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As the suns rays shined onto the student dormitories, the pink haired vampire girl known as Moka Akashiya arose from her bed. She turned to see the rays of morning coming from her dorm window, and that's when she frowned. The last couple of weeks seemed like only a few days: A magic spell went wrong (or right depending on how one looks at it), a teleportation pod to the human world, living with a certain green-eyed human for those aforementioned weeks, and working together with him to stop an alien invasion that threatened the very universe itself; going on some crazy, yet memorable adventures along the way.
Its only been a few days, but she already missed it.
He inner self was right to a degree, Moka was upset but forced herself not to cry. It was bound to happen sooner or later. She did eventually have to return to her world, it was inevitable. The last thing she remembered was kissing Ben on his cheek, and the next minute she was back in her dorm room. How did she get back to the monster world? She had no idea initially, but the only thing her inner self said was "Paradox". Outer Moka pretty much figured out the rest on her own.
Sighing, Outer Moka got out of bed and got a bottle of special herbs from inside her dresser. She needed a looooooong bath...
-TIME BREAK-
Getting off the creepy bus that was driven by the equally creepy driver, Ben arrived at his destination. He just traveled halfway across the world in under 3 seconds... to a different world altogether. "I'm surprised your still coming here, kid. I thought you got transferred out" said the driver, looking back at his only passenger in the rearview mirror.
"Eh, stranger things have happened," answered Ben. He was back, and hopefully for good this time. He really did love it here.
"Heheh, that they have, kid... that they have..." said the driver, puffing out some smoke from his cigarette as Ben got out of the bus, it having arrived at the very same bus stop with the scarecrow.
Taking a deep breath, "Home sweet home," Ben said, then started walked towards a castle-like building in the distance. "Yokai Academy, here I come!"
(AN: Theme Song.)
Chapter 11: Reunions + Vampire
Walking through the familiar forest, Ben couldn't help but recognize this spot he ended up at. He didn't know how or why he did, all parts of the forest look alike out here, but there was something about this EXACT location that triggered something in his brain. "Hmm, this is where I first meet Moka." He said, then chuckled to himself. "Heh, imagine if I got hit by a bike aga..."
WHAM!
As if destiny played a role, he got run by a bike over yet again. Our American hero groaned, getting back up. That's when he noticed a red-haired girl beside him... and where his hand had ended up! He pulled it away quickly, for his hand was 2 inches away from touching one of two somethings on her chest. The girl did not stir as of yet, so Ben looked over her to see if she was ok. She began to open her eyes at this point, staring directly into Ben's as he was above her.
'Déjà vu,' Thought Ben. This was playing out almost exactly as when he met Moka. He also had to admit, this girl was cute herself. She had green eyes like Outer Moka, but instead of having long pink hair, this girl kept her red hair in two bushy ponytails with red bows on each. She also wore a variation of the school uniform. Instead of the normal shirt, she wore what can only be described as a Japanese sailor suit like Sailor Moon, only her's was red that had a matching necktie that spilt in two. She still had the regular skirt, and wore brown shoes with black knee socks. She also appeared to be a few years younger than him, though still older than Yukari, having a slightly more developed petite body type. 'Must be a new student' Ben theorized.
They stayed like that for a good 4 seconds before... "HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?!" The girl screamed, her innocent-looking face having been quickly replaced by an angry one. Before she could kick him, which she got her knees in position to do, Ben thought quickly.
"S-Sorry! I was gonna try helping you up. I thought you were unconscious" he answered. He couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something about this girl that reminded him of Moka. Getting up fast, he offered help by holding a hand out.
This girl, still mad, was about to swat his hand away, when she got a whiff of his sent. She got up herself and went close to his face. "Wow... can't believe I'm saying this, but you smell really good!" Said the girl, licking a bruise on his cheek, probably from the crash. She just couldn't help herself, she never smelled a scent like this before.
"I'm guessing your a vampire then?" Asked Ben but subconsciously, he already knew the answer. Her eyes also gave off the same kind of gleam as Moka's did when she first bit him... this girl was WAAAAAY to similar to Moka for it to not be a coincidence.
"What was your first clue, Einstein?" Commented a voice in Ben's head, having already picked up on the fact this girl was the same species as he was, though that was mainly due to her monster energy that he was able to sense.
"Yeah, so? You got a problem with that?!" The girl went, backing off and going back to being defensive. That's when she saw Ben do something no one ever did for her WILLINGLY... pull down his shirt collar.
"Not at all. But you seem thirsty... believe me, I know the look," the boy said, which admittedly kind of surprised her. Who was this guy? "If you need some, take it" said Ben. Speaking of the look, this was true because Moka would always give him a similar look before she asked to drink from him.
At first, the girl thought she was dreaming. This boy was allowing her to suck his blood... she didn't even need to hypnotize him (which she's never done before however)! Besides, he obviously wasn't from around here, his foreign look gave that away. But still, he was kindly offering her something she needed, despite this was their first meeting... and she was a little hungry anyway. Slowly going to his neck, in case he tried anything funny, she took her drink... and it was cloud nine! His blood, the sweetness, the flavor... she never tasted something so divine! Then again, this was also her first time drawing blood from something other than a transfusion pack... she wasn't as big into tomato juice as her older sister.
She eventually stopped, though with ALLOT of effort because of her vampiric instincts. That's when she saw how close their faces now were when she finally pulled away...
BAM!
She snapped out of it, then she kicked him in the forehead, sending the poor human backward. Thankfully, it wasn't hard enough to send him halfway across the map like another female vampire was more than capable of doing, and only knocked him flat on his back on the dirt. "THAT WAS FOR ALMOST FEELING ME UP, PERVERT!" She screamed at him; getting her bag, her bike, and walking away.
Ben just rubbed his forehead and groaned. "Ugh... your welcome for the snack" he moaned, getting back up and getting his things that were thrown from the force of the crash.
"Heh, this'll be an interesting year" said Vampire Ben.
"Your telling me" Ben responded, lifting up and looking at the Omnitrix.
-TIME BREAK-
Freshman Girl #2: AHHHH! THEIR SO INCREDIBLE! Kurumu's bigger breasts really are better!
Freshman Girl #4: Yukari's small ones are pretty cute too!
Freshman Girl #11: Don't forget the cherries of the ice queen, Mizore Shirayuki!
Freshman Girl #1: And the legendary Moka Akashiya!
Freshman Girl #8: Wait, THE Moka Akashiya?!
Freshman Girl #16: SHE'S SO COOL!
This is all that was heard walking up to the school gate. Freshmen women were groping and feeling Ben's friends, only Moka was touched in 'other' places. The poor vampire was being carried off to parts unknown, until she was given a big hand. "No more, NO MORE! PUT ME DOWN PLEASE!" She cried with closed eyes, trying not to wonder what horrors await her next.
"Thought you could use a Way Big hand" said a deep voice, making Moka snap open her eyes. A green flash of light later... a boy was holding Moka bridal style.
La, la, la, la, laaaaaaaa... la, la, la, laaaaaaa...
Ben: Can't leave guys alone for a day, can't I?
Moka: B-Ben... y-your back...
Ben: Yup... can't keep a good Hero down.
Moka: Ben... I missed you.
Ben: I missed you too, Mo...
?: YAHOO-HOO!
SMOOSH!
Vampire Ben: Saw that coming...
The sudden appearance of the succubus cut off Moka, and giving Ben one of her infamous hugs. Of course, this also causing Ben to drop the vampire, much to her dismay. "HEY BEN! You didn't forget me, did you?! I missed you so badly, my Destined One! Your gonna tell me your happy to see me too, right?" Asked Kurumu in an affection manner, happy to see her dear human friend again.
"Once I'm allowed to breathe..." Ben managed to muffle out. Kurumu then got stabbed in the forehead by an ice-type shuriken.
"Hell will freeze over before I let you dig your claws into my Snow Angel" said Mizore.
"Oh yeah, you Elsa reject? He's MINE, and I'll slice you into ice cubes if you come near him!" Said Kurumu; glowing with her monster energy and having her nails, wings and tail out.
"The only women for him is me, his little Popsicle" said Mizore, with her ice talons out and giving off her own monster energy to match Kurumu's.
KLONG! KLONG!
2 washtubs fell on the heads of the 2 women about to duke it out in front of the school building. "I told you on the ride home, I called dibs on Ben if we see him again!" Said Yukari, now becoming the 3rd member of the showdown. They were about to charge into each other when Ben got in-between them with his arms out, the 3 brawlers skidded to a stop.
"Guys. We just back from saving the world, so can I please start a new school year without the drama... for ONE day?" He asked. The girls would have answered 'yes' out of respect, but...
Freshman Girl #1: AHHHHHHHH! IT'S HIM!
Freshman Girl #7: THE AWESOME AMERICAN, BEN TENNYSON!
Freshman Girl #10: WE'RE CRAZY ABOUT YOU!
A stampede of freshmen girls crowded around Ben, stomping the harem girls into the ground below them. "Uh... w-what's his about?" Asked a red-faced Ben, trying to stay rational. It was kinda difficult due to being surrounded by a bevy of female attention, but he managed.
Freshman Girl #1: We're so thrilled to be here!
Freshman Girl #3: After hearing all about the sexy older students, we couldn't wait to attend Yokai Academy!
Freshman Girl #20: Like Yukari Sendo, the tiny yet totally smart witch!
Freshman Girl #9: And Kurumu Kurono, the succubus with ballistic banzongas!
Freshman Girl #5: The literally cool ice princess, Mizore Shirayuki!
Freshman Girl #19: And of course, the classy Moka Akashiya!
Freshman Girl #11: But there's someone even sexier than those beauties!
After seeing Fan Clubs in anime and dealing with one once before, Ben had a pretty good idea who all of these girls were referring too. "And that would be?" Ben asked, though he dreaded to hear their answer, and it didn't take the brain power of Brainstorm and/or Grey Matter to figure it out either.
"Do you even have to ask?" Asked one of the girls.
"The famous and handsome shape-shifter that can take on S-Class monsters'..." said another girl.
"And was rumored to have been deported," finished a third.
"YOU, BEN TENNYSON!" All the crowded girls shouted with glee, they all crowded around him even more, giving him no elbow room whatsoever. They even touched him in... unmentionable places.
"HEY! What the heck... STOOOOP! What are you doing, DON'T GRAB THAT!" Ben cried, the poor American getting carried off like Moka almost was a minute ago. "I TAKE IT BACK! WHO DOESN'T LOVE GOOD DRAMAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Ben continued as he was whisked away. He however, managed to get a hand to his Omnitrix in the struggle and in a flash of green light, he was Grey Matter. Due to his smaller size, he was able to escape the clutches of the Freshmen frenzy. While he did get out of their grasp, he then had to run like hell into a crevice in the schools walls to avoid the stampede behind him... with said stampede comically smashing into the wall upon failing to catch him.
"Great. First the Freshmen were all over me, went gaga for Moka, then lost their shit with Ben" Kurumu complained, she and the rest of the group getting up with shoe prints all over their uniforms. The succubus was brushing off those prints, though not looking forward to this new dynamic. She could deal with the current rivals for love she already had, now an entire grade group was after her Mate of Fate? She could tell this was gonna be a troublesome year already.
"I guess it can't be helped... he DID defeat a demon in his Ultimate Form when none of us could," Yukari pointed out, copying her actions of getting the shoe stains off her outfit.
"I'll freeze them to the core if they try putting their pubescent hands on my Snow Angel again" Mizore threatened in her usual tone. She was caught off guard this time, but it won't happen again. Not on her watch. While Moka didn't say anything, she felt the same way.
-TIME BREAK-
Miraculously though despite the morning ruckus, they were all able to get to homeroom on time... including Ben. Strangely though, the homeroom teacher had not arrived yet, but it gave the class some extra time to themselves.
"YAHOO-HOO! I'm gonna be in the same class as Ben just like last year! It's like he never left!" Kurumu cheered.
"AND! I'm here in the same homeroom as all of you" said Yukari, which both monsters were right. She, Kurumu, Mizore, Moka and Ben were now in the same class together. The Omnitrix teen couldn't tell if it was pure dumb luck or not, but at least this year won't get boring anytime soon with all his friends together. He just hoped things wouldn't get too crazy.
"Well, its great we're all together again" Moka said with a smile, looking at the bright side.
"Yeah... REAL nice..." said a voice that made both Ben and Moka tense up for a second, for it was one voice they recognized. Looking in the sounds direction, the friends saw Saizou walking over to a desk next to Ben. It really WAS like last year now, for the person to start off Ben's crazy time at this school was back in his class. Ben and the Orc made eye contact for several long seconds, neither showing a sign of weakness. "Just do me a favor. Sit down, and shut up... don't need to hear the Tennyson Harem's mindless babbling for an hour every-DAY" said the Orc, not willing to fight at the moment (doesn't mean he won't), nor listen to the annoyance coming from his left. He then sat down with folded arms, not looking thrilled in the slightest.
Kurumu looked like she was gonna snap and say something to the rude monster when...
"Welcome back, everyone! Did you have a fun break?" Another familiar face was at the front of the class, getting everyone's attention... Miss Nekonome! Looks like she was gonna gonna be the homeroom teacher for them again this year. Kurumu was right, this WAS like last year. "Looks like I'm your homeroom teacher again, lucky me! We'll make this the best school year, EVER!" The cat lady continued, obviously excited she got most of her old students back. There were some new faces, but it didn't appear to bother her much, just make her happier.
'What could go wrong?' Ben asked himself, humorously.
"You want a list, or a graph?" Asked Vampire Ben, already thinking of 100's of crazy things that could happen off the top of his head.
'Preferably a chart' Ben answered back because admittedly, he thought the same way.
-TIME BREAK-
Later that day was the welcoming ceremony, the group was making their way to the gym where it was being held. Of course, the girls started an argument over Ben (at least it wasn't a physical one this time) while moving along... until they saw a wall crash in with 2 boys. "Stop ogling me, losers" said a voice from inside the gym that Ben's girls recognized, but what was surprising... Ben appeared to recognize it too! He ran toward the source of the problem, his hero instincts taking over. Was that who he thought it was? The girls of course, followed him inside.
"Losers?" Asked one of the boys.
"Who do you think you are, princess?" Asked the other boy.
"Hey, its not my fault your both ugly as sin" said the voice from before, a girl voice.
"THAT'S IT, YA RED-HEADED SKANK! You've really pissed me off!" Yelled one of the boys, changing into his monster form.
"Since your new here, the first rule of Yokai Academy is, unless provoked, you must remain in human form!" Said the other boy, changing as well. Both boys grew to massive size and their skin color changed. One of them was a skinny gray Frankenstein, the other was a red bulky Cyclops. Despite Miss Nekonome's best attempts as the only teacher present, neither the boys nor the girl running around and continued to mock the transformed boys paid any attention. Sighing, Ben pulled back his sleeve. Time to get back to work...
Cyclops: Where are ya, ya little brat?!
Frankenstein: You think you can get away from A-Class monsters' like us?
?: Wow, you guys really are losers, barging about being A-Class.
POW!
The Frankenstein tried punching her, but the red-head was too quick. "GET BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE TRAMP!" He ordered as he and his cyclops teammate stomped after her.
"YOUR GONNA REGRET MOUTHING OFF WHEN WE GET AHOLD OF YOU!" Said the Cyclops.
"Hahahaha! Your WAY too slow! Wet paint dries faster than either of you idiots! HAHAHAHAHA!" The girl went on, running backwards as the duo continued after her. The Frankenstein went to try his luck again, this time hitting the ground twice in a row, but she once again evaded his attacked with very little effort involved. The Cyclops also tried, but she merely jumped on his arms before bouncing off of them while doing a backflip. The 2 boys tried and tried some more, but this red-head was just too fast and agile. She kept taunting and giggling at them, while they continued to try and attack her. Needless to say, this was also putting innocent students in the crossfire, but none of the 3 fighters seemed aware of this or even cared. At one point, a fist was flying at the red-head and while she would have just jumped away like before... it got bandaged!
"HEY, what the...? GAH!" Went one of the giants, being wrapped up in dark greenish bands and tied into a wall. His partner had the same thing happen to him at the same time. Due to both of them smashing into it simultaneously, parts of the roof caved in, heading for the students, including the red-head! The about-to-be-pancake students closed their eyes and braced themselves...
Only for the dark shadow over them to stop suddenly. Looking up, they saw the same bandages that tied the giant monsters' all around the gym, protecting them from the rubble that threatened to crush them. A dark green form that was mostly composed of said bandages landed in front of the red-head. This thing looked like a mummy, with big hands and feet, and had some kind of clothing that somewhat resembled Egyptian robes. He also had a strange symbol on his left shoulder.
"One day... just one..." Said the mummy, turning to the red-head and held out one of his wide palms. "Need a ha...?" He offered help, but then recognized her. "Hold on... you ARE that girl from this morning!"
Kou: Real quick, Thep Khufans like Snare-Oh are made of organic bandages that they can control at will, allowing them to dodge and counterattack with ease. These wrappings are also very sturdy, being able to make walls and such, and are radiation-proof to let Snare-Ohs' carry things that are normally harmful to other species. Of course, being made of paper means strong currents of wind can cause trouble for them. WHEEEEE!
The girl had no idea what this... creature... was talking about, although his scent was familiar. Regardless, she swatted his palm away. "Listen, Band-Aid boy, I'm perfectly fine!" She retorted.
"Fine before, or AFTER you almost became strawberry shortcake?" The mummy retorted back. The red-head was about to answer back, but the giant Frankenstein beat her to it.
"HEY! Who did ya think you are?!" He yelled at the mummy. "Yeah, Rubber-band Man! Mind your own business and let us down!" Yelled the red cyclops.
"I got a name, ya know. Though currently, its Snare-Oh. Thought I'd... 'snare ya' before you get people hurt" said the mummy known as Snare-Oh. Using more bands, he then tied up the red-head and pulled her in front of himself. She struggled, even with all her vampiric strength, surprising her. "And YOU. Your mouth almost got 100's of students killed! Learn to control yourself, take a page from a friend of mine, and learn your place" said Snare-Oh.
The red-head visibly flinched, this thing calling itself Snare-Oh (which she had to admit, was a pretty cool name) said something that only one person from her life said on multiple occasions. Letting the red-head go and making a giant leap for the stage, Snare-Oh grabbed the mic. "Listen up, everyone! This isn't the play-dates of elementary school or the fooling around of middle school; your all in high school, so grow up and act like it!" He said, then in a flash of green light, he changed into...
Ben: But still, lets have fun with it and be safe. We cool?
Not even a split second passed after Ben said that, everyone (mostly freshman girls) in the gym cheered. The only ones who didn't join the cheer were the red-head, the Frankenstein and the Cyclops. "Wait, we got subdued..." said the Frankenstein.
"By a gaijin monster?!" Finished the Cyclops. As you can imagine, they weren't too thrilled to figure that out. Enraged, they snapped out of the bandages and stomped over to the stage.
"Once we get ahold of you..." said Cyclops.
"Your gonna beg to go back home were you belong!" Said Frankenstein. They were about to punch Ben and smash him were he stood...
"BEN, LOOK OUT!" Cried Moka, tackling him out of harms way. This however, caused something to be pulled off, and something else to be pushed down as they hit the floor.
FLASH!
(AN: Inner Moka theme.)
Lights of green and pink brightened the gym, bats of green and red flew in as a giant swarm, then the bats surrounded the appropriate objects of interest. Due to this, the angered boys backed off.
"Oh geez" said Kurumu.
"Both... at the same time..." said Yukari.
"This... could be a problem" said Mizore. The students (and one teacher) who were not familiar with this gaped, they never seen anything like this before. The red-head seemed more focused on Moka's light show however...
When the rosary seal over her breast is removed, and the blood of a vampire is absorbed by the Omnitrix; Moka's innocent self vanishes, Ben's human self disappears; and her inner vampire, along with his own vampiric power... is awakened! The lights finally died down to reveal Ben and Moka... well, a new Ben and Moka.
"Only one person can let me out. Welcome ba..." Inner Moka began to greet... until she saw who was under her.
"Good to be back, baby" said 'Ben'. Inner Moka got up VERY quickly, not wanting others to get the wrong idea... no way in the devils name would she be caught dead with this version of Ben!
"Great, the freak show started" she said.
"Hey, its an honor to be around a freak show like me. Impressive build, toned body, a long one... it's total lady catnip" 'Ben' commented.
"I'd rather starve than share the same air as you" said Inner Moka.
"Says the one who gets a panty-shot every time 'monster energy' is said..." Said 'Ben', joking around but it really annoyed Inner Moka.
While this was going on between to 2 vampires, the 2 giants shuttered as they felt immense power coming from them. "H-hey, w-what the hell's going on... w-where's that power coming from?" Asked Frankenstein.
"I-I think its coming from those two, m-mostly from that Gaijin, but I thought he was a mummy!" Said Cyclops. Apparently, he and the Frankenstein didn't realize who Ben was.
"Oh wow, who are they?" Asked a freshman girl with blue hair.
"Don't know, but one has blood-red eyes while the other has dark green eyes" said another freshman girl with pink hair.
"And they both have tons of monster energy... wait a minute! That symbol near his neck!" Said a third freshman girl, who was blond. She pointed at the Omnitrix emblem on a certain boy.
"Oh my gosh, that's the symbol rumored to be on Ben Tennyson whenever he transforms!" Said the bluenette freshman. The red-head heard this of course, and her eyes widened!
Frankenstein: Wait, THE Ben Tennyson?! The one who defeated Kuyo by himself?!
Cyclops: I thought he got deported!
Freshman Bluenette: So Ben really is a shape-shifter.
Freshman Pinkette: And that girl must be Moka!
Freshman Blonde: Which means, their both ultra rare legendary S-Class super monsters...
All 5 of the above: VAMPIRES!
With squeals of joy, another stampede of freshmen females charged at both vampires from both sides. Even though they were arguing, 'Ben' and Inner Moka sensed them coming from a mile away. 'Ben' welcomed it, but... "ENOUGH!" Said Inner Moka, taking her attention off 'Ben'. Just by the sound of her voice (though the glare of her eye was a bonus), the freshmen immediately stopped.
"Relax... there's plenty of me to go around... OW!" Said 'Ben', though he got whacked in the head by Inner Moka.
"You too!" She told him before putting her attention back on the underclassmen. "As Ben said before, this is high school, which means trivial fights like these are unacceptable and unnecessary. Knock it o...!"
POW! SLAM!
Inner Moka couldn't finish her statement due to being given the punch line to her back, and sailed into the back of the gym, a hole in the wall where she impacted. "Yeah, don't take what this broad says too seriously. She LOVES the sound of her own voice" said 'Ben'.
"Me-OOOOW! I've never seen Mister Tennyson so... mean" said Miss Nekonome.
"It's not... HIM exactly," said Kurumu.
"Meow?" Went the cat-like teacher, confused.
A burst of monster energy came from where Inner Moka crash landed and with a loud yell, she ran toward 'Ben'. Right now, she didn't care if this was Ben or not, THIS one needed to be taught his place, and taught right now! "I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!" She practically roared.
"Heh, had it? Babe, you haven't gotten ENOUGH!" 'Ben' said, jumping down from the stage and running at her, eager to fight. As they approached each other, they vanished!
...
...
...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
And in random places, shocking everyone, sounds and bursts of power spawned around the gym. Apparently both vampires moved too fast for the naked eye, and energy bursts popped out of nowhere when they collided. "Yay, onee-tama! Teach that weirdo his place!" Cheered the red-head, who we now know is Moka's younger sister Kokoa (AN: Onee-tama is a Japanese term for "big sister").
"Me-OOOOOOOOOOW! As the only teacher here, I gotta try and settle things down!" Said Miss Nekonome, scrambling for a mic. "Ahem... testing, one-two-three! Testing, one-two-three! All monsters, currently not in human form, please refrain from causing a ruckus and take..."
CRASH!
She didn't get to finish due to the silver haired vampire crashing into the speaker, pretty much destroying it. Getting down, Inner Moka swung her legs with such force, they become waves. They headed toward 'Ben', but he just stood unfazed with his arms crossed. He avoided it by jumping like a ninja, letting the waves head for...
Cyclops and Frankenstein: Oh shit!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
All that remained of those poor lugs were the indentations of their bodies in the roof as they believed they could touch the sky. 'Ben' landed back on the ground gracefully, without a scratch. Noticing his cocky-ass look, Inner Moka charged at him again, the very sight of him riled her up. "I don't care if your Ben or not, your learning your place!" She said, jumping and bending her leg back.
"As long as you learn yours, Bella Swan!" Said 'Ben', rearing his fist back and...
KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
An explosion from the contact of fist and foot erupted, blowing wind and freshmen skirts up. "YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!" Gin's camera went off, when did he get here anyway?! He was served accordingly, when a folding chair crashed into his face and broke his favorite toy.
When the last attack settled, Inner Moka was on the ground, struggling to stand. Kokoa was shocked to her core, no one defeats her sister! She was S-Class, and one of the strongest members of her family behind their father, so how could a western weakling like Ben Tennyson beat her?! Was there truth to those rumors after all? Setting aside those thoughts, she was about to go help her older sis, but 'Ben' walked over to her. She commanded her legs to move, but they were frozen with fear at the moment due to Ben's display of power, so they didn't respond.
Likewise; Yukari, Mizore and Kurumu (although she's seen this happen before) were also scared. As much as their brains wanted them to move, their bodies said: no way, Jose! We're staying right here! "Come on, Moka... get up! That's all you've got?" Mocked 'Ben'. Inner Moka did attempt to, but 'Ben' pulled her the rest of the way by her Rosario-less choker. "Look, don't get the wrong idea. I appreciate you giving me a way out of that damn thing, but don't overestimate your worth to me. I don't care if your the sexiest thing alive, or my biological mother. Your not the strongest monster on campus anymore so unless you learn that, we're not gonna get along real well" he continued.
"Screw... you" Inner Moka said softly.
"Ah, that stubbornness is why I like you" 'Ben' said, dropping her. "But lets be honest here, I'm faster and stronger than you; and your power has been dormant since 6th grade. Your can't even fight at 100% unless me or Ben removes it" he continued.
"Maybe... but there's one weakness you have that I don't" said Inner Moka, smirking.
This surprised 'Ben' somewhat, but he didn't show it. "Heh, and what would...?"
1 beep...
2 beeps...
3 beeps...
4 beeps...
Vampire Ben: (was looking at the source of beeping noise, then looked back up) Aw, fu...
5 beeps...
FLASH!
"Ow... warn me next time you tac... uuuuuuuuuuh" Ben said, back in human mode. He was gonna tell Moka to let him know when she was gonna pounce on him again, but that's when he noticed she was in her unsealed form... along with the damage. Some of the freshmen also gave him fearful looks. He put the pieces together and deduced that he must've transformed into 'him' again. "Um... I can explain!" He said, putting his hands up in defense.
"AAAAAAAAAAAND CUT!" Shouted...
SMOOSH!
"Kurumu, NOT NOW!" Said Ben, he managed to squirm out of her grasp and turned around to face her, noticing she changed her outfit. She was in film director clothing with a megaphone in her hand. Why? Looking behind her, he saw some humans (most likely monsters, of course) holding up filming equipment like high-speed cameras and boom-mics; Yukari, Mizore and Miss Nekonome being 3 of them.
"I'm sorry, Ben. All that acting practice finally paid off and I was so excited!" Said Kurumu, but what the heck was she saying?
"Acting?" Asked Ben, confused for a very good reason.
"What are you going on ab...?" Asked Inner Moka, but Kurumu placed a hand over Inner Moka's and Ben's mouth. Normally, she wouldn't even THINK of doing this to Inner Moka, but she felt safer because the vampire was almost completely exhausted. Right now, the vampire was running on fumes.
"Just play along" the succubus whispered.
"Wait, so this was all fake?" Asked one of the female students.
"Aw, I thought Ben really was a vampire..." said another female student.
"Bullshit, what about all the damages?!" Asked a male student.
"Oh, hehehehe. It's called improv, really cool huh?" Kurumu explained.
"OK, nothing else to see here. All students, please report to your homerooms. Have a great day! Bye, bye, thank you, goodbye!" Said Miss Nekonome, leading all the students out. As soon as the gym was empty save for the group, the equipment and the people carrying them disappeared. Kurumu then slumped over, but Ben managed to catch her.
"You ok, Kurumu?" He asked.
"I'm fine, just this illusion stuff isn't as easy as it looks" she said.
"Well, thanks. You really helped avoid a nasty situation" Ben said, smiling at her.
"Um... y-your welcome" said Kurumu, blushing.
Ben let Kurumu down (she tried acting sick still, but Ben saw through it) and turned to Inner Moka. "Sorry about that Moka, are you ok?" He asked, but the vampire just turned anyway and walked off, looking for her Rosario near the stage. "Moka?" He asked, but she ignored him. "Moka!" He asked again, getting a little annoyed. And yes, she still ignored him. "MOKA!" He yelled and no sooner did that name leave his lips, she was right up to him. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" She angrily asked.
SLAP!
Somehow, Kurumu got the nerve to actually hit Inner Moka, shocking the others. Slowly turning her head, Inner Moka felt the red spot on her cheek. Before she could take a breath to respond, Kurumu yelled at her. "What the hell's with you, Moka? All he asked was if your ok!" She said.
"ok... OK?! I just got beaten down in front of half the student body, DO I LOOK OK?!" Inner Moka yelled back, she'd normally kick this succubus into next week, but as stated before she barely has any strength left. She didn't want to deal with this or these idiots right now, just wanted her rosary so she could go to sleep!
"What else do you want me to say, Moka? I have barely any idea what happened!" Said Ben, trying to explain himself. "You know that wasn't me right?"
Inner Moka just pushed her 'friends' out of her way and continued to look for her item, she REEEEEEEEALLY wanted to go to sleep! Ben called her name over and over, maybe four or five more times until she finally turned around to face him again. "Just help me get my rosa...!" She didn't finish because as she turned her head, Ben was shown holding what she was looking for! As she approached him and went to grab it, he then held the item out of her reach, like how an older sibling would hold a toy away from his/her younger brother/sister. "Ben... give me the rosary" she said as calmly as she could.
"Not until I hear you say it" said the American.
"Ben... give me... the damn rosary" the Japanese vampire growled through her teeth.
"Then say it" said Ben.
"Ben..."
"Say it."
"Benjamin."
"Say it!"
"Benjamin K. Tennyson!"
"Just say it!"
"Give me my rosary, or I'll...!"
"You'll what? Eat me?" Ben challenged.
Inner Moka was silent before: "JUST GIVE ME MY ROSARY!" All Inner Moka could do now was reach for it, while Ben held the Rosario away from her grasp. Good thing he was an inch taller, or this wouldn't work. Her bust was unintentionally rubbing against him, but it seemed neither of them noticed or cared.
"Um... should we stop them?" Asked Yukari.
"Are you crazy? I just got away with slapping her!" Said Kurumu. She surprised herself at her sudden burst of bravery, actually slapping an S-Class monster and getting away with it. Perhaps it was all the world-saving they did back in America, as that war alone proved there were even tougher customers out there that CAN outclass even a vampire.
"Maybe we could..." Mizore wanted to suggest, but they heard munching beside them... Gin was holding large bowl of theater popcorn with one hand, eating it with another.
*Munch, munch, munch* Went Gin, then he felt stares on him and looked over with his eyes at the other monster girls. "... Vhat?" He asked. Then after a 2 seconds, his popcorn bowl was slapped up and away by Kurumu, the bowl flying off and its contents going all over the place. "ACK! HEY!"
"Give me it" and "say it" continued between the vampire and human. Having enough of her stubbornness, Ben decided to be bold. He then pushed her down by her left shoulder, making them look into each others eyes. Inner Moka started to feel... something. This is what usually happens to her innocent self, they would gaze at each other until either she feeds on him or someone interrupts them. The feeling she got from Ben was... sorrow, mixed with guilt, and determination that she's never seen before... at least, not at this close of range.
"That... wasn't... me." Ben said, putting as much emotion into those words as he possibly could. He did feel guilty for doing this to Moka/Inner Moka, but he had to get his point across, as he had no control over his actions. After staring at each other for 3 seconds, Inner Moka was finally silent, unable to do anything else by stare back at him, mostly cause she was completely caught of guard by Ben for yet another time. He seemed to be the only one who could do this to her, make her feel... this way. But what was it? Why was Ben able to do this to her? For that, she had no answer.
Ben put the Rosario in her hand, as their arms were both above their bodies as he was holding it out of reach like this before. "I'll see ya guys later" Ben said sadly, walking around Inner Moka and heading for the gym door. His expression was seen by his friends.
"Ben?" Asked Kurumu.
"Ben, WAIT!" Asked Yukari.
"Where are you going?" Asked Mizore.
"Come on, bro. Hold on!" Said Gin. Their voices went unheard, the only response they got from Ben was the echoing sound of the gym door closing. Inner Moka was silent, she just looked at the Rosario in her hand... and squeezed it.
Ben left campus and went out into the woods. He couldn't go back, not now. He'll be marked absent sure, but this was more important. He knew what he had to do...
...
...
...
Learn to control him.
-TIME BREAK-
"GAH, OOF! Ugh, I'm getting too old for this" said Grandpa Max, as he was thrown back by some unknown force. Back in America, he and Plumbers' kids were attacked by a very powerful enemy... one that overpowered each and every one of them!
"Now, Max Tennyson. Under the Galactic Code of Conduct, I hereby challenge Earth's greatest champion... so where is he?" Asked a being that stood over Grandpa Max. This being was much different from the las time he was seen... then again, he was thrown away in the void of space by Way Big. It was shown to be none other than the universes greatest threat BEFORE the Highbreed showed up... Vilgax! He no longer had his red-brownish armor, nor the green sacs on his cheeks (they were most likely covered up by the metal on those cheeks). He had new armor this time around in the colors of red and blue, with a belt that holds a ray gun in some kind of holster, and a large sword on his back. He also had new technology equipped with him, a yellow gauntlet that went all the way up his left arm, and some kind of gem on his left hand. He looked like he meant business this time.
"Well, your out of luck. He's not here, both challengers have to be in the same world before the challenge can be initiated" said Grandpa Max and, though he was in a bit of pain, he smirked. Vilgax picked the human up and took away his Plumber Badge before dropping him back down.
"I'll find him myself. Thanks for your help" said the Chimera Sui Generi, smiling down at the Plumber he just dropped.
Max was then approached by another being that was human-sized, but obviously alien origin, if that horn on his head was anything to go by. He also had a skeletal appearance, enough though that was his actual skin. You'd think he was a robot or cyborg of some kind due to how he was dressed. This being held some kind of cable that had a collar at the end to attach to the neck of beings, which was also connected to a device of some kind. The skeletal being looked more than eager to use it on Max.
"Don't bother, Psyphon. It'd be a waste to absorb their feeble powers." Said Vilgax, ordering the being he called Psyphon to stop.
"You won't get away this, Vilgax," Grandpa Max said. "Ben'll defeat you again and when he does; the Galactic Code of Conduct forbids you from being within 100,000 light-years of earth."
"I highly doubt that, Max Tennyson. Ben Tennyson is about to face a brand new Vilgax..." Vilgax assured in a confident tone before he departed.
-TIME BREAK-
Ben found a spot not too far away from the school, but far enough so no one else would get hurt in case he can't control whom he was about to unleash. Thinking back to what happened earlier, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. He was Ben Tennyson: hero of the universe, savoir of many and welder of the most powerful piece of technology in the galaxy... yet he couldn't control that ONE stinking transformation! He decided he needed to get his act together and try to master "him", something he probably should have done since day 1! Turning it on and selecting "him"... he slammed it down.
One green flash and bat swarm later, 'Ben' was awakened.
"... huh? Out again, already?" said 'Ben', now with the change already finished. It felt a little different for some reason though, but he disregarded that so he took a step forward... until he tried moving his other leg and nothing happened! "The fuck? Grrr, GRRRRRRRR!" Said 'Ben', still ordering his leg muscles to step forward, but still nothing happened.
'Sorry pal, I thought I'd try these powers out for myself, maybe steer the ship for awhile' said the voice of human Ben to Vampire Ben.
"Excuse me?" Asked the vampire, getting ticked off a bit. How dare his human half intervene like this? "You might own the body, human, but not ME!"
Ben was then forced to fight himself to try and make a move and test this transformations abilities. After all, even though he makes it look super easy, he doesn't perfect his techniques overnight. It took time to prefect each transformations styles of combat. The vampire within however, openly refused to cooperate, and would fight off Ben's efforts, making the watch's energy reserves drain each time, forcing Ben to wait until it recharged and try again.
After attempt number #3... "This'll be a looooooong year." He sighed before going for another round, slamming the face-plate again and disappearing in another flash.
-TIME BREAK-
Back at Yokai Academy, its now lunchtime and Ben hasn't been seen since this morning, making the Newspaper Club very nervous. They looked for him all day:
"Ben? Sweetie? Destined One? Where are you?" Kurumu asked out loud as she flew around like a lunatic calling his name. While this was against the rules as per Yokai Academy standards, she was never reported by any of the students... mainly cause of the panty-shots that came with the succubus' reckless flying.
Mizore would pop out of nowhere from trees or something like how cartoon characters peep around and magically teleport to different spots. She of course, was never caught spying.
"Ben? You around here? Ben!" Yukari brought dolls to life and searched the halls. These were voodoo dolls mind you, but they didn't have the proper spell placed on them to control others.
Ruby (although she should be working) summoned crows and they surveyed the area. "Find anything?" She asked one crow as it landed on an arm she held out. The crow chirped with a shake of its head. No dice.
Gin... he tried to stay on task, but he slacked off to take a picture or two hundred of random girls. Once Kurumu and Yukari saw this, they repaid him accordingly with a washtub to the head, both girls folding their arms. There were also shoe prints all over his head.
And Moka...
...
...
Well, still Inner Moka actually, was sitting on a bench. She wanted to go to sleep, but something inside her said otherwise. She had no idea what this feeling was, it was like butterflies were fluttering around inside of her stomach. 'Ugh. He's a big boy, he can take care of himself' she thought, trying to convince herself that he would be ok. It wasn't working 100% though, something about this situation made her feel... strange. But why? Why all of a sudden was she so... dare she say, upset... over wherever he went?
Getting up, she ran off. She had to find him, maybe then this weird feeling would dissipate.
-TIME BREAK-
A boy and girl monster (in human form of course) laid in dirt, looking up at the clouds at a spot devoid of trees. "Check it out, that one looks like Kimba the White Lion" chuckled the boy, pointing to the cloud in question.
"Aw, how cute. And that one reminds me of Natsu Dragneel" said the girl, pointing to another. They then saw something in the sky, shooting through the air. "Oh wow, a shooting star!" said the girl.
"Yeah, pretty cool" said the boy, putting his hand over his eyes like a sun visor. "Never seen one so big or up clo... OH SHIT!" He added as his girlfriend screamed.
BOOOOM!
Kou: No monsters' were harmed in the making of this scene, WHEEEEE!
The star was actually a meteor and out came Vilgax. Standing up and taking in the new surroundings, he then looked at a badge that was similar to the face-plate of Ben's watch. "Now Tennyson, your all mi... what?" He said, but then something was wrong with the Plumber badge. "How is this possible? He's in 24 different locations... unless he's a Splixson again..."
"If I may Master Vilgax, the barrier you had to pass through interferes with our technology" said the voice of Psyphon from a communicator.
"I figured that out, lackey! How am I supposed find Ben Tennyson?" Said Vilgax, getting annoyed. He absorbed the powers of 10 heroes from 10 worlds just recently, all that hard work and planning... yet he can't locate that ONE tiny human that he despised with every fiber of his being!
"This does however, work both ways sir. If Max Tennyson's badge is malfunctioning here..." said Psyphon.
"Then so is the Omnitrix" Vilgax finished, grinning evilly. What a stroke of luck! There was the possibility that Ben Tennyson was unable to use his powers, allowing the warlord to wipe the floor with him that much easier. Pity, but if it got rid of the human thorn in his side...
"Also, master. That barrier is for..." Psyphon was saying, but interference cut him off. Eh, didn't matter. Not like Vilgax's latest minion was about to say something important, right?
Vilgax looked at the Plumber Badge and the multitude of areas lighting up. "You can't hide from me, Ben Tennyson. I will find you." He said before goin after the closest light. Even if he had to tear this place apart, he was in his legal right to do so as he challenged earth under the Galactic Code.
"Master?... Hello?" Asked Psyphon, but he sighed when he got no answer. Perhaps he should have warned Vilgax the place he went wasn't exactly... for humans.
-TIME BREAK-
In a hallway, the Newspaper Club met up. "Did you find him?" Asked Kurumu.
"No, did you?" Asked Yukari.
"What about you, Mizore?" Asked Ruby.
Mizore had a very depressed face. "No... I feel so ashamed."
"Wow, even the stalker woman couldn't find him" said Yukari. The group then felt a huge amount of monster energy and turned to see Moka, still unsealed to they're surprise, coming down the hallway.
Seeing her 'friends', Inner Moka stopped. "Did you dolts find Ben yet?" She asked, hiding the emotions she had before.
"Your still mad at him?" Asked Ruby, she already heard 3 sides of the story of how Ben lost it, Vampire Ben anyway.
"Don't be silly, even this Moka can't stay mad at him" pointed out Yukari.
Inner Moka of course, scoffed as this. "And who gave you that information?" Asked the vampire, more sarcastic than usual.
"Come on, Moka. Drop the act, we ALL feel something for Ben" said Kurumu.
"Yes... we do. Yukari wants a threesome, Mizore wants his child, you want his meat, the other Moka wants his friendship and is my main source of nourishment" Inner Moka stated, retaining the same tone. The aforementioned threesome of course, will NEVER happen, not if she has anything to say about it.
"Guess Azmuth was right, you do use her as an excuse everytime" commented Mizore in her usual way.
Although Inner Moka has somewhat recovered since this morning, she resisted the temptation to kick the snowgirl to Santa's Beach House in Ward Village. She just growled, and was VERY tempted to put her Rosario back on, but refrained from it since the butterflies started fluttering again. Ugh, why was this happening?! She just wanted a quick snack, then a LONG snooze.
"We all care about him, Moka. Even you do in your own way" said Ruby.
Growling deeper, Inner Moka spoke again. "I DO NOT love him, alright! The only thing I love is his blood! That's. It."
"That's fine... we never said you did" Said Mizore with a sly smile. That's when Inner Moka realized her slip up.
"Reverse Moka has a crush, Reverse Moka has a crush!" Sang Kurumu in a joking matter, getting bolder since Inner Moka still hasn't fully regained her strength. Growling as loud as a Golden Retriever, Inner Moka pulled a leg back as far as she could, while the other 4 braced for impact...
CLACK!
Inner Moka kicked a set of lockers on her left instead. As much as she wanted to teach these dummies their places, she decided against it. As she did, she happened to see out a window out of the corner of her eye and noticed a beam of green light coming from the woods. Taking her foot out of the shoe lockers, she headed for an exit.
"HEY! Now where ya going?!" Asked Kurumu.
3 words was all she got from Inner Moka: "I found him."
-TIME BREAK-
FLASH!
After at least 100 attempts; Ben, now very annoyed, decided to call it a day. It was actually after counting to 100 is when he stopped keeping track. He wasn't just annoyed at the transformation, but with himself. He managed to control all kinds of creatures and use their powers without problems, even if it was a brand new alien, he learned what it could do quite quickly, so why was THIS such a problem?
'Man, this is getting nowhere. How the hell am I supposed to control something that literally shares my body?' He asked himself.
DING!
A light bulb went off over his head. THAT'S IT! There was someone who could help him learn how to control his vampiric powers, because that person had the same situation... assuming the one he needed to ask wasn't still angry with him, even though it wasn't his fault. 'So, how am I gonna do this? Do I just yank it off, or do I ask Moka first? Even if she DOES help me, how can I practice what I learn if he won't let me try it?' Ben asked himself again.
BOOM!
He didn't have time to think about it any further due to an explosive sound, someone(s) was in trouble!
-TIME BREAK-
5 minutes earlier...
Inner Moka was walking in the woods, looking for her "snack" as she put it. Though she did try to shake off her fellow classmates and one volunteer, they kept catching up. It wasn't because she didn't want them around (which sometimes, she wished they weren't), but because she wanted to talk to Ben herself. Thinking over what happened today, she realized maybe she did overreact a little bit... that didn't mean Tennyson wouldn't learn his place!
She was going to tell him straight: learn how to control your new form, or piss off!
"I thought you said you knew where he is?" Asked Yukari, innocently. She didn't want to piss off the present side of Moka. Even in her still weakened state, she could very easily kick all their asses.
"I said I found where he is, not him exactly. So for once, thanks for being the pains in the asses you are, or I never would have seen that light" Inner Moka said.
"How do you know it was Ben anyway?" said Kurumu, also innocently. She didn't doubt the vampire, just wanted to be sure herself. She had her fun earlier today, but Inner Moka obviously recovered enough to still wipe the floor with her if she wasn't careful with what she said.
"I know in my heart" Inner Moka said... then slapped herself quickly in the mouth, wishing she could take it back! Looking slowly behind her, she noticed her 'friends' have VERY goofy looks, except Mizore who just smiled. "That my dinner is just up ahead!" Inner Moka blurted out, trying to cover up what she said seconds before.
"Chill Moka, we're not making fun of you" said Ruby.
"In fact, we're proud! Your finally being honest" said Yukari, happily.
"Whether you love him or not doesn't matter. You DO care about him, don't you?" Asked Mizore.
"You said it yourself, he's strong for a human." said Kurumu.
Of course, Inner Moka's first reaction was to deny, but they did have a point. They even used her own words that she said before reviving him against her, so she couldn't lie to them without lying to herself. Despite that, she sighed, yet refused to openly say anything else on the subject.
The girls all felt something powerful nearby, not monster energy but something... unfamiliar. The next thing they knew... an enormous sword swung downward towards them!
SLASH!
They all got out of the way, the sword leaving a large gash in the dirt. A giant green, buffed-up lifeform with technologically advanced enhancements revealed itself. "*growls* Your not Tennyson either..." said the lifeform, then looked at something in his free hand. "Useless Plumber badge," it continued, crushing the object to pieces with one hand. It looked like the Omnitrix face-plate, but the girls knew better though, his watch doesn't come off.
Actually, Moka and Kurumu were the only ones to recognize the object before this creature said what it was. How did he get ahold of one, but more importantly: who... or what... was this guy? He didn't have overwhelming monster energy, but they feeling they all got from just looking at him would make even a hardened army veteran crap his/her pants.
The lifeform turned to leave, ignoring the sounds of the girls.
Mizore: Hey, asshole! What's your problem?!
Yukari: You almost killed us with that giant sword!
Kurumu: When I call my boyfriend Ben, your gonna be sorry!
The lifeform stopped as soon as Kurumu's sentence ended. He turned his neck to face [to his knowledge] the humans behind him. "You know... Ben Tennyson?" He said, his tone of voice freaking out the deepest recesses of the girls' beings'.
Although Inner Moka was stunned at this things vocal prowess, she hid it as best as she could. "And if we do?" She asked even more arrogantly than needed to be. Something about this being made her a bit nervous, even she had to admit.
The lifeform turned around completely this time. "It would be in your best interest to start talking. Where? Is Ben Tennyson?" He asked the group.
Inner Moka was about to talk back again, but Kurumu beat her too it. "And if we don't?" She asked, growing out her nails in warning. Whomever this guy was, she wasn't gonna let him lay one tentacle on her Mate of Fate, no matter how freaky looking he was. He looked pretty strong too, but they've fought worse.
The lifeform held up one of its gauntlet-like devices, and it lit up. He also smirked before saying: "There are other options..."
So now Ben's gonna try and control his vampiric asshole and to make matters worse, Vilgax has returned! How will things play out from here? Can Ben beat him again? If he can't, can his monster harem be of any help? You'll have to come back to find out.