1) Predalien99: Welcome to the story and I'm glad your loving this.
2) Cody: She will... maybe.
3) TomahawkESP: Happy New Year to you as well. I think you'll like this one...
With those out of the way, lets start the newest episode, which is also original as not ONE other writer on this site has done this within the Ben10 + Rosario community. It's a bit short, the reason why will be explained at the bottom of the page, and I wanna keep the suspense levels high for... well, you'll see.
Ben slowly came to. He didn't feel bulky anymore, so the transformation must've worn off... but if it was because of a time-out or because of getting knocked-out, he'd probably never know. "Ugh... got the number of that truck?" Asked a voice in his head, Ben's bell must've gotten rung REALLY hard if he was affected too. Ben wanted to rub his forehead, but felt something restrict his moment. He found himself in a large restraint that was somewhat similar to when he met Vilgax face-to-face for the first time. But instead of high-tech beams that kept his arms in place, it was only pure steel. Looking around; Ben saw that Kokoa, Kou (in a bubble hanging next to his mistress), Kurumu (in her true form for some reason) and Inner Moka in restraints as well... wait, how was she let out?
Flipping the switch in his brain, Ben went from 16-year-old high schooler, to 16-year-old hero. He was giving the Omnitrix a voice command when electricity flowed throughout his entire body. The girls (and Kou) called his name in worry. "Sorry Tennyson... Hero Hour is over" said a voice from the shadows. The owner of the voice walked out, and it was an old man in either his mid or early 50's. Despite his age, he was pretty well built, having a black tanktop on with dark cargo pants... he didn't have a cape the last time he was seen, however. Ben growled his name: "Animo..."
Ben's body was then squeezed by a large hand. He looked behind him to see a big blue gorilla, with spider-like legs on its sides. "I thought that spider bit Peter Parker, not King Kong!" Said Nosfer-Ben. "There you are, Simian. I trust you enjoy your evolution?" Asked Animo to the gorilla. "Simian?!" Said Ben, Inner Moka and Kurumu in shock. THAT was Simian, the same Arachnichimp/Spidermonkey that helped the Highbreeds a while back? And what did Animo mean by evolution? Doesn't something like that take millions, if not BILLIONS of years... what the hell was Animo experimenting with now?
(AN: Theme song)
Chapter 21: Simian Says - Animo Control + Vampire, Part 1
"What did Animo do to you?" Asked Ben, not taking his eyes off of Simian... his new physique was extremely intimidating that Ben just couldn't look away. Instead of 6 arms like his devolved form, he had the body of a normal gorilla but with only 3 fingers/toes on each hand/foot. His face was the same as a regular primate, except he had 4 eyes on his forehead. And of course, the spider legs that sprouted out of his waist as mentioned before. Mutants... that's one thing, but actually EVOLVING something? It reminded him of one of James Patterson's novels, which was also made into an amazing TV series... now's not the time for that!
"He gave me power... after Kurumu's 'gift' almost killed me" said Simian.
-FLASHBACK-
(AN: Some of this is actually a portion of an episode I was gonna post before War for all Worlds, but never got to finish it since everyone was all: "GET THEM BACK TO YOKAI ALREADY!")
On the moon base from the episode 'Birds of a Feather': Gwen and Kevin stayed behind to take care of some robots that guarded the place; while Ben, Kurumu, Moka and Simian continued forward. When they got to a fork in the road, doors started slamming shut. Then the ceiling began to push them down, threatening to crush them into moon pies! The 4 of them tried; but even with human, alien and monster strength; it proved that "raising the roof" was a difficult task indeed. Kevin called in, but the walkie-talkies that Simian gave everyone were old-fashioned ones... holding down the button was required. "I have an idea!" Said Simian, shooting some webbing at Moka's Rosario...
Yeah... it didn't work.
Ben somehow transformed into... something similar to Moka's inner self, which would've made Simian shit his pants if he wore any. Seemingly effortless, 'Ben' lifted up the block trying to squish them... with one hand to show off... but that only lasted for 2 seconds. "Yeah... this is really heavy. Kurumu, reach into our pants" 'Ben' said, with Kurumu giving him a sour look. "Sorry, I'll only try ass-play with Ben, not you!"
Everyone else would've facepalmed if they had an extra hand... well, Simian had 2 if you think about it. "Focus Miltank-Tits, FOCUS! Our pants, POCKET! Use your tail or something!" Ordered 'Ben', the succubus whined cause she noticed Simian's eyes and grin. Once her tail went up, he would have a... shall we say, exclusive view? But she gave in and did as 'Ben' asked, trying to ignore the perverted stare of the monkey across from her. She dug into the humans/vampires back pocket, ruffling out a few items. Loose change, his wallet, a love note from Julie (she tried to ignore that, but couldn't stop a growl escaping her vocal cords), that weird acid-ear cleaner, some car keys and... OOOOOOH! She got it now!
Later on, they came up to a heavy-duty door that blocked their path. 'Ben' rushed and was about to punch it when...
FLASH!
Ben: OW! OWOWOWOWOWOWOW!
So he had to release the only other vampire to kick it open, scaring the hell out of Lu, the security guard posted here. For no reason, Simian rushed forward, not caring that the little green man was falling to his death. Kurumu was forced to dive after him while Ben and Inner Moka went after Simian. As he was about to nab a crystal on a pedestal, he was electrocuted and Inner Moka 'saved him' by kicking him into a wall, which knocked him unconscious. When he came to, Ben was handing him a case that he claimed the crystal was in. That's when Ben called the so-called prince's bluff, saying he just wanted the crystal for himself. Since Ben's watch still needed to recharge, he was forced to fight hand-to-hand.
He did pretty well, but Simian escaped on his ship by sucker punching Kurumu and Inner Moka out of the way. He did the same to Gwen and Kevin and they were gonna chase after him when Ben and his 2 harem members stopped them and told them what was really going on. Kurumu also pulled the crystal Simian was trying to get from between her... best attributes. As for what Simian got when he was meeting the Highbreed that hired him...
Simian: You should've seen the look on his face, tricked him and his team into helping me, and they didn't have the slightest clue.
Highbreed: Sounds like you made a monkey out of him... no offense. (Pulls out a case and opens it, it was filled with 3 bars of gold)
Simian: Oh-ho, offend me all you want... (goes for the case with the gold, but the Highbreed slams it closed)
Highbreed: First... the crystal.
Simian: Uh... y-yes, of course. (runs into his ship and gets the case he stole from Ben. He walks out and hands it to the Highbreed, who opens it)
Highbreed: ... Is this, some kind of joke?
Simian: J-Joke? What do you me...? (He didn't get to finish his question, for the Highbreed putted out a pair of women's panties)
-END FLASHBACK-
"But those lead to the greatest treasure of all!" Nosfer-Ben joked. Ben snorted a few times, from both Simian's story and the vampires comment. Since they heard the story from Simian himself, the monster girls also giggled a little, and Kurumu completely lost it. Animo, who didn't hear any of this, also smirked, holding back a laugh. "YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?! I was lucky Animo came along with his mutant thingamajig!" Simian said. "Thanks to my genius and experiments with Yoki, my first subject was a success, as you can see first hand" Animo bragged, getting back to the point. "Yoki?" Ben Asked. "Monster energy, dude. Scientific term for it" said Nosfer-Ben. "Now, I believe I'll be taking that, as per our agreement?" Said Animo to Simian.
The giant spider-rilla handed Animo... Moka's Rosario?!
"Here, I just wanted them anyway" Simian answered. Animo felt the item, especially the eye in the middle. "Yesssssss, I've always wondered what sort of power this jewel has, being able to change a persons appearance when its worn" Animo said to himself. Inner Moka was struggling to get out and while the restraints did groan, they held tight. "Relax vampire, you'll get it back in a minute" said the animal scientist, heading down into the darkness of the lair. "GIVE ME BACK MY ROSARY, YOU ANIMAL-OBSESSIVE BASTARD!" Inner Moka called out, but got no response.
With Animo gone, Simian approached Kurumu... giving off a very sinister vibe. "HEY! Stay away from me, you overgrown diademed!" Shouted Kurumu, turning her head away, but Simian grabbed Kurumu's chin and forced her to look at him. "You and me, have unfinished business. Because of you, my reputation was ruined" growled the evolved Arachnichimp. "You got what you deserved, Curious George. You tricked them into..." said Inner Moka, still struggling against her imprisonment, but Simian webbed her mouth shut. "I'll deal with you next. As for you, succubus... I've heard you'd rather get raped by a monkey" he continued, smirking at her and licked his lips.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Shouted Ben, getting Simian's attention. The blue gorilla walked over to Ben, using his spider-like legs to tower over him menacingly. Ben wasn't sure, but it seemed that Simian's demeanor and personality changed for some reason. True he was a good-for-nothing con, but he wasn't necessarily evil... what exactly has Animo been doing to him? "Jesus. More than half his makeup is made of Yoki! He's got enough to make a years worth of pancakes for Hellboy, and his cats!" Said Nosfer-Ben, sounding a bit shocked himself.
"Oh, and what are you gonna do about it? Go Hero? Those restraints send shocks into your body everytime you say Omnitrix... you can't so shit, human" Simian said, mockingly. "I'm the one who tricked you... take me banana-head" said Ben. "BEN, NO!" Said Kurumu. "Don't do that, you idiot!" Yelled Kokoa, but got her mouth webbed shut as well. "MMM! MMM MMMMM! MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMMM!" Went Inner Moka, it was impossible to try and understand what she said. "But I am..." said Simian, going back to Kurumu while not taking his eyes off Ben. "What better way to bring an enemy down, than to destroy what they treasure most? An eye for an eye, as they say" Simian continued, touching Kurumu with his long giant fingers. "Get your dirty, bug-picking hands off me!" Shouted...
SMACK!
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Simian slapped Kurumu, hard. Red liquid formed in her mouth from the impact, she coughed twice on her own blood. The slapper grabbed her face again, making her look at him. "Because of you, I had to turn into this just to survive! You stopped the invasion anyway, you could've just minded your own business and helped me get what I wanted! You stole something I can never get back! So now, your gonna loose something... you can't get back..." Simian's gorilla body was over Kurumu's, violating her personal space. She felt something rip below her, was that her...? The 2 web-mouthed vampires (though they tried getting out at first to help a fellow woman in need) turned their heads away in utter horror, fearing they might be next!
Kou: (stares for a few seconds, then looks away) ... whoa... that's a big one, weee.
Ben, not wanting this to happen to one of his dear friends, struggled in his own restraints. He pulled, and pulled, and pulled... he felt his blood boil and some kind of power as it traveled down his veins, but it wasn't enough to get him out...
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That is, until he heard a scream. His eyes...
"Go ahead, scream, cry... he can't help you. Your gonna be scarred for life... in more ways than one" said the monkey above Kurumu, clearly enjoying what he was doing. She whimpered, begged, threatened, apologized, anything she could think of too convince him to stop. He kept touching her, feeling her, even licked her once or twice, until he felt he stalled enough. He began to position himself for the deed he was about to do, she screamed but he muffled it by covering her mouth with his large hand, he... "Hey, Terk."
"Terk" turned his head...
KA-POW!
A few seconds earlier outside, a Burrow Owl looks out of its den, only to retreat back in when the mountainside erupted and a blue blur flew out. The object went crashing through 5 trees and got its head buried in another burrow... which unfortunately for it, belonged to snake that bit its nose. A roar of pain causes a flock of birds to fly out of trees.
"Kerchak called, Tarzan's causing trouble" said Nosfer-Ben, his fist outward from his attack. Turning towards the monster girls; he approached Kurumu first, crushed her metal cuffs and snapped them off. He lowered her down gently before doing the same thing to the remaining 2 vampires. "Get the rosary, ape-man is mine" he said, jumping through the hole Simian indirectly made and outside to finish what he started. Inner Moka wasn't one to take orders from this Ben, but she wanted her Rosario back all the same, so she ran off into the cave where Animo went. Kokoa followed her, to either help hr sister fight and/or steal the Rosario away. Kurumu just stared out where Nosfer-Ben jumped out, not moving. After a minute of standing, she flew out.
Kou: (still inside his prison) WHAT ABOUT ME?! WEEEEEEEEEE!
-TIME BREAK-
At the end of the cave, Animo was seen by a large computer of some sort. We see him place Moka's Rosario on a scanner, results of some kind displayed themselves on the computer screen. "Interesting... it appears this rosary has a sort of, limiting property. And the jewel itself is embedded with Yoki energy... but... its not entirely Moka's" said Animo, but that's as far as he got when a wall was smashed in, courtesy of the vampire sisters. "Wouldn't the door have been easier?" Asked the animistic scientist with a sigh, gesturing to a door right next to the duo. "What would be easier, is to give me my rosary and learn your..." Inner Moka began, running toward the scientist to attack him, but she was stopped.
More like wrapped, actually. Cause something long, green and sticky coiled around the silver-haired vampire and flung her into another wall. Above Animo, was a frog-like creature, hanging on some metal bars before dropping down to protect its master. It was very large, about 5 feet longer and wider than Amalgam (the Fan Club Coalition's fused form), had boned horns coming out of its head like a bull, 2 pairs of red eyes and orange lumpy warts all over its back. Kokoa took a step back, she hasn't seen a monster like this before. Getting out of the dent she [unintentionally] made, Inner Moka also eyed her newest challenge. She thought Ben was exaggerating when he told the tales of his encounters with the large amphibian... and while it didn't look like much, it did have an impressive amount of strength.
Well, time to get Yukari some more frog legs for her curry. Her sister and her rushed at the overgrown toad, ready to send it back to Hogwarts to be deep-fried and smothered in chocolate.
(AN: Ending Theme.)
Ok, let me explain a few things were implied, but you may have missed. The reason Moka had her Rosario removed was because when Armodrillo was knocked out last chapter, the girls fought Simian off-screen (the one who sucker punched him) and Moka forced his hand to remove it. Because of Animo's experiments with Simian as a guinea pig, he evolved and since he was injected/shot with so much, it changed both the outside AND the inside of him. As for Kurumu's "parting gift" back from War for all Worlds POV... now you have concrete evidence as to what it was. Also Simian has seen Moka as Ura/Inner Moka before he evolved, which is why he tried pulling off the Rosario in the flashback.
As for Animo's discovery of the Rosario's properties, that's my interpretation (and I think I'm the only one who thinks this way) of why Moka changes whenever it comes off and goes back on. The manga/anime gives VERY LITTLE information as to HOW it works, it leaves that up for the readers to decide. Manga-wise, though Touhou Fuhai explained what it did, I believe Moka's mom's Yoki was placed in there somehow which caused her transformation... it was based on her after all. Anime-wise, I gave you my theory last chapter on this subject.
Now before I post the next one, I REALLY need to get back and work on my Yugioh and Bakugan fics. My Bakugan fans have been waiting VERY long and I'm on the verge of dawning a new era in the Yugioh archive (at least I think so). Leave some comments about everything in this chapter, especially Simian's attempted rape. I never wrote something like that and I wanna know if I got the tone just right, cause I'm planning another one which is gonna fast forward the rating change. See ya! :D