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Another Update on the Modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), this time from Japan, specifically the Japanese News Publication "The Yomiuri Shimbun" who wrote that a new Framework Agreement is now being made for possible further Military Exports by Japan to the Philippines.

These Exports are reportedly the following:

More Radars

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) High Mobility Vehicle (HMV)

The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Destroyers, of which a Joint Development is being planned

MY NOTES: The JGSDF HMV is likely to be the Toyota Mega Cruiser which is their main HMV as of now. The "Destroyer" Joint Venture could in Fact be the Mogami-class Frigate of which Japan is also discussing a Joint Development with Indonesia.

If so, I'm glad that Japan is also considering a Joint Development with us for it. With these Developments, it looks like Japan is now challenging South Korea (SK) for the supply of Military Assets to the Philippines.

Japanese Military Equipment tend to be quite expensive, though, but with Japan's deep Pockets (not as deep as China's, though), they could help us out in Terms of Loans, much like they do with our Infrastructure.

I thought about making this into a Video, but it has no Specifics thus far, so just let the Greedy, Anti-China-Pro-United States (US) Syndicate Fakks out there on YouTube who have been constantly Mass Reporting and causing the Shadow Banning of my China Videos have a Field Day with the Information instead, then.

I have overflowing Ideas for Videos anyway to the Point I don’t know anymore which ones to make or do first.

Here is the Link to the Article at “The Japan News” Website: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20250219-239473/

SOURCE: Japan, Philippines Plan Defense Equipment Export Framework; Defense Ministers to Meet in Manila on Saturday {Archived Link}

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Yin and Yang Pt. 3

Pairing: Ben Tennyson x Reader

Warnings: Torture

Word Count: 3.0k words

Part 1 Part 2 Part 4 Part 5

A/N: If I'm being completely honest, I'm not feeling that satisfied with this oneshot but it's completely fine. Part 1 of Y&Y was a oneshot that I really put a lot of effort into writing but part 2 and 3 were kind of just self-indulgent strike of the moment passion fics which I shouldn't be finding guilty about. But anyway I still hope you guys enjoy it. Hopefully I will be writing a part 4 because I just love their dynamic so much in this series even though Ben is very OOC lmao.

You crouched down behind a stack of crates, plasma gun clutched tightly in your hand and ducked your head forward, only to be met with a wall directly in your line of vision.

Turning your neck, you made eye contact with the plumber across from you, hidden behind a pillar and held out your hand, asking him in sign if he was able to count the number of victims and criminals.

This mission was one that your squad had been working on for 4 months. A huge trafficking ring that you had managed to track onto their Megacruiser Spaceship.

Most of your squad had been caught up in the hull, fighting off soldiers and freeing the victims while you and another proctor made your way to the front of the ship.

You had already disabled the escape pods on the ship so if they wanted to escape they'd be heading for the docking bay to find a small ship to board.

Proctor Drax held 5 fingers up and then 8 and you sighed; 5 hostages and 8 captors. There was no way the two of you would be able to take all of them down while protecting the hostages.

You pressed down on your plumbers badge, signaling the rest of your squad that you'd require some backup.

You lost hope however, when they began to approach the ship. If you didn't do something to take them down now, there's no telling what they would do to the hostages.

Drax nodded at you and you ran out from behind the crates. Aiming the gun for the ships propulsion jets, you tried to damage them as much as you could to prevent them from attempting to take off.

You were able to damage 3 out of 4 ships before your opponents began charging for you. Your partner and you fought hard, keeping the fight away from the victims.

"Keep back! There are other agents coming, they'll help you!" You shouted, ushering them toward the door but you froze when one of them pulled out a weapon.

They were hostages. Why weren't their hands bound?"

"It's an ambush!" You cried, just in time for them to swing and land a hit against your skull. You gasped, feeling excruciating pain explode through your head, the taste of blood invading your mouth when you bit down on your tongue.

The world began leaning and you hit the ground, vision going black.

***

You grunted in pain as he grabbed your hair, punching you so hard you felt blood crawl up your throat. You panted in exhaustion. Your body was so weak, you could feel it going limp but every time your neck went slack, the painful grip on your hair would give you just enough stimulation to keep from going unconscious.

"Aw, looks like she's going to faint again. Can't have that." The man smirked before dunking your head into a barrel of cold water.

You gasped at the temperature shock, water invading your nostrils and throat until you were yanked out. You spluttered and coughed violently until your stomach squeezed painfully and you threw up.

Proctor Drax had gone unconscious, taking his fair share of beatings like you had. They kept you awake, on the edge between consciousness and exhaustion, thinking a woman would bend to their whims faster.

"I'm getting tired of asking. Tell us the codes now." He punctuated the sentence with another punch to the stomach and you gasped for air, yelping in pain when he grabbed your hair again to keep you from going unconscious.

They wanted to codes to enter a highly classified part of the plumber's database, the codes of which were only shared with Proctor's or higher for security reasons.

It was highly protected, any hacking attempts were met with layers and layers of firewall while a program tracked their address and they were meant with squads of plumbers. If you gave them the codes, it wouldn't alert anyone, leaving them to get the information they required with no one the wiser.

You couldn't give them what they wanted. You wouldn't. Which meant when they got sick of asking, you'd be killed. Your hands were bound, you were beaten black and blue and there was no possible way for you to escape. At this point, death was a better option than the painful misery they were putting you through.

Your eyes fluttered shut, pain ripping through every muscle in your body. Your mind drifted to Ben and you felt your heart squeeze in your chest at the thought of him finding out he lost you.

Sure, your parents would miss you and mourn the loss of their only daughter but you knew the utter despair and grief that would go through Ben when he found out you were captured and killed.

You had only ever seen him get angry once, when his grandfather was threatened and it was like he was a completely different person. Was that version of Ben what awaited the world? Would he go mad trying to find who did it?

Your bottom lip quivered. You missed him.

You gritted your teeth, groaning as another punch was landed, "The codes, bitch!"

"Over my dead body." You growled.

He smirked, "I was hoping you'd say that."

***

"Is she still not answering?" Gwen asked, trying to focus on the mana surrounding your jacket. She had been trying for days now but couldn't track you down. You were way too far from her range.

"No! And I'm really starting to get worried. She said she'd be home 3 days ago." Ben panicked, ringing up your cell again while trying to track your Plumber's badge with his Omnitrix simultaneously. But he was disappointed twice when the Omnitrix gave no results and your phone went straight to voicemail.

This wasn't like you. You were ordered and punctual. If you said you were going to be there at a certain time you'd always be there 5 minutes early. And if on the off chance during a blue moon, you managed to be late, Ben always received a text explaining why.

But they had been unable to contact you for days and it was stressing him out.

"You don't even know what the mission was about?" Kevin asked and Ben sighed in frustration.

"No, she said it was confidential and that I wasn't allowed to know anything. All I know was she was supposed to be back 3 days ago!" He was pacing back and forth, biting on his thumb in nervousness.

He didn't know what to do, this was the first time someone was too far out of Gwen's range. He knew absolutely nothing about the mission and he didn't even know who to contact.

He heard the sound of rings in the background and thought Gwen was trying to call her again when he heard someone pick up.

"Hey grandpa have you heard anything from (Y/N)? She was supposed to be home 3 days ago and we're not able to reach her." Gwen asked and Ben felt his stomach sink in slight disappointment. He thought you had been the one to pick up.

"Uh, kids you might want to sit down. You're not going to like this."

The three of them shared a glance and Ben felt his stomach fall farther.

"The Plumbers have an extremely fortified database that contains a lot of sensitive information. Information that's so sensitive it would mean chaos if anyone ever got their hands on. It's so classified that no one other than Proctors or higher are able to access it."

His brows furrowed. What the hell was he talking about?

"Thing is, this database is so fortified and protected that, as a failsafe, the plumber's created a decoy and decoy codes have been given to every proctor in case of a hostage situation. And, the thing is, (Y/N)'s code was activated 4 days ago."

He stood up so quickly that his knees hit the table with a loud smack, "(Y/N)'s been taken hostage?! We have to find her!"

"Not just her, kid. Another proctor has also been abducted along with her."

"Then we have to go after them! Who was it?! Who took her?!"

There was a deep sigh on the other side, "Ben, I'm sorry but I don't know and if I did I'm not at liberty to tell you."

"What do you mean?"

"The protocol is: if the decoy codes are ever activated, the agent is abandoned. The plumbers are not allowed to go after them."

His heart felt like it had stopped in his chest and his throat closed so painfully that he felt tears bubble in the corner of his eyes. He stared at the phone sitting on the counter for a few moments, trying to understand just what his grandfather told him and wondering if he had heard him wrong.

This couldn't be happening. It was supposed to be an easy mission. You had assured him of that before you left, squashing his worries with a few reassuring words and kisses. How could this be happening?

You were taken hostage for god knows how many days and now his Grandfather was saying that he would never see you again? And that he wasn't even allowed to try looking?

It felt like the world around him was crumbling to pieces, the ground beneath him shaking as tremors went through his body.

Finally, he choked out, "W-What?"

A small nagging voice began poking the back of his head, eventually making it's way to the forefront. Gwen's magic; the magic that flowed through every living being in the universe, couldn't track you.

What if you weren't out range? But you were--?

It felt like he had gotten punched in the stomach.

"I'm sorry, kid. (Y/N) knew what she was getting into. She's on her own."

***

The floor was in absolute chaos. The members of your squad were running back and forth like headless chickens that were caught on fire. Ever since you and Proctor Drax had been captured, they had been trying to track you.

A couple of magisters had attempted to follow when you were taken but they shot them down and then lost them in an asteroid belt. Since returning back to plumber base, they were going crazy trying to track you, process the criminals that they did manage to catch and try to find the families of the victims they had rescued.

Not to mention that they were down a couple magisters since they got injured during the fight.

It was hard though, the ships that were used to abduct you and Proctor Drax were the most common in the universe, which made them impossible to track. It would be even more difficult to track you if your captors dumped the ship at any rest stop and stole another.

Which was most likely what happened.

They were stretched thin as it was but then something worse happened.

Your decoy code was activated and they were told to give up on the search for the both of you. A lot of them protested, they didn't want to give up on the search for their commanding officer but they were shut down.

They had to give up and abandon you and Proctor Drax.

Then, something even worse happened.

Legendary Ben Tennyson, the wielder of the most powerful weapon in the entire universe, came storming into their office and grabbed the closest Magister by the collar.

Ben gritted his teeth, "Where is she?! Where is (Y/N)?!"

"We're not at liberty to divulge that information, Mister Tennyson." The magister stuttered, trying to squirm out of his grip. They had all heard the stories of what he was capable of and they did not want to be on the receiving end of it.

"You're going to tell me, or I'm going to beat it out of you."

"Ben, stop!" He was pulled back by his cousin, pink threads wrapping around his body and yanking him away from the magister. He struggled in her grip, reaching for the his wrist when his hands were pinned down.

"Gwen, let go!"

"Calm down! You can't threaten them into telling you where she is!" She yelled, pulling him back into an empty room so they could talk. She still didn't let up with the restraints, keeping him firm in her constraint.

"So, what? You want me to just give up on her?! Like hell!"

"No one's saying you have to give up! But this isn't the right way!"

He snarled, gritting his teeth and thrashing in her grip, feeling part alien even though he hadn't transformed yet. This emotion was new, he had never felt anything like this before.

Pain that was so intense, so overwhelming, so painful, that he couldn't do anything other than scream and get angry. Because he knew that if he broke down, he'd never be able to put himself back together again.

"Let go, Gwen. I have to find her." He said, calming down.

"I know you do. But it's been over a week since she was taken. Her code was activated 4 days ago and we haven't heard anything from her yet. What do you think these crooks are going to do with their hostage, who is a highly deputized agent of the plumbers after they got what they wanted? Let her go?

His lip quivered and he squeezed his eyes shut, shaking his head. Ben wanted to cover his ears, not wanting to listen to the cold slap of reality that Gwen was determined to give him.

"I don't want to believe it either, but we might have to come to terms that (Y/N) is de--"

"NO! SHE'S NOT DEAD!" He screamed, finally letting the tears he was holding at bay go. Once the dam had been broken, he couldn't keep it all in anymore, grief rushing out of him like tsunami waves.

The restraints holding him let go and he was reduced to a sobbing pile on the floor, holding onto his cousin in a death grip as he wept and wailed into her shoulder. She cried too, hugging him close and running her fingers through his hair to calm him down.

"I can't lose her." He whispered in between gasps but Gwen didn't reply and instead rubbed circles on his back, coaxing him to let it all out.

***

Two hours later, Gwen sat on the floor of the Plumber's satellite, Ben sleeping soundly in her lap after crying himself to a point of exhaustion. She watched him carefully, using her powers to manifest positive emotions for him, hoping he wouldn't have any nightmares.

She was just about to wake him up so they could go home when alarms starting blaring and red lights began flashing. Ben, now startled awake, and her immediately ran to the other room.

"What happened? What's going on?" Gwen asked the Magister that had previously been threatened by Ben.

"As if this day couldn't get any worse! We have an unauthorized ship flying toward us." He groaned, typing in something before he pressed and held down on the intermission button.

"Unauthorized vehicle, you are approaching Plumber's Base 2. You are not authorized to land here. Turn back now or be arrested upon landing for trespassing on restricted grounds." He spoke, voice so commanding that it was a stark contrast from the pitiful whimpers he had let out when Ben had his collar.

There was a beat of static before they received the vehicles transmission, "Don't engage. This is Proctor Drax. Have a couple officers ready to process the arrested criminals."

He didn't have to say anything else, they were all marching out of the room and toward the docking bay, with Ben following close behind them

Time seemed to slow down to a stop as he watched the ship land and his heart beating was the only sound he could hear. There was a cruel voice telling him not to get his hopes up. The fall from that much higher would only hurt more.

He swallowed painfully, watching the hatch of the door finally open and then came Proctor Drax, looking severely injured but Ben couldn't let his gaze linger on him, eyes darting instead to the figure behind him.

He waited for the figure to come out of the shadows and was once again disappointed when a handcuffed criminal made his way out of the ship. And another one in handcuffs followed him. And another.

13 criminals. All there are accounted for stalked out of the ship and towards the barrage of plumbers that were there to receive them.

And then nothing.

Ben clenched his jaw shut. Trying hard to keep himself from shedding anymore tears. He'd do that when he was in the comfort of his bedroom. He turned to leave when another figure finally limped out of the shuttle.

You looked like you had been put through hell and back, sporting a black eye and split lip, paired with a stream of blood that ran down the side of your face and then over the handprints on your neck.

You limped down the stairway, grimacing it every step you took when you froze, red-rimmed eyes meeting his own teary green.

"Ben." You breathed, your body so broken and bruised that you couldn't tell whether you were moving toward him or if he was moving closer to you.

But then it was all okay because you were caught in his arms and finally smelling the comforting scent of his deodorant. You were in so much pain, you had constantly been in so much pain for so many days that now that you were finally safe and in his grasp, you allowed yourself to shed a couple tears, burying your face into his shirt.

"Missed you. So much." You whispered shakily. He was holding you too tight, you could feel numbing pain go through your broken ribs but even then you stayed in his embrace as you heard him sob softly. He needed this just as much as you did.

"I missed you too."

You were together. Everything was in balance. Everything was okay.

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[hunty627]

Here are some episode titles for Ben 10: intergalactic adventures.

Corrodium conundrum. Ben and the others encounter the mummy, the very same one he fought when he was 10 years old. He was using Corrodium to mutate people and animals to attack innocent people in the vicinity!

A howling ambush. Ben and the others encounter the werewolf, the very same one he fought when he was 10 around the time he first met Kai, his one true love.

Slix Vigma strikes again. Ben and the others were abducted by Slix Vigma and brought onto his ship known as the Megacruiser, where he takes aliens from other planets and makes them battle to the death and never lets them escape. He even puts shock collars on them too. Will they all work together to stop Slix Vigma and escape his ship?

Double Detrovite trouble. Ben was excited because his pal Technorg was coming to visit, but he’s getting into a fight with Vulkanus.

Ssserpent slithers away. Our heroes encounter a snake alien called Ssserpent, the snake that walks like a man. He was on the attack, blinding people with his snake venom.

A Galvan double date. Driba & Blukic were excited for their double date with Luhley and her cousin Duffy. But the Megawatts from Sparksville escaped from the giant light bulb and were on the loose, making mischief everywhere they go!

New aliens galore! Ben is very excited because he’s unlocked a bunch of brand new aliens in his Omnitrix.

Ben 23’s visit. Ben’s alternative counterpart from dimension 23 was brought to visit us thanks to parallel world Azmuth.

The Bad Ben Tennyson. An alternate Ben Tennyson called bad Ben came and he’s causing trouble.

Mad Ben’s escape from Benwood. Mad Ben came to cause trouble with his aliens from his power watch and Mad Rook volunteers to help our heroes catch him.

Bizarre Benzarro. Benzarro came to scare kids and wreak havoc.

Ben goes ultimate again! Our heroes wanted to cheer me by taking me on a quest to find a Polymorphic Crystal for Ben’s Omnitrix to help him regain the ability to turn into ultimate aliens. Will we find one?

A brother for Ben. A human/Galvanic Mechamorph hybrid was born from a sample of Ben’s DNA and the DNA sample of Upgrade’s species, resulting in a brother for Ben named Glitch Tennyson.

Time to Omni-Enhance! Ben’s Omnitrix got the ability to give some of his aliens like Heatblast, Overflow and Grey Matter the power to give themselves upgrades with the rock armor and blue shock energy that Shock Rock has.

The Omni-Kix key. Ben finds a mysterious key located in the crater where the prototype Omnitrix had landed all those years ago. And when he inserted it into the Omnitrix, it gave him the power to allow some of his aliens like Humungousaur, Shock Rock, Heatblast and Cannonbolt to put on the Omni-Kix armor.

The Omni-naut suit. Ben learned that if he gives the dial another turn when his aliens are wearing the Omni-Kix armor, he gains access to the Omni-naut armor, which gives his aliens robot vision, wings on the back and jets on the bottom of their feet.

[lizardsfromspace]

America's Justice TV, Episode #5643, 4/17/20XX

Broadcasting from the gorgeous, warm ocean beaches of Pennsylvania, the latest criminal cases - where YOU, the beautiful television viewers of the Holy Democratic States of America, are the jury!

JUDGE: *banging gavel* So Mr. Perry, you stand accused of running over Mr. Gross' seven year old daughter with the treads of your Ford® Heavy-Duty® SuburbaTank®, MSRP just 15 million at participating dealerships, how do you plead?

MR. PERRY: *laughing* If driving eighty tons of gleaming American steel is a crime, then I'm guilty. But last I checked, this is still America.

JUDGE: Yes - and now it's time for America to vote! *drums, music, flashing lights* The vote is in, and the America's Justice TV Viewer Verdict Brought To You By Krispy Kreme is...not guilty!

MR. PERRY: *laughing* Thank God.

MR. GROSS: He - he murdered my daughter! He-!

JUDGE: *banging gavel* Quiet down, Mr. Gross. As you know, a not guilty vote of over 75% triggers the Reverse Case, where the accuser is now the accused. This was a decisive victory. So now, Mr. Gross - you're facing America's Justice TV! *music, drums*

MR. GROSS: This is idiotic. What am I guilty of -

MR. PERRY: Ain't reckless pedestrianism a crime? And that daughter of yours should've known better than to think a crosswalk was safe.

MR. GROSS: But -

JUDGE: That's right - why weren't you ferrying her across the street in a big, beautiful car? Do you even own a SuburbaTank® or *he laughs* a SuburbaTankForHer®? Or a Coal-Rollin' MegaCruiser®? Don't answer that - it's time for America to vote! *drums, music, flashing lights* And the vote is in! Mr. Gross is guilty of encouraging fatal pedestrianism!

MR. GROSS: This is -

JUDGE: And contempt of court! Now, America, it's time to decide his fate with the America's Justice TV Viewer Sentence Brought To You By Dunkin'. *drums, music, flashing lights* And for the fifty six hundred and forty-third episode in a row, America has chosen death! Now to decide the method with the America's Justice TV Viewer's Choice Method of Death Brought To You By Boeing. *intense drums* This week it's lethal injection! *cutaway to dancing audience members* Yes, lots of love for lethal injection in the house tonight!

MR. GROSS: You're all -

*hard cut to a screen saying "OUR DAILY PRAYER" beside folded hands*

JUDGE: *standing in front of a US flag with a cross behind the stars, and paintings of Jesus and Donald Trump with crowns of thorns* Lord, no matter how despicable we may find pedestrians, please forgive him of his sin. We are simply your instruments of justice, defending our beautiful country and its beautiful trucks from anyone who would dare to harm them, but we must love our enemy with peace and grace...next up on AmericaTV, it's a very special and inspirational episode of Border Wipeout, as a child sick with cancer gets his wish - to make a obstacle for the southern border obstacle course - and you'll never believe how many invaders he takes out with it! *a woman in tattered clothes falling in a watery hole and sinking as a laugh track plays* Coming up next! Don't change the channel! Because there aren't any others!

[theseventhoffrostfall]

A whole lot of sci-fi mentions "Oh, X ship is far too big to ever land." But they're usually saying this about ships that can accelerate at 1 or more commonly several G's. So while it might cause superficial damage, by definition, that miles-long megacruiser could in fact land on its primary thrust axis.

Practically, this means enormous battleships parking as citadels, or colony shops landing to be the central arcology tower of the city they're building (though granted colony ships in particular are often shown to be capable of much less thrust)

[grantgfan]

Ellie, would you and the genie team meet Ben 10's old friend Technorg, the former gladiator champion of the Megacruiser? He's a Detrovite who is much nicer than Vulkanus. Because when Ben and Kevin beat him and then spared his life, he claims Ben as his master and his life belongs to him.

ellie: wow

[scarlettaagni]

fun lil bits, because it’s not a Ben 10 creation without omitted information in the form of trivia:

Anur Phaetos has two irregular-shaped moons, like the two Mars has (Deimos and Phobos, “Dread and Terror”)

The mentioned “rewarded sycophants” and “thralls” include the Werewolf, Mummy, and Dr. Viktor

Vrykola is Psyphon’s home planet. Zs’skayr visited long before he was born, however

Most Vrykolan species are born with fractal forearms/shins that fuse together as adults, but sometimes it doesn’t happen, like retaining a soft spot in the skull

Hirta is named after the species name of black-eyed Susan flowers

The Geochelone Aerios weren’t necessarily jazzed about Zs’skayr showing up and taking a friend’s body for a spin but everyone was calm, accepted him as a guest because of his passive intentions, and talked further

A lot of original Zs’skayr’s current practices and beliefs stem from his time on Aldabra, like harm-reduction. They’re philosophers, not therapists, but that was the effect from talking about his beliefs and them being challenged

The ruler of the Chimeran Empire is called a royal elect, and it is currently Unaxx

Zs’skayr hadn’t wanted to attract attention on Chimera Alpha, but possessing a citadel guard and stepping out of line got fellow guards’ and Unaxx’s attention

also technically that was assault on a capital officer

Chimera Alpha is in the Shadow Realm system (a very old name), so it’s twilight or night most of the time— it’s not a lie to say it’s hospitable to uncloaked Ectonurites

Vilgax had already been banished by this time, but he kept his old official’s uniform. When Zs’skayr visited, recent royal elect Unaxx hadn’t rebranded and issued different ones yet

Zs’skayr had possessed a Galvanic Mechamorph that was then commissioned for maintenance work on the MegaCruiser

that’s P’andor talking with Slix Vigma. He was stuck on the MegaCruiser for a while, long ago (just cause he’s from Andromeda doesn’t mean he stayed there until UA)

P’andor stayed mainly because they managed to open his containment suit and they would let him out for matches, but was stuck with a special heat-resistant shocker tag

they sealed him back in it and jettisoned him when he tried taking it off, because Slix is petty like that

On Kylmyys, Zs’skayr rescued a fellow Necrofriggian who had been partially crushed between space debris

Necrofriggian blood is cyan and has a similar effect as liquid nitrogen

He had quite a time on Revonnah— his host body had contracted an illness while traveling and collapsed in a village where he was taken to their local yerbera, Tali Morro

waking up from a fever made him immediately give away he wasn’t really a Revonnahgander, after questioning, Tali covered for Zs’skayr’s obvious questions for the villagers and faux pas by feigning a diagnosis of amnesia, covering for him on the condition she keeps an eye on him and makes sure he didn’t cause trouble

Once he left, Tali declared the host had recovered from the memory lapse and sent her safely home

Zs’skayr gets water for his tea and plants by harvesting chunks of space ice. There’s plenty in the asteroid belts around Anur where he resides

He made his cottage using the skills he had learned outside of Anur, as well as a few trips off the rock for some extra materials

He was a lot smaller when he first made his furniture, which he eventually outgrew, so he drapes himself over them like a snake

The cottage is lit with black fire so there is a non-harmful level of light. He also owns only obsidian mirrors.

The figure joining a Lewodan and Appoplexian isn’t my Atomix, just a visual representative of Azmuth

Myaxx has several Omnitrix badges that serve as communicators, holo-displays, and DNA containers. For species that can recover from any scrap of DNA, like Protosts or Ectonurites, the container uses Omni-energy to keep it from regenerating

If you’re wondering what the perspective of Omni-Zs’skayr was, he had graciously agreed to donate his DNA, blinked, then all of a sudden he wasn’t in his body anymore, and couldn’t speak

Being trapped as a DNA scrap for so long, then being trapped in the Omnitrix for so long, and then becoming a human kid’s plaything the moment it gives him a body again completely rolled back all of the character development he had as original Zs’skayr. So now he has all the information he learned but none of the goodwill to use it responsibly.

The original has no idea about all his sample’s gone through, as he has virtually no communication with the outside world. He generally kept his identity on the downlow while exploring, but this new Evil Clone™️ is reviving his bad reputation, all without him knowing.

as the Omni-Zs’skayr was essentially starfished off the original, they are what is known as strand-brothers.

They only look so different because the body the Omnitrix constructed from the sample was adjusted for Ben’s age. So while he has all the memories as the original up until they split, he’s physically much younger (even if you can barely tell the difference). After escaping the Omnitrix, he is now aging at a normal Ectonurite’s pace.

Ben was going for Stinkfly to save the kids stuck on the roller coaster, but got Ghostfreak instead. All in all, he was just glad he got someone who could fly.

Does the kid on the left look familiar?

Original Zs’skayr

The original Zs’skayr was a cruel High Ecto Lord on Anur Phaetos. Enforcing his need for total control across its globe, handsomely rewarding his sycophants, and siccing his thralls onto dissenters.

At least until his tyrannical influence had begun intruding onto other planets, which caused the disparate populaces, collectively outnumbering his loyalists, to rise up and depose him. In a show of mercy he would never have afforded them if the roles were reversed, they banished a notably un-dismantled Zs’skayr instead of destroying him.

His own homeworld had forsaken him, and no place in Anur proper would have him. Few citizens of Anur had left the system, him included. The safest place he knew was remaining adrift in the vast expanse between planets and moons.

With no one to abuse or deflect to, having nothing left to his name, the cold vacuum of space gave him no choice but to begin introspection.

Zs’skayr lost the will to fight for his throne, as well as his hunger for power. There was little left to feel but shame.

With a new purpose in mind, he would explore the galaxy outside of his native system. In the face of his narrow-mindedness, Zs’skayr replaced his thirst for power with one for knowledge, and broaden his horizons.

To learn about the people and worlds outside Anur as well as he did the ones inside, he possessed various beings to explore.

A not insignificant amount took it poorly, such as on Vrykola—

They could’ve used their tools right then or come back with a mob holding pitchforks and torches, so he just counted his lucky stars and more discreetly picked a different host.

Most worlds were just confused, though.

A precious few took it well, like Aldabra—

The Geochelone Aerios were pleasantly surprised to meet an outsider who wished to learn and understand as much as they did, and they had a lot to discuss with him on autonomy and free will, as well as pacifism and de-escalation. Zs’skayr had much impromptu therapy there.

Some were even receptive to him outside of a more familiar host, or even outside of his (what he would come to recognize as appearing “less-threatening”) sun shade. In fact, the royal elect of the Chimeran Empire insisted on it.

That was mainly so it was easier for them and the snipers stationed around the capital to destroy Zs’skayr if he made a move they didn’t like.

Aside from the dawning realization he had just unintentionally threatened an imperialistic military state in front of its leader, the tour he received was enjoyable. They did not make mention of Vilgax.

It was strange, because he had heard developing stories of Vilgax’s conquests and reigns of terror upon other worlds. Maybe it wasn’t so strange the Chimerans didn’t acknowledge this sensitive, worsening stain on their history.

Tales of the Omnitrix’s development similarly spread throughout the galaxy, in hushed whispers, and on his travels, Zs’skayr heard nothing but its prospects as the ultimate weapon.

He was none too pleased, already being surrounded with violence and advancing weapons. It seemed to be all talk and no bite, however. Equal in frequency of stories about the Omnitrix were the ones debunking its existence. It never turned up within Zs’skayr’s vicinity, anyways.

He helped others,

and he was helped by others.

Eventually, Zs’skayr had learned all he wished to, talked to more people than most do in their lifetimes. He was homesick, but knew no good would come from trying to return to Phaetos.

Still wishing to be close, he found a habitable rock on the outskirts of the Anur system, far from Phaetos and made a home.

Since then, Zs’skayr had lived a quiet, humble life in isolation. Built up a cottage, sewed furniture, cultivated a garden in the gnarled wilds that managed to sprout on this rock.

He didn’t feel he deserved to live with his people again, and he didn’t deserve an update on how they were doing, however they decided to govern themselves in his absence. Whether it was good or bad, it wasn’t his business anymore, and they wouldn’t want to be bothered. He respects their wish.

He writes (working on a journal of his travels), he gardens, he goes out for walks and floats, he sleeps, he’s become a tea-fiend, even leaving his rock to the nearest nebula to collect stardust for flavoring. Just a place to wait out his days in peace, hurting no one, retired from social interaction.

At least until an outsider entering the Anur system noticed the clearly inhabited rock and landed to explore. Though painfully shy, Zs’skayr politely greeted her and asked what she wanted, balking at the mention of contributing to the Omnitrix’s creation. As far as he was concerned, it was some superweapon that probably didn’t actually exist, and if it did, he wanted no part in it.

Myaxx gave Zs’skayr the boilerplate explanation of the Omnitrix project her boss Azmuth wrote out for her to read out to all potential donors.

The Omnitrix is a device, not a weapon, that allows its user to become another species. The wielder would become a symbol of galactic unity among its denizens, and to help them grow closer together. It pulls from a catalogue of DNA samples volunteered by willing members of their species. Would Zs’skayr do the favor and, on their behalf, volunteer for the Ectonurites?

The idea of someone who could step into another being’s shoes, or rather, assume the guise of another species to bridge the gap was personal to him. It was a radical, ethical, almost impossibly ideal version of what he had done across the galaxy to understand others better.

Zs’skayr could somehow contribute to the healing of entire worlds and systems. It was something he would have declined earlier in his life, and even doubted he could do now.

Moved by this, he agreed to be the Ectonurite donor for the Omnitrix and tore off a shred of his tentacle for her.

Unfortunately, a grave miscommunication neither realized had occurred. Zs’skayr knew that the sample had a copy of his consciousness on it, but believed that an Ectonurite was only being asked for a DNA sample because the Omnitrix project knew and had a way of correcting it.

Anur’s species are quite insular, rarely leaving or allowing outsiders, and as such, details of their anatomy are not common knowledge to them. Simply put, Myaxx didn’t know to ask, and Zs’skayr didn’t think to tell her.

The now original Zs’skayr then continued his isolation on the edge of Anur, secure in the knowledge that he, at last, could make a net positive impact.

He’d be proud to know of the difference Ben made with him, for the short while he could.

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Toyota Mega Cruiser

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Slix Vigma is an alien robot who pilots a spaceship called the Megacruiser. He kidnaps beings from across the galaxy who he deems worthy to fight to the death in his ship's arena and has no concerns with what happens to them. If his prisoners misbehave, his guards put shock collars on them. And Slix doesn't just operate the Megacruiser's control console, he actually is the control console! He was impaled and defeated by Kevin, but how’d he come back good as new? Nobody knows.

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Dave Mustaine diagnosed with throat cancer

Dave Mustaine diagnosed with throat cancer

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has released a statement via his official FaceBook page with the news that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. The frontman says that treatment has already began which has understandably resulted in the cancellation of most of this year’s tour dates except for Megacruise which is still due to go forth.

The statement posted on FaceBook reads:

I’ve been…