Disclaimer: I do not own the characters and stuff that don't belong to me. This applies to the whole story, including chapters to come. I don't own Sherlock, or the Sherlock Holmes books, or anything like that. I only own the plot.

Science has been changed over the years various times. There are theories for every aspect of life on earth. For example, some believe in evolution and natural selection, while others believe in a divine being with omnipotent attributes. Some believe in peace and harmony, while others believe that war and carnage is the only was to rise to the apex in life.

While many people have their different ideas, there are always facts. Facts are not variables. They cannot be changed. But humans, no matter how much they adapt to life on earth, are always looking for ways to make facts into variables; to control and manipulate everything and everyone. If they cannot do this, they exterminate it, make it powerless so that they may reign supreme.

Some humans are clever. Too clever for the others to tolerate. Sometimes they are forced into hiding. Such was the case of Dr. Mortimer Straker, an intelligent man with a history in studying science. He specialized in the study of DNA and neurons, and he was also well up in mathematics and physics. He thought that by editing the DNA and adding more specialized neurons to the brain, one could achieve inhuman qualities. Dr. Straker tested his hypothesis on various animals, and found them to be correct.

It worked.

He was in hiding. Hiding from the governments, and from the world. He knew that he couldn't let them find his discovery. It would lead to worldwide catastrophe. But then again, he couldn't destroy his findings. Dr. Straker pondered his situation for months. Finally, he came to a decision. He got six different injections ready, one for each of the six possible elements. Then, he waited.

They knew where he was, and he was aware of it. He had to act now, or they would come after him. So, taking his life's work, he burned all of his notes and journals, only sparing his personal diary. Then he packed his few belongings and set off.

His plan was to find six children. Each would be injected with one of the serums. Each would have one element. They would have to be intelligent, and their personalities would have to correspond with the element that they were to possess. Where does one find intelligent children? That was his only problem. He had to find them before the government found him.

Dr. Straker soon found himself hired as a school teacher. It was at this Second graders' that he found the first one.

She was an intelligent girl; above average. Sure, she was no genius, but her emotional intelligence made up for it. When the time came, Dr. Straker injected the "Element: Day labeled serum into 7 year old Molly Hooper. Her eyes changed color instantly, turning pale yellowish white.

After that, he applied for a position with older children. It was then that he met Mycroft Holmes and Charles Augustus Magnussen. Magnussen was two years older than Mycroft, who was seven years older than Molly had been. Magnussen was given Earth, and Mycroft was given Water. At a teacher/parent meeting, he met Mycroft's younger brother and sister. They were twins; both seven years younger than Mycroft.

Eurus was given Air, and it was quite fitting. Sherlock was given Night.

The last one was the hardest, but he found him.

James Moriarty was the same age as the twins and Molly. He was intelligent, unpredictable, dangerous, homeless, and a self-proclaimed pyromaniac.

It was perfect.

So then, he was given Fire.

After this, Dr. Mortimer Straker destroyed all evidence and went on the run again. He was eventually caught and interrogated, but he admitted nothing. He eventually died in prison, thinking that his discovery would never be discovered.

But oh, was he wrong.

The Holmes children came from an intelligent bloodline. Their aunt, Rhody, noticed something different about them. Eventually she made some serums and injected them into herself. She mutated. Terrified, she destroyed the serums and ran away, never to return. But that is another story.

The six children grew up oblivious to the curse they carried. One day they would meet. But that would occur in the years to come.

A/N: Up next: we see how they are doing seven years later. I should update soon, but you know how life is...

Anyway, yeah, this was short, but it's also the prologue and those are typically short. I know my writing isn't the best yet, but I'm working on it.

Comments appreciated!

Thanks!
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