Chapter 13: Home and some new info
With the Tennyson's returning home for a short break, Ben and Gwen decide on what to do once they get inside.
"You think we should tell them?" Gwen whispers softly to Ben
"No, it's too early for one and two they'll kill us if they knew anyway." Ben replies whispering back to Gwen
Max intervenes in the conservation. "Don't tell them anything that has happened, we need to keep this secret."
Both Ben and Gwen nod in agreement as they approached the door.
Max brings the doorbell and patiently waits for an answer.
No response.
"You think anyone's home?" Gwen asked
"Probably." Max replies
Max rings the doorbell again but this time someone does answer.
To no one's surprise it was Ben's father Carl Tennyson, a man that was in his mid 30's, who surprisingly had a physique of a man in his middle 20's. His hair color was the same as Ben's but his eyes were brown compared to Ben's green eyes.
"Son, it's been a long time." Max says as he embraces Carl.
"Dad, it's good to see you." Carl replies to the embrace "How's my son getting along with Gwen?"
"The usual, I feel like I'm the referee in all this mess." Max says
"I see." "Ben your mother's not here."
"Well where is she?" Ben asks
"Well last I heard from her, her conference is still out of town in California. I'm not expecting her back for another week." Carl answered
"I wanted to see her too." Gwen cuts in "It's too bad."
"I know." Carl adds "By the way Dad, have you been checking the news in here since you came back?"
"No, no we haven't." Max answers "Why you ask anyway?"
"Well it's because some mysterious people have shown up here." Carl explains
"Anything else?"
"Well, they wear armor and they have this symbol on their armor too." Carl walks into a printer that was in the back room, the way it looked it was more of a room to put boxes in rather than a home office.
"Ah, here it is." Carl exclaims as he shows the picture to Max.
The picture appears to be a zoom-in taken from Carl's camera, the picture that Carl took seems to be focused on that symbol.
"It looks like a number doesn't it?" Carl asks Max
"It does, sorta like the symbol of infinite." Max remarks
"Grandpa, let me see that." Gwen says as Max hands her the paper.
"It is infinite." Gwen confirms Max's theory of the symbol
"Question is, what are they here for?" Max wonders
"I don't know, but it can't be for a good reason." Carl suggests
"Well son, it's been good seeing but we got to go." Max says/
"All right then." Carl confirms
"Tell mom that I said hello." Ben inputs possibly in a childish manner
"All right Ben, hope you guys have a good summer and try not to kill each other." Carl inputs
"Don't get your hopes up, Uncle." Gwen adds
As the Tennyson's leave home to enter the RV, it didn't take long for questions to surface.
"Do you know about those guys in the photo?" Ben asks
"I don't, I don't even know where to look either." Max replies
"Looks like it's time for searching!" Gwen exclaims
"Let's search!" Max exclaims as he revs the RV from it's slumber back to life and drives off into downtown.
End of chapter 13
Another chapter in the books, well since the school year is nearly over. :/ sometimes I don't like being a senior at high school but all things must move on. R&R till next chapter!