GammaTron: *walking around corner* Okay, take care, professor. That was a fun Temporal Bingo.
SZ: *focuses on computer screen while playing Friday Night Funkin mods* Alright Whitty….round 10!
Z0: *drives through the wall in the Back to the Future Delorian while dressed like Doc Brown* What year is it!?
SZ: 2021….wait…*notices what GT and Z0 were doing*...ah jeez! I forgot my time-based bit!
Z0: Ah come on man we practiced this...do you know how many times I needed to go back in time and punch a bully into a manure truck?
SZ:...
Z0: Okay yeah I still would have done that regardless...but after a couple hundred times it loses all sense of fun
SZ:...Fair enough…*looks at the readers*...yeah. Should be obvious what we're covering here from Omniverse...but with a twist~!
Z0: If you guys ever wanted to see what the Ben 10K of this fic is like...welp...this is kinda the next few chapters to give it to ya! Well since my part is done here...I'm gonna to go fudge with the time stream...gonna see if Deadpool was onto something with the whole Hitler idea...oh relax...I'm just gonna...displace him...for now...no that's a lie…*drives off as Deadpool is hanging to the roof of the car*
Deadpool: HEh heh...I'm finally back in here..also andale man!
SZ:...ahem! Anyway...let's hop into it! We own jack squat aside from original content!
Tsubaki walked through the Plumber HQ, looking over recent reports. A sad sigh escaped her lips after an investigation of a recent event in Japan. While she knew she had work to do, it was hard to remain positive without her friends who often helped her get over the hard parts of her job. The regular super villains had begun adapting and taking this chance to experiment with their Modus Operandi and expand their skills, thinking with Ben MIA they'd have the chance to think up new tricks, even if Max Steel was there to stop them regardless. It just felt like things were inching closer to a bigger storm of trouble.
*BOOM*
"I didn't do it." Alf spoke as the explosion came from the Science Division labs.
"Out!" Kajun snapped.
"'Kay!"
"...ugh," Tsubaki sighed a bit before turning her communicator on, "Max, are things alright on your end?"
=Just a couple bank robberies by guys with high tech weapons, so far nothing much= Max replied.
"...Most likely they got those from Fistrick or Nemesis in an attempt to regain glory," TSubaki noted with a tired sigh.
=Don't worry, I got a course so I can check on both of them. Leave it to me=
=We plan to blow up their stuff!= Steel added.
"...you do that," Tsubaki muttered as she turned communications off, "...what am I gonna do?"
"...Everything okay?" Jin asked, making her turn a bit to see him approach.
"Things have just gotten so...chaotic without the others," she sighed.
"Yes...Tennyson's enemies are...much more difficult to deal with then I gave him credit. Even Nii-san is complaining of their antics getting more wild." Jin added, "With McGrath and his pet taking over as the city's protector, I imagined it would be a simple task."
"No..no it's not," Tsubaki shook her head, "I was considering calling in one of the other heroes around the world for some assistance..like Danny Phantom, but he has his hands full back in his hometown."
"Most of the ones we know are busy." Jin spoke, "It's like Tennyson vanishing gave all these nitwits a sudden confidence boost. And others to take a chance...like in Japan..."
"Speaking of, you led the investigation...is there anything else you learned?" Tsubaki asked.
"So far nothing," Jin shook his head, "The survivor doesn't want to say anything...most likely due to the emotional distress from what she witnessed."
"I imagined as much…"
"You consider letting her have some time first?" Alf asked, suddenly appearing next to Jin.
"?!" Jin nearly jumped in surprise, '...ahh damn it…!'
"...probably for the best," Tsubaki nodded in agreement.
"I'll check up on her, bring her anything she needs. Something tells me this one's bedside manner...needs some improvement." Alf stated, pointing to Jin before walking off.
"...Jin, no," Tsubaki stated, lightly putting down Jin's hand before he could draw Yukianesa.
"Why are we letting him in here again?" he asked with an eye twitch.
"Well...he's oddly comforting, and he makes for a good therapist." Tsubaki admitted with a small smile.
"...that thing? A therapist?" Jin repeated with a raised brow.
"I know...hard to believe. But, he is oddly caring, and he's good at reading others." she sighed, "Just...give him a chance."
"I promise nothing…" he grumbled, "Ah...but back on topic, I did...notice something odd."
"Hmm?" Tsubaki blinked.
"At the scene...the ones who began the attack got in without difficulty. That much we know...but...something...broke in the hard way." Jin explained, "Something forced its way inside of the base...and it happened just moments before the attackers left."
"...Could it be…" Tsubaki whispered, typing away on the console before it showed a few screens, one with a faint image of Garo, "Was it Garo who broke into the base?"
"He showed up last time something utterly evil was walking around…" Jin noted, "And you say he shows up around Kibogamine a lot...and given what kind of strength it would take to break in there like that…'' he listed the evidence supporting it, "But...why? Was he after whoever did this?"
"Most likely," Tsubaki guessed as she held her chin in thought, "Hmm...Jin, did you get any missing people's report from the Japan Plumbers base?"
"Hai, but not much. Only two prisoners went missing…" Jin stated as he began to frown, "One being that psychopath Enoshima and the other being her sister, Ikusaba...and I honestly doubt the latter would work with the former considering she turned herself in."
"We know Junko got out, but she was forced to stare into a Phobiasapien's face for a bit," Tsubaki argued, "Which raises the question...how did she snap out of it...and who would benefit from releasing her?"
"...Just what the hell i-" Jin began before the alarm went off, "..."
"I'll check," Tsubaki sighed, clicking out of the windows before checking on the local news and camera feeds, "Hmm...there's something going on downtown...Jin, can you..."
"I'll contact McGrath and meet him there," Jin stated as he walked off, Hibiki moving past him as he did, "Hibiki…"
"I'll be sure to check the patient when she's good and able to talk."
"Good."
"...ugh…" Tsubaki sighed, covering her face with her hands as she rested her head on the console, "What I wouldn't give for someone to help…"
Elsewhere, in a secluded part of the park...something was happening. A mass of green energy began forming in the air it grew and grew before suddenly bursting as two vehicles suddenly shot out and came to a stop. They looked like a pair of futuristic motorcycles. Far larger then a normal one, closer to the size of a small car, with a cabin the driver sat within and a tinted windshield hiding the riders from view. The first was Green and White and the other Orange and White.
The windshield of the green bike slid open as a figure stood up and got out. He was clad in a full body suit that somewhat resembled that of the Plumbers in a few ways. His body from the abdomen down was black, with a built in utility belt around his waist, with a white dial like buckle with a green light in the center, black legs which ended at white armored boots with two green devices jutting from the sides of his legs. The suit was white along his torso and arms. With black fingerless armored gloves going over the white gloves of the suit, each glove having a similar green defive fitted over each forearm. A black brace formed over his upper chest and around his neck leading to a white helmet, said helmet had a black visor that looked like the hourglas symbol of the Omnitrix but sideways, from the sides of his helmet two spiked ears formed upwards, each one had a silver green disk over where the ear would be, and a green ring around the tip. He also has a long green scarf around his neck that dangled behind him.
The windshield of the orange bike opened up as a female figure stood up and got out. She was clad in a bodysuit similar to the male's, only with a few key differences aside from the green being replaced with orange. The first difference is unlike the male she had a singular horn on her helmet which formed at the forehead of the helmet and went up before curving back sharply. She had a skirt around her waist that melded into her suit seamlessly. In place of the forearm mounted devices her counterpart had, she had a matching set of large orange bracelets on her wrists with golden star emblems which lined up over the top of her wrists seemingly keeping them in place.
"This looks...like the right date," the male spoke as a green holographic screen formed over his right arm.
"Hmm...April 2014….yup! I think this is the right one," the female noted with a nod.
"Oh good...we could have really goofed this up if we got here too early…" the male sighed.
"Oh one time," the female sighed, "I wanted to see that day. It was cute and sweet."
"I won't argue that...but we can't abuse all this time stuff Paradox trusted us with." the male added, "We gotta keep it cool, or we could mess up so much stuff back home."
"Oh you worry way too much." she sighed.
"One of us has to…" he groaned.
"Are you implying I'm irresponsible? I am the good child!" she gasped dramatically.
"Oh really...the Bop-It stick ring any bells?"
"...It said to bop it."
"Yes…'Bop It'. Not 'Smack it into the column.'" he threw his arms up.
"I'm getting tired of this conversation…" she crossed her arms.
"Look...let's just get to it. I really don't want to goof this up by spending so much time arguing with you…" he sighed as he walked back to the bike, "Now if I remember right, this should be going down right now, downtown."
"...does this mean we can do the thing?" the female asked in slight excitement.
"If it gets you to get in the bike and save the past faster...I'll even do the flip…"
"Eeee~!" the female squealed before she zipped back into her own bike, "Ikuze ikuze ikuze!"
"I keep saying the 'girls mature faster than boys' thing is nonsense...but no…" he groaned silently to himself as he went back into his own bike.
"Gh?!" Jin grunted as he was sent flying back, quickly making a sword of ice as he stabbed it into the ground, slowing him down as he jumped off, "Okay...who let Vulcanus get his hands on Techadon technology?"
"Ha! As if I'd tell you!" Vulcanus mocked, his armored suit looking very similar to a Techadon Battle Robot as he punched back Max, "Just know that now that Tennyson's gone MIA, I can turn his precious hometown into my own personal hideout and become a kingpin!"
"Seriously…?" Max asked, "That's your big plan here buddy? You do realize he's only gone for a little bit...and even if you did win...he'd just kick your butt and undo all your hard work?" he jumped back and flashed into Strength Mode, "And again...that's a very big If…"
"Ha! As if!" Vulcanus laughed as he caught Max's thrown punch, "My Techadon Armor can adapt to anything Tennyson and his little friends can throw at me, which includes…" he began, grabbing Max's arm before throwing him into a cafe, "YOU!"
"Now he tells me…" Max groaned, sitting up with bits of shattered glass and plates coming off him, "Steel...any ideas?"
=His armor is very thick and insulated...it will take a good deal of effort for you to get your TURBO energy to reach its core. But I don't think it should be a problem, Kajun and I have been working on something to help. It will just take a moment to transport it here=
"Great...and in the meantime?" he asked.
=Try not to die...or tear up the city=
"Trying...not to!" Jin grunted as he sent out a wave of ice at Vulcanus, only for his armor to heat up as the snow evaporated upon impact.
"Face it! There's no way you can beat me...not even if you had Tennyson backing you up!" Vulcanus laughed as his grunts began to storm the area, "Tell ya what though...I'll spare ya if you agree to become my servants...and the robot becomes an ashtray for me."
"Yeah...how's about a no?" Max spoke, "Steel...lets do the thing, Go Turbo...Clone!" A bright flash went off before Max reverted to his base form, his armor glowing blue...the difference was now he was surrounded by several dozen exact duplicates, almost outnumbering Vulcanus's own grunts, "Oh yeah...we can do this now." they all spoke in perfect unison.
"Clones?! Y...oh wait…" Vulcanus began as he put his armored hands on the ground, "I have a retort!"
"Not h-" The Maxes began before the ground shook, causing them to stagger.
"If this keeps up...the city will be in shambles…" Jin grunted, "And Undertown could fall in on itself...this idiot!"
"I hate when the bad guy does stupid stuff!" the Max's sighed as they rushed and bulldozed their way through all of Vulcanus's goons before they began attacking the real problem.
"Again, just give up!" Vulcanus shouted as a pair of shoulder-mounted missile launchers popped out of his shoulders, firing a barrage of bullets that knocked Max and his clones away, "Tennyson ain't here, and there's nothing any of you can do to counter my m-what's that sound?"
A revving sound caught both sides' attention, making them turn to see a pair of bikes rushing right to them...mainly at Vulcanus. He blinked before the bikes suddenly produced a pair of barrels that began pelting him with energy bullets. He grunted as it was bothersome...only for this to be a distraction as the two bikes linked up, and suddenly gained a massive boost of speed as the new combined vehicle crashed into Vulcanus and sent him flying through the air and bouncing down the street several times.
"...ow! That...actually hurt!" Vulcanus snapped as she pushed himself back up, "Alright you punks in the bikes..who are you?!"
"Whoa…" the Max clones awed as a few helped Jin.
"That...is...new…" Jin spoke.
=That's some high level tech there...17 at the lowball end…= Steel spoke, looking at the bikes.
"Seriously, if you don't come out of those bikes now, I'm gonna crush them like tincans...with you in them!" Vulcanus threatened.
"Silence!" the female driver spoke as the windshields slid down.
"You're not even that threatening," the male driver added.
"Not even...WHAT?!" Vulcanus gawked, "But I'm wearing armor made from a Techadon Battle Robot!"
"So?"
"That stuff is outdated by now."
"Outdated?!"
"You following this?" a Max clone asked Jin.
"Hardly…" Jin grunted.
"Just get out here!" Vulcanus demanded the two bike drivers.
With that, the two riders jumped and flipped forward out of the bikes to land on the street before Vulcanus. The two stood shoulder to shoulder as they stared him down.
"So...you wanna know who we are, eh?" the female driver asked.
"Well…we're about to tell you." the male driver chuckled.
"What are you...oh...oh no…" Vulcanus realized.
"Yosh! The double Chrono Warriors!" the female declared.
"Chrono…" the male began as he adapted a calm yet serious pose, "Spanner!"
"Chrono~" the female began, spinning in place before doing a one two punch in the air, "Driver!"
"The duo Chrono Riders…" the male spoke up, "Have arrived!" he raised his hand and snapped his fingers as their bikes began releasing fireworks and flashing lights.
"Max...let me die…" Jin groaned.
"That was kinda cool…" the Max clones all clapped.
"Don't encourage it!" Jin snapped.
"...D'oh...whatever! My boys are enough for you brats!" Vulcanus snapped as his minions ran before him, "Get them!"
"They always try goons...what is with that irony?" Spanner sighed to Driver.
"True...but we have a retort! Chrono Bikes, autopilot assault mode!" she shouted.
With that, their combined vehicle backed up before driving around them and shooting at all of Vulcanus's minions and raming into them. Vulcanus blinked before the two jumped over their ride and flipped forward before swinging their legs out and kicking him in the face. It seemed to have no effect for a moment until jets of energy shot out the soles of their boots and blasted Vulcanus away and tumbling down the street.
"Ah! Ooh! Ow!" he groaned each time his face hit the road.
"Don't think we came all the way here to waste our skills on goons!" Driver shouted.
"We still gotta take care of that suit," Spanner explained, "Keep him distracted, I got a Techadon Scrambler that will shut that thing down."
"Hey~ Look at you being all prepared," Driver chuckled, "Where's this skill during class?"
"This is important stuff." Spanner sighed as he used his boots' jets to fly over Vulcanus.
"Cranky~" she chuckled before rushing Vulcanus and rearing her fist back.
"Oh that's cute. She thinks she can hur-OOOHH!" the alien cried out in pain as the fist struck his face, making his skin ripple from the force as he was sent flying back, "WHAT!?"
"Don't underestimate me…" Driver began as she banged her fist together, the stars on her bracelets glowing as they grew in size. They expanded over her forearms into gauntlets, glowing sections around the center rotated as the armor moved over her knuckles and a barrel extended out over her index finger knuckle, "Just because I'm a girl!" she punched her arm forward and back as a section of armor pumped like a shotgun pump, a matching sound going off.
"WHAT?!" Vulcanus asked, still in shock before Driver punched at him and sent a bright orange blast, which slammed into his face with an explosion.
"Please stop shouting 'what'. That bit is old," Spanner sighed, landing on Vulcanus's back before he slammed two disk-like items to his head over his ears, a low pitched sound could be heard as the alien cried in pain as he moved his giant hands to his head...only to smack himself in the panic. Spanner jumped off as he reached into his belt and pulled out another device as he began adjusting a dial on it.
"Ooh...I know where you got the idea for those from!" Driver cheered.
"It was cooler when he had that gimmick…" he spoke up as he finished what he was doing as the device suddenly expanded into a large circular patch, "Get him to look away from me and I'll take care of his stupid suit."
"Can do, aibou!"
With that, Driver rushed forward as she punched Vulcanus making him slide back, she jumped back while punching both fists forward and sending out two blasts that exploded on impact knocking him off his feet.
"GAH!" he roared, getting the devices off his ears, "I have had enough of you!" he roared, "What are you?!"
"We did the bit dummy!" Driver cheered, running around him, "Did you not listen? We can do it again. I feel Spanner could have had more energy. But the cool aloof theme was a nice change of pace…" she muttered as she jumped away from a swing.
"NO! Just die!" he shouted, raising both arms up before a clamping sound filled the air, "What's huh?" he blinked before his armor locked up, it began shaking for a moment...before it began disintegrating into a sand like consistency and left the baby bodied Vulcanus standing in a pile of metal dust, "..."
"Wow...he really is easy once you know the trick." Spanner chuckled as the device shrank down to its original state, letting him pocket it.
"I know right?" Driver asked with a nod, the stars on her gauntlets glowing before they converted back into their original state.
"How did you.,..that was…"
"Yeah Techadon stuff is easy to dismantle once you know the master frequency all their stuff it attuned to." Spanner sighed, he then twisted around and kicked Vulcanus, sending him to Max as he caught him, "Don't worry, he probably can't afford another one of those! So don't worry if he gets out again!"
"I...what just happened?"
"Uh...the day is saved?" Max asked.
"You're welcome~!" Driver giggled, about to walk away with Spanner before a wall of ice blocked their path, "?!"
"Alright…" Jin began as he sheathed his sword, a serious look in his eyes as he approached the two, "Just who are you two…?"
"Do you want us to do the intro again?" Driver asked excitedly as she put her hands together.
"NO!"
"Uh...It's a bit of a long story." Spanner replied.
"Soka…" Jin noted, "...Fine. Then you can explain to us back at HQ while we escort Vulcanus back to his cell."
"Ah come on Jin, they just saved our butts." Max spoke up.
"We still need answers, there are rules and protocol." Jin argued.
"Look they're clearly good guys, just like us, Heroes."
"He thinks we're heroes~!" Driver cheered, shaking Spanner.
"Yes~" Spanner cheered to himself.
"Sides their stuff looks Plumber like." Max added, "So why not just let them help out? Not every hero has to be enlisted with us, secret identity is a thing for a reason dude."
"He's still awesome even now…" Spanner whispered to Driver.
"I know, right?!"
"...ugh. Fine," Jin sighed before pulling his badge out, "Tsubaki, we caught Vulcanus...also we found two individuals that wish to give us a hand."
=Beg pardon?= Tsubaki questioned.
"Oh look at the time, places to be, timelines to fix!" Spanner exclaimed, looking at his arm as he backed away, "We'll be back if you ever need us!"
"Wait wh-" Driver began before Spanner ran off at high speed, "Eh?! Wh...mou~! Spanner!" she complained as she chased after him.
"Well that was weird even for a superhero." Max spoke.
"Story of my new life…" Jin grumbled, "I'll...I'll explain in greater detail once we get back Tsubaki." he sighed.
=...fair enough then= Tsubaki sighed =I'll set up a Groundbridge then=
"Thanks..."
"What the h-e-double hockey sticks was that?!" Driver snapped as she and Spanner were hiding out in an alleyway, the female of the duo pacing around in annoyance, "We were gonna fight alongside actual heroes!"
"And Tsubaki Yayoi," Spanner sighed, pinching the bridge of his helmet, "Recall that she's not easily sidetracked even by chocolate or pandas."
"I don't follow your point…" she put her hands on her hips.
"Okay look...I think it's safer if we only intervene when danger arises. If we spend too much time around everyone...we're more likely to goof up and spill something." Spanner sighed.
"Who's more likely?" Driver countered.
"You know what I mean," he sighed, "The less they learn about us, the harder it'll be the connect the dots...both here...and back home."
"Ah...uh...hmm...you make a point there partner of mine." she sighed in agreement.
"Good…" Spanner sighed, he looked at his arm as a timer was going down, "Uh-oh...we gotta get home," he held it up to Driver.
"Ohhh peanut butter," Driver cringed.
"Don't worry, we'll set the bikes to bring us back to the very moment we left," Spanner spoke up jumping into his bike as he began typing away on a console, "You drive us home."
"Yes!"
"And no chasing that Doberman." Spanner spoke up, stopping his windshield from closing for a moment.
"Nertz!" Driver muttered as she jumped in.
Their bikes locked together again before the front wheels moved and twisted around and turned into wings like those of a ship. The new flight mode lifted up as it began glowing with green energy and suddenly vanished.
The future, often filled with many new possibilities and vast new technology. That was where the Chrono Riders arrived as their combined ship flew through the sky. They swerved around towers before making their way towards a large one in the center of town. It was tall, white and black with the Omnitrix symbol made of lights shining towards the top.
The bikes floated down before opening and letting the two jump out. The ship then flashed as it began shrinking down till it was now the size of a toy as Chono Driver caught it before it touched down on the landing pad on the top of the skyscraper.
"Phew…" she sighed as they ran towards the door.
"Ah...made it." Spanner sighed as they got inside, they both then tapped their helmets making them shrink away. Their suits followed shortly after as they all condensed into a belt buckle.
Standing there were two teenagers. The male sighed, he looked almost exactly like Ben Tennyson, only with shorter hair, and his eyes were not green, instead a bright amber color. He was clad in a black T-shirt with a white stripe going down the middle, and black pants. Standing next to him was a girl with squirrel ears and a tail and looked like Makoto Nanaya but her hair was a darker shade of brown like the boy's, and her eyes were deep emerald green. She was wearing a pair of black shorts and a pink t-shirt.
"And Mom and Dad should be home in three...two…" the boy motioned to the elevator entrance to the penthouse-like living area as it dinged.
"I told you that you would forget." Makoto's voice sighed.
"I said sorry didn't I?" an older deeper version of Ben's sighed.
"Mmm hmm…"
"Babe, come on…"
"I won't forgive you till you make it up to me." Makoto's voice pouted.
"Fine...I promise I will."
"Oh I know you will."
At that two adults walked into the living room area, revealing the now older adult versions of both Ben and Makoto. Ben who was now much taller and muscular sighed, he was dressed in a white shirt with a green stripe going down his torso and arms, with the symbol of 10K on his chest, brown pants and black armored boots, he also had the beginnings of a beard growing on his chin, dangling in one arm was a green leather jacket with white racing stripes and the 10K symbol on the back. Over both arms he had a green brace that conformed to his arms with the Omnitrix symbol glowing over each, and black fingerless gloves over his hands.
Makoto had her hair a bit longer to the point it was done up into a mini-ponytail held by a hairband with an acorn on it. She also wore an orange turtleneck sweater with the sleeves rolled up a bit, the sweater hugging her fuller figure a bit as she wore a pair of hip-hugging short jeans, held up by a belt with the buckle in the shape of a star with Ben's Omnitrix symbol and an acorn seen in the center. She also wore a pair of thigh-high silk socks and a pair of orange and black shoes.
"Alright...I'll take the week off, anywhere you want to go. Name it and I'll make it happen." Ben sighed with a smile.
"Hmm...deal." she smiled before stopping, "Wait...I sense nonsense...what did you two do?" she turned to the kids, who were sitting and watching TV.
"Nothing, mom!" the two quickly replied.
"Speaking in unison...something is totally up with you two." Makoto crossed her arms under her chest, "You know you two are still in trouble, right?"
"We know mom," the boy quickly spoke up, "We've been here the whole time, promise!"
"Hai! We were just here binging movies!" the girl quickly added, "In fact...I think Godzilla VS Kong is about to start!"
"Hmm...I got my eyes on you two." Makoto muttered.
"You guys know you can't hide stuff from Mom." Ben chuckled, "Look, we got to go meet with Tsubaki for a bit. Remember, no friends in the Tower, no leaving, and no trying to be sneaky and going out to fight crime. Understood?"
"Yes dad/daddy."
"Alright," Ben smiled, "And please...no shenanigans."
"Or nonsenses, tomfoolery, or wacky antics." Makoto added, "Remember...Mom knows all."
"Oh come on. You can't know everything Mom...and by that I mean that in regards to how aliens out there have IQ's ranging in the silly higher than trillions number!" the boy quickly corrected himself.
"...touche, Ken," Makoto muttered before looking at her daughter, "Kokoro?"
"I promise I'll behave, mom!" she saluted.
"Oh I know...just try not to have a repeat with the video games…"
"To be fair, I tried to tell her to turn it down before the music started," Ken quickly intervened.
"Because the music is the best part of the game, bro!" Kokoro argued.
"True," Ben spoke up, "But honey...headphones are a thing," he smiled, patting Kokoro's head, "Alright, we'll be back...in as long as it takes Tsubaki to over explain a problem." he smiled before kissing his daughter's head and ruffling up Ken's hair, "Love ya, be good." he pointed to them as he walked towards the Elevator.
"Behave and we'll bring ya something tasty home," Makoto added as she walked over to join Ben, "...oh and if the PTA calls...tell them I'm busy."
"...is this about Vicky again?" Ben asked.
"Maybe…" she pouted.
"Want me to go next time in your place?" Ben offered.
"If you can," Makoto nodded, "Just be careful with Vicky...manipulative karen…"
"Kay bye kids!" Ben quickly spoke as he gently pushed Makoto into the elevator before her complaint could continue to where it normally did as she was already ranting in Japanese at the moment.
"...oh phew that was close," the two kids sighed in relief once the elevator closed and was far down enough.
"That...was close…" Ken sighed, "If mom and dad ever find out what we're doing."
"Mom will kill us, bring us back to life, do it again and then ground us while dead, and bring us back to life only after the punishment is over!" Kokoro added, "And dad will just shake his head in...Disappointment!"
"Which is never good…" Ken muttered as he leaned back into the couch, "...not as scary as Aunt Tsubaki when she's mad."
"Bro, come on…"
"That's why we need to be careful in the past, she's super smart. If we let her get to know us too well in the past...present her is gonna realize it's us!" Ken explained, "I think we can string Mom and Dad along for a good while once they get back in the past, but Aunt Tsubaki is a total nope!"
"...oh that's a good point," Kokoro paled at that.
"Exactly, and I do NOT want to face the wrath of her paperfan." Ken paled as if having a traumatic flashback.
"You're right, you're right…" Kokoro nodded, "We just...gotta not act like ourselves if we are around her at all. 'Cause totally avoiding her...hehehe...that will be hard."
"Especially with Uncle Jin being suspicious of us," Ken added.
"You mean sus."
"Kokoro, that's not even a word!"
"Don't hate. Me and Dad use it all the time." she crossed her arms and turned away.
"Ugh…" Ken groaned.
"But we just gotta learn to avoid him...think...what does Daddy do to get away from him when he's being extra annoying?" Kokoro muttered.
"You mean besides transform into something and walk through walls?"
"Exactly," Kokoro nodded as she rubbed her chin in thought, "Hmm…Oh! Grunkle Alf and Uncle Kagura!"
"You really think that'll work?"
"Hey...if there's anyone aside from Daddy and Uncle Taro that can annoy and distract Uncle Jin...it's those two," Kokoro assured.
"...True…" he nodded, "But how can we get their past versions' help…"
"Let's just ask 'em." Kokoro suggested, pushing a button on a remote and aiming it at the TV.
"You want us to ask them...how we got them to help us in the past?!" Ken shouted in an annoyed tone.
"Yes." she nodded.
"That is stupid."
=You rang?= Kagura responded to that, his face appearing on the screen as he looked older with a beard covering only his chin, =Oh the Mini-Tennysons, how are you kids doing? Getting into trouble?=
"We need your help in a time conspiracy!" Kokoro cheered.
"Oh come on like he's gonna…"
=Does it involve messing with your parents and or Jin?= Kagura asked.
"Mostly Uncle Jin." Kokoro admitted.
=How could I say no to that adorableness? Let me guess, you need me to tell you a secret code I would tell to someone I trust so I will help them?=
"Aha! We already did it! Take that Doofus!" Kokoro smirked at her brother.
"Wha...but...that's and...well now we HAVE to do it!" Ken snapped.
"I still consider this an absolute win," she smirked.
"Ugh…" Ken groaned.
=Relax Kenny boy. Trust me when I say, I will enjoy being of help to the Chrono Riders and their cause= he smirked, =Alfy! It's time!=
=Already? I thought we'd have another year or two before this happened!=
=Nope! It's time!..oh, and you owe me that pizza! Supreme deep dish...with stuffed crust!=
=I am a Melmacian of my word, I'll call the pizza guy= Alf spoke from offscreen.
=You're the best, buddy!=
"..." Ken just frowned a bit in annoyance as Kokoro shot him a smug grin.
"See...I can be smart about time travel."
"Ah...fine…" Ken sighed, "This is still within a stable loop, so fine. Nothing wrong yet."
"Sweet! Then let's head back out!" Kokoro beamed as she shot up.
"Yes...but question," Ken began as he got up, "How're we gonna get back on time...and what's gonna happen if we don't pick up mom or dad's calls?"
"Eh…." she muttered trying to think.
=It's a time machine ain't it?= Kagura pointed out.
"Yeah but we can only set one point in time, if we set this one we need to manually set the time in the past, and lose the date we saved to go back to." Ken explained.
=Why?= he asked.
=I think it's a balancing act, show them time travel isn't a shortcut to victory, or should be abused, you know typical kid lessons= Alf offered.
"Bingo," Ken nodded.
"Which is nonsense…" Kokoro muttered.
"But the point is we are proving we are ready to help." Ken added, "If we do this the right way...maybe Dad will finally let us have some more responsibility. And maybe the Omnitrix back…"
"You and Devlin really screwed that up…"
"I told him it was a dumb idea…" Ken sighed.
"It was your idea!" she recalled, "Which resulted in us grounded and denied cool alien watches, and Devlin is...uh...what did happen to our doofus cousin?"
"I don't know...Uncle Kevin probably grounded him…"
-Elsewhere-
"I hate this!" a young man with black hair that was shaved along the sides of his head and the rest pulled back into a ponytail, dressed in a black hoodie and ripped up jeans, complained as he was in a basement room staring at a spot that used to house a TV and game system which were now removed, Zed the Anubian Baskurr resting her head on his lap, "It was just the one satellite...come on, Dad, you did way worse as a kid!"
"That's not an excuse!" Kevin's voice countered from upstairs.
"Bleh!" the boy groaned, "Ken is so gonna get it when I'm out of here...that doofus…" he grumbled.
-Omnitrix Tower-
"I'm sure he'll forgive ya...maybe...after he pounds you…" Kokoro muttered.
"Which is most likely…" Ken muttered.
"That's gonna be fun to see," Kokoro giggled before tilting her head, "How long are we grounded again?"
"Mom was so mad I could barely understand her…" Ken sighed, "She was doing the thing where she was so angry her voice got all cute and high pitched, and something in Japanese that she said in a thick accent like Grandma does, and I just figured it was until they said we weren't allowed to do...that."
"Yeah...and it resulted in…" Kokoro began before shaking her head, "Nevermind...let's hurry back to the past and help anyway we can before mom and daddy come home."
"Right, fine...Uncle Kagura, think you could cause some nonsense at that meeting?"
=I'm supposed to be at a meeting? Oh shoot I am!= he panicked rushing off, =I'll do just that!=
=Pants!= Alf shouted in the background, =And he left without pants again…= he sighed, walking in =We'll deal with it, Kagura will text you the secret code= he explained =And if you have a chance...tell me not to make that Super Bowl bet in 2018…=
"Can do, Grunkle Alf," Kokoro replied with a thumbs up.
-The past-
"Come on...come on…" Kagura whispered, he and Alf currently watching the football game with various snacks and food set up around them, "Come on come on come on...GAH! COME ON! He was so close to a touchdown!"
"I swear it's like these guys get dumber with each season…" Alf sighed.
"I know right?!" Kagura exclaimed as he plopped back onto the couch.
"Ah...well at least they make for good bloopers in the field of sports." Alf chuckled.
"That they do, little buddy," Kagura admitted with a chuckle before looking at his phone, "...seriously though, where are those wings and pizza I ordered a while ago?"
"You don't think Hibiki secretly canceled the order again, do you?"
"He better not. I put…" Kagura began before the doorbell rang, "?! Finally!" he beamed, shooting up off the couch as he rushed for the front door and opened it...and saw Spanner and Driver standing there, "...uh….Alf? Is there a costume party happening in town?"
"Not that I know of...or I'd already be there winning best costume!" he walked to the door, and blinked at the sight, "Oh this seems like your kind of business."
"This...is gonna be a weird talk." Spanner spoke.
"Very…" Driver nodded in agreement.
"...weird how?" Kagura asked as the two walked in.
"We can't explain all the details, but we need friends who are good at keeping secrets, and can help us. The simplest I can make it is…" Spanner sighed, "We're from the future and we are here to help. But if too many people hang around us, they'll discover our secret in the future."
"I get it," Alf spoke, "They are future family, and need us to help keep it secret from the ones who will punish them in their time."
"Bingo!" Driver cheered.
"That's...a story, but how can we trust you?" Karuga asked.
"You told us your secret code." Spanner stated.
"Prove it?" Kagura asked.
"Do I have to be the one to say it?" Spanner sighed.
"You lost the Tayden toss…" Driver chuckled.
"...fine…" Spanner sighed.
"...fine. Tell me, kiddo…" Kagura paused as he learned towards Spanner, "What's my secret code?"
"9-4-0," Spanner explained, "9 because one of the girls your harem was a kitsune Beastkin that could split her tail into nine, 4 because you had four women in your harem, and 0 because...and I quote 'you were drowning in so many ladies you lost count.'"
"That first one better not be my patient," Alf warned.
"This was before I came here," Kagura defended, looking at Spanner with wide eyes, "Okay….so you do know my secret code...wait. If you're from the future...who's your parents?"
"We're not allowed to say because future you said you and Grunkle Alf made a bet," Driver replied.
"Grunkle? Is that short for Great Uncle?" Alf asked, "I love it! Oh and fifty Tayden you're this Makoto's kids."
"I don't know...sixty Tayden and the Funky Glocknar on them being Tsubaki's."
"Oh so that's the bet…" the time travelers realized.
"Ahem. Anyway…" Kagura began as he clapped his hands together, "So what do you kids want from us?"
"We need help keeping the smart ones from figuring us out," Driver replied.
"Keeping Jinny and Tsu, probably Kajy, from learning you're from the future. Got it," Alf nodded.
"Shouldn't be hard," Kagura grinned, "And don't worry about Hibiki...Alf can handle him."
"I replaced the sole of his shoes with tape." Alf explained, before they heard the sound of tape peeling off something hard, "He's coming, go-go-go!"
"Gh?!" Spanner and Driver tensed as they hurried out the door.
"Well that happened," Alf noted, closing the door before rapid knocking went off, "Yeah?"
"Delivery from Imo's Pizza in St. Louis," the Kinecelleran wearing a delivery hat and case replied.
"Finally~!" Alf sighed, "Ah man the wait was killer!" he spoke, taking the pizza with one hand and pulling out a stack of cash with the other, "Your delivery fee and tip my good man."
"Thank you, sir."
"Smart move on Imo's hiring those speedy guys. Now they can deliver cross continent in 30 minutes or less. Pizza Hut and Domino's better catch up," Kagura grinned.
"I just love a good thin crust meat lovers with extra cheese." Alf smiled, taking a square slice and sliding it into his mouth.
"Come on, I think we got just enough time to make it home before Mom and Dad get tired of Uncle Kagura making a joke of the meeting." Spanner spoke.
"We forgot to account for how much mom still hates Uncle Kagura!" Driver panicked.
"We can come back tomorrow after school." Spanner spoke as they jumped into the bikes.
"Hai!" Driver nodded as the bikes quickly drove off.
-The future-
"Safe…" Kokoro spoke as they jumped and landed on the couch, "And Mom totally throttled Uncle Kagura…"
"Of course she did…" Ken sighed.
"...you don't think he spilt the beans, do you?"
"No way. He's a lot of things, but he'd never do that." Ken shook his head just as the elevator dinged.
"I've never seen anyone get so red before." Ben spoke as he and Makoto walked in, "And you were almost as angry as Tsubaki, too."
"Oh ho yeah I was!" Makoto snapped.
'...Oh yeah. She's mad,' the two mentally gulped.
"Hey guys." Ben smiled, "Your Uncle Kagura done goofed and made a show at the meeting. After your mom got through with him, Tsubaki had to send him to the medical ward...and then put him under house arrest for the next few months for disturbing an important meeting."
"And he forgot to wear pants again!" Makoto exclaimed before Ben began to scratch behind her ear, "?! ...Mmm~ No fair~"
"Come on, don't let it get to you." Ben smiled, "Come on, let's get some rest." he looked to the two, "Both of you as well. You still have school tomorrow."
"Yes Dad/Daddy," the two sighed, getting up and making their way to their room.
"Those two have gotten a lot less sassy since we forbid them from crime fighting…" Ben muttered, "I think they're up to something...but they have your sneakiness, wife of mine."
"True…" Makoto muttered as Ben stopped scratching behind her ear, "...still, can't help but worry about them, ya know? Especially after that incident with the satellite..."
"I know it was stupid, and we were right to take the Omnitrix back," Ben sighed, "But I know they can really do some good. But...I had to give it up for a bit too, and when I got it back, I did better. And thankfully...I got you to help me make sure Ken doesn't make the same mistake I did."
"I know…" Makoto smiled softly, gently grabbing his hand as she looked him in the eyes, "And even if we're not there for him...he's always got his sister."
"They fight nonstop, and can never agree with each other...except when it matters the most. They'll keep each other safe." Ben smiled.
"That they can," Makoto giggled.
"By the way...you still haven't said how long they're Grounded from all but the Omnitrix," Ben noted, "Devlin still has a month and a half."
"Ah, they're…" Makoto began before her badge beeped, "Ah nuts."
=Sorry to bother, but it's Skulltech. He's attacking Billions Tower and Nemesis Tower. Danny's unavailable due to visiting the Anur System for being a groom and after their upgrade to 2.5, the gizmo team can't go near him without getting hacked=
"Alright, Tucker. We'll be right over," Ben replied, "But you owe me for ruining a moment, man…" he whispered.
"It was my moment, too," Makoto chuckled
=Just add it to the tab and use Skulltech to vent?=
"...know what? Sure," Ben and Makoto shrugged.
"So who're ya gonna use this time, hon?" Makoto asked as the two began to walk off, "FeedBoot? Mega Chill?"
"Ooh all good options, but I think I'll set it to random and either enjoy, or laugh at how stupid it comes out." Ben smiled.
"Sounds good to me," Makoto grinned, "Now come on...let's hurry and deal with Skulltech. I'm thinking of bringing the kids home some pizza from one of their favorite places for their lunch tomorrow."
"Well that sounds like an incentive for me to play unfair and use aliens from my Powerhouse Playlists only," Ben chuckled.
"Oh that's not incentive…" Makoto countered before whispering to him, "Me putting one of my special outfits on later tonight is…"
"...which one? Your old fighting outfit o-"
"The cheerleader one~"
"You play dirty…" he stated simply, "And darn if I don't love it." he chuckled, "Tell ya what, whoever punches him harder gets to pick where we go for family vacation!"
"Deal!" Makoto beamed a bit, putting her hand on a nearby wall as a compartment slide out, letting her reach in and slip on the bracelets used for her Proto-Gauntlets.
"Come on, before they begin arguing again." Ben laughed as they entered the elevator.
"Hai!" Makoto laughed as the elevator door closed.
"While it's nice they are so in love...ew…" Ken cringed as he and Kokoro got out from their hiding spots.
"And that is why Daddy knows how to have a relationship...while you can barely talk to girls," Kokoro sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Oi…"
"Still, yay! Yummy pizza tomorrow!"
"Yeah, now let's get the Chrono Cycle. You hid it in the sofa, right?"
"I think so…" Kokoro muttered, "I was in such a rush I can't remember…"
"Seriously…?" Ken looked at her with a deadpanned stare.
"...oh like you haven't lost it before either," Kokoro huffed.
"One time."
"One time where you let some kid take it home, cause you lost track of it at the library…" she reminded, making Ken turn away with a blush of embarrassment, "Point me~"
"Come on…" he complained, "We can't let mom and dad just randomly find it…"
"And we can't let them see us while we're looking for it if we go outside…" Kokoro added, "...oh! What if we disguised our voices while in our armor?"
"Well shouldn't be too hard," Ken muttered, "I might be able to hook something up to the helmets. Though maybe the scarf could hide it better…"
"Yes, nerd out while I find it first," she chuckled, "I count this as a double win~ Go Koko!"
"Oi…"
-Tomorrow...in the past-
"...so you haven't seen any sign of those two heroes from yesterday?" Tsubaki asked, calling Max over her communicator as she tried to look up any information on Spanner and Driver.
=None. It's like they're ghosts= Max answered =In the...not so literal sense...all I know is they are good folks and helpful. I want to trust they'll show up when things are bad. They look pretty helpful...but I get a weird feeling of Deja vu around em…=
"...oddly the same thing," Jin spoke as he walked over, "They remind me of a certain duo..only somewhat reversed."
"Well, you can trust them, that's enough for me. And they did help a lot with Vulcanus." Tsubaki sighed, "His suit was very dangerous, but they had useful tools to stop him."
"True…" Jin muttered, "...Still, just who are those two really…?"
"I guess we'll figure it out someday." Tsubaki sighed, "I'm just happy to finally get some help."
"What you need is sleep, food, and a day or two of 0 work," Alf spoke up, appearing next to them again and making Jin jump back.
"Oh you know I can't…" Tsubaki sighed, "Magister Tennyson is off dealing with a lot of concern over Ben just vanishing...and he trusted me to keep things running here."
"To that I say, do what all women do...dump the work on your boyfriend and let him stress out for once." Alf argued.
"Beg pardon?" Jin asked with a deadpanned look.
"...know what? I may as well," Tsubaki saighed, making Jin look at her with wide eyes, "It should be easy enough for you, Jin...plus it's just for a day."
"...but…"
"Onegai, Jin-Nii-sama?"
"...I hate it when you use that on me," Jin frowned a bit.
"And yet it worked it seems," Alf quipped.
"Quiet you."
"Touche…" Alf replied, "Well I have a patient to help. You stay away from the people healing. You make them nervous."
"I...Oh…!" Jin complained before sighing, "Fine...Tsubaki, you can go. I'll...take over things from here."
"And don't take work home and call that relaxing!" Alf spoke up, "Put on some fluffy PJ's, order chocolate cake with chocolate fudge brownie ice cream with fresh shavings of a Hershey's chocolate bar, watch a cheesy romantic comedy, just don't do work!"
"Wait, what?" Jin blinked at the chocolate part.
"I think I'll do that then," Tsubaki smiled as she walked off.
"Tsubaki, no! We talked about your issue with ch-!" Jin began.
"Relax. She has a schedule for it. She has it in moderation. She eats chocolate today, she gets it seven days later for one day," Alf explained, "If she breaks the seven day limit, such as a bit of chocolate three days in, no chocolate for a month and she has to eat a plate of steamed broccoli before bed every night."
"That's not…"
"Cooked by Magister Tennyson using Broccoli grown by Atrocians or this Noel girl when she comes back."
"..." Jin blinked at that before calling back out to Tsubaki, "That's too much even for you, Tsubaki!"
"I'll manage," Tsubaki smiled, waving to him as the elevator door closed.
"...I swear Tennyson is corrupting her..."
"You sure it's not the fact she's able to be herself and live a normal life in this new situation. And your fear of change stems from deep seated emotional issues having to do with your brother and things you went through as a kid?" Alf asked.
"...how?" Jin asked in pure disbelief and confusion.
"I've been on this Planet for about thirty years give or take, I lived on a world of emotionally mature but austintatious beings who all look like me...but a hundred times more...you really think I don't know how to read people? I'm annoying...not dim…" he explained, "Also I play cards with your brother...his poker face is weak."
"...okay. Maybe I shouldn't have underestimated you…" Jin muttered before shaking his head, "Excuse me. I need to take over Tsubaki's shift."
"..." Alf pulled out a phone and tapped an app as a whip cracking sound went off, earning a couple chuckles from passerby Plumbers.
"I can and will freeze you into an Alf-cicle," Jin warned before blinking as a laugh track went off, "..I mean ic-gah! Damn it Tennyson!"
"It's almost too easy…" Alf chuckled to himself as he walked off.
"Ugh…" Jin groaned as he turned the comms on, "McGrath, I'm taking over Tsubaki's shift for today. I'll let you know if anything pops up...and if you see those two from yesterday, let me know."
=Got it, I'll check in if I find anything...out of our range of ordinary=
=Which so far today has been bupkis= Steel added, =Unless you count seeing one of those catgirls stuck in a tree….while a squirrel was taunting her…=
=No that's still normal levels of weird…= Max sighed.
"Least it's not that annoying girl pretending to be a cat," Jin muttered, "Seriously...how does she get her voice to sound so…"
=Creepy?= Max guessed.
=I have several theories…=
=Are they related to an internet fandom?=
=...no…=
=Steel…=
=...I plead the fifth=
"Ugh…=
Another time portal formed as the Chrono Cycles came to a stop on the streets of present day Bellwood.
"Okay….so what was it that happens today that we can help with?" Spanner muttered from his seat as he scrolled through a holographic screen, "Psyphon...no he's next week, Billy Billions...uh seems he's gonna make an age swap ray and wait for Dad to get home to use it on him…"
"Seriously?" Driver asked, "That is just creepy...and the fact he's never gonna stop bugging our family is just sad…"
"Even still...it seems he's gonna cause some trouble today for his test runs, and Uncle Max and Steel will get caught up in it. Their TURBO energy will make it go boom and he'll spend the next week as a 11 year old 'till the tech team can make a reversing machine. In that time bad guys will get even more crazy,"
"So simple...we go there, beat up that Billy jerk, blow up his stuff and done!"
"Yes to the beat him up part, no to blow up his stuff part. We should leave his machine intact so Aunt Kajun can study it and make gadgets to undo all his future schemes. Also can't be sure if he hasn't already begun messing with it..."
"Touche~ Welp..." Driver began as she clapped her hands together, "Let's go bust some bad guy butt!"
"Did you n….I keep forgetting who I'm talking to," Spanner muttered.
"And...done!" Billy beamed as he picked up a high-tech red and black gun with a sandglass image on the side, "My Reverse Age ray is finished! Moment Tennyson gets back, Mazuma, I'm gonna hit him with it, and he'll be back to a brat no one even cares about while I reap the benefits of everything he owns. The fame, merchandise...even his girlfriend will be mine!"
"Why are you so obsessed with wanting Ben Tennyson's Girlfriend, Master Billy?" Mazuma asked.
"Never you mind that!" he quickly responded.
"Seriously man? Yeesh...going after someone else's girlfriend because you don't have the dating skills?" Max's voice questioned.
"...grr. Tennyson's cheap replacement," Billy frowned, turning to see Max standing before the opening to the hanger/lab of his tower.
=Cheap? Oh that hurts= Steel 'gasped'
"Dude, come on, this is getting sad." Max sighed, "You think calling me stuff like that will make me mad? I'm a mature grown up with…" he flexed his arm, "A big mature body~" he flexed some more, "Look at these muscles!" he taunted even more, "Oh wait...you're trapped in a body that...can't ever look this fine."
"Grr…" Billy's eye twitched at that before he grinned, "You know...you actually came at a good time. I was about to test my new weapon..." he began before firing his new age gun at Max, "On you!"
"Nope!" he ducked down, letting it miss, "Oh I'm probably gonna get yelled at for letting that fly off into the city like that...note to self, whenever fighting an evil genius in a skyscraper...close the windows…I really should have learned that from cartoons," he began flipping around to avoid more blasts, "Come on man, aren't you at least a good shot? Oh wait...according to your evil backstory...you aren't…"
"Hold still!"
"Not gonna happen, Go Turbo Clone!" at that, the entire lab was filled with clones.
"Wh-?! You can make clones now!?" Billy snapped, "Grr...Mazuma, track the real one down!"
"Uh she's a little busy, seems the work has really piled up." a Max Clone spoke as he turned Billy's head to see a dogpile in the middle of the lab.
"Grr...oh you think you're clever huh? But wait…" Billy began, grinning as he pulled out a familiar pocket watch, "I have a retort."
"Wh-" Max began before Billy pressed the top of his watch, causing the sides of the hanger to open and reveal what looked like...mish-mashed robots made up of parts of Robots from Dimension X, and Techadon Battle Robots, "...oh."
"Found some broken robots outside the city a few days after Tennyson disappeared," Billy explained with a smirk as the robots stomped in.
"And you just mashed em together…" the Max's all asked.
=You are the dumbest genius ever…= Steel spoke =You realize eventually those things will become self aware and try to kill you…=
"Yes..but I realized my mistake after my attempt to control the Robots from Dimension X," Billy smirked as he pressed the button again, causing the robots to aimed their weapons at Max, "They still have the adaptability programming from the robots I used to make these, but I added a twist where they won't turn on me...and..." a bunch of red dots began to focus on one Max, "They can target the real deal if the target has cloning powers."
"Hmm touche…" Max muttered.
=But...what are they gonna do if they aren't focusing on the clones?= Steel asked as Max's clones replicated even more and tackled the robots.
"Oh come on!" Billy complained.
"Dude, you gotta mature." Max taunted while cracking his knuckles.
"W-wait!" Billy yelped as he staggered back, "If you destroy the robots, they'll set off a chain reaction!"
"Chain reaction?" Max blinked as he stopped in his approach, "...Steel?"
=Checking their cores a…= Steel began before his eye made a shocked expression...before shooting an angry glare at Billy =YOU USED RAW ENERGON?!=
"That's what that stuff's called?" Billy blinked, "I thought I found a new element...Billium."
=How did you find it?! It's not supposed to be found naturally on organic planets=
"You just jammed alien space fuel into your robots?!" Max snapped.
"..."
"...you are some kind of stupid, you know that?= Max and Steel deadpanned.
"Sh-shut up!" Billy snapped before his smirk returned, "But now that you know not to blow them up...probably the best time t-what's that revving sound?"
"BANZAI~~~~~!" Driver's voice screamed as the Chrono Bike crashed through the opening to the hanger/lab, skidding to a halt as the two Chrono Riders jumped out, "Chrono Rider Duo...sanjou!"
=Well this is happening again…=
"Leave the robots to us!" Spanner called out as he reached into his belt, "Driver, just stick these onto the Techadon parts," he held up several to his partner.
"Ooh gadgets from the Spanner utility belt~" she chuckled, "You're sharing~"
"Just hurry." Spanner sighed, flying off as he tackled one of the robots and stuck the device on, before jumping over it and tossing another device at one of the robots.
"Can do!" Driver beamed, her bracelets glowing and changing into their shotgun gauntlet form. She then punched at the ground, causing the shotguns in her gauntlets to go off as it propelled her towards one of the robots, "Banzai!"
"Who are you!?" Billy snapped as Driver landed on the back of one of the robots.
"Do we need to repeat the bit?" Driver teased as she stuck the device on the robot's back.
"No!"
"Oh hey it's you guys again. I was about to goof something up wasn't I?" Max asked.
=What else is new?= Steel sighed.
"In a way," Spanner answered, jumping off one of the robots before throwing two more devices at the backs of two more.
"We're just mostly here to disable the literal walking timebombs made by Baka Juoku," Driver added as she jumped off her robot, using her gauntlets to propel herself towards three more as she threw three more devices at the robots' chest, "Nin nin!"
"Baka Ju-what?" Billy blinked.
"It means Stupid Billion, Master Billy," Mazuma replied from beneath the pile of Maxes.
"Oh...Wait. HEY!"
"Yoink." Spanner spoke, stealing the device from Billy, "I wouldn't stand there." he flew back suddenly.
"Wh-" Billy blinked, looking at his empty hands before stomping up to Spanner, "Hey! I demand you give those back!"
"Uh...no." he replied, picking up Billy and hanging him by his coat on a wall mounted tool rack, "Hang out there for a minute."
"Hey nice one." Max chuckled.
"Thanks!" Spanner cheered.
"I got all the robots!" Driver cheered, "Except the creepy lady one…"
"Mazuma is not creepy!" Billy snapped, flailing his arms about as he tried to get down.
"It's a little creepy…" Max spoke, "I mean...eh...just look at how you made her look…"
"You should probably give this to someone smart." Spanner held up Billy's invention, "They could reverse engineer it to counter any new weird age gadget he ever makes."
"Well I know Kajun's new pet project…" Max muttered as he caught it.
"Give that back! I worked all week on that!" Billy ordered.
"Hmm...Nope." Max replied, "Thanks for the help guys...this was getting to look like a bad situation," he turned to the Chrono Riders.
"It was," Driver nodded, "Luckily Spanner's toys made it so the cores don't go boom on the robots...which reminds me…" she paused as she looked at Billy, "What idiot uses dangerous alien rocket fuel...and thinks it's a new element he found?!"
"I am not an idiot!"
"You seem dangerously stupid." Max muttered.
=Emphasis on the 'stupid' part…= Steel muttered, =But you are lucky these two got here and stoped your toys from exploding and killing you. I mean Max and I would have survived just fine, you on the other hand...hahaha...not even cinders would be left…=
"That's morbid Steel…" Max spoke up.
=Shh-shhh...its how you teach stupid kids...scare them with the truth~= Steel argued.
"Because the truth w-" Driver began before Spanner hit her upside the head, "Ow~ I was doing a bit."
"We're done here anyway, so no further need to antagonize him," Spanner argued.
"...Oh yeah! Well...y-you can't lock me up!" Billy argued with a laugh, earning the group's attention, "Moment I get thrown into a cell, that alien lawyer Chadzmuth will get me out in no time flat!"
"...you wanna say the thing aibou, or can I?" Driver asked Spanner.
"Have at it," Spanner shrugged.
"Subsection 52, paragraph 971M3; If a criminal is in possession of a dangerous element such as Raw Energon, they can and will be locked up with no access to a lawyer," Driver stated in a rather calm tone, "However if said criminal is a minor-such as yourself-...then the Plumbers are allowed to give the parents an appropriate manner."
"WHAT?!" Billy gawked at that.
=Huh...we really gotta read that damn law book…=
"I know right…" Max muttered in agreement as his clones finished up and returned to him, "...wait. What i-"
"If parents of said criminal are rich and try to bribe a Plumber to sweep the allegations under the rug, then they are given a fine and penalty," Driver answered, "Meaning his parents will have to think of a appropriate punishment...like...oh say 'cutting his allowance for a certain amount of months' or 'take his 'toys' away for a certain amount of months.'"
"But….that's not fair!" Billy whined.
"Well...that's life, my dude." Max sighed, "All a part of growing up."
=Which...is awkward for you since you're technically an adult stuck in a child's body= Steel added.
"UGH~!"
"Yeesh. Temper temper," Driver shook her head as the three began to step out.
"Yeah. N-" Spanner began.
=McGrath, what's going on?= Jin's voice asked from Max's helmet =There was a huge spike in energy located at Billions Tower...what did the twerp do now?=
=He made mish-mashed robots using parts of Robots from Dimension X, Techadon Battle Robots...and he fueled them with Raw Energon he thought was a new element he discovered= Steel explained.
=Where did he find Raw Energon? That...ugh...I'll ask Patelliday to check in with any Autobots and ask if they're missing any= Jin spoke.
"Yeah. He was also making another age ray gizmo...which is in one piece. I'll bring it back for Kajun to study, catalog and keep incase he ever makes another one, and we all end up ten years old…" Max spoke.
=Good idea= Jin nodded as Spanner and Driver began to sneak back towards the Chrono Bike =...wait. Are those two with you?=
=Yep=
"They really saved my bacon," Max explained, "Oh no they're leaving!" he spoke dramatically as he motioned for them to go.
=What? Don't…!=
"Oh wait! Th-Krrr! Sent out an E-krrr! P! I c-krr! A hold of you!" Max shouted as he messed with his badge, and it now showed: Call Failed, "Hehehe...Airplane mode trick...works every time, or is it Spaceship mode..."
=Why are you helping those two so much?= Steel asked as the two made it to their bikes.
"Well I figure not everyone is down to share their identity with folks. Plus notice they only ever show up when things are about to get real bad." Max explained.
=Well...that is true...but what's your point?=
"What's a very common thing in their naming scheme?" Max pointed out as they left.
=Chrono? Wait...that means time!=
"Yep...they're time travelers," Max sighed, "I figured that out pretty fast after their whole tokusatsu entrance bit. And if I know one thing...it's never ask a time traveler questions...it never works like you hope."
=Wait...you mean you figured this all out before any of us?= Steel asked.
"I told you, you should have watched Back to the Future with me." Max chuckled.
=Darn it!= Steel snapped as the Chrono Bike drove off.
"So I figure if they show up...they are doing their best to help us avoid some big trouble. That and I'm sure Jin and Tsubaki would stupidly bother them and make them spill future stuff they really shouldn't tell us about." Max sighed.
=Why would the-...no...wait...you're right they would do that…= Steel blinked, =Well we can't let them find this out now…=
"Oho...way ahead of ya." Max chuckled before looking to Billy, "I'm gonna need you to forget everything I just said." he held his hand up as it crackled with energy.
"No wait! Don't tase me bro! GAH!"
"Oh that was a close one," Spanner sighed in relief as the two were parked in the same alleyway from yesterday.
"Oh relax, Max had our backs." Driver spoke.
"Yeah...he's really cool about all this…" Spanner sighed once more in agreement.
"Well of course he is. He's one of our cool uncles," Driver giggled, "This is so fun! Plus, it's helping with this stressful time for them."
"You're just happy not feeling bad beating up the old folks since they're young here."
"Don't you?" she argued.
"Yeah it's kinda fun." he sighed in agreement, "Still, we can only help with just these random events. I wish...we could help with the bigger stuff…"
"I know, but Paradox gave us strict rules. Even I won't break his rules, these are the important kinds!" she declared, "If we can help the fam out with this much, I can be happy."
"Speaking of...We need to get to Amity Park. Uncle Danny and the Khufan Felis."
"Yeah. Really gotta intervene with that," Driver cringed, "So many premature ghost evolutions from shed fur containing Corrundium..."
"Plus they don't even know what it is," Spanner explained, "Not even the Plumbers stationed nearby know what to do. Meaning the faster we get there."
"The faster we can fix everything!" Driver beamed.
"Since we'll be here for a while, I set the Chrono Cycles to take us home to the moment we left," Spanner spoke, "So let's get flying," he paused, "Uh...did we pack money…?"
"I thought you were going to?"
"What? Me?"
"You have like a dozen gizmos and other crap in your wannabe Batman belt!" she argued.
"...ahh geez!" Spanner groaned in realization.
"And we can't go home either!" Driver panicked.
"...wait. Your tail! Check your tail!"
"Is it a good idea to be out of the armor here?!"
"Just check it!"
"Ahh...wait. What about the bikes?! We might've dropped some change in there!"
"...CHECK!"
"Check yours, you always make a mess in there!" she argued.
"I do not make a mess!" he argued back.
"The toxic waste dump that is your room begs to differ...I swear you have sentient roaches in there…"
"Who told you about Maurice and Sydney?"
"Seriously?! I was half joking about the roaches!"
"Well I can't get rid of 'em! Sydney is huge!"
"That's not fair! Why do you get to have pets!?" Driver snapped, "I want a little furbaby of my own!"
"They are hardly pets…" he muttered more so to himself.
As the two were arguing, they were completely unaware of a female figure, her deep azure eyes looking on at the two bickering.
"Targets identified...not of this time period," she whispered, gripping the hilt of a giant sword she was carrying, "Countermeasure...send back to their original timeline...or terminate…" she said before looking up at the sky, "That is the will...of the Azure."
SZ: Well good news...we're finally getting back to Danny and got a glimpse of the future. Bad news...our little time travellers have been spotted by a certain guardian of the Azure.
GT: Yes, we reworked Chrono Spanner! I liked him...even if he did the big booboo of the stating a future event to those involved in said events.
Z0: Yeah, as you might notice a change up here is, Ken's Mom in this world is Makoto, and he has a sister. Now, since we didn't awkwardly address details like that in the story. Here's a crash course for how things work here. Ready? Question 1: Why the sister? Well see in the original Ben 10K timeline from show 1, that timeline Ben had a son and a daughter, Gwen and Ken. Why is the daughter's name different here? Well her mom is Makoto so she named them primarily. Her full name is Kokoro G. Tennyson, the G is as you can guess standing for Gwendolyn. Does this mean Ken's name is different, yes! His name is shortened to Ken, but the full name was chosen by Makoto once again. His full name is actually Kenshiro Tennyson...Makoto likes vintage anime...sue her.
GT: Plus, we wanted to show the future a bit.
Z0: This is the canonical future of the world, and as long as the Chrono Rider Siblings don't poof...nothing they do will hurt their future. That is the rule they have for their adventures. If you wonder how far into the future they live in...eh...20-30-ish years. By this point most all the main cast are adults, masters of their powers and borderline broken.
SZ: Eeyup...and get used to seeing these two around for a while, especially for GSESS.
Z0: Oh don't worry, they won't spoil future events. They can't, it's part of the deal for their powers and tech.
SZ: Plus it would spoil something PRETTY big we have planned for both GSE and GSESS...ahem. Anyway folks...hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be sure to read and leave a review...oh and when you can, check out the official GSE TV Tropes page.