Note: Ben 10 is not mine to own but this story is. Enjoy my new, you know, thing we call fanfic story. Mind you, welcome to my imagination, so in this story remember that Ben, Gwen and Kevin are awesome but does not possess their usual superpower. But do not be deceived because they have their own ways of showing their human powers in here. The plumber helpers are full- blooded humans so don't think that Helen here is an XLR-8. Alright, go on, waste no more time! Happy Reading…
Prologue:
Gwen's POV:
Currently on duty in a famous bar in Bellwood talking to my client's psychotic ex- girlfriend, I turned away from the loud mouthed girl pretending I see something interesting on the table behind us, only to yawn widely in fatigue. These are the times when I wished I just pursued on being a professor at Elmore but no, I had to prefer excitement. Looking around the area where people were dancing with hired "scarlet women", I snorted in disgust. I thought being a professional spy would be more of a police thing undercover but for this time, I was an underpaid detective tailing a stalker. One of them had to be guilty of being Helen's accomplice.
Helen who was drunk and almost ready to past out, giggled wildly as she waved at someone on the dance floor. I raised my eyebrow questioningly searching for the person she was waving at but I can only see the barman at the other side of the building.
"Who's your friend?", I asked as I sipped my cocktail coolly which Helen gave me an hour ago when I 'coincidentally' bumped into her. I had my ways of making her talk, and I did it the easy way. I got everything I needed and all that was left is for me to stop and arrest her. She didn't answer but kept on humming and muttering to herself as she swayed on her seat. I looked at her and wondered if she was still sane to do her plan on assassinating Manny, the Hollywood movie star and her ex- boyfriend. I waved my hand in front of her pink face.
"Helen?", I asked giving a little distance, remembering how drunk people has the habit of throwing up," Are you still with me?", I added as I snapped my fingers patiently in front of her closed blue eyes.
That did the trick.
"Wha-? Where are we, Gwen?", she asked after shaking her head to regain a little of her lost consciousness. She seemed to remember after looking around and held her hand to her head hinting that it was hurting.
"Oh yeah, I was saying how Manny could be such an idiot", she asked with a frown turned in my direction.
"Sure", I immediately replied as I grabbed her hand before it gets another beer. She was going on again and I had to focus myself on her actions and words as if reading a long and deep book of my own. Helen is a beautiful girl without a doubt since a movie star dated her with her long and dark- blue silk hair and overwhelming dark-blue eyes. She was the opposite of me but we had some few things in common which were the of course our emanating beauty inside and out, our unfortunate luck over boys and the desire to exact revenge over heart- breakers.
But I didn't know that her revenge would be quite exaggerating maybe because she was raised in a world of servitude. Her parents and friends making her do things in their way, creating a puppet over her. Probably she became a stronger woman only to misinterpret it with murdering people who had done and will do the same. Yup, I did my research, as usual.
"What do you think I should do?", she asked seriously and I really didn't know what to say.
"You don't have to prove anything, Helen, eventually his guilt will kill him", I replied deep with concern. She only smirked at me.
"That won't take long enough, though", she said as her face brightened at something then touched her growing stomach. I forgot that she was pregnant, too, which only made matters worse.
"C'mon, I'm going to introduce you to Larry", she said as she stood up, grabbing her purse.
"I don't need a date", I replied and held her before she could fall and seeing that there was nothing to worry about, I excused myself to the comfort room which she replied not to keep Larry waiting.
I wasn't going to ponder away in this filthy mud hole, I thought looking around the room. How can someone call this place comfort? The toilets were a mess as well as the water.
I had to call someone.
"Boss, I'm checking in", she quickly said not waiting for any response.
"Had to check about last night or the client?", he asked in that handsome voice of his. She smiled at the side comment as she remembered about last night's company retreat. He thought I'd fall for the silly-act-of-drown-and-give-the-boy-some-air-sort-of-thing.
"Not the best time for flirting, boss. Tell me where's Mr. Armstrong? I've been stalling Helen long enough", I told my department supervisor, Michael Morningstar.
"Gwen, that client of yours is strong-headed. He isn't at home, said he was out on some silly bar. Dragon Maiden Bar", he replied coolly. I froze in my spot. That's why she was so nervous, she knew he would come
"For God's Sake, get him out of here, Helen's on the same spot. I have to go stop her", she yelled and heard that Mike was also alarmed.
"Make it sure, Gwen, Now Go", he said as he killed the line with me having that strange feeling that this wouldn't turn good at all.
Running towards where I left her, she dashed with sweat dropping furiously. She wasn't there anymore. I saw one of Manny's bodyguards running on the back area of the bar. And before I could follow him, I heard a shot. I winced at the sound realizing that it was too near where Manny should be evacuating.
"Please, no", I muttered running towards the scene," Helen, don't do this".
There behind the open door which Manny was supposed to get out was Helen holding a Pistol turned in the direction of the Bleeding movie star. He was shot on the right shoulder and I automatically rushed in front of him.
"Helen, hand over the gun", I said calmly as my body covered Manny from further harm. The bodyguards were doing their jobs, getting Manny away from Helen.
Helen made an evil grin," I knew you were the spy, Gwen", she said, her pistol now pointed at me and I thought for a second that she would have the guts to kill me.
"Someone spilled the beans, I guess", I said, all my courage now easily piling up again.
She smiled," You can say that, but for now, move or meet my Larry", she said threateningly pointing that "Larry" was the pistol. Who names a gun, again?
A gunshot was heard again though the bullet came through my shoulder, and the pain made me drop to the floor. I can see Manny crawling away from the scene but then heard another gunshot. My visions were failing but before I had gone, I threw my gun to Helen's direction.
Both our guns fell to the floor as well as Manny Armstrong's body and heard one of the bodyguards say they lost him.
But that was partially true, for I both lost him and my job.
Whaddya think guys? If you read this, Reviews are mostly appreciated and begged for.
- Kevin was not in this chapter as you can see but he will be on the ff. chapters
- Michael here is not truly paired with Gwen but a possible _? Find it out for yourself so no spoilers!
- Whoever read the book The Shadow Hunter by Michael Prescott, sounds familiar? The story was just modified with Ben 10 characters and a few more details.