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Italic= Dream/Memory Sequence

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BEN TEN!

Kevin stepped out of the shower feeling greatly relieved, it felt good to have a shower after not being able to do so for months. His hair was no longer greasy and to himself he smelt pretty good, knowing now that he would get an "okay" from Gwen, who was waiting patiently outside the door.

Kevin placed his new Sumo Slammers shirt on along with a pair of new black pants, and he placed his old pad lock necklace around his neck. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and smiled, he liked the new him, and he was going to try his hardest to change his life.

Finally Kevin opened the door to the bathroom to greet a smiling Gwen. "That looks better" she complied as she took a whiff of him "And smells better too" she finished.

Kevin only laughed "It did feel good to get a little cleaned up" he replied as he scratched the back of his head.

When suddenly the door to the Rust Bucket opened revealing an anxious looking Ben "Come on Kevin, Sumo Slammers isn't going to wait forever!" he proclaimed.

Kevin looked over to Gwen who gave him a small nod and smile "Go ahead" she sighed.

"Thanks Gwen!" said Kevin as he ran over to Ben and followed him to the kitchen table where the computer was set up with the new Sumo Slammers.

It took only seconds for Kevin and Ben to get fully absorbed into their new game, with them occasionally shouting at the screen and cheering each other on.

After about an hour Grandpa Max entered the Rust Bucket looking from the boys to Gwen who was sitting on the couch reading one of her magic books.

"Alright kids it's time to hit the road, we're off to our next destination!" Grandpa announced excitedly.

Ben pause their game of Sumo Slammers and sighed and muttered to Kevin "Hopefully it will be better than our last stop in Sparksville, nothing but tourist traps" Kevin gave a small nod in return.

"I heard that Ben, now why don't you put that game to rest for tonight and get ready for bed, we'll stop at a nearby camp ground for the night and in the morning we'll get in a little training for all of you" Grandpa said with smile.

Ben sighed as he turned off the game and made his way to the back of the Rust Bucket, Kevin was still taking in what Max had just said, they would be training tomorrow, this means he would get to see if his new power inhibitor worked.

Kevin looked down at his wrist where the bracelet sat, to him it made him feel at peace, he didn't have those wild thoughts of trying to hurt someone to make himself feel better.

His train of thought was interrupted by Gwen "You okay Kevin?" she asked quietly.

Kevin shook his head and looked over to Gwen "Yeah I'm fine" he said plastering on a fake smile as Gwen looked at him curiosity.

"Okay whatever, good night then" she said as she walked to the back of the Rust Bucket.

Kevin sighed at "Night" as she walked by as he turned towards the cupboards below the couch to where he and Gwen had placed his new clothing. He reached out and pulled one of the shelves out and pulled out a new set of pajamas, as he headed towards the bathroom to change.

Once Kevin was changed he approached the couch and retrieved his pillow and blanket. He laid down facing the ceiling where he watched the light overhead swing back and forth to the motion of the R.V; Kevin closed his eyes as sleep took him.

Kevin woke up with a start as he was breathing heavily, he placed a hand on his head as he shook the nightmare away, "It was just a dream" he kept telling himself as he tried to calm his breathing and laid back down to stare at the ceiling once more.

The dream was terrifying to Kevin, just another reminder of who he once was. He closed his eyes as the pictures returned.

Light was flashing everywhere as his temper built within him, he could feel the electricity building up inside him, climbing his limbs like a ladder.

When he finally released the energy everything went dark, a loud rumbling was heard around him as a women's scream echoed throughout the home. He felt exhausted but yet felt relieved of the release of power, he looked around to the home he had just brought down. A home filled with sorrow and bitter memories, tears started to build up in his eyes at the forgotten memories.

"MONSTER!" a rough voice screamed at Kevin who looked towards where the voice was coming from.

A man in his late 40's was approaching him holding up a woman around his shoulders.

"GET OUT OF HERE!" he bellowed, Kevin's sadness quickly turned to fear as he started to move away.

"NOW, LEAVE HERE YOU FREAK!" he shouted again, the word freak burned Kevin from the inside out, he turned away and started to run to the still standing shed at the back of the house.

There Kevin found his old bike and padlock which he put around his neck as he mounted the bike and just peddled, onward he went to near exhaustion when he collapsed on a hillside where before he closed his eyes he saw the early sun rising over the metallic city.

Kevin quickly opened his eyes that began to water, he looked around the dark R.V to realize they were at the campground, for the R.V was no longer moving and he could hear the soft snoring coming from Max at the front of the vehicle.

Without thinking twice Kevin threw his blanket off of himself and made his way outside to the dark world around him not turning back.