On the couch…
Ben was sleeping on the couch as his son Ike was doodling pictures of him and his alien forms.
His poor mother had been working nonstop with alien attacks and missions and was finally given a break as Gwen and Kevin offered to bring food while Ben could sleep. He may be the greatest hero in the universe, but even he could be exhausted from the endless fights and promotions of peace and compromise. Too many aliens have thicker heads than most and it really got on Ben's nerves greatly. Thus, the Plumbers decided Ben needed to use his off days, and thus… he decided to enjoy it by being with his family and peacefully sleeping the day away without any interruption.
The door slowly opened as Ike saw his father and his siblings quietly skitter into the house. Julie looked to the boy alien who made a gesture to be quiet and the girl nodded. The group was really quiet as Juile set down the food and toys for kids, while Ben was snoring. Julie handed out the food as she whispered to the little ones to be quiet while they ate. The only one who didn't receive food was Ike as Gwen and Kevin were bringing him back something too. Julie went to check on her sleeping boyfriend.
"How long has he been asleep?" She wondered as she helped Ben lie down and then draped a blanket on his sleeping form.
"Since he came home." Ike answered as he was drawing pictures of Rath who was shouting at naughty aliens, "Why does mommy have to be the only one to work so hard?"
"It does seem like that sometimes."
Julie sometimes wishes that the entire universe didn't rest on Ben's shoulder all the time. That once, just once someone else could be the hero and Ben could just be on the sidelines. Maybe Ben wouldn't be so half-dead all the time and could enjoy life with his kids. But apparently, there is no one qualified enough to be a good substitute for Ben, he seemed like the only hero in the world, and it didn't seem fair.
But as often true to life, it wasn't fair.
"What are you drawing?" Julie wondered as she was looking at her son's drawings as he was such a creative little thing.
The little boy really did have such talent. Such an imaginative and skilled child with a rainbow of imagination and possibility.
"Rath and the other aliens from Mama," Ike answered as he showed the designs done with crayons and paper.
"Cute~. It looks so much like Rath, good job showing the angry veins." Julie smiled as Ike really did love anime like his mother.
Soon Kevin came clopping in as Ben woke up.
"Foods here!" Kevin declared as he earned glares from Julie and Ben.
At Mr. Smoothies…
Ben was slurping smoothies with his kids and team as he was happy to get a break.
From all the bad guys, from all the hero work, from all the peace treaties, negotiations, appearances as a symbol of hope, work in charities on other worlds, and everything else that came with being the universe's greatest hero of all time, it's nice just to kick back and relax from all that stuff. He has been dying to spend some time with his kids and with the people in his life without any more interruptions. He may be a hero, but hey. Even Heroes need a good break once and again, for once not need to rush in because it might end the universe.
"How are you enjoying your peach apple smoothie, Maxwell?" Ben asked his eldest who had a taste for smoothies like his father.
The young father of a flock of blue ice moth aliens was elated to know that ten of fourteen of them enjoyed smoothies as much as he did. There were also eleven out of fourteen that love chili fries but that is a story for another time. Today was smoothie and soda day for his kids as everyone was enjoying watching the stars, Ben thinking about the day he found his kids again…
From space, it was a mystic blue Necrofriggian, a one-in-a-lifetime beauty in a complete rage and hunting. His talons were ready to draw blood to the commander of the ship and to take back what was his.
"Ben, don't do anything risky. I know this is personal-." A female voice from the Omnitrix's symbol warned the alien.
"Personal? Gwen, it's personal when someone steals my stuff or tries to take the Omnitrix from me. Personal is when they threaten Earth. This is far past personal and headed into a stab at my heart." Big Chill snarled in a chilling manner.
"We get it, but let's try not to kill him. That's something we don't need to fill out in the paperwork." A male voice advised.
"Coming from you… Fine, how about a mauling?" Big Chill requesting.
"Ben…"
"Sure, mauling can work."
"Kevin!"
"Just make sure he's recognizable and he keeps at least three limbs."
"Deal."
"Honestly, you two. Ben, don't do anything until we're all on the ship."
"Sorry Gwen, but I'm not leaving them in there a minute longer."
Big Chill soon began to faze through the other ship, that is when things began to get really hectic. Screaming was heard as the ship stopped to a grinding halt. The plumber's ship was finally able to reach it as Kevin and Gwen pried open the entrance, seeing a mess! The minions were retreating as Vulkanus was pinned down while completely frozen by an enraged Big Chill!
"Come on, this is a victimless crime! They're just grubs!" The criminal pleaded for mercy.
"Grubs? Grubs!? THEY'RE MY GRUBS! YOU ATTACKED MY CHILDREN! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE BEING CAPTURED AND PUT IN A CAGE TO BE RIPPED APART?!" Big Chill snarled as he plucked Vulkanus from his suit, opening the cages to free his babies, and slammed the thug into one of the cages while locking him away!
"Hey, you can't do this!" Vulkanus whined as Kevin picked up the cage, he was in.
"Trust me, you're safer in there than facing 'Mommy' right now," Kevin advised as he pointed to the growling mother of the spawn he stole.
"Ben, your babies." Gwen reminded as his attention was pulled away to see his babies.
He counted them all as they looked confused.
"Okay, good. They are all here. They are all safe." Big Chill sighed as they sniffed Ben with their feelers.
"You." A tiny Necrofriggian, the last one to leave the Earth, squeaked.
"Yes, it's me."
"Yep, that's your mommy." Kevin joked to lighten the mood as Gwen lightly shoved him with annoyance.
"Mommy?" Another squeaked as they grouped around Big Chill, "Mommy!"
Ben soon returned to his human form. Though startling the children, they smelled that it was still him, and Ben was covered by his babies' hugs while a couple fluttered in the air. Gwen and Kevin gave Ben a few more minutes before they would return to base with Vulkanus in custody and the babies checked over.
He couldn't believe that Vulkanus' selfish hunt for his babies would be what would unite him back to them and even though he vowed to maul Vulkanus the next time he saw him, he was grateful to be with his kids again. His family and friends were worried because of Ben's age but he has proven to be a great father.
"Your kids and their smoothie selections… they are definitely yours, Ben." Julie joked as Gwen was teaching Anodyne how to read spell books.
"Yeah, they really are."
Ben really didn't want this to end.
But then Vilgax came and ruined it.