Back again! Thanks to everyone who read the last chapter. I'm sorry it took so long to update, but you have no idea what it's been like here. Hectic doesn't even begin to subscribe it. As always, read and review.

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'Singing'
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Disclaimer: I don't own Ben 10 or any of the characters.

Present time – Space above Earth

The alarms blared on the warship Eversor, as blue humanoid beings ran down long halls trying to evade destruction. One saturna, as the little blue monsters were called, ran onto the ship's main deck towards the leader of the Orion society. He spoke with a nasally voice. "My liege, the experiment broke loose! We are unable to stop it!" The tall man turned to him, more shadow than that of a real person. His burned black hair was jelled back into a regal hairstyle, while his storm coloured eyes only widened a fraction in surprise of what the being said. As if he had known this day would come.

"And why," he sneered at the blue dwarf-like creature, "have you not contained him again." As he spoke, a gleam caught in his eye. He spoke trying to keep mind off his impending doom, like cowards would do. The blue scientist turned to his master in irritation. "You, yourself have overseen the creation of this… Thing! He has super strength, intelligence beyond a normal being's capacity, the ability to absorb projectile life-force! He can breathe underwater and has, to some small extent, a healing factor and invulnerability!" By now the saturna was screaming in rage and pacing the floor behind the shadow of a man. "He has no emotions, he feels no guilt! Above all that was previously mentioned, you gave him an insatiable quench for blood! You ask me why we do not stop it, why we flee for our lives from this abomination! You are the creator of this monster, and now you must face your son!" It stopped its tirade and went to join its kin-race running towards the last escape pods left on the ship, where they shot into space and its anonymity.

As the shadow leaned over the control panel of the ship, looking at his minions abandoning him, he discreetly pressed the ship's self-destruct button, hoping to take his creation with him in death. Just as he turned around, he heard the hollow clink of metal on metal in the hallway. The futuristic door slid open with a whirring sound, and a shadow even greater than his own fell into the room. That of death. The man that walked into the room was 6 foot tall with dark brown hair in a square cut. His olive coloured skin was covered in many scars and his dark grey eyes were blank. "You were the one who created me." The voice was deep as it spoke. "Yes, I was and you will obey me as such." The shadow's voice quivered in fear, at its breaking point. "I have no master. You have created me with the purpose of destroying the hyacintho terra*, and as my last act of allegiance to you, I will obliterate it. But first, you will die."

It seemed like years later, but without warning an escape pod launched itself from the ship, narrowly escaping the explosion that followed just after. The monster known as Project ERA** escaped, leaving behind the dust of the shadow man. The escape pod caught fire as it entered the earth's atmosphere and broke to pieces in the sea, just off the coast of a little town called Bellwood, whose people were sleeping soundly in the dark recesses of the night. As ERA swam through the inky black depths of the ocean, he became aware of a shadow following him. It was a large squid-like being with glowing red eyes. As it drifted closer, ERA turned around and punched it dead on between its eyes before it could even think of making a move. The sea creature sank into the depths. Noticing the onslaught of light from in front of him, so he swam faster.

The truck driver on the back road towards Bellwood thought he saw a man drag himself out of the water, but before he could look again, he became aware of the road turning right into the forest just outside Bellwood. And so, a planet would be brought to its knees…

Thank you for reading! The next chapter will definitely be up sooner, since it has the kids meeting our heroes. Yes, that was Vilgax that ERA punched. Once again, I implore you to review. It's like food for the writer's soul… And you're starving me! Ha ha ha.

Explanations:
Hyacintho terra = blue planet
ERA = Eterna Response Agent