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Chapter 9: Let me explain everything Part 2

About 20 minutes after Ben's so-called last battle with Vilgax

Gwen was upset upon hearing the news about Ben and Julie's conditions. Not only was their chances of survival slim but even if they lived though this they would have horrible scars the rest of their lives since Vilgax somehow had managed to store a small portion of Diagon's power and the supernatural energy that was his being meant not even Gavan science could fully fix them. It ultimately fell to the both of them to save themselves and she couldn't do a thing to save them, the cousin he loved like a brother and the girl she cared for like a younger sister. Kevin gave her a comforting look but it did little to soothe her troubled mind. "I know you mean well Kevin but I just can't help but worry about them. George was the expert on Diagon and even he didn't know everything about him. It just upsets me that even though we saved the universe AGAIN we may end up losing Ben" She then breathed harshly and bit her lip to keep from getting even more upset than she was right now.

"Look Gwen, we all know stupid people are tough and Ben's pretty dumb so that makes him one of the toughest people around. But his lack of smarts never stopped him from doing the right thing even if his ego grew to the size of Jupiter. He's going to be fine, I promise" Kevin soothing told her but to be honest he wasn't sure Ben would pull though. As they walked back and forth in the waiting room while Ben was getting surgery that will hopefully save his life they wondered if he knew how bad things were right now. The Plumbers were swamped with getting people to safety after Diagon's spell was broken and the skeleton crew that was operating on Ben and Julie wasn't as fully trained as the normal group. Just then Azmuth walked in to where they were. His face looked worried but his feelings were so much more than that. He was upset with Ben for risking his life fighting Vilgax, angry at Albedo for making the Ultimatrix and building it so poorly, disappointed at the Forever Knights shouting revenge against Ben even though Diagon was George's true killer and more than anything else he was angry at himself. He should have gave Ben a new Omnitrix when he had it finished but if they was one character fault Azmuth would admit about himself it was he held on to grudges longer than can be considered healthy and he was still upset about Ben blowing up the Prototype Omnitrix, although it was for noble causes. Plus it seemed Ben would remain a child forever, whining and pouting when thing did not go his way and bragging about every little accomplishment he ever did. But Ben was wiser than he gave him credit for and he had grown up so much since he last saw him. But he had to deliver the news regarding Ben and Julie and it was something that worried even the Gavan.

"As you both are aware of magic isn't a field that the Plumbers normally deal with. We did all we could for the both of them but it's going to take some time for them to heal" Azmuth then cleared his throat as he had more to say to them both. " I have deactivated the Ultimatrix as it was such shoddy work. It's not even fit to be called Gavan technology! Ben will from now on use the True Omnitrix, the true successor to my first Omnitrix. It is superior to both the Prototype and the Ultimatrix in every way plus it doesn't have that forsaken evolution function Albedo added. Behold!" With those words Azmuth had two nurses and to this Ben wanted them to be cute girls, not rough burly men, wheeled him in to where Gwen and Kevin were right by. Gwen was crying tears of happiness and Kevin was about to cry too, but he would NEVER admit to doing it. Ben weakly held up his wrist to show that instead of the bulky and clumsy Ultimatrix he now wore a sleek and stylish new Omnitrix that looked like something that fits Ben than the more warlike Ultimatrix.

As Ben and Azmuth went on about the new features and functions of the "watch", Kevin wanted to just go home but Gwen sharply but quietly told him that they have to wait for Julie. Kevin gave a embarrassed "Oh yeah" and let the two finish what they wanted to share. When all of that was said and done Ben showed Gwen and Kevin his new scar. Gwen was sickened to her stomach while Kevin was impressed as tough guys normally are with scars. On Ben's chest was a small but ghastly X-shaped scar that would there the rest of his life. Soon after Julie was brought in. She was in better shape than Ben was, but she was still woozy from lack of blood. Lifting her shirt up she showed the trio of Ben, Gwen and Kevin that on the right side of her stomach was a long red scar but other than that she was relatively unharmed.

It was a long month of recovery for Ben as he didn't have Azmuth tell anyone other than Julie and his family than all the forced evolution he did to himself had finally taken its toll on his body. Albedo never made the Ultimatrix to used as long as Ben did and it was showing that the younger Gavan flatout sucked at making Omnitrixes: Ben's cells were breaking down. Azmuth didn't know if there was anything that the Plumbers could do to save him but Ben still wanted to be a hero. Azmuth was pleased that even though his life was at risk Ben still wanted to save lives and in general do good. His relationship with Julie had improved dramatically as while they was still some clashing of egos Ben and Julie were more open and honest about how much they cared and loved each other. After a few dates Ben told her that if they was something that could be done about his cellular breakdown problems then he would marry her after they finished collage together.

NOW

Ben's story had moved Erin, Yuki and Ran to tears while Gentaro and JK were flatout crying their eyes out. It wasn't the most romantic story ever but they were impressed with Ben's tale of heroism. Manny however was asleep as not only did he hear this story three times already he was, to be quite honest, bored with it. So bored in fact that he was face deep in his less than half-eaten congee, his snoring causing bubbles to form. This however was noticed by Erin as she grabbed his shirt collar and shook him awake. "I find it hard to believe that someone as lazy and thoughtless as you gets to go to space. Ben's story was not only intriguing but his woes with forced evolution may be able to help us out as well." she scolded the by now wide awake half-alien." We don't know if they are any side effects that may happen down the road and if I am to become a astronaut I need to know if there's going to things that might go wrong with my body" Ran gave Erin a worried look as she was deeply upset about the changes that were forced upon her too. Could she be suffering the same fate as Ben was?

Manny wiped off the rice dish from his face and looked over at the two girls. They were really, REALLY cute even when upset and he knew it. "You both are quite fine indeed" he leered at them as his eyes were focused on their bodies to Erin's nervous joy and Ran's annoyance. "But if you're worried about side effects then what about your buddy that kinda spilt from her Zodiart form?" as he directed his gaze to where Yuki was as she held onto her Hayabusa-kun doll, a look of profound sadness on her face.

While Gen wanted to smack some manners into Manny JK stopped him from doing so, at least for right now."His question was lacking in tack but I'm worried about Yuki-san too. If it's alright can you tell us just what happened to you before?" he asked politely.

Yuki swallowed hard as this was not a memory she wanted to bring up but she knew they had the right to know just what was the deal with her Zodiart form. "If you may be seated then I shall begin. It's not a happy tale but you all have the right to know why Gemini became separate from myself." She was on the verge of crying but Gentaro held onto her hand to comfort her and she was deeply thankful for that. With that out she continued her tale of woe as the others looked on, concerned about how she may be holding up since this was a very upsetting memory she was bringing up.

Sometime during Chapter two...

"WHAT DO YOU MEANT SHE'S GOING TO JUST SPLIT UP?! HUMANS DON'T DO THAT...normally. If there's anything else that I need to know then you tell me NOW!" Vilgax raged at Gamou as Yuki looked at the both of them in utter fear. Vilgax was scary enough just standing there but Gamou frightened her the most. He was someone she looked up too her entire life and to think that not only did he want her to become one of the monsters she swore to fight with her friends the Kamen Rider Club but to go somewhere else that they weren't even sure they would be able to come back from. Gamou however was as calm as ever and that scared her even more than anything else.

"Gemini is a unique constellation. Those born under its light that can evolve into Horoscopes have a different effect happen to them. When they active Zodiart Switches the dark side of them come out of them and gains a body of Cosmic Energy. From there the dark side will drain away everything from their former host until one of them dies. Should the dark side die then the Switcher regains everything and reverts to a normal human, but without the dark side in their mind. But if the former host should die then the dark side becomes a true human with the powers of the Gemini Zodiart as the former host dissolves into stardust. It's as simple as that" Gamou answered Vilgax as if he just wanted to know the time. However the ruler of Vilgaxia wasn't too happy about all of this. He wanted just the girl to be part of his army, not have to deal with a duel between her and her darkest aspects.

Yuki however just wanted to run away and find somewhere safe but with Psyphon blocking the door she had nowhere to go but where Vilgax wanted to go. The girl broke down and cried loudly as Vilgax covered his earholes in pain. Gamou however had a heart and tried to give Yuki a comforting hug. But Yuki shank away in fear of him but a growl from Vilgax made her consider otherwise. As he rocked her back and forth she felt a little better but not by much.

"If it makes you feel any better I can then have Psyphon tweak your Switch so you can change without that side effect. But you must promise me that when you are in you new form that you not lose control of your anger or otherwise your darkside will come out and you will have a 24 hour window to deal with that before you fade away unless you darkside dies before the 24 hours are up. Do you understand?" he asked the frightened girl as she nodded in complete fear. It hurt Gamou to see the young woman he loved as a daughter shake in fear like this and someone else who was 'visited' by the Presenters too no less. As he sadly watched as Vilgax carried her away as she screamed and howlered in terror he made it a point to stay by her side until she was her cheerful self again.

Back to where we were before.

"Gamou-san told me the rest as they did the work on my Switch. I was so worried that I'd never see you again but there you were. But you have a good bit too make up for, going after some boy and forgetting our promise, although I'm glad you remembered it when I needed you too the most" As Yuki gave Gen a sad smile he wondered if she would ever be as happy again as she was before. "You really messed up Gen-chan. I'll always love you but I don't know if I can trust you as much again" she mused as Gentaro looked deeply ashamed and Ben gave a nervous chuckle.

"Ben, you're not at fault here. But I think you have to help Gen and Yuki out. We were kind of in their boat before, remember?" Julie whispered to Ben. Still the both of them were worried about what effect the events of the last week will have on them all in the long run.

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