A/N: Sorry for the delay! I was busy. Well then, I'll make sure to upload sooner. Enjoy chapter 5! Oh, and sorry, I know I promised smut, but the chapter got two long, so I'm breaking it up. I thought I could fit it all in one chapter, but I put a stop to it after eight pages. And sorry, I wrote this at 3 o'clock in the morning.
CHAPTER FIVE: RESCUE
Ben threw his head back and squeezed his eyes shut, just like he had done for the last week. By now, he knew he could not overpower Mei, so fighting back was useless. He lay there on the bed and quietly suffered with the unwanted pleasure. Any trace of hope that he would be rescued was starting to fade from his mind. It was hopeless…
Mei groaned as she thrust upon him. He squeezed his eyes tighter. It'll be over soon…she'll finish, then go off to school, and he'd have the entire day to sit here and mope before she'd come home. At least she wasn't horny twenty-four-seven. When she came home, she'd want to go for a walk, or cuddle, or just sit and 'talk' with him. She wanted to know everything about him, and all he wanted to know was if he was going to ever get home.
Finally, the sweet release which meant she was done. She rolled off of him and wrapped her arms around him, "You…are so beautiful." Ben refused to open his eyes, refused to open his mind to his body. If he kept apart, it was less painful. But he couldn't hide the fact that she was lovingly caressing his cheek, or kissing him lightly on the face. He fought back mentally, trying to block the nerves from reaching his brain. He thought of Julie, of her caring and carefree face, of Kevin and his strong, muscular, pig-headedness, of Gwen, her kindness and grace, and of Grandpa Max, with his knowledge and parental guidance that helped him so much in the past…
Nothing helped.
Finally, Mei stood up and walked to the bathroom to have a shower. Ben lay there in bed, he'd go for a shower as soon as she left. Which wouldn't take long. She usually dressed and took off pretty soon. She swooped down and kissed Ben on the forehead before slipping out the door.
Ben waited a few seconds before getting up and throwing on the Amazarian clothing that Mei brought him. His clothing was too torn up to wear now. He sighed as he squeezed into the pants, and threw the shirt on. The only addition to the clothing was an emerald green jacket. It was probably the only thing he liked in the ensemble, mostly because it was green. He walked over to the door and opened the curtain. It was a good ten story drop to the ground. He sighed and closed the curtain. What now? Back to sitting on the floor, prying at the cover to get the Omnitrix free again?
He already did that four days straight, right until his wrist was raw and bloody. And he wouldn't dare climb down, that would be suicide. He even tried to run a few times when Mei took him on a walk, but she'd either catch him right away, or some other brutish Amazarian would see him and try and claim him. And he was already freaked out enough about what would happen when Mei hit her 'time of the month', nevertheless one of those muscle-bound females.
He walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. Everything on this planet consisted of raw meat. He hated it, and would give anything for some chili fries and a smoothie. With a sigh he walked back to the bedroom and collapsed on the bed. That was it…this was his prison, this is where he was going to be stuck forever…this is where he will die…
"I see my reputation exceeds me." Kevin grinned, folding his arms,
"Proceeds." Gwen corrected. She stepped in front of him and walked up to Anastasia, "We were hoping you could help us out."
A large grin exploded across Anastasia's slender face. She threw her head back and laughed, Griffon chuckled behind them, mostly just copying his mistress. She started to circle them, walking around the three of them, taking in each one of they're appearances.
"I heard that your friend was taken away by Dana Lyn." Anastasia purred,
"Yes." Gwen nodded, turning with her, so her back was never to the assassin, "My cousin, Ben Tennyson."
If that grin could stretch any further, it would have. Anastasia stopped circling them and walked right up to Gwen, looking her straight in the eyes. Gwen felt fear explode through her. She flinched back involuntarily.
"Don't worry." Anastasia shrugged, backing away, "If you're cause didn't interest me, I wouldn't have replied." She sat down on the rotting wood, folding her legs underneath her, "Well, come on, sit down."
The three looked uneasily at each other, the slowly followed their orders. Gwen took in a deep breath, "He disappeared over a week ago."
"I know." Anastasia replied, sounding bored,
"Um…well, we need to get him back, but we don't know where he is?" Gwen asked,
"Well that's easy, just ask Dana Lyn." Anastasia said, looking down at her nails,
"That's not easy!" Kevin snapped,
"True, then if you don't want to do that, I could track him. It would only take a few days, but it will cost you extra." She looked up from her hand as she said that, Gwen could almost see the money-bags appear in her eyes.
"Speaking of which," Kevin muttered, "How much?"
"We'll settle on a price after my job is done." Anastasia said, standing up, "How dangerous the mission is, and all the extras will determine what the price is. So, am I hired?"
"Can you really track down Ben?" Julie asked,
"Don't insult me." Anastasia snapped, "Two days and I'll know exactly where he is, right down to whatever substance he's standing on."
"Good." Julie sighed, clenching her chest tightly. Gwen and Kevin looked at each other with relief.
"So, am I hired?" She repeated, holding out her hand towards Kevin.
Kevin nodded and stood up, he grabbed her hand and shook it.
"Good." She grinned, "In that case, call me Ana. I'll find your friend."
"Thank you." Gwen replied, also climbing to her feet.
Ana nodded and turned away from them, "Griffon! We're leaving!"
The Gorilla-man nodded and strode after the assassin as she disappeared into the swamp. Team Tennyson stayed standing there for a few seconds until they were sure that Ana and Griffon were gone.
"If we can't pay her, she'll kill us." Kevin moaned,
"We will." Julie whispered, "Right?"
Gwen crossed her arms and bit her lip. She closed her eyes to keep the tears from spilling from her lids. She felt Kevin wrap his arms around her, and she turned around to accept the embrace, fighting back the urge to cry. Julie looked away, feeling awkward and lonely.
"Let's…go home." Kevin said softly, "It'll still be two days till we can help Ben."
"And that's two days he could be suffering." Gwen whispered,
"You don't know that." Kevin replied, caressing her face, wiping away the tear she didn't notice gliding down her cheek, "Remember, he is probably in some sort of zoo."
"Having snot-nosed kids staring at him all day." Julie shivered.
That night, Gwen could not sleep, she kept imagining all these terrible things that could be happening to her cousin right now. She tossed and turned in her sheets, feeling hopeless and lost. Finally, she sat up in her bed and shook Kevin awake.
"Huh? Wah? What happened?" He moaned drowsily,
"I can't sleep." Gwen whispered.
Kevin, of course, thought that she was in the mood. He rolled over with a smile, all thoughts of sleep suddenly gone from his mind. "Awe, baby come here." He leaned over and pulled Gwen into his arms. She broke down into tears in his arms. Kevin wrapped her tighter and began stroking her hair.
He moved himself over top of her, looking down in her bright yellow eyes, she sniffled and reached up to touch his face. He bent down and softly kissed her on the lips, "It'll be fine. We have the best Assassin in the entire galaxy looking for Ben right now."
"She's an assassin, not a hound dog." Gwen replied,
"She's also a Gotosapian. And if you want something found, the best way to find it is through a Goto." Kevin stated, "Or so I've heard."
He lowed himself down upon her, and she did nothing to fight back, so he knew that she wanted it. Kevin kissed up her face until he reached her ear, he nibbled on it lightly, then whispered, "Everything will work out."
Gwen smiled and wrapped her arms around him, "Thank you Kevin. Now I guess its my turn to give you some advice."
"What?" Kevin groaned,
"I'm not wearing any panties."
Friday. The end of the week, also, the last day of school. No one was interested in work, especially Kevin, Gwen, and Julie. Because for them, tomorrow was not only the first day of summer vacation, it was also the day they find Ben.
Throughout the day, people kept coming up to Gwen, giving her their condolences. It had been a month since Ben disappeared. Four weeks was a long time to be missing, and a lot of the classroom had given up ever seeing their brunette friend again. That's why, when a blonde haired kid approached her, she thought nothing of it.
"I'm so sorry about Ben." Collin said softly, grabbing Gwen by the shoulder.
Gwen looked away from him, like she did with all the others, "Thanks you…but he will turn up, I know it."
"I hope he does." Collin nodded. He stepped back from her, "So um…did he get a chance to ask you something before he disappeared?"
Gwen lowered her head, "The last thing he said to me was that he did not need to know what Kevin and I did on our free time." She said this without much shame. Tears welling up in her eyes, typical Ben.
"Well then," Collin said, rubbing the back of his head, "I asked him to do me a favor."
"And that was?" Gwen asked, folding her arms,
"Well, I wanted him to…well I wanted to know if you wanted to go out sometime, maybe for dinner?" He asked.
Gwen's expression darkened. Everyone used Ben to try and ask her out, and that angered her. No one used her cousin but her, "Excuse me? I'm already dating. I'm with Kevin."
"Yeah but, if it doesn't work out…" Collin pressured,
"I'm sorry. I just lost a family member, and you're here trying to score a date?" Gwen almost screamed it. Her hands fell to her sides, balling into fists. Several people stared.
"There you go again." Collin stated, getting defensive,
"What?" Gwen snapped,
"Going on about Ben." Collin snapped, "I've seen it, we've all seen it."
Gwen's defenses seemed to break, she took a step back in shock, "W-What?"
"The way you look at Ben behind his back, the way you always treat him with motherly virtue. What is he to you Gwen? A little brother, or something more?"
"He's my cousin." Gwen snapped, turning away from Collin, "If anything, I do see him like a little brother. But that's IT!"
Collin watched her walk away in anger. He clenched his teeth, before storming away.
"What was that about?" Kevin asked, looking at the vending machine, "You know, I was thinking about getting a smoothie…I know I hate them, but I mean, we haven't had one in a while."
"I don't want to even look at one." Gwen sighed, collapsing on the table, "That was another guy asking me out."
Kevin 'tsk'd' and selected a root bear before turning back to Gwen, "Too bad you're all mine." Gwen let her head fall on the table. Usually there would be text books, but they had already all been handed in. She sighed as she felt the cold table under her head. Kevin sighed and walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling her neck, "Tomorrow."
Gwen smiled, "Yes, tomorrow."
"Dana Lyn won't know what hit her!" Kevin sat next to her, slamming his fist into the table. Gwen nodded.
"Dana Lyn?" Collin whispered from around the corner of the lunchroom, he gripped the wall tighter.
Kevin gave Gwen a ride home. She wanted to walk, but after Ben's disappearance, there was no way Kevin was going to leave her side. But that was it, she wanted to be alone tonight, and was definitely not in the mood for sex. She kissed Kevin goodbye at the door and strode into her house.
The first thing she noticed was how quiet it was. She did not normally go straight home after school, in the last month, Kevin was here, and before that, the three of them would always go to Mr. Smoothie for an hour or two. By the time she actually got home, her parents were there. Today, she was the only one home.
She walked into the living room, her father's coat was tossed over a chair. He usually forgot it, especially when the weather was warm. Her eyes fell on the phone, she scooped it up and looked through the missed calls. There were four from Anne, and three messages of her sobbing over the phone about how the police are not doing their jobs…
…no the police won't, but the Galactic Police would. They were just one day from getting Ben back…
"Just hold on Aunt Anne." She whispered. Gwen went to put the phone down, but instead dialed Grandpa Max's number.
…the phone just rang. He was probably at Mt. Rushmore looking through all the old Plumber stuff to see if he could find anything that would track down Ben since he was not allowed to come meet Ana.
Gwen nestled down in a chair with the phone in her hand. Summer vacation, it brought back so many memories. Many she did not want to remember right now. She almost chuckled, "Just wait, tomorrow we get that 'Mega-Dweeb' back." She smiled as she used her old pet name for Ben from that summer when he first got the Omnitrix. She flicked on the television and waited for her parents to come home.
Luckily, night came swiftly. After dinner, Gwen went straight upstairs and to bed. At least this way, she could fall asleep, and wake up early tomorrow to wait for Ana to arrive. She bolted up the stairs and walked into her clean, tidy room.
Her computer was off, the screen covered in dust, since Ben disappeared, they hadn't had any work. She walked past her old laptop, also covered in dust, and plopped down on the bed. She threw the blankets over herself, and closed her eyes.
Sleep immediately clouded her mind. She sighed and snuggled deeper into the sheets…as slender arms wrapped around her waist.
Gwen screamed and jumped out of bed, knocking a lamp off of the desk. Ana yawned and sat up, "Must you be so loud?"
Gwen panted hard and blinked. She rubbed her eyes and looked back at her bed. Ana sat on it with a smirk. Gwen turned around as she heard her parents running towards her bedroom. "O-one minute." She walked over to the door and opened it as her father started asking the old, 'what happened?'. Gwen smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I fell out of bed."
"Well just be careful next time." Frank snapped, "And remember to lock your window."
"I did." Gwen questioned, mostly to herself.
"Good girl." He nodded, giving her a hug, then disappearing back downstairs.
Gwen turned around, Ana was still sitting there with her usual smile. "How did you get in?"
"I have my ways." Ana replied, looking down at her nails again, "Come on, get ready to go."
"Go where?" Gwen asked,
"Kevin's garage of course." Ana jumped up from the bed, "Do you know he spends all his money just for the rent on that place? And then he still sleeps in the backseat of his car."
Gwen bit her lip. She did not know that, all she knew was that Kevin never invited her over to his house.
"And he's selling that car!" Ana sneered,
"Kevin…" Gwen whispered, folding her arms.
Ana hopped off the bed and walked to the bedroom door, she walked out into the hallway and off towards the front door. Gwen chased after her, "Wait! My parents will see you!"
Gwen quickly threw on some clothes, and hurried downstairs to the living room where her parents were watching T.V.
"Hey pumpkin." Frank said, looking up, "I thought you were heading to bed early."
"You didn't see?" Gwen asked, looking from the stairs to the front door, there was no way they missed Ana walking by.
"See what?" He asked,
"Never mind. Anyway, I'm going out for a while." Gwen said,
"But its dark outside." Her mother quipped,
"Kevin will be with me." She stated. There was no way she was mentioning that it wasn't Kevin, but a dangerous assassin she was going with.
"Just be careful, and take your cell phone." Frank ordered,
"Yes Dad." Gwen nodded. She slid on her shoes and stepped out the door. Ana was waiting outside.
"How come they did not see you?" Gwen asked,
"Pah-lease." Ana laughed, "That was amateur work." She turned around and started walking towards Kevin's garage, Gwen at her heels.
Kevin threw his head back onto the roof of his car. He was sitting on the hood, leaning against the glass, wearing nothing but his boxers and a tee-shirt. He threw another can to the ground and sighed. He had so many requests from so many different people for his car. Pretty soon he wouldn't have his wheels, his home…
But that was okay, he was used to being on the street, ever since his parents kicked him out because of his odd 'ability', he was on the streets. If it wasn't the subways of New York, it'll be the alley's of Bellwood. He could cope, he could manage. The owners of the garage would never let him stay without a car in there, he wasn't supposed to be sleeping in here anyway, it was for cars only. But what they didn't know won't hurt them. All he knew was that this was a heated garage, with soft seats he could rest on.
Someone knocked on the garage door. Kevin gasped and bit his lip. If that was the owners and they found out he was here, he was hooped. Okay, since he was selling his baby anyway, what did it matter? He was out anyway.
"Yeah? What!" He called angrily,
"Kevin open up. Its me."
Kevin felt his heart skip a beat when he heard Gwen's voice. She couldn't see this! He'd never let her know he was living in his car. He quickly slid on some pants, turned on a light, and opened the door, "Oh, hey Gwen. Just doing some last minute adjustments to the car. You know, taking out some of the…really expensive features."
"And drop the price of the car?" Ana laughed, stepping in. Kevin froze.
"Did you find him?" He asked after the initial shock passed him.
"Well," Ana smirked, sitting down. Gwen looked around, for the first time she realized that her lackey was not with her. But she did not get to dwell on that long, because Ana started talking.
"I did. It did not take long actually, Dana Lyn did not care to cover her trail very well." Ana looked from face to face and smiled, "Your friend has been taken to another galaxy."
"What!" Gwen gasped, "How far away?"
"If we travel at warp-speed, and I mean warp-speed on a high-tech expensive state-of-the-art vessel, it'll be a three week ride." Ana continued, "This 'Ben' guy was taken to a planet called Demetrious, home of a race of aliens called…"
"Amazarians." Kevin whispered, "But they're not that smart…why would they want Ben?"
"Good boy, Levin." Ana snapped, "Maybe I should let you finish?" Kevin bit his tongue. Ana nodded triumphantly and continued, "Apparently Dana Lyn delivered Ben to an Amazarian girl."
"So much for the collector idea." Gwen snapped, looking over at Kevin,
"Hey, think of it this way," Kevin shrugged, "At least getting him back from a girl is a lot easier then getting him back from a zoo."
"So, get ready. We're leaving tonight." Ana stated, standing up,
"I'll go get Julie and Ship." Gwen replied, running from the garage.
Kevin folded his arms as he watched her go, "It doesn't make any sense."
"Hm?" Ana asked, standing up again
"Amazarian girls are only interested in finding mates, it doesn't make sense that one would turn against their instincts…"
Ana shrugged and smiled, "Only one way to find out isn't there?"
Julie and Gwen came back within half an hour, Ship riding on Julie's shoulders. Julie was finally smiling today. She hurried into the garage, "We're getting Ben back?"
Kevin nodded. He turned to Ana, "Ship can turn into a galactic warship."
Ana shook her head, "Not fast enough."
She stepped out of the garage, opening the door fully so that light exploded onto the street. Kevin gasped as light flooded over a small spaceship. It looked swift and stealthy, a speedy killing machine.
"When did that get there?" Gwen asked. Ana did not respond. She turned to the spaceship as the door opened, and Griffon walked down the ramp towards them.
"I hope you brought a book or something, cause its going to be a long three weeks." Ana sang. Team Tennyson exchanged glances, then hurried after the assassin and onto the ship.
Ana was right, two weeks seemed to drag on and on until they either felt cabin sickness, or homesickness. Kevin started to worry that if this trip didn't end soon, they were going to go crazy.
"Just think of it this way," Gwen said for the ninetieth time since they started they're voyage, "At least we know what's going on…poor Ben had no idea for three weeks where he was going or why."
"Yeah." Kevin muttered, turning to look out the window at the white blur that whipped by their window at warp speed.
Julie bent down and threw a ball for Ship, even the Mechamorph seemed to be getting bored of the game. She looked over at the other two and sighed, "Ben's been missing for almost two months now."
"Hey! Stop complaining!" Ana said, walking over to them, "You all sound so beaten." She scooped up Ship, and the little alien 'dog' chattered happily, "We're on our way to rescue Ben, so cheer up!"
Kevin looked over at the assassin and smiled. Two weeks traveling with someone, even if they have they're defenses, you start to learn a bit about them. Ana was no exemption. From the two weeks he had found out that underneath the whole Assassin guards, she was an ordinary young woman who liked puppies, hated make up, and loved adventure…okay, so there was nothing normal about Ana, but at least he could now put a 'human' presence to her.
"One more week." Gwen said softly. Then, as if to spite her, as soon as she finished her sentence, the ship rocked violently. Julie screamed as she was thrown off her feet, Ship ran to her to see if she was alright, and Gwen quickly used her powers to stay upright. Kevin fell to his as it rolled back upright. And of course, Ana looked unfazed.
"What was that!" Gwen gasped,
Ana turned around and dashed for the control room, "Griffon!"
"Milady…we're under attack!" Griffon gasped, trying to steer away from the enemy fire.
"Who's mad enough to attack Ana?" Kevin gasped, trying to climb back to his feet.
"Milady." Griffon gasped, "We're getting a message."
"On screen!" Ana ordered.
"Good evening, Anastasia." A familiar black and red face cooed from over the large screen, "I got tipped off that you're coming to rescue my most recent package. I can't let you do that. Or otherwise, she can come back and demand a portion of her money back, and you know what, I just don't like that."
"Dana Lyn." Ana growled, "Oh this is perfect! Hey Levin, Tennyson, Yamamoto, prepare for a battle! She's going down!"
"This is SO putting our payments to her above a million." Kevin groaned. He stood up, "What do you want us to do?"
…Nowhere to hide! There has to be somewhere to hide! Ben sighed and slid down the wall. He closed his eyes and balled the shag into his hands. He looked around the living room one more time. The barbaric wooden furniture offered nowhere to hide. He pried himself from the flood and ran to the bathroom.
His reflection caught himself off guard. His skin was pale, he had dark circles under his eyes, and he had lost a lot of weight. He ran his fingers through his messy hair as Mei's words to him ran through his head., noticing how thin his arms were getting, loosing muscle-mass from lack of food and lack of exercise.
"I think I'll be ovulating soon."
He could remember a small bump on her stomach this morning when she raped him…and the thought of that bump being pushed through him terrified him. He punched the mirror and it shattered beneath his fist. He pulled his bleeding knuckles away from glass and looked down at his fist. Why? Why him? He had saved thousands of lives, the entire planet, no the entire GALAXY! So why was he being kept a PRISONER here?
He screamed and collapsed on the ground, holding his fist as it bled onto the floor. That's it…maybe he should cut his wrists? He reached for a piece of glass that fell from the mirror, but stopped. No, that was not the way. He threw the glass and stood up to look for some bandages. His little temper tantrum made him feel a little better, but there was still nothing he could do. He was still helpless to the hands of this freak.
Then he heard it, the tell-tale signs that Mei was climbing the tree trunk. He took a deep breath as he threw the rest of the glass into the garbage.
"Baby!" She gasped, grabbing Ben's bandaged hand, rather forcefully. He winced at her touch. She looked worriedly up at his face, "Did you hurt yourself? Oh baby! What happened?"
"Fell." Ben muttered, looking away from her. No point trying to pull away from her, that wouldn't work.
"Awe, well I have something to make you feel better." She smiled. Ben flinched. But she grabbed his uninjured hand and dragged him towards the kitchen, dropping a bag on the table.
"I heard you complaining about the Yoax meat." She smiled. Ben remembered last nights 'dinner'. She had brought home a live animal that looked like a mix between a goat and a cow. She had butchered it in the kitchen and then handed out the meat. He made a face and she laughed.
"So, I ran into a traveling merchant. That doesn't happen very often, but I thought about you and I couldn't help but stop by. I personally don't like them, but I'm willing to buy them for my Mate."
A scent hit Ben's nose and he started salivating. He ran over to the table as she pulled a few burgers out from the bag.
Be quickly scooped one up and devoured it. Mei laughed and grabbed the rest before Ben could grab a second one. "No silly, you'll get fat. Anyway, these are going to be treats."
Ben fell limp in one of the oversized chairs. So now she was going to use them to bribe him. If he did not do what she wanted, she'll not allow him to have a burger. She also pulled out some sort of purple meat from the bag, "Tonight's dinner." Ben was glad that he got the burger.
She stepped towards Ben, and he flinched back. She glared at him and reached for him, But Ben jumped back, knocking the chair over. Mei gasped and reached over, grabbing Ben by the hair and pulling him roughly to his feet, "How dare you!" She slapped him hard across the face. Ben fell back down to the ground, feeling as if his teeth were rattling.
"Oh god!" She gasped, bending down and scooping Ben up into her arms, "I'm sorry, its just, I'm ovulating so I'm getting emotional. I'm sorry."
Ben cringed inwardly as she pulled him to his feet again. He felt dizzy and could already feel the bruise forming on his cheek, joining the bruises on his arms, and wrists, and from other places she's grabbed him. Even after a week, she still did not realize that human's were a lot weaker then Amazarians, and her touch still bruised his skin.
"I know! Let's go for a walk!" She started walking towards the door, dragging Ben after her. Ben bit his lip until it bled. She picked him up, threw him over her shoulder, and jumped from the tree. She landed and placed Ben back on the ground.
They walked in silence, Mei humming to herself occasionally, and Ben looking down at his feet. When he did look up, he saw the muscle-bound females, dragging behind them the smaller, weaker men, many of them with large bulges in they're stomach. Ben gulped and placed a hand on his stomach.
"Aren't you excited?" Mei sang, "We're going to have a child of our own! But then again, don't get you're hopes up. The chances that it will survive are very slim." Ben remembered her telling him that it was one in every hundred.
"Okay! I just can't wait! Let's go back home!" Mei sang. She scooped Ben up and dragged him back to the tree.
Phew! Long chapter, again, sorry about the delay. I'll immediately start working on chapter six.
