I put an Easter Egg in here, can you find it? Leave your answer in a review. Shouts of outing to:
1) The Shadow (also possibly BucketHead Wendy/PE): Great, you can count. Can you do the alphabet next time? -.-
2) Treyalexander63917: Well, lets see: laser blasts, panty-shots, explosions... yeah, pretty bad if your a guy whose first name rhymes with 10.
3) The Brod Road: Trolling = refer to Shout-out #1. I don't know dude, he or she is trying to make me mad for reasons unknown. By what, wasting his/her time and energy writing stupid-ass reviews? Heh, the only thing that's making me is sorry for him/her, the person doesn't have anything better to do in his/her life it seems :(
4) Joshua-Obryan.549 (from former Chapter 1): I had too, keeps the interest :P
Mister and Misses Tennyson (AKA: Carl and Sandra Tennyson) didn't expect their son to come home while being smothered by 2 young Japanese women. Furthermore, wasn't he going out with a Julie Yamamoto? Of course, they knew about Ben's special exchange last year, but they knew nothing of his time there and the friends he made.
It took a few hours, but Ben managed to convince his parents to let his 2 friends stay, using the old fashioned they have nowhere else to go line. They allowed it... with his mother saying as long as there was absolutely NO loud noises from upstairs. Today was exhausting in more ways than one. Being a hero without his parents knowledge was hard enough, but now he had to keep his powers AND Moka's and Kurumu's status as monsters' a secret.
Maybe someday he'll tell his mom and dad the truth, but right now wasn't a good time.
A few days after the "move in", Sandra had to admit it was nice having extra help around the house whenever Ben was out, which seemed to be almost everyday and night. Kurumu and Moka also liked this arrangement, they helped with cooking and cleaning and any other task a housewife would have. Sandra would comment they would make great wifes' someday, they couldn't help but fantasize about that with a certain boy as their husband.
Despite being only kids, they were very responsible. They would:
1) Take out the trash on a regular basis. (screen shows Moka carry a heavy load of garbage... with one hand, and the neighbors' mouths' agape)
2) Dust places even Sandra couldn't get to. (screen shows Kurumu, trying to reach up to the top of a wall unit. She got annoyed and just flew up. The front door knob turns, much to Kurumu's shock, and in comes Sandra... Kurumu is just sitting on the couch in a sparkling living room)
3) And although cooking was a struggle, it was manageable. (screen shows Kurumu and Moka in aprons fighting over a spatula over a pot of tomato sauce. As if God influenced this, the kitchen untensil fell into the pot, making a big red mess. The front door opens to reveal Ben and Sandra in the doorway with groceries... and the 2 monsters', covered in red, look in their direction and smile embarrassingly. Ben facepalmed)
Yup... life was good.
(AN: Start my theme song)
Chapter 1: The Good, the Bad + Vampire
"SHE'S WHAAAAAAAAT?!"
Eh, not so much for our favorite heroines and the hot-headed sister of Moka in Japan. It's been 2 weeks since the vampire and succubus disappeared and although Kokoa denied it, she was worried about her sister. She claimed all she wanted to do was kill her/see her real sister, but sadly none of Ben's harem had any idea where she was. Besides, school was starting soon so they'd better get back.
Kokoa has been "axing" the Newspaper Club where the hell Moka was; and after 14.5 days of brass knuckles, morning stars, big meat cleavers' and nailed baseball bats; it was time to fess up.
Agreeing to spill the beans if she calmed down, they met up at Ruby's quarters and explained everything to Kokoa. "Well, I'm not 100% sure. She and Kurumu entered the portal too early because of a cold draft" said Yukari. Mizore, the girl in question was just flipping through her scrapbook, seemingly not paying any attention.
"UGH! Why is she so hung up on that weak American?!" Kokoa said. She never met this 'Ben Tennyson', but their were plenty of rumors about him. How he beat Kuyo, saved various people, turned into monsters' no one knew existed... but that's all they were to Kokoa, just rumors and not actual facts. A foreign monster, being able to do all that was like a vampire being able to surf in Hawaii!
"Well, he's fast" said Ruby. "And very strong" said Yukari. "And can be any shape and size" said Mizore, not looking up from her book. Sparkles danced around the harem members.
Kou: We're really gonna do this again? WE-ACK!
Kokoa grabbed the transforming bat to shut him up. "Fine, so he's a Doppelganger, big deal! I've heard of WAY stronger monsters' than that!" She said. "He's not, or an Onimodoki either" said Ruby. "Ok, then what is he?" Kokoa asked in mock-interest. "You wouldn't believe us if we told you" said Mizore, still not looking up from her book. "Oh yeah? Try me!" Challenged the redhead, but she never got an answer.
-TIME BREAK-
Somewhere back in America, a group of knights are fleeing back into a castle. These guys are known as the "Forever Knights", while they are similar to the Plumbers in many ways, the separating factor is that the Plumbers wish to keep the peace with aliens, the Forever Knights wish to destroy them. "OPEN THE GATES, OPEN THE GATES!" The group of knights yelled toward the castle.
From inside, a knight began releasing the chains of a pulley to let his fellow armored comrades in... and to keep that giant in the distance out!
Once the were safely in the castle, the knight manning the pulley rerolled it, closing the drawbridge. The stomping was getting closer... closer! The knights drew their swords and shields, ready to defend their base against this invader.
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
The beast outside went, his feet shaking the very earth!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Punching sounds were heard on the wooden door and the stone castle walls, this monster was persistent! The repeated this action a few more times until suddenly... groaning was heard... and it stopped. Did it give up? Was it gone?
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Silence... that's all there was. But not one warrior dared to move a muscle.
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20 seconds passed and still nothing happened, perhaps now it was sa...
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Spoke too soon. A giant brown dinosaur with green eyes stood in what WAS the doorway. Using its humongous strength, it spread the castle walls out of this path to 'let itself in'. The knights ran from this giant Barney doll, attempting to escape. But one step for them was a mere few centimeters for the prehistoric tyrant, and it swatted them away with its hands and tail. Either it was after someone, or the rest of them didn't look tasty enough.
Eyeing 1 knight that was further away, the Jurassic giant took only 5 steps to catch up and knock the Forever Knight into a wall. Good thing he was wearing armor, or that crash could have killed him. The possibly hungry dinosaur got as low as he could to meet the knight's eye level, he had a familiar green emblem on his chest. "Last chance... WHERE... IS HE?!" Roared the dinosaur.
"W-w-why ask us when your are...?" Shuddered the Forever Knight, but this giant T-Rex wasn't having any of it. He smashed the poor knight into the wall again with his giant palm, almost crushing him to death. Damn, and he just polished his armor... "I'll ask one, last, time..." growled the dino, then in a flash of green light stood... Ben?!
"Where... is Ben Tennyson?"
-TIME BREAK-
"Ok, what weighs 25 kilograms and travels 3 meters per second?" Asked Julie. "Uh, a fly?" Asked Kurumu. "Or maybe a slug?" Asked Moka. "I was asking Ben" said Julie, giggling. Currently, Ben had Julie over to help him study. Somehow he thought that was a good idea, bringing his girlfriend over when he has 2 girls living under his roof! Surprising, the 3 girls got along well.
Besides, he's moved on so it only makes sense Moka and Kurumu would too... right? Then again, has he really?
There was never a dull moment with Kurumu and Moka living with him, he felt better than he had in a VERY long time. But getting back on topic, he was eating chili fries with Julie while studying. The couple offered some of their snack, but the monsters refrained from it. American fast food was WAAAAAAY too greasy for their taste.
"Congratulations Tennyson, putting the Omnitrix to good MAXIMUM use" said the voice of Kevin. Turning towards the door, the 4 studying students saw Kevin and Gwen. "What?" Asked Moka. "What are ya talking about?" Asked Kurumu. "And nobody cares we're studying" Julie mumbled. "Not now, Kev" said Ben, not in the mood for his cockiness. "I'm serious Ben, your finally growing up. Ya know, clandestine butt-kicking wi... OW!" Said Kevin, being elbowed by Gwen.
"What do you mean? We're helping Ben study" said Moka. "Yeah, no clue what your rambling about Kevin" said Ben. "Nice try, we saw you flying away from a battle as Stinkfly" Gwen stated, thinking she caught Ben in a lie. "Gwen, I've been studying for physics, that's my worst subject" said Ben, picking up his textbook to hopefully prove a point.
"Really, what kind of physics? How hard you can shatter rock as Humungousaur, or how quickly you can spin webs as Spidermonkey?" Gwen rebutted. Feeling the tension in the room rise, Moka spoke up. "Gwen, Ben; please don't fight. I'm sure there's a good explanation for what you saw" she said. "She has a point, considering the weird yet cool stuff you guys deal with, ANYTHING could have happened" Julie stated, defending her boyfriend and agreeing with Moka.
"You can vouch for him then?" Asked Kevin, leaning against a wall with his arms folded. "Well... no, I only got here a few minutes ago..." Julie said, she would have continued if a certain bluenette didn't fly on top of Ben.
SMOOSH!
"BUT I CAN! Ben's been home ALLLLLLL night with me!" said the bluenette, with her true form revealed... and pressing her mountains on the accused boy's chest, very close to his neck. Caught off guard, Ben dropped his book and tried to get Kurumu off him by her shoulders. He would have done it like a normal person, but didn't for 2 obvious reasons... 3 if you count his girlfriend sitting next to him.
Julie was surprised, but not as shocked as the next person would be. She knew of Moka's and Kurumu's identities, but this was the 1st time seeing one of them, she could only imagine what a vampire would look like. Still, the succubus was a little too close to her man for her liking. "As you can see, he's making a REAL effort" she said, hiding her annoyance/jealously. "Ugh, and I'm getting better" said Ben, managing to get Kurumu off of him.
Then, it hit him.
"Uh... t-that's not what I meant" he explained. Kevin couldn't help but laugh to himself. At 1st when Kurumu and Moka came around, he was all: "Ben... HOW?" But he's gotten used to it, and it was hilarious how Ben would try to defend his position if Julie was around. "Ben, with grandpa Max gone, we have to rely on each other. If you have any secrets, you should tell us... now!" Said Gwen, putting her hands on her hips.
"I swear, I'm all about calculating the angle of momentum. If I don't pass this year, mom's gonna ground me... meaning minimal hero time, even less friend time, and ZERO Julie time. You do the math... cause I can't" said Ben, gesturing to the items of interest: watch, Julie, etc. "I believe him" said Kevin. "Why, you have no way of kno..." said Gwen, but Kevin cut her off. "When he lies, his left eye twitches."
"What? No it doesn't!" Said Ben, not believing what Kevin just said. "Observe" said Kevin coolly, walking over to Ben and whispering something in his ear. Ben's eye's widened a few seconds later. "N-n-n-no I don't!" Shouted Ben. Lo and behold, his left eye twitched. Everyone aside from Kevin gasped, never knowing this amazing fact! "Ok... so Ben, did you like Kurumu's breasts on display?" Asked Julie, now wanting some answers. "Uh, I..." he tried to answer, but...
SMOOSH!
"Of course he likes it, don't-cha sweetie?" Asked Kurumu, smothering him yet again. "That's not th..." the downed American tried again. "Ben's not a pervert... your not, right Ben?" Asked Moka, innocently. So the study session turned into a gossip session, question after question, attempted answer after attempted answer. 'Why me, why always me?' Ben groaned in this thoughts.
-TIME BREAK-
Luckily, Julie's father called her home so Ben was able to avoid the minefield of questions... for now. Much to his dismay though, he ran out of chili fries. Refusing to study until he got more; Kevin drove him, Gwen and the 2 monsters' to Burger Shack. Of course, the latter 2 girls wanted something as well, so they went to Mr. Smoothy first.
The scene changes to inside the burger restaurant, with Ben walking up to the counter with some bills. For some reason, he didn't look very happy, guess chili fries mean more to him than we think. "You... disgust me. This miasma you call 'food'... its foul-smelling, oily residue, digestive preparation... everything human reeks!" Said Ben, slamming the money down.
Yup, he's in a bad mood.
"That's probably the onions, have a good one" said the cook, handing him his order in a bag. Apparently Ben comes here often, he opens the package and takes a whiff. "UGH! Yet all the same, I find myself... craving this putrid substitute... must be the DNA" Ben said; taking a handful of the 'putrid substitute', stuffed it into his mouth and going to a table.
A minute later, Ben walked back up to the counter... from the entrance?! What the...?
"Evening, bag of chili fries, please" said Ben kindly, taking out some bills. The cook smiled warmly at Ben, then he noticed it was the same customer from 60 seconds ago, this kids a fast eater! Guess he was still hungry. "Sure, but be careful kid, triple portions catch up with ya... sooner than ya think" said the cook, patting his stomach. He was as round as grandpa Max. "Uh... thanks?" Said Ben, not understanding since this is only his 2nd visit tonight. Besides, his girlfriend ate his 1st order anyway.
"Just some friendly advice, take it or leave it" said the cook, handing Ben the bag.
-TIME BREAK-
"So uh, he saved you from... her?" Asked Kevin, pointing at Moka. He and the girls were waiting in the parking lot for Ben to come out, so he decided to pass the time by making conversation. Kurumu decided to talk about the day she met her knight in shining armor, though Kevin didn't doubt her story, he DID have trouble believing that Moka was the dragon he fought. She was hot as a dragon's breath sure, but looked way too innocent to even think of harming another living thing.
"I see that look in your eye Kevin, she's telling the truth. Moka can be pretty scary" said Gwen, shivering as the memory of Inner Moka popped into her head. "Yeah... I'll believe it when, or IF, I see it. Still, that doesn't explain how a nerd like Tennyson caught you two hook, line and sinker" Kevin responded. Kurumu held her cheeks as she blushed. "It was love at first sight! He's so handsome, sweet as candy, strong as an ox... and despite everything I put him through, he's the only one who liked me, FOR me, rather than what I got" she said, squeezing her... dragon eggs.
The 2 American's in the car sighed, the animes' they've seen really ARE accurate in terms of how Japanese girls operate. Shuffle, Maken-Ki, High School DXD, hell even Pokemon; girls would fall head over heels for guys quicker than Sonic the Hedgehog could break the sound barrier!
Looking out the window for a second, Gwen noticed Ben exit the premises of Burger Shack, then messes around with his watch. The alien known as Jetray took his place, and flew off. "Where the hell's he going?" Gwen asked. "Step on it, ya big oaf!" Shouted Kurumu, talking to the driver. With his tires smoking the concrete, Kevin took off after the flying Manta ray... not noticing another Ben walking out of the building. "Guys?!"
-TIME BREAK-
Following the trail of Jetray, or rather the yellow and red beams from a Forever Knight castle, the 4 friends caught up with Ben/Jetray flying around a guard. The guard fired red lasers from a piece of tech that looked like a gun, only to miss with every shot. Jetray landed behind the guard. "Where, is Ben Tennsyon?" He asked but before the guard could even respond, he was paralyzed by Jetray's neuroshock blasts from his eyes.
Jetray was then hit in the back by a laser from within the castle, he turned around to see 5 Forever Knights charge at him. Kurumu flew into action... quite literally. Not bothering to use the door, she sliced the roof of Kevin's... "LOOK WHAT YA DID TO MY BABY!" He cried, his car now an SUV. Gwen just pulled him out of 'his baby' with Moka following.
The Forever Knights surrounded Jetray, when a girl with bat-like wings kicked one of them into the water below the drawbridge. "AH! IT'S A MONSTER! KILL IT, KILL IT!" Said one of the Knights, starting to randomly fire at Kurumu. Suddenly, Gwen appeared and kicked that knight square in the chest. Kevin, who absorbed metal off-screen, grabbed one of the knights and bent his sword in 2... then punched him into the water for good measure. Jetray shot a knight, but one snuck up behind him...
"GET AWAY!"
"GAAAAAAAAH!"
CRASH!
SPLASH!
Moka shoved the attacker just in time away from Jetray, making him hit the side of the castle wall and into the flowing water. "Ben, are you ok?" Asked Moka, worried about her American friend, then her Rosario spoke to her. "That's not..." Inner Moka tried to tell her innocent self, but that's when Jetray grabbed Moka by the shoulders. "YOU! You know him? Where... is... Ben, Tennyson?" Asked the Aerophibian. (AN: That's the name of Jetray's species)
"Humph, you never grab me like that" mumbled Kurumu, pouty-faced.
"I'd knew you'd snap eventually, Tennyson" said Kevin. "Tennyson? I..." Said Jetray, then he got an idea. "Change back, Ben. You've had a rough couple of weeks, let's go home" Gwen offered, knowing its been tough for Ben. Lying to his parents' faces about his 'hero time' and not telling the full truth about the 2 girls living with him was hard on the poor guy. In a flash of green light, Ben returned to normal. "Yes... it is I, Ben Tennyson. If you'd be so kind as to transport me, Ben 10, to my domicile. There are personal matters that I must attend" said Ben.
Everyone else just blinked.
"Yup, he's lost it" said Kevin. Moka's Rosario spoke to her. "Moka, that's not Ben" said Inner Moka. "It's not?" She asked. "Who's not what?" Asked Kevin. "What did she say, Moka?" Gwen asked Moka, knowing her inner self must have spoken to her. "She who?" Asked Kevin again, not understanding what's going on. Moka walked up to this possible Ben-personator. "Your not Ben, who are you?" She asked.
Before anyone else could say a word, a voice spoke from above. "Thanks allot, guys! You left me back at Burger Shack for..." said another Jetray, noticing that 5 feet in front of him was... him! In a flash, he changed back into a human. "And... whose your devilishly handsome friend?" He asked. Kevin facepalmed. "Greaaaaaaaat... now there's 3..." Kurumu mumbled. "Three? Three of what?" Asked Gwen. "Oh, nothing, hahahahaha" the succubus covered up.
"Ben... Tennyson?" Asked the 2nd Ben. "That's my name, don't wear it out" said Ben. "You are a most difficult creature to find. I am Albedo of the Galvans" said the 2nd Ben, known as Albedo. Ben looked him up and down. "Aren't you a little tall for a Grey Matter?" Asked Ben, but Albedo appeared to ignore him. "I am the builder of the Omnitrix... I must have it back. Your days as Ben 10 are at an end, remove your Omnitrix and return it."
Well, this was unexpected.
"Wait... you made the Omnitrix?" Asked Kurumu. "I thought this was the ONLY Omnitrix in the universe, and a Grey Matter named Azmuth built it" said Ben. Albedo's face and tone turned cold, well colder than it was before. "Azmuth is a liar, now hand it over. I'm not asking you again" he said. "But the DNAliens, the Highbreed... I'm supposed to save everyone with it" said Ben. "It is incomplete and prone to malfunction, surely you know this first hand?" Asked Albedo, trying another tactic.
"It's been working fine for me... though the timeouts are kind of a downer. Why don't you show us your real face? It feels kinda weird talking to myself" said Ben. "Aw, I'm not enough?" Said a voice in Ben's mind, in sarcastic sadness. 'Not now, I'm kinda busy out here' Ben thought to his other self. "Jokes aside, don't trust this guy as far as I can punch him, which is pretty far" said Ben's inner vampire, going silent. "That would be marvelous, if only I could" said Albedo.
"You can't?" Asked Moka. "Don't take his word for it, we know too little about him. He could be twisting the truth for his own personal gain" warned Inner Moka. "No, I cannot. Ben's DNA is the default setting... so I am stuck in this stinky, sweaty, hungry, hairy teenage human body! Craving those accursed chili fries, and scratching myself in places that are VERY inappropriate" the poor Galvan stated. "Wow, he really IS you" said Kevin.
"Ok then, since you built the Omnitrix... do you how it comes off?" Ben asked; knowing only he, Azmuth and a few selective people/aliens knew how the watch is removed. "Y-yes, of course. Surely I, the inventor of the most powerful weapon in the universe, knows exactly how it comes off of its hosts person" Albedo said, then his left eye twitched. "Well, what do you know, it really does twitch" said Ben. "Told ya so" said Kevin, he and the group folded their arms. "Ok, so I don't know EXACTLY how it comes off... but there are, other ways to disarm you!" Said Albedo, slamming his Omnitrix and flashing green. Kurumu got in front of Ben with her claws and wings out. "Don't worry, sweetie. He's gonna have to go through ME!"
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The form of Big Chill did just that.
Big Chill/Albedo carried Ben into the air, attempting to escape with a hostage. In a flash of green below him, his baggage became heavier. "HUMUNGOSAUR!" Roared Humungosaur/Ben. The extra weight threatened to send both wielders into the drink, so Big Chill/Albedo had no choice but to drop the load. The grower dinosaur fell in with a big splash, though he got back to the surface relatively quickly.
Big Chill/Albedo tried to trap the human transformer in icy waters, but he got out with a mad leap and started climbing up the castle wall, didn't stop Humungosaur/Ben from getting chilled a little. Reaching the top, he brushed himself off. "Damn dude, that's just cold" Humungosaur said, picking up some rubble and throwing it at the flying Necrofriggian, but missed each time. "Your unworthy of the Omnitrix" said Big Chill/Albedo, crashing into his double and sending them into the castle. Humugosaur/Ben struggled to get up from the fall, but Big Chill/Albedo stood in front of him. "I thank you... for your sacrifice..." said the anti-Ben, he took a deep breath in...
SMACK!
A rock hit him in his back, making him blow upwards. He tried again, but a pink sphere hit his back this time. Big Chill/Albedo turned to see what was happening, and what he got was a raging succubus attempting to slice him up like pie! He flew into the air to try and escape. "GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE, YOU COPYCAT!" Screamed Kurumu, pissed off at this lookalike for dare hurting her Mate of Fate. She flew after the mothman, but he turned and tried to freeze her solid.
Now she was thankful of the X amount of times Mizore froze her, his vapors didn't have an immediate effect on her! She would swipe, he would dodge and try to freeze, she would either dodge or fly right through; rinse and repeat. At one point, she got a good slash on his chest and attempted to strike again, but he grabbed her tail in response. "Your not worth my time" Big Chill/Albedo, throwing Kurumu down to earth.
She couldn't help but feel a bit of deja vu.
"KURUMU!" Yelled Humugosaur/Ben. He got up as quick as he could and broke in a sprint! Just before the falling succubus could kiss the dirt; the dinosaur jumped forward, caught her and curled around her protectively while they slid into a few trees. "Ugh... are you alright?" Asked Humugosaur. Then... he saw a sultry look in her eyes. "I am now..." she said, in a dreamy-like state. "Oh, boy" sighed the giant, changing back to human form. Sadly, the copycat escaped.
-TIME BREAK-
Luckily, they had a tracker on their side. Gwen, being a species known as Anodites, can sense and control mana, also known as life energy. Moka and Kurumu couldn't help but think Yukari's going to have a ball, when she finds out Gwen is an alien witch. Getting in Kevin's car and using Gwen as a living compass, they drove off after Ben's twin... Kevin couldn't help but joke about it along the way. Following Gwen's directions, they drove up to a computer store, seeing people flee from it for a currently unknown reason. Didn't take a genius to figure it out though.
Our heroes head inside, seeing the place a wreck. Boxes torn and littered, cables snapped and sparking... this shops obviously seen better days.
Gwen's eyes glowed with mana, but she appeared to struggle to concentrate. "Ugh... too many machines, not enough living things" she said, dispelling her power. "So, you lost him?" Asked Kurumu. "No, he's definitely here, but I can't track him anymore. Sorry guys" said Gwen. "What are we going to do?" Asked Moka. "We'll have to split up and surround him" Ben said.
"You dunderhead, how will they know which one is you?" Asked Inner Moka. Of course, only Outer Moka heard her. "Does that thing glow often?" Asked Kevin, as everyone noticed what the Rosario just did. "But Ben, how will we know which Ben is you?" Asked Moka, then Kurumu jumped in. "Like this" she grabbed Ben hand and...
SMOOSH!
Everyone would have facefaulted if they weren't in a group. "OOOOOH! BEN, YOU NAUGHTY BOY! ONLY YOU CAN MAKE ME FEEL THIS GOOD!" Kurumu moaned, holding his hand on her... aw what the heck, her tit! Ben, though very red faced, pulled away. "Let's not and say we did" he said. Kevin eyed something on what looked like a dry-erase board with a marker. Picking it up, he grabbed Ben's face and wrote an "X" on his cheek. "We'll call you, Ben Xtreme" joked the human absorber. Ben knocked the marker out of Kevin's hand and rubbed the mark off.
The team formed 2 groups: Gwen, Kevin, Kurumu and Ben, Moka (and yes, there was a short argument on who would go with Ben). Walking around, the 1st group looked down some aisles and saw Ben motioning them to him. "Guys... I think I heard something over here" he whispered. "Didn't you go the other way?" Asked Kevin. "And where's Moka?" Asked Gwen.
Again, the succubus jumped in... or rather jumped on.
SMOOSH!
"He obviously wanted t..." she was saying, but something didn't feel quite right. She looked up into Ben's eyes, and her's widened. "Your...!" Kurumu tried to warn, but Ben just did what he normally wouldn't do... pulled her into him. "Y-yes... I shouldn't have erased your marking Kevin. How immature of me" Ben said. The friends smiled at Ben, thinking it was THEIR Ben, although it was kinda weird that he pulled Kurumu in instead of the other way around. Kurumu broke free of Ben's hold and flew toward her friends, trying to warn them of what she felt.
That's when Ben and Moka appeared at the end of the aisle.
Looking back and forth, the 2 American alien-fighters and 2 monster' were now VERY confused. "Guys, that's Albedo, get him!" Yelled Ben... or was it Albedo? "Preposterous, THAT'S Albedo, he's taken the vampire hostage!" Yelled Albedo... or was this Ben? This was quite the predicament, 2 Bens' and one of them's an evil twin... but which one to trust?
"This is what I was trying to tell you, this isn't Ben!" Shouted Kurumu, pointing a claw to their supposed Ben. "My dear succubus... it is me, how could you not recognize your own destined partner?" Asked Albedo, or Ben? Kurumu's eyes widened, he finally admitted his feelings for her?! Her heart skipped a few beats. "Don't listen to him! He's using your emotions to trick you!" Warned Ben, or Albedo?
This was getting nowhere, they even tried using the eye twitching but that proved pointless since BOTH of their left eyes twitched. "Come on, guys! IT'S ME!" Shouted Ben?/Albedo?. "No, IT'S ME!" Shouted Albedo?/Ben?. "Moka, have him release me, it's our only hope!" Said Inner Moka. Outer Moka gasped, she was right! Only Ben... HER Ben, was ever able to remove her rosary. It was the only choice they had left!
Moka, with a confident face, grabbed the closer Ben by his ear and as she dragged him across, she grabbed the other ones ear as well. Stopping a few feet away from the rest of the group, she lead them next to each other. "OK! Whoever can remove my rosary is the REAL Ben!" She said. 'Foolish woman, simply remove her cross to fool the rest of them? Perfect!' The Galvan impostor thought. He pushed Ben aside, thinking all he had to do was take the piece of jewelry. With one mighty tug...
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"OW!"
Nothing... aside from hurting Moka, it didn't come off. He tried again, and again, and again! Still nothing. 'What's going on? It's just a simple piece of metal, why won't it come off?!' The masquerading Ben thought to himself, being nervous. "Heh, I knew Ben was weak" said Kevin, unaware of the meaning behind this. Kurumu and Gwen did, and it was a stroke of genius! Only Ben could remove the Rosario seal from Moka's person... it was brilliant!
With his confidence restored, Ben casually walked up to his struggling twin brother. "Please... allow me."
He pulled...
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FLASH!
"What the hell? Why is Moka lighting up like a Christmas tree?!" Asked Kevin, covering his eyes. "Because she's now awake" said Gwen, also covering her's. "Her, awake?! HER WHO?!" Kevin asked again. Tiny bats then swarmed in from a hole in the roof. 'What is this? This isn't logical!' Thought Albedo, now really terrified that his game was over.
(AN: Battle Time! Queue the well-known music)
Although Gwen's seen it before, it was not easier looking at it the second (third of you count the Witch Hill incident) time around. Kevin himself was shaking, but not with fear. His Osmosian instincts began to crave the power she was radiating, but he fought it off quickly. He just didn't expect such an enormous surge of power, that and the appearance of the vampire changed. NOW he was scared... and slightly jealous, how did Ben get such a babe?! When the rosary seal over her breast is removed, Moka's innocent self vanishes, and her inner vampire... awakens. "About time, that guessing game was getting REALLY annoying" said Inner Moka. Kevin flinched... she even SOUNDED different! Her tone, her silver hair, her bigger protruding features... he smacked himself in the head, getting back to reality... but hot damn, she was a fine catch! "Putting that aside, y..." Inner Moka didn't finish due to Ben tackling her because...
SPLOOSH!
SPLAT!
An Upgrade-colored hose shot out foam at the group; Gwen, Kevin and Kurumu were now in a sticky situation. "Eww, what is this stuff?" Complained Kurumu. Sure it wasn't as disgusting as Stinkfly's goo, but it still smelled bad. "Grrr, it's packing foam. UGH! This reeks" said Kevin, struggling to get out. The Upgrade, now obliviously Albedo, disconnected itself from the hose. "I'm giving you one last chance, surrender your Omnitrix to me, now!"
"Look Albedo, your not getting my Omnitrix!" Ben shot back, getting up. "Maybe, but can you get off me now?" Asked a stern voice. Looking down, Ben was on top of Inner Moka... the position was very suggestive. "GAH! S-sorry" he said, bolting up and giving Inner Moka a hand, which she surprisingly took without a snappy comment. "Sorry for her... or her airbags?" Said a cocky voice in Ben's mind. 'Shut up' Ben thought to his other self.
"I have all your powers... and a superior intellect to boot, your only delaying the inevitable!" Said Upgrade/Albedo. "But you don't have mine!" Said Inner Moka, running at the Mechamorph. "Moka! WAIT!" Called Ben, but she was already gone. Turning the dial on his chest, Upgrade/Albedo turned into Fourarms and he grabbed Inner Moka as she did a flying kick, and threw her into a wall with a painful crash.
Now angry, Ben activated his own Omnitrix, turning into a slimy alien with a small UFO above its body. "GOOP!" Shouted the new alien joining the fight. Pulling his fist back, he punched forward, shooting slime at Fourarms/Albedo. Goop's body is very corrosive, it began to dissolve Fourarms' shirt with a sharp hissing sound. Fourarms/Albedo disregarded it however, and tried to punch Goop/Ben over and over, not that it did any good against the polymorphing slimeball.
Inner Moka appeared out of nowhere and kicked Fourarms/Albedo in the head, disorienting him, but he managed to touch the faceplate to cause another transformation. This time, Albedo became a familiar blue raptor and sped off. He constantly swiped and cut Inner Moka and Goop/Ben, making Goop weaker and Inner Moka's clothes slightly more revealing. Goop/Ben pressed his own faceplate, making him change as well into: "SWAMPFIRE!"
"Careful, slippery when muddy" said Swampfire/Ben, tossing some mud on the ground. When XLR8/Albedo came around for another attack, he slipped and lost slight control, but that's all it took to crash into some selves. In a flash of green light, he changed again into Big Chill. Swampfire/Ben tossed some fireballs, but Big Chill/Albedo went intangible to evade them and blew a cool breeze at the walking plant. Though he was almost completely frozen, Ben managed to touch his emblem again.
"GHOSTFREAK!" Said Ben's newest alien form. Although he REALLY didn't wanna use Ghostfreak, a ghost can't go intangible on another ghost. Ramming into Big Chill/Albedo, he sent them on a one way trip to the ground floor, though Big Chill/Albedo touched his symbol again, changing into Heatblast. "Surrender, or burn. You can't keep this up forever" he warned, making good on his threat by bursting into flames. Fire is a weakness to Ectonurites like Ghostfreak!
While this was going on, Gwen was shooting mana out of her eyes to try and melt the foam holding Kevin, with him complaining it burned. "Why don't you get me out, I can slice us out faster than..." Kurumu began to boast, but that's when they 3 trapped teenagers heard a crash. Looking up, they saw Heatblast standing over a singed Ghostfreak. "Your Omnitrix is losing power, unlike mine which is perfected" said Heatblast, his hands glowing. Inner Moka kicked his rocky stomach, breaking a portion of it into little pebbles. Heatblast punched Inner Moka, knocking her back. "Your quickly becoming a nuisance... vampire!"
FLOOSH!
Heatblast/Albedo roasted Inner Moka!
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Well, if not for a green crystal egg that acted as a blast shield. Heatblast/Albedo turned to face Ghostfreak/Ben... and was welcomed by a green fist straight in his face! Ben, now Diamondhead, rushed forward to hit his double again and...
FLASH!
"Uh, oh" uttered the American. "I told you, you've now drained your Omnitrix dry. I'll just have to pry it from your cod, dead ashes" said Heatblast/Albedo, his flames ready again. Inner Moka smashed out of her protective shell and ran up to the volcanic alien, but he noticed some packing foam on the floor and set it ablaze, blocking her path. "Fear not, Ben 10... I'll make this as quick, and as painless as I can..."
Hearing this, Kevin and Gwen continued to try and push out of their packaging prison, but it refused to budge. Then, they felt a surge of power... right next to them...
Kurumu, her eyes glowing with evil red light, began to flare up with her monster energy... allot of it too! "YOU LEAVE MY MATE OF FATE ALOOOOOOOOOOONE!" She roared, catching everyones attention. Suddenly, a dark feeling fulled the air, and bits of machinery came together! "Gwen, is that...?" Asked Ben, but that's when he noticed it was Kurumu glowing and not his cousin. This machine monster grabbed the fiery evil twin with huge steel hands and roared in Heatblast's/Albedo's face.
The sprinkler system finally kicked in and dowsed the flames, though this also rusted the machine monster. Either way, Kurumu's monster energy was dying down, she used a LOT of power to do... whatever it was she did! She then passed out, and the rusty tin-man fell apart. Now weakened, Albedo changed back into human form as well, guess his watch ran out of power too.
That was all the invitation Inner Moka needed. Sounding her famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) catchphrase, she gave Albedo a parting gift. In her adrenaline rush however, she kicked Albedo right into Ben... and their watches touched! They locked together like magnets, neither one would break away, no matter how hard either Ben pulled. "OUCH! The hell's going on out there?!" Asked Ben's watch, of course only Ben heard him.
"BEN! What's happening?" Asked Inner Moka, though she hid her emotionful expression right after asking. "Don't ask me, have no idea!" Said Ben. "Their close proximity... is creating a Bio-energy feedback!" Said Albedo and while they were struggling, his human form changed. His hair turned white, his shirt and eyes changed to red, and his blue jeans became gray.
Basically a negative version of Ben.
Inner Moka, knowing she can't do anything else for Ben, ran over to the others and ripped the foam clean off the wall. Now freed, they race over to Ben. Kevin grabbed Kurumu though, for obvious reasons. After pulling for what seemed like hours, the Omnitrix brothers broke apart. The second they did... "THAT'S ENOUGH!" A flash of light burst on the floor, taking the form of a frog-like creature. It was...
"Azmuth..." said Albedo. "Albedo, my former assistant, I warned you there can only be ONE Omnitrix in the universe... you completely ignored me" Said Azmuth, then he turned his attention to Ben. "And you! You overloaded yours so badly, I could sense it half a galaxy away! Your gonna break it!" The Galvan continued, his stern tone unchanged. Ben was about to explain when...
"In his defense, he was trying to... " said Inner Moka, going out of her normal character again to jump to Ben's aide, but Azmuth held his hand up. "Good to see you to, Miss Akashiya. And save it, I already know... and you said you didn't care" said Azmuth, smirking at the last part. Inner Moka just pouted and turned away with a 'humph'. "Uh... what?" Asked Ben, dense to the exchange between the vampire and the alien scientist.
"I will not trust the fate of the universe to a mere human... that technology is beyond him!" Said Albedo. "No Albedo, it's beyond YOU! In your ignorant rampage, YOU COULD HAVE DOOMED US ALL!" Yelled Azmuth, the seriousness in his voice increased. "So If Ben lost the watch..." said Gwen. "The universe would be at stake?" Finished Inner Moka, having no idea this was the case. She merely thought the Omnitrix could be wielded by anyone, just take it off and use it like any other gadget. To hear that the entire world... EVERY world... could fall over due to such a seemingly small detail... was scary.
"If Albedo got his hands on it, yes. All he wanted was to restore his original form, nothing more" said Azmuth. "But this human body is unbearable! The hunger, the smell, the uncontrollable urge for reproduction!" Albedo complained. "I get that, the face is even worse" Kevin joked, earning unamused glares from the 2 conscious women and the green human shape-shifter.
"You should have thought about that before your act of rebellion, you should be ashamed of yourself. You've proven your even less worthy of wielding something as powerful as the Omnitrix... and an even lesser being" said Azmuth and with that, he jumped into Albedo's left arm and pulled the unit of his inferior copy of Azmuth's creation. "So as punishment, you shall remain as you are... in a prison, of your own making."
Albedo trembled with fear. In a last ditch attempt to save himself, he got to his knees and begged. "No... please, have mercy! You can't do this to me!" The Galvan/Human pleaded. "I just did, you will spend the rest of your days... in the Null Void" said Azmuth. Crying out with hatred towards his former boss, Albedo was teleported away somehow. After a few seconds of staring in the spot where his lackey was moments ago, Azmuth turned to the group. "He won't bother you all ever again... but your on your own from here."
"Wait, I still have some questions. Like, what is...?" Ben tried to asked. "Look kid, as flattered as I am on asking me how to use it, you alone have made the Omnitrix a force to be reckoned with. It's ironic, isn't it? Me, the smartest being in 3 galaxies, never once conceived to use it in ways a mere human has been for the last 6 years. Therefore, I think its best if I let you find and create your own way of using it" said Azmuth. He then jumped into Ben hands.
"There's no question. Despite my concerns for your well-being, your the one worthy to wear it. Just look around, you have friends that believe in you and trust your judgement, and I'm not the only one who thinks so" said Azmuth, smiling warmly at the group. Inner Moka was surprised as well. Ben, able to literally out-think a Galvan, the smartest being in the universe to her knowledge. And the little hopper was praising him!
The Galvan began to glow again and said a few parting words that echoed before he disappeared. "There are many difficult trials ahead for you 4. Beware, and remember... just do the right thing."
-TIME BREAK-
The next day, everyone was hanging at Mr. Smoothy after yesterday, which was 5 hours ago so they didn't get much sleep. "And you all thought my Destined One wasn't studying!" Said Kurumu. "I'm sorry, but the suspicious circumstances made me... well, suspicious!" Gwen apologized. "And I'm sorry I thought it was YOU kicking ass behind our backs" said Kevin, he and Ben stared for a few seconds. "Fair enough" Ben answered.
"I feel kind of bad, Azmuth not letting Albedo change back, the poor thing" said Moka. "Well, he should have known better than to mess with me and my Ben!" Said Kurumu, hugging Ben and threatening to spill both of their drinks. Ben couldn't help but fantasize about what his 2 harem members would look like in wet, cold, smoothie tasting clothes. "Heh, and you call ME bad" said Ben's inner mind, but Ben ignored it.
"Me either... like that's a punishment. Being me isn't so bad, right?" Ben Asked, sipping his drink. To his surprise, he didn't get an answer. "Uh, guys?" He asked again, and his 4 friends just looked out their windows and whistled. "GUYS?!"
-TIME BREAK-
A lightning bolt crashes in the distance of a dark purple sky... the Null Void.
"Dinner" said a voice from behind a steel door. A mail slot-like hatch opened and a green stick with yellow dots on it fell onto the cold, hard floor. A human hand picked it up... the Gavlan turned human hand of Albedo. "Why bother with a cell? This human body is prison enough. But someday... I'll be free... and they'll all pay! I will make them rue the day they met Albedo, I'll make them suffer at my hand! Azmuth... Ben Tennyson... and even that vexation of a vampire... Moka Akashiya. But until that day..." growled Albedo, throwing the stick against his cell wall, breaking it to pieces... and then...
"BRING ME CHILI FRIIIIIIIIIES!"
Whew! Over 8000 words, longest chapter ever! This took allot outta me, so many possibilities, so many battle scenes flooding my brain. I think this turned out to be a keeper and a classic, don't you? Please leave a review, but please leave and ACTUAL one I can improve with.
I was going to have Kokoa appear in America in this episode, but I have other plans for her. Sure it'd be interesting to see her reaction to Ben this early, but I felt it wouldn't work in the long run. As the writer I felt if I had them meet too early, then she'd get used to Ben and not think of him as an obstacle, see my logic?
So now, Kurumu has her powers of illusion... or at least has awakened them. She'll learn how to control them as time passes. I was gonna have vampire Ben appear to battle Albedo as well, but I figured I'd give him a break, that and Gwen and Kevin don't need to know about him... yet.