Disclaimers: Hi everyone. Here you guys go! The second chapter of the crossover. I hope to see more reviews.
Lying unconscious and hooked up to several life support devices at Plumbers HQ was Ben Tennyson. Although, he still had these odd changes to his body that made him look nothing like he should. He still has orange skin and red hair, but his hair's been pulled into a low ponytail to keep it out of the way. The damage that he suffered from Albedo beating him like a conga drum after the Omnitrix timed out was quite extensive. He has several broken ribs, a long crack in his skull, a small fracture in his jaw, his arm is broken in three places after Albedo ripped the Omnitrix off of him, and he's suffering a lot of internal bleeding. And despite all of the life support devices hooked up to him, it doesn't look good for him. Especially since it looks like his body has stopped healing altogether. This is the very scene that Azmuth has come upon. Once he learned of Ben's fight with Albedo, the recreation of the Ultimatrix, the destruction of Ben's Omnitrix and the boy's strange new transformation, he immediately teleported to Earth to find out what was going on. Once he saw just how bad the damage to Ben really was, he grew very concerned and very curious about this transformation. Currently, he was looking at Ben's blood under a microscope to try and figure out why the boy looked the way he does, and why he's not healing. "So, what's the prognosis, Azmuth?" Gwen asked.
She was very concerned for her cousin, and doesn't like what's happened to him as of late. When Rook told her that Ben was able to hold back Negative Ultimate Spidermonkey after changing back from Four Arms, she was actually quite impressed. She didn't think such a thing was possible. But right now, she's more concerned about her cousin's health and well-being. He's in no condition to do anything until they figure out what's wrong. "Well, there's two things I've learned from observing Ben's blood. Apparently, he was never a human to begin with. That human form he was in for most of his young life was nothing more than some type of second skin that was meant to act as a form of camouflage. As a result, even though he desperately needs a transfusion, you mustn't give him human blood. He'll need blood from the alien species that he really is. The problem is, I don't know what he is. I've never seen or even heard about an alien species of humanoids with orange skin, red hair and the ability to shoot energy blasts." Azmuth reported.
He then looked at Ben with some amount of sorrow in his eyes. This next bit of information was going to be hard for everyone to hear. "I also learned why he's not healing. Due to near constant use of the Omnitrix since he last put it on, his body has become reliant on the bio-energy of the Codon Stream to live. It's as essential to his very survival as his heart and lungs! Without the Omnitrix and the bio-energy it provides, I'm afraid Ben Tennyson will not survive the night."
That drew gasps of shock from everyone in the room. They had no idea the Omnitrix was THAT vital for its wearer's survival! Gwen found herself tearing up at the very thought of losing her cousin. Alien or not, he's still family. "Can… Can you build a new one?" she stuttered."I'm afraid it would take too long to create an entirely new Omnitrix from scratch. Even if I worked without sleep, it would take me at LEAST a week and a half just to construct the core alone. I'm afraid that Ben would be dead long before then. I'm sorry… but there's nothing I can do for him. The best we can do for him is make his remaining time in the land of the living as comfortable as possible, and… let nature take its course." Azmuth replied, a single tear falling from his eye.
"You do not have to build another Omnitrix!" Rook suddenly said, getting everyone's attention. "Albedo recreated and upgraded the old Ultimatrix, remember? Perhaps if we use that, it will supply Ben with the necessary bio-energy that his body now needs in order to survive." Azmuth stroked his beard in thought. This Revonnahgander has a good head on his shoulders to think of something he hadn't been able to in his emotionally unstable state. "It could work! The Ultimatrix draws on the energy of the Codon Stream just as the Omnitrix does. If we hurry and replace it, it might just do the trick!" Azmuth admitted.
"Then it's a good thing I confiscated it from Albedo while he was still knocked out. He won't be needing it anymore." Max said, bringing in the device. Being careful of the IV drip in Ben's left arm, he placed the Ultimatrix onto his hand. The band clicked as it secured itself in place and it beeped a few times, showing that it has keyed itself into Ben's DNA code. It still remained red, but that really didn't matter much. All that matters is that it seems to have worked. Ben's heart rate is beginning to even out and his breathing became easier. Looks like Ben is going to pull through this ordeal.