Rover (TLKOE) and Ben Tennyson 2

Ben sat on the bed with a disappointed frown. He couldn't believe Grandpa said no! Didn't Grandpa see how cute Rover was! Sure he was big, furry, and slobbery and chewed a tire off the Rust Bucket but he didn't know better. It wasn't like Rover pooped inside the Rust Bucket.

Even worse Grandpa under the Plumber law sent Rover into the Null Void. However, Grandpa did have enough sympathy to let Ben say goodbye. The ten year old had told Rover to run off and find someplace safe inside the Null Void. The puppy dog eyes the blue monster gave him, shattered the kid's heart.

With a sigh, he laid his back on the bed.

He let out an "oof!" when Buster, his German Shepherd pounced on his stomach and looked down at him with a panting grin.

"Hey, Buster." he said. "I know what you're thinking. Well, I'm just a little upset, that's all. I just can't believe Grandpa sent Rover into the Null Void."

The dog must have thought his owner needed cheering up so he proceeded to slap his tongue all over Ben's face repeatedly.

"Ack! Buster!" Ben protested through giggles. When Buster was done, he jumped off the bed and stared at the boy with a panting grin.

"Its amazing how you don't seem too bad nowadays." Ben joked.

Outside, Ben walked on the sidewalk contemplating on how to get Rover out of the Null Void. Most of the plans he came up with required another person to help. Grandpa was already a no go, plus he wouldn't want him anywhere near the Null Void. Rover never interacted with Gwen but Gwen disliked Wildmutt when he occasionally came out of the Omnitrix because he took delight in messing with Gwen like Ben did. Maybe he should get his canine pals to stop messing with her, in case they get into a lot of trouble. Ben was fine with getting in trouble but he would rather not get Wildmutt, Rover, or Buster in trouble. He thought about reaching out to his friends who have experience with strange canines, but they didn't exactly live close.

"YAAAAH!"

Ben was immediately tackled off the sidewalk and down the grassy hill. He and his attacker stopped rolling, when they hit a tree. Dazed, got up to see his attacker, Kevin Levin. But Kevin wasn't a hybrid of all ten of his aliens anymore, he was now an ordinary eleven year old.

"Kevin!" Ben growled.

"Ben!" Kevin growled back. "This is for turning me into that abomination!"

Kevin threw a punch, but Ben dodged. The younger preteen swung a kick but Kevin blocked it. The two kept throwing punches and kicks at each other, but their fight became more juvenile as Kevin gave Ben a wedgie which made Ben scream. Ben gave Kevin a wet willy which made older boy twitch an eye in disgust. Kevin gave Ben a noogie. Ben got out of his hold and gave Kevin a purple nurple, this made Kevin let out a scream that sounded similar to that of a little girl.

Both Ben and Kevin screamed as they began pulling each other's hair. Nearby, Vilgax watched the scene with irritation and just decided to fire his new gigantic weapon. The two stopped fighting when they heard the weapon charge up, they looked up to see Vilgax pointing a large weapon at them. The weapon fired and opened up a portal to the Null Void. Both preteens screamed as they were sucked in. The portal quickly closed and Vilgax smiled. Now all he had to wait for those savages to kill the brat and he could rip the Omnitrix off the deceased corpse. If he's lucky that Levin brat would be mauled as well.

Ben and Kevin screamed as they landed on their backs on a floating platform. Both preteens groaned before realizing the situation and looked around to see several aliens flying around in the Null Void.

Naturally, both boys began to blame the other and started shouting. *"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! MY FAULT?!"*

"If you hadn't distracted me, I could have spotted Squidward firing the Null Void gun!" Kevin argued.

"If you had left me alone, Vilgax might not have gotten the chance to fire it at all." Ben yelled back.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have turned into a monster!"

"Maybe you shouldn't have ran away from home! Maybe you should stop blaming others for your problems! Ever think of that Kevin Eleven!? Oh wait, you can't because you have the mind of a freaking 11 month old baby!"

Kevin screamed in fury and was about to tackle the brown haired boy until a loud roar was heard. Both turned to see an army of mature Vulpimancers that ranged from the color red, blue, albino, orange, etc. Kevin readied his arms to absorb the closest one but remembered how he turned into an abomination so he absorbed the floating platform and turned his body into stone.

"Bring it, fidos!" Kevin yelled before charging with a battle cry.

Ben decided to turn into Wildmutt and leap from platform to platform. He tried to find an area he could use as a hideout but every hideout spot was taken. And the inhabitants sent a VERY clear message of him staying. Eventually the Omnitrix sign beeped red and Wildmutt was reverted back to Ben.

The preteen groaned, he really needed to find a place to hide from the other aliens. His eyes landed on a cave. He entered it and was covered in darkness, he couldn't see anything. He heard a growling nose and turned to see a pair of narrowed golden eyes glaring at him.

Before Ben could do anything he was tackled to the ground. He expected to feel sharp teeth but instead he felt something wet and rough drag from his chin all the way up to his forehead.

"Hey!" Ben protested as he wiped his face then glare up at his slobbery attacker. His irritated look was dropped as he stared up into the face of a familiar blue beast who was panting with his dripping tongue out.

"Rover?" Ben asked with hope in his voice.

Rover let out a deep bark as he dragged his tongue up Ben's cheek which forced the grinning boy to close one eye as he was dragged up to his tippy toes. The tongue flicked off and Ben landed on his bottom with a giggle.

"ROVER!" Ben cried happily as he wrapped his arms around the blue monster dog's neck. "Rover, I thought I'd never see you again!"

The preteen then nuzzled his face into the large blue fur of the canine monster. Rover's tongue dripped sloppily as it stared down as he stared down at the child hugging him. He had missed the boy for so long.

The whole side of Ben's face was engulfed by the monster dog's massive tongue. The preteen was forced to close one eye and his lips curled upward as he was lifted on to his tippy toes by the massive tongue.

When the tongue flicked off, Ben dropped on to his bottom and grinned as he began wiping the sticky saliva off. His eyes widen when the behemoth lunged for him.

”Rover , knock it off already!” Ben spluttered as he grinned as Rover played his game of Slobber All Over Ben.

Ben was glad to be reunited with the blue monster but how ere they going to get out of here? The only way out is with his Grandpa finding out he was in the Null Void and it would take some time for him to realize he was missing as it was the weekend. Besides, Grandpa had made it clear that Rover was to stay in the Null Void. Vilgax would arrive here first as he wanted the Omnitrix and-

Wait, he had an idea!

~

Vilgax thought he waited long enough and entered the portal to the Null Void. He came across a disgruntled and slimes Kevin mumbling as he entered the portal without giving Vilgax a glance. The boy was covered sticky substance but Vilgax didn’t care about that particular brat. He was here for the brat with the Omnitrix on his corpse.

He searched around and tracked the Omnitrix in a cave.

He entered the cave and found the boy. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were covered in claw and bite marks, and he was covered in some slimy substance. Whatever hideous creature got to him must have stood drooling on the corpse instead of devouring him. Well this made Vilgax's job easier all he had to do was amputate the arm and the Omnitrix would be his. He took out the device and opened the portal.

Vilgax heard something snarling before a blue blur dashed at him and took the remote. The foul beast gave him an angry look. The blue beast gently dropped the device and lunged at him. Vilgax readied his fist but the monster was too big and slammed a massive paw into the side of his head.

Vilgax slammed into the wall, dazed. When he recovered he saw that the mongrel beast was gone, along with the brat and the device.

~

Ben clung to Rover’s side as the blue monster leaped from platform to platform as he used his other hand to work the device. A portal opened and Rover jumped through it with Ben holding on to him.

They landed in some secret facility Vilgax was using as a base. Ben looked around for any bad guys but there were none around. He suddenly engulfed Rover’s neck in a large hug.

Ben entered his secret cave with Rover by his side, it’s the perfect place to hide him. He can bring Rover toys here and bring him food here, plus the forest was was big enough space to gallop in peace with nobody to report.

”What do you think?” Ben asked the big, blue dog with a grin.

Rover's answer was dragging Ben up to his tippy toes with his tongue before flicking it off his face.

"Great," Ben said with a chuckle. "Alright, be a good boy and I'll hang out with you tomorrow. Okay?" Ben asked.

Ben stopped when Rover gave him puppy dog eyes and nuzzled his massive head into Ben's chest.

Maybe he could sleep in the cave for tonight, he’s done it before. Besides Rover’s probably been so lonely in the Null Void, maybe he

“I guess I could stay the night.” Ben was then lathered with slobber as Rover licked the side of his face constantly, causing Ben to close one eye as he grinned while being lifted off the ground.

The night was spent with Ben riding Rover through the forest like the monster dog was a horse, Ben throwing a stick which Rover caught in the air, Ben and Rover playing tug of war which always ended with Rover tugging Ben to the ground and the boy getting his face slobbered, the two wrestling in the cave which also ended with Ben getting soaked, and finally Ben sleeping comfortably in Rover’s arms as the blue monster cuddled his boy.

[The End]