Team Bananafishsticker's "Grudge Match Redux" Post 22 by Minty Chinchilla
Whoot. I'm up now. Sorry for the long wait. I was off in the middle of nowhere. With no computer. I'm writing this as I'm watching the "Birds of a Feather" episode so this could get wonky. Whoopsie-daisy.
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Gwen concentrated on one of Ben's shirts, hoping to track his current whereabouts. After getting Kevin's phone call, she was worried. Ben was in no condition to go anywhere, let alone mysterious unknown places where he could get hurt even more. Gwen's worry increased when the signals locating Ben were wavering. It wasn't right. She grabbed a different shirt, hoping Ben's aura was stronger on it than the shirt she was using before. The signal connecting her to Ben stabilized. She pulled out her phone.
"Kevin? Ben's heading northwest, really fast. I think he's gone Jetray. You might have a better chance keeping up with him if you use XLR8's speed on the ground. Try to go fast enough so nobody sees you."
"Got it. Don't think you can keep up?" Kevin's voice was static-y because of the wind rushing past him.
"There's no way I can keep up with you guys. I still haven't figured out how to teleport yet." Gwen hung up and continued to track Ben, ready to tell Kevin if Ben's path changed.
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Back on the Mega Cruiser, Silla and Sagark were frantically running around the control room. Screens upon screens were flickering on the walls, running information and research. The Zophts may not have been the best good guys around, but they weren't going to be responsible for the end of the universe. Silla brought up on a larger screen a detailed schematic of a standard nanomachine injector and began comparing it to the curved blade Pepaa had given her. Sagark was running a tracking program on a sample of the nanomachines. If they could find where Ben 10 was on Earth, they'd be able to stop him from using the Omnitrix.
"These nanomachines were designed to make whoever they are injected into lose control of their body for a short period of time." Silla pointed out some functions of the nanomachines on a large-scale schematic. "If the Omnitrix is activated while Ben Tennyson is under the control of the machines, it's power could be used for anything, including total annihilation of entire planets."
"This isn't good. He's moving quickly down on Earth. Much too quickly for a normal human. We've got to intercept him before that fucking bastard Pepaa gets to him." Sagark programmed coordinates that would land an escape pod on the outskirts of the town where the Mega Cruiser's recruiters had picked up their not-so-human-anymore specimens.
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Kevin sped along the highway leading out into the desert outside Bellwood. Gwen hadn't called him with more information on Ben, so he figured the younger was still heading in this direction. His thoughts were confirmed when he caught sight of a red blur in the sky. He pushed his speed extra hard to catch up to Ben.
"BEN! COME DOWN! BEN!"
Kevin ran until he was a bit ahead of the unresponsive Jetray, then took out his Stinkfly wings and launched himself into the air. He grabbed onto Ben, and took him down to the ground. Jetray struggled, but his strength was nothing compared to the mutant's four arms. The two crash-landed into the desert floor, creating a large crater.
"Ben! Ben! Snap out of it! Fuck, BEN!" Kevin shook the snapping, laser-zapping Jetray, trying to get Ben to come to. After a few minutes, the Omnitrix timed out, and Ben continued to struggle in Kevin's Vulpimancer arms, but much more weakly. The wounds on his back had reopened, and his blood was slowly oozing out. Ben stopped moving. Kevin turned back to Bellwood and started to run again. 'I dunno if he's just exhausted or if he's too hurt, but I need to get him back before something happens to make him freak out like this again.'
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Notes?
Umm… I crapped out. Sorry guys. I wanted to do something epic, but I just ended up creating more filler. Better luck next time, methinks. Go for it, guys! Make this epic! (Please?)
BTW: My brother started pondering how Kevin came back from being a mutant in the Null Void. He thinks Kevin's going to go back and remutate. And they'll have to rename the show "Ben 10: Kevin Force." XD Also: Live-action Kevin's hair scares him and he thinks live-action Gwen looks stupid. I love my little brother.