Prologue: A Different Kind of Beginning
Ben Tennyson, the wielder of the Omnitrix, the mysterious weapon of the galaxy, was strolling down the city of Bellwood after finishing school at the Madison Elementary. He was expecting his father to pick him up from school but as usual, his work seemed to have piled up and he had to stay at the office so that he could finish up. The boy yawned out loud as he crossed through the overpass that led to the inner part of the city.
The boy had just defeated the Negative 10 a couple of weeks ago and was now proud to officially call himself a true hero. Everyone in town knew who he was and his ability to turn into many of those alien forms. The students in school worshipped him as a hero, and bullies would now cower in fear as he passed through the hallways. Teachers and faculties of the school also treated him with respect but for those who were secretly undercover as Plumbers, still treated him mildly the same.
Ben had to admit that he loved all the attention he was getting from everyone. He had been asked by many of the girls to go out with them to pizza parlors and movies that he wouldn't be able to find time for himself, and he loved every last one of them. The citizens of the city also showed the boy respect and treated him like a hero too. Wherever he passed by, the criminals and evil doers would immediately go into hiding as they knew that they stood no chance against one with his kinds of talents. Those who believed in his powers would definitely avoid him, and those who didn't believe in the rumors of the boy's alien powers had to sometimes find out the hard way.
Yes… this looked like the golden time for the Tennysons.
But just as the boy was passing through one of his favorite shortcuts to his house, a sudden voice caught his attention. "Hey Benjamin!" the boy turned around and noticed a fruit seller on the street, "Here kid, have one on me" the old lady threw in a good tasty looking apple which he caught professionally. Ben didn't recognize the lady but then again… he didn't really recognize anyone anymore. A lot of people have been giving him gifts like clothes and food and sometimes he would find cool new toys and games stuffed in his locker.
The people who did this were probably those he had saved when he was in his alien forms. A lot of people wanted to show how grateful they were to his heroic efforts so they had to hide it through his locker.
Ben didn't really mind all the gifts, but he just hoped that they could just send it to his house rather than leaving it in his school locker. It was hard bringing all those stuff back home from school, especially the big toys. But there also times when he would find big gifts through small packages. One time, when he opened up his most hated history text book, he found two 'all you can eat meal' coupons for his favorite fast food joint The Pizza Parlor.
After thinking about all the things he had been given, Ben knew that being a hero was going to be a lot more fun than he thought it would be.
But just when the boy was about to take another turn through his favorite shortcut, another voice rung up behind him, making him jerk his head back. "Hey Ben" it was none other than Maxwell, his one and only favorite grandpa. "Grandpa!" Ben greeted back with a small hug, "What are you doing here? I thought you went on your fishing trip up town"
The old man let out a chuckle, "Heh, I was supposed to go there, but I kind of forgot a few things back here" he gestured to the box he was carrying on his arm, "I knew you'd be taking your favorite shortcut back home. Are your parents busy at work again?" the boy nodded back in reply, "Yeah… dad says that the gas line company are keeping him to watch the pressure valves and mom's probably booked in her studies again"
"Hehehe… well what did you expect from the parents of the great hero Ben Tennyson?" the old man joked, "Come on, I'll drive you home" they quickly entered the old RV which was amply named the Rust Bucket, by Max. "Oh by the way. Where's your cousin? I was kinda hoping to see her with you"
"Aunt Lily came to pick her up when school ended" Ben answered, "She said something about going to the library to return some books that she borrowed"
Max understood that Gwen had gotten her bookworm trait from her mother's side of the family and knew how long they would be spending their time in the library, "Heh… I guess it does run in the family" he remarked before moving to the driver's seat. "So what new toys did you get from school today?" he asked the young hero who comfortably sat at the side of the vehicle. "I heard from your dad, that you've been getting a lot of new things from school"
"Yeah!" the boy replied excitingly, "Ever since everyone knows that I'm a hero, school's been awesome!" Ben was actually quite surprised to hear himself say those words. A year ago, if he said that phrase out loud, some people might actually think that he had gone insane. "Gee… I never thought I'd actually get to say that" He never liked school until the new semester started this year. "Oh yeah gramps, I got two tickets to the movies tomorrow afternoon, wanna come with?"
But the old man had to respectfully decline, "Sorry Ben, but you know I'm not into those fantasy stories on the silver screen. Why don't you ask your cousin? I'm sure she'll love to go to the movies"
But the thought of bringing his own cousin to the movies seemed to sicken the boy, "Why would I wanna take my geeky cousin to one of the best movies in Hollywood history? She probably won't even like Brain Aliens"
"Brain Aliens?" Max questioned curiously of the movie title. "What's that?"
Seeing that his old man wasn't keeping up with today's hip Ben decided to explain, "It's a story about an alien that crashed landed in San Francisco" he began, "It took over this kid's mind and began eating everyone's brains in school! And everyone it ate turns into a mindless zombie under his complete control. And so this bunch of kids that were in suspension comes in and whack the aliens all the way out!"
Max shivered on the strange things that kids have been watching nowadays. He had battled aliens before but never had he seen one of them eat the human brain. In fact, he believed that the brain was probably the last thing any alien would eat. Sure, the human skin and bones were tasty for the most barbaric of creatures, but chewing on the brain was just unimaginable even for him.
"Well… why don't you try asking her?" Max recommended, "I know that she doesn't show it, but she really cares for you Ben. And if she doesn't than maybe you can invite one of your friends instead? I'm sure anyone of your friends would love to watch… that… movie" Ben would've already agreed in a heartbeat. But just as he thought of his friends… he couldn't seem to conjure up a name. Sure he had friends… but not like THOSE kinds of friends. Back when he was still Ben, he never even had one person in school that he could even call a friend.
"Y… yeah… I guess you're right" he replied after awhile. The boy's face seemed rather disheartened of the knowledge that he didn't have any true friends.
"Well, we're coming up on downtown" Max notified him without even looking at his way, "Hey, wanna buy a little take out? My treat" That alone was probably enough to brighten the boy's day.
(Bellwood public library)
Gwen Tennyson, the number one student of Madison Elementary and the captain of the swim team was scrolling through shelves of the city's main library looking for a specific book to read for tonight. Not only was she excellent in everything in school, but she was also the number one athlete in the female gym classes.
Don't let her appearance fool you though. She may look small and a wee bit of a weakling, but that orange clad red head knows how kick extraterrestrial butt in more than 150 ways than you can ever imagine. She can cast fireballs out of her hands, move objects with her mind and can even make the toughest bully cry like a baby.
A few months ago, she was probably considered to be a girl with a great future, but now… after it was revealed that she had similar mysterious powers like Benjamin, she practically became a celebrity to the whole city. By the time everything began to settle down, she received numerous high-school and college recommendations complete with scholarship and master degrees from around the world. She was quite happy to have her future secured tightly and it seemed like she made her parents even more proud of her now that she was a heroine. At first they didn't really know how to cope with all the attention they were getting from the neighbors, but after awhile, they became used to it.
"Gwen" came her mother's voice, "Come on honey, we've got to head back home soon. Your father is making grilled fish tonight"
"Sure thing mom" the red head replied, "Just let me get this last one" she quickly used her magic to get the book that was placed five levels above her and brought it down to her small stack of books to be borrowed. "Alright let's see…" she said to herself before checking the books she was borrowing, "Math books, biology books, chemistry books, algebra, trigonometry… and geology. Ok, I think that'll be all" she quickly approach the librarian of the place and placed her stack on the check-out slot. "Here Ms. Gregger. These are the books I'll be borrowing for the week"
The librarian was nearly shocked with all the books she was borrowing. She knew that the girl was a book worm, but the books she was borrowing were mostly used for high schoolers and college students. "Why Gwendolyn" she remarked, "This sure is a lot of books you're taking with you. Do you think you'll be able to read all of them in just seven days?"
"You won't know until you try" she replied with her same old smile. As the last book was finally checked out according to regulation, Gwen immediately left the library so that she wouldn't draw too much attention from the other readers. Her face had become quite known for awhile now due to the posters that were put up all around town.
When both her and her mother boarded the car, she immediately began reading one of her borrowed books to get a head start on things.
"Honey, you know you're not allowed to read in the car" Lily warned her.
But Gwen simply waved it off, "Don't worry mom, I've been doing this ever since I rode onto grandpa's RV. It never bothered me before"
"But don't you think you're still a bit young to be thinking about your future?" her mother reasoned hoping to let her daughter experience her childhood to the max. "Why don't you do something other than reading this weekend? I heard there's a good movie in the theaters today"
"You mean that Brain Aliens?" she clarified with a slight huff sound, "Mom, I battle aliens too you know. Those movies are just a bunch of nonsense riff-raft"
"Well then, why don't you spend some time with your cousin Ben? You could use the time to bond with each other"
"I already spent the whole summer bonding with him" she replied sarcastically, "How much more time do you want us to bond?" Lily really had to resist an urge to say 'Too-shay' but her daughter did have a point though. The aliens in those movies could never compare to the real deal she had faced for the pass few weeks and she had already spent three months with her cousin and even after all the danger they've been through, their relationship didn't seem to have change one bit.
(Tennyson residence)
After a couple of hours later, the Rust Bucket soon made its way back to the Tennyson's residence. The place was quiet enough for Ben's family to live in. He didn't have to worry about the press or the paparazzi since the place was kind of isolated from the rest of the city. "Thanks for the lift grandpa" the boy thanked before exiting the car with his backpack.
"Any time sport" the old man replied, "Send my regards to your parents when they come home. And don't use the Omnitrix unless there's an emergency… understand?"
"Yeah yeah yeah… I wish I had a nickel every time I heard that line" Ben remarked with a groan. After their farewells were said, Grandpa Max soon drove out leaving nothing but a trail of dust behind him. The Rust bucket might not look much but it certainly has its own unique abilities hidden under its hood.
As Ben once again approached his own house, he quickly pulled out the key that was hidden beneath the flower pot and unlocked the front door. From there, he was immediately tackled by his dog Willow which was always glad to see the boy return safe and sound. "Whoa! Hey there boy!" Ben said through laughs as his pet dog continuously licked his face, "Ok, down boy ahahaha!" after finally getting Willow off him and dusting the dirt off his favorite shirt, Ben quickly made himself at home.
His house was a two storied building with nine large rooms connected together with a stairway and two hallways. There were three bathrooms in the house. One was on the first floor and two more on the second floor. The living room was of course connected to the dining room and beyond that you would have the kitchen and the laundry room. Ben's room was on the second floor and was probably the smallest room in the entire house other than the latrine of course. His parent's room was located on the opposite side of his room and had a larger amount of space too. The final room in the house was something that mother called, the meditation room. Only his parents use that room to do yoga and other spiritual stuff so it didn't really interest the boy at all.
With all the lights still dim and off, Ben knew right away that his parents weren't home yet. They always seemed to be busy with work nowadays that the only time he actually gets to see them would be breakfast and dinner time. "Well… I guess it's just you and me again Willow" the boy said to his dog as it did the puppy dog pout. "Hehehehe… alright, I guess you could have one piece. But don't tell mom I did it ok?" Willow immediately let out a happy bark as it wagged its tail happily to its master. Ben then went to the kitchen and picked out the dog's favorite treat which was apparently a steak flavored candy bone.
After drinking a glass of water from the fridge, Ben decided to watch TV while waiting for his parent's eventual return. There weren't really anything on and the late night shows were nothing special. He flipped the channels with his remote over and over again but still nothing interesting came up. "No… no way… not a chance… seen it… have it… threw it…" he remembered all the movies and shows that he had already watched and somehow recorded it in his mind, "Man… isn't there anything good on TV nowadays?!" he was probably trying to say that to the producers in the media center who were busy trying to come up with new shows.
Once he gave up on the television to quench his thirst for entertainment, he decided to move on to his video game consoles, but even that did not even wet his appetite. He had already completed all the games he had in his house. His completed Sumo Slammer 5 just recently and has already completed every bonus it had to offer. Ben was an expert gamer that much anyone could tell. His fingers moved with such speed and precision that it would've made the professionals look like newbies.
After removing himself from his gaming materials, Ben again found himself in the living room spending the beginning of his weekend doing absolutely nothing. He was not one who would give up to boredom and boredom was not something he was going to linger on. Every second of every holiday must count at least for something.
However… just when he was finally getting to relax on his sofa, Willow began to bark again, which quickly caught the boy's attention. "What is it boy?" Ben's eyes nearly widened out when he noticed that his little pet dog was holding something on its mouth. "Hey… these are the two movie tickets I got today" the mutt must've run its nose through his backpack when he wasn't looking.
"I know that she doesn't show it… but she really does care about you Ben…" Max's words echoed in the boy's subconscious as if wanting him to do something really stupid.
As the boy starred blindly at the tickets he had on his hands, he unconsciously walked towards the phone that had been neatly placed on the table. A simply reach of the phone and a quick dial was all that it would take to contact Gwen. He knew that he could've just asked his other schoolmates to come. He was certain that none of them would object. Heck, he even has a few cell phone numbers from some of the cheerleader squad. He could just ask them and they wouldn't even consider of declining.
So why was he going to call his cousin? She probably didn't even like sci-fi horror movies and if she didn't, the ticket would go into a complete waste.
Ben's mind was now in conflict with each other. Ok… say that if he did call her… what would he say? 'Hey Gwen, wanna come to movies with me tomorrow afternoon?' no that would just be like asking a person out to a date. 'Hey Gwen, I got this extra ticket to the movies because I'm such a great hero. So you wanna come with?' hell no! That's just plain childish and snobby.
Even with such rage and confusion building up inside of him, Ben soon made up his mind, "Alright! I'll do it!" he picked up the phone which seemed to weight a lot heavier than it used to. After dialing the familiar number he heard the phone on the other line ringing up.
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Gwen and her mother Lily Tennyson had just returned home after a grueling experience from the library. While her mother carried some of groceries into the house, Gwen simply used her magic to carry all of her things while not even once taking her eyes off the book she was reading.
When Frank, Gwen's father opened up the door to greet them, he was amazed on how many books he had brought with her, "Whoa! I expected to see a few books, but I never thought I'd actually get to see the whole library floating in front of me" he half joked as he approach his wife, "Good day sweetie"
"Good day to you honey" they gave each other a peck on the cheek before returning inside.
"So I'm guessing, Gwen borrowed all those books again?" Frank noted to which Lily nodded back in reply, "Yup, I think she might even hit a new record today. (to Gwen) Gwen, don't forget to bring your books in your room. I'm not cleaning up that mess like last time"
"Yes mom…" the girl replied back as she levitated her borrowed books into her room.
Once the girl was out of ears way, Lily immediately let out a sigh, "I don't know how we're going to put up with her. She's worrying too much about her own future"
"She must've gotten it from your side of the family" Frank gestured to his wife which made her blush slightly, "And what's that supposed to mean?" she returned with a slightly sharp glare. But Frank laughed at her seriousness, "Oh nothing. It just reminded me of a girl I dated back in college ahehehe" and soon the phone rang up.
"I'll get it" Lily then answered the phone on the wall, "Hello; this is the Tennyson's residence. Lily Tennyson speaking (chatter chatters) Oh hi there Benjamin. This is quite a…… a surprise. You've never called us before (chatter) Oh ok. One moment please" she then poked her head out of the kitchen to call for her daughter, "Gwen, your cousin Ben is on the phone!"
It was obviously a surprise for Ben to be calling her place, but it was probably even a bigger surprise when he was asking for her! There was no way that Ben would be calling her just to have an ordinary chitchat so it had to be important. After dropping her books down on her bed, she moved to her cordless phone on the second floor. "I got it here mom" she answered back before turning to the phone, "Hello? Ben?"
"Hey Gwen" the boy greeted back, a little unsure on how to respond to all of this.
"Is something wrong?" Gwen was worried that something bad might've happened.
"No it's nothing important really…" he replied casually, "I was wondering… um… are you… ah…"
"Yeah?"
"Are you busy tomorrow afternoon?" he asked finally, "I got two free tickets to the movie Brain Aliens and I didn't want to waste the ticket. I asked some of my friends but they were busy" he probably lied in that last sentence, but it was still a good excuse.
To be honest, Gwen was quite surprised to hear Ben offered her out. She didn't really know what to say or what to even think to say. She immediately dropped the book she was reading and got her attention on the phone right away. Her heart was thumping hard and she didn't even know that she was already blushing. "What? You? Want to take me… to one of the famous movies in Hollywood? What's the catch?"
"Nothing" he replied almost immediately, "Just thought that… you know… You… with all that books and all. Anyway… are you in or what?" he was trying to avoid the question and be direct.
To say the least, Gwen was quite surprise on how easily he dodged the question. He must've done that a lot of times when the teacher asks him a question during class. She stuttered and began to fumble in her words, "Well… I do have a lot of homework this weekend and I have to attend the school track team club later… so I'm not sure if…"
"She'll definitely go Ben" came Lily's voice which surprised both of them.
"Mom!?" Gwen shouted surprised, "Mom, are you eves dropping on us?!"
"Sorry sweetie, it was just too hard to resist" she replied with a chuckle. On the background you can hear Frank laughing softly to himself, "But I promise she'll be there Ben. Just tell me what time and I'll drive her there tomorrow"
"Really? Uh… sure. The movie starts at one in the afternoon" Ben didn't hesitate at all to take advantage of the situation. A mother's reply was as good as Gwen's reply any day. "See ya then, bye"
"Hey wait a minute!" Gwen found this to be unfair since it was her parents who decided her fate, but she was too late since Ben already hung up. "Mom!!"
(The next day)
A day later, Gwen and her family were now on their favorite family car driving off to the rendezvous point that Ben agreed upon. "Ugh… I can't believe I'm going to spend my weekend with my dweeby cousin!" Gwen groaned as she crossed her arms together. She was angry for two reasons. One she was going to spend the whole Saturday with Ben, secondly, her mother demanded that she didn't bring any of her books with her. She was going to spend her time relaxing and chilling and that is what her mother intends her to do.
"Oh don't be such a goblin Gwen" Lily said soothingly to her, "I'm sure you'll have plenty of good time with your cousin. He's a part of the family so it's only natural that you bond with him"
"Besides, what better way to spend the weekends with a great movie?" her father added with a smirk, "Come on now. I thought you and Ben would get along after spending time together all summer. I'm sure you had some fun"
"If you consider fighting aliens, mutants, monsters, and crazed/deranged psychos fun, then yeah… I guess we did have fun" the parents remembered instantly that their summer wasn't exactly a walk in the park. With all of that fighting and trying to survive against impossible odd, it was hardly considered a summer.
"At least give your cousin a chance Gwen" her mother cooed, "I know he doesn't show it, but he really does care for you sometimes. You just got to see through his thick layer of snob-ness"
"Hey, that's our nephew we're talking about here" Frank shot back.
"Oh come on Frank. He probably got it from your side of the family anyway" the mother countered. And after a few minutes later, they soon arrived at the designated location. The movie theater. "Alright, this must be the place. Now you take care, ok Gwen?"
"Yeah sure…" she replied annoyingly.
"Oh and take this" Frank quickly pulled out a twenty dollar bill from his pocket and handed it to her, "That should be enough for popcorns and drinks. The rest you can use for whatever else you want. Call us when you're done" and with the girl off the car, they immediately drove off to have their own time of fun. But somehow, Frank didn't seem quite convince that it was going to work out, "Are you sure it was a good idea to leave those two alone?"
His wife chuckled, "Come on now Frank. She may be a small girl but remember… she knows how to spell" she was probably referring to the spells she used to beat up monsters and other evil doers. "Besides, if Ben is with her, then I know no one will dare try anything on her" this was probably true since everyone knows Ben Tennyson, the hero.
"Alright, but if they start tearing up downtown, I'm placing you responsible" Frank shot back holding a small grin up his face.
Back at the theater, Gwen kicked out a pebble on the floor as she waited for her cousin to appear. "Stupid mom, stupid dad!" she groaned angrily, "Making me go to this stupid movie with my stupid cousin. (sigh) What's a girl got to do to have the right to choose?"
"What are you blabbering about this time?" came Ben's voice which surprised the girl slightly, "I've been waiting. The movie starts in ten minutes. Come on, I'll buy you soda and popcorn"
"Whoa whoa whoa! Hold the galaxy for a minute there" Gwen shouted, "First you offer me to watch a movie, now you're buying me snacks? What's the catch?"
"What? Can't I take my cousin out for one day? Besides, the ticket would be a waste anyway" they then move in to the snack bar which served a variety of snacks and drinks ranging from chocolates and corndogs.
"So of all the girls in the world, you asked me?" she laughed, "Now that's something new"
"Oh sock it" the boy groaned now regretting on even inviting his cousin onto the movie. Maybe he should've just gone there alone, "So, you want a soda or fruit drink?"
In the end, Gwen finally decided to submit and go along even though the offer was highly suspicious, "Mind if I have cracker bars?" she gestured to the bag of crackers along the glass cupboard.
Ben smiled and quickly called to the clerk's attention, "Two star crackers please" he paid the sum and gladly handed it over to the girl. After a few minutes later, they completed their order and moved on to the gates of the theater. "Well… a few more minutes till the movie starts. We'll wait for the group to come out before we go in"
"Yeah I guess so" as they sat down on one of the benches, the two of them began to notice that they were getting some strange glares and stares from some of the patrons and passersby that were luckily in the area. They were probably used to it since their celebrity status went way beyond super stars. Hey… where in the world would you find two super heroes in one area?
When the two of them sat there, an awkward silence seemed to have passed by without any of them talking. Usually it was no problem since they never really talked to each other unless there was something they needed. During summer was no difference either since they were the only ones to talk to in the first place.
"So… what made you decide to ask me to the movie?" asked Gwen who seemed rather bored at the moment.
"Grandpa recommended" Ben admitted flatly, "He says that you and I should bond more or something"
"That's what my parents said to me" she replied. After another pause, she let out a loud sighed, "I can't believe I'm actually going to watch Brain Aliens"
"You've actually heard of it?" Ben seemed slightly amazed that she was amazed.
"Yeah, it's like one of the best movies made in Hollywood" she explained while holding her joyous face, "I heard that it had a great story line and the romance in it is said to be awesome!" Ben simply went back to his slouch position, "Oh man… and just when I was beginning to think that you and I were actually going to agree on something"
"Hey, life isn't just about beating up aliens and monsters, dweeb" she shot back just like her father, "A perfect action story must either come with romance, or tragedy, or maybe both!"
But Ben was simply interested with aliens eating human brains out and turning them into mindless zombies to be controlled under its very whim. "A romance with a sad ending… how… exciting" he replied sarcastically with a frown, "Just where is the fun in all of that? What could be better than blasting off aliens and zombies with rockets and plasma beams!?"
"Since you've never experienced true love, it'll be hard for you to understand" she huffed.
"Oh and you're saying you have?" Ben shot back, earning a glare from his cousin. But after a couple of more arguments, they suddenly began to laugh. This would probably look weird to some of the customers. To think that two super heroes would be having a friendly chat in here of all places.
"You really haven't changed a bit, have you?" Gwen snickered.
"Nope, just the same old original Ben Tennyson, at your service" he replied holding out a proud nose up high, "Besides, why would I want to change when I'm this popular? I'm the king of the world, remember?"
"Yeah, the king of doofusness if you don't keep your mouth shut" Gwen quickly pulled him back onto his seat, "So have you seen grandpa lately? I haven't been able to keep in touch with him for awhile with all my studies"
"Oh yeah, you applied for that uh high-school, college thingie applications. Man… don't you think you're taking your future a way too far? You still got plenty of time before you can make a choice"
Gwen stared at him for a moment trying to find some hint in his eyes, "Have you been talking with my dad, lately?" she said out.
"I'm just saying that you got plenty of time. What's the rush?"
"Like I always say to myself" the girl smirked, "It's always best to keep a bright future"
"Well, your future is gonna be so bright that you can't even see it" the last punch line made the two of them laugh. Ben might not be the best joker but he can still pull off some good lines once in awhile.
"Yeah… I guess you're right" Gwen admitted, "Maybe it's time I just enjoyed being a kid for a moment"
A few moments later, the door to theater suddenly opened and from the inside poured out hundreds of customers who watched the movie. Once the row was empty, Ben and Gwen decided that it was time.
Ben was the first to stand from the bench, "Come on, let's go enjoy the weekend while it still last" he gestured with a wide goofy grin. He then extended a hand to help Gwen up. From the looks on her face, she was indeed quite surprised to see him doing something nice to her.
When she got up, she immediately said to herself, "Somehow… I feel like I'm going to enjoy this weekend" Ben then quickly remembered the ticket, "Oh yeah. Here, take this. We should each hold our own tickets when we get in" he let out a slight blush as he offered it up to her. Gwen returned the blush and was beginning to think that this movie, might not be so bad after all.
But just as she held the ticket in her hands… time suddenly stopped. Everything around, ceased every action. Every movement, every drip of water, every blow of wind…… stopped in mid air.
"No… a happy ending is not for you… Benjamin Tennyson" came a deep, dark and cold voice from the shadows, "Forgive me … but this kind of beginning and ending… I simply cannot allow…" with a wave of the dark figure's hands, a great surge of light illuminated from the Omnitrix, blinding everyone in sight. "The truth… is now…"
In an instant, he turned back time and changed the past to present. Ben and Gwen's fame and fortunes were taken away in a blink of an eye, their respect from the people, gone as if they never existed and the Omnitrix continues to elude curious eyes from the galaxy.
Now this is where our story begins…
How their story… begins… and ends…