180. Slime

For the next two hours, Morgana and I talked about everything we could think of. We discussed everything that happened yesterday, which helped me look at all my actions from the outside and again understand a lot. And discussed Vilgax's possible actions after the defeat, as well as the reason why he destroyed the Galactic Enforcers and so on.

When serious topics were over, we began to discuss my further plans, future events that both of us know should happen (Morgana studied data from Ben 10'000's computer, so she knows about the future as much as I do) and much, much more. We chatted non-stop and had a great time as I continued to design and build the new exoskeleton for Gluto.

Somehow it so happened that since our summer trip began, we rarely had the opportunity to talk, unless it concerned some important matter. Before, when I first created Morgana, we could talk for hours, mostly as part of her training so that she could understand the world, but then it became our usual routine, which was suddenly interrupted with the beginning of the journey.

Still, no matter how you look at it, Morgana is my most trusted person and no one else knows about me. She knows almost all my secrets, is aware of many of my plans, and she also helps me to conduct my research. Without her, I'm like without hands.

And while I love Gwen, Ashley, and Hope, I don't think I'll ever be able to trust them as much as Morgana, who is my creation, albeit long past her original limitations. Not that, so that my girls are not trustworthy, they deserve it and they have proven it more than once, but the whole problem is with me and that it is difficult for me to trust other people.

Although, I would like to hope that after all that has happened, I have matured enough to understand that it is time to start showing the same trust that my girls give me, and I will begin to show this not only in words, but also in deeds. At a minimum, I should accept their support as they asked.

There is no such serious problem with Morgana, yet I deliberately entrusted her with my most important weapon, in the form of the Omnitrix, so it remains to learn how to do the same with my other girls. Still, how difficult it is to get rid of old habits and start doing the right thing. It's one thing to understand that you need to change, but it's quite another thing to take a step and really change. Well, at least there was progress...

Again I was drawn to philosophical reflections, but there's nothing to be done, it helps me cope with stress and think everything over. Also, my rambling conversation with Morgana helped me a lot, which reminded me of the old days when things were not so difficult and I thought I was the perfect person, no problem, which of course is a lie, but at least I understood my problems.

I was very happy just to talk with Morgana, and the girl herself was glad that we could spend time together, so the time flew by unnoticed by the chatter and my thoughts, and soon, the drawing of the exoskeleton was ready.

Since I already prepared all the necessary materials in advance, it remains only to put everything together, following the drawing and making sure that everything works correctly. Then, it will be possible to present a gift to my friend Protost.

- [So you still turn to the hero for help, even though you were against for my help?] - Morgana pointed out sarcastically when I turned into Upgrade.

- Assembly is the easiest process, but without the necessary tools it will be too long. I don't see anything wrong with making my job a little easier, especially when I've already done the most important thing. - I said in Upgrade's voice, covering all the details of the exoskeleton with my body.

- [As you say, Mr. 'I'll do everything with my own hands.'] - with irony in her voice, Morgana said, looking at me.

To be honest, I was just too lazy to do the final assembly, since there is nothing interesting in it, and Morgana perfectly understood the course of my thoughts, but she was still a little annoyed that I refused her help for the last hours.

And now I turned to Upgrade for help when I got too lazy to finish the work, so she decided to make fun of me a little, releasing sharp comments.

Trying to ignore my AI, I started using the abilities of the Galvanic Mechamorph and put all the parts together, and then assembled an exoskeleton that exactly repeated my design. It turned out not without problems, since a couple of parts were not of the best quality, and I urgently had to look for a replacement, and also I did not take into account some physiological features of the Protost, and I had to deal with this, but in the end, in less than five minutes, everything was ready.

The result was a flawless exoskeleton, perfect for Gluto. And although I hate to admit it, I myself could not put everything together so well and without the help of the Upgrade it would not have turned out so excellent.

Well, I can't be a master at everything, and the Galvanic Mechamorphs were literally born to do the job. And even if I used the rubbish lying around, after processing from the Upgrade, the exoskeleton turned out to be like new, just off the assembly line.

And I'm even satisfied, because in the end, I managed to bring my design to life, and without the help of the Upgrade it would not have happened.

Still, I'm very glad that I have the Omnitrix and even if sometimes I want to do everything myself, it's nice to know that if I need it, I can always turn to my alien forces for help.

Although, the current situation is such that it is better for me to reduce the use of watches until new ones are ready. Honestly, I'm too used to the clock and it will be difficult for me to readjust, but I will try.

- Well, that's it. - I said, unhooking from the assembled exoskeleton and becoming a little man again.

- [That's funny.] - Morgana said after examining my creation.

- What are you talking about? - I asked connecting the exoskeleton to his laptop in order to download the necessary software so that Gluto can control it. It's the most important.

- [Your exoskeleton is almost identical to the one the Omnitrix created when he scanned Gluto's DNA and added his race to the transformation database.] - Morgana said.

- When did you just have time? - I asked in shock, immediately checking my watch and noticing that I really had the opportunity to turn into a Protost.

Also, I noticed that both the Clockwork and the WayBig are now available to me, which is logical, but I was surprised by the presence of Anodite, whom I recognized without any problems in the form of a hologram above the Omnitrix dial.

It seems that me shedding my skin and becoming a full-fledged Anodite myself allowed my watch to add it to the database, even though Anodites don't have DNA as such, as they are completely energetic beings. Now, I can safely transform into Anodite at any time without having to worry about getting stuck in that form or going crazy again. Nice to know…

By the way, if I didn't make a mistake in my calculations, then together with all the above aliens, I now have access to seventy-six transformations, which is a lot and I don't even know if I need so many heroes, but I'm not complaining. Sooner or later, each of these aliens will come in handy.

- [I did everything yesterday, before you fell asleep.] - Morgana said smugly.

- Is that how? Very thoughtful of you. - I said, and then decided to turn into my Protost to look at him.

Returning the dial to this alien again, I pressed it and after a flash of light, I turned into a new hero, while shouting: - I'M SLIME !!! Crap, again...

I was, as always, dissatisfied with my involuntary cry, but I decided not to focus on this and decided to examine myself. As you might guess, I looked like Gluto, that is, I was a pink lump of mucus with three eyes and two antennae on my head, wearing an exoskeleton.

And Morgana was indeed right, the exoskeleton provided by Omnitrix was very similar to the one I created a few minutes ago. The exoskeleton itself consisted of two parts.

The lower part, representing two metal legs, in which my slimy body is immersed and which allow me to walk like a normal humanoid. The upper part is a wide bib with a voice module that works great.

Attached to the breastplate itself are two long arms with three fingers, which are also filled with the mucus of my body, allowing me to control them like normal hands. Thanks to this, this alien can live the life of an ordinary humanoid, without any problems.

The parts of the exoskeleton themselves are not connected together, leaving the central part without armour, which allows you to use the powers of that alien and create additional tentacle arms, both for combat and for work.

Although, this does not mean that this place is defenseless, because in fact, the parts of the exoskeleton will create an invisible barrier that protects against external attacks, but without problems allows you to use the features of the Protost's body.

The exoskeleton that I created differs from the Omnitrix I made, only with more protection, as well as a few additional features that will help Gluto protect himself, as well as help him do his job as a pilot better. Well, do not forget about the Omnitrix symbol, which, as always, appeared on my chest, while Gluto will not have it, which is logical and understandable.

- Not bad, I'm quite comfortable, I think Gluto will be pleased. - moving a little in the image of Slime (since the Omnitrix called him that, I will call him that), I said, becoming a man again.

- [You are done with everything, what did you want?] - Morgana asked.

- Yes, we can go to the captain's bridge, we should be close to the ruins of Petropia by now, and Gwen must have woken up by now. - I said, lifting the two parts of the exoskeleton with telekinesis.

- [And you can't wait to please Gluto with your gift.] - Morgana said with a smirk.

- Exactly. - I said with a smile.

I sincerely like Gluto and I was glad to help him, especially since I not only created an exoskeleton, but also spent time with Morgana, and also relieved stress well and seemed to even come to my senses after yesterday. Productive start to the day.