Big Love
Chapter 14 Snake Bite
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own Ben Ten this is just a story just for fun.
Ben and Talley were hanging out at Ben's house. Talley was looking at a picture that showed Ben and his parents. Ben took notice.
"So Talley, do you have any family?" Asked Ben.
"Sorta. You see Ben...all To'kustars are kind of related to each other." Said Talley.
"Um...ok." Said Ben as he blinked in confusion.
"You see To'kustars are born from a cosmic storm. We aren't born like other aliens. We don't have parents or anything like that. All To'kustars look out for each other and that kind of makes us all family. Though we are related To'kustars don't quit have the same bonding experiences like other aliens, so the word family is kind of an alien word to us." Explained Talley.
"So what about that planet you lived on?" Asked Ben.
"That planet just happens to be near the cosmic storm that gives birth to us. When were born we just drift to it, land on it, and call it our home." Explained Talley.
"Wait you just drift to the planet and land on it?" Asked Ben with a look of concern.
"My people are durable and we have a few adult To'kustars who make sure the young reach the planet's surface safely." Said Talley.
"Well that's interesting." Said Ben.
"Thanks." Said Talley.
"So what do To'kustars usually do when they grow up?" Asked Ben.
"Well not much really. Usually we just work, by harvesting energy from the cosmic storm and putting into large batteries to be shipped to other planets." Said Talley.
"But you wanted to do something more with your life?" Asked Ben.
"Yeah. I wanted to explore other worlds and meet other aliens, but I was always to nervous. Then the Incurseans came and you showed up. You rescued me and we worked together to chase the Incurseans off my planet. That little adventure inspired me to become a Plumber and go out on adventures. And I kind of had a crush on you." Said Talley as she rubbed the back of her fin with embarrassment.
"I like you to Talley. I think your amazing and wonderful." Said Ben with a smile.
Talley looked at Ben and smiled.
"So now that were the same hight and are officially going out. You wanna kiss?" Said Talley.
"You didn't need to ask." Said Ben as he leaned in close to Talley.
Talley leaned forward and the two kissed. They shared the kiss for a few seconds and then Ben's Plumber badge beeped. Ben and Talley stopped kissing and Ben pulled out the badge and looked at it as a message appeared on a tiny screen.
"Ssserpant is causing trouble in midtown." Said Ben.
"Well let's go deal with him then." Said Talley.
The two of them hopped onto Ben's Tenn-Speed and took off. Soon the reached midtown and saw Ssserpant causing trouble. The evil mutant was now twenty feet tall and looked nastier then ever.
"Hey scaly your going down." Said Ben as he changed into Humungousaur.
Talley grew to Humungousaur's hight and stood next to him. Ssserpant turned around and faced the two heroes.
"Ben Tennsyon how nice to ssssseeeee you!" Hissed Ssserpant.
"And I see your still ugly as ever." Said Humungousaur.
"Joke all you want. Thissss time it will you tasting defeat!" Hissed Ssserpant.
Humungousaur was fixing to make a comment, when Ssserpant shot forward opening his mouth and showing his fangs.
"Ben look out!" Cried Talley as she shoved Humungousaur out of the way.
Ssserpant struck Talley in the shoulders and sunk his fangs in! Talley screamed in pain and fell to her knees. Ssserpant released her and chuckled.
"Enjoy my venom!" He laughed.
Talley staggered to her feet feeling dizzy. The world seemed to be spinning. Talley clumsily hit her growth device and shrunk to her human hight. She took a step forward and collapsed to the ground.
"Talley!" Cried Humungousaur as he stood up.
The giant alien turned to glare at Ssserpant, who was still laughing. Humungousaur roared a battle cry as he slammed a massive fist into Ssserpant's face knocking out his fangs! Humungousaur then grabbed Ssserpant by the tail, lifted him up, and slammed him into the ground repeatedly! After a minute Humungousaur let go of Ssserpant. The evil mutant laid in a crumpled and bruised heap. Humungousaur turned back into Ben and ran over to Talley.
"Talley are you alright?" He asked as he careful rolled Talley over onto her back.
Talley didn't answer, but her chest moved up and down faintly. Ben realized he need to get Talley help right away. He carefully picked her up and carried her to his Tenn-Speed. He buckled Talley up and raced the bike towards the Plumber base. Ben came screeching to a stop in the garage. He picked Talley up and rushed to the medical center of the base and handed her to the doctors.
"Will she be alright?" Asked Ben as he breathed hard.
"Will do all that we can. Just wait out here while we check on her." Said one of the doctors as Talley was put on a gurney and rushed off.
Ben took a seat in the waiting room and looked at the floor. Twenty minutes later Ben heard foot steps and looked up to see Max entering the waiting room.
"How you holding out Ben?" Asked Max as he sat next to Ben.
"I'm...ok. But Talley got injected with...venom rescuing me. This wouldn't have happen if I hadn't been joking around and quickly took Ssserpant down." Said Ben as he clenched his fist.
"Ben...what happened wasn't your fault. These things happen. Trust me I've been where you at now. I've seen several of my friends get injured and I blamed myself for what happened. But you have to stop blaming yourself, for what happened. We work in a dangerous line of work Ben and people are bound to get hurt. We can't keep everyone safe. Even with the Omintrix, you can't keep everyone from getting hurt. It's bound to happen and we have to live with it." Said Max.
"But...what about Talley?" Asked Ben.
"Talley specious is tough. Trust me it'll probably take more then a little venom to take her down. She'll be alright." Said Max as he stood up and patted Ben on the back.
"Thanks grandpa." Said Ben with a small smile as Max walked away.
An hour later the doctors told Ben that Talley was alright and recovering in a room. Ben went to see her and found her sleeping in a bed. Ben smiled and let out a sigh of relief as he took a seat next to the bed. In the time that past Rook, Lucy, Ember, and Gaz stopped by to visit Talley and Ben. After awhile they left. It was 11:00 pm, when Talley finally woke up. She looked around the room and saw Ben sitting next to her.
"What...happened?" She asked.
"You...got a snake bite rescuing me. I dealt with Ssserpant and rushed you back to base to get you healed up and now your awake." Said Ben.
"How long was I passed out?" Asked Talley.
"About eight hours." Said Ben with a yawn.
"You look pretty tired. Here come get in the bed." Said Talley as she moved over.
"Your sure?" Asked Ben.
"Yes." Said Talley.
Ben got into the bed next to Talley.
"Thanks for saving back there." Said Ben.
"Your welcome." Said Talley as Ben leaned up next to her.
"It's seem like we keep rescuing each other." Said Ben.
"It's crazy, but I think we make a good team. We're both watching over each other." Said Talley with a smile.
"Yeah." Said Ben with a smile.
The two of them shared a quick kiss before falling asleep in each other's arms.
To be continued.