Playing With Superpowers (Open)

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Ben had fuelled upon smoothies and he was truly bored for the point being. So he was dialling through the Ultimatrix when he began to shift to different ones. It was here that he noticed something rather SUPER in his rotation.

"He-llo what is THIS? I had forgotten I had it."

In a flash of light, Ben stood there, taller, muscular, not quite as massive as the original but somewhere on the path towards becoming Ben 10,000. He smirked down at himself, patting his black outfit that came with it. It had been a long time since he checked playlist five, but he had forgotten that he had a scan of Kryptonian DNA.

"Now this I like."

And he hovered into the air.

"WHOA! Okay, make that REALLY LOVE."

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[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

And Midna just happened to be hovering on by. "Hey!" she cried as Ben suddenly lifted off the ground. "Watch where you're going, muscles."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Whoa, sorry. Just getting used to the powers in this form set," said Ben, wobbling a little. "I need a name that isn't associated with Super though..."

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

"Super? Form set? What the heck are you talking about?"

Actually, upon further inspection, this guy didn't look like a very experienced flier. Although he could cut glass on that chin.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Ah," said Ben, tapping the Omnitrix symbol on his chest instead of the big S. "I can change form depending on what I select on my Ultimatrix here."

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

"Oh. So, you're some kinda shapeshifter?" She peered down at Ben, curious.

"What kind of magic do you use?"

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Technology," replied Ben. "Alien Tech from my own universe actually. It's pretty much a given that it's one of a kind."

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

Did Midna look a little confused? Because she was.

"Oh, you mean like one of these things?" She held out an arm. With a distinct popping sound, an Omnicomm appeared her hand in a small burst of black-and-green squares that dissolved back into the air. "Sounds like that's a little more advanced than this message-carrying device, though. So I take it you're one of those hero types?"

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Yeah I am," replied Ben, kind of pleased she could pick him out of a crowd as a hero type. "I'm Ben by the way."

Does Ben have the beard right now?

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

She grinned, showing a flash of fang. "Midna. So. What're you doing, just playing around?"

In SuperBen form? Naw, but he looks a lot like the 10K version of himself.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I've managed to store up a bunch of new aliens in my Ultimatrix so I was giving it a try," said Ben, floating into a hands behind his head pose as he "laid" down on the sky.

"It's not bad. I don't access playlist five too much."

*Knows nothing about Ben10 but was totally going to mock the beard*

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

"'Aliens'?" Oh you mean the people on this ship? Yeah, they're a bunch of weirdos, all right."

She looked a little suspiciously at him. "So you're just nabbing their forms and putting them in that Ultiwhatsit?"

Hehehe he looks sillier without it imo

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"I try to ask first, because it doesn't make a actual COPY of them, but a rough approximation of what I'd look like as one of them," defended Ben. "Besides that, the Ultimatrix has a mind of its own. It likes to scan without me really telling it to do so."

XD

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

"Huh. So it's alive or something?"

Technology was weird. "Well, whatever. It probably wouldn't get anything off of me, anyway. Unless you knew how to use magic." She grinned at him, then spun about. Suddenly, Ben was talking face-to-face with a mirror image of himself.

Midna-Ben rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. "Maybe you should grow a beard. It might make you look all distinguished."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Probably has a AI or something close to it," said Ben. He grinned when Midna changed into him.

"You think? Every time I see my older self, I'm always bearded. I think I should actually."

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

"An AI?" Midna scowled at him. Why was he using all these weird words? "So it's got... some kind of machine spirit that tells it what to do? I don't know, ghosts are pretty flaky."

She transformed back into her imp form, looking thoughtful.

"Yeah, definitely! Beards all the way!" Midna said. Of course, if he actually did cave and grow one, she'd probably just make fun of it. Because that's how she rolled.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Kinda yeah," said Ben. "I haven't figured it out fully anyhow."

He smirked. "Well I do like them..."

[twilit-midna.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "I'd think about it, anyway, if I were you. Anyway, I'd better get going -- idle hands and all that. See you later, hero!"

With that, she disappeared back into the shadows (no doubt off to find another hapless victim to bother).

[itsaboutaction.livejournal.com]

With a lot of the doctors gone from the ship, it was easy for him to slip away from his place after his interesting dirtnap. Right now, though, all he wanted to do is figure out where he was... and why he was remembering all these odd things.

So, don't be surprised, Ben, when a kid like this (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091023020448/marvel_dc/images/8/84/Superboy_Secret_Origin_01.jpg) just stares and gawks at you in surprise.

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Ben noticed Superman standing there. Man? Damn he was just barely older than he was now!

"Superman! ... right?" said Ben, waving from his floating relaxed position. "Good to see you up and about."

[itsaboutaction.livejournal.com]

"I... guess." the young Man of Steel said. "Thanks. I... I don't even remember why I was in there... or... why I'm here? Just all these odd memories of me when I'm older. I think it's me."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Yeah that happens."

Casually tapping down, Ben grinned a little at him. "It'll all come back in time. But really, they'd better get that clock thing solved soon."

"The memories should sort out in a bit."

[itsaboutaction.livejournal.com]

Sighing a bit, he sat down to relax, trying to sort everything out. "It's funny. One moment, I thought I'd look ridiculous running around in a Halloween costume like this and now... I'm helping running this ship? I have to admit, it's... a bit too much."

He smiled a bit. "But... I guess they're all looking up to me. Even if I am doing just that to them."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Everyone needs someone to look up to," said Ben, folding his arms and looking rather like the imposing man that he was going to grow up into. An easy smile was on the boy-turned-man's face and he added, "Believe in yourself, and protect the innocent. Even if it seems rough and dirty, it has to be done."

[itsaboutaction.livejournal.com]

The young Superman listened to what Ben had to say. Wouldn't that be something Pa would have told him? Maybe.

Okay, of course it would be!

Nodding a bit, he spoke up. "Yeah... yeah, you're right. It does seem daunting, yet... it has to be done."

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

"Yep." said Ben with a nod.

"Hey... ever get practice with your powers? I mean, it's wide and open here. And I've got the baseline stuff you have right now. We could figure it out together?"