2010 (Timeline)

*Events occurring in 2010***2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012**
Everything that happened in the year **2010 AD**.

## February

### 5

* Batman gets in an altercation with armed criminals that shoot him in the stomic. The criminals run away and Batman crawls to the Thomas Wayne Memorial Clinic for Leslie to treat his wound, as it is nearby. Amina Franklin, Leslie's assistant, gets ready to go home for the night just as Batman crawls through the window of the clinic. About to go into shock and delirious, Bruce pulls off his cowl as he believes Leslie is the only person there. Amina sees that Batman is Bruce Wayne. Leslie walks in to see Bruce on the floor bleeding. She asks Amina to help her save his life. She locks the door and they begin operating.

### 6

* An hour past midnight, Bruce wakes up. Amina explains to him that she will keep quiet about Batman's identity. Bruce thanks her. Leslie says Amina should go home but she wants to make sure Bruce is 100% okay before she goes anywhere. Bruce is flattered but says he'll be fine. She insists. Since Amina is staying, Leslie goes home to rest. The two talk while Bruce recovers.

### 10

* Leslie leaves the clinic in the hands of Amina while she's away on a mission trip to Africa.

### 25

* Rog-Ar and Krypto, are released from the Phantom Zone by Superman.

## March

### 24

* **(Event / Justice League Time Capsule / Start)**

### 30

* **(Event / Justice League Time Capsule / End)**

## April

### 25

* King Orm hires Black Manta to stage an attack on his meeting with King Nereus in order to sway his opinion of the surface dwellers.

### 27

* Orm, King of Atlantis, holds a meeting with Nereus, King of Xebel, to discuss an alignment against the surface world. Nereus thinks it isn't warranted, until a surface submarine fires at their meeting. Orm single-handedly takes the ship down. Nereus now realizes that the surface is a threat to their safety.

### 28

* Mera goes to Arthur Curry, firstborn son of Queen Atlanna, in hopes of convincing him to claim the throne of Atlantis from his half-brother before he does something wicked. Arthur says he isn't fit to be a king and the surface's heroes can handle whatever Orm has planned without help from Arthur.
* All over the globe, trash and warships are thrown out of the ocean and back onto land as King Orm sends a message to the surface world.
* Arthur and Tom Curry are swept under a tidal wave. Arthur swims around, looking for his father. He finds Mera, who is using her hydrokinesis to form an air bubble around his father. Tom is safe. Mera asks Arthur once more to claim the throne, this time he understands his responsibility and takes up her offer.
* Many heroes help during this disaster (later referred to as "The Ocean's Revenge"); such as Superman, the three Green Lanterns, Wonder Woman, Flash, and many more.
* This event results in the death of 632,988 people world-wide.

## June

### 1

* Barbara Gordon becomes a solo hero who is referred to as Batgirl by Robin.

### 14

* A Trench is born and abandoned outside of the Trench Kingdom.
* The Trench baby is soon found by an Atlantean couple named Epist and A'oum. They take in the infant and give the name Ropal.

### 16

* Even though Batman doesn't trust Batgirl with their identities, he lets Robin give her gear to make sure she doesn't die trying to fight crime on her own.

### 24

* Superman helps the United Nations disarm all of the world's nuclear weapons but, unbeknownst to him, it was the plan of a group of White Martian radicals called the Imperium to make Earth vulnerable to their invasion.

### 26

* Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman locate other heroes to help them take down the invaders. Batman goes to Barry Allen who is a new hero going by The Flash with the power to move at speeds faster than the eye can see. Superman recruits Jefferson Pierce, the electrical vigilante of Freeland known as Black Lightning. Wonder Woman finds Arthur Curry who has just become the King of Atlantis and protector of the sea, Aquaman. When they all meet at the Hall of Justice they are greeted by an ambush of White Martians. They fight back but get overwhelmed before Green Lantern shows up to help them. After reclaiming the Hall of Justice, Superman gets a psychic message from J'onn J'onzz, who he met years before he became Superman yet hasn't heard from till now. J'onn says he needs help and is locked up by the Imperium.

### 27

* The Justice League goes to J'onn and frees him. Just as they leave with J'onn they are surrounded by an Imperium fleet. They fight together as Hawkgirl flies down and begins fighting on their side. Green Lantern asks who she is and Batman says he called her in but didn't expect her to be this late into the fight. After the fight, J'onn says he has a plan on how to infiltrate the Imperium's mother ship and destroy it causing them to retreat. They sneak into the ship and destroy the engine, which blows up the ship. J'onn's plan goes well and all of the ships retreat. Superman says that now all of Earth's nuclear weapons are disposed of, their planet needs a new line of defense from other worldly attacks. Wonder Woman asks Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Black Lightning, and J'onn to join the Justice League and help them in defending Earth. They all agree and journey across the world to help people effected by the invasion and announce to Earth that they are here to help them.

### 28

* Batman begins planning for the construction of a satellite for the Justice League to use as a watchtower against alien invasions.

## July

### 7

* **(Event / The Distant Memory of Batman / Start)** Jervis Tetch, aka the Mad Hatter, approaches a newly escaped Penguin with a plan to get rid of the Batman for good. They have tried to kill him, frame him, and steal his weapons, but it never works. Jervis introduces his new machine, the Identity Scrambler. This device will make Batman forget his base personality and theoretically stop fighting crime. Penguin loves the idea and the two begin planning.

### 8

* Penguin and the Kabuki Twins steal a crystal penguin statue. They set off a silent alarm on purpose. Instead of Batman showing up, it's Batgirl. The twins easily capture the rookie hero and place her in the Hatter's nearby hideout. Batman shows up a little later. He fights the Wonderland Gang and Kabuki Twins. The two supervillians use Batgirl as bait for Batman to get in range of the device. As he unties her, Tetch activates his machine and Batman falls unconscious. All the criminals surround the Bats but Mad Hatter stops them; he says to Penguin that he wants to see if his invention worked. Cobblepot tells him an opportunity like this won't present itself again, and shoves Hatter to the side. The two begin fighting just as Robin shows up with the GCPD. The two supercriminals run their separate ways as Batgirl and Robin carry Batman out of the building and into the Batmobile. Robin asks Batgirl for any information she has on why Batnan is like this. All she heard was Tetch wanting to see if his invention worked. Robin drives an unconscious Batman to the Batcave for Alfred to care for.

### 9

* Bruce wakes up as the sun sets feeling better than ever. He wishes to attend The Music Awards Show tonight. While Alfred asks him to get more rest, Bruce claims he's ready to tackle the night. Unknown to Alfred and Dick, Bruce has completely forgotten that he is The Batman.
* Jim and Barbara Gordon go to the Music Awards. It's there Barbara meets Bruce Wayne. She observes him and realizes that he could be Batman. The muscles, the wealth, the connections, and the jawline. As the show begins, the curtains draw to reveal Penguin has crashed the party. He orders the Kabuki Twins to start collecting valuables from the audience. Babs keeps a close eye on Bruce as he hides under the table. She suspects he is changing into his Batsuit, but when she looks under he's just sitting there in fear. Penguin sees the two of them and kidnaps Bruce Wayne, since he has more money than everyone there. Barbara now believes he might not be Batman. Jim tells Barbara to go home while he does his job, she tells him she will but little does the Commissioner know she also has a job to do.
* Oswald takes Wayne to the penguin exhibit in Gotham Zoo; he threatens to drown the billionaire in the ice water unless he writes him a big check, so Bruce does just that. Batgirl saw Penguin head towards Gotham Zoo and figured he would be with his namesake. She frees Bruce and he runs away. Definetly not Batman she thinks before being captured by the Kabuki Twins.
* As Bruce exits the Zoo he sees Batgirl being flown out with Penguin on his flying umbrella. He wishes he did something to help, and calls Alfred to pick him up.
* Penguin brings Batgirl to the Saltybird Sardine Factory where he shows her what happens every hour on the hour. As the clock strikes eleven, two fishermen statues lift up their arms with cleavers in them to strike down at a sardine cutting board. Oswald tells her that she will be tied to that board when the next hour comes. Batgirl then asks what they'll do for the next hour. Penguin scratches his head and states he hadn't thought about that.
* When Alfred arrives, he questions Bruce on why he didn't go after Cobblepot. Bruce asks what he was suppose to do, he's just some rich kid. Alfred now realizes that Mad Hatter's invention must have made Bruce forget he's Batman. He tells Dick of this and they show Bruce the Batcave. They explain to Bruce that he's the Batman. He doesn't believe them but knows that he must be Batman, why else would all this be below his home. Dick gives him the bbatsuit and begins reteaching him what he taught him years ago. They train for awhile until Bruce says he can't do it; he trained for years to become The Batman, it can't be reacomplished in a few hours. Dick tells Bruce, "Why did you become Batman? Why did I become Robin? It was because we wanted to make a change. To avenge our parents, to punish the guilty, to protect the innocent. Do you still wish to carry out justice? Are you still on the path of righteousness you told me about? If so than you are Batman. You may have forgotten your skills, but all that matters right now is that we find Batgirl. I can't do it on my own Bruce. I need you by my side. I need Batman by my side. Batgirl needs the hero that inspirde her to avenge, to punish, to protect. She needs you... I need you... Gotham needs you." Bruce stands up and puts his cowl on. He says that first things first, they must find Batgirl. Batman and Robin survey security footage of Gotham Zoo. They track Penguin's movements through the cameras and see he has taken up living in the Saltybird Sardine Factory. The Dynamic Duo jump in the Batmobile. Bruce does not remember how to operate the advanced vehicle so Robin drives.
* 5 minutes before midnight, Batman and Robin arrive at the factory. They are met by the Kabuki Twins. Robin takes the lead in fighting them and tells Batman to save Batgirl. He goes to the top where he sees Barbara about to be killed while Penguin cackles. In this moment, Batgirl needs him.

### 10

* It all floods back to Bruce at once. He grapples to get high in the air and throws two Batarangs that free Batgirl from the rope she is tied in. Just in time he swoops down and carries her away from the blades. Penguin is furious, yelling about how Mad Hatter's creation didn't work. Batman and Batgirl both punch Cobblepot in the face as Robin arrives with the Kabuki Twins tied up. They leave them for the police and the trio stand on top of the Factory together. Batgirl tells Batman she's glad he recovered from whatever Tetch did to him and that she's glad her theory of him being Bruce Wayne wasn't true. Batman and Robin look at each other than back at her. Batgirl says she just hopes to one day find out who the two of them really are. **(Event / The Distant Memory of Batman / End)**

## August

### 5

* **(Event / Chess Match to Save the World / Start)**
* **(Event / Chess Match to Save the World / End)**

## October

### 5

* Batman and Robin take down the Penguin. This is recorded by WGOB and watched by Tim Drake. Tim sees Robin preform a quadruple somersault, which not many people of Robin's assumed age group could do. He remembered seeing Dick Grayson do this when he and his father went to Haly's Circus. Tim realizes that Dick Grayson is Robin. He does some research and discovers that Dick was adopted by Bruce Wayne, making him Batman. He keeps this discovery to himself.

## December

### 5

* Jimmy Olsen moves into his own bachelor pad.