- Ben 10: "what if... the Omnitrix got damaged and exploded near Gwen and Max" (any time in 2005 series)

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-old version:

the Omnitrix exploding caused its tech, energy and D.N.A to fuse into Ben, Gwen and Max, alerting Azmuth in the process so he would come to help/save them.

Ben's arm is destroyed but he becomes fused with the Omnitrix, his arm becomes pure energy and gains the use of all the Omnitrix functions including the alien D.N.A it holds, no longer needing to fully transform into the alien to use their abilities, along with having cyber enhancements implanted into him by Azmuth.

Gwen's Anodite D.N.A if forcibly awakened from the tech/energies infused into her and she becomes infused with the D.N.A of a Galvan (Grey Matter), a Galvanic Mechamorph (Upgrade) and a Ectonurite (Ghostfreak), increasing her intelligence and learning abilities greatly along with tech manipulation and ghostly powers, she becomes a master of both mystical and technological aspects.

Max was not as lucky, his limbs and aged old body was very damaged so he had to have half his body replaced with tech, but he did gain the D.N.A of a Arburian Pelarota (Cannonbolt), a Florauna (Wildvine), a Lepidopterran (Stinkfly), a Loboan (Blitzwolfer), a Opticoid (Eye Guy) and a Piscciss Volann (Ripjaws), turning him into the ultimate hunter cyborg that can hunt down anything anywhere, though he does tend to relax and use his abilities for his cooking.

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-new version:

Ben was angry, sad, in despair and so other many emotions that he couldn't think. Feedback, one of HIS transformations, was gone, destroyed right before him, he felt like a part of himself was ripped away from him, this pain, no other villain had made him feel this, not even Vilgax, he hated it, his blood boiled at it, so, enraged, he overloads his Omnitrix and plunges it deep into the monster Malware, overloading him and causing him to explode, sending a wave of energy that knocked them all back.

Max and Gwen got up and quickly ran to Ben's side as he sat up, they tried to comfort him but a crackling of energy and the Omnitrix shaking got their attention, Azmuth shouted for them to run but it was too late, the watch cracked down the middle and then exploded, energy burst out in a flash of light and the world shook.

Azmuth recovered and was quick to run to the crater that was created, he found the family spread apart and with grave injuries or mutations to their forms including Ben missing his left arm, he was quick to have them teleported to his home world and put into medical care to save their lives.

Gwen awoke to Max and was shocked at his new appearance, he still looked somewhat like himself but he was now a little more built-in muscle and leaner, his lower jaw was now thicker and sharp teeth poked out, he had Ripjaws angler upon his forehead, orange fur covering his cheeks going down past his neck, showing Wildmutt's gill sensors, and covering his arms, his hands and feet now had scaly palms and webbing between their digits, long curved black claws from Blitzwolfer as well as the tail, upon his biceps and palms of his hands where a pair large eyes from Eye Guy, along his chest, forearms and calf's was Cannonbolt's armour plating with some small vines and plants around the edge from Wildvine, and upon his back was two large pieces of Cannonbolt's armour that look like a bug shell with Stinkfly's wings tucked underneath, he had patches of metal in places that was only slightly discoloured from the places they blended in with.

Gwen got up and asked what was going on and why it seemed Max was genetically infused with Arburian Pelarota, Florauna, Lepidopterran, Loboan, Opticoid and Piscciss Volann D.N.A sequences, she paused at what she just said and how she knows what she said, then realises the Omnitrix explosion must have infused them with traces of the alien D.N.A within altering and or enhancing them, Max said she was right and pointed to a mirror for her to see her own changes.

While not as bad as his, they were clear, she now had a soft grey skin tone, black crack lines running along her body, like Ghostfreak, connecting to her left eye making her look like she had eyeliner, her right eye was of the same style only with a glowing pink that went in a straight line to the side and down her right cheek and neck where it spread out across the rest of the body, her hands and feet where coloured bitch black with black patches located down her sides and covering her back.

Instinctively she made the black patches extend out and or separate from her body, creating either extra limbs or floating orbs with holo-pads displaying vast amounts of data that she understood.

After seeing and concluding she was infused with Galvan, Galvanic Mechamorph and Ectonurite D.N.A she realised that Ben was not with them and asked where he was, Max explained that he was still in surgery and showed her the way to a viewing room, showing them Ben laying down with his waist covered and a many number of Galvans working on him, Azmuth was there focusing on Ben's left shoulder, attaching advance technology and giving orders to the others.

Max explained that the watch exploding had taken his arm and infused Ben with all its energy and D.N.A, effectively making him a living Omnitrix, but he needed time to heal both physically and mentally.

Some time passed with Ben coming in and out of it as he was fixed up and healed over several days, the kid's parents were brought to the planet and told of everything that had been happening, while upset at the secrets they were far happier for them all to be alive, if somewhat different, Ben was very quiet which saddened them, it was Gwen and Azmuth that helped him pep up, Azmuth telling him of how he had used the watch in ways he never thought of before and how winning wasn't everything, that this loss and injuries where just a new lesson for him to learn from, Gwen spoke of how determined he had been with and without the watch, how he had saved so many before and that he was a true hero, that it was okay to cry, and he did while she hugged him.

Time passed with Ben now back on his feet and better, he now had a glowing energy arm made from the energy of the Omnitrix that was now within him, he was a little faster and stronger than he was before along with some cybernetic implants that also helped with collecting new D.N.A samples and looking up the alien's species, he could even use the alien's powers without transforming now.

Gwen's parents told her of her Grandmother being alien and her powers being linked to that, they even had her visit, Verdona was happy to know her granddaughter could use mana but was upset at the event that changed her form as it meant she couldn't fully transform into an Anodite, but she was still happy to teach her all she knew along with Azmuth teach her science and tech of his people as she was now an honorary Galvan.

Max had been getting used to his new form and abilities, finding they opened up the doors to his missed youth of speed, strength and agility, they even helped enhance his cooking skills by being able to hunt and grow what he needed.

A year passed with them training in their new abilities before missing home and returning, using holographic tech to hide their new looks so they could blend in, they only took them off when the events of Alien force came to start.