The Legend of Ben 10

Chapter 1: Alien Activity

So, just so you readers know, this is a side story to what happened when Nancy and Link were off to save the world. Hope you enjoy! P.S. I don't own Ben 10 or Legend of Zelda. They belong to Cartoon Network and Nintendo( Shigeru Miyamoto, if you want to go creator-wise).

It was a gorgeous summer day. The birds were chirping, animal life was flourishing, and kids were off at the River Heights pool. Everyone seemed happy, except for a miserable-looking girl, who was sitting on the porch of George Fayne's house. She sighed and began to stare off into space. It was the day that Link had left for New York. Ilia understood that it would be safer for her to stay at River Heights, but she worried. Even though it was only a mystery, George had told her a lot about Nancy being in a lot of hot water at times. What if someone tried to kill Link and succeeded? But no, she shouldn't even be worrying. Nancy was an expert in the field. She would make sure that they were both okay.

"Hey, Ilia, are you okay?"

Ilia turned around to see Nancy's friend, George, walk over to her. She was a tomboy with short, brown hair and brown eyes. In a way, she and Ilia were alike. For one thing, they were both tomboys, preferred to keep their hair short, and they were about the same age.

"It's just that I'm worried about Link. I've heard all about Nancy's adventures, and I just don't want Link to be in any danger."

"Oh, don't worry. Nancy will have everything under control. She's gotten out of a lot of sticky situations. They'll both be fine."

Ilia forced a smile, still not convinced. No one was perfect, after all.

She had told Link a few short weeks ago that she was in love with him. Sure, they had been friends for as long as she could remember, but, in the end, it had developed into something more. Link was just the kind of guy that every girl dreamed of having. He was handsome, kind, compassionate, merciful, and great with kids. Ilia knew that for sure, after seeing Link having the patience to let the kids ride on him for hours on end. She tried to imagine Link playing with their child in the future. However, Ilia didn't see why Link would want to marry her, when he had other, better choices than herself. After all, he must have met some pretty good-looking women on his adventure.

Figuring that she had better do something else to get her mind off of Link, Ilia went inside to help George's mom bake some deserts for a birthday party she was catering to. As it so happened, they were treats for a wedding, which didn't really help. Ilia didn't know how she could handle it much longer. As Ilia taste-tested the batter for the Aunt Sally cookies, she was reminded of the time she had made these same type of cookies for herself, Link, and the other kids. She remembered, with a smile, when Link had gotten a little bit of chocolate on his nose. She and the others had laughed for what felt like hours. There she went again, remembering the way he would smile, the way he would laugh..

"Is everything all right, dear? You look a bit under the weather today. Is it because of your friend leaving for New York?"

"Uh huh. Well, he's, kind of, more than a friend now."

"Oh, boyfriend trouble, huh?"

"Well, it's just that I'm afraid that he won't come back from this mystery that he's gone to with Nancy and Mr. Drew. I mean, Nancy could have died countless times. What's to say that the same won't happen with Link? What if he never comes back? What if I never see him again?"

"Oh, I'm sure that everything will be alright. Tell you what. Why don't you come with me and Georgia to the wedding? It would be a great experience for you."

Ilia, figuring that it wouldn't hurt, agreed. As she helped load the cookies into the Fayne Catering van, she saw Bess pull up to the curb in her yellow car.

"Hi, guys. Do you need any help?"

"Sure, Bess. That would be very much appreciated." Mrs. Fayne said.

When all the treats were packed into the van, they began to drive over to the community center, where the reception was going to take place.

Just as they parked in front of the building, Ilia thought she spotted something odd in the sky. As she squinted, trying to see what it was, George motioned for Ilia to come in. As Ilia entered the building, she heard the sound of an explosion down the block. As she went to investigate, she saw a hideous creature, one that even Link had probably never taken on before.

It was really tall, with tentacle appendages near its face, red lines streaking over its skin, and strange-looking armor.

That's when Ilia heard someone yell,

"Big Chill!"

As she looked up into the sky, she saw a strange, blue, moth-like creature soar from the sky and tackle the strange monster.

"Ben Tennyson. You're a fool to think that you can defeat me."

"Think again, Vilgax."

A few minutes later, strange pink platforms appeared in the sky, with two figures running on them. One was a redhead, with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, and the other was a black-haired boy, whose skin was a light-green color.

As the boy came close enough to the monster known as Vilgax, he morphed his hands into sharp spikes and lunged at him. As the girl's eyes turned pink, she summoned disks and flung them at the monster. Vilgax, however, flung the attacks aside with ease. As the heroes were tossed aside, like rag dolls, Ilia knew that she had to help.

Grabbing a discarded brick, she tossed it with all her might at the foe. As it hit its target, he growled and turned to face her. As he rushed towards her, Ilia shielded herself, only to hear a scream as he was suddenly flung into the air. Confusion clearly showing on her face, she watched the mysterious heroes approaching her.

"I take it you're the girl we've been looking for?" the blue moth creature asked.

"What? What do you want with me? I don't even know you. Who are you, anyway?"

"Oh, sorry."

The moth hit a symbol on its chest and transformed into a boy. Gasping in shock, the boy quickly reassured Ilia,

"It's okay. We're good guys. I'm Ben Tennyson, this is my cousin, Gwen Tennyson, and this is our friend, Kevin Levin. We need your help."

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I know what you're thinking: 'The Ben 10 gang needs Ilia's help?' And, you might also be wondering why Vilgax was flung into the air like that. Well, guess you'll just have to keep in touch. Please review! Toodles!