Twelve's Story
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, illegal, ESP powers. He took the name from his birthdate, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being experimented upon by scientists, he escaped and disappeared into the streets of 22nd century Tampa. Living on scraps and fists, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected witch powers. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being burned at the stake, he escaped and disappeared into islands of the Caribbean. Living as a swabbie on a pirate ship, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, witchlike powers. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being run out of town on a rail, he escaped and disappeared into the Arizona frontier. Living on scraps and fists, running with known outlaws, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, mutant powers. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being enslaved by the government, he escaped and disappeared into the Arizona frontier. Living on scraps and fists, running with known outlaws, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him. The vision of a mine makes him leave his gang and head East.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, mutant powers. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being enslaved by the government, he escaped and disappeared into the Martian landscape. Living on scraps and fists, running with known outlaws, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him. The vision of a mine makes him leave his gang and head East, toward Olympus Mons.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents on the north African coast because of a strange feeling they had. He took the name from the first sound he ever made, Twe, and after a vision of his fate, being killed by men, he escaped and disappeared into the North. Living on scraps and fists, sometimes with the animals, it wasn't until he was 14 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him. 
     The vision of a hole in the ground makes him head East, toward the Caucasus Mountains. He finds the hole, mined by brown men in soft colored skins. They see him and chase him.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, mutant powers. He took the name from his birthdate, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being enslaved by the government, he escaped and disappeared into the streets of Rome. Living on scraps and fists, running with known criminals, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of a mine makes him leave his gang and head East, toward the Caucasus Mountains. He finds the hole, mined by Atleanteans. They see him and chase him with flying saucers, capturing him, bringing him to the submerged city of Atlantis and tossing him in a cell.
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage (Bleak House) because there was something... wrong... about him. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being put to slave labour by the headmaster, he escaped and disappeared into the London underground. Living on scraps and fists, running with known criminals, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of a mine makes him leave his gang and head East, toward the Caucasus Mountains. He finds the hole, mined by Atleanteans. They see him and chase him with strange flying craft, capturing him, bringing him to the submerged city of Atlantis and tossing him in a cell, where he is found by the Spade brothers...
Tolv was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an village orphanage because there was something... wrong... about him. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of the 12th month and after a vision of his fate, being impaled on a post for foretelling a disaster, he escaped and disappeared into the Albanian countryside. Living on scraps and fists, running with known outlaws, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of a mine makes him head East, toward the Caucasus Mountains. He finds the hole, mined by strange men. They see him and chase him, capturing him, bringing him to the hidden island of Ys and tossing him in a cell, where he is found by the Viking brothers Jon and Finehair...
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected, illegal ESP abilities. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of the December and after a vision of his fate, being experimented upon by scientists, he escaped and disappeared into the streets of Toronto. Living on scraps and fists, running with known criminals, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of a mine makes him head East, toward the Caucasus Mountains. He finds the hole, mined by men claiming to be Atlanteans. They see him and chase him, capturing him, transporting him through time somehow and tossing him in a cell, where he is found by the Spade brothers...

Dodeka was a foundling, left by unknown parents at Delphi because he showed signs of being an Oracle. He took the name from his birth date, the 12ht of Skiphorion and after a vision of his fate, being thrown down on some rocks for foretelling a disaster, he escaped and disappeared into the Peloponnese countryside. Living on scraps and fists, running with known bandits, it wasn't until he was 19 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of a cave makes him head West, toward the edge of the Mediterranean. He finds an island, mined by strange men. They see him and chase him, capturing him, bringing him to the island of Atlantis and tossing him in a cell, where he is found by the Greek heroes Jonas and Assos.

Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents in a Hinterworld orphanage because of suspected, restricted ESPer abilities. He took the name from his birth date, the 12th of December, and after a precognition of his fate, being experimented on by scientists, he escaped and disappeared in the colony's slums. Living on scraps and fists, running with known criminals, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he knew why this was happening to him.
     The vision of dark space dust makes him head Rimward, toward the Plato Nebula. Led by his psionic senses, he finds the secret Gerodian homeworld. Detected, chased and captured, he is tossed into a cell by the tall aliens, where he is found by the Spade brothers...
Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected witch powers. He took the name from his birthdate, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being burned at the stake, he escaped and disappeared into islands of the Caribbean. Living as a swabbie on a pirate ship, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he found out what was happening to him.
     The vision of a cave makes him head towards the Bermuda Triangle. He finds an island, mined by strange men. They see and chase him, capturing him, bringing him to a hidden grotto and tossing him into a cell, where he is found by the Spade brothers...

Twelve was a foundling, left by unknown parents at an orphanage because of suspected dark powers. He took the name from his birthdate, the 12th of December and after a vision of his fate, being burned at the stake, he escaped and headed West. Living as a ranch hand, it wasn't until he was 18 that a new power manifested itself - shifting. And he wasn't going to rest until he found out what was happening to him.
     The vision of a canyon makes him head towards the Maze. He finds an enclave, mined by strange men who seem to worship a strange god. They see and chase him, capture him, bring him to a hidden grotto and toss him into a cage, where he is found by the Spade brothers...
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