NOTE: Sorry, this took so long. Had a bunch of school stuff to focus on. Got that out the way, so I was able to focus on this.
By the way, I've been wanting to ask you guys something. Do you want me to cover Race against Time and Destroy all Aliens? It's just that adding Yukiko into either of those movies would be a bit difficult but if you want me to do them then I will.
If you're wondering what a live action Yukiko Amagi looks like, then go onto her Wiki page and find images of her stage play actress Yumi Sugimoto. You'll find images of her in costume and that's what Yukiko would look like in Race against Time.
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Chapter 24: Framed Personas
"Ugh…we've been in this line for 2 hours and it hasn't budged an inch!" Gwen complained. Her foot tapped the ground repeatedly.
"Small price to pay for Sumo Slammers 2.1. I'd do anything to get this game even be seen in public with you," Ben insulted her.
"Be nice, Ben. We agreed to let you get this game, because you've been on your best behavior for a while," Yukiko warned him.
"I am on my best behavior. I'm not cutting in line, am I?" Ben smirked.
"No…no you aren't," Yukiko smiled, proud.
"Don't you already have this stupid video game?" Gwen asked.
"Helloooo!? This is Sumo Slammers 2.1! You can change your fighter's color at any time during the match!" Ben exclaimed.
"That sounds really lackluster," Yukiko said.
"You don't know anything about video games. I can't expect you two to understand," Ben sighed.
"You know there's a nice, air-conditioned bookstore over there. Maybe we could wait in there until this line thins out a bit," Max suggests. Yukiko and Gwen were both keen on the idea of resting.
Ben didn't share the same feelings as them. "And lose my place!? Not an option! You three go, I'll get my game and meet you guys back at the RV," Ben said.
"Last time we left you alone you got us kicked out of a hotel," Yukiko reminded him.
"And wrecked an entire cereal aile in a grocery store," Gwen added.
"Got yourself trapped as Gray Matter."
"Ended up getting sick, because you broke into an ice cream truck."
"And-"
"Okay okay! I get it!" Ben cut off his cousins. "Look! Just give me this one chance to show that I can be trusted by myself. I really want this game!"
Max nodded his head before his granddaughters could reply. "Don't worry, Ben. I know you'll handle this just fine. C'mon girls," Max motioned for the girls to follow him. Yukiko followed him, but Gwen gave Ben one last stare before leaving as well.
The trio exited the bookstore, a plastic bag in Gwen's hands.
"Here, Yukiko, I got this for you," Gwen handed Yukiko a book.
"A cooking guide for dummies? Why would I-"
BOOM!
The Tennysons stopped, surprised by the loud explosion that came from the video game store. Suddenly, Four Arms jumped out of the building and lifted a police car. He shook the vehicle, dropping the policemen inside of it.
Yukiko stared at the scene with bafflement. Her mind raced to figure out why her cousin was destroying public property and attacking police officers.
"Uh, why is Ben going berserk and tossing around police officers?" Gwen asked.
"Good question," Max responded.
The Tetramand tossed the police car into the game store. Yukiko and her family were behind the lines of police cars that were blocking off Four Arms' rampage. The trio ran behind some cover when the Tetramand continued to throw objects at the police.
"He must've bust his cap! All of this for a video game!?" Gwen asked, scared.
"Ben…" Yukiko remembered back in New York when Ben had done similar acts like this. All just for a video game, and how the boy promised he'd never repeat those actions again. Was he breaking another promise…?
Suddenly, an armored SUV pulled onto the scene. The multiple men stepped out of the vehicle, one in particular stood out from the rest. He was a white male with a yellow buzz-cut with a black shirt and dark gray pants. He had a scar running across his nose and a gun strapped across his right side. "LT. Steel! Special Alien Containment Team. We'll take it from here," He introduced himself.
"Alien Containment Team…?" Yukiko repeated.
"Concussion Bazooka!" Steel ordered.
Two of the soldiers took out a large black and yellow gun out of the car, pointing it directly at Four Arms.
"That doesn't look good!" Max worried.
"They can't shoot him with that!" Yukiko exclaimed, terrified. The heiress was pulling out her fan, ready to stop them from hurting Ben if necessary. Though, she didn't expect Gwen to just run into the scene without warning. "Gwen!"
"Ben! What are you doing!?" Gwen yelled. The Tetramand grinned down at her as if he recognized her from somewhere. He made a reach for the girl until a yellow beam of energy shot him in the chest. Four Arms was sent flying into the Pizzeria across the street.
"BEN!" The Tennysons yelled.
Four Arms hurried back out, carrying the stove from the Pizzeria. He tossed it at the police, causing a massive explosion of fire. He then jumped away from the scene.
"There has to be a logical explanation for this, right?" Max said to his granddaughters.
"Ben couldn't have…he wouldn't. Not again…" Yukiko convinced herself. There was something off about the Four Arms they just saw, he wasn't acting like Ben. Not the Ben that she knows.
Gwen tore the door to the Rustbucket open, furious beyond belief. "Are you demented!? Going alien just to get a stupid video game!?" She yelled at the boy. He was sitting at the table, playing the new game he had just gotten.
"What are you talking about?" Ben asked, oblivious.
"Ben…we saw Four Arms destroying the game store and attacking police officers," Yukiko answered.
"You must've been hallucinating, because I've been here the whole time," Ben responded.
"I wasn't hallucinating, doofus! We saw you!" Gwen yelled.
"Look, I'm sure Ben has a good explanation for this. Don't you, Ben?" Max wanted his grandson to have a chance to explain.
"Like, I told Yukiko. I have no idea what you're talking about," Ben answered.
Gwen scoffed at Ben's lying. "Oh sure! Like, how you never put an empty bottle back into the refrigerator, or you never leave the shower all gunked up, or you never ever leave the toilet seat up in the middle of the night!" Gwen ranted. She got directly into his face. "You never do anything wrong do you!?"
"Sounds about right," He smirked. Gwen would've attacked him if Yukiko didn't pull her back. "Look, I don't know if some encyclopedia fell on your head at the bookstore, but you have no evidence that I did anything wrong!"
"Oh yeah?" Gwen turned up the volume on the TV. The new broadcast showing Four Arms wreaking havoc.
Ben was shocked beyond belief to see his own alien causing mayhem. "That's not me!"
"Oh yeah? Oh, I'm sure it's just some other Four-Armed alien going postal in front of a video game store!" Gwen said, sarcastically.
"It might be," Yukiko said.
"HUH!?" Ben and Gwen both turned to her.
The heiress' eyes were analyzing the broadcast, her dark orbs glued directly onto Four Arms. "Ben, where is the watch located on Four Arms?"
Ben was confused. "Uh, on his left shoulder. Why?"
"Because, that Four Arms doesn't have it," Yukiko pointed at the screen. The Tennysons all got closer to the TV to see what Yukiko had meant. Their eyes grew large at the realization of not seeing the Omnitrix on Four Arms' body.
"See! I told you I didn't do anything!" Ben took joy at seeing Gwen's flustered face.
"I-I-I…Well, who the heck is that then!?" Gwen questioned.
"I don't know, maybe it's like Tetrax. He looked exactly like Diamondhead and all of the aliens in the watch have their own species," Ben guessed.
"It's true, besides aren't you glad that it wasn't Ben?" Max looked down at Gwen.
The girl was blushing up a storm as she stared at the floor. "Y-Yeah…I'm happy that the doofus wasn't being a doofus. Sorry," Gwen apologized.
"Apology accepted," Ben smirked. He then felt Yukiko's arms wrap him up in a comforting hug. "What?"
"I'm glad that it wasn't you, Ben. For a second there I thought you broke your promise again," Yukiko said, softly.
Ben wrapped his arms around her, burying his face into her shoulder. "Of course, I wouldn't break it. Promises are important, right? I won't make you upset like that again."
"I know you won't," Yukiko broke the hug and patted his head. The boy smiled under her praise, a good sensation rising up to his chest. He looked over to the TV broadcast and frowned. Getting up from the seat, he rushed to the door.
"Nobody's gonna ruin my alien's reputation except me!" Ben exclaimed.
"So…does he realize that he just...?" Yukiko raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, he does," Max said.
Ben stood in front of the crime scene with an analyzing gaze. He picked up a brick off the ground and stared at it.
"What's with the detective-like look on your face?" Gwen asked. She, Yukiko, and Max followed behind him.
"Oh! This is just like with my friends and I at home! We were always analyzing clues to solve the case!" Yukiko exclaimed.
"Then, let's hope you haven't gotten rusty," Ben dropped the brick.
"I don't think I can acquire rust…" Yukiko said.
"That's not what he…ugh," Gwen gave up.
"Any ideas, Ben? Not too sure on what you can find here that the authorities already couldn't," Max asked.
The Tennysons all turned to the alleyway, when they heard a trashcan get knocked over. Standing behind the corner was the Four Arms doppelganger. He retreated back into the shadows when they spotted him.
"There he is!" Ben exclaimed. He sprinted down the alleyway with his family close behind him. Ben jumped the wooden fence that Four Arms had hopped over, he tried to activate the watch, but it wouldn't work. "Fine! I'll just catch him myself!" When he exited the alleyway, he saw the doppelganger entering the city's coin mint. "The mint!"
"Ben!" Yukiko and Gwen were close behind him.
Max was struggling to catch up with his old age. "Who said retirement was relaxing…"
"How do we keep losing sight of him!?" Yukiko growled, irritated. She, Max, and Gwen entered the Mint but had lost track of Ben.
"Are you sure he came in here?" Max asked. Suddenly, an explosion rocked the building alerting them that Ben might be in the processing room. The trio saw Heatblast about to blast two guards with a fiery death.
"Sumeo-Okami!" Yukiko called her Persona. Using her Persona to stop the fire from attacking the guards and sent it right back at Heatblast. "Stop right there!" Yukiko called out.
The Heatblast turned around to face them, his face shifted into a smile at the sight of the Tennysons. Gwen stepped up in front of her cousin. "Yo, hothead! You better chill it right now or we're gonna kick your butt!"
"Oh yeah?" Heatblast challenged. He ignited his hand and approached the girl; her bravado went up in smoke as he approached.
"Uh…well, maybe not me specifically. But my cousin would be more than willing to help you chill," Gwen backed up.
"Not sure about chilling. I like the heat way more!" He shot a fire ball at Gwen. She screamed as it approached, but Yukiko stopped the attack before it could reach her.
"Tch!" Heatblast scowled at Yukiko.
"HEY!" Ben finally made his appearance, glaring at his imposter. The Heatblast double grinned at the sight of Ben. "Nobody impersonates me and gets away with it!" Ben activated the Omnitrix and transformed into Diamondhead.
Yukiko turned to her grandfather. "You and Gwen need to get everyone out of here." She watched as Diamondhead clashed with the Heatblast lookalike.
"Right! C'mon, Gwen!" Max ordered.
"Right behind you!" Gwen ran from the battlefield.
The lookalike fired a wave of flames that pushed Diamondhead back. The Petrosapien responded back with shards of crystals. Yukiko joined in the battle. "Maragion!" The fireballs fused with the crystals, creating a combo attack that hit the lookalike head on. A cloud of smoke surrounded the area that the lookalike was stationed in.
When it cleared he was gone, confusing the cousins. "Where did he go!?" Yukiko questioned.
"Right behind you!"
Yukiko was sent flying across the room by a blue and black blur. She groaned in pain as she got back onto her feet. "Did he turn into XLR8?"
"Bingo! We have a winner!" XLR8 taunted as he kicked her from behind.
"Yukiko!" Diamondhead caught his cousin as she was sailing into his direction. He watched as the blur continued to speed around the room, taunting the two of them. "Who are you!?"
"Aw! Can you really not recognize me!? Surely, it hasn't been too long, Benji!"
Suddenly, above the two of them a tank containing the coins was tipped over. Diamondhead quickly tossed Yukiko aside before the coins fell on top of him. The Petrosapien groaned as he pushed the coins off of him.
The XLR8 duplicate stopped in front of them, grinning madly. "Hey! It's raining money!"
Yukiko struggled to get back onto her knees. "Who are you!?"
"Man, you tools are slow! Guess, I'll just tell you," Suddenly, his face started to morph between Ben's forms before finally revealing his true identity.
"KEVIN!?" Yukiko and Diamondhead gasped.
"But I thought you were drained of all my powers back in the subway in New York," Diamondhead said.
"That's what you get for thinking, Benji. Turns out I absorbed enough of that weird watch energy, so I could turn into any of those aliens inside. If I just concentrated hard enough. Only problem is that I can only stay human for a short time," Kevin glared at Diamondhead. "You made me into this freak!"
Yukiko got to her feet. "Don't go blaming Ben for your own choices, Kevin!"
"Shut it!" Kevin hissed at her. He turned his gaze back to Diamondhead. "I'm going to make sure you pay, partner. Everything is gonna be 50/50! I do the crime and you do the time!"
"You'll never get away with this!" Diamondhead exclaimed.
Kevin shook his head. "You'll never get away with this. I'm not me, I'm you! Remember?"
Suddenly, the A.C.T exploded into the Coin Mint, distracting Yukiko and Diamondhead. Kevin used this opportunity to shift into Stinkfly. The mutant shot gunk at Yukiko, sticking the heiress onto the wall. He then swung his tail into Diamondhead, slamming the Petrosapien into the machines. "Heh, keep the change. You can use it to pay your bail," Kevin took off through the skylight, escaping the scene. Diamondhead could only glare at Kevin's disappearing form.
Yukiko struggled in her binds as more explosions rocked the building. "A little here!"
Diamondhead was snapped out of his stupor. "Uh, right!" He tried to get to Yukiko, but the A.C.T units blocked him off.
"Sorry, rockhead. No unauthorized withdrawals on my watch," Steel entered the scene.
Diamondhead grunted in annoyance. "You don't get it! The bad alien just got away! I'm the good alien!"
"Yeah, sure you are. Just like those alien heroes all over the news nowadays," Steel rolled his eyes.
"He's speaking the truth-" Yukiko was cut off by Steel's hardened voice.
"Just stay where you are, Miss. We'll have you out of here safely once this alien is dealt with," Steel motioned for his troops to advance.
"They're telling the truth!"
Everyone glanced over to see Gwen and Max walk up to the A.C.T troops. "There was another alien who-"
"I don't try 'em, kid. I just catch them. We'll let the boys at Area 51 figure out who's naughty and who's nice. Chicago, Tallahassee, Barstile; you and your outer space pals have been keeping me real busy. But you're not getting away with it this time!" Steel declared.
Yukiko struggled to break free from the goop, wanting to help in some fashion.
Diamondhead glared at Steel before sharpening his fingers. "This time?" The Petrosapien shot crystal shards at the troops. Their guns exploded from being jammed, creating a smoke screen. Diamondhead ran out of the smoke as more shots were fired at him.
"Get that thing!" Steel ordered. As they were distracted by Diamondhead, Gwen and Max scurried over to help Yukiko off of the wall.
Diamondhead hid between the machines, but it was to no avail. A red dot was aimed directly at his chest, the shot was fired, knocking him onto his ass. From within the smoke the Petrosapien fired more shards at the troops who shot at him. When another round of blast fire was coming towards him, Diamondhead created a barrier of crystals to block them off.
Steel and his troops maneuvered around the barrier and saw Diamondhead climbing up a ladder. When Diamondhead was on the catwalk, the Omnitrix started to time out. On the verge of timing out and being cornered by the A.C.T, Diamondhead made a panicked jump off the catwalk. He crashed into the coin machines, hiding between them.
An A.C.T gunman turned the corner just as a red flash disappeared. He pointed his gun at where he believed Diamondhead had gone, but instead found a 10-year-old boy instead. "Ah! Don't hurt me!" Ben pretended to be scared. "I-Is the monster gone?"
"Ben!" Yukiko and Gwen rushed over to the boy as he was escorted over to them. The girls wrapped him up in a tight hug.
"Oh, thank goodness, you found him! We were so worried!" Gwen pretended to be worried.
Yukiko had fake tears in her eyes. "He's a bit absent minded, so he tends to wander off on his own."
"We're considering getting one of those child leashes for him," Gwen added on. Both of his cousins' comments made the boy glare at them.
Steel walked up to the Tennysons, his eyes stared directly at the Omnitrix. "Hmmm…nice watch. Never seen anything like it."
"Yeah…uh…" Ben glanced at Yukiko. "It's from Japan!" He lied. Steel looked skeptical at Ben's claim.
"No sign of the alien, Sir! It's like that thing disappeared into thin air," A soldier reported.
"And I don't suppose you four know anything about it?" Steel asked the Tennysons.
Max got closer to his grandkids. "No, if we did we'd tell you." His grandkids all nodded their heads in agreement.
Steel didn't believe them for a second. "Yeah…of course you would." He watched them leave the Coin Mint, his eyes never leaving them. "Keep an eye on them. They know more than they're saying."
The family were now back inside of the Rustbucket, trying to locate Kevin's whereabouts.
"It was Kevin at both the video game store and the mint! They were set ups!" Ben explained.
"That would explain a lot. I don't mind telling ya, that kid's rowboat is missing a couple of paddles!" Max said.
"Kevin has paddles? Why would he have a boat if he can just use Ripjaws?" Yukiko asked.
Gwen glanced up at her computer, glaring at the heiress. "Can you not? For like a day?"
Ben didn't focus on them, his mind still on the earlier events. "Why would that SWAT guy think all aliens are bad?"
"Looks like from personal experience. Check this out," Gwen turned the computer around to show her family the screen. "Your friend has been busy and not just in San Francisco. Look, Wildmutt terrorizing Tallahassee, Ripjaws in Chicago, and Ghostfreak in Barstile."
"I'm gonna get blamed for all that stuff! And I didn't do any of that!" Ben exclaimed.
"Can anyone say ironic?" Gwen smirked a bit.
Screaming could be heard outside, dragging their attention to outside the window. The Tennysons saw a black and green trolley car zooming down the street, innocent people screaming in fear.
"Kevin!" Ben hissed.
"Boy must've used Upgrade to hijack that cable car," Max said.
Yukiko saw Ben getting ready to transform. "Ben, wait! He's trying to get your attention. We need to come up with a plan!"
"I got a plan! It's called Hero Time!" Ben slapped the watch down and turned into Wildmutt. Judging by the Vulpimancer's pouting, he didn't mean to do that.
"Good going, fido," Gwen insulted him. The alien dog growled at her before rushing out of the RV to chase after Kevin. Yukiko hurried after him, jumping onto the dog's back before he got too far. Max and Gwen stepped out of the RV to watch them.
Unknown to them the A.C.T were watching them from the rooftops. "Mobile one, a wild dog alien just emerged from the RV with a teenage girl of Asian descent riding on top of him. All three are heading down California street."
"Maintain visuals, I'm on my way!" Steel's voice was heard from the other end.
Meanwhile, the conductor tried to get the cable car back under control. However, Kevin wasn't going to let him. "Now why are you doing that?" The mutant's tentacles tore out the controls. "We're just starting to have fun!"
Wildmutt jumped across multiple car tops to catch up, Yukiko hung on tightly as the Vulpimancer swung on a cable. The two flew through the air and landed on top of the cable car.
Kevin's one eye glared at them both. "Sorry, Ben…and…less smart mouthed cousin?"
Yukiko sweat dropped. "Do you not remember my name?"
Wildmutt roared and raised a paw to attack Kevin, but the mutant was faster. He sprouted out multiple black spikes from the roof, attempting to impale them. "No pets allowed, Benji!"
"I didn't know Upgrade could do that!?" Yukiko gasped. And judging by Wildmutt's groan, he didn't know either. The Vulpimancer swung on the side of the trolly and hopped inside of it.
Behind them the Rustbucket was flying down the street to catch up, Max had activated the boosters once again. "You know times like this my stop car driving experience really comes in handy!" Max proudly exclaimed. Gwen was still terrified by the speed they were going at.
The people on the trolly backed away in fear of Wildmutt, Yukiko was attempting to calm them all down. "It's okay! He won't bite! We made sure he got his shots!"
"Peekaboo."
Yukiko turned around to see a black and green fist slam into her stomach. The heiress doubled over for a moment before slicing Kevin's arm with her fan.
"Gah! That hurt!" He hissed, regenerating the limb.
"I'll make sure the next one is permanent!" She hissed back.
Wildmutt stuck his claws into Kevin's neck, causing the mutant to cry out again. "Down boy!" Kevin smacked the Vulpimancer away with a bench. He then tossed it at Yukiko.
The heiress acted quickly. "Agi!" She used a weaker spell to destroy the bench. She then saw that Wildmutt was stuck under the other broken part and hurried to help him.
While they were distracted Kevin demerged from the trolley and stood on the roof. "Let's see, breaks are out, heroes are trapped, and everyone is about to go for a dip in the bay. My work's done," Kevin was about to turn into Stinkfly, but something caught his attention.
The Rustbucket.
"Or maybe not yet," The mutant smirked.
Gwen watched as Kevin stood on top of the trolley. "What is he doing?"
"I'm not sure, but I don't like the looks of it!" Max glared at the mutant.
They watched as he transformed into Stinkfly and flew directly at them. Gwen's eyes widened as green goop blocked the windshield. "Grandpa!"
"Hold on, Gwen!" Max yelled as he tried to wipe the gunk off with the wipers.
"She won't be holding on for long! Hahaha!"
"Kyaaa!" Gwen screamed as a black stinger tore off the passenger door of the Rustbucket. Kevin's hand reached for Gwen and took her by her shirt. She was ripped out of the seat and into Kevin's grasp.
"Gwen!" Max yelled, terrified.
"Better keep your eyes on the road, old man! Or else you'll all be fish-chow!" Kevin laughed as he took off with Gwen.
"GRANDPA!" Gwen screamed as she was kidnapped.
The old man wanted nothing more than to save her immediately, but right now he needed to make sure his other two grandkids didn't sink into the sea. He pulled the RV over to the trolley car, where Yukiko finally got Wildmutt to his feet.
"Yukiko! Ben! Attach the line to the bottom of the RV!" Max ordered. Wildmutt grabbed the line with his teeth and jumped over to the RV with Yukiko on his back. He hooked it on, and Yukiko gave Max a nod to start his plan.
Max hit the brake pedal and pressed another button. A cable was fired from the back of the RV, sticking into a wall. Both the RV and trolley were saved from falling into the sea. Yukiko made her way into the RV as the people celebrated being alive.
Yukiko entered the Rustbucket with a smile on her face but noticed someone was missing. "Uh, Grandpa is Gwen in the bathroom or something?"
Max gave her a look before explaining what happened, shocking Yukiko.
The Rustbucket pulled up into an alleyway, where Ben revealed himself to be behind a dumpster. He had a smile on his face until he realized the not so happy looks on Yukiko and Max's faces.
"What's wrong? And where's Gwen?" Ben asked.
Yukiko's face hardened into a furious glare. "Kevin happened."
Ben's eyes widened. He understood Kevin's desire to torment him, but to go after his family. That was crossing the line. "Why that no good-"
"FREEZE!"
All three Tennysons turned to their right to see the A.C.T guys pointing guns at them. Steel approached the family. "One move and you're all Swiss cheese."
"You'd shoot a child?" Yukiko referred to Ben.
Steel's face betrayed no emotion. "That depends on how you answer my question. You either tell me how you're connected to these aliens or you get ready for your prison uniforms."
Ben glanced down at the Omnitrix, prompting Steel to grab his wrist. Yukiko tried to get him off of Ben, but the sounds of rifles clicking made her think otherwise. "It has something to do with this watch, doesn't it? Is it some kind of signal to call the aliens?"
"Sir, we're getting reports of a crystal alien rampaging on top of the Golden Gate, and it seems that he has a hostage with him," A soldier reported.
"GWEN!" The Tennysons realized.
Steel released Ben's wrist and took out his walkie talkie. "Falcon One, pick up at my twenty. We're not done," He addressed the three of them. A helicopter appeared above them, dropping down a rope for Steel to use to get aboard.
The Tennysons watched Steel fly away. "Those guys don't stand a chance against Kevin and who knows what might happen to Gwen. I have to stop him," Ben's resolve tightened.
"We are going to stop him, Ben. Nobody kidnaps our family and gets away with it," Yukiko corrected him. The three of them all hurried into the Rustbucket to stop Kevin once and for all.
"UGH! You're not gonna get away with this, ya know!?"
"Do you ever stop talking?" Kevin turned around at Gwen, who he had stuck to the bridge with Stinkfly's goop.
"I don't know. Do you ever stop being a jerk!?" Gwen shot back.
Kevin marched up to her, glaring into her eyes. "I don't need any lip from you. All I need is to drag Tennyson out here, so that I can pay him back once and for all."
Gwen rolled her eyes. "And causing a bunch of destruction and hurting people is gonna make you feel better? My doofus cousin isn't worth all the time and energy."
"He made me into this!"
"You did that to yourself!"
Kevin protruded a crystal blade and pointed it at Gwen's face, forcing the girl to stop talking. "How about you just shut your mouth like a good little hostage!? Or else I'm gonna…" He stopped himself when the sounds of a helicopter made themselves known. Kevin and Gwen saw Steel jumping down onto the bridge.
The mutant shot crystal shards at the helicopter, blowing up the back propellers, and sending it off course. "Oh yeah!" Kevin cheered.
"Are you out of your mind!? Oh…wait. I guess you are," Gwen interrupted his celebration.
"Shut up!"
Steel used a knife to cut the rope and he landed perfectly onto the top of the bridge. Kevin greeted the military officer. "Lieutenant Steel! So nice to see you again." Steel glared at the mutant and charged at him.
Down on the road of the bridge the Rustbucket finally arrived, noticing all the destruction that Kevin had caused. The family stepped out of the Rustbucket. "Great, more things I'm gonna get blamed for," Ben groaned.
He and Yukiko hurried off to help, while Max could only wait and watch.
Steel crashed against the walls of the bridge, his face brushed and bleeding. Kevin approached him; diamond blade ready to end the fight. He lifted Steel by his collar and prepared to impale the officer.
"Stop it, Kevin!" Gwen yelled.
Kevin turned around to look at her. "Just sit and watch, smart mouth. This is the good part." Kevin pulled his arm back and-
"AGIDYNE!"
Kevin dropped Steel as he was knocked back by the large fireball. The mutant groaned in pain from the attack and turned around, knowing just how had finally arrived. Four Arms touched down on the bridge top with Yukiko on his back. The heiress touched down and hurried to the trapped Gwen.
"Yukiko! Ben!" Gwen exclaimed, relieved.
"Don't worry, I'll have you out quickly," Yukiko began tearing the slime away.
Four Arms cracked his knuckles as he approached Kevin. "That's enough, Kevin. This fight is about you and me."
"Sounds good to me," Kevin kicked Steel out of the way. The officer held onto the steel beams, so he wouldn't fall to his death. "Still trying to be a goody-two-shoes, Ben. Let me guess, you just want to help me?" Kevin mocked.
"Maybe, I did at first and still wanted to earlier on. But the moment you attacked my family was the moment you crossed the line. You had plenty of chances, Kevin. Now I'm ending what I started," Four Arms said.
Kevin didn't care in the slightest, all he wanted was his rematch. "Aw, does this mean we're not best buddies anymore?" The mutant quickly launched diamond shards at Four Arms. The Tetramand deflected the shards and charged at Kevin, punching the mutant in the jaw. Kevin slid across the metal on his hands.
Yukiko wanted to help him, but she remembered his words before they jumped on the bridge.
"I know you want to help me beat Kevin. But this is my mess from back in New York. I won't ever make the same mistake again, Yukiko. So, promise me that you won't get involved in this."
She had made him a promise, so unless that watch times out, she won't interfere. Yukiko focused on getting Gwen down from the wall.
Four Arms marched slowly over to Kevin's downed form. "You hurt all of these innocent people and kidnap my cousin just to get some petty revenge?"
"It's not petty!" Kevin shot to his feet instantly. "None of these people are innocent! Nobody is gonna call me a freak again and I'll shut them up before they do! Starting with you!" Kevin charged forward.
Back on the bridge Max saw the A.C.T agents run up with the concussion bazooka from earlier. "Wait, he's trying to help and there are two young girls up there!"
"Out of the way, civilian. This is our job," The agent stopped Max.
The bazooka was aimed directly at Four Arms and Kevin, ready to fire. "The weapon is locked on, Sir. Permission to fire?"
Steel grabbed his walkie. "Fire on my command only. Repeat, on my command only!"
One of the two was ready to fire anyway. "We gotta blow those alien freaks back into outer space!"
"You really want to disobey a direct order from Steel?" The other reminded him of their place on the ladder. Stopping the gung-ho one from doing something stupid.
Meanwhile, Kevin was getting absolutely pounded by Four Arms. The Tetramand's punches were landing perfectly, giving Kevin no time to fight back. He picked the mutant up and did a back breaker on his knee. Kevin rolled across the metal in pain, he saw Four Arms getting ready to slam his face in; so, he transformed into Heatblast. Shooting a massive ton of fire into Four Arms' face.
Four Arms staggered back from the attack, but his tough skin protected him. The mutant shot another wave, but Four Arms charged straight through it. Kevin moved out of the way, making Four Arms run past him. "HURRAH!" Four Arms slammed his fist onto the metal, making it shift like a wave of water.
"Eeek!" Gwen squealed as she and Yukiko held on.
"Just hold on, Gwen," Yukiko held the girl close.
"Why aren't you helping him again?" Gwen asked.
"Because boys like to have their fights," Yukiko answered. The heiress thought back to when Kanji would describe to her about "The Essence of Manly Fights".
"Ugh, boys…" Gwen shook her head.
Kevin morphed into Stinkfly and smacked Four Arms into the floor. He tried to do it again, but something different happened. The mutant's body changed on its own, turning him back into a human. "AAAAAHHH!" Four Arms chest bumped him, cushing Kevin's fall.
"What the…?" Tennysons were shocked. Four Arms began to approach the human Kevin. He raised his fist into the air for the finishing blow.
Yukiko turned Gwen away, and closed her own eyes. H
BAM!
The heiress opened her eyes back up to see that Four Arms had missed Kevin's head by a few inches. The Tetramand stared at Kevin for a brief moment with nothing but pity. He walked away from the mutant, walking back to his family.
Kevin sat up, glaring at Four Arms' back. "Get back here and fight, Tennyson! I'm not through with you, yet!"
"But, I'm through with you. You're not worth it. You never were," Four Arms gave his parting words.
Something inside of Kevin's head snapped at that moment. Memories of his family calling him a freak, the looks of disgust that people in his hometown used to give him, his first meeting with Ben at the arcade, their escapades in the warehouse, and their fight at the subway.
"You're not worth it."
"You…you don't get to decide that…! I…won't be looked down on again!" Kevin's pupils shrunk as the energy inside of his body began to erupt like a volcano. Warts sprouted on his hands as it increased in size, his body grew bigger as well. The boy's body began to morph into something…something grotesque. "RRAAAAAHHHH!" Kevin's scream of pain could be heard all throughout San Francisco.
The Tennysons on the bridge were absolutely horrified by Kevin's transformation. Gwen felt as if she was going to puke at the sight of Kevin's new body.
The boy was now a mutated fusion of all of Ben's aliens, he looked like a science experiment gone wrong. His body was dark red with four limbs, the lower ones resembled Wildmutt and the upper arms were Diamondhead and Heatblast respectively. His upper chest was green and black like Upgrade, with Stinkfly's wings on his back. One of his eyes were like Gray Matter's while the others were Four Arms'. On his forehead was Ripjaws' antenna. Kevin looked at his grotesque body and tried to change back. "I…I can't change back! I'm stuck like this! Look at what you've done!" With pure hatred Kevin charged at Four Arms.
"Oh man! Is there anything I'm not gonna get blamed for today!" Four Arms complained.
"BEN! PAY ATTENTION!" Yukiko screamed.
The Tetramand looked back up and saw Kevin coming at him. The mutant shoulder tackled Four Arms, sending him flying towards the girls.
"GET DOWN!" Yukiko pushed Gwen down as Four Arms and Kevin hit the wall. The two scurried out of the way as the two battled.
Four Arms attempted to hold Kevin off, but the mutant's newfound strength and fury were a fantastic combination. Kevin slammed Four Arms through the wall with a double punch.
"AGIDYNE!"
Kevin grunted as the fireball slammed into his back. He turned around to stare hatefully at the girls. Gwen hid behind Yukiko as Kevin approached them. "I'm sick and tired of you Tennysons!"
"Then go to sleep!" Four Arms wrapped his arms around Kevin's midsection. Ready to give the mutant a suplex. However, Kevin smashed his elbow into Four Arms' sternum, knocking the wind out of him. Kevin grabbed him by his collar and tossed him at the girls. Yukiko pushed Gwen back down as Four Arms slammed into her.
"Kya!" Yukiko slid across the metal floor as Four Arms fell off the edge. The tetramand grabbed onto the cables, to prevent himself from falling onto the bridge.
Kevin walked right past the girls; his anger directed solely on Four Arms. The mutant stepped on Four Arms' hand, ready to finish the fight. "You'll never beat me, because you're one of the good guys and good guys never have the guts to finish guys like me."
"But I do. FIRE!"
A red-hot beam slammed right into Kevin's chest, knocking the mutant off of the bridge and into the ocean. He didn't reemerge from the water depths.
Gwen gazed down at the spot that Kevin had fallen into for a moment, before turning back to her cousins. She hurried over to help Yukiko back to her feet.
Four Arms turned around to see Steel was about to fall off the beam. He jumped over to it and saved the military officer. "Are you still looking for me?"
"Second target locked on! Permission to fire?"
"We got our alien. Stand down," Steel ordered. Four Arms smiled before going back over to grab his cousins. Steel turned his talkie back on. "Well, what are you waiting for!? Get me down from here!"
"Not even Kevin could survive that blast and that fall…right?" Gwen asked as the Rustbucket drove away from the bridge.
"You're asking the wrong guy. I thought he was gone for good the last time," Ben responded.
"For his sake, he better be dead," Yukiko said, darkly.
Max stopped the RV, when Steel and his men stood in their path. "Now why is it that you four seem to be involved in all of these alien battles?"
"Really? Guess, it's just the wrong place at the wrong time," All four Tennysons smiled at Steel. Each one of their faces made the officer's neck hairs stand straight. He obviously could just take them into custody, but they saved his life today.
"Yeah…guess, it's just a coincidence. Maybe, we'll cross paths again sometime. Drive carefully, lots of weird stuff out there," Steel warned them.
Ben smirked. "Yeah, you're telling us."
The Rustbucket drove away from the bridge. Steel watched them leave, making a mental note to keep a close eye on the four of them.
Chapter End
NOTE: I did say that there would be some changes this season. Things happened in this chapter that didn't happen in the episode.
Yukiko called it that the 'Four Arms' double wasn't Ben. She was a part of a detective team that solved a murder case, obviously she'd pay the most attention to detail.
Kevin kidnapping Gwen: There's a reason for it and if you paid attention to my previous notes, episodes are getting rearranged this season. Don't spoil it if you figure out what I'm planning.
The fight at the end mostly stayed between Ben and Kevin for a reason. This fight was primarily for Ben to finally correct his mistake back in New York. Kevin really did come back like a ghost from the past. So, Yukiko intruding too much would've ruined it. There were some dialogue changes.
Kevin is just... petty? In this episode he was being extremely petty towards Ben afterwards it's because of the energy overload messing with his brain. I really wanted to add some details for Kevin's transformation, because his of his own fucked emotions and memories. He blames Ben for everything, because it's the easiest solution to his issues that he himself doesn't fully understand yet.
I hope you all enjoyed! Have a great weekend!