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1998
November
8: Wednesday	Hellhound first appears in Rockland, Maine. Local police alert PRIMUS after the death of two officers and the vigilante hero Lambaster. PRIMUS engages but loses him into the Atlantic Ocean during the detonation of a gasoline tanker truck.
16: Thursday	Stronghold complex attacked and Grond kidnapped by five metahumans (Lily, Windmaster, Leech and two others)
December
8: Friday	Jimmy Dugan saves the life of the superhero Defender; both his legs are broken in the heart-pounding, gut-wrenching, pulse-shattering action, reported as only Jimmy Dugan can!
31:Friday	New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan are disrupted by a clash between PRIMUS agents and Hellhound. Hellhound is engaged in Central Park by the vigilante hero Fire Walker. PRIMUS and the Champions arrive and Hellhound disengages into the Hudson River.
1999
January
1: Saturday	Pope John Paul II gives his Message for World Day of Peace
2: Sunday	Sylvia Williams, Ogre's sister, is kidnapped from her hospital room in White Plains; Ogre hasn't been seen since mid-December News agencies report an altercation inside the Boston PRIMUS base; PRIMUS has no comment but sources reveal that RAVEN is implicated
3: Monday	The Smithsonian and Library of Congress announce a program of placing all texts in their holdings on electronic deposit to create Intelnet; almost every book written will be available to anyone with a modem Ford Motor Company announces the closing of several New England plants; 13,500 jobs will be lost or relocated to Midwest locations Sunshine Down Films, Inc. reserves several blocks of downtown Baltimore for filming Chinese storekeepers complain of vandalism by local gangs
4: Tuesday	Dr. Destroyer announces he will consider the requests of Honduras and Costa Rica to become states of Nicaragua Funtown Park announces it will be closed for the weekend for renovations
5: Thursday	51 miners are trapped in eastern India after water flooded a coal mine; rescue efforts continue A series of late-night robberies in northern Baltimore are attributed to Hellhound Vigilante hero Psilocke turns in 2 drug dealers in Halethorpe (X8)
Act One - The Gathering
Episode 1: A Day in the Park
6: Friday	Jimmy Dugan discharged from John Hopkins Hospital A winter storm front is moving in; freezing rain expected tonight, turning to hail and snow over the weekend Grond goes on a rampage through downtown Baltimore; he is defeated at Patterson Park (S21) by four local metahumans: Steel, Sunfire, Igneous and Snapdragon Grond was given spirit-sight and started chasing a ghost at the Clinton Street Marine Terminal (U22). Slick, Lily and Wind Master served as fire support; Slick was captured. The Kobiyashi Maru was owned by Four-Arm Creations, Inc. and set sailed from Spain 3 weeks ago
7: Saturday	Security is stepped up around a giant gas field in Indonesia's Aceh province in responce to threats of terrorism against Exxon Mobil The storm intensifies; hail and thunderstorms are predicted for the night The storm is possibly due to the supervillainess Thunderstorm; she has the ability to create/intensify storms A lightning storm over Carroll Park (T14) attracts the police; PRIMUS is called and the heroes arrive in time to save the police and drive off the supervillains. The metahuman Snapdragon is taken to the PRIMUS medical center where he is reported to be in stable condition. Hellhound kills five in Carroll Park drug battle; local heroes drive him off The police encountered the gang members fighting (fleeing from) Hellhound; it wasn't 'till the heroes arrived that the other supervillains put in an appearance.
Local metahumans become Baltimore superheroes! Is there a superteam in the works?
8: Sunday	PRIMUS FIST agents patrol the city while Assault agents initiate investigations into the park fights Jimmy Dugan publishes a front-page extraviganza that praises Marious Mageri, Sunfire and Snapdragon for eliminating the demonic threat posed by Hellhound and the supervillain team The Crushers, while simultaneously accusing Steel and Igneous of destroying public property and logging without a timber license. Jimmy Dugan is in ecstacy about having a local superteam to report about, as opposed to commuting to New York and Washington. Nicaragua declares a state of emergency and closes its borders; all travel and communications are cut off for 7 hours before the situation is resolved
9: Monday	An internal flight crashes near the southern Angolan city of Lubango, killing all but one of those on board Two members of the board of GeoStabilization Inc. suffered from mind control over the weekend at their homes in Philadelphia; PRIMUS is on the alert for a rogue psi Steel and Igneous receive reprimands from the City of Baltimore for destruction of public property, suspended pending the outcome of the PRIMUS investigation
10: Tuesday	PRIMUS airlifts Grond back to Stronghold Violence breaks out in Naples as thousands of anti-globalisation protesters clash with riot police Psilocke teams up with Hellhound; captured drug dealers report that the two worked together to ambush a drug deal Allready Arms & Protection announces breakthroughs in personal force shield technology; 33% stronger shields will be available within 4 months
11: Wednesday	Body of top Italian banker Enrico Cuccia stolen from family mausoleum near Meina Baltimore City Council announces public hearings on the creation of a PRIMUS / superhero base located in northern Baltimore; 8am-12 and 6-10pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday All PRIMUS Deputies are invited to testify when the hearing start next Monday The base would receive matching funds from the City of Baltimore, PRIMUS and a private doner; the mayor likes the idea and is behind it 100% The proposed location is in Lystra (B7), well away from populated areas and outside the city limits
12: Thursday	PRIMUS's report on the park battles officially places the fights into the catagory of 'supervillains defeated by PRIMUS Deputies carrying out their duties' Rumors have it that Captain America will arrive to testify in favor of the base The mayor send a letter to Steel and Igneous thanking them for their assistance
13: Friday	An explosion in a Chinese fireworks factory kills over 100, including 42 schoolchildren
14: Saturday	Sudan's deputy defence minister and 13 high-ranking military officers are killed as their plane crashes on take-off
15: Sunday	Zimbabwe's parliament passes a sweeping new law giving the President control of TV and radio broadcasting stations
16: Monday	Racecar driver Antonio Paretti crashes in Florida, victim of a drunk driver; he is in stable condition Public hearings on proposed base begin; the morning is the initial proposal with legal and financial issues; the evening is local folks having their say Captain America will attend the Wednesday evening meeting Slick is extradited to Nicaragua on espionage charges; this is a capital crime in Nicaragua
17: Tuesday	Rock singer Alex "Screaming Metal" Bell to host charity concert at Funtown Park in early February Public hearings continue: morning is the impact and ramifications of the base along with posposals from local businesses; the evening is more locals and a few businesses
Episode 2: Little Red Riding... Hellhound?
18: Wednesday	German firm Biotechnica releases the first organic-memory RAM chip Captain America MC's the evening hearing on the new base and speaks in favor of its creation; as the hearings draw to a close PRIMUS is alerted to Hellhound's presence and requests the attending heroes assist; Jimmy Dugan, ace reporter, begins live on-the-spot no-holds-barred coverage of Baltimore's latest metahuman sensation: The Charming Knights! As we follow the trail of devistation left by the infernal killing machine known only as Hellhound, our valiant Knights prepare to defend this glittering metropolis of ours in deadly battle, prepared to give their lives to protect the slumbering citizens of Baltimore. Here, on the very foundation of their proposed castle, the valiant warriors gather their strength and prepare their souls for the coming confrontation with the forces of hell itself. (Jimmy continues like this while reporting for the next hour or so; since he's live he gets it mostly right.) Steel, Marious, Igneous, Dire Frost, Snapdragon and Sunfire arrive and the fight happens: Hellhound kills two VIPER thugs and three agents; Steel throws a truck at three VIPER agents; Bluejay and Stonemason make an appearance; Wind Master appears and blows Igneous into the shed; Igneous protects child from the resulting explosion Timothy Gonzales, age 12 and adopted son of Dr. Destroyer, saved from gas explosion by Igneous; both are in stabel condition at the PRIMUS medical facility under heavy security; Gonzales was abducted from St. Timothy's School by VIPER agents minutes before they engaged the heroes VIPER agent under the truck pronounced DOA at 10:13pm by PRIMUS paramedics Three VIPER agents found to the west of the combat zone; collateral damage suggests Wind Master took them out Traces of elemental-based magic found at fight scene
Episode 3: Nesting Habits
19: Thursday	Dr. Destroyer to visit Baltimore and thank the metahuman Igneous; plans to include him in his extended family are suspected PRIMUS holds a press conference outlining the previous night's events; initial findings indicate no malicious intent and no arrests will be made Steel corrects Jimmy Dugan and gives the correct name of the superteam as the Silver Knights Autopsy reports confirm VIPER agent wasn't killed by the impact of the truck - he suffocated under it; all three non-uniformed agents were under the influence of psychoactive mood-enhancement drugs VIPER heavy weapons traced to hijacked arms shipment in Kuwait during latter stages of 1991 Gulf War PRIMUS requests heros assist in assault on VIPER Nest; assault happens and the heroes bring out technician, Powerhouse, two computer banks and a reactor going critical VIPER base irradiated; leak is minor and contamination is contained (reactor was 60' underground) but majority of base is uninhabitable; Sunfire remains with PRIMUS full-time as an scientist who enjoys radioactive environments
Episode 4: The Doctor Is In
20: Friday	Ankylosaur destroys Marious Mageri's house Three members of a radical anti-magic religious organization arrive at BWI and enter a hotel room; two have criminal records, one does not
21: Saturday	Dr. Destroyer adopts Thomas Takamoto aka Igneous; he then supports the upcoming team by donating electrical, medical and machine shop equipment to the base Robert Berracerra hosts a 'welcome to the family' party at his house (M6); Snapdragon approached by Vanessa Williams, they spend much of the evening secluded in a bedroom; Dr. Destroyer gives Marious Mageri a book on elemental magic
22: Sunday	Dr. Destroyer attends services at the Washington Cathedral and plays tourist for the rest of the day Igneous taken from his home and debriefed by the CIA; he is denied contact with the press VIPER agent identified as Arthur Brooks; his daughter Susan withdraws from school and abandons her home The three suspected terrorists leave their hotel room and board a United Airways flight for Spain
23: Monday	Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid accused of financial misconduct and threatened with impeachment Santuary begins recruiting metahumans for the construction of the international space station Igneous starts work and begins clearing the upcoming base site Marious investigates a shipment of old books; he meets an annoying British gentleman and obtains a book on death magic Baltimore Historical Society approaches Marious and wants him to rebuild his property and sell it
24: Tuesday	International Space Station Discovery scheduled to complete construction within a month; corporations and research facilities have started leasing modules for space-based research Macedonian President Trajkovski announces visit to U.S.; he is seeking reassurances of increased American support to combat ethnic Albanian militants Sanctuary Incorporated contacts the heroes (through PRIMUS) and offers membership; heroes accept
25: Wednesday	International Monetary Fund agrees to support Argentina's economic reforms by paying out a long-promised $40bn crisis package Championship Auto Racing opens a metahuman division; modifications to the Fort Worth track include high-G turns and narrowed speedways, and are scheduled to be completed by mid-May; safety organizations are already protesting the division
26: Thursday	Guatemala requests Nicaraguan aid in identifying reciently-uncovered victims of a 1982 massacre Thousands of passenger buses in San Francisco are to be fitted with a sophisticated tracking system intended to cut down on late arrivals, speeding and robberies Arthur Brooks buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery
27: Friday	Mexican congress passes a bill designed to increase rights for the indigenous population; threats of a Zapatista uprising are reduced but not eliminated Silver Knights have their first team meeting at Flannigan's Bar; they plan strategy Jimmy Dugan caught in a bar fight and hospitalized with two broken arms
28: Saturday	Soviet nuclear reactor at Magadan goes on-line and will supply power for 35% of eastern Russia Eurostar clashes with Black Paladin in a Paris suburb leaving sixteen dead Susan Brooks confronted at dojo; she refuses to talk with or about Steel
29: Sunday	NASA loses contact with Pioneer 10, a space probe launched in 1972 to explore the outer planets; negotiations are underway with Sanctuary and Freespace to go fix it
30: Monday	Ethnic Albanian gunmen and Macedonian security forces clash, leaving six dead; hostilities are expected to continue Pharmica, an Italian medical research think-tank, releases NoGain, a 99.999% effective oral contraceptive that is effective up to 24 hours after fertilization; the FDA starts its 10-year study; Chinese and Indian governments open negotiations Tests at Jefferson National Laboratory contradict the quark model of the atom Anderson Construction rents a warehouse in south-central Baltimore
31: Tuesday	Tens of thousands rally in support of Indonesian President Wahid to protest moves by parliament to impeach him U.S. Marine Corps unveils the K-2 GAISUM powered armor; it is comparable to PRIMUS and UNTIL assault armor with an emphasis on firepower over maneuverability; sidearm is 15mm pistol The trial of Jeffery W. Williamson III, aka "Slick," begins in Nicaragua
February
1: Wednesday	Mexico's Zapatista rebels reject the new Indian rights law intended to draw them back into peace talks Flannigan's Bar renames itself Flannigan's "Home of the Silver Knights" Bar; portraits of Steel, Snapdragon, Igneous, Sunfire and Marious now decorate the front windows Tony approaches Steel with other offers of the team promoting businesses; a hotel, three restaurants and a porn shop Jimmy Dugan released from the hospital
2: Thursday	Bangladeshi high court sentences 12 former military officers to death for their involvement in the 1975 assassination of the country's first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muslim protesters burn shops in north-east Sri Lanka as the main Muslim party says government must stamp out anti-Muslim violence PRIMUS begins investigation into Powerhouse's VIPER involvement Rory Flannigan will donate the backroom and goodwill in return for the team meeting there and hanging around afterwards Three men and two women present themselves to Steel as bodyguards from Tony; they proceed to secure home, vehicle and wife's office Team meeting at the warehouse interrupted by challenge; challenge interrupted by ambush; ambush interrupted by Dancer putting Lady Serenity into a coma
Episode 5: Building Blocks
3: Friday	Authorities in Macedonia's ruling coalition warn that violence against civilians is playing into the hands of extremists 90-million-year-old tick, fossilised in amber, and which could have fed on the blood of dinosaurs, has stirred up suggestions that it might contain the DNA of the fearsome creatures; Adamson Research got hold of it the next day; they're part of the Adamson Conglomerate Funtown Park begins renovations of a hotel, a mall and one of the amusement houses in preparation for an upcoming business convention Tony approaches Steel and asks for return favor; get a case out of an old test-bore site filled with debris and natural gas; he does so and saves the anvil
4: Saturday	Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the island's Tamil minority to help resuscitate flagging peace efforts The government of Liberia says Britain may be involved in training rebels attacking the north of the country
5: Sunday	Troops return to base after the government lifts the state of rebellion imposed following violence on the streets of Manila last week William Todd approaches Steel and tells he's being blackmailed by VIPER; they're using his so-so business history against him
6: Monday	Reports of breakdowns in secret talks between the ruling military authorities and the National League for Democracy(NLD), the party that won Burma's last election, lead to stirrings of civil unrest after eight months of increasing oppression Audio recordings of 23 executions carried out in the US state of Georgia between 1983 and 1998 have been declaired legal to broadcast on national television and radio in the United States PRIMUS asks Steel to testify at Powerhouse's hearing; was he acting strangely, etc. Deon Nelson, President of Baltimore Mage's Guild (he's a mundane) asks Marious to interact with the public; teach classes on magic, give lectures & performances and otherwise give good info and PR to magic
7: Tuesday	Afghan's ruling Taleban movement rejects a UN call for a temporary ceasefire to help tackle a humanitarian crisis. PRIMUS asks Marious to testify at Powerhouse's hearing; was he acting strangely, etc.
8: Wednesday	To the relief of environmentalists, a British nuclear submarine finally leaves Gibraltar after docking there for repairs almost a year ago At least seven people are reported dead in the Indonesian province of Aceh as government troops hunt rebels PRIMUS informs Marious that Jamal Silver, a suspected necromancer and international murderer, has arrived at BWI St. Timothy's Boy Scout Troop 192 wants a field day with the team this coming Sunday
9: Thursday	Macedonia orders the evacuation of an Albanian-populated village as government forces pursue rebels who killed two soldiers Marious notices that the elemental magic he's using has a unique signiture and can be traced by anyone who knows what to look for Lady Serenity moved to PRIMUS medical facility in D.C.
10: Friday	Mayhem reigns in Banja Luka as Bosnian Serb nationalists force the abandonment of a ceremony to mark the rebuilding of a mosque Allready Arms & Protection contacts Snapdragon and wants to work with him on a new line of energy-resistant force fields; Roland Smith makes the offer Marie talks to Steel about Marious; he's acting awfully stand-offish and cold, almost like he did when he first got here
11: Saturday	Rescue workers in China call off the search for victims of a landslide, after pulling out 74 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building Grateful Dead concert scheduled for late May at Baltimore Memorial Stadium (M18) Marious asked to look over the magical wards in Lady Serenity's room; he think's they're ok Captain Amazing contacts Steel about joining the team
Episode 6: Shell Game
12: Sunday	Shelling continues in northern Macedonia, but the mood in Skopje is upbeat as the finishing touches are put to a broad new coalition Picnic with St. Timothy's School goes well
13: Monday	Shell oil company warns that wells in the Niger Delta it abandoned in 1993 are in danger of blowing up because they were not properly sealed The chief of police in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka says he does not have enough staff to fight rising crime levels Anderson Construction accused of professional incompetance' three jobs that Steel worked personally on are being investigated for non-spec and non-union work PRIMUS contacts team about incorporating soon so they can reply to an inquery about providing security for the Grateful Dead concert Igneous receives note from Black Paladin warning him away from Silver Knights
14: Tuesday	Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the island's Tamil minority to help resuscitate flagging peace efforts Funtown Park closes a mall and hotel section in order to renovate for upcoming business convention
15: Wednesday	Macedonia resumes shelling of villages in the north of the country where rebels are accused of holding villagers as human shields VIPER recruitment noticed by PRIMUS and anyone with a Detective Work or Streetwise roll; they're planning a major industrial theft Erwin Nelson, petty bureaucrat, pesters Marious about proof of residence and Baltimore's anti-derelict laws; he hampers official paperwork until satisfied
16: Thursday	Peruvian authorities investigate allegations that former President Alberto Fujimori took millions of dollars in gold bullion to Japan. Tony approaches Marious with information about the location of Thomas Blanton Jr. (civil rights bomber); Marious informs PRIMUS and the local police arrest him
17: Friday	Marious notices that the wards on the spirit magic book unravel and produce a trackable signal Dire Frost's kid sister gets into a paintball organization at Funtown PArk; new program links paintball hours with academic progress and after-school, anti-drug and anti-crime initiatives
18: Saturday	An ethnic Albanian party delays a decision on joining a national unity government as fighting continues in north-eastern Macedonia Jonestown Construction starts Igneous working on melting and leveling the base foundation; his connection with the earth becomes stronger
19: Sunday	Bangladeshi police step up security at cultural centres linked to the renowned author and poet, Rabindranath Tagore
20: Monday	Scientists say the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster shows low radiation doses can alter human DNA Algerian riot police fire tear gas in the north-eastern city of Bejaia on young Berbers demonstrating against "police repression" Baltimore and Funtown Park unveils a program that links the amusement park with after-school activities, anti-crime, anti-drug programs and academic progress Lots of PRIMUS agents would like to train with team; these folks aren't all PRIMUS - many are Hispanic
21: Tuesday	Macedonian leaders consider whether to declare a state of war amid a major offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels Building inspectors look at Marious' house; bureaucratic roadblock enthuses; the foundation has to come out and be replaced by a certified construction company Julie Ashton arrives in town and spends the day with Steel's wife; she's reciently arrived from LA
22: Wednesday	Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Morocco to try to establish a free trade zone on the Mediterranean and pre-empt EU domination Susan Brooks is getting better faster than Snapdragon is teaching; she's getting teaching elsewhere, in weapons Steel meets with Julie Ashton and starts paperwork to incorporate team; she specializes in metahuman law and has done this before
23: Thursday	Amish leaders in the US seek a change to child labour laws to allow teenagers to work in sawmills and woodworking shops Dire Frost's sister gets into the Funtown Park program in a big way; she's found an aptitude for paintball and is working there after school teaching newbies and washing the place afterward PRIMUS informs team to render all aid and assistance to the visiting Mossad agents
24: Friday	Teachers in Venezuela begin a nationwide strike to demand a pay rise and a new collective contract President Clinton begins 12-state tour to support Vice-President Gore's nomination Tony warns Steel of upcoming VIPER attack; something big but not all that important
25: Saturday	President and prime minister appear divided on whether to declare a 'state of war' in the fight against ethnic Albanian rebels A methane gas explosion rips through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, the latest mishap for the country's notoriously dangerous mining industry Bluejay and Icicle attract team to Clifton Park (N20) with VIPER agent mass destruction; Pulsar attacks and is attacked by nearly everyone; Lily and Wind Master arrive and redirect team to construction site; Pulsar evades Igneous; Stonemason and Ankylosaur driven off Hellhound spotted fighting some thugs and druggies in southeast Baltimore (U25) Marie contacts Steel and tells about vivid dream (nightmare) of a storm raining fire, souls swept into the sky and the dream unraveling as a tapestry then constructing into a hangman's noose
Episode 7: The Butterfly Effect
26: Sunday	At least eight people have died in a bomb blast at a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat, according to a report from neighbouring Pakistan The Red Cross suspends its operations into southern Sudan after an attack on one of its planes left a co-pilot dead A Flemish government minister resigns after triggering a political furor in Belgium by attending a meeting of SS veterans
27: Monday	An Aboriginal cleansing ceremony begins commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Federal Parliament The European Court of Human Rights finds Ankara guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots during its occupation of northern Cyprus Medical sources say hundreds of government soldiers have been wounded or killed in fighting in northern Malawi Texas Governor George W. Bush unveils plans to partly privatise the US retirement system, Social Security In a surprise move, the European Central Bank cuts its key interest rate by a quarter point to 4.5%. Investigations begin in Anderson Construction retaining wall collapse; project leader is Simon Sharp, a known-"mutant-hater"; he was next on the list of job assignments Foundation construction begins at the site Steel begins 8pm to midnight patrol; his wife makes up the couch for him
28: Tuesday	Iran pulls its diplomats out of the Afghan city of Herat as accusations fly over the killing of 10 people in a bomb attack outside a mosque Two American followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement are deported from Hong Kong An investigation is to be held into claims that the British Government used Australian soldiers as guinea pigs in nuclear tests Eight Algerian policemen die in an ambush blamed on Islamists in the strife-torn Kabylie region east of Algiers Marious's car gets hit in a fender-bender; the other driver pulls over, recognizes Marious and flees Steel looks into buying the ex-VIPER-led construction company for the team Steel begins 4am to 8am patrol
March
1: Wednesday	A parcel bomb explodes in Saudi Arabia, injuring an American doctor in the face and hands Russia loses contact with four military satellites after a fire rips through a key command post Paramilitary forces in Indian Kashmir assault a group of journalists covering the aftermath of a militant attack, injuring six of them Mossad agents scan Marious; they Suppress then Dispel magic on him, getting rid of a 'you can't see evil magic' curse; Marious heads home and notices that the death magic book is stronger than his wards account for; he makes an EGO roll and destroys the book
2: Thursday	Six villagers in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir are killed in an attack blamed on separatist militants The Macedonian army halts its bombardment of rebel ethnic Albanians ahead of an expected deal to form a new coalition An American living in Saudi Arabia has undergone surgery after he was critically injured in a parcel-bomb attack Construction begins on the superhero base; Questonite and metal-reinforced foundations are poured Tony approaches Marious and asks for favor - scan & analyze a briefcase; it contains papers, film & mineral samples William Todd legally separates Steel from Anderson Construction Captain Amazing leaves Susan Brooks at Johns Hopkins hospital with multiple broken bones; Captain Amazing does a right fine job of describing the event to Jimmy Dugan; England's dark-hearted Black Paladin driven off by the outstanding heroics of Baltimore's latest candidate to the Silver Knights Black Paladin enters a TV station in southern Wales, denies the assault and promaces vengeance on whoever impersonated him; PRIMUS increases alert status Analysis of Susan's injuries indicate that Black Paladin's trademark weapon (spiked mace) was not used
3: Friday	Eight Algerian policemen die in an ambush blamed on Islamists in the strife-torn Kabylie region east of Algiers Voting in key state elections takes place across India as 16 people die in poll-related violence A federal grand jury in the United States indicts the former heads of the world's two largest auction houses - Christies and Sothebys, for price-fixing Julie Ashton begins incorporation of Silver Knights, Incorporated Patricia Berracerra seduces Rick Troy Marious stops working in the lab long enough to realize his cell phone and PRIMUS pager have died; he's missed the team meeting and received notification by the IRS that his accounts will be audited Black Paladin enters the Baltimore PRIMUS base medical center, homes in on and heals Susan Brooks, then leaves
4: Saturday	The Japanese government admits the economy is 'increasingly weakening' and sets up a jobs taskforce to tackle unemployment The Zambian government says the country's security and intelligence chief has been assassinated in the capital, Lusaka The Australian Government considers demanding compensation from the UK for using Australian servicemen in nuclear experiments
5: Sunday	About 30 people have been injured in an explosion at a crowded shopping mall in the Philippines More than 40 people are reported to have died in heavy fighting in the Burundi capital between government and militia forces
6: Monday	Dissident politicians in Zambia contemplate recalling parliament to block President Chiluba's unconstitional bid for a third term Police in Colombia and the US have broken up a heroin ring in an operation which began with the arrest of a government official's son Heavyweight boxing is thrown into more chaos after world champion Hasim Rahman signs a multi-million dollar deal with Don King Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to improve, as the Iranian foreign minister follows up last month's security pact Chinese premier Zhu Rongji gets a high-profile welcome in Pakistan at the start of a visit likely to focus on building economic ties Steel rents a downtown office as a place to conduct team business
7: Tuesday	Chinese state media say more than 100 criminal groups were involved in the largest export fraud ever uncovered in China A car bomb explodes in central Madrid just a day before elections in Spain's Basque region, injuring 13 people The European Court of Human Rights finds Ankara guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots during its occupation of northern Cyprus Campaigning in Spain's Basque region closes officially as a car bomb explodes a day before the regional parliamentary elections Congolese divers struggle to recover the bodies of up to 70 people feared dead after they were trapped in a ferry that capsized Marious gives a lecture / question-and-answer session about magic Psylocke telepathicly contacts Marious and sets up a meeting in Druid Hill park; Hellhound is under the gazebo but doesn't reveal himself; Psilocke warns him of a coming storm and "a great unraveling and reweaving"
8: Wednesday	As many as 7,000 high school pupils in Bangladesh have been expelled for cheating during exams Pakistan's military leader, General Musharraf, tells visiting Chinese Prime Minister that India is causing regional instability Hardline Chinese authorities criticize the growing trend to idealize imperial China A bill to recognise prostitution as a profession and end the discrimination in health insurance has passed the first stage after debate in the German parliament Marious's car out of the shop
9: Thursday	The Yugoslav army comes under mortar attack from ethnic Albanian rebels in southern Serbia Former Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga refuses to answer questions by International Cricket Council investigators about match-fixing Marious's car vandalized with a paint balloon
10: Friday	As a jury considers verdict in embassy bombings case, US citizens are warned of possible attacks by supporters of Saudi exile Osama bin Laden Serb nationalists in Bosnia-Hercegovina block an attempt to start rebuilding a mosque destroyed during the civil war Antonio Paretti survives a drive-by shooting on I95; a gang initiation is suspected PRIMUS relays a call from Flipside to Snapdragon - he owes you a favor
11: Saturday	Italians turn out in droves to decide whether media magnate Silvio Berlusconi or centre-left rival Francesco Rutelli will be their next PM Turkey's ambassador to France returns to Paris after a dispute over French recognition of the mass killing of Armenians during World War I Several people including a member of parliament are killed in election violence, as President Arroyo faces her first major test at the polls Uncle Guido (87-year old ex-forger) is asking a lot of questions about the shooting Susan Brooks wakes up and won't talk to anyone; PRIMUS can't hold her as she hasn't done anything wrong Dr. Destroyer contacts Marious and warns of 'something bad coming; be ready; take care of Igneous'
Episode 8: The Winds Rise
12: Sunday	A fire destroys offices of hi-tech companies near the capital Taipei, causing damage estimated at tens of millions of dollars Extra police are drafted in as the people of Spain's Basque country begin voting to elect a regional parliament Tony approaches Steel and asks for help in searching harbor floor for a vechicle; finds a green Toyota and carries it ashore; matches description of shooter's car in Friday's drive-by
13: Monday	Morocco is under pressure to tighten its borders to stop growing numbers of illegal migrants from Africa reaching Europe hidden in trucks China's Premier Zhu Rongji praises Pakistan's military government for bringing political and economic stability Changes to the law are urged by speakers in Lebanon discussing why men kill female relatives for 'honour' A former Argentine defence minister, Erman Gonzalez, has testified before a federal judge investigating allegations of arms smuggling under the former president, Carlos Menem Igneous fails to follow Susan Brooks when she leaves the PRIMUS base Vanessa Williams comes out of her coma; Snapdragon sends roses; she'll be in debriefing for the next week or two Severe cold front moving in from the northwest
14: Tuesday	Silvio Berlusconi, fresh from his general election victory in Italy, pledges to improve relations with the rest of the European Union US coastguards seize nearly 12 tonnes of cocaine in what officials are calling the largest single drugs haul in maritime history Ethiopia's security and intelligence chief - assassinated by an army officer two days ago - is buried Baltimore police apprehend the shooter in last week's drive-by; Randolf Barker, a 17-year old gang member He was dropped off at police HQ, stuffed headfirst into a garbage can with every major limb broken; signiture of Uncle Guido Marious has a magical accident due to using the wrong components - his hair is pink, 5-feet long and DEF 10; he manages to change it back, but it is still visible to anyone with magical sight
15: Wednesday	A Spanish judge orders the arrest of a former Chilean defence minister who served under military ruler Augusto Pinochet Returns in crucial polls in the Philippines, seen as a litmus test for President Gloria Arroyo, is marred by violence, leaving 83 dead Scientists trace the cause of the 1998 South East Asian air pollution to illegal logging in Indonesia; the pollution is expected to be much worst this coming summer Steel begins public appearances - childrens hospitals, homeless shelters, etc. Cold front moves into Baltimore; temperatures plummet into the teens during the day, -20's at night
16: Thursday	Japanese PM Junichiro Zoizumi confirms he will visit a controversial war shrine in a move likely to anger Japan's Asian neighbours Controversial Indian film-star-turned-politician Jayalalitha Jayaram becomes the chief minister of Tamil Nadu despite a bribery conviction Yugoslav troops are given permission to enter the last - and most sensitive - part of a buffer zone around Kosovo Six Israeli policemen are charged over the brutal beating of a man wrongly suspected for the lynching of two soldiers last October Record-low temperatures cause at least four deaths; three freeze due to lack of power and one suffocates from unlit gas heat Black Paladin contacts Marious and speaks of growing evil; he's willing to call a truce 'till it's defeated
17: Friday	The Sonia Gandhi-led opposition Congress party in India makes a comeback after elections in key states across India Civil unrest in Colombia has resulted in the exodus of over four million people over the past year; attempts to crack down on terrorism and corruption have had little effect Bodies of six homeless found in Druid Hill Park, frozen to death This is the first exposure-related death among the homeless since January
18: Saturday	Gianfranco Fini, a key figure in Italy's victorious centre-right alliance, demands a purge at the state-owned TV network A leaked letter from UN prosecutor Carla Del Ponte reveals racism to be the reason why she got rid of seven prosecutors in Arusha Crown Prince Don Felipe, Spain's heir to the throne, comes under intense criticism for his relationship with Eva Sannum, his Norwegian girlfriend An off-season tropical depression forms in the Gulf of Mexico
19: Sunday	The beleaguered Indonesian president says he will run for the top office again even if parliament impeaches him over corruption allegations Burma tells Thailand to withdraw troops from 35 outposts along the common border as tension escalates between the two countries Louis (lay-line mage) arrives at Marious's house and accidentally damages the foundation; he says energy is being pumped into the ley line network; foci are here, southern Africa, northern China, central Brazil, southeastern Europe and Mays Howe; and why is your hair like that?
20: Monday	UN envoys begin a tour of 10 African countries in an effort to bolster the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in Algeria for talks with President Bouteflika on ways to boost trade and other forms of co-operation The new national unity government in Macedonia announces a 48-hour deadline for ethnic Albanian rebels to end their uprising The tropical depression is upgraded to Tropical Storm Amanda; metahuman intervention is strongly suspected Jimmy Dugan makes a pest of himself by nosing into Marious's background; Marious starts creating things for him to find so Jimmy knows there's something being hidden
21: Tuesday	Silvio Berlusconi wins a majority in both houses of parliament - but may depend on the support of the anti-immigrant Northern League Veterans of the independence war in Algeria allege that fake heroes are being added to veterans' lists in a pensions scam The new national unity government in Macedonia sets a deadline of Friday for ethnic Albanian rebels to end their uprising A Senegalese opposition party asks for some results from last week's elections to be annulled because of "massive fraud" Silver Knights, Incorporated is formed; primary shareholders are Steel (Hank Anderson), Marious Mageri (RN), Igneous (Tomas Tamaka), Snapdragon (SID), Dire Frost (SID), Sunfire (SID) and Captain Amazing (SID)
22: Wednesday	A bumper crowd of more than 150,000 see Monarchos clock the second fastest-ever time in America's biggest horserace A senior UN official raises the alarm to the Security Council after a trip to the troubled West African state Euro MPs approve tough new anti smoking laws which will see stronger health warnings on cigarette packs Ambient magical energy grows in the Baltimore area; sensitives feel uneasy all over the east coast Jason Grace, one of Marious's Guild contacts (a 14-year old sensitive) tells him that the coming storm is magical, "just like the last one"
23: Thursday	Burma tells Thailand to withdraw troops from 35 outposts along the common border as tension escalates between the two countries A Tehran court cuts the 10-year prison sentence for one of the country's leading campaigning journalists, Akbar Ganji, to six months U.S. Senators criticise efforts to combat the Colombian drugs trade, as government agencies fail to stem the flow of cocaine Hurricane warnings are given for eastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; severe weather warnings on up to Boston Thomas Blanton, ex-member of the Ku Klux Klan, found guilty of the murder of four black schoolgirls and sentenced to life in prison without parole Meeting at PRIMUS base reveals that the ley lines are being energized by temporal siphoning of Cataclysim resonance energy; the local ambient cold energy combined with the coming hot magical hurricane has the potential to level the east coast, killing tens of millions and cracking open the ley line network causing RIFTS Earth Vanessa Williams, aka Lady Serenity, arrives, kisses Snapdragon and asks to join the team as a probationary member; she's on parole with PRIMUS and will need to be monitored anyway; silent vote accepts her unanimously
Episode 9: The Calm
24: Friday	The Norwegian peace envoy holds talks with the Sri Lankan president in a new attempt to start a dialogue between government and rebels A special Indian Government envoy delivers a letter to leading separatist leader Shabir Shah in Indian-administered Kashmir At least four people are reported killed and more than 20 injured in a car bomb explosion in the Columbian city of Cali President Clinton addresses the nation at 8am and urges the evacuation of coastal areas; military and National Guard units called up Hundreds of thousands begin moving to inland areas; there is relatively little panic and civil disorder as metahumans and military units oversee the evacuation and reinforce local law enforcement This event is being classified as a weapon of mass destruction; U.S. policy is nuclear retaliation against the aggressing party Marie leaves for Chicago; Steel's wife and bodyguards go with her Patricia Berracerra leaves for Seattle; she takes Dire Frost and his little sister with her to meet more of the family Igneous is called in for last-minute foundation work at the site Marious searches the city for necromantic magic and finds Silver's laboratory just north of the Patapsco Sewage Disposal Plant (Y23); over 280 bodies are found, many homeless, several families and lots of gang members; all have had souls removed & placed into quartz crystals; Marious recognizes a high-level Vatican representative who begins clensing the place Hurricane Amanda bounces off the Florida Penninsula and moves back out to sea; warnings now extend to Newfoundland
25: Saturday	All 37 people on board a military plane that crashed in Turkey are reported to have been killed Malawi's second largest church asks President Muluzi to make public whether he intends to seek an unconstitutional third term The metahuman Skylark attempts to calm Hurricane Amanda and vanishes into the storm Team called in to the zoo; Wind Master is conducting a necromantic ritual & Lily trying to talk him out of it; team breaks his concentration, he loses control, gets sucked into the spell and vanishes; Lily leaves broken-hearted; Will's character appears from the remains with no memories Team members spend the majority of the weekend and Monday in public service - clearing roads, moving wreckage, crowd control and the like; good PR but it means Snapdragon has to spend a lot of time with Captain Amazing Steel investigates the homeless situation and finds nearly all of them in Druid Hill Park, organizing; there's evidance of Hellhound at work, helping them Satellite scans of the storm show three human-sized objects in the center of the eye
Episode 10: In the Eye of the Storm
26: Sunday	Hurricane Amanda swings around the coast of Virginia and heads straight for Baltimore The level of ambient magical power increases to the point where non-sensitives can almost feel the coming storm; nearly all sensitives have already vacationed westward UNTIL raids Maes Howe and defeat VIPER agents attempting to destabilize the ley line network They were mages engaged in necromancy and pumping energy into the ley line network; the raid caused a sudden drop in energy supply which may cause ripples Reports of an UNTIL raid in Tanzania spark protests against the "heavy-handed imperialist attempts to suppress native religious practices" This was a necromantic ritual as well, just south of Lake Tazwanyika; more detailed reports unavailable Black Paladin & Hellhound duke it out at Fells Point (T20) and cause massive property damage; Snapdragon arrives just in time to see Hellhound accidentally fire-blast a woman and her child but they survive just fine; Hellhound and psudo-Paladin escape Forensics indicate this wasn't the true Black Paladin either Black Paladin contacts Marious and lets him know they've got a shape-shifter in the city Steel encounters Father O'Reilley in northwestern Baltimore, talks & feels better about things Over three hundred homeless people march out of Druid Hill Park and request transport; they get it
27: Monday	70% of the population of D.C., Philadelphia and Baltimore have evacuated by now; emergency shelters and tent cities have been constructed by the military in Pennsylvania and central Virginia Magical, spiritual, elemental and ley line energy floods Baltimore; an estimated 90% of the population is gone Missile attacks on the objects at the center of Amanda fail; active defenses either destroy or divert everything that tries to enter the center Louis reports massive instability in the ley line network; it's been made worse by the sudden drop in energy feed from other sources - this is the only one left; Marious proposes destabilizing the ley lines to prevent the formation of a rift Hurricane Amanda hits the coast and paralyzes the region with 180-mph winds, rain, hail and severe thunderstorms
28: Tuesday	The eye of the storm passes over Baltimore and ignites the ambient energy into an inferno of elemental and spiritual destruction; PRIMUS and military forces move to minimize the destruction but conventional forces are immobilized Team moves to Marious's house and sets up crystals; Marious, Louis & Black Paladin set up spells while the rest of the team lends muscle; Jimmy Dugan asks for a few good quotes then heads west PRIMUS base assaulted by Ankylosaur and dozens of elemental spirits; Captain Amazing flies off to assist and returns with agents and reports of energy beam at base construction site; team piles into APC and CA flies it towards the base On the way they're informed that their team has been accepted as an official PRIMUS-affiliated superteam; they can apply for federal funds as a non-profit superteam; current mission qualifies them for PRIMUS hazard pay Arriving at the site, the team sees Soulfire (Jamal Silver) in the middle of an energy beam with Thunderstorm a mile up and Bolter in the ley line; symbol is Seal of Solomon that is transferring energy or linking to somewhere else The agents weaken the DEF 40 Force Wall, then Captain Amazing does a pushed noncombat move-through for 30 dice and takes the wall down (along with 5 BODY past defenses) Team eliminates Bull & summoned spirits then heads downstairs; the non-holographic-image Silver blasts and liquifies Igneous, turbo-overcharges Marious, pounds Steel into the wall and ignores non-magical attacks; Steel's uncle enters a piece of rebar, Steel rips it out of the floor and cuts Silver in half The resultant grounding of the storm's energy into the ley line into the base foundation shakes the ley line network world-wide; nexi all over the world move, most less than a few feet but in some rare cases several miles; several unprepared or unrecognized sensitives die and hundreds are injured, while thousands react negatively to the sudden flux of magical energy Jimmy Dugan ends live coverage of Baltimore's Silver Knights with Steel's quote, "We're just doing our job." Ambient energy starts going down almost immediately, and while the storm continues it is noticably reduced without the magical overtones or amplification PRIMUS places foundation under heavy guard, then surrenders authority to FBI; minor pissing contest between FBI and military that ends when UNTIL is given full authority over everything
29: Wednesday	Hurricane Amanda drifts off to the North Atlantic and dissipates with unusual speed Lawyers for former FBI agent Robert Hanssen say they expect their client to be formally charged with spying for Russia on Wednesday Thirty-seven people accused of launching armed attacks and spreading propaganda within Vietnam go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City PRIMUS tells team that President Clinton is making a visit and wants to thank them personally for saving the city; ceremony is Monday Team spends most of the rest of the week either aiding reconstruction or debriefing; UNTIL asks permission for mental probes; Vanessa will monitor if asked
Act Two - Where the Wild Things Roam
Episode 11: Changing Faces
30: Thursday	The Hong Kong authorities rebuff accusations that they are deliberately stopping members of the Falun Gong movement from entering the territory Silvio Berlusconi is preparing to form the new Italian government but several of his first choices have already bowed out Initial report on construction site clear it of death magic - in fact, just about all magic is fading from the area; the foundation is fine except for one piece of molybnium steel ripped out of Questonite; was Grond around?
31: Friday	Japan's governing party is to consider changes to the law to allow abdication and female succession to the imperial throne A Danish pilot dies after an explosion damages the plane he was flying for the International Committee of the Red Cross Marious examines rebar and inhabiting spirit; it's heavily magic-absorbing and very enchantable, and Steel's Uncle is in there but can't escape, but that's alright as he wants to be a sword; Marious's search for a weaponsmith yields Vivianne Waters, an expert swordsmith living south of BWI, and a visit shows her to be an excellent weaponsmith and low-level mage
April
1: Saturday	A US-based Human Rights group urges international pressure on Moscow to probe abuses allegedly committed by its troops in Chechnya Baghdad threatens to halt oil exports to Jordan and Turkey if they co-operate with the US over a new tightened sanctions regime
2: Sunday	A top Tamil Tiger separatist figure in Sri Lanka is reportedly attacked on his way to peace talks with a Norwegian envoy The Liberian government says foreign diplomats cannot go out after dark or leave Monrovia because of the security situation Marious is asked to verify the clensing of the necromantic lab; he finds that the guy did a good job so the place is filled with concrete and seismic sensors
3: Monday	President Clinton visits Baltimore; among other things he pledges federal funds to historical reconstruction and the completion of the new PRIMUS base Final cost of the storm: 916 dead, thousands wounded, hundreds of major buildings destroyed, tens of thousands damaged and cost estimated in the billions; weather patterns for the rest of the year will be disrupted Britain and the US propose to end the UN ban on the supply of goods to Iraq, with the exception of military and weapons-related equipment Sierra Leone's rebels and pro-government militias agreed to start disarming following peace talks in the capital, Freetown
4: Tuesday	A Zimbabwean minister warns self-styled war veterans to halt their intimidation of private firms and aid agencies South Africa and Zimbabwe are failing to provide effective leadership in Southern Africa says an international think-tank Congress approves funding for magical research Allready Arms & Protection research facility broken into and looted; Raven implicated Team invited to visit Champions superhero team in Manhattan over the coming weekend Various corporate offers come in and motivate hiring people to deal with it
5: Wednesday	The US State Department officially designates the Irish dissident republican group the Real IRA, as a foreign terrorist organisation The new leader of the north-east Indian state of Assam says he favours declaring a ceasefire against the state's separatist rebels Dr. Destroyer contacts Igneous & tells him to inform Dire Frost's secret ID to be honorable in his intentions to Patricia Architect mage is in town as part of a construction crew & contacts Marious about repairs to "house"
6: Thursday	Japan has found cause to celebrate with the announcement that Crown Princess Masako is pregnant Amid reports of a possible breakthrough Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski says security forces will not launch an immediate offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels Black Paladin shows up at team meeting, Captain Amazing greets him, BP recovers, takes off helmet & hands it to Steel, teleports out
7: Friday	An aircraft carrying Iranian Transport Minister, deputy ministers and several MPs crashes into mountains killing all 29 people on board China formally charges a US scholar with spying for Taiwan, nearly three months after he was first detained Vivianne starts teaching Marious weaponsmithing, then takes him clubbing and gets him drunk "need to loosen up and feel the life in the metal"
8: Saturday	Rebels release more than 100 child soldiers as a result of peace talks currently under way in the capital, Freetown South African President Thabo Mbeki rejects criticism from an international think-tank that he is failing to provide effective regional leadership PRIMUS relays a call from Flipside to Snapdragon - there's a kidnap contract on Igneous's roommate, scheduled for Saturday while the Knights are in NYC; team returns to Baltimore and attempt never materializes
9: Sunday	The first measures aimed at fighting a serious energy crisis are threatening to hit football-crazed Brazil where it hurts; darkened football stadiums A fire sweeps through a private school classroom south of Seoul killing eight children and injuring more than 20 other people Metahuman combat in Dunkirk dockside warehouse linked to Black Paladin and Fiacho, reputed leader of Eurostar; Fiacho presumed dead
10: Monday	Thousands of workers from across Europe are protesting against Marks & Spencer's plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs Russia's President Putin gives a warm welcome to visiting EU representatives, but tough talks lie ahead on press freedom and human rights Construction resumes on the new PRIMUS base; the major work should be done in time for a July 4th opening ceremony and operational by August The ambient magical energy at the construction site is lower than the surrounding area, even though it's got a nexus in the middle of it The construction crew needs to find a new rebar team; the old one up and vanished Historical society bothers Marious about selling; government steps in with offer to buy everyone out; neighbors accept if Marious does, not if not - he's stuck with the old ladies
11: Tuesday	Britain and the US are seeking to lift UN trade sanctions against Iraq, leaving only military goods subject to controls The Algerian lower house of parliament approves changes to the penal code to punish those found guilty of slandering the country's republic University of Maryland contacts Dire Frost (through PRIMUS) and asks for help with fast supercooling project; they want preliminary results before committing major funds Snapdragon notices change in Susan Brook's fighting style - more sword & shield
12: Wednesday	Norwegian envoy, Erik Solheim, crosses into rebel-held territory in northern Sri Lanka as part of his latest efforts at initiating a peace process Burmese and Indian forces launch a joint military offensive on the bases of separatist rebel groups along their border Private citizen approaches PRIMUS for metahuman testing - she gives two blood samples and matched the description of woman Snapdragon saw not get fried; samples negative
13: Thursday	Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski pulls back from a threatened offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels as diplomats say peace is close Iran's Interior Ministry contradicts earlier confirmation that an aircraft carrying Iran's Transport Minister and several MPs has crashed
14: Friday	DR Congo President Kabiula announces the lifting of restrictions on the activities of political parties, as UN envoys arrive in Kinshasa The world's largest chip-maker is to work with British Telecom to develop a range of chips for mobile phones and handheld PCs Metahuman fight at Dunkirk marine warehouse suspected to result in the death of Fiacho by Black Paladin's hands
15: Saturday	The European Union and Russia agree to increase security co-operation and to increase economic ties after talks in Moscow At least 13 people are killed in separate incidents of violence in Indian-administered Kashmir 15 April - Taxes due Team asked to aid rescue of trapped cavers in southern PA - no real problems
16: Sunday	Rescuers in eastern France battle to free eight Swiss potholers found alive 36 hours after being trapped in a cave by rising flood waters The Hong Kong authorities say more than a million chickens and other poultry will be killed in an effort to stop the spread of bird flu
17: Monday	Shareholders in the world's biggest diamond producer accept an offer from Anglo American and the Oppenheimer family Libyan authorities search for survivors after the bodies of 93 suspected illegal immigrants are found in the south of the country Police say they have arrested a total of 26 self-styled war veterans in the past two days for trying to extort money from private firms
18: Tuesday	At least six people are killed by a blast in a smart suburb of the Colombian city of Medellin, with another 82 reported injured The global banking giant Citigroup buys Mexico's second largest bank to benefit from closer integration between the US and Mexico
19: Wednesday	Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian makes new overtures to China, but his request to join an Apec summit is turned down The heir to the Japanese throne, Prince Naruhito, will be a guest at Windsor Castle after his arrives on Friday for the start of a week-long visit Official UNTIL report from Tanzania - team entered location, suppressed opposition & ended necromantic ritual, returning with 17 surviving prisoners, ambushed on way back, no survivors
20: Thursday	A ceasefire in Macedonia holds, but ethnic Albanian rebels fail to respond to Western-mediated attempts to persuade them to disarm Russia says it has a new Western partner to help lift the Kursk submarine, a day after a deal with another consortium collapses
21: Friday	An aircraft carrying Iranian Transport Minister Rahman Dadman and seven MPs crashes in Iran - but the fate of those on board is unclear Talks between a Norwegian peace envoy and the Tamil Tigers have ended without a breakthrough, the rebels say President Clinton's nominee to run South Asia policy says sanctions imposed after India and Pakistan's nuclear tests should be dropped
22: Saturday	Prominent polygamist Tom Green is found guilty on four counts of bigamy in the first case of its kind for half a century Rescuers in France are still waiting for water levels to recede so they can lead eight Swiss potholers - trapped since Wednesday - to safety Vivianne invites Marious & team over for cookout
23: Sunday	Black Paladin publicly exposes and defeats Insalbeth, the evil mage of Eurostar; his weapons and armor have changed dramaticly Norwegian mediators say they are making progress negotiating a ceasefire in the protracted civil war More than 80 Somalis died after being forced to jump into the sea when the ship they were travelling on ran into trouble in the Gulf of Aden
24: Monday	Brazil is facing heavy energy rationing as the government struggles to deal with the country's worst ever power crisis Quebec plans to increase dramatically the amount of asbestos used to strengthen the road surfaces, despite fears over health risks A slaughter of nearly all poultry in Hong Kong is in full swing as the authorities try to halt the spread of an outbreak of avian flu
25: Tuesday	Thailand's premier tells investors his government will continue his economic policies even if a corruption row forces him to step down Thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Siberia's worst floods for 100 years after the River Lena burst its banks
26: Wednesday	A campaign has been launched in Russia which warns girls to be suspicious of apparently glamorous job offers abroad A Turkish military plane crashes near the capital, Ankara, killing four people, three days after another fatal crash
27: Thursday	Libyan authorities search for survivors after the bodies of 93 suspected illegal immigrants are found in the south of the country Vigilante mobs patrol the Indian capital Delhi on the trail of a mysterious "monkeyman" which has terrified the city's residents
28: Friday	An investigator working for a defence team at the UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda is arrested on charges of genocide The cabinet meets without its two most senior figures following reports that the president is planning to declare a state of emergency Hellhound loots a couple of stores but didn't use any fire used even when police showed up; Wolfie smells a female
29: Saturday	Accusations of cocaine use and criminality mar a TV debate between the two candidates ahead of next month's presidential election China executes 14 members of a criminal gang accused of committing the bloodiest crime spree in the country's recent history Psilocke approaches Marious & informs him it wasn't Hellhound at the stores
Episode 12: Point & Counterpoint
30: Sunday	Chad's President Idriss Deby is expected to hold onto power in elections on Sunday - and reap the benefits of new oil discoveries Guinean opposition leader Alpha Conde is unexpectedly pardoned and freed from jail, following pressure from France and Senegal The first-ever women candidates have put their names forward for Iran's presidential election on 8 June; incumbent reformist President Mohammad Khatami has still to declare if he will stand for re-election
May
1: Monday	Voting is under way to elect a new president as Mongolia struggles to revive an ailing economy Thousands of people are holed up in a town in eastern Siberia as water released from a blockage on the River Lena races towards them Construction begins at Sanctuary of the new spaceport Sanctuary offers to hire Igneous for tectonic mapping & reinforcement
2: Tuesday	Eight Swiss potholers emerge exhausted but elated to be above ground after being rescued from an underground cave in eastern France Two British women charged with drug trafficking in the United Arab Emirates are given life sentences, and a British man is jailed for 10 years Steel & Wolfie rescue two children from a housefire during their 5am patrol Marious meets Jason Grace, his 15-year old contact in the Baltimore Mage's Guild, at one of his PR shows Various team members ambushed between 5:00 and 5:30 pm in attempts to discover weaknesses and vulnerabilities Marious called downtown to fill out paperwork, called by name, turns & gets shot by HAPI-TAPS; gunman tosses smoke grenade, dud frag grenade, runs Igneous gets hit with drugged water balloons while working in his backyard; has an entertaining few hours before his lava form burns out the remaining chemicals Snapdragon gets hit with force-field entangle net; Bluejay spotted on overwatch with a camcorder Dire Frost ambushed with a single-shot with microwave stun gun Sunfire hit by X-ray laser and gets indigestion
3: Wednesday	At least 14 people die and 19 are injured in an explosion at a weapons market in central Yemen Leaders of India's governing party are meeting to chart strategy after a poor showing in state elections earlier this month Dougan tells Steel he's been tipped off with false information about team activities and given incriminating photos - someone's out to smear the team Steel's car bombed after his wife returns inside to answer a wrong number
4: Thursday	A Pakistani requirement for non-Muslims to wear identifying clothing draws harsh condemnation from the US and India Yakutsk prepares for a second round of flooding, despite ice jams on the River Lena being cleared by bombs Steel & Marious track down Aaron Strongarm, VIPER's in-town rep; PRIMUS assaults the apartment room and arrests him Wolfie is approached by Lily while on patrol; she talks, kisses him and leaves Dire Frost's secret ID is approached by Michael Davis about working for the Department of Defence as a part-time researcher, then full-time after law school The Steelweiser drinking bet starts at Flannagn's "Home of the Silver Knights" Bar - one for each of the 8 members pictured at the bar Captain Amazing starts midafternoon patrols; Snapdraon reluctantly accompanies him
5: Friday	Rwanda asks for the arrest and extradition of a further five workers at the UN tribunal looking into the 1994 genocide German businesses prepare to begin payments to a multi-billion dollar compensation fund for victims of Nazi slave labour camps Marious notices hundreds of wards around town that activate when they detect him; when he starts getting rid of them a pulse wipes out the rest Vivianne invites Marious for dinner after smithing; she's a good cook, too
6: Saturday	Berlin's May Day demonstations turn violent for the second night running as anti-capitalist protesters return to the streets South African anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak is released from jail on parole after serving one year of a three-year term for theft and fraud The tit-for-tat war between Firestone and Ford escalates as Ford says it will end its 100 year relationship with Firestone with a $2.1bn recall Steel contacted by Diane Withers about going on a trip with the Baltimore Diver's Society
7: Sunday	President Gloria Arroyo offers aid to poor families in an apparent move to woo people who support her predecessor, Joseph Estrada Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid could turn to the Supreme Court for help to avoid impeachment, a report says
8: Monday	Conflicting reports of the capture of a renegade rebel commander fail to dampen hopes of peace in southern Serbia A controversial plan to grant limited autonomy to the island of Corsica is approved by the lower house of the French parliament Pope John Paul II has arrived in Athens, in the first papal visit to Greece in modern times; he will attempt to heal the Great Schism that divided Christianity in 1054 Lily hires a bum to deliver Wolfie's cat, Cholla, to the PRIMUS base Snapdragon asked to practice generating electricity for emergency services
9: Tuesday	Iran's leaders attend funeral ceremonies as more bodies from the eight-year war with Iraq are found and buried The Iraqi leader attacks US and British plans to redraw sanctions against his country, as the UN discusses the proposals Pope John Paul II asks for forgiveness for Roman Catholic sins against the Orthodox faith during his controversial visit to Greece Someone impersonates Grond and throws a couple of cars around in one of the Funtown parking lots
10: Wednesday	Sri Lankan forces shoot dead at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula, according to the country's defence ministry Samata party leader George Fernandes meets Prime Minister Vajpayee amid a potential crisis in the BJP-led government Iran's President Mohammad Khatami registers to run for office again, ending months of uncertainty about the future of his reform movement Pope John Paul II holds a mass in Damascus for thousands of Syrian Christians, ahead of his historic visit to a mosque Black Paladin attacks and murders Durak (Eurostar's primary brick) in a Paris suburb Steel accompanies the Baltimore Diver's Society to the wreck of the Andrea Doria, a wreck a few miles offshore
11: Thursday	A report into cricket corruption reveals the sport is still plagued by match-fixing Japan's Government gives way over a scandal in which lepers remained isolated long after the disease was found not to be contagious Grateful Dead contert begins; team there as security Team invited to publicity stunt at Funtown Park in mid-June; it's linked to academic achievement program
12: Friday	There are signs of progress at DR Congo peace talks in Lusaka brokered by a high-ranking UN Security Council delegation Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid meets with the military's top brass, amid an apparent widening rift with the military The college spring semester ends; everyone who attends college passes (Igneous, Dire Frost, Patricia, etc.)
13: Saturday	Rebels and government forces clash near Macedonia's second city, Tetovo, a day after heavy fighting in the north of the country Day at the Park; DF's sister prominant at paintball tournament Pulsar spotted at Grateful Dead concert; he doesn't cause any problems and escapes into the sewers
Knights Insure Peaceful Concert
Pulsar Escapes!
14: Sunday	Russia and the UK submit rival plans on how to proceed with sanctions against Iraq threatening to split the Security Council The Pope makes a politically charged visit to a ruined town in the Golan Heights, and leads prayers for an end to hostilities in the region Randolf Barker released from hospital into police custody; charges are dropped and he is released Jimmy Dugan gives the team 6 hours advance warning on the Incredable Static Man's challenge
15: Monday	Marine experts off India's western coast have discovered structures belonging to the Harappan civilisation, dating back more than 4,000 years Yasser Arafat promises no surrender to Israeli "aggression" as Palestinians mourn the anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state Randolf Barker admitted to Johns Hopkins with 12 broken bones; word on the street is this is the next-to-last time, then he's free The Incredable Static Man publicly challenges the Silver Knights to stop him from robbing a downtown bank
Static Man Challenges Knights
Weather Report: Humiliation Predicted
16: Tuesday	A controversial law ordering Afghanistans' Hindus to carry identity tags is designed to prevent police harrassment, says a Taleban official A flood wave is heading for Yakutsk in Siberia but officials hope dams will be strong enough to save the city
17: Wednesday	India ends its unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir but invites Pakistani ruler General Musharraf for talks on the conflict The Silver Knights put a stop to the Incredable Static Man's rendition of The Wizard of Oz; Foxbat's stage appearance is fortunately short; Hastily re-written newspaper headlines state "Silver Knights No Laughing Matter!" Steel learns Lady Serenety's been telepathicly scanning criminals to find out their guilt; legally done for the CIA but rather immoral Tony lines up Funtown Park "Christmas in July" ski-slope promo for Dire Frost; contact is Samuel Johnson
Wizard of Static Cancelled Due To Buffalo
It's a New Day For The Knights
18: Thursday	A Kinshasa government investigation into January's assassination of President Kabila has blamed the country's enemies Dr. Destroyer arrives incommunicado and asks what the team did to Black Paladin Silver Knights web page attacked - security breached and graphics changed to Wizard of Oz theme Marious learns that the age of Steel's soul matches the resonances from the Cataclysm
Dr. Destroyer Questions Knights
19: Friday	Pope John Paul II has arrived in Malta after a ground-breaking visit to Syria, where he called on the people of the Middle East to overcome their divisions A major pharmaceutical company slashes the price of malaria drugs to increase availability in the developing world Interpol, MI5 and other agencies question team about all contact with Black Paladin Igneous learns Streetwise and starts trying to find Susan Brooks
20: Saturday	Nearly 200,000 people - about half of Malta's devout Catholic population - turn out to witness Pope John Paul beatify three Maltese The most prominent female candidate for Iran's presidency withdraws from the race, as the list of approved contenders is cut to 10 Vivianne trains both Marious & Steel and introduces them to the sword; she then heads out on a date with Marious Prince Charles & Lady Di to visit New England and vacation in Virginia Steel's wife talks to him about wanting kids
21: Sunday	Phoolan Devi, the Indian woman who became famous as the "Bandit Queen", is shot dead in Delhi. Marious gets call from London asking about anyone Black Paladin may have associated with - it'd help contact him
22: Monday	Macedonian government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels have stepped up their fighting in the country's second city of Tetovo UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recommends that UN troops remain in East Timor after August's election, to counter threats from pro-Indonesian militias Randolf Barker contacts Marious about healing him; he'll then enter the Marines Colonel Jasmine Hudolin, UNTIL liason at the UN, contacts Steel about trip to Lake Tazwanyika Final exam week at UM, John's Hopkins & other universities - Igneous, Dire Frost, Sunfire & Captain Amazing are all really busy
23: Tuesday	Rebels and government forces clash near Macedonia's second city, Tetovo, amid sporadic fighting in villages further east Black Paladin fights with Bora, but Le Sone arrives to help her and he retreats Marious makes PER Roll to realize Wolfie's got magical SFx
Episode 13: Bleaching the Gene Pool
24: Wednesday	An important feeding ground for whales and dolphins near New Zealand is under threat after a truck loaded with rat poison plunges in the sea Streetwise roll reveals GENOCIDE activity
25: Thursday	Israel is being warned that the country's water supplies are dangerously low and it will have to accept drastic cuts in consumption Marious gets call from Dani Grace, Jason's mother (14-year old magic-sensitice contact) about where he might be Steel gets call from Dugan as he's caught in traffic - the team is about to become newsworthy GENOCIDE attacks team; Ankylosaur look-alike armor causes Marious to critically injure Jason Grace and Igneous to kill Samuel Blackson; Wolfie, Snapdragon & Lady Serenety are hospitalized Mr. Green & Co. foil an attempted kidnapping of Steel's wife; they leave for Sanctuary
Genocide Attacks Baltimore Defenders
Knight Completes Genocide Mission
Silver Knights Lose Innocence & Child
26: Friday	Australia's biggest ever corporate failure prompts a political feud and fears for the economy Captain Amazing approached by Hudson River Marine Salvage about raising an 1914 locomotive; joint project with NUMA Lady Serenety wakes up
27: Saturday	The US express its concern over rising oil prices after the world's leading producers decide to cut output and push prices higher North Korea's secretive communist leader, Kim Jong-il, crosses into Russia on a marathon train journey for talks with President Putin
28: Sunday	Former Indonesian President Abdurrahaman Wahid says he is planning to leave the country as MPs fail to elect a new vice president RUF rebels say they have not been consulted about a United Nation's plan for a war crimes tibunal in Sierra Leone and threaten to break the ceasefire King Mswati III gives in to local and international pressure and repeals sweeping draconian powers Washington is isolated again, this time for refusing to sign up to an international agreement banning the use of biological weapons Dire Frost's Secret ID (DFSID for short) kid sister wins a discount to the Lake Chilwaga "survivalist" summer camp through the Funtown Park paintball tournament GENOCIDE agent goes into withdrawl & dies
Episode 14: Into the Heart of Darkest Africa
29: Monday	US Secretary of State Colin Powell suggests a dispute with China over American citizens accused of espionage can soon be resolved Scientists say a water-filled volcano in the Philippines could burst, sending a huge mudslide on to local settlements A local education board in Japan reverses a decision to recommend the use of a controversial history textbook Croatian general Rahim Ademi surrenders to the war crimes tribunal at The Hague - the first Croatian to face charges there Dr. Destroyer makes an official visit to England and meets privately with the Queen and Prime Minister PRIMUS suspends Igneous & Marious as deputies; puts the rest of the team into a week-long intensive training program in non-lethal attacks, pulling punches, reducing attacks, etc. Wolfie wakes up Funtown Park withdraws it's invitation for team to attend the Funtown Academics Program ceremonies in June
Knights Suspended; Park Reconsiders
30: Tuesday	A senior member of the Islamic militant group Hamas is killed as Israel fires anti-tank missiles at his car in the West Bank On the second anniversary of his accession, Morocco's King Mohammed VI seeks to quell disquiet about the pace of change Four thousand tourists stranded in Sri Lanka after a rebel attack on the country's only international airport start to go home Nato wins the agreement of the two sides in the Macedonian conflict to reinstate a shattered ceasefire. Captain Amazing convinces Funtown Park to have a partial team there - himself, Snapdragon & Lady Serenity; Dire Frost still appears at Christmas in July
31: Wednesday	Indonesia's former President Abdurrahman Wahid flies out of Indonesia, three days after being dismissed by parliament Ethnic Albanian rebels in Macedonia start withdrawing their forces as a new diplomatic effort is launched to establish peace The body of Phoolan Devi, the Indian politician who gained notoriety as the Bandit Queen, is cremated on the banks of the River Ganges Genesis space probe launched from Cape Canaveral; it will orbit the sun inside the orbit of Mercury and return to Earth after 5 months of collecting solar wind particles; recovery will be the first official Sanctuary project Silver Knights web page attacked - security breached and graphics changed to Grim Reaper theme Snapdragon wakes up
June
1: Thursday	More than a million Cubans take part in an anti-US march to mark the start of the Cuban revolution 48 years ago Zimbabwe's Government suspends the accredition of all BBC correspondents after accusing reporter Rageh Omaar of a distorted report The US and Russia agree a schedule for defence talks, but Washington says it will press ahead with missile defence tests Captain Amazing's attempts to refer the Hudson River salvage job to Steel fail due to "political considerations" Latest VIPER rep - Johnny Quicksilver, a low-level metahuman, starts operating in the city
2: Friday	The Mayon volcano in the Philippines has erupted for the second time in weeks, sending tens of thousands of villagers fleeing in panic George Speight leaves prison to register as a candidate in Fiji's first election since his failed nationalist coup last year Croatian General Rahim Ademi makes his first appearance before the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague Dr. Destroyer visits Ottawa and talks with the Canadian Prime Minister Igneous's streetwise reveals Susan Brook's college transcrips being copies & sent to a P.O. box in London
3: Saturday	The French telecoms giant says it will lay off staff and cut back on contractors in an effort to squeeze out yet more cost savings Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly hires a Belgian lawyer to defend him in case he is charged with war crimes by a Belgian court Iraq fires a missile at a U.S. spy plane, prompting speculation that it has improved its weapons technology Funtown Academics Program ceremony goes well; Captain Amazing is a hit with the kids, Lady Serenity & Snapdragon do well
Knights Honor Academics
4: Sunday	Shaukat Mirza, the managing director of Pakistan State oil, has been shot dead in the port city of Karachi Sri Lanka's national airline carrier is forced to reduce its service to compensate for the loss of half its fleet in a rebel attack Dr. Destroyer attends services at Washington Cathedral and spends the following week in D.C. Characters who've trained get 12 experience: +5 CON & buy back the ED (+9 STUN for bricks), +1 point into Coordinate, +1 point into Paramedics, +1 point into KS (normals and how to not kill them)
5: Monday	Italy's PM says there will be a full investigation into allegations of police brutality during the G8 summit in Genoa Ethnic Albanian leaders are due to meet Macedonian Government representatives, as the latest ceasefire holds Police in India arrest one of the main suspects in the assassination of the politician Phoolan Devi, known as the "Bandit Queen" Moscow says it heard no new arguments in favour of scrapping the ABM treaty from US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice PRIMUS press conference finds Marious & Igneous guilty of poor judgement; no criminal charges will be filed but the two are on suspension Team (Steel, Wolfie, Marious & Igneous) leaves for Morocco to link up with UNTIL expedition
6: Tuesday	Police in Belgium arrest the brother-in-law of former President Habyarimana suspected of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide Liberian leader Charles Taylor says his political rivals can all come home under a general amnesty which includes rebels fighting in Lofa county Team arrives in Morocco & integrates with UNTIL group; background information & magical lucky charms given out
7: Wednesday	Thai police are interviewing 85 foreign nationals - up to 40 of them British - alleged to have helped cheat investors of $150m New explosions from Mount Etna blacken the Sicilian sky and pour lava towards a nearby tourist centre A powerful explosion which hit a bank in the Spanish city of Barcelona is being blamed on anti-establishment radicals UNTIL team travels to Khartoum (capital of Sudan), Nairobi (capital of Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (capital of Tanzania) and starts traveling west via in two heavy cargo (UNTIL assault) helicopters Unknown interceptor turns out to be Jimmy Dugan on loan to Associated Press, covering the UNTIL return to the deadly shores of Lake Tazwanyika, in search of the secret of the horrible fate of their brothers in arms, lost while saving the world from the treacherous evil of the risen undead *click* "radio's broken, sir"
Episode 15: Food Fight!
	Powerhouse, Rubberneck & Thang get drunk at Flannagan's; Rubberneck is all over Lady Serenity and Snapdragon objects; bar fight destroys two cars and creates a large pothole
Drunken Brawl Sinks To A New Low
Episode 16: Silver Knights: Tomb Raiders
8: Thursday	Tension is high in the West Bank as Israeli tanks shell Palestinian security posts following the killing of an Israeli youth Life in Indian-administered Kashmir is paralysed by a strike after the alleged killing in custody of a leading moderate separatist The UN is trying to tighten the arms embargo against the Taleban authorities in Afghanistan Eight Palestinians, including a senior Hamas leader, are killed by Israeli fire in Nablus, according to reports from the West Bank UNTIL team heads to Lake Tazwanyika; finds tomb, encounters guardians, leaves Baltimore Mage's Guild (P11) bombed at midnight; Marious's magical signiture found & arrest warrent issued
Mage Wars: Silver Knight Wanted In Guild Bombing
Episode 17: (Un)Mistaken Identity
9: Friday	Anti-terrorist forces surround a bus on which more than 20 people are being held by heavily armed men, thought to be Chechen separatists Firms are warned to make urgent checks that they are protected against the Code Red worm, due to attack computers within hours Controversial US black political leader Louis Farrakhan wins his High Court battle for the right to visit the UK Baltimore Educational Council authorizes Junior ROTC program on a trial basis in 3 schools Hermanos de Oro rob 16 fast-food restaurants in southern Boston Marious appears in southern Sudan, where he materialized after his first ley-line teleport
10: Saturday	European judges say Turkey's decision to ban an Islamist party in 1998 did not violate human rights Kenya's president sues a former US ambassador over a book alleging he was involved in the murder of the Kenyan foreign minister Zanu-PF wins a by-election seen as a crucial test of President Mugabe's popularity ahead of next year's general election Steel, Wolfie, Igneous & Marious return from Africa; Marious returns after being told he'll be arrested; Marious arrested & posts bail Steel's wife heads "out" with Steel and they'll be back "later" Bishop Desmond breaks contact with Marious Lady Serenity talks with Snapdragon about having a family
11: Sunday	Two former presidents call for an urgent overhaul of the voting system used in United States elections The prosecutor in the murder case of human rights activist Bishop Juan Gerardi flees Guatemala in fear of his life China's authorities are checking whether 200 miners died in an accident, having dismissed reports as being "completely fabricated"
12: Monday	The Polish capital is on alert as the swollen Vistula River is expected to rise above the city's alarm level - but officials say defences should hold Spain's prime minister and the Basque president meet and agree to hold more talks, despite disagreements over key priorities King Mohammed promises to set up a body that will work towards integrating the Berber language into the education system Louis shows up & asks Marious what he's doing messing with the ley lines, especially that close to one of the 'black holes, like the one we created'; need to pull yourself together - you're leaking magic DFSID offered 2-month law internship at Silver Springs (45-minute commute) government office, "just to see what your work's like" North Western Senior High School (H6) bombed at midnight; Marious loses END; his magical signiture found; possibly a 'rogue spell' Igneous's brother, Rigger, reassigned to BWI research team
Mage Implicated In School Bombing
13: Tuesday	Up to 200 people in Taiwan are now feared to have been killed by Typhoon Toraji, which hit the island on Monday An Egyptian court rejects an attempt to have an Egyptian feminist writer forcibly divorced from her husband Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offers to resign, but is persuaded to remain in office by his party Shipments of equipment from Nicaragua begin arriving for the new base Lady Serenity takes Snapdragon shopping and doesn't ease his nerves
14: Wednesday	Thousands of villagers attend the funeral of three militants shot dead by the security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir The UN war crimes tribunal delivers a landmark verdict, jailing an "evil" Bosnian Serb for 46 years for the Srebrenica massacre The Italian Government moves three top police officers from their posts after last month's violence-scarred G8 summit in Genoa
15: Thursday	A Supreme Court judge in Peru declares former president Alberto Fujimori an "absent criminal" and issues an international warrant Police in Israel arrest a Palestinian they say was moments away from blowing himself up on a bus carrying Israeli soldiers The US Navy ignores protests and begins fresh war games on the Puerto Rican island hours after Congress gives the go-ahead Lily confronts Wolfie, hugs him for support & cries into his shoulder; PER roll reveals she's pregnant due in early November
16: Friday	Zimbabwe's land minister tells white farmers that 90% of their land will now be re-settled, and warns them not to contest the plan Renewed fighting marks the third anniversary of the start of the war in the DR Congo, as hopes were rising of peace taking hold Washington warns it will suspend millions of dollars in aid if Colombia does not continue aerial spraying to destroy drugs crops Hermanos de Oro rob 11 convenience stores in western Philadelphia Baseball field at Western Run Park (H7) bombed at midnight & Marious loses END; his magical signiture found and he's taken into custody
17: Saturday	A US court says it will not review a ruling on Microsoft's web browser software, paving the way for a fresh hearing on the break-up of the firm A US citizen of Chinese origin is formally charged with endangering national security, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing confirms A project to build a huge computer network across Europe could lead to processing power becoming a utility like electricity or water PRIMUS investigative agents track down a link between the receint bombings and Jason Grace; he morphs into the Evil Mad Bomber What Bombs at Midnight and leads them on a high-speed chase; Marious hears of this & breaks out of custody; E.M.B. captured & Marious surrenders
18: Sunday	Clashes on the ground and tough words from politicians dampen optimism in Macedonia after Wednesday's peace talks breakthrough The Israeli army has arrested six of its soldiers, suspected of beating a group of Palestinians civilians in Hebron 10 days ago Jason Grace is found to be infused with Marious's spirit magic from when he was healed; PRIMUS mages separate the link and Jason heads to the School for Gifted Youngsters
19: Monday	Iran's President Mohammad Khatami - facing opposition from conservative clerics - appeals for unity as he is confirmed in office A senior US diplomat says the US position on Afghanistan will not alter until its radical Islamic government accepts UN resolutions Sri Lanka's Supreme Court orders a screening of a banned anti-war film and grants compensation to its producer Black Paladin makes another appearance at the Welsh TV station and announces he wants his apprentice back or there will be trouble
Episode 18: Gold Rises, Water Falls
20: Tuesday	A convoy carrying leading Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti comes under attack by Israeli missiles Russia and North Korea sign a joint declaration insisting that Pyongyang's missile programme - seen by the US as a threat - is peaceful Black Paladin kills 27 people masterminding a London smuggling ring Three bodies found in Robert E. Lee Memorial Park (E12) attributed to Hellhound; two college students & a high-school dropout
21: Wednesday	Italy's leader, Silvio Berlusconi, wants a world food summit shifted abroad after last month's Genoa riots At least 15 Hindu villagers have been killed by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, say police Marious's trial begins; prosecutors wanted kidnapping but will settle for employing weapons of mass destruction and escaping federal custody; Marious pleads guilty with mitigating circumstances
22: Thursday	US President George W Bush signs into law a five-year extension to sanctions against Libya and Iran, defying European critics A military tribunal acquits eight paramilitary gendarmes accused of massacring 57 civilians after elections last year Fourteen members of a Swiss gun-running organization massacred by Black Paladin; leaders targeted & killed
23: Friday	Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera outsprints Kenyan Simon Biwott to take the first gold at the World Athletics Championships The IMF will hasten the disbursement of a much needed $1.2bn loan to Argentina and is to create a new $15bn credit line for Brazil Marious convicted and sentenced to 15 years in Stronghold; he's expected to get time off for good behavior, early parole and be out in 3-5 years Hermanos de Oro rob 6 jewelry stores in Manhattan; Champions engage & de Oros quickly retreat
Silver Knight Sentenced to Stronghold
24: Saturday	The White House denies a rift with the State Department after "conflicting" statements are made on Israel's policy of killing Palestinian activists After days of official denial China admits that more than 70 miners died in a flooding accident in southern Guanxi province last month Two French criminal masterminds die in an explosion in their Paris home; the maid, cook & butler were coincidently absent at the time
25: Sunday	Suspected Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines have beheaded a fifth hostage in less than 48 hours, a military official said on Saturday Unconfirmed reports may indicate a revival of Albanian guerrilla activity in a region that had been calm since a May peace deal Fourteen French criminals involved in a white-slavery oepration slain by Black Paladin; 31 people later turn themselves in in exchange for protection DFSID sister writes from camp - loving it & learning all sorts of survival / tactical / teamwork stuff; she'll kick ass in the fall paintball season
26: Monday	Three Muslim officers will be taken to the Netherlands to face war crimes charges amid calls for Bosnian Serbs to hand over suspects too Israel is to send experts to UN headquarters to view controversial videos it hopes will shed light on the fate of three abducted soldiers Fifty-six countries trying to work out how to enforce the 1972 ban on biological weapons suspend their efforts following America's withdrawal from the talks Seven Italians suspected of organizing a drug ring found dead; Black Paladin implicated
27: Tuesday	One person is killed and several wounded as 50,000 demonstrate in memory of a militant commander killed on Monday Injured Sachin Tendulkar sends a message of congratulations to India's latest batting star Virender Shewag Delaware First National Bank robbed by Hermanos de Oro
28: Wednesday	A Palestinian gunman injures 10 people including six Israeli soldiers in a drive-by shooting near the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv The head of Iran's judiciary rejects a compromise in a dispute between reformists and conservatives that delayed President Khatami's swearing-in The death of three German organized labor leaders attributed to Black Paladin
29: Thursday	The EU foreign policy chief arrives at talks to resolve the six-month-old conflict in Macedonia, hoping to end the deadlock US billionaire balloonist Steve Fossett has taken off on his sixth attempt to make the first solo balloon flight around the world Body found floating just off Swann Park (V16); 31-year old secretary Adrienne Miller was killed last night & drained of all bodily fluids; MO matches that of the supervillain Leech Rigger arrives at BWI just in time to help Snapdragon save a 4 year-old girl from her drugged & gun-waving father
Silver Knights Save Child
30: Friday	President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria urges commanders to provide troops with condoms in order to curb the spread of Aids US President George W Bush signs into law a five-year extension to sanctions against Libya and Iran, defying European critics Island home of Greek multi-millionaire Stavros Anreos assaulted by Black Paladin; 17 dead, including Anreos Noah tracks Leech to the sewer outlet of the Soylent Corporation sewers
July
1: Saturday	More than three million Kenyans face serious food shortages, the World Food Programme says President Clinton passes his medical tests with flying colours before heading out on a one-month working holiday in New England Hermanos de Oro enter First National Bank in northern Baltimore and precipitate a hostage situation; Silver Knights engage and inflict critical wounds on both Goldenrod and Goldbrick before Goldmind can mass-teleport away
Downtown Bloodbath
Lethal Knights End Bank Robbery
Dire Frost Abandons Knights
Episode 19: It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
2: Sunday	The army in the Philippines says it has freed 13 Filipino hostages after a gun battle with the separatist Muslim group Abu Sayyaf William Todd tells Steel there've been a few disturbances north of the business (Q22) and he's getting blamed; rubble on the road late at night then it's cleaned up
3: Monday	More than 70 people are now known to have died on the Indonesian island of Nias after days of heavy rain triggered floods and landslides Russia and North Korea sign a joint declaration insisting that Pyongyang's missile programme - seen by the US as a threat - is peaceful Eighteen members of a Moroccan drug & slave-running gang killed by Black Paladin PRIMUS press conference finds both Igneous and Noah guilty of poor judgement but no criminal charges will be filed; revokes Igneous's deputyship and places Noah on probation Captain Amazing requests a leave of absence from the team; invites Igneous to head to Europe & look for Susan Brooks
Tarnished Knight Exit Stage Right
4: Tuesday	Italy's leader, Silvio Berlusconi, wants a world food summit shifted abroad after last month's Genoa riots In the latest of a number of attempts to inject some efficiency into its currency market, the Egyptian central bank devalues the pound Silver Knight press conference places Noah on suspension and Igneous on inactive status; Captain Amazing's sabbatical announced PRIMUS dedicates the new base to Baltimore and the Silver Knights; 4th of July celebration goes well Three men, including an Italian cabinet member, die when Black Paladin diverts their car into a building foundation; the bodies are not recoverable
Silver Knights Castle Complete
5: Wednesday	Aid agencies in Pakistan say hundreds of thousands of farmers and peasants need urgent assistance due to the continuing drought Nine people including seven policemen have been killed in a landmine explosion in the north-east Indian state of Assam Black Paladin levels a factory in northern Poland; investigators find no deaths but lots of illegal drugs Steel sets up an appointment with Professor Xavier on the 15th Captain Amazing & Igneous head to Europe
6: Thursday	The EU says agreement has been reached in Macedonia over police reforms, the main stumbling block to ending the ethnic Albanian rebellion Israeli forces kill an Islamic militant in the West Bank, just hours after the shooting of 10 people by a gunman in the heart of Tel Aviv The European Union, NATO and United Nations combine security forces in an attempt to stop Black Paladin Suicidal loon (Gerald Brown) dresses as Ankylosaur and challenges Silver Knights at Flannagan's; talked down by Snapdragon & arrested; he's an ex-accountant from the local branch of Four-I Creations, Inc. based out of Barcelona
Silver Knights Face New Enemy: Unemployment
7: Friday	A new worm, thought to be more vicious than Code Red, threatens to wreak havoc on the internet Afghanistan's Taleban authorities arrest 24 people and close a relief organisation for "preaching Christianity"
8: Saturday	Maurice Greene wins his third straight world 100m title in 9.82 seconds, despite a knee injury Separatist movement in Senegal, MFDC, holds a congress in Gambia to try to heal internal divisions to help end the conflict with the government Vivianne works with Steel & bonds the sword to him; she finds it's easier to mould Steel's internal energies
9: Sunday	A group of Chinese doctors is arrested in Belgium after allegedly smuggling elephant tusks from West Africa where they were working Tropical storm Barry threatens to come ashore Sunday night or Monday morning, raising the possibility of floods in eastern Florida and Georgia Black Paladin spotted fighting a flying opponent south of Prague, then nearing Vienna before being engaged by Austrian helicopters; missile attacks damage BP and cause his opponent to move-through him into the ground; teleport effects detected and the unknown guy staggers into the mountains Flipside calls Snapdragon, issues challenge for contract on Lady Serenity and warns it sounds like a trap but he's already been paid
10: Monday	Ailing Bolivian president Hugo Banzer is preparing to hand power to his vice-president before returning to the US for cancer treatment Indonesia's new President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, moves into the presidential palace amid criticism of a lack of government urgency China's top politicians go to an isolated resort to plan their successors after the current leaders step down next year Trial by combat established as acceptable means of gaining rank in the team; Noah's humanity is not aided by his teammate's anamalistic behavior
11: Tuesday	Holocaust survivors and their relatives have until Friday to lodge their claim for compensation from Swiss banks North Korean leader Kim Jong-il tours Russian space installations near Moscow on Sunday, before continuing his epic journey across Russia Silver Knights & support staff start moving into the new base, setting up offices, equipment & labs, etc. Blur interviewed for membership
Episode 20: The Quiet Ends
12: Wednesday	A fresh attempt is made to resolve the postponement of the swearing in of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami for a second term In the latest of a number of attempts to inject some efficiency into its currency market, the Egyptian central bank devalues the pound Lady Serenity visits Stronghold & talks with Marious
13: Thursday	Aid agencies in Pakistan say hundreds of thousands of farmers and peasants need urgent assistance due to the continuing drought Nine people including seven policemen have been killed in a landmine explosion in the north-east Indian state of Assam Flipside contacts Steel at meeting & says challenge is now, at Federal & Duncanwood (P22); rest of team is to stay 100" away under a streetlight Snapdragon, Lady Serenity, Flipside & Green Dragon fight; Ankylosaur & Armadillo interrupt & try to kill Lady Serenity; bad guys throw themselves in front of Lady Serenity but she gets killed anyway; Steel one-punches Armadillo Noah tracks Thoughtlash to the Maryland State Penitentury parking garage (Q17) & team discovers hidden base; Magma, Leech & mooks fight the team; Nightshade appears with Lily, kills Thoughtlash, leaves Noah attacks Snapdragon in retaliation for leading Lady Serenity into a trap & getting her killed; he is restrained by Steel
Silver Knights Capture Armadillo!
Deadly Duel: Knights 2, Armadillo 1
Knight Errant Abandons Comrade
Snapdragon Flees Noah's Justice!
Who's the Villain? Flipside and Green Dragon do more to save Lady Serenity than her so-called teammate, Blur
Episode 21: A New Hope
Summaries: Rigger Snapdragon
14: Friday	Eight Macedonian soldiers die as their truck hits a landmine, threatening a tentative peace deal agreed on Wednesday Lady Serenity's pregnancy test comes back positive
15: Saturday	At least 25 patients are killed as a fire rips through a mental asylum in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu The Palestinian Authority refuses to arrest seven militants named by Israel until the Jewish state acts against "terrorist" settlers Steel's meets with Xavier; his wife wants to take the scenic route home Rigger wakes up
16: Sunday	The Asia-Pacific region is set to overtake the US as the world's largest internet market, according to researchers The separatist movement in Senegal, MFDC, tries to heal internal divisions to help end the conflict with the government Snapdragon visits Vanessa Williams' aunt and tells her of the death
17: Monday	A peace deal between Macedonian and ethnic Albanian leaders is expected later on Monday, as two main sticking points are resolved A group of Chinese doctors is arrested in Belgium after allegedly smuggling elephant tusks from West Africa where they were working US billionaire balloonist Steve Fossett solves communications problems and is drifting high above Australia on his round-the-world flight The signing of a deal between the Philippines Government and Muslim separatists is postponed while talks continue PRIMUS press release mourns the loss of Lady Serenity and praises the team for the capture of Armadillo; Blur was a victim of mind control; no criminal charges will be filed
18: Tuesday	An oil tanker - reportedly carrying smuggled Iraqi crude - sinks off Kuwait, but it does not appear to threaten Gulf coastlines Shops, offices and businesses close in the city of Jammu in Indian-administered Kashmir in protest at the killing of 17 Hindus by suspected militants Vanessa Williams' funeral; most of the martial artist students attend
19: Wednesday	At least 10 Macedonian soldiers die in a fierce gun battle with ethnic Albanian rebels but EU mediators say a deal will be signed next week Afghanistan's ruling movement says charity workers had missionary materials, but a new decree suggests the foreigners will not face execution
20: Thursday	Italian police chief Gianni De Gennaro acknowledges that police used excessive force to combat protesters at last month's G8 summit in Genoa Australia is to investigate the link between long-distance air travel and deadly blood clots after the death of an airline passenger The Supersonic Viper and Chow Yun-Rat put in applications to become Silver Knights Rigger investigates Noah's mental state and realizes just how alien Noah really is Flannagan's "Home of the Silver Knights" Bar has installed a lightning rod
Knight Applicant Entertains Flannagan's
21: Friday	An influential Iranian paper is closed, only hours after President Khatami spoke at his inauguration of greater respect for press freedom Twenty-two white farmers appear in a Zimbabwe court accused of attacking a group of war veterans who occupied a farm Team warned about teleporting vigilante; guy ran from a gang deal gone bad & teleported away (J19)
22: Saturday	Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has a familiar face as its new mayor, but with restricted powers Dick Waweru will struggle to improve services An influential US senator, Joseph Biden, is due to discuss missile defence with Chinese President Jiang Zemin
23: Sunday	The Bolivian Congress confirms Jorge Quiroga as president to succeed Hugo Banzer, who stepped down due to ill health Indonesian police raise the stakes in their hunt for the fugitive youngest son of former dictator President Suharto
24: Monday	East Timor's pro-independence leader Xanana Gusmao urges pro-Jakarta militia leaders to return and take partv in this month's elections A tourist coach and small lorry crash head-on in an Austrian mountain tunnel, only two days after another crash claimed five lives A Celtic supporter is shot and slightly wounded in Amsterdam, hours before the club's Champions' League clash with Dutch side Ajax Explosion on Hudson River salvage boat; operation cancelled Rigger talks with Louis, requests salvage from the UNTIL Maes Howe raid Steel heads to Stronghold to research on Marious's teleportation Ghost, a federal netrunner, wants to "see" Steel's memories of his uplinks
25: Tuesday	The Israeli army launches attacks on Palestinian police posts in the West Bank after a Jewish settler is killed overnight The Iraqi leader warns that Baghdad will not stand idle in the face of continuing attacks by US and British warplanes
26: Wednesday	Indian security forces impose a curfew in Jammu after 11 people die in an attack by separatist militants on the city's railway station All private mental homes in a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are ordered shut following Monday's deadly fire Rigger & Noah talk with Louis, eventually Rigger, Noah & Blur start going over the team's history; players finally get a clue
Episode 22: Puzzle Peaces
27: Thursday	At least 15 people are killed and more than 90 injured in a suicide bomb attack at a busy Jerusalem restaurant at lunchtime Macedonian forces clash with ethnic Albanian rebels in Tetovo, further undermining the peace deal due to be signed on Monday Donald Sinclair, assistant mayor of Baltimore, injured in auto accident
28: Friday	China unveils new regulations for small newspapers and magazines reflecting growing official unease about developments in the media A US congressman says he will advise Washington to boycott a UN conference on racism if Zionism remains on the agenda Magneto announces he's taking bids for the planning of his island ecosystem Noah has dreams of defending the Gates of Heaven, his brothers at his side
29: Saturday	Reports say there has been a coup in the separatist Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, part of the Comoros White families are fleeing their farms in north-western Zimbabwe after attacks by government supporters NASA and Sanctuary announce a joint mission to repair the Pioneer 10 spacecraft; metahuman Gargoyle will be undergoing final tests & training over the next 3 months; mission expected to take 24 months (11 out, 13 back) with a $300 million salary Local band "Laughing Jesters" makes debut at Rhino Club, immediate success - socio-political commentary & good music; lead singer Tim Southern very charismatic Tony asks Noah to identify which gloves picked up a certain box; 8 gloves, 3 scents on box (2 of the gloves + 1 other)
30: Sunday	Swazi King Mswati III summons the nation to a rare gathering where he is expected to talk about political reforms A bomb in northern Colombia kills 3 children and injures 35 people, in an attack officials blame on the left wing ELN rebels Nicaraguan sea-floor survey vessel develops mechanical faults & returns to home port
31: Monday	US President Clinton considers federal funding for stem cell research - an issue that shatters traditional political alliances China makes a tacit admission that it faces an AIDS crisis in central China, where more than half a million people are believed to have the HIV virus Japan opens the first School of Lifelong Learning in Hiroshima, a center for studies open to all ages and making training available to anyone in any field Indonesian's new President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, presents a new cabinet with a strong economic team aimed at calming the markets Streetwise reveals VIPER activity; Johnny Quicksilver is alive & well Noah moves into his own place Blur starts PRIMUS Deputy training & seems to have a knack for it
August
1: Tuesday	Lebanese police clash with demonstrators protesting against a crackdown on the Christian-led opposition Three Muslim commanders plead not guilty to war crimes charges at the international court in The Hague Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi deplores an "escalation of violence" in Italy after the bombing of a courthouse in Venice Tony redesigns one of the gym rooms into a hemispherical track for Blur; he asks Blur about doing some courier work from time to time
2: Wednesday	Indian forces are given permission to arrest, detain or shoot suspected lawbreakers in the southern part of Indian-administered Kashmir Sri Lanka's President Kumaratunga is willing to back a government of consensus with the opposition to tackle the political crisis Solitaire of the Champions announces a six-week sabbatical; IRS issues have been resolved in her favor and she needs a vacation
3: Thursday	The Palestinian leader condemns Israeli air strikes in the West Bank as Israel buries those killed in Thursday's suicide bomb British and American warplanes attack air defence sites in southern Iraq in the biggest raid on the country by allied forces since February Marie Anderson & William Todd head north on a sailing trip off the coast of Maine Snapdragon sets up training sessions with Seeker Team votes Supersonic Viper and Chow Yun-Rat onto the team; Igneous calls & asks for the team to come to London; Captain Amazing's found a lead and he (Igneous) wants some backup
Episode 23: Memories Of War
4: Friday	US President Clinton angers conservatives by supporting limited research on stem cells from human embryos Cambodia's king approves legislation allowing the prosecution of Khmer Rouge members for the deaths of millions in 1970s Tony contacts Rigger & asks him to check out his neice's Piper Cub airplane - private airport 35 miles up I795; Antonio Paretti (racecar driver) is there & talks shop for a bit
5: Saturday	Tens of thousands are arriving to hear Swazi King Mswati III's political reform plans after the entire nation was summoned Military coup leaders say they want to rejoin the Comoros as they tighten their grip on the separatist Indian Ocean island of Anjouan
6: Sunday	The man who led efforts to arrest Peru's former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos denies any illegal involvement with him Indonesian police confirm that 31 civilians have been killed in the war-torn Indonesian province of Aceh
7: Monday	7am: Powerhouse reported fighting armored guy north of the city; when team arrives the Golden Hornet helps defeat the golem; Supersonic Viper arrives, and Rigger embarresses himself; Hornet flies off afterward Powerhouse was working out at Tony's at the time & denies all involvement Indonesian police say Tommy Suharto, the fugitive son of Indonesia's former dictator, has offered to hand himself in Nato-led forces arrest a Bosnian Serb colonel on war crimes charges, say Bosnian officials Nicaragua negotiates with Mexico & Cuba for logistic support for undersea mining operations NASA and Sanctuary announce that Magneto has been contracted to launch and recover the metahuman Gargoyle on the Pioneer 10 repair mission At least four people are reported to have died in a blast at a Spanish fireworks factory near Zaragoza, which has also set fire to surrounding forests PRIMUS opens bidding on new battlesuit designs; due to the problems with previous research (Armadillo) all research with be in tendem with PRIMUS-affiliated scientists Stark Enterprises, TURTLE Inc. and X-Link (European military consortium) are major bidders Rigger's company wants to put in a design & they need his help; Rigger withdraws from the Silver Knights Jimmy Dugan discovers Steel's wife's pregnancy; asks permission before publishing and agrees not to Noah's attempts to contact church higher-ups have resulted in the Vatican sending Monsignor Altor; he arrives Wednesday Steel gets letter explaining uplink techniques; advises taking a trip to Maes Howe; the team prepares to leave for Scotland
Episode 24: Fac ut Gaudeam
8: Tuesday	An Eygptian woman is arrested after allegedly marrying five times without a divorce Lebanese police clash with demonstrators protesting against a crackdown on the Christian-led opposition
9: Wednesday	Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba receives crucial support from all major political parties over proposed talks with Maoist guerrillas Delhi commuters struggle as taxi and rickshaw drivers protest against anti-pollution measures Monsignor Al'tor meets with Noah
10: Thursday	The Palestinian leader calls for international pressure to end Israel's occupation of unofficial Palestinian headquarters in Jerusalem At least seven people are dead and five others wounded after a bomb planted in a rickshaw explodes in Gujrat in eastern Pakistan Thousands of items - including fire engines and chandeliers - belonging to the disgraced brother of the Sultan of Brunei go on sale at the start of a six-day auction The Supersonic Viper goads Snapdragon into racing to London, then grins while Snapdragon gets arrested by the RAF while crossing the Irish Sea
11: Friday	Macedonia declares a day of national mourning for seven soldiers killed by a landmine, as the fighting continues to escalate Fears of violent anti-globalisation protests prompt the World Bank and IMF to cut short next month's annual meetings in Washington Steel notified of the creation of Task Force 92, to investigate deep-sea phenomenon in North Atlantic; cover is raising the Titantic; Rigger notified & asked to accompany undersea engineering team Silver Knights fly to Heathrow, then Fort William (Scotland) and link up with the UNTIL team
Flannagan's Radio Tower Turns Barber Pole By Unknown Painter
12: Saturday	King Mswati III presides over a poorly attended national gathering where it is announced his powers will be extended The US president expresses frustration at the cycle of violence in the Middle East, as two more Palestinians die of wounds sustained in clashes Supervillain U238 kills 17, injures 45 in Tulsa, Oaklahoma, assault on local FBI office; property damage seems to be primary objective Team flies to Maes Howe & explores center chamber; Steel uplinks, activates Guardians and collapses; team leaves, Noah grabbed and Snapdragon goes back to rescue him; explosion covers Guardian's retreat, taking the 2 heroes with them Silver Knights (Blur & Steel) transported to London UNTIL HQ; Monsignor Al'tor meets with several other telepaths
Episode 25: The Once And Future Kings
13: Sunday	Marion Jones recovers from her shock defeat in the 100m to win the 200m in the World Championships in Edmonton Three Filipino farmers are freed from the Abu Sayyaf rebel group, following reports that some captives had been executed Metahumans Juggernaut and Feuermeister (Firelord) get into an arguement on a Sanctuary beach; they are convinced to take it elsewhere and are airlifted to one of the southern Line Islands; they duke it out for the better part of an hour - large-scale landscaping results; the two return to Sanctuary & pay massive fines Dragonfly spotted eating sheep in north central Pennsylvania; large dark-cloaked figure flies in, one-punches & carries off, taking the sheep, fire-bursts the area as it's leaving UNTIL seals off Maes Howe complex & begins investigations Noah & Snapdragon appear in Topolnita Cave near Drobeta-Turu Severin, Romania; they are taken into custody and transported to the UNTIL HQ in London Mental examinations find no mental tampering or programming; physical examinations reveal significant increases in physical strength and durability; DNA tests reveal match between Noah & Snapdragon - they're brothers Monsignor Altor discovers mental tampering on Snapdragon's long-term memories, done in late January and February; it'll take several months of work to restore them 4pm: Steel recovers and agrees to mental probes & testing; highlight of evening is his discovering 150" Superleap
14: Monday	At least 29 people are reported dead and 100 missing after worsening floods bring further chaos in northern Thailand Fears grow that Israel and the US will boycott the World Conference against Racism, as delegates fail to agree on exact wording on Zionism Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustapha Miro arrives in Baghdad - the first such visit by a Syrian head of government since the two countries cut diplomatic ties in the 1980s People in Delhi are consulted on racial intolerance, amid calls for India's caste system to be included in a UN conference on racism A heat wave envelops Manhattan and sparks gang-related firefights with casualties in the dozens UNTIL probe of underground complexes put forth at UN security council; United Kingdom, United States, Argentina, Romania & Tanzania agree to underground exploration; China abstains & will conduct independent research of site UNTIL requests team stay in Europe for the time being Snapdragon's ranking student, Eugene Stout, phones about schedule & asks if he's Snapdragon; he's told he'll get an explanation soon Steel hits the earth at atmospheric reentry velocities and goes to sleep
15: Tuesday	An explosion in a restaurant in the Israeli town of Haifa is reported to have left at least 20 injured Families of the 118 men killed when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank one year ago lead tributes to the dead taking place across Russia Noah is much more comfortable in the air and in flying forms; independent lift provided Team allowed independent travel within London; guides provided if requested, surveilence provided if not
16: Wednesday	French police seize a man suspected of shooting dead three people in a bungled bank raid on the outskirts of Paris Fierce fighting in Macedonia spreads close to Skopje, a day before the scheduled signing of a peace deal aimed at averting civil war Steel wakes back up
17: Thursday	The Angolan Government blames Unita rebels after a train is blown up by a mine, as the number reported dead rises above 90 Zimbabwe's President Mugabe says sanctions will not halt the seizure of white-owned land and warns white farmers not to attack squatters UNTIL probes in Maes Howe and Romania reveal no activity or underground complexes; teleportation theorized; more study desired before they request Steel go back - perhaps in a few months Igneous contacts Steel & asks to meet at the west end of St. James Park on Sunday morning, privately; word on the street is there's some major hardware massing in Europe & Captain Amazing thinks he can take it on - Igneous trusts in God and wants backup
18: Friday	Eleven guerrillas are captured as the Colombian army pursues a left-wing rebel group following the breakdown of peace talks The governments of six Central American countries are to negotiate with multinationals for lower prices for drugs to tackle Aids Someone in team wandering alone gets mugged - or at least, that's the mugger's plan; local police reasonable if the member is
19: Saturday	Thirteen artificially inseminated pandas in China are expected to give birth in the next few months, state media reports Hopes are fading for a man who has gone missing while attempting to swim from England to France The Taleban's foreign minister says police are still investigating eight foreign aid workers, despite reports that they had been sentenced Eurostar challenges Black Paladin to retrieve his apprentice from the Acropolis at dawn on Monday
20: Sunday	A Macedonian policeman is reported killed in the town of Tetovo, a day before 400 Nato troops are due to arrive to help implement a peace accord Four journalists in Zimbabwe face new charges after accusations that they publishing subversive material linking police to recent farm invasions Unknown metahuman kills all 14 gang members involved in Manhattan firefight Team hooks up with Igneous & gets filled in on activities & findings; he & Captain Amazing have traced Raven arms deals to Normandy warehouse and he wants the team as backup when it's investigated; Captain Amazing's tracking a railway shipment at the moment United flight 273 from NYC goes down in Berkshire, just north of Reading (west of London); initial reports are terrorist activity just before the crash Explosion at Tower of London attracts most local security forces; screams attract team to Green Park, RAF troops direct team to help stop Eurostar; Arc, Whip, Pantera, Plague, Durak and multiple summoned demons are slaughtering civillians; team uncovers Raven plot and enters Buckingham Palace Team sees Eurostar (Le Sonne, Bora, Neutron, Hotshot & Laser) and Raven soldiers kidnapping royal family - Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip (age 80), Prince Michael (Queen's cousin, age 57), Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Prince William (age 17) & Prince Henry (age 15) Fight happens; Eurostar driven off & royals saved; Jimmy Dugan transmits live to the world and shows both Noah and Snapdragon taking bullets for royalty International press picks up on the story; team makes headlines across the world; team center of massive investigation - mind scans, DNA testing, the works - again
Knights Save Royal Family
British Royals Once Again Protected By Knights
Act Three - Holding The Center
Episode 26: Hunter, Pray
21: Monday	The Peruvian Government receives more than $18m belonging to former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos - part of some $300m found worldwide The three alleged IRA suspects arrested in Colombia earlier this week deny links with the Provisional IRA or Colombian guerrillas Envoys hoping to see eight foreign aid workers held in Afghanistan are told they should return to Pakistan Security & background checks finish Al'tor meets Sunfire and momentarily sees magical/holy taint Major press conference; team's history scrutinized, PRIMUS backs 'em up (interview with Captain McKenzie & team PR guy); Armadillo's capture discussed; stopping the storm reviewed; Eurostar's performance to date reviewed and thought to be getting worse
22: Tuesday	Police arrest about 80 street children in DR Congo's capital after a riot in a market sparked by the shooting dead of a boy seen stealing Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni rejects as absurd UN allegations that his troops are in DR Congo for profit Big pomp & circumstance ceremony; President Clinton & other heads of state in attendence; team members knighted by Queen Dinner, speeches, dance, etc; hob-nobbing with European royal, rich & famous
23: Wednesday	A notorious drugs baron is arrested in Madrid and several tonnes of cocaine are seized off French Guiana in a major anti-narcotics operation Indonesia's new president apologises to the provinces of Aceh and Irian Jaya, but rules out independence for them Dinner, speeches, dance, etc; hob-nobbing with European royal, rich & famous
24: Thursday	A Croatian suspected of committing war crimes in the early 1990s is arrested in Germany Drug lord Richard Mahnsen and seven bodyguards found murdered in Manhattan condo Former Soviet leader Gorbachev backs Vladimir Putin, but regrets not making Boris Yeltsin an ambassador to a banana republic Noah visits Stonehenge & is allowed to roam among the stones; feels ley lines but something's not quite comfortable - like someone else's favorite chair Dinner, speeches, dance, etc; hob-nobbing with European royal, rich & famous
25: Friday	The Israeli army reportedly forecasts that the Palestinian intifada could last several more years and escalate into a wider war Three convicted armed robbers are publicly hanged in northeastern Iran amid signs of a backlash against such punishments Team given parade through London to airport; speeches & departure On the flight, team briefed about security measures being put into place; guards, security systems, etc. Al'tor asked to speak at Cathedral Mary Our Queen (H15) on Sunday
26: Saturday	An explosion at a state-run dynamite factory in the India state of Tamil Nadu leaves at least 25 people dead, officials say The Tamil Tiger political leader tells the BBC that they still want talks with the Sri Lankan Government in a bid to end the civil war Swiss chateau destroyed by explosion, killing two; Black Paladin's magical signiture reported Parade through Baltimore from airport to Funtown Park; speeches, food, activities
27: Sunday	Czech units of a British-led vanguard fly into Skopje but NATO defers a final decision on deploying the full 3,500 force Steve Fossett ditches his balloon in southern Brazil after Atlantic storms force him to abandon his solo round-the-world flight Al'tor speaks at church (H15) More stuff at Funtown Park; speeches, food, activities Helen Troy (age 16, junior in HS) wins paintball tournament; Powerhouse in audience & congradulates her Blur spots brother-in-law Noah catches faint whif of magic all over Funtown Park; he's not in animal form at the time; PRIMUS informed & says they'll investigate Champions superteam involved in midnight battle with metahuman killer; eleven gang members, four police, three civilians killed, Jaguar & Quantum in critical condition; metahuman escapes but has been wounded
28: Monday	China jails four alleged members of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement for organising a mass suicide attempt in Beijing A UN plane has been hit by 14 bullets over rebel-controlled territory in the eastern part of DR Congo Snapdragon confronts Eugene Stout & other students; breaks Secret ID Team meeting; Jeff Nelson (team PR guy) tells team of corporate & local business offers, speaking to Towsen freshman class in mid-October, various ethics & metahuman relations classes at local universities Noah begins study under Chow Yun-Rat
29: Tuesday	Environmental officials in Brazil close a private zoo where the carcasses of more than 100 dead animals have been discovered Ford, the world's second biggest car maker, says it will axe between 4,000 and 5,000 jobs, and sharply cuts back its profits forecast
30: Wednesday	Three prominent South Korean newspaper executives have been arrested on embezzlement and tax evasion charges A Chinese website creator accused of posting subversive articles on the internet has been tried in secret in China Robert Berracerra hosts a 'hail to the heroes' party at his house (M6) City Council approaches Steel about filling in the Assistant Mayor for the next 11 weeks; Dr. Destroyer congradulates Steel on making an effective team - suggests he might do well leading a city as well & it'd be worthwhile to try Dr. Destroyer approaches Al'tor about equestrianism; suggests he start
31: Thursday	A former leader of the separatist movement in Corsica is shot dead as he leaves a wedding party on the island The historic Sofiensale concert hall in central Vienna is destroyed by fire despite attempts to save it by musicians and firefighters The UN Security Council is to debate the continuing violence in the region, as Palestinians press for international observers Manhattan killer slays seven gang members and three police in NYC's Chinatown; Jaguar tracks to the roof & loses the trail
September
1: Friday	At least 33 people are reported killed and dozens are missing after a blast at a mine in Ukraine Steel addresses Towsen University freshman class
2: Saturday	Remote African tribe found killed to the last man with digestive tracts removed; at river junction north of Kabalo; 122 dead The leader of Macedonia's ethnic Albanian rebels says his men will hand in their weapons in line with a peace deal with the Macedonian Government Team meeting; Steel informs everyone of Deputy Asst. Mayor offer
3: Sunday	Israeli troops shoot dead two Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank only hours after launching a missile attack on a security post in Gaza Strip
4: Monday	Thousands march in central Luanda (Angolia) in a government-sponsored protest against the Unita rebels, after an attack last week killed 150 Defender of the Champions ambushed while on patrol by metahuman killer; combat moves across Hudson river into New Jersey industrial complex; massive explosions leave Defender injured and his opponent assumed dead
5: Tuesday	Colombian security sources are perplexed about reports that three suspected IRA men were to gain information on a mortar fired 'super-bomb'
6: Wednesday	China jails 45 people for up to 13 years for helping to organise the activities of the outlawed Falun Gong spiritual movement Ford Motors inquires about hiring Blur for frictionless engine research
7: Thursday	A five-year vaccination programme begins, sponsored by the Microsoft boss and intended to reach every child in South East Asia
8: Friday	People in Russia have begun marking the 10th anniversary of the coup attempt which precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union
9: Saturday	The trial of an Egyptian businessman accused of being married to more than four wives and falsifying marriage documents begins next week
10: Sunday	Women, dogs and western music are the focus of a new campaign by Iranian police to clean up morals on the streets
11: Monday	Construction begins on Nicaraguan offshore drilling platform Afghanistan's Taleban refuses to extend visas for Western diplomats trying to meet foreign aid workers arrested for proselytising Sanctuary hires Igneous for tectonic stabilization
12: Tuesday	Sri Lankan army chief Lieutenant-General Lionel Balagalle strongly denies that he demanded a bribe to approve an arms deal China's fall wargames begin; Russia's President Putin objects to the proximity to the boarder Dan Murray interviewed for team dispatch coordinator position; no other applicants
13: Wednesday	The stalled Burundi peace plan negotiated by Nelson Mandela gets a boost as the main Hutu rebel groups agree to join talks in Pretoria
14: Thursday	Over 40 people are killed in attacks by paramilitaries in Colombia, threatening a recent agreement between the government and FARC rebels
15: Friday	The jailed ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, files for defamation against the government and state television
16: Saturday	Techno-rebels representing World Allied Revolution Army (WARA) attack Pentagon computer system and cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and data loss The French president calls for the release of a Paris Match journalist charged with spying by the Taleban
17: Sunday	Prime Minister Tony Blair says that restarting the Middle East peace process is crucial after talks in Egypt with President Mubarak
18: Monday	More than 100 miners are feared trapped in an abandoned coal mine which has collapsed in the Indian state of West Bengal Steel sworn in as Deputy Assistant Mayor of Baltimore Dan Murray starts work as team dispatcher
19: Tuesday	Leading environmentalist Lord Melchett has been forced off the board of campaign group Greenpeace International
20: Wednesday	Ugandan police kill one person after opening fire on opposition activists trying to hold a rally in the capital Kampala
21: Thursday	Colombian President Andres Pastrana rejects a rebel proposal for talks, signalling the likely end of the country's peace process
22: Friday	China's Premier Zhu Rongji visits India to consolidate ties and to try to help defuse the tension between India and Pakistan Al'tor, Noah and Snapdragon fly to Rome; Noah tested for magical ability - he's got lots
23: Saturday	President Robert Mugabe arrives in Malawi hoping for backing from neighbouring countries in European trade disputes
24: Sunday	Cyrus Vance, who resigned as President Carter's secretary of state over American hostages in Iran, has died Al'tor, Noah & Snapdragon return from Rome
25: Monday	The Gaza town of Rafah sees the funeral of two Hamas militants, as the Israeli army hits the airport and harbour in reprisal attacks
26: Tuesday	Ivory Coast and Nigeria settle for a 1-1 draw in Bouake as the two countries make their final preparations for the Nations Cup cricket finals
27: Wednesday	Argentina's interim government reacts angrily after the IMF calls for the country to produce a "more coherent" economic policy Chinese military exercises intrude into Russian airspace; China apologizes for the error
28: Thursday	Two giant icebergs are now floating between the Ross Island and the open ocean, blocking tens of thousands of penguins from normal feeding habits
29: Friday	A Portuguese nurse who performed illegal abortions at her home is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison
30: Saturday	A host of California's literary stars turn out at a benefit in defence of a bookshop which refuses to hand customer records to police Brazil's secret rail gun project misfires and kills 203 in a Japanese suburb
October
1: Sunday	The Singapore Government says there could be more suspected Islamic militants following the arrest of 13 suspects Millennium cults appear in greater numbers and predict Ragnarok on January 1; thousands migrate to temples and communes to await the end
2: Monday	A UN report on asylum seekers shows that Europe has been the main destination for and source of asylum seekers over the last 20 years Brazil admits to black ops research, but maintains the construction orders were initiated by Raven operatives; reparations are being discussed
3: Tuesday	Earthquake registering 7.8 hits western El Salvador, kills 1,000, injurs 8,000 and leaves tens of thousands more homeless; relief from UN and Nicaragua pouring in A car bomb goes off in the Basque capital Bilbao, injuring two, with an anonymous caller saying the armed separatist group ETA was responsible Nicaragua asked to oversee the dismantling of Brazil's rail gun project; Dr. Destroyer attends personally and the proceedings are televised
4: Wednesday	The Chinese Government is to double spending on programmes to clean up heavily polluted skies and waterways
5: Thursday	Rescuers find the bodies of 15 fishermen drowned when their boats sank on Tuesday, while the search continues for another 25 still missing off the El Salvador coast
6: Friday	Underwater drilling operation revealed off Yucatan Penninsula; joint effort between Mexico, Cuba & Nicaragua taps new oil source; as large as the Texas fields - could make western hemisphere oil-independent; OPEC announces emergency meeting Edmund Stoiber, the "Bavarian pit bull", announces his intention to run in the national elections
7: Saturday	Colombian Marxist rebels agree to adhere to a deadline set by President Andres Pastrana and leave their enclave in the south
8: Sunday	President Clinton calls on India and Pakistan to reduce tensions
9: Monday	OPEC invites Maxico, Cube & Nicaragua to join; Dr. Destroyer states that the offer "will be considered"
10: Tuesday	Iranian reformist MPs stage a walkout to protest against the arrest of a colleague and moves against others by the right-wing judiciary
11: Wednesday	Arafat minister welcomes a senior Palestinian official's call for a demilitarised Palestinian state
12: Thursday	President Robert Mugabe says Zimbabwe is at war with the UK; almost immediately he states that he was metaphoricly referring to trade disputes
13: Friday	Chinese wargames end and over 500,000 reservist troops return home
14: Saturday	Sierra Leone rebel commanders hand in their weapons, ending the disarmament programme after 10 years of bloody civil war
15: Sunday	The word Taiwan is to appear on its citizens' passports - a decision denounced by Beijing as evidence of moves towards independence
16: Monday	Tropical Storm Mich upgraded to hurricane and growing; headed towards Central American coast
17: Tuesday	Sanctuary successfully retreives the Genesis space probe after it orbits the far side of the sun
18: Wednesday	Sanctuary announces forseeable completion of space platform and orbital lift capability by end of 2000; countries & companies start signing up to lease space
19: Thursday	The state government in New South Wales is accused of partial responsibility for the bush fires, now finally coming under control
20: Friday	The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine threatens to attack Palestinian officials if its leader is not freed
21: Saturday	James Dugan receives Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Silver Knights saving the royal family Hurricane Mich hits Nicaragua, Honduras, Beliz and the Yucatan with 125-mph winds causing widespread destruction, flooding & mudslides
22: Sunday	Police in a popular Norwegian ski resort say a man shot three members of the same family before committing suicide
23: Monday	The economies of the 12 eurozone members may have shrunk late last year, but a bounce is imminent, European Commission statisticians say Steel approached by Dave Newton (head of Baltimore City Council) to either run as the upcoming Assistant Mayor, or again be appointed Deputy Asst. and continue the job he's been doing
24: Tuesday	Damage from the hurricane estimated in the tens of billions leaving thousands dead and thousands more homeless; Nicaragua reports seventeen dead with emergency personnel restoring public services within 72 hours Steel announces he will accept a second two-year term as Deputy Assistant Mayor if offered the position after the November elections
25: Wednesday	El Salvador adds it's name to Honduras and Costa Rica to become part of Nicaragua; Dr. Destroyer promises answer by Christmas
26: Thursday	Residents in the Swiss canton of Zurich vote in a referendum to invest millions of dollars in a new national airline
27: Friday	US troops have reportedly flown to the southern Philippines island of Basilan, where rebels are active
28: Saturday	Orbital launch vehicle Arianne IX explodes on launchpad, causing damage to launchpad and embarassment to the European Space Agency (ESA)
29: Sunday	Police in India's north-eastern state of Tripura say at least 14 people have been killed in a separatist attack on a market
30: Monday	Cold front moves into Baltimore; temperatures drop into the teens and are predicted to remain there for the next week
31: Tuesday	Seismologists warn of possible volcanic activity in the African Mitumba Mountain range Icicle prevents two muggers from stealing a purse and leaves them encased in ice; "In the name of Steel and the Silver Knights I will punish you!" - some fangirl's been watching too much anime
November
1: Wednesday	A nationwide general strike in Nigeria ends as the government relaxes labor-enforcement laws Words of goodwill echo across the Taiwan Straits for the first time in years as China changes it's mind about Taiwan's new ruling party Lily arrives in Baltimore in freight train & disturbed by security - she blows up into paranoid rage & starts melting the Bureau of Water Supply (N11); team arrives and subdues her Medical checks indicate she's just given birth (36-48 hours ago) - DNA traces indicate Noah's the father; she's still coming off a varient of sleeper drugs (suppress mental powers) that also suppressed most of her mental processes - last injection was 72 hours ago Mental scans indicate chemical imbalance & physical blockage of most personal information - real name, family, where she's been, etc.; can be fixed but it'll take a long time ('till it's dramaticly correct) Noah starts tracking the train back, Blur visits the major stops along the way Lily airlifted to Stronghold Medical Facility
Episode 27: The Illusion of Truth
2: Thursday	Mount Nyiragongo in the Shaba region of DR Congo violently erupts during a thunderstorm, causing massive lightning strikes, mudslides and localized earthquakes; hundreds killed and hundreds of thousands more forced to flee; metahuman activity suspected but not proven Supervillain U235 detected at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport & engaged by local superteam; battle rages south into a housing development & kills 17 before U235 escapes Icicle nails another mugger in Leakin Park (Q6) with an "Arctic Loving Embrace!"; new costume Blur reaches Chicago and begins investigations; Noah reaches Youngstown
3: Friday	Nigerian trade union leader Adams Oshiomhole is released from custody, a day after the nationwide general strike ended Seattle superteam White Elementals attacked by supervillain group; base gutted, hero Sparky killed & Blademaster critically injured Blur finds the place a metahuman jumped over the Chicago railyard fence; Noah tracks the scent to the San Salvador Express at the airport; scheduling indicates that the timing's right for Lily to have arrived in a plane from El Salvador
4: Saturday	Remote village in El Salvador found massacred by rebel troops looting after the earthquake Noah & Blur follow the San Salvador Express airplane from Chicago to Mexico City, Dallas, Guatemala City and San Salvador; Noah loses the trail in a tropical slum, and Blur loses $15,000 to pickpockets; Noah heads to Stronghold & Blur to Baltimore
5: Sunday	A member of the group that kidnapped Patricia Hearst, Sarah Jane Olson, receives a hefty prison term for trying to bomb two police cars in 1975 Snapdragon visits Marious at Stronghold and apologizes, Noah visits Lily then both return to Baltimore Antonio Remerias asks Al'tor to accompany him to the El Salvador massacre site Jimmy Dugan informs Noah that the magic at Funtown Park isn't newsworthy
6: Monday	Sierra Leone's president declares that one of the most brutal wars in modern African history is now over Russian President Putin announces plans to visit Europe and New York City in late March; he'll be speaking with EU economic representatives and the UN about free trade Aid agencies race to help 400,000 people displaced by a major volcano eruption in eastern DR Congo, as water and food runs short; neighboring Zambia and Tanzania announce relief programs Funtown Park announces Christmas and New Year plans - focus is on a safe, peaceful, sober & drug-free holiday; 8-day passes available
7: Tuesday	An international appeal is launched to help nearly half a million people fleeing a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo China's relations with the US are again under strain after bugging devices were found in a Boeing airliner purchased for use by President Jiang Zemin Baltimore elections - Martin O'Malley re-elected, Donald Sinclair recovered enough to take Asst mayor position
8: Wednesday	The Pakistani president says he is "fully satisfied" that the dispute with India over militant attacks will not escalate into war
9: Thursday	A defrocked Catholic priest in the US is found guilty of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy, and awaits trial on more than 80 other cases UN agencies begin distributing the first food aid around the city of Goma after last week's volcanic eruption left tens of thousands of people homeless China says the reported bugging of President Jiang Zemin's US-built jet should have no foreseeable impact on diplomatic relations
10: Friday	Officials warn of a cholera outbreak following a volcanic eruption in the DR Congo, as President Kabila pledges a million-dollar aid package
11: Saturday	Taiwan approves legislation to allow people to travel to China via several small islands close to the Chinese mainland
12: Sunday	The Voice of Palestine radio station resumes broadcasts, just hours after Israeli troops destroy its studios and administrative offices
13: Monday	China officially recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan) as an independent country; military alliances between Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. are likely motivations, as are reductions in the Chinese military budget Iran is set to release nearly 700 Iraqi prisoners who were captured during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi foreign ministry says
14: Tuesday	The High Court in Bangladesh grants bail to a prominent journalist who faces sedition charges Tehran frees nearly 200 of the 697 Iraqi military prisoners whom it has been holding for more than a decade
15: Wednesday	The US confirms it intends to move six Arabs suspected of having terrorist links from Bosnia to the American base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
16: Thursday	Angry protests erupt in the Palestinian territories as Israel's prime minister freely admits putting Yasser Arafat under virtual house arrest The Sudanese Government and rebels fighting for autonomy in the south sign a historic ceasefire for the disputed Nuba Mountains Noah starts spending time with Chun Yow-Rat, learning Streetwise and roming the sewer systems of most major East Coast cities Demons-Be-Gone Inc. arrives in Baltimore and starts setting up wards & detectors; hired by City Council, they're kinda like Ghostbusters (weird & obnoxious but effective)
17: Friday	The US special envoy expresses concern over Iran's involvement in Afghanistan and tells it not to send militants over the border
18: Saturday	Foreign diplomats meet leaders of Colombia's leftist rebel group FARC in an eleventh-hour attempt to prevent a return to civil war
19: Sunday	Five tourists - including two Britons - and the pilot die when their plane hits a mountain on New Zealand's South Island Al'tor returns from El Salvador
20: Monday	Australian Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock says a protest in which 58 asylum seekers have sewn their lips together is offensive D-B-G asks Al'tor about Noah's spiritual state; he might be demon-tainted but they don't want to hamper any ongoing church operation
21: Tuesday	Prominent journalist Shariar Kabir walks free after spending three months in a Bangladesh prison on sedition charges
22: Wednesday	The Colombian Government reaches an agreement with leftist FARC rebels to keep the country's beleagured peace process alive
23: Thursday	Australia's human rights commissioner orders an investigation into the detention of children at a centre for hunger-striking asylum seekers
24: Friday	The US State Department distributes new wanted posters for war crimes suspects Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic
25: Saturday	The bullet-ridden body of a Brazilian mayor is discovered near Sao Paulo, the second left-wing leader to be murdered in less than six months
26: Sunday	Zimbabwe's opposition calls off a rally in Bulawayo after their supporters clash with militants from Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party
27: Monday	The Czech and Austrian presidents call for calm, as Austria's Freedom Party steps up pressure to close Temelin nuclear power station
28: Tuesday	Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka say they will extend their ceasefire until 24 February and ask the government to follow suit
29: Wednesday	Islamabad denies Indian accusations that its intelligence service was involved in an attack on a cultural centre in Calcutta in which five people died
30: Thursday	Palestinian police set free a jailed Hamas member after Israeli troops kill four and spark angry protests in the West Bank town of Nablus
December
1: Friday	China releases a Tibetan music scholar who was serving a hefty jail term Millenium cult "End of Days" marches through downtown Baltimore; 200 cultists march from downtown Baltimore to a farmhouse in the northeast and have a bonfire & orgy; Snapdragon spots a student and joins in with one of her friends
2: Saturday	The Sri Lankan Government says it may lift the ban on the Tamil Tigers rebels in a "final bid" for peace
3: Sunday	The head of Russia's last independent national TV station blames President Putin for closing it down, as a row over free speech reignites
4: Monday	Satellite data show how the lowest region of land on Earth is getting lower, as water drains away from beneath the Dead Sea
5: Tuesday	Long awaited talks begin between the dominant figures in Ivorian politics in an attempt to resolve deep political divisions
6: Wednesday	Sanctuary launches V-Watch, a Nicaraguan satellite intended to orbit Venus and provide atmospheric information; it'll enter Venusian orbit in 7 months
7: Thursday	An illicit TV interview with Belgium's notorious child sex suspect unleashes criticism of the politician who enabled the broadcast to take place
8: Friday	Washington calls on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to rein in militants after a gunman injures more than 20 people in Jerusalem China publicly tries Russian tourist Igor Saravtol for espionage; he's found guilty and sentenced to life in prison
9: Saturday	New internet cafes and banks open in Somalia to fill the vacuum left by the closure of al-Barakaat, accused of financing terrorism
10: Sunday	A wealthy Egyptian businessman is found guilty of having more wives than the law allows, and of tricking women, many underage into unlawful sex
11: Monday	The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is due to have his appeal heard in the Scottish court at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands
12: Tuesday	Russia's deputy prime minister admits that no foreign vessel was involved in the sinking of the Kursk sub, which killed 118 sailors Storm front moving in - rain turning to ice then snow predicted for Thursday thru Saturday
13: Wednesday	Jordanian police clash with protesters in the southern city of Maan after the death of a youth who was under arrest
14: Thursday	Israeli warplanes launch attacks on Palestinian security targets in Gaza and the West Bank, hours after a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv Northern Baltimore hit with heavy ice storm; Icicle spotted helping wrecked cars on I275 in the afternoon; Dire Frost helps with a 6-car pileup & finally gets some good PR
15: Friday	US President Clinton meets foreign policy advisers to discuss punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority
16: Saturday	Pakistan criticises India's decision to test a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a move likely to ratchet up already tense relations
17: Sunday	Madagascar's top court has ordered a second round of voting in presidential elections, despite massive opposition protests
18: Monday	Four police officers and a child are killed as a bomb explodes outside a restaurant in the Colombian capital
19: Tuesday	The US government approves the planned British Airways alliance with American Airlines, but the carrier says the conditions are too tough Noah & Rat's Streetwise discover VIPER's hiring more troops; something in New England, possibly Pennsylvania Blur uncovers VIPER local recruiter's address (Johnny Quicksilver); he checks it out and discovers it's a fake
20: Wednesday	Dr. Destroyer speaks at the UN and announces plans to hold national referendums in Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador to decide the 'join Nicaragua' issue; he's proposing international scrutiny and UNTIL monitoring, and more of a coalition of states than a single government; plans call for a vote in May
21: Thursday	A delegation of religious leaders from Ethiopia travels to Edinburgh to collect a 400 year-old sacred carving, found in a church cupboard
22: Friday	A Paris court convicts a former French general of being an apologist for war crimes committed in Algeria, and fines him 7,500 euros Package arrives for Marious at Stronghold - a TV remote control and a "Magic for Dummies" book; Ankylosaur's not done taunting him yet Al'tor has more or less finished Snapdragon's un-conditioning Noah & Al'tor head to Stronghold for the holiday
23: Saturday	Assassinated Lebanese Christian leader Elie Hobeika told a newspaper he had new evidence about Israel and the Sabra and Shatila massacres
24: Sunday	India says international police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the fatal attack on a cultural centre in Calcutta
25: Monday	Asylum seekers north of Perth join a growing protest against their conditions of detention, despite government concessions At Stronghold, Lily remembers Roger (Noah) and a Christmas; mental images traced to housing development south of Riverdale, Georgia (Atlanta); house destroyed by U235 two months ago
Episode 28: The Running Of The Bull
26: Tuesday	IAEA inspectors are in Iraq for a "limited" mission to inspect nuclear materials, as the US steps up pressure on Baghdad to allow full checks Noah calls Rigger and has to leave a message
27: Wednesday	The World Boxing Council is willing to sanction Lennox Lewis' fight against Mike Tyson anywhere in the world Al'tor & Noah fly to Brazil
28: Thursday	South Africa's Constitutional Court has narrowly rejected an application lodged by a Rastafarian lawyer for cannabis to be legalised PRIMUS asks the heroes to be on 24-hour call for the next four days, in case of civil disruption Noah turns into a bird & flies into the Brazilian jungle; Al'tor shrugs & heads back to Baltimore Rigger's finally sobered up and returns Noah's call; he leaves a message
29: Friday	Mining giant Anglo American is to pull out of its Zambian copper mining operations
30: Saturday	Australian Prime Minister John Howard says his government's tough immigration policies will not be watered down by unrest at a detention centre
31: Sunday	Milennium cults cause minor disturbances in most major cities around the world; Baltimore is pretty quiet with PRIMUS, police, Silver Knights and a fifteen-below-zero windchill Blur and The Supersonic Viper celebrate the new year at Flannagan's VIPER attacks secret research facility; PRIMUS calls in Steel, Supersonic Viper, Sunfire, Dire Frost to help defend the base
2000
January
1: Monday	Pope John Paul II gives his Message for World Day of Peace Police in north-east England arrest six people under the Terrorism Act in a joint operation with Scotland Yard
2: Tuesday	The EU's executive votes to deliver an embarrassing and unprecedented budget warning to Germany and Portugal
3: Wednesday	Australian Government officials visit Woomera immigration camp as a group of young asylum seekers are reportedly taken into care Al'tor, Blur & Snapdragon head to Tuscon and investigate the U235 incident; Sgt. Wilkins is informative Noah investigates zoo and mansion, learns the joys of fleeing for your life; he heads back to the US
4: Thursday	Civil aviation authorities across the world are warned that faulty spare parts could be in circulation, after air crashes in the US and Italy
5: Friday	Thick fog and nightfall stop the search for an Ecuadorean jet feared to have crashed in Colombia with 92 passengers on board Noah arrives in Tulsa late Friday
6: Saturday	Central and Eastern European states awaiting membership of the EU are worried by reports that it plans to spend less on them Lennox Lewis may pull out of his proposed fight with Mike Tyson, who has been denied a licence to box in Nevada Team (Al'tor, Blur, Snapdragon & Noah) arrives in Seattle and meets with White Elementals; Blademaster recognizes Noah as Hawk, a hero with the team from the mid-1970's
7: Sunday	Catholic lawyers should refuse to take on divorce cases, says Pope John Paul II, and magistrates should avoid hearing them
8: Monday	A clear-up operation is under way after severe gales left seven dead in one of the worst storms to hit the UK in a decade Team investigates Roger Falcon and learns of archeological expedition to Mesopotamia
9: Tuesday	At least 11 people are dead after storm-force winds batter northern Europe, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electricity Team heads to Stronghold and learns that Armadillo's body has been sent to Rigger's lab in Texas for study; Al'tor sees unedited video or Grond's kidnapping & learns that Thoughtlash was there and Windmaster displayed an unusual ability
Episode 29: Signs and Portents
10: Wednesday	Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic asks the UN war crimes court to release him and promises to attend hearings Noah get s picture of Haymaker from the White Elementals Snapdragon, Noah & Blur head to CalTech, Al'tor returns to Baltimore
11: Thursday	Pop band Blur programme a specially commissioned piece of music into a landing craft destined for the planet Mars Team finds CalTech track & field photo of Falcon, St. John, Silver & Kelly; Snapdragon finds bookseller friend of Falson's Snapdragon spends a day at home and visits his dojo; Green Dragon challenges and loses to another critical success Snapdragon & Blur head to Odessa, Texas to visit Rigger; Noah heads to SAlem, Oregon to check out his folk's place
12: Friday	The mail monopoly should end by 2006, the UK regulator says, but critics warn of dire consequences for Royal Mail and rural areas Noah finds nothing of interest at the old homestead - the young married couple there seem perfectly normal; heads to Odessa Snapdragon & Blur find Rigger enjoying Friday night at a rodeo bar; can't get to the old Mallone records 'till Monday so they enjoy the weekend
13: Saturday	Former Yugoslav president Milosevic is to face charges over Kosovo, Bosnia and Croatia in a single trial, set to begin in two weeks' time
14: Sunday	The Israeli prime minister says he regrets not having killed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Lebanon 20 years ago
15: Monday	US and Philippine troops launch joint military exercises Switzerland's revamped national airline will be known simply as "Swiss", managers say as they unveil a new corporate image Team finds that the Mallone software & records have been destroyed, the hardware's wiped or junked; heads to Arizona State University ASU made joint archaeological dig to Hopi Indian site; Noah flies there and finds nothing exceptional along the single ley line in the area
16: Tuesday	Catholic religious orders in the Irish Republic agree to compensate victims of abuse in a government-backed package worth £81m A school bus driver in America is facing kidnapping charges after taking 13 schoolchildren on a 16-hour ride to another state Team bypasses Atlanta, Georgia and U235 lead and heads to NYC; Noah fails to get a copy of his birth certificate and Blur makes his presence completely unknown; team returns to Baltimore
Episode 30: Go Fish
17: Wednesday	Fossilised tracks tell scientists about the walking and running behaviour of dinosaurs Noah visits train / bridge site and sniffs around - doesn't find anything
18: Thursday	A damning report into Dartmoor prison says inmates are routinely abused by officers desperate to cling to the jail's "hard" image Team meeting in Stronghold makes use of Al'tor's Mindlink capabilities for the first time
19: Friday	Police in Reading are investigating how a parked car caught fire, killing two children inside while their parents were with friends Blur attempts to set up a meeting with VIPER for the exchange of information about a mutual enemy
20: Saturday	Eurotunnel is launching a fresh attempt to force the closure of the Sangatte refugee camp at a court in Lille Blur contacted by Johnny Quicksilver and a meeting is arranged; the rest of the team is called in about 20 minutes beforehand - which is a good thing as Howler, Bluejay, Gem, Marionette, Montana and Miss Liberty ambush them; Lady Liberty freed from Mind Control; Blur discovers his disintegration ability and hospitalizes Lady Liberty; Marionette kidnaps Noah and escapes During the fight Blur confronts Quicksilver and learns a few things
Silver Knights Foil VIPER Terrorist Plot!
Episode 31: Falling Down
21: Sunday	Britain and the US join Zimbabwe's opposition leader in condemning a law limiting media freedoms ahead of presidential elections in March Noah wakes up in an eastern Baltimore yuppie apartment, apparently having taken a bubble bath the night before; Marionette abandoned him and covered her scent Team meets at PRIMUS base then moves to Seiminary Park and establishes Mind Link conferences; Steel explores the uplink capabilities
22: Monday	China initiates trade meetings and economic reform talks with Taiwan, Phillipines, Japan and other South-East Asian countries World Economic Forum delegates in New York bet on an upturn for the world economy as peaceful protests continue A £7m project in England called CoolTown, is showcasing a digital lifestyle, linking all sorts of appliances over the internet Team calls Captain McKenzie into a 2145 meeting and tells him that Blur's been put on probation - he is not amused; message sent to Chow Yun-Rat
23: Tuesday	Scientists say new monkey research points to an "ethical alternative" to therapeutic cloning Steel & Noah meet Eagle Eye and Miss Liberty at Flannagan's; Blur has bar fight with Rubberneck - Steel ends it; team discusses future plans in utmost secrecy
Silver Knights Plan to Wipe Out VIPER Presence in Baltimore!
Operation Emerald Isle Commences
Episode 32: Bubblegum
24: Wednesday	A defunct US satellite re-enters the atmosphere over Egypt but there are no reports of debris hitting Earth Messages sent to Igneous; Sunfire doing paperwork to starte research VIPER technology archive in DC; Blur researches NYC mob and their VIPER connections Team spokeslady releases "No Comment" on Operation Emerald Isle
25: Thursday	Unprecedented security arrangements are in place in India for Republic day celebrations amid fears of militant attacks Noah heads to Seattle and gets mildly insulted by Madam Zarathrusthra; returns to Baltimore via Stronghold Team meeting; Blur arranges to learn Streetwise from Chow Yun-Rat
26: Friday	A tiny computer chip could turn stolen handsets into useless mobile phones Sanctuary releases a list of criteria that future space tourists will have to meet to be allowed onto the orbital platform Noah meets with head of Baltimore Mage's Guild & learns they're more of a liason between mundanes and real mages than a real-magic source; he also practices detecting magic Blur starts learning Streetwise & gets dirty a lot - first lesson is know how to run away really well Snapdragon's dojo challenges another one & loses Sunfire heads to DC and finished processing to the PRIMUS archives on VIPER; he'll be able to start Monday
27: Saturday	At least 23 people are reported to have been killed as a powerful earthquake hits western Turkey, destroying buildings and causing panic
28: Sunday	Dozens of flood warnings are still in place, mainly in Wales and central England, as an operation begins to salvage a 6,000-tonne ship Blur leaves message ay Stronghold to contact Thomas Brasi - who? Steel & Noah visit Stronghold; their uplink is activated and an energy spike is detected; not allowed to see Marious so they see Lily & return
29: Monday	Hundreds of people in western Turkey sleep outdoors after a major earthquake, which claimed at least 42 lives, rocked their area Father Al'tor give confessional upon request Sunfire is a kid in a candystore in the technological archives
30: Tuesday	The Argentinian government is preparing to announce an emergency economic package amid fears that a court ruling could trigger a banking collapse
Episodes 33 & 34: The Truth of Illusions
31: Wednesday	The Italian Government announces plans to give its navy new powers to clamp down on boats carrying illegal migrants Sunfire looks into idea of the Silver Knights working more closely with the Baltimore PD & FD Steel hold 9am press conference to announce increased budget for police forces in Balitmore; Bluejay kidnaps him and flies north; team persues and she leads them to barn on a riding club Fight in barn; children discovered; Aggressor discovers Steel's resistance to autoguns; Sunfire's race to build a jammer; Blur & Snapdragon can't breathe underwater; Stonemason is dis-armed; missile hits Helicopters radio in casualties; Steel heads to clubhouse, sees Bluejay & talks, then she flies through farmhouse; Steel discovers bombs in clubhouse and is relieved by the bomb squad Team heads to quarry & intercepted by Bluejay; she picks up Sunfire & they're off to save her children PRIMUS pilot pops roters and crash-lands into the base; autoguns make an impression on Al'tor and Blur; Steel meets Aggressor & Marie, Pulsar interferes & runs; everyone evacuates and base self-destructs Noah & Blur check out nearby radio tower and find Aggressor's scent trail but it leads to highway; Al'tor head to hospital; Steel & Marie head to PRIMUS base It's still only 11am Captain McKenzie informs Steel that William Todd has been found dead in his office - looks like suicide; city hall's busy distancing themselves from VIPER and want to know if Steel's going to support his friend or deny all knowledge Casualties from the barn are four children & two adults dead, five children in serious condition; City Hall is making uproar about the Silver Knights provoking the incident In the evening, a limmerick is found posted outside Flannagan's, on Blur's picture: There once was a hero named Blur Who caused a terrible stir VIPER replied and four children died Operation Emerald Isle has lost it's allure
Campaign Continues Wednesday Night
Episode 35: Friends