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Helen had a difficult time adjusting to her estranged father's very public success as Canada's Justice Minister, and found herself dropping out of high school - much to her father's surprise. She tried her hand at various low-paid jobs and avoided lectures from her father. Her mother had remarried and was supportive of her daughter's decision to leave school. She even hoped that Helen would take the next step and leave home.

It didn't exactly work out that way.

One day Helen was washing dishes at a diner and wishing she was home watching tv when a shimmering portal of light appeared and through the portal she could clearly see her beaten-up lounge suite and the crackling receptioin of her television. She reached forward tentatively and touched the energy field, instantly transporting herself to her lounge room.

She lost her job.

But she gained a new perspective on life. Just by thinking about a place Helen found that she could open up at gateway and walk through. She had lots of fun with her new powers and as the weeks passed her imagination expanded. She travelled to other countries, other continents and eventually to other dimensions (although it was a complete accident the first time).

When her father was killed in a hold up at a 24-hour grocery store in Ottawa she managed to get on to the scene even before his body was moved. Standing in the pouring rain looking down on her father was a catalyst for change within her. She looked around the scene and saw the confusion and the shock, and realised that her powers should be used to help these people.

She offered to help the police but they told her to go home.

And so Helen Reddy decided to solve the crime by herself. She gathered what little information she could from the police and witnesses who would talk, and spent the next six weeks staking out the area, waiting for the thief to return. She did manage to catch the thief and brought him to justice, teleporting him into the local police station, but Helen decided against advertising herself as the hero. She realised that she had been using her powers without thought, and that by taking credit for the capture would take the light away from those people who worked day in and day out on the job for years.

She kept to the side.

And she kept investigating crimes and bringing criminals to justice. But what she found even more rewarding was locating and reuniting missing persons. She travelled across the country and into the United States in search of young runaways. On one occasion she came across a vampire cult which had kidnapped two girls from Quebec City, and while rescuing the girls she joined forces with Willing and Abel, detectives with a penchant for getting themselves into trouble beyond the expected.

Soon enough the duo became a trio as 'Reddy, Willing and Abel'.

Helen is able to create stable ruptures in space, generating portals between two spaces on the planet. She calls them Gates and is able to walk through them as well as allowing others to walk with her. She is able to traverse great distances, up to one million kilometers, although she has yet to test this level. In addition to her gates she is able to generate miniature versions which allow her open gates in her immediate area, re-directing missiles and teleporting objects and other people.

Helen considers herself neo-Punk, and enjoys colouring her hair, piercing her skin and acting a little outrageous. She wears bright colours which often clash, although in her professional role as private investigator she tones done her attire and usually wears a standard uniform: tight black pants, crop top and a lime green vinyl jacket. She sometimes carries a taser with her to provide her with a little protection although she is definitely against excessive violence.