AUTHORS NOTE:

Well, hello there. Since I haven't been flamed or called an insane psychopath yet, I'll give a little feedback on my reviews, give another theory about Gwen and Tiny, share with you another phantom-limb-related story that happened yesterday, and then announce what I'll do with this so I don't have to have one of these authors notes every other chapter.

REVIEWS:

#1.

"To be fair, you probably should have created a forum on this subject (it's more appropriate, considering the never-enforced rules), but I still have to admit you make some very interesting claims. I've never heard of this 'phantom non-limb', but I know enough about the real phantom limb that I think what you're saying definitely has merit.

I was a little bothered by the fact that "Unearthed" really offered no explanation for why Tiny could instinctively see Gwen's Anodite 'aura' (that's what I call it, anyway :)), and I certainly can't say you're wrong. In any case, this was a really interesting (non-fiction) tale! :)"

I would have been bothered by the lack of explanation too, but because I figured it out in two seconds from prior knowledge, I didn't feel like I needed one.

As for the rule thing, I didn't know. But, in case this is shut down… I'll talk about that later. Anyway-

#2

"I've never had this kind of experience, but this...this is truly amazing. It makes me want to try it out for myself; maybe with a tail or something, lol. Or cat ears.

And now you have me thinking that same thing about Gwen, wondering if she feels more like an Anodite sometimes...it poses a lot of questions about her future in the series. If they really are planning to continue it, that is."

If you're an everyday person that's not part of any strange subcultures, I wouldn't expect you to have experienced this. But I'm really glad you're going to try this. Tell me if two year olds start calling you "kitty." :D

And they better continue it. Or else, I'll be mad. And my brother will be sad. As for the posing questions thing, very true. I wonder how she sees others. Does she always see a little glowing mana-field around people, or does she just see people, but feel their energy? It boggles my mind. There should be some little short that we see completely through Gwen's eyes.

THEORY:

So, why did Tiny decided that Gwen could help, when she didn't do anything but fight Ben and Kevin? It wasn't because she shielded her. And it wasn't her species (although, that's part of what caused the difference to take place.)

Think about it. What did most of those things Tiny collected have in common? A power core, a stop light, a blinking construction sign…

That's right. They all lit up. Maybe she connected colored lights with the alien tech her family used back home. Or maybe she just thought they were pretty. But either way, she wanted light.

Gwen, thanks to Tiny's ability to see her true form, and coupled with the fact that it was nighttime with no artificial lights close by, pretty much turned her into a beacon for alien baby attention.

*brainfart* ._. I'm out of stuff to say about this. Maybe I shouldn't have written this at six in the morning…

EXTRA PROOF STORY:

So, the day I posted the essay thing, my friend called me. She's my only friend who even knows I watch this show, and so I got her to read the article. She knew a whole lot about this already, so the only thing that really surprised her was the story about instructor training. Sadly, her little brother (two years younger than her, so not too little) was in the room, so he decided to try it. He made himself a phantom dragon tail, and while me and my friend were having a heated discussion about this, and he started making comments that his tail, well, wanted to do very bad and perverted things to her.

So that went on for a while, then her baby sister toddled in and started freaking out. This was all over the phone, though, so I couldn't see her reaction. She thinks I'm her grandma (I know -.-), so she grabbed the phone and we had a conversation that went a little like this:

"Nani, Nani!"

"Yes, Boots?" (I call her Boots. Big deal. xD)

"Tail! (insert brother's name here) has a Tail!"

"Really? Is it scaly?"

"Yes!"

"Is it furry?"

She never ended up responding to the last question, so I take it as a no. And that was after he imagined it for 10 minutes.

Yeah. Wow.

MY PLAN OF ACTION:

(I can't help but think that sounds a lot like Man of Action… Oh noez, I'm addicted! =O )

The reason I didn't put this on that forums was that a) I hadn't thought of it at the time and b) no one goes on the forums anymore. But that's about to change.

I'm going to soon start Conspiracies, where everyone (especially me) can post their theories on what is happening, what has happened, and what will happen on Ben 10, both Alien Force and not. There's a lot of crazy stuff in that show, and we need a crack team of fanfic writers/readers to dig up the truth!

So, after I get it started up, I'll post all my theories on here, and it won't just be second sight anymore. Then, I'll make a thread for it on the forum, where all of you can discuss it. (But I still enjoy reviews!) Then, other people can post their theories on the forum, where the rest of us can comment. If there's one interesting enough, I might just make a chapter here all about it, with the person's article and my response.

It'll go like that until some mod threatens to ban me if I don't shut it down, then it will only be the forum. But we shall live on!

I'm probably going to make the forum this afternoon, so bare with me.

Well, it was fun. Stay tuned next time, where I'm probably going to blabber on and on about what Gwen might be able to do with her powers! (But it might be something else.)