Introduction:

Greetings true believers! I am CupcakeLover7, but you may call me Cupcake! I'm a writer and critc for some of my friends and fellow writers here in the Ben 10 crossover community but today, I've decided to write my own story!

To those who may not know, I'm part of the trio of Jade, Q and Cupcake that wrote the now cancelled (and absolutely dead) fanfic RWBBYVerse. We don't like talking about it, but it should at least be addressed.

Now to celebrate the arrival of Borderlands 3, I've decidedto make this crossover me and a friend of mine had in the backburner. To understand this crossover, I must address a few things:

1. Ben will be VASTLY different in this characerization. In this version, the Ben 10 and Borderlands universes are merged into one, so Ben is a native of this world, therefore, the crap found in the Eden planets, Pandora, Elpis, etc has affected Ben too. But I'll be sure to still add some of his quirks and not make him annoying.

2. I will attempt to blend BL humor with my own. The humor of is dark, crude and very absolutely immature at times, and that's why people, including myself, love it. Please note that I said it's the humor that I consider immature, not the overall writing, as most of the writing in these stories is good. And that's the challenge I'll be facing. I am a writer, but I'm not necessarily a GOOD writer. So I hope that over time, I can still improve over time and at least come close to the writing of the BL series.

3. The main pairing is Ben and Gaige... because at the start of this story, they're already (I'd apologize for my language but this is Borderlands, so come on) fucking. Like, literal sex. But they're not a couple, per se. They're "friends with benefits" that ARE genuine friends, who just happen to screw with one another because the only other attractive person they could find was each other. But over the course of the story, find that they're more comfortable in each other's arms. If it sounds cheesy, that's kind of the point. But I'll make sure it's not distracting as to not diverge from the story.

4. Ben can and WILL kill people. It's Borderlands. It's inevitable. His backstory will show why he has this lessened sense of morality. This also means he will start using guns too. If this ruins him for you, you must leave now. I've already said Ben's going to be very different here.

5. Very few Ben 10 characters will appear as cameos. This is focused more on the Borderlands part of the story.

6. The story will be taking place in some parts of 2, most of Tales and later on, in 3. I say "some parts of 2", because Ben and Gaige's adventure will be a bunch of shenanigans until they meet the Crimson Raiders and start fighting Hyperion for real. But most of Tales is where they'll shine more and meet the Tales crew and make friends with them. By 3, well, it's a surprise.

That's it for now. This serves as an intro for the story and hopefully I get to post the real chapter in the future. Hope to see you guys soon!

(Cover By Just Q)