Nelson, Julie and Sarah were sitting down at the tennis court talking about what they found out at the clinic.
"I still can't believe you're pregnant," said Sarah.
"When did you 2 sleep together, anyway?" asked Nelson.
"Well, Ben was over for a study date. We finished, we started talking, then flirting a little bit, we kissed and you guys get the idea," said Julie, who was blushing.
"I still can't believe this is happening," said Sarah.
"Why? You got married at 17!" yelled Julie.
"Sure! Getting married is a big thing! But, getting pregnant! That's bigger then getting married!" exclaimed Sarah.
"WILL YOU CALM DOWN FOR 5 MINUTES!?" yelled Nelson.
Julie and Sarah looked at Nelson shocked. They have never heard Nelson raise his voice. Ever. It shocked them on different levels. Sarah felt her heart pound against her chest and Julie looked like she was gonna burst into tears.
"Sorry," said Nelson.
"It's OK," said Julie.
"Hey Jules, wanna have a game of tennis?" asked Sarah.
"Why not? Just make sure you go easy on me," said Julie.
"I'll umpire," said Nelson.
With Ben, Gwen and Kevin...
The original trio were having smoothies at Mr Smoothy. Ben couldn't help but worry. He knew that Julie was going to the doctors. He wanted to go with her but; she insisted that he stayed behind. She didn't want him to miss soccer training.
"Ben, whatever's wrong with Julie might not be as big as you think," said Gwen.
"I can't help but worry, Gwen! She's someone who I – no offence – love more than anyone I know. She actually accepted me having the omnitrix. She's different than any other girl I met," said Ben as he took a sip of his smoothie.
"Ben, Julie's a strong, determined woman. If she can beat 20 Forever Knights at the same time, she can beat whatever's making her sick," said Kevin.
Ben and Gwen just looked at him shocked. He has never said anything nice about anyone. Wow. He really has softened since he started dating Gwen last year.
"And if you tell anybody, even Sarah, that I said that, I'll deny it," said Kevin.
"Same old Kevin, no matter what happens," laughed Ben.
Gwen just kissed his cheek. KA-BOOM! People started running and screaming. A huge robot appeared in the gray smoke.
"That's one of Vilgax's drones!" exclaimed Gwen.
"What's it doing here?" questioned Kevin.
"I don't know. But it's never gonna come back again," said Ben as he activated his omnitrix.
"HUMUNGOUSAUR!" yelled Ben.
With Vilgax...
"Sir, the drones are now attacking," the alien robot reported.
"Alright. I'm going to go kidnap his mate. You know what to do. When I signal you, tell all the remaining drones to return to the ship," reminded Vilgax.
With Julie, Sarah and Nelson...
Julie and Sarah just finished their tennis match. Julie beat Sarah by a long shot. They were just about to leave the court when an explosion occurred. It knocked the trio back a few feet but, they were still standing. Vilgax emerged through the fire and smoke.
"So, you're the Tennyson boy's mate," said he.
"The Tennysons? You're...you're Vilgax," squeaked Julie.
You see, a week after Julie and Sarah joined Alien Force, Ben told them about some of the villains they fought in the past. That included Vilgax. But, that's a totally different story. Let's get back to what's actually happening right now.
"So, the Tennyson boy has told you about what happened 7 years ago," said Vilgax.
"What are you doing here? What do you want?" asked Nelson.
"All I want to do is destroy Ben Tennyson and acquire the omnitrix. But to do that, I'll need his mate," said Vilgax.
Sarah and Nelson angled themselves in front of Julie. No way they were gonna just let him take her.
"If you want my sister, Vilgax, you're gonna have to go through us first," said Sarah, Sonakite powers at the ready.
Vilgax was really getting pissed off. He had no time for this.
"Stay out of my way," said Vilgax as he dropped a grenade. (AN: I know the line's stupid but, I had to think of something!)
"RUN!" yelled Nelson.
But it was too late. Before Julie and Sarah could create a Sonakite shield around them or before anyone could start running, the grenade went off. It knocked them against the wall. When the explosion cleared, the trio were lying on the ground. Nelson was already unconscious but, Julie and Sarah were still awake. They were both bleeding from the explosion. Sarah was bleeding at her side while Julie was bleeding near her right temple.
"Once I have what I request, nothing can stop me from taking over the galaxy," said Vilgax.
He took out a ray gun and shot at the siblings. It knocked them against the wall. They slid down to the ground, unconscious and injured. Vilgax smiled evilly as he picked up Julie with his hand and dropped a letter beside Sarah. He laughed and went to rendezvous at his main ship.
With Ben, Gwen and Kevin...
The gang were still fighting Vilgax's drones. Every time they destroyed one drone, another appeared. And they were getting sick and tired of it!
"How many of these drones does he have!?" exclaimed Kevin.
Suddenly, the drones stopped fighting them and took off from where they were. This confused the trio.
"OK, what's going on?" asked Gwen.
Ben transformed back to normal.
"That's one thing I wanna know," said Ben.
With Sarah and Nelson...
Nelson and Sarah were just coming to from the explosion. It took them a minute to let what happened sink in. Sarah finally noticed the letter beside her.
"What's that?" asked Nelson who was looking at the letter over Sarah's shoulder.
"It's a note. I think it's from Vilgax," said Sarah.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Open it," said Nelson.
"I think we should find the others first," said Sarah.
"I'm sure Ben won't mind. It would be a lot easier when we have to explain what happened," encouraged Nelson.
Sarah finally gave in and opened the letter. When she read it, fear and anger started rushing through her veins along with negative thoughts racing through her mind. She couldn't believe what was happening. Nelson looked at Sarah concerned.
"Are you OK?" questioned Nelson.
"No. Vilgax is holding Julie captive," said Sarah.
Now, it was Nelson who was starting to worry. He knew Julie ever since he was in school with Sarah. He loved her like a sister. He also swore to protect Sarah's family on their wedding day.
"We have to go tell Ben," announced Nelson.
"I know. I'm just scared about his reaction. Remember when he found out about our powers and that Julie went off to fight Darkstar alone?" asked Sarah.
Nelson chuckled at the memory. Ben's face was priceless.
"Still, if we don't tell him now, Julie won't even live long enough to have that child. We have 2 lives on the line," said Nelson.
"Alright. Let's go," decided Sarah.
Nelson helped her up. He noticed blood on Sarah's side.
"Sarah, you're bleeding!" exclaimed Nelson.
"I'm OK," said Sarah.
"We have to apply pressure on it so you don't lose any more blood," said Nelson.
"We don't have time!" snapped Sarah.
"Alright, alright. Let's go!" exclaimed Nelson.
With Ben, Gwen and Kevin...
"I don't understand. Why would Vilgax's drones be attacking? He's trapped in the Null Void," said a very confused Ben.
"He can't have escaped. The security is tight, especially since Vilgax got trapped," said Kevin.
Gwen noticed something. "Hey. It's Sarah and Nelson," said Gwen.
She was right. Sarah and Nelson were running towards them.
"Julie's not with them. Something's wrong," said Ben.
They sprinted towards them.
"What happened? Where's Julie?" asked Kevin.
"Well---," Nelson got cut off.
"SARAH! YOU'RE BLEEDING!" exclaimed Gwen.
"I know," replied a very annoyed Sarah. They really had no time for this.
"We'd better clean it. You can explain when we're done," said Ben.
5 minutes later...
Gwen was cleaning Sarah's wound and wrapping a bandage around it. She was done a minute later.
"So, now will you tell us what happened?" asked Kevin.
"After her doctor's appointment and we went to get the medicines the doctor proscribed, we went to the tennis court and had a talk. Julie and Sarah decided to verse each other in tennis. Julie won by a long shot. When we were about to leave, an explosion happened. We got knocked back a bit but, we were OK. Then, a giant alien emerged. He said that he knew Julie because she was Ben's 'mate'. Then, Julie figured out who it was. It was Vilgax. He said he was after the omnitrix and he needed her so he could force Ben to hand it over...," Nelson's voice trailed off.
"What happened after that?" questioned Ben.
"It might be best if you read the letter," said Sarah.
She handed the letter to Ben. He just opened it and read it. Once he was able to digest everything that was written, his heart drop to his stomach. He couldn't believe it. Vilgax is back and now, he had his girlfriend hostage. Can this get any worse?
"Also, there's something you should know," said Sarah.
"What is it? Is Julie sick?" asked a very worried Ben.
"1 month ago when you came over to our house for a study date with Julie, do you remember what you did?" asked Sarah.
"Of course I do," said Ben.
"Recount those events," said Nelson.
"Well, I climbed in through her window, we helped each other with our geography homework, we finished 1 hour later, we talked about school and the other kids, we flirted a little bit, we kissed, then we...," Ben's voice trailed off. It just hit him.
"Then?" questioned Gwen.
"We made love. Oh my god. Is she what I think she is?" asked Ben.
"Yes, Ben. She's pregnant. We just found this morning," said Sarah.
Ben just stood there in total shock. He couldn't believe it. They had 2 lives on the line: The life of his girlfriend and the life of their unborn baby.
"Are you OK?" asked Gwen as she clicked her fingers in front of his face.
Ben snapped out of his state of shock. He was worried and angry. He was worried because Julie was being held captive by an alien with a galaxy-wide threat and he was angry because Vilgax hurt his girl and he was going to do everything he could to hurt him back.
"How are we gonna rescue her? We don't know where Vilgax is holding her hostage," said Nelson.
"I can make a Sonakite connection with Julie. Maybe with that, we can rescue her easily," said Sarah.
"It's not gonna work, Sarah. Julie might still be unconscious from the explosion," said Gwen.
"Oh yeah. I forgot that. Also, she lost some blood beside her right temple so, I wouldn't be able to make a Sonakite connection with her because she lost some blood," said Sarah.
"SHE WHAT!?" yelled Ben.
"Guys, we should be planning to rescue Julie instead of shouting!" yelled Kevin.
"Kevin's right. Who knows what Vilgax is doing to her right now?" said Nelson.
"Ben, do you know where Vilgax normally flies his ship while he attempts to get the omnitrix?" asked Sarah.
"He flies his ship normally above Earth's gravitational pull. Why?" asked Ben.
"Maybe we could fly towards him with Ship, rescue Julie and get out before Vilgax even notices," said Sarah.
"No way. It's too dangerous for Ship. He can get hurt easily by Vilgax," said Gwen.
"Well, we have to do something! I don't want to just sit here and let Vilgax torture my little sister," said Sarah.
"Sarah, I'm even more worried then you are. It's a good idea but, Gwen's right. Ship won't even last 5 minutes without getting injured," said Ben.
"How are we gonna get up there?" asked Nelson.
"We can still take Ship with us. He'll be a really big help during the rescue," said Kevin.
"But, how are we gonna get up there? It's not like we can walk up to somebody and say, 'Hey. Do you have a spaceship we can burrow? We need it because our friend's been kidnapped by a giant alien who wants to take over the galaxy!' There's no way," said Sarah.
"Ship's too vulnerable. Thankfully, I know someone who has a bigger spaceship," said Ben.
"Who?" questioned Kevin.
"Gwen, is there any way we can get in contact with Tetrax?" asked Ben.
"I should be able to reach him with my powers," said Gwen.
"Maybe he can help us rescue Julie. Sarah, race to your house and grab Ship. Gwen, you contact Tetrax," ordered Ben.
"On it," said Gwen as she sat inside Kevin's car.
"I'll be back soon but, it depends on how long it takes me to find Ship," said Sarah as she raced towards her house.
Ben let out a worried sigh as he looked up into the sky. The sun was setting and you could easily see stars. He couldn't help but become even more worried. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Kevin giving Ben a comforting smile.
"Hey, she'll be OK," assured Kevin.
Ben let out a weak smile as he turned his attention back towards the sky.
"I'm not going to let Vilgax hurt you, Julie. We'll come rescue you, even if we die trying. I promise," vowed Ben.
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Next chapter will be where Julie comes to and realises that she's being held captive by one of the most dangerous enemies of all time.
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