"Ah right on time as usual now let's continue with Ben 16. When we last left him he had battled against Kevin Levin and Michael Morningstar but had failed to uncover the truth behind their powers. Fortunately or rather unfortunately that wouldn't be the last time Ben would encounter someone who had been experimented on and given strange powers. Now I believe before I said that the threats on earth were even more terrifying than the ones from outer space but I wonder how Ben would fare against a combination of the two? Let's find out shall we?"
"Ben lookout!" Grandpa Max screamed. Ben, now currently in a diamond alien body that he had dubbed Diamondhead, turned to see a giant log coming straight for him. He looked to his left as well and saw another log coming for him. Within an instant he leaped out of the way and rolled forward. As he did so his hands changed into rows upon rows of crystal and he shot them out at the painted targets in front of him. One of them actually hit dead center although that one had been placed up front to make it easier for Ben. A few crystals did land on the other two targets but they were mostly on the outside of the Bullsye. "I really got to work on my aim." Ben thought he had been having the same problem with a few other aliens like heatblast(his fire alien) and stinkfly, an alien that could shoot out sticky goo from his eye sockets located at the sides of his head. Ben did much better with aliens like Four-arms and wildmutt( a dog-like alien that saw using some kind of sonar rather than eyesight) which honestly hadn't surprised Ben much even as a kid. While he had played both soccer and baseball he had always been better at running and dribbling in those sports than he had scoring goals and making home runs which Gwen attributed to him being better at using more physical alien and less aliens that required projectiles. Ben heard a rapid series of beeps and felt himself change back to normal. It always felt like being splashed with cold water and waking up from a dream to Ben. "Ben you have to focus on your surroundings otherwise what happened with Michael could happen again." Grandpa Max said sternly. Looking over at Ben near where he had placed the levers to work the contraption he had set up to help Ben test his powers. Ben still remembered Michael's last words to him "defending that monster Steel is something I'll make sure you regret."
"I know Grandpa sorry I got focused on the targets in front and didn't see the logs till it was too late." Ben said, trying to forget about what had happened in New York with Michael and Kevin. "Geez grandpa, with the way you speak it sounds like you were in the military or something." Gwen said from her lounge chair looking up at the scene unfolding before her. "Oh... um sorry Ben just trying to keep you safe anyways I'll start looking for some dinner for us now." He said quickly walking into the woods. He had taken the kids off road to the outskirts of somewhere Ben couldn't remember. He had been too excited when Grandpa Max had said he'd train Ben and so far had practiced using six different aliens Four-arms, Wildmutt,Ghostfreak,(a strange ghost-like transformation that made Ben uncomfortable) Dimondhead, Heatblast and Xlr8. Each one had been an adventure to discover and Ben loved using them all. "You look happy Ben. Don't tell me you've started to enjoy Grandpa Max's cooking like Grandma did." Gwen said, looking up at him. "Nah, although I have to say meal worms actually don't taste half bad when they're seasoned." He joked playfully. Ever since the Subway tunnel he and Gwen had started getting along more and more it felt like they were 10 again but with a lot less arguing that Gwen had reminded him in response to all the good memories he gushed about on the way over here. He wasn't sure why but ever since Michael he had actually been feeling more positive then usual. "Well you're not wrong but I really don't feel like eating that come on, I think I know a place nearby." She said getting up and stretching before walking off. Ben followed her, curious as to where they were going. "Grandpa Max really hasn't been sticking to the road map this summer." While true it wasn't uncommon for grandpa Max to take the kids somewhere exotic every now and then he mostly stuck to camping with them during the summer and even the more exotic location where things like museums hotels being the most exciting part of the summers when Ben and Gwen had been kids due to them being able to eat as much food as possible that didn't come from the ground. "How'd you know about this place?" Ben asked as he walked alongside Gwen. "I check the map every now and then for places to eat or places where I think people might set up food stores so I can ask Grandpa to stop by one or head off if I'm hungry." She replied."You'd think by now I would have thought to do something like that." Ben said, shocked by his cousin's cleverness. "I guess that's what happens when you eat one too many seasoned mealworms." She said, turning her head to look at Ben. "Oh hah hah Gwen." Ben said sarcastically. He looked up at the rising yellow sun so far everything was going alright it was looking like it would be the first normal day the Tennysons had had in a while.
Ben and Gwen emerged from the woods to a small little town with a restaurant nearby after they had eaten, they decided to go up near the closest town sparksville and take a look around. "Think we should head back?" Gwen asked, looking at Ben as they stopped near a gas station. "Probably Grandpa might get worried if we're not back soon. Just as the two turned to leave however there was a massive explosion causing Ben to turn and see smoke coming out of a nearby armored bank. Ben hit the button on the omnitrix, turned the dial to the four-arms silhouette and slammed it down. He felt the power envelop him yet again no matter how many times he used the omnitrix, the rush of energy and the way his body changed never got old. Two arms broke through his former rib cage and his eyes split off horizontally creating a set of four eyes, his black and white t-shirt expanding along with him to accommodate his new size. "You really have to stop doing that in public Ben." Gwen chided him, not the least bit surprised by her cousin changing into a four-armed creature double her size. "Oh yeah Sorry." He said before leaping over to the armored vehicle. A tall spiky haired girl probably only a year older than Gwen turned to look at him. "What the heck are you?" "Your worst nightmare kid now step away from the truck and put your hands up." Ben said, crossing his four-arms sternly doing his best to look intimidating. "Probably shouldn't have gone four arms for this with his strength I could hurt that girl by mistake." Ben thought remembering how his first lesson with Grandpa Max had been about choosing the right alien for the job even though the watch didn't always give him the right one anyways. "No way pal." She said before dropping the bag of money and running up and punching Ben in the stomach. Ben had let the kid run up thinking that once the punch failed he could easily wrap his arms around the kid and wait for the police but much to his surprise the blow actually hurt and knocked him back causing him to hit a street light that bent under his weight. "I guess four-arms was a good choice after all." Ben thought before getting up and running at the kid. He used one arm to throw a punch and reached out with his left two to try and grab the kid in order to pin him to the ground like Grandpa Max had advised but the kid grabbed Ben's Punch and threw him into the car. "Ha take that freak!" "That sounds familiar, wait is she…" before Ben could finish his thoughts someone threw a tire at the girl and said "get away from him!" Ben looked and to his horror saw Gwen standing there. "Gwen Run!" Ben screamed before suddenly two strange sphere shaped discs came down and began shooting at Ben and The girl "Is that the best you can do Steel? The girl screamed before she punched one of the dics, sending it flying backwards straight into the top of the building Gwen was under, knocking her unconscious. "No!" Ben launched himself towards the spiky haired grabbing one of the discs out of the air and slamming it down as he ran towards her. He punched her with his right bottom arm and used the upper one to uppercut her and before she could go flying he jabbed his left upper arm into her torso. She skidded to a halt and struggled to regain her balance. Ben continued running at her seeing him charge she gave up on trying to gain her balance and launched herself at Ben trying to punch him in the face but Ben used one arm to grab her arm the other to halt her and used a third to grab her leg before he turned and threw her into the armored car. He immediately went to Gwen, taking her into his arms. "Gwen, can you hear me?" He asked but she didn't respond. "I have to get her out of here and to a hospital." Ben quickly leaped up with Gwen in his arms leaving the strange girl and discs at the scene.
Rojo watched the Four-armed creature run away with the girl that had attacked her in his arms. "What was that thing?" Rojo thought, struggling to stand. The battle with that creature had drained most of her strength; she could hear sirens in the distance. "Gotta get outta here fast before Steel shows up." She looked around for something to absorb to give her more strength. As she walked she tripped over something causing her to land flat on her face "Great now Steel will catch me for sure." Rojo looked at what she had tripped on. It was a strange circular object crimson red with little claws that had what looked like weapons attached to it. "I thought these were Steel's drones but they can't be. Steel never had drones that looked like this." The drone, if that was indeed what it was, seemed to glow faintly. "This thing might still have a charge!" Rojo reached out with her arm struggling to reach the drone near her leg. Suddenly part of the drone stuck out onto her hand. Rojo screamed as she felt the strange energy burning into her body. She could feel herself changing her shoulders becoming round red balls attached to her. Her feet became large red metal constructs and her toes became pointed and sharp like little swords attached to herself. After it was done Rojo got up effortlessly, her strength returning instantly. "Freeze, hands on your head!" Rojo turned to see a group of police officers pointing guns at her; the scene reminded her of being hunted by Steel. "No way am I letting these guys take me to jail." The balls on Rojo's shoulders as if reacting to her emotions stretched out and fired two bright hot beams at the officers one hit their car causing it to explode the other hit the ground in front of a pair of officer's causing them to be thrown backwards. "Woah with this kinda firepower I can get all the money I need to escape from Steel. Or I can get some payback" Rojo thought dinsterly flying into the air leaving the injured cops behind.
At a Hospital Nearby"According to local footage and eyewitness statements there was an altercation today between what appears to be a four-armed creature and a robot girl. For more on this story we, go to a reporter on the scene, will Harangue."
"Thank you Emily. I'm here at where the scene in question took place. Unfortunately the government agents have refused to let us investigate the scene. It is my belief that the government and this monster are somehow related to one another and that for whatever reason the government is choosing to protect these monsters instead of the people. It certainly wouldn't be the first time the government put the lives of foreign monsters over the lives of the people. Back to you Emily."
The T.V was turned off by Grandpa Max who walked in and put a shoulder on Ben's arm. "Ben, why don't you head back to the Rust-bucket and get some sleep. I'll stay here and look after Gwen for a while." Ben had expected Grandpa Max to chide him for what had happened or rather wanted him to. "He was right I should have paid attention to my surroundings, maybe if I had listened to him Gwen wouldn't have gotten hurt." Ben thought somberly. "Ben, you did the best that you could have done. There's no point in wondering about what if's." Grandpa Max said as if reading Ben's mind. "He always knows just what to say. How does he do it?" Ben turned to face Grandpa Max "I guess you're right Grandpa. I just wish I could help Gwen. It's my fault she's like this." Ben said, still feeling guilty about what had happened despite what his Grandpa said, looking over at his cousin. She was breathing steadily but hadn't woken up since the fight. The door creaked open and the doctor walked in. "Will she be alright?" Grandpa Max said as soon as he walked in. "Oh yes she'll be quite alright she'll have a mild concussion and will probably have to use crutches for a while but I doubt they'll be any lasting damage. Your granddaughter is quite strong." He said in a kindly manner. After the doctor left Grandpa Max sat beside Ben. "Now Ben tell me more about these drones that appeared." Grandpa Max asked inquisitively. "They must have been Steel's drones. The girl seemed to recognize them and she had powers like Michael and Kevin." Ben said pleased to think about something else instead of Gwen's condition. "Your sure about that?" Grandpa Max asked. "I'm sure the girl shouted Steel's name when they appeared and they came straight at her." I'm gonna figure out what Steel's up to and shut it down for Gwen's sake."
Back with Rojo…Rojo grabbed the Jewel's by breaking through the glass. "Perfect, now I have all the money I need. Now to go after Steel." Rojo opened her hand but much to her dismay found the jewels had been smushed due to her strength. "No, they're worthless now!" Rojo threw the now oatmeal looking smush of Jewels to the ground. "This is all Steel's fault when I find him I'm gonna-" Suddenly Rojo felt a surge of pain and her head felt like it was about to explode. She put her hands to her head and fell to her knees in agony. "Listen to me well, human, if you do not retrieve my Omnitrix you will suffer immensely." Rojo opened her eyes and saw a strange creature surrounded by orange flames. "Why should I help you?" Rojo asked, trying not to let her fear of the creature show. "I can teach you to control your power so you may get your revenge on this Lieutenant Steel and as I already mentioned if you refuse you will face terrible pain. Now choose." The voice bellowed. Rojo, not wanting to face this creature's wrath, said "Ok I'll help you but how do I find this omni triangle thing?" "You are already programmed to find the Omnitrix; it will be attached to another of your kind, destroy him and retrieve what is rightfully mine." The voice demanded before fading away. "Great, now I have a giant monster in my head, at least he promised to help me get revenge on Steel." Rojo thought even though she was afraid she knew that just standing around scared wouldn't help anything and flew out of the store and began searching for the omnitrix this creature wanted.
Back at the Hospital…"Maybe if I go, upgrade I can fuse with Gwen's machines and help her." Ben knew that it probably wouldn't work but he just couldn't bear seeing Gwen in tied to those hospital beds a second longer. Grandpa Max was asleep and Gwen still hadn't woken up. Ben went outside the room into the hallway. It was pitch black outside. Ben looked down at the omnitrix. The omnitrix glowed green and Ben turned the dial. Fiddling with it always made Ben feel better but tonight it didn't do anything for him. For once Ben wondered if keeping the watch was the right decision. "That's crazy, the omnitrix is amazing. If only I could learn to use it to really help people and not just make things worse." Ben looked up out the window and saw a small cloud moving quickly through the air. "Wait, that's not a cloud, it's an airplane." Ben moved closer to the window and squinted to get a better view. The object got closer and closer and eventually much to Ben's shock smashed through the window. Luckily Ben jumped out of the way at the last second. He turned to find some giant red alien looking at him. "Give me the omnitrix!" It said, It took Ben a minute to recognize that this alien was actually the girl from the gas station. "What happened to her? She wasn't like that at the car crash." "You again? This time I'm putting you away myself." Ben prepared to hit the dial of his watch before Grandpa Max confused walked out and said "Ben what's going on?" "Get outta here Grandpa!" Ben yelled Grandpa surveying the scene quickly grabbed a nearby trashcan and threw it at the Girl. It broke apart on impact spilling its contents everywhere. "You're gonna regret that old man." She said as one of her shoulders detached and shot a laser at Grandpa Max. "No!" Ben shouted, launching himself at her causing them both to go out the window. The girl quickly gained her balance midair while Ben continued his descent down. "Gotta change and fast!" Ben thought as he plummeted downward. He hit the button on his watch and quickly slammed it down. He felt power surge threw him and combined with the rush of freefalling made his change feel incredible. Wings jutting out of his back made Ben feel like he was getting a back massage. Legs jutting out of his body as well as his human legs changing to little spears felt euphoric. There really wasn't anything to describe the high Ben felt as the black skin trickled upwards across his neck and onto his face. His eyes went black but luckily new ones sprouted out of the sides of his head. Ben now Stinkfly flapped his wings and turned his path from downwards to upwards. He saw the alien girl and with his other set of eyes saw Grandpa Max in the windows. "Gotta put some distance between us or Grandpa could get hurt." "You want the omnitrix you're gonna have to chase me first!" He said before rocketing away from the hospital. He turned his head and saw the girl pursuing him. She was just as fast if not faster than Ben. "You can't escape me bug boy." She said. Ben used his eyestalks to shoot out goo at her but she dodged each one and inched closer to Ben as she did it. "She's too fast! I gotta find a way to slow her down." Ben continued to shoot goo at her desperately as desperately tried to figure out some way of out running her. Suddenly one of his shots hit her foot and she screamed out in pain temporarily losing her altitude. "All right that's it!" Two strange glowing bulbs that were where her shoulders should have been jutted out of her and started shooting red beams at Ben. He dodged the first two but her second shot hit him dead on. "Not good I need to land and fast." Ben desperately looked around for a building he could land on top of but he was simply falling too fast with no clear place to land Ben looked down instead. He saw a construction site below and a statue neither of which seemed a particularly good place to land. "Wait a minute, this gives me an idea." Ben looked up to see The red girl shooting towards him her shoulders Still firing red beams at Ben. Ben dodged the beams and changed his trajectory towards the construction site. He continued to rocket down, forcing the alien girl to do the same. He came low near the ground where concrete was drying. "I hope this works." Ben at the last moment pulled up and shot goo at the red girl's eyes. She screamed in shock as It hit her dead center and she continued rocketing downward crashing into the cement. Ben shot more goo from his eyes and spit some form his moth trapping her. He saw red beams and heard her scream from inside the goo cocoon Ben had made saying "You're gonna regret that punk!" Gotta do something fast before she escapes!" Ben looked around and saw a crane near the site. Ben shot goo from his mouth at first he missed the crane so he tried again and again but kept missing eventually though after combining the goo from his eyes and mouth he hit his target but unlike the goo before he kept it attached to his mouth and pulled on the crane. The now red alien girl had managed to break open the cocoon but was trapped in the semi wet cement. Ben used all his strength and flew in the opposite direction of the crane. Finally it fell and just as Ben had hoped started falling onto the girl. She started shooting out red beams of energy from her shoulders but it didn't help much and before she could destroy all the debris falling her way Ben shot out more goo this time aiming it at her shoulders missing his first couple shots before hitting them preventing them from firing beams at the debris."That should do it now I need to find somewhere to land before I de-transform in mid air!" Ben quickly flew away leaving the red girl trapped in the debris.
Rojo's Failure…Rojo broke free of the debris and launched herself into the air. She looked around but couldn't find where the kid had gone. "Dang it now what do I do?" As if on cue the voice from before bellowed inside her head causing her to have to crash back down into the construction site. "You failed me Human." The voice boomed inside Rojo's mind as if her head was a cave he was shouting in. "You didn't tell me I'd be fighting some kind of superhero. That's it I've had enough of this I'm-" Before she could even finish her thought she felt a horrible pain all throughout her body causing her to fall to the ground legs and arms together trying desperately to make it stop. "YOU WIll DO AS I COMMAND OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES!" The voice bellowed. The pain was only temporarily ceased by Rojo's sudden fear before returning in force. "This time make the boy come to you or your meaningless criminal life will meet a sudden and painful end." The pain subsided and Rojo slowly stood up. "This guy is worse than Steel." She thought before flying off this time trying to find the largest populated area she could attack in order to lure the boy back to her.
Back with Ben 16…Ben wasn't sure what to do. "If I go back to the hospital that girl might attack me again but if I don't it might attack Grandpa Max or Gwen anyways and I won't be able to stop it." Ben walked down the street and the sun was starting to rise. "How long have I been out here?" Ben thought to himself worried that if he didn't choose soon he would be lost on the streets alone. "This just in, some kind of monster is attacking the local police station. For more on this topic we go to Will Harangue live on scene" Ben turned and looked at the T.V's in the windows that were broadcasting the announcement. "I'm at the scene and as you can see this creature possesses incredible strength and is attacking the local police. I'm going in for a better view-" The T.V changed to static after what looked like a tank had been thrown at the newscaster but not before Ben got a look at the creature that had thrown it. "Her again I can't let her do this to those people." Ben touched the green button on the omnitrix and turned the dial till he saw the silhouette he needed. "Goin hero!"
Live at the Scene...Ben zoomed towards the scene using Xlr8's speed he saw the red girl and he ran straight towards her and used his legs to kick her. Thanks to his enhanced speed the girl went flying to the ground. "There you are, finally I can get him his omnitrix and get out of this stinking town." She said standing and turning to face Ben, her shoulders already retracted preparing to fire. "Who's he?" Ben said as he dodged the blasts effortlessly thanks to his extreme speed. He quickly ran up and delivered a series of kicks at her chest flipping backwards. He then rammed into her right side and after getting some distance turned around and rammed into her left side. "Stand still will ya" She said pointing her wrist at Ben. A sheet of rockets popped out of her wrist and she fired a rocket at Ben who had been running straight at her in order to deliver another blow. He dodged effortlessly but as he did he saw a group of police officers arriving on scene and quickly realized the rockets would hit them now that he was out of their way. Ben quickly turned around but found that he couldn't move. He turned around and saw she had grabbed his tail and had stopped his momentum. "Not so fast hero." She said pointing her wrist rockets at him. "Gotta get free quickly or those officers and I are toast." Ben started moving his legs more and more rapidly and eventually was able to gain enough speed to run towards the officer's. Unfortunately the girl was still attached and did her best to slow Ben down. Ben quickly jumped and started using his legs to deliver a rapid series of kicks to her face which forced her to finally release Ben from her grasp. He continued towards the officers who had begun to run when they saw the rockets heading towards them. Ben dashed past the rockets and quickly grabbed the officers setting them back down at the police station. Ben turned and saw the girl walk towards him. "Let's end this." Ben heard a sudden series of beeps coming from his chest. "Or not." Ben quickly ran away from the scene into an alleyway before he stopped not wanting to be accelerating when he de-transformed for fear of hurting himself like he had during training with Grandpa Max. The power washed away from his body and he felt his tail retract into his body and his legs quickly changed from the thin rails with balls instead of feet back to his human ones. "Great, now what am I supposed to do?" Ben turned around and although he didn't yet see rojo he could hear her voice bellowing. "You're not getting away from me this time!" Ben quickly ran down the alleyway and emerged near a series of buildings. Before he could think on what to do next he heard his phone begin to ring. He was about to turn it off before he saw the caller id. "Gwen's calling me, maybe she's in trouble." He answered the phone and put it up to his ear checking his surroundings trying to see if that girl was still following him. "Look Gwen, now's really not a good time." "Ben, I've been watching the news that girl, she, never absorbed the omnitrix like Michael and Kevin did right?" "No, she never got close to the omnitrix." Ben replied not understanding what Gwen meant "Ben remember at the gas station her powers only seemed to make her stronger. Whatever she's doing right now has to do with that tech she's got on her body."
Ben realized what Gwen was getting at "I should have realized that sooner!" Suddenly he saw a shadow above him. "Sorry Gwen gotta go but thanks." He quickly ran into the building nearby. He looked down at the omnitrix which glowed a bright red. "Dang it, it needs more time to recharge. Okay at least I'm safe in here as soon as it turns green I'll-" Suddenly the ceiling caved in and Ben had to duck behind one of the machine's to protect himself. "Come out, come out wherever you are." The girl said sinisterly. The omnitrix still glowed red. Ben looked around and saw a bunch of weights nearby. He quickly ran over and picked up a weight and threw it at the girl. It landed in front of her with a clang "I never was much of a gym rat." "That was the best you could do seriously?" She said as she started walking towards Ben shoulder's extended and preparing to fire. "Wait… I know you're on the run from Steel but you don't have to do this." Ben said, trying to reason with her. "I wouldn't be caught dead working for Steel trust me he's got nothing to do with this." She said as she continued walking towards him. Ben hit the wall and realized there was no way out. "But if Steel didn't send you who did. "But if Steel didn't send you who did?" Ben asked, genuinely confused. "I thought Steel somehow figured out about the watch but if it wasn't him then how could she know about the omnitrix?"
"Let's just say the watch's rightful owner wants it back and he's put me through a lot of trouble in order to get it now, hand it over and I might even let you go no hard feelings and all that." She said as her hand outstretched towards him reaching for the watch. The watch suddenly turned green. "Well it's about time!" Ben hit the dial but before he could slam it down the girl grabbed his other arm and pinned it to the wall. "Not gonna happen." Her shoulder beams were pointed at Ben and were about to fire at him. "I don't have time to chose the one I need." He turned his wrist around and slammed it against the wall. The power surged through him and he felt the black metal slime ooze throughout his body and felt his eyes join together to form a perfect circle for him to see out of. "Yes! Just the guy I needed." Ben quickly merged with the girl slowly oozing onto her arms. She desperately tried to peel Ben off of her but Ben was too fast. Within seconds he covered her entire body and as he finished covering her face he began to deactivate the technology. "Listen to every word I say. Be afraid." Ben looked up to see a strange creature he couldn't quite make out all the details, only the red hatful eyes that glowed menacingly at him. He demerged with the girl. "Rojo, that's her name." Somehow Ben had merged with her mind when he had taken control of her body. He turned around and saw the technology fall off her body. "No! Now I'll never be able to escape Steel!" She said, looking terrified at that idea. "You have to help me please, he'll take me back to area 51. I can't go back not after what happened last time!" Before Ben could even think of a response the doors to the building burst open and soldiers streamed inside. "Thought you could escape me freak? I saw all your little escapades on the news. When we get back to area 51 I'll tell doctor Animo and General Rosenbaum to put you in isolation for a while." Steel said as he entered the room. He looked over at Ben. "Step away from the girl now!" Ben turned and looked at Rojo's face. He saw how afraid she was. "You're on your own." He said before he left the building using the entrance in the ceiling she had created "She deserves this after what she did to Gwen and all those people." Ben thought. Yet somehow he felt even more guilty then when Gwen had been in that accident. "No, I did the right thing, she hurt too many people to be forgiven."
Back at the Hospital…"Ben I know it was a tough situation but why would you let Steel take her with him?" Grandpa Max asked, looking disappointed at Ben's choice. "Grandpa, you saw what she did to Gwen and all those innocent people. Whatever Steel does to her is something that she brought on herself." Ben replied angrily, crossing his arms. "How can he take her side after what she did?" "Ben everyone deserves a second chance. I thought you knew that." He shook his head and climbed into the Rust-bucket. Ben turned to look at Gwen who was using her crutches to support herself. "You understand right, Gwen?" He asked. "I think you did what you thought was best, Ben but maybe Grandpa has a point that, girl was clearly afraid of Steel so much so that she was willing to rob banks and hurt innocent people in order to escape him." Gwen replied, looking away from Ben. "That doesn't make it ok. Gwen, she put you in the hospital. How can you defend her?"
"Ben though I understand why you did what you did I can't help but feel like if I hadn't been in danger you would have helped that girl Gwen said.
"Look, let's just drop it for now." She said as she struggled up the steps of the Rust-bucket. Ben looked out into the distance thinking about what Gwen had said. "Does it really matter if I did let Rojo get captured because of what she did to Gwen at the end of the day she's still a criminal that hurt people. So why do I feel so bad about what I did?" Ben entered into the rust-bucket and shut the door.
Darkstar…"Take that freak." One of the soldiers kicked her right in the stomach. She could feel the bruises forming now that she was completely depowered. She was just a malnourished teenage girl completely at the mercy of these vindictive soldiers. "That… the best-" Rojo was cut off by a punch in the face. "Shut up freak ain't no one care what you gotta say." The soldier said. Rojo was attached to the truck by chains and huge titanium cuffs she was forced to wear. "Now where are the other subjects of project Aggregor? Talk or I'll tell Steel that you didn't feel like cooperating." He said grinning as he put his hands on her cheeks and forced her to look at him. "This is all that kid's fault if I ever see him again I'll make him regret what he did to me." Suddenly the truck came to a stop. "What's going on? Steel said not to stop till we reach area 51." The soldier next to her said. The one in front dropped her cheeks and walked to the doors and opened them up. "Hello gentlemen I'm afraid I need to borrow Rojo for a moment." "That voice no way… it can't be" Before Rojo could finish her thoughts the soldier that had been brutalizing her moments ago flew backwards the one next to her picked up his gun but before he could fire it he was blasted back by some kind of fire blast. The soldier to her left who hadn't spoken much during the trip lunged at the man who had stopped them but was sent flying backwards into his fellow soldier with one punch. The man who had stopped the truck came walking towards Rojo. He grabbed onto her cuffs and tore them off. He then reached Below and tore off her shackles as well. "Rojo, I hear you came across a mutual acquaintance of ours. How do you feel about teaming up to destroy him and Steel?" He asked, his voice echoing due to his mask. "Do you even have to ask?" Rojo replied. "I thought as much come with me." He said walking out of the Truck. "I'm gonna make you and Steel regret messing with me Ben." Rojo followed Michael out into the wild.
"And thus ends our story for today such a unique ending isn't it. I must say that even I didn't expect Ben to abandon Rojo. In fairness to Ben the girl was far from innocent but I suppose that's all relative isn't it. Now I think I should point out how Ben is becoming more and more conscious about how he uses the Omnitrix. Believe me when I say that almost all the Ben's in the multiverse learn how to better use the omnitrix at some point. Although frankly I think most take a lot longer to learn it than this one. Well I must be going now until next time then old friend."