Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the final chapter of Caste Examination! Man, that took much longer than it should have, huh? XD

Speaking seriously, I do want to apologize for taking so long to finish this story, as well as the constant hiatuses in Chains of Reality and any other story I've been writing for the past couple of months. Why have I been taking so long?

First, there's an insane amount of stuff to cover for the Proto-Lucy arc, as it will be the most intense, most insane arc yet, especially compared to the original version.

Second, A Hopeful Observer has school stuff to keep in mind, so he's not as available for beta reading as he once was. And sure, I could just beta read the story by myself, but I honestly believe Hope's beta reading is better.

Third, I do have a schedule to think of. Not so much for this story, which has been all over the place, but for the main story. I can't just decide to post a chapter a Wednesday or twice a week when I decided to do it Sundays.

Fourth, I have about several dozen ideas in my head that either will be implemented on to my story, or turned into other, lesser stories not connected to Chains of Reality.

But anyway, what I'm trying to say is, things aren't as easy as they used to be, so updates and uploads can take a while, and all I ask from you is the patience to sit through the Steven Universe-style hiatuses between chapters.

What was the point of saying all that in a story that's basically finished? No reason, just thought you should know.

Anyway, I've blabbered long enough, let's go on to the finale.

Lisa Loud had gone through a lot in her quest to find out the abilities of the castes, mostly her witnessing phenomena that challenged her view of the world.

Now, she just had to figure out what were her own powers. And Lily's too.

"Okay, with my genius intellect there is only one logical conclusion," Lisa said to herself, walking back and forth while Lily looked at her. "My powers are related to the mind."

Lisa snapped her fingers. "Which means I have either telekinesis, telepathy, or mind control powers!"

Then she thought about it some more. "Actually, let's scratch off mind control, that sounds like a power a criminal mastermind would have."

To test it out, the young scientist grabbed a lab rat, put it on the desk, then placed her index and middle fingers on her forehead as she said:

"Okay, lab rat, can you hear me?"

The rat did nothing.

"Repeat, can you hear me?"

Same results. So naturally, Lisa went to the next test: Telekinesis.

She placed her palm in front of the animal and exclaimed:

"By the power of my mind, I command you to levitate!"

The rat looked at the girl incredulously before it ran off, leaving the scientist disappointed.

"Dang it, one of those two should've worked!" Lisa complained, putting her hands on her waist. "That's how they operated Lincoln's comic books!"

Then, the scientist turned around and saw Lily, who was looking at her with a smile.

"Lily, if you had powers, what do you think they would be?" Lisa inquired, scratching her chin as she added, "I can at least hypotheses what your abilities are based on your thoughts."

Lily scratched her chin, then snapped her fingers and said "Poo poo!"

"Manipulation of poop, or fertilizer for a less grotesque label?" Lisa hummed. "I'm not sure, I mean, that could be your ability, but I don't know what purpose it would have."

Lily rolled her eyes and drew something on a piece of paper, before handing it to Lisa.

She adjusted her glasses, and saw that it was a crudely drawn Lily riding a large fox creature, with several smaller foxes following them.

"Lily, what are you suggesting with this picture?" Lisa bluntly asked.

The baby said some gibberish.

"Manipulation over Vulpes vulpes?" Lisa hummed again. "I guess it would make sense, with Fenton the Fox and all, but that sounds like an ability that would befit Lana."

Lisa, too exhausted from everything that had happened, took a deep breath and said, "Whatever, we'll find out about it later."

Then she grabbed and lifted her baby sister as she said, "Come on, Lily, let's go gather our reports so we can deliver them to Lincoln."

With that said, the duo left the laboratory through the elevator... and as soon as they were gone, a familiar figure came out of the shadows:

Mabel.

"Have they left yet?" asked a voice through the girl's earpiece.

"Yes, the coast is clear," Mabel replied as she walked to some papers and put one among them. "Remind me why are we doing this again?"

"His caste may not exist in name, but they still possess a dangerous power no other caste has," Paige explained as Mabel raised an eyebrow. "They need to know about it, before its too late."

"And why not disclose the same for Lisa and Lily's castes?" the fashionista asked.

"Too risky, especially if they decide to join the battle," was all Paige said. "Anyhow, put the paper there, then get out of there."

"Got it."

Mabel turned off her earpiece, and glanced at the paper before she left the building as well.

The paper read:

Caste: Casteless

Special powers:

* Mimicry.

Caste Overseer: -REDACTED-

Special power:

* Deus Ex Machina.