Heh heh. I decided to take a break from my other stories. I also decided that if I didn't get myself in some of my stories soon, I would get my banana fly monsters and take over the world. Actually, I'm working on that with my giant squid, but volcanic activity has delayed the invasion.
So… I kidnapped Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Jake, Spud, and Trixie. And Sam and Danny and Tucker. They are all now in the middle of an Iowan forest for some reason. I'll fill you in on the details later.
I don't own AD:JL, Ben 10, or DP. I don't own Iowa either. *sigh*

Chapter One: Beginning the Game

In Amity Park-

Sam, Danny, and Tucker were lounging outside the Nasty Burger, just you know, loitering. However, their casual standing around was interrupted when a large portal opened up right in front of them. It was a dark forest green, and sparkled like firecrackers.

"Emma?" the threesome chorused. For some reason, they didn't notice the color differences between the two portals. (A/N See "The Two Kinds of Halfas" for more info")

"No!" exclaimed an insulted voice. A pair of hands grabbed Sam and Tucker and pulled them in, and then they came back and grabbed Danny, who was too thickheaded to run away.

"Aaahhhh!" the threesome screamed as they were whisked away to who knows where.

In NYC-

Jake, Trixie, and Spud were at the skate park, skating. They had taken a break, however, and were loitering like our ghostly friends previously had been. Then the same portal opened up in front of them, and the same thing happened.

"AAAhhh!" the threesome screamed as they were whisked away to who knows where.

In Bellwood-

Ben, Kevin, and Gwen were outside Mr. Smoothie, eating (or is it drinking?) their smoothies.

"So, what were saying about that alien that looked like a dragon?" Gwen asked her cousin. He had been talking about a dream he'd had last night. Ben opened his mouth to speak, but the emerald/forest green portal opened up. Gwen and Kevin were grabbed, followed soon by Ben, who yelped as the hands dragged him into the portal.

"My smoothie!" he shouted as the cup clattered to the pavement. It looked so forlorn, laying there on its side, its lid askew.

"Cool it, dude," a voice said as Ben was yanked into the portal. He gave an extremely girlish scream as he was whisked away to who knows where.

In who knows where-

Ben emerged from the portal, and had thankfully stopped screaming like a girl. Then he realized where he was. A girl stood in front of him, her hands on her hips. She wore a pair of casual blue jeans and a green shirt with holes in it that read "Respect Your Mother" with a picture of the Earth.

"Honestly, I like smoothies as much as the next person, but your obsession is just that. An obsession. Jeez." Then she stalked away. Ben looked around and realized that he was in a forest glade. Kevin and Gwen were standing off to the side. Ben joined them.

"Who are those people?" he asked, nodding to the other six people in two groups of three.

"Beats me. That Asian kid looks suspicious, though," commented Kevin.

"Well, I think that the pale kid over there, next to the Goth girl, I think he looks guilty," Ben said, adding his unneeded two cents.

Gwen rolled her eyes.

There was a loud BANG! Everyone looked to the center of the forest glade. The girl from before was standing there, talking on her phone.

"Yeah, I know, right? And then this kid assumes that because I'm in debate, it's Hart's shirt. Insane." The girl cut off abruptly.

"I gotta go, Shalini. I'll talk to ya later. Bye." Whoever had been on the other end must have said bye as well, because the girl stuck her phone in her pocket.

"Okay, I bet you're all wondering why you're here. It's so that you may compete in a new game devised by brilliant me. It's called Survival of the Fittest. And you are lucky enough to be in the first edition. So, here's what you do. I will divide you up into teams, you will do tasks and competitions, and you will survive. Sound good? Good. I will introduce you all now."

She introduced everybody. And she never told them anything. Just the names. So we know chaos will ensue.

"And now my name," the girl said.

"I have been known by many names. TheDryadPrincess, amdragon9, DragonPrincess19, Vader,"

Jake snickered. He was fried with a lightning bolt.

"Don't make fun of the Dark Side," the girl said casually.

"As well as Alligator M, Darth Warbeak, and dragongrrl9."

Ben snickered. He was fried with a lightning bolt.

"Don't underestimate the powers of the Dark Side," the girl said casually.

"But you may call me Claire." At this, Danny, Jake, and Ben burst out laughing simultaneously.

They were simultaneously fried with simultaneous lightning bolts.

"Stop it, ok?"

They stopped.

"Now, I bet you are all wondering where you are. You are in Iowa." Just about everybody gasped in horror.

"Oh no!" Jake moaned.

"Near my hometown, Muscatine," the girl continued.

More gasping and moaning.

"Which is known for its beautiful sunsets."

More gasping and moaning.

Claire rolled her eyes.

"Muscatine is just around the bend, but you are stuck here in this forest."

"Oh, no. Why can't we get to civilization? Or as close as you get to civilization in Iowa?" moaned Jake.

He was struck with a lightning bolt.

"ENOUGH!" Claire thundered.

Everyone was quiet suddenly.

"Good. Now, you are close to civilization, but we can not get there. Because the technicalities would bore everyone, including myself, so just know you can't get out. You're first assignment is to form teams. I will form them for you."

"WHAT?"

"Sorry, but my game, my rules." She smiled smugly.

"So, I'll be right back." She disappeared, then reappeared quickly.

"Oh, and the winning team gets an all-expense paid trip the Fun City in Burlington, Iowa!" Blank faces stared at her. They didn't know what Fun City was. Claire rolled her eyes. "They have laser tag, a water park, an arcade, a bowling alley, and go-carts. And it's all part of a hotel. So I'll see you soon." She disappeared.

Gradually and unconsciously, the nine people began to float together according to their gender.

About ten minutes later, when they were divided by gender-

Claire reappeared.

"Okay, here are your groups. Heroes;"

All the boys puffed out their chests.

The girls rolled their eyes.

"Sidekicks;"

The boys looked pointedly at the girls.

The girls rolled their eyes.

"And Girls."

The boys looked puzzled.

The girls rolled their eyes.

The boys began to bicker about the groups.

"I'll obviously be in the hero group."

"Nuh-uh. I will."

"No, me!"

Claire sighed.

"Whatever. Here are the groups peoples. Heroes: Ben Tennyson, Jake Long, and Danny Fenton."

Ben, Danny, and Jake walked over to a large tree. A sign had appeared on it with the word "Heroes" in large gold letters.

"Sidekicks: Kevin Leven, Tucker Foley, and Spud."

Spud, Kevin, and Tucker walked over to a large tree with the sign "Sidekicks" on it in large blue letters.

"Hey, what about my last name?" Spud asked.

"It doesn't matter, Spud. Now, Girls, you know who you are." The girls walked over to a tree that had the sign "Girls" on it in large green letters.

"Okay, now your first official mission, building a tree house. This is where you'll stay during the game. The various supplies are scattered throughout the forest. I will be back tomorrow with a bonus round for the Heroes and the first game. I will check your tree houses in the morning, and the best one will earn their team a special surprise. Good luck!" And she walked away into the forest, talking on her cell phone.

"I know, Shalini. And then my cousin starts running around, shouting different meals, like 'Dinner!' and 'Breakfast!' I just played along. To believe that was a game of badminton, honestly. My family is nuts."

The nine people stared at her, then shrugged and began to talk to their teammates, desperate on winning the prize.

"Actually," Jake spoke up to the author.

"Yeah?"

"We just want to get to civilization."

He was fried with a lightning bolt.