Ben 10 Porn Story: Ben 10 Epoch Chapter 3
Ben 10 Epoch
Chapter 2- The Stacking of Grains (flashback chapter)
–Font- Flashback
–Font- Double flashback- a memory within the flashback (If you understand, when someone is thinking back to a moment not long ago)
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7 years ago
A metal door opened, and within the shadows a male figure peered out at her. Gwen looked back with a determining look, she came her for a reason and wasnt leaving until she got what she came for.
What brings you to my humble abode, lovely Gwen? Michael Morningstar crooned as he opened the door wider. And in turn, revealing a youthful face instead of the mummified sallow that was him. Gwen looked around to make sure there wasnt anyone spying on them, it was her biggest fear besides the obvious at the moment. If Ben or Kevin were to spy her entering Michaels house, there would be no end to that explanation.
May I come in? she asked, tilting her head to the side in a mock flirt. Michael opened the door even wider to let her pass him, an obvious yes to her question, the metal door closed behind them with a thud.
The interior had altered severely. Instead of the vast emptiness that she remembered from months past, there was a plethora of mechanisms and monitors. Michael walked over to a sitting area, where that too had a large monitor, but for entertainment purposes it seemed. He offered her a seat, which she took hesitantly.
What seems to be your dilemma? He asked intuitively
What makes you think I have a dilemma? Gwen countered. He laughed and ran a hand through his blonde tresses, You wouldnt be here for pleasantries.
Gwen nodded at his logic and looked at him with concentration as if she were trying to form the words in her mouth.
How- ugh, How did you get your form back to normal? He chuckled at her incredulous look.
Im an energy absorber, thats what these machines give me. He motioned toward the mechanisms surrounding him. However, they only sustain me, the bulk of my energy did not come from machines
Gwen looked at him in disgust, but Michael put his hands up in defense, It wasnt from live sources.
But Im sure that wasnt the real reason why you are here. He noted. Gwen nodded again.
She sighed and began, It began a month ago.
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She ran fast, but they were quickly cornering her. She turned left and her hands immediately flew out in front of her to protect her from the cement wall she almost hit. The two Forever knights chuckled to themselves as they observed her predicament. With her right palm she tried to focus her mana into a blast but just as the purple glow had formed- it fizzled. She couldnt remember the last time she had formed a complete blast, a formidable shield, or a wave of mana. She could hear Ben battling against several in the background and where Kevin was she had no idea.
Nowhere to go, Little girl. one of them cackled. She started to panic, her nerves literally pounding underneath her skin. -and then, all went white.
She awoke up a few minutes afterward, looking around and seeing the two Knights had gone, alone with the cement wall that was behind her. The rubble littered a good half mile radius and her form felt weak.
GWEN! She heard two male voices call out, but just barely. She had a large cement block lodged over her left leg and with intense concentration she tried to use her Mana to lift it offagain it fizzled out.
The two boys were closer now, she could hear their quick and heavy sprints upon the pavement, in a matter of minutes she could feel the heavy block being lifted away and Kevin pulling her out of the debris.
Are you alright? Kevin asked as he lifted her up, his hands underneath her arms to steady her. Gwen was shaking a little but shook off the vertigo and held back the nausea.
Yeah, just lost it there for a minute.
We should get you back to the car, Ill go and see where those forever Knights vanished to. Ben commented as he flashed into Big Chill and flew off. Kevin supported her as they made their way to his car, barely speaking the whole way there.
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Hmm, and you cant remember what happened? Michael asked. Gwen shook her head, Its been happening a lot lately, my power going out. She explained.
And what about the debris? Where did that come from?
The Forever knights must have thrown a flash bomb or something, we couldnt find them.
Is that so, and you are telling me all this because?
Ive tried gathering mana from trees, grass, and it still isnt enough to keep it in place like it used to. After I transformed that first time Michaels eyes knitted together, Transformed?
My Anodite form overtook me for a moment, but it didnt last long. Michael nodded his head as if he were trying to piece something together.
And your powers have been depleting quicker after that? Gwen nodded again. Michael smirked and got up. Perhaps what you need is a good pick-me up of energy–pure energy.
Pure energy? But isnt that what Mana is..? She inquired.
No, pure energy is from an un-channeled source. It isnt from nature or beings, just existing..and I know the perfect person for you to see.
I dont think thats such a good idea, knowing you it cant be legal. She got up and was about to make her way toward the door.
Just a sample of pure energy brought me back to my normal self..and all I need is secondhand energy to keep me going. He smirked as she turned around again, If it could fix me, it could fix you.
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Max Tennyson had been training the new recruits for several months now, seeing plenty of progress in them. As he looked on with pride he felt another presence near him, with no outward reaction to it he simply responded, Hello, dear.
Out of thin air came the form of an elderly woman, but she possessed a youthful stride.
I didnt think youd spot me anymore, afterall humans age catches up to them so quickly. Verdona said as she gave the man a warm smile.
Youre not as young as you once were either. He retorted. She laughed merrily, You seem to have a rag-tag team going on here, Max. They observed Pierce and Helen sparring while Cooper was rematerializing a machine in several different fashions.
They are quite impressive, not quite as good as the star trio but getting there. Max affirmed.
Im sure they will do you proud. Verdona said. So, how are my grandchildren? I get all kinds of queries about my heroic grandson and talented Anodite granddaughter.
They are doing just fine, and Kevin is great incase you forgot to ask. Max replied. Verdona put her hand to her chin in question, Kevin? That buff boy that seems rather attached to Gwen? Max nodded with a chuckle. I always thought his name was Curtis.
Present- Mr. Smoothie
Eh, I cant believe after all these years you still like that stuff. Julie said as she took a sip of her coke, observing Ben drinking a wheatgrass and spinach smoothie.
Its good for the body. He responded.
And bad for the stomach. She retorted. They had decided to go about their old haunts and reminisce over the memories, or what memories that were allowed.
Ben sighed after he finished the last of his smoothie, crushing the Styrofoam cup and throwing it in the trash. I wish things were different. He said at last.
Julie looked at him in surprise, he rarely liked to bring up the past and this seemed as if he were opening up the discussion. She looked down in thought, wondering how to continue it without Ben getting defensive. She knew it was good for him to open up about what had happened all those years ago, perhaps it would bring them closer together.
How would you want things to go? Julie dared to ask, putting her arm around him for support.
Ben looked directly in her eyes, I wish I could have stayed, I would have wanted to be here for the last seven years then off on my own. He broke eye contact and Julie rubbed her hand up and down his back to soothe him.
Well, you can always start now. She replied.
Flashback-
The gang went out to patrol again, Gwen sat in the back seat silently thinking about what Morningstar had offered. Ben brought her out of her train of thought when she suddenly noticed that he and Kevin were staring at her. They had already parked and were looking at her for some confirmation to a question, of what she couldnt remember.
Im sorry, what?
I asked if it would be okay to split up on this one. Ill take the west side, Kevin will look near the East, and you can have the North. Ben repeated. Gwen nodded immediately, she needed more time to herself anyway.
If you have any problems just yell, and Ill come. said Kevin when they were about to split, Gwen smiled at his clumsy attempt at being romantic and headed off north.
They were outside an empty concert building, that much she picked up on. The dusk sky offered sufficient light to see around the dark areas but it wouldnt last much longer. She was too occupied with herself to realize the noise coming from her immediate right.
—–slam—-
A brute force knocked her down onto the pavement which knocked the wind out of her for several seconds. Her vision cleared to see a large armored figure of a Forever Knight coming again for another attack. Spry with her movements, Gwen leaped away before impact and turned around to prepare for a defensive stance. They circled each other, neither saying a word but knowing that the other was their enemy. The Forever Knight lifted his lance to deliver a blow while Gwen gathered as much mana as she could to build a barrier. He forced the lance back down , she formed her barrier in seconds and the clash of weapon against shield resonated the area.
Ah! cried out Gwen as she put all her physical strength into deflecting the attack.
Arg! Yelled the Forever knight as he thrust his weight into Lance for an effective offense.
The light of her mana faded, it gave out and the lance continued its path for her. Her reflexes allowed her to roll out of the way, a blessing from all the karate classes. She tried to gather up more but it fizzled out of her palm.
Hehehe, whats the matter, girlie? Too much for ye? The forever knight taunted.
Drain him.
Hardly, She replied shaking of the momentary distraction. She ran forward and tried to uppercut him but he blocked with ease.
We can do this all night, and you still wouldnt touch me. He laughed in arrogance. Gwen knitted her forehead in confusion and anger as her Mana still wouldnt manifest properly.
Drain him. It will shut him up. – Again, there was that distraction. Had she imagined it?
Imagining me? Hardly.
She looked back at the Forever Knight that still threatened her, but was put into shock as she saw a figure appear right beside him. A figure that was carbon copy of herself.
It will help solve your problem..
Her Doppleganger said. The forever knight was charging at her again, but stopped in his tracks as if suddenly trapped.
Gwens vision went red as she could see the Mana coming off his body, her hand was held out but not by her will as she absorbed the energy from him. NO! She cried in her head. Whatever was happening didnt seem good.
Its not something you fight, its something you relish.
She saw her doppleganger smirk shamelessly and the Forever knight went limp onto the pavement- every ounce of life drained dry.
Next Chapter: The Other-self and Get-togethers