That morning Ben is brushing his teeth
suddenly a pain shoots through his mouth as something sharp cuts the inside of his cheek
he spits out a bit of blood along with a shard of metal
"What the hell?" he mutters to himself putting a tissue in his mouth to clot the bleeding
ever since the fight with Mirio weird stuff has been happening
reports of repeated Villain attacks in the night have become more frequent
the most bizarre part?
nobody's been hurt, it's all just vandalism
one of the biggest cases being the all might statue that was erected in his honour had its head stolen
on top of that Ben's been finding himself sleeping in but still waking up fatigued
he's been late to a class about 6 times just this week
that night Ben goes to bed
the moment he falls unconscious the omnitrix activates automatically
it cycles through transformations until it lands on Big chills silhouette
Ben rolls over in bed pressing the dial down onto his pillow.
a green flash can been seen from Ben's window as three bony talons open his window and flies off.
a few hours later at an Iron works Big chill is chugging a bucket of molten metal
"Stop right there!" a pro hero calls out.
Big chill stops drinking before wiping his mouth ignoring the request
the pro hero begins shooting lasers at him
Big chill phases through them before shooting the hero a glare
"PRO HERO, X-LESS FOUND FROZEN IN ICE THIS MORNING." the news headline shows. "ALIVE, BUT UNCONSCIOUS FROM BATTLE WITH VILLAIN LAST NIGHT."
a physically exhausted Ben is sipping coffee before his eyes dilate as he sees the image they show
the news shows a sketch made by a 4 year old child describing the villain
"Hey..." Kaminari begins as he sees it. "That kinda looks like--"
he looks at Ben who appears to be going through war flashbacks.
Later Ben is sitting in a room with Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki
"I think I need to explain some things." Ben begins
"What's going on Ben?" Midoriya questions
"When I was 10 I had a transformation Called Ghostfreak." Ben responds. "Even I was creeped out by him..."
"Some of my transformations affect more than just my physical body, they affect how I think, how I act. Like how Rath makes me more impulsive and confident in my abilities while Greymatter enhances my IQ and makes me more rational."
a dark overtone takes over
"But Ghostfreak was different, while I was still "Me" in those transformations Ghostfreak made me violent.... sadistic even.... I can't recall a single foe I used him against who didn't end up with scarring whether physical or mental... which is why I never liked to use him."
"This culminated when I started to have repeated nightmares about ghostfreak attacking me... that morning I mistransformed while fighting a trio of villains... but I wasn't me.... I was HIM."
"It was all a haze for me but.... a part of me WAS him. I was aware of what I was doing but I wasn't in control...."
"It was like fighting over the steering wheel of a car."
"What happened?" Iida inquires.
"He escaped." Ben answers. "The matter was resolved, but..... I'm afraid big chill might be doing the same thing, I don't know what his plan is but it definitely isn't good."
Ben stands up
"So until I can figure out what to do I need you guys to keep an eye on me during the night. I know it might be too much to ask but--"
"You're our classmate Ben." Midoriya interrupts. "we'll do what we can to help."
"Thank you..." Ben says relieved.
that night Midoriya, Todoroki and Iida are standing guard outside of Ben's room
on the strike of midnight Ben turns into Big Chill.
Midoriya prepares to restrain him but big chill simply phases through him and flies into the night sky
the three pursue
elsewhere the dorms of class 1-B are silent
inside the room of tetsutetsu a slight rustling is heard until the steely boi awakes
he turns on the light looking out his window seeing nothing
"Guess it was just the wind..." he mutters turning away
as he turns around Big Chill becomes visible again
condensation spews from his mouth as he reaches for the window.