Crazy trouble with love part 4

Female Heatbat and Ben

Series: Ben 10

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"Ben." Gwen frowned while holding a book with whipped cream on it. "Did you do this to my text book?!"

"Nope." he replied without looking up from his game.

"Then why is there a post it reading Ben was here on it?"

"Maybe you don't know how to spell your name." he snickered while getting a new high score.

Gwen growled before grabbing the game and turned it off and taking the batteries out before throwing them out the window.

"Hey! I was playing that!"

"Oh? Well now you can read a book." She smirked. "Right after you clean my text book!"

"No way, you clean it."

"You did it, so you clean it!"

"No you!"

"You!"

"You!"

"You!"

"You!"

"You!"

"Kids stop it!" called Max from the driver's seat. "Ben if you made a mess of Gwen's book, then it's your responsibility to clean it up."

Ben grumbled at that. "Fine."

Gwen smirked while Ben grabbed the book. "Try not to smear the ink."

"Ba ba ba." he said while sticking his tongue out. He went to the sink to get started when he heard a loud thump on the roof. "What the?"

The sounds of pittering was heard from the roof.

"Guys….I think some giant bird's on the roof."

"Nice try Ben, but that's not gonna work." spoke Gwen relaxing on the seats while getting ready to listen to music.

"I'm serious listen!"

Patter patter patter patter.

Gwen looked up and stood before walking over to her cousin. "Yeah, but maybe it's a few birds who needed a little rest from flying."

"Mayb-"

Slash!

A small hand bust through the roof before moving back up as a yellow eye peered through the hole and moved back as the sounds of pittering occurred again, this time at the back of the RV.

Max looked back and stopped the vehicle. "Kids, what was that?"

"I don't know!"

"It looked like a kid...but if he or she was a Kung Fu master."

The sounds got louder in the back of the RV before going silent.

Knock knock.

They turned to the door and looked really confused as the knocking kept going.

"Time to go hero." smirked Ben pushing the button and started dialing through aliens. He then changed into…..Ripjaws.

Knock knock knock knock.

"Wait, I'll open the door to make sure it's not human." spoke Gwen.

"Ok. Just don't expect me to save you from an alien with a large mouth." He sarcastically chuckled.

Gwen rolled her eyes before opening the door as she saw a small person with a brown cloak covering its body. "Yes?"

"...hello." the person said in a girl's voice.

"Um hello."

"...can I come in?"

"Uh, sure." she replied before turning to Ripjaws and whispered. "Hide in the bathroom."

He nodded before running into the bathroom just as the girl walked into the RV.

"..."

"So um...how are you?" Gwen said trying to start a conversation.

"Shush!" She said while looking around. "I'm trying to listen."

Gwen and Max shared a confused look while the person held a hand up to the side of their head.

The person then heard something and moved towards the bathroom before ripping the door open. "There you are!"

Gwen, Max, and Ripjaws' eyes widened at the sudden strength with Ripjaws gulping as he sat in the tub which was half full to keep him hydrated.

The person looked at Ripjaws before moving towards him but stopped seeing the water. 'Water! I hate water!'

"Um...it's your imaginary friend mister fish."

"...you sound so familiar." The person said with a smile under the hood. "Really familiar."

Gwen gestured for Ripjaws to be quiet while trying to come up with an excuse. "Um, he's just...a new species of anglerfish me and my grandpa found near Lake Michigan."

"Lake Michi what? Never heard of it." The person said confused. "And I lived in the bayou for years."

"Oh, well don't worry, he's house broken." she smirked while Ripjaws frowned at the jab.

"...ok?"

Beep beep beep beep.

'Not now!' Ripjaws thought before he changed back into Ben.

"Huh?" The person turned around. "Now I definitely know that sound! It's you!"

Gwen gestured Ben to stay quiet while he covered his mouth and she tried smiling. "Who?"

"The boy with the strange metal wrist, the one that turned into that strange rock child and flaming fish." The person smiled. "Oh I really missed chasing him around for fun."

'Wait, can she not see me?' thought Ben since the person wasn't looking at him. 'And how does she know me?'

"So can I see him?" The person asked while trying to listen again. "I can't find him anymore."

"Um, are you referring to my grandson?" asked Max. 'If they didn't notice Ben transforming back they must be blind.'

"Grandson...wait. Aren't you the one that I saw turn into a worm? I know that voice anywhere. I think?"

"Um, what are you talking about?" he asked. 'Worm? That never ha-wait, when we fought Animo! Did she heard what happened? But that doesn't explain how she knows me by name if she didn't see what happened, even if a blind person's hearing is heightened.'

"You know, the strange man with the cracking voice used a loud kabooming thing and turned you into a worm. Same as me but I'm no bug right?" She chuckled before hearing something. "He's here somewhere...I just know it."

That got everyone's attention especially the whole 'strange cracking man' comment.

The person moved over to the tub and reached out before her hands brushed against the top of Ben's hair. "Soft hair, soft skin, ah! It is you!" The person said before hugging Ben. "Oh I missed you so much!"

Ben blushed a little at the sudden hug. But also felt uncomfortable since he was wet and getting the cloak wet. "Um, you might wanna let go."

"Why?" She asked as the cloak got wetter as she hugged him even more.

"Your cloaks getting wet."

The person looked at it and just chuckled. "Oh that, I'm fine as long as I'm with you."

"..." 'What's with this person?!'

"Just who are you anyway?" asked Gwen with a raised eyebrow. 'Something's really off.'

"I have no name. But that man called me Heatbat."

That really got their attention while Gwen walked over and pulled the top part of the hood off.

But to their surprise and disbelief, it was Ben's face but more feminine with red hair, brown highlights, and two small bat like ears. Her eyes were also milky white with some of Heatblast's markings going down her eyes and mouth.

"Woah." spoke Ben with wide eyes.

"What? Did someone put a hand on me?" She asked looking around confused.

"No, but you look...like me."

"I do? I never knew that."

"Um, maybe you could tell us more, after Ben's out of the water." suggested Max.

She frowned before getting up and falling face first to the ground. "Ow...why is there a floor right here?!"

(Later)

"So can you tell us about yourself?" Asked Max while watching the girl trying to hug Ben again. But accidentally hugged Gwen.

She sniffed and moved back. "You're not him, your scent is wrong."

"Scent?"

"It smells like bug spray. And your voice….so whiny and annoying."

"Well you're not off." snickered Ben while Gwen gave him the stink eye.

The girl turned and gave Ben a hug. "You smell like fruits and tasty grubs!"

That made Ben lose his smirk while Gwen covered her mouth and he tried pushing her away. "Um, so who are you?"

"I'm a bat." She said while nuzzling Ben. "And your voice is like a song birds!"

"A bat?" spoke Gwen with a raised eyebrow. "I get the whole ears, and...well eyes part, but there's a few problems with that. You look like my dweeb of a cousin, and you're a girl. Mind filling us in?"

She frowned at that part. "I was a bat before the cracking man used the kabooming thing and turned me into a flaming rock thing. I had to stay alive so I stayed with the man before finding," she looked up at Ben. "Him, and after a chase and a fight under the water I passed out and landed on a beach somewhere where the bayou meets the big water. I came too and felt smaller and...unable to fly. I stumbled to the bath of black rocks and followed it until I heard his voice from the metal beast and jumped on it. You know the rest after that."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Why are you silent?"

"Because that story is really confused." Spoke Gwen.

"How so?"

"I mean, I'm lost on what any of that could be."

"Oh…..but I don't know how to explain it more." She said before nuzzling Ben's cheek. "So soft, like swamp grass."

Gwen snickered at that.

"Wait, I think I get it." spoke Max. "Me being a worm, her looking like Ben, saying she's a bat, and the 'flaming rock thing'? I think she might have been that bat Animo altered when the faceplate came off the Omnitrix."

That got the children's attention.

"Omnitrix?" The girl asked confused. "What's that?"

"The metal ring thingy." spoke Ben. "But grandpa, if she's that Heatbat thing, how'd she become….well this?"

"I think your DNA signature, since it was handled by you all the time, somehow affected the ray and gave her both Pyronite and human DNA."

"Pyrohuh?"

"The rock thingy." sighed Gwen. "And if that's true, she's like...a hybrid of an Earth bat, Ben, and an alien all in one."

"Is that even possible?"

"She's right there Ben."

"Oh….my bad." He chuckled before the girl hugged him tighter. "But that doesn't explain why she so clingy."

"Because you smell so nice." She smiled while hugging tighter. "And your voice is so appealing."

"..."

"Um….what?"

"Because he smells nice and has an appealing voice."

"Hmm, well what if you stick around for a little bit?" suggested Max. 'I need to try and do some research.'

"Really? You mean it wormy?"

"It's Max, and sure, I don't see why not."

She smiled before hugging Ben tighter. "Hear that? I get to stay with you! Isn't that great?!"

"Gah! T-Too tight!"

"Oh sorry." She said while letting go. "Didn't mean it...um...where are you?" She stumbled around before grabbing Gwen's hair. "Nope, not you miss whiny girl."

"It's Gwen." she frowned. "Speaking of which, he's Ben, but what should we call you?"

"...no idea." She tried looking around for Ben. "Where are you Ben? I can't see you."

Ben was slowly moving across the room while gesturing Gwen to keep quiet.

"Oh let me help you." She smirked before moving the girl towards Ben.

'Gwen!' He thought with a pale face before the girl was pushed into him.

"Ben!" She cried out before hugging Ben again. "I found you!"

Gwen snickered while Ben groaned and Max went to open up a small console on the front without the kids seeing it and started typing in some stuff about bats.

"Ben, aren't you happy to see me?"

"It's just….well….one of those days you know?"

"No. I don't know."

"I just didn't really see this coming."

"Oh….I still don't get it." She looked at Ben confused.

"Nevermind." He said before seeing the girl hearing something before grabbing a fly and eating it.

"Mmm….yuck! It's nasty!"

"I'll say." cringed Gwen seeing the sight.

"But it used to taste so good." She frowned. "Now it tastes like dried wood….very VERY dried wood."

"Um, that's still gross."

"Maybe your tastes changed too." spoke Ben.

"Really?"

"Well maybe?"

She smiled at that. "You're so smart Ben."

"Heh, well I am-"

"Not." interrupted Gwen with a chuckle while Ben stuck his tongue out at her.

"Ben's not smart? But he stopped me twice so if he can do that, then is it...luck or being really smart?" She asked innocently.

"Luck." spoke Gwen. "He might know how to use the watch, but when it comes to book smarts, not so much."

"Ignore the doofus. She's not really street smart material." Ben retorted. "So can you get off me now?"

"Nope." She smiled. "I'm not letting you go Ben."

"Even to the bathroom?"

"...that I can do."

'Alright, so she was most likely a Florida bonneted Bat, and so far things don't seem dangerous.' thought Max looking down the profile. He then saw something odd. 'Making a harem? That's odd but at least Animo didn't make a second one.'

"Ben," she said with a smile. "Can we roost together?"

"Um...roost?"

"She means sleep." Max said while putting the device away. "Most bats roost together in pairs but her species, the Florida bonneted Bat, can either do it alone or with others."

"You mean...sleeping upside down?"

"Yes."

"Uh, that's gonna be hard." he pointed out.

"How so Ben?" The girl asked innocently.

"I don't sleep like that and I can't hang from the ceiling to go to sleep."

She cocked her head to the side. "Really?"

"Yes."

"Aw." She pouted slightly. "That's so unfortunate."

"Maybe you could try laying on your back." spoke Gwen. "If you can't eat like a bat, maybe your body is more attuned to a human's."

"But I can roost upside down." She said before jumping up onto the ceiling and hooked on as the cloak fell to her face revealing a pair of yellow bat talons and well….nothing else in terms of clothing. "See?"

"Woah!" Ben blushed and went wide eyed before Gwen quickly covered his eyes and hers.

"Um, might wanna get down for now." spoke Max averting his eyes too.

"But it's so comfy." She said while turning her head under the cloak. "And it's perfect for roosting."

"You're also naked!" cried out Gwen. "That's fine when you were a regular bat but if you look like a person, especially one our age, then you need clothes on!"

"...clothing? What's that? A new form of snake skin?" 'I hate snakes!'

"No, it's what we're wearing over our bodies. They're made to keep us warm and protect us from the weather to an extent." spoke Max. "And I agree, maybe you should come down and stay covered until we can get you something to wear besides a cloak."

She sighed before hopping down and landed on Ben. "Huh? Soft landing."

"Ow." groaned Ben.

She looked down and blushed before getting up. "Sorry Ben, I didn't see you."

'No duh.' thought Gwen and Ben.

She looked around before touching Max's shirt. "Mmm….nope. Not a wall." She then walked towards a bed and fell onto the bed. "Ow...who left that thing there?!"

"Gwen, do you have any spare clothes she could borrow?" asked Max.

"Yes but Ben here forgot to put them in the wash." She frowned looking at Ben with a stink eye.

"Hey, I did put them away…..a week ago."

"Just get her some clothes."

He huffed and went to the hamper before grabbing some clothes and handed them to her.

"Thank you, but you forgot something."

"Huh?" He said before Gwen whispered it into his ear. He blushed red at that. "W-What?! Why me?! Can't you get them?!"

"Because you forgot and it makes sense. Now do it or I'll tell her all the embarrassing moments this summer." she smirked.

"Alright alright!" He said with a blushed before returning to the hamper and grabbed some of Gwen's purple underwear. 'This is so embarrassing!'

'Payback.' Gwen smirked as Ben gave her the underwear. "Why thank you Alfred."

He stuck his tongue out at that.

"They might not be clean, but it should hold you over until we can stop at a mall for new clothes." Gwen handed them to the girl.

"Um ok?" She said before putting them on the bed and took the cloak off as it showed a human like body with Heatblast's markings on her stomach, chest, and legs, some membranes around the fingers that looked like they were glowing red embers, and a small tail near her butt. On her neck was a red version of the Omnitrix symbol.

Ben and Max looked away while Gwen assisted her in getting the clothes on without staring.

(One changing later)

"This feels...odd." The girl's said while touching the clothing. "And why is it constricting my breathing?"

"Well it feels that way cause you've never worn clothes before."

"Oh...but what's an A cup? Is it edible?"

Gwen blushed at that. "No it's a size for your...breasts."

"Oh…..is it the biggest or smallest? I heard someone with a weird voice saying something about cups and H cups before I saw the metal beast."

"I'll tell you later."

The girl nodded before stumbling to find Ben again, which resulted in her hitting the fridge. "Ow!"

"You alright?"

"Yes." She said before nuzzling Ben again. "I'm fine as long as I'm with you Ben."

He blushed while seeing Gwen take a picture. "Gwen!"

"What? I thought it would be a nice Christmas card."

"GWEN!"

"Christ...mas?" The girl asked confused. "What's that?"

"A holiday."

"Holiday….huh?" She said looking at Ben. "What's she trying to say?"

"Let's just say you're gonna learn more about people than you ever thought."

"Will you teach me?" She asked with a cute smile.

"Might as well."

She smiled before kissing his cheek. "Thank you Ben, you're my hero!"

He turned crimson as Gwen took another picture. 'This summer just got weird.'

She smiled at that before kissing his cheek again as the screen went black.