Hey guys. I want you to know that he won't just spar. He'll also be competing with his forms that have similar powers to the Sonic Heroes. Now then, ON WITH THE SHOW!
Chapter 3: The Matches
(Sonic Heroes Hut)
Near the door out of the hut, Rouge walked back and forth panicking in her thoughts.
'Oh no, what have I done? I should've moved to a different room to prevent him from hearing me. Because of me, the cutest guy I ever know is probably dying as I do nothing' thought Rouge. Her thoughts got interrupted when the Sonic Heroes and Ben went through the door.
"Guys, I'm sorry for letting him mess up your mission. Please forgive me." begged Rouge.
"What do you mean? He didn't mess up, he helped us."
"Really?" asked Rouge amused.
"Yeah, but he's got some explaining to do." commented Shadow.
"Why?" asked Rouge confused.
"Because he transformed into a blue reptilian hedgehog with freeze breath." answered Shadow. Rouge then stared at Ben wide-eyed.
"Is that true, Ben?" asked Rouge. Ben scratched the back of his head before answering.
"Yes." commented Ben.
"So, how did you do that?" asked Espio. Ben hesitated but showed them the Ultimatrix on his left wrist. Everyone stares at it confusedly.
"A weird watch gave you the ability to transform?" asked Shadow unconvinced.
"It's not a watch. It's a device called the Ultimatrix. It allows me to transform into a variety of aliens. So far, I have at least 60." answered Ben. The confused looks turned into surprised looks, except for Shadow, who looks like he has more questions.
"Then why do you look like a hedgehog when you transform?" asked Shadow.
"It changed when a bomb exploded below me and teleported me near the village where I first encountered Eggman." answered Ben honestly.
"YOU WERE ON TOP OF A BOMB?!" shouted everyone. Ben sweat dropped before answering.
"Don't worry, it's not supposed to destroy the world. It was supposed to make everyone on the planet look like me, and you obviously know that it didn't work, and before you ask, no, I didn't set the bomb. It was my evil twin Albedo, he looks like me but with different colors." assured Ben.
"Looks like I'm not the only one with an evil twin." commented Sonic.
"So instead of transforming completely, it only merges your DNA with the selected DNA." stated Shadow. Ben nodded.
"Sweet!" commented Sonc.
"Ben, I was wondering if you can show us your other forms." suggested Rouge nervously.
"No problem, but can we do this in the morning? It's getting late." suggested Ben as he points out the window. The others nodded and went to bed except Rouge.
"Ben, where are you going to sleep?" asked Rouge worriedly.
"I guess I'll just rest on the couch." replied Ben.
"You could sleep in my room." suggested Rouge while blushing.
"Are you sure? I don't want to be a burden or anything." replied Ben while blushing.
"Of course. You saved me once and my friends twice. It's the least I can do." assured Rouge with the same blush, hoping that he says yes.
"Okay. You win." replied Ben with a brighter blush. Rouge held in her excitement as she guides him to her room. When they enter, Ben sees a lot of jewels on the walls.
"Whoa" is all Ben can say about the jewelry.
"Yeah. Before I joined the team, I was a treasure collector." commented Rouge as she sees his dumbstruck face. Ben shook out of his mental state and searched the room for a bed. There is only one bed, and it's queen size.
"You want me to sleep with you on your bed?" asked Ben. Rouge blushed while nodding.
"Don't worry, it's big enough for the two of us." commented Rouge with a brighter blush. Now it's Ben's turn to blush as he looks between the bed and Rouge.
"I'll go change to my P.J's. Wait here, okay?" assured Rouge. Ben nodded and Rouge went to change. Ben looked out the window while thinking about his home
'I bet Kevin and Gwen think I'm dead. If they tell my folks, I'll never be able to live down the guilt' thought Ben. Ben turned around and nearly nosebleed as he saw Rouge in a pink blouse.
"What do you think?" asked Rouge.
"I think you look beautiful." answered Ben before covering his mouth in realization for what he said.
"Thanks. Uh, can I ask you something?" asked Rouge. Ben nodded. Rouge blushed before asking.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" asked Rouge with a brighter blush.
"Not anymore." answered Ben while clutching his fist. Rouge's guilt for asking Ben about the girl is replaced with anger about the girl who broke Ben's heart.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Rouge. Ben was about to answer but he yawned instead.
"How about tomorrow? I'm pretty tired." commented Ben. Rouge nodded and went to sleep on her bed along with Ben.
(Sonic Heroes Hut, Morning)
Rouge wakes up to see herself wrapped in Ben's arms. But Ben is still asleep. She carefully crawled out of the bed before heading downstairs.
(One Hour Later)
Ben began to stir, but the scent of food helped him wake up completely. He jumped out of bed and ran down to the smell. When he found the source, he saw everyone outside eating breakfast.
"Morning guys!" greeted Ben as he approached them.
"Morning, Ben!" greeted the others when they stopped eating.
"Here you go, Ben." said Rouge as she gives Ben a plate of bacon and eggs.
"Wow! I didn't know you can cook." commented Ben as he sits down in a table to eat.
"Ben, you said you have at least 60 forms in the Ultimatrix, right?" asked Shadow. Ben was still eating but nodded as a response to his question.
"Do they have the same abilities that we possess?" asked Espio. Ben nodded as a response.
"Well, that settles it. Ben, while you were still asleep, we were talking about how we would want to see them. So how about a contest with each of our abilities?" asked Knuckles eagerly. Ben nodded again.
"OH YEAH!IT'S ON!" shouted Sonic as he fist pumped. When they are done eating, they went to find an open space so no property would be damaged. When they found it, Omega set up a digital scoreboard to keep track of the victories.
Round 1: Speed
Sonic set himself to sprint while Ben chooses a form.
"Ready, Ben?" asked Sonic.
"Time to bring back an old favorite!" shouted Ben as he slams the dial. Everyone shielded their eyes when a flash of green light occurred. When the light died down, standing in Ben's place is a half-velociraptor, half-hedgehog alien with a blue visor that resembles a blob X, wheels in his feet, black claws for hands, and a black jumpsuit with a white stripe in the middle.
"XLR8" shouted the alien when it opened it's visor to reveal it's blue face with green eyes in black stripes.
"Oh yeah, I'm ready!" shouted XLR8 as he readies his position. When Tails blew the whistle, the speedsters took off in a black and blue blur. Every minute they would take the others lead like playing tennis. When everyone saw them coming, Omega readied his video camera to capture the winner. When the two speedsters crossed the finish line seemingly at the same time. Omega used his projector to slow the video before the finish.
"And the winner is..." paused Tails dramatically. The camera revealed the winner to be...XLR8 by the knee.
"XLR8" finished Tails. The others gave him applause while Omega sets the scoreboard.
(Ben 10:1, Sonic Heroes:0)
"Good work, Ben." smiled Rouge as she kissed XLR8's cheek, which made him blush. He still has that blush when he changed back.
"Call it a reward for beating Sonic at his own game." suggested Rouge.
Round 2: Strength
Knuckles and Ben stand on opposite sides of a wrestling mat.
"Don't go crying to mommy when I beat you." joked Knuckles as he flexes his muscles.
"Funny. I was about to say the same to you." joked Ben while choosing his form. When he found it, he slammed down the dial, beginning the transformation. His fur turned red and he grew a pair of arms. His clothing is replaced with a black and green wrestling outfit. He still has his fingerless gloves, but on both pairs of arms. He has 2 more eyes above his normal pair.
"Four Arms" shouted the newly transformed Ben. Everyone stared at him shocked, mostly because of his extra pair of arms and eyes.
"And BEGIN!" yelled Tails on the referee stand. Knuckles charged at Four Arms with his fist held back. When he punched Four Arms, everyone was shocked at the result. Four Arms caught the fist with his upper hand. Knuckles slammed his other fist, but the result stayed the same. Knuckles started pushing back Four Arms while his fists are restrained.
"Looks like a stalemate." suggested Knuckles.
"Are you sure?" asked Four Arms confidently. Before Knuckles could ask what he meant, he got punched in the gut with both of Four Arm's lower fists and let go to clutch his stomach in pain.
"I don't call this guy Four Arms for nothing!" joked Four Arms. The last thing Knuckles saw was Four Arms clapping all his hands at close range to create a shockwave that sent him to a pole that caused him to fall unconscious.
"And the winner is...Four Arms!" shouted Tails. The audience applauded again for the show of strength. Rouge went up to him to see his body,
"Ben, you're such a hunk." complimented Rouge as she went to hug Four Arms when he changed back. Ben was suddenly surprised that Rouge hugged him but slowly returned it.
(Ben 10:2, Sonic Heroes:0)
Round 3: Accuracy
Ben and Espio are in the middle of a circle of targets.
"Ben, you may have won using your body in the previous rounds, but in this one, you need to use your instincts." instructed Espio as he throws shurikens on his side of targets without missing.
"So I need to get a perfect shot to win?" asked Ben. Espio nodded then Ben smirked. He scrolled through his list of aliens until he found the one he needs. He slams the dial down and transformed. His eyes have been replaced by bat-like ears, he gained eyes on his upper body, arms and palms. His fur turned yellow. His jacket, pants, and gloves are replaced by green cuffs and black pants with green circles.
"Eye Guy" shouted the eyed hedgehog. The others looked at him confused and silently until Vector broke the silence.
"How come this guy doesn't have eyes on his face but the rest of his body does?" asked Vector confusedly.
"He's an alien. What did you expect, a little green man?" answered Tails sarcastically. Eye Guy ignored them and paid attention to the targets around him. He fired his eye lasers and blasted through the targets.
"BULLS EYE!" joked Eye Guy. The others laughed when he said that joke, except for Omega, who lacks a sense of humor. Rouge slowly approached him.
"I've got to say, Ben, you are such an eyeful." joked Rouge.
"Hey, it's only funny when I say it." playfully complained Eye Guy.
(Ben 10: 3, Sonic Heroes: 0)
(Sonic Heroes Hut)
Everyone returned home after seeing Ben's forms. Rouge was looking outside her window until she heard a knock on her door. She went to check it and saw Ben standing there.
"May I come in?" asked Ben politely. Rouge nodded and moved so Ben can get inside.
"Why do you want, Ben?" asked Rouge. Ben turned to face her.
"Remember when you offered me to talk about my ex?" asked Ben. Rouge nodded and sat on the side of her bed. She gestured Ben to sit down, knowing where this is going. Ben sat down next to her while looking down.
"The reason I broke up with Julie, my ex, is because I saw her cheating on me with some French blonde. She didn't know I figured it out until I invited her to my house to talk about our relationship. She didn't deny anything and blame me for our relationship. I got so frustrated that I broke up with her because she showed her true colors that day. My family thought that I was sad about the relationship, but I was actually angry. Every time I had to fight a bad guy, I unleashed my frustration at them so they go to prison with broken bones. I got over it in a month, but every time I even think about Julie, I feel a twinge of anger in me. That's why I didn't want to talk about my ex until now." finished Ben with a deep breath after the long explanation.
"What made now a good time to talk about it?" asked Rouge feeling more anger toward the girl that didn't just broke Ben's heart, but cheated on him momentarily.
"Because I want to ask you something. You got anything to do on Friday night?" asked Ben. Rouge shook her head.
"Would you like to go on a date with me?" asked Ben. Rouge blushed wildly but answered calmly.
"Yes, I would like to go on a date with you, Ben." answered Rouge. Ben then blushed from the answer.
"Friday night it is." suggested Ben as he took off his jacket while Rouge changes to her .
'This is a dream come true' thought Rouge before she went to sleep with Ben.
Whoo-hoo! Ben and Rouge are going on a date next chapter. Now you see why this chapter is called 'The Matches'. Not just the fight, but the BenXRouge matchup as well. Sorry for the extra long chapter. In my last update, I said I would make BenXRouge an official couple in Chapter 4, and I am keeping that promise,so see you on the date chapter.