Author's Note: hello everyone me again. So the update like this is probably confusing but for those not in the know some months ago I got a review on my other current ongoing fic Stardust. The end result being that I decided to re-write both Stardust and this one. With this upload I think the story should flow better. There'll be a note detailing the updates proper changes on todays last chapter for the update for now I hope you like this. I do not own the Ben 10 series or Steven Universe in any way. Reviews welcome.

Shades of Pink

Prologue

The night air was chilly, the full moon hanging high in the sky. Things seemed calm as it cast its light over the desert sands until...

SHWING!

A bolt of pink energy flew over the top of a dune into the night. The attack had been meant for the figure that had just made it to the top of the dune and was now fleeing into the desert.

Through the light of the moon one could barely make out what the figure was wearing. It had black pants that helped it hide in the darkness but wasn't so useful here, some type of shirt and belt, boots, and a hooded cape. The hood was pulled over its head obscuring their facial features, though their hands were visible. From what little of its hands could be seen they were a bluish gray color.

The figure stopped short as a pink whirlwind whooshed into being before him. The figure turned its head that was now visible, revealing a bluish gray head and neck. Yet, the head had no discerning features on it except a ring of red lights serving as its eyes. Despite lacking a mouth, the being was capable of making noises. It hissed at another figure that now touched down to the sands from the sky.

She had short orange hair, her eyes covered with goggles which had glowing pink lenses. She was dressed in a blue long sleeved, belted tunic with a high collar. She had on pale purple capris underneath and black boots. On her tunic's upper torso were five gray stone circles with one red stone circle near her neck. Each had a different symbol shining pink in the moonlight, though the red one seemed to shine brighter than the others.

This was Gwendolyn Tennyson, known as Lucky Girl when dressed in her current outfit. The young woman called out, "The chase ends here, Thought Twister!"

Thought Twister glared at her, its many red eyes meeting her pink goggles. His eyes flashed and Lucky Girl reared her head back crying out in pain as the being took off running again. Lucky Girl looked after the being her hands shining pink with mana, or life energy. She pointed in front of her a collection of triangles, lines, and circles carving itself in the air. It formed from the same pink as her glowing hands. The resulting symbol was vaguely cat shaped and was Gwen's personal magic symbol.

From the symbol she launched a barrage of rapid pink bolts towards Thought Twister. The being, sensing the mana, turned raising its blue-gray hand making it glowed a dark orange.

"Contgeo," it chanted as a barrier composed of the same glow surrounded it. This barrier had successfully blocked Lucky Girl's attack. Thought Twister gestured and the shield transformed turning into a ball of energy. He hurled it towards his opponent.

Lucky Girl opened her mouth to chant another spell to counter the attacks. It was a surprise when the orb exploded before it even reached her sending up a cloud of sand around the sorceress. One of the stones on her tunic, known as the Charms of Bezel, with the rune for Telekinesis lit up brighter than the rest as did the red stone also known as the Keystone of Bezel. Lucky Girl swiped her hands blowing the cloud away.

She sighed as she saw Thought Twister get away. Again.

Brushing off the sand as she stood, the sorceress took off into the sky using the charm of telekinesis again. As she flew she wondered how this had all come about.

A couple months ago, give or take, Ben and Rook had got it into their heads to go on a road trip. Gwendolyn had been skeptical at first but, the truth of the matter was, after everything that had been happening at Friedkin Universtiy with Charmcaster, the mess with Xagliv, and the set-up for a doctorate... She welcomed the idea of a vacation.

So off they went to tour the universe. It was fun though exhausting at times. She loved seeing Anodyne and Grandma Verdona and what she has to look forward to one day. But the vacation ended and they returned to "normal life".

Not long after returning to school though, many complaints about a shadowy figure going around the campus had been reported. It didn't help any that Professor Hex was recently hospitalized either. Chasing it down Gwendolyn was surprised when she found out that it was a Bezel. With a smirk and a flash of gold, he'd teleported the two of them away.

There were no words to describe how surprised she'd been to meet a group of humans and aliens reeking of mana. Bezel introduced her to the Casting Council, a group of magic wielders that policed the universe. Or tried to. When she called them on about Charmcaster and company running rampant, intervention had been limited. That was, until she had came along. It turned out they needed her help.

About a month after Gwendolyn left, a new enemy had appeared. A former minion of the Diagon, a demon called a Lucubra had mutated, gained magic, and was running wild. The reasons behind any of this was unclear, but Hex had tried to intervene.

It hadn't gone well. So the Council had hoped Lucky Girl could help.

Bezel had even had some gifts for her too! A new costume and the Charms of Bezel, Keystone included! 'Razzle-dazzle can go a long way for showmanship like this, after all' he'd said.

After visiting Professor Hex, she went off to chase the demon down and more than a little concerned Kevin had went after her. Matters sort of spiraled out of control after that when Ben heard and followed.

The demon had ensnared the three in an enchantment. It didn't harm them though it didn't need to. The spell twisted their thoughts and feelings and a melee pretty much broke out. Thankfully, Rook had shown up and managed to break the spell.

In true classic villain fashion, the thing taunted them while declaring its new name "Thought Twister" before it took off. Gwendolyn went after it alone this time to prevent a repeat of past events. Now here she was.

As she caught up with her opponent, Lucky Girl said, "Give it up, Thought Twister! You should have just stayed in that dimension with the rest of the Diagon's minions after it fell."

He was intent on his goal as he cried out, "You don't have me yet, little girl!" Throwing a blast back both at her and using it to throw itself forward it neared its goal. As she dodged the attack, Gwendolyn realized where it was headed.

A rocky hill with carved stone steps leading up to a door set into the fill. The Door to Anywhere, a mystic crossroads leading to any dimension. Gwendolyn hadn't seen it since the whole Charmcaster/Darkstar fiasco. Realizing that Thought Twister was fleeing for a dimension that might be defenseless, Gwendolyn picked up her speed.

As Thought Twister reached the bottom of the stone steps he made a huge jump. In a couple seconds he had made it to the front of the door. He rose his blue-gray hand which was now glowing dark orange. A set of runes composed of the same glow appeared over the door as it began to open...

At that moment, Gwendolyn swooped down at the demon from above. Thought Twister turned to fend her off for a few moments, but something unexpected happened. The Charm for Pyrokinesis glowing, Gwendolyn lashed out with a flaming karate chop. The demon met it with a hand crackling with energy. Pink and dark orange magic swirled through the air as the Door's opening slowed. The runes above the door shifted to form a word that wasn't legible but was composed of both dueling wielders magical glow.

As the two continued to try and overpower each other, wind began to swirl around the two as power began to build up. It reached a crescendo as the charge of mana and the wind sucked in and burst out creating an explosion.

The world went white for Lucky Girl and Thought Twister as something else happened in a single moment. The explosion blew the Door wide open as Gwendolyn and the demon tumbled through the open portal that shut right after they entered. Neither of them knew what happened after their feet lifted off the ground and their whole view went dark…

It was a glaring white light visible behind closed eyes that stirred Gwendolyn. The super heroine groaned as she got up, rubbing her head and observing her surroundings. She was near a grassy expanse seeing seagulls in the distance. She could hear the sound of the sea so clearly. She realized that she was nowhere near the desert.

Teleportation or portal spell gone wrong. Perfect, she sighed to herself. Pulling out her cell phone she tried to dial Kevin.

Her phone toned dismally in response.

The magic wielder blinked, Gwendolyn tried to call Ben. She got the same response. Trying not to panic, she pulled out her Plumbers badge and activated its communicator. "This is Gwendolyn Tennyson requesting assistance. Please respond."

Nothing happened. Trying again, now a bit more frantic, she repeated the request. There was no reply. Swallowing, Lucky Girl put the badge away.

She pushed her goggles up onto her forehead, the glow fading. She revealed her green eyes which she closed as she placed her hands to her temples. She began to reach out with her mind.

She gasped, her eyes wide open. All the energies she had come to associate with her home world were gone. She was still picking up energy, but nowhere near the variety she'd come to expect with Earth being home to so many aliens now. She recognized one of the auras as Thought Twister's. Now that she had sensed it she could probably find its general area, but she couldn't get a specific location. There was a high concentration of magical energies nearby and five of them were moving around.

Figuring that to be a good place to start, she took to the air reaching the edge of a cliff. She looked around finding a tourist trap city with a sign that said "Welcome to Beach City!" Hearing what sounded like a fight coming from nearby, she traced the sound and was surprised by what she saw.

The first being a giant octopus that was levitating and appeared to be made of crystal that was on the offense.

Its opponents appeared to be a group of four individuals. Three, while different in form, appeared to share crystaline qualities with their opponent. They also appeared to be wielding some form of magic.

Petrosapien magic wielders? Gwendolyn thought. She noticed the last member, a young boy. She also noticed with horror that octopus was getting ready to attack him.

She took to the air.

The boy for his part had been managing. As the octopus fired a blast his way he winced throwing up an arm anticipating the hit. The three magic wielders turned to see the moment the octopus struck crying out, "STEVEN!"

To Steven's surprise, a wall made of shining pink light appeared before him. Defending against the attack, the thing got knocked backwards.

Looking up, the boy, who was a little chubby, was wearing a red shirt with a yellow star in the middle. He had curly black hair and was wearing blue jeans and red sandals, and stared up at Gwendolyn. His eyes lit up as he said, "Cooolll!"

She stared down at the little magic user with a smile and asked, "Would you like a hand?"

And it was with a wide grin that Steven Universe nodded.