Ben spat blood. “You… know this is dumb, right?”
Here’s a short story based on your prompt, blending Ben 10: Alien Force with the idea of “system requirements” as a literal, in-universe constraint. System Requirements
Ben Tennyson, now sixteen and wearing the black-and-green jacket of the Alien Force, struggled against energy cuffs. Gwen and Kevin were in adjacent cells. ben 10 alien force vilgax attacks system requirements
“Vilgax,” Ben said flatly. “Still compensating for something?”
A terrified galvanic engineer stammered, “L-Lord Vilgax, the planetary defense grid of Primus is… rejecting our incursion.” Ben spat blood
The targeting rune flickered. Vilgax slammed his fist on the obsidian console of the Chimeran Hammer . “Status!”
“Again,” Vilgax ordered. He beat Ben mercilessly—each blow edging the number higher. Gwen and Kevin were in adjacent cells
Vilgax ignored him. He dragged Ben to a crystalline terminal. “Your Omnitrix. It contains the genetic codes of over a million species, including Alien X—a Celestialsapien.”
Vilgax’s ship exploded in a chain of non-lethal but spectacularly embarrassing malfunctions, crashing into Primus’s moon.
Ben closed his eyes. The Omnitrix dial glowed green.
Upgrade.