Mina walked out of the Rustbucket, her face stained with tears and still a little sniffily.

Gwen walked over to her. "How are you doing?"

"Alright I guess…" She sighed, wiping the tears from her face. She walked to the picnic table and sat down.

Gwen followed and sat across from her.

"I just… Don't know if I'm cut out to be a hero anymore…" She sighed. "You said it yourself, I'm reckless when using new aliens…"

"Mina, just because you're reckless, doesn't mean you're not a hero." Gwen responded. "Your heart's in the right place, even if you try to hide it." Gwen smiled. "And you've learned from a lot of your mistakes to better yourself. You just have to keep on learning and growing."

"Yeah… I guess…" Mina sighed, propping her head up with her hand. "After this whole Sixsix thing is overwith, would you help me practice a bit?"

"Of course." Gwen replied. "So, was that new alien random, or did Azmuth unlock it?"

"He unlocked it, along with 12 other new aliens and Feedback." She said, smiling a bit. "And he locked Ghostfreak so it doesn't take me over again."

"Wow, 13 new forms? And he gave you back Feedback? That's great Mina!" She exclaimed.

"I know right? He said I did so much good and have been using such a variety of forms that I deserved a few new ones." She smiled a bit more, but it fell. "And that I should be able to stop from getting addicted to Feedback and other forms that feel like her again..." She sighed again. "I learned my lesson when Malware almost destroyed me and Azmuth took the form away. I'm never going to over rely on one alien again." She said seriously.

Gwen nodded. "Wanna go see if Tetrax needs any help?"

"Sure." They both got up and made their way towards the crashed ship.

Max looked over to Azmuth. "Are you sure she's ready for what you gave her?" He asked the First Thinker.

Azmuth sighed. "I don't know… But she'll have to be."

"What do you mean?" Max asked.

"There is a galactic scale invasion coming." Azmuth said grimly. "The Highbreeds are here."

The colour drained from Max's face. "Are you sure? There have been false alarms before."

"I am sure." Azmuth said. "We know that they've already started invasions in 5 systems."

"Damn." Max cursed. "How long until they make it here?"

"It's hard to say. But we estimate it will be within the next Earth year, but they could already have a scout team here." Azmuth said. "Recalibrating the Omnitrix was not the only reason I came to Earth. Majister Tennyson, I need you to head up operations here."

Max sighed, so much for retirement. "Where's the new headquarters? Mount Rushmore base has been abandoned since Malware broke in."

"It's here in Bellwood. Or well, under would be a better description." Azmuth said. "The old plumbing store you used to run as a cover has the entrance."

Max nodded and sighed. "How many Plumbers are going to be stationed here?"

"Enough to run the base smoothly, along with any retired human Plumbers you can convince to come back." Azmuth said. "And if we can spare them, a couple Galvan technicians."

"Good." He sighed in relief. "I was worried that there wouldn't be enough to spare with the scale of this danger."

Azmuth nodded. "As much as that is true, Earth their best target to invade to help open the rest of this sector up to them. We need to keep them from conquering here."