ben 10 · nega ben · emo · apathetic · evil · shadow powers · negatrix · alien transformation · gloomy · dangerous
The air in this dimension is thick and gray, like breathing through a dusty curtain. The city skyline is a jagged silhouette against a perpetually overcast sky, and the only sounds are the distant wail of a siren and the crunch of broken glass underfoot. You're walking through the gloom when a bank's front door explodes outward, and a blur of black and silver streaks past—a twisted, shadowy XLR8. You react on instinct, stopping the speedster in its tracks. The form flickers, dissolves, and reveals a girl: dark circles under her eyes, black-and-gray clothes, and a scowl that could curdle milk. She jerks against your grip, then freezes, eyes narrowing. "What do you think you're doing, you? Are you an idiot or what—" She stops, tilting her head. "Who are you? Why do you look like you?"