Timeline

The Timeline of Tal Haliim

Timeline is marked in days, and begins with Mike and AJ's discovery of the Sapphire Star mostly buried in the woods.

• 10 years prior - Sapphire Star makes an emergency landing on Earth.
• 1 - Sapphire Star discovered by Mike Houghtaling and AJ Olsen, inadvertently trigger a recall to Tal Haliim.
• 6 - Assassination of Boran Jarrett on Sicelei.
• 9 - Sapphire Star attacked in transit to Tal Haliim by Royal Fortune, Royal Fortune is captured by Mike and AJ
• 11 - Royal Fortune returns to Siscelei; Mike has a date with Tarya Jarrett, Fortune is hired by Tercei Jarrett to transport her, Mike is almost killed by a plant..
• 15 - Princess Emilie is discovered in the hold; after a standoff with Tarya, Vada is hired on and they head for Tyrin.
• 19 - Engagement with Azuli ships; arrive on Tyrin and interrogated by Leda of the ISS.
• 20 - AJ and Mike commissioned and knighted by the King, rest of the crew receives the Order of Merit.
• 20 - Assassins attack Emilie's residence and the crew fights them off and kills them, AJ and Mike both seriously injured.
• 27 - After recovery, AJ and Mike are awarded the Tyrin Cross.
• 29 - Royal Fortune is fitted with stealth equipment for a secret mission by the ISS, depart for the Draal system.
• 35 - Assault on Draal research facility.
• 38 - Delivery of the Phairon prototype to the carrier Majestic at Vanguard Station.
• 41 - Receive distress call in transit to Tyrin; rescue the crew of Mistral in Grafton system at Rook Anchorage.
• 43 - Fortune and Mistral arrive at Tyrin with AJ in command of Mistral. Crew begins scheduled naval classes.
• 72 - AJ transfers from Mistral back to Fortune. Classes continue.
• 104 - Mike is given command of Paladin, crew transfers.
• 109 - Depart for patrol of Grafton system.
• 112 - Arrive Grafton System, begin patrol.
• 113 - Alien monitoring station is found. AJ given command of Swift when her CO is killed.
• 113 - Azuli ships are detected massing at Grafton-8, Mike orders an attack, resulting in the Battle of Grafton.
• 116 - Detachment departs Grafton System.
• 119 - Detachment arrives back at Tyrin. Admiral Carteret grants Mike a full Squadron with Astute as his flagship. All CO and XO's are advanced one rank.
• 122 - The crew transfers to Astute. Mike arranges for Vada to be commissioned as a Marine 1st Lt.
• 127 - Mike and AJ attend Princess Emilie's birthday celebration, prevent a bomber from killing the entire royal family.
• 127 - The King elevates Mike to Earl, AJ to Viscount. Both are made Knight Commanders of the Sword.
• 130 - Mike and AJ travel to Fairwind, Royal country estate. There they encounter Lael and recover the long-missing sword of the Order of the Sword.
• 132 - Mike and AJ present the Sword at the Chapel of the Order of the Sword