"So in order to see her, we need to take this guy down." Kevin said.

"No, not exactly." The Crystalsapien said. "This will be a one-on-one battle."

"Can you give us a minute?" Ben asked. The group huddled together. "Okay, now this I wasn't expecting."

"There's no way I'm going near that walking rock." Elena said. "No offense." She added, remembering Kevin's powers.

"None taken." Kevin said.

"Well, since Elena and I don't have any powers, it'd be safer if we sat this one out." Julie said.

"Okay, so then it's one of us." Ben said. Elena turned to Julie, a little surprised.

"He'll absorb anything that I throw at him." Gwen pointed out.

"Not to mention reflect it back at twice the power." Kevin added.

"Okay, I guess I'll go." Ben said.

"How are you going to defeat him?" Julie asked. "I don't think any of your aliens can match up against him."

"I have to at least try." Ben pointed out. "We don't really have much choice here." The group stepped out.

"Good luck." Julie said. She turned to Elena. "I think we should talk. Come on." The two girls went off unnoticed while Gwen and Kevin stayed to support Ben.

"So, I take it you'll be the one fighting for your team?" The Crystalsapien asked.

"That's right." Ben said.

"Ready when you are."

"Bring it on!" Ben said. He scrolled through the Omnitrix, selected the form he wanted, and pressed down on it.

"Swampfire!" The Crystalsapien was surprised for a moment. Then he fired a beam at him. He jumped out of the way.

In the spaceship, Julie walked over to Elena. "What's up with you? You've been distancing yourself from the rest of the team, not helping out during the fights, are you really part of the team here?"

"Look, you don't know anything about me." Elena said. "I'm not like the rest of the Plumbers. I don't have any powers."

"Not all of the Plumbers have powers." Julie pointed out. "Ben told me about how a group of them helped protect Bellwood several years back. And I'm like them." Elena looked up. "I don't have any powers. Ship just becomes my battle suit when I need to fight."

"So, how come I never see you around the base?" Elena asked.

"Well, I'm still in training." Julie told her. "Most of the time, I'm either training with a group of Plumbers' kids or helping Ben with a mission."

"He's really lucky to have someone like you around." Elena said.

"Do you like him?"

"Well, he's okay. He did help save my father once." Elena pointed out. "For a couple weeks, I did have a crush on him, but I'm going through something right now."

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, I've been having problems with my boyfriend since I returned to Bellwood. I don't know if I can keep my cover anymore."

"Look, if he really likes you, he'll understand." Julie said. "On our first date, Ben ended up revealing his secret, but I knew something was up, the way he kept running off. I hope he's okay."

"Please, he might be a lot of things, but I know he can handle himself well in battle." Elena said.

Back at the battle, Swampfire had fallen to the ground. "Ben!" Gwen started to run over to him, but Kevin stopped her.

"Don't! If we interfere, we'll never get in."

"I'm not just going to sit here and watch my cousin get beaten to a pulp!"

"Guys, you know I can hear you, right?" Swampfire pointed out. The Crystalsapien fired another strong beam. He dodged it. "What does it take with this thing?"

"He's using direct sunlight to power up his attacks." Gwen pointed out. "If we hit him in his blind spot, we should be able to stop him."

Swampfire threw a fire ball at him, then ran forward. However, the Crystalsapien managed to fire a direct beam right at him, turning him into a million tiny pieces.

"You were no match for me." The Crystalsapien said. However, he was soon hit from behind and knocked down, hard.

"That's for trying to tear me apart." Swampfire said. He managed to regenerate and get behind him while he looked over the remains. He changed back to normal and the others ran over to him. The girls had returned and they joined up with him, too.

"Nice job, man." Kevin said.

"You okay, Ben?" Julie asked.

"Ship?"

"Yeah, but I'm not doing that again." Ben said. Slowly, the Crystalsapien started to get up. Everyone took on fighting stances.

"You did well." The Crystalsapien said. "Not many have been able to defeat me in battle. I shall now lead you to the mistress myself."

"Thanks, I guess." Ben said. The group followed him back inside.