Criss colored

i love how this is coming out the colors are turning out wonderful. :D

some of my notes

There are six types of powers.

Elementals

Shifters

enhancers

Manipulators

Manifesters

Summoners

thats the order, from most common the least common. There are also subcategories.

• Elementals

  • fire

  • wind

  • electricity

  • water/Ice

  • other

• Shifters

  • partial

  • complete

  • permanent

  • other

• Enhancers

  • Mind

  • physical

  • internal

  • external

  • others

• Manipulators

  • plants

  • Electronics

  • Animals

  • people

  • others

• Manifesters

  • Light objects

  • Illusions/sounds

  • others

• Summoners

  • type

  • singular

  • banishers

  • Multiples

Adam uses Lightning therefore he is an Elemental, subcategory: electricity

Ben uses Gravity. He is an Elemental, subcategory: Other

Criss uses Portals she is a Summoner, subcategory: Banisher

Dylan uses invisibility she is a Shifter subcategory: complete

Erin uses bubbles he is a Manifester subcategory: other

Fay uses arrows she is a Manifester subcategory: light objects

Gavin uses adamant he is a shifter subcategory: partial

Hannah uses Ice she is a Elemental subcategory: Water/Ice

Ian uses machines he is a Manipulator subcategory: electronics

Jay uses strength he is an Enhancer subcategory: physical

Kevin uses Speed he is an Enhancer subcategory: physical

plot 13

End of an age/Next generation:
it starts subtly with Dylan and Miss M talking about recruiting a few new members. They talk about whether the YHA should open it's doors and take in a lot of new members or if they should keep the number of members low. Then Dylan announces she's going off to college and Ben says he's been thinking about that as well. Gavin is a reserve member at this time and even though he's learned how to control his power he still stays with the underground. When the others announce they're leaving he says he's going to formerly leave the YHA. Erin is in high school now along with Hannah. Fay announces that she is also going to go to college but she is staying in the area. She stays a member of the YHA as a trainer and helps get the new members get used to the system. She is there for them, someone they can ask questions or go to if they need advice.
Erin and Hannah are already part of the team Ian is the next to join. Dylan picks him to take over her network so he joins the team before anyone leaves. He is a techno-mancer. Jay (super strength) and Kevin (super speed) are recruited at about the same time. Jay buts into a scene where Hannah is trying to stop someone and tries to save her they get into an argument until she Says she's part of the YHA. He then does a 180 and tries to convince her to put in a good word for him. She says not a chance but it turns out Ian caught the whole thing on tape and after a thorough background check Miss M. decides to let him join. At the same time Miss M. is contacted by someone who tells her about Kevin and how he might have powers she does some digging and discovers he has super-speed but it takes a while to convince him and more importantly his parents he should join the team.

plot 12

Strike back finally:
Strike has spent the recovery time gathering information. After the truce is over he attacks the people he's been going after but by chance the YHA get involved and the whole thing blows up ending in the death of strike.

plot 11

Recovery:
there is a period after the monster during which the city is recovering and it shows all the people who died and introduces a few new characters.

plot 10

Monster:
this is similar to the doomsday arc in that it's just one monster but they have to through wave after wave at it in order to finally stop it. First it's just the YHA, then several other heroes and the police, then the bad guys, and finally the underground. It takes everyone to take the thing down and in the end it gets back up. Then Criss (who has been helping evacuate civilians and get the injured out of the area. Sees how everyone is dieing. She starts thinking about how she's losing the only family she ever cared about and she cracks.
She ends up pulling the monster into a different dimension and then passes out.
No one can believe that she was that powerful and before anyone can react Adam goes over and picks her up. He makes a short speech about a truce then leaves. Ben goes after him and they talk for a bit but Ben can't convince him to come back. Adam says he will pull his people back for a while so the city can recover and then he leaves and Ben doesn't follow.

plot 9

Underworld:
Gavin's powers go haywire and he runs away from the YHA ending up with the underground. At this point Stardust comes back and reveals that she's still alive. He keeps his badge and so hears what the YHA is doing and sometimes helps them but it tends to be from the shadows. They try to get him to come back but he never lets them get close or convince him.

plot 8

Pureblood:
this arc introduces the cult of people who were immune to the Red Death (or rather their descendents) they start kidnaping people, children especially and Dylan picks up on it and tries to stop it.
This is a rather short Arc but its important because it leads into the underworld arc in that Gavin starts having trouble with his powers.

plot 7

Strike back:
Strike back starts when Adam is discovered and leaves the YHA. It gets into full swing when Criss joins him. It continues until after Erin gets hurt and snaps them all out of it. Somewhere in here Hannah joins the YHA as a full member.
The strike back arc ends when strike “dies” and Criss turns over all his information to Dylan.

plot 6

Power crazy:
The time divided arc leads into the power crazy arc. The power crazy arc deals with the drugs that give people powers and the results of all that.

Hannah ( Ben's sister ) first shows up as a major character in this arc, is saved by Erin and tries to join the YHA. She is denied on the basis of her age (her parents say this not Miss M.) but she does start hanging out with them and training with them.

At this time the strike twice arc is in full swing and the YHA is getting closer to him while he is in turn getting more reckless.

plot five

Time divided:
this arc starts with the discovery of the catalyst. Someone tries to use her powers. She tries to escape and the YHA gets involved. During the escape and chase several members of theYHA get thrown into the past. This is the first introduction of Stardust. Sunspot also makes an appearance but Stardust is the focus.
History:
Ben, Criss, Erin, and the catalyst (they call her cat full name Kathrine) are the ones sent to the past. Ben tries to be the leader but it's clear that he doesn't want to be and is not confident. At this time Erin steps up and we see the first hints of him as a leader. Criss is knocked out by the effort of opening the portal so when they first arrive she's out of action. Cat breaks down and is mostly useless but then she pulls herself together and manages to be helpful even though she doesn't know how to use her powers very well.
Present:
Adam, Dylan, Fay, and Gavin are back in the present. they try to figure out what happened to the others while dealing with a sudden uprising in crime rates.

plot four

New members:
New members starts with the introduction of Fay. The team members are now used to each other and adding another potential member throughs the balance off. Adam says she should join (since he likes her) this makes Criss sad but she doesn't disagree. Dylan starts doing background checks and Ben tries to deal with the overflow. This makes Fay back off a bit and it isn't until Erin pushes himself into the group that they realize adding new members is a good thing and stop overreacting. Then Gavin is invited to join and before anyone can get used to the new demographic the Time divided arc sets everything on its head.

plot three

Strike Twice:
active underworld does not end with the capture of any of the crime lords instead it leads into the Strike Twice storyline. Strike Twice overlies a few other stories. It starts as the YHA try to corner the bosses and find that they can't because the people who are truly responsible are working within the law. Dylan starts trying to pin down evidence, Strike shows up and starts threatening. Then the new members arc happens and strike is still around but he doesn't do as much. Until the Strike Back arc reveals who he is.

plot two

Active underworld:
since there are now active Heroes in this city (rather then just passive ones) and now the police are working with them. The underworld is shifting, everything is more risky now and so the bosses start to take notice.
This starts when several shipments and dealers are taken out. The bosses put out the word that anyone who sands a message to the YHA will be rewarded. They're just kids and at first they didn't merit much attention, but now they've proven to be a pain and need to be taken care of. Adam gets a lot of undercover work during this time. The Capes and masks are refined and the badges are invented. Adam and Dylan clash a bit because he's always thinking action and She's always thinking about the process and evidence and such. Ben begins to act as the negotiator/mediator. At first Criss doesn't talk to her much but then she and Dylan end up working a case together. Dylan asks Criss not to tell the others and in the future they continue to work as a team. Without the knowledge of the rest of the team.
During this time the basics of the relationships within the team are defined.
Adam is the hotheaded action oriented leader who takes the rest of the team for granted.
Ben runs around trying to make sure everyone's happy. He's also the only one who is concerned with his family, and there's a subplot during which he tries to hide it from his
Criss at this point is the shy one she tends to hesitate a lot since none of the others need to be taken care of. She has a crush on Adam at this point but he never seems to notice.
Dylan is a bit of a know it all. And within her sphere of influence she does know a lot. Adam manages to get her out of her comfort zone a few times and Ben shows her a less cynical POV.

plot one

Overall plots

Arsonist:
the first overall plot is that of the arsonist. Adam and Ben are the only members of the YHA when he starts becoming well known. During Ben's first solo he fights a fire started by the arsonist. Then Criss joins them and she is the first to see him. That's when she learns how she can be helpful to the group. During this time the police (and Dylan) are trying to figure out how to deal with the YHA. Who are they? They are young and don't have licenses but are being helpful and the public knows about them and most people like them. Dylan is trying to uncover who they are and what their purpose is and is shown as someone in opposition to the YHA. After the YHA capture the arsonist and turn him over to the police they limp back to the McNamara building. Dylan follows them. Miss M. has been monitoring the police and realizes what she's been up to. Dylan sneaks into the building only to discover that She is expected. Miss M. speaks to her and they blackmail each other until Dylan agrees to join the YHA. There is a short arc (three volumes?) showing the others response to her joining the team and the first fight they are all involved in. At the end Dylan speaks to the police and works out a deal with them.

Hero bios

the first four members of the YHA and their stats.



Ben after he leaves the YHA for college but before he created the UHA

character sheet

i decided to make my own character sheet and this is what came out. the top one was the first version the second is the modified version.

the dynamic

recently i've been thinking about the dynamic of the YHA.
in the past i pictured it as a kind of home/school/ life for them but that doesn't make any sense from Miss M's POV. she created it. it was her idea and even if she didn't have much of a childhood she would still want them to have one. in her mind it's more of an exclusive club. Adam is the one who starts going out on patrols (and that is after Miss M says he shouldn't) because he's bored and thinks he's ready.
when Ben turns up Miss M thinks things will go back to the 'club' idea.

this is where things change.

Ben turns her down. he says thanks but he doesn't think he has the personality to be a hero. he goes home she covers up the fact that he was the one on the carpet and leaves the offer open. Adam however in stuck on the idea and goes to Ben's home to see why he really said no. that's when he finds out Ben is adopted. Ben recognizes him and they go for a walk and end up talking about stuff. it turns out that Ben has been experimenting a little. "i didn't do it on purpose, i was just thinking and then it kind of happened." they become friends and Ben is grateful that Adam is there because he has no one else to talk to about his powers. they start getting together whenever Ben is in the city and eventually Ben does join the team. however since he can fly he still lives at home and it becomes something like an after school job or club. he has a room there if he needs to spend the night but doesn't use it too often.
then Criss comes along and she ends up living there. Dylan is about half and half depending on her dads schedule. after Dylan joins Ben ends up spending more time with the YHA because he has more responsibility and because everyone else is always there.

origins

so recently i've been trying to work out how everyone came to be a member of the YHA and think of them as comics. originally i was going to start with Gavin's origin and go from there but now that Adam has proved to be such an interesting character he's getting his own origin (which is also the start of the YHA) and after that i figured I'd do one for each of them.
I've also worked out that there is at least one story between each origin, and Adam and Ben have a few stories before the others come in.

also i'm going to do them comic style each story between 15 and 35 pages, as if in a comic book.

the reasons

so i guess i haven't been posting things for the past few weeks here are the reasons.
1: I'm working full time
2: i was focusing on finishing my piece for the mayors art show
3: i was "doing research" on blue beetle comics
4: i was researching the DC time-line (confusing as anything can be)
5: i was trying to figure out what else i can do with the YHA

this last one is the important one. see, i've gotten to the point where i either need to start figuring out plot lines for individual stories or start introducing new characters. possibly both if those characters are villains.
see, I've gotten to the point where the first generation is growing up. Adam "dies" Criss hangs up her cape and not long later Dylan decides to go to college or the police academy or whatever. at the same time Ben says that he's leaving and hands over leadership to Erin. they think that's going to be it (since that would leave the teem with 4 members (by this point Ben's sister has joined the group as Hannah)) but then Gavin says he's leaving as well. everyone is a bit surprised but he is the same age as the others so it makes a kind of sense. after that everyone thinks Fey is going to leave as well but she decides to stick around and train the new recruits.

so Erin becomes the leader of the Second generation. (yes it was the third a while back but i've changed my mind.)

with all my characters splitting up it becomes a different story, or set of stories. i was trying to figure out what to do, and i still am.