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One night can solve everything.

Ben groaned heavily and seethed like he was being chased. Being chased in the imaginings of his own mind. He felt trapped in a way and whenever he slept like this, no good could come from it. It was like everything was turned upside down and every bad deed he had done was coming back with a mental vengeance. "No...No...Please..." Ben subconsciously begged as he turned on his side whilst he twitched heavily in his sleep.

The boy clawed at what ever he could as he sought out comfort from whatever he could grab despite being asleep. He felt his teeth clench, he felt sadness and fright corner him from the inside and every little thing in his mind from the happiest memory was quickly erased from his mind and replaced with the heavy imaging from the rest of the nightmares he had.

Ben was running through a dark wood that's trees had been covered with the most recent of snow. The ground only had patches of snow and frost on the ground yet so were some autumn leaves.

He had no idea what he was running from but it was whenever he heard a screeching roar, the boy's instincts told him to pick up the pace and when he looked down at his wrist to transform into something faster, he was terrified to discover that his beloved Omnitrix wasn't there. It had vanished!

Ben was forced to stop at the edge of a cliff because he saw Julie smiling tearfully at him as she stood on the other side. She was being clutched by a monster that was covered in the shadows who snarled at Ben's girl and Ben's eyes narrowed. How dare that thing! He didn't know what it was but every part of his body told him to rescue Julie at all costs.

But Ben found that he couldn't move. He was glued to the floor as he helplessly looked on. If he jumped, he would fall into the dark abyss below. If he done anything else, he would most likely die without the Omnitrix to save him. The boy shook his head in disbelief of what he was seeing but his eyes widened in utmost horror as he saw the monster end his ex girlfriend's life all while she gave a shrill scream of pain.

"NO!" Ben screamed as he shot up from where he laid and he found that once again, he was sweating from head to toe. But instead of waking up in his bed, he found that he was in a different area entirely.

He was strapped to a bed that looked kind of like one you would find in a medieval torchure chamber. The walls looked pretty well made and quite technical. Quite a sight to behold. The boy looked around as he noticed a few more things as he continued to regain his sense of logic. There was a small probe on his finger that was hooked up to a machine that seemed to have been a heart monitor. He also had a strange looking helmet that was also hooked up to a machine but the screen of the particular machine was just static.

He then sighed in slight relief when he realised he still had his Omnitrix.

"What's going on?" Ben thought aloud as he looked around curiously, trying to recollect what had happened before he went to sleep. Ben felt a little less crankier then he had been before, he knew that much, but then he remembered what happened with Rook.

Man, Ben was so mad at his partner for kicking his butt but at the same time he felt a bit thankful. Now Ben was a bit more relaxed because he caught a wink of sleep but he still had that haunting nightmare to stalk him. That ruined things.

Suddenly, two very small figures that stood on a hover board appeared before Ben's eyes. "Blukic? Driba?" Ben smiled as he tried to sit up but he found that the straps restrained him and found that he was confined to this bed until the others say otherwise. The two Galvan's faces held no emotion what so ever and this made Ben return a frown as he arched a curious mahogany eyebrow towards the two.

"Why are you looking at me like that, guys?" Ben asked as he tilted his head to the side. He had no idea what was going on here but he knew something was up. It was then that one of the two found his voice and told Ben "Uhhh...I have some bad news."

Ben sat up while his expression was pretty shocked yet eager. He had no idea what this news was but it buzzed inside his brain to know what it was. His green pools locked on to the two Galvan and then Driba continued what his partner was saying "You've been having nightmares."

Ben's eyes quickly transformed from calm and collected into a narrow-eyed and furious glare. He felt something deep inside him break loose and he pulled all his body weight into the chains that strapped him down all while he stretched his neck forwards and snapped "I KNOW THAT, GUYS! BUT HOW DO WE FIX IT!?"

The two Galvan were taken aback. How on earth would Ben break out like this! But Ben had more to say and this hurt them to the very core "THAT'S AS OBVIOUS AS THE FACT THAT AN ORANGE IS A FRUIT!"

Blukic raised a confused eye ridge and asked "An Orange is a fruit?"

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT!" The boy spat viciously "ALL YOU TWO DO IS POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS! THATS ALL YOU'RE GOOD AT, REALLY!" Now Ben's was seething deeply now as he grinded his teeth sharply in a vain attempt to calm himself "NOW FIND OUT WHY I'M LIKE THIS OR I'LL SEND THE BOTH OF YOU BACK ON TO GALVAN PRIME ON AN ASTROID!"

Ben's eyes widened in realisation when he recounted what he just said. Did he just tell Blukic and Driba that they were dumb?! He didn't much have time to think since Driba immediately broke down into petty sobs as he flopped upon Blukic's shoulder and cried tears of hurt. Blukic also had tears in his eyes but he didn't show anything else that he was emotionally wounded by Ben's comment.

"W-Wait, guys! I-" Ben was about to apologize when Driba told Ben through his shameless tears "OH! D-don't you even try to apologize now, Hero of the Universe..." Blukic added as he patted his friend's shoulder "If you should even be called that..."

With that the two crying little aliens left the room on their hovering device while Ben hung his head lowly as he tried to hide the shame. Ben may have felt better but his temper was going all over the place like an explosion! The boy even ignored the fact that he heard the door automatically slide open while he closed his green eyes.

Ben suddenly felt a small weight on his shoulder and this made him open his eyes and look at the source of the weight but he found Rook had placed one gentle hand on his shoulder. Ben could also see the very small smile the Rovannahgander was giving and this made him feel all the more guilty.

"I...I'm sorry, Rook." Ben croaked with genuine sorrow "I'm getting less sleep each night and I think I might crack." Ben looked up at Rook pleadingly "What can I do?"

Rook eyed the ceiling with a smile. For some reason, Ben sometimes reminded Rook of his little brother. He would sometimes curl up beside Rook in bed whenever he had bad dreams and Young one would also tell him all of his future goals and achievements. Argo, Ben showing his emotions like this brought out Rook's brotherly side.

Rook knelt down in front of Ben and suggested calmly with a somewhat cheerful smile "Ben, why do you not tell her how you feel?"

Ben's eyes widened in shock. The 16 year old was sure his partner had him on the truth behind his nightmares but he needed to be sure as he broke into a cold sweat "What are you talking about?" Ben raised a thick curious eyebrow towards Rook.

"I'm talking about Miss Yamamoto, Ben dude." Rook smirked slyly at Ben who now had his mouth wide open and his eyes wide, despite the bags. How on earth did Rook of all people know!?

The Rovannahgander toothily grinned as he knew straight away he got to the root of Ben's fears. He read Ben's expression like a book and he stood up before gloating "I have telepathic powers, Ben."

The 16 year old's eyes dialted before he asked with a wide grin "REALLY?!" Rook's elf-like ears lowered in guilt as he admitted with a faint smile "No. You were constantly saying Miss Yamamoto's name while you were asleep."

"How do you know that Julie's the reason I'm having nightmares?" Within a moment of silence Ben asked this with a challenging grin, still in denial of Rook's theory.

"Let me see..." Rook began as he held up one finger and added on more as he listed with a spare finger from his free hand counting the reasons "It has been about 3 weeks at least since Julie had broken up with you." a second finger popped up and Rook pointed his free finger to that one "Every time we pass her house you get unhappy." a third finger stood up "Whenever you see a couple, you seem angr-" Rook stopped counting as he took all those reasons into account.

Rook's cat-like eyes dialted and his mouth hung open slightly whilst he stared off into space. He carefully assessed those reasons inside his mind and looked each one over in those few seconds he remained silent. It was then he grinned at his terrified looking partner and told the real truth behind Ben's nightmares "You still have feelings for her."

Ben's eyes widened dramatically as he realised that exact truth which he didn't even know. He still loved Julie despite the break up and friend zone! The boy was so panicked that he was now desperately trying to free himself.

Ben was so busy that he didn't even realise that Rook had walked over to him and placed a calming hand on his shoulder before telling Ben firmly "Ben, listen to me." Ben found his eyes totally focusing on Rook "I promise you that I will assist you in relieving whatever is consuming you and preventing you from sleeping. But I need you to be calm at all times, not once lashing out. You need to stay focused."

Ben absorbed all that was being said to him as his tired eyes locked on to Rook's own. It was then that the Rovannagander stood up before warning him uncertainly "Now that is no longer blocking our path, I shall release you from you're binds. But remember to stay focused and do not lose you're temper."

Ben nodded with a serious frown, quietly telling Rook that he promised to do everything he told him to do. Rook took a step back and removed his Proto-tool from behind his back before a blade-like orange light poked out from the top and he expertly slashed it like a sword. Ben's eyes were shut tight as he braced himself for the pain he was probably going to feel from the sharp light but found no traces of pain anywhere.

Ben opened his eyes and found himself standing freely on the ground before Rook guided his friend out of the room before Ben asked curiously "So, Rook? Where are we going?"

"We are going to try and take your mind off Julie, Ben." Rook announced boldly as he walked little ways in front of the brown haired teen and then Ben (swiftly wrapping his scarf around his neck) raced after him, a little excited about the activities they were going to do together.

After all, it was almost Christmas and Christmas was everyone's most favourite time of year... Wasn't it?

A/N: Hi, guys. Sorry this chapter wasn't that great. I tried to make this story as close to Omniverse as possible but adding my own personal touches. I can honestly see a brotherly bond between Ben and Rook to match Ben and Kevin's. I know you must be asking: where's the kicking behinds?! It will probably be in the next chapter, that's where!

I'm sorry I'm adding very small Christmas things but I'll up it in the next chapter! Also, how will Ben make it up to Blukic and Driba? Find out later!

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-Chloemcg