2 months later

Ben stared at himself in the mirror watching his complexion age dramatically over the past couple months. He felt tired but yet, at the same time, proud of himself. He had taken over Earth completely destroying major towns and cities all across the globe. He had one last town left to conquor; Bellwood and he planned to make the redhead watch the traitors die.

Looking down at a tablet in his hands he watched his cousin from a security camera sleeping in the dark with a blanket loosely around her shoulders and a bucket of water next to her. She had had no contact with the outside world for the last couple of months and was sure she would be running up and hugging him, telling him how much she missed him. He smiled just thinking about it walking down to her room and opening the door. Light flooded the room which had never seen the light before. Ben watched as her cousin began to awaken. Her eyes winced in pain from the light. Gwen placed a hand over her eyes trying to block the light. Gwen groaned in pain before looking up at her cousin.

"..." She breathed in.

Ben smirked taking her shoulder and putting tension into it. "nuh," Gwen winced her eyes. "B-bb...'' She tried to say his name but couldn't breath properly. She began to cry quietly. Ben took her in his arms and cradled her gently as she cried. She tried to push him away and hit him but nothing helped. He still continued to hold her tightly. Gwen breathed out as he lifted her up into his arms. "How are you feeling?" He asked her gently his voice a tone lower than what she remembered. Gwen breathed out feeling the intense pain from her not moving for a while. He rubbed her arm roughly before placing her feet on the ground. Ben smirked as he held his cousin's weak form. "Have you learnt your lesson cuz?" He asked.

She winced biting her lip and nodding furiously. "...D-don't...lock..m...m..mee up...againn..." She told him barely under a whisper. Ben smirked. "Common, let's get you cleaned up" He informed her picking her up bridal style and taking her to his quarters and into the bathroom. He placed her down on the toilet before turning the taps on in the bath as she stared at her pale complexion in the mirror thinking someone might mistake her for a anemia sufferer. "Let's get your clothes off" He walked over to her. Gwen didn't struggle afraid he was going to lock her away again. She grabbed his shoulders as he untied her gown and removed it from her slim form. Gwen placed her arms around her chest before Ben turned the taps off. He grabbed her lifting her up into his arms allowing Gwen to relax into the warm bath water.

"I've got a surprise for you when you get out" He told her as she began to wipe her down with a flannel. "What...is...it?" She asked. "Uh, uh, uh" He told her grabbing her back and running a flannel down it. Gwen winced her eyes closed trying to ignore his uncomfortable arm. "You'll see soon enough, Red" He smirked at her before helping her lay back down and rubbing the flannel over her neck and face.

"Can...I...have...something...to eat?..." She asked croakily. He smirked. "What's the magic word, Gwen?" He asked her leaning forward. She breathed out and stared into his dull, green insane eyes. "Please..." She begged.

He placed a hand on her cheek carassing her softly. "You can eat after your present" He told her kissing her forehead. She breathed out sighing unhappily. "I'm...cold" She told him hoarsely. He turned the taps more closely to a warm setting before letting a hand slide around her waist. "Better?" He asked. She forced a smirk nodding.

"...Thank...you..." She whispered.

Ben smirked bringing her tighter into his chest before rubbing down her thighs and pulling her out to lay on the mat. She didn't move as Ben fiddled round with the towels grabbing a large soft one and bringing it down over her body patting her down as she just winced in pain. He then moved over to some new clothes for her similar to a black and white jumpsuit. He grabbed her legs and pulled the pants up wrapping tightly around her skin before placing her arms in the sleeves. He placed a utlility belt around her waist before picking her up into his arms.

Gwen groaned as she was limply brought up into her cousin's arms. She could instantly tell he had been working out lifting weights while she had been stuck in a cold dark room battling her own insanity. She only really got 3 visits a day on a good day. Two meals a day were thrown in by the guards consisting of barely any food to keep her energy levels down.

There was also the guard like doctor who came in every now and then with a hose spraying her vulnerable body down before grabbing her roughly and changing her bandages, checking her wounds and giving her the tablets. He would sometimes have to feed her it was very rare he was gentle. Most of the time she wished it was Ben despite his craziness. She somewhat felt responsible.

Ben brought her down next to his chair to make her look at the screen. He then clicked his fingers before a guard came over with a bowl of pourage and handed it to her. Gwen smirked cradling it in her arms wanting to gulp it all down like it was water. Ben passed her a spoon and placed it into a bowl before picking a spoonful up and feeding it to her. Gwen groaned but chewed it down before watching what Ben had to show her; it was Earth up in smoke small explosions were happening everywhere. She sat there shocked unable to comprehend what was happening. "Ben, what did you do?" She whispered. Gwen stared unhappily.

"Saying my name, Gwendolyn, is a high court offense punishable by death. You don't want to die, Gwen, do you?" He asked her. She gulped. "I am now Supreme Commander and ruler of planet Earth. Next is Asmyth's" He winked at her like it was a secret. Gwen's hands shook so much the bowl dropped and broke.

"B-b-ben..." She whispered begging. He crouched down next to her. "What did I just say Gwen?" He asked her. Gwen gulped. "High Supreme Commander?" She answered. Ben smirked. "Relax Gwen," He placed a hand on her shoulder trying to calm her down. "You can call me, Master" Gwen's eyes flung open. "WHAT?" She placed a hand on her heart feeling it beginning to hurt a lot.

"You're not my master; you're my cousin" She informed him as she clutched more tightly beginning to suffocate and choke. Gwen reached for Ben as he removed a tablet casing of pills from his jacket. "Looking for this Gwen?" He rattled the tablets in front of her. She tried to grab it but he moved it away from her. "Please..." She begged. "Then call me...like I said" He told her. She gritted her teeth in pain. "Please...master..."She groaned. He smirked removing 2 tablets and giving them to her. She gulped it down before staring up at her cousin.

"You can have the others when you start earning your keep around here" He tucked the tablets away and grabbed her upper arms dragging her down next to a bucket and a cloth. "Start cleaning. I want the floor to sparkle" He relaxed in his chair as Gwen stared at him competely miserable.

It had been over a several months of the Earth's fall. Max watched the city burn as sat on the hillside just next to his RV. He stayed silent watching his home burn to the ground. Max looked above at the airship that floated in the red sky. He guessed Ben was probably on that giant ship watching over him like a hawk. He had taken so much away from the old man. More than his poor heart could take. He wanted to confront Ben but he had never shown his face. At least not in person. He had been hiding, hiding behind a screen. Max looked down at the people moving like ants. Shuffling their feet like zombies as they worked tirelessly with no rest to mine the precious resources and built Ben's war machines. Each had shock collars round their necks. Ben had achieved something even Vilgax would find cruel. People dropped like flies and Ben, the great hero of the galaxy, didn't even turn a wink to consider them. "Max," Max turned round in his heavy plumber suit to see Saundra standing there looking broken as she held her grubby shirt. "Carl and Frank want to talk to you" She whispered hoarsly. Max nodded forcing a smirk. He walked up brushing his hand against her arm. "Thanks Saundra"

She smiled back. Forcidly.

Max walked into the RV to find his two sons sitting their with a map in front of them. A map of the ship. "How we going to do this?" Max asked. Frank pointed to a small weakness on the ship. "We can get in through here but we need to get up their first" Frank stated rubbing the bridge of his nose. "After that we just need to sneak past the thousands of guards and into the control room" He continued. Max nodded. "We can use Ship. Where's Kevin and Julie?"

"Still trying to free the prisoners caught in Downtown Bellwood. They should be back in a few hours. Until then we'll have to wait" Frank stood up and walked outside.

Gwen winced her eyes as she gripped on to the railing walking unsteadily down the halls. She breathed out as he legs wobbled threatneing to collapse with each step. It was unbarable. She missed being able to walk properly, being able to run. What had Ben done to her? She managed to get to the control room and sit down in a nearby chair with panels in front of it. She took a breather before standing up and stumbling over to her cousin sitting like a king in his thrown. "You called, Master" She hissed. Ben smirked hearing the venom in her words. He turned to her passing his wine glass to her. "I need a refill" He told her. "You shouldn't be drinking alcohol. You're underage" Gwen informed him gripping on to his chair for support.

"Gwen I'm 17 in 4 months. Go refill the glass" He snapped at her. Gwen breathed taking the glass out and stumbling away as Ben returned back to his work. "Your supremeness" A solider ran up to her. "We have intruders in the bridge" Ben smirked. "Grab the girl, lock her up in my quarters and make sure she doesn't escape" Ben ordered standing up before walking down the halls. The solider noticed the girl still half way down the hall leaning against the wall catching her breath. He smirked walking up to her and grabbing her arm roughly. Gwen gasped as the glass fell from her hand and shattered on the floor. She tried furiously to snatch her arm back but he wouldn't let go no matter how hard she pulled. "Hey, get off" She struggled as he pushed her into a nearby room and locked the door.

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME" She tried to shove him back but she almost fell over. "Wow, I've never seen you this aggressive before" The soldier removed his helmet. Gwen stared eyes wide open.

Thought I'd leave it at a cliffhanger have a guess who it is. Hope you enjoyed this chapter the next one will be up soon.