Ben POV

I was back on the metal table, strapped down to the cold metal. It was one of my later experiments when Brown decided I could handle more. I could hear him behind me as he fiddled with something that's metal behind me.

"Today is going to fun, White has given me permission to try something a little more extensive on you. But first."

Brown came up to me and injected me with something. I tried to get away but with me being strapped down, I was only able to move about an inch away. Brown continued to set something up as the contents of the syringe took its course in my body. The liquid made me drowsy and I couldn't focus on anything. I couldn't concentrate on anything. I barely noticed as Brown undid the straps that were holding me down and he turned me onto my side. I felt a lot of poking and pulling on my back. I was half conscious the entire time. My body felt numb to everything. By the time I was somewhat conscious, I was already strapped back down to the table and Brown was already getting ready for his experiment. He strapped down my legs tighter as he got his scalpel out. He slapped me awake as he started to cut my flesh

The drug he had given me was still working so I didn't feel pain at first, but once it wore off, the pain hit me like a truck. I started to moan in pain as the pain started to increase. Soon, I was screaming in pain, Brown quickly got sick of it and slapped me to stop. I felt my cheeks get cut on the inside. I could taste the blood in my mouth. I kept on screaming from the pain that Brown was causing. Brown got annoyed again and ended up forcing the scalpel into my side.

And then he got another syringe with something else in it. Once he injected me, I saw my vision start to warp. All of a sudden, I was back with Vilgax when he was holding me hostage. But this time, I wasn't alone, Kevin, Gwen, Grandpa Max, Julie, Mom and my Dad were also tied down with me. I couldn't hear what Vilgax was saying but when he walked up to everyone else with his red eyes glowing, I knew what he was going to do. One by one, he vaporized everyone. He killed everyone. I tried to escape but I wasn't able to, I tried everything, the voice command, struggling with the gauntlets that were holding me down, nothing worked.

Vilgax had killed everyone except for Kevin, Gwen and Grandpa Max. That is when he came to me. He used his claws to cut off my jacket so he can see the Omnitrix, the last thing I saw was Vilgax swinging his hand down onto me

I woke up sweating and my old scars were starting to ache. My back and legs were aching. I rubbed my legs to try and alleviate the pain. I don't know why my back was hurting. It could be due to my sleeping position of the years of sleeping on the cold hard floor.

I rubbed my lower back with my hands, I stopped when I felt strange bumps on my back that seemed to go in a line. I grabbed a mirror from the nightstand and went to the bathroom where I took off my shirt and stood with my back facing the mirror. I picked up the handheld mirror and positioned it to where I can see my back. I almost dropped the mirror when I saw that was on my back. My back was littered with scars. I sat down on the toilet lid with my head in my hands.

Why couldn't I remember getting these scars? Some of the experiments that happened, I would be asleep for a couple of days and then Brown would wake me up again to experiment on me. Would he drug me while I was asleep to do these experiments on me? Did he give me the scars when I was on my death bed and wasn't conscious? When did I get these?

I could feel as my heart beat increased. When I stopped focusing on the scars, I realized I was starting to have an anxiety attack. I covered my mouth and forced myself to slow my breathing down. At times, it felt as if I wasn't getting enough air, but I knew that I just need to slow down my heartbeat. Soon my heart beat slowed down and I was left exhausted. I turned off the bathroom light and walked to Danny's room.

When I walked into his room, he was sleeping on the right side of his bed, I laid down on the left side of his bed and curled into the blankets. Danny turned around in his sleep and got closer to me. He laid his arm across me. Even though it wasn't a hug, I still appreciated the comfort that came with it. I fell asleep quickly with no nightmares this time