Omarnosian10: Hello, readers!
Ben: Whew, good thing you got this today instead of next month.
Ruby: It's kind of ironic.
Kevin: Yeah. An arc that takes place during summer begins when school starts.
Omarnosian10: Oh, like I'm the only one that did that!
Gwen: So, is this gonna be a 2-part combo, or not?
Omarnosian10: Unfortunately, no. I only do those when it's every 10 chapters.
Ben: Wait, where are the other girls?
Omarnosian10: They're not all gonna appear every chapter.
Ruby: YES!
Omarnosian10: I said 'not all'. They're all gonna have their turns in the spotlight; just one at a time.
Ruby: *anime tears* NO~!
Omarnosian10: Chill out, you're the only one who gets to be with Ben twice in a row until the War of Worlds.
Ruby: Oh. *blinks out anime tears* YEAH~!
Omarnosian10: Man, what's with girls and their mood changes?
Kevin: I know, right?
Ben: *scoffs* Girls.
Gwen: What did you say? *smiles while emitting a dark aura like a certain Kururugi mother*
Yukina Kururugi: *echoey* ACHOO!
Omarnosian10: Whoa! Even other author OCs are alert in this realm?
Ruby: Don't change the subject. *copies Gwen, doubling the horror*
Omarnosian10: Run?
*Ben and Kevin nod*
Omarnosian10: YOU'LL NEVER CATCH US ALIVE! *throws seeds on the ground before vines come out and restrain the girls* That won't hold them for long!
*Ben turns into Echo Echo, clones himself, and both become XLR8*
Both XLR8: HOP ON!
*Kevin and Omarnosian10 nod while getting on*
Omarnosian10: While we avoid Girls' Wrath, ON WITH THE SHOW AND STEP ON IT!
*Both XLR8 leave just as the girls get free*
Chapter 11: Welcome to Bellwood
(Mr. Smoothies)
"Here's your smoothie." smiled Ben as he held two smoothies in his hands before giving one to Ruby. It has been a day since the team-up with the Ninja Storm Rangers and a lot has occurred during their remaining stay at Japan. Thanks to Puzzle Master (an OC form based on Puzzler from Power Rangers Dino Charge), Ben was able to create a maze dimension around the sunflower field that prevents people with intentions to build something over it to enter. As an extra precaution, he has used Swampfire's upgraded powers to make pumpkin minions dressed as scarecrows to watch over the field. After that, Ben brought Ruby to Bellwood since she had no where else to go after what happened to Oyakata. Ben tried to call Max to inform him but he didn't answer. Ben decided to check out his RV after showing Ruby around Bellwood, which leads to why they're in Ben's favorite hangout. Ruby eyes the strawberry smoothie before slowly taking a sip from it. A minute later, she stopped with a smile.
"It tastes nice." smiled Ruby as Ben blushed at the sight while sitting next to her.
"Tennyson?! Is that you?!" yelled a voice as Ben and Ruby turned around to see a 15-year-old Latino teenager with a miniature dark brown afro, brown eyes and is wearing a football uniform with the helmet under his arm. Ruby looks confused before Ben stood up with a smile.
"Vincent! What's up man?!" laughed Ben before he and Vincent clasped hands and gave each other a bro hug.
"You know him?" blinked Ruby as the males separated.
"Ruby, this is Vincent Gonzalez. He's the captain of the B.A football team." introduced Ben.
"Only after you left to that school in Japan. (eyes Ruby before smirking) And I see you got yourself a girlfriend." teased Vincent as Ben and Ruby blushed.
"VINCENT! We're not dating! We're just friends!" denied Ben as Vincent chuckled.
"Keep telling yourself that. (shakes head) So how was school in Japan?" asked Vincent curiously.
"It's going good. I'm visiting for summer break." nodded Ben.
"Did you join the football team there?" asked Vincent as Ben rubbed the back of his head nervously. Before he left for Youkai Academy, he promised Vincent that he'd join the team there in case the schools play against each other.
"No, the team's full so I joined the Newspaper Club instead." sighed Ben, not including some details on purpose.
"The team got jealous of you hanging out with a girl and didn't want you in out of jealousy, and the Newspaper Club was a last resort. Is that right?" deadpanned Vincent with folded arms as Ben slowly nodded, forgetting that his 'bro' could read him like a book.
"Yeah. And you wouldn't believe what happens around campus, so joining the Newspaper Club was something I didn't regret." shrugged Ben before a ringing noise was heard from Vincent's pocket.
"Hold on. (takes out his phone) It's Dad. He texted me that he finished work and is heading home. Gotta run! (turns and runs away) It was nice meeting you again! Have fun with your girlfriend!" yelled Vincent while running as Ben and Ruby blush.
"VINCENT! SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" cried Ben as Vincent disappeared from view.
"Is he always like that?" asked Ruby, keeping the blush.
"Only when I'm around pretty girls." shrugged Ben before realizing what he said and caused his blush to increase alongside Ruby's.
(Rust Bucket)
Ben stopped the Galacticycle next to the RV as Ruby holds onto him, continuing their blushes, which are hidden by the helmets.
"This is where your Grandpa lives?" asked Ruby before she took off the helmet while she and Ben get off the Galacticycle.
"Yeah, and it's the same vehicle that he drove when I got the Omnitrix. (gently knocks door) Grandpa Max! Open up, it's me! I have a friend I'd like you to meet." called out Ben as Ruby blushed, both unaware of a figure watching them from the shadows. Ben raised an eyebrow before he took off his helmet and inspected the inside of the RV, seeing the lights are off. Looking around to make sure they're alone, Ben picked up a rock, only for Ruby to grab his wrist.
"Are you seriously thinking what I think you're thinking?" scolded Ruby as Ben raised an eyebrow at her in confusion before looking between the rock and RV. Realization struck him as he slowly took Ruby's hand off his wrist.
"I'm not planning to do that. (rotates the rock to reveal a key imprinted onto it) Grandpa always had a spare key under a fake rock in case he somehow lost his own." informed Ben as he took the key off the fake rock, not noticing Ruby's blush at him holding her hand momentarily. Ben unlocked the door and stepped into the RV alongside Ruby.
"Hello? Grandpa?" called out Ben as Ruby looked at the floor, seeing random stuff on the floor.
"What happened in here?" asked Ruby as Ben shrugged before his foot hit something. Ben looked down and his eyes widened to see many envelopes in a pile near the door. Ben went to one knee and picked up an envelope, feeling a letter inside it.
"These are the letters I sent Grandpa from the Academy. (inspects the pile) And since none of them are open, it might be because he either forgot to check the mail, or... " trailed off Ben as his eyes glowed blue before he clutched his head, unnoticed by Ruby, who is knocking on the bathroom door.
"Anyone in there?" called out Ruby before a red eye was seen in the shadows beside her.
"RUBY LOOK OUT!" yelled Ben as his arm turns into a brownish-green plant arm with a green bulb on the shoulder before he swung and extended it around Ruby's waist, pulling her away before the figure in the shadow stepped forward, revealing itself. The figure has a light brown humanoid body with black hands and feet. It's head is purple with a singular eye containing a red pupil, a small black slit iris and green sclera. It also has a visible brain and a black line which runs down the center, around its eye and mouth. Splitting its chest open, a mass of tentacles began to wriggle around, preparing to strike.
"What is that?!" asked Ruby to Ben before the tentacles lunged at them. Ben jumped back as the tentacles missed.
"Fight now, talk later!" suggested Ben as the tentacles reformed the creature's head before it lunged it's claws at them.
'I can't transform in here. There's not enough space for a full brawl. And Ruby's not very reflexive, so I'll have to finish this quick!' thought Ben before he dropped Ruby onto the couch and turned his arms into Icepick's before blocking the claws, freezing the creature in ice upon contact. Ruby got off the couch and slowly tapped the creature with her wand.
"Don't worry. It's just 'chilling out'. (chuckles) Mizore would love to hear that. (Ruby's teeth grits) Hey Ruby, do you know any teleportation spells?" asked Ben as he turns to Ruby, no longer gritting her teeth.
"Sure." nodded Ruby before she pointed her wand at the creature and muttered quietly before it vanished in a magenta flash.
"Whatever that was, it was searching for something, but what?" pondered Ben with a (now normal) hand on his chin.
"I'll see if anything else is destroyed or broken." assured Ruby as she walked away from Ben before he went to the driver's seat and flipped a few switches. The sound of ejection was heard as both turn to see the clock (now revealed to be a capsule) come out of the wall to reveal a silver disk-like device.
"What's that?" asked Ruby curiously while Ben grabbed it.
"It's a holo-viewer. It projects messages in the form of holograms." answered Ben before activating the holo-viewer, showing a small projection of his grandfather.
"Hello, Ben." started the message.
"Grandpa! What's go-" paused Ben.
"I left this recording in a place I knew only you would find. I'm in a bit of a situation, but it's nothing I can't handle. Certainly nothing for you or the Toons to worry about. There's renewed alien activity on Earth, I'm investigating it." informed the message. The projection turned off, probably the end of the message.
"Didn't we already defeat Lothor and his Generals?" asked Ruby curiously.
"We did." answered Ben skeptically before the message came back to life.
"Oh, and don't worry about the Omnitrix, either. I have it, and it's completely safe. They'll never get their hands on it. Say hello to your cousin Gwen for me. Love you, Max out." added the message before shimmering out.
"Who's Gwen?" asked Ruby as Ben smiles.
"Someone I'd like you to meet."
(Bellwood Memorial Highschool)
Gwen is currently in the middle of her last tae-kwon-do class for the semester. She stood facing her opponent, both of them bowing. Gwen wore a white Gi and had a black belt. The two stood ready to spar. Gwen brought her fingers together so her hands were in a knife hand strike position. She held her arms to the left and was pointing at the floor. Her opponent balled his hands into fists. His right arm was extended and was pointing towards Gwen while his left arm was kept close to his torso. Gwen brought her fists up and had them in a way that was similar to the motion for 'bring it on'.
"Hajime! (holds up hand) Fight!" ordered the instructor as he lowered his hand.
"Hey-yah!" charged Gwen's opponent as he threw a punch at Gwen, which the human/anodite hybrid blocked with little effort. Gwen grabbed onto her opponent's Gi with both of her hands, and using a level of strength she obtained from training under Gravattack's gravity fields a few times, she tossed her opponent over her head.
"Ha!" shouted Gwen as she slammed him on the ground. Gwen did a backflip and landed atop her opponent's chest, her legs on either side of his body.
"Point. Victory." pointed the instructor. As the students who watched the rather short spar clapped, Gwen helped the one who she defeated back up before they bowed. As the other students stopped clapping and left the gym, there was still one person left, Ben.
"How's my favorite cousin?" smirked Ben.
"Ben! (went in for a hug after a lighthearted accusing glare) It's been months since I've seen you. I'm still undefeated, but compliments- it means you want something." accused Gwen.
"Hey, maybe I just wanted to congratulate you. (Gwen looks unimpressed causing him to shrug) Meh, worth a try. Actually, I got a problem. I need advice." sighed Ben.
"Alright, just let me change. Stay here, I'll be back." confirmed Gwen before she left the gym as Ben looked behind him.
"Wait a sec. Where'd Ruby go?" questioned Ben before the mentioned witch came into the gym as soon as everyone else left.
"I'm here, Ben. Sorry about leaving you. Had to stay out of the other humans' sight, because I don't think this (motions to her dress) is appropriate attire for a gym." sighed Ruby.
"Well, you look beautiful in it, so that's a start." complimented Ben as Ruby blushed before looking at the direction Gwen left with curiosity.
"Was that Gwen who just left?" asked Ruby as Ben nods.
"She's my cousin who traveled with me and my Grandpa when I first obtained the Omnitrix." answered Ben.
"Really?" smiled Ruby as Ben realized something.
"Oh right! I haven't told you the story. It all started 5 years ago..."
(Nighttime)
It was nighttime by the time Gwen came back in her normal clothing.
"When I came back from giving Cash and JT a wedgie, I packed up everything before we left on the road." finished Ben, remembering the start of his heroic adventures and bully torturing.
"As humans say, 'what goes around comes around'." giggled Ruby before Gwen fake-coughed, gaining their attention.
"I hate to sound rude, but who are you?" asked Gwen bluntly as Ben rolled his eyes.
"Gwen, this is Ruby Toujo, one of the friends I made during my time at Japan." introduced Ben as Gwen's eyes widened.
"Seriously? Does she know about... " trailed off Gwen as her eyes gazed at the Omnitrix.
"Yeah Gwen, she knows. I'll explain why later." answered Ben as Gwen nods.
"Anyway, you need help?" asked Gwen curiously while Ben shook his head.
"I need advice." corrected Ben before he took out the holo-viewer and replayed the message while they sat in the bleachers.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Why did he say he has the Omnitrix if you do?" asked Gwen after the message finished.
"It's probably to throw off someone else in case I didn't get to the message." shrugged Ben before putting the holo-viewer away.
"If you already knew that, then why did you come to me for advice?" asked Gwen while Ben sighed.
"I just... felt like assembling a team, just like the good old days with you, me and Grandpa. I want your opinion on this, seeing as it sounds childish." admitted Ben before Gwen put a hand on his shoulder.
"Ben, it's never childish if you want some help." complimented Gwen.
"She's right, Ben. It's always nice to have someone by your side." smiled Ruby as Ben blushed at the sight, causing Gwen to stare at Ruby.
"Now Ben, can you tell me why she knows about the Omnitrix?" requested Gwen right before the door opened to reveal a man in a coat and hat and another person in a black hood and blue jeans.
"The Omnitrix ain't yours. Give it up." demanded the man.
"You'll have to take it from me first!" snarled Ben while his head turned into a cyan iguana-like head before he exhaled a cold mist towards the 2, who rolled from it. Suddenly, a red flash came from under the other person's hood.
"I... have arrived!" announced the other person in a male teen's voice somewhat familiar to Ben and Ruby as the former de-formed Articguana's head.
"Is it just me, or does that voice sound familiar?" questioned Ben as the teen cracked his knuckles and lunged at Ben, only for his fist to hit a log used as a substitute. The teen looked to see Ben, Gwen and Ruby at the doors attempting to open them.
"You're not going anywhere." chuckled the teen as he flexed his knuckles.
"In case you haven't noticed, it's three on two. What can you two do?" taunted Ben.
"We can do this." said the man before he took off his I.D Mask, revealing himself to be a fish-like alien in white armor, with a glass helmet showing his brownish pink skin and yellow eyes with black pupils.
"Meh, I've seen uglier." shrugged Ben before activating the Omnitrix.
"And that's not the best part. (takes out a belt that has red, blue, yellow, and purple buttons next to a circle that has a V with a tip pointing to his right and puts it on his waist before taking out a black rectangular device) Sands of Time, Grant Me Power!" cried the teen before he threw the device in the air as it span clockwise before it fell in front of the circle as he pressed the red button.
=SWORD MODE=
White pixels rotated in front of the teen in a clockwise pattern before surrounding him, giving him a new look. It was a black jumpsuit that covered his entire body. His arms and legs up to the elbows and knees were silver with the fingers black. The silver on his knees extended upwards a bit. The sides of his belt sported four pieces that resembled parts to a train. The shoulders and torso all had train track designs with silver plating on the sides of the 'tracks.' His helmet was a solid white with a train track going down the back and up and over to his chin. His mouth was covered in a silver face guard resembling the grill on the front of trains. The eyes were a solid black. The sides of his head had gold bars. The sound of a train's whistle echoed as a red 'peach' slid down and over the mask. The tip rose up before splitting down the middle, becoming a new mask while revealing the 'tracks' on his mask had turned gold. Six pieces of armor, four red and silver and two gold and black, spun around him. The red and silver parts attached to the shoulders and the sides of the 'tracks' on his torso as the black and gold slid onto the sides of the 'tracks' on his back. The armor flashed red as a small pulse of energy came off him.
"Whoa... " awed Ruby and Gwen at the sight.
"I'm Kamen Rider Chronos. (resembles pieces into a sword) Ready or not... here I come!" declared Chronos while charging at the trio.
"You're not the only one with a sword." scowled Ben as his arm turned into Diamondhead's and formed into a sword before he blocked Chronos' swing and narrowly dodged the fish's blaster. Gwen hopped upward as pink mana platforms form under her feet. The fish alien focused his attention on her and blasted her a few times before Gwen shielded herself with pink mana. The fish alien paused blasting as a glowing pink tendril formed on Gwen's hand and extended towards the fish alien before it lifted him up and holds his arms together. Chronos rolled away from Ben's diamond shards before a plant tendril tied his arms together, forcing him to drop his sword as he is lifted alongside the fish alien.
"What the... " trailed off Gwen while noticing Ruby's wand as Ben pats her shoulder.
"That's why. (looks between Ruby and Gwen before turning to the tied duo) Now you 2 are going to give me answers, otherwise (other arm turns into Gravattack's) you'll both be nothing but a shish kabob." threatened Ben darkly as the remaining shards levitated in mid-air.
"You don't have the guts to do that to me. I'm Magister Labrid, a dully deputized agent of the Plumbers, an intergalactic law enforcement organization." dared Labrid.
"And I'm a P.I.T." added Chronos smugly.
"I know what they are, my Grandpa Max used to be a Plumber." glared Ben.
"Max... Tennyson? He was helping me on a case when he went missing." confirmed Labrid.
"Tennyson, as in..." trailed off a very similar voice in Chronos' mind.
"We're looking for him." said Gwen as Ruby nods.
"Wait! He's your grandfather? You're the legendary... Ben Tennyson?" questioned Labrid.
"Guess so." shrugged Ben.
"Oi! Vincent, didn't you tell me that Ben Tennyson is one of your football teammates and best friend?" questioned Chronos to the voice in his mind... out loud.
"VINCENT?!" gawked Ben alongside Gwen and Ruby.
"Mack you idiot! Have you realized what you done?!" shouted Vincent in Chronos' mind.
"Uh-oh! Boss is angry now! See ya!" cried Chronos before removing the belt as the armor shimmered down to reveal the teen with his hood down, revealing Vincent with his eyes normal.
"Hey guys." chuckled Vincent somewhat nervously.
"We will discuss this later." glared Gwen as Vincent gulped.
"I thought you were just some kid who snatched the Omnitrix from the Rust Bucket. Guess we owe you 3 an apology. If you can get us out of these things, then maybe we can find your grandfather together." suggested Labrid. Ruby and Gwen glanced at Ben, who nodded before they put down the tied duo and released them.
"And sorry for trying to cut your head off. I... wasn't myself for a while." apologized Vincent.
"Apology accepted, but (raises Omnitrix) I guess we both owe each other an explanation." noted Ben as Vincent nodded.
(Train Yard)
A while later, the 5 of them were at the rail yard, stationed behind a bunch of crates as they awaited the dealers and the buyers.
"So...what exactly are we doing?" asked Gwen.
"Stakeout. According to a tip from your grandfather, the Forever Knights, a group of criminals who-" replied Labrid.
"Trade in alien technology while dressing up like Renaissance Fair rejects. We've dealt with them before." interrupted Ben.
"According to the tip we got, they're supposed to arrive here tonight to receive a shipment of illegal alien tech." informed Vincent.
"Where do they get it from?" asked Ruby curiously.
"Don't know. Max was going to tell me, but he disappeared. (hears motor running) Someone's coming." noticed Labrid as he silenced them. A pair of headlights approached from two directions, and the two trucks met in the middle. Many people piled out of the trucks as a green muscle car with a black stripe in the middle stopped by. The car opened, and the driver stepped out for all to see a tall and muscular teen with black hair styled in a choppy mullet. He wore a black t-shirt over a grey long sleeve shirt, along with blue pants and black combat shoes.
"That's Kevin!" exclaimed Gwen.
"You know that guy?" asked Vincent curiously.
"Kevin Levin. He has the ability to absorb energy and matter. I fought him a few times when we (motions to Gwen and himself) were kids." started Ben.
"He ended up trapped in the Null Void; an extra-dimensional jail." finished Gwen. A red-robed man stepped forward from the left truck, and presented Kevin with a case full of cash.
"Money's here." smirked Kevin to the other truck. The men then began to unload their shipment, presenting it to Kevin.
"He's brokering the deal." commented Labrid.
"No, really?" questioned Vincent sarcastically.
"As promised, (takes out one of the weapons) four dozen factory-new Laser Lances. Ether point energy module, antennae focus emitter. It's good for thirty-five minutes of continuous fire at 0.6 terawatts. Is that good?(aims the weapon at a train car, the resulting shot slowly heating up the target before it exploded) You tell me." smirked Kevin.
"Oooohh~ can we take one?" asked a child-like voice in Vincent's mind.
"NO WAY ROBBY! The last thing we need is you holding a weapon of mass destruction!" argued Vincent as the voice, Robby, pouted.
"You're no fun." whined Robby before being silent.
"Those lances are level 5 technology! Planet Earth is only level 2!" snapped Labrid.
"Hey, I get you're angry, but don't go charging out there like a- and he's charging out there like an idiot." muttered Ben at the sight of Labrid sliding down the hill in anger while Gwen and Ruby followed.
"Is he always like this?" asked Ben to Vincent while pointing at Labrid.
"Yeah. He always acts more like an angry bull than a stoic fish. I'm honestly surprised that his suit didn't get teared up du... Aw crud." face-palmed Vincent at his choice of words.
"Teared? I'LL MAKE MY OPPONENTS CRY ONCE MORE!" cried a voice in Vincent's head as he flinched before his hair gained a yellow streak, gained a ponytail, and his eyes turned yellow.
"Vincent? Are you okay?" asked Ben concerned after noticing the change.
"Oh, I'm fine. I just have a better way to make them cry." smirked Vincent before grabbing Ben's jacket collar and effortlessly dragging him elsewhere.
"Am I really this weightless?" questioned Ben to himself, not knowing of Vincent's currently enhanced strength. Walking into view with Gwen and Ruby not far behind, Labrid aimed his gun and brought out his Plumbers badge.
"Hands above your heads, air breathers! By the authority of the Plumbers, you're all busted!" declared Labrid while everyone just stared at them. Kevin's associates all threw off their masks, revealing the same aliens from before.
"There's the same as the one that attacked us." scowled Ruby.
"Attacked you?" questioned Gwen.
"I'll explain later." waved off Ruby while reaching for her wand. The aliens were getting closer. Labrid decided to do the only thing he could with these odds; he fired his laser at the ground, creating a line of fire. The aliens drew back, but that wouldn't stand for long.
"I don't see the Knights anywhere." noticed Labrid.
"That's because they're right behind us." answered Gwen. The Forever Knights were taking off their cloaks and were revealing their armor.
"Wait a minute. (looks around) Where's Ben and Vincent?" questioned Labrid before it started raining... tissues?
"How can tissues fall from the sky?" questioned a random Knight.
"Keith is at it again." sighed Labrid.
"Keith?" blinked the girls befor-
"WWWWWAAAAAAHHHHH!"
A random Forever Knight got thrown out from the group onto the ground in front before he skidded through the fire. The Forever Knights and aliens turned their attention to the direction before another got thrown to see Vincent palm-striking the Knight in front of him and Ben with Four Arm's arms punching an alien in the face.
"You can't start the party without us." smirked Ben while reverting his arms and Vincent palm-struck the Knight away.
"You ready to do this, Ben?" smirked Vincent while taking out the Chronos Belt and putting it on his waist.
"Yeah." nodded Ben before activating the Omnitrix and turning into a classic.
"FOUR ARMS!/SANDS OF TIME, GRANT ME POWER!"
=AXE MODE=
Vincent entered Chronos Plat Mode before the pieces of armor appeared around him. The red armor went on his back while the yellow armor got onto his front and shoulders. Just then an axe with yellow sides slid down the silver line on the helmet. Soon the yellow pieces opened up and went down to the eyes, becoming the new visor.
Ben turned into a humanoid alien that is approximately twelve feet tall, has well developed muscles, two pairs of four-fingered arms, and red skin. A black stripe goes from his chin to his lower lip, and he has four eyes: a main pair, and a smaller pair below them. He wears gold wrist and ankle bands, and wears black pants that has a gold waistband, as well as two golden sashes that go across his chest. He also has finger-less gloves and tattoo like stripes on his body. His eyes are green, he has a black ponytail, and he wears the Omnitrix symbol on his chest.
"My strength will make you cry. (catches a few tissues before dropping them) Dry your tears with these." called out Chronos before charging into battle.
"I... don't have a catchphrase." muttered Four Arms before charging alongside Chronos.
"OH CRUD, IT'S BEN 10!" cried a Forever Knight as Four Arms punched a Knight's lights out.
"AND SOME ARMORED GUY!" added a Forever Knight as Chronos slashed down another Knight with the reassembled Chrono Axe. Hearing the comment, Chronos ran towards the Knight that spoke and slashed at him.
"The. Name. Is. Chronos!" yelled Vincent's voice overtaking Keith as he slashed for every word, cutting through the armor and leaving behind scratches under it. Gwen formed mana spheres around her hands before she slammed the together and shot them as bolts at three Knights, tossing them back. Labrid fired at the feet of the DNAliens in an attempt to frighten them, but it was making them mad instead. The Forever Knights took aim at the trio and fired at them. Gwen formed a rectangular mana shield that blocked the energy blasts, but the lasers were starting to crack the shield. A few blasts later, the shield was destroyed and Gwen had to form another, creating a cycle. An alien ran at Ruby. As it raised up its fist to strike her, she quickly muttered a spell before the alien got restrained by vines. One of the aliens grunted as it straighten out its back, the tentacles on its mouth opened up, and it spat a glob of goo at Labrid's right hand, covering his gun with a glob of brownish yellow green goo. As Labrid tried to get the goo off, several aliens continued spitting at him until he was encased in the stuff, with only his helmet free from the goo.
"Get away from my Sensei!" yelled Chronos as he ran at the aliens. He punched one of them to the side as it jumped at him. Another one came from Chronos' left before he hacked it down. An alien spat at Chronos, but he cut through the goo and palm-struck the alien's face, knocking it down. The remaining aliens saw that their buddies were being beaten and ran for the truck that they arrived in. They tried to drive away, but they made the mistake of driving in Four Arms' direction. The Tetramand caught the truck and lifted it before throwing it away, denting it and knocking it over.
"That wasn't even a challenge." scoffed Four Arms. A laser bolt hit him, but it merely stung him rather than hurt him. Four Arms walked toward them while the Forever Knights continue shooting him. Two aliens ran towards Four Arms from behind with their claws reared, intending a sneak attack. However, Chronos came and hacked their faces, leaving scratches and perhaps temporarily blindness.
"Thanks, Vincent." smirked Four Arms.
"Anytime, Tennyson-Sempai. (looks at Forever Knights) You guys are in so much trouble." clenched Chronos as he slashed the Knights that got close while enduring the shots, Axe Mode increasing his defensive power. Just as Four Arms threw 2 Knights at a train car, Kevin walks toward him.
"Hey, Tennyson!" frowned Kevin.
"What do you want?" frowned Four Arms.
"Let's see, you trapped me in the Null Void all these years..." started Kevin.
"You did that to yourself!" snapped Four Arms, but Kevin ignored him.
"...And you ruined my deal today. I'm thinking I want revenge. The good news is, since I can absorb anything, (absorbs metal from train track, coating himself) I've got more than enough power to take it." smirked Kevin
"Never seen that before." commented Chronos. Kevin started off with a double punch to Chronos' gut. However, he didn't even leave a dent, considering the differences in metal. Taking advantage of Kevin's shock, Four Arms smashed his upper fists onto Kevin's skull, disorienting him for the moment. The Forever Knights had finished loading up the laser lances and had paid the DNAliens. They closed up the rear of the truck. Both parties used the fight between Chronos, Four Arms and Kevin as their opportunity to escape. Recovering from his disorientation, Kevin flung a boxcar at Four Arms, who seemingly didn't have enough time to react until the boxcar crushed him.
"BEN-SEMPAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" yelled Chronos in despair.
"And that's what happens when you mess with me." snorted Kevin as he approached the boxcar.
"YOU BASTARD!" yelled Chronos. Swearing was mostly Mack's thing, but a pissed off Chronos couldn't care about that. Before Chronos could chop Kevin to pieces, Four Arms rose up from the ground behind Kevin through a puff of smoke, surprising him and Chronos.
"Hey! What?" gasped Kevin in disbelief.
"Nani?!" gasped Chronos in relief.
"Surprise!" smirked Four Arms before uppercutting Kevin, throwing him a few feet away. The Osmosian was unsteady, but he recovered and grabbed the boxcar that he was leaning up against, lifting it up with some difficulty.
"Ben-sempai, remember that move you and Vincent used to save your last game?" questioned Chronos while taking out the Pass. Getting the idea, Four Arms smirked and entered a stance.
"Go for it." smirked Four Arms as Chronos nods before swiping the Pass over the belt.
=TIME'S UP=
"What?" questioned Four Arms before Chronos threw the Gasher into the air. Snapping out of it, Four Arms put down his palms facing upward before Chronos got a foot onto them. Four Arms threw the Rider high into the air before he caught the Gasher just as the axe starting glowing yellow. Chronos roared like a bear as he brought the axe down, slicing through the boxcar and slashing Kevin's front, exploding the boxcar and throwing Kevin away onto the ground. Kevin groaned before he shed his metal armor and passed out.
"Dynamic Chop." announced Chronos before removing the Belt and reverting, making Four Arms raise an eyebrow.
"You say the name of your attacks after you do them?" asked Four Arms as Vincent shrugged.
"That's Keith's thing, but outside of Axe Mode, I do it before." answered Vincent.
(Few Minutes Later)
The 5 of them were there in front of Kevin when he started to moan, it looked like he was waking up. Four Arms then reverted to human form, startling Ruby, Vincent and Labrid with the glow, and causing Kevin's temporarily sensitive eyes to sting. Taking a good glance at those standing above him, Kevin noticed his childhood enemy, a no-good plumber, a Latino hooded boy, a goth-looking girl, and a sexy red-head in a skirt. Too bad she was wearing tights. Wait, wasn't she Tennyson's cousin? She could have totally been his type if she weren't his enemy. Pushing those thoughts aside, it wasn't long before Kevin realized that his wrists were bound. Growling like a trapped animal, Kevin used all of his strength to try and break away.
"Energy cuffs, I'd like to see you escape from that. Ain't nothing there for you to absorb." said Labrid.
"You still got some of that stuff in your hair." pointed out Ruby, who was focused on her crush's cousin. Gwen thought she removed it all, or at least most, and couldn't find where Ruby was referring to.
"Others side." corrected Kevin, he had nothing to lose from helping her with that.
"Eww." cringed Gwen as she ran her hand over a large portion of her hair still covered in alien residue.
"You're going to tell me what in the world this level 5 technology is doing here on earth. (holds up Laser Lance while showing glowing red cell) These weapons run on ether point energy cells, a dangerous technology way too advanced for humans. This in the hands of humans could be catastrophic. These shouldn't even be on this planet." apprehended Labrid.
"So? How is that my problem?" scoffed Kevin.
"The Forever Knights took a crate full of them while we were kicking your butt, whatever they do with them is on your head." glared Vincent.
"You set up the deal, you're going to tell me where they are." Labrid said, getting in Kevin's face. He looked away, annoyed that this Plumber was ordering him around. A petite hand on his shoulder got his attention again.
"Kevin, people could be hurt. We need to prevent that through any means necessary." informed Gwen softly.
'Perhaps sexy wasn't the right word to describe the girl.' thought Kevin. She was hot, but she was also kind of cute and sweet.
"Do you realize how much trouble you're in, son?" asked Labrid.
"I'll be happy to help, those guys took off before paying me, there's nothing keeping me from tracking them down." smirked Kevin. The truth is, Kevin wasn't completely worried about the money. Sure, he lost some major cash in this deal, but he wanted to impress Gwen a bit, he didn't know why. Not only that, it seemed he had a soft spot for the Plumber. That he knew exactly why, and he almost hated himself for looking up to him just because of his title.
"But there's one problem though." pointed out Kevin.
"We're not going to remove the energy cuffs so you could drive your vehicle." denied Labrid.
"Well, that too. But what I meant is that there's 6 people, including me, and my car's a 5-seater, so unless one of us has an extra vehicle, we can't go without leaving one behind. Using your powers to follow me might weaken you somewhat." noted Kevin as Ben smirked before taking out a key-chain from his pocket.
"No problem." chuckled Ben before pressing the button on the key-chain as the Galacticycle rode up to him. The first-timers gawked at the design.
"Hold on. (glances at Ben) Do you have a license to- (Ben quickly takes out his wallet to show his motorcycle license) I see. Well then, with our conditions now done, we shall now set out." confirmed Labrid.
(The Road)
Kevin's car and the Galacticycle were driving down an open road. Ben is driving the Galacticycle with Ruby on his back, both wearing helmets and Ruby's cleavage pressing against Ben's back, making him blush under his helmet. Kevin is driving his car with Gwen on shotgun and Labrid and Vincent are sitting on the back.
"I still think I should drive." suggested Labrid.
"Nobody drives the car but me." replied Kevin possessively.
"You were telling us about the aliens." reminded Gwen, wanting an explanation as to what it was that they fought.
"I don't know anything about the ones we fought today. Never met that kind before." shrugged Labrid.
'They're definitely not Chronajin, that's for sure.' thought Vincent.
"There's been a lot of alien activity on Earth lately. Don't know why. However, your grandfather thought maybe the weapons deal would lead us to whatever's causing all the interest. Now he's missing." sighed Labrid.
"Knowing Grandpa Max, he's probably at a restaurant enjoying a roasted cockroach salad. (Ben's eyes turned feral) It's a wonder that all that weird food didn't kill him." joked Gwen as Ben bared his transformed fangs, angered at her attitude.
"He's not dead! Stop making jokes about him!" snarled Ben. The tires screeched as Kevin slammed on the brakes, went on reverse, let Ben take the lead, rode to the other side, and opened his window.
"Don't talk to her like that." pointed Kevin.
"I'll talk to her anyway I- (realizes that he was the bad guy in this scenario and reverts his facial features) You're right. I'm sorry, Gwen." apologized Ben.
"I know you're worried about Grandpa." assured Gwen.
"Yeah, if anyone insulted my Pops, even though unintentionally, I would probably snap too." nodded Vincent.
"I just wish he were here. (looks at the road) Despite all my power, sometimes I doubt myself...and he'd be there to tell me what to do." sighed Ben.
"Well, he ain't. You're the one with the Omnitrix. You're going to have to figure out how to get things done on your own." informed Labrid harshly.
"So Vincent, do you mind telling us about that armor and personality changes?" questioned Gwen while glaring at Vincent through the mirror, causing the Latino to gulp.
"Let me take care of this, Vincent. (Vincent nods) You see, like Max Tennyson, Vincent's grandfather was also a Plumber. The Chronos Belt was created by him and a few members of another species called the Chronajin. Not much is known about their origins other than the fact that they started appearing during the 1950s. (Kevin's eyes widened slightly) They're a race that are capable of granting a wish through a contract." explained Labrid as Kevin had a somewhat greedy gleam in his eyes, Ruby had a far-off look with a blush and Gwen smiled while looking at her hands.
"There's a catch, isn't there?" asked Ben, catching the mentioned off guard.
"That's right. (nods) As soon as the wish is granted, the Chronajin accesses the Contract Holder's memories and travels through time to one of those memories, altering history from there, mainly through destruction and chaos. (Gwen, Kevin and Ruby paled while Ben clenched his fists) Luckily, not all of them want to alter time. Some just want to live a normal life, travel history, or rebel against their kind. That's when the Chronos Belt was created." started Vincent.
"What was the point? Couldn't you Plumbers' defeat them with your tech?" asked Ruby, confused by the need.
"Our weapons couldn't even scratch them. (the girls gasp) The Chronos Belt is made specifically to counter this threat. A group of Chronajin helped Vincent's grandfather create that. Chronos' arsenal is all thanks to them; they even made a train capable of traveling to specific times in case they were too late to stop the contract from finishing. (teens sigh in relief) As a safety precaution, the Chronos Belt only allows the user to access Plat Mode, since it's basically the weakest Mode of them all. In order to access other Modes, the user has to be willingly possessed by a Chronajin, so no evil Chronajin could try to take the Belt for itself. As for the wearer, the Belt's locked onto Vincent's DNA and time, so attempts at cloning him would be futile." explained Labrid.
"Whoa." breathed Gwen as Kevin sighs in relief before seeing something.
"This is it." confirmed Kevin as a giant castle came into view.
"Subtle - nobody would think to look for Knights in here." remarked Vincent with high levels of sarcasm.
"You didn't." spat Kevin semi-aggressively.
"How do we get in?" asked Labrid.
"Leave that to me." smirked Ben.
(Inside the Castle)
"I can't believe you, sometimes." face-palmed Gwen.
"It worked, didn't it?" asked Ben.
"Magnetism isn't exactly subtle, kid. Especially when used to drop a drawbridge." deadpanned Labrid.
"...Yeah, I probably could've done better." shrugged Ben. The six of them are walking through the darkened halls of the castle, with only Gwen's mana and Ben's Heatblast eyes providing their source of light. Soon, they reached a large room filled with armor, weapons, and a dragon statue.
"There's no one here. You sure this is the right place, Kevin?" asked Gwen.
"There's a hidden door. Keep looking." ordered Kevin as he saw several pieces of jewelry that caught his eye. He went over to them and pocketed a few of them.
"Maybe you should have brought a shopping cart." mocked Vincent as he moved over to Kevin. Kevin disregarded what Vincent said and moved on. Ruby took an ancient book and opened it, awing at the ancient history written in it.
"Didn't take you to be a bookworm." joked Ben as Ruby blushed in embarrassment before closing the book and returning it.
"Hey Vincent." started a different voice in Vincent's head.
"What is it, Ulalane?" asked Vincent.
"You should be careful. There's a chance that the place is booby-trapped." warned Ulalane.
"HAHA! ~HE SAID BOOTY~!" laughed Robby.
"Knock it off, Robby. Don't worry Ulalane. I'll keep my guard up." assured Vincent.
"That's all I needed to hear." nodded Ulalane as the others went silent. So into his mental conversation, Vincent unintentionally backed up into a suit of armor. He bumped into it and got out of his stupor as it knocks it over.
"Oh crud!" remarked Vincent as the suit came falling down, the blade of the sword that the armor held heading right for him. He got out of the way, but the falling armor made a ton of noise.
"Come on, man! What are you doing?" asked Kevin frustrated.
"Sorry. (has back turned to a purplish-gray dragon that rose its head up) Guess I'm just a little- (notices the terrified expressions on his friends' faces before he turned around and sees the dragon) paranoid!" shouted Vincent as the dragon roared.
"Ruby?" asked Ben worried.
"Yes, Ben?" responded Ruby politely.
"Welcome to Bellwood."
Omarnosian10: Are we in the clear?
*Camera zooms out to show them hiding in a lab with Decade posters*
Blitzwolfer: *sniffs* Yeah, for now at least.
Kevin: Phew, good. Wait, why didn't you just erase their memories of our comment?! Aren't you supposed to be a demi-god or something here?!
Omarnosian10: I've been an author for barely 2 years. I don't know how to use my 'god' powers here. Besides, it's not like they're gonna-*slaps hand over mouth*
Blitzwolfer: Good call. You have no idea how many times that happened to me when I was a kid.
Omarnosian10: Speaking of you as a kid, have you seen the preview of your reboot?
Blitzwolfer: Yeah. Besides the scrawniness, it's not half-bad, but yellow?
Kevin: It makes sense; none of your counterparts have that color.
Omarnosian10: Ditto.
Blitzwolfer: Wait a minute. *looks around* Isn't this DLBot2016's room?
Omarnosian10: Yeah. It's the best place to hide from an Anodite considering all the tech around here.
Kevin: Where is he, anyway?
Omarnosian10: He's studying for his driver's permit, last I heard.
Blitzwolfer: Kind of like how Gwen will if Ultimate Alien comes around in this universe.
*Gwen and Ruby break through the wall*
Gwen: Speak of the devil, and she shall appear.
Omarnosian10: But th- what th- How'd you find this place?
Ruby: We'd had a little help. *brings a vine down that has DLBot2016 in it*
Omarnosian10: Botty, no!
Blitzwolfer: Run again?
Omarnosian10: Not until I say this; THIS STORY'S GONNA BE ON HIATUS!
*everyone gasps*
Omarnosian10: SMOKEBOMB! *throws smoke-bomb down, covering their exit*