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Chapter One: Prologue
In 2020, something happened that no one could explain. Scientist tried to come up with a logical solution but failed. The religious did not know if it was a blessing from God or the Devil's work. Most simply panicked. 2020 was the first recorded sighting of a mutant. The press had a field day and the government had numerous investigations. The scientist tried to determine if it was the cause of rouge scientist or just a glitch in the DNA sequence. Eventually the chaos died down and most lives went back to normal. Then more appeared.
First it was one, then twenty, and then finally there were around five hundred confirmed mutants in America. No one was sure of the exact number as most decided to stay in hiding. At the time, the President of the United States was named Kronos Olympiad. He made it his duty to exterminate the so called mutants. He mounted a campaign that reduced the numbers to less than fifty. He locked up the less dangerous in a newly built prison named Tartarus. The extremely dangerous were experimented on and then killed.
In his second term, the First Lady Rhea gave birth to six kids at the same time. Kronos immediately tested them for any problems in their DNA. After the first five displayed unusual powers, Kronos had them taken away to be experimented on. Rhea could not bear to let them go so she resolved to hide the last one. She gave the baby boy to a nurse and told Kronos that it was a stillborn.
Years past and the five children of Kronos grew up in misery and in pain. Every day they were subjected to horrible experiments and punished when they didn't cooperate. The last however, who was named Zeus, grew up well taken care of. Rhea had ordered some of the Secret Service agents to help protect him from Kronos.
When Zeus was twenty five, he heard that his siblings were still alive and in his anger, he decided to stage a prison break. Using his powers over lightning and air, he freed all the other mutants as well as his brothers and sisters. They leaked out what Kronos was doing to the internet and he was then impeached as well as sentenced to a life time in prison. Since most of the government officials were involved, an impromptu election was held and the youngest brother Zeus became the youngest President at age thirty five by promising to protect the citizens by forming special unit of mutants to essentially be heroes.
It was to be called The League of Heroes because as we all know, Zeus can be a bit of a drama queen.
Chiron was sure he was slightly insane the moment he agreed to be the founder of the League. Teaching normal kids was a problem, but teaching children who had supernatural abilities that could potentially kill him had its own set of difficulties.
Chiron was a mutant who had the ability to turn the lower half of his body into a horse. At least he had experience teaching before. He was driving in California to rope in another mutant to help him with the project. He turned off the main road onto a dirt road. After a few minutes, he arrived at what looked like a run-down mansion. He got out of the car and approached the front door.
Before he could knock, a woman in her mid-thirties opened the door. "What do you want?" she snarled. Her canines were a bit longer than normal and her voice had a gruff quality. Chiron was glad that looks couldn't kill because if not he would be six feet under by now.
"You are Lupa, right?"
Lupa was said to be a shape-shifter who could turn into a wolf. The file said nothing on her personality though.
Lupa sneered, "Yes, that's me."
"My name is Chiron and I was wondering if you could help me with a project of mine."
"Oh really? At what type of project might that be?"
"I want you to help me train mutants to help them control their powers and help the community," replied Chiron.
Lupa arched an eyebrow and considered his proposition for a few moments. "Are you a mutant as well?"
"Yes, I am."
Lupa nodded. "Alright. Why don't you come in and tell me more about this project."
She opened the door wider and stepped aside to let him in. She led Chiron down the hallway and into a comfortable looking living area. It was sparsely furnished but seemed cozy since a fire was burning merrily at the fire place.
"Before we start, may I see your mutation?" asked Lupa
Chiron nodded and displayed to her how he could turn into a half-horse. She thenoffered him a seat but he remained standing. "The project is to recruit children and teenagers to defend the population from general criminals and other mutants who might create mischief. President Zeus thinks it is a good idea to get the population to appreciate mutants," Chiron grimaced. "He wants it to be called the League of Heroes."
Lupa barked out a laugh, "While creating superheroes is not a bad idea, I don't want to be in the public eye. If you can promise me that, I'm in."
Chiron nodded. "The press does not appeal to me either, I assure you that only the teenagers more that fifteen will be allowed to be on camera."
"Where will we train the kids?"
"The government bought us a plot of land on Long Island. I am also considering hiring a few more people to help."
Lupa nodded. "I see. How will the League get the kids? We can't just go door to door and ask if the children you have are mutants."
Chiron frowned. "You do have a point. We can make the organization public so that if they want to, the parents can drop them off like a boarding school. If the child is too powerful then we will have to go to their house and demand that the parents allow us to at least train them."
Lupa snorted, "Well, let's hope that a situation like that doesn't happen. At least in the beginning."
"I have to report back to Washington. I have a plane ticket ready for you if you wish to go to the headquarters now," said Chiron.
"Yes, that would be the best option if we want to start as soon as possible. Let me pack a bag."
Chiron watched as she left. The woman seemed strange but she would make a fine mentor to those who needed a stricter level of teaching. He too out his phone and scrolled through the other options for teachers.
Name: Gleeson Hedge
Employment: Physical Education Coach at the Wilderness School
Mutation: Horns sprouting out of head
Location: Albuquerque, Nevada
Other: Has a tendency to show violent behavior
The other options offered as little information as Gleeson Hedge's had. He would discuss them with Lupa on the plane. He looked up when she entered the room with a backpack slung over her shoulder. Chiron stood up and led the way out the door. They got into Chiron's car and headed towards the airport. The League of Heroes has begun.
Three months earlier…
Sally Jackson had just got home from work when she saw Percy using his powers for the first time. He was six years old and had just started first grade at the nearby elementary school.
"Percy, I'm home!"
"Mommy, Mommy, look what I can do!" Percy came running from his room and gave Sally a hug.
"What can you do Percy? Show me."
He led her to the bathroom and turned on the faucet. He then made the water bend towards him and swirl into intricate shapes before he splashed the water back onto the sink. Sally gaped at him before giving him a half-hearted smile.
"Oh, Percy."
He gave her a toothy grin and then ran off to do whatever six year olds do.
That night, Sally explained that using his powers was a dangerous thing and that others would try to harm him because of it. From then on, Percy only used his powers when absolutely necessary and only in the privacy of his own apartment.
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