Our Convictions: Mod Journal (xgene) wrote, @ 2008-05-08 00:03:00
TIMELINE
October 2007
+ Wolverine and Rogue discover each other in Alaska. The pair are ambushed by the Brotherhood on the highway, but are saved by Storm and Cyclops and taken to Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning.
+ Wolverine meets Jean Grey and is formally introduced to Storm and Cyclops. Xavier invites him to join the X-men.
+ Rogue and Iceman become involved with each other.
+ An "incident" occurs between Rogue and Wolverine that leaves the young woman distraught. Mystique tricks the girl into leaving the Institute and Rogue is then captured by the Brotherhood.
+ An attempt to make visiting UN Officials into artificial mutants is made by Magneto at the Statue of Liberty, but this attempt is halted by the X-men. Toad and Sabertooth are presumed dead. Mystique escapes. Magneto is captured.
+ Wolverine leaves Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning to find himself once more.
April 2008
+ An unidentified mutant attacks the President at the white house. This incident was reported to the press as a mutant attack. Press reported it to the public as anywhere from a "minor scrape" to a "very close call".
+ Magneto is broken out of his plastic prison by Mystique, but not before Stryker pulls sensitive information about Xavier's out of him.
+ Xavier students take a field trip to the museum and an altercation ensues that is remedied by Professor Xavier.
+ Wolverine returns to The Xavier Institute.
+ Storm and Jean Grey go out on a mission to track a runaway mutant. The pair meets Nightcrawler.
+ The Xavier Institute is invaded by William Stryker and his men while the X-men are away. Many of the students are taken into illegal custody.
+ Wolverine escapes in Cyclops' car with Rogue, Iceman, and Pyro. The group heads to Iceman's home where his brother, Ronny, calls the police after finding out that his brother is actually a mutant. Pyro turns toward evil and attacks humans outright so they can escape. The group leaves in The Blackbird when Storm and Jean arrive with Nightcrawler.
+ The X-men and The Brotherhood join together to face Stryker and stop his plan to destroy all the mutants using stolen Cerebro specifications (Dark Cerebro).
+ The X-Men fail to reach Xavier in time, and he begins extermination of the mutant kind.
+ Storm Rescues the students.
+ A change of plans is in order. Nightcrawler sacrifices his life to save everyone from further death, caused by the cerebro machine.
+ The group is saved.
+ The Alkali Lake incident happens: Pyro joins the Brotherhood. Stryker escapes. Jean Grey lives.
+ Xavier presents him with information on what Stryker was doing.
+ X-Men head home, and try to mend things. Wolverine decides to stay permanently.
+ Students are welcomed back to the school.
+ Controversy errupts about the mutant massacre, known to the media as "M-Day."