Author's Note: I own nothing. Ah her first near brush with Ben Prime. Well moving on with plot.

12 Translation

Fighting Animo was sort of fun. It was refreshing in a way Jen had never thought it would be. It was nice to fight someone who came out with their plan from the get go, practically begging to be defeated. Gwen and Kevin were disassembling the de-evolution bomb with Jen dealt with the yeti and the doctor himself. It was easy as Four Arms. She was twice as strong as the thing and managed to break the headband Animo was using to control it. It took a few swipes at the good doctor before it walked away grumbling. Jen waved and it waved her off dismissively. She shrugged and lifted Animo up by the back of his jacket. He pouted then grinned.

"Ah but you've forgotten my bomb!" Jen turned so they were facing the structure, now in pieces. Kevin and Gwen were walking away from it, Kevin's toolbox under his arm.

"Yep, taken care of." Gwen called ahead as Jen threw Animo into the brig of the Rustbucket 3 and they took off. The news that there was an alien smashing up downtown Bellwood had Kevin blasting them home in minutes. Pierce and a few others were working to contain the alien but it wasn't going well. Pierce was the only one still standing when they arrived. He'd used one of his spikes, driven into the ground to hold on against the assault. The rest of the Plumbers scrambled to their feet. Jen pulled one up and nodded to him.

"We've got this from here, take care of Animo, he's in the brig." They nodded and boarded the Rustbucket as Kevin and Gwen attacked the giant turtle. Jen pulled Pierce up.

"What do we have?" He shook his head.

"Never seen anything like him. He's a powerhouse too, doesn't talk though, just growls." Jen's attention was pulled away from her friend when an unfamiliar voice called out her name.

"Jen Ten! Savior of a hundred worlds! At last!" Jen frowned as she turned to the turtle.

"Thought you said he couldn't talk?" She muttered but didn't listen to Pierce's response as she vaulted over the line of spikes he'd laid down and stood before the destructive alien. Jen held up her hands as Gwen and Kevin made to attack again.

"You know I have a cell phone right, there are easier ways to get ahold of me than smashing up my town." The giant turtle looked down sheepishly.

"I am sorry great hero. I was in desperation. I could not think of anything else." Jen glanced down as the Ultimatrix beeped. The turtle alien tilted its head at her, glowing yellow.

'Unidentified DNA detected.'

"What does that mean?" The turtle asked curiously.

"It means your species isn't in the Ultimatrix. Would you mind if I?" She raised her hand and gestured to the device.

"I would be honored to be the example of my people." He bowed his head and allowed himself to be scanned. Kevin and Gwen made their way over to Jen, Gwen looked concerned.

"Since when do you speak turtle?" Kevin asked and Jen frowned.

"What are you talking about, he's speaking English." Gwen slapped herself in the forehead.

"The Ultimatrix has a translator in it! You're hearing English, but he's not speaking it, he's speaking his native language. Which we can't understand." She explained to Kevin who nodded and pulled his badge out of his pocket.

"Easy fix." He pointed his badge at the turtle and it glowed, a pulse traveling the distance. Jen didn't notice a difference but Kevin and Gwen heard the grunting growls transform into well spoken English. He bowed slightly.

"My name is Galapagus. Thank Addwaitya I've found you Jen Ten. I amin desperate need of your help." Jen nodded and glanced over her shoulder as cameras began to flash.

"Come on you can tell us why you were looking for us back at base." Galapagus nodded and followed Jen onto the Rustbucket 3 without a fight. Kevin, Gwen and the other Plumbers loaded up and headed to the base. It took Galapagus a few hours to explain everything he had been through and it made Jen a bit nervous. Aggregor was a name they'd heard before from the alien Bivalvan, the red alien who'd stolen from NASA in an attempt to fix the busted escape pod. The Plumbers agreed to take Galapagus home and considered the matter settled. Jen though didn't. She'd had Galapagus give her a basic description of the other three aliens who'd escaped. She frowned as she looked over her notes. Pulling out her com unit she checked the local call signals and called the Orlando Plumbers.

"Plumber base, this is Jen Ten, I need to speak to Jarem."

"I'm sorry Miss Tennyson, Jarem hasn't come back from his mission yet. I can have him call you as soon as he gets back though." Jen nodded.

"Please do, thanks." She hung up and shook her head. She had a bad feeling about this. She was able to find photos of the suit P'Andor was being kept in, along with the other two aliens. They needed to find them and get them home as soon as they could. She sighed and uploaded the data to Kevin and Gwen who were already out looking. Jen rubbed her temple.

She hadn't been sleeping well, again. Though this time it wasn't Feedback, or Ghostfreak or the temporary loss of Grandpa Max that haunted her, no it was the giant black dragon with red eyes from the vision she'd gotten off the book. She glanced at her phone. Gwen had texted her. She was on her way, the cousins would search together while Kevin went to check in with his mom. She insisted that he check in with her once a week at least. Ever since the two had been reunited she hadn't been keen on letting her son out of her sight, Jen didn't blame her. She reached into her bag and pulled out the notebook Kai had written her translation of the old knight's journal in. Jen flipped it open to where she had left off. She'd read a bit farther after her call with Kai and Gregory. The knight had described the beast from her vision, with burning coal eyes and his rampage of destruction around the countryside. She flipped to her bookmarked entry and kept reading.

'The beast has laid many a knight low, but perhaps my curse will prove a blessing here.' Jen frowned, he's mentioned a curse a few times before but never elaborated on what it was, only that his child hadn't inherited it. 'Perhaps I can defeat this beast, but without permission from the king I can do nothing to assist the people.' Her frown deepened. 'I am imploring him to let me set out alone to defeat the beast, to not waste more lives than we have to but he has denied me so far. I will petition him again in the morning. He must be made to see reason or I must break my oaths. I do not wish to do this. Breaking an oath is one of the worst things that a person can do, second only to the act of betrayal. I do not wish this life to be remembered as an oath breaker, but if I must to save these people I shall.' Jen was starting to like this guy. She jumped slightly as a hand landed on her shoulder. Gwen raised an eyebrow at her.

"You've been super jumpy lately, are you ok?" Jen nodded.

"I'm fine. Let's go find these aliens." She left the book in her bag in the trunk of her car as they set off to search the city.