A Sentient Watch's Adventures

Disclaimer: I do not in anyway shape or form own Ben 10 nor am I associated with those that do. This is a non-profit fanwork written solely for the purpose of entertainment. This is in no way canon.

Responses to questions or statements:

-Guest0508: Thank you very much!

-Yeah, it would be confusing to say the least. Especially with how they now perceive things around them.

-When you're bored and when you don't have access to the internet, you tend to do stupid stuff just to pass the time. I think everyone's been there at one point or another.

-For sure, always thought Plumbers was a stupid name. I mean, if it was just some cover for when they operated on Earth, then I could see it. But it being their actual name? That's just lame and not at all intimidating.

-Yeah, that's going to be a running gag.

-NewGuest123: Thank you! Yeah, she's going to be dealing with that often. But she will get payback, that's for sure.

-KingDiamond55: Thank you! For this story, her latching on Ben's arm is something that happens subconsciously based on her programming.

-H37PW3: Thank you very much! Hope you enjoy this chapter.

-TK0421: Thanks, dude. Always a pleasure to see you comment on my stories. Hope you liked this chapter.

-Some1callMR-E: Yeah, even when I was younger, it felt strange that all of it happened on one summer vacation.

-ultima-owner: Maybe... or maybe she'll suggest something even more crazy. Who's to say :)

-Phantom-Riot: Thank you very much for the offer! I sent you a DM regarding it. Did you get it?

-HalfmoonSilver80: Thanks, man! Hope you like this chapter.

-a guy1013: While it's possible the MC can do that, she's not going to at this time as she feels Ben isn't responsible for it yet.

-drumjons: Thank you very much! Hope you find this chapter to be your liking!

Now, with all that out of the way. Onto the chapter!

Chapter 2: And then there were ten

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson was currently trying to get the strange device off his wrist to no avail.

It's been around several minutes since he that meteor had landed right by him. In his curiosity, and perhaps maybe foolishness, he moved in closer so he could get a better look at what had just landed.

After he had fallen into the recently formed crater, he made the mistake of getting to close to the mysterious watch. As it had instantly latched on him.

Ever since then, he's been attempting everything he could think of to get it off. At first, he ran back to the campsite to get help from Grandpa and Gwen, only to run around in several circles before he admitted to himself that he was lost.

Now, he was poking the glowing green watch with a stick before something unexpected happened. Dropping the stick, the dial extended with a beep.

"Whoa..."He said to himself as he green eyes remained fixed on the hourglass.

The symbol then formed a diamond shape and some strange silhouette formed in the center.

"Cool!" Tennyson exclaimed out loud as he looked around to see if anyone was watching.

Seeing that the coast was clear, he smirked as he pushed the dial down.

Pain.

If there was one word that best summed up the misery of my current existence it would be that.

'Uuuugggghhhh...' Man, this definitely hurt more than that time my body was shredded in Iraq.

Waking up was a pain to say the least. But if anyone said I didn't have a good reason to complain, I would stab them then and there.

Ok...I admit, that may be a bit of a overreaction on my part. But by God did I feel sore so I didn't feel too bad.

[Hull integrity...OK]

[Central core...OK]

As I was beginning to reorient myself after my un-willing launch, I started getting swarmed with notification and updates regarding the status of my body, mostly in regards to my structural integrity and the status of my core where I resided. I mostly just waved those away, figuring I would deal with it later as I just wanted to rest and seeing more of the color green didn't exactly help with my headache, or AI equivalent to it.

However, there was one pop-up that piqued my interest.

[ Host link...OK]

'Huh... does that mean...'

Yup, I was now connected with a host thanks to my built in protocols and programming. I internally signed in relief as this meant that things could still go similarly as to how it did in canon.

First thing I saw as I looked through the eyes of my newfound host for the foreseeable future?

Fire.

A massive forest fire. With my the ten year old human that I was currently residing on desperately trying to put it out by stomping on it and yelling at the flames to stop.

I'll give him an A for effort given that he was currently a Pyronite. Couldn't be too hard on him given that it was his first transformation.

At first, I considered revealing myself to give him a hand. But, my systems and body were still hurting like crazy. So, I decided to instead spend my time recovering from my intense circuit pain.

Beside, I knew the kid would be fine. I knew how this was going to turn out. As if the Good Lord himself heard me, he soon ran into Gwen, who was holding a fire extinguisher and mistaken her cousin for one of the flames. The scene played out exactly as how I remembered it did in canon, with Ben and Gwen almost getting into a fight before the latter realizing who the alien in front of her was. With Ben then not that greatly explaining what had happened to which Gwen responded with a quiet "ok". After that, the one and only Max Tennyson came into view. His eyes widening at the sight of the burning alien before Gwen explained that it was her brother. Who responded with an innocent wave and a "It's me, Grandpa."

After the three of them came to the decision that they would discuss more on this later. They began focusing there attention on getting the fire under control through roughly the same way they did in the show. By creating a backfire, essentially starting a new fire so that the two flames would burn each other out.

Seeing as how the situation didn't require my intervention, I began looking to see if there was any wi-fi around. Wanted to get a head start on browsing through my entertainment options and seeing if there were any video games and movies from my home universe here as well.

...Damn it! Still no wi-fi!

-So, you're saying that this watch just latched onto your wrist?" Grandpa Max asked his grandson Ben who was currently a being that was on fire as they sat around a...well, campfire. They had managed to get the forest fire under control and put as much distance between them and the scorched remains as they could before the forest rangers arrived. As they didn't have a good explanation to give as to why a ten year kid was down a flaming being.

"Hey! This time it wasn't my fault." Ben said as he roasted a marshmallow before handing it to Gwen. "I swear!"

"I believe you, Ben." Max calmed his grandson down.

"Think he's going to stay a monster forever?" Gwen asked aloud to her grandfather as she ate her marshmallow. Not really expecting an answer but was surprised when he did.

"He's not a monster. He's an alien." As Max looked at the confused stares of his grandchildren, he realized his mistake.

"I-I mean l-look at him." He quickly continued as he gestured at Ben. "What else could he be?"

Thankfully, it seems his quick thinking had done the trick as they didn't push the issue. Much to his relief as his let out an internal sigh. He wasn't ready to inform his grandchildren about his past just yet. They would no doubt have many questions, and he just didn't feel they were ready for the answers just yet.

"Aw, man. I don't want to be fire guy forever." Ben complained as he sank his burning face into his burning hands. "How am I supposed to play little league this fall if I charcoal the ball every time I catch a pop fly?"

"Don't worry, Ben. We'll figure something out." Max assured his grandson. Suddenly, a blaring sound originated from the symbol that sat on Ben's chest as it flashed red three times before he was engulfed in a bright and sudden green flash, in which Gwen and Max shielded their eyes from. Once it stopped, they were greeted to the sight of Ben back as a human with the aforementioned watch on.

"H-Hey, I'm me again!" He cheered. Noticing the same watch on his wrist, he once again began tugging at it in an attempt to take it off.

"Aww, I liked you better when you were a flaming roast." Gwen grumbled as she gazed upon the stick she was holding..

"Still can't get this thing off." Ben struggled to pull it off. However, right at that moment. A robotic yet feminine voice that none of the three had heard before filled the air around them.

"Hey! Not so hard!"

The voice was monotone, yet one could still feel the annoyed tone underneath. After the two kids and adult managed to recover from the initial surprise, they then began frantically looking around to find the source. After a few seconds had passed, the voice came up again with slight more annoyance and a bit of amusement.

"Down here, you idiots." Their attention was drawn to the strange watch. Suddenly, they all reached the same conclusion.

Somehow, the watch was speaking to them.

"U-Uh, hello?" Gwen said nervously as Ben raised the watch into view.

"What? Never seen a talking watch before?" The watch snarked. The hourglass like symbol flashing green whenever it spoke.

"N-No." Ben answered with clear hesitation in his voice. Looking at the alien device on his arm with a newfound curiosity and fear.

"Alright, fine. Here." Suddenly, a shimmering glow emitted from the watch as it projected the air right beside Ben as a holographic projection began forming. At first, the holo form consisted of thousands of the same symbol as the one on the dial before it morphed into something more clear.

After a few seconds, a complete image was formed which had grabbed their attention hard. The being had a robotic body, but one still resembling a female figure with slim looking arms and legs. It's body was mainly colored black with grey spots in between with glowing green lines running from it's face to the rest of it's body. If one paid close enough attention, they would see how it closely resembled the watch on Ben's wrist. Almost as if it was a humanoid version of it. It also had two glowing green eyes, but no mouth. Yet, somehow all three humans got the impression that it was grinning at them as its eyes were filled with mirth.

"Well hello there." It waved at them as it savored the looks on their faces, clearly enjoying the dumbfounded looks on their faces. After several seconds of stunned silence, Ben was the first one to speak as he had managed to stammer out the question that was screaming from inside his mind.

"W-W-What a-are you?"

Author's note: So like I said in my snippet and ideas thread, imagine the main characters voice as GLaDos from the portal series. I don't know why, but it just felt right. As always, thanks again to all of you guys for taking the time to check out my stories.

Also, right now I'm still thinking of what to have as a name for the titular main character. Now, I'm considering going along something like "Omni" or maybe Glados, depending on whether or not I'm going to have the Half-Life series by canon here. But, if you guys have any suggestions, then feel free to post it and I'll take it into consideration.

Take care, guys, and I will see you all next time.

And remember... stay frosty, gents.