Ben 10 : Unlimited

29

Chaos at the Earth's Core

Tokyo, Japan

Throughout Tokyo, people fled as two giants wrestled throughout the city. One giant was a monster, a mutated turtle easily capable of crushing a building. The other giant was an alien from another universe.

"I am so having turtle soup after this," Way Big grunted, "just to spite you!"

The turtle only roared in response, then punched Way Big in the gut, doubling him over. The creature then brought its clawed arm over his head, intending to bring it down onto Way Big. However, the alien hero blocked the offending arm with his own, then hurled the turtle over his shoulder and towards the coast.

When the turtle hit the street, the shockwave sent a few pieces of debris falling towards some frightened civilians; fortunately, Green Lantern had been following the battling titans, using his ring to keep people out of harm's way.

The synthesized voice of S.T.R.I.P.E came from the Ultimatrix dial. "The trap's all set guys; hurry it up!"

"Stow it, S.T.R.I.P.E," Lantern shot back, "and get in position!"

Way Big stumbled back after the turtle clocked him in the jaw, then was sent flying even further when the creature hit him with a blast of energy from its mouth. Before the monster could capitalize on its advantage, a blast of white energy struck it in the chest, knocking it on its back. Way Big looked up to see the person who had helped him; it was a young woman with blond hair, wearing a red, white and blue outfit with a few stars scattered across it. She waved at Way Big with a golden, hooked staff, the source of her powers.

"You're welcome!" Stargirl cried out.

Lantern and Way Big weren't the only heroes on the scene; S.T.R.I.P.E and Stargirl were also a part of the team sent to Japan. Stargirl had joked that the team was made entirely of people who relied on some gadget or something to give them their superhuman abilities, and the others had agreed; even Ben, with all of his aliens, was just a normal human without the Ultimatrix.

Way Big was yanked back into the present when the giant turtle roared and tried to stand. Stargirl used her staff's energy to surround the creature in a field of white energy that connected to her staff, and tried to pull it into the air. However, the creature was simply too large; Stargirl was only wasting energy.

"Wait for Lantern and Way Big, Supergirl," S.T.R.I.P.E admonished, as he flew near her, "You'll give yourself a hernia!"

"I've got it, Pat!" Stargirl grunted, as she referred to her stepfather by name.

On the ground, the turtle spat out another blast of energy, severing the beam emitted by the staff; surprised, Stargirl flew out of control, and would have hit a building, had Way Big not caught her in his giant hand.

"Now we're even," Way Big deadpanned.

S.T.R.I.P.E, no longer distracted by his stepdaughter being in danger, shot several energy-blasts of his own into the back of the now-standing turtle, forcing it to its knees; in response, the creature withdrew its limbs and head into its shell, while jets of fire shot from the holes where its limbs would be, propelling it into the air and towards its attackers.