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To celebrate the release of the final chapter of Werayne, enjoy some bonus content relating to the early designs for the story - heavily altered by the time of the final product:

Picture ID: A crude drawing of the proposed events of Werayne, with multiple scenes depicted with the title 'Werayne' and the words 'by Katelyn Woods' centred on the page. Describing clockwise from the top left: 1) An image of Jayken strapped to a chair with a person slightly out of frame on either side of him lowering an electrified helmet onto his head, 2) Abigail and Alexa, both with long dark hair, standing with their backs facing the viewer, looking out the window of a space station to see blatant rip offs of ships from Star Wars in the foreground and the curve of a planet (likely Halapatov) in the background, 3) Sophie with her hair tied up and wearing a dark jacket, holding a bazooka, 4) a depiction from space of wartorn Werayne, 5) Sophie standing with her hand on the teleport watch, with Abigail standing beside her, and a gate behind them 6) a closeup of the five members of the team - Rojjel (here depicted as an Aandriggian), Alexa, Abigail, Sophie and Jayken - laughing together 7) Sophie, with no jacket and her hair out, being shot in the chest with some sort of electrical charge by a Weraynian and beginning to fall with her eyes closed and a pained expression 8) Rojjel (Aandriggian) and Sophie (hair up and jacket on) running down a hallway with stern/neutral expressions on their faces 8) Rojjel (Aandriggian) looking on as Alexa and Jayken kiss. There are asterisk stars adorning the page which is lined notebook paper

Picture ID: A story board for Werayne written on A4 lined paper, primarily splitting the paper into four sections to represent the perspectives of different characters - clockwise from top left they are Abigail, Sophie, Lexie and Mickey. Abigails section has 'Sophie, Lexie' written beside her name and then underneath that 'Important Scenes (POV)'. These scenes are split into PART 1 and PART 2. PART 1 includes 'intro/recap for Abi', 'Beth's death' and 'weapon destruction. PART 2 includes 'final scene', 'revelation scene', 'Sophie losing an arm scene' and 'Abi's pondering. At the bottom of her section it reads 'How to write: introspective, detailed, eloquent, intelligent'. The names next to Sophie are 'Rojjel, Abi, Mickey'. Important Scenes include: PART 1 'opening scene', 'first mission', 'scene after Protector' and PART 2 'opening scene', 'escaping', 'working on ship', 'battle for Halapatov pt I'. The bottom line reads 'How to write: eccentric, erratic, masked feelings, impulsivity.' The names next to Mickey are 'Robyn, Sophie'. Important Scenes - PART 1 'Alliance arrives', 'mission before Protector scene' PART 2 'comforting Alliance, Robyn scene' 'aftermath scene' 'hospital scene' and 'when they rejoin the fight'. How to write: 'emotional, emphatic, dutiful'. For Lexie - 'Jayken, Abi, Rojjel' Important Scenes: PART 1 'her intro and Jayken's (flashback storytelling)', 'The Protector scene', 'her vision + another mission (talking to Abi)', PART 2 'transmitting the signal', 'aftermath with Jayken', 'battle for Halapatov part II', 'single mision with Jayken (ends with them left behind)'. At the bottom of her section it reads 'How to write: cynical, twisted humour, out of her depth, impudent'. To the left of the page a list of scenes for PART 1 is written in the margins. As follows: 'Alliance intro + Sophie', 'Abi intro and recap', 'Lexie + Jayken intro', 'set up + first mission (space station), 'weapon destruction', 'The Alliance arrives', 'vision and another mission (space station), 'Mission to collect parts from wasteland battlefield', 'The Protector', 'response mission, Alliance requests help maybe? (Sophie's POV), 'Gyanoso base mission' 'Beth dies' and 'Sophie captured'. PART 2 is listed in the right margin. As follows: 'Sophie imprisoned', 'Mickey and the Alliance', 'Abi's pondering (expand)', 'singular missions', 'Sophie's escape and aftermath', 'rescuing Jayken, revelation', 'the aftermath', 'rejoining the fight', 'mission', 'Rojjel, Sophie, Jayken, Abi work on ship' 'protecting town, Sophie's arm', 'recovery in hospital', 'the battle for Halapatov, Lexie's vision', 'Robyn and Rojjel leave', 'going to Werayne, transmitting the signal', 'aftermath', 'Abi outro'

Picture ID: A4 lined paper with the title 'WHY IS WERAYNE IMPORTANT?' Themes Classism - Weraynians were looked down upon, and they were fighting for equal recognition, rebelling against exploitation Morality - empathy, kindness, turning the other cheek expressed as more important than progress and winning Importance of an individual - each person is importan, actions affect others and we need to each take a stand Intelligence - sometimes can cause pride and dismissal of others, evaluating and empathy necessary Choices - making the right choice over the easy choice Hidden depths - we need to seek to understand each other, and recognise problems and motives, in order to treat each other fairly The toll of war - death, destruction, loss, mental health, purpose, injury, a broken people Hope - despite everything there is hope, and we need to hold onto this and push for a brighter future Power - sometimes hierarchy's of power are bad (almost always) and looks at bigger picture rather than wider picture Manipulation and greed evident in places of power. we need to work together as equals to overcome it Freedom of information - the people need to know, so they can stand up for what's right Giving up - life is hard but we need to fight, but also look after ourselves and each other so we don't burn out