Incursean Invasion-Part 3
Plumber HQ
Ben slowly backed away from the advancing threesome. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"We're giving you up. It's the only way to save Earth," replied Max.
"Ok, I'm going to the loo (toilet). Call me if you need me," Barack Obama said. He walked out of the conference room.
"All right Ben. There's no reason to resist. If you come quietly, we won't harm you," Gwen told him, "but if you don't, we'll have no choice but to subdue you. Either way, you're coming with us."
"I'm hoping you'll try something. I've wanted to beat you up since we were kids," said Kevin.
"Sorry guys, but I'm not going down without a fight, even if it's against my family and friends!" retorted Ben.
"I'm sorry I have to do this to you Ben," said Max. He pulled out an ion blaster and set the mode on stun. Then he aimed it at Ben. Ben quickly transformed into Lodestar and yanked the gun out of Max's hands with his magnetic powers before the latter could fire it.
"All right you two deal with him," muttered Max. Gwen summoned her spheres of mana, which she threw at Ben. Ben transformed into Upchuck and swallowed it.
"Come on Gwen. That was the oldest trick in the book. Don't you think I've memorized your opening moves by now?" asked Ben. He unloaded his projectile at Kevin, who was charging in for an attack. The missile threw Kevin against the wall, cracked his aluminum armor and knocked him out.
"That's enough fighting for a day!" Max declared as he threw a concussion grenade at Ben, hoping to knock the boy out. Ben threw it back at Max and the resulting blast knocked Max out too. Now there were only two people left standing. It was Ben against his cousin.
"The offer to surrender is still open, you know," Gwen stated as she slowly backed Ben into a corner. She formed a giant hand out of mana and attempted to restrain him. Ben transformed into Goop and slipped through the fingers. Ben attempted to slither away, but Gwen chanted Thanatis Icatis Exodus. The tornado separated Goop from his anti-gravity projector and rendered him helpless. However, Ben managed to hit the Omnitrix button beforehand and transform into Stinkfly. He shot streams of goo at Gwen, who back flipped over all of them. Ben then attempted to fly away, but Gwen cried Facio Gravis, which increased the gravity on Ben and forced him to make a crash-landing on the floor.
"Have you had enough yet?" asked Gwen.
"Not even close. This would actually be a great training exercise if it wasn't so serious," replied Ben as he struggled to pick himself off the floor. Ben transformed into CharmAlien and went into camouflage mode.
"I can still track you even if I can't see you," said Gwen.
"I'm not running away. I'm just attacking in a new direction," Ben said as he made for the exit. Gwen blocked off the exit with a dome of mana, but Ben slipped through the cracks as Nanomech without being seen. He entered a storage closet and called Rook on his cell phone.
"Hey Rook! Where are you? I need your help!"
"What is it Ben. Are you hurt?"
"Not yet, but Gwen, Kevin and Grandpa Max have turned on me. They want to sell me to the Incurseans in exchange for Earth's safety."
"No! That cannot be true!"
"It is true. Can you get to Plumber HQ to help me out? I've knocked out Kevin and Grandpa Max, but Gwen's still searching for me. It's only a matter of time before she finds me."
"I will see what I can do, but do not get your hopes up. I am still on the Incursean ship and it is going to take at least thirsty minutes for me to get to you, even with my proto-truck."
"I have to go! I can hear Gwen approaching."
"Good luck Ben! I hope you do not kill any of them. They are still our partners after all."
"Come out cousin! I know you're in there!" said Gwen.
"How right you are," Ben agreed as he appeared. Gwen yelled Silicus Miles Sasitatio. Four rock creatures appeared and wrestled Ben to the ground.
"Now I've got you where I want you," said Gwen.
"Could've fooled me," replied Ben as he absorbed the creature's energy by transforming into Chromastone. Eradico Gwen shouted and a sphere of mana encased Chromastone. Ben simply dissolved the sphere and transformed into Terraspin, who blew Gwen onto the ceiling. Gwen muttered Tardis Motis and made the strong winds disappear. Finally, Ben had enough.
"I swore I wouldn't hurt you, but I'm getting tired of this," Ben said. He transformed into Ultimate Echo-Echo and unleashed his sonic boom on Gwen. Gwen conjured up heavy-duty ear muffs to block out the noise.
"Hah! You'll have to do better than that!" she said.
"Then try and block this!" Ben said as he transformed into Way Big and readied his ray beam. Gwen conjured up a shield, but the shield started to crack under the strain. She decided to do a teleportation spell that removed her from the beam's path. The beam left a giant crater fifty feet in diameter. Ben looked into it in shock.
"What have I done?" he moaned. "I've killed my favorite cousin!"
"Relax. You haven't killed me just yet," replied Gwen.
She went full Anodite and paralyzed Way Big by striking his only weak spot, the red fin on the back of his head. For the next half hour, Ben and Gwen fought, each countering the other's moves. Ben cycled through every single alien on his Omnitrix except for two: Atomix and Alien X. He decided to use them now.
"Oh boy. I'm exhausted. How about we just call this a draw and forget it ever happened," offered Gwen.
"I've got a few more aliens up my sleeve," replied Ben.
"Ah, I see. Are you planning on transforming into Atomix and wiping me out?" asked Gwen.
"Well, of course I wouldn't! The most I would do would be to render you unconscious."
"I'd like to see you try."
"You asked for it!" Ben transformed into Atomix and prepared his attack. He chose watered down version on his ultimate attack, just powerful enough to level an entire city and kill everyone in it.
"HAA-MEE-NA HAA-MEE-NA HAA-MEE-NA-HA… Nuclear Winner!" Ben cried. At the same time, Gwen shouted Presidium, creating a gigantic dome of mana to protect her, Grandpa Max and Kevin from the blast. When the smoke cleared, Plumber HQ was in ruins. The only standing part of the building was the bathroom in which President Obama took refuge in.
Ben reverted back to normal, utterly exhausted. Gwen lowered her shield and smiled at Ben.
"Nice job Ben. I never knew you could do that!"
"Thanks. Does that mean we're best buds again?"
"Think again! I'm still not done with you just yet."
"Come on Gwen. I'm tired, you're tired. I almost killed you with that last attack. Don't make me do something else I'm going to regret later."
"Huh? What else can you do? You've cycled through every one of your aliens. There's nothing left for you to transform into."
"You're forgetting about my most powerful alien."
"Hah! Alien X? Sure you can do just about anything with that one, but you'll have to convince Serena and Bellicus to help you. Fat chance of that happening."
"I can get them to remove your powers, leaving you defenseless."
"You wouldn't dare! You need my help to deal with Milleous!"
"What?! So you guys weren't going to sell me out after all?"
"Nope. We just wanted you to think that. It was quite fascinating to see your reaction, you know."
Kevin and Max woke up.
"Hey Ben! Did Gwen tell you about the trick we played on you?" asked Max.
"That wasn't funny Grandpa. You guys almost got killed."
"Well, it was a good sparring session, wasn't it Tennyson?" asked Kevin.
"It was all right. Just don't pull one on me like that while acting so serious! I thought it was for real!" (Cue the hugs and kisses).
"We can all get along well now?" asked Obama as he walked back into what was left of the room.
"Let me guess. You knew about this all along, didn't you?" asked Ben.
"Yup. That's why I took a two hour trip to the loo. I knew it was the safest place on this base to hide in while you four engaged in a three on one. Then, just as you guys were about to kill each other, I would walk in with a peace offer."
"Well you were too late. We made up a few minutes before you walked in."
"I hadn't counted on you dragging on the battle for so long Ben."
"Skip the chitchat. What's the new plan?" asked Max.
"While I was in the loo, I was informed by the Secretary of State that we have formed a United States in Exile or as I like to call it, USE. Also, the world community has formed the new United Nations, as the old one is currently occupied by Millious."
"Where is it?" Ben asked.
"Both the USE and the UN have their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. We have asked the UN to recognize the USE as the sole legitimate government of the United States. This requires a vote by the Security Council, which we are not a part of. Heck, we aren't even a member yet. I need you four to come with me to rally support for our membership."
"That's all good, but how are we going to get there? The Incurseans have confiscated all our Plumber ships," said Max.
"I've still got Air Force One."
"Yeah, well none of us know how to fly a plane," said Gwen.
"Allow me," said Rook.
Five minutes later, everyone was aboard Air Force One, nervously approaching the Incursean blockade.
"Halt! Turn this plane around or prepare to be shot down!" demanded Princess Attea.
"I don't think so!" replied Gwen. She chanted and the plane disappeared.
"Where did they go?" Attea demanded.
"I have no idea. They just vanished," replied a technician.
"Oh well, I'll just tell daddy we obliterated them."
"He won't like being told lies."
"What daddy doesn't know won't kill him," Attea replied.
The White House
"Incursean forces have shot down a Boeing 747 believed to be carrying Ben Tennyson and company. There appear to be no survivors," reported Will Harangue.
"Excellent. Now that I'm rid of Ben Tennyson, I can begin phase two: world domination," crowed Millious.
"Um sir, you might want to look at this," said a soldier.
"What is it?" Millious snapped.
"Your daughter never destroyed the plane. It just disappeared on its own."
"Argggh! FIND ME THAT PLANE YOU NUMSKULLS!" Milleous raged.
Geneva, Switzerland, UN HQ
Air Force One landed safely on the tarmac at Geneva International and six people walked out.
"Escort us immediately to the UN," Obama said.
"And who might you me sir?" the chauffeur asked.
"I am Barrack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States and I am currently on the run from alien forces."
"I see. Get in Mr. President." Everyone piled into the limo and sped towards the temporary UN building. The Secretary of State met them at the entrance to the compound.
"Come on. The world is about to vote on our fate," he said.
The UN General Secretary was tally up votes for the inclusion of the USE into the UN.
"Fifteen for, zero against."
He turned to the Secretary of State. "Congratulations. You are now a part of the UN community.
The delegate from France spoke up. "I vote we give the newest member a seat on the Security Council."
"I second it," said the delegate from Great Britain.
"Motion passes. It is time to vote…now," said the Secretary General.
Moments later, the USE was given a permanent seat on the Security council.
"As is customary, I invite the leader of the new member state to make a speech. Mr. Obama, would you be so kind to do so?"
Obama stepped on the podium to deliver his speech.
"As all of you know, an alien invader has taken over the United States. He is a brutal tyrant who only wishes to exploit our resources. I call on all nations to assist us in driving out this madman. Remember, it is us today. It may be you tomorrow."
"I call a vote on the use of force to liberate the United States," cried the delegate to China. Russia quickly seconded.
"The motion passes with everyone for and none against," said the Secretary General.
Afterwards, Russian President Vladimir Putin pulled President Obama aside.
"I want you to know all our previous hostilities have been put aside while you deal with this crisis. We stand ready to assist you in any form you require, including using our nuclear weapons on your behalf."
"Thank you for your assistance Mr. President," replied President Obama.
"Max," Obama said, "I need you to find a way to broadcast to the American people back home without Millieous noticing. We'll need all the help we can get."
"I'm on it. My granddaughter can hack into anything."
Will their rallying of support actually work? Stay tuned for part 4, where you can find out. The ultimate showdown approaches… Also, don't hesitate to tell me what you think of the story so far! What do you want me to do for the next chapter?