Prologue

The Golden Gate Bridge was an ironic title because after the events of the War, it no longer looked golden. In fact, most of it was sitting at the bottom of the sea, save one large spire in the center.

San Fransisco was once a free place, a safe-haven for anyone who was different. For anyone who was against the norm, for anyone who lived a different life than most of society. With the age of mutant kind at its strongest and the X-Men as shining protectors, mutants flocked to the city in hopes of earning their protection against the anti-species sentiment flowing all around the world.

But with so many mutants in one place, human supremacists found an easy target. Bolstered with new technologies and the giant mutant-hunting Sentinels, these anti-mutant groups targeted the supposed sanctuary and began a long and bloody conflict.

Views of mutants descended far from the hard-fought peace won from Apocalypse so many years ago. The hysteria continued until suddenly, the X-Men and mutantkind were in complete opposition with any human establishment.

And then, everything was over at the culmination of one final event: the coming of the Phoenix.

But even the X-Men's most powerful mutant proved to not be enough to quell the chaos, despite leaving San Fransisco as nothing more than a graveyard.

The mutant protectors known as the X-Men were now nothing but a memory, an example of where things changed for mutant-kind. Years later, the stories told of the X-Men were tainted with anger and blame, and the set of ideals created by Charles Xavier became a scapegoat.

Mutants were oppressed to the point of near extinction, locked in camps and forced into hiding. By the year 2056, it seemed that nothing could ever change for them.

And then, just when all hope was lost, fate smiled on them.

OC Submissions Needed

Hopefully, playing around in a dystopian future doesn't sound too cliche for an OC fic. I mean, it's not like that's EVER happened before. *insert sarcasm*

Anyway, I hope to see this going somewhere. Here's some things you need to know first.

1: The more detailed a character is, the more likely he or she will be picked.

2: The more original a character is, the more likely he or she will be picked. This includes back-story, appearance, personality, and powers. I'm not likely to pick your character if the power is similar to a canon mutant's ability; the more variation from a canon character, the more likeable that character will be.

3: DO NOT MAKE A MARY-SUE. To me, a Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu is a character with ignorable or no discernable flaws, super-mega-awesome-powers, and a beautiful appearance. That probably has a different meaning to many people, so try to avoid what you think makes a Mary-Sue.

4: If the back-story or history of the character does not line up to something that could have happened in my timeline, I'll change it to fit. If you submit a character to me, be certain that you understand that I might have to change aspects of their character.

5: I'm trying to choose characters for a team of 5 or 6 that fit the tv trope called the Five-Man Band. Look up the Five-Man Band TV Trope on Google (or another, lesser search engine) to see an example of this, and then put the one that fits your character best in the "Role" section below. Even better, choose the Role first and make your character with that role in mind.

The Role types include: The Leader, The Lancer, The Smart Guy, The Big Guy, or The Chick.

Just know that there's a lot of variation with these Roles, but it helps me to see how they would influence the group if they more or less match up to these roles. Also, The Chick does not have to be female, and the other roles do not have to be male.

If you do not wish to include a Role, that is fine as well. :D

The Form

Name:

Age: (12-18)

Appearance/Clothing:

Personality:

Powers:

Mutant Level (1-4. No 5s):

Back-Story/History:

Role:

Just submit your character here and I will let you know when submissions are finished. The actual fic will be posted on another story, so keep me on alert and check it out when I get it posted. I'll also let you know through this fic at that time.