17 years ago: Jean-Marie Beaubier (13), depressed and conflicted, attempts to commit suicide but is saved when her mutant abilities kick in; the shock and guilt heaped upon her by the nuns of her orphanage causes Jean-Marie to repress her “free” personality creating a personality disorder
James - 35, Heather - 20

14 years ago: Michael Twoyoungmen (42), after being a hermit for 10 years, accepts his role as Shaman and begins his mystical training. Richard Easton returns from the Realm of the Northern Gods, having lost his sanity in the experience
James - 38, Heather 23

13 years ago: Michael Twoyoungmen (43), now as The Shaman, is summoned by the Northern Goddess, Nelvanna, to deliver her baby, Narya; Narya matures at a supernatural rate; Walter Langkowski (30) learns that Bruce Banner is the Hulk, and decides to reenact the gamma detonation incident; Walter brings his idea to the government and is directed to Dept. H.; James Hudson decides to support Walter’s research and approves funding for the development of a Gamma Ray enhancement project; Walter works as a science and technology advisor for James and Dept. H; After investigating a mystical disruption involving the mythical Saint Elmo, James is able to convince Saint Elmo to join Dept. H. With The Wolverine joined by Saint Elmo, James Hudson names his developing team The Flight
James - 39, Heather 24

12 years ago: James Hudson finds and recruits a young mutant with the ability to control metal, named Jodi Furman, and gives her the codename Stitch; Stitch begins training to join The Flight; Heather and James decide to visit Michael Twoyoungmen (44) at his cabin and are surprised to meet Narya; Heather accidentally discovers Narya’s mystical nature and James and Heather confront Michael; Michael reveals that he has become The Shaman, and explains of the mystical origins of Narya; James Hudson invites Michael and Narya to join Dept. H and they accept, taking the codenames of Shaman and Snowbird; James Hudson invites “The Smartest Man in Canada”, Alexander Thorne, to join The Flight as Smart Alec; James Hudson then recruits Sean Benard to Dept. H to wear an updated version of the Exploration Suit. Benard takes the name Groundhog as his codename; A threat to the nation soon arises and James Hudson sends out his new team, The Flight, led by Wolverine, to take care of the problem; During the course of the battle, St. Elmo sacrifices himself to save his teammates; After the battle, Groundhog quits and James decides to “tier” the remaining heroes to provide more training for those who need it; Both Stitch and Smart Alec are placed in the newly founded Beta Flight; Jean-Marie Beaubier (1, in her “Aurora” personality, meets Logan; Logan introduces her to James Hudson and, as Aurora, becomes a member of Beta Flight
James - 40, Heather 25

11 years ago: Marrina (16) first displays her powers; James MacDonald Hudson’s Weapon Alpha suit is completed; To wear over the cyber-suit, James designs a costume using the Canadian flag as an inspiration; Logan quits Dept. H to join the X-Men, slashing General Chasen’s tie as he leaves; James MacDonald Hudson decides to step into the role of field leader of Alpha Flight; Jean-Paul Beaubier (19) is discovered by Heather Hudson and enticed into joining Dept. H by James using the offer to get to know his twin sister; Jean-Paul, using the codename Northstar, begins training as a member of Beta Flight
James - 41, Heather 26

10 years ago: Late Summer- James Hudson as Weapon Alpha is sent by Dept. H to recapture Wolverine; After accidentally injuring Moira MacTaggert during the attempt, James returns home to Heather and decides to change his codename to “Vindicator”; Walter Langkowski (33) finally completes and uses on himself a Gamma Ray machine to attempt to safely harness Gamma Rays for enhanced strength; Unbeknownst to Walter, the machine accidentally opens a “doorway” to the Realm of the Gods and Walter is bonded with one of the Great Beasts; Walter Langkowski becomes Sasquatch and joins Alpha Flight; Aurora and Northstar are promoted to Alpha Flight; Marrina (17) is brought to Dept. H and becomes the first member of Gamma Flight; Eugene Judd, because of his experience and skill, is recruited directly into Beta Flight; Winter- First clash between Alpha Flight and the X-Men; James increases his recruitment of members after Alpha’s performance against the X-Men; Diamond Lil is recruited into Gamma Flight; After a mishap on a training mission, Smart Alec is demoted to Gamma Flight; Flashback and Box join Gamma Flight but quickly rise into Beta Flight; Marrina moves into Beta Flight
James - 42, Heather 27

9 years ago: Wild Child and Madison Jeffries are recruited to Gamma Flight; Spring- Alpha Flight searches for the Wendigo with Wolverine and Nightcrawler of the X-Men; In spite of a successful mission, Department H is shut down; 2 weeks later, Alpha Flight reassembles unofficially at Heather Hudson’s initiative after Richard Easton summons Tundra; Summer- Alpha Flight regroups to save Marrina (1 from The Master; Early Fall- James receives a job offer from Roxxon Oil
James - 43, Heather 28

8 years ago: March 2nd- James MacDonald Hudson is “killed” (teleported to Jupiter); April- Elizabeth Twoyoungmen (21) becomes Talisman; May- Heather McNeil Hudson becomes leader of Alpha Flight; Heather is given a re-creation of James’ battle suit and takes the name “Vindicator”; Heather changes her name to “Guardian”
James - 44, Heather 29

7 years ago: James Hudson, now a cyborg, returns to Alpha Flight and takes on the name “Vindicator” once again; James reverses the colors on his costume to represent his new, darker outlook; Vindicator sacrifices his life to save Alpha Flight; James’ body is lost in an inter-space void; The Master finds James Hudson’s body and revives and brainwashes him; James is renamed “The Anti-guard” and is sent against Alpha Flight; James breaks free of The Master’s control and defeats him; Alpha Flight is disbanded by the government; Finally reunited, James and Heather work as scientists for Dept. H
James - 45, Heather 30

6 years ago:Dept H forms a new Alpha Flight team and creates a synthezoid 19 year old version of James Hudson to lead the team; The original members of Alpha Flight reunite to battle the new team; On a rescue mission, the 19 year old Synthezoid James Hudson is killed
James - 46, Heather 31

5 years ago: Claire MacNeil Hudson is born to James and Heather
James - 47, Heather - 32, Claire - 0

4 years ago: When Alpha Flight is captured by the Plodex, Sasquatch forms a new Alpha Flight team to rescue them; After being freed, Alpha Flight uses a Plodex spacecraft to return the remaining earthbound Plodex eggs back to their homeworld; After being missing for months, James and Heather are declared dead and Claire is legally given to Heather’s cousin to raise
James - 48, Heather - 33, Claire - 1

3 years ago: Heather rebels and “steals” Claire
James - 49, Heather - 34, Claire - 2

2 years ago: Heather and James reconcile and begin to live as a family
James - 50, Heather - 35, Claire - 3

1 year ago: James and Heather battle against an outbreak of Wendigos
James - 51, Heather - 36, Claire - 4

Now:
James - 52, Heather - 37, Claire - 5