A/N: And I'm back with the next chapter. I got three reviews, and all three of them made me extremely happy! I didn't get a single whiner about Yaoi, so that's good. Usually, I have my own characters introduce the stories, but since I don't have my own character to fight with, I'm just going to continue on to the reviewers.

Eyeguy3: Thanks, I'll fix it. If I make more spelling mistakes, please let me know.

Blood Sparda: Woot! I love ya man! (Or girl) (Glompifies) Thank you very much!

AM83220: Ah...Yee of little faith. Forgive me for saying this, but you are just ripe for devouring! Muhahahahahahaha!! I'll let you know this now, Ken does have a ton more that ten aliens, and no, Ben didn't give him any. Ken is way smarter. In the one episode he shows up in, he uses Gray Matter to hack the Omnitrix.

Any of you people looking forward to Alien Force? I sure am! If I'm really luck and I'm a good girl, maybe Santa will give us another Ken episode. (Fangirl Squeal)

And now the story...

Ken slid to a stop, shifting from XLR8 to Four Arms in one fluid motion. Ken looked straight at Animo's strange reptilian creatures. Devlin was already there, shooting flames at the flying figures. Ken changed to Heat Blast and began joining his adopted brother in firing down the things.

"I think I saw pictures of these in our history textbook...Dinosaurs?" Ken asked jokingly to Devlin. Devlin laughed and then ran after Animo. Ken kept one eye on Devlin, worried, so he didn't see one of the flying things come at him from behind. When it rammed into him, he fell, over a high plateau. Ken cursed himself for being so careless and changed into Stinkfly. As he flew back over the edge, he arrived just in time to see Devlin finish and change back into his human form. Ken copied him and landed in his own human form.

"Where were you? I finished him all by my self...Again" Devlin smiled devilishly, a smile that fit him perfectly, Ken couldn't help but notice. "And shouldn't this guy be dead yet?" Devlin said with a small kick to the old man. "I mean c'mon! He was a geezer when Dad was ten, and so what is he doing still alive?" Devlin asked with another playful smile, inviting Ken to join in his joke. Ken blushed slightly and laughed to cover it up. "Kinda like Great Grandpa. Too stubborn to die." Ken said laughing for real. And it was true. Their great grandfather was still alive, and still kicking, though he no longer lived with them, though he still visited them.

Devlin looked to the west, where an extremely fast moving cloud of dust headed towards to them. Devlin rolled his eyes at Ken, but Ken wasn't looking at him any more. Ken was staring angrily at the halting XLR8, their dad. He turned away as Ben formed into his natural body. Ben walked over to the conquered Animo and laughed.

"You boys did it better and faster before I could even get here. Good job" He said with a hearty laugh. Devlin looked up with a tentative smile and hope in his eyes. Ben ruffled his hair playfully and looked over to Ken. Ken was walking towards them, his face unreadable. Devlin looked at his adopted brother, his head cocked. Ken had noticed Devlin's reaction to Ben, and was saddened by it. After all these years, he's still so worried about being part of us. Ken blushed slightly. Part of us...

"Yo, Ken! You gonna stand there all day or are you up for another race?" Devlin asked teasingly and punched Ken in the arm. When Ken didn't respond, Devlin stepped in front of Ken and gently grabbed both of Ken's arms and made him look Devlin in the eye. "You ok, Ken?" Devlin asked with a slight hint of concern. Ken looked up and stuck out his tongue. "Hope you like dust sandwich." He said and then turned into XLR8 before taking off. Devlin rolled his eyes and also sped off. Ben was only a few seconds behind them, after picking up Animo into a "Null Void Egg".

Ken slid to a stop at the balcony of their home. His hoverboard was leaning against the wall. Ken sighed and changed back into his human form and picked up the board. He flung his legs over the edge and watched the day unravel before him. Devlin appeared only a few seconds later. He changed back into his human form and sat down with Ken. "You can't fool me, what's up?" He asked just as Ben zoomed past them into the headquarters. Ken shook his head and sighed, his brown hair drifting in front of his eyes. "It's nothing." Ken said quietly. Devlin groaned.

"Not very convincing. Ever since our fight with Hypnotic, you've been acting strange. Not all the time, but in short periods of it. Don't tell me it's nothing. I know way better than that, and so do you." Devlin said with slight urgency in his voice.((Hypnotic is a villain I made up. Not anything like the Ben 10 Hypnosis, except for the fact of using mind control. Hypnotic is a girl about twenty five years old, and has long black hair. She uses self doubt to control her victims, except they are completely conscious of it.))

Ken leaned back from the rail and looked at the sun, gleaming down on the two of them. Devlin swallowed and leaned down over his knees. He was afraid. Afraid of what Ken was hiding from him. Ken and Devlin never hid anything from each other, well, except I haven't told him that Devlin thought, slightly embarrassed but shook it off quickly. But that wasn't what Devlin was talking about. He bit his lip and looked over at Ken. Devlin was afraid to even ask, afraid that there was a huge wedge in their relationship. But the only way I can find out is to ask.

"Why are you hiding it from me?" Devlin asked worriedly. Ken looked at his adopted brother in puzzlement. Devlin swallowed tightly, "Is it...me?" He asked tentatively. Ken's eyes grew wide for a second, but then he laughed. "What on earth are you talking about, Devlin? Of course it's not you." He said with true laughter in his voice. Devlin calmed down a bit, but was still slightly nervous. "If it's anything, it's me. Don't worry about it." Ken said and gently punched his best friend in the arm. Devlin shook his head laughing with Ken and then stood up and ruffled Ken's hair as he passed him on his way to their home.

Ken sighed as Devlin disappeared. No Devlin, it's all me. I'm so sorry. Ken thought as he buried his face into his arms, leaning against the rail. Ken hated it when he worried Devlin. Devlin meant so much to him, and every time Ken saw him transform, he hated himself as if he were the cause of Devlin's suffering. And then again, it's also Dad's fault. If he hadn't done what he did to Kevin. Ken clenched his fists. No, Kevin is to blame! If he hadn't been so power greedy, Devlin could've lived a normal life!! Ken slammed his fist into the metal balcony, angry at all that had caused Devlin such a life. But, blaming people won't help. And if not for Kevin, I never would've met Devlin. Ken groaned and stood up his brown hair flickering in the soft wind. No matter who he tried to pin the blame on, he always felt responsible for Delvin's misshapen 'hero' form.

All I want is to make life better for Devlin. Each time he changes shape, I can feel his dislike. His suffering. It's not fair, Devlin did nothing wrong to deserve such a life of pain and suffering. Ken thought as he walked through the door. He ignored his clay dog like thing and went to the hologram room. He looked up at the projector and dialed 'Aunt' Gwendolyn's number. When she didn't answer, he cut the connection and sat on the bench, just staring at the emptiness that would've held her image. At the moment he needed to talk to someone, and no one else could help him at that moment. Without even realizing it, he fell asleep on the bench, exhausted from his own thoughts.

Devlin closed the door to their room and locked it. A mischievous smile stole across his mouth. Underneath the bunk bed, was his present to Ken for the next day. He pulled the almost finished hoverboard and his tools. The board was powered by a crystalline necklace that held Devlin's 'eleventh'. Devlin had also inherited the power of electricity from Kevin. He threw a lot of it into the remote control necklace and then more into the power core of the hoverboard. He smiled broadly and then put the last covering on it. He grabbed a small metal box with a green button and pushed the button. The hoverboard disappeared and the button turned red.

"The perfect birthday gift for Ken." Devlin said quietly with a big smile on his face, his ponytail of black hair hung down next to his face as he hid the box under his bed. While he'd been working, the worry about Ken had disappeared, but it returned almost immediately when he became idle.

He said it was nothing, so why am I still acting like this? Devlin thought with aggravation, his chest tight with worry and anxiousness. It was extremely difficult to feel as though it had nothing to do with him. Ken has never hidden anything from me...but what is it? He seems so worried. Maybe it was something Hypnotic said. Or maybe something I said or did? Rgh! Delvin stood up, hitching his thumbs over his hip line at his pants. He paced the room and sighed, finally flopping onto his bed, staring up at Ken's bed. He blew at his hair and closed his eyes, feeling uncomfortable, as if something was bugging at his inner self. Not Ken's dilemma, but a new feeling, one that disturbed Devlin more that the problem with Ken. With time, it only grew worse, but no matter how hard Devlin tried to figure out what it was, it remained unknown to him.

A/N: I know I promised a much longer chapter, but I kinda got lazy and developed a case of writer's block. I promise no delay in the next chapter, as long as I get reviews. No reviews, no chapter. So even if you've reviewed before, do it again. Please, it's what keeps me going. I really need them. The more I get, the faster the next chapter comes up. The less I get, the less likely I'm going to put up the next chapter, so please don't forget to review!