Hello everyone. I bring you the first true Seven Deadly Sins/ Nanatsu no Taizai and Ben 10 crossover.

Credit for the idea of this fic goes to my friend SpaceEngineer643 who sadly no longer has the motivation to reliably write anymore. But in any case he had trusted this to me.

So I want to drop some background info here. While SpaceEngineer liked Omniverse, I really did not, as did many others. But I did like many of the ideas and new characters from it. So there will be Omniverse aliens and some characters appearing in this story.

Also, the new Omnitrix will have the Evolutionary Function since I feel it was pretty dumb for it to be removed.

Also, aside from what is already canon to both series, there will be no pairings. So don't even ask. Guests asking this will have their reviews deleted.

I hope you enjoy.

I do not own Ben 10 or Nanatsu no Taizai

Chapter One: Heaven Sent

Ben Tennyson drifted out of the dream world as his body awakened. He rolled around in bed, dreading his coming day at School.

"Just five more m-minutes…" He groaned, rolling onto his side. His eyes shot open, as a blaring alarm went off on The Omnitrix. Annoyed, he lifted his left arm, searching for the right button. He still hadn't figured out all the functions of the New Omnitrix. A white-green sleek wrist watch given to him three months ago, following Diagon's defeat.

Ben pulled the covers over his head, trying to fall back asleep. He laid there for several minutes, feeling that something was off.

"The mattress feels too stiff." He complained. He sat up, his eyes widening. "Huh?"

He wasn't in his own bed, or room for that matter. The bed he laid in was a queen sized Bed. It was wider than his own, the sheets were white cotton. The room looked very medevial, with yellowish walls and a tiled floor. Ben looked around in a panic, behind him above the bed was a sheathed sword on the wall. He instantly sat up, finding that he was already fully dressed.

"What the heck is going on here?" He muttered out loud. Ben raised the Omnitrix to his face, tapping the communications buttons.

"Gwen, Kevin can you hear me?" He spoke into the watch. There was silence for 10 seconds. Ben let out an aggravated sigh. "This is Ben Tennyson, I think I've been kidnapped or something. Is anyone out there?"

Silence…

"Great!" Ben threw his hands up in defeat, pacing around the room. He eyed a nearby window. Walking over, he thrust open the shades, looking out on his surroundings.

"Eh?" Outside was a mix of grassland and forest, with a Medieval-looking city in the and why was he here?

"I've been sent to the past… haven't I?" He frowned. Ben wasn't sure what to do in this situation.

"I could go back home with Clockwork… no I've never actually used him to time travel before." While Clockwork definitely could, he didn't want to risk getting even more lost due to inexperience. But he had to wonder why he was here to begin with.

"Last thing I remember is going to bed after spending time with Julie." He continued pacing around the bedroom. "Maybe I'm here for a reason?… cue the Professor Paradox intro" He joked. But nothing happened. He stood still for a minute, and the illusive professor didn't show himself.

"Nevermind. Well if I'm gonna be stuck here for awhile, I might as well look around." Ben started walking towards some stairs when the Omnitrix spoke.

["Unatologgged Alien DNA detected"]

Ben's eyes bulged in surprise."Where?"

["146 meters east and approaching. Permission to scan?"] Ben raised an eyebrow. What could possibly be here that wasn't in the Omnitrix? Ben descended down the stairs, seeing that he was inside a bar.

"Hold off for an hour or something" He ordered the Omnitrix. "So what is this place?" Ben looked around, finally seeing a name. "Boar Hat"

"Alright maybe I'll step outside and ask some locals." Ben said, exiting the building. He turned around. The exterior of the building somewhat resembled a pointy hat. The name of the bar made sense. Ben started walking in the direction of the kingdom. The nearest house he found, he would ask the locals.

"I bet everyone is freaking about right about now." Ben muttere, sticking his hands into his pockets. He made it decently far from the building when he stopped.

"Hello!" He heard a familiar voice behind him. Ben turned around to see Professor Paradox. Ben breathed a heavy sigh of relief mixed with anger.

"Paradox! Why am I here? Tell me, now." Ben snapped, irritably. Paradox raised his hands defensively.

"Now now young Ben, I apologise for being late on my explanation. But this world needs you." Ben's features softened.

"Needs me?"

"You were wondering where you are? This is Earth… well it's an alternate Earth created by the Anodites."

"Really? Why would the Anodites make an alternate Earth?"

"The actions of the Anodites are an enigma young Ben. Even to me, but that's not important."

"Okay… but what does this have to do with me saving this place?"

"Patience, I'm getting there. This is Britannia." Paradoxi pointed a finger at the Kingdom behind Ben. "That right there is the Kingdom of Liones."

Ben nodded in understanding. "Alright, so I know where I am. But where is this planet exactly? What if I need help?" This is the part that genuinely concerned Ben. There were only a handful of times where he had to face world ending threats on his own. As much as he loved to boast about saving the Universe. Deep down, he knew it wouldn't have happened without Gwen, Kevin, and Grandpa Max.

'The few times I was truly on my own, I struggled pretty badly' He thought.

"It's quarantined by the Galvan for 18 light years all around. We are currently in the Large Magellanic Cloud."

Ben nodded in understanding. "So that means no help right?" From what little he knew of Astronomy, he was outside the galaxy.

Paradox confirmed Ben's fears with a nod. "That is somewhat true. But the Galvan do checkup and monitor this planet once every two months or so. Who knows? Maybe they'll bring your friends along?"

"I probably shouldn't count on that though." Ben wasn't going to hold his breath for backup.

"But wait a second, you still haven't explained what this Earth is in danger from?"

"Yes now onto the matter at hand. Britannia is on the verge of devastating Holy War, once more."

"Holy War? What is that? I have a feeling I won't be dealing with guys using bows and swords here."

Paradox nodded. "Right you are. Almost every being in this world has an innate magical power. As we both know well, great power can bring great loss."

'Innate magic power huh? Must be because this place is made by Anodites, like Paradox said.'

"Right… so where do I start?"

"I'm not finished. There aren't just Humans on this world. Your Omnitrix indicated that earlier did it not?"

"Yeah, and it was pretty near as well. What kind of races are there here?"

"Well well well, you two sure are dressed funny!" Came a childlike voice from the trees.

"I must get going Ben. You will need to figure the rest out as you go." Paradox stated, upon seeing a kid with messy blonde hair, emerald green eyes, and wearing a clean white shirt with a sleeveless black vest over it. Paradox seemed a little troubled, seeing the kid.

"Wait!" Ben cried out, reaching for the elusive time traveler. Only for him to vanish in a flash of light. Ben scowled. "I hate it when he does that…"

"Yo!" Ben jumped, the voice was right next to him, and so was the kid in the trees.

"Ahh, where d-did you come from?" Ben asked, startled.

"You didn't see me in the forest? And where did your funnily dressed friend go?" He asked, with a smile.

"I… don't know. He just does that." Ben felt awkward.

"Oh, okay. I'm Meliodas. Who are you?" Ben didn't reply for a moment.

"Ben Tennyson." He hesitantly answered. " Do you need something from me?"

Meliodas crossed his arms. "Well, when I was coming back I saw you walking away from my restaurant. Are you hungry? Sorry, I had to go take care of something."

Ben rubbed his belly. "Well now that you mention it… wait are you the owner of that place?"

Meliodas gave Ben a toothy grin, nodding his head.

"But-but you're just a kid!" Ben's arms moved about, signaling his confusion. "There's like beer and other stuff in there."

"Ni-shi-shi, you're just like everyone else that first meets me. I'm a lot older than I look you know."

Ben's face twisted and contorted. What was this kid on?

"Yeah right… pff whatever. I'm kinda starving. What do you have?"

"Come and see" Meliodas replied with a smile.

Ben followed Meliodas back into the Boar Hat, taking a seat at the nearest table while Meliodas pointed to the menu and hopped over the counter. Ben looked over the menu for a bit before realizing…

"Hold on, I don't have any money… crap."

"That's fine, this one's on the house."

"Oh, thanks. " Ben thought he seemed a little too cheery. 'What's up with this guy?'

"No problem, let me know when you're ready." Ben took his time scanning the menu for what he wanted. To his dismay there were no smoothies, only alcoholic beverages.

"I'll… just have this steak benedict" Ben said.

"Okay!" Meliodas said, running back to the kitchen. As he waited, Ben tinkered with the Omnitrix, like he usually did when bored. If this planet and everything within 18 light years was quarantined, it made sense that he wouldn't be able to contact anybody. The only people with the technology to nullify the Omnitrix's communication capabilities would be the very people who built it.

"Unless Paradox comes back, I'm really gonna be on my own." He rested his head on his right hand, tapping the table in anticipation of his meal. Ben sat up, remembering the unknown alien dna the Omnitrix mentioned.

"Omnitrix, where is the unknown now?"

["5.9 meters due north."] It replied. Ben's eyes widened a little. That would mean Meliodas was the unknown. But why did Paradox seem troubled and flee as soon as he saw him? Meliodas appeared Human enough. What was alien about him? There was only one way to find out.

"Can you scan from this distance?"

["Yes, would you like to scan the alien?'] Ben shrugged. It wouldn't hurt to know what exactly he was.

"Are you talking to your watch?" He heard Meliodas, causing Ben to jump.

'This guy is fast.' Ben thought, as Meliodas placed the plate down in front of him.

"Tell me what you think." Meliodas smiled, keeping his cheery demeanor. Ben examined the dish for a moment.

"It sure looks and smells good." Ben smiled. The dish appeared very appetizing. He took his knife and fork, cutting a piece of meat, stuffing it into his mouth, expecting to enjoy his meal.

Ben's eyes were as wide as dinner plates, allowing the piece to fall out of his mouth. Never before had he tasted anything so gross.

"Ptoo, achhggg what the heck is this!?" He shouted. "Why does it look so good but taste like crap!?"

"Ni shi shi, awful isn't it?" Meliodas chuckled.

Ben gave him an angry glare. "Did you do this on purpose!?"

"No, the Boar Hat has a reputation for awful food, but great beer."

Ben could only stare at Meliodas, his features still twisting and contorting from the utterly disgusting dish. "Uhhh huhh… this...It… tastes like Goop." Ben said, referencing his slimy transformation. Ben wasn't even sure if Upchuck could eat this.

"Well… the food here is actually amazing when Ban is here."

"Eh? What's a Ban?"

"You mean you've never heard of the Seven Deadly Sins?" Meliodas looked genuinely confused. Ben shook his head. Meliodas understood people not thinking he was their captain based on his deceiving appearance. But everyone in Britannia knew of the infamous order of knights.

"Are you from a really far away land? Or do you just live under a rock?" Meliodas spoke in a frank, deadpan tone.

"A really really far away land." Ben told a partial lie. If he told the truth about his origins, he'd surely be looked at as a crazy person.

"Oh, nevermind then. We are a really famous group of knights. First we saved the kingdom, then got accused of being deadly criminals. And now we're heroes again."

'If only you knew of what I've been through.' Ben thought. "Alright, I'll try to remember that."

"So what is this really far away land you're from?"

"It's a town called Bellwood in a land called America. It's across the ocean."

"Oh, that really is far. So how and why are you here?"

Ben shrugged. "I honestly have no clue. One night I was coming back from my girlfriend's place, went to bed, then I woke up in a ditch." He made a story up. Ben had a gut feeling the bed he awoke in this morning could've been Meliodas' or someone else's. But he had to wonder.

'If that bed is his, then why would it be so big? Meh, who knows.'

"I see. It sounds like your woman cheated on you and had her lover dispose of you." Meliodas theorized in a deadpan demeanor.

Ben chuckled "I don't think it's like that." Julie would never do such a thing, especially to someone as famous as Ben.

"You don't just teleport across that endless ocean to the west after going to bed. Did that guy you were talking to send you here?"

Ben frowned a litte. Now he'd have to choose his words a little more carefully.

"Maybe? He's visited me before when I woke up in a barn." Ben made up a story.

"Ni shi shi, I figured as much. So what do you think you're gonna do here?"

"I couldn't tell you. That guy always flakes out on me when I try to ask why he sent me somewhere."

Unknown to Ben, Meliodas had been eyeballing the Omnitrix the whole time. He didn't display it, but the device fascinated him. With it's alien appearance unlike anything he'd ever seen in his 3000 years of living. But what really put him off was the feeling he was getting from the device.

'He was talking to that thing earlier. Maybe it's some Sacred Treasure?' He thought. When he focused his senses on the watch itself, he got a plethora of magic signatures. Too many in fact. Almost every being in this world had some level of magic dwelling within them. Each Clan had a different flavor of magic. Ben's watch felt like there were thousands upon thousands of unique signatures within. They were all faint, but they were there.

"So Ben, why were you talking to that watch earlier?"

'Crap, he's onto me!' Ben internally panicked.

"It's… just a magic watch is all." Ben lied. "It gives me advice and all that." Meliodas walked over, grabbing Ben's wrist, as he examined the watch. "Hey, let go of me." Meliodas ignored him, examining the device.

'The kid's lying.' Meliodas thought. 'It's radiating a magic power unlike anything I've ever known. It's not just some magical watch.' Meliodas' finger stroked the black faceplate of the watch, causing it to slide open with an audible beep. A green and black hourglass core raised out of the device.

"Don't touch that!" Ben pleaded. He was more worried about being turned into Way Big by accident, then seeming like some dangerous weirdo.

"This thing is so weird. Where did you get it?" Meliodas asked, brimming with curiosity. As his fingers brushed the core of the Omnitrix. Ben smacked Meliodas' hand away as that happened.

"Seriously stop, you'll turn me into Way Big or…-" Ben stopped, seeing that the dial was spinning clockwise and was yellow in color.

Ben sighed heavily. Guess that saves me the trouble of scanning.' He thought.

"Huh?" Meliodas took a step back, alarmed by the reaction from the Omnitrix.

["Alien DNA sample acquired, new transformation on playlist 8."] The Omnitrix spoke, before returning to its deactivated state. .Meliodas frowned.

'Transformation? Don't tell me that watch can replicate my power or something.' Meliodas thought fearfully. The destruction of Dandafor at the hands of his Wrath passed through his mind. He suppressed his emotions. Ben was definitely lying. It wasn't any ordinary magic watch. What if it gave Ben access to his current power? Or god-forbid give him the same level of power from before his powers were sealed? He mentally scolded himself. It was his fault for touching that watch, succumbing to curiosity.

Meliodas remembered what he felt from earlier. The many thousands of unique magic signatures inside the watch. He focused his senses once more. To his horror, the unique signature of the Demon Clan was now among them. More specifically, his own.

"I'm sorry… it just does that." Ben muttered nervously, sensing an angry aura around Meliodas. A tense moment passed before Meliodas sighed, lowering his head.

"Sorry about this kid." Before Ben could react, Meliodas smacked him on the back of the head, seemingly knocking Ben out cold, his head thumping on the table.

"It was my power that caused so much grief and destruction.. I'm sorry Ben, but until I know if you're a threat or not… I need to call Merlin back."

The door to the Boar Hat opened, Meliodas was flooded with a sense of worry.

"Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth exclaimed, walking over to greet him.

'Not now of all times.' Meliodas thought, gritting his teeth behind shut lips.

Meliodas raised his arm, signaling for Elizabeth to stop. "No, don't come any closer." He warned, staring down Ben's watch.

"S-sir Meliodas. What's wrong? Who is that?"

"He's dangerous, that's all you need to know." He said. Elizabeth nodded as Meliodas turned to face her.

'That jerk' Ben thought. For a kid, Meliodas sure was strong. The back of his head was still ringing, Ben had pretended to be knocked out cold, so he could plan his escape. But what was Meliodas talking about in reference to his power?

'Maybe he's some really strong chameleon species or something.' Ben theorized. ' I can worry about that later. I just need to get out of here. I don't want to stick around for whatever some Merlin could do to me.'

Meliodas smiled at Elizabeth. "So what're you doing here?"

Elizabeth poked her fingers together, nervously. "W-what do you mean? I'm coming with aren't I?"

Meliodas shook his head. "You're not coming." He stated flatly and plainly.

Elizabeth flinched. "Why?" Meliodas and this Elizabeth were distracted.

'Now's my chance' Ben thought, inching his hand towards the Omnitrix, activating the dial. He cared not for the transformation he ended up getting. But prayed it wouldn't be something huge that would destroy Meliodas' restaurant, and make him even more angry then he already was.

'Turn me into Way Big and you're dead meat.' He mentally cursed, pressing his hand down onto the dial. Elizabeth shielded her eyes, as Meliodas was unaware of the green flash behind him.

"Uhmmm Sir Meliodas?" Elizabeth said, Meliodas too busy groping her chest to notice what had happened behind him.

"Hmm?" Meliodas glanced up at her face with a deadpan look.

"The-the person!" Elizabeth pointed to where Ben once was, he'd now vanished. On the bench was now an amphibian looking creature no bigger than she was that one time she and Diane shrunk. It had two large green eyes, with black slits for pupils, grey skin, and a strange green and black hourglass was on its back.

"Grey Matter!? Ahh man, for once I was better off as Nanomech. Oh well, it beats destroying this place by accident" Ben complained, leaping off the bench and running.

"Ahhh! Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth shrieked at the sight of the odd creature. Meliodas finally turned around, seeing that Ben was gone.

"What!?" Meliodas shouted, scanning the room. He then found the answer. Running along the floor was a small creature with an odd symbol on his back. The same one on Ben's watch.

"Oh no you don't!" Meliodas said, snatching up the creature, lifting it to his eye level.

"Ohh umm hey Meliodas" Ben greeted fearfully. "Look I'm sure it was j-" Gray Matter was interrupted, feeling a squeezing on his body.

"Your watch copied my power, didn't it?!" He interograted the Galvan.

"I-it recorded your DNA s-so your species d-doesn't die." Gray Matter coughed out a response.

"Wait here Elizabeth, I'm going to go have a talk with this guy." Meliodas said. Elizabeth only nodded as Meliodas exited the Boar Hat with his captor.

"So what does that mean?" He continued his interrogation.

"Can you p-lease stop squeezing me?" Meliodas nodded apologetically, loosening his hold. "It means that whatever you are won't die out if your whole world explodes."

That didn't make Meliodas any less angry or worried. The person wielding this watch that transformed Ben was young. Meliodas could tell he couldn't wield great power responsibly.

"Here's what's going to happen." Meliodas began. "I'm going to call Merlin back. We are going to lock you inside a magical cell. And then you're going to provide me with some answers."

"I-i'd be happy to do that, but why are you so angry? I can't control what my watch does."

"All I'm going to tell you is that my power is what caused the destruction of an entire kingdom. You come off as someone who can't yield great power responsibly." Meliodas wasn't completely wrong. Ben seldom used his strongest forms such as Way Big, due of the sheer collateral damage that form could cause.

Ben somewhat understood what he was saying. "S-so you think I would blow someplace up by accident?"

"Captain?" An older woman materialized behind Meliodas. If Ben were in Human form, he would've blushed. She had a lot of skin exposed. From her cleavage to her belly, she wore a revealing purple outfit.

"Merlin, I'll explain the situation in a bit. But I'm not done talking to him."

"I see." Merlin nodded. She examined the small creature Meliodas was holding. There was an odd magic signature emanating from a symbol on it's back, but nothing else.

'A combat class of 1. But a spirit class of 200.' She thought. What was the catch? 'I wonder how this creature upset the captain so greatly.'

"If you undo what your watch did, I'll let this go." Meliodas spoke in a low, hostile tone.

'I can't just remove transformations. Only Azimuth can do that.' Ben thought. "I'm sorry Meliodas, but I cannot do that."

"Why not?" Meliodas squeezed a little harder, causing Grey Matter to cough.

"I'm sorry this made you so mad Meliodas… Bu-but I was sent here t-to help!" Ben managed to get the strength to tap the Omnitrix dial on his back. Meliodas and Merlin were blinded by the flash of green, forcing Meliodas to stumble back.

"Swampfire!" Meliodas suppressed his shock. Merlin however couldn't hide her surprise. In Grey Matter's place was a green plant-like creature.

"Interesting. So you can transform?"

"Well yeah, that's why he's so bent out of shape." Swampfire pointed at Meliodas, who was now unsheathing a sword. The same sword that was above the Bed he woke up in this morning.

"Sir Meliodas! Don't!" Elizabeth ran out of the Boar Hat.

"No, he's dangerous." Meliodas snapped at the Princess.

"Captain… what exactly did this being do?" Merlin still didn't understand why Meliodas was upset. "Elizabeth, you should go back inside." Merlin said. The princess stood there, her gaze fixed on the odd plant-like being Meliodas was about to fight.

"Please don't kill him." She muttered, retreating back inside the Boar Hat.

Merlin focused her senses on the dial on the being's chest. Each clan had a specific background signature of magic. She gasped slightly upon feeling just how many unique signals were coming from that symbol. As she looked closer. One of them was Identical to Meliodas.

Merlin sighed. "I see. That could be a problem." She then examined the being "Swampfire" itself with her magical eye.

'Combat class of 876, no magic. But the same spirit class as the previous form. How interesting.' Merlin thought.

"I'll handle this Merlin. Once he's down, lock him up." Meliodas ordered, to witch Merlin nodded.

"Look, I really don't want to fight you." Ben pleaded.

"Neither do I. But your watch is too much of a threat to ignore." Meliodas said.

Swampfire facepalmed. This kid was actually serious? He crossed his arms. Swampfire was one of Ben's weakest forms, that didn't include small fry's like Grey Matter.

"You knocked me out good back there. But there's no wa-" Swampfire was interrupted, feeling his plant-like body getting sliced apart. Meliodas was behind him, causing the two halves of his body to slide apart.

"You were saying?" Merlin muttered in response to the being's arrogance.

"What a waste…" Meliodas said, as the two halves of Swampfire's body fell to the ground. But to his surprise, root-like tendrils sprouted from the severed halves, pulling them back together.

"Heh, you thought." Swampfire chuckled, throwing some seeds at Meliodas' feet. Meliodas looked confused as big tendrils emerged from said seeds, wrapping around his body.

'So he's not just some kid after all?' Ben mentally scolded himself. Maybe he really was older than he appeared.

"Ugh… so you're immortal in that form?" He asked, struggling against the vines.

"Not exactly, I'm a plant. What about it?" Ben quipped. Meliodas broke free of the vines, slicing them apart.

"What about it?" He charged forward, slicing at Swampfire's body. Swampfire tried blocking his sword strikes with his arms, but they got cut down like weeds.

Merlin observed, as Meliodas wished. But she was a little concerned. If this being had the power to transform, and based off the sheer number of magic signatures inside the symbol, whoever Meliodas was fighting could become something that he couldn't deal with. He was a wild card, and a potentially disastrous one at that.

Merlin restrained herself from acting for now.

Swampfire skidded back, looking at his shredded arms as the regenerated. "Alright, I think I'm warmed up now." Swampfire evaded a sword strike from Meliodas, forming two fireballs in his hands. "Take this!" He threw the fireballs at him.

"Full Counter!" The oncoming fireballs expanded to twice their original volume, rocketing back towards Swampfire.

"Crap…" Ben muttered, as his upper body was engulfed by his own fire. As it settled down, he found that his body from the Omnitrix dial up had been destroyed.

'What the heck was that? He reflected my own fireballs with more power than I put into them.' This must have been Meliodas' special ability.

"I don't want to have to kill you Ben. Just give up."

"And be some souvenir piece in your little restaurant? No thanks." Ben replied once his head had reformed.

'He must have regeneration on the same level as Ban.' Meliodas thought.

'Meliodas is a lot stronger than Kevin… I've got an idea. I'll use his own ability against him.' Ben smirked, tapping the Omnitrix dial.

"Chromastone!"

Merlin was putting the pieces together. "Combat class of 2500, no magic… but the same spirit as the previous two forms. His low spirit is a key weakness." Gowther's blackout could stop this being if it were to become a great nuisance.

Meliodas took a step back, seeing Ben's new form. He steadied himself. Ben was a truly dangerous opponent, since for all he knew, he could become anything… Even himself.

'I need to end this, and quickly. This form is much stronger than the last.' Meliodas thought, sensing a sharp rise in Ben's combat class.

Meliodas lunged forward, aiming to slice off Chromastone's head. But the Crystalsapien's neck was only scratched. Meliodas skidded to a halt.

'As I thought.' He thought.

"Are you ready to give up yet?"

"Nah. I'm having more fun than I thought I would." Meliodas gave Ben a serious smile. Meliodas was still afraid of what Ben could potentially become, but he'd be lying if he didn't find this fight a little entertaining.

"Now that's something we can agree on. But enough talking." Ben quipped, putting his hands together, he fired of all the energy he could muster as Chromastone, letting out a loud grunt as he did.

"Full Counter!" The energy beam rocketed back towards Chromastone. If he could smirk, he would be right now. Ben spread out his arms, absorbing the full force of his reflected energy.

Meliodas' gasped, realizing his mistake. 'Uh oh.' He thought.

"So that's what he's playing at. He specifically used an energy absorbing form." Merlin commented to herself, continuing to observe.

Chromastone used his absorbed power to rush forward, punching Meliodas in the chest.

"Acchhh" He coughed up blood, feeling some of his ribs break in the impact. A crater from Chromastone's fist was left in his midsection. Meliodas crashed through several trees, before skidding to a halt in a ditch.

Elizabeth rushed out of the Boar Hat, worried for Meliodas. She was stopped when Merlin raised a hand.

"Have faith in the Captain Princess."

Chromastone stood proudly over a downed Meliodas.

"I hit you a little harder than I should've, but I guess that means I win right?" Blood trickled out of Meliodas' mouth as he smirked.

"Well played Ben, using my own magic against me." He complimented.

"Heh, it was easy to figure out a counter for Full Counter" Ben mocked.

"Very funny…" Meliodas scoffed at the terrible pun.

"I know right?" Ben's smug mindset was shattered… quite literally when he felt his jaw shatter into a million pieces, the force of a kick causing his now jawless head to snap up. He only had enough time to see Meliodas above him. His eyes were black, and an odd mark was on his forehead.

'Wha-?' Ben was unable to respond, as Meliodas landed a punch on his chest faster than he could see. Chromastone flew into a nearby rock face, shattering it with the force he was sent flying with.

"Owwww…" Ben felt his whole body screaming in pain. Luckily, Chromastone didn't need an intact jaw to speak."What was that just now?" Meliodas appeared in front of him, with the black mark still on his forehead.

"Checkmate."

Ben's entire body was extremely close to shattering. If he hadn't used all of his absorbed energy to harden his body, Chromastone would've surely been destroyed for the second time.

"Man… you've really got me on the ropes dude. Not even having twice as much juice helped in the end."

"You've got a lot of power, and some wit, I'll give you that much." Meliodas commented.

"Power huh? Guess I'll just have to muscle it this time." Ben tried to reach for the Omnitrix dial, but Meliodas grabbed his hand, crunching it like broken glass.

"Ahhhhh!" Ben shrieked in pain.

"The only thing you'll be transforming into is yourself. You lost." Ben didn't want to admit defeat, but Meliodas had him beat, and good too.

The Omnitrix dial blinked red, letting out a loud blaring noise before Ben transformed back in a flash of red. Ben laid there, with a little blood trickling out of his mouth, unconscious, but otherwise intact.

"Next time you wake up, I'm getting some answers out of you."

And that's Chapter One!

I think it was quite predictable that the Omnitrix would scan Meliodas. And will scan other clans as well.

Hope you enjoyed.

Next Up: Meliodas and Merlin interrogate their mysterious guest.