Hello again, righteous readers; it has been so long, I do not know were to begin. I suppose I should start by offering my apologies for taking such a long time to finish chapter 16, but what good is that now, a year later? All I can really offer you is the promise that I’ll never quit; you should never have to wonder wether or not the next chapter of Bane will ever come out-it is more an issue of when.

Even though this is technically a turning point in season 2, I decided not to include an epilogue for two reasons: 1- This isn’t the end by a longshot and -2- I thought at the last minute that it might be better to keep everyone guessing. I know I said I would try and kill the length a little on this one, but what can I say; old habits die hard, this one’s 32 pages long. Last, but definitely not least, I’d like to thank you again, the readers and fans, for making it this far and taking the time to let me share this story with you, and I can only hope that you enjoyed reading it just as much as I enjoyed writing it for you.