Chapter 16: Ben Being Ben
Getting out of the room Ben followed Kenny as they walked for a while.
Ben asked, "So where is this place, Bellwood?".
" No, we're in Omnitrix City". Kenny replied.
"Omnitrix city? Who name's a city like that?".
Ben asked, puzzled.
Kenny looked pointedly at him.
"Me, I mean him. He named this city after the Omnitrix". Ben's expression looked like he couldn't understand why would someone name a city like that.
Kenny, taking out two big disks, gave one to Ben, and threw the other one on the ground. It expanded into a hoverboard.
Ben, looking amazed, exclaimed, "Cool!".
Ben threw his disk, too, and it also expanded into a hoverboard. He gets on to it and starts following Kenny.
Kenny looking at Ben started speaking,
"After the incursions, invasion on earth revealed the existence of aliens living on earth to the rest of the world. Many people accepted that, but many others didn't, and tensions between them kept rising, and eventually, things escalated Way too much.
As a hero, my dad had to take action and accept the responsibility".
"So he created this city,." Ben said with a look of realization.
"Yeah," Kenny said with a hint of pride in his tone, "he created this city where aliens and humans live together in harmony, and he named this city Omnitrix city as a symbol but also a reminder of how he knows how it feels like to walk in someone else's shoes."
Ben, following Kenny, looked into the distance, where he could see a giant statue of Ben 10K in a heroic pose.
Sometime later Ben and Kenny reached Ms smoothies and entered the establishment.
Inside, five teenagers were drinking, chatting, and joking with each other; one of them looked at the door only to see Ben and Kenny walking in, he said: " Hey guys, look, Kenny's here."
A girl named Sasha said, "Who's behind him? They kinda look similar".
Devlin said, "Guess we're about to find out". As he started waving at them, saying, "Hey, Kenny, over here".
Kenny, hearing him, waved back and backed Ben to follow him as they walked up to where the other Ware was.
Kenny and Devlin gave each other a high-five as they started speaking.
Ben is standing behind them, feeling awkward.
Sasha asked, "Kenny, who's this. you guys kinda resample each other, is he your cousin or something?". As she got closer to Ben.
"Well". Kenny said to Ben, "Let me introduce them to you; these are my friends. Sasha, Kira, Erin, Lara, and my cousin Devlin. He's Aunt Gwen's son".
(A/n: Sasha is a human.
Erin is from the XLR8/Kineceleran species.
Kira is a human.
Lara is from the Kraaho species.)
Ben, looking shocked, asked Devlin, "Wait your Gwen's son".
Devlin, also confused, asked, "You know my mom".
"Well, kinda, you could say that". Ben said that he remembered the Gwen he had recently met and fought alongside.
Devlin, looking confused, looked at Kenny, who had a smirk on his face.
He said, "Guys, let me introduce him to you. He is Ben Tennyson from an alternate timeline".
Everyone, looking shocked, shouted, "What!".
"You mean he's Ben Tennyson, like Ben 10,000 from another world," asked Kira.
"Yep," Kenny replied.
Ben saw them looking at him with Stars shining in their eyes as if they met their idol.
Sasha asked, "Are you Ben 10,000".
"I am not Ben ten thousand I'm Ben". Ben answered awkwardly.
Kira, looking excited, said, "Oo.. uo.. I have so many questions; who's your favorite alien? Is it XLR8 because XLR8 is also my favorite alien? ".
Others also joined in the questioning.
Erin: "Is it true you recreated the universe after it was destroyed?".
Ben: " recreated what!".
Lara: "Have you ever had a crush on an alien?".
Ben: "Well, kinda".
Sasha: " Do you have a girlfriend?".
Ben: "No, I don't.. why?"
Sasha: "No, nothing, no reason at all..".
Sasha and Lara shared a look.
Lara said, "Can we take a picture with you.. please..".
Ben, looking at their pleading look, couldn't refuse and nodded.
"Yey," Sasha gave her phone to Erin as both she and Lara got to each side of Ben and made a Peace sign; after one picture, They grabbed one of Ben's arms and each made poses as Erin took pictures.
"Ok, one last one," said Sasha, and Lara shared a look again as Ben smiled at the camera. As Erin said ready, both of them planted kisses on each of Ben's cheeks.
From a distance, Kenny and Devlin were looking at this with their mouths agape, looking confused and jealous.
Devlin muttered, " Dude, now I understand why My Dad hated your Dad when he was young".
Kenny, beside him, simply nodded as if he understood it. They both watched as the girls started squirming in excitement and Ben, who had a blush, scratched his head in embarrassment.