Ben's problems have only just begun.
"It's not true!", Ben said as he stared at Goku. The Saiyan looked down at the ground, before sighing.
"I'm sorry, Ben, but it is.", Goku replied.
"Well, then take me back! I can use Clockwork to reverse everything they've done! I was beating Black as Atomix, and you can take on Zamasu!", Ben yelled, glaring at the Saiyan, as he began to fiddle with the Omnitrix.
"Ben, I can't take you back…"
"Why not?", Ben asked, glancing up at him.
"Because every universe Black and his associates visit, is erased shortly afterward. There will be nothing to bring you back too soon.", Goku explained.
"Then I'll just use Alien X to-", Ben replied, as he activated his watch. Scrolling through the aliens, he silently read the names he had given them to himself.
"No, no, no. Damnit.", Ben said, glaring at the watch.
"What's up?", Goku asked.
"When you fixed the watch, it reset itself. I'm stuck with ten aliens all over again. And none of them are Alien X.", Ben replied, sighing as he deactivated the Omnitrix.
"Oh, sorry.", Goku replied, scratching the back of his head before he smiled. "Well, I'm sure you'll be fine here. I need to get back, to try and stop whatever's going on, and hopefully fix this."
"Yeah, ok.", Ben said, turning towards the town, frowning.
"Oh, and Ben.", Goku said.
"Yeah?"
"The people here aren't used to the weirdness we have. Try and lay low.", the Saiyan said, Ben nodding.
As Goku vanished in a bright flash, Ben took a deep breath, before making his way into Vale.
A little while later:
Ben sighed, as he slumped down into a bench. After everything he had been through, after all he had done, his world was gone.
Glancing down at the Omnitrix once again, he closed his eyes, before his attention was caught by several people shouting nearby.
Several men and women were holding guns, aiming them at a nearby store. They all wore white, sleeveless jackets, with black, sleeveless hoods, and black pants. They had black, fingerless gloves, and black boots. A strange, white and red mask covered their face.
Standing up, Ben glared, activating the Omnitrix, before he remembered what Goku had told him. Looking around, he spotted an alleyway next to him and dashed into it.
"Alright, guess it's time to see if you are actually fixed now.", Ben said, spinning the holographic selection screen. Finally, he stopped, before the faceplate containing the Omnitrix core slid back, Ben pressing the Omnitrix.
In a bright flash, Ben began to transform, a black, suit-like fur covering his entire body. Blue fur covered his hands and feet, blue spikes extending from them, resembling gloves and boots. His head and the middle of his chest turned blue, with lightning stripes running down the sides of the blue section on his chest, connecting to the black fur. Two black fins appeared on his head, the outer edge having lightning bolt-like spikes as well. He opened his green eyes, as the Omnitrix symbol appeared in the middle of his chest.
"FASTTRACK!", Ben shouted, before smirking. "Time to get to work!"
Racing over to the group, he leaned on the front of the building across the street from the one being robbed.
"Excuse me, fellas'.", Ben said, the robbers turning towards him, before several of them took a step back, confused at his appearance. "I couldn't help but notice you were pointing guns at this poor, defenseless man."
"An-And what are you going to do about it?", one of the robbers asked, Ben smirking at this.
"Oh, I don't know…. This?", he replied, before he quickly sped past all of them, taking their guns. Looking around in confusion, the robbers looked back at Ben, some of them gasping as he dropped the weapons.
"Now then, are we going to do this the easy way, or the hard way?", Ben asked, smirking at them.
The robbers stared at Ben, before turning away, running from him in fear.
"The hard way.", Ben sighed, shaking his head before he raced after the farthest one away. dashing in front of him, Ben quickly hit him in the stomach, knocking the crook's breath out of him, before rushing him back to the front of the store.
Chasing after the others, Ben did the same to them, before ducked inside a nearby hardware store.
"Mind if I borrow this?", he asked, picking up a rope, the clerk nodding in amazement. Smirking at him, Ben rushed back, before quickly trying the robbers up.
Placing his hands on his waist, Ben smirked down at the crooks, before he noticed several people were staring at him. Looking around, he watched them, before someone behind him began to clap.
"Thank you, oh thank you.", the man said, exiting his store. "You saved my business.", he said, grinning at Ben.
"Of course. I couldn't just let them hurt innocent people like you!", Ben replied, as the crowd slowly gathering around him began to murmur to themselves.
"Tell me, what is your name?", the man asked, smiling at him.
"I'm Be- I mean… I'm Fasttrack!", Ben replied, grinning at the man before the storeowner hugged him.
"Thank you, Mr. Fasttrack. Thank you!"
"Uh, no problem, sir.", Ben replied, before the Omnitrix beeped, flashing yellow on his chest, before a yellow beam shot out of it, scanning one of the goons.
"That's odd. Why is the Omnitrix scanning one of these guys?", Ben thought.
"What was that?", someone in the crowd asked, Ben turning towards them.
"Oh, I, uh…. I scanned them, to, uh…. So I can keep on eye on them, in case they try anything again!", Ben replied quickly, before turning towards the clerk. "Gotta run!"
"Oh, of course. Good luck.", the man said, waving, as Ben nodding, before racing off.
"Alright, that didn't go horribly. If all the crooks around here are this easy, I may be able to focus on re-unlocking Alien X more often.", Ben thought to himself, as he dashed into another alleyway, transforming back to normal.
Stretching slightly, Ben began to walk out of the alley, when his stomach growled. Reaching into his pocket, Ben pulled out his wallet, before he shook his head.
"Parallel world, in a town I've never heard of. Even if they do speak English here, unless Vale is just a town I never learned was in America, I'm going to need to find a way to make some money.", Ben said to himself, placing his wallet back into his pocket.
Looking around at the shops on the street, Ben spotted a store, with a crystal printed on a poster in its window.
"Huh. What are the chances I've actually stumbled on the local jewelry store.", Ben thought to himself, before he noticed three more stores, with similar posters in their windows. "I stand corrected."
Walking deeper into the alleyway, Ben activated the Omnitrix, scrolling through to the alien he had in mind. "Man, am I glad this guy is still unlocked."
Pressing the Omnitrix's core, Ben transformed, his body growing taller. A dark indigo crystal formed over his body, with black lines and dots appearing over the crystal. His arms turned into a pale green crystal, along with his face. Six pale, green spikes sticking out of his back, and two smaller crystals stuck out of his chest. A pair of crystal blades formed on the back of Ben's forearms. The Omnitrix symbol sat in the center of his chest.
"DIAMONDHEAD!", Ben said, smirking, before turning his hand into a much larger blade. Raising his other hand, Ben turned it into its projectile form, before chipping away at the appendage, wincing in slight pain as he did this, before he returned to normal, picking up the pieces of crystal, and placing them in his pocket.
Walking into the closest jeweler, Ben walked up to the front desk, placing the crystals onto the counter. The shop clerk turned, before walking over, staring at the pale green minerals in front of him.
"And what are these?", the man asked, giving Ben a questioning look.
"I found this in a rock I accidentally broke a couple of days ago. Dug them out of the rock, and when I couldn't identify them, I figured I should seek out an expert.", Ben lied, hoping the clerk would buy his story.
The clerk's eyes narrowed, before he picked up one of the crystals, walking over to his workstation to examine it. Ben leaned on the counter, staring at the clerk before the man turned back towards him.
"And you say you 'found' this crystal?", the clerk asked, staring at Ben.
"Yes, in a rock.", Ben replied.
"It's remarkable. Its structure is like nothing I've ever seen. It's a true, genuine crystal, but it's…. It's…. How much?", he asked, suddenly dashing back over to Ben.
"Excuse me?", Ben asked, taken back by the man's eagerness.
"How much Lein do you want for it?", the man repeated.
"I'm guessing that's what they call their currency.", Ben thought, before looking over at another crystal sitting on the counter. It was red in color.
"How much does that one cost?", Ben asked, pointing at it.
"Oh, that one is quite cheap. It's about 10 Lien.", the clerk replied.
"Then I'll take 100 Lein for my crystal.", Ben said. The clerk shook his head.
"No, no, no. That won't do. This crystal is so amazing, it isn't worth a measly 100. I'll give you 500 for it.", the clerk replied, placing an emerald green plastic card on the counter. Ben stared at it, confused.
"What? Is that not enough for you?", the man asked.
"Oh, no, no, it's plenty. I've just… I've just never seen this before. Don't usually earn 500 do- Lien, not regularly.", Ben explained.
"AH, of course. Well, have a nice day, and if you ever find any more of that crystal, please let me know!", the clerk replied as Ben took the plastic card, staring at it.
"So instead of coins and dollars, this worlds money is only credit cards…. Weird.", Ben thought as he left the shop, before pulling out his wallet, placing the card inside.
Taking a deep breath, Ben looked around, trying to find a place to convert the card. "There's no way I'm going to be able to buy food with 500 of any currency. No one would accept that."
Finding nothing, Ben starting strolling down the street, before running into someone almost instantly, as he turned a corner.
Bumping into the teen, Ben took a step back, before staring at her. The female teen had pale skin, with pale blue eyes, and long, white hair, which was pulled into an off-centered ponytail. She wore a thigh-length strapless dress, with a faint color gradation from white to pale blue. Over the dress, she wore a bell-sleeved bolero, with the same color gradation, lined with red on the inside, and white boots, with a thin white sash around her waist.
"Hey, watch where you're going, you dolt!", the teen said, glaring at him.
"Oh, I'm sorry, are you alright?", Ben asked, taking a step back as she glared at him.
"I'm fine. Now leave me alone.", she replied.
"Hey, it was an accident. No need to be rude about it.", Ben argued.
"No need to be rude? Don't you know who I am?", she asked, glaring as Ben shrugged.
"I'm Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company."
"They need a company to make dust?", Ben thought.
"Oh, right, my bad. It's just, you look different in person. A bit taller.", Ben replied as Weiss glared at him more. "Anyways, I'm looking for an ATM. Do you know where one is?", he asked.
Weiss glared at him a little longer, before sighing. "It's over there.", she replied, pointing.
"Thanks. And again, I'm really sorry for running into you.", Ben said, before walking over to the ATM. Placing the card into the slot, Ben pressed a few buttons, before his 500 Lein vanished into the machine, several red and yellow cards falling into the slot.
As Ben picked the cards up, several screams caught his attention. Turning around, Ben stared as flames appeared in the windows of a nearby building.
Placing the Lein in his pocket, Ben looked around, before dashing into an alley, activating the Omnitrix.
"Alright, Omnitrix. I know in the past that you've been stubborn with giving me Humungousaur, but right now is not the time for him!", Ben said, cycling through his aliens. Finally selecting one, Ben pressed the Omnitrix core, beginning the transformation.
Ben's body morphed, becoming a mollusk-like being. His mouth became fixed in place, as his head was covered in a hardened shell. His body became red, with black spots on his shoulders and legs. His hand had portholes in the center of his palms, and his fingers had small claws on them. Two small, grey spikes sprouted from his arms, while three shot out of the backs of his legs. Two grey spikes appeared on his feet, while a red hood covered the top of his head. The Omnitrix symbol sat in the center of his chest.
"WATER HAZARD!", Ben shouted, before looking at his hands. "I was going for Big Chill or Heatblast, but this guy works, too."
Turning towards the burning building, Ben saw Weiss run up to it, a rapier in her hand. "What's she going to do with that?", he thought.
Glaring at the burning building, Weiss spun the chamber in the center of her rapier, before aiming its blade at one of the windows of the building.
"Hey, you!", Ben cried, running up to her. Weiss turned, her eyes widening as she stared at Ben. Taking a step away from him, she turned her blade towards the Orishan.
"Quickly, go call a fir-", Ben began to say, before Weiss fired a blast out of her rapier, taking Ben by surprise. "Since when do normal swords have the ability to shoot people?"
"What kind of Grimm are you?", Weiss asked, glaring at him.
"Grimm? What are you talking about?", Ben asked, staring in confusion at her, before shaking his head. "Never mind that, you need to go call the authorities before this fire gets out of hand!", he ordered.
"Like I'm supposed to take orders from a weird, talking red beast?", Weiss asked him, her eyes narrowing.
Growing, Ben glared at her. "Listen here. Either you can waste time fighting me, and let the possibility of this fire getting out of control, and killing people. Or you can do what I said, and maybe save some lives!"
Weiss continued to glare at him, contemplating his words. With a sigh, she lowered her weapon, before pulling out a strange device.
Turning back towards the building, Ben ran at the door, before rearing his arm back, firing high-pressured water at it, breaking it down.
Racing inside the building, Ben looked around, trying to find anyone still inside, when he heard a scream to his left. Turning, he saw a woman, surrounded by flames.
Opening his hands, Ben shot a turret of water onto the flames, before calmly walking over to her.
"Go, quickly. The door is open, get to safety.", he ordered, pointing. The woman stared at him for a moment, before nodding, running out of the building.
Turning towards the inside of the building, Ben clenched his fists, before he charged into the flames.
Outside, Weiss had finished the call and was now staring at the building, watching as one by one, people ran from the main doors, leaving the hazardous building.
Suddenly, as one of the survivors ran outside, they turned, staring in fear at the building.
"Miss, are you alright?", Weiss asked, running over to her.
"My husband is still inside.", she replied, looking at Weiss.
"He'll be fine, I promise.", Weiss said, comforting her, as she looked over at the burning building.
Suddenly, the inside erupted, as fire burst from the windows as a small explosion went off in the building. The woman stared in horror, before falling to her knees, her hands on her face as she began to cry.
Weiss stared in horror at the building, before sighing, looking down at the woman. Suddenly, a window burst open from the inside, Ben leaping out of it, having turned into Diamondhead, a man in his arms.
Setting the man down, Ben smiled, as the woman ran over, hugging him.
"Thomasan, you're alive!", she cried out, tears strolling down her face.
"Wait, who are you?", Weiss asked suddenly, Ben turning towards her. "Where's the other one?"
"Oh, uh. He's, uh... He's still inside, making sure that everyone is out. I got in another way.", Ben replied, taking a step back.
"So where are you going?", Weiss asked.
"I'm no longer needed, so I'm going to get out of the way of the professionals.", Ben replied before he turned, taking a running leap onto a nearby building.
Jumping into the alleyway next to it, Ben took a deep breath, before the Omnitrix flashed red, a loud beeping sound alerting him of one thing.
The Omnitrix timed out, Ben groaning as he returned to normal.
"And with this reset, comes the time limit once again. Guess I can't be as reckless as I have been lately.", Ben said, staring at the watch.
Sighing, Ben shook his head, before walking towards the street once again.
In Space, above Remnant:
A large, red ship sat behind the shattered moon, waiting in secret. Inside, many drones moved about, completing tasks within the ship itself.
A short being entered the bridge, carrying a strange pad. The being was very thin, with white arms, and a tall fin in the middle of his head. His body had white markings on it, and he wore black robes, with red marks in the middle of it.
"What is it, Psyphon?", a voice said, as two red eyes glared at him from the shadows.
"My lord, I have several things to report.", Psyphon replied, pressing a button on the device in his hands.
In front of the figure in the shadows, a video fo Ben's battle with Goku Black appeared, showing the teen battling with the evil saiyan.
"The last of our drones in that dimension picked this up, before their signal went dead.", Psyphon explained.
"And this is important to me, why?", the figure asked, his eyes narrowing.
"Because of this moment.", Psyphon said, gesturing as it showed Goku appearing in front of Black. A few moments later, Goku and Ben vanished.
"Shortly after this recording ended due to the drones going offline, we picked up a signal, my lord.", Psyphon explained.
"What sort of signal?", the figure asked.
"Well , my lord… While you asked not to, I left the Omnitrix Matrix locator online, and.. I believe you can guess what I am getting at.", Psyphon.
"You mean to tell me…"
"Yes, my lord. The Omnitrix, and thus Ben Tennyson, are in this dimension as well.", Psyphon replied.
The figure's eyes narrowed, as he chuckled to himself.
"This is perfect."
Miles from Vale, in a town called Patch:
Everything was quiet in the small town. Leaves rustled in the wind, as two sisters continued to pack their bags.
The first sister was short, with fair skin, and silver eyes. Her hair was black, fading to dark red at the tips. She wore a long-sleeved, black blouse, with a high collar, and red trim. She also wore a black waist cincher, with red lacing running up the front of it, and a black skirt, with red trimming.
She had thick, black stockings, and black combat boots, with red laces. On her back was a large, red and black device.
The other one was taller then the first, with fair skin as well. She had purple eyes, and bright gold hair. She wore a tan jacket, that showed off her lower stomach, with golden brown piping, and short, puffy sleeves, with black cuffs. Underneath, she wore a low cut, yellow crop top.
She had a brown belt wrapper around her waist, with black mini-shorts, and a brown piece of material reaching from one hip to another. She had brown, knee-high boots, and orange over-the-knee socks.
"I can't believe we're going to go visit Vale again so soon, Yang.", the first one said, turning towards her sister.
"Ruby, we're not going to visit Vale. We're going so I can get picked up to head to Beacon, to start my first semester.", Yang replied, shaking her head as she smiled at her sister's energy.
"I know, but still. That's a week away, and we're going tomorrow.", Ruby replied, closing her suitcase.
"We're going there early to make sure I don't need to get anything before I go to the school. And since dad isn't home, and I can't trust you and Zwei alone without fearing for the house, so…", Yang said.
"Hey!", Ruby argued, glaring at her sister for a second, before smiling. "So, where do you want to go first, when we arrive?"
"Get something to eat, most likely. Patch and Vale aren't exactly neighbors, Ruby.", Yang replied.
"I know that, but still. Vale is so big, and it's such a cool place. Oh, maybe they have a weapon shop, or a cookie store, or a weapon cookie s-", Ruby started to say, before Yang cut her off.
"Let's just finish packing, and get going, ok?", Yang asked, Ruby nodding in agreement.
A few moments later, the two sisters picked up their bags, exiting the house.
"Dad will be home soon, so he'll be able to watch over Zwei.", Yang said, closing the front door.
"Yang, I know that. You don't have to treat me like a kid.", Ruby complained.
"You're still two years younger then me, so I'm going to always treat you like a kid, sis.", Yang said, giving her an innocent grin. Ruby glared at her, before the two starting laughing.
"I'm going to miss moments like this.", Yang said, looking down at the ground.
"It won't be the last. We'll come visit you at Beacon when we can.", Ruby replied, smiling at Yang.
"I know that, but still. It'll be weird without you to always keep my spirits up.", Yang said, before looking at her scroll. "Crap, we gotta move! The last airship for today leaves in an hour, and we have a long walk ahead of us."
And with that, the story is beginning to unravel.