Double or Nothing
I don't own Digimon or Ben 10
"You gonna eat that?" Ben asked Gwen as they, Kevin, Yolei and Hawkmon sat at a table in Burger Shack. Gwen looked at him before pushing her chilli fries over to him and he smiled and began eating. They heard the bell on the door ring as Daisuke walked in with Veemon.
"Where have you been?" Gwen asked as they sat beside Ben.
"I got stopped by some fans who wanted my autograph," Daisuke answered taking some of Ben's chill fries and she ate them.
"Hey," he whined as Daisuke giggled and kissed him on the lips.
"Only you two would kiss each other even with your breath smelling like chill fries," Yolei said in disgust and her digimon nodded. Kevin looked at the TV that was in the corner and his eyes widened.
"Hey, we got a problem," he said pointing to the TV and everyone looked at the TV.
"Experience the excitement, share the adventure, feel the power, see the world's greatest hero at a stage near you, it's Dai 10 Live," a man on the TV said as Swampfire, Big Chill and Humungousaur appeared on the screen followed by someone who looked perfectly like Daisuke who smiled and winked at the camera.
"Wow your own TV show," Veemon said in awe before noticing Daisuke's jaw was wide open and her eyes were wide in shock. A few minutes later the team were in the Rustbucket flying over Bellwood as Daisuke paced back and forth while the others watched her.
"I'm telling you it's just wrong," she said.
"Pretending you be you on a stage show for money. Sure is, unless they pay you," Kevin told her.
"That's not the point Kevin, shouldn't there be like laws or something against this. Facial copyright or something?" Daisuke asked as Gwen typed away at the console in front of her.
"According to their website this show sells out everywhere it plays. People are driving miles to see you," she answered.
"Kind of sounds like a compliment," Kevin said.
"A compliment, someone is pretending to be my girlfriend, that's just weird," Ben said as everyone sweatdropped.
"Okay…nice work on the priorities," Yolei told him. The Rustbucket arrived at the arena where Dai 10 Live was premiering and landed in the carpark setting off several car alarms, the team rushed to the building and saw a man in front of the doors.
"Has it started yet?" Kevin asked him.
"No, however we've just closed the doors. May I see your tickets?" the man asked holding his hand out.
"Hello," Daisuke said pushing Kevin out of the way and pointing to her face before Gwen pushed her gently to the side.
"Don't mind her, she's had a long flight. We'll take five please," she said holding out some money.
"I'm sorry but that's impossible. It's sold out," the man said before Daisuke was enveloped in a flash of light and she turned into Armodrillo and towered over the man and she snarled making him shake in terror. "Please go right in," He stuttered nervously.
"That was a bit uncalled for," Yolei said as they walked into building as Hawkmon and Veemon had turned back into Poromon and Demi-Veemon making them easier to blend in and were being carried by Daisuke and Yolei.
"It got us, inside didn't it?" Daisuke asked her friend and soon the group were sitting in the front row as the lights dimmed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Nemesis Towers resort and celebrity theatre and tonight's special presentation of Daitraveganza," a voice said as the curtains opened revealing the stage which looked like the moon with a replica of the Earth hanging in the air and a spaceship held by cables descended holding an actor dressed as Vilgax.
"Attention Earthlings, I am Vilgax the conqueror, here on my moon base…on the moon. Surrender or I shall destroy you," the actor said before doing an evil laugh.
"Moon base?" Ben whispered to Daisuke.
"Yeah…I hear it's on the moon," she whispered back.
"Not so fast Vilgax," she and the others looked to see the imposter Daisuke run onto the stage. "Nobody is destroying anything, so says I Daisuke Motomiya," she said and the team looked on in shock while the audience around them applauded and cheered. The actor Vilgax held his hand out and lasers began dancing around the stage, the imposter Daisuke slapped her hand down on a fake Ultimatrix and was covered in a cloud of green smoke and when it cleared a Necrofriggian was floating in the air.
"Time to chill out Vilgax," she said breathing a cloud of ice at the fake Vilgax but it had no effect and the crowd gasped as they saw the imposter Daisuke put into a cage as the real Daisuke's eye twitched and she grit her teeth. "I can't get out."
"This is stupid, I'd never get caught like that," Daisuke whispered.
"Yeah you kind of would," Kevin said earning a punch in the arm from Ben. "Ow," he yelped glaring at Ben.
"You have to admit this is kind of awesome," Yolei said. The fake Vilgax laughed as he now stood on a small fake mountain.
"You are trapped Daisuke Motomiya, you cannot escape," he said.
"Well in that case I'd better call in some help, from the Gwenettes," the imposter Daisuke said before whistling and the fake mountain and cage moved to opposite ends of the stage. Ten women who were dressed exactly like Gwen only with their stomachs showing and short skirts walked onto the stage and struck a pose with violet fireworks behind them.
"Ten Gwens," Kevin said dreamily as Gwen growled.
"That is so wrong," she said and Kevin blinked.
"Uh yeah exactly what I was thinking," he said while Ben, Yolei and Daisuke laughed making Gwen blush in anger and embarrassment. A large prop that looked like a laser rose out of the ground and aimed at the fake Earth and the imposter Daisuke tapped the Ultimatrix again and was covered in a cloud of green smoke and an alien like Humungousaur emerged and roared, she walked to the weapon and ripped it apart and threw it at the fake Vilgax who ducked. Soon the show was finished and the fake Vilgax bowed followed by the imposter Daisuke as the crowd cheered and applauded while the real Daisuke narrowed her eyes.
"Remember before we do anything we find out all the facts," Yolei said as the team walked through the backstage area looking for the imposter Daisuke's dressing room.
"Since when did you become the voice of reason?" Daisuke asked her friend as they stopped outside the dressing room.
"Since you two became theatre critics," Yolei answered.
"I am perfectly calm," Gwen said punching her fist into her palm as her hand glowed with mana and she shook it off. "Okay perfectly calm," she said.
"Right…I'm convinced," Ben said to his cousin. "But Yolei has a point this could just be some fan of yours Daisuke who is only doing this to show how cool you are and you being angry and hurting them might end up with you being sued or worse in jail," he said to Daisuke who frowned but she sighed and nodded slowly.
"I know…let's just confront this imposter already," she said knocking on the door and it was opened by the actor in the Vilgax costume.
"Sorry this is a private…oh," he said removing the mask revealing his face. "The real Daisuke Motomiya?" he asked and she nodded. "Not happy about the show?"
"Some parts of it, I'd like to speak with the producer of the show," she answered.
"She's right inside, I gotta go," the actor said walking off quickly as Daisuke and her friends walked into the room.
"We've got some questions for you," Daisuke told the imposter who smiled and removed the wig revealing white hair.
"Daisuke Motomiya, we meet again," the imposter said as Daisuke's eyes widened.
"Albedo, what're you doing here?" she demanded as Albedo stood up.
"I was about to go out for a chilidog, care to join me my treat," she said with a smile.
"I mean what are you doing with this show?" Daisuke asked with a frown.
"Truth be told I am making the best of a bad situation. Thanks to you I have no Ultimatrix and hence no way to fly myself away from this sad little planet your actions have stranded me upon. And worse I am trapped in this repulsive human form," Albedo answered removing the contacts from her eyes revealing her normal red eyes and she walked to the small closet in the room removing her jacket. "And I had to make a living so the obvious however most degrading choice was to make money off you, so I created Dai 10 Live," she explained grabbing something from inside the closer and she placed it inside her jacket.
"Well the shows just had its last curtain call, it's over," Daisuke told her making her gasp.
"And disappoint my loyal fans?" she asked.
"They're not your fans you imposter," Demi-Veemon said angrily from his place on Daisuke's head.
"Whatever," Albedo said tossing the device hidden in her jacket at Daisuke's feet and a red light appeared on it and the entire room began shaking causing everyone to fall to their feet allowing her to flee.
"Shut that thing off, I'm going after Albedo," Daisuke told the others running out of the room with Demi-Veemon on her head.
"On it," Kevin said absorbing some metal from a fallen lamp and his arms enlarged and lengthened allowing him to hold up the roof as Ben created a small dome of mana around the device and began vibrating as he tried to hold it.
"Whooooooaaaaaa," he said. Daisuke ran onto the stage and skidded to a stop as an alien like Swampfire jumped in front of her.
"Back of you," she said.
"Wait I thought you said you didn't have an Ultimatrix," Daisuke said.
"Yeah so?" the alien asked.
"Then how did you change into Swampfire, and boy you've really let yourself go, I didn't know that female Swampfire's could look like that," Daisuke said taking in the alien's appearance which looked like Swampfire only she was larger, had more wrinkles on her body, a pot belly along with bigger and messier petals.
"Oh yeah…well…none of your business!" she shouted breathing fire at Daisuke who ducked and rolled back as Demi-Veemon jumped into the air and glowed blue.
"Demi-Veemon digivolve too…Veemon!" he shouted before he kicked the alien in the face as Daisuke was enveloped in a flash of gold light and she turned into Water Hazard and fired jets of water from her hands at the alien who tried to counter with streams of flame but she was pushed back and thrown through a wall.
"Get up, get up!" she and Veemon heard a voice shouted as the Necrofriggian smashed through the wall making another hole.
"I have now become another alien," she said breathing a cloud of ice at Water Hazard who jumped back.
"Okay, something's up," Veemon said and Water Hazard nodded, the Necrofriggian breathed a cloud of ice again this time catching Water Hazard and freezing her before she turned into NRG in a flash of gold light and she melted the ice.
"You have to do better than that Albedo," she said making the Necrofriggian stumble back and trip and part of the set fell on top of her as an alien like Humungousaur came out with a tell wearing big square glasses.
"Oh, you have to be kidding me," Veemon said facepalming and NRG groaned.
"Hold on," the Humungousaur said removing her glasses. "Okay bring it on," she said. NRG turned into Spidermonkey before she tapped the Ultimatrix symbol and turned into Ultimate Spidermonkey and she fired a large amount of webbing at the alien sticking her to the wall.
"I wasn't ready, let me get my second wind," she said as Kevin, Gwen, Ben, Yolei and Hawkmon arrived.
"What did we miss?" Kevin asked.
"Albedo just showed off some of her greatest hits," Veemon answered. "And she said she didn't have an Ultimatrix, and was really easy to beat." Ben frowned and held his hands out which glowed with mana.
"Excluding us I'm sensing Albedo and three other lifeforms," he said.
"Look around, I'm going to chat with Albedo," Ultimate Spidermonkey said walking over to the Humungousaur. "How's it hanging?" she asked.
"Um do you mind letting me down, I have a fear of heights," she said. "Also, I have a disposition to bruising."
"You know Albedo you don't sound like yourself," Veemon said jumping onto Ultimate Spidermonkey's shoulder and he frowned at the alien.
"I'm sure there's a very reasonable explanation," she said.
"Hey, look who we found," Yolei said as Ben carrier Albedo over his shoulder as she tried to break free and Ultimate Spidermonkey and Veemon blinked.
"And there it is," the Humungousaur said with a nervous smile. Five minutes later the three aliens plus Albedo were sitting on the stage in front of Daisuke and the others.
"So explain please," Daisuke said, the Humungousaur alien raised her hand before Albedo kicked her in the shin hard making her yelp in pain.
"Like I said I was stranded and broke but I did have a subspace communicator so I used it to hire aliens who would give my show a certain…verisimilitude," Albedo explained. "What you see here are the winners, such as they are."
"Well I can't question your authenticity, at least you didn't use guys in costumes," Daisuke mumbled as Yolei examined the fake Ultimatrix.
"This Ultimatrix is just an overgrown strobe light, combined with the smoke he blinded the audience long enough for the aliens to make their entrances and exits," she said.
"And you've been doing this for how long?" Kevin asked.
"Since I escaped from Vilgax's ship, every second-rate resort, sales convention and county fair, in one night and out the next," Albedo answered.
"But now you're going to stop, right?" Ben asked her.
"And give up show business?" she asked back with a shocked look and Daisuke grit her teeth.
"Oh I am so going to clobber you," she said.
"But what's the point?" Gwen asked her and Daisuke looked at her.
"What's the point? I'll tell you what's the point. How many times has Albedo stolen the Omnitrix, or the Ultimatrix or kidnapped you and the others, or might I add try to kill me. And now here she is again ripping me off using my face to fool people and steal their money with this ridiculous dog and phoney show!" she shouted before panting slightly.
"Feel better?" Kevin asked her.
"A little," she answered.
"Daisuke if you really want to shut down Dai 10 Live so bad then so be it, my dad's a lawyer he can help, but Albedo isn't a threat anymore, just a nuisance," Gwen said.
"Don't you worry, tonight was our last performance. We're done," Albedo said glaring at the three aliens as they looked at her shocked but they reluctantly nodded.
"Alright. But try this again and I'll sue you for every penny your worth, then I'll strangle you!" Daisuke threatened angrily before walking off with the others back to the ship. "I say we call the Plumbers and have them arrest Albedo."
"Let it go Daisuke, you won she lost, it's over," Ben said with a smile and she sighed as they walked up the ramp to the ship and heard the Humungousaur alien running after them.
"Wait, stop," she said before panting and catching her breath.
"What do you want Juniper?" Daisuke asked.
"I came to tell you about Albedo's real plan," she answered.
"Is she selling toys and T-shirts without paying royalties?" Kevin asked her with a grin.
"What no of course not. Albedo wasn't raising money for rent, she was buying parts and equipment and has been slowly building a doomsday bomb," Juniper explained.
"A doomsday bomb?" Daisuke asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, and she's going to set it off tonight," Juniper answered.
"Yolei call my father and the Plumbers now and tell them what is going on," Daisuke said and Yolei nodded running into the ship with Hawkmon. Soon Daisuke, Ben, Veemon, Gwen, Kevin and Juniper were outside a warehouse looking inside to see Albedo working on the bomb.
"This doesn't make sense, why would she blow up the Earth if she lives on it," Ben whispered.
"Good question," Gwen said.
"Um well it's not exactly a bomb…I think she said it was a device to rewrite DNA so that everyone will become a duplicate of Daisuke Motomiya," Juniper explained.
"That's horrifying," Kevin said in shock before Daisuke whacked him on the head making him yelp. "Ow, I was kidding," he said.
"This is just like what the Master did that one time in Doctor Who, he turned everyone on Earth into a replica of himself," Ben said and everyone looked at him. "I like sci-fi plus David Tennant's a cool actor."
"Ben's right, but why is she wearing that thing," Daisuke said pointing to Albedo who was wearing a harness with the symbol of the Ultimatrix on it.
"Oh that's to protect her from the effects of the bomb," Juniper said.
"Wait why would she protect herself if she already looks like Daisuke?" Gwen asked.
"We'll find out now, we have to stop her," Daisuke said turning into NRG in a flash of gold light and she jumped through the window smashing it and she landed on the ground. "Get away from the bomb," she told Albedo.
"Daisuke listen to me for a minute!" Gwen shouted.
"Can you come up with your theories later we need to stop her," Ben said donning his Exo-suit and he jumped down after NRG.
"Nova, Elsa hold them off!" Albedo shouted to the Swampfire and Necrofriggian who looked at each other before running towards NRG. Nova fired streams of flame at her but she walked through the flames and grabbed Nova by the head and lifted her off the ground.
"This suit is designed to protect against radiation and heat," she told Nova.
"I didn't know that," she said. Meanwhile Ben was fighting Elsa and dodged a breath of ice before kicking her in the face sending her into a wall, she then went intangible and phased through the ground and appeared behind Ben but before she could attack him Kevin tossed a large crate at her hitting her and knocking her to the ground. NRG was tackled by Juniper causing her to drop Nova to the ground.
"Albedo run!" she shouted.
"Whose side are you on?" NRG demanded.
"Uh well it's kind of complicated," she answered.
"Well when you figure it out let me know," NRG said throwing Juniper off her into a pillar which bent upon impact.
"Ow careful I'm a bleeder," she said and NRG groaned before she saw Albedo stand atop the device and press a button and a field of energy surrounded her. NRG transformed into Spidermonkey in a flash of gold light before she tapped the Ultimatrix dial turning her into Ultimate Spidermonkey and she jumped onto the machine and began climbing it and Albedo saw her.
"No you fool, you'll ruin everything!" she shouted.
"That's sort of the plan," Ultimate Spidermonkey replied as she began to move through the energy field and as she did so she began turning back into Daisuke until she landed inside the field. "Oh for god's sake…guess I'll do this the hard way." She tackled Albedo out of the field and pinned her down before being flipped over and Albedo began punching her in the face and chest before Daisuke headbutted her and punched her in the stomach as the others watched the fight.
"Should we take bets?" Kevin asked before the others glared at him. "Not appropriate?" he asked and they nodded. Albedo punched Daisuke in the stomach and kicked her off and she ran back into the energy field, Daisuke got to her feet and tackled Albedo sending both off the bomb and Albedo held on to a small ledge as the bomb began glowing.
"You're not going anywhere…oh crap," Daisuke said just before the bomb exploded destroying the warehouse in a giant fireball, however Daisuke survived as Ben had created a bubble of mana around her and himself with Gwen doing the same for Kevin, Veemon and herself. "Where's Albedo?" Daisuke asked coughing looking around.
"Over there," Veemon said pointing to her as she laid on the ground with a smile before she glowed red and turned back into a Galvan with a red and black tunic and red eyes.
"The genetic alteration field worked!" she cheered as Daisuke and the others landed on the ground.
"You're cured, congratulations," Daisuke said with a smile.
"More than cured, now I can change my DNA at will," Albedo said.
"I'm ready for whatever you've got," Daisuke said.
"Don't you understand Motomiya, I'm free of you at last, no longer trapped in your hideous repugnant human form," Albedo replied.
"Wait…you're not going to attack us?" Veemon asked.
"No I am getting off this rock while I still can, and with any luck I won't see your ugly face again Motomiya, in the mirror or in person," Albedo said glaring at Daisuke.
"Wait so that wasn't a doomsday bomb or a device to make everyone look like me?" Daisuke asked.
"No that technology is stupid why would anyone want everyone else on a planet to look the same as them?" Albedo asked.
"Okay that sounds stupid now I say it out loud," Daisuke mumbled. "So that thing on your chest was meant to focus the radiation on you?"
"Yes, and only on me," Albedo said before she glowed and turned back into her human form. "What? No!" she shouted closing her eyes and she turned into her Galva form again but once again she turned back into her human form just as quickly. "You idiot, the Ultimatrix interfered with the alteration field now whatever I turn into I'll always change back to this!"
"It's my fault Albedo, I brought them here," she turned and glared at Juniper as she Nova and Elsa walked over.
"Why would you do that?" Albedo asked with a frown.
"Back home I'm nothing, but here on Earth I have friends, I'm sort of a celebrity, that's why I told Daisuke Motomiya, so you wouldn't leave us," Juniper answered and Albedo sighed with a small smile.
"I don't blame you Juniper, or you Nova and Elsa. I blame Daisuke Motomiya, she did this to me," she shouted turning to Daisuke. "It's always your fault!" she shouted turning into Rath in a flash of red light and Daisuke turned into Echo Echo before she flipped back tapping the Ultimatrix dial and she turned into Ultimate Echo Echo.
"By the way I liked the sound grenade you used at the theatre. Want to see my version?" she asked sending four discs at Albedo and they began generating sound waves making her roar holding her head as Gwen made a mana dome around her and the others while Juniper, Elsa and Nova held their heads.
"Damn you Motomiya!" Albedo shouted before she turned back to her human form and fell to the ground out cold and Ultimate Echo Echo turned back into Daisuke.
"She is all yours," she told Juniper.
"Don't worry I'll look after her, she is my friend," she replied picking Albedo up and she, Nova and Elsa walked away.
"Maybe she can have a fresh start if they can break through to her," Daisuke said softly and the others nodded in agreement. The next morning Daisuke walked towards her house with the others following her. "Man being a world-famous hero makes you give up a lot of things like sleep and privacy."
"Tell me about it," Ben replied. He and the others noticed a man in a suit walking towards them holding a briefcase. "Here comes trouble," he mumbled.
"Pardon me are you Daisuke Motomiya?" the man asked.
"Of course, I am why?" Daisuke asked
"I am the owner of the theatre that you were at last night and I have something I'd like to give you." The owner said before opening the briefcase he held to show it was filled with money and Daisuke's eyes widened. "Since the one behind Dai 10 Live was an alien criminal, I'd like you to have the money that we were going to pay her before she ran off." He said.
"I made a call to Derrick and he convinced the owners of the theatre not to sue you." Yolei said and Daisuke smiled.
"Thanks, Yolei." She said making Yolei smile.
"No problem. Now, where do you want to go for breakfast?" she asked.
"Burger Shack all the way!" Daisuke answered and the others giggled.
The end of the chapter
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