1Digital Nexus Book 3: The Ben 10 Code
Chapter 1: And Then There Were 10
We open in outer space. A massive brown ship is attacking a much smaller teal ship, somewhere out near Jupiter. Inside the large ship:
Robotic Lieutenant: Hull damage: 20 percent. Weapons system's still operational.
The robot looks to the ship's captain, an alien resembling a man with a green octopus on his head, sitting firmly in his chair. His name is Vilgax.
Vilgax: I have come too far to be denied. The Omnitrix shall be mine, and there is not a being in the galaxy that dares stand in my way!
Meanwhile, on Earth. Ben Tennyson is seen sitting in school, crafting a paper air-plane, proceeding to throw it at the back of his teacher's head.
Teacher: (gasps)
The teacher looks back at Ben, poorly pretending to read his book, smooshing his face in between the pages.
Cue Theme Song
It started when an alien device did what it did.
It stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid.
Now he's got super powers! He's no ordinary kid.
He's Ben 10!
So if you see him you might be in for a big surprise.
He'll turn into an alien before your very eyes.
He's slimy, creepy, fast and strong. He's every shape and size.
He's Ben 10!
Armed with powers, he's on the case!
Fighting off evil from Earth or space!
He'll never stop 'til he makes them pay!
'Cause he's the baddest kid to ever save the day!
Ben 10!
(Ben)
(10)
(Ben 10)
End Theme Song
The clock ticks as Ben waits for the bell to ring
Ben: (looking at the clock; anxiously) Come on… Come on…
Teacher: And I just want to remind you all that I will be teaching summer school this year, and it's not too late to sign up.
Ben: Yeah, right. (The bell rings) Yes! Outta here!
Teacher: Everyone, have a good vacation, and I hope to see you all again in the fall.
Ben gets to the door-
Teacher: Benjamin! Could I have a word with you before you go? (She holds up the paper airplane.)
Ben huffs and walks over to the teacher's desk
Later, outside, the pair of kids Cash and JT back up another kid, Jamie, into a tree.
Cash: Normally, we'd take your money and beat you up. But since it's the last day of school, we're going to give you a break. Now fork over the cash, so we can get out of here!
Ben: Leave him alone!
JT: Get lost, shrimp.
Ben: I said, back off!
Cash: Oh, looks like we got us a hero. Suppose we don't wanna back off?
JT: What are ya gonna do about it, Tennyson?
The three stare intently in a standoff, then Ben runs toward them triumphantly.
Ben and Jamie find themselves hung up on a tree branch by their underwear, as a squirrel squeaks and scarpers off.
Jamie: (sarcastically) Thanks a lot.
Ben: I was just trying to help.
Jamie: Next time you wanna play hero, make sure you can back it up.
A dishevelled-looking motor home (named the Rust Bucket) pulls up in front of the two. Max can be seen in the driver's seat.
Max: Come on, Ben, let's go! We're burning daylight. I wanna make it to the campsite by nightfall.
Ben: Uh, Grandpa? A little help here?
The two get in the Rust Bucket.
Ben: I have so been looking forward to this!
He notices Gwen sitting down at the table.
Ben: What are - you doing here? (to Max) What is SHE doing here?
Gwen: Take it easy, dweeb. This wasn't my idea. Somebody convinced my mom that "going camping for the summer would be a good experience for me".
Ben: Grandpa, please. Tell me you didn't…
Max: I thought it would be fun if your cousin came along with us this summer. Is…that a problem?
Ben and Gwen look at each other. The Rust Bucket starts driving away.
Ben: Aw, I can't believe it. I wait all school year to go on this trip, and now the queen of cooties is along for the ride.
Gwen: Hey! I had my own vacation already all planned out too, you know! (pulls out her schedule) Each activity is color-coded, so I never do the same thing two days in a row.
Ben is surprised.
Gwen: Now, I'm stuck with my geekazoid cousin going camping for three months.
Ben: (at Gwen) Geek.
Gwen: (at Ben) Jerk.
Max: (to himself) Something tells me it's gonna be a long summer…
The Rust Bucket driving out of Bellwood onto Route 66
Later in the day, the trio of Tennysons gathered in the woods around a table-bench.
Max: (Bringing out a bowl of food to the kids) Chow time!
Max plops down a bowl of still-wriggling worms, to Ben and Gwen's disgust.
Ben: (looking at the bowl) Okay, I give up. What- is that?
Max: "Marinated mealworms". Hard to find them fresh in the States. You know, they're considered a delicacy in some countries?
Gwen: …And totally gross in others?
One of the worms falls out the bowl and crawls on the table
Max: If these don't sound good, I've got some smoked sheep's tongue in the fridge?
Ben: Urgh. Couldn't we just have a burger or something?
Ben and Gwen smile at Max
Max: Nonsense. This summer's gonna be an adventure for your taste buds. -I'll grab the tongue.
Ben: (to Gwen) Okay, I got a half-eaten bag of corn chips and a candy bar in my backpack. What've you got?
Gwen: Some rice cakes and hard candy.
Ben: Think we can make them last the whole summer?
The two sulk together
Vilgax's ship continues attacking the other, blasting lasers into the hull of it.
Robotic Lieutenant: Their propulsion systems have been destroyed.
Vilgax: Prepare to board! I want the Omnitrix, now!
The ship getting chased primes a laser blast and fires, directly hitting Vilgax's control room, blasting him across. But immediately after the warship retaliates, blasting the ship to pieces. Out of those pieces, a small pod ejects down into Earth's atmosphere, hitting a nearby ship in the process, knocking it out of its flight path. Within said ship:
Cloister Bell*
Sparks fly and bark cracks as the TARDIS is about to start crashing
Xoruxshy: Shit, shit, shit. Why does this always happen? IF, we're making an emergency landing on the planet Earth. Find the nearest settlement and park us in the nearby nature park! Ratchet, Clank, brace yourselves! Allonsey! (The TARDIS starts falling to Earth alongside a familiar metal orb)
Ben and Gwen sitting. Ben is playing his handheld video game while Gwen is typing away at her laptop.
Max: Who wants to roast marshmallows?
The two continue, no response.
Max: Okay, um… How 'bout we tell scary stories?
Ben: Scarier than having to spend a summer with your freak of a cousin? (laughs to himself)
Gwen: I'd like to, Grandpa, but I'm doing a web search on cures for 'extreme doofus-ness'. Nothing yet, Ben, but let's not give up hope!
Max: Aww, come on you two. We're all in this together. You can mope around like this all summer, or we can have some fun. Now whadd'ya say?
Gwen: I vote for moping.
Ben: I'm gonna take a walk. Smell ya around, Gwen.
Ben walks into the woods.
Max: I, uh, think they're starting to grow on each other.
Ben, walking, hands in his pockets.
Ben: Aw, man. This is gonna be the worst vacation ever. I might as well have gone to summer school.
Two meteors shoot across the sky and catch Ben's eye.
Ben: Whoa! Shooting stars!
The "shooting stars" instantly change course, aiming straight for Ben, with a loud *dong, dong* becoming louder and louder.
Ben: (Gasps)
Ben starts running away. The meteors crash behind him, the shockwave launching Ben and sending smoke and debris in the air. As it clears, Ben looks on at it, getting to his feet for a closer look at the first meteor.
Ben: This first one looks like a - satellite or something.
The meteor's white-hot light fades. Ben leans in at the edge of the crater, but the ground he's standing on crumbles beneath him, sending him sliding down. Ben gets up; he now has a full view of the pod. It opens itself before him, and a green light in the shape of an hourglass shines from it.
Ben: …A watch?
Light extends from the hourglass, revealing it to be the centerpiece of a watch-like device (the Omnitrix).
Ben: What's a watch doing in outer space?
Ben smiles to himself, stepping closer to the pod, outstretching his arm to grab it. As he does the Omnitrix leaps from the pod and onto his wrist, latching itself to Ben.
Ben: Ahh! Get off me! Get off, get off!
Ben frantically tries ripping the Omnitrix off his wrist, to the point of losing balance and falling over. He quickly climbs out of the crater and starts running.
Ben: (screaming) Grandpa!
Meanwhile, in the second crater, within the second meteor (a.k.a the TARDIS)
Xoruxshy: Is everyone OK?
IF: Yeah.
Ratchet: I'm okay.
Clank: All systems are nominal.
Xoruxshy: (looks at a remaining functional display) Well, crap. The TARDIS has to regenerate. (A burst of sparks explode out of the console panel) Ratchet, we're going to need to remove the ship. Think of this like a case of indigestion. If the TARDIS regenerates with another TARDIS inside it, it will try to get rid of it by removing it from existence.
Ratchet: Got it. You got any shrinking technology I can use?
Xoruxshy: Yeah, hopefully it's not broken. (Climbs under one of the floor panels and pulls out a Shrink/Growth Ray)
Clank: Why do you even have one of those?
Xoruxshy: (blushing) Fetish reasons…
IF: She likes to make herself fat by using the growth ray on her belly, causing the fat cells to reproduce and make her boobs and butt big. Last time she did it, she went on a feeding frenzy, emptying a whole buffet restaurant. I had to roll her out and use the shrink function, then put her on a diet.
Clank: Forget I asked…
(Note: This will be the only time this is mentioned.)
Outside the TARDIS…
Xoruxshy: Okay, the ship has been shrunk, and the TARDIS has been hidden. Now, what hit…us… Oh. I…know where we are. Not only that, I know when we are. We are in the Plumber's Domain, the Ben 10 Universe. And we're at the very beginning of the show. We should probably go after Ben…
IF: Yeah. Hey, we'll probably get some use out of your Omnitrix!
Xoruxshy: Hey, yeah, you're right. Let's go!
Back at the trio's campsite.
Max: Hm, Ben's been gone a while. Well, I guess he can't get into too much trouble out here.
Gwen: Unless he wound up bear food. (Max turns to Gwen) Hey, I can dream, can't I?
Ben tries to pry the Omnitrix apart from his wrist with a stick, but the stick breaks, angering him. He falls to his knees in defeat, and starts fumbling with the device. He accidentally hits a button on it and its faceplate springs up.
Ben: Whoa. (he glances around the woods, the faceplate's hourglass morphs into a diamond encasing a black silhouette) Cool!
Ben looks down at the faceplate, and his eyebrows raise before pressing it back down. Ben suddenly finds himself in a void, crimson rocks spreading across his skin, transforming him into something else. He emerges from the void, now a burning rock monster.
Heatblast (Ben): Ahh! Aaah! I'm on fire! I'm on fire!
He begins to calm down.
Heatblast: Hey… I'm on fire –and, I'm okay… Check it out. I'm totally hot. (Ben snickers at his own joke)
Ben turns to see a tree behind him that he can practice his new abilities on.
Heatblast: Oh yeah, uh-huh. Here goes!
Slinging his wrist, Ben shoots a fireball out of his hand, blowing a branch off the tree entirely.
Heatblast: That's what I'm talking about.
Between his hands, Ben creates a larger fireball.
Heatblast: 'Liking it!...
Ben slings the fireball, unexpectedly through three trees instead of one, causing a fog of smoke around him. Ben's smile drops as he sees the fire created by him spreading to other trees.
Heatblast: Wait! Stop! … Uh-oh.
Ben runs to the fire, and tries stomping out a flame with his fiery feet, only for it to erupt into a larger one.
Heatblast: Oh man, I am gonna get so busted for this.
Nearby in the smoke cloud, Ratchet, IF, and Xoruxshy are struggling to see and breath.
Xoruxshy: *cough* I can't…see anything…in this smoke… It's too difficult to breath… Gonna pass out…
IF: Hopefully someone comes by and finds us…
Ratchet: Clank… scan for heat signatures nearby, while isolating any that could be causing this…
(With that, the three living beings pass out, leaving Clank the only one awake to watch over them)
Max sits by the campfire outside the Rust Bucket as Gwen walks out, seeing the smoke from Ben's escapades in the distance.
Gwen: What's that?
Max: (gets up) Looks like the start of a forest fire. We better let the Rangers' Station know. Probably some darn fool camper out there, messing around with something he shouldn't.
Max pauses, before he and Gwen come to a realization.
Max: Ben!
Max quickly opens a camping-kit and grabs two fire-extinguishers, passing one to Gwen.
Max: Better take this!
The two run into the Forest towards the smoke overhead.
Heatblast is still trying to put out the fire.
Heatblast: This would be so cool, if it weren't so - not cool!
Gwen makes her way through the forest, spraying fires with her extinguisher, up until she shoots it at Heatblast's back, causing him to turn around to look at her.
Gwen: (screams)
Heatblast: Look, I know I look weird, but there's no reason to be scared-
Gwen clobbers Heatblast round the head with the extinguisher, knocking him down. When he tries to get up, Gwen sprays him, knocking out the flames surrounding his rock-like head for a brief moment.
Heatblast: Hey! (coughs)
Gwen: I don't know what you are- but you'll stay down there if you know what's good for you!
Ben, staying down, gestures to Gwen's shoe, setting a small flame on it with a chuckle.
Gwen: Ow! (She hops on one foot until she extinguishes the small flame) I warned you! (raising the extinguisher above her head)
Heatblast: Don't even think about it, freak!
Gwen: …Ben? Is that you? What happened…?!
Heatblast: Well, when I was walking, this meteor fell from the sky and almost smudged me, except that it wasn't a meteor or a satellite, but this cool watch thing that jumped up onto my wrist, and when I tried to get it off, I suddenly was on fire, only it didn't hurt when I was accidentally starting this mega forest fire.
Max: (runs up to Gwen, carrying an unconscious Xoruxshy, IF, and Ratchet over his shoulders and in his arms, with Clank on his back) Gwen, are you alri- (seeing Heatblast) What in blazes?
Gwen: Hey, Grandpa, guess who?
Heatblast: (waving) It's me, Grandpa!
Max: Ben? What happened to you?
Heatblast: (repeating himself) Well, when I was walking, this meteor-
Gwen: -Erm, excuse me? Major forest fire burning out of control, remember?
Heatblast: What do we do?
Max: (Max thinks for a moment) Backfire. Start a new fire and let it burn into the old fire. They'll snuff each other out. Think you can do it, Ben?
Heatblast: Shooting flames? That I can definitely do.
The three run out. Ben finds trees some distance away, then shoots them with a beam of fire, causing a new blaze.
Later, a Ranger comes across the burnt out forest.
Up above the Earth, Vilgax's ship has a damaged bridge, and an incredibly mutilated Vilgax is in a stasis tank.
Vilgax: (to the Robotic Lieutenant) What do you mean it's not there? This battle nearly costs me my life! –And you say the Omnitrix is no longer on board the transport?
Robotic Lieutenant: Sensors indicate a probe was jettisoned from the ship, just before boarding. It landed on the planet below.
Vilgax: (behind him) Go. Bring it to me.
Another bioid, enshrouded in darkness, walks off.
The trio eat marshmallows by the fire, Heatblast having just explained to Max, who is sitting next to the unconscious bodies of Xoruxshy, IF, and Ratchet, and the active Clank, who's just waiting patiently.
Max: And you say that this watch just "jumped up and clamped onto your wrist"?
Heatblast: (catches marshmallow that Gwen throws to him) Hey, this time it wasn't my fault, (with the marshmallow stuck in his mouth) I swear!
Max: I believe you, Ben.
Gwen: Think he's gonna stay a monster forever?
Max: He's not a monster. He's an alien. (Heatblast and Gwen stare at him inquisitvely) I-I mean…look at him, and then look at these three. What else could they be?
Heatblast: Yeah, I don't wanna be 'fire guy' forever. How am I supposed to play Little League this fall if I charcoal the ball every time I catch a pop fly?
Max: Don't worry, Ben. We'll figure this thing out.
The Omnitrix symbol on Heatblast's chest beeps red 5 times, then lets out a blinding light towards Max and Gwen. When they open their eyes, Ben is standing in front of them, human and all.
Ben: (looking at himself, elated) Hah! I'm me again!
Gwen: Aw, too bad. I liked you better when you were a briquette.
Ben: (goes back to trying to rip off the Omnitrix) I still can't get this thing off.
At this point, Clank jumps off the log and walks toward Ben.
Clank: I would advise against trying to do that, sir. The only thing you would succeed in doing is ripping your arm off.
Max: What even are you and your friends?
Clank: I am a robot meant to have been a Warbot for Supreme Executive Chairman Drek of the Blarg race, but due to circumstances unknown, I was altered and put on a course against evil. This is Ratchet, a Lombax. And these two are Xoruxshy and IF, Two-Tailed Fox Mobian-Time Lord Hybrids.
(Ben notices the same watch on Xoruxshy's wrist) Hey, she's got the same watch as me!
Max: Better not fool with them anymore until we know exactly what we're dealing with. I'll go check out that crash site. Gwen, Ben, you should keep an eye on these four and make sure the Fox Mobians and the Lombax stay hydrated. I'll be back soon.
(A pod shoots from Vilgax's ship above orbit, landing deep in the woods, next to the Omnitrix's pod. Revealing itself as a gigantic Mechadroid (and the shadowed one from before), it scans and promptly disintegrates the pod in the crash site, and ejects smaller flying Mechadroids from its shoulders to go find the watch.)
Meanwhile, Ben is fiddling with the Omnitrix.
Ben: Hmm… I wonder what this does.
Gwen: (Surprises Ben from behind) Caught ya! (Laughs)
Ben: (Mimicking Gwen's laugh) Very funny. Like your face.
Gwen: (Ben continues) Grandpa said not to mess with that thing.
Ben: Yeah? So, what's your point?
Gwen: Did your parents drop you when you were a baby?
(Ben is biting at the faceplate)
Ben: Come on. You can't tell me you aren't a little bit curious what else this thing can do?
Gwen: (Turns her head away) Not in the least.
Ben: You sure you're related to me?
(Max observes the crash site)
Max: (Picking up a piece of metal debris) I don't like this one little bit.
Ben: (Still talking with Gwen) Look. If I can figure this thing out, maybe I can help people. I mean, really help them. Not just, you know, make things worse.
Xoruxshy: (popping up out of nowhere) That's a noble goal, Ben.
Gwen: Bwah! Where did you come from?
Xoruxshy: I just woke up. Thank your Grandfather for rescuing us.
Gwen: Anyways, so, what did it feel like going all alien like that?
Ben: It freaked me out at first. It was like I was me, but it was also like I was somebody else- (the faceplate springs up like before) Hey, I think I figured out how I did it. Should I try it again? Just once? (He turns the dial and new silhouettes appear)
Gwen: I wouldn't
Ben: No duh, you wouldn't.
(Ben slams down the dial. This time, he's turned into an orange beast with claws and fur: Wildmutt. He roars tenaciously)
Gwen: (Looking at Wildmutt, currently drooling from the mouth) Ew! This thing's even uglier than you are normally! Hah, wow, put a flea collar on this mutt!
Wildmutt: (Roars)
Gwen: And no eyes? What good is this one? It can't see! (She notices the marshmallow stick in her hand and smiles with an idea in mind)
Gwen silently moves behind Wildmutt, blows on her hands and winds up her stick, getting ready to hit him with it. Before she does, Wildmutt's "gills" on his neck open up, alerting him like radar. Wildmutt dodges her swing by jumping onto the top of the RV, smiling smugly.
Gwen: Okay. So maybe it's not a total loser. (Wildmutt jumps back down in front of her, slobbering) Ew, two words: 'breath', 'mints'.
Wildmutt kicks dirt at her and leaps/runs away into the forest.
Gwen: Get back here! Ben! I'm gonna tell Grandpa that you turned into some freaky-animal-monster-thing and went swinging around the forest when he told you not to! (realizing what she just said) Oh, this is a majorly weird day.
Xoruxshy: Don't worry, I'll go after him.
Gwen: No, I'm coming too.
Wildmutt swings across from tree to tree. He leaps to other trees, evading the pursuing Mechadroid's lasers. He's able to sneak out of its sight, leap up behind it, land on top of it, and rip off its laser arm and "head". The Omnitrix starts timing out as the Mechadroid's body is headed straight into the side of a cliff. Wildmutt leaps off before it crashes and transforms back into Ben.)
Ben: (Looking at the crash) Yes!
(A second Mechadroid arrives, looking down at him)
Ben: Oh, not good…
(As the Mechadroid has Ben in its sights, Gwen appears and hits it with a shovel)
Gwen: Ugh! Back off Sparky! No flying tree-trimmer is going to hurt my cousin!
Ben: Never thought I'd say this, but am I glad to see you.
Xoruxshy: Um, guys, sad to say it, but we're not out of the woods yet!
Gwen: What do you- what the heck are those?!
(The scene shifts to two Possessor Heartless that shove themselves into the mechanical corpses of the Mechadroids, repairing themselves while also turning them purple instead of red, with yellow eyes)
Xoruxshy: Heartless! I'll distract these guys. You get to the Rust Bucket! (Summons her Keyblade)
Gwen: Right!
Ben: Are you going to be okay?
Xoruxshy: Trust me, these guys are weak compared to what I've dealt with in the past.
(The Possessed Mechadroids hover toward Xoruxshy, acting in a manner similar to Strafer Heartless)
Xoruxshy: Let's see how you guys like a little Light! (Casts a Light Spell, causing one of the Heartless to be hit by the shockwave, spinning out of control and exploding, releasing the Heart within)
(The other Possessor charges her before she can react, only for Ratchet to come out of nowhere with IF who slices it in two before landing in front of Xoruxshy and smacking her in the cheek)
IF: What were you thinking?! You're lucky I got here fast enough or you would've been forced to regenerate! Now, march missy! Back to the Rust Bucket!
Xoruxshy: Yes, ma'am. Heh, never thought I'd be getting scolded by my younger sister.
Ratchet: If it wasn't her, it would be me or Clank.
(The trio of Tennysons are sitting in the RV along with Xoruxshy, IF, Ratchet and Clank as Max scolds Ben)
Max: I was worried that you might get popular with that thing on your wrist. That's why I asked you not to fool around with it until we know what the heck it is.
Ben: Sorry, Grandpa… But at least I figured out how to make it work. All you do is press this button. Then, when the ring pops up, just twist it until you see the guy you wanna be. Slam it down, and bammo! You're one of ten super-cool alien dudes!
Gwen: What about staying a super-cool alien dude and not transforming back into plain old pizza-face?
Ben: I- kinda haven't figured that part out yet.
Max: With a device as powerful as that watch clamped on you, my guess is we better help you learn, fast.
Ben: All right!
Ranger: (A man's voice over radio) Mayday! Mayday! Somebody help us! We're under attack by some sort of - I know you're not going to believe me, but… robot!
Ben: Sounds just like those things that attacked me. Must be looking for the watch. Those people are in trouble because of me! I think I can help them.
Gwen: Er, you? What are you gonna do about it, Tennyson?
(Ben looks down at the Omnitrix)
(Ben, Gwen, Max, Xoruxshy, IF, Ratchet, and Clank all go into the woods for Ben's transformation. The Omnitrix beeps and lights up in standby. Ben looks to Max, who nods in approval.)
Ben: (Primes Omnitrix dial) Yeah. (Starts turning Omnitrix) Eenie, meenie, miney… (Skipping over the ones of Ghostfreak and Stinkfly, selects the silhouette of Diamondhead) here goes! (Ben presses in the Omnitrix and transforms into Diamondhead)
Gwen: (Referring to Diamondhead) So what can this guy do?
Diamondhead: (In a deep voice, with his crystals clanking together at every movement) I don't know, (Ben looks at his hand before clenching it) but I bet it's gonna be cool. (Looks at Xoruxshy) Are you going to transform as well?
Xoruxshy: Oh yeah. Oh, and word to the wise, my transformations are mostly Pokemon, so don't expect me to talk in English. (Activates her Omnitrix, transforming into Bulbasaur) Bulbasaur!
(The group arrive to see Vilgax's gigantic Mechadroid attacking a campsite full of RVs and people screaming)
Diamondhead: Looks like papa-robot this time. (To Max) I'll get Gearhead's attention, you guys get the campers to safety. Ratchet and IF, you guys take care of any surrounding drones, then join Max and Gwen. Xoruxshy, you're with me.
(The group splits up with Ratchet and IF, with Clank on Ratchet's back battling any drones the gigantic Mechadroid lets out. Diamondhead's eyes glow, and he runs towards the giant robot as it grabs the Park Ranger, as he's helping one of the campers left behind, with the others running off screaming.)
Diamondhead: Leave him alone! You want somebody to pick on? (The robot is scanning him and sees the Omnitrix.) Try me.
(The robot drops the Park Ranger where Xoruxshy as Bulbasaur catches him with her vines, and blasts Diamondhead away. He lands in an RV, which the robot also immediately blows up. Ben is underneath it, but manages to cut himself out with his now-turned-to-blade arm.)
Diamondhead: (He examines his arm and produces tiny spikes from it) Cool…
(The robot starts walking towards Diamondhead. Diamondhead's eyes glow and he decides to test out his new blade arm and attack with it. The robot jumps in the air to avoid it, spinning its three legs and falling down on to Diamondhead.)
Diamondhead: (Now trapped under.) Uh-oh. 'Think I'm in trouble.
(Max and Gwen save the ranger)
Ranger: (screaming civilians and fire all around them) What is going on here?
Gwen: You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you. Now come on.
(The ranger hesitates as Gwen and Max run off, but runs once the giant robot throws Diamondhead into his truck, just barely missing him. As Diamondhead is dodging various laser blasts a stray one hits a tree, causing it to fall down exactly where Gwen is standing. Gwen stands, wide eyed, as the tree before her splits perfectly in two, before being grabbed by a pair of vines and safely being dropped to the ground at her sides. Diamondhead is in front of her, having grown a mountain of spikes out of his back to cut it, and Xoruxshy in Bulbasaur form is behind him, retracting her vines back into the sides of her bulb.)
Diamondhead: (As his spikes are retracting) So, we even?
Gwen: (Nods) Even.
Diamondhead: (The robot suddenly grabs his entire body along with Xoruxshy with one hand) Uh-oh!
(The robot lifts Diamondhead up and grabs his left arm, where the Omnitrix would've been on Ben, with its other hand. Diamondhead struggles and destroys its hand with spikes, so the robot (because its laser is on its palms) simply shoots Diamondhead and Xoruxshy away with the other hand.)
Max: (As Diamondhead lands into a building.) Ben!
(Ben gets up and tries using his arms to block the next blast after noticing Xoruxshy has fainted, remaining in Bulbasaur form. However, Diamondhead can't hold it and is pushed back; but now, on the ground, he get an idea)
Diamondhead: (Getting up as the robot approaches) C'mon! Burn one in here! (He points to his chest, goading the robot into preparing another shot.)
Max: Get out of there. Run!
(The next shot fires and Ben holds his palms up to it. He is still pushed back by it a little, but he's now gotten the hang of reflecting the robot's lasers.)
Diamondhead: "What comes around, goes around." Let's see how you like it, ya techno freak!
(Diamondhead cuts the giant robot in half with the reflected laser blast, destroying it)
Gwen & Max: All right!
Max: Way to go, Be- (The saved campers stare at the two) …um – Diamond-headed guy!
Diamondhead: Oh yeah! Who's bad?! (Jumps up and down) Yeah!
(Gwen and Max silently try to wave at him to make him notice the people, then shake their heads in embarrassment when he does)
Diamondhead: (Trying to save face) Well, I… think my work here is done. (He then picks Xoruxshy up and jaunts away)
Camper: (To the rest) Who were those guys? (Gwen and Max quietly tiptoe away, joining Ratchet and IF, leaving them shrugging to each other)
(Gwen and Max are packing up)
Max: Where's Ben?
Gwen: I haven't seen him, Xoruxshy or the others since breakfast.
(Max hears a distant sonic boom, before its source immediately arrives in front of him)
Max: Ben?
XLR8: Yep. Hey, check this out! (Uses super-speed to break camp and pack the baggage in record time.) Pretty fast, huh?
(The Omnitrix times out; XLR8 turns back to Ben)
Ben: I think this is gonna be the best summer ever.
Max: Absolutely.
Gwen: It's definitely going to be interesting. So where'd you go anyway?
Ben: Just had to take care of a couple of things before our vacation really got rolling.
(Cash and JT are hung on a tree by their underwear)
Cash Murray: Dude. How'd we get up here?
JT: Uh, I'm not sure. It all happened so fast.
Cash Murray: (To passing cars) Hey, somebody? Anybody? Little help up here, please!
(Xoruxshy reappears with Ratchet, IF, and Clank)
Xoruxshy: Hey, Ben, I need your help. Can you turn into Diamondhead again and help me carry something from the crash site to the Rust Bucket?
Max: I thought that the piece of metal I found was the only thing left.
Xoruxshy: Just follow me.
(Back at the Crash Site, Xoruxshy drops the cloak on the TARDIS)
Diamondhead: So you want me to carry your ship and put it in the Rust Bucket?
Xoruxshy: Yep. Don't worry about space. It can fit anywhere. It can even integrate itself in the Rust Bucket's interior by disguising itself using its surroundings.
Diamondhead: Sure thing.
After the Rust Bucket had integrated with the TARDIS, disguising it as a broom closet…
Xoruxshy: Would you guys like a look inside?
Ben: Sure!
(Inside the TARDIS the main room has changed to mimic a castle theme lit by moonlight and candles with ballroom music playing in the background and a painting on the ceiling depicting Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother. Off to the sides are glass doors leading to the Weapon & Gadget Armory, (code-locked, of course), ID Training Room (Identification Dungeon), and the Library, (now about the size of David Tennant's Doctor's library), as well as a pool room. On the opposite side of the entryway is a hall leading to bedrooms and bathrooms, as well as an engineering lab and forge. Gwen's eyes are sparkling with wonder.) It's bigger on the inside!
Xoruxshy: Oh, I love it when people say that! And you, beautiful, (talking to the TARDIS) I love what you've done to the place! And a new sonic screwdriver? (Looks at the new one, showing a beautiful stylized Pumpkin Carriage for the tip that's wheels turn when activated) Well then, let's get this show on the road! Allons-y!
(Cue mashup of Doctor Who and Ben 10 themes)