Chapter 9: Beep Beep Ben
Tonight, there were some crooks trying to escape on a dock, and they were trying to get away from some cops while taking some money with them. They jumped over the dock into their getaway boat.
Crook #1: "We got this! Now we can be rich!"
Crook #2: "Yeah! We'll be… huh?" He saw some bubbles go up near the back of the boat.
Crook #1: "What is it?"
Crook #2: "I could've sworn to God I just saw some bubbles."
Crook #1: "Probably just some fish. Come on. Start up the motor." The second crook was about to do that, when a tentacle came up from under the water, and snatched him and threw him on land, knocking him out in the process.
Crook #1: "Billy!" He started up the boat again, only to notice a tentacle grab the boat entirely, then a giant head come out of the water. This was Ben as Nessy.
Crook #1: "What the hell just happened!?" He jumped off the boat, ran down Ben's back, and started running on the dock. The guy grabbed his partner in crime when he regained concioisness and ran off, but I sped off to them as XLR8. Ben turned into Ripjaws, sawm underwater and resurfaced, and transformed into Wildmutt to chase the crooks.
Crook: "We're getting away from here! I didn't think the Loch Ness Monster would move all the way out here!" I stopped right in front of him, which startled him.
Crook: "And now a raptor chases us down. What's next?"
XLR8: "This!" I tail whipped him, and he fell to the ground. Bily tripped me, and they both got up to continue running, but Wildmutt then pounced on the two, snarling at them like a rabid dog.
Crook: "How the?"
XLR8: "Too slow!"
Crook: "That's it!" He pulled out a pistol, but I kicked it out of his grip.
Crook: "Gulp." I socked him in the face, and he went sailing through the air. I then went Stinkfly, and flew up to him, and wrapped him up in goop. Then I held him like a giant sack, and dropped him on top of a police car. The cop driving it got out.
Cop: "Johnny Traitoro and Billy Kidd?"
Johnny: "It's us alright, officer!"
Stinkfly: "He's all yours, cop!" I went back to flying towards where the RV was as Wildmutt followed.
When I made it back to the RV…
Max: "Well, how about going to the circus?"
Gwen: "That'd be fun!"
Ben: "No! It's for babies!"
I looked at Ben and I knew his fear of clowns, but I didn't want to embarass the poor guy.
Gwen: "3 to 1. Overruled. Sorry Ben."
Ben: "Oh man…"
Later, we parked in the parking lot for the circus.
Max: "I haven't been to a circus since I was a young boy."
Gwen: "It's been a few years for me."
Kyle: "First time I've very been to one."
Ben: "Good. Let's go!" He ran back into the RV, but I went Ghostfreak, phased through the RV, and got him out.
Ben: "I'm not going in there, Dustin!"
Ghostfreak: "You'd rather be alone in the RV?"
Ben: "Yes."
Ghostfreak: "With me?" My voice sounded extremely devious fro Ghostfreak.
Ben: "I'm coming." I reverted to normal.
Dustin: "Good. Let's move."
Ben: "Hold on! Wait up!" We were walking around, looking at all of the games they had around to play, and later, we heard an announcer's voice.
Announcer: "Welcome to Zombozo's Circus of Laughs! Welcoming our three actors! Thumbskull!" A big guy came out with a crowbar, and bent it, then threw it to the side. "Frightwig!" A girl with large hair came out, and grabbed the crowbar with her hair, and bent it into a pretzel.
Dustin: "Wow!" My eyes grew wide. Playing dumb once again, as I knew the circus freaks ad Zombozo. Frightwig winked at me.
Announcer: "And Acid Breath!" A weaker looking guy walked out, and took off a muzzle, then breathed acid at the crowbar, melting it. They got some cheers from the crowd.
Announcer: "But they aren't our only acts! Our star is Zombozo the Clown himself! If you want to see him, head into the tent!" The crowd, Max and Gwen started to head in. So were Thumbskull and Acid Breath, but Frightwig came over, and grabbed me, while Ben headed the opposite direction the crowd headed, then she grabbed him.
Dustin: "Can I help you ma'am?"
Frightwig: "Yes. You can, kid." She got a devious grin, and was wrapping her hair around my chest.
Dustin: "Um, what is it?" I shivered ax I didn't now if I should be flattered or creeped out.
Frightwig: "You can both be a part of Zombozo's act. Come on." She picked the both of us up.
Ben: "Dustin! Now!" I turned Grey Matter, then started climbing along her hair. She was freaking out, and dropped Ben, when I went Stinkfly to catch him.
Frightwig: "Ugh… I don't have time for this!" She ran off, and I flew back down, and changed back to normal.
Dustin: "Ben, you alright?"
Ben: "I'm okay."
Dustin: "Let's just get in the tent. And maybe never mention this again, okay?"
Ben: "That sounds like a good idea." We both headed in, and sat down next to Max and Gwen.
Gwen: "What happened out there? Getting to know your new best friend?" Gwen said with a teasing grin.
Kyle: "I like clowns, but I'm not into a girl like Frightwig. Besides she gives me the creeps."
Ben: "But she is kinda hot, for a clown."
Gwen: "I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that."
Dustin: "Same here. But you are right about her being hot my man." I whispered that last bit to him.
Zombozo was a creepy looking clown that we noticed come out from behind the curtain, and was making everyone laugh but Ben and I.
Dustin: "This guy may be a zombie, but he ain't a good bozo, eh, Ben?" I noticed Ben was gone.
Dustin: "Ben?" I stepped out of my seat.
Dustin: "Ben?"
Ben: "Over here!" I ran over to him, and asked, "What is it?"
Ben: "The three circus freaks took off just now."
Dustin: "Stay with Gwen and Max. I'll track them down." I went Wildmutt, and started running off in their scents direction.
Ben: "Don't worry. I'll stay here. Just not with him near me!" I had caught up with them, finally, and watched what they were doing as Amoeblob under their car.
Acid Breath: "That's it. Bring it in, Thumbskull." He was hauling in a bag of cash.
Frightwig: "Hurry up!"
Thumbskull: "We would get done quicker if one of you two helped me a bit."
Frightwig: "I'll help. Hold on." She started grabbing some, then I slithered out from under their car, and went Heatblast, shooting fire at them, making them drop the cash.
Frightwig: "What the heck was that?"
Acid Breath: "A guy made of fire? I'll deal with him!" He breathed acid at me, but I jumped over it, then shot fire back down at him. He sidestepped, then Frightwig grabbed me in mid-air, but burned herself. She had to dunk her hair in a water barrel nearby. Thumbskull charged at me, and I became Four Arms, and charged back at him. I sent him flying backwards, and Frightwig lassoed one of my arms. I pulled her in, socked her, then went XLR8, and ran around her, lassoing her up, and she fell down. Acid Breath shot more acid at me, which I went Diamondhead at, then dashed towards him, and socked him in the face. Thumbskull tried to go after me again, but I brought out a diamond wall, which completely stopped him in his tracks. Frightwig untangled herself, then ran towards me, and hit me with her hair. I fell over, and Acid Breath spit more acid at me. I couldn'tl ast any longer with it on, so I went Heatblast again, then used a fiery outwards blast on them. They flew backwards, and I went Buzzshock, then shocked Frightwig, while Acid Breath was getting back up. Thumbskull ran around the diamond wall, and tried smashing me, but I got behind him, then shocked him. Acid Breath Spit acid at me, which I went Ghostfreak and made it so the acid would go right through me. Then I went solid, and socked him in the face, then went Four Arms, and tossed him into Thumbskull. Frightwig got back up, and hit me with her hair. I went Wildmutt, rolled into a ball, ricocheted off of a wall, and ran right over Frightwig. Thumbskull and Acid Breath were getting up.
Acid Breath: "Thumbskull. Get the boss. Now!"
Thumbskull: "Okay, Acid Breath." He ran off, while Acid Breath ran back into the fight. Thumbskull went back to Zombozo's tent, and everyone in the audience was laughing.
Zombozo: "Your laughter feeds me with energy! Ah haha!"
Thumbskull: "Uh, boss?"
Zombozo: "How many time have I told you? Never interrupt me while I was feeding."
Thumbskull: "Me and the others ran into trouble, boss."
Zombozo: "Alright. Fine! Let me deal with this." He got into a clown car, and took off, with Thumbskull following close behind.
Thumbskull: "I still wonder how he shoves himself into that tiny wind-up car."
I was Heatblast, and blasted Acid Breath away. Frightwig was backing off, because she didn't want her hair burnt.
Heatblast: "Aw, come on. Afraid of a little fire?" I created a fireball, and she was freaking out.
Acid Breath: "Come on Frightwig! Get yourself together!"
Frightwig: "Are you crazy, Acid Breath? He'll friggin' burn me!"
Heatblast: "And your ratty hair. So, turn the cash back over, and I won't burn you both to cinders!"
Acid Breath: "Boss!" Thumbskull and the tiny toy car came there, and Zombozo got out of his car.
Zombozo: "This guy's giving you all that trouble?"
Heatblast: "You don't know the half of it!" I became Four Arms, and dashed towards him, but Zombozo dodged my attack, and punched me.
Four Arms: "What the heck?"
Zombozo: "Come on! Try something else, kid!"
Fourarms: "I'm friggin 18 you Pennywise wannabe!" I went Diamondhead, and created a diamond quake right towards him. He jumped over it, then kicked me.
Diamondhead: "There's just no way!" I went Heatblast, and shot a fire stream at him, but, as expected, he dodged it entirely, and Acid Breath breathed on me.
Heatblast: "Oww!" Thumbskull bashed me into the air, and Zombozo kicked me into a tower nearby. They waited for a few seconds, and left with the money.
Zombozo: "See, guys? I can do anything!" When they took off, I came out of the rubble as Amoeblob.
Paraslime: "They never seem to learn." I went Stinkfly, and followed the cars back to the circus. I saw people looking lazy, and leaving. Ben saw me in the air.
Ben: "Hey! Dustin Down here! Grandpa isn't feeling well!" I flew back down to him, and went normal.
Dustin: "What happened?"
Ben: "Gwen's disappeared, and Grandpa is well, out of it."
Dustin: "Dammit all!" I went XLR8.
Ben: "What about Grandpa?"
XLR8: "Ben, I'm going to him first."
Ben: "Wait! I'm going with you!" He hopped on my back, and I zoomed off to catch him. When I found him, Ben hopped off.
Ben: "Grandpa, are you okay?"
Max: "Yes, but I feel so… tired."
XLR8: "Where's Zombozo and his freaks?"
Max: "I don't know right now. I need to… *yawn* sleep." He fell flat on his back, and was snoring.
Ben: "Dustin?"
XLR8: "Max will be fine here. He just need some rest."
Ben: "We need to get him back to the RV! Now!"
XLR8: "But, Zombozo might have Gwen, Ben!"
Ben: "Please! Just do that first. We need to make sure he's not in harm's way." I went Fourarms.
Fourarms: "I'll get him into the RV. Don't worry. Just wait here."
Ben: "Okay." He hid behind some nearby boxes, and I ran back to the RV, holding Max. I opened the RV door, and set him on the floor, then went XLR8 again, and ran back. I couldn't find Ben anywhere.
XLR8: "Ben? Ben? This kid's killing me."
Ben: "I'm right here."
XLR8: "Thank God. Look. I need you to head back to the RV, too."
Ben: "But, you need someone with you."
XLR8: "Okay. Hop on." He hopped on, and I ran further into the circus grounds. Thumbskull, Frightwig, and Acid Breath were all in front of a door.
XLR8: "I'll give them a little surprise attack. You wait here, Ben." Ben nodded, and hid behind a box. I went Amoeblob, and started slithering around, until I found a baseball firing machine.
Amoeblob: "This is convenient." I then went Upgrade, then melded with it.
Upgrade: "Time for a home run!" I shot out a barrage of baseballs into Thumbskull's face, and he fell over. Frightwig attacked, and I went Four Arms, then grabbed her hair, and threw her into a bunch of boxes. Acid Breath attacked me, but I went Diamondheads, absorbed the acid, then gave him a knockout blow to the face. He fell over, while Frightwig came back with Thumbskull. I shot diamond shards at them, and Frightwig was stopped, because they ruined her hair, while Thumbskull still charged. Ben went Buzzshock, flew under him when he tried to grab me, then I gave him an electric wet willy, knocking him out cold. Then I went Wildmutt. Frightwig ran off in fear, and I smiled.
Ben: "Is the coast clear, dude?" I nodded Ben hopped on to my back, and I got to sniffing around while going inside of the tent.
Ben: "There's nothing creepy about clowns… there's nothing creepy about clowns…"
Wildmutt: "Roar?"
Ben: "What?"
Omnitrix 2.0: "He says he knows about your fear of clowns."
Ben: "You what? Why didn't out say something?"
Wildmutt: "Roar!" I said while looking down and whining like a puppy in trouble.
Omnitrix 2.0: "He says he didn't want to embarrass you."
Ben: "And you aren't laughing at me?"." I shook my head and turned to normal.
Upgrade: "Why should I?"
Ben: "Clowns are creepy to me, and everyone seems to find it funny!"
Dustin: "So? I have a fear of wasps. Big whoop, Tennyson."
Ben: "You mean…"
Dustin: "Everyone has some kind of fear, Ben."
Ben: "Oh."
Dustin: "So there's no reason to be ashamed of yourself."
Ben: "I see, but, why are you afraid of wasps. You say you're a bug lover."
Dustin: "Yes. But there are only three bugs I hate. Mosquito's, ants and wasps. It was when I was a kid, I weas an a creek. Then one day, I got stung by a wasp on the knee. It even left a small hole there. I could stop crying because of the pain."
Ben: "Oh. That would even scar me for life." Ben said looking down.
Dustin: "I know Ben. But I learned a neat trick to avoid getting stung when one is near by. Just stay motionless and it will go away."
Ben: "Let's get back to finding Gwen." I went Wildmutt again, and Ben hopped back on. I sniffed until I found the center ring inside the tent.
Ben: "Why here?"
Wildmutt: "Roaararaaar."
Ben: "What?"
Omnitrix 2.0: "He said he doesn't know. Luckily for you guys I can translate Vulpimancer language."
Ben: "Good to know." I then switched to XLR8
XLR8: "Right! Let's go."
Ben: "Right!"
Zombozo: "Welcome to my tent, kids!" He said as a cable attached to his back and was powered by some weird machine.
Ben: "What do you want?"
Zombozo: "What every clown in his floppy shoes wants. To make people laugh. Then drain their positive energy, like a sponge in a pool party! Is that so wrong?"
XLR8: "Where's Gwen?"
Zombozo: "Gwen? Who is she?"
Ben: "A red haired girl in a blue shirt with a cat-head on it!"
Zombozo: "Oh her. Didn't ya fellas hear, she ran away with the circus!" We saw Gwen looking shriveled up laying on the ground. What Ben and I saw really sickened me. Ben eventually got his brave face on, hopped off my back and fiddled with his Omnitrix.
Ben: "Oh your funny. But I'm gonna get the last laugh!" Ben said as he transformed into Ghostfreak.
Zombozo: "Noce try kid. But I sell the tricks. I don't buy 'em."
Ghostfreak: "I just figured out! They're some things I'm even more afraid of then you!" He said as he punched Zombozo and turned invisible.
Ghostfreak: "Loosing my family to some Pennywise knock off! In other words…" Ghostfreak said delivering another punch on his big blue nose, turning invisible yet again.
"Ghostfreak: "You're going down, clown!"
Zombozo was angry, searching for Ghostfreak, only to be met with a plank of wood, knocking him into the machin, destroying it in the process. The happiness of everyone who saw him were back to everyone, including Gwen. When Zombozo recovered, he saw Ghostfreak in front of him.
Zombozo: "I'm warning you to back off!"
Ghostfreak: "You wanna see something really scary?" Ben opened up my chest to reveal a mass of Ghostfreak's insides. Zombozo was now terrified and I was getting a little worried about Ben.
Ghostfreak: "What's the matter? You look like you've been a ghost!"
Zombozo: Please! No more!"
Ghostfreak: "BOO!"
Zombozo then inflated and pooped like a balloon, confetti flying everywhere.
Ghostfreak: "Woah! That kind of even freaked me out!" Ben then reverted back to normal.
Dustin: "You okay there Ben?"
Ben: "Am now." We then rushed over to Gwen.
Gwen: "Ben? Dustin? Where's he popcorn?" Gwen said felling a little groggy
After the brawl with Zombozo we were on the road yet again.
Dustin: "I'm proud of you Ben! You've managed to conquer your fear!"
Max: "I agree with Dustin! You did real too!"
Gwen: "Boo!" Gwen said trying to scare Ben with a clown mask. But Ben didn't seemed phased by of.
Ben: "That's good look for you dweeb!"
Gwen: "Aww! You're no fun anymore!" Gwen said in defeat while I laughed a bit.