Disclaimer: I do not own either properties, otherwise a crossover would have definitely happened by now.
Chapter 1: A New Adventure
Many think being a superhero is an easy job, a way to get rich and famous quickly without requiring any specific or technical skills. After all, one only needs to know how to swing their fist and beat the bad guys, right? Twenty-one years old Ben Tennyson would completely disagree with such a statement with his whole heart and mind (probably?).
It is true in some way that the life of a superhero is filled with all kinds of fun and excitement from all of the adventures that one could experience. However, there were also dangers and great challenges that were waiting ahead. Those who lack the resolve or the conviction to make a clear path should never become a superhero. It would only lead to pain and suffering as they face threats that not only question their physical capability but also their mental strength.
To live up to the true way of a hero is one hell of a test that not everyone could do. Hell, even Ben has to admit that without the support of his friends and partner, as well as the guidance from his Grandpa Max, he would never make it that far and most likely end up like his Ben twenty-three counterpart, or worse, like Mad Ben.
Sometimes, Ben thought what would happen if he never found the device that made him the hero like today. What would happen that fateful night in the Summer of nineteen-ninety-eight never followed the same trajectory? Perhaps he would be like No-Watch Ben, or someone else entirely. No one can tell, besides the time-walker Paradox.
For nearly over six years since he first put the Omnitrix back on his wrist to search for Grandpa Max, Ben had fought against all kinds of foes, from warlord aliens to mad scientists, to those who self-proclaimed themselves as 'Gods' and even several space empires that could glass Earth into a smothering mess.
However, what occurred next would perhaps be the strangest tale, besides that time his partner Rook tried to propose to his girlfriend Rayona but then everything got interrupted with another attack by Albedo who escaped from his Galvan prison, that would be carved deep into his memory till the day he went back to the grave.
But first … he needs to throw all of his precious lunch into a plastic bag. Using the new teleportation system is a huge mistake. Why would Grandpa Max and Magister Patelliday agree with Driba's crazy idea of putting a new teleportation system onto the Plumber HQ in the first place? I felt a little regret in not putting the place back to Bellwood.
The Omnitrix bearer puked out another pile of unidentified goo into the plastic bag, emptying his stomach with its last content. Despite that, he shot a glare toward the Galvan technician Blukic, who was announcing their arrival with a near-monotone voice while reading the script from a touchpad.
"You are now at the Plumber base. Barf bags are on your right. Any lingering dizziness is perfectly normal."
"Do you require more bags, Ben?" Rook Blonko, his trusty partner for the last five years, asked, holding a folded sack in his hand.
"Nah, I think I'm good, for now at least." Ben replied weakly, shook his head before wiping his mouth clean with a small tissue from his pocket.
With that done, both decided to take the elevator to get to the newly built control room, where Grandpa Max was waiting for them.
Two years after his battle against Maltruant, Ben Tennyson had experienced a sudden growth spurt, something that he was really glad to occur. With a body that nearly rivals an Olympic athlete, results from countless hours of training back in the days, Ben now stood taller than his younger-self easily over a head, the young hero's outfit now consists of a round neck short-sleeved black t-shirt, tucked in his army green slim pants. His shirt has a white stripe around his neck and on the front, accompanied by a pair of high boots and a leather belt. To avoid Gwen in saying he has a babyface, Ben had decided to grow a goatee beard.
On his wrist is the Omnitrix, the most technological device in the entire galaxy, which too had recalibrated over the years. It still maintained the iconic hourglass of the intergalactic peace symbol with a green and white color scheme. However, it bears a more box-like appearance with a grey case with glass faceplate covering the core. Two buttons on both sides of the cover that when pressed on, revealed the main dial inside. During these times, Ben had unlocked several new aliens here and there.
Rook, on the other hand though, barely changed, besides some longer furs below his chin and his height did make new progress, reaching the threshold of seven feet. His Proto-Armor did receive several new upgrades but the cosmetic remained the same.
As the duo stepped into the elevator, Ben wondered.
"Is it just me or does Grandpa seem really worried today? I mean, have you heard his voice when we talk?"
The memory of Max Tennyson calling Ben resurfaced, the man's voice was pushing, almost at the level of demanding in this case. Ben had seen such a case with his Grandpa sometimes already. It usually involved some kind of secret mission or problems that the Plumber, with their restricted authority, cannot solve through normal means, which in turns, relied on Ben and his superhero's reputation.
"Indeed." Rook slightly nodded "It seems Magister Tennyson has some urgent information, perhaps even highly classified, that he wishes to discuss with us."
The doors opened, revealing a huge chamber, with large open glass windows that allowed one to see outside, witness the mysteriousness of the dark deep void of space as well as the full beauty of Earth from below. On both sides of the room is a line of computers where countless Plumber agents are working, dealing with official business and any other alien-related affairs.
At the end of the room, from afar, was Grandpa Max, standing next to several Plumber soldiers. Behind him is a giant screen, which displayed some kind of map, albeit Ben did not recognize the location.
"Ben, Rook. You are here. Good." said the old man as he saw the hero and his partner.
"Grandpa, what's the situation?" asked Ben, switching to a more serious tone. Since becoming involved in more Plumber business, Ben had learned to take this job at a different lens.
"Bad, Ben. Very bad." the Magister replied "I'm afraid we're looking at an international-level affair here. If this leaks out, there would be a lot of paperworks to deal with."
"International-level affair? I don't get it." Ben cocked his eyebrow.
The man motioned his hand to the screen, where the personal satellite of the Plumber was able to record movements, over a dozen to say at least, of unknown signatures. This was displayed through red dots. The monitor zoomed closer onto one of the dots, revealing a soldier, dressed in black body armor. Following behind the man and his comrades were tanks, a lot of tanks, and combat helicopters as well. Most of the models indicated these vehicles were state-of-art weapons.
"Soldiers, some kind of black ops. We cannot recognize the uniform though. Still, based on the equipment, Patelliday believed this is a secret army between the big countries. There was a fleet nearby, the numbers were low, below twenty ships by my estimate. Whoever they are, these guys are not just your everyday mercenary." the old Plumber explained.
"Uhhhh, where is this place exactly? I don't recognize the country here."
"That was no country, Ben." Rook, spoke up.
Just as the Revonnahgander said, the screen moved back, zooming out for Ben to see that it is indeed not a nation, but rather an island, an island with nothing on its surface in fact. The surrounding islands, however, from what Ben remembered in his geography class, indicated that this place must lie somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, although near Japan.
"Huh, never saw that island before."
"Because someone was able to hide it for the past ten years." Max answered.
"Wait, hide an entire island?" Ben blinked. "Are we talking about someone using alien tech here?"
"No, it seems the island has always existed there according to the Plumber's records. However, recent satellite images showed us that the island somehow disappeared completely."
"So someone was able to warp an entire island out of the sea. Definitely level-eight tech we're dealing with here." Ben commented, putting his fingers under his chin in a contemplated manner.
"Or perhaps they were able to infiltrate the networks of the satellites, and through that, they could have delivered false information on the receiving side." said Rook, typing down the keyboards under the giant monitor "Take a look at this."
Slides of images appeared, showing everyone the status of the island from both Plumber's satellite, which was separated and completely confidential, and any ordinary satellites. The former offered a secured web of connection, protecting the Plumber from any hacking attempt. Its firewall is impenetrable, at least for the level of technology from Earth to do so.
"I have cross-referenced the most recent pictures of this island from the Plumber database. As you can see here, the island was still there, but from any pictures that have been taken by other satellites, the island seemingly vanished." the feline-like Plumber explained.
"You must be kidding me ..." Ben's eyes widened, feeling that everything just came together all of the sudden "Okay, so we're looking at someone who can hack the entire world's satellite networks, and somehow was able to pull this off for years."
Rook's eyes slightly narrowed as he detected something from the corner of the monitor.
"Hmm, unknown bio-signature detected. Observing now."
Once again, the screen shifted, moving toward near the centre of the island, where five distinct markers were displayed. The satellite's camera moved closer, until one could see that these unidentified signatures were actually women. Five beautiful women, all dressed in black miniskirts, with grey haori outside and leather belts wrapped around the waist. Three of them were holding weapons, either katana or nodachi from what Ben saw here.
Most men would want to marry one of these women as their wife or date them, fortunately, Ben was not most men. When one fights battles against an eldritch-like being from another dimension or facing an evil conqueror, other things tend to become the norm.
"Wait, so these chicks are alien?" the Omnitrix bearer blinked again, today was just full of surprise "They don't look alien. Rook, are we sure we're not looking at the wrong people? Even Kraaho looks more alien than them and that really says something here."
"I am ninety-nine-point-eight certain." Rook Blonko replied "Although their bio-signature did not match anything on the Plumber database. I believe this is a new species on Earth."
"This just doesn't make any sense. Why does an army go after five unknown aliens? And why did they just decide to pick a fight on an island in the middle of nowhere?" Ben shook his head.
Max Tennyson, who was stayed silent the whole time, now speak up
"Ben's right, something just doesn't add up here. However, from my experience in dealing with situations similar to this, my guess is that these fives are guarding something that is related to this island."
"So they're trying to protect the island from an army?" Ben rubbed his beard. "But protecting what exactly? A hidden spaceship?"
"That is something we're about to find out soon." the old Plumber turned to his grandson "Ben, you need to get down there and stop it from escalating any further. If this is truly an alien situation, then the Plumber would be the best force to solve this."
"Moreover, we do not have any knowledge on the capabilities nor powers of these aliens. In any case, this army could likely be more in danger rather than the aliens." Rook chimed in.
"Alright, I'm on it." Ben nodded, prepared to rush to the hanger and use one of his newest transformations till Max called out.
"Wait, Ben, use the teleportation system, it should get you back to Earth faster."
"What? No. Nuh-uh." the Omnitrix hero shook his head rapidly "There is no way I'm going back to that deathtrap. One try is enough for me. Besides, I think I got the right gu-"
"There is no time for testing a new alien, Ben!" Max said with a strict tone, leaving no room for further argument.
"Your fastest transformation, Jetray, has a top speed of Mach twenty and it will take at least thirty minutes to get to the island. It is indeed that you would not have enough time to stop the conflict from happening if you do not take the teleport machine." Rook added in.
"Alright, fine." Ben slightly rolled his eyes "But you guys owe me some chili fries for dinner after this."
With that, the young superhero ran toward a platform in the corner of the room. He stepped onto it, his hand fiddling with the Omnitrix, prepared for a transformation the moment he landed back on Earth.
With a press onto both buttons, the watch's faceplate slid back as the main core of the devices popped upward. Ben grinned slightly, his fingers twirling with the dial as the holographic image materialized out, showing through a wheel of alien faces, where each of them is a representation of his transformation.
Suddenly, one of the Plumber technicians approached Ben as the platform beneath his feet began to glow, 'telling' him that the process was about to begin.
"Oh yes, Sir Tennyson. Please keep in mind that the new teleportation device is not in a complete state and due to the unknown interference signals on the island, it is possible that we may experience a 'mismatch in landing' but I can assure you , it won't be too serious."
Ben's head twisted around, stared at the Plumber with an incredulous expression.
"Wait, what? What do you mean 'a mismatch in landing'?! And why the heck do you think it is a good idea to tell me n-?"
A beam of light engulfed Ben, transferring the Omnitrix's bearer away in matters of nanoseconds before he could even finish the sentence.
-OOOO-
The young superhero opened his eyes and let out a groan. It took a few seconds for the blurry vision to adjust due to the sudden flash. His cheek could feel the strong air blowing through, as does his hair, fluttering as if a hair dryer is aiming right to his head.
"Man, it does feel a little windy around here."
However, the Omnitrix-bearer quickly realized that he cannot sense the ground, as if his feet are floating in mid-air. He twisted his body to the side, now realizing that he is falling, falling fast one might add, with the distance of thousands of meters from the ground. Moving at this speed, Ben knows he could easily become a human pancake the moment his body hits the hard earth. Usually, this would be the part where a normal person screamed, but Ben was too busy to answer a call from the Plumber base through his Omnitrix.
[Ben, Ben, do you copy? ]
"Yeah, loud and clear, Rook. But what the heck?! I think you guys seriously missed the mark here!" the Omnitrix-bearer yelled nearly at the top of his lungs, trying to overcome the whistling air surrounding him.
[Apologise. It seems the designation point had been out of sync during the process, there was a glitch in the system. I think.] the Revonnahgander replied in a casual manner, knowing such an issue is considered as minor to his partner.
"You think? You think?!" Ben exclaimed "I've told you this new teleport device is bugged! Twice! Even Kevin said so."
[Ben, we could discuss the new teleport system later on. Right now, I need you to focus on the mission.] Max's voice joined in.
"Oh right. Yeah. Sorry about that." Ben blinked, feeling a little embarrassed of letting his emotion control him like that "Just send me the location. This island seems pretty big from up here and everything is like ants down there right now."
[Affirmative. Coordinate sending now.] Rook replied.
The Omnitrix's core flickered as the nanomachines inside began to move through Ben's blood vessels, carrying digital information that would be directly injected into his brain, sending countless signals to his neurons in just a few seconds. For Ben, the data poured into his brain was nothing but a brief headache.
"Okay, got it. I'll call you guys later."
Turned off the communicator, Ben gazed back down at the island. His eyes squinted at the near center of the place.
"So over there, huh?" he mused "This does look like a job for Chromastone."
He could go with Atomix or Way Big for a flashier entrance but a Crystalsapien should do the job too.
"Alright, going Hero!"
With that, the young superhero slammed his hand onto the core, letting an emerald flash of light engulf him.
-OOOO-
Sekirei? What is a Sekirei?
In a simple explanation, they are a species of extraterrestrial humanoid beings, with a remarkable genetic code similar to humans. It is said that their name was taken after the Japanese Wagtail bird.
Centuries ago, when men just learned to build civilizations, eight Sekirei spaceships had reached this green planet. Each ship contained what is know as "One hundred and eight life-forms described as One Pillar and one hundred and seven baby birds". While one had crashed in the sea near Japan, the rest landed in various locations worldwide.
Of course, the Sekirei were certainly not the only beings from outer space to live among men's society or even the first alien to have arrived on Earth during ancient times, few had done so too. Yet, it cannot be denied that the Sekirei's legacies were the biggest of them all, while the rest faded into obscurity and forgotten stories, the Sekirei aboard these ships had given rise to the myths and legends of gods and heroes that have passed down through the history of mankind.
In the year of nineteen-ninety-nine, an island, designated as Kamikura by the world's government, emerged suddenly from the sea near Japan. There, it was swiftly discovered by two university students, Minaka Hiroto and Takami Sahashi. During that time, they also explored the lost ruins which must have been the eighth Sekirei spaceship, the one that had landed in the sea centuries ago.
Inside the vessel was something else entirely, what they had found there were one hundred and eight life-forms in suspended animation. Using the advanced technology from the ship, Minaka was able to amass the fortune required to found MBI, stand for Mid Bio Informatics, a powerful international conglomerate that had deep and extensive networks in economic, technological and medical aspects of the world, especially Japan.
Now, the MBI had taken possession of the island and had it declared an extraterritoriality and removed from the map, this resulted in several countries starting to have some suspicion about the past events, many of which hadn't been very happy when MBI decided to take the highly advanced technologies for themselves.
Of course, dealing with a large quantity of unknown alien technologies is no strange phenomenon for these countries at this point. There have been countless secret cases like this before, ever since the seventeen-century. However, to completely own such assets without any direct interferences or regulations from the Plumber? That is a completely different story altogether.
Now, these countries have decided to combine their forces, launched a huge yet hidden invasion onto Kamikura Island, in hope of unearthing its secrets and knowledge for themselves. Arming their soldiers with the finest equipment, this alliance hoped their mission would be accomplished swiftly, and with matchless efficiency unless they wished to gain the attention of the Plumber, or worse, Ben Tennyson himself. This campaign would be over in a blink if the world-famous shapeshifting superhero discovered its existence.
However, the MBI had expected such a thing to happen. While lacking the means to set up a good defense for themselves, the first Discipline Squad would be the perfect answer to these invaders. A group of five Sekirei under the leadership of Number One, who had been the only adult on the ship when Minaka and Takami discovered the ship, were powerful compared to their younger siblings, especially to those whose number was double-digit. To Minaka, each of the Sekirei were God and Goddess of War, far above anything that a normal man could imagine.
Following Zero One's lead (01) were Number Two to Number Five. Each had been modified, accelerated aging at an extensive manner, and turned into fully grown adults. Their physical capabilities too had been adjusted, granting them even more powers than usual, through the technology on the ship to fight alongside their leader to protect their unborn siblings.
Standing on a stone mound, all five Sekirei gazed at the upcoming army, their inhumane vision allowed them to see further and by the look of their face, none of them were really impressed by the humans.
"So annoying." Kazehana, a voluptuous black-haired woman, also Sekirei Number Three, moaned "There are always things like invasions happening."
"Stop complaining … Actually, why are you reek of alcohol?" Mutsu, a grey-haired man and Sekirei Number Five, speaks up.
"This army is from an 'identified country'? Fufufu… " Matsu, a bespectacled girl with long dark-red-haired braided to the side, and Sekirei Number Two, examined the situation "More like 'an army of many countries'."
"Weaklings. All of them." Sekirei Number Four Karasuba, a silver-haired woman, spat.
Miya, Sekirei Number One, and the strongest of them all, stepped forward. A grim and cold stare bears on her eyes as she reminds everyone of their task.
"Everyone, pull yourself together. Please remember that behind us are one-hundreds and three of our brothers and sisters sleeping, defenceless."
"Well then, I'll start." Matsu pushed her glasses up and closed her eyes "Acces Search!"
Using her special ability, Sekirei Zero Two was able to telepathically access several satellites, including the MBI's one this case, which all of them were monitoring the invaders and the island as a whole. It only took a few seconds for her analysis to complete.
"Enemy moved into eight squadrons. Each has fourteen tanks, ten helicopters, and fifteen infantry fighting vehicles. Not including twenty-four support infantry squads two-hundreds meters behind, twelve units each."
Kazehana cocked her head up with a cold look. She found the 'toys' that the humans possessed fascinating, but never capable of intimidating her.
"Well, with just those. They can't be considered to be our enemies."
The Number Three Sekirei raised her finger up, prepared to blow away all of the helicopters with her tornado till Matsu spoek up again, albeit with great worries in her voice this time.
"Wait. I'm catching something. The trajectory indicated that it is moving toward a position near us. Estimated speed, Mach ten or higher."
All four Sekirei froze upon hearing such information. However, before the aliens could compose themselves, the air shrieked as an unidentified burning object pierced through the clouds above, like a large comet plummeting down from the sky, moving faster than any jet fighters that they dealt with before.
The moment it crashed onto a nearby small hill in an explosive manner, the entire ground beneath the Sekirei's feet shook as if an earthquake had just occurred. Instantly followed by a dome of lights, almost half of the island were lightened by the beautiful mystic rainbow illuminations. The force behind such landings was enough to send some vehicles tumbling back and caused the entire invaders army to stop in their tracks.
As the cloud of smoke and dust cleared out, revealing a figure behind it, all of the Sekirei could not hide their surprise. Even Miya's ever cold and distant facade fractured as she witnessed the strangest thing ever since she woke up on this planet.
It was a silicon-based being, its body seemingly constructed by some kind of purple and pink crystal. Standing at the height of eight-foot-tall, the cycloptic humanoid had a thin frame, with spikes protruding from its upper torso, shoulders and back. There is a very familiar position on its chest. Its appearance screamed 'Alien' to everyone.
However, while everyone was still baffled and unsure if their eyes were working correctly, Matsu immediately recognized the being. Spending a considerable amount of time online, the Number Two Sekirei already knew that Sekirei is far from the only aliens living on Earth. In fact, humanity was protected by an alien of all things, or a shape-shifting alien-human hero to be exact.
"Ben Tennyson … " she muttered under her breath.
-OOOO-
Ben, now in the form of Chromastone, took a wide look around him. He noticed the sheer amounts of tanks, armored vehicles, combat helicopters and soldiers on the other side of the horizon. Heck, even from a distance away, he could see some of the ships waiting near the coast, their guns ready for any kind of support.
However, none of them are taking a step forward. All of them paused in silence, uncertain of what would happen next. The Sekirei behind him too, were unsure what should be the next course of action they need to take. Currently, both sides came to a standstill, all thanks to Ben.
Nonetheless, carrying the duty of a Plumber and protector of Earth, the Omnitrix-bearer won't fight his kinsmen, not until he could get into the bottom of this situation at least. He very much preferred a non-violent approach in this case.
Placing his index fingers and thumbs on the rear of the Omnitrix dial, the superhero called for his partner.
"Rook, patch me up with these guys."
[On it.]
A few seconds passed, the hourglass symbol on the Omnitrix flickered as dozens of radio voices chattered from several channels.
[Is that …?]
[Is him! Ben Ten!]
[Commander, should we engage Ben Ten as well?]
[The superhero guy? What the hell is he doing here?!]
[I thought that freak was supposed to be in America?]
[Hey, my kids loved him. They always asked me to get his autograph.]
[ I wondered if this was my chance to become his sidekick. I'm sick of this job anyway.]
[Sir, please give us further orders. Is Ben Ten a target?]
Despite having no lungs whatsoever in this form, Ben instinctually took a deep breath to calm himself before announcing his presence through the communicator.
"This is Ben Tennyson. I repeated, this is Ben Tennyson." his voice was clear and forward "Let's have a nice conversation like proper human beings here. I want to know who is in charge of this army. "
No one replied, an awkward hush filled the air. Fortunately, it only lasted for nearly a minute or so.
[That would be me, Mister Tennyson.] However, going by the tone, the man was very cautious, which is understandable in Ben's perspective [I'm Commander Arthur of Task Force One. May I ask why do you interfere with the government's business, and an international mission of all things?]
"Looks, I don't want to make a fuss with you guys here but you do know that whatever you are looking at on this island, it is probably related to alien techs, right?" Ben explained.
[Yes, we're fully aware of that, Mister Tennyson. But that doesn't provide me the answer why you try to sabotage our mission.]
"Sabotage? Jeez, strong word there, don't you think?" Ben frowned "Listen, if you know this island is related to unknown alien techs, then you should also know that the entire situation now fall under the Plumber's jurisdiction."
[I know about your secret space force, Mister Tennyson. However, this is the world government's business, and I would be very appreciative if you stop standing in our way. My kids would hate me for shooting at a superhero.]
Chromastone narrowed his single eye at the army, and noticed that some of the weapons on the tanks and helicopters were slowly pointing toward him. However, he was undaunted by the attempt.
"Well, your world government's business has now become Plumber's business." Ben retorted before letting out a sigh "Looks, I don't want to fight you, and you certainly wouldn't want to fight me either. But face it, commander, we're talking about dealing with unidentified alien technologies here. You just don't have the right equipment, plain and simple."
Chromastone paused for a brief second, waiting for any further response, before continuing.
"Just go back to your ships, and go home. Tell your higher-ups that whatever is on here, the Plumber can handle it. If your bosses want to complain, tell them to take it to the Plumber. If we fight, you and I both know this won't end well for your men. Do the right things, please."
After a short intense moment between the superhero and the unidentified army, the vanguard tanks began to turn around, then followed by the other armored units with the helicopters last behind.
[Men, pull back. We're going home.] the Commander finally relented, much to Ben and many soldiers' relief [Don't make me regret this decision, Mister Tennyson.]
"Thank you, Commander, you won't." Ben said softly before turning off the comm, wiping the non-existent sweats on his forehead "Phew, crisis averted."
Ben spun around, his optic bored onto the First Disciplinary Squad. Even from far-away, they don't look any different than a human. But his years-long experiences told him that just because something looks like a person, it doesn't mean they're 'normal' by the textbook definition of the word.
"Alright, now for you five." Ben briefly glanced down at the device on his chest "I'm counting on you, Universal Translator 3.5."
-OOOO-
This is bad, this is really bad! In this particular moment, Sahashi Takami could already see the not-so-far future demise of MBI.
Ben Tennyson had found Kamikura Island. The MBI had always prepared for the worst-case scenario, ever since the days that MBI was founded. They had fully prepared (sort of) for any unexpected attacks that would happen, from a large invasion army to just secret spec-ops infiltration teams from other countries. However, Ben Tennyson is the biggest equation that no one has the answer to.
More than half of the population around the globe know who Ben Ten is, the greatest superhero in the history of humanity. The man who could do things that far above any science fiction books could portray. Takami and her team had conducted several secret researches on Ben Ten and discovered a horrible truth: the man's transformation arsenal had become too large for anyone to predict.
Every alien form of his is an enigma. One could provide an adequate solution for a single transformation, but nearly two hundred of them? The First Disciplinary Squad is the only thing that stands between MBI's skeleton in the closest and the inhumane shape-shifter. And even with all of the modified powers they had received, she doubted they could hold the Omnitrix-bearer long enough for MBI to escape with other unborn Sekirei.
In fact, Miya is the closest person who could push Ben Ten back but according to Takehito Asama, the person who understands the first Sekirei the most, even he has great doubt whether the alien could stand up to Tennyson if he decided to take the battle seriously. There were too many variables, and very few of them are considered an advantage for the MBI.
"Damn it! It has to be him of all people!" Takami bit her nail, slamming her hand onto the table, knowing that despite having five most powerful Sekirei, the island's bare-bone defense would hardly be enough to deal with legendary shapeshifter "Minaka, we need to do something about this, fast! Minaka, do you hear me-?!"
The moment the black-haired woman turned to her former lover, she was startled by his expression. Minaka Hiroto's personality could be considered as … complicated. He was seen in many different lenses and yet, even as his years-long partner, Takami rarely saw such looks before, the anger and jealousy burning from the man's eyes.
His face warped with fury, his teeth ground together while his fingers wrapped around his arms tightly, threatening to rip the fabric apart. The man pushed his glasses up from his nose, a poor attempt to hide his enraged eyes. But Takami could already see through it. Whatever is on Minaka's mind right now, it was full of blazing emotions, swirling like a vortex with the man's calm face slowly fractured.
A short moment, that felt like an eternity for Takami, passed and Minaka suddenly returned to his normal self. The white-haired man turned his eyes upward, staring at the sky. He finally spoke.
"There were men who spat at the heavens, and then there was the Devil who would swallow the Gods for their wicked desire. The Age of Gods will never be able to return, this world will never experience the revival of a Legend of Miracle. As long as the Devil still walked among us."
The white-coated man turned to Takehito, his tone changed. Hatred seethed from its.
"Asama-kun, I want to make them stronger, far stronger. If we want to revive this world with our hands, then we must crush the Devil standing before us. As long as the Devil still crawled out from beneath this Earth, the Gods shall never descend back into this world. This world had mistaken the Devil as Gods for years, but we would show them the truth."
The young white-haired researcher did not reply, his near-emotionless eyes still stared at the mound where the Sekirei and Ben Tennyson were talking.
"If they are truly Gods of this world, then what are you, Ben Tennyson?" he muttered beneath his breath, hidden from the ears of both Takami and Minaka, who were too busy bickering with each other on what the CEO of MBI just said.
-OOOO-
Perhaps for the first time since their birth, all five Sekirei have absolutely no clue on what would be the plan for them to take here. Standing before them is a creature of an unknown origin, but they could certainly tell that it was not human in any shape or form. After a talk with the invasion army, the creature now turned to their side. Its green optic bore onto them, examining them.
"What is that … thing?" Kazehana was the first to say something, really hoping that everything she saw here is just the bad effect of the wine.
"That's Ben Tennyson, also know as Ben Ten." Matsu spoke up, shakingly.
"Ben Ten? Is this some kind of monster created by humans?" Miya asked, her cold gaze still focused on Chromastone.
"No. He is just a human." Matsu shook her head "However, he had the special ability to transform into several species of aliens. According to the news, he is the main protector of this planet."
"Aliens? I thought we're the only aliens around here." the ninja-man raised an eyebrow.
"That's where you're wrong, Mutsu-tan. There have been several past invasions from the aliens on Earth before. All of them were stopped by Ben Tennyson."
Deciding to help her companions in comprehending such a situation in an easier manner, the redhead Sekirei telepathically sent out the digital information to her siblings in just seconds. The other fours blinked a few times, still baffling how far-fetched and hectic the situation was outside of this island.
A small part of them, the pride of being different from the humans and the self-worth of being an alien on this distant planet, was shattered into pieces. The sense of uniqueness that they have just got blown away by the wind of reality. It tells them that despite their incredible powers, they were not special to this world.
"How come we never heard of them before? Of all of this?" the wind Sekirei questioned, feeling slightly sober.
"Because during that time, all of us, beside Mina-tan, were still babies. Earth now has become far more peaceful compared to a few years ago." Matsu answered.
"So … this is just any ordinary insect?" Karasuba licked her lips, her katana ready to burst out of its sheath. "He would be a delicious prey."
Suddenly, the first Sekirei turned to her silver-haired companion with a stern glance.
"You will not fight him, Karasuba. Understand?"
The Fourth Sekirei clicked her tongue, annoyed.
"Tch. Whatever you said, Miya."
All five Sekirei turned back to Ben, immediately noticed that the superhero was slowly walking toward them. All of them tensed up, their hands reached for their weapons and their stance switched to combat mode. However, Chromastone simply raised his hands up, trying to placate the female aliens.
"Hey, you five! I don't know if you guys can understand me or not but I'm not looking for a fight, alright? I'm with the Plumber, have any of you heard of them before?"
None of the Sekirei could provide an answer here, not because they don't want to, but rather, they have zero clue of this Plumber that the Omnitrix-bearer mentioned. Taking their lack of response as a no, Ben simply sighed.
"Figured… " the young hero shook his head "Looks, are you five in charge of this place? I want to talk with your leader, if that is cool with you guys."
"Then you shall talk with me, Ben Tennsyon!"
Ben spun to the side, trying to locate the source of the voice. There was a man standing on top of a small cliff. He was dressed in a ridiculously long coat, with a yet plain seemingly expensive suit. The man's entire outfit, including his hair, just screamed 'pure white' in Ben's eyes. The hero must admit that it was a little annoying to stare at something like this.
"Jeez, looks like someone is trying a little too hard to join Hollywood 's big league there."
Followed behind the man is a black-haired woman, she too clad in what Ben would consider as 'generic scientist clothes'. Next to her is a young white-haired man, slightly older than the hero if his facial features indicated anything.
The hero narrowed his single optic, his brain tried to find the memory of the man before him but to no avail.
"Hmm, he looks a little familiar … "
However, he has important matters to deal with rather than just remembering people's faces right now. With a tap on the Omnitrix symbol on his torso, the alien-hero instantly transformed back to his human state, in a brilliant green flash, much to everyone's, beside Takehito, shock and awe.
Ben's green eyes stared straight at Minaka, and went straight through the man's glasses. He could already tell that the man had some beef with him, but was trying to keep a professional face.
"Alright, so do you have any places where we can talk asides around here?"
Alright, so that is that. The first chapter of this story. However, I'm gonna be honest with you guys here, my uploading schedule would be quite a mess so I can't say that the new chapter would be released in a consistent manner.
Nonetheless, I would try to the best of my ability to put out a new chapter soon. No promise can be made though.
Anyway, before we end this with a good note, some of the designs and future aliens that Ben may use would take great inspiration not only from the main series (screw the reboot though) but also from the comic 5 Years Later. I highly recommend everyone to try that comic out.