Okay, so this is the final chapter of 'Ellen Levin'. Once again, it's a little short, but pretty much all my fanfics will be.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, or any of its characters. I totally own Ellie, Anna, and Jeff.

WORD COUNT: 893
TOTAL: 3150

Everyone turned to stare at the sound of his voice. Kevin glanced at his friends. "That was too loud, wasn't it?"

"You think?" Gwen hissed.

All the on-duty DNAliens on guard screeched and ran towards them. Ben reached instinctively for the Omnitrix, and Gwen's hands glowed hot pink, but Kevin only had eyes for his mother. All of her attention had been focused on him as she realised who he was. The two of them collapsed into a tight embrace as chaos broke out all around them. Anna trembled as she pulled back and looked over her son.

"K-Kevin? I don't believe it! It's really you!" She threw herself around him again – a difficult feat, considering he'd grown taller than her.

Before Kevin had a chance to say anything, something hit him on the back – hard – sending him and Anna to the floor. He looked up and saw Gwen standing nearby, her arms outstretched. A portion of the wall beside them had suddenly acquired a patch of ice on its surface. The DNAliens were armed with their freeze-ray guns. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together. Kevin nodded a thank-you to Gwen before getting up and half-dragging his mother over to Ellie, who was still huddled in the corner, terror in her eyes.

"Mom, you have to get out of here. Take Ellie. My friends and I will clear a path." He put his shaking sister in his mother's arms.

"B-but..." Anna peeked out at the crowd of aliens battling Gwen and Ben – who had by then gone Swampfire. Of course she was more focused on the other aliens.

"Don't worry. Those guys aren't as tough as you'd think. I'll be fine." He touched the wall, absorbing its metallic properties, and joined the fight.

Anna held on tightly to the little girl Kevin had handed over to her as she crouched behind the barrels. It was unbelievable enough that her son was still alive, considering his father's behaviour, but the fact that he was battling aliens? That seemed impossible! But she was there, watching him and his friends making short work of the bizarre and frightening monsters.

The thing that truly puzzled Anna was how Kevin had covered himself with a metal armour – almost like a second skin – by simply touching the wall. She remembered a few strange experiences when Kevin was a child – power outages whenever he threw a tantrum, the microwave overloading when he was overexcited, and that one time all the lights had started flickering when he fell and broke his arm – but nothing like this had ever happened before.

Kevin swung at one of the DNAliens, sending it reeling back up against a creaky old guardrail. These guys weren't putting up much of a decent fight. Of course, they thrived on cold temperatures, and the temperature in here was near-boiling.

Off to his right, Gwen was getting the prisoners to safety. The DNAliens had begun to lower the gates, but Gwen's force fields were holding it firmly in place. All the prisoners raced out, including Kevin's mother, with Ellie in her arms.

"Everyone out!" Ben – or Swampfire – shouted, "That means you guys, too! I'm taking this whole place down!" Kevin took a quick look around to make sure everyone was out – at least, anyone who wasn't a DNAlien – then raced out the doorway. Gwen dropped the gate and streaked after him, grabbing his hand as she caught up. The entire building collapsed behind them. Gwen and Kevin stopped and stared as the dust settled, searching for signs of life. "Ben?" Gwen called.

Then an odd sight: vines growing rapidly from the debris. They twisted together, re-forming into Swampfire. Ben deactivated the Omnitrix, returning to normal. "Maybe I shouldn't ever try that again," he panted, leaning on a fallen beam for support.

Sirens flashed as an officer banged on Mr. Levin's door. Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Anna, clutching Ellie, watched the scene at a safe distance. Jeff came out in cuffs, marched towards a squad car by two cops. Kevin hesitated, then walked over.

"What do you want?" his father snapped.

"What, not happy to see your son?"

"You!" He made a lunge at Kevin, but was restrained by one of the officers. "I was hoping I'd never have to see your sorry face again.

"Funny, so was I."

Another harsh blow, this time to his shoulder. Kevin's fingertips finally reached the outlet, and the lights went out with a loud sputter. As his father look around, Kevin took advantage of the distraction and felt his way to his room. He clicked on his flashlight and checked the small mirror on the wall. The spot on his face where he'd been hit was all red. The bruise would noticeable by the time he got to school the next day – assuming he'd be able to get out of the house. He knew the teachers and his few friends would ask about it. They always did. Another dreaded half-hour in the guidance counsellor's office awaited him. She would again ask him about his home life, but he wouldn't say a word.

Kevin took one last glare at his father before stalking back to the others. Gwen gave him a quick hug as they watched Mr. Levin being driven away for good.

THE END

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