Eileen Howells

> I... thank you sir. I can't wait, this is an honour! Oh no, I wasn't prepared for that, how nerve-racking.
>
> - Eileen Howells after being chosen by Dr. Newman to step into the portal to Aqua-Irava.

**Eileen Howells** is a character who appears in the HydroVerse series of comics, she was a scientist working with portal-based technology within the Sigma Research Facility which was also part of the Sigma Research Division. Growing up in Downpour City, Eileen always had an interest in science due to her uncle being an accomplished scientist at Sigma Research, so Eileen followed in his footsteps and so on.

This all ended after Eileen's body became possessed by the Aqua-Iravian demigoddess known as Hydro-Girl after the scientist entered her world in the name of research.

She was created by theryanjake11.

## Appearance

Eileen Howells appears as a Caucasian female with brown eyes and blondish hair, she possesses a healthy figure and mostly has her hair tied up into a ponytail. Although later on she would let her hair down, revealing a more messier style.

Eileen also wears black thick-framed glasses, but she discards them after Hydro-Girl's possession of her body enhanced her once blurred vision.

## History

### Early Life

Growing up in Downpour City, Eileen Howells was born to a factory worker father and a psychologist mother. These combinations resulted in Eileen often being ignored by her parents as they were far too busy to pay her any attention, her uncle would be the one to watch over her.

Eileen Howells developed an interest in science as she had spent a lot of time with her uncle who was working at the world-renowned Sigma Research Facility, especially when Eileen was brought to the facility and became amazed and the numerous wonders that the facility housed.

Eileen made it her mission to study hard within Downpour University, and eventually became highly skilled in the science field which eventually gained her access into Sigma Research. Along with gaining a bright future, Eileen managed to purchase an apartment complex within Downpour City.

### *Hydro-Girl: Remastered*

For three years, Eileen Howells had worked in the portal sector of the Sigma Research Division under the supervision of the brash Dr. Newman. Eileen made friends with another scientist nicknamed Slick, who often pointed out Dr. Newman's frequent unfairness towards other workers.

One morning Eileen was running late to Sigma Research and once she enters into her sector, Eileen realises that a portal has successfully been opened to what they believe is another world. Due to being late, Dr. Newman nominates Eileen Howells and she is joined by Slick. After jumping into protection suits, Eileen and Slick walk into the portal and end up in a cave covered with glowing crystals

At first the two scientists suspect that the cave is just another location on Earth, but a nearby lake suddenly comes alive and blows Eileen and Slick back with tremendous force. The resulting impact knocks both scientists out cold and also causes Eileen to die from blunt force trauma to her skull. In the medical bay of Sigma Research, Eileen's vital signs appeared to be gone which garnered a very relaxed reaction from Dr. Newman.

He was shocked when Eileen's vital signs started up again, she was later escorted to her apartment complex to rest. Later that evening, Eileen wakes up in a daze and manages to stumble to the bathroom to splash her face with water.

Eileen suddenly notices that her skin is changing to a blue tone, causing her to freak out as her entire body begins growing uncontrollably as her skin tone became more and more blue. Stumbling out of the bathroom, Eileen's transformation quickly finished as a different entity stood where Eileen once stood and proceeded to exit the complex.

Later on, Eileen wakes up naked in her apartment complex with no recollection of what happened the other night. She then turns on the TV after hearing from her friend Layla about strange noises and sightings in town. Eileen changes to the news channel and watches as the reporter speaks about an unknown blue woman who was spotted naked by an unknown child.

At first Eileen berates the nude woman before quickly remembering what happened the other night with her skin, bringing her to the horrifying conclusion that she was the blue woman. Feeling incredibly guilty for possibly traumatising the young boy who took the photo, Eileen heads out into the night to find him and ends up doing so at an abandoned warehouse.

Eileen and the boy, named Kevin, speak to each other. Kevin reveals that he had followed his sister in running away from home, and that his sister died from starvation afterwards.

Feeling completely sympathetic for Kevin, Eileen decides to hug him as well as stay with him. The two are then confronted by members of the Downpour Crime Syndicate who believe that Kevin had stole a water bottle from them. Eileen tries her best to calm the situation but she is instead knocked down by the gang members before being thrown over a railing into the water below. Realising Kevin is in trouble, Eileen climbs out and transforms into Hydro-Girl.

Soon after Hydro-Girl is knocked unconscious by Sigma Research guards she reverts back into Eileen and is strapped to a table, where a laser device is pointed directly at her. Eileen berates Dr. Newman for what he has done and pleads with him to let Kevin go, Dr. Newman instead activates the laser device and seemingly kills Eileen.

She then wakes up in a strange place, she explores and walks into a forest-like area with neon lighting. Eileen then comes across a mirror-like object that has Hydro-Girl in the reflection. Hydro-Girl speaks to Eileen, explaining how sorry she is that things ended up the way they did.

Hydro-Girl also tells Eileen about Vortak and how he is a threat to her world, Eileen agrees to work together mentally with Hydro-Girl so that they are strong enough to defeat Vortak. The two touch each other's hand, causing a powerful link between minds that causes Eileen to snap back into the real world.

As she breaks away from the table's restraints, Eileen transforms back into Hydro-Girl and escapes with Kevin. Upon returning to Downpour City where Vortak has made landfall, Eileen and Hydro-Girl prepare to fight. As the fight goes on, Vortak senses Eileen within Hydro-Girls mind and mocks her willingness to perish.

As Vortak gains the upper hand, Hydro-Girl decides to channel her energy into creating a light array that ends up vanquishing both Vortak and herself, saving Downpour City.

### *Hydro-Girl and the Four Agents*

Still sharing the same existence on Earth, Eileen and Hydro-Girl continue living their lives interconnected with one another as Eileen has now moved in with her boyfriend Darren. Whilst on the couch one evening, Darren points out the fact that Eileen has been wearing very similar clothing ever since he first met her.

Eileen tries to dismiss the clothing as a gift, so she wears it for sentimental value. Eileen then decides to tell Darren that she is ready to take their relationship to the next level.

Eileen leads Darren away from the couch and upstairs to the bedroom, where Eileen attempts to seduce Darren. The two then begin to make out on the bed but are interrupted when Hydro-Girl voices her displeasure with their relationship as she cannot watch what she once lost with Kevin's death.

This causes Eileen to run to the bathroom and apologise to Darren for the sudden headache. Later that night whilst asleep, voices begin speaking to Hydro-Girl within a pitch black void. This causes Eileen to wake up and leave the room.

She pulls up a chair in the backyard and sits down with a bottle of water, she speaks to Hydro-Girl who apologises for "ruining her life". Eileen dismisses the apology and thanks Hydro-Girl for saving her life, but Hydro-Girl's concerns lie with how she's interfering with her and Darren's relationship. Because of this, Eileen suggests that Hydro-Girl try to bond with Darren to which she agrees to.

The next day Eileen and Darren prepare to go and see a concert featuring a band called My Toxic Paradise, they drive to the event and make their way through the crowd of people.

Eileen thanks her boyfriend for the night out, and Darren mentions how it's important they get out of the house every now and then. Eileen offers that they have another attempt at lovemaking later on in the night. As the two watch the concert, a portal opens up in the sky and fire blows through, setting the stage aflame.

As the crowd run from the explosion as a villainous team called the Anamaga come through, Eileen notices the commotion and runs away from Darren who is left confused.

Eileen hides behind the stage and is bemoaned at what is happening, she morphs into Hydro-Girl and manages to stop the attackers albeit with minor injuries. After reverting, Eileen runs out into the empty arena and reunites with Darren who immediately questions where she had disappeared to.

Upon returning to Darren's house, Darren confronts Eileen about what had happened as similar occurrences have taken place in the past. Eileen finally decides to come clean to Darren, transforming into Hydro-Girl in front of his very eyes. Eileen tells Hydro-Girl from inside her mind that this is a chance for her to get closer to Darren and hopefully become more comfortable with the whole thing.

Eileen spends the rest of the comic's events within Hydro-Girl's mind, watching as Hydro-Girl and Darren grow closer together up until the Anamaga capture Darren and take him to the Dimension of the Exiled.

After Hydro-Girl manages to defeat the Anamaga and rescue Darren they are both transported from the Dimension of the Exiled to Aqua-Irava's caves where they are met by Omeka, who then shows that Hydro-Girl has chosen to finally separate from Eileen much to her surprise. Eileen and Hydro-Girl shake hands, with Hydro-Girl deciding to let Eileen live her life without her. The two thank each other before parting ways, with Eileen and Darren being sent back home to Earth.

## Personality

Eileen is a very strong-minded person with a deep sense of kindness, but she can also be very forgetful especially towards her job much to the annoyance of Dr. Newman. She is also very sympathetic towards not just Kevin, but also an otherworldly entity like Hydro-Girl when she struggles to live on without Kevin.

She is shown to put the most vulnerable people first over herself, not caring about her own safety when Dr. Newman had a laser device pointed at her, instead concerned about what they might do to Kevin as he was being held in a containment cell. Eileen can be very upfront when she needs to be, going as far as to transform into Hydro-Girl in order to stop lying to her boyfriend Darren.

## Powers & Abilities

### Transformation

After her body was inhabited and brought back to life by Hydro-Girl, Eileen would possess the ability to transform into the extra-terrestrial superhero whenever trouble surfaced. Eileen would lose this ability after Hydro-Girl was separated from her.