Thirty Pieces of Silver, Anyone?

I've been plotting for Once Upon an Alternate Universe, also known as the continuation to this piece (go read that first!) and I have something really cool in mind for Aislynn Celeste. Simply because she is who she is and I'm planning to take advantage of that, as any author would. Basically what happens is that Sharpe's life ends up being one giant lie for a good cause, Emiko must ignore her father's wishes and take matters into her own hands as far as her life goes and Kiran Shasthri and Nate Winters go on a secret mission to uncover what really happened to Ackerman. Meanwhile, the Fellowship (Michael, Scott, Sam, Hideaki, Evan, Tyler and Marie) must decide where they're going to stand in the conflict and remember that betrayal comes from within their ranks... and with thirty pieces of silver.

Starring
Sharpe
Emiko Takahashi
Peter Screwtape
Aislynn Celeste
Kiran Shasthri
Nathaniel "Nate" Winters
Donovan Isaacs
Tetsuya Takahashi
Hideaki Sato
Michael Liu
Scott Adams
Samantha Adams
Marie Wilson
Tyler Martin
Evan Saunders
Featuring
Shaun Ackerman
Dr. Shasthri
Laura Clarkson
Hugh Avery
Sophia McAllistair
Ming-Yue Tam
Callisto and Ali Verity
and many, many more...

No, but seriously... this is going to be so much fun to write!!! I'm really excited to actually get around to writing it. I've been planning some out as ideas have come (mainly at meals when I've had a few extra minutes and my notebook with me). I have huge plans for certain characters and I am greatly excited about that... particularly for Aislynn Celeste. I know what I'm going to do with her and how I'm bringing her into the story.

This piece is going to involve a lot of my characters, not only from second generation, but also from first generation and from abroad. Like the teachers at Riverdale (Laura Clarkson, Hugh Avery, Ackerman and Sharpe are the only ones metioned specifically) will be making appearances or be in the story. Peter Screwtape is the principal of RHS. Dr. Shasthri (Kiran's aunt) was Sharpe's university physics professor. I'm not sure what she'll be doing in the story, but it'll be interesting. Callisto, Ali and Donovan live in the UK. Sophia is from Arizona, but she knows Donovan. Ming, Kiran and Nate are all from New York. Laura Clarkson is originally from Texas and Aislynn's originally from Canada somewhere. Sharpe was born on the East Coast, but moved to California when he was a teenager. I'm pretty sure most of the other characters are SF Bay Area California local.

Oh, do I love playing around with symbolism, allegory and the meanings of names!!!

Since other characters come into this story, I guess I should mention the sister schools. There's four of them.

Maplewood Academy:
Location: California.
School Colors: Burgandy and Silver
Mascot: Gryphon
Known Students: Sharpe, Tetsuya Takahashi, Shaun Ackerman, Jonathan and Jeremiah Liu, Rose and Felicia McGonigall, Mac O'Brien (et al.)
History: Was founded in 1953. First Dean of Students was Angel Carlston. Lost ability to exist due to lack of funding and was forced to close in Spring of 1999. Campus is now the site of Riverdale High School.
Culture: Maplewood is the only one of the four schools that is not a boarding school. It schools kids from sixth through twelfth grade. Uniforms are required.

Northpointe Academy:
Location: Canada
School Colors: Dark Purple and White
Mascot: Falcon
Known Students: Aislynn Celeste (also her father)
History: Northpointe was founded in 1950.
Culture: Most students here are exceptional at various forms of art. School uniforms are not required for most purposes. Classes are taught in both French and English; nearly all students who attend are bilingual. This is a mandatory boarding school: starting at age ten, students are offered dormitory rooms to share with others their age.

Melanthios Boarding School:
Location: New York
School Colors: Green and Black
Mascot: Vikings
Known Students: Kiran Shasthri, Nate Winters, Ming-yue Tam (et al.)
History: Founded in 1909, Melanthios is by far the oldest of the four schools in the coalition.
Culture: Melanthios places a high priority on academics. They accept students from seventh through twelfth grade with suggested (but optional) boarding. School uniforms are casual, but must be worn to most classes and on special occasions. When students are not in uniform, there is a fairly strict dress code to follow. Classes are small and there are approximately 500 students attending Melanthios at any given point; about 450 of those are boarding students. Melanthios was originally only a boarding school, but opened its doors in 1972 to become open to daytime students, as well (hence its full name).

Alcantha Instructional Institution:
Location: Northern England
School Colors: Navy Blue and Gold
Mascot: Sharks
Known Students: Callisto and Ali Verity, Hana Rei, Donovan Isaacs (et al.)
History: Alcantha was founded in 1949 and houses students mostly from the UK.
Culture: If nothing else, they're strict. To attend Alcantha, boarding is required. Students must wear uniforms at all times outside the dorms, except if official permission is given; they are not allowed to wander the halls at night and there are many more rules. Many students who attend here come from rich families. Alcantha leans neither towards academics nor arts nor athletics.