Ben 10 vs The Avengers

Part 1

Chapter 7 – Luck Has Everything to do With It

Kevin's eyes slowly opened. He sat up and observed his surroundings. He was in a dimly lit room. The walls were a rusty metal, with bits of machinery poking out of them. A large, sliding door was on the far side of the room. Kevin quickly absorbed the metallic floor and rushed towards the door. He morphed his hand into a big mace with spikes and slammed it into the door. To his surprise, the door sustained no damage.

"Let me out!" Kevin yelled.

He was concerned about Gwen and Ben, but mostly about Gwen. A voice came over a sort of intercom in the room.

"You are a very interesting mutant. It would be foolish of us to just let you leave." The monotone voice said.

"I don't know where you're getting your information buddy, but I'm not a fucking mutant!" Kevin yelled.

"Well, we'll see about that. The dissection will tell us everything we need to know about you and your abilities." The voice responded.

"I'm sorry, did you say dissection?" Kevin asked.

"Yes, and unfortunately, you won't survive the operation." The voice said.

Kevin began to slam his fists harder against the door. He was determined to escape the room before these lunatics gutted him like a frog.

Gwen sat in front of the shiny, oak, desk. The small office was filled with books and all sorts of antiques. Behind the desk was an older gentleman in a wheelchair. He starred at her with curious eyes.

"Gwen Tennyson, you must be very confused about all this."

Gwen was very confused. She could hear the man's voice in her head.

"How are you doing that?" Gwen asked.

"Well, I'm what you'd call a mutant. I know that term isn't as profound where you come from, but here it refers to an entire species of enhanced beings." The man said.

"You know where I'm from?" Gwen asked.

"Yes, I do. You see my mutation allows me to read people's minds. I've looked into your mind and seen the horrors of your world and the experiment that was meant to save it." The man explained.

"We were trying to go back in time." Gwen responded.

"But instead you travelled to a different dimension, our dimension." He continued.

"This is a lot to take in. I need to find Ben and Kevin." Gwen said.

"Yes, your friends you came here with. We can help you find them and possibly help you return home." He said.

"I could use all the help I can get." Gwen said.

"Well, you're about to get more help then you expected. Follow me please." He said as he wheeled around the desk.

Gwen stood up and followed him out of the room.

"I never got your name, sir." Gwen asked as they walked.

"It's Charles Xavier, but you can call me Professor X if you wish. The students seem to like that nickname." Charles said with a smile.

Ben walked down the streets of Brooklyn. It was night now and he was looking for a place to hide from S.H.I.E.L.D. As he walked he came upon a small nightclub lit up by large neon signs. Walking into the packed club, Ben figured he could blend in here for a while.

"Can I get a scotch on the rocks?" Ben asked as he approached the bar.

"Sure thing, baby." The girl at the bar said with a wink.

Ben smiled as she went to get his drink. He turned and looked around the club. The multicolored flashing lights made it hard to make out people's faces. There was a certain person that stood out from everyone else. She wore black leather pants and a black tank top. Ben noticed the bandolier and holster strapped to her body. Her skin seemed to be a light gray, but it was hard for Ben to tell with the clubs lighting. Her short, dark, hair barley covered her face. It also revealed the large dark circle around one of her eyes.

She moved through the crowd towards a back room. Ben felt something wasn't right. He left the bar, forgetting his drink. He followed the woman into the back room. Now away from the party, Ben was in a large storage area. He walked past the large racks of boxes and assorted containers.

He only stopped when he felt the cold barrel of a pistol against the back of his head.

"I don't like being followed." The woman said.

"Well, I don't like people pointing guns at me." Ben responded.

"Then maybe you shouldn't be following me." She said as she pushed the barrel against his head.

"Sorry, but I'm not one to stand around when someone decides to bring loaded weapons to a public area." Ben retorted.

"Ah, so you're the hero type. Well here's what being a hero gets you." She said.

Ben already had his hand on the watch as the woman squeezed the trigger. Ben transformed and the bullet lodged into his now gelatin-like skin. A small disc now hovered above his body, allowing him to form a body.

"Goop!" Ben said.

"What the fuck?!" The woman said as she backed away.

"You were right about one thing, I am the hero type." Goop said in a distorted voice.

The slimy alien swooped around her, entangling her with its body.

"Let me go you green piece of shit!" She yelled.

"Not until you tell me who you are and what you're doing here. Are you with S.H.E.I.L.D?" Goop demanded.

"S.H.E.I.L.D? Hell no! You seriously don't know who I am?" She asked.

"Let's just say I'm not from around here." Goop responded

"Clearly! Now let me go!" She yelled.

Goop released her from his grip and floated around in front of her.

"My name is Domino. I am an assassin, a damn good assassin." Domino said.

"Making me wish I didn't let you go now." Goop responded.

"Just listen, alright. I've been hired to kill a drug lord who frequents this club. You're a hero right? Killing a drug lord is considered pretty heroic in my book." Domino explained.

"Killing is in no way heroic." Goop said.

"Well in my book it is and it gets the job done." Domino scoffed.

"I won't let you kill anyone." Goop said sternly.

"You couldn't stop me if you tried, freak." Domino retorted.

She then tossed a small grenade that exploded into a cloud of smoke. While Goop was blinded, Domino made her way towards an exit.

A bright flash of green light exploded from the smoke. Without warning, a flash of black and blue shot by Domino. Before she could blink, a new creature stood before her. It wore a black, pointed, helmet and had bluish skin. Its long tail whipped back and forth and its spherical feet shifted back and forth, as if ready to shoot forward.

"What are you some sort of shape shifter?" Domino asked.

"You could say that. Now I suggest you give up, now one can outrun Xlr8." Xlr8 said.

"I don't need to outrun you, I've got luck on my side." Domino said with a smirk.

Xlr8 shot forward towards her. Domino side stepped him and managed to trip him with her leg. Xlr8 went tumbling into a rack of boxes. The rack came crashing down on top of him, trapping the alien under a mountain of containers.

"See you later, freak." Domino said as she ran out the rear exit. As she ran out into the night, three S.H.E.I.L.D quinjets hovered just over the club.

"Furry I think we found your escaped convict. We're detecting the same energy signature as before inside the club." Hawkeye said into his com link.

"Good, bring him back to the carrier, alive Barton." Furry responded.

"Of course sir." Barton said as the quinjet back door began to open.