PREMISE

Junior discovers parts of his past were lies and sets forth to learn what the truth is, while also following in his father’s footsteps and becoming the new leader.

EVENTS

1. Junior wants to be just like his father. Junior is very eager and wants to be as good of a leader as his father was, but he has to prove/earn it.
2. Junior finds hints about his past. After saving people in need, Junior comes across some clues about what happened on that day when the Fooshies fell.
3. Junior and his friends look for more clues. Junior brings his findings to his friends and they decide that this is worth investigating and set forth to find more clues.
4. Junior gets separated from his friends. While searching for more clues, Junior gets separated from the others.
5. Junior meets an unlikely ally. All alone Junior finds an unlikely ally who ends up saving Junior.
6. Unlikely ally offers his assistance. Once Junior is rescued, the ally offers his assistance and knowledge by giving Junior more clues.
7. Junior tells his friends what happened. Junior regroups with his friends and explains to them what happened.
8. Junior’s father, Griffen, shows up. When the group returns home, they find that Griffen is there waiting for them.
9. Griffen takes control of the Fooshies again. As time goes by, Griffen ends taking more and more control away from Junior until he becomes leader again.
10. Junior’s friends confront Junior about his ally. Eventually Junior’s friends confront Junior and tell him that they don’t trust his ally even though he’s been very helpful.
11. Junior runs away from the Fooshies. Frustrated by everything Junior runs off to find his ally.
12. Junior learns of the truth. After being around his ally for long enough, he figures out the truth and it’s haunting.
13. Junior has to fight his ally. The ally discovers Junior has figured it out and turns on him.
14. Junior confronts his father about the past. After a very climatic battle, Junior walks up to his father not for comfort but for interrigation.
15. Junior has to make a difficult choice. Junior finally hears the truth from his father and exiles him from the Fooshies.

SEVEN STEPS

For the seven steps below,  describe how you will address each of the following in your story. Do not take the easy cliché route, but investigate what is unusual or original on your story, and try to flesh it out. Look for the subtleties, mystery, or surprises.  Link each of your story events to one of the steps, and explain how it represents each of the key steps of the story structure.

1. Weakness and need

Weakness- Junior is inexperienced, stubborn, and has trauma related to when the Fooshies fell

Need- Junior has to over come his own selfish needs and face his inner demons.

2. Desire – Junior wants to be a great leader just like his father.

3. Opponent – Keme, who is Junior’s ally, is the opponent. Keme wants to be with the Fooshies, but can’t due to his past with Griffen. If Junior becomes leader, then Keme loses his chance, so he tries to prevent that from happening. Keme doesn’t want to harm Junior, in fact he wants Junior to find the truth but he can’t just outright tell him. He’s kind of testing Junior to see where he lies and what his faith is. However, Keme will do what he must to ensure Junior doesn’t become the next leader. Also, I would say Griffen kind of plays into the opponent role too.

4. Plan – Junior will bring light to what truly happened on the day the Fooshies fell, and through this action he will gain everyone’s trust and prove he is fit to be the leader.

5. Battle – After learning the truth, Junior decides to fight Keme. However, he is horribly out matched and almost dies.

6. Self-revelation – Junior gets back on his feet to conquer his fears, realizes he can’t win this fight alone, and decides that he’s gonna be his own leader instead of trying to be someone he’s not.

7. New equilibrium – Junior, now knowing the full truth, becomes the new leader and vows to make amends where his father couldn’t.