This is a birthday story for a new friend named Redbat132, introducing her OC that she and I created; Dana!

PLEASE NOTE: This is a completely different Dana that I've used in previous stories! This a new character for this story! Enjoy and no flames please!

Ben and Rook were in the Null Void, a dimensional prison for the galaxy's most dangerous prisoners.

Why they were here, well, that was thanks to Princess Attea, teen supreme ruler of the Incursean Empire and royally spoiled brat.

Thanks to some hired help from bounty hunting siblings Sixsix, Sevenseven, and Eighteight, Rook was kidnapped and as expected, Ben came to rescue him.

Which was exactly what Attea wanted. As soon as Ben arrived on the scene, she knocked Ben out cold and chucked him and Rook into the Null Void.

And to make matters worse, the ruthless princess slapped a cuff over Ben's Omnitrix and Rook's Proto-tool was confiscated.

"I can't believe this!" Ben complained as he bashed a rock against his cuff.

"You have said that for the nineteenth time!" An equally irritated Rook said. "If you would have just listened to Magister Tennyson, none of this would have happened!"

"I only did it to save you!" Ben shot back.

"You could have saved me if you would have just listened!" Rook shouted in anger. His patience with Ben was finally reached it's end. "That is the problem with you, Ben! You're too reckless! You don't listen to anyone but yourself!"

"Hey! I'm the one with the Omnitrix! Not you!"

"And why Azmuth let a fool like you have it, I have no idea!" Rook snapped. "Back when you found the Omnitrix, you didn't know how to be a hero! It was because of your grandfather and Gwendolyn that you learned to be a hero! Not because there was anything special about you!"

His words shot through Ben's heart. His jaw agape as his partner ranted on.

"When you first gained the Omnitrix that summer Ben, the only reason you're still alive is because you had people who knew how to use their brains! You're a hopeless excuse for a hero as well as a human being all by yourself! You're a perfect example why humans are one of the more pitiful species in the universe!"

Ben ran away. He took off and never looked back.

As he ran, Rook's words echoed through his mind, causing tears to form and sting his eyes.

Because Ben felt Rook's words were true. And the truth hurts.

'He's right. Everything he said was right!' Ben thought. 'If only I didn't find this stupid watch, none of this would be happening! I would have a normal life with normal people! And no aliens!'

The teen stopped at a cliff edge, he stared at the endless abyss below. Ben's sorrow melted into anger, he let all the rage burst out of him and screamed from the top of this lungs,

"I. HATE. ALIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENS!"

As his cry of hatred echoed across the wasteland, a new sound reached his ears.

"Huh?! Who the-?!"

Ben turned and from behind a large rock, he saw a white tail moving. A cute little yawn came and an alien hovered into view.

Ben almost fell off the cliff seeing this alien.

It was an Ectonurite. An alien species that always spelled doom for Ben because of the evil Zs'skayr also known as Ghostfreak that lived in Ben's Omnitrix.

Ben knew one thing for sure; Ectonurites were nothing but trouble. Plus, they were really creepy.

But this Ectonurite seemed different. She had a white side bang, a white poncho that looked like folded bat wings wrapped around her, white claws and a white ghostly tail.

She wasn't...too scary looking. At least she had a friendly smile.

"Huh?!" The alien ghost blinked her eye at Ben. It was pupiless pink with black sclerae. "W-Who are you?" She gasped. "What are you doing over there?!" She took Ben's hand and pulled him away from the cliff edge. "Oh my gosh! You scared me half to death! You shouldn't stand near the edge of a cliff like that! You could have died!"

Ben stared at the Ectonurite. She didn't act evil or even scary.

"Who are you?" asked Ben.

"Me? Oh! It's Dana...I think." She smiled. "Who are you?"

"Ben. Ben Tennyson." He and Dana shook hands.

"I like your bracelet." Dana complimented.

Ben scowled. "It's not a bracelet. It's a restraint."

"Oh my gosh! Then we better get it off you!" With a swipe of her claws, the cuff was sliced off of Ben's wrist.

"Whoa! You cut that thing like it was made of butter!" Ben said, impressed.

"Thanks! Ooh! I like your watch!"

"It's not just a watch, it's the Omnitrix!"

Dana tilted her head. "Omni...tricks? What kind of watch is that?"

"You're kidding!" Ben cocked his head back. "You've never heard of the Omnitrix?!"

"Nope." Dana looked around. "So...what brings you out here?"

Ben frowned. "A fright mean girl. That's what brings me here." He sat on a rock and explained everything.

"Wow! That's tough." Dana sat beside Ben. "I'm sorry about what happened."

"Why are you sorry? It's not your fault my life was ruined six years ago." Ben sighed. "Sometimes I wish I can just turn into Clockwork, go back in time and stop myself from getting the Omnitrix."

"Well, why don't you?"

"I can't. I've seen enough time traveling movies to know that when you mess with the past, it makes the future worse than it is now. Besides, a certain professor I know would just lecture my ears off about changing the past. So basically, I'm trapped in a choiceless life."

Dana looked thoughtful. "Well...maybe I can be your friend?"

"Huh?" Ben looked at her in confusion. "What's that got to do with anything?!"

"I mean, maybe as a friend, I can make things easier for you. I don't know how, but I do want to help you. Cause that's what friends do."

"Are you kidding?" Ben snorted. "There's nothing you can do that'll make my life any easier. Besides, you won't be my friend for long after hanging out with me. When your friends share your burdens, soon you won't have any friends. Just ask Rook..."

"But having a friend makes things better!" Dana insisted.

Ben frowned at her. "Go haunt a house."

"Haunt a house? Me? You think I can?" She giggled. "I've been practicing!"

Now Ben just stared at Dana. "You're a few fries short of a kiddie meal, aren't you? And what do you mean you've been practicing?"

"Well, I'm all ghosty, aren't I? I gotta learn to be scary! Maybe I can scare your enemies away!" Dana started floating around Ben making ghostly noises. "Wooooooooooooo!"

Ben wasn't scared, but he was amused. He chuckled. "I've never met an Ectonurite like you before."

"Ectonurite? Is that what I am?"

"Huh?! You mean you don't know what you are?!" Ben's day just went from bad to worse to awful...to just plain crazy!

Dana shrugged. "Well, I don't know. A long time ago, at least I think it was long ago, I just woke up in this strange place. I don't remember anything else but that. I don't even remember by own name so I called myself Dana cause, well, I gotta have a name."

Dana looked at her clawed hands. "I just thought I died and became a ghost." She blinked. "Wait."

Slowly, Dana turned to Ben and gave him a thoughtful look. "Did you do something to make me haunt you?"

"Mind if I join in on this conversation?"

Ben and Dana turned around and saw Rook.

"Oh, its you." Ben sneered. "What do you want?"

"To...apologize." Rook said, sadly looking at the ground.

"Apologize for what? Having a hopeless excuse for a hero?!" Ben snapped.

Rook shook his head. "No, Ben. I'm sorry for what I said. I never should have said any of those words to you."

"Oh, no, no, Rook. You were being honest." Ben simply said. "You just had to say what you wanted to say." Ben sighed. "Besides, I don't blame you. I'm the one whose sorry, sorry for everything that made our lives hit rock bottom."

"Come on, guys! Don't be like that!" Dana said. "I know times were tough. But at least you can remember those times! I mean, I'm sure you've had bad times, but I'm sure you must have had some good ones too! You're lucky you get to look back and remember those good times. Because I can't..."

Ben and Rook looked at Dana with much sympathy. Dana had no memories to visit, no recollection of her past or who she is. She didn't even know what species she was!

The two heroes looked at each other. Perhaps their problem wasn't nearly as bad as Dana's.

"Dana," Ben put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm help you get your memories back."

"You will?!" Dana beamed.

"Well, only if my partner agrees with me." Ben looked over to Rook. "Rook, I'm sorry we're stuck here, but I really want to help Dana. She reminded me what a hero is all about; helping people. So, what do you say?"

Rook smiled an agreeable smile. "I say we help Dana." He looked around. "But we must escape the Null Void somehow and get back to Earth.

"Escape? To Earth? Why didn't you say so sooner?" said Dana. "I can get us out of here." She unsheathed her claws, they glowed a bright magenta and slashed the air, creating a portal!

"What the-?!" Ben gasped.

"Come on, you guys! Let's go!" Dana flew into the portal.

Rook was in shock. "She opened a portal to Earth?! How?!"

"I don't know." Ben said. "But we're gonna find out. We need to keep a close eye on Dana."

And the two heroes entered the portal and were back on Earth.

Happy Birthday, Redbat132! I added a few personal touches to your OC and I hope you liked my gift to you!