Ok, So we have a tie with two votes, one saying confront her, the other saying keep a watch from a distance. We shall do both then, Ben will have a small confrontation with her, but walk away. He will walk around, he will wind up at the club where Jaime and Nicole are, talk a bit about what happened, and It will end with Jaime taking the dress.

Again, I do not own these properties, they are owned by Cartoon Network and R.L. Stine respectively.

No one's POV.

Ben looked at Abigail shocked, but then his face morphed into a glare. He spoke to her, very mad.

''What will you do then if I do return here?'' Ben asked, up front and not afraid. He has faced way tougher foes than some blind thrift store lady with some mystic ability to see. Ben thinks even Sublimino, a short hypnotist Ben has faced, was tougher than this lady. Abigail looked at him and just smiled very sinisterly.

'' If you were to return, let's just say…. Something way worse will happen to poor Jaime. She is such as sweet girl, be a shame if something happened to her, mmmhh? To be frank, Ben I do not know what it is about you that is giving me these…. vibes I don't like, but it is not comforting for me at all. I can only figure it has something to do with your personality…. and that watch. I do not know what it is, but I know it is not some toy. So this is your only warning, STAY OUT OF MY WAY!'' Abigail yelled, finishing her rant. Ben looked at her, not flinching, which honestly impressed the woman a little.

'' I don't know what your game is, but I will watch out for Jaime at all cost, and make sure whatever you got planned for her doesn't come to pass. You are right about one thing…. I am a hero. I'm Ben 10, a hero, and I will not let what you have planned happen. Mark my words, I will stop you'' Ben said, determination in his voice. This conviction from a 10 year old of all people is leaving Abigail a bit shaken and making her lose her confidence. With one last glare, Ben walks out of the store, determined to keep Jaime safe at all costs. Abigail just watches him leave, smiling

''We shall see Benny boy, We shall see'' Abigail said menacingly, looking at the red dress.

Country Club, A few hours later.

Ben was just wandering the town for a few hours, obviously having nothing to do. He had no idea where Jaime went. He knew she and her friend went to a job, but he had no idea where. That is when he found this country club. You needed a membership to play golf and enter the main building, but the food court area was open to the public. Ben realized he hasn't eaten yet. He walks up to the stand to get some food and a drink, when he sees who is working there.

Jaime and Nicole, who notice him.

''Hey little dude, its you. Small world, eh? What are you doing here?'' Nicole asked him. Ben just shrugs

''I was just bored wandering around town, nothing to do. I saw this place and decided to check it out and grab a bite to eat. Funny to see you guys here. This is the job you had to get to, a crappy food stand job at this club for snobs and jerks'' Ben said. This made Nicole laugh, and made Jaime smile a little. Nicole high -fived Ben for that.

''Nice one kid! Glad to see even someone your age can see what a snobbish place this is. For that burn, I'll give you food and drink on the house. What do you want?'' she asked. Ben looked at the menu. After thinking for a moment, Ben decided on a pizza and a cola.

''I'll do a pizza and a cola'' Ben said.

''Coming right up'' Nicole said. She walked back to start heating up a pizza. Jaime just stood there awkwardly, staring off into the distance. Ben wondered what she was doing, when he looked and saw what, or rather who she was staring at. Ben saw Jaime was staring at a guy, well dressed in a sweater vest. He was sitting with another girl eating. Ben wondered what was going on when he realized, this was the guy Jaime was in love with. This is the guy she would go to the extreme for that would lead to a horrible fate. He turned and looked at her. After a minute, she broke contact with Zack and noticed Ben staring at her.

''What are you staring at?'' Jaime asked him. Ben nodded his head in Zack's direction.

''You like him don't you?'' he asks. Jaime 's eyes widen at this and she blushes madly and tries to deny it

''No, I do not, why would you think such a thing? I was just looking at-'' Jaime said, panicking at thinking she had been caught, by a 10 year – almost 11 year old at that. Ben laughed and waved his hand for her to calm down

''Relax its fine, I am not going to tell anyone. I just saw you staring off into space and wondered what it was, when I saw you staring at him'' Ben said. Jaime was calm now but still blushing a bit. Ben smiled and decided he would tell her about his experiences to help her.

''You know, I know how you are feeling'' Ben said. Jaime was shocked by this.

''You know how I feel?! How?'' she asked. Ben sighed and began

''Earlier this summer, while on my summer road trip, I met an old friend of my grandpas and met his granddaughter. Her name is Kai, and I liked her as soon as I saw her. I was trying to impress her, I even saved her life when a flash flood came through. At the end of it all, she treated me like a pet to do tricks rather than a human being. I was crushed, but my cousin Gwen told me something, saying how all I would need are two magic words'' Ben said. Jaime was shocked at what he went through, and was even slightly disgusted by Kai treating him like a dog. She did take note of Ben's last point

''Two Words? What were the words? '' she asked Ben, wondering if he could give her words of wisdom or something. Ben frowned.

''I asked my cousin, and she said no. She said I would have to figure it out on my own, saying I would have to figure out on my own and I would know it when I was ready'' Ben said. Jaime looked sad at that but nodded. Ben looked back a Zack and saw a girl he was sitting with.

''Whose the girl he is with, his girlfriend?'' Ben asked. Jaime crossed her arms and her face burned red

''No, but she might as well be with how much of his attention she gets. Her name is Stella and she is the most popular girl at school. She is as pretty and girly as they come. She is kind of a bully to other less popular girls at my school, Nicole and I included. I wish Zack would notice girls like me for once instead of ones like her. I guess I'm just not pretty enough'' Jaime says, a few tears forming in her eyes. Ben doesn't even think and blurts out

''I wouldn't cut yourself short, your very pretty. If he can't see that, He must be stupid'' Ben blurts out. Ben covers his mouth and blushes in embarrassment at that. Jaime blushes at that. They stand in silence for a moment, not knowing what to say, Ben who is embarrassed at what he said, and Jaime who doesn't even know what to say. Before they can say anything, Nicole returns with Ben's pizza and soda and realizes both him and Jaime are standing their awkwardly. She asks what happened.

''What happened guys? Why are your faces red?''she asked.

''NOTHING!'' They both yell at the same time, then blushing and covering their mouths. Nicole just looked at them weird

''Oooookay? That was weird but I will ignore it. Here is your food and soda Ben'' Nicole says. Ben just calmly and quietly grabbed the bag.

''Thanks'' He muttered with his head down. He was about to walk up when someone else walked up, someone Jaime and Nicole did not like. It was Stella and she had a false smile on her face. She was joined by two random female friends of hers.

''Aww Jaime , look your blushing? The redness, It looks good with that ugly black uniform, and those hideous Black glasses'' Stella said, laughing along with her two friends. Jaime started turning redder, with her eyes starting to get a little watery. Ben was getting annoyed, hating bullies as he has dealt with them through Cash and J.T. Nicole was also very mad at her best friend being targeted and unlike Jaime, was headstrong and not taking any shit from Stella

''Hey back off you prissy bitch! Jaime is not ugly, in fact she has a natural beauty you wish you had! No wonder you have to wear all that make up and those skimpy closes. You have to hide all that ugly on the outside as it matches the ugliness you have on the inside'' Nicole yells. The look on everyone's faces were different. Jaime was shocked, Ben smiled, Nicole was smug, and Stella and her friends were pissed. Stella was now red in the face herself, but unlike Jaime it was out of anger.

''Shut it Nicole, this doesn't concern you. This is between Jaime and I. I came over to tell you to stay away from Zack. I know you have a crush on him, and this is your first and final warning, STAY WAY FROM HIM OR I WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL'' Stella yelled. Jaime looked shocked and tried speaking

''I d-d-d-don-'' But before she could finish, Stella cut her off

''Do not BS me, I see you looking at him all the time. Well guess what, it is not going to happen. Zack is like me, rich and pretty. He likes girls like me. He would never stoop to dating an ugly, four eyed freak like you who wears poor people's clothes. Now just so my point comes across'' She says. Stella takes her cup, and dumps it all over Jaime's head! Soda got all over her hair, glasses, uniform. This shocked Jaime and as she tried to wipe herself off, Nicole was pissed and so was Ben. Nicole started yelling at Stella who was laughing along with her minions at Jaime's suffering. Ben decided enough was enough and thought of what could do. That is when he looked down at his pizza and got a good idea.

''WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU BITCH!'' Nicole shouted. This drew the attention of some customers, some of whom were fellow classmates. They saw Jaime and started laughing, which upset her even more. Stella turned to Nicole

''Shut up Nicole or your-'' Stella was saying, as before she could finish, she felt something wet on her. She looked down and saw her pants were covered in soda. She was shocked at who did this, as was Nicole and Jaime. They turned and saw Ben standing there, with his cup sticking out. He was smiling devilishly at Stella.

''Ooops, I tripped '' Ben said smugly. Stella was shocked and then angered

''UHH! You stupid brat, do you know how much these pants costs'' she yelled angrily. Ben just smiled at her.

''I'm a brat, yet your tormenting a girl who has literally done nothing to you and complaining about clothes like a five year old'' Ben said. This caused Stella to hesitate and stutter. Ben smiled, having her right where he wants her, and he wasn't done yet.

''In fact speaking of your clothes, you said red looked good on Jaime, well I think it looks better on you'' Ben said, as he took his pizza and smashed it against her face! This shocked everyone, from Nicole and Jaime, to the other customers and Stella's Minions. The pizza slid off her and on the ground. Ben laughed

''See, Red does look good on you'' He says as he laughs harder. Stella is just straight pissed now and picks up and grabs the pizza. Ben sees this and prepares to have it shoved at him, but is shocked when she takes it and shoves it in Jaime's face. It falls off Jaime's face and onto the floor. Everyone starts to laugh at Jaime again. Tears start to form in her eyes, and that is when she runs off crying, unable to hold it in anymore. Stella just wipes off the sauce and looks and Ben and smiles cruelly.

''You are lucky you're a kid and I can't do anything to you, but seeing how you stuck up for Jaime, you just made her suffer more, so kid that is your fault'' She said, walking away with her minions. Ben was just pissed on how that backfired. He turned and looked at Nicole, who was angry but then looked at him and smiled a bit at him.

''Don't listen to her, it's not your fault she is a jerk. She had that coming. She was just upset that someone, especially a kid stood up to her. She just decided to take her anger out on Jaime like always. I'll go find her, make sure she is ok. You want a replacement for the food and drink?'' Nicole asked. Ben wasn't paying much attention, as he was formulating the ultimate payback plan. He just shook his head no at her. Nicole nodded

''Ok then, well then I will go find Jaime and see if she is ok. See you around Ben, thanks again for the assist there. Honestly though, she and her minions, as well as those other jerks from our school deserve far worse'' she said, walking off to find her sad friend. Ben was thinking on those words, looking over at Stella, who was now at the table in a new top and pants, with the pizza sauce washed off and new makeup applied. He looked at those other jerks also, and then looked at the stand, and that is when he had a great idea. He ran off a bit away from the stand and hid behind some bushes. Checking around to make sure the coast was clear, He ducked down and dialed the Omnitrix. The dial popped up and he twisted through his alien selection till he found the one he wanted. Ben smiled

''As they say, SMALL things cause Big problems'' Ben said, as he slammed the dial down. Ben felt the familiar feeling of his very DNA structure changing and reforming, he felt himself shrink, his skin turned gray, his hair receded till he was bald, and his IQ increased. By the time the transformation was done, he was a four inch tall humanoid frog. This was Grey Matter, the Omnitrix DNA sample of the Galvan, the smartest species in the universe and whose greatest thinker created the Omnitrix. He walked out of the bushes

''Ok now to cause some trouble'' Grey Matter says mischievously. He runs, ducking to stay hidden and unseen. He makes it the stand and enters through a crack in the side. He jumps up on the counter and looks around. That is when he sees the soda dispenser machine. Looking at it he gets an idea. Grey Matter starts to move around random parts in the machine

''Move this here, move this part here, move the pressure valve here, calculate the trajectory and angle by 90 degrees, and there!'' Grey Matter says. He closes the machine and turns all the sprayers too facing the tables where Stella and all the others were still sitting. He laughed as he prepared to activate it

''Time for the Ultimate Super Soaker: Soda Edition'' Grey Matter said. He activated it, and almost instantly, all soda sprayers went off, and BLASTED soda at the group, soaking them with a stream of soda. Everyone started streaming and panicking, some of them falling, Stella included. They all ran out of the area, soaked and sticky, as the hot summer sun would quickly stick the soda to them, making an ever bigger mess to clean. Grey Matter was lying on the counter, laughing hard

'' HAHAHAHAHA, serves you right jerks!'' Grey Matter yells. After calming down, He dismantled the sprayers and returned them to normal. Just after that, he saw Nicole returning with Jaime, who was red eyed from crying and in a new uniform.

''Whoa! Time to go'' Grey Matter said, jumping to the ground , and running out of the stand to a nearby bush. Just as he did this, the Omnitrix timed out, and he reverted back to Ben. Ben popped out and peaked out of the bush. He saw Jaime and Nicole come up and look around, confused where everyone went and why chairs and tables are knocked over.

''Where is everyone?'' Jaime asked. Nicole was just as confused.

''I don't know, but it looks like a water gun fight happened here with all the wetness he- wait this isn't water it's soda'' Nicole said confused. Jaime was confused also

''Soda? Oh No did they use the Soda hoses to spray each other?!'' Jaime said groaning. Nicole's eyes widened and she ran to the stand and checked the hoses.

''They looked freshly used, but there shouldn't be enough pressure for the hoses to reach that far, and the hose is not that long to reach anywhere close to spray there. This is strange'' she said.

''Yeah'' Jaime said. Nicole only shrugged it off

''Oh well nothing we can do about it now but clean up the chairs and tables'' Nicole said. Jaime just groaned as she helped Nicole

''Your welcome'' Ben said quietly, sneaking off.

Later

Jaime and Nicole cleaned up the mess, and due to the incident, no other customers came, so they actually had a calm evening until they finished at 9 p.m. Jaime waved goodbye to Nicole

''See you tomorrow Nicole'' Jaime says, walking off

''See ya Jaime'' Nicole says, walking in the other direction.

Jaime left for the long walk home. Ben was watching from the distance, having a bad feeling.

''I should follow her'' Ben said. He followed after her quietly

At the Ravens Chest

''Ahh Young Jaime is coming. I knew she would. I could sense the desperation for that dress on her. She wants the dress so bad, I am sure she will sneak in to take it. I'll be waiting here for her to try it, and then scare her off so she takes it'' Abigail Raven says in a dark voice. She then senses someone else, and it makes her frown

''Ah, Ben is following her, no doubt having been watching over her. Well I will deal with him, one way or another , this kid can play hero all he wants, but he is only a kid, what can he do. I better get prepared! I will need to greet the lovely lady, …. And I'll see what ''Ben 10'' is truly capable of'' Abigail says as she laughs sinisterly.

Well there is the third chapter of this story. So we see the trouble that Jaime goes through here, but Ben is there to give some advice, compliments, and dish out a little payback, ALIEN STYLE! Can Ben stop Jaime from taking the dress or is the young hero going to be too late? Find out as this story continues.

Now here is a poll: Do you want Ben to have a pairing with any of these characters. Whether someone his own age, a little older, or no one at all. I may do a sequel story after this to the alien force days where Ben is older, and he has all these friends and allies that can help him after helping them. I will say for older, the limit is three years, and it will be a relationship that happens in the future when Ben is older. Jaime here is one of the options,as she seems about early high school to me, around 14 I'd say, and Ben is almost 11. I say three as I got it from Ulimate Alien, as there is the shipping of Jennifer Nocturne, who is 19 at the time of Ultimate Alien, and Ben who was 16 at the time, and there was kind of a romantic flirtatious thing going on. So that is why three years is a limit. So No one who is way older, like Steffani as by the time Ben is a teenager, She would be in her early 20's. So here are the options

Slightly Older person- Someone that will be shipped in the future, Jaime being one of them as an option here, or anyone else you can think of.

Same age- a relationship with someone around his own age, thus one that can start immediately, like with Lily Carbo from Really You Part 1 and 2.

None at all- Ben doesn't get with anyone, present or future, and just makes friends as future allies, otherwise everything goes as canon.