Disclaimer: I don't own Loud House, Ben 10 or their characters, but I do own my OCs
The opening scene shows the giant spaceship within Earth's orbit. A hatch from the bottom opened up and three drones flew out of it, making their way down to Earth as a robotic crew member was monitoring them in the main deck.
"The drones have launched." The crew member informed to the squid alien, who was still in his healing tubes. "Equipped with the improved internal tracking system, they should be able to find and retrieve the Omnitrix."
"They may find it, but retrieving it will not be easy." Vilgax said. "Whoever possesses the Omnitrix continues to be an opponent of extreme danger and inspiring brilliance."
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On Earth, the Louds were at Flip's Food 'N Fuel to refuel Vanzilla's petrol supply. Lynn Sr was busy keeping the hose in place, Rita was digging through her purse for the money she needs to pay for their fuel, and the Loud siblings were doing their own things to help entertain themselves.
"Are you nearly done, dad?" Lana asked.
"Relax, Lana. We've only been here for five minutes." Lincoln told his tomboyish sister.
"I know, but I'm really bored." Lana said miserably.
"Just deal with it, Lana." Lola replied firmly, causing her twin to stick her tongue at her in response.
"So, Lisa, how's that new alien data pad working out for you?" Lori asked as she saw Lisa searching through her new alien device.
"It's truly marvellous! Not only have I been able to learn about the many powers of Lincoln's ten alien transformations, but I have also found the names of their exact species!" Lisa stated with a huge grin. "Heatblast is known as a Pyronite, Four Arms is known as a Tetramand, XLR8 is known as a Kineceleran, Stinkfly is known as a Lepidopterran, Echo Echo is known as a Sonorosian, Goop is known as a Polymorph, Water Hazard is known as a Orishan, Ball Weevil is known as a Curculideon, and Gravattack is known as a Galilean!"
"Those names sound totes nice." Leni replied.
"But what other alien species do you think could be out there in the outer rim?" Lucy asked in curiosity.
"No idea, Luce." Lynn answered, shrugging casually.
"If there are other aliens out there, I'll be ready when they come to Earth as a friend or foe." Lincoln said, looking down at the Omnitrix.
"We know you will, Lincoln." Rita replied with a smile.
"Poo poo, Winky!" Lily agreed.
"Thanks." Lincoln said.
Just then, the Louds heard a some mischievous laughing near them. They all turned around and saw three teenagers wearing sly grins on their faces and throwing rotten tomatoes at Flip's shop. There were two boys, one with match-styled hair and the other with a pair of glasses, and one girl with a long brown bang covering her left eye.
"Who're those guys?" Lana questioned.
"And why are they literally throwing rotten tomatoes and Flip's store?" Lori asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, great. That's Anderson, Taylor and Pablo." Lynn said, glaring annoyingly at the three teens. "They're a trio of eight grade jerks who go to the same Middle School as me. Their favourite hobby is picking on kids who try sitting in their bus seat."
"Woah. I'm already starting to hate them." Lola commented as she crossed her arms.
"And it looks like they're choosing to smother up Flip's place with outdated vegetables." Luan added. "They sure are a bunch of mean beans. Ha ha ha ha ha! Get it?"
Her family, minus Lynn Sr, groaned in annoyance. Just then, Flip himself barged out of the shop and saw the eight graders throwing tomatoes at it.
"Hey, you trouble makers! Quit pelting my store with your mouldy veggies!" Flip demanded. "This place is all I have!"
"Guess it sucks to be you, hobo!" Anderson mocked.
"Yeah! This place already looked like a dump before we walked by!" Taylor stated smugly.
"We're just giving it a complete makeover! You can thank us later!" Pablo chuckled.
The Louds watched this and they glared hatefully at the eighth graders.
"I totes don't like those three." Leni said.
"Yeah, they're just as bad as those two stinkers from Halloween." Luna muttered.
"Well I think someone needs to teach them a lesson." Lincoln said with a firm expression before activating the Omnitrix.
"Really? You want to use your extraterrestrial powers to assist Flip of all people?" Lisa questioned, staring blankly at her brother.
"He may be a greedy conman, but even he doesn't deserved to get picked on by a bunch of jerks like them." Lincoln replied before he ducked behind Vanzilla.
A green flash then emitted from behind Vanzilla and the Louds stepped back a bit.
"Man, those three are in trouble." Lynn chuckled.
Back with Anderson, Taylor and Pablo they grabbed a bunch of rotten tomatoes and prepared to toss them at Flip.
"Aw come on, kids! How's about I cut you in on a deal?!" Flip asked beggingly while sweating in nervousness.
"No thanks, Geezer!" Anderson replied.
"This is was more fun!" Taylor snickered with a menacing smile.
The three eight graders prepared to toss their tomatoes at Flip, but the suddenly started floating off the ground before they could get a chance.
"Hey! What the heck is going on?!" Pablo demanded in shock. "I'm feeling weightless!"
The three eighth graders then heard a throat clearing up in a stern away. They looked behind them and paled in fright when they saw Gravattack giving them an intimidating glare. He was apparently using his gravitational powers to make them float.
"So you three like picking on defenceless people, Huh?" Gravattack questioned. "Well, I think it's time you got a taste of your own medicine."
"W-what the heck are you?!" Taylor questioned.
"I'm an alien hero who isn't a big fan of jerks like you." Gravattack answered. "Have a nice flight!"
Using his gravity-manipulating powers, Gravattack tossed the eighth graders to the other side of the road as they screamed loudly before landing into a trash can, causing the lid to shut on them.
"Ha! That was hilarious!" Luan stated humorously. "I should've recorded that!"
"They just got dumped!" Lana joked while laughing uncontrollably.
"That was very funny." Lucy said with a small smile.
"Nice one, bro!" Luna complemented.
"I'm so glad the authorities weren't watching this." Rita whispered.
Gravattack smiled in approval at his work before turning towards Flip.
"Holy nachos! You just saved my whole store and myself from those three goons!" Flip stated in a grateful tone. "You've definitely earned ol' Flip's good side, mr boulder guy!"
"Don't mention it." Gravattack replied.
"You know what? How's about I give you a free Flippee on the house?" Flip suggested. "It's the least I can do!"
"Really? A free Flippee?" Gravattack asked in surprise before smiling excitedly. "That'd be great! I'll take it!"
"You got it! Just wait there while I fetch it!" Flip told the Galilean before heading back into his store.
Gravattack looked to his family, who were all giving him blank expressions.
"What?" He questioned.
"You seriously used your powers to get a stupid frozen drink?" Lola asked rhetorically.
"That's literally not what good guys are meant to do." Lori commented.
"It's just one time." Gravattack replied with a shrug. "I'll make sure to use my powers more responsibly."
"Make sure you do, son." Lynn Sr told him.
But suddenly, two lasers were shot towards Gravattack and the Louds gasped in shock when they saw them.
"Linky! Look out!" Leni called out.
Gravattack saw the lasers heading straight at him and gasped before pulling two chunks of the Earth out with his gravity powers and blocking them.
"That was close!" Gravattack exclaimed.
"Too close!" Lynn added.
"Where did those lasers even come from?!" Luan questioned.
The three drones from early then showed up and they were aiming their blasters at Gravattack.
"Those are the same type of drones that we encountered at the campsite when Lincoln first received the Omnitrix!" Lisa realised.
"It appears they have come for revenge!" Lucy stated darkly.
"And the Omnitrix, obviously!" Lori added.
"No gwood!" Lily replied in fear.
"You guys take cover! I'll recycle these rust buckets!" Gravattack told his family with a glare.
"Got it, Lincoln!" Luna replied.
"Try not to get too hurt, sweetie!" Rita instructed.
The Louds quickly got behind Vanzilla as Gravattack pounded his left fist into his right palm.
"You hunks of junk are messing with the wrong alien!" The Galilean told his robotic foes.
The drones only fired their lasers in response, but Gravattack simply crossed his arms and blocked them without even getting a dent in his rocky skin.
"Man, that barley even stung." Gravattack commented. "It's like you're not even trying."
One of the drones brought out it's claws and charged at him, but Gravattack grabbed it in his right hand and crushed it within seconds before letting the remains fall to his feet.
"Okay, this is just getting boring." Gravattack muttered in annoyance. "I'm just gonna end this, now."
The Galilean then shifted himself into a planetoid shape and floated into the air before using his gravitational powers to pull the two remaining drones towards him. He then made them fly all around him and they soon crashed into each other, sparking out electricity and loosing many parts that fell to the ground.
"See ya!" Gravattack said, deactivating his powers and letting the destroyed drones crash beside the previous one.
The Galilean then floated back down and shifted back into his normal position.
"Man, whoever is sending these drones really needs to up their game." Gravattack commented.
"Yeah. But you still did a good job." Luan replied as she and the other Louds walked out from their hiding spot.
"There's no stopping you, Lincoln." Lana said kindly.
"Indeed." Lucy agreed.
"Keep up the good work, son." Lynn Sr told the alien boy.
Gravattack gave his family a thumbs up before he saw Flip walk out of the store with a Flippee in his hand.
"Alright, big fella, here's your free Flippee." Flip said, handing it over to Gravattack as he grabbed it with his two huge fingers. "But don't expect me to hand them out to ya for free, anymore."
"I'm counting on it." Gravattack replied casually.
Flip then walked back inside as Gravattack timed out and transformed into Lincoln, once again.
"Well, this turned out to be a fine day." Lincoln commented before sipping on his Flippee.
"You're definitely getting a lot of luck this year, Lincoln." Luan told her brother.
"Luck isn't really I think I'd consider to be good for me." Lincoln replied before frowning sternly at Lynn. "Don't you think so, Lynn?"
The young jock only shrunk down and sweated nervously in response.
"Heh. Yeah, my bad." Lynn chuckled sheepishly. "At least you got even with me when you nearly passed out in that suit on the beach and I got grounded for three months."
"Which was something you literally deserved." Lori scowled.
"Anyway, we should all go home now." Rita told her family. "I've had enough intense stuff for one day."
"Good idea, mother." Lisa agreed
"I've already called the cops. They'll be here to pick up the trash, soon." Luna said before everyone got into Vanzilla and Lynn Sr started up the engine.
While he was enjoying his Flippee, Lincoln couldn't help but slightly frown in worridness as he felt a strange feeling inside.
"I don't know why, but I feel like something even more bad is about to happen." Lincoln thought.
As Vanzilla drove away from Flip's Food 'N Fuel, the eighth graders from earlier kicked the trash can's door open and they crawled out of it, covered in tons of garbage.
"I can't believe this happened to us!" Anderson complained.
"Yeah! And it was because of some overgrown rock!" Pablo replied.
Taylor clenched her fists in complete anger and her face started to turn red.
"Nobody dumps me in a trash can! I'm supposed to do that to other lame dorks!" Taylor yelled furiously. "I swear, I am so gonna get payback on that alien freak show if I see his ugly mug again!"
Anderson and Pablo were slightly surprised by their female friend's outburst.
"Geez, Taylor, just chill out." Anderson said.
"Chill out?! I don't want to chill out!" Taylor screamed at the top of her lungs.
But before she could continue ranting any further, she and the boys heard some electrical noises and they saw the damaged drones on the ground near them.
"What the heck are these pieces of junk?" Pablo questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"No clue. But they're looking pretty banged up." Taylor replied before she slowly began approaching the drones.
"Taylor, I don't think you should try getting so close to those things." Anderson told her in concern.
"Zip it, Anderson! I know what I'm doing!" Taylor stated sternly.
She got closer and closer to the damaged drones. But when the brown-haired teenager reached her hand towards them, one of the drones' eyes glowed red and it suddenly shot a wire into her arm, causing her to scream in fear as more wires latched onto her and her entire body started getting tech-like roots on it.
"Taylor!" Anderson and Pablo exclaimed in concern.
Taylor's entire body started changing before their eyes. Her skin turned crimson-red, some pieces of her trousers and shirt were ripped apart by the sudden expansion of her muscles, spikes shot out from her elbows and fingers, the long bang that covered her left eye grew shorter, her eyes turned the same colour as the drone's visors, and she grew two metallic parts on her shoulders.
Anderson and Pablo looked on in astonishment as Taylor's transformation was complete and she looked over herself.
"Holy cow. What is this?" Taylor asked in awe. "I feel… great!"
"Taylor? Are you sure you're okay?" Anderson questioned, slowly approaching the mechanised girl.
"Yeah, that does not look good on you." Pablo admitted. "I think you should try getting rid of those freaky robot parts."
"Why's that?! So you two can have this power for yourselves?!" Taylor asked accusingly.
"What?! That's crazy talk!" Anderson exclaimed.
"Don't lie to me!" Taylor shouted with a glare. "I know you two wanna take away this cool new look of mine and use it for yourselves! Well, forget it! I'm done with the two of you! This is my power and nobody's taking it away!"
She suddenly grabbed Anderson and Pablo by their shirts and tossed them away with an insane amount of strength, causing them to yell loudly before the two eighth graders crashed into a nearby building.
"You know… I think she's hot when… she gets angry." Pablo groaned while smiling weakly.
"Dude, that's… just sick." Anderson replied in exhaustion before the two of them eventually passed out.
Taylor laughed while looking at her mechanised hands, but then she heard siren noises and looked behind to see the police arriving in their cars. They parked near her and quickly got out before aiming their guns at the robotic teen.
"You there! Freeze!" An officer ordered.
"Guess again, cop! I ain't freezing for anyone!" Taylor replied with an evil smirk.
The two metallic parts on her shoulders lifted up to reveal lasers underneath them and they instantly fired lasers at the cops, causing all of them to gasp in shock and get out of the way as their cars were destroyed by the blasts.
"Hahahah! Now this is awesome!" Taylor remarked. "Time to see what else I can do with these robot powers!"
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Meanwhile, the Louds arrived back at the Loud House and they were all on the couch, relaxing from their encounter with the attack drones.
"It's good to be home and just chilling out." Luna said with a calm smile.
"Yeah, those drones are lucky they didn't blast my hair off." Lola replied, admiring herself in her pocket mirror.
"Don't you think it's weird that they showed up again to attack only me?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "And the only thing they want is the Omnitrix."
"That is most interesting to hear of, brother unit." Lisa replied. "It's almost as if someone or something wants to acquire your watch for unknown intentions."
"It's a dark mystery that remains unsolved." Lucy whispered.
The Louds then heard the doorbell ring.
"Who could that be?" Leni asked.
"No clue." Lana replied.
"I'll get it." Lincoln said before tossing his empty Flippee bottle into a nearby trash can and approaching the front door.
When the white haired boy opened it up, he saw Clyde on the other side.
"Clyde!" Lincoln said in delight.
"Hey there, Lincoln!" Clyde greeted as the two best friends fist-bumped.
"It's so great to see you!" Lincoln remarked. "What're you doing here?"
"I just came over to ask if you'd like to have some fun at the park." Clyde said. "It's been a while since we did something together."
"Sure, that sounds good." Lincoln replied with a smile.
"If you two are going out to the park, just make sure you don't go anywhere else." Rita told the two boys.
"And make sure to watch out for robbers." Lynn Sr warned.
"Relax. I'll make sure we're okay." Lincoln said assuringly, silently directing them to the Omnitrix.
"Have a nice day, Lincoln." Luan said. "I'm sorry none of us can have a park in your fun time with Clyde. Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Her sisters groaned annoyingly at yet another one of her lame puns.
"Let's get going, Clyde." Lincoln said with a casual eye roll.
"Whatever you say, buddy." Clyde replied.
Both of them walked out of the Loud House and Lincoln shut the door behind them before they began their travel to Royal Woods' park.
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In the large spaceship above Earth, the squid alien was being informed by his robotic crew about what had happened bellow.
"The drones were destroyed." The crew member said.
"Send out more!" The squid alien ordered sternly.
"We may not need to. The drones have somehow merged." The crew member explained. "I'm receiving a combined signal and that signal is on the move."
"Hmm. Perhaps one head is better than two." The squid man said with a malicious expression.
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Back on Royal Woods, there was panic in the streets as the now-mechanised Taylor was busy testing out her new powers on lampposts and cars. She sliced them apart with her claws, blew them up with her shoulder blasters, and crushed them with her enhanced strength.
"Hahahah! This is the best thing I've ever gotten!" Taylor remarked with a sadistic smirk. "Nobody's ever gonna mess with me, again!"
But then, Taylor started getting a massive headache and she clenched her head in pain. She also started to hear a voice that she wasn't familiar with in her head.
"Listen to me, whoever you are." The voice said.
"Hey, who just said that?" Taylor questioned as she looked around to discover she was floating in some empty void. "Where are you? And how'd you get in my head?"
"No questions!" The voice ordered firmly. "You are here to serve me!"
"Fat chance, weirdo!" Taylor replied. "I don't listen to anyone! Not even my lame parents!"
However, her head started to ache once again and she groaned in pain.
"You now possess powers that you could never imagine." The voice told her as Taylor gasped in shock at seeing the squid alien in front of her. "But unless you find a way to use it, it will be worthless. Fulfil my demands and I will teach you. Fail me and I will turn you into dust!"
Taylor didn't like the sound of being turned into dust and she decided to take orders from the squid alien.
"So, what do you want?" Taylor asked.
"Only one thing. A piece of valuable technology that is missing from my possession." The squid alien explained. "And luckily, you are already programmed to find it."
Taylor groaned painfully again before she soon found herself back in the real world, ready to carry out her new orders.
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The scene then shifts towards the Royal Woods Park, where Lincoln and Clyde were having a nice stroll so they can catch up on what they've been doing lately.
"So, what kind of stuff have you been up to, Lincoln?" Clyde asked.
"Oh, not much. I've just been doing a few things with my family and they were all pretty normal." Lincoln answered, although it was all a lie.
"Nothing special's been happening with you guys, Huh?" Clyde questioned as they found a bench to sit on.
"Nope. Not at all." Lincoln replied.
"Okay. To be honest, I wish that something much more exciting would happen with us." Clyde admitted. "It's usually just you having to take care of your sisters, and me living a normal life with my dads."
"Yeah. Normal." Lincoln muttered under his breath.
"Are you not into normal?" Clyde asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Not exactly. You could say that I'm more into the cooler things that we usually do like playing at the arcades or hanging out at some interesting places." Lincoln told him.
"Yeah, I like doing those things, too." Clyde replied.
"Hey there, boys." A voice said from behind.
Lincoln and Clyde yelped in surprise as they jumped up in their spots before looking behind to see Nora smiling at them.
"Nora! Uh, hey there!" Lincoln said with an awkward smile.
"Hi, Lincoln." Nora replied kindly.
"I wasn't expecting to see you in the park, today." Lincoln admitted.
"Well, I was just having a peaceful stroll to clear my mind and then I spotted you." Nora told him. "So I figured I'd come and say hello."
The blonde girl then noticed Clyde sitting next to her friend.
"Hey, you're Lincoln's best friend." Nora said in realisation.
"That's me." Clyde replied, giving her a friendly handshake. "I'm Clyde McBride. We both go to the same class in school."
"I know. It's nice to finally meet you in person." Nora said with a sweet smile.
"So, Nora, what have you been up to since you and I went to that SMOOCH concert with my sisters and Sam?" Lincoln asked.
"Nothing much. I've only been doing normal family stuff with my mom and little brothers." Nora answered. "My dad's away as an officer, most of the time."
"Wait, a SMOOCH concert?" Clyde asked in surprise.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you after it was over." Lincoln replied. "Do you want us to tell you the whole story?"
"Of course!" Clyde said eagerly.
"Alright, it all started when Lincoln and his sisters came to pick me up at my house." Nora began to explain.
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What the three children didn't know was that Taylor was ontop a building in town and was using her robotic visor to look for the Omnitrix. Soon, she began to pick up a signal from the nearby park and her visor showed her a digital recording on the Omnitrix on Lincoln's wrist.
"Found you." Taylor snickered before she jumped off the building.
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"And then, Echo Echo blasted that Night Shredder guy away with a super move he likes to call 'Wall Of Sound' and it instantly took him out." Lincoln told Clyde as he and Nora continued to talk about their SMOOCH concert day to him.
"And that's pretty much everything." Nora said.
"Woah! That sounds amazing!" Clyde exclaimed with a huge smile. "I so wish I could've gone with you guys instead of being with my dads in a nature walk!"
"Yeah. You would've loved it, Clyde." Lincoln replied.
"Did anything else happen when that sound alien guy battled Night Shredder?" Clyde asked in curiosity.
"Well, I did see something unusual in my hiding place during the fight." Lincoln admitted.
"What was it?" Clyde questioned.
"When Echo Echo was about to get beaten up by Night Shredder, I saw some kind of pink energy projectile shoot him away." Lincoln explained, not noticing that Nora had stiffened up in nervousness for some reason. "I don't know where it came from."
"A pink energy projectile? That sounds pretty unusual." Clyde replied with a raised eyebrow.
"Well I'm sure it's nothing important! We should just take our minds off it and focus on having fun in the park, boys!" Nora stated, grinning and sweating in worridness.
Both Lincoln and Clyde became confused by what she said and the expression she had after the pink energy thing they just talked about.
"Uh… okay?" Lincoln said.
But suddenly, the three of them felt a powerful tremor coming from behind. They quickly turned around and gasped in astonishment when they saw Taylor, who was standing in a large crater and smirking evilly towards Lincoln.
"Hey there, little brat." Taylor snickered.
"Who's that robot teen girl?!" Clyde asked in shock.
"I don't know, but she is definitely not friendly!" Nora stated.
"You two go find somewhere to hide!" Lincoln instructed.
"But what about you, Lincoln?!" Nora questioned with a concerned expression.
"I'll, uh, go and find the police!" Lincoln answered. "I'm sure they can handle this!"
"That's a good idea! Dr Lopez says that it's usually best to let the authorities handle dangerous situations!" Clyde replied.
"Stay safe!" Nora stated.
She and Clyde then sprinted off to find somewhere that was safe and far away from Taylor.
"Man, I'm glad they were able to fall for it." Lincoln said in relief. "I so didn't want to transform in front of them."
He then turned his attention back to Taylor, who was beginning to approach the white-haired boy.
"Hand over the Omnitrix, kid!" Taylor ordered.
"Another psycho who wants my watch, Huh?!" Lincoln asked with a firm expression. "There's no way I'm gonna give it to you, robot lady!"
"Have of your way." Taylor replied smugly, baring out her metallic claws.
Lincoln activated his Omnitrix and he slammed down on the faceplate, transforming into Heatblast.
"Yes! It's about time I get which alien I want!" The Pyronite remarked. "Let's do this!"
Heatblast charged at Taylor with his fists coated in flames. However, he did not know that Clyde and Nora were hiding behind a nearby tree and they had watched his transformation in the process. Both of their eyes were wide open and their mouths were slung open in astonishment.
"Did Lincoln just…" Clyde stuttered in a whispery tone.
"Transform into a creature made of fire by slamming onto his watch before our very eyes?" Nora asked in shock. "Yeah. He did."
"I can't believe my own best friend in all of Royal Woods didn't tell me he could change into awesome aliens." Clyde said.
"Yeah. It's really shocking." Nora said in agreement.
Back with Heatblast, he threw a fiery punch at Taylor as she crossed her arms to block it. The punch sent her skidding back a bit, but didn't leave much of a mark on her.
"You hit like a baby!" Taylor mocked.
She then fired her shoulder cannon at Heatblast.
"See if you think this is babyish!" Heatblast replied before aiming his hands at the ground.
He made a few flames circle around his feet and then a chunk of the Earth rose up from under them, allowing Heatblast to fly around the air and avoid Taylor's laser attacks.
"Yes! I knew I'd get the hang of this trick, eventually!" Heatblast said with a proud smile. "I can't wait to show it to the girls!"
As the Pyronite flew around on his fiery Earth platform and he launched a bunch of fireballs at Taylor, pelting her from all sides. Taylor blew away the smoke from the blasts with her hands and she glared up at Heatblast in annoyance.
"You're really getting on my bad side, you walking bonfire!" Taylor stated.
"I get that a lot!" Heatblast replied.
He then flew down to Taylor and he punched her into a tree with a fiery fist. After getting in the right position, he got off his fiery Earth platform and generated some fire in his hands.
"You'd better start talking, girl!" Heatblast said firmly. "Where did you come from and what do you want with my watch?!"
"As if I'm gonna tell you, matchstick!" Taylor scowled with a glare.
She suddenly reeled back her feet and thrusted them at Heatblast, kicking him away as she quickly got back up.
"Ha! Beating you is gonna be a piece of cake for me!" Taylor boasted.
"I don't lose that easily!" Heatblast replied as he got back up.
He unleashed a powerful flamethrower with his hands, but Taylor blocked it with her robotic skin and it protected her from getting burned. Her shoulder cannons then aimed at Heatblast and they fired at him, blasting him in the torso and making him crash on the floor with a painful groan.
"Lincoln!" Clyde and Nora exclaimed as they were still watching from their hiding spot.
"Dang it. Why do I keep getting blasted when I least expect it?" Heatblast questioned himself.
The Pyronite then saw Taylor standing over him with a sinister smile and she prepared to strike him with her claws. Nora looked on in worridness before she clenched her fist and sighed in defeat.
"I've got no choice! He needs help!" Nora stated.
"But, what can you do against a crazy cyborg girl?!" Clyde asked rhetorically.
"Just try not to freak out like we did when Lincoln transformed into that fire alien, earlier." Nora replied.
She marched out of her hiding spot and headed towards Taylor, who was just about ready to strike Heatblast.
"After I kill you and you turn back into a white-haired runt, I'll just pull that watch off of you!" Taylor said maliciously.
"Fat chance! My watch doesn't come off so easily!" Heatblast retorted.
"I'll find a way!" Taylor replied.
She reeled back her claws and was ready to deliver the final blow, causing Heatblast to cross his arms in front of his face in preparation.
"Hey!" A familiar voice yelled.
Taylor turned around and before she knew it, she got blasted away by a powerful beam of pink energy. The beam sent her flying halfway across town before she crashed and left a deep hole in the road.
"What the heck?" Heatblast asked in confusion. "Where'd that pink beam come from?"
When he stood back up, Heatblast looked in front of him and saw Nora Benner herself holding her right hand in front of herself. What was most shocking however was that her hand was embedded by a pink glowing orb that was exactly the same as the one that struck Night Shredder in the SMOOCH concert.
"Nora?" Heatblast asked with his eyes wide open in shock.
Nora soon made the pink orb fade away and she started to pant slightly, putting on a nervous expression.
"How… how did you do that?" Heatblast questioned.
Nora stayed silent as she backed away from Heatblast in nervousness and hid her hands from him.
"I'm sorry." She said quietly. "I know what you think of me, now. I'm a freak."
The blonde girl than ran away as fast as she could.
"Nora, wait! Don't go!" Heatblast called out.
But it was too late. Nora was already gone before Heatblast could stop her.
"Dang. What the heck just happened, now?" The Pyronite questioned.
"That's exactly what I wanna know." Clyde replied as he showed up from the tree he was hiding behind.
"Oh! Hello there, random citizen!" Heatblast greeted with a smile, only to receive a blank look from the African-American boy.
"Drop the act, Lincoln. I know it's you." Clyde told him. "Nora does, too."
Heatblast gained a surprised look and was about to come up with an excuse, but soon knew that there was no point and he sighed in annoyance.
"Dang it, I told you two to get to safety!" Heatblast stated.
"We did. Nora and I were just close enough to see you transform into this fire guy." Clyde said.
"Okay, I didn't really think of that." Heatblast muttered before noticing his Omnitrix symbol beeping red.
He was then enveloped in a red light and transformed back into Lincoln.
"This is… awkward." Lincoln chuckled sheepishly.
"No kidding." Clyde agreed. "So that watch of yours actually lets you transform into one of those ten alien heroes on the news?"
"Yep. Yesterday, I learned that it's called the Omnitrix and it's a super weapon from some other planet." Lincoln explained.
"I can't believe that you've been doing real superhero stuff behind my back and never decided to tell me about it." Clyde said with his arms crossed, narrowing his eyes at his best friend.
"Well…" Lincoln said worriedly while sweating a bit.
But before Clyde could show anymore signs of anger or disappointment, he put on a casual smile.
"You could've told me sooner, pal." He admitted.
Lincoln was quite surprised to not hear a rant coming out of Clyde's mouth.
"Wait, you're not mad?" Lincoln asked.
"Of course I'm not. I totally understand why you didn't tell me about your awesome alien watch." Clyde replied with a smile. "You and I have read enough superhero comics to know that every hero needs to hide their identity to keep the people they care about safe."
"That's exactly why I didn't tell you." Lincoln said. "So, does this mean we're still best friends?"
"It does, Lincoln." Clyde answered.
Lincoln smiled in relief and he shared a fist-bump with Clyde.
"But the only thing that's just as crazy as all those aliens that me and the guys have been talking about at school are you is that pink energy beam Nora just shot out of her hand." Clyde admitted.
"Yeah. How the heck did she even do that?" Lincoln asked, looking in the direction where Nora had ran off into.
"I don't know. It's definitely not something a normal girl would be able to do." Clyde replied.
"Are you saying she's not normal?" Lincoln questioned with an offended frown.
"Hey, I'm not saying she's a freak or anything!" Clyde said defensively. "I'm just saying that she's… different from other people!"
"Right. Still, I wish she could've told me what she's hiding from us." Lincoln admitted, feeling very concerned for Nora.
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At the site where Taylor had crashed, many citizens gathered around to see the deep hole that Taylor had crashed through. Just then, the mechanised girl crawled out of the hole after recovering from Nora's pink beam attack and caused everyone to run away screaming.
"Dang it!" Taylor scowled. "Since when could blonde brats shoot pink lasers from their hands?!"
Suddenly, she started having another headache and she found herself floating in the same void from before. The alien squid then showed his face to Taylor.
"The Omnitrix. Where is it?" The squid alien questioned.
"I couldn't get it." Taylor replied. "And how nice! You didn't tell me I'd be fighting a superhero! And some little girl with pink energy powers! I am so quitting this job!"
As soon as Taylor finished talking, the squid alien opened his mouth and ate her, causing her to fall down an endless abyss.
"You will get me the Omnitrix! And if you fail again, your meaningless human life will be over!" The squid alien yelled. "Now this time, make him come to you!"
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On the spaceship that was orbiting over Earth, the squid alien opened his eyes while still in his recovery tube after having his telepathic talk with Taylor. He then gained a curious look on his face as if something was concerning him.
"Is something wrong, master?" The robotic crew member asked, noticing the look on the squid alien's face.
"I am not entirely sure of it." The squid alien muttered. "But from what that young human said to me, it would appear that the being who possesses the Omnitrix is accompanied by… an Anodite."
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With Nora, she had just arrived back at her house and was currently sitting on a couch in the living room, panting a bit in fear.
"He found out. Lincoln knows about my powers." Nora whispered. "Clyde probably does, too. What am I gonna do, now?"
"Hey, Nora!" A pair of young male voices said.
Nora yelped in fright as she turned around to see two young boys who looked about Lana and Lola's age standing near her. The first boy had short brown hair, fair skin, a blue t-shirt with a green T-Rex image on it, lightish-blue trousers, black socks and a pair of white sneakers with two blue lines on each of them.
The second boy had darker-brown hair that was quite spiky, the same fair skin as his twin brother, a t-shirt that had yellow and white lines on it, a pair of brown cargo shorts, white low-cut socks and yellow shoes with white laces on them.
"Jacob, Asher, it's just you two." Nora said, sighing in relief at the sight of her younger twin brothers.
"Are you okay, sis?" Jacob asked.
"You look like you've just been mugged or something." Asher said.
"Look, I'm just in a seriously big situation at the moment." Nora told them.
"Did someone find out about you being half-alien?" Jacob questioned.
"Yes! Two someones!" Nora stated frantically, much to the shock of her little brothers.
"Okay." Asher said, slowly regaining his cool. "If you want to make things better, just go and tell mom about this situation of yours."
"Perfect!" Nora replied. "Where is she?"
"She's cleaning your room, again." Jacob answered.
"That's good! See you two, later!" Nora stated before she rushed upstairs.
"She's always in a hurry." Jacob quipped.
"No kidding." Asher agreed.
When Nora arrived upstairs, she found the door that lead to her room and quickly began knocking on it.
"Mom! If you're still in my room, I need to have an urgent talk with you!" Nora called out.
"I'm coming, sweetheart." A voice said.
The door opened up and a woman stepped out. She had long bright-blonde hair tied into a low ponytail, pink nails, a pink long-sleeved vest over a white shirt, dark-blue jeans, and a pair of pink slip-on shoes. This was Nora's mother, Trixie Benner.
"Hi, Nora." Trixie greeted with a smile. "So, what's so urgent about this talk you want to have with me?"
"Well, it's a bit complicated." Nora admitted.
"Is it because you had to use your powers when your new friend, Lincoln Loud, was about to be killed by a cybernetic teenager and he found out about your secret?" Trixie asked.
"What?! How did you know?!" Nora asked in surprise.
"I bet you didn't know that my powers also let me see into your mind's visual area." Trixie chuckled mischievously. "I can always see what you're seeing, dear."
"Even when I'm in the bathroom?" Nora asked, starting to feel slightly embarrassed.
"Of course not. I'm not a pervert." Trixie assured.
"Good." Nora sighed before placing on her scarred expression again. "Mom, what am I supposed to do? I didn't have enough time to retreat like I did in the SMOOCH concert, and Lincoln and Clyde saw everything! They probably think I'm some freak of nature, now!"
"Nora, calm down." Trixie said soothingly. "Just take deep breaths. In and out, in and out."
Nora took some deep breaths and she was quickly able to calm herself.
"Believe me, I was just as scarred as you were when I told your father about my secret." Trixie said. "He was surprised at first, but it didn't take him long to say that he loves me, no matter what. I'm sure Lincoln and Clyde feel the same about you."
"I guess so. They've been really good friends to me ever since we moved here." Nora admitted. "But, how do I explain my powers to them?"
"Well first, you need to find them." Trixie told her.
"Yeah, I do." Nora said in agreement. "Do you think you can come with me and help explain everything a bit better?"
"If you insist." Trixie replied.
"Thanks a lot, mom." Nora said kindly.
The two of them walked downstairs to leave the house and find Lincoln and Clyde.
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Speaking of the two boys, they were currently strolling down Royal Woods to try and find Nora. However, they had very little luck.
"Man, where the heck could she be?" Lincoln asked.
"No clue." Clyde answered. "She left so fast and I couldn't see where she headed."
"We've gotta find her. I need to know what she's hiding from us." Lincoln said with a determined expression.
"You sure sound determined to find her, Lincoln." Clyde told him.
"Of course I am. Nora's an important friend to me and if there's something she isn't telling me because she's too afraid to say it, I need to convince her to come clean." Lincoln replied.
"I understand. So, does anyone else know about your Omnitrix?" Clyde asked.
"Just my parents and sisters, but only because they were with me on the day I got it." Lincoln explained.
"I can understand that. They are your family, after all." Clyde said. "And if I could help, then you can always count on me, buddy."
"I know I can, Clyde." Lincoln replied with a kind smile.
Just then, the two of them noticed some people gathered around a nearby TV store.
"What's going on over there?" Clyde asked.
"I don't know. Let's find out." Lincoln said before they both walked over to the crowd.
They managed to budge over to the front and they saw the news being broadcasted on all the TVs in the shop.
"Breaking news. There are reports of a female teenager with incredible fire causing destruction at the nearby police station." The newsman explained. "Witnesses say she has destroyed numerous police cars and has unbreakable defences."
"Her again?" Lincoln questioned.
"She must be pretty tough to have survived Nora's laser beam." Clyde admitted.
"Yeah, but someone needs to stop her." Lincoln replied with a firm expression.
Clyde understood what his best friend meant and he gave him an approving nod.
"Go get her, buddy." He said.
"Thanks. I'll do my best." Lincoln replied while smiling.
He then ran off into an alleyway before activating his Omnitrix and slamming down on the faceplate, causing him to get enveloped in a green light.
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Meanwhile, Taylor was destroying everything she could find at the Royal Woods police station. She was blasting all sorts of vehicles and buildings with her shoulder cannons.
But just then, Taylor got punched by a speedy black and blue blur. It started attacking her from many more sides and she soon fell onto her knees in pain. The speedy blur then stepped in front of her to reveal himself as XLR8.
"You caused all the damage to Royal Woods, so you need to pay for it!" XLR8 told his foe.
"As if, freak!" Taylor shouted with a glare.
She then grabbed XLR8 by his leg and slammed him onto the pavement before he swiftly smacked the cybernetic teen with his tail, causing her to throw him against a police car as the Kineceleran slumped down in pain.
"He wants that Omnitrix thing so much, he can have it." Taylor snickered. "I'm starting to like this."
"Who's he?" XLR8 questioned with a raised eyebrow.
He then got back up and activated his visor before rapidly kicking Taylor in the face.
"One good kick deserves another!" XLR8 quipped rapidly.
As he landed back down on his feet, XLR8 and Taylor soon began to feel a rumbling on the ground and they saw a tank approaching them with it's cannon loaded.
"I'd rather not be on the other end of that thing!" XLR8 exclaimed before zooming out of the way.
The tank opened fire at Taylor and caused a massive explosion in her place, leaving a massive crater with smoke flying out. XLR8 then appeared from behind the tank.
"Please tell me that did the job." XLR8 said.
However, the tank got lifted up and Taylor was revealed to be holding it without having a single scratch on her body.
"Nice try, but I'm the one who's gonna take down speedy!" Taylor stated as the soldiers inside the tank ran out of it in fear.
Taylor then threw the tank towards XLR8, who gasped in surprise and ran out of the way before it could land on him.
"This is going to be a long fight!" XLR8 said to himself before charging at Taylor with his superior speed, causing the cybernetic teen to respond with her shoulder cannons.
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Meanwhile, Nora was searching for Lincoln and Clyde with Trixie by her side in the town.
"Where the heck could they be?" Nora asked.
"I'm sure your friends are nearby, sweetie." Trixie told her. "We'll find them, soon."
But then, they both heard a massive banging sound and they looked to their right to see a large cloud of smoke emitting from a few blocks from where they were.
"Actually, I think we were just given a hint!" Nora admitted.
"If I remember, your friend was able to transform into a fire alien, right?" Trixie asked.
"Yeah! It was because of his green-glowing watch!" Nora answered.
"A green-glowing watch?" Trixie repeated before her eyes widened in realisation. "I don't believe it. But, I thought it was just a rumour?"
"Mom, what're you saying?" Nora asked in confusion.
"I'll let your friend explain it to you, later!" Trixie replied. "For now, let's go and help him!"
Nora was still a bit confused, but she nodded to her mother and they ran towards the source of the smoke cloud.
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Back with XLR8, he was knocked away by Taylor and landed painfully on the streets. Taylor stood over her weakened opponent and prepared to fire her shoulder cannons at him.
"Nothing's stopping me, this time!" Taylor stated with a sinister grin.
"Think again!" A voice called out.
XLR8 and Taylor looked ahead in surprise after they heard the voice. Two pink energy disks were suddenly shot their way and they blasted Taylor into a nearby building.
"What the?!" XLR8 exclaimed before he turned to see Nora and Trixie.
"Over here, Lincoln!" Nora stated.
XLR8 quickly got up and zoomed towards them.
"Nora! What are you doing here?!" XLR8 questioned in shock.
"Looking for you and Clyde, of course!" Nora answered. "By the way, I'd like you to meet my mom!"
"It's nice to meet you, Lincoln." Trixie said kindly.
"Same here, Mrs Benner." XLR8 replied with a slightly nervous smile.
"You can just call me Trixie." Trixie told him.
"Okay. Anyway, I have a lot of questions." XLR8 said.
"I know you do, Lincoln." Nora replied. "But for now, we have bigger problems!"
She pointed towards Taylor, who had gotten back up and glared hatefully at the three of them. XLR8 then began to hear a beeping noise and saw his Omnitrix symbol was flashing red.
"No! Not now!" XLR8 complained.
In a bright red flash, XLR8 was transformed back into Lincoln.
"I'm no good against her until my watch recharges!" Lincoln stated.
"Let's get indoors! Follow me!" Trixie told the two children.
They instantly ran away from Taylor, who fired her shoulder cannons at them and missed. She then noticed her targets running into the police station and began pursuing them.
Inside the station, Lincoln, Nora and Trixie were hiding in one of the office rooms.
"Okay, I think we're safe in here, for now." Lincoln said. "She didn't see which room we entered."
"Well, that's some bit of good news." Trixie admitted.
"Yeah. Now can you two please tell me what's going on with you?!" Lincoln asked desperately. "How are you able to make pink energy attacks with just your hands?!"
Nora gave her mother a worried expression and this caused Trixie to sigh in defeat.
"I guess it is time we told someone outside our family the truth." Trixie said before turning to Lincoln. "You see, Lincoln, Nora and I are actually-"
But just then, they all began hearing loud banging noises. Lincoln looked out the door's window to see Taylor busting down some doors with her bare fists.
"Come out, you wimps!" Taylor yelled. "I'm not finished with you!"
Lincoln quickly ducked down before Taylor could get a chance to spot him.
"She's gonna find us in no time!" Nora exclaimed nervously.
"What am I gonna do?! None of my aliens can even make a dent on her!" Lincoln whispered in a panic.
Nora thought for a moment before she came up with an idea.
"Wait a minute! Lincoln, if you can't destroy it from the outside, then you should take it out from the inside!" She told the white haired boy.
"That's a great idea! Do you have any aliens that can enter that robot girl's body like an Ectonurite, a Necrofriggian or a Galvanic Mechamorph?" Trixie asked.
"My little sister, Lisa, didn't mention any of those names in my alien arsenal!" Lincoln replied.
"What about a Polymorph?" Trixie questioned hopefully.
Lincoln's eyes widened when the Benner matriarch mentioned that name.
"Wait! She said that's the alien species of Goop!" He said in realisation. "I'm sure his slimy body will be able to squeeze past that mechanical body and then I can find a way to pull it apart!"
"Now you're thinking perfectly." Nora complemented.
"Yeah. But I'm gonna need a distraction so I can transform and sneak into her body without her seeing me coming." Lincoln admitted.
"I think I can help you with that." Trixie said as she stood up. "It's time for me to show you what I really am."
She then walked to the door and opened it up before walking out the office to confront Taylor.
"What's she doing?" Lincoln asked.
"You'll see." Nora replied with a smile.
Taylor keep punching doors open and was getting more frustrated by the second, but then she heard a throat clearing up and she saw Trixie standing not far from where the robotic girl was.
"What do you want, lady?!" Taylor asked while glaring. "I'm here for that little boy, not you! It's none of your buisness!"
"If you're trying to hurt my daughter's friend, then it is my buisness." Trixie replied sternly.
"Oh yeah?! What're you gonna do about it?!" Taylor demanded.
Trixie simply narrowed her eyes and then snapped her fingers, causing herself to suddenly get enveloped in a bright pink light.
"Gah! What the heck?!" Lincoln asked in shock, shielding his eyes from the bright light.
"Here it comes!" Nora stated.
Soon, the light settled down and Lincoln and Taylor were absolutely astonished by what they saw. But, Nora wasn't astonished or surprised at all. In Trixie's place was a tall purple-glowing figure with pale white eyes, no sort of clothing, and really long pink-glowing hair that reached all the way down to her feet.
"Holy moly." Lincoln gasped in complete awe. "Is that… your mom?"
"Yeah. She doesn't show your true form occasionally." Nora said. "Only when it's an emergency."
"Okay, what is it with random people I always happen to meet turning out to be freaks?!" Taylor questioned.
"That's something me and my daughter aren't, you villain! I'm a being of pure energy and I'm going to put you down!" Trixie shouted before firing an energy rope.
Taylor attempted to slash the rope away with her claws, but it ended up grabbing her and Trixie slammed him into a wall with it.
"Now's your chance, Lincoln!" Nora stated. "Is your watch recharged, yet?!"
Lincoln took a look at his Omnitrix and saw that it was green.
"It is! It's hero time!" Lincoln remarked before switching the faceplate to Goop's icon.
He slammed down onto the Omnitrix and he was soon transformed into Goop.
"Now this is just what I wanted!" Goop said with an approving nod.
Taylor got up and growled in anger as she attempted to use her shoulder cannons, but Nora saw this coming and she created two pink energy disks with sharp edges on them. The blonde girl tossed them and they immediately sliced off Taylor's shoulder cannons, causing the cybernetic teen to scowl in pain.
"Mom! Hold that robot girl in place so Lincoln can get inside her!" Nora called out.
"Right!" Trixie nodded firmly.
Her hair then split into tendrils and she grabbed Taylor by her legs and arms with them.
"Hey! Let go!" Taylor demanded.
"Do it, Lincoln!" Nora shouted.
"Alright, I hope you don't mind some extra company!" Goop stated before pouncing onto Taylor.
His entire body began to slip through the gaps in her mechanical body.
"Gross! Get off me, you piece of booger!" Taylor yelled in disgust.
"Believe me, I'm just as disgusted as you are about doing this!" Goop replied.
The Polymorph then managed to get his body through Taylor's robotic shell and she began yelling in pain a bit.
"Lincoln! Can you hear us in there?!" Nora asked in concern. "Lincoln, are you alright?!"
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The scene changed to show Goop with his eyes closed, until he opened them up and found himself floating in the same empty void Taylor was once in.
"What is this? Where am I?" Goop asked.
Just then, he felt a sinister presence watching over him and he then looked to see the squid alien glaring down at him with his eyes glowing red.
"Listen to my every word. Be afraid." The squid alien said. "You cannot run from me. You cannot hide from me. I will find you. And when I do, I will retrieve my Omnitrix and destroy you!"
Goop stepped back in fear as he held up his arms defensively at the squid alien.
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Taylor kept yelling in pain as she managed to grab Goop's Anti-Gravity Projector as it was hovering over her and she immediately pulled him out, causing the Polymorph to reel back towards Nora and Trixie.
"Okay, that was scary!" Goop exclaimed.
"Lincoln, what happened in there?!" Nora questioned.
"It's best if I tell you later!" Goop replied.
"Dang it. My head." Taylor groaned in pain as Trixie released her from her hair tendrils.
Just then, the mechanical parts of her body started to crumble apart, much to Taylor's absolute shock.
"Is she turning back?" Trixie asked.
"She is! It looks like I found the switch that allowed those drone parts to defuse with her!" Goop stated.
Soon, all of the robotic parts that were fused to Taylor were on the ground and she was now completely human.
"I'm… I'm me again?" Taylor asked in surprise before turning to Goop, Nora and Trixie. "You three made me normal, again?"
"We sure did." Goop said proudly. "There's no need to thank us."
"Thank you?! I hate you!" Taylor yelled in anger. "I liked being a cyborg! I was stronger, faster, had cool new weapons and I was gonna do so much more! I outta give you three dorks a big-!"
Trixie had enough of Taylor's rant and she used some kind of telekinesis to life her off the ground and slammed her onto the ceiling, letting her fall back down and lose consciousness.
"You're welcome." Trixie said.
Just then, the group began hearing police sirens from outside.
"Looks like it's time for us to leave!" Nora stated.
"Definitely!" Goop agreed.
They all ran in the opposite direction towards the back exit, leaving Taylor to be arrested by the police. Soon, the three of them arrived outside and Goop timed out, transforming back into Lincoln Loud.
"I'm really glad that's over." Nora said in relief.
"Me too, dear." Trixie agreed.
She then snapped her fingers and in a bright pink flash, her glowing figure was replaced by her normal human appearance.
"Wait, you can switch your look whenever you want?" Lincoln questioned.
"Yes. This is just a human disguise." Trixie answered.
"Lincoln! Nora!" A familiar voice shouted.
The group turned around to see Clyde rushing up to them.
"Hey, Clyde!" Lincoln said with a smile.
"Man, I'm glad you're okay!" Clyde remarked before noticing Nora with his best friend. "Hey! And you found Nora, too!"
"Yep. And I got to meet her mom." Lincoln replied, gesturing to Trixie.
"Hello. I'm guessing you're Clyde?" Trixie asked.
"I sure am." Clyde answered with a kind smile.
"Anyway, it's time for you two to come clean." Lincoln told Nora and her mother.
"Yeah. What's the deal with your pink energy powers?" Clyde questioned.
Nora and Trixie looked at each other and they nodded.
"Okay, we'll tell you boys." Nora said.
"It's time for you two to learn about my side of our family." Trixie added.
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After a few minutes of explaining, Lincoln and Clyde were surprised about what they were told by Nora and her mother.
"Anodite?" Lincoln and Clyde asked.
"Yes. I'm actually an alien energy being that can manipulate life energy, or Mana as we call it." Trixie explained. "I left my home planet for personal reasons and I soon ended up on Earth."
"Soon, my mom ended up falling in love with my dad and she revealed her secret to him after a few dates." Nora said. "He was pretty surprised at first, but he was okay with it. He said that he loves her, wether she's a human or not."
"Man, that sounds pretty nice." Clyde admitted. "I wish I could have a love story like that with Lori."
"Never gonna happen." Lincoln muttered.
"After her father and I got married, I later gave birth to my little girl here and she was quite normal in her early years." Trixie explained, placing a hand on Nora's shoulder. "But when she was seven years old, all of that changed when she started showing signs of her Anodite powers at a playground."
"I was really scared and confused at first, but mom explained everything to me and I became more calmer about it." Nora added. "She began training me to use my Mana abilities and now I'm an expert at using them."
"That sounds nice." Clyde replied. "But, you mentioned that you had two younger brothers when you first joined our school. Do they have Mana powers?"
"No. Jacob and Asher never showed any signs of having 'The Spark' as my mom calls it." Nora answered.
"They must feel pretty left out then." Lincoln assumed.
"Of course." Trixie replied. "And that's pretty much everything you need to know about our Anodite heritage."
Lincoln stood up and he casually approached Nora.
"So, you're half-alien?" Lincoln asked.
"I am. But I'm actually referred to as 'a Halfling'." Nora answered, standing up with a nervous expression. "I'm sorry I never told you, Lincoln. I was just scared of what you'd think of me when you found out. I thought you'd see me as some freak of nature."
"You think I'd consider you a freak just because your not entirely human?" Lincoln asked in surprise. "Nora, I'd never call you a freak."
Nora was surprised to hear that and stared quietly at Lincoln.
"You might be part-Anodite, but that doesn't matter to me." Lincoln told her. "You're still a nice person to me and nothing's ever gonna change my mind. You're my friend, remember? And you'll always be one to me."
After listening to the Loud boy's words, Nora smiled gratefully at him and pulled him into a big hug, much to Lincoln's surprise.
"Thank you, Lincoln." Nora said kindly.
Lincoln soon smiled at the Benner girl and returned the hug to her.
"You're welcome, Nora." He said.
"So, you're watch actually let's you transform into ten different aliens, Huh?" Nora asked with a smile as they broke apart from their hug.
"I'm not surprised. The Omnitrix is capable of doing that and a bit more." Trixie replied, much to the surprise of the three children.
"You know about it, Mrs Benner?" Clyde asked.
"I only heard distant rumours about it, but I didn't believe it was real." Trixie explained. "It's a little bit shocking to see that all of those rumours are real and that a good young man is using it's powers to help people."
"Yeah. I can explain everything I know about it tomorrow if you want." Lincoln replied.
"That sounds nice. I'll make sure to meet up with you." Nora said with a smile.
"I'm glad you two are happy with knowing each other's secrets." Trixie admitted. "Now why don't you and I go home for some dinner, sweetie?"
"I'd like that, mom. See you tomorrow, Lincoln." Nora said, walking away with her mother. "Take care, Clyde."
"Goodbye, Nora." Lincoln said while waving to her.
"It was nice getting to hang out with you and your mom, today." Clyde added with a casual smile.
Nora nodded kindly towards them as she and Trixie soon left.
"Well, it's time for us to go home, too." Lincoln told his best friend. "My sisters are gonna wanna hear about Nora being half-alien."
"Yeah. I wonder if your mom's an Anodite, too?" Clyde suggested jokingly.
"No way. My sisters never showed signs of having any pink powers." Lincoln chuckled. "Besides, Lynn and Lucy hate pink."
"Yeah, but Lola would definitely love it." Clyde replied.
"True." Lincoln said in agreement.
The two boys then walked the opposite side of the roadway back to their homes. But Lincoln soon gained a concerned expression as he remembered the squid alien he saw when he entered Taylor's cybernetic body as Goop.
"Lincoln? Is something else bothering you?" Clyde asked, noticing the expression on the white haired boy's face.
"It's complicated, Clyde. When I entered that girl's cybernetic body as Goop, I saw some kind of evil-looking alien speaking to me." Lincoln explained. "He told me to be afraid and that he's after my Omnitrix."
"Really? This guy sounds like he's the one who sent that crazy robot girl after you." Clyde admitted.
"Yeah. But whoever he is, I'll make sure to be ready for him." Lincoln said with a determined expression.
"That's the Lincoln I know." Clyde replied, giving his best friend a thumbs up.
"Thanks, Clyde." Lincoln said as they both kept walking down the streets to return to their homes.
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