"Alien Force"-Ben, Gwen, and Kevin moved through the ruins of Stonehenge, accompanied by MI6 agent Diana Thatcher. They were headed towards Fulgate Castle, stronghold of NyctoSapien Black Magnus and rouge MI6 agent Churchill. And they were trying to stop a midnight wedding. They moved through the castle with no problems. Gwen asked, "Where do you think the wedding is being held?"
Diana said, "In these old castles, we probably should try the assembly hall. That's where kings held court and conducted ceremonies."
Kevin asked, "And how do we get there? It's not like there's a map of where we can go lying around"
"Gwen, can you locate Julie using mana?" Ben suggested.
Gwen replied, "I can try." Gwen then began concentrating, as her eyes took on a pinkish glow. Suddenly, Gwen exclaimed, "Found her! Follow me!"
Black Magnus stood before his followers in the great assembly hall. He called out, "Bring my bride to me!"
At this, Churchill pushed Julie towards Black Magnus. Julie, with fear in her eyes and tears running down her face, pushed and struggled against Churchill, but to no avail. Magnus had given Julie a pink kimono to wear as a wedding gown. And now Julie stood before Magnus who whispered to her, "Soon…you will come to appreciate me"
Magnus spoke, "Let the ceremony begin! And let those with objections speak, or be silenced forever."
A voice rang out, "Yeah. I object- because that's my girl!"
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice. Standing there was Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Diana, all ready to fight. Magnus, enraged, said to Churchill, "STOP THEM!" He then reached over and grabbed Julie, and began retreating out of the assembly hall. Ben said, "I'm going after Magnus. You guys can handle this?"
Kevin bent down and touched the floor, and covered himself with a thin layer of the floor's material. "Yeah, we can take 'em. Go get Julie!" Kevin said.
Ben turned the dial on the Ultimatrix, and then pressed it. A green light flashed, and Big Chill appeared. "Big Chill" it said breathily. Big Chill extended its wings, and took off toward Magnus. As he did, Gwen, Kevin and Diana found themselves surrounded by the brainwashed followers of Magnus…
Black Magnus ran through the castle, dragging Julie behind him. Julie continued resisting, saying, "Let me go!" as she was pulled through the castle. Suddenly, they both stopped, as Big Chill materialized before them. The Necrofriggan spoke, "All right. Let Julie go and the two of us can settle this"
Magnus roughly tossed Julie to the side, before saying, "Agreed" So Big Chill and Magnus squared off in the castle courtyard. Magnus removed his cape, and began concentrating, as his power rose. With a mighty roar, Magnus charged Big Chill, who at the last second turned intangible, causing Magnus to pass through him. Magnus turned, and without pause, fired a beam of black energy at Big Chill. The blast struck Big Chill, sending him flying backwards. There was another bright green flash where Big Chill landed, and a large yellow ball flew into Magnus, sending him flying across the courtyard. Magnus rose to his feet, firing several more beams of negative energy at CannonBolt. CannonBolt turned into a ball, and the beams simply reflected off of his spinning surface. CannonBolt charged again, hitting Magnus squarely…but the Nycto did not budge. He held the spinning ball, before throwing it across the courtyard.
CannonBolt landed and unrolled himself. He turned the Ultimatrix and pressed it…and instead of ChromaStone, Rath appeared. Rath, agitated, said, "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING…RATH DOESN"T LIKE IT WHEN YOU DON"T WORK RIGHT!" Rath then charged Magnus, who laughed. "Really, Ben? Didn't you learn from…Aaagh!" Magnus said, as Rath punched Magnus. Rath charged again, only to be met with a negative energy balst. But instead of knocking Rath down, it made him angrier. Rath then tackled Magnus, and began punching him. "NOBODY SHOOTS RATH WITH BLACK LASERS!" he growled.
Magnus, using his powers, pushed Rath off of him. Rath landed, before there was a beeping as the Ultimatrix depowered. Rath transformed back into Ben, and Ben lamented, "Not Good!"
Magnus sneered, bringing his hand up. He began gathering energy to fire a blast at Ben. Magnus said, "You have been a worthy opponent. On my world, you would be allowed to live a life of opulence for surviving a battle with one of us. But my world is long gone…I have enjoyed our battle, but I have a wedding to consummate"
Ben looked at the Ultimatrix, which was still depowered, and looked towards Magnus. There was no way to stop the blast when it came…and Ben's mind flashed with images…A young woman with red hair who always provided good advice…Gwen…A dark-haired man who always had that one alien thing they needed-an enemy he was glad to call friend…Kevin…and a young woman who Ben would do anything for…because he loved her….JULIE! Suddenly, it came to Ben…
"Ultimatrix, status!" Ben called out. The digitized voice returned, "Device is currently unusable. Would the user like to reset device?" Ben then said, "Reset Ultimatrix!"
Magnus said, "Too late- Now Perish, human!" Magnus released his charged up energy. And everything moved in slow motion. Nearly at the same time as the beam of negative energy reaching Ben, there was a green flash. Ben could hear a scream…"NOOOO! BEN!" Julie cried out, as there was an explosion where Ben stood.
Magnus, triumphant, sneered at the spot where Ben stood. "The Savior of the Universe…Now then, my bride, shall we?"
Julie could only look in shock at the spot where Ben was. Tears streamed down her face as Magnus approached her. Magnus smugly said, "Do not shed tears over a weak man. In time, you will come to see that I am much better for you."
Then, from out of the blue, was a voice, "Really? Dude, you've made the biggest mistake anyone facing me has ever made. Every villain has always underestimated me. And kidnapping Julie for your wedding? That was the last straw!"
Ben didn't bother with the dial. He simply spoke, "Ultimatrix, DiamondHead!" Suddenly, the green PetroSapien appeared. Magnus began firing negative energy blasts at DiamondHead, who simply used his body to reflect them beams harmlessly away. DiamondHead then fired shards of crystal at Magnus, who moved out of the way. But Magnus wasn't fast enough, and was clipped in the shoulder by a shard of the crystal. Magnus staggered, as DiamondHead spoke, "Ultimatrix, transform- Echo Echo!" There was a green flash of light, and the massive crystal alien was replaced by a shorter, white one. Echo Echo the replicated itself, so there were four of the aliens. At that moment, one said, "Julie, cover your ears."
Julie did as she was told, and Echo Echo opened its mouth, unleashing a sonic barrage upon Magnus. The Nycto screamed in horror, and then collapsed to the ground. Echo Echo transformed back into Ben, and Magnus weakly said, "Ben Tennyson, hero of the universe…I yield."
Ben exhaled, holding a breath he didin't even realize he'd been holding. Julie said, "YES!" before running into Ben's arms for a hug. Ben returned the hug, before looking into Julie's eyes with a look that asked "Are you alright?" he then leaned forward, and kissed Julie, who eagerly returned the kiss. They broke the kiss, then looked at Magnus' form. Eventually, Magnus stood up. He then said, "Ben 10…truly the things said about your deeds are truth. But..I must show you something." Then a ball of energy surrounded all three, and then…
Ben stood in the bowels of the castle, looking at the device in awe. "What is that?"
Magnus, holding his wounded shoulder, said "It's called the Lazarus Device. Through it, and the life force of another being, NyctoSapiens are able to extend their lives well past the century mark."
Ben then asked, "But why did you need Julie?"
Magnus said, "Because...I was alone. And I could not reach my fellow NyctoSapiens in space. I feel that you need to know something Ben. The genocide of the NyctoSapiens...was not caused by the Chimera Sui Generis...at least not directly."
Ben asked, "What? What do you mean?"
Magnus stated, "We are not a war-like race, as many of us have been depicted. Many of our people, including myself, a member of the NyctoSapien Senate, desired peace. But a group within our own race despised peace. They arranged a deal with the Chimera to wage war. These Nyctos also had an arrangement with alien weapons-brokers"
Julie, who was next to Ben, said, "That's horrible! So the Chimera engineered this war, and sold weapons to both sides."
"They would sell more powerful weapons to the Chimera, and then to us- all while increasing the weapon's prices. We could not afford more weapons, so we decided a champion versus champion battle to end the war" Magnus said. "Now you know the truth behind the genocide, and why I am on Earth, Ben Tennyson. Because I have no reason to fight, I...surrender to your..."
Magnus never finished, for a shot rang out. Ben and Julie turned to the source, only to see…
…Churchill standing behind them, holding a Glock semiautomatic pistol. Churchill said, "Magnus, how disappointing. I thought you wanted to be the ruler of the Earth." Churchill fired again, hitting Magnus in the chest twice. The alien slumped over, grabbing his more serious wounds.
Churchill pointed at Ben and Julie, and said, "No tricks, boy. I'll let the girl have it."
Ben then asked, "So-you were the brains behind this. But why?"
Churchill then said, "Why? Immortality, boy. The power to live forever-that's why. You see, I found this alien nearly twenty years ago. When I freed him, he was telling me of this device. And I told him he could harness its powers for world domination. But I never cared for world domination. Only for money."
Ben said, "Money? But what about Julie? What does she have to do with this?"
"She was simply a pawn in this game. I knew of you, Ben 10, but also of your girlfriend and her prowess for tennis. I made arrangements with a contact in the tennis world to get Julie here. And I fed my MI6 agent false information to get you to come. My plan's one flaw was that Magnus did not eliminate you. But that can be rectified shortly. I'll even make it sporting. I'll use a coin and you can call it. Heads, Ben dies first. Tales, your girl gets it." Churchill said, as he pulled out a coin and tossed it into the air. Churchill then said, "Call it!"
Ben saw the coin spinning in the air, coming down…then being covered in a pink sphere. Churchill, stunned, said, "What is this?" Another pink sphere covered the gun, and then pulled them both away. Churchill turned around to see Gwen, Kevin, and Diana behind him. Diana then said, "thanks for the assist, love. But I want this one."
Diana walked over to Churchill, who began backpedalling. "Agent Thatcher, stand down. That is an order from your superior!" Churchill stated.
Diana replied, "You ceased to be my superior when you clubbed me in the head with a pistol" She then threw a vicious right cross that knocked down Churchill. She picked him up by the collar, and held him mere inches from her. She then kneed him in the groin, which elicited groans of sympathy from both Ben and Kevin, who both reached for their sensitive areas. Diana then said, "And you lost all of my respect when you groped me like a horny little bugger!" before throwing him to the ground. She flipped him onto his stomach, and then cuffed his hands together. She then said, "Let see you rape any agents in prison!"
Meanwhile, Magnus lay on the ground. Ben and Julie knelt next to him, and Gwen and Kevin stood on his other side. Magnus said, "You humans mention a place where those after death go. A place where there is no pain…no suffering…only peace and happiness. I..have done so many horrible things…I will never have peace….in this life or the next…Julie, can you forgive me for what I have done? You are a beautiful woman…Ben…you should be blessed to have a woman like…Julie in your life…"
Magnus stopped speaking, and his body was surrounded by a bright light. When the light disappeared-Magnus was gone. No trace of a body, no sign he was there-nothing. Ben said, not too loudly, "Maybe you'll get to see that paradise, Magnus"
Diana then spoke, "I know it's a bit of a downer, but let's look at the bright side. You saved humanity, stooped a madman, and rescued me from that monster. I think a reward is in order. If Julie doesn't mind…"
Julie asked, "Why would I mind?"
Diana said, "I wouldn't want you to get jealous if I gave Ben a little kiss." She then leaned forward and kissed Ben's cheek. Diana smirked, and said, "Julie, he's all yours. And for the rest of you, how about MI6 picking up the tab for your crazy English summer?"
At that, everyone cheered…and humanity can sleep easier-with a Hero like Ben 10 to save the day!
