jasongd: Thanks, I needed that break
Howlstone16: Thanks a lot dude, we plan on keeping this up!
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Yes, yes he is.
61394: Just one of their kids but yeah.
thewittywhy: Yeah. Plus Krystal always wanted to be a hero like her father but has far less experienced than her father had been.
And that shadow IS a really important aspect of the story so glad you enjoy it.
Here are some reviews answered by Ghost:
thewittywhy: Wait and see, you might like it.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: *blinks in silence and then turns to Grey* Grey? Did we make a 'Raimi Harry Osborn'? *Back to you* I think subconsciously we did it.
Howlstone16: Thanks very much.
IMBADATNAMES: Makes sense...But I'd doubt we'd use the Contemelia. And I think James would just use his own name and not an alias because he has named aliens
Co-Written by GhostKaiser23
Disclaimer: Do not own Ben 10
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey everyone, we are BACK!
And right back to a MASSIVE three part saga within this arc! A special for us coming back!
So HERE WE GO!
Also... kinda upset with how few reviews this has gotten after a whole MONTH off so... yeah. *huffs*
ALSO I updated V-Tamer last night if any of you are interested in that story
Krystal's Harem
Chapter 46: Another World, Mad Part 1!
Krystal was resting up at Gwen's home, having been given some board for the evening. She lay there, in her underwear, looking up at the ceiling 'What a day.' She thought heavily as she was left with her thoughts. It was all just... It was so much
"Krystal, are you okay?" Ship asked gently, sliding over to her
"No." And that was all she had to say. Ship frowned, turning to her humanoid form and sat next to her, holding her hand "How can I just... Fight Wes? Its not his fault. He isn't some mindless monster like we thought."
"I-I know. And the way he thinks..." Ship agreed.
"He needs help." Krystal finished the thought
"Can you REALLY help him?" Ship asked
"I don't know." Krystal sighed softly "But... He is family."
"Do you really think that?" Ship asked. "I mean, you may SHARE parentage, but do you KNOW him?" and Krystal just got up, walking away 'Krystal.' Ship thought sadly as she saw her walk off.
Krystal walked outside, sighing 'She just doesn't understand.' she thought. Downstairs, Krystal saw Gwen
"Hey; what're you doing up?" Gwen asked
"Couldn't sleep. You?" Krystal asked
"Worried. Because of Ben and I. This 'Wes' person. Our...You know." Gwen admitted
"Don't worry. Wes won't attack you again." Krystal smiled softly
"You sure?" Gwen asked
"Certain of it." Krystal nodded
"He seems to age a few months between each time I see him. And he could have attacked the other worlds I've been to already, he would have mockingly commented on it. But he hasn't. So he hasn't. You should be safe." Krystal theorized
"That's one worry I can be rid of then." Gwen admitted. Krystal nodded, sitting next to her and nuzzling close "...Do you do this to your own Gwen?" Gwen asked
"With my mum? Yeah. It comfortable for both of us and helps us think." Krystal nodded "Some mother daughter time."
"Hmm." Gwen nodded gently, sighing gently. "You've got a nice name."
"Thanks. My dad named me." she assured
"Sounded like a Ben name. I guess I named Kitty then?" Gwen grinned softly
"Yep, you did." Krystal chuckled. Gwen, without even thinking, began to run her fingers through Krystal's hair. Krystal blinked in a nostalgic shock, feeling her 'mother's' hand tussle her hair. She closed her eyes, a form of relaxation she had not felt for years shooting through her 'Mama?' She thought nostalgically as she drifted to sleep, Gwen not far behind
'Good girl.' Gwen thought to herself
*time skip *
"Are you sure you have to go?" Gwen's father asked
"Yeah, I have to." Krystal nodded, holding her bag over her shoulder. She smiled at her grandfather, hugging him. She didn't see them enough
"Take care of yourself." Gwen's mother followed, giving her a hug.
"I will Gramgram." Krystal whispered. Gwen's mother smiled and hugged a bit tighter before letting go, allowing Krystal to go to Max
"You have those supplies we gave you?" Max asked kindly as she went over to him.
"Yes, great-grandpa Max." Krystal chuckled and nodded "Thanks for those."
"Of course." And he hugged her, just to say goodbye.
Krystal hugged tight before she went to Gwen "Gwen-" Krystal spoke before being hugged by her.
"Thank you." Gwen whispered, hugging tight.
"You'll be great." Krystal whispered. Krystal pulled back and went over to Ben. "Look after them."
"I will." He whispered
Krystal backed off, looking at her bracelet "Ready to go, Ship?" Krystal asked as she set the next destination.
"Always, Krystal." Ship responded as a portal opened up "Hopefully we don't fall this time." she quipped
"Get ready with the parachute." Krystal followed up. The two laughed, enjoying the sights. The two entered and headed to the next world, being ready for the drop that was to come... They emerged onto the ground, for once not falling, in what looked like a forest "...Huh, okay. That's a first." Krystal commented. "Ship, where are we?"
"Let me look." she said, looking at Krystal's bracelet. Krystal nodded and let Ship check "... Apparnelty this is the world of 'Mad' Ben."
"...Dad said. That he brought an 'Atmosphere' or an 'Eco-Fixing' rocket to save the planet." Krystal answered, recalling the info from when he went to different worlds.
"Good to see it all fixed." Ship nodded
"Let's go take a look around." Krystal responded, walking through the lush forest, the young trees growing and bearing fruits.
It was beautiful
"Wow, it's kinda like a fairy tale forest." Krystal commented
"Yeah." Ship nodded
"Guess something good DID come out of this place." Krystal whispered, seeing a run-down car covered by wildlife "Hello?" she called
Rustle. Rustle.
"Hello?" She asked again, going to the car...And flew out a bird that was nesting in the car "Whoa!" She ducked down in shock.
"That was something." Ship commented
"Yeah. Maybe Mad Ben is through here. After all, I think they might be safe now." Krystal commented as she walked past the car and through the forest. Krystal nodded and pushed through the bracken of the forest, seeing a large town made from wood and stone, it was like a primitive location but filled with people. "Wow." she blinked
"It's... tranquil." Ship gasped "Fields and animals, people thriving."
"Yeah. Come on, let's go find Uncle Mad." Krystal answered, going through as she arrived at a wooden fence with barricades protecting it.
"Ha, good name." Ship laughed
"Thanks, just came up with it." Krystal answered. "Hey! Anyone in?" She called up to the village.
RUSTLE RUSTLE!
BANG!
"GAH!" Krystal ducked down. "Who shot at me?" She peaked out from through the leaves, seeing several women clad in jungle garb with make shift guns. Krystal blinked in shock and raised her hands in defense "Ship. Did we walk on the set for 'Tarzan and the Amazons'?" She whispered to her watch with her lover shrugging
"Who are you? Why're you at our village?" The leader of the women asked. The woman being a red head with toned muscles
'Wait a minute.' Krystal thought to herself. "A-Are you Rojo?" She asked
"Yes. And you are?" she frowned
"I'm Krystal! Daughter of Ben Prime! He visited here a few years ago." Krystal answered, introducing herself.
"Prime?" The women asked together as they all heard that "Come out!"
"Okay, okay. Just don't shoot." Krystal answered. She stood tall, arms high. As Krystal emerged, she saw the full view of the women. AND seeing the Rojo from this dimension and how she's survived. She blinked, looking at the woman properly now that she had a chance. They seemed to be wearing a mismatch of normal clothes like tube-tops and grass skirts, flat sandals of flax and wood. However they did have random piercings, weird coloured or styled hair and at least one arrival of 'normal' clothing 'Huh, looks like a 'post-post-apocalyptic' attire.' Krystal thought as the women lead her through the village at weapon point. The village was made from part: stick, leaves and stone; having crude but sturdy looking housing with flat stone paths and then she heard kids laughing "Wait, kids?" She asked in shock, seeing groups of kids wearing flax-made clothing and even some shirts that were scavenged from the deserted ruins. It was roughly thirty kids, all around 3 to 8 years old with a few teenagers here and there
"Yes, kids. Is that so strange?" Rojo asked "No, just shocked."
"Mama!" The kids called out to their respective parents. Three of them reaching out for Rojo, two younger ones and one teenager
"Hey, kids!" Rojo knelt down and hugged them.
'Three kids?' Krystal thought.
"Who's she?" The kids asked, pointing to Krystal
"I'm your big sister, Krystal." she smiled
"Huh?" The kids asked in shock.
"Go find your father. I'll be there soon." Rojo spoke, before getting up
"Okay." the three said weirdly. The three headed back inside to one of the houses and left the group while running a bit
"So um...Where're we going?" Krystal asked as the kids left
"Move, Krystal." One of the women ordered, ushering Krystal forwards "If that is your real name."
"It is." Krystal answered as she was following the women's orders. She kept her mouth closed, following them through the village
Through the village were both parents and children, houses that stood strong with trees to support them. It was quiet, no cars, but the sounds of nature and family "Here." Rojo instructed and lead Krystal answered. Krystal nodded, going inside
"You're back. I didn't think you-Who's this?" Krystal recognized the voice, albeit with an Australian accent. Emerging form the tent was a... Very different version of her father. He had longer hair, seeming to be in a Mohawk style, orange eyes, wearing a blue sleeveless and torn jacket over an orange vest, tanned skin, khaki shorts and black shoes.
"This is 'Krystal'. She says that she's 'Prime's Daughter'." Rojo answered
"Hi Uncle Mad." she waved
'Uncle?' Mad thought. "Wait, Prime's daughter? What're you doing here? Rojo, she's family." He looked at Krystal and then his lover/wife with Krystal still looking around in wonder and confusion
It looked like parts of a car were stripped out of it in order to furnish the house. Two parent seats were front car seats, the settee was made from the back-seat, there were plants in the windowsill, some toys were fashioned from sticks, fur and grass on the floor and even a door made from curtains.
"Nice place." Krystal commented
"We try. So. What's going on? I doubt it's a social visit." Mad Ben asked
"Your children are in danger." Krystal sighed
"What? Who FROM?" Mad Ben shouted and so began the now very familiar explication. After about five or ten minutes later, Krystal had fully explained what had happened and what was going on. She wondered how many more times she'd need to explain this "So that's it. He's gonna come after our kids unless you stop him." Mad Ben commented, his chin resting in his cupped hand.
"That's right." Krystal nodded "Well... I'd say so, at least."
"Rojo. Can you-?" Mad asked his lover
"I've already got a plan, love. Don't worry." Rojo answered.
"Good." He sighed and nodded
"So...Three kids?" Krystal asked, trying to break the tension.
"Ben is very fertile." Rojo nodded. Mad chuckled gently at that, feeling proud of that compliment.
"What're their names?" Krystal asked, trying to be kind since she was a guest and the three where adorable
"The son's name is Max. My youngest daughter's name is Holly and my oldest daughter's name is Sawyer." Mad explained
"Another Max." Krystal laughed good naturedly
"He insisted." Rojo answered.
"What can we do to fortify the place? After the terraform, we've only used weapons for hunting." Mad asked "Heck we had very little tech after the world ended, the best we got is our guns."
"Until we made spears and such from stone and whatever we scrapped the cars from." Rojo answered
"Makes sense." Krystal answered
"Like modern day cavemen." he teased
"Unga-Bunga!" Max called out, running through the living room.
"Huh?" Ship blinked
"Max!" Rojo frowned and picked up her young son. He had dark brown hair, red eyes, little chubby cheeks wearing a flax shirt and jean shorts made from scraps.
"Hi papa." he smiled
"Heya, boy." Mad answered, having being passed his son, resting him on his knee "You been behavin'?"
"Hm." Max nodded, holding a toy in his hand. A make-shift teddy bear with small bead eyes.
Krystal smiled softly, remembering 'Max Zarro'
"Is 'Max' a common name in the multiverse?" Mad asked as he hugged his son.
"Kinda." Krystal answered "Zarro's son is called that to. And he also has a little teddie bear."
"Guess some things don't change in the multiverse." Mad laughed gently.
"Dad, is that strange woman still here?" A girl's voice asked from a different room.
"She's not strange Holly." Max assured
"Looks kinda strange to me." An older voice girl's voice added, walking out looking after her sister. it was Saywer...and she looked like a near identical copy of her mother. Red hair, red eyes, wearing black clothes made from scraps of cloth and flax.
"That's not a nice thing to call your big sister." Krystal huffed as Holly walked in
"'Big Sister'?" Holly asked, she looked a little like her father; brown hair, orange eyes wearing a flax made dress and sandals.
"Yeah. I'm from another universe, I'm the daughter of my worlds Ben." she smiled
"...Pull the other one." Sawyer answered
"Sawyer, don't be rude." Rojo glared
"I'm telling the truth." Krystal laughed, good naturedly
"...She looks like daddy." Max pointed to Krystal.
"Yeah I do." she said with a smile of pride, giving a V for victory
"Sawyer, I want you to take your brother and sister to the 'Safe Place'; okay?" Rojo spoke
"Including her?" she asked, almost sounding bitterly
"No. Not me. I've got to stop someone from hurting you." Krystal answered. "There's someone VERY dangerous coming and I don't want you three getting caught in the crossfire."
"Whatever." Sawyer rolled her eyes
"She's got both of our wills, Krystal." Mad commented.
"And her father's mouth." Rojo snickered
"Do not!" Mad and Sawyer responded
"See?" Rojo answered, making Krystal chuckle
"Yeah." the blue haired heroine smiled
"But seriously, go to the Safe Place and stay there." Rojo instructed "All of you. Now."
"Yes, Mum." The kids answered.
'Wow, women wear the pants in the family.' Krystal thought to herself. as she thought about EVERY Tennyson relationship 'Huh...Guess that's true in every universe too.' She thought. She laughed suddenly, grinning widely
"What's with her?" Mad asked
Rojo just shrugged
*time skip*
Krystal was outside in the town, ready and waiting for Wes and whoever he had with him this time... And had been out there for nearly two hours now, the sun setting "Zzz..." Krystal was nodding off, she had been up for hours and needed sleep. She leaned against a tree, snoring softly... And had water poured over her by three giggling figures "GAH! I'M AWAKE!" She jerked up in shock and soaking wet...And not in the way she would like. She saw the Mad Siblings laughing their heads off at her, running away "YOU LITTLE-!" Krystal called out, still dripping with water. "...Blessed kids." She sighed with a smile, being reminded of her own siblings "Get back here!" she called and chased after them playfully. The kids ran away from their 'big sister' with smiles, knowing that this would be their fun for a few days. Well, besides Sawyer. She was doing this because she was pissed at Krystal
'Got you.' Sawyer thought as she and her siblings ran
Krystal chased after them, grinning "I'm gonna get ya!" She called out
"No, you ain't!" Holly responded
"Yeah I am!"
"Oof!" Max tripped and fell onto the ground due to his sandals breaking
"Max, you okay?" Krystal asked
"Ow..." He mumbled, having scraped his knee. Krystal frowned and opened her bag, pulling out a few bandages
"Huh?" The two older sisters asked as they saw Krystal treat Max's scrape.
"O-Ow." Max winced as the antiseptic was applied.
"It's okay." Krystal soothed, putting the bandage around his knee carefully
"Th-thank you." He whispered and hugged his teddy
"Such a brave boy." she praised
"I am?" Max smiled as she said that, looking up at his 'big sister'.
"Yeah, real brave." Krystal praised
"Thank you." Max responded kindly, covering his face with his teddy bear which was hiding his excited and joy filled smile
"Sawyer, look." Holly whispered, pointing behind them.
"Yeah yeah, I see." she rolled her eyes
"Are you gonna be like this all day?" Holly asked
FLASH!
"GAH!" The two covered their eyes in shock and fright as the light died down.
Wes laughed, sitting atop tree and having thrown down a flash bang "Look at them. All confused over a little flash bang." Wes smiled at them "Like herding cattle."
"What was that?" Max asked in shock
"Wes!" Krystal glared as she tried to rub the spots out of her eyes
"Hello sister." he grinned "I thought we'd play a game."
"What 'game'? What're you planning?" Krystal asked, rubbing her eyes
Wes smirked down at her and winked '"Wouldn't you like to know, my precious big sister?" he teased/mocked as if he was buying time for something
'Is he mocking me?' Krystal thought as she rubbed her eyes. "Ship, can you see anything?"
"No." she shook her head, the adults of the village running towards them
"And there's my que." Wes laughed as he stood up and stretched
"Mum? Dad?" Holly and Max called out, confused who were coming towards them before they realized they must have seen the flash bangs and came to see what was going on
"What's happened? What's going on?" The parents called out, armed to the teeth with the other adults of the village there as well, ready to defend their home
"Hello there, I am Wes Tennyson." the teen said politely as he jumped down to ground level
"'Tennyson'?" The mob gasped as they heard the name and glared at him, while partially glaring at Mad Ben.
"The son of the TRUE Ben Tennyson. And I must say, it is an honour to meet one who fought at his side." Wes continued
Mad Ben frowned, so this was Reaper's kid? He's more well spoken then he imagined "No, I hope you will work with me as well, all of you." Wes smirked as he clicked his figures "Oh Doctor ~" he sang
Suddenly a series of blow darts flew through the air and stabbed into the necks or arms of the adults. The parents reached for the affected areas and winced in pain for a brief second. "What did you do?" Mad Ben glared, before feeling a sharp pain course through his and the other people's bodies
They all yelled in pain, falling to their hands and knees as a large figure emerged from the trees. It was a large albino gorilla with cybernetic enhancements. It towered above people, looking to be at least ten or twelve feet high, several hundred pounds near one thousand pounds in weight. But where a gorilla head would be, was a purple tinted dome-shaped jar, housing a pale green-skinned human male's head. Black rimmed goggles with solid red visor lenses, a crooked nose, white mutton-chops and an exposed brain, which itself, was encased in its own protective jar.
"Who... Is that thing?" Krystal flinched in disgust
"Doctor Animo, at your service." he said arrogantly
"Animo?... Didn't he die of cancer a few years ago?" Krystal blinked
"In YOUR world, it's possible. But in MY world, I survived by grafting my head onto one of Nature's strongest beasts to match my intellect!" Animo responded "And my latest invention, has earned me victory!"
"Us." Wes frowned
"Right. Us. Of course." Animo coughed
"WHAT 'invention'?" Mad Ben asked, before he heard the adults groaning and their clothes tearing. The people began to scream, as their bodies tear and transform. Fingers began to fuse together, feathers and fur sprout from bare skin, noses began to protrude inwards or outwards, turning to either beak-like mouths or reptile noses. The torsos of people were bending and warping, lengthening like a snake's or hardening like a shell, or become rubbery like molluscs. Weapons fell to the floor as some people lost entire limbs from being internalized, snake-like or like molluscs. Tails sprouted from the hips of people or were created by the fusing of their legs. Fangs, claws, talons, wings, scales, tusks, fur. All the adults were transformed into large transformed animals.
"An army of beasts, perfect for the jungle!" Animo laughed. Mad Ben was snarling at Animo, having turned into a large panther with deep black fur and glaring orange eyes only to freeze, his eyes glazing over. As did the others, who's eyes had an almost mindless look to them "Excellent. Complete control." Animo smiled seeing the controlled now animal humans. He laughed, confident and arrogant as he pointed at the humans "Now, my pack! It is time to hunt! The target? All humans!"
"Wait, what?" Wes blinked
The animals snarled and turned on the children and even towards Wes.