Hey there, everybody! Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes! I'm starting classes here in college, so chapters will be coming out on weekends at the latest. Furthermore, please don't try and be pushy with me on the subject of how infrequent the chapters are. I trust that they'll be worth it when they come out.

With that aside, I'm sure you're all wondering what sneak peek will be coming out at the end of this episode. After the surprise bomb I gave in "Titan's Loyalty" with the reveal of "Going Wild", that story's gonna be the next one to receive a sneak peek at the end of this episode. And, at the end of this story's epilogue, there'll be a sneak peek of "Visitors": the big Fairy Tail crossover with the other Omni Force members! Minus Rainbow and Sunset unfortunately, as this takes place before they met Team Omniverse…

But enough with that. It's time to get back into the groove with more "Outlook"! Last time, Rook finally showed up and then disappeared in front of our heroes! And Yokai got away with Fistrick; disappearing into a portal that's similar to an MPG's! What's going to happen in this chapter?! Find out… right now!

OUTLOOK

"Hm…" Driba pondered as back in Plumber Headquarters, he, Blukic, Ben, Rainbow, Sunset, Max, Molly Gunther, and Patelliday were all gathered in the main monitor room. He and his partner were observing the microbot that the red and yellow haired girl had obtained, while she and the others were reviewing the video footage of the battle that took place earlier in the evening, looking into the clips from security cameras.

"A guy whose tech practically took down the entire squadron of Plumbers," the human Magister began as they viewed pictures of the masked vigilante, "and we've got no clue as to who he is, or where he came from…" he noted, crossing his arms.

"Sure is slippery, ain't he?" the Piscciss Volann asked, rubbing the back of his fish-skinned head. Meanwhile, the Alpha Squad Plumber was looking through the images of Yokai, trying to see if his scan would match with another on the monitor, flipping through pictures of multiple alien and human persons upon the screens. A "NO MATCH" sign in bright red letters then appeared over the representations, causing her to sigh in disappointment.

"Nothing…" she muttered, turning to face her superiors, "This guy's got no file on the extranet database," she told them, making them both put their hands on their respective chins in thought.

"We know one thing," the Omnitrix bearer chimed in, getting their attentions, "The guy's name is Yokai," he said, looking down in thought.

"Yokai?" Patelliday questioned, somewhat confused as he raised an eyebrow.

"Did you find out what he was up to in Undertown?" Max asked his grandson.

"Kinda…" he responded, as his girlfriend and her friend stood beside him, "When we got there, Fistrick said his entire stash of Techadon weapons was destroyed by the guy," he explained, "And then, he came out and started fighting us," he added.

"Should've knocked his block off when I had the chance…" Rainbow muttered, rubbing her left arm as it felt sore from the earlier conflict.

"He also tried taking energy from the Omnitrix," her boyfriend pointed out to his grandfather, much to his surprise as his eyes widened.

"How?" Sunset Shimmer asked, chiming in as she had deactivated her Proto-Tech Exo Armor, with its belt still around her waist, and her Proto-Glasses were up on her forehead.

"His… things," Ben responded, "They latched onto the watch and started sucking out its energy," he explained, holding the device out to them.

"That's very interesting…" the human Magister noted, rubbing his chin again, "Ben, you might a target for this guy if he wants the Omnitrix's energy," he told him as he looked back at the contraption on his wrist.

"So, if he shows up again," he began to realize with a sigh, "I'm sitting on the sidelines?" he guessed, getting a nod in reply.

"We can't risk the Omnitrix falling into the wrong hands," his grandfather said, "If it's all the same to you," he began, "I think it's for the best," he stated. The alien watch bearer had a reluctant look plastered on his face, but he breathed deeply, placing his hands in his pockets.

"All right, fine," he agreed with a sigh, while the rainbow haired girl placed her left hand on his right shoulder, catching his attention as he turned to face her.

"Don't worry, babe," she reassured, "Me and Sunset can handle anything that guy throws at us!" she proclaimed confidently, pumping her right fist.

"Though, it's kinda weird…" the red and yellow haired girl mentioned, causing everyone to turn and face her.

"What do you mean?" Molly asked, crossing her arms.

"Well, why does Yokai want all this energy from Ben's watch, and those other weapons?" her ally responded in question, "And what does he plan to do with it...?" she asked on, placing her hand on her chin in thought, pondering the possibilities he could have in utilizing it.

"It might have something to do with this contraption," Driba pointed out, holding the capsule that contained the microbot inside.

"Might?" the Omnitrix bearer questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"What have you two been doing this whole time?" the human Magister asked with a serious look on his face.

"Observin' this little thing here," Blukic replied, tapping the glass container that it was in.

"I gotta say," his partner began, "it definitely an intricate, yet simple design," he pointed out. Max just blinked for a few moments before smacking himself in the face with his right hand, groaning in agony over the two Galvans' utter stupidity.

"Anyways," Rainbow chimed in, "what about Rook?" she questioned, "I haven't seen him since the fight…" she noted, crossing her arms.

"I don't think anyone's seen him," her boyfriend pointed out, "And I get the feeling he doesn't wanna be seen…" he added out of concern, causing his new teammate to frown worriedly.

"Well, that's a fair assumption," the Piscciss Volann agreed, looking back at the monitor, which now had a map of current Plumber locations upon its screen, "Accordin' to this," he began as the Omni Force members came over, "Agent Blonko's off the grid on all levels," he told them, "He, his badge, and his ship can't be tracked," he listed off in calculation.

"Perfect…" his fellow Magister uttered in disbelief, "We've got a vigilante loose, and one of my best guys had gone who knows where," he noted out of frustration.

"I'd like to beat some sense into him once he gets back…" Rainbow declared, cracking the knuckles on her right hand.

"Calm down, sweetheart," her boyfriend pleaded, "You saw how he went up against Yokai by himself," he mentioned, "Maybe he is under a lotta stress…" he suggested, while Sunset looked off to side, having a sympathetic look upon her face.

"That still doesn't make up for the fact that we both almost got our butts kicked by the guy when he didn't pick up his MPG!" the rainbow haired girl argued.

"Okay, yeah, good point," Ben agreed, putting his hands out to her in a placating manner, "I just wish we knew why he got all uptight with us…" he said, causing the red and yellow haired girl's eyes to widen, as she remembered something from earlier in the day.

"Uh, you guys?" she chimed in, getting both of her teammates' attentions, "I'm gonna head off to get something," she told them, backing up slowly, "So… I'll catch ya later," she promised, running off before they could even say a word, seeing her enter the elevator just before its doors closed, waving goodbye to them.

"Okay…" her friend uttered in confusion, raising an eyebrow, "Was that… weird?" she asked.

"Huh…" the Omnitrix bearer sighed in response, placing his hands in his pockets before they both turned to see Blukic and Driba begin their analysis of the microbot. Elsewhere, in the vastness of space, the Proto-TRUK was zooming towards a blue-colored planet, with its pilot steadily having it enter the atmosphere. He breathed deeply through his nose, feeling nervous about this unexpected trip he was making.

"Relax, Blonko," he advised to himself, "You just need a clear clarification from her…" he said, tightening his grip on the controls. His ship flew down, soaring right over the landscape of his home planet, Revonnah.

EPISODE III PART I

Somewhere within the depths of a formerly abandoned warehouse, Fistrick was slowly waking up from his unconscious state, as his eyes began fluttering open. He blinked for a moment before gasping with a start, breathing rapidly as his body had been sweating all the while. After feeling something cold upon his wrists, he attempted to move his arms, but found that they were immobile, being chained up to a pole that he was up against, along with his feet.

"Ergh!" he grunted, trying to use his brute strength to break out of his shackles, but failed, respiring deeply out of fatigue. Suddenly, he began to hear the buzzing sounds of machinery somewhere before him, causing him to lift his head up in confusion, raising an eyebrow. "What…?" he uttered, seeing something that resembled a crane lifting things from a box-shaped mechanism onto what seemed like a conveyor belt. The reason he couldn't tell was because it was all behind a set of fogged-up panels, so he could only make out little parts of the machinery. However, he then looked beyond that and gasped in shock. There were dozens of oil drums beyond the assembly line, each filled with thousands of microbots. The black market dealer started to grit his teeth out of fear, realizing where he was. "Oh man, oh man…" he repeated, squirming around desperately as he tried once again to free himself, but to no avail, "Gah, come on…" he pleaded, sweating nervously out of fear.

"So," a voice echoed, catching his attention as his eyes widened in terror, hearing the familiar buzzing sound approaching him, "you're finally awake…" he uttered, coming out of the shadows beside him, being Yokai himself, "It's time we talk," he told him, as his little machines gathered around the brawny man, prepared to attack as they built up into the form of spikes near him. He cringed nervously out of fear, slightly shaking as well. Back at Plumber Headquarters, Sunset Shimmer was trotting around the halls, passing by a few officers as she continued her search for what she was looking for.

"Let's see…" she uttered in a whisper to herself, noticing the doors that she came across, "Ah, there it is!" she exclaimed quietly, jogging over to the access at the end of the hall, which had a key code security system that had numbers on it right next to its connected entrance, "Hm…" she pondered, tapping her chin with her right index finger, looking up in thought, "What would Blonko have…?" she wondered. Suddenly, she took notice of her Proto-Glasses just above her eyes, gasping in realization before she pulled the specs over them. After its systems activated, she looked through them at the code system, which then highlighted five separate numbers in a specific order. "Okay…" she said, tapping them one at a time, "Three, zero, two, one, and… four!" she listed off in order. The screen on the security let out a little ding while it glowed a bright green.

"ACCESS GRANTED," it stated, with the doors opening afterwards, causing her to smile brightly before entering the darkened room, which lit up as soon as she stepped inside. She looked around to see that the Revonnahgander's room wasn't much different from that of a college dorm, having dressers, a refrigerator, a microwave, a bed, and a desk, which had an open envelope upon it, along with a piece of paper next to it. Out of curiosity, she walked over and picked up the document, noticing the unique penmanship upon it. After a moment of scanning it with her eyes, she lifted up her glasses onto her forehead, coming to a devastating realization.

"Oh no…" she uttered, placing her right hand over her mouth in worry. Back on Revonnah, the Proto-TRUK had just landed upon a large platform, a few yards away from a house that stood at the ledge of a cliff. The pilot disembarked from his craft, inhaling deeply as he took in his home world's air.

"Blonko?" a voice questioned, getting his attention as he turned around to see a figure at the doorway of the abode. It was his eldest sister, Shar, who smiled widely as he turned around to face her. "Blonko!" she exclaimed delightedly, running over and embracing her brother tightly. He was taken aback by her affection, but returned it, wrapping his arms around her.

"I have missed you, sister…" he admitted, grinning a little before they let go of each other.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, "I thought you were visiting soon," she noted, "but… not this soon…" she pointed out, looking at the night sky.

"Yes, I have arrived earlier than expected," the alien Plumber responded, "But… it is because of something I received earlier today," he told her, causing her to widen her eyes in realization.

"Oh, I…" she tried to say, but was somewhat reluctant to do so, "Blonko, I am sorry about what happened," she apologized, hugging him again, "However, I do not think you should be here now…" she added, letting him go.

"Wh-Why?" he stammered with a raised eyebrow in confusion. Just then, he took notice of two more figures at the doorway of his home, being both his mother and father, Bralla and Da.

"Son?" the wrinkled, male Revonnahgander questioned in surprise, while his wife's eyes widened.

"F-Father," Rook stuttered in surprise, "I did not think you would be-" His sentence was interjected as soon as the man approached him, with a sympathetic look upon his face.

"I understand why you are here, Blonko," he told him, "but now is not the best of times for you to be here," he mentioned, causing him to furrow his brow in confusion yet again.

"Why is that?" he asked, glancing back and forth at his parents, who looked at each other nervously before the female of the two spoke up.

"We have… visitors at the moment," she said, "They came by to tell us of the news you probably heard today," she added, making her son's eyes widen in realization.

"A-Are they-?"

"Blonko?" a voice chimed in from afar, catching all of their attentions as they looked over to see a male Revonnahgander at the doorway, having a black beard along his chin upon his navy blue, furred face; wearing clothes that were similar to Da's, but lacked sleeves. His body was somewhat bulky as well, almost like Rook's. "Is… that you?" he asked, with a smile starting to come across his face.

"Mokorro…" the Plumber realized, grinning. Just then though, he saw another individual emerge from the entrance to his home: a female Revonnahgander with long, purple hair down to her back, and a floral crown upon her head. She gasped upon seeing the familiar face in the alien officer, whose look became somewhat saddened. "And… Rayonna…" he uttered, glancing away for a moment.

"H-Hello, Blonko," his ex-girlfriend greeted, "I did not know you were going to be here this evening…" she noted. Her fiancée eagerly ran up to his friend, grasping his right hand with his own.

"But we are both very glad to see you, my brother!" he proclaimed. He then took notice of the somber look in Rook's eyes, realizing what might have occurred. "Did you receive Rayonna's letter?" he guessed, getting a nod in reply from his former colleague.

"I... am happy for you, Mokorro," he told him, "Rayonna is definitely worthy of your hand in marriage," he mentioned, "as you are for hers," he added, causing him to smile.

"I understand that you had your own relationship with her in the past, my brother," his friend noted, placing his right hand upon his left shoulder, "And I am sorry this had to come about…" he apologized.

"Please," Rook pleaded, "you do not need to apologize for anything," he said, "You and Rayonna will make a wonderful couple," he promised, while the female Revonnahgander looked on sympathetically at her ex-boyfriend's surprisingly calm disposition.

"Perhaps we should talk about this inside…" she suggested, catching their attentions as the whole group looked over.

"Yes, we should," Shar agreed, "The Muroids are likely to be out now," she mentioned, "and we cannot have the young ones waking up," she added with a little giggle. Everyone then began to enter into the household, somewhat reluctantly as the conversation had been growing awkward for quite some time. Back in abandoned warehouse, Fistrick shuddered in fear as the microbots around him buzzed about, shaped in the form of spikes that were prepared to pierce him if required to. Yokai stood right in front of him, terrifying him with just his mere presence.

"So…" the masked man began as he leaned his face closer to his captive's, "let's talk," he stated, backing away slightly, "First off," he started to say, "I'd like to know about the boy with the device on his wrist…" he told him.

"Y-You mean Tennyson?" he questioned with a stutter.

"That's his name?" his kidnapper asked, tilting his head slightly.

"Yeah, Ben Tennyson!" the brawny man said, "That watch he has can turn him into all kinds of alien monsters," he added, "I-I think it's called the Omnitrix…" he added, stammering a little.

"Omnitrix…" the dark clothed man repeated, "No wonder it had so much energy," he whispered to himself, "Next," he began to his prisoner, "do you know the people in white uniforms who I had to fight this evening?" he asked.

"Th-The Plumbers!" Fistrick stammered out of response, "They're like the intergalactic police around here!" he added.

"Alien cops, huh…" his captor muttered, crossing his arms while his machines swarmed about.

"Why were you asking, b-b-bro?" his captive stuttered in question, shuddering still.

"Because they attacked me along with the boy," he explained from response, "And they seem to have technology that might be better than yours…" he added, looming over the black market dealer menacingly.

"U-Uh, y-y-yeah…" he agreed, shaking out of fear to a great extent until Yokai backed away, having his back face the scared hostage.

"That kind of tech should be enough for my purposes," he told him, "And I bet it's where I'll find the boy and his friends again," he pointed out, turning around to face the criminal, who cringed in fright.

"Y-You're crazy, bro!" he exclaimed, "The Plumbers'll-!"

"The only reason they 'beat me' the last time was because I had run out of microbots," the masked man explained in interjection, "They can't stop me when I've got a massive army of them now," he noted cleverly, raising his left hand, causing the billions of machines within the oil barrels to rise up, spreading about all over the floor, and swarming to their user, looming behind him.

"H-H-Huh…" Fistrick stammered incoherently in fear, shaking to an even greater extent.

"Now, I think it's time we go," his captor declared, reaching into his trench coat with his right hand.

"W-Wait!" the brawny man cried out in plea, getting his attention as he halted his action, "All this… stealing weapons, power, energies…" he listed off from memory, glancing away for a moment, "Wh-what's it all for, bro?" he asked, looking back at the dark clothed man, who pulled out the MPG-like device from within his covering.

"Revenge," he uttered in response, causing the black market dealer's eyes to widen. Afterwards, he turned around, pressing the glowing red center of his contraption, causing a small, holographic, map-like screen to appear over it, which had several white icons upon it. However, a small cluster of them was far away from the majority, enticing him to press on it with his index finger. Suddenly, a red-colored portal opened, with its vortex slowly swirling. "Now… it's time…" he stated, looking back his prisoner, who gritted his teeth nervously. Back in the other universe within the Plumber Headquarters, Blukic and Driba were continuing to analyze the sample microbot they had been given, along with many others that lied upon a wheeled cart. With them, Rainbow Dash and Ben both took a look at the small machines, as the former of the two picked one up by using her fingers.

"I still can't believe that guy used billions of these things to take us on…" she muttered, holding it in front of her face.

"And the fact that he beat us with 'em is even more alarming…" her boyfriend agreed, putting her left hand into his right to try and comfort her, making her blush a little. He smiled, then turned his attention to the two Galvans as they were beginning to get the schematics of the machine. "So," he began, causing them to look back at him, "got anything?" he asked, walking over to them with his girlfriend.

"Hmm…" the plumper of the two hummed as he pulled out his small tablet from his belt, with its screen showing the same designs as the one on the larger monitor, "Not just yet…" he said in response, squinting as he looked at his interactive device more closely.

"From what you've told us," the taller one began to the heroes as he adjusted his cap, getting their attentions, "these doohickeys are able to come together and form into any kinda shape," he explained.

"Yeah," the alien watch bearer replied, "That guy used them to take the energies of all those weapons," he told them, "and some energy of the Omnitrix," he added, holding his left arm out, while he let go of the rainbow haired girl's hand.

"Devices that can contain energies from alien weapons and the Omnitrix…" Blukic pondered as he raised his left eyebrow in confusion, looking up in thought.

"Any idea why this guy'd wanna take all of that energy?" Rainbow asked, crossing her.

"Hard to say…" Blukic admitted in response, "Unlike conventional weapons that humans use…"

"Extraterrestrials have weapons that have a greater power than those," Driba chimed in, interjecting his partner's explanation, causing him to glare at the plump Galvan.

"I was gonna say that!" he claimed angrily.

"No, you weren't!" his companion retorted.

"Yes, I-!"

"JUST GET TO THE POINT!" the rainbow haired girl suddenly demanded loudly, making everyone around here freeze in shock, including her boyfriend.

"Ahem…" the shorter alien coughed, ready to restart his enlightenment to the two humans, "Anyways," he began, "energies like those of the weapons and the Omnitrix can be used as power sources for other devices," he told them.

"Power sources?" Ben questioned, raising his eyebrow in confusion.

"Think of it as like a battery," Blukic pointed out, "And with enough energy…" he started to say.

"You could potentially have the power to utilize a device such as your MPGs!" his partner finished, causing him to groan out of annoyance, rolling his eyes as he placed his head against his right hand. The alien watch bearer and his girlfriend were both surprised by the revelation, taking out their respective devices from their pockets.

"What do you think that guy wants with all that energy?" the latter of the two asked her boyfriend in a whisper.

"I dunno…" he replied quietly, while unbeknownst to the both of them, the elevator doors had opened, revealing Sunset Shimmer inside as she looked up to see her fellow teammates from the Omni Force, "All I can think of is the trouble he's gonna cause if he's sticking around…" the teen admitted, just as the red and yellow haired girl made her way up the stairs to them.

"Uh, Ben?" she chimed in, getting their attentions as they both turned to see her.

"Hey, Sunset!" her friend greeted, "Where've you been?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips.

"I was just in Blonko's room…" she responded, much to her and Ben's surprise as their eyes widened.

"You were in Rook's room?!" she questioned out of shock.

"How'd you get in?" the Omnitrix bearer asked.

"Uh, the Proto-Glasses have the room listings of everyone that lives here," the red and yellow haired girl explained in response, "I used them to figure out the security code to his room too…" she added with a sheepish look on her face. Her teammates glanced at each other for a moment before developing serious expressions.

"So, why were you in his room?" the male of the two asked her. She looked down at the floor for a moment while she nervously pivoted her left foot against it.

"I noticed how strange he was acting ever since I showed up…" she confessed, "and I couldn't help but worry about him," she added, reaching into and pulling out something from the right pocket of her leather jacket, being a folded piece of paper.

"What's that?" Rainbow asked. Her schoolmate sighed in response, handing it off to Ben.

"It's hard for me to say…" she admitted, letting him take the letter, "so I think you should read it," she suggested, allowing him to open the document up. After looking at it for a moment, while his girlfriend tried to sneak a peek, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Oh, man…" he uttered out of shock.

"Wh-What?" the rainbow haired girl stammered in question, trying to yank the letter from his hands, "Lemme see!" she exclaimed, looking at the paper after he let go of it. She then gasped in surprise, with her pupils shrinking. "No way…" she said, "Rayonna… broke up with Rook?" she asked, directing her attention to her friend.

"It seemed like she had to…" she responded, glancing away for a moment, "When'd he last see her?" she asked.

"A few weeks ago," the Omnitrix bearer replied, "But I didn't think she was going through something like this…" he added in admittance.

"I guess since Rook's been on Earth for a while," his girlfriend began, catching their attentions, "there's no way he and Rayonna could've been together," she realized, looking down somberly.

"That really does reek…" her boyfriend pointed out, putting his hands in his pockets, "No wonder he'd been acting off earlier tonight…" he mentioned.

"I sure hope he's okay…" Sunset added, crossing her arms over her chest in thought, "I know I haven't been here all that long," she started to say, getting the attentions of her teammates, "but I wanna make new friends with everyone on the Omni Force," she declared, "And I don't wanna let any one of them down…" she added. Ben smiled in response, walking up to her, and placing his right hand on her left shoulder.

"Twilight's taught you a lot, hasn't she?" he guessed, getting a small laugh in reply from his new comrade, who nodded afterwards. Rainbow came over and smiled as well, putting the letter into a pocket within her jacket. Suddenly, the sound of a ding occurred, causing them to all turn and see the large monitor, which had a full green, horizontal bar underneath a sign that stated: "ANALYSIS 100% COMPLETE".

"All set," Blukic said, jumping down from his seat, meeting up with his partner, who still had the tablet in his hands.

"Hm…" he uttered, putting his right hand up to his chin, "Very intriguing…" he noted.

"What's up?" the Omnitrix bearer asked, chiming in on their conversation. The tall Galvan took a glance at the tablet for a moment, widening his eyes in surprise.

"I think yer gonna wanna sit down fer this one…" he recommended, causing the Omni Force members to look at each other for a second in surprise. Back on Revonnah, Rook, Shar, Bralla, Da, Mokorro, and Rayonna were gathered at a coffee table within the house, with the first half of the six on one couch, while the others were on another. The former of the group took a quick sip of an orange drink within a mug, sighing out of relief before setting it down on the tabletop before him. An awkward silence filled the room as no one knew quite what to say for the moment.

"Ahem…" the old, male Revonnahgander coughed, getting their attentions as they focused their eyes on him, "Blonko," he began to his son, "are you planning on staying long?" he asked him.

"I… am not sure," he responded, "While this was meant to be a vacation," he started to say, "I do not know if I will stay for less…" he admitted, looking down.

"Blonko, please," his sister pleaded, placing her left hand upon his shoulder, "You should not let this news sadden you," she advised, "Even though she was the one who caused it…" she muttered, glaring at Rayonna, who glanced away nervously.

"Shar," the blue-haired female's mother said in a stern tone, looking at her skeptically, making her turn away from the ex-girlfriend of her brother's, taking a sip of her drink sheepishly.

"Well, Blonko," Mokorro began, getting the Plumber's attention, "if you did receive Rayonna's letter," he continued, "then you understand that I am also saddened by this revelation," he told him, "I knew that you and she had a longstanding relationship," he added.

"I-It is fine, Mokorro," his friend reassured, much to the surprise of the purple haired Revonnahgander, "I understand that you were under such circumstances that could not be avoided," he noted, getting a nod in reply from him.

"You seem… awfully calm about all of this…" Shar pointed out, raising an eyebrow in surprise, making her brother sigh.

"I will admit," he began, "I was quite distressed when I discovered the news of your engagement," he confessed, "but I have come to accept it, as it is," he stated.

"Then why are you here now?" his ex-girlfriend asked, chiming in, "Were you perhaps… thinking of leaving the Plumbers?" she guessed, causing everyone in the room to gasp in surprise.

"How dare you make such an accusation!" Shar yelled as she stood up instantly, "You… you…!" Her remark was halted the moment her brother placed a hand upon her shoulder, enticing her to sit back down, doing so reluctantly as she crossed her arms with a grunt.

"That is an understandable assumption," he said to Rayonna, who looked down in shame, "But I honestly wished to come and… restart our relationship," he told her, "In a way that we can be friends," he added, much to her surprise as she blinked.

"Why are you not trying to do something about this, Blonko?" his sister asked, "Are you really okay with this?" she questioned worriedly.

"I have to concur with your sister," Mokorro agreed, jumping in, "what has made you decide not to act?" he asked. His friend glanced away for a moment, sighing before he spoke again.

"Because… there may be someone else out there for me…" he responded, "My first love does not have to be my only love…" he added, causing everyone to glance at each other in surprise. However, his ex-girlfriend grinned, realizing that he had moved on from their disengagement completely. Back at Plumber HQ, Ben, Rainbow Sunset, Max, Patelliday, and Molly Gunther were gathered in the main monitor room, ready to hear the presentation of what Blukic and Driba had discovered about the microbot they were given.

"Okay, you two," the human Magister began, "give us the lowdown," he said.

"Right," the plump Galvan responded, pressing some icons on his tablet screen. All of a sudden, images of the small machine and its schematics appeared on the large monitor behind him. "Now, as you can see," he started to say, "these devices all have a magnetic bearing that allows them to connect together, and form various objects," he explained.

"But how do they end up taking those forms?" the Alpha Squad Plumber asked, chiming in, "From what I saw, they were taking specific shapes…" she noted, rubbing her chin with her right hand.

"We think that's got somethin' to do with how that Yokai character was controllin' them," the taller Galvan responded, grabbing his partner's tablet, and yanking it out of his hands.

"Hey!" he yelled, placing his hands at his hips in annoyance.

"Take a look," Blukic advised, as more images showed up on the large monitor, "These things aren't controlled electronically by remote," he began, "but rather telepathically by thought," he stated, causing everyone to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Well, that explains it," the Omnitrix bearer noted, crossing his arms, "Yokai could practically do anything he wanted with those things," he realized, narrowing his eyes.

"So, we're up against a guy who can use these with just his thoughts?!" his girlfriend exclaimed in question, holding one little machine out in front of her face.

"It's pretty bizarre…" Sunset pointed out, walking over to the monitor.

"But also ingenious!" Driba mentioned, "With technology so advanced, humans could explore so many different possibilities!" he noted excitedly, much to the confusion of Ben as he raised his right eyebrow.

"Wait, humans?" he questioned.

"What do you mean by that?" Max asked, jumping in on the conversation.

"We figured out that Yokai was human after few scans," the tall Galvan responded.

"Then… how could he control those things?" Sunset asked, causing the two small aliens to glance at each other in surprise.

"Oh…" they realized simultaneously.

"We… haven't figured that out yet…" the plumper of the two admitted sheepishly.

"Guh…" the human Magister groaned, placing his right hand over his eyes in agony towards their stupidity.

"If that Yokai feller ain't a telepath," the Piscciss Volann began, getting everyone's attention as they turned their heads to face him, "then he's gotta have some kinda tech that lets him…" he noted.

"Good point," Max agreed, "And it's likely that whatever it is," he continued, "it allows his thoughts to be relayed to those devices," he pointed out.

"Something that lets his thoughts go out to his… thingamajigs…" Ben muttered, trying to think of what it could be, along with his girlfriend and his new teammate. The latter of the group then widened her eyes as she recalled something.

"That's it!" she exclaimed, catching everyone's attentions, "It's gotta be the mask he's wearing!" she told them.

"Oh, yeah!" the rainbow haired girl agreed in realization with a snap of her fingers, "It's like… attached to his head!" she mentioned, crossing her arms proudly while everyone else nodded in accord.

"Now that we've got that settled," the human Magister began, "we should focus on finding Yokai before he causes any more trouble," he declared, about to head off with Molly and Patelliday.

"Nice find, Sunset," the Omnitrix bearer complimented, placing his hand on her shoulder, causing her to smile and blush out of modesty. Just then, the sound of a spark occurred, making everyone in the room halt for a moment, looking over to see what it was. Another light flashed just above the floor, which made them all gasp in surprise, stepping away. A red portal then emerged out of nowhere, with its vortex swirling slowly.

"M-Magister Tennyson?" the Alpha Squad Plumber said, quite shocked as she got his attention, "That isn't the Null Void portal, is it?!" she asked, frightened by its presence.

"I don't think so…" he replied, narrowing his eyes at it. All of a sudden, a figure came out of the glowing gateway, hollering loudly as he fell to the floor, tumbling across it for a moment before stopping. The Omni Force members all ran over, gasping in surprise to see that it was Fistrick, who groaned as he got up to his knees.

"Fistrick?!" Ben exclaimed in surprise, "How the heck did you get here?" he asked, while the girls went over to try and stand him back up, propping his arms against their shoulders as he grunted.

"T-Tennyson…" he stammered, "Bro, y-you gotta everyone outta here!" he told him.

"Wh-What?" the Omnitrix bearer stuttered, "Why?" he asked. All of a sudden, he took notice of something else coming out of the portal, causing him and the others to gasp in shock. Microbots were pouring out onto the floor from it, spreading around the room while everyone backed away. While they were still coming, Yokai himself arrived out of the vortex, using them as steps before he reached the floor.

"There you are…" he uttered, as suddenly, the sample machines on the cart sprang up and rejoined with the others, including the one that Rainbow had.

"Those things were trackers…" Max realized, gritting his teeth in frustration. Patelliday then reached into his belt with both hands, pulling out a laser blaster from each holster, and handing one off to his partner.

"Let's not fret over somethin' like that right now…" he advised in a whisper, "Now that he's right in front of us, we can take him out!" he noted quietly. The human Magister agreed with a nod, aiming his weapon at the masked man's back with him. Suddenly, the microbots shot up at them like spears, piercing straight through their weapons, causing them to gasp in shock as they broke apart, with their green light of energy flowing through the machines, into the dark clothed man's trench coat.

"Please…" he uttered, turning around, "Don't make this harder than it has to be," he warned, throwing his left arm out at them, enticing his objects to strike both Magisters, sending them hurdling into the wall in hollers. They hit them hard, falling down onto the floor on their stomachs, groaning in pain.

"Magister Patelliday!" Molly exclaimed.

"Grandpa!" Ben shouted out of shock, then began glaring at the enemy, "Just what do you want?!" he asked angrily, clenching his fists while his foe turned to face him.

"Well, you've already gotten what you wanted," Yokai responded vaguely, "I said I'd hand over Fistrick once I finished my negotiations with him," he noted, "And now, they're done," he stated.

"So, why are you here?" Sunset asked, confused as she raised an eyebrow.

"…Power," the masked man uttered in reply, throwing both of his arms out, suddenly making his microbots swarm towards them. The rainbow haired girl quickly reacted, activating her magic in a bright flash of light as her wings, pony ears, ponytail, and cerulean skin all appeared upon her body. She flew out and bashed into the oncoming wave, breaking them apart in an instant.

"You want power?!" she exclaimed, "Then I'll give ya all I got!" she declared, dashing out at him angrily. Her boyfriend tapped the lid of the Omnitrix, letting the green, holographic, circular screen show up over it. He began scrolling through the index of aliens, gritting his teeth nervously. Meanwhile, the red and yellow haired girl set the black market dealer down on a chair by the monitor before activating her own magic in a flash of light, with her amber skin, ponytail, and pony ears all appearing upon her. She ran out to assist her schoolmate, while Molly Gunther ran over to the control panel, slamming her right fist against a red button that was on it. All of a sudden, alarms began blaring throughout the station, catching the attentions of all the other officers inside.

"CODE RED ALARM ACTIVATED," a voice stated through a loudspeaker, "SECURITY BREACH WITHIN FACILITY," it added, causing all of them to start running hurriedly, grabbing their weapons and whatnot. Back in the monitor room, Rainbow was smashing through more of the microbots with her fists, as Sunset had joined the fray as well, firing magical beams of amber light from her hands at them.

"Come on…" the Omnitrix bearer begged as he continued scrolling through his device, trying to find the correct alien form. Back on Revonnah, something within the Plumber's Proto-Tech armor began blinking a bright red light, catching his attention, along with the others'. He reached into the pocket on his right side, pulling out his badge, which kept on flashing.

"What is wrong, son?" his father asked, somewhat concerned.

"I had deactivated my badge long before I came here…" he responded, "This could only mean…!" He stopped his sentence as he realized what was happening, "I have to leave immediately!" he exclaimed, standing up from his seat, and running outside.

"Wait! Why?!" his sister cried out, while his ex-girlfriend went after him. Outside, Rook was about to embark onto his ship, with its door opening quickly.

"Blonko!" a voice called out, getting his attention as he turned around to see Rayonna behind him, having her arms behind her back, "Are the Plumbers in danger?" she guessed, glancing off to the side.

"Yes," her ex-boyfriend replied, "When a code red alert occurs, my badge automatically responds to it," he explained, showing the communicator to her. She then looked at him sympathetically before speaking up.

"You… said that there may be someone else that you could be with…" she pointed out, causing him to widen his eyes, "Is she really that important to you?" she asked in a polite manner.

"She is my teammate," Rook began, "but I have grown to admire her in such a short time," he told her, "I feel as if it is unfathomable," he admitted, "yet I do trust that my feelings will not change," he declared, smiling. His ex-girlfriend grinned as well, taking his right hand with both of hers, much to his surprise.

"Then promise me that you will protect and care for her when she needs you," she advised. The Revonnahgander blinked in surprise at her proposal, but nodded.

"I promise," he responded, relinquishing his hand from hers before getting into the cockpit of his vessel. Moments later, with a flurry of dust and air, he took off, heading back to Earth as quickly as he could, while Rayonna watched him depart.

"Farewell, Blonko…" she uttered, with a single tear falling from her left eye.

END

And that kicks off Episode III! Friendly reminder that chapters are more likely to be coming out on weekends from now on. I've started my classes, and I'm almost prepared to start getting involved on campus. However, because of how schedule's been working so far, I might be able to sneak in a story or two before the end of the semester. Or I'll at least get started on a few stories like "Resolve", "Evolution", and "Friendship Games: The Omni Force Crossover"!

With that said, please don't get mad if chapters aren't being produced too frequently. I've got college on the brain, and not much time for story writing.

But regardless, I appreciate your undying support. See you guys later!

QUOTE:

Do you know how you… well… tell a guy… you… uh…?

~Rainbow Dash,

on her future confession to Ben to Kai in The Secret of Dos Santos