Max opened his eyes to notice he was upside down, the RV was flipped by this unknown assailant. Max unhooked his seatbelt and fell onto the roof, groaning as he rubbed his neck. "That's gonna leave a mark.", he quickly crawled to the back and helped Gwen and Ben up.
Alien X looked at them through the broken windshield, his glowing eyes narrowing. He had ten Omnitrix's in total, four on his arms, and two on his left and right pectoral.
"Who's that sparkly jerk face?!", Ben stood up as he saw the creature float over to him menacingly.
"No clue, but he did a number on the Rust Bucket.", Max did as Ben activated the Omnitrix.
"Well I got a number for him.", Ben quickly scrolled through his Arsenal.
"Ben wait-!", Gwen was cut off as a green light enveloped the inside of the RV.
Alien X casually floated to the door, his eyes narrowing as he heard something stomping its way. Putting his guard up right as he was sent flying back by four red fists. He stopped himself from hitting the mountain behind him and looked at Four Arms, resembling the one he met before but with a white T shirt instead of a green one. "What's your deal sparkles- wait are those?"
"Omnitrix's? Of course. And yours shall be the next addition.", Alien X said as Four Arms frowned.
"Now I am officially creeped out.", Four Arms muttered softly as he stepped out the RV completely. "But I know just the thing!", Four Arms cocked his right arms back and threw a right hook... but it didn't connect. It stopped just in front of the creatures chest. "Hey! What is-!", Four Arms was cut off as he was thrown to the side.
The Tetramand managed to catch himself and looked at him. "Telekinesis... not good-?", Four Arms was taken aback as he was returned into his human form. "What? Already-", Ben was taken aback again as the red quickly turned to green. "Okay... I'll take what I can get."
Ben selected a new alien and transformed into him. This one being Heatblast, a plasma-based lifeform whose body is composed of a bright yellow inner magma body covered by red rocks. As a fire-based entity, his body radiates high amounts of heat. His feet have a slight oval-like design with only two toes. Heatblast wears the Omnitrix symbol on his collarbone. "I'm all fired up!", Heatblast roared out as he shot out fire balls.
Alien X looked at him before blinking in and out of existence, teleporting right before the fire balls could hit him. "Teleporting too? C'mon-!", Heatblast was cut off as he was kicked into the back of the RV, the Omnitrix timing out again. "What? Seriously.", before he could complain further, the Omnitrix glowed green again. "Let's try this again!"
This alien was XLR8, an alien that resembles a semi-armored Velociraptor. He has grey roller balls on his feet and wears a black conoid helmet, which is made up of his skin and part of his skull. He has predominantly blue skin with bulging green eyes, black lips, and black stripes extending from his eyelids. XLR8 has two grey fins on his back, which are comparable to the dorsal fins of a fish. He also has a long striped blue and black tail. His elbows and legs are sharply pointed, and he has 2 claw-like fingers on each of his hands. He is dressed in black pants and turtleneck shirt with a blue stripe on the center. XLR8 wears the Omnitrix symbol on his chest. "Let's kick this up a notch."
XLR8 zipped around Alien X in a blue blur, with the Celestial being seeming unbothered by this. Before he also disappeared in a black blur. "Where'd he-?", XLR8's eyes widened as Alien X suddenly appeared in front of him, before unleashing a barrage of punches.
The alien sent flying but was caught by its tail. Alien X casually slammed him into the asphalt and into the back of the RV again. Then reverting to human again. "O-Okay, time out? Maybe stretch or go on a monologue?"
"Joking... we remember joking.", Alien X casually said as his hand split into separate tentacles before a rock was thrown at him. His hand reverting to normal.
"Pick on someone your own size!", Max yelled at him before returning to the RV. Alien X growled as he floated towards him.
"What-?", Ben looked next to him as Gwen pulled him along, Max pushing himself out the RV window.
"We're leaving!", Gwen yelled at him as he reluctantly complied. The three running off into the forest.
Alien X looked inside the RV quickly before taking his head out. Headlights were seen as with a quick snap of his finger, the approaching truck disassembled into the pieces that made it up before reassembling in front of Alien X. The driver got out and threw up his lunch. "Watch where your going worm." Alien X growled as he vanished out of existence again.
"So, who's our new buddy?", Gwen asked panting. The three of them had sprinted off into an abandoned factory in the woods.
"Who knows? Whoever it was, a ten ton truck is only gonna slow it down.", Max coughed as his age wasn't working against him.
Ben kicked a cardboard box in anger. "I was gonna beat him if you didn't get in my way."
Gwen clenched her fist annoyed at his antics. "You threw everything you had and it barely even blinked. We saved you!"
"I had him where I wanted!"
"What? You getting slammed into the ground? Getting thrown into the RV? That alien looks more powerful than anyone we've ever faced!", Gwen yelled at him as Max got in between them.
Ben looked up at Max. "She's right. This thing isn't something we can take lightly, we have to think this through. It's got copies of your watch, this can't be just some random attack."
Gwen nodded with Max. "Yeah, plus it seemed... familiar. In a way."
"I mean he's a bad guy, soooooo.", Ben shrugged.
"We need more information before we charge into battle.", Max said as a green light formed behind them. Ben quickly hovered his hand above his watch... before Maximillian was thrown out the portal.
"Ow."
Ben and Gwen's jaw dropped in shock as Maximillian stood up, and fixed his hair. "Another grandpa?!", Gwen exclaimed.
"Sorta. Names Maximillian, you can call me Maximus.", Maximus casually said as he didn't just fall out an inter/dimensional rift.
"Hey there Maximus, you seem familiar.", Max walked up to his counterpart and nudged him. "I'm Maxwell Tennyson, but you can call me grandpa!", Max said with his arms extended.
...
"No.", Maximus coldly said.
"This is weird, even for us.", Ben said a bit annoyed.
Max looked at his grandson and gestured at the other him. "I mean c'mon. He's got natural charisma, good looks, cool gear and a nice beard. He looks like some sorta-"
"Future Max?", Gwen spoke up, but Maximus patted her head a bit.
"Not future, alternate. But close enough.", Maximus said as a green flash erupted from Ben, with Diamondhead taking his place.
Diamondhead is a silicon-based life form. His body is composed of durable pale green crystals. He sports two crystal shards on his back and has yellow eyes and a sharp point on his head. He wears a sleeveless uniform which is black with a yellow "V" stripe on the middle of his torso. The Omnitrix on his chest. "I don't have time for this!"
Maximus looked at the Petrosapien with a scowl. "Make time then, the future of the Omniverse is at stake.", he crossed his arms. They looked at him curious in what he meant. "Every existing universe rolled into one. And Alien X is storming through em."
"X like mystery or like the Roman numeral for ten?", Diamondhead asked as he grew another finger on each hand since he only had four fingers. They looked at him in shock. "What?! I know things!"
"He's a mystery, that's for sure. Scouring the Dimension's with only one purpose, collect any Omnitrix he could grab. I tried to keep my Benjamin safe.", Maximus scowled at the memory of having to bury his grandson. "I failed him. I won't fail again... I can't."
"Oh? You're hunting Alien X? Cool! Gimme some tips and I'll go-", Diamondhead was interrupted by a cold look from Maximus.
"I'm hunting you, Benjamin. As long as you're wearing that Omnitrix, you're a target. Once Alien X finds you again, I'm going to be the one to put him down.", Maximus said with a growl.
Diamondhead looked at Maximus then his Grandpa. "Wow, he's like the kickbutt version of you."
"But I'm the kick but version of me.", Max muttered.
"I'm nobody's bait! I'm the only hero this Dimension needs to stop Alien X. I don't need anyone in my way-!", Diamondhead was pushed back by Maximus.
"You better take that back you little brat, you have no idea how lucky you are.", Maximus' right arm transformed into a large, alien gun.
"Who you callin' lucky?", Diamondhead rushed at him as Maximus aimed the gun at him, with Diamondhead ready to shoot if necessary.
"Now hold on you two-", Gwen got in between them to stop them from trying to kill each other.
"I've seen too many Ben's fail because of their overconfidence, I'm just here to help you.", Maximus said as Diamondhead laughed.
"Seriously? You here to help-", Diamondheadwas cut off as they heard trees falling outside.
"He's here.", Maximus' eyes widened in fear. "We've gotta run! Now!"
"I'd listen to me Ben, charisma don't lie.", Max urged him.
"They're right, we need more time to think!", Gwen grabbed Diamondhead's fingers before he yanked his hand away.
"I said. I. Got. This.", Diamondhead angrily stated as the door that was in front of them crumpled like a piece of paper as Alien X floated in.
"No! Not again!", Maximus yelled out in rage.
Diamondhead pushed him aside and fired crystal shards. Alien X teleported in front of him, towering over the Petrosapian. "Oh... hell-!", Diamondhead was cut off by an uppercut and sent into the second floor, with Alien X teleporting after him.
Maximus jolted up. "Second floor! Let's go!", the Max's and Gwen ran to the stairs.
~
Diamondhead was slammed against a brick wall, before he could get up he was kicked in the face. He groaned as the Omnitrix timed out again. "This will all be over soon, trust me.", Alien X said as he looked behind him, as if expecting someone.
"Darn tootin' it will!", Maximus yelled out as he sprinted in with his counterpart and Gwen. Alien X casually moved his hand and sent boxes at them, Maximus responded by firing at them with his arm gun. "Run Ben! Run!"
Ben screamed as he sprinted off. Alien X keeping his gaze on the child as he forced the three pests out and blocked the door. Ben looked behind him before he was stopped by an object, looking up to see Alien X and scooting away. "There is no escape for you."
Ben's feared expression changed into one of confidence as the Omnitrix glowed green. "You should be the one running.", he slammed on his Omnitrix and transformed into Rath, who resembles an orange and white bipedal muscular tiger with no tail and scruffy fur standing about 9 feet tall. He has one large black claw coming out of each of his wrists, green eyes, and black stripes on his shoulders, head and upper body. He has a white jaw, neck, chest, stomach, hands and feet and half-white eyebrow.
Alien X didn't even looked bothered, simply raising his hand and firing a green energy blast that sent Rath flying out. He managed to catch himself and climb up into the roof. Rath looked around before he was sent into one of the metal towers there. Alien X hovered up as the Appoplexian smirked. "Alright! Round two! The Wrath of Rath!", the alien exclaimed a shrug leapt at him.
Rath sliced at him with his claws, retracting his left one and punching him into one of the metal towers. Ready to punch his head off before he vanished. The alien looked at Alien X, who had appeared next to him. "Sup Alien X, Rath got your tongue?"
"No, just disappointed.", The celestial being said as he swatted Rath into the forest. Using his incredible speed he appeared right behind Rath and kicked him into the air before teleporting where he should've been. But, as expected, he wasn't there.
Alien X closed his eyes, canceling any other noise he heard except for the approaching sounds of Rath. Dodged out of Rath's attack effortlessly, doing this so casually as Rath attempted to get a hit on him again. The celestial backhanded Rath again before using his energy blasts to slice away at the tree.
Rath was about to get up before he was punched in the back of the head so hard, a crater was created. Alien X grabbed his head before zipping across the landscape, dragging his face through the dirt before rocketing into the sky. Rath elbowed him in the side but it had no effect as he was thrown into the sky.
Rath fell for a bit before being met with a punch to the face, Alien X teleported around him. Beating him from different angles before slamming Rath back on the roof of the factory. "Rath thinks he just lost a life.", Rath groaned in pain as the Omnitrix timed out again. Ben cowered in fear as he tried to crawl away.
Alien X's hand wrapped around Ben's left wrist and lifted him up. "Your heroics are mildly more impressive then the ones I've met prior, Ben Tennyson. But they are futile, as they always were."
"Not on my watch monster!", Alien X turned to look at Maximus, Max and Gwen.
"You're too late, Max. Again.", The Celestialsapien said as his left hand unfolded into tentacles. Before he could remove the Omnitrix, Maximus' arm transformed into his gun and fired a green beam at him. Alien X move just an inch.
The Omnitrix glowed orange as Ben was released from Alien X's grasp... without the Omnitrix. Ben looked on in shock. "Wait! No! This can't be happening!"
"It has already happened.", Alien X said as he hovered the bulky device over his chest, it transformed into a badge like the rest of them. A purple portal opening behind him, with the alien floating back into it.
"No!", Ben cried out as Alien X vanished, off to continue his mission.
"Ben!", Gwen ran up and helped her cousin up as he rubbed his left wrist.
"My watch, it's gone! How?!", Ben looked at Maximus as his arm transformed back to normal.
"It's a fail safe release. Not every dimensions Omnitrix has one, I've seen it before.", Maximus sighed. "Be grateful you can be here to miss it, and because of your hard head Alien X is one step closer to whatever goal he has."
Ben looked at him with wide eyes as Gwen placed a hand on her cousin. "There has to be something we can do. What about a dimension where Ben hasn't found the watch yet? You could go there and bring it back!"
"It's not that simple. Even if it was I'm stuck here now, unlike that freak I can't just jump around the Omniverse without help. I lost my ship and my portal generator.", Maximus angrily explained.
Max scratched his chin. "Is there no one you could call? Maybe hitch a ride with future Phil?"
"Not future, alternate. There's no Inter-Dimensional roadside service that drops out of thin air.", right as Maximus said this, a purple portal appeared next to them.
A creature walked out, it was a muscular sasquatch-like alien with yellow and black fur, along with grey fingers and toes. He now has four fingers instead of five, as well as two bolts on the side of his wrists instead of the back of his hands. He has green eyes with black pupils and yellow lightning bolt-shaped horns. He wears a green and white belt where an Omnitrix symbol is located.
The four got in a defensive position. "State your business Gimlinopithecus.", Maximus was ready to shoot at any time.
"Call me Shocksquatch, ey.", Shocksquatch said with a Canadian accent. "And I mean you no harm Max- er... Maxes?"
"How do you know who I- who we are?", Maximus looked at his counterpart then back at Shocksquatch.
Shocksquatch laughed. "Bet you've never been this alien before, ey?", the Sasquatch asked Ben, who shook his head in confusion. Before his Omnitrix enveloped him in a green light.
Who stood in his place was... Ben, an older version of Ben. Having the same shaggy brown hair and green eyes, however he sported an athletic build. Wearing a black shirt that had a green 10 on his chest, a white jacket, dark green jeans and black boots. His Omnitrix resembles a digital wristwatch. Its faceplate is now square instead of round and has a white, green, and black color scheme. The faceplate is black with two green stripes forming an outline for the hourglass of the emblem. "You'll grow into him.", Ben Prime said with a smile.
/End/