Annie Warbucks

Annie Warbucks, is best remembered for being an orphan adopted by Oliver Warbucks.

## **Biography**

Annie’s birth parents, while unknown to her for most of her life, were David and Margaret Bennett. An exploration into the Bennett family has revealed several notable members, including Elizabeth Bennett(later Darcy), and a long standing family of witches residing in Mystic Falls.

Annie was named after a young girl adopted by the Goode family. In 1885, Annie Smith’s mother died and she was sent to live in an orphanage, where she entertained the other orphans with Stories of elves, Ghosts and Goblins. She  came to be known as “Little Orphant Annie”. The Orphanage found Annie Smith’s closest living relative in her abusive Uncle Thomp. She eventually went to live with the Goode family, growing close to a neighbor of hers named Dave. Annie Bennett was born on February 29,1912. A Leap Year. She was named after Annie Smith, a Bennett Family friend. When war broke out in 1914, Dave enlisted and was killed. Annie Smith fell ill and died. She was surrounded by family.

Tragedy befell the Bennetts as Margaret Bennett contracted influenza. David Bennett placed Annie in an orphanage so that she would not contract her mother’s disease with plans to return for her. The Goode family was also under hard times and could not take care of the child. David Bennett would contract influenza as well and both he and Margaret lost their lives to the disease and never came back for Annie. There were later reports they died in a fire caused by Count Olaf but this is false.

In 1924, Annie Bennett turned 11 years old. She was staying at an orphanage ran by Miss Asthma and latter Miss Treat. Annie was taken in by Mrs. Warbucks on a “trial” basis. Mrs. Warbucks, a mean-spirited woman, hated Annie and prepared to send her back but was caught by her society friends and delayed returning Annie. Her husband Oliver Warbucks, returned from a business trip. He liked Annie instantly and insisted she call her “Daddy”. The Warbucks also had a dog named One Lung, which liked Annie. The staff of the Warbucks mansion loved Annie and hated Ms.Warbucks, who also often argued with her husband over sending Annie back. Because Oliver Warbucks spent much time traveling, Annie would often leave home or be kicked out by Mrs. Warbucks. Oliver Warbucks was a former small shop owner who made a fortune selling munitions during World War I. Mrs.Warbucks was the daughter of a plumber’s assistant.

Annie is known to have had a peculiar way of aging that began when she turned 11. Possibly due to a mutant heritage, she was would age one year for every four years that passed. In 1999, she looked close to 30 and looked 49 in 2077. Regardless of this, Oliver Warbucks still loved her while Mrs. Warbucks called her a freak.

Annie first met the dog Sandy as a puppy she saved from a gang of boys in 1925. She initially gave her to Paddy Lynch, a local steak shop owner. As an adult, Sandy rescued Annie from would be kidnappers and the two remained together since then with Lynch and Warbucks giving their blessing. Annie was kidnapped in 1927 by a gangster called Mister Mack and was rescued. Oliver Warbucks bribed a local senator to have the kidnappers thoroughly punished.

The Great Depression took a toll on Oliver Warbucks as well and led him to become more politically inclined. He disliked President Peter J. Varney and evidently democrats in general. He preferred President Judson Hammond.  In 1933, Warbucks began working with Varney to ease the depressions, stating “If I’m not making money, no one is.”. He still refused to aid Varney any further. When Annie was kidnapped, Warbucks reluctantly asked Varney for help, who gave it without hesitation. In 1935, Oliver Warbucks was out of town in China, working with Shiwan Khan. While his actions could be considered criminal now, at the time they were supported as he was aiding the Chinese resistance against Japan. He was falsely reported dead after the Shadow exposed his scheme but an Indian bodyguard saved him. Warbucks wanted to thank him and gave him a full job. After the rise of Berzelius Windrip to the Presidency, Oliver Warbucks pretended to support Windrip while secretly supporting the resistance. After Annie was kidnapped a few more times, Oliver Warbucks hired in 1937, two bodyguards. These bodyguards were known only be nicknames and are now viewed as racist archetypes. While their descriptions were exaggerated. They actually insisted their names not be revealed as they were former assassins. An Indian man in a turban was named “Punjab” which is a place not a name. His nickname was an expert in the Punjab lasso and seemed to possess genuine supernatural abilities. The Asp, was likewise named after his preferred method of murder via poisonous snakes. His nationality was never identified aside from East Asian. Also included was a millions of year old sage named Mr.Am who could raise the dead. While not confirmed it is possible that Mr.Am did this for Oliver Warbucks either in 1935(When Warbucks was reportedly shot dead by his own men due to the partnership with Shiwan Khan going sideways) or in 1944, both times Warbucks was believed dead. Revival sometimes results in white eyes, which Annie already possessed but Oliver Warbucks seemed to have gained at some unknown point.

Warbucks became more ruthless. When Annie was kidnapped again he didn’t contact the police and discreetly, out of sight of Annie, had Punjab and the Asp kill the men responsible. Warbucks gleefully sold tanks, planes and munitions even before the Us entered World War II. Warbucks disliked President Stephen Wayne just as he had Varney. When the US entered World War II, Annie did her part, including blowing up a German submarine. She also led a group of children called the Junior Commandos(despite being physically 16 at the time and actually 29). The Junior Commandos collected

In 1945, Oliver Warbucks faked his death using a rare toxin to stop his heartbeat, though he didn’t tell Annie he was doing this until he revealed he was alive to her a year later in 1945. Oliver Warbucks was knighted at this time for supplying Britain with supplies before and during the war. Post-War, Annie along with Oliver Warbucks, Punjab and the Asp spent more time traveling the world. Annie was kidnapped by a man known as the butcher of the Balkans. Warbucks feared her dead by Detective Dick Tracy finally succeeded in rescuing her, The Butcher had hesitated to kill a child as he had only carried out political killings.

Oliver Warbucks eventually passed away. Annie Warbucks married and had a son of her own. Her granddaughter was given the birth name of Princess Warbucks(usually mockingly called “Princess Morbucks” due to flaunting her money). Princess Warbucks and her father moved to the City of Townsville around 1998, where she became an antagonist towards the Powerpuff Girls when she was rejected for lacking powers. She frequently fought them, at one point tricking Santa Claus into giving her powers of her own, which were then taken away.

Annie Warbucks herself was a supporter and financial backer to the Hellsing Organization in 1999, physically looking 29 due to her unnatural aging. She was still alive and physically closer to 43 in 2077, surviving the nuclear devastation and residing in the Las Vegas strip as the leader of a group of survivors. She began a romantic relationship with another ageless survivor, Charles Brown.