Madison Goforth

Madison Goforth

**Madison Goforth** is Anna Kat's best female friend. She's also the superheroine **Red Light**.

## Life

### Early years

Madison was born and first raised in England by her mother, Sophie Goforth, and her aunt, Joy Goforth. Her father, James John "JJ" Madison, was an officer of the USAF. At middle school age, Sophie Goforth died, and Joy was unable to raise her due to an unspecified problem. Joy sent her niece to America to live with her father, who doted on her. She arrived in America when JJ Madison retired from the Air Force and became an operative with some secret agency.

### High school

Toward the end of high school, JJ Madison was killed in action. This led to her first trying to fake out the authorities that she wasn't living alone, then hiding in the Walkers' garage, then, with Anna Kat's help, having herself declared an emancipated minor. She proved emancipation to the court by having a job at a restaurant known for exceptionally pretty but immodest waitresses.

While in high school, on a field trip organized by Professor Ben Dixon, Madison found the amulet from which her powers derived. Both Anna Kat and exchange student Soledad Verdugo were present for that.

### Europe redux

Upon graduation from high school, Madison got word that Aunt Joy was ill. She returned to Europe and was a caregiver for Joy until her death, then went on a year or so long excursion across Europe. This was where she picked up Portuguese, German, French, and Spanish. She may also know some Italian.

### The Fabulous Red Light

Upon returning to the United States out of boredom and aimlessness, visiting her friend Anna Kat, she decided that she would use the amulet in a similar way to Anna Kat using her powers, becoming Red Light. She found great satisfaction in that and a purpose in life that had prior to that seemed illusive.

### Anna Kat and Trevor

Madison is often at loggerheads with Trevor Waring, but, according to Trevor, this is probably because they both love Anna Kat (My Amazing Apology). In My Amazing Other Life, the spirit of the amulet suggested that Trevor and Madison might have become involved if Anna Kat did not have her powers.

### Romantic liaisons

Madison has had a number of relationships with a number of men and is not bashful about that. Madison is very taken with Craig Gregory, whom she first met in his guise as Doctor Calculus. But early on he was more interested in Anna Kat. They later established a relationship. Madison assumed his reluctance to develop a relationship with her was due to her resembling his former girlfriend Dot Beatty-Simon (My Amazing Trial, My Amazing Crazy Ex).

## Powers

Madison can construct whatever she can think of out of red beams of light from her amulet. She often speaks aloud to focus it and herself on what she wants, but some things can be made without speaking. Madison can also fly using the amulet, which she discovered when Anna Kat floated to the ceiling in high school, and Madison found herself flying up to bring Anna Kat down. The amulet can protect her with a force field, presumably, as this was demonstrated by A Bruxa Verde with the green brooch in My Amazing Apology. It does not automatically protect her, however, also in My Amazing Apology. The amulet also can, presumably, make her invisible, as A Bruxa Verde did with the brooch, again in My Amazing Apology.

Madison wears no sort of mask or disguise as Red Light, however the amulet alters the perception of her face in her Red Light identity, even to the point of she and Red Light appearing to be different people in photographs (My Amazing Illusion).