Son of Kronos: Hahahahaha!
thecrabmaster: As in Ben's/the non-Ultimate equivilant? ... Astrodactyl.
Sir Shark of The Acrylic: That was what Chapter 72 was for. And we have not added too many more since then. But there WILL be another, eventually.
R. Vital: Saving that for a time that is more special.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Nah, Guy isn't that bad.
B.E.A.T.N: The non-Ultimate version is Astrodactyl. The design origins of the design? Godzilla and Getter Robo.
Here are some Review's answered by Ghost:
Son of Kronos: Wait and see what we've got in store.
thecrabmaster: Putara (which we should rename soon) is based on Astrodactyl, but also Getter Robo and Godzilla.
Sir Shark of The Acrylic: Jeez, that's a tall order. There's a lot to go through and we're going back like...3-5 years.
R. Vital: Well, instead of a cosmic mage, we've got a Kaiju Pteradon.
Shooting Star Dragon 3000: You can if you want. The Lantern Corps have their own counter at the moment. 'Shut Up, Gai' Counter: 14^93 ... Sorry 'Shut up, GUY' Counter: 14^93 *laughs*.
B.E.A.T.N: Thank you very much, we put in a lot of work into these chapters and we'll get to do even *more* awesome stuff coming up.
Artist: GhostKaiser23, he goes by Hangman12 on Deviantart. Either look him up, or go to my profile to see links to all of his official work for this story
Disclaimer: Cartoon Network owns Ben 10 or Teen Titans
AUTHORS NOTE
Well well, look what we have here.
Another chapter.
Sorry for the slow since my B-Day guys. Work's been shit.
Hope you all enjoy!
James' Harem 2
The Chaos Of The Blackest Night
The group was flying through space, rushing towards the edge of the system.
...
Mostly in silence.
...
I repeat, mostly. As you could almost HEAR Guy's glare at James.
While their sights were on Ryult and the goal at hand... James felt unnerved because of Guy just staring at him for any sort of answer.
...
"Okay, just get it out!" James ordered with a reluctant groan
"Okay. How the flying fuck did you turn into a planet smashing death-dino from hell?" Guy blatantly asked
"Guy, seriously?" John groaned.
"We're all thinking it! How is it that this kid can basically do everything and can counter any enemy he comes across? Remember that big energy-absorbing alien? He bitch-slapped Parallax like it was nothing!" Guy pointed out.
"It's a whole... Thing." James chuckled "It all started when an alien device did what it did. When my dad was teen, it stuck itself upon his wrist and he discovered the secrets that it hid. He could turn into any alien the device had the DNA sample of, he was no ordinary kid. With the Omnitrix he became Ben 10. The hero of my universe. Equivalent to your Batman."
"Talk about a powerful weapon." Sinestro praised
"IT ISN'T A WEAPON!" James snapped, genuine rage in his eyes. And something no one expected to happen... Sinestro flinched. He genuinely flinched as James snapped at him. "Saying that 'it's a weapon' is to spit in the face of its intended purpose. To walk a mile in another species' shoes." James explained. "For example, a human turning into a Tamaranean. Learning their language, their customs, how they live as a society."
"James..." Kori whispered with a gentle smile
"And eventually one of his aliens had me and my siblings." James continued "Although if you want to be technical, I'm not that species. Not actually. Nor am I a human. I am a mess."
"Define 'a mess', please." Indigo-1 asked politely.
"Years ago, my father's double. Technically he was a different species but got locked as a human forever, tried to recreate his device. He found me and my siblings and experimented on us. Many of us died... My sister survived. So did I. She is genetically stable. I'm a soup of DNA that's barely holding on together." James explained, speaking slowly and clearly, but it was recalling some painful memories. "Said copy also made his own version of the Omnitrix, called the Ultimatrix. The device being the Omnitrix... With a bit extra. It puts a DNA sample through a thousand or so apocalyptic war. Forcing the DNA to evolve. The DNA samples are the perfect form of their species and then forced to evolve, to become better at combat or survival in such an environment with the end result being saved as it's 'Ultimate' form. My dad kicked his ass and after some stuff, was forced to take on this new device. So when the copy was experimenting... He tried to get my DNA to go through the same process. So I am always Ultimate."
"Okay, that's why your aliens... are kinda crazy." Guy understood. "But I still don't get how does all that 'thousand-year or so war' studff turn you into kaiju pterodactyl?"
"It's because in my universe, the stakes aren't as high. Sure there's a warlord or a wannabe conqueror, but there's nothing like this universe, there." James explained. "This place is on the 'Extreme Side' of things. God-like aliens, actual gods, monsters, magic users, super-space tech using police force. The list goes on. The Evolution Function has taken all that into consideration and has evolved itself to match it."
"What do you mean?" Carol asked
"Some of my transformations, their DNA is locked. My dad has used those Ultimate forms before I came here and that's how they are here. But after researching, Vic and I realized that... Alternate universes are BS." James explained "It messes with the function. And seeing the extremes? Well, before we go back to that. Remember, I'm a genetic soup. And some mad man tried to make my DNA have an active war Scenario like I was a super computer. I think even the least tech savvy here knows... That's not how DNA works."
"Understandable." John nodded, managing to follow, while Guy was having trouble.
"So while I turn into my dad's Ultimates, as they are 'locked in', any I turn into the first time... They need to do something. And so instead of a war, they evolve to adapt. Adapt to what's going on. And as I've spent more time in this world, and the Matrix has seen more insanity... Well... The adaptation becomes more extreme and precise." James explained "This thing is normally a human sized pterodactyl with scrawny limbs which flies around using an internal plasma engine and makes whips using that same energy. But because we where facing a giant army in the vastness of space... It made it this. And now every time I choose this alien, I will become this."
"Gods help us." Saint Walker whispered in shock as he heard that. "I hope you do not use that while on you home planet."
"I very much doubt it, Walker." James answered. "I'm definitely adding it to the list of 'not on planet' options."
"What about a 'If Absolutely Necessary' option?" Carol asked.
"That is the 'Not on planet' option." James answered. "Any other questions?" His mighty wings flapped for a moment, flying through space freely
"No, I think we're good." Sinestro answered.
"Such a device." Atrocitus glared at James' matrix.
"Don't you try and take it, Atrocitus." Kyle commented. "It won't be pretty."
"I wasn't!" He answered as they all continued their way to Ryult, the planet coming into view.
"How're you going, Garfield?" Dick asked as Raven had him bound in Compassion bindings.
"Eh. Could be worse. Thanks for... y'know." Garfield answered. "I guess I let the 'animal loose' back then."
"Just try and not let it go to your head." Victor added.
"I'll be glad to be rid of this dang thing." Garfield admitted.
"How're you feeling, Karen?" Rose asked as she comforted her friend.
"Huh? Oh, thanks. I'm alright. Just... Just worried." Karen admitted. "What Garfield just said. How 'he'll be glad to be rid of this thing'." She looked at her Red Lantern Ring. "When this comes off... I'll die."
"Nope." Kori said cheerfully
"What do you mean?" Karen asked in confusion. "Doesn't this kill me after I take it off?"
"A Blue Lantern's powers can fix your heart and replace the blood." Kori explained. "I talked to Saint Walker earlier."
Karen's jaw dropped as she heard that; she couldn't believe that there was an 'out' for being a Red Lantern! With how extreme it was, she thought it was perminant. "Does it just... work like that?" Karen asked.
"The basics of it, yes." Kori nodded. "It was mostly a 'here's what you need to know, we'll go into details later', sort of thing."
"Does Dick know?" Rose asked.
"He was there when we talked." Kori answered.
"So at least two of us know." Karen understood in relief.
"Over there! Ryult!" Ganthet projected as they saw the coming planet.
"Here we go, guys. This is going to be a big fight, but we've got this!" Dick proclaimed.
"Fighting death itself..." James whispered
"James?" Raven asked as she flew next to him, feeling his growing fear. "Are you alright?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. Just... this battle. You know?" James admitted nervously as he had a small, shy, smile on his animistic face
"I understand, but we're all here together and backing each other up." Raven answered, cupping his face.
"Thanks. That helps a lot." James answered as they landed on the planet.
...
Dead silence.
The land, the stone, everything made out of the same dull lifeless grey
'It's a dead world.' Hal thought to himself, seeing the location. He wouldn't dare say it out loud though, they needed to stay focused and have some morale.
"We must be careful, this place is treacherous." Ganthet warned, trying to help.
"My ring isn't picking up anything..." a random lantern whispered in the background
"That's not possible, right?" John asked. "There has to be something."
"It's all dead, John." Carol responded with a frown "What WOULD they pick up?"
Garfield was shuddering in fear, the hairs of his body were standing up like he was a horrified animal in a no-win situation. The animal in him was screaming for him to run.
"I see something." James hissed. Since... you know, giant.
"James, what do your giant eyes see?" Kori asked, being concerned as well.
"Something black." James answered ominously. "It's like a black vortex. That's got to be it."
As James looked on at the vortex and his heart... sank. It was like looking into a black hole. His giant frame seemed to shudder from the sight of it. It was horrifying to him being this close to death.
"You see the Black Power Battery?" Ganthet asked
"Yes. I see it." James answered honestly and ominously.
"Then let's kick it's ass!" Guy roared
"Guy, calm down! We've got to plan this." John responded. "If we go in there-he's gone."
"Hehe, of course." Hal laughed and flew after him
"You ready?" Victor asked the group.
"Yeah, we're ready." They answered, flying off with the Lanterns.
The group flew off together, James in the background as they approached the menacing black lantern that rested and embedded in the dead rock of the planet.
There... They saw it
Bigger than a mountain, bigger than James' current alien form
The Central Power Battery of the Black Lantern Corps
"Well... There it is." James whispered.
"How about we all charge our light together and just... BOOM if away!" Kyle suggested
"It's not as simple as that, foolish Lantern." A dark voice boomed from around the site.
"Skar!" Ganthet glared
"So you are here too, Ganthet. Come to die." Skar's voice spoke darkly.
"You knew this was a bad idea, Skar! You can't do this!" Ganthet responded. "It goes against everything the Corps stand for!"
"'Against the Corps'? Have you forgotten Ganthet? The blood on our hands? The manhunters? The first Lanterns? We are steeped in Death." Skar shot back darkly
Ganthet frowned as he heard those sins. He recalled those vividly as Skar proclaimed them.
"And it is our RIGHT!" Skar continued with a mad grin Black lightning seemed to course through the dead planet as Skar proclaimed that. "You might've slowed the progress. But the Black Lanterns rise."
"We will stop you!" Dick said proudly
"Oh, that's cute. You've got some deputies." Skar remarked. "Tell me, can you face the force of Death itself?"
"You could say that." Raven smirked
"Besides, your Power Battery doesn't even have 10% of the hearts it needs!" Guy pointed out making Skar laugh
"She's laughing. Why is she laughing? Laughing's never good!" Hal commented.
"On guard, everyone." Sinestro frowned
Each member of the Lanterns created constructs to protect themselves, looking up at Skar and the Black Lantern as it began to thrum and glow.
"You have given us MORE than enough hearts!" Skar laughed
Ganthet's eyes widened in fear as she said that. "How? It should be-"
"'Impossible'? No, of course not." Skar laughed "Once you Lantern's have fallen... the Darkest Night shall TRULY fall! Now, people of Ryut... Rise!"
Under their feet, CLAWING their way out of the ground, burning with blacklight were the many. Many. Many corpses of the people of Rylut. All long dead, but bound in leathery skin, decayed flesh and mangled features.
"No..." Atrocitous snarled.
Rising from the ground were men, women, children. All various people of the planet rose, bearing the black rings on their fingers and the symbols emblazoned on their clothes.
"NO!" he snarled, red energy dripping down his jaw as he began to literally drool in anger
"Atrocitus, no!" John called out as he saw the Red Lantern leader blast a good hundred of them. And it was too late, as the Red Lantern leader rushed into the army
"Damn it! Broken rank already!" Sinestro snarled.
"Everyone, charge!" Hal ordered
The Lanterns rushed forwards, James still as Ptera and looked down at the Black Lantern army. He didn't want to crush his friends, but he threw his fist down into a large bulk of the army.
The Titans all ganged together, using their constructs and natural powers to tear the corpses asunder and hoping to give them peace "HA!"
"BOOYAH!"
"AZERATH METRION ZINTHOS!"
James, meanwhile, charged forwards towards the battery 'This ends here! No more Black Lanterns!' He thought, readying his large axe and began to power it up. He let out a mighty roar... and hit a barrier "What the-?" James gasped in shock as he saw this as he saw the black light blocking his attack. "H-Hnn!" James grunted, trying to push the axe down. 'It-! It's like! Hitting Rachel's Anti-Light shield!'
BOOM!
"GAH!" he yelled in pain, feeling a bunch of black energy burst into his back
A group of Black Lanterns flew up and glared at James, these guardians for the Power Battery
"HA!" Bleez roared, unleashing a wave of red energy powerfully. Bleez's energy was like a giant knife cutting through the corpses, her rage still there but not as powerful as before. And without a Green to combine her attack with... it was almost wasted effort.
Kori threw her hand into the air, she and several other Star Sapphire's trapping Black Lantern's within pink crystals "You will not escape from these!" She proclaimed.
crack!
...
"By X'hal..." she whispered in horror
"EAT THIS!" Rose roared as she stood alongside some Yellow's, her construct machine gun going wild with unlimited ammo It honestly looked like a zombie shooter game, only more deadly.
"RARGH!" Karen roared, spewing napalm blood at them to lessen the numbers. "DIE! DIE! AGAIN! YOU BASTARDS!" she howled
Dick was... Well he was still a Bat, even when enveloped by blue light. "Hup! Hup! Hrargh!" He proclaimed and shot out blue constructs of birds from his ring
"Nice one, Dick!" Garfield called out, keeping his mind as he used his Ring to create an army of animals. He tried his best, letting his literal animal kingdom be unleashed 'I am in control. My family is in control!' He thought as he saw a tiger leap forwards and fight the Black Lanterns.
It was really chaotic honestly
"Azerath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!" Raven proclaimed as she used her Indigo Lantern Powers combined with her own Anti-Light.
SLAM!
Rachel's constructs, infused with the anti-light created a large indigo aura raven that coasted through the corpses of the planet.
Indigo-1 looked in shock as she saw Raven's harmony of her own powers mixing with the Light of Compassion. This level of control, it was awe inspiring.
"BOOYAH!" Victor roared, unleashing a massive Green Light sonic cannon blast that took out a large chunk of Black Lanterns, thanks to the back up of other random shots Victor's mechanical powers, his strength through his determination and conviction were pushing his limits to beyond what he could do. But hey, that's what he always did!
Meanwhile the seven fused with the Entities where unleashing their full power "BURN!" Atrocitus proclaimed as the Butcher armour blitzed through many Black Lanterns, almost like a bullet train.
Larfleeze was using Ophidian as a whip and struck multiple enemies, cutting them down.
Sinestro used Parallax to 'eat' the corpses, almost like a locust eating a harvest.
Kyle was unleashing Ion's power as quick and powerful bursts "Saint Walker, stay close!" Kyle called out.
"Thank you for your concern, Lantern Rayner!" Saint Walker called out, projecting Adara and caused a rainstorm of blue construct feathers barraged down on the corpses "But Adara and I will make sure that All Will Be Well!"
"That's the spirit, Walker!" Indigo-1 proclaimed, spinning her staff and using the Proselyte's tendrils to grab many Black Lanterns and crushing them into the ground.
"This is kinda violent." Carol commented jokingly
"Believe me, Carol; this level of violence is needed." Indigo-1 responded.
Carol simply smirked and summoned the Predator, who howled out, reverberating through the battlefield to try and shatter their bones.
Up in the atmosphere, James was struggling against the large energy that was protecting the Black Power Battery. 'I can't cut through this!'
"You can't kill me." A hissing voice surrounded his mind.
"Who there?!" James roared as his powers flared, his wings flashing
"Love. Compassion. Hope. Willpower." The voice hissed ominously as it surrounded James' mind.
'Why are you saying that so horribly?' James thought trying to gather energy into his blade.
"Those are weak and fleeting. Fear. Avarice. Anger. Bring destruction and meaning." The voice continued to berate James.
"Oh, will you shit up!" James yelled as he jumped back, his wings flashing "GAH..." He flinched as he felt... Something. Some power bubbling up inside him. What was his alien form trying to tell him? 'Maybe go Perfect?' he wondered, reaching for his Matrix... and freeing as images flashed in his head "GAH!"
"Ah, you see. Even your 'heroic powers' have blood poured over them. You saw the power this form would have. WHAT the next level of that being is."
"Whoever you are... Shut up! You are pissing me off!" James snapped as he slapped his Matrix and changed into a different alien, into Velocity. Using the super fast cats almost stupid time jump powers he was able to slip through the portal. And then with a other flash he became Kryp-10!
"HRARGH!" Kryp-10 proclaimed, the Ultimate Kryptionian flexing as he almost exploded out of the portal and zoomed at the Lantern. He had so much power right now, all set to just END this!
Black Tendrils rushed out if the Lantern, looking like blades.
"GRAAAAAAHHHH!" James roared. His eyes glowed with Heat Vision, his fist pulled back for a punch...
shink
Squelch
"GAH..." James whispered as he was in his human form once more, the Matrix half ripped off his wrist. The tendrils had slipped under the Matrix and yanked. It wasn't off, but it was not on properly. He was reduced to his human form as blood escaped the gashs left in his arm... and his breath came to a stop as he flouted in space.
"JAMES!" Kori screamed
The Lanterns all looked in fear and horror.
James...was dead.
The Titans and the Lanterns looked up, seeing their friend and loved one floating aimlessly in the void.
Their hearts were broken and rent asunder; he was gone.
Black construct energy reached out and wrapped around his body, bringing him into the Black Lantern Power Battery.
"Get your slimy tentacles off him!" Raven yelled as she flew forwards like a rocket, fuelled with her anti-light and compassion light she created a more detailed and powerful raven, almost photorealistic and beautiful as it attempted to cleave through the Black Light . She felt all her friends pain and her own. She was fuled by so much!
...
And yet it wasn't enough...
"GAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Karen screamed as she held her head, feeling rage fill her... And overwhelming her "You... You BASTARDS!" she roared as she began to loose herself
"JAAAAAMES!" Kori screamed as she felt her heart breaking
"You sonovabitch!" Victor called out, powering his cannon and stood with Dick so the two could shoot together in a combined attack.
"Urgggg!" Garfield yelled as he fell to his knees, grabbing his head
"GET! OFF! OF! HIM!" Rose screamed, summoning giant swords to cut through the light.
Images where flashing in Garfield's mind as he felt his mind and his instincts being warped by the orange light of avarice 'No. No, no, no! James!' Garfield thought.
'lOoK wHaT yOu CaN gEt.' A voice spoke in his mind. 'tHe WoMeN. hIs WoMeN. tAkE. TaKe. TaKe! yOuRs! YoUrS fOr EvEr!'
"GAH!" Garfield again, seeing images flashing through his mind. He imagined it.
James' family, his girlfriends and wives. His. All his. The toxic feeling that this depraved avarice was forcing unto him. He was falling for those unending voices that demanded that he kill his friends, steal their women, be the 'king of the harem'.
'No. I won't. Let that happen!' Garfield's green eyes burned through the orange glow and summoned his animals as contructs.
...
"MINE!" he screamed in horror at his own mind and the power
"Oh no..." Kyle whispered "I... this all feels like chaos..."
"How much can one boy inspire?" Sinestro asked in shock.
"One person can mean the world." Indigo-1 commented wisely "Our lives are a web of connections, compassion and bonds. All positive and negative. Losing one of those can cause your web to go into chaos from loosing that support. And loss of someone dear... every emotion will handle it differently. Heightens rage, steels determination, either breaking or reinforcing hope, causing love to make every other emotion you feel erratic, jealousy and greed looking for new chances, turning your heart cold, or making you feel TOO much."
"Well either way, these Black Lanterns keep coming." Carol flinched
"Then we've got to push back even harder!" Hal responded, bringing his willpower to the forefront and began to bulldoze through the corpses.
All the while James was dragged into the Black Central Power Battery, fading away...