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"Dialogue"

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Chapter 2: Arrival

4:36 pm

"Wake up Tennyson." A voice said.

"No Mom. I don't want to go to school today. I just want to stay home and bake cookies with you.

"Ugh… Benjamin K. Tennyson, you wake up this instant!" It yelled in annoyance.

"Aaaah." Ben woke up instantly to the yell.

"Finally," it said in relief.

Ben looked around for the source of the voice but found none. "Who said that?"

"I did" The voice replied back.

Ben looked at the Omnitrix in confusion. "What?" Suddenly, the faceplate opened up and projected a hologram of a small frog-like being.

"I've been trying to wake you for about an hour now." It sighed in relief.

Ben raised an eyebrow. "Azmuth? What are you doing here?"

"I'm not actually Azmuth. I'm the AI that runs the Omnitrix. Azmuth 10. Who do you think says all those indications to you?"

Ben just blinked. "I'm surprised about seeing an AI besides Eunice."

Azmuth 10 decided to explain. "The Omnitrix uses quantum computing to analyze all the DNA stored within along with monitoring the various functions. Azmuth couldn't trust any AI except one he made himself."

"So why are you here now? You haven't shown up before."

"I was given this feature with the latest update you received. Whenever you lost connection to Primus, things tend to go poorly, so he allowed me to speak to you in such cases."

"Well, that's good because I happen to be in a bit of a pickle."

Azmuth sighed in annoyance. "What happened this time?"

Ben relayed the events prior to his arrival here.

"So you're one of the Sonosarian clones. Interesting."

"Interesting? What's that supposed to mean?"

"Remember when you split yourself using the Sonosarian DNA a while back."

"Yeah. I ended up causing trouble because of the different personalities."

"After you told me that, I was programmed to reduce mental side effects. At the moment, your mental state should be about equal to the originals. "

"Well, that sounds good. If we're able to get back home, do you think that we could recombine."

"I'm not so sure about that"

"Why?"

"Do you know how Sonosarians reproduce?"

Ben thought about Echo Echo. "Isn't the species just living sound in a suit?"

"Exactly. When Sonosarian clones are separated for long periods of time, their brain waves come out of sync. The clone becomes its own distinct consciousness. That's how they reproduce."

"So if I don't get home soon, I won't be able to recombine with the original Ben."

Azmuth nodded "That is correct."

Ben sighed in relief. "That's not too bad. I'm alive. He's alive. Not the worse thing to happen."

Azmuth smirked at the response. "I'm glad to see such optimism in our current situation."

Ben shrugged. "Since we're pretty much stuck here with no way back, we should probably look for civilization."

"Indeed. I may be able to help you in that regard. Raise the Omnitrix above your head." Ben did as requested. The hologram turned off, and energy emitted.

Confused, Ben asked. "What was that?"

Azmuth began to explain. "I used a small pulse to locate large concentrations of sentient life. There appears to be a city a few miles North just through that swamp. I wouldn't recommend flying there as we don't know if this Earth is hostile to new life forms flying about. On a side note, there is a signature in the swamp, so you might want to transform before your departure."

Ben nodded. "Thanks for the help."

"It's what I was made to do. Call me again if you need further assistance."

"No problem." Azmuth closed the hologram function. 'Since we're going through a swamp, I know exactly who to be.'

He scrolled through the watch and pressed the core. In a green flash, he became a humanoid plant-like alien with a green and black colored body with root-like feet, seemingly holding rocks. The shoulders and head had red and yellow petals.

"SWAMPFIRE!" 'Take that, damn mosquitoes. It will be a long walk…' "Engage Lifeform lock."

"Lifeform Lock Engaged"

'Better get a move on.'

8:14 pm

Swampfire was in the middle of the swamp. 'Sheesh, how big is this place. Huh?' He came to a small clearing with a grass house near the swamp water. 'Must be that signature Azmuth told me about. I should approach carefully.'

"Hey. Uh, excuse me! Anyone inside? I'm just passing through. I mean you no harm. I'm just heading to the nearest city." A minute passed and there was no response. "I guess no one's home."

"Who dares to trespass on my home!" Ben turned to the direction of the voice. A shadowy figure stepped into the light of the clearing. What Ben saw surprised him. 'Is he an alien?' "What are our doing here?"

"My name is Swampfire. I'm just passing through. I mean you no harm. I'm just heading to the nearest city."

"Hmm." The creature looked at Swampfire analytically.

"Why would you need to go to the city?"

"I have some business to take care of."

"...Very well. You may call me Swamp Thing. I will trust you for now but cross me, and you will feel nature's wrath." He gave a large glare and looked to the sky. "It is getting late to continue on foot. I give you permission to stay for the night."

"Uh...Thanks. I appreciate the hospitality."

10:13 pm

The two were gathered around a fire cooking some gator that they caught earlier. They ate in awkward silence until Ben decided to break it. "So…what are you?"

"What do you mean? I'm just like you.

If Swampfire had eyebrows, one of them would be seen raised. "You're an alien too?

It was Swamp Thing's turn to be confused. "No… Wait… Does that mean you're one, an alien?"

He could feel the awkwardness in the air. "Well...yeah."

Swamp Think eyed him top to bottom, trying to get a read on him. "So, you're like that Superman guy but a plant... How is that possible?

'Superman? I guess he's a known alien here then.' "Uh...I come from a planet where carnivorous plants evolved into sentient life." It wasn't a total lie. That is what happened for this species but not him personally. "What about you?"

"At the moment, I don't know what I am, hence the 'Thing' in my name. I used to be human, but I somehow became...this."

'Well... that's a new one to add to the origin books.' "I'm sorry to hear that." He wasn't sure about what else to say.

"Don't worry about that. I got over it a long time ago. I really don't know what to do with my life now. I don't even know what I am.

"Hmm. I think I know someone who may be able to help."

Swamp Thing tilted his head in confusion.

"Hey Azmuth, I think I found something you might want to look at."

From the Omnitrix symbol came the Azmuth AI.

"Yes, what seems to be the…" He cut himself off at the sight of . "Fascinating, sentient plant life on Earth."

Swamp Thing blinked at the hologram. "Who and what is he supposed to be?"

Swampfire paused to come up with an answer and shrugged "He's my guide of sorts. He's really smart, so don't judge him before you get to know him."

Swamp Thing continued to stare at the little frog thing. "I see."

A yellow light panned over Swamp Thing. Azmuth put a hand to his chin. "From my analysis, I can see that you are perfectly fine. Although you aren't an evolved life form such as Swampfire here, your consciousness and plant body are bonded together because of the Earth's mana.

Swamp Thing's confusion on the current situation grew, raising an eyebrow. "Mana?"

Swampfire decided to step in and explain. "Mana is considered life energy. It can be found in all lifeforms and planetary bodies. Some people have the ability to manipulate it."

Swamp Thing looked at his hands and then to the surrounding swamp. "So... I'm connected to or part of the Earth?"

Azmuth simply nodded. "In a sense, yes."

"That's something that I'll look into, but for now, I'll just try to find myself."

"Take your time. Plants tend to live longer right."

Swamp Thing chuckled "Thanks. If there is anything thing that you need, please come by and ask."

"No problem...Now that I think about it, what are some of your abilities. We might have some similar ones.

"I'm able to control and talk to plants."

"Hmm...Can you do weeds?"

ST paused to think. "Yes of course. This is a swamp after all."

"I'm having some trouble in that department along with the talking thing. Do you think you could help me out with those in the near future."

"Of course. Anything for a fellow embodiment of nature."

"Wow. Thanks."

"You're welcome. Anyways, it's time that we head to sleep soon. You will be leaving in the morning. Yes?

"Yup."

"Then good night to the both of you. I'll see you off in the morning."

They both went to sleep for the night.

7:16 am

Both of them had woken up at the crack of dawn. The two were standing outside of the camp seeing each other off.

"Good luck on your journey. I hope you find what you are looking for." ST held out his hand toward Swampfire.

Swampfire took his hand and gave a firm shake, confirming their friendship. "Thanks for everything. Goodbye. I'll come by and visit sometime." He began walking North.

ST waved at the shrinking figure. "Farewell!"

Swampfire waved back without looking, continuing his journey toward the city.


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Omnitrix DNA Entry:

Name: Swampfire

Species: Methanosian

Home World: Methanos

Powers and Abilities:

Methanosians have a wide array of powers, such as regeneration powers, the ability to slip through tight spaces, enhanced strength, chlorokinesis, stretching, and the ability to alter their body. They can generate and blast flames of various amounts of heat and intensity through their hands and mouths via igniting the methane in their bodies, with enough precision to melt a metal cage without harming the people inside. Methanosians can reattach detached body parts by manipulating their vine-like "veins" to reach out and meld with the insides of the detached limb. Methanosians could instead regenerate a lost limb or reform if destroyed and their body parts are close enough.

Reviews:

blackmoon FierceGods

Dude, awesome story. I can't wait for the next chapter, and is he really going to be paired with Julie because I think it would be better if he was paired with someone from the Young Justice universe? So, good job, and I can't wait for the next chapter. Write soon. Later.

Reply: The answer to your question will be in this chapter.

timijaf

Seems Interesting so I think you are going to have been run so fast he runs into another dimension and this is your story but you don't have to do this but I never really like it when they have him go to the cave at the start maybe he lands in central city or maybe Starling iCty or Gotham

Reply: How he gets there will be answered in this chapter. Don't worry about where he ends up. I plan to be original.

OmniNinja

I think it is a great chapter. I can't wait for the next one. I hope this story works out and Ben is able to return and finish his proposal to Julie. See you next time.

Reply: Thank you. In addition, I found a way to make both sides happy.

TerrorKing10

Okay, you've got my attention, now I want to see where this goes. I think Ben should be paired with one of the girls from the dc universe. My top 3 candidates are Miss Martian, Artemis, and Zatanna. You could also add villains who didn't appear in the show like Metallo, Giganta, Star Sapphire, Toyman and whoever might interest you. Also can Ben's Ultimatrix scan Superman, Martian Manhunter and whatever other aliens Ben will meet? Update soon.

Reply: I want to explore the list of available heroines first before I dive into the romance aspect. I want to flesh out characters and allow them to develop. I also want to include storylines outside of the show to assist in the development of characters. Do I plan on scanning aliens? Yes.

WolfoftheMoonStorm

This is a really good first chapter. There was a lot of backstory to go through, but it doesn't feel like too much of an information dump. I'm really curious to see where you'll go with this story, as most others are never completed.

Reply: Thank you for the compliment.

Ben 10 Reader

I think most of the crossovers in this and the JL section use sandman7734's Justice League: Ultimate Hero and its reboot as a base (Which kinda pisses me off because there are SO MANY SCENES which were just copied and then changed. A little. Like, only the names. And sometimes even they didn't get changed). Even Ben 10: Unlimited by The Incredible Muffin was based on sandman773's story (which was inspired/a bit based on a JL/Spiderman crossover). I read both and while Incredible Muffin's is complete, it just didn't pull me in like Justice League: Ultimate Hero. I really hope this one will end up better than both.

Just, please, don't overdo it with the romance if you are going to include any. It's the main thing which made me dislike Ben 10: Unlimited. While I don't hate romance, it's pretty much all you can find for Ben 10. *cries*

Reply: Don't worry about the story. I plan on using the episodes as pillars of some events with original fillers to add more depth to the story. I love romance as much as the next guy, but love takes time to develop. There may be infatuation or a crush, but that's not love. I plan on a slow burn type.

Rider's Light

You have a very good, start. Character development is good, and there is enough information to keep the readers up to date with the story, yet they don't feel as if they are only reading background info. You are not basing the opening off of Sandman (which despite being good is frankly overused), and that separates your story from many others.

You have caught my attention, and I am eager to see where this story goes.

Good Job~

Rider's Light

Reply: Thank you for the compliment.