American comics: The off-the-charts random transformation

The slovenly shopkeeper smiled as he took the tire. His rotten teeth, revealed by his smile, were much cleaner than his face, which was covered in greasy acne.

After placing the tires on the storage shelf, the boss pulled out a few banknotes from a drawer on the workbench.

"Here you go, three hundred dollars. That's a huge sum, Ben. Be careful with it!"

With a blank expression, Tian Xiaoban snatched the banknotes, ignoring the shopkeeper's awkward smile, and counted the money on the spot, afraid that this bloodsucker would cheat him out of money again.

After confirming the amount was correct and putting the money in her pocket, Tian Xiaoban said to Jason, "I'm leaving now, Jason. You can come find me if you need anything."

Jason laughed and replied, "OK, if there's a big order, I'll come to you!"

…………

It was 5:30 PM, and Tian Xiaoban had returned to his rented room. He walked through the narrow alleyway and turned left into the house.

There are no surveillance cameras around the catwoman's safe house, so Tian Xiaoban often transforms there.

He put down the two bags of bread he was carrying and began to adjust the Omnitrix in his left hand.

Tian Xiaoban wouldn't be like the protagonist in "Ben 10," crudely using the Omnitrix to turn it into a bomb capable of blasting through the universe; that would be too stupid.

Moreover, this universe doesn't have the creator of the Omnitrix—Azmith. If things go wrong and Tian Xiaoban accidentally activates the little broken watch's self-destruct mode, he'll have nowhere to turn for help!

You probably won't be able to find anyone who can repair an Omnitrix!

He has always used Omnitrix with great care, paying attention to it in daily life, for fear of any bumps or knocks.

Even when trying to crack the Omnitrix's internal commands, he carefully twisted the motor.

Tian Xiaoban actually had a little bit of hope in his heart. What if he, like the protagonist of "Ben 10", managed to unlock all the permissions of the broken watch by constantly rotating the dial and by sheer luck? Then he would be able to transform into whatever he wanted.

By then, he will definitely become an ancestor!

End your daydreaming and return to reality.

Before transforming with the Omnitrix, Tian Xiaoban filled a large bathtub with water, just in case!

"Whew—, let's begin!"

Tian Xiaoban pressed the start button on the Omnitrix, and the green movement rose up; he turned the movement on the dial with his right hand, selected the species (crossed out), and rotated it a few times randomly.

Then he took a deep breath: "Inhale—exhale—, off the charts! Give me a character that's a little bit more powerful!"

The right hand quickly presses the green dial movement.

"Transform!"

The Omnitrix suddenly burst forth with a strong, blinding green light, filling the entire room.

When Tian Xiaoban opened his eyes again, he felt that his perspective had changed.

Everything around me felt so big, and it... looked down and exclaimed, "Wow~" (its hands are so small)!

It turned its head to look at the mirror.

"Click-clack~ Click-clack—" (What the heck is this? A little dinosaur?)

Reflected in the mirror, an orange-red lizard with its rear end on fire—oh no, it should be its tail on fire—appeared!

After carefully identifying the species, Tian Xiaoban understood what she had become!

This is Charmander, one of the three starter Pokémon, a very popular character, and a Pokémon with extremely high growth potential!

"Click...click!!" (Damn it, why isn't it Charizard?! I want an invincible Charizard!!!)

"Click...click..." (Can't speak human language, damn it, this is so annoying, I'd better undo the transformation first...)

Tian Xiaoban spun around in front of the mirror a few more times, and finally saw the Omnitrix logo at the base of his tail—the round hourglass logo that emitted a green light!

(The normal Omnitrix has a white hourglass icon after transformation, but the one on Tian Xiaoban's wrist remains green after transformation, as if the dial is locked to that color.)

"Click...huh?" (Damn, what do I do? My arms are too short, I can't reach it! Am I supposed to bang my head against the wall?)

With a conflicted expression, the little dragon gritted its teeth, looking like it was going all out, and quickly ran backward on its short legs, crashing into the wall.

boom!

It's okay, but it crashed through the wall...

The little dragon's expressions became hilarious!

"Click—" (Oh no, Aunt Selena is definitely going to make me pay up! My little treasure trove is doomed! No—!)

After feeling sorry for his wallet for five seconds, Charmander's indignant expression vanished.

"Click click..." (So that's it. The intense emotional fluctuations triggered memories etched into the DNA. This is... a Pokémon's inherited move!)

It was as if a fully leveled Charizard was demonstrating skills in its mind. Following the memory, Tian Xiaoban imitated and used the inherited move!

"Click—!" (Dragon dives!)

A dazzling blue dragon-shaped energy surged into his rented room, and after a moment of calm, it exploded instantly!

(Gan! It’s over!)

Tian Xiaoban stared in disbelief at the ruins before him. His happy little house, where he had lived for only two weeks, was gone! *Snap!*

"Click! Na!!!"

(No---!!!)

The mournful roar of the dragon frightened away all the animals in the vicinity!

Cockroaches, rats, and birds all stayed away from this terrifying place.

Chapter 6 The Little Dragon's Fighting Power

[Roar]: Uses a loud roar to scare away wild Pokémon. (In game battles, this forces the opponent to switch Pokémon.)

Under the complex emotions of suppression, grievance, resentment, and despair, Charmander actually mastered a Pokémon move, [Roar]!

Its roar just now scared away all the creatures around it.

"Click click click..." (Holy crap, I actually learned a Pokémon move! I can learn moves after all? Congratulations... What a load of rubbish! What good is this move now?! Oh no, I don't even have a place to sleep tonight!)

Charmander looked utterly devastated, clutching his head in his hands, filled with regret.

When the smoke cleared, looking at the ruins that looked like they had been bombarded by three grenades and a rocket, Tian Xiaoban had to admit that Little Fire Dragon's combat power was really strong.

Since it has already happened, there's no use regretting it now!

As if struck by a sudden thought, the little dragon spread its arms, kicked its short legs, and rushed into the now-ruined house, frantically searching for its belongings.

The claws easily shoved aside the bricks and rubble, finding the bread they had bought that day among the sawdust and dust...

"Crunch~" (Luckily, the bread I bought was hard enough. I shouldn't waste it. Anyway, I'm in the body of a little dragon now, so eating it shouldn't upset my stomach...)

It's a Pokémon's body, after all, so it should be able to digest this dirty bread... It probably can, although Tian Xiaoban still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Click..." (That's it, all I have to do is burn off the crust of the bread! Burn it to charcoal, then scrape it off with my claws!)

The thought of food immediately sparked a clever idea in his little brain.

It recalled that the little dragon couldn't breathe fire yet, but two skills gave it pause for thought: [Spark] and [Smoke Screen].

It opened its mouth and sprayed some smoke onto its paws. It smelled charcoal, and... a little bit of gas.

The little dragon's eyes lit up immediately!

Carbon powder + gas + spark = flame jet

Immediately afterwards, black smoke billowed from the little dragon's mouth, covering the entire bread. As it exhaled the smoke, its teeth snapped together, creating sparks that instantly ignited the black smoke.

Skill [Spark]: Sparks are generated by the collision of sharp teeth.

The bread's crust was charred in the flames ignited by the sparks, including sawdust and lime from the bread's surface.

The little dragon used its sharp little claws to scrape off the charcoal and then ate the "cleaned" bread in one bite.

"Crunch, crunch..."

(You know what, it tastes pretty good!)

One after another, it devoured all the bread scattered in the ruins.

The entire ruins were filled with the aroma of toasted bread.

"Hooray! ...What are you doing? My safe house!!!"

A familiar voice came from behind, and you could tell from the voice that the other person was very angry.

The little dragon froze as it ate the bread, its wagging tail stiffening, and cold sweat involuntarily broke out on its back.

The little head turned stiffly, like a rusty gear.

"Kana~" (Cho... Ah, Aunt Selena~)

Selena spotted the large orange lizard with a fire-breathing tail from a great distance.

At first, she was curious about what it was doing. But when she got closer, she discovered that her safe house... had become ruins!

Judging from the extent of the damage, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the ground was bombarded by rockets!

"Click-clack!!" (Aunt Selena, let me explain! Damn it, she can't understand what I'm saying right now!)

Selena knew, of course, that the abnormal creature in front of her was definitely Tian Xiaoban in disguise; there was still that green thing on its tail.

"Speak like a human being!"

Selena gritted her teeth. No matter what, she had spent a lot of time building that safe house. Do you know how troublesome it is to build a safe house in Gotham?

In Gotham, a place lacking in safety, good safe houses are either robbed or ridiculously expensive, so every safe house is very pricey!

Even a master thief like Selena would feel sorry for the money she spent on this safe house!

"Click—" (I want to too, but I don't know how yet! Charmanders don't have human speech abilities—)

Then it thought: That's it! Aunt Selena can help undo the transformation!

So, without hesitation, the little dragon turned around, pointed at its tail with its paw, and then made a "click-clack" sound, trying to get Selena to understand its behavior and help it undo its transformation!

But from Selena's perspective, the giant lizard in front of her dared to turn its rear end towards her and make mocking noises at her!

So arrogant!

It's hardened, its fists are hardened!