Poor Ben. But luckily, he'll be having a better day this time round.

Chapter 7: The Life and Times of Bri Tennyson

By the morning, Ben had managed to cry himself into a melancholy sleep. When Mrs Hyoudo woke him up, he merely pretended he was feeling ill. He couldn't take another day of having every boy in school stare at him like a cut of meat. It wasn't until lunchtime that he managed to drag himself out of bed and into the shower. He stood under the water for what felt like forever, his last remaining tears hidden. As he stepped out, he just stood there, staring at the girl in the mirror.

Massive soft round breasts. Slimming curves. Smooth skin. Everywhere he looked, he only saw yet another reason to hate his life. Another reason he hated being a girl. He shook his head, smacking his forehead a couple of times. "C'mon Ben. Snap out of it. You've fought dozens of warlords and powerful monsters. You've looked Vilgax and Diagon and Aggregor in the eye and pounded them all. And yet being a girl is what's killing you? What would Gwen and Kevin have to say if they could see you?" He smiled, before speaking an octave higher. "'Ben, you dweeb. Being a girl's not the end of the world. I do fine as one.'" He then lowered his voice as gruff as it could get. "'What a wimp Tennyson. I can't believe you find having tits more terrifying than fighting me.'" As he started laughing, he knew they would be right. He was a hero. He saved the Universe. He can't just fall apart because he switched genders. He started getting dressed, wearing his old modest clothes. He was going to have to get Rias to take him shopping today. And he wasn't going to let her talk him into any skimpy clothing.

"Look Ben, just calm down." He started talking to himself. "Once you find and deal with this big problem Rias will have, you can go back home, back to being a guy, and forget this whole thing ever happened." As he walked to get some breakfast – or lunch. It had been a long sleep – He noticed a letter lying on the ground. He could just let Mrs Hyoudo find it, but it didn't feel like it was time for the mail to arrive. He finally walked over to it, noticing his female name on the front. As he tore it open, he saw the Gremory seal on the other side. Rias must've sent it. But why?

Dear Bri, It said. I apologise for yesterday's prank. I didn't realise that your appearance was causing you such distress. I also apologise for having to send this letter, but an important matter has come up.

Issei and Asia have progressed far enough to summon their own familiars, and can only be done on the night of a full moon. This requires using a portal to enter the Familiar Forest, finding a familiar that best complements them, and binding it to their will. As you are not a real Devil, I'm afraid that you cannot gain a familiar yourself. And given your feelings right now, perhaps it is for the best.

Enclosed in this envelope is at least 300,000 Yen. That should allow you to buy enough clothing to satisfy your needs. Though I'm still a bit confused. You have a wonderful body. You should flaunt it every now and then.

Talk to you after we've gotten familiars.

Rias Gremory.

Ben snorted. Of course she didn't understand. She was a sex-crazed bimbo who couldn't understand what it's like going from a boy to a girl. But she did have a point about the clothes. That kind of money would satisfy his modesty.

And at least he had something to do today.

(**/*\**)

"I need a bigger bag." Ben sighed, carting all his new clothes around. It had been difficult to find anything that fitted him without looking sluttish. Tailors should know that not every girl like to flaunt their 'assets' all the time.

Still, maybe they do here. I keep forgetting that I'm from a dimension where a girl can't go around without being perved at 24-7. His thoughts were quickly interrupted as a soccer ball slammed into his noggin. He gave a yelp as he fell over and landed on his ass and his cart tipped over onto him. Just his luck.

"I'm so sorry." A girl called out, running over to help him. As she got some of his bags off him, he finally got a good view of her. She was just as slim as he was, but her curves were far less pronounced. She had the figure of an athlete instead of a hooker. Her brown hair was partly dyed a vibrant blue, giving her a striking appearance. Ben wasn't likely to forget her in a hurry. She was wearing his school's gym uniform, but she had real shorts instead of those bloomers he had to wear. "Are you ok?" She asked him.

"Oh yeah. I'm totally fine. I've been hit with worse than a soccer ball. And my butt helped cushion my landing." As he got up he started rubbing his ass, trying to get some feeling back into it. "You're uniform looks familiar. Do you go to Kuoh Academy?"

She nodded. "I'm Sakura Orihime. And you're Bri Tennyson. I'm in the class right next to you."

Well that explained how she knew about him. "I hope I didn't frighten you when I threw the pervert through the wall. I forget how strong I can be sometimes."

"It's ok. Besides, Matsuda's had that coming for a long time. Same for Motohama and Issei."

"Issei's a nice guy when he not lusting after every girl."

"Oh yeah. You're both dating." This rumour was going nuts. The whole world's probably heard it by now.

"We're not dating. We're just good friends."

Sakura laughed. "That's how it always starts in manga. The tsundere girl is just a 'good friend' with the perverted boy. Then they start getting feelings for each other as the boy gets less perverted. And at the end, they consummate their wedding vows." She gave a little twirl at that point. Ben's stomach dropped a few miles.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. No one's getting married. At all." Ben looked around desperately to find something else to talk about. "So, you like soccer?"

Sakura nodded. "I'm a left striker. That means…"

"Your job is during the game is to strike a goal, or pass the ball to the right striker if you're being blocked off." Ben finished for her. "I used to play when I was younger. Goalkeeper."

"Really? Well, I was on my way to a match. I accidently left my gear back home and I had to rush back." She slapped her forehead. "Oh crap. I'm gonna be late."

Ben laughed. "I'll swing round after I get all this back to my place. It might be fun, seeing it again."

"Yeah, I've been meaning to ask. What's with all the clothing?"

"I…kinda misplaced my luggage on the trip over, and Rias Gremory offered to buy new clothes for me. Unfortunately, she thought it would be funny to have everything look like it belonged to a stripper. She apologised, and gave me some cash to buy a new set of clothes for myself."

"Cool. Well, I'd better get going now. Catch you later." Sakura ran off, her soccer ball safely under her arm. Ben sighed. He wasn't sure he was in the mood to watch a soccer game. It might just remind him how he couldn't really play anymore. On the other hand, seeing his old sport might cheer him up.

It'll probably be more productive than moping all day.

(**/*\**)

The soccer girls were already going strong before the referee finished blowing her whistle. As the kicked the ball around and tried to intercept, a novice would've expected their long legs to start getting tangled. But Ben could see that they were pretty skilled, missing each other by inches. As one side finally passed the ball closer to the opposing goal, Ben spotted Sakura getting ready to strike it. It passed by her, but she gave a short dash and booted it at the goalkeeper. She managed to deflect it, but the right striker came in from her blind side and scored a goal before anyone could react. Ben gave a cheer as Sakura's team started giving out high-fives. The referee whistled again and called for half-time.

"That was great Sakura." Ben congratulated her as she came over. She was mopping her face with a small towel before sipping from her drink bottle. She beamed at him.

"Thanks Bri. I'm so glad you could make it. I'd bet you'd still be good if you wanted to join our practice match."

Ben looked down at his breasts. "I seriously doubt it. These blimps would just keep getting in the way."

"Not really. See that girl over there?" Sakura pointed to a blond-haired girl with modest breasts. "She's actually pretty big herself, but she got around that by binding them. She says that they don't impede her that much and they don't bounce around that much. Though she does get short of breath some times." Ben really considered it. He was pretty sure there were some hazards to binding his breasts, but he'd love to be able to play without getting smacked in the face all the time. "So why did you stop playing in the first place? Too busy with some handsome guy?"

"No actually. I was pretty flat back then, but some more…personal things came up and kept getting in the way. By the time I wanted to play again, I grew had a growth spurt all over and got these." Being a super hero meant he never had enough free time to play, but she didn't need to know that.

"Oh you poor thing. I'd probably die if I got too buxom to play sports anymore." She was about to say more, but everyone was interrupted by a loud scream and the sound of wood snapping. One of the bleacher the team had been sitting on had suddenly collapsed. As Ben and Sakura ran over, he hoped that no one was badly hurt.

Fortunately, most of the girls were sitting on the solid parts, and climbed down before they fell apart too. But one of the girls, a raven-haired one, was lying at the bottom, crying. As a couple of teammates tried to lift her up, she cried out in pain. Looking closer, Ben saw that her ankle was sticking out the wrong way. She must've broken it during the fall.

"Oh my god." Sakura gasped. "Rin, are you ok?"

"She just needs to lie down." The blond-haired girl from before said as she lifted Rin by both legs. She kept talking as she and another girl carried her over to a safe place. "We'll need to make a splint for her, but this shouldn't be life threatening."

"That's a relief." Sakura became worried again. "But we'll have to forfeit. We can't play without a goalkeeper. Unless…" She gave Ben a stern look. "Do you still know how to play?"

Ben nodded. "But I'm going to need some bindings or something."

"Right then. Kallen can supply the bindings. Hopefully, we'll still be in the running."

(**/*\**)

"That was so incredible Bri!" Sakura fan-girled as they walked home. It turned out that she didn't live too far from Issei's place. "I can't believe you quit playing. You could be in the World Cup or something."

"Thanks, but I swear I'm not that good." Ben replied. Truthfully, he nearly forgot about a few rules. But no-one noticed, and they managed to pull a win.

"Yes you are. You don't have to act so modest."

"I already let fame go to my head once and it wasn't pretty." Ben changed the subject. "How's Rin? Is she feeling better?"

"She was lucky. Her ankle was just dislocated. Kallen managed to set it in place again, and she'll be ready to play in a week." She sighed in relief. "I still can't believe that only a small part collapsed. What are the odds?"

"I know. She wasn't even that heavy. You'd think the whole thing would've collapsed." Ben was worried. The odds were too small for mere chance. And it wouldn't be hard to sabotage the bleacher. But why go after a soccer team? Surely they weren't that competitive over here. "What would the winning team get anyway?"

"I know what you're thinking, but the winning team only gets a small trophy and a ¥100,000 bonus for their club. Not enough to try and hurt someone over."

"I dunno. I knew a kid who tried to hurt me because I was more popular than him. And I was the second-least popular kid in school." Billy Billions really needed to let that one go. It wasn't his fault he's stuck looking like a 10-year old forever.

"Really? That's so stupid. But I doubt it'll happen again. Someone might start getting suspicious." By now they were standing outside they Hyoudo house. Sakura gave a start. "Wait. You're telling me that you're actually living with Issei Hyoudo?"

"Yes, I am. And yes, I lock my door, seep for cameras and kill him every night only to watch him rise from the dead like a zombie." Ben snarked at her. "He's fine. He respects my boundaries, and he doesn't try anything."

"Of course he wouldn't." Sakura said with a knowing glance before giving a big yawn. "Well, I'd better head on home. See you later Bri."

Ben smiled. Hanging out with her had been a blast. She was funny, strong and smart. Issei and the others were nice, but it was also nice to hang out with someone normal.

That and she had a killer body.

(**/*\**)

"You're in a cheerful mood Bri." Issei stared as she started humming. What was with her? Last night she had been bawling her eyes out and today she was back to normal. What's up with that?

"Hey Issei." Bri nodded, her breasts noticeably smaller than before. She must've bound them or something. "I was out helping the school soccer team with their match. One of the girls got injured, and I used to play back before I got too busy being a hero."

"I'm so glad you're feeling better." Asia said. "I was worried when you ran off yesterday."

"Don't be. I guess I…over-reacted about the clothes. But I'm still just getting used to looking like a playboy girl." She looked a bit downcast, but she smiled at them again. "So how did familiar hunting go?"

"We haven't even started." Issei sighed. "Turns out that the Student Council is also a devil group, and they wanted to get a familiar too. We tried a game of tennis, but Rias got a bit out of hand. So no one won the game." He perked up a bit. "But the girls looked awesome in their tennis outfits. And tomorrow night, we're gonna beat them in a game of dodgeball. And there is to be no powers to make it fair. But given how it went today, that's probably gonna go out the window pretty fast. So I was wondering if you wanted to be our secret weapon. Ready to join?"

Ben seemed to pause, maybe thinking of saying no. But her eyes lit up with a steely glint as she nodded. "I'm up for it. Seems like getting a familiar is a big deal, and I don't want you guys missing out."

"And maybe a fun game will take my mind off things."

(**/*\**)

Ben groaned as he walked down the street. He acted like an idiot and left his bindings on last night. He woke up with his ribs aching and having to take short gasps. Swampfire and Asia healed the damage, but it was still a good reason not to keep them bound 24/7.

Well, that and the fact his breasts had leaked during the night. He nearly died from embarrassment.

So here he was, skipping school again. He didn't want to have to deal with all the boys today, and so he was wandering around town hidden in a sweatshirt. No one paid him any attention, and he was glad for that. And maybe he could meet up with Sakura later today.

He was distracted as a man in a business suit ran past, screaming his head of about 'monsters'. Ben nearly brushed it off until a huge crowd of people followed the man. As they ran past screaming, he grabbed one person and nearly got his arm ripped out of its socket for his trouble.

"What's the problem?" He asked the young lady he had grabbed. She was trembling with fear. Poor girl probably didn't see monsters that often.

"A-a-a demon." She stuttered. "A green lanky demon with purple horns cackling on a giant frog demon. It was speaking in a strange language, and shot lightning that turned animals into more demons. You can even see its brain." Ben tried to think if any mythology mentioned a demon like that, but nothing came up. In fact the only thing he could think of was…

His blood ran cold. He left the woman behind, racing back the way she had come from. There was no way he could've followed him here. No way at all. But if he had…

Ben hoped he wasn't too late.

(**/*\**)

"Ha-ha-ha." The demon cackled. "Tremble fools. Tremble before the might of… Dr Aloysius James Animo!" Ben groaned. How the hell did Animo end up here? They were in another dimension for crying out loud. Ben watched as a business man ran past, being chased around by mutant squirrels. Guess it was time to step in. But things were still complicated. A regular prison wouldn't hold Animo for long, so he would have to construct his own Null-Void Projector. But that would mean that Animo would be back with his usual rogues. If any of them found out he was now a girl, his life would be ruined. It would be even worse if his friends found out, or Will Harangue. He'd never be able to return home without being a laughing stock. He'd just have to make sure Animo never found out he was female now.

He pressed down on the watch and was enveloped by the usual green glow. As Animo squawked in surprise, Ben had changed fully into Heatblast. His skin became molten, with dark rocks covering him. Fire billowed out through cracks as he clenched his fingers. His feet ended with two curved toes and a back toe like a bird. And his head looked like mask, with most of it hidden behind a raging fiery hair.

Annoyingly, his arms were now much thinner, his face was longer and his chest curved with a noticeable bust.

"Oh man." He moaned, his voice clearly feminine. How was he supposed to hide his gender when his forms looked so womanly?

"Tennyson? So this is where you vanished off to." Animo looked furious. "Well no matter. You have no allies here to defend you from my vengeful wrath. Then, I will rule the world with my army of animals."

"With what, your army of mutant poodles?" Ben asked, his voice deepened to appear male.

"Indeed. The world will bow before my poodles. Now, prepare to die!" His mutant animals rushed at Ben, but he was ready. While he didn't want to kill people, he wasn't too concerned about pets. He used a blast of fire to fly upwards, barbequing the animals and trapping the survivors in molten asphalt. Birds tried to strike him, but he dodged all of them and blasted off their wings. One surprised him and swallowed him whole, but exploded and splattered down on the town.

"Curses, Tennyson. Curse you and your meddling ways. Now I have to find a way to get you to cease, so that I can kill you without retribution." He looked down at the street below, searching for an innocent civilian. He smiled as he spotted a girl with brown-and-blue hair. His frog grabbed her with his tongue, leaving her dangling over the streets below and screaming. "Behold Tennyson. Cease and desist, or this young lady will fall to her doom."

Ben was shocked to see that Animo had managed to grab Sakura. Out of all the people he had to grab, why was it someone who knew him as Bri? Quickly, he changed form. Now he was a pterodactyl-alien with brown scales. A green-and-black swimsuit covered his body, leaving his arms and legs free. His sharp claws gripped the air in anticipation. And a jetpack was fused to his back, with large glider wings and green energy blasting from behind.

He also had a smaller, but still noticeable bust.

"Oh come on." Ben groaned as he flew over to Animo and Sakura. "I'm a reptile. I don't even need breasts." He formed an energy whip in one hand, using it to slash through the tongue like a hot knife through butter. Sakura screamed again as she fell, but Ben caught her almost immediately. He swerved back towards Animo, and then blasted his frog in the face with his jetpack. The monster's corpse fell down as Animo was thrown off its back. Ben managed to catch him with his feet, and 'accidently' slammed him into a wall. He dropped him on the ground, and landed with Sakura safely in his hands.

"Are you ok, Sakura?" He asked her. He got a face-full of some dark slime as she started coughing.

"I think I swallowed some of its blood. A-Am I going to turn into one of those demons?" She was starting to panic.

"Whoa, whoa. It's not, 'squawk', a demon. It's just a mutant animal." He smashed Animo's horns and watched as all the mutant remains turned back into animals. Sakura watched in amazement before looking at him with a shrewd expression.

"How did you know my name? He never knew it, and I'd remember if I met a talking dinosaur before today."

Crap. Ben had addressed her by name without thinking. If she and Animo talked, his life would be ruined in both dimensions. Before he could think of a way out, Animo woke up with a groan. As he rubbed his head, Ben used Snare-oh's power to bind him before turning into Pesky Dust. He shrunk down till he only reached Sakura's knees. His skin turned blue and his clothes changed into a green leafy dress. He had pink markings on his face and blue hair sticking straight up, while four large purple wings fluttered as he flew.

"Well, well Tennyson. And what exactly will that girly little form do? Pitter patter all over me? Maybe throw some flying dust at me? Or will it just fade away if I shout 'I don't believe in faeries'?

"Shut up Animo." Ben chirped, shooting some dust at him. Even as he fell asleep, Ben was already turning into dust and entering his mind. Inside, Animo was attacking Bellwood with an army of mutant animals. Kevin was being eaten by a worm while Gwen was barely holding out against a giant lizard. Most of the plumber agents were already lying around, most likely dead. When Ben looked at himself, he found to his annoyance that Pesky Dust was looking far more seductive than before. He was now taller than his normal height, with his dress barely able to cover him. His white gloves were now stretching up to his shoulders, and the top of his dress was now hanging onto his full breasts. His hair was also hanging down now, covering one eye and itching his back.

"Yes. Tremble before my might Bellwood." Animo was shouting. "Today America. Tomorrow, the world!" Ben groaned. He wasn't sure how he'd manipulate this memory to tell him how Animo ended up where he was. Then he looked down at himself, and an idea formed. He didn't like it, but when in Rome.

"Oh, of course you'll rule the world doctor." He said with a sultry voice. Inwardly he was cringing from it. "Only someone with your genius could ever accomplish such a momentous deed."

"Indeed, my lovely assistant." Animo didn't bat an eye at Ben. He probably always imagined having a sexy assistant. "And with that blasted Ben Tennyson out of the picture, it will be all the more easier."

"But I saw you conquering a much easier world before. One where the Plumbers weren't active." He lay across Animo's lap in a seductive pose. "How did someone of your brilliance end up there?"

"Hmph. I imagine that their Null-void projector malfunctioned. It already opens a portal to another dimension. It's not that difficult for it to send someone to another dimension." He smiled at Ben. "Now how about a kiss for the doctor?"

Ben didn't say anything. He just glared at Animo and gave him a solid right hook. As the dream collapsed around him, he left his mind and appeared back with Sakura. Luckily, he was back to looking normal again.

"Oh thank god. Now at least I don't look like a wet dream anymore. Now I just need to get word to the Plumbers about their malfunctioning Projector."

"Bri? Is that really you?" Crap. Ben forgot about Sakura. She was staring at him in amazement. Which was pretty appropriate. She'd never met an alien before now. Ben changed back to normal with a flash, now back to his normal height. "Are you some kind of demon? Stay back from me! I-I-I know kung fu." Ben had seen Gwen fight enough times to know that Sakura knew about as much about kung fu as he knew about quantum entanglement. He thought it over a bit. He'd love to tell Sakura about being a hero. She'd calm down after he explained a bit. But She might put the pieces together and realise he was really a dude. He didn't want that. She think he was a pervert. They were interrupted by Animo laughing.

"So. The great Ben Tennyson is a woman now. And he looks like a pin-up too. I may be a villain but at least I don't spy on women in the nude like you do." As he laughed even harder, Ben knew what he had to do. Sakura would hate him if she ever found out what he did. But hopefully, she'd never find out.

With a bright flash, Ben changed into Gutrot. He changed into a curvy woman in a green suit and with purple shoulders and helmet. There were exhaust ports all over him, and the Omnitrix was attached like a gas mask. Where his stomach and breasts would be, he instead had gas-filled tanks. Ben sighed.

"Great. Another big-breasted form. I'm really getting sick of this." He had an Italian accent, like a mob gangster from the movies. Gutrot already knew the formula to create fluoromethol-hexafluoro-isopropyl-ether, which causes short-term memory loss. Hopefully long enough to forget he was a boy stuck as a girl. Animo and Sakura groaned as the collapsed. He used Upgrade to build his own Null-Void Projector and sent Animo back after making sure he had the right co-ordinates. He'd hate to make Animo some other dimension's problem. Then he changed back into normal and carried Sakura away from the alleyway. Someone might've noticed him carrying them down here. Not long after, Sakura woke up. She stared at Bri with a glazed look, frowning as she noticed she was being carried. "Hey there, Sakura." Ben said as he put her down. "How are you feeling?"

Sakura frowned some more. "Ok, who are you? And why are you carrying me?"

Ah crap. He made the dosage too strong.

Now she forgot everything about him.

(**/*\**)

"Hey Bri." Issei greeted him as he entered the gym. "Did you hear? Apparently a giant demon showed up in town and started making more demons. But they got destroyed by a monster made of fire that turned into…" He slapped himself on the head as he realized. "That was you wasn't it? You fought off the demon while we were stuck in school."

"It wasn't a demon. Just a B-list villain from my dimension." Ben was feeling tired. Fighting those mutants was a bit exhausting. Not to mention that he had to make sure that Sakura got safely back to her friends. Luckily for him, even though she couldn't remember him the other girls on the team did. And they were nice enough to lend him a spare uniform. Ben would rather die than go around in those bloomers again.

"Seriously? How'd he get here?"

Ben started doing some stretches. He still remembered his sports training, and the first time he ended up on Anur Transyl he got cramp because he forgot. "We've got an entire dimension called the Null-Void, where we place all our criminals in. You need a Projector to get in or out, so it's pretty much perfect. I think he got here because the Projector used on him malfunctioned and sent him here. It's probably Blukic and Driba's fault. Again."

Issei got distracted as Akeno helped Asia stretch. Akeno's breasts dangled like fruit while if someone was sitting where he was, they could see a bit of Asia's panties. He just stared at them drooling for a bit. But Koneko noticed, and with an annoyed frown pushed down on him until he yelled in pain. Ben sighed and shook his head. Man, Issei just couldn't help himself.

As soon as they finished their stretching – and Asia heal Issei's back – Issei handed out some white headbands with 'Occult Research Club' written in red Kanji. Ben thought it was rather nice.

"Team headbands?" Rias asked. "Nice one."

"We're gonna look totally badass." Akeno said.

"Thanks." Issei replied. "I stayed up all night making them. I just wanted to make something cool to say thanks for everything you guys are doing for us. It's great having friends like you. Plus, I suck at sports, so this way I'll remember not to throw the ball at my own team." Ben laughed at that. He remembered making that mistake a couple of times too. Rias just stared at her headband, a small smile on her face. "What's wrong? Are they lame? Maybe I should've gone with T-shirts instead."

Rias shook her head. "It's fine. I think they're perfect Issei. It's nice of you to do that."

"I don't know. It's not a big deal or anything."

"Even the little things can mean a lot." Ben said.

Koneko smiled. "You're a pervert, but you're sweet." She pretty much summed up Issei in that sentence.

Rias put her headband on. "Now let's get out there and kick some Sitri butt." As everyone cheered, a new voice called out to them.

"Ready to rock and roll?" Ben looked over to see a group of girls holding dodgeballs walk over. They were all kinds of shapes and sizes, ranging from brown-haired and small to white-haired and buxom. Ben also spied a guy standing amongst the bunch. To him, they looked like an 'evil' counterpart to their group. "Ah. I see that the rumors of Bri Tennyson being a part of your club were true. I wonder what other rumors are true." Ben frowned at that. One day he really needed to nip that relationship rumor in the butt.

The guy of the Student Council walked over and started shaking his hand, his eyes never going higher than his chest. "Hey there, Beautiful. Name's Genshirou Saji. Now let me tell you, you can do so much better than that loser dipshit. A girl like you needs a real man."

Ben's eyes flashed with anger as he let a bit of Fourarm's power bleed through. He squeezed Saji's hand hard enough to make him squeal. "Don't worry. When I see a real man, I'll let him know you're interested in a date."

"I suppose that's enough… 'Friendly banter'." The short-haired girl in the middle said. She was probably the Student Council President, Souna Shitori. "We have a game to win."

Rias smiled. "I was thinking the same thing."

As soon as the first whistle was blown, the game turned brutal. Koneko was out within the first few moments, the ball ripping a hole through her shirt. She shrugged it off with 'she needed a drink anyway'. The dark-haired girl that was Sona's second had charged her ball with blue fire energy. Bri managed to intercept it, but her shirt was torn to shreds by the force.

"Hey!" She shouted as she tried to cover her chest. "No magic allowed!" The Sitri team merely smirked at her discomfort. Bandages appeared from her skin, wrapping her tits until she was decent again. "Well then. Guess I don't need to hold back!" Her arms split in two and turned bright-red. The bulked out slightly with muscles, looking fit for an Amazon. She promptly threw her ball hard enough to bowl over at least two girls and rip their clothes off. Issei was in Heaven.

"Behind you!" Akeno yelled as she jumped over head, catching a ball that nearly impacted with his head. As he looked up, he got a perfect view of her skintight bloomers and saw her black bra as her shirt billowed. "You need to keep you head in the game, sweetie."

Issei looked around again, seeing how his teammates were doing. Rias was using her powers to smack around another girl, Yuuto was dodging another strike, Asia was running and screaming, and Bri had turned into goo and was opening holes for the dodgeballs to pass through. Well, there wasn't a rule that said she couldn't do that. But he spotted one girl sneaking up behind her.

"Bri, look out!" He yelled as the girl through the ball. She merely turned into a misty-looking ghost-alien thing. She faded away, and the girl was soon smacked by a ball thrown from thin air.

"Here comes the pain!" He heard Sona shout. As he looked over, he spotted a dodgeball heading right for him.

"Shit!" He yelled as he ran off. Strangely though, the ball actually changed direction and followed him. That was totally unfair. He ducked and dodged until he lost the ball. As he looked around to see how he could help, he felt blinding pain from his balls. Evidently, the dodgeball found him again. "My freaking beans. I think they're squished." He collapsed, clutching his balls in case they exploded.

"I can use my Twilight Healing to make it better, but you'll have to show me where it hurts." Issei blanched. Normally he would love for Asia to give him a handjob. But he was worried that some of the girls would be pissed at him taking advantage of him. The last thing he wanted was for Bri to pound him into paste. Besides, what would her Gear do to his junk? It might make him infertile, or shrunken, or get rid of it altogether.

"Thanks Asia. But my tingling berries are off-limits." Bri actually giggled a bit.

"If it makes you feel better, I could do it over the pants." Dammit, why did she have to be so innocent? He couldn't see a good way out, so he begrudgingly sat down and let her work her magic. Almost immediately, it felt all tingly down there and he felt his pants shrink at least two sizes. He noticed Bri was looking firmly in another direction, her cheeks so red it was luminescent.

"Take good care of him Asia." Rias said. "Alright team. Let's win this for Issei!"

Akeno nodded. "For his man-bits."

"For his one-eyed snake." Yuuto answered.

"For his sack." Koneko replied.

"For his… His…" Bri just sighed. "Just…Let's just win this damn thing already." She glared down at Asia, who was leaning over so that her ass was wiggling in the air. "And would you stop sitting like that Asia? It's seriously creeping me out."

(**/*\**)

Ben wasn't kidding. Asia was giving Issei the closest thing to a blowjob they could get in a public place. He felt like he was going to be ill if he kept watching.

At least Koneko nailed that Saji creep in the balls too. And he didn't have some pretty girl to make it all better.

At least, he didn't think he did.

He changed into XLR8 again and decided to go Ultimate. It might not have been that drastic, but he wanted the game over now and go to find a change of clothes. Snare-oh wraps made good emergency clothing, but he could feel his breasts grind against them. It was really weirding him out.

As the Ultimate mode activated, he felt his elbow spikes grow longer and sharper. His chest became leaner, but felt stronger too. His tail grew large spikes along the spine and his legs grew more muscular. Finally, the balls on his feet changed into orbs of light. Ben smiled. This will be fun.

As the whistle blew again, time seemed to slow down for him. He could see the ball leave their hands, magic charging on them. He had to wait for a while until the balls finally passed onto his side of the field. He rushed forward, grabbing each ball and throwing them at the opposition. As they left his hand, they seemed to slow down again. He willed for his perception of time to speed up, and he got to watch as the Student Council members were all nailed by their own balls. Souna could only blink in surprise as the whistle was blown. Asia and Issei started jumping with joys over their victory. As the Student Council started leaving, Souna and Rias started having a chat while Ben turned back to normal. Heaving a big sigh, he walked over to Issei and Asia, his chest aching from being bound again.

"That was awesome. Did you do that Bri?" Issei asked him.

Ben nodded, using Clockwork's power to reform the shirt he borrowed for the match. "It actually hurts, binding these breasts. I wanted the match over as soon as possible so that I can fix m shirt without it being destroyed again. What about you? Everything…down there ok?"

"I think so. It doesn't feel any different. But I'd need to test it to make sure."

"Oh God." Ben shuddered. He didn't need that kind of mental image. "Just… just don't keep us up all night, alright?"

(**/*\**)

Ben whistled as he walked down the empty streets. After a celebratory drink in the Club room, everyone else used a portal to head to the Familiar Forest, where Asia and Issei will find their perfect familiars. He was already imagining Issei's to be something with big boobs, a slim figure and plenty of skin. It probably won't be able to fight well, but you never knew until the right time. With Asia, he didn't know what it would be. He imagined something small and cute. That would fit her well. But until they came back, all he could do was wait.

He finally noticed that his walk had taken him back to the field where Sakura's team had played the other day. He frowned as he spied the bleachers that had 'mysteriously' fallen apart. Making up his mind, he crept closer before using some of Gravattack's power to levitate. With Eye Guy's vision, he took a better look at the damage.

It didn't look normal. At least half the length was a clean cut, probably with a saw or some other construction blade. The screws holding the plank to the frame were missing, the girders still undamaged. Despite Sakura's assurance, it was looking more and more like someone had been targeting people. But how would they know that that specific team would be sitting right there? The odds of that happening were astronomical. So this might've been just some general sabotage, targeting anyone unfortunate enough to sit there. But that still left the question. Why?

As he thought it over, a faint sound reached his ears. Using Wildmutt's hearing, he listened in. It now was a slow and steady grinding sound, like something was moving at a slow pace to be quiet. Something like rubbing a solid object on carpet.

Or, he realized, the sound a saw makes when cutting wood.

He faded away, flying over to the noise. If this was the mysterious saboteur, he wasn't getting away with his plan.

Ben 10 was on the case.

He found the saboteur over by another set of bleachers. He was a tall, thin man wearing dark clothing. His head was hidden by a hood and the angle, making it impossible to see who it was. But his intent was clear, as he started cutting another plank halfway through. As Ben got closer he heard him muttering.

"…and it will be perfect." He was saying in a rasping voice. "She promised her love if I got her to stop, and once I'm done she'll have to stop. Then we can be together." He chuckled. "I can't wait to squeeze her beautiful tits. How dare she hide them behind those filthy bindings." He pulled a length of fabric from his pocket, giving it a long sniff. He sighed in relief. "But the smell of her breast sweat is so alluring." Eww. The creep was sniffing sweating bindings. That was sick. "And I will play with them, squeezing them and sucking on them until her nipples are hard and milk comes out. I'll get to stroke her smooth, flawless skin until she moans." His sawing got faster as he got more excited. "And then I'll suck her pussy while fingering her ass, until she jumps onto my cock. And we'll have sex for days, and days, and days. I'll twist her nipples till they turn red and slap her ass until she squeals." He let out a moan, placing his hand down his pants and started puffing. "Oh Kallen. Soon you'll be all mine."

Well. That was going to scar him for life. But now he had a name to go with the motive. Time to stop this creep before he goes on. Ben smiled.

And he knew just how to do it.

(**/*\**)

Saikan smiled as he started jerking off, already rock-hard as he envisioned his future with Kallen. It wouldn't be much longer. He just had a couple more planks to 'fix' and then he could go and wait for the results. Once too many girls started getting injured on the field, they'll have to cancel the games. And she will fulfil her promise to him. Oh yes. Things were looking up.

A loud shriek echoed through the air as something sharp scraped against steel. He pulled the saw out of the cut, looking at it with a puzzled frown. He stopped cutting so he could jerk off to Kallen. He couldn't have been scraping again the frame already. But another shriek echoed from his left. He turned around wildly, holding his saw in both hands. He didn't want to kill, but no one was going to get between him and his love. He thought he heard whispering as frost started forming over the grass. Wait what? It was summer! How can frost be forming so quickly? A high-pitched chuckle surrounded him as he spun around again. He started breathing quickly. What the fuck was going on? Whoever it was in for a fight. A light glowed behind him. He spun round, saw ready to cut, only to pass through thin air. As he stared, something came out of the darkness.

It was terrifying. A pale-green monster standing on massive spider legs and with black-and-white tentacles dangling below. Black lines crisscrossed its body while green eyes floated along them. Large sharp claws click-clacked against each other as it held them close by. And its face! It was dominated by large teeth. They curled round until they reached past the bottom of its chin. And then it opened it mouth. Teeth as far as the eye could see filled his vision as it moved closer.

His scream could be heard all over town, causing several animals to start barking in surprise.

(**/*\**)

Ben laughed as he walked to Sakura's place. He knew he shouldn't take so much pleasure from scaring the guy, but his reaction was priceless. Combining Ghostfreak and Ripjaws together was definitely a good choice. That pervert wasn't going to be bothering anyone again.

A couple of days in a cell will do him some good. It might even curb his excessive hormones.

Sakura answered on the second knock, wearing some frilly pajamas. Ben tried not to stare at her long legs or her chest, but it was difficult. She was only wearing a tank-top and short-shorts for crying out loud.

"Bri?" She asked. "What are you doing here?"

Ben frowned. Maybe she was still suffering from short-term memory loss. "I borrowed some gym clothes from you for a late-night game? And I'm returning them?"

Sakura stared at her for a moment longer before slapper her forehead. "Right. Sorry. My memory's still a bit funny. Thanks for that. How'd it go?"

"Pretty great." Ben accepted her invitation to come inside. "We thrashed the Student Council easily. But Issei got smacked in the balls during the game."

She laughed. "Maybe it'll fix his libido. That boy is so weird."

"And I was wondering if you knew where Kallen lives? I need to talk to her about something."

"Something important?" Kallen asked from the sofa, where she was watching a late-night show. Ben was startled to see that several members of the soccer team were here too.

"We were having a sleep-over." Sakura explained. "So what do you want to talk to her about?"

Ben bit his lip. He wasn't too sure she wanted to talk about this with everyone else. But they'd get suspicious if he led her away. Better to just bite the bullet. "Kallen, do you know some guy called Saikan Orimura?" Her face fell as he asked that. Guess she did know him.

"He's a creep who wouldn't leave me alone. He's been quiet lately, but I'm still a bit worried. I think he's even stolen my underwear from the locker room. Oh Bri. First Issei, now Saikan?"

"I-I-It's not like that!" Ben shouted, blushing so furiously he was surprised he wasn't on fire. "I was looking over at the damage from the other day when I spotted him damaging another bleacher. He kept muttering your name and how you promised to be with him. Among other things." No way did she need to know all that dirty stuff. It gave him nightmares and he wasn't the target.

"Oh my god." Kallen sighed. "Is he honestly that stupid? But wait." She looked horrified. "You mean Rin's injury is my fault?"

"Whoa, whoa." Sakura interrupted. "Kallen, what did you promise him?"

"He wouldn't leave me alone, so one day I told him that I'd date him when I stopped playing soccer. It was meant to mean never."

"But he took that as meaning that if you had to stop for any reason, you go out with him." Ben realized. That was stupid. "Luckily for us though, some weird ghost started chasing him. I think he was heading towards the police station."

Kallen smiled. "That's great. Hopefully, he'll stay away from me from now on."

Sakura laughed. "Hey Bri. Why don't you join us? We could have a real fun night." Ben nearly choked. On one hand, the straight-male part of him was very interested. The fact that he was a girl too meant he'd have a good reason to see all the good stuff. But on the other hand, he'd feel like an ass for abusing their trust. They'd think they were hanging out with a normal girl, not some guy stuck as a girl. It was a totally dishonest thing to do.

"Oh thanks guys. I'm flattered. But you see… the thing is… I…" An idea came to him. "I have some late work to do with the Occult Research Club. They'd… they'd be real upset if I didn't report that ghost to them. It's kinda our thing."

Sakura and the others sighed. "Well maybe next time Bri." She said. "But you're not weaseling you way out of this forever. One night, you're totally joining us for a sleepover."

"I'll remember that." Ben shouted back as he put his shoes back on. He nearly rushed out of there before they forced him to join tonight. He sighed again.

Why did his life have to be so complicated?

(**/*\**)

"Ok then." Ben sighed. "I'm really getting annoyed with all this. So I'm only going to ask this once."

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS NAKED!?"

The boys were perfectly ok, even if Issei seemed a little charred. But the girls were in various states of undress. Rias and Akeno were the worst off, wearing nothing more than some panties with holes in them. Koneko was still wearing her underwear, but she was still showing too much skin for his liking. Only Asia was well off, with only some mild clothing damage. You could still tell what her clothes had been. Curiously, she had a small purple dragon on one shoulder, rubbing against her cheek and smiling.

"We ran into a slight… problem in the forest." Rias said as she put on a new bra and panties. Ben quickly turned away, only to nearly run into Akeno doing the same. "While we were looking for a familiar, we got rained on by a slime monster that ate our clothes."

"A slime monster. That eats clothes. And only the girl clothes." Ben deadpanned in shock and annoyance. "The worst thing is I honestly didn't see this coming." He sighed. "If we go to the beach and a giant squid attacks, I'm barbequing it before it tries to rip my clothes off." He looked over at Issei, who was quietly sobbing in the corner. "I see that Asia got some dragon-thing, but where's Issei's familiar?"

"He didn't get one." Yuuto answered. "He wanted the slime monster that attacked us, but Rias, Akeno and Koneko killed it."

"I was going to call it Yucky Slime." Issei sobbed. "And it would bring me beautiful gazongas. Why do the good ones die young?"

"And Issei's gone nuts." Ben sighed. Ah well. Forget him. He might as well say hi to Asia's familiar. He smiled as he walked over to her. "What's this little guy's name?"

Asia smiled. "He's called Rassei. Isn't he just adorable?" Rassei crooned as she hugged him tighter.

"Yeah, until he grows to be the size of a house. On the other hand, I doubt there's much that can beat something the size of a house." Rassei started nuzzling Asia's chest. Maybe the little guy was as perverted as every other guy in this dimension. It wouldn't surprise Ben.

"Hey!" Issei yelled, coming over. "That chest isn't yours to nuzzle in, bud." Rassei merely gave him a look of contempt before frying him with blue lightning. Guess that explains why he was extra-crispy.

"Now Rassei, you have to be nice to Uncle Issei." Asia scolded her familiar. He merely looked at her with those big eyes and her face softened. "Well, maybe tomorrow. You need your sleep." A green circle appeared at its feet as it faded away. That was pretty nifty actually.

Ben yawned. "He's not the only one. It way past our bedtime." As everyone said goodnight and left for their homes, Issei looked at Ben.

"Hey Bri. You feeling up for school tomorrow?" Ben thought about it. He didn't want to have all the guys staring at him again. But he's taken on worst things. He's beaten Vilgax the Conqueror and Diagon the Destroyer. He'll be damned if he was going to let a little thing like being a girl surrounded by horny boys stop him. He gave Issei a determined look.

"And let all those sleazebags at school win? I don't think so."

Oh Yeah! Ben 10 is back!

When I watched the anime, I kept wondering how exactly the Student Council lost. One moment they're trash-talking, the next the ref is ending the game. So I threw my own answer in. And as I promised, we're finally seeing other people from Ben 10. If you think about it, Animo can actually be scary if you've never seen super villains before. And I liked referencing Animo Crackers again. Having talk like a cartoon villain was fun.

So see you guys next week.