Next Gen
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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About Next Gen
A privately funded company by mutants for mutants, Next Gen is an organization where young Homo superior can train and socialize together, forming contacts and working relationships. The silent agenda of the organization is to prevent two alternate futures that so far, very closely resembles this one...
Inception
The brainchild of Galaxyan and the now deceased Xtraction, Next Gen is an organization created to prevent two dark futures from coming to fruition.
In early 2008, Impact-X and Xtraction came across the enigmatic mutant known as Galaxyan. A sharing of their two histories(Galaxyan from a future where mutants attempted to control the world, Impact-X from one where Vanguard eliminated or controlled super-humans) made them realize that while working to counter their individual futures, they were effectively canceling each others efforts. Deciding upon a path, the three planned to reconvene four months later and set their plan into motion.
Four months later Xtraction was dead after a rescue attempt for his son, Reignstrike. In his place the mutant Dayrunner, an officer under Xtractions command from the alternate reality, was recruited. The plan went ahead with the formation of "Next Gen Incorporated". The three formed the Board of Directors for the corporation and broke the organization down into three components:
The research & development arm of the company. In addition, this is the training component of the organization. based primarily out of their main facility, it is more structured in the form of a college campus, with a full faculty headed by Ms Lightnyng as Headmistress.
The security and public relations arm of the company. Composed of graduates from the "Genesis Academy" program and established mutants, the NEXT program is a security firm that also functions as a charity and goodwill organization. While their hired work is looked down on by the media, the charitable acts performed by the group counteracts most questionable press they receive. Balancing between heroes and hired muscle, this component of the organization is headed by Galaxyan.
A rumor started by maligned forces against the Next Gen organization, this paramilitary unit supposedly answers to no one and will do anything, even kill, to complete a task. There is no known leader to this arm, or any proof that it exists at all.
The creation of this multi-billion dollar organization came about under the codename "Operation Genesis".
"Operation Genesis"
"Operation Genesis" was a three step process by which Next Gen's corporate side was formed. A financial plan, Galaxyan set the initial steps into motion by purchasing stock in select tech companies and then selling his twenty years advanced technology to the same companies for millions.
Step two of Genesis was the selling of the purchased stock for billions, as news of the advanced technology was spread via the internet and media and prices skyrocketed.
Step three involved purchasing thousands of shares of stock in smaller independent research and tech companies and then selling Xtraction and Impact-X's forty years advanced technology to those same companies.
In a span of a week and a half, Next Gen managed to bankrupt over thirty-six companies who bore some sort of connection to both their dark futures, while maintaining a hold on anyone who might try and fill the void. Multiple charges were pressed against Next Gen, only to be stalled by the legal firm of Blackwell and Associates, newly purchased by Next Gen. The first hearing is set for the summer of 2021.
The Next Gen Facility
Purchased and constructed in 2008 as a central headquarters and situated on Talos Island, The Gen Tower stands thirty five stories above ground and fifteen below. The first ten stories make up the administrative component of Next Gen. The next fifteen are classrooms and training facilities for Genesis Academy. The final two floors are a mustering area for emergency teams and a penthouse office. The underground floors are sensitive security areas for Next Gen.
Current Business
Old Business
The gauntlet has been thrown down as Evolution and Galaxyan make their final moves! Evolution, realizing the need for a strong Purgatio, has formed a solid peace with Ms. Mindbender and prepare to strike out against Next Gen. Next Gen has prepared for this day since the beginning and now take action to name the place and time of the battle, moving swiftly against Purgatio before they bring the war to the streets of Paragon again...
As the forces of Purgatio and Next Gen met in combat between the Rogue isles and Paragon City, Next Gen took the initiative. Assaulting the Ark with a Rikti air assault in tow, Galaxyan led the assault. As the battle raged both inside and outside the vessel, Galaxyan and Evolution met in combat... And died. Left to pick up the pieces and count the dead and injured, Miss Mindbender of Purgatio and Commander Dayrunnerof Next Gen are reorganizing their forces and taking count of resources, both along different path's, hopefully not involving each other...
Miss Mindbender has Jerome Norde make his play and prove himself worthy of her, igniting a major media frenzy as he goes on the rampage in Kings Row! The affects of this are felt wide across the Next Gen Universe and the city again stands on the edge of a total anti-mutant riot! As a trump card, Miss Mindbender taps the mystical mutant known as Rapine to go after Atlas Angel and her loved ones...
Purgatio and Next Gen battle to a stand still on the streets of Paragon, while Ms. Mindbenders hireling managed to defeat Zero Grid and take Atlas Angel. Next Gen rapidly set after their missing ward and recovered her, defeating Rapine. While he did escape, Galaxyan is at a crossroads on how to deal with Purgatio...
The students who chose to stay over the holidays and and last summer are graduating! Who will move on to the Next team? Who will be upgraded to a Prefect? Who will move on...? All these questions will be answered as the first class of Gen High students move on...
Graduation day arrived and went with a small ceremony and celebration, both held within the newly rebuilt Next Gen Campus grounds. With graduates Atlas Angel, Psioni Cub, Onyx Omega, Dark Catseye, Twilight-Witch, Blistering Beacon, Torchflame and Giana Wolvesbane moving into the Next team as the newest group of recruits(under the unit code-named "Team Regency", led by recruit Atlas Angel).
The reverend Parkson is in paragon, preaching his message of hate against mutant kind. Holding rally's throughout the city, the reverend is quickly polarizing the city against the mutant population. Can Next Gen withstand the bad PR spreading as quickly as it is? Will Purgatio decide to take things into their own hands and take down the Reverend themselves? Can the city take anymore?
After the first anti-mutant rally devolves into a fight between Next Gen and Purgatio, Miss Mindbender forces innocent victims to commit murder in an attack the city can't forget. While next Gen still reels from the public backlash, Purgatio moves in, taking the reverend! What they don't know is that they have also taken the head students(Atlas Angel) father captive!
In a surprise move, Next Gen attacks Purgatio in their own home, laying waste to the forces of Purgatio and freeing the reverend. It is revealed that Atlas Angels father actually murdered her mother for bearing sympathy for her daughters mutation. Now dealing with the fall out, Lord Apoc of Purgatio is killed in a strange explosion outside of Pocket D...
With classes getting back into session and new faces to greet returning students, the new year is promising to be one of changes. Good or bad, things will be heating up for Next Gen...
With things cooling down, a large number of the faculty and student body have left for Christmas and Thanksgiving. While alot of the halls are empty throughout the Gen Tower, more than a little drama still plays itself out on this not-so-relaxing vacation break...!
Shadefalcon; friend and agent of Next Gen. Lost during the initial "Headhunter" conflict, Recon X moves against what they believe to be Sky-Stryke's old regime of Crey agents to recover her, but find something darker and more sinister in the shadows...Purgatio!
While the initial conflict proved useless and Recon X was beaten back, bad blood now flows as Purgatio plans their next move against the defenders of both mutant and humankind.
With the addition of Next Gen's new campus and dorms, A dance has been planned for the end of October, open to all of Next Gen, their friends and family. As the towers reconstruction finishes, the students of the Genesis Academy and Next team members take time to get their lives in order and deal with the matters at home; love, friendships, triangles and inner demons...
New relationships formed and some strained as down time proved to be a lot for the members of Next Gen. Alliances were built formed that strengthened the group at it's core as Paragon Universe joined in a friendly relationship with the members of Next Gen Inc.
A traitor is found amongst Next Gen as they fend off an invading strike team of Crey mercs!
Lightnyng, a faculty member, has become the pawn of Crey industries and now seeks to hand over the entire team in one fell swoop! With an invasion force of Crey and communication cut off, it's up to those trapped within the Gen building to hold the line. Those outside the building seek an entrance to assist their cornered teammates.
B'riv, a newer member of Next Gen leads those inside in a frantic door-to-door combat for survival, while Recon X secret themselves inside to retake the building. With members like Lisa Deing and Flarelight controlled or taken out, the going gets tough. Minovsky, separated from his team members, finds another returning evil amongst the wandering Crey forces...Sky-Stryke! The battle turned brutal as the Next teams, Genesis High and Recon X regained control of the buildings security and routed Crey forces. In a climactic battle, the mercenary forces of Crey battled the reunited Next Gen in a winner takes all conflict for the Gen tower! As the dust cleared, Next Gen was the victor...
One of the earliest members of Next Gen, Myythos, has turned up murdered by an unknown assailant! Why? Who is responsible? Who's next? The team sets out to locate the murderer and maintain order on a rapidly deteriorating situation...
Next Gen managed to turn up a connection to a hired assassin named Rapine. Through political channels Galaxyan managed to secure Rapines extradition to Paragon from the Isles, but the victory was short lived; The Freedom Phalanx attempted to assume control over the prisoner transfer. The group known as Recon X intervened and provided a distraction for Rapines attempted escape to the Arena and back to the Isles. Unbeknown to him, the Arena was dominated that day by Next Gen members intent upon his capture. Upon entering the Arena he bounced from room to room to room, battling a large number of Next Gen members, with his eventual defeat at the hands of Flarelight, Elianta and Musclemax. He proved to be difficult prisoner, but eventually released all the information of his hiring including the name Crey Industries and a special agent of theirs known by the codename Sky-Stryke. A detailed report was filed by Rapine after a meeting with Atlas Angel of the Genesis High team. As of now, Next Gen Inc. is planning their next move...
After the events of "Operation Genesis", the financial district is still reeling from the shockwaves. While most companies are confident in legal maneuvers, some are not so willing to let sleeping dogs lie. Crey Industries, one of the only surviving victims of Next Gen's actions is seeking payback against them in anyway possible...
Associates
Next Gen has a workforce of over four thousand; mutants and humans at various levels, keeping the cogs turning. Below are a few of the key players.
Roster
- A new member of Gen High, Psioni Cub has been having nightmares recently. An incredibly powerful telekinetic, more than a few of his roommates have been grumbling about a bad nights sleep...
- Commander Dayrunner has been contacting outside sources for the whereabouts of Miss Mindbender; all clues are pointing towards the outskirts of Peregrine Island...
- Rumors tear through Next Gen that Enfirite and Burning Angel of Purgatio share a history. What it is is clouded in mystery...
- Lightnyng has returned to active duty as headmistress of Genesis High. It is expected for her and Commander Dayrunner to exchange words eventually...
- Lightnyng has been seen speaking to heroes outside of Next Gen recently. Rumors of an outside relationship grow...
- Flarelight seems to be wound a bit tighter than usual for her...
- High Guard has gone missing from Next Gen during the recent riots. Members f the Next team have been issued full descriptions and orders to locate and bring him back...
- Action Express and the Tsoo have been clashing more often than usual...
- Smoking Mirror, a resident shapechanger in Next Gen, has been practicing more and more with her shifting abilities...
- It was revealed that Atlas Angel's father murdered her mother when she tried to talk to him about her mutation and made it look like she was in a car accident. After her fathers arrest, he was shot and killed during an attempt to escape; their final words were harsh. Heather is currently having difficulties dealing with the events and is planning a vacation with Zero Grid soon...
- Cosmic Cavalier has taken to looking for the trouble cases in Next Gen. Forging a solid bond with Blistering Beacon he is assisting in training him...
- Psi-Bastion has been quickly in and out of the tower, avoiding people as best he can. He could be described as "running from something"...
- Paradigm Savant turned traitor and allowed the reverend to be captured by Purgatio! Escaping to the Isles, he now has linked up with the forces of Evolution...
- Blistering Beacon's growing relationship with Midnightia is opening him up to the rest of Next Gen...slowly...
- Anna Petral Is a little more withdrawn, as only the second night after rejoining Next Gen she found Lisa almost dead in the D...
- King Halfmord is dead! his body was recently sent to the Next Gen tower by Paragon Police..and his skin is pale and his veins are a dark black color and pop out...
- After the events of Sins of the Father, Morgana Keaira has removed herself to the Shinto shrine for the privacy and meditative environment...
- Giana Wolfsbane has been incredibly emotional over the past week, clearly wrapped up in something inside...
- Holes have started to appear throughout the quad! Large, holes, dug into the dirt have started to threaten the beauty of the garden! Some think Nemesis, some point to Purgatio and some point to a certain bug-like girl as the possibly culprit...
- Ghostfr3ak has recently been spotted spending more and more time in the Next Gen base, her ghostly body sprawled out on the better couches...
- Silent Perihelion has been locked up in her rooms after the events of the last few weekends, some suggesting she is having problems adjusting. Or could it be something else...
- After Lisa Deing's death and being brought back to life by -Dicer, Lisa is trying to put her life back together...
- Masquerading-Facade has barely talked with anyone after being attacked by Enciter. Since the attack she has been questioning her abilities as a hero, a firefighter, and, with Omni-Mind being gone, a friend...
- Grey Mizer has recently left Next-Gen to go back home to Canada to help his sick mother...
- Dusk Thorn has recently joined the ranks of Next Gen...
- Midnightia has had another encounter with Jerome Norde, who tried to convince her that they were the same. She hit him and escaped, unsure of his reasoning...
- Galaxyan issued rooms in the Tower for BlackScythe, a newer member of Next Gen...
- Shadefalcon has avoided contact with most of the team since the events of "Falcon's Eye"...
- 180dB has said his goodbye's during the memorial service for the fallen members of Next Gen. Omni-Mind was his best friend besides Artemis X...
- Radi-Core, a newer student of Gen High can often be found darting across the roof tops of Steel Canyon and the rubble of Faultline...
- Commander Dayrunner has parted ways with Jessii James after the memorial service for the fallen...
- Galaxyan has recently been consumed with work involving genetics, most of the time, keeping to himself...
- Reignstrike has taken to following Jessii James, interested in her capabilities...
- With the rebuilding of Next Gen Campus, it is currently led to Next Gen's newest recruit Mister Gemstone, assisted by Silent Perihelion as acting resident advisor for her experience with the the previous group...
- Graduation went off without a hitch and everyone, including the graduates, seemed to enjoy themselves...
The continued influx of new members keeps the Next Gen teams on their toes... Next Gen - Old Watercooler...
Recruitment & Job Opportunities...
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| Next Gen | |
| Founder: Galaxyan | |
| Basics | |
| Side: | Hero |
|---|---|
| Motto: | To save the future...you must reshape the past. |
| Leader(s): | Galaxyan, Xtraction |
| Logo: | Ornate2 |
| Group Colours: | Black, red and white |
| Playerbase | |
| Levels: | 1-50 |
| Play style: | Casual |
| Roleplay: | RP |
| Timezone(s): | All |
| Recruiting: | Yes |
| Contact: | Any |
| Active SG | |
