Crime and punishment
I do not own Ben 10
He couldn't believe it. Vilgax has him against the corner. They've been battling for what seemed like hours. The battle was intense it blew up the rustbucket and Max was knocked unconscious. Even Gwen was injured which made Ben explode with rage. He hit Vilgax with everything he had but it still wasn't enough. He stood pressed against the mountain as four arms and was covered with scratches and bruises. He panted rapidly and was about to punch Vilgax but the latter grabbed his fist in his hand
"It's no use Tennyson. You cannot vanquish me"
"Yeah? Well you can't vanquish ME squid face!" snapped Ben as Vilgax's eyes narrowed
"Foolish human; the only way for me to get that watch is if I kill you and I won't stop till I will, no matter who gets in the way. Even if it's your filthy cousin or grandfather…"
"Who you calling filthy squid shit?!" yelled Gwen. Both fighters turned to see Gwen leaning on the mountain and was panting porously. She was struggling to stay on her feet and remain conscious. Her pink sweater had a bunch of holes in it from the fight and her pretty face was damaged by cuts and bruises. She lifted her hand to try and use one of her spells but before she could do anything she groaned slightly and collapsed. Vilgax chuckled cruelly. He picked up Gwen buy the collar of her sweater and presented her to Ben
"See Tennyson? This is what happens when your friends get in the way. Your cousin tried to save you but she barely had the energy to stand up… such a pity…" he said and used his other arm to punch Gwen's head which sent her flying into the wall of the mountain
"Gwen!" yelled Ben and rushed to her aide. He flipped her over and pressed his ear to her chest. She wasn't breathing
"Gwen…" he said softly as the dreadful truth began to sink in
"She's gone… my cousin and best friend… she's gone… he killed her…" Ben closed his eyes tightly to try and block the tears
"I promise you Gwen; I'll make sure you didn't die in vain. You have my word. And you know I'm a man of my word…"
He got up
"Finished grieving for your cousin Ben?" asked Vilgax
Ben looked at him as four arms with fire and his eyes
"Ready to die?"
"Ready when you are you alien motherfucker"
Vilagx's eyes narrowed with anger
"How dare you curse me you slime?!"
"I'm going to kill you" said Ben with a shaky voice
Vilgax simply blinked at him
"Murder…" muttered Ben
"Murder!" yelled the teenager and tackled Vilgax. He used all four arms to punch him all over his body; especially his head and chest. Before long he pierced Vilgax's armor and was vandalizing his flesh with his punches
"You'll pay… I'll make you pay!" yelled Ben as he began to focus on beating up his head and kicking Vilgax wherever he could. As an act of desperation he grabbed Vilgax by the throat and held him in a headlock
"Let go of me you savage!" grunted Vilgax as he struggled to break free
Ben tightened his grip around Vilgax's neck in response
"You're the savage. You, who killed my only cousin and best friend, are you going to die and there's nothing you can do about it"
"No! No one kills me! I'll kill you for this Tennyson, you and your stupid cousin!"
"Fuck you!" yelled Ben as he reached for the squid part on Vilgax's face and began to pull as the alien screamed in agony
"Please! Have mercy! I'll do anything just no more violence" pleaded Vilgax
"There is no mercy. Not for you. Not after you killed my cousin you bastard"
"Why you mother-"
Vilgax's sentence was interrupted by a loud knocking noise and with that he fell to the ground; dead. Ben returned to his human form and looked at him and spat
"Good riddance" he said and walked towards his cousin. He dropped to the ground and finally let the tears flow freely. He cried like he never cried before. In his tears he released all his anguish, all his hurt and all his regret for being so brutal. He never had been so cruel. He'd been so cruel to Vilgax and so vulgar he didn't know he was anymore… if only his cousin were here. She could always give him guidance and she could always cheer him up when he was down. If only there was a way to bring her back. He rubbed his nose with hand and saw the watch was green again. He sniffed and looked at the watch. He groaned in frustration.
"This is your entire fault! You did this to me! You ruined my life!" he yelled as his anger began to drive him to insanity
"I might as well chop my hand off with an axe and be done with it! Arrgh!"
It was then that it hit him
"Axe… axe… why does that sound funny?"
His eyes widened in shock
"X! I could bring back Gwen using alien X!" yelled Ben and moved the dial around. Once he got his right alien he pressed the dial down and found himself floating in space again in front of those green heads; anger and compassion
"You again?" asked anger
"Yeah me. I need your help" said Ben. He felt tired. As if he aged by eighty years. He felt like he had nothing left in him. Nothing but emptiness and void
"Oh like what? You need our help to beat your enemies again?" asked anger
"That's enough anger" said compassion
"How can we help you Ben?"
"My cousin is dead" said Ben with dark empty eyes. The two heads looked shocked and exchanged horrified looks
"Gwen is dead" said Ben sadly and lowered his head
"I need your help. She's my best friend and I love her. I need your help to get her back. Please…"
Ben could feel another tear drop down his cheek and he closed his eyes shut
"I beg you… I just want my cousin back… please…"
The two heads looked at him sadly and sighed heavily trying to decide what to do…
To be continued…
I didn't know this story would come out so bold when I started writing it but at a certain point I decided I'm going all out.
Gwen had died and it's up to Ben to bring her back. Will he succeed? If he does how will Gwen react when she finds out what he did and how violent he became? What will she think of him? Will she abandon him? Will she understand and embrace him in a comforting hug? Does she share the same feelings he has for her?
All answers lie in the next chapter. Stay tuned and your questions shall be answered…