YAY! Chapter 6! I knew this was going to be long, its based off of a weird dream I had, so yes, it is going somewhere. Anyway, time for some fun! I asked a friend - same person I asked for the title - to do some fan art. She's an amazing artist! Well, compared to me at least. I can't even draw a stickman. So, here's what I want. If there are any artistically inclined readers out there who want to do their own fan art, leave a link to your artwork in the reviews! I love art! I'd ask Rygel-n to switch abilities, but she is already an author. If I switch abilities with her…I'd be able to write professionally, and draw! Hm…watch out Ry!
She has only drawn three of the characters, and others are on the way. So far she has done Ben, Gwen and Kevin. I added the emerald jacket last chapter because Rygel-n insisted upon it. She said that Ben 'had to have something green', so in her fan art, she added a green jacket, and I loved it! And she's right, I did not add anything about Kevin and Gwen's outfits right? So make them up!
See them at:
rygel-n . deviantart . com
CHAPTER SIX: ANUR PHAETOS
Kevin sat down by the control panel of a separate gun, stationed underneath the bridge of the spaceship. He grabbed the joystick that controlled the direction of the gun, and flipped a switch, turning off the safety. He twisted the gun towards Dana Lyn's ship, just as the enemy launched several mini attack pods.
"Tennyson!" Ana shouted, turning towards Gwen,
"Yes?" Gwen asked, her and Julie were leaning against each other to keep from falling down as the ship rocked violently,
"On the upper floor, there is an observation deck. I want you to go there. It will allow you to extend your energy out into space. Use that to your advantage and throw some rocks at it." Ana snapped, turning away from the girls and back to the bridge, "Griffon, keep the ship on course."
"Aye Milady." He nodded.
Ana turned around and grabbed a long trench coat from the back of her chair, pulling it on and pulling the hood over her head. "Julie, grab Ship. We're going hunting."
"Wait?" Julie gasped as Gwen disappeared up a steel ladder to the upper floor. She looked back at the assassin, "You mean?"
"We're boarding Dana Lyn's ship." Ana laughed.
Kevin pressed the fire button, sending a laser at one of the pods, it exploded upon contact. Kevin grinned as he saw pieces of the pod drift away into the void of space. He saw a purple beam reach out from somewhere above, grabbing a large chunk of the pod he destroyed, and throwing it at another pod.
"That's my girl!" Kevin laughed, he shot at another one, but missed. He gritted his teeth and shot again.
Gwen smiled as she threw the chunk of pod at another. It easily went through the first one, causing another explosion. "Just like a T.V. show." She reached her powers out and grabbed a small asteroid floating by, chucking it at another pod.
That's when she saw Ship flying away from Ana's spaceship and off towards Dana Lyn's ship. "What the?" She questioned.
Griffon's voice sounded urgently over the intercom, "Gwen, Kevin, give Ship some cover so he can get to Dana Lyn's ship. I'll use the main guns to help."
Ship…that means Julie was there as well. Gwen nodded and threw another asteroid at a pod heading their way as Griffon fired missiles at Dana Lyn's main ship. The enemy replied with return fire.
A blast hit violently into the wing of the spaceship. Gwen screamed as it rocked viciously. Kevin's voice sounded over the intercom, "We take another one of those Monkey, and we're toast."
"I'll get us away from the direct line of fire. There is a dark section over there we can hide in." Griffon's response sounded.
Gwen had no idea how to work the intercom and stayed silent. She gripped the hand-holds tightly as the ship tilted sharply when Griffon turned. She quickly reached out and threw another rock at a pod that was shooting at their flank. Kevin shot at another one as Griffon pressed down the gas. The spaceship launched itself over into the darkness. An area with no stars, no light whatsoever. Griffon turned off any lights within the ship as darkness hid them. Dana Lyn followed mercilessly.
Ship quietly pulled up next to Dana Lyn's ship, and Ana directed the mechamorph up to a duct that would lead them in, probably a garbage disposal. She slipped some tools out from under her trench coat and easily pried the latch open, slipping inside without a word. Julie followed after, Ship turning back to his normal form, and latching onto her shoulder.
Dana Lyn smiled and stoop up. Her driver looked back at her worriedly, but she just turned away from him, "Take care of things. We have a few stowaways I have to take care of." Her spiked tail lashed wickedly against the floor.
Ana helped Julie pull herself from the garbage disposal and started walking down an empty hallway. Ship shivered and whimpered close to Julie's shoulders. She reached up and pet her alien 'dog' gently on the head.
The hallway opened into a large room. The floor was a platform suspended over a large garbage pit with four thick chains. Several workers either dumped more garbage into it from the platform or stirred the garbage silently. They did not even notice the two girls walking by. Nonetheless, Ana arranged her hood and coat so that her entire body was safely encased in it. Before they even reached the center of the platform, Ana stopped, so abruptly that Julie almost walked right into her. Julie gasped and looked up, following the assassin's gaze.
There, before them, was none other then Dana Lyn. Ana spoke so silently, that Julie barely heard her, "Take Ship and get to the control room while I hold her back. Trash it."
Julie nodded and slipped back as Ana stepped towards Dana Lyn.
"Must we continue this power struggle?" Dana Lyn sighed, placing her arms on her hips, "We all know that I'm more powerful then you."
"Power isn't everything." Ana replied deeply.
Kevin swore under his breath. The only problem with hiding in the darkness is that he could no longer see the enemies. He flicked a switch, turning on the auto-tracking device and started shooting.
"Kevin! Gwen! Brace yourself!"
Before Gwen could comprehend what Griffon meant, she saw a laser shoot from Dana Lyn's ship. The laser sailed towards them and collided with the front of the bridge. Gwen screamed and grabbed the hand-holds as she saw the bridge below her explode. "GRIFFON!" She shouted.
The enemy ship launched another laser, this time, exploding into their wing. Gwen caught the third one before it made contact, directing it past her, only for it to hit their tail. The ship rocked violently, breaking apart. With the bridge out, power shut down to the entire spaceship. Gwen screamed as darkness consumed them.
Kevin quickly looked out the window. There was a planet below, completely black and dark. The ship started to drift towards it, caught in the planet's gravitational pull. "Shit!" He looked around as the spaceship started to gain speed. He had to act fast, he was underneath the ship, and if he was still there upon a crash landing…there would be nothing left. He reached out and grabbed the closest thing he could.
Gwen felt the ship gaining speed and crouched down within the observation deck. The ship hit ground hard, knocking her over. She went sailing across the deck and slammed into the wall. She felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, and then nothing.
Groaning, Ben opened his eyes. The last thing he remembered was that ungodly pain in his penis, so painful that he had screamed bloody murder, and tears had drenched the pillow beneath his head. The pain got so intense as it stretched on further this time, past the point where the Omnitrix kicked in, that he must have passed out.
He leaned up and instantly wished he hadn't. He threw the covers off of himself and ran to the bathroom, throwing up what little he had in his stomach into the oversized toilet. His head ached and every bone in his body screamed in agony. Luckily though, there was no sign of Mei anywhere. Ben continued to throw up until his insides hurt, and his eyes began to water. Before long, he was just dry gagging into the toilet. There was already nothing in his stomach anyway. He fell next to the toilet exhausted and weak. The world around him blurred and spun around him.
With no one there to help him, he crawled back to the bedroom. He pulled himself back into the bed and curled up. He hadn't felt this bad since the day after that day Kevin brought him to that party and he drank way too much. He groaned and clenched the blankets tightly in his fists.
……
He muttered over and over again, too quickly for even him to fully understand. Before long, he fell asleep again. His dreams were haunted by strange creatures, angry monsters, and a terrifying blue ogre that kept chasing him, beating him, and torturing him, and there was nothing he could do about it. He collapsed on the ground, curling up as the world around him faded to black, all the demons around him simply vanishing to nothing.
Suddenly he felt a presence. He looked up and saw a little boy. His blue hair hung down into his face, and his large yellow eyes looked at Ben with hopelessness. He held an over-stuffed blue butterfly, his blue outfit looking vaguely familiar, like a hand-made version of Big Chill's wings when they wrapped around him. Ben pushed himself up onto his knees.
The little boy held out his hand towards Ben, a small smile appearing on his small lips. Ben blinked and slowly reached up to grab the little boy's hand. He smiled and giggled a little toddlers laugh. Ben pulled the little boy into his arms, his tiny arms wrapping around Ben's neck.
"Mommy…do you need help?" The little boy whispered,
"I'll…be fine." Ben whispered, stroking the boy's hair gently,
"Just wait Mommy…" The boy whispered, his voice getting ghostlier, more like Big Chill's voice. Hundreds of Baby Chills burst out around them, circling them, the sounds of their wings beat loudly into Ben's ears.
"Mommy…Mommy…" The boy chanted. Ben held the boy tighter, but then his voice changed. It was now a voice that terrified him worse then any in the entire world, "Ben…Ben…Ben, honey wake up."
Ben groaned and opened his eyes. Mei stood over him with a large smile on her face. Ben gritted his teeth and buried his head in the pillows.
Mei laughed and sat down on the bed next to him, "So? How are you my dear?"
Ben rolled his eyes and leaned up. The nausea was gone. He looked at Mei with disgust and then looked down at his hands…noticing something that he should have noticed before.
That bump that was once on Mei's stomach, now rested in his. He placed a hand on his stomach and looked up at the Amazarian girl in fear.
"You said only one in a hundred right?" Ben whispered,
"Yes. Between fights at school, complications in pregnancies, and the poisoning of the egg, only one in every hundred Amazarian children reach adulthood." Mei sang,
"W-what! Are you saying the environment is the cause of those odds?" Ben groaned,
"Mostly." Mei shrugged, "This is a dangerous planet."
Ben let his head fall back onto the pillow, "So I'm…"
"Uh-huh!" Mei sang, "And for your hard work last night, I'm going to award you with one of those nasty burgers."
Ben's face lit up, Mei hopped off the bed and walked towards the kitchen, Ben running at her heels. She pulled a frozen burger from the freezer and placed it over the a fire to thaw. As soon as it was thawed, she handed it to Ben, and he wolfed it down, wondering when he became like a dog, getting excited over a 'treat'. Mei laughed, kissed him on the forehead, and walked off.
Ben looked down from the empty wrapper to the bump in his stomach and wanted to throw up again. But he wouldn't, not when he could finally eat something edible. He sat there until Mei came bounding back. "Want to go on a walk?"
"You're actually asking?" Ben asked,
"I don't want to strain you. If you were to loose the egg, my reproductive cycle would begin again, and I don't want that." Mei shrugged.
Ben lowered his head, "No."
"Tell me when you feel up to it." Mei nodded, walking off into the living room.
A small smile stretched across Ben's bruised face. At least now, no more embarrassing walks, no more being raped, no more being forcefully grabbed…at least until he…he…gave birth. Ben tilted his head, "Mei?"
"Hm?" She said, running back into the kitchen, "Is something wrong?"
"How long does an Amazarian pregnancy last?" He asked,
"Three months for the egg to mature and hatch, and then between four to six more months to give birth. Woman are four, men are six." Mei explained,
Ben lowered his head, that long? He sighed and then startled, "Wait? The egg hatches before you give birth?"
"Yes. Half the incubation is within an egg, the other half is within the womb." Mei said this as if it was obvious, "Anything else."
Ben fell silent again. Mei turned and left once more. He heard her climb down the tree, and head off on a walk by herself. Ben stood up and walked over to the new bathroom mirror, removing his shirt. He rubbed the bump on his stomach and furrowed his brow. An upwards of nine months of carrying a child, only for a one in a hundred chance of it surviving? What kind of world was this?
"Mommy…"
Ben whirled around, but there was nothing behind him. He remembered his dream and folded his arms thoughtfully. The little boy…it reminded him somehow of the Baby Chills…but they looked nothing like a human. He sighed and walked back to the kitchen. Too bad this world did not have any pickles…
Gwen gasped as she woke with a start. She slowly pulled herself into a sitting position. She could not see a thing. Everything was dark. She groaned and stood up, holding her hand in front of her, allowing the purple light to explode from her hands. She had to hold back a scream as she saw what remained of Ana's spaceship.
It was in pieces. Scraps of metal lay everywhere, the main body of the wreckage lay smoldering in a giant crater, the front of it completely evaporated. Gwen felt numb as she stared at it, "Griffon…"
She looked around. Somehow she must have been thrown from the observation deck. She checked herself over, she was badly bruised and cut up, but nothing felt broken. She walked over to the wreak, "Kevin?"
No answer.
"Kevin?" She said louder. Panic started to grip her. Wait? Wasn't he in the secondary gun chamber…under the ship? Her heart skipped a beat. She bent down and threw a few pieces of metal aside, "KEVIN? Kevin answer me!"
Still no answer.
Gwen burst into tears. Purple light exploded from her body, throwing pieces of metal aside, trying to dig her way to where Kevin was. She called his name over and over again, with no answer. She reached a large flat piece of metal, she threw it aside and gasped.
Griffon lay underneath it, a bloodied and destroyed wreak. His arms were seared right off, along with the front of his chest, and his legs were bent unnaturally underneath him. His black fur was singed and his face was still and cold. Gwen ran over to him and held him in her arms, "Griffon?"
But the Gorilla-Man was cold, already lost. Gwen gently placed his body on the ground and wiped her tears away with her dirty sleeve. She turned away from him and kept searching. She lifted up another large piece, and heard a groan. Gasping, she begun to dig.
Several feet away from her, a fist exploded from the ruins. Gwen screamed and looked over, a metal-coated arm stuck out of the ground, falling limp. She stood up and ran over to it, pulling the wreckage away, and pulling a semi-conscious Kevin from the pile. He had coated himself in the metal of the spacecraft at the last moment, but that metal was ripped and pulled away in places, bent and cracked. She looked at his torso, a large chunk of metal was twisted away, and crimson blood poured out from his exposed skin.
Kevin looked up at her, his black eyes looked distant, focusing in and out as he fought to stay conscious. He reached up and placed a hand on her cheek as his metal cover shattered. It fell around him, revealing his bloodstained skin underneath. Gwen choked a little as she looked down at Kevin's bloodied, torn form lying in her arms.
"A-are you…hurt?" Kevin said, gurgling past the blood that bubbled up and out his mouth as he spoke,
"No." Gwen shook her head, wiping the blood from his face, "Shh. Don't speak." Kevin smiled lightly, then closed his eyes against the pain. Gwen cried, "Stay with me Kevin!"
Kevin did not reply. He was disturbingly still. Gwen's bottom lip quivered, "Kevin Ethan Levin! You can't leave me too! I can't loose both of you…"
"Quiet." Kevin whispered, "I…c-can't see very…well. Look a-around for me."
Gwen nodded and looked around. She felt her muscles freeze in fear. Glowing yellow eyes were beginning to circle them. She grabbed Kevin's arm and pulled it over her shoulder., dragging him off into the remains of the spaceship, away from their prying eyes. She found a small room that was mostly enclosed, and walked inside, locking the door behind her, and using her powers to move metal around to seal any of the holes she could find. Then, she quickly placed Kevin down on the floor and slowly removed is ruined shirt.
"Gwen…what did you see?" Kevin coughed, blood spraying from his mouth.
Gwen turned back to him, "Lots of glowing eyes, everything was dark. I couldn't see much."
"I…think w-we're on…Anur Phaetos." Kevin muttered.
"The planet Ghostfreak was from?" Gwen asked. Kevin did not respond. Gwen bit her lip and looked around, "I need to find some bandages, you're bleeding badly."
She got up and looked around. She couldn't find anything, so instead she ripped up the remains of Kevin's shirt and tied it around his wounds, pressing a large patch of it to his side, where most of the blood poured out.
"G-Gwen. If this is Anur Phaetos, then this won't hold them." Kevin's voice cracked as he spoke, "You need to get off the planet."
"I don't think the spaceship will move." Gwen shook her head,
"Then turn into your Anodite form and get out of here." Kevin whispered,
"Forget it." Gwen snapped, "I'm not leaving you."
"S-stubborn." Kevin smiled, he gasped against the pain and fell backwards again, closing his eyes and falling still once more. Gwen looked down at his side, the blood had completely soaked through the cloth and was staining her hands.
Gwen froze. She felt a presence behind her. She slowly turned around, making sure not to disturb Kevin. Several Ectonurites were seeping through the walls of their little fort. Gwen slowly rested Kevin back on the ground and turned to face them. She raised a force field around them, momentarily stopping them. They pounded against Gwen's force field brutally, causing large cracks to appear. Gwen moaned under the pressure and her knees started to buckle.
Kevin opened his eyes and looked over at Gwen, his eyes went into focus as he saw her knees buckle, and she fell to the ground, keeping her arms up to keep the force field up to protect him. He felt his side as the blood continued to pour, gritting his teeth, he forced himself to his knees and rested his hand on a piece of metal. He allowed it to coat his body, sliding over his injuries painfully, until his entire body was coated.
He slowly rose to his feet as one of the Ectonurites finally pounded through the force field. Gwen screamed as she collapsed on the ground. Kevin ran over to her and scooped her up, throwing her away from the aliens.
"Kevin no!" Gwen shouted as he punched one of them, sending it flying. He screamed out in pain and collapsed to his knees. The other aliens started to move in on them. Gwen tried to stand up to help him, but something caught her hair. She turned around and saw another Ectonurite coming from the ground, grabbing her hair within its claws. She screamed, and without much thought, used a thin force field like a saw, and cut her ponytail off. Her long hair fell limp within the alien's hand and it cried out in anger. Gwen forced herself up and went running over to Kevin's side.
And then, everything froze…literally.
For those who don't read headers, if you are artistically inclined, please! Send me your fan art! Leave a link to your fan art in the reviews! I love fan art and would love to see yours!
Cliff hanger! Sorry, I recently watched New Moon, and was pissed off with the cliff hanger, and thought I might as well do one too (and then rent the next book from the library and read that)…
Anyway, it won't take till June though. I'm going to start on the next chapter right away.
