Me: *yawns*
Ben: Did she just yawn? Did she just YAWN?
Me: Sorry. I'm just a little bit out of it. Like I said last chapter, I've got a lot of things on my mind and it's affecting my sleep pattern so I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and it's left me wiped out.
Julie: Here. We'll take over for you. You just try and get some sleep. OK?
Me: I'll see you guys at the end of the chapter. *heads to bed*
Gwen: Whoa. She's really wiped out.
Kevin: Give her a break, Gwen. Her grandpa has cancer. After what happened to her grandmother…she just really doesn't need this right now.
Sarah: We should have her take a vacation.
Nelson: Splendid idea. It'll be her Christmas present from us.
Michael: OH! Ice doesn't know we're about to make this request.
Kai: We want you to help us come up with a Christmas surprise for her.
Me: *walks in* Can you keep it down? You guys are telling me to get some sleep, and yet you're causing chaos. By the way, don't think I didn't hear what you just said! Just ignore them, please. You don't have to do a Christmas surprise for me if you don't want to.
Kevin: Since you're here, can you say the disclaimer for us?
Gwen: Kevin! *elbows in* She needs to relax. She's stressed to the max. Go back to bed, Ice.
Me: Thanks, Gwen. But while I'm here, I don't own anything related to Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force or Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. If I did, things would be different. *heads back to bed*
Ben: Go ahead with it. We need to cheer her up. Otherwise, she's gonna put the fan-series up for adoption and regret it later!
Julie: And we really don't want her to do that.
Sarah, Nelson, Michael and Kai: So please help us.
Ben, Julie, Gwen, Kevin, Sarah, Nelson, Michael and Kai: ENJOY THE CHAPTER!
"Dr Anders, how are Ben and Gwen?" Kai asked as she walked in.
"Not good. Their vitals are getting weaker everytime I check on them. Can you check something for me?" Dr Anders requested.
"Sure. What is it?" Kai responded.
"I have identified the quickening agent that was mixed in with the toxin from the blood sample I took from the each of them. But, it didn't tell me much about it. Can you get me the book of quickening agents for me?" Dr Anders asked.
"Sure. Where is it?" Kai questioned.
"It's in the shelf of my office," Dr Anders answered.
Kai then walked out of the ICU and entered Dr Anders' office. She skimmed through the book shelf which was filled with medical encyclopedias and books about toxins and quickening agents from Earth and beyond. She finally found the relatively thin book (well, at least compared to the other books on the shelf) and walked back into the ICU. As soon as Kai arrived, Dr Anders took the book from her and skimmed through it until she found the necessary information. Once she read everything about this particular quickening agent, her face paled.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Kai demanded.
"The quickening agent is called InstaDeath. The agent is most commonly found among the Sonakites and another race called the Sonahunters. This is a very difficult quickening agent to find or make and disastorious if the tiniest mistake was made in either process. It is most commingly used in speeding up the affects in the toxin which is inside Ben and Gwen at this moment to react faster than any other quickening agent could," Dr Anders explained.
"So how long do they have now?" Kai asked nervously.
"3 days at the most," Dr Anders answered gravely.
"And Julie and Sarah think they have 5-7 days left," Kai gasped.
"And it's going to take them 4 days to get there and back," Dr Anders added.
"They're going to make it in time. By the time they locate the SonaLotus and begin to make their way back, Ben and Gwen will be dead," Kai realised.
They turned to face Ben and Gwen who are now in a comatose state. At that moment, Max decided to walk in. He had Ben and Gwen's parents, Ken and Verdona with them. For some stange reason, even Rosalie is with them. Wait a minute. She should be with Julie, Sarah and Michael!
"How are they doing?" Carl asked.
"Their bodies are deteroating faster than we can heal them. However, we just found out something which shortened their life expentencies even more," Dr Anders started.
"What?" Frank demanded.
"We found a quickening agent mixed in with the toxin which put them in their current state. This particular quickening agent is called InstaDeath. It's commonly made by Sonakites and Sonahunters. This quickening agent works best with this toxin. We found this out when we examined their blood systems," Kai explained.
"How long do they have now?" Sandra whimpered as she stroked her baby boy's head.
"3 days at the most," Dr Anders finished.
"Do Julie and Sarah know about this?" Ken asked.
"Since we only just found out, we haven't got a chance to tell them," Kai admitted.
"How long do they think Ben and Gwen have?" Lilly asked nervously.
"5-7 days," Dr Anders answered.
"They're not going to make it on time," Max gasped.
"We have to tell them," Carl decided.
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Mr Tennyson," Rosalie butted in.
"Why wouldn't it?" Dr Anders demanded.
"Everyone on board The Resolute is occupied at the moment," Rosalie hesitated.
"Rosalie, what's going on?" Max asked.
"The ship is getting attacked by the robots who poisoned Ben and Gwen," Rosalie announced.
"We have to go help them," Sandra gasped.
"Leave this to me, dear. Only I have the right to interrupt them," Rosalie stated before leaving.
"Rosalie, now's not a good time!" Sarah said to her as soon as she appeared.
"With what I'm about to tell you, you'll pardon the intrusion," Rosalie promised.
"Depends," was all Julie said before she fired a missile at one of the ships.
"The quickening agent that was mixed into the toxin is called Instadeath. You think that Gwendolyn and Benjamin have 5-7 days left when in reality, they only have 3 days!" Rosalie told them.
"WHAT?" everyone exclaimed.
"I'm not really sure if we're actually going to make it to SonaLotus and back in the time-frame. Half of one of the primary boosters are gone and half of the secondary boosters have completely shut down. If this keeps up, they'll tear the ship to pieces," Kevin explained.
"We can't survive in space too long; even with our powers. The carbon dioxide will kill us," Michael pointed out.
"What are we gonna do?" Michael asked.
"I wish I knew," Tetrax sighed sadly.
"Rosalie, head back to the others on Earth. But keep us updated on their condition. We need to know if anything changes," Sarah instructed.
"I'll keep in touch," Rosalie assured them before she disappeared.
"Gluto, is the hyperdrive still working?" Julie asked the orange blob.
"Yes, Spirit."
"Good. Everyone, buckle up!" Julie commanded.
"Julie, what are you thinking?" Kevin questioned nervously.
"Just do as I say," Julie advised.
Everyone did as they said, despite the continuing attacks on the ship.
"We need to lose them. And the only way to do so is by activating the hyperdrive and getting to SonaLotus before they can," Julie explained.
"Are you sure this will work?" Michael asked.
"We're out of options," was all Julie said.
"She's right," Kevin agreed.
"If we going to save Ben and Gwen, we have to do this," Nelson added.
"Alright. Gluto, activate the hyperdrive," Tetrax instructed.
"Rodger."
As soon as the response was given, Gluto activated the hyperdrive and they were speeding off into hyperspace towards SonaLotus. The robot growled in frustration as he smashed one of his own robot.
"Set a course for SonaLotus. We must get there before Faith and Spirit do. Once we get there, we will annahilate them and at long last, Sonakine will be ours."
Me: YAY! I ACTUALLY MADE IT LONGER THAN THREE PAGES THIS TIME!
*everyone cheers*
Ben: Glad to see you're feeling better, Ice.
Me: Well, I got some new curtains in my room which actually blocks out more light so I can actually get some sleep.
Gwen: And let me guess, that's helped your sleep pattern a lot.
Me: Yep.
Kevin: You do seem more cheerful.
Sarah: Kevin, she's always cheerful.
Nelson: You can say that again.
Michael: Well, as usual, we have to go now. We do have other things to work on.
Kai: And someone has to enjoy the school holidays while you still can.
Me: If you want more, review and story alerts. Hey! By now, you should know the drill! Maybe I shouldn't repeat it as much. Oh wait. Maybe you'll forget it. Meh. I'll keep saying it anyway.
Everyone: BUH-BYE!