"Grudge Match Redux" Post #21 by Pan2dapan
Sorry, Cybra, I skipped you. OTL. I took my sweet ass time with this too, but I've been really busy/sick/tired/working lately. I caught a nasty case of the plague. hehe. Then there was this thing with all of my friends becoming really obsessed with Code Geass [which is purely awesome cause I think Suzaku is basically Ben. I mean they act a lot alike, and then there's the fact they both have brown hair and green eyes and are both voiced by Yuri Lowenthal thing going on but I digress. ] XD
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Kevin sat at the table, the last remnants of breakfast devoured minutes ago. Ben still hadn't came back from the bathroom. The mutant got up and went to the door, the Pyronite fist hovering inches above the wood, noticing the sound of water running.
"Ben? Are you okay? Do you need some help?"
No reply.
"Seriously, Tennyson. Don't pout. We can work on my problem first. I'm just worried about you. Come on, open up or at least say something!"
Still no reply. Kevin's patience wore thin.
"I'm coming in now!" Kevin's hand easily broke the door down and he stepped inside, noting the faucet and the lack of Ben. Taking a better inspection of the bathroom, he saw the open window. Then that means...
"Shit."
Kevin ran out of the bathroom, threw open the front door and took off into the early morning. Where does he think he's going? He's in no shape to be out now. Fuck. I shouldn't have left him alone. Goddamnit! Kevin's worries mixing with his anger crashed and stormed in his mind as he scoured the area for any trace of the metamorph.
Remembering Gwen, Kevin took out his phone, mid-flight and pressed her speed-dial digit, suddenly thankful that he had the good sense to do that.
"Hello? Kevin?" Gwen's voice answered after a couple of rings.
"Gwen. Ben's run off. I need you to track him."
"How could you do that?! I just healed him!"
"Anger later. Track now, Gwen."
"Fine. I'll call you back. Keep looking."
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"I can't believe that I fell for that. Honestly!" Sagark screeched as he opened the door to the new room Silla had decided to occupy.
"What are you blathering about, brother?"
"That fucking... maggot Pepaa has just royally screwed us over, that's what, you idiot!"
"What a minute, go back. What?"
"Your client. That 'ceremonial' dagger he had us use. It's a fucking nanomachine injector! A FUCKING INJECTOR."
"Yeah? So? Why is that our problem? Maybe he wants to track his new pet?"
"Your lack of both eyes obviously affects your intelligence, sister. One: Nanomachines are a level four tech. Humans are a level two. Other than the less than sterling business we have going here, we're facing heavy jail time. Two: That human is Ben Tennyson."
"What? The Ben 10?"
"Yeah. I wasn't exactly sure before, it has been 5 Earth years since any news of him has spread, but the reappearance of Kevin 11 was the final realization. Scarring the kid was one thing, but introducing nanomachines into his body could interfere with the Omnitrix."
"How bad?"
"Worse case senario? The end of us all."
"Pepaa is a dead man."
"No shit."
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is the last chapter going up for a while. Minty Chinchilla is the ff.n account updater, but is heading out for a while. Post #22 will be going up in August!! Thanks for reading, and check back then. Enjoy your summer while you're waiting!