"There has to be a mistake, I cannot be seriously about to die, right?"
Ben Tennyson sat on his bed, staring at Professor Paradox with wide eyes of shock. Paradox could only shake his head in regret.
"I'm sorry Ben, but there are some things even a time traveler can't do to help someone. This is beyond my control." He said coolly as he stared down at the teenager. He was not a reaper, and this was not his job, but Ben had saved the entire world more than once. He owed him enough to tell him that death was soon on its way.
Ben only stared at his hands nervously. "Is there any way for you to tell me when it's going to happen?" He asked.
"Telling people of their death only makes things worse so therefore I cannot say."
Ben kept on staring at his hands, thoughts racing and heart pumping. His stomach felt tight, and it took all his might to not burst out on the strong emotions he felt. He took a breath and sighed.
"I guess it can't be helped," he murmured cooly. "I'll face whatever is coming for me."
The teenager raised his gaze to stare at the Professor with fierce green eyes. What was it they showed? Determination? But suddenly his gaze softened when he saw the Professor's grief.
"Don't grieve for me Paradox. I know the world will be well cared for in the hands of the Plumbers."
"Yes," Paradox murmured. "I suppose it will. Take care Ben. Fate will have its eyes on you."
With that, a bright white light ignited and disappeared in a matter of seconds, and the Professor was gone, leaving Ben alone staring at a wall by himself.
This has to be a dream, he thought. There's no way…
He pinched himself.
Ow! No, it's not a dream. This is it. This is where my life ends.
Not knowing when or how, he knew it was soon. The clock near him read 4:07 am. Why was he up at this ungodly time? Yawning, he turned off the lights and settled on his back staring at the ceiling.
This was going to be a long night.
A/N: This is mostly a test or a preview. I have more written down but I wanted to see if anyone was interested before I continue publishing...
I started re-watching the Ben 10 series for nostalgic purposes and I just love it so here I am.
I wanted to focus on Ben's relationship with Gwen and Kevin a bit more, so Grandpa Max is absent and this takes place in an alternate timeline before Omniverse because I have not seen it yet and clearly Ben is not dead.