Batman's Biggest Failure's Timeline
This is a time line that details each story for my AU Batman's Biggest Failure since each book jumps around in the time line
WARNING: there are spoilers ahead, so don't read if you haven't read the books
Each book is finished, but the series is not. This will be updated as the series is updated (as long as I remember). It's both on Ao3 and Wattpad
Before the Series:
Hal Jordan birthday— February 20, 1989
Bruce Wayne is born— February 19, 1990
Clark Kent crashes on Earth and is discovered by Ma and Pa Kent— June 18, 1991
Barry Allen is born— March 14, 1992
Bruce Wayne's parents are murdered and Alfred becomes his guardian— June 26, 1998
Wally West is born— November 11, 2000
Dick Grayson is born— March 20, 2002
Barry Allen’s mother, Nora, is murdered by Reverse Flash and his father, Henry, is wrongfully jailed— March 18, 2003
Jason Todd is born— August 16, 2005
Tim Drake is born— July 19, 2009
Clark Kent becomes Superman— mid 2009
Bruce Wayne becomes Batman— mid 2009
Barry Allen gets hit with lightning and goes into a coma— December 11, 2009
Barry Allen wakes up from his coma and becomes the Flash— September 19, 2010
Lois Lane and Clark Kent get married because Lois is pregnant— December 2010
Dick Grayon's parents are murdered and Bruce takes him in— June 27, 2011
Dick Grayson becomes Robin— August 10, 2011
Hal Jordan gets his Green Lantern ring— September 14, 2011
The Justice League is formed— December 29, 2011
Wally West gets his powers— early 2012
Wally West and Dick Grayson meet— early 2012
Talia Al Ghul drugs and rapes Bruce to get pregnant with Damian— December 2012
Jon Kent is born
Damian Al Ghul-Wayne is born— August 9, 2013
Dick Grayson breaks off from Batman and becomes Nightwing— late 2016
Jason Todd's stepmother, Catherine Todd, dies from an overdose— November 12, 2016
Jason Todd is adopted— May 2017
Jason Todd is kidnapped and murdered by the Joker— April 2019
The original Arkham Asylum building is abandoned in place for a new one with better technology— September 2019
Jason is resurrected— October 2019
Tim Drake blackmails Bruce to let him be Robin after trying and failing to get Dick to come back as Robin— early 2020
Tim Drake's parents fall into a coma— November 2020
During the Series (spoilers ahead now):
Chapter One of Book One: Harley tricks Tim so she and her then partner, Joker, can kidnap him by faking a mugging. When his guard is down, she knocks him out and takes him away. Tim then wakes up and is confused when Joker refers to himself as "daddy" and Harley as "mommy" and Tim himself as "Junior". No amount of struggling gets him free— April 13, 2021
Chapter Two of Book One: Bruce knows that Joker has his son, but he doesn't know where he is. It's very similar to when Joker had kidnapped Jason, and it frustrates Bruce since there's no actual leads for him to follow. Alfred tries to make Bruce rest, but fails. Alfred then contacts Dick to inform him of Tim's disappearance. Dick's upset that it took them so long to contact him, and makes that very well known when he arrives to the Manor— April 21, 2021
First Half of Chapter Three of Book One: Tim (now going by Joker Junior, Junior, or JJ), asks to go outside. Joker promises that it'll be soon and that they need to sort out Tim's memories since he and Harley had told him that Batman had kidnapped him and messed with his memories. After dinner, Harley cuts Tim's cheeks in order to extend his mouth/smile— April 22, 2021
Second Half of Chapter Three Book One: Junior has a panic attack because he realizes that the promises that Harley and Joker have given him about going outside have been broken. He gets overstimulated because the two adults are making a lot of sound (not sexual sounds). Harley sees that he's upset and asks what's wrong, so Junior explains. Joker gets angry that he didn't start laughing like they've been trying to get him to do when he's overwhelmed— June 5, 2021
Not in a Chapter: Nightwing goes back to Blüdhaven— January 3, 2022
Not in a Chapter: Bruce is forced to fake Tim's death after there's no lead and the likelihood of finding him alive is a lot lower. He comes up with the excuse of him going out for a walk, got jumped, and his body showed up on Bruce's doorstep. They used a doll in place of Tim's body— March 12, 2022
Not in a Chapter: Barbara gives up— March 30, 2023
Chapter Four of Book One: Batman has finally found Junior. Batman knew that Tim wasn't dead because Joker wasn't gloating. He finds Junior in the old Arkham Asylum building and is disappointed in himself for not looking there sooner. He learns about what they did to Tim and is heartbroken. It hurts to see Tim so crazy and broken. Batman fights Harley and Joker. Harley ends up getting away while Junior kills Joker— June 23, 2023
First Half of Chapter Five of Book One: Dr. Thompkins examines Junior. Junior processes that he killed the man he's been taught to see as his father. He gets frustrated when called Tim, and is upset that Dr. Thompkins had sewn up the mouth extensions. He plans on running away when she leaves, but Batman comes in before she leaves. Junior has a small panic attack because of how overwhelmed he's feeling. Batman watches him sleep and thinks about how he had failed Tim and Jason, but decides that he's not going to fail Junior until Tim comes back— June 23, 2023
Second Half of Chapter Five of Book One: Nightwing comes for a visit. He had been given a rundown. Junior doesn't say anything to him. Nightwing asks if he remembers who he is, but Junior shakes his head no. They end up holding hands in silence after Nightwing offers it, but allows Junior to set the pace— June 26, 2023
Chapter One of Book Three: Tim's in the mental hospital to recover from his kidnapping. He responds to Tim now, but he refers to himself in plural. Tim considers himself dangerous and is fine with him being mostly isolated, even if it's lonely. A nurse takes him to meet some more patients. Tim meets a patient who had tried to kill herself named Hazel Thornton. The two hit it off pretty well— December 19, 2023
Not in a Chapter: Hazel leaves the mental hospital— December 22, 2023
Not in a Chapter: Tim leaves the mental hospital— June 27, 2024
Not in a Chapter: Janet and Jack Drake dies— December 20, 2024
Not in a Chapter: Tim Drake takes over his parents' company— December 22, 2024
Not in a Chapter: Jason returns and attacks Tim— May 3, 2025
Chapter One of Book Two: Jason seeks Tim out because he doesn't like him. When he says that to him, it visibly hurts Tim for a second before he masks it. Tim makes Jason guess his name, but Jason doesn't get it correct. When he hears it, Jason realizes who Tim's family is. He also asks why Tim almost says "our", but Tim shuts that down and offers to get some food. Jason points out the scar on his face, so Tim goes to cover it with make up. Jason decides to let Tim live because he wants to know more about him— May 17, 2025
Not in a Chapter (yet. I'm working on the book rn with it): Damian is brought in and Tim takes on the Red Robin mantle— August 9, 2025
Chapter Two of Book Two: Scarecrow attacks a building. Red Robin works on disarming the bomb, not realizing right away there's a leak. It's more complicated than usual. He has to pause to take care of the leak once he notices it. He had taken off his breathing mask at some point. He breathes in some of the gas due to the leak, but lies and says that the mask had been compromised. Red Hood is the closest to him, so he helps Red Robin. The fear toxin brings Joker Junior out of hibernation in Red Robin's mind. Red Hood is very confused when he finds Red Robin laughing like he had been hit with Joker's laughing gas and not Scarecrow's fear toxin— November 14, 2025
Chapter Three of Book Two: After a meeting about the Riddler, Jason confronts Tim about the fear toxin incident. Tim comes clean about everything, not really about to stop himself from telling Jason everything. Jason hugs Tim and says that he sees Joker too when he's hyped up on fear toxin. He reassures Tim that they'll find Harley, and that no one is in charge of Tim— November 18, 2025
Chapter Two of Book Three: Tim's at a coffee shop when Hazel runs into him since she's meeting up with her cousin, Bernard Dowd. She invites herself to have coffee with Tim and offers for Tim to join. Tim agrees. He immediately starts crushing on Bernard before he even has a talk with him— January 3, 2026
Not in a Chapter: Harley is found and she goes back to Arkham Asylum— February 8, 2026
Not in a Chapter: Harley is released and forms an allyship with Bruce, much to Tim's dislike and against his judgment— November 30, 2026
Not in a Chapter: Harley and Poison Ivy get together— December 13, 2026
Last Chapter of Book One: Batman has Tim team up solo with Harley. He knows that it's not ideal, but it's vital to the mission. Batman reassures Tim and that it's okay. Red Robin and Harley have a talk about the past. Harley says that she's not looking for Red Robin's forgiveness, but that she is sorry. Red Robin admits that there are moments when he misses those times because he likes that Joker and Harley had picked him out of everyone in the world. She admits that she knows that Joker was a bad person, but there are times that she misses him too— January 4, 2027
