Before this chapter starts, I want to mention something. I got PM'd a message by someone who's basically asking "does the Predatrix/Nemetrix affect Ben subconsciously?" The answer is no. That has no way to happen in universe for OSAP. In Ben 10's canon, the Nemetrix couldn't be used by a sapient creature because of the feedback loop. However, in OSAP, that issue was addressed and solved, meaning anything involving the Nemetrix affecting Ben's mind isn't possible. As for why, I plan to explain it when we get to Ultimate Alien.
The Override landed on the ground, a scowl roaring from his throat. He allowed his golden wings to fade back down two feathery capes as yellow electricity danced around him. The three Fulmini looked over to their Override as the Override turned and released an angered bolt towards a rock. A broke apart as the bolt crashed into it.
"Flight Override?" one of the Fulmini started. He breathed in, then released it and turned to the three.
"Yes?" he asked, voice laced with anger.
The Fulmini lifted a poorly put together communication device. "Someone has contacted us," the Fulmini stated, the other two nodding.
-()-
Viktor looked over the Corrodium piece they finally were able to get the mess off of. He ignored sticky webbing piled in the corner of the ship, wrapped in the 'skin' that was around said Corrodium piece. The Transylian ran a hand over it before saying, "This should be enough, as long as I can keep Lord Zs'Skayr from insanity."
"Will we even be able to stay in control if Zs'Skayr goes off the deep end?" Benwolf asked, ears twitching.
The trio was silent. Benwolf's ears pinned back slightly when no one replied.
"We'll address that when we get to it," Viktor eventually said. Benwolf stared at him, ears still. Viktor then looked at M and asked, "We have everything we need except Lord Zs'Skayr's ashes, correct?"
"If we assume his DNA, thus his mind is damaged, then no," M answered. "We need a source that can repair said DNA and, to my knowledge, nothing of that sort exists in the universe. If there has been a time in which an Ectonurite with damaged DNA was killed then re-revived before their DNA could finish repairing, then I am not aware of it."
Benwolf's ears suddenly snapped up and he threw out, "Didn't Zs'Skayr revive without the need of a revival machine or ritual in the first place? Couldn't we use the energy from that?"
"Do we even know what caused him to revive in the first place?" M countered.
There was silence.
"The Omnitrix," Viktor suddenly said. M and Benwolf looked toward Viktor, confusion written on the Loboan's face. "Remember when that Chimera came, saying that she was collecting DNA for a sapient lifeform database her boss was working on?"
"And you are suggesting that said Chimera Sui Generis was collecting DNA for the Omnitrix," M reasoned. Viktor nodded.
"If I had to guess, it would have a failsafe to repair DNA if it was damaged, or replace it with more stable DNA," Viktor continued.
"But how are we supposed to get the Omnitrix?" Benwolf asked.
"Not the Omnitrix itself, the energy it uses," M connected. "If what you are suggesting is correct, Viktor, then some Omnitrix energy should be able to repair his DNA enough to revive him."
"If it has a DNA repair function, yes," Viktor nodded. "You two get the Corrodium ready. I will retrieve the Omnitrix Energy."
"The Override signals," M suddenly said. "One of them has recently moved to the tech dump. The other, however, has not moved, but has a much stronger signal. We might be able to convince them to help us retrieve said energy." Viktor nodded before walking over to a machine next to M.
-(…)-
Gwen laid in the bed, silent as she stared at the ceiling. She glanced towards the main area of the vehicle. Kevin and Ben were also in their beds, but Asani was curled up in a blanket on the table while EightEight was sleeping on a futon that was also part of the couch. The only light came from Asani's passive minor glow, but that was mostly hidden by the blanket she was in. The wielder of the Omnitrix sat up on the bed, staring at the Omnitrix.
After a few seconds, she turned and got off of the bed. She paused slightly, looking between the sleeping Kevin and Ben. She then dropped to the ground before walking towards the door. Gwen walked out of the vehicle before closing it. The night sky was clear, the moon beginning to move to waxing gibbous.
She walked closer to the center of the clearing, looking at the watch. The wielder lifted up the device, activating it. She rotated the dial a bit, looking through her transformations. Gwen stopped turning the dial once she got to a certain transformation and pressed down.
"Medeina!" she proclaimed in the form's garbled voice. Her vines curled around as she relaxed. The flytrap-like portion around her head then closed and she dove underground.
-(...)-
The Flight Override stared at the creature in front of them, silent. "How do we know we will be able to get this… Omnitrix energy?" he eventually asked.
The creature held up a piece of machinery and answered, "We have a way to track the Omnitrix. We can track it and get the energy from there."
Flight Override looked towards his three followers. They all looked basically identical and he could tell them apart, but they just stared at him. He looked back to the Transylian. "If we do accept, what will happen?" the Flight Override asked.
"I will attempt to get the wielder to transform into a Fulmini. From there, you can clamp control over them and I can extract the energy safely," the Transylian explained.
"What will we get from this?" he asked.
"The Fulmas System is a natural stop between here and Anur. We can take you back to your home system," the Transylian answered.
The Override turned towards the three Fulmini. The first murmured, "I don't trust him once bit."
"I somewhat agree with Bird, but they are offering a way home," the second added.
"Insect, why would anyone be distrustful of someone offering help?" the third asked.
"Well, Bat, I'm not Insect, but remember the Violent-Calmwave Incident?" Bird growled.
"Also the Omnipotenti Massacre," Insect added.
"Speaking of that, I can't believe there's a city on Yamikage called Omnipotenti," Bird muttered.
"Shadowians, I guess," Insect shrugged.
"I… don't know how to reply to that," Bat whispered, looking towards the ground.
Bird looked at their Override and whisper-growled, "Are we able to backstab them if they betray us?"
"We're talking to a Transylian," Insect pointed out.
"They aren't like us or Conductoids. They're not known to suck energy," Bird added, turning to look at Insect.
"But we're-" began Bat, before being interrupted.
"Enough," Flight growled. The three looked towards him. "Do we have any other choice?"
Insect looked at the device in their hands before saying, "I can't get the signal on this to go past this solar system. We're effectively stuck."
The Override turned towards the Transylian. "We accept," he stated, causing his three followers to make odd noises.
The Transylian nodded. "I am Viktor."
"The Flight Override," he responded. The three Fulmini behind him were silent.
-(…)-
Tiamat's claws slashed at the bark, clawing off some of the wood. Wood chips scattered around her. She jumped up and bit at a branch, tearing it completely as she fell. The Volann dropped the branch from her mouth, backing around slightly. Tiamat looked at the tree, then at the Omnitrix symbol as it began to beep. Somewhat impulsively, she pressed the Omnitrix symbol. Nothing different happened as she just detransformed as normal.
Back in human form, she stepped back and looked again at the tree. Gwen stared at the tree, the back of her mind wondering if people would just think it was caused by an overly aggressive bear. She felt a small chill as she stood there.
Suddenly, the Omnitrix beeped. Gwen blinked and looked down at the device. It seemed to stare back at her with a bright toxic green. She lifted a hand to the device and just let her hand lay on it. Nothing happened. Not like she was expecting anything. Gwen lowered her hands and turned towards the Dark Eagle, tiredness beginning to grip her.
Then the Omnitrix activated on its own. She stopped, hearing the noise and spotting the green light at the edges of her vision. The wielder looked towards its weight and stared at it blankly as it randomly turned. Suddenly, it slammed down.
Within the green light, she felt her skin being turned from, well, skin to electricity. It sparked to blue as green Omnitrix energy formed around her feet, chest, forearms, and head. The energy burst, forming rocks that were effectively clothes. The Omnitrix formed on the upper part of her chest as the electricity settled into a humanoid shape.
The light disappeared and Raijin stood, mind catching up to what just happened. "Raijin…?" she muttered, tiredness in her voice. "How…?"
Suddenly, her mind was dominated. She surged fully awake, mind scrambled.
'Listen.'
'Who-'
'Come to us'.
Her mind went blank.
Raijin, in the same appearance as when controlled by the Storm Override just yellow, turned and walked off. She suddenly stumbled, surging back and pressing up against the Dark Eagle.
'Please please please-'
'I said listen.'
'Out, out-'
'Listen'.
'Leave-'
'LISTEN'.
Raijin became extremely stiff, hands pressed on her head. Almost like she was on puppet strings, her arms lowered and she walked forward again.
Asani stared at the leaving altered Raijin, tilting her head and releasing an odd thrill.
-()-
"She was very… resistant," Flight Override commented. Viktor raised a brow. The three other Fulmini were off to the side, appearing to play some three-creature game. The Override looked towards him. "Not all of us Overrides have good control of forced overriding."
"You have control of the Omnitrix wielder, correct?" Viktor asked.
The Flight Override looked back in the random direction. "If I didn't, then I wouldn't have mentioned her resistance," he stated. A pause, the Override's mouth growling, then he added, "She's still attempting to resist. Don't bother me, I need to keep her… overridden."
Viktor stepped away from the larger form, lifting up his device. He pressed a button on it and the screen flickered. The Transylian took out an earpiece and placed it in its spot in his ear.
The screen brightened to life and M was on the other side. "Is something the matter, Viktor?" M questioned.
"Quick clarification," Viktor stated. M nodded, causing him to continue, "This machine is able to store energy and still be used, correct?"
"Mostly. It needs to be selected beforehand," M answered. Viktor nodded. The Thep Khufan then asked, "What is your plan for when we revive Lord Zs'Skayr?"
Viktor paused before he answered, "If able, we'll revive him on our way back to Anur."
"I am afraid that will not be possible," M stated. "When we start up the ship, it will activate all the machinery within it, even just for a moment. We must get his DNA before attempting to get off the ground, due to the risk it poses otherwise."
Viktor hummed. "Problem for future us," he eventually said.
"That situation is soon approaching," M stated. Viktor grunted and shut off the device.
-(...)-
A small zap was released and EightEight screeched awake. Asani zipped away as the Sotoraggian suddenly whipped out a talon and slashed down. The Nosedeenian stared at her as the two boys awoke. Asani made an odd thrill as EightEight seemingly glared at the tiny being.
Ben looked towards the wall as Kevin looked at Asani and asked, "What's wrong?"
Asani looked at the maybe-human and chirped.
"Gwen's gone…?" Kevin blinked.
"How can you understand her?" EightEight gurgled. Kevin gave a lazy shrug, though it was hard to see. Ben looked at the Nosedeenian, quiet.
Asani then made a series of chirps and thrills as Kevin sat up on the bed. The small being stared at him, the sky still dark with the night.
"How did she transform into Raijin?" Kevin questioned. Asani made an odd beep of a thrill and made an odd 'sparkle' motion with her hands.
She chirped again and Kevin got out of the bed. EightEight tilted her head before gurgling, "Is Asani able to track electrical signals?"
Kevin and Asani both looked at the Sotoraggian as she suddenly stood. Ben silently stared on as Asani thrilled. Kevin glanced at EightEight and nodded.
The Sotoraggian looked at Ben and said, "Get up, we're tracking Gwen."
-(…)-
Bird, Insect, and Bat all actively stared at the Fulmini their Override overridden (that's a weird saying to say). Viktor held the device he had up to an odd symbol on the young Fulmini, sucking this odd green energy out of it.
"She still has some form of resistance," Flight Override muttered. The three Fulmini looked at each other.
"There was never one who resisted being overridden in recent memory," Bird muttered.
"Nor in history if I recall," Insect added.
"Quite the anomaly," Bat finished.
"Just keep her still," Viktor stated. "I'm trying to collect as much as I can, but it keeps leaking. When it gets to three-quarters collected, I'll take it and we can head back."
The group was silent for a time. The only way they could tell time crawled on was light slowly filling the sky from wherever it was coming from. The sky turned from the odd purple slowly to more of a collection of colors all blended together with red at the bottom. Due to this, none of them took notice of a random flash of red, and if they did they ignored it.
Suddenly, Insect said, "Is it just me, or are others feeling like some creature is watching us?"
"You feel it too?" Bat added.
"She's attempting to fight back," Flight growled, seemingly ignoring the three other Fulmini.
Suddenly, something tackled Insect and two very different screeches were released. The Flight Override snapped towards the noise, causing Viktor to look over as well. The Override yelled something in his natural tongue as the three Fulmini continuously freaked.
A silver snake-like creature screeched at them, four holo rings spinning around it. On its face was no snout, and rather had a single massive eye. The holo rings, the spikes from said rings, and the eye were all the same light blue, edged with a darker, more icy blue. The creature slammed itself towards the closest Fulmini, but Bat was barely able to dodge the creature. It crashed into Bat with a sudden turn, and the Fulmini screamed. Electricity seemed to be ripped from their body, being absorbed into the creature.
Viktor took note of the odd collar on the snake as it attacked. Flight's capes suddenly surged and they transformed into large, golden wings. The Omnitrix Fulmini surged back, energy beginning to spark. Viktor growled and closed the energy draining device as the Fulmini managed to pull the creature, and thus its attention away from Bat.
Viktor stepped back. Flight was in the air, releasing bolts towards the creature. It did nothing to the creature as the Fulmini yelled something in their natural tongue. He noticed a small group of three creatures nearby, easily able to identify two of them as a Nosedeenian and a Sotoraggian. The third creature ran towards Viktor, sparks dancing off its hands.
As the Fulmini were preoccupied with what the snake thing was, Viktor motioned his free hand to the creature coming at him. A bolt of electricity surged from him, dashing towards the creature. It lifted its own hands and absorbed the electricity, followed by the creature acting twitchy. He took a step back and growled. Viktor turned and punched the Omnitrix symbol.
A sudden flash of red and the Omnitrix wielder collapsed to the ground. Viktor snapped his attention towards the Osmosian as it yelled, "Gwen!"
The Osmosian threw his hands forward and released all the electricity he had gotten from Viktor. The Omnitrix wielder groaned as the electricity crashed into him. Electricity danced around him and was absorbed by the towers on his back.
The yell of a Fulmini caused him to glance over. The snake had gotten one of them between three of the rings and was growling at the others. Viktor turned and ran off. There was a yell, but he ignored it and ran off.
Barely half way full. That should be enough.
… Maybe.
-()-
"Get back here!" Kevin barked, electricity still surging through his veins. He started to go after the weird looking human, but was stopped when Asani zipped in front of him.
Kevin stopped and stared at Asani as she thrilled at him. He closed his eyes, took the Nosedeenian into his arms, then focused on his breathing. The buzzing energy within him was being sapped away, bringing him back down.
He opened his eyes and released Asani. "Thanks, girl," he muttered. Asani thrilled in reply. Kevin looked at Gwen, who was sitting up. He went over to her and asked, "Are you ok, Gwen?"
She looked at him and smiled. He smiled back as Gwen answered, "Probably won't change into Raijin for a bit." Kevin held out a hand and Gwen grabbed it, the boy pulling her up.
EightEight made a noise that alerted them to her presence. The Fulmini, three 'normal' ones and who was most likely their Override, looked towards her. The one within the Milazondo's hold had pure fear within its eyes. The two other normal Fulmini kept looking between the Milazondo and the Sotoraggian, clearly torn. The Override landed on the ground, but its wings were kept out, raised above as if it was trying to scare away predators. Too bad the predator wasn't scared of it.
"Do any of you know Sotoraggian?" EightEight gurgled. No reply. "Ringhold, act as a translator." The Milazondo nodded, causing the other two to put their attention solely on their friend.
Gwen, Kevin, and Asani came up next to EightEight as the Override and the Sotoraggian stared at each other.
She asked, "Why did you control her?"
"Why did you control her?" the Milazondo, Ringhold, repeated. The one in his hold locked up and the two others just stared at Ringhold.
The Override's attention snapped to Ringhold and it yelled, "You shouldn't talk!"
EightEight took out her two talons and scrapped them together. The Override looked at her as she did it again. The Override growled somewhat loudly, glancing at Ringhold. In response, the Milazondo made a series of clicks that caused him to lock up.
EightEight scrapped the talons together.
"The Transylian made a deal with us," the Override finally said.
"That's the spirit," EightEight seemingly grinned.
"She's scary when she wants to be," Kevin whispered to Gwen. She nodded as Asani made a thrill of agreement.
"Why did you agree to work with this Transylian?" EightEight asked, walking up to the Override. It lowered itself to the ground a bit, but the wings extended higher.
"Why did you agree to work with the Transylian?" Ringhold relayed.
The Override stalled slightly before answering, "If we helped him, he could help us get home."
"There's a better way to do that than kidnapping," EightEight commented, crossing her arms but still holding her talons. Ringhold repeated it for baitum. The Override glanced at the ground. "Are you aware that another Override is here on Earth?"
"There is another Override on Earth," Ringhold stated. He released the Fulmini in his hold as the Override just stared at him. The Fulmini dashed to the other two Fulmini and the three huddled close together.
"There… is?" the Override muttered. He lifted himself up and the wings lowered.
Kevin nodded as Gwen replied, "Yea. We encountered them a few days ago."
"Storm, right?" Kevin commented. Gwen nodded.
The Override lowered its wings completely and they suddenly sparked into twin capes. "You have their location, correct?" he asked.
EightEight took out her Dragoon badge and pressed something on it. Suddenly, a holographic map appeared and she held it out. The Override came over to her to look at the map.
Ringhold slithered over as EightEight pointed to a blinking arrow-dot thing. "That's where we currently are," the Sotoraggian started. She then pointed to an area marked with a broken gear. "That's the tech dump they should be at."
"The blinking symbol is where we are. The broken gear represents the tech dump we showed them," Ringhold relayed.
A sudden beeping from the Predatrix caused everyone to look at it. In a flash of green, Ben was back and the Predatrix fell into rest. The three Fulmini who had huddled together broke their stance quickly went over to their Override.
"Both watches aren't myths…" one of them muttered.
"I always doubted the Nemetrix… Predatrix? Whichever it's called, that story, yet here we are," the second said.
"Flight Override, are we going to find who they are suggesting is the Storm Override?" the last one asked. The Flight Override looked at them and nodded.
"Can you give us directions?" the Flight Override asked, looking back at the quartet. EightEight tilted the badge slightly and what seemed like a compass appeared on the top left corner of the screen. She continued to tilt it until the symbol direction of the compass pointed towards the tech dump. The Sotoraggian then pointed in said direction. Flight nodded. "Thank you."
The Sotoraggian nodded as they stepped out of the way and the four Fulmini started off. Something on the badge beeped and EightEight messed with it.
After a few seconds and they disappeared into the distance, she said, "Let's head back." The Wyrmlings nodded and Asani thrilled.
Ushi: Benzarro aliens minus the Anur ones? I would think how they normally look with Benzarro's purple color and maybe with a bit lower intelligence.