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[INDENT][INDENT]Since humanity became aware of mutants they have fear and attacked them. For many young mutants the world can seem scary and alone. That is where X-Factor steps in. Comprised of a group of young mutants who have learnt to control their powers and want to make a difference, X-Factor seeks out those mutants in need and helps them however they can. Whether that is defending them from violence, to helping them find a better living situation, X-Factor has dedicated themselves to uplifting the mutant nation.

Funded by team member Northstar, X-Factor has many resources. They can travel anywhere in the world through the magic of team member Pixie. They are also trained in combat by Domino, being able to hold their own in a fight. Morph’s technical skills allows them to overcome many obstacles. And Justice uses his time as a superhero to lead the team.

X-Factor has a significant online presence, having a website an e-mail at which they can be contacted by a mutant in need. They also have detractors who think that they are not doing enough. And then there are those opposed to mutants. X-Factor quickly ended up on the watch list of the Friends of Humanity, an anti-mutant hate group. As such there may be people specifically looking to take down X-Factor. But there will also be many who wish to aid them in helping out mutants.[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   M O T I V A T I O N S   &   G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT]Despite naming this group X-Factor the characters chosen were just several mutants I had a desire to write about. However I believe they will gel well. I’m going to try and take them in a different direction then the X-Men by being more proactive in looking for mutants in need and having no problem with publicity. I see the team being active on Twitter, getting trolled a lot, essentially being a team that could of only started in the age of social media.

Each of the team members will have their own reasons for why they’re dedicating their lives to helping out other mutants. I’m intending for each character to be actively working through their baggage as they’re out in the field. Growing up in a world that hates and fears you will be explored as I try and define the mutant condition, that social identity that is still forming. There will be parallels between our modern rights movements and how the mutant rights movement will be portrayed.

I do intend for X-Factor to grow from small scale mutant issues into a bigger scope. Whether that means meeting other heroes or participating in crises, the team will change from activists into full scale heroes. The idea of what makes a hero will be explored through the different lens of the varied team members, some former heroes, others wanting to be a hero.[/indent][/indent]
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[hider=Justice]Vance Astrovik is a telekinetic mutant, and formerly the superhero Marvel Boy, now going by Justice. Coming from an abusive home he knew what pain looked like. When his powers activated he used them to fight crime. In doing so he met another mutant hero named Firestar. The two quickly formed an attraction and began dating. However one night Vance returned home and found his father beating his mother. In a rage Vance used his powers, accidentally killing his father. Vance decided to turn himself over to the police, but not before breaking up with Firestar to protect her. Vance was charged with aggravated assault. After getting out of jail early on good behaviour Vance put down the mantle of Marvel Boy. Instead he decided to focus his life on helping fellow mutants, taking the name Justice and creating the X-Factor website.[/hider]

[hider=Pixie]Megan Gwynn is a winged mutant and sorcerer who goes by Pixie. Born in Scotland she was hidden away because of her mutation. While hiding she learnt of her aptitude for magic. It was because of this that she was kidnapped and taken to the realm of Limbo. It was there that she grew up, where she learnt magic. By the time she was a teenager she knew a great many spells, and used a teleportation spell to return to Earth. There she learnt that her mother had died, leaving her alone in the world. Megan travelled to America where she was accosted by a group of mutant haters. Using her magic she nearly killed them but was stopped by Vance who told her that there was a better way. She decided to join X-Factor, becoming the team’s mode of transportation.[/hider]

[hider=Morph]Kevin Sidney is a shape-shifitng mutant also called Morph. Growing up he had a good life, no one giving him grief for being a mutant. As such he was unaware of the challenges his kind faced. The class clown eventually left for the big city to attend college. He immediately became aware of the difference in how mutants were treated. Kevin decided to anonymously become a mutant activist. He began to come in contact with Justice online, talking with him often. Shortly after his first term of college, some fellow students became aware that Kevin was a mutant. They attacked him in his dorm, only for Kevin to be saved by the arrival of Justice and Pixie. With his secret out Kevin decided to leave with X-Factor.[/hider]

[hider=Domino]Neena Thurman is a probability altering mutant who calls herself Domino. Growing up in a foster home for mutants, Neena experienced first hand how the system treated mutants. As soon as she was old enough she left the home and joined the military. There she received her combat training and it was there that she met Dr. Milo Thurman. Milo was a civilian scientist who Neena was ordered to protect. However they quickly fell in love and got married. The honeymoon was cut short however when Milo was killed because of his pro-mutant stance. Neena went mad, going AWOL and hunting down her husband’s killers. After that she decided to give up killing and go into hiding. She came out of hiding after encountering X-Factor and deciding to train them on how to protect themselves.[/hider]

[hider=Northstar]Jean-Paul Beaubier is a super-strong, flying mutant whose nickname is Northstar. Jean-Paul was separated from his twin sister after their parents died in a car crash. He was sent to boarding school where he found he excelled at sports. After finishing school he made the Canadian Olympic team as a professional skier. However before he could compete it was discovered he was a mutant and as such was disqualified. After that he went into a depression only to learn that his sister had disappeared after a violent confrontation in which she used her powers. Jean-Paul went looking for her and ran into X-Factor. In exchange for helping him find his sister Jean-Paul agreed to join the team and fund it.[/hider]
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The pink energy of Pixie’s spell washed over the darkened alleyway. Where once there was only a passed out vagrant, five mutants now stood. Dressed in a less eye catching garb then their regular outfits, the group quickly looked around where they had materialized. Content that no one had seen them arrive, as the only other person here was unconscious, they relaxed a little.

“So how come we never appear in a wall or something?” Morph asked, his face briefly shifting to resemble that of the homeless man.

“Because it’s magic.” answered Pixie as she took of her jacket, letting her wings extend.

“Yeah but how does magic work?” Morph questioned as he cycled through various outfits.

“The same way that you are made of silly putty,” laughed Northstar.

The French-Canadian stretched out his arms as he lifted off into the air. Northstar always loved flying over the skylines of new cities, it was like his own way of taking in a new culture. The young mutant turned to look at Justice, the leader of X-Factor. With a nod he allowed Northstar to go off and explore, knowing that even if he didn’t approve Northstar would still do it.

Justice glanced down at his phone, “Well the young lady in question said she was on the east end of the city. So I guess we start heading there.”

Morph turned to him, “But boss, I’mma so hungry. Can’t we find a burrito place first?”

“Ooh, one with ancho pork,” Pixie added.

The usually quiet Domino spoke up, “I could go for a burrito.”

“Fine we go get burritos and then go help this lady,” Justice relented.

The young hero sighed as pulled up his web browser on his phone, checking Mexican restaurants near him. This had become something of a routine the past month since the last member had joined the team. Northstar was always flying off. Morph was always hungry. Pixie would bug Morph. And Domino was, well, Domino.

“OK, there’s a place a few blocks over. Big Boy’s Burritos, at Main and 4th,” Justice stated.

“Race you there!” Pixie shouted at Morph as she took flight.

“No fair! You can fly!” he shouted back.

“And you can reshape your body into any physique,” Pixie grinned.

Morph frowned, “Oh yeah.” In a split second he had become Usain Bolt and was sprinting down the street.

“Now who’s not fair,” Pixie grumbled as she flew off.

Justice sighed once more as he texted Northstar to meet them at the burrito place. Justice could imagine that part of the reason Northstar always flew away was to get away from the others, something Justice could understand. Still his team meant a lot to him so he put up with a lot of things. It was kind of his job to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Domino tapped his shoulder, “We going boss?”

Justice nodded as he began to exit the alley. Domino had been teaching him not to get stuck in his head, it wasn’t very useful for someone in a leadership position. Part of that was trusting your team mates. Justice was still working on that. Perhaps this town would be different. This rescue different. Justice wasn’t sure if this is when the team was supposed to come together as he headed for the burrito place.[/hider]
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