A/N: Sorry for the break! I was in and out of the doctors due to check ups and other stuff…oh well! Can't be helped! Anyway, enjoy!

TakingPyrakitt2's advice, I'm adding breaks between scenes (actually, I think Ry said something about that and I ignored her…it actually should be a good idea to listen to a professional author…), and Ana has a really wicked high-tech space craft that is above and beyond earth's abilities…that's how they were able to go so far so fast…I guess they must have traveled above Light Speed?

Anyone else realize the lack of originality in today's market? I was listening to my friend go on about this Danny Phantom series, and though it sounds good, I was just thinking, nothings really original anymore is it? Ben 10 and Danny Phantom are no exception… Just within Ben 10 is a cruel example… Ben 10: Ben TENnyson, Ben rhymes with Gwen, which rhymes with Ken, then there is Kevin Levin, or Kevin Eleven…

Yeah, so I went with Tena Sonne to keep the unoriginal theme! So sorry, I was going to name her something completely different, but whatever…


CHAPTER ELEVEN: TENA SONNE

"Tena Sonne?" Ben repeated sarcastically, "Ok, what IDIOT came up with that name?"

Kevin burst out laughing, "I thought it sounded cute."

"Give him - ah - her a break Kevin." Gwen snapped, she looked over at Ben, "I'll admit Kevin's choice in names is not really original, but it was one of the better ones."

Ben rolled her eyes, "I'm afraid to know the others."

Kevin chuckled, listing off names with his fingers, "Benita, Brianna, Jen, Brenna, Bennie…"

Ben grabbed Kevin's hand and threw it aside, "I get the picture. But does it have to sound like my old name? Wouldn't people get suspicious?"

Kevin's eyes dropped from Ben's face, "Honestly, with those hooters, and that pregnant body, I don't think anyone's gunna think anything."

Gwen smacked him on the back of the head, "Stop that."

Ben looked over at Julie while the two squabbled. She was not even looking at her. She lowered her head, in fact, she hadn't said more then two words to her since she became a 'she'. Ben shook her head, "And why do I have to stay at Gwen's house as an exchange student? Wouldn't it be safer just to stay with Kevin and pretend to be a 'new kid'?"

Kevin looked away, and Gwen saw the shame in his eyes, but she knew better then telling Ben Kevin's biggest secret. She stepped back, not knowing what to say for once. Finally, Kevin turned back to Ben, "Because 'Sonne', I live in a small apartment, too small for two people."

Like the back of your car? Gwen felt like adding. But she stayed silent.

"I can sleep on the couch." Ben replied,

"It's a batch suite." Kevin replied, folding his arms, "Sorry bud, no room. And I am NOT sharing a bed with you."

Ben huffed and looked back at Gwen, "As long as your parents don't tell mine."

"No." Gwen agreed, "They won't."

Kevin reached over to help Ben up onto her feet. She thanked him and rubbed her enlarged stomach. Kevin bit his bottom lip, "Are you scared?"

"Terrified." Ben nodded, "How am I to protect Earth while taking care of a baby?"

Gwen hugged Ben lightly, "You'll just have to save some of that hero business to us for a little bit, at least until she's in preschool."

"School!" Ben gasped, pushing Gwen off of her, "What am I going to do?"

"Mom went shopping at the maternity store. She managed to find regular jeans, and a black tee shirt, nothing too girly." Gwen promised, "So you won't be too uncomfortable."

Ben sighed, "Thank you."

Kevin leaned back against the wall, watching Julie quietly slip out of the room. He grimaced at her and looked back at the two girls, "This is going to be difficult."


"Wow Ben! I mean, Tena! You look amazing!" Gwen cooed. Ben looked at herself in the mirror and pouted. She's going to need some serious counseling when she turns back to a 'he'. But she did have to admit that Gwen was right, the clothing that Mrs. Tennyson picked out was perfect. The Jeans and tee shirt some how molded around her figure, and even with the enlarged stomach, Ben almost turned herself on. She flicked her long brown hair off of her shoulder - when did it get so long? Ben had not noticed the long wavy hair draping down her back…

"Please say you're not going to put make up on me?" Ben complained,

"As if." Gwen rolled her eyes, "With those eyes, you don't need it. And I doubt you'd want any anyway."

Ben nodded, she was checking herself out in the mirror, letting her eyes trail over every curve. Gwen glared at her, "Don't get used to it."

"Hell no!" Ben smiled, "Three more months?"

"Four." Gwen corrected.

Ben frowned, she sighed and lowered her head, "I don't think I can do this…"

Gwen grabbed her shoulders, "You can and you will. Now remember. From this moment on, until you walk back into this house, you are Tena Sonne, not Ben Tennyson."

Tena nodded and looked down at the Omnitrix, "Though this distracting thing kind of gives it away."

"That? Do you even know how it works yet?" Gwen asked.

Tena shook her head, "No. I wonder how it works? I can't even see the images anymore."

Gwen looked thoughtfully down at the Omnitrix, "This is all too strange."

"Your telling me." Tena sighed.

"Gwen! B-Tena! Your ride is her!"

Gwen opened her bedroom door and called back at her mother before turning back to Tena, "Ready to go?"

Tena took in a deep breath and nodded.

Kevin honked his horn noisily outside. Gwen rolled her eyes and led Tena down the halls and off towards the Camero. "Finally!" Kevin smiled.

"Why are you so ecstatic?" Gwen moaned, "You hate school."

Kevin smiled, "No, I'm just excited for the first wave of 'fan-boys' who see Tena. So you know the rules right Tennyson?"

Tena nodded, "Stay by your side until we walk into class. Then I'm on my own."

"I'll keep the horn-dogs from fondling you up." Kevin smirked, "I take care of my girls, right Gwen?"

Gwen rolled her eyes and folded her arms. She looked out the window silently.

Kevin looked at Tena through the rearview mirror, "What's her problem?"

Tena shrugged her shoulders.

And Kevin was right. Tena was used to everyone staring as they entered the school when she was 'Ben'. Everyone would turn and stare at Gwen and Kevin, but this time, all eyes turned to her. Tena blushed as Kevin led them to their usual table. Uncharacteristically, Julie was not there. Kevin sat down where he usually sat, motioning for Gwen to sit on one side, and Tena on the other side of him. Tena felt her cheeks burn as people stopped to stare at her. She lowered her head and looked down at the table.

Kevin laughed, "Get used to it!"

"I hope I don't have too." Ben muttered,

"No you won't." Gwen agreed, jealousy claiming her once again.

Several people approached them, they pretended to be interested in whether or not they found Ben over the vacation, but all their concerns were completely see through. Tena sighed as she realized how used 'Ben' really was. It was obvious they were using him as an excuse to try and meet her. Little did they know…

The bell rang…and that's basically how the rest of the day panned out. Teachers introducing her…students gawking at her…Julie avoiding her…it was hell. The worst part was, several men walked up and started hitting on her! Even with this impregnated….

…But that wasn't the worse thing. The worst thing was when some people asked if Kevin was the father. Tena would always get so chocked up whenever they asked that, and Kevin even knocked one of them out. Not to mention how upset Gwen got at that question…

Tena sighed and sat down at their usual spot as students emptied the building around them for lunch. Kevin, naturally, was over at the vending machine, trying to pick out whatever soft drink wouldn't be expired. Gwen rolled her eyes and sat down next to her cousin, in Julie's usual spot. And even though Tena already could guess that Julie wasn't coming, she still felt bad.

"Why don't we go to Mr. Smoothie?" Tena asked,

"Yeah, I bet the clerk there would love to see the new addition to the family." Kevin rolled his eyes,

Gwen glared at him and looked around, no one was paying attention, "Shush Kev!"

Kevin laughed, that causes several people to look, "No one's listening Gwen!"

"They are now." Tena whined.

Some blond haired kid walked up to them. An evil smile stretched across his face, "So, did you find Ben yet?"

Gwen shook her head, "I'm sorry Collin, but no."

Tena blushed. Collin was the last person she talked to before being kidnapped. He looked over at her with a sly smile. "And who's this?"

Tena forced a smile and held her hand out towards him, "I'm Tena."

"Collin." He replied, shaking her hand, "I heard you're an exchange student. Where are you from?"

"A town in the mountains named Demetrious." Kevin laughed, causing both of them to glare at him, "Alright, sorry. Stop looking at me like that."

Gwen turned to Collin, "She's from Europe."

Collin stared at Tena for a few seconds and laughed. He laughed so loudly nearly every head in the cafeteria turned to look. He placed a hand on Gwen's shoulder, "That's nice…I'll see you later Gwen."

Gwen smiled sheepishly, brushing off Collin's hand, "See you."

Collin grinned darkly and walked away, saying under his breath, "Sooner then you think…"

And school continued, just like it did in the morning, except more painfully because now that everyone knew that she was an 'exchange student' living with Gwen Tennyson, everyone was interested. Finally, the end of day school bell rang, and life as she knew it crumbled around her.


"Ben, or should I say Tena now?" Julie said, walking up to her. This surprised Tena. Julie had waited until the three of them were in the parking lot and were about to climb into Kevin's 'not-yet-sold-since-Ana-hadn't-come-back-for-any-money-yet car'. She pulled her scooter up next to it as Kevin was helping Tena get into the back seat. It was starting to get hard for her to get up and down.

"Tena, you mind if we talk." Julie asked, "Alone?"

Fear cursed through her and she slowly nodded.

Julie led Tena away from the Camero and Kevin's watching eye. She lead her back by the bleachers of the back football field, before finally turning back to Tena. "Ben…I don't think this is going to work."

Tena froze. Her jaw dropped, "W-what?"

Julie's eyes watered, and Tena could tell that she was fighting back tears, "Ben, I just…I'm not a lesbian, and I'm not ready for a relationship involving a child." She turned her back on Tena so she could not see her face, "At least until you're a boy again…I think we should go our separate ways."

Tena slowly shook her head as shock over came her, "Wait? You're breaking up with me?"

"Don't say that so loud!" Julie gasped, looking around. There was no one nearby to hear, "Yes, I am…but only until you're a boy again."

Tena clenched her hands into fists, "No! Julie don't!"

But Julie did not respond. She turned and walked away from Tena, leaving the other standing there dumbfounded beneath the bleachers. It was several minutes before she had the courage to return to the Camero…they all seemed to know what happened, and no one asked questions. Kevin just quietly helped Tena into the car, and they drove off towards Frank's house.

"Um…" Tena moaned as the Camero pulled in front of Frank's house. A beige station wagon was parked outside, next to Frank's car. She squeezed her eyes shut, "What are my parents doing here?"

Kevin bit his lip as he put the car into park, "Want me to go in?"

"Why are you being so nice?" Gwen snapped, opening up the door, "We're fine Kevin. Go home."

She could see the hurt expression on his face, but she ignored him. She also knew he did not have a home to go to…that's probably why he was always visiting either her or Ben on their off days. She smirked, and helped Tena out of the car and into the house.

"So this is the girl you told us about?" Carl asked, turning to look at the two girls as they entered the house, "Tena right?"

Tena slowly nodded her head. Every inch of her body wanted to run to her parents and hug them, to see them after all those months of hell back on Demetrious. She missed them so much, and yet even now that she was home, she could not see them.

"Um…hello." She managed to say weekly,

"I'm surprised they agreed to accepting you into the exchange program like that." Anne smiled, reaching out to grab Tena's shoulder, "But then again, it is so nice to meet a beautiful girl like yourself."

Tena forced a smile, "T-thank you."

Anne pulled away and brushed a lock of hair from her face, "Though your parents must be worried…you don't know how hard it is to be separated from your baby…" She looked down at Tena's bump, "Though I guess you'll learn all too soon what motherhood is like?"

Tena cringed, "Y-yeah."

Frank and Carl walked off into the kitchen for a few beers, leaving the girls all alone. Mrs. Tennyson looked from Tena to Anne worriedly. The other woman looked like she was going to break down again. Tena sighed, "I'm…going to my room."

"It was nice meeting you." Anne replied.

Tena felt tears forming in her own eyes, "Nice meeting you too."

Ben closed the bedroom door behind her as she and Gwen slipped into Gwen's room. She sighed and turned towards the bed. Owen was sleeping peacefully under the sheets, his brown hair the only thing peaking out from under the covers.

Tena slowly sat herself down in a chair, "Gwen…"

Gwen looked over, "Yeah?"

"Will…will I ever go back to normal?" She whispered.

Gwen nodded, "Yes. I am sure of it."


And things kept going like that. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into a month. By now Gwen and Mrs. Tennyson were going out shopping for baby supplies, and Ben was desperately searching for a name. It was just one of those days, Ben still had no idea how to work the new Omnitrix, so there was no 'Going Hero' time, but luckily, any alien activity was small and manageable between just Kevin and Gwen.

Speaking of Kevin, what he was doing over that day was beyond Ben. With Grandpa Max off to train his Plumbers Kids now that Ben was back, Gwen and her parents out shopping, and with the recent discovery that Anne was pregnant herself, everyone was busy.

Owen slowly peeled an orange, "I really don't see the big deal." He shrugged and threw the peels away,

"That's because you grew up an asexual species…gender is not a big deal." Ben moaned,

"True." Owen shrugged,

Kevin stood up, "Whatever. Ben, you've got three to four months to name that thing. What's it gunna be?"

Ben looked thoughtful for a second, "Gwen has always been there for me…to help me. I think I want to name it after her. I think I've decided on, Gwyneth."

"Very original." Kevin rolled his eyes,

"More original then Tena Sonne." Ben challenged,

"Point." Owen laughed.

"Who asked you?" Kevin sneered, fighting a large grin from overtaking his face.

The phone rang. Ben jumped to her feet - well, more like slowly rose, and waddled over to the phone. She picked it up the receiver, "Tennyson residence, Tena speaking." Ben's face froze, and immediately Kevin and Owen knew who it was. "Oh, hello Mrs. Tennyson, right, Anne." Ben's parents liked being called by their first names, they thought it made them sound younger or something.

Kevin slowly walked over to Ben, standing behind her, eavesdropping in on the conversation. Owen just rolled over from where he sat on the bed and listened.

Ben's face went pure white. She turned to look at Kevin in dismay, "B-Ben's been found?"


Uh-oh! Hm…what could that mean? Oh well, I'm going to work, so I'll finish writing later.