Britney Grover

**Britney Grover** is a major character in *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Inferno Relit* and the daughter of Belle Grover, the granddaughter of Eegan Grover, and the great-granddaughter of Zira Miranda Grover. From a young age, she developed a deep love for books, and was seen reading quite often. Britney did a lot with her siblings, they got along quite well and had excellent coping skills, despite their differences. During her time at school, Britney was popular, and was fancied by numerous boys.

In 2094, as the emerging conflict with the Unifiers grew more desperate, Britney and her siblings were sent to stay with Eegan, who had recently acquired the Map of Light. Jason entrusted the map to Britney, who went on the run with Sue and eventually met a defected Knight, Fifteen. The unlikely quartet stowed away to North Korea, where they were able to give the map to Master Intelligence and render it out of the reach of an evil mutant called the Dark Flame.

## Biography

### Family lineage

The Grovers were once a prominent, wealthy family in the world community at large, and originated from many powerfully mutated mutants.

However, the family lost much of its prestige by the time what was currently the last line of the family's lineage, Gary and Jennifer Grover, two mentally unstable members of the family, foolishly squandered the family's fortune and cost it much of its prestige among elite circles.

By the time their son Zoram was born, they were living in the desert. The two could not survive in the harsh climate, but Zoram was more accustomed to the harsh sands and he spent his life surviving, during which time he married a woman named Jenna and they had a daughter named Zira. The last three surviving descendants of the Grover family left the desert. While her parents struggled to integrate into society, Zira slowly but surely became one of the most famous politicians of all time, creating the International Alliance to rule the Earth for her own ends. The family made a name once more through Zira, and the latter had a son named Eegan. Zira ruled for decades, during which time she forced the NoHead Empire to share its power with her, among other achievements. However, her reign ended at an ancient temple in January of 2026 where she was forced to fake her death because of Summer Petersen.

Eegan then married and the two sired a son. Belle Cress married into this family and the two gave birth to Britney Grover.

### Early life

Britney Grover was born in 2072. As soon as she learned how to read, she developed a deep love for books, and was seen reading quite often. In the same year that she learned how to read, Jason was born as well. He and Britney did a lot together at home, despite the fact that they both had to attend different schools due to age difference. In elementary school, Britney showed that she always enjoyed checking out books on a variety of subjects at the library. She was appalled that Jason was the opposite, as he only checked out books about pilots. Britney was also physically active, learning fencing from her father.

### Insurrection

In 2094, Britney Grover and his two sisters went to stay with their grandfather, Eegan Grover, while their parents were on a trip. While they were there, the Unifiers, under the command of the Dark Flame, attacked the city. Alerted by Sue Grover of their arrival, Eegan gave Jason the Map of Light for which the Unifiers sought after before ordering him to leave. However, he was spotted by two troopers. Left with no alternative, Jason gave the map to Britney Grover and told her and Sue to hide, while he remained behind to face the troops and cover his sisters' escape. Britney and Sue both hid downstairs. After watching the confrontation between Eegan and the Dark Flame, Eegan tried to take a shot at the Dark Flame, but before he could, he was taken prisoner, while the rest of the townspeople were slaughtered. Britney realized she would have take care of Sue until their parents were back, believing the success of the mission was solely on her. Sue seemed to be fine with Britney's decision.

Knowing she needed to return the map to Master Intelligence, Britney resorted to stowing on board a plane to fly to North Korea, where Master Intelligence was. Jason was initially reluctant to allow Sue and Britney to help, but in an attempt to be a better man than the Dark Flame, whom he feared he was turning into, and after some discussion with Britney, he allowed it. Together, all three of them sneaked through the airport and proceeded to stow away aboard an airplane. They left the second airport without a trace, and eventually found Master Intelligence with the other S.M.S.B. members and were able to recover the device, rendering it out of the Dark Flame's reach.

### Shadow Wars

The Dark mutant then turned his wrath upon the final ship, verbally questioning if a mere ship could undo the power of the Arts. As Master Intelligence scrambled into the gunship, Jason and Britney Grover, who had remained hidden until this moment appeared and ordered the Dark Flame to cease his attack on their friends. He mockingly questioned why he should comply, at which Jason held out the Map of Light, offering it in exchange for the survivors' lives. While Master Intelligence and Lindsay Kellerman looked on in horror, having no idea what was going on, the Dark Flame expressed surprise that the child he had captured would offer him the map freely. Jason placed it in his hand and he turned without a word to announce the vindication of the others, only to narrowly dodge a taser from Britney.

Having predicted this, the Dark Flame whirled around and demanded to know the meaning of it. Jason laughed in his face and wisely cited that the Map of Light could never be destroyed, for as long as there existed darkness, there must always be brightness. The Dark Flame looked up to see Master Intelligence's projected shield defending the gunship from him. As punishment for his distraction, the Dark Flame slowly turned to Jason and directed metallic cords into his flesh as a horrified Britney was pulled into the craft.

## Personality

A tall, slender, beautiful young woman, Britney Grover has dark brown hair and blue eyes. A forceful, independent girl, she often knew her own mind. She had an energetic, lively personality; though she was also withdrawn. As Jason Grover noted, Britney rarely got weepy; as opposed to Sue Grover, their sister. Britney also had a knack for imitating the mannerisms of others very accurately, much to the amusement of those around her.

Britney was not afraid to stand up to anybody, friends and enemies alike. Notably, she confronted Vincent Organa when he inquired to why she and her siblings were planning to stow away aboard an airplane with the Map of Light. Also, she could be harsh towards those whom she disliked. For instance, she even confronted the Dark Flame personally.

Britney was popular during her time at school, and was fancied by numerous boys. Indeed, Jason often thought that she was too popular for her own good. She was also known to be quick-witted, funny, and could often make others laugh even when they were feeling down. Britney was also good at lying (as opposed to Jason) and capable of being opaque when necessary. Britney was also an animal lover, and was known to be fond of cats. Fifteen once described Britney Grover as "charming."

## Relationships

### Friends

Britney and Fifteen got along immediately. Fifteen later described her as "charming".

## Behind the scenes

D. Isaac Thomas described the ongoing development of the Grover children as satisfying. "They were so innocent... and yet they had to participate in the war, like many, *many* others," he says. "I had so much fun developing their personalities, which really are, well, intense."

## Trivia

* "Grover" derives from a surname meaning "grove of trees" from Old English graf. A famous bearer was the American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), who popularized the name in the United States at the end of the 19th century.

## Author's comments

D. Isaac Thomas described the ongoing development of the Grover children as satisfying. "They were so innocent... and yet they had to participate in the war, like many, *many* others," he says. "I had so much fun developing their personalities, which really are, well, intense."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Inferno Relit*