Ben 10 Fan Fiction
[This story is set during Ultimate Alien just after the episode 'the eye of the beholder'] NOTE: I hadn't seen the first episode of season 2 when I first wrote this so didn't mean to steal any ideas.
Let's make this very clear that I do not own Ben 10, Man Of Action does.
Please enjoy, this involves a lot of characters that I created myself, I did not mean for Shea to be like Eunice, although if it helps you can imagine her looking a little like that. If you don't like, don't read! Duh!
Between my fingers she slips
Falling deeper and deeper into the Abyss
Can I save her? Will she fly?
Or will misery take her from me?
A dull glum light set upon the velvet night sky of the city below, a lucky cluster of stars escaping their cloudy fate. Cool air whipped the hair of the unlucky few amongst the city buildings, window upon window glinting the scattered light of the moonlit rays.
The roar of an engine caused the birds to flap their wings prematurely, vacating their housing between the gutters of small cosy homes. The reek of burning rubber fills the air faster than a flame to oxygen. The screech of tyres against tarmac, and finally the steady bull-like breathing of two green and black gas guzzling machines ripping down the road at twice the speed limit.
Before a bystander can blink, they are gone. Vacated the city just like the birds, on their way down a dirt road to the nearby wilderness where one strange stray light in the night's sky has caught the attention of the eager teens awaiting inside the vehicles.
"The plumber's badge says that whatever is falling is gonna land somewhere in that tree break," Kevin spoke through the intercom to address Ben but also directly to Gwen who was sitting, arms folded in the front passenger seat. The redhead nodded her acknowledgment before focusing on the falling object, agitated that she wasn't able to identify the object in the sky. "I doubt it's big enough to be a crashing ship, it feels something like an escape pod." She spoke softly, more to herself, but Kevin and even Ben heard in the other vehicle adjacent from their own.
"Soon we'll find out what it really is and more importantly what's inside it." Ben's voice echoed through the intercom eerily.
"That is if there is anything in it." Gwen quickly added.
"Are we ever that lucky?" Kevin countered, his grip tightening on the wheel as the light faded into the incoming trees of the forest nearby. "Here we go," he spoke through gritted teeth, glancing at Gwen to make sure she had a steady hold on the side of the car.
It all happened so fast. A mushroom-like ploom of smoke rose high above the trees, mixing in with the navy wash of the night sky. Ben, Kevin and Gwen instantly tensed as a gust of dust filled wind ripped its way from the forest blowing fiercely at the vehicles from the impact of the crash.
"Okay, so it's a heavy object." Gwen muttered once the gust had faltered and vanished.
"Which probably means that there is something inside." Ben said; a slight tone of victory showing through the intercom.
The two cars skidded to a halt, coming to a stop just a few inches from the first line of trees. The three stood solemnly for a moment, staring up at the looming old oaks standing tall above them. "Well, let's go." Kevin said, making the first attempt at moving forward. Ben and Gwen caught up quickly as they walked in a perfect line, each wondering what could possibly be waiting for them in just a few moments.
Those moments of not knowing passed like an eternity until Ben spotted the first wispy line of smoke take to the trees above. Ben pointed silently as the three instantly tensed, making their way to unknown object as quietly and undetectable as possible.
As the three walked through the last crispy fire spurting break of trees, they saw the object. An oval shaped metal container, completely white except for a blue stripe painted around the side. It looked spotless, not one scratch or smear of dirt from the fall. It was in pristine condition which left the three open mouthed and confused. "I've seen that before..." Kevin said, surprising everyone as he made his way to the container. "Careful!" Gwen warned, "We don't know what's in that!"
Kevin stroked his chin for a few moments before startling Ben and Gwen by snapping his fingers, "I knew I'd seen this before, it's a plumber's pod!" Suddenly Kevin's grin faltered, "it's an escape pod, but whatever's in it isn't a plumber, this is for banishment purposes, sending criminals back to their home planets for their own police to decide what is to be done to them."
"Wait, does that mean the criminal in there is from Earth?" Ben asked, completely confused. Last time he checked, humans didn't even know that Plumbers existed let alone aliens.
Kevin shook his head, "it must have made a miscalculation, probably why it crashed."
Gwen came forward, eyes glowing a fluorescent pink, her hands sporting the same shade. "There's defiantly someone in there." She stated, "I can feel them breathing."
"Well then whatever we do we can't let it-" but before Kevin could finish a fresh white steam began to seep out from the middle of the container, a high pitched squeak rang in their ear drums as the container slowly opened revealing a white leather padding housed by what looked like a humanoid female. "...open." Kevin finished letting out a heavy sigh.
"Great," Ben muttered sarcastically.
The humanoid was pale, sporting long flowing blonde hair. Her eyes were closed and her lips were cracked. She wore a white linen shirt and a pair of navy skinny jeans, wearing a small pair of trainers on her feet. She had small supple features, her skin illuminating from the escaped rays of the full moon. She seemed around Ben and Gwen's age, her slight fingers cupping her right cheek as she seemed to sleep soundly.
"She must have been heavily sedated..." Kevin concluded, leaning over the girl for a better look.
Suddenly, surprising everyone to the extent that their hearts skipped a beat, the girl's eyes opened, an amazing crystal blue gazing up at Kevin's face. "What's going on? Where am I? Who are you? Who am I?" The girl's chest began to rise and fall, her voice high pitched and squeaky in a state of distress.
"Calm down, we're not going to hurt you... my name is Gwen, what's your name?" Gwen asked in her best motherly tone, the two boys looking at her in astonishment. The girl scratched the back of her head, twitching at the sound of Gwen's voice as if she hadn't heard anyone speak to her in years. She blinked hazily for a few moments looking out into space as if she were thinking. "I-It's... my name is... urm, I-uh, Shea, my name is Shea." She confirmed, nodding her head, "at least I think- no, no I'm sure my name's Shea. What's going on?"
The three exchanged looks before Ben and Gwen decided Kevin should explain considering he seemed to know so much, a question they would be asking him later.
"You crashed in the pod you're sitting in. It's a plumber's escape pod, set on a route to send you straight to your home planet which means you've been in trouble. Serious trouble." Kevin said, his eyes narrowing as he looked the girl up and down.
The girl just rubbed her head idly until the words sunk in properly. She blinked and rubbed her face, "I- I don't remember doing anything bad... then again I can't remember much..."
"The impact of the fall must have given you short term amnesia," Gwen clarified, holding her hand out for Shea to take. Her limbs were shaky as she attempted to stand up, but she finally managed.
"Do you know what planet you're from?" Ben asked.
"So I don't come from this one?" Shea asked; her eyes glassy as she looked around her surroundings.
"Well that's a no." Kevin snorted, locking his gaze with Shea's. "We should call the Plumbers, even if she can't remember who she is, as soon as she does she'll become a threat to us, otherwise she wouldn't have been in a Plumber's pod."
"Kevin!" Gwen hissed, putting her arm around Shea's slender shoulders as she stared wide eyed at Kevin. "Plumbers... Rontargh! Rontargh was... he was a Plumber too." Shea gasped clutching her chest.
"Easy, easy." Ben said, helping Gwen to calm down the girl. "Who was Rontargh to you?"
Shea shivered, scrunching up her face in disgust. "He was a horrible creature; he took me away from somewhere... I- I can't remember where, but there was this plastic cell and he was so angry... he-he told me I'd... my father, I would never be like my father." Her voice was shaking and she seemed to be visually getting paler, but nonetheless she managed to reach into her jeans pocket and withdraw a small piece of a Plumber's badge that was smashed and beyond use. "My father gave me this, but Rontargh was angry, he said I wasn't anything like my father and smashed it with his fist." Salt tears began to pool over her lids and run down her cheeks. "I wanted to be like my father."
Ben put his hand close to the piece of Plumber's badge, but hesitated seeing the state Shea was in. The blonde looked at what he was trying to do and nodded weakly, handing it over before turning to Gwen, the redhead, the only other girl and the one she trusted the most and cried onto her shoulder, tears staining her red shirt. Ben held the badge out to Kevin so he was able to see. "It looks real." Ben said slowly, "if she's telling the truth it means she's a Plumber's kid."
"It's obvious she's lying, a Plumber's kid wouldn't do something so devious they'd get in this kind of situation."
"Oh really?" Ben asked sarcastically looking at Kevin, obviously re-living the events of just a few months ago when Kevin had gone rouge for the second time in his life.
Kevin rolled his eyes, "fine, don't believe me, the girl can't be trusted!" he snarled, stalking over to Shea again, his eyes narrowing on her crumpled figure against Gwen's shoulder.
Gwen allowed herself the responsibility of helping Shea gain enough stability to become helpful once more. She took it upon herself to lead the pair away from the two boys, instructing them to double check; even triple check that the pod was in fact a Plumber's pod and look out for any Plumbers themselves.
Shea perched against Ben's car allowing the moonlight to shine against her cool, pale skin, however her stress seemed to cause a slight line of sweat against her brow. Gwen handed Shea a hair band, "why don't you tie your hair up? You look hot."
"H-How do I do that?" Shea trembled, prodding the hair band with her index finger.
Gwen rolled her eyes, "I'll do it for you." She smiled. She threaded her fingers through Shea's blonde locks, gently pulling it away from her neck and began to tie it up. Shea beamed at her and stroked the back of her neck, "Yes, that is much better." She smiled, "thank you very much Gwen."
Gwen nodded and shook her head, "It's fine," she hesitated a moment before carrying on, "do you remember anything else, about your father, about Rontargh, about the Plumbers?"
The blonde shrugged, playing with her ponytail, "my father was a good man, he passed on when I was young, but I learnt a lot from him... I fail to remember much of Rontargh, forgive my inconvenience." She sighed, tugging on her hair before slumping against the vehicle.
"It's fine, we can work on this." Gwen said, attempting to smile kindly to the girl.
"I-It's just so very frustrating not to remember anything, I mean I can only remember my father and a Plumber, but I don't know who Plumbers are, I don't even know if I have a mother!" Shea sighed in defeat, "It's like without my memories, I am alone."
"You're not alone," Gwen defended, "I don't believe that you're a bad person."
Shea sighed and looked down, "I don't even know what I am, where I'm from or how to get back. What if your boyfriend is right? What if I really am bad news?"
"Hey, he is not..." But Gwen stopped, relaxing to the reality, she patted Shea gently on the shoulder, "Trust me I think Kevin is wrong and I'm pretty sure that Ben believes in you too."
Shea shrugged, "is that really enough? Maybe you should hand me over to the Plumbers."
"No!" Gwen said fiercely regretting it instantly after seeing the pained look in Shea's eyes. "We're going to help you."
First chapter, yay! :) If you enjoyed, then keep on reading, aha!