Friend, Enemy, or Frenemy
Summary: The forever knights are after an ancient relic. Ben Rook, and Venus are determined to stop them with the help of a mysterious knight who says he is on their side but can he be trusted?
AN: Eh? What's up doc. This came to me when going to a hotel this weekend and I just had to write it. I would like to thank everyone for their encouragement on my stories especially Purplehood and Rookblonkorules. And an extra special thanks to Rookblonkorules for helping me write a bit of this chapter, her part is stated. Now then, on with the show.
Chapter 1: The Crimson knight
In Bellwood in a warehouse by the docks, the forever knights were picking up a shipment of weapons from an unknown buyer. The plumbers are aware of this and in a firefight with them currently.
Each side hiding behind crates firing and trying not to get fired at. Ben, Rook, Venus, Patelliday, Morty, and Bryk were firing with Patelliday, Morty, and Bryk using blasters, Rook using his proto-tool, Venus her sun-orbs, and Ben scrolling through the omnitrix for an alien that would be useful in this situation.
"You think they would have ran out of ammo by now." Ben stated peeking his head over the crates but immediately ducking as a blast nearly hit him in the head.
"Yeah well, these crates are filled with ammunition so they have a lot at their disposal." Venus commented shooting a sun-orb but missing.
"Still, you would think- AH!" Ben yelped as fire started to come from above as four nights stood on the platform that was at least fifty feet high stretching across the room, the kind over stages. Venus held her hands over her head and she created a shield to cover the onslaught of gunfire from above.
"Excellent thinking Venus." Rook commented keeping his eyes on the enemies from the front which V was happy about so he wouldn't notice her blush.
"Thanks" she replied in a timid tone which seem to go over the Revonnahgander's head.
"As much as the shield is a good idea, it won't hold forever." Patelliday interjected as one bullet from above made it through the shield and next to him causing him to yelp, also proving his point.
"I'm on it." Venus declared and without warning, dissipating the shield, and flew up to the platform, landing with grace and catching the attention of the knights. They then turned the fire to her which startled her for a second but she then regained her train of thought and worked to avoid them.
Venus back flipped three times avoiding the blast but as her feet were in the air to finish her fourth, one knight got a lucky shot to her arm and the pain and shock causing her to collapse.
Venus let out a moan as she stood up and looked at her arm, there was a tint of purple there from the blast. She turned her attention back to the forever knights just in time as they started to fire.
She stretched out her arms and concentrated her sun-orbs into a sun-shield to block the blasts. The blasts were weakening the shield and V quickly and causing her to slowly slide backwards but only just a tad.
Venus was very tired from the fire but glad that these knights up here were focused on her so her friends and uncle could focus on the other knights below with them.
Finally having enough of it, she dissipated her shield, and jumped high and forward into the air curling into a ball and flipping as she landed behind the knights with grace though slightly rock the platform.
The knights turned to her as she threw a punch at one causing him to stumble backwards. She delivered a roundhouse kick to another one in the head knocking him out and him falling to the ground.
The other two knights charged at her, she simply jumped over them and managed to kick one in the back. She threw another punch at the other but he ducked and did a sweeping kick to the florien's feet causing to land on her back. She groaned at the pain and gasped as the knight tried to deliver a pile driver but she rolled out of the way and got to her feet.
The knight got up from the ground and got into a fighting stance as did V. Just as she was about to strike the knight, he yelled: "NOW!"
He simply moved to the side and the first knight that she punch stood behind where he was with some kind of blaster and fired it, a orange laser shooting out.
It hit her and she let out a scream as some kind of energy coursed through her body, making her feel weak and sick. This scream did not go unnoticed by her friends below.
"VENUS!?"Rook exclaimed in panic and worry for his female companion.
After a moment the screaming stopped as did the firing. She swayed on her feet, her vision blurry but became clear as the knight that called the command punched her in the face causing her to pass out and fall to the floor landing on her stomach, letting out a little moan.
The two knights stood over her as the second one she punched approached with a different kind of blaster.
"Say goodbye girly." He said as the gun charged and just about to fire came a voice stating: "Leave the fair maiden alone."
The knights turned to the left end of the platform to see another knight, but looked like the forever ninja, his armor blue, and build exactly like Rook's.
"Or what?" Asked the non blaster wielding knight. The blue knight drew his sword from it's case on that was attached to the sash around his chest and back, resting on his right shoulder.
"Or I will make you leave her alone." The blue knight threatened.
Down on ground level, Rook was wondering what was happening on the platform above, he hadn't heard anything after V's scream from a moment ago.
Unfortunately he wasn't crouching down low enough and got hit in the chest which caused him to land on his back.
"Rook, keep your head in the game!" Patelliday exclaimed firing a shot taking a knight out.
"But Magister Patelliday, how can you not be worried about Venus up there by herself dealing with who knows how many knights?" Rook asked crouching again but paying more attention.
"Trust me, I am. But she can take care of herself." Patelliday replied and right after he finished a knight fell down from the platform and into the middle of the cross fire, his armor smoldering.
"If you ask me, it's the knights we should be worried about getting hurt." Patelliday added as he and the revonnahgander stared at the fallen knight, wide eyed.
"Alright, think I got it this time." Ben declared as the selection of aliens stopped and the middle of the watch sprouted up. "C'mon Humangusaur." He slammed down on the watch and instead of Humangusaur, he got Ditto.
"Ditto? Well better than nothing." The small alien resoluted with a big old grin. On the knights side, one got a communication and when it ended, he announced: "Mission accomplished, we can leave now.
With that, another knight threw something into the negative space between them all which beeped and caused a small explosion.
The men were coughing due to the smoke that came from the explosion to see all the knights including the one from the platform above, gone.
"Where'd they go?" Ditto asked changing back to Ben.
"Wherever they went, there long gone by now." Patelliday responded lowering his blaster.
"We better make sure Venus is alright." Rook stated and headed off without an answer, followed by Ben and Patelliday.
Venus let out a slight moan as she fluttered her eyes opened. She currently had a splitting headache and still felt oddly weak. She lifted herself as if doing a push up and brought hand to her head letting out another moan and closing her eyes.
'What happened?' She thought.
"Need a hand princess?" She heard a deep, sorta robotic man voice ask. She opened her eyes she saw a hand in front of her and looked up to see a man clad in dark blue armor that reminded her of Rook if he was in armor like the forever ninja's, but blue of course.
"Who are you?" She asked lifting the hand that was rubbing her head.
"Your knight in shining armor." He replied. Venus looked from the knight to the hand and back to the knight with a skeptical look, while using the hand that rubbed her head to take the knight's hand as he gently lifted her off the ground.
"Are you alright?" The knight asked with concern as Venus stood.
"Uh-" She started but was cut of from a voice and footsteps behind her.
"Venus, are you alright?" She turned to see Rook, Ben, and her uncle Patelliday running towards her and knew that the speaker was Rook. She let go of the knight's hand and let her arm hang at her side.
"Yeah, fine." She responded slightly shakily as the men came to stand around her.
"Who're you?" Ben asked raising a brow at the knight.
"My apologies. Allow me to properly introduce myself. You may refer to me as the Crimson knight. " He stated bowing for a moment and back to standing up straight.
"But, your armor's blue." Patelliday says and Venus slightly giggles at this.
"What exactly happened up here?" Rook asked, the question being more directed to Venus which she was aware of and turned to face the guys.
"Well I was fighting the knights when I was zapped then knocked out." Venus explained up until where she didn't know what happened.
"That is where I came to your rescue, my lady." Crimson knight added and V turned to face him and gave a small smile.
"Thanks by the way, I owe ya one." She commented oddly feeling her cheeks redden just a tad.
"Venus, you are aware he is a forever knight, right?" Rook asked and V turned to the men with a skeptical look.
"Then why would he save me from them?" Venus asked, her question slightly rhetorical.
"Yes, I am not with the knights and mean no harm to any of you. And to prove that…" Crimson trailed off as he took off the sash around his chest with his sword and handed it to Venus. After a second of hesitation she did grab it and held it tight.
(Rookblonkorules part starts)
Rook narrowed his eyes when he noticed V clutching the sash. "Even so," Rook said coldly, stepping forward holding a pair of cuffs. "But until things are sorted out, it is my duty to arrest you in the name of the plumbers."
Crimson held out his hands obligingly, shooting V a charming smile as Rook cuffed his wrists. V blushed.
Rook noticed and pulled the cuffs tighter than necessary.
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"We better get back to base." Patelliday advised heading to the stairwell at the edge of the platform with Ben following behind. Rook dragged Crimson gruffly by the arm but it didn't seem to phase the knight at all.
Venus just stood there looking at her friends then to the sword with a guilty feeling. She noticed how rude and cold Rook acted when she clutched the sword and how tight he made the cuffs. She felt a bit guilty because she was sure she made Rook mad somehow and she let out a heavy sigh.
"Venus, are you coming?" She shot her head up to see Rook waiting for her at the stairwell with the perp.
"Yeah coming." She replied a smile upon her lips as she headed towards her taller partner to make there leave but realizing that she suddenly felt,
Empty.
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