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kariachi · 4 days
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Which Ben 10 character do you think works best for being the different protags of the Pokemon games?
Hm... Okay, the 9 gens of pokemon regions and which Ben 10 char would I put in the role of protagonist for their original mainline games. Of course with a rule that I can't just say Kevin nine times because I love him.
Kanto- Kevin. Giving it to Kevin because at first I was wondering who would be curious enough to check for a fucking switch behind a poster, but then I asked myself 'which fucker would Team Rocket piss off once and he would hunt their asses down to even a secret hideout'? And that's just Kevin 'Persistence Predator' Levin, 100%. The fucker at the bridge would give him shit, he'd say 'fuck you people' and hunt them down to the Game Corner, then he'd find out about Cubone's mom and that would seal their fate.
Johto- Argit. Hear me out! Most of the plot in Johto is you just getting dragged along into problems- from the Slowpoke Well onwards, you are mostly just stumbling into shit, and I feel like that is exactly the way Argit would end up on a hero track is because fate fucking conspired against him
Hoenn- Alan. Hoenn starts like Johto with the plot sort've coming to you, but rather than there just being the one moment of going to be the plot there are multiple, and out of the characters I think the ones most likely to be slowly dragged in before taking a complete dive halfway through are Alan and Kevin. Alan, though, I feel like is more likely to be running around helping people enough to get dragged in in the first place.
Sinnoh- Ben. How much plot in Sinnoh do you get involved with because someone stole someone else's pokemon or dad or whatever? A lake blows up and you run towards the explosion. It's Ben 'Must Hero Or Die' Tennyson, 100%.
Unova- Kevin. Unova is a plot with about an even keel of 'getting dragged into shit' and 'running towards shit', he canonically loves animals and so pitting him against PokePETA is only right, and can you picture the look on his face when a legendary of Truth or Ideals decides 'yeah I'll take him'?
Kalos- Rook. Immediately just rolls with these weird people who've decided they're his friends? Trusted so very very much by the Professor? Partners up with a Lucario and immediately unlocked Mega Evolution? Strong moral compass, 100% going to actively try to fix problems that come up? It's Rook.
Alola- Ben. I know I do Kevin AUs for this but let's be real, out of this show who is going to get official recognition by a higher power in the form of a fucking superpower bracelet? It's Ben more than likely. I think Kevin would be more interesting, but Ben is the closer fit for the plot.
Galar- Gwen. Listen, the OG shit didn't do much with her being an athlete, but the Reboot doubled the fuck down on that shit and her being the most competitive creature alive. Given there's not really much plot outside of the gym challenge and none of it is really geared towards one sort of character or another? She and Ben are the most likely to join in that setting and she's the one most likely to sweep.
Paldea- Gwen. It has to be Gwen, nobody else would have three different people go 'please do this for me' and not only do them but also do them all at the same time.
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emerulynn · 2 years
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uh so remember when i said i'll draw Rook with a ton of piercings when i have free time? well i don't have free time but im still gonna doodle him anw. I'll make a clearer more detailed version showcasing all of the piercings he has on himself in a later post someday.
Headcanons I need to get out of my system to study
Rook has a big collection of piercings because of his running internal dialogue of "Do I really need this" and "Oh but it does seem intriguing" (which also caused him to store a lot of knick-knacks he finds on missions or down Undercity in his room).
His collection is filled with piercings that radiate "lesbian earrings" vibes but he wears the more casual and minimal ones most of the time because he doesn't want the special ones to get dirty or destroyed in an unexpected attack or sth.
A good portion of them are gifts from Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Shar and Rook Ben.
Some of them are handmade ones. Rook, being Rook ofc, went the extra mile and made them gadgets in the guise of jewelry. I haven't thought too much abt this tho but there'll be walkie-talkie earrings (naturally), earrings that are also tranquilizer darts, camera earrings and so on. He takes great inspiration from Kingsman and a handful of old spy movies he refuses to admit he loves enjoys because of how "unrealistic and overly-dramatic" they were.
While Ben was the one who gave Rook his first piercing and earring, Gwen was the one who got him sorta addicted (in a healthy sense) to it. I think Gwen in her early 20s will pierce her nose and eyebrows, she's always wanted to but never really had the chance because she knew her mom would freak if she knew (it's not like she has fur to cover up the holes like Rook). So, the first time Gwen decided to pierce her nose, she brought Rook with her (ofc Ben and Kevin also tagged along for fun) and entertained him with the idea of getting his rook (yes pun intended) pierced. She was pleasantly surprised Rook agreed and they became piercing buddies since then.
Piercing was Rook's first "kinda Earthling" hobby, unrelated to his truk, his proto-tool and the whole Plumber business in general so Ben was glad Rook wasn't a full-time workaholic anymore.
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clover-karin · 3 years
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An unpopular opinion about Reboot Gwen’s “superpower”
Many fans seem to be complaining that Reboot Gwen doesn’t have any superpowers unlike her classic counterpart. While I’d love to see her getting more chances to fight villains on her own, I’m not a huge fan of her being a part-Anodite because I personally prefer pure magic over alien mana lol 
Plus, this is supposed to be a reboot, so it doesn’t have to the exact same as the classic continuity. Just like how Reboot Kevin has his own Omnitrix instead of being an energy-absorbing mutant. And the RB crew confirmed that the Antitrix was originally based on one of the unused idea for Kevin 11, so I was thinking maybe we could do something similar with Reboot Gwen, too.   
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Classic!Gwen originally didn’t have any superpower, either, until she got Charmcaster’s spell book. Before the episode A Change of Face, her main abilities were her wits, martial arts skills, and brilliance in technology.  She often used her personal laptop for research, and sometimes she received special gadgets to help her cousin. 
Reboot Gwen is also the brain of Ben’s team and a skilled martial artist, so maybe her new “power“ could be about technology ---- especially because the idea of Gwen being a tech wiz hasn’t been used anymore in the classic continuity since UAF. 
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And this idea of Gwen dealing with technology isn’t totally out of place because we’ve already seen RB Gwen using her smartphone and tablet to search for any information that would help Ben. She also received various gadgets to temporarily fight along with him and their grandfather in the show.  
So instead of giving her a completely new power, we could expand this idea further. RB Gwen still wouldn’t have any superpower, but she’d permanently get her personal weapon instead and join a fight more often. We’ve already seen Rook and his Proto-Tool, so I think this idea could work quite well.  
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The most probable option here would be a powered armor as we’ve already seen Gwen getting one in Roundabout. Although I wasn’t too fond of the design, but I did like the idea. Too bad it was only used once.
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Speaking of a powered armor, I feel like Gwen was the one who really should’ve gotten the Glitch armor in the movie. It was originally meant for Ben, but both Ben and Kevin already have their watches. And Gwen and Glitch seem to get along with each other quite well in the show. They even worked together to solve a problem in episodes like Vinn Diagram.
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Plus, we’ve already seen Future Gwen in her battle suit working with Hitch together to fight the Xerge in Ben 100,10. We know that Glitch can be resurrected with a proper repair, and she didn’t show any magical superpower. 
I know the future changes all the time in Ben 10, but giving Gwen a superweapon does sound more natural than giving her a magical power at this moment.
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----Or she could get some kind of energy field generator just like the one from Alien X-tinction, too. This would make a nice nod to her classic counterpart’s Anodite power. But she’d be still a regular human child, so she’d be able to fully enjoy her ordinary life with her family. 
If the next Ben 10 series is really a RB sequel, I’d love to see Gwen in action more. But at the same time, I wish the writers would still remember the main characters are all kids who want to have fun! After all, that was one of the best things about the reboot. 
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redrobin-detective · 3 years
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Maybe the reason Ben got along so much better with Kevin and Gwen is because they met him as well, himself first. Or at least were always his peer. Rook met Ben as "Hero of the Universe". I can't help but feel one of the Plumber's kids would have been a better partner. Ben was at most a slightly older mentor to them.
Yeah! Rook walked in with no prior field experience, no partner experience, and stars in his eyes at working with The Ben 10. And, while the Plumbers couldn't find anyone in the same age bracket who wasn't inspired by Ben, I can't help but feel it was deliberate. I can't get over how, even from the start, the partnership felt artificial and transient. Ben didn't even get a choice of partner or have any say in the whole arrangement. Both him and Rook had to know this was just a stop gap, give Rook experience and practice for the high authority positions he was always destined for and give Ben time and a good calm influence before he could finally be on his own. It was training wheels for both of them and those don't stay on forever.
But as to the Ben/Kev/Gwen vs Ben/Rook closeness, I think it also has to do with the fact that Ben didn't have to really tell Gwen/Kev about things. They wee simply there when things were hard and knew that Ben struggled with being the Omnitrix wearer, that he had doubts and fears and knew his bad coping mechanisms and what they stood Ben. He's not experienced with telling people about his crazy life, hell his parents didn't find out for literal years. He was used to his partners understanding him because they grew alongside him.
But Rook walked in, not only with preconceived notions on what Ben was like but didn't notice that ben's cocky smile was really just him screaming. And Ben does not do vulnerable, much less with a cop and a fan. All of the moments where Ben opened up were either because Rook/circumstances forced him to or Rook was there to witness the trauma and saw Ben's mask crack open like an egg. There's at least a few occasions I can think of where Rook looked at Ben and saw who he really was.
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theangrycomet · 3 years
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current brain rot GO!
it's a part of this post-OV timeline that idea I have that I might write down later but I'm focusing on about a 18 months post the disaster of a road trip where Kevin's job hunting. Not necessarily out of financial need- he literally as a car worth of taydenite that he can produce more from- but more for something for him to do that's somewhat legal, reliable, and consistent.
Since he's also avoiding the Tennysons for reasons involving him trying to figure out things post Rooter's mind-fuckery, he's been mostly city hopping until ends up in El Paso.
Luckily for him, the mechanic shop in town is hiring since no one local is willing to work there for some reason, he ends up getting the job after an awkward interview where Zed may or may not have chewed a tire.
Thus, how Kevin start's his job at Reyes' Workshop.
Now, Alberto wasn't entirely sure about Kevin at first. Frankly when he first walked, the man half thought he was going to get mugged.
But, given the fact that no in town wants to work in the shop since the Reach blew up their house and Jaime and Paco tend to have to leave with the whole super hero stuff, he decided to give the giant a chance and found out very quickly that Kevin knows far more than he initially let on
Kevin gets along well enough with the other two, generally keeping to himself for the most part and covering the excess workload when Jaime has to abruptly leave for a few days. 
Jaime has to keep Khaji Da on a tight leash around Kevin between his Osmosian heritage and the Anur Baskarr hunting dog but otherwise likes Kevin well enough. If Kevin’s not fully human than that’s Kevin’s business.
Zed’s a good girl for the most part- just don’t leave your lunch around or it will mysteriously disappear
Also Alberto’s found that the only way Kevin will accept any sort of bonus is in food format.
Milagro is convinced that Kevin is basically Peacemaker 2.0 and no one can really dispute it with his really weird niche amounts of knowledge and even stranger references to his past. 
Eventually some of Jaime’s work friends come over to visit- including Tim and Garfield (because we stan the 2006 comics Robin Blue Beetle friendship and the DCAU’s dynamic with Blue Beetle and Beast Boy in this house)
Tim is as suspicious (having dug up his old earth records and some of the Plumber’s with Cyborg’s help) as Garfield is smitten of the Reyes’ new hire
“Jaime- hottie- who?”
“Garfield- Kevin- New hire.” Jaime picks up a towel and swats at his green friend. “Down Gar, bad boy. No drooling over the paint job.”
“Jaime you are aware that this man’s an intergalactic criminal, right?”
“Uhhhhh no? But that kind of makes sense?”
“BLUE!”
So Jaime is now slightly worried- and FAR from pleased when a second (far more obvious) alien comes into the shop later to visit Kevin
Rook (knowing El Paso isn’t the friendliest towards Aliens at the moment) at least had the common sense to where an ID mask
Too bad Khaji Da can scan past those lol
Cue Jaime trying to figure out what to do while his very unhelpful friend decides to flirt
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crystal-moon-101 · 3 years
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I wanna hear your take on Benlie and/or Benkai. You don’t have to ship them, just say a few things you could have done to make them smoother and healthier, friendship or romance. You could even have both if you have an idea on a better, cleaner break up story.
Ok, so I’m a Benlie person, 100%, and while I don’t ship Ben and Kai, I definitely think they deserved to be handled better. So I have rewritten how those relationships, along with a few others of Ben’s love life, have gone, and I’ll share it here. Warning, this does get a bit long, and does have some violence at a certain point, but I hope you enjoy my take on it!
So the start of Ben and Julie’s relationship in Alien Force is mostly the same, though I did adjust it that they somewhat knew each other before hand, having seen each other in school, especially since Ben’s soccer practice took place at the same time and same kind of area as the girl’s tennis practice.  Ben asks her out, Ship appears and becomes her pet, Julie starts understanding the alien better, sees Ben have 14 moth children, the basic stuff from canon. However, my major changes start during season 3 of Alien Force, the part of the series that took quite the nose dive in terms of character arcs. I still have it that Ben and Julie start to have issues and argue, but in believable ways, and they still clearly love each other. The issues arise when Ben does start to get cocky a little, due to all the praise he’s getting from saving the galaxy from the High-Breed, and his accomplishment surrounding that are huge, since he hasn’t won something like that before. Again, doesn’t help that half the galaxy keeps praising him and treating him like a God, but Ben does still be a hero, and even starts to get anxieties since now he’s starting to deal with bigger issues, more people demanding for him to help their planets around the galaxy, and Ben wants to be that hero for them...but there is only so much he can do. He does love the admiration from everyone, feeling special and all that, but he does start to make him feel different, in and odd way...He’s struggle to connect with his human grounds now, due to constantly turning into aliens and spending time out in space, his relationship with earth just isn’t the same anymore. And even them, aliens around him treat him as something else too, like he’s not human or an alien, he’s something else, and not knowing what makes him nervous. To mask all of these fears, he uses his over-confident nature like a mask, and it does get pretty bad for a month or two until Gwen, Julie and Kevin make him see reason. Meanwhile, Julie is struggling in her own right after the High-Breed war. She was happy to have fought in it to protect her home and people, but after seeing a proper glimpse of the alien worlds outside of earth...she will admit that scares her. She didn’t go off world like when Kevin, Gwen and Ben did, mostly waiting for them on earth and did missions there with them, even lending them Ship when they needed it. While she didn’t judge Ben and was willing to live with idea of aliens after their first date, like adopting Ship, she still have a lot to process about there being alien life. It’s much harder on her than it was for Ben, because he learnt about it when he was young, his entire family knew about it and could support him through it, and even the Omnitrix provided better understandings for him. Julie...she didn’t have any of that. It was just her dad, Ship and her, and while Ship was a good start, he was still just one tiny piece of the outside world around her. She knew she’d have to accept it over time, now that she knew the truth, and especially when earth starts learning that truth too, but at times it felt like she wasn’t allowed to process. She doesn’t blame Ben for it, as he’s so use to it all by now, but there have been many moments where he seems to forget she is very early to this whole alien concept compared to him. She was afraid she couldn’t catch up, and even has moments where she didn’t want to take a step forward, afraid of what she might find. So she started joining less and less missions with Ben, Gwen and Kevin, and while she still hanged out with them, she tried not to get involved with their alien business. She will admit, maybe a part of her wished she didn’t know about alien life at times, to have a life back when things seemed more simple.
So these deep feelings from both Ben and Julie spark arguments, because both are unsure with themselves, thus unsure in relationships with others, especially each other, with Julie thinking she couldn’t keep up with Ben, and Ben thinking he couldn’t slow down for her. And it all eventually led to a point where things had to stop... And unlike Omniverse’s god awful handle of the break up, I instead had it like this. Julie is the one who starts the conversation, having called Ben over to her. She’s honest with him, saying that it’s just not working out, and that they should find different people that work for them. Ben does beg a little at first, saying he’ll try better, but Julie knows that right now they can’t be a happy couple and need space, and Ben eventually agrees, but it still hurts. It hurts more when Gwen and Kevin leave too, and Julie also goes on a tennis tournament in France, so Ben has to deal with the loneliness he feels for a while, even when Rook joins his side. Meanwhile, Julie meets Herve in France, who was taking photographs for sport magazines. The two talk and eventually hit it off, Julie somewhat clinging a little as Herve is very much the down to earth and normal human guy she thought she wanted, someone who wasn’t related to any alien business. She does miss Ben, a part of her not letting go, and while the two agreed to remain friends, they did drift a little over time. They would still voice chat, send some text and Ben would check up on her tournaments when he could, but both of their lives got rather busy and they drifted away for a couple of months, though still dearly missing each other. Ben takes his time to heal, still dealing with all the other problems he’s facing, especially the whole “Am I human, am I alien, am I something else?” and “How much of a hero am I without the watch?”. His friendship with Rook grows pretty well, and he settles somethings with Gwen and Kevin since they moved to university. So most relationships of his are going well, expect for romantic relationships...  He struggles to settle and commit to most of them, and mostly dates around for a bit, spending some time with people like Looma, Rook Shar, even Attea on one date. He does eventually settle with Ester for a bit, and the two seem like a good match. Both fun loving, eager for adventure, and enjoy each other’s company. And Ben did try and make it work, he really did, Ester was a great girl and he wanted the best for her but...again, it was hard for them to keep up with each other. Ester is a girl full of energy, and very much wants to do something 24/7, and while she doesn’t fault Ben, she will admit she does get lonely when he spends so much time off on missions she can’t join in, and the two break it off when Ben couldn’t be what she needed. But they are still close friends and hang out pretty often. Again, alone in his love life, Ben felt hopeless in it. Was he cursed to be single for the rest of his life? So when Kai came back into his life, his first proper crush he can remember, he will admit that maybe he jumped into things too quickly. There was no Kenny time traveling nonsense in this version, no fate tying to together, rather just two young teens jumping into a relationship neither ended up wanting. But they stuck with it for a while because they felt like they had to, despite the arguments and bickering. Both were scared to be alone, as Ben couldn’t lose another girlfriend, and Kai realized just how lonely her work made her feel. They didn’t hate each other, they just weren’t in love. It didn’t help that, since Julie returned to Bellwood with Herve, Ben felt jealous at Herve. Which annoyed him, because Herve was actually a really nice person, and gave Julie a lot of love. Really, it was more Ben angry at himself that he couldn’t provide the things Julie needed...And while Julie and Ben did talk and hang out from time to time, Ben was distance often, even when Julie reached out to him. It was just...seeing her so happy, living a normal life, Ben didn’t want to taint that with his presence.  It wasn’t until one fateful day that things started to turn around, though the start was pretty bad. It was another day, another fight with Vilgax, who was rampaging through the streets, clashing with Plumbers, Ben and Rook. Julie and Herve had been nearby when it started, and the two decided to help get civilians to safety, splitting up at one point to cover more ground. Julie ran into Rook and Ben, who tried to usher Julie away, but unfortunately Vilgax noticed her, and saw Ben’s panic of worry for Julie to run. It didn’t take long for Vilgax to remember who this young teenage girl was, and decided to use her as hostage against Ben. Seeing his arch nemesis using someone he secretly still loved as hostage, not to mention he had a pretty bad week before hand, Ben just...kind of snapped. He didn’t go easy on Vilgax for once, switching between multiple aliens rapidly to stomp Vilgax into the ground. (Side Note: I have the headcanon that, while Ben can do rapid transformation, if he does so many in a short amount of time, he does get a mild side affect of his emotions being amplified, due to his brain having tumbled around from the quick transformations.)   By the time the Plumbers and Rook arrived, the two city blocks had been trashed and Vilgax was burred into the road. Due to the side affect of multi  rapid transformations, Ben was protectively holding onto Julie, who had passed out from some injures from Vilgax (Nothing major, but the stress of it did make her lose conscious). They managed to pry Julie away, while Ben was taken away to calm down, needing to give his body and mind for a rest. Julie was taken to a Plumber hospital, and she woke up fairly soon with mild injures that wouldn’t be too much of a hassle to heal over the next few weeks. Many visited her, including Herve, her dad, Gwen and Kevin, along with Ship her stayed by her the entire time. It took a long while for Ben to show up, mostly because he was nervous and felt ashamed by how he acted, but Gwen gave him a good peep talk and convinced him to go.   It started off a little awkward, but simple, Ben checking how she was feeling, with her also making sure he was ok too. They catched up a bit, even laughing over some old memories, which eventually lead into a small discussion about their past relationship, both finally properly apologizing for how they acted, even clearly up a few things that were worried over, like Ben admitting that he had been avoiding Julie because he thought it was better for her, and not because he hated her or anything. Buttt, one thing lead to another and well...the two kissed in the heat of the moment, both going in for it, and for a few seconds it was bliss...until they both realized what they were doing, and understanding that one, Julie was still dating Herve, and second, Ben was still dating Kai. Flustered, Ben rushed out of there, with Julie panicking over what they did.
The two keep it a secret, not wanting people to know what happened between them, and when Julie got out of the hospital, they kind of awkwardly avoided each other, needing to think about things. They clearly still held feelings, but they were both dating other people and were scared to mess up with each other again. Cue them somehow almost always bumping into each other, like the gods themselves were trying to make them suffer, and their feelings becoming more and more obvious, but neither making a move of any kind. Ben confides in Kevin, Gwen and Rook, even admitting to his feelings and the kiss to them, and while they give him advice, they know it’s up to him and Julie to sort things out.
But Ben avoids it again, not ready and unsure in himself. He already messed up many relationships before hand, including with Julie, so what if it all went downhill again...And Julie questioned herself, she had been avoiding space and alien life for so long, thinking it would make her happy, but she starts to realize that no...it’s not making her happy, trying to deny something outside of her bubble just wasn’t working anymore, especially with her feelings towards Ben. However, after some long thinking, Ben decides to at least do one thing. So he organizes a get together with Kai at a cafe, needing to talk to her. The two have a sit down and Ben explains that this relationship isn’t working, and that they shouldn’t keep trying to make something that isn’t there to happen. Kai agrees, both feeling some stress loosen from their shoulders, and they still decide to be friends, feeling much more comfortable with a relationship like that, even sharing a nice hot chocolate together at the cafe. And so while Ben goes to deal with the other problem in his love life, Kai may or may not end up catching up with Ester in the process~ While Ben makes plans on what to do next, he and Rook are ended up being called over to a Plumber Prison base, to make plans to move Vilgax finally. Little did they know, Vilgax prepared for this. You see, a part of him already knew he’d be capture again, sent to this base to await movement, so the last time he was here, he built up some allies on the inside, and eventually the outside. He also knew Ben would show up, so he made a plan to make sure the Omnitrix wouldn’t get in the way. After how Ben stomped him into the streets before, Vilgax was looking for some nasty revenge. Not really kill Ben...but something more traumatic.  So when Ben and Rook show up, surprise surprise, Vilgax isn’t in his cell. While Rook talks to some of the guards, Ben searches Vilgax’s cell for clues, only for it to suddenly turn on, along with it’s defenses, including an electric shock that surprises Ben, and causes the watch to bug out, unable to be used. Rook check on Ben, but next thing anyone knows, alarms start blaring and almost all cells open, and prisoners start running while. Since Ben’s watch is down, and many people here hate him, Rook wants to keep him safe and tries to escort off the base. But Ben being Ben, he wanted to help, and rushed off to try and help some injured guards here and there, with Rook following. However, some prisoners, who were secretly working under Vilgax, skillfully guide Rook and Ben away from each other, and eventually trap Ben in a lone room, but not by himself. There, Vilgax was waiting for him, and since Ben didn’t have the watch to help, he was screwed. Vilgax knocked him around a few times, though being careful enough to not instantly kill Ben with his strength, before deciding finally to make the hero suffer. (Warning here for those who are squeamish) He does so but taking the tip of one of his claws, and dragging it down Ben’s arms, damaging his nerves. He would have done more, if not for Rook, the guards and some Plumber bursting in and chasing him off, saving Ben before he could bleed out, but the boy did pass out and wouldn’t wake up for a long while. People were, of course, scared...particularly Ben’s friends and family, who visited him everyday, mostly Max and surprisingly Azmuth, who also fixed the watch to help in Ben’s recovery. Gwen and Kevin ended up being the ones to inform Julie what happened, when she noticed Ben wasn’t around, and hearing that Ben almost died...it scared Julie. She didn’t want to lose him, of course, but also the idea that he could have died while they still had issues to fix...she didn’t want it to end like that, for things to be so messy and unclear. So when Herve saw her look down and upset, and getting her to explain what happened to Ben, the two talked. Herve admits that for a while he knew Julie still had feelings for Ben, and could tell that things weren’t so cut and dry between them, especially when he got to met Ben himself. He also admits that maybe Julie and Herve are, in a way, maybe a little too perfect for each other. Their relationship is stagnant at times, with not a lot of growth because never healthy challenges the other. So with no hard feelings whatsoever, Herve says that if Julie wants too, the two can break up but still remain friends, and Julie thanks him, agreeing too and even asking that she hopes he can still be her photographer. And for the next few weeks, Julie visits Ben with some of the others from time to time, hoping he’ll be ok so they can talk... Eventually, Ben wakes up, Azmuth having been there when he did so, and helps to catch the young boy up on what happened. Ben notices that, while his arms have been healing finely enough, his nerves are a little slow in the process, having not fully recovered, shown by him unable to keep his arms and hands steady, constantly shaking when moving them. It scares him, even when Azmuth reassures him that they’ll heal thanks to the watch...Ben just can’t help but feel like if they don’t heal, then he may have to give up the hero business in the end, even if that’s just his fears playing tricks on him.  So during his recovery, people come visit him, making sure he’s ok. Until eventually, Julie shows up, wanting to make sure he’s ok, and knowing they had to talk. They couldn’t keep putting it off, especially after something like this, and Ben finally agrees to stop running and to finally clear things out. They discuss a little more about their past relationship, about their insecurities during it, and where they go from here, both mentioning they’ve broken up with Herve and Kai.  They talk some more, relaxing in each other’s company, and admit to their feelings, both deep down knowing they want to give it another go. And since they’ve had time apart, learnt from new experiences, they decide that maybe they can try, taking it slow and see where it will go. And the two kiss, and for once in a very long time...it feels right. As said, they take things slow, and after everything that happened in the past few years, things actually go well for them. There are, of course, hiccups there and here, but they’re matured enough to know how to talk things through, and solve problems together.  Ben does start to recover more and leave the hospital, and while he nerves aren’t fully healed by them, they will eventually. And while the two go one small dates during his healing, catching up and being blissfully happy with each other, they end up bumping into Kai and Ester, who appear to also be dating now. One thing led to another and the four end up going on double dates fairly often, having fun times together, Ben 100% supporting his two exs dating, seeing how happy they are. Julie, Ester and Kai even like to share cheesy stories of when Ben was their boyfriend, and he loves to play alone with it too.   And that, is my take on Ben and Julie’s relationship! 💚💗
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ramblichito · 3 years
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misc mermaid kevin hcs aha ha ,,,,,,,,
the gang takes mer!kevin to the ocean ; gwen: he's been gone for six hours rook: do you think he is alright ? ben: he's probably fought a shark by now gwen: actually kevin rlly likes sharks ben: really..? gwen: yea, he once told me he wants to be one when he grows up ben: ben: hm. rook: that is a noble dream
there was that episode where the alien fish gets emotionally attached to kevin so what if it was just a weird thing that sea life gets along w kevin well. like he accidentally becomes king of the dolphins by day's end and has to give a tearful goodbye when he has to like, u know. go home
a scene that plays out kind of like that scene w fuckng...n..nyancy? whose hypnotizing didn't work on rook bc rook is only cat-like ; ben asks patelliday if he might have any...feelings...towards kevin n pat is like. what. so they explain that fish just seem to like kevin n pat just [chuckles] Im Fish-Like n rook, smug bastard: i told u so
also i imagine ben trying to pep talk recently mermaidified kevin was like. At Least It Wasn't The Other Way Around !!!!!! and, having made himself imagine kevin w human legs and a fish head, deals himself psychic damage
mer!kevin: I AM THE SAND GUARDIAN, GUARDIAN OF THE SAND ben: POSEIDON QUIVERS BEFORE HIM mer!kevin: FUCK OFF !!!!
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Luckyboy!AU thing. So I went looking some stuff up, and I can perfectly imagine that Ben would name himself Nekomata, the name for the lucky cats in japanese; you know, because he wants the victims he rescues to have luck in their lives and to bring some of that to himself. However this confuses the Plumbers a whole lot, after all, why would a vigilante want to bring to himself and the others luck in education and love? Green Nekomatas bring luck in education and pink ones (close enough to magenta) bring luck towards love. Spoiler: Ben didn't know what the colors mean, he just thought that the lucky cats bring luck in general to people. His stickers could be coins in order to keep up the theme, or it could be some kind of cats to keep the cat aesthetic.
I also need some fluff between the different "people" (still don't know which noun to use to represent both humans and aliens that isn't "beings" (kinda uncomfortable using that one, since it also encapsulates non inteligent creatures) ) that visit the coffee shop while Ben is working there, like some conversation that he would have with Rook or Gwen, or how he could give some ideas to Cooper over the next technological thing to create/modify, a chat with Kevin about what alien technology he could sell to the civilians that would make him money AND avoid the eye of the Plumbers (and his vigilante persona too if they aren't dangerous)
Would his parents and Max surprise visit him to the coffee shop? I'd imagine that they would, not only to see him but also to have an excuse to give him money in the form of tips without being returen the money XD "You guys just gave me a big ass tip" "Well we just happen to like the service" "I GAVE YOU A GLASS OF WATER" "We REALLY like your service *wink*", meanwhile, Max's watching everything from the table sipping his own extravagant coffee (don't tell me he wouldn't find a way to add some tentacles to his coffee one way or another, forcing Ben to make one that way XD)
Also, what would happen with the love interests that Ben had in the prime dimension? Would he have met any of them in this timeline? How would his relationship with them be? Would any of them come visit him to his job?
Also also, I imagine that Ben would ask grandpa Max any time some of his friends want a tour through the Plumbers HQ to give them all a pass of some kind and do the tour himself (sometimes with his grandpa by his side, sometimes it's Rook, sometimes he's alone, and the best of times he would be with the other Plumber kids going alongside doing lots of pranks at the same time)
I wonder how many charms does Ben have in his home, since some of them are really useful and would help in a lot of things, like I imagine he would use a light charm and reduce his living costs that way, or a heating charm for the same effect.
Finally, I have to say that I love that animation you did of Ben hating early mornings (and if he was out all night and went without sleep, then thank fuck he works at a coffee shop XD), and that tiny detail of him snapping his fingers with both hands, it's just, ugh, I LOVE IT, it reminds me of The Addams Family opening theme. Maybe whenever he does a spell he does that double hand finger snap as a way to focus himself? It'd be a funny easter egg for anyone who would be able to discern it (aka Jimmy, 'cause let's be honest, he would totally find a way to link the double snap with the show somehow, and he would be totally right XD)
Damn dude, I love that whole thing. He would totally choose that name without thinking about it. Nekomata... Rolls off the tongue nicely.
Fluff, eh? People is good enough.
With Gwen, like I said in another post (did I? maybe...) Their conversations would be brief, usually Ben just trying to get a rise out of his cousin to force her into a chat.
Rook is similar, their conversations are brief, but if Ben asks the right questions, serves him a particularly good drink, saves extra amber ogia tarts for him. Rook would be more than happy to indulge. They don't talk about plumbers business, Rook's smart enough to know not to exchange information with a civilian. (Even though Ben probably knows it already.) More, Rook discusses Earth culture with Ben, trying to play catch up with slang, sometimes he'll even indulge some info about his home planet, his friends, family, and girlfriend.
I don't believe Ben and Cooper would talk much, the only reason he's in the cafe is because Manny, Helen, and Alan (if he's not working) forcefully dragged him from the lab, kicking and screaming.
"i'll have an espresso shot. with some honey too... please." Is the only thing he'll before engrossing himself in what tech he managed to bring along.
The one with Kevin is interesting, I do like the idea of Ben tryna push Kevin in the right direction. But Kevins love of tadenite, and the fact he sells weaponry would propbably prevent that.
Instead Ben would try to get as much info from him as possible, subtly giving Kevin a little extra when it comes to info exchange. Kevins lips are sealed. Unless Ben decides to spill some info on Gwen. Kevin plays dumb, but it's easy to spot his interest.
Absolutely, Max, his parents, AND Patelliday all come for visits. At first his parents would be super cautious entering the cafe, they did their best to try to make Ben quit and find a "normal cafe" to work at. They also did their best to convince Ben to move back in. They would deffinitely use any excuse under the sun to tip Ben. They make regular visits on saturdays for morning tea. They don't stick around long though, aliens still spook them a little.
Max and Patellliday - are a unit- would always order a drink together. Max going with the basic Flat White, with some tentacles, of course. Patelliday going for the Boba Fish Tank... they have to restock their gold fish tank every week.
Ben has a good poker face, having to make such a... variety of drinks, and watch how his customer drink/eat. It leaves scars...
Love interests.
Well with Julie, Ben unfortunately never got the confidence to ask her out. But they're really good friends still. (Ben also learned as he got older that not every girl he's friends with wants to date.) Julie comes by the cafe every now and again, always checking if Bens there first before entering, she still managed to get Ship surprisingly, so Ship is always happy to get a pupacino, can't drink it or anything. Just happy to smoosh his face into it.
With Kai, they never had that meeting when they were 10. She comes to Bellwood every now and again, she and Gwen are surprisingly good friends. They clash alot though.
Kai comes by the cafe sometimes too, Ben think she looks nice, but they've had no interactions. (She's not a coffee person, just a water gal.)
Esther, there's no meeting between them, as Ben that is. However, Esther can't deny she feels something towards Nekomata. The guys charming.
I think there's another girl, but I can't remember ;;;
Tour guides? At plumbers HQ? Much as Ben would love to guide his friends around, the amount of jailbreaks that happen there is too many (the plumbers have shit security)... He's not even allowed there most times unless there is someone capable by his side.
More often than not Ben would be disappointed to see one of his regulars, Fist Rick out on the streets the day after he was arrested.
Yes yes yes!! Ben uses a lot of his mana on little things to make his life easier and more convenient. This also comes at the cost of using too much energy, so normally he makes sure to do this when he knows he doesn't have work.
Thank! I work best when I have a visual setting ;; Maybe I should switch careers to be a vis dev.
Also ngl, the whole finger snapping thing, Idk where that came from ;; Could be a cool easter egg thingy
Some days Ben has to be stopped from drinking the coffee. Mr Baumann (yes, he's the head honcho) threatens to send Ben home on those days.
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I still think very deeply about that moment when Mad Harangue thought 23 was Prime’s little brother, so! I made a whole AU for that! A few headcanons listed under the cut!
I feel like his name would be Kirby given that it’s Ben’s(and presumably all Ben’s) middle name. But at the same time that makes me think his middle name would be Benjamin, but that’s just too stupid to name your kids Benjamin Kirby and Kirby Benjamin. Maybe he has a different middle and Ben’s middle name is still Kirby cuz Sandra and Carl didn’t plan on having another kid until later and couldn’t deicide on Benjamin or Kirby for a name until settling on Ben.
As pictured, he did not get to go on the summer trip during OS, so the Omnitrix was kept as a secret from him until after AF episode “Max Out” when he kept asking Ben too many questions until Ben kinda had to tell the truth.
He also got in trouble during the AF episode “Grounded” for helping Ben keep it a secret from their parents.
Later on he keeps trying to help Ben, Gwen, and Kevin but Ben tries to keep him out of the way, but he ends up getting into some trouble of his own a couple times.
I don’t remember like, anything of UA, but once I get there in my rewatch I’ll find a good spot to add the following: He eventually proves himself as capable of helping at least a little bit and Azmuth is impressed by him so he hands over an older creation of his as a gift. It’s the big watch he wears around his neck in canon(cuz seriously, that thing looks like something that also has cool powers but it’s just a normal neck watch or whatever you call it, and it feels like such a flashy unnecessary thing to add to his design if it does literally jackshit). I still have no idea what it could possibly do tho. Open to suggestions if anyone has any, but I don’t want it basically being another Omnitrix.
He doesn’t start off with any arrogance until UA where he can brag about being Ben 10′s little brother and then by OV he has his exact same canon personality barring the alien hate and having more knowledge on alien business.
He becomes like a guest member of the team in UA after getting his gift from Azmuth so he shows up more often, but once OV starts he gets swamped with school work to explain why he’s almost never there with Ben and Rook. He still has his moments in the limelight every once in a while tho.
Between UA and OV he becomes friends with Jimmy and he accidentally becomes a source of ‘Ben news’ for Jimmy.
Unfortunately, his bragging about being Ben 10′s brother sometimes makes him a target for getting kidnapped by Ben’s villains. Ben definitely wants him to shut up.
Barring usual sibling banter, he and Ben actually get along really well and Ben’s a pretty protective big brother. He also really likes Cousin Lucy and he thinks Gwen is pretty cool, but still sometimes helps Ben annoy her(at least when they were younger). Just like Ben and Gwen, he thinks Ken is really cool. And he’s also uncomfortable around Cousin Sunny.
They probably wouldn’t have met except maybe in “Rook Tales” but he and Young One/Rook Ben would absolutely be good friends. He would probably even be friends with Shim.
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🌏🤝🎶⏰ Ben 10! :D
Hi, KC! Thanks for the ask! <3 🌏:Any AUs you would like to share? KC, YOU KNOW I HAVE TOO MANY! >: V But I don’t have many I would like to share. I think the one I’m willing to share is an alternate version of Gwen 10′s universe (yes, I like imagining there’s bunch of alternate versions of the alternative versions of the prime timeline because I’m insane that way. :D) In this universe Ben’s the anidote but like a later bloomer than Prime Gwen. But since he’s so determined I like to think he’s on par with Prime Gwen. I also think that he and Kevin don’t get along as well in this universe because they lack the connection Prime Kevin and Ben have. I also like imagining badass fight scenes in my head that I wouldn’t be able to describe at all but they look cool in my head. 
🤝:What other show would you like to see B10 Crossover with? Well we know the obvious; Miraculous Ladybug x Ben 10. Mostly because I need the Chat Noir and Ben interaction and ship. <3 But another crossover I actually really want is Sonic the Hedgehog x Ben 10. I think it presents a lot of cool opportunities and it’s entirely possible as a universe with aliens and magic and the mobians are an alien race. Ben could unlock a mobian form. I would assume it would be the hedgehog since that seems to be the most common subspecies and they are also the most adaptable and durable. It would also be interesting to see what kind of mana chaos energy is and how Gwen would react to it. Rook would get along great with Tails and the idea of really tall Rook next to any mobian is honestly hilarious. I feel like Kevin and Shadow would have some things in common and Kevin would probably get a long great with Knuckles. But I mostly just want to see the interaction between Sonic and Ben. Since their personalities are similar and they both are so action oriented and romantically inept I would find them a chaotic and fun duo. They would drive everyone around them insane and I, frankly, need to see it. :’ D
🎶:List off some songs you think fit certain characters/relationships. Ironically, as much as I love music and matching songs to things, I haven’t done as much with the Ben 10 universe and crew. I think it’s because they are such unique personalities with very unique stories, it’s hard to find what fits. But here’s a small list of what I have so far;  Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons - Ben I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace - BenxKai (I don’t ship them at all but this fits them so well... XD) Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen - Gwevin or whatever that ship is called. :’ D End of Me by Ashes Remain - Kevin Escape from the City (Classic Remix) from Sonic Generations - Ben (I have no excuse for this except the fact I just find Sonic and Ben very similar in personality. Though technically this song fits Og Ben and OV Ben better than AF and UA Ben. I have no idea about reboot Ben. Again, I’m not a huge fan of the reboot. ^^;) Born Ready by Dove Cameron - Gwen (Technically this more reminds me of her then fits her). Into the Unknown cover by Panic! at the Disco - No Watch Ben (Again, another one that more reminds me of him rather than fits. XD) Born for This by The Score - Every version of Ben that happens to be a hero RISE ft. The Glitch Mob, Mako, and The Word Alive - Ben and No Watch Ben Top of the World by Greek Fire - Ben There’s probably more that I’ll end up finding as long as I look hard enough. There was a few I had that I’m just not sure about putting on this list yet. XD ⏰:Favourite alternate timeline? No Watch’s timeline. I love the idea of it and all the possibilities. I’m eternally sad that we didn’t get to see enough of the “boring” of his world to really get to see how he felt and no follow up episode to see how he was doing. :’ D You can find the emojis here.
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cat-scarr · 4 years
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Ben Is Too Good For His Own Good
Aka a "cinnamon roll", if you will. Yes, I'm writing an essay on this. 
So it's nothing new that Ben has this "second chances" philosophy, but that is indicative of the possibility that he would let himself be in damaging relationships in hopes that the other person would change or improve. 
There have been various instances of Ben kind of just brushing off being treated poorly. I wouldn't say that this makes him a push over or anything like that, but I never see any of these things being pointed out. They're just kind of laughed off.
Just the other day, in fact, I had someone privately DM me saying that they don't believe Ben ever had any trauma or side effects from his lifestyle, even questioning “what nightmares” I was even referring to. 
On top of that, it's a very common thing in this fandom to state things like "the girls deserved better than Ben." I'll always be of the opinion that Ben is the one that deserved better, and I have plenty (logical) reasons why, but that’s besides the point. 
Even though Ben is so forgiving and cooperative, giving everyone a second chance to change, it just doesn't sit right with me that we should just be okay with some of the horrible things that are being justified here. That doesn't mean you should hate these characters. I mean, Ben clearly doesn't. But it honestly says more about him than any of them. 
It says a lot to me when I see Ben seeing the best in someone, even when they've done horrible things in the past or are in the midst of doing something bad to him. 
One example, which I keep bringing up on this blog, is the episode "Vilgax Must Croak." Besides everything else that Vilgax had done to him in the past, in addition to throughout the episode up until this point, Ben was still shown believing that Vilgax could have tried to save him by jumping in front of Ben to shield him from a (seemingly extremely destructive) blast from Attea. 
Things like this also explain why I don’t support shipping Ben with Attea, but that’s besides the point too...
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Of course, even if he did save Ben by doing this, Vilgax was only manipulating the situation to make it look like he was trying to save Ben when he was really taking the chance to break himself free of the handcuffs. 
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But, even so, this seems to mean that Ben believes that Vilgax does have it in him to do something good. Ben was admittedly shocked by what had happened at first, but by the next scene where he turns back to human, he's got his guard down enough for Vilgax to take advantage of the situation again and shoot him in the back. Because, please realize, if Vilgax didn’t “save” him, he wouldn’t be able to shoot him in the back. 
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But anyway, in conclusion, as the title states, he's too good for his own good. 
The next unfair circumstance which displays the same thing happens in the episode "No Honor Among Bros." I am aware that the following is uncharacteristic of Rook and had only happened because Rook was under the influence of a substance, so I want to acknowledge that, but I am mostly focusing on Ben's actions here.
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Ben and Rook eventually are set up against each other in the tournament, and, besides the fact that Ben already doesn't want to fight anyone needlessly, as shown by his previous match against Malice where he was BEAT UP FOR THREE HOURS...
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...he clearly holds back while fighting Rook in this match, too. 
The one time he actually hits Rook with a decent shot, which knocks Rook out temporarily, not only does he immediately go check on him to make sure he's not badly hurt, but also turns back to human, leaving him somewhat more vulnerable then he would be as Upchuck. 
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This seems to mean that he trusted Rook wouldn't take that chance to hit him right back. And unnecessarily hard too, at that. 
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This knocks Ben down, making him lose the fight. The important thing to take away from this is that, regardless if he just chalked it up to Rook not being himself, he still didn't seem to hold it against him, besides just being slightly annoyed. 
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So, basically, he got his ass beat multiple times only because he was holding back for the other person's sake. He's too good for his own good. 
Then there's also Kevin and Tetrax. Both are former "criminals", albeit for different reasons, and Ben still had it in him to befriend both of them. This is probably due to the fact that they've built trust over time, and fought evil together to protect others, including each other. 
I don't like to look past the fact that Kevin, while admittedly not entirely in control of his powers at the time, has tried to kill Ben on multiple occasions. But, like I said, Ben has grown to trust him and they have each other's back, so there’s no need to really expand on those two all that much. 
Then there's the sad story of Elena. 
You could argue that the reason it's difficult for me to look past Elena's “mistakes” is because she was given little to no chances to redeem herself. And perhaps there is some truth to that. 
However, there has been a scene which seems to be what is considered "redeeming" - when she attempts to sacrifice herself to save Ben. 
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And while Ben himself seemed extremely moved by this at the time, clearly not holding any hard feelings towards what she had just done to him throughout "Revenge of the Swarm", I can't say that I feel the same. 
I can't say that I feel the same because Ben's life would not even be in danger at this point if she didn't attempt to suffocate him. Should I see her as a “hero” for saving Ben from herself? 
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Especially when it’s evident that she had enough self control to attempt to commit suicide, but somehow not enough to not attempt to kill Ben again once she realized that her suicide attempt failed. 
Ben: “Elena! They’ve been controlling you! You’ve got to fight them!”
Elena: “They’re not controlling me, they are me! And I am them!”
Another thing about her predicament that I don't understand is whether or not her choices are voluntary. The other characters say outwardly that "the chips are controlling her", while she, in response, claims that they are not controlling her and instead, that they "are her." 
Elena: “They give me what I want! They fulfil my deepest desires! Even the ones I don’t know I have!”
She also claims that the chips want what she wants, and because they “are her” they give her the ability to get everything she might want. By that logic, she would want everything that had happened up until this point, which is crazy and inexcusable. 
If she is the chips, implying there is no other Elena inside that is the “true” Elena, and she genuinely wants to do things like stalk Ben and attempt to kill him, then I don’t see a way to excuse or justify that.  
But then, in the midst of choking Ben to death, Julie tells her that she couldn't seriously want Ben to die, which Elena responds to seemingly confused or unsure for the first time, and only states it must be what she wants, before claiming that she really did care about Ben. 
I’m sure Ben would agree that she could still be redeemed at this point. He would probably still agree she could be redeemed after all that I’m about to go over as well.
And, while this is evident since he did state the following, believing, once again, that there is still good in someone who had done horrible things:
Ben: “There was enough of my friend left to save my life.”
She still came back to make the situation worse instead of taking the chance to redeem herself. 
Unfortunately, unlike I suggested earlier, and instead of leaving it at that after surviving her suicide attempt and traumatizing everyone in the process, she returns in "The Perfect Girlfriend" impersonating Julie, being the cause of Gwen suffering a pretty significant injury, and, let’s not forget, attempting to kill Ben once again. 
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It’s even worse that she chose to do so at such a vulnerable point in Ben and Julie’s relationship, considering that they had been arguing lately, even in the beginning of that very episode. I’ve actually had someone claim that this episode proves that Ben’s idea of the “perfect” girlfriend is someone who does everything he says and may as well have no individual personality. And, because someone I think is credible enough to speak on Ben’s behalf believes that to some extent, it just shows me that it’s possible many other people in this fandom might believe the same thing.
To me, it simply seemed as if he believed that his relationship with his girlfriend was finally improving, which is a good thing. It doesn’t seem all that unreasonable for him to not question why they were suddenly getting along much more than before. Why would anyone question their relationship with their significant other going well, especially after going through a rough patch? 
Regardless, after realizing the reason why this was the case, he must have also felt horrible about not noticing sooner, which sucks. He’d be seen as a jerk for questioning why his girlfriend was being so nice to him had he done so, but he’d be seen as a jerk for not noticing that it wasn’t really her all this time anyway.
I hate to keep flaming her, but Elena chose to put him in that position since the chips allow her to fulfil “all her deepest desires”, apparently. Because that's what you do to someone you "love." 
While Elena's story wasn't continued past Ultimate Alien, the Ben 10: Omniverse comic "Parallel Paradox" did attempt to tie up loose ends. 
Before I continue, I have to state that the comics are not technically "canon.” However they are official source material and therefore should be accurate to canon. So, for clarity, and for those who haven't read this comic, Elena here is basically presented as if she is voluntarily a criminal. She's apparently stealing tech for money, working for some other higher level bad guy, and clearly has a grudge against Ben after what had happened. 
I’ll provide the relevant pages below, but Elena states that Ben was “rude” to her the last time they saw each other...when, in the moment she is reffering to, she had impersonated her way into Ben’s living room and had the nerve to get into an argument with him when she was clearly in the wrong. 
But Ben himself wasn’t even being rude to her in that particular scene, either. He was trying to explain why what she was doing was wrong. He only resorted to using the Ultimatrix once Elena resorted to violence herself.
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At the end of "Parallel Paradox", it's revealed that Ben feels like Elena hates him, despite all that she's done to him. Which is interesting, since it doesn't seem to me like he's done anything to her to give her a reason to hate him. Not even supposedly being “rude.” It seems like it should be the other way around, really. 
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I know that I wouldn't hesitate considering filing a restraining order against someone who stalked me, attacked my friends, kidnapped my significant other, lied to me, and then attempted to kill me twice. 
But Ben? No, AFTER ALL THAT...he actually wants to help her and wishes she didn't hate him for no reason. 
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Or maybe she doesn't have a grudge against him for what he did do, but rather what he didn't do, in her view. The irony is that Ben clearly would do anything he could to help her, she just isn't accepting that help. She just wants what she wants and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. 
She seems to constantly be putting the blame on everyone but herself. And the first step to changing for the better starts with changing oneself by changing old habits and actively working to do better. It's even more sad that she doesn't seem to realize just how much faith Ben does have in her, despite the horrific stuff in Ultimate Alien. 
If she really loved him, she shouldn't let him down. But at this point, I don't know if that's the case anymore. 
Anyway, at the end of the day, what astounds me the most is that Ben isn't mad at her. I mean, he should at least have serious trust issues by now! It really puts things into perspective and explains why there even is an alternate future where a pairing like Benkai can happen. 
If someone like Kevin, who hated Ben as a kid and actively tried to kill him, can become his best friend, and if someone like Elena can also get away with causing so much unnecessary harm to Ben without so much as a displeased glance, why wouldn't he give a girl who just likes to bully and pick on him another chance? 
I still don't believe he deserves that, but I fear that is it is extremely likely, even if it comes from a good place.
And because he gives everyone 764845786448578 chances. 
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r3b3lgrrrrrrrl · 4 years
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A LunaTic and Her Gunn (Part 115 1Xs2) True Intentions
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"What the hell was that all about?" Slim asks Colson once he's back on his feet.
"Talk to that snitchen' ass bitch over there." Colson glares at Pete who's still holding Kevin.
"Me?" Pete looks around himself and the alien with a snort. "If I was the snitch she'dve kicked me not you, BITCH." He deadpans.
"Can you two just shut the fuck up for a minute and tell me what started this shit?" Slim demands, becoming frustrated over their bickering.
"Dickhead told her I said something to him about her affair." Colson shoots a dirty look at Pete as he rubs his shin.
"Don't even try to put that on me... Cuz ya did. And obviously to other people too." Pete shoots back, cocking his chin over at Slim and his knowledge instead of shock.
"You better watch your mouth, Davidson." Colson growls.
"Ohhh nooo!! You gonna kick my ass?" He mocks by waving his free hand in fake fear. "I'm fucking outta here. See ya, Slim." They exchange nods as he turns on his heel to walk up the slanted road.
"You and your alien better stay the FUCK away from her!" Colson shouts from behind him.
"YOU SHOULD DO MORE STAND UP BECAUSE YOU'RE FUCKING HILARIOUS!!" Pete cackles the rest of the way up the slight hill with Kevin in tow.
"STOP." Slim puts his hand against Colson's chest firmly before he can react. "You know you don't wanna fucking fight Pete... Tell me what's goin' on." He advises his old friend as he drops his hand and lights up a Backwood.
"I let some shit slip to him and instead of shutting the fuck up he ran his mouth to her." Colson huffs in anger and frustration.
"Where you think she went this time?" Slim asks as he passes the blunt and notices that it's beginning to rain.
"I don't fucking know... Anywhere?" Colson shakes his head as he takes a deep pull.
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Pete calls Luna immediately once he's inside of a cab. "Yo... " He starts to lay into her once she answers. "You cheated on Justin? Who the fu... "
On the other end of the line, Luna's blood begins to boil. She's ducked under an awning out of the rain. Annoyed, she pulls the phone away from her ear and looks at it before replacing it.
"Are you my boyfriend?" She quickly cuts Pete off. "Have you ever been my boyfriend? No, I don't fucking think so. Therefore, don't call me up questioning me about some shit that has nothing to do with you. I don't owe you or anyone else an explanation so fuck off." Luna hurls out before hanging her phone up and turning it OFF.
"Why Colson?" Luna sighs heavily as she leans against the brick wall. "Why do you have to be so fucking petty sometimes." She begins to rummage aimlessly through her bag. Lighting a joint, she takes a break from the rain while staying lost inside of her own head.
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"Where the fuck could she be?" Colson wonders to himself after searching The Brownstone for Luna. He's called her a dozen times but it's going straight to voicemail. "FUCK." He sighs, rubbing the back of his head.
It's 330A. They have a call time of 6A. Standing on their front stoop, Colson Snaps Luna. Walking back inside, he doesn't know what else to do.
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Luna spends the night skating through The City with a bottle of Jack. Contemplating on to do with her feelings for Colson. There's a certain trust barrier that's been broken between them and Luna's unsure of how to handle it. EVERYTHING inside of her is screaming that he'll be the cause of her downfall as tears sporadically drop like the rain around her.
"It's not like you'll leave him." Luna angrily pushes off of the ground as she continues to glide through the streets. "This shit is way more intense than before." She acknowledges to herself what she's been avoiding. That she's bound to Colson in a deeper way than she ever felt to Justin. She's known it since that first night at The Gramercy. "He's gonna hem you up." She continues to argue with herself and the bottle of Jack as she floats around the familiar scenery of Brooklyn.
It's almost 5A when Luna finally shows back up at The Brownstone. Colson had dozed off while sitting up on their bed. She stares at him when she comes in as new tears form. Quietly gathering her things, she heads into the bathroom to shower. Locking the door behind her. Finally turning her phone back ON there's a ton of missed calls. She opens the single Snap from Colson.
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Huge tears fall as she stares at his face. "MOTHERFUCKER." Is all she can think. Knowing in that moment; regardless of what the logic in her brain keeps trying to say, that Colson has her heart. Stepping into the running shower Luna's shoulders heave under the weight of the water and her tears. "I can't breathe without my heart." She shudders at the thought of losing him more than her own freedom.
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"You're back." Colson opens his eyes to the sound of Luna chopping up pills in the bathroom.
"Yeah." She calls out simply as she snorts two thick rails of powder; a line of three 30mg Percocets and one of two 30XR Adderall.
"Where've you been?" Colson asks cautiously as he climbs off of the bed.
"Out." Is her only word as she comes into the bedroom to continue getting dressed. Throwing on a pair of his joggers and a tight, black tank. "We've gotta go soon." She tells him flatly when he reaches for her.
"Loon... Please." Colson lightly begs as their eyes meet, causing her heart to ache.
"You need to shower. There's 30s for you on the sink." She answers quietly before walking out of their bedroom.
Colson throws himself back on the bed in frustration, laying there for a couple more minutes before getting up and going into the bathroom. His head is pounding and he got barely any sleep. Turning on the water, he steps into the shower and let's last night's funk rinse off of him. With his back leaned against the wall, his hand automatically goes for his morning wood. Lightly playing with himself he grows harder as his mind drifts to the last time him and Luna were in their bathroom together. Pulling firmly on his thick cock, he starts to breathe heavier as he puts one hand out on the wall to brace himself. The memories of Luna's warm mouth making him burst.
"FUCK... How am I going to fucking fix this..." He worries as he does his daily slew of morning drugs and finishes up in the bathroom.
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"Who is THAT?" Rook pants when he sees Jackie strolling down the street towards them.
Dressed to kill as always, her short wavy hair flows as she glides along in a pair of black leather pants and a simple, black Givenchy T shirt. Large, thin metal earrings and an oversized leather bag top off her fierce look.
"Morning Loons!" She leans in for a bright kiss to the cheek.
"Hi Jack." Luna kisses her back before she greets Sam and is introduced to The Guys.
They're standing behind ABC Studios while Rook continues to salivate over Jackie. His sweet little mouth can't form a word to speak to her as everyone bullshits and makes pleasantries. Colson tries to lace his fingers inside of Luna's to which she pulls back. Catching her eye, he feels a soul shattering disconnect.
"We gotta go." Luna announces as she heads towards the front door.
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"There is no backing track." Luna argues. "That's the whole fucking point of a live performance."
"You have no pre-recordings of it at all?" The GMA staff member continues to question her.
"No. It's a brand new song that we're giving YOUR show the EXCLUSIVE to." Luna reiterates the significance. "You know what? I don't really give a FU... "
"Okay... Let's all just calm down." Jackie's sweet voice comes in from behind Luna. "The ONLY song specified in the contract is Bad Things, meaning my client and YOUR guests have the choice of the second song with no stipulations. If you'd like to get your lawyers, I'll happily contact Miss. Smith's and Mr. Baker's also." Jackie squeezes Luna's shoulders as she stares at the staff member firmly.
"Lemme check with production." Is all he can say with a shaking head before walking away.
"Where did that come from?" Luna turns around amazed.
"I told you and Monica, I got this." Jackie smiles slyly.
"I knew I made a good choice. Thank you!" Luna gushes with a smirk as she squeezes Jackie into a tight hug.
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"And now, Machine Gun Kelly featuring THAT Brooklyn Bitch!!" Robin Roberts introduces them to the cheering crowd. "Performing their hit single Bad Things!"
Luna, Colson and his band are set up on the outdoor SummerStage placed on the corner of Broadway and 44th St. It's 8A in the morning, they're both tired, wired and fighting. They've fought before but neither has ever been this miserable during a performance together. Both are dressed down, easily showing off their mood to anyone who knows them. Him in a white Hotel Diablo T and ripped jeans while she's wearing a simple, goldish slip dress with her Docs. The only jewelery she has on is his padlock and engagement rings; bringing him slight relief.
The show must go on though... And it does. As always. Luna opens up on the keys easily. Wrapping her voice around the opening chorus as the masses below her sing along. The Boys are electric. Rook roaring away as Baze keeps the rhythm while AJ and Colson slide over their guitar riffs before Colson kicks in for his first verse.
One Look.
With the slight catch of The Eye, that's it. Well, at least OnStage. They fall into step with each other too easily, toning it down for morning television slightly; the chemistry and pure fire between Luna and Colson is still undeniable in their performance. Taunting and teasing each other as they roam the stage and command America's living rooms. As always, they end with Colson scooping Luna up for a kiss.
"I love you." He says lightly as he leans in.
"Mmm... I fucking hate you." She lowly coos with a sweet smile while kissing him back on the cheek for the crowd and then disappearing SideStage for not only a commercial break but to get her shit together around Colson.
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"Bad Things is doing extremely well for the two of you." Robin compliments them.
"Yeah, we're really proud of it." Colson smiles, using this as an opportunity to slide his arm around Luna's shoulders.
"It's off his album Hotel Diablo that just dropped July 5th. You should check it out, it's such a deep story that you can't help but be engulfed by it's journey." Luna plugs as she wraps her arm around his waist and rests her hand on Colson's chest out of instinct.
"Is there gonna be a tour?" She asks Colson.
"Hotel Diablo, baby! We did one earlier in the summer and we're headed across seas next month. Hopefully we'll hit another one stateside when we get back." Colson answers as he pulls Luna closer.
"FUCK... I hate him so FUCKING much." Luna screams mentally as her whole body throbs for Colson. His arm around her bare skin is like ice cream on a hot summer day. Melting and sticking to her soul. She wants to hate him but she can't. On all levels. Physically, mentally and emotionally. He fucking has her.
"So do you guys go on tour together?" Comes another question.
"Yeah, for the most part." Colson looks down at her for support.
"Bad Things is one of the regulars on his set lists so if I'm not working on another project, I'm usually with him." Luna admits.
"Aww... That's gotta be a lot of fun for you guys." The unknowing host assumes. "And today you're gonna debut a new song for us?" Robin grins at the roaring crowd. "Is this off Hotel Diablo also?"
"No." Luna speaks again. "This will probably be off my upcoming double album." She informs the public for the first time.
"A double album? Wow!! When can we expect that?" The host asks with a shocked response as Luna ignores her, moving away from Colson and grabbing her electric. "Well, don't let me hold you up." Robin nervously laughs. "Gracing us again... THAT Brooklyn Bitch and Machine Gun Kelly!!" She introduces them to the LIVE audience's wild applause.
Luna looks over to Sam first. Then Baze. Tuning her guitar she tosses an Eye to Colson. It's unamused and asks if he's ready as she adjusts the mic. His eyes say more than Yes and kills her soul.
Luna makes her guitar whine before Baze evens her out and Sam kicks in with the her steady, quick paced drums. Sliding into the main rhythm, Colson's guitar punches in to match hers. The beat is raw and powerful while Luna's deep voice brings it back to it's inner melodic tune.
🎼They say //He likes a good time//Well so do I//He comes alive//At midnight//That's when we thrive//My friends //No they don't trust him//Ask me why //They say he's into//Bad Things//But so am I🎶
Luna rips a mini solo while swirling her hips with the beat as Sam pounds away. Colson and Baze continuing to balance them both out. Luna stepping back up to the mic to lay the first official verse.
🎶A little bit older//Hates my//Black leather JACKET//Both got bad reputations//With insatiable HABITS//He was on to me//One Look//And I had to leave//Cuz//As soon//As he kissed me//We popped off//And were CRACKEN'🎶
Luna grabs the mic as Colson changes his chords to back her. Glancing over at him again he catches her eye before she unleashes her furry. This performance has such a different feel from when it first originated.
🎶THEY TALK//ALL THIS SHIT//'BOUT HOW//I'M A BAD GIRL//TONIGHT//IMMA SHOW YOU//WHAT IT'S LIKE//TO MEET HER🎶
Sam drops her beat to a low rumble. Baze kicking in with the same electronic ripping sound from Floor 13. His bass jarring through the air as Colson continues to play through the chords and move across the stage towards Luna.
🎶They say //He likes a good time//Well so do I//He comes alive//At midnight//That's when we thrive//My friends //No they don't trust him//Ask me why //They say he's into//Bad Things//But so am I🎶
Luna can't help but drop her head against Colson's shoulder blade as they lean back to back against each other. Both ripping their guitars and thriving off of each other before he takes over her mic. Hearts pounding as he lays his piece.
🎶Look... //She the type//To break//Your ass bad//Have you runnen' //Quicker//Than one of //Mr. White's bags//I be rockin' wit//THAT Bitch//You know she//Be rockin' wit me//You a special//Type of dumb //To think//You can stop her//From doin'//What she please//The kind //To whoop your ass//Then have you//On your knees//Looking up//Still begging//Like come on//Kiss me please //Don't say it too loud//Cuz that's MY girl //So trust and believe//That I won't wait//Or hesitate to//Jack you up too//Like a mini //Slim Shady🎶
Luna steps up face to face with Colson to the mic as his words make her pussy drip. There's that ALWAYS present electricity between them as they both continue to rip through the song together. Luna staring at him with THAT One Look. Giving her a sly smile he kisses her cheek before she kicks in and he backs away to let her focus.
🎶THEY TALK//ALL THIS SHIT//BOUT HOW//I'M A BAD GIRL//TONIGHT//IMMA SHOW YOU//WHAT IT'S LIKE//TO MEET HER
HE'S ROCKING//THAT BOX//AS HE'S MAKING//ME PURR//WE'RE SO OBSCENE//HE'S GOT ME//SAYING YES SIR🎶
Luna grins at Colson as he steps closer to her. Their guitars playing off one another's as their bodies pulsate from being so close to each other. Her pussy swells, wanting him just as badly as he does her. She can't help herself; it's like a fucking deficiency.
🎶They say //He likes a good time//Well so do I//He comes alive//At midnight//That's when we thrive//My friends //No they don't trust him//Ask me why //They say he's into//Bad Things//But so am I🎶
The four of them unleash their instruments. Sam slamming into the kit as Baze leans into his chords. Colson head banging while he slashes on his guitar as Luna continues to play while belting out the lyrics.
🎶MY OH MY//OH MY OH MY//They're calling you//The Devil, Baby//MY OH MY//OH MY OH MY//That makes me//Your Persephone//Without the maybe//MY OH MY//OH MY OH MY🎶
Luna's up at the mic as Colson teases her with his guitar. As much as she wants to be mad at him she can't help but smile again as she sings about him. Cocking her lip, her voice snakes around the lyrics as she glares at him and her body dies for his touch.
🎶They say //He likes a good time//Well so do I//He comes alive//At midnight//That's when we thrive//My friends //No they don't trust him//Ask me why //They say he's into//Bad Things//But so am I//So am I//Yeah so am I🎶
Their instruments taking over again before rounding out to a grand applause. Sam rumbles in the background as Colson throws his guitar over his shoulder and grabs Luna around the waist through hers. She can't help but grin as he plants a solid kiss on her lips.
"THAT Brooklyn Bitch and Machine Gun Kelly!!" Rings lowly in her ears amongst the screaming behind them.
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"Just shut the fuck up." Luna kisses Colson through their words as she pulls him into their dressing room.
Turning around, she bends over the closest object. It's the arm of a couch. Hiking her tight dress up, she pulls down her black panties as Colson presents his rock solid dick.
"Kitten... " Colson tries to speak as Luna works him into her with her hand.
"Unh Unh." She mumbles, tossing up the other arm to indicate his silence.
Slightly offended, Colson grabs Luna's hips and pushes himself into her deeper. Making her moan and slightly shake. Showcasing his authority, he wraps his fist inside her long blonde hair. Controlling everything about her as she bucks against him. Luna's walls tighten as they both draw closer; reaching around from behind her, she grabs his ass. Clutching it in her nails, she keeps him in place as she slams herself into his hips until they both equally explode.
"Fuck Loons... " Colson sighs as he kisses the back of her neck.
"Mmm... We've gotta go." She tells him again for the third time today to his dismay.
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"I need you to call Lee Foster. Let 'em know I'm coming and that I wanna use Studio A... If it's booked I'll comp the artist's next two sessions." Luna tells Jackie once they're all back on the NYC streets.
"I don't know who that is... " She hesitates.
"The manager of Electric Lady Land Studios... Just mention my name along with what I said and we should be good." Luna quietly explains. "Meet me at the storage unit later?" She then asks before throwing her hand up for a cab to Jackie's nod. Luna turns to Sam. "Hey... Change of plans. We're gonna record here. Jack's trying to book us now. See that Mike's cool, please?" She asks of her.
"Yeah. No problem." Sam responds easily to Luna's Thanks as her and Colson climb into a cab.
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"Electric Lady Land Studios, hunh?" Colson tries to make small talk with Luna for the first time in their lives. "How you gonna get in there?" He asks.
Luna turns to him with standoffish eyes. "I own part of it." She states flatly.
"Seriously?" He asks in disbelief.
"Yeah. I've been a silent owner since I was 18yrs old... There's A LOT you don't fucking know about me." She sighs loudly as she pulls up her black hoodie and looks out the window.
"She has so many fucking secrets... " Colson sighs to himself as he looks out his own window. Inching his fingers across the seat for Luna's, there's less than a half inch between them and he can feel the heat. Before he can touch her, she lifts her hand and lays it in her lap.
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Arriving at Monica's office in Lower Manhattan, Colson and Luna meet up with his personal lawyer Cyrus. Placed in a private room they exchange introductions and pleasantries while waiting for Monica. Luna and Colson both still feeling off kilter.
"Hey!" Monica greets them with a rushed smile. "Sorry I'm late... How is everyone?" She asks as she scans the tense room.
The signing is quick. Holding nothing of Colson's or Luna's in the contract; only Robert Maplethorpe's personal catalog, it's exactly what they spoke about. Before they know it, Colson and Luna are back out on the pavement. Neither questioning their choice surprisingly even though this felt more like a business transaction rather than anything remotely personal.
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"Come're... " Colson reaches for Luna's waist after they walk out of a stupid ass Starbucks; refusing to buy a coffee she has a strawberry smoothie.
"No." She declines as she shakes him off of her hips.
"What the FUCK, Luna?" Colson demands, growing tired of her coldness.
"REALLY?" Luna bites back.
"Yeah REALLY. We just fucked and signed our God Damn PreNump... So yeah, WHAT THE FUCK?" He throws his hand up in the air in frustration and shakes his head.
"YOU FUCKED UP!" Luna snaps while grabbing the tip of her hoodie.
"THEN WHY'D YOU FUCK ME!?!" Colson shouts at her in annoyance. "OR FUCKING SIGN ANYTHING!?!"
"BECAUSE I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!" Luna screams before throwing her smoothie to the right of him. It hits the wall and splatters everywhere just like she had intended; her aim is rarely off.
"WHAT THE FUUUUUCK!!" He yells as little spots of pink goo land on him.
"Go tell Pete and ask him how to clean it out." She snarks before jogging off across the street.
"YOU'RE SUCH A FUCKING BITCH!!" Colson screams after her as she gets into a cab.
"She's fucking insane. She's fucking flat out fucking insane." Colson stews as he looks at his tainted shirt. "Where the fuck is she going though? I swear to God I'm gonna fucking kill her one of these days." Colson sighs with a frustrated mind as he pulls his phone out to call Mod and find The Boys before buying a new shirt.
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Part 1 of 2
To be continued...
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al-n-cartoons · 4 years
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Concept Art and Rambles of The Multiverse in a Blender
Alright, so I've been working on the fic a bit (on the fourth chapter) and I realized that posting it on Tumbler is incredibly impractical...it just is. In order to do so, I need to copy and paste it over and over and over again, seeing as how these things have very limited amount of word-room-stuff. Anyway, long story short, the first few chapters are on Wattpad and will, eventually, be posted on Archive of our own and fanfic.com (assuming that it stays alive long enough to at least hear a conclusion).
Feedback on the story thus far is much appreciated, as whomever comments on here and wattpad are essentially my beta readers. Also, I want to dump a bunch of concept-stuff, because why not.
I've been thinking of pairings for a while, and I really want some feedback on them.
•Rex x Ben: when do they get together? No idea. Throughout the relationship, Ben would be fairly reclusive in public, not wanting the media to get ahold of their relationship as it had his and Julie's relationship. Also, Rex has been Ben's shoulder to cry on/vent to for a while in the series, and Rex isn't nearly as polite as Ben is. Because of this, I imagine the first interaction between Rex and Ben's friends to be...um...vivid. Honestly, that part will be fun to write/read.
•Blosom x Mabel: Bi Mabel? Yes please. Blossom is more refined and attentive, Mabel is spontaneous and creative. The former is amazing at leadership and innovation, the latter is very supportive and socialable.
•Connie x Steven: No comment needed, it's all wholesome and understanding over here. This relationship is present since before the beginning, but Connie will mostly be at college.
•Danny x Tucker x Sam: Poly? Friend-ship? Danny's dealing with the trauma of his parents trying (and succeeding) in dissecting him, and his buds are there to help him heal. At some point, though, Sam kicks him out of her house (he'd been there unbeknownst to the parents) and makes him do stuff again. "You won't feel better until you stop moping!" Coincidentally, this would happen around the beginning of the story?
•One-sided Dexter x Ben: Dexter is crushing on Ben, Ben is too old for him. Ben is flattered, but doesn't address the clear admiration because he doesn't want to crush his friend.
Redesigns:
The Ben in this is subtly one of my AUs, specifically Soma. I mention it in the first chappy. He's a lot like the original (Prime), but likes to dimension-hop and also is a fair bit more mangled than Prime. To hide this, especially before anyone knew that he was a hero, he began using something a lot like Kevin's mask. The difference between what Kevin uses and what he uses is that Ben's is a piercing, and effects his other forms as well as his human one.
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Some of his scars are in the above image. Also, I'm thinking of working this drawing of mine into the story.
Regarding the Power Puff Girls, I'm redesigning them a bit, especially when it comes to their skin color. Why would three lab experiments, each of which being significantly difference in appearance, each have peach skin? My redesign would have Bubbles looks as though she' from the Solomon Isnaldns (maybe, not sure yet), Blossom would be Indian, and Buttercup....I haven't thought much of her? Maybe I'll keep her white?
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I had some fun with Steven. You know, if the area beneath his eyes glow first, and the most often, wouldn't the skin be discolored? Moving from that, I decided it would be fun if he could use something like henna to redirect the glow for a period of time, although the under-eye markings are permenant.
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Mabel...she's older now, as is her brother. As are several of the characters, actually, but most of them already have designs for their older selves. Her brother...well...back to Mabel. I mentioned that she's bi, and she's also the kind of person to wear her heart on her sleeves, in this case it's quite literal. I gave her twin braids, too, instead of chopping her hair short. You can't see it in this image, but she's also wearing short shorts with fringe around the edges and stripped leggings beneath the shorts which are cut off just above the knees. She might also be wearing long/spunky socks, I don't know.
In addition, I decided to give her a bit of pudge. I normally draw the jaw line, npbir made hers fade out, to help show that, although she's young and very energetic, she might be abusing her candy stash just a wee bit too much.
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A few things to note regarding the relationships of the characters:
•Dipper admires the other members of the...'league'? I don't have a name for it, yet. The group of people with whom he works...the protagonists. The heros. The whatever. However, he feels inadequate by comparison per his being a fairly normal human, with no abnormal strengths or abilities. Because of this, he's bit reclusive and quiet around the others.
•Rex has grudges against a lot of Ben's friend, and he is not afraid to show it. He has a precarious relationship with Rook, a downright tension between himself and Kai (as well as Julie, but they get over that), and he isn't on very friendly terms with Gwen or Kevin, either. He's also a bit testy with Max, but not nearly as much as he is with the other characters. Because if how he behaves, Ben's mom adores him, but Zak (Saturday) has an uneasy truce with him. Zak thinks that Rex is too brash and aggressive, asking him a bad influence on his friend, and he is none too keen on Ben and Rex's relationship. When I think of Zak and Rex, Hamilton's "Congradulations" song comes to mind.
•Argit is an...interesting case. The other protagonists know full well of what he did, seeing as he caused Ben's original reality to be erased and thus prompting their own realities to be upturned. Rex wants to punch him right in the snot locker, but Ben argues that the Argit who had done the deed in the first place was erased along with everything else. Blossom believes the copy of Argit that exists would do it again in a heartbeat, and that the memory of Argit is not one which should be honored. Steven supports Ben's decision, but isn't comfortable with it, and I think Mabel would just go above all of their heads to slap Argit across the face or something for what he did.
•[I forgot to add this bit] Ben and Blossom are good friends, having know each other before the whole rewrite. His nickname for her is 'soul sister', and hers for him is normally 'sweatheart'.
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cnkh · 4 years
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Of Keyblades and Omnitrices
Ben 10 would be a very important world in this AU and would be one of those big ones that are a must and have a presence in most, if not all the games. Both because of its popularity and because of story potential. 
Starting off in KH1 Kingdom Hearts 1, Sora would enter the world and meet young Ben. It would be nice and they’d become pretty fast friends.
Meanwhile, Riku is out there having his whole bad guy phase and ends up coming to the world and teaming up with Kevin. The two of them would kidnap Grandpa Max and it would be up to Sora and Ben to save him.
Vilgax would also be there doing something or another in the background.
In Kingdom Hearts 2, we’d arrive immediately following the events of Max Out. Ben has just lost Grandpa Max and he’s going through a bit of a hard time.
Sora would arrive on the search for Riku and would run into the AF Trio as they follow yet another investigation to track down the Highbreed. Kevin would ask about Riku and that would make Sora sad as he’s looking for him and Kevin tries to give a few encouraging words that he’s sure Riku would come around.
This would then lead into Sora, Daffy and Porky helping out the trio in their search and they’d split up. Sora would go along with Ben while Daffy and Porky have a side adventure with Gwen and Kevin.
On Gwevin/Dorky Gwen would talk a lot about how they’re worried about Ben and Daffy and Porky about how they’re worried about Sora in his search for Riku.
On the side of Ben and Sora, they’d do a lot of talking. Ben would reveal what happened to Max and how he hasn’t really been the same since. Sora would talk about how bad he wants to find Riku. This is where the whole “We were just kids back then...” line would come in.
Eventually, both teams converge and find the Highbreed they’re looking for and you get a boss fight against it.
But when it’s all over, Ben takes a bit of a dark turn and wants to kinda get revenge for Grandpa Max. The others try to stop him but he gives into darkness and it manifets into a heartless amalgamation of his alien forms as the final boss for the world.
This would finally lead into Sora and Ben having a heart to heart with one another that it’s okay to feel lost after losing Grandpa Max, but he has his friends and the light in his heart to guide him and that he’s not alone.
Ben would return to normal and thank Sora for his felp. They hug it out and he promises not to let the dark get to him again.
Also, Sora would somehow return for War of the Worlds, but I don’t know how and when that would fit in.
Kingdom Hearts 3 would have Omniverse and would be a lot happier. It’d either be some sort of a misadventure in space or in Undertown. It would be fun and a lot less heavier than AF. Ben and Sora would be really tight at this point as well. 
I imagine an intro of Sora, Daffy and Porky not really knowing where they are only for Heartless or some sort of Ben 10 villain they’ve never met before for them to fight and they’re doing pretty well against them.
Suddenly, one of Ben’s newer aliens would appear and give them a hand along with Rook. 
The fight would end and Ben would transform back, revealing a big smile and Ben and Sora would be happy to see one another again.
Ben would then introduce them to Rook.
Ben: Sora, Daffy, Porky, meet my new partner: Rook.
Rook: It is a pleasure to meet you all. Ben has told me much about you.
And lead into multiple one line flashbacks of Ben and Rook in weird situations where Ben just goes on about how cool Sora is.
That and near the end of the story Ben kinda figures Sora out due to his own whacky Omniversal shenanigans that he’s been having recently.
Ben: So Sora, when were you gonna tell me you were from another universe?
A flustered Sora would begin to rattle off random excuses while Daffy insists that he knows too much and must be destroyed for disrupting the world order as a joke.
Ben: Nah, it’s okay. I get it if it’s some secret or something. When I figured it out, Paradox told me not to meddle in whatever it is you guys are doing. But Vilgax has let a few things spill in the past that are beginning to make more and more sense every time I meet up with you guys. Normally I’d ignore Paradox and do what I want, but I’ve never heard the guy so serious before. So I’ll stay out of it. But if you ever need a hand or 10, you know who to call.
Sora (smiling): Thanks, Ben.
Opening up the possibility for him to get further involved.
With everything going on in Re:Mind and how Bugs, Daffy and Donald would be searching the worlds Sora has previously explored, they’d eventually approach Ben and Rook.
Ben would be devastated to hear that Sora has disappeared and try to insist that he goes with them. since Sora helped him during a really dark time in his life and he’s ought to return the favor.
But Paradox would once again intervene and tell Ben not to get involved.
He’d begrudgingly agree.
And other random tidbits would involve Vilgax in Malificent’s place wanting to conquer 10 Cartoon Network worlds but being nothing next to Xehanort.
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HeadCannon: Ben Tennyson and Steven Universe can’t stand one another.
Ben and Steven, while they have many things in common, would NOT get along, despite both being pretty friendly people. 
This is going to be a long one folks
Methods of Addressing Problems: Combat vs Pacifisim
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Ben:
Do no harm but take no s***
Fight and subdue the person causing the problem
Attempt to work out a peaceful solution
If that doesn’t work, rinse repeat until someone of authority can help or opponent gives in
He ensures that his opponent can’t cause any more harm/trouble to those around them BEFORE trying to discuss a solutions
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Steven:
Sing and dance it out
Attempt peace discussions
Sing song about friendship/ the problem/potential solution or the combination thereof
If that doesn’t work,repeat
If person causing problem engages in combat, use defensive tactics and continue to attempt peace, (song is optional at this point)
Poof only if necessary
Give person time after and continue peace talks
Generally his fights are in less populated locations. Not nearly as many people are indangered when he has to fight so his surroundings are expendable. 
How they Grew up and how it affects their intergalactic view
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Ben has had to fight multiple sides in conflicts he didn’t fully understand. He’s had to learn that there
Multiple sides to any problem that require multiple views on how to fix things
No such thing as a simple, long term solution
Learning to delegate problems to the appropriate people and leaders
Peace Treaties are more complicated than you’d think
Society as a whole is more important, though individuals have a strong impact as to what happens to it
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Steven fought the tail end in a two-sided war between a resistance group and an empire
Usually 2 sides to a problem
No war = no more political responsibility for Steven
See Steven Universe Movie and Steven Universe Future
Delegating problems to individuals to solve for themselves
Little Homeworld
Individuals are more important than society’s designated roles for them
Whose in charge in space
Ben:
There are still laws in space, and while you may not agree with them they are there for a reason
Hence Loopholes
Plumbers will attempt to do the correct thing (this is not necessarily the case, but it’s Ben’s perspective)
Steven:
Free frontier unless you’re on planet, and even then the laws will not be in your favor so you can get away with ignoring most of them
No one really enforces law off planet
It’s up to your to fix problems
Gems Cause Ben problems
This is where I dive more into head canons, but the Impact of Gems going across other planets with the Idea that they can do what ever they want is likely bigger than Steven first imagined.
Economics: With Gems going to other inhabited planet, they single handedly wreck their economies 
Causes shrinking working class
They don’t buy anything, so the flow of money becomes stagnant
Only the people who don’t need to eat, drink, or seek medical help (ie the Gems) can continue to work in increasingly harsher conditions
Once they reach complete economic collapse, the Gems simply move on to the next planet
Steven refuses to address this problem, Making it Ben’s problem
Law: Gems don’t Respect planetary government authority nor plumber authority
Steven also refuses to do anything about this
Little Homeworld teaches Gems they can do anything they want after all
War: Conflicts over new territories would break out in mass. 
With the mass withdrawal of colonies, thousands of fully formed, extremely technological planets are left unoccupied and unused.Hundreds of wars break out to claim these new territories
The Gempire doesn’t keep track of unoccupied colonial planets so they don’t know nor care
Every planet wants Ben to fight for them
Spends a lot of time negotiating peace treaties
Political Power
Both think the other has WAY too much political sway just because of who they are related to and the fact that they have cool alien powers that they totally abuse
Conflicting Personalities: 
The boys are polar opposites in ways that would grate on the others nerves
Ben is arrogant and cocky whereas Steven is humble and modest
To Steven, Ben seems like a jerk
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To Ben, Steven seems like a wimp 
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Defensive Mechanisms/ Dealing with Frustration:
Ben uses his arrogance and laid back manner as a mask to cover up how much heroing takes a toll on his mental, emotional, and psychological health
Resulting in Ben refusing to open up about how he feels on a deeper level, even with people he trusts
Steven’s powers and LITERAL being depend on his ability to be honest about how he feels, both to others and himself
Resulting in Steven trying to push others to discuss their problems mutually in order to find a solution
Both are REALLY bad at acknowledging when their family is hurting them, and get defensive about it
I’m not going into how Gwen and Kevin were outright s***** partners in crime fighting to Ben at times
See Steven Universe Future episode with White Diamond
Contrasting Views on Romantic Relationships
Ben’s Romantic Luck is terrible, and he knows relationships take the time he doesn’t have to give
Additionally, in the words of Rook, his intergalactic fame as a Hero precludes all of his Relationship attempts
Not only is he wary of new relationships, his is weary of them as well
Steven knows that relationships are formed on communication, love, and trust
See his Relationship with Connie
Envy
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Ben, whether he’d admit it or not, would be envious that Steven doesn’t have nearly the amount of problems as he does [from Ben’s perspective, not necessarily true to fact]
No constant calls for help for things the Aliens can handle by themselves
No random attacks from people who want to prove themselves
No irritating fans prying into his life
Steven’s actually able to maintain relationships, both platonic and romantic
No public hatred
No plans to slaughter you from numerous terrorist groups
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Steven would be envious that Ben doesn’t freak out over what should be traumatizing incidents, and that if Ben really anted too, could completely get rid of his powers [from Steven's perspective, not necessarily true to fact]
No break downs
No outbursts
No one misidentifying him 
No cleaning up past mistakes made before you were even born
The longer they know each other, the more irritating the other would become in their eyes. Once Ben goes Ben 10k, I wouldn’t be surprised if there wasn’t a full out brawl or two.
Now, would they be able to play nice in the sandbox and play it professional? Of course. 
Just... don’t leave them alone in a room unsupervised for too long. 
[Though I will admit, due to Reboot!Ben having less experience (meaning less BS to put up with) and being easier going over all, I think he would be fine with Steven, until his dimension’s Alien’s got caught up in the Gempire mess and started coming to Reboot!Ben to fix it. Than he’d be annoyed.]
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(Updated Drawing for a second time) Name: Jay Maxwell Tennyson Nickname: Jace, Jay Jay, Human Omnitrix, Lill’ Ben, Hero Boy, Omni Boy (By Feike) Age: 13 Gender: Male Birthday: February 7 Sexual Orientation: ??? (Just like his father) Ethnicity/Species: American/Japanese - Human/'Omnitrix' Personality: Adventurous, Often has self-doubt, Sensitive, Cultured, Dependable, Brave, Hopeful, Persistent, Impulsive, Jokester, Trustful, Has slight anxiety problems, Forgiving, Selfless. Hobbies: Gaming, mostly survival games. A couple of sports (He's known to play tennis with his mother). Learning and Reading up on aliens and their cultures. Collecting items/souvenirs. Photography. Designing with Family:
Ben Tennyson - (Father/Jay has always looked up to his father, striving to be a hero like. However, there are issues between them, in that Jay struggles with how often his father isn't around, out in space-saving the day on another planet. He understands why this is, but it makes it hard to spend time together, along with seeing the struggles his mother goes through, even if she accepts this with Ben. That being said, anytime Ben visits, Jay jumps at the chance to spend time with his father.)
Julie Yamamoto - (Mother/Absolutely adores his mother and vice versa. Since Ben is often away, Jay has picked up a lot of Julie's habits and behaviour, even hobbies, like tennis. He's always eager to help her around and the house and spending quality mother and son time. He's very thankful his mother raised him to be patient, kind and polite, a big part of his personality.)
Ship - (Pet - Galvanic Metamorph/He's always loved the pet blob of the family. When he was born, Ship was very excited about Jay's presence, doing whatever he could to make the baby boy laugh. It's been the same, even as Jay grew up. The happy blob will always comfort the boy, especially through his anxiety attacks or self-doubt moments.)
Muse - (Pet - Null Void Guardian/Muse wasn't the kind of pet Jay thought he'd get, but he loves her anyway. Having saved her during a mission in the null void, the creature became rather attached to him as they don't normally have positive interaction with other species, even their caretakers. She loves cuddles and having Jay's attention, but can be very protective if anyone dares to hurt her human.) 
Tundra, Orion, Vale, Neva, North, Crystal, Alaska, Micha, Storm, Gray, Raine, Arlo, Zodiac and Lux - (Half-Siblings/Jay is very close to his fourteen Necrofriggians siblings, despite the species differences. He's never really questioned how unusual it was having them as siblings, even when people give weird glances. His siblings also adore their baby brother, spoiling him whenever they visit.)
Ivory - (Kind of half sister? It’s complicated/When Jay bumped into Ivory the first time, during a mission where Khyber was running around, he had to say he was surprised to see someone who had similar features to him and to his dad. After explaining this run-in with his parents, it didn’t take them long to come to the conclusion she must be the daughter of Albedo, back from when he was still human. Since then, Jay has tried reaching out to her, not only because he believes she can find a better life beyond Khyber, but also because he has a feeling she wants family, just as he wouldn’t mind having another sibling around...But for now, she brushes him off.)
Gwen Tennyson - (First cousin once removed/'Aunt'/Much like Ben, he looks up to his aunt, always eager to hear stories she shares with her father and Kevin. Since Gwen and Kevin aren't off earth as much as Ben now of days, Julie and Jay often visit for dinners. He likes to ask her help with schoolwork during these visits, though lately he's also been interested in learning about Ledgerdomain. Gwen has a feeling it might be because of a certain spell caster he is crushing on, but he hasn't said anything.)
Kevin Levin - (first cousin once removed in-law/'Uncle'/Somehow, Kevin was often the one that both Jay and Thea were dumped on to babysit. He would complain, but he really did adore the pair, even recording some of their younger interactions and adventure, which were both hilarious and adorable. Jay likes to show his uncle love when he can, as he knows very well how rough Kevin's background is.)
Cynthia Levin - (Second Cousins/The two basically act like siblings, teasing one another, hanging out often and venting to each other when they need it. Even if the two-act like opposites, they play off each other well. With Thea being more bombastic and outward, she helps keep Jay out of all the trouble he gets caught in by mistake. She does what she can to protect him from bullies or galaxy criminals, sometimes even from himself. That being said, Jay is one of the only few who can pull her back from her aggression, showing her that there are calmer and nicer ways to handle things. His forgiving nature sometimes worries her, because she knows it'll backfire and get him hurt sometimes, but she has been amazed by it, as shown through his many connections with aliens they've met, even some who were dangerous or criminals. Even if they have hard arguments or struggle to understand one another at times, they'll always have each other's back.)
Ken Tennyson - (First cousin once removed/'Uncle'/While he enjoys his life with space and aliens, he does appreciate having a family member who is very down to earth. Ken is a very supportive and wise uncle, often knowing just what to say or do to cheer Jay up.)
Carl Tennyson - (Grandfather/Carl, of course, loves his grandson, happy to babysit him and have him over. However, because of Carl's effects of galaxy life and aliens as a child, he sometimes struggles to talk with Jay, who adores that lifestyle. Jay understands, as he and Carl both had/have Plumber fathers often off-world, along with how his grandfather was somewhat abandoned by Verdona, his own mother, in his younger years.)
Sandra Tennyson - (Grandmother/Sandra has always doted on her grandbaby since he was born. Always jumping to babysit, playing with him and proudly shows him off to her friends. She is also the one who inspired his photography hobby.)
Mr Yamamoto - (Grandfather/Despite Julie's father's issues towards Ben, he's always been gentle and kind towards Jay, often being the one to remind him of the beauty of earth.)
Verdona - (Great Grandmother/Verdona and Jay have a friendly relationship, often openly showing affection through hugs or chatting away. While it does somewhat hurt, he doesn't resent her for mostly coming around for Gwen and Thea, because of their Anodite sides. Since he can change into different aliens, he understands very well that every alien functions different, so he can't fault her in her behaviour, so he'll take what he can get.)
Maxwell Tennyson - (Great Grandfather/A legend in Jay's eyes, being who his middle name is from. Even though Max is retired and spends these days in his RV with Xyelne, he's always happy to tell Jay stories of his old Plumber days. The boy will listen to every word with wonder in his eyes. Max has even told stories on Ben when he was very young, including the summer vacation when he first got the watch. It always puts a smile on the boy's face.)
Xylene - (Great Grandfather Figure/While Xylene isn’t amazing with kids due to her background, her and Jay get along nicely since he’s a polite and calm boy. She has a way of speaking with Jay where she can be blunt and honest, but in a manner that he understands and doesn't get hurt by. Like getting that needed push to do something.)
Frank Tennyson - (Great Uncle/He enjoys the boy's soft presents and can always ask Jay for help here and there.)
Natalie Tennyson - (Great Aunt/Natalie likes having Jay around, as he's always eager to help with housework. She does love her granddaughter, but having a quieter child around is sometimes more preferred.)
Friends:
Vanessa Morningstar - (The two have a sweet relationship, despite Thea’s rivalry with her and Vanessa’s parents. They treat each other with respect and trust, and for Vanessa, this is something not common to her. He's always ready to listen to her and doesn't believe she is destined to be a villain, even with her heritage. There have also been noticeable sparks between the two, but with all that goes on, it's hard to make something of it.)
Malax Shard - (Friend/A common friend and partner in Plumber training. Unlike Thea's uncertainty towards his gentle side, Malax has full trust in it. She knows his personality is rare in this line of work and is something desperately needed at times. That being said, she's often the one to give him the tough talks about reality and how harsh it gets. He respects her for this and both would have each other's back in any fight.)
Rook Rilla - (Friend/Another common friend and partner in Plumber training. The two have known each other since childhood, due to how close their fathers were. Rilla’s dry wit and no nonsense attitude has, admittedly, gotten Jay out of some tough problems, and the two play off each other well while working on the field.)
Feike - (Friend/He started out with issues towards Feike, mostly because of his flirting towards Thea. But, over time, Jay has started to see more to him. It's clear to him Feike isn't exactly happy where he is and feels trapped, being abused and manipulated by his boss, Sciros. He's tried reaching out to him, but the other teen likes to brush it off and tells him not to get involved.)
Renata - (Friend/Because of Reiny and Ben's friendship, there had been some playdates set up between the two when they were young. Despite how hard it is to communicate with Renata, Jay has come to understand how to talk to her, thanks to these playdates. He'll often go to her for space politic problems, given her status and training. Even though she doesn't show much emotions, she can show a protective side around him.)
Azmuth - (Friend/Azmuth is normally the one to take a look at his biology and powers if needed. Ben has also dropped Jay off for rare babysitting, Azmuth can only be so thankful Jay will listen to him and be quiet when told. He's always found it amusing how gentle Jay is compared to his father. He's also to happily talk about embarrassing moments about Ben to the boy.)
Etherea’Liss - (Friend/Their first meeting had been a little iffy, as Jay had met Zs’Skayr a few months before meeting her. But he quickly came to see that Ectonurites are not like him, and she's always happy to educate him on her home planet and people. In return, he helps her adjust to life outside of her home.)
Enemies:
Eldrigma (Enemy/Ever since this man showed up, Jay has been chasing him across the galaxy, feeling responsible in stopping him. However, with each encounter, they learn something new, that there's more to the story behind this man. As much as he wants to stop him and fight him, Jay is starting to see something grim and sorrowful behind the man's dark outside.)
Professor Alate - (Enemy/Honestly, this man creeps him the hell out. His intelligence as always been trouble for Jay, often getting outsmarted by the scientist. This wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for the fact that Alate has this dedicated goal to catch Jay and experiment on him, mostly because of his Omnitrix biology.)
Sciros (Enemy/Jay has nothing but bad thoughts about this man, stemmed from kidnapping him and hurting friends like Feike and Vanessa, tricking and abusing them. He desperately wants to keep his friends away from the man, but his grip is tight and he knows how to keep them inline.)
Vilgax ('Enemy?'/It’s mostly Vilgax’s history with his father that scares him the most. Vilgax can be a hard foe to fight and is willing to use Jay to get revenge on Ben, however, with Jay’s teachings from his father and the fact Vilgax doesn’t have that great of an understanding since it’s been twenty years, Jay can fight against him and survive him. After seeing Vilgax around, he’s come to the realization that Vilgax isn’t as scary as most of the other villains Jay is currently fighting. He’s also given warnings to Vilgax about Alate.)
Representing Song: Human - Christina Perri
Skills: Enhanced Endurance/Stamina. Alien Morphing (He's able to turn into aliens without a watch, thanks to his unique biology). Hand-To-Hand Combat. Multilingualism (Jay can actually speak and understand a few alien languages, comes in handy). Photographic Memory. Makeup, dress ups, hairstyles, Jay is amazing at finding the right outfit or disguising others.
Weakness/Flaws/Fears: Monophobia (Fear of being alone or lonely), Atychiphobia (Fear of failure), Sometimes Anthropophobia (Fear of people. But depending on what people are currently like, especially in school, also depending on his mood) Slight Catoptrophobia (Fear of mirrors. Sometimes he can’t stand looking into the mirror, easily after something sudden or traumatic) Didaskaleinophobia (Fear of school) Autophobia (Fear of oneself). Sometimes changing aliens, becoming one or turning human can fail, especially if he has barely any focus. He keeps his injuries and damage he gets from fights as his aliens, even in his human form. Lack of energy or being rendered unconscious can make him turn back to human. He gains the weakness of his aliens. He needs to focus to be able to transform. His hidden sensitivity and anxiety can hinder his progress and the mission he’s on. He has a habit of taking on too much work, struggling to say no to others who depend on him. In rare cases, his biology can go out of whack sometimes, causing things like blindness, dizziness, struggling to walk E.T.C but it’s never permanent, so far. In his human form, he isn’t the strongest fighter and barely has any defense in tanking hits.
First Ten Forms:
War Roar
Cibeetle
Lavizard
Hollow Woods
Katana
Shadow Puppet
Manta Wave
Smitemare
Power Source
Sin Reaper
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