At the Plumber Base Near-Earth…
Ben refused to leave his children alone for even a second as they were being checked over for any injuries or illnesses.
Gwen and Kevin were left to get everything reported in with Vulkanus and his illegal poaching ring. Probably for the best, especially since Ben was very close to killing the criminal. Who knew the savior of the universe would be such a mama bear? Gwen felt pride in how much her cousin loved his children, as long as he doesn't kill anyone in said love. She admittedly was surprised how attached Ben and his children were to each other. They barely remember each other and yet they would do anything to be together again. It makes her wonder what Ben will do after they are checked over.
Max notices his grandson with his great-grandchildren with a smile while Gwen and Kevin gathered to hear the news on the child.
"Are they all okay, Dr. Zeb'trki?" Ben asked the alien doctor as he looked through the charts of the adolescent Necrofriggians.
"Well, the children as in perfect health, though a few bruises here and there, but they will be okay. But I fear they won't have proper protection or survival requirement once they are released." Dr. Zeb'trki informed them, "The problem first originated because they were alone, correct?"
"From what we got from Vulkanus, that's the case," Kevin answered while the doctor wrote down his words.
"Just as I suspected… Mr. Tennyson, have you often returned to your human form when 'Big Chill' was pregnant at the time?" He asked his patient.
"Yeah, I didn't even realize I had them until it was already over. Is it bad?" Ben fretted as Dr. Zeb'trki smiled at the boy's kind heart and love for those kids.
"No, this means that your children have acquired your human DNA while you were in your human state. Luckily, it balanced pretty well with their Necrofriggian DNA. However, this would also cause some… difficulties for them."
"What kind of difficulties?"
"Well, the reason that Necrofriggians are not so frequently hunted is because the older members would often defend the hatchings, thus protecting the next generation. However, if they sense any abnormalities, like illness or deformities, the infant or adolescent Necrofriggians would be abandoned by their kind and often left to die."
"WHAT!?" Ben gasped in horror and outrage, "S-so my kids were alone because the other Necrofriggians had a problem of where they came from?!"
"It's not like that. But it seems that their kind has misjudged your human gene as a weakness. It's rare for Necrofriggians to have mixed genetics, even unheard of since they self-reproduce." The doctor informed him, to prevent Ben from giving the Necrofriggian adults a piece of his mind.
Luckily, Max was there too.
"So, what is best for them if they can't return to space?" Max wondered.
"They can be placed in a special plumber's orphanage-."
"No, I'll take them." Ben firmly refused, even mentioning an orphanage was too much for him.
"Ben, are you sure about this? Raising children, alien children is a massive responsibility and you're still so young." Max told his Grandson, "You need to think about this very carefully because if you go through with it, you can't go back."
"They're my kids, they have been alone and abandoned by their own kind. I wasn't there when they got caught and now, I'm learning that they can't even have a place to go in space… No, I won't abandon them, I'll make sure they'll be happy and safe." Ben answered his grandfather.
"If this is what you want, then you can keep them, and you won't be alone either. I'll make sure you'll have the support and help you need." Max assured him, feeling pride for Ben's answer.
"You'll have us too," Gwen promised her cousin as she knew Ben would do anything for his kids, even if he never intended on having them, he loved them, nonetheless.
"Sure, why not?" Kevin nonchalantly agreed.
"Well, it's best that we prepare them for Earth." Dr. Zeb'trki informed them all, "I will need to inform Azmuth, Magister Tennyson, you should inform the other members of your family. It's important that we have all of our Polar Manzardill in the igloo."
"Azmuth, why would he-?" Ben wondered.
"In the event of offspring being produced by the programming in the Omnitrix, Azmuth must be informed to analyze. He knows of your children, but this will be the first time meeting them. He wants to be certain of no complications."
"I'm sure he'll think differently. Especially since-."
"His feelings towards you and Mr. Levin will not deter him from the children. You wish to take responsibility for their creation, but it is not simply yours alone. Azmuth was the one to put that feature in his creation. Thus, all offspring from the Omnitrix must be cataloged and analyzed. You won't be alone on this, Ben. Not in the slightest."
Ben's spare room on Plumber Headquarters…
As Ben waited for his parents and Azmuth to appear to meet his babies, he thought it would be a good time to get to know them.
Fourteen.
All Fourteen of his babies were here, right in front of him.
His eldest, the biggest one was covered in little scars and had small tears on the edge of his wings. Poor thing was probably the fighter of the group and took care of everyone. Luckily Ben will be here to keep an eye on him.
The second eldest boy had the greenest eyes and seemed to keep his distance from his parent, keeping an eye on his siblings. Some bonding time should fix that.
His eldest daughter was a bit of a heck-raiser and adventurous one too. She kind of reminded him of her Uncle Kevin, yes Kevin's going to be an uncle he's not getting out of it. Plus, she and he will get along well.
Then there was a pair of twins as they were more like Ben and Gwen when they were young, growling and messing with each other. The second eldest had to separate the pair a couple of times. Won't that be fun for him and his parents?
Next was a sluggish thing, not as the bug kind but a sleepy type. Looks like this one would tire out quickly.
He can tell the next one was a pretty, pretty thing that liked shiny things and colors. Maybe Ben could get away with introducing her to glitter.
The one on his lap was a hungry little thing as Ben helped with one hand feed the big guy some solar plasma the plumbers provide.
There were three on his back that was playing on him as they were purring.
One of them was hiding under the bed, digging out treasures for it to keep. Hopefully, won't start stealing other people's things.
Another was trying to escape to explore outside the room, she had definitely inherited her parent's adventurous and reckless side.
Then there was the youngest and tiniest of them all, resting at the crook of his arm purring. Ben will make sure he gets the extra love he'll need.
Ben whistled for his babies as they all drew close, except for one that was keeping his distance.
"Okay everyone, we'll be out of here soon and you get to meet the rest of our family. I'm certain you'll really like Earth and you'll be far safer than out there in space." Ben informed the children.
"Mommy, why do you look different but can turn into us?" One of them asked.
"Well, that's because of the watch. It allows me to turn into different aliens and understand other species. It also let me able to have you. I'm actually human most of the time and some of my human genes were passed on to you too." Ben carefully explained as it was more complicated than that.
"Can we change too?" The tiniest wondered.
Ben was about to answer when one of them was no longer a Little Chill, but a mini girl version of him, naked.
"Mommy, Mommy, look! I figure it out!" The girl squealed as they all tried it and succeeded.
Soon Ben saw his family stunned by his transforming kids going from human to Necrofriggian on a whim, his mother fainted.
Yep, things will definitely be interesting.