Finally! Thought, you'd never find them! For those of you who didn't or couldn't (or flat out refused because your too lazy/boring), the answers to the egg hunt are:
A) Gin unintentionally mentions a classic song, Hungry like the Wolf.
B) Nosfer-Ben puns Jeff Dunhams doll/puppet Peanut that: it's like he/Ben knows.
C) Nagare references High School DXD that Kurumu's outfit was: the freaking best! (This could also be interpreted as Gins debut)
D) Goop's question referred to Black Doom's gas from the Black Comet in the video game, Shadow the Hedgehog.
E) Nobody found this one and I personally find it insulting! Pocket Monsters is English for Pokémon, come on! I even put in a Cheri and Leppa Berry, their effects were also referenced!
F) This one was a little tricky, so I can understand finding this egg was difficult for some people. This is based on the lawsuit between Duracell and Energizer, they both have/had rabbits for mascots.
G) Nagare was called "Dave Aizer's son" by Inner/Ura Moka as an insult... the host of Slime Time from Nickelodeon.
Super Mario Sunshine and Sonic Rivals were NOT part of the eggs, just used only as a description method (but I'll count them as correct answers anyway, cause I'm so nice). But as for the actual ones written above... I mean, really! Some of those things are still referenced and active in popular culture! I'm sort of disappointed it took you all THAT long. Eh, life goes on and so does shouting to:
1) TomahawkESP: LOL, I see what you mean... a Spongebob reference, right? MY EYES! MY EYES! And Easter eggs are inside jokes and/or hidden messages, like in certain video games. As for Gutrot...
2) The Broad Road: LOL! Nice Owen reference, but I was actually thinking of Inspector Gadget when I put "WOW-zer" down, just thought you should know.
3) WOW-zer Guest (yup, calling you this anyway): Sweet, a club! Do I get my own membership card, and some discounts? :P
4) Guest of Honor: Long time no see for you, at least you attempted the hunt.
Chapter 17: A Sluggish Hazard + Vampire, Part 2
Noticing that Inner Moka went down on a knee, Nagare smirked. His glorious gas attack was working like a charm, everyone except for Kurumu and Ben was under his spell... and there was no escaping his lustful, dirty fantasies! "Oh-hohohohohoho, this is gonna be SOOOOOO much fun! 7 beautiful women, all different body types! BEST PHOTO SHOOT EVER! I can probably make a sweet harem anime that..." the slug monster rambled, but the back of his 'head' was punched by...
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"BEN?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU NUMSKULL?!" Inner Moka yelled in concern, but she was impressed at what he did. Ben's left fist managed to punch all the way in... and out (whether or not Nosfer-Ben donated energy again or Ben's anger fueled his attack was debatable). The stalks of Nagare's eyes flipped over to see Ben, they didn't look happy. "Don't interfere with my show!" He said and was about to grab Ben, but the shape-shifter pulled out his arm and backed away. Ben was grabbing his arm in pain... perhaps punching a naked acidic snail wasn't the best idea. On a brighter note, it beeped and whirled before:
"DNA SAMPLE, ACQUIRED. NEW TRANSFORMATION, NOW AVAILABLE."
The Omnitrix was showing a new form, but Ben didn't get a chance to look at its holographic image cause Nagare grabbed his wrist and covered it completely. "Oh, no, no, no Tennyson! I've done my homework, no monster time for you!" Cracked Nagare. Of course, Ben was screaming in pain, his whole arm and hand was on fire while Nagare was laughing at him! Kurumu, seeing and hearing enough, lunged at Nagare and tried pulling him off of her Destined One. Her eyes begun to glow, there was a beeping sound ONLY Ben heard and then...
FLASH!
The Omnitrix self-defense system engaged, throwing Nagare into the air and landed on the ground with (for the first time in this battle) a painful splat. Kurumu grew her wings in midair and managed to regain her balance. Concerned if he was ok or not, she looked down at Ben...
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"... ok... NOW... we're mad... how could you do this to Kurumu, you disgusting pile of boogers" said Ben, his wounded arm healing quickly... the sleeve of his shirt, not so much. Their was a dark aura flaring up around him, his face was not cheerful either. "This... was our favorite, and ONLY shirt, mucus-brain! And attacking hot, innocent girls for pleasure... you make us SICK! How many people have you done this too anyway?" Asked 'Ben', his voice sounding like a mix of both the Omnitrix vampire and its human wielder. "First off, Benjamin... I have ganglias'. And too be honest, I really don't know OR really care! But your all are my best prey ev..." Nagare babbled, but was punched in his stomach area... it REALLY hurt to hear the sound it made. "That's NOSFER-Ben to you, pore-on! And you don't think WE can hurt you?" Nosfer-Ben threatened... then pulled the slug-man close and with an evil smile: "Challenge, accepted..."
Your computer/phone screen goes black and Kou flies up, battle sounds are heard in the background.
Kou: Bakuganman doesn't wanna get sued. So for your safety, he's put up a giant black wall to protect your eyes and sight...
Nagare: AHHHHHHH! NO! NOT THE EYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES! WAAAAAAAAAAAH!
The form of Nagare ripped through the black wall with Nosfer-Ben following suit. He is in the middle of the hole he made when he realizes: "Cardboard? You fanfic writers are cheap as shit, get some ACTUAL jobs" before continuing through with a sadistic smile.
Kou: (gets wide-eyed for a second and shivers) *gulp* wee...
KA-POW! KA-RIP! KA-SNAP! KA-SQUISH! KA-STOMP!
Nosfer-Ben would pull on Nagare's eye-stalks, but let them fly back into its owner with a snap; and squeeze them so hard they'd look like they would have burst! The same was true with the tendrils, which included twisting them around... a LOT. The slug was also punched continuously (blood is/was in this equation) at both normal and fast speeds, and pushed down to be stomped on. Ben was the one laughing now, though it was hard to tell if was just himself or if Nosfer-Ben was also influencing it.
The madslug was now a scared-slug, if he'd known about this Nosfer-Ben transformation, he NEVER would have taken things this far! Even so, the monster slug was not in [allot of] pain, he was just very perturbed... and VERY disturbed because his opponent was speaking in the 3rd person, and spoke like 2 people were inhabiting the same body... like that's possible, right? Also no matter how much gas Nagare released, it seemed to not take total effect on Nosfer-Ben. It would slow him down for a minute, but his adrenaline and/or monster energy would pump it out faster.
Eventually, Nagare's tendrils emptied, his greatest weapon now depleted meant he was nothing but a snot-filled punching bag. "Outta gas already? We're only getting started. When we're through with ya, your gonna wish you've stuck to bottom feeding on the ocean floor..." Nosfer-Ben smirked, cracking his knuckles. He sped toward the snot-bucket, fist drawn and filled with monster energy for a nice hard hit that could halt brain-function... permanently! He had to stop suddenly cause Kurumu blocked his path. "Kurumu? What the hell are ya doing? He exposes you in ways you'd rather never speak of again, NOW your protecting hi...?" Nosfer-Ben said, but he was stopped by Kurumu hugging him, she was crying. "That's enough... I hate him, but... he's not worth it. You were about to kill him... that's not, who you are! Ben... your scaring me, and everyone else... please, calm down, please stop" she sobbed. Looking around, Nosfer-Ben saw the others with scared looks on their faces. This somehow flipped a switch in Ben's mind, and his cold dark green eyes regained their softness.
Lifting her chin up, Ben looked at Kurumu and wiped the tears off with his thumb. "... I'm sorry... I got, carried away" he said, before flashing green and returning to normal. "I'm not, I was enjoying myself for once" commented Nosfer-Ben. Ben then turned the Omnitrix back on and scrolled to the form obtained earlier. "Let's do this, the BEN way!"
SLAM!
Ben's body began to harden into a red shell while his skin turned grey. Their were black spots around his shell like Nagare had, the Omnitrix was in his chest, and he grew some spikes on the back of his thighs and wrists. There was also holes in his palms for some weird reason. "So... you canceled ME... FOR THIS?!" Screamed Nosfer-Ben, not exactly as excited as Ben was when he gets new transformations. "Yeeeeeeeah, I'm confused. How does a slug translate into a roach... unless cause he's as hard to kill as one..." Ben's newest form said. "Your a mollusk, you nitwit... an underwater snail! What'cha gonna do next, walk up to a sea cucumber and tell it a joke?!" Snapped Nosfer-Ben. "Be quiet, Marlin. Let me figure this out" said the mollusk-like alien to his green symbol. Thinking it over, Ben figured usually when this happens, the unlocked alien has similar abilities to whatever monster sample it took. It sounded fun, but he couldn't risk poisoning his fellow club members anymore than they were.
He didn't know why, but Nagare had a different look in his eyes. His perversion was replaced with fear, but why? If this alien form was an ancestor to madslugs', how come Nagare was looking like a shivering little boy who found a monster in his closest? "No... it can't be true! You! Your a... AHHHHHHHHHH!" Screamed Nagare like a girl, his tendrils pumping both gas AND slime, most likely as a defensive reflex. The slime was like a cannonball, heading straight for Ben! Not knowing what else to do, he held up his hands...
SPLOOSH!
Hearing that sound, Ben opened his eyes to see he was shooting... water? That's what Nagare was afraid of? What's amazing was that the water stopped the slime AND washed away the gas... without the power of Pine-Sol, baby! "Ok Gary, lets take a bath!" Said Ben's new form, shooting more water. (AN: Not the reference you were aiming for, but it works... right, TomahawkESP?) Nagare, now terrified, just kept dodging... he did throw some slime once or twice, while Ben's form just cleaned it up each time. "STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU DEMONIC WATER PUMP!" Screamed Nagare, continuing to attack. Sure normally someone would run from their worst fear, but their was untapped potential in the 7 girls... he didn't wanna pass that up. Making a bubble-shield, Ben's form blocked the slime and taunted: "I'm not just a water pump, I'm a WATER HAZARD!"
Kou: Water Hazards, or Orishans; have armored exoskeletons which protect their bodies from all sorts of damage, including radiation! Their portholes let them absorb moisture and pressurize it into hot or cold water. Water Hazard himself can make tornadoes, shields of bubbles and mold liquids into a variety of different shapes such as whips. While they are nearly invulnerable to physical assault like Diamondhead, energy-based attacks and highly intense heat can weaken them substantially, WEEEEE!
A few times throughout the battle, slime or water would hit the tree...
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Ben and Nagare felt the earth tremble beneath them, which gave them pause...
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SNAP!
One of the branches of the Monster Tree lashed out and grabbed the madslug, pulling it an opening set of jaws! "AHHHHHHH! NO! No, no, no, no, NOOOOOOO! LET ME GOOOOOOOOO!" Nagare screeched as he was pulled closer to the Monster Tree's widening mouth. Maybe the tree wasn't hungry anymore or it was being nice, either way Nagare's wish was granted and he was tossed into the distance. "Phew, that was a close one. Nice illusion, Kurumu!" Said the newly named Water Hazard.
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"Uh... what illusion?" Asked the succubus. "Uh... the one with the treeEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Said Water Hazard, as everyone was then picked up by the Monster Tree. Looks like the rumor was a fact, they woke up the old tree... a grumpy, CRANKY old tree! "SHIT, BRO! IT'S THAT EXTANT (yet rare) TREE FROM THAT MOVIE!" Yelled Nosfer-Ben. Everyone tried prying themselves loose, but the grip of the Monster Tree was too tight, plus the gas was still in the bloodstream of some of them. The Monster Tree pulled Water Hazard towards it so its red eyes looked right at the mollusk... "Uh... hi?" He said, waving with his fingers.
"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT'S YA PROBLEM, BOY?! I'M TRYIN' TA SLEEP!" Roared the... Monster Tree?! "SORRY! I WAS TRYING TO... wait, you can talk?" Asked Water Hazard. "Of curse I can! I'ma monster too, ya know! You and yer friends, mostly dat stinky-ass slug, are messin' up my yard! And It's only 3:43pm, my wife HATES getting up dis early!" Said the Monster Tree. "Well... uh, we're sorry? Can you please put us down, and we'll leave?" Asked Water Hazard. He could just try being offensive, but he didn't get an evil vibe from this thing... he felt the tree really just wanted to go back to sleep!
Moving its red eyes around, the Monster tree then began to whisper. "Alright, alright, at least my wife hasn't woken up... just scram!" It said, loosening its grip on the friends and gently putting them down... "HONEY! HONEY! WHO'S IN OUR YARD?! I'M TRYING TO GET MY BEAUTY SLEEP!" Said the... storeroom?! What the...?!
Beside the Monster Tree, the storeroom also came to life! They way its "body" moved reminded Water Hazard of that movie... Mobster House? Nah, that wasn't it. "Nothing dear, go back ta bed! Big Daddy's taken care of it" said the tree. "That's what you told my parents, then I got pregnant and my mother threw a fit! She would've torn up half the neighborhood if daddy didn't calm her down! To top it off, some rotten kids conned him into blowing her up when he got back from the hospital..." said the storeroom. "I got us outta der, didn't I?" Asked the tree, branches on his bark as if they were his hips. The old/odd couple started arguing, like: "All the good that did!" which would follow with something like: "ARGH! Here we go again!"
The Newspaper Club just exited the scene, walking away with 1 leg cartoon-style...
Kou: Uh... moving on; this clean fight was resolved in 9 minutes, 37 seconds. WEEEE!
-TIME BREAK-
Later back in the club room, everyone worked together to put the finishing touches on the newspapers next issue. The pairs this time were: Ben/Moka (of course), Gwen/Kevin, Gin/Mizore, Yukari/Ruby and Kurumu/Kokoa. The last pair was lagging behind, mostly cause Kurumu kept looking in Ben's direction, but there was no jealously in her staring unlike other times... it seemed to be the watch she was focusing on. "*sigh* Look, you want me to help you get Ben for... yourself? Then I can stay with big sister more often" Kokoa offered, she had to force out the word 'yourself' for some reason...
"Thanks, but no thanks, Kokoa. Like I told my mother, I want Ben to fall for me naturally. But..." said Kurumu, taking a pause. "But?" Kokoa repeated. "Nosfer-Ben... he saved me, like Yukari and both Mokas'. I thought he was just a hot jerk, at first. But now... and what he was saying with Ben..." said Kurumu, putting a determined look on her face and got up. Kokoa understood, she wanted to thank Ben's vampiric-self. Despite being opposite to Ben personality-wise, they seemed to share similar mindsets. Neither hesitates to help when someone is in need, although the other claims its only to keep the 'hotness' around. Kokoa did feel the same way, especially since she SAW the transformation come through when Ben ran into battle despite being a wimpy human. As they [and you] expected, Ben and Moka started gazing and it turned into blood-sucking a few seconds after they started saying each others names while the redhead and bluenette approached.
"Heh, my blood again, huh?" Asked Ben, his eyes closing in amusement. Opening them from Moka's neck-biting, he saw Kurumu and Kokoa standing by and tapped Moka to get her attention. She was close to Ben's face, but squealed when she saw her sister and Kurumu in her eye's corner, and started apologizing prematurely. "I'll look it over... this time. So Ben, hows Nosfer? He went all-out more than usual" Kurumu said, changing the subject. "Tell her I'm fine, I don't need her pity, just some rest" said the vampire in question. "He said he's fine, thanks for asking. He just needs a chill pill" answered Ben. "Ok, good. I just... wanted to thank him, for coming out when he did. I might've lost my innocence to that greasy snot-bucket" Kurumu revealed. "And... thank you for getting me to safety, though I didn't need it" said Kokoa, folding her arms and looking away. Ben chuckled at Kokoa's 'apology'... she and Moka WERE related in more ways than one, it seemed.
"FINALLY! Someone gets it! The ONLY thing I'm interested in protecting is the amazing holes of you tight virgins!" Nosfer-Ben/Omnitrix just HAD to comment. Kokoa went to slap Ben's face, but Kurumu stopped her for 2 reasons: because that Ben wasn't out at the moment and... "Yet, he still WANTED to protect us... regardless. He just won't admit it to his friends" Kurumu smartly stated. "OK! Let's get something straight here! The only 'friends' I see in you sexy beasts are the ones with benefits! You all mean as much to me as toilet paper; I use ya, flush ya, then get a brand new roll!" Nosfer-Ben/Omnitrix claimed.
"Then you must REALLY love that brand of Charmin - Ultra Soft, huh?" Kurumu continued, earning another point. She didn't get another rude comeback from Ben's Nosferatu-based form in return though... huh, I wonder why?
(AN: Ending theme.)
A bit of foreshadowing from last chapter, the Mario Sunshine thing, it was meant as a hint for Water Hazard's debut. SURPRISE! None of you expected the Whomping Willow Tree or the Monster House's daughter to make an appearance either, did ya? First writer in this site to do so too, hold your applause... and please don't ask about their child, this was just for humorous effect.
So Nosfer-Ben and Ben agreed to squash the snot-bucket... to a degree of course. This won't be the last time they compromise though, don't fret. Quick question and I'd like your opinions, am I having Nosfer-Ben soften up too fast or does it seem to flow properly? My reasoning is because he's a part of Ben, not just through the Omnitrix. So like a Pokémon/Pocket Monster, he is starting to reflect the traits of "his trainer" so to speak.
Now I know an alien like Goop, Stinkfly or Spitter would make more sense (they are unlocked already though) and I was gonna introduce Water Hazard with Mako's DNA; but she isn't a slug/mollusk like Nagare. Mollusks', in case some of you don't know, are the scientific name for snail-like creatures; meaning Nagare was the closest match I could get. Plus, you can't exactly pressurize syringes, so I ran with this. I also couldn't find a way to get a DNA sample from Mako without stopping her battle for a second. Monsterls HATE monsters with a BURNING passion, and won't stop for ANY reason when it comes to destroying them.
I even considered unlocking Ball Weevil or Gutrot (before a certain someone requested him) for this chapter, but I don't wanna add Omniverse characters/aliens as of now. I still don't really know yet if I'll take this fic that far. You may have also noticed I'm giving each of the girls an episode focusing around them and their feelings towards Ben, this is all part of the mature content plan so I'm hoping I didn't loose any viewers for this. Remember to review and Broad Road... its time, my friend... its time... next chapter anyway, see ya then! :)
And since none of you like Easter apparently, I won't ask for another hunt, but I'll still reference things once in a while... its just my style.