"And what alien is that?" asked Ben, on his father's lap.
"That's a Revonnahgander, a feline species. They aren't much different from humans, if only more agile, stronger on their feet, and some of them have knowledge in martial arts."
"You already said that for Ripjaws." huffed Ben, unimpressed. "Do all aliens know kung fu?"
"As far as I can recall, that fighting style was a craze among Earthlings in the past. Is it still nowadays?"
"Meh, not really. It's still cool when you're a guy who watches Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee's kinda movies, but when you got something like the Omnitrix like me, I find it's pretty cheap."
Vilgax chuckled. He was enjoying Ben's attitude, the boy's pride reminded him so much of himself back when he severed his ties with Maxwell Tennyson and allowed himself to discover the wonders being free had. Ben would make a great heir, and a powerful ruler when the time comes.
"What about this one?" Ben pointed to the multi-eyed, multi-legged monkey hologram Vilgax's projector showed among many other species.
"That's an Arachnichimp. They have a lot of strength, especially in their arms and feet. They can produce strong spider webs from their tail, a strong appendage that is as hard as steel. They can latch onto any surface with their sticky fur and are specialized in close combat."
"Wow! I'm gonna call that one... Spidermonkey!"
"You really like giving your different forms names, don't you?"
"Hey, if I'm gonna be a hero, I'm not gonna stay bland and lame, I need some names for my super cool powers."
"So you wish to be a hero..." Vilgax hummed. "Be careful about who you trust, Ben. As I said before, some people can take profit of your good intentions for their own gain. You wouldn't believe it if I told you how many times someone has tried to fool me, manipulate me."
"If you're an alien king, of course they're gonna target you." said Ben. "They know who the best player on the ground is, they're gonna try to block you the best they can. But thanks for the advice." he smiled. "Okay, time to test out new aliens!"
He got up from Vilgax's lap and went at the center of the main room, preparing himself to transform.
"Okay, let's start with... Spitter!"
He thought as hard as he could about the slimy alien. Ben closed his eyes, readying himself for the transformation. It never came.
"Huh? Nothing happened."
Vilgax raised a brow. Ben was supposed to turn into a Spheroid (if that was the name he chose for that species).
"Okay, let's try with Swampfire then?"
Ben focused on the fiery plant alien, but he was still in his Chimeran form.
Something was wrong.
"Wildmutt? Heatblast? Grey Matter? What's going on? Why can't I go hero the way I want?" Ben asked, staring at the Omnitrix on his green wrist.
"Wait a moment, Ben. This isn't right, the Master Control should still be functioning. Give me your hand." said Vilgax.
Ben held his hand out in confusion, allowing Vilgax to put his claws on the watch and start turning the dial. This time, there was no green energy released, Vilgax wasn't shocked like the first time he touched the watch. Ben didn't know what Vilgax had in mind, but considering his frown, there was a problem.
"The Master Control has been deactivated."
"What?! How?!"
"I have no knowledge of it, it seems something happened while you were using it. Did you do something with it while you were with that mutant earlier?" asked Vilgax.
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Hidden inheritance
FanfictionBen discovers something about his family that he never expected, something that made his discovery of the Omnitrix look pale in comparison. Max knows more than he lets on and Ben has to choose who to trust: his grandfather, or actual father? (Vilgax...
