Hidden inheritance

Chapter 12: Nightly Encounters

"You should be more careful with this kind of people. It's already bad enough that that hypnotist forced you to enact his plan, we don't need another trickster getting his hands on it."

Ben nodded, uncomfortably recalling how he acted in Gwen's video footage. When Sublimino had told him to be an alien, Ben suddenly started insulting everyone, acting like everyone was beneath him. And then, he used the watch and turned into Grey Matter (he still had the feeling that wasn't who he was planning to turn into).

It was a good thing Gwen intervened and pushed him away before they all noticed. Sublimino and everyone else assumed Ben was "alienating" himself when he did that. Ben made sure to give Sublimino a piece of his own mind when Buzzshock electrocuted him and blew up his stupid watches.

No one else was allowed to ruin his aliens' reputation but himself, and hypnotizing him into doing so was cheating.

"Say, Ghostfreak couldn't control me when I was an alien. Can he control only humans or can he control other aliens? Could he control you?"

"That 'Ghostfreak' you speak of wasn't able to control your alien forms because of the Omnitrix tampering with it. My body is naturally immune to his powers thanks to the enhancements my body got and my training, while the Omnitrix is what's protecting you. He was too used to your human body taking his appearance, any other form could not genetically allow him to reach your mind and possess you. That includes your Chimeran form."

"Huh, if I need to go hero without timing out, I'll know what to do, thanks!"

Ben felt Vilgax wanted him to use his other form more, and he didn't really mind. He hadn't said a word about his future self, who knows what it might change. He did remember how his future self dressed more like Vilgax, and even stayed in his Chimeran form for a while.

He wondered how Vilgax would look if he was human. Probably like Ben 10,000 did, but taller, with a rougher face, more wrinkles (probably from frowning so much), red eyes and a darker armor. Vilgax would probably be disgusted at the idea of becoming human, so Ben wouldn't ask for his opinion.

"Don't you think it's kinda weird that two aliens from the same planet or part of the galaxy or whatever, both attack me just a few weeks apart? Think they're in the same league?" Ben asked.

"Hmm, it is possible that Loboan worked with the Ectonurite trapped inside the Omnitrix. But it seems the Ectonurite had his own agenda. If they worked together, the Loboan you call Yenaldooshi must've been an underling."

"But why isn't he just attacking me instead, if I killed his boss? Why did he even steal all that technology? Is he preparing an invasion?"

"You might be onto something." frowned Vilgax. "While I doubt he could make a portal from here to Anur, it is possible for him to contact someone out of this planet. However, we have to know who that Ectonurite was and what role he has on Anur Transyl."

"What role could he have? Beside being a bad guy, of course."

"Ectonurites are the political leaders of the Anur System. They used their powers to become the leaders of every planet in the system, with the exception of Anur Vladias."

"Why's that?"

"Anur Vladias is completely inhabitable, anything coming nearby would subsequently die. And while Ectonurites are close to ghost and specters, they aren't immortal and will die if they get near that planet."

"So, even the aliens that look like dead monsters can't always survive... What alien can survive everything?"

"No species is invincible, they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Which is why the Omnitrix is coveted by so many. All the powers, of almost every species in the galaxy, in one device. You must acquire that power and never let it fall in the wrong hands."