Foreword: It's that time again! We've reached another multiplicative of five, so for this week's foreward, I'll reach into the review box and pull out more reviews to reply to.

First and foremost, once again, I thank those of you who gave me words of encouragement and praise. Your words are basically the reason why I'm still writing about the adventures of Masaki-tachi. (Heck, if it weren't for the lot of you, I'd have yet another plot bunny to send to the bunny farm... o_o;)

Secondly, replies to individual reviews:

To Light Sneasel:

-Reply to the review for episode five: Um... Sorry, but Zero's not a reference to time or Lord of the Rings (as I said before officially closing episode nine). But I'll give you a box of cybercakes and some Pokémoney anyways, just because you're nice. (My cybercandy mysteriously disappeared. And by the way, yes, we can all use a reservation for a copy of Pokémon Advance. *smacks her head on her desk for spending the rest of her money on Yu-gi-oh! cards and manga* I need a job... ;_;)

Anywho, it never crossed my mind that Suicune only appears to pure-hearted people. (I thought it was only Ho-oh when I wrote that. I guess I forgot that all legendaries are pretty much like that. ^_^;) It wasn't a major plot point, but I suppose you can interpret it as being a symbol of Bill's character.

And yes, it's unfair that poor Bill-sama is being blamed for Tess's death, even after all these years, but Loki DID love her, and he WAS jealous and angry that she didn't return that love (once again pointed out in episode nine). Just remember kids, love triangles piss people off.

By the way, your skill at guessing still impresses me. ^_^

-For episode six: I never actually realized that plot hole until you pointed it out. O_o; Well, the only explanation to the fact that Mondo found Bill is that, after Mondo randomly shifted into Pidgey, he overheard Bill talking to himself. And if you don't buy that... er... It's a plot hole. What else can I say? ^_^;;

-For episode seven: I know it's a bit late (I decided to hold this off until now), but get well soon, buddy! ^_^

-For episode eight: *makes a mental note to finish reading at least one of his stories* ... o.o;

As for your comments about the anime... *sighs* It's a shame the writers had gotten lazy. Even the "good" episodes of Johto (good according to Dogasu of Dogasu's E-J Pokémon Page) follow a cookie-cutter format you've described. (To tell you the truth, the only reason why I'm still interested in the show -- or at least the previews Dogasu provides -- is because I still have a shred of hope that Masaki will be back... and that an episode wouldn't flat-out suck, but I suppose the two are two different subjects. ^_^;)

And no true Pokémaniac can endure the wait for Ruby/Sapphire comes out. Good luck on getting your copy without the kiddies acting like Team Rocket! (Pokémon and rabid kiddies. These make me fear the day when Ruby/Sapphire hits the shelves... o.o;)

And finally, I don't mind hearing gripes. It's better than being whacked in the face with a fish. (Don't ask.)

-For episode nine: Once again, I apologize for the cliffhanger. (I hang out with quirky, sadistic people, so it tends to rub off.)

Secondly, I've put in a lot of my plans for the third season into both Zero and the white Sneasel, so yes, I will tell, just not now.

Thirdly, about shifters seeing other shifter's human selves: "Every time you shift, your body goes into hiding. No one except Ziggy, myself, or a shifter can see it."- Zero (Episode five - Present, Past, and Future Sight)

Fourthly (if there is such a word), I would wait until Ruby/Sapphire comes out so I can learn a bit about the new Pokémon, but I've been evil enough just by leaving you with a cliffhanger, was I not? ^_^;

To Dr. Thinker: Hmm... Thank you for the idea about having a shifter shift into a Pokémon belong to Team Twer-- er, Satoshi-tachi. (*kicks herself, knowing that she's read the Survivor: Team Twerp Style on Zelda's Rare Candy Shop one too many times* But it's so good and funny! Even if they killed Bill in a fit of cannibalism!) As for the Mewtwo idea, well... um... Do you and Light Sneasel hang out often? ^_^;

Wow. That took up one and a quarter of a page. *ducks and hides before Fanfiction.net attacks her*

***
Episode 10--
Equal and Opposite: Part II

Loki stood over Bill after watching him shift out.

{Damn!} he cursed. {It won't be fun unless he screams and struggles!}

Loki shrugged.

{Ah, well. Either way, I get him out of the way for good...}

He lifted a hand and concentrated, forming a ball of blue energy around it which would soon turn into a rather strong Psychic attack.

"Wait! Don't hurt him!"

Loki chuckled and looked over his shoulder.

{Hello, Alpha,} he greeted. {It's good that you're here. I'd love to have you watch the death of your boyfriend...}

"Stop!" Ziggy cried as she stood beside the door. "Please, Loki! Don't do it!"

Loki grinned. {And what would you do to stop me?}

Ziggy froze. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she lowered her head.

"Don't hurt him... He doesn't deserve this..."

Loki simply burst out laughing. Ziggy dropped to her knees and began to cry, feeling completely useless.

At this point, Loki was just about to fire an attack when a Thunderbolt hit him in the back, causing his aim to go upwards and the Psychic attack to be released into the wall a couple feet above Bill.

{So, you've returned, you insolent little dog!} Loki turned around to find the Jolteon standing next to a white Sneasel. {And you brought a friend. How nice. Like it'll really save you from complete destruction, Bill!}

The Jolteon chuckled. {I'm not Bill.}

Loki took a step back. {Then... who are you?}

{My name is Apollo,} replied the other. {That's all you need to know.} He turned to his pale Pokémon partner. {Artemis,*1* go and find Bill. I'll take care of things here.}

"Are you sure?" Artemis asked cautiously.

{Hurry!} Apollo snapped.

Artemis nodded and left the room. Ziggy looked at Loki and Apollo, then at the door. She stood and raced out.

"Wait!" she called.

Artemis turned around.

"I want to go with you," Ziggy told him.

"Fine," Artemis replied. "Now, we'd better get going. Apollo won't last long..."

As the two raced out of the lighthouse, Apollo stood his ground in the bedroom. Loki fired a Psychic attack but missed, just before Apollo fought back with Pin Missile.

'Hurry!' Apollo thought as he dodged another assault.

~~~

From a cave along a river northwest of Cerulean crawled a pink blob known to all as the shapeshifting Pokémon, Ditto. It yawned and took in the sunlight it was so fond of, just a silver light descended from the sky and engulfed it.

The light soon faded, and from inside Ditto,*2* Bill awoke.

{Where am I?}

He paused to look around, then began taking notice of his host's form... or perhaps slight lack thereof, if you prefer.

{I admit shifting itself has been strange so far, but shifting into Ditto...?}

"No time to admire your host!"

Bill looked up, finding himself face to face with Artemis.

{Who are you?}

"No time to explain!" Ziggy added. "Come on! We'll lead you back to the lighthouse! Apollo's trying to protect you, but he definitely won't last much longer!"

{Apollo?}

"Never mind! We'll explain later! Come on!" Artemis urged.

Bill nodded to Artemis. {It will be faster if I used Transform to turn into a flying Pokémon and have you ride on my back. Ziggy, you can transport yourself back to the lighthouse without a problem, right?}

"Right," Ziggy replied with a nod.

"Great! Nice plan! Just go already!" Artemis snapped. "Apollo can't protect your human body forever!"

Bill gave Artemis a slight nod before he scanned the sky for a subject. When one came into view (a Pidgeotto), he used Transform to copy its form. Ziggy took this as her cue to transport out of the area as Artemis climbed on Bill's back.

Remembering his lesson in flying from the time he occupied Sunny, Bill took off and was guided back to his lighthouse by Artemis.

~~~

{Is that all you've got!?} Apollo taunted as he avoided another Psychic attack. {Come on! Strike me at your full potential!}

{I'm not stupid,} Loki snapped. {If I attacked you with full force, I won't have any energy left over to boot McKenzie into the next millenium!}

{Glad you figured that out,} Apollo muttered as he fired a Thunder Wave at Loki.

It hit the Mewtwo head on and caused him to become paralyzed, allowing Apollo to strike with Pin Missile. Unfortunately, after this, Loki used Recover, sparing him from defeat the next time Apollo attacked.

{Damn you!} Apollo cursed in frustration as he fired another Pin Missile.

Loki shook off the effects of paralysis just long enough to dodge the pins and watch them go into the wall.

At this point, Ziggy appeared.

{Zigurat!} Apollo looked at the hologram. {Where is my watcher? Has she found the Prime yet?}

"Um... I don't know." Ziggy cocked her head. "What are you talking about?"

Apollo sighed. {Has Artemis found Bill yet!?}

"Oh! Of course! They're on their way back right now!"

{Oooh... Then I'll have something new to play with!} Loki exclaimed as he fired a Psychic attack at Apollo.

Apollo, caught off guard, endured the strike, screamed, and slumped over on his side.

"Get up!" Ziggy yelled.

{Don't you think I'm trying!?} Apollo snapped weakly.

Loki simply laughed and loomed over Apollo. {Finished already? Aww... I wanted SOMETHING to do before McKenzie got here...}

Loki prepared to use one last Psychic attack, which would obliterate Apollo. Apollo waited for it to come, unable to get up or do much else. Just when the energy was about to be fired, a volley of pins cut across the Mewtwo's arm, slashing at the skin and causing the genetic Pokémon to scream in pain and grab his bleeding arm as the energy went upwards and through the ceiling.

{You cocky son of a bitch!} Loki fumed as he reached down to grab Apollo by the neck, thinking it was he who fired the round.

{Why, Loki! I'm touched. I didn't know you cared...}

Loki growled and looked toward the door. {McKenzie!}

Sure enough, standing in the doorway, in front of a white Sneasel, was a Jolteon.

Bill smirked. {You still have the option to leave.}

{Why leave now when the party just got started?} Loki inquired, firing a Swift at Bill.

In response, Bill shot down every star flung at him with well-aimed pins.

{Besides, why should I be afraid of a weakling like you!?} Loki added as he attacked with Psychic.

Bill jumped up, narrowly missing the ball of blue light. Surprised, Artemis jumped as well.

{You were always a weakling, McKenzie,} Loki mocked. {I was always the star athlete, but you... you couldn't even keep up with me, even if you were literally running for your life!}

{Shifting doesn't require physical human strength,} Bill replied calmly as he dodged several other attacks. {It requires a swift mind, an amount of intelligence, and strength in character.} He leapt over another attack. {Besides, physical strength doesn't matter. You can be Hercules, but you could shift into a Magikarp. Likewise, you could be a patient undergoing chemotherapy and shift into Ho-oh.}

{Who said I was talking about your host?} Loki inquired as he finally stopped attacking Bill... then turned around to face his human body.

Suddenly, a barrage of pins struck Loki squarely in the back. He screamed, used Recover, and turned around.

{If you want to fight me, fight me fairly,} Bill told him coldly.

{As you wish!}

Loki smirked and struck.

~~~

Artemis wandered around the lighthouse, trying to find something specific. He looked into rooms, rummaged through items, shook his head, and exited.

"Where does he keep it...?" he kept asking himself.

The sounds of the struggle echoed through the halls. If the Prime (labeled by Zero, referring to the first shifter who hadn't received his powers at birth) were to make it out alive to fufill his destiny, he would have to defeat Loki. And this can't be done unless he stays at full HP...

Artemis found himself in the cellar.

"Dear god!" He gasped, looking around at the array of papers and wires coating each large, flat surface. "For someone so neat above ground, it's surprising that this looks like someone went overboard while filming the first few scenes of the Wizard of Oz!"

Artemis looked through piles of random items until he found it. A spray bottle with a blue top and a blue liquid inside. This he had seen Apollo use many times.

"Aha!"

Artemis picked it up and examined it with a triumphant smile.

"Hyper Potion..."

~~~

Loki fired another Swift. Bill, taking the same strategy from before, shot a round of Pin Missiles to take down the stars. Loki reacted with a Psychic attack, at which point his opponent leapt into the air, dodged the attack, and responded with a Thunderbolt. The Mewtwo used Barrier to block the attack, causing the electricity to hit the wall.

"A stalemate," Ziggy gasped.

{Unlikely,} Loki responded as he fired another Psychic attack.

Once again, Bill dodged this. This gave Loki the opportunity he wanted, allowing him to use Swift without giving Bill the time to use Pin Missile. The Jolteon yelped and smacked into a wall due to the force. On impact, he lost his transformation and returned to his Ditto form.

{So, that's your little secret,} Loki sneered as he poked the pink blob. {I admit it will be quite embarrassing to defeat a walking gelatin dessert, but a killing is a killing...}

Loki prepared for a final assault. Just before he was about to strike with Psychic, Artemis jumped up suddenly, slashed the Mewtwo's face with his free claws, and landed next to Bill.

"You're going to need this, kiddo," he said as he sprayed the Ditto with the blue liquid.

Not long after, Bill felt his strength return.

{Thank you,} he said softly.

"Don't mention it," Artemis replied. "Now hurry up and get rid of this guy!"

Bill nodded as an idea came into his mind.

Painfully, Loki had taken his hands away from his face and away from the gashes across it. Just as he did, a Swift attack hit him full force. Loki screamed and stumbled backwards.

{And you called me weak...} Bill (now in Mewtwo form) smirked as he stood up. {There is an old saying that goes, "Never underestimate the power of your enemies."}

Loki growled and used Recover.

{Maybe you should listen to your own advice,} Loki snarled.

{Who said I wasn't?}

Bill struck Loki with another Swift, just before his enemy retaliated with Psychic. The two followed a pattern of attack and dodge, hitting their adversary every so often.

"I can't tell who is who anymore," Ziggy partly complained.

Artemis dragged Apollo (quite literally, actually) to safety and replied, "Don't worry about it. Something tells me this will be over in a second."

"I hope that when that second is over, Bill won't be the one laying on the ground and badly defeated..."

"So do I, Ziggy."

The attacking was now basically composed of Swift and Recover, as those two were the only decent attacks to use.*3* And when even these seemed tiresome to use, Loki smacked Bill with his tail in mid-Recover.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Ziggy shouted.

{Oh, I'm sorry,} Loki mockingly apologized. {Were we playing by the rules? My bad. In that case...}

Loki came close to Bill and used Psychic. Bill opened his eyes and found himself slumped against the wall. Loki knelt down in front of him and grabbed him by the neck.

{Is that all you've got, McKenzie?} Loki inquired. {Such a shame. I wanted a bit more in a battle...}

Loki was once again about to strike when Bill used Recover, followed immediately after by a close-range Swift. Loki, however, went flying into the opposite wall. Afterwards, Loki sneered and leapt back at Bill.

{It's time,} Bill said as he once again knocked Loki back with a Swift. {It ends here! Right now!}

{Ends? The REAL battle is just about to start, McKenzie!}

Loki stood up.

{I was holding back,} Bill told him. {I didn't want to hurt you. I thought that maybe, somewhere inside, there was some part of you that is still the Lokov I knew when I was a child. I thought that maybe, now that Team Rocket has abandoned you, perhaps there was still hope for you. Still something that can turn you back into the friend I once had.}

Loki lunged at him again. Once again, Bill struck with Swift and continued.

{But now it has occurred to me that the Loki I used to know has died many years ago with Tess,} he said with a saddened tone. {You've betrayed me many times since then and even threatened to harm myself and those around me.}

Loki laughed. {It's about time you've figured all this out!}

Bill silenced him with yet another Swift.

{I didn't want to hurt you before,} he stated. {But now I see that if I let you go, you will only come back to do something worse. Now that I know that you are now my enemy...} A blue aura surrounded him. {...I have no shame in what I'm about to do next.}

Loki smirked. {And what could a weakling like you do to me?}

Bill closed his eyes and concentrated. He brought his hands in front of his chest, close but not touching. Between them formed a ball of blue light. He opened his eyes.

{Ciao, Loki.}

With this, Bill released the ball of blue energy, his form of a Psychic attack, and struck at Loki. Loki, unable to use Recover in time, screamed as the energy surged through his body.

A red spark flew out of Mewtwo and into the air. Just before it disappeared, Bill fired another surge of blue energy which surrounded it.

With a sigh, Bill de-transformed and shifted back into his normal body.

~~~

A few moments later, he awoke, sat up, and held his head.

"Wow," he muttered. "What a rush...!"

"Okay, two things," Artemis began. "First off, what are we going to do about Mewtwo?"

As if to answer that question, a Mew appeared in the room. She (or at least it appeared to be a she) bowed to the others politely and turned to Bill.

{Lady Aigori wishes to congradulate you on your victory,} she stated.

"Oh! Thank you," he responded with a smile.

{She also wishes to compliment Apollo and Artemis on a job well done,} the Mew added.

"We're only happy to serve Lady Aigori," Artemis said with a nod.

{And finally, she sent me here to retrieve Mewtwo and Ditto.}

Mew pushed Ditto close to Mewtwo's body before placing one paw on both of the unconscious bodies and using Teleport.

There was a moment of silence before Bill finally stood up and made his way to Artemis and Apollo. He picked up the bottle of the remaining Hyper Potion and used it on his Jolteon. Immediately after, the Jolteon awoke.

"Thank you for saving me," Bill said softly to Apollo. "Please, if there is anything I can do to repay you..."

{Don't mention it,} Apollo interrupted. {I only save; I don't get rewards. Just like you do.}

"Tell me, who are you? Where did you come from? And most importantly..." Bill paused and stared into Apollo's eyes. "How did you become a shifter? ...Are you from Antiwarp?"

There was a small pause.

"I'm sorry." Bill smiled slightly and bowed his head. "I have a tendancy to ask a large amount of questions."

{My name is Apollo, and this is my partner and watcher, Artemis,} Apollo replied. {We are not from Antiwarp, but we cannot tell you much else yet.}

With that, Apollo shifted out.

"Don't worry. We're going to be your allies from now on, only a bit more mysterious," Artemis told both Ziggy and Bill. "Just think of us as your Tuxedo Masks, Sailormoon."*4*

Artemis vanished.

There was a brief pause.

"Um... Bill?" Ziggy blinked. "What's a 'Tuxedo Mask'? And what exactly is a 'Sailormoon', for that matter?"

Bill cocked his head. "To be honest with you, I have no idea."

~~~

The spark of red light surrounded in blue sank into Loki's body as two large men dressed in medical aide's uniforms helped him into the back of an ambulance. He gave a shriek and a maniacle laugh as he thrashed in the straightjacket placed around him.*5* The doors shut, and the two aides climbed into the front of of the vehicle and drove away.

Then, all was quiet.

A car pulled up to the lab just a few moments after Loki was helped away, and out of this came Dr. Crocus. She approached the door, read the notice from Giovanni pinned to the door, ripped it down, and pushed it open.

She walked down the dark corridors and to the room which housed Project Antiwarp. She unlocked this door, went inside, and turned on the lights.

She walked down into the center of the room.

"Oracle! Report!"

Oracle appeared behind Crocus.

"Oracle reporting for duty, Mistress," she chirped. "If I may comment..."

"And you may."

"I'd like to say that not only has Lokov gone insane, he has also allowed McKenzie to use Ditto's copy of Mewtwo's powers to seal Lokov's shifting powers away from now on." Oracle chuckled. "Quite sad, don't you agree?"

"Yes, Oracle," Crocus agreed. "Lokov WAS quite a disappointment. However, we're starting over. There will be more shifters around, which leaves less chances for any screw-ups. I've contacted every Rocket agent Giovanni fired due to Antiwarp, inviting them back to 'work' for us again. With my own little army of shifters, we'll not only be able to take over Team Rocket and the rest of the world, but we'll also avenge Lokov."

"Hmph! Avenge Lokov?"

Crocus turned to Oracle and smirked. "You're right. The bastard doesn't need avenging. Alright then. We'll only kill McKenzie if he gets in the way again."

"Sounds like a good plan, Mistress."

Crocus smiled. "It is."

~~~

"First off, that 'ciao' you said to Loki," Ziggy addressed.

"Hmm...?" Bill cocked his head.

"DON'T YOU EVER STEAL ZIGGY'S LINES AGAIN!!"

Bill laughed lightly as he patched up the last hole in the wall.

"Sorry, Ziggy. It was the first thing that came to mind."

Ziggy growled. "What about au revoir? Sayonara? Adios?"

"'Ciao' came to mind first," Bill responded with a shrug.

"Whatever," Ziggy huffed. "So..."

As Bill stood up and turned around, he found himself staring face-to-face with Ziggy, who was pretending to be a news reporter, complete with a microphone.

"Bill McKenzie, you've just won the battle of your life! What are you going to do now?"

She held the "microphone" up for him.

"Um... I'm going to... Disney World?"*6*

"Huh?"

"Never mind." Bill grinned slightly. "But seriously, I suppose I'll just keep shifting as I had before Team Rocket and Antiwarp interfered. After all, there's many people out there who still need my help, and as Zero said before, my destiny is yet to be carried out."

"Do you have any idea what your destiny is?"

Bill sighed. "Not a clue. I had always thought that this was my destiny."

"You always thought that shifting was your destiny?" Ziggy blinked.

He shook his head. "No. I meant that this, my normal life as a Pokémon researcher... I always thought that THAT was my destiny. That I was always meant for just that purpose. After all, even my birth to another Pokémon researcher*7* hinted this. But then again, I suppose maybe the idea of 'like father, like son' isn't exactly true. If so, then I thank the good god for that."

"Um... Okay..." Ziggy raised an eyebrow. "So, what are you going to do right now?"

"Right now?"

"Yeah. Just, you know, to have something to talk about... or to get a fair warning."

"You don't have to worry." Bill sighed and picked up his toolbox. "I'm putting this away and going back to sleep."

"Sleep? That's a bit boring," Ziggy remarked.

"Well, the battle DID take away a good bit of my energy," Bill pointed out. He stood up and began walking out of the room. "Besides, Loki woke me up."

"Speaking about Loki, will we ever see him again?"

"No, no. Don't worry. I've made sure of that."

Bill winked and walked away.

"He's cute, but he confuses me sometimes," Ziggy said to herself before disappearing.

***

End episode 10*8*

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Footnotes:

*1*: Apollo and Artemis. Apollo was the Greek (and Roman) god of the sun, medicine... and something else, I can't quite remember at this point. Artemis was the Greek's goddess of the moon, hunting, and I do believe, childbirth. Not only this, but the two were brother and sister. So, does this mean that the white Sneasel is a female? Well, actually, no. Artemis (of Warp Series), like the Artemis of Sailormoon, is male, in honor, once again, of Light Sneasel.

*2*: I'm not too creative in this episode, but hey, it's slightly better than my last choice. =/ I originally wanted him to go into Mew with that same power to transform (Trust me, Transform is an important attack in this episode. What other power possessed by a wild Pokémon can beat a bloody level 70 Mewtwo!? ...And yes, Mewtwo is level 70. This comes from the RBY games.), but then I thought it would just come out as one of those corny newbie-author things I hate so much, where a character turns into and/or catches a legendary Pokémon, and it's a big thing. "...and then ash caught a artikuno, and then misty revealed her eternal love for him. 'i luv u,' she said. they got married, and the 2 lived happily ever after. the end!" Oh god, how Fanfiction.net needs less of that... -_-

*3*: Mewtwo's attacks, as in attacks it has when you catch it at level 70 in the wild in RBGY, are as follows - Psychic, Swift, Recover, and Barrier. I'm trying to avoid exceeding the four-attack limit as set in the games. =/

*4*: For those of you who ended up with bad images (specifically of Bill in a Sailor Scout uniform) after Artemis called him Sailormoon, I apologize deeply for it and assure you that you're not the only one... O_o;;; *pictures Bill in a Tuxedo Mask outfit* Aaah... That's MUCH better... ^.^

*5*: This part, about making Loki go insane, was inspired by Light Sneasel's comment that he seemed one program short of a full download (if you know what I mean), especially in the last episode.

*6*: This is a corny joke involving a segment where a reporter asks a football player who just helped his team to win the Super Bowl what he's going to do next, and the player replies enthusiastically, "I'm going to Disney World!" ^_^;

*7*: In the GSC series, it's revealed that Bill's father is a Pokémaniac, just like his son is. I've adapted it for this version, saying that Bill's father is a Pokémon RESEARCHER as well... though a rather bad one, if the older McKenzie spends most of his time in the Goldenrod Game Corner... -_-

*8*: And thus ends the final episode in the first season of Warp Series (and the shortest, for that matter, at only ten pages, two of which are the foreword and the footnote. O_o;). After this, stay tuned because I'm putting up three "extras" -- interviews, bloopers, and a trailer/teaser for the next season. After these three are done (and after a short break -- this may or may not put me at spring break, when I'll be dragged to Missouri on a family trip because, alas, I'm only a mere teenager), the new season will begin as a separate story. (See both Card Captor Ashura arcs to understand what I mean.)

I'd also like to apologize for two things: the lateness of this week's episode. First, the lateness. (By the way, I'm aware that Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire is out by now, though it doesn't say so in the foreword. I typed that part last week and didn't bother to change it.) This was caused by a mixed of writers' block, school projects, and a new layout on Forgotten Lights. Secondly, the length. Though I tried to stretch this out and put more action in it (this is why the battle between Bill and Loki seems a bit... well... dry), it didn't work, as I only had a few plans for this episode. I could have made both parts to the "Equal and Opposite" series one whole episode, but I thought it would be fun to do a two-parter. ^_^;