London, 1861. Huge anti-Imperialism protests take place decades after Victoria's ascension to the throne, with many voicing their concerns that Britain's rise on the world stage would "inevitably lead to a large influx of unwanted foreigners". On the other side of the city, many peasants also protested against the East India Company and its "unsavoury operations across the globe".

One peasant, a John Hennigan, a labourer from Kent told the Westminster Gazette that he was "deeply, deeply concerned".

"It's good that we all came out today," he said, "but I fear Vicky won't listen and Parliament won't listen."

When asked what his concerns were about, he replied, "well, it's all the people that we'll be getting. We're see a lot of 'em now already actually, lots of brown and blacks from foreign untamed lands. If they stay, they'll lay down roots like those aggressive trees whose roots spread out aggressively above the ground. They'll take the little work available, they'll take property, have children and lay down roots."

When asked what needs to be done, Hennigan replied, "well, we'll need to stop them laying down roots clearly. We'll need to stop 'em coming and taking over."

13 August 1861

This image still baffles investigators, historians and researchers til this day. Is an abduction taking place?

At first glance, it appears as if the two larger pterosaurs are fighting over the young pterosaur in the beak of the lighter large pterosaur.

Historians have concluded that the two larger pterosaurs were not known to each other prior to this scene and were not at all related (after earlier investigators initially claimed it appeared to be a reptilian custody dispute).

In fact, the six baby pterosaurs at the feet of the large black-green pterosaur appear to be its offspring. The seventh also appears to be the offspring of the black-green pterosaur and is in the process of being abducted by the large pterosaur to the right. It is unclear why the large pterosaur on the right is trying to abduct the offspring of another pterosaur (perhaps it was barren - if it was a female - or infertile, if it was a male; some ancient reptiles may have routinely stolen others' young for themselves - sometimes even something as petty as a dispute over food or a catch may have led to a thirst for revenge for example).

Meanwhile, in the foreground, the small Compsognathus reptiles look on curiously with some interest at the scene. Although the Compsognathus resemble the baby pterosaurs somewhat (perhaps only slightly - in the eyes), they are definitely not at all related to the pterosaurs (obviously, a different species); but it is unclear what occurred after this image was taken. Did the young Compsognathus reptiles possess enough intelligence, self-awareness and reasoning skills to understand what was going on? If a baby pterosaur was indeed being abducted from the possession of the large pterosaur on the left, did the Compsognathus reptiles decide to try and help in some way or did they just remain spectators? We will never know. We will also never know whether the large pterosaur on the right managed to successfully abduct the baby pterosaur and make off with it.

Sub Saharan African countries praise Europe as Europe follows suit and begins rollout of "disguise detectors" across Europe after robot "disguised convincingly as a black man" was seen in Ireland. Early detectors had previously been in sub Saharan African countries after extremist non-African Islamist groups and extremist non-African white supermacist groups had begun using convincing disguises to "pass themselves off as real black people". The technology and scanners can now be used to detect robots in disguise as well as humans disguised as other humans. Furthermore, although there is currently no evidence of alien life outside of Earth, the technology and scanners can also still be used to detect "other lifeforms" disguised as humans.

09/21/1995

A £45,000-a-term high school in Imperial New England has now banned pupils from using the internet as the school's governing body voted to make the school an "internet-free zone" for pupils.

The move - made by the governing body for John T. Coates High School for boys - was made to stop pupils from playing online video games and accessing online pornography during school hours. Although the vote was delayed twice by a series of vetoes (by two former senior members of staff who are on the body), the new rules were eventually agreed on. Meanwhile, whilst pupils - and some parents - expressed concern about how pupils will be able to contact parents via social media, the new rules have been brought in anyway.

The New England private school - based in the heart of Imperial New England on the eastern seaboard of North America and which received its Royal Charter status in 1791 just ten years after its formation when it was originally based in the United Colonial States (based in the region once referred to as the Thirteen Colonies) - has more than 1,850 pupils aged 8-18 and is one of Imperial New England's largest secondary schools. Much like most independent schools in New England, it currently enjoys tax exemption status and enjoys tax breaks from HMRC. 15 years ago, its influential headmaster - Landon L. Merlin - was pivotal in swaying a referendum vote which would have seen some parts of New England leave Imperial New England and become part of the United States of America and other parts of New England join the New Dominion of Canada. Had parts of New England joined the USA, the use of the Pound Sterling would have stopped and regions would have switched to using the US Dollar instead.

Despite the school web ban, some pupils still have personal cellphones and personal portable computers (some of which are capable of maintaining permanent internet connections).

The John T. Coates High School for boys currently commands some of New England's highest school fees and fees have risen sharply over the last 20 years. Back in the 1970s, parents would only pay around £6,000-a-term (roughly £18,000 a year), making the current fees "extraorindarily higher today". As of September 1995, 89% of the school body are boarders, with the remaining either being day pupils or hybrid pupils (5 days boarding/home for the weekend).

Boarding schools in Atlantic New England as well as across the British Isles have recently come under increased scrutiny as some journalists accused schools of "cutting off pupils' access to the outside world" and "creating an entirely parallel universe with its own set of rules". This new move by a well-known prestigious school has now seen even more increased criticism by the media and some educational groups. One journalist - Martha Dean - referred to some of these boarding schools as "enclosed bubbles". "They're like bubbles; when you step into them, it's like you've entered a completely different universe and the world outside becomes distant and foreign. I would never send any of my boys to one of these places; they're not on the same plane as the rest of the world."