Minty's Notes: I started this Round Robin off with a lead-off prompt for Misery:

(These are separate.)
"That's the biggest bunch of jackassery I've ever heard!"
"I'm so tired I could swallow a turtle."

I snitched these lines from people in my real life. (What? Minty has a REAL LIFE?)

DISCLAIMER: TEAM ARTICHOKEY-POKEY DOES NOT OWN BEN 10, BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY BE MENTIONED FROM HERE ON OUT THAT IS COPYRIGHTED OR CREATED BY OTHER PEOPLE. THEY CLAIM ONLY THEIR PLOT AND ANY STRANGE THEORIES THAT SHOW UP LATER.
That disclaimer is only going to be up once. It'll be assumed in all other segments of the Round Robin.

End Minty's Notes… off with you Misery!

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Round Robin Group A Post #1 by Misery Loves Fanfics

:) Hiiii, group-mates. Ready for the first post? I know I am.

Everyone, Alien X is getting involved in this one, because goddammit, that alien needs to start being awesome! So here we go!

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Floating in a void of stars, Ben was surprised to find himself alone in his own mind. In this place, he felt like that shouldn't be the case.

"Ben! You've returned!"

The sound of the gentle, motherly voice made Ben turn, and he came face-to-face with the two entities of Alien X.

"I told Bellicus you would forgive us." The entity of love and compassion wore a hopeful expression as she looked at her companion, "But he didn't believe me."

"Hmph!" Bellicus grunted. "Forgiveness! That's the biggest bunch of jackassery I've ever heard!"

"And yet," Serena sighed happily, "here he is."

Ben shook his head, taking this all in with great difficulty. This situation didn't make sense. "Wait—what am I doing here?" There was silence as he looked from one entity to another. Serena's hopeful expression fell.

"You mean…you haven't forgiven us?"

Bellicus grunted again. "You see? I told you he wouldn't really come back." Serena started to cry.

More frustrated than ever, Ben let out a groan. Why was he back in this place? He'd vowed never to change into Alien X again.

"Will one of you please just explain what's going on?!"

Bellicus made a face; no doubt sterner than Ben's, but not nearly as determined. "The Omnitrix activated our form. We thought for a moment you'd decided to use us again, but as far as we know the Earth is perfectly safe from immediate danger. There was no need for you to activate us."

"But I didn't," Ben insisted. Bellicus nodded.

"I am certain of that."

Through tearless sobs, Serena sniffled out, "Something is going to happen to us. Something is wrong."

"Something strange is going on," Bellicus agreed. Both entities faced Ben.

He sighed. "Well, then whatever it is, I'm going to figure it out."

"Do be careful, Ben," Serena said worriedly.

"Don't worry." Ben laid a hand over the face of the Omnitrix. "I'm sure it's not anything I can't handle."

With a flash of light, he returned to his original form.

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Kevin bumped his head on the underside of the hood as the ringing of his phone startled him. He grumbled out a string of words that were incredibly inappropriate, holding his head as he reached for the accursed object.

The number on the screen belonged to Ben.

He answered it in an irritable fashion.

"It's three in the fucking morning. I've been working on my car for five hours. I'm so tired I could swallow a turtle. What the hell could you possibly want?"

Ben's voice replied in an alarmingly ragged tone. "Kevin…I need your help…"

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Good luck with your post, RoseRosa!