(Chapter 2: So there's Giant Women here…Neat.)
A fortnight would pass for the Ultimatrix wielder who thanks to his determination to set up shop and make it so that it anything did come for him, in his new domain that he would be ready for whatever may come. Given that in that time he had scavenged and set up defenses, and means of transport beyond that of what was available through the Ultimatrix to make traversal in and out of the dilapidated city to hunt monsters for food considerably easy to do.
All the while the Matriarchs that were stranded on the planet in question as their base would finally be completed thanks to the efforts of Rogal Dorn and Perturabo, did they continue to further their efforts in not only searching for Furiosa. But to scout out and search for any intelligent life on the planet they were on, potentially something that would help them get off this miserable planet and back to their various legions.
(May 12th, 950. M30, Karakinos, 4:08 Pm)
It would be late in the afternoon as Ben was working on putting together a homemade Gauss Cannon from one of the weapons caches he'd managed to find whilst scavenging for supplies, before he was soon visited upon by Bahamut in his new body.
"Benjamin, I have returned with an important update. One that you must be made aware of." Bahamut told the Ultimatrix wielder who was continuing to work on said weapon
"How important are we talking, Bahamut?" Benjamin asked the A.I now in the form of a construct the shape of a western dragon painted in the green and black of the Ultimatrix
"Considering I have found 3 separate instances of sentient life. I would say that it qualifies as rather important." Bahamut answered back to the surprise of Ben who took off his work goggles and bolted upright at the information
"Wait a minute, you actually found intelligent life around here?!" Ben asked once more his hair having grown out into an untamed rats nest of tangled brown hair
"Yes, indeed. Would you like for me to show you the footage I have recorded?" Bahamut asked back
"Yeah, of course! Let's see what we're working with here!" Ben said excited to see just what he was dealing with
From therein, Ben and Bahamut went away from the weapons-building portion of his workshop that he had spent time in to work on his Gauss Cannon, and towards one of the rooms wherein he was able to cobble together a makeshift, but nonetheless functional solar-powered projector thanks to the aid of Jury-Rigg. Wherein Bahamut transfigured his tail into a sharp conical spoke-like protrusion inserted into one of the ports of the projector, where it functioned as a U.S.B plug, as he transmitted the surveilence footage into the device in question where Ben took a seat to witness what was found.
Suffice to say he wasn't disappointed given that Bahamut was correct in having seen said instances of sapient life, which was surprising to Ben in the form they took given that said instances were women in high-tech armor ranging from 9 to 10+ feet tall in height, wielding weaponry that was par the course for a Tetramand to wield in the scale of them. What with one instance being of Furiosa the Matriarch of the World Eaters in all her glory fighting against a 3 headed hydra-like creature that blasted out concussive bursts of flame against her, but despite it were no match for her terrifying strength and the ferocity of which she wielded her chain-axes to brutally dispatch it.
Another was Konstance Kurze traveling alongside a woman that could be seen as her twin sister wearing black and silver armor with mechanized ravens wings on it, surveying the city that Ben had proceeded to call his 'home', what with Konstance catching his eye given how he couldn't explain it but felt a similar vibe to when he 1st met Kevin ages ago from her. While another was Mortrion venturing alongside The Khan in search of Furiosa, both having their weapons drawn should they encounter the World Eaters matriarch in one of her rages, as well as fighting against one of the various xenos beasts they've encountered in their time on Karakinos.
"Huh, so I'm basically sharing the planet with incredibly beautiful giant women. Who are wearing battle armor that wouldn't look too far out of something you'd see a Techadon make. Not to mention those weapons would be a pain in the ass to get hit with by the looks of it, since I'd have to go Diamondhead or even Humungosaur to tank a hit from them swinging one of them at me." Ben spoke as he analyzed the footage in review
"And to top it off, from what I've seen if that one wielding the chainsaw axes is anything to go by. They're skilled at melee and possibly even ranged combat too…So if I run into any of them, I'll need to be on my A-game." Ben further spoke to himself as the footage ended
"What do you suggest that we do with this information, Benjamin? With one portion already scouting into our domain, and my audio recordings having picked up that they are sisters. Be it blood or otherwise, that it is a matter of time before they find us." Bahamut questioned
"Since we don't even know it their hostile to us, or the fact that we don't know what their really capable of. It's gonna be something else if I get into a scrap with one of them…I may be phenomenal with my aliens, and my Ultimates, on top of all the other stuff I've built so far. But I would rather not get into a fight against whoever they are without having more information on them." Ben answered back
"...Doesn't mean I can't do a bit of shenanigans to see what they've got. I could use the chance to have a laugh after the shitshow I had to deal with for half a decade." Ben spoke as a devious grin came across his face
"What do you have in mind?" Bahamut asked seeing the often unhinged look in his Creators face both during peace-times and during war as well
"I was figuring that it could be one part Home Alone and Looney Toons' shenanigans, and one part harmless bit of fun. It isn't like I'm going to shoot them with Demon Core cannons." Ben said back as his devious grin only grew wider
"If that is the case, then I will advise that you are careful while doing this. These beings seem to be highly trained, and possessing of still unknown abilities. So do be careful, whilst doing so." Bahamut advised to the Ultimatrix wielder
"Don't worry, Bahamut. I'll make sure to stay on guard just in case something happens…Plus, part of this is so I can decompress from everything for a bit." Ben told the Artificial Intelligence
"Surely, you could do something that is less…life threatening." Bahamut spoke as they were reminded of their creators' thrill for danger
"Until, I can find an abandoned music store around here, so I can play the drums and guitar during downtime….or finish building my 'Megazord' project. Then this is the next best thing in the interim. Well, that and making more weapons to blow things sky high with for the fun of it." Ben replied
"You truly are an odd one, Benjamin. If it isn't making machines or weaponry, then it is training your aliens to operate at 100% efficiency and lethality. If not that then reading on anything that my catch your interest, or practicing with music…Honestly, it is staggeringly frightening the amount of things that you are proficient at." Bahamut listed off
"To be fair, my being a hero did mean I needed to be pretty good at a lot of things…There isn't a point in being one if I can't multitask, and be good at anything I put my mind too." Ben spoke in having taken too a handful of disciplines since gaining the Omnitrix and later the Ultimatrix
"A lot of which goes great for both downtime and making myself great when I gotta go Hero. And mom and dad were worried for nothing when I built Darth Maul's lightsaber from scratch when I was 14." Ben further spoke glad that he'd become as proficient in all that he could in the 20 plus years since he'd become a Hero
"Regardless, good luck…Hopefully, the data you will collect will be useful…Furthermore, I wish you the best in your endeavors, to find less dangerous means of decompressing from our present circumstances." Bahamut responded
I'm sure I'll figure something out…Until then, and as always, its time to get to work." Ben said as he got up to his feet to get started on preparations
(3 days later, Karakinos, 950. M30, May 15th, 10:26 Am)
On the other side of things the Matriarch of the Luna Wolves, was dealing with the fact that out of the scouting party sent to see if there was any sentient life on this mystery planet, was dealing with the fact that her eldest sister looked like a circus clown
"Can someone explain to me why Leona is bright green and her hair turned into a fucking rainbow?!...Of all things to happen on this planet, this was not one that I was expecting." Sekhmet wondered as a non-plussed Dark Angels matriarch had a icy glare about her as her usually blonde mane was a massive multicolored afro
"I can answer that…as it seems we are not alone on this planet after all." Leona El'Jonson spoke still understandably angry over being made a clown by the events of today
"Now this I have to hear…Someone that can actually make a fool out of the Lion herself, is someone I want to meet. They must have quite the sense of humor to do something like this." Sekhmet responded with an amused smile on her face
"Allow me to do the honors, Sekhmet." Morganna the Red spoke as she used her Psyker powers to create an astral viewing screen of the events
Suffice to say it took all of Sekhmet's training to not laugh at the cartoonishly hilarious ways in which Leona and to some extent Fulgrim were made the targets of traps that seemed more from something out of a cartoon skit, than anything lethal that ranged from paint bombs, exploding fruit full of paint and sewage, to getting sucker-punched by an obscenely large shovel the size of a dreadnought. To being hit with gas grenades that made the Lion's and Morganna's voices sound like a bastardized mix of an Ork's and Gilbert Gotfried's, on top of the coup-de-grace that caught the Lion's hair into its present state was a combination of electrified door-handle and her being sprayed by a massive paint-balloon that turned her hair into an obscenely bright mess.
"On the positive side, no one was hurt firing our excursion." Morganna the Red said as she floated a cluster of royal blue grapes into her mouth to eat
"...Except for Leona's pride at being turned into a clown, by our new…'friend'. Things went better than expected…At the very least we know that we are not the only ones on this blasted rock." Sekhmet spoke still finding the situation with Leona to be utterly hilarious
"It also means; that there is a threat that is highly skilled as well." Leona El'Jonson said her cold but nonetheless imposing voice reasserting the seriousness of things
"Had those paint bullets been instead bolter rounds, those paint bomb's been filled with fire and shrapnel, and any other manner of lethality. Instead of childish pranks; then Fulgrim or I could have been seriously harmed. So I suggest that you take this seriously Sekhmet, this is no laughing matter." Leona El'Jonson further spoke in having assessed the situation as something far, far worse had their new player in the mix decided it to be such
"Fair enough, but are we sure that this isn't about you being made a fool of? After all, dear sister, you seemed to be the one getting targeted the most between all 3 of us…Perhaps you did something to anger them?" Morganna the Red asked as they ate their grapes
"My appearance aside, even you for all your arrogance cannot deny; that we are dealing with a credible threat…If they can set up traps that we could not see coming, for their amusement. How do you think things will go; once they decide that we are no longer amusing?" Leona El'Jonson curtly answered back with a narrowed gaze that warned Morganna not to push it
"Oh, I do take it seriously, Leona. Especially, when I found something quite interesting while we were there. Something that has my interest in another return trip." Morganna the Red replied with an excitable grin
"What would that be, Morganna?" Sekhmet wondered as to what could stoke the red-skinned matriarch's curiosity
"While we were there, I did sense a presence trailing us. It was always 30 to 50 meters away or above us at all times. Far enough to make a quick escape, yet close enough to keep a close eye at all times." Morganna the Red informed her fellow matriarchs
"And why did you not tell Leona or Fulgrim of this? Did you not think that it would have been valuable information at the time?" Sekhmet further questioned the Thousand Sons Matriarch
"I am getting to that if you would let me finish…The reason why, I didn't inform Leona or Fulgrim; for all her vanity. Was the fact that every time I tried to reach out and pinpoint the presence watching us. It was as though something was blocking me from tracking it down. As though something was shielding it from my view in locating who or what was doing this to us." Morganna the Red answered back much to the surprise of the Lioness and Sekhmet
"So we are dealing with a Psyker then? It would make sense, with how they were able to evade 3 Matriarchs all at once. Especially from your powers, Morganna, which is both impressive and terrifying as a prospect." Sekhmet asked wondering if they were dealing with one of high caliber or even another Branwen who was regarded for her stealth that blocked her from even a Psyker's sight
"No, this didn't feel like a Psyker, Sekhmet. This presence didn't have the strength or power of one. But what was shielding them from my sight, held a strength comparable if not slightly greater to my own powers." Morganna the Red answered with a smile of interest on her face
"Which is why, if we do find whoever this is. I wish to question them firsthand on how they are able to hide from me so easily…Someone who has the skill to create such wards, would do well to become a part of my Legion." Morganna the Red further spoke in wanting to know what arcane secrets this mystery person held to do so
"Curb your excitement, first…Leona is right about taking this more seriously. If they have an ability or gear that can distort or hide their presence from you. Then we need to be on our A-Game against them, should they prove hostile." Sekhmet spoke her tone turning more serious at this tidbit of information
"And what if they prove to be an amiable sort? I would think that before we go in waving our Bolters and Power Swords like barbarians. That we at least see if they would be willing to open a dialogue with us…For all we know, they might be stranded here like us?" Fulgrim interjected walking into the room in more casual attire after cleaning off her armor
"And how can you be certain that they are? For all we know, they could very much be a threat to us all. We should be seeking them out to be eliminated, before they can be a further threat to us." Leona El'Jonson replied
"My, my, my, I never thought I would see the great Lioness of the Dark Angels feel threatened. Are you truly that hurt that someone finally managed to get one over on you?" Fulgrim questioned with a smug look at her elder sisters' comical appearance
"Besides, I'd say that this is a good look for you. You finally managed to find something to distract from that foul look you always seem to have." Fulgrim further spoke as a rare but nonetheless menacing guttural growl came from the Dark Angel matriarch's
"Regardless, of Fulgrim's barbs. She does present a good point. We do not know who or what their intentions are. For all we know, we may as well be the intruders on their domain." Sekhmet said both to diffuse Leona from tearing Fulgrim a new one and to make a decision on where to go from here
"Then what do you suggest that we do? Now that they know we are here and are armed. They will have their defenses raised, more than ever." Morganna the Red questioned
"We will prepare a team to attempt to make contact with whoever this entity is. I would rather we have an ally, than a potential enemy…Just as Fulgrim just said, they may be willing to not only be amiable toward us. But also aid in sharing resources, and helping us to find a way off this planet and back to our legions." Sekhmet answered back knowing that attempting to make peace with whoever was here would serve better in the long-term than fighting a still unknown threat
"If that is the case, then who do you suggest be sent on this mission?" Leona El'Jonson questioned
"You will be sitting this one out, Leona. Given that they were insistent on targeting you out of yourself, Morganna and Fulgrim. I think that it would be best for you to stay on the sidelines, and help fortify our defenses here." Sekhmet told the eldest of the Matriarchs as said Matriarch nodded content at this
"What of myself and Morganna, dear sister? Where does that leave us?" Fulgrim asked her ever-present aura of smug superiority clear as day on her face
"You two will be a part of the mission. Given that Morganna is the best person suited toward helping us to track them down. Yourself being one of the best diplomats out of the 20 of us." Sekhmet answered back
"Anyone else that you will choose to go along with us?" Morganna the Red further questioned turning her remaining eye towards the Emperor's favored daughter
"At the moment, no. We cannot rush something that could be a potential asset to us. Therefore, I will make my judgment on who will be going forward by next week." Sekhmet told the gathered Matriarchs
"Until then, Morganna go and take Leona to have herself cleaned off. I doubt anyone here wants her to smell of old paint and rotting garbage." Sekhmet ordered as the red-skinned Matriarch and the knightly Matriarch departed
"What would you have of me, Sekhmet?" Fulgrim questioned
"I would like for you to at least try not to antagonize, Leona. While she may not be the most sociable of us, she is still one of the more ferocious of us…The very last that I need is for you to bring about her wrath on your head…At that point, not even I for all my charm can save you." Sekhmet told the leader of the Emperor's Children
"Very well, I will try not to do so...too much" Fulgrim responded with a sarcasm-filled roll of her eyes
"That being said, even you must admit; that what happened to her was hilarious." Fulgrim added
"Oh no, I am not denying that at all, Fulgrim. In fact, Sekhmet, her being made to look like a circus clown was the highlight of my day…If I could, I would buy whoever did this a drink. It has been ages since anyone has managed to move the great Lioness." Sekhmet said with a chuckle at seeing the annoyed Lioness
"Indeed, and it is why I hope that this will all go well…If they are cunning enough to do that to her, and slip by us so easily. Then I wouldn't mind sharing their company. Someone who can do that to the dreaded Lioness, would make for great companionship." Fulgrim replied in not minding to know whoever set up said series of cartoonishly hilarious events to unfold
"Then you will have to get in line, Fulgrim…Morganna has her eye on whoever this is as well, so you will have to get past her first." Sekhmet remarked as she brushed her hair out of her face
"Oh please, that cyclops wouldn't no what pleasant company is if it slapped her in the face. Meanwhile, I could show them the greatness of myself and what the Imperium has to offer." Fulgrim said her smug-filled demeanor never wavering for a moment
"We will have to convince them, that we are not enemies first and foremost…Until then we continue to fortify this place, and see what can be done about finding a way from here." Sekhmet replied
"Believe me, I will be glad when we leave this rock. I miss both my legion and the comforts of the Imperium." Fulgrim said back in wanting to be rid of this place as quickly as possible
"As do I, Fulgrim. But we must remain patient, otherwise, it will be a very, very long time before we do." Sekhmet spoke as they rose from their seat
"Now then, how about you and I have a friendly spar. We never did settle if all that preening of yours was for show." Sekhmet added as Fulgrim's ever-present smile widened
"Hmph, you couldn't beat me on my worst day." Fulgrim snorted before flashing a cocksure grin
"If you say so, but you had better keep that same energy when my Talons and blade crush you into the dirt." Sekhmet said with a grin of her own as the two sisters went forward to prove whose prowess was greater
(The next day, 6:42 Pm, Karakinos, May 16th, 950. M30)
Meanwhile, it was later into the following day turned evening, as Ben was working on one of the starships to escape this place; said starship was his version of the Delta Megaship from Power Rangers: In Space, wherein he was being assisted by some of the worker drones he'd built to help in the process.
'It's going to be a while before I get this and the Astro Megaship up and running. But once I do, its going to look awesome!' Ben said to himself as he continued to work on the guns and artillery for the Delta Megaship in question
"...Now if only I could make a smoothie machine, then everything would be perfect." Ben further added as he continued his work
"Benjamin, I have news to inform you of that requires your swift attention." Bahamut informed his creator as he flew over towards him
"What is it, Bahamut? I'm kind of in the middle of something right now." Ben wondered
"We have spotted one of the beings that have called themselves a Matriarch, in the area." Bahamut told the Ultimatrix wielder
"Are they causing any problems?" Ben asked as he carefully loaded the rockets into the firing bays
"They are currently rampaging through the southeast sector. Our drones have attempted to handle it, however due to the strength and attack power of this particular Matriarch. It did not go as anticipated." Bahamut reported to his creator
"Which one of them is causing a scene?" Ben questioned
"The one wielding the chainsaw-axes as you called them, and wearing a more high-tech version of Tetramand battle armor; if I were to give an equivalent in appearance." Bahamut informed his creator
"How do you wish to proceed?" Bahamut further questioned
"The better question is, how close to the base is she? The last thing I need is for her to rip up everything I've been working on." Ben asked back
"At her current rate, roughly 4-5 hours. The Scrap Guards and the various defense turrets you have installed are holding her off. However, due to there still being very little data on their combative abilities. We are not able to adapt a counter-strategy at this time." Bahamut told the Ultimatrix wielder
"Well, it looks like I'm going to have to step in…Not the way I wanted to officially make 1st contact with one of them, but it is what it is." Ben replied as stopped working on the miniguns for the Delta Megaship
"Is their anything that you further wish for me to do?" Bahamut asked as Ben rolled out fully from his Creeper to fully face the draconic construct
"Ready the Scrap Guard Sentinels to defend the workshop if things get rough. I don't want any progress I've made to get ruined if I have to fall back." Ben ordered as he began to turn into XLR8
"Understood, I am sending you the coordinates of the target now." Bahamut said as a flash of green turned Ben into the several foot tall speedster alien
"Thanks, Bahamut. I've got 'em now…At least I was able to almost have a full month to myself." XLR8 sighed before speeding off
Meanwhile, Furiosa was in one of her berserker rages brought on by the Butcher's Nails; except ever since her being transported to this mystery world did they now allow her even an ounce of lucidity to so much as sleep, as even when she was sleeping were those few short hours torn from her, as the accursed nails would malfunction. Leaving her a near-sleep deprived and ever growing mentally exhausted nightmare of a woman that wanted to butcher and slaughter everything in sight; just to know a moments' respite from being constantly forced into one of her rages.
What with her being provided a swath of mechanical adversaries to fight some being humanoid battle droids that shot at her with plasma rifles and carbines, others in heavier armor wielding what could be akin to Power Staffs and Swords that were wielded with decent skill in the eyes of the wrathful Matriarch. Others being chimeric machines that dwarfed her by 4-6 feet that had shot gouts of flame, lightning, and concentrated radiation at her, while slashing at her with claws of metal sharp enough to nearly contend with Gorefather and Gorechild, but nonetheless all fell to the wayside of her ferocious might.
All the while striding forward in search of more to satiate the constant glutinous pulse for destruction and carnage brought forth by the accursed implants in her head, her golden Armor of Mars stained in oil, grime, and other various fluid and scuff marks from her warpath…At least until she was blindsided by an impossibly fast green, black, and blue blur that traveled at speeds near that of light itself to deliver a monstrous uppercut that sent her through nearly 10 entire buildings.
The furious Matriarch with bloodshot golden eyes looked around to see what had hit her, her bloodshot golden eyes darting in a nearly frenzied rage to see what had hit her; before she saw floating adjacent to her was a 6-foot-tall creature composed of dark red volcanic rock and fiery plasma that had a considerable amount of muscularity to its form. With what looked like small volcanoes that roared with fire forming from either shoulder, while a pair of thick black, silver and green leggings covered his legs, as the Ultimatrix symbol stood proudly on this beings' chest, as their skull was covered in a roaring inferno of flame so intense that the air around it seemed to distort.
"Look, I don't know who you are. But I'm going to need you to calm down, and stop wrecking stuff…Its either that, or I will have to knock you out. Your call incredibly buff angry woman." Heatblast spoke with his arms folded waiting for an answer
"NNNRRRRAAAAGGGGHHH!" Furiosa roared in sickening blind fury as she lunged after the Pyronite
'Knocking her out, it is then…Hopefully, I can figure out what's making her act crazier than Kevin when he absorbed the Ultimatrix.' Heatblast said to himself as he quickly charged forth a powerful fireball
One that quickly grew to the size of a small house before firing the concussive sphere of immolation at the World Eaters Matriarch, which such force that a 4th of the building in question was reduced to molten slag; sending molten white-hot debris and Furiosa along with it hurtling to the ground below. The titanic 9-foot-tall woman bounced off the concrete for roughly 3 dozen feet before slamming her axes into the ground to right herself, as she looked as to where her opposition could've gone.
Only to see a multitude of flagpole-sized spears of flame that came hurtling towards Furiosa at great speeds, of which she was able to dodge or smack away with her Chain-Axes with a level of skill that even in her near frenzied state of being; had her able to operate on instinct that was drilled into her very being. Unfortunately for the berserk Matriarch; she didn't account for said Pyronite to be able to further manipulate flames on a level to where those that missed her were redirected and fused together to form a fist made of flames the size of a semi-truck that plowed into her and sent her into an abandoned shoe store, that was now lit ablaze.
Despite this, whilst Heatblast floated down to the ground, the moment he touched the ground he was met with Furiosa launching into him with a clothesline at surprising speeds despite her massive size, and her being on fire was able to drive and pin Heatblast to the ground with one hand before beating on him with Gorefather with the other. What with chunks of molten rock and fire flying off as Heatblast suffered a handful of strikes from the snarling Furiosa, before blasting her off in an immensely concussive burst of flame to send her flying off of him; before shifting forms once more.
Furiosa on the other hand despite suffering a number of burns as Gorefather was rendered red hot from the sheer heat of the attack that propelled her into the air once more, only this time her descent was briefly slowed as though floating in the vacuum of space; before a wave of gravitational force sent her hurtling a full 2 miles outside the city she had rampaged in for most of the evening. Wherein she landed into the forest-like jungles, crashing through all manner of foliage and crushed damp earth; before roughly landing and bounding back up onto her feet.
All to see that instead of the fire elemental she had been fighting previously, was a 20-foot-tall behemoth of jagged ruddy orange rock akin to the surface of the crags of Mars, its bright green eyes looming over her, with a strange reddish black sphere of immense power in its chest that was hidden behind multiple layers of dense rock and material. Wherein it wore a pair of black and bright green shorts on its massive frame, as that strange symbol had shifted onto its forehead, as spheres of bright green energy surrounded its large hands like the rings of Saturn.
"I don't know if you're all there to realize this, but you literally cannot beat me right now…So just give up, and we can just be cool about everything." Gravattack said to the still-raging Matriarch
"DIIEEEE!" Furiosa screamed as she found herself being lifted off the ground along with everything in a 25-foot radius
"Or you can scream like a total lunatic." Gravattack said back as he had shifted into his spheroid form
From there everything in said radius began to spin and whirl at hypersonic speeds within his orbital track, as he commanded them to go faster and faster to the point; a cyclone of high-speed winds and gravitational force that caused the ground beneath the Galilean to crater and distort, before he sent Furiosa and the storm of debris outwards in a cacophonous whirlwind. The sheer force of the increased gravity compounded by the high-velocity amount of debris she was bombarded with; made it feel as though she were under fire by a firing squad of heavy Bolters it her flesh being shredded by it all wasn't an indicator.
Yet Furiosa's fury refused to let her go down so easily, despite her bloodied form that stained her golden armor crimson she roared and swiftly bounded off towards Gravattack intent on cutting him to ribbons as her twin weapons roared to life. However, the Ultimatrix wielder in question was able to use the immense gravitational powers of his transformation to slow down Furiosa to a virtual standstill; making it seem as though she were moving at 1/10,000,000th speed of a normal person.
This allowed him to not only close the distance with ease, but also use a gravity-enhanced soccer kick to the liver to blast her clear across the canopy of the area, as though she were little more than armored soccer-ball that sailed into the air…Rather would have if Gravattack didn't increase the gravity around her to 120 times Earths' normal gravity, causing her to plummet with such force that the area shook as though a Dreadnought had been dropped from the stratosphere at supersonic speeds.
Yet Gravattack didn't stop there as he quickly used his gravitational powers to cause gravity to distort and warp around her to the point where the World Eater's matriarch became the center of a powerful gravity field that pulled in stone, dirt, rock, trees and anything else not bolted down into her. With it being at first that she was ale to fend it off as she struggled to fight against the increased gravity that threatened to break her bones, but within nearly 2 minutes was buried within a dense sphere of compressed matter the size of a modest mansion.
The Ultimatrix wielder watched in baited breath as he saw the giant lump of compressed matter held together by immense gravitational force shift at first slightly, but as time passed the lump shook and warbled more as Furiosa despite being buried under tons of debris compressed under immense gravitational downfore; dug her way through it. Her great strength pushing ferociously through her compressed bonds with the might of the titans of ancient myth, her wrath and frenzied fury refusing to let her be crushed under something so insignificant as she pushed further and further to destroy the shapeshifting Xenos.
"She's one tough cookie, I'll give her that. Good news is that Gravattack's gravity powers and lock her down, but that won't do it for long without killing her." Gravattack noted to himself as he saw the lump move more violently
"But I do have something that can get it done, I just have to keep her locked down enough to get it done…And I know just how to do it." Gravattack spoke knowing how to get Furiosa knocked down for the count
With it being the very instant that Furiosa finally managed to break out of the heavily compressed mass of compressed debris, that Gravattack once more used his gravity powers to warp time around the World Eaters Matriarch to slow her to a virtual standstill. All the while he separated mass that once bound Furiosa into multiple spheres of condensed debris down to the size of Bolter rounds before sending them all pelting at her with such speed that it sounded like mortars were being fired as she was being bombarded with such force that brilliant reddish-purple welts were left on her flesh.
All before Gravattack at the last moment of his gravity-stopped time once more soccer-kicked her in the liver with his massive foot to send her flying, but not before turning into his spheroid form to cause the earth to once more be ripped out of the ground and Furiosa along with it, as it all began to spiral within his immense gravitational pull. So much so that even Furiosa despite using her chain-axes to try and gain some form of footing in the ground to resist the gravitational whirlwind she was caught up in, could not do as her rage-addled mind desired given that she was being simultaneously throttled by gravity so intense she could feel her bones break.
Wherein Gravattack then after spiraling everything in a 180-foot radius into a gravitational whirlwind of such power that a 300-foot-deep crater was caused before blasting it outwards to the point that Furiosa was flung once more across the jungle at such speeds that everything around her was a blur of motion. All the while the Ultimatrix wielder used his gravitational powers to send himself flying towards her at speeds equivalent to a fleetship exiting into high orbit at near full speeds, to give her the mother of all gut-checks.
The force of the attack compounded by the massive spherical form; soon increasing his own gravitational weight and mass to the point that the World Eaters matriarch nearly felt her spine snap and her organs rupture from the power behind the attack, as they were sent into a river so hard that it parted it cleanly in half. Wherein Furiosa attempted to cleave into the Ultimatrix wielder with her twin weapons as the waters crashed down around them, but another fearsome gravity pulse stopped her as Gravattack while flying away embedded her a full 70 feet into the riverbed, as he then used his gravitational powers to once more warp time around her to a standstill.
This allowed him enough time to quickly shift into Ultimate Echo Echo and summon enough Sonic Disks into the open area, that by the time Furiosa leaped out to try and attack him she was surrounded by enough of them to nearly blot out the evening sun. With her snarling face and bloodshot golden eyes only having enough time to meet the blank face of the hyper-evolved Sonosorian, who looked at her with reluctance as he said two words that she would remember even in her frenzied rage.
"Sonic Doooommmm." Ultimate Echo Echo spoke
From there everything around Furiosa exploded into agnozing pain as hypersonic soundwaves pounded into her with such force that she dropped her chain-axes to the ground out of sheer agony from having the auditory assault on her senses bombard her from every angle. The matriarch clutching her ears in agony as the Sonic Disks in question moved at rapid-fire speeds to as the ground and nearby river was shredded into damp debris and detritus, as the sound waves shredded and ruptured blood vessels, and caused her insides to begin bursting.
Her entire world becoming nothing more than a sensory hello as she couldn't even roar or scream, as the soundwaves tore her apart faster than her physiology could heal, her eardrums bursting like overripened watermelons, her blood vessels shredded like paper mache being thrown into a wood chipper, and her bones shattering as though being curbstomped by a Warhound Titan. As Ultimate Echo Echo spared no expense in having cranked up the power of his most dreaded attack to the point that his soundwaves shredded and tore apart everything within a 1-mile radius into nothing more than eviscerated detritus and ruin that felt as though an earthquake were erupting to life.
With nearly a solid 2 minutes of Furiosa being unable to move from the soundwaves shredding her innards to the point that she was bleeding from every orifice; that painted her face into agonized and furious mask of pure pain. Before the massive behemoth of a woman eventually couldn't take anymore from the sensory overload of the hypersonic soundwaves, overpowering her frenzied rage as she soon enough collapsed to the ground as her brain and other senses collapsed from the sonic bombardment.
The hyper-evolved Sonosorian having for good measure kept it going for an additional 15 seconds to further make sure she wouldn't get back up anytime soon, as he grabbed her weapons in one-hand before hauling her onto his shoulders in a one-handed firemans' carry. Before flying off with her to be restrained and figure out why she was rampaging around like the Incredible Hulk on P.C.P, doing so at supersonic speeds as he carried the unconscious and bloodied matriarch who finally knew blissful unconsciousness once more.
'I don't know what the hell is going on with you. But I'm going to figure it out, because having you be a rampaging monster on a semi barren planet. Does no one any good, it your cracked out of your mind.' Ultimate Echo Echo said to himself as he continued on his flight back to his base
(Universe 10, Bellwood, Pennsylvania, December 28th, 2026)
Meanwhile, back on Ben's home universe; Gwen was sitting beside herself as she didn't know how to truly feel in the months that followed after the Chimera Wars against Vilgax's now fallen empire was won…with so many of her loved ones dead or in critical condition, and Ben who knows where…it felt like more of a pyrrhic victory to the sorceress to be than a true celebration.
"I know you're there Paradox, you don't have to do the mysterious act around me." Gwen said as if on cue Professor Paradox in all of his interdimensional glory soon apeared
"How long did you know I was here?" Professor Paradox questioned
"Have you forgotten that I am Earth's Sorceress Supreme? It isn't that hard to detect someone hiding in space-time." Gwen answered back as she watched the snow fall over her home
"Besides, what other inter-dimensional time traveler do you know that smells like a diner from the 1950's?" Gwen further asked
"Hmmm, even in these dour times, your charm and with have never dulled." Professor Paradox replied as he walked over towards the sorceress in question
"Why are you in Bellwood? I figured that after the war ended that you have a 1,000 literal better things to do, than be here." Gwen asked
"I could ask you the same thing, Gwendolyn. With someone being a war hero across the known galaxy, I imagine that you would be celebrating, or aiding in the restoration progress of the worlds caught under Vilgax's iron fist?" Professor Paradox questioned as said partial Anodite floated over a mug of hot cinnamon tea to drink
"I have had my Simulacrums handle public matters. After everything that happened with Grandpa Max needing to go through surgery, Kevin still recovering…Then Ben being who knows where across the Omniverse…Can you blame me for not wanting to be the most sociable?" Gwen asked back as she looked up at the cloud-filled sky
"It is the 1st Christmas I've had to spend without Ben too…A Christmas without my cousin, my sons' uncle, one of the most selfless, unhinged and caring person I know, and the best friend I ever grew up with…" Gwen said as she felt unwilling tears streak down her face and into her tea
"This will mark 1 year, 3 months, and 10 hours since his unfortunate departure…If it is any consolation, out of all the versions of him I have come across. He was one of the greatest that I have had the pleasure to know." Professor Paradox said to Gwen in having seen this version of Ben as one of the most heroic if at times chaotic
"Thank you, it means more than what you think…I still can't believe it's been a year without him now." Gwen replied still feeling her heart ache in pain of not having the young man who was like a 2nd brother to her around
"Believe me, his loss is felt by everyone across the known galaxies…Ben Tennyson was and still is someone who affected many lives for the better. The fact that from the moment he put on the 1st Omnitrix until his fight against Vilgax last year, strove to be not only a great hero. But also a great man to the best of his possible abilities, says nothing if not volumes to the greatest hero across countless star systems." Professor Paradox said back
"That's Ben in a nutshell. Ever since he decided to commit to being a Hero. There never was a dull moment with him. Even when his back was up against the wall, he would rather go out guns blazing to save someone; than ever give up." Gwen said in memory of her cousins' unwavering resolve and conviction towards being a hero
Gwen fondly remembering throughout her many adventures with Ben that despite his oftentimes chaotic and unhinged moments, that his resolve and sense of duty towards saving people and doing the right thing; even if it ended in either bedlam or unintentional destruction. That her cousin went through the extra mile to not only save people to be a superhero as he always wanted but had made sure that things were better off than what he left it, as he always strove to ensure that no matter what happened that a better future would be laid out for the people they saved if he could help it.
"But now that he's gone, I…everything just doesn't feel right…The worst part is that with everything coming down on me. I don't know what to do between Devlin growing up, and starting to come into his powers, Not to mention that being both the Sorceress Supreme over Earth, and a college professor teaching the arcane arts, and now a war hero on top of it all…It has been stressful as a crushing understatement." Gwen further spoke/ranted having felt that with so many things on her plate that the 34-year-old truly felt as though she were being crushed by the weight of it all
"Judging by the fact that you are starting to grey early. I think that everyone can notice that you are stressed beyond imagining." Professor Paradox remarked at Gwens' fiery red hair starting to turn sterling silver at her temples
"...Great, another thing to worry about." Gwen sighed
"I wouldn't be so dreary about it, after all grey hair is a sign of wisdom in many cultures. With how much you have persevered through, and overcome. You have far more wise and diligent beyond your years." Professor Paradox spoke as Gwen drank from her tea-cup
"Thanks Paradox, but I don't feel like it after everything that's happened…What do I even do after we've won? Without Ben around, Grandpa and Kevin still in recovery, and almost every single thing bombarding me at once. I feel like I'm fighting the world all by myself." Gwen said as she looked from her house window her expression as dreary as the cloudy December afternoon
"Yet you are not alone, Gwendolyn. You are not without the allies that Ben and yourself have made through the years, you still have your family that has stood by you throughout everything. But most of all, no matter where Ben is across the Omniverse. He is still with you in spirit, something that even you cannot deny." Professor Paradox reminded the redheaded sorceress in question whose downtrodden expression brightened somewhat at the reminder that despite the aftermath of things she still had a rather extensive support system
"I appreciate the thought, Paradox. To be honest, it is still hard to remember that there are people to support me…Vilgax was very clear about making examples out of our loved ones. He wasn't really the same after he found them in pieces that day." Gwen said remembering how grief-stricken Ben was when found his parents dead because of the Warlord in question
"...But, at least I know that I can have hope that somewhere out there. Ben is doing alright." Gwen further spoke in thinking of her cousin thriving nonetheless wherever he was
"If you would like, I could conduct a search across the known universes for where Benjamin may have been sent? I cannot guarantee that my results will be immediate. But it is the very least I can do for you and your family." Professor Paradox offered
"Are you sure about that? Ben could be literally anywhere in the Omniverse, the combination of what happened to him. Didn't leave much room to send him to paradise on Earth." Gwen said knowing that the combatination of Ultimate Atomix, plus her Banishing spell, plus the Alpha rune wasn't an ideal mix
"I am. For all the good that he has done across the galaxy time and time again. I am positive of it, and furthermore on the subject, young lady. You forget that when you have mastered the art of traveling through space-time. It is all a matter of patience and nothing more when traveling across the countless universes." Professor Paradox replied in desiring to this to repay the countless good deeds that Ben has done throughout his 18 years of heroic service
"Thank you, I…I honestly cannot say thank you enough for doing this." Gwen said back as her expression turned to one of hope
"Think nothing of it, I owe him many great debts for what he has done…So if nothing else, I should be on way to begin my search for Benjamin. The omniverse is a vast and complex realm to traverse, after all." Professor Paradox spoke knowing that there would be quite a lot of ground to cover
"If you do find him, can you tell him that I miss him?" Gwen requested
"I will be sure to do that and more, Gwendolyn. In the interim, I would advise you to start being kinder to yourself…You and Ben both made the best possible choice at that time. So do not blame yourself for doing the best that could have been done at the time. He would not want you to drown in self doubt and loathing." Professor Paradox responded as she looked up at him
"I will do the best I can, Paradox…In the meantime, I should probably leave too. It's about time I pick up Devlin from my parents house." Gwen said knowing that her parents would have their hands full with their superpowered grandson
"Good, as that is all I or anyone could ask of you. For both Ben's and your sake, learn to live for not only your loved ones, but for yourself as well." Professor Paradox said before opening up a portal of interdimensonal energies to step through to begin his odyssey
'Wherever you are Ben, I hope that you're doing ok…Who knows, you've probably found a way to be a hero again by now.' Gwen thought to herself before gathering her winter coat and hat and heading off to pick up her son
"I just wish you were still here with me. You always knew how to handle things, when everyone was in their darkest hour…Guess that leaves it up to Dr. Gwendolyn Tennyson; Sorceress Supreme to step up and show everyone that 'Its Hero Time!' like you would always say…Just please, please be safe, I don't know what I would do if something happened to you." Gwen said before she got into her car and drove off and away
And so with Ben continuing to adjust to life on the mystery planet of Karakinos and subdued the raging Matriarch of the World Eaters, we also see Gwen after a year of the Chimera War adapting to life without her cousin beside her and all that the battles against the warlord of 1,000 worlds has wrought. The question going forward, of how both Tennyson's will continue to adjust to their new lives; where one is stranded in a wholly new universe and another adjusting to life as a veteran of a intergalactic war? Well, stay tuned and find out on the all-new installments of, Ultimate Alien: Primarch Force!
Well, everyone that takes care of this one as I hoped you all enjoyed this one and all it brought out as we get more shenanigans with Ben and seeing that it may be a new universe, but he can still more than hack it against an opposition in the works. Furthermore, for all those who have stuck around to continue reading the story, I wanna say thank you for your support and hope that you guys will stick around for more shenanigans to come.
So without adieu this is Pravus666 signing off until next time, what with our next chapter having Ben talk with a more subdued Furiosa, and a potential meeting with more of the Matriarchs. So stay tuned for what's to come you guys!
Part 1 Theme Song: Black out the Sun by Sevendust
Random End Song: Bringing Down the Giant
Now then onto some of the reviews from the previous chapter
Kourtney Uzu Yato: Oh yeah, Ben and Gwen decided to go all out on the 'fuck it we ball!' school of dealing with Vilgax once and for all and as such we see that Gwen is having to deal with depression and the fact that she no longer has who is essentially her brother with her anymore. Also, Khorne looking back at Ben is gonna come into play soon enough; since the Lord of Rage has plans for the Ultimatrix wielder in question, and as a heads up for Ben in this timeline; he would be the one to look directly at a Chaos God and tell them to bring their A-game.
Remembrancer of Tales: Here's the thing in this A.U; there are some changes that I've made beyond the now female Primarchs. One being that the Necrons in this have woken up early with Trayzn being the first among them as tomb worlds in this are activating earlier than what they originally have. Furthermore, they have a better understanding of Chaos in this due to Morganna the Red and Perturabo looking into the subject; given that with Morganna wanting to further her studies into it, and with Perturabo's assistance she wound up finding enough about it to where while she doesn't know about the Chaos gods themselves she knows that there are entities out there such as Bel'akor and Vashtorr and Malice in the works...So that among other ripple effects that will happen from the Matriarchs being a thing will show...alongside the aftermath of Ben's being slammed into the 31st Millenium.
Ripple247: Glad you liked it as your Warhammer story is pretty good too btw.
Nuclearsaurus: Yeah, that's something that will be sorted out before Ben gets to Terra; considering that he's going to be working that chestnut out with the Matriarchs should he meet them, as I do have an idea I've been thinking of to make it possible, but its one that I'm still working on to make it feasible within the realm of reality. Not to mention that, once he gets out there Ben is gonna be making sure he has his bases covered; given that he's not only in a new timeline but a new universe overall, and as such is gonna try to make it so that when things come his way he will be ready with extreme prejudice. Also, I will be exploring how they feel about his universe being peaceful with Xenos and not having the Warp at a latter date in the story...its just there's a lot to prep and set up before I get into that stuff.