Ben 10: Alien Rebirth

Chapter 28: Game Over

We once again return to the RustBucket, this time on a rainy day.

Gwen is bored as she stares out at the rain.

Ben and Hope are currently playing Sumo Slammers Smackdown.

Ben is playing as some sort of spiky haired warrior, while Hope plays as a kunoichi, a female ninja, with a magenta outfit.

Gwen, "hey, do you mind if I play with you guys?"

Ben, "you wanna play Sumo Slammers?"

Gwen, "well, yeah. It's kinda boring with all that rain outside, it'd be nice to have something to do."

Hope, "sure. Grab the extra controller."

Gwen did so and selected a character, a warrior in blue armor, and began playing alongside Ben and Hope.

And as they quickly discovered, Gwen was much better at Ben, and was beating him as they played.

As a result, Ben takes Gwen's controller and makes her lose a life.

Gwen, "hey!"

Ben snickers before Gwen pushes him to the floor.

Ben grumbles before gaining a mischievous grin and transforms into Upgrade.

He then merges with the computer, setting Gwen's score to 0.

Gwen, "hey! Get outta there!"

Gwen starts shaking the computer as Hope said, "hey, everybody just calm down and-"

Suddenly, a strike of purple lightning hits the van's satellite dish!

The three were suddenly covered in a glowing light for a moment before it faded, and they were gone!

….

Gwen, Hope and Upgrade all wake up and see the world around them. A strange land of ancient architecture, floating platforms and tech floating through the air!

Hope, "what the-?!"

Gwen, "where the heck are we!?"

Upgrade, "no way! We're in the game!"

That's when they all noticed their appearances had changed.

Upgrade looked more mechanized and armored.

(Think the Upgrade suit Azmuth's dad wears in Destroy All Aliens.)

Gwen was wearing the blue outfit her character had.

Hope looked beyond embarrassed as she took in her appearance. Her purple ninja outfit shows off her stomach and legs, looking more akin to a bikini than kunoichi garb.

(Think Mileena's outfit from Mortal Kombat.)

Upgrade was glad she couldn't see his blush in that form.

Upgrade, "this is amazing!"

Gwen, "no it's not! We gotta get out of here!"

Hope, "agreed. I wanna get outta this outfit. I look like a ninja peepshow!"

But before they can say anything further, they are attacked by Robo-Sumos!

Gwen, "crap! How do we fight these guys?"

Hope, "we should have weapons or something, right?"

Upgrade, "I've got an idea!"

Upgrade jumps forward and merges with one of the Robo-Sumos. Upgrade begins fighting the other Robo-Sumos. Gwen can only use martial arts to fight against the robots. Hope looks around, and sees some sort of power up nearby. She runs to it and grabs it, and the power up reveals itself to be a bo-staff! She began using the weapon to fight against the robots as well.

In a matter of minutes, all of the robots had been taken down.

Gwen, "great, now with that out of the way, let's use Upgrade to get the heck out of here."

But before they can do so, the Omnitrix times out and Upgrade reverts back to Ben, who is now wearing his character's outfit! Hope blushes slightly, thinking the look was cute on him.

Ben, "well that sucks. Come on, wor- wait a minute, what the?"

Hope, "what?"

Ben, "all of my aliens are gone!"

Gwen, "it must be because we're in the game."

Hope, "so, what, the aliens are power ups?"

Ben, "I guess so. So I gotta find the Upgrade one before we get into a worse situation."

That's right when, suddenly, a giant chest lands on Ben!

Hope, "oh God!"

Gwen, "Ben!"

But then, Ben reappears in front of them, rubbing his head in confusion.

Ben, "what the heck just happened?"

Gwen sees two lights on a piece of shoulder armor Ben wore, and then takes a look at her own, seeing three green lights.

Hope looks at one of the gloves she was wearing, and also sees three lights on them.

Gwen, "these must be extra lives."

Hope, "what happens when we lose all three?"

Ben, "what else? Game over."

All three look to see the chest transform into a giant Robo-Sumo!

Gwen, "that's not good!"

Hope, "nope!"

Ben sees a trunk on top of a building and starts running towards it!

Hope, "Ben! What're you doing?"

Ben, "getting myself a weapon!"

Ben climbs the building and gets to the chest.

He gets a sword from it and fights the robots with the others.

Gwen sees another chest and runs to it as Hope and Ben fight off the robots.

Gwen opens the chest and obtains a scroll of some kind!

As Ben and Hope destroy the rest of the robots, Gwen says, "there's some sort of dojo floor nearby. We can get to the next level with it."

Ben, "how do you know that?"

Gwen, "um, I read the manual."

Gwen holds up the paper she had gotten, which had been an in-game manual.

Hope, "well, does it say any way to get out of here?"

Gwen, "well, the manual says the dojo will lead us on the right path."

Ben, "then let's go!"

And with that, the three of them made their way through the rest of the level and found the dojo. They quickly jumped on and began to ride it to the next level.

But as they ride it, more Robo-Sumos attack our heroes! And these ones fly!

Hope, "ah! They fly now!"

Gwen, "they fly now?"

Ben, "they fly now."

(Apologies to anyone who wants to hit me for making that joke.)

Ben sees another trunk!

Ben, "you guys distract them. I'm going for that chest!"

Hope, "you got it Ben!"

Hope and Gwen fight off the Robo-Sumos as Ben gets to the chest and discovers a token with a FourArms icon that is inside of it!

Ben grabs it and transforms into FourArms!

They notice that their armor has changed, looking more akin to an ancient samurai warrior than a gladiator.

FourArms, "time to slam some sumos with four arms of fun!"

FourArms runs forward and punches away one of the Robo-Sumos as it attacks him.

But then, the protagonist of the video game, Ishiyama, arrives!

FourArms, "woah! No way! Ishiyama! I'm your biggest fan! I know all your stats. You weigh 527 pounds. You have a 7 strength rating, 9 intelligence, 8 agility!"

Ishiyama, "who are you? A shapeshifter!?"

FourArms, "yeah! I've got superpowers! Like you!"

Ishiyama, "if you are a shapeshifter, then you must be my arch enemy, Kenko! You must be defeated!"

FourArms, "wait wha-?"

Ishiyama then knocks FourArms off of the platform.

FourArms, "crap!"

FourArms jumps back up on the platform, but Ishiyama attacks him.

FourArms, "seriously, what the Hell man!?"

Ishiyama, "your tricks will not work on me Kenko!"

FourArms, "I'm not Kenko! My name is Ben! I'm a good guy!"

Ishiyama, "forgive me if I don't believe you."

FourArms, "no, it's true! I'm your biggest fan! I have the whole card collection, I watch the cartoon, heck, I even eat your cruddy cereal that tastes like-!"

Ishiyama, "I will not be fooled by your double-talk!"

They engage in a fight, despite FourArms's protests.

Gwen sees the battle and fights her way to it, with Hope close behind.

Ishiyama sees Gwen's fighting and is impressed by her fighting skills.

Ishiyama, "who is this magnificent warrior?"

FourArms, "oh please, that's just my goofy cousin! And my best friend."

Gwen and Hope jump between FourArms and Ishiyama.

Gwen, "back off!"

Ishiyama, "who are you two?"

Hope, "my name's Hope."

Gwen, "I'm Gwen. And you're trying to hurt my cousin."

Ishiyama, "this odd creature is your relative?"

Gwen, "not by choice."

FourArms, "very funny Gwen."

Ishiyama, "forgive me, Gwen, I did not know this creature was related to such an amazing warrior. You are quite a champion."

Gwen, "well, thanks."

FourArms, "heh, please, I'll show you a champion!"

FourArms runs forward and jumps atop another Robo-Sumo, crashing into several others and yelling, "yee haw! Ride em, robot!"

But as luck would have it, he transforms back into Ben and is thrown off of the robot!

Ben, "should have seen that coming. Woah!"

Hope quickly runs forward and jumps up and grabs Ben in a bridal style!

Ben blushes as they get back down to the ground.

Gwen leaps across robots and Ishiyama follows behind her.

The three leap to safety.

Ben, "thanks Hope."

Hope, "no problem."

Gwen, "so, can you turn into Upgrade yet?"

Ben, "no. FourArms was the only icon in the chest. We gotta try and find it."

Gwen pulls out the manual and says, "it looks like Upgrade is all the way at level 13. The final level."

Ben, "then we better get a move on if we wanna get outta here."

Hope, "hey, Ishiyama, do you know any cheat codes that could get us there quicker?"

Ishiyama, "a sumo never cheats, but I know of a shortcut that can take us to Kenko's lair. But, the journey will be treacherous."

Ben moves forward, but accidentally activates a trap! A large spiked platform races down, but Ishiyama pushes Ben out of the way!

Ben, "woah. Thanks man."

Ishiyama, "you need to be more careful. Danger lurks around every corner when you are on a quest to save the world from such villainy."

As Ishiyama walks away, Hope whispers, "wow, he's intense."

As the group continued through the game, Ishiyama began asking questions.

Ishiyama, "from what land do you hail, warrior gwen?"

Gwen, "it's kind of hard to explain."

Ben, "I've never seen this part of the game before."

Ishiyama, "game? This is no game. The fate of the entire sumo world hangs in the balance."

Ben, "I know, I know. I read the back of the box.

Ishiyama, "the back of the box?"

Gwen, "don't you get it, Ben? Ishyama doesn't know he's an NPC in a game. This is all real to him."

That's when Ben sees a trunk.

Ben, "sweet! Let's see what else they have in there!"

Hope, "how about Gwen gets this one? She's the only one without a weapon."

Ben, "alright, fine. Go ahead Gwen."

Gwen, "thanks!"

Gwen takes the token, which reveals a bow!

Gwen, "finally, I got my own weapon. And a bow no less. Awesome!"

And with that, the group continues on through the level, keeping their eyes open for any enemies.

Hope, "where are all of the enemies?"

Ishiyama, "they strike when we are not expecting it. Keep your guard up my friends, lest we become victims of Kenko and his minions."

As they enter another room, they see a large number of Omnitrix tokens floating in front of them!

Ben, "woah! I just hit the motherload!"

But before Ben can run forward, Hope stops him.

Ben, "what?"

Hope, "this seems like a trap."

As if to answer their hunch, the symbols disappear, and suddenly, a beam shoots forward and hits Ishiyama, causing him to lose a life!

He reappears and says, "a good eye, Hope. We may still make it to Kenko if we can spot more of these traps!"

Hope, "I'm just sorry you still got shot."

Ishiyama, "it matters not. My life is nothing in the quest to stop Kenko."

Soon, they come before a rather large statue that begins to speak.

"The chamber of the kappa will grant access to the level of your choosing, but only if you solve their riddle. The key names your weapon, but only by sight. When uttered as a vow, a gesture polite."

Gwen, "what do you suppose it means?"

Ben, "beats me."

That's right when something catches Ben's eye. An icon with Cannonbolt's silhouette!

Ben, "but I know what that means. I bet good old Cannonbolt will impress Ishiyama!"

But before can get to the icon, a large blue Dragon creature flies in and grabs the others!

Ben, "let them go, Kenko!"

Kenko, the creature, yells, "tell me about this upgrade icon, boy, or your friends will pay with their lives.

Ishiyama, "tell him nothing!"

Gwen, "he's right, Ben. We can't let Kenko loose in the real world."

Kenko, "the real world? Yet another domain I will rule with an iron fist!"

Ben, "I don't think so!"

Ben begins dodging attacks from Kenko and runs to the icon.

Ben, "time to show you-"

Ben grabs the icon and transforms into Cannonbolt, now having a skirt and bun like Ishiyama.

Cannonbolt, "some Cannonbolt style!"

He begins spinning around and crashes into Kenko, making him let go of the others as Cannonbolt crashes into the wall.

Cannonbolt, "maybe that's a little too slamming."

Kenko, "I will leave you to my henchmen while I find the upgrade icon!"

Kenko flees as a bunch of Kenko's henchmen surround the others.

The four fight them off together, with Cannonbolt crashing into most of them.

….

Back in the real world, Max had just woken up from a nap.

Max, "kids? Hello?"

Max sees the game is still on.

Max, "how many times have I told you guys to shut this thing off when you're done playing with it?"

Max pauses the game!

….

Everyone in the game freezes in midair!

Hope, "I can't move."

Gwen, "what's happening?"

Cannonbolt, "Grandpa must be messing with the controls!"

Gwen, "if he turns it off now, he'll delete us along with the game."

Gwen, "Grandpa!"

Hope, "no!"

Cannonbolt, Hope and Gwen, "don't shut us off!"

….

Max hears them and says, "kids? Is that you? Oh, please tell me I'm on one of those hidden camera shows?"

Gwen, "no! We're in the game! Don't shut it off!"

Max, "how the heck did you kids get in there?"

Hope, "an accident with Upgrade and a strike of lightning from the thunderstorm from earlier."

Max sits down and Cannonbolt explains the situation further.

Cannonbolt, "now we need to get the Upgrade icon on level 13 so we can get out of this game."

Max, "there must be some way I can help you guys? Oh, maybe if I push this-"

Cannonbolt, Gwen and Hope, "NO!"

Gwen, "we mean, just hit resume and don't touch anything else and leave the rest to the game pros."

Max, "alright then."

Max resumes the game, allowing the others to start fighting again.

Max picks up the manual and says, "let's see if this can offer any ideas…."

….

The four continue the fight, but Ishiyama loses another life due to Cannonbolt grabbing one of the henchmen and it manages to shoot their NPC ally.

Gwen, "nice going, round boy. Now he's down to his last life."

Cannonbolt, "I'm sorry! I was trying to stop one of the bad guys, not him!"

Ishiyama, "it matters not. We must still answer the kappa's riddle if we are to continue our quest."

Gwen, "hmm? The key names your weapon, but only by sight. When uttered as vow, a gesture polite. Name's my weapon?"

For a moment, Gwen tries to think of an answer, and then snaps her fingers and says, "that's it! My weapon is a bow. But when uttered as 'vow,' it becomes bow!"

This seems to be the answer, and the stature shoots a beam of light at Gwen, making her grow larger!

Cannonbolt, "hahaha! It looks like you've been putting on the old sumo feedbag!"

Gwen, "says the original fathead."

The statue then breaks apart, revealing the dojo that would take them to level 13, where Kenko would be waiting.

Cannonbolt, "when I bust something, it's all silent stares, but when she busts something, she's a hero."

Hero, "relax Ben. I'm sure you'll get a chance to show your skills."

Ben, "thanks Hope."

Gwen, luckily, shrinks down as the four of them all step onto the dojo, which flies into the air, and inside of a gigantic arena.

Ishiyama, "the arena of sumo warriors."

"And the sight of your final defeat, Ishiyama!"

Kenko appears, ready to defeat our heroes.

Cannonbolt, "bring it on, Kenko!"

But like so many times before, the watch turns Ben back into his human form.

Ben, "you know, for a watch, you have a lousy sense of timing."

Kenko dashed forward as the others began fighting against him!

Gwen, "Ben, go! We'll handle Kenko."

Hope, "just find that Upgrade icon."

Ben, "no way. I want to prove to Ishiyama that I'm a hero, too."

Gwen, "you will, but you have to start thinking like a hero again instead of trying to impress a computer program."

Ben runs off to find the Upgrade icon as Gwen, Hope and Ishiyama fight Kenko.

Kenko, "I would have expected more of a challenge from the great ishyama!"

Ishiyama, "the battle is not over so long as one of us still stands!"

Ben keeps slicing at boxes and says, "no, no, no, no!"

But at long last, Ben finds the icon for Upgrade!

Ben, "yes!"

Kenko, "no! I must have it!"

Kenko tries to grab the icon, but Ishiyama jumps in and attacks!

But suddenly, Kenko stabs Ishiyama, making him disappear!

Gwen, "Ishiyama!"

Hope and Ben, "NO!"

Kenko, "your power is mine, boy! Your sumo slammer hero isn't here to protect you anymore!"

Ben, "I can take care of myself and you all alone."

Ben jumps in and manages to grab the icon before Kenko can! This transforms him into the mechanized Upgrade!

Upgrade, "now we play by my rules, Kenko."

Upgrade begins shooting at Kenko, knocking him through a wall; and making him fly off!

Upgrade, "come out, come out wherever you are."

Gwen, "quit fooling around and get us out of here before you time out again."

Upgrade, "right, let's get out of here."

"You wouldn't leave without saying good-bye, would you?"

They all turn to see Ishiyama standing there!

They all say, "Ishiyama?"

Upgrade, "but I thought you were-"

Ishiyama, "it will take more than Kenko to finish off my last life. And I just wanted to say I was wrong. You are the superior warrior. I only wish I could visit your world and fight alongside such a noble hero."

Ben, Gwen and Hope glance at one another in confusion. Something didn't add up.

"Sorry, Ishy, but your travel plans just got canceled!"

They see someone run forward! It's Max playing as one of the characters!

Gwen, "Grandpa, what are you doing?"

Ben, "he's a good guy."

Max, "oh no he isn't!"

Max throws some sort of powder at him, revealing him to actually be Kenko in some sort of robotic suit!

Hope, "it's Kenko!"

Upgrade, "you were trying to fool me into taking you back to the real world."

Gwen, "let's get out of here before he succeeds!"

Upgrade, "a true sumo slammer never retreats. I'm going to defeat him honorably.

Kenko, "fortunately, I am not bound by such honor."

Kenko rushes forward and grabs Hope!

Upgrade, "Hope!"

Kenko, "destroy me, and she suffers the same fate as your old friend!"

Upgrade, "I don't think so!"

Gwen starts shooting arrows at Kenko as Max runs forward and grabs Hope from Kenko's grasp!

Upgrade flings himself towards Kenko and absorbs his suit, destroying it and flinging Kenko out of it, showing that he was a tiny blue man.

As he tries to punch Upgrade, Hope kicks him away, and he turns into several gold coins!

She picks one up and says, "nice…."

Upgrade, "this game's over."

Upgrade turns to Gwen.

Gwen, "no."

Ben, "say it."

Gwen, "ugh, fine, you're the better sumo slammer samurai. Happy?

Upgrade, "I'm glad you think so. But I wanna hear it from him."

They all turn to see the real Ishiyama back among the living!

Upgrade, "so now who do you think is the best sumo warrior?"

Ishiyama points at Max, "him."

Upgrade, Hope and Gwen, "Grandpa?"

Ishiyama, "only a true sumo slammer would know to use the cleansing power of sumo salt to reveal kenko's deception."

Max, "ah. It was easy. I just read the instructions."

Upgrade, "mental note; read the instructions from now on."

Hope muttered, "there's no winning with that guy."

Suddenly, the watch starts to blink!

Upgrade, "oop! Sorry, no time for good-byes."

Upgrade grabs Hope and Gwen and uses their abilities to get them out of the game!

….

Back in the real world, Mad jumps back as he sees the kids jump out of the game.

Gwen, "could you cut it a little closer next time?"

Hope, "hopefully there won't be a next time."

Gwen, "and look, the rain is gone!"

Max, "how about you kids go out and get some fresh air?

Ben, "I think I could use a little real world right about now."

The girls nod in agreement as they all run out.

Max smiles before looking around and starts playing the game on his own, seemingly being made a fan of Sumo Slammers.

Max, "I thought they'd never leave…."

Chester lands by Max, watching him play the game.

….

Reviews:

Monkey D. Conan: glad you liked the chapter. Especially with what I did involving Hope and the alien werewolf.

OMNISENSE95: yep. Wanted to go all out with the insults. But I don't wanna get too specific.

Chronolocked: I don't plan on changing WayBig's name.

Guest: I'm not sure if Pierce will live or die yet.

epantoja521: thanks.

Guest: never thought of it like that before.

shriramasokan: so basically, you'd like to see lemons from Ben and Hope only after they're both 18? Okay, I can get behind that. And while you made some good points about how Ben and Hope could've become a couple in canon…. They don't really apply to this story at all. Hope isn't a villain in this story. Her and Ben's feelings are completely mutual in this story. Hope doesn't do anything evil in this story. Hope doesn't kill the trio in this story. Ben doesn't end up getting multiple girls after him in this story. This story diverges from canon when it comes to Hope, so all of your points would've only fit in a retelling closer to canon, with Hope being older than Ben and being a villain.

NeoNexus25: *shrugs, who knows what the name will be.

Ushindi: thanks. I'm glad you liked the chapter, particularly those moments with Hope and Ben. 1. If I had to rank the Ben 10 films, they'd go; Secret of the Omnitrix in first, Destroy All Aliens in second, Race Against Time in third, and Alien Swarm in fourth. I like them all, but those are my personal rankings. Haven't seen the reboot movie though. 2. I really like Elena, but hated how they made her a yandere villain and forgot about her. Her arc in Ultimate Alien will be MUCH different in my story.

Omnicaster: thank you. Alien Force Season 1 will have minor changes, such as Xylene, Ken and Julie playing bigger roles, less DNAlien killing, etc.

Guest: I'm glad you liked the chapter. The monster aliens will appear way more often than in canon. Kai will have a different role when we see her again, much like how Julie will simply be Ben's friend in this story, rather than love interest. Glad you likef the changes I added into the chapter. The names for Zs'Skayr's monster minions will be; Talbot, (the wolf), Imo, (the mummy), and of course, Dr. Viktor. I plan to have an explanation for the Zs'Skayr body situation. And yes, we will see different Ben 10,000 timelines like in canon, with some slight differences between them all.

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It was a little tricky to get this chapter done, but I managed it!

I loved adding Hope into the story, especially when she and Ben get shy around one another, like with Hope wearing the Mortal Kombat outfit.

Also, if you haven't already, check out Cadence Hopkins' Ben 10 stories. They are very heartfelt love stories that deserve way more attention.

Also, regarding my Green Lantern story poll, here's the options based on who's in the lead:

Ghia'ta 8

Jessica Cruz 7, (it says 9, but I took away 2 since 2 voters only voted for 1 option each.)

Laira 6

Queen Iolande 4

Katma Tui 3

Bleez 3

Aga'po 2

I'm personally hoping Ghia'ta or Laira wins.

I mostly added Jessica Cruz in for those who like her.

I've taken away certain votes, since at least 1 or 2 people have only voted for one option. I want the poll to be fair, hence me taking away certain votes and adding in votes from people that weren't able to vote properly.