Galactic Shift Extend

by Seanzilla1988

A familiar Beastkin goes through a familiar abandoned Cauldron. However, she doesn't end up in another timeline, but Bellwood, home to a teen with a watch he wears on his arm that can change his shape to save the world from harm.

6. The Reaper Cometh

SZ: Welcome one and all to the very first original chapter/episode of this story!

Z0: By that this chapter isn't based on any existing episode, or content, so we are gonna go off the walls crazy. *gives GT the Omnitrix* His turn to have fun.

SZ:...Oh crud.

Z0: Oh relax...it has no Master control….but his roster of 10 are the most destructive aliens with in the cannon….so….

SZ;...*runs off*we don't own anything aside from original content!

GT: ...Why the most destructive? *puts it on*

Z0: Cause I know you. *gives skeptic eyes to keep him from lying*

GT: Eh, fair. *turns into Greymatter and goes into a vent*

Z0: That might not look like it...but give him a few minutes and…*alarm goes off* Yep he set my atomic bed to go critical.

*wall explodes as a truck-sized Kiryu enters*

GT-Greymatter: *laughs inside of it while wrecking the place* I stole your atomic bed for the power source! *Kiryu fires atomic breath at the camera*

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It was a few days after the whole incident with a certain universe destroying bomb, which for safety's sake was locked away deep in the Plumber base evidence wing. They also tried to catch the Vreedles...but...their ship exploded in orbit. To the confusion of Makoto and Tsubaki...no one seemed concerned or even worried. Normalcy...or what was considered normalcy to the Plumbers had returned, basic patrol, bust another villain, and then victory smoothies (or chili fries if it were at night). Speaking of…

"Okay...so Rath? Not the best choice," Ben shrugged, sipping his drink.

"You tore apart a city block…" Rook argued before taking a sip of his own order.

"So now we know...Fistrick and Rath should never be in the same room," Ben smiled.

"Ya think?" Makoto deadpanned a bit, wearing a pink tee with white trim and a jean skirt.

"Hey you're one to talk," Ben argued, "You went nuts-no pun intended-on those goons of his after one of them snatched your tail."

"Hey! Only my friends and family can touch the tail," Makoto replied.

"And yet you use it as a means of attack at times," Tsubaki countered, wearing a sky-blue sundress with a crescent moon-shaped locket on her neck.

"Hey. It's perfect if any goon or perv tries to sneak up on me," Makoto countered back, 'Like a certain lazy perverted drunk I shall not name…'

"I shall admit, Makoto's tail makes for an impressive limb in combat. Many alien species develop entire martial arts just based on using a strong prehensile tail in combat," Rook added.

"Oh?" Makoto asked with interest, "Really now?"

"Yes. I met a great deal of these aliens in the academy," Rook smiled, "I did not know tails could be so useful. For my kind, they are merely temporary."

"Wait. You had a tail?" Makoto and Ben blinked at that.

"When I was a child, yes," Rook simply nodded, "It fell off when I turned thirteen."

"...I don't know why, but I'm having flashbacks to an experiment my former boss made me do…" Makoto whispered as she paled.

"What was the experiment?"

"I can't recall...It was some type of candy...and it made my tail come off and become sentient!" Makoto exclaimed.

"..." Tsubaki raised a brow in disbelief.

"What? It's true! ...Or it could've been a food-induced dream I had after I ate all that lo-mein at that Chinese place in Orient town."

"Food dream…" both males added their opinion.

"Honestly…" Tsubaki sighed, "...While we're on topic sorta...who was your former boss, Makoto?"

"?!" Makoto nearly gagged on her smoothie at that, "...Ano...n...no one."

"Really?" Ben blinked, "Didn't you once tell me you were a double agent?"

"...Uh…..nooooo….." Makoto replied, her eyes darting back and forth as she tried not to look at the stern glare Tsubaki gave her.

"Makoto Nanaya…."

Makoto tried to stay silent as she tried to avoid the glare, the Beastkin sweating bullets as her tail swayed nervously, "...Okay, okay! I used to be in the NOL'S Intelligence Department and was also working for Sector Seven!"

Ben and Rook turned to Tsubaki for the explanation as to why that was so important.

"Sector Seven is the opposing organization of the NOL," Tsubaki explained, "Where as the latter mainly focuses on Ars Magus, the former focuses on researching Seithr and Ars Magus…You could say they're both the polar opposite of each other," she then glared a bit at Makoto, "And you were working with Sector Seven?"

"Can you blame me with how shady and corrupt the NOL was?!" Makoto shouted.

"...Considering the new information from this time travelling, I suppose not," Tsubaki admitted, "...But now I'm curious...who exactly did you work for?"

"...noe."

"Hmm?"

"I...worked for Kokonoe."

"?!" Tsubaki tensed at that, "...You worked...for one of, if not the, smartest person...in our time?"

"Eh heh….yeah…" Makoto sheepishly replied, "I'll say this though...she can be really moody."

"Eh, smartest person in your time on Earth, maybe," Ben noted with a shrug.

"Huh? Who's the smartest person now then?" Makoto asked.

"Azmuth, the First Thinker," Rook replied.

"That makes sense...but he can't still be alive in our time." Makoto stated.

"Oh no he can." Ben added, making her blink in confusion, "Galvans live a really long time. He's probably pushing on his thousands...and his dad is even older than that. Oddly Galvans seem to get younger looking as they grow old…"

"...Wow. That shut me up," Makoto admitted, "Though...be lucky Kokonoe's not here, Ben."

"...why?"

"That," Makoto replied, pointing at the Omnitrix, "She would try to snatch it to examine it...or most likely upgrade it."

"Well I'd welcome the upgrade...but good luck getting it off." Ben explained, "I mean...I can now remove it at will...but anyone but me? ...Yeah, that's not pretty. Kevin tried it with the old one. It almost fried his DNA and if he didn't have the power to absorb energy...yeesh."

"Huh?" Makoto pondered.

"It's bonded to my arm at the genetic level," Ben explained, "Remember when I told you I got grounded when I was fifteen? Dad tried every single tool in the garage to get the original Omnitrix off and broke every single one."

"It is true. Whatever Azmuth made the Omnitrix from...it is quite unbreakable," Rook added, "Ironically, legend says that its Self-Destruct Mode even has the power to take the entire universe with it."

"...I would say she'd welcome the challenge, but I bet even she wouldn't try to take it after hearing that," Makoto whispered with wide eyes.

"By the way, the self destruct thing is true. It almost happened when I was 10. And to explain how that works is the normal Self Destruct Mode charges for several days 'till it can do that, but a small charge of 30 seconds rivals a grenade to the face," Ben added, "As for that first time, well I had to go on an epic space quest with my alien friend Tetrax, lots of danger and drama along the way including my first encounter with actual Florauna that I didn't turn into, and I met Azmuth...who was...and still is a bit of a jerk. But the good thing was that it unlocked Way Big!"

"Way Big?"

"Yeah! He's one of my heaviest hitters! He's a literal giant kaiju of an alien!" Ben cheered.

"Wait. Kaiju?"

"...Maybe I should've put it like this...ever heard of a series called Ultraman?"

"...YOU CAN BECOME ONE?!" Makoto excitedly asked with stars in her eyes, tail swishing excitedly.

"Yep." he smiled, "Just shy of my strongest...after Alien X of course…"

"...Please ch-"

"No," Tsubaki spoke.

"But Tsubaki~!" Makoto whined.

"We can't just let him become some giant in the middle of broad daylight. His regular aliens are excusable...but that's not enough to justify an alien that big," she pointed out.

"He did wreck most of Bellwood that one time…" Ben muttered at the memory, "To be fair...I had to fight an evil copy of his species…"

"...That just makes me want to see it even more!"

"To be fair, To'kustars are a rare species and are considered very peaceful ordinarily. I do not think having one just appear would be a good idea," Rook added.

"Ben~"

"Well, we could go to the desert if you really want to see Way Big," Ben offered, "Before the Plumbers made a base here in Bellwood, that's where I normally went to train."

"..."

"...What? You a-WOAH!" Ben yelped when he was suddenly dragged off at high speeds.

"...What just happened?" Rook blinked.

"Makoto happened," Tsubaki sighed as she threw away her empty cup, "We better follow them."

"Hmm? You s-"

"When you've known someone as excitable as Makoto for as long as I have...you eventually get used to it," Tsubaki replied.

"I feel like mayhaps we should always travel as a quartet…" Rook admitted.

"You haven't been able to figure out just the right timing for your discipline technique?" Tsubaki asked.

"Regretfully I have not," Rook replied.

"We can discuss it while going after them," Tsubaki assured.

"...Fair enough."

---

"How'd we get here so fast!?" Ben panicked, seeing they were now in the desert outside of town.

"I broke so many records at the academy's track," Makoto replied, "So where is it that you used to practice at?"

"...I think we're not too far from it," Ben replied as he looked around.

"Where specifically?! Details, man, details!" Makoto demanded, grabbing his shoulders as she shook him, "I wanna see an Ultram-I mean Way Big!"

"Calm down!" he complained, "I'll show ya already...yeesh."

"...Sorry," Makoto said, taking her hands off him as she stepped back, "Go ahead."

Ben activated his Omnitrix. Cycling through his options, he smirked as he came upon a face. Upon pressing down on it, Ben was engulfed in a green flash...while Makoto was engulfed in a shadow as she looked up with wide, excited eyes...before pouting. Before her, standing at twelve feet in height, was a humanoid dinosaur with thick brown skin and a green bandolier with the Omnitrix on it. He was muscular with a square head and a long tail.

"That's not an Ultraman," Makoto pouted.

"Huh?" the alien looked at himself, "No, but this is Humungousaur!" he smiled, flexing his arms, "One of my heaviest hitters; this guy can actually lift Way Big!" he cheered as he actually began growing until he towered over Makoto at nearly 60 feet, plates of armor growing from his arms and shoulders, spikes along his back, and four black spikes from his tail; his toe claws grew out as spikes formed along the sides of his head, "And he can do this!"

"...Oh I am feeling tingly in my naughty bits," Makoto whispered before shouting, "EEEEE! You're huge! You're like a big brown Godzilla!"

"Ah...I wish...atomic breath would be so cool!" he chuckled with a grin before sighing, "I use to be able to make him go Ultimate but Azmuth really didn't like that power. He says it hurts the aliens."

"What could he do?" Makoto asked.

"Well, he lost the ability to grow big, but he got a lot more armor and…" he held up a fist, "My fists? They'd turn into missile launchers for bone missiles!" he bopped a fist into his palm, "Oh yeah...Gotta ask Azmuth just where those guys went."

"Guys?" Makoto asked.

"Well, another side effect was that my more used Ultimates? Yeah, they gained sentience and Azmuth showed up and got them out of the Ultimatrix and took them to a planet," Humungousaur explained, "If I knew where he took them, we could totally go see them."

"Your aliens...gained sentience…" Makoto blinked.

"Not the first time...also not the worst time either…" he sighed as he changed back to Ben, "That would have to go to one of my first aliens ever: Ghostfreak."

"From the name alone, I'm getting chills," Makoto noted.

"He was essentially a ghost in every sense," Ben added, "I could go invisible, phase through matter, and fly. But every time I turned into him, it felt...weird. Even worse was whenever I was angry before changing. The first time I did, I scared an old enemy of mine Zombozo so bad he had a panic attack." he explained, "It's like Ghostfreak was...feeding off my anger and frustration to get stronger. It got to the point he even talked to me in my dreams...and finally took control of me when I became him."

"He what?" Makoto gawked.

"Apparently, Ectonurites have their minds inside of their very DNA. Meaning that his mind was inside of the Codon Stream which then went into the Omnitrix," Ben noted.

"Code-what?"

"A literal river of DNA turned into Data and sent to the Omnitrix," Ben explained, "The new one doesn't do that, though. Its entire alien roster is all digitized and stored in here now." he motioned to the Omnitrix, "But...that probably doesn't fix Ghostfreak...I unlocked his DNA a while back...but haven't used him since. I...don't want to have to share a head with him again…Worse since when we fuse...he's stronger then normal."

"Yeesh. A big ol' double-edge sword right there," Makoto cringed.

"Yep. Which is why when I need someone that acts like a ghost, I go with Big Chill," Ben shrugged, "He hasn't made me go evil." he paused for a moment in thought, "He did kinda take over once though...but that was more a genetic necessity…"

"Genetic Necessity? Like what?"

"...Giving….birth…"

"...Alien guy says what?" Makoto asked, her eyes wide.

"So...It seems that Big Chill's race, Necrofriggians, are Asexual...IE no male or female. To populate they reproduce asexually...every 80 years. Which...guess what...was just a little over a year or two ago…" he muttered, "So he took over my mind, made me go him, and eat all the metal in Bellwood. He even drank molten steel...and then formed a nest here in the desert...to lay...eggs."

"...You have alien babies?" Makoto asked.

"Yes," Ben sighed as he pointed at space, "They are up there in space, eating solar plasma. Turns out their race don't raise their young."

"Well, that kinda sucks. That kinda behavior reminds me of some nature documentaries that Noel found during our second year," Makoto noted before snickering, "Hey, Ben? Got a bear form in there and some black and white hair dye?"

"A bear? Not really, no. ...Wait, why hair dye?"

"Tsubaki's afraid of pandas."

"Wait...pandas...as in the cuddly adorable bamboo eating bears that are beloved by the entire world?" Ben asked for clarification.

"She says that's just a front to hide how 'evil' they are."

"Well...Maybe when I do get one, we can do that," Ben shrugged, "But only for Halloween or April Fools Day."

"Sweet! I…" Makoto began before tensing, "..."

"...What?" Ben blinked before noticing the look of fear on her face, "...She's standing right behind me, isn't she?"

"Makoto Acornia Nanaya...Benjamin Kirby Tennyson…" Tsubaki began in a very serious tone, a firm stern frown on her face.

"AH! She middle named us!" Ben panicked, running away with his hands in the air.

"Flee!" Makoto panicked, running after Ben.

"Rook, allow me to teach you a new technique for punishment," Tsubaki informed as she pulled out her paper folding fan.

"What is it?" Rook asked.

Tsubaki reeled her arm back before throwing the paper fan. It went through the air before smacking Makoto on the top of her head. Makoto yelped as the pain made her trip on a rock and send her tumbling into Ben and sending the two down to the ground.

"Aim," Tsubaki replied.

"Ow…" Ben and Makoto groaned, their eyes replaced with swirls as they laid on top of one another.

"That...seems as though it should not have worked…" Rook muttered, "And you are afraid of Pandas?"

"They're vicious! They may try to lure you in with their cuteness, but they are evil! EVIL!"

"...Apologies. I should not have asked…" Rook whispered as he cautiously stepped away from her, 'I do not think I shall ever fully understand humans...even if they are among the greatest Plumbers in galactic history…'

---

Back in Undertown, the street's many alien residents quickly jumped to the side as another alien thug was sent gliding down the road. After he hit something, the alien civilians went back to their original paths. The one responsible for this sighed as he fixed his red jacket.

"Tell your dumbass boss if he wants a word with me, come meet me himself so I can collect his teeth!" he shouted, walking back into a bar called the 'Black Hole.'

"And undefeated as usual since you arrived," the bartender, a Tetramand with a big beard, noted as he cleaned two cups at once with his four limbs, "Thanks for taking it outside of the bar. Just paid off the holes from that Buglizard that rampaged through here a few weeks back."

"No problem…" the man replied as he sat down, "...Seriously I hate assholes like that. Thinking they can do whatever they want because they're either big or because of who their boss is."

"Ah...What you gonna do? Undertown sucks in not just the humble of folks, but also the worst of the worst," the bartender sighed before using his lower set of arms to clean the counter and his upper set to mix a drink together, "But guys like you make it a little better. At least you ain't a Red spot."

"Uh…" he looked at his jacket.

"No, it's what we call the galactic cops; the Plumbers." he explained, noting his look of confusion, "Never heard of 'em?"

"Nope," he replied, "Fell asleep by a river for the night and then I wake up here."

"I wouldn't put it past some loser thinking you're a human-alien hybrid worth selling to a gladiator arena." he shrugged, "Seems those kinds get lots of views for 'em. Specially after that time someone got an Osmosian and the Omnitrix kid to fight in one six years back."

"I'm...just gonna pretend like I understand that…" he muttered before a drink was placed before him, "?"

"Ah don't worry this is made with only Earth ingredients. On the house for not busting a hole in my wall." he smiled.

"...Heh. Thanks," the man thanked.

"Don't expect it each time though, kid. Next time you want a drink, better have some Taydens."

"Right…"

"Intergalactic currency. Current rate of trade? Fifty terran United States dollars for one Tayden," the bartender explained, "But you can easily earn 'em doin' jobs on the town job board in the square."

"It sounds like a video game…" he muttered.

"We get that a lot," he shrugged, "But hey, Undertown is a small unorganized place so we gotta keep people busy. Last thing we need is some dumb kid climbing out and spooking the humans up top. Bit of a mixed rep up there. Especially with that WIll Harangue guy."

"Will Harangue?" Ragna pondered before a nearby TV began to play a tune.

"Ah, that's him on the screen," the bartender replied, pointing with his lower right hand at it.

"He looks like an asshole."

"And he totally is! But he's got a community of dumb humans who band together with his nonsense, so he's not exactly without some dangers," the bartender sighed, "Some of these here punk kids are bad news, but the Plumbers take care of 'em. The rest are just your normal immigrants, some looking to get away from the nonsense in space, some banishment, others just got no place else to go."

=In our normal Segment 'Tennyson Watch,' just an hour ago, Ben Tennyson once more endangered the lives of innocents dealing with problems he caused!= Harangue informed as the screen changed to a feed of Bloxx being smacked into a post, bending it.

"Wait...isn't that footage cropped?" the white haired human realized, "Where's the rest?"

"Yeah. This guy has a real bone to pick with the Omnitrix kid…" the Bartender sighed, "Kid saves this world from the likes of Vilgax and the High Breed...but yet one of his own kind treats him like the bad guy...I don't get you humans some days."

"I don't either….I don't either…" he sighed.

=And to top it off, it seems he's got a human to unwittingly assist him! What does he have on her? The poor dear must be being kept hostage and is forced to work alongside him and his army of freaks!=

"Translation: he has a new human partner that doesn't think he's a menace to society," the bartender 'translated' for Harangue as the screen showed Tsubaki running over to Bloxx as he turned back into Ben before cutting to her skidding along the street and hit back-first into a wall.

"Those edits are...horrible and I don't even know how to edit…" he groaned, his head hurting from seeing someone trying to pass this off as one single shot, "...He'd be the perfect Spokesperson for the NOL."

"Who?"

"Really corrupt assholes where if you don't follow them or their leader, or threaten either in any way shape or form. No matter who you are or how old you are, they will kill you on the spot or you'll be put on their shitlist."

"Well you sound like you've had a hell of an adventure…" he chuckled, believing it, "Ah...man, no wonder you're so at home here in Undertown. You're just like a lot of us: from one crazy place with even crazier people in charge."

"...Yeah...only difference is where I'm from…" the man began as he turned, "I'm the most wanted person on the entire planet."

"Yeesh...what did you do?"

"Destroyed a few NOL bases."

"...That doesn't sound…" the bartender began before the white-haired man pulled out a wanted poster, "..."

"...Ignore the picture and look at the reward…"

"I am and I am impressed. These NOL guys must really want you dead," the Tetramand noted, "Though props for avoiding getting an actual picture and getting a bad sketch instead. Adds a layer for hiding in plain sight."

"...Never thought of that…" the man muttered before his eye twitched a bit as he looked at his own poster, "...Just wish they didn't make it look like I got kicked in the junk...while constipated."

"...Least you came out unscathed."

"Heh. Yeah, right. You would not believe the number of bounty hunters, Vigilanties, and NOL soldiers that managed to get a lucky hit on me," the man snorted, "In fact...I'm lucky I'm even alive right now."

"Hey. Be happy you ain't from my home planet, kid!" the Bartender laughed, "There...the women are in charge." he shuddered, "And may the afterlife be merciful because they most certainly are not."

"Ex-wife or arranged marriage?" he asked, reading the mood.

"Ex-wife and hoo boy...forgetting our anniversaries...WORST days of my life."

"By any chance are females on your world ironically stronger?"

"Why yes they are," he replied, "Name's Thrax."

"...Ragna. Ragna the Bloodedge...but just call me Ragna."

"Nice to meet ya Ragna," he laughed.

"You don't have a comment on the latter part of my name?" he blinked.

"Kid, on my world my Father-in-law had the title 'Crusher of Skulls.' Where I'm from, it's the most normal thing ever."

"...heh..noted," Ragna chuckled a bit.

"...Something funny?"

"No no. Just...haven't talked with someone like this without some asshat trying to come for my head in...ever."

"...well y-"

=Time to pay up!=

"...Excuse me, Thrax," Ragna frowned as he got up, "I have some dumbasses to reteach…"

"I'll call the Red spots to send a medical transport," he sighed as Ragna stepped out.

"Ok...where are you…?" Ragna muttered as he looked around the streets, a hand on his sword before he spotted a certain trio, the lead one holding someone up.

=Okay punk...you got to the count of five to cough it up or else= Bubblehead demanded from his captive as he aimed a blaster at his head.

"But...I…"

"Hey dumbasses!"

"Bagawk! Not him again!" Liam freaked as the three turned to see Ragna approached them, cracking his knuckles.

"How many times do I have to teach you three dumbasses a lesson?"

"Uh...what lesson?" Fistina questioned.

"Don't ask! Bagawk!" Liam panicked.

"So...how's about dropping the poor guy before I pound my fist into you three again?" Ragna asked as he smirked a bit, "Especially the chicken...Haven't had a good BBQ meal in a long while."

=Liam...HEY!= Bubblehead shouted when the alien rooster ran past him.

"I WANNA LIVE!" he cried, running down the road before jumping into the giant underground river within Undertown.

"...And you two?" Ragna asked the two remaining thugs.

=...You don't scare us easily=

"Fine. I tried to warn you…" Ragna rolled his eyes as he approached, gripping his sword's handle, "Now prepare to face the reaper…"

---

Ben and Makoto groaned, nursing bumps on their heads as they sat back at Plumber HQ. Tsubaki and Rook were busy nearby, talking over some work with Patelliday. Primarily, a new route in Undertown needed to be patrolled after recent reports of excessive fights and calls to collect beaten and battered thugs. It seemed the figure was hurting criminals who threatened businesses or caused a problem, which wasn't much of an issue; but still, to prevent escalation of the situation a patrol in the area would be beneficial.

"And that's about all we have on the situation, kids." Patelliday sighed, "He's not a dangerous figure, but I fear he could push those idiots to upping the stakes. If you could walk around this section a couple times a week and spook them, it might keep someone from taking things too far."

"Understood," Tsubaki nodded, "Ben, Makoto. You're with me. Rook…" she leaned in and whispered to him, "Take over for that little side project of ours."

"Understood," Rook nodded, "I have been looking for a little monitor time to send mail to my family back home. I promised my younger brother I would write to him all about Ben."

"About...Ben?" Tsubaki asked as Ben, currently as Big Chill, used his power to make an ice pack for Makoto.

"He is a bit of a famous figure in space. He even has Externet shows about him." Rook smiled, "My how the image changes when translated to entertainment. But best not to tell him. His cranium is large enough as is...Um...Did I say that right?"

"...Close, Rook...close," Makoto spoke, holding a bag of crushed ice on the bump on her head.

"Hm?" Big Chill pondered.

"Eh, he tried to use a saying right," Makoto explained.

"Ahh."

---

"So who do you think this guy is?" Makoto pondered as the trio were heading towards UnderTown, the girls in their armor.

"The reports say he looks human...but his strength is beyond that of a normal human. Some claim he is close to a Tetramand," Tsubaki explained as she read the report, "Not much...just that he likes to be left in peace, frequents a bar in town, and he will beat up any criminal who bothers him or causes a commotion."

"...Sounds a lot like a vigilante," Ben noted, "But I mean...he seems kinda harmless. At least he's just beating up bad guys."

"Yes, but it seems he caused more of a ruckus than you, Rook, and Makoto did during your first time in Undertown," Tsubaki stated.

"It was the Buglizard!" Makoto argued.

"And Psyphon from what I've read on the reports."

"Oh, did you ever have to pay those fines?" Makoto asked Ben.

"Shh!" he hissed.

"...What f-" Tsubaki began.

"BA-GANGWAY!" Liam's voice shouted, making them look forward just as the space rooster ran towards and then them, a look of utter fear on his face.

"Was that Liam?" Ben asked.

"I'll get him," Makoto sighed as she ran after him, quickly tackling Liam from behind before pinning him on the ground, "Okay buddy, spill. Why were you running?"

"I don't want to be a-bagawk!-A BBQ dinner!" Liam exclaimed, "Especially not to that psycho who calls himself a reaper!"

"Hey...what...wait. Reaper?" Ben questioned before Liam got out from underneath Makoto and began to run once more.

"Hey, Chicken Little, come back here and tell us stuff!" Makoto snapped, grabbing a wooden bench and tossing it like a javelin, striking him down mid-step, "I'll pay for that…" she sheepishly whispered to a shop owner.

"Ow…" Liam groaned as he slowly looked up, seeing the three Plumber agents looking down at him.

"Who is this 'Reaper' you're speaking about?" Tsubaki asked him.

"He just showed up one day just as we were shaking down this one guy for payment! He beat every single one of us...I thought I was gonna die!" Liam exclaimed.

"...Any specific details about them?"

"Bukaw...W-Wh-White hair, a r-rawrk-red jacket, really buck-buck-buck-big sword, and...those eyes...those green and blue eyes of his!"

"?!" Makoto tensed at that, "...Did...did he happen to call himself…'Bloodedge' by any chance?"

"He's never said anything 'bout his name and calls his title a reaper!"

"...Is….is he from your time?" Ben asked, noticing Makoto's twitch.

"Considering he's the most wanted man in the world in my timeline...yes….yes he is…" Makoto nervously nodded.

"Wait wait wait...let me guess...wanted by the NOL?" Ben sighed, "What? Is he some kind of rebellion leader?"

"No...he took down a few NOL bases...by himself."

"And your point being…?"

"They're nigh-impenetrable," Makoto explained.

"I've heard that before…" Ben rolled his eyes, "The Forever Knights castles were considered that before Humungousaur tore them down."

"...He could tear down metal walls with just a punch?"

"Makoto...who exactly are you talking about?" Tsubaki asked.

"...Ragna the Bloodedge, otherwise known as the Grim Reaper."

"Tennyson left already, bawk…" Liam spoke.

"...Oh for…" Tsubaki facepalmed, "Makoto...please go after h-"

"She left, too."

"..." Tsubaki gave him a stern look.

"I'll, baw-bawk, shut up?"

"Please do…"

---

"Alright…" Ragna spoke as he put the grill back on the front of the bus, "Give it a try."

The bus driver nodded before turning the ignition key. The engine roared to life at that and the driver gave a thumbs up to Ragna.

"Thanks, man. Was worried that I'd have to cancel my route today," he thanked as he tossed Ragna a small bag of Tayden.

"No prob," Ragna replied, "Just be easier on the throttle and try to stop when someone's in the road. They may be tough from collisions at high speeds, but your bus ain't."

"Gotcha," the driver nodded as he drove off.

"...Okay...got some money finally…" Ragna muttered as he began to look around, "Time to find something to eat…Wonder if Thrax knows any good places to eat?"

"Ben, stop before you get yourself killed, both figuratively and literally!"

"Too late! Already picking the alien!"

"...The hell?" Ragna raised a brow as he turned, only to flinch upon the flash of green light, "The hell?!"

"Brainstorm! Oh for goodness sakes. I was selecting FourArms," a well-mannered voice spoke in a British accent.

"...The hell?" Ragna raised a brow as he opened his eyes, seeing a dark brown/orange crab-like Alien standing across from him, standing on six legs and a pair of long, thin arms ending in pincers, its brown shell had a green bracer around what would be its neck with the Omnitrix located in the center, its large bulbous head had two plates at the top that seemed perforated to open with a black and green stripe going across this perforation, a similar stripe forming a sort of loin cloth along his lower portion of his body. "...Welp. I have officially seen everything weird…Still..." he gripped his sword handle, "You work for the same guy as that bubble-headed dumbass, or are you some sort of weird-ass bounty hunter?"

"Hmph. As if I would be involved with such a deplorable profession," the crab replied in the voice Ragna heard, his mouth not really moving as he spoke, with his claws crossed in annoyance "However, you seem to match the description of the daring rogue whom has spent several days down here."

"...And what if I am?" Ragna cautiously asked, slowly getting into a fighting position.

"I am a member of the Plumbers. I am here to evaluate the situation down here and ensure the ecology you seem to have built down here for yourself doesn't...how would you say…" Brainstorm muttered, trying to think of a wording that would make universal sense to Ragna.

"So shit doesn't hit the fan?" Makoto asked as she ran up next to Brainstorm.

"Ugh...yes...that vulgarity…" Brainstorm shuddered.

"...Listen. I don't know what you heard, but the only thing I've done is keep a bunch of assholes from harassing the people here and shaking them down out of their hard-earned money...Not too long ago, I had to stop Bubble Head-seriously who comes up with these names?-and his two dumbasses from assaulting someone," Ragna stated.

"Yes...their names are odd," Brainstorm sighed.

"You're called Brainstorm…" Makoto pointed out.

"Don't you begin that with me, Ms. Nanaya! We would not be here right now had you not sought to provoke my masculine ego in a futile attempt to get a rise out of me and one up me," Brainstorm argued, pointing at her, "So unless you have something to say that will fix this mess, I am all ears...by which I mean I am listening intently and carefully. Wouldn't want you to make the mistake that this alien's power is audio based."

"..."

"Oh bugger...I've poked the proverbial bear, have I not?" he asked with a sigh.

"Considering she's a Beastkin and a polar bear one that tried to take my head turned a house into splinters with a punch...yep," Ragna replied.

"Ah...well...Good day to you, Mr. Bloodedge. Please do refrain from escalating the crime rate...we shall leave you to your business...Running!" he cried scurrying off, even running up a wall.

"BEN, GET BACK HERE!" Makoto snapped as she chased after him.

"...That happened…" Ragna muttered as he walked off

---

"Where did they go…?" Tsubaki sighed.

"Back! Back vile angry woman!" Brainstorm shouted, running along the walls of several buildings, "This shell protects only a wonderful mind!"

"You're lucky I don't have a nutcracker!" Makoto shouted as she continued to chase after him.

"Too easy…" Brainstorm muttered while standing atop a building, "Overshoot the jump." he said as he ducked his head down just in time for Makoto to miss and fly right over him, "Land in the double decker tour bus." he added as exactly that happened, "Estimated time until she returns to attempt to destroy me...thirty minutes."

"...What did you do…?" Tsubaki sighed.

"In layman's terms….I overestimated what I could get away with saying….and poked the proverbial bear," Brainstorm sighed, scaling down the building and standing before her.

"So this is what a Cerebrocrustacean looks like," Tsubaki noted, "It is interesting. Though you are going to apologize to her later."

"I know…" he sighed, "But irregardless, we did find Mr. Bloodedge. It seems he...well it seems as though he is happy here. Well happy as one can be in this strange town."

"...I see," Tsubaki noted, taking out a notepad as she wrote it down, "...Did he say anything else?"

"Yes. It would seem he has been stopping some shake downs and assaults caused by some local thugs, including Bubble Head and his fellow group of troubled misfits."

"Of course," Tsubaki noted.

"Though I must inquire: how are they out of their cells?"

"A Galvan lawyer used a loophole for their early release," Tsubaki explained.

"...Galvan...Lawyer….?" Brainstorm repeated, an annoyed tone in his voice as he changed back into Ben, "He didn't give you his card, did he?"

"I take it you've met him?"

"Several times," Ben replied, digging around in his hoodie and pulling out a futuristic card for emphasis, "Every time I got a bad guy locked up while he's on Earth? He uses a loophole to get them an early release...right after they go into their cell!"

"Really?"

"Yeah...and he had the nerve to give me his card in case I ever ended up in court," Ben groaned.

"Of course," Tsubaki sighed.

"Like that'll ever happen. Last time I went to court, they ruled in my favor instantly," Ben complained, "I mean...I did…"

"Save the universe...I know…" Tsubaki sighed.

"You girls really suck the fun out of that…" Ben sighed, "But...I think I know what Alien X borrowed now...if this Ragna guy is here...chances are tons more folks from your time are here, too."

"?!" Tsubaki's eyes widened at that, "...You might be right…but who else c-"

"Ben!" Makoto snapped as she stomped into the area, "You got a lot to…"

"Makoto, stop," Tsubaki held a hand up, "We think we know what Alien X borrowed."

"...Eh?" Makoto blinked, anger replaced with confusion.

"If Ragna the Bloodedge is here, then most likely...other people from our time might be here, too." Tsubaki explained, waiting a few seconds to let it fully sink in.

"...Gah! Why didn't I think of that?!" Makoto gawked.

"The question remains: how do we find them?" Tsubaki pondered.

"Oh Professor Paradox would really be handy right about now!" Ben complained, sitting down on a bench. Right beside him was an elder man dressed in a white lab coat chewing away at some gumballs.

"Gumball?" he asked, holding the bag up to Ben.

"...You've been sitting there this entire time, haven't you?" Ben asked in a deadpanned tone.

"No, not the entire time...just up until you shouted my name," he smiled happily, "Though I was expecting you to have Rook here...oh well he'll have to meet me for the first time later. Or have met me...my verb tense and time travel are nigh impossible."

"Uhm...Who and how?" Makoto asked.

"Ah Makoto. So good to see you again...well then again, the first time I met you is rather further into the future so this will make no sense to you...so...is this the first time you've met me?" the man pondered while standing up, "Hmm...no matter, I am here because it seems some young children have been messing with the time space continuum,"

"Blame her for making Clockwork throw up," Ben replied, pointing at Makoto.

"...Really? You're gonna pull that again?" Makoto asked, giving Ben an annoyed look, "You're the one who didn't bother to check what Alien to pick before you...know what? Nevermind...not important right now."

"Actually, it is a bit important," Paradox noted, "You see, you and those from your time are soaked in residue from Seithr. It creates a field around you that, when seen by a Chronosapien, causes them to lose control of their powers for a brief moment."

"Ha! I knew…" Ben began before blinking, "...wait. So we did break time?!"

"No, Ben, you did not break time," he sighed, "Rather, you are changing it." he explained simply, "You girls are worrying this is a closed time loop. The Bootstrap Paradox in which you were destined to come here and so forth. No, that is not the case; but you were destined to come here...From the moment Makoto entered this time...a new destiny was forged. One I'm rather interested in, actually." he smiled.

"I...I don't get it…" Makoto muttered.

"Welcome to my world…" Ben sighed.

"Oh please, Ben, you understand just fine...It's just easier to be lazy and not grasp it," Paradox smiled.

"Hey…"

"Hold…" Tsubaki spoke, holding a hand up as she looked at Paradox, "What 'new destiny' are you talking about?"

"Well, Miss Yayoi, that would be telling now..wouldn't it?" he smiled, "I can not tell you what this new destiny is...but...I will give you a hint to it."

"A hint?" Makoto repeated.

"Make it up for yourselves," he smiled happily, making them nearly trip up, "I want to see the new destiny you all make in this new potential world. For I think this one...could really turn into a nice one for everybody."

"...Noted," Tsubaki sighed a bit, "Then let me ask this; Aside from Ragna the Bloodedge, is there anyone else from our timeline here?"

"Yes. While I cannot say who, I will say this…" Paradox paused as he stood up, "You and Miss Nanaya know this one individual really well, and they are waiting for you."

"?" The two blinked.

"...I am so lost right now…" Makoto muttered.

"Uh...best translation, friend of yours is here...and he or she needs your help." Ben explained.

"There it is." Paradox smiled, "Now I'm off now. Cheerio!"

"Wait, what?" Makoto blinked before jumping, "He's gone?!"

"He's, as Azmuth calls him, a time walker," Ben explained, "He exists outside of time and can go anywhen he wants as if walking across the street."

"...Just when I think the past doesn't have anymore surprises...it gives me more…" Tsubaki whispered, "...But now the question is...which of our friends was he talking about?"

"He was talking to you and me specifically at once…" Makoto noted, "Let's think which of our friends we both care about a lot, and we know would need our help most of all…"

"But who? We know Mai could handle herself, and Kajun is with her most of the time, so…" Tsubaki paused as her eyes began to widen in realization, "...Noel."

"?!" Makoto's eyes widened at that, "Ben, any chance you can lock out your aliens that look like giant bugs?"

"...Your friend is afraid of bugs?"

"Aside from butterflies...to the point where she'll either faint, or run away screaming."

"Ahh...shouldn't t-"

=Ugh...stupid 'reaper'...= the trio turned to see Bubble Head staggering nearby, his dome cracked and bits of his body sparking =The boss wanted us to gather more Tayden for parts, and now we got this guy interfering...well maybe he won't be so smart once we show him that girl we got as a hostage=

"..."

"..."

=Still...what kind of human girl carries guns that big, but is too nervous t-AHH!= Bubble Head freaked when he was suddenly lifted up =H-hey! Let go y….oh no...not you again!=

"This girl...what did she look like?" Makoto demanded in a very serious tone, eyes narrowed.

=AH! OH NO! NOT YOU!= he panicked before he was slammed down. He then looked up as both girls glared down at him with the most fear inducing looks of anger possible =Wait! Wait!= he panicked, holding his hands up =I'll talk! Just please don't break the suit! It's hard to breath as is!=

"Then tell us or else," Tsubaki demanded before motioning to Makoto, "My friend here...well, I recalled another friend of mine once shared notes on her strongest punch. It has enough force to leave a fist imprint on a moon sized meteor...before causing it to shatter."

"In case you're wondering…" Makoto began as she cracked her knuckles, "That's the force of 30 trillion million tons of TNT."

"I can't stop them anymore dude, its tell them and hide in a cell where its safe...or don't and always look over your shoulder out here till she gets ya." Ben shrugged as he walked over, "Either way I gotta text my folks so I don't see nothin'." he smiled, turning away.

=...Sh-she looked really nervous and shy, had long blonde hair, an she wore this blue outfit that looked like it belonged on a soldier! Oh, and she had these freakishly large guns!=

"...Where is she?" Tsubaki and Makoto didn't ask...they demanded.

=The boss has her! He took her to the new hideout! It's at the docks by the river and has a sign reading Old abandoned warehouse! Just don't kill me!=

"They're not gonna kill you, ya big gas baby." Ben sighed, "But you are going to jail...you just admitted to your crimes and I recorded them." he held up his badge, "Tsubaki please read him his rights carefully. A transport shall be here for him shortly."

=...So? Ch-Chadsmuth can just get us out again a-=

"Rook? Are you still on?" Tsubaki asked, holding Ben's badge up, "If Chadsmuth shows up again and he releases them, he will be put under arrest for aiding wanted criminals in assault and kidnapping."

"Also…"

=Sorry Kid, I don't do kidnapping. A Galvan's gotta have at least one standard. Good luck!= a voice shouted from the card Ben had.

"...Aw m-"

"He'll still be charged for assault if he attempts to release Psyphon and his group," Tsubaki stated.

"Buh-bye Bubble Head." Ben waved.

"And to make sure you don't escape…" Makoto paused before tying his arms and legs together...even his fingers for good measures, "There. No way to reach for buttons, or try and pull anything weird."

=Is this really necessary?= Bubblehead asked, only to get silence in response as the trio walked away =...Hey...hey! You can't just leave me here!=

"Plumbers are already on their way, Bubblehead," Tsubaki informed.

=...Crud= Bubblehead slumped, unaware of Ragna peeking out from a nearby corner before he left, before shouting at them as they fled =And it's Bubble Helmet! Helmet! I had it changed!=

---

"...Ugh. Where are those idiots?" Psyphon groaned, "I ordered them to get me more Tayden. They better not have lost to that 'reaper' I've been hearing about…"

"Mmm~"

"Oh be silent," Psyphon growled at a tied up figure, "Still...if Tennyson or the 'reaper' tries anything, I'll just pull my trump card out...you."

"Mmm…"

"...Now if you'll excuse me, I…" Psyphon began before the area rumbled a bit, "?! Who…?!"

"Ahh! Boss, they got Wilhelm!" one of his thugs screamed outside before a crunching noise was heard, "MY LEG!"

"Oh you have to be kidding me…!" Psyphon growled, "Men, get out there b-"

The doors leading to inside the warehouse he was hiding in were soon slammed open. Makoto slowly lowered her foot as she, Ben, and Tsubaki stood there.

"...Of course it would be you, Tennyson…" Psyphon frowned before smirking, "Fortunately… I have just the thing y-"

"Where is she?" Makoto demanded.

"Hmm?"

"Your hostage...a shy-looking girl with blonde hair," Tsubaki clarfied, a stern glare on her face, "Where is she?"

"Mmm?! Mmm~!" the figure whined before managing to get the cloth off their mouth, "M-Makoto! Tsubaki!"

"I said silence!" Psyphon ordered the tied up figure, about to smack them before one of Makoto's tonfa hit his hand, "Gah!"

"Let us see her…" Makoto frowned as she caught her tonfa, "Now."

"I'd do what she says Psyphon." Ben spoke as he transformed into FourArms, "She's in a real bad mood...and trust me when I say I don't think I could hold her back. Well...even if I wanted too. I kinda wanna see her break you like a KitKat bar."

"...Fine…" Psyphon frowned as he moved out of the way, letting them see his hostage.

Tied up above a vat was a young woman that looked to be a year younger than Makoto and Tsubaki. Despite the rope tying her up, they could still see a one-piece blue and white uniform dress with her small chest covered in black material and her back completely exposed from the middle up. The top of her uniform was white with a red tie. Her binding rope was actually a red set of ropes coming from silver cuffs on her upper arms just over a pair of long blue detached sleeves with black and gold trimming. On her hands were white gloves while she had black stockings on her legs that were covered at her feet by blue, white, and gold shoes. Her long dark-blond hair was a mess while her big green eyes were looking at Tsubaki and Makoto with pleading looks for help.

"Noel!" Makoto gasped.

"...Release her...now," Tsubaki ordered.

"Oh, I think not," Psyphon replied, "Either you let me leave with all that I have in here or she goes into the vat."

"Why is it always a vat?" Makoto grumbled before sniffing, "Ugh! What is that stink?!"

"Oh, that? Nothing special...It's merely depleted blastonium!" Psyphon declared, earning confused looks, "Oh for...Have none of you heard of it?!"

"No, not really. I figured that was obvious by our confused expressions." FourArms spoke in a cheeky tone.

"...Ugh...my point is if she falls in...well…" Psyphon paused as he chuckled darkly before pulling out a cockroach, making Noel squeak in fear, "I can't guarantee she'll come out…" he dropped it into the vat and a hissing went off as they saw smoke rise up from the vat, "...alive."

"..." FourArms reverted to Ben as he sighed, "Alright, Psyphon...just...hand her over to us and you can go."

"Really...just like that?" he asked, shocked.

"She's an important friend of theirs…" Ben sighed, "And as much as I really hate to admit it...you are at a bit of an...advantage…" he muttered as if visibly sick just saying that sentence, "So just hand her over and get out of here."

"...Well...glad you could see things my way…" Psyphon smirked, "I knew you would try and play the hero, so I made you go with a difficult route…"

"..." Ben's eye twitched a little.

"Just….get going already." Makoto spoke up, realizing he was now pushing the wrong buttons.

"Fine...have a good day…" Psyphon grinned as he began to leave, "Oh...but just one more thing before I leave…"

"...And that is…?" Tsubaki began with a frown before some thugs came out from behind some crates and aimed their blasters at them.

"I didn't say freeing the hostage would be easy…" Psyphon grinned darkly before simply snapping his fingers, "Get them!"

The thugs were about to open fire before the side of the warehouse suddenly exploded in a mix of wood and sawdust, surprising everyone there before one of the thugs was tossed out of the dust cloud. Footsteps echoed from within as a figured approached, obscured by the cloud.

"Okay…" Ragna began as he stepped out of the dust cloud, eyes narrowed as he held his sword over his shoulder, "Who's in charge here?"

"Oh what now!?" Psyphon shouted before he felt a tapping on his shoulder and turned to see Ben transformed into an alien who looked like a tall anthropomorphic feline with black fur with blue fur forming gloves and boots and a thunderbolt stripe down his torso with eye masks and the symbol on the center of his chest.

"Thanks for being distracted," he smiled, picking up Noel and vanishing in a blur.

"E-Eh?!" Noel squeaked in shock as he stopped between Makoto and Tsubaki.

"Nice one!" Makoto beamed, "So who's this kitty? Speedline? TurboKat?"

"His name is Fasttrack," he smiled, handing Noel over to Tsubaki, "I was going for XLR8, but this guy is physically stronger...so better, even if he's a bit slower," he smirked while cracking his knuckles, "Man, I've been ending up with a lot of rarely used ones since I met you girls."

"...Ben, you and Makoto deal with Psyphon," Tsubaki spoke, holding a shaking Noel close while untying the red ropes to let them drop down, "I'll get Noel to a safe distance."

"...Can do."

"...I know I'm not part of your little group, but.." Ragna began as he walked over, stopping next to Makoto and Fasttrack as he cracked his neck a bit, "Mind if I join you for this battle?"

"Plenty to go around," Fasttrack replied.

"...Good…" Ragna nodded before looking up at Psyphon...who swore he saw death in the white-haired man's eyes, "Been meaning to knock the leader's teeth out."

"Just as long as you leave something for me to kick," Fasttrack smirked, "Lets kick some tail." he smirked before dashing off and striking several thugs, knocking them away and into the walls of the building.

"IKE!" Makoto yelled as she charged, grabbing a thug's blaster out of his hands before using it like a club to send him flying into a group of them, knocking them over before she tossed the now broken blaster at a thug from above.

Ragna used the flat side of his sword to reflect laser shots aimed at him away as he charged in. He jumped over them before landing in the center of a group. A moment later and the group was thrown violently away by Ragna spinning around with his blade, tearing into their armor. One thug tried to sneak up on him...only to be grabbed and tossed right at Psyphon.

"Gh?!" Psyphon tensed before he moved out of the way, letting the thug crashed into the wall, "What the?! Who goes around tossing people like that?!" 'Aside from Lord Vilgax of course…'

"Me, pencil neck…" Ragna replied before jumping up onto the platform Psyphon was on ,"And you buddy….you just made my shitlist."

"...Of...of what?" Psyphon nervously asked, not liking the look in Ragna's eyes.

"Dude...really...you worked for Vilgax conquering and destroying worlds. You almost helped make said squid face into a Demon God...and now you're running a shakedown operation and kidnapping people," Fasttrack listed as he held a thug under his arm and repeatedly punched him with his arm moving at super speeds.

"He had many lists, but none with such a vulgar word!" Psyphon argued.

"Wait...Do they not curse in space?" Fasttrack asked, "I mean, I try to avoid it for publicity reasons...but...I noticed not a lot of aliens curse…"

"Well of course we do...we just say them in our own language," Psyphon huffed, "Not unlike you filthy Earthlings and your endless list of vulgar curse words."

"Okay, yeah, we gotta give him that...we got a ton of 'em!" Fasttrack laughed as he tackled into a thug, sending him flying out through a wall.

"And I'm gonna call this cockbite all of them!" Ragna shouted, jumping towards Psyphon.

Gh?!" Psyphon tensed as he quickly floated out of the way of Ragna's lunge, "See?! That is exactly what I am talking about!"

"Yeah yeah, you have sensitive ears. I heard it all before, asshole!" Ragna shouted, slashing his sword at Psyphon, who ducked under several swings, "Frankly I just don't give a fuck." he smirked.

"You vulgar human filth!" he snapped, forming blasters from his arms as he began shooting, only for Ragna to block each blast before swinging his sword and cutting the blasters off his arms, "ARGH! Those were grafted to my arms, you barbarian!"

"Well that was stupid," Ragna snorted, "By the way...know why they call me the reaper down here?" he flicked his sword and the blade shot up to the tip of the black metal it was connected to before flipping back...allowing a blade of black and red flame-like energy to erupt from the bottom of the blade, becoming a scythe, "This."

"Ah…." Fasttrack awed with his eyes becoming stars as he saw that, "That is the most metal thing I have ever scene...and I've seen a lot of awesome things…" he raised his hand and struck a thug in the face when he tried to sneak up on him.

"...Wonder how you'd react to a Nox Nyctores then," Makoto muttered before her tail 'punched' a thug that tried to sneak up on her, making him blink on confusion before her tail hit him again a few times before smacking him into a crate.

"Try and focus on maybe finding cover if what I think is going to happen, happens." Tsubaki spoke as she twisted a thugs arm behind his back and slammed his face into the dirt.

"...Weren't you watching Noel?" Makoto asked.

"She's right….here…" she turned her head, seeing she left where she had been told to wait.

"..." Makoto smiled mischievously at this turn of events.

"...Makoto...wipe that smirk off your f-"

"You messed up~"

"I…!" Tsubaki began before narrowly dodging a thug that tried to stab her.

"Heh...what now? You have nothing to protect you," the thug grinned.

"...I was hoping not to use this until test runs were done, but…" Tsubaki began as she took out a small box, almost resembling Rook's ProtoTool, "Might as well try it."

"...And what exactly i-"

Tsubaki pressed the symbol on it before she tossed the box into the air, causing it to convert and shift until it resembled a shield of sorts. Just as she caught it, she gripped the handle that stuck out the top before pulling it out, a metal blade with a rose-reddish and pink hue to it sticking out of the handle.

"..."

"Okay...now that is cool," Fasttrack spoke, punching out another thug.

"Oh, he in trouble…" Makoto spoke, tossing a thug into a crate, "Out of me and Noel...not only is Tsubaki a really good tactician...she's an expert sword fighter."

"Uh-oh…." the thug realized just how much trouble he was in. He tensed just as Tsubaki charged at him, prompting him to try and stab her, only for the red-head to block it with her shield before using enough force to knock it out of his hand and aimed her blade at his neck, "...I SURRENDER!"

"Coward!" Psyphon barked before narrowly ducking under a slash from Ragna.

"Better pay attention, pencil neck!" Ragna shouted, slashing once more and cutting a gash into the wall behind Psyphon.

"AH!" Psyphon cried in panic.

"Told ya...Third strongest lackey…" Fasttrack smirked as he flashed back to Ben for a moment, "Now...let's try and clean house." he smirked before slamming the Omnitrix again.

A green flash washed over him as he transformed again. His body lurched forward as his skin turned deep blue. His body was covered in a black open shirt with four spiked blue fins extending from his back, and sleeves that covered his long arms which touched the ground his hands ending in three blue clawed fingers, a white shell covered his torso with the Omnitrix in the center of his chest. The alien had a blue iguana-like head with black marks surrounding his eyes, spikes on his chin, and visible gills around his neck.

"Arctiguana? Huh...I've been meaning to try this guy out again, haven't used him since I was 11!" he cheered before opening his mouth and blasting the thugs with an icy blue beam that left them encased in blocks of ice, "How about you guys, chill out?" he laughed.

"Ha! Nice!" Makoto laughed, "How's about giving them the cold shoulder?!"

"Really?" Tsubaki sighed.

"Yeah, that was a chilly joke, Makoto!" Arctiguana laughed as he pinned a thug down and ice blasted his face.

"Thanks! Just stay frosty!"

*Whap! Whap!*

"Ow!" Makoto and Arctiguana yelped as they held their heads.

"No...none of that," Tsubaki frowned, putting her paper fan down before using her blade to slice a thug's blaster in half.

"Thank god…" Ragna groaned, "If I heard one more ice pun, I was gonna come down there and smack them with Pencil Neck here."

"Ugh….Please don't let them reproduce...the world-Nay! The universe itself can't handle that…" Psyphon gagged before Ragna punched him out, "My face!"

"You left yourself open, dumbass!"

"Oh you guys are just mean, you know that?" Arctiguana sighed as he blasted another thug with an ice blast, "I'll clear up the rest of these losers; you guys find your friend," he spoke to Makoto and Tsubaki as he flipped and kicked a thug, knocking him down, "I think me and Mr. Bloodedge got this handled….It's just Psyphon after all." he smirked while jumping and pinning two thugs with his claws.

"Given how much if a wimp he is, agreed kid!" Ragna laughed as he punched Psyphon in the face again.

"Gah! Stop it! Stop it y-" Psyphon began before Ragna punched his face again.

"Hey wait go back two. He almost looked kinda normal," Arctiguana laughed before blasting another thug with an ice blast, encasing everything but his legs.

"No wait d-!" Psyphon began before Ragna punched him again, "Ahh! I think you broke something that time!"

"How can you tell? You don't even have a nose!" Ragna argued.

"I think his species is made of just cartlidge. It explain why he's so reliant on his armor," Arctiguana spoke as he formed an ice ramp and slid his way up to Ragna, "And why he doesn't have a backbone."

"...Good to know, kid," Ragna grinned, a dark gleam in his eye.

"No! No more, please! Just take me to jail! Take me to the Null Void! Give me back to Lord Vilgax! Just get him away from me!" Psyphon begged.

"See...no backbone," Arctiguana shrugged.

"...Before you get carted out, let me say this…" Ragna began as he grabbed Psyphon by the neck, "If you or your thugs come anywhere near the people...no. In fact, you go anywhere in Undertown and prey on innocent people, I will find you and tear off both of your arms, and then both of your legs, and then I will rip your teeth right out your mouth and force feed you your fin. You understand?"

"Mmm…" Psyphon whimpered at that.

"Yeah...you'll be this armless, legless, toothless, finless thing rolling down the street...like a turd in the wind...you feel me, pencil neck?"

"..." Arctiguana looked down before taking a few steps back, "I think he can't feel a lot of things right now…"

"He gets the message then…" Ragna huffed as he dropped Psyphon, "He's yours, kid."

"...who….are you?" Psyphon managed to rasp out, fear heavy in his voice.

"...Ragna the Bloodedge. But you…" Ragna began as he leaned in towards his face, Psyphon swearing he saw some...thing staring back at him that promised death, "You can call me the Grim Reaper."

"..." Psyphon groaned as he fainted, foaming at the mouth as his eyes were blank with fear.

"Ew…" Arctiguana cringed, poking Psyphon, "Well...gonna have to tell the Plumbers to bring the rubber lined truck…"

"Noted…" Ragna muttered as he walked off.

"Hey. Just to be sure...you're from the same place as Makoto and her friends, right? NOL and all that?" he asked, reverting to Ben.

Ragna stopped for a moment at that, not once turning back to face him, "...I am."

"Well….sorry. Kinda my fault you guys got dragged here to the past...or something like that," he shrugged as he nudged Psyphon down the ice slide as he followed after him, "But I'm betting...this place is already a thousand times better than before."

"...it is," Ragna gave a small smirk at that, "And to tell ya the truth...you saved my ass, kid. Was bleeding out like crazy and resting near a river before ending up here."

"Well...good to know Undertown's got someone to keep an eye on it." Ben smiled. He then stopped when they heard loud footsteps from the roof, "Oh no...not again." he sighed, realizing what was here.

"..." Ragna frowned, converting his weapon back into its sword formation as he stood ready, "Enemy of yours?"

"You could say that…" he spoke before the roof broke as the dog landed before them, "Yeah...it's you again."

The dog growled before it transformed with a red flash that rewrote its DNA. It grew until dwarfing them as its body became dark red with mud brown spots all along its body. Tentacles extended out as its new limbs as they moved around to surround them. Its head was round with two large crimson red eyes and a black beak-like mouth that snapped several times. The new octopus-like animal screeched at them, making them back up a step.

"Well...that seems ironic," Ben muttered as a tentacle swung and smashed the ice ramp to pieces. Ben himself flipped away in time as Psyphon was sent flying and crashing through a window, "Alright, Omnitrix. Give me Heatblast so I can cook this thing!" he shouted before slapping the dial.

The green wave washed over his body as his muscles swelled. He grew to just a head taller than Ragna. His new alien had dark yellow skin and his head had no eyes on his face, but rather incredibly large ears that covered most of his upper face. However, across his entire torso, multiple green eyes opened. They also opened on his back, across his arms, and in the palms of his hands. He wore black pants with a green belt where the Omnitrix sat and multiple green straps along his legs.

"Eye caramba! Eye Guy, oho...I can work with that, too!" he laughed as the eyes on his body began shooting energy beams at the octopus-like predator, "What predator even are you!?" he grunted as the alien's skin took the beams with very little damage.

"...Eye Guy? Really?" Ragna deadpanned, using his sword to deflect some of the predator's tentacles.

"Cut me some slack! Eye was a kid when I first used this guy!" he argued, shooting fire-like beams from the eyes in his hands, "Besides...I'm an alien with eyes all over his body…" he pointed out as several of the eyes on his torso narrowed in annoyance, "What's your excuse?"

"...Well for one you could've thought of something better..like Gazer Beam since you can shoot beams from your eyes...or Multeyeclops or something!" Ragna argued before blinking, "...Gah! Now you got me doing puns, kid!"

"Hey woah! Eye didn't do nothing. Besides this entire species seems to enjoy puns…" he grumbled before he picked Ragna up and jumped over a tentacle that snuck up on them from behind, "You're welcome."

"I didn't need your help," Ragna countered.

"It's just common decency," he spoke before pushing him down to avoid another tentacle swinging at them. "Eye-ya-yi! This is getting repetitive."

"Agreed…" Ragna muttered, "...Any ideas, kid?"

"Okay first off; my name isn't 'kid.' It's Ben," Eye Guy stated as several eyes on his back fired beams that froze another tentacle sneaking up on them, "Second, Eye think there is one way to finish this fight, but I'm gonna need a clear shot first."

"...I'll distract it," Ragna said as he got up, "You just get ready for that shot, kid."

"I just s-and he's already running…" Eye Guy deadpanned as Ragna ran off.

"Hey!" Ragna shouted, getting the predator's attention, "Your mother was a few pieces of Takoyaki...REALLY bad Takoyaki!"

The predator seemed to give a angered roar as it lunged at Ragna, who jumped out of the way as he began to dodge its many tentacles.

"Mmm...Takoyaki. Makoto took me to have that two nights ago...It was great," Eye Guy muttered, landing as the eyes on his body began closing as a huge chest eye opened, "Hey, Vicetopus! Feast your Eyes...ON THIS!" he roared as his chest eye stretched out away from his torso as it flashed and unleashed a huge beam of energy.

The predator cried in shock as the beam closed in. Ragna stopped to see what happened only to panic as he felt a tentacle wrap around his leg. The beam hit the predator and blasted it through the wall...and then several buildings before landing near the river.

"And that takes care of that chapter...Ragna...Oh…." he realized, his chest eye seeing him cursing while flying with the now dubbed Vicetopus, "Oh boy…" he cringed, jogging after him, "Eye hope the girls are doing better than me!"

---

"Noel! Where are you?!" Makoto shouted as she and Tsubaki looked around for their friend.

"How could she just wander off!?" Tsubaki muttered in concern as she searched.

"Wait...I think I hear adorable sounds of struggle...Noel's trying to do something manual and difficult!" Makoto spoke her ears twitching.

"Mmm...come on…" Noel's voice grunted, "I need...to get to Bolverk…"

"Aha!" Makoto shouted, rushing and picking Noel up in a hug, "Oh we found you! Don't you ever scare us like that again! Oh but I'm so happy you're okay…"

"...Makoto...is...it really you?"

"Yup! It's me, Noellie!" Makoto beamed.

"...M...MAKOTO!" Noel cried as she hugged her, "I missed you so much~!"

"Tsubaki's here, too! Get in this hug!" Makoto demanded, holding her arm out to said friend.

Tsubaki gave a small smile as she walked over before joining the hug.

"Tsubaki! Makoto! Y...you're both really here!" Noel sobbed, "Wh...where are we?! What is this place?! Why am I younger?! Mou...I just finally got up to a B, too…"

"Just let me enjoy the hug!" Makoto cried happily.

"We...are in the past. I believe...we've made quite a mess of things," Tsubaki sighed, "Many...many things have changed. The past is not like we thought...and frankly...I think we might have better lives here."

"You're also in a subterranean alien town, cause Aliens live on Earth normally," Makoto added, "Also, we're space cops now...Did I forget anything?" she asked.

At that, the wall behind them was destroyed as a giant red octopus was blasted by a powerful green energy ray. Ragna was heard cursing a storm as he was dragged by the alien beast in one of its tentacles.

"...Wh...what was that?" Noel squeaked in fear, "And...w-was that Ragna the Bloodedge?"

"Yes to the latter. The former...not sure. It looked like a giant kraken with a red….collar…" Makoto said as her eyes widened in realization, "...Oh not again!"

"Eye Caramba!" Eye Guy shouted, jogging past them, "Hang on, buddy! Eye shall save you!"

"STOP WITH THE EYE PUNS, DAMN IT!" Ragna snapped.

"Eye can't...it's in this DNA!" Eye Guy complained, "See...D'oh!" he slapped his face.

"I love this one!" Makoto cheered after hearing him talk for a while.

"...Ano.."

"Oh that was Ben. He's got a watch that lets him turn into different aliens," Makoto explained, "Word of advice...do not stroke his ego."

"Okay…." she muttered.

"It's...a long story that we can't explain all of here and now." Tsubaki sighed.

"AH!" both Ragna and Eye Guy cried, "It's so Suction-cuppy!"

The girls walked out, after collecting Noel's things, to find Vicetopus lifting both males up. It was currently trying to bite Ragna with its beak, only for him to hold it open with his hands as best he could.

"Please tell me you can transform into something else, kid!" Ragna shouted.

"Eye would if I could!" Eye guy shouted, being flung around by one of the tentacles.

"You make one more eye pun and I will toss sand into all of your eyes!"

"Wouldn't...be the first time!" he grunted being swung around, "Need...to...slap...Omnitrix...on belt...can't...reach...cause...of...tentacle...ooh...gonna hurl…"

"YOU BETTER NOT PUKE ON ME!"

"No...promises...oh...soo...many...eyes...see...so much…" he groaned still being swung around to continue to disorient him, "Girls...help...me...don't...wanna be food!"

"...Makoto, come on. Let's help," Tsubaki sighed as she brought her shield and sword out again, "Noel, you stay back."

"Things might get a bit messy," Makoto added as she banged her tonfa together.

"GH! Stop trying to eat me!" Ragna snapped, punching Vicetopus in the face. It then glared at him "Oh shit!" he cried as he was slammed into the ground repeatedly.

"Hyah!" Makoto shouted as she punched Vicetopus in the face...which did nothing at all, "...Oh, I think I angered it." she squeaked when a tentacle grabbed her, "...Not gonna quote the JOOOOKE!" she screamed as she was lifted up and tossed around.

"You better not!" Tsubaki shouted, using her shield to block a tentacle.

"Bleh…." Eye Guy groaned, "All I see is a spinning world...make it stop….get me off this ride…"

"Then! Change! Damn it!" Ragna snapped after each slam.

"I...can't...reach…" he motioned, slapping where the Omnitrix would be only to slap tentacle, "Oh...right…" he remembered as he fired a fire blast from that palm which made it let go long enough to slap the Omnitrix.

A surge of green went over him as he changed into a giant blue jellyfish like alien with six tentacles extending from his body, two forming legs as four formed two sets of arms. His body was made up of three segmented skirt like flaps with a slightest hint of an abdomen connected to his leg tentacles. The Omnitrix was located where his mouth would be as two green eyes widened.

"AmpFibian...well...this is a random pick, but it works for me," he sighed before stretching his arm tentacles and grabbing Vicetopus's.

"...Why do I feel I'm gonna get sh-" Ragna began before vicetopus began to screech out in pain as it was electrocuted...along with Ragna and Makoto, "Gah!"

"Ben stop!" Makoto shouted before her tail and hair poofed up.

"Oops…" AmpFibian muttered as they were dropped, "Sorry…" he shrugged as he became intangible and let debris fly through his body, "I knew you were gonna do that."

"Next time..free us before you decide to shock the tentacle monster from hell!" Ragna snapped.

"I said sorry!" he replied as he shot his tentacles out wrapped them around Vicetopus's neck, "Come on, old yeller...time to sit!" he shouted while shocking it, making it grunt in mild discomfort, "Uh...this...normally...WORKS!" he cried as he was slapped by a tentacle.

"Hmm…" Tsubaki pulled out her pocket alien database, "The Vicetopus...the natural predator of the Cerebrocrustacean...It eats Brainstorm, so it must be insulated against electric attacks!"

"Now ya tell me…" AmpFibian groaned.

"Please tell us it has a weak point," Makoto begged, trying to get the fur on her tail to stay down.

"Well it is an aquatic predator...I'd imagine it can't stay on land for too long," Tsubaki offered.

"Come on, Heatblast!" AmpFibian cheered slapping the Omnitrix again only for everyone to quickly cover their nose, "Ah...never what I ask for. Fine, Swampfire works fine, too!" he shouted before igniting his hands.

"...wait. We're on the docks right?" Ragna asked.

"Yeah?"

"And they're usually located near water…"

"I just need it to back off until he times out," Swampfire spoke, "No one knows how an Omnitrix works better than me." he explained, "And once it does...he'll just be a regular alien dog again!" he stated, blasting a stream of fire making Vicetopus, back away from the heat.

"...And you're sure the fire's not gonna burn the docs or weaken enough to give it a chance to get in the water?"

"...Crud," Swampfire facepalmed, Vicetopus taking advantage of this and smashed its beak against the burnt wood, creating an opening large enough for it to dive into the water.

"...Not sure to blame either of you," Makoto muttered, shooting both Swampfire and Ragna a stink eye.

"What th-?! How is this my fault?!"

"You jinxed it!"

"Like hell I did!"

"Pl-Please stop figh…" Noel began before she collapsed.

"Ah! Noellie!" Makoto yelped, picking her up, "Noellie, what's wrong?"

Noel's stomach gurgled as she whined a little, "Hungry…"

"...When did you last eat?"

"A few days ago before I woke up here," Noel replied.

"...Adding neglect for safety of captive to his charges," Tsubaki scowled.

"?" Ragna raised a brow at that.

"Blame a really annoying lawyer that helped get Psyphon out of prison," Swampfire explained.

"...Oh I am gonna tear that pencil neck a new one.." Ragna growled before Vicetopus rose out of the water, roaring while thrashing its tentacles about, "...Kid!"

"Come on, something good," Swampfire muttered before slapping his Omnitrix again, becoming Rath, "Lemme tell ya something, Vicetopus! Rath is gonna cook ya into teriyaki and eat it all in one go!"

"Just how many aliens does this kid have?!" Ragna exclaimed.

"Let me tell you something, Ragna the Bloodedge! Rath don't know! It's about a million something but chances are half of them aren't any good!" he pointed at Ragna, "And this thing never turns me into what I want! So I'm gonna take it out on him...with you!"

"What?" Ragna blinked before Rath grabbed him and tossed him at Vicetopus, "THE FUCK!?"

"Oh my god…" Tsubaki groaned, rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"..." Makoto dug into her tail and pulled out a bag of popped popcorn, "Popcorn?" she blinked and her bag was gone, "Huh?" she looked down to see Noel eating it, "Wasn't even gonna ask and just give it."

"Why do you have popcorn?!" Tsubaki demanded.

"His grandpa told me to carry some in case he goes Rath," Makoto replied, "And now I see why...It's like watching an over the top wrestler bringing on the hype."

"RATH IS THE HYPE!" Rath roared, jumping into the air, "Ursa Major Bodyslam!" he roared crossing his arms and crashing into Vicetopus and smacking it back down, "AH! Water!" he panicked, grabbing onto Ragna.

"Are you kidding me?!" Ragna snapped, "Aren't tiger's supposed to like water?!"

"Lemme tell ya somethin', Ragna the Bloodedge! Rath doesn't know how to swim in this form!"

"How do you forget how to swim?!"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

"What do you mean 'you don't know?!'"

"Rath just does!"

"Oh my god, you are a colossal idiot! I don't think Tao is this dumb!"

"IDIOT?! LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', RAGNA THE BLOODEDGE! RATH WILL…!" Rath began to roar when Vicetopus emerged from the water with a roar and grabbed them, "Oh, you wanna fight again?! Bring it on! Rath will rip you to pieces because you just tried to rip off a piece bigger than your eyes can chew!"

"That doesn't even make any sense!" Ragna barked.

"It doesn't have to!" Rath barked back.

"O...okay...I think I'm good," Noel sighed, dropping the empty bag of popcorn as she stood up before blinking twice at the sight before her, "..."

"LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', GIRL THAT MAKOTO NANAYA AND TSUBAKI YAYOI KNOW! DON'T GO THINKING STUFF!" Rath snapped before managing to force his tentacle off him, letting him jump right into Vicetopus's jaws.

"Ben!" Makoto exclaimed.

"The kid's nuts!" Ragna gawked.

The Vicetopus blinked twice. Suddenly, the Vicetopus's body stretched in one point before it did it again in another. Its stomach began to bulge out multiple times until it hacked and coughed until it threw up on the broken docks, letting out Rath and dropped Ragna in its pain. Rath snarled before jumping up and grabbing the sides of its face.

"LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', VICETOPUS! I just jumped down your throat and ripped apart your insides! If you don't beat it right now, Rath is gonna do it again! Only this time, I will pull everything inside you out and turn it into a giant scarf!" Rath threatened.

"...wow…." Ragna simply blinked at that.

Rath jumped off the Vicetopus and landed by Noel, "You fine?"

"Um...Y-yes?"

Rath nodded before looking back at the Vicetopus and gave a warning growl. The Vicetopus slowly turned...before fleeing down the river.

"Seriously, why does no one hear the whistling?" Makoto demanded.

"What whistling, Makoto?" Tsubaki asked.

"Seriously?! Everytime that thing shows up or is about to leave, there's whistling!" Makoto snapped.

"Lemme tell ya somethin', Makoto Nanaya! Rath heard it too!" Rath replied before he timed out, "I guess only those with good hearing can pick it up."

"...Whistling only animals can hear…" Ragna muttered as he climbed out of the water, "...My best bet, kid? You got a bounty hunter or a hunter after you, and that thing was its 'bloodhound.'"

"Oh come on…" Ben sighed, "Now all I need is to be in an RV on a long trip cross country and it's my first summer with the Omnitrix all over again."

"RV?" Noel and Ragna repeated.

"You know a...oh right. People from a bad future…" Ben recalled with a sigh, "It's like a bus-sized vehicle that you can live in...you know sink, bathroom, shower, etc."

"Oh…." Noel noted with a nod.

"Bad fu...Aw son of a bitch. Time travelling now?" Ragna groaned as he walked off.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Makoto demanded.

"To see if I can order a strong enough drink!" Ragna retorted.

"Wait. But didn't we just…!" Ben began.

"We did, and I didn't realize what you fully meant until now!" Ragna barked, "Ugh...when and if I see that damn usagi, I'm yelling her ear off!"

"I'm imagining this is a personal problem for him." Ben muttered.

"Is it safe to let him leave like that?" Makoto asked.

"Is it safe to bring him in to the Plumber HQ?" Tsubaki countered.

"...touche….By the way, what happened with Psyphon?"

"...Well…"

---

"...Wow," Makoto slowly blinked, looking at a shivering Psyphon as he was sat in a corner of his cell at Plumbers HQ.

"G...Grim...Reaper…" Psyphon whispered in fear.

"Yeah, I think he's now afraid of Ragna coming to get him," Ben noted.

"Well...That's good and now I know someone else believes me about the whistling," Makoto noted

"So I have an alien bounty hunter who's got a dog...with a Predator-themed Omnitrix," Ben sighed, "Sounds like my life…"

"Ooh…" Noel awed, being given a tour by Max and Rook.

"I was just as amazed on my first day being here," Rook noted to Noel.

"I...I had no idea this existed…" Noel admitted as she looked around, "And...and that...aliens used to live on Earth."

"You can probably thank the NOL for hiding any trace of them existing!" Makoto shouted from across the room, "...Oh by the way, Magister Tennyson, where's Noel gonna stay? ...Please tell me it's with me and Tsubaki."

"I'm running out of space in the base and relatives to leave you kids with…" Max muttered, "...but I have an idea." he smiled.

"That's the same smile he had when he thought it be a good idea to go cross country in the Rustbucket..." Ben muttered.

"And it worked out fine," Max defended, "You and your cousin finally stopped arguing so much that your parents didn't have to not make plans of going to places together, right?"

"Huh?" Makoto looked at Ben.

"Long story…"

"They didn't like sharing the same birthday," Max stated.

"Grandpa!"

"You and your cousin share a birthday?" Makoto blinked, "How!? I mean I know how, but how did that cosmic event happen?"

"No idea, do not care, it's in the past and please let us move on with whatever Grandpa has for an idea," Ben deadpanned.

"...Fine," Makoto shrugged, "Let's hear what he has in mind."

"Come with me, kids. To the Rustbucket!" Max smiled, taking out his keys as he pressed the button and a silly car horn on the vehicle deck was heard.

"...huh/eh?" the three teens blinked at that as Ben rolled his eyes.

---

"Grandpa...where exactly are we going?" Ben asked as he and the girls were inside the RV, Tsubaki a bit focused on her laptop.

"You'll see," he mused, "Hehehe...this somehow reminds me of the good old days." he mused, "The powder cake ready to burst of kids in the back of the RV."

"Makoto…" everyone replied.

"HEY!"

"The time training the Plumber Kids. It just feels nostalgic to have a bunch of rowdy kids in the Rustbucket with me." Max went on, "When Gwen and Kevin left, I worried about you Ben."

"Grandpa?"

"You can act like a little showboat all you want...but I know you missed having a team. People who call you on your antics, who support you and help you." he mused, "It's why I plucked Rook from the academy the moment Gwen got that letter of early admission, to give you a partner, but I guess destiny works in a funny way 'cause your team just keeps growing and growing. I'd like to scout that Ragna kid. Little rough around the edges...but, oh, I've trained and polished worse!"

"Hope you have a lot of soap for his mouth," Makoto joked.

"Oh please...you should have heard me back when I was that age!" Max laughed, "I made that drill instructor blush."

"That...doesn't seem like you Grandpa…" Ben muttered.

"We all were young, Ben, we all were young," he chuckled before slowing to a stop, "Alright everybody out!"

Everyone filed out of the Rustbucket 2 and blinked seeing a large house before them, the Proto-TRUK already parked in the driveway as Rook moved his stuff inside. It was a really nice looking two story house and looked like it had way more room then needed for just the five of them.

"Oh this place was built as a home for Plumber cadets training here on Earth." Max smirked in his explanation, "But most rookies are too nervous to take Earth as their first job. So...since this little...Omni Team keeps growing, why not turn it into a sort of dorm for you kids?"

"Wait...Dorm?" Ben blinked before it finally dawned on him, "...Grandpa…."

"Teams develop better when given time together off mission," Max smiled, "Oh relax. I trust you kids not to do anything stupid. Plus Rook has a girl back home so I'm sure he'll keep an eye on...you, Ben," he teased.

"...Oh please tell me we're not going back to school…" Makoto paled.

"Tempting, but I figure you kids will just cause more harm to the school then you'll learn anything," Max sighed, "Makoto, Ben, I'm looking at you two."

"Okay...one time I run around as Heatblast in the halls and I never hear the end of it," Ben sighed.

"And I didn't even…" Makoto began.

"What happened after Fistrick's goon's grabbed your tail," Tsubaki simply stated.

"Oh fine," Makoto grumbled.

"It looks nice," Noel noted, looking at it in awe, "I really like the past...well...outside of those criminals and that vat of bla...bla...um…"

"Blastonium," Max explained, "It's a vital chemical used in engine fuel for interplanetary travel. It's harmless when mixed into fuel but outside of it and you don't want to know."

"So we shall live here?" Tsubaki asked just for clarity.

"All yours," Max replied, tossing the four identical keys, "And Ben? Don't transform into Way Big in your sleep."

"One time!" he cried in embarrassment before Rook pulled him away.

"...So...we're now living in the same dorm…" Makoto noted as she looked at her key, "...Almost feels like something out of a manga."

"Or the academy," Tsubaki reminded, "Oh! Um...Noel?"

"Hai?"

"I forgot to mention but due to the way I got here, my mind got regressed with my body," Tsubaki explained, "Makoto doesn't know what I was doing for the NOL. Do you know where I was?"

"Oh...Sorry, Tsubaki, but I didn't get to see you much at work," Noel replied, "I was a secretary."

"Really?"

"Why do you have so much training stuff?" FourArms complained as he helped Rook move stuff.

"We required new ones due to the previous residents, mainly one Manny Armstrong, ending up breaking most of the training equipment," Rook explained.

"Oh..." he realized, "Dang it, Manny…" he groaned while bringing it in, "I call dibs on the master bedroom!"

"Ben, it's a dorm! There is no master bedroom!" Makoto argued, "Also if there was, I'm pretty sure the dorm leader would stay there."

"Dibs on Dorm Leader!"

"Dang it, Ben!" Makoto exclaimed, "No fair!"

"Reminds me of Manny and Pierce their first day here," Max chuckled.

"Manny? Pierce?" Noel repeated.

"Two other Plumber Agents," Tsubaki replied as she looked at that dorm, 'A dorm….it could prove useful for that side project.'

"...Tsubaki?" Noel spoke, earning her friend's attention, "Do...do you think Mai and Kajun are here in the past, too?"

"It's possible," Tsubaki replied, "We can ask the Plumbers Sketch Artists to put a missing person report on them."

...R-right," Noel nodded, "Well...oh! If anyone is hungry, I can cook something for us!"

"?!" Tsubaki and Makoto tensed at that, the latter stopping in her arguing with FourArms as she began to sweat.

"Yeah, I don't think that's gonna happen...first things first...grocery shopping." FourArms spoke as he opened the fridge inside the kitchen.

"Oh phew…" Tsubaki and Makoto sighed in relief at that.

"Oh...then after that, I can cook something!" Noel beamed, making her two friends tense once more, "Hmm...maybe I can…"

"No!" Tsubaki shouted, making Noel jump in surprise, "I...I'll make something for us."

"...You sure? I could make a sweet and spicy curry."

"No one let Rook cook...I don't want to eat weird alien food," FourArms stated bluntly, "...Wait. Sweet and spicy curry?"

"Oh yes! I make a curry that's really spicy with some ghost peppers and really sweet with some chocolate!" Noel beamed.

"...Know what? Rook, anything you can't eat that's on Earth?" FourArms asked.

"Not really, no. Why do you ask?" Rook asked.

"Chinese for dinner tonight and shopping tomorrow!" FourArms declared.

"Shopping?" the girls asked.

"Grocery shopping tomorrow!" FourArms corrected.

"Why did you…?" Rook began.

"Earth girls are demons when it involves shopping," FourArms whispered, clapping with two his his arms to not let Makoto's ears hear his whispering, "We would be trapped for hours in one place...only to be stuck in another for even more hours with nothing to do in either!"

"...I do not…"

"Just...just trust me, Rook…"

"Whatever you say, partner..." he sighed.

"Alright, make sure to order double of everything...you know...for Makoto," he snickered.

"I heard that!" Makoto called, making FourArms look to see a pillow between his clapping hands.

"When did she do that?" FourArms asked.

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GT: Gotta side with Paradox on this. It is interesting. Nice twist on this too.

SZ: Yup. A very interesting yet sweet twist.

Z0: Oh very true my friends, very true.

GT: Honestly...I thought they lived in the RV with grandpa Max. The Plumbers' Helpers, I mean.

SZ: Ahh….honestly same here.

Z0: Not here they didn't *wink* Don't question it *thwacks them both with paper fan*

SZ: OW!...anyway...tune in next time for either another original chapter..or getting back to canon episodes with a twist.

GT: Aye. Onwards!