Chapter 3: Whiplashed

I felt a sharp pain across my face, "OW Fuck!" I suddenly realized that I was surrounded by other humans. It was apparently uncommon for humans to pass out due to shock. They got me on my feet and I saw that I was in a new set of barracks.

"Did you really pass out in front of the Commander? Did he scare you that badly?" Several of the Gue'vesa Humans jeered at me. "I uh, wasn't ready to meet Him so soon. I mean if you woke up one morning and the Emperor was just outside you'd pass out too."

The human chuckled, "Maybe but right now you're the one that passed out." They then led me outside, it wasn't the same Complex it was a shipyard. Several of the ships were torn or had pockmarks across the hauls.

"Where are we?" A bald woman walks up next to me. She puts an arm around my shoulders, "This is a shipyard, where the ships come here to either be saved or scrapped. We are going to use your aliens to either fix them or use them to fix others."

I looked at her questioning, "Now?" She gave me the same look, "Can you handle it now?" I shrugged, and then began using various aliens. As every strength based alien I was made to move everything. Though they got a kick when I turned into Rath, his wrestler persona was funny to them.

"Listen here, you broke Tau ship, You may have fought for the Greater Good but I'm the greatest good you're gonna get!" I then punched, kicked and headbutted across the yard. Then they tested my speedsters, first to see how fast they can get, then see how fast they can build or retrieve things.

They loved my Heatblast form, my 'face' had a pair of horns on it. Diamondhead was a fun one too, I gifted a lot of my new friends with diamond daggers. However the Gue'vesa'ui the Sergeant. Said That I shouldn't be giving them such things.

Next was Upgrade, they were understandably wary of this one. Even if they didn't grow up in the imperium proper, they would've heard the stories of the Mecha Cult's ban on Ai. Though they were impressed with the ability to not only fix things but upgrade them.

One of the Humans Tau by the name Fex Ura asked how much can I spread over. I looked at the distance to the really big starships and said "A lot actually." Next, was Skaven, I was taller and made of lean muscles. With White fur and ruby eyes, I even had the speech pattern.

Next was another alien from neither ben 10 or warhammer. It was ethereal from Xcom. In fact, there were aliens from Xcom. Four from Mass Effect and three from Star Wars. From Mass Effect were Krogan, Yagh, Asari and surprisingly Rachni.

From Star Wars, A sith pureblood, one of Yoda's race and a Celestial. Almost every Xcom race was in perfect form. Though I found turning into a reptile like the Vipers a major reality flip. I saw my new friends as food for later. Being a Krogan however felt more like a good fight for later.

I got a superiority complex when I was a Yagh, And being an Asari was new for me too. I can certainly say that I now know that I like being a guy more. Plus I for some reason became somewhat haughty and flirty at the same time.

As for the Rachni I again became a woman but it was more alien then the Asari. Though I had a bit of a panic attack when I couldn't hear the mothers or sisters. The feeling faded but it stuck to me a bit. Even after I transformed back into a human.

Next was the Warhammer aliens, I showed off my Tau first. Taller and a bit bulker then normal. I even had a standard Fire Caste armor on. Though the Helmet wasn't a part of it. Next was the Eldar and boy let me tell you about the son of a bitch.

Both light and dark versions were actually one. I could hear the whispers of the Warp and the call of the minds around me. I had long red hair, pale skin and emerald eyes. I thought I would get another superiority complex but I felt an intense shame.

Then I felt the power, the Warp was vast yet tiny at the same time, It was at that moment I realized something. My Eldar form isn't tied to it, I was the only free Eldar… I transformed back. I had tears of joy, sadness and confusion.

I had a good cry, and ate some jerky. After about half an hour we went back to it. Turning into an Astartes was a fan-made moment of joy. I even had the initiates armor, though I wish it was more like the Blood Ravens then the dull gray that it was. I punch scraps and kick broken ships and vehicles. Without the cool weapons and better armor there is not much I could do.

Our group's medic, Carin Luke, got a good scan of me. She said this could be used to make our own Tau Astartes. Next was Ork or as I found put a fucking Krork. I was 10 meters tall and full of piss and vinegar. I can feel several hearts in my chest, all beating like drums, like War drums.

I saw that I had the same outfit as Four-Arms. But like the Eldar, I wasn't tied to Gork and Mork. I found myself tearing into the various scraps and started to craft my new armor. I can sense my squad watching intently as my will alone melted the metal then cooled it.

A full 3 hours passed as I now wear new armor with weapons. I finally tapped the Omnitrix and when I transformed I layed down, I was mentally exhausted. I didn't realize it but it was about time to head to the bunks.

I had to fly back to my bunk, luckily I had a smart autopilot. It landed and I went into the barracks. After a shower and a small meal, I went to bed. I woke up at the morning roll call. I made my bed and I put on my uniform. Though when I saw it on the side mirror with me in it. I realized it was a Junior officer uniform.

I asked the watch to make this my standard armor Mk.1. I then added my modified pulse pistol and thanks to the Omnitrix I had a new powersaber. Who knew that asking for a scan of the imperium and Tau weapons would give me this thing.

I heard a whistle and stood in front of the bunk bed. Every tau had their Uniform, and Normally the humans would have a similar version. I think I was considered special due to my unique power.

Gavit walks in and inspects each of us. When he got to me, he handed me a datapad. Thanks to the watch I can read the inscriptions.

'Gue'vesa Jack Lace, By the Orders of Commander Farsight, You are hereby ordered to experiment with all of your forms, at outpost 32-7. Your new squad will be there, alongside several squads of Earth, Air, Water and Fire Castes. Their Job is to test you as well. Please note that you will be training as well and living at Outpost 32-7. For the Greater Good."

Gavit pumps his chest with his fist and I do the same. I was then promptly kicked out of the barracks and headed to the Outpost. I found out that it wasn't an established base, it was a Barren Box Canyon. When I landed by the only other Tau ship, an extra large troop transport.

I saw a number of Earth Caste mapping out the whole canyon. I was getting major Halo vibes already. Though if I'm being honest it looks like a combo of Blood Gulch from Halo Reach and Ragnarok from Halo 4. I can see several waterfalls and streams already.

The Sergeant from yesterday came up to my ship. I did the salute and he returned it. "Lace, Welcome to your new home. Outpost 32-7. The Earth Caste members are currently building the ground work first. So I'm going ask you to keep yourself busy while they are doing that."

I nodded, got a hold of a blank datapad and started to write down the aliens that I had with their 'hero' names. I started with the Ben 10 aliens. Then the 40k Aliens, Mass Effect, Star Wars, Xcom, and Few others from other universes that I didn't realize I had.

Like a Frost Demon from Dragon Ball, a Xenomorph, a symbiote from Marvel, a Martian from DC, a few more. It took me a few hours to come up with names for all the new ones. I think I did an okay job at it. When I look up I see that they are still setting up the ground works.

I sighed, it has been three hours, I pocketed the pad and went to the back wall that we are setting up at. I then turn into Diamondhead. Several of the water and fire castes looked at me. I smirked at them, I then stabbed the rocky wall.

With a bit of will powerI forced the Crystals to expand forward and a bit out. Suddenly, there is a tunnel that leads deep into the rock face. I stopped for a bit to just check my work, walking in I slowly smooth out the walls while creating a smooth walkway.

When I was a quarter mile in the mountain, I then created a large dome of about a half a mile in diameter. I continued doing this till there were a dozen rooms, I transformed into Chromastone. With his power to also control crystals and use light, I made several crystals to absorb and emit light.

I made sure that the color matched the new place. When I was done, I walked out and saw The Sergeant looking at me a bit crossed and impressed. While behind him, the Earth Caste Builders were fuming.

I quickly turned back and stood straight, The Sargeant shook his head. "It was taking them hours to make sure the earth was safe to build on and to live on. It took you an hour to make this place and another half hour to make glowing rocks."

I gulped nervously, he noticed. "Why are you worried, friend?" He turned to look at the others and realized something. "Oh they're not angry at you, they are angry at the fact they forgot you could do that. Would've saved them hours."

One of them walked up and put both his fists on his chest in an X motion. "Greeting Lacer, I am Chief Low'vu I am to be the builder of this base. I would like to apologize for all of our time with the survey."

I smile and return his salute, "I am also sorry I shouldn't have at least asked someone if everyone knew what I could do." He nods and then salutes the sarge and walks off towards his group, they begin to nod and smile as they then rush into the new Crystal Base.

Sarge then pointed to the outskirts of the Canyon. "There are several sources of water however this planet doesn't have a good source of clean water. I want you to find a way to bring the water closer to us and to purify it."

He then pointed at the two ships, "We also need an Air Depot, to build, repair, and store our vessels. After that come back here to see if I can give you something else to do." He went to the other fire members and began to give them commands.

I see three waterfalls that are on the sides of the canyons. Two on the left and one right and they flow right out into the lake. I looked at the aliens in my list. Luckily I didn't have to keep turning the dial. I literally have a list from each universe. It can also tell time.

I turned back into Diamondhead and started to dam the intersection of the Rivers. I create a kind of bowl to hold the water. I transformed into Upgrade, I used myself to create a replicator like device and began to create a Filter and storage device.

I then added another replicator with the sole purpose to create metal barrels for the pure water. Of course I suddenly realize that it'll keep on making them and putting them to the side. So I made an automated SCV, from Starcraft.

I made several of them, with the ability to not only gather things but to dig, build and locate things. After making them they began to gather the water barrels and set them near the Crystal Base. After that I went to work on the depots and I got to meet the Air Caste member.

It was surprisingly a Kroot, It was chewing on something that looked like a Milk bone… I hope so, at least. It looked at me, My watch lights up and I suddenly have a new form. In an almost ashy voice, it asked "Stronger?" I nodded, it walked up to me and pats my stomach.

"Name Kai'rue Laws, I fast on foot and faster in ship. I like marrow and hearts. I am a good breeder for men." My watch gave me the proper response to that. I went to her and patted her head. "I am Jack Lace, I am a Shapesifter. I prefer meat and spices. I am unsure if I am a good breeder for women."

She nodded and gestured to a chair on the side. She sat across from me, and patted her shoulder three times. "I have little meat, I have bugs. No Spice." I patted my right arm, "I have both marrow and heart, no eating."

She nodded in annoyance, "Yes yes, No eat friends." After a bit of talking I went out and started to build the Depot. As Upgrade I was able to make more Auto SCVs, with their help I was able to build more than just the Depot. I made a minor drydock, to build several of my dream ships.

Of course I kinda let the work get away from me. I made a large replicator that could make anything that could be useful to us. I didn't realize it but I now made several dozen Auto SCVs. Some are digging into the canyon walls while the others are building all kinds of things.

By the time night had fallen, I had made every terran vehicle from Starcraft. I even made a few versions of Mass Effect and Halo vessels. I then transformed back into me and saw how dark it was.

I went to the base where Sarge was waiting for me. "I thought I asked you to do two things?" I saluted him, "Sorry Sir!" He shook his head, "Head inside, Left is for women, right is for men." I nodded, "Thank you sir." I walked to the new barracks and saw that it was a combo room for both kitchen, shower and rooms.

Shower was in the back while technically the kitchen and barracks were in the same room. Though there were several of the Pure Water Barrels in here. I honestly didn't do as much work as my human self, so I didn't stink, I got out of my uniform and went to sleep.

I woke up to the smell of cooked meat. I got up and saw a water caste member at the kitchen side of the Room. He turned his dreadlocks bouncing slightly. He was dark skinned but had an odd asian norse look.

He was as bleary eyed as I was, he nodded at me. "Morning Shifter, are you hungry for some charred meat?" I walked over to him and sat at the table and put down a plate of what looked like to be very thick slices of bacon. I would've thought it was jerky if it didn't look like it was just cooked. "By the way, my name is Marrick Jockey." I nod absentmindedly, "Jack Lace." He nods back.

He hands me a knife and..?! "Is that a fucking Spork?" He looked at it, and shrugged. "It saves both space and time to make them. I began eating, wishing we had salt and pepper. Don't get me wrong, bacon is bacon. But this is kind of bland.

He made himself some and sat down with a plate and bottle. He took the lid off the bottle and began to shake it. With black and white powered. "What's that?" He looks at me weirdly, "Pepsal, you want some?" I push my plate to him, he shakes it on a piece and pushes the plate back.

I took the plate back and bit into the thick bacon, it was exactly salt and pepper. Though it seems that it's been grounded so well that it's powered now. "Where I'm from we call this salt and pepper. And they were normally separate."

He nodded and handed me the shaker, I put it on the rest of my food. After a bit I was going to put my uniform on till Marrick stopped me, "We're an experimental unit, otherwise you wouldn't be able to sleep in the same room as me. However, since we are trying new things."

He hands me a uniform wrapped in cheap paper. I took it out and saw that it was orange with black accents. On the left breast was the Tau symbol and on the right was the Omnitrix symbol. I put it on and I found it was the casual version of this unit's official uniform.

I went out of the Base and saw that we had other Tau units here picking up the Pure Waters in what I can only surmise as atmosphere cargo freighters. They are being jammed packed with the barrels.

Low'vu waves and runs up and smiles brightly. "Morning Jack, One of the water caste members sent a report about the Purifier. Thanks to that, other Earthers are building them into major rivers. I'm surprised you made them so simple yet so potent."

I rubbed the back of my neck. "Yeah I kinda went into the zone there. Was that a problem here? I thought this was the Farsight Enclave? Why would you colonize a world with bad water on it?" He looks at me like I grew another head.

"We aren't, we're in a newly conquered world in the name of the Greater Good. Farsight always leads the attack then heads off to either do it again or stays to fortify the planet." I decided to go back to bed.

Chapter End

Just to let you know I am terrible at names.

Alien/Hero Name

Warhammer 40k

Eldar / Free-Seer

Krork / War-Drum

Asartes / Champion

Tau / Leader-Sting

Kroot / Flesh-Render

Hrud / Time-Lord

Skaven / Shift-Shift

Khornate / Cold-Blood

Nurgle / Clear-Out

Slaanesh / Keeper

Tzeentch / Changer

Tyranid / Bugger

X-Com

Ethereal / Mind-Sweeper

Viper / King-Viper

Sectoid / Gray-Man

Muton / Big-Brute

Berserker / Bigger-Brute

Chryssalid / Many-Yet

Mass Effect

Asari / Queen

Krogan / Warlord

Rachni / Sole-Choir

Yagh / Breaker

Star Wars

Sith Pureblood / Nox

Yoda's Race / Teacher

Celestial / Force-Bender

Single Aliens

DBZ / Frost Demon / Trogen

Xenomorph / Killamen

Marvel / Symbiote / Phagic

DC / Martian / Shift-Out

D&D / Beholder / Mind's-Eye

As a final Note to this chapter:The only aliens from Ben 10 that aren't part of the list right now would be Clockwork and Alien X. At the moment I'm not sure how to add them in. Time is screwed in 40k and Alien X wouldn't be as powerful here as he would be in the Original Show. Thirsting Gods and whatnot.

Thank you for Reading

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