What does it mean to be extraordinary? Many people walk the planet believing that they were meant do something great, something purposeful with their lives. They grew up with mothers that told them they were special. They did well in school or sports or in their careers and they began to deem themselves incredible or uncommon.
While these people live to their full potential (average and normal), there are others who live in fear of their strengths. They try to hide them or keep them secret from society. They are afraid of who they are and what they can do. It is easier for some than others, living like normal human beings. They go about their days like their neighbors, keeping their abilities quiet, hoping no one will notice they are different. Some are tormented by the remarkable talents they have been given, wondering why they have been cursed with these skills. They would do anything to escape them.
The X was a group of three men, brought together by their abilities: William Young, Adriano Suarez, and Stephano Rossi. These three men were brought together, all while at the lowest point in their lives. William had just left his pregnant wife who had not accepted him when he showed her his power. Suarez had been traveling for business and when he returned home, he found his wife dead and his six month old son injured, but alive. Stephano Rossi had just gotten news that his wife had been with another man while he was away, eventually leaving him alone with their newborn son.
The man that had gathered The X was one of great mystery and power. While most people with abilities had only been given one, he had been given several. He had been researching humans like him, humans with more than one ability. He came across these three men, all acquiring multiple powers. He brought them all together to see what they could achieve, accomplish.
They had gotten into trouble with another specials group, the Deviate, who were looking for a cure, so to speak, for the abilities. The man that brought the X together was murdered while trying to escape the Deviate. The other three fled. They decided to carry on the work of their collector in different parts of the United States, all focusing on different aspects of their powers. They created a home for the specials and other people with abilities called the Residence, where they did their research. They worked together and made many discoveries about their kind. They realized that the abilities were genetic; either passed directly from parent to child, or was even able to skip generations at a time. Suarez's and Rossi's sons had both discovered their talents at a young age, living with their fathers and developing their abilities. Gabriel, Stephano's son, had "broken through", as they called it at the age of five. He was kept out of public schools and stayed with his father at the Residence learning how to control his powers. Nico, son of Adriano, did the same, but hadn't broken through until the age of seven.
William watched the boys grow and learn about their abilities and couldn't help wondering about his own child. Where was he? Had he inherited the powers of his father? Was he able to cope with them or was he one of the few that cannot handle their talents and end up in bad situations? One day, he received an anonymous letter in the mail, answering all of these questions for him. His wife had had a daughter. She was sixteen years old, living with her mother in a small town in Maine. It had not stated whether or not she had inherited the gift, like Gabriel and Nico. He had to find her, see what she could do. He reported the news to his friends and they agreed to help him. They began searching. Searching for the Diamond Girl.