Going Batty
AN: Okay this idea is perfect for Halloween so I decided to go with this. Ben 10 is not my property and neither is Little Bat Koku (which is being used with permission from the original web comic book author. Go to deviantArt and check it out!)
It was a quiet night over Bellewood, well almost until a huge scream cuts the sky. A hug bat like creature cuts the moon and flys overhead.
A young man down below ran and ran like his life depended on it. He looked up and gasped as the creature was gaining on him. He could see him easily through the trees.
The young man just gasped and ran faster and faster through the wooded area that was near Bellewood. The Creature got closer, flapping it's wings. It's shadow creeped over the young man then next thing heard through the night was the mans screams.
It wasn't long afterward standing over the young man's blank face was a girl. She wore a skin tight black suit with a helmet that had bat like ears. She had golden eyes and bat wings on her back, and on her right hand was a ring.
She simply looked down at them man and crossed her arms but looked in concern.
A 1970's green sports car drove down the road. Behind the wheel a young teenage boy with shoulder length hair, a black t-shirt and jeans looked over to the young red headed girl in the passenger seat.
"I heard they found another one last night", said the boy.
"They did, same story as the others", said the girl, "Lifeless, mouth open, blank stare and completely drained of energy."
"That makes a total of 3 so far", said the boy, "Any ideas what can be causing it?"
"Not a clue Kevin", said the girl. "Not a clue."
"Let's hope Ben has had better luck", said Kevin.
At a smoothie stand called Mr. Smoothie, a young blond girl with her hair in fluffy pigtails and wearing a halter top and jean shorts was taking a tray with her orders from the stand.
As she made her way to the tables she nearly bumped into someone.
"Oh sorry", she said.
"No", said the person, a boy, "I am sorry. I hope everything's all right."
"No I'm fine", said the girl.
The boy passed by him. He had brown hair, green eyes, black shirt worn under a green sports jacket with the number 10 on the chest, a pair of jeans and some sneakers. But most noticeable was the peculiar looking watch he wore on his wrist. "Could it. . ." she started but then shrugged it off.
She placed the tray on a picnic table were three other girls were waiting.
"Sorry if I kept you waiting", she said.
"Not a problem Pen", said a girl who had short black hair, brown eyes and was currently wearing a white t-shirt and some long jeans at the moment. On her right hand on her finger was a mysterious ring.
"Yeah thanks Penny", said a red headed girl wearing a pink tanktop and a blue skirt.
"Welcome Vicky", Penny replied back almost coldly.
Nearby a small white haired girl that had her hair done in two cones one her head and had a set of vampire teeth said, "I hope you got the flavor I wanted."
"Don't worry Kita I made sure to get it", said Penny sitting it in front of her. She gleefully starts sipping.
The dark haired girl looks around.
"This is a nice city this Bellewood. I mean sure it isn't anything like New Haven, but it's not a bad place to be", said the girl as he looks around slurps her smoothie.
"Koku", said Vicky, "Don't forget why we came here." She held up a newspaper.
Koku frowned, for the headline written, "Mysterious Energy Drainer Strikes again."
Koku sighs, "Yes I know Vicky!" She took a seat, "I know the reason we came here is because that. But it wouldn't hurt if we take a load off."
"So what's the plan", asked Penny as she took a sip of her smoothie. "Another late night stake out."
"I am afraid so", said Vicky. "Once I can get a good eye on this creature I can find a way to get rid of it once and for all."
The boy was busy taking a sip of his smoothie when the all to familiar green 1970's sports care rolled up.
"Gwen, Kevin nice to see you two show up", said Ben.
"You didn't think we weren't going to discuss this", said Kevin.
Gwen holds up the paper talking about the energy draining creature.
"I heard about it, that's three attacks in a row", said Ben.
"Whoever it is very sloppy. I mean wouldn't you take the victim with you to cover your tracks?" asked Kevin.
"Not unless if you don't care about covering your tracks", suggested Ben.
"Does this mean a full steak out", asked Kevin.
"Not entirely", said Gwen. "All of the attacks seem to center in the wooded area that just borders the city."
"Well we know where we are going tonight", said Ben. He pauses to throw away an empty cup. "I think I better grab another smoothie."
It was yet another quiet night in the afore mentioned wooded area. So far it was all still, as Gwen took notice.
"No sighting here", she said speaking into her plumbers badge, "What about on your end Kevin?"
On another end Kevin was looking about on another path. "Nothing here."
Ben then spoke into his watch. "nothing on my end either. . .wait."
He looked up in time to see a bat winged figure fly through the night sky and then hear a scream. The figure flew down to it.
"I think I may have found it. Back me up!" said Ben as he ran to the location.
The bat suited girl looked at the fallen victim.
"Got away again!"
She was about to turn to go when he saw a certain boy standing there.
"You aren't going anywhere!" he shouted.
"Look", said the bat suited girl. "I know this looks bad but let me. . ."
"Save it for the authorities, I am taking you down", said the boy as he fiddled with his watch. It popped up showing a hologram he turns it changing the hologram and slams the dial down.
He changes into a huge cat like creature who shouts his name. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!"
The bat girl simply puts a finger to her temple and sighs. "This could take a while."
"Let me tell you something bat girl", shouted Rath, "Nobody drains a persons energy on my watch! No body . . uh. . .does whatever it is your doing! So you can just face me!"
The bat girl flew up.
"Hey no flying!" shouted Rath, "Nobody flies until Rath says you can!"
He start jumping trying to catch her but she manages to fly out of reach.
"Ah chill out and listen to some tunes!" said the bat girl. She then let out a huge screech. Rath had to cover his ears.
"Okay let me tell you something bat suited girl!" shouted Rath, "You don't do that, cause only Echo Echo can do that!"
He holds out a fist but a prong on it comes out and he jumps and slashes at the bat girl slashing a bit of her bat suits arm. It showed her skin from the gash.
"Nice. Here meet some friends of mine!" she said. She fires her ring at Rath making some bats appear. Rath tried to fend them off.
Kevin and Gwen arrive just in time to see Ben as Rath fending off some bats that look shadowy.
Kevin looked up. "That's our culprit? Sure is a nice . . ."
Gwen glared and gave a cough.
Smiling sheepishly Kevin said, "Right, sorry."
He quickly touches the nearby sidewalk assimulitling it's concrete onto his body. Gwen prepared her mana into two shields on her hands.
Kevin shapeshifted his left hand into a mace and they ran in but as they did a small white bat came at them and started shrieking in their faces.
"GAH" shouted Kevin, "What did we do to you!"
The bat just ignored them and kept shrieking "NEER! NEER!" to them.
Penny and Vicky had just arrived in time to see Koku firing shadow bats at a huge cat like alien and Kita shrieking like mad in the faces of a boy made of stone and a young girl.
The girl must have noticed them approaching because she turned and said, "Keep back, you don't want to get hurt!"
"Well", said Vicky, "Then just let me make this painless, which one of you is the energy vampire."
"Are you crazy, we are here to stop that energy drainer", said the concrete boy, "But this flying bat is preventing us from doing so!"
"What", asked Penny. "You mean you are on our side."
"YES" shouted the girl.
"Kita stop", shouted Vicky.
Kita flew over, "But they were about to stop Koku!"
"Koku", asked the concrete boy, "That's the name of the tightly clad bat suited girl that's annoying our friend there?"
He thumbed over to the cat alien.
"Hmm, must be a case of mistaken identity", said Penny, "Sound much another mistake one did."
Vicky groaned knowing what she meant. "How many times are you going to keep bringing that up!"
Smirking at her Penny said, "Until you finally admit you are not as great as you think."
"Koku stop, it's all a mistake", shouted Penny cupping her hands over her mouth.
"I would if he would just listen", said Koku.
The girl runs up the creature. "Ben listen, she is not the energy drainer. These three claim that!"
"Let me tell you something Gwen Tennyson. . I. ." started Ben but Gwen gave him a hard cold leer that told him to listen.
"All right.", he said he then turned into a young boy.
Penny squeled in delight. "Oh my gosh! It's THE Ben Tennyson."
"Uh", said Ben to Koku, "Mind calling off these bat thigns, they are annoying me."
Koku smiled and stopped aiming her ring. She then landed and then took off her helmet revealing long ears. Then she transformed, her ears shrank, her eyes changed from amber to green and her fangs vanished and her clothes became normal.
"I think we got lots to talk about", said Ben.
To be continued. . .