[ WP/MP ] Write a story reimagining a character from another piece of fiction as down-and-out/washed up/past their prime .

Pete did n't know how the heck he had ended up this way. Every one of his fellow agents had achieved something great. Claudia was turning out to be an even better Caretaker than Mrs. Frederic, Myka had fallen in love with H.G. and they had achieved minor celebrity status by becoming the first same-gender couple to get married in South Dakota. Even Jinksy had `` graduated'' from becoming an agent to becoming one of the Regents he so hated once upon a time. And Leena, dear sweet Leena who had always been there for them, she fought and died like a true hero even though she was n't an official Agent. Artie had died in the line of duty as well a few years later and now he was all that's left of the old team. 
 
 Pete paused in his thoughts and glanced over at the computer monitor. No new pings yet but he noticed his own reflection in the screen. His very bearded reflection. What the hell, when did that happen? He thought back to a conversation he had with Artie so many years ago. He had not wanted to become that kind of agent and now that's just what happened. Him, the senior agent in charge of `` Mission Control'' and a team of rookies. The Pete who used to be such a womanizer he had even flirted with a sexy British centuries-old author who turned out to be a lesbian was now married to his job without any hope of the love he had craved. 
 
 He looked from the computer to his team, taking inventory with familiar annoyed looks on their faces. So bright, so young, without any idea of what he had experienced and what they just might. Well, he decided, if he was stuck in charge instead of getting a piece of the action, he might as well make sure they were prepared for the dangers that awaited them in this life. It's what Artie would have wanted.
