1 And then there was Ben

Benjamin Parker has had a bad day.

He's caught his girlfriend cheating on home with his so-called best friend, then got black-out drunk and hit an old tree on his way home.

However, though, milliseconds before the impact, time stood still, and his head cleared up. Shaking, Ben got out of his old truck and lightly shut the door.

Suddenly, a bright blue portal opened before him. "This should be the right place" uttered and old voice he could barely it remember, as though it were an old friend long forgotten. An old man wearing a silver gauntlet stepped through."Benjamin Parker, correct? My name's Professed Paradox, and I've got a deal for you. You see, young Benjamin Tennyson's souls has been damaged, and your soul has similar wavelengths to his, allowing them to merge to protect his life,and retain your memories, though that universe may encounter… irregularities. As you are nearly dead, is there any reason to refuse?"

Ben now recognizes the name vividly. This man was professor paradox, a time traveler from a supposed fictional story. Ben quietly thought it over, and considering his situation… "I'll do it."

"Great"

These were the last words he heard before he blacked out.

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Ben woke up in the body of a 5-year-old Benjamin Tennyson. He felt slightly… different, as if his maturity dropped, leaving his intelligence but also a childlike innocence. He looked over at his beside clock. As it was around 6:30, an hour before school, he had time to contemplate.

As he surveyed the room around him, he noticed a few things, primarily the appearance of royal blue in his room, rather than Ben's green. He did have a bit of extra knowledge, though. He was in the Ben Ultimate universe, which was just as important, if not more, than Ben Prime. This was because if Ben Prime was the roots of the tree, Ben Ultimate was the Earth.

Ben knee he had to prepare for the omnitrix, and anything that comes with it, due to Paradox's mentions of "Irregularities".

Ben sighed, as the best way to get stronger right now was magic, but he had no way to learn.

He'd worry about that later, but now he had to go to school, however depressing the thought might be.

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"Ugh, it's finally over" First grade was the worst, everything was so boring. His teacher had even yelled at him for correcting her, and he was pretty sure the teacher was at least 60.

As he made his way out of the school, he spotted his dad's car. Surprisingly, he felt no apprehension or hesitation towards calling him dad, though he figured it was the soul fusion thing.

"Hey, son, how was school today?" His father asked. "Boring as usual"

"Well what do yo say about getting some ice cream?" His father offered unsurprisingly, Ben excitedly took the deal.

They pulled up to the drive through and ordered" Can I get a large vanilla shake and chocolate ice cream?" His father asked the cashier. "Sure, just pull up to the next window." They did as instructed and they got their orders, which was surprisingly only about three bucks.

They started on their way home directly after. "Did you learn anything at school today" His father asked, breaking the awkward silence that loomed over the car."Not really, it was exceedingly simple" Ben accidentally broke his childish character for a second, and the large world shocked his father. "Well looks like you finally learned something" His father chuckled.

They pulled up to the driveway and got out of the car. Ben was confused a little by the extra car, but decidedly ignored it. They made their way to the door, and opened it to find his aunt Nat and mother in the dining room, and his uncle on the couch.

Ben was rather excited, considering where he was now, but quickly calmed himself a bit. "Hey aunt Nat and Uncle Frank" he shouted in his excited childish voice, as he gave them a hug. He still jotted all this down under soul fusion.

Finally connecting the dots in his head , Ben raced into his room to find the redhead in all her glory. It took

Him a minute to process things as when he saw her, the original Ben' s memories kicked in and he saw his opinion of her, which was surprising as he that she was kinda cute, which super embarrassed the Ben now, as he was mentally supposed to be 30 years old.

"Stop staring at me, Doofus"

Gwen's voice shocked him out of his stupor, but he ha appearances to keep up. "Just chocked by your dweebiness, Gwen" he retaliated as he stuck his tongue out. He seriously cringed at his remark. Did he really have to keep this up for five years?

(If you've got any writing tips, please don't be insulting and just tell me)