The More Things Change Part 1
Hello everyone and welcome to my Ben 10 Omniverse story,
This is a direct sequel to my first story Ben's Pet Wolf.
I watched the sneak peek and it sucks Kevin leaves to be with Gwen.
I think that not having Kevin and Gwen around will hurt the show.
Still in here it's going my way and I saw how they look now.
Meh Kevin and Ben look weird, but alas the story must start.
So this will be in two parts like the first episode and enjoy! :)
5 years ago, Ben as Four Arms is fighting a red Galvanic Mechamorph called Malware.
While at first it appears that Ben is winning, Malware manages to grab the Omnitrix!
He forces Ben to transforms back to human while Malware confronts Ben and taunts him about his defeat.
Ben keeps hoping for once the Omnitrix recharges quicker for once in his life.
Which allows just enough time for the Omnitrix to activate again for Ben's sake.
Ben transforms into Feedback and uses his energy absorbing and redirecting powers to quickly defeat Malware.
In the present day, 16 year-old Ben is in pursuit of Zombozo who has stolen a brain from Bellwood's brain bank.
With Gwen and Kevin right beside him jumping from building to building wondering why steal a brain.
Ben transforms into Lodestar and with Kevin and Gwen's help captures Zombozo, saving the stolen brain.
Once Zombozo is tied up and knocked out by Kevin, Kevin and Ben help Gwen prepare to leave Bellwood.
Gwen is skipping several grades of high school to go to Ivy League college since she has the brain power.
Ben is saddened by this news, Kevin looks like he's about to do back-flips for Gwen leaving their house finally.
" You know there are good colleges here in Bellwood, you don't have to leave."
" True, but there's no Ivy League ones. Come on you know I love saving the world with you, I just want to see some it while I can."
" Yeah I know, it's just we've been through alot together and the kids will miss their aunt and nanny."
Ben looks to see Kevin rubbing his arm and checking the area for something.
Ben was surprised to see his husband wearing that old lock around his neck now.
Ben has a wolf shaped key that unlocks it because Ben is the key to Kevin's locked heart.
Still it would be different not having Gwen around, but hey things change.
" Well Gwen even though I didn't like the fact you were our nanny, I'm glad it was you and I hope you do well in college."
" Thanks Kevin now just make sure not to kill Lance while I'm gone okay?"
Kevin growled at the mentioning of that pervert and tried to not destroy anything in sight.
Since Lance and Albedo moved in, things have been more tense and with Gwen leaving...
Since Gwen is leaving, Lance and Albedo decided to be the new nanny until their house was rebuilt.
Gwen was the one beside Ben to stop Kevin and Lance's fights before they even start.
Ben didn't know how long the house would survive in 8 months between those two.
" We're cousins Ben, it's not like we're going to see each other again, there's holidays and semester vacations."
" Yeah you're right so long Dweeb."
" Take care of yourself Dork."
Ben and Gwen hug each other one last time before Gwen hugs Kevin and enters her car.
She drives away honking before her car is gone leaving Kevin and Ben alone for once.
Ben sighs and tears begin to form as Kevin hugs him and rubs his back to comfort him.
Kevin knew this would be difficult for Ben since they were close, but change happens whether you want it to or not.
Kevin felt his shirt become wet from the warm tears and hugs Ben tighter.
" Hey hey don't cry Benji, it hurts me to see you cry now calm down for me?"
" I know I know, but I hate how things are changing, but I am glad I have you to back me up."
" I'm your husband and mate, I'm all the backup you'll ever need now let's go send Zombozo away."
Ben and Kevin drive past Mr Smoothies seeing it wouldn't be the same without Gwen around.
They meet up with Grandpa Max, who tries to inform him about something important.
Before he can, an alarm goes off and Ben with Kevin goes off to find the problem.
When they arrives both are shocked to see half of a building destroyed, with a giant crater left.
Watching from the shadows is Khyber, who attaches the Nemetrix to his pet and lets the animal run into the crater.
Khyber whistles, and his pet transforms into Crabdozer and goes after Ben.
Ben trying to transform into Humungousaur, but transforms into Spidermonkey instead.
Kevin shifts into his wolf form and hits the alien with his sonic howls dead on, but no damage is shown.
Ben and Kevin try to fight it, but is no match for the strength of the creature as it continues to attack.
Just as Crabdozer is about to finish Ben as Kevin kept biting his leg, Khyber whistles again and calls it back.
Both change back to find a small alien hiding in a toilet and complain about his business being ruined.
Pakmar is his name and he reveals that this was his shop, a toilet emporium for different alien needs.
Unfortunately he was confronted by a gang of alien criminals carrying a large bomb.
The criminals force all of the alien shops in Bellwood to pay them Taydenite for "protection".
If the shop owners refuse, the criminals destroy their shops as a sign for everyone to pay.
With this information, Ben goes off to Mr. Baumann's alien grocery store.
He asks him if he has had any demands from the alien criminals while Kevin looked around the store.
While Mr Baumann originally denies that he has had any meetings with them, he eventually admits to it.
At first he does not want Ben to interfere, Ben manages to convince him to let him observe quietly.
In order to disguise himself, he turns into Cannonbolt and unfortunately immediately attracts attention.
Kevin is in his wolf form and sighs as he orders a sandwich and drink to settle his hungry stomach.
After accidentally dealing some damage to it, Ben settles down in the store's food bar.
Remembering how hungry he is, he asks the customer next to him if he can have his food.
The customer gives him a large serving to which Ben thanks as he enjoys the food.
Kevin sniffs the person and growls warningly as he sits closer to Ben for security.
The customer just continues to eat in peace as the trio of alien criminals arrive.
The alien criminals (Bubble Helmet, Liam, and Fistina) have arrived with their bomb.
Mr. Baumann quickly pays them the Taydenite so that they will leave, but Ben interrupts.
While both Bubble Helmet and Mr. Baumann try to convince Ben to stay out of it, Ben still confronts the criminals.
Bubble Helmet begins to attack and Cannonbolt rushes into the fight with Kevin ready to join.
Ducking behind his counter, Mr. Baumann expresses his disapproval of lasers and the damage that Ben always does to the store.
Kevin starts the fight with his sonic howls while the other customers run out of the store.
The alien that sat next to Ben at the food bar continues to calmly eat his meal.
Bubble Helmet activates the bomb and signals his partners to run away.
While Ben tries to breach the force-field around the bomb, he ultimately fails as the Omnitrix times out.
As Mr. Baumann inquires Ben about his cousin, the alien sitting at the counter unveils himself.
Using his proto-tool and agile gymnastics, the alien is able to defeat the criminals.
He introduces himself to Ben and Kevin as Rook, an alien Plumber sent by Grandpa Max, and Ben's new partner.
Kevin growls lowly and Ben tries to calm his mate down from the news.
" New partner? I already have a partner who is my husband after all."
" Yeah so why don't you use your fancy gymnastic skills and leap out of here before I hurt you!"
Ben is not happy to hear the news, trying to tell Rook that he works with Kevin now.
Rook insists that he is his partner and mentions how honored he is to meet Ben who is famous for his heroics.
While he likes hearing this, Ben still refuses to accept Rook as a partner.
However, due to the events around them, Rook and Ben cooperate to disable the bomb and catch the now escaping criminals.
Ben transforms into a new alien named Bloxx, for the first time and rushes to stop the bomb while Rook goes after the criminals.
Seeing that he can't affect the bomb due to the force-field and Bloxx's weakness, Ben and Rook switch places.
Ben covers the criminals with a dome he builds his body into, as Rook evaluates the bomb.
Rook states that he can't crack the force field in time, and needs to get the bomb out of the current populated area.
Blasting a whole in the wall with his proto-tool, he calls Ben over to help carry the bomb outside.
After scanning a nearby abandoned building for the presence of sentient life.
Rook deduces that there is no one for the bomb to hurt, and Ben attempts to throw it in.
As he is about to, the alien criminals run outside and blast Bloxx's arms to bits.
Bloxx tries to catch it, but the bomb breaks through him and falls back down.
With very little time left, Bloxx builds himself into a catapult under the bomb and launches into the empty building.
The bomb detonates, destroying the building and leaving behind a large crater.
The crater has exposed a hidden tunnel and the three criminals run into it.
Ben, Kevin and Rook run after them and emerge from the tunnel into a secret, underground, alien city:Undertown.
Ben is shocked by this discovery, but remembers his mission as he runs after the criminals with Rook.
Above-ground, Khyber once again attaches the Nemetrix to his pet.
Telling it to show no mercy, he releases it after Ben, and it runs into the tunnel.