Doubts

Note: This oneshot takes place in the first Dai 10 story.

Summary: After the trip to the future, Daisuke is considering on quitting as a hero. It's up to Ben and Gwen to convince her otherwise.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10 or Digimon. The Dai 10 series is owned by my good friend, Knight of Loyalty.

It was early morning. Max really enjoyed the cake that Gwen, Ben, and Daisuke got him from the future. Of course, the retired Plumber doesn't know about the trip to the future yet. Today, the group had stopped by a nearby gas station so the RV could get gas. However, Max and Veemon noticed that Daisuke has been inside the bedroom the past few days. She would only come out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And even during those times, she still doesn't talk to anyone. And it really was starting to concern Max and Veemon. Right now, Max, Veemon, Ben, and Gwen were at a store near the gas station.

Max asked Ben and Gwen, "Kids, can I ask you a question?" If anyone could tell him and Veemon what was wrong with Daisuke, it would be his own grandchildren. After all, they were the ones who came out of the portal with Daisuke.

Ben replied, "Sure, Grandpa. What is it?" He had a feeling about what question his grandfather would ask. But he just wanted to make sure.

Max asked, "Do you two know why Daisuke has been alone by herself in the bedroom the last few days?"

Gwen knew that her grandfather would ask that question eventually. She asked, nervously "Why do you want to know that?"

Veemon said, "Well, me and Max just want to know what's wrong with Daisuke. It's not like her to be alone by herself." Veemon was concerned about his partner. He hasn't seen her this sad since the DigiDestined, except Ken and Cody, badmouthed her behind her back.

Ben sighed and told them, "Alright. We might as well tell you two. On Grandpa's birthday a few days ago, Gwen and I were abducted by future versions of ourselves. Daisuke managed to follow us through a portal to the future as Xlr8. It turns out that our future selves, Grandpa's future self and Daisuke's future self, Dai 10,000, needed our help defeating a future Dr. Animo. But we also had to deal with a revived future Vilgax as well."

Max said, "Well, you kids probably won against those two. Otherwise, you three wouldn't be here right now. But we still don't know what all of this has to do with Daisuke's depressed state."

Gwen said with a sigh, "We're getting to that. The three of us noticed that Daisuke's future self was known across the world as a worldwide hero. Heck, she even had the title, "Hero of Heroes" along with a statue of herself. However, Daisuke's future self was no longer the happy person that we knew. Dai 10,000 became serious about being a hero to the point where it was almost obsessive. She stopped naming her aliens. Heck, she rarely turned back to her human form. We didn't know what caused this change but it caused her to mutilate Vilgax before Dr. Animo revived him. But a pep talk from Dai caused her future self to lighten up just in time for future Grandpa's birthday. And did I mention that we didn't see Veemon's future self there?"

Veemon said, "I get it. Daisuke's depressed because she's doubting herself as a hero now that she saw what her future self was like. And my future self not being there at that time only made her worse." He and Max now knew why Daisuke was depressed. But that didn't mean that they were just going to let her beat herself up like this!

Max told his grandchildren, "The two of you need to go to Daisuke and cheer her up about this." Max knew that his grandchildren would be able to cheer Daisuke up because of them accompanying her to the future.

Ben said, "We'll try." A few minutes later, the two Tennyson kids were standing outside the bedroom door.

Gwen knocked on the door and said, "Daisuke, we know you're in there. Grandpa told us to check up on you. And we're not leaving until you let us in."

Daisuke's voice said, "Go away. Just leave me alone." Gwen and Ben looked concerned right now. Daisuke must be really depressed.

Ben said, sternly, "Daisuke, if you don't let us in, I'm going to put on my exo suit and tear the door off its hinges!" The door opened to reveal a sad looking Daisuke Motomiya.

Daisuke said, sadly, "Alright. Come in." Ben and Gwen came inside the bedroom and Daisuke closed the door.

Ben told Daisuke, "Look, Daisuke. You can't just beat yourself up like this just because of one trip to the future."

Daisuke snapped at Ben with tears in her eyes, "You don't get it, do you, Ben? My old DigiDestined team was absolutely right to badmouth me! I just saw exactly what I was like in the future! And I was a big jerk! I pushed you, Gwen, and Max away! And there's a pretty good chance that I must have pushed Veemon, my own Digimon partner, away as well! I mean, why else did we not see him back there?!" It was clear to the Tennyson kids that seeing her future self has traumatized the child of Miracles and Friendship.

Gwen said, "Well, Veemon must have been at the Digital World at the time." She said this in an attempt to calm Daisuke down. Sadly, it didn't work.

Daisuke said, "That's not the point, Gwen! It's like I said to my future self back there. I really liked being a hero. But if I end up becoming a real jerk, then I'm done with it. You deserve the Omnitrix more than me! After all, you're probably smart enough to unlock its full potential!"

Gwen sighed. She knew that she was jealous of Daisuke for being the hero all the time during the first battle with Hex but Daisuke was definitely the only one worthy of wielding the Omnitrix. She told her friend, "Daisuke, when you fought against Kevin and Vilgax in the Null Void, your Digiegg merged with the Omnitrix. That means that you're definitely the only one worthy of wielding it. You can't quit being a hero! Not if we can help it! Look back on everything you've accomplished. You saved the world from Malmyotismon before you got the Omnitrix and you defeated Vilgax and Kevin 11. Besides, I don't think that you can get the Omnitrix off no matter how much you tried." Daisuke then looked at the orange haired girl with a shocked look.

Ben said, agreeing with his cousin for once, "Gwen's right, Dai. Besides, that may have been your future self that we saw, but it wasn't the same Daisuke that we know and love. All you need to remember is that you have friends that will help you through any problem." Daisuke smiled with tears in her eyes and hugged both of them.

Daisuke said, "Thanks, you guys!" The three of them left the bedroom only to find Max and Veemon standing there.

Daisuke said, "Uncle Max? Veemon? How long were you guys standing there?"

Max told his niece, "Long enough. And Veemon and I know exactly about your trip to the future. Daisuke, you shouldn't beat yourself up about this. The future isn't written in stone. It's okay to be a little serious now and then but you can also have a little fun at the same time. You just need to remember to be alert about any villain on the attack. Sure, you might still be known as the "Hero of Heroes" in the future but you can change it so your future self retains your happy and easygoing personality."

Veemon told his partner, "Max is right, Dai. We like you just the way you are. So what if you didn't see my future self back there? That doesn't mean you should beat yourself up right now. No matter if it's the present you or the future you, you'll always be my partner!" Daisuke then started to cry tears of joy again.

Daisuke told them, "Thank you so much! You've all been so kind to me! I-I don't know what to say."

Ben told her, "What are friends for?" With that, they all decided on a group hug signifying that their friendship will never die out. And from that moment forward, Daisuke vowed that she would never become her future self. Little did she know that she would encounter other future version of herself.