The group was finally close enough to hear them speaking. "I wonder what they did to them that was so bad they'd start a war over it." Kevin whispered.

"Coming from the guy who was stuck inside the Null Void for…" Ben started.

Gwen cleared her throat. "Guys." She whispered.

"Sorry."

"You certainly have a way with them." Elena whispered.

"Thanks, I think."

"Anyway, it looks like we're going to find out why." Ben whispered. Everyone turned to the group.

"Ship!"

"Ship, quiet." Julie said. The group remained silent so they could hear the other race or races speaking.

"We'll make them suffer for what they've done. Trapping us here, keeping us prisoner. No race on this world will be left except for us." The apparent leader said.

"Excuse me, sir, if I may." A voice spoke up. "Why start a war over this? Most races came to this planet to find peace away from their homeworlds."

"These people have kept us away, never gave us a fair chance."

"Well, to be fair, we are one of the more primative and feared races, but they just can't seem to see past that. If we start a war, no race will trust our kind at all." Another voice said.

"But they kept us locked up here for no reason. It's either us or them." The leader said.

"This has gotten way out of hand." Ben said. "Come on, we better get over there."

"I wouldn't…" Elena began, then she hesitated. She knew it'd be pointless to stop Ben. They all headed over to the group, however, it seemed like they were unaware they were even around.

"That's weird, it's like they can't even see us." Ben said.

"Who are you?" Everyone turned around. The leader of the group had spotted them and it caught the attention of everyone else, too. For a second, everyone was so surprised that they couldn't say anything.

Gwen stepped up. "It's okay, we're just taking a look around this planet. We don't want to cause any trouble."

"I see, I have never seen your kind here before." The leader said.

"Well, to be fair, we didn't even know about this place." Julie told him. "We came here to…uh…"

"Gather research on the planet's natural resources." Elena finished. Everyone stared at her like she was crazy. Even she knew it was stupid, but it was all she could come up with.

"Next time leave the excuses to us." Kevin whispered.

"It's for an environment studies program." Gwen explained.

"Do as you must, but if our paths ever cross again, you'll regret it." The leader said.

"Don't…" One of the voices said.

"Okay, what's going on? Why are you so mad at this planet's inhabitants?" Elena asked.

"Look, take this from somebody with experience." Kevin spoke up. "Fighting out of anger gets you nowhere, it just causes problems."

"The only problem is the inhabitants of this world. They, along with your race, will be extinguished from the universe." The leader said, and got ready to strike Kevin. Luckily, Gwen put up a mana shield in time to save him.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Ben said. The others were getting up to attack as well.

"There's too many, we're outnumbered!" Elena said.

"Tell us something we don't know." Kevin said, hitting the ground. He absorbed the rock and got ready. Ben was going through the forms on the Omnitrix and pressed the button down.

"Swampfire!" He shot a fire blast into the crowd.

"Ship!" Julie called. He formed into a battlesuit around her. She followed Ben's lead and aimed a blast into the crowd as well.

Elena couldn't find a weapon, so she just settled for knocking them out. As soon as the opponents ran off, she turned to Julie. Ship had returned to normal size. "Guess I was wrong about you." She said. "You're a freak, just like them."

"Excuse me?" Julie asked.

"You heard me."

"Hey, guys! Cut it out!" Ben said, getting in between them. The leader was getting up.

"Look out!" Something grabbed them and pulled them away. When Ben woke up, he looked around.

"Whoa, where are we?" He asked, noticing the change of location. They were now in an area covered in ice. The others got up, all feeling just as confused as he did.