Ben, meanwhile, was running from Vamps and barely made it to his room as the Vladat pounced on him and covered his mouth to keep him from screaming.
"Shhh! I'm not going to hurt you Ben. But I need you to go and get ready. We leave now." Vamps said, still not releasing Ben, but releasing his mouth.
"Where are we going again?" Ben asked.
"You are my 'rightful' owner now. I will need you to accompany me to the space port. Once I am in a ship, you are free to go back home and to take this," Vamps said, now handing him a pure diamond! Ben's eyes widened in wonder! "This is enough for you to buy another suitable alien."
"B-But…"
"Make sure to buy a Vulpimancer. They appear dangerous, but they are calmer than most believe. Go back to that shop and you can buy it." Vamps said.
"And what about you?!" Ben asked.
"I will be heading back to my world to fight off Vilgax. He will be returning no doubt to finish off what he started. Once he is defeated, we will be free," Vamps said.
"I wanna help!" Ben said.
"No. It is much too dangerous for a young human such as you." Vamps said. Ben looked at him in worry and placed a gentle hand on Vamps' arm.
"But I don't want you to get hurt Vamps!" Ben pleaded.
"Ben…do not waste your friendhsip or emotion on an alien you barely know." Vamps said softly. "My kind have fed on humans. We are dangerous to your kind and you are dangerous to us. I have not harmed you because you have shown you are different, but that does not mean we can be allies. You must remain here for your own protection." Vamps said.
"But y-y-y-you're different from all the others I have met," Ben said, now sitting down sadly.
"Listen young one. I do not want you to be upset, but you must understand." Vamps said, now making Ben look at him. "You would not survive on my world!"
Ben looked at him and then nodded sadly. "Ok Vamps. I will help you get to the space port."
Vamps nodded and then gently picked up the teen. He flew at maximum speed towards the space port, hoping that his plan would work.
And did it ever! No one asked them any questions because Ben openly held the keys and Vamps pretended to be in a daze.
"No one is saying anything; we're almost there," Vamps whispered.
"Good." Ben said, trying to sound happy, but deep down he was sad. Vamps' eyes looked down and he noticed Ben's miserable expression.
"Ben, do not be so down. You will find another alien. One that is right for you," Vamps said softly.
"I know." Ben said, now noticing that they were at the space ship. "What now?"
"Let me do the rest," Vamps smirked, now turning and letting out a roar, making Ben scream! A lady nearby screamed to the heavens and began swinging her purse at him!
"MAD ALIEN! MAD ALIEN!" She hollered. Vamps smirked and got down on all fours.
"I vant vour bloooooooooood!" he laughed evilly, making her scream and run. Vamps then gently bit another lady on the leg as he ran past her and she screamed too!
"HE BIT ME! CALL THE DOCTOR CALL THE DOCTOR!" She screamed. Soon the entire room was in a panic and aliens and people were running around in a confusion!
Ben stood back and held his laughter as everyone was screaming and bumping into each other. He then heard a whistle and looked up. Vamps smiled at him and then nodded his goodbye. Ben sadly waved and then saw the Vladat disappear into a large space-ship.
"Bye Vamps," Ben whispered sadly, now making his way back to his home. But then something was calling him…something he couldn't describe. "W-What?"
Ben turned, but no one was there. But he felt like someone was calling his name and that he needed to do something important. Ben turned back and saw the ship and all of the passengers; he then turned back in the direction of his home. He knew what was calling him. It was the voice of adventure!
"There is nothing for me here! I have no home! I have no friends or family!" Ben said outloud. He then faced the ship once more! "I'm going with Vamps!"
And with that, Ben clutched the diamond to his chest and hid among the things that were to be put on the ship! Once inside the barrel, he giggled to himself. This would be an adventure of a lifetime.
Once on board…
Ben opened his eyes in a daze. He must have fallen asleep since he had been hiding for so long.
"W-Where am I? I gotta find Vamps," he whispered, now slowly opening the top of his barrel. He saw many large alien men walking around and cleaning the area. He was in the basement of the ship. And even worse? He was starved. "I need food." He said weakly.
Ben had not eaten for a few hours and he was feeling beyond exhausted. But he needed to find Vamps before anything. He slowly crawled out of the barrel and stumbled around the basement, but kept quiet to prevent anyone from hearing him. He found a large cage to hide behind and was about to fall asleep once more when he smelled something absolutely delicious!
"What is that?!" he said in glee. He then spotted a man in the upper deck window passing out food to other alien guests. Ben smiled and snuck up the stairs to the window! What luck! He was right by the kitchen! Ben happily snuck in and looked around for something to eat! But just as he saw something that appeared like bread, someone snatched him by his shirt! It was the alien cook! He rambled and hissed something in a language that Ben couldn't understand and held a knife up to Ben's face!
"GAH! STOP! DON'T HURT ME!" Ben pleaded. The alien cook only smirked and licked his lips, making Ben cry out again in horror. But the cook then looked behind Ben and his eyes popped open in horror. Ben then heard a deep voice behind him say something in the alien's language and soon Ben was dropped to the floor and the alien cook took seven steps back and ran out. Before Ben could say anything else, he felt a clawed and firm hand on his shoulder.
"Ben." The voice said coolly. Ben turned and saw Vamps looking down at him and he was not happy. "What in the galaxy are you doing here?"
"I came to…uh…help." Ben said sheepishly. Vamps' pinched the bridge of his mask and then his eyes glowed in anger.
"You knew that you were not supposed to be here. You've put yourself in unspeakable danger." Vamps said, now helping him stand. "We are too far to take you back to Earth and these aliens will eat you alive if they get the chance." Vamps continued.
"But I couldn't just let you leave!" Ben said.
"Why Ben?! You have all you need on Earth!" Vamps said, now clearly confused. Why was this teenager determined to follow him around the galaxy?!
"You wouldn't understand ok!" Ben said, making Vamps look at him hard. "Listen, if I die out here I die! I just don't want you to leave!"
Vamps was quiet and stared hard at Ben. He knew there was so much to Ben's story that he didn't know, but now was not the time to ask. And in plus, that would only matter if he truly cared and he didn't care for this teen. Nope. Not at all. He only had one mission and that was to bring peace to his planet!
After a few moments, Vamps placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I appreciate your bravery Ben. But you will be responsible for your own safety. I will not be able to look after you out here. It is every alien for himself. I did not tell you that I am the ruler of my planet." Vamps said.
"RULER?! LIKE KING!" Ben blurted out.
"HUSH! Not so loud Ben, but yes I am! I have to protect my planet and restore it. That is why I cannot worry about your well-being. On my planet, you will be on your own." Vamps warned. Ben nodded and Vamps arched an eyebrow.
"Alright then…" Vamps said, now pointing to the room for the emergency escape pods. "We will be taking these and…."
Suddenly, the entire ship began to shake and everyone began to scream and run!
"Oh great! What now?!" Ben said, now standing next to Vamps. But as Ben turned to the window, he screamed and pointed a shaky and panicked finger!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ben screamed. Vamps calmly turned and his eyes widened in surprise. A big red eye was looking at them through the window.
"King Vamps! I have come to help you!" a deep voice rumbled.
"Well, well…Kusto the To'kustar," Vamps said coolly.
"Oh now is that anyway to treat your rescuer?" The To'Kustar said lowly, but in an amused tone.
"Who sent you?" Vamps asked.
"Lord Transyl." Came the reply. Then the eye darted over to Ben. "And who are you human?"
No response. Ben just looked in terror.
"Now whatever is the matter? Cat got your toooooooooooooooongue?" And with that word, he used his large tongue to push through and burst through the glass and literally push Ben over and smash the escape pods! Ben screamed in pure horror once more and fainted!
"Kusto! Enough!" Vamps said, now punching his tongue and making him retract it.
"What? I only greeted him," Kusto smirked evilly. Vamps ignored him and picked up the teen.
"You've done enough. Now that you've destroyed the escape pods in here, how will we make it to the planet?" Vamps asked.
"I am the escape pod. You can breathe out here, but naturally the human can't." Kusto smirked. "You're not going to take him with us are you?"
Vamps was about to reply, but Ben slowly stirred. When his vision stopped swimming and his eyes focused on the dark purple, smirking To'kustar he yelled again. Vamps then clapped a hand on his mouth!
"Be calm Ben!" Vamps commanded sternly. But his hearing perked up when he saw that a hoard of people were heading to the kitchen due to the commotion! "Wonderful. We were trying to avoid a big scene and now you both have ruined that." Vamps snapped.
"I'm ready to fly you back to the planet." Kusto smiled, pointing to his shoulder. "But the human cannot come because he can't breathe out here!
Vamps then looked at Ben and Ben looked at him in concern. Was Vamps going to leave him there? Vamps then turned to Kusto.
"Meet me at the north entrance." Vamps said, now quickly picking Ben up and flying over the aliens' heads as they pointed and ran after them!
"Look! It's the King of Anur Transyl!"
"Vamps is alive!"
"King Vamps! King Vamps!"
Vamps ignored them and quickly got to the entrance and stuffed Ben in an escape pod and started putting in coordinates. Ben saw him typing and moving so fast he couldn't keep up.
"W-What is happening?" Ben asked, very concerned.
"This escape pod is too weak to send you to Earth so I'm programming it to take you to my planet," Vamps said, not even turning around. Ben nodded and was about to touch a flashing button when a clawed hand grabbed his.
"OW!" Ben huffed.
"And don't touch anything." Vamps warned, now looking at him eye to eye. "You are safe in here so do not mess with anything."
"Vamps," Ben started. But Vamps noticed the large crowd gathering their way!
"We will speak later. In the meantime…" Vamps smirked. "Enjoy the ride…."
Before Ben could say another word, the pod went off at super speed towards the planet. Anur Transyl.
Vamps watched and then saw Kusto fly up to him.
"Ready young king?" Kusto purred lowly.
"Yes," Vamps replied, now getting on his shoulder. But as they flew out a bit further into space and they were away, Vamps was snatched off of Kusto's shoulder and squeezed HARD!
"GAAAAAAH! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS KUSTO?!" Vamps snarled.
"Let's just say that I was hired…" Kusto winked evilly.
"Hired?! For what?!" Vamps hissed.
"To ensure that the king lived a nice, short…life…" Kusto chuckled, now squeezing harder and making Vamps cry out in pain!
Meanwhile, Ben's ship was close by when he heard the cry! He turned and looked out the window and let out a yell in horror!
"Vamps! He's in trouble!" Ben said, now grabbing the wheel and shakily making the ship turn around! He had no idea what he was doing, but he knew he had to do something to help Vamps! Ben made the ship go as fast as he could and he closed his eyes! He was going to ram Kusto in his back!
Meanwhile, Kusto heard something behind him, but the moment he turned he roared in pain! Ben rammed him right in the side of his face!
"YOU LITTLE BRAT! I'LL KILL YOU ON THIS SPOT!" Kusto roared as he felt a deep gash on his face. Meanwhile, Ben was half conscious because he just rammed an alien monster at super speed! But Vamps used his telekinesis to break free and grab onto Kusto's fin! Kusto looked up in horror and saw Vamps look down at him with a terrible grin.
"You tell Lord Transyl next time you see him…long live the king!" and with those words, Vamps bit hard into Kusto's fin and tore off a large chunk of flesh, making the monster roar and go stiff! Biting a To'kustar's fin made them temporarily paralyzed!
"This…isn't…over," Kusto said between clenched teeth as he floated down to a deserted planet.
Vamps just coldly stared at him and then quickly flew over to Ben. He saw that Ben was unconscious and his arm and leg was badly sprained. Vamps knew that Ben needed help immediately and so he used his telekinesis power to hold the ship together and steer it towards the Anur Transyl. A planet that was still 10 hours away.
Would his power last?
Vamps wasn't sure, but he had to try. Ben just tried to save him and he risked his life. Now Vamps was determined to save his. But if Vamps didn't make it and used up all of his power to save Ben and send Ben to his planet? Well….at least he knew that Whampire would be a good and strong king.
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