It was a bright sunny day In Bellwood where a young boy was sitting lazily at his desk waiting for the bell to ring his name Ben Tennyson and was ten years old he wore a white t shirt with a black stripe going straight down the middle, light green baggy trousers and white trainers with some black colouring.
He had brown shaggy hair, bright green eyes, pale skin and an athletic build.
He was tapping impatiently on his desk thinking it would make time go faster, the reason for this was that it was the last day of school before summer vacation meaning that in a few minutes he would be on the road with his grandpa max cruising around the various states, it had been on Ben's mind for weeks and he was excited.
It had started when grandpa Max had visited his parents a couple of months back and talked about taking him on a road trip for his summer vacation Ben had immediately said yes but his parents had not been sure especially his dad, it seemed that his dad and his grandpa had a shaky relationship which didn't' help things. Ben had asked his mom multiple times why they were always at odds but all his mom said that something happened between them before Ben was born and that was it, so Ben had let it go.
However on that night Ben had overheard their conversation he was told to go to bed which he did but after making sure no one was around he was sitting on the landing listening to what was being said and what saw said kind off weirded him out.
"Look I'm not so sure about this max, the last thing I want for him is getting attacked by aliens" his dad said firmly.
"Oh come on you know I'm retired that isn't apart of my life anymore, I just want to spend some time with my grandson" Max said defensively.
"I know but what happens if he gets attacked like last time because if you recall my wife was pregnant with Ben when we were attacked right here at home by another Insane alien calling my son the chosen one" his dad said furiously.
"I've already looked into it using all the resources I could and there was no connection, it was clearly a random incident by an insane alien which hasn't happened again for years" Max said softly.
There was a brief silence which was broken by his mom voice "I think it is a good idea" she said.
"But honey" his father started to say but he was cut off by his mom voice again "Ben wants to go you know what he's like if we say no, he will be upset and what happened in the past was scary but if Max has looked into everything there is no danger" his mom said.
There was another brief pause "fine but if anything happens" his dad said.
"You have my word" Max said finally.
That night still bothered him why had his family been attacked and the chosen one of what he pushed these thoughts out of his mind before his teacher who was sitting at the front of the class stood up, "now just a quick reminder I will be teaching summer school this year so it is not too late to sign up" his teacher said.
Ben snorted yeah right he knew one person who would jump at the prospect of summer school he was definitely not one of them that was when the bell rang and he jumped out of his seat, grabbed his bag and headed to the exit with everyone else.
He was waiting outside of school for his grandpa to pick him up when he heard a cry of alarm he turned his head and saw that two boys had cornered one boy wearing glasses against the Chan link fence, Ben knew the two boys well it was Cash and JT the resident school bullies who Ben did not like in the slightest, he had met them when he first started there and they had become enemies on first meeting but unlike most kids Ben was no push over and had fought Cash multiple times causing them both to be put into detention.
He decided to intervene besides he grandpa was taking him straight away so his parents wouldn't hear about it and he wasn't going to stand by while something like this was happening, he walk over and shouted "that's enough Cash". Cash turned around smiled viciously "hey look Jt it's good old Benny how you doing still a loser I see" Cash said laughing.
"I'd rather be a loser than an idiot, then again I guess your both right" Ben said smiling. That seemed to shut him up before he knew it Cash was standing in front of him arms crossed glaring with JT standing next to him trying to look intimidating which was funny since he looked similar to the other kid who had gave Ben a look of thanks before running away.
Now it was just Ben,Cash and JT standing alone with no one else around Cash broke the silence by saying "I couldn't hear you all the way over there, wanna repeat what you just said"
"I know it hurts to hear the truth but Its better someone tells you now before you lose what brains you have left" Ben retorted.
"Kick his ass Cash" JT said.
Though Cash was slightly taller than Ben despite being the same age, Ben wasn't afraid and met his stare without flinching JT however just stood behind Cash as usual to cowardly to get involved, that was when Cash grabbed Ben by his shirt and started winding up a punch but Ben also did the same but before either one could follow through a old rv pulled up on the road next to them.
Ben recognised it as his grandpa's rv or the rustbucket as he called it partly due to the fact that his grandpa had owned it for many years when working as a plumber and never had the heart to get rid of it after he retired but it's age was starting to show the paint job was coming apart and flaking off, the tyres looked like that were about to fall off but it was still built like a tank.
His Grandpa Max got out of the drivers side grinning broadly he was 59 years old with grey hair cut military grade style he was slightly overweight that showed in his stomach and face, he had eyes which could be carefree one minute then strict the next.
He would of been intimidating except for the horrible hawaii shirt which covered his white shirt underneath Ben would make a point of telling how horrible the shirt looked but he would respond with a smile and say "what can I say, I think it's stylish". Which would cause Ben to facepalm.
Ben and Cash had let go of each other which didn't go unnoticed by Max, Cash put his arm around Ben's shoulder in friendly manner "hey sir me and Ben were just talking right Ben?" Cash said adopting a look of innocence.
"Yeah just talking" Ben said the sarcasm dripping from his voice which again Max noticed and came to a very quick conclusion, Max looked directly at Cash which caused him and JT to take a small step back.
"Maybe you kids should run along" Max said in a tone which translated to get lost.
Cash and JT seemed to take the hint and walked swiftly away down the street out of sight, "so that's the infamous Cash I've heard a lot about from your mother" Max said thoughtfully after they left
"Yep the exact same Bully" Ben said.
"Your just like your father you know, he was always getting into fights when he was younger anyway you ready to go. Max asked
"All set let's hit the road" Ben said climbing in the rv ready to start his big adventure but as he got on he noticed a girl sitting at the table near the window looking miserable, he recognised her straight away this was his cousin Gwen Tennyson she had shirt orange hair held by a blue hair clip,green eyes same as him and wearing a blue raglan shirt with a cat logo in the front,white capris and a pair of white shoes with dark stripes.
Ben was torn between shock and horror but couldn't resist using this chance to annoy her he bowed in a dramatic fashion saying "her ladyship graces us with her presence".
"Shut it dweeb it's not like I like this anymore than you do" Gwen said through gritted teeth.
Max boarded the rv and stood behind the driver seat with an amused look, "Grandpa please say you didn't" Ben said sadly.
"I thought It would be nice for your cousin to join us so I asked her parents and they were more than thrilled to let her come with me that's not going to be a problem is it" Max said still looking amused
"No" Ben said defeated
"Excellent now let's get going" Max said cheerfully sitting in the driver seating starting up the rv, Ben sat down opposite Gwen "so my lady what fine topics should we discuss today" keeping his dramatic voice.
"Bite me Ben" Gwen retorted.
This is going to be a long trip Max thought.
