OK Lets get it, Jaime has been the choice so far, so she is the first recipient of Ben's help.

Dislcaimer: I do not own either Ben 10 or the Haunting Hour, They are owned by Cartoon Network and R.L. Stine Respectively

No one's Pov

'' Jaime'' Ben says, making his choice, pointing at the photo of the teenage girl with glasses and Dark Red/ Brown Hair. Fate looks at him with intrigue and nods.

''Good choice for your first assignment, Ben. Jaime is a actually one of the easier cases, as her fate is all over a dress'' Fate says. Ben looks at her like she is pulling his leg

''A Dress!? Are you kidding me, she risks her life over a dress!'' Ben says. Fate laughed at this.

''It was all for a boy she liked'' Fate told him. Ben just crossed his arms.

''Girls'' Ben mumbled. Fate frowned at that and decided to tease Ben a little.

''Girls, huh? Ben, wasn't it not too long ago you were trying to impress a young lady. What was her name, Kai?'' she said, teasing him. Ben blushed and looked her angrily. Fate just laughed and smiled

''Hey, you had it coming dear for that comment' Fate said. Ben could do nothing but sigh in defeat. Fate got serious and summoned open a portal. Ben looked on in amazement.

''This portal will take you to Jaime's town. You will find her and watch over her. You may reveal yourself if you wish if it makes things easier'' Fate tells Ben. He nods and steps towards the portal. Before he enters though, Fate puts her hand on his shoulder and turns him around.

''Wait Ben, before you go, I want you to remember. Do not always try to fight the threats head on. Remember some of these people bought these actions upon themselves, Jaime being one of them. You have to figure out how to help these people be better, so even if they avoid their fate, they never make the same mistakes again. Remember as your grandpa said, ''Might isn't always right'' she told Ben, saying the same words his grandfather said to him months ago in the desert. Ben nodded and then turned around.

''Good Luck Hero'' Fate said as Ben stepped through the portal.

Unknown Town in rural America

A portal opens up beside an allyway and Ben steps out. The portal closes behind him and he looks around. He walks down the ally and sees he is in some kind of suburban, rural American town. Ben scratches the back of his neck, wondering how he was going to do this.

''Ok I know what this girl looks like, but how do I find her? Would have been nice if Fate gave me some magical GPS tracker or something'' Ben said, annoyed. He looked down at the Omnitrix .

''I guess I could go XLR8 and run around town till I spot her'' Ben says, as he turns to the aforementioned Alien and is about to hit the dial down when he hears two voices heading his way. He quickly ducks into the ally to get out of the way. He hears two voices, both female.

'' Nice patch, I swear I think that jacket has nine lives'' One voice says.

''I'm just saying , you know, thank you for wasting your summer working at the snack bar with me, I know it was lame but it would have been uber lame without you there so'' One voice said before being cut off by the other

''Hey, have you seen this store before?'' the other voice asked.

''I don't know, maybe it just opened?'' the first voice said. She stopped for a second, then continued.

''Did you hear what I said? Cause I was getting real with you, you know. And not in anyway sarcastic, you have to cherish moments like this cause Ja-'' the voice stops and then speaks again. This got Ben's attention

''Jaime where are you going, were gonna be late for work again '' the first voice said. This caused Ben's eyes to widen

''Jaime?, No way that is a coincidence'' Ben said to himself. He slowly approached the ally's opening. He peaked and saw two girls. One is facing the ally, having black curly hair and tanned skin. She is talking to the girl facing away. She had red/brown hair. Ben's eyes widened.

''That hair matches the photo'' Ben muttered. He got confirmation once the girl turned around.

''I just want to check this place out'' Jaime said to her friend, turning around to walk towards the shop. That is when Ben saw her face and got the confirmation.

''Yep that is her'' Ben said. She entered the store, with her friend sighing and following in a huff. Ben heard the store door open and the bell chime as they entered. Ben walked out of the ally and looked at where they entered.

''The Raven's Chest Found Treasures?'' Ben said to himself. Ben wondered what the heck kind of a name that is for a store. He didn't know why but he had a bad feeling about this place.

''Must because it has something to do with Jaime'' Ben said. He sucked up his courage and entered. When he entered he saw it was some kind of thrift store. He looked around and saw many items of different types. He walked and he saw a bird hanging on a post, staring at him.

''Weird Bird'' Ben muttered. He looked around and saw the girls at the counter. He hid behind a box out of view. He wanted to watch what happens. He saw Jaime ringing a bell

''Hello, is there someone who can help me?'' Jaime shouted.

''Me, work you know that thing you show up for'' her friend said, ticked.

'Excuse me!, I just have a question about-'' Jaime called until she was cut off by a woman who seemingly appeared out of nowhere. This made Ben jump a little.

''The red dress?'' The woman said.

''She came out of nowhere'' Ben said, trying to calm himself

''Holy!'' her friend said, surprised also.

''It's beautiful, isn't it?'' The woman said.

It is, it's amazing'' Jaime said to the woman. Her friend than pointed out an observation that caught Ben's attention.

''Um, she's blind'' her friend mumbled softly, but loud enough for Ben to here it. Upon looking himself, Ben saw the woman's eyes were glazed over. Ben was shocked

''She is blind'' He said to himself. He did not know why, but this woman gave him the heebee jeebees.

''Blind, yes, Deaf, no'' the woman says, a bit annoyed as she walked up to the counter.

''The price tag says see Abigail, is that you?'' Jaime asked the woman.

''Abigail Raven'' the woman introduces herself.

''Welcome to my Boutique'' Abigail says. Jaime's friend makes a snide remark

''Fancy way of saying thrift store'' She says. Ben couldn't help but agree.

''I couldn't agree more'' Ben mutters.

''Oh the Raven's Chest is more than just a thrift store. Everything for sale was once someone's precious possession. The red dress is a very special item. You would look stunning in it'' she told Jaime. This just made Ben not trust the woman anymore than before.

''She does not seem to be an ordinary shop owner'' Ben says, his hero thoughts tingling.

''How much is it?'' Jaime asked.

''$400'' Abigail says almost immediately.

''400 bucks, for a used dress?!'' her friend asks, shocked it costs that much.

'' I don't have that kind of money'' Jaime says sadly.

''If you want something, you must pay for it'' Abigail says, smiling very really disturbed Ben even more. What happened next shocked Ben even further.

''That even goes for young boys like you. Come on child, I know your there, join us up front'' Abigail called out to Ben. This shocked Ben even more

''How did she know I am here?'' Ben wondered. Ben looks up and sees the Raven still looking at him. Ben's eyes widen in shock.

''Can she see through the Raven?'' Ben thinks to himself. Ben decides to stop thinking and come out, knowing he has been caught.

''OK I am coming out'' Ben shouts, coming out with his hand up. The girls are shocked, both by how Ben was there the whole time, and how Abigail knew.

'' Wait a kid was there the whole time'' Jaime's friend said.

''What the heck were you doing hiding back there she asked, were you following us'' She asked, freaked out by the implication.

''Were we being perved on and checked out by a kid'' Her friend said, skeeved out at the thought. Ben shook his head quickly, denying it.

''No, I wasn't honest! I was just wandering around town, and was passing by when I heard you guys talking about how this was a new store, so I wanted to check it out. I just got nervous, mainly due to the Raven'' Ben said, pointing to the aforementioned bird. The girls seemed to relax at this. Ben decided to be polite and introduce himself.

''Sorry for the scare, My name is Ben, Ben Tennyson'' he said, sticking his hand out. They questioned it but then each shook his hand.

''I'm Jaime'' Jaime said, shaking his hand.

''Nicole'', Jaime's friend, now who Ben knows is Nicole, says shaking his hand also.

''Well now that we are all introduced, sorry we have to split but Jaime and I have to get going , as we will be even more late for work than we already are'' Nicole says. Jaime looked sad but nodded at that, and Ben understood, while Abigail just looked at them with an unsettling smile. Ben was wondering what that was about when all of the sudden, the omnitrix dial popped up, cycling through all of his aliens at a rapid rate. Ben grabbed the watch, trying to get it too stop and go back to normal. The girls were curious about this.

''Kid what is with your watch?'' Nicole asked, curious and worried.

''Yeah, what kind of watch is that'' Jaime asked, wondering what kind of watch does that. Ben was freaking out fiddling with it.

''Oh it's just a watch I got at the arcade, must be bad batteries'' He said. He looked at him weirdly , but didn't ask, either believing him or not caring. He still was trying to get it under control.

''Something is up with this place, and whatever, or whoever it is, the omnitrix doesn't like it'' Ben thinks to himself, when he finally gets it to stop. The dial goes back down and the watch returns to in active mode.

''Well that's better. I should probably get home and change the battery'' Ben said, trying to sound as innocent as possible. The girls looked at him but realized they have to go.

''Well we have to go, see you around kid'' Nicole says, dragging Jaime out. Jaime just waves while staring at the red dress. They left, leaving Ben and Abigail alone. Ben looked at her and she was still staring, smiling. Ben was creeped out and decided he wanted out also.

''Well I better get home before my parents worry, Have a good day Ms. Raven'' Bens says, trying to sound polite. He was almost out the door when she called him

''Hey, Ben right?'' she asked. Ben nodded

''Just to tell you something'' she said, when all of a sudden her voice went from nice and sweet to bitter and mean

''Do not ever return to this store, stay out of my way, and most importantly….. Don't be a hero'' she said, with a creppy smile. Ben was dumbfounded, but then realized she may know more about him than he knows. He pulls back from the door. He has two choices

( Confront Her about her behavior and the threat)

( Walk out and focus on his task and keep an eye out from a distance)

Welp, that is the second let me know what is your first choice Ben has to make here. Think and choose wisely.