The Tennysons go east
I do not own Ben 10
Note: In case of reference to any country, religion or religious costumes I would like to clarify that I don't mean to offend them or make them look bad. I'm just trying to write a good fic here... so I apologize in advance if someone finds anything in this story offensive.
Just like every year Ben, Gwen and their grandfather are gonna be going on a summer road trip. Only this time it will be different. Very different. Max wanted to take Ben and Gwen to a different country; one he and they had never been to in order to learn about it and its history and to just have a good time; and that country is called Israel. Even though Ben never liked history much he agreed to go because he thought it would be neat and he liked flying over seas…
We rejoin the happy family in the boarding line to the air plane in Bellwood international airport. Once inside they found their seats and sat down. They were on the same row of seats. Ben was next to the window, Gwen was sitting in the middle and Max was next to the aisle. Ben looked around
"Wow this plane is huge" he said in awe
"It's Boeing 777" said Max
"What? How do you know?" asked Ben
"Because it says so, on the safety instructions card" said Max showing them the card. Ben looked to the seat in front of him and picked up the card
"Hey you're right it is a Boeing 777. That's a nice air plane" said Ben
"Yeah. It sure is" said Max and was interrupted by the caption talking on the plane's PA system
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen this is your caption speaking. My name Daniel Levi. On behalf of El-AL travels I would like to welcome you to your nonstop flight to Israel. We will be landing in Ben Gurion international airport and the flight will take about 7 hours. We ask that you please fasten your seat belts and pay attention to the safety video in your private screens and get ready for takeoff, thank you" the PA went silent
It was only now that they noticed the private screens
"A private TV? Cool" said Ben and Gwen at the same time. Before they could get their ear phones the video started and they heard the audio
"Shouldn't we need earphones?' asked Gwen
"I think they put the audio on speakers so that everyone will pay attention to it to ensure as much safety as possible" said Max
"uh huh…" said Gwen
"Why is their airport called Ben Goriun?" asked Ben
"I don't know I think it's a name. I could ask someone when we land"
"Okay" said Ben
"Yeah. You better start chewing your gum by the way. It will help prevent pain in your ears during takeoff and landing"
"Okay" said the two kids
Then the fasten your seat belt sign went on and the plane started to taxi towards the runway
They fastened their seat belts and Gwen asked
"Hey grandpa do you know anyone in Israel?"
"No to be honest that's one place in the world where I don't have friends"
"Really? Why?"
"I don't know. I guess there weren't many alien incidents there so the plumbers didn't think it was necessary to put a base there"
"Ah" said Gwen as the plane reached the runway and started to accelerate and eventually rose up into the air. Shortly afterwards the plane leveled out and the fasten your seat belt sign went off. While ben and Gwen were watching a movie on their private TV Max was reading about Israel in a small booklet in a pocket in the seat in front of him where he found the safety card. Israel seemed to have a very rich history. It said there that the Jews were expelled from their home land at around 70 CE when the second temple was destroyed. The only thing that remains from it is the western wall that used to surround it. The western wall is one of the most religiously important places in Israel and attracts many visitors. The Jews are the only people to return to their home land after 2000 years of exile and rebuild their country. The country's independence was declared by David Ben Goriun on May 14th 1948 resulting in an act of war by the sounding countries. The young state won the war and it ended when the attacking countries signing a cease fire agreement. Ben Goriun later became Israel's prime minster and its main international airport is named after him. Throughout the years Israel has gone through several more wars which have failed to destroy the country. Israel has a parliament-like government and the leader is the prime minister. Even though Israel has a president, his job is mainly for symbolic things.
Max put down the booklet. He wanted to save the rest of the knowledge for the actual trip. Due to the fact that he doesn't speak Hebrew he brought with him an electronic pocket translator to help him communicate with people. While arranging the trip he asked for a travel guide and specifically requested one that speaks English but he still wanted a pocket translator just in case and for talking to other people who didn't know English very well.
Max decided to go to sleep so he reclined his seat and was soon overcome by a deep slumber.
Throughout the flight the trio, along with the rest of the passengers have received breakfast and lunch and when they finally landed they were ready to go and explore a whole new country. After they went through passport inspection and collected their luggage they walked into a huge reception hall
"Wow. Nice hall" said Ben looking around
Once they got out of the building they got into a cab and Max asked the driver to take them to the crown plaza hotel in Hertzelia which is one of Israel's cities.
They got into the cab and shortly after they got out of the parking lot they heard someone say something on the radio in Hebrew
"Moshe et mi ata lokeikh?"
All they could make out of that sentence was the word Moshe which they assumed was a name
The driver picked up the microphone and said
"Ani lokeikh shlosha anashim lmalon crown plaza behhertzeliia"
"Sbaba. Titkasher ali ksehtigmor"
"Okay" said the driver and hung up
"That was the cab station manager in case you were wondering. He askedme who I was taking so I told him I was taking you three to the crown plaza hotel" said the driver with a Hebrew accent
"Yeah I was wondering about that" said Max
"My name's Moshe by the way. So what brings you to Israel?"
"My name is Max and these are my grandchildren Ben and Gwen. We wanted to come to Israel just for the fun of it and to learn about its history. I heard this country is very historical"
"Yes Israel does have a lot of historical value and places. One place I would recommend for you to visit is the western wall which is also known as the Wailing Wall.
"Yeah I read about it" said Max
"It's a nice place. You can sense the religious atmosphere when you walk there"
"You know for an Israeli your English is pretty good" said Gwen. She could see him smiling in the rear view mirror
"Thanks. But it's not that uncommon for cab drivers who work at the airport area. You kinda learn the language along with the job"
About after an hour of driving they arrived at the hotel. Much to Ben and Gwen's embarrassment they had to share a room and max had his own. He said he did it on purpose because he wanted them to learn how to get along better. Besides, aside from their rooms the hotel was booked so they didn't have much of a choice. The two rooms were placed next door and when the two cousins opened the door they saw there was only one double bed and a couch. They both ran towards it and with Gwen getting there first.
"Ha! I get the bed!"
"No fair I wasn't ready!" said Ben
"You snooze you lose Ben" said Gwen with an evil grin
"Come on I saw it first" said Ben and tried to pull Gwen off the bed and she pulled him back in attempt to release her hand but instead caused something else completely. Ben fell on top of her with his face very close to hers. Their lips were mere inches from each other. When they finally realized what happened they immediately separated and apologized profusely. They then sat with their backs opposite to each other and were blushing hard. After a few minutes of awkward silence they began to unpack their suitcases and once done they noticed it was 6.30 PM. In about half an hour grandpa Max is gonna call them down for dinner. Until that happened they decided to take a nap with their backs still facing each other. At about 7 o'clock their grandfather knocked on their door calling them for dinner and they exited the room and went down stairs with their grandfather in a very awkward silence…
To be continued…
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