AUTHOR'S FOREWORD: "Ok, so this is a crossover between my (Kamen Rider Chrome) original Kamen Rider Showa Saga and Bigby the Big Bad Wolf's Bleach: Ultimate Alien story. Now, if you haven't heard of our stories or read them, then check them out. Otherwise, you might get lost. So, without further ado, let's start the show!

"RIDERS AND ALIENS: ULTIMATE HEROES UNITED"

Part 1

A joint production by: Kamen Rider Chrome & Bigby the Big Bad Wolf

With midterms having ended over a week ago, a lot of students were either dreading or indifferent about the results they would get. Those who were smart and working hard didn't have much to worry about, but students who were average had to cram a lot just to be able to get through a midterm exam. Even Ben wasn't exempt in spite of his 'extra-curricular activities'. Fortunately, with Sung-Sun tutoring him, he had a pretty good feeling about the subjects he wasn't good at. Plus, he once admitted, that he had a good memory as long as he could focus and had chili fries. Personally, Sung-Sun thought the fast food was greasy and messy.

Harribel also helped him to master his Spanish. She would not, however, give him the answers. Even if he could ask for them, he wouldn't. That would not be ethical. She may be his girlfriend, but he was also his teacher. He wasn't going to take advantage of their relationship like that. It sure made things a bit awkward when she called him during class to answer a Spanish question.

Speaking of her class, the boys never cut it. Why would they? Considering how hot the teacher was, none of them wanted to be absent for her class. Harribel was quite popular, and not just among the male students. She was often asked out on dates by the male teachers too. Ben had to really reign in his irritation at those times. He couldn't reveal he was in a relationship with her.

Speaking of relationships, there was gossip about Ben dating Sung-Sun. They had seen him dance with her at the mall party. He had also danced with Apacci and Mila Rose. The rumor mill was definitely focused on them and while Ben didn't mind much gossip about him, he didn't like how the girls were being objectified.

Now, seated inside the cafeteria, Sung-Sun, Mila Rose, Apacci and Ben were holding envelopes containing their midterm results.

"OK, on three," said Ben. He looked expectantly at the girls who stared at their envelopes in anticipation. "THREE!" They tore open their envelopes and took out their report cards. Ben smiled at his results. They may not be A-plusses, but A's, A-minuses and a few B-plusses were good news for him. His Hero Time didn't leave him much time to study, but he was able to catch up.

Apacci looked at her results with a bit of a frown. Sure, she didn't get terrible grades, but she did get C-plusses. Not anything to brag about, but not a failure. She could do better. Mila Rose shared the same expression. She hadn't failed, but she didn't exactly pass with flying colors.

Sung-Sun stole a peek at their report cards and smirked, "Hm, so it appears I won this battle."

"Oh yeah?" Mila Rose challenged and then Sung-Sun showed her the results of her midterm exam. Mila Rose balanced. Sung-Sun got A's and A-plusses all over it. "Dammit..."

"How the heck are you that smart?" Apacci demanded.

"It helps that I focus on my schoolwork instead of doing it half-heartedly," boasted Sung-Sun.

"Sung-Sun, you know that isn't nice," chided Ben. Sung-Sun pouted. She loved to rile up Mila Rose and Apacci. It was part of their group dynamic. "And thanks for helping me study."

"You did say you needed help with Physics," she smiled. "I was only happy to-"

"YES! YES! CHECK IT OUT, JT! ACED IT! ACED IT!"

The Tres Bestias and Ben looked to another table and saw Cash grinning and dancing. Ben cocked an eyebrow. Cash had actually Aced a midterm? That didn't sound right.

"Me too!" JT smiled proudly. "Now my parents won't have to ground me!" The two former bullies of Ben's hugged, like bros.

"OK, that's weird," remarked Mila Rose as she blinked.

"Yeah..." Ben frowned. "Excuse me..." He stood up and went over. "Hey, JT, Cash. What's new?" While they were no longer enemies, and on amicable terms, Ben wasn't exactly close to them. They had bullied him a lot in elementary school and middle school.

"We actually Aced a midterm," Cash showed off. He showed Ben his report card and Ben studied it, critically. He then forced a smile.

"That's great," Ben said. He turned away just as Cash said, "Come on. We should head over to Batty Burgerz after school to celebrate!"

"OK," began Ben. "That was weird."

"Is it? Maybe they worked hard," suggested Sung-Sun. Ben gave her a deadpan look. "That's not possible, is it?"

"For as long as I've known them, they never took their schoolwork seriously. They had to force other kids to do their homework for them," Ben said, pointing over to JT and Cash with his thumb.

"So you think they cheated?" Sung-Sun questioned.

"Nah, not even they're dumb enough to try that," Ben said, shaking his head. "And believe me, they've done some stupid stuff in the past."

"Did you notice they were a bit on the chubby side?" Mila Rose asked.

"Does it matter?" Apacci asked. "If they managed to pass with flying colors, it's not any of our business. Maybe they decided to just take their schoolwork seriously for once. Maybe all that sitting around put some weight on them."

Meanwhile, Harribel was looking over the midterm papers for her Spanish class. She should be proud that her students had improved. However, the ones she was analyzing were from students who performed poorly in class. She compared their present results with the ones from previous quizzes. They had either gotten D's and C-minuses, but then when she marked their papers, she was surprised to see that they had gotten A's and A-plusses.

For a moment she glanced at Ben's paper. He had gotten a B+. It wasn't perfect, but it was a good score. There was room for improvement but it was still something to be proud about. Harribel shook her head and focused back on the exams. She couldn't accuse of her students cheating. After all, she had watched them all carefully during the exam and had not caught any of them cheating. She did, however, notice that they were very concentrated. She also recalled how many of them finished early. Ben was one of the last ones in her class during the exam before he finished.

"What is going on here?" she asked herself as she drummed her fingers against her table. She then looked at her watch. It was lunchtime and she was feeling a bit hungry. She could concentrate on the mystery later. Right now, she needed to fill her stomach.

It was after school when the bell rang and the students exited the building. There were definitely a lot of happy students as they had passed the midterm exam.

"Wait, you mean nobody flunked during the midterm?" Ben questioned.

"Nobody failed any of the midterm papers," Sung-Sun confirmed. "Even the ones who were most likely to fail passed. And they didn't just pass, they passed with flying colors."

The school had never gotten such record results was starting to get stranger and stranger. What could cause such a dramatic improvement? Could it be cheating? Wouldn't it be suspicious that everyone managed to pass without fail?

"Come on, Ben! Let's just go and celebrate!" prompted Mila Rose.

"Right! To the Burger Shack!" said Ben. They went into his car and drove off to his favorite fast food restaurant. He was, of course, unaware of the horror which awaited them.

"This isn't the Burger Shack!"

What had once been Ben's favorite hangout, second only to Mr. Smoothy's, was a new fast food restaurant called 'Batty Burgerz'. The building had been renovated, with the sign depicting a bat snatching a burger.

The outdoor tables were filled and inside there were lines of people waiting at the counter to buy their meals. However, Ben was just in too much shock to notice. Where was he going to get his chili fries?

"What happened?" Ben asked. He read the sign. "Batty Burgerz."

"An interesting choice for a mascot," said Sung-Sun.

"Wonder if the food's any good," said Mila Rose. "You coming, Ben?"

Ben was still trying to recover before he went into the restaurant. He then spotted Kevin and Gwen sitting together at a booth.

"Hey, Tennyson! Over here!" Kevin waved and Ben went over.

"Gwen, Kevin, this is horrible," said Ben grimly.

"What is?" Gwen.

"This!" Ben said, referring to the new restaurant. "Someone replaced the Burger Shack with this!"

Gwen rolled her eyes. Ben was being melodramatic.

"I don't see why you're complaining Ben," said Kevin as he took another bite of his burger. "These burgers are great."

"Well, they don't have chili fries," Ben grumbled.

"They have cheese fries, if that helps," Gwen assured him.

"Nah, it's not the same," said Ben. "I just…need to go to Mr. Smoothy's."

"Well, you might have to wait," Kevin pointed at the line. "Seems like your girls are already lining up to order."

Ben sighed and went to the table where Sung-Sun sat. Mila Rose and Apacci were the ones in line.

"Are you upset?" Sung-Sun asked.

"Well, kinda," said Ben. "At least we have Mr. Smoothy's."

After having their meal and leaving Batty Burgerz, with Mila Rose agreeing that the burgers were delicious, the group drove towards the closest Mr. Smoothy's. Unfortunately, Ben's day was about to get worse.

"Oh, come on! Seriously!?"

The Mr. Smoothy's had been replaced by another Batty Burgerz restaurant.

"Hm, looks like they're expanding," remarked Kevin. It was packed too.

"And it's pretty popular," Gwen stated as she observed the amount of customers it had.

"Hey, it's a new place. People enjoy the novelty," said Kevin. "You OK, Ben?"

"I'm…I'm fine. This is just one Mr. Smoothy's," Ben said, twitching. "Just one. No big deal."

"I think he's in shock," Sung-Sun observed.

"Let's just go home," said Apacci. "I need to get ready for my shift at work." Hopefully, the Mr. Smoothy's Apacci worked at was still standing.

After a week of business, Batty Burgerz was expanding. A lot of the Mr. Smoothy's had also been replaced by the new fast food franchise. It was like a hostile takeover.

Ben also saw his schoolmates eating burgers from Batty Burgerz. The same thing was happening at Gwen's prep school. This was weird, and also, not very healthy. In gym class, the students were in bad shape and couldn't run or even perform simple jumping jacks. All they cared about was eating burgers.

For some reason, a lot of students were getting perfect scores during quizzes and Acing their homework assignments. What Ben wasn't aware of was that the weirdness did not just end there.

"When I'm done you can come pick me up. Don't worry, this is just a standard investigation. Nothing will go wrong. You can trust me." After finishing his business, a young man with blue hair stepped out of the red phone booth and walked away. Moments after he left the phone booth, it vanished from sight.

One night, Ben was out on patrol. Transforming into Jetray, he took off into the sky. This was also his chance to clear his head. When he looked down at the city, he saw many spots which used to have Mr. Smoothy's now with Batty Burgerz standing in their place. Ben never ate in any of them. Something about them just didn't sit right with him.

As he was flying through the air, he noticed something else flying up ahead. It didn't look like any bird he had ever seen. It looked like some kind of humanoid creature, almost monkey-like, with a skinny build, brown skin, and bat-like wings.

"What is that?" Jetray wondered. The creature seemed to have noticed him and shrieked before flying towards him at high speeds. "Whoa! What the hell!?" Jetray dodged as the creature flew past him. "Hey, I'm flying here!" Jetray shouted. The bat-like creature ignored him and shrieked again before flying off. "Hey, nobody does a hit and run with me around!"

Jetray soon gave chase and he was about to catch up when the creature turned and shrieked in his face. Jetray cried out as the sonic scream disoriented him. He started flying erratically but he managed to spot the creature as it was flying straight into a Batty Burgerz restaurant. Jetray frowned and flew down to the ground to land before changing back.

Ben frowned. Now he knew that he wasn't paranoid. He activated his Ultimatrix's communications feature and called, "Gwen, Kevin, could you guys meet up with me. There's something we need to check out."

"So, you saw that thing go in here?" Kevin asked as he, Gwen and Ben snuck behind the Batty Burgerz.

"Yeah, I'm sure," said Ben.

"Are you sure you're not doing this because you hate how they're replacing Mr. Smoothy's?" Kevin questioned. Ben didn't dignify Kevin's accusation with a response.

"Hm, the door's unlocked," observed Gwen.

"That makes things easier," said Kevin as he opened the door and let themselves in.

"Now, quietly," Ben instructed, a finger to his lips. Kevin and Gwen nodded as they followed him in. "Does anybody have a flashlight?"

"Got it," said Kevin as he took out and turned on the flashlight. "Looks like we're in their kitchen."

Gwen scanned the kitchen. It looked pretty standard. Ben didn't like it, though for some reason. Kevin spotted a door marked 'STORAGE' and put his hand around the knob. He opened the door and vacuum-packed rats came spilling out to fall on top of him.

"What the hell!?" Kevin exclaimed. "What are these? Rats?"

"Oh my god, those are rats," said Gwen as she started to turn green. "I think I'm gonna be sick."

"What's the problem?" Ben asked.

"Ben, they have vacuum-packed rats and sell burgers," said Gwen. Ben and Kevin turned ill from the implication.

"OK, that is messed up," said Ben. He knew there was something funnt about this place. Now he knew why.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Kevin groaned. He had eaten plenty of the burgers. Now that he knew what went in them, he felt like throwing up.

"Feel sick later," Ben ordered. "And take pictures. We might need evidence so we can shut this freakshow down." Normally, Gwen would attribute such behaviour from Ben's vindictive side. After all, Batty Burgerz had been replacing Ben's favorite hangouts. However, now she could see that this was for a good cause. The restaurant was saving money and making money by using rat meat to make their burgers then selling them to their customers. This was just wrong on so many levels.

Gwen consoled Kevin as she rubbed his back. It was going to take a while before he recovered from the revelation. Gwen took out her phone and took pictures with it.

"OK, look like this is the staff's break room," said Ben as he pointed at another door. "Come on."

"Are you sure, Ben? I think we got plenty of evidence here," said Gwen as she held up her camera phone.

"It doesn't hurt to be thorough," said Ben as he opened the door. It was unlocked too. The people here must not care so much about security if it was this easy to break in. They entered the break room when movement above them caught their attention. Kevin shone his light and they froze as they looked up to see not just one, but ten of the bat-like creatures hanging from the ceiling.

One of the bat-like creatures woke up, its eyes snapping open before it let loose a loud shriek. It spread its wings as its brethren woke up and shrieked as well. They glared at the intruders who were staring at them.

"OK, it's hero time!" said Ben as he got his Ultimatrix ready. Kevin touched the wall and covered his body in concrete while Gwen manifested spheres of mana. However, before any of them could make a move, someone burst into the room. He rolled along the floor and stood up in front of Ben and his team. "Huh!?"

"GET A LOAD OF THIS!" the stranger shouted as he pointed a gun at the bat-like creatures. The gun released a sonic blast that forced the creatures to shriek and collapse to the ground in agony. "RUN!" he shouted to Ben and his team.

"Wait, what!? Run!?" Ben shouted. He never ran from danger. He looked at the writhing bat-like creatures. Sooner or later they were going to recover.

"No, Ben! He's right! This place is too cramped for a fight!" Gwen agreed.

"Damn, and I wanted to pound their faces in for making me eat rats!" Kevin complained before they ran out of the room and out of the building. They spotted the stranger running up ahead and decided to follow him. Kevin's car was parked nearby so they got in and drove after the guy.

"Man, he runs fast," Kevin admitted. He couldn't be human.

"Just keep following him, Kevin," said Gwen. Ben was silent. He knew he could've taken those bat-like aliens out. Yeah, they were aliens. What else could they be?

Finally, the stranger stopped at a Mr. Smoothy's, one of the few still open in Bellwood. He was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and a smile on his face. The car stopped and Ben exited with Kevin and Gwen.

"Been awhile, hasn't it, Ben?" the stranger greeted. He was in his early twenties, sporting indigo hair that was parted in the middle, with two locks sticking out from the top like insect antennae. He wore a red, double-breasted leather jacket with long coat tails, black jeans and brown boots.

"Wait, Shinichi?" Ben identified. "Dude, how have you been?"

"Ben, do you know him?" Gwen asked.

"Remember that time I told you about? When I was brought to a Tournament of Heroes by a 'Master of Games'?" asked Ben. He pointed to the stranger, "He was one of the other competitors."

"Shinichi Sanban-Banabara," the stranger introduced himself. "I'm with ARMOR."

"ARMOR?" the team asked.

"Alter-Reality Monitoring and Operational Response," Shinichi explained, "Multiversal cops." He showed them his badge. It looked pretty authentic to them. He then pocketed it.

"Wait, Multiversal cops?" Gwen asked.

"Agents, to be more precise. Special Agents," he clarified. "We protect the Multiverse."

This was something none of them expected to learn. While a bit skeptical, it wasn't like they could disprove Shinichi's claim. They've had encountered strange beings and had stranger experiences. A Multiversal Agency didn't seem too far off.

"That sounds like a huge job," remarked Kevin.

"Well, considering the infinite size of the Multiverse, it is," said Shinichi. "But we get by with our members in different universes."

"So, what are you doing in my universe?" Ben asked.

"There was an unauthorized excursion from my universe to yours, probably through a dimensional rift," said Shinichi. "I was assigned to check it out and see what came through."

"Wait, so those things came from your universe?" Gwen asked.

"Yes. They probably have counterparts in this universe, but they definitely came from my universe," Shinichi confirmed. "They're called Krillitanes."

"Krillitanes!?" Kevin exclaimed.

"You've heard of them?"Gwen asked her boyfriend.

"Let's just say they aren't a race to be messed with," said Kevin. "But the last time I saw them…"

"They looked like us but with really long necks, right?" questioned Shinichi. Kevin nodded. "Looks like the Krillitanes native to this universe have yet to acquire their wings."

"You mean they evolve?" asked Ben.

"Yes and no," said Shinichi. "You see, the way Krillitanes adapt and evolve is to steal the characteristics of races they've conquered. You see, like how your culture is made up of a mix of all sorts of traditions from different countries, the Krillitanes are the same, an amalgam of the races they've conquered. Except they take physical aspects instead. They cherry pick the best bits of the people they destroy. They've even gained the ability to disguise themselves as humans."

"What are they doing on Earth?" asked Gwen.

"Well, they tried the same thing in my universe. Their food planet was destroyed, so they started a business," said Shinichi.

"What? Making burgers?"Kevin asked.

"Rat burgers," Gwen and Ben intoned and Kevin looked ill.

"Yeah, that's just one phase of their plan," said Shinichi. "Excuse me, but what's your name?"

"I'm Kevin," Kevin introduced himself.

"And I'm Gwen. Sorry for not introducing ourselves earlier."

"It's fine. Now, Kevin, what's 5,678 x 45?"

"25,515," Kevin answered. Ben and Gwen stared at him. "Wait, I answered math in my head?"

"It's because of the oil which they use to cook their fries," said Shinichi. "It makes your brain hyper-conductive, increasing processing speed and retain more information."

"Wait, they're making kids smarter?" Ben asked.

"Yes, and addicted to their food," said Shinichi. "Your friends might be getting smarter, but they're getting fatter too."

"Wait, you mentioned a food planet," said Gwen. "You don't mean…"

"You're like cattle to them. Feed you, fatten you up, then take back to be cooked for dinner," said Shinichi. "Kids and teenagers are on the menu."

"How are they going to get kids to come to them?" Ben asked.

"They've set up branches all over town. My guess is, is that they would put out some kind of mind-control frequency. With their brains and bodies saturated with the oil, they'll be drawn to the Krillitanes like bees to honey," said Shinichi.

"Then we have to stop them," swore Ben.

"Yeah, but first I need a drink," said Shinichi as he turned to buy a smoothie. He paused a moment, to ask, "So, does anyone want any?"

"I am," said Ben. "Been dying for a good smoothie."

"Just don't think you're drinking that stuff in my car," warned Kevin.

After the smoothies, Ben suggested that Shinichi come and stay at his place. That was why Shinichi was sitting in the backseat with Ben while Kevin was driving with Gwen sitting passenger side in front.

"Are you sure your parents won't mind?" Shinichi asked.

"As long as I explain why you're here," reassured Ben. "They're pretty cool."

"And it's not like Casa El Tennyson doesn't have enough house guests already," Kevin replied from the front.

"House guests?" Shinichi blinked.

"You'll see," Ben replied. He knew he was going to have to introduce Shinichi to his parents, and his girlfriends. "So, how do you know about the Krillitanes? Did you fight them?"

"No," said Shinichi. "My little sisters and our friends were the ones who fought them and stopped their plans. I just found out about them a little later."

"So you never actually fought them," Ben concluded.

"No, but I'll know what to do when I confront them," Shinichi replied. The car was parked in the driveway and both Ben and Shinichi exited Kevin's car.

"I'm gonna drop Gwen off," Kevin informed Ben.

"Goodnight, Kevin. Goodnight, Gwen," Ben said to them. Kevin then drove out of the driveway and out into the street.

"Come on, I'll introduce you to my folks as I explain what's going on to them," said Ben. Shinichi followed after Ben and the younger teen opened the door. There were his parents, waiting for him, and the girls.

"So, how was work tonight, son?" asked Ben's Dad, Carl Tennyson.

"And who's your friend?" asked Ben's Mom, Sandra Tennyson.

Shinichi bowed and greeted, "Konbanwa. My name is Shinichi Sanban-Banabara. It's nice to meet you."

Carl stepped forward and held out his hand. "Pleased to meet you, Shinichi. I'm Carl, Ben's father."

"And I'm Sandra," Ben's mother said.

Shinichi took Carl's hand and politely shook it.

The girls were all staring at this new character. They had never seen him before, nor had Ben mentioned him. Even though he was a friend of Ben's, there just seemed to be something off about him.

Ben noticed the looks the girls were giving Shinichi and grinned. "It's alright, girls. He's cool."

The girls looked at each other, wondering who would make the first move. Nelliel decided to go first. "Hello, Shinichi. My name is Nelliel Tu Odelschwank."

Harribel decided to go next. "I am Tia Harribel."

Sung-Sun gave Shinichi her own polite bow. "I am Cyan Sung-Sun. If Ben trusts you, then so do I."

Mila Rose got up from her seat. "My name is Franceska Mila Rose."

Apacci was the last one, still giving Shinichi an uneasy look. But, she knew that she had to say something. "Emilou Apacci."

Ben smiled softly at her before facing Shinichi. "Sorry about that. Apacci is a little...suspicious around strangers."

"So, Shinichi, where are you from?" Sandra asked.

"Oh, just a small village in Japan," Shinichi answered.

"And how do you know Ben?" asked Carl.

"You can say we bumped into each other one day and ended up helping each other out," Shinichi answered.

"Shinichi, it's alright to tell them about the superhero thing," Ben said.

"Wait, you're a superhero?" Apacci questioned skeptically.

"Yeah, he is," said Ben. "Shinichi and I met a while ago." He then told the girls and his parents about the Master of Games, the Tournament of Heroes, of how he met heroes from other universes, and together they took down the Master of Games.

"So does that mean you're here because you need Ben's help with something?" Nelliel asked.

Shinichi wondered if he should tell them. Then again, Ben might end up telling them anyway.

"Well, we were out investigating the new fast food place. You know, Batty Burgerz," said Ben. "We kinda found out more than we expected."

"Like what?" Mila Rose asked.

"It's an evil alien plot," Shinichi and Ben answered in unison.

"Aliens are opening fast food restaurants?" Sandra asked skeptically.

"That's the dumbest thing I ever heard," said Apacci.

"Yeah, but it's working," said Shinichi. "The food makes kids smarter, being able to retain and process information much better."

"That would explain the record breaking results of the last midterm," said Harribel.

"Wait, what's this about the midterm?" Sandra asked.

"OK, so aliens are making kids smarter," remarked Apacci. "How is that bad?"

"It is when the food is addictive and makes them fat," said Shinichi.

"They're trying to fatten the kids up," Ben added. "And take them back to become food." Everyone, save for Shinichi, blanched.

"Told you it was evil," Shinichi concluded. "Oh, and they use rats to make their burgers." At this Carl looked disgusted and green.

"Honey?" Sandra asked.

"I need to go," said Carl before he ran towards the nearest bathroom. Everyone in the living room could hear him gagging and throwing up.

"Guess he's had a few burgers," said Shinichi.

"Rat burgers?" Nelliel stuck her tongue out in disgust. "Yucky!"

"Indeed," Harribel agreed.

"So, what will you do about this, Ben?" Sandra asked.

"Don't worry. After all the evidence we've gathered, the health department will shut them down and the Plumbers will round up the aliens."

"Shouldn't take too long," said Shinichi, "But Ben insists I spend the night."

"We have a spare bedroom you can use," said Sandra. "It's upstairs. Ben, do you mind taking Shinichi up to the guest room?"

"No problem, Mom," Ben replied. Shinichi nodded and followed Ben upstairs.

"I didn't count on you to be the kind to have a harem," joked Shinichi, "And don't try to deny it. I saw how those girls looked at you."

"You don't seem surprised," said Ben as he led Shinichi upstairs.

"I'm friends with a couple of guys in polyamorous relationships," said Shinichi. He admitted, a bit embarrassed, "I'm one of those guys too."

"You are?" Ben asked.

"I got four really great girls I love back home," Shinichi confessed. He scratched the back of his head, "If it weren't for them, I'd probably be walking down a really dark road."

"How come?" Ben asked.

"Let's just say my powers were not originally given to me to protect people," Shinichi muttered vaguely. "Anyway, where's my room?"

"Right this way," said Ben.

"So, are you sure you'll be able to spread the word?" Shinichi asked.

"I asked Gwen to send the pictures of those rats..." Ben grimaced at the memory, "To a friend of mine, Jimmy Jones. He'll get the word out."

"Not many are going to believe aliens are responsible," Shinichi reminded.

"I know, which is why Jimmy is going to tell everyone that Batty Burgerz have been putting rats in their burgers. The health department is going to launch an investigation and shut them down. Then the Plumbers will clean things up," said Ben.

To Be Continued...