Story Arcs

Story arcs are story lines in the All About Us franchise that are told over the course of multiple episodes of multiple spin-offs. They are not simply two-parters or recurring characters and themes, but rather plots that are interwoven with other arcs and plot threads. An example of this is All About Us' introduction of the Silver Hills Earthquake. Story arcs often take precedence over other plot elements and consume a series for several consecutive episodes, but in many cases (such as the Silver Hills Earthquake) they may take a back seat and re-enter the picture later on.
All About Us story arcs dealt with attention-grabbing storylines such as the interracial relationship between Alicia Alcott and Ryan Frankel who were the core of the series and the frenemy relationship between overachiever Sierra Jennings and spoiled blonde Queen Bee Nikki Merrick which was played in the fourth and final story arc of the series. AAU character Kristy Castelli's riveting storyline involved a pregnancy scare after she misses a menstruating cycle and her mother's fling with a dashing teacher. The series' storylines dealt with Alicia's struggles with school, relationship with Ryan, her conflict with her parents, and her passion for music; Nikki's parents' divorce and her rivalry with Sierra. Sierra's struggles with her divorced mother dating again, her conflict with Nikki, her love triangle with popular Matt Wright and unpopular Logan Haines.
All About Us' spin-offs Alicia Revealed, Nikki in the City, and Sierra & Kristy story arcs were about the new lives of the four AAU main characters as they experience new challenges after graduating from high school and leaving home. This both enhanced and reduced the prevalence of story arcs; while Sierra and Kristy attend college in Silver Hills and Alicia and Nikki move to two different cities to pursue different career paths, the spin-offs dealt with challenging storylines. In Alicia Revealed, Alicia moved to L.A. after being signed by a record deal, but she and Ryan don't reconcile, instead she gets involved in a short-lived abusive relationship with an aspiring rapper. She also dealt with her father's cancer diagnosis and his passing. In Nikki in the City, Nikki 
Just the Seven of Us, Beatrix, and Stepsisters were three novel series that dealt with teenage residents of Silver Hills who went through the same similar subjects as the AAU girls in the original series. They often relied on story arcs such as the battle of the mean Vice-Principal in Just The Seven of Us and the sexual assault arc between Beatrix character Leti Mendez and. By the show's fourth season, Enterprise wrapped up these story arcs and instead refocused on the show's prequel concept with a series of "mini arcs." Most season four episodes are two- or three-part story lines, with few stand-alone episodes.
== Non-consecutive arcs ==
* Alicia and Ryan
**All About Us (Book)
**First Rain
* Nikki's parents' Divorce
**The Divorce 
**Give Your Uncle a Kiss
**The Grass is Always Pinker
* Sierra vs. Nikki
**Earthquake: Part 1
**Aftershock: Part 2
**Senior Beginnings
**Crossing the Line
**Nikki & Sierra: Friends Forever
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* Alicia's troubled school year
**Weekend at Alicia's House
**Holey, Mole-y
* Sierra-Logan-Matt Love Triangle
**Sierra Takes on Pollution
**Junioritis
**Mystery Guy
**Earthquake: Part 1
**Senior Beginnings
* Sierra vs. Matt
**Back to School Again
**Sierra Takes on Pollution
**Mystery Guy
**Junioritis
===Very Special Episodes===
* Alicia's Eating Disorder
**Behind the Dancer
* Date-Rape
**No Means No!
* Bullying
**Holey, Mole-y
* Homophobia
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