Ok, I know I said 4 reviews but I couldn't wait to post this so…yea I am counting my ben10 story. I hope you enjoy it. Please tell me what you think. The bold is once again the song..ok?

I could like to give a special thanks to l0rdn1hilus for being the only person to review so without farther ado…

Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10

Disclaimer: the song "City of Devils" is owned by yellow card.

Ben 10: A hope of live

Chapter 2: help from outside

Song to go with it: "City of Devils"

Man once sang to me
Look at you saving the world on your own…

Ash eyed Ben from top to bottom. She than took in the surrounding mountains and forest. Allof it seemed dead and alive somehow. It seemed to be dead of any happiness but alive with sadness. Was that even possible? She looked down at the path they were on. It twisted and turned, dead leaves creaking and braking under her feet. The air around her seemed to invite danger: a sure sign for her to stay on her guard.

Ash drew her attention behind her; the darkness was following her or so it seemed. She watched as the evil dark light took over all live and left everything in its path ruined. She looked ahead of her and the darkness engulfed all the was ahead too. It seemed that the only light of any life was wherever Ben or herself was walking.

And I wonder how things gonna be
As the time here it passes so slow…

Ben stopped short in front of her and she stopped herself just in time so she would not walk into Ben," My grandfather is inside; wait here." He ordered.

"You are not the boss of me. I will stay if I please and I can walk off if I want to."

In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live…

"Fine. I don't really care; I am going to get grandpa." Ash saw Ben walk to the RV. She once again took a look around(very observant, no?) She looked at the small camp fire that was slowly dying out. Everything was dying; the world, the hope of the world, her soul…

"Wait!" Ashley ran and graped Bens arm. He turned and glared at her. She quickly let go of his arm.

"What?" Ben asked lazily

"I cant go through with this. Sorry." She changed into XLR8 and ran off, leaving a very confused Ben behind.

Find somebody to learn
Boy, you gatta love someone more than yourself…

"Hello, Ben. What was that noise?...Ben?" Grandpa Max stood over Ben as he looked in the direction Ash ran into.

"It was nothing…just a tree that fell." Ben lied.

"Well, ok then. Come, on get inside its late…"

I can feel the fire of the city lights burn
And it's hard to find Angels in Hell…

Ashley ran for almost two hours until she cam to an old house. She slowly entered it and looked around. She eyed the cobwebs and studied everything in the room, "I am here." She said in a booming voice

"Good. Did you do it? Did you trick the boy?" A voice asked

"Well, yes. I got to the trailer but then I, I couldn't do it. Its unfair to him and me." She looked at the figure with warning eyes.

"Unfair to you? Since when do you care about fair? And the boy; who cares. I sent you to kill his family and have him join us. You did none of what I asked." The figure took one more step.

Flying alone
And I
Feel like I don't belong…

"And I will not do ANY of those things. I never wanted in on this anyway. You just thought I did." A red light blinked and Ashley now stood before the man.

"Never wanted in? Since went did you have a choose in this? You do as you are told!" Another step showed the outline of a familiar figure.

"You no longer have you're power. I have all of mine. You have no control over me." Ashley glared at her father though narrowed eyes.

And I
Can't tell right from the wrong
And why have I been here so long..?

Charmcaster walked out of the shadows, "You know, you are so luky that I no longer have my staff. You may have power but I have the wisdom. You hear me child?"

In a city of devils we live
A city of devils we live…

"I only hear an old man lost in the past. I am just here to tell you that I am no longer your worker. I will work with that boy. He needs my help. And that's want I am going to give him: help and hope. Something that you never gave me."

"Fine. Leave. But if you walk through that door it will never be open to you ever again."

Questions I can't seem to find
To the answers I already have…

"Gladly." Ashley looked to see her 'watch' was now black. She pressed it down and turned back into XLR8. She turned and took one last look at her father….

And you can't see the sky here at night
So I guess I can't make my way back…

Ben was sitting outside on the rock once more. Grandpa Max and Gwen were already asleep. He heard a gust of wind and Ashley(human) stood before him, "Sorry bout that. Had something that I needed to take care of."

Ben glared at Ashley, "Why are you back? I thought you weren't coming back."

Flying alone
And I
Feel like I don't belong
And I
Can't tell right from the wrong
And why have I been here so long..?

Ashley blinked in confusion then lowered her head, "I want to help you. Really I do. I can help."

"With what?"

What if I wanted you here
Right now
Would you fall in the fire burn me down…

"Your going though a lot. Death in your family. Depression. Wornness. Sorrow. And to top it all off; you don't know if you're a real hero. Let me help you."

Ben looked up at her. His eyes where fill of sadness. He closed his eyes, and nodded, "If you do one thing that puts anyone in danger so help me god, I will hunt you down."

In a city of devils we live
a city of devils we live
In a city of...

"So help you god." Ashley said, putting her hand on his shoulder as a tear rolled down his face….

Flying alone
and I
feel like I don't belong
and I
can't tell right from the wrong
and why have I been here so long?

I don't belong
don't belong
I've been here too long
too long.

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