Hello everyone and welcome to my new freaky fabolous new story. This story was inspired by Creaturemaster and his story We're All Monsters. This writer has been such an inspiration to me. Without his friendship and awesome writing skills I don't think this piece of writing would have been made. I am so excited to start this.I've been wanting to begin this for a while now. It's filled with everything; excitment, suspense, love, hate, cliff-hangers and so many surprises. Hope you all enjoy it. Ghouls and Mannsters, I give you Ben 10: Clawsome Travels.

"All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware."

–Martin Buber

It was rare to see a town such as Bellwood be placed on the map. It was a simple town that you could find anywhere in the state of Nevada. Yet why is it more important than any other town, not just the U.S.A, but in the entire galaxy and beyond? The answer is quite easy to answer, this town is home to the greatest hero known on Earth and beyond; Ben Tennyson. Ben, a 16 year old human boy, is considered the greatest hero of all time. Ben's signature look is a shirt which is black and has a green stripe in the middle with a white 10 and green stripes on the sides of his shirt. He wears brown pants with pockets at the knees and green and white shoes. He has shaggy brown hair, green eyes, pale skin, and he is rather skinny for his age, though don't let that fool you. Plenty of his enemies have underestimated him and regretted doing so. Ben has been able to defeat countless foes and protect innocent lives with the greatest invention ever created. Ben Tennyson is the wielder of the Omnitrix, an alien device that allows the wearer to change their genetic code and transform into alien creatures.

Usually our teen hero was having a normal day of saving lives or relaxing with his friends and family. Today however was different. Some will disagree with Ben on this but he was having the worst day of his life. The only possible way for Ben to describe his feelings would be that it was worse than facing all of his enemies at the same time. At this moment Ben was standing in the parking lot of his favourite hangout; Mr. Smoothy.

"You're joking, right?" Ben asked in a neutral but scary tone.

Ben was standing face to face with a middle-aged man. The man looked to be in his mid to late 40's. He had a full head of perfectly combed brown hair, except for the sides and back which were beginning to become gray. The man was wearing a gray business suit, a suit one would wear to meetings. Such attire would usually bring confidence in what the person does for a living. This was not the case. Instead of standing tall with pride, the man looked nervous, like he was afraid of saying what was on his mind.

"I'm sorry Ben but it's the truth." he said. The man rubbed the back of his head nervously. "There are no…"

Ben took a step back, afraid to hear what the man was going to say. "No! Don't say it."

"...smoothies left."

"NNNOOOOOO!" Ben yelled to the skies. Ben fell to his knees, losing strength in his legs from hearing the horrible news. After a moment Ben was able to regain his composure, pushing himself back into a standing position.

"How could Mr. Smoothy be out of smoothies? That shouldn't be possible considering it only serves smoothies. You're the CEO, how did it come to this?" Ben asked desperately, hoping that it was a small mistake that could be fixed.

"It's just as much of a mystery to me as it is to you." The CEO started to explain. "We were supposed to get a fresh batch of ingredients and ice at all of our locations. Keep the taste as fresh as possible. The shipments never arrived. I don't even know where the transport trucks are!"

Ben paused at what he heard. "How do you know where the trucks are?"

"All of the company trucks have a GPS chip installed in them, just in case of delays or accidents. I've lost all the signals for the trucks."

"They just...disappeared." Ben slowly said.

A single truck vanishing was one thing, the chip malfunctioning could easily be explained, but more than 20 was no coincidence. The trucks were stolen. The only was 'who did it?' Ben's eyes became more focused as he prepared to find out who prevented him from having smoothies.

"Where was the last known location of one of the trucks?"

"Hurry up Boid! You're holding up the whole dang operation!"

Octagon Vreedle, the older brother of the Vreedle Brothers duo. Although smaller than his brother, Octagon is notably smarter making him the brains of their operations, though not by much. He was currently standing outside an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Bellwood ushering his younger brother to back up a Mr. Smoothy truck. Rhomboid 'Boid' Vreedle, the younger brother, was having a difficult time backing up.

"Gosh I'm sorry Octagon. You know I'm just no good at driving. When can I start blasting stuff?"

All Octagon could do was chuckle at his brother need to use a blaster. "Very soon Boid. Once we modify these here trucks with the latest technology our Bounty Hunter jobs will become that much easier."

As Octagon was talking, Boid was finally able to park the last truck in the factory. He got out of the drivers seat as Octagon closed the factory doors. Boid was feeling anxious as he fiddled with his fingers.

"Then we can blast something?" hope etched in Boid's voice.

"Then we blast something." Octagon said with a smile.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" a booming grow echoed through the building.l

In just a moment the doors of the factory were torn open. A large green sound wave was coming through as it zoned in on the brothers. Octagon and Boid were caught off guard and had no chance of dodging the attack. They flew back until they were smashed into one of the other trucks. The sound wave slowly diminished but in the process created a veil of dust. The two brothers stood up, activating their guns, waiting for their vision to clear to see who they were facing. As the dust started clear they were surprised to see the face of a werewolf.

Blitzwolfer, known in the universe as a Loboan, one of Ben's many available transformation he has unlocked on the Omnitrix. Blitzwolfer has grey fur along his arms and legs while a long flowing mane and a large bushy tail were black. His hands were shown to have four sharp claws each that could easily hook onto prey while the feet only had three each. Blitzwolfer stood on his legs, giving it the appearance of a classic werewolf. He wore a very fitting green suit with a white belt and black and white trimming. A green collar went around the neck supporting the Omnitrix symbol, notifying the brothers just who they were facing. Blitzwolfer walked towards the Vreedle brothers, showing off a toothy grin.

"Why am I so surprised to know that it was the two of you who stole all these trucks? I don't think anyone would be dumb enough to take a truck filled with fresh fruit, except for the two of you."

"Well lookie here Boid. It's the one and only Ben 10." Octagon said with distaste. "How you's find us? I made sure that all tracking technology was disabled."

"Wasn't that difficult." BLitzwolfer said while casually shrugging. He proceeded to point to his snout and ears. "Enhanced smelling and hearing. Once I picked up the scent, the rest was easy. No alien is better than Blitzwolfer when it comes to tracking."

Octagon grunted in response. He turns to Boid and says "Seem like you'll get your wish of blasting something sooner than. In this case, someone."

"With pleasure!" Boid says with glee as he starts to fire of his gun.

Blitzwolfer, with his enhanced speed, weaves in and out of the blasts as he gets closer. Octagon noticing the advancement reaches into one of his pockets. In his hand now lies a couple of small coloured balls. With a simple toss, Octagon sends the balls towards Bliztwolfer. They land right in front of the Loboan and before he could react they exploded, forcing him back. Blitzwolfer retreated behind some crates, taking cover from the constant shooting from Boid.

"I can't get close to these guys." Blitzwolfer thought to himself. "Boid my be a trigger happy fool but Octagon knows how to use alien weaponry to his advantage. I need to get behind them without them noticing. Time for a change."

Blitzwolfer slaps the Omnitrix symbol on the collar, allowing him to return back to his human form. While still under heavy fire, Ben scrolls through his watch, trying to find the perfect alien to use. WIth a grin on his face, Ben finds the perfect alien.

"You guys need to CHILL!" Ben yells as he slaps the Omnitrix.

Pumping in the new D.N.A, Ben starts to change. His body starts to stretch, not only making him slightly taller but forcing him to grow a tail. His arms become longer as his hands become more webbed as he loses his middle finger. Ben's legs go through the same process but instead of losing a single toe he loses two on each of his web feet. Ben's bones become more flexible, giving him the feeling of being able to bend his body in any direction. All of his hair is disappears as it becomes more sleek, a sharp fin protruding from the back of his head. Both of his become more triangular, while a third one is forming in the middle. All three eyes are of a different colour; left being blue, the center green and the right one red. The alien form wears no clothes showing of the lizard like body. Ben's new body is purple with a darker shade of purple in the pattern of camo-esque spots while his head is a purple-black. The symbol of the Omnitrix appeared on the chest.

"Big Chill!" Ben yells in a french accent. Ben blinks with his red and blue eye while the green one does not more.

"What iz this? Why, Omnitrix, have you turned me into ChamAlien? This iz not what I have azked for!" ChamAlien argued with the Omnitrix. "Oh well this form will do I zuppose."

Feeling the power within himself, ChamAlien camouflages into the background. The Vreedle brother kept shooting, unaware that the Merlinisapien had left his cover. Octagon and Boid ceased fire. Octagon, sensing something was off, signaled Boid to check out the crates. ChamAlien, using his scaling abilities, was positioned on top of a truck. He was waiting for Boid to advance to his previous location, getting ready to jump and knock the gun out of Boid's hand. With one brother unarmed, the battle would favour towards Ben.

Boid was slowly moving, his gun cocked and ready to fire. He was now in the ideal position for ChamAlien to strike. Without making a single noise, ChamAlien jumps into the air and towards Boid. It was swift and silent, Boid had no clue what was coming to him. That is until the Omnitrix decided to time out.

Ben was changed back into his human form. Having heard the Omnitrix timing out, Boid turned and saw the flash. Ben lands right in front of Boid, his eyes wide with shock that he was not an alien anymore. Looking up, Ben saw Boid with a cocky grin, like he just won the lottery. Not moving fast enough, Boid grabbed Ben's left wrist, yanking Ben up into the air. Boid hand was now covering the Omnitrix, preventing Ben to access his aliens.

"Stupid Omnitrix." Ben mutters to himself.

"Lookie here Octagon. I caught Ben 10. Can I blast him?"

"No you fool." Octagon said with haste to make sure Boid does not shoot. "We keep him alive. Who knows what kind of bounty this kid has on his head."

"Oh good thinking brother." Boid says. He tightens his grip around Ben's wrist.

"Hey! Control your strength. You're hurting my wrist." Ben shouts at Boid.

A smug look appears on Boid's face. "Does that hurt? Oh I'm sorry, let me make it worse."

Once again, Boid tightens his grip making Ben yelp in pain. To add more pain Boid starts to twist his palm and fingers, increasing Ben's discomfort. As Boid and Octagon laughed at Ben's agony, Boid did not realize he was messing with the Omnitrix. Without realizing what he did, Boid unlocked something within the Omnitirx. A bright green flash surrounded Ben, causing Boid to drop Ben and shield his eyes. Octagon had no choice but to do the same as Boid. When the light finally died down, the two Bounty Hunters opened their eyes and were surprised to see Ben had change.

Ben's new look did not change a lot physically. He had the same physique as before but was wearing a gray tattered cloak. The cloak looked old, and seemed to have been used for many years. The cloak covered most of the body except for his feet. He wore nothing but wooden sandals known as geta, traditional footwear from Japan. In Ben's right hand was a long walking stick with the top ending in a swirl. What caught the brothers off guard was that Ben's face was concealed, only showing a soft white glow where the eyes should be.

Regaining his composure, Octagon aimed his gun back on Ben. "Never seen that one before. Doesn't matter now since you got no chance of escaping. Get him Boid!"

"On it brother!"

Before either gun could be fired Ben raises his left hand. The guns are forced out of the Vreedle Brothers hands. The guns float towards each other and slowly get crushed into one ball. Not wanting to stick around, the two brothers nod to each other and try and retreat. Unfortunately, their effort is futile as they both raise up into the air. Before either one could scream for help, Boid and Octagon are sent straight up at light speed. The two are soon out of sight, having crashed straight through the roof and into the sky.

Ben in his new form, starts to raise his staff but quickly slams it down onto the ground. A circle of light forms around Ben. He leans on his staff as he speaks incoherent words. The words sound ancient and powerful as Ben starts to speak faster. After what seemed like an hour of chanting, a green and purple portal appears in front of Ben. Without a hint of hesitation, Ben walks into the portal. Once his entire body enters, the portal disappears, leaving nothing behind.

Ben's head was pounding. He had some horrible headaches before but this was the worst one yet. Ben felt the ground on his back which meant he was facing up. Taking that as a good sign he tried to open his eyes, trying to see where he was. It was not easy as his eyelids did not want to open. When Ben finally opened his eyes, he was looking straight up at the sky. Adjusting his eyesight Ben slowly pushed himself up. Concentrating past the headache, Ben noticed that he was in some sort of clearing. This was weird of itself as Ben should have been in the abandoned factory.

"Last thing I remember was Boid and Octagon laughing at me. The Omnitrix timed out and I was caught. What happened after that?" Ben asked himself.

Pushing himself up onto his feet, Ben tried to see as far as he could. Ben was happy to see some buildings in the distance. The town did not seem that far. Hoping that there was someone in the town to help him, Ben starts his trek towards his new destination. Looking up one more time at the sky, Ben noted that it was completely covered in clouds.

"Weird." he thought to himself. "The weatherman said it would be sunshine for the whole week."

After a moment Ben shrugs it off, simply accepting that the weatherman was usually wrong. After walking for about a couple of minutes, Ben comes across a road that seems to lead into town. Considering himself lucky, Ben starts to walk along the road. Ben passes a sign but pays no attention to it as it is bent and covered with moss. However, Ben should have taken a moment to try and read the sign for it had the name of the town that Ben was walking into.

The name of the town: NEW SALEM

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For some of my followers I have some news. After I post this I'll be going into surgery at 8 a.m. Don't worry its nothing. I just need to get some work done on my right shoulder. As that may be I will be in a sling for 6 weeks. Thankfully I still have my left arm. I will update my stories just not at a pace I like. For True Heart Desire followers, the story will come back this month. At which time I do not know. I will also be starting my OC story this month too. Thank you everyone for submitting their OCs.

As for the next chapter of this new and clawsome story; Ben arrives in town and meets one of our freaky fabulous ghouls. Who will Ben meet? What will the reactions be like? What was Ben new alien form? Will all of these questions be answered in the next chapter? Find out next time.

Morantis