Chapter 10: Kevin
Hey everyone I'm back. This one was a fun one to write because it brings in one of my favorite characters in the Ben 10 series. Also I'm happy to see that this story now has over 10,000 views! You guys rock. Please Review and Enjoy.
It was Art Class at Monster High and Skelly was the model for today's class.
"Art is your soul, flowing onto the canvas. Let your soul express. Skelly, go ahead." Harriet said as Skelly struck various poses.
"So yeah, try to capture the essence of Skelly." She said as she walked around class to examine everyone's paintings.
As Drake was working on his painting, he saw Gob looking at his painting and licking his lips.
"Uh Gob, paper is for writing, not eating." Drake said as Gob frowns before getting back to work.
As he walked back, he noticed Clawdeen was painting Skelly but in a dress.
"Clawdeen, this is Art Class, not Fashion camp." Harriet said.
"Fashion is Art." Clawdeen scoffs as her mom walks off.
"Hey I think it's really good." Drake said walking over.
"Oh really?" Clawdeen asks looking over.
"Yeah you got a real talent for this." Drake nods.
"Thanks Drake." Clawdeen smiles as she looks over to his painting. "Yours is pretty good too."
As the bell rang Drake ran ahead of the ghouls.
"Alright class, tomorrow we have a very special guest. Invisible Dan." Harriet said as they left.
"How are we supposed to draw him if he's invisible?" Cleo asks as they made their way to the Creepateria.
"So what's on the menu today?" Clawdeen asks.
"Mash. Everyone gets the Mash." The octopus lunch lady said slamming some sort of mash on their trays.
"Is the lunch lady okay?" Frankie whispers.
"I don't know but the food's not." Clawdeen said as they made their way out to the dessert cart.
"Where's all the dessert?" Frankie asks when a tentacle points to Gob who had multiple dessert wrappers around him.
"Are you kidding me?" Clawdeen said as Gob reaches inside of him and pulls out a doughnut grossing the ghouls out before he ate it again. "Really? I did not need to see that."
Making their way to an open table Drake walks over with something in his hands. "Uh what is that?"
"Lunch." Draculaura sighs.
"Well I think I got something that will make this better." Drake said.
"What do you have take-out with you?" Cleo asks.
"No, but hopefully this is a start." Drake said putting a cupcake down on each of their trays causing each of the ghouls to smile.
"Drake how dud you?" Lagoona asks.
"I saw Gob making a move on these so after class I ran over and swiped a few for you ghouls before he ate them all." Drake smiles.
"Drake, you really are my hero." Draculaura smiles causing him to blush.
"Well uh I'm gonna go get some food." Drake said.
"I'll come too, maybe we can get the lunch lady to refill the cart." Cleo said following him but not before turning back. "Don't touch my cupcake."
The ghouls giggle as they eat their lunch. Looking towards Drake walking up the steps Draculaura let out a small sigh. 'Drake's amazing.'
Little did she know that Clawdeen, Frankie and Lagoona were having similar thoughts.
Back in the Creepateria, Drake and Cleo were getting drinks for everyone.
"At least the Coffin shop sells smoothies now." Drake said getting a Mango Pineapple and taking a sip.
"Honestly Drake what is it about those things that you like so much?" Cleo asks.
"Same reason you like those Mummy Mochas." Drake shrugs before holding it out. "Here have a taste."
Cleo takes a sip and smiles. "Hmm not bad."
"See told ya." Drake smirks when Cleo walks away and trips on a spil of water.
"Cleo!" Acting quickly Drake grabs her hand and stops her just before she hit the ground.
Looking up Cleo stared into his eyes and the warmness of his arms made her feel so safe.
"Are you okay?" Drake asks as a blush appears on her face.
"Uh yes, th-thank you." Cleo said as Drake helped her up.
"No problem." Drake said as nearby Ben lets out a yawn and falls face first into the mash.
"Come on Ben not now." Kai said tiredly helping him out of the food.
"Yikes, what happened to you two?" Drake asks as they walked over.
"We were staking out this spot all night, but the guys didn't even show." Kai yawns.
"Yikes anything, we can do to help?" Cleo asks.
"Would you mind telling Rook and Julie we're taking the day off to sleep?" Ben asks
"Yeah no problem." Drake nods.
Later that day, Drake, Draculaura, Frankie, Lagoona and Cleo were walking through the Plumber Lab where Julie, Gwen and Rook were staring at a giant screen.
"This could be it." Rook said.
"It better be we've been searching for days on this lead." Julie said rubbing her eyes tired.
"Hey are you guys okay?" Drake asks getting their attention.
"What are you doing here?" Julie asks.
"Came to say Ben and Kai are no go, they're too tired." Drake said.
"Aw man, we finally got a lead on someone selling Alien tech on the Black Market. We need their help." Gwen said.
"Wait someone is selling alien tech? Like the stuff you guys use?" Lagoona asks.
"Even worse. If the wrong hands get their hands on this stuff who knows what could happen." Rook said.
"We've been tracking these traders for a long time and we think we finally have a lead on where they'll be." Julie said.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go stop them." Lagoona said surprising them.
"Are you sure you want to be involved in this? These things can get very dangerous." Gwen warns.
"I think you guys should know by now we're tougher than we look." Cleo said.
"Without Ben and Kai, we're already short on help." Julie said.
"Ship Ship." Ship said agreeing with her.
"Rook what do you say?" Julie asks.
Looking at the situation Rook lets out a sigh in defeat. "I don't think we have any other choice unless you want to go with just the three of us."
That night at the train tracks many compartments were set up as Drake, Julie, Gwen, Draculaura, Cleo, Lagoona and Rook were waiting for someone, anyone to show up.
"So who exactly are we waiting for?" Draculaura asks.
"Well as you guys know we deal with all things alien, but we're not the only group who knows about them. The Forever Knights use this knowledge to trade and steal with alien tech." Rook explains.
"So they're like your enemies?" Draculaura asks.
"In a way." Gwen said.
"Tonight, they're supposed to meet with their supplier about some new illegal alien tech." Julie said.
"From who?" Drake asks.
"We don't know. But if we're right we'll find out." Gwen said when they heard a car engine.
"Someone's coming." Drake said as they all hid behind some compartments as a green car and a red truck pull up.
Stepping out of the red truck were half a dozen men in suits of armor, these were the Forever Knights.
Coming out of the green car was a teenager with short black hair, a black t-shirt and jeans. This was Kevin Levin.
All of them watched as one of the Forever Knights walks over to Kevin and holds out a briefcase. Kevin opens it and grins seeing a bunch of money.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Kevin said as he hands the briefcase back to the knoght before he opens his trunk to reveal a dozen high-tech guns. "These Laser Lances are the absolute top of the line."
Taking one of the lances Kevin aims it at a train compartment and fires a red beam causing it to explode making everyone gasp.
"Whoa. Now that's some serious tech." Lagoona said impressed.
"And if they get their hands on it, it's bad for us." Gwen said.
"Come on Ship." Julie said as Ship merged with Julie creating her armor.
"Freeze!" Rook said as he, Julie and Gwen made their way down. "By order of the Plumbers you are all under arrest!"
"What are they doing?" Drake asks as the Forever Knights grabbed the lances and pointed them at them as Rook, Gwen and Julie readied their attacks leading to a standoff.
"Drake you better change into something." Cleo suggests.
"Good idea." Drake said fidgeting with the Omnitrix. "Let's see how good those things are when Big Chill turns them into popsicles." Drake said slamming down on it but ends up turning into Swampfire.
"Oh come on." Swampfire groans hating that the watch messed up on him again.
Turning into a bat Draculaura flies in towards the stand off and distracts the Forever Knights while Lagoona runs in quickly and rams one to the ground.
"Oy that's some tough armor." Lagoona said shaking her hand that was slightly bruised before the other Forever Knights started firing at her.
"Here let me try!" Swampfire runs towards the Knights and delivers a punch to one's head knocking him to the ground.
Firing their lances, the blasts go through Swampfire's body causing him to laugh.
"Hey that tickles." Swampfire said when Kevin punches him in the face.
"That's for ruining my deal." Kevin said as Swampfire turns to face him.
"Look pal do you have any idea what you're doing?" Swampfire asks.
"Do you?" Kevin smirks. "The way I see it you're the guy who's completely lost. For instance, I bet you didn't know I could do this." Kevin touches the railroad tracks and his entire body turns to metal.
"What the?" Swampfire said in shock as Kevin delivers a punch to the gut making his fist go right through Swampfire.
"Huh?" Kevin said being surprised this time as Swampfire punches him in the face knocking him into a train compartment.
Looking over he saw Rook, Gwen and Julie keeping the Forever Knights at bay, seeing no point in staying anymore the Forever Knights take all the Lances form Kevin's car and keeping their money. Growling in anger he lifts up an entire compartment and throws it at Swampfire.
The compartment was about to crush him when suddenly some bandages wrap around Swampfire as Cleo and Lagoona yank him out of the way.
"Thanks ghouls." Swampfire smiles at Cleo and Lagoona who smile signaling they had his back.
"How did they?" Kevin said when Bat Draculaura flies in front of his face. "Hey get off of me!" Kevin tries to swat her away but Draculaura flies up just in time for Swampfire to punch him backwards.
Growling Kevin picks up another train compartment to throw at them.
"Oh no you don't!" Swampfire said as flames appeared in his hands. Throwing a stream of fire at the train compartment it explodes knocking Kevin unconscious.
An hour later when he woke up he saw Drake, Gwen, Julie, Rook, Draculaura, Cleo and Lagoona looking down at him.
"What the?" Kevin tries to move only to see he hand energy cuffs on his arms.
"Energy cuffs, you're not breaking out of those because there's literally nothing to absorb." Julie said.
"Great." Kevin rolls his eyes.
"Start talking, those Lances were level 5 technology and Earth is barely level 2. This stuff is too advanced for Earthlings." Rook said.
"So? What does that make you guys?" Kevin asks looking at the ghouls.
"How dare you? I have been around since the pyramids." Cleo said.
"We're monsters, not aliens." Draculaura said.
"Wait like the ones from the movies?" Kevin raises an eyebrow.
"Trust us it's not even close." Drake said.
"Alright, then why don't you tell me why I should care?" Kevin asks.
"Those guys in the armor made off with a bunch of those things." Lagoona said.
"If we don't stop them people could be hurt." Gwen said.
"And why should I care?" Kevin asks again.
"They also took their money back too." Drake said.
"What?!" Kevin said outraged.
Julie looks at Drake and sees where he was going with this.
"That's right, they took their gear and the money away. So if you want to get your money back you're gonna help us find them." She said.
"You got a deal. Those deadbeats are going down." Kevin said.
"Don't think this means you're going free, you're staying with us where we can keep an eye on you." Rook said.
"Great, I assume you have a prison cell waiting for me?" Kevin asks.
Rook was about to answer when Draculaura taps him on the shoulder. "Wait. I have a better idea."
The next day Kevin had a bored out of his mind expression as Harriet was trying to teach him Art.
"Come on Kevin, paint what's in your soul and show us what you see in Invisible Dan." Harriet said.
"I can't see him lady! He's Invisible!" Kevin said frustrated before groaning. "Why couldn't they have just thrown me behind bars?!"
Out in the hallway Drake, Draculaura, and Gwen were watching Kevin with smiles on their faces.
"Draculaura, you are a genius." Gwen smirks.
"Hey I'm not completely cruel, I let him bring his car." Draculaura smirks.
"Still this at least this way we can keep an eye on him while he helps you guys track down the Forever Knights." Drake said.
"Assuming he can get out of Art class first." Gwen smirks.
Looking back in Kevin grabs a bucket of paint and throws on the canvas in rage.
"Yes! Paint that." Harriet said enthusiastic.
"Definitely worse than prison." Kevin sighs in defeat.