Timeline (Sci-Fi)

This page will show the timeline of The Miliverse Sci-Fi. It is a WIP and will be updated to be more streamlined over time. It starts with the events that lead to the rise of The Board, Earth Defence Council or otherwise just known as The Corporations

February 23, 2014 - Following the exile of President Yanukovych, protests by pro-Russian and anti-revolution activists began in the largely Russophone region of Crimea. These were followed by demonstrations in cities across eastern and southern Ukraine.

February 26, 2014: Pro-Russian armed men gradually began to take over the peninsula, provoking protests. Russia initially said that these uniformed militants, were "local self-defence forces". However, they later admitted that these were in fact Russian soldiers without insignias, confirming on-the-ground reports of a Russian incursion into Ukraine.

27 February, 2014: the Crimean parliament building had been seized by Russian forces. Russian flags were raised over these buildings, and a self-declared pro-Russian government said that it would hold a referendum on independence from Ukraine.

March 1, 2014: The Federation Council of the Russian Federation unanimously adopts a resolution on petition of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to use military force on territory of Ukraine. The resolution was adopted several days later after the start of the Russian military operation on "Returning of Crimea". Following that internationally unrecognised referendum, which was held on 16 March 2014

18 March, 2014: Following that internationally unrecognised referendum (which was held on 16 March) Russia annexed Crimea.

21 March, 2014: Pro-Russian and Pro-Ukraine forces clash over the annexation of Crimea. The Russian Confederation and the European Union start mobilizing troops.

28 March, 2014: The conflict increases as casualties stack up by the hundreds as each side fights each other vigorously. Russia provides weapons and supplies to Pro-Russians.

4 April, 2014: The border conflict escalates as both NATO and Russian forces go to the Polish, Ukraine and the Baltic states. They stare off at one another. Russian troops aid the Pro-Russian forces directly with volunteer brigades.

5 April, 2014: Many weapon and military vehicle manufacturers find sudden drops in their stocks. Shipments go missing that are meant to go to both NATO, US and Russian forces.

8 April, 2014: Several fires destroy stockpiles of an entire warehouses of military vehicles and small arms. These seeming acts of sabotage continue for days.

15 April, 2014: Border conflicts occur between NATO-US Coalition Forces and Russian forces. A small battle breaks out at the Polish border. China sells equipment to Russia in an effort to help them after the sabotage.

22 April, 2014: The United States sends more forces over to Europe while both China and The United Stated send navies into the Pacific. World tension increases drasticly.

28 April, 2014: A small naval incident happens between China and Japan, as a Japanese vessel is confused for an American one and is sunk. Japan mobilizes army as China refuses to admit guilt.
Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation and Dave Calhoun, President of The Boeing Company are killed in a private jet crash as they were to discuss the recent sabotages.

29 April, 2014: An Emergency UN council is held after the situation around the world gets worse and a temporary ceasefire is held. Members of the worlds biggest small arms and heavy arms military companies, as well as private military companies are called into a session to discuss recent events.

30 April, 2014: A massive explosion in The United Nations is set off. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan is killed in the explosion. Several representatives of the many weapons manufacturers around the globe, including members of important, such as CEO's and President's, are killed. Chaos sets in as war continues and the US-Japan-NATO coalition and China-Russia coalition both start full on attacks. Borders change as land is pushed back and forth and the world goes to more and more open conflict.

4 May, 2014: With the recent sabotage, chaos and deaths of leadership, many companies are bought out by smaller, unexpected rivals. Over the course of the next few weeks, the following changes happen.

- **Marshall, Kennedy & Wallace Dynamics (also known as MK&W Dynamics)** buys out **Lockheed Martin Corporation**, using their new assets to later on purchase **Boeing**.

**- Durham Internationa**l buys out **Babcock International**, **Rolls-Royce Holdings plc** and **GKN plc**.

- **Yamamoto Industries** purchases **Hitachi Zosen Corporation**, **Japan Steel Works, Ltd** and **Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.**

- **Ming Technologies** purchases **The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)** and **The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation.**

- **Steiner Arms Corporation** purchases **Heckler & Koch**, **Mauser** and **SIG Sauer**.

- **Piron Arms** purchases **Fabrique Nationale de Herstal**, **Eurometaal** and **Swiss Arms**.

- **Shepard & Co Missiles** purchases **MBDA** & **Eurosam GIE**.

-  **Di Santo Aviation Manufacturing** purchases Thales Group and Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH. Several weeks later, it manages to acquire Avio S.p.A.

- **Nikolayevich & Valentinovna Armour** purchases UralVagonZavod and Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ). Later on Military Industrial Company is pressured into merging.

- **Sternberg Automotive Systems** purchases Automotive Industries, Ltd and Plasan.

- **Davidsson & Holmlund Dockyards** purchases BAE Systems Bofors and Saab Kockums AB .

- **Novák Arms Group** purchases Česká zbrojovka and Glock Ges.m.b.H.

5 May, 2014: As the mass purchases occured, the war was stopped abruptly. The new rising manufacturers dubbed 'The Twelve' declared that if war continued, they would combine their funds and hire every single private military company that existed and fund them with arms to keep the peace themselves.

7 May, 2014: Having called bluff on The Twelve, both sides continued to fight. As masses of mercenaries arrived on the scenes and helped civilians from both sides, ontop of fighting both sides.

9 May, 2014: Both West and East are enraged by the PMCs, they threaten war on The Twelve.

\*\*Growing power of the EDC\*\*

10 May, 2014: The Twelve make treaties with the remaining arms manufacturers and make an un-easy alliance, as most of them consider The Twelve a threat and believe them responsible for the sabotage. The Twelve announce all of the arms manufacturers will refuse to give any more weapons to feed the war machine, but claim that if peace talks start, they will personally sell at a discount for the next half year. They declare a new international alliance.: The Earth Defence Council.

27 May, 2014: The United Nations declares a cease fire. Later in the day, The Ukraine Crisis over and allows the legitimate annexation of Crimea by The Russian Federation. Militaries across the world purchase weapons as they fear future conflict between West and East.

8 September, 2014: Tensions rise once more between West and East, causing more purchases from The Twelve, who have annexed several more rivals at this point.

11 September, 2014: The Twelve announce their privately funded army that will serve as an aid to the UN and serve The EDC (Earth Defence Council). The Twelve continue to exert their will, using bribes, back alley deals and continue to grow in power.

1 January, 2015: As a 'Newsyear Resolution', The Twelve announced the  Earth Defence Council Research & Development project, a joint scientific research and development team working for the EDC.

7 December, 2016: The Twelve fund several aearospace projects to attempt more feasable space exploration.

9 December, 2016: Sternberg Dockyards announces it has developed a new submarine dubbed The Titan,  a massive ship with a crew of four-hundred and fifty that is meant to explore the deep seas. The design was co- developed by the EDC R&D.

25 July, 2017: The first images of The Titan are revealed. The billionare sea-faring craft is an overwhelming piece of machinery that is being built in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, pieced together by several floating platforms to keep it from sinking.

3 August, 2017: Disaster strikes. A new, experimental space shuttles explodes on the landing pad, killing all of the astronauts and several launchpad workers. Sabotage is suspected.

19 April, 2020: The Titan finished construction. International live feeds cover the even as the entire crew enters the massive submarine.

21 April, 2020: The first deaths aboard The Titanare reported. One engineer was crushed by machinery and a maintenance worker killed himself due to the overwhelming feeling of isolation.

15 May, 2020: The Titan receives an anomalous signal from deep in the ocean. Connections between The Titan and the surface remain, but a delay of several hours is in place.

24 May, 2020: Upon investigating the anomolous signal, the remaining 438 crew report an underwater base, fully powered and somehow able to withstand the pressure. News sources attempt to sidetrack it by claiming it as a joke or some propagenda and attempt to divert focus to many of the newly discovered species and live footage of creatures in the deep, such as the thought exctinct megalodon and collosal squids. It fails.

25 May, 2020: News of the base spreads and theories are formed across the globe.

May 27, 2020: Using this new rumour and claiming the EDC is lying about what they found, goverments around the globe attempt to put a leash on the EDC and all of it's branches.

EDC R&D announces a new ship design being worked on to collect more trash from the oceans, and announces it will work on a spaceship to bring these up to space and have them be dumped there.

Love for the EDC grows globally, especially by ecologists. Left-wing parties start to loosen up on their hatred of the EDC.

2 June, 2020: United States National Guard is called in to aid the police in an effort to wrestle control of a MK&W Dynamics factory. The EDC PMC exchanges fire with the National Guard. The Boeing Renton Factory Massacre takes place as all of the PMC forces and workers are killed in an extremely escalated shoot out.

United States declares internationally it did not start the firefight and that the police and military only defended themselves.

3 June, 2020: The EDC refuses further sales to the United States and demands a seat on the United Nations for every major EDC member, namely The Twelve.

5 June, 2020: Protests in Washington State and a funeral march happen in Renton to remember the dead workers, policemen, soldiers and mercenaries.

8 June, 2020: United Nations denies EDC entrance to UN.

Protests and riots start in select locations across the globe.

9 June, 2020: Protests spread to more cities. Pressure on UN increases.

Anomalous signal from underwater is fully research, the crew is forced not to talk about it due to an NDA (non disclosure agreement)

14 June, 2020: After a protest goes wrong in Rome, resulting in the death of fourteen civilians and one police woman, the UN caves in to the mass protests across the globe and grants the EDC a single seat.

19 June, 2020: A secret meeting at the UN occurs without the EDC delegate. The nations of Earth plan to reduce power of the EDC and take them out entirely if possible.

21 June, 2020: A transcript of the secret UN meeting is leaked, the EDC claims it doesn't blame the UN and just wants to help the world. Anger with the UN grows for their backroom backstabbing.

12 July, 2020: After extremely bad press and renewed protests, the UN has forced to cave in to giving the EDC the twelve seats they promised. The EDC has legal and official power now.

13 July, 2020: The EDC declares itself an international  'civilisation', claiming it will build towns for any and anybody and has started plans to build colonies in space.

15 July, 2020: A whistleblower of the EDC releases footage of the base found by The Titan. Unknown, alien technology is found by the EDC and claimed for EDC R&D in an attempt to reverse engineer it. News of possible extraterrestial life brings a lot of discussion.

16 July, 2020: EDC whistleblower disappears, never to be seen again.

6 August, 2020: Movements to explore more the ocean and space spark. The EDC uses this momentum to gain donations to fund the  reverse-engineering process.

8 February, 2022: The alien technology is succesfully reverse engineered. News spreads around the globe and further donations from several millionares and billionares reach the EDC.

10 April, 2022: The reverse engineered technology is succesfully used to make long range scanners, communications and engines, aswell as an experimental cryo pod based on a version found in the underwater base. Rosswell alien DNA proved valueable in unlocking cryopods.

12 April, 2022: Development of new spacecraft is announced, with the goal of exploring further than ever!

1 October, 2022: Construction on four distinct spacecraft begins, each meant to explore a different area.

25 December, 2025: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are finished. The astronauts take a huge risk that they may never return to Earth alive, or even reach their destination. The entire day is spent celebrating these men and women.

26 December, 2025: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse launch. The third one has an engine failure, causing an explosion in the fuel tank. As if by miracle, the ship survived but had to cancel it's journey.

18 January, 2026: The third horseman of the apocalypse has it's own launch.

March 21, 2026: The third horseman of the apocalypse enters the orbit of Venus, communications are yet to be established.

5 May, 2026: The first horseman of the apocalypse arrives on Mars, a stunning amount of time faster than any ship had gone before. Communications are far from perfect, but contact is made back to Earth. Celebrations go amongst many people's as Ichika Yamamoto is the first woman, or human at all, to set foot on Mars.

8 May, 2026: Grave news hits as the second horseman of the apocalypse is struck by space debris, namely a larger asteroid. Communications have been lost and the worst is assumed. Long range scanners just find the ship still going strong, but nothing more. In more pleasing news, on the very same day the third horseman of  the apocalypse makes contact, declaring itself to be succesfully over Venus.

20 September, 2026: Development of alien infused tech continues.

21 Oktober, 2026: Probes find the second horseman of the apocalypse, there were no lifesigns aboard. It seems life support had taken a critical hit and they cut the engines, the ship just floating through space. To try and make this news less grim, EDC R&D announces signs of life on Mars consistent with the underwater base and Rosswell aliens, that 'Martians' are truly a thing, yet most proof of their civilisation seems destroyed.

4 November, 2026: Imagines of megladons, ancient dinosaur like fish and other oddities from the ocean surface after the Titan returns. It appears a malfunction in the hull has caused it to re-surface early and will need several months to be repaired.

13 August, 2027: The fourth horseman of the apocalypse arrives at Saturn, setting up serveilance over Titan.