In Ben's room. Ben, Star and Gwen were waiting for Kevin.
"Tell us about this message already, Gwen." said Ben seating in he's chair as Gwen went to went through Ben's closet
"Yeah, we've got homework." said Star seating on the bed.
"Let's just wait for Kevin. Then I don't have to tell it twice." said Gwen
"Was it an e-mail? Just let us read it." said Ben
"A telepathic SOS sent through my energy field. Oh look. A dollhouse"
Ben then got out of the chair fast. "It's not a dollhouse! It's a Sumo Slammers' battle ring!"
"With dolls in it."
"Action figures! They're not dolls. They're collectibles."
"They look like dolls to - aah!" Gwen dropped the battle ring as got a headache.
"Are you okay?" asked Ben and Star
Gwen's eyes started to glow. "Something coming in." Then a picture of Helen showed up.
"Can you hear me, Gwen? Did you find Ben? We need help!"
"Helen?" said Star
Then Kevin came into the room. "Holograms? It's never like I come over, and you're just playing video games or something." said Kevin as he came over to the group.
"I can't hear you." said Helen
"Helen, I'm right here!" said Ben
"You guys, if you're getting this message, it's important. Please help us!"
"Hard to focus... can't keep connection." said Gwen
"There is a terrible danger. We need help desperately. It's a matter of life and death! Please!"
Gwen groaned as the pitcher disappeared and she started collapses. Kevin grabbed her. "You okay?" asked Kevin
"Yeah." said Gwen as she regained herself. "Anyway, I'm doing better than those Plumber kids."
"What did they expect, going into the Null Void? Not like we didn't warn them."
"We have to go get them out."
"You're not going in there! I've been there. It's -"
"I can handle it."
"No, you can't. There's too much riding on us being here." said Ben
"But, you heard Helen. They need help." said Star
"I know. That's why I'm going alone."
"Oh no, you are not going there alone. I'm coming with you."
"But Star..." Ben stopped talking as he noticed that Star was looking at him with a intense stare.
Later at Kevin's workshop. both Ben and Star were putting on a pack.
"Last time I went into the Null Void, I didn't need all this junk." said Ben
"Last time, you had a motor home full of cool, state-of-the-art Plumber gear." said Kevin
"Which you sold." said Star
"The point is, it's gonna be tricky to get you out. Even if I'm able to temporarily whip a doorway into the Null Void, these cables are the only thing connecting you two to -" said Gwen
"It's not a cable. The Plumber snack is an unbreakable, pandimensional retrieval system worth muncho dinero, which you are very lucky I have." said Kevin
Gwen connected the cables to both Ben's and Star's packs. "Aw, you'd miss use." said Ben
"I got better ways to spend my time than going to both of your funerals."
"Plus if it goes really wrong I can always use the dimensional scissors." said Star
Gwen's eyes started to as a portal started to open up. "I retraced the energy path from Helen's message. Hopefully, it will lead you to her location, but I don't know how long I can keep this open." said Gwen
Both Ben and Star activated the pack and started to fly into the portal. They soon found themselves in the Null Void.
"So this is the Null Void. To tell the truth I thought it would it would look deferent." said Star. They looked back and saw the portal close. Some creature were screaming for help as a beast was carrying them.
"We're coming." said Ben as he and Star as they used there pack to fly after him. Star then fired a magical blast and hit the beast. The blast hit the beast and it dropped the creature. The Beast started to fired blasts from its mouth. Ben and Star dodged the blasts. "This would be easier without the leash! Let's see how smart you are." Ben and Star flew the rocks and tied the cable to find of trip the beast as it flew into it. The beast was sent into a rock. Then Ben and Star flew back to the creature landed.
"Are you okay?" asked Star
"I knew it! I knew once mews of my capture had spread, The Wrench would never let me fall into the hand of D'void. We must flee. He'll be back - and not alone!" said the creature
"Uh, yeah, okay." said Ben
Ben grabbed the creature's hand and the started to fly away with Star following. They soon found a creator to rest in.
"If you two know The Wrench, he must be warned. This entire dimension is becoming destabilized." said the Creature
"Wait, slow down." said Star
"Who is The Wrench, anyway?" asked Ben
"What are the Helpers?"
"You two aren't helpers? But even so, how could you two not have heard of The Wrench, the only person who dares defy D'void and his null guardians?" said the creature
"Back up and start again. I don't understand anything -" said Ben. Then they were blast fired at them.
"Null guardians! They found us!" Ben and Star got ready for a fight. Then they heard a voice.
"Yee-ha!" They looked and saw Manny riding a beast.
"Ha! The Helpers!" said the Creature with Ben and Star.
The null guarding were about to attack Many when a big wind came and push them away. "Eat my dust doggies!" said Helen as she came to were Ben and Star were. "Come on. We don't have much - Ben, Star? I knew you'd come."
Many flew down. "What are you two doing here?" asked Manny
"I called Ben. We need him, Manny."
"Don't worry. We can get you back home. Just take our hands, and our friends will pull us -" said Ben
"No, Ben. You don't understand." said Helen. Then there was a roar.
"It's D'void." said Manny
"The null king is upon us! All is lost!" Said the creature
"Not yet, old man." Manny got off and put the creature on the beast he was riding and send him away.
"Ben, Star, you two need to go, too. You're too valuable to fall into D'void's hands. We'll act as decoys and lead him away."
"What? We're here. We can you beat this guy." said Ben
"Yeah!" agreed Star
"Nobody can beat D'void. Find The Wrench. Help him." said Manny
They started to head into battle.
"Oh, fine. We'll just sit this one out, then." said Star sarcastically
"Yeah, not too likely." said Ben
Both Ben and Star started to fly into the air. But the got stuck by the cable. They both started to pull on there own cords.
Manny and Helen were both fighting the null guardians. Then a man appeared out of a nest of null guardians. "Who dares defy D'void?" asked D'void
Manny tried to blast D'void but it did nothing. Ben and Star looked and saw D'void and Ben recognized him. "Dr. Animo?"
"You know him?" asked Star
Manny was hit by a null guardian into the hands of D'void. "What have we here? One of those annoying, little helpers?"
"Manny, no!" said Helen. She started to charged D'void but he stopped her by grabbing her.
"There's no help for you, helpers... and no hope at all!" said D'void
With Kevin and Gwen. They wait for Ben and Star to returned. Then the two cords dropped down.
"What happened?' asked Gwen
"I don't know. Reel them in." said Kevin. Then he ran and pulled a lever. The cords started to get pulled in.
"Come on! Hurry!"
"This is as fast as it goes." The cords came through the portal cut.
Back with the Plumber's helpers.
"Now, tell me, helper, where can I find your leader?" said the D'void
"doesn't matter what you do to us, D'void, we'll never betray The Wrench!" said Manny
"Perhaps you'll feel differently after watching my pets play tug-of-war with your friend."
"No!" said Helen with fear in her voice. D'void thru Manny and the null guardians started to attack him. The null guardians then got zapped by lightning.
"Who dares?!"
Manny was carried by Star with Ben transformed into Brainstorm was near by. "That isn't how to tell a joke, miscreant. First, I say, "Knock, knock." Then you say, "who dares?"" said Ben
"You would mock D'void?"
Star carrying Manny landed on a floating bolder. "D'void? AKA Dr. Animo? I most certainly would mock you. I'm doing so now, albeit subtly." Then Ben charged at D'void and grabbed him.
"You know my name, helper? How?!"
"Although I'm generally much too modest to boast, on rare occasions, I do come out of my shell." Ben open his skull and zapped D'void with lightning. That made D'void drop Helen. "It is difficult to believe. That electro-encephalitic mind blast should have been more than sufficient to render him insensate."
"Believe it. Now let's go!" said Helen as she grabbed Ben. Then grabbed Manny and Star as she ran away.
"So... a helper knows my name. But not for long!" said D'void
Later as Ben, Star, Helen and Manny were hiding from D'void with a family. They saw as the null guardians took some supplies and the man's son.
"Come on. We've got to help him." said Ben
Ben and Star were about to leave then Manny stopped them. "No." said Manny
Ben and Star noticed that one on Manny's hand was mechanical. "What happened to your -" said Ben
"D'void is too strong to fight."
"What's going on here?"
They followed Manny as they went deeper into the house.
"Thanks for hiding us. I'm - I'm so sorry about your son." said Helen
"D'void takes everything. Our only hope is The Wrench and you helpers." said the man
"Okay, who's The Wrench? Come to think of it who are you?" asked Ben
"Ben I thought you said the Null Void was a prison." said Star
"No, not a prison. A penal colony. Long ago, the Galvin created this pocket dimension so they could banish the criminals from the universe itself. To some it was a chance to start again. My ancestors have tilled these asteroids since the beginning." said the man
"Over time, other worlds discovered the Null Void and started dumping their criminals here, as well." said Helen
"But the Galvin had foreseen that problem and created the null guardians." said Manny
"It wasn't an easy life, but it was bearable... until he came. D'void somehow gained control of the null guardians. Now he reigns supreme, conscripting anyone -Everyone - to dig for cormite in his accursed mines." said the man
"I've tangled with the D'void before. On my world, he calls himself "Dr. Animo," and he has the power to control animals. That's how he's controlling the null guardians." said Ben
"You tangled with D'void? How did you survive?" asked Manny
"Not just survive. I won. Several times. This invulnerability and the whole crazy-strong thing - all new."
"Okay, so you take us back to Earth. We load up on equipment, find some reinforcement, and shut down D'void once and for all." said Manny
"I got this." said Star as she took out her dimensional scissors. She cut open a portal like she did several times before but the portal to Earth looked strange. It was a statickly then disappeared. "Okay, that's not supposed to happen."
"Okay, and we lost our tethers. So there's no way to get our team here to help. And we're stuck here, just like you." said Ben
"Great. Some saviors you brought us, Helen. They can't even save themselves." said Manny
Helen ran and pushed Manny back a little. "Ben has fought D'void before. Maybe he can help us. Anyway, that's not us to decide." said Helen
Manny just growled.
They soon found themselves at a stone bridge.
"This is where you live?" asked Star
"This is where he lives. We live... wherever." said Manny
"Helen! What have you done?!" said Pierce as he flew down on a pack. "You brought two outsiders here? Nobody gets to see The Wrench. Nobody!"
"They are friends, Pierce. I told you. Ben is the whole reason we came to find you here." said Helen
"Maybe. Or maybe this two are just some shape shifters, showing you what you want to see."
"Look, if you want to take us to see your boss, fine. If not, we'll find him ourselves." said Ben
"There's only one way to get to The Wrench. Across here... and through me."
"Fine by me." Ben took of his pack and Pierce took his off as well. "Some fight. You're a walking pincushion, and I'm empty-handed." Pierce grow a spike out and broke it off and tossed it to Ben. Ben caught the spike. "One spike against 300 - you're a real sport, Pierce."
"And you're dead meat, spy." Pierce said as he grew and charged Ben. He strike Ben with his spike but Ben block them with the spike he was given. Pierce trough a few kicks. Ben then tripped Pierce with the spike. Pierce tried to get up put a set of spikes on one of his arms was stuck in the rock. Ben charged at Pierce but his kicked the spike that Ben was holding and brock it. Pierce brock of the spike that were stuck in the rock.
"Oh, great." Pierce started to charge at Ben. Ben used the spike pieces to block his attacks. Pierce soon hit one of Ben's hands making him drop one of the spike pieces. "That was my video-game hand!" Pierce was going to attack but Ben slide under Pierces legs. Ben was going to attack him from the back. Then Pierce shot spikes. Ben dodged but accidently fell of the bridge. "Aaaahhh!" Star was shocked that Ben fall of the bridge. Ben grabbed the edge of the bridge.
"There's more where that came from."
Ben dropped the spike piece. "Okay, you win." Pierce helped Ben up.
"You didn't do too bad. At lest we know you're human. One of D'void's spies would have mopped the floor with me in a fair fight." They turned and saw that Star had pined Manny to the ground face down.
"Okay, what's going on here?"
"Well Manny here pulled his blaster on you. So I made sure he couldn't do anything." said Star
"I will say your companion has your back. Come on. I'll take you both to The Wrench." said Pierce. Star got off Manny and then Ben and Star followed Pierce to were The Wrench lived. He moved the drape so they could enter. "Ah, don't eat anything he offers you." Pierce warned both Ben and Star. Ben and Star entered the hut and started to make there way to the man sitting in a robe.
"Uh, Mr. Wrench, I don't mean to get in the middle of your war, but this whole dimension is destabilizing -" said Ben
"Why don't you tell me about it over a bowl of my famous centipede gumbo?" said The Wrench as he turned around reviling he was grandpa Max. Both Ben and Star gasps as they saw who The Wrench was. Then Ben and Max started to hug and the started to laugh. Star was happy to see that Max was alive. Then Ben and Max broke the hug.
"So... you going to make us ask?" asked Star
"Well, when I detonated that Null-Void grenade, it didn't blast me to kingdom come. It blasted me here. I meant to come home, but once I saw how badly these folks were being oppressed -"
"You took it upon yourself to eighty-six Dr. Animo's reign once and for all." said Ben
"Yeah, or at least throw a monkey wrench into the machinery."
"Hence, "The Wrench.""
"And the helpers - Plumber's helpers." said Star
Pierce walked up to the group.
"Pierce here helped me round up everyone willing to fight D'void. But enough about me. What are you two doing here? How did you two get here? And how on Earth did Pierce beat you, Ben?" asked Max
"I kind of let him win." said Ben
"I kind of figured that out." said Star
"You what?!" said Pierce with a hint of anger
"I figured it was the only way you would lead me to The Wrench - uh, Grandpa. What I've learned is that the Null Void is actually disintegrating." said Ben
"Oh, then it's happening faster than I thought. Pierce, gather your team." said Max. Pierce gather his team and brought them there. "This is cormite" Max said as he put a piece of cormite. on the table.
"We know that. Half the Null Voiders are slaving away in D'void's mine, digging that stuff up." said Manny
"What you don't know is why." Max flipped a switch and a drill and a furnace appeared.
"D'void burns the cormite in this furnace, which feeds his dimensional bore, which is literally ripping a hole in the barrier between the two dimensions." said Pierce
"D'void want to escape and bring his army of null guardians with him to conquer the Earth." said Helen
"Guerrilla tactics are no longer an option. We have to mount an all-out attack on his citadel." said Pierce
"Why fight our way in when we can hitch a ride?" asked Ben
Soon later the null guardians started to carry some supplies to the citadel. The null guardians dropped of the supplies.
"Now!" said Max as the they jumped out of the supplies. They started to fight the null guardians. Ben activated the omnitrix and hit it.
"Chromastone!" Ben and Star started to fire blasts in the sky and hit some null guardians. Manny and Helen started to attack the null guardians as well. Pierce shot spike at some of the null guardians. Max jumped up on the back of the null guardian and hit the beast with a metal poll and shocked it and send it crashing to the ground. Ben and Star were blasting.
"Ben, Star, here's a path to the bore. Pierce, you're with me. We're taking that thing out." Ben and Star started to blast the null guardians in the way. Then Max and Pierce made there way to the furnace followed by Ben and Star. "Nice work, Ben and Star."
"It's not over." Ben said as D'void showed himself. Ben and Star started to blast D'void but the blasts did nothing. Ben then turned back to normal.
"Max Tennyson. So you're the mysterious Wrench. And young Ben - always a pleasure to try and end your miserable, interfering life." said D'void
"Are you still a doctor, Animo?"
"What?!"
"'Cause it hurts when I do thins!" Ben activated the omnitrix and hit it. "Humongousaur!" Ben grow bigger and then punched him thru the ground. "See? I told you it hurts."
"Give me a moment, and I'll show you real pain."
"Thanks, anyway. I'll pass." Ben then stepped on D'void. D'void then through Ben off him sending flying. He started to laugh evilly.
"It's a shame to have to end this, but I've almost drilled the dimensional wall, and I have a whole planet to conquer."
Ben then turned into a different alien. "Brainstrom! Here's a display of electro-cranial power that I know you'll get a charged out of." Ben then send a bolt of lightning towards D'void and Star fired some magical blasts. The lightning and the magical blast did nothing to D'void as he laughed evilly some more as he started to walk towards them. D'void punched Star and kicked Ben sending them flying. Ben turned back to normal. Max ran over to were Ben and Star landed.
"Ben, try Swampfire's methane attack." said Max
"It's no use, grandpa. He's getting stronger. When I fought him outside the citadel, Brainstorm scrambled his egg. But here... That's it! Star, Grandpa, hang tight." Ben started to run.
"What are you doing?" asked Star and Max
"Ben Tennyson fleeing before me... The Wrench at my mercy... and then a world to conquer." said D'void
"Sounds like a busy day. I hope you had a big breakfast." said Ben near the furnace.
"What?"
"Ben, get away from there." said Max
"This furnace - it doesn't just power the drill. It powers him. That's why he's so much stronger here in his fortress. And that's why it has to go!" said Ben. Then he dropped into the furnace.
"No!" shouted Max
"BEN!" shouted Star
As Ben was falling he activated the omnitrix and hit it. "Big Chill!" Ben continued to fall. "Let's just how cold I can make it."
"Ben!" said both Star and Max as they ran to the furnace.
"You two will join him soon enough." said D'void as he got closer to both Star and Max. Star and Max both got ready for a fight. "What?!" D'void said as some smoke came out. Then the drill started to freeze over and soon started to snow. "Impossible!" The null guardians started to fly away. "No! Noo!" D'void charged at Max and Star. Max punched him and Star round housed kicked D'void to the ground. Ben came out of the whole with a huge ice glacier and turned back to normal.
"Nice work." said Ben
"I did have a big breakfast." said Max
Ben slide down. "All right!" said Manny
"Way to go!" said Helen
They celebrated for the victory.
"Pierce, take charge of D'void. Helen, Manny, make sure everyone is out of those mines. And keep a lookout for guardians. We've still got a lot of work to -" said Max
Then a purple light appeared. Then it started to open up. Gwen was open it up. "Ben! Star! are you here?" said Gwen
"Gwen! check out what I found!" said Ben
"Hi, pumpkin!" said Max
"Grandpa!" said Gwen as she have a hard time keeping it open. "I can barely keep this doorway open. You've got to hurry!"
"You heard her, grandpa. Get the helpers. Time to go." said Ben
"I can't go, Ben. We have to finish things here. Get those guardians working like they're supposed to. Make sure everyone's safe." said Max
"Then, I'll stay, too I can help."
"If Ben's staying then I'm staying." said Star
"The Earth needs you two to protect it, Ben and Star." said Max
"Then, help me. I need you." said Ben
"Not anymore, Ben. You proved that to day. You as well Star you two make a great team."
"I can't lose you again."
"Never happen. We'll find our way back when our work is done here. And, besides, I'm always with you."
Star watched as Ben and Max hugged. "Max! Thanks! Good luck!" said Star
"Ben, Star, hurry!" said Gwen
Ben helped Star trough the portal. Then Gwen grabbed Ben's hand and started to pull him up. Then Star and Kevin grabbed Ben's hand. "Time to come home, Ben." said Kevin. Then three pulled Ben up and through the portal.