Ben 10: Alien Rebirth

by B.E.A.T.N

It started with an alien device that did what it did. It stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid. Now he's got super powers, he's no ordinary kid. He's Ben 10! My retelling of the Ben 10 series, with various changes throughout the story, including: mild cursing, some mild violence, skipped and altered episodes, etc. New chapters (almost) every Tuesday

6. Chapter 6

Ben 10: Alien Rebirth

Chapter 6: Tourist Trap

We once again see the Tenysons on the road as Ben, and a kid in a nearby car, are making funny faces at each other.

Gwen, her contacts on today, "y'know, I'd warn you that your face might freeze like that, but in your case, it might be an improvement."

The kid in the other car then decides to eat his burger and shows it all chewed up to Ben.

Ben, "ugh, man. The seafood special. Time to pull out the secret weapon."

Ben bends down so he can't be seen, activates the Omnitrix and transforms into StinkFly. He emerges and makes horrifying faces and sounds. The kid is scared out of his wits and screams, prompting his father to look at StinkFly. The father is scared too and speeds ahead of the RV. StinkFly lies down on the floor and laughs like a hick.

Gwen, "there is such a thing as 'taking a joke too far', you know."

StinkFly continues to laugh. He sees that Gwen is about to sit down. StinkFly sprays slime onto her seat and she almost sits on it.

Gwen gasps and grumbles at Stinkfly.

StinkFly, "that's impossible. Funny is funny."

Gwen, "let's see you laugh when you have to clean this up."

That shut him up.

StinkFly, "oh man!"

Max, "Ben, you better get up here."

The RV screeches to a halt and StinkFly goes sliding to the front.

Max, "oh, that's good. You're all ready to go. We got trouble ahead."

They see a propane truck has overturned and the truck driver is stuck inside. There is also a fire spreading just outside the truck.

The driver yells, "HELP!"

He bangs the door as a bystander yells, "the door's stuck! He can't get out!"

The driver, "HELP!"

Max, "if that propane he's hauling catches fire, that truck will become a rocket to the moon."

StinkFly flies out of the RV and closer to the truck. The flames' intensity increases, making StinkFly step back and yell, "ugh! Ouch!"

Max yells to the crowd, "come on, folks. Give the…. Bug a chance to work."

StinkFly, "the fire's too intense. Ungh! I wish I was Heatblast…. Hey, that gives me an idea."

Stinkfly takes to the air and shoots slime at the fire, extinguishing it as fast as he can. He then goes on top of the truck and uses his sharp tail to tear the metal off the roof. StinkFly uses his hands to create a hole big enough to get the truck driver out. He picks the driver up and flies away.

Stinkfly safely drops the driver down as he screams in fear.

StinkFly, "heh, loogies saves lives."

The kid from earlier tugs at his father and yells, "AAAH! That's the monster that ate that kid!"

StinkFly, "er, wow, look at the time. Gotta fly!"

StinkFly flies away from the scene.

Once he transforms back to normal, the RustBucket picks him up, and the Tennysons continue along the road and approach a specific location. Gwen reads out the signs on the roadside.

Gwen, "'you'll have a ball with IT! Next exit.'"

Ben, "come on, Grandpa. At least give us a hint of what 'IT' is."

Max, "uh-uh. No hints. I've been planning this stop all summer! I loved to go there when I was a kid."

They reach their destination a few minutes later. Max walks out of the RV, and he takes care of some things outside, and then opens the door of the RV.

Max, "now, both of you, close your eyes."

Ben and Gwen close their eyes with confused expressions and walk out of the RV.

Max, "okay, open 'em up! Ta-da! Welcome to Sparksville!"

Ben and Gwen open their eyes and see the huge billboard advertising the town. They glance at the seemingly quiet and mundane town and its various stores and attractions that litter the place.

Max, "haha, is this place great or what?

Ben, "uh…. I'll go with; 'or what?'"

Gwen, "one of the few times I agree with you, Ben."

Max, "come on! What's more exciting than the world's biggest fish bowl?"

They look at the fish bowl.

Ben, "um, everything."

Gwen pointed past Max and said, "who's that?"

A man in a blue suit and monotone expression approached them.

He said in a monotone voice, "hello there. My name is Earl. And welcome to Sparksville. And as the mayor of Sparksville, I welcome you, as seekers of wonder."

The Tennysons look at Earl strangely for a short while, wondering just how many times he had said that to speak so bored.

Max looked at Ben and Gwen and said, "I know you guys are probably excited to see 'IT.' So, I'll go check us in."

Max gives them a ticket each and walks away. Ben and Gwen look at each other and shrug.

Ben and Gwen go to an exhibit named, "The Jack-A-Lope."

Ben rings the bell at the ticket booth. Ben and Gwen are surprised to see Earl walk out as the ticket collector.

Earl, "tickets, please."

Ben, "I thought you were the mayor?"

Ben and Gwen give their tickets to Earl.

Earl, "he who wears the crown is burdened by many hats, son. Mind the signs."

Ben and Gwen walk in, hoping that at least one of these attractions would be worth it.

Ben and Gwen take various pictures, including in front of the jackalope building, an, 'American Gothic', painting cutout, a planetarium in which an employee is replacing the "sunlight" bulb, a giant house of cards, a giant hot-dog, Ben getting sprayed with ketchup and mustard, Gwen getting a hot-dog tossed at her, Ben wearing jackalope horns and Gwen wearing googly-eye glasses, the world's largest fishbowl, with Ben and Gwen pretending to be fish, them sitting on a bench bored and an, IT is this way', sign. They arrive at the barn with a sign that said, 'IT's Here'

Earl is standing there and saying, "through these doors lies the weirdest, wildest thing ever to find its way to Sparksville."

The door opens and they enter. There is ominous darkness and various signs light up. Ben and Gwen read them out.

Ben, "please tell me this is 'IT.' because I can't stand, 'IT', anymore. 'Do not touch IT!'"

Gwen, "do not photograph it!"

Ben and Gwen, "'do not use batteries or electrical equipment anywhere near IT!'"

The light returns as Ben and Gwen see a huge sign reading: "THIS IS IT."

Ben and Gwen look on as the sign moves away and reveals…. A giant rubber-band ball.

Ben, "... This is 'IT?'"

Gwen, "IT's a big ball of rubber bands!"

Earl speaks in a suspenseful tone, "and who knows what secrets lie within."

Ben, "uhh, more rubber bands?"

Earl, "stay as long as you like. Mind the signs."

Earl walks away, leaving the kids to stare at such an underwhelming sight.

Ben, "look at this place. Laaaame. These guys are full of 'IT.' We've been punked!"

Gwen, "it is pretty lame. I can't believe Grandpa was so excited about this place. Maybe back then this whole place was cool, but now, I wish I had worn my glasses today, so I could take them off."

Ben smiles and walks closer to the ball.

Gwen, "uh oh. I know that look, Ben. What're you thinking?"

Ben goes behind the ball. He transforms into FourArms and lifts up the ball.

FourArms, "one good prank deserves another. Don't ya think?"

Gwen, "hmm, ya know what? For once, I agree with you. Got something special in mind?"

FourArms, "I don't know. Maybe…. The world's biggest booger?"

Gwen laughs as he juggles the ball rather confidently.

Gwen, "woah! Careful, dweeb! You'll drop it!"

FourArms, "ha! Not a chance! I could lift this thing with three hands tied behind my-"

FourArms tries to hold the ball in one arm but he ends up losing the balance and the ball bounces off. Gwen gets out of the way as the ball bounces off the floor and through the roof.

Gwen, "aah-AAAAAH!"

FourArms, "um…. Oops."

The ball continues to bounce after it leaves the barn. It knocks over several exhibits and crushes a food cart. Gwen and FourArms ran out, and FourArms was able to slow the ball down when it bounced towards him. But the ball bounces away again and knocks over the house of cards and eventually stops. FourArms goes down on his knees as Gwen slaps him on his shoulder.

FourArms, "OW! What was that for?"

Gwen, "oh, just for turning me into a criminal!"

FourArms gets up and says, "don't get your shorts in a twist", he walks closer to the ball, "I'll just put everything back the way it was. No problem."

The Omnitrix times out and FourArms changes back into Ben.

Ben, "... okay. Maybe a little problem."

Gwen facepalms as Ben leans against the giant ball, causing a small charge from the Omnitrix to be drawn into the ball, unbeknownst to Ben and Gwen.

Gwen, "what are we going to tell Grandpa?"

Ben, "nothing. We just play dumb."

Gwen, "that's easy for you. You're a lot better at it than I am."

Ben, "ugh, at times like this, I wish I could control time."

Gwen, "if only there were an alien that could do that…."

Later, Gwen and Ben enter the motel through a door that appears to be a big mail slot. Inside, it appears that the entire room has been turned on its side, including the beds and the door.

Max, "hey, there you are. Isn't this place a riot?"

Gwen, "why? What'd you see? We don't know anything about it."

Ben, "uh, she means it's…. Great, Grandpa. Can't wait to check out the bathroom!"

….

Back at the rubber-band ball, the charge has spread all over the surface. A small electric bolt escapes from it and starts to circle the power lines and exhibits. It then puts a hole through the welcome sign for the town. The bolt then reveals itself to what appears to be a black and yellow creature, almost like a living battery. It laughs maniacally and zips away.

….

Ben and Gwen are sleeping, while Max is just outside, looking at the carnage the rubber band ball caused.

Max, "what the heck happened here?!"

Ben and Gwen wake up and fall out of bed in fright.

Gwen, "ah. He knows everything. We are so busted. We have to come clean and tell Grandpa everything."

Ben rolls his eyes and says, "sometimes it's hard to believe you're really a kid. Never admit anything, until you absolutely have to. Got it?"

Max, "Benjamin. Gwendolyn. Get out here. Now!"

Ben and Gwen seem terrified. Max used their full names, which for any kid, was a sign of doom.

Gwen, "gulp, Gwendolyn? We're doomed!"

Ben, "no duh."

Ben and Gwen come outside and see that the entire place has been trashed, far more than what Four Arms had caused.

Ben, "Whhoooaa! What happened?"

Max, "I don't know. Looks like a tornado tore through here overnight."

The people of Sparksville look on at the destruction.

Ben, "good- I-I mean…. Yeah. It was just one of those freaky nature things. Right, Gwen?"

Gwen nods, trying to look innocent. Earl walks up to them.

Earl, "I think it's pretty clear who's responsible for these juvenile acts."

Max, "juvenile acts?"

Max looks at Ben and Gwen and says, "huh, if I didn't know better, that sounds like-"

Earl, "oh, I'm not talking about these youngsters."

Ben, Gwen, Max, "you're not?!"

Ben and Gwen nervously smile as Max looks at them suspiciously.

Max, "yeah, well, if they didn't do it…. Who did?"

The little creature arrives and zips around Ben and Gwen, making silly poses and faces, and pulls Gwen's shirt over her head. It taps on Ben's shoulder to get his attention. It makes intimidating expressions while Ben simply looks on. The creature zips away.

Ben, "what was that?"

Earl, "Megawhatt."

Ben, "Mega - what?"

Earl, "exactly. Normally wrapped up tight inside of IT…. That is, until last night", Ben and Gwen look at each other, "some say it might be a ball of lightning come alive. Others think it's static cling run amok. Tough to say."

Gwen, "maybe it's an alien."

Earl, "alien? That's just plain kooky talk."

The Tennyson's all glance at one another.

Near a soda machine, the Megawhatt sees the chance to cause even more trouble. It enters the machine and causes it to tremble.

Ben, "what's it doing?"

Earl, "it eats electricity. The more it gobbles, the more powerful it gets. Just like my mother…."

The Megawhatt causes the machine to fire canned drinks.

Ben, Gwen and Max try to avoid getting hit while Earl calmly stands.

Earl, "it's also got a dangerous sense of humor."

The barrage continues, and the four take cover from a nearby overturned car.

Max, "you left that thing inside a rubber-band ball all this time? Isn't that kind of dangerous?"

Earl, "not so long as people minded the signs."

He looks at Ben and Gwen.

Ben and Gwen look at each other for a moment.

Ben, "alright, we did it! We're guilty!"

Gwen, "so much for 'admit nothing'!"

Max, "we're gonna talk about this later, you two. But, for now, how do we stop this thing, Mr. Mayor?"

Earl, "whatchu mean; 'we?' You let it out, you catch it."

He sits back and chews on a straw.

The Megawhatt continues to cause mayhem.

A few moments later, Max, Ben and Gwen walk through Sparksville in search of the mischievous little alien.

Gwen, "should we try to lure it out with some batteries or something?"

The Megawhatt slowly zips across an electricity cable over them. It sneaks up behind Max and gives him a wedgie, literally lifting him off the ground, struggling with his weight.

Max, "AAAAGH! That's not funny! Oh, it's just painful."

Ben, "don't worry, Grandpa. I know just the hero to deal with a troublemaker like this!"

Ben transforms into Upgrade.

Gwen, "why go Upgrade?"

Upgrade, "it's complicated. You wouldn't understand."

Behind them, the Megawhatt drops Max.

Gwen, "the watch didn't let you change into what you wanted it to, did it?"

Upgrade, "shut up! I've seriously gotta figure out that glitch."

The Megawhatt continues to cause havoc on the other exhibits. He makes the world's largest ketchup bottle overflow like a volcano. The top of the bottle then cuts the head off a giant chicken. The Megawhatt laughs as Upgrade rolls up on the rubber ball.

Upgrade, "okay, twinkle toes. It's time to go home!"

Upgrade sends pieces of rubber-band flying in every direction, which causes even more damage. People run away, frightened.

Gwen, "um, hey, doofus! Who's side are you on?!"

Earl, "is it just me, or is there a lot of excitement today?"

He simply eats popcorn as the carnage goes on.

The Megawhatt laughs at the damage Upgrade has done and mocks him. Upgrade, angered, accidentally fires a laser. The Megawhatt manages to dodge it at the last moment.

Upgrade, "whoa! That's new. Not so funny now, is it?"

The Megawhatt continues to laugh and takes off. Upgrade chases the Megawhatt, though it proves to be too fast to hit. The Megawhatt zips all around the street. Upgrade attempts to get a hold of the Megawhatt but it dodges. Upgrade finally manages to grab it while it was mocking him, but he gets shocked by the Megawhatt.

Upgrade, "UNGH!"

He goes hurtling back as the Omnitrix glows yellow with a strange symbol on it for a moment before he crashes down.

Upgrade, "okay. Do not touch the electrical guy when you're made of living metal."

Max, "how are we gonna ground that electric devil?"

Gwen gets an idea and says, "Grandpa, you're a genius!"

She runs away as Max says, "well, thank you, Gwen…. Why?"

Upgrade continues chasing the Megawhatt around the town.

Upgrade, "that's it! I'm pulling the plug on this guy's pranks", he picks up a sewer lid, "hey, sparky, catch!"

Upgrade throws the lid at it. The lid cuts the Megawhatt in half, though it regenerates into two separate Megawhatts. Upgrade is surprised, while the two Megawhatts laugh at each other.

Upgrade, "oookay. So that wasn't the best idea."

The Omnitrix times out and Upgrade turns back into Ben. The Megawhatts attack Ben as Max and Gwen arrive in a truck carrying the world's largest thermometer. They pick Ben up.

Ben, "Grandpa, what're you doing?"

Max, "we're giving these sparklers a science lesson they won't forget!"

Max drives and the Megawhatts chase the truck.

Gwen, "hey, mega-weirds! Come and get us!"

Gwen shifts a gear, releasing the large thermometer into the ground vertically. The Megawhatts crash into the thermometer and get grounded.

Ben, "woah! What happened?"

Gwen, "we just used the biggest thermometer as a lightning rod. Who needs an alien superhero when you've got good old-fashioned brainpower?"

Earl, "'Course, the ground is basically just one big conductor."

Ben, "uh, does that mean I think it means?"

Gwen, "oh, no. It means the Megawhatts are just zipping around underground until they find some way to get back to the surface."

Various telephones start to ring all around town. The group looks on anxiously.

Max, "they're in the underground phone lines."

The Megawhatts emerge out of the telephones, multiplying greatly in number.

The Megawhatts zip around all things containing electricity, including vehicles and power lines. A Megawhatt maniacally laughs in front of the crowd of people and zips away.

A woman yells, "uh-oh. Now they really did it."

Ben smirks at Gwen.

Gwen, "Ben Tennyson, don't say a word."

Ben, "hey, I'm just glad I wasn't the one who screwed up this time."

A small explosion occurs and Ben smiles. Gwen is distraught at this change of events.

All of the Megawhatts appear on the giant hot dog exhibit and laugh at once, producing a sonic scream. Everybody except Earl covers their ears. The sonic scream breaks the glass containing the world's largest toothpicks causing them to fall towards the crowd. Max sees this and runs, alerting everybody else.

Max, "everybody, move!"

All of them run away, except Earl. The toothpicks land all around him.

Earl, "there goes the world's largest toothpicks. Oh, the humanity."

And he just eats some more popcorn.

The Megawhatts laugh, then scatter.

Max, "those creeps' idea of good, clean fun is gonna have us all pushin' up daisies before the end of the day."

Gwen, "Ben, don't just stand there. Dial up some help."

Ben started fiddling with the Omnitrix, "duh! Like I haven't been trying!"

One of the Megawhatts seems to be commanding the other Megawhatts in their language. They collectively zip away.

Ben starts scratching his head and says, "uhh, where'd they go?"

Max, "I don't know. But I don't think it's good."

An explosion occurs in one of the shops. The Megawhatts appear to have taken over the planetarium exhibit. It has a humanoid shape, sparkling with electricity and walks away. The woman from earlier walks up to the group.

She says, "well, there's somethin' you don't see everyday. They brought that planetarium exhibit to life."

Max, "come on, we'll head it off in the-"

They see that the Megawhatts have removed the tires of the Rust Bucket and written; "U AM LAME", on the side, as well as smiley faces drawn all over it.

Max, "oh, come on!"

Ben, "'U am lame?' That's weak."

Gwen, "and don't even get me started on the grammar and the spelling."

Earl, "I reckon they'll head for the big hydroelectric dam to power up. After that, they'll just wipe out the next town and so on and son on. They think it's funny. Yup. Megawhatts got a real twisted sense of humor."

Gwen, "can't you sound more worried?"

Earl simply makes his eyebrows go higher as he says, "we're all gonna die, eeeeh."

Gwen looks around. Ben and Gwen observe the largest fish bowl and smile.

Gwen, "are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Ben, "yeah. Let's beat those pranksters at their own game."

Ben raises his arm in front of his face and the Omnitrix dial pops up.

….

At the dam, the humanoid planetarium is busy trying to smash through the dam. A column of flame then engulfs it. The planetarium walks back and looks up to see HeatBlast on top of the dam.

HeatBlast, "this is your only warning. Knock off the funny business or I'll fry your twinkling butts from here to kingdom come!"

The planetarium hits the dam hard, causing it to crack and leak water. The tremor shakes HeatBlast. He hops and runs downwards. He seems to trip and inadvertently creates a flaming fireboard and rides on it. Approaching the ground, he jumps off the board. He is rather surprised and impressed by his newfound ability.

HeatBlast, "heheheheh", he turns around and sees the cracks on the dam, "better seal that up, fast."

HeatBlast runs towards the dam. Some distance behind him, the planetarium gets up and moves to the turbines absorbing the energy. Near the turbines, a large tarp covering a sphere-shaped object can be seen. As the giant planetarium approaches the turbines, HeatBlast arrives, riding another fireboard. He seems confident and getting the hang of his ability as he approaches the planetarium. But HeatBlast loses control of his fireboard and crashes into a nearby wall. He goes down on his knees, dazed. The planetarium walks closer and hits him away. HeatBlast feels dizzy and falls down, groaning.

The planetarium looks on.

Gwen, "hey, mega-wimps! You wanna see something really funny? You guys are all wet!"

Gwen sprays water at it with a hose to annoy it. Gwen runs away as the planetarium tries to punch her. Behind the planetarium, HeatBlast recovers and makes a large fireball.

HeatBlast, "hey, what's the matter? Can't take a joke?"

HeatBlast throws the fireball at the planetarium, obliterating it. The Megawhatts zip out of the structure.

Heatblast, "you really got burned with that one. You guys should really quit while you're behind."

The Megawhatts try to attack Heatblast, but he disappears in a cloud of smoke. He immediately reappears near the tarp.

HeatBlast, "missed me, doofus!"

Heatblast waves and blows kisses at them. The Megawhatts are annoyed and attack recklessly. Heatblast gets inside the tarp and the Megawhatts follow him in. Max and Gwen appear from behind the tarp.

Max, "Ben did it! They took the bait!"

Max pulls the tarp off, revealing the largest fish bowl, filled with the Megawhatts inside. HeatBlast shows up and breathes fire like a dragon. He completely seals up the bowl by melting the top. The Megawhatts are trapped inside.

HeatBlast, "na-Na!"

He blows raspberries to taunt the Megawhatts as they growl in rage!

Max, "nice touch using that fish bowl. With non-conductive glass sealed up tight, sparky and his pals won't be going anywhere, any time soon.

Gwen, "once again, science saves the day."

The Omnitrix times out and HeatBlast turns back into Ben.

Ben, "with a little help from science fiction."

….

Later, back at the town, the workers are busy getting everything back to normal. Earl and the Tennysons stand in front of an object covered by a tarp.

Earl, "you folks done right by us."

Max, "I hope this adventure wasn't a big setback for Sparksville."

Earl, "more like a giant step forward. What, with our new attraction, soon we'll be raking 'em in."

Earl removes the tarp to reveal a giant light bulb.

Earl, "the world's biggest light bulb! It'll be a humdinger."

It is revealed that the light bulb is powered by the Megawhatts who are trapped inside.

Earl, "so long as folks mind the signs."

He bends closer to Ben and stares at him before he walks away. They see a sign in front of the light bulb.

Ben, "'in case of emergency, do not break glass.'"

Ben shrugs, seeing the point of the signs now. The Tennysons walk back towards the Rust Bucket.

Ben, "sigh, I think I'm pranked out for a while."

Max, "there is a time and a place for a practical joke."

Ben stares at Max, blank, and opens the RV's door. A bucket of water falls over him.

Max, "hehe, but funny is funny. Especially when it's not on you."

Ben heaves a sigh as Gwen and Max laugh at him.

Soon, the Tennyson's are back on the road. As Ben and Gwen sat across from one another, and Ben dries himself off, he thinks back to the shock he got from the first Megawhatt. Ben activated the watch, and as he looked through the cycle, he saw the small silhouette of the battery aliens!

Ben, "woah! I got a new alien!"

Max and Gwen, "what?!"

Ben, "yeah! When the first Megawhatt shocked the watch while I was Upgrade, I guess it unlocked them or something. I guess I can collect alien DNA now? An alien with electricity could come in handy. Now it needs a name. Hmm…. How about; BuzzShock!"

Gwen, "certainly fits."

Max, "well, hopefully we can see BuzzShock in action. And maybe more aliens?"

Ben, "we'll see…."

And with that, our group was back on their trip….

….

Reviews:

Echo Five: Ben will trip and accidentally knock off the part on top. And great idea about the master control. For Catching a Falling Star, I plan on showing an even more violent Nesmith.

Guest: okay.

Jinero: some time in Ultimate Alien. As for what Max will say to Ben; I plan for him to relate to Ben's experience with what happened with Phil Billings.

DaV1nc136: I'm very glad you liked the chapter and what happened.

1jesus: glad you liked the chapter and are excited for more.

: I may include Shock Rock and Slapback in Omniverse, but Vax won't come until much much later, and under a different name.

Bailey Radcliff: I'm so glad you love my stories, and thanks for the kind words.

nicholasalfonsoramirez07: yes and yes.

Guest: uh…. No-one. No-one is replacing Charmcaster. She's still in the story. She's just being changed into a good guy in this story. She's not gonna be a villain.

Squidward: GAH! *runs out the door* I can't take it!

Spartan: that's the plan. And thanks for the info about Enoch and Aragost knowing one another.

Ushindi: glad you liked all those parts. As for your question; Gwen will destroy the charms, but will keep some of the power from them.

….

Since Ben got BenWolf, (Silverfang in this story), after encountering the alien wolf, I figured it made sense for Ben to unlock BuzzShock after dealing with their species. We'll see them in more episodes, so there's some continuity. And a good chunk of dialogue in BenWolf will change, since Ben will already know about collecting alien DNA, so the only surprise will be that the werewolf is an alien.