"Transformation" Post #5 by Midesko
Today on Artichokey-pokey, Midesko takes the wheel! And crashes and kills everyone on board D:
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When the pain subsided and turned into a numb pulsation, Ben was finally able to open his eyes. Though his vision was blurry at first and keeping his eyes opened was beginning to give him a headache. Looking around, he noticed black space and stars glittering around him. So he was in Alien X form now it seemed.
"Oh, look Bellicus! He's returned again!" Serena pointed out the obvious in her usual cheerful tone. Ben turned around and faced both halves of Alien X, confused.
"Look Benjamin, I advise against using this form. Something we don't know of is tampering with us." Bellicus dismissed all greetings to get straight to the point.
"So how do I stop it?"
"Well if I knew that I would have told you, wouldn't I?!" He darted back. Ben ignored his angry state to try and think now that the headache was dulling down.
"When I tried to go Alien X just a second ago, it hurt. I'm still a little sore actually. My vision went black and I'm pretty sure I passed out for a second." Adding a hand to his chin, though it never really helps anyone think, he tried to tie everything together in order to find the end of the knot for an answer.
"And as you're here, your world is in danger. Though it will start of destroying small parts of your world now, it will get stronger and do more damage imaginable. Probably taking out your entire species." Bellicus added in, though Serena began crying at the thought of Ben leaving yet again.
"Okay, so what is it?"
"Perhaps some form of a virus. You humans are incredibly prone to sickness, so it really wouldn't surprise me." Again, Ben ignored the unnecessary comments by Bellicus to ask more questions, though neither halves had all the answers.
"Could it be that Alien X is pregnant maybe?"
"Ben! Are you insinuating that I appear pregnant?" At this, Serena began crying once more. He could have sworn that Bellicus just snickered at her, but he dismissed it.
"No no. Not you, Alien X as a whole." The brunet tried to make himself clear as to not be forced to listen to her loud wailing. He didn't need it right now anyways, he was in enough pain as it was.
"Not fathomable! Alien X does not reproduce!" The angry half wasn't helping Ben's headache either.
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Kevin sat in his car, parked outside of his apartment. Something was bothering him. He was worried about Ben. He never worried about anyone, let alone a guy. The thought of something being wrong with Ben made his stomach turn unpleasantly. Alien X had been trouble from the start, but now it was effecting Ben, those cuts and bruises couldn't have just come up out of nowhere. But what could Kevin do about it? You have to know the problem to find a solution, and he had neither of those. Growling in irritation, Kevin leaned forward in his seat and glared at his phone. Ben knows that he could come to Kevin for pretty much anything. Right?
"Ugh, I need therapy or somethin'..." He said to himself, waiting for Ben to call him. Kevin was pretty sure that he wasn't going to get any sleep tonight. And with that, he started the car and set out.
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"So then is their only one form of Alien X?" Ben asked, beginning to enjoy the feeling of being weightless in the area. If there was only one form of Alien X, then what would happen if it died? Or does it live forever?
"Yes. And when it dies, along with me and Bellicus of course, another is created somewhere in the universe." Serena was now calm and her light voice was a nice change from her crying sounds. She must have picked up on the fact that Ben was in pain, so she spoke quietly and softly as to not add on to his pain.
"What happens to me when Alien X dies?"
"The form on your precious Omnitrix just vanishes, nothing happens to you." Again, the angrier of the two added in on the conversation, not bothering to calm himself for Ben's sake as Serena had.
"You'd better return, your world is already slowly being destroyed as we speak." Came the calmer of the two, reluctant to let Ben go though she knew he had to, and that he'd be back soon.
Ben just nodded, and before he could thank them for their small amount of help, he was back on Earth. Though he wasn't in his room. Standing in Bellwood still, but around him was rubble and a few destroyed buildings. Looking at his feet, there was a small line of where the destruction had stopped, not touching his body or even his feet. Almost as if he was protected.
"D-... Did I do this?" He studied the area, hoping for something to come out and give him an answer. Nothing happened though. The brunet began feeling cold. Colder, colder still. Limbs weak, head pounding, heart racing, and still cold. Desperate to get home, he tried to take a step forward, only to have his body give out. He passed out before he even made contact with the rubble beneath him. All he could hear was a vaguely familiar voice calling out to him as he lost all consciousness.
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Yeah I suck at cliffies D:
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