Chapter 134 - My CO Stash #34 - Ben 10: Justice Incarnate by Firestorm808 (Ben10XDCU) (2/2)
Home World: Petropia
Powers and Abilities:
Petrosapiens are composed of extremely thick organic green crystals. They have the ability to manipulate the atomic structure of their physiology at will and can control all crystals they generate. Being living prisms, Petrosapiens can refract light and beam-based weaponry, channeling them through their bodies and projecting them back at their source. Due to the natural density of crystal, Petrosapiens are extremely durable to physical impacts. Because of Petrosapiens are made out of organic crystals, Petrosapiens are immune to aging and time rays, as crystals do not age.
Name: Echo Echo
Species: Sonosarian
Home World: Sonosaria
Powers and Abilities:
Sonosarians are small, white aliens whose bodies are living amplifiers. They are actually living sonic waves contained in a suit made of silicon. Sonorosians can emit sonic screams that range from audible to ultrasonic frequencies. Sonorosians can duplicate themselves, like the Splixsons, but different in that the clones aren't linked in any way, allowing entire groups to be knocked out without harming the rest. Using their sonic screams, Sonorosians can use echolocation.
Name: Cannonbolt
Species: Arburian Pelarota
Home World: Arburia (destroyed)
Powers and Abilities:
Arburian Pelarotas have the ability to curl into a ball and, like a motorized wheel, roll at high speeds, ricochet, and bounce. This shell is highly durable, able to resist corrosive chemicals. Arburian Pelarotas have a high sense of balance. Arburian Pelarotas can contain fairly large objects within their spheroid form. An Arburian Pelarota's shell is resistant to acids and lava, and can refract lasers. While rolled up, Arburian Pelarotas can survive a drop from space to Earth, with just minor amounts of pain from the impact received. Arburian Pelarotas are capable of rolling in a circular pattern to damage enemies, compressing themselves tightly and then releasing the pressure to create a sonic blast. Arburian Pelarotas are able to flop onto the ground to create a shockwave, as well as rotate quickly to generate a miniature tornado.
A/N:
I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If you did, please favorite, follow, and review. See you guys next chapter. Before we get to the story, I want to let off some steam about most of the Ben 10 and JL/YJ crossovers I have seen. I am sick and tired of the whole ”I lost my family, so now I'm gonna kill myself” BS. It's been done to death. At least with Ben 10,000 Returns by Ashton Knight, Ben grows a pair and does something productive with his life. Ashton even offers a timeline and explanation since he or she made both series occur in the same universe. The only completed story that I can truly compliment for the ”I lost my family, so now I'm gonna kill myself” scenario is Ben 10: Unlimited by The Incredible Muffin. It was your story that made me love the idea of this particular crossover.
For the record black holes do not lead to other worlds. Black holes are very large concentrations of matter with such a high gravity that light cannot escape it. It has an ever-increasing mass and can reach a near zero volume. What authors should be referring to as a tear in space and time is a wormhole.
On a different note, there is so much plagiarism in the Ben 10 JL/YJ crossovers. Two stories had the same scenario with Wonder Girl, and one pretty much stole a kiss scene with Chesire from a DBZ/YJ crossover. For god sake people, if you are going to copy, at least cite the original work.
This Ben takes place in an alternate timeline to the canon Ben. Events from Omniverse will be used at my discretion. I mean really... Ben and Julie broke up over a video game phone call, and Ben became less m_a_t_u_r_e than before. In addition, the retcon of Plumber's kids and Kevin s_u_c_k_e_d. For the record, character designs will be determined at my discretion. Some of the omniverse character redesigns are friggin ugly. Why does NRG have a damn handle on his head? Why does Echo Echo look like a deformed troll? I believe that using more pleasant character descriptions will help visualize the story better.
Since I plan on making the two series originally separate, I wanted to use an adapted version of the intro from RWBBYVerse: Clash of Heroes by bcarandang1
Chapter 2
4:36 pm
”Wake up Tennyson.” A voice said.
”No, Mom. I don't want to go to school today. I want to stay home and bake cookies with you.
”Ugh… Benjamin K. Tennyson, you wake up this instant!” It yelled in annoyance.
”Aaaah.” Ben woke up instantly to the yell.
”Finally,” it said in relief.
Ben looked around for the source of the voice but found none. ”Who said that?”
”I did,” the voice replied.
Ben looked at the Omnitrix in confusion. ”What?” Suddenly, the faceplate opened up and projected a hologram of a small frog-like being.
”I've been trying to wake you for about an hour now.” It sighed in relief.
Ben raised an eyebrow. ”Azmuth? What are you doing here?”
”I'm not Azmuth. I'm the AI that runs the Omnitrix. Azmuth 10. Who do you think says all those indications to you?”
Ben just blinked. ”I'm surprised about seeing an AI besides Eunice.”
Azmuth 10 decided to explain. ”The Omnitrix uses quantum computing to analyze all the DNA stored within along with monitoring the various functions. Azmuth couldn't trust any AI except one he made himself.”
”So why are you here now? You haven't shown up before.”
”I was given this feature with the latest update you received. Whenever you lost connection to Primus, things tend to go poorly, so he allowed me to speak to you in such cases.”
”Well, that's good because I happen to be in a bit of a pickle.”
Azmuth sighed in annoyance. ”What happened this time?”
Ben relayed the events before his arrival here.
”So you're one of the Sonosarian clones. Interesting.”
”Interesting? What's that supposed to mean?”
”Remember when you split yourself using the Sonosarian DNA a while back.”
”Yeah. I ended up causing trouble because of the different personalities.”
”After you told me that, I was programmed to reduce mental side effects. At the moment, your mental state should be about equal to the originals. ”
”Well, that sounds good. If we're able to get back home, do you think that we could recombine.”
”I'm not so sure about that.”
”Why?”
”Do you know how Sonosarians reproduce?”
Ben thought about Echo Echo. ”Isn't the species just living sound in a suit?”
”Exactly. When Sonosarian clones separate for long periods, their brain waves come out of sync. The clone becomes its distinct consciousness. That's how they reproduce.”
”So if I don't get home soon, I won't be able to recombine with the original Ben.”
Azmuth nodded, ”That is correct.”
Ben sighed in relief. ”That's not too bad. I'm alive. He's alive. Not the worse thing to happen.”
Azmuth smirked at the response. ”I'm glad to see such optimism in our current situation.”
Ben shrugged. ”Since we're pretty much stuck here with no way back, we should probably look for civilization.”
”Indeed. I may be able to help you in that regard. Raise the Omnitrix above your head.” Ben did as requested. The hologram turned off, and energy emitted.
Confused, Ben asked. ”What was that?”
Azmuth began to explain. ”I used a small pulse to locate large concentrations of sentient life. There appears to be a city a few miles North just through that swamp. I wouldn't recommend flying there as we don't know if this Earth is hostile to new life forms flying. On a side note, there is a signature in the swamp, so you might want to transform before your departure.”
Ben nodded. ”Thanks for the help.”
”It's what I was made to do. Call me again if you need further assistance.”
”No problem.” Azmuth closed the hologram function. 'Since we're going through a swamp, I know who to be.'
He scrolled through the watch and pressed the core. In a green flash, he became a humanoid plant-like alien with a green and black colored body with root-like feet, seemingly holding rocks. The shoulders and head had red and yellow petals.
”SWAMPFIRE!” 'Take that, damn mosquitoes. It will be a long walk…' ”Engage Lifeform lock.”
”Lifeform Lock Engaged”
'Better get a move on.'
8:14 pm
Swampfire was in the middle of the swamp. 'Sheesh, how big is this place? Huh?' He came to a small clearing with a strange plant-like house near the swamp water. 'Must be that signature Azmuth told me earlier. I should approach carefully.'
”Hello! Is anyone inside? I'm just passing through. I mean no harm. I'm just heading to the nearest city.” A minute passed, and there was no response. ”I guess no one's home.”
”Who are you?”
Ben turned to the direction of the voice. A shadowy figure stepped into the light of the clearing. What Ben saw surprised him. 'Is he an alien?'
The creature eyed him warily. ”What are you doing here?”
”I mean no harm. My name is Swampfire. I'm just passing through.”
”Hmm.” The creature looked at Swampfire once more. ”...Very well. You may call me Alec. The Swamp seems to confirm your words. I will trust you for now.” He gave an immense glare and looked to the sky. ”It is getting late to continue on foot. I permit you to stay for the night.”
”Uh...Thanks. I appreciate the hospitality.”
10:13 pm
The two were gathered around a fire cooking some gator that they caught earlier. They ate in awkward silence until Ben decided to break it. ”So…what are you?”
”What do you mean? Are we not of the same origin.”
Swampfire raised his nonexistent eyebrow. ”You're an alien too?
It was Alec's turn to be confused. ”I am confused. Are you not a product of the Swamplands? You are an alien?”
Ben could feel the awkwardness in the air. ”Well...yeah.”
Alec eyed him top to bottom, trying to get a read on him. ”So, you're like that Superman guy but a plant... How is that possible?”
'Superman? I guess he's a known alien here then.' ”Uh. I come from a planet where plants evolved into sapient life.” It wasn't a total lie. That is what happened for this species but not him personally. ”What about you?”
”At the moment, I am not sure. I used to be human, studying these very same Swamplands, but there was an accident.”
'Well... that's a new one to add to the origin books.' ”I'm sorry to hear that.” He wasn't sure about what else to say.
”Don't worry about me. I have come to terms with my new life a long time ago. The Green, it comforts me, guides me.
”The Green?” Ben asked.
”I don't fully comprehend it myself, but it resides and connects with all plant-life all around us. It is within me. I can even sense it within you.”
Swampfire placed a hand to his c_h_e_s_t. ”Woah. That's heavy. Although, I think I know someone who can clarify.”
Alec tilted his head in confusion.
”Hey Azmuth, I think I found something you might want to look at.”
From the Omnitrix symbol came the Azmuth AI.
”Yes, what seems to be the…” He cut himself off at the sight of him. ”Fascinating, sentient plant life on Earth.”
Alec blinked at the hologram. ”Who and what is he?”
Swampfire paused to come up with an answer and shrugged ”He's my guide of sorts. He's brilliant, so don't judge him before you get to know him.”
Alec continued to stare at the little frog thing. ”I see.”
A yellow light panned over Alec. Azmuth put a hand to his chin. ”From my analysis, I can see that you are perfectly fine. Although you aren't an evolved life form such as Swampfire here, your consciousness and plant body are bonded together because of the Earth's mana.
Alec's confusion on the current situation grew, raising an eyebrow. ”Mana?”
Swampfire decided to step in and explain. ”To me, Mana is considered life energy. It is in all lifeforms and planetary bodies. Doesn't sound too far off from the Green you mentioned.”
Alec looked at his hands and then to the surrounding swamp. ”Fascinating. But, why me?”
Azmuth nodded. ”That's the question we all ask ourselves. Whether this Green has a conscious or not, it saw something in you before you perished.”
”The Green. It has shown me many things in this Swamp. As there is a light, there is also darkness?”
Swampfire frowned. ”Darkness?”
Alec pointed into the distance. ”Just as the Green is a balance of life and death, there is an imbalance out there, only bringing death, a Rot if you will”
”That doesn't sound good at all.”
”I know. It is not a lie to say that the land of the Rot had been abused.”
Swampfire nodded solemnly. ”This Green, it's trying to find balance again, right?”
”Yes.”
”Tell me. How can I help you get rid of this Rot.”
”The Rot goes beyond conventional biology. I listen to the Green, and they tell me what is needed.”
”You said that you sense the Green within me. Can you teach me?”
”I would be happy to.”
”Thank you for your help and for talking to me about all this. Maybe in return, we can exchange tips on controlling plants. I'm pretty sure you grew that house that way.”
Alec chuckled before walking toward a tree. ”Perhaps. Now, place your hand on this trunk. Close your eyes, and let the Green flow through you.”
For the next hour, Swampfire felt more connected to the world than ever.
7:16 am
Both of them had woken up at the crack of dawn. The two were standing outside of the camp seeing each other off.
”Good luck on your journey. I hope you find what you are looking for.” Alec held out his hand toward Swampfire.
Swampfire took his hand and gave a firm shake, confirming their friendship. ”Thanks for everything. Goodbye. I'll come by and visit sometime.” He began walking North.
Alec waved at the shrinking figure. ”Farewell!”
Swampfire waved back without looking, continuing his journey toward the city.
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Omnitrix DNA Entry:
Name: Swampfire
Species: Methanosian
Home World: Methanos
Powers and Abilities:
Methanosians have a wide array of powers, such as regeneration powers, the ability to slip through tight spaces, enhanced strength, chlorokinesis, stretching, and the ability to alter their body. They can generate and blast flames of various amounts of heat and intensity through their hands and mouths via igniting the methane in their bodies, with enough precision to melt a metal cage without harming the people inside. Methanosians can reattach detached body parts by manipulating their vine-like ”veins” to reach out and meld with the insides of the detached limb. Methanosians could instead regenerate a lost limb or reform if destroyed and their body parts are close enough.
Reviews:
blackmoon FierceGods
Dude, awesome story. I can't wait for the next chapter, and is he really going to be paired with Julie because I think it would be better if he was paired with someone from the Young Justice universe? So, good job, and I can't wait for the next chapter. Write soon. Later.
Reply: The answer to your question will be in this chapter.
timijaf
Seems Interesting so I think you are going to have been run so fast he runs into another dimension and this is your story but you don't have to do this but I never really like it when they have him go to the cave at the start maybe he lands in central city or maybe Starling iCty or Gotham
Reply: How he gets there will be answered in this chapter. Don't worry about where he ends up. I plan to be original.
OmniNinja
I think it is a great chapter. I can't wait for the next one. I hope this story works out and Ben is able to return and finish his proposal to Julie. See you next time.
Reply: Thank you. In addition, I found a way to make both sides happy.
TerrorKing10
Okay, you've got my attention, now I want to see where this goes. I think Ben should be paired with one of the girls from the dc universe. My top 3 candidates are Miss Martian, Artemis, and Zatanna. You could also add villains who didn't appear in the show like Metallo, Giganta, Star Sapphire, Toyman and whoever might interest you. Also can Ben's Ultimatrix scan Superman, Martian Manhunter and whatever other aliens Ben will meet? Update soon.
Reply: I want to explore the list of available heroines first before I dive into the romance aspect. I want to flesh out characters and allow them to develop. I also want to include storylines outside of the show to assist in the development of characters. Do I plan on scanning aliens? Yes.
WolfoftheMoonStorm
This is a really good first chapter. There was a lot of backstory to go through, but it doesn't feel like too much of an information dump. I'm really curious to see where you'll go with this story, as most others are never completed.
Reply: Thank you for the compliment.
Ben 10 Reader
I think most of the crossovers in this and the JL section use sandman7734's Justice League: Ultimate Hero and its reboot as a base (Which kinda pisses me off because there are SO MANY SCENES which were just copied and then changed. A little. Like, only the names. And sometimes even they didn't get changed). Even Ben 10: Unlimited by The Incredible Muffin was based on sandman773's story (which was inspired/a bit based on a JL/Spiderman crossover). I read both and while Incredible Muffin's is complete, it just didn't pull me in like Justice League: Ultimate Hero. I really hope this one will end up better than both.
Just, please, don't overdo it with the romance if you are going to include any. It's the main thing which made me dislike Ben 10: Unlimited. While I don't hate romance, it's pretty much all you can find for Ben 10. *cries*
Reply: Don't worry about the story. I plan on using the episodes as pillars of some events with original fillers to add more depth to the story. I love romance as much as the next guy, but love takes time to develop. There may be infatuation or a crush, but that's not love. I plan on a slow burn type.
Rider's Light
You have a very good, start. Character development is good, and there is enough information to keep the readers up to date with the story, yet they don't feel as if they are only reading background info. You are not basing the opening off of Sandman (which despite being good is frankly overused), and that separates your story from many others.
You have caught my attention, and I am eager to see where this story goes.
Good Job~
Rider's Light
Reply: Thank you for the compliment.