Chapter 1: training
Disclaimer: I don't own Ben10 or Skylanders.
On the day before this quarter's graduation test of the Skylanders Roller Brawl is going through one of the obstacle courses with the other being used by Stealth Elf, who breezes through it with ease.
"And time!" Ben shouts as she arrives on the other side of the obstacle course, clearing it.
"Aww man, why am I getting slower?" She asks checking the time her newest friend shows her.
"Come on it's still a good time. You're just stressed out because of tomorrow." Ben tells the redheaded vampire.
"Maybe you're right. Anyways, it's your turn." She says, taking his place and pushing him towards the starting line with him resisting slightly.
"Why? Can't a guy hang back a day? You know as well as I do that I won't join the Skylanders this time. I need to get Sprocket to fix my Omnitrix first." Ben says, presenting his watch-like device.
"Ben. We both know that you are well on your way to not needing it to pass the Skylanders test but only if you continue your training." She says, pushing him to the starting line.
"Yeah, yeah I know you're right." Ben replies grumpily and gets ready while she rolls back to the timer.
"Go!" She yells and Ben takes off in a sprint, jumping on the first rotating platform, sliding underneath a blade rotating at around waist height.
He kicks the target which pops up from the floor in the head and jumps onto the next platform, coming to a full stop to dodge the spiked poles which shoot up on it.
"Close one." Ben says to himself as he goes around the spiky obstacles, running thought the poky maze until he gets to the last platform, where he has to dodge a giant flail with 5 balls swinging around, intending to crush him.
He gets to a save zone, where the balls can't hit him and waits for the right timing, sprinting forwards just as the balls descend towards the pole in the middle and starts to climb it, hitting the buzzer on top just in time to jump off, dodging the incoming devices of death, only for his foot to get caught on one of the thick chains holding up the balls and making him fall face down on the platform.
"Great." He grumbles, getting up slowly, ignoring the pain for now since he still has to get to the finish line, back where Roller Brawl is looking at him with a wincing expression after seeing his fall.
He makes his way back to the finish line as fast as he can with his foot now hurting like crazy and falls down on his back as soon as he's on safe ground again, lying at the vampire's feet.
"Well, it isn't your worst time." She says, showing him the time it took him to clear it.
"Gee thanks. And stop looking at me like I'm dinner." He says, seeing her focus her eyes on his bleeding lip.
"Sorry, I just haven't eaten yet." She says.
"Come on then, let's get back to our dorm. I'm done for today and you need to relax as well. Stressing over tomorrow won't help you much. You know that you're good at most categories, the only thing you stink at is the superchargers." Ben tells her, accepting the arm she offers to help him up and help him walk.
"I just don't get how to drive those things. It doesn't help much that my blades get stuck on the pedals." She complains.
"I know, why don't you take them off then though?" He asks as they make their way to their dorm which they share with Hex, Wind Up, Chill and Food Fight.
"In a real fight situation I won't have time to take them off and put them on." Roller Brawl replies.
"I guess that is true." Ben agrees.
A couple more minutes later the two arrive at their dorm, where Food Fight and Wind Up are standing outside, having a discussion about something. They enter their dorm and Roller Brawl helps Ben to their kitchen area.
"Just sit down, I'll get you some ice." She tells him, rolling over to their fridge and opening the ice cabinet, only to see it empty.
"Uhh, it's empty." She informs him.
"Don't worry, it's not that bad, 2 days and I'm good as new." He says, taking a banana and starting to eat the fruit.
"If you say so." She says and rolls over to him, joining him at the table and starts to remove her gear.
"Man, I'm hungry." She says after she finished removing her gauntlets and rollerblades and goes back over to the fridge, collecting a bag with blood in it and pouring it in a glass before rejoining Ben at the table.
In that moment Chill enter the kitchen, getting herself a glass of water and looks over to the two, seeing Ben banged up and asks, "Are you OK?"
"Yeah, just an accident at the training field." Ben informs her.
"Hey Chill, why don't you cool down his ankle." Roller Brawl suggests and sips at her drink, scowling slightly at the taste.
"Sure." Chill agrees and fires a freezing blast at his propped-up foot, cooling it down to a comfortable level.
"Thanks Chill." Ben says, enjoying the cold on his hurt foot.
"No problem, by the way are you two going to the party later? Food Fight and Wind Up can't shut up about it and have already convinced me and Hex to go." She replies.
"What party?" Roller Brawl asks, putting down her drink and shoving it away from her.
"Spyro is throwing a party since he's already convinced he'll join the Skylanders tomorrow." Chill informs them.
"Sure, why not." Ben agrees, looking at Roller Brawl.
"OK." She sighs defeated.
"Alright, see you later then." Chill says leaving the kitchen area.
"Why'd you have to go and agree?" Chill asks annoyed.
"Why not? Can't hurt to get to know a few more people. I mean I barely know anyone who doesn't live here since I've only arrived in this world a couple months ago." Ben answers with a shrug.
"Fine, you have a point." Roller Brawl agrees.
"What's got you so moody RB? I mean you barely touched your drink." He asks her.
"I figured out the reason there was no ice, someone and I mean probably Wind Up unplugged the fridge and forgot to re-plug it." She tells him angry at their little housemate.
"Alright, come here. Just don't over do it." Ben tells her, taking off his trademark Green Jacket with the number 10 on it, now being only in a wife beater and offers his neck to the vampire.
"Are you sure?" She asks already licking her lips, since Ben's blood is a delicacy for vampires since there are only few normal humans in the Skylands.
"Yeah go ahead, can't have you compete on an empty stomach tomorrow." Ben tells her, smiling at seeing her giddy at the chance to taste his blood again, something he offered her to do maybe 5 times in the 4 months he's been in the Skylands.
"Thank you." She says, sliding over to sit directly next to him and bites down in his shoulder, shivering once she tastes his blood and then starts to suck on the neck with blood flowing out of it with a big grin on her face.
After a minute or two she removes her mouth from his neck and licks up the remaining droplets of blood on his shoulder.
"Did you have enough?" He asks her, looking over at her while she's licking her lips to get the remaining blood.
"Yes I think so." She thanks him.
"Alright, I'm gonna go lie down before the party then. Wake me when everyone heads over?" He asks.
"Sure." She agrees.
Ben then gets up, wincing slightly when he puts pressure on his ankle.
"And don't worry about tomorrow, you'll be fine. Even if you don't make it this time, maybe we'll join together next time if I find someone to fix this for me until then." Ben tells her with a smirk.
"Sure, I'd like that. If I don't get in already and will be your superior, I mean bossing you around also has its appeal." She tells him to which he only shakes his head amused and leaves the kitchen to head to his room.
Weekly Power Status
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