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.

Response to questions or statements:

-ArashiNokitsune: Yeah, pretty much. I would say it's pretty much a symbiotic relationship. With emphasis more on the kid benefiting than the watch for obvious reasons.

-NewGuest123: Feds would definitely try to get on alien gear if they could.

-Yup, having your relaxation time for no good reason made her annoyed. While Ben can be intelligent, he's still not bright at time. Especially, since he just got the watch and is just starting his career.

-TK0421: Thanks, glad you like the idea of the MC just having a hologram room doing what she wants.

-Yeah, annoyed and having your face slap made is what caused her slapping. Slapping Gwen was just for fun and because she was annoyed. Reading through the reviews, I have decided not to add the second SI.

-Guest0508: Yeah, respect to plumbers, man. Their work is important and often thankless.

-Glad you like her side hustles. Also happy you liked her getting the U.S Army better uniforms, since from what I can tell ACUs and UCP camo sucked for the reasons I put down last chapter. Helping her brothers-in-arms avoid what she had to go through showed her softer side.

-Yeah, that's going to be a running gag here. Ben and Omni getting annoyed with one another and getting into fights is going to be rather common in this fic of mine.

-Dan0ya0boi: Glad you enjoy this story, dude. Hope you find this chapter satisfactory.

-Ultima-owner: Thanks for the advice.

-Guest; Yup, that's essentially going to be their dynamic.

-So-Long-A-Browse: Thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to take it into consideration.

-Chronosign: Yeah, she can be petty and vindictive at times like you said.

-Austin: Yup, not going to spoil what I have planned, but let's just say that law enforcement and the military are going to have a bigger role than in the original show. Hence why Omni is doing work to get them better kit since I the ACU's are terrible for the reasons listed in the previous chapter. The other branches will appear too.

-Good idea for the werewolf episode. Yeah, never really liked Kai either, so if I ever get there I'll probably do something similar. Omni looking out for Ben by talking him out of toxic love interests.

-Nice idea with the Forever Knights, I have something similar in mind. Not quite the same, but similar. Though, I haven't thought of the prayer, I'll definitely consider it.

Also, thanks for the story suggestion. I'll be sure to check it out.

-Mr. E Guest: TBH, I probably won't add custom aliens like Kryptonians, Martians, etc. Sorry.

To inform you guys, I have decided not to add the second SI and just stick to one. Just to let you guys know.

Now... onto the update!

Chapter 7: Washington B.C.

The sudden arrival of a giant toad moving down the aisles cause everyone to immediately begin running for the hills. Though, Omni noticed that the workers had a slight smile on their faces as she knew they were ecstatic at been given the opportunity for some time off. Not that Omni could really blame them as she was all too familiar and torturous and soul-crushing working in retail was.

After several minutes of running after the creature, Ben found his Grandpa and cousin who too were running from commotion coming from the pets section. As Ben turned the corner, he was greeted to the sight of a now giant bird and hamster.

"Man, what kind of pet food are they selling around here?" Ben remarked as Omni facepalmed.

"All cameras are down." She informed her host as she hacked into the security system. "Head down that aisle, no one's there so you can transform."

Ben complied as he did what he was instructed before he activated the dial and selected the alien he wanted.

"Alright, the best one you should use is-" The watch didn't get the chance to finish as Ben slammed down on the dial. Causing a surge of pain to her face as she glare as Ben through her projection.

As the flash of green light disappeared, what stood in Ben's place was the alien he dubbed as Four Arms. With him flexing his muscles as he readied himself for battle.

"Let's do this." He growled as he hopped into action. Jumping out from behind cover as he jumped onto the back of the mutated hamster. Much to the shock of Animo was he wasn't expecting the alien in his grocery store raid.

Trying to shake the red alien off, the hamster knocked over several aisles as it moved frantically through the store. With Ben keeping two of his arms clinging onto the rodent while the other two kept pounding its head in an attempt to knock it unconscious or at the very least knock it into submission. Eventually, the rodent was able to knock him off as he handed on his feet undeterred.

The hamster growled at Ben before it charged him, forcing Ben to dodge out of the way before delivering a solid left hook to the side of its face. Making it shake its head in pain before it once again found Ben on top of it to beat it into compliance.

"Incoming six o'clock!" Omni called out. As Ben turned his head in the direction, he saw the toad jumping towards him at lighting speeds. Prompting Ben to jump off the rodent as the two crashed into one another into an aisle. Causing several shelves to fall on top of them pinning them down. A precaution that was thankfully unnecessary as the two huge animals were now unconscious.

"Alright," Ben said with a smirk. "Now where did-" Before he could finish, behind him he saw the crazy man and the giant bird burst out through the side of the store creating another massive hole.

"He just left via the hole you see before you." Omni informed him. "Now, head into that janitor's closet. Your ten minutes are almost up."

Complying, he did what he was told before he changed back into human form. Stepping out of the closet, he began looking for Gwen and Grandpa Max and eventually found them helping people that got injured in all the confusion.

"Ben!" Max held his grandson. "Are you okay?"

"I'm find, Grandpa." Ben reassured. "But he got away."

"Then come on, let's get after him." Gwen said.

As the trio began leaving the building, Ben caught something out of the corner of his eye. As he turned his head to see what it was, he smiled as he realized what it was: a sumo slammers golden card. Unfortunately, Max seemed to notice this and grabbed his arm to make sure he couldn't split off.

"Ugh, Grandpa!" Ben complained as he was dragged.

"Sorry, Ben." Max apologized. "But there's no time. We have to find him before he causes any more damage."

Just as they were leaving, Omni picked up on a conversation that made her metaphorical boil begin to instantly boil. Probably since it was something she had heard of all too often in the three years she worked retail. Even with a giant hole in the store and the place looking like it was just hit by a tornado, there were still people coming in and asking the same question to the employees. All of whom she knew without a shadow of a doubt were losing their faith in humanity by the second and wanted to tear the hair out from their heads.

"Excuse me, are you open?"

"Lady! Use your damn head!" Omni internally screamed. "The aisles are a wreck and most of the tills were crushed by a giant hamster and toad!"

Even as they left the market and nearly a dozen police cruisers were parked outside and cops began forming a perimeter, there were still complaining about the mess and asking if the store was open! It took the manager and the police announcing that the store was closed so that the fuzz can investigate the strange and bizarre situation. Only to be met with yelling and complaining.

"Damn customers. Nothing will stop them!"

The RV raced down the streets of the capital of America as it pursued the giant bird carrying the mad scientist.

"Ahh, just like the good ol' days." Max reminiscence. "Before I retired."

"Uh, what exactly kind of plumber were you Grandpa?" Gwen asked with a raised eyebrow.

"A-A darn good one! That's for sure!" Max quickly stammered out before he noticed his grandson's downtrodden face. "What's the matter, champ?"

Ben continued looking out the window when he replied. "I saved people from a burning building and saved a supermarket. And what do I get in return? Nothing!" He complained.

"Ben, being a hero is not about others knowing what you did, it's about yourself knowing that you did the right thing." He explained. "Being a hero is its own reward."

"Did you get that off reading fortune cookies?" Ben snarked.

"No," Max denied. "I saw it off fortune cards back at the market." He admitted sheepishly.

"I think what your grandpa is trying to say is don't expect some big prize every time you save a kitten from a tree or stop a robbery." The AI in the room pitched in as her projection fizzled into the RV.

"Fine," Ben grumbled. "But is it so much to ask for a reward every once in a while or so."

"Not every adventure ends satisfactory, Ben." Omni said. "Sometimes instead of finding treasure at the end of the rainbow, you instead get there to see that it's missing and the leprechaun is waiting for you with a shotgun in one hand and an grenade launcher in the other!"

Her statement had everyone in the room looking at her in confusion with wide eyes.

"W-What kind of analogy is that!?" Ben retorted confused.

"It's a good one. That's what!" The watch defended fiercely.

"That's even worse than what Grandpa Max said!"

"Well it's true! Sometimes you don't always get what you want in life and all you can do is just keep moving forward. Real life is heartbreak, kid! Despair! A curse of life we all have to bear during this thing we call life."

"Why am I even listening to you!?" Ben retorted. "You don't even know what it's like to be really alive."

Suddenly, bolts of green electricity emitted out of the alien watch to all over the ten-year old's body, causing him to lightly convulse for a couple of seconds. Thankfully, it wasn't powerful enough to cause any real damage, but it still hurt nonetheless.

"Ow!" Ben shouted as he recovered from feeling like he was just struck by a lighting bolt. As he turned his eyes to glare at the watch, he was met with a cold death stare that instantly sent shivers down his spine with his anger at being shocked to being replaced by cold dread at the omnitrix.

While Omni possessed a joking and sarcastic demeanor when she was bantering with the Tennyson's, all of it was just gone now. There was not a hint of the usual snarky but playful attitude she demonstrated up until now. Instead, it was replaced by a raging, cold fury that everyone in the RV could feel.

Suddenly, Ben had felt he had just made a very, very, big mistake. Especially so when her eyes quickly flickered from crimson red to green again.

"Don't you ever, and I mean ever, say something like that to me ever again." Omni hissed quietly, but just loud enough to be heard. "Or I promise you I will make you regret it. Do you understand me?"

When Ben hesitated to respond for several seconds as he was too petrified with fear, the hologram got up closer to him. The two bright green orbs in her face had shrunk to glare dangerously at him. It was a look that promised him much pain and showed that she had no small amount of rage building up inside her.

"Am I understood?" She whispered quietly with her eyes growing even more narrow.

Ben gulped as he quickly and frantically nodded his head in compliance. Seemingly satisfied, she stepped back as she took the AI equivalent of several deep breaths to calm herself down as her green eyes grew back to their normal size.

"Now Omni," Max began. His voice stern but there was a slight undertone of fear underneath if one paid close enough attention. "I understand that Ben has upset you, but that doesn't mean you can just threaten him like that."

The AI turned her gaze to look at the elderly man for several seconds before she lowered her eyes in what looked to be shame.

"Sorry." She apologized to the ten-year old kid.

"A-Anyway, I-I managed to dig up some info on this guy." Gwen stuttered as she got everyone's attention "Dr. Animo was a highly prominent researcher in veterinary science." Gwen read aloud so that everyone else could hear. "But he got caught doing these twisted genetic experiments on animals that caused them to mutate. When he didn't win some big prize, that was apparently the last straw for him and he flipped out."

"Already knew that." Omni waved off. "Found that off the net seven minutes ago."

"You did!" Gwen nearly yelled." Then why didn't you say anything!?"

"Because nobody asked." The AI shrugged.

The real reason being that she knew that Gwen would inform everybody soon, so she didn't see the need to do it herself. Plus, she always found it funny to watch Gwen sputter in indignation.

"I lost him," Grandpa Max cursed as he lost visual sight of crazed doctor. "He could be going anywhere in Washington D.C."

"Natural history museum."

The statement caused everyone in the vehicle to look at her surprised.

"H-How did you-" Gwen began.

"Calculated it in the last two seconds based on his psych profile and the direction the the bird was heading in." She explained with a shrug. "AI remember?"

With no other option at the moment, Max began driving towards the museum.

Author's note: That's it for now. Hope you found this update to be satisfactory.

Take care, lads, and remember stay frosty, gents.