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Epilogue

From their vantage point at the high point of the valley, Miko and Five watched the movements going on around the base. People wearing similar uniforms to them, Hinobi Tech agents, were running back and forth, apparently preparing for something. As the two agents watched, they digistructed vehicles, gear, and other objects that would be of use in the base. As the wind blew gently through her hair, Miko turned to her partner, who kept his gaze on the valley.

"You ready?" She asked.

In the time since their encounter with the Red Eye, the two of them had been appointed to Wakeman's project. It was a private project, funded by Hinobi but strictly off-book. As Glitch Techs, the two of them weren't privy to much of the sensitive information, but they didn't mind all that much. They were mostly here to keep an eye on Jenny, the android that they had befriended nearly a year ago.

It was her that Five was watching, now. A few hours ago a beat-up looking mobile home had rolled onto the base, escorted by Phil, and out had popped some old man and his grandkids.

According to Phil, the kid had encountered some kind of strange alien artifact, and Wakeman was going to be running some tests on it. At the moment, Jenny, the kid (named Ben) and his cousin, Gwen, were all hanging out together outside. Jenny had been showing them a few of the things that she could do, such as flying and producing gadgets. Ben, eager to impress, had tried to transform into a cool alien. He had instead assumed the form of a rather pungent, strange, insectoid monster. He was lucky that Jenny had no sense of smell, but she was still somewhat off-put by the transformation.

"Five."

"Hm?"

Miko laughed.

"I said, are you ready?" She said, nudging him with her shoulder. The young man shook his head, running a hand through his thick head of hair.

"No," he said. Then, he turned to look at Miko. "You?"

"What, for an alien invasion?" Sure," she said, waving a hand as if it were no big deal. "What's the worst that could happen?"

End of Book 4

Post Credits Scene 1

Somewhere in a darkened chamber, lit only by a dull, glowing fountain, the straggling Forever Knights were licking their wounds, recovering from their defeat. The rank and file doffed their chrome armor, and were lounging around the pool of murky pink water, cleaning their wounds in it. Miraculously, as the water touched their cuts, bruises and burns, they seemed to lessen, and the smaller scrapes healed entirely. None of them seemed surprised by this. What did bother them, however, was the continued screaming from further in the chamber. As the pained, distorted yowling rose in pitch once more, the soldiers all avoided eye contact.

With a spent groan, the source of the screaming, a dark-haired boy, hanging by a length of chain, fell silent. He hung there, limp, sweating, and agonized, eyes heavy and bloodshot, muscles trembling with rage. Rage aimed at the man who stood before him. The boy snarled as the man stepped into view again, that fanged, red mask taking up his vision.

"I will ask again," the masked man said, brandishing a horrible implement that sparked with some faint, pain-inducing energy. "What do you know about the device?"

Kevin panted for a moment, before working up the strength to spit on the man's mask. A gloved hand came up, silently, to wipe the saliva from the mask, and then, in the same movement, delivered a heavy, backhanded slap to Kevin's face. Despite the pain that sent his jaw numb, Kevin actually sneered, a defiant, stubborn smile.

"Go to hell," he said. The red warrior snarled, and went to strike him again, but was cut off by a deep, emanating voice from the other side of the chamber.

"A stubborn one… is he not?"

The red armored warrior immediately dropped into a kneel as the newcomer approached. Like the rest of the knights, he was clad in heavy, alien, chrome armor. However, his gear was far more ornate and illustrious than the others, and he also bore a long, black cape, and some kind of scepter. As he approached, he regarded Kevin and the red knight from behind his visored helmet, radiating an aura of power. It was clear, by the respect be bore from the others, that this man was the leader.

"Lord Driscoll," the red knight began to say.

"Silence," the man, Driscoll, said casually. "You encountered a powerful alien artifact, a heaping pile of plumber gear, and three whole alien specimens… And yet, you have failed to bring me any of them. Consider yourself lucky that you do not stand where he does."

"Please, my King. I will not fail you again. I swear it."

Driscoll remained there for a moment longer, leering unreadably at his lieutenant.

"See that you do not."

Subnote: There you have it! Ben has met up with some familiar faces, and the pieces are falling into place. Don't worry, I still have one last teaser for you, like always. If you're hype for the future of Danger Watch, let me know! Until next time, that's all from me. Oh, and don't worry:

Ben 10...

Will Return.

Post Credits Scene 2

The Rubies sat in silence as they guarded the entry to the chamber that Vilgax had been wheeled into. None of them had been told what he was doing in there, but they were given orders to not allow any entry. So, as they heard the approaching bootsteps, they tensed up. Then, when they saw the familiar forms of Tetrax and Kraab, they shifted uncomfortably. The leader, who wore a yellow visor, stepped forward, holding up a hand to stop the two battered bounty hunters from coming any further.

"Stop," she said. "No entry."

"What?" Tetrax said, her lip curled as she regarded the little red gem. "Out of the way."

"But-"

A low, grumbling, chittering sound came out of Kraab, and it was intimidating enough for the entire Ruby squadron to fall silent, and, following the lead of their commander, step to the side to allow the bounty hunter's passage. The door hissed open as Tetrax strode forward, and she was surprised at what she saw.

She was not expecting to see the hulking alien floating in a healing tube, much less that he would be surrounded by what was apparently a hologram of some beach on the planet below. Silent waves crashed upon a simulated shore, and gulls flew by without squawking. This would have been odd on its own, however, the strangest part was what Vilgax was looking at.

A small group of people were standing on the beach. One of them appeared human. The others were humanoid, but their skin tones were pastel, and their clothing seemed to shimmer in and out of their bodies, like it was a part of them. The dead ringer was the precious stones embedded in their various body parts.

Gems.

The image quickly dissolved as a hulking, orange drone touched a large, floating orb that dominated the center of the chamber, which became barren as soon as the orb was adjusted. Tetrax crossed her arms as she took note of the small group of the drones it took to wheel Vilgax into a position where he was facing her. A barrage of bubbles stormed out of the breathing apparatus attached to the floating alien's face.

SO… YOU HAVE FAILED.

The words pounded their way into Tetrax's head, and she winced.

"He was… too strong," she lied. "We lost one of our own. Our debt is paid."

Pure rage began to pour itself into her mind, and she had to shore up her willpower to resist being overpowered by the wave of psionics from Vilgax. She grit her teeth.

"Better luck next time… You greedy squid."

With that, she and Kraab departed, leaving a seething Vilgax to take his wrath out on the Rubies, who stood anxiously in the hall outside. He raged, silently, sending out wave after wave of hateful resentment. It was enough to bring the Rubies to their knees, sickened. Eventually, his tantrum subsided, and a single, tangible thought formed in the gem's minds.

FINE. I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

Next Time: Phase 1, Book 5

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