Eventually, Max pulled the RV into the parking lot of a local hotel. Of course, he had no idea that the tracker on the underside of the vehicle was broadcasting his location to a band of shifty characters.
"It's stopped, we've got it now" CF said happily "it's time for round 2 with the alien."
"Yeah, only this time, you dipsticks were smart enough to bring me along" Ember said "and when that alien freak hears my new single, he'll just die."
"Um, actually, we need it alive" CF replied.
"You guys never let me have any fun" Ember whined.
Within minutes, the Bean Brigade members pulled up to the hotel. "Okay, now we just have to find the old man and the kids" CF said, "how the heck do we do that without causing a scene?"
"We don't" Ember said, blasting the nearby wall with her guitar. Temblor followed suit by shaking the foundation of the hotel.
"What's going on, an earthquake?" Max asked, as he and the kids were roused out of their sleep.
"They don't have earthquakes in Georgia" Gwen said, "or at least, not that I've heard."
"I know why" Ben said, looking out the window "those guys are back."
He pointed to the courtyard where the Bean Brigade members were wreaking havoc. "Well they're about to get a little lesson, courtesy of Professor Fourarms" Ben said.
"Be careful" Gwen said "for all we know, they could be trying to lure you into a trap."
Ben said nothing but instead transformed into the muscular alien and bounded out the door after the villains.
"I have a bad feeling about this, grandpa" Gwen said.
"Me too" Max replied.
"Turn up the vibrations a little more" CF instructed "not enough to destroy the hotel, just enough to get the old guy's attention."
"You've got my attention" Fourarms said, before one of his fists plowed into Temblor's face.
"Where's plant boy?" CF asked.
"None of your beeswax" Fourarms replied, "now are you going to leave, or do I have to make you?"
"You think you're so tough?" Ember said "try this on for size!"
Her guitar shot forth with its' ghostly fist and it deftly knocked the massive alien for a loop.
"Keep it up" CF ordered "and we'll have him down in no time."
"It'll take more than some rocker punk to take me down" Fourarms replied; making one of his great leaps, he landed in front of the other baddies. He grabbed Ed and tossed him at Ember, but she simply let him phase right through her.
"This blows, seriouslyyyy!" he exclaimed, before landing in the outdoor pool.
Undaunted, Fourarms grabbed a pool chair and hurled it at her, but she destroyed it with a blast of her guitar.
"What else you got?"
From their room, Gwen & Max watched Ben's fruitless battle.
"We have to help him" Gwen said "if this keeps up, he'll transform back into Ben and then he'll be in big trouble."
"What we need is a distraction" Max said.
"I know just the thing" Gwen replied, "but you might not like it."
Meanwhile, Fourarms was getting discouraged that his attacks failed to defeat the spectral singer.
"I can't see why these lamewads were having such trouble with you before" Ember said "oh wait, yes I can. Anyway, this has been fun, not, but now it's time for me to quit toying around."
Before she could ready another blast from her guitar, a familiar black shape flipped in front of Fourarms.
"Gwen?" the alien asked, "now what are you doing?"
"That's what I'd like to know" Ember replied, "who's the freak in the stupid costume?"
"The name's Lucky Girl" Gwen said "remember it, because it'll be the name of the one who defeats you."
"And just how are you planning to do that?" Ember asked.
I sure hope this works Gwen thought nervously, before producing the spellbook.
"Ignatois, veritus!" she shouted.
Suddenly, to the amazement of everyone, including Gwen, a blast of energy shot from her hands, blasting Ember to the ground.
"How'd you do that?" Fourarms asked, still amazed.
"Magic" Gwen replied "although I didn't think it would work that well. Hurry, we've got to get out of her before she comes to."
"You don't have to tell me twice" Fourarms said, but not before hurling a potted plant at CF to delay his escape.
Eventually, the Rust Bucket was on the road again, and not a moment too soon, as Fourarms turned back into plain old Ben again.
"Well Ben, do you think I'm a loser now?" Gwen asked smugly.
"I always think you're a loser" Ben replied "but if you mean do I think you'd make a good hero, than yeah. But you still have a long way to go to catch up with me."
"This whole thing doesn't make sense" Max said, interrupting Ben's thoughts "how could those characters have found us?"
"More importantly, who are they, and what do they want?" Gwen asked.
"I think I know what they want" Max said, "and why they want it."
"The Omnitrix?" Ben asked "good luck, they'll never be able to get it off."
"Unless they kill you" Gwen said.
"Well, let's just hope they don't figure that part out" Ben replied.
"I'd better look these guys up on the Internet" Gwen said "maybe I can get a better idea of who we're dealing with."
"Good idea" Max said, "something tells me we'll be running into them again."
Meanwhile, the BB members returned to their recent temporary HQ to report their failure to Hannibal.
"We had the alien" CF began "but then that Lucky Girl showed up and ruined things."
"I've got a score to settle with her!" Ember said.
"It appears as though I do as well" Hannibal said "this 'Lucky Girl' seems ta show up wherever the aliens are. Perhaps we can use this ta our advantage."
"How?" Temblor asked.
"Launch another attack ta lure the alien out of hiding" Hannibal said, "but this time, when she shows up, and she will, grab her. Then we use her as bait ta bring the aliens right to us. And find out if she's as lucky as her name indicates."
Looks like Gwen's desire to be a hero is about to get her in big trouble. In the next chapter, the BB take the fight to the Rust Bucket and take Gwen prisoner. What else happens? You'll have to read and find out.