Review corner:
Milo S Darek: Yeah I am fledged! I am the most fledged person in the history of fledged! … Also, what is that?
Davidscrazy234: It would be cool to do that but Verdona had said before that he didn't had the spark, but hey, this is fanfiction anything could happen.
DaDog: Yah right bro! Benny boy ain't taking nothing from nobody! I am going to use the three forgotten ones in this story and will be using and creating fan transformations. If you have one that catches your eye send me a whistle.
ParadoxicOrder8: Sorry to contradict you but I think he would do that, since he was mad. She would know what that word means because I will assume that Halkeginia has what is widely recognized as the world's oldest profession… not including lawyers that is, but whoever counts the devil? Yeah I did made the reference because the academy is Hogwarts with only Slytherins. #Hufflepuff4live. Ben did passed out 'cause it was magic not normal energy, that's just science… or magic I mean. And for the finally, Chamalien does in fact have an accent, you're just confused because he only had four lines in the whole series, if you don't believe me then go check out Subdora.
N/A: In other news, the inspirational dry spell that an author by the name of Mr. Sensei has been having finally cleared up with promising result in the nearby future. We can expect a heavy chapter approaching from the northwest and a high probability of updates for the next month. Back to you James.
The cover image was provided by LEXLOTHOR.
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Zero's Ben
Chapter 3:
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The headmaster of the academy, Old man Osmond and the teacher of fire magic, Professor Colbert were discussing the events of the night prior about a certain shape shifting familiar.
"I didn't recognize the symbol on the familiar's body so I looked it up, and was strangely similar to this" Said Colbert as he gave the headmaster an open old book.
Osmond saw the image on the book and made sure his face showed no emotion "Miss. Longueville, I apologize but…"
"Understood" Said the secretary as she gave a bow and with a quick look at the image on the page before leaving the room.
"Are you sure this it was on the familiar's body?" Questioned the headmaster
"Yes, I am sure, I saw it with my own eyes"
Osmond sighed "I hadn't seen this in decades, but why now? Why here?"
"I do not know sir" Said Colbert shaking his head "But I know it must be connected to miss. Vallière"
Osmond stroke his beard and nodded "We need to keep a close eye on her. You are free to go now, but report to me if you find anything else"
"Yes sir" Colbert bowed and tried to take the book away but Osmond put a hand over it.
Colbert let go of the book and left. Leaving the headmaster to gaze upon the symbol on the book, that symbol that he hadn't found anywhere else for decades, the symbol of that man, the symbol of the green hourglass.
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TIME SKIP
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"I did it! I did it! YAY! I summoned a magnificent familiar which is way better than the Zerbst's! That look on her face was PRICELESS! Now nobody will call me the zero! YAY!" Louise was literally jumping with joy, until a groaning sound broke her out of her thoughts.
She turned around and looked her familiar was staring at her.
Throughout her outburst of joy Ben had been sitting on his pile of hay, he hadn't move because Louise had put on a collar around his neck preventing him from leaving the room and shackles on his wrists unknowingly preventing him from using the Omnitrix.
Louise dismissed the groan and petted Ben on the head like a child would a puppy "I'm so happy that I got something unique like a shadow demon like you, I thought I got a useless commoner, but you are not, are you? No you are not. We will have a great time together"
Ben was dumbfounded at how the girl was talking to him. It was the same tone he had when used to played with ship "I ain't staying here"
Louise stiffened mid pet "What?"
Ben pushed her hand away from his head and asked "Have you ever heard of Bellwood, U.S.A, or Earth?"
Louise tilted her head "Vallwood?"
Ben sighed and began to explain things to her, from his summer ten years ago to the green and blue portal that brought him there. He kept most of the stuff to himself, just in case she turned out to be the enemy, and considering how she had been acting so far, Ben didn't thought that was too far off.
Thanks to seen two moons on the sky, Ben was convinced that he wasn't on earth anymore, but he wasn't sure if it was another planet or reality or time period or something like that.
"I don't believe you" Said Louise sitting cross legged on her bed once ben finished with his story "No world exist, other than the one that the creator Binir gave us"
Ben sweat dropped. Was that some kind of god?
"Now stop lying to your master and tell me the truth" Ordered Louise.
"I am!"
Louise glared at Ben but otherwise ignored him "Tomorrow I will discipline you so you won't lie to me anymore" She began to take of her clothes making Ben blush and look away.
"What are you doing?!"
"I am changing for bed" She answers nonchalantly as she took of the last piece of clothing and threw them to him "Wash those for the morning"
"Well… don't do that with me here!"
"Why should I care?"
"Because I'm a guy!"
Louise looked at him with confusion "You are nothing but a familiar, a mere creature, not a human"
Ben got angry, really angry, who did she thought she was to call him a creature. He had defeated numerous enemies throughout the universe, warlords, mafias, monsters, even a god at one point. Ben got ready to give her a piece of his mind but the words died on his throat when he noticed that Louise panties were still on his nose.
Putting the clothes of the brat away, Ben yell at her to let him go and sent him back but it landed on deaf ears, because she had gone to catch some Z's and appeared to be a heavy sleeper.
Ben growled in anger. There was nothing to do but wait that his friends somehow found him and rescue him from… whatever this place was. He was helpless at the moment, not even able to transform "Wait a minute, hey Omnitrix"
"Ready and waiting sir" Said the robotic female voice from beneath the shackles.
Ben smirked "Code Ben101010, I need you to transform me to any alien available"
"Request can not be carried"
Ben was thrown back "Why not?"
"Voice commanded transformations are currently blocked by creator, due to and quote 'Irresponsible child always getting himself in some trouble I end up having to clean up', end quote"
Ben rolled his eyes at Azmuth's reasons "Can you sent a distress signal?"
"Communications not possible do to unknown energy interference and no alternative functioning transmission antennas within range"
Ben growled again "Is there anything you can do?"
"Reports of earlier collected DNA sample are available"
"Fine" Sighed Ben giving up "Give me the report"
"Understood sir" The Omnitrix went quiet for a few seconds, loading the information "DNA sample appears to be of Homo sapiens, traces of unknown species DNA have been found inherently fussed to it. DNA sample will be considered as new species until further notice and will not be available on playlist until analysis is completed, said analysis are currently at 0.000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 007% of progress, analysis will be continued as permanent sub-rutin on the software architecture"
Ben robbed his head in an effort to take care of the growing migraine. He stared at Louise for a few moments, she didn't look like a hybrid, but then again, neither did he and his grandma was an alien.
Ben made himself comfortable on the pile of hay that was supposed to be his bed and after a while managed to fall asleep.
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TIME SKIP
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"Wake up! You stupid familiar!" Yelled Louise. She was mad, no, pissed, no, outraged! She had given him one simple task, just one, yet he still disobeyed.
"What do you want?" Asked Ben 10 waking up.
"You were supposed to have my clothes ready!" Yelled Louise.
"Why don't you wash them yourself? I am not your laundry boy" Ben yawned as he stretched his arms up.
"Enough of your insolence!" She snapped, stomping towards Ben "You are my Familiar and thus must tend to my needs. It seems you're in need of training, so we'll get to that today. Now set out my clothes and dress me"
"Make me" Ben retorted "I thought you were a teenager not some spoiled child" Louise fumed in anger as Ben smirked.
"You insolent-" Louise raged with her wand appeared in her hand.
"What you expect me to do? You KIDNAPPED me from my home, I tried to be reasonable to you, but what I got in return? You tried to make me your slave! You are a idiot and a brat and it's only because I'm a nice guy that you are still standing here in one piece!" Ben snarled in anger.
Louise was torn between yelling and crying, she raised her wand at Ben and then…
KABOOM
The explosion shocked the tower, waking up anyone that was still sleep and more importantly, it destroyed the shackles that were hold back Ben.
"DO NOT-" Cough "-EVER DO THAT-" Cough "-AGAIN!" Yelled Ben "Why did you even do that? You are just a irresponsible little girl, that's why! You have NO intention of knowing who I am, where I come from or anything for that matter! You have NO right to keep me here! And you will send me back right NOW!"
Ben got ready for the return of the yell, the insults and the anger. But they never came instead all he saw was a whipping Louise, the strong facade from before was gone and now there was only a weak and crying girl.
That was the thing about been a hero, you could fight the greatest threats to the universe or to reality itself, but when you were faced against a crying girl, you were just as hopeless, if not more, than any other guy.
"Fine! LEAVE!" Yelled Louise pointing at the door.
Ben didn't need to be told twice, he got up and left the room, and even though he would denied it, he was really worried about Louise, he was the reason she was crying. He choose to not think about it, she had kidnapped him so that made them even… right?
As Ben left Louise hugged herself and curled up on her bed while she kept crying.
Why was she such a failure? Because she was the Zero.
Why did she always got it wrong? Because she was a disgrace.
Why did she had to always fail? Because she was a good for nothing.
Why couldn't she got a single thing right? Because she didn't deserve it.
Why did she had to get a familiar that was mean to her? That insulted her and made fun of her? Why didn't she got a familiar that was loyal to her? Why did she had to be tied for eternity to a reminder that she was a failure in every aspect of her life? Why couldn't a good night sleep help bring down the hatred that her familiar had for her? Why didn't all the advice and research she did on having a great familiar work?
Because she was the Zero.
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TIME SKIP
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"What wouldn't I give for some chilly fries right about now?" Murmured Ben as he walked through the academy looking for his Ten-speed.
Ben was hungry, he hadn't eaten anything anything since lunch the day before, well, except for the many smoothies at Plumbers HQ, but as much as he prayed on it, smoothies weren't food.
"It's him"
"The Zero's demon"
"I thought there were lying"
"Why does he look human?"
"I heard the he is the Mirtir demon"
"Don't be daft, that's just a story"
Ben kept walking the hallways of the big castle, doing his best to ignore the murmuring, staring and a few pointing fingers that the students threw at him.
"Forget the bike. I want to know where's the damn kitchen" Ben said to himself. He was so hungry that he didn't noticed the girl in front of him until it was too late.
"Ouch!"
Ben crashed with a girl that had a big pair of… blue eyes, yeah blue eyes, a black bob haircut and a maid uniform.
She must had been doing laundry because a straw basket was laying on the ground alongside a bunch of now muddy clothes.
Ben put all the clothes in the basket and quickly apologized "It was my fault, I'm so sorry"
Siesta dusted off her skirt. It was clear to her that this boy didn't meant to run into her and to be fair she wasn't paying that much attention either.
She took the basket form his hands and paled when he saw who it was. This was no other than the Mirtir demon form last night.
"Are you okay?" Asked Ben with concern "You are a little pale and shaking"
Siesta nodded in a fearful manner "Please forgive me sir"
Ben didn't get why she was so scared of him. It was like he was in Toepick form or something "Are you sure you are alright?"
Siesta nodded again "Yes Lord Mirtir-Sama"
Ben did heard someone call him Mirtir a little ago "Why are you calling me that?"
Siesta hesitated for a moment, but she gave in "Isn't that who you are sir?"
"Ummm... My name is Ben Tennyson"
"You aren't a demon?" Siesta asked cautiously.
Ben stared at her for a moment, then understood the confusion and laughed out loud "Lead me somewhere I can help you wash this clothes and I'll explain things on the way there"
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TIME SKIP
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"I assure you Vilgax, this plan is foolproof"
Vilgax the conqueror, vane of Ben 10 and the greatest warlords in the universe stopped walking through the hallways of his ship.
The murderer in black and purple had dared enter his ship unannounced and demanded an audience with him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was offering a way to destroy Tennyson forever then Vilgax would had killed him already.
Vilgax sneered at him "That is what you say, yet you fail to show me the plan itself"
The murderer looked eyes with Vilgax "You just invaded Earth and I'll take care of Benjamin"
Vilgax glared back, challenging the young man to a battle of wills and he was for the first time in a very long time creeped out by the sheer psychopathy and madness in his purple eyes "Be sure to take care of Tennyson or you will face my wrath"
The murderer gave him a chuckle that showed how insane he truly was "Don't worry, when given the choice he will join us or perish like the others before him"
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TIME SKIP
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"Please stop making fun of me, Ben-San"
Ben put down the basket next to the small fountain and shook his head "I'm not joking, this watch really turns me into aliens"
It was obvious by the look on Siesta's face that she didn't believe him.
Ben put a hand over the watch and scrolled down the playlist "I'll prove it to you"
Siesta covered her eyes at the bright flash of green light and her jaw dropped at what she saw.
Standing where Ben was a moment ago there was a creature that was about the height of a child, it had white skin, a black and white head with the Omnitrix's symbol on the middle, white face, along with a black and green jumpsuit. His hands were large with 4 digits and his feet were merely stubs. He had three green fin-like growths on his head. He also had gem-like orbs on his arms and three button-like gems on his waist.
"DITTO!" Yelled the creature in a squeaky voice.
The self named Ditto split himself into seven exact copies of himself and they all gave Siesta overdone vows.
"Now-" Began Ditto 1.
"Do-" Continued Ditto 2.
"You-" Continued Ditto 3.
"Believe-" Continued Ditto 4.
"Us-" Continued Ditto 5.
"My-" Continued Ditto 6.
"Lady?" Finished Ditto 7.
Siesta only nodded with her jaw still hanging, not trusting her voice at the moment.
Ditto 1 got on top of the fountain's wall and gave a cap whistle "Attention!"
The others Dittos turned to him and stood up straight in a military position.
Ditto 1 got his arms behind his back and his chin up "Now boys, we made a mess and now we have to clean it! Number 2 and 3!"
Ditto 2 and 3 gave salutes.
"You two will go to the shed and get everything we will need for this task" Ordered Ditto 1.
"Yes sir!" They answered.
Ditto 1 glared at the other of the Dittos "The rest of us will lay the clothes on the ground and take as much grass, mud and filth as we can off them, when 2 and 3 come back we will all wash the clothes together!"
"Yes sir!" Answered the rest of the Dittos.
Ditto 1 nodded "Of to work we go!"
All the seven little aliens started to do the task assign to them, all the while they whistled a catchy tune.
Siesta watch as he, or better said they, began to wash the clothes in perfect zinc. Perfect that is until one of the copies accidentally let a bar of soap slip out of his fingers and hit another in copy on the face, making all of them flinch and a fight broke out between the two with the other five Dittos in a circle around them cheering them and making bets.
At the end, the one that got hit won the fight and stood victorious with a feet resting on the stomach of the fallen Ditto.
They went back to washing the clothes soon afterward and finish in a tenth of the time that would had taken one person alone. The Dittos glowed bright green and they all disappeared, with the one that was carrying the basket transforming back into Ben.
All through the while Siesta starred in utter disbelief.
Ben laughed "Told you"
"Are you sure you are a demon?" She asked.
Ben kept laughing and nodded "Pretty sure"
"Then, are you a mage?"
Ben shook his head "I don't have a spark of magic in me, my grandma checked"
Siesta smiled at him "Then let me do something for you as thanks"
Ben's stomach gave a deep growl "Got any food?" He asked sheepishly.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out an big, red, shiny apple "I was saving it for later but please have it as a thanks"
Ben took it and bit it with glee "Best apple I ever tasted"
Siesta got a little blush on her cheeks "I'm glad"
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TIME SKIP
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Guiche was in a very deep hole.
His pride had been wounded like never before form screaming in fright at the demon where the whole school had heard him and not to mention the many questions that were been asked about why he had been with Keity at that place at that time.
He would had settled the match with the Mirtir demon itself, but the memory of the stories that his brothers used to tell him were still running rapidly through his mind.
He preferred his eyes uneaten and his arms on the outside of his body, thank you very much.
"Are you even listen to me?" Asked the lovely Montmorenci form the other side of the garden table.
"Of course my love, how could someone not listen to your beautiful voice?" Thankfully Guiche had long ago mastered the ability to know what a girl was talking about without needing to pay attention "You were telling me about you familiar who is almost as adorable as you, please do go on, it's very interesting"
That seemed to be enough for her as she began to talk again without a care in the world.
"Let me help with the plates Siesta"
Guiche froze at voice.
Rather reluctantly he turn his head to see the source and almost passed out. The Mirtir demon was right there alongside a maid and helping her serve cakes and tea.
Ben served another cup on the cart and passed it to Siesta. He had offered to help her because she was the only person that had been nice to her so far and wanted to be nice back. His Ten-speed could wait until lunch was over after all.
Not that her been pretty, bordering on stunning, didn't have anything to do with it.
"Only one table left" Siesta told Ben.
Ben saw where Siesta was referring to and grinned "You rest a moment, I'll take care of the last table"
Ben took the last to cakes and walked to the table with the two blondes, the orange frog and the giant mole. The smirk never leaving his face.
Guiche was starting to sweat bullets. When he had asked for a cake, he never expected for it to be delivered by a nightmarish demon in human disguise.
"Here are your cakes" Ben said politely, putting the plates in front of them.
Guiche made a choking dying sound while he shriveled in his seat.
"Is there something wrong Lord Guiche?" Ben asked innocently.
Guiche put every part of his weakened will into his voice and managed to choke out "N-n-n-n-n-n-nothing is w-w-w-w-wrong Lo-o-ord M-M-M-M-Mirtir"
Ben blinked in very well acted confusion at him "I'm sorry but there seems to be a misunderstanding, my name is Ben Tennyson, not Mirtir"
"B-b-b-But you are the Mirtir demon, are you not, sir?"
Ben shook his head "No matter what may think, I'm not a demon, I don't know who came up with that. Are there really such thing as demons any way?"
Guiche's eyes widen. HE WAS NOT A DEMON?!
Ben turned to the curly blonde seating across the garden table "I'm sorry for been rude, as I said my name is Ben Tennyson, who would you be?"
She stared at Ben for a moment "I'm Montmorency de Fragrance, girlfriend of Guiche"
Ben turned back to Guiche with a raised eyebrow in acted confusion "If she is your girlfriend, then who was the girl from last night you were flirting with?"
Guiche's hole suddenly got a whole lot dipper "Don't listen to this obvious lier, my love, I on the other hand wouldn't lie to your eyes, there is-"
"-Nothing hidden behind my feeling for you" Interrupted Ben "That's how the line goes right?"
"Guiche" Montmorency was glaring at her boyfriend with fire of pure rage and anger in her eyes "Care to explain?"
"I done nothing wrong" Guiche defended himself, but his scared and shaking voice didn't do him any favors.
"Then I guess that is normal around here to have a girlfriend and sneak out to see a girl in the middle of the night" Ben said casually "Good to know"
Montmorency punched her fist into the table "You said that you crossed in the hallway and tried to save her from the demon!"
"I di-"
"STOP LYING!" Yelled Montmorency, then…
SLAP
"DON'T COME NEAR ME YOU CHEATER!" Were Montmorency words before leaving a red checked Guiche on the floor.
The many students that were on the garden had gathered a while ago around the trio, at the moment they were all laughing at Guiche.
The only one of the group that was laughing was a brunette first year girl carrying a basket with a soufflé. She walked up to Guiche and dumped the basket on his lap.
"Keity, I can expla-"
SLAP
Making his other check red, Keity left in the same direction that Montmorency had gone.
Ben didn't even tried to hold back his laughter, the guy's face looked as if someone had drawn two stop signs on it.
"YOU!" Roared Guiche "You lowly fake demon have made two lovely ladies cry!"
Ben kept laughing at him "Dude, they weren't crying, they were pissed as hell!"
The crowd laughed harder at Guiche's expense.
"This can not be left like this!" Yelled Guiche "I shall teach you the proper way to act to nobility, you filthy creature!"
"I meet royal before" Ben said "Always a pain in the ass"
Guiche clenched his teeth "I hereby challenge you to a duel! You are nothing but a peasant, no, you are worst, you are a mere creature masquerading as a human"
Ben rolled his eyes "I already told you I'm not a demon"
Guiche merely sneered "Go prepare yourself creature! I shall await you at Festory square!"
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TIME SKIP
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The city of Bellwood was under attack.
Building were on fire, people were running panicked for their life, giants robots were creating destruction everywhere and war spaceships infesting the sky were shooting at any reinforcement that came near.
The only person that could do anything was a 16 year old boy with a green jacket and a handless gauntlet with the power to turn him into an arsenal of different aliens and Ultimate versions of some of them.
The murderer in black and purple was standing in the balcony of an apartment building admiring the view. He dialed the green cell phone he had pickpocketed form Ben 10 and turned his voice into a perfect imitation of a scared Ben Tennyson.
"Gwen! Thank god you're okay! Listen, I have a way to stop all of this, but I need your help. Find Kevin, Grampa, Julie and my parents, take them to my house, I'll meet you there. Please stay safe"
The murderer ended the call and turned his voice back to normal and grinned "I can't believe she bought that"
"You did sound convincing" Vilgax commented next to him.
The murderer wave him off "Apply vibration to the vocal cords and you can turn your voice into sounding like anything, that's all"
Vilgax raised an eyebrow at him, or what would had been an eyebrow for his species.
"Just be sure to fight Benjamin here and I will go take care of those he love the most"
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TIME SKIP
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The Headmaster of the Academy and the fire Professor were watching the events on the garden through the Mirror of Regina located in the Headmaster's office.
"We must put a stop to this" Said Professor Coldert, not wanting his student getting hurt.
"We are not doing anything" Ordered the Headmaster Osmond.
Colbert starred in surprise at him "But sir, you know duels are forbidden"
"Only between students" Corrected Osmond "Besides, I'm highly interested in what this familiar can do. So far it has shown to be able to transform into a human, a shadow demon and that little man that copied himself. Would it be possible that he has more forms?"
Colbert looked impressed at his boss "I'm impressed Headmaster, I haven't seen you this determined on anything since you wanted to discover Miss. Longueville breast size"
Osmond gave a perverted smile and struck his long white beard "Ahhh yes, generous D cup, perky yet bouncy if I remember correctly, not bad at all"
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TIME SKIP
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The Tennyson family and plus two were waiting on the living room of Ben's house, as the town kept been destroyed by the alien invasion.
"Where is he?" Julie asked worried for her boyfriend.
Sandra Tennyson put a comforting hand of the girl she thought as her daughter "I'm sure his on his way right now"
"I would not hold my breath on it"
Everyone gasped when they saw the murderer in black and purple, who was calmly sitting on an armchair. He was holding some silver sphere with a red button on the top, he pressed it and everyone but him suddenly found themself unable to move.
"Like it?" He asked "It is Galvan made, it paralyzes its victims but let's them stay conscious enough to know what is happening, I prefer it that way"
The murderer got up from his sit and walked up to Max, he put a finger on his forehead and then Max turned to a pile of dust with a burned Hawaiian on top of it.
"I need you to be identified" Explained the murderer. He then proceeded to turn everyone to a pile of dust and smoking clothes, until there was only Julie left.
He didn't immediately killed her, instead he gazed at her eyes and gently stroke his hand on her cheek "Such a precious little thing, too bad I need to get rid of you, we could had know each other a little better" Hand still on her face, he passed purple lighting through her and she ended up just like the rest of Ben's loved ones.
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TIME SKIP
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Festory square was not that hard to find.
One simply had to follow the on growing crowd of students that was getting together to watch the fight between Guiche and Ben.
Ben stud on the entrance of the square with a confident smile on his face. There was no way that he was letting the guy win, since he was two timing and was a huge time snob. He did had a little respect for the guy for been a ladies man, but it easily turned into embarrassment for been the same gender as someone like him.
"Are you sure about this Ben-san?" Asked Siesta with worry.
"Don't worry I'm a hero, I always win" He took off his hoodie and handed it to her "Could you keep this save for a moment? I don't want to get it dirty"
Siesta took it gladly and wished him good luck before he left to face Guiche.
"Well, well, well, it seems you did decided to show up after all" Guiche said smugly "Ready to apologize and kneel at my feet?"
"Oh please, I have faced creatures that could use you as a toothpick" Laughed Ben "I'm not scared of you"
Guiche sneered at his insolence "No matter what you say, the duel has already began!" He then waved the rose that he used as a wand and let a single petal fall to the ground.
On the spot where the petal fell, a disc of light appeared and the hollow armor of a woman fully armed with a spear roused from the ground.
"My name is Guiche de Gramont" Announced Guiche "Also known as the bronze boy, so a bronze golem, a Valkyrie to be precise, will be your opponent"
Ben gave a light chuckle as he scrolled down his Omnitrix playlist "Oh man, Humungousaur is going to crush this thing like a soda can" He finally found the image he was looking for and raised his hand to press the core "It's hero time!"
The whole crowd of spectators covered their eyes at the flash of light that engulfed Ben and then dropped their jaws at what stud in his place.
The humanoid creature had a black exterior with green stripes that resemble circuitry all over him. The Omnitrix symbol on his face and the circuit patterns on his left hand were identical to his familiar runes.
"Upgrade?" He asked, then sighed in a robotic voice that resembled Ben's and hanged his head "I don't even know why I bother to call them out anymore"
Guiche stared in shock at the creature and stud frozen in place. Where was the fake demon from last night?
Upgrade shifted his form so that the Omnitrix was moved to his chest and his head had a circle that served as an eyepiece. He began to charge his biomechanical energy and concentrated it on his eye.
He shot the green laser straight through the Valkyrie chest, exploring the golem with a great KAMOON.
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TIME SKIP
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Louise kept crying in her room, even though she had long ran out of tears to shear.
She was worthless.
No one wanted her.
There was no point to her.
It would better if she just di-
KABOOM
The explosion hit her with the greatest confusion possible. She was the only one that made things explode around here.
She took her blood red eyes of her pillow and looked out her window. She saw a big crowd of people standing around two beings. The first one was obviously Guiche de Gramont and the second one looked like a human but was too big and it was black and green, with a symbol on its chest.
Louise gasped "My familiar!"
No matter what he had done to her, the creature still belonged to Louise and those represented her actions. She couldn't let her image as a noble she had left be destroyed, it was the only thing she had left. She needed to go stop whatever he was doing.
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TIME SKIP
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"How you like that?!" Upgrade asked smugly at the explosion.
Guiche snapped out of his shock and growled in outrage at the familiar. The waved his rose again and this time six petals fell of, each creating a Valkyrie "Get him!"
The main Valkyrie shot towards Upgrade and punched him on the stomach. Unfortunately for it, the Galvanic mechamorph didn't seemed to feel the punch and threw an upper cut at the armor's head.
"What the?" Asked Upgrade, his hand got stuck to the armor as if he was fussing with it, no, that's impossible, this thing was magic not science, he couldn't merge with it.
But what if he could.
Upgrade took the armor into a bear hug and melted into all its cracks and sockets. In no time the empty Valkyrie armor had been transformed into a black and green android in the style of a Varangian guard with the Omnitrix symbol back on its face, and a long handle axe and round shield as its weapons. The circuit that were his runes started glowing and the glow extended through all the circuitry of his body.
"This is so cool" Said the possessed android.
"What are you all standing there for?!" Guiche asked his golems "All of you, attack!"
The golems got their spears ready and charged at Upgrade with high speed. He moved out of the way with great agility and swung his axe to one of the Valkyries cutting it in half from head to toe "That's one"
Another tried to pierce him through the back, but Upgrade deflected its spear with his shield and stabbed it on the floor, when the golem tried to get it's spear out of the ground Upgrade used the opportunity and pushed it to the floor with his shield keeping it down, he raised his axe to a give the final blow but a loud CLUNK stopped him. Upgrade rotated his head 180 and saw that the blade of his axe had stabbed the head of a Valkyrie that wanted to stab him on the back "Ummm… That's two?"
Upgrade took the axe off the head of the defeated Valkyrie and cut off the head of the one on the floor "That's three"
The two remaining Valkyries hesitated for a moment, then came to some sort agreement and charged to Upgrade together. They didn't managed to take two steps before they were cut in half "That's four and five"
Upgrade defused with the remaining Valkyrie, ending the glow in his circuits and while it was disoriented he destroyed it with its own spear "And that's six"
He dusted off his hands and walked up to Guiche who was shaking with fear "Now, what to do with you?"
"I YIELD!"
Upgrade kept walking to Guiche with an emotionless expression on his face.
"I said I yield!" Cried Guiche.
"You think you are so good" Said Upgrade "With your title, your magic, your position and your blood" He shook his head as if feeling pity for him "You're an idiot for believing any of that, true nobility is in one's actions towards others not once's family. How you treat the ones beneath you is what defines how much of a noble you truly are"
Guiche stared frozen at his, not really knowing what to do.
Upgrade pressed the symbol on his face and reverted back into Ben. He looked around at the crowd "That goes for all of you, how many of you have thought themselves better just because you can wave a stick and make something happen or because you carry a family name?"
The students started to murmur amongst themselves about the strange familiar.
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"That was ummm..." Professor Colbert couldn't find the right words.
"Quite" Agreed the Headmaster.
Colbert tapped the mirror twice, freezing the image of Ben. He made the mirror zoom in to the left hand of Ben to get a better look at the inscriptions in it.
"Those are some strange runes" Commented Osmond.
Colbert nodded while he copied them down on a piece of parchment "I saw them when Miss. Valière performed the ritual, but I was to busy examining the contraption brought with him, some sort of vehicle for what I can guess, but his runes, I know I seen them before"
"Look into it then report to me" Order the Headmaster.
"Yes sir"
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"That was amazing Ben-San!" Siesta clapped excitedly "You showed that noble his place!"
Ben put his hoodie back on and shook his head "Don't call him that, the only one that has done something noble since I got here is you"
Siesta gave a blushing smile but didn't said anything.
"Familiar, come here"
Ben sighed at the voice "Can I see you later, Siesta?"
She nodded and gave a look at the figure behind him "I have to go back to the kitchen now, goodbye Ben-San"
Once Siesta was out of sight Ben turned around to see a stoic face Louise glaring at him.
"What do you want?" Ben asked harshly.
Louise had cleaned off her tears, something she was good at and had resumed a non caring composure "Follow me to my room, we need to talk, now" She calmly turned around and began walking to the bedrooms towers.
Ben shrugged and followed her. If she tried to chain him up again he would be ready this time and would fight her off if necessary.
Louise herself had not thought about doing that for a single moment. She knew that she had no hope on controlling her familiar by magic nor strength, so she unlike every other mage in history, had no way of been save from a potentially dangerous creature and she knew that if Ben wanted to, he could snap her body in half without breaking a sweat.
"Enter" Louise said once they had reached her room.
Ben opened the door for them and sat on one of the chairs of the table and Louise copied him closing the door.
She sat down in a ladylike manner for which she had obviously been trying for her whole life and looked at him on the eyes not showing any emotion.
"Sooooo…" Ben said eloquently.
"Why?" Louise asked.
Ben blinked at her "Why what?"
"Why did you fought him?"
Ben scratched the back of his neck and thought about it for a moment "I was actually just wanted to make him sweat a little, but he demanded the duel and I never back down from a fight"
Louise nodded and asked "Why do you hate been here?"
Ben frowned at her "Isn't it obvious?"
Louise shook her head "Many would find it a great honor to work directly for nobility"
"Because I have a home" Said Ben "I have a hard working and awesome dad, a warm and caring mom, a cool and wise grampa, a nerdy and fun cousin, a friendly and incredible partner, a loving and affectionate gir-" Ben stopped, remembering that Ester had broken up with him "I have many friends, family, responsibilities and things to do back home. I can't just leave like that, I have to go back"
Louise stared at him again, except that this time, her face wasn't stoic, but in confusion "You really are human, aren't you?"
"Yep"
"And you want to leave" Said Louise, who got a nod "I'm sorry but you can't"
Ben frowned again "You serious? Haven't you been listening?"
"I didn't mean that I won't let you" Explained Louise "I mean that you actually can't, the contract binds us"
Ben really wished he had a smoothie or some fried food to calm him down "Care to explain this contract that everyone keeps talking on about"
Louise nodded "It is a magical ritual which reads the heart of the mage that cast it and searches in existence for a creature that matches it, it brings those two beings together and forms a bond so the creature summoned can protect, serve and take care of the mage. This bond will last as long as the hearts of the two being keep beating"
"This thing is for life" Was the horrible realization of one Benjamin Tennyson.
"Yes"
Ben groaned "Fine"
Louise went eye wide "Fine?"
"Yeah, I'll do it" Said Ben and seeing the hope on Louise eyes he added "With some conditions" Louise nodded furiously at him "#1: This only temporarily, once my friends find me and I get a way of breaking this crazy contract thing then I'm out. #2: I get paid, I have absolutely no idea how much the money here is worth but I want something decent. #3: You don't treat me like an animal. #4: I get a real bed. #5: I get three meals a day, every day. #6: I want my Tenn-Speed back, you know, that big metal thing I brought with me #7 and most important: I am not your servant, I'll be your protector, you don't get to boss me around, but I'll help you if you need it"
"Yes!" Yelled Louise with a huge smile on her face. That meant he would never leave, since breaking the contract was impossible "Deal!"
"Alright" Ben got a business look on "How about we get started on that bed?"
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Ben Tennyson stared out at his wrecked hometown of Bellwood. He couldn't bring himself to even think. It was too painful. If he tried to think, the memories would come back. Memories of those he loved… and those he lost.
The murderer in black and purple grinned from his hiding spot. This was perfect, now he just had to go to Benjamin like a angel from heaven offering him the perfect miracle.
Mom, Dad, Grandpa Max, Gwen, Kevin, Julie. When Ben tried to picture their faces, all he could see were their burned, lifeless ash. Why did they had to die? Why did they had to leave him? And why couldn't he saved them?
The murderer took off him metal helmet and fixed his pale brown hair up a little to make him look less threatening and with some sent of humanity left. He put his helmet under his arms and began to calmly walk to the broken hero.
Ben glanced down. He had been sitting on the roof of a building, he couldn't even remember where, five stories up? If he was in one of his alien forms, he would be able to survive a five-story fall without a problem, but now he was a human, humans were much more fragile. Ben slowly tipped himself forward.
The murderer stopped a few feet from Ben. Was he doing what he thought he was doing?
Ben's body lost its connection to the building and began its swift descent to the street.
The murderer ran to the edge of the building and stared a the falling Tennyson before shrugging "May as well enjoy the splash"
As the ground neared, Ben Tennyson saw a flash of blue light, and then saw nothing.
The murderer's eye twitched knowing exactly what had just happened, he took his helmet and throw it furiously to the floor, smashing the purple visor "TIME WALKEEEEEEER!"
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Nice to be back on the game.
I know that you must be thinking: You said that you already had 13 pages done when you posted the last chapter, why did you took so long to post this one? The answer is simple. I am a dark Lord, BWAHAHAHAHA!
For the next chapter, don't wait a week because I will definitely take longer than that.
For a visual image of the android that Ben created just search for: `Varangian Guard design by Magetathelion´. It'll be the one on the left.
I decided that I can do better with the battle of the Bens episode so I'm getting even more Bens `Ben 10: Unlimited By: The Incredible Muffin´. If you haven't read it yet, GO. RIGHT. NOW. It's awesome and you will eventually need the background information that the fanfic gives you, 'cause I ain't wasting space of mine to just copy paste the work of someone else.
Finally for those fans of Once Upon A Time, `Mirror of Regina´. Nice right?