I know that only one choice got the majority of the votes with the poll I posted, but I think I have a solution that will make all voters happy. Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy this new chapter, because I enjoyed writing it!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Ben 10, or Zoids! BUT I SO WISH THAT I DID!

Liger's Rage: Team Up of the Blitz and Heavy Teams!

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Battlefield set up!"

"ISN'T THAT THE DARK JUDGE?!" Leena asked in shock from the Hover Cargo.

"It must be that Backdraft Group we've heard so much about!" Carl said.

"They're really wearing out their welcome!" growled Ben.

Neither team noticed that the sand near one of Liger Zero's forelegs began to sink down to form a pool of some sort. And underneath the sand was none other than Fuma and her Warshark. She had this malicious glint in her eyes at the thought of possibly destroying the Liger Zero and claiming victory for the Fuma Team and the Backdraft.

"You may have thought the Backdraft Group was terrifying before, but the Fuma Team will show you the true meaning of terror!" Fuma gloated.

"The Blitz and Heavy Teams vs. The Fuma Team! Battle Mode 0999!"

"So, where is this Fuma Team?" Ben asked.

"You think they're invisible?" Sandra asked.

"If that's the case, I'll fire a ground barrage and flush them out." Brad said.

He readied the Zeekdober's guns, and took aim at the ground. However, in the Hover Cargo, Jamie was running a scan of the battlefield to see if he could pinpoint the enemy. And what he found made him fearful of just what might happen to the team in this fight. And apparently, Ben noticed the truth at the exact same moment that Jamie did.

"Brad, wait! It's not what you think it is!"

But their warning came too late.

"Ready...? FIGHT!"

Brad began to fire his Zeekdober's weapons all over the ground to try and expose the enemy, but nothing showed up above ground. That is, not until a silhouette of an aquatic creature leapt up from the sand into the smoke cloud. Ben narrowed his eyes in a decisive manner.

"We've gotta take these guys out fast, or we're done for!" Ben declared.

But just as Ben had the Liger Zero X take a step forward, the ground beneath its paw sunk. This caused the Zoid to trip and hurt Ben while he was still in the cockpit. Naturally, after seeing the huge scars her son had, Sandra started to worry quite a bit.

"Ben, be careful! I don't want you to get hurt too badly!" Sandra said in worry.

"Sandra, beside you!" Carl warned.

Sandra had her Dark Spiner move back just in time to avoid a plasma blast that was aimed right at her Zoid's cockpit. The Fuma Team member who fired that shot smirked at the woman.

"You're nuts! You can't aim at the cockpit!"

"Attacking the pilot directly. You Backdraft fools have no honor!" Ben growled as Liger Zero stood back up.

"THEY'RE ATTACKING FROM UNDERGROUND!" exclaimed Brad.

"Lousy sharks!" Carl added.

The Zeekdober, Gojulas, and Liger Zero X began to fire their ranged weaponry at the ground in hopes of getting a lucky shot at the Fuma Team. Unfortunately, their efforts were wasted as the Fuma Team's Zoids effortlessly swam through the sand. One of them breached in front of Ben, hissing in challenge.

"It's a Warshark!" Ben gasped in amazement.

The Shark Type Zoid dove back into the sand, and another Warshark fired its torpedoes into the air. They came down, sending the other Zoids scattering for cover. All except Carl who took the full brunt of the attack, knowing that it was gonna take a lot more than that to bring down his Gojulas.

"WOW! I've never seen Warsharks used like that before!" Doc said in amazement.

"We could use a little support for OUR TEAM, dad! Hold off on being impressed until after the battle!" Leena said.

Both she and Pierce had a sinking feeling about this battle. A sinking feeling in their guts that told them something really bad was going to happen. And for some strange reason... They felt as though it involved Ben.

The Liger Zero X ran across the field to try and stop these Warsharks, but it was intercepted by these Zoids quicker than it could get to a spot. Ben knew what he had to do, but didn't know if he had the time needed to do so.

"Zero X isn't fast enough to fight these guys! I've gotta get to the Hover Cargo, and transform into Overdrive!" Ben said to himself.

But as luck would have it, Fuma was listening in and wasn't about to let the enemy gain an advantage.

"Oh, no you don't! Koga, intercept!" Fuma ordered.

"Roger that." Koga replied.

Faster than anyone could anticipate, Koga's Warshark swam at the Hover Cargo with its dorsal fins poking out of the sand. Jamie was moving as fast as he could to get the transformation equipment for Zero Overdrive ready, knowing what was at stake with this battle. But just as he was about to lower the back ramp to the Hover Cargo... It was too late.

Koga's Warshark breached the sand, and punctured through the hull of the Hover Cargo! And this spelled even worse news with the fact that this action detonated all of the ammo on the Zero Overdrive Armor, and caused an explosion within the maintenance deck of the transport.

"NO! GUYS!" Ben cried in fear. "JAMIE, COME IN! DO YOU READ? IS EVERYONE OKAY?!"

Ben was absolutely hysterical. If anything happened to the team that he could've prevented because of the Fuma Team's actions, he'd never forgive himself! Ben silently prayed to whatever God was listening that everyone in the Hover Cargo wasn't hurt. And it would seem that his prayers were answered when he got a response.

"I read you, Ben. We're all okay, but there's been some serious damage done to the Hover Cargo." Jamie replied. "The back door for the Hover Cargo is jammed, so you can't come back to transform into Overdrive! And Doctor Toros has been knocked out cold!"

"Uh, actually, Ben may not be able to transform into either Overdrive or Percival AT ALL." Leena added. "That Warshark's attack caused the ammo that Overdrive had to detonate. The resulting explosion has completely destroyed both armor units! Fortunately, the basic Empire Armor survived the explosion."

Sandra didn't like what was going on, so she tried calling the Dark Judge to try and figure out what was going on.

"Come in, Judge! Isn't it against the rules for any team to attack the transport?"

"Battle Mode 0999 has no rules. You either win, or lose! Ha ha ha ha!"

"Then maybe you should start playing by the rules!" Brad yelled.

But before he and the Zeekdober could do anything, one of the enemy Warsharks clamped its jaws down on one of the Zoid's hind legs. Brad cried out in surprise as the Warshark began to quickly drag his Zoid across the battlefield, and into a rock. This damaged the Zeekdober, but neither the Zoid nor its pilot were out of the fight just yet.

And Ben was really pissed off at the Fuma Team's actions. They were really trying to kill their enemies, and he wasn't gonna let anyone die on his watch! Even though he doesn't have a watch.

"YOU FOOLS ARE IN FOR IT NOW! COME BACK HERE AND FIGHT LIKE A FISH!" Ben yelled in anger.

Liger Zero began to chase after the Warshark, but he was attacked by that same one that he was chasing. It seemed impossible for this Zoid to move that fast, and yet it did anyway!

"How'd he get behind me so fast?!"

Ben had no more time to ponder this as the enemy Warshark rained down a Hellfire barrage of torpedoes. The Liger Zero took a direct hit from all of the torpedoes, thus showing first hand that the Zero X armor had very little durability. The armor was blown to pieces while still being attached to the Liger, and Ben had actually suffered even worse damage!

So bad, in fact, that the huge scar across his chest reopened and began to bleed profusely. He cried out in pain as old wounds began to reopen and cause even more pain than Ben has ever felt before. But the barrage didn't stop as all three Warsharks had ganged up on the Liger Zero. But they soon ran out of ammo, and backed off for a bit to examine their handywork.

"BEEEEEN!" Leena, Sandra, and Pierce cried out in horror.

One for the safety of her child, the other two because the man they love might be dead right now. However, Fuma and her team were smirking at the possible death of a Blitz Team member.

"Hm! Another one bites the dust!" Fuma said arrogantly.

That's when a familiar silhouette began to show through the smoke. A silhouette that caused the Fuma Team to recoil back in utter disbelief.

"WHAT?!"

The Liger Zero was still standing! Its armor may have been destroyed beyond all recognition, but it was ALIVE! And its computer system hasn't frozen yet! Liger Zero roared in utter rage as it felt the life draining from its partner, but the other teams failed to notice this.

"How could it withstand such an assault?!" Fuma asked herself.

"BEN?! BEN, ARE YOU OKAY?! PLEASE DON'T DIE!" Leena cried, tears freely falling down her face.

But there was no response from Ben as of yet. It seemed as though he wasn't going to make it out of this one alive, like he had all of his other battles. Doctor Toros had come to by this point, and couldn't believe what was happening. One of the pilots on his team was possibly dead, and there was nothing he could do about it! It seemed hopeless…

"*ZZZT* I'm okay… I'll be…*ZZZT KZZZKT* fine…!"

The others snapped out of their stupor when they heard Ben's voice, but from the monitors inside the cockpit, they could see that something had changed about him. He was completely healed! His scars were gone, and his missing eye had regenerated! But that wasn't all that had happened to him.

Ben's skin had become considerably pale, but more of a natural pale color, and he had gained these odd blue markings on his forehead. He was grinning at the prospect of battle, and did something no one expected him to do. He made the Liger Zero jettison its armor and charged at the Fuma Team at speeds that made Overdrive look as slow as a Cannon Tortoise in comparison! He moved so fast that the Warsharks were blasted out of the sand by the sonic boom that followed.

This included a Warshark that was slightly bigger than the others and had more of a dark pink paint job. The sonic boom not only blew them out of the sand, but it also froze their computer systems with no damage being done to the now naked Liger Zero. Ben smiled proudly at his Zoid.

"Perfect job! Thanks for protecting me… Zeke." Ben said.

Liger Zero roared in victory and happiness that his pilot was alive, as the spirit of a certain Organoid lives on in this Zoid.

Ending Narration (Doctor Toros): I can't believe that Ben is actually a descendant of one of the legendary Zoidians! But how did this happen? And more importantly, how are we gonna replace Liger Zero's armor units?

...Wait a minute, Leena has a plan for that? Well, I just hope that it works, because we'll need all the help we can get for this next battle. Next time on Ben 10: New Century Zero; Raging Inferno: Transforming into Liger Zero Swampfire! Ready…? FIGHT!

List of Stories to be Updated

Guardians of Twilight

Ben 10, Kami's Avatar of the Omniverse

Samurai of Manyū

Solar Prince: Dark Skar's Song (Halloween Upload)

Chaotic: Ben 10 Style