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// What Really Happened 
// Story: Omninexes: Equestria's Hero 
// by goldenrise365 
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I remember standing in front of this guy that looked like Ben's grandpa. I had forgotten the jacket for my costume, and I was getting a new one. It was cheap too, only $10. When I put the jacket on, the guy said "Good luck, Ben." I didn't know what he meant, but I didn't have time to think. The room began to spin, and the edges of my vision blurred. I stumbled backwards, and hit the ground hard. I lost consciousness once I hit the ground.

The first thing that I felt was the cold air. It was like it was winter. My eyes flew open, but my vision was still blurry. Everything around me was white. "Why is heaven so cold?" My vision began to clear and I realized I was not in heaven. "Well this stinks." I pushed myself up from the snow covered ground. I immediately wrapped my arms around me when the cold air hit my wet jacket. "Need to g-g-get out of this s-s-snow." I then noticed my 'fake' Omnitrix light up. "What h-h-have I got to l-l-lose." I began messing around with the thing. It eventually opened up with a hologram of Big Chill over it. "Perfect. I-I-It's hero time." I slammed down on the Omnitrix. 

I felt my skin begin to harden and two points come from my back. "Diamondhead."



"Wait, I was going for Big Chill." Unfortunatly the weight of my body pulled me down into the snow. "Now I see why Ben used to hate this thing. At least I'm not cold anymore." I looked around the area. "I'm gonna be here for awhile." I waited for the Omnitrix to time out for the first five minutes. When that didn't work, I tried reaching for the symbol on my belt, but it was stuck in the snow. I waited for what felt like hours. After some time I began yelling for help. "Hello? Anyone out there? I'm in need of assistance. And maybe a hot chocolate." No one called back. "I hate this stupid place." Time kept passing as I just sat there. "This is so stupid." After I said this, I heard the sound of snow being crunched by feet. It sounded like a huge group of people. "Finally, a group. Hey. I need some help!"

I heard what sounded like talking far in the distance. The crunching snow was getting closer and fast. I finally saw the group coming towards me, but something was off. I saw the faint gleam of what looked like armor and spears. When the group was in full view, all I could see was a sea of black armor. I was soon surrounded by the unknown 'people.' I swear I could see tails on them. One of them stepped forward to address me. "State your business."

"Well I'm kinda stuck here, and I was hoping to get out of here. So if you could just dig me out of here, I'll be on my way."

"That's a negative, Brick Head."

"Brick Head?!?"

"You landed within the territory of Master Vilgax. By his orders, you are to be detained, and then drained of your DNA."

"Yeah? Well good luck going up against a guy made of diamonds." I then heard a faint beep beneath the snow. I looked down to see a glowing red light. "You have to be kidding me." In a flash of red, I turned back to myself. The squadron pointed their spears towards me. "Surprise."

"Your a very interesting specimen. Master Vilgax will be pleased to know we caught a creature such as you."

"Oh really." The Omnitrix was charged back up. "At least this thing doesn't have a long recharge time. Let's go Way Big." I slammed down the button.

I could feel my anger rise. Sharp claws extended from the base of my wrists. A layer of fur covered my body.  "Rath."



"Really Omnitrix!"

"Nice trick, Furball."

"Let me tell you something General, Rath does not appreciate your sense of humor! Rath will crush you like a pebble!" The squadron just looked confused. "Let's get this over with." I grabbed one of the guards, and threw him off into the distance. Two more came charging forward, but I grabbed their spears and bent them over my leg. The two looked to each other with fear and ran off. A few others followed but many stayed. I backhanded two of attackers into a group of them. Another group charged forward and I was ready. My black blade-like claws met there spears. I spun them around until they were disarmed. "Rath says run." The group took the hint and ran for it. "That will teach you to mess with Rath." I then got shocked by something and collapsed to the ground.

When I woke up, I realized I was back to my normal self. I tried to move my arms, but they could only go so far. My eyes fully opened, and I found my arms chained to a wall. "What the heck?" I tried pulling them up, but the chains wouldn't budge. I looked at the cuffs and saw that they covered the Omnitrix. "Great, I can't even get to the Omnitrix."

"Well, your finally awake." I looked to the far wall to see another figure changed up. She had on an orange prison uniform, and a scaly tail and wings. Not to mention, horns as well. "Glad to see your alive."

"Not the craziest thing I've seen today. Who and what are you?"

"My name is Ember. General of the Dragon Squadron of Equestria's Armed Forces. Or at least I was until I got captured." She huffed out a ring of smoke.

"Well, it's nice to meet a friendly face. I'm Ben Tennyson. Where are we?" I looked outside the cell to see many others like it.

"We're in the highest security prison in Equestria. It's run by a bunch of Vilgax's goons." A guard passed by our cell. "Who are completely stupid!" She shouted the insult at the guard.

He turned towards us. "Your both going to regret that." He brought out a remote, and pressed a button. The chains gave us both an intense shock. "I love my job." The guard continued pass us.

"Sorry about that. I just hate those guys." She angrily shook her chains.

"That's alright. I probably would have done the same thing." I looked down at the chains. "Do they take these off at any time?"

"Only for recreation. And I know what your thinking. Me and a few others have tried to escape before. There's no way out of here." She gave a dejected sigh.

"Well you never met anyone like me before."

"What do you mean?" She raised an eyebrow.

"I have a plan." I cleared my throat. "Omnitrix. Voice command activate."

The Omnitrix gave off a green glow. "Omnitrix voice command active."

"Omnitrix, stand by for transformation."

"Standing by."

"When is recreation?"

Ember didn't need to answer because the guard was unlocking our cell. "Recreation time ladies. Up and at them." He uncuffed Ember and then undid my chains from the wall.

"What about these?" I shook the chains for emphasis.

He turned away from me with a snear. "Your not that lucky buddy."

I chuckled. "Niether are you." Before he said anything else, I got him in a choke hold with the chains. "Ghostfreak." I was surrounded in a green glow. I felt myself become lighter, and the chains moved around me.



"Wow," said Ember. "I was wondering what that thing did."

"Yeah, well I can do more." I phased into the guard and took over his body. "Now I'm in control."

"So what's the plan?"

"We need to distract the other guards. Then well be able to get your friends and get out of here."

"Sounds good to me. So what's the distraction?"

"Just hit me as hard as you can and start running. I'll free the other prisoners, regroup, and get to the exit."

"Ok." She cracked her knuckles. "Just to let you know, this isn't anything towards you."

"Just hit me." So she did, hard. I flew into the wall, on the other side of the building. Once I got my vision cleared, I commanded the guards. "All of you after her. Don't let her escape." The guards nodded and chased after Ember. "Idiots. Now to find those main controls." I ran towards the end of the cells and found the controls. I searched for a set of keys and unlocked the controls. I then flipped the switch to open all the cells. I left the guards body. "Good luck." Before he could say anything, he was being beaten by a group of bipedal dogs. I phased threw the multiple floors and found what looked like a hanger. There were multiple plans and helicopters in it. "Time for some fun." I hit the Omnitrix to change into a more suitable form.

My body became goo like and I could feel energy run through me. "Upgrade."



I spread out on the ground and took control of one of the helicopters. I turned it on and gave it a boost. It now had laser cannons, rocket launchers, and a lot more room. "Now to get the others, and fly out." I blew a hole into the side of the building and saw Ember and a few others waiting. There were three bipedal dogs, a Griffin, a unicorn, a few of the earth creatures, and three creatures with fins on their legs. "Escape chopper at your service."

"Nice work Ben." The group climbed in and I took off.

"Who's driving this thing?" asked the unicorn.

I stuck my head up, out of the floor. "That would be me. Ben Tennyson at your service."

"Ahhh!" She charged up her horn.

"Relaxe Trixie. He saved us. He's a hero like us." 

"Ok." Trixie calmed down. "Its a pleasure to meet you."

"Likewise. And thanks for not blasting me." I returned to piloting the helicopter. It felt like an hour had past before I saw civilization. "There's a town up ahead."

"Let me see," said the blue fish pony. She looked out the window and saw the town. "It looks like Ponyvillie."

The purple fish pony pulled her away. "We can all see that Sonata," she said in an annoyed tone.

"That sounds like a good place to stop. We should be able to get Sunset's help," said Ember.

"Ok. I'll make a landing outside of the town." I flew the helicopter into a near by clearing and landed. "The group got off, and I changed back to normal. "Now where too." No one was able to answer, because we were then surrounded by guards. "Of course this would happen." They recognized the others, but I got chained up. "Yeah, saw that coming."

"You don't have to do that, he's with us," said Ember.

"Sorry General Ember, but until we know his true intentions, he is staying in these chains."

"But he-"

"It's fine Ember. I'll go peacefully." The guards led our group towards a crystal castle in the distance . "I guess that's where we're going."

"It is," said one of the guards. "The princesses and king will decide what to do about you." The guards led us into the main part of the building. Inside was another group. There was a black pony, a grey pony, a amber pony, a thing made of different animal parts and a bug creature. The guards undid the cuffs and I stood in the middle of the room.

"So," began the grey pony. "Your the one who freed our generals from the most high secured prison in Equestria?" He emphasized the high security.

"Yes."

"And you also took on a squadron of Vilgax's minions?" asked the black pony.

"Yes I did."

"And you have the ability to shapeshift?" asked the bug creature.

"Yes."

"And one final question," said the multianimal one. "Why did you do it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why did you save creatures that you did not know?"

"Because I couldn't stand by and watch others suffer. I would never let that happen." I remembered what I was once taught. "I was once taught to defend the weak or helpless, even if it means giving up my own life. I know that none of you fall into either of those categories, but it doesn't matter. I would give my life for the greater good."

The room went silent after my speech. Then Ember began clapping, followed by a few others, and then the whole room showed that they appreciated my chivalry. The grey pony raised his hand to silence the room. "What I have heard today shows this humans true intentions. It's time for our decision." They all stood. "I, King Sombra, ruler of the Crystal Empire, grant," a pony whispered something to Sombra, "Ben Tennyson permission to stay in Equestria."

The black one was next. "I, Nightmare Moon, ruler of the night, grant Ben Tennyson permission to stay in Equestria."

The amber pony was next. "I, Sunset Shimmer, princesses of friendship, grant Ben Tennyson permission to stay in Equestria."

The multianimal one went. "I, Discord, God of chaos, grant Ben Tennyson permission to stay in Equestria."

The bug one went last. "I, Chrysalis, ruler of the changling hive, grant Ben Tennyson permission to stay in Equestria."

I gave a respectful bow. "Thank you."

"Now that that is over-" Sombra started to say.

A guard burst through the door. "Sire, Vilgax is attacking the town."

"Oh, no."