BTORD Chapter 15

“Ok Omnitrix,” Ben said sternly. “I don’t want Goop. I don’t want Swampfly. Just give me something that I can use to disarm this thing so we can all get on with our lives.”
With that he hit the Omnitrix instantly feeling his body morph in to the alien that he hoped would be useful. And when he came to, Ben almost had a heart attack seeing he was in the middle of space with out any spacesuit whatsoever.
Then he saw Bellicus and Serena in front of him and he sighed in relief and then dread seeing Bellicus and Serena in front of him.
“Ben,” Serena said sweetly, “it’s lovely to see you again.”
“It’s nice to see you too, Serena,” Ben said nicely not wanting to upset her.
“Bellicus, aren’t you going to say hi to Ben?” she asked.
“I don’t see any need to,” he replied haughtily.
“Cheerful as always,” Ben said sarcastically. “Look guys-”
Suddenly there was a surge of electricity of some sort that shot up Ben’s spine. It didn’t hurt, it was like one of those gag-pens that you prank your friends with that shocks your thumb when you use it and it leaves it feeling funny for a second.
“What was that!?” he asked as he looked around to see what caused it. Then he heard it. Sounds he hoped to only hear in his darkest nightmares. Screams of terror.
He can hear across the galaxies of people screaming for their lives. And as he heard the screams, Ben saw at random spots across the universe being engulfed by a dark void. He was in complete shock at what he was seeing.
‘It really is being destroyed,’ Ben thought as his body slightly shook in anxiety.
“Must they make so much noise,” Bellicus asked annoyed. “It’s only the universe.”
That snapped Ben back to where he was.
“Only the universe,” Ben said quietly at first. “ONLY the universe! People’s lives are being wiped out. Their homes! Everything! Everything is being disappearing right before their eyes! Their friends, their families, their… Rook.”
It dawned on Ben that Rook was the closest to the blast zone and it horrified him that one of the billons and billons of screams is Rook’s.
“Rook… I want to see Rook! Um,” Ben started thinking of how to start the motions. “Motion to receive visual on Rook Blonko’s location,” Ben said as he looked to Bellicus. “I vote to approve the motion.
“I vote to deny the motion,” said Bellicus.
Ben looked to Serena, if she approves then the motion will be carried.
“I approve,” she said happily.
“My I ask why,” said Bellicus. “This is a pointless motion.”
“I’m the voice of love and compassion,” she explained. “Ben is worried about his love. How could I deny such a thing? Besides, the universe is ending so it makes all our past arguments null and void.”
“Fine,” He said defeated, “motion carried.”
Suddenly there was a bright light, but not so bight it blinded Ben, that formed into a circle and in side he can see Rook standing beside Alien-X’s still body. He can also see the void inching closer to Rook.
“Rook, are you insane? Run!” Ben cried.
“He can’t hear you,” said Bellicus. “Besides, his decision looks sound to me. There is no place to run to for safety.”
“That’s not the point! It’s-”
“Ben.”
Ben looked back at Rook completely ignoring any other comment Bellicus would say.
“I do not know if you can hear me. But I just wanted to let you know that I regret nothing and that I am truly happy to have been in your life.”
Ben hugs him-self and trembles as more and more of Rook disappears as he continues to listen.
“And I am not frighten or sadden of what is happing around me. I am happy just being here with you… I love you.”
Ben cried silently, touched by Rook’s words but also sadden because even though they are standing side-by-side, he felt eons away from him.
“I love you… there is nothing more I can say.”
“I-I love you too,” choked Ben.
He then noticed Rook was holding Alien-X’s fisted hand.
“Motion to… Motion to… can we hold his hand?” He asked not looking way from Rook.
Bellicus and Serena looked to each other with a sad look in silent agreement.
“Motion carried,” they both said.
And thus Alien-X’s hand intertwines with Rook’s putting a smile on both Ben and Rook. And soon the void swallows Rook completely.
The visual disperses but Ben still looks at the spot where he last saw Rook and says noting.
“Ben,” Serena asked unsurely, “is there anything you want us to do?”
Ben takes a deep breath as he hugs his knees to his chest trying to calm him-self so he can think strait.
“Alien-X can still fix this, right,” Ben asked hopefully.
“Of course,” Serena said kindly, “all we have to do is agree.”
“Then motion to save the universe in anyway possible?”
“Motion carried,” they both said.
“Ben,” said Bellicus catching Ben’s attention. “Don’t destroy the universe this time. I rather not deal with sappy romances.”
“No promises,” replied Ben.
Ben then felt a massive surge of power coarse through his body as galaxies start decorating the void of space once again.