A story idea that came to me after reading guestsurprise's Cirque Mystique stories. :)
Now, this story will take place in a Ben 10 world, but in one where someone else acquires the Omnitrix instead of Ben.
Ben 10 belongs to Cartoon Network and Man of Action. Celesto, Vamps, and Shocks belong to guestsurprise. I only own Rachel, Sasha, Apollo, and Zeus.
Circa Magica
Chapter 1: The Answer
Rachel was walking in the forest, her mind working overtime as she walked. "We've got to do something," she said to herself.
Her family, which consisted of aliens and humans, had been the target of the Forever Knights once again and it was getting harder to give the determined Knights the slip. They had only escaped this time thanks to Zeus coming to their rescue. The Celestialsapien official had heard the telepathic call from his son Apollo and had jumped in to help. Rachel was grateful to him, but she knew that something had to be done.
As she continued walking, she saw a strange, shiny rock up ahead and moved closer out of curiosity. Suddenly, the rock opened and something leapt out of it, clamping onto her left wrist. Letting out a yelp of shock, Rachel stumbled backwards and fell down, looking at her wrist to find a very strange watch on her wrist. Something told her it was alien and she quickly headed back for home, the two-story house looking like a welcoming sight as she went inside, finding several of the aliens there. "Guys!" She said, getting their attention. "I need some help."
She held up her left wrist, to which they all were surprised. Grey Matter hopped up onto Rachel's shoulder. "That's Galvan tech," he said, jumping down to her arm to have a closer look. "I think it's the Omnitrix."
"Omnitrix?" Rachel asked.
"The most powerful device in the universe," Tetrax said. "Azmuth created it and put all the known alien DNA in it as a way to bring the different species together to make a peaceful world."
"Like trying to create understanding and unity with all the alien races?"
"Yes," Celesto said. "Where did you find it?"
"In the woods, just a moment ago," the twenty-five-year-old woman said. "It flew out of a shiny rock."
"It must have been a space pod," Rook said, coming in and going up to Rachel, who looked up at him and hugged him.
"I'm glad you're home, hon. I was worried about your patrol," she said, giving her husband a kiss.
The Revonnahgander smiled as he returned the kiss, holding his wife close. "I'm glad to be home," he said before looking somber. "But I'm afraid the Knights are closing in on us."
Zeus nodded. "It won't be long until they find us," he said.
"We've got to find a way to get out of here," Shocks said, holding his wife, Hope, close.
"I wish I could make us all vanish," she said. "Or even just be invisible."
Sasha, who stood next to her husband, Whampire, looked at them. "If we're going to be invisible or vanish, then we need to be on the move constantly," she said. "Like gypsies or a performance group."
"She's right," Whampire said, holding her close.
Rachel's head lifted up at her sister's suggestion. "Sis, I think you just might have given us the answer," she said. "A performance troupe. Like a circus."
The aliens all looked at each other. "She's got a point," Celesto said. "We could become a circus troupe and travel all over the world."
Grey Matter smiled. "And with the Omnitrix, Rachel can become any alien she wishes," he said.
"What?" She asked in surprise.
"Try it," he said, pressing a button that made the watch face pop up like a dial and he turned it until he came to one that looked like a ghost. "Let's see about this one."
He pressed the dial down and Rachel felt her body changing before she felt like she was floating and she looked at herself, realizing she had chains with dark-blue cuffs wrapped around her waist, wrists, and neck and she had a tail and sharp claws. "I'm like Ghostfreak?" She asked, her voice sounding like a ghostly whisper.
"An Ectonurite," Grey Matter said with a smile before seeing the dial up by her neck and reaching for it. "Let's try another."
He gave it a slight turn and pressed it and Rachel felt the painless changes happening again until it settled and she looked to see she was just like Big Chill, only her skin was a darker blue, as were her wings. "Wow," she said.
Ultimate Big Chill smiled. "Interesting," he said.
"So you can see what it's like to be one of us," Big Chill said.
"That's really cool," Rachel said before looking at Grey Matter. "How do I transform back to being human?"
"Just lightly press on the Omnitrix symbol," he said.
She did so and became human once again. "Wow," she said with a smile. "That's really cool."
"And it can be dangerous," Zeus said.
"He's right," Alien X said. "You must be careful with it at all times, Rachel."
She nodded in understanding and jumped when Grey Matter gasped. "I don't believe it," he said, looking closely at the watch. "It's got a teleporting feature!"
They watched as he activated it and a portal to somewhere opened up for them and Zeus' eyes widened. "Not just teleporting," he said. "That's a whole new world."
"You mean like...a new dimension, Father?" Apollo asked.
"Yes," the older Celestialsapien said.
Sasha smiled. "Then...perhaps our circus troupe idea and the Omnitrix just might help us stay alive," she said.
Rachel looked at them before looking at Rook, who nodded and he hugged her. "I'll help you every step of the way, my love," he said.
"We will too," Ghostfreak said.
"All of us," said Way Big, who was using special shrink/grow technology so that he could be in the house with the others. Ultimate Way Big, using the same technology, stood by the computers and turned to look at the family.
"If we're going to move, we better do so soon," he said.
Rachel nodded. "Okay, everyone gather your things," she said. "Zeus, Apollo, Alien X, and Celesto. Can you guys make this house a mansion on the inside and a circus tent on the outside?"
"We'll do you one better," Celesto said as the Celestialsapiens worked together and made the house larger before a device appeared and it transformed the room they were in into a large living room before transforming into a circus stage with stands for people to watch the performance. "Now we can not only live here, but have the shows anytime we wish."
Everyone gathered around after getting everything together. "Now our troupe just needs a name," Swampfire said.
Everyone looked at Rachel, who fell into thought before a smile came to her face. "Circa Magica," she said. "A magical circus, which is what the people will think."
"Which will help our secret stay safe," Vamps said.
Everyone nodded and Rachel glanced at the portal that was still open and looked at them all. "Are we ready?" She asked.
They all stood taller. "Ready!" They said in unison.
She took a deep breath and smiled. "Then let Circa Magica be born."
The Celestialsapiens once again worked together to make the house-turned-circus tent vanish through the portal and Grey Matter showed Rachel how to close the portal, to which she did seconds before the Forever Knights would have found them. Finding it to be nighttime where they were at, they set up their home in the forest and Zeus placed an invisible barrier around it to keep it from being seen. "I'll lift the barrier when we have performances," he said.
Rachel nodded before looking sad. "Honestly, I don't like that we'll be on the move like this, but...it's the only way," she said sadly.
Rook placed a hand on his wife's shoulder. "We'll be alright, love," he said before kissing her. "Now come, if we're going to be a circus, we have to get some acts together."
She stood up. "You're right," she said before looking at the others. "Guys, see what tricks or performances you want to do and run them by me and Rook so we can decide on how to do each show."
"You got it," said Vamps with a smile.
"It'll be fun to do so and not worry about our enemies," Whampire said.
"But we still have to be on the lookout," Upgrade cautioned.
"We'll set up a good security to be on the lookout," Rachel promised. "Until then, I think the first thing is to get a good night's sleep. We haven't had a chance to do so with the Knights on our tail the past week."
That was met with murmurs of agreement and they all settled down. Rook picked his wife up bridal style and carried her to their room, where they settled down on the bed and cuddled into each other while kissing. "Rook, do you think this will work?" Rachel asked, running her hands over his bare chest, to which he rumbled in pleasure.
"It'll work, honey," he said, rubbing her back. "I can just see it now. Circa Magica, where magic and imagination create wonder."
She grinned. "I like that," she said before leaning closer. "You've just earned a great big kiss, my handsome man."
Rook smiled. "Anything for you, my beautiful lady," he said, giving her a French kiss that made her moan in pleasure before they fell into a sound sleep, feeling peace for the first time in a long time.
So Circa Magica is born. Next up: the gang gets a surprise visit from a curious boy after he sees one of their shows.
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