Chapter 28

Ben Pov

"BEN WAKE THE FUCK UP, WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE!"

I woke up to the sound of someone yelling. I shot up and looked at my door that was in pieces on the floor.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!"

I looked at my doorway and Kevin was standing there along with Gwen.

"Kevin?!"

"Ugh, we don't have time for this!"

Kevin ran in and picked me up from my bed in a bridal carry and started to run down the hall.

"Kevin put me down!"

I started to punch Kevin in the face, trying to get him to drop me or to at least weaken his grip. I raised my fist to bring it back down onto Kevin's face when Gwen's pink mana stopped it.

"Ben, calm down, it's us!"

"Yeah, I know its fucking you guys! Now put me the fuck down!"

I punched Kevin with my free arm hard enough where he let me go to grab his face. I landed hard on my back but I quickly scrambled back onto my feet.

"Cassius!"

Down the hall was Danny running towards me. Once he was close enough, he used his powers to create a shield large enough to trap Kevin and Gwen in it.

"Let us out of here! Ben what are you doing?!"

"What are we doing? I'm keeping him safe from people like you."

Caesar, Noah, and Rex came out of their rooms and started to scream at Gwen and Kevin. It ended up turning into a screaming match. With everyone yelling at each other, asking each other what they were planning to do with me. I tried to calm everyone down but more than once I was cut off from speaking.

"WOULD YOU ALL SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME TALK?!"

Immediately, everyone shut up and looked at me

" Now Igris, can you please put the shield down, they're my cousin and her boyfriend, they didn't mean any harm."

Danny hesitantly put down his shield and lowered his hands. But still remained in his position, ready to jump into battle if he has to. As soon as his shield was down. Gwen ran up to hug me, she ended up tackling me in the process. I landed hard on the floor but it didn't hurt too bad. I wrapped my arms around her. Happy to see her for the first time in years.

"I thought you were dead."

"I thought I was dead too Gwen...now can you let me get up, the floor is getting cold."

Gwen got off of me and Kevin offered his hand to pick me back. I gladly took his hand and he pulled me up into a hug.

"Its good to see you again."

"Its good to see you too Kevin."

He let go of me and I looked back at the others, Danny had finally relaxed and was smiling with everyone else.

"What do you guys say that we go to the living room and introduce ourselves and explain what happened?"

We walked down the hallway and sat down in the living room. I realized that this is my first time here. I looked around and saw that there were 2 sofas and an armchair. As we filed into the living room, me, Rex and Danny ended up sitting on the armchair. Rex sat on the chair while I and Danny sat down on the armrests. Noah and Caesar sat down on one sofa and Gwen and Kevin took the other.

"Well to start off, this is Rex and this is Danny, but call them Neo and Igris, they were the ones who helped me escape from the facility we were in."

Danny and Rex waved their hands at the mention of their names. I gestured towards Noah and Caesar.

"And these are Neos older brother and his best friend. They were the ones that found us and they're the ones who have been taking care of us."

Caesar and Noah stood up and shook hands with Gwen and Kevin. Once they sat down, I gestured towards the two of them.

"And everyone, this is my cousin Gwen and her boyfriend Kevin. Back home, they had my back in my fights and have been doing so for a long time."

"Ben, we have something for you."

Gwen took out of her bag a green jacket with black trim that had a black 10 on the chest.

"We figured you would want some type of a change."

I grabbed the jacket and looked at it. Just looking at the style brought back memories of our adventures. I tried it on and saw that it's too short from my arms to arms to fit comfortably. I sighed in disappointment.

"Sorry guys, I guess I grew, and the colors would make me stand out anyway."

I started to take off the jacket but it glowed green. It grew longer and the black trim became green and the green became black. Now it fits me perfectly and no longer stood out as much.

"Wow, thanks Igris, I didn't know you could do that!?"

I looked over at Danny and he had a surprised look on his face.

"That wasn't me Cas. I don't think I can do that even if I wanted to."

What. I looked at Rex to see if he had anything to do with it.

"Hey man, I control machines, not clothes."

I looked back at Gwen and Kevin and they were just as confused as me. Noah and Caesar weren't any better.

"Ben, did you do that?"

Kevin was looking at me with a suspicious glare. Meanwhile, Gwen was glaring at him for giving me one.

"No, yes, I mean, ugh I don't know anymore."

I threw my hands up in frustration. Frustrated that I have no idea what's going on with me. I felt Danny's and Rex's reassuring pat's on my back. I realized that I needed to relax and got comfortable again on the armchair. You do have to admit. This jacket is comfortable and warm.

"Why don't we go to the kitchen and get some drinks. Gwen and Kevin, can you come along so you can pick a drink."

Caesar and Noah got up and took Gwen and Kevin to the kitchen. I yawned and settled into the armchair. Even though I'm just sitting on the arm, there's still enough space for me to get comfortable. The warm jacket isn't making it any better. I leaned my head against the cushion and closed my eyes.

"Don't fall asleep."

I scoffed in response and said, "I'm just resting my eyes."