Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"Here at Helix, we help those like us learn to live a life of isolation. You teach them how to hide from the world? We help our patients survive the only way they can. Alone."

- Mister Bones and Courtney Whitmore

The Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation, or simply Helix, is a youth rehabilitation facility for both troubled youngsters and those born with extraordinary abilities.

Different Can Be Good
After Louise Love rescued Mister Bones from those experimenting on both him and his mother, Bones grew up to realize that the only way people born with powers like him can live is to be isolated, alone. As a result, Bones founded the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation in Civic City, providing a home to those hoping to live a life without fearing for their lives.

The Light and the Darkness
In May 2021, Nurse Love discovered the existence of Todd Rice, the son of the late Green Lantern, and sent police officers working for them to bring Rice to the facility. Love and Bones soon introduced Rice to their mission, and hoped to provide him a home for him to learn to control his abilities, which was proven to be unpredictable and dangerous.

While searching for Rice, Jennie-Lynn Hayden arrived at Helix and was told that her brother had left. Unbeknownst to her, Rice was in fact subdued to high intensity lamps to negate his powers to induce shadows. Hayden's ring soon led her back to the institute months later, now with the company of The Shade, who merely hoped to fix Hayden's problems to liberate him from the pain while using his powers. Shade then abducted Courtney Whitmore and Pat Dugan, both assisting in the rescue of Todd Rice. Their infiltration was easy, though Rice was frightened when the group entered and unintentionally sent Dugan and Shade to the Shadowlands.

As Helix went into high alert, Love brought Whitmore to her office and Hayden to an energy-defusing cell. Whitmore conversed with both Love and Bones, ultimately convincing the latter to let the two of them try to ease Rice of his condition using the light of the Starheart. Upon contact, Hayden and Rice were able to calm each other, releasing Rice from the painful shadows and also opening a portal to the Shadowlands, sending Dugan and Shade back. Rice soon decided to leave Helix, despite Love's doubts and disagreements. Nonetheless, Love led the group to leave Helix while Bones, realizing the errors in his methods, suggested that they should form a team as well

Current Staff

 * Louise Love
 * Mister Bones

Current Patients

 * Carcharo
 * Kritter
 * Penny Dreadful
 * Tao Jones

Former Patients

 * Todd Rice