Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, Bill, Team Rocket, et cetera. I do, however, own Ziggy, Dr. Crocus, Antiwarp, and whatever else you're pretty sure no one in the right mind would put into a REAL anime show.
Foreword: This is the prelude to the second season of Warp Series. It isn't necessary; I'm just putting it up for those of you who have read season one and don't want to go back through and read it again to refresh your memory... or those of you who are too lazy to read season one to begin with. ^_^; It's a detailed, spoiler-happy summary of what's happened thus far, so sit back and enjoy it. ^_^
And by the way, I'm aware that this is at least two days early (I had originally said that season two would start in April, and I'm delivering this on the thirtieth of March.), but I was bored last night, so I typed up at least this much. (Actually, episode eleven is done as well, but I'm holding it until the first. ^_^)
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Prelude 01--
Refresher
Seventeen-year-old Bill McKenzie was a normal human being. (Well, normal as you can get for being a supergenius, not to mention one of the world's most well-known Pokémon researchers when you're barely old enough to vote.) However, late one night, just as he was testing the latest version of one of his latest inventions, he managed to absorb some of the programming from the machine, allowing him to shift (transfer his mind and soul) into Pokémon bodies.
At first, he hopped into random Pokémon bodies simply to help those in need with the help of Zigurat Alpha, better known as Ziggy (Bill's cyber companion who appears as a hologram seen and heard only by shifters and other holograms), and Zero, a mysterious omniscient girl whose true identity is yet to be revealed. And together, the three composed the group known as Warp.
Then enter the bad guys, Antiwarp, a branch of Team Rocket who had intended on using stolen information about Warp to create their own shifters and wreak havoc upon whoever is around when a Pokémon becomes possessed by a shifter. Unfortunately, the group was led by Nathan "Loki" Lokov, who has had a grudge against Bill ever since one fateful day on a bridge when Bill could do nothing but stand by as his best friend (and the one girl Loki ever had eyes for), Contessa (aka Tess) Loveland jumped off and killed herself.
While Loki (with the help of Antiwarp) tried to become a shifter and program his own hologram (Oracle), Bill, who was told that danger was about to knock on his door, rushed to gain control of his new ability, giving him an obvious edge against Antiwarp. BUT when Bill made a deal during a shift to exchange the secret to mastering shifting for freedom, Loki gained the same advantage.
And so began the final struggle (or so it seemed). Loki forced Bill into a fierce battle just after Giovanni abandoned Project Warp and fired Loki in his fear of another Project Mewtwo.
When the battle finally ended and the smoke cleared, the hero of the story was declared the victor, and so, to prevent any further damage done by Loki, Bill sealed away Loki's shifting powers using a Ditto/Mewtwo's telekinesis, which in turn pushed Loki completely over the edge and destroyed what sanity he had left.
And so, Bill returned to his peaceful life, taking a rest from shifting, and knowing Antiwarp had become just a few words in the history books...
...Or so he thinks...
Enter season two!
Foreword: This is the prelude to the second season of Warp Series. It isn't necessary; I'm just putting it up for those of you who have read season one and don't want to go back through and read it again to refresh your memory... or those of you who are too lazy to read season one to begin with. ^_^; It's a detailed, spoiler-happy summary of what's happened thus far, so sit back and enjoy it. ^_^
And by the way, I'm aware that this is at least two days early (I had originally said that season two would start in April, and I'm delivering this on the thirtieth of March.), but I was bored last night, so I typed up at least this much. (Actually, episode eleven is done as well, but I'm holding it until the first. ^_^)
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Prelude 01--
Refresher
Seventeen-year-old Bill McKenzie was a normal human being. (Well, normal as you can get for being a supergenius, not to mention one of the world's most well-known Pokémon researchers when you're barely old enough to vote.) However, late one night, just as he was testing the latest version of one of his latest inventions, he managed to absorb some of the programming from the machine, allowing him to shift (transfer his mind and soul) into Pokémon bodies.
At first, he hopped into random Pokémon bodies simply to help those in need with the help of Zigurat Alpha, better known as Ziggy (Bill's cyber companion who appears as a hologram seen and heard only by shifters and other holograms), and Zero, a mysterious omniscient girl whose true identity is yet to be revealed. And together, the three composed the group known as Warp.
Then enter the bad guys, Antiwarp, a branch of Team Rocket who had intended on using stolen information about Warp to create their own shifters and wreak havoc upon whoever is around when a Pokémon becomes possessed by a shifter. Unfortunately, the group was led by Nathan "Loki" Lokov, who has had a grudge against Bill ever since one fateful day on a bridge when Bill could do nothing but stand by as his best friend (and the one girl Loki ever had eyes for), Contessa (aka Tess) Loveland jumped off and killed herself.
While Loki (with the help of Antiwarp) tried to become a shifter and program his own hologram (Oracle), Bill, who was told that danger was about to knock on his door, rushed to gain control of his new ability, giving him an obvious edge against Antiwarp. BUT when Bill made a deal during a shift to exchange the secret to mastering shifting for freedom, Loki gained the same advantage.
And so began the final struggle (or so it seemed). Loki forced Bill into a fierce battle just after Giovanni abandoned Project Warp and fired Loki in his fear of another Project Mewtwo.
When the battle finally ended and the smoke cleared, the hero of the story was declared the victor, and so, to prevent any further damage done by Loki, Bill sealed away Loki's shifting powers using a Ditto/Mewtwo's telekinesis, which in turn pushed Loki completely over the edge and destroyed what sanity he had left.
And so, Bill returned to his peaceful life, taking a rest from shifting, and knowing Antiwarp had become just a few words in the history books...
...Or so he thinks...
Enter season two!