In this chapter...well, I think I'll feature Kevin. I figured I wouldn't stop with just Vilgax. Of course, Kevin did turn good in Alien Force...but this was before Alien Force. To be fair, apparently absorbing electricity and/or energy from the Omnitrix would turn any Osmosisan evil.
Fun fact: Kevin and Beast Boy have the same voice actor.
Chapter 3: Dastardly Duo
At the Intergalactic National Bank, the bank owner had a wide smile on his face.
Why? Because they had gone 30 days without a bank robbery.
"Looks like our security systems are doing their job." noted the bank owner.
Suddenly, an alarm went off.
"Oh c'mon!" exclaimed the bank owner.
Blackfire flew out with several bags of stolen space cash.
"This was too easy." said Blackfire.
However, finding a place to hide from the local authorities probably wasn't going to be so easy.
She needed to find a place to hide...and fast.
Blackfire froze when she discovered that several plumbers were nearby.
"Not the plumb scum..." thought Blackfire.
Currently, they were arresting a mad scientist by the name of Dr. Psychobos. He was a Cerebocrustacean...an evil one.
"Your days of experimenting on innocent people are over!" exclaimed one of the plumbers.
"You can't hold me in the Null Void forever!" shouted Dr. Psychobos.
"Maybe, but it's worth a try." said another plumber.
The plumbers zapped Dr. Psychobos in the Null Void and left.
In the process, they left the door to his laboratory wide open.
"I suppose an abandoned laboratory is a good place to hide as any." noted Blackfire.
Personally, she wondered what she would find there.
She found what seemed to be containment tanks. Apparently, the people that he had been experimenting on were all free now.
Blackfire also found many chemicals.
Eventually, she found something peculiar.
As it turned out, there was a strange device on the table.
It resembled the Omnitrix, but was different. It happened to be blue...much like Dr. Psychobos himself.
"What's this?" asked Blackfire.
As soon as she approached it, the device attached itself to her left leg.
"What the-" exclaimed the criminal alien.
Apparently, she couldn't simply detach it from her leg. Not even her super strength could remove it. She probably needed a surgeon.
Well, she might as well find out what it was.
Fortunately, Dr. Psychobos had left his diary wide open.
Dear Diary,
Since Azmuth's Omnitrix is so famous, I decided that I'm going to cash in on his success! And yes, I know what I'm making isn't exactly original...but I'm not going to use the device for good! Azimuth is too kind-hearted for my tastes. I shall be using it for evil! I shall call it-the Nemetrix!
"So that's what it's called." said Blackfire.
Blackfire turned to the next page.
Dear Diary,
Using the Nemetrix, I can morph into any lifeform i please! Provided I have their DNA of course. Fortunately, I managed to abduct some specimens so I can harvest their DNA...of course, I'll probably be doing future research on them. There's so much I wish to test...
"OK, this guy's gone cuckoo." spoke the alien exile.
Blackfire turned the next page.
Apparently, this was the last diary entry.
Dear Diary,
I can't help but shake the feeling that the plumbers are onto me and that they're eventually going to burst into my top secret laboratory...nah, I'm just losing my marbles.
"Heh." said Blackfire, unable to resist letting out a small chuckle at the irony of the last journal entry. Personally, she thought that the doctor had lost his marbles already.
However, she had learned some valuable information.
Apparently, she could use the Nemetrix to transform into different aliens.
Some of them looked pretty intimidating as well. It looked as if Dr. Psychobos had chosen dangerous aliens for the Nemetrix...which made sense considering he was a mad scientist.
Blackfire smirked. It looked like she had a way to get her revenge on Starfire.
Since she was most likely on Earth protecting humans, she decided that she would use Dr. Psychobos' spaceship and head to that planet.
The spaceship was rather fast, so it didn't take her long to get there.
However, shortly after she arrived on the planet, she noticed something strange.
On the local newspaper, there was her sister Starfire...but she had a device similar to hers on her right leg.
Not only that, but there were also reports of aliens saving the day from killer robots.
It occurred to her that for some strange reason, Starfire had a device that also let her transform into different aliens.
She face palmed. Getting revenge on Starfire was going to be harder than she thought.
Fortunately, she happened to know several supervillains...enemies of the Teen Titans.
"Want to trounce the Teen Titans?" asked Blackfire.
"I'm busy performing for a live audience...as well as stealing from them." answered Mumbo.
Blackfire contacted Gizmo.
"Want to blow up the Teen Titans Tower?" asked Blackfire.
"I'm busy repairing my robot." said Gizmo.
Blackfire contacted Mammoth.
"Want to give the Teen Titans wedgies?" inquired the space alien.
"I'm in an all-you-can-eat contest!" exclaimed Mammoth.
Blackfire sighed. It seemed that all the supervillains were busy.
Well, it looked like she would have to postpone her plans of revenge.
Maybe she could rob an intergalactic jewelry store. They had such nice things on sale...not like she would actually buy them of course. She wanted a discount...a five-fingered one.
However, at that very moment, something serendipitous happened.
As it turned out, some sort of alien mutant was attacking the city.
"What is this? One of Dr. Psychobos' experiments?" thought Blackfire.
It was none other than Kevin Levin, who was hunting down Ben Tennyson. He blamed him for his current condition...though in reality, he had nobody to blame but himself.
"I...might want to get out of here." said Blackfire.
However, being in close proximity to this alien mutant was making the Nemetrix act strange.
"Huh?" inquired the black-haired alien.
Suddenly, it fired a beam.
The beam struck Kevin 11 head on.
Gradually, he began to transform back into a human being.
"Wait, he was human the whole time?" asked Blackfire. Just what sort of crazy science experiment was he in?
"Ugh...my head..." said Kevin, rubbing his hand against his forehead.
For some strange reason, he felt...different.
He decided to look into a mirror.
As it turned out, he was human again.
"I'm...human again? Am I dreaming?" asked Kevin.
Kevin pinched himself to see if he was there.
He was.
"Yes! I felt like Frankenstein's monster while I was stuck like that...but now I'm human again!" exclaimed Kevin.
However, he couldn't help but wonder how he became human again.
Well, why look a gift horse in the mouth.
"This is the best day ever!" shouted Kevin.
Suddenly, Lieutenant Steel and his men approached him.
"Or not." said the boy.
"You're under arrest for terrorizing Jump City!" exclaimed Lieutenant Steel.
Kevin attempted to punch Lieutenant Steel in the face.
However, he then remembered that he was no longer a superpowered mutant.
Lieutenant Steel grabbed his arm and made Kevin punch himself in the face.
"Ugh..." said Kevin.
"Attempting to assault a police officer? You're in a lot of trouble, young man." said the lieutenant.
Kevin frantically thought about what to do. He couldn't take on one of the Special Alien Containment Team members in his current form, let alone several of them.
He could try absorbing the life from them...but if he attempted to grapple one, the others would simply tackle him to the ground.
Was he going to juvenile hall? Well, at least he wasn't a mutant anymore.
Wait...was there an alien nearby?
"Huh. On second thought, this really IS the best day ever." stated Kevin.
Suddenly, Kevin leapt on top of Blackfire.
"Wha-" exclaimed Blackfire.
This was a rather embarrassing moment for them both, to say the very least.
However, Kevin got what he wanted.
Suddenly, his hands began to glow purple.
He then fired blackbolts from his hands.
Blackfire's eyes widened in surprise.
"How is he doing that? He's not a Tamaranean...is he?" asked Blackfire.
He continued firing blackbolts...until eventually, the SACT retreated.
Kevin smirked. He fought the law...and he won!
"The Police can't touch me..." thought Kevin.
Suddenly, he noticed that Blackfire had a device that was remarkingly similar to the Omnitrix.
He glared at Blackfire.
"So, you decided to chicken out and hide from me instead of fighting me like a man, did you Ben Tennyson? Apparently you thought disguising yourself as a beautiful alien female would fool me...well, think again!" exclaimed Kevin.
"Did he...just call me beautiful?" said Blackfire, blushing.
"I've had a score to settle with you ever since you sent me to the Null Void!" bellowed the boy. He wasn't quite sure how he managed to escape from there.
"The Null Void? That place is a living nightmare..." noted the girl. She sure hoped that she didn't get sent there.
Kevin's hands began to glow purple.
"I'm going to pulverize y-"
However, upon closer inspection, it became apparent that Blackfire wasn't the person he was looking for. The device was on her left leg, and was blue. It also looked slightly different from an Omnitrix.
"Wait, you're not Ben Tennyson!" exclaimed Kevin.
"I'm not even a superhero..." stated Blackfire. She was a supervillain. Big difference.
Kevin felt sheepish.
"Well, since you DID cure me of the mutations Ben inflicted upon me, so I guess I'll leave you be." stated the boy. He wasn't normally the person who would look out for others but himself, but he did owe Blackfire a great deal. He'd be in prison if it weren't for her.
"Actually, I could use your help with something." said Blackfire.
Kevin scratched his head.
"Would you like to do me a favor? I know a few superheroes who could use a beating..." spoke the alien.
"Sounds fun..." stated Kevin. Perhaps forming an alliance with Blackfire would be worthwhile. He momentarily considered trying to grab Blackfire's Nemetrix...but it would be pretty stupid to bite the hand that fed him.
Besides, working with her might be worthwhile. Draining the powers of superheroes would likely feel spectacular. He knew that absorbing electricity felt good, for one thing.
Although, for some strange reason, whenever he absorbed electricity, he felt like doing something evil.
Getting revenge on her sister was going to be sweet.
Meanwhile at the mall...
Once again, Gwen was doing some shopping. This time, she was shopping for hair products.
Personally Ben wasn't really interested in those. He thought those were girly.
Curious, he noticed Starfire was nearby.
She was at the food court...and for some strange reason, she was eating a lot of mustard.
"Delicious!" exclaimed Starfire.
"Why are you eating so much mustard?" asked Ben.
"I guess I just have a strong appetite for it..." noted the alien.
Curious, Ben noticed something interesting.
Nearby was a sumo wrestler.
Apparently, if you lasted in the ring for him for 30 seconds, you would win a golden edition copy of Sumo Slammers. Of course, there was an entrance fee of one dollar.
"I don't think they stand a chance..." said the sumo wrestler.
"Whatever!" exclaimed the man carrying the Sumo Slammer copy. He just wanted an easy way to make money.
Ben decided that he would go hero time and transform into Fourarms.
However, as he did so, a thought bubble of Gwen suddenly appeared.
"Ben, that's cheating!" exclaimed Gwen.
Gwen shook her head at him.
Ben sighed. Even in his mind his cousin was always telling him to do.
Well, using his powers irresponsibly would end up having consequences. The Omnitrix was not a toy.
He decided not to use the Omnitrix.
Unfortunately, this meant that he couldn't get a copy of the Sumo Slammers video game.
Ben sighed.
"What's the matter? You have the look of depression..." said Starfire.
"I was hoping to get the Sumo Slammers video game...but there's no way I can last in the ring with him..." said Ben. If he tried that, he'd end up in the hospital.
"Oh, I see. No worries! I'll handle it!" exclaimed the alien.
"Wait, what?" asked Ben.
Starfire went to enter the ring with the sumo wrestler.
"I can't watch..." said the boy.
Immediately, the wrestler attempted to grab Starfire.
Suddenly, she sneezed.
"Ah-choo!" exclaimed Starfire.
The wrestler was sent flying.
"Whoops!" shouted the alien.
The man holding the Sumo Slammer golden edition copy's eye squinted.
"Fine. You win." said the man.
Reluctantly, he handed Starfire the copy.
She then went back to Ben.
"Oh Starfire, you were so young..." said Ben.
"Well, I'm younger than my sister." stated Starfire.
"Starfire? You're OK?" asked the boy.
"I'm fine!" exclaimed the alien.
Not only that, but she was holding the copy of the Sumo Slammers Golden Edition.
"But...how'd you get past the sumo wrestler?" asked Ben.
"I'm not sure..." said Starfire.
As she set the Sumo Slammer video game on the table, it suddenly collapsed.
"Whoops!" exclaimed the alien.
"Whoa!" shouted Ben.
Personally, he wondered how he could repay Starfire.
He then remembered that Sumo Wrestler could be played with more than one player.
He had an idea.
A few minutes later...
"You want me to play this game of sumo slamming with you?" asked Starfire.
Ben nodded.
He might as well since Starfire had gotten him that game in the first place.
"How do I play though? Is there a manual of instruction?" asked Starfire.
"Instruction manual? Sure...I didn't read too much of it though." noted Ben. Reading was more of his cousin's thing.
Besides, he found that the game was rather easy to learn. It came with an easy tutorial level.
Ben handed the instruction manual to Starfire.
Starfire read through it.
"I see, I see." said Starfire.
When she had finished reading, she put the instruction manual away. It was a good thing that Raven had taught her how to read. She happened to like reading the Darkfall series.
"Ready?" asked Ben.
Starfire nodded.
Together, the two of them began to play the Sumo Slammer game.
He had to admit, the graphics were pretty good.
Though Starfire was unfamiliar with the Sumo Slammers franchise, she seemed to be doing pretty well.
Ben remembered the time he had gotten sucked inside the video game. Fortunately, they were allowed to skip levels and head directly to the final level using a statue. The main character considered it to be cheating but personally he considered it to be more along the lines of speed running. Was it wrong that he wanted to complete a video game quickly?
However, he decided that he wasn't going to speed run the game. He wanted to see the whole thing.
Eventually, they managed to reach the last level.
They defeated the final boss, and saved the world.
"Yes! We won!" exclaimed Starfire.
"We sure did." noted Ben.
However, he suddenly noticed something strange.
"Wait, you got more points than me?" asked the boy.
Starfire shrugged. She wasn't sure how she did that.
"Ah well. I won't fuss. You did get me this game, after all." noted Ben. Sometimes he could be a sore loser but he decided that he would be a fair sport this time.
"I wonder how my comrades are doing. They like to play these video games as well." acknowledged Starfire.
"I bet they're having fun." said Ben.
Meanwhile at the Teen Titans Tower...
As Beast Boy went to the fridge to get a snack, he noticed something rather alarming.
Blackfire was flying towards their base.
"Uh-oh! It's one of the many members of our rogues gallery!" exclaimed Beast Boy.
Fortunately, they had security systems to keep them out.
Such as their door, for example.
Blackfire tried punching the door, but it seemed rather sturdy.
Beast Boy decided to taunt her.
"Can't get past the door? Nah nah nah!" exclaimed Beast Boy from a window.
He blew raspberries.
Blackfire scowled.
However, she had an idea.
"That door wouldn't happen to be electronically powered, now would it?" asked Blackfire.
"It is. Why do you ask?" inquired Beast Boy.
Blackfire smirked. Getting past that door might not be so difficult after all.
She whistled for Kevin.
"Huh?" asked Beast Boy.
Kevin pressed his hands on the door, and absorbed electricity from it.
Shortly afterwards, the door opened.
Beast Boy gasped.
"Help! We're being attacked by Blackfire and her electricity-absorbing boyfriend!" yelled Beast Boy.
Kevin blushed.
"I guess they know that we're here." said Kevin.
"Then let's give them a warm welcome, shall we?" asked Blackfire.
Kevin nodded.
I tried to capture how Starfire speaks on the show...she wasn't born knowing the Earth language, after all. I also decided to joke about how strong she was.
Ironically, Blackfire seems to have an easier time speaking English than she does. Speaking of which...I think the Teen Titans might be in trouble.
Since Kevin and Blackfire are similar in personality I figured why not form an alliance? Of course, I figured they would team up for a reason, so I thought of one. I also figured I would give her a Nemetrix since Starfire has an Omnitrix now.
In the next chapter, we're going to see how Kevin and Blackfire fare against the Teen Titans.
