For those of you that couldn't see the Doctor Who reference last chapter, it was when Blukic and Driba were "confusing" the polarity.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10 Omniverse or any of its characters.
Four Armed Bride
Chapter 5
"THROW DOWN YOUR WEAPONS AND SURENDER!" Rook yelled before jumping behind a wall to avoid blaster fire.
"Does that ever work?" Ben asked, ducking behind a dumpster to avoid being blasted himself.
"Occasionally." Rook answered returning fire.
"What? Name one time." Ben demanded.
"During our mission escorting Vilgax to Incarsacon, in the hanger when we ambushed Attea and her bounty hunters." The Revonnahgander answered.
"Yeah, until Attea pulled out a Techadon mini death ray." Ben countered.
"Techadon Dissipator and yes, but before that they did drop their weapons." Rook said.
"Excuse me!" Came a voice from the other side of the alley, there stood the Vreedle Brothers. Octagon and his younger yet much bigger brother Rhomboid, "We are having a shoot out, could you two stop acting like we're not here." Octagon said.
"It is kinda rude." Rhomboid said.
Ben smirked, "We're sorry guys, tell you what." he activated his Omnitrix "You've got our full attention!" with that he slammed down on the button. He became a humanoid plant like being with green and black coloured body, a flame colour patterned head with the Omnitrix on his stomach "Swampfire!" He jumped out from behind the dumpster raising both arms forward and blasted two streams of fire town the alley, the Vreedle Brothers had run to avoid getting burned. "After them!" Ben started running and Rook followed.
"Ugh." Rooks cringed.
"What?" Ben asked.
"No disrespect Ben, but that dumpster of decomposing garbage smelled better than you do." The Revonnahgander said.
"Oh come on." Ben said. "I don't smell that bad!"
Rook raised an eyebrow. "I still find it strange that you can smell when you have no nose."
Ben just shrugged his shoulders, as they came around the corner an energy blast hit Ben in the face making his head explode.
"I gots em!" Rhomboid said happily lowering his blaster.
Swampfires body didn't fall over, a few moments later his head regenerated and it was like nothing had happened. "If that had been permanent I'd be really ticked off!"
Octagon placed a hand under his chin. "Considering that if that had been permanent you'd have no head I don't see how-" he was cut off when Ben shot a fireball at him.
The four of them separated into one on one fights, Ben approached Octagon who opened fire with his hand held blasters. They went right through Ben making tiny holes that healed almost instantly with no indication he even felt them. "Your gonna need something better than those pea shooters." he laughed.
"As luck would have it," Octagon holstered his guns, "I believe I do." He pulled out a weapon with a wide barrel, he pulled the trigger and a small spinning saw blade flew out slicing off Bens arm.
"Hey!" before he react Octagon fired three mores saws that cut through Swampfire's body, then all the blades spun back around like they had minds of their own and in a matter of seconds cut through all of Bens body making it fall in pieces to the ground.
The saw blades all returned into the barrel and Octagon walked forward and looked down at the pile of mulch that was Swampfire. "Hmm, I believe this would call for joke involving gardening." he placed a hand under his chin.
Suddenly part of the pile shot upward forming a hand that grabbed the weapon, the sound of groaning metal was heard as the hand squeezed and a moment later it crushed the gun causing sparks to fly and a couple of saw blades fall out. All the pieces melded together and moved upward until Swampfire stood there still his body completely regenerated still holding onto the crushed weapon, he glared at the older Vreedle. "Joke about this!" He then delivered an uppercut that that sent Octagon flying into the air, before falling and crashing into the ground near his ship.
Close by Rook changed his Proto-Tool into its Proto-Shield mode and was using it to block the energy blasts from Rhomboids high powered blaster. "That ain't gonna last forever!" the younger Vreedle said.
"It does not have to." Rook said before charging forward moving side to side dodging the energy blasts, just before he reached Rhomboid he jumped forward into the air. As he sailed over the Vreedle Rook changed the Proto-Tool to Power Sword mode, slashing the base of the blaster and landing behind him.
Rhomboids Blaster began to spark wildly, he managed to throw it away just before it exploded in a fireball. He glared at the Revonnahgander. "That was my brand new blaster!"
"You would have lost it anyway when we arrest you and your brother." Rook countered.
Rhomboid got angry, he turned around and grabbed hold of a dumpster lifting it over his head. "This is gonna hurt you a whole lot more then its gonna hurt me!" He turned around to throw it but to his surprise the Revonnahgander was standing directly in front of him.
"I believe you are mistaken." With that he activated taser mode and zapped the younger Vreedle, when it passed Rhomboid let out a groan and dropped his hands, accidentally dropping the dumpster on his own head. Rook looked down at the dazed criminal. "It did not hurt me at all." he smirked to himself. "My wisecracks are improving."
Octagon picked himself up and after readjusting his jaw with a loud snap, he opened a hatch on the ship and grabbed another weapon out of it. Ben ran towards him when Octagon spun around and fired a blue beam that hit him in the chest, Ben felt cold and a few seconds later he was encased in ice. Octagon aimed another gun and fired a fireball that exploded that minute it hit Swampfire, shattering the ice and him along with it. Luckily the all they heat melted the ice so all the pieces were able to come together and regenerate into Swampfire again who shook his head clear. "What was that?"
"That is what you would call the combined effect of a freeze rifle and a high degree plasma ball." Octagon explained holding up each weapon.
"Yeah well times up so-" Ben was cut off when Octagon froze him again.
"Actually I could do this all day," he smirked before looking deep in thought. "That is unless I require use of a restroom, in which case a short bathroom break will be required." Octagon fired the plasma ball, once again shattering Ben.
Rhomboid groaned pushing the dumpster off himself. "OCTCAGON!" He called his older brother. "The Plumber done broke my blaster, I needs another weapon!"
"Boid that blaster was brand new!" Octagon snapped. "You've gotta take better care of your stuff." he reached into the ship grabbing a new weapon, "Here!" and threw it to his brother.
Rhomboid caught the weapon. "Thank you kindly." it looked like a high tech shot gun and seemed to operate like one as Rhomboid pumped the barrel before firing.
It fired an energised shockwave that was too large for Rooks shield to block, forcing him to jump back. He stopped with his back to Swampfire, who had just finished regenerating
"That's getting really old really fast." Ben narrowed his eyes.
"I believe this situation requires us to switch dance partners." the Revonnahgander said.
"Good one." Ben said. "Lets go!"
With that they each turned around going after their new targets, Rook stood before Octagon who narrowed his eyes. "I must warn you that I am armed and extremely dangerous." he held up his weapons to prove his point.
Rook didn't speak, he acted. Changing the Proto-Tool into Bow mode and pulled two orange energy arrows. He let them go and they shot forward hitting both Octcagons weapons knocking them out of his hands. The older Vreedle turned to look at his guns which were both sparking and broken, he turned back just in time to receive a kick to the face that knocked him back against the ship before sliding down to the ground. Rook placed a hand under his chin and thought for a moment before smiling and taking out a pair of cuffs. "Now you are disarmed and extremely unconscious."
"Ha, Nice one!" Ben called over as he approached Rhomboid who kept firing at him, but the shock waves had little effect against Swampfires strength and regenerating abilities. "That all you got?"
Rhomboid stopped firing and turned a nob on the weapon before pumping the barrel and firing, this time the shockwave had been narrowed into a large beam that blasted a hole in Bens stomach. Rhomboid looked through the hole as it closed up then looked at Ben, "Did that hurt?" he asked.
"A little." Ben answered narrowing his eyes, he stepped forward raising his fist. "Now nothing gonna stop me from-" he didn't finish because his phone started ringing. Surprised he took it out and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hello Beloved," came a familiar voice.
"Looma!" Bens eyes widened in shock.
"Yes Ben, I hope I didn't catch you a bad time." she said.
"Um." Ben laughed nervously while Rhomboid looked at him confused. He covered the phone with his hand, "Heh, be right with you." he said to the Vreedle who just blinked. Then something occurred to him. "Ah Looma how did you get my number?"
"Your grandfather contacted my ship and left it so I would be able to contact you directly." Looma explained. "It was very clever of him."
"Yeah." Ben let out an annoyed sigh "That's him, clever."
"Are you alright Ben?" Looma asked. "Your voice sounds strange."
"Oh I'm fine, I just don't have a nose right now." He said casually.
"What?" she asked confused.
"I-" he was cut off when Rhomboids blaster went off and blew Swampfire's head off, a moment later it grew back and he glared at the Vreedle. "DUDE!"
"Sorry." Rhomboid apologised with actual sincerity. "Itchy trigger finger."
"Ben?" Loomas voice called "That sounded like blaster fire, are you hurt?"
"No I'm okay." Ben assured her. "My head just got blown off."
"Wait what?" she asked even more confused.
Be face palmed in frustration. "Look Looma, I'm kinda in the middle of something here, can I call you back when it over?"
"Very well, good battle Beloved." with that Looma hung up.
He put his phone away and sighed, "Lady trouble?" Rhomboid asked.
Ben narrowed his eyes "Shut up." Then faster than Rhomboid could react, he knocked the gun out of his hands and garbed him by the suspenders lifting him off the ground. He spun Rhomboid around a couple of times before hammer tossing him threw the air towards the ship and towards Rook and Octagon. "ROOK INCOMING!"
Rook had cuffed Octagon and gotten him to his feet as he began to regain consciousness when he heard the warning and saw the Vreedle flying at him and jumped out of the way. Octagon opened his eyes in time to see his little brother just before he fell on him with a loud crash. "Boid! Get off me!" Rhomboid got off his older brother and helped him back up. "I believe this situation calls for a tactical retreat." Octagon said.
"A what?" Rhomboid asked confused.
"Its like running away, just less cowardly." Octagon explained.
The sound of a blaster made them both turn to see Rook aiming his Proto-Blaster at them "There will be no retreat, by the authority of the Plumbers you are both under arrest!"
"What he said." Ben threw a hand full of seeds at them, the seeds had no effect until the hit the ground. Large vines grew up out of the ground wrapping around the Vreedle brothers and lifting them off the ground, the two of them tried to get loose but the vines were nearly as strong as Swampfire himself so their efforts were for nothing. "And that's how you trap the bad guys." Ben said smugly looking at his handy work.
"I will contact Plumber HQ and have them send someone to pick up the prisoners." Rook said taking out his badge moving away to make the call.
"Ah pardon me." Ben turned to Octagon who has currently upside down. "Would you be so kind as to turn me right side up, my lunch is not sitting well with my current state." He said with a noise coming from his stomach. Ben rolled his eyes then used Swampfires power of chlorokinesis to make the vines turn Octagon right side up, he let out a, "Buuurp! Ah much better."
Ben didn't say anything as he was covered in green light and returned to human form. Rook came back over. "A squad of Plumbers are on their way to take the Vreedle brothers into custody." he looked at the two before adding, "and to confiscate their weapons." This earned a sad sigh from the two brothers.
"Now I have an even bigger problem to deal with." Ben said taking out his phone hitting redial. "Hey Looma sorry about before, so whats up?"
"I thought that today we could meet for lunch, maybe discuss the wedding some more." Looma voice was excited.
"Sounds great." Ben tried to hide the nervousness in his voice. "One second," he covered the phone with his hand and looked to Rook. "Looma wants to meet for lunch and talk about the wedding!"
"Very well, I will remain here to guard the prisoners and wait for the squad to arrive." Rook said.
Ben would have face palmed if he didn't need to keep the phone covered. "What do I do?"
"Remember what Magister Tennyson said, Looma will only be here for a few days so it would be best to show her a good time." The Revonnahgander said. "Take her to lunch and if necessary discuss the wedding, hopefully it will not matter in the long run if we can cancel the engagement."
Ben knew he was right but he still didn't like it, letting out a sigh he took his hand off the phone. "Sorry about that Plumber stuff, now you mentioned lunch?"
"Yes, I was thinking you might know a good place." she said.
Ben thought for a moment, then it came to him. "I know just the place."
Within Bellwood there was a large warehouse that from the outside there seemed nothing special about it, but on the inside it was actually a very large alien grocery store with foods from different planets across the universe. This store was owned by Mr Ignacius Baumann, a balding man with glasses, a moustache wearing a dark pink apron who was currently stacking cans. He was about to place the last can on top he heard a familiar voice. "Hey Mr Baumann!"
"Hello Ben," he sighed. Mr Baumann was someone that was never happy when Ben showed up. This was because Ben tended to trash the store every time he came here and he had been damaging his classic car since he was five years old. "What brings you here?"
"I'm here for lunch." Ben said. "And I've brought a guest."
"What kind of guest?" Baumann asked, he got his answer when Looma walked other beside Ben. "Oh my," he said looking up at her.
Ben did the introductions. "Looma this is Mr Baumann, he owns this place. Mr Baumann this is princess Looma Red Wind."
"Greetings." Looma said.
Ignacius composed himself. "Welcome princess." he gave a small bow, "What can I do for you today?"
"Ben and I are having lunch today." she smiled at her fiancé. "He said this place sold the finest food on the planet."
"Why thank you and your in luck, it just so happens I received a shipment of exotic foods from your home planet Khoros this morning." Mr Baumann said.
"Wonderful!" Looma clasped her hands together. "Do you have Klorac beetles?"
"So fresh their still moving, literally." He assured her led them to the store food bar.
"So far so good." Ben thought to himself.
A couple of minutes later Ben and Looma were sitting at the food bar enjoying lunch Mr Baumann prepared. "Are you sure you wont have one Ben?" Looma asked picking up a small red beetle like insect out of a bowel full of the squirming insects.
"No thanks." Ben said politely, "I'm good with, what do you call this again?" he held up what looked just like a cheese burger but the meat was purple.
"Slirock beef, their surprisingly similar to earth cows." Mr Baumann explained. "Except they've got claws, pincers and can breath fire, but that gives the meat its smoky flavour."
Ben blinked imagining what something like that would look like, he looked at his burger and shrugged before taking a bite of it. Looma tossed the Klorac beetle into her mouth and it made a crunching sound when she ate it. "Just like back home," she said happily taking another handful.
"So princess what brings you to earth." Ignacius asked cleaning a glass with a cloth.
Looma swallowed her mouthful of beetles before answering. "I came to spend some time with Ben and to plan our wedding."
That made Mr Baumann drop the glass in surprise. "Your wedding?"
"That's right!" Looma reached out with her lower right arm wrapping it around Ben pulling him next to her. "Ben and I are engaged to be married!" She said happily pulling him against her not noticing Bens blushing as his face was against her chest.
Mr Baumann blinked a few times before recovering from his surprise. "I'd better clean that up." He grabbed a broom and started sweeping up the broken glass.
Looma took out her data pad. "Since we're here I think we should discuss the catering." She said realising Ben.
Ben let his blush go down before he responded. "Catering?"
"Yes, what kind of food will be served, will it be a sit down dinner or a buffet?" Looma asked.
Ben sat there as a feeling of panic set in. "Um, everybody loves a buffet."
"Hmm, we could set it off to the side, once the ceremony is over, then everyone could have their fill." Looma said likely how it sounded she pressed something on the data pad. "Now what should we serve?"
"If I may?" Mr Baumann cut in. "It just so happens I know the best caterer in three galaxies." He reached down behind the counter and grabbed something off a self. He held up what looked like a holo-viewer, he pressed a button and a holographic image appeared of a thin bright red alien with large blue eyes, multiple tentacled arms at each side ending with clawed hands holding a spatula and an eggbeater in two of his hands. He wore a chefs hat and shirt and was smiling widely revealing two rows of serrated teeth like a shark, around his image were words in an unfamiliar alien language. "This is Rontur the preparer, one of the top rated chiefs there is, he caters for parties, meetings and weddings!" Ignacius explained.
"I've heard of him." Looma said. "But hes nearly impossible to book, even with years in advance."
"Well you may be in luck, it just so happens that I supply the ingredients and food for some of his catering jobs." Mr Baumann said proudly. "And I can give him a call to request him to cater your wedding."
Loomas eyes widened ."You can?"
"That's right." Ignacius nodded.
The princess smiled widely grabbing hold of Ben. "Did you hear that Beloved? Rontur the preparer catering for our wedding!" She squealed pulling Ben into a hug, once again pressing his face against her chest.
When Looma finally released Ben who was blushing hard, he raised an eyebrow. "There wouldn't happen to be something in it for you, would there?"
"Well aside from buying my ingredients, I do receive a small commission for setting him up with high class events." Mr Baumann explained.
Ben smirked realising what he meant. "Like the wedding of a Tetramand warrior princess and the universes greatest hero?"
"You could say that." Mr Baumann said smirking. Suddenly a small beeping red light on the counter got his attention. "That's odd." he raise an eyebrow. "I'm not expecting a delivery today, excuse me." With that he left the counter leaving them alone.
"This is so exciting." Looma said happily taking a sip of her drink. "Our weddings coming together piece by piece, before we know it we'll be husband and wife."
Ben tried to hide just how nervous those words made him. "Lets not get ahead of ourselves okay, I mean its not for another three years after all," he took a bite of his burger.
"Then lets continue the planning." Looma said looking over the data pad. "We should probably organise a tasting session with Rontur so he show us what kind of dishes would be best for the wedding."
"Aw man." Ben said mentally before mentally begging. "Please let something happen to get me out of this!"
Suddenly a loud explosion was heard coming from the back of the store. "What was that?" Looma asked.
"That'll work!" Ben thought. "I better check that out!" he said jumping out of his seat and ran towards the explosion, Looma quickly recovered from her surprise and followed him.
In the back of the store Mr Baumann sat up after being knocked back by the explosion. "Now why'd you go and do that for? He said he was gonna gave us the Taydenite!" said Octagon.
"Sorry." Rhomboid said.
Ben and Looma came around the corner. "The Vreedle Brothers?" Ben said in surprise "Didn't me and Rook catch you guys like an hour ago?"
"That you did." Octagon said. "However when your fellow Plumbers confiscated our weapons and arrested us, they missed one Techadon incendiary capsule that I had concealed for emergencies. The situation we were currently in qualified so I decided to use it to destroy the door so we could escape."
"That is until he dropped it making it go off and it blowed us up real good." Rhomboid added.
"Yes that was indeed an inconvenience." Octagon said before looking at his younger brother. "But I would like to set the record straight. I did not drop the incendiary capsule, the transportation vehicle we were in gave a jolt, which caused it to slip out of my hands and as you said blowed us up real good." he admitted.
"How can you two be here if you were disintegrated?" Looma asked.
"Well you see Ms, when we gets blowed up or otherwise perish our memories and what not gets transferred into freshly cloned um, clones. Such as ourselves." Octagon explained.
"Modern technology is indeed a marvel." Rhomboid added.
"Okay," Ben said not too surprised by that story. "Just to be clear you're here to rob Mr Baumann's store right?"
"That and pick up something for dinner." Rhomboid answered.
"In that case." Ben activated the Omnitrix and selected an alien, "Its hero time!" e slammed down the button. When the green light passed Ben had the shape and was a being out of red, blue and yellow building blocks. "Bloxx! Wow, Déjà Vu." he said remembering the first time he had ever become Bloxx was in this same store.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Mr Baumann cried getting to his feet rushing over to Ben. "Please not in here, I'll give them the Taydenite and they'll leave!"
"Oh come on!" Ben groaned, still not understanding how he'd rather be robbed than let him stop them, even if he did damage the place a little. "Even if you pay them, their probably blow the place up anyway!"
"That is true." Octagon laughed. "I would be generally surprised if this establishment was not a pile of rubble once we finished our little transaction."
"And on that note." Ben pushed Ignacius back, stretching his arm to make sure he was out of the way. He pulled his arm back then stretched both arms forward fists first each one hitting and knocking back a Vreedle. Ben looked at Looma, "I'll take Octagon, you handle Rhomboid."
"Divide and conquer, excellent strategy Beloved." The princess raised her hammer to attack but paused. "Which one as is Rhomboid?"
"That'd be me." Rhomboid said sitting up.
"Thank you." Looma said before charging at him and swing her hammer down at him which just barely managed to roll out of the way.
Octagon opened fire on Ben who used stretched his arms upwards grabbing some pipes over head to pull himself up and avoid the blasts. He then got above the Vreedle and jumped down changing his body into a dome shaped cage trapping him, Octagon tried blasting through it but any holes he made repaired themselves instantly. Bens face appeared inside the dome "Your gonna have to do better than that!" Octagon responded by shooting him in the face, but his head reformed instantly "What else ya got?" Octagon stopped firing and reached into his jacket taking out a small disk shaped device and attached it to Bloxx. "Another bomb, seriously? Blowing up once isn't enough for you?" The older Vreedle didn't respond and simply pressed a button on the disk. The disk made a loud humming noise and the blocks around it began to shake, a moment later a third of the dome was blown outwards by an invisible explosion and Octagon quickly ran out. Bloxx returned to his normal form "Okay that wasn't a normal bomb," he said in surprise.
"Indeed." Octagon smirked. "That was a sonic breaching charge, which uses sonic waves to blast through what ever it is attached to. Impressive isn't it."
Ben didn't answer and simply raised his fist before stretching it out and punching Octagon in the face. "I've seen better."
Nearby Rhomboid was firing at Looma who was swinging her hammer to deflect the blasts and was getting closer with each swing, once she was close enough she swung at the blaster and her hammer smashed the front half off and across the floor. "Aw dang it!" Rhomboid groaned. "That's the second one today." he reached behind his back and pulled out what looked like a microphone but twice as long, he pressed button and changed to resemble a baseball bat and made a humming noise.
Looma swung her hammer and Rhomboid swung his new weapon, the both collided and surprisingly Looma's hammer was knocked out of her hands and sent flying trough the store until it smashed into a self, scattering its contents everywhere. "Oh I knew this would happen!" Mr Baumann put his face in his hands.
Looma blinked in shock. "How?"
"That'd be my brand new Techadon Kinetic Energy Baton." the younger Vreedle held up his weapon. "It absorbs the kinetic energy generated whenever it strikes something, multiplies it and then outputs all in under 0.16 seconds." Rhomboid then shrugged his shoulders. "At least that's what the salesmen said, I don't understands a word of it." He smirked. "But it is a lot of fun to use." He swung at Looma who crossed her arms in front to shield herself the baton made contact and Looma was pushed back several feet before she came to a stop. "Heh heh this is almost as much fun as blowin stuff up!" Rhomboid said happily.
Looma recovered quickly and glared at the younger Vreedle, she drove two of her fists into the ground sending a shockwave through the ground towards him. When it hit Rhomboid was knocked off his feet making him throw the baton up into the air, it fell back down just as he got back on his feet and hit his back. This sent Rhomboid flying forwards towards Looma who stepped to the left and raised both her right arms out straight letting Rhomboid smash into them, he fell out the ground letting out a painful groan. The princess picked him up and held him off the ground. "That was for interrupting our wedding planning!" With that she pulled back her right fists and punched Rhomboid so hard it sent him through the store wall leaving a large hole in it.
Ben had seen the whole thing and winched. "Ooh thats gotta hurt." His attention was brought back to his own fight when an energy blast blew his head apart.
It reformed and looked to Octagon. "You seem very distracted today."
Bloxx narrowed his eyes. "I've had a lot going on!" He raised both arms and his fist retracted into his arms so the now ended in barrels, further up each arm there were single blocks that were about to be loaded into his arms. Bloxx began firing from his arms and Octagon began running sideways to avoided the blocks which seemed to explode on contact, one of them exploded at his feet exploded sending him through the air landing in front of the stores backdoor. "Game over." Ben said.
Suddenly an explosion blew a hole in the store wall. "Octagon!" Rhomboid called as he ran back in holding another blaster and had something strapped to his back.
"Why didn't you just come back through the same hole?" Mr Baumann yelled from the side.
Rhomboid looked back and saw that the hole he made to get in was right next to the one he was smashed through. "Huh, I dun completely forgot about that one." he said making Ben face palm. He helped his brother up and handed him the blaster. "I broughts the big gun!" He took the weapon from behind his back and it looked like a futuristic bazooka.
"Now Boid I said that was only to be used in emergencies." Octagon said before looking at Bloxx and Looma then looked back to his younger brother. "Which I believe our current situation would qualify as such, let em have it!"
Rhomboid smiled and aimed the weapon at the couple. "Eat this!" He pulled the trigger and a large ball of blue energy with what looked like electricity moving around it.
Ben didn't know what the weapon was but he knew he needed a different alien to stop it, then Rhomboid words gave him the answer. "That's it!" He slapped the Omnitrix on his chest and changed form. He was now a small green skinned creature with short limbs and a tail, the omnitrix was on his stomach, "Upchuck!" The large ball of blue energy fired at them and to everyones surprise Ben opened his mouth wide and swallowed the energy ball.
The Vreedle Brothers both blinked in shock, Octagon recovered first. "Ah when my brother said eat this he was not speaking literally, he was using what you would call a metaphor."
"Oh I'm sorry." Ben mock apologised. "Here you can have it back." With that he spit the energy ball back out, only now it was green. It exploded in a large flash causing everyone to shield their eyes, once the smoke cleared the two Vreedles were covered in scorch marks with smoke coming off them and Octagon hat was on fire.
"We believe it would be in or best interest at the moment," the older Vreedle took off his hat and blew out the flame before placing it back on his head. "to surrender." With that they both let out a painful groan in unison before falling to the ground.
"Oh yeah!" Ben through his hands in the air. "That's how you save the day Upchuck style." He returned to human form. He turned to Looma. "Sweet moves out there."
"Oh stop." The princess looked away as her cheeks turned a shade of pink.
Mr Baumann came out of his hiding place and looked at the unconscious Vreedles, Ben placed a hand on his shoulder. "There see, problem solved."
"Problem solved?" Ignacius said in disbelief. "Two holes get blown in my walls, then an even bigger one is caused by you!" He points a finger right in Bens face.
"Hey take it easy." Ben raised his hands in a defensive gesture. "I'm sorry about the wall but just think would have happened if I hadn't acted and it went off here."
Mr Baumann lowered his hand and let out a annoyed sigh knowing Ben was right, getting the wall fixed wouldn't cost to much, but losing much of his stock could have cost him dearly not to mention the possibility of a customer getting hurt.
"My apologies about the damage." Looma said stepping forward. "You'll be compensated for the cost of the repairs."
"Oh," that took Mr Baumann by surprise. "Thank you princess."
"Actions speak better than words so if you wish to thank me, you can make that call to Rontur the preparer about having him cater our wedding." Looma said.
Ignacius smiled. "Gladly."
"Okay you two go ahead with that." Ben said stepping over to the unconscious Vreedle brothers. "I'm gonna call in the Plumbers and keep an eye on these two until they get here."
"But their unconscious, what trouble could they cause?" Looma asked.
"With these two you never know." Ben said seriously. Looma and Mr Baumann seemed to take his word for it and headed back towards the food bar. Once they well out of earshot Ben let out a deep breath, "Oh boy." he said relieved to get away from the planning. He took out his cell phone and made a call. "Hey Rook its me."
"Ben," came Rooks voice "I was just about to contact you, the transport that was bringing the Vreedle Brothers in-"
"Exploded." Ben cut him off.
"How did you know?" The surprise was obvious in Rooks voice.
"They tried to rob Mr Baumann's store but me and Looma took them down." Ben explained.
"But there was nothing left of either of them and the surveillance shows them being caught in the blast." The Revonnahgander said.
"Clones." Ben said simply. "Are the drivers okay?"
"Yes, thankfully the transports insides were reinforced they were not harmed by the blast." Rook explained. "I will bring my Proto-TRUK to your location and transport the Vreedle brothers to Plumber headquarters, where they will be safely locked up before they can harm anyone."
"Or themselves." Ben added. "I'll keep an eye on them till you get here."
It didn't take long for Rook to arrive. "I take it their was a battle." Rook said placing the now cuffed Vreedle brothers in the back of his truck.
"What gave you that idea?" Ben asked sarcastically.
"Well, first was the very large hole in the wall that was clearly caused by an explosion. Then there are all the scorch marks from blaster fire and all the damages to the floor." Rook said.
Ben face palmed "Never mind."
"Ben!" Looma called running back over. "Great news Beloved, Rontur the preparer has agreed to cater the wedding." She clasped her hands together.
"Rontur the preparer?" Rook said in surprise. "How were you able to book him?"
"Turns out Mr Baumann knows the guy, lucky right?" Ben said trying to hide how nervous he was. Then he had an idea, "Well me and Rook better take the Vreedle brothers in, so looks like we're gonna have to cut this dinner short, sorry Looma."
"You don't have to apologise Ben, your duties as Earths champion are many." Looma said.
"Um right." Ben said surprised at how understanding she was. "Anyway how about we meet up tomorrow at Mr Smoothies?"
"Actually I have something else in mind." the princess said. "You've taken me through Undertown, to the movies and out to dinner. I think tomorrow you should come up to my ship."
Ben blinked. "Your warship?"
"Yes, I can give you the grand tour." She said happily.
"A tour a next generation Tetramand warship sounds very exciting." Rook said.
Suddenly I light bulb went off in Bens head. "Then you should come for the tour to."
"I should." Rook said surprised.
"He should?" Looma was equally surprised.
"Yeah the more the merrier." Ben said hoping that if Rook was there it would make things a little easier.
The princess folded her arms, "I don't know."
"Come on Looma hes my buddy and my partner and," Ben thought hard. "Hes top of the list for my best man."
"He is?" Looma asked surprised.
"I am?" Rook was even more surprised.
"Of course who else." Ben said.
Loom placed a hand under her chin as she thought about it She would have alter her plans a bit but it would do no harm. "Very well, but know this Rook." she pointed a finger at him. "You will not be recognised as the best man until you earn the position through combat."
"Understood princess." The Revonnahgander nodded.
"Oh princess!" Came the voice of Mr Baumann who was wheeling a red oil drum over. "Heres the Klateens you asked for."
"Thank you." Looma smiled.
Ben approached the drum lifting the lid. "Whats a klawteen?" He got his answer when a purple serpent like creature reached and snapped at him "GAH!"
Looma caught it with one hand an forced in back into the drum before securing the lid. "The purple ones tend to be more aggressive." Mr Baumann said.
Ben raised an eyebrow. "How many things do you sell here that try take a bite out of someone?" Ignacius placed a hand under his chin and looked like he was mentally counting, Ben rolled his eyes. "Never mind." He turned to Looma "Sorry dinner didn't work out."
"Are you joking?" Looma laughed. "Dinner and battle, it was a blast."
Looking at the large hole in the wall, Ben had to admit it was. "Yeah it was fun." Once again he was caught off guard when Looma kissed him on the cheek, making face go almost as red as hers.
The princess picked up the drum and held it under her lower right arm. "See you tomorrow." With that she headed to the exit and her ship.
Ben unknowingly gained a goofy smile on his face, then realized he wasn't alone. "We should got those two locked up right away," he said to Rook.
"Very well." The Revonnahgander said heading back to his Proto-TRUK.
Ben let out a sigh, then noticed Mr Baumann looking at him. "What?"
"Oh nothing," he smirked. "I was just thinking what a cute couple you and the princess made." He laughed.
Ben glared at him. "You know I haven't gone Cannonblot in a while, maybe I should taking for a roll around the store!" He raised his hand above the Omnitrix.
That wiped the smirk off Ignacius'es face. "Okay, okay no need for that!" remembering what happened last time.
Ben lowered his hand. "Okay then. Could I get another one of those slirock burgers?"
Mr Baumann raised an eyebrow. "If I make you one will you leave right away?"
"Deal." Ben nodded.
"Just a moment." Mr Baumann went to the food counter and came back a few moments later with a fresh one.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Ben took the burger and hopped into the Proto-TRUK as Rook drove off. "That went better I thought it would." Ben relaxed back into his seat taking a bite of his burger.
"So I am your first choice for your best man?" Rook said "Thank you Ben, but I thought you did not wish to marry Looma and who exactly would I have to battle?"
Ben shrunk down in his seat. "Spoke too soon."
Ben survives a very eventful lunch with Looma. But how will he fair on her warship? You'll just have to wait and see. But I promise both laughes and Action.