Hey everybody! You as excited to see "Outlook" as much as I am? Well, look no further than this brand new fanfic! This was an idea that was long integrated into my mind after seeing "Big Hero 6", because of how the villain, known as Yokai, was portrayed. I figured that I could experiment an idea with him and my Omni Force crossover ideas. And then I remembered now that Korra's out of the picture, being out of commission and all, who should be her replacement.
Enter Sunset Shimmer. Well, not yet. She's not gonna show up for at least a few chapters. However, being my favorite character ever, I can't wait to put her alongside her new teammates in Ben, Rook, and Rainbow Dash. I'm also excited to see how you guys respond to the pairing of Sunset and Rook. Will it be as exciting as Ben and Rainbow, or not so much? Only time will tell.
But before we get started, I have a few quick notes. This story takes place sometime after the "Weapon XI" episodes in Ben 10: Omniverse. Also, as it was in "Titan's Loyalty", there'll be quotes from the characters at the end of each chapter from an episode of the series, mainly from Rainbow and Sunset.
In addition, a few chapters, given the state of events, will feature sneak peeks of "The Omni Force: Rise Of Ghetsis", which is a story being produced by SpiritReaper42. He and I have worked together in the past and he's hoping his story works out well as a tribute to me.
With all that said and done, let's look to the future and why everything should be all right in the end! This… is "Outlook"!
OUTLOOK
Aliens of all kinds were bustling through the streets of Undertown, heading into the markets, traveling about the area, and talking amongst each other. Some noticed three streaks of smoke just above the extraterrestrial society, which originated from jetpacks upon the backs of three aliens, all wearing similar armor designs. The one on the left wore a reddish jumpsuit with black highlights and silver armored plating. His feet were hooved while he held a white box, shaped like a suitcase in his hands. He had purple pads covering his central joints, an alien like belt, and four central lines on his helmet to provide outlines for his face, which were his eyes and mouth that couldn't be seen. The taller one flying beside him wore a mainly reddish jumpsuit, unlike his younger brother's, being taller and bulkier than him. However, his armor was practically the same as his, only colored differently. The last among them was their sister, who wore dark purple colored armor, which had a hoop feature at the end of her helmet. Compared to the other two, she was smaller, and her x-shaped eyeholes were pink, as opposed to being red.
"Bak, rah psy la," she said to her brothers as the streaked just beneath the pipeline above them.
"Chuta na," Sevenseven noted, pointing downwards at a gray warehouse in the distance.
"Rah ga," her sister agreed, heading down towards it, with the other two to follow. They all landed softly upon the ground before the building with their feet, as their jetpacks all shut off. After a few moments of looking around to see no one else in the area, they walked inside, into the darkness of the seemingly abandoned place.
"Guh ru…" the youngest of the siblings muttered out of annoyance, "Psy la ruda ka!" he complained.
"Don't get all riled up about it," a voice echoed within the warehouse, causing him and the others to immediately halt and search the area, turning their heads to try and find the source, "I assume you've fulfilled my request," it said, as a figure walked out from the shadows of the area. He had a skeletal appearance that was mainly white with black markings, and wore a black robe with red marks in the middle. There was a fin upon his head that was rounded like a spike, and was mostly black with one white strip. He had spikes on his left and right hands and a mark on his chin. His eyes were a sullen red, containing black pupils and a short black line, but a nose was not present.
"Rah gu ka, psy la," Eighteight told him as he came forward. Her youngest brother then handed the white containment off to their client, who accepted it graciously, grinning all the while.
"Finally…" he uttered, pressing the top of the metal box with a finger from his right hand. Steam billowed as it opened, with the top flipping up on two ends. As it cleared, it revealed a plethora of grey, remote-like devices inside, all neatly organized together in three separate rows. "Techadon dissipators…" he noted with an evil grin as he set it down.
"Grrrah rah," Sixsix gargled irritably as the criminal mastermind took one of the objects out of the containment.
"Yes, I know," he responded, "You, your brother, and your sister will be paid handsomely for your work," he promised as the Sotoraggian siblings conversed amongst each other, impatient to receive their reward for the job, "Now," the pale-faced alien began, "how should I divide your payment between the three of-" He stopped his sentence the moment he noticed that Sevenseven had mysteriously vanished. "Where is your brother?" he asked the other two, who then took notice of their missing relative.
"Bur rah, rala," Eighteight advised, pulling out her twin laser guns from the pouches on her legs, while her younger brother pulled out a single pistol, aiming it in the vicinity of his sight.
"Ja, ku rah," he beckoned, causing Psyphon to open up his wrists, with a small blaster coming out of each one. The three crooks looked around the entire warehouse, not catching a sight of the middle sibling of the Sotoraggians. Suddenly, a loud thud was heard, enticing the female and the mastermind to go over and see that Sixsix had disappeared as well.
"Gah…" the latter of the remaining two grunted, "Let's just get out of here before anything else happens," he advised, going back over to the box, about to put his Techadon dissipator away.
"Suh rak rah ha!" the female bounty hunter argued, concerned for her siblings.
"Forget it!" her client ordered, "You'll still get paid," he assured, not looking at her, "Just-" His sentence was interrupted the moment he turned to see Eighteight suddenly disappear, followed by the sound of a loud bang. He looked around frantically afterwards, aiming the blaster upon his left wrist around the dark warehouse, while he held the remote-like weapon in his right. "Show yourself!" he ordered, sweating out of anxiety, "I know it's you, Tennyson!" he declared.
"Tennyson?" a voice questioned, much to his surprise as his red eyes widened.
"Oh, no…" he muttered in realization, turning around and looking up to see someone upon the rafters. It was a girl with Caucasian skin, wearing a short-sleeved blue jacket over a white shirt with a lightning mark, colored like a rainbow. She also sported rainbow colored bracelets and black sport shorts, along with blue, high top boots upon her feet. To top it off, her hair was colored like an actual rainbow.
"Man," she groaned, "I must be getting slower if you thought I was my boyfriend," she noted, suddenly transforming in a bright flash of light, with her light cerulean skin appearing along with her pony ears, long ponytail, and feathery wings.
"Ergh…" Psyphon grunted in frustration, "You won't win this time," he proclaimed.
"We'll see about that," Rainbow responded, cracking her knuckles excitedly.
EPISODE I PART I
The residents all began chattering in worry upon hearing the sounds of blasts from afar. At the warehouse, red beams of light were bursting through the ceiling and walls, creating large holes. Inside, the criminal mastermind was firing at the rainbow haired girl, who was easily avoiding the laser rays from the blaster upon his left wrist, zooming around the area in midair.
"So, what's the big score this time, Psyphon?" she asked, "New weapons or something?" she guessed, landing on one of the rafters above.
"That's none of your business," the fin-headed alien stated in response, "But I'd like to know how you found out about this dealing!" he yelled, shooting another laser beam from the blaster, which his adversary dodged quite swiftly.
"Eh, I get around," she replied, holding onto a rafter with just her right hand as she dangled excitedly, "Besides, when you see three bounty hunters going to a creepy warehouse like this…" she continued, "you tend to get a little suspicious," she pointed out with a smirk.
"Grr…" the criminal mastermind growled as he attempted to fire on her again, only to miss over and over as she was too quick. Before he could even try to attack again, she sped down, zooming by and sweeping him off of his feet with a flurry of dust, causing him to fall on his backside with a grunt. He attempted to get back on his feet, but his opponent raced by again, striking him at the left side with her right leg, making him bang against the floor hard. "Ergh…" he groaned, pushing himself up, then noticed that his blaster had been busted from her assault, generating a angered look upon his face as he gritted his teeth.
"Seriously, Psyphon," Rainbow began as she floated in midair, flapping her wings, "if my boyfriend could beat you on a daily basis," she kept going, "then so can I," she declared, readying her fists.
"Gah…" the fin-headed alien grunted in frustration, "You hyperkinetic-!" His remark was cut off as his foe dashed by again, knocking him to the floor on his face.
"Too slow, doofus!" she mocked, crossing her arms while she flew upwards. He growled again, but then took notice of the remote-like device in his hand, pulling off an evil smile upon realizing something.
"Oh, I'll show you who's slow…" he muttered, standing back up, causing the rainbow haired girl to raise her eyebrow in surprise, "Do you have any idea what this is?" he asked her, showing off the weapon in his hands. She quickly came down to try and snatch it from him, but he swiftly managed to avoid her at the last second, letting dust brush by his robe. He saw her then clench her teeth in frustration, as he held out the device. "This is a Techadon dissipator," he told her, "A very useful and… lethal weapon," he added.
"Lethal how?" the rainbow haired girl questioned nervously.
"Like this," Psyphon responded, pressing the white button upon it as he had it aimed at her. It then fired of a gigantic, red laser beam, making Rainbow gasp as she narrowly managed to dodge, dashing off to the side while it blasted through the front of the warehouse, creating a large cloud of dust. Outside, the alien population took notice of the development, with most crying out in fear and running off. Back within the building, a large hole remained from the blast, while the winged girl floated beside it, flapping her wings as she began to sweat nervously.
"Whoa…" she uttered, stunned by the small weapon's power.
"And I've got plenty more of these in this box!" the criminal mastermind pointed out, "Just try to stop me…" he challenged.
"I'll take that chance!" his adversary yelled, speeding down, about to attack him.
"Too slow," he stated, pressing the button on the remote-like device once again. However, nothing happened, much to his surprise. "What?!" he exclaimed in shock. Before he could think of anything else, his opponent punched him right in the face with her right fist, knocking him to the ground, and making the Techadon dissipator fall right out of his hand. She then stomped her left foot on it, crushing it into pieces, much to the fin-headed alien's dismay. "Curses!" he cried out as the rainbow haired girl crossed her arms smugly, standing over him. Just then, her pony ears twitched, causing her to turn around and see a few Plumber tanks approaching, having tires as they looked more like an armored personnel carriers. They has black overalls and the wheels had the intergalactic peace symbol on them.
"'Bout time they showed up," Rainbow muttered as she transformed back to normal in a bright flash of light, losing her pony ears, wings, and ponytail, along with her light cerulean skin. In just a few moments, the galactic officers began surrounding the area, most of them wearing white uniforms as they pulled out their blasters, aiming them at Psyphon, who stuck his hands up in surrender as one human went over to him, about to lock the crook's wrists in cuffs.
"Nice work, Agent Dash," a voice said, getting her attention as she looked to see a female, human Plumber wearing a red uniform standing beside her. She had light brown hair and blue eyes.
"Thanks, Molls," the rainbow haired girl responded in gratitude, "Glad you guys came in to take out the trash," she added, causing the Alpha Squad member to laugh in agreement. They then took notice of the three Sotoraggian siblings being escorted by some alien officers into the hatch of one of the tanks, each of them with their hands cuffed together.
"You took down Sixsix, Sevenseven, and Eighteight without a problem," Molly noted, "That's impressive," she complimented.
"Eh, if my boyfriend could do it, why can't I?" Rainbow questioned sarcastically out of modesty.
"Ergh!" Psyphon grunted as he was being taken away, "I don't understand!" he yelled, "Those Techadon dissipators were supposed to be in working condition!" he claimed.
"Oh, they were," the Alpha Squad Plumber chimed in, "It's just that they only use one charge, and they're done," she mentioned.
"Wh-What?!" the criminal mastermind stuttered in shock at the revelation.
"Keep moving," the officer with him ordered, shoving him into the tank that had the Sotoraggians inside. The hatch of it then shut with the fin-headed alien glaring back at the two human girls before it closed.
"Speaking of my boyfriend," the younger of the two females began to the elder one, "is he back yet?" she asked curiously, hoping for a yes.
"Uh… I wouldn't know…" Molly replied, much to the rainbow haired girl's disappointment, "But if he is back," she started to say, "he's probably at Plumber HQ," she told her.
"Sweet!" she replied, running off and jumping up, transforming in a bright flash of light, thanks to her magic, about to fly off. "Ooh!" she realized, halting herself from leaving, "Psyphon had those guys get some Techadon… whatchamacallits for him…" she mentioned to the Alpha Squad Plumber, "I think they're in a box around here…" she added.
"Thanks for the heads-up," the officer replied, giving her a salute, "We'll see to it that they're confiscated," she promised, causing Rainbow to smile before dashing off, heading into the distance, "Now," she began, turning herself around to face the darkened area of the warehouse, "where are those weapons?" she asked herself, looking around while still having her blaster ready in her hands. While she and all of the other agents there looked for them within the building, outside, the box that contained them was lying on the ground, crushed and empty, with nothing but bits of metal as tiny, black objects began scurrying away from it, carrying a red light within them. They led the red light into a see-through, cylindrical container, which began fill up slightly with energy. The tiny black objects then left the canister as it closed up, only being occupied with a small amount of red light. They crawled about beneath the black boots of a figure that loomed over them, clenching his gloved fists tightly. He was wearing a trench coat, leg wraps, gloves, and ankle-length ninja boots, all black in color. However, upon his face was a kabuki mask, which was mainly white in color with red markings and yellow eyes. A black hood covered the rest of his head, cleverly hiding his appearance.
"Tch," he scoffed in frustration, while the objects beneath him stopped swarming about around his feet, "Only this much power…" he noted, looking at the small amount of energy the canister contained upon his belt, which had six in total, "I need more," he stated, looking out towards the rest of the alien metropolis that was spread before him, "And I know where to find it," he realized, stepping back into the shadows while the black objects followed him.
END
How's that for a start? Yes, it's pretty short, but the other chapters won't be! I promise! Now, to get into some technical stuff.
First off, this story's being formatted the same way "Titan's Loyalty" was formatted, with three episodes that had three parts each, and an epilogue! However, at the end of each episode, I'll be releasing a sneak peek of one of my future 2016 stories! Which ones though? Well, that's for you to decide! If you saw the poll I posted in my profile page, I asked you guys what story you're most looking forward to for next year. So, after an episode's completed, a sneak peek will be released at the end of each part, based upon how many votes it got! No story will get two sneak peeks, but the top three will be the ones I decide to work on for the year! And, there'll be another sneak peek in the epilogue for the story I'm most looking forward to write about!
So folks, what do you think? A new sneak peek comes out at the end of every episode in "Outlook", and it'll be from a story you really wanna see! Just vote in the poll I've posted, and by the time I've finished the second chapter, I'll check to see which one I'll write first!
Thanks again, everybody!
QUOTE:
Sure, like I'm just gonna leave my boyfriend to fight off a mutated freakozoid!
~Rainbow Dash,
To Ben in Weapon XI PART II