Author's Note: I own nothing. I debated including Manny and Helen but ended up including them because I really like them as characters and nothing with them was really addressed in Omniverse until the Rooters which I will not be doing the same way. Anyway moving on!

7 Backup

Kevin and Rook were on their feet in seconds up and racing after the cars. The Tetramand guards had been scattered so they hopped aboard one of the beasts the guards had been using and rushed after the cars. The beast wasn't quite fast enough though so it was a good thing Argit showed up driving the Proto-truck. Kevin frowned at him as he pulled his car off the tow and quickly disconnected the tow cable. He left Argit with Rook as they took off after Otto and his crew. Manny and Hellen had been left behind on crowd control. The chase was going well until the sand rippers attacked. That was when Rook decided to call Jen again.

"Hey Rook!" She sounded almost more stressed than she had been last time he called.

"Jen I am sorry to interrupt you but we are in a bit of a dire situation. We need help." The radio cut into the call.

"She'll never get here in time." It was Kevin over the radio. Jen scoffed through the com on Rook's badge.

"Never doubt me. Try not to make it worse, I'll be five minutes tops." Argit was panicking a bit.

"How are you gonna get here in five minutes! You're hours away!" But she must have already hung up because she didn't answer. Argit screamed as one of the Sand Rippers lunged at his door. Rook veered avoiding the creatures jaws and ending up on the rocks, Kevin followed close behind, but as Rook pointed out Ridge Running was a dangerous practice. Otto and his goons found that out the hard way as the lead car tumbled over the edge of the ravine. Kevin just managed to snag it with his tow cable and pull the car back up onto the ridge while Rook took care of Otto's goons. Argit elected to stay in the Proto-truck. But it as soon as they had Otto and his goons under control, and in the back of the Proto-truck, things went from bad to worse. Otto somehow managed to hack into the controls of the truck and Argit leapt free as Kevin and Rook watched in astonishment as Otto built himself a very large robot body. The legs and arms were the cars he'd stolen while the body was the Proto-truck. Argit landed next to Kevin and took off for Kevin's car, the other two hot on his heels.

They had just hopped into the car, Rook in the passenger seat, Argit in the back, when a bright green light blossomed in front of the car. Rook grinned as Jen materialized and glanced around. She spotted the large robot and swore spinning the dial on the Omnitrix.

"I told you I would only need five minutes." Green lights flashed again and Jen reformed into Eatle who ripped the front fender off Kevin's car and munched it down in two bite.

"Why, why do I ever kid myself into thinking I can have a nice car around you!" She ignored him though in favor of firing on Otto, knocking him back to the opposite end of the ridge where the Sand Rippers took hold of him. She transformed back into herself, sliding into the backseat with Argit.

"Punch it Kevin, that's not gonna hold them long. Someone maybe wanna let me in on what's happening?" She asked looking out the back window as Otto struggled to his feet still wrestling with one of the Rippers.

"A long story made short, there is a malevolent AI being by the name of Otto who has taken over the Proto-truck and four other vehicles and now seeks to destroy us so he can make off with the very expensive automobiles." Rook said glancing at Jen, about to ask her how she'd managed to get here so fast when loud thumping footsteps caught up to them.

"Once I finish with you lot, I'll find a nice star system and buy it!" Otto exclaimed. Jen scrolled through the dial on the Omnitrix and the whole car shook. Argit squeaked.

"Jen!" He chittered.

"Working on it." She stated still scrolling. The bottom dropped out of all their stomachs as Otto tossed the car into a nearby ravine.

"Jen! Do something!" Kevin demanded as Argit screamed. Rook had practically dented the dash he was holding on so tight. Jen made a noise of triumph as she found the alien she was looking for and slapped down the dial on the Omnitrix.

"I think we could use an Upgrade!" She exclaimed as her Galvanic Mechamorph form melted into the car which sprouted wings and rocket boosters and began to fly. Kevin sighed releasing the wheel.

"You could have upgraded me like this any old time?" He asked slightly indignantly and Upgrade's head popped up from the dash and shrugged at him.

"You told me not to mess with your car." Kevin laughed lightly as Rook smiled.

"Nicely done." She flew them back up to the top of the ridge and set down so they could hop out. Once they had Upgrade, still using Kevin's car, shifted into a robot the same size as Otto and the two squared up. Jen came out the clear victor, Upgrade spread to Otto faster than he could combat her and soon Kevin had picked up the AI being, who had been tossed out of the Proto-truck. Unfortunately neither the Proto-truck, which Jen had to aim for lest she damage the priceless cars, nor Kevin's car made it out of the fight functional, though with the frame snapping seconds after Upgrade released it Kevin's car had definitely taken the worse beating. At this point the Tetramand guards arrived, Gar at the head of the column. He smiled broadly at Jen and swept her up into a bone cracking embrace.

"Jen Ten! Hero of a hundred worlds! How wonderful to see you here!" Jen nodded rubbing her side.

"Well I got a call that there was trouble, so you know." She shrugged. Gar laughed.

"Modest too! Just as Looma described you. I am sorry about what she did to your family, had she known you were related to that Necrofrigian I can assure you it would never have happened." Kevin raised an eyebrow at Rook who shook his head slightly. They could tell Kevin what had happened with Looma later. Jen nodded but Gar had spotted the cars. "And you have secured my most valuable possessions!" The four of them were swept up into the column, placed in positions of honor. Gar pulled all of them up on stage though he only seemed to want to give Jen the credit but Kevin had to admit Jen was a clever one.

"Well I couldn't have done it without my friends, but Kevin's car was trashed." The note of guilt in her voice wasn't missed by Kevin or Rook but Gar didn't seem to catch it.

"As thanks for his assistance in this matter I will give him his choice of my personal collection!" Cheers echoed from the crowd.

"That's very kind of you Warlord Gar, but we wouldn't have a ship to tow it back with. Rook's Proto-truck got trashed too. Unless of course someone here wants to fix it. I mean this is the best auto show in the universe right?" The clamor of beings volunteering their services was nearly deafening. Jen leaned slightly so Rook could hear her. "Pick one." Kevin barely held back his laughter. The ceremony ended and Rook picked a mechanic to fix the truck so they had a safe trip home. It would take a few hours for the repairs and Kevin was getting acquainted with the car he'd picked from Gar's collection. Rook and Jen decided to check out the rest of the car show.

"That was very impressive Jen." Rook stated and Jen shrugged.

"Eh, not hard to take apart machines from the inside." She said referring to her fight with Otto, Rook shook his head.

"That is not what I meant." He said with a pointed look. She laughed lightly.

"Yeah well, my fame might as well benefit the people I care about." Rook laughed lightly at her words and took her hand. She smiled at him, feeling much better about today than she had before she had arrived on Khoros Five. She'd tell him about the fake Annihilargh, which was still in her room at the base, later.