The Multiverse. A strange and wondrous place, filled to the brim with nearly infinite different dimensions. For the most part, these universes remained unconnected, never interfering with one another. Not unless some force wishes them to…
The sun sat high above the few clouds that overlooked the small town of Echo Creek. Standing near one edge of the town was a short white building, with a sloping red roof. On the front of the building was a large yellow sign, which read "Britta's Tacos" in red lettering. Small picnic tables sat spotted around the restaurant, filled with customers.
Sitting at one of these tables were two teenagers, both of them eating burritos. A boy and girl, these two were happily munching away, enjoying their Saturday afternoon.
The boy had tan skin, with dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He wore a light grey shirt, with dark grey jeans and a red hoodie. He had olive sneakers, and a mole on his right cheek.
The girl had fair skin with light blue eyes, and long blonde hair, which sat past her knees. She wore a sea green short dress with a light pink octopus on the front, a white collar, and white lace on the sleeves and the bottom of the skirt. She had magenta and orange striped leggings, with purple boots that had a rhino design on them. Sitting next to her was a small star bag, a small face printed onto it.
"So, Marco, are you sure you don't want any sugar on your burritos?" the girl asked, waving a small bag at the boy.
"No, Star, I told you. Sugar does not go on a burrito! Now get that away from my burrito!" Marco said, pulling his own meal away from the bag, as Star smiled.
"Aw, come on, Marco! Just try a little! It won't hurt that mu-" Star began to tease, before being cut off as a beam of pure energy shot out of the sky, touching down a few blocks away from them.
"What in the world was that?" Marco asked, having leapt out of his seat, the burrito he had been eating landing on the ground next to him.
"I dunno… Wanna go check it out?" Star asked, turning to look at Marco excitedly.
"You think it's Ludo and his monsters again? 'Cause if so, I'm in!" Marco said, grinning.
Racing off towards the now dimming light, the two teens came to a halt, at the circle of singed road, two figures standing within the circle.
One of the figures to be made of crystal, wearing a black uniform with a green stripe, while the other looked almost like a skeleton, his thin body glowing as his skull-like face stared at the quickly forming crowd.
"Eon… You traitorous scoundrel! Return us at once! I must return to my home!" the glowing red figure shouted, looking up into the air, as the other being slowly pushed himself to his feet.
"What in the world happened…" the Crystal figured asked as he glared at the skeletal figure in front of him, before looking around, finally sighing. "Oh, great. I'm not in Bellwood anymore, am I?"
The endless void of a world was dark, filled with stone pillars that spiraled off into hundreds of directions, covered in a strange purple plant. The red and black horizon spread outwards in all directions, seemingly no end to the splotchy barren skies.
Spanning across the pillars of stone and plant, hundreds of species called this lane of existence home, several condemned to this prison of a dimension for the rest of their lives.
Standing among these different races was a machine, his transparent body glowing brightly with red energy. He was humanoid in shape, his form extremely skinny with an almost skull-like face, his glowing white eyes staring out into the endless void.
"Father…. I will find my way home, and I will become the perfect machine," the mechanical figure spoke, a hint of anger in his eyes.
"The Alpha Nanite, I presume?" a voice suddenly said, as a purple light flashed from behind him.
Alpha looked up, narrowing his eyes for a moment before spinning around as he punched at the new figure, energy covering the machine's fist.
Leaping backwards, the new figure chuckled standing up straight as he brushed himself off. He wore a black helmet, with a purple visor covering his eyes, as a black bodysuit covered his form. He donned silver gauntlets and boots, with a silver chestplate lying under a black jacket, silver shoulder pads resting on top. Around his neck was a silver collar, intended to protect him, as his face revealed his age, his pale skin and black lips giving the appearance of near death.
"Who are you… and why have you come here? What purpose do you have to interrupt me?" Alpha demanded, the energy around his fists growing as he took a step closer to the stranger before him.
"My name? Hehehe…" the figure chuckled, closing his eyes. "My is Eon… but that has no real importance to you, does it? How about I offer another name, one you might be more familiar with? Ben Tennyson?"
Alpha's white eyes immediately shot open, before he glared at Eon, clenching his fists tightly. "What do you know about that boy, and his highly advanced horological wrist-bound device?"
"Oh, I know lots about Ben Tennyson. But that's not why I'm here. You see… A few associates of mine have the same hatred of Ben as you do. In fact, we've been working on a plan to rid us of Tennyson forever!" Eon said with a grin, Alpha raising a non-existent eyebrow.
"You would wish to destroy the humanoid juvenile, instead of taking the device in which he holds his power? I find that course of action illogical. The device could be used to greatly increase any of your… 'associates' power. Why not just relieve Tennyson of his device?"
"We've tried that before," Eon said, looking off into the endless red void behind the nanite-based being. "One of my associates, Vilgax the Conqueror, has attempted to remove the watch from the boy's hands before. One of the attempts lead to the loss of his warship, while the second time almost ended in his death."
"So… Ben Tennyson has been able to defeat you and your associates several times, I presume?" Alpha inquired, lowering his fists as he walked over, standing next to Eon.
"Dozens and dozens of times… but now, we've finally figured out a way to dispose of him for good. And we're almost prepared, but we need just one last thing," Eon said, turning sharply to face Alpha.
"And that 'last thing' is me?"
"Well, it's less that we require you specifically, but that we require your abilities. You see, with you ability to control machines, we would be able to completely control a being that could distract Tennyson long enough to initiate our plan!" Eon corrected, clenching his fist in the air, smirking at the machine.
Alpha stared back at him, blankly. "Besides, I am able to travel through space and time freely. Help us, and I may be able to return you to your beloved universe of Nanites."
Alpha looked into Eon's eyes, staring coldly at him, before holding his hand out towards the time traveller, his robotic eyes narrowing. "If I must help destroy Ben Tennyson to return to my home, then I shall accept your offer."
It was just an average day for the town of Bellwood. The blue sky sat high above the cityline, with small clouds floating past, providing spots of share under the warm rays of the sun.
Sitting close to the edge of the urban section of town, a smoothie shop stood tall, busy with customers as the day progressed. Relaxing after a long day, a young teen sat at one of the many tables, sipping on his drink.
Dressed in a black t-shirt, with a green stripe running down the middle of the shirt, and the tops of his sleeves, the number 10 set right in the middle of the shirt. He had on brown cargo pants, and his shoes with green and white. His brown hair flew into his face as a slight breeze caught it, covering his emerald eyes, a strange watch on his left wrist.
"Ah, I missed this. Just sitting here, enjoying a smoothie after a long day's work. I mean, being a famous superhero is fine and all, but…" the teen said, spinning around to lean his back on the table, staring up at the sky, "It's been awhile since everyone's been obsessed with 'Ben Tennyson, Defender of Humanity, and Savior of the Universe.' Which I don't mind. Some peace and quiet is good."
Ben sighed, looking down at his smoothie as he stood up. "Well, I guess it's time to get back to work. Rook's most likely counting how many seconds I'm late," he said, chuckling to himself as he turned towards his bike, a large white and green motorcycle with a car-like hood on top.
"He should be counting the seconds until your death!" a voice announced, Ben's eyes narrowing as he spun around, glaring at purple pillar of energy that had appeared, Eon and Alpha suddenly standing before Ben.
"Eon! I see you've bro-" Ben began to say, his usual cocky attitude pausing mid sentence as he stared at the mechanical being before him. "Alpha? How did you escape the nanite prison Rex made?"
"I am able to control Nanties, Tennyson. A prison made of them was never going to hold me. It was only… inevitable that I would escape," Alpha said, his robotic demeanor ever as present.
"Well then… I guess it's time for me to show you how baddies are beat here in my world!" Ben said, pressing the faceplate on his watch, causing it to slide back, a circular disk appearing form within.
"Don't think I'm just going to stand on the sidelines and watch, Tennyson!" Eon yelled, his fists glowing with purple energy, before firing two beams towards Ben.
"Not a chance, Eon!" Ben said, smirking. Pressing down on the disk within the watch, Ben's body began to transform, a flash of green light enveloping his form. As the two beams made contact, Ben chuckled, holding his arms out.
Standing in Ben's place was a tall, crystal-like creature. He had a black uniform, with a green stripe running down the front of it, connecting to a green belt which held the watch's faceplate on it. Six large crystals shot out of his back, his green eyes narrowing as he grinned. "Sorry Eon. Your time attacks won't work on Diamondhead!"
Alpha took a step forward, staring at Ben, his eyes unchanging. "So you have more forms held within your device. I only had a taste of it before. I desire more."
"Uh yeah, sorry pal. Not happening this time!" Ben said, clenching his fists, before he charged at Alpha, two crystal swords forming from his hands. "I need to think of a way to beat Alpha without being blasted into dust by Eon!" Ben thought swinging one of the diamond blades at the nano-tech being, the sword merely passing through him.
Stepping back, Eon smirked as he watched Ben struggle to fight the machine, before looking up at the rooftops nearby.
"Hey, Eon! I know you want to play and all, but how about you give Alpha and me some time to get to know one another formally? Last time we met was in another dimension, and there wasn't much time for hellos!" Ben jokingly said, glancing over at the time traveller, before raising an eyebrow. "Hey, I was kidding, what're you doi-"
Eon grinned, turning towards the rooftops. "Do it now!"
Chuckling, a thin woman leapt up into the air, grinning. Her white hair fluttered in the wind, her purple highlights covering her eyes as she landed. She wore a magenta dress-like jacket, a black bodysuit underneath.
"Charmcaster!" Ben shouted, glaring at the woman as he turned away from Alpha, staring down the two villains in front of him.
"Wrong move, Tennyson!" Charmcaster replied, as Alpha charged at Ben, making a grab for the watch face on his belt. As the teen-turned-crystal stumbled back in surprise, Charmcaster reached into her bag, pulling out six small, purple stones. Tossing them towards Ben and Alpha, she smirked.
Suddenly, the stones flew into the air, encircling Ben and Alpha, much to both of their surprises.
"What is the meaning of this, Eon? You promised to return me to my home," Alpha asked, releasing Ben as he turned towards the time traveller.
"Yes, well, there's been a change of plans. I hadn't realized how much of a distraction you would cause for Tennyson! That being said, in order to get rid of Ben, it seems you've been stuck in the crosshairs. My apologies on that matter. I do hope you enjoy your last few minutes alive!" Eon said, Alpha's eyes narrowing as he charged towards him.
As Alpha's hand reached the edge of the circle of stones, a bolt of purple lightning suddenly shot forward, snaking its way through Alpha's body, forcing him backwards, as Charmcaster's hand began to glow bright pink.
"Voidius Dimemisus Tramisuiso!" Charmcaster said, the stones glowing a bright pink, before a pillar of light shot into the air, covering both Ben and Alpha.
Almost as soon as it had appeared, the light vanished, no trace of Ben or Alpha left, bar a small patch of smoking concrete.
"We've done it!" Eon cried out, grinning as he turned towards Charmcaster. "It appears it's time for us to begin phase two of our revenge."
Ben fell to his knees, his head spinning as the light washed over his form. Everything seemed to be spinning as the Petrosapien struggled to stand up, finally placing a hand on the ground to stabilize himself.
"Eon… You traitorous scoundrel! Return us at once! I must return to my home!" Alpha shouted, the situation finally clicking in Ben's mind once more.
"What in the world happened?" Ben asked, slowly regaining his composure. "Oh, right. Eon, Charmcaster, and Alpha! No time… for naps right not. It's…" Ben thought, pushing himself to his feet as he glared at Alpha, before looking around.
"Oh, great. I'm not in Bellwood anymore, am I?"