Both X1s plotted for some time. They wrapped around the time continuum thinking of ways to inflict damage on the other side. Both entities felt their decision making systems throbbing from the pressure. The work looked different now. Neither the X2s or the X1s had encountered each other's presences in the cosmos. A long pause. Something that this pocket of the universe hadn't felt before. The field remained untouched. Maintaining exactly what was there before both parties circuited away. The only way it was different was the lack of work. The interruption was abrupt. Spawned from algorithmic incongruity. Cell division. The long pause...[TO BE CONTINUED].