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It seemed to start off as a normal day for the group as they were hanging out at home...with their new 'neighbor' in Kagura visiting unannounced before a call from HQ was made. An odd ship was seen flying over the city...and it had a rather odd flying pattern to it, so Ben and a few others left o go investigate the odd ship in Rook's Proto-TRUK.
"Huh...that is an odd flight pattern," Makoto noted from her seat, looking ahead to see what looked like a dark-orange and grey-ish white ship flying around haphazardly.
"That is a rather odd flight pattern." Rook noted.
"...Either the pilot's drunk, or they're injured," Kagura guessed, poking his head out from the backseat.
"Why would you assume the first?" Jenny asked in a deadpanned tone.
"Eh. Got a soldier drunk once after beating him in a drink-off," Kagura shrugged, "...it was because he was acting racist towards this cute bunny Beastkin I-"
"So being a gallant perv. Got it," Makoto bluntly stated.
"Hey...it was all for the sake of a ladies honor...and the honor of the ladies name and number…" he smirked.
"It's a good thing Max got you the place next door so we don't have to deal with you all the time." Makoto muttered, "Guess that makes you our Flanders…"
"Ouch...That feels Insu-diddly-ulting," Kagura joked.
"Grr…"
"Makoto...you can't get him, so just accept it." Ben sighed.
"I refuse to accept it!" Makoto snapped.
"Calm down…" Ben sighed.
"No you...Ugh!"
"You two need a moment?" Kagura teased.
"I'mma kill him!" Makoto snapped jumping only, for Ben to catch and drag her away, "Mmm~!"
"Uhg...I'll go get the ship," Jenny offered as she got up, "Ben you uh...try and keep Makoto from killing Mr. Mutsuki."
"Please. Mr. Mutsuki was my dad...call me Kagura, my little blueberry muffin," Kagura smirked.
"How about no?" Jenny countered, tapping her bracelet as she changed to her normal appeared before hopping out of the ship.
"...I am conflicted between her and sweet Noel," Kagura admitted before Makoto's tossed tonfa smacked him square in the face, "...Bm mky(I'm okay)!"
"Do you have an off switch?" Ben complained.
=If he did, I would've made sure it stayed off unless needed= Hibiki sighed over the ship's communicator.
"Ouch...tough love," Kagura winced once Makoto pried her tonfa from his face.
"Uh guys?" Jenny spoke from outside, making the group look..to see Jenny struggling with the ship as it flew out of control, "I'm having trouble with this thing! Also..it feels more like a kid piloting it!"
"A kid?"
"Yeah! I should know! My friend Tuck tried something like this b-woah!" Jenny yelped when the ship did a nose dive, "Before, only it was a car and not an alien ship!"
"Probably just as bad…" Ben muttered turning into Terraspin as he jumped out, "I think I see a clearing in the woods up ahead we can land this thing."
"Got it!" Jenny nodded, grunting as she pulled back on the ship, making sure it would stay on course.
"Odd...they have no communications...this ship...probably isn't even a real ship," Rook realized, "Come to think of it...it looks almost like a...Harvester."
"A harvester?" Makoto repeated.
"Yes. Like the kind found on my home…"Rook began before it dawned on him, "...Ben, Jenny, have you landed the ship safely?"
=Yes and uh...Makoto? Try and resist yourself wen you see the pilot= Terraspin replied.
"Eh?"
"Oh my good golly gosh you're just adorable!" Jenny beamed, hugging a young Revonnahgander.
"Help Ben Tennyson...I am being suffocated!"
"No...its called cuddling...girls do it a lot." Ben shrugged, "Mostly to small soft and adorable beings."
"I do not like it!" he complained, waving his arms and legs to zero effect to free himself.
"We're here...and oh my god!" Makoto gasped seeing the Young One.
"Oh no!" he realized what would happen next before Makoto joined in on the hug.
"KAWAII~!" Makoto squealed.
"Okay...I'll bite...what's with the Mini-Rook, lemur tail included?" Kagura asked.
"My brother." Rook frowned.
"Hehehe…" he chuckled at the glare he got from his brother.
"But Rook you can't be mean to him, he's adorable!" Makoto argued.
"My brother." Rook argued right back.
"Touche…" Makoto admitted, "Jenny...let go."
"Huh?! But...ooh~" Jenny pouted as she released Rook's little brother.
"Phew...freedom," The Young One sighed in relief before looking up at Rook.
"When did you learn to pilot this?" Rook asked, motioning to the 'ship, "And more importantly, does father know you're off-planet?"
"While you were away...and...kinda…" he muttered.
"Aw...childhood rebellion." Makoto joked.
"Not...inaccurate…" he mumbled.
"What...were did you get half these parts?!" Rook snapped, looking it over, "This engine...it how...where did you get this on our home?!"
"I...well...th-that's not important right now!" the young one exclaimed before running up to Ben, "You gotta help! Revonnah's been invaded!"
"What? An invasion?" Rook's eyes widened at that as he looked over at his young brother, "Our family. Are they…?"
"I do not know. I went to find you and Ben 10 as soon as it happened," he replied as Rook walked back over to the group.
"Well that's never good." Ben sighed, "No doubt they after that fruit stuff." he turned to Rook.
"The Amber Ogia." Rook spoke.
"Fruit?" Makoto blinked.
"Well Fruit...building material...super conductive energy source...composting material…" Ben listed.
"Wait was that?" Makoto asked, "And don't do the bit…"
"Super Conductive energy source?" Ben smiled, "Yeah turns out that fruit Rook likes from his home planet can be refined into...I kinda want to call is super fuel…"
"Not inaccurate…" the two Revonnahganders shrugged.
"You guys eat rocket fuel!?" Makoto gawked.
"I think we're getting off topic here," Kagura spoke, in serious mode as he knelt down to look at the young one, "Listen. What you did was brave, kid. But if you want help, you need to start by telling us who invaded your home world."
"...I…"
"It's okay. You can trust him. He's...kinda part of my team," Ben assured Young One, "But yeah. It would be super helpful if you could tell us who's invading Revonah."
"...The Incurseans and a Cerebrocrustacean, and they were demanding the Amber Ogia."
"Cerebrocr-" Makoto began with wide eyes, "...Ben, you don't think…"
"Oh no…" Ben groaned in realization.
"It is time to proceed with our test run," Psychobos stated, holding a vial containing an orange liquid as he stood inside of a large towering machines.
"Hey, Psychobos…" Attea spoke, standing near an extraction machine.
"Dr. Psychobos."
"Don't flash your credentials at me. Dis gonna work or what?"
"Yes. So far the trials are coming along swimmingly, Princess Attea," Psychobos answered, "Now I just need to synthesize enough from that Amber c-c-c-c-concentrate, so have faith in me."
"Faith? How's about I crack yer shell open just like dat jail cell you were rottin' in and I have that huge brain served up t' me with buttah, and a teeny weeny fork?" Attea threatened.
"Grr. Watch your frog tongue, your highness. I am not without resources," Psychobos countered, only to be slapped on the face by Attea's tongue, "D'oh!"
"Try me…better yet, do yer job!" Attea ordered after retracting her tongue.
"I will!" Psychobos snapped, shaking his head to get the slobber off, "And you do your job as leader, and I use the term loosely, and bring me all the Amber Ogia you can."
"Whatever, Crab Puff!" she huffed, "I get the berries, you make the formula, and we leave this dump. Oh! And I use the term loosely~"
"Grr…" Psychobos growled at that, moving over to a console to flip a switch, only for Attea's tongue to knock his claw away as she flipped it instead, causing the machine to turn to life.
"Wait until I tell everyone back home I was in a high-speed chase with the legendary Ben 10!" Young One beamed from the back seat of the Harvester he came in.
"You wanna risk your dad hearing that?" Makoto countered.
"Hmm...Father's rage...or the credibility of being in a Ben 10 story…" he held his hands up, "I shall as Ben says...Take my chances."
"Oh god Rook he's like a mini future Ben," Makoto sighed, "...Not that it's a bad thing...well kinda."
"Wish you gave me that type of love, Makoto," Kagura quipped...stuck all the wall on the back.
"Want me to stuff you back there further?"
"Shutting up…"
"How'd you even deal with him?" Jenny whispered to Makoto.
"Hot springs, punching bag, and plenty of aspirin," Makoto sighed.
"Ahh...gotcha."
"Uh, Rook? Isn't this where we should've waited for back up?" Ben asked his partner.
"Negative. The Incurseans are targeting Plumber ships, including my own," Rook answered, "This harvester may be the best vehicle we can take into Incursean space."
"Ahh. The ol' Trojan Horse strategy. Not a bad idea," Kagura smirked.
"I hate logic." Ben grumbled tapping the Omnitrix and turning into Greymatter freeing up some room, "Now if we can get moving before I time out, that would be much appreciated."
"I am not worried," The Young one spoke, "We have the great Ben 10 on our side! The invaders are good as gone!"
"Invasions...especially world invasion are pretty big words," Jenny spoke, "Trust me it's...its not pretty."
"She's right," Greymatter added, "The Incurseans seem to be on a terror lately. By now...anything could've happened."
"Ben is right…" Rook spoke, the harvester approaching an incoming planet, "I fear that our people may not fare well in an invasion."
"Well better prepare. If these guys are serious, then we better…" Kagura began, moving up to get a better look...at the empty fields and clear blue water in the river, "..."
"What? But...there was an invasion," the Young One whispered in disbelief, "There an explosion hat scuffed the harvester just as I left."
"...Nothing seems out of the ordinary…" Rook noted before shooting his brother a semi-annoyed look, "Are you sure it wasn't just construction?"
"There has not been any construction!"
"Now now…" Kagura spoke up, "Just cause things seem fine, doesn't always mean they are." he pointed out.
"He's right...there are more forms of invasion then blasting and shooting." Greymatter added, "If anything this means we need to be extra careful, 'Cause it seems quiet and peaceful...but that's just it...it's too quiet and peaceful. Rook, where's your dad running up and berating you for your life choices? Where are all your fangirls?"
"Fan girls?" Makoto blinked.
"Oh yeah Rook's kinda the town hunk." Greymatter said, making Makoto fall over laughing, "My point exactly...where are all your friends and neighbors? You guys work in the fields all darn day!" he pointed to the farms and homes in the distance.
"Yes...and that is what worries me," Rook admitted before noticing something, "...Young one, did they construct a pipeline while I was away?"
"Huh?" Young one blinked before looking out at the river, seeing a pipeline crossing the river, "...That is new."
"...Jenny?"
"Hmm..." Jenny muttered, her eyes flashing for a moment as she hopped out and scanned the area, "...I'm picking up a few heat signatures behind that rock formation across the river, seems off about them."
"Off how?" Rook asked as the others carefully hopped out of the harvester.
"I don't know...and that worries me."
"Okay...let's go see." a flash revealed Ben speaking as he lifted Young One under his arm, "Stealthily." he smiled, making his eyes sparkle in excitement.
"Huh...if we were gonna do stealth, would've brought Hibiki along," Kagura muttered, "But we got the next best thing in Makoto."
"Huh...a compliment that wasn't an attempt at flirting...I…" Makoto began.
"Shame she's not wearing that combat uniform of hers...mm that was perfect and sexy~"
"Nevermind…" she growled before remembering, "Wait. There's a child present!" she snapped/hissed swinging her leg up between his, making him yelp and fall over in absolute pain.
"My jewels…"
"They should be somewhere over here," Jenny whispered, the group cautiously and quietly looking around the area before peeking over the side, Ben quickly pulling Young Young back before he could be seen.
"...that your family, Rook?" Kagura quietly asked, the group seeing a few Revonnahgander's rakign up a few amber-colored fruits.
"Yes...that is them," Rook nodded, "And everyone seems okay…"
"..I don't see any guards…" Jenny spoke as she looked around, "Makoto?"
"Nope. don't hear anything aside from what I assume is the water in the pipeline," Makoto answered.
"Then it should be safe," Young One smiled before rushing out.
"...Keep your guard up just in case," Ben whispered to the others as they followed.
"Is everyone alright?" Rook asked the Revinnahganders once they got close enough.
"Rook Blonko? Pray tell, what are you doing here? A old male Revonnahgander asked.
"We heard there was trouble a-"
"Trouble? No no. Everything is precisely as it should be. We're harvesting at a tremendous rate," he replied, looking over to see a few more Revonnahgander's raking up more of the fruit.
"...At this time of year?" Rook questioned.
"Young One, you scamp. How did you manage to contact your brother?" the elder Revonnahgander asked Young One
"...Are you certain all is well?" Young one asked cautiously.
"Of course. Don't be an imp...becile," he assured.
'He didn't speak like Rook or his little bro...red flag!' Makoto mentally exclaimed.
"Now come along and eat your dinner. You and your friends as well, Ben T-t-t-tennyson."
"..." Ben turned to Makoto who gave him the same concerned look.
"I insist you join us...in return for what happened last time," the elder added.
"You sure...cause I kinda caused pure utter chaos…" Ben argued.
"It's what he does." Makoto agreed.
"Nonsense. It is the least I can d-d-do," the elder assured.
"...Well. Sounds good to me," Kagura shrugged, making Ben and Makoto double take before he whispered something to them, "Might be able to find out what's making them so...creepy, because I am getting major Children of the Corn vibes here."
"...Or we could be served nothing at all," Kagura muttered, the group looking at their empty plates.
"Good thing I recharged before we left," Jenny whispered.
"Where is the food? The drinks. Salads. Pies," Young One asked his father.
"Obviously we found we can get by on less-to-none," the elder assured.
"This surprises me…" Rook admitted, "Father, you taught me a Revonnahgander's nutritional needs are…"
"Now Rook Blonco, I don't wish to hear your dimwitted theories," he laughed, along with the rest of the family.
"Red flag?" Makoto whispered.
"Crimson…" Ben whispered at a level only she could hear, "I mean...contractions? Insulting someone's intelligence? Stuttering?"
"...I wonder…." Rook muttered with a frown, "Father, when was the new pipeline built?"
"..." the elder Revonnahgander paused at that, along with the rest of the family, "...It's brand new. We're sending the Amber Ogia to a new p-p-processing facility."
"...And you don't see a problem with that?" Kagura asked.
"Of course not. I mean..it's not like the Plumbers would care since they're the Galvan's lapdogs...and I use the term loosely."
"..." Rook and Young One moved a bit closer to each other.
"Rook Da used contractions," Young One whispered.
"Yes. Several," Rook agreed, "Most shameful to hear that kind of talk from our father."
"Loosely...loosely…" Makoto muttered before her eyes widened before whispering, "The blue crab that's jealous of Azmuth…"
"Yeah...Rook's little brother mentioned him along the Incurseans when he explained what happened…" Ben said before frowning, "Most likely...He used something to manipulate their minds."
'Mind Control...Oh now that's just unfair,' Kagura thought, '...Note to self: call Hibiki and ask for several recipes for crabs.'
"...Um, maybe we should check out the rest of the planet," Jenny offered, sensing the mood the others were giving off as she got up.
"Nonsense," Rook Da stated, grabbing Rook's arm just as he got up.
"Excuse me," Rook said, freeing his arm as he and the others stepped outside, Rook Da shooting a frown at the group.
"...Now do you believe me?" Little One asked once they were far enough away from the house.
"Yeah. No way is that the same family I met when I first came here," Ben answered.
"Yeah, and I bet ol' crab cakes and the Incurseans did the same for the rest of the planet," Makoto added.
"I take this crab guy you're mentioning is bad news, right?" Jenny asked as she and Kagura looked at the two.
"He's the guy who made the Nemetrix…" Ben answered.
"Predatrix," Makoto corrected, "More fitting since it has predators based on Ben's aliens."
"Oh, that sounds pretty cool," Kagura agreed, "Though I get the feeling that this crab guy who made it calls it the Nemetrix because it's meant to be the 'nemesis' of the Omnitrix."
"Bingo," Ben nodded.
"Okay, so what does this crab look like?"
"Blue, big head, one tiny claw, and one big one," Makoto replied.
"...So he's a fiddler crab?" Jenny asked.
"Eh. More or less," Makoto shrugged, "Personally, I think he's the Cerebrocrustacean equivalent of a midget given how small he is compared to Ben's Brainstorm form."
"Though now there are more questions," Rook noted, "Where are they? And where is my sister, Rook Shar?"
"Sister?" Kagura asked before Rook's ProtoTool was aimed at him by Makoto.
"No," Makoto warned as Rook looked repeatedly and quickly between Makoto and where he had his ProtoTool originally.
"...Fine. Comment r-" Kagura began before tensing a bit, "...We're not alone," he stated, his eyes narrowed a bit.
"Huh?" the others blinked before a large group of Revonnahganders came out from hiding, including Rook and Young One's family.
"...Oh, I am getting very big Children of the Corn vibes," Makoto gulped.
"...Ben...We could use a little alien power now," Kagura advised, "Preferably one that can do escapes?"
"Already looking," Ben hissed, rapidly looking through his selection of Aliens, "Gah...the one time I wish I didn't have so many aliens to transform into…"
"Hurry! I'm getting a 'one of us' vibe from them!" Makoto panicked, seeing the Revonahganders closing in on them.
"...Screw it. Going random!" Ben exclaimed, quickly slamming down on the Omnitrix as he turned into Ball Weevil.
"...What alien is that?" Young One asked.
"Ball Weevil. He rolls raw material into his plasma ball until it gets very large, and then blows it up," Rook explained.
"...Unbelievable!" Young One beamed at that.
"Hey, Rook?"
"Yes?"
"You got any beef with anyone here?" Kagura asked.
"Beef? No, I do not have any," Rook replied.
"No. I mean is there someone you have a personal grudge against or something?" Kagura corrected.
"Why would you ask that?" Jenny asked with a sigh.
"Hey. I can tell he has a gal here on this planet, so he's probably got some rival or something for her affection," Kagura shrugged.
"Are we really doing this right now?" Ball Weevil deadpanned as he spat up a ball and began to roll around, making the ball grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
"Hey. Sometimes love and the protection of that gal motivates ya," Kagura shrugged.
"...If Rayona is harmed or is under the control of the Incurseans and Psychobos, they will rue the day they invaded Revonnah," Rook admitted with a scowl.
"Great! So since they're under hypnosis, ya can smack them boys who're jealous of ya around and not feel guilty," Kagura grinned.
"Or we can flee and not hurt them," Jenny noted as her arms split into six to grab Kagura, Rook, and Makoto before deploying her wings and shot off, "Like this!"
"Hey! Wait for me!" Ball Weevil shouted, rolling off after them as the hypnotized citizens chased him.
"Idiot human!" a Revonnahgander shouted as they chased after Ball Weevil.
"Yup. Definitely Psychobos," Ball Weevil noted, rolling down a cliffside before reaching the end of a small quarry. He then hopped off before he pushed against the ball, grunting as it skidded to a halt...just in time as the Revonahgander's arrived to corner him, "...Hmm...one, two, three...uh-huh. Uh-huh. Time for bowling!"
With that, he jumped back on top of it and began to rev it up. After a few seconds, he shot off and bowled over the Ravonahganders like they were bowling pins. They quickly got up in time to see the ball in the distance go off in an explosion and quickly ran towards the explosion...not noticing Ball Weevil scurry into a cave just as he timed out. Ben sighed in relief before Jenny landed at the cave entrance and let the others go.
"The ol' Bait and Switch. Nice," Kagura smirked.
"Yes, but it will not last long," Rook pointed out, "We have very little time until they catch up."
"Then let's hurry inside before they come back," Jenny said as the group rushed deep into the cave, only to come across a pair of armadillo/rat-like creatures, "Ahh! R...uh...what are these?!"
"Not to worry. Muroids are timid, unintelligent creatures," Rook assured.
"Not this time, Blonko."
"Gh?!" Rook jumped when he heard one of the creatures speak, "E-excuse me?"
With that, the two Muroids stood up...and revealed themselves to be costumes. The one of the left was a green-skinned humanoid alien dressed up as an Old West sheriff with a Plumbers utility belt. The other was a female Revonnahgander with long blue hair reaching the middle of her back in a brown outdoor dress and brown boots.
"Rook Shar!" Young One beamed as he ran over and hugged her.
"Sheriff Wat-Senn," Rook noted.
"Something is going on with the neighbors!" Young One noted.
"We know," Wat-Senn replied, "We went underground as soon as you left."
"I wanted to stay above ground and fight," Shar noted.
"You would've been lost," Wat-Senn stated.
"So...I take it you're the only two that made it safely underground then," Makoto guessed.
"That's right."
"Meaning everyone on the planet...even Rayona…" Rook paused, not wanting to finish that as he held his head in shame, "I should have never gone to Earth. I could have done something if I had stayed."
"You'd been lucky t' make it underground like us," Wat-Senn argued, "Moment th' Incurseans arrived, they sprayed somethin' in the fields, then all at once...Revonnah stopped resistin'. Like somebody threw a switch."
"And the Revonnahganders have been harvesting Amber ogia ever since," Shar added.
"An airborne pathogen that causes hypnosis?" Makoto guessed, "That...That's creepy."
"You said it," Ben agreed.
"Well now...seems we have two things to figure out," Kagura noted, "The first, figure out why they're harvesting the Ogia. And Two…" he was before Shar, her hand in both of his, and a suave look, "A date with this fine l-GH~!"
"No...None of that. Shame on you," Jenny deadpanned, dragging Kagura away by the ear.
"Who was that?" Shar asked.
"Kagura," Rook replied, "Keep away from him. I do not approve of him attempting to court you and vice-versa."
"Plus he has Kagura cooties," Makoto added.
"That's not a thing," Ben deadpanned.
"...Startin' t' see y'all weren't jokin', Rook Blonko," Wat-Senn whispered to Rook, who nodded, "They do act like one another."
"I heard that…" Makoto deadpanned.
"But not inaccurate," Jenny added, still having a grip on Kagura's ear.
"...But Kagura does make a point," Ben spoke, wanting to get back on topic, "What could the Incurseans be doing with all that Amber Ogia?"
"Good...good," Psychobos grinned, seeing more of the Amber concentrate drip into the vial, "With a few more buckets of modified Amber Ogia Concentrate, plus my amazing amplification device, we'll soon be able to control the minds -and I use the term loosely- of everyone in the galaxy."
"Looks good, Psychoboy," Attea spoke as she walked in.
"Dr. Psychoboy...er...Psychobos," Psychobos corrected.
"A few trillion mind controlled drones...now we're gettin' somewhere," Attea smirked, "You mind control every last yuts on every last planet like ya did here, and I'll make ya da richest crab in da galaxy," she added as she walked up to a console.
"...That won't be necessary...you vulgar brat," Psychobos whispered, quietly approaching her from behind and prepared to hit her with an electrified tool...only for her to smack it out of his claw with her tongue, "Gh~?! F-forgive me, General Attea! Princess, Scion, and commander supreme of the glorious Incursean Empire!"
"Heh heh heh...keep tryin', Psychoboy!" Attea laughed.
A small pack of Muroids snoozed away. They all were snuggled up with one another, one even kicking their hind leg a bit. A sharp whistle startled them awake.
"Begone, Muroids!" Shar shouted, scattering them as the group approached where they had been snoozing to reveal an exit to the cave.
"There's the pipeline again," Kagura noted once they looked down, "...And I betcha top dollar it leads to the main facility these Incurseans are storing the Amber Ogia."
"You'd be right about that," Wat-senn nodded as the group climbed down to the pipes and began running along one of them.
"Knowing the Incurseans, they probably got something ready for any intruders," Ben guessed before looking back at Shar, "Wait here."
"We have been on this case the whole time," Shar argued before running ahead.
"So we have better knowledge at what's been goin' on," Wat-senn added as he joined her. However, once the two ran into a large room, a metal object had poked out of the ground and sprayed them with an amber-colored mist, making them tense up and cough.
"?!" Rook's eyes widened before using his Proto-Tool to shoot the object, destroying it and preventing anymore of that gas from spreading, "Rook Shar, are you alright?"
"That must be what the Incurseans used to control everyone," Young One guessed.
"...What?" Wat-Senn began, his accent gone as he and Shar glared at the group, "You are a fool.".
*CLANG~!*
"DUDE!" Ben exclaimed as Wat-Senn and Shar collapsed, out cold.
"What? You want to be stuck fighting them and causing a ruckus that gets us caught?" Kagura asked, lowering his large sword, "And I only hit them with the flat side."
"I...well…" Ben began, thinking that over for a moment, "...You...got a point there."
"He does...and that honestly scares me," Makoto blurted as Jenny grabbed some chains, "?"
"To make sure they don't alert anyone else," Jenny answered, walking over to the unconscious Wat-Senn and Shar before tying them to a pipe with the chains.
"Smart thinking," Kagura nodded, "And now we know what exactly was used to control the people on the planet."
"Yes. But...what is in it to allow such mind control?" Rook asked before Young One noticed a piece of Amber ogia on the ground near one of the pipes.
"...I am hungry, but I think we can use that," Young One suggested, running over and picking up the fruit.
"...Oh! I get it," Jenny realized before tapping something on her head, "Kajun? Are you there?"
=What's wrong? I was examining something t…= Kajun began.
"We need you to examine some Amber Ogia for us...and any possible effects it might have on people's minds," Jenny explained.
=Beg pardon?= Kajun asked before Jenny put her on speaker, but quiet enough to not alert any guards or controlled Revonnahganders nearby.
"Rook's little brother came to Earth and told us the Incurseans and Psychobos-betcha they broke him out of jail-had invaded Revonnah and used some weird gas to control the people's minds here," Ben explained.
=A gas that allows one to control another's mind? Hmm...Interesting= Kajun noted =Would you mind sending me a data sample?=
"Of course," Jenny nodded, a syringe poking out of one of her fingers as she jabbed it into the Amber Ogia.
=Hmm...let's see...I had heard Amber Ogia was capable of being used as ship fuel, b…wait...o...oh dear…= Kajun said in worry =It seems if it's dissolved into a concentrate and is powered by a sort of device-adding in some type of electrical energy-...it has the power of complete mind control of an entire planet's population with the person who distributed the concentrate in gas form acting as the 'hive mind'=
"...That is why they are gathering all the Amber Ogia," Rook's eyes widened in dread in realization, "They are going to use it to control the minds of everyone in the galaxy."
"Just like Rook Da and Rook Shar," Young One added in worry.
"Just our luck, huh?" Makoto groaned.
"...Slavery is one thing, but stripping away someone's free will?" Kagura began with a scowl, "I'm not letting that fly…Jen, you and the kid look after the old man and Shar."
"Huh?! B-"
"The less people in our group, the less chance one of us end up being sprayed by that gas," Kagura countered, "Rook, Ben, Makoto, and I got this."
=Try to get a sample so we can try to make a counterserum to the hypnosis= Kajun advised.
"Can do," Makoto nodded as Kajun hung up.
"Keep my brother and sister safe," Rook said to jenny, who saluted as he, Ben, Makoto, and Kagura walked off and left the area.
"..." a small silence came between the two once they were gone.
"...So…"
"I am not a fan of hugs."
"I wasn't gonna ask that."
"Sure you were not."
"Mmmm~"
"...Coast is clear," Makoto whispered, the group peeking into the room with the extraction device, "...For now."
"Then be ready," Kagura stated as they cautiously walked in.
"...That it?" Ben asked, noticing the device used to extract the Amber Ogia.
"It must be," Rook answered, carefully examining it, "This must be what Psychobos used to make the concentr-" he began before Attea kicked him from behind, sending him staggering forward.
"Paws off, Revonnahgander!"
"Attea!" Ben shouted.
"Dat's Highest Commander to you," Attea countered.
"Not likely," Ben countered, about to activate the Omnitrix just as Attea lashed her tongue out at him, only for Makoto to grab it.
"Hey...Remember me, frog princess?" Makoto asked with a smirk.
"H-hey! Let go!" Attea demanded before tensing, "...Not what I…!" she began before Makoto did as such, causing her tongue to whip back and hit her in the face, "Gah!"
"Hey. You said let go," Makoto shrugged, "Now where's Mr. Ego crab?"
=That's Dr. Ego Crab to you, you amalgamate wench!= Psychobos' voice shouted as he raised out of the floor, standing on a hovering platform as a pair of metal crab claws came out, "...Er… I mean Psychobos! D'oh…! Nevermind...I bet you all never realized that the Amber Ogia is being used to..."
"Make a hypnosis gas," Ben spoke.
"So that I can.."
"Control everyone's mind in the entire galaxy," Rook added.
"So I c…okay when and how?" Psychobos frowned.
"A genius little lady by the name of Kajun," Kagura replied, "So...You're the guy who made the hypno-gas."
"Indeed, I am."
"And the one who stripped this entire planet of its free will as well."
"I am, y-y-yes."
"Good," Kagura smirked before hefting up his sword over his shoulder, "So now I know what I'm eating for dinner tonight; Boiled Crab."
"...Yeah sorry. But he's under my protection," Attea argued, pulling out her blaster as she opened fired, only for Rook to shift his Proto-tool into a shield and blocked the incoming lasers.
"Ben, you and Kagura deal with Psychobos. Makoto and I will handle Attea," Rook stated.
"On it," Ben nodded, turning the Omnitrix on and pressing down on it, engulfing him in green light.
Standing in his place wasn't one of his usual aliens. Instead, the alien in his place was a humanoid pterodactyl-like alien. His scaly body was primarily dark-red/brown. He had a large, dirty-yellow beak that was jagged to resemble fangs with a black and green pair of lines on the upper half of the beak near the back. He wore black and green clothing on his shoulders and waist, green braces around his wrists and ankles, and an organic jetpack-like structure on his back.
"Huh? New Alien?" the pterodactyl-like alien blinked as he looked himself over, "...Alright! I always wanted to be one of -rawrk!- These...er. Whatever they are."
"Oh neat! You look like a Pterodactyl! Mmm...Astrodactyl!" Makoto suggested.
"Ooh, nice!" the alien beamed with a whistle when he said 'nice.'
"Huh...If you had a triceratops alien, you'd have the complete trifecta o-" Kagura began before using his sword to block Psychobos' robot claw, "Nevermind. Time for battle!"
"Right!" Astrodactyl agreed, a pair of wings growing out of his back before he flew off, a green flame coming out of the jetpack-like construct on his back.
"Oh no you don't!" Psychobos snapped as he chased after him, only for one of his robot claws to be sliced off from his hover device, "Gah!"
"Don't forget I'm here too, crab cakes," Kagura spoke, only for Psychobos to fly off after Astrodactyl once more, "...Well that was rude...least I hindered him a bit."
"Come on, Frogger!" Makoto called, throwing a punch at Attea only for her to jump out of the way.
"Oh, I am gonna enjoy making your tail into a stoal!" Attea shouted before dodging an energy arrow from Rook, "And I hope you enjoy yer freedom, Revonnahgander...yer gonna be joinin' yer entire planet soon."
"The only thing I will enjoy is when we destroy this machine and arrest both you and Psychobos for enslaving an entire planet!" Rook snapped as he kept firing at her.
"Ya do that, and my daddy will have the entire Incursean Armada on not just yer planet, but Earth too!" Attea countered, "...Not that it would matter for the latter since it's next on our list."
"Ooh~I'm so scared of you and your daddy's armada," Makoto mocked before her tail smacked into Attea's face as she was in mid-leap, knocking her into the ground, "Not. You and your 'daddy' talk just makes me think you're a whiny baby that can't do a thing on your own with your old man there."
"Shut up!" Attea snapped, lashing her tongue out at Makoto once more.
"No," Makoto said, merely moving to the left to dodge her tongue, "Way I see it...You're just a spoiled brat who expects to get everything she wants in life."
'Ohhh...I really wanna keep watching on the chance of clothes being lost, but…' Kagura thought as he looked at the several vials connected to the machine, 'Bingo.'
"Grr...Idiot human…" Psychobos growled, looking around for Astrodactyl outside of the machine, unaware of the pterodactyl-like alien flying behind him, "Where did you…?"
"RAWRK!"
"GAHAH~!" Psychobos screamed in surprise before turning around and fired at him, only for Astrodactyl to fly out of the way, "Oh, you p-p-p-persistent pest!"
He flew off after the alien, firing repeatedly at him, yet Astrodactyl flew out of the way of each shot. His pack's 'engine' pulsed before a ring of green plasma shot out of them and towards Psychobos. It hit his machine and exploded, making him spin around. He corrected himself and fired a barrage of missiles at Astrodactyl. The flying alien tensed before a glow came from the back of his lower arms near his wrists. He looked down at them in time to see them deploy a pair of whips made of the same energy as the 'flames' of his 'jetpack.'
"Energy whippy deals, too? I'm so there!" Astrodactyl beamed before using the energy whips to destroy the incoming missiles, resulting in a large cloud of smoke.
Psychobos smirked in victory...only to tense when Astrodactyl flew through the smoke, using one of his whips to try and attack him, the Cerebrocrustaceon dodging each time, "It is no use! Once I distribute the Concentrate on Earth, y-"
*SMASH!*
"?!" Psychobos tensed as he looked over, seeing Kagura smash one of the vials containing the Amber Ogia concentrate while destroying the device that stored it, "My work!"
"Should've paid attention to what was happening, Krabby," Kagura smirked before smashing another vial and machine with his sword, "Hoo...Would've been easier with Seithr so I could use Distortions, but eh."
"...Huh. Kagura has a good point…" Makoto admitted before she began to punch the devices and the vials with her tonfa.
"Indeed," Rook agreed, shifting his Proto-Tool into sword mode as he slashed at the devices.
"Oh no you…!" Attea began as she prepared to fire, only to get a ribbit sound from her blaster, "...Grr!"
"What's wrong? Out of -rawrk!- Ammo?" Astrodactyl asked, using his energy whips to destroy more vials.
"Oh no you don't, beak face!" Attea snapped, her jetpack activating as she flew up and grabbed Astrodactyl just before he could destroy the last vial.
"No! Mine!" Psyochobos shouted, flying over to the last remaining vial before the others could destroy it.
"Let! GO!" Astrodactyl snapped as he flared his 'jetpack,' causing a burst of plasma to shoot out of it, forcing Attea to let go to avoid it and let it hit the device they were on, "That's handy." the machine began to spark before it exploded, knocking everyone on it and not above the explosion off, "Err...Handy-ish."
"?!" Da tensed before he and a few Revonnahganders held their heads, feeling as if some...thing's pull was released from their minds, "Ugh...Where did this pipeline come from? And where have all of our crops gone?"
"...Young One, little lady? Mind lettin' us go?" Wat-Senn asked as he and Shar tried to get out of the chains.
"Oh, you guys are back to normal!" Jenny exclaimed in relief before her hands turned into cable cutters and quickly snipped the chains.
"You're back!" Young One exclaimed, glomping Shar.
"Young One!" Shar admonished.
"Forgive the contraction."
Attea and Psychobos groaned before the tip of the device hanging above them snapped off and fell, hitting Psychobos on the head before bouncing off and landing at the feet of the group, Ben back to normal as they stood before the two downed villains.
"You hurt my family! My planet! Our very way of life!" Rook snapped before holding up the last vial before throwing it down at the floor, "No more!"
"Ah! The super-concentrate!" Psychobos sobbed.
"Oh cry me a river," Kagura frowned, about to smash the vial before Attea's tongue lashed out and grabbed it.
"I'll take dat!" Attea shouted as she pulled the vial back to her.
"Oh no you don't!" Makoto shouted, the group about to approach her before she flew up into the air, grabbing Psychobos by one of his legs.
"Sorry to ditch this sorry little farm planet, Tennyson," Attea began as she looked down at the group, 'But this place, along with everyone on it is doomed. Plus...call this an appetizer for what's gonna happen on Earth."
"...What's that supposed to mean?" Ben asked with a frown.
"Like I'd tell ya!" Attea laughed before flying off, "See ya!"
"Ohh…! I hate that little brat!" Makoto growled before Kagura chuckled, "What's got you all laughing?"
"Oh, not much," Kagura replied...before holding up another vial, "Just got the sample Kajun requested is all." he blocked Rook's hand with his own, "Whoa now! We need this, pal. Counterserum and all that? Ringing any bells?" he smacked Rook's other hand, "Guess not."
"...Come on. Let's meet back up with Jenny and the others," Ben spoke, still looking up at the sky before walking off.
"...Something up, Ben?" Makoto asked as she caught up with him.
"What Attea said...It has me worried for some reason," Ben admitted, "Releasing criminals from jail, using Vulcanus to try and smuggle highly illegal weapons from what Tsubaki told me the other day...their assasination attempt on Vilgax, and now this…"
"Whatever they're planning, we'll either figure it out before they can pull it off or we just pummel them and win like always," Makoto smirked.
"...Yeah. You're right," Ben nodded, smirking a bit as the two fistbumpped.
"...Which one you think is gonna admit it first?" Kagura whispered to Rook.
"Debatable," Rook replied before Kagura slapped his hand once more when he tried to get the vial.
"Nice try," Kagura chuckled before putting a cork on the vial and hid it in his cape.
"Grr…"
"We must join in the defense," Shar spoke as she, Jenny, Young One, and Wat-Senn walked through the caves.
"Remember: let it happen around you, not to you," Wat-Senn advised.
"Halt! Freeze! Hold it right there!" numerous voices shouted as they spun around to see several Incursean soldiers aiming blasters at them.
"...Hey, uh, quick question before you shoot?" Jenny asked, "Are those made of iron?"
"Several components, actually," one noted before another smacked him upside the head with his tongue.
"Thanks!" Jenny beamed before her pigtails connected and turned into a magnet aimed at them, pulling on the guns right out of their hands and to her, "And thank you."
"...Uh-oh," one gulped.
"Fribbit," another muttered before Wat-Senn pulled out a black pill and threw it at the floor, engulfing them in smoke.
He smirked before walking into the smoke. The sounds of smacking, hitting, grunts, yelps, cries of pain, and several other noises erupted from the smoke before it dissipated, revealing the Incurseans all pummeled and tied up.
"...Not bad, Sheriff," Shar noted before the group heard footsteps, prompting them to turn to see Ben and the others, along with Da and a group of Revonnahganders, "Father!"
"Yes...I am back to normal, along with everyone else on the planet," Da nodded, "But I am afraid the reunion must be cut short. There are still Incursean soldiers hiding around Revonnah."
"I will stay here and fight beside you," Rook informed.
"No. You must go back to Earth," Da argued, "We are in control of our thoughts. We can take care of ourselves."
"But Father…"
"Revonnah is one small part of a war. Go back to Earth. Find out what the Incurseans are really after," Da advised before slapping Rook's hand before Kagura could, "And stop trying to break that vial. It could be the way to prevent what happened to us from happening to others."
"See? Your father gets it," Kagura nodded, "Thank you, Rook Da."
Da nodded before looking back at Rook, "Rook Blonko, you have accomplished so much off world...I am proud of you."
"Father…"
"In fact, why do you think Rook Shar wants to be a Plumber?"
"Shar?" Rook blinked at that before looking over at his sister, "You do?"
"Uh, yeah," Shar answered.
"And why do you think Young One wants to visit the stars? Why do you think he risked so much just to come get your and your friends?" Da added before putting his hand on Rook's shoulder, "You have become a hero while you were away."
Rook managed to smile at hearing that. Eventually, the 'ship' they used to get to Revonnah left the planet. Inside, Ben piloted it as Rook sat in silent contemplation.
=So Psychobos called it 'Super-Concentrate?'= Kajun questioned.
"Yes...and Attea said what happened on Revonnah was just an 'appetizer' compared to what was going to happen to Earth," Ben answered.
=I see…= Tsubaki noted on a separate line =Were you able to get a sample for the science division to study?=
"A whole vial," Kagura replied, showing it before hiding it once more in his cape, "Rooky had to be scolded by his pops about not breaking it, but I can get the feeling in a way. This stuff, probably just a single vial of it maybe, controlled his entire planet's populace. Of course his reaction to it is trying to break it."
"I'd react the same way if Vexus used something like it," Jenny admitted, "But the Incurseans...they're starting to remind me of the war with Vexus that put me in stasis...and I don't want to see that happen to Earth again."
"...Don't worry. We'll stop them," Ben assured the group.
"Yeah. We've dealt with worse, so this should be a cinch," Makoto added.
"...yes," Rook nodded, "...Ben?"
"Yeah, man?"
"I was thinking if you wrote a recommendation for Rook Shar to attend the Plumbers Academy, it would assure her a place in the Plumbers."
"Seriously?" Ben deadpanned before sighing, "When do you need it by?"
=Just concentrate on returning to Earth= Tsubaki spoke =...and I'll help with the paperwork=
"Grr…" Attea growled, looking at the nearly empty vial of Super-Concentrate as she sat in her seat within her ship, "Dis is all dat is left of your mind-control juice."
"Highest Commander, you must be devastated," Psychobos noted in a mock tone...before Attea slapped him with her tongue, "D'oh!"
"What do you know about it?!" Attea snapped before looking back at the vial with a smirk, "It may not be enough to rule a planet, but it's definitely enough…"
"We're not heading for Earth, are we?"
"As much as I want to, no...We're gonna meet back up with daddy so you can finish that little…'experiment' you've been cookin' up."
"...I have no idea what you're talking about," Psychobos instantly denied, only to be tongue-smacked once more, "D'oh!"
"Don't play dumb. We know of those little test subjects of yours...and honestly surprised yer even alive," Attea admitted, "Especially with that big berserk one…Perhaps y-"
"NO!" Psychobos snapped, making her flinch at the tone, "Out of all the s-s-s-s-subjects, that one is particularly d-d-d-dangerous! If we do use the Super-Concentrate on it...it will be as a last resort."
"...Fine. Then set a course for yer lab," Attea ordered, "I'm gonna call daddy and have him meet us there."
"...Of course, Highest Commander."
SZ...Welp, you all know what's coming if you've watched Omniverse...but you'll have to wait on that. Need some filler to...well, fill out the wait and lead up to it.
GT: Eeyup.
SZ: Aye...so stay tuned for some comedy for the next, and the following one after that...well keep that in secret for now.
GT: 'Till then, please read and review.