Ben didn't know it, but he was about to get his wish. For at that moment, members of the Bean Brigade arrived in a rent-a-car.

"Dude, you couldn't have rented a cooler car?" Motor Ed asked Control Freak, "I can't be seen in a thing like this, I have a reputation to uphold, seriously."

"I was being inconspicuous" CF replied, "now keep an eye out for that camper, I'm sure it's here somewhere."

"And how do you know?" Temblor asked

"Because, I traced the car here to Georgia, and calculated its' destination based on the speed and velocity. That and this was the only place to stop for about 20 miles."

"There it is, seriously" Ed said.

The villains stopped their car and approached the camper. "First, we trick it out with this little gizmo" CF said, pulling a rectangular device from his coat and affixing it to the bottom of the vehicle, "then, we find the old man and torture the alien secrets out of him!"

"Then let's do this" Temblor responded.

"Isn't the acorn interesting?" Max asked his two bored grandkids "funny how something so small can become something so big."

"Yeah that's neat, can we go now?" Ben asked.

"Are you kidding?" Max replied, "there's still a lot more acorn related knowledge to be had."

Both kids groaned; "What I wouldn't give for some kind of alien attack right now" Gwen said.

Blam!

Suddenly, the doors to the place blew open, and the Brigade members stood at the ready.

"Attention people, be very alarmed!" CF began "for the Bean Brigade is here!"

To show that they meant business, Temblor used his gauntlets to uproot several of the nearby trees, sending people rushing off in panic.

"Okay, I wasn't hoping for this" Gwen replied.

"Maybe not, but I was" Ben said "it's hero time."

"Quit wasting time" CF ordered "we need to find the old guy."

"And how are we supposed to do that, seriously?" Ed asked, "there's like, a bagillion people here or something."

"Hey, you nature hating jerks" came a deep voice "why don't you get lost before I make you into mulch."

"Who said that?" CF asked, looking around for the source.

"I did" came the voice again. The villains looked and saw a humanoid plant creature talking to them.

"I think that's one of the aliens we're looking for" CF said "you know what to do."

"Why don't you do something instead of barking orders?" Temblor asked.

"Cause I'm the smart one and the only one knowledgeable in the ways of aliens, that's why" CF said.

Because he was arguing, he didn't notice the seed bombs tossed at him until it was too late.

"You guys are pathetic" Wildvine said "you could at least give me a challenge."

"You want a challenge?" Temblor said "when I'm done with you, there won't be enough fertilizer in the world to help you!"

"Bring it on chump!"

"Remember, we need to take him alive!" CF shouted.

While the fighting was going on, Max was trying to find a suitable escape route.

"If Ben keeps them busy long enough we can slip away unnoticed" he said, only to receive no response "Gwen? Gwen?"

Wildvine used his powerful vines to wrap around Temblor's gauntlets, preventing him from using his powers.

"You talk big, but it looks like you're no match for me" he bragged.

"Maybe not, but I am!" came a voice from above. Wildvine barely had a chance to look upward before a blast of cold hit him right in the face.

"About time you showed up Weather Vane" CF said, "now, how about putting our little plant friend on ice?"

"One frozen asparagus, coming up" WV said.

But Wildvine had time to recover and hurled some seed bombs at her to cover his escape.

"After him!" CF ordered "we need him in one piece preferably."

"Leave the plant alone bad guys!" came another voice, this one young and female.

CF & Ed turned to the doorway and found it blocked by a little girl in a black costume.

"Sorry to disappoint you little girl, but Halloween is over" CF said mockingly.

"This from a guy dressed like something out of Star Trek" Gwen replied "and for your information, I'm Lucky Girl and that plant thing is friend of mine. So leave him alone or you'll have to deal with me."

Both villains laughed heartily "you've got to be kidding" CF said, "what can you possibly do, besides dress stupidly?"

"This" Gwen said, dropping several smoke bombs. While the two villains struggled to see, Gwen attacked them with karate moves. When the smoke cleared, Lucky Girl was victorious over the two bad guys.

"Now to help Ben" she said, rushing off.

Speaking of Ben, he sure needed help. His seed bombs had only bought him a temporary reprieve and now he was being assaulted by both Temblor and Weather Vane. And it was getting more and more difficult to avoid the earthquake tremors and the blasts of freezing cold.

"Not to worry, Lucky Girl is here!" Gwen announced her presence.

"Gwen? I thought I told you to give up this Lucky Girl stuff" Wildvine said.

"And let you have all the fun? No way" Gwen said "I know I don't have a magic stone anymore, but…"

"Look out!" Wildvine shouted as Temblor turned his attention away and attacked the ground under Gwen.

Quickly, she flipped into the air and pulled something out of her costume; it unfolded into the hoverboard Ben had given her.

"Good thing I kept this" she said "maybe I should give it a name or something. But I think I'll wait until after we beat these guys."

With Temblor otherwise distracted, Wildvine was able to extend his vines forward and suspend him from a nearby oak tree.

"What the?" the evil mercenary asked, as he found himself upside down.

"What do you know, I guess these old trees aren't so boring after all" Wildvine replied, before turning to Weather Vane "and now for you. The forecast predicts a hundred percent chance of pain, with a few slight bruises."

"You don't frighten me, you walking broccoli" WV said "I can flash freeze you then burn you to a crisp."

"Let's see you try, you…" suddenly, he heard the signature sound of the Omnitrix powering down "uh-oh, not now!"

Wildvine quickly ducked behind a nearby tree before transforming back into plain old Ben Tennyson.

"Okay, now what do I do?" Ben asked. He got his answer when he saw the Rust Bucket crash through the wall of the building.

"Let's go you two!" Max shouted. Ben made a beeline for the RV, with Gwen right behind him. WV and Temblor could only watch as the RV drove off, the former making no attempt to stop it.

"What happened?" CF said, as he came to, "last thing I remember, some little girl was kicking my butt."

"I hope that didn't happen, cause I'll never live it down, seriously" Ed added.

"Where's the alien?" CF said, surveying the area "don't tell me he got away!"

"He won't get far" WV said, "provided that tracker of yours works. But I think we'd better call the boss and ask for backup."

"Good plan" CF said "next time we fight that alien, we'll be ready for him."

Meanwhile, the Rust Bucket was already a far distance from the site of the attack. And it was then that Ben chose to speak to his cousin.

"What the heck were you doing in there?" he asked.

"Saving your butt, as usual" Gwen replied "you can thank me later."

"Thank you?!" Ben asked angrily "I totally had those freaks!"

"Oh really?" Gwen said "so Wildvine would've been able to take care of that weather lady by himself?"

"I didn't see you doing anything to stop her!"

"I would have!"

"Both of you, knock it off" Max said, "Gwen, I know you just want to help Ben, but you need to be more careful. You could've gotten killed today."

"I'm sorry grandpa" Gwen said solemnly, "I just really want to be Lucky Girl again. I miss that thrill."

"Then why don't you start studying that spellbook?" Max suggested "in the meantime, we'd better find a place to camp out for the night."

"One thing still puzzles me" Gwen said "who were those guys that attacked the festival, and what did they want?"

"Probably some local crooks or something" Ben said, "I'm sure we won't be seeing them again."

But Gwen wasn't so sure.

Gwen's suspicions prove to be correct as the BB launch an attack on their hotel room. Will even Ben's alien powers prove a match for Ember? Read and find out.