May 2003
The X-Project journals are officially launched by Professor Charles Xavier and Dr. Hank McCoy. The project, a system of secured journals and comms designed to allow staff and students to communicate as a community, is locked behind a series of virtually impenetrable firewalls and security features. As of May 5th, the current roster of staff includes Professor Xavier, Scott ‘Cyclops’ Summers, Ororo ‘Storm’ Monroe, Dr. Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Pete Wisdom, Betsy ‘Psylocke’ Braddock and Dr. Hank ‘Beast’ McCoy. Senior and grad students include Warren ‘Angel’ Worthington, Piotr ‘Colossus’ Rasputin, Alison ‘Dazzler’ Blaire, Lorna ‘Polaris’ Dane, and Sam ‘Cannonball’ Guthrie. Younger students and wards include Illyana ‘Magik’ Rasputin, Kitty ‘Shadowcat’ Pryde, Theresa ‘Siryn’ Cassidy, Jubilation ‘Jubilee’ Lee, Marie ‘Rogue’ D'Acanto, Bobby ‘Iceman’ Drake, John ‘Pyro’ Allardyce, Artie Maddox, and Paige ‘Husk’ Guthrie. Soon after, Dr. Madelyn Bartlet left the FBI to join the school staff.
During a routine field trip to the History of Natural History, Bobby, Marie and John create a full display of their powers. While Xavier is able to conceal the mistake, news comes on of an attack on President McKenna by an unidentified mutant. In response, the President authorizes Colonel William Stryker to retaliate against the school. At the same time, the X-Men recruit Kurt 'Nightcrawler' Wagner to the school. The school is invaded, with Stryker capturing many students and staff. At the same time, Mystique breaks Magneto free from his cell. This culminates in a final battle at the old Weapon X facility at Alkali Lake. Both Col. Stryker and Dr.Grey are killed during the conflict.
During the aftermath of the Alkali Lake incident, Everett 'Synch' Thomas enrolls in the school, and a brief relationship between Storm and Wolverine begins. On the day of Dr. Grey's memorial service, John leaves the school to join the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Soon after, Pete Wisdom returns to the school with Jono 'Chamber' Starsmore, Jamie 'Multiple Man' Madrox enrolls and the X-Men retrieve Sarah 'Marrow' Morlocke, like Artie, one of the few survivors of the Morlock Massacre.
Dr. Nathaniel Essex joined the staff at Xavier's invitation, arriving the same day as Rahne 'Wolfsbane' Sinclair. Lorna Dane returns from a visit with her parents out west. Almost immediately after, lingering issues cause both Bobby and Marie, and Logan and Ororo to end their respective relationships. The next few days are mostly quiet, as students and staff try to adjust to all the changes and each other.
At the end of the month, a practical joke played on Warren goes disastrously wrong for Kitty and Jamie, causing them to be severely reprimanded by Ororo. In part, their shared experience leads them to begin their relationship. The X-Men travel to France to retrieve Marie-Ange 'Tarot' Colbert. Haroun ibn Sallah ‘Jetstream’ al-Rashid, the only survivor of Emma Frost's ill-fated Snow Valley Academy, arrives at the school to seek a solution to his cybernetic issues. Scott and Alison take most of the students to a local amusement park to help deal with some of the trauma of the earlier attack, and to integrate the old and new students together.
Timeline
May 5 - The X-Project journals are officially launched by Xavier and Dr.McCoy.
May 10 - Madelyn Bartlet joins the staff.
May 11 - Jean and Ororo take the students on a field trip to the Museum of Natural History.
May 14 - X2, Nightcrawler joins the X-Men.
May 15 - Everett enrolls in the school.
May 17 - Logan and Ororo's relationship starts.
May 18 - Jean's memorial service. John leaves to join Magneto.
May 19 - Sarah is recruited. Pete brings Jono to the school. Jamie joins the school.
May 20 - Dr. Essex joins the staff. Rahne arrives. Lorna returns from California.
May 21 - Ororo and Logan's relationship ends. Bobby and Marie's relationship ends.
May 29 - Kitty and Jamie prank Warren.
May 30 - Ororo dresses down both Jamie and Kitty. Marie-Ange arrives. Kitty and Jamie's relationship starts.
May 31 -Haroun arrives. Scott and Alison arrange a trip to the amusement park.
