<i>Ben would chuckle a bit while walking over to grab the soda, the woman vanishing into shards like that is... Mildly concerning but not much to be done about it.</i> &quot;Hah, everyone has long stories huh? Makes sense to me, just from what little I've seen so far about this place it seems... Very strange by most standards, I've probably seen weirder over the years though.&quot; <i>He'd laugh a bit at that thought, probably is underselling it a bit all things considered.</i> &quot;And yo there lady, name's Ben. Also I'm curious, this place seems more set up for fighting than actually working out by my guess. Am I right on that one?&quot; <i>He'd fold his arms over each other while looking around the room, yeah this place for sure doesn't feel like anything designed to do mere aerobics or something. Either way, he just absently sips at the soda with a grin for now.</i>

<i>The young man would nod and crack his knuckles a bit.</i> &quot;Heh, alright then. Good enough for me Niko, guess I can go a little easy on ya if you want. I'm... Very much not out of practice at all, and this 'watch' is a pretty powerful little tool if you know how to use it... Or for that matter even if you just blunder through using it like a fool.&quot; <i>He'd scoff a bit while walking over to the fighting ring once again and looking back upon his younger days, an entire decade ago when he'd first stumbled across this alien device in its original form. Feels like forever to him though.</i> &quot;Anyways man, you wanna take the first shot or should I? I'm good either way I think.&quot;

<i>Persona huh... Well that sounds interesting to say the least, not that he's someone who'd need to look into a power like that.</i> &quot;Huh, neat. I've never heard of anything like it before now, not that I need to look into more powers when I've got this sitting on my wrist so it's pretty much just curiosity.&quot; <i>He'd shrug a bit while making that remark and standing up, absently tapping the watch and getting ready to transform once again.</i> &quot;Anyways, think I'm gonna head out, take a little look around the city with XLR8. I get the sense I'll be here for a while so learning the landmarks and such seems wise. Catch ya later Niko!&quot; <i>And with that he's gone again, given how quickly he flickers between aliens if he doesn't have the master control, he's got something very damn close to it. A fact Niko might realize depending upon how good his memory is of various mistransformations and time outs in the show itself. Either way, the blue raptor like alien is long gone in mere seconds. Rushing through the city with a wide grin while taking in Tokyo's sights.</i>

<i>The young man would nod and turn back to human with a grin on his face.</i> &quot;Yeah I understand, the Omnitrix heals me whenever I change and I'm... Way too used to fighting for long periods by now, so my standards of what's normal are a bit wacky. If you feel worn down though, for sure smarter to stop before you hurt too badly. Training from hell isn't actually anywhere near as effective as stories make it out to be, get some water or something too.&quot; <i>Ben chuckles a bit at that though, if only he'd understood that being a hero didn't mean recklessly pushing too damn far back when he was a kid. Oh well, live and learn right?</i> &quot;Anyways, that was pretty intresting actually! Mind if I ask about that... What's that thing you summon called? I've never seen any kinda magic like it before.&quot; <i>He'd smile while asking that, absently leaning back against the counter of the juicebar and tapping a finger against it.</i>

<i>He'd stare over at the woman curiously, that's... Strange, alien tech? Some form of magic? Maybe just a race he's never seen before, whatever the case is...</i> &quot;Sure, sounds good! Just a soda or something is cool if ya got any.&quot; <i>As for Kazuo, Ben would smile back for a moment while sizing the young man up. Not to mention taking a moment to think if he should explain exactly how new he is... Doesn't seem too likely to hurt though, right?</i> &quot;Hah, new is one way of putting it. Believe or not I kind of just, crashed into the city in general yesterday actually. It's a long story though so I won't bore you with the details man, and the name's Ben here.&quot; <i>He'd offer the boy a handshake while absently keeping an eye on that strange woman behind the juice bar. Something about her seems a bit off, but eh. That doesn't mean she's awful or anything.</i>

<spoiler> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ben-10-aliens/images/f/f1/NRGpose.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20140614200450 </spoiler> <i>Ben would slam his now slightly burnt claws into the Omnitrix dial upon his chest, once again green light bursts outward and his shape changes. This time becoming some being in a large metal suit with pure red blazing behind small windows upon its front. He'd chuckle a bit at Asami's commands.</i> &quot;Well, you're the one who said you wanted to fight so I'm ignoring that here. And the heat, fun trick but I think you'll find NRG stands up to it quite nicely!&quot; <i>The girl would find his lumbering form darting towards her... Not quickly NRG isn't quick, but the massive suit does allow him to grab onto her with far greater strength than anything XLR8 possessed if he's capable of getting within range. Not to mention the fact that his bulky armor completely and utterly prevents the massive heat of Asami's body from doing anything in the least to him. Or perhaps it's more what's behind that armor rendering him immune to heat and flames, but either way Ben would be unphased by it now. Though far easier to evade so he does have to hope on getting in close to pull her into a strong grab.</i>

<i>Alex would find his attempts at attacking... Simply failing, a glimmering barrier shooting up around the ring from various mystical runes inscribed onto the floor around it. </i> <spoiler>None of that now, this fight has enough chaos without any extra added.</spoiler>

<spoiler> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/f/fb/Swampfire_ov2.png/revision/latest?cb=20141129034922 </spoiler> <i>The young man smirks a bit while that mass appears before him, quite the sight but he's seen worse aliens than this before. Course it doesn't seem like an alien...</i> &quot;Neato! I've never seen anyone use a thing like that before, let's try this trick out then!&quot; <i>He'd slam down onto the Omnitrix in moments, transforming into a more bulky and plantlike being. His red and yellow face stares over at the fellow fighter while... Attempting to dodge, Swampfire isn't the quickest alien and it doesn't entirely work. But the damage done to his chest by that spell doesn't exactly seem too worrying for Ben either. And with a wave of his hands plantlife would begin growing up from under the GYM in mere moments that aims to cover a good chunk of the field and suddenly begin shooting toward Niko with an aim of grabbing onto the boy.</i> &quot;

<spoiler> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/biomnitrix-fan/images/0/0c/Ghostfreak%28T%29.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20190531194826 </spoiler> <i>Ben just sighs to himself upon seeing Asami's reaction, well shoot. He didn't intend to cause that much trouble from such a blow... Seems as though she's not exactly the most used to fighting then. The man once again vanishes from sight however, the perfume sprayed at him being evaded as Ghostfreak fades not merely from sight but becomes entirely intangible to begin with while moving toward Sana. Not only that, but he undergoes another transformation. Not into a different alien, but the sheet like covering is removed and replaced by a far more monstrous form with tendrils jutting from his chest. A fact Sana would quickly realize as Ghostfreak appears directly in front of her and lashes out with both a quick series of swiping blows from his tendrils which bear greater power than before... And vanishing from sight and the material coil again mere seconds after that barage aimed to slam Sana around. He just chuckles a bit while staying in motion, absently observing the girl and waiting for a chance to strike out at her once again.</i>

<i>Ben would smirk a bit as the boy aims to dodge, it does work well enough to keep him away from the plants at least. On the other hand, it also finds him with Swampfire barreling through the air at high speeds, propelled by jets of flame rushing from his hands that push the being far more quickly than he could normally run. He's aim to slam straight into the Persona, a pair of superpowered punches for it from the air with easily enough force to send a car blasting away.</i> &quot;Heh, not bad pal. Two can play at moving in unexpected ways though, but that thing of yours... Like two fighters at once. Kinda cool.&quot;