A/N: Hello, people! I am writing this story for Phantomwolfblue. She requested that I write her a story with her awesome OC, Venus. So here it is! Hope you enjoy. I don't own any of the characters. Venus belongs to Phantomwolfblue.
"Venus, watch out!" the voice rang out just in time. Spinning around, the girl dodged the shot, cringing as it whizzed over her shoulder and dug into the dusty, red rock wall behind her.
"Whoa! Thanks for the warning!" she called out to her partner as she ran to join him behind cover. The tall alien smiled as he leaned out and fired at their attackers.
"There appears to be more low-lives than we expected," the Plumber stated as he ducked back down to avoid the barrage of ammunition. The girl pulled her green hair back into a ponytail and nodded.
"No kidding, Captain Obvious!" another voice echoed through the cavern. The two Plumbers turned their attention to the figure crouched behind the boulder across from them. "Rook, I thought you said we were chasing Fistrick's gang!" the teenage boy whined.
Rook sighed. "I did, Ben," he answered flatly as he prepared himself to break cover.
"Well, if you haven't noticed, this isn't Fistrick's gang," the boy scuffed. Rook let out a deeper sigh.
"I can see that, Ben," he answered as he ran out and managed to shoot back two of the attacking troopers. The rest focused their aim on the Ravonnahgander, forcing him to jump back behind cover before getting hit.
"So where did you get the idea that it was Fistrick's gang?!" Ben yelled as he hastily swerved through the aliens on his Omnitrix.
"Well, I don't know who these guys are," the green skinned female shouted out. "But they definitely have better aim than Fistrick and his goons!" Following Rook's example, Venus leaned out and began shooting her targets with the bright sun orbs forming out of her hands.
"Yeah, and tougher enemies means tougher aliens!" Ben chuckled gleefully as a smirk spread across his face. "And tougher aliens means some tough Humungosaur!"
"Ben, Humungosaur might not be best choice for this location, considering the size and possible instability of this chamber," Rook warned, trying his best to talk over the sound of the shooting. Ben rolled his eyes.
"Well, if you want to be stuck hiding behind a rock all day, be my guest. I'm gonna take some action," he retorted.
"Come on Humungosaur!" Slamming down on the Omnitrix, Ben began his transformation.
A tingle of frustration caused Rook's mouth to straighten into a tight frown as he watched his partner. Venus caught the glare from her crouched position and silently hoped everything would go well. They had only just arrived and already Ben wasn't showing any signs of cooperating, Rook seemed more aggravated than usual, and they had no clue as to what their enemies were after. Who were these guys anyway? She didn't recognize the blue and purple-ish armor.
Venus shivered; and for another thing, she wasn't too happy about their location. Caves were definitely not on her list of most comforting places. Dark and closed off from literally everything, how could anyone stand it? Their team was clearly at a disadvantage.
Ben's body morphed into a blue and black hooded creature that was clearly not Humungosaur. As soon as the change was complete, Ben stood behind the boulder looking over himself doubtfully. "Big Chill is not Humungosaur," he finally stated in the alien's cold voice. "But that doesn't mean he's less able to kick your butts!"
In the blink of an eye, the young hero thrust himself amid the action, causing the blue and purple armored troopers to scatter. Ben flew this way and that, blasting ice at his opponents.
Rook, although still slightly irritated, took advantage of the sudden upsetting of their line of fire. Jumping out from his cover once again, he ran over to assist Ben in taking out several fleeing low-lives, shooting them down as his partner froze their feet to the ground. Venus joined in as well, knocking down as many of them as she could with her sun orbs.
"You see, Rook, all we needed was my awesomeness," Big Chill shouted as he grabbed another trooper and threw him into the wall before encasing him and several others in ice.
Rook's eyes briefly shifted to his companion as he readied himself to fight a charging enemy wielding a blue power sword. "Yes. Big Chill's abilities are most formidable," he answered back as he dodged the glowing blade. Turning the Proto-tool into a bow staff, he swung back at his rival, whacking the sword from the trooper's grip. The foe jumped back, nursing his injured hand. Rook then jabbed his weapon into the stomach of the trooper, causing him to shield his stinging middle. Rook then quickly swung the staff into the side of the enemy's head, instantly knocking him out.
He then turned to check on his other partner. "Venus, how are you doing?" he called out to her. He knew she was fine, but he felt the need to ask. Ben also turned his attention to the female member of the team. It was something about her being the only girl on their team; it only seemed right that they, the boys, looked out for her.
The teenage girl was engaged in combat with a trooper, who was trying and failing to get at her with his sword. With a glance over at her two partners, she sighed. They were doing that thing again. She didn't need them to be looking over her shoulder all the time.
"Well, I'm kind of busy right now!" she yelled back as she blasted a yellow orb at her opponent who had wondered too close. The mass of energy exploded in his face, and he stumbled back several feet, grasping his visor with both hands. Venus smirked as she clenched her fist in victory. He wouldn't be making that mistake again. The trooper scrambled to get up, and a wide smile spread across the girl's face as she kicked him back down again. It felt good to finally show what she could do.
"Y' know, you guys don't have to be all concerned about me. I mean, I appreciate it, but I can take care of myself," she said, flicking her green ponytail back victoriously as she stood over her fallen adversary.
Rook tried his best not to smile, but the side of his mouth slid upwards into a crooked smirk as he nodded. He couldn't help it; Venus looked so confident, but something about the way she stood and the manner of which she had flipped her hair behind her shoulder was just so… cute.
Venus caught him through the corner of her eye and blushed as a wave of embarrassment washed over her. Did she really just do that?!
"Well I hope you can right now, because, guys, we have more company!" Ben interrupted, the sharp black finger of his alien form pointing towards the mouth of the cave.
Rook and Venus turned to where he was pointing. And with a gasp, Venus saw that he was right; a whole new wave of armored foes was swarming in through the opening.
"Whoa! Where are all these guys coming from?" Venus shouted. She jumped back just in time, the place she had stood pelted by laser fire.
"Good question! These guys seem like they're spawning from nowhere!"Ben answered in Big Chill's raspy voice. A few low beeps came from the Omnitrix as he was engulfed in green light. "Awww crap! Worst time to time out, Omnitrix!" Ben complained as he ran mid-transformation back to cover. Rook and Venus did likewise; all three just barely escaping the newest onslaught of ammunition.
Sorry about how short this is. I will try to post a new chapter as soon as I can. Please tell me what you think!
