Sorry to all Tobias fans, but I have two perfectly good reasons for keeping him trapped. Firstly, I didn't want Mike to be too perfect. He's only human after all and we all make mistakes. I wanted to keep it as realistic as possible, not have him swoop in to save the day all the time. I wanted his first big mission not to be a complete success so that he wouldn't get over confident. Secondly, think of all the key moments in the series that would be completely screwed up by Tobias remaining human. It's a major part of the plot of the series and something that I didn't really think I could change even if I wanted to.
Wow. Love the story Phoenix, have any plans for another one?
If you'd read some of the comments I'd made previously, then you'd know that I have always been planning to make a series out of this. I've had some trouble figuring out exactly what I'm doing for Part Two, but I will almost certainly be doing one. However, I am going to be quite busy over the weekend and I have work Monday so I probably won't get a chance to seriously work on it until Tuesday. I'm still considering taking a break from Animorphs Travels for a while, but I'm not sure yet.
Thanks for the comments everyone!