Hidden inheritance

Chapter 4: Incomplete Truth

While he originally planned to use it for himself, letting Ben keep it could be of use. From what he saw, the boy shared his power thrill and eagerness in using the device to reach his ends. He also quickly thought of a solution on the field on his own while Max and Vilgax were fighting, even though it was the first time he saw the place. Ben had an inner strength and an untamed potential, begging to be molded into something greater, something stronger.
Being born as a human did nothing to hinder that power the boy possessed, and with Vilgax's guidance and without Max Tennyson's interference, he would be a force to be reckoned with, like he was always meant to be.

The alien king thought back of his original intentions with the Omnitrix. Beside conquest, there was another reason he wanted the device. A reason that would have certainly discouraged him of ever becoming his home planet's ruler if he heard of it before coming back home, when he had regrettably sided with the Plumbers once in the past. The same reason Ben saw no resemblance between the two of them. The same reason Ben's mother wasn't around anymore. The reason he...

He'd tell Ben sooner or later when they meet again. For now, he just needed to return to his palace to fix the Chimerian Hammer properly, deal with some business back home, restock his drones and other weapons, then he could return to Earth and meet with his son again. He didn't need his emotions to get the best him for now, only to focus on his goal: get back the only family he had left.

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Gwen struggled to take the Null Void projector out of Phil's hands, and definitely didn't expect the giant grey flying creature they met earlier to land on the windshield.

Her eyes widening, she tried to keep her balance on the backseat as the car, still on autopilot mode, went left and right without stopping. Until it crashed into something hard, sending both humans forward. Thankfully she was on the passenger seat so she just bumped into Phil's seat. But Phil wasn't as lucky.

Gwen hurried outside of the car, not wanting to face the angry Plumber, who now had bits of glass on his face. When did summer vacation get so creepy? Oh, that's right. Ben, of course. Speaking of which, she was relieved, albeit a bit worried, to see that what had stopped the car from crashing into the obviously not very solid bridge, was none other than Diamondhead.

"Ben!" she exclaimed, running to her cousin, hesitating between thanking him or berating him for using his own body to stop a car from going too fast.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine. Phil on the other hand looks terrible." she answered.

"Nothing new then." he said.

Both cousins took a defensive stance as they saw the driver door open, Phil coming out with the Null Void projector aimed at the crystal alien.

"A shame. You would've made a very good Plumber." said Phil.

"I already told you before. If being a Plumber is anything like you are, then I'll never be a Plumber. Never." angrily said Diamondhead.

"Your loss." said Phil, shooting an orange ray at the young hero.

He hadn't expected Diamondhead to simply raise his arm protectively, reflecting the Null Void portal ray onto the Null Void guardian. Phil gasped as he saw the creature he summoned disappearing, and he yelped as a piece of diamond hit him in the face, making him drop the projector, right in front of Diamondhead's foot.

"One good thing that came out of this alien's home planet being destroyed, you don't know how to defend yourself against me." mocked Diamondhead.

Phil put his hand on his face, forcefully taking the piece of crystal off. He went silent as he realized how much his face was bloody, feeling the injury on his right eye. He growled, about to stand up, but he was stopped when crystals landed in front of his feet, discouraging him from trying to move away.