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Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: Meeting With Future Selfs

(Becky was less shocked at that as Allison and Gwen looked like they were about to puke.)

Allison: "What just happened?!"

(Allison asked as Jen worriedly tried to resuscitate her brother before he finally woke up.)

Ben: "That was just an awful sight for me."

(Ben said.)

Ben: "Did I just kill someone?"

Jen: "You killed that giant tick back at Yellowstone Park."

(Jen reminded.)

Ben: "That was just a giant parasite trying to destroy the Earth!"

(Ben reminded.)

Ben: "It wasn't a person! I would never kill someone and neither would you!"

Becky: "Is that XLR8?"

(Becky asked as the three figures came in as XLR8 glared at them.)

Sonic Boom: "That's Sonic Boom to you, young lady."

(he said as the three women glared outwards.)

(His visor glowed blue as he scanned the remains of Exo-Skull.)

Sonic Boom: "Looks like the work of Animo. I knew I should've killed him when I had the chance."

???: "You know that Jen is going to go ballistic over this, Ben."

(the red figure said.)

Sonic Boom: "It's Venger and you know it!"

(he protested.)

Sonic Boom: "And as for you, Gwendolyn, how dare you bring our younger selves here!"

???: "They're needed in this time period, Ben."

(the blue figure said.)

???: "We're just trying to help you. You can't kill every criminal you come across."

Sonic Boom: "Criminals are murderous scum who want nothing more than to destroy all that's good in the world. And you know it. That's what happened to Grandpa Max, no? Now send them back or I'll use the Conductoid form to absorb all of your mana!"

(He then turned to the younger Ben and Jen who looked on not in awe, but fear.)

Ben: "You're me? But I would never kill someone like that. And especially not so brutally."

(Ben said.)

Sonic Boom: "When you get the pain that happens to your family, you'll change your moral code."

(Sonic Boom reassured him.)

Sonic Boom: "And your sister will try to stop you to no avail."

(He then closed his visor and sped off, much to the discomfort of the kids as they looked on in awe.)

???: "Are you sure that's still your cousin in there?"

(the black figure asked.)

???: "Yep."

(the red figure said.)

???: "That's definitely him."

???: "Wrong."

(a voice said from above as they looked to see a bird-like creature swoop in with a glare.)

(She was a harpy-like alien with golden feathers all over her body except for her hands and feet, which were scaled with small white talons claws poking out of her hands and her feet were completely bird-like with sharp talons.)

(She had large golden wings on her back and pointed feathered ears as well as a small sharp beak for her nose and mouth as well as bright golden eyes.)

(She wore a pink jumpsuit that had the Omnitrix symbol on the belt as she glared.)

???: "That monster isn't the brother I grew up with."

(she said.)

Jen: "Whoa."

(Jen said.)

Jen: "You're me!"

???: "Unfortunately."

(she said as she morphed back into her human form as she sighed.)

(The Future Jen looked so much more older and wiser than her younger counterpart.)

(She had small pink hoop earings around her ears and they could sense that her body just reeked of pure magical power and aura.)

(Her Omni Suit looked so much more powerful than it had before in her younger days and it had sockets for weapons on her gauntlets as well as weapons holstered in her utility belt around her waist.)

(She glared as she glanced at the absolutely mutilated corpse that was Exo-Skull.)

Future Jen: "He must be brought to justice."

(Jen 10,000 said as her eyes glowed pink and she kneeled down as her hand glowed pink as she glared.)

Future Jen: "I know that he's going after Animo next. I'll run a DNA scan back at headquarters."

Jen: "Did you say headquarters?"

(Jen 10 asked as her eyes went wide.)

Jen: "I have my own headquarters!"

Future Jen: "This doesn't concern you guys. There's far too much at stakes. I can't risk having our past selves getting caught in the crossfire."

(She then sighed as she stood up and morphed into her own XLR8 form, which was now much more slender with her breastbones clearly visible and had much stronger armor than her previous self as she stood up.)

Gwen: "You could lose the attitude, you know."

(Gwen and the blue figure said as they glanced at each other.)

Gwen: "Wait, are you... me?"

(Gwen asked as the blue figure nodded and removed her hood.)

Gwen: "You're Gwen?"

Gwendolyn: "Actually, I've been going by Gwendolyn since college."

(Gwendolyn said, kneeling down to her past self.)

(Gwendolyn had silver hoop earrings and was clearly much wiser than her past self, having knowledge well beyond her years.)

Gwen: "College?"

(Gwen asked, her eyes glowing brightly.)

Gwen: "Ivy League?! Do I have a masters?!"

Allison: "So I guess we know what that makes you two, huh?"

(Allison asked as the red and black figures removed their helmets to reveal themselves to be the future Becky and Allison as they nodded.)

(The future Becky basically looked so much like her 10-year old self, but with a scar running down her left eye and bags under her eyes, clearly showing her years of experience in battle.)

(The future Allison had her hair much longer than before, styled in to a low ponytail as well as black ear piercings on her ears as well as her lip pierced with a silver ring as well as dark eyeshadow around her eyes as she sighed.)

future Becky: "Listen, Gwen."

(the future Becky said.)

future Becky: "Gwendolyn here didn't bring you guys here so you could find about about your futures. She came back to bring the twins."

Ben: "What?"

(Ben asked as his sister could only look on.)

Becky: "So why nab us?"

(Becky asked.)

Gwendolyn: "I remember that Ben's listening skills sort of stunk."

(Gwendolyn smiled.)

Gwendolyn: "I knew that grabbing you two was the only way that they'd come along. Although I'll admit, I didn't expect Allison to come along too."

Allison: "What can I say?"

(Allison asked with a shrug.)

Allison: "I'm a team player."

Gwen: "So time travel's no big deal now?"

(Gwen asked.)

Gwendolyn: "Nope."

(Gwendolyn said.)

Gwendolyn: "You just need the right spell to create the right kind of portal."

Gwen: "I know magic?!"

(Gwen shouted.)

Gwen: "How wicked is that?! What else do I know how to do? Did I ever get my black belt?"

Ben: "Hello!"

(Ben shouted, clearly annoyed.)

Ben: "This isn't about you, Gwen. This is about us."

Future Allison: "He's right."

(Future Allison said.)

Gwen: "Tell me I didn't grow up to start agreeing with Mr. Dweeb all the time?"

(Gwen said.)

Future Becky: "Ben 10,000... or rather Venger and his sister need their help."

(Future Becky said.)

Jen: "We seem pretty tough."

(Jen said.)

Jen: "What could a cool superhero like us need anyway. But Ben... what happened to him to make him become that violent?"

Gwendolyn: "Your future selves may have mastered the secrets of the Omnitrixes, but that still doesn't make them prepared for everything."

(Gwendolyn said with a nod.)

Gwendolyn: "What's happening with Ben is a crisis that not even Jen 10,000 can solve alone."

(That was when the cat symbol on Gwendolyn's belt started ringing out.)

Gwendolyn: "Danger alert in Sector 15-D."

Allison: "What's in Sector 15-D?"

(Allison asked.)

Future Allison: "Fort DNA-X."

(Future Allison explained.)

Future Allison: "Earth's massive genetic depository with DNA samples from all across the galaxy."

Jen: "Dr. Animo."

(Jen 10 realized.)

Jen: "That's the crisis, right? That's why we're here?"

Ben: "He made that robot rhino thing and now he's trying to do something else with the DNA samples."

(he said.)

Ben: "It's time to give the doctor a double dose of Omni Twin medicine."

Future Becky: "The Omni Twins are no more."

(Future Becky sighed.)

Future Becky: "Ever since Ben went rogue."

Jen: "Oh man."

(Jen 10 said as she and her brother stepped back.)

Jen: "I guess it still couldn't hurt to help though. We'll give us a lift."

(Unfortunately, the Omnitrixes were still recharging at that point, causing the twins to groan out.)

Ben: "Can't these things charge any faster in the future?!"

(Ben 10 shouted.)

Future Becky: "Relax guys. I got this."

(Future Becky said as she took a key out of her pocket and a ringing came from close by them as the familiar figure of the Rust Bucket rolled up, looking no different than it had 20 years ago.)

Becky: "The Rust Bucket?"

(Becky asked as her future self nodded.)

Becky: "Grandpa Max is going to leave it to me?"

Future Allison: "Indeed."

(Future Allison said with a smile.)

Future Allison: "It was the first thing in his will to you."

(That was when the future sisters immediately cleared their throats and crossed their arms across their throats and shook their heads as their past sselves looked on disappointedly.)

Future Allison: "Wait, did I say that out loud? ...Oops."

(Future Allison sighed as they sighed.)

Gwen: "Will?"

(Gwen asked.)

Gwen: "Grandpa Max is... dead?"

Gwendolyn: "In this timeline, yes."

(Gwendolyn said as she wiped her eyes as tears threatened to leak out of them.)

Gwendolyn: "He died about five years ago in battle. But we'll save the finer details for Jen 10,000 to tell you guys. That was the deal we made when I brought you guys back with me."

Allison: "Sorry to hear about that."

(Allison said as she bowed her head as she nudged her future self.)

Allison: "Hey, do I get my culinary degree in the future?"

Future Allison: "Why spoil the surprise?"

(her future self said with a wink, causing Allison to groan.)

Future Becky: "Let's just get down to businesss."

(Future Becky said as she and the others entered the Rust Bucket, which was now leaden with high-tech machinery and computers, earning the admiration of the past team as they gasped.)

Everyone: "Whoa! It's all teched out!"

(the Tennyson kids said in unison.)

Future Allison: "You ain't seen nothing yet, kids."

(Future Allison said as she and her friend sat dwon as Future Becky engaged the controls with a smile.)

(Outside, the Rust Bucket engaged its fins and bumper outwards in front and back as the back revealed its rocket thrusters and the roof revealed two more fins as wings came out of the sides and the RV started to levitate off the ground as the tires pulled up inside of it and it shot off towards its destination.)

Ben: "Whoa!"

(Ben 10 said as they looked out as Becky drove the Rust Bucket jet through the area and the present gang all looked out to see the sights of the futuristic city beforehand.)

Jen: "Where do I sleep?"

(Jen asked.)

Gwendolyn: "In your nice fancy headquarters. Duh."

(Gwendolyn said.)

Future Allison: "You're too good to be hanging out with us anymore."

(Future Allison said.)

Future Allison: "Guess you just have... more important priorities."

Jen: "Allison, that's not me. I always put my friends and family first."

(she said.)

Future Becky: "You're right. It's not you."

(Future Becky said.)

Future Becky: "But if you're not careful, it will be."'

[To Be Continued...]

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