Ben 10:Hero Revolution

A Paradoxical Calamity

And so here they were, Ben and Rook, now currently facing down a great evil that they thought they had seen the last of, but fate was rarely ever that kind.

Though visibly shaken up by his presence, the duo still stood their ground in anticipation of their eventual battle with Aggregor.

"You're the one who's behind all this?" Ben would ask after what felt like an eternal silence that stood amongst the three. A silence that though Ben would be more than happy to break with violence, reserved his true intentions to instead opt for a more optimal approach.

Questioning Aggregor so as to better understand the depths of his involvement in the calamity that had currently befallen the Null Void.

"Guilty as charged." Answered Aggregor with a smirk.

"But how? How are you doing all this? Like flying and shooting electric bolts?" Asked Ben, not fully convinced by Aggregor's reply.

"Last we saw each other, Kevin drained you dry of all your powers and then some." A frown would form on Aggregor's face as he heard the name of the one who had defeated him.

"That is correct. Levin left me far weaker than I was during our first encounter." Admitted Aggregor, referring to the very first time Ben and his team crossed paths with the warlord.

"But seeing as I am an Osmosian, my absorption abilities still remained." Aggregor would hold up his left hand for emphasis, but as far as the duo could tell, nothing interesting was going on with the outstretched limb.

"Osmosian? As in alien? You saying you're not a mutant?" Asked Ben sarcastically, causing a gleam of disdain to form in Aggregor's eyes.

"I did not expect you of all people to believe the nonsense spouted by Servantis and his lackeys. Much less when it concerns one of your dearest allies." Said Aggregor, sounding truly dissapointed.

"Don't worry, I never bought the whole mutant thing." Shrugged Ben.

"Wait a minute..." Said Ben as a realization had just dawned on him.

"You know Servantis?" Said Ben with suprise, causing Aggregor to sigh, almost as if dreading what he was about to say.

"The Proctor and his group, The Rooters. The self proclaimed greatest hope against The Coming Storm that is Ben Tennyson. Yes, I have had the misfortune of having to listen to their pointless babble and them trying to have me join their cause." Said Aggregor dismissively.

"Huh. Thought for sure you'd jump at the chance to be part of a Ben 10 hit squad." Mused Ben.

"Not for goals as pitiful as theirs." A coldness would fill Aggregor's voice as he spoke.

"They fear your power, Tennyson, and rightfully so, yet they hide behind their self righteousness and instead label their goal of ridding the universe of your existence as a service to all who inhabit it. Cowardice of the highest degree." A rare admittance of respect from Aggregor wasn't lost on the duo, but they chose to conceal their shock.

"Add that to the fact that the Proctor sought to make me subservient to him and his cause by attempting to implant false memories in my mind..." Aggregor would gently place the fingers of his left hand on his forehead, recollecting his unpleasant encounter with the disgraced Plumber Unit.

"It's only fair you said no, and all things considered,I don't blame you one bit." Said Ben in a rare admittance of sympathy for Aggregor.

"Oh, I did more than just say no." Said Aggregor, his mood suddenly lighting up at the chance to clear the duo's misconception.

"What did you do?" Asked Ben gravely, not liking Aggregor's sudden tone shift.

"I killed them of course." Smiled Aggregor, causing the already shocking revelation to rock them to their very cores.