"Hunters"

Ben gulped and took another step back, hand reaching up and grasping the handle of the weapon attached to his back. JT shifted slightly as Cash rushed over, blood dripping from his blade, the crimson liquid leaving a trail across the pavement

"Ben! JT!" He yelled, skidding to a stop several feet from them with the weapons handle clenched in both fists "it's about time you showed up!"

"Shut up, Cash!" Ben called, tearing the blade out of its sheath on his back and brandishing it at the creature "what's the deal with this guy?"

"He's got a hostage" the raven responded "some kid named Kevin"

"Kevin?" JT wrinkled his nose "what does he want with that twerp?"

"No clue" Cash replied "all I know is we need to get him, because the king really wants him, and that means we want him more"

"Fair point" Ben nodded "what do we do with him when we get him?"

"You take him" both responded

Without giving the brunette a chance to respond, they leapt at the wolf.

BOOMBABY

Eventually it wound up with the ten-year-old brunette carrying an unconscious raven, running as fast as his feet could carry him toward where his grandfather had parked the RV. He scrambled inside the vehicle and slammed the door shut, quickly stripping himself of his bloodied clothing and stuffing it into the bag under his bed, blade getting stuffed into it's sheath and following the bags under the bed. He redressed in his day clothes and then turned to the raven, smacking him lightly across the face in an attempt to wake him

"Yo! Cooper! Wake up!" Slowly but surely deep onyx eyes opened and met Bens emerald green gaze. The brunette offered a relieved smile "Morning" he greeted softly

"Where am I?" He asked curiously

"You're in my grandfathers RV" he responded "you're coming with me so we can keep you safe from the werewolf king"

"Oh" he said slowly, averting his gaze from Bens "who are you?"

"Ben Tennyson. You?"

"Kevin Levin" he responded softly "you going anywhere near New York?"

"Nice to meet you, Kevin " he smiled "and yeah, I think that's our next stop"

"Well that's where I gotta go"

"Very well. Come on, we should slip back into the mall and find my grandfather"

"Okay" he nodded his head slowly, allowing Ben to take his hand and lead him in a frantic dash to the mall entrance.

BOOMBABY

"Grandpa, this is Kevin Levin. Kevin, this is my grandpa Max"

"Nice to meet you, sir" Kevin greeted with a nervous smile

"Likewise" he smiled warmly "and Max is fine" he turned to Ben "what's up?"

"Can he come with us?"

Max's eyes widened, clearly surprised that his grandson had asked this

"Come with us?"

"Yes. He's being hunted down by.. Um... Vilgax. Yeah, Vilgax, right?" He turned expectantly to the raven with a wide grin "big squid faced alien, right?"

"... Yes?" He responded slowly

"See grandpa! Vilgax. We have to protect him! At least until we can get him back to New York!"

"Well... I guess it's okay with me" he finally nodded

"Great! We'll meet you in the RV!" With that, he took off, pulling Kevin behind him

BOOMBABY

"So why is the king after you?" He asked curiously

"That's kind of a long story..." He murmured

"I've got time" he prompted

Kevin sighed and launched into the story