Anodite assassin

I don't own Ben 10

Recap

"I don't know you humans are to tense and stressed most of the time for me to understand half the stuff rolling through your heads." replied Ben seriously before looking up a second time that night only to once again see a something unusual again.

On to the story

Ben gave a small sigh before returning to his human form "Hey gramps I will be back in a second I got check something out real quick." and before Max could reply Ben took off into the woods.

Max watched as his other grandchild ran into the woods before walking into the rust bucket of a vehicle and picked up picked up his old plumbers badge recalling all his adventures and loves whilst he was a plumber.

Back to Ben's perspective

Ben waited and watched as three objects landed in the park the two smaller ones landed in the same direction that Gwen had walked off into so with a small sigh he began to float slightly and a faint green glow surrounded him and he flew in that direction.

Once he got there he was greeted with the sight of Gwen running from a drone that Ben recognized while a seemlier drone laid sparking on the ground apparently bashed in with the shovel that was now split in half via burning so Ben formed a bubble inside the drone and expanded it causing it to explode allowing Gwen to finally stop and catch her breath.

Ben turn upside down and floated closer to Gwen before moving a stray piece of hair back in place on Gwen "So did you clear your mind cousin?"

Gwen gave her cousin a withering glare "If I wasn't so tired I would knock you to the ground." Ben just smiled and stuck his tongue out playfully with a laugh "But you can't can you…anyway let's get back to gramps."

As soon as they got to the rust bucket they were greeted by their grandfather putting out the fire and packing stuff into the camper until he noticed them "Hey get in there is an attack going on at the rest station get in the camper we are going to help." Ben and Gwen obeyed and entered the camper as Max finished with repacking the camper and floored it to the location of the attack.

Once there they were greeted with an alien machine which stood in a tripod stance and once been got a good look at it he sighed earning odd looks from both Max and Gwen Ben then decided to clarify "Vilgax." Max gained a worried and Gwen looked confused Ben turned to Gwen whilst randomly dialing on the watch thing "One of my more recent bosses granted I haven't done another job for him since and I personally don't like him but the pay was good."

Once Ben was done he pressed down on the device and to his shock and slight disgust he was an Ectonurite (ghost freak) before freezing in place before muttering in his new whispering tone "I need to make a phone call after this." and with that he shakily flew into the robots head instinctively activating the intangibility that Ectonurites were known for when needed before he began ripping wires apart from each other and until he saw nothing but sparks before exiting the machine and flying underground to the camper.

Ben then had to wait until Max and Gwen returned to the camper and just as Ben was about to ask if they had any ideas as to how he could turn back the device once again on his chest began to beep flashing red as it did so before a bright flash of red poured from the device and immediately after Ben was back in his natural form so he made his human disguise once again.

Before Max and Gwen could try and talk to him he held up his hand and spoke "Hold on I need to make a phone call…Gramps do you still have your plumbers phone?"

Max got up and opened a secret compartment in the glove box and handed Ben a small device with the plumber symbol on it Ben thanked him and walked outside.

Once alone Ben dialed a number and put it to his ear and after a few rings a voice answered "hello you are you and how did you get this number?"

Ben smiled and replied "It's been months since we last talked and that's how you greet me that's cold." the voice on the other end of the line hitched before speaking again "Ben?"

Ben's smile increased "Yep so how is my little apprentice?" Ben could almost hear the smile in his friend and apprentice's voice "I am doing good Ben how about you?" Ben looked down at his watch before speaking again "I think I found a way to help your problem." the other end of the line went quite for a second "Are you serious?"

Ben replied quickly "Yes and I want you here as quick as possible and as to where I am." Ben paused and looked and spotted a sign "I am on earth in a national park called {insert name here} I will see you soon." and with that both phones hung up.

Ben reentered the station wagon and handed the phone back to Max and sat down before gesturing for them to ask question.

Gwen was the first to start talking again "who did you call?" Ben gave a wide and playful smile "An old friend." Gwen frowned "Why?" Ben rolled his eyes "To have a nice chat…just kidding I believe that this watch thingy mahbob here can help with a serious problem of his." said Ben waving his arm around.

Gwen stared at him with an annoyed expression plastered all over her face Ben then turned to look at Max whom had a curious expression unlike his granddaughter and that's when it occurred to Ben that he never told his grandpa that he had any friends in his business let alone an apprentice.

So Ben elaborated "So gramps you know when I was traveling through the parsec sector and my missions got sloppy for a little while?" Max frowned and nodded softly "Yes of course I remember the boys in at work wouldn't leave me alone about it before I retired."

Ben's face split almost in half as a large smile over took his face "Well while I was traveling I found an old lab that was in some kind of lock down so I broke in and while I was inside I found a lot of thing the most horrifying being that the lab specialized in cross-genetics and was making bio-weapons you can't imagen my surprise when something went wrong and the lab locked down locking all the experiments inside and so I wondered the halls until I found the sole survivor a small child roughly my age if a bit younger and after I got the skinny little runt out and fed he told me his story."

Ben paused for a moment allowing his family to absorb what he had said and after a few seconds he continued "Apparently he was the sole survivor because after all the scientists were killed the experiments started to turn on and eat one another and the only reason he survived is because he was the most finished his body was stable enough to last him this long but we didn't know how much longer he would have but thanks to this watch I think I can fix him."

Gwen frowned slightly "What do you mean the most finished?" Ben's smile disappeared and a very somber look crossed his face as he replied "Gwen imagen if your own body rejected you to the point that parts of your body would rot and fall off and that the only reason you are alive at all is because one part of your DNA holds you together by healing you constantly."

Gwen's face became a little green after that and she became quite Max however choose this time to talk "This kid you saved him and then…Oh Ben please tell me you didn't."

Ben's smile returned and he smirked at Max "Yes, yes I did since he probably wouldn't have been able to get a different job any way and this allowed me to give him some decent training so that once we separated he would be relatively able to handle himself and as for why we had to separate, I had to come here for the summer by order of grandma."

It was at this point that a small swishing noise could be heard from outside Ben got up his smile widening slightly as he got up and moved to door of the van "That's him."

All three of the Tennyson exited the van and where greeted by a large looming figure whom seemed to be cloaked in a black and blue robe Ben ran up to the figure and hug it gently before looking up at its face "You look well." Ben's face was more caring than either Max or Gwen had seen since the start of the trip.

Gwen and Max tried to get closer but the figure moved back as they got closer it even made and attempt to cover its face but it only managed to bring its right hand up half way before the hand fell from the wrist making a wet splat against the ground Ben frowned and stood in front of the figure "Give him a moment he is shy around new people…especially when that happens."

Max and Gwen nodded but for her it was more of a wossy bob of the head as the young girl was feeling quite sick after seeing a hand fall off of a living thing.

Ben smiled softly at them and after a moment the figure returned a new hand in tow the figure then after a moment of hesitation unfurled large wings akin to those of a butterfly, which Max and Gwen had previously thought to be a robe the figures was then revealed to have possess quite a few features similar to the race known as the Highbreed and a few other species like the wings of a Necrofriggian, the entire body was covered in crack like lines all over and near the hands and feet the cracks became more like lines and took on a faint green glow, but the face and body were that of a Highbreed.

Ben smiled at his apprentice "Why don't you introduce yourself to my family whilst I try to figure out how to use this to help you." with his bit said Ben wondered away scrolling through the aliens available.

Max moved forward and offered a hand to the Hybrid alien "Hello I am Max Tennyson Ben's grandfather." the hybrid got on its knees before accepting the handshake his wings fluttering slightly as he did so but his many eyes closed slightly oddly it gave Max and Gwen the impression that he was smiling softly.

Max ended his hand shake and looked to Gwen who then walked cautiously up to the hybrid and shook his hand softly careful not to squeeze too hard "And I am Gwen Ben's cousin."

The hybrid drew his hand back and brought it to his chest "I am K." Gwen tilted her head confused "K?" the now named K bowed slightly "Yes that was my name in the lab and it is my name now it is a pleasure to meet you both."

And cut