Chapter Seven " Under Broken Skies I've grown "

My name in Ben Tennyson, I am the most powerful being on the earth, and as of today I am alone.

For the past ten years I've fought a losing battle to save the planet, as humanity struggles to survive in a world where it is surrounded form outer space, and inner space. Moving from a certainty that it was alone in the universe, and at the top of the food chain humanity went through a brutal coming of age. Innocents was lost, and it's future once so bright was shattered forever.

After it happened some where wondering if it wouldn't be easier to just leave the earth to her fate, and find a new home in the stars. Mother earth would die giving birth to mankind, sad but its the future that matters. They didn't know then that all roads from earth where blocked. The Galvan armada drew a line in space around the Sol system and the tattered fabric of the extra-dimensional " Ghost Zone " was sealed off by the intangible hand of other worldly powers to prevent the mega rift called " The Broken Sky " spreading to other realms. I have the power to rebuild a million races from dust but I can't save my own people.

In the end all of this is on me, despite what else fell into place to make it as bad as it is. No one likes to bring that up, because they need me to keep things going, and I can pretty much plaster anyone stupid enough to get in my face about it.

I've lived with this for a decade, and I've tried every day to make up for it. Today screw it I couldn't force myself to give a damn, because I lost my cousin, surrogate sister, sin eater, and best friend. The only person in the world that wouldn't judge me is gone and not coming back any time soon. I was at the shore of a dry lake Gwen and I used to visit in better days. Kevin was by in the morning but we haven't really talked in years. He blames me for Gwen, and I have to agree with that one.

My own ego got me into this, and my id has nagged at me all day with an idea to shatter everything or maybe just maybe make it whole. The Omnitrix contains the DNA of the time traveler Eon, and Gwen isn't here to remind me altering history is for immortals and fools. The rip makes space time around it unstable, but four hours as a Galvan with an abacus tells me that the less mass you move through time the easier it is. The omnitrix copies the mind of the user and uploads its into each new transformation in case of critical system failure the user can be restored losing only the time in a different from. With Eon I should be able to transmit a copy of my mind back to before this started.

The side effect of me getting to be 15 again, is not lost on me. I wouldn't loose my first girl friend to an Evo glory hog. Gwen would be OK, and I might even keep keep Levin from getting a case of the uglies for two years. Hell if I can't go myself maybe I can remind kid me that Azmeth is afraid of anything he can't understand and unfortunately the only two things he doesn't are young people ghosts.

" How many people did I kill trying to fix your screw up old man? "

I look down at the watch that's defined my entire life since I was ten years old.

" Omnitrix command line rip tracking with eta. "

It obeys in a way it never could when Azmeth wasn't consumed by guilt, and made the AI keep it's secrets so well. I don't have the master control quite yet, but that old bastard can't live forever. I'll either figure it out or he'll unlock it on way or the other I don't care anymore.

The rip will be close enough tonight, then it begins. Until then, I go to see the only one left on earth that even talks to me.

**

Beyond the barriers of what men call time there are the Observants. Long the overseers of space and time for the first time in their relative perception of the passage of the ages they encountered something that they can not allow.

" Are we to stand brothers and bare silent witness to the end of time? "

Beings long without their own names debate the fate of a reality they left behind long before the age humanity.

" Does the power of the Omni-matrix really touch the upper plains? For all the might of mad Eon's DNA it contains no more knowledge of the 4th dimension then the Galvan, and they can not grasp . . . "

Another one just as nameless cut in.

" They are not the Anodite, they see the upper realms and choose to remain where they are! They have built a new realm, if that is not a sign of their worth I know not what is. "

The first one spoke up again trying to mitigate the argument.

" The Galvan people are not the issue, only Azmeth's last great creation. The Omni-energy is near enough to the Zero point where all power intersects. It can bind HIM better then any of our works after all. The issue is if the Omni-matrix in the hands of Tennyson can push the rip over the edge and pop reality like a bubble. "

The other two spoke again in sequence this time.

" If one can reach a thing it is far easier to be foolish then correct. "

" Agreed. "

The first one spoke again.

" Then the matter is passed, and we except the threat of the Omnitrix wielder. The next issue is will we do nothing and watch the end? "

Again they spoke in argument.

" It is not our place. "

" We must, yet we are as far removed from that realm as they are from us. "

A long moment of silence came before the first one spoke a final time.

" Then for time to continue on like clockwork, we must have an agent. "

**

My voice echos through the streets of the " Old City ", which is everywhere but the camp they set up 6 months after the rip. This is my city now, and every one here loves saying my name. My lost boys make sure of it. With everyone gathered around the fire listing to one of my old CD's between chants under the moon light I wonder if they are coming to me to say something about none believers questioning their " goddess ". I can't help but love it so much more this way, no one lives too long, and they need to love me all the damn time just to get by. People asking the wrong kind of questions just ruins my fun.

My current favorite walks over to me all reverent, and wide eyed. I noticed him for the first time when he stuck an ax wielding ghost with a bent blade he picked up from the scene of one of Phantoms fights with oh I don't know some Naga's or something. Got himself a nice ax, and his goddess favor. He is the first of the true believers, and it will be so tragic when he gets old. Have to make sure I stud this one so I have a replacement.

" What do you have for me lover? "

He smiles when he hears me talk, then he frowns a bit, and I know he's got bad news. I wonder what the kid kills quicker then he eats.

" Ember it is Ben Tennyson, and he is ASKING to see you. "

So that's it, Benny boy's feeling polite, not just kicking his way in to make me laugh.

" Well well Peter, show him to my place, and tell him I'll be there in a bit, 'kay? "

I make my favorite feel betrayed a bit, but he needs to learn goddesses sleep with hero's that gain their favor. If he can't be bigger then Ben and trust me he can't, then he'd better figure something out or get used to being second best around here. I love my world.

I of course always look fantastic with power like THIS, but I teleport home, turn invisible and wait. Ben, oh my Ben even if I can't sing and make you dance anymore I can still play you like my guitar. So funny I couldn't get him to sleep with me until after he learned to avoid my mind control. You Samson me Delilah Ben, and I know your coming here before you do something drastic. Good, because I was bored.

He walks in passing though me without even knowing it. Peter giving him a look that I know would be murder to anyone else the whole time a good sign I think. I whip my hair up a bit so it looks like I'm teleporting in, and make my entrance. When I do Peter pulls his ax and splits Ben's head down the middle. He looks so macho, I try not to laugh when the watch starts talking.

" Command protocol override: Kimota. "

In a flash of green Ben's a liquid metal monster and his head gets better real fast. When he talked I broke down laughing for real.

" That hurt you ignorant savage! You thought it was that fucking easy? You need to take a fucking walk before I forget who's property you are! "

" HaHaHa! Oh clown car you always could make me laugh. "

I broke the boys heart with that line I know, but it was funny what do you want? He drops the ax and runs.

" Great now I'm out a warm boy for tonight. I guess I can re use the ax though. Whats up Ben? "

He sounds like an angry video game robot.

" I'm pissed that's whats up. I'm going to need spend the next few hours fixing myself. "

I try to sound seductive but he looks like a aluminum blob man right now, and I'm not into that.

" Need a back rub while your doing that? You've got a back still right? "

" Ember listen, Gwen's gone we have too few people that can seal rips now, when the big one gets close it will be bad for the humans at least. I don't even think the Saturdays and their garden of Blood Blossoms are going to get a pass this time. I'm going to make a run at the blockade. "

Bullcrap he is, him Middleton Kim, Old man Saturday and that English harpy with the robot and the " Portal " gun tried five years back. Ben got even more unpopular after that one, what with the not dieing like the rest. He keeps talking and I look like I care.

" I'm not going to try to break past them this time, just raid a ship. If I get lucky team Phantom might be able to build something to seal a rip. That's level 4 tech country at least I know but old man Fenton is just crazy enough to pull it off, and Galvan tech is pretty ridicules. "

Ben and me can't go on forever, but having him over for cheetos and sex every so often keeps a certain type of Phantom out of my town. Gwen buying it was something I used to wait for. I kept a box of clothing his size, and a bottle off JD around to console him with forever. Now I wonder, and no it's not just because he's older. After a while you get to know the look, and I wish I got more time with my little powerhouse before she died. Oh you little bitch why couldn't you just die sooner, then he'd have been mine for sure.

" Ben lover, promise me you are coming back. "

Watching a robot try to be sincere is sad really.

" Can't do that Ember. . .but it's one ship I'm tacking with a . . .bad cloaking module. If I can't get that ship, I'll turn around I swear. "

Shit he really is saying goodbye. If I could touch him. . No noting to do but wait, and hope he's not going go through with whatever he's doing.

" I'll be waiting hero boy, just stay hard to kill. "

**

Next: Alpha & Omega

Notes OK there we have future world in all its emo glory, and just the kind of man Ben could grow into if he kept that ego. Just to head off any questions yes Middleton Kim is just who you think she is, and the Evo glory hog is Rex. Once again I watch to much " the television " cough cough teen titans quote cough cough

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