Ben 10: Alien Rebirth
Chapter 22: The Galactic Enforcers
We see a wormhole in space open up and a ship comes out of it.
Another opens, but this time, it attacks the ship that previously appeared.
An alien of the same species as Technorg attacks the vessel from which was attacked, and it seems that he was after a substance called Element X.
This alien crook, known as Vulkanus, steals the element and returns to their ship. Waiting for him there is SixSix!
Vulkanus, "we've got Element X. Now, where's the last ingredient we need to complete the mixture?"
SixSix shows a projection where they will find the next ingredient: Earth.
….
Back on Earth, we see a certain hero having a daydream.
A black and white one, where a robot attack is being ordered by an evil doctor.
A hero then shows up to save the day, and he refers to himself as Ultra Ben.
What a shock, this is Ben's daydream.
Ultra Ben easily defeats the doctor and his robot.
While the crowd cheers for his victory, Ultra Ben, or Ben, is knocked out of his daydreaming while reading a graphic novel.
It was interrupted by Gwen, who is standing right beside Hope, who is trying not to giggle at the voices Ben was making while reading.
Gwen, "Ben, that's a work of art, you know, not your personal butt rest. You're going to get us kicked out of the museum."
Ben was sitting on a statue at the museum.
Ben, "oh, if only I was so lucky."
Hope, "come on Ben, can't you appreciate a good work of art?"
Ben glanced at Hope and muttered, "maybe…."
Hope blushed, hearing Ben's comment and said, "j-just get down from there!"
Ben makes his way off of the statue and walks down the steps.
Then, suddenly, an alien vessel flies by!
Ben sees this and says, "finally, some action!"
The ship lands on the city street and Vulkanus comes out of it.
He looks to the crowd that has gathered and asks, "uh, where can I find the Bicenthium Alloy?"
Nobody seems to understand what he's talking about.
Vulkanus, "oh I get it! You're protecting it!"
Vulkanus hits the ground to shake and threaten the people, while Ben seems to be ready for action.
Ben turns to Hope and says, "try to get everyone back while I deal with this guy."
Hope nods and starts using her magic to push people back while saying, "everybody get back! Hero's on duty!"
Ben runs into an alleyway, pulls down his wristband, and quickly uses the Omnitrix to transform into FourArms, helmet down.
He runs out and grabs a hold of Vulkanus, trying to pin him down.
Vulkanus, "oh great, what the heck is a Tetramand doing here?!"
FourArms, "Tetra-what?"
Vulkanus knocks FourArms off him and throws him to a nearby building.
SixSix then flies by to shoot at him!
Four Arms, "SixSix? Oh great, now I wish I had Tetrax here to back me up!"
SixSix shoots missiles, but FourArms was able to redirect it back at him, actually grabbing the missiles and tossing them back at the bounty hunter. SixSix avoids them, but lands on top of a truck.
But before FourArms was able to attack, SixSix releases a capsule, which shocks and temporarily disables his body functions.
The Omnitrix glows yellow for a second, indicating that he had gained a new DNA sample. But from what? We'll find out soon….
Hope starts shooting bolts of pink magic at SixSix, but a missle sends her flying through the air until Max uses a grappling hook from his belt of Plumber gear to grab her and pull her to safety.
SixSix opens up his compartment of missiles and gets ready to shoot.
But before SixSix can shoot another missile, he is interrupted and stopped by three new aliens who show up via teleportation!
The first appears to be a large brain inside, held in a container and rests atop of a body similar to an octopus.
The second is a Tetramand like FourArms, except a female in this case.
And lastly, a caped alien with blue skin, who is the leader of the group.
The caped one, "rescue formation; alpha nine!"
The three newcomers head towards the battle!
Vulkanus, "it's the capes! I hate capes!"
The caped one heads towards SixSix and SixSix tries to shoot him down with no luck.
Then the Tetramand comes up and she claps her hands to create a powerful sonic wave to push him to the truck where FourArms is. She looks at Four Arms and winks her two left eyes at him.
FourArms doesn't seem to be intrigued by her interest in him in the slightest, and cringes.
Hope finds herself glaring at the female Tetramand in jealousy.
Lastly, Vulkanus tries to attack the squid alien, but he uses telekinesis and is able to carry him up to the sky. The caped one delivers the final blow.
He orders SixSix and Vulkanus to surrender by saying, "by the provisions set forth in the Galactic Code of Conduct, I order you to surrender. Do you yield?"
FourArms, "yield? What is this, a traffic light? Kick their butts before they try to pull something!"
But they were distracted long enough for SixSix to release a flash capsule to use for an escape. As the vessel prepares to leave, it delivers one more blow towards the columns of a nearby building. Luckily, FourArms and the female Tetramand held it in place before the roof collapsed. The squid uses his telekinesis to hold it in place while the caped one uses heat vision to join them back on.
The squid alien, "you may release your grip now."
FourArms and the female Tetramand let go, and as FourArms walks away, she catches up to him and says, "so, what's a big, strong alien like you doing on a planet like this?"
She wraps an arm around his shoulders, making him cringe and try to pull away.
Hope, "hey lady, stop getting handsy!"
The Tetramand, "hush child. So, we make a good team, don't we?"
Hope growled, "child?!"
Gwen had to grab Hope to stop her from running at the female Tetramand.
FourArms, "uh…."
That's right when the watch starts beeping.
FourArms, "yes! Saved by the beep!"
In a flash of light, FourArms turns back into Ben.
The Tetramand, "hey, where'd the rest of you go?"
Ben, "er, sorry. I'm just a kid. I just get a few extra hands every once in a while."
The squid alien, "so, is this true? The Omnitrix is in the possession of a child. We heard you were of a somewhat limited mental capacity…. No offense."
Gwen, "don't worry, he's used to it."
Ben rolled his eyes at Gwen's joke while Hope stopped herself from laughing.
The caped alien, "greetings. I am Ultimos, the Specimen Prime. These are my compatriots, Synaptak, and Tini."
Hope mutters, "ain't that an ironic name."
Ultimos, "we are; The Galactic Enforcers!"
They all strike a heroic pose.
Their pose doesn't seem to intrigue Gwen or Max that much, but Ben is absolutely amazed by their appearance. Hope can't help but smile when seeing her friend so excited.
Ben, "woah! You guys rock! The uniforms, the moves, finally! Some other superheroes!"
Ultimos, "might we ask your names?"
Ben, "I'm Ben Tennyson. This is Hope, my cousin Gwen, and my Grandpa Max."
Ultimos, "excellent. Now, as per the Galactic Code of Conduct, we nearby request clearance to operate in your quadrant?"
Ben, "uh…. Sure."
Ultimos, "then we have much to discuss."
With that, they teleport Ben and the others with them to discuss matters, with Ben shouting, "alright!"
….
In space, a floating vessel is near Earth. They're then teleported inside the ship. Ben continues to be excited to be with them.
Ben, "woah, this is so cool. It's nice to be in space without having to worry about fighting in a gladiator pit with Kevin strapped to my leg…."
Max, "Ultimos, we fought SixSix a while ago, can you tell us what's going on? How did he escape from prison?"
Ultimos, "very well. SixSix was able to escape incarceration using their various skills, and teamed up with the creaton; Vulkanus."
Synaptak, "Vulkanus is a Detrovite, who has limited mental capacity. All brawn, no brains."
Synaptak looks at Ben to take a quick comparison.
Hope gives an angry look that makes him look away in fright.
Hope thought, 'yeah, that's what I thought.'
Ultimos, "SixSix and Vulkanus were hired by a crime boss to steal Element X."
Gwen, "I'm guessing that's bad?"
Ultimos, "indeed. When combined with the compound known as; Bicenthium alloy, it'll create a massive explosion, which can destroy a whole solar system."
Gwen, "amazing. Imagine that kind of power, and how it all works."
Ben, "what I'm wondering is; where are they now?"
Synaptak, "I shall send drones to search for them. It should yield results."
Gwen, "is there anything we can do to help?"
Ben, "easy Gwen, Synaptak has it all covered."
Gwen gives her cousin an irritated look.
Synaptak releases observers to find SixSix and Vulkanus.
Ultimos, "now, would you like a tour of the ship?"
Ben, "would I?!"
Ultimos, "would you?"
Ben, "er, yes, I would."
Ben and Hope follow Ultimos, but when Gwen and Max try to follow, he says, "I'm sorry, but the tour is for super powered beings only."
Gwen was angered by this, "but I do have powers! And Grandpa was a Plumber!"
Ultimos, "I'm sorry, but the Galactic Code of Conduct states that you two must stay here on the bridge, since your powers are not as powerful as Ben or Hope's."
Gwen is angered by the rules.
Ben, "Ultimos, can't you break the rules just this once?"
Ultimos, "no, the Galactic-"
Hope, "okay, we get it."
Ben and Hope then receive a tour of the ship, showing various rooms that the Galactic Enforcers used on a daily basis.
Training rooms.
Gaming room.
Kitchen.
Bathroom.
Living quarters.
Etc.
Near the end of the tour, Ben and Hope stare out at the Earth through the window.
Hope, "it's quite a view, isn't it?"
Ben looked at Hope for a moment and said, "yeah, it is."
Ben quickly looks away as Hope looks at him for a moment.
Ultimos, "Ben, Hope, I want to show you something."
Ultimos leads them over to a very large book sitting on a table.
Ultimos, "this is the Galactic Code of Conduct."
Ben, "woah. That's a big book."
Ultimos, "indeed. It contains every single rule we, the Galactic Enforcers, abide by as we go across the galaxy, saving the day."
An alarm then sounds off, signaling that the observers found something!
Ultimos and the others run back to the bridge to see what the observers found.
….
It was SixSix and Vulkanus at a mine and they seem to be searching for iron ore.
SixSix was shouting something to Vulkanus as he lifted a very large container in his arms.
Vulkanus, "yeah, well it would go a lot faster if you helped too!"
….
Max, "that's a strip mine. They must be searching for iron ore! Is that the missing agreement?"
Ultimos, "indeed. We better get a move on. But we could use some help. Ben, Hope, how would you like a temporary commission in the Galactic Enforcers?"
Tini, "good idea."
Synaptak, "bad idea."
Ultimos, "it would appear I am the deciding vote…. Let's get you both in uniforms!"
Ben gives an excited look, while Hope gives a slight cringe.
….
A few minutes later, Ben jumped out in an outfit like Ultimos', but a little big on him.
Ben, "introducing; Ultra-Ben! Galactic Enforcer!"
Ben walks forward, but then trips on his cape.
Ben, "I meant to do that."
Hope comes out, holding revealing Tetramand armor that was her size.
Hope, "um, I'm not wearing this. At least not until I'm older."
Ultimos, "very well. You may keep it though, since the armor is too tiny for Tini."
Hope snickered at the unintentional word-play.
Tini, "she may keep it. I have plenty more sets of armor that fit me better."
Max, "what about us?"
Ultimos, "I am afraid the GCC is quite clear about the participation of non-super powered individuals. You'll be much safer here."
Synaptak forms a barrier to keep Max and Gwen on the bridge.
Gwen, "hey!"
Ben, "Ultimos, I really think we could use their help down there."
Ultimos, "I'm sorry, but-"
Hope, "yeah, yeah, we get it, the rules don't allow it."
Ultimos, "indeed."
Ben, "don't worry guys, we'll be back after we kick SixSix's can."
Ben munches a piece of chocolate he has.
Ben, "hey, Ultimos, want some?"
Ultimos, "ah, local cuisine? I certainly wouldn't want to offend your planet's customs."
Ultimos takes a bite as they teleport down to the strip mine.
….
SixSix and Vulkanus continue to search for the ore.
SixSix says something in their own language.
Vulkanks, "once the ore has been purified, it can be fused with Element X. And then; BOOM! The galaxy will be at our feet."
That's when the Galactic Enforcers arrive and are sneaking up on them.
Ben, "now we got em! Now we can catch them completely off…. Ultimos?!"
Ultimos looks weak and scrawny as he mutters, "c-cold. S-s-so, c-c-c-cold."
Ultimos collapses in Synaptak's arms.
Hope, "oh God."
Ben, "what's wrong with him?!"
Synaptak, "it appears to be super-critatinite poisoning. But how? Wait, what's this?"
Synaptak finds some chocolate at the corner of Ultimos' mouth.
Hope, "the chocolate?"
Ben, "I just gave him a little. I was just trying to be polite!"
Synaptak, "you did this?! I knew you couldn't be trusted!"
Hope, "hey, how were we supposed to know that it was poisonous to him?!"
Ben, "yeah. What kind of weakness is chocolate?"
Synaptak, "enough. I will take the lead on this mission!"
Synaptak gets out in the open and yells, "Galactic Enforcers; engage!"
Vulkanus and SixSix are alerted to their enemies being there.
….
On the ship, Max and Gwen were watching what was going on.
Max face-palmed and said, "no wonder the Plumbers don't talk to these idiots."
Gwen, "seriously, who announces themselves to the bad guys?!"
….
Ben, "what're you doing?!"
Synaptak, "as the temporary leader of the Galactic Enforcers, I must address our presence!"
Hope, "even though we were trying to sneak up on them?"
Synaptak, "... what's your point?"
Hope muttered, "that brain must just be for show…."
Vulkanus throws a truck towards Ben and Tini, but Synaptak was able to hold it in place with his telekinesis.
Synaptak, "we order you both to surrender!"
Hope, "it didn't work last time, why would it now?!"
They all duck for cover as SixSix shoots at them!
Tini, "are you finally going to become a Tetramand?"
Ben, "not if I can help it."
Hope once again glares at Tini as she clearly has a thing for FourArms.
Ben activates the watch and transforms into…. A Sotoraggian?!
Ben was now the same species as SixSix!
But unlike SixSix, he had green armor with black accents, the Omnitrix on his chest, and glowing green eyes.
Ben's voice sounded older and came out of some translator around his neck, "what the? I didn't pick this guy!"
Hope, "I saw the watch glow yellow earlier. You must have gained SixSix's DNA!"
Tini, "you're a Numbersapien. That could prove useful."
Ben said, "hmm, well…. SixSix better get ready to meet TenTen!"
TenTen decides to draw their attention.
He says, "Tini, take Vulkanus down while I take care of SixSix. Hope, cover me."
Hope nods as they all scatter.
TenTen fires a grappling hook from his arm like second nature, pulling SixSix down, with Hope blasting some magic at SixSix.
SixSix dodges as he and TenTen begin sparing, their fists hitting each other over and over again. They were seemingly evenly matched!
Tini manages to take Vulkanus down for a moment and heads towards TenTen. Instead of attacking SixSix!
Tini declares, "no! I must protect you!"
She ends up being hit in the head, knocking her to the ground.
Hope yelled, "how stupid is this team?!"
Synaptak takes Vulkanus down, but SixSix was able to disable him with an electric net!
Without their teammates, TenTen and Hope are cornered and try to think of what to do next.
….
Gwen, "we've gotta help them!"
Max, "alright. I'll set the teleporter's coordinates to their location, so we can help out."
….
While SixSix tries to shoot down TenTen, he can't seem to aim straight for him, since the enhanced senses TenTen has makes that quite the challenge.
He ends up being brought back down onto the ground by Hope, who uses her magic to do so.
TenTen shoots at SixSix with some blasters he had on him, who barely dodges the attacks!
Max and Gwen arrive on Earth after this is done, only to end up under a falling vehicle!
TenTen sees this and activates a jetpack, flying in just in time to save them.
SixSix orders Vulkanus to pick up the container where they collected enough iron ore, and SixSix starts a rock slide to try and slow the team down! And if that weren't enough, right then is when TenTen gets turned back into Ben!
Ben, "dang it!"
All of the heroes gather together as the slide heads towards them!
Hope, "what're we gonna do?"
Ben then gets an idea!
Ben, "only I can do it! Only I can protect Tini!"
Hope gets jealous for a moment, but when he winks at her, she sees what he's trying to do as he steps forward.
Synaptak lunged before all of them to put a barrier around the entire group!
It seems that it was just to annoy Synaptak to go into action!
Luckily, our heroes have survived the battle.
Hope, "welp, we lost SixSix and Vulkanus!"
Gwen, "is there anything else that can ruin this day?"
Synaptak, "well, with the Element mixture ready, all they need to bind it is extreme heat."
Max, "and to make matters worse, we're in an area where such a facility is held."
Ben, "then we've gotta stop them!"
Ultimos approaches, having regained his strength, "indeed, but the Galactic Code of Conduct states-"
Ben, "enough of those stupid rules! They've only gotten us into trouble! This time, we're doing it the Tennyson way!"
Ben stands with Gwen, Max and Hope as he says this.
….
Inside the mill, Vulkanus looks for the purest mixture of iron to mix with the Element X.
The Galactic Enforcers arrive just in time!
Ben dials the Omnitrix and transforms into Cannonbolt! He quickly goes and attacks SixSix!
Gwen on the other hand, decides to mess around with the recipe as all of this goes down, with Hope and Max keeping a lookout for her.
Cannonbolt heads to SixSix, but SixSix shoots him causing him to fall down into the hot liquid metal. Synaptak was there in time just to carry him before he was literally melted to death. Ultimos and Tini fight Vulkanus, trading blows with him before they throw him into the hot metal! He manages to survive this, and crawls his way out.
Meanwhile, Synaptak and Cannonbolt fight off SixSix, and SixSix releases a whip, which he uses it to grab onto Synaptak.
As he tries to throw him around, Cannonbolt comes to the rescue, grabbing him as he uncurls and rolling away a good distance.
Vulkanus then throws a large ball of metal, which destroys the controls of the mixture!
The team is finally able to collaborate and finish the fight, and they drop liquid metal on SixSix and Vulkanus, while Ultimos cools it down, freezing them with help from Gwen and Hope using a freeze spell.
….
Later, we see the Galactic Enforcers wheeling the incarcerated Vulkanus and SixSix onto their ship.
Ben, "hold on one second."
Ben held his watch near Vulkanis, and the device seemed to understand what Ben was trying to do and scanned the Detrovite in a yellow light.
Ben smirked as he looked down at the new hulking silhouette on the watch.
Ben thought, 'welcome to the team…. Detro', Ben walks over to Tini and says, "sorry about the misunderstanding, Tini."
Tini, "it's alright. I've met someone else!"
As if on cue, Synaptak floats over to Tini and smiles.
Ben merely chuckles as they walk onto their ship. Ultimos approaches Ben and Hope
Ultimos, "I am intrigued by your method of fighting. You have given us a lot to think about when it comes to our own methods. And as such, I am promoting you both to full-pledged Galactic Enforcers!"
He hands Ben and Hope each a badge, but Ben holds it in front of him saying, "I'd rather not. I have my own team."
Hope, "we appreciate the offer though."
Ultimos, "keep them at least. Until we meet again."
The Enforcers depart on their ship.
Gwen walks over to Ben and asks, "I thought you liked them? And you turned them down?"
Ben, "eh, they were kinda cool, but I'm better off with my own team."
Hope, "same here."
The four of them all smile at one another as they look up to the departing ship.
….
Later in the RustBucket, Hope was in the bathroom.
Doing what?
Looking at herself in the mirror as she wore the armor Tini had given her.
Hope, "hmm, I don't look half bad."
Hope didn't notice as Ben opened the door, grew wide-eyed, and slowly closed it with a huge blush on his face.
As Ben sat down on his bunk, he thought, 'that image isn't going away for awhile….'
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Reviews:
Omnicaster: glad you liked this chapter. Thanks for wishing me a happy birthday. Lumi, Ben's Necrofriggian daughter will be very much like Ben, being joking but has her moments of maturity. Kenny will be the same as canon pretty much. And the third OC kid will be timid but amazing with magic.
Monkey D. Conan: yep, we finally have a big change. Hope has finally joined the main cast. I plan on an interesting interaction between Hope and Kevin. I wasn't really planning on Ben and Hope bickering, cause I honestly hate the cliche of couples constantly bickering and fighting before they get together. I think it's a dumb cliche. I much prefer to have Gwen tease Ben a little over his crush on Hope, or Max trying to give the two of them advice, (that would actually work instead of backfiring.) On top of that, since Ben isn't as childish or rude as canon, him and Hope having a feud over who saves the day better would make no sense. Any conflict between Ben and Hope will be because of them both being nervous towards one another. I am glad you liked the chapter.
OMNISENSE95: I hope you liked those chapter's. Anyway, I really like the dialogue for Grounded, but the dialogue you suggested for Ghostfreaked Out is pretty much the exact same, just with slight changes and much smaller than the one I had planned.
BL3 Bandits: THANK YOU FOR THE MEAT BICYCLE!
Jinero: it's okay. Glad you enjoyed the chapter. And thanks for wishing me a happy birthday. And thanks for agreeing on the Bwen thing. And when Ben breaks the dial off, Hope won't try to fix it with magic, since she wouldn't wanna make it worse. I did the episodes in order of airings for the most part, but wanted Hope to join the story BEFORE Galactic Enforcers.
Buzziebee: thanks. No, this next chapter is Galactic Enforcers. GhostFreaked Out will be very soon. As will be Back with Vengeance.
kashriramji: Ben and Hope are already paired up in THIS story. And I was gonna pair Elena and Cooper up for this story. And this story isn't a Justice League crossover. And I'm not gonna use other people's artwork.
Sentinel Warpath: I'm glad you enjoyed this story. And thanks for wishing me a happy birthday.
Guest: I wasn't really planning on 2 chapters a week. It was mostly a treat to celebrate my birthday. But if enough of the readers asked for it, maybe I'll start releasing more than one chapter a week. Just maybe.
Ushindi: I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter and its changes. Especially Hope and Ben's romance and the former joining the team. 1. Ben will still have a crush on Kai in her first appearance, but after she breaks his heart, his romantic feelings for her completely vanish. Especially during Omniverse, where at that point he'll be a faithful husband and father. 2. I think Hex being redeemed is interesting, but clunky. I plan to build up his redemption more. 3. Kevin, Hex, Frightwig, and maybe Phil will get redemptions.
Tippy 1.1: I'm very happy you liked this chapter. It meant a lot to me. Hope and Ben's relationship is a big part of the story that I wanna make sure I do right. I'm skipping the episodes you listed for certain reasons. Universe vs, Tennyson; because I think the episode is too ridiculous, and I plan to completely cut out Ben recreating the universe as Alien X. I plan for him to use Clockwork to rewind the Annihilarg into nothing. While You Are Away; Attea isn't gonna be a villain, so the episode would make no sense. They Lurk Below; I completely forgot it existed. As for Lumi, I have a plan for her watch. She's given a watch by Azmuth during the finale involving the Highbreed in order to keep her DNA from becoming unstable. At first, she has no access to any aliens except a human form to switch into. During Ultimate Alien, she receives 10 aliens, but never gets the Ultimate function. That way Ben is still unique, having way more aliens and abilities than Lumi does. Kenny and Lumi will get along like this; Lumi is the older sister whose matured while Kenny is the younger more immature brother. If you're referring to Gwen and Ken, they would be like Ben and Gwen from the reboot, where they got along fine. I love the suggestion for the Ultimate Sacrifice plotline. Azmuth will loathe the Ultimate function while Ben sees it as a great skill to have to protect people and sees every alien he turns as a part of him. Hope will indeed be grossed out by Ben's smoothie drinking.
Guest: yep, I wanted to differentiate this story from canon with my portrayal of Hope and her story. I always wanted her to be redeemed like Kevin was. So I figured having her be so sympathetic would make her turn easier to swallow. And yeah, originally I was gonna have Hex be super evil, but I figured maybe I should build up his redemption more. I'm glad you enjoyed how I've built up the romance of Ben and Hope. I didn't know any of that stuff about Edwin and his family. Maybe they'll make an appearance, or I'll mention the episode in passing.
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The reason I did The Galactic Enforcers after Tough Luck, was so I could make some jokes about Hope being jealous over Tini flirting with FourArms.
Next up is Animo's return. And we'll see a few more fusions in that one!
Including; Upgr8, (Upgrade and XLR8) and WildBolt, (WildMutt and Cannonbolt.)
Also, I was originally gonna introduce TenTen in Secret of the Omnitrix, but remembering that Ben ran into SixSix in this episode beforehand made me change things up. Same thing went for Detro, since I wasn't originally gonna give Ben a Detrovite form.
So now the alien list is:
WildMutt.
FourArms.
GreyMatter.
XLR8.
Upgrade.
DiamondHead.
RipJaws.
StinkFly.
Cannonbolt.
HeatBlast.
BuzzShock.
Wildvine.
And now, TenTen and Detro.
Also, I've got a poll up for a Scooby Doo story.
