Jayden Wright

Jayden Wright AI Rendition

### Background

Jayden grew up in Montour, a rough neighborhood where the drug trade rules the streets. When Jayden was very young, his momma was murdered during a drive-by shooting before his very eyes. Jayden tried to save his single mother, but there was nothing he could do. The police took him away and sent him to live with his grandmother, however, this living situation did not last long. Weeks later, Jayden's grandmother tumbled down the stairs and died, turning Jayden over to the foster system. Admittedly, Jayden began feeling like a cruse and thought that everyone he ever loved was destined to die.

Before long, the Albrights come and bring Jayden into their foster home. There, Jayden meets Isaiah Turner who is the first person to offer Jayden companionship, although he turns it away, fearing this his curse will only get Isaiah killed. During his time with the Albrights, Jayden watches a classmate knock Isaiah unconscious because he stood up for their other brother, Quin. Jayden doesn't tolerate the beating and accidentally stabs his classmate in self-defense.

Jayden is taken to a juvenile detention center until he is released into his aunt's care. There, he meets Judas Knowles who threatens to kill him. Once harboring resentment toward his aunt, Jayden now understands that she is trapped in an abusive relationship. Jayden takes multiple beatings from Judas until Aunt Layla has seen enough. Eventually, she calls the police on Judas, but he is quick to greet the officer and turns him away at the door. Aunt Layla makes Jayden escape the house while Judas violently murders her. When Jayden returns, he finds Aunt Layla's dismembered body in the trunk of Judas' car and is forced to kill his uncle in self-defense, stabbing him in the eye and throat with a kitchen knife.

Moments later, Joyner Knowles returns home to learn that his mother and father are both dead, but Jayden is willing to take the fall for the murders so that his cousin can start a new life. Unfortunately, the police arrest the cousins and Joyner is accused for the murder. Joyner tells Jayden that he never wants to see him again and Jayden opts to respect his cousins parting wishes, having no intentions on ever seeing Joyner again. His latest stint in the juvenile detention center is reportedly an eventful one, but after his stay, Jayden is released to the Albrights. He finally accepts Isaiah's companionship and the two become friends moving forward.

Many years later, Jayden becomes a basketball player at Montour High School. During his senior season, Jayden and his team make it to the regional championship game. Their incredible run was ignited when Silver University invested millions into Montour High School, improving the community's morale and education system. Montour wins the game and Jayden is crowned the MVP, putting a cap on his high school basketball career.

After celebrating with his team, Principal Henry Brandvold brings Jayden to meet Greg Malone, the Chancellor at Silver University. Jayden is skeptical around the well-dressed man, but Malone offers Jayden a scholarship to Silver University to play Division I basketball. Jayden accepts Malone's offer and receives a $500,000 check to ensure his financial stability throughout the remainder of high school. The next day, Malone has Jayden call him to set up his checking account. The Silver University Chancellor gifts Jayden a new car and demonstrates a strong interest in Jayden's personal life. For once, Jayden has a father figure to learn from and dedicates his life to proving Malone right about him.

Upon Malone's request, Jayden shows the Silver University Chancellor the Albrights house, and immediately, Malone wants to pull Jayden out of Montour. He is disgusted with the horrid living conditions and disappointed that any child must suffer through this reality. Despite Malone's offer to pull Jayden out and provide him with a better situation, Jayden claims that he needs to stay, although he doesn't specify his reasons. Malone trusts Jayden and allows him to stay, but a strong foundation to their relationship has been established.

### **Torrent Breach**

When Jayden Wright arrived at Silver University, him and Teddy Silver were accidentally paired as freshman roommates. Despite their obvious differences, Jayden and Teddy quickly became best friends. Their efforts in the classroom are very similar, and Jayden is introduced to the series while snoozing through a lecture, demonstrating his lackluster effort in class.

At a Thirsty Thursday party, Jayden and his friends partake in some extra circular activities. Jayden is oblivious when Teddy leaves to save Emily Johnston from her kidnappers, but when he returns, Jayden is quick to have Teddy's back. He follows Teddy to confront Parker Hoffman after the football player kissed Teddy's sister, Chloe Silver. When Chloe tells Teddy off, Jayden tries to support his best friend, but knows that giving Teddy space is the best thing to do. This decision leads to Teddy and Natalie Wilson becoming a new couple, which Jayden vocally endorses, claiming that he coached Teddy in how to talk to women. When Aqib Morrison hears this, he wants lessons from Jayden, which will cause a later controversy.

Despite his friendship with Teddy, Jayden has never fully disclosed his powerful ties at Silver University with anyone. By his lonesome, Jayden meets with Greg Malone and the two men discuss Jayden's professional development and performance throughout the semester. During their meeting, Malone offers Jayden a summer internship with the Silver University Board of Directors and opens his home to Jayden, allowing his prodigy from Montour to stay with him in the Hamptons. Jayden accepts the offer in disbelief, but its clear that Malone has a purpose for Jayden in mind, poising them both to be integral characters within the series.

### Subject A01

Jayden has begun his internship with the Board of Directors, living with Greg Malone and Christina Dahl. During the first week of his internship, Jayden coincidentally stops Danielle Egan from running away with Aqib Morrison's phone, protecting his basketball teammate from having his incriminating cheating texts exposed. To end their constant bickering, Jayden suggests that the unhappy couple break up, which Aqib is more than willing to do. When Danielle storms away, Jayden and Aqib talk about Jayden's internship, allowing him to reflect on how fortunate he is to have Malone and the Board of Directors in his life. That night, Jayden visits Chloe Silver and the two talk about Teddy. Jayden mentions that Teddy sees everybody the same way, no matter who they are or what they've been through, and that's what makes him such a good friend.

On Friday, Malone takes Jayden out for drinks after work, and the two reminisce upon the early days of their relationship. Malone mentions that he wants to help more kids like Jayden, but will always have a special place in his heart for his first recruit. Jayden loves Malone's idea and offers to lend some assistance with the new initiative, but Malone has other ideas. Malone wants Jayden to lead this "new" project, presenting Jayden with a future opportunity with the Board of Directors. The next day, Jayden goes fishing with Melissa Burton and John Nelson and learns about Geoff Cray, the original 5th board member. Jayden learns about Cray's scheme to monetize student's private photos, making him sound like a monster. Nelson and Burton allude that Malone might have gotten Cray killed to open Jayden's position with the board, but there is no evidence to suggest this theory. According to Burton, Cray got amnesia and died by his own hand. Despite the chilling story, Jayden is finding a makeshift family in the unlikeliest of places with the wealthy board members.

Unfortunately, that night, Jayden has a video surface on the internet of him using drugs at various parties around campus. Jayden gives Danielle $3,000 to track down the post which leads him to an office supply store in Massachusetts. Inside the store, Jayden is turned into a sleeper agent with a miscellaneous laptop and kills Kai, the pawn that posted the video. With the stolen laptop, Jayden returns to Malone and Dahl's estate and tries to hide the truth from them until a SWAT team raids their house. They were responding to a call sent from the laptop which claimed that Jayden had taken someone hostage. While the police search Malone and Dahl's estate, he watches his guardians and Chloe Silver defend his honor without knowing the facts behind his case, which he believes is the Kai murder. When the police find nothing, Jayden is released and tells Malone and Dahl the truth, and they are more than willing to help him. Even more surprisingly, they don't seem fazed about the murder he committed, but instead, is praised for getting rid of someone that damaged his reputation.

The next day, Jayden is introduced to Taylor Lockhart who has been assigned to help Jayden locate his hacker. Their search is interrupted when the hacker gains access to the Silver University network and shuts down the computer lab, causing a blackout. Bruce Donahue brings Jayden and Taylor down to the Silver University bunker where Dahl demands that Jayden stay. While lying in the bunker, another video is posted depicting Jayden's cheating habits on a test and homework assignments. Despite Dahl's orders, Taylor hatches a plan to break Jayden out in the morning and head to the Route 31 Barbecue and Grill, which has had its IP pinged during both videos. Nelson intercepts them before leaving but allows the students to make their own mistakes. They travel to the restaurant and fight a gang of bikers, but the Route 31 Barbecue and Grill is a trap and the building explodes, nearly killing Jayden and Taylor. Jayden wants to quit, but Taylor lifts his spirits and the two continue as a team, despite his financials being released that night.

With more bad publicity surrounding his name, Jayden is forced to sit through an interrogation session from the CAA which wants to suspend Jayden from collegiate basketball. Malone, Dahl, and Lance Dahl help Jayden defend himself against Levi Yost, and the CAA representative is turned away with nothing. Jayden and Taylor continue to track down the hacker, which Jayden realizes must be tapped into his phone. Jayden messages the hacker and a familiar picture secretly reveals the hacker's identity to him. Jayden leaves without telling anybody where he is going and returns to the Knowles household. Jayden marches to the bathtub where he attempted to decompose Judas' body, but a holographic trap floor tricks Jayden and lands him in a deep pit. He is trapped until Dahl and Taylor arrive to break him out, but Joyner has kidnapped Malone and sends his brainwashed goons to finish the job. By his lonesome, Jayden takes down the goons, but gets shot in the back while escaping the burning house. Out of nowhere, Isaiah rescues Jayden, revealing that Jayden hadn't seen his foster brother in years and thought he was dead. Having no time to worry about Isaiah, Jayden and Taylor track down a kidnapped Malone to an abandoned insane asylum. They confront Joyner for the first time and must race against the clock to save their mentor. With time running out, Jayden pulls the plug and thinks that he has saved Malone and Taylor.

The next day, Jayden is sitting in the boardroom with lawyers discussing his case. The state wants to retry the murder of Judas Knowles and exonerate Joyner. Jayden mentions that Isaiah might be alive which stuns Malone and Dahl, but Lance assures everyone that his firm will track down the missing person. With his spirts low, Jayden listens to Malone explain his history, explaining the connections between their impoverished upbringings. Malone explains that with money and power, the past is irrelevant, and they have a plan that can make the world forget about Jayden's dark secrets. With the media making egregious assumptions about Jayden, Malone and Nelson reaffirm their plans to make Jayden an official board member while shooting hoops. The next day, Taylor uncovers Joyner's hideout and shares it with Jayden. Teddy Silver joins them on a mission to bring down Joyner. Jayden inevitably fights his cousin, killing Joyner by crushing his body between a large metal sheet and industrial magnet. Jayden wrongfully assumes that his conflict is over when Joyner posts another video from the grave, exposing the murder of Kai and the Route 31 fight. Malone and Dahl comfort Jayden by showing him the blueprints for Ascending Dawn. He reluctantly agrees to join their conquest, having a newfound distrust toward his best friends, knowing they are all hiding dark secrets. During his pre-trial hearing, Jayden gets his first taste of the limitless power that Ascending Dawn can grant the board. The judge and prosecution are turned into sleeper agents and Jayden's charges are dropped. With his morals changing, Jayden learns that Malone plans to make the world believe that he is his adopted son, which would soon make him an official part of Malone and Dahl's family.