Previously
Last time, Ben was planning on setting up a dinner with his parents so he could introduce them to Hope before they'd hear about her past and instantly judge her. Things were on track for that to happen but Ben was question whether or not he should tell his cousin Gwendolyn or his grandfather about Hope. Unfortunately, it is looking like Ben's grandfather, Max has already found about Hope and knows that the two of them are a couple and have been for awhile now. Now it's looking Ben is in serious trouble and his relationship with Hope may be over depending on what Max does next.
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Prototruck: City Streets, Bellwood
It was early in the afternoon in Bellwood and after leaving the Plumber Base, Ben and Rook were out on the streets doing their usual patrol around town. While Rook was driving around in his prototruck with Ben in the passenger seat, things seemed awfully quiet. Ben hadn't said anything since he and Rook left the base and was looking depressed which Rook noticed right away.
"Is there something wrong with you?" Rook asks Ben, looking over at him while he looked out the window and sighed
"I'm good Rook" Ben said with a faint sigh
"Clearly, something is bothering you" Rook says to Ben as he stops at a red light
"You could tell?" Ben asks Rook, looking up at him
"You and I have been both partners and friends for some time now and I have learned to pick up on your emotional status rather easily" Rook answers, telling Ben how he knew that something was wrong with him
Rook wasn't wrong, something was bothering Ben and he wasn't doing a very good job at hiding it from his partner and friend
"So, do you want to tell me what seems to be bothering you?" Rook asks Ben, resuming driving as the light turned green
Looking at Rook, Ben could see that he was truly worried about him and wanted to know what was going on so Ben decided to tell him
"Well, apparently it looks like my grandpa has been spying on me for some time now and knows that I am with Hope" Ben said, telling Rook what was going on and what had happened
"I see and by your current state, I must assume that is not a good thing?" Rook asks Ben
"Not exactly, he wants to personally talk to Hope before he decides if he is gonna tell Gwen about her" Ben answers
"Interesting, then it looks like Magister is giving both of you the chance to prove that Charmcaster has given up her old ways" Rook said as he turned the prototruck down a corner
"It's looking like that but knowing my grandpa, he isn't all that easy to convince, even if I believe she's changed, he could tell Gwen about her for anything he doesn't like" Ben said with a nervous shiver
"Are you truly worried about what is going to happen to Charmcaster if your cousin Gwendolyn finds out about her and the fact that you did not tell her anything?" Rook asks Ben
"My grandpa Max is one thing but Gwen is a different story, she is something else when she gets angry which is something I don't want to deal with along with her either trapping Hope back in her own bag or banishing her to some other dimension or reality" Ben answered
Rook could tell that Ben was truly worried about what would happen to Hope and was worried about never seeing her again. That made Rook realize that Ben truly cared about Hope and believed that she had finally changed her ways and was a different person.
"Understand that if things do turn out that way, I will do what I can to help the both of you" Rook tells Ben
"Thanks Rook, I appreciate it" Ben tells Rook, thanking him
As Rook continued driving down the street, Ben couldn't help but think back to the conversation that he had with his grandfather about Hope and the things that would happen if he didn't see that Hope had changed
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Meeting Room: Plumber Base, Above Earth
"So is that the story that you are going to go with?" Max asks Ben, giving him a serious look
"Yes grandpa, I don't know how Hope was able to get out of her magic bag and she came to me first for help and that's all I really know about that" Ben answers, telling his grandfather about what had happened
In the meeting room inside of the Plumber Base above Earth, Ben was having a conversation with his grandfather about Hope and why both he and her were seen together by the Plumber Scouts, Max had sent to watch after Ben
"I know what you are thinking grandpa and Hope truly has changed, she just wants to live a normal life and doesn't want to do evil things anymore" Ben tells his grandfather
"And you believe this why?" Max asks Ben
"I know this because not only has she told me but I've seen it when her and I are together" Ben answers with a serious look on his face
Ben's grandfather looks at him doesn't say anything right away which makes Ben grow a bit nervous
"I should tell your cousin and see what she wants to do about all of this" Max says
"Don't grandpa, if you tell Gwen, she won't listen and will just lock Hope up or trap her in some random dimension where she can't escape" Ben tells Max with a desperate look on his face
"True, unlike with Kevin, your cousin has little to no trust when it comes to Charmcaster ever changing who she is" Max says
"Yeah, the minute Gwen finds out, she won't want to hear anything and will just get rid of Hope before hearing her out" Ben says
Ben's grandfather continues to look at him and wonders why Ben is like this, especially after everything Hope has done to him in the past
"Okay, how are you so sure that Charmcaster has changed her ways and is no longer evil?" Max asks Ben, wanting to head an answer from him
Ben was surprised to see that his grandfather wanted to know what he thought and how he knew that Hope had changed after all this time
"From the time that I have spent with Hope, even before this time, I've know about her troubled past and seen the pain that she has gone through, there have been those times she let that pain and anger lead her down the wrong path but since her and I have spent time together she's moved on and has learned to not let that all that guide her" Ben tells his grandfather, explaining why he believed Hope has changed who she is
"And you've truly seen all of this? You know that Charmcaster has changed and she isn't just using you to get to Gwendolyn like with what she did to Kevin?" Max asks Ben with a serious look on his face
Ben grew silent as he remembered the many times in the past that Hope had used Kevin to hurt Gwendolyn
"Her name is Hope, grandpa, and she is an amazing person and she has my full trust, I believe she has changed and only wants to make up for things she's done in the past and live a new life free from the pain of her past" Ben tells his grandfather with a serious look on his face
Ben's grandfather could see that Ben was serious about this and he truly believe that Hope was a new person and had abandoned her old ways. Not only that but from the pictures and what he could see now, Ben's grandfather could see that Ben was in love with Hope and that she made him feel good and helped move on from Kai.
"So grandpa, please don't tell Gwen, I'll tell her after I'm sure she won't do anything brash" Ben tells his grandfather
"You love her, don't you?" Max asks Ben
Ben was caught off guard by his grandfather's question and wasn't him expecting to ask that
"So, do you love her?" Max asks Ben again
"Do I love her? Yes, yes I really do and I would do anything to keep her safe from harm" Ben answered with a serious look on his face as he clenched his fist tightly
"I see, while you may feel that way, I don't trust her" Max tells Ben
"What do you want me to do to change that?" Ben asks his grandfather
"Let me meet with her and talk with her" Max answered, telling Ben what he wanted to do
Ben could see that his grandfather was serious about meeting with Hope
"I can do that but not right now" Ben said
"And why is that?" Max asks Ben, giving him a look
"Tonight, Hope and I are having dinner with my parents, I want them to meet her and get to know her before they hear anything from Gwen or anyone else" Ben answered, telling his grandfather why he couldn't meet with Hope right now
"I see, then I guess her and I can talk tomorrow then" Max said, his serious expression not changing
"Thank you grandpa, I will let Hope know" Ben said, thanking his grandfather as he let out a mental sigh of relief
Ben thought that it was now okay for him to leave but his grandfather wasn't done talking to him just yet
"Before you go Ben, you should know that for whatever reason, if I don't believe Charmcaster or still have my doubts about her, I will detain her and tell your cousin to come and deal with her" Max tells Ben, stopping him before he left
Hearing that made Ben grow extremely nervous and caused him to start to worry about his grandfather meeting Hope and not liking or believing her. The fear of that happening and what would happen afterwards really got Ben.
"Do you understand?" Max asks Ben
Ben gulps for a minute before he regains his composure
"Yes grandpa, I understand" Ben answered hesitantly
"Good" Max said
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Prototruck: City Streets, Bellwood
As Rook continued driving, Ben was still thinking about what his grandfather had said to him about detaining Hope and telling his cousin to come and deal with her. Ben knew that Hope had changed and he had faith that she could show his grandfather that she was a different person as well. For now though, it would be something that he would have to worry about tomorrow as for right now, he needed to worry about tonight. Ben would be having dinner with his parents and would be introducing them to Hope. If everything went right, Ben's parents would end up liking Hope and would give her a chance. It was just Ben's cousin and his grandfather that he would have to worry about liking Hope and seeing that she was a different person. Ben was then pulled from his thoughts by the sound of an alert going off in Rook's prototruck, signaling that something was going on.
"What is Rook?" Ben asks Rook
"It appears that something is going on that requires our presence" Rook answered
Rook then pressed a button on the prototruck's dashboard which caused the alert to turn off and a hologram of Ben's grandfather to appear
"It's grandpa Max" Ben said with a surprised look on his face
"Ben, Rook, the Plumbers just got word that an alien black market slave trade is going on in Undertown, I've assigned Plumbers for a raid but we'll need your help as well" the hologram of Max said, telling Ben and Rook what was going on
"That doesn't sound good" Ben said
"It looks like we should hurry to Undertown and help stop this slave trade from happening" Rook said
"Here is the location as well as a list of slaves that are being held by the slave traders that our undercover Plumber Agent recovered" the hologram of Max said before vanishing as a holographic list appeared
Ben went through the list of enslaved aliens that were being sold at this black market slave trade. Ben recognized a lot of the aliens on the list as their species were transformations that he had access to in the omnitrix. There were however to aliens on the list that stuck out to Ben amongst all the other aliens on the list.
"What is it Ben?" Rook asked Ben as he sped off towards the nearest entrance to Undertown
"It looks like two young Necrofriggians are being sold as slaves" Ben answered
"I see, that is surprising, considering how rare it is for Necrofriggians to leave their home planet or deep space when young" Rook said
It wasn't just those reasons alone that Ben was surprised to see two Necrofriggians on the list of aliens being sold. For whatever reason Ben thought that there was a chance that those two Necrofriggians could be the same as those ones.
"Let's just hurry before something bad happens" Ben said, closing the holographic list
"Agreed" Rook said as he continued to speed towards the nearest entrance to Undertown
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Outside The Undertown Black Market: Undertown, Bellow Bellwood
It didn't take Ben and Rook long to find the entrance to the secret and hidden entrance to the Undertown Black Market. Just outside of the entrance, Ben and Rook pulled up as a group of heavily armed Plumber Agents could be seen with some aliens that they had already arrested. Ben and Rook got out of Rook's prototruck and walked over to where the Plumber Agents were.
"Magister Blonko and Ben Tennyson" One of the Plumber Agents said, noticing Ben and Rook walking over
"Magister Crusta, we received the report that you needed our help with this operation" Rook said
Magister Crusta was an Orishan who had a black and grey armored body compare to an Orishan's typical red armored body. He also wore a more advanced Plumber Suit which allowed him to use his Orishan abilities in combat.
"That's true, our spy informed us that these slavers were using some highly advanced Techadon Robots as their muscle" Magister Crusta said as he loaded his rifle
"What about those guys?" Ben asked Magister Crusta, pointing at the criminals that the other Plumber Agents were arresting
"These were the lookouts as well as the doormen" Magister Crusta answered
"Doesn't that mean they know were coming now?" Ben asked
"The slave auction has already begun so the other guards are busy dealing with the auction guests" Magister Crusta answered
"So then, what is the plan of attack?" Rook asked Magister Crusta
"We have a group of agents ready at all entrance points, once the signal is given, we all enter the building and arrest the slavers as well as guests" Magister Crusta answered, explaining the plan to Ben and Rook
"There will also be an energy barrier set up to stop and stragglers from escaping during the chaos" another Plumber Agent said
"Makes sense, looks like we'll have to get ready for a fire fight" Ben said as he activated the omnitrix
"Where are the enslaved aliens being held?" Rook asks Magister Crusta
"They are being held in a dungeon under the stage, our spy is waiting by the room with the keys to the door and all the cells" Magister Crusta answered
"Good, that saves us the trouble of finding the spy" Ben said as he found the alien he wanted
Once Ben selected the alien that he wanted, the omnitrix faceplate slid back as its core popped up
"Let's free some aliens" Ben said before he slammed the core of the omnitrix down
Ben was then engulfed in a bright green light as he was transformed into the alien that he had selected and when the green light faded away it was revealed what he had transformed into. Ben had transformed into a tall humanoid alien whose body was made of a purple rock-like material with magenta crystals coming out of parts of its body. The alien had one eye and magenta crystal coming out of its head like a horn with the omnitrix badge being in the center of its chest.
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The alien that Ben had transformed into was his Crystalsapien form that he called Chromastone
"I'm ready to go" Ben said as his magenta crystal hands and horn started to glow
"I am ready as well" Rook said as he transformed his prototool into its blaster form
Once Ben and Rook were ready all of the Plumber Agents along with Magister Crusta all got in front of the door to the black market slave auction building
"CLEAR!!!" Magister Crusta yelled loudly
Ben then blasted the door down by firing two ultraviolet energy beams from his hands and the horn on his head. As soon as the door fell down, all of the Plumber Agents charged inside with their blasters and other weapons ready.
"All agents, enter now" Magister Crusta said, letting the other Plumber Agent groups know to enter through their entrances as well
"Come on Rook, let's get in there" Ben tells Rook
"I will follow your lead" Rook tells Ben
The two then enter the building and ready themselves for the fight that was about to happen
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Undertown Black Market: Undertown, Bellow Bellwood
Inside of the Black Market building, a fire fight between the Plumbers and the slavers along with their Techadon Robot guards had begun. The guests who were there to buy the slaves had ran out but were immediately caught and arrested by the Plumbers outside. Ben and Rook went in and saw all of the fighting going on and joined in, helping their fellow Plumber Agents. Ben was firing his ultraviolet energy beams while also absorbing the energy blasts from the slavers weapons, providing cover for the Plumber Agents.
"Let's keep pushing them back" Ben said as he destroyed the heads of two of the Techadon Robots on the stage
"Who is that?" Rook asked, pointing at one of the slavers who was running away from the fight as more of the Techadon Robots were destroyed
"That's Elric, he's the leader of this group" Magister Crusta answered as he blasted away two slavers with streams of water her fired from his hands while hiding behind cover
"Rook, I'm going to go after him, you stay here and help out" Ben told Rook as he took down a Techadon Robot and punched a hole in its chest
"Will do partner, just stay safe" Rook told Ben as he jumped behind some cover
"If I died here, Hope would bring me back to life and kill me herself" Ben said as he began to chase after the slaver leader
"I do not doubt that" Rook said, as he launched a grenade with his prototool
While Rook and the other Plumber Agents dealt with the slavers and the remaining Techadon Robots, Ben was going to chase after the slaver leader, Elric before he escaped
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Undertown Black Market: Undertown, Bellow Bellwood
Ben had fought his way through the slavers and Techadon Robots trying to stop him as he chased after Elric, the slaver leader. After awhile of chasing, Ben found himself under the stage, heading for where the slaves were being kept.
"You better give up now" Ben told Elric as he continued to chase after Jim
"You think I'm just gonna give up this good thing I've got going on?" Elric asked sarcastically as he stopped and turned around to fire his blaster pistol at Ben
Ben stood there and absorbed the blasts before firing an ultraviolet energy beam from his horn at Elric, hitting him in the chest. After getting hit, Elric tried to crawl away from Ben who slowly walked over to him.
"Why did you and those stupid red spots have to ruining everything?" Elric asked with an annoyed grunt as he continued to try and crawl away from Ben
"Selling other living beings is wrong and now you are going to pay for it" Ben told Elric as he stepped on his back, stopping him from crawling away
"Get your foot off of me, you filthy hero" Elric told Ben as he tried to get Ben's foot off of his back
Ben then grabbed Elric by the head and lifted him off the ground, now being able to get a better look at the alien slaver as hung there. Elric was a short and fat grasshopper looking alien that looked almost like Hobble but Elric was missing an eye and an antenna with a taydonite tooth.
"You know, I'm surprised you aren't much of a screaming cowards like Hobble" Ben said looking at Elric
"Why should I be afraid of you?" Elric asked, scoffing at Ben
"I could give you a few reasons" Ben said with a serious look on his face as he lightly squeezed Elric's head
"LET GO!!!" Elric yelled loudly as Ben squeezed his head some more
"Is that you boss?" A voice asked, catching Ben's attention
Ben then stopped squeezing Elric's head and looked over to see a figure in the shadows walking over to where he was
"Honch, is that you?" Elric asked with a panicked look on his face
It was then that a large black and white furred gorilla-like alien that had four spider-like eyes and large muscular arms stepped out of the shadows and revealed themselves to Ben and Elric
"Yeah boss, it's me" the gorilla-like alien answered, revealing himself to be the one known as Honch
"Dude, you like an Arachnochimp on steroids" Ben said, looking at Honch who towered over him
"You're dead now hero, Honch, kill this guy" Elric told Honch
As Honch walked over to Ben, he popped his knuckles before he grabbed Elric from Ben who didn't know what to do to stop the giant before him
"Get ready hero, Honch is my big guns" Elric told Ben, laughing evilly at him
"You sure about that boss?" Honch asked Elric
"What are you talking about?" Elric asked Honch confused
All of a sudden, Honch's large ape-like body became a giant puddle of a mud-like substances before shrinking down and taking a more feminine figure. Elric had no idea what was going on but Ben quickly figures what was going on. Honch was actually a Lenopan and not a large Arachnachimp. Honch was just an other Lenopan, he was actually Lucy Mann, Ben's cousin and a Plumber Agent.
"Surprise" Lucy said laughing as she made a snorting sound
"What the heck is going on?" Elric asked confused as Lucy held him by the collar of his shirt
"I'd say you just got played by my cousin" Ben answered with a smirk on his face
"What?" Elric asked confused
"Yep, and now it's time for you to go to jail with your buddies" Lucy said, laughing some more
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Outside The Undertown Black Market: Undertown, Bellow Bellwood
Outside the Undertown Black Market, all of the slavers along with Elric and the guests who came to buy slaves were being arrested and thrown into the back of the Plumber Vehicles. Ben and Rook were with Magister Crusta as well as Lucy, helping out other Plumber Agents with freeing the enslaved aliens from their cages and figuring out who they were and where they were from. As they went through all of the cages that had been taken out of the black market building, Ben noticed that a lot of the aliens in the cages were young children.
"This is really disgusting" Ben said with an angered look on his face as more alien children were being taken out their cages
"I wanted to rip them in half so badly for doing this but I couldn't break my cover" Lucy said, looking at more of the cages
"We should be glad that they will never have to go through something like this again" Rook said
"Thankfully these slavers were dealt with but the records we collected show that Elric had some partners on other planets who he traded slaves and merchandise with" Magister Crusta said, speaking up
"I'm guessing they'll all be in hiding for awhile since Elric got busted?" Ben asked
"That will most likely be the case but we'll find them" Magister Crusta answered, sounding confident
"Looks like I've got more undercover work to do" Lucy said with a determined look on her face
"If you guys need our help with those raids, Rook and I will be there" Ben said
"We will most definitely be there" Rook said
"You two will be the first ones I ask for" Magister Crusta said
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Meeting Room: Plumber Base, Above Earth
After the successful raid of the Undertown Black Market and the stopping of the illegal slave trade which was being run by the criminal Elric, Ben along with Rook and his cousin Lucy had reported back to the Plumber Base. The three of them were all in the meeting room, waiting for Max to show up and talk with them about the mission and what their next plan was.
"So Ben, is it true that you are dating Gweny's nemesis?" Lucy asked Ben as they waited at the meeting room table
"Who told you about that?" Ben asked Lucy
"I'm not one to give up my contacts" Lucy said, giggling
Ben just let out an annoyed sigh as he knew he wasn't going to get an answer out of Lucy as she enjoyed messing with people
"So, is it true or not?" Lucy asked Ben
"Yeah, I'm dating Gwen's ex nemesis, her name is Hope" Ben answered, letting out a sigh
"Looks like you really do like the bad girls" Lucy said, teasing Ben
Before Ben could say anything, the doors of the meeting room opened up and in walked Max with both Magister Patelliday and Magister Crusta with him
"Grandpa, you wanted to see us?" Ben asked his grandfather
"I did" Max answered as he headed over to the table with Patelliday and Crusta following behind him
"May we know why?" Rook asked Max
Max pressed a button on a high tech tablet-like device which caused a hologram of Elric along with multiple planets behind him to appear above the meeting room table
"Elric has been successfully apprehended but that doesn't mean we've stopped his intergalactic slave trade" Max told everyone
"While we did manage to stop his operation on Earth, there are other planets where his lieutenants are still running all illegal operations" Magister Patelliday told everyone
"Do we know which planets they are hiding on?" Rook asked
"The records we recovered showed operations on Khoros, Petropia, Aranhascimmia, X'Nelli, Anur Transyl and other planets" Magister Patelliday answered
"Dang, I had no idea it was that spread out" Ben said
"I was only able to find out about three of those planets" Lucy said
"Who knows how many innocent civilians are being sold from their homes as slaves" Rook said with a worried look on his face
"What are we going to do to stop them?" Ben asked his grandfather
"There isn't much we can do but there is one silver lining to this situation" Max answered
"There is?" Ben asked
The hologram on the table then switched to show a group of four people, there was a Petrosapien, a Tetramand, a Loboan and an Arachnachimp
"These are Elric's four lieutenants and we are sure after the news of Elric's arrest spreads, these four will be fighting over who gets control of his slave empire" Magister Crusta told everyone
Ben and the others were starting to see what Max and the other Plumbers plans for taking down the rest of the slave trade were
"While the four lieutenants are fighting amongst themselves, we will infiltrate them and arrest them similar to what we did with Elric" Rook said
"It honestly makes a lot of sense" Lucy said
"It could take a lot of time but I'm sure those four aren't the most patient people in the galaxy" Ben said
"And that is what we are counting on" Magister Crusta said
"Once we are sure the moment is right to raid each of their hideouts, we'll let you and Rook know and send you there to assist other agents" Max told Ben and Rook
"Cool, let's put a stop to this once and for all" Ben said, sounding confident
"Alright then, it looks like this meeting is adjourned" Magister Crusta said
"Agent Mann, come with me and we'll give you your next assignment" Magister Patelliday told Lucy
"Sure thing" Lucy said as she got up and followed Magister Patelliday
"Magister Blonko, if you follow me, we have some new upgrades for your prototool" Magister Crusta told Rook
"I have been wondering when the upgrades would be done" Rook said as he got up and followed Magister Crusta out of the room
After they all left, it was just Ben and Max in the meeting room which made Ben a little nervous, especially after the talk that they had earlier today about him and Hope
"Ben, there is something else that I want to talk to you about" Max says to Ben
"Don't worry grandpa, I remember what you said about Hope so there is no need to talk about it" Ben says to his grandfather
"While I am glad that you haven't forgotten that, there is something else that I wanted to talk to you about" Max told Ben
"Oh" Ben said with an embarrassed look on his face
Max pressed a button which caused the hologram on the meeting room table to switch to two young Necrofriggians, each with a different color pattern than a normal Necrofriggian
"Are those the two Necrofriggians we rescued from the slavers?" Ben asked, remembering the list of aliens that had been enslaved
"They are but there is something about them I wanted to talk to you about" Max answered
Ben was confused as to why his grandfather wanted to talk to him about some young Necrofriggians that they saved. As Ben got a closer look at them, he noticed their unique and different colors and patterns as well as how they looked less insect-like and more human with feminine figures. Immediately, Ben realized why his grandfather wanted to talk to him about those two Necrofriggians.
"You can see it now, can't you?" Max asked Ben
"I do but I thought all of them were still in space or had flown to Kylmyys" Ben answered
"Kevin told me about what happened that day but now that I see them, I'm even more surprised" Max said
"They weren't like that when they were born, how are we sure they are the same ones?" Ben asked his grandfather
Max pressed a button which caused a holographic image of two DNA chains to appear
"We ran their DNA through our scans and found that these two Necrofriggians contain both Necrofriggian DNA along with human and Anodite DNA as well as traces of a unique codon stream, similar to the one on Primus" Max told Ben
"Really?" Ben asked
"The human DNA we found is a genetic match to you, these two Necrofriggians are your children" Max told Ben
Hearing is grandfather say that stunned, he couldn't believe that two of his Necrofriggian children that he had back when he was 15 would reappear
"Can I go and meet them?" Ben asked Max
"They are in the medical bay, in a special chamber to help their bodies regain their strength" Max tells Ben
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Medical Bay: Plumber Base, Above Earth
In the medical bay of the Plumber Base, Ben was with his grandfather looking at the rehabilitation pod that had his two Necrofriggian children inside of it. Looking at them, Ben still couldn't believe that they were his children. Ben was thinking of how he was going to explain this to his parents as well as Hope who was waiting to have dinner with him and his parents tonight. Besides their more humanoid figure compared to what a Necrofriggian would like the, the colors and patterns on their bodies was extremely different as well. One of the young Necrofriggian children was had a white and black body with gray markings compared to a Necrofriggian's usual blue and black. The other young Necrofriggian child had a black and silver body with black markings on its body.
"Do we know why they look like that?" Ben asked his grandfather
"While we don't know for sure, we are assuming it's because they have DNA from both you as well as from the omnitrix inside of them" Max answered
Ben walked over to the pod and placed his hand on the glass as he looked at the two sleeping Necrofriggian children. Looking at them, Ben couldn't help but wonder what kind of treatment they went through by Elric and his employees. Thinking of that made Ben feel even worse as he wasn't there to protect them like a parent was supposed to.
"Don't feel bad about it, there is no way you could have know all of that would happen to them" Max tells Ben, trying to cheer him up
"You may be right about that but it still doesn't make feel even less bad" Ben said
"We alerted Azmuth and asked him to come and check up on both of them to make sure that they are okay to return to space" Max tells Ben
"Sorry grandpa, but I'm not letting them go again" Ben tells Max, not wanting to let them go again
Inside of the pod, the two Necrofriggian children began to stir until they woke up and saw Ben and Max looking at then. It was then that Ben saw that they didn't have large insect-like eyes as their eyes were smaller and looked almost like the eyes of a human.
"They're awake" Ben said
The two Necrofriggians didn't know where they were and they didn't recognize Max but the moment they saw Ben, they recognized him
"Da…Da?" One of the Necrofriggian children said, looking at Ben
"Da?" The other Necrofriggian children said
"Da? What's that mean?" Ben asked
"I think it means parent or at least father" Max answered
"Y…You are Da" the white Necrofriggian child said, pointing at Ben
"W…Won't go Da, stay" the silver Necrofriggian child said
"Not leave again" the white Necrofriggian child said
"Don't worry you two, I'm not going anywhere" Ben told the two Necrofriggian children, causing them to get excited
"Are you going to give them names?" Max asked Ben
"Names?" The white Necrofriggian children asked confused
"A name is what you are called" Ben answers, explaining what a name was to the two Necrofriggian children
"They call us stupid bugs" the silver Necrofriggian child said
"Worthless maggots" the white Necrofriggian child said with tears in their eyes
Ben realized that both of them were talking about the slavers which angered him
"Don't worry, those aren't your names" Ben told both of them
"Then, what are we?" The white Necrofriggian child asked Ben
"What our names?" The silver Necrofriggian child asked Ben
Ben stood back and looked at both of the Necrofriggian children in the pod and thought of a name for each of them
"Your name is Eira" Ben told the white Necrofriggian child, giving her a name
"Eira" the white Necrofriggian child said, repeating her name
"And your name is Lumi" Ben told the silver Necrofriggian child, giving her a new name
"Lumi" the silver Necrofriggian child said, repeating her name
Now that they had names both of the Necrofriggian children grew excited
"I'm glad that you both like your new names" Ben said
"We love them, Da" Eira said
"You gave them to us, so they are special" Lumi said
Looking at his two children, Ben grew very proud of them
"Oh my, it appears you've developed a fatherly Instinct now" a voice said to Ben
Ben turned around and saw Azmuth, the creator of the omnitrix, standing on a table in the medical bay with his arms crossed, looking at him
"Azmuth?" Ben asked
"Who else is more qualified to look after your offspring?" Azmuth asked Ben
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Author's Note
Hello there readers, it is SJMS09 and here is the 2nd chapter of Charmed, I hope that all of you liked it and are ready for what is coming in the next chapter. So far, it looks like Ben has been reunited with two his Necrofriggian children that he had back when he was 15 and wore the upgraded original omnitrix. You'll get to see more of them and learn about what happened to them in the next chapter so be ready for that. I still haven't decided if I am going to have Eira and Lucia their own omnitrix and transformations like I did with Ben's sisters in my story Road Trip. If you readers want to see that, leave a comment and let me know so I can start working on ideas for transformations and names. Moving on, it looks like there are some comments from the last chapter for me to respond to.
Comments
Dragon Titan 1 – I am glad that you liked that chapter and are liking this story, I hope that you liked this chapter as well
Nisekoi1 – I am glad that you like this story and that you can't wait to see more of it. As for that, I've been thinking about how I am going to have that moment play out in the story along with everything else that has gone on.
Battousai5101 – I am glad that you are liking this story and that you want to see more from it. Don't worry, you are really going to like what I have planned for this story as it continues.
Alright then, it looks like those were all of the comments from the last chapter for me to respond to. It also looks like there aren't any questions from the last chapter for me to answer which means I am going to be wrapping things up here. If you want to leave a comment, feel free to do so and I will respond to it at the end of the next chapter. If you have a question that you want answered, ask it and I will do my best to answer it at the end of the next chapter. Now, thank you for reading and supporting this story, I hope to see you all for the next chapter.
Alien Information
Name – Chromastone
Species – Crystalsapien
Home World – Petropia
Powers Abilities – Dynakinesis
Energy Beams
Optic Laser
Energy Absorption
Mana Absorption
Energy Conversion (via Energy Absorption)
Energy Redirection
Electricity Conductivity
Flight
Levitation
Enhanced Strength
Enhanced Durability
Enhanced Jumping
Enhanced Speed (via Flight)
Enhanced Agility
Space Survivability
Radiation Immunity
Electricity Immunity
Xenocite Possession Immunity
Heat Resistance
Light Generation
Heat Amplification
Rainbow Generation
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Important Notice
Before I forget, I am going to be doing a poll on what stories you readers would like to see me do in the future. Right now, I am focusing on the four stories that I am currently doing right now, but once I've reached a certain point with them, I'd like to see what you want me to do next. I've already put this poll on the latest chapters of my other three stories and the options haven't changed. So here are the voting options for a regular story and a crossover story.
Regular Stories
1. Ben 10 Enslaved Story
2. Ben 10 Protector Story
3. Ben 10 Gender Bent Story
Crossover Stories
1. Ben 10/Akame Ga Kill Crossover
2. Ben 10/RosarioVampire Crossover
3. Ben 10/High School DxD Crossover
Those are the voting options for both story types and while the crossovers don't have to be explained, I will give some basic information about the regular stories, so you readers can get an idea of what they are about. The Enslaved story is a rewrite and continuation of the Enslaved story by Omn1R3ad3r since I have been given his permission to do it whenever I can. The Ben 10 Protector Story will have Ben taking care of an alien princess, becoming her protector as well as helping her rescue her planet. The Ben 10 Gender Bent story doesn't really need much of an explanation but it will basically have Ben as well as Albedo switch their genders from being male to that of female as the name entitles. That should do it for explanations so get to voting and after three weeks I'll announce which stories won.