We're back for part 2. I put another Easter egg in here, I bet you can't find it! And as always, despite the trollers saying there's no need, shout-outs to:
1) Trealexander63917: Thank you for your input :)
Chapter 4: War for all Worlds + Vampire, Part 2
"Wait... so if Ben dies... everything is lost? Even... monsters?" Asked Moka, her and her inner self were both shocked and scared at this new piece of information. Never did they realize what impact the universe would have if Ben's watch was destroyed. Ben pulled her into a hug. "I will not let that happen to you, Moka... neither one of you" said Ben, sternly.
"Not exactly... there is a folktale about monsters and aliens living in harmony. Until recently, I thought it was only a myth. But after Ben was able to unlock life forms using monster DNA alone, it made me rethink things. Perhaps there is some truth to this legend, but if the universe is destroyed, there will be no point in trying to discover it" said Azmuth, reassuring the vampire as best he could.
"Which is why I forbid you from going into battle, Ben. There is too much at sake here, and I'm not putting your life in anymore danger than it has been for the past 6 years" Azmuth finished. "I appreciate the concern Azmuth, but I don't buy your argument. The universe needs to be saved, and I'm gonna do it" said Ben, though he did understand everything the old Galvan told him, that didn't mean he shouldn't do the right thing.
"I won't allow it, I'll remove the Omnitrix if that's what it takes" Azmuth threatened. "Try it" Ben threatened in kind, putting his hand over the device. Both inventor and tester stared each other down, not blinking. "What will you do? Transform into him again?" Azmuth said. Though there were allot of aliens stored in the watch-like device, his tone of voice assured Ben and Moka/Inner Moka who he was referring to.
"Don't try to deny it either, I know all about this other Ben. Which is my biggest concern, and why I wish to speak to the other Akashiya... now" demanded Azmuth. Moka and Ben looked each other, she nodded in understanding. "As soon as this is all over, I'll let you out myself" Ben promised. "O-Ok... j-just be careful" said Moka. Ben slowly went for the Rosario, they did the gazing thing (there was nothing romantic about it this time however)...
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She then pecked his cheek as he pulled.
One light show and bat swarm later, Inner Moka was let out. "So what is it? What do you want to talk about?" She asked in an annoyed tone. She surprised herself though, was she annoyed at the Galvan... or at the kiss? BAH! No way, definitely the Galvan... that's what she told herself anyway. "The vampire... for some reason its an actual monster, one that Ben cannot control. Tell me everything" commanded Azmuth, determined to get to the bottom of at least 1 mystery tonight.
-TIME BREAK-
"So... Heatblast African-American, check. Psychic machine-bender, check. Doctor Doom wannabe... check" said Kurumu, going over the force she and Ben's team recruited. She did like Cooper and Alan, they reminded her of her Mate of Fate's various forms. Mike Morningstar/Darkstar however... eh, she's seen zombies that were 20x more handsome (she actually got annoyed with his macho act and yanked the helmet off... *shudder*, she REALLY wished she kept her temper in check that time). Ugh, and he had the nerve to call her and Gwen lovely! How the succubus wished a certain vampire was here to teach this egotistic jerk named after a breakfast sandwich company his place.
Gwen's cell phone then rang.
"Hello? Yeah, whats up? WHAT?! How did you...? *sigh* Fine, we'll be right there" said Gwen, hanging up. "I suppose your going to get her now?" Asked Professor Paradox, though his tone suggested he knew this would happen. "Who was it?" Asked Kevin, but the Professor was already teleporting them to their next destination before Gwen could answer.
-TIME BREAK-
"... and after I injected my blood into him, he woke up minutes later and used the watch, that's when the vampire was born I guess" said Inner Moka, explaining in detail EXACTLY what happened that fateful day. Azmuth just flicked the strands if hair down his chin (AN: I think its hair anyway), even he was completely baffled. Aside from Ghostfreak/Zs'Skayr, who wanted out of the Omnitrix and control over Ben, the vampire Ben didn't appear to want either of those things.
Perhaps the opposite persona was mainly due to Inner Moka's DNA. But after hearing that the vampire sample was fully aware of everything, even knowing things he shouldn't, Azmuth was amazed but also worried for Ben's safety because:
1) Ben could remember little, if anything, during the transformation.
2) He wasn't in control of his actions, so like Ghostfreak, this transformation had a mind of its own.
3) It was powerful sure; so powerful it could bypass the fail-safe designed to protect Ben's sanity (AN: Not the 10 minute limit, the personality protection alone), grant Ben or his alien forms additional strength and speed, and could let itself out if it wanted to.
All these things made it useful... and a liability. Azmuth will need some of that human substance known as coffee, he's got a shitload of research to do after this is all over... IF they make it out in one piece. "Well, at least Alien-X can be controlled after certain conditions are filled, but this transformation is too unpredictable. I may have to install a security lock so..." Azmuth was saying, but he was cut off by...
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"NO" by Ben!
"Yeah this guy's a little eccentric..." Ben said. "A little?" Inner Moka 'asked'. "Ok, VERY eccentric. But he seems to be a good guy, he doesn't scare me when I change into him like Ghostfreak did. I think in his own way, he wants the best for me. I know that sounds crazy guys but... I can feel it, I guess" Ben continued. "Flattery will get ya nowhere, kid... but thanks" said the Ben inside the watch. Ben couldn't help but notice that the inner vampire of himself spoke... somewhat softer. Azmuth just sighed. "Very well, if you insist on this foolishness... Omnitrix, access Master Control."
"VOICE RECOGNITION, AZMUTH, ACCEPTED. UNLOCKING MASTER CONTROL... NOW."
One blinding surge of green light later...
"MASTER CONTROL HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. 1,000,871 NEW TRANSFORMATIONS; NOW AVAILABLE."
'Wow... Ben wasn't kidding' thought Inner Moka, there really WAS over 1 million DNA samples within the Omnitrix. "Whoa... Master Control, sweet! It's like Niagara Falls all over again!" Said Ben, getting excited. "You've unlocked Master Control before?" Asked Azmuth. "Yeah, by accident though, why?" Asked Ben. "Was this before, or right AFTER you broke the face-plate?" Asked Azmuth, getting a little ticked off. Guess he already knows the answer to that. "Uhhh..." Ben tried to explain, but that's when the light of teleportation came back.
Ben looked around, they set up quite the task force. The Human Torch's black counterpart, a technomancer, a not-so shining star, a human in a pink sweater and a... wait, what?!
"Julie?!"
"Hey, Ben."
"What are you doing here?" Asked Ben, not expecting his girlfriend to show up. "What's it look like, I'm here to help" said Julie, softly. True she wanted to help Ben out of the goodness of her heart, and to prove you don't need superpowers to win against supervillains. That... and 4 additional reasons. She wouldn't loose her man to them... not without a fight. She put 2 fingers in her mouth and whistled...
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"SHIP! SHIP, SHIP!" Went a dog-like green and black blob, hopping over to Julie and transformed itself into a giant battleship.
-TIME BREAK-
The fighters for our freedom drove and flew to Los Soledad, the location of an abandoned military base back in the 1950's. Its where the Professor got his abilities, and was also the construction sight of the jump gate... at least, it was supposed to be. Now there was nothing here!
"Why are we stopping here?" Asked Darkstar (AN: Gonna call Mike that unless I have him change into his handsome counterpart, makes this easier). "I thought you said this was the place" said Yukari. "You can't feel that?" Asked Mizore. "Feel what?" Asked Ruby. "It's cold... further down" said Mizore. "I don't feel anything, you must've been in the sun too long" said Gin. Cooper put a pair of goggles on, and was able to see a huge green barrier surrounding the compound. "It's a cloaking field, whatever's back there, they don't want it to be seen" he said.
"Alright guys, nothing fancy. We go in, destroy the jump gate, and get out so we can get home in time for dinner" said Ben, about to press his watch, but he stopped himself to say more. "One more thing. Whoever we were to each other before, friend or foe... none of that matters now. Today, we're a team. We look out for each other, we enhance each others strengths, cover each others weaknesses. We win, or loose... together."
"Hold up, Rambo! What about me?"
'What about you?'
"I'd like a chance to kick some ass too, ya know."
'So I was right, you DO care. You and I really are alike, were both good-looking and down to earth...'
"Who do I look like, Jennifer f******g Lawrence? Look Mister 'who's your hero', I just want something to hit... maybe find a hot chick to pick up before dinner...
'I'll use ya as soon as I possibly can, fair enough?'
"... fine, but I'm taking over if you royally screw up!"
'Dully noted.'
FLASH!
Ben's skin began to harden into stone, his 2 eye sockets merged into a wide visual organ with a single pupil, and he grew 6 shard-like spikes on his back and one on the top of his head. With the changed completed, Ben appeared to look like a purple, less-bulky version of Diamondhead. It was known as: "CHROMASTONE!"
With their mighty leader in an alien form now, the group followed his lead into the compound. It was a little freaky for the 4 monsters' that were not familiar with these situations when Chromastone walked into it and disappeared, but with everyone else disappearing inside, they just ran into it like Harry Potter did when going to platform 9 and 3/4. To the monsters' that were stuck in Japan, it was magic. For everyone else, it was extraterrestrial science.
And it was snowing... INSIDE the cloaking field!
"Brrrrrrr... should have brought a jacket" said Gwen, rubbing herself to try and keep warm. Yukari waved her wand, and a stylish jacket popped into existence around Gwen's body. "Ahhh, thanks" Gwen thanked the younger witch, the witch in question smiled brightly. Mizore took her sweater off, revealing her black tanktop. Every guy aside from Chromastone just HAD to watch her undress, he just facepalmed, knowing what was coming next. "I don't see whats so evil about making snow, this place is amazing!" Said the snow woman, her monotone voice has been replaced by a girly one. She started to make snow angels.
Right here, right now, for her... was heaven.
"Don't get too comfy... it's gonna get pretty hot soon" said Chromastone, gesturing to a small group of 6 DNAliens carrying something. One of them turned to see our heroes, and made a loud hissing noise. It was calling reinforcements it seemed, since laserfire barraged the invaders seconds later. Putting her sweater back on, Mizore got up. "Awww... and I was gonna ask if they want to build a snowman."
THE BATTLE BEGINS!
Gin, taking his true shape, ran with blinding speed, knocking any alien he came into contact with off their feet. Mizore, growing her crystal claws, sliced and diced any squid-faced cyclops in her path... not to kill of course, she was informed these things were also people. Kurumu, releasing her wings and nails, flew into action and provided air support with Julie and Ship; she would mess with the targets heads while Ship blasted them away. The witch trio were protected by a pink dome of energy while crows, plant monsters', cards and of course, golden washtubs were summoned. Cooper got a little too trigger-happy, and fired missiles from a robotic suit he was wearing. Chromastone would simply absorb the lasers from the DNAliens, then return in kind. Inner Moka did her thing, kicking down the alien/human hybrids, she did tone down the force of her attacks upon request from Ben... didn't mean the smashing into walls felt any less painful for the poor souls though.
Oh, don't think I forgot about Professor Paradox and Azmuth.
Some of the goo from the DNAliens caught Azmuths foot like Mister Potato Head getting his shoes/feet stuck in gum from Toy Story 2. He pulled gently at first, then heard the sound of footsteps approaching... a few 100 pairs of footsteps. He pulled harder and harder, but it was like super glue. The hand of a gentleman picked the Galvan up. "Need a lift, old chum?" Asked Paradox, but he didn't wait for an answer and sped off. Either he ran so fast, or everyone else moved too slow, it was hard to tell.
Hold on... am I forgetting someone?
BLAM!
Oh right, our ol' pal Darkstar. He went alone to fight the DNAliens his own way. He was doing fine and he was calmly blasting them away with negative energy... until one got the drop on him and punched his helmet off. Becoming angry that his ugly mug was [literally] revealed to the world, his power erupted and he took down these foul creatures who dared show his OWN face. Getting a thought in his mind, he started to absorb the energy of the defeated DNAliens, restoring his youthful appearance much to his delight. Maybe being a hero isn't so bad...
"STOP! Your hurting them!" Chromastone/Ben... ugh, talk about a buzzkill.
"This is a war for our lives, Ben. We do what we must to win it" said Mike. "Maybe, but these are human beings Michael, like you and me. They're under Highbreed control, we take them down... but NOT out! Understand?" Chromastone ordered. "How about this? You fight your way, I fight my... GAAAH!" Mike retorted, but was kicked to the ground by Inner Moka. "You fight OUR way, or NO way... got it, zom-bitch?" She said, standing over him with one foot on his back.
Growling to himself, Mike returned the energy he stole to their rightful owners, returning this shining star into a Darkstar. He began to crave the energy coming this so-called "vampire", but he restrained himself, mostly cause she gave him the goosebumps. He didn't know where this energy came from, but it must have to do with her dyed hair or something. Now that he thought about it... where was that cross she keeps on her choker?
"Whatever, your both fools. What ya gonna do, cure them?" Snapped Darkstar, picking up his helmet and putting it back on. "That's actually... not the worst idea" said Chromastone. He was about to press the symbol in his chest but then, "you sure you wanna do that?" Asked said symbol. 'Of course I'm sure, why?' Asked Chromastone in his head. "Your gonna waste your energy healing them, wouldn't be more effective to exterminate the source?" Suggested the Ben within. 'Destroying the main cause doesn't always solve the problem, now ya gonna let me do my thing or not?' Chromastone continued.
With a growling sound, "the things I do for you... since your gonna tire yourself out anyway, take some juice."
-TIME BREAK-
With the boost from the Omnitrix's vampire, Chromastone was able to cure about 42% of the DNAliens, reverting them back to their normal human selves. Sadly, the Omnitrix had to enter recharge mode due to its energy reserves being completely drained, meaning Chromastone had to return to the Omnitrix with Ben taking his place. The work from the task caused Ben to pass out. The voice of the vampire spoke to Ben, but he didn't hear it: "I warned ya."
Luckily for him, his cousin protected him with a mana dome from incoming laser gunfire from 4 DNAliens. Gin and Kevin just casually walked up from behind them and butted their heads together. "Ben, Ben wake up!" Said Gwen, trying to shake his cousin awake. Kevin helped Gwen pick Ben up, neither of them noticed the watch began to operate itself. Inner Moka did however, and shot it a glare, whatever good that'll do.
It did something, since the self-operation ceased. "Man, I can't get any fun around here."
"Up and at'em, Tennyson. Now's not the time for some beauty sleep, even though you need it" said Kevin. "Oooooh, what just happened?" Asked Ben, somewhat dazed. "You wasted the Omnitrix's power on a pointless exercise, now it has to recharge" stated Azmuth, he and Paradox appeared in a white/brown blur. "His intentions are in the right place, but in matters like this... timing, is everything" said the Professor.
SMOOSH!
Softness pressed into Ben from behind. "SWEETIE! Are you ok? I was worried Moka might have drained you to a husk" said Kurumu, not noticing the vampire, that or just ignored her.
KLONG!
Hardness bashed on Kurumu's head from above. "He's fine, now that I'm here!" Said Yukari.
WHOOSH!
Coldness froze Yukari from the side. "I'll cool your aches down, then we can go off and make some babies" said Mizore. "Can we focus on the fight, then smother me later?" Asked Ben.
-TIME BREAK-
Up in a tower, the Highbreed commanding the operation watched from a computer monitor as the numbers of DNAliens began to drop. That young blonde somehow converted his armored suit into ray guns that reverted his slaves back into humans. Of all the invasions he's overseen, something like this has never been done before! Their number of DNAliens dropped from 68%... 56%... 45%... it was not logically possible!
It took months to enslave those worthless lesser creatures... now it was being undone by a mere 16 mongrels, despite the Highbreed's 10's of thousands of foot soldiers.
"This is impossible! That shape-shifting vermin must not be able to reach us!" Growled the commander, he looked slightly different from his other Highbreed brethren. Having a grey torso that spread to his shoulders like a vest, he was also a few feet taller and had 3 eyes on his face as opposed to 4. "Our forces are routed master, I do not think we can stop them" said one of the DNAliens that were stationed up here. "Very well... activate the jump gate, we must accelerate our plans for this pitiful worlds destruction!" Commanded the commander, pointing to 2 Highbreed officers that began to summon some kind of rock with glowing tentacle-like cords.
"But sir... its not finished yet" said one of the Highbreed. "I don't care, we have no other option! Activate the jump gate, NOW!" The commander commanded, losing his patience. He was not used to, nor did he plan, on loosing... and he wasn't about to start today! "As you command" said the other Highbreed, as he and his partner stuck their hands into the device, turning on the gate outside.
-TIME BREAK-
Kurumu and Gwen were the first ones to notice the giant arch starting glowing. "Uh... is that what I think it means?" Asked Kurumu. "Guys, the gates powering up!" Called Gwen. "What do we do then?" Asked Alan AKA the Heatblast. Kevin and Inner Moka stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. "Well if you can't buy it..." started Kevin. "You break it" finished Inner Moka. They both took off in a full sprint towards the hyperspace gate and jumped at it, a kick and double fist later...
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
The Osmoisan and vampire were thrown back like rag dolls. A blue raptor caught Inner Moka... the snow caught Kevin. "Ugh.. sure, catch your hoe before your bro" he mumbled. "Not a damn dent! Isn't just made of metal?!" Said Inner Moka, her pride injured. "Actually neutronic carbon alloy, perfect for preventing corrosion and weather damage" stated Paradox. "Jimmy Neutronic what now?" Asked Gin. "Let's hit it together then" said XLR8, changing into an alien with eyes all over his back and arms... probably since his ears take up all the room on his face. "EYE GUY!"
"Ewwww" said Yukari and Kurumu, not really liking the appearance of this particular alien. Since Ben now literally has eyes in the back of his head... er his back anyway, he noticed some DNAliens incoming. "Mizore, FREEZE!" He ordered, and she did just that. The remaining 21% of the DNAliens were frozen in a long giant ice cube. Good thing this artificial weather is cold, Mizore was stronger that way.
"Heh, and Rein-ass-ic says they like things cold" chuckled vampire Ben.
"On three... THREE!" Said Eye Guy, he unleashed a giant beam of green lightning from his hidden chest eye. Gwen, Darkstar and the 3 witches combined their power to fire energy into Eye Guys attack, making it stronger. Ship, still in battleship form, went all out and released everything his body could. Alan gathered as much fire as he could and threw it into the same spot were everyone else was aiming. Mizore launched ice crystals, it wasn't much but it was something. Everyone else just used the guns that Cooper made, hoping it would do something.
Their onslaught caused a dust cloud...
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... nothing, the alloy didn't even chip!
"Well, this is looking promising" said Darkstar. "We're to weak, this thing is huge and we're too small" said Cooper. "Then we need to think big" said Eye Guy, touching his emblem and transforming into: "WAY BIG!" Ben didn't know how much time was left until this gate fully charged, so he'd better be safe and go all out than hold back and feel sorry. Gripping the underside of one leg of the arch, Way Big began to pull. At first, it didn't look like his effort did anything...
SNAP! SNAP! SNAP!
Something sounding like snapping cord came from the leg he was pulling. Everyone noticed it was working! "WAY TO GO, DARLING!" Shouted Kurumu. "IT'S WORKING!" Shouted Yukari. "KEEP GOING!" Shouted Ruby. "YOU CAN DO IT, BEN!" Shouted Gwen. "I could have done that too" mumbled Gin... then he become a Wolf-sicle. "No you couldn't" said you-should-know-who. Though Inner Moka didn't cheer him on, mostly cause of her own ego, she was smiling up at him, silently encouraging him. 'Not bad... for a human' she thought to herself.
While Way Big appreciated the motivation, he was beginning to struggle, this thing was heaver than it looked. "Need a hand, Ultraman?" Asked his emblem. "Ugh... if you don't mind..." said Way Big. His Omnitrix symbol glowed in dark green and energy began to flow into his body. Summoning every muscle fiber in his body, he pulled even harder, but even with the extra boost it was still proving to be a challenge. 'Come on... just... a little... more!'
HUUUUUUUUUUM!
The arch lights around it began to glow and dim, it was either about to blow or... "GET BACK, IT'S ABOUT TOO..." Paradox warned...
BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Turn on. Way big was shocked quite literally, he and his inner vampire moaned in pain until they could take no more... and he let go.
CRASH!
He fell flat on his giant back, accidentally smashing a building (don't worry, no one was in there). In the middle of the arch, purple energy swirled... and ships about 30x the size of a Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier flew into the sky from within. Everyone, even the most stoic of them, could only watch as night sky was covered 10... 20... 40 ships... and more was still coming. They looked up in amazement... and worry. Way Big... was knocked out and glowed in a big green light. There... in a crater that even Godzilla couldn't fit in... lied our only hope...
... Ben.
The Highbreed invasion... has begun...
Is it over? Has it all come to an end? Review while you still can and I'll see you in the next episode... if I live long enough to write it that is...
