My headcanon mixed universe shazam timeline
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Billy (4ish years old)
The Batson family is planning a work/vacation holiday in the region of Kahndaq in Egypt. However, Billy becomes bedridden by an illness and is unable to join them, thus staying behind under the eye of Ebenezer. In Kahndaq Billy’s parents and sister die on the excavation site, leaving Billy orphaned. Not willing to deal with the boy Ebenezer throws Billy into foster care.
Mary (4ish years old)
Mary is found in Kahndaq and brought back to the USA, where she is adopted by the Bromfields through less then legal means. The Bromfields decide not to tell Mary about her adoption status.
Billy (end 8 to begin 9ish years old)
After being placed from foster home to foster home Billy has had enough of the whole circus and decides to run away. Together with his new foster brother and best friend Freddy, a disabled kid who has been suffering in the system as well, they escape.
Mary (begin 9ish years old)
Having endured the physical and emotional abuse from the Bromfields for long enough, Mary decides to run away. After being found sleeping on the sidewalk by the police she is taken in by the foster care system and is placed in the household of Rosa and Victor Vasquez.
Billy (10ish years old)
After another attempt to help someone ends with him being chased down by cops he finds himself in the Rock of Eternity, where the wizard deems him pure of heart and able to become his champion. Billy, now an adult superhero named Captain Marvel, becomes the sole protector of Fawcett before branching out to the rest of the municipality of Philadelphia.
Billy keeps this a secret from Freddy for about half a year until he is forced to reveal it. Freddy is a bit betrayed at first that Billy had not told him earlier, but turns around quickly and covers for Billy if necessary.
Billy & Freddy (11ish years old and 12ish years old)
Billy and Freddy start doing odd jobs for Whiz RTV, like selling newspapers. This gives them a small income to get food legally. The two of them also occasionally use the Rock of Eternity as shelter during cold nights.
During a battle with a villain (any can do except Black Adam) Freddy get’s injured. Unsure what to do, Billy goes to the Wizard and pleads to safe him. The Wizard, having seen Freddy before during his evenings at the Rock, instructs Billy to give a portion of his power to Freddy, turning him into Captain Marvel Jr. This leads to the two of them fighting crime together.
Billy & Freddy (begin 13 and end 13 years old)
Freddy’s leg is flaring up in pain again, and as it isn’t a one time injury, the power of Captain Marvel can not fix it. Freddy is forced to turn himself in to go to the hospital, much to Billy’s dismay. Freddy reminds him that if something goes wrong he is only two words away from freedom. Freddy and Billy part ways, both promising each other to check up when able to.
Billy starts to do more things on his own, he formally joins ether the JL or the JSA, he starts living more at the Rock of Eternity, he discovers more about his job as the champion of magic, all the while still making time to visit the sick children at all of Philly’s hospitals.
Freddy (14 years old)
After a while in the hospital Freddy needs to strengthen up before he can resume most of his activities, because of this he allows himself to be fostered by the only home that was willing to take him: Rosa and Victor Vasquez. However, the longer her stays, the nicer the house begins to feel. He becomes well acquainted with his foster siblings: Pedro, Mary, Eugene and Darla and even feels comfortable enough to invite Billy over sometimes, under the guise of him being a friend from school.
During this time he slowly starts going back to the roll of Captain Marvel Jr. He does truly take it slow, as he doesn’t want his condition to get worse.
Billy (begin 14 years old)
Billy is happy to have Freddy back, but is still skeptical about his living situation. However, from his observations he believes that Rosa and Victor are good for his friend so he lets it be. He also becomes closer with the other foster kids at the house. In particular with Mary, who he somehow feels a strong connection to.
Billy & Freddy (14 years old and begin 15 years old)
Billy and Freddy are faced by a new powerful foe named Black Adam. A shadow from the Wizard’s past that has come back to haunt them. Through certain events Billy learns what really happened the day his parents died and what involvement both Dr. Sivana (the one that financed the excavation) and Black Adam (the one that made the tomb collabs, albeit accidentally) had during the event. He also realizes that his sister Mary had actually survived the collabs and that she was in fact the Mary from the Vasquez home.
The two race to the Vasquez home to explain to Mary what had happened. While Mary first doesn’t believe them, as she has been told she was the Bromfield’s biological daughter for all her life, there is something nagging within her that was Billy is saying is right.
However, not long after Black Adam has come a similar revelation. He finds Mary, both for bait for Captain Marvel, but also because of personal interest of his revival. He also takes Pedro, Eugene and Darla with him as extra bait, as they were all there at the same time.
Cap and Jr. try their hardest to safe all of them, but find themselves being overwhelmed by the task. During a last ditch effort to safe his sister, Billy let’s out a large thunderstorm. Which shares his power both with his sister, and accidentally with the Pedro, Eugene and Darla as well. Now with the six of them, Black Adam is overwhelmed and beaten. Mary truly reunites with her brother, now that she knows everything that happened.
Billy (end 14 years old)
After the fight Pedro, Eugene and Darla lost their powers, however somehow Mary’s remained. Billy goes to the wizard for guidance, who says that his strong familial bond with Mary allows her to tap into the powers of Shazam when desired. Mary is a bit hesitant to become a full time hero, but does help out sometimes under the name Mary Marvel. Her foster siblings help her keep her secret and assist the marvels when necessary.
During this time Mary convinces Billy to come live with the Vasquez, as living on the street is not doing him good. Billy is very skeptical at first, as his prior experiences with foster homes have been very bad, but eventually reveals himself to be homeless and Mary’s brother to the Vasquez. After a long legal battle against Ebenezer and a DNA test, Billy and Mary are officially recognized as siblings and their parents inheritance is restored.
Billy (15ish to 16ish years)
Billy continues to grow closer to everyone in the family. Considering his long time best friend Freddy and Pedro, Eugene and Darla his siblings together with Mary. Because of this, his familial connection begins to shift. Instead of sharing the power of Shazam with Mary and his power with Freddy, Freddy starts being able to tap into the power of Shazam directly. The others follow soon after.
Because of this change, Freddy drops the title of Captain Marvel Jr. He is also now around 16 to 17 and thinks that the name doesn’t really fit him anymore. Pedro, Eugene and Darla are collectively dubbed the lieutenants by the media, but separately choose to take a name that doesn’t interfere with the Marvel title. Instead going by Thunder, Circuit and Bolt. Freddy decides to joint the bandwagon and names himself Voltage, although Billy does sometimes still jokingly call him Jr.
The Shazamily (Billy is mid to end 16)
Something happens that forces everyone to reveal their identities to Rosa and Victor. Both of them are shocked, but were suspecting something was off. They reaffirm their love for their foster children and become allies to the Shazamily, giving guidance when necessary.
