A/N: Welp, it's 5:00 am. I'm tired. Nothing on TV. So I'm here. Well enough stalling, here she goes.
Ben climbed down into the hole which led into a really long cave. It was dark and he couldn't see anything.
"Damn," griped Ben. "I don't have any light! And the flashlights are way back at the RV!" He looked at the Omnitrix, which was fully charged. He slammed it down again on Wildmutt (A/N: dogs have a keen sense of sight, also in dark places), as he sprinted down the long cave. At the end, Gwen was laying there, not moving. Just then, the Omnitrix timed out.
"Damn it!!" shouted Ben. "Are you good for anything at all!?" Instantly he forgot about the Omnitrix and focused on his cousin, who was possibly dead. "Gwen? Gwen, answer me." Despite his best efforts, she wouldn't move. To assure that she was alive, he put his ear against her chest... but heard nothing. He instinctively pressed against her chest in an effort to re-start her heart. After about 10 minutes of doing so, Gwen came to.
"...B...Ben? Wh..where am I?" asked Gwen while she tried to sit up.
"I don't know," replied Ben. "Do you remember what happened?"
"No," said Gwen, "all I remember is putting up a tent with Grandpa, then I heard a loud boom... I don't remember--" She was cut off as the figure returned.
"Ha haha!!" laughed the creature. "I have heard about you, young man! You insist on using the Omnitrix for good..."
"You!!" shouted Ben. "What do you want with her!?"
"The girl? She is merely a scapegoat," replied the figure. "By taking her I knew you would shortly follow..."
"But..." said a very puzzled Ben, "you said you didn't want me!"
"Yet." The smoke and shadows dissipated to reveal the figure's true self.
"HEX??"
"That's right," said Hex, "I want the Omnitrix! NOW!!"
"Nice try," replied Ben, "but I'm not giving it up!"
"Very well," said Hex, "I'm prepared to negotiate." He held his stave out and trapped Gwen in a sparkling blue aura as she floated towards Hex. "Give me the Omnitrix, or the girl dies!"
A/N: Conclusion coming soon! Sit tight peeps!!