Prologue:
An Introduction
Things had not gone well for Black since the Generation X kids, with the help of the Genogoths, had defeated and destroyed Project Homegrown in North Carolina. The Genogoths continued to help out the "lesser" mutants which they felt needed the help.
Dissention within had proven to be the downfall of the Genogoths. What had started with Leather and his group on that mission had continued over the next couple of years. Within the last six months of the Genogoths existence, Black started making plans of his own. He used his rather large funding to scout around and find a place suitable for a Headquarters for his own group. Inspired by the former mutant group that he had fought alongside, Generation X, he decided to create his own team to carry on the tradition of the Genogoths: To protect the existence of the X-Gene.
He found the perfect spot hidden in the small town of Vernonia, OR. The town had a population of roughly 700 people and was located in the middle of a massive forest, about a hundred miles from the larger cities; perfectly out of site from prying eyes. Black decided he would put the old Generation X team back together since he had heard they had disbanded. He contacted Paige Guthrie, the mutant known as Husk, only to find out she was a member of the Paris Branch of X-Corp and her, Jubilee, and M had no intentions of leaving. So he had been left with no choice other than to find his own team and put them together and train them himself.
He had started his search in Seattle; where the last remaining faction of the old Genogoths remained. Here he had found two mutants: Ryan Christed and Xi Kanwan, who had eloped from their feuding families. He took the "Romeo and Juliette" couple and made them the first two members of the new Genogoths. Ryan was a tall white guy with blonde hair. Xi was Asian and quite a bit shorter than Ryan. She had long black hair that hung midway down her back.
The next three members that he recruited had been mutants formerly under the care of the Genogoths. Ashlyn Treudeax was born and raised in Cajun country in Louisiana. Ashlyn stood about 5'3", making her the shortest member of the group, she had shoulder length red hair and the greenest eyes Black had ever seen. Her grand parents were members of the Genogoths and therefore were put in charge of caring for her after her parents were killed in a Mardi Gras Explosion. One day, while tending to the household plants, she suddenly found herself being attacked by them. Her grand parents quickly figured out that this was their little grand daughters powers coming into be and they sat her down and told her of her unique ability and that she shouldn't be afraid of it. Her grandparents quickly found out that taking care of a teenager was taxing enough on the emotions, but taking care of a mutant teenager full time was even more so. They were more than happy when she decided to go with Black to Oregon, and enroll in the special school there.
The fourth member that Black recruited was a kid that he had found on the streets of New York. He had taken to running and living on the streets in fear that the Genogoths were out to harm him. Art Bantham had been one of the few mutants under Genogoth care that knew he was under it. Art was a typical looking African American kid trying to make a living off the streets. He had a bald head and muscular physique. He had made most of his money off of drug dealing, and had even done some hard time in jail on a conviction. His first love, though, had been basketball. After his jail sentence, he had taken to making his money on the street in bets on basketball games. At the age of 19, he would turn out to be the oldest member of the group by two months over the next recruit.
Angelo Hernandez was of latino decent and proud of it. He was about 6'0" tall with short black hair. He was 19, but still two months younger than the oldest member of the group, Art. Angelo had been one of the easiest mutants for the Genogoths to acquire and watch over. Angelo had fled from Mexico and from his father who was a well-known drug lord. When Angelo had made his wishes that he didn't want to be in the family business known to his father, his father had tried to kill him. He narrowly escaped and fled to the states. After repeated attempts on his life from assassins sent by his father, Angelo enrolled in what he thought was a witness protection program. It was actually the Genogoth program he enrolled with. They fabricated Angelo's current identity and have managed to conceal him from his father.
An Introduction
Things had not gone well for Black since the Generation X kids, with the help of the Genogoths, had defeated and destroyed Project Homegrown in North Carolina. The Genogoths continued to help out the "lesser" mutants which they felt needed the help.
Dissention within had proven to be the downfall of the Genogoths. What had started with Leather and his group on that mission had continued over the next couple of years. Within the last six months of the Genogoths existence, Black started making plans of his own. He used his rather large funding to scout around and find a place suitable for a Headquarters for his own group. Inspired by the former mutant group that he had fought alongside, Generation X, he decided to create his own team to carry on the tradition of the Genogoths: To protect the existence of the X-Gene.
He found the perfect spot hidden in the small town of Vernonia, OR. The town had a population of roughly 700 people and was located in the middle of a massive forest, about a hundred miles from the larger cities; perfectly out of site from prying eyes. Black decided he would put the old Generation X team back together since he had heard they had disbanded. He contacted Paige Guthrie, the mutant known as Husk, only to find out she was a member of the Paris Branch of X-Corp and her, Jubilee, and M had no intentions of leaving. So he had been left with no choice other than to find his own team and put them together and train them himself.
He had started his search in Seattle; where the last remaining faction of the old Genogoths remained. Here he had found two mutants: Ryan Christed and Xi Kanwan, who had eloped from their feuding families. He took the "Romeo and Juliette" couple and made them the first two members of the new Genogoths. Ryan was a tall white guy with blonde hair. Xi was Asian and quite a bit shorter than Ryan. She had long black hair that hung midway down her back.
The next three members that he recruited had been mutants formerly under the care of the Genogoths. Ashlyn Treudeax was born and raised in Cajun country in Louisiana. Ashlyn stood about 5'3", making her the shortest member of the group, she had shoulder length red hair and the greenest eyes Black had ever seen. Her grand parents were members of the Genogoths and therefore were put in charge of caring for her after her parents were killed in a Mardi Gras Explosion. One day, while tending to the household plants, she suddenly found herself being attacked by them. Her grand parents quickly figured out that this was their little grand daughters powers coming into be and they sat her down and told her of her unique ability and that she shouldn't be afraid of it. Her grandparents quickly found out that taking care of a teenager was taxing enough on the emotions, but taking care of a mutant teenager full time was even more so. They were more than happy when she decided to go with Black to Oregon, and enroll in the special school there.
The fourth member that Black recruited was a kid that he had found on the streets of New York. He had taken to running and living on the streets in fear that the Genogoths were out to harm him. Art Bantham had been one of the few mutants under Genogoth care that knew he was under it. Art was a typical looking African American kid trying to make a living off the streets. He had a bald head and muscular physique. He had made most of his money off of drug dealing, and had even done some hard time in jail on a conviction. His first love, though, had been basketball. After his jail sentence, he had taken to making his money on the street in bets on basketball games. At the age of 19, he would turn out to be the oldest member of the group by two months over the next recruit.
Angelo Hernandez was of latino decent and proud of it. He was about 6'0" tall with short black hair. He was 19, but still two months younger than the oldest member of the group, Art. Angelo had been one of the easiest mutants for the Genogoths to acquire and watch over. Angelo had fled from Mexico and from his father who was a well-known drug lord. When Angelo had made his wishes that he didn't want to be in the family business known to his father, his father had tried to kill him. He narrowly escaped and fled to the states. After repeated attempts on his life from assassins sent by his father, Angelo enrolled in what he thought was a witness protection program. It was actually the Genogoth program he enrolled with. They fabricated Angelo's current identity and have managed to conceal him from his father.