Ben 10: Ultimate Verse

Chapter 4

The alien shape shifter had parked his car outside of the store as he stood behind a man who was stacking up several cans of food. The man in question was about the same age as his grandfather with a balding head and wearing a red pink outfit with the name 'Baumann's' on his apron.

"So Mr. Baumann, what do you know?" Ben asked, as the man just shrugs.

"I know a lot of things." The man shrugs.

"What about…alien shake downs?" Ben asked again, making the older man look up in surprise.

"Uh…no. Look, I am really busy right now." Mr. Baumann murmured nervously.

"Uh-huh…" Ben crossed his arms while squinting his eyes, clearly unconvinced with the man answer.

Mr. Baumann looked around cautiously before pushing the Ultimatrix bearer out.

"Look, it was nice seeing you  again Ben. You can have something to go, just leave. Now." Mr. Baumann whispered nervously.

"They're coming now, huh?" Ben asked solemnly as Baumann groaned.

"Look, it's a simple arrangement, OK? I pay them and they leave my business alone." Baumann admitted as Ben looked at him with concern.

"Mr. Baumann, i've seen what these guys can do. That guy, Pakmar, has lost his business already. He could have died from that explosion. I don't want to see these guys do anything to you or anyone else." Ben exclaimed, looking at the older man with some concern as Baumann looked around and sighed.

"Fine…just sit at the counter. And don't make a spectacle of yourself." Baumann sighed in defeated as he went to the counter, leaving the smirking alien shape shifter behind.

Ben smirked as he twisted the Ultimatrix faceplate. After the watch face popped out, he quickly turned the dial again a few couple times. "Lets see…Eeny-meeny-you." Ben then slammed the faceplate down and a bright green light emitted from the watch that quickly hid Ben from view to the casual observer. Once the transformation was complete, the light faded to revealed a a hulking, broad-shouldered alien covered in natural, yellow armor plating on his back, shoulders, and the backs of his arms. He is mostly white with black stripe goes down to his chest and has four claws on both of his hands. He wears the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest. Though this ended up with Baumann seeing him accidentally knock over his stack of cans, making  him face palmed as a cloaked figure looked at the two curiously.

"Uh…my bad!" Cannonbolt smiled sheepishly as he went to the counter, with some cans in his hand and gave a sheepish look to everyone that looking at him.

Cannonbolt proceed to sat at the counter, accidentally bending the chairs under his weight.

Cannonbolt then heard his stomach growl a bit as he looked to the hooded man with a sandwich in front of him. "Uh, hey dude, you gonna finish that?"

the man calmly gave him his sandwich, much to the Ultimatrix bearer surprise.

"Uh…thanks. Think you can pass me the-" Before Cannonbolt could finished his sentences, the other items were given in front of him with surprisingly fast speed.

"Whoa! Uh, thanks." Cannonbolt looking uncomfortably at the hooded man, before shrugged and picked up his sandwich when he heard a yelling sound, coming from behind him.

"Pay up, Baumann." Shouted a voice as three thugs walked into the building. The source of the voice was a worm-like alien in a battle suit with a cloud of blue mist on the inside of his helmet. Next to him were a feminine machine-like creature with a rounded head and a battle suit. The last is a humanoid chicken-like creature with dark eyes, razor blades on his arms and brown pants.