The Legend of Ben 10
Chapter 2: Strange New Friends
Well, Ilia has met the Ben 10 gang! She's going to have some explaining to do to her friends.
As Ilia stared at them wide-eyed, she asked,
"Me? What do you need me for?"
"You're the only one who can help us." Gwen said to her.
Ilia, of course, had no idea of what they were talking about.
That's when Ilia heard the pattering of feet as George, her mother, and Bess came rushing down the street.
"What the heck happened here? Was it a terrorist attack? First Nancy being kidnapped by bulblins, now this! Someone had better tell me what the heck is going on, right now!" Bess said, wide-eyed at the devastation.
Split-seconds later, sirens began wailing, as police vehicles parked up and down the block. As Chief McGinnis began to inspect the scene, he shot a curious glance at Ben and the others, before shrugging and heading off, mumbling,
"Right when Drew had to leave for New York, a mystery happens in her own hometown."
"Ilia, who are these people?" Mrs. Fayne asked, a little concerned.
"Frankly, I don't really know."
"Okay, I know that you're wondering who we are and what we're doing here," Ben said, " well, that alien we were fighting, his name is Vilgax. He came here looking for you. He wants you in another one of his plans to conquer the earth. Also, you're probably wondering how I turned into that.. Thing. Well this thing on my wrist, it's called the Ultimatrix. It contains the DNA of over nine million aliens, plus their ultimate forms."
"Whoa. Back up, back up. Did you just say.. Aliens? Bess asked, not sure if she was going crazy or not.
"What are.. Aliens?" Ilia asked, still not quite sure what she was supposed to be getting.
"You.. Don't know what aliens are?" Kevin asked.
Feeling really stupid right that moment, Ilia nodded.
"Well," Ben began, "aliens are beings from other worlds. Other planets. Like Earth."
"You mean.. Like different dimensions?"
"No, different worlds. Totally different thing."
"How did you know where to find me, anyway?"
Gwen pulled out a strange-looking disk with what looked like an hourglass on the front.
"These are Plumber badges. Plumbers are intergalactic police officers. We managed to track your signature with these."
"My.. Signature?"
"Alright, you better tell us what the big idea is, or I will use judo on you," George threatened, preparing to execute a precise judo kick.
"Come on, Tennyson. We already wasted enough talking. We need to get a move on." Kevin said.
"Not without us, you aren't," a familiar voice said.
"Ned?" Ilia asked.
"One and only. You don't need to bother explaining anything. I guess I sorta picked up Nancy's habit of eavesdropping. Now, where, exactly, did you want to take Ilia?"
"My hometown of Bellwood. We need to meet up with my Grandpa, who's a plumber. He'll know how to take care of the situation." Ben replied.
Ilia, still not trusting them, watched in astonishment, as something huge descended from the sky.
"Shiiip," it said, gently landing on the ground.
"Come on, we need to go. We'll explain as much as we can."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Like Ned said, you're not going anywhere without us."
"George, have you even been paying attention to what they were just talking about? Aliens, George. Aliens! Do we really want to get involved with aliens?" Bess ranted.
"I don't care. You can stay here if you want to, but me and Ned are going along, whether you guys like it, or not."
Mrs. Fayne, who still was a little shocked, tried to reason with her daughter,
"Georgia, are you sure about this? We don't even know these people."
"Mom, I'm used to taking risks, along with Nancy. Besides, after finding out that Nancy has a brother from another world, I've realized that there are still secrets around, and I want to find them."
"Well.. If you insist. I can already see that arguing won't do any good. But, just remember, be careful!"
"Don't worry, Mom. When we get back, Nancy is going to be so jealous!"
As Ilia and the others climbed into the space ship, Bess looked on, sighed and said,
"Oh.. Fine! Just.. Fine! I just can't seem to stay away when something dangerous is happening. I swear, it's going to get me killed, one of these days!"
When everyone had piled into the ship and were riding off over the buildings, Ilia stared out the window in wonder. She had never thought that she would ever be able to fly.
"So, are you guys like superheroes, or something?" Ned asked, trying to make pleasant conversation.
"Yeah, you could say that." Ben replied.
As the others began to chat about this and about that, Ilia just stared out the window. She couldn't believe that she was actually on an adventure. But for what, she had no idea. All that Ben and the others said was that they needed her help for something. As Ilia was staring off into the blue sky, she thought she spotted something else. Something.. Human.
"Guys. There's.. Something off to the left of us."
As Kevin stared at something on the dashboard, he said, in confusion,
"There's nothing on the radar that shows anything."
"How can you not see it? It's right over there! It's coming right for us! Get away before.."
By that time, it was already too late. Suddenly, a huge jolt ran throughout the ship, causing everyone to fall to the floor. As they picked themselves up, the door in the back opened, revealing multiple gray and red creatures, which swarmed into the room, lining up on both sides, to herald a man, with long, black hair, a brown shirt, which was unbuttoned to reveal his torso, jeans, and small horns on his head. He was wielding a staff, which was sparkling with energy. Grinning at the gang, he said,
"At last. I have found you, Ben Tennyson. Don't think you can keep the girl from me."
"Aggregor!" Ben growled.
Smirking, Aggregor raised his spear, and fired right at Ilia.
OOXO
** dramatic music** I know, I know. First Vilgax, now Aggregor? It couldn't get any worse, could it? Well, I just left you at yet another cliffy! Man, I LOVE doing that! It just forces you to keep reading to see what happens! Anyway, hope you enjoyed, and please remember to review!