Wheelchair Blues [Open]

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Ben was in a mood.

he was also periodically shaking but quelled it as he rolled around his haunt, the Mr. Smoothie in the middle of the city district. He hadn't driven there, but instead rolled to it sullenly, needing to get away after being released to the public. In his lap he had carried ingredients and had used the facilities to make himself a strawberry and avocado smoothie. The actions was more or less a cleansing thing for him, and the long roll down to the city was enough time to allow him to think.

"You really blew it this time Tennyson," he grumbled to himself as he sucked on the drink.

So that was the Ohm invasion first hand. They had done well, in his opinion for such a rushed job even if they had lost. Yeah, it was a loss, but they'd learn from it. He just hoped everyone else would think of it as a learning experience.

Ben was a big fan of learning from your mistakes, something that had been drilled into him since his irresponsible days as a ten year old playing with alien tech.

Raising his glass to the artificial sun, he toasted the sky. "Here's to you everyone. Hope the next time we meet the Ohm, we'll be ready for it."

Ben sucked on his smoothie, feeling just a little better.

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[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Ben!" Sofia had heard he was hurt and had been looking for him for a while. "What happened?"

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Electrocution. In the brain. Trust me it hurts less than it sounds." said Ben. "Pull up a chair, I've got smoothies."

His hands shook when he was reaching for the cup.

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Dios! Are you sure you should be up?" Sofia asked, doing as Ben suggested and sitting alongside him. "Are you in much pain?"

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"I'm fine... for the most part." said Ben as he handed Sofia her drink. "The after tremors are the worst part. I keep spazzing out all the time whenever I'm doing something. Can't even work a stylus if I wanted to."

It was true when you looked at his body language. His leg was shaking a bit and his hands were trembling. "The EMH says they'll pass since the damage wasn't as extensive as it should have been. Luckily Brainstorm's an electrical-type alien, so it migated the damage to a dull roar. Lucky me. It should have killed me."

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." When she went to take the drink from Ben she laid her other hand on his briefly. "You're very strong. Is there anything I can do for you?"

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Ben smiled a little and said, "Well it would be nice to have you stick around for a while and talk for a bit. No harm in that."

He sipped his drink and added, "After what we've all been through, I think we all need to figure out where we stand here."

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

Sofia choked a little on her smoothie. "You mean the two of us?" It wasn't a bad reaction per se. She just hadn't been expecting that.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

If it were any other drink, Ben would have spit-taked. But he never wasted a smoothie like that. "What?! NO! I er, I mean... not where we stand as together, just stand as united, as one. Y'know, team solidarity and all that!"

He was a little red in the cheeks, completely mortified at his choice of words.

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Oh." Sofia's cheeks turned a deep red. "I'm sorry. Whenever I have heard that phrase it's always- I'm sorry." And relieved. "But yes, yes. I agree."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"It's okay, I've never had to utter those words anyhow. Back home it was pretty much just Julie. I wouldn't even know if she was saved or not." He smirked slightly. "But I know she would have taken the Ohm down with her if she did, y'know. Tough girl, powerful tennis racket."

He was joking of course, but it was Ben being a horrible compartmentalizer at best.

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Sofia reached over to take Ben's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I'm sure she's here. Some of my friends are, including my best friend who had died."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Yeah,' said Ben, smiling slightly. "Everyone made it, I just know it." His hand shook just a little. "Augh, darn tremors..."

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Did the doctor say when they would go away? And when you can walk again?" She didn't let go of Ben's hand quite yet.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Doc wants me off my feet for another week and a half. That should be as long as the tremors last. Then he wants me walking for a half hour every day till I can walk longer." replied Ben.

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that is not too bad, I guess. I will be there if you need someone to be by you to make sure you do not fall when you start walking. Or for anything else." She gave Ben's hand another light squeeze before letting go.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Ben grinned at that. "Thanks Sofia. Means a lot."

He sipped his drink and added, "I just hope everyone isn't beating themselves up over the fight we had. For a hastily done battle team, we didn't do half bad at all."

[ayasofia.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't know. I have not been in many battles. At least they left." Which was odd. From the looks of things it looked like they were going to be on the losing side. The Ohm did have the superior numbers.