Ben10: A Romantic Adventure with a Gender-Swapped Class

Mo Bai piloted the "Old Broken Car No. 2" and steadily parked the weathered spaceship back in its original berth—the secret hangar hidden on the edge of the city, which Kevin had carefully disguised.

The spaceship's engines shut down, emitting a final, low sigh. The hatch slowly slid open, carrying the lingering warmth of the desert and a faint smell of engine oil.

"Phew, finally returned intact... I hope Kevin doesn't notice the scratches." Mo Bai unbuckled her seatbelt and stretched her stiff shoulders.

The two exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, simultaneously snapped a picture of their watches.

A flash of green light, and the two transformed into stingrays. Their enormous bat wings unfurled, stirring up the air currents, and they silently sliced ​​through the city's night sky, hurtling toward the museum.

The night wind whistled in my ears, and the city's neon lights flowed like a river of light beneath me.

Soon, the familiar outline of the museum came into view.

The two landed lightly in the shadows of a corner of the parking lot, deactivating their transformations.

Mo Bai habitually took out her car keys, and just as the car unlocked with a "beep," her hand hadn't even touched the driver's side door handle—

Whoosh!

A petite figure, as nimble as a raccoon dog, darted past his arm with lightning speed, carrying a fragrant breeze, and opened the driver's side door before slipping inside and settling in comfortably.

"Hehe!" Xiao Ban sat in the driver's seat, patted the steering wheel with his hands triumphantly, and then slowly turned his head to look at Mo Bai, who was still frozen outside the car, and raised his eyebrows playfully and very obviously.

That look in his eyes, that upward curve of his lips, seemed to be silently declaring: "See! What did I tell you? 'Next time' is 'this time'!"

Looking at Xiao Ban's smug little face, which seemed to have "successfully plotted," Mo Bai's eyes twitched involuntarily, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

He sighed helplessly, a long sigh that seemed to expel all the air from his lungs, and resignedly complained.

"Sigh... I can't do anything with you."

He walked around to the passenger side, opened the car door, and couldn't help but add a sentence, tinged with a "wonderful" vision for the future.

"Kevin, you really have to kowtow to me! This is too much of a sacrifice for me!"

Despite his complaints, he resigned himself to his fate and sat in the passenger seat.

The car door slammed shut, and the first thing he did was to carefully and solemnly pull the seatbelt to its tightest position and fasten it securely.

He was practically embedded in the seat, his back ramrod straight, his hands nervously resting on his knees, his Adam's apple bobbing unconsciously as he swallowed.

Xiao Ban caught a glimpse of his tense, almost fearful expression, as if he were about to face execution, and burst out laughing.

She skillfully turned the key, and the engine emitted a deep roar.

She gently pressed the accelerator to feel the power while comforting him in a relaxed tone.

"Relax~" she drawled, brimming with confidence, "I do have a driver's license, you know~ I got it through the proper exam! I'm perfectly capable!"

However, before she could even finish saying "very steady," her right foot pressed down firmly on the accelerator without hesitation!

Woo——!

The car suddenly lurched forward, and the strong push-back feeling instantly pressed Mo Bai firmly against the seat back.

He felt his heart leap into his throat along with the car. His body tensed even more, and he instinctively gripped the overhead handrails with both hands, his knuckles turning slightly white. His eyes widened as he stared intently at the road rushing past and the blurry street scenes on both sides.

Every turn, every lane change and overtaking maneuver made him feel like his heart was going bungee jumping.

The driver, Xiaoban, drove with ease, even humming along to the car music, as if it were just a normal car ride.

Mo Bai could only pray silently in her heart: May all the gods protect me, please don't scratch it, please don't have any accidents.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. Apart from feeling like she had been on a roller coaster and having a severely elevated heart rate, the car was parked unharmed in the parking space on the side of the road in front of Mo Bai's house.

"Phew..." The moment the car came to a complete stop, Mo Bai finally felt her heart finally settle back into her stomach. She let out a long, relieved breath, feeling a layer of cold sweat on her back.

Xiao Ban deftly turned off the engine, removed the key, opened the car door, jumped out, stretched lazily, and let out a comfortable sigh.

"Ah—I'm exhausted!" She turned around, waved to Mo Bai who was still slumped in the passenger seat, yawned widely, and even squeezed out tears.

"Bye-bye, Mo Bai, I'm so sleepy, see you tomorrow!"

After saying that, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, dragged her somewhat tired steps, and turned to walk towards her own home, which was just a few steps away—the two families were neighbors, which made things very convenient.

Mo Bai also got out of the car. After watching Xiao Ban safely enter the house, she turned around, took out her keys, and opened her own door.

Last night, after experiencing a space battle, a desert horror, and a small-scale roller coaster ride, both of them were exhausted.

Forget about taking a shower, I was too lazy to even change my clothes. I was practically dragged into a dreamless abyss the moment my head hit the pillow by a heavy sleepiness.

That night was unusually peaceful.

There were no alarms of alien invasion, and even the chirping of insects outside the window seemed exceptionally gentle.

Exhausted, my body completely relaxed on the soft bed and fell into a deep sleep, as if trying to make up for all the stress and danger.

......

Golden sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, playfully dancing on Mo Bai's eyelids.

He frowned, groggily turned over, and struggled to break free from his deep sleep.

His consciousness slowly rose like a sinking ship. He struggled to open his sore eyes and groped for his phone on the bedside table.

The screen lit up, and the glaring numbers instantly snapped him back to reality—12:37!

"Holy crap...it's noon?!" Mo Bai sat up abruptly, rubbing her messy hair.

But he soon felt relieved.

The school had already reached a tacit understanding: as long as you can step up in critical moments, you can attend classes casually and show up for exams.

After all, what if rushing to math class caused you to miss the chance to stop aliens from bombing Earth...? Just thinking about that scene is so embarrassing you could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of your toes.

He yawned and prepared to get out of bed.

His gaze inadvertently swept across the window, but his movements suddenly stopped.

The window is open?!

He clearly remembers closing the door tightly and locking it himself before going to bed last night.

A chill crept up my spine.

Someone came in? Without me noticing?

Mo Bai instantly became alert, all sleepiness vanished.

He quickly and carefully surveyed the entire room: the desk, the wardrobe, the toy sumo wrestling machine for the kids, the bookshelves... everything seemed to be in its original place, without any signs of being disturbed, and nothing was missing.

There was no unfamiliar smell in the air.

The feeling... was like a gust of wind that simply opened the window and then quietly disappeared, leaving nothing behind.

After confirming that it was safe, he temporarily suppressed his doubts and decided to go downstairs to wash up and clear his head.

After washing up and having a simple lunch with her mother, Mo Bai strolled over to the front door of Xiao Ban's house.

He raised his hand and rang the doorbell.

Ding-dong-

Not long after, the door opened.

The class monitor, wearing a floral apron, appeared at the door, holding a spatula in one hand, the aroma of cooking food wafting out.

Upon seeing that it was Mo Bai, the class teacher immediately smiled gently.

"Mo Bai, are you here to see Xiao Ban?" She turned slightly, gesturing to the empty living room. "Xiao Ban went out early this morning with Xiao Wen and the others, and hasn't come back yet." Ban's mother looked at Mo Bai with a hint of doubt in her voice. "Didn't she call you?"

Mo Bai was taken aback and quickly took out her phone.

Sure enough, there was an unread text message on the screen, sent by Xiaoban, with the time displayed as around 9 a.m.

He was sleeping so soundly that he didn't hear the notification tone at all.

After quickly glancing at the message, Mo Bai's expression turned serious.

The text message basically says: Some kind of "monster" has broken a seal and is now running rampant all over the streets, and the three of them (Ben, Wen, and Kevin) are chasing after it!

"Thank you, Auntie! I understand!" Mo Bai didn't have time to say more. She hurriedly said goodbye to her aunt and ran to her car parked by the roadside.

He didn't know the exact location of the monster, but he knew where Ben was—the Ultimatrix on their wrists, besides enabling transformation, was also connected to the communication function of the Celestial Guild.

With engines roaring, the car merged into the afternoon traffic.

Mo Bai stared intently at the tiny navigation light projected onto the windshield by the Ultimatrix as they sped along. Soon, the navigation pointed to a somewhat dilapidated industrial area on the outskirts of the city.

The car stopped in front of a huge, abandoned warehouse.

The heavy iron gate of the warehouse was now twisted and deformed, as if it had been torn apart by a giant beast, with a hideous hole in it.

The metal edges curled, gleaming with an ominous, cold light.

"This is it..." Mo Bai pushed open the car door, looked at the hole, and her heart skipped a beat.

This destructive power is extraordinary.