Ben 10 Porn Story: Cold Comfort Chapter 2

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Disclaimer:
Vilgax blew up the disclaimer telling you that I
dont own Ben 10: Alien Force, never have and never will.

—

Gwendolyn
Tennyson was not the sort of girl who usually worried easily. Heck,
shed already
been through so much in her relatively short life that it took a lot
to get her rattled. Hex, Dr. Animo, Vilgax; she could deal.

But
at that moment in time the normally calm and collected spellcaster
had actually gone past the realm of worried and was entering the
universe of full scale panic.

It
had started roughly half an hour into the inspection where, up to
then, nothing had seemed even remotely amiss. She and Max were being
shown the plants production line by a Mr. Ede the plants
manager, a small oily man with a glistening scalp and coffee stains
on his shirt, when a noticable tremor had shook the busy room,
toppling stacks of unpacked meat and causing several workers to
stumble (Gwens foot had been barely missed by a falling chuck of
gibblet).

Anxiously
twisting his hands, the manager had assured them that it was nothing
to be alarmed about and had resumed the tour with forced cheeriness.

Gwen
and Max had exchanged significant looks and the young red-head was
just about to go and and contact the others under the guise of
needing the bathroom, when a second tremor had hit.

Unlike
the first this had been so violent that several workers were thrown
off their feet (including Mr. Ede), the processing machines
emergency circuits shorted them out and several panes of glass fell
inward and shattered with loud crashes.

Helped
to his feet by one of the still standing workers, the shaken manager
had, with obvious reluctance, pushed an alarm button on the wall. A
wailing siren filled the room, which was soon almost drowned out by
the work-force, managerials and Health Inspectors stampeded
evacuation to the plants front parking lot.

As
another member of his team was head counting the workers, the nervous
manager took his guests aside, out of worker earshot.

Mr.
Ede fingered a throbbing blood blister under his thumbnail and mopped
his damp brow, of all days for these nosy inspectors to pay them a
visit why today? Things had gone so well up to now, any inquisitive
higher ups at the plant had been easily paid to look the other way
when the odd occurances had begun two months ago and the floor
workers for the most part had been oblivious. A tremor here, a
missing cow carcass there; it really wasnt that noticable for
someone who wasnt looking for trouble, unfortunately it seemed
these two inspectors were here to do just that.

He
clenched his sweaty fists, his blood blister screamed in protest. No!
He was too close; close to making enough green to leave this pit
behind and have the better life he always deserved. Theyd promised
him, three months hard graft for what most people could only earn in
five life times! Hed worked so hard it was his due.
All he had to do was get rid of H.I. Plod and Plodette and everything
could go ahead as planned.

I
assure you Mr. Morris and Miss Eldridge, this is a very infrequent
occurance, he said in what he hoped was a confident and winning
voice, and as you can see we have swift and effective ways of
ensuring employee safety in the ra-, very
rare
occasions it does.

Gwen
raised her eyebrows at Max, even with her unpolished empathic
abilities she could tell this wasnt just about flunking a health
inspection, this guy was lying about something.

Oh
I can see you do Mr. Ede, certainly. Max had replied warmly
causing the flustered manager to relax slightly. Quite an odd
thing though, any idea what causes these problems?

Well,
I wouldnt go so far as to call them problems Mr. Ede
had trailed off. Nausea churned in his gut, his bloodblister
throbbed, God he didnt need this right now.

No,
no of course, Max had continued smoothly, but you understand
Ill have to mention it in my report which will probably lead to a
formal investigation Ede had blanched at this, unless I can
get a convincing explanation of its origins, help me to determine
whether or not its a threat to employee safety and all that. He
trailed off staring at the clammy man calmly over a pair of fake
spectacles.

Gwen
had looked at her Grandpa with admiration, hed effortlessly backed
this sleazeball into a corner in less than a minute.

Ah,
well, yes of course. The Mr. Ede replied, You see a new
watermain to Bellwood is being constructed a couple of miles from
here and occasionally we feel a bit of feedback. He smiled a
leering smile at Gwen that made her inwardly shudder but outwardly
she still simpered sweetly, Nothing to worry about, itll be
completed by next month. This was a total lie of course, but if
all went to plan (please God) hed be out of here with a new
identity and a private jet stuffed with cash before the fat old idiot
could even file a preliminary report.

Oh
yes I see, that would explain everything. Max replied warmly.
Well
Im sure my college and I can finish our report with the data we
collected already. And dont worry, he said comfortingly at the
managers anxious look, well take the reason for the
disturbance completely into account.

Oh
well, thank you, Im so glad I could help. Mr Ede. replied
beaming (Gwen
counted three gold teeth), Have a safe journey.

We
will, goodbye. Max replied jovially as he and Gwen strode off in
the direction of Kevins car.

Mr
Ede. waved at their retreating backs before letting out a huge sigh
of relief. That had gone as well as could be hoped and if luck was on
his side, tomorrow things would start to get a whole lot sweeter for
him. Giving one last wave as they dissappeared from view behind a
loading truck, the soon to be ex-manager allowed himself a large
grin, his gold teeth glinting in the fading light.

Yep,
a whole lot sweeter.

—

As
soon as they were out of sight, Gwen had turned to Max; Even if I
didnt have my powers I couldve told there was something wrong
with that guy. She said disgustedly, tugging up her blouse
as far as it would go. Leer-city, urgh! Good thing Kevin wasnt
there or Mr. Slime would quite likely be minus several of his teeth.

Max
nodded, Mm-hmm
agreed, he was lying or atleast omitting the truth.

Ill
call the guys and see if theyve found anything. Gwen replied,
taking out her
communicater, a twin of Bens, while Max removed the fake glasses
and bent over to interestly examine Kevins car (and look over the
Plumber-tech fitted on it that Kevin had just happened to find).

She
pushed down the button and spoke into the tiny microphone, Ben?
You there? Nothing, she tried again, Hello? Earth to Ben, come
in Ben. Again there was just a continual buzz of static.

Grandpa?
I cant get hold of them, can you check the communicators
working
properly?

Straightening
up, Max took the small device from his Granddaughter and examined it
a frown spreading across his face.

As
far as I can tell its fine Gwen, the aged Plumber said
eventually, turning it over and clicking the button down, Ben? Are
you there? Kevin? Can either of you hear me? no reply.

Gwens
heart began to thud under her itchy blouse.

Its
unlikely, but it could be that something is blocking the
transmission, Max said calmly, tucking the useless communicator
back in his pocket, Well head down there and see if we can find
them the old fashioned way.

Gwen
nodded and turned back to the main building. However she looked back
when her Grandpa put a warm hand on her shoulder.

And
dont worry Gwen, he said smiling at her Im sure well
find them in no time at all.

That
had been two hours ago.

She
and Max had easily slipped undetected back into the building and
after a quick search discovered the tunnel which the two teens had
went into. When
at this closer range the communicator still failed to provide any
clue to Ben and Kevins whereabouts, the two had headed down after
them.

The
thoroughly
unpleasant passage had led them to what seemed to be the beginning of
a large cavern, except any further progress was blocked by what
looked like, Gwen noticed with an increasingly sinking heart, a very
recent
rockfall from the mushroom clouds of dust still drifting around in
the slight breeze from the tunnel.

Max
walked up to the barrier and scanned
it with an experienced eye.

After
a moment he said, This happened roughly half an hour ago, as far
as I can tell it looks like something hit the roof with a lot of
force causing a cave in. Luckily from the pattern of cracks Id say
this wall is quite thin, we should be able to dig through
it quickly.

With
what though? Do you think theyd have emergency shovels upstairs?
The guy said it was a regular occurrence. Gwen replied, aware that
her voice was uncomfortabley shrill.

No
need, Ive got a bag of Plumber gear back in the car, should be
something there that can shift this lot and besides I doubt anything
that Mr. Ede told us was on the level. Max replied with a frown.

He
turned and began climbing back up the tunnel, Start moving the
looser stones around the edge with your powers, but if one looks even
a little dodgy, leave it till I come back, oh and Gwen, he called
back to her as she turned to her task, Dont worry, Ben and
Kevin can take care of themselves. He smiled and gave her thumbs
up before disappearing up into the opening.

Gwen
returned the smile wanly before summoning her powers which collected
in a rippling glow around her hands.
She knew that deep down her Grandfather was just as worried as she
was no matter how much his Plumber training tried to hide it.

Im
sure hes right, theyre probably fine her eyes began to
prickle with the promise of tears. Noticing this, she immediately and
firmly chastisized
herself; there was probably a perfectly reasonable explanation.
Though knowing her famously scatter-brained cousin, it was probably
something as dumb as his communicator not being switched on, she
thought trying to calm her speeding heart with an amusing image.

Her
smile slightly stronger now, she effortlessly lifted a large boulder
with her spell and tossed it aside with ease.

Yes,
probably just fine.

—

They
were trapped.

Utterly
and totally.

After
what seemed like hours of searching their makeshift prison for any
possiblity of an escape route
with the fading flashlight, Ben had to admit defeat. He and Kevin
were stuck in a small cavern about the size of two rustbuckets.
Fortunately most of the falling rocks that had come thundering down
after them had been too large to fall through the narrow crevice they
had. Unfortunately said rocks had created an impenetrable wall
through which escape looked impossible from every angle.

Ordinarily
Ben
would just go Big Chill and phase Kevin and himself out through the
roof but his earlier relatively close changes between Big Chill and
Jetray also meant that the Omnitrix was still recharging and
stubbornly offering no sign that it would be ready to offer any help
any time soon.

You
know for a watch you have a lousy sense of timing. Ben thought to
himself ruefully after another five fruitless minutes of stabbing its
buttons.

Urgh,
seriously Tennyson when we get out of here you are so paying for my
stuff at the laundromat.

On
the other hand though it wasnt just the Omnitrix that seemed to be
intent on behaving badly.

Kevin
had devoted less than five minutes of his time to the escape
possibilities search and had spent the rest blaming Ben for getting
them stuck down there and trying to free himself of the alien slime
he was covered in. The stuff had somewhat solidified in that time and
now had the consistency of saliva covered
chewing gum. Kevin was less than amused.

I
cant believe you sometimes Tennyson, why did you have to bang
into me like that? Kevin growled angrily, painfully ripping a
strand of goo out of his bangs, Now were trapped in this pit
because of it, youre such a fucking retard!

Bens
last shred of patience finally snapped, Me a retard? Thats rich
coming from you, Mr. Oh lets charge in headfirst despite the fact
well probably be missing a head thanks to that things claws and
sound attack in like a millisecond! he furiously
yelled back.

Kevin
was on his feet in an instant glaring down at the smaller teen.
Listen here Tennyson, he snarled jabbing a finger in Bens
face, I never joined this team for you and I never asked you to
try your hero crap on me so just keep it for your dumb little
cheerleaders.

Julie
isnt dumb! Ben shouted back,
Kevin gave a mocking snort that made Bens temper flare even
further, If anyone is its you for sticking around with us when
nobody wants you! In spite of his temper as soon the words were
out of his mouth Ben wished he hadnt said them. For a split second
he couldve sworn he saw real hurt in the others dark eyes, but
if it was there it was gone as the eyes seemed to harden into stone.

Im
sorry Kevin, I didnt mean

Whatever
Tennyson,
Im done with this. As soon as we get out youre on your own.
After that the dark teen turned away without another word and stalked
coldly to the other side of the cavern.

Ben
couldve
kicked himself.

Good
going dingus, he angrily admonished
himself, mangling his bangs with his hand. His conscience ordered him
to go over and apologize to Kevin this instant, however his more
rational mind (and probably a tiny bit of self-preservation instinct)
told him that when Kevin was in this mood nothing could be
accomplished. Wait a little for him to cool down then apologize
for being a dumbass. these parts of his brain told him firmly.

Resigning
himself for an indetermined period of awkward and hostile silence,
the young Xenomorph plonked himself down onto a rock and stared hard
at the Omnitrixs blank face, willing it to boot up again so they
could get out of there. It would be much easier to talk somewhere out
in the light and fresh air.

It
was difficult down here to think of anything rationally for too long.
Ben had never suffered from claustrophobia, but down here under tons
of suffocating earth he could easily imagine what it must be like. A
traitorous panicky thought shot through him of whether or not they
were running out of air, how could you tell?

It
definitely seemed that there was no outside source of air entering
this place if the unmissable fugue of Kevins souveneir slime coat
was anything to go by. It was strange but Ben couldve sworn it had
changed in the time theyd been down there; its sharper tang
seemed to have mutated into a heavier, oddly sweet scent.

Shaking
his head to try and clear his sinuses (the smell was starting to give
him a headache) Ben tried to think of something, anything, to take
his mind off his current situation.

First
he thought of Gwen and Grandpa, they must have realized something was
wrong by now. Surely Max would be able to think of a way to help them
if they couldnt help themselves right? Back
in his younger years, like many young boys, Ben had often thought
back then that his Grandfather could do anything and that hadnt
changed very much over time.

Next
he thought
of Gwen, how strong shed become over the years not just with her
powers, though those were very impressive, but as a person. It
couldnt have been easy for her, all the time in the middle while
he and Kevin were at eachothers throats constantly in the early
days, but Gwen had seemed to effortlessly act as the glue that held
their small team together. It must have been such a strain but she
shouldered it without a complaint and Ben admired her more and more
for it.

Ben
heard a snap and a muttered curse behind him as Kevin met with more
pain in trying to free himself from the last of the stubborn goo.

Kevin.

Even
now, when hed shared secrets with the other teen that almost no
one else in the world knew, Kevin was almost totally still a blank
page.

When
hed first met Kevin in what seemed like a hundred years ago rather
than five, Ben had liked him almost instantly. Growing up in a safe
suburban existence had been good to Ben, but like most energetic kids
in his situation hed always craved excitement. Kevin had seemed to
have such a better life, with no one around to tell him what to do or
ground him or make him be nice to his doofus cousinNo one around
at all.

Ben
swallowed at the memory; when hed found out what Kevin was really
like and that he only saw Ben as some sort of powerful energy source,
Ben had thrown things around and cried in the rustbuckets cramped
bathroom. He
had liked
Kevin.
Really liked him.

Probably
a bit too much.

To
his ten year old self the feelings had been confusing and frightening
so hed buried them under bitter resentment and soon theyd just
seemed to vanish. In a painfully embarassing little talk from
his father hed been told that feelings like that were a perfectly
normal part of growing up. Even so like most boys the young hero
tended to avoid anything to do with them like the plague.

He
wasnt even
sure why he was remembering that now, must be adrenaline still
hanging on from the fight or something. Gwen, ever the A plus science
student, had told him things like that can screw with your head.

I
wonder if Kevin will ever tell Gwen how he feels? Ben mused before
realizing that his thoughts had drifted back to Kevin again.

Giving
up,
Ben just let his mind wander on its own course. What would it be like
if Kevin and Gwen got together in a serious way? He was pretty sure
Grandpa wouldnt be too thrilled though he would make an effort if
he thought it would make Gwen happy, her parents on the other hand

Ben
grinned at the thought of Gwen introducing her new boyfriend to his
incredibly middle class aunt and uncle.

Mom,
Dad, this is Kevin.

Lovely
to meet you Kevin, did you and Gwen meet at highschool?

No
maam I dont go to school.

OhI
see, so what do you do?

Well
I dont like to boast, but Ive got a pretty active illegal alien
weapons trade going, plus my car, I stole all the parts myself.

Isnt
he dreamy?

Ben
sniggered, enjoying the hilarious mental image. And
then of course the wedding would come, Gwen would probably suggest
Ken as Best Man (seeing as most of Kevins friends were
either cracking skulls in the big NV, rat-faced (sometimes literally)
contraband dealers or wanted to kill him) but perhaps he could be the
ring-bearer again.

Maybe
hed
dance with Kevin this time.

Ben
started,
where on earth had that
come
from?

Being
stuck down there must have been messing with his brain more than he
thought and that stupid smell really wasnt helping. It seemed to
be seeping right through his skull and into his brain in heavy waves
making him feel slow and lightheaded. It also didnt help that his
heart still refused to calm down even though nothing stressful had
happened since the fight with Kevin and that had been ages ago hadnt
it? Ben gave his head another jarring shake, he couldnt remember,
his eyes felt hot behind their sockets.

What
if the goo
was poisonous? Ben suddenly thought with a jolt. If he was feeling
this way, what about Kevin whod practically been smothered by the
stuff?

Quickly
lurching to his feet the young hero spun around and was about to ask
Kevin if he was feeling weird, until his eyes fell on Kevin and his
words died in his throat.

The
dark mutant had stripped his shirt off to be able to clean it more
effectively, but seemed to have given that up for the moment and was
just sitting staring broodingly ahead.

Ben
had seen Kevin semi-exposed before of course, heck hed seen more
in public bathrooms, and it hadnt bothered him then. But it did
now, something was earth shatteringly different and because of it he
couldnt seem to tear his eyes away from the others well made
form.

Even
as someone who had no interest in other males, Ben had to admit Kevin
was good-looking, hed
never fit the medias idea of a teen pretty boy with his
brooding dark features and strong physique, but even so he was hot.
Only half realizing he was doing it, he let half-lidded eyes rove
over every chiselled line and dip of Kevins body drinking in even
the smallest details. The way his jaw was set like rock as he stared
into nothing, the way his nipples had contacted into little raised
pearls of flesh in the chill of the cavern, the way his firm stomach
sloped down past the hem of his jeans

Ben
jerked his
face away from Kevin in horror.

What
was he thinking?!
This
was Kevin
for
Gods sake! Kevin!!
Even
if he wasinclined
that way, which he wasnt,
he couldnt be having thoughts like that about Kevin!
They were barely even friends and he only had eyes for Gwen anyway,
Ben thought frantically though the last bit made an uncomfortable
pang of sadness shoot through his chest.

Forcing
himself to take several strained deep breaths, Ben tried to calm down
and think rationally about the situation. OK, he was obviously
experiencing some sort of emotional breakdown, probably brought on by
the charged battle and the stress of being trapped in an enclosed
space with someone hed just had a fight with. All he needed to do
was just sit tight and wait for Gwen and Grandpa to find them and
then thisepisode would be over, he could apologize to Kevin, take
Gwens lecture about getting himself into dangerous situations with
forced good humour and everything would be nice and normal.

Ben
stumbled back to his rock and crashed back down on it sighing
heavily, At least things cant get much worse.

What?

Crap!
Hed spoken out loud!

N-nothing
Kev, just thinking about something from soccer practice! Ben
called back not turning around, horribly
aware that his voice was much higher than normal.

Unknown
to Ben, Kevin turned
and raised a dark eyebrow at the strange tone in the other teens
voice.

What,
you hurt or something? He grunted standing and grudgingly coming
over to Ben. Not that Kevin wanted anything to do with the Xenomorph
right now, save situations involving his fist making friends with
Bens face, but if something happened to him Gwen would be upset
and that was something Kevin definitely wanted to avoid.

No!
No! Im fine, honestly, uhh, and by the way Im sorry for what I
said earlier I didnt mean it, Gwens right I can be a moron
sometimes so, yeah, sorry! Bens words came out in a garbled
rush, the hairs on the back of his neck prickled as Kevin stopped
right behind him.

Kevin
wasnt fooled.

Tennyson,
what the hell is wrong with you? he asked accusingly.

Nothing!
I said! Why do you even think theres anything wrong anyway? Oh
God, the smell was all over Kevin, it washed over Ben in sweet heavy
waves making him shudder away from the others body.

Kevin
narrowed his eyes, Well
for one thing youre slurring your words and for another youre
shaking like an earthquake. Then without warning, he grabbed Bens
shoulder hard and roughly spun him round to face him.

Kevins
eyes swiftly raked up and down Bens shaking form, he could see no
obvious evidence of injuries or anything else that could be causing
the young heros odd behaviour.

Look
Tennyson, Kevin began sharply, If somethings wrong with
you the rest of Kevins sentence was never heard. Unbeknownst
to Kevin, when the dark teen had jerked him around to face him, a
full wave of the alien fugue had crashed over Ben, enveloping his
senses and pushing all rational thought to the far corners of his
brain.

It
was for this reason that before Kevin could finish shouting at Ben,
he was silenced by the young heros lips being violently crushed
against his own.

End
of Chapter 2

A/N:
Oooh baby, fans
self
things are beginning to heat up now! This chapter was originally much
longer but I decided it read better if I left it cliffhangered here,
so yeah lol.

A
day before the next AF episode airs as well, either I have a
brilliant subconscious sense of timing or Im just lucky. Hmm,
probably the latter. :p

So,
yeah, if you like it please review (they help me write faster!) and
if you hate it, please flame me as flames are always good for a
laugh.

Till
next time kids, peace out!