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, because if I was I would be a millionaire. This is a non-profit fanwork written solely for the purpose of entertainment. This is in no way canon in any shape or form.

Responses to questions or statements:

-NewGuest123: Honestly, if I came across an alien device when I was younger I probably would have touched it. Can't say I wouldn't have been at the very least tempted to do so.

-Guest0508: Plumbers should definitely just have been the code name for Plumber agents on Earth. No one would take them seriously and criminals would have been definitely been laughing at their names.

-While I'm not going to spoil what I have planned for her secret agenda, all I'm going to say that while she does share the trio's plans to protect the human race, she's just going to be doing it her own way and planning something that Ben and the rest of the gang may not approve of. Working to manipulate events behind the scenes.

-TK0421: Yeah, going to be funny to have Ben constantly forgetting not to slam on her face. No reason to intervene since she knew it would all work out in the end. Going to have fun scrolling the internet and hacking classified databases.

-Thanks, man. Glad you approve of the name I chose for her.

-DBZFAN45: And so it begins... Yeah, their relationship is not exactly going to be all sunshine like you said. Hope this update was to your liking.

-ArashiNokitsune: Right on with what you said, dude. Hope you like this chapter.

-Some1Call4MR-E: I don't know, man. Maybe, though I don't know if I will cause it may be disorienting. Though, I will keep the voice a female one. Since, the whole reason why I made the main character a chick in the first place.

-gearhead2177: Thank you very much, man. Hope this chapter was to your liking!

-ultima-owner: Yeah, for sure, dude. He slams down on the dial and instead of it working as he expected, he instead gets insulted, cue surprise Pikachu face. Maybe I'll write an omake where Vilgax just gets so tired and worn down by the watch insulting him that he just goes, "Screw it. I give up." And willingly gives Ben back the omnitrix just because he just can't stand her insulting him anymore.

-cabreado: Thank you very much, dude. Hope you found this chapter to your liking!

Now... with that out of the way, onto the story!

Chapter 4: And then there were ten

Its been several minutes since the Tennysons left their campsite with their newest companion in tow. During that time, Grandpa Max had been unusually quiet as he drove the RV as his grandkids, mainly Gwen, began asking the alien watch a myriad of questions. Mainly regarding the race that had created her, the Galvans, and other inquiries regarding space such as how many alien species were there, how many light years was the Galvan's home system away from Earth, what she knew about the vessel that was charged with transporting her, etc.

The watch had answered her questions respectfully, but it was clear that she was getting annoyed by Gwen's questions. Not helped by Ben asking his own questions as well as they talked over one another.

"Alright, that's enough, Gwen." Max said as he glanced at the trio via the RV's rear view mirror, seeing that she was very nearly reaching her breaking point in her patience. "Give her some space."

Gwen looked unhappy, but complied as she stopped with her rapid questions. In response, the holographic projection of the omnitrix turned to him and gave him a nod of thanks, which he returned through the mirror.

Unfortunately for her, this only prompted the other the other ten year old in the vehicle to begin his own barrage of inquiries. Missing the brief look of pure hate she gave him before it passed as quickly as it appeared.

"So, what else can you do?" He asked her with an excited voice. Not deterred by the brief tired glare he gave her as he continued looking at her expectantly.

Sighing in defeat, she answer his question reluctantly and tiredly. "Well, I was made to allow to whomever that wore me to transform into any alien stored in my databases for a period of around ten of your minutes."

"Why only ten minutes?"

"It's to prevent the alien DNA from overwhelming the user." She explained. "If the transformations any longer than that, it can potentially cause massive damage to the hosts DNA structure. The host in which happens to be you right now."

"But, that means you can extend it, right?" Ben inquired.

"If I deem it necessary, then yes." The watch said, knowing full well where he was going with this as Ben opened his mouth to speak. Not getting any words out before she continued. "And before you ask, no I will not do that."

"But...you didn't even hear what I was about to ask."

"You mean make your transformations permanent?"

The ten year old boy went silent as he didn't refute the accusation.

"Yeah, Tennyson." Gwen said. "Didn't you hear what she just said about how it can ruin your DNA if you transform for long enough?"

"Well, I just wanted to know if she could!" He defended. "It's not the same thing as actually asking her to do it!"

"Yeah...even I can tell that's a lie." The omnitrix snarked.

"It is not!"

As the three devolved into mostly playful argument, Grandpa Max remained quiet as he kept his eyes on the road with his thoughts going at a thousand miles per hour. With the lingering memory of the omnitrix's claim that Vilgax had indeed return and was soon to be on Earth. If what she said was true, than it was a big problem. He began thinking on whether or not he should contact some of his old plumber buddies like Phil or Gordon and ask them for their help in the matter. Their expertise would be a big help if they came if Vilgax did in fact find them. Plus, he its been a while since they had last spoken with one another and it would be nice to catch up as it has been years since they had last spoken with one another.

But, that would mean revealing the truth about his past to his grandchildren and telling them about the plumbers and the wider galaxy at large. Something he was still wary of doing for the same reasons why the plumbers had taken great pains to hide the existence of aliens and the workings of the galactic community from the majority of the Earth's population. With only a select few in high levels of government being privy to the knowledge.

He was broken out of his internal musings by a cackle of static originating from the radio.

"/ Mayday! Mayday! /" A static voice came from the nearby ham radio. Causing everyone in the RV to glance at it. "/ Please, if anyone can hear me! We need help immediately! We're under attack by-I know you're not going to believe me- a giant robot! /"

"Is that...Vilgax?" Gwen asked the omnitrix with a frightened look on her face.

"Not him per se. Most likely a scout he deployed to locate me." The watch answered Gwen's inquiry. "Probably one of his combat bots."

"So, what do we do?" Ben asked.

"Continue with the plan." She said coldly. "Vacate the area as fast as possible before it locates us."

"What!?" Ben asked incredulously. "We can't just leave them to die! We have to go help!"

"If Vilgax gets his hands on me and manages to override my firewalls and defensives, the destruction he will be able to wrought on the rest of the galaxy will be catastrophic." She explained undeterred. "If Vilgax manages to identify who you are, he'll start coming after you and believe me, he won't stop until he gets his hand on me. The best course of action is to let your local authorities and military respond to this."

There was a brief moment of silence as all three humans processed her words. While they internally admitted that it did make sense and was the most logical course of action to take, none of them in good conscious just leave those people to die. Not when they could do something about it.

"That will take too long. And those people are in danger because of me!" Ben muttered aloud, mainly to himself. "I got to go help them!" He declared with the nods of approval from both his cousin and grandoa.

The omnitrix continued to stare at them with her glowing green eyes before backing down, seeing that she was outvoted and that they couldn't be persuaded otherwise.

"...alright, fine." She conceded. "But if we're doing this, we're doing it my way. Understand? That means what I say goes. If I tell you to jump, you jump. No ifs, ands, or buts. Got it?"

Ben hesitated for several seconds before he slowly nodded his head. "Alright, but-"

"What did I just say?" She cut off a bit more harshly than she intended. "This is not a game, alright. I can process and analyst a thousand ways to handle a situation in the time it takes for you to form a single thought. Besides, I am the omnitrix. If you want to use me, you at the very least can listen to what I have to say."

After a moment had passed, Ben nodded his head as he conceded her point.

"Secondly," she held up two fingers for emphasis. "Don't hit my face, will you?"

"Y-Your face?" He asked in confusion.

"Yeah, the hourglass on the dial." She clarified. " 'Cause when you do, it feels like this."

Suddenly, Ben's right hand moved on its own accord and slapped him right on his face cheek. A look of shock on everyone's face emerged on everyone's face, with the culprit doing her best to hide her amusement.

"D-Did you just slap me with my own hand!?" Ben asked outraged.

"Yep," the AI didn't deny as she emphasized the Y when she replied.

"Y-You can't do that!"

"Sure I can, watch."

The ten-year old's slapped himself again.

"Hey!"

"Ha, ha!" Gwen laughed at her cousin's expense.

Suddenly and without warning, Ben smacked his cousin on the same hand with a bit more force.

"Ow!" Gwen rubbed the spot on her cheek where she was struck. "Hey!"

"It wasn't me!" Ben spat out quickly as he pointed to the holographic projection right beside him. Whom struggled for several seconds to hold in her laughter, but gave up several seconds in.

"What was that for!"

"That was for my own amusement." She shrugged as she continued to chuckle for several seconds before the look in her eyes turned more serious. "So, do we have a deal or not?"

The Tennysons glanced at one another, sending silent messages to each other as only close family members could. While they didn't exactly trust the watch and they certainly didn't like her attitude, they knew for certain they wouldn't be able to deal with whatever was tearing apart the nearby campsite without her cooperation.

"Ok..." Ben conceded before turning to Max. "Grandpa-"

"I'm on it," He said as he turned the wheel as hard as he could. Making the RV do a one-eighty as they headed in the explosions and the fire off in the distance.

With Max putting his pedal down to the metal, he parked the vehicle as close as he could to the site before the three of them ran as fast as they could. Stopping once they were hidden behind a cluster of trees a few dozen meters from where the location was to allow Ben to transform without the risk of anyone seeing them. Whether it be civilians or any passerby's with a camera or the attack robot sieging the camp site.

"Alright, you ready, champ?" Max turned to his grandson. Who gave him a look of conviction and determination.

"Ok," Ben muttered as he prepared to press the button to activate the omnitrix. Only for the watch to project herself in front of him.

"Allow me," she said as the dial went up on its own and cycled through the aliens until it finally settled on one. Ben didn't get the chance to ask what she selected for him before he was engulfed in a flash of light.

Author's note: Alright, that's it for now. Hope you call found this chapter to your liking. As always, thanks so much for checking in and giving my story a read.

Take care, guys, and I will see you all next time. And always remember... stay frosty, gents.