Ben 10 x Starfire

Ben Wakes

 Ben awakes with a jolt in the Rust Bucket, Gwen running over, "Ben you're awake!"

He leaps to his feet and wraps his arms around her in a sobbing embrace, "Cousin Gwen I thought I would never the see you again! Never escape that~"

He pauses, looking around at familiar trappings as Gwen pulls free with a scowl, "What has gotten into you Dweeeb? And what with this Cousin Gwen Sh~"

"Ben!" Max make his presence know, holding a small orange cat, "You were out for a day, we we're worried."

"Grandpa Max!" he runs over, tears in his eyes as he wraps his arms around the older man, "I thought I would the never~"

He coughs and pulls away, looking around again, "Never mind."

Max laughs, "Sounds like you had some nightmare."

Ben paces about, raiding the fridge for some leftovers of random grilled worms and lot of mustard and sits down to eat, pauses and shivering as the memory returns, "It's was so the real."

Gwen sat across from him, with a salad, while studying a small book, "Must have been, you hugged me! Ick."

Max laughs, absently petting the cat, "Gwen won't say it but she was worried sick, we both were, you just kept tossing and turning and wouldn't wake up."

Gwen pokes Ben, particularity the Omnitrix, "That watch is nothing but trouble and then you just run off at the slightest trouble to go play hero."

"I am not playing the hero," Ben bites back, "I am a the hero!"

"Whatever," Gwen dismisses him as she focuses on her book.

"And you? When did you become The Lucky Girl again Cousin Gwen?"

She puts the book down and stares at Ben, "Your talking funny, and why do you keep calling me Cousin Gwen and not just Gwen, you don't call Gran~" she stops herself looking to Max. "Oh...I guess we do."

She stick out her tongue, "It's still weird."

Ben turns to Max, pointing to the cat, "Where did you get a the cat?"

Max smiles, scratching its ears, "Found it out cold with you, was really aggressive when it first woke up but seems to have settled down allot. Got posters up trying to find her owner."

Ben smiles, holding his head a moment, "The dream was so real," Shivering as he rubs his arms, "I was in some strange the ship...being experimented on."

"Vilgax?" Max and Gwen tense.

Ben shakes his head, "No...someone...someones else. A group. Can't...remember the faces."

Max shrugs handing the cat to Ben who start to pet t, the cat purring comfortingly as his nerves relax, "Your mind might be trying to max sense of what Vilgax tried to do. Or maybe it's something else. That watch is something special so if anything weird happens make sure you let us know."

Ben nods as he sets the cat down, and takes his dishes to the sink to wash them, Gwen glancing up.

"You sure you're alright Ben? You don't do dishes unless Grandpa Max insists. That nightmare must have really shook you."

Ben dismisses her as he grabs her laptop.

"That's mine dweeb, put it back!"

"Are you not the reading?"

Max sighs, "Let your cousin play a game or two, he's right, you are reading."

Gwen smolders, crossing her arms, "Fine!"

Ben grins wide as he opens it and sits back across from her. Gwen returns to her book as Max pokes in, "Ben's right on one thing, We were both surprised by Lucky Girl, I hope your not playing with Charm Caster and her Master's artifacts again."

Gwen waves a dismissive hand, "Nothing like that. But don't worry I'm not going out defenseless."

Ben shrugs, "I am not the worried. I have Plumber Max and The Lucky Girl as backup."

Gwen smiles putting down her book, with a genuine smile, "Thank you fro the vote of confidence Ben." then glowers, "Now I know your sick."

He waves a dismissive hand back, "I saw how you handled the things back there, you are the great sidekick."

Gwen scowls, "I'm not your sidekick Ben, we're equals."

An explosion in the distance draw's their attention and Ben rushes to the door throwing it open, "It is The Hero Time."

Rolling on impact as he leaps from the car Ben gets to his feet and charges into action as Max calls from behind, "Lucky Girl and I will evacuate the civilians, you stop Dr. Animo, he's freed all the animals at the zoo!"

Ben pulls out his hover board and speeds off, "Probably trying to get samples for his experiments..."

Memories flashing though his mind of the ship and a time before drive Ben on faster.