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AN: This is going to be a very big AU of Season 2 of BtVS, The Ben 10 series and Smallville
Spoiler for Season 7 of BtVS
Chapter 1
Xander was walking home one night when he saw a meteorite crash into the ground near one of the graveyards. He rushed to the graveyard and saw a small pod lying on the ground, he went closer and the pod opened up a watch like device suddenly leapt on to his wrist.
'What the hell is this thing?' he thought nervously, 'it looks like a watch.'
'Hmmm, looks cool. I can't wait to show it to Buffy and Willow tomorrow. Maybe Giles can figure it out,' he thought as he headed out. Unaware that two sets of eyes were watching him.
Paradox was chewing on a gumball, watching the boy walk away.
He looked at his companion and said, "Azmuth, was this the right thing to do? It's going to be hard on him when he leaves."
"Yes and you know better then I do that it was the right thing to do, the Kryptonian will need help soon and that boy is our last best hope," Azmuth replied.
"Indeed, I know that. I am just worried about the Powers that be, what if they interfere in our plans for the boy?" Paradox asked.
"Let them try, they have continued to ignore him and focused their efforts on the two girls and I see nothing but trouble with those two," Azmuth muttered.
"We simply should have asked him to come, it would have been better," Paradox said.
"Yes and we are going to ask him to come along with us," Azmuth said, "I want you to show him his future if he stays here."
"Well, we better do it quickly because he is about to be attacked by that Angelus guy and I don't know about you but I would prefer the boy to be alive," Paradox said.
"Indeed, I think we can handle him ourselves," Azmuth said.
Xander had been careless and he was surrounded Angelus and some fledges, 'dammit,' he thought looking at his stake, he knew he was done for.
"Ah Harris, I was wondering when we could meet alone without your friends. Care for a nice walk in the moonlight?" Angelus asked.
"Oooh," Xander said, "I am so flattered deadboy but, unlike Buffy, I prefer my dates to be warm to the touch and have a pulse."
"Oh Xander, don't try to hide behind sarcasm. Tonight your blood is going to be mine and then maybe I can call you dead boy," Angelus sneered.
Ohohohohohgodgod, he's going to turn me into a vampire, Xander thought.
"Yes boy, I am going to turn you into one of us," Angelus said, "and then maybe we can visit your friends."
"I think not vampire," they both heard a voice call out. Angelus turned his head and saw a man wearing a lab coat along a small greenish gray thing looking at him.
"Do you mind?" Angelus said, "This is a private matter between me and the boy."
Paradox sighed, some creatures were really too stupid to understand that they were already beaten.
He said, "in fact, I do mind and now if you don't mind I want you and your little group of the living impaired to step away from the boy."
Angelus just looked and said, "You and what army, human?"
Azmuth said, "We don't need an army to deal with the likes of you, vermin."
"Aren't you a little small to be making threats little guy," Angelus said.
"It's a poor man who judges on size alone," Paradox said, "though perhaps you speak from experience of being judged on your size."
Angelus roared and ran to the man who had insulted him with the intention of smashing his face in.
Paradox smiled and walked behind a nearby tree, he appeared behind Xander and said, "Why, whoever is he aiming for?"
Xander yelped, "How the hell did you do that!!!?" he screamed.
"Why my dear boy, I walked," Paradox said.
Angelus snarled and said, "When I get hold of you old man I am going to teach you the meaning of the word pain."
"Oh, I am afraid I already know about pain," Paradox said, "now, what about you?"
Angelus rushed again towards Paradox, screaming in rage.
Paradox sighed again, 'this was getting tiresome,' as he walked behind Xander and reappeared with Azmuth.
"Now, listen to me you overgrown leech," Azmuth said, "we can do this all night and it will still end with you turning to dust."
"Or," Paradox said, "you can gather your minions and leave with what's left of your pride, we only want to talk to the boy."
Angelus looked at Xander and said, "Later Harris, when these guys leave, your mine."
The other vampires decided that it was best to run away now; this guy had just humbled one of the scourges of Europe. They believed he was more than capable of doing the same to them.
Angelus snarled as he saw his minions run away, "Cowards," he screamed as he too ran away.
Xander looked at the two people who saved his life and said, "thank you. But now I should get going."
Paradox smiled and said, "My boy, we would like to talk something over with you please."
"Uhhh, why me?" Xander asked, "If you need a fighter call Buffy."
"Because," Azmuth said, "I need someone to help us and you are the best chance and it's not like your future is any good here."
"Oh come on, I am not going to just pick up and leave because you say my future is no good here," Xander said.
Paradox smiled and said, "Would you like to know what your future could be, I can show you if you want?"
Xander looked at him and asked, "Really?"
"Yes, come with me along the path of time," he said, grabbing Xander's hand.
They appeared outside of a vineyard, Xander recognized it as one that was outside of Sunnydale. He saw himself leading a bunch of girls into a building.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Oh, I am afraid we came too soon. We have to walk a wee bit further Xander," Paradox said.
As they walked, they saw Xander fighting some guy who looked like a priest.
"Who is he?" Xander asked, "And why am I fighting him?"
"Ah, that would be Caleb; he is a woman hating minister who joined the First Evil and now he is going to gouge out your eye," he said.
"What the hell!!?" Xander screamed, "Do you mean he is going to gouge my eye out?"
"Just watch and you will see," Paradox said.
They watched the scene unfold until the younger Xander ran away and puked.
Paradox followed him and sighed, "I wished I didn't have to show you that but, from what I have seen, it only gets worse from there. I only showed you the beginning."
"But I can change it, right? You showed me the future, so I can avoid it?" Xander asked with a bit of desperation in his voice.
"It is possible, but I must tell you that trying to change what could happen may very well cause it to happen," Paradox said.
"I hate time travel," Xander grumbled.
"It does cause more problems than it solves it seems," Paradox said.
"So, what's behind door number 2?" Xander asked.
"I only showed you what could happen if you stay, I won't show you what happens if you leave with us. Where's the fun in that?" Paradox said with an innocent look.
"I hate you right now," Xander said.
"I can live with that," Paradox said, "its not the first time you said that to me."
"We've met before?" Xander asked.
"No, I have met you in the future before I met you today," Paradox replied.
"Huh!!!?"
"Its temporal mechanics, a bit beyond your grasp I am afraid," Paradox said.
They reappeared next to Azmuth with Xander looking shocked and confused.
"So," Azmuth said, "what is your answer? Will you leave with us? I promise I will keep an eye on your friends if you're worried about them."
"But, how can I help you guys? I'm just a normal guy, the powerless one," Xander said.
"First of all, stop saying that about yourself," Azmuth said, "powers don't make the hero, it's the person that makes the hero."
Paradox looked at Xander and said, "What my companion says is the truth and I have met several none powered hero's before."
Azmuth then added, "Your not powerless anymore, I gave you something that will even the odds."
"What did you give me?" Xander asked.
"The watch you are wearing is called the Omnitrix; it is literally a Noah's ark of genetic samples of alien DNA. It can transform you into more than a million different types of aliens, each with their own sets of powers," Azmuth said.
Xander looked at the watch and saw a picture form on the surface. He looked at Azmuth and Paradox, they both nodded.
He pressed down on the watch and felt his body change, he shut his eyes and when he opened them he saw that his hands were on fire.
"OH GOD, I'M ON FIRE!!!" he screamed.
"No your not boy, you just transformed into a alien. It will be alright; just relax and get use to your new form," Paradox said
Xander sighed and began to relax, he felt better as he got used to the new form.
"It will get easier with time," Azmuth said, "but our question still goes unanswered; will you help us?"
"If I did, when would we leave?" Xander asked.
"As soon as possible," Azmuth said, "but we can't have your friends looking for you so make up some excuse to leave them."
"What about the Hellmouth?" Xander asked, "We can't just leave it around with the demons and vampires."
"Let your friends handle, it if it is something they can't handle I will make sure to help them," Azmuth said.
"Well, can I at least spend one more day here?" Xander asked, "If I do agree to go that is."
Paradox smiled and said, "of course you can my boy, but remember; time is short."
"Thanks, is there a way I can contact you two?" Xander asked.
"Just say 'Paradox' and I will appear and we can talk again," Paradox said.
The next day Xander walked to school, he had spent all night trying to decide whether or not if he should go, when he was stopped by a badly dressed man.
"Hey kid," the man said, "my name is Whistler, I work for the powers that be and we are telling you to stay, your needed here."
Xander growled and said, "what if I don't want to stay here? Are they going to strike me dead or something like that?"
Whistler growled and said, "No, they won't, but bad things can happen to your friends if you're not around."
He replied, "Okay, so you're saying that if I don't stay, my friends are going to be hurt and possibly die?" Xander growled, "I have already made my decision and I am going to leave with those two guys from last night."
Whistler said, "That's a mistake kid. I can't let you go, your needed here."
He didn't notice that Xander's watch had begun to beep and when he walked towards the boy Xander Harris was gone and in his place was a four armed creature."
Xander looked down at Whistler and asked, "How many pieces do you want to be shipped back to your bosses in?"
The balance demon knew he was gonna die if he didn't get away, as he backed away he was grabbed by the monster the boy had become.
Xander sighed, "Get back here you spineless coward. I am leaving because they showed me what could happen and I decided that I will make my own decisions from now on, okay?"
Whistler nodded, praying to the powers that the kid would be merciful.
He threw Whistler down and then said, "I don't want to see or hear of you or your bosses again."
Whistler ran away terrified and in need of new underwear.
The powers could send someone else to handle him, he thought.
Xander whistled a happy tune as he walked into the library, Giles was telling Buffy about some demon of the week. Willow and Oz were talking in the corner.
He cleared his throat and said hi to everyone in the library.
"Hey Xander, what's up today?" Willow asked.
"Not much Wills but I should tell you that I am leaving Sunnydale tonight," he replied.
Buffy looked at Xander and screamed, "You can't leave, I need you, and where are you going?"
"Xander, may I ask what made you decide to do this?" Giles asked.
He sighed and told them about the events of the night before and why he had finally decided to go.
Giles sighed, "Xander, I think you're being foolish in going like this on just these stranger's words and something they showed you."
"Well then, ask them yourselves," he said.
"Paradox, I need you now," Xander called.
"Well my boy, have you made a decision yet?" Paradox asked.
"Yeah I have decided; I will go with you but could you tell them," he said pointing at the Scooby gang, "why I'm going," Xander asked.
"Of course Xander, we need him somewhere else that he can make a real difference and that isn't here," Paradox said.
Buffy sneered, "And why did you choose him and not me? I got powers, he doesn't."
"Because young lady, it isn't your fight and Xander has powers now."
The Omnitrix beeped again and Xander activated it. He turned into a green creature with a fiery red head, a black stripe along the sides of his body and red spikes on his shoulders.
Willow screamed, "Oh my god, you turned him into a smelly demon."
"Hey," Xander said, "I am NOT smelly."
But then he smelled himself and said, "Okay Willow, I will give you that one."
Oz thought, 'Cool, he just transformed.'
"Good lord!!!" Giles exclaimed.
Buffy growled, "He doesn't have powers, he's a monster now and now I have to slay him."
Paradox looked at her with a cool expression on his face.
"So, that's your attitude is it? May I ask about Angelus; he has been out of control for quite some time. Answer me, why does he still live? Is it because he looks human?" Paradox asked.
"Not its not that, I love him," Buffy replied.
"Ah, but Angelus and Angel are two different beings, they are not the same person," Paradox said. "I might also add that you have a duty to stop him as you were the one who broke the curse on him."
Buffy screamed, "How do you know about the curse?"
"My dear, I know about the curse because I watched it being cast the first time," Paradox said. "Now Xander, are you ready to go? Have you said goodbye to everyone you wanted to?" Paradox asked.
"Yep I did, so where are we going?" Xander asked.
"Not here, I don't want them over hearing where you will be living and visit you," Paradox said
Paradox grabbed Xander and they teleported to a field.
"Where are we?" Xander asked.
"Not where, when. Xander, we are about to watch the event that will bring what will be one of the greatest heroes of all time to this planet. Now, look at the sky," Paradox said.
Xander looked up at the sky and saw meteors crash down onto the field; he looked at Paradox who was looking at the shower interest.
"There," he said and pointed to a small silver object crashing towards the earth.
"What, or who, is that?" Xander asked.
"Well my boy; that is one of the last surviving members of a dead planet. He will be raised by good people and become a champion for the world," Paradox said.
"And why am I here?" Xander asked.
"Because dear boy, he is going to need a friend and also we thought you could use a better future," Paradox said.
Azmuth suddenly came out of Paradox's pocket and said, "You decided to help? That's good to hear."
"Look Xander, the kid is going to have good friends but he is going to need more friends than just them," Paradox added.
"So, what's the name of my new hometown?" Xander smirked.
Paradox said, "Of course, where are my manners? Xander Harris, welcome to Smallville."
TBC
AN: The aliens that Xander turned into are: Heatblast, Four Arms, and Swampfire.
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