3 WEEKS LATER

Ben laid back on his seat not in the best of moods.

He missed his cousin but knew he did the right thing. He stroked his fake moustache and ran his fingers through his now dyed hair. No one would be able to identify him not even his own parents. He looked down at the pamphlet in his hand. 'Come To Alaska' the title read in big blue letters.

Ben smiled.

Sounds like a great place to start anew. Ben placed the leaflet back in his large brown coat. He then turned to the window and watched the ocean scenery. Little did he know a figure wearing full black watched him from afar.

12hrs later

Ben got off at his destination. A small town covered in a blanket of snow. God knows if they even get reception out here. He walked over to a near shack like cabin and knocked. "Who is it?" a woman's voice could be heard from the door. Soon enough a woman answered it in her late 60's. Ben smiled down at her. she was a stubby woman but skinny at the same time. Her eyes were a bright blue with pale white hair.

"I called in early about the cabin for sale" Ben told her. "Oh, yes, please come in" She took a step to the side and allowed Ben to enter. He walked into the main room where a warm fire brews in the furthest corner to him.

A maple desk was in the opposite corner with a baby polar bear straight behind the chair. It didn't move. Ben was convinced it was stuffed. "Please child, come; sit down" She pointed to the chair right next to the stuffed polar bear.

It was uncomforting but due to his situation; complaining would be a bad thing. "Now" She came and sat down at the desk pulling out a pen. "What is it you wanted again, deary" She asked leaning over the desk a little. Ben's gaze dropped to the desk.

"I read an article saying that you had a cabin for sale" Ben more asked then stated. "Oh, yes. Cabin up in the hills. Its quiet a while away. Bout a 1hr walk away from town" she licked her finger and began rummaging through paper work.

"Its $5,000" She pulled out a piece of paper and stared at it. Ben unzipped his pocket and slammed down a wade of cash on the table. "Oh, my" she smiled at the amount on the table.

"That'll do, that'll do nicely" the woman smiled and walked over to a file cabinet and passed out a contract. "I just need you to sign here, here, here and here" the woman pointed out. Ben smiled and picked up a pen signing it then passing it back to her. The woman then began signing it herself as Ben watched and patiently awaited. He began giggling and spiralling into laughter causing the woman to look up and stare at him. Ben tried to quieten down but it was too difficult. He felt as though he were going to explode. "Floppsy!" the woman stared down at the ground. Ben followed her line of vision, which landed upon the small cub licking Ben's hand. "Come here now" The woman pointed. The polar bear ran towards her legs and began to cuddle her.

"Floppsy?" Ben asked intrigued by the name.

"Yes, I found her next to her deceased mother. When I brought her home she couldn't run properly; her leg was broken" She smiled laughing a little. "So every time she tried to walk she'd flop, ergo, Floppsy" she stroked her gently. "She's such a good pup" Ben's eyebrow arched. "anyway moving on your cabin key" She passed her two sets of keys and a map. "I've already marked it out for you so you'll find it properly" She led Ben to the door.

"Thankyou" He told her as he left.

Ben walked down a long pathway coated in a layer of snow but still capable of seeing tire tracks. He looked up at the tall high trees edging down on him. He felt so small. Ben looked back down at the map. It seemed pretty easy to follow only a few more metres and he'd be there. He heard something dash behind him and turned to see nothing but thin air. He turned and walked two more feet before he heard the sounds of motorbikes and large cars coming his way. He began to quicken his pace. It was already night-time and the temperature was dropping dramatically. Immediately the cars fasten and at quick pace stop and scearded right in front of Ben. Ben tried to go around it but a man came out and blocked his path. "where do you think you're going, Ben 10" The man brought a cross bar out behind his back and began to bounce it in his hand. Other men came out and surrounded him.

111"$20,000 I wonder what I'll spend it on first" the man with the crow-bar took a swing at him but Ben ducked and punched him in the mouth. He hissed in pain as Ben watched the others close in on him. "GET HIM!" The man wiping the blood off his mouth screamed. The others armed with batons, chains, knives and other equipment leaped out at him. Ben ducked a few but was hit by a switch blade and fell to the ground in pain. He held his arm and backed away against a tree. "This is too easy" a smaller guy said with the switch blade coming up to Ben ready to cut his throat. Ben winced his eyes and looked for an escape.

'BANG'

Ben winced his eyes closed and blood splattered all over him. He should've been in massive amounts of pain but he wasn't. Why? Ben looked up to see the man with the switchblade drop it. With his eyes and mouth strained open he collapsed to his knees then face planted the ground. Ben looked over to a figure covered in black holding the gun shaking. "They k-killed Kenny; GET E'M" The large man said racing up and attacking the person covered in black. "BEN, RUN!" The figure told him.

Ben lifted himself up and watched as the person fought the other seven. Whoever the person was they had already take down three of them with one kick. 'SMACK' the person was hit in the mouth by a crow bar and tumbled to the ground. The figure was kicked in the stomach and sent to the ground again then of them pulled out a gun ready to shoot them. Ben grabbed the man's arm and twisted it allowing the bullet to spiral into the air giving the guy a chance to get up. Ben stood next to the figure as they fought off all of them with karate kicks and punches.

The figure took on three on them as Ben took on four. The person in black kicked one in the stomach but they held onto his leg and it caused them to both tumble down the hill and land into the freezing cold icy water. The other followed the two having an all out brawl in the ice-cold lake. Ben could hear splashing and screams but he ignored it. Ben breathed out and hoisted his arms up ready to attack the others. He karate chopped one in the throat and another on the neck. Both fell until he was the last guy left; the first one to stop Ben. He was going down. "You're dead Tennyson" The man said aiming the gun at his chest. Ben tensed afraid to do anything.

'BANG' Ben winced his eyes closed but stopped when he head clicking. Ben pried his eyes open to see the man staring down at the gun. He heard whimpering groans and looked over to the person lying on the ground holding their bloodied thigh. "MUUUUUMMMPPPHH" the dark cloth around their mouth silenced their screams. It kinda sounded like a girl. Ben turned back to the man ignoring the person on the floor.

"Out?" Ben asked smirking.

The man turned his gun back to Ben and tried to fire again. 'BANG' Ben's eyes widened. He watched the man drop to the ground and blood spew out of his mouth. He stared at Ben as he plummeted towards darkness. Ben and picked up his bag beginning to walk off but stopped when he heard whimpering. Ben turned back to the scene of 9 people lying on the ground lifeless except from the person still clinging the gun that had now killed two people in its cold, shaking hands. Ben sighed and walked up to the dark figure and stood over him. "Where you the one following me?" Ben asked but he didn't answer. Ben watched as the figure gripped onto the snow and attempted to lift himself up. Ben rolled his eyes and walked over to the figure lifting them up and pushing their upper body next to the car. "Why'd you help me?" Ben gripped onto his jacket and fisted his hands. "ANSWER ME" He pulled down his hood and face mask.

"G-G-Gwen?" He stared down at the red-head. Ben placed a hand up to the side of her cheek. The side of her face was beginning to swell from being hit by a crow bar and blood was already spilling out of her mouth. Ben couldn't help but bring her now limp body into a cuddle. He wrapped an arm around her waist then grabbing her arm and wrapping it round his neck. "Gwen, hold on" Ben breathed out and began walking to his cabin enclosed in a few trees and a frozen lake. He could feel her shaking violently from the cold but he had to keep moving. He ripped his keys out of his jacket and unlocked the cabin to find a fully furnished little house. Ben placed her down on a rug next to the fire and began alighting the fireplace. Ben's hands were shaking. The wood wasn't sparking.

"Come on, come on…. Yes" Ben grabbed his cousin and set her over to it. He noticed her clothes were still soaked.

"Gwen, Gwen?" he called out to her but there were no signs of her answering. Ben began removing her jacket and trousers hoping the water didn't get down to underclothing. Ben gulped; all her clothing was wet and she was beginning to turn blue. Ben hurriedly removed her clothing leaving her in her bra and underwear and ran to the bathroom turning on the taps and running a hot bath. He then ran back over to her and held her tightly against him and ran towards the bathroom placing her into the bath. "AHHHHHHH" Gwen screamed from the intense heat. Ben felt the water and placed the taps on cold a little. Gwen's eyes were half closed and she was still shaking. Ben noticed the water changing red slightly and looked over to her leg.

It was still bleeding out.

He grabbed one of the towels off the towel rack and placed it forcefully against her thigh. "Ah" Gwen winced and tilted her head back. "Gwen try and stay still" Ben told her. Gwen's breathing shook. It wasn't right. Ben wrapped the towel around her leg and ran into the kitchen to find a first aid box. Ben searched cupboard after cupboard until he found a box with a cross on it. He raced back to the bathroom and placed it down onto the mat. He then turned back to Gwen was looking delirious. He drained the bath and picked her up placing her down onto the mat. He then grabbed a towel and began wiping her down removing her underwear and bra at the same time and wrapping the towel around her. He flicked open the first aid box and pulled out some tweezers, antiseptic, gauze cloth and pressure bandage. "Gwen, Gwen look at me" He placed his hand up against her cheek. Gwen's eyes drifted to him and stared at him as best as she could conjure. "I'm gonna have to remove the bullet; bite down on this" Ben passed her a face cloth. Gwen grabbed it and placed it between her teeth. Ben then forced her knee down and grabbed the tweezers looking down into the wound. He took in one breath and placed it into the wound.

"MUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH" Gwen screamed in searing pain. Ben gripped onto the bullet and began pulling but it seemed stuck.

She grabbed onto the matt.

Ben placed pressure next to the wound and in one quick yank managed to remove the bullet. He smiled. "See cuz that wasn't so bad" Ben looked over to her. His expression dropped when he saw a continuous streak of blood cascade from the side of her mouth. Ben removed the gag and placed it to the side of her mouth where the blood ran from then returned back to her leg gulping at what was next. He removed the cap off the clear liquid bottle and washed the wound with the antiseptic every now and then seeing Gwen shake and shiver.

Ben held her down more tightly and wrapped the gauze cloth round her thigh then followed through with the pressure bandage.

He then lifted her up and walked into the bedroom and placed her down on the bed.

He pulled out a few clothes from the duffle bag and placed them on her then tucked her up under the covers giving her a kiss on the forehead.