Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10 Alien Force. Sad day.

I took more liberties with the Big Chill babies...and also with the origin of Ken and Devlin. Most of these are also not consistent with each other. Just think of them as if they were in different universes.

My Babies

Ben and Kevin were cuddled up together on the metal nest, watching all their babies fly off for the sixth year in a row. Their delicate little wings made dusty trails in the air. The two proud parents watched them until the last baby necrofriggian had flown off into space.

Ben sighed.

Kevin glanced down at him worriedly. "What is it?"

"It's nothing." Ben paused as Kevin stared at him suspiciously. "Well…it's just that…this is the sixth time we've watched our babies fly away, and…I'm kind of sad." He leaned against Kevin. "I wish some of them would come back."

"You know they can't survive in this climate right now."

Ben frowned. "I know." He sighed again. "I still miss them."

As if on cue, in the distant a fluttering sound went through the breeze. Ben and Kevin looked up in astonishment to see that two mini aliens were flying back towards them.

Except…they were beginning to look less like aliens the closer they got.

One was a little bigger than the other, and so that transformed first. Soon it turned into what looked like a two-year-old human being. The littler one transformed next, looking very much like a baby that had just learned to walk. They floated gently down into the arms of their parents.

The smaller one looked like Ben. The bigger one looked like Kevin.

"Well, what d'ya know? A couple of 'em came back." Kevin smiled at Ben, who still looked at a loss for words.

"I can't believe this…" he breathed.

Kevin gave Ben a sweet kiss, and gazed lovingly down at the two babies with him. "So…what are we namin' 'em?"

Ben smiled and pointed to each one, whispering their names. "Ken," he said, pointing to the smaller one, "and Devlin," he finished, pointing to the bigger one. "What do you think?"

Kevin kissed Ben again. "Perfect."

The Evil Twin

Albedo paced in his cell, thinking of one thing, and one thing only: a human being called Kevin Levin. That human being was all he had been thinking about for the past two weeks.

That, and…chili fries, of course.

Leaning against the doorframe of his cell, once again Albedo made his plea. "I need to speak to Ben Tennyson. Please."

"I'm here, Albedo."

Albedo jumped up in surprise. He had gone days without hearing an answer like that. He had begun to doubt he ever would.

"Ben Tennyson!"

"What is it you wanted to speak to me about, Albedo?"

Albedo paused, leaning against the doorframe once more and beginning to sweat, now, out of anticipation. "Tell me…that boy I met. The one called…Kevin…he…the moment I looked at him, my human's heart began to beat faster. And now…he does not leave my thoughts. And…I feel…"

"Aroused?" Albedo could truly hear the smirk that Ben Tennyson had behind the door.

"Is that what it is? So simple a feeling…cannot explain away…"

"The whole of it," Ben interrupted, "is love. You're in love with him. And you're in love with him because I am in love with him."

There was silence between the two. Albedo slid down to the floor.

"Love. I'm in love with a human. And a human male, no less!" His fist pounded on the door. He was angry.

"You don't have to worry about it, really," Ben told him, though the tone in his voice was far from reassuring.

Albedo scoffed. "And why is that?"

There was more silence for a moment.

Ben Tennyson's voice was dark when he spoke again. "Because I will never let you have him." Albedo shuddered. "He. Is. Mine."

Albedo backed away from the door.

"Was that all you wanted to know?"

Albedo swallowed. "Y-yes."

He could hear the smirk again. He knew it was there. "Good night, then."

He didn't hear from Ben Tennyson again after that.

Jealous

Ben pouted, annoyed at the smug look Kevin was giving him.

"You know, you're really ruining my good mood."

Kevin patted an open space on the bed that he was lounging on. "I'm sorry. Come over here and I'll make it better."

"Go to Hell."

Now it was Kevin's turn to pout, though it was only there to mock Ben's. "Aww, now is that any way to treat your boyfriend, who loves and adores you and would never make fun of you for being jealous of your cousin?"

Ben thrust an accusatory finger at Kevin, then. "Aha! So you admit it!"

Kevin sat up and shrugged. "I just thought it was cute how you mentioned Cooper's crush on Gwen solely for my benefit."

Ben crossed his arms over his chest, pouting again. "Like I said, you're ruining my good mood."

"Ben…"

Ben glanced over. "What?"

Kevin held out his arms. "Come here. I wasn't able to feel you up properly under Cooper's little cloaking device."

Ben scoffed. "You're such a charmer."

Kevin waved his arms towards himself, silently calling Ben closer. "Yeah, yeah, I get it, I'm no Casanova. Get over here."

Ben hesitated, but eventually he sighed and made his way over to the bed, half-heartedly cuddling up to Kevin.

Kevin nuzzled Ben's shoulder. "Hey, I've got it. I'll set Gwen up on a date with Cooper. That'll make up for my teasing you, won't it?"

Ben considered this.

Then he kissed Kevin. "Yeah. That'll do it."

Piggy-Back

It was too bad they were running from lasers and DNAlien goop. Because right now, underneath the focus on running away, Ben was thinking: 'Wheeeee!'

Riding on Kevin's shoulders was so much fun.

He'd have to ask Kevin to do this again sometime.

Crawling Up My Ass

Kevin resisted the urge to say something for as long as he could. But Ben was just asking for it.

"We don't need DNAliens crawling up our butts," come on, that was begging for a response.

"Yeah, that's right. Especially since I'll be up your ass later."

Everybody stopped. Ben turned the color of a Christmas tree light. Gwen gaped at Kevin.

"Kevin!" Ben hissed. "Was that really necessary?!"

Kevin shrugged, walking past him. "You were kinda askin' for it. Come on, guys, let's keep moving."

Gwen turned her stunned expression on Ben.

Ben chose to say nothing and stormed after Kevin.

He'd show him "crawling up the ass"…

Looks

Ben marveled at the connection he and Kevin had developed. Now they barely had to say a word to each other to know exactly what the other was thinking.

They shared a look as they snuck into the DNAlien's base. The look was precautionary. 'Be careful. I don't want you to get hurt.'

As Kevin burst through the door, just after Ben had rescued Cooper, shouting, "The cavalry is here!" they shared a look. Even through Gloop's watery green eyes, Kevin could see the reassurance, just as Ben could see the concern in his.

'Did you need me?'

'It's okay. I'm fine.'

They shared a look as they left the base, the cloaking device destroyed and Cooper safely in tow. The look was full of amusement, and mischief.

'We are never letting Gwen live this down.'

They shared a look when Kevin dropped off Ben at home. A look they shared often.

'I love you.'

Ship

"Cute little guy." Kevin patted the little mechamorph's head, and it beeped happily at him. When he stood up again, Ship scooted a little ways up his leg, looking for more of the petting. Kevin chuckled.

Ship was hanging out at Ben's house, playing some fetch, doing some tricks, all at Julie's insistence that they needed to do some bonding. Ben didn't know why he listened to her. But he was glad he did when Kevin was drawn to the house by the sight of Ben being chased by a giant Ship-turned-tank.

"I think he likes you." Ben smiled, poorly concealing the deeper meaning behind that statement.

Kevin smirked. "Yeah? I like him, too." He leaned down, ignoring the little creature scaling his leg. "I'm really into green."

"I'm into black myself," Ben replied. They leaned closer, despite the fairly public setting of Ben's front yard. But they hadn't shared a decent kiss in a while, so they didn't care much.

However, Ship grew tired of being ignored. Humans were distracted far too easily, he decided. So to efficiently get their attention, he transformed into a spaceship and fired a laser at their feet. Ben and Kevin jumped apart immediately. Ship made a disgruntled noise at them.

Ben smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Ship. We didn't forget about you. We just haven't been able to be alone for a while…"

Ship made the disgruntled noise again. He wasn't buying it, obviously.

Kevin pulled Ben close to his body and pouted at the mechamorph. "Come on. I miss him too, you know. Be a sport."

Ben stared at Kevin oddly. "What? 'Be a sport'?"

Kevin shrugged. Ship considered it. Then he returned to normal form and scooted up to them, wagging his…tail. Ben and Kevin looked at each other.

"What d'you think he wants?" Kevin asked.

A few minutes later, all three of them were cuddling on Ben's couch, watching a movie, and, in Ship's case, enjoying a delightful petting.

Everybody wins.

Shrieking

Julie and Gwen first started bonding during one of Ben's soccer games. Gwen had noticed Julie scanning the crowd of spectators as she sat down. Then, she looked Gwen straight in the eye and asked her seriously, "Did you bring Kevin along?" When Gwen affirmed it, Julie got a wide grin on her face. Gwen didn't ask about it until the game officially started.

Julie just shrugged. "I wanted to see him next to Ben after the game. I think they look cute together."

"Really?" Gwen gasped. "Me too! I've been trying to hook them up for months!"

"No way! You have to let me help you out!"

They both shrieked in excitement. From then on, their friendship blossomed.

They loved having Kevin drive them places, just for the chance to see how much they could get him to talk about Ben. Most of the time, he managed to side-step little things, like what Ben could have been doing at the moment or what he had for breakfast that morning; but sometimes the girls got lucky. In which case, they shrieked like the obsessed fangirls they were.

One time they went to the mall, the point of it was really just a chance for them to talk about all the coupley activity that had been going on between Ben and Kevin lately—where Ben and Kevin wouldn't be able to hear them, of course. As always, they asked Kevin to drive them.

The shrieking was getting on his nerves. He said as much.

"No promises. Sometimes, we're going to shriek," Gwen replied.

"Like when you and Ben watch football," Julie added cheerfully.

"We do not shriek!" Kevin…shrieked. He cleared his throat. "…shriek."

The girls giggled.

Then they proceeded to talk about Ben—loudly, so Kevin could hear them.

Their favorite thing to hear: "Where is Tennyson anyway?"

Gwen and Julie looked at each other, grinning.

This was going to be a good day.

Something Other Than the Car

Kevin's car was very important to him. He'd spent a lot of time working on it; digging through spare parts, painting, all that. The car was his pride and joy.

It had an influence. The whole reason behind the paint job? See: Ben Tennyson.

So when Gwen asked, "Is your car all you think about?" Kevin didn't quite know what to say. He couldn't exactly say, "No, actually I think about Ben. A lot. I mean, really, a lot."

So what did he say? Something stupid, as usual.

"No! Sometimes I think about food."

Confession

Ben shifted uncomfortably on his feet. His parents sat on the couch, a bit bright-eyed and wholly trusting. Because they knew about the whole fighting aliens thing, they had confidence that they could handle anything their son threw at them. Ben wasn't so sure.

"Um…Mom, Dad…since we're doing the whole 'truth no matter how weird it sounds' thing, I figure I should probably tell you something." He shifted again. "Only, I want this to be between us, okay? No telling Gwen, or Kevin." He shuddered at the thought of Kevin finding this out. "Especially not Kevin."

Carl put an arm around his wife and smiled. "All right, Ben. It'll be our little secret."

"Good." Ben let out a deep breath. "Okay. So…Mom, Dad…I'm…kind of in love with Kevin."

His parents looked at each other. Then his mom said, "Okay, sweetie. Your secret's safe with us."

Ben just stared at them. "Wait, that's it?" His parents looked at each other again.

"Well…" his mother began, "I can't say that we exactly approve, but…"

"…he obviously means the world to you," his dad finished.

"Besides, you're our son. We love you no matter what." His mother smiled. "And…we kind of had a hunch that you liked him, anyway."

Ben groaned. "Great. So I'm transparent about my feelings. Fantastic."

"Don't worry," Sandra told him cheerfully. "Like we said, it'll be our little secret."

Ben smiled. "Thanks, guys."

His parents were awesome.

Set four: END