The People Who Could Save a Universe
Deaths
Those able to enter other realms
Climax and ending
Ashley
Motives
Noah
Ethan
Beatrice
Thomas
Claire
Motives
Scientific discoveries
The Rules
The Town and state of the world
Second Realm
Elise
Tony
Save father and self by killing these people- is not aware of it's full effect, only that she must kill those who can enter 3rd realm, or else. She does figure it out, though, fairly quickly, but continues with it. Beatrice sees this, and soon enough they just silently agree that they're both in on each other's plans
Will
Is killed by Ashley
Is able to enter other realms- he is the son of some of the workers in the lab. In a possible prequel these workers could be mentioned/main characters. Dawn's brother. This is known.
Internal conflict: do I let all these people die? Am I really that selfish? The Third Realm is the only place I've ever really known, and I've grown to love it, and its' people. Beatrice is a monster, I know, and she doesn't know me, but we do have one thing in common: we want to save these people. She didn't even have to threaten my dad's life to convince me. However, as I get to know these people, it's really hard for me to just kill them, which is something I've never done before. I know that I can save them and the world though, but is it worth it? I think I already decided that it is, but Beatrice is starting to convince me otherwise when she reminds me why I do this
Life
Ashley was born on earth, but sent, separately from Ethan and Noah, to live with her father in one of the big cities. Beatrice located her and Tony first of all her enemies. She brought her and Tony to the Third Realm when Ashley was young, and Tony put up a fight, having to be knocked out. Beatrice easily brought Ashley there, however, since like Beatrice, Ashley just didn't really like people.
Upon arrival in the Third Realm, Beatrice is planning to get someone there to kill her, but takes a liking to the girl and spares her, even though she is Elise's kid. She teaches Ashley all she believes to be true (bad things) about earth, and forms a plan for Ashley to be her assassin
She lives with her Father, bonding with him, while being fearful of Beatrice, who is not allowed to enter the city of the Third Realm or even the planet. She lives on a remote one, where Ashley was originally taken, without any 2nd realm pit-stops
She grows to love her father above all else, so when Beatrice locates everyone except Ethan, she takes Ashley's father, threatening his and her life if she fails
She is not completely told of the whole effects of the plan, just what she has to do, but being smart (why Beatrice liked her in the first place) she figures it out shortly after her arrival. She has forgotten that Beatrice spared her life and hates her now, but she loves the Third Realm more. However, the knocked out bodies wake up before she can kill them, and, liking Noah, and knowing that 3 people only can enter The Tear without it closing, decides to spare him while killing the others, telling them of The Tear, and that they were sent to stop it. She has the perfect excuses, but as she gets to know the others she finds it harder than she thought
A while before Beatrice sends Ashley, having already formed her plan, she locates Ethan and Elise. She wants to kill them herself, though, so she doesn't knock Ethan out with the others. It's about a month into Ashley's time in the forest when Ethan is dared to go there himself, to Beatrice's delight.
Ashley does not yet know that Noah and Ethan are her brothers, and only figures this out upon her arrival to the Third Realm and reunion with her father
Good friend of Thomas- they'd been planning to run away from the forest with Claire, maybe, before he was killed, which results in Thomas's depression and further descent into insanity
A few known planets only- never been set foot on, only explored by cameras. They've made an agreement with those who live there that if they leave people alone, people leave them alone.
A description of the jump-planet: Across the whole thing is green sand, nothing but. The sky is a dark purple, and there are forests of jet-black trees, as well as oceans, the same colour as the sky, where most of the life is located. The creatures that live on land are the huge mosquito-things that Ethan is originally stung by, as well as the big wolves that Ethan is attacked by. The jump is located on the border of one of the dark forests
Discoverers of everything mentioned here: Tony, Beatrice, and someone from the Third Realm who studies other universes, who I don't have a name for yet
The father of Ethan, Ashley and Noah, as well as the husband of Elise.
He met his wife at the labs that studied other universes, that used to make weapons for the wars. They had their children only shortly before they found out about Beatrice and the other realms
Lived with Ashley in the city near the lab
Communication: discovered by Tony. He used mind-reading technology for a good and different use; using a device, one could communicate with the mind of another, and they could share thoughts. Sometime brains of people who were related could be caught in this- how Ethan was able to hear some of Ashley and Beatrice's conversations. This form of communication is not limited to any kind of distance, including universes, though it requires one of the people communicating to get a device surgically implanted in their brains.
Cross-universe jumps: For a leap between the 1st and 3rd realm, for example, the two ends must be connected. If a very powerful one is made, since it is a small piece of the connection between the 3rd 2nd and 4th realms, it can destroy the 1st realm. (i.e The Tear.) In the case of jumps between connected universes, there are permanently stationed portals of sort, and one can decide between which one to travel to, if they are strong enough to remain conscious during the jump. (which Ashley and all those who are born in the 3rd realm are.) There is 1 of these spots in the 2nd realm, one on every planet of the 3rd Realm, and one on the 4th Realm, which is close to the 3rd
Beatrice's doing
Elise: Chapter 11: Elise's enemy
Ashley's doing
Will: Chapter 7: Thomas's hope
Save the Third Realm by killing Elise's children then killing her- you hate her
Why you hate her: She was your sister who was never there for you, she found out about the 3rd realm before you did and tried to stop you from finding out about The Second Tear, she was going to let all these people die, the people that you care about when she somehow just likes her own world so much, the cruel world you never belonged in, that never accepted you. What's more, when you did come close to finding out, she got you fired from the lab, the one job you liked, the only thing you had was it, her, and hope that there was somewhere you belonged. You have a terrible temper and you hold grudges. When you finally found out Elise and Tony tried to stop you. But you found the third realm anyway, and you found out, and you knew what you had to do, and you were glad to do it.
When Elise, Tony, and the others at the lab went to the Third Realm to save her, Beatrice was ready. With the knife she had gotten from the Third Realm for her, she killed Thomas's mom, Will and Dawn's dad, and both of Claire's parents. She was about to kill Elise when she was stopped by Elliot, guard of the Queen. He took her and put inside her a device that would kill her if she killed. She was then banished from the planet. For such a crime she should have been banished from the whole universe in her case, but the Queen, her mother, showed mercy, even though Beatrice had almost killed her other daughter. After this, Beatrice began her plan by finding the hidden children
Interactions: book 1
She found Ashley first, spared her, and used her as part of her plan. Next, she found Claire, Noah, Will, Dawn, and Thomas. She showed no mercy towards them, and once all were located she assumed Ethan would be with Elise.
She didn't include them in her plan because she wanted to kill them herself. She recklessly attempted to sneak into town and do the job before she had even told Ashley of what she had to do, but the town was better guarded than she thought, and in her blind rage she was foolish. Elise found her, confirming her suspicions.
She decided to get Ashley to kill the others first, and while this was taken care of (or being taken care of) she would take care of Ethan and Elise. Once she realised that Ethan had already found the forest, she drove him in, freeing herself of one less thing she had to take care of- it was Elise she'd really came for.
She gets her wish, using Claire to kill Elise, driving a rift between her and Ethan.
Herself and Beatrice: Book 3 maybe- sacrificing themselves
Interactions: book 2?
In the second book, she knows she has been betrayed, and sees no hope in saving the Third Realm. At this she is completely devastated, and decides that she will kill Ashley, even though she will die as well. All she wants is revenge.
Upon arrival in the 3rd realm, the kids are found by Elliot and Ashley, recognising him, explains the situation. Elliot takes them to the city and centre of scientific discoveries and new arrivals, where he is working now. Beatrice enters, getting past him, and the siblings are forced to flee to the city of silence. It is difficult getting there, but eventually they make in, with Beatrice hot on their tail. They hide out a while, planning, and they hear tell of another way, the Second Tear, that can only be mended by someone who can enter both the 1st and 3rd realms. By the centre of the universes being stabilised with blood from both places, it will stop being hungry for more. Of course, they're not sure, and the only way they can know how to do this is to talk to the most brilliant scientist in any universe. Tony.
She gets an accomplice (maybe 2?) to help her kill Ethan and Noah, but they want to save the Third Realm too.One of them, however, is not a huge killer. He/she learns of Beatrice's failed plan and decides to take the kids into the Third Realm. He/she however, has never entered earth, and needs to find Tony too. The only ones who know his location are Ashley and Beatrice. They goes to Beatrice, and asks her about the location of Tony. She asks why they want to know, and they say that the kids may be heading there. Beatrice feels idiotic for not realising this, and she heads there herself, before they can stop her. They follow her, though they still do not know the location.
The People Who They Left Behind
Points of view
Basic summaries (length inculded)
Where it ends
New Characters
Beatrice's companions
Third Realm
On earth
Non plot-related things about Elaré
Alternate between Ethan and either Thomas or Claire
Thomas and Claire stay on earth when Ethan and others leave. Dawn is there also. They get out of the forest upon Ashley's request and find the lab she had mentioned. It is abandoned, and is the site of where (maybe) a few bad followers of Beatrice have, having now forced Tony to grant them passage into 1st realm, attack them. Ethan then comes, wielding Beatrice's knife, letting it be known that she is captured, and saves either Thomas or Claire's life, (remember: he is still angry with Claire) killing for the first time.
Noah follows (Ashley keeping their own portal open from the 3rd realm) and explains everything, briefly, while they have locked themselves in the lab that those from the Third Realm are trying to enter in hopes of killing the people and creating another tear using the equipment inside. Three of the four stay behind, buying the others time now that it is known that there is another way. One (either Thomas or Claire) goes into the Third Realm with Ethan. Ethan and the others then meet Beatrice's good companion with Tony, as they try to figure out the other way.
The Five Worlds
The final ending
New Characters
Basic summaries (length included)
Points of view
Elliot
Tony
The Queen
Book 1
Personality
Rule number 1: no one may enter the Town, unless they were born there, closely related to someone born there, or living there before this rule was established.
Rule number 2: no one under the age of eighteen may leave town, their punishment for breaking this rule is not effected or changed related to age, no matter how young. The rules are the rules.
Rule number 3: NO ONE, under any circumstances, may enter the forest that borders the town
A Timeline
Childhood
Was put in the foster system of a city near enough but far enough away from (I randomly thought of this while writing- maybe a name for something? Enrylmar, yeah ik it's random) the city with the lab, as well as the town.
Was located second last, (aside from Ethan) the last being Claire, who's discovery helped significantly in the finding of Ethan, because the city she lived in helped supply the town.
Personality
Books 2 and 3
Book 1
When he had just turned sixteen, he was knocked out by Beatrice, and her plan began.
More of a loner, an interesting person, a little shy. Selfless, though sometimes it is hard to see it. Had a good sense of humour before he was put in the forest and lost his memory. His personality, other than that, was still similar, just he was much more serious.
He remembers almost nothing from his old life- his memories are the fewest of everyone in the forest
proves to be surprisingly brave later in the book- his courage slowly develops. He is substantially braver in the third book than he is in the second book, and, like Ashley, feels more at home in the third realm.
Feud with Thomas
Meeting with Ethan
Bending to the will of Ashley
Reaction to the other realms, etc.
Bravery and leadership
Healing the divide between him and Thomas
Personality and development of his character
Opinions and stuff- book 1
Opinions and stuff- book 2
Opinions and stuff- book 3
Claire
Ashley being sus
The Rules
His mother and her death
Before book 1
In the Third Realm
As a scientist
Personality
Family
Ashley
Relationship with Beatrice
Noah
Ethan
Tony
Beatrice
She and Beatrice were both put into the foster system in the same city- they knew each other as children, but as friends, not sisters.
Will do anything to protect those she loves, but is quite nasty towards others. She can be seen as selfish in the eyes of someone who doesn't know her, but really, she puts the lives of those she loves way before her own.
Very confident in her decisions- not very confident or trustworthy of other, mainly due to Beatrice.
Ethan
Before book 1
Book 2
Book 3
When they first meet in the forest, her and Ethan get along well, and become, sort of, friends.
When Claire is forced to kill Elise, Ethan is angry with her, and refuses to speak with her due to his anger. They have an argument. I'm pretty sure there is one in there somewhere, so just change the general idea of the conversation.
By the second book, they're not very close, but Ethan doesn't hate her, and understands why she did it.
Book 1
When she first wakes up in the forest
Is one of the first to wake up. Demands to know where she is.
As with everyone, she starts by remembering almost nothing of her old life, but gradually starts to regain her memory. She regains the most of her memories out of everyone there, one of the main reasons she hates life in the forest so much
Beatrice's death
She and Ethan return to town, and Claire is captured by Beatrice. Beatrice then publicly removes her blindfold and unbinds her hands, holding her at gunpoint. She then takes Elise, who is on her knees, but looking firmly ahead, unafraid. Beatrice threatens to kill Claire and the people in town unless she kills Elise. Claire unwillingly thrusts the knife forwards, until Elise's fiery eyes grow cold
Ethan sees her, and is shocked and outraged. When Claire is let free and Beatrice runs off, she sees that Ethan remained instead of going back to the forest. She is still covered in blood, and Ethan can't even look at her, he's so shocked, and angry.
Later, on their walk back, Claire gets the nerve to speak up, and Ethan completely blows up on her. Claire doesn't fight, but is starting to defend herself when they arrive at camp, and are interrupted. Either Will dies here, which is likely what I'm leaning towards, or he dies in the next chapter.
The Tear
Claire stays behind when Ashley returns, taking Noah and Ethan with her, leaving the others with a brief and confusing explanation. She, Thomas and Dawn decide to head to the lab. Dawn is hesitant, and Thomas doesn't trust Ashley in the slightest, but Claire strongly pushes for them to go, and they agree- after all, what have they got to lose?
Will's death
When Will dies, Thomas runs away, taking the map from Noah, which they notice missing. Noah immediately assumes that Thomas is heading North. They prepare for the worst case scenario where he is going to kill himself- he hadn't exactly been doing well the last few months. Ashley says that she wants Ethan to go with Noah to search, hoping to sabatoge their supplies, then kill the remaining people in camp, now that Beatrice has reminded her of what's at stake. Claire objects first, explaining the loss of his mother. Ethan then runs off to the boys shelter in his anger, screaming into the blanket.
Thomas intends to run away and find the question mark area. He goes quickly, stealing Ethan's bag, taking a few torches and a bit of food, though he can find his own fine. When he comes upon the lake where Will's body is (add this lake thing to the map) he just loses it, seeing his friend's pale face through the distorted surface of the water. He stays there for a while, leaving an obvious trail for those searching for him.
He then notices something about the body. He pulls it out. The water had washed away the blood and revealed the now obvious stab wound on Will's neck. Made only from the pocket knife that's shared between them. He realises that it was Ashley's turn to have it. Will, his only real friend aside from dead Ben, was murdered by Ashley.
At the time Thomas has discovered this, he's been wandering through the woods a couple of days (the lake is quite far away) and Ashley is about to kill Ethan. Thomas realises with a shock that Ashley is coming to kill more, and he does care about Ethan and Claire. He runs back to camp, collecting his senses, remembering the way from the lake, and arrives at dusk, seeing Ashley entering the boys' shelter, arriving in the nick of time and saving Ethan, proceeding to tell everyone what she's done (everyone has gathered due to the noise) and causing her to be revealed, and also resulting in her running away.
Was originally made before Elise knew of The Tear, but she thought it would be a way for people to potentially escape.
The lab
Claire/Thomas pov
The journey to the lab
Tony and The Third Realm
Ethan/Elena
The other one
Raelyn
Brett
Terlius
The other one stays behind with Dawn at the lab, deciding to stay there, go to the city, and tell people about the other realms, while keeping watch on the lab, making sure no others return. They communicate with the others on occasion, but nothing terribly significant happens. When Ethan returns in the third book, he finds them in the city and is reunited with them, and they decide to burn down the lab- the two universes should not mix. Ethan lives a happy life with Claire (Or Elena with Thomas) and they live near their friends, still being able to communicate with Noah, and working to repair their own world
Now I'm starting to wonder if this one should get the point of view- after all, Ethan and the other other one end up in the same place.
If I keep the story with Ethan, then the point of view will be Claire's. If I change the story to be about Elena, then the point of view will be Thomas's.
The person the point of view ends up being, will be the person who ends up killing Ethan's mom
Mayor Alexander of his city
After wars- world governments destroyed, but cities starting to unite. Cities are named by their mayors, who have a lot more power than they do nowadays.
Thomas/Claire is in the third realm with Ashley, Ethan, and Noah.
Ryan
The Enamië Terlius force
The Enamie Terlius force is known, but not everywhere, and definitely not that the Third Realm and others have been visited. Is to be taught in Ethan's town but Elise shuts it down
In the lab, they meet Tony when they leave, and they go with Ethan and the others, to help
The other stays back in the lab with Dawn, just in case more come. Ethan and the others will be working in the Third Realm to prevent this and are very likely to succeed, but just in case. Also, they don't want to go to the 3rd realm, like REALLY don't.
How to fix
Discovery
Manipulation of it
Limitations
Journal entries and some other POTENTIAL THINGS
Pretends to be oblivious to the cause, and pretends not to love her father. Beatrice, of course, sees through this, but it takes longer than she likes. She brings Raelyn to break her, and Elliot to study her.
Telepathic conversation with Tony- This is the most likely of all of these (and it's very likely indeed) that Tony will communicate with Ashley using his technology, and sway her more to his side, because she will not be persuaded. However, this just messes with her head even more, because he has to use a little bit of his mind-control tech thing, in order to get her to do the right thing. Afterwards, though, she's all on her own.
Is swayed back to Beatrice's side after she first communicates with her, and is told, once again, of everything that will befall her if she fails, and the good things that will happen if she succeeds. She learns of her conversation with Tony/Jason?/her father or whatever we're calling him, and is furious. She doesn't learn of the mind-control thing, though.
Ashley attempts to kill Ethan, and she is revealed. At this point she is so torn and not in a good mental state. She runs away before she can fully be revealed, and in her time away she sees the wonder of the human world, loves it, and decides to betray Beatrice, saving her father from the destruction of the Third Realm, though she knows that somewhere there must be another way to save both the places, though only the queen of the universe knows about The Second Tear (let's just call it that.) She returns, as The Tear is opening, Noah demands to know, but The Tear is already starting to do its' work, so she pulls all three in and explains later
She had been planning to meet Beatrice on that very planet of the second realm, the only one empty of non-monsters. She knows there isn't much time, so she takes her brothers to the natural jump between the second and third realm. They camp out there, and she promises to explain everything she knows, tomorrow. Noah decides to trust her, though Ethan stays awake as long as he can, remembering the murder attempt.
She explains the other universes and the threat that is tearing them apart, and starts to talk about her plan, but doesn't finish before she hears Beatrice coming. She makes the jump, setting course for the central planet (where Beatrice can't go) and yeah, you can do this in a jump, I will explain that later in the part about technology
She also (potentially) has the conversation with her father here, and is swayed back to Beatrice's side after a couple of tries.
Age in book 1: 13. Age in books 2-3: 14
More romantic and mental drama than action drama. The forest monsters are all dead because of their severed connection with the 2nd realm, and their bodies line the forest floor
Is kept in the same house as Ashley. Goes behind Beatrice's back and teaches her about his discoveries. They plan to fake journal entries to make it seem like she has nothing to loose, and will not help Beatrice.
He realises that Ashley has gone crazy and tries to persuade her to stop, to just refuse to kill, when she tells him what's at stake. He says he doesn't care, like a good father, but she refuses. He has to use his mind-control powers to briefly get Ashley to snap out of it, and even then, since it's messing further with her head, it's not exactly like that, and gets further manipulated by Beatrice anyway.
Around the time of Will's death, Tony realises the secret, and how to stop the universe from destroying itself.
Is super protective and makes rules. Gets in fights with Ethan and others
Really smart, sometimes puts the needs of his work before the needs of others, but like Elise, is really devoted to those he cares about. When he finds the way to stop The Second Tear, he does everything he possibly can to insure that it's stopped.
He was born in Alexander's city, back when it was Teresa's city, and got scientific degrees and stuff. He was alive around the time that the discovery of other universes was a thing, and he found that the work wasn't discontinued, and found the lab where he worked alongside Beatrice and Elise. He found out about Beatrice's discovery with Elise, and they both worked against her, and were almost killed by her.
His work was put on pause when he went into hiding with Ashley, and was later taken by Beatrice when Ashley was ten
He continued his work, supposedly working for Beatrice to engineer a dose of the other matter that could be used on animals, and to insure that those animals have really gruesome deaths. He was also secretly working on his cross-realm communication control, a project he'd already started, as well as working to find and stop the Second Tear
The deeper things (priority #1, these are the things that matter the most
Feeling
The deeper questions: Are the worlds brought together, or kept separate at the end?
Arguments for no: Humanity was not meant to live forever, and nor was the third realm. Also, when the two were brought together, it almost destroyed both of them. Humanity inevitably will be destroyed, and it cannot have access to that power. It can only fix itself, then the end will come, and it will be satified.
Arguments for yes: Humanity can fix itself, and gain insight from those of the third realm. The two can use each other to improve, and instead of being divided, they will achieve unity, and peace, at last. Though both were almost destroyed, they were fixed, weren't they? They were fixed by humanity, flaws and all. It was Ashley's human will to sacrifice herself, and Beatrice's to follow her. The whole thing is about will. and flaws, and all. Are both species not worthy of redemption?
Ultimately, I want the reader to feel hope. However, as for this, it ties in more with the learning and philosophy of it, which I have separate sections for. Here, I wish only to write the pure feelings.
Original intent
The magic I felt outside, in the forest, with the rain, wind, and outdoors. Keep this feeling through the forest through the PEOPLE WHO COULD SAVE A UNIVERSE and THE PEOPLE WHO THEY LEFT BEHIND.
Home, and missing home. The home is town. Alongside that is longing for the world, to see it, to escape the circle of things that are the same. Longing to feel, but then later knowing that they had love, thought they didn't know it at the time.
In the third realm: The magic of something unfamiliar, but the longing of home, and the will to save it, flaws and all, and the people you are bound to, and how you grow to love them, and their faults, and knowing why they are even bothering to save humanity, as well as the moral dilemma that they may only be able to pick one.
Things I want the reader to think about
Why they are saving humanity in the first place
What you would sacrifice for those you love, and the true power of it (in a not cheesy way)
Discovered long in the past. Humanity wanted the control of the power, and erupted into war. The study of it continued still, and human explorer Steven Holloway was the first to travel there, and, well, we all know what happens after that (and by 'we all' I mean me, the sole person to have access to this plan)
Home, and the feeling of home, as well as the longing of the world, which I feel people will relate to, especially during these times
Ashley's internal conflict, and the relation to the reader
When she finally regains control over herself, I want this to be relatable
Finally gaining control over yourself (Ashley) and forging your own path (Ethan, Ashley, everyone else when The Tear is closed)
Gaining control over yourself and your actions, making your own path, and the line between that and being protected
A hard decision, with no possible right way in sight: Also relatable
Her relationship with Beatrice, and not knowing how to feel about someone, being torn in so many directions you don't know what to do
He starts off as selfish, curious, and nosy. He's easily offended, and retorts sarcastically. Thinks he knows a lot about people, but he usually ends up pushing it, and hurting people unintentionally. He is brave, but in the way where he doesn't fear the unknown and will do anything to get answers, vs continuing despite fear
He gets less selfish, and learns from his mistake that he has a lot to learn about people, and gets more empathetic, and gets less insensitive. He continues despite his fears when being pursued by Beatrice, and though he does not want to die, he can't bear to lose his friends/siblings, and offers up as a sacrifice at the end. He becomes more self-aware, kind, and smart, both mentally/emotionally and in the IQ- way.
Has some anger problems, usually it just builds up and then he explodes.
Ethan enters the forest on a dare from Elena, following Thomas to camp.
Ethan is quickly shooed away, and that night, he gets his first dream, a message from Tony, saying that he was in danger, and should go back to camp the next day
Ethan suddenly just knows how to get to camp, as a result of the mind-travel, and heads there, to forget the directions suddenly. Noah tells him to go back to town, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. Ashley (who is at that moment, good) says that it would be helpful to have some more supplies (to Noah, in private) and he is persuaded easily, because the rest of the camp could use the company. They let him stay the rest of the day, and he promises to come back the next one with supplies.
Ethan hears about the drama with Beatrice- she tries to enter the town, he sees it from afar. She does not get in, so it seems...
Ethan goes back to town, gathers supplies, and comes back. He only sees Ashley at the end of the day, where he senses something off about her. She gives him the wrong directions, which is the most Beatrice can bring her to do. Ashley starts off more resilient, but slowly starts to break.
Ethan is attacked by the wolf, and has the strange encounter with Beatrice, and the note. (no fire yet) He doesn't go back to camp immediately, but goes home, where he is faced with his panicked mother.
He starts getting weird 'fever dreams' where he sees the queen of the third realm, briefly intercepts a communication between Ashley and Beatrice, and ends with a scene of The Tear, and Tony's voice saying 'what do you know about the war?' over and over again
Ethan tries to look through his mother's notes, as he remembers that she'd kept that subject from him at school. He finds nothing, and narrowly escapes getting caught by hiding under his mother's bed
Ethan goes to camp the next day, using the correct instructions, bringing more supplies. He asks them about Beatrice, who all claim not to know of, and about the 100-year war, but gets no answers from them, as the relentlessly, and almost manipulatively, ask him about life in town, and he tells them about Jesse and Elena.
Ethan goes home, and Jesse talks to him, asking him what's going on. Also, he reports that he kissed Elena (he and Ethan had been fighting over her) and Ethan, though hurt, brushes the thought away immediately, where he gets home to his mother, who gives him a similar talk, mostly riddled with warnings to stick close to her, but an ultimate message that she does indeed care about him
In the middle of the night, Ethan wakes up to smoke alarms, and narrowly manages to flee the house. He goes to camp, as he has nowhere else to go, but finds it deserted of everyone except Noah. Before asking where everyone else is, he tells Noah what happened. The others arrive, about to give an update about The Tear, when the see Ethan, stopping dead in their tracks. They go and have the meeting that Ethan only catches snippets of.
Before Ethan can find anything out, the meeting is over, and as it's getting to be nighttime, Ethan stays the night at camp, where he intercepts a meeting with Beatrice, but, as was concluded in the meeting, Noah sends Ethan come shortly after sunrise, planning to wait for about two hours to ensure the safety. Ethan learns from Jesse that Ethan's mom is missing, and Beatrice, her captor, had announced herself at the town hall meeting, telling everyone not to go looking for her. Ethan had been presumed dead.
Ethan and Jesse go looking for Beatrice at the school, and Ethan barely manages to get back to camp.
At camp, Ethan finally faces everyone, and is told what the others think is going on, with The Tear and everything
Ethan figures he needs to free his mother, and figure out what the deal is with Beatrice. Also, his leg is not in great shape. He goes to the hospital with Claire, where his leg is fixed, and where he learns that the town knew about Ethan and The Tear. It is also where Claire kills Ethan's mothers against her will, and hides it from Ethan
They go back to camp to find that Will has been murdered, and Thomas had run away
Ethan has a bit of a breakdown, and a funeral for Will is held, followed by an unsuccessful search for Thomas
Thomas returns, saving Ethan, Noah, and possibly everyone else from Ashley, who is full-on possessed. Fights follow, Ashley runs away, regaining a bit of control, and Noah eventually believes Thomas, bringing him back to camp, and fearing and distrusting Ashley.
Claire tells Ethan about what she did, as well as telling him that she likes him romantically. Stunned, Ethan is left there.
Ethan takes his two awkward Tear Watch shifts, and Ashley returns on the second one
Ethan fights mind control, and after having slept, is told just to pretend that nothing happened, be wary of Beatrice, and that all would be revealed upon arrival to the third realm. Thomas then tells Ashley that Tony spoke to him, and he knows where he is. Ethan is confused, and gets a communication from Tony, telling him not to worry, for now.
Ashley tells Ethan that Beatrice is going to destroy the town in her rage, when she gets back to full power, and Ethan goes to try and save Jesse. He refuses to go with them, but Ethan leaves him with a map. Ethan notices that all the Forest Monsters are dead.
The next day, it all goes down. Through a storm, Ethan, Ashley and Noah go through The Tear. Ashley for a moment is controlled, and tries to kill Ethan, but fights it, even though it's at it's strongest by The Tear. They go through, leaving the others behind, and camp out in the Second Realm, at Beatrice and Ashley's rendez-vous point, the place Ethan had been seeing in his dreams.
A Timeline- book 2
Ethan and his siblings make the jump to the Third Realm, after they are almost caught by Beatrice. Upon arrival, they are met by Elliot. Meanwhile, Dawn, Claire, and Thomas discuss what to do next. Thomas suggests going to the lab, and they agree, but they first decide to go to the town, to see the state of things, and maybe save a few people (that was Dawn's idea)
Elliot hides the siblings, as many of Beatrice's followers are hunting for them, after receiving a last communication when she had regained a bit of energy. Elliot and Ashley start talking, and they explain the fact that the Third Realm is tearing itself apart. A bit of Beatrice's story is explained, and how much she hates the world. Meanwhile, Claire, Dawn, and Thomas go to the town, seeing the explosion, to find it in ruins. They assume Beatrice is dead, and Jesse climbs out of the wreckage.
Elliot takes them to his family, which is in a very panicked state, and explains everything. At first, his family wants to re-open The Tear, and keep them in the Third Realm with Beatrice's followers. When they figure out that they're looking for Tony they say it's a lost cause, he's probably dead, but Elliot is stubborn, and says he'll offer them shelter, and then look with them. Jesse explains that it wasn't Beatrice who set off the bomb that exploded the town.
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The Newer Stuff
Ashley's Battle strategy... yeesh
Being actually... in the Third Realm
The Ashley point of view
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No forest?
Book One- Ashley is trying to round up the PWCSU
Book Two- Trying to find Anthony
Book Three- trying to get to The Ruler and switch the crowns, while evading Beatrice and the royal guard
Newest Version
Ashley Perspective
Flashbacks
Ethan Perspective
The Basic Basic Outline
Beginning
Middle
End
Ashley and the others that she has recruited find Ethan
Ethan goes to the Third Realm, and finds out the gist of Ashley's mission
Ethan saves Ashley from Beatrice's capture, but is taken
big fight of some sort where the above event happens^^ Ethan's mother still ends up dead
Ethan figured out that he is The Ruler
Ethan meets these characters
they have to move their location due to Beatrice, and decide to set up in the forest. They don't yet know that Ethan is the next Ruler, so they ask him about others
Elise is captured by Beatrice
Ethan and the camp crew decide to save her
They go to the Third Realm and try to advance by force. They are quickly stopped by Raelyn, and have to retreat
Main action event
Ethan and the camp crew sneak into Beatrice's hide out to free Elise. They free her, but are caught. Ethan tells Beatrice that he'll take her place as sacrifice, just as long as they all manage to survive. Beatrice smiles, ties Ethan down, and kills Elise in front of him, saying that he's made a big mistake. Ethan, then, in his pure rage, is able to break the unbreakable ropes, and his eyes flash completely golden. He and the others escape, and they tell Ethan that he's assumed the shape of a being of the Third Realm, and not only that, but the form of The Ruler.
They try to distract Beatrice with mind-messages, but Ethan isn't able to make it there because Beatrice takes control and discourages Ethan
Newest draft- she's 16 in the first book
Ashley and Raelyn- them 'helping' each other
Raelyn agrees to help Ashley so that she can learn her plan, and stop it, while also informing The Ruler of other threats. Raelyn also thinks that while it would be easier to have Beatrice complete the sacrifice, she and The Ruler see Beatrice as a threat to their power, and that as long as they can get the others in one place, they can use them to carry out the expansion and then dispose of them
Ashley needs Raelyn's help because she can't set up the sacrifice alone, and because she needs a distraction she can slip away from to talk to Anthony so that she can get the recipe for the sacrifice in the first place
Elise and Beatrice were born to begin the expansion, and sent to the earth because The Ruler didn't care about them. That is why the expansion falls on their birthday. The Ruler tried to use the human explorer as the sacrifice that would begin the expansion, but it didn't work. Since The Ruler had no one who could travel to earth and didn't want to stir up panic and a possible rebellion, they waited until everything happened for them, preparing the Royal Guard, and its most proud, honoured, and respected member- Raelyn.
Beatrice is also captured along with the others. She feels betrayed, and is sent down a redemption arc, first rebelling against Raelyn and helping them get out. She does care for Ashley, and when Ashley goes to sacrifice herself at the end, Beatrice comes in, trying to save her, before she realises it's pointless and joins her, holding her hand before they both die
Also for clarification- Beatrice has to complete her ritual on the day of the expansion, or it will fail and the expansion will just continue as normal
Ashley and Beatrice
Ashley is basically starting to become Beatrice in a way, how she thinks that the others will thank her.
Fashion, Materials, and Body Alterations
Mind-Messages, telepathy, and spoken languages
Gender and Reproduction
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People have genders, and can reproduce sexually. However, The Ruler is an exception.