Ben 10, Multiverse Academy: Book 1, Aliens In Crazy Land

The Regal Seven

Mask Raider had never met Dark Star before. In fact the first time he had ever heard the name was when the principle mentioned it after she had supposedly ran Phobus out of the library. However, he had heard of Phobus, having actually fought him once.

Mask Raider sighed as he waited for the meeting to start. It wouldn't do to dwell on something as grotesque as Phobus now....not when there were so many other issues to cover. He would have to learn to keep his mind more focused on the task at hand.

Mask Raider was primarily known for being the strongest of the Regal Seven. His real name was unknown, but his ability was known as Time Switcher. While the multiverse was full of many different dimensions, there were also worlds known as cross-time worlds. These worlds were basically alternate versions of past present and future in the entire multiverse. The cross time multiverses were always kept seperate and couldn't be travelled to unless someone had some sort of time travelling power....which Mask Raider did.

Mask Raider was able to travel to alternate versions of the multiple dimensions that already existed in this multiverse, such as alternate timelines of Earth Magnus, and alternate timelines of all the other Earths. The cross time worlds weren't really seperate worlds.......just alternate possibilities. (One of the reasons why you don't have other Ben Tennysons running around Rysen Academy).

Mask Raider could find the different versions of himself in the alternate realities, and copy their abilities. For example, after meeting several versions of himself that could manipulate fire, turn invisible, and teleport, he himself had gained the ability to manipulate flames, teleport and turn invisible. You could say, that it was possible for him to gain an infinite amount of abilities if he could meet all his cross time selves at once. However, this power had one limit, you could only access one ability at a time....

The room Mask Raider currently sat in was what used to be a parent teacher conferance room. There was a large round metal table in the middle of the room, a vending machine designed to scan your school ID in the back, and one cieling lamp that gave off the only dim light in the entire room.

Two of the current Regal Seven were already present. Lilly Vale, of course, was one of them, suckling as usual on a lollypop as she pretended to not care about anything in the slightest.

Mask Raider knew that despite her ferocity though, There was still a little bit left of the shy, happy 5 year old that had first attended the Academy's elementary class years ago.

The second who had already arrived, was Wall Shifter. Wall Shifter wore a dark suit and black fidora over his neat blonde hair. While his actual name was Ronald Rembrant, he was more commonly known by his ability name. Back in his dimension, he had accidentally been exposed to an experiment that was supposed to enable one to shift molecules at will. As a result, Wall Shifter could turn intangible, and force those within a 50 ft radius to either go intangible or melt into a puddle, or just evaporate into vapor and force others to do the same.

"Is this all we're going to be having today?" said Wall Shifter grumpily. "I know Malice is out hunting that Brosche guy with the principle......but the others shouldn't be having such a busy schedule."

"Sally and Ridgewald won't be able to join us today as they preparing their student advisees for mid-term exams." said Mask Raider. "But Penna should be coming momentarily."

As if on cue, the door to the room opened, and a 11 yr old brunnete with a long pony tail and a sky blue coat and dark skirt stumbled in. "Omigosh!!  I am so sorry!! I'm late again aren't I?"

Penna Ouranos, also known as the ace of the elementary school class, had an ability known as Slipstream. She could move through the air at incredible speeds and generate slicing winds powerful enough to slice house sized steel blocks in half. And by altering wind currents and creating friction in the air, she could actually throw spheres of highly destructive plasma. Nobody knew how she got her powers....but according to Penna, she had just been born with it.