Queen Blackfire

When Ben noticed the guards about to attack them right after appearing, he instinctively used Alien X to knock them unconscious. As he held up his hands to deescalate the situation, he couldn't help but notice the beauty of the woman on the throne. She had golden orange skin which greatly contrasted with her black and silver outfit, which pronounced her curves quite well. Her full green eyes lightly glowed, presumably from her about to use her powers.

After Ben said his peace sentence, Zatanna noticed him staring at Blackfire with slightly lewd eyes.

"Ehem," Zatanna hip-bumped him then addressed the queen, "Hello Queen Blackfire, I'm Zatanna and this is Ben. We-"

"Why are you here in my throne room?" the queen cut her off.

"Well, I teleported us here and I didn't realize that we would appear in the castle so I apologize for that. We came just for a friendly visit so I could show my friend here your lovely planet," Zatanna tried to explain.

"And why are you interested in my planet?" Blackfire asked towards Ben.

"I'm from a different reality and I suddenly appeared in this universe so I was interested to see what sort of planets there are," he answered truthfully.

"Did Koriand'r tell you about this place?"

"Who?"

"Starfire," Zatanna said, "And yes she did when she first joined the titans on Earth but she doesn't know we are here."

"Hm," the curvy queen uncrossed her legs before crossing one over the other again, which Ben willed himself not to look downwards.

"So you just want to tour Tamaran?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Fine, it's no issue but I'll accompany you," she gathered her papers before standing up and walking towards Ben with sashaying hips, "I was just doing boring paperwork anyway," she said with a seductive smile.

"Um, okay. You're the queen after all," Ben cleared his dry throat.

"Call me Blackfire."

"Got it, Blackfire," he replied.

Zatanna rolled her eyes before speaking up.

"Anyway, where should we start?" she said, inching closer to Ben's side, which caught Blackfire's attention.

"Let me show you our courtyard and then we can tour the surrounding area," the golden beauty said as she walked to the doors where the guards were knocked out.

"Shouldn't I wake them up?" Ben asked when he noticed that she opened the doors and didn't spare a glance to the guards.

"They will wake up on their own later, yes?"

"Uh, yes," he answered.

"Then why bother?" she faced him with a mischievous smile, "It's not like they're going anywhere. I'm more interested to see what other abilities you have, so come along now," she turned and walked out the doors.

"Why do you want to know more about my powers?" Ben asked as he and Zatanna followed her outside.

"You took out my guards in an instant without even moving and I can sense the power you're radiating so I'm guessing that's not all you can do, am I correct?" Blackfire said over her shoulder.

"Yes, that's correct," Ben answered truthfully, "Really no point to lie about it. I'm usually a truthful person."

As the trio made their way through some halls, Ben noticed that most of the guards and citizens they passed had red hair and all of them had the same golden skin. Whenever they passed the tamaraneans, they would immediately bow towards their queen. Ben marveled at the inside of the castle, high ceilings, grand arches around entryways. He felt as if he were back in time just, on a different planet.

Blackfire led them to a patio which looked over the lands in front of the castle. Lush green vegetation sat below a bright blue sky filled with yellow clouds. Ben and Zatanna couldn't see much wildlife except for a few glimpses of greenish creatures that moved too quickly.

"This is Tamaran," the queen spread her arms, encompassing the view.

"It's beautiful," Zatanna said and Ben nodded in agreement.

"Thank you," she responded, then faced them with a grin, "now can you guys fly?"

"Yes," they said in unison.

Blackfire started to rise off of the ground as her green eyes became brighter.

"Then follow me," she laughed as she started to fly away.

Sharing a look, the two earthlings chased after her, Ben using Jetray's power and Zatanna encased in white energy. Ben's eyes slightly glowed green, which Blackfire noticed.

"Your eyes also glow green when you use your powers?" she asked.

"Sometimes but not always," he replied.

"As fun as flying over this beautiful scenery is," Zatanna started, "was it wise for you to leave without telling anyone?"

"Oh, I told my advisors so nothing to worry about."

"But when? We were with you and we didn't see you talk to anybody," Ben said.

"I told them telepathically."

"Nice, we can also use it," Zatanna said.

"Really?" the queen questioned.

*Yep* Zatanna sent for all of them to hear.

Blackfire, still ahead of them, sent a private message to Ben.

*Like what you see?* Her black and silver suit tightly hugged her ass and thighs, which Ben immediately noticed once receiving the message.

He coughed into a fist and focused his attention to the landscape below them as they flew at a semi-fast pace.

He noticed a lot of purple and pink flowers among the green plants. There were also some tamaraneans who seemed to be hunting.

"So where are we heading?" Ben asked, not bothering to reply to the telepathic message, which made Blackfire chuckle under her breath.

"To the arena. I want you to show what you're made of against some of our fighters," she replied.

"What?" Zatanna exclaimed, "I thought we were just going to tour some of the planet."

"And we will, but I'm really interested in what your handsome friend here can do. As you should know, our culture is one made of warriors and what do you think we respect the most?"

"Strength," Ben said.

"Not only that but also fighting capability. Strength means nothing if you don't know how to use it, so I want you to fight not using any powers."

"I'm not afraid of fighting without powers but what about your fighters?" Ben questioned.

"Hm, alright. Do you have any physical enhancement only powers?" She asked thinking it was a bit unfair since tamaraneans are built very strong.

"Yes but how about I just even the playing field?" Ben smiled.

"What do you mean?"

"Like I said, I'm a truthful person. My powers come from a device which allows me to turn into and use alien powers. I can also collect new DNA with just a touch so I could collect it from you and then just turn into a tamaranean with similar physiology and powers."

"Wow…" Blackfire exclaimed, "um, sure. How do you want to collect my DNA, hmm?" she said in a seductive voice.

"A handshake will do," Zatanna butted in, barely hiding a glare.

With a laugh, Blackfire held out her hand towards Ben, which he took. He noticed that she had callouses, a true indication of a warrior.

*New DNA sample collected* Trix chimed in Ben's head *Species is Evolved Tamaranean. Pre-Evolved DNA detected. More details available after transformation*

"Got it," Ben said, still holding Blackfire's hand as they were all levitating in the air.

"Well?" she asked, "Are you going to transform?"

"Yep," he replied, letting go, "here goes."

In his mind, he selected the new sample and decided to fully transform.

A bright green light then blinded Zatanna and Blackfire.