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22 Not So Helpful
The next twenty four hours were calm, thank god. But then Kevin got kidnapped by a Kineceleran and a Tetramand. It took them some time, and Jen illegally driving her motorcycle, to find him. It was that or take the bus. But when they did find the two alien teens Jen was a bit surprised at how resourceful they were at fighting, for people who clearly had no concept of what a plumbers kid was. But she didn't have long to admire their fighting spirit as masonry rained, smacking her in the head, sending her spinning into darkness.
When she woke up everything was fuzzy and there was blood dripping down her face.
"Fuck." She blinked, the sound of the fight going on around her echoing in her head. She struggled to her feet and Spun the dial on the Omnitrix, trying to focus on which Alien she was looking at. It was exceedingly difficult. She didn't even realize that her feet were still moving until she was almost crushed as part of a building from Kevin fighting the Tetramand. When had Kevin shown back up? Weren't they here to save him? She blinked as Kevin said something that she didn't quite process. She stepped back and blinked again finally able to focus on the alien showing on the Omnitrix. Swampfire. Swampfire was good. Yeah. She thought she heard Kevin call out but she wasn't sure if it was directed at her. Though it may have been, as suddenly both her hands were caught in what looked like the kind of tethers dog catchers used, but more high tech. She struggled to slap the Omnitrix as she screamed, feeling her feet leaving the ground. One of the tethers came loose and Jen screamed again as she was dragged into the Null Void projector. For an instant the tether caught and Jen slapped the Omnitrix, transforming just in time to slap a vine to the projector as tether snapped. For one heart stopping moment she dangled between Earth and the Null Void as her head cleared.
Kevin closed his eyes as Jen disappeared through the portal to the Null Void. He hadn't wanted this. He'd talked about what he would do to get revenge on Jen throughout his time in the Null Void but she wasn't going to make it there, and there was no way to get her back. Gwen screamed and for an instant everything flashed pink. Kevin blinked and found the Kineceleran hanging upside down by her ankles the Tetramand was tied up but struggling.
"What did you just do to my cousin!?" Gwen's voice was doubled and Kevin blinked at her as the Kineceleran screamed, the pink tightening around her ankles and spreading like vines down her body. The Tetramand snarled.
"It might be a museum piece but it worked on your friend." He snarked and cried out in pain as the pink energy spread and tightened around him too. Kevin grabbed Gwen by the shoulder.
"This isn't going to bring her back Gwen. There's nothing anyone can do. She's trapped in the Null Void, but at least she's alive. These idiots thought this was a disintegrator." Gwen did not look mollified in the slightest, she was shaking with rage. Then a hand emerged from the red portal still active inside the generator. Kevin stared as Swampfire pulled herself out of the portal and yanked a vine out of the edge of the portal. That had been the only thing connecting Jen to Earth, and it was a miracle that she'd managed it. He shook his head.
"Never underestimate a Tennyson." The Tetramand roared in frustration as Gwen's face changed from an anger that scared even Kevin to relief. With Gwen's concentration broken it was much easier to break the energy bindings around the four armed teen. He drew his guns and fired on Swampfire who took each shot without even flinching, the holes left behind healing over in seconds.
"You done?" Without waiting for an answer Jen blasted the Tetramand until he stayed down. The Kineceleran stared from her spot still trapped by Gwen's mana. "Now if you'll just take five minutes to let us explain what's actually happening here maybe we can work something out." Kevin frowned. He wasn't feeling very generous towards these two kids. But Jen was ever the hero and explained the situation, once for the Kineceleran, Hellen, and once for the Tetramand, Manny, once he came around. It seemed like they had been at this for a while, tossing aliens into the Null Void without care for what the circumstances were. They wanted to make up for it too, by rescuing those that didn't belong that they had sent there. Swampfire shook her head as the two Plumber's kids disappeared through the Null Void projector.
"That will not go well." Kevin said shaking his head.
"I don't know. On paper we don't look like a good team either." Kevin nodded.
"Why haven't you turned back?" Gwen asked as Jen stepped away from the truck the Null Void projector seemed attached to.
"I'm waiting for Swampfire to heal the concussion." She reached up and brushed aside a few of the large yellow flower petals that served for Swampfire's hair. There was a thin line of green seeping slowly from a cut there, it was rapidly healing, as all of Swampfire's injuries did but Gwen still frowned.
"That doesn't look too good." Jen shrugged.
"Not really, hence the waiting until I either time out or heal. I can't drive home with a concussion." Kevin frowned as they made their way back towards the warehouse Hellen and Manny had been using as a base.
"You don't have a license." Jen nodded.
"It's never stopped me before. She gestured to where her bike was still parked, there was some rubble on the ground around it but the bike itself was clear.
"You know in another life you'd have made a fantastic criminal Tennyson." Jen laughed as the Omnitrix flashed red and she turned back into herself, the wound on her head now a tiny pink scar covered by her hair. Gwen shook her head at her cousin.
"You're not driving."
"You can't drive a bike. I'm driving. We do only have room for two on the bike though." She glanced at Kevin.
"I'll be fine. I'm gonna go swipe some of their equipment though." Jen shook her head.
"No you're not, because I need you to drive their truck back to the Hole. No telling when we might need a Null Void projector. Even an antique." Kevin nodded.
"Fair enough, but I'll be back." Jen rolled her eyes and pulled her helmet on handing Gwen the spare.
"I'd expect nothing less." She said as she mounted the bike and Gwen mounted behind her. The girls drove off and Kevin smiled as he began to whistle and make his way into the warehouse.