Many people know about the Sith, correct? Well, you don't know about a certain version of Ben Tennyson, who gave rise to a grand Empire of the Sith. But how did he do this? It all happened in a Galaxy far, far away…
Disclaimer: I still don't own Ben 10. And I don't own Star Wars either!
"The Sith." = Talking
"The Sith." = Thinking
"The Sith." = Yelling
Awakening of a Sith
Walking through the desert outside of Bellwood was an angry Ben Tennyson. He was tired of it all. Ever since his stupid cousin, Gwen, got the Omnitrix, it's been nothing but scorn and put downs from everyone around him. Even his own FAMILY didn't seem to want anything to do with him! So, he left Bellwood in a fit of rage.
His once vibrant green eyes were now a sickly yellow against black sclera, and his arms were now decorated with strange, black and red tribal tattoos. He was currently shirtless, so you could see his perfectly well muscled physique. His mind was focused on only one thing right now - getting off world. If he could steal a Plumber ship, maybe he'd be able to find others who'd been scorned by their people and recruit them.
He shook his head in anger and exasperation. That would still take a lot of skill to take down all of those Plumber agents, not to mention Gwen with her blasted Omnitrix!
"Those hypocritical fools seem to enjoy seeing my misery on this wretched world. Even Verdona seems to have it out for me!" Ben thought to himself. "They seem to think that just because I lack alien powers that I am a weakling. Such hypocritical tripe; IT MAKES ME WANT TO VOMIT!"
He needed water, and some shade. One of them, he knew where to find.
Gwen's POV.
Finally, I lost those reporters! I've been trying to talk to Ben about this whole hero thing for over three months now, but these damn reporters keep on following me practically everywhere I go! And as luck would have it, Ben is nowhere to be seen once again.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was currently planning to kill me, bury my corpse, dig me up, clone me, then kill all my clones. ...What? It could happen!
It just doesn't seem fair. Ever since I got the Omnitrix and became a hero, Ben's been treated like he's just the bumbling sidekick who gets in my way. When I was ten, I'd have been inclined to agree with them. Makes me wanna go back in time, and stop myself from getting this ridiculous watch! Unfortunately, I can't.
CURSE YOU, PROFESSOR PARADOX!
And Rook is no help on this matter either. Don't get me wrong, he means well, but that Revonnahgander is three dimes short of a nickel. Wait…
"OH GODDAMNIT, ROOK!" (TFS FOR THE WIN!)
It was a long trek back home, but that was because I had to take the long way to avoid the stupid reporters. Vultures; the lot if them! When I got back inside, I saw my mom waiting for me in the living room.
"Gwen, I saw the whole thing on the news. You know that you should've been more careful!" she scolded.
I didn't really care what she said anymore, so I just replied with a simple "okay", and plopped face first onto the couch. It's predictable that she failed to ask if I tried to protect Ben. She and the rest of the family had pretty much forgotten all about Ben, and thought of him as nothing but a troublemaker.
It makes me sick! So sick, in fact, that I was actually considering just destroying this stupid thing and going back to the life of a normal, teenage girl.
...No… even if I did that, it wouldn't fix anything. All it would do is make both me and Ben easier targets for all of the enemies I've made over the years. I can't afford to do something like that. Especially not with…
Wait a minute! Mine and Ben's birthday is tomorrow. All I have to do is do something really special for him, and try to make him feel like part of the family again!
I immediately got up from the couch, and bolted up to my room, ignoring mom's orders to slow down. I've got a lot of planning to do.
Third Person POV.
Back in the desert, Ben had just found a bunch of crags that were providing him with shade. He felt the skin on his bare upper body stinging somewhat and figured that he might have a light sunburn, but he ignored it. It was a minor pain in comparison to the emotional pain that he refused to show.
He hated this feeling of weakness that lingered over his head like a vulture waiting to feed on the remains of a kill. He could feel an incredible power within him, but it was unlike anything he'd seen Gwen use, and it wasn't Mana.
"What is this power?" Ben mentally asked himself. "And why does it feel so… familiar?"
"'Tis the power of the Force, young man." echoed a woman's voice.
Ben immediately stood up and started looking around. That voice didn't sound anything like his "grandmother's", so he had every right to be suspicious. It might be a Plumber trying to drag him back to Bellwood. Well, he wasn't gonna let them do so without putting up a fight!
"You have no need to fear me, Benjamin." the voice assured.
"How do you know my name? Who are you?" Ben asked.
In response, a red mist began to exude from a cave that was near Ben's location. It almost felt as if it was calling out to him.
"Follow the mist, and you will find me."
While he was still suspicious about all of this, Ben knew he wasn't gonna find any answers standing around all day. With his anger temporarily forgotten, he walked over to the cave and began his trek into the darkness.
It was pitch black in the cavern, but the red mist gave off a small amount of light. This at least ensured that Ben wouldn't get lost. As he traveled deeper and deeper into the cave, Ben could feel a dark, almost sinister energy lingering in the area. His first instinct was to get as far away as possible from this horrible energy, but those thoughts were squashed by his resolve to find the source of this voice. Pretty soon, he found himself at the heart of the cave where he stumbled upon a strange sight.
There was an odd creature that looked almost like a human encased in a giant, red crystal. He could tell from looking that it was clearly a woman, but instead of hair, she has a pair of tendrils on the back of her head. And her skin was a deeper shade of red than the crystal encasing her. She was wearing a black bikini loincloth combo, black combat boots, and had black tattoos covering almost all of her body. Even her lips were black.
Ben could sense that the power that he felt earlier was coming from her, and it made him uneasy. That's when the voice spoke up again. But this time, Ben knew where it was coming from. It was the voice of that woman in the crystal!
"There is no need to fear me, Benjamin. My name is Darth Talon, and I wish to help you." she said telepathically.
But Ben wasn't so trusting. He'd been duped by something like this before, and has avoided contact with people ever since.
"How do I know this isn't a trick?" Ben asked warily.
"I can assure you that this is no trick. I sense that you are strong in the Dark Side of the Force, and will grow to be the strongest Sith Lord to ever exist." Talon explained. "However, you will need someone to train you to use your power the right way. I will teach you the ways of the Sith if you do three things for me."
Realizing that this power of his could help him enact his revenge, he decided to see what he was getting himself into.
"What do you want in exchange?" he asked.
"My first demand is that you swear eternal loyalty to the Sith. My next Demand is that you free me from this crystalline prison when you are strong enough. And my final demand… well, I'll get back to you on that."
Ben thought about these terms. While the third demand unnerved him due to being unknown, he was getting a pretty good deal here. So he made his choice.
"When do we begin… Master?"
***To Be Continued…***
