Chapter 11

Kevin saw Darkstar the same time Gwen did. He saw the fear in her eyes as she tried to summon her manna, but suddenly she tightly closed her eyes as Darkstar glowed gold again.

He was taking her powers!

"Gwen, no!"

Kevin panicked, knowing that there was nothing he could do.

Suddenly he heard Ben's chains rattling. He shifted his gaze over to Ben. He watched as Ben pulled his arm back out of the chains and leaned over.

The blaster!

When Darkstar had hit Gwen with that beam, the blaster had flew out of her hand and landed at Ben's feet!

Ben surged forward, ignoring the pain the chains were causing, and grabbed the gun.

Kevin quickly looked over at Gwen and saw her body starting to shrivel up.

He returned his gaze to Ben as he shouted, "Now Ben, now!"

Ben aimed the blaster at Darkstar and fired.

Darkstar wasn't prepared when the strong blast hit him and slammed him into the wall. With a slight moan, he slithered to the floor unconscious.

Gwen felt her powers rushing back to her as she slowly stood up. "How come that always happens?"

Kevin grinned as he realized that she was okay. "It's because you are of the fragile sex, and you need us men to protect you."

Gwen rolled her eyes as she pulled off the energy cuffs. "Yeah, well, who is saving who right now?"

Kevin grinned as he absorbed the metal from the chains and walked over to Julie. He yanked on the chains, freeing Julie. While he walked over to Ben, Julie ran over to where Ship was.

Julie looked over at Gwen as she said, "Can you get him out?"

Gwen nodded as she walked over to the control unit. She flipped a couple switches and watched as Ship's orb and the wall separating Ben's arm disappeared. Ship jumped eagerly into Julie's waiting arms and cuddled up against her. Gwen grabbed the two weapons from Ship and turned to Ben.

Ben was now free, with his omnitrix arm dangling uselessly at his side.

As he rubbed his numb arm with his good one, he said, "Man, I don't ever want to go through that again."

Then she met Kevin's eyes. She watched as a grin spread across his face and he started running towards her. She returned the grin as she met him halfway.

They wrapped their arms around each other. Gwen buried her face in his warm chest while Kevin rested his head on top of hers, breathing in her fresh fragrance. They slowly pulled away, and as Kevin grabbed her chin to make her meet his gaze, he said, "I was so worried. I'm just glad you're okay."

Gwen smiled as she went up on her tiptoes and pressed her lips against his. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he hugged her waist, pulling her closer. The kiss was starting to get more passionate until they heard someone clear their throat.

They broke apart and looked over at Ben and Julie. Ben rubbed the back of his head as he said, "As much as I hate to interrupt this touching moment, we still have to do something about Darkstar before he wakes up."

Gwen then remembered the weapons that she took from Ship. She pulled them out and handed them over to Kevin. Kevin nodded as he aimed the Null Void projector at Darkstar and fired.

All four of them watched as Darkstar's body disappeared.

They had finally made it back to the garage.

Darkstar was in the Null Void, and everyone was safe.

As for Argit, he was gone when Gwen went back in to get him.

Gwen and Kevin were sitting on a bench, their hands laced together and Gwen's head resting against Kevin's shoulder. Julie was holding Ship, and Ben had his arm thrown around her shoulders.

Julie finally looked up at Ben as she said, "I have to go home. My parents are probably worried sick! They expected me home after my match."

Ben nodded as he reached down and grabbed her hand. "I'll walk you home."

Gwen and Kevin watched as they walked away. Gwen looked up at Kevin and said, "You know, he's really glad Julie came with us."

Kevin shrugged as he replied, "Yeah, I know."

She watched as he started to appear nervous. "Kevin, is something wrong?"

Kevin shook his head as he said, "No, nothing like that. It's just that….I'm just proud of you. You know, for everything you went through today. If it weren't for you, well….. it wouldn't be good."

He felt weird saying all of this. He wasn't one to say a lot of nice stuff like that.

Gwen smiled and laid her hand against his cheek. "Did you know that I love you?"

Kevin returned her smile as he lowered his head and said, "Yeah, I know. The feeling is mutual."

Gwen felt his smile as their lips met. She turned her body so that she was facing him.

Kevin didn't think that he could be any happier. He went through some rough times when he was a kid, but it was all worth it now. He wouldn't change anything, as long as he had Gwen.

After a few minutes, their passionate kiss ended. Gwen returned her head to his shoulder, sighing with joy.

Kevin looked down at her and said, "I remember someone promising me that we'd go somewhere. Just the two of us."

Gwen grinned as she looked up at him, remembering her promise. "Alright, what did you have in mind?"

Kevin grabbed her wrist as she pulled him towards the car. "There's this auto show, about thirty minutes from here, and they're showing some new models."

Gwen smiled as she was being pulled to the car. On their way home, they had stopped and retrieved Kevin's car, and after a few minutes of working on it, and a little bit of paint, it looked almost brand new.

She opened the car door and got in the passenger seat. She really didn't want to go, but she had promised, even though she thought they would go somewhere more romantic.

As they drove down the road, Kevin reached over and grabbed her hand. "We don't have to go if you don't want to."

Gwen looked up at Kevin. He's so sweet, and he doesn't even know it. "No, that's okay. Since I saved your life already today, I guess you deserve a break."

Kevin rolled his eyes as Gwen laughed. "Yeah, whatever. You're starting to sound a lot like Ben."

Gwen smiled as she looked over at Kevin. "You know Ben's going to want to keep your blaster."

They rode together to the auto show, Kevin arguing and Gwen laughing.

And Gwen wouldn't have it any other way.

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