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Incorrect Omnitrix

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Fandom
Ben 10 Series
Other characters
Diamondhead (Ben 10 Series) Four Arms (Ben 10 Series) Heatblast (Ben 10 Series) XLR8 (Ben 10 Series) Stinkfly (Ben 10 Series) Ripjaws (Ben 10 Series) Ghostfreak | Zs'Skayr Grey Matter (Ben 10 Series) Upgrade (Ben 10 Series) Wildmutt (Ben 10 Series)
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Omnitrix (Ben 10 Series) Incorrect Quotes Omnitrix Aliens Come To Life how is that not a tag??? Alternate Universe - Space Nightmares Comfort Fluff Crew as Family Arguing Ghosts Possession Swearing Headcanon Insomnia Silly Slice of Life Might add Fanart eventually Fanart Digital Art
Language
English
Originally published
on AO3 · updated 04 Jan 2025
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1,787 words28 chapters 36 sparks0 comments0 bookmarks38 readsUpdated 04 Jan 2025
Summary

Introducing an AU idea I've had for a long time, but through Incorrect Quotes!

The ten original Omnitrix Aliens wake up on a spaceship with fragmented memories (based on when they were active as Ben or not). They adjust surprisingly fast and become a crew.

Now with fanart at the end.

Chapter 1: Names


Will happily take suggestions on names and jobs.

* Diamond Head (Captain) — Di, Mondy (he hates this one)

* Fourarms (Muscle/security, second-in-command) — Four, Spyder?

* Heatblast (???) — Wick? (as in candle wick)

* Stinkfly (???) — Stink, Stinky, Bug

* XLR8 (???) — Eight

* Ripjaws (???) — RJ, Rip

* Ghostfreak (???) — Freak

* Grey Matter (Engineer, researcher, chief medical officer, etc) — Grey, Boss (Upgrade only)

* Upgrade (Lab assistant, pilot, engineer, etc) — Upgrade

* Wildmutt (???) — Mutt

Chapter 2: Breathe

Stinkfly: Hey, Di?

 

Diamond Head: Yeah?

 

Stinkfly: Can a person breathe inside a washing machine while it’s on?

 

Diamond Head: What?

 

Stinkfly: Keep in mind that they're partially amphibious.

 

Diamond Head: ...

Diamond Head: Where’s Grey Matter?

Chapter 3: Blasphemy Is Fun! (Down With God)

Stinkfly: Forgive me Father, for I have sinny-sin-sinned.

 

Grey Matter: For the last time, it's–!

 

XLR8, covering Grey Matter's mouth: Do you want him to go back to saying 'sorry, Daddy, I've been naughty'!?

 

Grey Matter, muffled: No...

 

Fourarms, laughing: YES

Chapter 4: Jail

XLR8: Jail is no fun. I’ll tell you that much.

 

Ghostfreak: Oh, you’ve been?

 

XLR8: Once. In Monopoly.

Chapter 5: Stoic

Heat Blast: That was a joke. Say ha.

 

Diamond Head: Ha.

 

Heat Blast: Now do it again.

 

Diamond Head: Ha.

 

Heat Blast: Now put them together.

 

Diamond Head: Ha-Ha.

 

Heat Blast: Congratulations, you are officially the life of the party.

Chapter 6: Rivalry

Heat Blast, to Ripjaws: If you can ever manage to get over yourself, I would highly recommend being me.

Chapter 7: This Turned Out Sweeter Than I Expected

XLR8: How do tall people people sleep at night when the blanket can't possibly cover you?

 

Fourarms: Wha–? Eight, it's four o'clock in the morning!

 

XLR8, perched on Fourarms' chest: So, you can't sleep, huh? [whispers] Is it because of the blanket?

 

Fourarms: ...What are even doing in my quarters?

 

XLR8: Grey Matter kicked me out of his.

 

Fourarms: And what were you doing in his quarters?

 

XLR8: Well, I couldn't stay in Wildmutt's, he drools!

 

Fourarms: What were you– nevermind. Why did you leave your quarters?

 

XLR8: [mutters something under his breath]

 

Fourarms: What?

 

XLR8: Bad dream. But that's not important, I'm over it n– yipe!

 

Fourarms, wrapping his arms around XLR8: Sleep now.

 

XLR8: But–

 

Fourarms: Shhh. Sleep.

 

XLR8: ...

XLR8, closing his eyes: Goodnight, Four.

 

Fourarms: [yawns] 'Night, Eight...

Chapter 8: Insomnia

Grey Matter, vibrating and holding a small-for-anyone-but-him cup of coffee: I cannot cease nor slow my progress, not when I am on the verge of accomplishing greatness!

 

Upgrade: [shuts off power to the lab]

 

Grey Matter: Et tu, Upgrade?!

 

Fourarms: [cocks raygun] Go to bed. This is no longer a request, this is now a Threat.

 

Grey Matter: But–

 

Fourarms: Don't try me, pipsqueak; I will let Eight in here with a permanent marker and no supervision.

 

Grey Matter, paling briefly: ...Fine, you ignorant heathen. You have bested me.

Grey Matter, snuggling into the lab drawer he uses for a bed: For [yawn] now. But I will have my [eyes drift shut] revenge... [snores]

Chapter 9: Worrisome

//making contact with a landing party that's been sent planetside

 

Ghostfreak, texting through a communicator: Hey, thanks for checking in, I’m ✨still a piece of garbage✨

Ghostfreak: ;)

 

Diamond Head, looking up from the communications console: Is Freak okay..?

 

Grey Matter, not even bothering to look up from his work and read the message: Not since I've known him, no.

Chapter 10: One Way Or Another


Posting has been paused due to real life stuff. It will resume shortly. Or not. I don't particularly care at the moment.

Grey Matter: There are three ways to handle a difficult situation. My way, the wrong way, and the XLR8 way.

 

XLR8: What?

 

Upgrade: The wrong way but faster.

 

XLR8: Oh. Hey, wait a second...

 

Ghostfreak: To be fair, it's not always faster.

 

XLR8, nodding: That's righ– Hey!

 

Grey Matter: Hmm, you do have a point.

 

XLR8: ..I'm telling Di you guys are being mean to me. [runs off]

 

Ghost Freak: [flat] Oh no. I am so scared. Shaking in my ectoplasm, truly.

 

Diamond Head, from another room: Grey! Freak! Upgrade! We need to talk!

 

Ghostfreak: Later, losers. [phases through a wall]

 

Upgrade: I, uh, think I left something on in the lab. Bye, Boss. [goes digital and disappears into the ship systems]

 

Grey Matter: I... Possibly made a miscalculation in this situation.

Grey Matter: In Layman's terms; fuck.

Chapter 11: Kinda A Bad One

Grey Matter, holding a small raygun: [scowls] Someone will die...

 

Upgrade, bonded with four giant rayguns: Of fun!

 

--alt--

 

Ghostfreak, gleefully: Someone will die...

 

Stinkfly: Of fun!

 

Ghostfreak: Oh, it'll definitely be fun.

Chapter 12: Token Evil Teammate

Heatblast: Why would you think any of this was a good idea?!

 

Ghostfreak, deadpan: Probably because I’m a unstable sociopath with a long history of violence and sabotage.

 

Heatblast: Oh, right...

 

Grey Matter, from across the room: I don’t understand how you keep forgetting that.

Chapter 13: Fond

Grey Matter: You know, when I first met you I thought you all were complete idiots.

 

Stinkfly: What changed your mind?

 

Grey Matter: Nothing, I've just grown surprisingly fond of that side of you.

Chapter 14: TW: Heavy Cursing

Fourarms: You say 'Please' and 'Thank you' in front of Stinkfly all the time, and he never repeats it.

Fourarms: But you call Di 'Ass-Faced Motherfucker' ONE TIME–

Chapter 15: True To Life

Fourarms: You're a lying piece of shit!

 

Ghost Freak: Oh yeah? Well, you're the idiot that thinks you can get away with everything you do, WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!

 

Grey Matter: I'm leaving the ship, and I'm taking Upgrade with me! Good luck making repairs on your own, you motherf–

 

Ripjaws, gathering cards: Aaaaand that's enough Monopoly for today.

 

Wildmutt: [whines and starts chewing on the gameboard]

Chapter 16: Good Boy..?

Wildmutt: [is woken up by ringing commutation console]

Wildmutt: [waits a minute for Grey Matter or Upgrade to come in to the room and answer it]

 

Grey Matter & Upgrade: [neither come in nor answer it]

 

Wildmutt: [barks and bites communication console until it stops making noise]

Wildmutt: [makes happy rumbles and goes back to sleep]

 

Landing Party: [is screwed]

Chapter 17: Zs'Skayr Was The Guy Ghostfreak's DNA Was Pulled From, Remember?

Upgrade: When Grey Matter was generated, the Gods said 'he is too perfect for this world.'

 

Stinkfly: Please. When he was born, the Devil said 'Oh, competition.'

 

Grey Matter: There is no such thing as God nor the Devil, so this argument has no logical basis–

 

Ghostfreak: Oh, the Devil was very real.

 

Heatblast: I'm sorry, 'was'?

 

Ghostfreak: Zs'Skayr gave him a chance for peaceful surrender, but he just wouldn't give up the throne. I– Zs'Skayr had no choice, really. [stretches and calmly phases through wall before anyone can say anything]

 

XLR8: He's joking, right?

 

Everyone: ...

 

XLR8, running into the corridor: Freak, wait up! You're joking, right?!

Chapter 18: Possibly A Continuation

XLR8, knocking on the door: Freak, open up!

 

Ghostfreak: It all started when my DNA donor highjacked my brain...

 

Grey Matter: That’s not what he–

 

XLR8: Let him finish!

Chapter 19: Henway


Everyone immediately starts high-fiving and cackling.

Heatblast: Every time I hear someone talking about updog, I’m torn between not wanting to fall for it and wanting to help them complete their joke.

 

Fourarms: Okay, but what is updog?

 

Stinkfly: Updog is a long sausage in a bun, often served with ketchup, mustard, onions, and/or relish.

 

Upgrade: No, that's a hot dog. An updog is when an existing application or device is improved upon in some way 

 

Ripjaws: No, that's you. You’re thinking of the fourth largest city in Sweden.

 

XLR8: Surely that’s Uppsala, where as updog is the giant spider in Harry Potter.

 

Fourarms: That’s Aragog. Updog is a symbol conventionally used for an arbitrarily small number in analysis proofs.

 

Grey Matter: You’re thinking of epsilon. Updog is an upward-moving air current.

 

Ghostfreak: No, that’s an updraft. An updog is the modern version of a henway.

 

Diamond Head: What’s a henway??

 

Fourarms: Oh, about five pounds.

Chapter 20: Crew

Diamond Head: We’re all in this together. If one of us falls, we all fall. Nobody is expendable on this crew.

 

Grey Matter: That isn't even close to true. In fact, I have a numbered list of most expendable crewmate to most necessary one.

 

Diamond Head: Grey, that isn't–

 

Grey Matter: Number five will shock you.

Chapter 21: Possessed

Heatblast, singing to the tune of I Kissed a Girl: I kicked Stinkfly, and I liked it–

 

Fourarms, whispering: Think we should call the space-exorcist?

 

Diamond Head: We have no proof that Freak's behind this.

 

Wild Mutt, also singing: The taste of his cherry chapstick!

 

Diamond Head: ...

Diamond Head, sighing: Call the exorcist.

Chapter 22: I'm Getting Bored

Grey Matter, about to join the landing party off-ship: Don’t spend all day playing videogames, okay? There's still a lot of lab work to get done.

 

Upgrade: You got it, of course! Bye, Boss!

Upgrade, 0.3 seconds after Grey Matter's gone: I FORGE MY OWN PATH!! [spends all day playing videogames and doing lab work]

Upgrade, proudly: I'm so independent.

Chapter 23: Ride-Or-Die

Upgrade: Wow! Stinkfly made you cry?

 

Grey Matter, tearing up: Yes, and he said some really mean things that are only partly accurate.

 

Upgrade, patting his head: Don't worry, it'll be okay.

 


 

Stinkfly, hitting into an automatic door for the tenth time that day: Is it just me, or does the ship hate me all of a sudden?

 

Upgrade, deep in the ship's system: [hisses] VENGEANCE

Chapter 24: F***

Fourarms: Swear words are illegal now. If you say one, you'll be in trouble.

 

Stinkfly, cheerfully: Heck <3

 

Fourarms: You're on thin fucking ice, Bug.

Fourarms: Oh no

Chapter 25: Zs'Skayr/Ghostfreak Died At Least A Few Times, I'm 90% Sure


Okay, 82%

Fourarms: Oh no, I’m doomed!

 

Ripjaws: Seriously? All you have to do is not insult Ghostfreak on his death day.

 

Fourarms: Exactly, it’s impossible!

Chapter 26: Need For Speed


No matter which way you look at it, all these guys are ten or younger...

Grey Matter, teaching XLR8 to pilot the ship: Okay, what does it mean when the debris detector is green?

 

XLR8: Go!

 

Grey Matter: Good. And when it's red?

 

XLR8: Stop!

 

Grey Matter: Very good! What about yellow?

 

XLR8: If you floor it, you can make it!

 

Grey Matter: ...

Grey Matter: New rule, only Upgrade drives.

Chapter 27: Greedy Fleabags


And that brings us to the end. Hopefully I'll write more in this AU soon.

What do you think of introducing an AU through Incorrect Quotes? A good idea, a bad idea, or just a silly idea? I'd love to hear your feedback!

Grey Matter: It’s just… no matter what I do, relating to others enough to befriend them is complex in a way entirely different than what I'm accustomed to.

 

Heatblast: Yeah, I literally can’t relate to that problem at all, but you know who no one likes? Hey Ghostfreak~!

 

Ghostfreak: Fuck you, you overgrown candle.

 

Heatblast: See?? Entirely unlikable. That's your standard; be better than Ghostfreak.

 

Grey Matter: That seems like too low of a standard to be accurate.

 

Ghostfreak: Fuck all of you...

Ghostfreak: ...except Ripjaws.

 

Heatblast: Why not RJ?

 

Ghostfreak: He shares his snacks with me. Unlike some greedy fleabags. [glares at Wildmutt]

 

Wildmutt: [growls and pulls his food closer]

Chapter 28: Fanart!



36 carried over from the original posting

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