Okay, I am sooo happy to be posting this chapter! Because guess what? I almost lost this WHOLE story! Few days ago, my laptop got infected with about...30 different viruses. Fun stuff. It's still being looked at it to assess the damage and to see if it can even be fixed. Fortunately, I was able to take off all of my documents before I sent the computer in, and saved ALL of my work! It was a really close call, but we're okay. Now I'm using various family member's computers to work on this story. Least it's safe!

Now, it's the chapter you've all been waiting for. The showdown between Ash and Loki! Who will win? How will it all go down? Read on to find out!

"Alive?" Brock blinked. "What do you mean by that?"

Ash reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out Misty's engagement ring. Pikachu scampered up onto Ash's shoulder and sniffed at the piece of jewelry, squeaking out, "pikachupi."

"That's Mommy's ring," Michelle commented.

"But why do you have it, Daddy?" Aiden asked.

"Because Loki gave it to me and told me that he'd hurt her," Ash growled slightly. "And I believed it."

"How do you know he was lying?" Aiden frowned.

"You see how my eyes are glowing?" Ash pointed at his sapphire lit orbs. The aura was meant to be kept a secret from Aiden and Michelle, but at this point, Ash's hands were tied on the issue. "Well, it's from something called aura."

"What's that?" Aiden sounded intrigued.

"It's almost like a superpower," Ash explained.

"Cool!" Aiden's face lit up at the prospect.

"Yeah," Ash nodded. "See, I have it. A really strong sense of it. And so does the baby. She's able to reach out to me using it, and that's what she's doing now. Somehow, she must've known that I bought Loki's lie, and she's trying to show me that she and Mommy are okay."

"Do we have super powers too?" Aiden was practically bouncing up and down, seeming to forget about the grave predicament he and his family were currently in.

"Yes," Ash sighed, "but it's not as strong as mine and the baby's."

"Oh," Aiden stopped jumping and contemplated the idea.

"So do you know how to find them again?" Brock broke in.

"Yes," Ash nodded, "I can feel it. But this time I can't just take Misty back. He's going to have to pay for what he's done to her, and for the lie that he's told me."

"How?" Brock furrowed his brow.

"It's a secret, for now," Ash responded as he got back to his feet. He looked into the sky with his glowing eyes and continued, "I have to plan it out; in my head. For now we'll go to where they are. I'll follow the baby's aura."

Brock didn't say anything. He simply bent over and gathered Aiden and Michelle into his arms, knowing that Ash was going to sprint. Looking at his best friend, Brock gave a single nod and encouraged, "lead the way."

XXX

Misty felt like she had been sobbing for hours on end. She was drained, both emotionally and physically, and all she wanted to do at this point was slump to the floor and fall asleep.

Just as she was going to attempt this, the door to Misty's tiny prison opened up, causing the red head to snap back up. If it was Loki, he would probably scold her for resting on the floor, or perhaps just take pleasure from her evident pain.

"Oh, miss, why ever are you crying?"

That soft, almost melodic voice brought great relief to Misty. It was so much different than Loki's taunting, heart wrenching voice.

"Castor," Misty sniffled, looking down to the floor, "help."

"I'm sorry I was gone for so long, the master kept me," Castor frowned as he rushed over to Misty. "Are you wounds hurting that badly? I know I have to change the bandages; that's actually why I'm here."

"It isn't the cuts," Misty shook her head sadly. "Loki told Ash I was dead. And he believed it!"

"Oh my word," Castor knelt down beside the miserable gym leader. "This is awful, miss. Although, I must say that I'm not surprised Loki did such a thing. He has no heart left at this point."

"Will you change my bandages, please?" Misty suddenly changed the subject. "My wrists are starting to hurt again."

"Of course," Castor murmured, untying his modified knot and removing the ropes. As he unraveled the expired bandages, Castor continued, "I'm sure the truth will become clear to your husband. He won't just give up on you."

"I don't see how he could possibly see through this," Misty grumbled, clearly not pleased that the topic had been brought back up. "He knows how much I treasure that ring."

"Yes, but you treasure your child's life more. That will be the very thing that saves you."

"How do you know that, Castor?"

"Love conquers all, miss," Castor smiled softly at Misty when she looked at him over her shoulder. "Not the love of material things, mind you, but of family and friends; the people whom you hold dearest."

"I hope you're right," Misty breathed, gazing ahead once more. New bandages were now wrapped around Misty's wrists, and she could feel Castor retying the rope.

"Your wounds are looking much better," Castor noted. "They might still leave a small scar, but I think I've quelled any potential infections. All we have to do is keep changing these medicated bandages, and you'll be good as new."

"How are you so good with this?" Misty giggled quietly. "All the medical stuff, I mean."

"When I was a boy, I dreamed of being a doctor," Castor smiled fondly at the thought. "Either for Pokémon or people, it didn't matter to me. I just wanted to help."

"You do a good job of it," Misty complimented the navy haired assistant. Castor hummed softly and got to his feet, looking down at Misty.

"Your words are very kind," Castor's smile broadened. "I will take them to heart."

As Castor turned and left, Misty furrowed her brow and tumbled Castor's words around in her head, trying to figure out what he'd meant by that. It sounded as if he had a plan, or was contemplating something.

What is Castor up to?

XXX

"There's the ship again," Ash growled, staring at the silver spacecraft. His eyes had stopped glowing at this point, but the aura effect had lasted long enough where Ash was able to locate the ship with ease.

"We want to help, Daddy," Aiden piped up.

"No champ," Ash shook his head. "It's way too dangerous."

"But Mommy!" Michelle cried.

"She would be very upset if you two came with me," Ash looked down and switched his gaze between the young children. "And I don't want to get her even more worked up. I promise I'll bring her back this time. There's no way I'm leaving without her." The twins didn't look convinced, only more upset. Sighing, Ash went on, "Mommy knows that you two love her with all of your heart, and she feels the same way about you. There's no need for the both of you to put yourselves in danger, okay?"

"But we want to help," Aiden repeated, pouting this time.

"You can help me by staying here with Brock," Ash glanced at his best friend. "Just wait with him for me and Mommy, and keep yourselves out of trouble. Can you two do that for me?"

Aiden and Michelle still looked displeased with the situation, but they knew that arguing with their father wasn't going to save their mother. So, after exchanging looks with one another, both children nodded, earning a gentle smile from Ash.

"I'll be back soon," Ash assured them. Turning around, he stared into Brock's eyes and appealed, "take care of them, okay?"

"Like they were my own," Brock grinned at the Pokémon master.

Reaching to his belt, Ash recalled Charizard and climbed onto his back, once again using the orange dragon to fly him up to the airship. The raven haired Pokémon master repeated his previous actions of climbing into the vent, recalling Charizard, and then crawling through the tight metal passageways with Pikachu scurrying in front of him, sniffing out for Misty.

"You don't have to do that this time, Pikachu," Ash called out to his partner, who turned around in bewilderment. "I remember where she is. Just get ready, buddy. I'm gonna need you."

"Pika," Pikachu nodded, lifting his nose off the bottom of the vent.

Ash eventually reached the vent that led into Misty's room. He peeked through the metal bars and gasped quietly when he saw that Misty was tied up by her wrists and ankles.

"I'm gonna kill this jerk," Ash hissed under his breath.

"Pi," Pikachu agreed darkly.

Just as Ash reached out to remove the vent cover, he could hear the door below being unlocked, and Misty's soft whine of displeasure. It was Loki who stepped into the room, a key ring in hand and a devious smile on his evil face. Ash lightly bit his lip and waited, watching Loki's every move.

"You've certainly remained quiet since my last visit," Loki sounded impressed. "I'm shocked."

"Shut up," Misty bit.

"Ah, silently seething I see," Loki chuckled. "Silly girl. What did I say about the bad behavior?"

Misty said nothing in response. She just looked away, staring at the floor next to her as if it were the most interesting thing in the world.

"Since it seems you're out of nasty words for me," Loki purred slightly, "perhaps now is a good time to talk about our future together."

"We have no future together," Misty growled.

"You know we do, whether you like it or not. I need someone to be the mother to my children, and the queen to my powerful empire that I will build around said children. I have chosen you for this, and you should feel honored."

The mother of his children? Ash screamed in his head. He could feel his face reddening. That was the final straw. Ash was going to kill Loki if it was the last thing he did. Turning around, Ash kicked out the vent cover, startling both Misty and Loki as it came crashing down.

"What in the world is going on?" Loki snarled.

"Miss me?"

Ash kept his eyes narrowed as he jumped out of the vent, landing skillfully on his feet as he kept the scowl on his handsome young face. Pikachu leapt out shortly after, settling himself on Ash's shoulder as sparks jolted from his red cheeks.

"Ash!" Misty cried happily. Ash turned his head to smile at her before looking back to Loki with an expression of pure disdain.

"Y…you…" Loki appeared taken off guard for once. Breathing heavily, he stormed, "I told you that your wife was dead! Why didn't you just believe it?"

"Because she's the love of my life," Ash answered strongly. "I couldn't live without her, and I'd never give up."

"But you did," Loki gasped, "You did! I was tracking your aura, and I could sense you walking away and losing all hope!"

"I gave up on myself for a short time, that I admit," Ash's eyes narrowed even more. "But something reached out to me, and gave me new hope. And do you know what that was, Loki?"

Misty shivered at the way Ash spoke the villain's name. It was full of hate and disgust, all of which Misty couldn't possibly argue with. But hearing her husband this angry was something incredibly rare. And when Loki never responded to Ash's retort, he simply smirked in a devious little way that rivaled Loki's own, and continued, "My daughter. The sweet little unborn baby girl that you've been trying so hard to hurt. The bond between her and I is more powerful than you could ever imagine, and she's the one who led me back here. How does that feel, Loki, to know that an unborn baby is smarter than you are?"

"ENOUGH!" Loki roared, his silver eyes set ablaze. Misty shivered and turned her attention back to Ash, hoping he would do something. Ash still seemed un-phased, however, and maintained his angry disposition. "I'm sick of you, dear master. Sick of your voice, and your face. Why don't you do us all a favor and just disappear?"

"Can't do that, I'm afraid," Ash smirked. "I'm here to take my wife back. But first…" he glanced over at Pikachu, who was growling deeply while perched on the Pokémon master's shoulder, "Pikachu, thunder bolt!"

"Pika!" Pikachu jumped off of Ash and sent a shock of yellow electricity rolling towards Loki. The formerly flustered villain only smiled, however, and held up his hand. The attack shorted out right before him, causing Ash, Misty, and Pikachu to all gasp.

"Wh…what happened?" Misty looked towards Ash.

"I don't understand…" Ash murmured to himself. Staring at Loki's outstretched palm, Ash's eyes grew wide when he noticed a bright blue ball of energy forming in front of the silver haired man's hand.

"If it's a fight you want, Pokémon master, then I refuse to do it with Pokémon," Loki lowered his arm and the aura sphere disappeared. "I already know how well you can work with Pokémon."

"Then how do you want to fight?" Ash's hand balled into a tight fist.

"With aura, of course," Loki answered with a chuckle after a short, but tense, silence. "I want to see if you are truly worthy of the power with which you've been blessed."

"Ash, don't do it," Misty whimpered. Ash looked down at her worried face as she continued, "he's too strong. He's worked with his aura for years. Don't do it."

Ash simply blinked and turned back to Loki, announcing proudly, "I can beat him, Mist. No doubt."

Loki chuckled huskily and Misty grimaced, yelling at Ash, "Don't be insane! You can't do this, Ash!"

"Just watch me," Ash challenged.

Without so much as a warning, Loki held his right hand out again and fired off a sphere of aura. Ash dodged it at the last second, causing the ball of power to collide with the metal wall of Misty's barren prison. Jumping back up, Ash's face was slightly flushed, and his eyes wide.

"This is what you wanted, is it not?" Loki questioned as he raised his left arm this time. "Don't look so surprised!"

Another shot of aura was sent flying towards Ash. This time, Ash was able to process the attack more quickly and get out of the way with a sufficient amount of time.

"Ash…" Misty warned. He got to his feet, not once glancing at Misty, and held out his own right hand.

"You haven't even seen what I can do yet," Ash stated. He wasn't sure if this was directed to Loki, or Misty, or both. All he knew was that they'd both soon see what he was capable of. Closing his eyes, Ash focused all of his energy into his palm. It took more effort for him to gather his aura than it did for Loki, since Ash hadn't spent years refining the skill in the way Loki had. That certainly didn't mean that Ash wasn't proficient with it, though.

Having finally gathered enough energy, Ash formed an aura sphere of his own and snapped his eyes open. Misty's mouth was agape in shock. Finding out about the aura was a surprise in the first place, and watching Ash use it with Riolu and the baby was even more of an eye opener. But gathering all of the energy into something completely different than what he usually used it for was almost terrifying. From Loki's own attempts, Misty knew what kind of damage these spheres could cause.

Grunting, Ash threw the sphere forward, but it didn't move as quickly as his adversary's. Loki quickly slid off to the side, and Ash's rather lousy aura sphere floated off listlessly.

"Pathetic," Loki sighed, folding his hands behind his back. The simple word irked Ash greatly; perhaps because it reminded him so much of the taunts he had received from Paul as a teenager. "I'm rather tired of playing this little back and forth with you, you know. Let's get serious now, shall we?"

Loki thrust forward both of his hands and quickly shot forth a burst of aura. It hit Ash before he could bat an eyelash, and sent him toppling down towards the ground. His body crashed hard against the metal floor, and for a few seconds, Ash couldn't feel or hear anything.

"Ash!" Misty cried, her heart pounding in her head.

Ash groaned and slowly opened his eyes, blinking them back into focus. Regaining feeling in his extremities, Ash cautiously pulled himself up and shook his head.

"What's the matter, Pokémon master?" Loki spat the younger man's title. "Can't handle a little aura?"

"O…of course I can," Ash squared out his shoulders and held out his hands. As he closed his eyes once again to focus all of his energy, Ash was blindsided by yet another blast. This time, it was strong enough to throw him against a wall, and take all of the wind out of his lungs.

The crunching sound of his body hitting the solid metal wall caused Misty to cringe. An almost nauseous sensation rose up into her throat as she watched Ash slump down to the floor, his head hanging over as he groaned.

"Ashy, please…stop," Misty whispered, tears beginning to flood her eyes. Watching her husband getting thrown around like a rag doll was tearing her apart from the inside. She wanted him to destroy Loki like nothing else in the world, but upon seeing their powers put up against one another, Misty knew that Ash was no match for her captor. She also knew that Ash wasn't going to give up; he never did. The only way Ash would ever give up would be when he was dead.

Breathing out deeply and heavily, Ash struggled to pull himself up, but was eventually able to do so. Loki stared at the panting master in disbelief, but quickly regained his composure and huffed quietly. "Why, I'm surprised you haven't given up yet."

"N…never," Ash wheezed, narrowing his eyes as he slowly raised his head. He tried to raise his hands once again, but was finding the task to be much more difficult than it had previously been. His joints were sore, and the pain travelling through his body was excruciating.

"Perhaps you should consider it," Loki sneered as he formed another aura sphere, intending to hit Ash with it. "That is, unless you'd just like me to put you out of your misery."

"I won't ever let you take me out," Ash growled.

"Ash, you have to stop!" Misty screamed, her tears falling freely down her face. "He's going to kill you! If you get hit like that one more time, you may never get back up!"

Ash said nothing in response. He only kept trying to get his own aura to appear, but with no such luck. Loki grinned deviously, knowing this was his chance to strike and wipe the Pokémon master off the face of the Earth. He raised his arm, preparing to send off the sphere that would effectively end Ash's life.

"Master, what in the world is going on?"

Loki gasped and looked over his shoulder, locking eyes with a clearly shocked Castor. The navy haired assistant moved his glance over to the aura sphere in Loki's hand, then to a terrified Misty, and finally onto a panting and clearly pained Ash, who was still willing his aura to fire up.

"Master…" Castor stared back at Loki, his wide eyes not blinking once.

Scoffing, Loki turned away from Castor and replied gruffly, "Castor, do not interrupt me while I'm in the middle of such important business. You will simply destroy my concentration, not to mention the moment."

Just as the ball of energy left Loki's palm, the silver haired man was hit by a bright light; one strong enough that it caused him to cry out and fall to the floor. Loki's sudden movement interrupted the path of his own attack, and caused the threatening aura sphere to float off into the corner of the room.

Ash and Misty, who were both surprised by this sudden development, looked up towards the only other person in the room who could've attacked Loki.

Indeed, Castor was standing in the doorway, an unusually angry expression set on his face with his palm stretched outward and a light slowly fading from his fingers.

"Castor…" Misty breathed.

Loki's inferior hurried over to Ash, who was still fatigued from all of the attacks he had received from the older man. Castor examined Ash for a moment, before coming to a realization.

"You're almost completely out of energy," Castor concluded. "Your aura has been severely weakened."

"And you're the one who tied me up against the side of my house," Ash snarled before shoving Castor away. "Why should I trust you?"

"Castor is on our side, Ash!" Misty cried quickly, sensing that her husband was ready to kill the younger male as well. "He's been taking care of me the whole time I've been here. Don't hurt him!"

"Y…you…" Ash heaved, once again feeling exhausted.

"Stop dear master," Castor gripped the raven haired man's shoulder. "You must conserve your energy."

"Castor, what can he do?" Misty frowned.

"I…I will give him some of my own aura," Castor decided, now grabbing onto both of Ash's shoulders and focusing all of his attention onto Ash's tired brown eyes. "An aura transfer is the only way he can contend with Loki."

"But…you'll die…" Misty gasped.

"Only if I give him all of it," Castor shook his head. "And I won't. Not yet. If he needs it all, however, I will give it to him. His life is far more important than my own."

"Castor!" Misty's eyes grew wide.

Without another word, Castor's eyes began glowing a bright sapphire blue. He continued staring into Ash's own orbs, which soon took on the same shade of blue. Ash grunted in slight pain, while Castor grimaced for the same reason. He soon began to struggle under the transfer, which caused Castor to hold onto Ash more tightly. "Just stay patient, Pokémon master. Don't move."

Misty watched the two, immersed in a state of both fascination and fear. The fascination was for the whole idea of aura transfer, but the fear was covering multiple factors. Ash's well being, Castor's well being, and how long it would take for Loki to realize what was going on. While Castor's attack seemed to be very effective, Misty wasn't entirely sure it was enough to take the stronger man out. Looking down at the villain, Misty shrieked when she saw him beginning to open his eyes, setting the bleary silver orbs on Castor and Ash.

"Castor, hurry!" Misty warned.

Castor was still too busy working on Ash, however, to hear Misty's alert. Loki was slowly pushing himself up by his hands, and Misty was trembling violently. The baby in her stomach, who had somehow been sleeping throughout the whole ordeal so far, was now waking up, shifting around and curiously poking at her mother's insides. Really bad timing there kiddo, Misty thought miserably.

"Finished," Castor breathed out heavily as he released Ash, who stumbled backwards slightly. He blinked and took in a deep breath, smiling gently afterwards.

"I feel…so much better," Ash sighed. He glanced at Castor, wishing to thank the worn young man, but Ash's bid was quickly interrupted by a low and angry voice.

"You…you betrayed me…"

Castor knew this was directed towards him. Turning around slowly, he glared down at Loki, his hands balling into a pair of tight fists.

"And you me," Castor bit back coolly. "So I suppose we're even now."

"You'll pay for what you've done, Castor," Loki finally rose to his feet. "I swear that you won't get out of here alive."

"I'd rather leave dead then under your control," Castor snarled.

"Fine, I can grant your request," a sinister smile appeared on Loki's face. "I will kill both you and the Pokémon master. Both of you are only getting in the way of my future empire. Once you're both destroyed, my beautiful mistress and I will be able to live a happy and all powerful life together." This last remark was spoken as Loki glanced at Misty, who looked completely disgusted by the thought.

"Don't you EVER refer to my wife as your mistress again!" Ash stormed. He fired off a blast of aura without even having to focus this time. Loki, who clearly wasn't expecting such rapid fire, was instantly taken down by the attack. Once he was on the ground, Ash gasped and stared at his hands, shocked by what he had just done. "But how…"

"My aura is stronger than yours," Castor explained to the baffled man. "Therefore, the transfer you received from me has boosted the power of your own aura in the process."

Ash, who was still looking down at his palms, breathed out shakily and murmured, "I can win now. I know that I can."

"Fools," Loki cursed under his breath. He prepared his own attack and fired it at both Castor and Ash. Ash tried to jump out of the way, but Castor decided to take a different approach. He instead used his own aura to fend off Loki's attack, which seemed to work as both spheres collided and exploded in mid air.

"It's two against one," Castor called upon seeing Loki's stunned expression. "You won't win!"

"Try me!" Loki snarled, shooting off three spheres at once. Ash and Castor both managed to take down one apiece, but the final one made contact with Castor's body, sending the navy haired assistant down to the ground.

"Oh no," Misty whimpered before crying out, "Castor! Get up!"

"I should've known he was with you this whole time," Loki held his hand out towards Misty. "Yet another foolish mistake of yours."

Misty shrieked and tried to recoil when she noticed that Loki was forming another aura sphere within his palm. She had no aura whatsoever, save for what the baby inside of her possessed. Misty knew that if she got hit with that aura sphere, she and the baby would be done for. If Loki was too much to handle for her husband, Misty knew that she didn't stand a chance against him.

"Hey!" Ash cried, his heart pounding. "Leave my wife out of this!"

Smirking, Loki released the sphere, and it went barreling straight towards Misty. She cried out in fear and closed her eyes, tensing all the muscles in her body in order to brace for the hit. The baby continued to kick frantically, as if sensing her mother's fear. With her eyes shut, Misty never saw Ash diving in front of her, the ball of energy hitting him instead of her. She only realized it when she heard Ash let out a small noise of pain and creaked open one eye, finding the raven haired man curled up in front of her.

"Ash?" Misty breathed out quietly. She didn't get a response. "Ash, answer me! Please!" He just laid still, not even twitching an eyebrow. Misty let out a shuttered breath and began sobbing, not even trying to stop the free flow of tears.

"Finally," Loki lowered his hand. "And now that that's settled…" He began to move towards Misty, whose breath hitched in her throat. She began to tremble violently, not at all liking the look in his evil eyes. She could just tell he was about to do something horrible to her, perhaps even worse than hitting her with his aura. When he was barely two feet away from the frightened mother, however, Loki was taken down by another aura sphere, this one causing him some serious damage.

Misty grew wide eyed and turned her attention over to where Castor had previously been laying on the floor. He was now on his knees, with his right hand outstretched. The navy haired young man was breathing heavily as his arm fell to his side, his eyes narrowing in contempt as he stared at the man who he had once considered his master.

"Castor, you got him," Misty tried to smile at her ally, but with Ash laying seemingly lifeless in front of her, there was no way Misty could manage it.

"Not quite, I haven't," Castor shook his head solemnly. He got to his feet and approached Loki, still looking infuriated. Growling, Castor used his foot to flip the weakened Loki over onto his back. Bending down, Castor reached into the listless man's vest pocket and retrieved all six of Misty's poke balls, bringing them back to the gym leader and clipping each one onto her belt.

"My Pokémon," Misty sniffed, a very weak smile forming on her delicate lips as she looked down at the red and white spheres. Castor seemed pleased that he was able to make Misty at least somewhat happy, but he still sensed that something was wrong. Looking over his shoulder, Castor's greatest fears were confirmed as he saw Loki struggling to get back up.

"Stay down, or you'll be sorry," Castor threatened.

"You don't scare me, little boy," Loki sneered at his former accomplice. "I'm the one to dish out the threats here. It's you who will pay for defying me."

"Think again," Castor raised both of his hands. With all of the energy he had left, Castor fired off one last aura sphere, the most powerful one he could form. It collided with Loki before the older man could even attempt to create his own attack, and sent him flying backwards.

Instead of hitting the metal wall, however, Loki's body crashed into the single window, destroying the glass and sending the evil man out of the still flying airship, falling mercilessly to his death.

"Finally," Castor sighed, falling to his knees as he panted heavily. Suddenly, he remembered that Misty was still tied up, and probably suffering. He forced himself to crawl over to her and remove the rope from both her wrists and ankles. As soon as it was off, Misty hurried next to Ash, lifting him up as well as she could. It wasn't easy, between how much heavier he was than Misty and the fact that her swollen abdomen was in the way, but Misty was not deterred. She rested Ash's head in her lap, gently patting his cheek in an effort to get him to wake up.

"Ash…Ashy…" Misty was begging trough tears. "Wake up…please. I'm safe now…and everything is okay…"

Castor frowned as he watched the scene, wondering what he could to do to help the seemingly doomed couple.

"Ash, you can't die!" Misty's voice was growing stronger now. "I need you! I love you, and the twins love you, and the baby loves you too! Please, just wake up!"

Really, really evil cliff hanger, I know. This chapter actually ended up being a little shorter than the recent ones (I thought it was gonna be alot longer, to be hones, due to all of the action) but I felt like I couldn't go on it. Leaving it at this cliff hanger just seemed alot more appealing than ending it the way I was going to. So you'll all just have to wait and see what happens with Ash :P

And, before anyone asks, yes, Loki is FINALLY dead! He's not coming back, so don't worry about any comebacks by the ultimate evil.

So how was the showdown? Leave a review and let me know what you thought, your reactions, what you think will happen next, all of that! I always love seeing how you guys think the story is going to go :) So, until next time, keep on reading and being awesome! You guys are the best!