Dark Future Portia
Portia Maddox
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Portrayed By Demi Lovato
Gender Female
Date of Birth March 17th, 1993
Age 16
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Aliases Tia
Place of Birth Laurel, Mississippi, USA
Current Location New York City, NY, USA
Occupation Watcher from the shadows
Known Relatives Desiree (mother; deceased?), Parker (brother; deceased?), Lance (father; deceased), Ramon (step-father), Elena (step-sister), Manuel (step-brother)
Significant Other None
Known Abilities Invisibility
First Appearance Blue Lights Big City

Once a talented young musician and singer, Portia isn't really singing much anymore…

History

Portia Marie Maddox and her brother, Parker Maddox were born in Laurel, Mississippi to Desirée Ginger Russo and Lance Maddox. Portia was a quiet baby, but still a curious one, which happened to be a dangerous combination which most likely resulted in quite a few mishaps even before the age of five. The two babies were inseparable, however, and each relied on the other for whatever they lacked in their own weaknesses.

From an early age, Portia was watching things. She was a perceptive child and caught on quickly to the idea of when to talk and when to stay silent, and when to watch. As she grew up, she began to become keenly aware of the fact that her mother was struggling. Her dad had always been the more practical one with the fancy job, but Portia was always aware of how her mother struggled, jumping from job to job. Her favorite childhood memories were of when her mother would sing to her. Her mother was always her idol, and she thought, despite everything that went on, that her mother was extremely talented and could go places.

Sweet, sensitive, and naive, Portia relied on Parker as her support. She always took things personally and for the most part struggled when she was younger, especially with being picked on. With her parents divorce, as happens with a lot of kids, she secretly blamed it on herself. Somehow, she concluded, if she had been a better daughter, if she had been more impressive, more amazing, then maybe things would have worked and her parents wouldn't want to split. Portia was smart and held things together, building up an outer layer of 'tough girl'. She acted like she took things just fine and quickly threw herself into exploring her talents as a way of trying to prove herself.

When she was thirteen, she and Parker went off to France on a foreign exchange program. Going through puberty in France was a very interesting experience for Portia, but she quickly realized she could make good use of her new, more mature look to get what she wanted. The exchange program had a wonderful affect on her as well, and allowed her to experiment more with music. Thanks to her mother's early influence, she threw herself into music as soon as she realized she had some talent in the area. She wrote a few songs and learned to play the guitar as well as the piano, skills which she had started during her early childhood but never had as much of an interest in till now. Not to mention the exchange had an excellent music program.

Having watched her mother struggle with her dreams, Portia was determined to be an inspiration to her mother and prove her worth, certain that it would make all of their lives easier and bring their family closer. Gathering what little she had, Portia, without even telling Parker, in a very reckless move caught a flight to New York City. She had put no real thought behind it other than that she would head there, go to a recording studio and make it big. She had no idea at all exactly what she was getting into.

Portia doesn't talk much about the last two years. With the advent of the war, the things she's seen and the people she's lost, she doesn't sing much anymore. At least, not when she can be seen. Now, she's simply a voice from the shadows, where she watches, and waits.

Timeline

  • July 28th, 2009 - Blue Lights Big City - Portia goes people-watching while invisible and finds two familiar faces whom she helps escape.
  • July 28th, 2009 - Two Years From Yesterday - Portia and Jane discover a Peter from two years ago.
  • July 29th, 2009 - Another Delivery - Portia follows Jane to Kitty's orphanage, meets Rafe again, and gets a little perspective on life.
  • July 30th, 2009 - Duck - Portia meets up with Ramon who requests she come back to the penthouse where it's safer. They talk of Peter as well as Desirée. She then chats with Manuel, whom she convinces to let her come use her abilities to help him out.
  • August 1st, 2009 - L'ange Perdu - Portia visits Desmond, discovers he speaks French, and proceeds to sing for the first time in since Desirée went missing.
  • August 5th, 2009 - BatPortia - Portia sneaks up on Jane ala Batman and discusses looking for McAlister, whom neither has heard from in a few days.
  • August 6th, 2009 - Old Faces, Worn Places - Portia, accompanied by Jane, meets with Elena and asks about Ali. They find out she's safe. Manuel tags along.
  • August 7th, 2009 - Wrong Move - While trying to make herself useful by gathering intel on anything suspicious, Portia makes the mistake of going after the wrong man. Felix does not take kindly to being followed and proves to be extremely paranoid. Portia walks away from the situation… barely.
  • August 7th, 2009 - Rainbows Are Visions - An injured Portia stumbles to a nearby alley where she tries to keep herself conscious while waiting for Jane, whom she contacted for help.
  • August 8th, 2009 - Whether Or Not The World Is Hell - The next morning, Portia reveals more details about the incident. She also becomes very aware that her childhood is never coming back.
  • August 11th, 2009 - A Long Way From His Civics Class - The incident is discussed with Lee and Portia's injuries are given a little healing assistance.
  • August 13th, 2009 - And All Good Things - Portia ends up coming to help the very person who hurt her in the first place.
  • August 17th, 2009 - Roads Unseen - Portia meets Randall and they talk about life as little fish in a world with some very big fish.

Relationships

  • Desiree - Portia's driving force and a constant reminder of who she is, the young woman is devastated by her mother's disappearance. While having negative effects on Portia's life, her disappearance has also drawn Portia closer to the Gomezes.
  • Ramon - Once terrified of the Gomez patriarch, Portia is much closer to Ramon than she had expected. Her own father was never someone she could be close to, but the surprising tenderness that Ramon showed when he accepted her family as his own caused the man to gain Portia's ultimate respect.
  • Manny - With the absence of her twin brother and the death of Manuel's younger sister, Portia and Manny have grown close. They share a protective bond of each other, and while Manny is stubborn and wants to keep her out of danger, Portia is equally stubborn and wants to do the same for him.
  • Elena - With Desiree gone, Portia lacks in female role models. While Elena is busy with her own work which keeps them from being extremely close, the young woman still looks up to Elena as only a younger sister can to an older.
  • Jane - Few people are as close to Portia as Jane is. Ever since the woman gave Portia advice for her music career way back when, Portia has held Jane in the highest regard. Now, she considers Jane one of the people she can come to about anything. Outside of her family, Jane is the one person Portia trusts the most and she's more than willing to help her fellow musician in any way she can.
  • Desmond - While not particularly close, Portia respects Desmond and enjoys his company. He likes her music, 'speaks' to her in French, and otherwise takes her seriously.

Quotes

  • "Trouble can't find me if trouble can't see me." - L'ange Perdu

Trivia

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