I am loving how smoothly things are going with the poll! But even though I want you to keep casting your votes, I also want you to keep sending ideas for predators. So keep 'em coming! Same rules apply as last chapter! Also, here's the current poll results.

Danny x Princess Looma: 8 votes

Danny x Female Celestialsapien: 12 votes

People must be really interested in finding out what a Danny x Female Celestialsapien pairing would be like! I will admit, I too am pretty curious as to how that would turn out. I'm going to leave the poll up a little longer, so don't forget to vote! But I'd say I've taken up enough of your time. Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Ben 10, or Danny Phantom!

"Normal Speech"

"Mature Celestialsapien Speech"

'Thoughts'

Songs

"Yelling"

"Flashbacks"

Alien Index


Opening Instrumental

It started when an alien device did what it did, and stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid!

Now he's got super powers! He's no ordinary kid, he's... Dan 10!

(Dan 10!)

So if you see him you might be in for a big surprise! He'll turn into a predator before your very eyes!

He's flying, creepy, fast and strong! He's every shape and size! He's... Dan 10!

(Dan 10!)

(Dan 10!)

Armed with powers, he's on the case! Fighting off evil from Earth or space!

He'll never stop till he makes them pay! 'Cause he's the baddest teen to ever save the day!

Dan 10!

(Dan 10!)

Ending Instrumental


Sand Shark, King of the Desert Sands!


"Looks like you're gonna be out of commission for a while, Ben. That old fruitloop got you good." Maddie said as she finished wrapping bandages around Ben's leg.

Ben had suffered a few minor injuries from fighting Vlad. Mainly some light bruising, and a few shallow cuts. But his leg took severe damage from the ghost ray. He suffered multiple second degree burns from the knee down, and would be unable to walk on his own for a while.

"Well this totally kills my whole 'alien hero' plan!" Ben said in disappointment.

"Hey, it won't be all bad!" Gwen reassured.

"Yeah? Name ONE WAY it won't be all bad!" Ben demanded.

"Well, from what I'm seeing with your watch, I think you might've unlocked a new alien." Danny informed.

THAT got everyone's attention. Ben activated his watch to make sure Danny wasn't just pulling his leg(No pun intended), and sure enough there was a new alien amongst the ones Ben already had. Ben honestly didn't know what to make of this new alien.

"Wonder what this one can do..." Ben said to himself.

"I don't recommend going alien until that leg is healed, Ben. It's too dangerous right now." Max said from the driver's seat.

While bummed out that he couldn't use his aliens for a while, Ben at least understood that he had to let the burns on his leg heal before he could fight again. On the bright side though, Ben had a new alien to help fight evil. The team was planning to stop at a small fishing port later on. There was something attacking small fishing boats for a few days now, and they needed to investigate.

While they drove to this port, Maddie got lost in thought. She was thinking about the comic convention and how Vlad was really the Wisconsin Ghost. It seemed to unreal to be true, and yet at the same time Maddie could see the similarities between the two. Then again, that would explain why Vlad seemed to disappear at the college reunion. And why Danny seemed to have a bone to pick with Vlad.


***Flashback Start***


"See anything interesting, Danny?" Maddie asked as she and her son browsed through the comics.

They decided that since they were at the convention, they might as well get a few souvenirs. So far, none of the comics had caught Danny's interest. It seems like ever since he got the Predatrix, Danny has lost almost all interest in reading fantasy books. He was about to tell his mother that nothing had caught his interest, but that's when he heard the voice of the LAST person he wanted to see this summer.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?"

'Oh PLEASE no...' Danny thought to himself.

Looking over to a stack of Dracula comics, Danny and Maddie saw a man with white hair tied in a low ponytail with black eyes, and a white beard, wearing a black business suit. This is Vlad Masters, multimillionaire businessman and half ghost. But what's he doing at a comic convention of all places? (Kinda obvious, don't ya think?)

"Vlad Masters?!" asked Maddie and Danny simultaneously.

"Maddie! Daniel! What an unexpected, unprecedented, and totally unplanned surprise!" Vlad said walking up to the two.

Danny glared as hard as he could at his enemy, and Maddie was wary of the businessman. Neither had forgotten about what happened in Colorado, so they had a right to be cautious about Vlad. Danny narrowed his one good eye at Vlad, while his mechanical one turned red from his anger. Vlad took notice of Danny's biomechanical eye.

"Daniel, what on earth happened to your eye?!" Vlad asked.

"Frankly Vlad, that's none of your business." Danny answered with a sharp edge in his voice.

Maddie put a calming hand on her son's shoulder. Danny had told her everything about his ghostly alter ego, and how he was using his powers to fight bad ghosts and send them back into the Fenton Ghost Portal. At first, Maddie was angry with herself for attacking her own son. But Danny had reassured her, and told her that it wasn't entirely her fault.

Either way though, she still didn't want someone like Vlad near her son. She knew for a fact that Vlad would be a negative influence on her son.

"Vlad, I think that you should leave before things escalate too far." said Maddie, leaving no room for argument.

Unfortunately, It seems like Vlad just can't take a hint.

"Come now, Maddie, is that any way to talk to an old friend?" Vlad asked, feigning sadness.

Unfortunately for him, neither parent nor son was falling for it.

"Cut the act, Vlad! Just tell us why you're here!" Danny demanded.

Vlad gave a cruel smirk from this comment.

"Very well, Daniel," said Vlad as he transformed into his ghost form. "I am here to take that watch of yours!"


***End Flashback***


'Vlad said he was after the Predatrix. Why would he want it when he already has his ghostly abilities?' Maddie thought to herself.

Danny meanwhile was debating on whether to practice with a new alien when they made a stop or not. Ben could only stay transformed for ten minutes at a time so that was a slight issue, but Danny knew that he would need to train in order to use his aliens. He was still apprehensive about using Incendo, his recently named Celestial Draconus, so Danny would need to do something about this. His eyes settled on a strange, cephalopod looking alien. It was a perfect alien to practice with in an aquatic environment like where they're going.

After a couple of hours of driving, our heroes reached an area where there was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. Danny didn't understand why, but he felt as if the sand was calling him. Drawing him into its beauty and the freedom that comes with it.

"Let's take a rest stop here and get some fresh air. The warmth of the sun will do all of us some good." said Max as he parked the Rustbucket on the edge of the sand.

Everyone disembarked, but then the Predatrix started acting strangely. It started flashing yellow again, and without warning, Danny transformed.

This particular transformation was a lot different from the others. Danny's body began to grow until it was approximately thirty meters long, and he began to get really bulky. His arms and legs became powerful flippers with three 'fingers' and 'toes' each, his skin turned olive green, and his eyes became red and narrow. He also had a long, bulky yet flat tail that seemed to act as both a powerful propeller, and as a rudder. In fact, Danny's body seemed to resemble a mix of a Shark and a prehistoric Mosasaur. There were three wide gills on the bottom of both sides of Danny's neck. There were also prominent teeth showing at the front on his enlongated snout even though it was closed. He also grew a distinctive row of spines that curved backwards reaching from his head to the base of his neck. There was a single large spike on top of Danny's head, and an even larger one on his back that seemed to act like a sort of dorsal fin.

"SAND SHARK!" yelled Danny, somehow already having a name for this alien.


Sand Ripper: A predatory species that lives on the planes Khoros. Sand Rippers are capable of 'swimming' through the sands of Khoros, and are the predator to the Tetramand species. These creatures use sonar to locate prey that is above ground, and have a protective membrane on their eyes to protect them from the sand. They can also breathe underground, and have Jaws powerful enough to bend steel. They are able to jump out of the sand like dolphins and porpoises in order to catch their surface dwelling prey. They can also swim through the sand at surprising speed, and are known for being ambush predators.

There is a drawback to these abilities, however. Despite being able to swim through the sands of planet Khoros, Sand Rippers are unable to move through rocky ground.


Without so much as a word of warning, Danny began to tunnel through the sands of the desert that the team had stopped in. Even though this could get out of hand, Maddie and the Tennyson's couldn't help but marvel at the amazing creature that Danny was now practicing with. Danny jumped out of the sand and said only a few words to the others.

"Woo-hoo-hoo! Too much fun!" exclaimed Sand Shark as he dove back into the sands below him.


And I am Done with this chapter! Now, I want you guys to know that I am going to leave the poll up for a while longer, and I've also added a couple of choices to the poll. So remember to keep voting! Also, I am still accepting ideas for new predators for Danny so keep 'em coming! Same rules apply as last chapter! Good luck to you all!