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June 14, 2013: First Contact is made between the Humans and the Kryptonian refugees led by Zod when the latter sends a broadcast across the planet Earth to "bring me Kal-El" within 24 hours.
June 15, 2013: "Kal-El" (known to the media as Superman) appears at the Kryptonian ship site and ascends with the Kryptonians. They are unable to find the codex, either on his person or in his ship which crash-landed.
June 22, 2013: The Kryptonians officially give up on finding the codex, heading to the nearby Mars. They unleash the World Engine, a machine which Krypton-forms the fourth planet in the Sol system. The Earth collectively shits it's pants - these aliens are here to stay.
August 11, 2013: Amid much debate on what to do about "the Kryptonian Problem", Superman agrees to be the UN's ambassador to the Earth's new neighbors. In order to acclimate himself to these people ("his people") Superman agrees to spend six months on New Krypton to get to know them.
August 12, 2013: Superman arrives on New Krypton and agrees to head up the construction crew for it's main city: Kandor. He is assisted by Faora. Meanwhile, Non and a skeleton crew are sent out of system to recon former Kryptonian colonies for resources.
October 21, 2013: A U.S. military base is completely destroyed, with many suspecting it to be the work of "Kryptonian agents" still searching for the codex. Though neither government officially comments on it, a team is dispatched to find and neutralize the agent.
October 31, 2013: After a 10-day manhunt the Kryptonian Car-Vex is brought down in a hail of gunfire, with pilot Carol Ferris making the killing blow with her F-35 jet.
November 1, 2013: Carol Ferris is brought into a new U.S. program (let's call it Infinity) designed to handle Kryptonian interference on Earth. They are directed by one Lex Luthor, a wealthy Metropolis businessman.
November 15, 2013: "Where is Superman now?" Are the headlines as Luthor makes his famous speech in Times Square. Infinity begins testing on Car-Vex's corpse and begins devising plans to take down Superman (and the other Kryptonians) if things turn hostile.
November 16, 2013: Superman is finally informed of what's happening on Earth, with Zod showing him a broadcast of Luthor's speech. He tries to convince Superman that the humans do not need him or want him.
December 25, 2013: Superman tries to introduce the Kryptonians to Christmas, but it doesn't really catch on except for Faora flirting with a little bit. The night turns sour when Zod and Faora get into an argument over whether the Codex even exists anymore.
January 21, 2014: Non's ship crash-lands on New Krypton with his as the only survivor. "Code DOOMSDAY" is all Superman hears before Zod orders a complete shut-down of everything on New Krypton. They go underground.
January 31, 2014: Something heavy crashlands on the surface of New Krypton. Superman repeatedly asks what it is, but is given the cold shoulder.
February 2, 2014: The object leaves Krypton and Superman is finally told what it is (by Faora) - Doomsday, a superweapon created by Zod to end the Civil War on Krypton. Superman rushes to the surface to see that much of the construction work they had done has been destroyed. He pleads with the Kryptonians to help the humans against the menace - most of them are scared, and Zod insists that each planet must take care of itself.
February 3, 2014: Doomsday lands on Earth and begins cutting a swathe of destruction across Europe, killing hundreds in his first day. The military of the EU rushes to contain him. Meanwhile, Luthor's Infinity is called up.
February 4, 2014: Superman re-arrives on Earth and attempts to fight Doomsday, but is beaten very badly. He awakens in a hospital later that night and is greeted by Lex Luthor. They agree to work together to fight Doomsday, but Luthor makes it clear that if Superman's loyalties are ever in question "I will not hesitate...".
February 5, 2014: Superman and the Infinity team are able to successfully kill Doomsday (this time the landing blow was from John Stewart's sniper rifle). Infinity is hailed as international heroes, with Luthor leveraging the incident to give them jurisdiction over not just the United States but the entire world. Superman is given some credit but many ask the same question Luthor asked "Where was Superman when we needed him?"
February 14, 2014: Luthor and Superman appear before the UN committee and report on the Doomsday Incident. Superman also gives an update on New Krypton - he has learned most of the language and offers to talk to a linguist so that they can have access to it. He does not mention that Zod originated Doomsday.
February 30, 2014: Superman and Luthor meet with the POTUS and give another report on Doomsday and Krypton. At this point Luthor has been made an advisor on such things. Superman tells the POTUS about how Zod made Doomsday and how they were scared of it. "Hopefully now they'll be scared of us." Luthor muses and also agrees to help search for the Codex before the Kryptonians can find it - in return he can study Superman's DNA as Car-Vex's corpse didn't provide much info.
March 5, 2014: There are once more tense words between Faora and Zod about the existence of the Codex and the need to keep their race going. There is a single punch thrown and the two go off in different directions.
April 11, 2014: Superman and Infinity have been scouring the world for both the Codex and other Kryptonians. Superman and John Stewart discover Linda Danvers (Kara-El) a Kryptonian-in-hiding that is unaffiliated with Zod's group. She tells Superman what really happened on Krypton (re: Zod killing Jor-El). Stewart agrees to keep Danvers' existence secret "as long as you stay nice".
April 12, 2014: Superman confronts Zod about the death of Jor-El. Zod being the maniac he is just straight up admits to it and gloats about it and all the other ways he's screwed Superman since he arrived. The two get into a fight which soon expands to all of the Kryptonians on the planet as a Kryptonian Civil War erupts.
April 15, 2014: Luthor gives a briefing to the POTUS - he has discovered the Codex: in Superman's DNA. They both agree to keep it a secret between the two of them, while Luthor tries to weaponize the Codex.
April 16, 2014: The UN denounces Superman's actions in causing a Civil War on New Krypton, officially disowning him. Given that he's now stuck in a Civil War, he doesn't really care.
May 20, 2014: Faora and Superman finally defeat Zod, with the former landing the killing blow. Superman opens negotiations between both sides (run by Faora and Non) "to bring peace to New Krypton".
May 22, 2014: The two sides agree to a truce, but cannot reconcile their differences. They form two separate Kryptonian states, with Faora's being open to "reproducing the human way" (icky!) and Faora hits on Superman but he turns her down. She then makes him leave "You've caused nothing but trouble since you got here, Kal-El!".
May 23, 2014: Superman arrives on Earth once again, boo-ed by the crowds. He apologizes profusely for his rash actions before Infinity tracks him down and gets him off camera to hide at their facility.
June 25, 2014: Faora and most of the women of her faction are now pregnant. Meanwhile Non's group stagnates as it attempts to rebuild Kandor which was destroyed in the Civil War.
August 9, 2014: Luthor successfully weaponizes the Codex - and it is then stolen by one of his chemists named Rex Tyler.
August 10 - August 17, 2014: A covert manhunt begins to find Rex Tyler who wishes for the Codex weapon (dubbed Miraclo for it's miraculous ability give people Kryptonian powers) to be completely destroyed. The end of the mission goes haywire as various groups have their own agenda. Miraclo and the Codex is ultimately destroyed by Hal Jordan while Rex Tyler is taken to jail.
September 12, 2014: A strange message is broadcast across the system, revealed to be the work of Braniac. Braniac is an alien machine who has developed a cult around himself and has come to finish off the Kryptonians once and for all. He is the one who engineered the destruction of their homeworld.
September 15, 2014: Kryptonian warships (from Non's group) are completely eradicated as they attempt to combat Braniac's fleet.
September 16, 2014: Braniac launches a chemical WMD at New Krypton. The World Engine is able to partially neutralize it, keeping the Kryptonians alive but weakened and forcing Braniac and his robot soldiers to descend to the surface. A distress signal reaches Earth and the UN consider their options.
September 20, 2014: The Siege of Kandor is broken by the timely arrival of Faora and her group of Kryptonians. Despite their differences they will team up with Non's group to keep the race alive. Superman pleads with the Infinity team (and Earth) to come to the aid of the Kryptonians.
September 22, 2014: Superman's ship is loaded up with Earth weapons and a few Infinity personnel (including his cousin Kara-El). They set sail for New Krypton as the Braniac War continues.
September 25, 2014: Earth reinforcement arrives just moments after Non is killed by Braniac and their timely arrival helps to eliminate and capture the alien robot. Unbeknownst the Superman and the Kryptonians, Infinity agent Mercy Graves hides a stache of Braniac weaponry to bring back to Earth.
October 31, 2014: On the first anniversary of Car-Vex (the Kryptonian spy)'s death, the first wave of aide arrives on New Krypton. It returns to Earth with various gifts of it's own.
December 25, 2014: The refugees of New Krypton celebrate their first solemn Christmas, with a brief visit from Superman.
February 1, 2015: The first wave of natural Kryptonian babies are born (let's say ~15) and the race breathes a sigh of relief as things begin to look up.
February 11, 2015: Faora meets with world leaders at the U.N. to discuss a "more formal" cooperation between Earth and New Krypton "which is now long overdue". This treaty marks the beginning of the United Federation of Planets (usually referred to as the Alliance).
April 20, 2015: The completion of the first Human FTL ship (with generous help from the Kryptonians). Many people push to become apart of it's crew, which has been designed by the Alliance to search out the universe (non-Kryptonian colonies) for other races, resources, and threats.
June 14, 2015: On the second anniversary of First Contact, the Human-Kryptonian exploratory ship Sword of Sol is released. Captain Bruce Wayne, First Officer Lar Gand are among the members on board the ship.
June 25, 2015: Word comes back to the Alliance of Sword of Sol's discovery in the Alpha Centauri system : a single planet in the habitable zone (but currently not livable) and a giant mechanical planet likened to "The Death Star".
July 16, 2015: Lex Luthor declines an offer to run as the new Republican candidate for President saying "The safety of the Earth is paramount for the moment".
July 20, 2015: As apart of the ongoing cooperation between Earth and Krypton, the World Engine is transported to Earth for study by Luthor and the Infinity team.
August 1, 2015: Luthor synthesizes "Kryptonite" from the World Engine, creating a tiny miniaturized version of the planet that dampens Kryptonian powers when close. Or so they theorize.
August 2, 2015: Superman inexplicably loses his powers and is hospitalized for most of a day before making a swift recovery.
August 4, 2015: Linda Danvers agrees to spend some time on New Krypton after much hesitance ("I will not associate with Zod's underlings"). She arrives with a retinue of human observers, the second such group to come to New Krypton.
August 18, 2015: Sword of Sol makes contact with a Thanagarian warship which mistakes them for a Rannian scout and takes the ship and crew captive.
August 25, 2015: Bruce Wayne is the first human to witness a large scale space battle. A Thanagarian general named Katar Hol brought him to the bridge to witness a fight with the Rannians. "Though you are not of Rann, you are too dangerous to be let go." The battle is a show of strength meant to send fear into the Alliance. Wayne insists "we have bigger guns back home, and if you don't let me go you'll find out just how big". The crew are continued to be held as POWs.
September 4, 2015: Faora reports that three Kryptonians are missing and asks Earth if they can help find them. The Infinity team is put on the case. They quickly contact Superman for his assistance.
September 7, 2015: Linda Danvers is returned to Earth after revealing that she is pregnant by a human. Though Human-Kryptonian relations are better, there are still prejudices in place.
September 14, 2015: The Infinity team discovers that the three missing Kryptonians are actually in an abandoned LuthorCorp lab. The blame for the kidnapping falls of Wesley Dodds, the only one present who was there to keep them in a coma. Dodds is arrested.
September 15, 2015: Faora meets with the UN to discuss the fate of Dodds - shall he be tried by Kryptonian or Human law? This question stumps the UN.
September 20, 2015: Dian Dodds' interview is taken off air as she defends her husband, right before she names his employer.
September 27, 2015: Dian Dodds is informed by a LuthorCorp attorney that she will be sued for slander for her comments on the news.
October 15, 2015: The High Council (Superman, Infinity affiliate Kate Spencer, and Kryptonian Jax-Ur) is a judicial forum formed to handle crimes between Human and Kryptonian. Their first case is one Wesley Dodds and his kidnapping of the three Kryptonians.
August - October 2015: The members of Sword of Sol are held as Prisoners of War during the latest Thanagarian-Rann conflict. Captain Wayne is a frequent guest on Katar Hol's bridge at first as something akin to a court jester but later taken more seriously.
November 1, 2015: The Polaris Accords is negotiated between Thanagar and Rann, with Bruce Wayne and Green Lantern member Sinestro attending. Afterwards the Rann offer friendship to the Alliance members - "Sinestro was an opportunist, but you actually cared for our peace and safety". Crew member Adam Strange agrees to stay behind as the ambassador to Rann.
November 15, 2015: The Sword of Sol arrives in the Vega System (sent there on the suggestion of Sinestro) and is promptly attacked by Citadelian fighters. Thankfully, the Thanagarians gifted them with a single weapon for ship-to-ship combat (for "their fighting spirit") and they are able to survive until a convoy picks them up and escorts them to the 8th planet - Tamaran.
November 16, 2015: After a lengthy trial, Wesley Dodds is sentenced to death. His wife Dian Dodds commits suicide the same day and LuthorCorp's slander lawsuit quickly disappears from the books.
November 17, 2015: Captain Wayne is finally granted an audience with King Myand'r of Tamaran and he explains what's been going on and what brought them here. The King is amused by their tales but disgusted by their sprawling cities which kill the Earth, likening it to Apokolips. Bruce quickly switches to some pictures of forests on Earth and the king is much more pleased. Myand'r explains that the Vega System is outside of the Green Lantern's jurisdiction - hence why Sinestro sent them here: to get them out of his way.
November 19, 2015: Ph'yzzon escorts the crew of Sword of Sol on a little trip Okaara. Captain Wayne briefly spares with some of them, for science.
November 20, 2015: The Sword of Sol leaves Tamaran, quietly escorted out of the system by their fleet.
November 31, 2015: A second wave of natural Kryptonian children are born (~9).
December 2, 2015: The crew of Sword of Sol arrive on New Genesis and dock in Supertown. Here they meet Orion learn that the planet is on a collision course for the neighboring Apokolips.
December 5, 2015: The crew of Sword of Sol arrive on Apokolips and meet Scott Free who shows them around the sprawling urban cities of the planet and shows them the jails. First Officer Lar Gand points out Mongul, who has been locked up here for the "Massacre on Daxam" (a Kryptonian colony).
December 6, 2015: Mongul hides away on the Sword of Sol as it departs from Apokolips.
December 8, 2015: Mongul is discovered on the Sword of Sol and nearly kills Lar Gand and Kyle Raynar in the hold bay before he is ejected. They quickly contact Apokolips who accuses them of escorting a fugitive.
December 10, 2015: The Sword of Sol arrives back on New Genesis to face accusations of abetting a known war criminal. They meet Izaya and Uxas; their advocate and their accuser, respectively.
December 12, 2015: The crew of Sword of Sol are cleared of any wrongdoing, but everyone wonders what Mongul will do next. Izaya makes mention of "the WarWorld" an ancient weapon that Mongul was obsessed with (and killed the Daxamites trying to find). Wayne shows images of the mechanical planet they found in the Alpha Centauri system - Darkseid quickly confirms it as the WarWorld. The crew of of Sword of Sol fly off with a contingent of some of New Genesis's best warriors.
December 14, 2015: Linda Danvers has a miscarriage because Humans and Kryptonians are two different species (sorry but that's science for ya). She tells LuthorCorp to fuck off when they ask if they can study the corpse.
December 15, 2015: Mongul arrives in the Alpha Centauri system, brought there in secret by Green Lantern Sinestro. He descends to Alpha Centauri B (the one in the habitable zone) and begins searching for something.
December 17, 2015: Mongul unlocks an old tomb on Alpha Centauri B, bringing J'onn J'onzz and Ma'alefa'ak out of suspended animation. The two immediately begin fighting, with Mongul intervening and locking J'onzz in the tomb while escaping with Ma'alefa'ak. Mongul subdues Ma'alefa'ak and takes something from him, leaving the alien on the surface as he ascends to the WarWorld.
December 20, 2015: The crew of of Sword of Sol, their New Genesis friends, and a single Rannian war cruiser arrive in the Alpha Centauri system. They scour Alpha Centauri B, quickly finding the tomb and releasing J'onn J'onzz from it (while Ma'alefa'ak is nowhere to be found). He reveals that he is from an ancient race that was "wiped out by it's own hubris" and that they had been tasked with keeping the WarWorld out of the hands of evil.
December 21, 2015: The WarWorld arrives in the Sol system and is quickly accosted by the Kryptonians - they discovered that it's cheaper to build spacesuits internalizing Earth's atmosphere (so that they have superpowers in space) than building more spaceships. In addition an Infinity cell lands on WarWorld.
December 22, 2015: The Allied Fleet (the Sword of Sol, Kryptonians, Rannians, New Genesis guys, a few Earth vessels, and a late arriving Sinestro) attack the WarWorld and successfully slow it down until the Infinity team (joined by one of the New Gods) is able to breach the control room and capture Mongul. He is taken into custody by the New Genesis people.
December 23, 2015: Bruce Wayne gives a quick briefing to the POTUS before the UN and Faora meet with Rann and New Genesis members to thank them for their assistance in the disabling the WarWorld. The Alliance agrees to a trade deal with Rann, while New Genesis will leave with the WarWorld. Sinestro offers to put the Alliance into contact with the Oans so that they can receive a representative there - Infinity member Hal Jordan offers to go with him to meet the Oans.
December 25, 2015: Hal Jordan arrives on Oa and is quickly inducted into the Green Lantern Corp and begins his training.
December 31, 2015: Times Square holds the first joint Human-Kryptonian New Years Eve Party ("Holidays are lonely on Krypton" ~ Faora).
January 2, 2016: Luthor and team catalog the gains from the Sword of Sol's voyage: one Thanagarian weapon, Tamaranean fauna, and some New Genesis transportation tech. In addition, Mercy Graves also stashed some Rannian and Apokoliptan weaponry.
January 14, 2016: J'onn J'onzz is officially handed over to the Infinity team, wherein Luthor takes him in for testing in a top secret facility - the same facility that houses the preserved corpse of General Zod (robbed from Krypton) and the remains of Braniac.
January 20, 2016: Captain Wayne asks of the whereabouts of J'onzz and is told that he disappeared shortly after the Battle of WarWorld.
February 15, 2016: Dual monuments to the Sword of Sol are erected in Hague and Kandor to commemorate it's landmark voyage. Also the first shipments of Rannian goods arrive in the Sol System.
February 18, 2016: The second voyage of Sword of Sol begins, this time with the simple purpose of visiting currently known systems (Thanagar, Rann, Tamaran, New Genesis, and Apokolips).
February 22, 2016: The Sword of Sol arrives on Thanagar and discusses relations. While they are not interested in trade or alliance, they will maintain contact with the Alliance "just in case".
February 23, 2016: Sword of Sol arrives on Rann and touches base with Adam Strange - they are enjoying trade but are not interested in alliances since they have the Thanagarians to deal with. ("WarWorld was an exception, consider our debt paid.")
February 27, 2016: Sword of Sol fights it's way through Citadelian fighters to arrive back on Tamaran. They mostly talk with Ph'yzzon about the possibility of trade or alliance. With the constant war against the Citadel, the Tamaraneans can afford neither. Captain Wayne brings up the World Engine and offers them a new home. Ph'yzzon doubts that many will accept the idea of leaving their lush home planet, even for a more peaceful place. But he will bring it up with the King.
February 31, 2016: Sword of Sol arrives on New Genesis. They notice a distinct lack of the WarWorld. The Izaya reveals that he hid the weapon, not trusting it around Darkseid. They are concerned about their planet and Apokolips, which are still on a slow collision course with each other. Apparently the tides have already been effected. Captain Wayne makes the same offer that he made to the Tamaraneans and gets a similar response. They do, however, offer a minor trade deal.
March 15, 2016: The Sword of Sol arrives back on Earth to report to the Alliance about it's progress to the UN and Faora.
March 16, 2016: After months of going in and out of consciousness due to Luthor's testing, J'onzz makes contact with Braniac via telepathic link.
March 17, 2016: Believing that no intelligent entity should be without body, J'onzz agrees to transport Braniac's mind to the corpse of General Zod: Thus Braniac 2 is born. (Ironically in the body of one of his most hated enemies). The new lifeform quickly takes a collection of the weaponry in Luthor's secret base and flies off - J'onzz also escapes at this time.
March 18, 2016: Luthor covers up J'onzz and Braniac's escape as reporting it would lead to the discovery of his secret facility.
March 20, 2016: J'onn J'onzz arrives on Alpha Centauri B and begins looking for his brother Ma'alefa'ak.
April 3, 2016: Luthor is told by his doctors that he has cancer, possibly due to his close exposure to the alien energies of his synthesized "Kryptonite" which he always keeps on his person. He locks away the substance in response. He immediately passes public control of his company to Tess Mercer as he "doesn't want his image ruined".
April 7, 2016: Luthor has a two pound tumor removed from somewhere inside his chest.
April 8, 2016: J'onn J'onzz discovers his brother on former Kryptonian colony Daxam - the two get into a gigantic fight, nearly destroying the entire planet. J'onn has just killed Ma'alefa'ak's when something appears behind him - a child. Ma'alefa'ak has spawned the first new Martian in ages: M'gann M'orzz. Feeling ashamed of himself, J'onn adopts his infant niece and leaves.
April 10, 2016: Luthor begins his first chemotherapy session.
April 16, 2016: J'onn J'onzz arrives on Krypton with his niece and his brother's corpse. He reveals that Mars was the original homeworld of his people and that he wishes to bury his brother there. Faora listens to his story carefully and offers him a home there, even helping him feel better about his brother's dead ("A good death is it's own reward"). He sets up a homestead outside of Kandor.
May 17, 2016: Michael Holt (D-NV) is officially announced as the Democratic candidate for President with Jefferson Pierce (D-IL) as his running mate.
May 25, 2016: Hal Jordan finishes his basic training as a Green Lantern and goes on his first patrol with Sinestro.
June 25, 2016: Braniac 2 attacks the UN in Hague, taking the world leaders hostage. Multiple Kryptonians and the Infinity team arrive on-site to deal with the resurrected Braniac.
June 26, 2016: J'onn J'onzz arrives at the Hague and negotiates with Braniac 2, eventually convincing the alien warlord to give up his grudge and leave the planet.