A Brand New Start

**A Brand New Start** is the fifteenth episode of the Adelaine Jones Saga and the eighty-ninth episode overall in Milo's One-shot Series book.

## Plot

Sometime prior to the events of this episode, Adelaine's theatre department produced their first movie named Light Up the Sky, which became an instant city-wide hit, with Adelaine winning multiple awards from it. In December of that year, Adelaine and her friends were doing a charity concert for Fairview High School with the help of Grimsborough High School and the Grimsborough Police Department as well, with her planning to sing multiple songs from the movie.

With Sammy and Lexi helping out with the lights and sounds, the concert began, though the stage suddenly fell apart shortly after Adelaine started to sing. While nobody was hurt, it was later discovered that the stage was sabotaged, to Adelaine's shock. As a result, the concert was postponed until further notice. A few days later, Adelaine went back to the Police Department to get an update to the case, before seeing Gabriel, who came back from paternity leave after the birth of his son Marco Herrera in September.

After Adelaine sat down with her friends in the break room, Chief Parker announced that they found the culprit of the saboteur to be Richard Kim, a Korean-Australian boy who was ordered by Marienne Avery to ruin their performance. It was also announced that Richard was friends with Kelsey Griffs, the girl who once bullied Adelaine into quitting theatre as well as kidnapping most of Adelaine's friend group. Chief Parker then told Adelaine and her friends that Kelsey seemed to have changed for the better, and that she wants to see Adelaine for her forgiveness. As soon as they heard that, practically all of Adelaine's friends except Lexi objected to her meeting Kelsey from all the trauma she's been through due to her actions. However, Adelaine decided to see her anyways, and told her friends that Kelsey was raised in a broken family, to the shock of many people. It was also revealed that Kelsey's mother Karen died from the fallout of her divorce from Kelsey's father, Marcus Griffs. When Chief Parker asked for if anyone wanted to be her guardian, Alessia immediately said yes, and although Jones initially objected, he quickly agreed to it.

A few days later, Kelsey, who was Marienne's cellmate, was released from prison. Kelsey was genuine about her change, and she felt guilty and stupid for attempting a mass kidnapping of her classmates. After packing her bags and leaving the prison, Kelsey became shocked when she learnt that she'll be living with Adelaine, who was the main victim of her previous actions. She felt ashamed when she saw her, though Adelaine comforted Kelsey by hugging her, which she returns. As the two returns to their house, Alessia greets Kelsey and later, she also meets Adelaine's little sister, Diana. After Kelsey had dinner with the Jones', she was taken to her new room and she changed to her sleepwear soon after.

Kelsey then walked down the hallway to see Adelaine, and when she asked her about if she needed anything, Kelsey apologized to Adelaine for all of her actions in the past. To her surprise, Adelaine forgave her before embracing a now-tearful Kelsey, who felt like she didn't deserve to be forgiven due to her past. She then went to Alessia and Jones' room and asked for forgiveness, which the two also accepted. Over the next few weeks, the Jones' helped Kelsey to adjust back to her normal life, making her feel, and treated her like one of their own biological daughters.

After the Christmas break, Kelsey was re-enrolled into Fairview High School, anxiously walking to the bus stop with Adelaine. She told Kelsey that it would just be the Turner siblings and her boyfriend Hugh who'll be with her then. As Hugh and Adelaine shares a kiss, Hugh meets eyes with Kelsey with a sweltering fire of hatred, knowing what she had once done to his girlfriend. Lexi and Sammy were more forgiving to her though, greeting her before they got onto the school bus. During the school bus trip, Hugh continued to eye on Kelsey closely, resulting in Adelaine glaring at him instead. As Kelsey walked back into Fairview High School, many of the students were alarmed and shocked by her re-entry.

Kelsey and Adelaine walked to the table that her friends were sitting, including Kelsey's old friends. However, Jackson immediately scoots away from her, scared of her reputation as a criminal, before Gabriella comforted him as he apologized for his reaction. Kelsey was reintroduced to some of the people she once kidnapped, though was confused as to why Edward Woods, Lexi's ex-boyfriend wasn't there, before learning about his scandal later on. She was forgiven when she asked for forgiveness, with Hugh telling Kelsey to never go back to her old ways ever again. She later joined the Model UN Club, while her friends defending her whenever Kelsey was discriminated against for her past.

Sometime later, Adelaine's parents revealed to her and Diana that they've decided to adopt Kelsey as both loves having her as a sister. The next day, the Jones' went to the police station after Kelsey had finished helping with Richard's case. After Kelsey asked Jones about the surprise that they had in store, she broke down into tears of happiness when the adoption papers were shown to her, and was extremely thankful to Adelaine's family for giving her a second chance. On the 16th of January, the charity concert was finally held, with Kelsey watching Adelaine sing. The performance was wildly successful, with people expressing their approval for her. As they were walking back to their car, Kelsey first showed her coupons which will lessen the costs of their celebration meal, and after they got in the car, Kelsey revealed a framed picture of the Jones' family with her included. The episode ends as the family expresses their gratitude to Kelsey as Adelaine and Diana hugged each other while Kelsey cried from tears of happiness.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Adelaine Jones
* Kelsey Griffs
* Alessia Jones
* David Jones
* Diana Jones

### Supporting Characters

* Hugh Anderson
* Sammy Turner
* Lexi Turner
* Diana Parker

### Minor Characters

* Eduardo Ramirez
* Gabriella Herrera
* Gabriel Herrera
* Sofia Herrera
* Marienne Avery
* Jackson Brills
* Richard Kim (mentioned)
* Unnamed warden

### Cameos

* Audrey Willington
* Lola Vallez
* Julian Ramis
* Ella Madsen
* Frances Payne
* Lily Lancer
* Charles McKenny
* Emma Hopkins
* Carrie Davis
* Wyatt Jennings
* Tyler Calin
* Daniel O'Mally
* Milo Madison
* Marco Herrera (mentioned)
* Edward Woods (mentioned)

## Continuity

* **Jealousy In My Veins**: Kelsey's attempted kidnapping of the entire cast served as the main basis of the hate against her.
* **Mio Bello**: While not listed as an AJS episode, the plotline of that episode (namely, Gabriel and Sofia having their biological child, Marco) was mentioned. The episode would later be adopted into the Adelaine Jones Saga.

## Trivia

* The episode marked the return and redemption of Kelsey Griffs, now Kelsey Jones.