Chapter 113: Comatose: Part One

I Don't Own Ben 10 Or Any Of The Characters

I Don't Own The Rights To Nathan Black Or Any Associated Characters, The Rights Go To annihalator2015

Author's Note:

* Hello and welcome back to the story. So, I took a brief hiatus, even after the first of the year. And with classes starting up again, updates may become less frequent. I just want to make that clear.

* I may or may not have said it, but the story is about to take a turn. A big turn, that may seem confusing for a lot of you. Or all of you. I just ask that you try and bear with me as this next arc plays out. It'll be a long one, but with shorter chapters. So, with that said, let's get into the chapter.

Earth-Prime

Thanksgiving, 2017

Ben

I ran through the woods, as tears cascaded down my cheeks. I refused to believe that this was real. But it didn't matter. Just because I refused to believe it, that didn't change the fact. This was real. From the very second that I emerged from my old room and walked into the kitchen; I knew that this was real.

Everyone was sitting at the table, just like they had been that day. Grandpa Max, my Mom and Dad. But of course, Gwen, Ken and their parents were absent. And Albedo and Sunny were absent as well, since they didn't exist yet.

The tears just kept coming. I didn't know if I was sad, angry or what. Maybe both.

They all looked up at me as the saw me enter the room.

"Ben! You decided to come out and join us at last!" Dad said.

I was confused. I couldn't grasp the fact of what was going on.

I still couldn't believe it. Nearly a year and half of progress gone! Just down the drain!

Mom seemed to notice my confusion.

"What is it, Ben? Is everything all right?"

I probably shouldn't have asked my question, but I did anyway.

I couldn't accept the fact that all of the progress that I had made in that time was gone. Everything that I had done, but especially all the progress that I had made with Gwen, gone. And so, I cried. I cried because I didn't know what else to do.

"Where's Verdona?" I asked.

That was a mistake.

"Who's Verdona?" Mom asked with confusion.

I was about to speak again, but I stopped myself. I shouldn't have even asked in the first place. I already knew the answer to my question, yet I had asked anyway.

I continued running, as I saw a light in the distance. I was nearing the crash site. I had to be.

Mom turned to Dad.

"Carl, isn't that your mother's name?"

Before Dad could answer, I shook my head.

"Never mind. Look, I'm going to go for a walk. I'll be back in a little while."

I moved towards the back door as Mom spoke up.

As I continued running, my foot hit something and I tripped. I fell to the ground, causing dead leaves to flare up all around me. I almost began to get up, but then I stopped myself.

"Ben, you should really eat something!"

"I'm going for a walk." I repeated myself. "I just need to clear my head. I'll be back soon."

I grabbed the sliding door, opened it and stepped outside, closing it behind me. I stood there for a few seconds. And then I started running, which brings us to now.

I remained face down on the ground. I didn't want to get up. However, I realized something as I laid there. The sooner I got the Omnitrix back, the sooner that I could make everything go back to normal. Sure, it would take a while, but I could do it! With a sigh, I pushed myself up and stood again. The crash site was only a yard or two away now.

I slowly walked closer to the crash site and eventually, I found myself standing in front of the crater. The crater had a small fire on one end of it, just like it had the first time that I was here. And of course, there was a pod in the crater. I slid down the slope and approached the pod, as it opened with a hiss. Inside was the Omnitrix.

It was exactly the same, as I thought it would be. I didn't look around. I knew that no one was watching. I took a deep breath, as I anticipated what would happen next. I reached out toward the pod, knowing that the Omnitrix was about to leap onto my wrist. Not even a second later, it jumped from the pod and latched onto my wrist.

I still jumped, even after knowing that it was going to happen. My heart was hammering in my chest. I needed to relax, calm down. I took a couple of deep breaths, just to try to get my heart rate to slow again.

"It's okay." I told myself. "This is normal. Everything is normal."

I climbed out from the crater after I calmed down a bit. I was one step closer to things going back to normal. I could relax a little bit now. However, I was completely unaware of what was about to happen. My situation was about to take a unexpected turn. I heard someone clear their throat. I turned to look in the direction of the noise and I saw someone standing there. I was overcome with shock when I realized who it was. It was Nathan Black and he was standing on the other side of the crater.

Why... No, how is he here?! He shouldn't even be in Bellwood right now! He didn't start going to school with us until next December!

"What are you doing here?! Why are you in Bellwood?!"

He looked somewhat confused.

"I go to school here in Bellwood, remember?"

I shook my head.

"No, you don't! You don't start going to Madison until next year! You're a transfer student!"

He looked unhappy, opposed to confused now.

"You might want to consider being a little nicer."

"This doesn't make any sense! What are you doing here?" I repeated.

I just now realized that the Omnitrix was in its default setting. I quickly changed it to its camouflage mode. Nathan apparently didn't notice that I did this.

"Look, you don't know why you're here yet, but in time you'll begin to understand. Remain vigilant on your mission and most importantly, don't make so many fucking screw ups this time!"

I didn't understand what he was trying to say.

"What are you talking about? I don't know why I'm here yet? Remain vigilant? Don't make so many screw ups this time? What the fuck is going on here?!"

He didn't answer my question. Instead, he said something even more confusing.

"Just know that during your mission, the past will push back against you. And it will push back hard. The past doesn't want to be changed. But don't let that stop you. You just have to push back harder."

"What in the actual fuck are you talking about? What is this, a Stephen King novel?!"

He didn't respond. At this time, I thought I heard something behind me. So, I turned around. However, there was nothing there. I took a deep breath as I prepared myself to look at Nathan once more.

"Okay." I said as I turned back to him. "Could you at least try to make some sense?"

He was gone. Literally gone. Nowhere to be seen.

"God damn it!" I exclaimed as I walked over to where he had been standing. "What was he even doing here anyway? And what the fuck was he talking about?!"

I looked around the area, expecting to see him hiding somewhere. But did I see him? No, of course not. Once I realized that he was gone and that I wouldn't find him, I took a few steps away from the crater.

"What am I supposed to do now?"

He had said something about the past not wanting to be changed.

You know what? Maybe this wasn't so bad. I was reliving my past. So, maybe I could change it. Maybe I could stop a few bad things from happening along the way.

I let out a sigh.

"Well, it looks like I have some changes to do." I muttered as I began to walk away from the crash site.

Author's Note:

* And that's it for the chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed the beginning to the next story arc.

* That's about all I have. But, before I go, I do have a quick word from Nathan's creator, annihalator2015!

* Hello Readers! I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday, and I hope you were also anticipating the return of Bride to Be after the Holidays! Due to not getting any feedback concerning Nathan, or even any questions for the matter, I've decided to allow readers who happen to have Discord to also forward any feedback to my account there. My handle is Wyatt Harrington#2820, so if any of you have any questions you'd like to ask about Nathan, feel free to ask me there, or simply send me a PM on FanFiction! Now unfortunately, that's all the time I have for right now! So until we next speak, have a good one folks!

* So, with that, I'm going to go. So, have a Bwen-tastic day and bye.

Review Responses

mike204 (Chapter 112): good job with the chapter keep it up and see you in 2020!

Thanks, Mike. I'm glad you thought the chapter was good. Thanks for the review, as always.

jasongd (Chapter 112): And another great chapter congrats BWEN Forever

Thanks, Jason. I'm glad that you're enjoying the story still. Thanks for the review, as always.

Next Chapter: As Ben begins to change his past, he starts out making small subtle changes: trying to change events that took place at Madison High following Thanksgiving Break. And then he tries to make bigger changes that he's not ready for.