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May-23-2010 ! *cheers* FINAL!

It's finished FINALLY! That makes two Ben 10 chapter stories finished while two more are in the mix.

Now PLEASE READ: My next chapter story will be hostage, but it isn't done, so you'll have to deal with slow updates XD Here's to another successful story, not as great as Wings of Death, but still good.

The day dragged on until it was time for them to head to the funeral. Ben's parents had refused to come stating that they felt it was to 'open for their son's funeral even though they were the ones who had planned their son's burial.

Kevin and Gwen had arrived at the cramped church where barely five people came and looked down into the empty casket with belongings of Ben lay inside. It was difficult for the two as they watched them pass by, stiffen, and retreat. Kevin had been convinced that it might have been fake if Julie had not arrived tears streaming down her face as she approached the two of them.

"I hope you two are happy." She cried out. "He's gone and neither of you care!" Gwen had nearly broken down if Kevin had not bowed his head to her and they both watched as he began to break from these words.

"You're right, Julie, it is our fault, but we are not the only ones to blame." Kevin fixed himself up as he lifted his head to face the whole room, many were the soccer team and other members of school, before he stated in a deep growl. "None of you even tried to stop it, you didn't even confront Gwen or I about Ben, you let it go on even after you knew something was going to go wrong." His tone grew darker and more fury where tinted in the words.

"You didn't even TRY to stop him!" the words were shouted in the silent room. "What else, look at who's missing in this god damn room!" they turned their head, many faces became dark and shadowed, while others remained oblivious. "This is Ben's funeral and his own god damn fucking parents don't even HAVE the time to even come down and cry over his empty casket!" Kevin's fury had sparked a few things in the crowd as they turned to look at each other.

"Kevin's right." Gwen's calm voice was reasoning to many. "My aunt and uncle bought the cheapist place and they don't even take the time out of their 'retreat' to florida to come back home." Tears had fallen down her eyes as they narrowed on Julie. "You told Ben countless times but never once did you go to the source, Julie. You obviously didn't care enough to confront Kevin or I about Ben's condition, you ALLOWED us to stay oblivious to our own actions."

"The soccer team had the chance to stop us once, yet all they did was stand and watch." Kevin's voice was tight. "Ben's gone, we're the ones to blame, every person who knew that he was in pain, every person who had the chance to stop it out right and in front didn't do anything but allow his own suffering to continue… Who's to blame, Julie, tell me that now?"

"September 5, 2010

Hello." Gwen jumped as she heard Ben's voice resonating from her pocket. "Hey, whoever is holding this, I just think you should know that most things that you've seen or heard are not true. The fact is, I'm either dead or alive and I'm not in Bellwood." The hologram of Ben was shown with his face looking horrible, dark bruises littered his head and body that was half naked. "So, he did come down, but he's not here for the sights, if you get my drift. He's just like every other ass we've fought." Ben's laugh was off as he then look up at the crowd. "Kevin, Gwen, I don't hate you as I think I thought I did… I guess I was scared. Everyone at school became distant over the course where I was beginning to get extremely hurt… I… I felt that I was going to lose you two also." Ben's smile was weak as he cried. "Gory has plans for Earth; Kevin, Gwen… This isn't a recording, the clues where right in front of you all this time in my box I left hoping you'd find it." Ben stood as the hologram followed him, Kevin instantly knew where Ben was and he stumbled backwards just enough to snatch some of the people's attention.

"So, I hope you don't mind, but games over… I just hope… I hope you all learn what you've done to me." Ben turned to face them with a soft smile before he stopped at a machine; two bodies were against the floor. "Time to wake up, people." There on the floor was Kevin and Gwen, both looked pale and weak, both looked as if they had been beaten to a near pulp. "So… can you forgive me?"

The switch was pulled down as everything around the collected teens began to blur around their surroundings, but they didn't take much stock in it as a person walked out of the dark and picked up both Gwen and Kevin in each hand.

"Vilgax…" Kevin gasped out as he began chocking. "How… is. He… still…" Kevin felt the lack of oxygen as his struggle when he snapped his eyes open to look into the cocky face of the alien.

"I am glad to see you are awake, Kevin Levin, but I am not here to kill you." The hand twitched sending them both against a green muscle car that had gathered months of dust. "Tell me, Ben Tennyson, do you still desire to leave Earth and its fools of friends?" Ben, who walked over with a small weak smile didn't say anything as the two stares he was given spoke miracles.

"No." Vilgax laughed. "They realize." The aliens laugh grew as he nodded.

"Then you have no objections for me leaving, as your future self proclaimed?" Ben shook his head. "Good, I'm taking my leave… next time I see you I will kill you; I from this time."

Everything was silent as Ben watched them with slightly empty eyes until he began to cry until he dropped to his knees his body wracked with emotions of the months his friends had been trapped. Gwen rushed forward gripping her cousin and holding him close, yet in the back of her mind she felt disgusted with him, and she desperately tried to sooth him.

"Ben?" Kevin didn't move from his spot as he looked at the two. "What the hell happened to you?"

"Well it started like this…" Ben began to explain what had happened over the last two months since he had 'supposedly' been gone in their world of dreams.

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