Thanks and Disclaimers

First, I would like to thank LibraSnakes 13 for allowing me to use some of his brilliant ideas and pairings and for inspiring me to write this (Thanks to his "How the Omnitrix came to be" story)

I would also like to thank for providing me with the info on species and home planets

And now, Disclaimers

I do not own Ben 10 or relating characters to the series (That's Man of Action's job)

I also do not own any ideas and/or plot twists and/or pairings that may have appeared in ANY of LibraSnakes 13's stories

I also do not own any references to things that may have been on TV shows or books

Without any further aju, let us begin

XLR8 was nervous, more nervous than she had ever been before. She had been accepted into the Inter-Galactic MWG Academy, where a student was chosen not by a test, a scholarship or having well known parents. The students at this academy were chosen by being patriotic to the planet they inhabited, were intelligent and strong, (emotionally, physically and mentally), or that they had a thirst for battle. The last reason had been the main reason many students had been through the academy. This school trained pupils who would be able to defend their planet, or galaxy if need be, if ever there was a war.

XLR8's only comfort was that her best friend, prince Fourarms had been accepted into the academy as well. Strangely, Fourarms' pet Vulpimancer, Wildmutt, had also been accepted into the academy.

XLR8 sniggered slightly on remembering how she and "The Prince" had first met

FLASHBACK

"Well Cela, here we are. Welcome, to Khoros!"

"Why did we have to come here dad?" XLR8 asked her Kineceleran father.

"Because I need a job, and here seems like a good place to start," ZPLine told her 10 year-old daughter "and you'll live at least 10 times longer than you would back home on Kinet"

"But dad, I liked it back home, and anyway you're a warrior. The only job you could get here would be the Tetramand Emperor's personal body guard!"

"A funny thing you should say that," said a deep booming voice called out from behind them "because I could really do with a personal bodyguard!"

The pair turned round to see a large red alien standing over them.

The alien was around 12 feet tall was very strongly built and had four yellow eyes. The eyes were the last thing you looked at because; the creature had four very muscular arms.

"You are the Tetramand Emperor, Machamp?" asked ZPLine cautiously

"Indeed I am, a least I was when I last checked. Bessy, am I Emperor Machamp of the Tetramand species?"

The Vulpimancer turned to her owner, sniffed very powerfully and then nodded her head before proceeding to jump on her owner and lick him very powerfully.

"I'll take that as a yes." chuckled ZPLine

"Come to the palace around lunchtime. To get to the palace, just head east from here and you won't miss it." Machamp announced. He then turned to XLR8 and said quietly to her "My son has not got many friends, besides Wildmutt his pet Vulpimancer, so I was wondering, would you mind befriending him for me?"

"I accept thisssss honour happily your Royal Highnessss." XLR8 replied quickly

"Fantastic, I'll see you both at lunchtime then."

END OF FLASH BACK

XLR8 was brought back to the present by the clock in her room alerting her that it was 12:30, and that she had to be ready by 1, when the bus should arrive. She packed the rest of her clothes and proceeded to pack her five most valuable items into her bags. Her helmet, her chest plate, her mother's ceremonial Kineceleran robe, and her black travailing cloak. As she packed the cloak, she began to wonder, there was something very weird about this cloak. Some people would call it a riding hood, as it so closely reminded people of little red riding hood's cloak, except in black. She put the thought aside as her father walked in with a very serious look on his face.

"Whatssssss wrong?" she inquired.

"I have to tell you something very important….."

Fourarms had had no time to reminisce as he packed his bags. He had to remove the things the servants had put in for him, and put in the things he wanted. It wasn't that he didn't like being royalty; it was just that he had no freedom without a servant by his side. XLR8 and Wildmutt he didn't mind, it was Jeeves that he minded the most. He never listened to him, only his father, and always told him to hush up about wanting to be a doctor or a chef.

As Fourarms packed his list few things, Wildmutt walked in with her case in between her mouth packed with all her favourite things, and made a gesture like it was time to go. Fourarms looked up at the clock. It read 12:55. Five minutes he thought better head on down to the gates. He took Wildmutt's bag from her, picked up his own and proceeded to head down to the palace gates.

XLR8 was already there when Wildmutt and Fourarms reached the gates, with 1 minute to spare. XLR8's dad was also there. This made Fourarms sigh slightly as he remembered his own father couldn't be here to see him off as he was on the other side of the planet.

At 1 o'clock on the dot the space bus landed outside the palace

"Last stop, hurry up and get on!" the bus driver shouted

"Good luck," ZPLine said as he huggedXLR8 "and don't get into too much trouble."

"Bye dad," XLR8 said to her father.

"Every big journey starts with a small step." Fourarms said

"In the five years I've known you, THAT is the most philosophical thing you have ever said!" XLR8 chuckled as she, Fourarms and Wildmutt boarded the bus to the Inter-Galactic MWG Academy.

My first chapter is finally done

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