Okay, here's Chapter 6! DUN DUN DUN! I know I promised to update quickly but writer's block and school were out to get me! Okay, we left off when Little Chill's siblings were attacking Julie, right? Well let's get going! WHOOOT! (Sorry. Hyper...)
"WAIT!" Julie shouted as the Necrofriggians continued to divebomb her. "Please stop and listen!" She ducked as the smallest white winged one nearly hit her. "Listen! I don't want to hurt you!" She dived to the side as the biggest one sent a beam of icy air at her. "PLEASE!"
"Don't trust it!" The eldest shouted, sending another wave of ice at the creature. "Take it down!"
"SHIP!"
The eldest turned around just in time to see a wall of green and black flying toward him. Quickly, he turned intangible and felt the thing freeze as it went through him. "I knew it would pull something like that!" He dived, still intangible, at the creature and went through her. She let out a scream that was cut off as she froze over completely.
"Can I do the honors?" The gray winged brother asked, fluttering his wings anxiously. At a nod from his brother, he tucked in his wings and dived down at the two frozen creatures. He extended his front talons and dug them into the ice as he impacted, shattering the ice. The two creatures were out cold.
"Do you think that we overdid it a little?" One of the sisters murmured. "I mean, they don't look so good."
"Don't worry about it." The eldest snapped. "We did fine. Freeze that one's wrists together. And the other one..." He glanced at the blob. "Well...keep an eye on it...Once they wake up, we'll be able to-"
"WAIT! STOP!"
Everyone spun around in midair as a familiar voice called out.
"It's him!" The white winged sister gasped, flying to meet her little brother.
"Wait!" The eldest called out, noticing the two creatures running behind his brother. 'More of them!' "Watch out!" He flew toward the first one. 'This one looks weird...it's like it's made of an assortment of...junk.' He shot a breath of ice which was suddenly blocked by a wall of pink. "What?" He spun around. The pink stuff was surrounding him! He started to throw himself at it. They would NOT take him prisoner!
"Wait! Stop! It's okay. We're not here to hurt you!" Gwen called out, desperate to get the kid under control. 'If one of Ben's kids gets hurt...'
'Not here to hurt me? That's as laugh!' Upon closer inspection, the eldest realized that the creature that just spoke had circles of pink around its wrists. 'That's what's making this box!' He quickly went intangible and flew through the walls at the creature, only to be snatched out of the air by a pair of arms. 'No one can grab me while I'm like this!' He started to struggle. "LET GO! PUT ME DOWN!" He turned toward his siblings. "DON'T JUST STAND THERE!" They didn't move. They were hovering there with stunned looks on their faces.
"L-Look..." The white winged sister whispered.
The eldest spun his head around and let out a gasp. A shock went through his system that was enough to make him forget about keeping his intangibility. "What...?" Restraining him was an adult Necrofriggian, another of his species. What was he doing here? Why was he helping these creatures? What was going on? "Wh-Who are you?"
Ben looked down at the struggling Necrofriggian that he held. "So you're the eldest?"
The eldest froze and tilted his head. "Maybe I am. Who told you?"
"Your brother." Ben replied simply. "Now, how about calming down so we can talk?" 'He's really feisty! He reminds me of Kevin.'
"Sheesh! The kid's a one-man blizzard!" Kevin commented, glancing at the snow and ice that blanketed the ground. "Maybe that's what we should call him. Whaddaya think, Ben?"
'Ben? What's that mean?' The eldest wondered to himself, though he allowed his muscles to relax. 'I suppose...if he wants to talk...'
"See? We won't hurt you. ...Blizzard...not a bad idea, Kevin. What do you think?"
"Blizzard? What are you going on about?" The eldest asked, hovering back a little.
"Blizzard is your new name!" Little Chill flew over. "A name is what someone calls someone else. Little Chill is my name."
"Name?" The eldest blinked a few times. "Blizzard..." He shrugged. "Call me what you like. It really doesn't matter to me. What I want to know is what these creatures are doing? And where were you?"
Gwen walked over to where Julie and Ship were. "They're fine." She called back over.
"Are they out cold?" Kevin asked innocently. Ben whacked him on the back of the head. "OW! Sorry..."
Ben turned back to Blizzard. "We saved him from the poachers. We came to find you all so that you wouldn't attack anyone."
"Tell them the best part, Daddy!" Little Chill urged. The others had gathered around by this point. They'd be so excited!
"Eh...right..." Ben nervously scratched the back of his neck. 'How do I say this...?'
"Daddy?" Blizzard frowned. "Is that your name?"
"No...well...see..."
"Ben's your father. He's the one who laid the eggs that you hatched from." Kevin called over.
"Kevin! Ben was supposed to tell them!"
"When? In a thousand years?"
Blizzard flew backward a little, trying to contemplate this. 'So he laid our eggs...okay.' Blizzard knew that Necrofriggians came from eggs and that another Necrofriggian had to lay them. 'Father...I suppose that's the term for it...' "How is that relevant?" He finally asked, turning to the youngest, Little Chill he was called? "Why are you so excited? How is this important for us?"
Little Chill stopped doing backflips and stared at Blizzard in shock. "How is it NOT important! He's our father! This is what we've been missing out in space! A family, Blizzard! That's why we need to stay on Earth!"
"Whoa! Stay? Who said anything about staying?" Blizzard's eyes flashed. "We found you and now we're leaving! You had your little adventure and it nearly got you killed!" He turned to his...father. "I'm grateful for your help...Father. Goodbye." He turned and started to fly away. He paused and looked back over his shoulder. "Well? Are you all coming?"
Ben felt his heart shatter at Blizzard's nonchalance. It hurt in ways that he could have never imagined... "Blizzard, I-" He paused for a moment, trying to regain control of his emotions. 'Cool it...he's not familiar with the concept of parents...he just needs to learn...'
The white winged sister was gazing in awe at the large Necrofriggian...her father. Daddy? He stood so tall, imposing, and powerful. She flew closer cautiously. "Hi..." She whispered timidly.
Ben turned from Blizzard and his gaze softened even more as he gazed at his daughter. She seemed so shy and scared... He reached out with one of his large clawed hands and lightly stroked her antennae. "Hello there."
The white winged sister felt a surge of courage as she gazed in to her father's eyes. There was something about him... He reminded her of her older brother, Blizzard. Except...there was more kindness...more of...her personality mixed in as well... "What's my name, Daddy?"
"Your name?" Ben paused and looked her over for a moment. "You look like...a Snowflake."
"Snowflake...I like it!" Snowflake smiled and turned back to her other siblings. "Come on over! It's okay!"
The dark winged brother flew over boldly. "Do I get a name too?" He asked, looking over his father with interest.
"Stormcloud!" Ben said immediately, looking from his son's wings to his obvious lack of fear. "Definitely Stormcloud!" His heart swelled as Stormcloud nodded his head.
"Nice! That works!" Stormcloud grinned a little. It had a nice ring to it!
The last sister had been carefully examining her father. As he turned to her, she remarked: "You have eyes like Little Chill. Your wings look just like Blizzard's." She looked down. "And you have Stormcloud's talons. Why do you look like us?"
"It's hereditary." Gwen piped up, turning from Julie. "A person's children almost always look like them in some way." She placed a hand on Julie's forehead. "Hmm...seems that she'll wake up soon..." She turned back to Ben. "Say, could I name her?" She glanced at the young female Necrofriggian.
"Sure."
"How about Crystal?" She smiled a little. "We can give at least one of them a human name."
"Crystal sounds nice!" Crystal nodded her head before turning to Blizzard. "Say, Blizzard. I think we should stay."
"What?"
"We can learn a lot on this planet." Crystal insisted. "And...to be honest..." She paused and glanced back at her father. "I get what Little Chill is saying...I do feel a powerful connection to him. I'd like to stay and figure out what this whole 'family' thing is all about." She turned back to Blizzard. "I mean, what's so great about outer space anyway? We had already agreed that where we were living wasn't good for us. Why don't we live here?"
"I'm not saying that we return to the plasma fields." Blizzard replied. "But I don't like this planet." He glared at the three creatures that sat a distance away. "And I don't like these creatures. We will find another place to live. There are surely others. Now, let's move." He glanced at his father. "If you wish to accompany us, you may." He wouldn't admit it, but he did want to learn more.
Ben took a deep breath and looked sadly into Blizzard's eyes. "I can't, Blizzard...you see..." He pressed his hand to the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and turned back into a human. "This is my home."
Blizzard's eyes grew wide before narrowing with rage. "What kind of trick is this?" He spat. "I should've known! You're just baiting us with a fake disguise!"
"No! He's not!" Little Chill insisted. "Listen, Blizzard! He's human but he can turn into a Necrofriggian! We're part human! That's why we're the way that we are!"
"I am not a 'human', whatever that is!" Blizzard snarled. "I've had enough of this. I'm leaving." He turned his back on his supposed father and started to fly away. "Anyone who wants go come, follow me now!" He glanced back over his shoulder and felt his heart sink when none of his siblings moved. His sadness was quickly replaced with anger. "Fine, then! Suit yourselves! Just don't come crying to me when you realize I was right!" With that, he flew off and didn't stop until his father and siblings were nothing more than specks.
Ben bowed his head and felt a burning sadness in his chest. 'Is this what it feels like...when a teen tells his parents that he hates them? Is this what it feels like for the parent?' A tear trickled down his cheek. 'Note to self: never say that to mom and dad, no matter how mad I get.' He was broken out of his thoughts as Snowflake landed on his shoulder.
"I don't mind what you look like, Daddy!" She piped up shyly. "I still like you!"
A smile spread across Ben's face and he lightly stroked his daughter's antennae. "Thanks, Snowflake." He grinned at Little Chill as he perched on his other shoulder.
"Blizzard is kinda stubborn and mean...he'll come around! Don't worry! He gets mad all the time." Little Chill patted his father on the side of the neck and smiled comfortingly.
Ben nodded his head. "Okay. Let's hope..." He turned suddenly at the sound of groaning. "Oh! Julie!" She was finally waking up. Ben ran over and bent down over her. "Hey, Julie! How are you feeling?"
Crystal stood close to where the girl, Julie, was coming back to consciousness and felt a twinge of nervousness. "Won't she be kinda mad at us for attacking her?"
"Don't worry. She'll understand." Ben replied, placing a hand on Julie's forehead. "Hey, Julie. Can you hear me?"
"WHOA! IT'S AWAKE!" Stormcloud shouted, flying in a circle around a revived Ship. "This thing is weird!"
"Ben...?" Julie opened her eyes slowly and felt relief sinking into her system as Ben's blurred face came into focus. "Thank goodness... Are they okay?"
"Most of them are...one of them wasn't too keen on having a human for a father." Ben muttered, feeling another flash of despair.
Julie sat up and placed a hand on Ben's chest. "It's okay, Ben. I'll help you in any way I can."
Ben took Julie's hand and sighed, his heart warming at her touch. "Thanks, Julie."
"Hiya, Mommy!" Little Chill chirped, jumping from Ben's shoulder to Julie's. "How're you doing?"
Kevin burst out into a fit of hysterical laughter. Gwen blinked a few times in confusion. Ben and Julie gaped at Little Chill, their faces turning a deep crimson.
"Mommy?" They both gasped.
"Where-where the heck d-did you get th-that from?" Ben stuttered, blushing furiously, unaware of Kevin falling on the ground with laughter a few feet away.
Well? Good? Bad? Suckish? Awesome? Don't hate on me for the names. Like I said before, my friend and I came up with them in a roleplay. You'll also notice the different personalities. Little Chill is the cute little kid, Snowflake is the shy one, Stormcloud is the reckless one, Crystal is the smart one, and Blizzard is the teenager. Cliché, I know. Still, I hope you like them! The next chapter will show Ben trying to take care of his new family while Blizzard tries to come to terms with his feelings. I swear I'll try to be quick but I give no promises. However...since summer vacation is coming up...I'll have more time to write... Anyway, see ya!