Dear diary,
I've never seen Ben like this. We thought we were dealing with another alien who wanted the Omnitrix but she was the one who sent it here. It had been intended for Grandpa.
I thought it was just about the Omnitrix. I've come to see he feels like he's nothing without it. Of course, that's not true. While I think he was afraid of losing it, that wasn't what was really upsetting him. What really worried him is that she'd take Grandpa. My doofus is deeper than I'd realized.
The thing is, at the time, I could easily see it happening just the way Ben thought. Grandpa was in love and he'd leave, maybe with the Omnitrix, maybe they'd leave it with Ben.
I came to sit with him intending to make him feel better. I was prepared with a list of things he'd done as a hero. But when he pointed out that we may lose Grandpa, well, I wasn't feeling any better than he was. I needed comfort as badly as he did. I laid back in thought for a moment. I found myself needing assurance that Ben and I would stick together if Grandpa left. But before I could put my thoughts to words, we heard something going on back at the rustbucket.
Well, in the end, we're back on the road with Grandpa. Ben got the front seat and I'm back here writing this.
And what did we learn today kids? I think that Ben, Grandpa and I need each other.
