Chapter 3 Trust
Author's note: Trying out a different writing style, if you like the other style comment.
At the Ben's new house
Ben is laying on his bed and he gets a text from Garth,"Hey Ben you free 2day?" Ben reads. He begins typing, "Yeah I'm free" he then presses send. A few moments later Ben gets another text, "Cool meet me at Burrito Bucket" he reads. Ben replies back a thumbs up emoji.
Later at Burrito Bucket
Ben reunites with Garth who is waiting in a booth but not alone because Oliver is right next to him.
"Oh hey guys, so Garth, what did you need me for?" Ben asks as a smile blooms on Garth's face
"So glad you asked. Since I've finally made some friends, I want to have some fun" Garth says with joy surrounding his face.
"So may I ask, what do plan on doing?" Oliver asks with a bit of theatrical prowess. Ben gets up,
"Well first I'm getting a burrito, you both want one?" Ben states. Garth and Oliver nod their heads as Ben makes his way to the counter.
"Welcome to Burrito Bucket, what can I get you today?" The girl at the counter stated quickly, Ben looks at her for a second and then at the menu for possible choices.
"I'll take three triple meat burritos" Ben then looks at the cashier and realizes, "Barbara? Is that you?"
"Yeah, Ben was it?" Barbara asks and then Ben nods his head yes. "Been here for three days and already made friends"
"Yeah, what of it?" Ben asks with an aspect of confusion.
"Oh nothing" Barbara nervously says before finishing wrapping the burritos and putting them in a bag."Here you go" She says to Ben with a smile on her face. Ben grabs the bag and walks over to his friends. He signals them to follow him and they leave the restaurant.
In the Streets of Metropolis
The trio walk for a bit eating their burritos till they stop at a bench for a breather.
"So, what do want to do now?" Ben asks with the others shrugging their shoulders. Right after Ben says this a chunk of meat fell out of his burrito and lands on the ground. This attracts ants to it and Ben's shoe. The ants begin either devouring the meat or climbing Ben's left leg. Ben feels a presence on his leg so he looks down and sees the ants.
"Eww!" He exclaims in disgust as he then shakes his leg to attempt to remove them. While he is doing that he makes a loud crunching sound, he gazes down at his feet and he notices he accidentally stepped on a few ants.
"It seems that has Ben taken his first victim" Oliver jokingly makes all them laugh for a moment. Suddenly Ben he hears a clicking sound from behind him, he turns around to see three menacing ants the size of wolves. The boys looks at this in awe and fear as the ants continue clicking frantically. Two of the ants quickly lunges towards Ben and bites him around his wrists, then the ants charges off towards downtown with Ben screaming in pain while in their grasp. Garth and Oliver become extremely worried.
"I'm going to go get some help" Both of them state to each other before going off into two separate alleyways.
Downtown
The ants continue to go through town at an alarming speed until they reach the outskirts of Metropolis where a giant anthill has formed.
"Whoa, that is one big pile of dirt" Ben states as they begin to enter.
Inside the Ant hill
The ants enter the lair that is filled with advanced technology and compacted dirt walls all around. The ants move to about the center of the lair where a large structure that is similar to a throne. The ants holding Ben then toss him directly in front of the throne.
"Well, long time no see Ben Tennyson" A mysterious voice proclaims from atop the throne. Ben looks up to see the source, he sees a pale skinned scrawny man with white hair coloring a mullet, the top of his head showing what appears to be his brain with two receptors coming out, he is also wearing red framed goggles that covers his eyes, and a camouflage green suit. It is Dr. Animo.
"Animo? What are you doing in Metropolis?" Ben asks in confusion
"Well Bellwood has an infestation of annoying plumber agents hunting me down, so I decided to start my conquest by creating an infestation of my own. With my army of ant soldiers I, Doctor Aloysius Animo shall rule this city!" Dr. Animo exclaims with great determination.
"Wait, before we go any further in your plan, may I ask? Why ants?" Ben questions
"What about ants?" Dr. Animo replies
"Well, most people kinda just crush them, not really much to be afraid of" Ben comments
"Either way ants outnumber humans two hundred thousand to one." Dr. Animo retorts, he then walks over to a table behind him and grabs a helmet that looks like the head of an ant. He puts it on and it begins to glow pink.
"Now my ant army annihilate Ben Tennyson!" Dr. Animo orders and all the ants swarm around Ben about to attack. Just then Ben notices a small pool of water on the ground by his feet, the water then begins to wipe out five ants. Then arrows begin to pierce into five other ants.
"Who dares defy me?" Dr. Animo angrily asks.
"Us" Two voice at the entrance announces, this causes Dr. Animo and Ben to turn toward them.
"Who are you?" Dr. Animo questions, a teenage boy with blonde hair wears a green archer suit, black quiver that holds different tipped arrows, and holding a carefully crafted wooden bow.
"Green Arrow" Green Arrow proclaims, then beside him a boy with black hair wearing a red shirt with a blue collar, blues gloves on both hands, blue shorts, and blue boots steps forward.
"And Aqualad" Aqualad states. Dr. Animo angrily order more ants to attack. Ben taps on the Omnitrix and slams down on it and creates a bright green light that surrounds him, his head begins to grow to look like an insect, his torso begins to be also insect like with a green suit with the omnitrix emblem in the center, his hands combine their fingers into only three, his legs bend and grow long and springy. The green light fades and Ben appears to have become insect like.
"Oooh! New alien, sweet!" Ben happily exclaims, right after he says that an ant attempts to bite him so Ben jumps and bounces quite a distance.
"Looks like a bug and jumps high, I'll call him Crashhopper!" Ben states.
"I don't know how many there are of you, you all shall fall to thee strength of my army of ants soldiers." Dr. Animo comments, after that he orders more ants to attack them. Green Arrow fires a red tipped arrow at a group of ants and they begin to burst into flame. Aqualad lifts water with his power and turning the water into a battering ram, he then uses it to knock down a group of ants. Crashhopper goes bouncing and crushes some ants with his feet. The three heroes group up back to back.
"So what is the game plan? Or is the plan just crushing these bugs?" Aqualad asks
"Why not take down Animo?" Oliver proposes
"Good plan, cover me" Crashhopper states as he then begins to bounce towards Dr. Animo, before he reaches him at least twenty ants form a wall protecting Animo. Aqualad then uses his power the soak the ants in water but with no avail of moving them, then Green Arrow fires a light blue arrow at the them which releases a gas that freezes them. Crashhopper then took another jump and land on top of all the ants that formed the wall shattering them into shards. Dr. Animo sees this and tries to command more ants to protect him, but he doesn't realize that there are no more ants left. Crashhopper takes the opportunity to grab the ant helmet off him and throw it on the ground smashing it.
"Nooooo! My helmet!" Dr. Animo screams in disbelief. He then attempts to escape the heroes, Green Arrow sees this and fires an arrow with a red cylinder for a tip, before it reaches Dr. Animo the cylinder opens revealing a boxing glove connected to the arrow, it hits Dr. Animo in the face knocking him unconscious. Green Arrow and Aqualad begins looking around searching for something.
"Hey where's Ben?" Aqualad asks, he is answered with shrugged shoulders. Suddenly the omnitrix emblem on Crashhopper's chest begins rapidly flashing a red light.
"No no no no no!" Crashhopper says frantically, suddenly Crashhopper is surrounded by a complete red light and he turns back into Ben. Green Arrow and Aqualad look at him with their jaws wide open and in utter awe.
"Wait, Ben you're that bug creature?" Green Arrow asks Ben, Ben awkwardly smiles.
"Would you believe a no?" Ben replies nervously. Ben then realizes something.
"How do you know my name?" Ben asks Green Arrow, Green Arrow lets out a grin.
"Isn't it obvious" Green Arrow rips off his mask, revealing his identity "It is I Oliver" Oliver states dramatically, Ben looks at Oliver in complete shock. He then looks over at Aqualad.
"If you're Oliver that makes you, Garth?" He asks not confidently. Aqualad smiles,
"Great guess" Garth says.
"Let me get this straight, we are all superheroes?" Ben states, he is answered with Garth and Oliver nodding their heads yes. "I'm just gonna say what we are all probably thinking this is awesome?" Ben asks
"Yeah!" Both Green Arrow and Aqualad exclaims, right after police sirens flash from outside the lair. This makes Ben very nervous.
"Oh crap, I can't be seen like this" Ben anxiously says aloud.
"Why are you so worried? we're heroes" Aqualad questions him.
"I'm not in any of my transformations, I can't be seen like this" Ben states. Ben then panics for a moment before Green Arrow steps forward
"Come on, lets go" Green Arrow then pulls Ben and Aqualad out the hideout from a different exit. Then the three heroes head off into an alleyway.
From the Alleyway
They boys exit the alley in their civilian clothes, they all walk together but Ben has a big grin on his face.
"It's just so cool that we are all superheroes" Ben proclaims
"Well it is cool to find another hero like us" Garth
"What do you mean like you? isn't there other heroes in Metropolis" Ben questions
"Of course, but besides other than the superhero girls and Superman, we are a bit of a minority within heroes" Oliver replies
"Speaking of superhero girls, why weren't they there?" Ben asks
"They were dealing with Shaggyman on the opposite side of town" Garth answers, after he says that Ben has an idea appear before him.
"Here's a thought, why don't form our own group?" Ben proposes his idea to Garth and Oliver and they both have an aha moment. Then the two of them almost instantaneously nod their heads rapidly yes with excitement.
End of Chapter 3