AN: Thank you all so much for the support! I'm so sorry I haven't posted in such a long amount of time. I've had some crap happen in my life that's kept me occupied. Thanks for putting up with me. If you have any requests for Gwen one-shots let me know! (I need the inspiration) Special thanks to kitkat2150 for commenting.

Gwen goes on a talk show. Ben and Kevin are busy on a plumber's mission so they couldn't make it. Gwen answers questions about herself and the team.

The Talk show

Gwen nervously wiped her sweaty palms on the skirt of her dress while standing backstage. She had never done anything like this before. Speaking in front of large audiences wasn't something she did a lot, let alone on live television! It was nerve wracking for sure. It was usually Ben who did all of the talking in front of the press considering he was the "Superhero," but Ben wasn't here right now so the task to do this interview had fallen on her.

"You're on in two, ," some assistant helpfully supplied. Great. Two minutes until she will be having numerous questions fired at her by a peppy tv host. She wished the guys were here. Why did they have to go on a mission without her? She'd make sure to give them an earful when they got back.

She nervously straightened her dress and checked her reflection in a mirror that had been helpfully supplied, then marched out to where she was going to walk out. She just need to be as confident as she was in battle. Only she would rather be fighting aliens than this.

"Next on our show we have a special guest for you guys! The cousin of none other than Ben Tennyson, teen hero, and a member of Ben's team, Ms. Gwen Tennyson!" A sliding panel opened in front of Gwen and several stage hands ushered her out. She put on her happiest smile and waved as her eyes adjusted to the bright stage lights. The host, a man name Ian Shade, stood from his chair and led her to a long couch center stage. Once she was settled he quickly plopped back down in his own armchair and leaned forward eagerly.

"It's so wonderful to meet you Gwen! When I heard the studio managed to get an interview with you I nearly wet myself with excitement!" The audience laughed and Gwen gave a nervous chuckle.

"Please hold it until commercial." The crowd laughed at Gwen's joke and Ian's grin seemed to grow even bigger, if that was even possible.

"Now Gwen I'd like you to tell us about yourself. Other than the fact that you and Ben are related, we know hardly anything about you. When did you first start helping your cousin?"

Gwen smiled as she let herself be taken back in her memories. "Well it all started when Ben first found the Omnitrix…" She proceed to explain how she had been the voice of reason to her, at the time, irresponsible cousin long before she discovered her own powers and could help.

"So your powers have nothing to do with aliens?" Ian and the audience faces were pictures of interest. Gwen blushed a little at the question and attention she was receiving.

"Well not exactly…" She nervously bit her lip. "Around a year ago Ben and I found out that our grandmother was, in fact an alien called an Anodite. Let me tell you, that was an interesting family reunion."

Gasps and murmurs came from the Audience at this news. Ian didn't even hesitate to think of his next questions. "So does this mean Ben also has your abilities? What exactly are your abilities? What is an Anodite?"

She thought over the questions for a moment, very conscious of the suspense around her and the zooming in of the cameras. As if getting closer would help catch her words better. She shook her head. "Ben does not share in my abilities to manipulate mana." She saw Ian opening his mouth in another question but quickly cut it off. "Mana is life energy. It's in every living things and is often used in what is known as the practice of magic. When descended from and Anodite, you either get the powers or you don't. As for what Anodites are, they are beings made entirely out of mana. W... they are beings of immense power and live incredibly long lives." Gwen tried to hide her panic. She had hoped no one had noticed her slip up when she had started to say 'we' instead of 'they.'

"This is fascinating!" Exclaimed Ian as he bounced in his chair like an excited toddler. "What does an Anodite look like?"

Gwen could've showed them right then and there by stripping off her human form, but decided otherwise. She wanted to be seen as normal as possible. "Image a humanoid shaped, purple fluorescent light bulb, and you'd be close."

"Is there any way to show us?" The crowd leaned forward in anticipation. Gwen crinkled her brow in thought. Perhaps there was a way without blowing her cover.

"There is something I can try…"

Ian motioned frantically for her to continue. "By all means go for it."

She cocked an eyebrow at his enthusiasm before getting into a more comfortable position on the couch. "I'm going to conjure a mental image of an Anodite using my mana. You might want to lower the lights, it's gonna get bright." Stage hands moved quickly to follow her request as Gwen closed her eyes and focused on the mana around her. Slowly the air in front of her began to glow a deep purple and magenta. It coalesced into a stunning image of a glowing woman floating a foot off the ground. Gasps of awe could be heard throughout the entire studio. When Gwen opened her eyes, she saw Ian gaping awestruck at the visage in front of him. Little did they all know that this was an exact replica of Gwen's Anodite form. This was her. She let the replica fad after another moment of awe.

It appeared Ian's mind had gone blank of questions and the timer said that they still had two minutes until commercial, so Gwen took pity on him and started talking with no prompt from the host. "Anodites can disguise themselves as human and some (like my grandmother) love visiting Earth. Anodites love parties, and according to my grandma, Earth has amazing ones."

This seemed to jog Ian out of his stupor and back into his happy mood. "Well this was certainly an enlightening talk! Who would have thought Earth would be party central! I do hope we can do this again! Maybe next time we can corner your elusive and cousin and that even more elusive other partner of yours. Is there anything you'd like to say before we end here?"

"Just one thing, Ian." Gwen looked into the closest camera before continuing. "Just because we are descended from Aliens, does not make us any less human. We still think and feel like you do." She gave an encouraging smile. "Don't treat us differently because, even though our ancestry says otherwise, Earth is still our home."

Gwen said farewell to Ian and the commercials rolled. She left feeling much more confident than when she had come in. Maybe that interview was a good idea after all.