The Rustbucket
"Rosemary!!!" Lilly yelled as she burst out the door of the Rustbucket bathroom
"What do you want?" Rose asked looking up from her game
"You used the last of the conditioner and didn't tell anyone" Lilly answered angered
"What proof do you have?" Rose asked
"Both Mutt and I saw you go into bathroom last and use the shower back at the last road stop" Allie said speaking up while she read her book
Mutt looked up and barked at Rose while Lilly stood there in a towel glaring at her sister
"See, there's the proof" Lilly said
"Who are you gonna believe, her or me?" Rose asked trying to still act innocent
Lilly didn't have to say anything for Rose to know the answer to that question
"Running" Rose said as she stood up and ran towards the front of the Rustbucket
Lilly chased after Rose with her hairbrush in hand, ready to hit her sister. When the got to the front, the Rustbucket suddenly stopped and the two girls fell to the front on top of each other. Ben, who was in the driver seat looked down to his side and saw the two girls on the floor.
"Let me guess, Rose used up the last of something in the shower?" Ben asked
"How could you tell?" Lilly asked
"Lucky guess" Ben answered remembering back when he was 10 and did the same thing to Gwendolyn
"Get off of me" Rose said pushing Lilly off of her
"Why did we stop?" Allie asked walking over to the front
"We're here, we finally made it to Washington DC" Ben answered
Lilly and Rose got up off the floor and looked out the window at the city along with Allie. They saw glimpses of giant monuments and everything else that was in DC.
"What are we going to see first?" Rose asked
"First we are going to go to the nearest store to restock our supplies, then we'll go and see the sights" Ben answered
"Make sure to buy three bottles of conditioner" Lilly said walking back over to the bathroom
"Get dressed and get ready, today is going to be a long day" Ben told the girls
"Big brother" Allie said getting Ben's attention
"What is it Allie?" Ben asked
"Can Mutt come with us?" She asked
Ben looked at Allie then at Mutt who was sitting on Allie's shoulder, both were waiting for his answer
"I don't see why not but make sure to keep an eye on him, I don't want you to lose him or have someone try to steal him since he's an alien" Ben answered
"Thank you big brother, don't worry about anything, I won't even let people see him" Allie said before walking off
"Today is definitely going to be a long day today" Ben said to himself as he heard Lilly and Rose arguing some more
Time Skip
Superstore
Walking down the isles of the store was Ben and Lilly, as Ben pushed the cart, Lilly would toss in items that were on the list. Rose would occasionally come by and throw something that wasn't on the list into the cart.
"Why do you let her do that?" Lilly asked
"Simple, seeing the stuff that she's putting in the cart, I know will keep her distracted on the road and right now" Ben answered
Lilly looked down into the cart and saw a mixture of snack foods, toys, games and other items a little kid would want
"I know that all three of you didn't exactly get a proper childhood on Galvan Prime, so that's why I'm trying to let all three of you be children now, with a few expectations of course, don't want you burning things to the ground" Ben said
Over with Allie, her and Mutt were looking at a class case that had kittens in it. The two pressed their faces against the glass and saw as the kittens played with one another.
"What are you doing there young lady?" An older woman asked Allie
"Looking" Allie answered while turning around to look at the older woman
"I see that, those little kittens are very cute" the older woman said
"They are anticipating when someone is going to take them" Allie said
"How do you know this?" The older woman asked
"My sisters say that I have a gift for knowing how animals feel and understanding them in general" Allie answered
"Well kiddo, it sounds like you've got a spark of some sort" the older woman said
"That's what my big brother says to me" Allie said
"That is always good to hear" the older woman said
"He recently started this trip with us since no one wanted to go with him" Allie said
"That is a shame, at least he has you" the older woman said
"By the way, what else could you tell me those kittens are feeling?" The older woman asked Allie
Allie turned back towards the glass and looked at all the kittens playing with one another before turning back towards the older woman
"While they want new homes, all of them don't wish to be separated from their family" Allie answered
"You most defiantly have a spark, here give this to your little friend" the older woman said
The older woman closed her hand, Allie could see a purple light of some sort before the older woman threw something to her. Allie caught it and saw that it was a dog treat of some sort, seeing the treat Mutt barked. Allie gave the treat to Mutt who ate it in a single bite. Mutt burped a bit before licking his lips and happily barking afterwards.
"He says thank you" Allie said to the older woman
"I'm sure he is" the older woman said
"Allie there you are, what are you doing?" A voice asked Allie getting her attention
Allie looked up and saw Rose coming down the isle to where she was
"I was just looking at the animals then this lady and I started talking" Allie answered
"What lady?" Allie asked
"Her…" Allie said turning around to see that the older woman was gone
"Are you okay Allie, does Ben need to check you for something?" Rose asked putting her hand on Allie's forehead
"Never mind, it was nothing anyways" Allie said taking Rose's hand off her head
"Whatever, Ben is about to get to the checkout then we're leaving" Rose said
"Okay, both of us will be up there" Allie said
As Rose walked away, Allie looked back and couldn't help but feel that there was something off with that lady she had been talking to you. Allie couldn't put her finger on it and that slightly irritated her. For now though, she wasn't going to worry about it and get on with her day.
Time Skip
Lincoln Monument
Standing under the roof of the Lincoln monument, Ben and the girls were looking at the large statue of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln
"What is so special about this guy?" Rose asked Ben
"Well Rose, Abe Lincoln was once a president of the United States and while he was president, he did a lot of amazing things" Ben answered
"From this book I'm reading, he was an extremely honest man and never lied" Lilly said
"While that may or may not be true, he's nickname was Honest Abe" Ben said
"But what about this other fellow, Washington? They say he never told a lie as well even when he cut down someone's cherry tree" Lilly said
Ben chuckled a bit, knowing the truth behind all of that and how it actually happened
"What's so funny?" Lilly asked
"It's nothing, I'll tell you about Washington and the cherry tree later" Ben answered
"Can you tell us what that Lincoln guy did to get himself such a nice looking statue?" Rose asked
"It's really complicated but I'll try to tell you three in a way you'll understand, way way back then things were really different" Ben began
"There was those giant birds called dinosaurs?" Allie asked
"No, there weren't any dinosaurs, I mean there was a time before technology that we have today existed" Ben answered
"He means back when things were simplistic for humans, there was no electricity and all that" Lilly said
"Not exactly but kind of that period in time, now as I was saying back then people treated one another very differently then they do now" Ben said
"How so?" The girls asked
"Well as I am sure you know from what Azmuth taught you, certain alien races kept others of either the same race or different race as slaves" Ben said
"So wait, humans kept one another as slaves?" Rose asked
"Yes and no, they kept a certain group of people as slaves, mostly in the United States, yes other countries kept more then one group of slaves but I'll explain it to you later, so now let me continue this, back before Abraham became president he wanted to free these slaves but most people didn't want to" Ben said
"I see where this is going" Lilly said
"When Abraham Lincoln became president he pushed to have the slaves be freed, half of the country agreed with him the other didn't, that lead to a big war that took a lot of lives but in the end Abe and those who followed him won and the slaves were freed" Ben said ending his long explanation of the history of Abraham Lincoln to the girls
"How did he die?" Allie asked
"That is a bit more easier to answer, someone who hated Lincoln and what he had accomplished found him in a theater and killed him, shooting him in the back of the head" Ben answered
"No wonder Azmuth thinks very little of humans and calls them savage apes all the time" Rose said
"Wait, does he call me that?" Ben asked
"He doesn't call you that, he calls you a lot of other things" Allie answered
"Like what?" Ben asked
Allie didn't answer and walked away
"Come on Allie, you can tell me" Ben said, really wanting to know what Azmuth called him
Allie still didn't say anything and continued to walk away from Ben
"Please tell me" Ben plead
Time Skip
Reflecting Pool
Down at the reflecting pool over by the Lincoln Memorial, Ben and the girls were walking around and enjoying themselves. They had planned to go to the Washington Memorial and a few other landmarks after this.
"I kind of want to go swimming in that pool" Rose said
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" Ben said
"Why not?" Rose asked
"Because not only is it illegal, there are apparently turtles in there that people who are dumb enough to get in" Ben answered
"Looks like Rose has to jump in there now" Lilly said sarcastic
"Heeeey!!!" Rose said punching Lilly in the arm
"Both of you stop it, fighting is wrong" Allie said trying to get both of her sisters to stop fighting
"That's enough girls, let's not cause a scene" Ben said separating the two from each other
Once they stopped fighting, Ben made them apologize to one another before they went anywhere else
"I'm sorry" Rose said
"I am also sorry" Lilly said
"Good, now we can continue" Ben said
"Hey big brother, is it supposed to snow around this time?" Allie asked Ben
"It shouldn't be, its late June" Ben answered
"Well looks like you may be wrong about that" Lilly said
Ben felt something fall on his hand, he looked down and saw a snowflake melt on his hand. That was when he looked up and saw the sky turn a pale white as more snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
"Can you explain this one to us?" Rose asked
"Unfortunately, I cannot" Ben answered
Just then there was a large white and blue beam that hit the reflecting pool causing large spikes of ice to form in the air. Ben moved the girls behind him as the ground around them began to slowly freeze.
"What's going on?" Rose asked
"I don't know but stay next to me" Ben answered
"No will ever get in my way again, they have been weighed, they have been measured and they have been found wanting, now they will suffer for everything they have done to me" a voice said
Ben looked over and saw a guy wearing some sort of armor but something seemed off about the guy. His armor was grey but he was also wearing a fur coat over it. His helmet looked more like one of those protective masks that radiation suits had. His eyes were pale white with a glowing energy source in the middle of his head.
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"I am Absolute Zero and all of you will suffer for their misdeeds" the guy said before firing a beam from his hands that froze everything it touched
"Looks like we found the source of the snow" Lilly said
"And the one freezing everything" Allie said
"Alright, let's go and beat that guy up" Rose said lifting up her omnitrix
Before she could transform, Ben stopped her
"Wait, we need to think of a plan before we do anything" Ben told her
"What did you have in mind?" Lilly asked
"Allie, Lilly, I need the both of you to stay back and help the civilians escape, protect them no matter what" Ben said
"You can count on me" Lilly said
"I will do my best" Allie said
"What about me?" Rose asked
"You and I are going to work together to stop him before he hurts more people" Ben said
With a plan made, Ben immediately transformed into a large alien who appeared to be wearing a suit of armor that looked like a cross between a knight and an over. There was a faint red glow coming from the grill like faceplate of the alien. The omnitrix badge was located on the chest of the armored suit of the alien. This was Ben's Prypiaptosian-B transformation that he called NRG.
"Looks like somebody touched the thermostat, let me fix that" Ben said in a thick Russian accent
Next up was Rose, she activated her omnitrix and transformed into an alien that would help Ben out. She became her version of a Pyronite, it looked like the female version of Ben's Heatblast form.
"Sunspot is going to turn up the heat" Rose said as she took to the air with her flames
Lilly activated her omnitrix and transformed into a female version of a Methanosian. It looked like the non fully bloomed version of Ben's Swampfire form.
"Bloom!!!" Lilly said yelling her alien's name
Lastly was Allie, she activated her omnitrix and selected an alien to transform in to. Allie ended up transforming into a female version of a Conductoid. It looked like Ben's Feedback form but smaller and with feminine features.
"Auxiliary should do the trick" Allie said as she plugged her antenna and tail into light post behind her
Everyone began to enact their part of the plan right away before Absolute Zero could do any more harm. Lilly blocked the oncoming ice beams before they could hit the civilians escaping. Allie, did the same but she also did what she could to attack Absolute Zero. Ben and Rose faced off against Absolute Zero and took him head on which surprised him.
"That symbol, no it can't be, why are you here, you shouldn't be here" Absolute Zero said as he made two spears of ice and threw them at Ben
Ben fired his radiation beam, melting both spears and hitting Absolute Zero in the process. The beam knocked Absolute Zero back and even left a burn mark on his armor.
"I'm a hero, it is my job to go places and stop criminals like you" Ben said as he fired another radiation beam
Absolute Zero put up a wall of ice then formed a frozen dome around him to protect himself. The radiation beam melted through the ice wall and created a large hole in the dome. Eventually the dome fully melted and it was revealed that Absolute Zero was gone.
"Where did he go?" Rose asked looking around
"I don't know but it can't be good" Ben answered
Just then as Lilly was helping the last of the civilians escape, Absolute Zero appeared from the snow behind her and he grabbed onto her
" He's got Lilly" Allie said
Ben and Rose looked over and saw Absolute Zero holding onto Lilly as tightly as he could, preventing her from escaping
"You better let go of me now" Lilly said
"Let her go now or you will end up paying" Ben said smacking his fist into his palm
Absolute Zero backed away as Ben stepped forwards
"Move any closer and I will freeze her down to the molecular level, no alien species not even a Methanosian can regenerate from that" Absolute Zero said as he formed an ice spot on Lilly's neck
"Alright then, what is it that you want, whatever it is I can give it to you" Ben said as he began to bargain with Absolute Zero
"You can't give me what I want, no one can, the only thing I want now is vengeance, vengeance against those who did this to me" Absolute Zero said putting his hand on his helmet
"Looks like your going to have to wait a bit longer for that" Lilly said as she grew long and sharp thorns out of her body
The thorns caused Absolute Zero to let go off Lilly but they also ripped a large gash through his arm. Ben looked and saw that a blue liquid was dripping from Absolute Zero's suit. Before anything could happen, Lilly punched Absolute Zero in the chest and then in the face before throwing him into the pool.
"I won't let this stop me" Absolute Zero said
"Sorry but you are wrong about that" Allie said
Allie put both of her hands into the reflecting pool and unleashed all of her built up and stored electrical energy. That mixed with the water not only electrocuted Absolute Zero, it also began to fry his armor before exploding.
"That is the end of that" Rose said
"I wasn't expecting an explosion" Allie said
"He'll probably not be coming back from that" Lilly said
As the girls celebrated their victory today, something was bothering Ben, he couldn't put his finger on it at the moment but it seemed extremely odd. As they all transformed back the snow began to stop and most of the ice began to melt.
"Hey Ben, I managed to get this from that Absolute Zero guy" Lilly said showing Ben a piece of Absolute Zero's armor
"That looks really interesting" Ben said looking at the piece of armor
"Can I keep it as a souvenir?" Lilly asked
"Sure, I don't see why not but there's something I would like to do with it first" Ben answered
"Come on, that is so not fair, why does she get to keep a souvenir?" Rose asked complaining
"Finish off the next bad guy and then you'll get a souvenir" Lilly said
As Lilly and Rose argued over the souvenir with one another, Allie walked over to Ben who was looking at the piece of armor
"Now what are we going to do big brother?" Allie asked Ben
"We're gonna head back to the Rustbucket and figure this thing out before people start showing up" Ben answered
"Okay, I'll go and get those two to stop so we can leave" Allie said
Ben looked over and saw that Rose and Lilly were still fighting over the piece from Absolute Zero's armor
"Yeah, you go and do that" Ben said
A/N: A new super villain has appeared readers, it looks like he has been defeated for now but we all know he'll be back to face off against Ben and the girls. As for this chapter, I hope all of you readers enjoyed it and liked seeing more of the interactions with Ben and the girls and even the girls with one another. Also, who was that old woman talking to Allie back in store and does she know something about the Allie and who she is. Let me know what you think about the names I gave used for the transformations you saw and if you have some for the remaining transformations don't be afraid to let me know.
Now I know it took awhile for this chapter come out but as I said at the end of Omni Devil, my new job has me work long hour days just about 7 days a week. So a lot of the times when I get home, I either can't write or I really don't feel like it. Don't worry, I'm not quitting this story or anything like that, I'm just going to do my best to post a new chapter every week. Now, thank you for reading and for your support, I will see you all later