Ben 10: Infinite Evolution, Vol 1
Chapter Two: Many Greetings and Salutations
Author's Note: Welp, here's chapter two and thanks for reading! Go the Distance!
Ben and Rook studied the aliens and looked at the unconscious girl. Ben and Rook looked at each other with determination.
"I'll get the girl and you'll fight the crowd." Ben said with a smirk.
Rook shook his head. "For some reason I knew you were going to say that." He replied and dashed towards the alien army.
Ben quickly ran towards the girl when Khyber blocked him. "Oh no, you don't." He said pushing him back.
Ben then looked at his Omnitrix and switched it into Four Arms. "Fourrr Armmmss!" Ben announced as he finished transforming.
"You won't have four anymore, Tennyson." Khyber threatened.
"I'd like to see you try, Khyber." Ben smirked as he punched Khyber on the stomach and tossed him with all his might towards the nearest building.
Khyber remained unconscious as Ben quickly looked at Rook's direction, knowing he was on his last alien to fight. He transformed back to normal and dashed towards the unconscious girl. He quickly held her in his arms and studied her carefully.
She began to stir and her eyes slowly opened. Ben's eyes widened as he saw her wake up. She blinked a few times at him, trying to regain her vision. "Who…are you?" She whispered.
"It's okay; I'm going to protect you for now, your majesty." Ben replied with a smile.
Khyber slowly crept behind them with his dagger up high. Her eyes began to widen and she pushed Ben away, quickly kicking away his dagger off his hand. She then began to punch him and attack him. Khyber blocked her every attack and grabbed her hand. He pulled her up and gave her a dark glare.
"You're going to die, Princess." He said.
She struggled to break free and bit his arm as hard as she could. Khyber quickly pulled his arm away and threw her down. She got his dagger and grabbed Ben's hand, starting to run.
"Stay with your partner, I'll fight Khyber." She told Ben.
"But, you're hurt…"Ben said looking at her cuts and bruises on her face and arms.
"I'm fine. Now, go." She pushed him away and dashed towards Khyber and continued the already started fight.
Ben shook his head and saw Rook catch up to him. Rook looked at Ben confused.
"Um…Ben-dude, shouldn't we help her?" Rook asked him.
Ben took a deep breath and blew out slowly. "Yeah." He replied.
Ben dashed towards the scene and the girl was struggling to win the fight. Khyber punched her at her stomach and she fell to the ground. She struggled to get up and coughed a little. Ben ran to her and tried to help her up. She looked at Ben with anger.
"Didn't I tell you to go?! I'm f-fine…" She told him trying to push him away.
"Your majesty, come on. You're dying over here." Ben hesitated.
"NO. Enough…I…can take care of myself, thank you." She replied as she got herself up and spit to the ground.
She looked up at Khyber and Khyber laughed at her, shaking in his presence. "You know, Tennyson is right. You will need someone's aid, eventually." He said with a smirk.
She only pulled out the dagger and pointed it at Khyber. "I don't need help from anyone." She said darkly. She swung it at Khyber and he pulled it out of her hand and stabbed her side. She quickly wrapped her arm around her cut and kneeled down.
"I suppose, she'll accept you dead anyway…" Khyber said looking down on her.
Ben transformed into Big Chill. "Not when I'm around." Ben said as he froze Khyber and carried the girl.
She struggled to breathe as he hovered towards the Proto-Truck. Rook was already inside. Ben phased through the Proto-Truck and sat down and turned back to normal with the girl in his arms. "Quickly, she's critical right now." Ben said to Rook as he quickly drove to Plumber Headquarters.
Her eyes slowly open and notices many people around her. She slumps up and sees everyone staring at her. She blinks and turns to Ben, then shakes her head in disappointment. "I suppose, I should of let Khyber capture me." She said sarcastically.
"Wha-What?! Pshh…at least I saved you from death." Ben said angrily.
"Which, I could of done all on my own." She replied.
"Your majesty, you shouldn't be too harsh on Ben." Rook said with concern.
"I'm sorry, but please don't call me that. Please, call me Roxanne." She told Rook.
"Of course, Roxanne." Rook nodded.
She then notices Max Tennyson into the crowd. "Hello, Roxanne. It's been a long time since you last visited us, plumbers." He greeted.
Roxanne looked away in shame. "Y-yeah." She got off the bed noticing her side was wrapped in white bandages, on top of her black tank-top.
Max put his hand on her shoulder. "You have to stay and rest, Roxanne. You can't-"
"I'm sorry." She breaks him off. "But, I can't stay here, any longer." She said and looked at the exit.
"McCloud, don't." Max said.
"I'm sorry." She began to walk away slowly and ran.
"Ben, go…"
"On it." Ben replied to Max and ran after her.
"Excuse me, Magister." Rook said and followed Ben.
"Let's see if XLR8 can catch up to her." Ben said as he turned his Omnitrix to XLR8 and transformed.
"Aww yeah!" He said as the Omnitrix got another of his aliens correct, again.
Roxanne looked back and saw Ben as XLR8 go in front of her. She quickly stopped. "Can't you just leave me alone?" She said angrily to Ben.
"Can't you just stop being stubborn and listen?" Ben said to Roxanne.
Roxanne got surprised and began to listen to Ben.
"Look, you're hurt. How can you keep on moving while you're lung is cut and everything else is broken?" Ben asked her.
"I'm trying to…" Roxanne replied. "I…I must find Khyber and destroy him, before it's too late…" She said with concern.
"Then…" Ben began as he turned back to normal. "…why can't you let us help you?" He asked.
"Because…" She said looking down and then looked back up at Ben. "…this is none of your business!" She said as she dashed towards Ben and attacked him.
Ben blocked her punch. "Why are you fighting me?!" He said.
She struggled a kick. Ben blocked it. "Because…you won't leave!" She said struggling to hit him.
Tears began to flow down her cheeks and she hit his chest and he went back. "Leave…me…al-…" She said as she collapsed to the floor, unconscious.
Ben ran to her and held her. He studied her again and smiled.
Rook caught up and then saw them both, he also smiled. Everyone else came to the scene and Blukic and Driba walked in front of Rook and stopped.
"Did we miss something?" Blukic asked.
"We came late." Driba said.
"The princess has found her prince charming. This will be good." A blonde woman said in the shadows of the scene.
