1 In the MCU?

In the busy streets of New York, a young man in his late teens worked downtown. Carrying a black backpack, dressed in a green stylish camo military jacket with a black t-shirt shirt. Dark grey baggy cargo pants with a pair of black boots.

While listening to some school Hip-hop music with his Apple Airpods walking into a large apartment building. Ben Stewart is an 18-year-old orphan who recently joined a construction company as an Civil Engineer.

He had a light brown skin tone, bright green eyes, a slightly pointed nose with a tall frame. Dark brown short hair (dyed), a distinctive jawline, with a smile beauty mark just below the lift side of his lower lip.

He grew up as an orphan after the death of his parents at the young age of six. He bounced around the orphanage ever since, thankfully had a good head on his shoulders.

Which allowed him to finish high school at an early age after that he attended college acquiring two master's degrees in engineering. He then entered the workforce earlier than most of his peers.

Walking through the lobby he quickly walking up the stairs as the landlord had yet to fix their elevator.

Walking to the 22nd floor where his apartment is located entering his apartment. Ben throw his backpack onto the living room sofa. Taking off his black boots and jacket, before heading to the kitchen where he grabbed a glass of water.

Before gouging it down his throat before letting out a deep sigh. As he went through another stress-filled day at work again. Not, because he hated his job or anything to be more accurate he couldn't stand the certain individuals he had to work with.

He couldn't but help think about when things got this bad. It was now 2023 the country was currently in the midst of a financial crisis. Their president is physically not up to the job, and their vice president seems to be completely incompetent at her job.

Activities were destroying public property or causing traffic to stop on busy roads., Lazy people who had nothing to do make other people's lives unnecessarily more difficult in his mind how else could he explain the fact that he got to work late?

Because a bunch of idiots blocked the road by cementing their feet in concrete rather than standing in the middle road

Honestly he sometimes just wanted to punch one of these people right in the face as they seemed to have nothing better to do.

Besides irritating others with their nonsensical beliefs. What is worse all these beliefs and politics have been inserted into their entertainment as well.

What pissed him even more was the fact that it wasn't a profitable endeavor. Yet all these entertainment companies on making flop after flop of trash entertainment.

As a game and movie phonetic this was pure torture. He couldn't work in peace at his job having to constantly watch his words. Less he offended someone by accidentally calling someone by the wrong pronoun.

He couldn't even enjoy playing a video game or watching a movie without being preached at like he was a child.

Just thinking about all these things, he had to now deal with on a daily made him get a headache. " Please if there is someone out there who's listening please take me away from all this madness I'm dealing with. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise you're afraid you'll die off stress at a young age. Is that what you were going to say, Mr Stewart? " Asked a voice that wasn't Ben's.

Immediately after hearing the voice behind him, Ben grabbed a kitchen knife from the knife stand. Holding the knife with a backhanded grip. Holding it close to his body as he took a fighting stand.

Ben might be a nerd by people's standards but, he could proudly say that he wasn't a weak person because of it. He had been training diligently for the last eight years in various martial arts.

And not those dojo or martial arts centers where they simply hand you a black belt after two or three years of training. Had first been a martial arts fanatic and has been dedicating himself to the art form ever since. He had long reached the level of a black belt after eight long years of effort.

However, after turning around the knife nearly dropped out of his right hand when he saw the person standing in front of him.

" Stan Lee? " Asked Ben in shock at the old man with glasses standing in his kitchen.

" Well, I guess you can call me that. It's good to see that you already have a certain level of skills when it comes to hand-to-hand combat. But you'll need a little more help if you want to survive. " Said the Stan Lee lookalike.

" I do hope that his the right choice for this?" Asked another voice.

Turning to his right Ben found another middle-aged man. Wearing a lab coat with a pair of green goggles hanging from his neck. With a metal hand dressed in an eighteen-century outfit.

" Well, I certainly can't allow a multidimensional time traveler who isn't even remotely a part of my multiverse. Decide who he wants to bring into my universe, can't I? Professor Paradox." Said the Stan Lee lookalike.

Ben was quickly going through his mind about what was going on here. Did he forget to lock his door? Had he been too stressed lately that he hadn't noticed this Stan Lee lookalike and whoever this other person to approach behind... 'What did he just call this other Professor Paradox.' Thought Ben in his mind.

" I see you're busy with your thoughts at the moment. But I guess you can figure things out when you're there yourself. " Said the Stan Lee lookalike.

Before Ben could open his mouth to ask about what the two were talking about and what they meant by sending himself on his way. The man napped his fingers before Ben could say anything before his vision blurred.

The last words he heard from the man who looked like Stan Lee were; "Oh... I should give you the ability to protect your mind from some of my creations."

" Wait what do you mean by..." Ben blacked out before he could finish his thoughts. A moment later he regained consciousness, suddenly he found himself the in middle of New York in the city center.

Looking around Ben was now completely shocked was this a dream, it felt too real, or was he given some unknown drugs? Is what happening right now some sort of government agent who had been secretly watching him over the years?

Was he now going to be forced to become some sort of government agent or spy? It was very easy for them to do something like that.

" No wait I need to be rational about all this I can't overthink things. Maybe I need to cut back on watching too much anime. My thoughts are becoming too unreasonable. " Thought Ben to himself as he tried to calm down.

There was no sign of the Stan Lee lookalike or that Professor Paradox guy around the busy street of New York. Looking down at his feet he was less glad to see that he had on shoes as he hadn't had any on before he blacked out.

Looking around a little more Ben began walking trying not to overly panic about what just happened. Wait how could he now that it hadn't been much longer than he realized? Quickly lifting his left wrist was his digital wristwatch which had a date and the time is usually worn.

However, he froze in his tracks as looked at his left wrist. The Omnitrix Ben immediately recognized the device on his wrist. It looked like a slimmer version of the classic original wristwatch with a slim, primarily black and grey color band.

It had a dark grey faceplate in the middle (like a watch dial) that had a green hourglass shape (the symbol of universal peace/Galvan Tech) on it.

" Is this a prank or something? " Ben couldn't help but ask aloud, to no one in particular. Other people on the street couldn't help but, look at the fairly handsome young man as they passed him. Who seemed out of it at the moment as the passed by him.

Ben decided to quickly get off the street and find a place with a computer he could use. He didn't want to go back home yet, not knowing what awaited him there.

Quickly coming to a library Ben entered the library hopefully they had a computer. 9 out of 10 they likely did this was 2023 after all. Or at least an internet connection.

As he entered the library he saw a poster of Robert Downey Jr on a wall. With his iconic mustache as Tony Stark written with the word I Am, Iron Man.

" Huh, was Robert Downey Jr cast as Iron Man? " Thought Ben to himself he didn't remember hearing any rumors about this happening. Or maybe it was just fan fan-made poster but, why would it be in a library.

Finding a computer he became surprised by the model of the computer in the library. He looked at the other computers near him which other people were using at the moment.

" What the hell is going on did something happen to all the library computers while I was blacked out. But even so, there's no way..." Ben ended the thought here deciding to ask later about the computer story.

Moving the mouse the computer screen lite up the previous user not turning it off before leaving. Looking at the screen computer Ben found the date on the computer was 2009 November 1st.

However, Ben ignored that the computer was old and that things like this happened. Going onto the internet Ben began typing away on the keyboard.

The first red flag he noticed was the Google home screen page. It was completely different from what he remembered looking like an old version. Second, when he typed in the date it gave him Sunday, 1 November 2009.

His hands began trembling looking across to his right. At a red-haired girl, he asked a simple question. "Excuse me miss but, could you tell me today's date."

"Are you blind or something? It's on the bottom right of your screen." Answered the red-haired girl a little annoyed by my question. She used her finger to point at today's date.

My heart froze at the words. Did I or more specifically sent back in time by that Stan Lee lookalike? If that was the case then why did he put this Omnitrix lookalike watch on my wrist? Wait was that other guy called Paradox?

Ben stopped his thoughts here once again he needed to figure out if he was sent back in time. He needed to talk to someone.

Several minutes later Ben stood a blank expression out on the stairs of the library as he thought about what he had just heard. After searching online and comparing his world's history with this one he came across a horrible conclusion.

Confirming what he came across online with the red-haired girl sitting next to him. In a casual conversation, one would ask about history. Before directing the conversation topic he wanted to confirm from another party.

First about World War 2 Captain America against the forces of Hydra. Tony Stark became a superhero like Captain America. What he had gotten from the girl whom he came to name Irina was that she spoke about the things he read about online as if they all happened.

She even mentioned the Stark Expo which would be in the next few months.

If his conjecture is correct his in some alternate universe in Marvel. Like his read back in his world.

" Okey what should I do now? " Asked Ben to no one in particular as he stared up at the sky. Contemplating his next course of action as he set on the stairs.

Did he want to return to his world no he didn't. He didn't have any family or friends waiting for him back home. Should he stay here in a world filled with dangers left and right?

Looking at his left wrist where the Omnitrix rested, he looked around before heading off to a secluded alley.

Hiding behind a dumpster he pressed on the activation button, after which it popped into a tower, and a hollow gram shown of Jetray. When he reconsiders from the Ben 10 series excitement grew in his heart.

A smile came on his face, this was the most powerful tool in the world of fiction. Back then many people argued in the Ben 10 Fandom that Ben 10 could likely take on any other characters from fiction.

Alien X a transformation that can do anything. Not just that the Omnitrix from the series confirmed that it stored approximately 1000912 different transformations inside of it.

Looking at the green figure of Jetray which looked different from what he saw in the series. Well, it had been a cartoon, and from what he knew one's age determined the strength of a transformation.

Turning the dial Ben began looking at all the transformations he currently had access to."Huh, only ten? While makes sense." Mattered Ben to himself as he set behind the dumpster.

Jetray, Swampfire, Rath, Brainstorm, Upgrade, Xlr8, Goop, Wildmutt, Ripjaws, Diamond Head.

" Not a bad list, one for every occasion but, first I need a identity in this world." Brainstorming can help me create an identity for myself here. I silently thought to myself.

"I can also use some of my future knowledge from my world for a stable income for the time being. Now all I need are the tools to forge, not create my new identity here."

Ben waited until it was dark he also picked a secure as-can-be location for transformation into Brainstorm.

After turning the dial a green hollow gram of Brainstorm is shown in a green glow. Taking a deep breath before raising his right hand to gently slam down onto the watch.

He felt his body change shapes, his head began to grow wider his arms and legs began to transform. It only took a second for the transformation to take place.

The fairly attractive young man had disappeared replaced by a brownish-orange crab-like alien. Having a large "head" that takes the entirety of his upper torso, his eyes have a green outside, black interior, and lime pupils.

On the top of the head are three plates, which, when opened, reveal his brain that is a pinkish-purple color.

Ben as Brainstorm now has two arms coming out of his upper body which have pincers, and and out of his lower body come six legs with spike-like feet.

He has spikes scattered around his body, with black joints connecting his limbs. With a large mouth that now spotted a large grin on his, teeth showing clearly.

His costume is black with green and white lines. That also acted as a breathing brace, for his species. The Omnitrix symbol is located on the top plate of his forehead.

" Ahh. es, this is exactly what one needs for a more intellectual set of skills. Now shall I get to work time is of the essence as they say." Said Ben as Brainstorm in a heavily accentuated British accent.

Easily broken into the library-locked door using his sharp strong pincers. Ben then used the computer in the library to hack into the US identity database seamlessly.

Thankfully the library had a scanner, thankfully Ben had his with him wallet before, he was sent here. As he began typing away in his Brainstorm form. It only took Brainstorm less than 20 seconds to hack into the US civilian database to create his new identity.

With all the relevant information he changes the year of his birth to better match his current age for the time. It only took Ben as Brainstorm 2 minutes to complete everything he needed to for his new identity.

ID No 077****78

Name: Benjamin

Surname: Stewart Tennyson

Country of Birth: United States

Place of Birth: Taxes USA

Date of birth: 1992-08- 10

Height 1.85

Eye Color: Green

Hair Colour: Black

After completing the issue with his identity. He decided to create a few other essential things while he was at.

Five minutes later everything was set and done. He had created a pretty extensive breakdown of his entire life till now. Which was slightly similar to his previous world before he was forcefully sent to this one.

He could also already tell thanks to his current transformation that his memories were also slightly altered. For instance, he couldn't recall any events from the movies he knew he'd watched.

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TRANSFORMATION BRAINSTORM

A Cerebrocrustacean from the planet Encephalonus IV. Brainstorm is among Ben's smartest transformations. He can also generate electric shocks from his claws and exposed brain.

BRAINSTORM/SPECIES

Cerebrocrustacean

HOME WORLD

Encephalonus IV

DNA SOURCE

Unknown

BODY

Crablike

ABILITIES

Electrokinesis

Electromagnetic Levitation

Electric Telekinesis

Force-Field Generation

High Intellect

Mnemokinesis

Sharp Pincers

Underwater Breathing

Wall Scaling