Not Enough Chemo.

XLR8 was rushing towards Gotham once again while thinking about how he should handle Chemo. He's aware that even if Diamondhead's crystals could detain him, it wasn't a permanent solution for the monster.

'Meh, I'll leave that to Batman.' Ben thought brushing off his worries.

Ben keeps rushing and saw Batman in some sort of EXO-suit fighting Chemo. The giant machinery with a bat logo shot missiles towards chemo, which made his slimy body solidify.

'Ok, what the hell did I miss in just two minutes?!' Ben.

[Two Minutes Ago.]

Batman knew that with the levels of radiation, he wouldn't be able to stand near Chemo for too long, even with his XE-suit. So, he took off a page from Tony Stark (Who's not in this fanfic) and called in his hulking armor with several radiation protection layers.

[Back to the present]

'Whatever, the man's rich anyway. But he totally ripped-off Tony for sure. Wait, what was first, Tony's Hulk-buster of Batman building a giant ass robot? Not that it matters since I've got no clue about the franchise's entire history anyway.' Ben.

Ben quickly pressed the Omnitrix in his chest and changed from XLR8 into Diamondhead and stood by. He saw how Chemo was solidifying even more and wanted to time his attack with Batman's to prevent any type of crossfire.

Batman took some backsteps and that was enough for Diamondhead to act.

The crystalline alien touched the ground and little by little it began to trap Chemo's enormous body in it. Diamondhead looked at the structure and saw minimum movement from Chemo.

"Drat, it won't last long enough. Guess power DOES come with age." Diamondhead.

He looked back and saw Batman getting closer to Chemo's body. He touched the crystals and then moved towards Diamondhead and exits his suit.

"Explain, now." Batman.

"Em… I trapped him in crystals." Diamondhead.

Batman checked his wrist and saw that the radiation levels were decreasing.

"It won't be long before he breaks free." Batman.

"And that's the reason why Gotham City has YOU to fix everything. Now, what's the plan?" Diamondhead.

Batman analyzes the crystalline structure and frowns.

"Your crystals do not have the properties to fully isolate radiation." Batman.

"My B, what's next?" Diamondhead.

"I don't suppose you have a radiation consuming alien?" Batman.

'Not yet.' Ben.

"No and why are you calling them aliens? I thought they were monsters." Diamondhead.

"Most probable reason and that doesn't really matter right now." Batman.

'Of FUCKING course.' Ben.

Suddenly, they hear the crystals cracking.

"Can you reinforce them?" Batman.

"On it!" Diamondhead.

That was until he heard the judgement bells chime.

*EEE…UUU…EEE…UUU…EEE…UUU…BEEP…BOOP…BOOP…BOOP…BOOP…BOOOOO...…*

"On second thought, we may be screwed." Diamondhead.

In a flash of red, Diamondhead's body was replaced by Ben's, who was trying to hide his face with his hoodie.

'So, that's how de-transforming works.' Thought Batman when he saw the Omnitrix.

'I only had speculations so far, I only hope it can be safely removed.' Batman.

"I know who you are, kid." Batman.

"Let me guess, because you're Batman?" Ben spoke in mocking tone.

"Yes." Batman looked at him with a glare.

"But the press doesn't, last thing I need is a supervillain trying to kill me for this watch or heroes, *COUGH* *COUGH* like you *COUGH* *COUGH*, that deemed this as a dangerous weapon." Ben.

Batman grunted.

'Now, you may think that this first, former, interaction may be a terrible decision when speaking to THE paranoic Bat, however, I belief that it's best to show no signs of backing down since otherwise, I'll look like a pushover. Plus, that nothing would erase his paranoia anyway so, fuck it.'

'I don't know much about the DC universe in general but I DO know that the bat is a paranoic trust-issues man that'll "neutralize" those he deems as a potential threat. And while my answer may be antagonistic, my actions should put me in his "not so bad to neutralize immediately" list. Or at least I hope so.' Ben explained to the viewers.

*SHRIEK*

The crystals broke down and Chemo was once again free, thankfully, his radiation activated the host protection protocol and Ben's Omnitrix flashed green.

"Aww, yeah!" Ben.

He immediately pressed the Omnitrix since he didn't want to get too exposed to the radiation but something unexpected happened, Chemo's radiation produced another EMP blast that rendered the watch useless.

Ben pressed down the watch and was confused by him not transforming. He tried whacking the watch a couple of times but it was useless, so, he turned to Batman and sheepishly smiled.

"W-well, it appears the EMP blast affected the watch, oops." Ben.

Batman grumbled as he prepared his weapons.

"Fall back and don't get in my way." Batman.

'Inexperienced, childish and with lack of insight. I better find a way to take the device off his wrist without causing repercussions.' Batman.

'I bet he's planning to take the Omnitrix away from me, ass.' Ben.

Batman prepares to shoot missiles at Chemo the moment he breaks free whereas Ben went and hid in a trashcan, finding a clown mask in the process.

'Gross.' Ben.

Ben put the mask on and left the scene, his attention drifted to a wounded Red Tornado and Green Arrow taking care of him.

"Sup." Ben.

Green Arrow got startled by the clown mask but Red Tornado reassure him.

"Do not worry… his voice matches with the ones from the database. He's Benjamin Myers Tennyson." Red Tornado.

"Yeah, don't go shouting that now, got it?" Ben.

Red Tornado nods.

"I'm Green Arrow. Any other name we should call you?"

"Don't have an alter-ego name but call me...… Prime, for now." Ben.

"Ok, just out of curiosity, how exactly does that watch works?" Green Arrow.

"Not telling, just waiting for the EMP to wear off and be ready for my next hero time." Ben.

"I don't think you'll be much help against Chemo, the blob's basically a walking nuclear plant monster." Green Arrow.

"That's his name? Chemo? *Green Arrow nods* If called out of context, he could be misinterpreted as a treatment for cancerous diseases." Ben.

"Kid, don't trail off and explain why are you here." Green Arrow.

"Fine, I've got nothing to do with this, I simply came back to help since an acquaintance that I befriended today lives here. I was betting on that crystal wall to trap him but, well, you saw how it turned out." Ben.

'Acquaintance?' Green Arrow.

"That's nice. Too bad Tornado's out of commission, he could really help Batman out." Green Arrow.

"Right? Had the big oaf not EMP the crap outta the watch, I wouldn't be useless." Ben.

'But I won't be useless for long. And speaking of useless.' Ben looks at Tornado.

Ben looked into his hoodie and found some of his tech tools that he keeps just in case and got closer to Tornado.

"Hey, kid. He's not a toy." Green Arrow got in between Ben and Tornado.

"Of course, he isn't. I treat my toys with care. I'm just trying to see if I actually learned anything from Grey Matter's techno-engineering classes." Ben evaded Green Arrow and crouched near Red Tornado's chest.

Ben opened the chest cavity from Red Tornado and found some scorched wires.

"Everything seems relatively fine; he just got a massive energy influx that damaged his mobility functions and transmission cables that connect most of his body. The thing I suppose is a battery is fine but the energy is not being regulated correctly." Ben.

"You know how to fix him?" Green Arrow.

"I've done my homework on things from math to arts to quantum physics, if only this damned EMP wore off, I could try to---" Ben.

*SHING*

The Omnitrix glowed green again.

"Huh, what do you know, it seems that I've still have the plot in my favor and HATES extensive technological research." Ben.

"What?" Green Arrow.

"Nothing, just watch my awesome drip do it's thing!" Ben.

He smacks the Omnitrix and in a flash of green he gets surrounded by a greenish gooey substance that covers every inch of Ben's body.

Ben had transformed once more on Upgrade and got closer to Red Tornado.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing?" Green Arrow.

"Relax, I'm 86% sure about what I'm about to do." Upgrade.

Without another word he lunged at Red Tornado and merged with his robotic body. With green and black tones beginning to appear in Red Tornado's body, the symbol of the Omnitrix appeared in his chest and his eyes glowed green instead of blue.

"Red…buddy, is that you?" Green Arrow.

"Indeed, I'm fully operational and in control of my body." Red Tornado.

"Of course, I didn't want to be accused of body-snatching." Upgrade.

Green Arrow looks around for the mysterious voice but Upgrade simply peaks his head out of Red Tornado's chest.

"I'm here, bub." Upgrade.

"Wah! That's freaky." Green Arrow.

"You've seen more alien crap that most of the sci-fi films in the world and this freaks you out?" Upgrade.

"A ten-year-old pressing an alien watch, becoming the blob: Tron version and giving my robot friend a new paintjob with a stamp before suddenly popping his head from his chest. Yeah, it freaks me out." Green Arrow.

"And that's why the public prefers Batman over you." Upgrade.

Before GA could retort, a big explosion was heard from the battlefield and they peeked through the alley.

They saw how Batman's suit was bombarding the newly released Chemo from the crystal with a barrage of missiles. Chemo appeared to not care for the attack and kept marching towards Batman.

"Quick question: Can wind alter radiation in any way?" Upgrade.

"Answer: Yes, wind can move radioactive particles if it's strong enough. Radioactive particles released into the atmosphere can be carried by wind over long distances, potentially spreading contamination to areas downwind of the source." Red Tornado.

"Ignoring the contamination downsides, what would happen if it's thrown into, let's say the sun?" Upgrade.

"There are various cases of what could happen, the most common being…" Red Tornado was interrupted by Upgrade.

"Can we get rid of said radiation if we shoot this blob towards space, right?" Upgrade.

"Is plausible, but the energy required from my mechanisms are not nearly enough to perform such action." Red Tornado.

"Brah, move towards Chemo and use your powers, I'll do the rest." Upgrade.

Red Tornado's body began to move towards Chemo and they left Green Arrow alone.

"I feel quite useless, better make suits like Batman." Green Arrow.

Batman was ongoing with his assault but Chemo wasn't giving in, it was as if the blob of radiation was no longer in control of his own mind. While attacking, Batman received an intercom from Red Tornado.

"Batman, we've got a plan to stop Chemo." Red Tornado.

"We?" Batman.

Upgrade's face appears in Batman's monitor.

"Yeah, we. As in, him and me." Upgrade.

Batman gets surprised by the sudden appearance of Upgrade but doesn't show it.

"Get off my monitor." Batman threatened.

"Sorry ☹" Upgrade.

*Upgrade has disconnected from the chat*

'That kid's gonna give me a headache.' Batman.

Red Tornado began to activate his Tornado Champion Core and opened some vents in his arms. The vents shoot the air with such power and angle that it creates a strong wind current as powerful as a tornado.

Upgrade's eye flashes and the arms expand and the vents increase to maximize the output and strength of the forming tornado.

"Remarkable." Red Tornado.

"That's why I call this guy: Upgrade."

The stronger tornado began to such the radiation particles into Chemo's body once again while also lifting the giant monster from the ground. Batman was amazed by what he was seeing.

'If I had to assume, I would think of a techno-organic living being that enhances technology. I should work on a defensive system based on him.' Batman.

His train of thought was stopped as he saw that the tornado was still not strong enough to take Chemo into the atmosphere.

The Dark Knight looked at his suit and made a decision. He ripped off some parts of the whole EXO-suit and called out for Tornado and Upgrade.

"Hey, kid!" Batman.

Upgrade looked at him from Tornado's back.

"What?!" Upgrade.

"Use this to power the tornado further!" Batman.

Upgrade saw the mechanical suit and descended to get closer to it.

"Are you sure? Because it looks expensive." Upgrade.

"As long as you can take that giant radioactive hazard out of my city, it'll be worth it." Batman.

"Ok." Upgrade.

'I mean, I COULD revert everything back but... Fuck this guy, he wants to take the Omnitrix.' Ben.

Upgrade began to absorb every piece of tech within the mech EXO-suit and integrated it to Red Tornado.

The robot's appearance changed.

His cape fully integrated with his back and his body figure became more buffed, his air mechanism changed and now the vents are surrounding every part of his body to maximize air capacity.

And added with Upgrade's enhancements.

Red Tornado's arms began to exude more wind than ever before and easily lifts Chemo into the air. Following him by propelling with his legs, Red Tornado began to escort the radioactive hazard into the atmosphere.

Once reached enough altitude, Tornado began to scan carefully the whole being of Chemo, taking into account his sudden appearance and focus on Batman.

The robot/android had deducted that someone was after Batman and brainwashed Chemo to do the deed.

A few seconds later, Red Tornado found a small device inside Chemo's body. He tried to separate it from the monster's body but when he succeeded…

*BOOOOOOM*

The device exploded without leaving a single trace and Chemo returned to his usual monstrous self. After allocating him in a secure location of the orbit, Red Tornado descended and regrouped with his friends.

"Any news on the device?" Batman.

"Negatory. It was destroyed beyond usage after being separated from Chemo." Red Tornado.

"What about the big guy himself?" Green Arrow.

"I've allocated him in a perfect orbit within Earth's. He'll be stuck there indefinitely." Red Tornado.

"Yeah, big W, day saved, no one died. here a cup broke and everyone goes home." Upgrade spoke while leaving Tornado's body.

"Hang on, we still have to address the elephant in the room." Green Arrow.

"Look, I'm no psychic but I strongly belief that Batman must be rich AF." Upgrade.

"I'm talking about the alien watch. Although he IS the member that pays for most of the damages…" Green Arrow.

"Enough of that, Benjamin. That watch is a dangerous weapon that shouldn't be in irresponsible hands." Batman.

"Aha, I hear ya, but I don't feel ya. I found the watch, ergo, it's mine now." Upgrade.

"Kid, we should really look into that watch, what if it has a space virus or something?" Green Arrow.

"Meh, I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Also, I've already fled." Upgrade.

They saw how Upgrade's body was moving unto the cracks while leaving Red Tornado's body behind. Batman tried to stop him with a dull Batarang but failed.

The three heroes remained there as Batman's mood was getting gloomier by the second.

"Okay... who wants takeout?" Green Arrow.

No one said anything.

[In the sewers]

Upgrade emerged from one of the cracks and dusted his body off.

"Man, thank God I don't have a nose right now. I better leave before I time out again." Upgrade.

With a flash of green, he became XLR8 once again and began to run through the sewer passages.

The day was saved, the villain was somehow alive in the orbit and Batman was a pain in the ass. A productive day that has made Ben a target of a certain group of people. Or should I say... groups?