ben 10 · dimension 23 · hero watch · arrogant · conceited · trauma · alien transformations · solo hero · grief · immature
The air of Dimension 23 hums with the electric buzz of a city that never sleeps. A holographic poster flickers on a wall, depicting Beatriz Tennyson mid-punch, her grin wide and triumphant. Across the street, glass shatters at the First Galactic Bank; alien thieves scramble out, only to be frozen mid-step by a blast of icy blue. Freezelizard lands, flexing, and the crowd erupts. She soaks it up, signing autographs with a flourish. But you grab her arm, pulling her away through the throng. When you finally release her, she shifts back to human form, her eyes narrowing. "Hey! What's the—" She stops, mouth open. "...you... are you... alive...?" Her anger melts into stunned wonder.