Corruption, Murder and Redemption?

by Man of cartoons

Corruption is said to be a monster that eats the soul of a man. So what if a hero with a pure heart decides to come to a world where the monster has almost taken over? Will he survive? Will he break? And will he get this dumb blond to stop calling him a cattle? Please read to find out. BenXAriaXSheele (Love Triangle). It used to include Leone.

17. Evil Cousin, Grandma and An invitation?

Hello everyone! Welcome, once again, to another chapter of Corruption, Murder and…Redemption?

Wow! The previous chapter sure was intense, right?

Well guess what? This one is going to matchup to that, so be prepared. Lol

Oh yeah, to the reviewer TheAdmiralKJ12, thank you very much for your request. I actually enjoyed reading it. It was fun. But I can't use it since a part of it involves Sunny being taken away, though it would make sense. So the reason I didn't go with it is because I want Sunny to be a reoccurring villainess in this fanfiction. But since I liked your request, I've considered having Verdona show up to a close similar fashion as you work. As for the reason why she won't take Sunny away, that is for you and the readers to read below to find out. I hope you enjoy it.

Now on to the chapter!

Chapter 17: Evil Cousin, Grandma and…An invitation?

Tatsumi and Ieyasu were staring in full attention as Ben stood in front Sunny. It had only been a few seconds since the teen hero had taken the responsible of facing the Anodite; however, they weren't the only one watching. There was Akame and Leone, who from their position were watching, with Bulat being the same as he struggled back on the feet.

"So cousin…" Sunny said with a flattering tone. "What brings you to this part? I didn't sense you coming here. This is surprise."

Ben narrowed his eyebrows at her. "You're the one to talk." Ben stated. "What are you doing here? Do you realize what you've done?"

"Of course I do." Sunny smirked. "And I have no regret."

"You're sick!" Ben yelled angrily.

"Aw, thank you." Sunny giggled.

Ben said nothing back. It was a bit of a surprise to him, though he didn't show it, that Sunny was fine with what he just called her. But before anything else could be said, two familiar figures caught his attention as they running into the place from the only entrance. It was Aria and Satou.

"Ben, there you are!" Aria shouted.

Ben was a bit relieved. He had a thought already in mind, which he then revealed as he gestured to Tatsumi, Ieyasu and the girls. "Forget me for now. Go help them. I'll be fine."

"Okay. Be careful." Aria replied.

And with that, both Satou and Aria went over to the beaten Night Raid members. However, that didn't mean that Sunny ignored their presence as she looked at Ben again.

"I see you brought the ex-psycho back." Sunny said amusedly.

"Yeah. You got a problem with that?" Ben asked.

"Nope."

Just then, Sunny snapped her fingers. Hence, pink ropes of mana energy shot out of the ground and grabbed Ben's arms and legs, keeping him restrained. The teen hero tried to break through it, of course, but found it impossible due to his outmatched strength.

Sunny was pleased with the outcome. She watched Ben struggle to break free until then raising her pink energy covered fist with a psychotic smirk on her face.

"Oh, thank you, Ben. I'll be sure to take care of the new playmates you gave me." She said.

Ben's eyes widened. He was shocked at what she said, before turning to the others, specifically Aria. Hence, he was able to make eye contact with the girl as she then looked back at him, having heard what was said. There was Tatsumi and Ieyasu, but the both of them were in shock at what they were seeing.

However, if any word were to be said it was by Sunny as she then shot a beam of mana straight for Ben's chest.

"Goodbye, cousin!" She exclaimed.

Ben turned to her and shot an annoyed glare. He didn't fear for the doom that was coming for him, nor did he make another effort to struggle. He just stood there and watched the beam for him, when suddenly something happened to him.

(MUSIC: KILL LA KILL EXTENDED THEME SONG: SIRIUS)

A flash of green light suddenly engulfed Ben in a blink of the eye. It surprised Sunny for a bit, as she didn't expect such to happen. But that didn't stop the beam that she sent to hit the teen hero and do…nothing?

Ben huffed in his new alien form. He was in the form of a turtle-like being, thus without much of effort he broke out of Sunny's restrain and shouted. "TERRASPIIIIIIN!"

Just then, the Omnitrix spoke. "OMNITRIX LIFE-SAVING FAILSAFE ACTIVATED. DESIGNATED ALIEN: GEOCHELONE AERIO."

"What the hell?" Sunny said in shock. "How did you –"

Terraspin cut her off. He did it by retracting his head into his shell and opening a hatch, before then forming her fins and feet into a triangular shape that then levitated him in the air. Thus, by spinning like an electronic fan, the hero blasted Sunny with a wind attack that sent the girl flying back.

"Just a heads-up, Sunny. Terraspin is immune to mana attacks." Terraspin said confidently.

Sunny skidded backwards and maintained her standing. The blast from Terraspin may have caught off guard, but she was able to bend her knees and maintained that stay put. Hence, upon hearing the hero, she sent her hands directly to the ground and let them glow pink.

"Big mistake, cuz!" She shouted.

With that, the Anodite went on the offense. She caused two large rock cubes to levitate from the ground from both sides of the alien hero. Then, before the teen could react, he was squashed between the massive earthly shapes.

"Ben!" Aria shouted in shock.

However, there was no response. There was Sunny, though, who was pleased with her work for a moment. But all that changed when a large yellow and black ball-shaped being broke right through the cubes and slammed the Anodite, much to her shock.

"DESIGNATED ALIEN: ARBURIAN PELAROTA." The Omnitrix announced.

In other words, Ben was Canonbolt in his ball form. The Anodite who he had slammed into was then sent flying back, but then skidding to her feet. So before Ben could approach her any further, she raised her hand and formed a hammer made of mana energy, which she then slammed down at the alien hero.

Fortunately, Ben Tennyson was very reactive. He was able to 'see' the incoming attack, and thus roll out of the way with his target still being Sunny. Hence, before the Anodite knew it, the teen hero was then engulfed in a flash of light which changed him into…

"XLR8!" Ben exclaimed.

With this alien, the teen hero was at his fastest. So before Sunny could be on the offense, she was forced into defense by flying backwards and shielding her face as XLR8 then came at her with his blade-like arms hitting her. But then, if that wasn't enough, the teen hero suddenly switched his assault into spinning his body like a tornado, hence hitting the Anodite stronger and faster.

So it went without saying that Sunny felt overwhelmed. The smirk she once held was gone and replaced with annoyance as she continued to shield herself. But upon then being blown away by XLR8's new attack, she skidded back with bent knees and panted a bit as she tried to recollect herself.

However, XLR8 had a different thought for her. He could see the girl was tiring, and hence he went further on the offense by running and slamming her from different sides.

So with each hit the hero made, Sunny would stumble and get hit again with the same thing happening again and again. But then XLR8 changed that tactic and began running around her with so much speed that he created a tornado, which instantly lifted Sunny off the ground, with the upper end of the tornado making a turn to the ground that slammed her to the ground hard.

"Ben's winning!" Tatsumi smiled.

"Yeah…" Ieyasu agreed. "But was he always this fierce?"

Tatsumi didn't get to say anything back. It wasn't because he couldn't, but actually because of the blonde female standing before him with her hand extended to him.

"Hey…" Aria said softly. "You need my help?"

Tatsumi was quiet as he then looked away. He still held so much resent for the girl. Fortunately, another blonde, with a certain bust size, stepped forward in her Teigu form.

"Leave it to me." Leone said. "Your friend over there is going for Bulat. Help Akame."

"Uh…sure." Aria nodded.

Back at the fight, XLR8 made a U-turn and came to a stop. He had his attention back at a crater on the ground that contained Sunny, with no idea about the Anodite's state. But all that changed when the ground below him became sand and sunk his 'feet' and the situation becoming worse as both his sides was surrounded by tides of sand that then crashing down on him.

Sunny levitated out of the crater with her right fist covered by a pink aura. She had been the cause of what happened to XLR8, as the smirk on her face served as evidence. However, all that changed when the sand melted into stone until a flame covered figure jumped out and punched Sunny right in the face.

So with that, the Anodite was sent flying. She hit the ground on her back and bounced, before landing on her feet again without a scratch. Hence, without delay, she light up her fists with mana energy and shot two beams of mana directly at Ben, who was in the form of Heatblast.

It was a good thing then that the teen hero knew how to react. He didn't say it, though, as he immediately shot his flames at Sunny with both fists. Hence, both attacks collided, with their respective owners giving it their all.

Sadly, that didn't mean that Heatblast had the upper hand. He was strong in his own right, but not enough to deal with a superior being like an Anodite. Thus, in an attempt to survive being overwhelmed, the teen hero sent his flames to the ground, which instantly caused a dust cloud to form and him flying up into the air.

However, that didn't go well like he had hoped. The teen was able to fly up, but not far enough to avoid Sunny, who then appeared above him and shot two pink beams directly at him that sent him to ground hard.

Now Sunny had the upper hand in the battle. She was proud of herself, as the smirk on her face showed it when she flew straight for the hero. But before she could react, Heatblast slammed the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and became Crashhopper, which he then used to slam his feet at Sunny's chest, sending her flying upwards into the air.

However, the fight didn't stop there. Sunny was able to maintain herself, but only briefly because of Crashhopper, who then jumped straight at her and hit her with his large horned head. Then, as the Anodite was sent flying up, he slammed the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and became Eye Guy, who he then used to bulge his large chest-eye and shot a huge beam at her.

Sunny reacted properly to the incoming attack. It was brief, but she was able to form a shield at her front to take in the attack. However, because of the sense of being taken aback, she was sent higher into the air, with the shield breaking and Ben changing into another alien. This time it was Wildvine, which he then used to stretch out his elastic hands to grab Sunny and slam her hard on the ground.

But it wasn't over yet for the alien hero. Sunny was able to survive the crash, as she could then be seen standing up. But before she knew it, Ben changed into Humungousaur and landed right on her, causing the ground in the big space to shake and rocks to break apart.

"Holy shit." Leone said and smirked. "Who would've thought the lad had it in him."

Tatsumi and Ieyasu silently agreed and felt a bit embarrassed. The embarrassment was because both of them were being held under the woman's arms, with the side of their heads touching her busty chest. As for Aria, she was carrying Akame by having the girl's arm around her shoulder, although it was a bit of a strain to the blonde. Currently, the both of them were with Leone and the boys.

"Remarkable." Akame said. She was watching the fight. "By constantly changing forms…Tennyson is making it impossible for Sunny to react properly."

'Yeah…'Aria mentally agreed.

Back at the fight, Humungousaur stepped out of the big crater he created and touched the Omnitrix symbol on his chest, which changed him back to normal. However, just as that happened, Sunny suddenly grew sixty feet tall in her Anodite form and drew back her right fist.

"This isn't over!" Sunny exclaimed.

And with that, the Anodite slammed her fist straight down on the teen hero. Her action right there caused the earth to shake, as a dust cloud formed around Ben's area formed while everyone else watching was in shock.

But then, the tide of the battle changed. A flash of light emerged from the dust cloud while Sunny sensed something was off. Hence, when the dust cloud cleared, the source of it all revealed itself to be Ben in the form of Feedback and holding the girl's fist with both hands.

"What the – AAAAHHHHH!"

Sunny began to feel a lot of pain. She didn't know how until she found that she couldn't pull her fist back despite the effort. And it made sense because it was Feedback, who was draining her of her mana energy.

"LE-LET ME GO!" Sunny screamed.

Feedback did as she told him. He smirked a bit, of course, when he did it and grinned when he charged up his finger-like fingers with the power he obtained from Sunny.

"You forgot to say please!" The alien hero exclaimed.

And with that, the teen hero sent another blow. He shot a massive energy blast directly at Sunny's chest, which had a repercussion to her. Hence, with just that power alone, the girl screamed from the pain and was sent flying into the air until her body returned back to its normal size and hit the ground hard.

"And now…the big finale." Feedback said.

Just then, the alien hero slammed the Omnitrix symbol on his chest. He was then engulfed by the familiar green light all over his body until it died down to reveal his next alien transformation.

"ATOMIX!" He bellowed.

And with that, the teen hero jumped forward. He could see Sunny was on the ground, and hence sent his fist down at her. However, the young Anodite was able to stretch her hand out and create a shield dome which took the punch. But then, that situation changed when Atomix punched the shield again, this time shattering it instantly.

"NO! STAY BACK!" Sunny shouted.

The Anodite at that moment struck back. This time, she sent out her energy pulse blast that immediately sent Atomix back. However, this had little effect on the alien hero as he was then seen landing on his feet on the ground with no scratch on is body. But then that changed when a bunch of man energy ropes restrained his arms, neck, legs and waist. Now Sunny had the upper hand…or so it seems.

"Not so fast, cousin!" Atomix stated.

Suddenly, certain green areas around Atomix began to glow. They easily burnt the mana ropes tied around the alien hero, with the rest being torn off by Atomix's hand. Then, right after that, the teen hero leaped forward and rammed into Sunny.

"FISSILE WHISTLE! E-YAH!"

Sunny cried out in pain. She was sent flying back and hitting the ground on her back. But as soon as that happened, she stood up and stretched out to shoot yet another mana beam. However, she was stopped when Atomix immediately grabbed that arm, much to her shock. Then, as she stretched her other arm, the alien hero grabbed that one too.

"You know, cousin. Family has to stick together." Atomix said.

Sunny's eyes immediately grew wide. "What? Wait! No!"

Atomix ignored her. He chose right then to power up his arms and body with nuclear energy, which instantly terrified the young Anodite. But there was no way of changing it. Atomix had already reached his maximum.

"NUCLEAR! WINNEEERRRR!"

With that, Sunny was defeated. The nuclear energy Atomix unleashed was so devastating that it covered the particular area they were in, with the rest of the power shooting up into the sky. So when that was over, Atomix was revealed to be levitating on the ground, with Sunny lying in a large crater, defeated. The Omnitrix then chose that moment to timeout, with said hero touching the ground and changing back to normal.

(SONG ENDS HERE)

"Huh…I really went all out." Ben said. He then took that moment to look around until his eyes landed on the unconscious Sunny. "I wonder if she's okay." He wondered.

"Ben!" shouted a familiar female voice.

"Aria?" Ben turned to the direction of it.

From the sound of it, the voice sounded close. So without delay, the teen hero climbed out of it crater and saw the one who had called him, along with everyone else. Leone was carrying Tatsumi and Ieyasu while Satou carried Bulat in the same fashion as Aria was carrying Akame. By now they were in front of him, having seen all that happened.

"You did it." Aria said and smiled.

"Yeah, I did." Ben smiled back. Then he turned his attention to Tatsumi and Ieyasu. "We should get you guys some medical help. Right now…"

"THIS…THIS ISN'T OVER!" shouted a familiar voice.

Everyone immediately was startled by it. They knew who it belonged to and as such they turned to the source of it to find Sunny standing a few meters behind Ben in her Anodite form but looking seemingly weak as a sense of depression was on her.

"What…What kind of joke is this?!" Sunny questioned stressfully. "This was my moment to shine…not you! So if you hadn't come here…I would've…I would've finally gotten the recognition I deserve!"

Ben was silent to response. The same was for everyone else as they watched the once overpowered girl then fall to her knees and continued.

"Shit…Shit…Shiiiittt!" Sunny cursed loudly. "It's always like this! I'm never the one grandma speaks nicely of! I'm never the one my parents can be proud of! I'm never the…the one that can find love! But no…not this time! I won't give up!"

Finally, Ben spoke up.

"What happened to you?" He asked. His face was that of sympathy mixed with firmness as he continued. "You were a lot of things. A brat and annoying comes to mind. But you weren't a killer."

"Hmph…You sure of that?" Sunny smirked. Then she slowly stood up. "Well I guess you never heard, but I got disowned by my folks a while ago. They had a new kid and didn't want me to be a bad influence to him…I can't say I blame them."

Ben said nothing back. He could sense that something wasn't right. So with his eyes still on Sunny, he noticed a bit of tears form at her eyes before they suddenly disappeared.

'She's hiding her true feelings.' Ben concluded.

"Now then…" Sunny said again. "I won't lose this time. So fight me."

Ben paused for a moment and reached to the Omnitrix. He still had enough power for one more alien until the alien device goes for recharge mode. But before he could select an alien form, he felt someone tap his shoulder.

"Huh?" Ben turned back.

It was Akame. She was still wounded from her fight with Sunny from before. However, due to a bit of willpower, she was able to stand on her own as a firm look was on her face.

"Can you do it?" She asked. "Can you take her life? She's too dangerous to be left alive."

Ben was shocked to hear that. He hadn't expected to be asked such a question in such a direct way. But then it made sense to him, as a strict look came over him at Akame.

"No one is killing anyone here." He said.

Just then, Leone spoke up.

"Are you sure about that, lad?" The female blonde asked firmly. "We appreciate the quick save. But that doesn't change the fact that your cousin is too dangerous. She almost killed everyone before you showed up. So can you take responsibility if she goes free and kill more innocent people?"

"I can." Ben said.

"And then what?" Leone asked. "Those lives will still be gone. They can never come back no matter how responsible you can be."

Ben was quiet to respond. A part of him didn't want to listen to them since they were just assassins. However, he couldn't help but think on the fact that they had a good reason to things. But if that wasn't enough, Bulat suddenly stepped forward and placed his hand on the teen's shoulder with a bit of concern on his wounded face.

"I know this is difficult. You likely never taken a life, have you?" Bulat asked.

Ben said nothing back. He also made sure to look away from the young man, who then continued. "If you want, I can do it for you. You don't have to be responsible for anything. She is a part of your family, so it's your call to make."

Ben was still quiet to respond. He had heard the young man's suggestion, but not to the point to agree with it right away. But even if he did, everyone was suddenly interrupted then Sunny began to laugh.

"All of you! All of you! All of you! The people! The world! This fucking universe! All of you are the same! When something bigger than you come, you act tough until it pushes you to the ground! Then you wait till it's down and take it out! Stupid!"

Just then, something happened. A bunch of mana leaked from the ground like mist and went into Sunny's body, instantly healing her. It surprised everyone except for Ben, but she continued anyway.

"You heard him, Ben. What will it be?" She asked. "I'm all patched up. I'm never going to stop harming and killing pople. It's just who I am now. But if you don't mind, I would ask I die in your hands. Maybe my life would have some meaning if you do that."

"I won't do that." Ben said firmly. "Killing isn't my call."

Sunny giggled in response. "Naïve as ever, aren't you? Maybe in our world that is the case, but here…it is a kill or be killed. I learnt that fact, so why haven't you? You think this world needs a hero…Pfft! That's pathetic. What this world needs isn't some pure hearted heart. This world needs a man who is willing to do anything for its survival. Look at you, you have the most powerful device in the universe right on your wrist and you don't change this world by force. Maybe…Maybe you're not worthy."

"Leave him alone!" Aria shouted angrily. She had heard everything the Anodite had said and felt annoyed by it. "Ben is very worthy of the Omnitrix. He's a true hero!"

"Is that true?" Sunny questioned and eyed the blonde. "Then tell me, what kind of hero saves a bitch like you who tortured and killed his friend? Maybe it sounds good to you, but to those who were emotionally devastated like Tatsumi and Ieyasu, that was very insensitive for anyone with common sense."

Aria took a step back and looked away depressingly. At the same time, Tatsumi and Ieyasu didn't know what to say. They didn't want to agree with the psychotic Anodite. However, what she had said there was true. As for Bulat and Leone, the both of them were uncertain about certain things since they weren't around when Sunny explained her and en's origin.

"So what will it be, Benny?" Sunny asked. "Will you –"

"No." Ben said firmly.

Sunny frowned in response. "Well that was disappointing. But then again I shouldn't be surprise. You and Gwen are always grandma's favorite."

Ben said nothing back. He instead watched as the young Anodite levitated into the air until a smirk formed on her face.

"You know what? On second thought, keep that one rule of yours." Sunny said delightfully. "I will crush all your bullshit about morals and show you the reality of this world. Thus, I will be your first kill. Wait for me till then, cousin. Bye!"

Again, the teen hero said nothing back. A part of him was disturbed by what she said despite not showing it physically. Hence, the Anodite made her ponytails to curl around her body until she disappeared out of sight.

"Good…It's over." Ieyasu sighed.

Maybe it was too soon to say that. The reason for that was obvious when two fast footsteps were heard, followed by a familiar female voice calling out certain people.

"Akame! Leone! Bulat!" Mine cried out.

Immediately, everyone including those not mentioned turned to the direction of the voice. They found right there and then that Mine and Sheele were running to them with a look of urgency on their face. Hence, when they arrived everyone was paying attention to them even though Mine was then confused by everyone's bad state and the presence of Ben, Satou and Aria.

"You know what? Never mind that." Mine said and shook her head. "Right now we have to get out of here. A lot of Imperial guards are heading this way."

"What?" Leone questioned in shock. "How could they know about us here? It's not like we…"

Suddenly, a thought and realization came to Leone. It also happened to everyone else except Mine and Sheele, as numerous glares from certain people faced the teen hero, with Leone being the one to speak.

"Idiot, do you know what you just did?!" She yelled. "Shooting that beam into the sky like that was uncalled for!"

"Wait!" Mine yelled and then glared at the hero. "You're the one who shot that thing! Sheele and I could see it from the other end of the Capital, idiot!"

"Uh…My bad?" Ben sheepishly smiled.

No one smiled back, though. The glare everyone was sending at the teen hero was tense, especially as it came from Aria and Satou. But as much as everyone would like to badmouth the hero, there was their present situation which Akame then brought up. Sadly, this only happened when she stumbled and held her head.

"We don't have much time." The female assassin said. "Imperial guards will be here soon. And we don't have our full strength to face them or retreat efficiently."

Leone growled with a low tone and turned to Akame. "As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. You, Tatsumi, Ieyasu and Bulat are still badly hurt. If we don't do something fast then…"

"I guess that's my cue."

Everyone froze and looked around them. They didn't know who it was that said that or where it came from. But then, all that changed when they were all engulfed by a pink light which then teleported them away and just in good time. The Imperial guards had arrived into the area, but only to then find the place deserted of any other human being.

"Stand aside." said a firm male voice.

The Imperial guards did as told. Hence, they watched as General Budo walked through the straight line they formed until he stood before them with an angry look on his face.

"Damn. We missed them." He said angrily.

(LINE BREAK)

At an unknown location in the forest, a flash of pink light was noticed. It seemed to happen sudden, as they was no sign of human life for miles. That didn't matter though, because the ones who stood after the flash of pink light were Night Raid and Ben and his company.

"Wow, what the…" Tatsumi said in shock.

Like everyone else, the teen was confused. He took the few seconds he had there to look around, before noticing he was standing with his strength and body back to normal. This also went for his clothes, which had been with some tears in his fight with Sunny.

"I'm…alright?" Tatsumi questioned.

The same was for Ieyasu, Akame and Bulat. The three assassins were back on their feet with their bodies and clothes restored to the state it had been.

"How is this possible?" Akame asked.

"That would be me." said a female voice again.

The source of the voice then revealed her body to everyone. She seemed to have been hiding in the shadows until everyone turned to the direction and saw her walk out. Hence, everyone was shocked to see that it was an old woman in a blue robe with green eyes and sideways combed grey hair.

"Hello everyone. That sure was something huh?" The woman chirpily smiled.

"Grandma?" Ben questioned in shock. But then he changed as a wide smile came on his face, followed by him rushing to the woman and giving him a hug. "Grandma!"

"Grandma?!" Everyone questioned in shock.

Grandma Verdona chuckled and hugged her grandson in response. "Nice to see you too, Ben." She said happily. "How's my favorite grandson doing? Have you grown taller and stronger since the last time we met? I guess that's expected from my seventeen year old grandson."

"Seventeen?" Ben questioned. He was shocked at the sudden word as it then made him to release his grandmother and step back.

Unfortunately, Verdona didn't seem to notice his shocked face as she then replied. "Yes." Verdona said. "You're birthday passed about a week ago."

"WHAT?!" Ben screamed. His action then was followed by him clutching his head and screaming to the sky. "DAMMIT! HOW COULD I FORGET MY OWN BIRTHDAY! I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST A MOOONTH!"

Everyone else was silent to respond back. It wasn't because they couldn't; it was just that the teen's behavior right there made them send strange looks which a few of them exchanged at the other. As for Verdona, the woman just giggled and calmly placed her hands on her shoulders.

"Don't worry, Ben. If it makes you feel better I didn't know either until two days later." She said.

"Uh…thanks." Ben said awkwardly at his grandmother. 'This is coming from the woman who never visited until Gwen and I were fifteen. I feel so assured right now, grandma.' He thought sarcastically.

"Anyway…" Verdona said and turned to Night Raid, Aria and Satou. "Do you mind introducing me to your friends? I assume some of them are the infamous Night Raid I've heard so much about."

"Wait, you know about them?" Ben asked in shock.

"Yes, I do." Verdona said. Then she turned to Ben and frowned, which surprised him. "I can't tell you the details, but I can say this world is a place not fit for you. How about I take you to some other worlds?"

"Other worlds?" Mine questioned.

Her question wasn't addressed for an answer, though. Verdona just continued. "I know a place where there are three beautiful sisters that are superheroes just like you. You might like the one with red hair or the blonde. But I won't permit the one with black hair. She's too tomboyish."

"Grandma!" Ben shouted. The teen was now in a moment's panic as he then removed his grandmother's hands from his shoulders.

"What?" Verdona questioned with a clueless look. "Not good enough? Well there's this other world that has a school for superheroes. Maybe you should attend there. I heard from your cousin that you don't attend classes because of the credits you get for your hero work. Hmm…I think one of the instructors for that school was called All Mi -"

"Grandma, stop!" Ben shouted.

Verdona was still clueless though. She stopped in her rant, but just in time for Ben to then draw his face close to her ear and whispered. "Please stop talking about other worlds. It's a secret."

"Secret?" Verdona questioned. Then she looked over to Night Raid. "What is he talking about? Sunny already told some of you about him and our world."

"Wait, what?" Ben was shocked.

The Night Raid members were different, however. Most of them were confused, while Tatsumi and Ieyasu look uneasy with Akame saying nothing at all. But then a thought came to Akame that then led to her to speak back with a small glare.

"You were there, weren't you?" She asked.

"I was." Verdona said calmly. "And I had to say, I'll have to have some words with Sunny the next time I see her."

"You bitch! You were watching the whole time and did nothing!" shouted Leone.

Suddenly, the blonde assassin attacked. It happened all of a sudden, as no one was able to stop her. And since she was in her Teigu's form, she leaped forward and threw a punch down on Verdona right before Ben.

"Leone, no!" The teen hero shouted.

However, his warning was too late. Leone's fist was inches close to Verdona's face, when suddenly the blonde found her body unable to move in mid-hair. Hence, before she knew it, the pink aura that was now surrounding her body was then used to send her flying back to Night Raid and hitting the ground on her butt.

"Well that was rude." Verdona remarked. Then she turned to Ben. "Maybe you and Sunny should come back home. Partly nude women aren't good to a young man like yourself especially the one with such big bags on their chest."

Leone growled in response. "Why you –"

"Leone, no." Akame said straightly. She wasn't facing the blonde though, but rather the grandmother and her grandson. 'If I remember clearly, Sunny said she and Ben are related through that woman..So if that's the case, that woman is more powerful than her and possibly Ben. We won't stand a chance against her in a real fight.'

That didn't mean Leone was fine with things. She was still angry as she then got back on her feet and crossed her arms under her busty chest. Meanwhile, Verdona continued from where she stopped and smiled a bit.

"But I can't do it." She said. "That Paradox fellow sounds trustworthy so I'll take his word for now."

'She knows Paradox?' Ben was surprised.

Just then, the grandmother did something. She lifted her left arm to her chest level and snapped her finger. Hence, before anyone knew it, their left wrist shined a pink symbol of the Omnitrix which then disappeared a second later.

"What was that?" Ieyasu asked.

"A little something from me." Verdona answered. She was now facing the group. "This is an apology from me for what Sunny did to you. Sometimes we Anodites forget how people may feel from the things we say. With those symbols now, you should have a better chance against Sunny if you ever face her again."

Ben was confused and mildly shocked. The way Verdona had nonchalantly said things made it seem that she wasn't going after his evil cousin. It was strange.

"You're not going after her?" Ben asked.

"I could do that and take her home to be punished again." Verdona said and turned to Ben. "But it would look like doing just that would only make her more ignorant and self-centered, as past experience as shown. I'll leave the task of dealing with her to you. Now I know what she said may have been hard for you. But I have faith that you'll do the right thing. You stayed with Gwen's decision even when I was against it and you made the right call to free everyone on Earth from Vilgax's control. For that, I'm so proud of you."

"Thanks, grandma." Ben said with a smile. However, he then felt doubt that then made him to frown. "But grandma, what about…"

"She lied to you." Verdona stated. "She wasn't disowned by her parents. She left Anodyne at her own will. I believe she did it because she doesn't want to be a bad influence to her little brother…They were hints, but I paid no attention to them in time. But I believe you can bring the good in her. You did it with that blonde girl over there and you can do it again with Sunny…Also, the fact you have the Omnitrix and all its power doesn't mean you must abuse it or fall into pity actions. It just means you're strong enough to use it rightly. Don't forget that."

"Thank you, Grandma." Ben smiled. This time it was with a stronger feeling.

Verdona then turned to Night Raid. "Also, do you mind not killing my granddaughter? I know she hurt you and almost killed all of you, but I didn't give those mana seals to you for free either. So think of them as an exchange."

'Is she kidding us?!' Mine thought angrily. She already had her finger at the trigger of her pumpkin as her arm twitched to raise the weapon and shoot the woman. 'I'm not sure of some things, but I do know that there's no way in hell we should let the person who hurt Akame and the others to live…I'll take that old hag out with just this shot.'

Verdon turned to Mine and smirked. In response, the pink haired girl was confused and a bit taken off guard. She didn't know why, but it felt like Verdona was expecting something her. But even if she didn't, the female assassin was taken aback in fear when she felt the ground shake as a huge breeze pass her side before she could blink. Hence, everyone got to see the result of what happened.

The trees at Mine's right were all cut down beyond recognition. Upon that, the ground was still shaking like a train was passing by, which was still shocking to Night Raid, Aria and Satou.

"The earth…it's still shaking." Tatsumi thought. He looked down to the ground with a feeling of awe. 'Is it possible that more trees are being cut down right now in the distant…To be able to do that…Ben's grandmother just had to look at Mine. She didn't even lift a finger to do it.'

'I was right.' Akame thought, though firmer than Tatsumi. 'This woman is stronger than Sunny.'

"Well that was fun." Verdona chirpily said and clapped her hand. "I'll leave the rest to you, Night Raid and the other two. Please take care of my grandson."

"Uh…sure." Ieyasu managed to say.

"We will, ma'am." Sheele stated clearer.

"Wonderful." Verdona said. Then she turned to Ben and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Take care, Ben. We'll meet again when everything is over. Grandma has other things to do, you know."

"Okay, Grandma." Ben replied. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Verdona chirpily said.

And so with that, the woman's stay was complete. She let her body become pink mana energy, before shooting off into the sky unlike anything Night Raid had seen. Hence, the woman was gone from their sight and out of their universe.

"Wow." Sheele said in astonishment.

Unlike her friends, the young woman didn't seem bothered by Verdona's display of power. Maybe it had to do with her personality or just airheaded attitude. Nonetheless, a thought then came to her that led her to turn over to Ben.

"Uh, Ben, can I ask you something?" She asked.

Ben turned to her. "Uh, sure…Sheele, right? What's up?"

"Can you come with us to our hideout? Our boss would like to meet you." She said.

"Um…I don't know." Ben said and then turned to Night Raid. 'Grandma may have her moments, but she doesn't know Night Raid like I do.'

Akame was silent to respond. She was the first, with Bulat being the second, to overcome the strange feeling towards Verdona when she had left. Hence, with her mind clear, she looked straight at Ben and then at Sheele.

'With all that has happened, I almost forgot about boss's second order.' She thought. 'It is strange, though. Sheele isn't one to keep up with non-killing instructions. Maybe she's progressing. I'm glad.'

Just then, the female assassin spoke to Ben.

"You don't need to worry." Akame said assuredly. "We promise the girl and the man won't be harmed or tracked. They're free to go. You won't be harmed either or forced to come with us."

"Huh…" Ben said nonchalantly. He took that second after to turn to Aria and Satou, who were both in the group with Night Raid. "Hey, are you guys okay there?"

"We're fine." Aria said. However, there was a bit of an uneasy feeling in her mainly due to the position she was in.

That didn't mean Ben was at ease, though. He was glad to know that Satou and Aria were alright. But then he sighed and looked to ground.

"I don't know." He said deeply. "Maybe it would be best that –"

"Please, Ben." Sheele's voice interrupted. It sounded too close.

Ben opened in eyes and was startled. He was on his own for a second ago until he felt holding his hand. It wasn't hard and neither was it anything dangerous. But it feel weird , especially when he turned to the person and then somewhat regretted it

Sheele said nothing right there. She was the one that was holding Ben's hand, as her own hands were the ones holding his hand. So in that moment, Ben felt slightly taken aback and embarrassed. One of the reasons was due to the cleavage of Sheele's dress that gave Ben the moment to notice her busty chest, while the other reason was the cute pleading face that she was giving him.

So with that, it was no surprise then that Ben's cheeks heated up as he removed his hand and turned away in embarrassment.

"Alright, fine! I'll go with you guys!" He exclaimed.

Sheele was pleased to hear it. "Thank you." She said.

"You-you're welcome." Ben said nervously. He still refused to look at her, mostly due to the way he was feeling. 'Snap out of it, Ben! You're not looking cool right now!" He thought.

Aria growled with a low tone. She knew exactly what just happened. And as such, she didn't hold back.

"Y-YOU IDIOT PERVEERRRTTTT!" Aria screamed.

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AAAANNND I'm done with this chapter! I'm so glad to get this one over with! it was so fun to write it because of the fight and the comedy. Both were fine with me. What about you?

Originally, this chapter had more to it. I wanted to extend it to the part where Ben meets Najenda and also add a scene involving Esdeath. But after some thinking, I decided to leave Najenda's part for the next chapter and put the other one away (especially with fact that she'll be showing up in about two or three chapters).

The next chapter might not be as much as this one. I'm not exactly sure right now, but I do know that it will have two scenes, the latter of which would be an emotional moment. The reason is because we'll be heading back to the manga (chapter 7 to be precise) which in the manga was emotionally centered and not action based. However, to be honest, I'm trying to see about making big changes to it because of reasons I can't reveal due to spoilers.

So who were able to get some references from Verdona? She wasn't just babbling for babbling sake, she was actually talking about two shows. One of them is a show on Cartoonnetwork while the other is an anime that many anime fans should know.

So do you want to know who they are? If also scroll down.

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The shows were The Powerpuff Girls, while the other is My Hero Academia.

How many of you got them right? Please let me know in the reviews.

Now about Sheele, some may think a romance might happen between Ben and Sheele. It won't sorry. The polls were already decided, with Leone being the winner. And I'm going to restrict with just two guys as Ben's main love interest. However, I'm considering a one-sided relationship. Tell me what you think in the reviews.

Well that's all for now. I wanted to reply to certain reviews, but this author note (or whatever you may call it by now) has gone long enough. Thank you very much for reading this chapter. Please review, favorite and follow to get more awesome chapters. Bye!