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Chapter 2 - CH 1: A New Start (E1)

(A/N: Check out the auxiliary chapters for the aliens' and predators' pictures.)

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"Hull damage: 20%." In an epic battle in space between two spaceships, one humongous compared to the other, a robot controlling the attacking spaceship :"But the system's still operational."

Sitting upon a throne in his main residence, the warlord, the intergalactic conqueror, the most feared Chimera Sui Generis in the universe, the menace himself, Vilgax slammed his fist on the armrest :"I have come too far to be denied! The Omnitrix shall me mine, along with the power of the Nemetrix, and there is not a being in the galaxy that dare stand in my way!"

After hours of chasing after the blue and green spaceship, they were finally able to strike a vital part :"Their propulsion systems have been destroyed." The robot reported, and Vilgax sat at the edge of his seat from the impatience and anticipation :"Prepare to board! I want the Omnitrix NOW."

*BOOM!*

But just as he stopped talking, a laser beam struck the throne room, sending him flying away from the explosion. But being Vilgax, the most menacing being in the universe (A/N: at least in the original, before he was downgraded like shit), of course he didn't die.

His spaceship, the Chimeran Hammer, shot a concentrated beam of light, blowing up Xylene's ship. From the remains of the spaceship, two pods were sent away, each containing powers beyond comprehension.

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"Aww, man, this is going to be the worst vacation ever! In a quiet forest, a young boy complained grumpily :"I might as well have gone to summer school!" He was none other than Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson, the protagonist of the Ben 10 franchise, the hero loved by all, and the legendary childhood of everyone who was born in the best era of cartoons.

As for the reason for his bad mood, all year long, he had been excited for the trip with his grandpa, Magister Maxwell "Max" Tennyson, yet his entire excitement had come crashing down like what was going to come crashing down on him when he had found out his cousin, Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson, was coming with them.

(A/N: GODDAMN! Even his full name gives big dick energy!)

But hearing something in the air, he looked up to see two shooting stars :"Whoa, shooting stars!" The problem was, they weren't shooting stars. Or technically were, since they shot themselves at him midair.

"AHHH!" Gasping, he turned to run away screaming, and managed to not get crushed by whatever came crashing down on him. Although the landing blew him away a bit, he was unharmed. Curious, he approached the small crater.

"Looks like a satellite or something." He looked at what had nearly killed him, but couldn't see what it was with the smoke covering it. Suddenly, the ground trembled (thanks to a certain someone), and the edge of the crater he was standing on collapsed. Causing him to come sliding down the small crater with another scream.

With the smoke cleared, he saw two metallic pods. Which unfolded to reveal three surprising things. An alien watch in one pod, glowing a green color, and another alien watch in the other, this one glowing red. But what was the most surprising, was what came along with the second pod that contained the red watch.

A boy.

"What the..." Ben stared in shock. Of everything he had thought of seeing inside of the pods that literally came from space, a boy wasn't one of them. One looking like to be the same age as him too. And darn good looking type at that.

A handsome face that had begun developing in all the right directions already, sharp eyebrows, a straight nose, and with a jawline that was beginning to form, he was easily the most good looking guy around his age that Ben had ever seen. His looks would put him in danger when around older women.

Even if he hadn't come crashing down from outer space, Ben still would have been shocked and amazed when seeing him. When the red light illuminated the inside of the pod, the brunet (brunette for guys) saw that it was actually attached to the boy.

Carefully, slowly getting close, he tapped on his shoulder :"Hey... hey, get up..." The noiret (black haired guys) didn't show any signs of waking up, but the slow rhythm of his chest rising and falling showed that he was alive. Still worried though, Ben grabbed him and shook him :"Hey! Hey, wake up!"

"Hmgh... what?" Frowning, his eyes fluttered open, gentle, crimson orbs. "Where... am I...?" Rubbing his eyes, he sat up with a groan, feeling like he had been asleep for years. "Hey, who are you?" Ben asked :"Why were you in this space pod? Did you come from space?!"

"Ugh, slow down." He groaned, voice raspy as if he hadn't spoken for a long time. Still sleepy, he looked at Ben :"Who am I? Who are YOU?" He looked curiously, before getting quiet and frowning :"No, wait, who AM I?" He looked at Ben's green eyes :"Do you know who I am?"

(A/N: I would get anxious if I saw a reincarnated MC has lost his memories, so let me clarify something so you wouldn't get anxious. For a few paragraphs only, yes, he has actually lost his memories. But only for a bit. The moment Ben gets the Omnitrix, he's getting his memories back.)

"... You don't know? Wait, don't tell me you've lost your memories!" He suddenly began checking his head :"Did you hit your head when the pod landed and lost your memories or something? Oh, boy, what am I supposed to do now?"

"Geez, calm down." The boy pushed away the hands grabbing and checking his head :"Pod? What are you talking about? Seriously, where am I? Who am I?!" Seeing that he was beginning to get anxious, Ben quickly tried to calm him down :"Whoa, whoa, chill, dude. I seriously don't know!

Look, I was walking in the forest, then I saw two shooting stars in the sky. But they weren't shooting stars. They were pods that came flying towards me. When they opened, I saw that you were in one of them. But seriously, you don't remember anything?"

"No, I don't..." He frowned anxiously. Ben quickly tried to help :"W-well, why don't you try to focus? Maybe trying hard enough will at least make you remember something! Anything! Try remembering something! Like, your name!"

"My name...?" The noiret focused :"My name... my name is... Al... Ali... ugh!" He grabbed his head in pain. "W-whoa, you okay?!" Ben put a hand on his shoulder, and the boy smiled brightly :"Alistair! Yeah, I remember, my name is Alistair!"

"Oh, see?! It wasn't that hard, was it?" The brunet smiled back :"Anything else that you remember? What about your last name?" Alistair tried to focus again, but he couldn't remember anything. He shook his head in disappointment :"Nothing else..."

"H-hey, it's okay! No need to get anxious!" He tried to reassure him :"I think it's just short term memory loss, not just straight out losing all of your memories! You remembered your name, right? So maybe you'll remember everything else with time!"

Calmed down thanks to Ben, Alistair nodded with a smile :"Yeah, maybe you're right. At least I hope so..." Ben grabbed his arms, pulling him up to his feet :"Come on, don't be so sad. Hey, I know, let's go and ask my grandpa! Maybe he'll know how to help you!"

"Really?"

"Yeah, my grandpa knows a lot! Maybe he'll figure something out!"

"Well... okay then, I'll come with you."

"Alright! Don't worry, I'm sure everybody will be A-OK!"

"*Smiling* Thanks, you're really nice."

"Hehehehe, no problem, I'm just trying to help. Oh, I'm Ben, by the way! Ben Tennyson. Nice to meetcha."

"Nice to meet you too, Ben."

"Alright then, let's go back quickly! But before that..." He got close to the other pod, feeling as if it was calling out to him :"Just what are these? Watches? You have one too. What are watches doing in outer space?"

As he reached out to it, a sharp pain went through Alistair's head, making him gasp and groan as he held his head. In a matter of seconds, everything came back. His past life, his meeting with Crow the Omniversal Being, his wishes, and his new life as the Parasitic Multiverse, the Majestic Multiverse.

Holding his head, his lips parted into a smirk :'Yeah, now I remember.' Looking at his left wrist, he was about to start dancing and jumping up and down. Who didn't have the dream of having an Omnitrix after watching Ben 10? Obviously, he whose entire childhood was Ben 10, would never miss out on having one.

(Nemetrix Image:)

(A/N: By the way, in all of my books, MC only wishes for what powers to have and how to start off. So basically, he wished to have the Nemetrix and how to show up in this world, but nothing after that. So if something outside of the plot happens, he doesn't know why until figuring it out himself. Just wanted to clarify that. Sorry for my bad habit by the way. It's because I get annoyed at the story when I misunderstand something, so I didn't want you to experience it.)

"Aah! Get off me!" Suddenly, he heard Ben's shouts :"Get off! Get off!" He turned to see Ben shaking his left hand violently to get off the alien watch that just latched onto him. In fact, he tried so hard he fell down, before getting up and grabbing Alistair :"Come on, let's get grandpa to see how to remove these freaky watches!"

And he was dragged away by the boy.

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"Ugh..." As the branch he used to try and remove the watch broke, Ben dropped to his knees grumpily. "Why are you so freaked out?" Alistair crouched down next to him. Ben glared :"I'm obviously going to be worried if some alien watch suddenly latched onto my arm! What if it's some kind of a parasite or something?!"

'Actually, the parasite is right next to you.' The noiret tightened his lips :"Alright, then do you feel weird?" After thinking And checking himself, Ben shook his head :"Uuh, well, no." Alistair looked at his Nemetrix :"Then let's see what these actually are instead of trying to get them off when they're stuck to us."

"Well... fair enough." He looked at the Omnitrix, before they both messed around with the watches. "Whoa!" When they sprung out, they both grew shocked. While Alistair tried even harder to keep his excitement.

"Cool!" When the silhouette of a figure appeared in the activated watch, even Ben got excited. Turning to Alistair, he saw that instead of a black figure inside the watch, a red, holographic image of someone wearing a cloak had shown up. The noiret didn't take even a second to recognize his favorite alien.

"What do you think will happen if we press these?" Ben's worry from before was nonexistent. He was smiling excitedly, and Alistair smirked back :"Why don't we find out?" Looking down at their watches, they both pressed them down carefully.

Bright and intense green and red lights flashed, and before he could even register it, Alistair felt himself changed. He stood at a taller height, more muscular, and with a comfortable cloak covering him. Looking down at himself, four long black fingers, with white fur covering his forearms completely.

It was a surreal experience. He felt like himself, but it felt like he was a completely different being at the same time. The sensations of having extra limbs, and the control he felt from his four giant wings and two antenna-like wing folds was phenomenal. And quite frankly, addictive.

But his moment of amazement was ruined by Ben screaming his lungs out suddenly in a different voice :"Ahhh! I'm on fire! I'm on fire!" 'Yes, great observation, Ben. Thanks for ruining the moment.' Alistair huffed to himself, watching his new friend running around and panicking.