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.

36. Frogs of War pt 1

SZ: *frowns while putting some army gear on, standing with GT and Z0 before an army of Rabbids and Minions*Gentlemen..it is time...for WAR~!

Rabbids and Minions: *cheer loudly, holding up weapons and toilet plungers*

GT: Many of you...are indestructible. So you shall survive!

Rabbids and Minions: *more cheers*

GT: You shall be our shields!

Rabbids and Minions: *cheers putter out in confusion*

GT: And you shall receive your weight in bananas and pretzels for each time you save us from a fatal hit!

Rabbids and Minions: *cheer wildly*

Z0: I am just gonna...go fight now…*leaves via Instant Transmission*

SZ: Also we don't own anything aside from original content, so guys...TO WAR~!

Rabbids and Minions*cheer on as they all ran out...with Monokuma sitting in a chair drinking a martini*

Monokuma: What? You think I'm gonna risk my ass to fight some space frogs? Pfft! Please…*unaware of a grenade falling into his martini glass*As If I...wait. What smells like gunpowder…*sees the grenade*...OH SHI-!

*BOOM!*

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"Yeesh...What's with this traffic?" Ben asked, a look of boredom on his face as he tapped the Omnitrix a few times as Rook's Proto-TRUK was stuck in the middle of traffic.

"No kidding. We've been here for an hour now," Makoto agreed, just as bored as he was, "What's keeping them so long?!"

"Be patient, you two," Tsubaki sighed, "It could be some road work ahead." she then put a hand between Ben's finger and the Omnitrix, "And stop messing with that. You might trigger its Randomizer."

"Rand-what?" Makoto and Ben asked.

"...Did you not read the manual like Magister Tennyson said to?!" Tsubaki demanded.

"Well…"

"Oh for…!" Tsubaki facepalmed.

"...Perhaps we can find something else to do that is less...stressful," Rook offered, "Like perhaps 'I Spy' or something."

"Gee...sounds fun," Makoto muttered.

"Makoto…"

"...Okay fine… Makoto sighed, "Ladies first...I Spy with my eye…" she began as she poked her head out from the back seat...her eyes widening as she looked ahead, "The road up ahead rising up like a balloon!"

"Now that is too obvious, Makoto," Rook scolded before looking ahead, "Oh my. The road is rising up."

"...Hey, isn't that where the empty lot in Undertown is under?" Ben asked, trying to remember the layout of the town beneath Bellwood right.

"It is," Tsubaki answered.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...OH GEEZ!" the four exclaimed upon realization, quickly getting out just as the road burst open, letting out a large alien octopus as the people began to freak out...before it began to fly away, along with various alien ships.

"What the..?! What's going on?!" Makoto gawked before they noticed one ship being slower than the others.

"Uh hey!" Ben shouted, getting the pilot's attention, "The heck's going on?!"

"The Incurseans! The Incurseans are coming to Earth to claim it!" he freaked, "And if you had any sense, you'd flee too! Nowhere is safe!"

"...Think that sounds legit?" Ben asked his team.

"It does...wait…" Tsubaki paused as she began to process this, "What if...no no...then….of course…" her eyes soon widened, "They were preparing to invade Earth from the beginning."

"Huh?"

"The illegal weapons Vulcanus was providing them, their attack on Revonnah...What the Incursean Princess said to you Ben…" Tsubaki listed off, "It's leading to an invasion..and if they win, then the universe is lost…"

"Ain't that extreme?" Makoto asked.

"No, it is not," Rook replied, pulling out his badge and displaying a map of the Milky Way Galaxy, "With recent innovations of a joint research project by multiple alien races, travel between galaxies has become easier and, based on the known galaxies with life in them noted so far, Earth is located in an ideal location for intergalactic travel."

"And if the Incurseans take Earth…" Tsubaki continued as the image for Earth turned red...followed by every other planet until each galaxy was the same color, "...They'll have a means to conquer the whole universe before anyone can get a chance to counter attack."

"Yeah, we can talk more later," Makoto noted, "Because you may wanna go Diamondhead, Ben, and…" she pointed at the hole as cracks began to form, "...stabilize the hole before it widens!"

"Already o-" Ben began before the ground shook once more, causing the hole to start to get bigger as more ships began to fly out...letting the humans look down and see Undertown, "...Uh-oh."

"BEN!" Ragna snapped as he looked up from the hole, "THE HELL'S GOING…?!"

"AHH! ALIENS ARE LIVING AMONG US!" a female cop freaked.

"...Is this your first day in Bellwood, officer?" Makoto asked.

"Huh? Uh...um...Yes."

"Did you think when they said 'aliens' live here, they meant 'illegal immigrants?'"

"...Maybe…"

"Oh brother…" Makoto sighed.

"GAH! Squirrel Girl!"

"And there's the delayed reaction," Makoto grumbled.

"How did no one tell us about this?!" another human exclaimed.

"Harangue was right! Ben 10 is making an army to keep us in check!" another shouted.

"He's no hero! He really is a menace!"

"...We may need to get out of here and head back to HQ," Tsubaki whispered to Ben and the others as the crowd started to shout out of fear and anger.

"Agreed…"

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"Go! Go! Go!"

"This is not a drill! I repeat; this is not a drill!" a Plumber officer shouted as others quickly began to take stations, prep weapons, and pack supplies.

"It looks like the rumors are true," Max frowned as he looked at a screen, displaying numerous pink dots surrounding Earth, "An Armada of Incursean Super Destroyers is on a direct course for Earth."

"I'm detecting a few more energy sources amongst them, but I can't make certain what they are," Kajun called out.

"Well whatever they are, those things and the Incurseans are on a direct course for a beatdown!" Ben smirked, banging a fist into his open palm.

"This isn't a street brawl, Ben," Max scolded, "We're gearing up for war."

"He's right…" Kagura spoke, walking over with Hibiki, "I know war when I see it...and this is starting to remind me of the Ikaruga Civil War right now."

"Already called on the other Plumber factions on Earth," Hibiki stated, "Hopefully, we'll be ready in time when they arrive."

"The energy shields are up," Kajun spoke as she turned in her chair, "However, it'll only slow them down."

"So? We can j-" Makoto began before Jenny and the rest of Ben's team ran in.

"Guys...you might want to look at the news," Jenny suggested, worry in her voice.

"...Display," Max ordered as the screen changed to show the news...with a crowd shouting at the hole while holding signs that 'Humans had Earth first' or 'Earth 4 Earthlings'.

=As you can see, the crowd is whipped into a fury of righteous indignation...the alien menace that is festering right below our feet!= Harangue explained =And it seems I was right after all...Ben Tennyson is making an Army to keep us all in line..and not just Aliens. Thanks to some resources I managed to acquire; it seems he's gathered menaces much like himself to further increase his hold on us...to keep us in fear and in line!=

=Noel, what is 'men-ace'?= Robotboy asked.

"...It means they think you're evil and wish to bring harm to people," Noel whispered, hanging her head.

=What? Ben no men-ace. Ben hero!= Robotboy argued =No like man on TV=

"As you should not…" Tsubaki frowned, seeing Harangue display more images, "?!"

=The Great Lake cities have these 'Autobots,' Amity Park has this Ghost Boy menace...and do I need to remind you all of that menace of a robot girl from Tremerton?= Harangue continued before he put a hand to his ear...and cringed =I retract my last statement. In my haste, I forgot that I am legally forbidden from saying anything about Jenny Wakeman in my reports due to court orders unless I am explaining said court orders=

"Go kindergarten kids," Jenny snickered.

=But moving on! There's even talk of this 'Titan' having been seen lately...this masked tiger kid in Mexico along with a 'White Pants' guy...and many more menaces like Ben Tennyson!= Harangue resumed =I think our leaders have the right to know this...and finally decide on banishing these menaces from Earth once and for all!= he shouted as the crowd agreed with him.

"Well, I know where we're going after this," Ben noted.

"Ben, this is serious! He's rallying people to have you thrown off of Earth!" Mai scolded.

"I joke when I'm nervous," Ben argued.

"She's right, Ben," Max spoke, "This is quite serious. You need to head out there before there are two wars we are forced to deal with."

"But..I'm not really all that good at public speeches," Ben admitted, "More like...punching stuff."

"I know...which is why Tsubaki is heading with you to help."

"Good thinking," Kagura noted, "In fact...We might need some residents that are staying in Undertown."

"The ones Ragna the Bloodedge stay with have stayed," Hibiki noted, looking at a tablet, "And it seems Pakmar now runs an army surplus store."

"Man...He'd take advantage of any situation…" Makoto muttered.

"And it seems both the Kraaho and Kaka Klan are preparing to help Defend Earth...but are unsure right now due to the raging humans gathering together on the surface," Hibiki continued.

"Better get ready then," Ben sighed before Hibiki held up a Rubik's Cube...that was a 4X4 instead of the normal 3X3, "Huh?"

"For you to work on while you wait to speak," Hibiki informed, "A platinum Sumo Slammer card from this years SDCC is inside of it and will only unlock if you complete it as a human."

"?!" Ben tensed at that...before snatching the Rubik's Cube and began to get to work on it.

"...Dang you're good," Makoto whispered.

"He deals with me all the time," Kagura shrugged while texting, "Aaaand...you got several news stations setting up for a conference in the park set up for you, Benji."

"...How did you…?"

"The owners are all women he bedded on his days off," Hibiki stated with a deadpan.

"Of course…" Makoto facepalmed.

---

"People...people please calm down!" Tsubaki called out, standing before a podium as a large crowd began to throw various objects at her...and mostly Ben and the few who came with them, "Please calm down and I will help Ben answer all your questions!"

"He doesn't seem interested!" a man snapped.

"Ben," Makoto whispered.

"Huh? Oh, right," Ben paused in his fiddling with the modified Rubik's Cube, "Sorry. Needed to keep calm and fiddling with things like Rubik's Cubes helps me do that." 'And getting that dang Sumo Slammer card! Ugh! Darn you, Hibiki! You just had to make it bigger!'

"Now...I will take some questions from the press a-" Tsubaki began before Harangue stormed up in front of the crowd.

"I have one. Ben Tennyson; how long have you and your family have been traitors to your entire species?" he demanded.

"Wait, what? That's..." Ben began.

"Are you out to destroy humanity, or enslave it with this army of super-powered freaks you're making?"

"I..."

"On a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of an apocalyptic devastation to both time and space, how dangerous is this alien and super-powered freak army of yours?"

"That's not…!" Ben began before Tsubaki held a hand up to him, "?"

"Let me handle this," Tsubaki whispered to him before looking at Harangue, "Mr. Harangue, it seems that despite your long career, you have had little to no experience when it comes to a press conference. You allow the one on the stand to point you out first and let them answer the first question before going to another." several other newsmen and newswomen managed to do under-the-breath chuckles at that as Harangue frowned in annoyance, "Now then, as to your three...ahem...questions, because you did not follow proper protocol for this, they will be discarded until you properly conduct this as your fellow news reporters are."

"Oh. So you're silencing me, like Ben Tennyson ordered you to?" Harangue asked as the crowd began to agree with him.

"No...I just don't respond to stupid," Ben smiled, making a vein pulse on Harangue's head, "Also, like the lady said...back of the line like a good boy...or are you throwing your weight around on all these other little guys?"

Harangue scowled while Tsubaki subtly elbowed Ben on that last comment. Before he could say anything, Tsubaki was quick to point to a news lady beside him, who briefly smirked as she stood up.

"Yes. Mr. Tennyson, or would you prefer Ben?" the woman asked, earning a nod from him, "Yes, I am curious. What is that town beneath Bellwood?"

"It's called Undertown, a place where aliens go to live when they come to Earth," Ben answered..before holding his hands up before the crowd could start shouting, "I assure you, guys, they're all good people down there. They're just like you and me...just trying to live a normal life here on Earth."

"And what if these Aliens are secretly planning to conquer us?" a newsman asked next when Tsubaki pointed at him.

"Simple; the place has a guardian of its own to deal with the more rowdy ones. He's called Ragna the Bloodedge...a human like you and me," Ben clarified, 'Though given how scary strong he is...I question whether he's fully human or not.' "Trust me...he's a lot more scary than me...like really scary. Any troublemakers meet his fist before they even get a chance to get up here."

---

"Get back here and let me punch you, Chicken Little! I said no looting, and what do you do!?" Ragna barked.

"Bukaw! I gotta get as much as I bucan before the Incurseans come!" Liam shouted, running with a pile of stolen goods as he ran from Ragna.

"Yeah, well I'm hungry and fried chicken sounds good!" Ragna snapped, chasing him before jumping and landing a flying kick to his back.

---

"Are you sure this Guardian is reliable?"

"Oh very much so...He has been keeping things calm down there for hours now...without rest. Frankly, I think he's scarier than any alien down there...by like leaps and bounds." Ben rambled.

"...What about these other super-powered individuals Harangue mentioned?" another newsman asked, "Are they reliable too, or are they…?"

"Well, a good chunk of them are friends of mine now." Ben spoke, "And that's it...Friends. My team is my team. We work to keep everything coming after Earth away from it. They also protect all of you. From what? ...Well that's honestly a long list and you guys are barely getting used to aliens...you're not ready for ghosts and interdimensional monsters…"

"Oh ho they would not…" Makoto whispered nearby.

"...Then let me ask a question finally," Harangue spoke as he stood up, eying Makoto slightly, "My sources have told me that some of these individuals are half-human...is it possible that these aliens you claim are good...raped our Earth women to breed?"

"?!" Makoto's tail shot up at that, about to stomp forward before Kagura stood up, "?"

"Oh wow...Talk about no tact at all…" Kagura spoke up, getting their attention, "Okay look, buddy, I'm sorry but...did you really just say something that disgusting...for the shock value?" he asked with a frown, walking forward, "I mean...that's just wrong, man. That is a subject no one has any right to ask about, least of all a ratings lord with zero redeeming personality what-so-ever. I mean I like click bait as much as the next guy...but really?"

"Wh-who are you!?" Harangue snapped as many of the women there were starting to glare at him.

"I'm Kagura...kinda the PR guy here...and buddy...you? ...You're literally slime," Kagura smiled calmly, "How dare you assume such horrible things? You do not get to judge people's parents off your own disgusting xenophobia. Ben is trying to answer your questions and concerns like a good man should. But you...you're just disgusting asking something like that, and frankly...Ben is too good for your time. You are not worth any more time. Please see yourself out of here peacefully."

"How dare you…!" Harangue growled, "I speak for the people who've been lied to and been kept in fear by people like him! And the fact you're trying to silence me is proof of that, you traitor!"

"...Traitor…" Kagura repeated with a simple nod, crossing his arms, "Tell me...what exactly about me makes me a traitor?"

"..."

"I think you got it twisted, buddy…" Kagura smiled, "The only one using fear and manipulation here...is you." he pointed at him, "I mean...wait...aren't you also the man who wasted billions on a death robot to kill Ben...a teenager...who's saved this planet...dozens of times? I think you...are just upset that nothing about you is special at all."

"?!" Harangue tensed at that, noticing a few people beginning to whisper and talk amongst themselves before he cleared his throat to calm down, "I have no idea what you are talking about. And Ben Tennyson didn't save…"

"No no no. Let me finish," Kagura cut him off before pulling out a video onto the large screen that had been set up, "See this? This is something my assistant managed to find...security footage of that very same death robot firing missiles at the Clinton Memorial in an attempt to hit Ben Tennyson...the same robot piloted by you…"

"?!"

"Oh and before you ask how…" Kagura paused as he leaned forward with a grin, "Should've checked the traffic cameras, buddy…"

"B-but…"

"Ehem…" Kagura cleared his throat, "But okay. We got off topic. You wanted to know if Aliens and humans have...partnered up right? Had romantic relations in the past?" he spoke up, "That's the normal way to put it: to ask with tact and dignity...like a good human being. Answer: Come on, folks, you know what we humans are like…" he sighed, "Don't deny it...We are what we are. And some of us can be just freaky...but yes Humans and Aliens have partnered up in romantic ways in the past, keyword being Romantic. Ben knows a group of kids of such parental pairings. Honestly lots of aliens find us humans gross...but hey. They fell in love with who they fell in love with. You can't judge them for that, I bet most of you who are married never got the approval of your spouse's parents…"

"..."

"Yeah...I thought so…" Kagura nodded before raising a finger when one newsman was about to speak, "And before you ask what if Ben Tennyson or these allies of his were unavailable...simple. You see Ben Tennyson and his friends are a part of a group known as the Plumbers, a group consisting of both humans and aliens that protect not just Earth, but the galaxy from intergalactic threats...so you can see that they can work together...because they chose to fight for what's right."

Many reporters began talking amongst themselves at that, one raised their hand as they were picked, "These Plumbers...How long have they been on Earth?"

"A really long time," Ben spoke up this time, "Heck according to my Grandfather, Max Tennyson who's been a member of the force since he was a young man, the history of this sect of peacekeepers dates back as far as the early years of America. They fought everything from zombies to vampires. In the early 50-60s, they merged with a similarly named intergalactic peace force, forming a new and larger group who connect worlds to one another for the sake of peace. Am I from a family line of secret agents who kept aliens a secret from the rest of the public? ...Well, apparently, I am now. But...looks like we can't really keep 'em secret anymore, and I promise you a lot of them are good people. But...some of them are also bad, but we humans aren't so different in that regard, now are we?"

"...Then what of Dr. Animo? A man you drove insane, much like the former Hero Captain Nemesis?" Harangue demanded.

"Animo is insane...but I didn't make him like that…" Ben sighed, "I just became his focus...so now all he does is come after me. I choose to let him, because I have the power to stop him. As for Captain Nemesis...well he was my hero as a kid, too. I was so happy to meet him...but he changed...everybody changes. So I had to stop him," he took a long sigh, "I have a lot of enemies...human...and alien. But I can't justify anything about how they became my enemies...All I can say is...they started hurting people, and I had to stop them."

"...Oh yeah? Well I found someone who can do the job better," Harangue argued, making Ben and the others blink, "I was hoping to keep him secret from the public until something big happened, but I…"

"Damn it, Argit! Get back here!" Ragna's voice snapped.

"No way! I ain't sticking around a doomed planet!" Argit screamed as he ran past the podium, Ragna hot on his tail.

"...What's this about Earth being a doomed planet?" a newsman asked as the crowd began to glare at the group.

'...ARGIT!-!-!' Ben, Tsubaki, and Makoto mentally exclaimed.

"Damn it! Let the kid and his group handle this!"

"As if! No way Ben can take on the entire arma-" Argit began before barely skidding to a halt to avoid a large snow-white slash that nearly cut him, a large trail of ice in its wake as it left a massive icewall.

"...Oh no…" Ragna groaned once he saw that, "Please no...don't let him be here…."

"Wh...what just…?" Argit began.

"Don't move, beast…" a cold voice asked, making Argit tense as he slowly looked to the side.

Walking down the street was a good-looking slender young man with short, stylish blond hair and green eyes, a cold glare being seen within them. He wore something akin to a Japanese military with a black turtleneck and leggings under a white Japanese-style tunic, white gloves, military boots, and a jolting-sapphire colored jacket with red lining and very long detached sleeves. In his hand was a long katana with the metal a silver/whitish tint to it with the handle a greenish color wile in his opposite hand was a long black sheeth, a cold wisp of air floating around the katana.

"Jin…" Ragna spoke.

"Who's that?" Ben asked.

"...My brother."

"...I-I'm sorry. Your brother?!" Ben, Makoto, and Kagura exclaimed while Tsubaki stood there in complete shock.

'Kisaragi-senpai is Ragna's brother?!' Makoto mentally exclaimed.

"As good as it is to see you, nii-san...I have an important job to do," Jin stated to Ragna before looking at Argit, making him tense at the icy cold glare he got, "I have a beast to terminate…"

"T...Terminate?!" Argit freaked, "I did nothing wrong!"

"From what I gathered...your track record says otherwise," Jin argued, aiming his katana at him, "And only a tomb of ice will make up for what you've done…"

"That's enough." Ragna spoke as he grabbed Jin's arm, "This trash...well, he's literal trash…" he sighed, "But he's also harmless as long as he stays the hell away from anything important. Killing him won't do anything."

"Regardless, he is a threat to the planet...and all threats must be terminated," Jin stated.

"You know sometimes I wish you'd just shut up...and listen to your big brother. But then I remember you are a freakin' dumbass…"

"...Nevermind...the rat lives for now…" Jin began...a crazed look starting to grow on his face, "I'll punish you instead...NII-SAN~!"

"?!" Ragna tensed, about to pull his sword out before Tsubaki shot before him.

"?!" Jin tensed, his eyes widened before he began to calm down, "Tsubaki...why are you here?"

"I should ask you the same, Jin…" Tsubaki asked with a light frown, "Why would you…?"

"Because it's my job...the job provided by the man who found me and informed me of what's been happening," Jin answered, looking over at Harangue.

"...Oh no…"

"That's right!" Harangue shouted as he moved over, "I found this young man..this patriotic youngman injured..near death when I had found him! He informed me of a few things..and in turn I told him of the many threats and menaces Earth has! Once he recovered...he agreed to protect us from those menaces!"

"We ain't American!" Ragna complained, pointing to him and Jin.

"Oh man...Why…" Ben groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose, remembering that this was all live.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a true war hero! Someone who does what he needs to do to protect humans like us!" Harangue continued, "Jin Kisaragi, the icy swordsman of Bellwood!"

"I never agreed to that name…" Jin sighed.

"Can he shut up before he causes some kind of international incident on top of the intergalactic one!?" Ragna snapped.

"...Given the info I had overheard...let me ask this then…" Jin began before pointing at Ben, "What is this about 'Incurseans' coming to Earth?"

"..."

"...Uh…I think I'll…" Arigt began before Makoto grabbed his tail, "Gh?!"

"You...Everything was going fine before you messed it up…" Makoto growled, "People were starting to calm down, and you had to be your usual cowardly self and shout certain things we wanted to avoid!"

"I'm scared, okay?! Earth was doomed the moment the Incurseans were spotted near Mars a-a-a-and I cannot shut up when I am scared…" Argit meeped.

"..." Kagura sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Folks, I'll be honest with you all. We were going to inform you once everything had calmed down, but due to certain folks, well...we have papers to hand out that explain the basics on what is known about these Incurseans."

"Jin...you are the absolute biggest dumbass mot-" Ragna began.

"We can not air that on TV…." a Cameraman spoke, cutting off the audio feed as Ragna began cursing.

"Ugh...Now we need t-" Makoto began before her communicator went off, "...ugh…" she answered it, "What? Now's not a good…"

=Bad news...the Incurseans managed to break through the defense grid…= Kajun spoke.

"...What?" Makoto whispered in worry before a nearby building exploded, "?!"

"AHH! They're here!" Argit freaked, managing to get out of Makoto's grip before running away screaming just as a small fleet of Incursean ships flew by, firing at a few buildings.

=Now once again...Attention Earthling Scum, surrender yer planet at once, and swear yer allegiance to me; Emperor Milleous= Milleous' voice spoke from one of the ship's radios =Or...and I'm kinda hoping you go fer dis option, face certain annihilation at the overwhelming might of the glorious Incursean Armada!=

"Oh man…." Everyone complained in unison as the crowd began to run away screaming in fear.

"...Okay plan…" Tsubaki spoke, pulling out her sword and shield, "Ben, you deal with the areal forces. The rest of us will handle the ground in case they land."

"Got it," Ben nodded, already looking through his Omnitrix as Tsubaki pulled out her communicator.

"Kajun, I need you to send out Jenny and Robotboy to assist Ben. Mai, you and Noel will give us coverfire," Tsubaki continued, "Also inform the Autobots th…"

=About that…= Hibiki spoke =it would seem this...Sentinel Magnus has forbidden them from interfering=

"?! What…?"

=According to Bumblebee, Optimus is in the midst of a very long and very loud argument over this matter...but it seems they might not be able to come to our aid at this immediate moment= Kajun answered.

"...No…" Tsubaki whispered in worry, "...And we don't have time to call Danny for assistance...Kajun, send a few Plumber Agents to help get people to safety."

=Of course. I'll have P'li and his team assist some of the human agents= Kajun nodded.

"Good...We need as much help we can muster right now," Tsubaki sighed just as Ben changed into Astrodactyl.

"I'm going after their ships. You guys do what you can!" Astrodactyl spoke, taking off and flying after the Incursean fighter ships.

"Got it, man!" Kagura nodded before looking at the others "You heard the man! Let's move move move!"

"...Grr…" Ragna growled, glaring a bit at Jin.

"What?"

"You purposely mess this up...I'm gonna beat the living hell out of you," Ragna growled before running off, "I'll go cover Undertown! Get as much help as I can!"

"Good idea!" Astrodactyl shouted, flying before an Incursean ship as the energy rings he left in his wake hit it, causing it to smoke and spin out of control," Rawk! Bring it on, space froggies!"

*BOOM!*

"?! Astrodactyl tensed as he turned, seeing an Incursean ship crash into another as Jenny and Robotboy-in Battle Mode-flew up to him, "Whew. Rawk! Thanks!"

"No prob," Jenny replied.

"Ro' gonna-rawk-alright?" Astrodactyl asked.

"Professor Moshimo sent a new battery for him," Jenny explained as Robotboy gave a thumbs up, "It'll last twice as long."

"Good! Because I think this is gonna-rawk! Last quite a while!" Astrodactyl nodded, summoning his energy whips as he deflected a few laser shots from a few Incursean ships.

"We need to try and take them down while they are over the middle of the street so they don't crash into more buildings," Jenny spoke.

"We'll keep-rawk-'em coming at us and blast 'em down." Astrodactyl spoke as he swung his whip and slashed the wing off one of the fighters.

Robotboy gave another thumbs up before shooting off towards another ship. He spun around it in a barrel roll before grabbing the left wing and blasted the engine. He dropped the ship down on the street, letting it crash into a ship that had tried to do a swooping sneak attack from below, making both crash.

"Way to go, Ro'!" Makoto cheered before spotting a landing Incursean ship, letting out a few soldiers as they began to aim at a few fleeing humans, "...Oh no you don't!"

"?! Fr-" one began before Makoto kneed him hard in the face, causing him to fall over before she used his blaster to club the other two, breaking it in the process.

"Nobody messes with my home planet and gets away with it!" Makoto snapped before tossing the destroyed blaster into a Incursean soldier just as he got out of the remains of a ship.

"Don't let them get past you!" Tsubaki shouted, blocking an incoming shot from more Incursean soldiers as they landed, "No matter what happens, hold the l-GAH!" she screamed when a laser grazed her shoulder, making her fall to a knee.

"Face the wrath of the glorious Incursean empi-" an Incursean soldier began before he and a few others were frozen solid.

"?!" Tsubaki tensed before Jin stood beside her, his katana in its sheath.

"You're getting sloppy, Tsubaki," Jin bluntly stated, quickly pulling his katana out before jabbing it into the ground, causing a massive wave of Ice spike to rush towards before some Incursean soldiers before they were sent flying by a massive wolf head made of ice, "You've been focusing more on the paperwork and other duties instead of training again, haven't you?"

"Uh…"

Jin sighed, "It's our first year on the student council all over again...except instead of a track and field day...it's alien frogs invading the planet." he swiped his blade, sending out a wave of ice that froze several more Incurseans, "Why is that sentences like that keep coming out of my mouth since I woke up here?"

"You...get used to it," Tsubaki replied, grunting as she held her shoulder, "And before you ask...I don't remember a few things past graduation…"

"...Then the Izayoi…" Jin began before dismissing it, "Nevermind...Just focus on the mission at hand."

"Roger," Tsubaki nodded.

---

"RAAGH!" Ragna roared as he smashed his fist into an Incursean soldier's face.

"Oh frog! All I see is glass, metal and blood!" he screamed before Ragna threw him into a group of Soldiers as more and more began to seep into Undertown.

"Those are poorly designed helmets," Ragna spoke, uppercutting another one and sending him into his teammates, "This is bad...It's bad enough they are raining from the sky up there...at the least we need to hold the line around here. Too many families who can't afford to leave Earth are still here…" he growled, "And the fact you're coming after 'em...is pissing me off."

"Don't care! Everything will soon belong to the Incursean Empire!" an Incursean soldier argued, about to fire before Ragna grabbed his blaster.

"Alright...last chance...leave…" Ragna growled, taking out his sword and twirling it around before resting it on his shoulder, "Or you're never gonna leave here...ever." he growled as his sword extended and folded into scythe mode.

"..." the soldier gulped before he ran away screaming, leaving his blaster in Ragna's hand before he crushed it.

"Coward…" Ragna snorted, discarding the remains. A few Incursean Soldiers attempted to fire at him from behind before…

"NYAAA!" Tao hissed, pouncing the two before slashing them away, "Nya...Tao hates nasty froggies, nya! Frog legs are gross!"

"Attagirl, Tao," Ragna smirked, "Also please t-"

"We're here to help too, nya," Tora spoke as she and a few Kaka women stood nearby, "This is our home too...and we will not let them take it."

"Down with stupid froggy people!" one cheered.

"Can we make frog legs with their legs, nya?" another asked.

"Clarakaka!" a third exclaimed.

"What? I missed lunch, nya…"

"...More help the m-" Ragna began before Ester landed on an Incursean soldier just as he was getting up.

"Mind if we assist?" Ester asked as a few Kraaho landed near her.

"...Heh. Alright, this is getting good," Ragna smirked before looking at everyone, "Alright, listen up! Our job's making sure none of those guys get in and near the folks still here, many of whom got kids and elderly livin' with 'em. Rip these frogs all a new one 'til they get the message that they're not welcome in our town. Any injured that we get take 'em to Thrax's Bar. His fiance Krys is a trained medic."

"Understood, nya/Gotcha," Tora and Ester nodded.

"And if you be needing weapons, Pakmar will provide!" Pakmar shouted as he pulled up a large cart full of weapons, "For a reasonable price, of course."

"Grr…" Ragna growled at that.

"...Or for free. Pakmar can do for free, too," Pakmar sheepishly chuckled, "Eh heh heh...Please do not hurt Pakmar, Mr. The Bloodedge."

---

"Sentinel this is madness!" Optimus snapped as he glared at the screen, "Everyone on planet Earth is in danger because of the Incurseans invading, and you're forbidding me and my team from helping?!"

=Yes! We already have our hands full with what remaining Decepticons are out there, and the last thing Cybertron needs is a war with the Incurseans!= Sentinel snapped.

"Do you even hear yourself right now?! If Earth falls, then the Incurseans can target any planet in the universe, including Cybertron!"

=Which is why once the Spacebridge is ready, you and your team will return to Cybertron...except that filthy techno organic, Silverbolt!=

"I am not abandoning Earth!"

"Man...they've been at it for a while now…" Bumblebee muttered as he and the other Autobots and one Maximal watched the argument go on.

"Can you blame Optimus? Sentinel is making an outrageous order by preventing us from protecting the planet," Ratchet stated, his eyes narrowed at the image of Sentinel on the screen.

"Sentinel listen! Earth is our home too! We've helped defend it against Overlord and Megatron, and the humans…" Optimus began.

=I don't care! If anything Earth had this coming!= Sentinel barked before Optmus slammed down the bottom of his hammer, making everyone tense up.

"...I'm sorry I didn't hear that correctly. Are you implying that Earth deserves what's happening to them?" Optimus asked with a frown.

=...Know what? Yes. Those Earthlings feel like their planet is the center of the universe, so they should be knocked down a peg. Besides…= Sentinel began as a screen showing Harangue's earlier report popped up on the lower part of the screen =It seems Earth doesn't want you guys there, much like that freak Ben Tennyson=

"Oh great, the one human that reminds me of Sentinel…" Bumblebee muttered.

"Well, Sentinel, I don't think you get an option to not let us be involved," Silverbolt noted.

=What makes you say that?= Sentinel glowered.

"Simple," Silverbolt replied before tapping a few buttons and a popup appeared in the corner of the screen, "Communication interception of the Incurseans in Detroit."

=Now listen up, ya mooks! We's gots Cybertronians here! Autobots ta be exact!= Milleous' voice declared =Capture dat Spacebridge dey got in Detroit and den destroy dem Autobots! Cybertron is next fer da Decepticons dat attacked us earlier! I don't care if'n dey were Decepticons, dey're Cybertronians, so da whole race is at fault!=

=...=

"Well, Sentinel Magnus?" Optimus motioned, "Your orders still on us not to get involved? Because as far as I can tell? We don't have that as an option anymore."

=...Do not let them take that space bridge, no matter what happens!= Sentinel ordered before the screen shut off.

"Well, you heard the current Magnus," Optimus smirked before looking at Ratchet, "Ratchet?"

"Sparkplug is ready to go," Ratchet replied as he looked at a small gold robot the size of Jenny, a diamond with a stylized 'M' on its chest area sitting on Optimus' battle armor in its standby mode.

"Thanks, Ratchet," Optimus nodded before looking at the team, "Autobots, Transform and Roll Out!"

"Been wanting to try some frog legs for a while," Silverbolt smirked, "Beast Mode!" he let out a howled as he shifted into his wolf/eagle mode and ran out, taking flight the moment he was out.

"...And you're sure that he doesn't use up as much Energon as normal 'bots do?" Bumblebee asked.

"For the last time, Bumblebee; he can convert organic matter he consumes into Energon," Ratchet sighed as everyone quickly transformed and headed out to join the fight.

---

"For da last time...I AM NOT A GHOST!" an Incursean screamed, currently hung upside down in the Fenton Lab, "I AM AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE HERE WITH MY BOSS'S ARMADA TA TAKE OVER DA PLANET!" he wriggled, managing to turn himself to a young woman with long orange hair and away from the older shapely woman in a blue jumpsuit, "What is wrong with dis lady, lady?!"

"Oh gee..Maybe it's the fact you barged into my home and started attacking my family," the younger woman frowned.

"Do I look like I fribbin' care, lady?!"

"This is a strange frog ghost," the woman in blue noted, adjusting her orange-tinted goggles.

"NOT A GHOST! ALIEN!"

"Nonsense!" Jack shouted as he hurried in, "You don't look like an alien! Aliens, of course, are those little green men with big black eyes."

"I AIN'T A GALVAN!"

'Danny's probably having an easier time than me,' the young woman thought, facepalming.

---

"Gah! I am not having an easy time right now!" Danny exclaimed, barely dodging a laser blast from some Incursean Soldiers on the ground, "Honestly, how did catching Box Ghost end up with an alien invasion by frog aliens?" his body went transparent in time to avoid several shots before he solidified and shot several shots of ectoplasma at the Incurseans, blasting apart their guns.

"We didn't do enough research on this Amity place," one grumbled before Danny's fist met his face, sending him flipping in the air and crashing into an open dumpster.

"Yo, Tuck! Any luck contacting Ben yet?!" Danny shouted, quickly turning to kick an Incursean soldier into a few more.

"No! He and his team are dealing with the majority of their forces in Bellwood!" Tucker answered, hiding behind some debris with Sam.

"Opening," Sam noted, quickly slamming a metal bat with Jack's face on a sticker stuck to it on an Incursean's face, knocking him out and letting her grab the blaster, "Now let's see...A bit heavier than the normal blasters your parents let us practice shooting with, but seems to work just the same." she aimed and pulled the trigger, making an explosion in a group of Incurseans, "Yes!"

"So cool~!" Dani awed at that.

"Dani, focus!" Danny souted, punching an Incursean away.

"Sorry! Just never thought a quick visit would turn out to be defending Earth from aliens!" Dani called out, firing off a few ectoplasmic energy beams at a few Incursean soldiers, "I mean, what is this? The Spanish Inquisition?!"

"I caught dat reference!" a random Incursean shouted only to be slapped upside the head by another.

---

"Noel, to your left!" Mai shouted, catching her spear as she used it to slice an Incursean's blast.

"Hai!" Noel nodded, quickly firing a few shots at a few aerial Incursean soldiers.

One soldier attempted to shoot Noel from behind only for a shadow to come over him. He looked up to see Robotboy glaring down at him...while holding up a sixteen wheeler. The Incursean slowly looked away while lowering his blaster away from Noel. The shadow went away and he sighed in relief...before Robotboy punted him into the distance, earning a cry of fear and pain from the Incursean as he went into the distance.

"Th-thank you," Noel nodded before yelping when Mai landed near her, a bit of her armor cracked and smoking, "Mai!"

"I'm fine...just...l..got taken by surprise," Mai grunted, using ehr spear to stand up to see a bunch of tanks, "They got tanks..big ones."

"Dat's right human filth! Dese tanks are made of the hardest metal in da galaxy, and I doubt you all have anything powerful enough to even dent them!" an Incursean commander shouted.

"...Noel?" Mai spoke as she stepped out of the way.

"Understood."

"Ha! What can she do with dose little p-" the commander began before Noel combined her guns and shifted it into a much larger one, "...Oh fribbit, dat's an anti-tank rifle...OH FRIBBIT! Dat's an anti-tank rifle! Men, fire before…!"

"Fire…" Noel whispered as she pulled the trigger, unleashing an energy blast that cut through the metal of the Incurseans' tanks like a hot knife through butter.

"Oh fribbit…" the commander gulped.

"You guys claim to have powerful weapons...but Noel…" Mai began, swinging her spear a bit to block some incoming shots, "She's like a walking arsenal...that doesn't run out of ammo."

"...Oh fribbit."

---

"N...no please, senores...I cannot defend myself," an old man of mexican descent begged as he was surrounded by a few Incurseans, shaking a little as he held his hands over his large yellow sombrero.

"Silence! Dis Miracle City place now belongs to the Incursean Empire!" a soldier snapped, "And we have no need for feeble old men like you."

"You know for frogs...you sure talk like gringos from New york." he spoke, changing demeanors suddenly, "Ah pero I also don't care."

"Wha…" several blinked at the change.

"Andale...I expected aliens to be worth more...cómo se dices...witty banter...you lot are as terrible as my son. But eh...he is boring...what you do?"

"We uh...we conqure planets in the name of Emperor Milleous!"

"Si si...and then what?"

"Uh...we then banish the heroes of that planet we conquer into space with the threat of if they return or is seen within the galaxy, their family and loved ones pay da price!"

"Hm...Okay see I needs to stop you right there…" he muttered, "See my estupido son is what you idiotas would call a...eh...Super Hero. Now would I like to see him adrift in space for the stupid he is...si...si I would. But my Grandson on the other hand...oh...you can not touch him."

"Oh yeah...and who's gonna make us? You, ya old geezer?" the lead soldier taunted.

"...Another thing. My name is not 'old geezer'. It is…" the old man began before pressing something in his sombrero, causing it to transform into a large gold-yellow armor robotic suit as he stood within the pilots seat, "PUMA LOCO!"

"Ah fribbit…"

---

"These guys just keep coming," Makoto muttered, punching an Incursean away just as some humans ran past her to get to safety, "We take three out, five more and a tank take their place!"

"So long as Ben can handle the grunts above us, we'll be fine!" Kagura shouted, slicing a Tank's cannon in half before it could fire, "Speaking of, how're ya doing up there, Benji!?"

"Don't call me that, and doing good!" Astrodactyl shouted, whipping away some laser fire before using one of his energy whips to knock away an Incursean ship, "Bring it on, froggies! I got a whole arsenal of Aliens t-what's that beeping sound?" he blinked before he suddenly flashed, changing into a mummy-like alien as he began to fall,"What the? The mummy? I haven't turned into this one in ages...what does he do again?" he pondered before his fingers extended out and grabbed a nearby ship, "...oh yeah…"

"Wait. Why did…" Tsubaki began, blocking an Incurseans attempt to hit her as she looked up, "...Ben….were you messing with the Omnitrix again during the conference?!"

"...uh...maybe?"

"Oh for...you activated the Randomizer and a timer for it!" Tsubaki complained.

"I take it the idiot doesn't pay attention?" Jin guessed as he slashed his katana, creating a wave of ice that blocked some lasers.

"Most of the time yes…"

"Hey! I am not stupid!" the mummy-like alien complained before ducking under a laser shot at him, "Woah!"

=Nobody hit Tennyson!= Attea ordered as her personal ship flew between a pair of Incursean ships =He's mine…=

"Okay. I am getting really tired of that brat...and nothing big enough to throw at her…." Makoto lingered as she looked at Jin. A smile formed on her face as an idea formed.

"Why are you smiling at me?" Jin asked.

"How would you like to cut down one of their commanders?" Makoto smiled.

"I'm going to regret this, aren't I?" he asked.

"Maybe…" she admitted.

"...Ugh...just get it over…" Jin began before Makoto grabbed him and tossed him high into the air, "WITH?-!-?-!-?-!-?-!-?-!-?-!"

"Makoto!" Tsubaki snapped.

"What? I call it the Snowball special...get it? Cause he does stuff with ice." Makoto smiled...before Tsubaki smacked her with her paperfan, "Owie~!"

"...I thought it was good," the mummy-like alien muttered before Jin landed near him.

"Ugh...I'm going to flash freeze her tail later for that…" Jin frowned a bit as he stood up.

"Hey. A-" the mummy-like aien began before he instantly changed into Rath, "...Grr….lemme tell ya somethin' Incursean Space Fighter; Rath will clip your wings, startin' from the inside and workin' his way out!"

"Already this form is giving me a headache," Jin muttered as he slashed the air, unleashing a few ice made swords at Attea's ship as they cut into it a bit.

=Ah hey! Watch da paintjob, buddy! I just got dis thing polished fer today!= Attea barked.

"Do I look like I c-" Jin began before staggering a bit when the ship began to plummet.

"Rath isn't going down, gravity, ancient evil force of nature! This time Rath will…!" Rath began before he flashed into Ben, "...Oh crud."

"..Ugh…" Jin groaned as the two fell off the falling ship, "You're an idiot…"

"I heard it before…" Ben groaned, "Okay legit question, do you do anything but be a prick?!"

"Tempted to let you fall to your death." Jin spoke.

"You know you are."

"Touche."

"Now..just gotta try and change int-" Ben began before the Proto-TRUK flew before them, the back opened up as the two fell in, "Oof!"

"Ya got 'em, Rook"! Makoto gave a thumb up to Rook.

"Ow...thanks for the save," Ben spoke, laying on his back while Jin was facefirst on the floor.

=Oh no ya don't!= Attea shouted as her ship began to fire at the Proto-TRUK just as it was flying away.

"Why're we flying away from the fight?" Ben asked as he got up.

"Magister Tennyson and Tsubaki instructed both Makoto and I that we should return you to the base..for your own safety," Rook answered.

"What?! But I was handling things!" Ben argued.

"I beg to differ…" Jin stated as he stood up, "In fact, I'm surprised this city is still standing up up until this point."

"Oh har-har...that's rich coming from the new guy." Ben argued, "I get the feeling you are not one to talk since for some reason, you creep out Ragna...as in the guy who spends so much time with aliens he's not even scared of the inherently gross ones anymore."

"I heard he did help birth an alien squid baby…" Makoto added, "Which promptly began trying to suck his blood…"

"No!" Jin snapped, making Makoto and Ben jump, "I...I need to be the one to do it...to kill nii-san! Not some alien freak!"

"I knew he was creepy!" Ben complained, "Makoto, y-"

"This is the first time I'm seeing this side!" Makoto argued before yelping when a laser nearly grazed teh Proto-TRUK, "Book it, Rook!"

"I am trying...but the front is not exactly clear…" Rook grunted, avoiding ships in his path.

"Can we toss Creepy McStalker out to distract them again?" Ben asked.

"I will gut you." Jin frowned.

"Proving my point."

"Grr!" Jin realized his point.

=Halt in the name of the Incur…!= an Incursean ship began before it and two more that were blocking the Proto-TRUK's path were shot down by Jenny and Robotboy.

"You're good to go!" Jenny shouted as she and Robotboy flew by.

"Thanks!"

"Grr...I really hate dos robots…" Attea growled as the Proto-TRUK flew away.

"Should I inform d-d-da…" Psychobos began before he was slapped upside the head, with Attea's tongue, "D'oh!"

"One more word, crab cakes...and yer an appetizer…" Attea growled.

=About time...= Milleous' voice began as his personal ship was barely seen within the Earth's atmosphere =Now den...to remind youse of what's happening, Earth Persons...dis is your conqueror speaking. Lord Emperor Milleous, destroyer of galaxies, warrior without fear, light of the Incursean Empire..of which yer about to become the latest unwilling member! Resistance is futile...but encouraged for it amuses me=

---

"Darn it...all planetary defenses are down," Kajun whispered as she, Tsubaki, Hibiki and Max looked at a holographic image of Earth while the warning siren blared, "They even knocked out all interstellar communications."

"And before that, all known Plumber Bases went dark…" Hibiki added.

"And any known heroes we know or are unaware of are busy fending off the invasion in their hometowns…" Tsubaki added.

"So...no backup," Max noted with a frown, "...What about Ben's Omnitrix?"

"Blukic and Driba are currently trying to turn the Randomizer function off. So far…" Kajun began.

"Ow! Easy with that wrench!" Ben's voice exclaimed.

"...No such luck," Kajun sighed.

"Why did you not play with the cube?" Hibiki demanded.

"I was in the middle of answering some questions and didn't want to be rude!" Ben answered as he walked in.

"And yet you chose to mess with the Omnitrix when I told you not to in fear of activating the randomizer!" Tsubaki argued before sighing, "Oh its the sports festival all over again…"

"It could be worse...I think it has other weirder modes." Makoto muttered, holding up the owner manual, "Like he could have activated Auto select, where the Omnitrix's own AI picks what he turns into."

"Wait. It...oh that explains why it changed me into the wrong alien all those times…" Ben realized.

"Is there a chance it has an enhanced combat mode?" Kagura asked, looking over some battle plans with Jin.

"..." Makoto began reading as fast as she could.

"Enhanced combat mode? Why would…" Ben began before blinking...before joining Makoto in looking through the manual, "See it yet?"

"I'm lookin'! I'm lookin'!"

"...Just going to ignore those two…" Jin deadpanned before looking back at the plans, "Tsubaki, come over here."

"What is it, Jin?" Tsubaki spoke as she moved over.

"You know more about aliens than I do. Any ideas on how we can take them down?" Jin asked.

"I'm sorry but the exact weaknesses of each alien out there is not my strong suit. That would be Ben."

"The idiot?" he asked.

"Know more than you, Frosty the forgotten brother." Ben laughed.

"Grr…"

"But best bet I can guess since I've never turned into an Incursean before...take out Milleous," Ben suggested.

"I doubt it's that easy."

"Actually it might be able to work…" Kajun spoke as she walked over, "The Incurseans seem to act almost like a hive mind...with Milleous as their 'queen bee' so to speak."

"Also...they are like REALLY stupid." Ben added, "The normal Incursean is at this point...well...look at how lanky they are."

"Years of having no home world and an all military social system has left their race...sickly…" Kajun elaborated.

"You mean we are losing to an army of malnourished frogs?!" Jin snapped.

"Malnourished frogs that are still stronger than the average human...not that any of us count really." Makoto muttered, "...Wait. Then why's their leader all fat and chungusy?"

"You made that last word up," Ben deadpanned.

"Well...if he's anything like a typical king...he spends all day sitting on his butt, eating the good food...while his soldiers and subjects live off the bare minimum and simple MRE's to stay fed." Kagura spoke, "Just a hunch on what the eat part since they are all Military and stuff...I'd assume the royal family are the only ones who eat good food given the Princess and her dad look to have healthier complexions."

"...So they're purposely starving their people…" Tsubaki scowled.

"I'm sure if Ben has an Incursean form, it would look...WAY different." Makoto added.

"Probably...according to Kajun, all my aliens are like Olympic Super soldiers." Ben agreed.

"So aliens at their top prime conditions…" Kagura noted, "...Makes you wonder what a human transformation would be like out of that little watch."

"According to the manual, the user can't turn into their own species." Makoto held the book up, "But if I was a betting girl...I'd say a non-human using the human setting would come out looking all Captain America level buff."

"..Okay that would be honestly cool," Ben grinned.

"We're getting off track here," Max sighed, "But I see what Kajun is saying. We take out Milleous and his flagship, we can take out the entire Incursean Armada during the confusion."

"It's a gamble at best." Jin spoke, "From what I can guess, his daughter is also one of his Generals."

"So we take her down too." Makoto smiled.

"Good. Then I want…" Ben began.

"You're sitting this one out Ben," Max ordered.

"Wait what?"

"With the Randomizer still on, we don't know if your Omnitrix will recharge in time. And if it does, you might transform into something detrimental to the mission," Max explained.

"So? I can be there t-" Makoto began.

"You're staying behind too, Makoto."

"WAIT, WHAT?! WHY?!"

"Firstly?" Max began, "You're too prone to ticking Attea off...and she's dangerously stupid and unpredictable, especially in part of her inferiority complex."

"Oh good lord he's brilliant…" Jin realized.

"A best bet is to keep Ben here as the last line of defense, and you to back him up if the Omnitrix fails." Max explained, "We'll split into strike teams to take them down. You're not exactly with us Jin, but you're good at one thing; causing damage. And I could use you to tear down that mothership."

"Of course, sir," Jin nodded with a bow, "I'll help lead the Alpha team on attacking the mothership."

"I'll stick with the Beta team then and attack from the ground," Kagura spoke...earning a stink eye from Makoto, "...It's not because I can be near Noel and Jenny."

"Liar…" Makoto deadpanned.

"Look. I know you're not happy about this...but things could get bad real fast." Max spoke, "I need to make some hard calls, and the best call is if our greatest Hero is here to defend our last bastion." he went on, "We are going to win, but only by working together and divvying up the work. I'm an old man who's seen his fair share of war kids. Charging in head first...is only the best way of getting innocent people hurt first."

"Your right Grandpa…" Ben sighed.

"Ben I know you aren't like the rest of us Plumbers...you're a hero first. But for once...I need you to be a soldier and follow this order...please." Max sighed as Ben nodded, "We'll begin planning how to open a line to attack the Mothership." he ordered, "I want our ships fueled and their systems in top order. No room for mistakes!"

"Yes, sir!" the others saluted.

"Ben, you and Makoto rest up. You'll need all the strength you need before the Incurseans break through."

"Got it…"

---

"Ugh...dang it. This bites," Ben muttered, sitting on a bed in one of the emergency rest areas as Makoto stood against the wall nearby.

"I know. I get what your grandpa was getting at, but...I can't sit here and do nothing," Makoto agreed.

"It stinks...we should be out there with our friends, our team…" Ben complained, "I should be out there...not him…"

"...you mean Jin, don't you?" Makoto guessed as she walked over.

"Yeah...I mean if he wins the war, people are gonna see that Harangue was right and view him as Earth's hero...while feeding into his xenophobia," Ben sighed.

"Yeah...and that's the last thing Earth needs right now…" Makoto agreed as she sat down next to him.

"Exactly...I mean, what does Jin have that I don't?" Ben asked.

"Well he was the Hero of the Ikaruga Civil War...the one who killed Ikaruga's leader, Lord Tenjou," Makoto explained.

"I mean...not my exact point...but…"

"Right...my bad." Makoto admitted.

"Yeah...but Jin...I get he's some sort of Military hero, but...I feel he was being used as the NOL'S puppet...and those guys are pretty corrupt from what you and the others told me," Ben stated "...But on the other hand, the guy seems like a complete psychopath."

"That's putting it mildly…" Makoto agreed, "But hey...least he's on our side."

"How's that…?"

"From what I can tell...he's from some point in my time where he defected from the NOL...but somewhat ready to kill Ragna," Makoto explained, "...Speaking of whom, I did not realize those two were brothers."

"Given how Jin acts, I'm surprised he's not the black sheep out of Ragna's family...or in this case, the icy black sheep," Ben joked, earning a giggle from the Beastkin.

"Ah it's nice to joke around...helps get the tension off," Makoto chuckled before her hand unconsciously grabbed onto Ben's.

"?!" Ben blinked, looking down and back up at Makoto and then repeated it several times as his face grew red.

"Ah! S-sorry sorry!" Makoto yelped as she pulled her hand back, the Beastkin trying to fight back the heavy blush forming on her face, "D...don't know what came over me there…"

"Ah! No! Not that...it was just a surprise! A good surprise...not that it was good...I mean not that was bad not at all I ju-...know what I'm gonna shut up now, and just say it was...okay…" Ben rambled.

"R..right…" Makoto agreed, looking away with the heavy blush still on her face as the two sat there in awkward silence.

"I...think we have things...to talk about...but...this really is not the best of moments…" Ben spoke up finally.

"Yeah...totally agreed," Makoto nodded, shaking the blush off as she took a deep breath, "So...let's focus on what we can do."

"Right...let's focus on saving our friends...our families...the Earth...and then...THEN...we talk…" Ben spoke, "Which I guess we can use as an incentive to end this sooner…"

"Hai…" Makoto nodded before blinking, "...Hey Ben, your gramps took all the ships we had in the base, right?"

"Yeah…"

"...Is that car Kevin gave you after that whole forced marriage thing capable of a flight mode like Rook's truck?" Makoto asked.

"That's something else I really need to deal with, but yes...and Oh...ooooh…" he realized her point as he noticed the grin growing on her face, "Okay we both know I'm normally slow at this, so it's a good thing you are the smart one among us."

"One of us has to be," Makoto winked as she stood up.

"Again...after we save the Earth." Ben stressed as they began walking out of the room.

"Deal," Makoto nodded.

---

"...You're kiddin' me. He was nowhere to be seen in dere?!" Attea snapped as her Incursean soliders held a group of injured Plumbers captive.

"We checked everywhere, ma'am. No sign of Ben Tennyson anywhere," a soldier replied.

"Hmph...well it was obvious really given how easy it was to invade that b-b-base like last time..and I use the term loosely," Psychobos chimed in just as Attea grabbed one Plumber.

"Ben Tennyson..where is he?" Attea demanded, "Tell me now, and I won't have my men find yer family and vaporize dem to ashes."

"We don't know...we lost track of him and Makoto Nanaya b-"

"Her again?!" Attea snapped as she threw him into the ground "Grr...dat stupid squirrel girl keeps finding ways to fribbin' piss me off!"

"I am sensing...something that I d-d-d-don't want to touch upon...but I bet it's a female thing." Psychobos muttered.

"What was dat?!"

"N-nothing!"

"Dats what I thought…" Attea frowned, "Grr...but where did they go?! I...wait…" she turned to some soldiers, "You checked the house dey were living in, right?"

"...uh...yes?" one soldier replied.

"..."

"What's she waitn' fer?" one of the soldiers asked.

"...she's not waitin'," another one gulped, seeing her trembling in anger.

---

"Hoo~! Man frog princess sounds pissed!" Makoto laughed, currently driving...er. Flying a currently Upgraded version of Ben-formerly Kevin's- car through space as they hurried to join the others.

=Wow...and I thought Ragna could curse…= Upgrade muttered.

"Yeah, but I feel he can curse way worse…" Makoto stated before looking ahead, "And I spy the mothership up ahead a-" her eyes widened when the ship hit something, "Ahh! It got Rook's truck!"

=Magister Tennyson, my ship has sustained substantial damage!= Rook's voice shouted from the car's radio/communicator.

=And we can't afford to back out now…= Tsubaki whispered =...Wait Rook. What are you...?!=

"Oh my god...He's gonna kamikaze into the mothership!" Makoto gasped as she saw the burning Proto-TRUK flying towards the Incursean mothership.

=Oh I don't like where this is going. Making an energy drill to get in there!=

"No, wait! Get us to Rook and armor him up!" Makoto replied.

=Huh?=

"Dock the car with the truck," Makoto replied, "Then you make the drill!"

=I'm not following here= Upgrade admitted.

"Have you not watched Hot Wheels Battle Force 5?!"

=I only saw a few episodes. Wh….oh~=

---

=Rook, don't do it! There has to be another way!= Max shouted from the Proto-TRUK's communicator.

"I am sorry, Magister. I have lost control of my vehicle," Rook replied, "However, this should give others an opening to get into the ship."

=Not if it means losing you!= Tsubaki shouted =I won't risk sacrificing…=

=Magister, an unknown ship is approaching Rook Blonco's ship= Jin spoke.

=What? But I didn't…= Max began before it dawned on him =...Ben…=

=Hey, partner= Upgrade greeted =I like the plan you've got, but...Makoto and I have a bit of a disagreement on the 'Rook dies' bit of the plan=

=Surprise! We went to the house and got Ben's car!= Makoto chirped =Which B-T-dubs...the Incurseans totally forgot to check!=

=Makoto…= Tsubaki growled.

=Sorry, can't talk! Gattai time!=

"Gattai?" Rook repeated before his ship shook a bit.

"To quote a cartoon about vehicles: Unite and Strike!" Makoto whooped as she slipped in from above.

Above Rook, Upgrade-Car landed on the top of the Proto-TRUK. Upgrade quickly engulfed the lower vehicle while keeping the other engulfed. Parts shifted and melded with one another as the two began to combine with one another. The wings straightened into a reverse 'V' shape before deploying plasma-made, green, jagged 'wings' from them while lasers emerged on the front sides of the wings. Four extra wheels added on to the four on the Proto-TRUK as all eight wheels were coated in armored plating with small spikes on every other plate. The front elongated and sharpened into a drill head as the back gained several thrusters. Inside, the cockpit split down the middle with the two in the two sides before it all opened up in clear casings to show everything around them as the Omnitrix emblem appeared in the metal between their split cockpits.

=You got this from a cartoon, didn't you?= Tsubaki sighed.

"Yup...and it paid off!" Makoto beamed, grabbing the control stick in her cockpit.

=Some of the best plans can come from them= Upgrade chuckled before the drill began to spin rapidly =Now hold on! It's gonna be a bumpy ride!=

"Oh dear…" Rook whispered as he quickly gripped the steering wheel in his cockpit.

---

"What do ya mean ya lost track of Tennyson?!" Milleous snapped.

=He ain't in here like we got informed 'bout= Attea replied.

"...Were you cursin' again, sweet daughter of mine?"

=...I was...but it's because of dat stupid squirrel girl that hangs around Ben so much!=

"...Dat's da one dat broke Jimmy's jaw back on th' ship with the Anihilaarg, right?"

=Yup...and the same one that helped disrupt our little plan back on Revonnah, and knocked me and those hunters out for a bit when we tried to take out Vilgax!=

"Grr...no way am I…" Milleous began before the ship shook, "...Clancy, what was dat?"

"Uh….Dat was the hull of the ship leading to here, boss."

"Uh huh...and who did you leave guardin' it in case anyone tries fer a sneak attack?"

"...My cousin Franky."

"Fr-You left Franky dere?!" Milleous snapped.

"I thought he could handle it!"

"Franky can't handle a shot of schnapps; much less Tennyson!" Milleous shouted before groaning, "Nevermind...just get more troops down dere and deal with da problem!"

"Ya got it, Boss!"

Milleous sighed, "Nothin' is goin' right dis month…"

---

"Seriously what happened?! We were being all badass and poof! Ya change back!" Makoto exclaimed as she, Rook, and Ben stood within the ship, the Proto-TRUK and Ben's car covering a large hole.

"I think Blukic and Driba fixed the Randomizer...but ended up shortening the time limit on the Omnitrix," Ben answered, tapping the Omnitrix a bit, "I knew one of them smacking it with a wrench was gonna be a bad idea…"

"...And what is the good news…?" Rook asked with a sigh.

"Instant recharge," Ben smirked as the Omnitrix flashed, "Alright...time to combine again!" he exclaimed as he tapped down on the Omnitrix...and ended up with Nanomech, "..."

"...Auto Select?" Makoto guessed.

"Yup…" Nanomech sighed.

"And I think I can guess why the AI picked it," Makoto noted as she pointed at a pipe small enough for Nanomech.

"Oh...nevermind. Com-"

"Freeze!" the trio tensed as some Incursean soldiers came running in, aiming their blasters at the group, "Drop yer weapons now in da name of the Incursean Empire!"

"Yeah...One issue with that," Makoto noted.

"Huh?" the soldier blinked before yelping when his and the others' blasters suddenly exploded.

"You got no weapons."

"...I knew it was a bad idea to let Franky be in charge," one Incursean groaned.

"Hey! I…" Franky began before all but him were suddenly swept under their feet by Rook, his Proto-Tool in a rod formation, "...Uh..."

"Also, I don't have any weapons on my arms right now," Makoto noted before her tail covered her arms and moved away, revealing her tonfa, "Now I do~"

"Ah fri…" Franky began.

*WHAM!*

"Heh. Ni-" Nanomech began before he changed back into Ben, "...I don't know whether to thank Blukic and Driba later, or smack them upside the head for what they did to the Omnitrix."

"Eh, you can flip a coin later," Makoto shrugged.

"Right now, I would advise you time your transformations for now," Rook advised.

"Good idea," Ben nodded, "Now let's hurry and deal with the big cheese in charge...er. Big frog…"

---

"Seriously just give up," Milleous sighed as his ship tried to fire on Max's, "It's only a matter of time before my boys shoot ya down."

=Not while I still draw breath, you toads!= Max shouted.

"Guy's got guts...I wanna see 'em. Men, blast dat egg!" Milleous ordered as his men prepared to fire...only for Ben and Rook to jump in from above and knock out a few while Makoto kicked one away, "?! Intruders! Croak 'em!"

"Makoto, we need a one-woman army," Ben ordered.

"Asteroid Vision!" Makoto called as she suddenly split into a few clones.

"Rook, you deal with the communications. I'll deal with Milleous," Ben continued as he activated the Omnitrix, pressing down on the core as he changed into Fourarms, "...Was gonna go with Diamondhead, but this works too!"

"Deal with me? Ha! I'd like t' see ya try, boy!" Milleous shouted as more Incursean soldiers ran into the room and began to open fire.

"Be lucky you're not dealing with me, Big Chungus!" one Makoto shouted as she slugged a soldier.

"Ha! N...wait. Big Chungus?" Fourarms blinked at that.

"It's not an old meme yet!" another Makoto called to the first while smacking an Incursean soldier around with her tail.

"Ugh! I hate time travel!" a third whined as she pile-drived another soldier, "Our jokes aren't funny yet most of the time since its source hasn't come out yet!"

"Aw man she's right~!" another whined, patting her elbow a bit before dropping it on a downed soldier, "They're top prime jokes too~!"

"Just focus so we ca-" Fourarms began, his fist sending a soldier into a group of others in time just as he timed out, "...yup. Totally gonna smack those two upside the head next time I see them…" he groaned before yelping when Milleous grabbed him with his tongue and dragged him over.

"Alright, old man! Call of yer attack or Tennyson's toast!" Milleous ordered Max...before his own flagship began to fire upon the others, "?! Who…?!" he began before he noticed Rook at one of the consoles, who gave a salute when he noticed the Incursean looking at him, "What?!"

"Yeah...Ya should've checked what was happening around you, big guy!" one Makoto laughed, laying on top of a downed Incursean.

"...Cease fire! Cease fire!" Milleous ordered into his mic.

"...Yeah. One thing you forgot about Ben Warfare…" Ben began as he activated the Omnitrix, "Never leave the arms free." a flash of green light made Milleous look down in time to see Big Chill phase through his arm and freeze it over as he did so.

"Ah fr…" Milleous began before he was engulfed in ice, forcing him to drop his mic.

"Thank you," one Makoto thanked as she swiped the mic and handed it to Ben just as he timed out, "Got a good fake accent to sound like him?"

"It's a Brooklyn accent. Not exactly hard to get a hold of," Ben smirked before speaking into the mic with a Brooklyn accent, "Attention all Incursean Ships, do not cease fire. Plumbers have infiltrated all Incursean ships. Shoot foist and ask questions latah. Trust no one...especially me; Lord Emperor Milleous, light of da Incursean Empire a-"

=Attention troops! Dis is General Attea, Princess Scion and Teen Supreme of da deathless Incursean Empire!= Attea shouted =I'm takin' command, and I say fire on da flagship! It's what daddy would've wanted~=

"...Ben…" Makoto began as her clones vanished in plumes of smoke.

"Did I forget to mention that Attea tried to off her dad once before and failed back when we first met and I first used Alien X?" Ben asked.

"Would've been nice to tell me that before hand!" Makoto exclaimed before yelping when the ship began to lose altitude.

"Rook…!"

"Already trying to get the ship back in control," Rook replied.

"Well hurry! I like viewing stars as much as the next gal, but…!" Makoto began before the sound of ice shattering was heard, "...Milleous just broke free, didn't he?"

"Grr…" the trio turned to see Milleous glaring at them, "I only got one plan...It involves you, a lot of pain, and destruction on a planetary scale…!"

"Hoo boy," Makoto groaned, her ears drooping, "I am getting reminded of this one chubby frog Beastkin that got too drunk and grabbed my tail in the bar on my day off during my first six months at the NOL."

"...Rook, you focus on what you're doing. I…" Ben began before looking at Makoto, "No. We'll handle Milleous."

"Yeah! ...Wait, what?" Makoto asked.

"Bring on as many as you have...I can take all of youse," Milleous challenged just as Ben pressed down on the Omnitrix, turning him into XLR8.

"You'll have to catch me first!" XLR8 taunted as he picked up Makoto and became a blur.

"Gyah!" Makoto yelped as Milleous chased after them...by hopping, "He really is a frog!"

"And I'm gonna squish ya and make youse into flat cakes!" Milleous threatened.

"They're called pancakes!" XLR8 shouted before a familiar beeping went off, "...Uh oh."

"Tag out!" Makoto shouted, quickly hopping off as she grabbed XLR8 and tossed him into the air….and just in time as she turned and slammed her fist into Milleous' gut.

"Ack!" Millleous gagged, some spit flying out of his mouth as he bounced back a bit, holding his gut, "Okay...startin' to see why my daughter hates you…"

"We'll you're not gonna like what's coming next," Makto smirked as Ben landed behind Milleous.

"Huh?" Milleous blinked before a flash went off, making him tense before he was lifted up by Humungousar.

"Alright. You…" Humungousaur began before he timed out, "...Dang it, Blukic and Dri-OOF!" he coughed when Milleous landed on top of him.

"Ah dat felt so good...I think I'll do it again!" Milleous shouted as he jumped off of Ben.

"Oh no," Ben gulped before quickly selecting an alien and slapped down.

Milleous began to fall down...only for Crashopper to slam into his gut with a whoop.

"Quick! Guide him over here!" Makoto called out each time Crashopper jumped past her, "I wanna punch him in his stupid froggy face!"

"Not da moneymaker! It brings in all da ladies!" Milleous shouted.

"Oh boo hoo~! Cry me a river!" Crashopper shouted, shifting around a bit before using his legs to kick Milleous towards Makoto just as he timed out.

"Time for a big one…" Makoto smirked as she reeled her arm back.

"...Oh dis is gonna hurt…" Milleous dreaded, about to bring his arms up to block it before…

"Sirius Jolt!" Makoto shouted as she drove her fist right into Milleous' face, practically burying it into his cheek before he shot backwards and crashed into the wall.

"...Yup...knew it…" Milleous groaned as he slid down the wall, an imprint of Makoto's fist on his cheek as he spat out a few teeth, "Ahh...she made me spit up my gold wisdom tooth, too…"

"Hoo that felt good…" Makoto sighed in relief, flexing her hand a bit before looking behind her, "Oh look at that. We crash landed safely…"

"Thank goodness…" Ben sighed as he got up.

"Ugh...dis…" Milleous began before Rook slapped some cuffs onto his wrist, "..."

"Emperor Milleous of the Incurseans, you are under arrest," Rook informed, "Your charges are assault upon a Planet with intent to conquer."

"Anything you say or...ah forget it. You're gonna be thrown into the slammer," Makoto added.

"Oh and last I checked…" Ben began as he pulled out Chadzmuth's card, "You're on Chadzmuth's blacklist since he doesn't cover planet conquerors, and the fact you once threatened him over losing a case involving...I forget."

"Grr…"

---

"Surrender now!" Max and Attea ordered in unison, aiming their blasters at each other as their respective ships had landed near Milleous' flag ship.

"I'm afraid we have you outnumbered," Max stated as some Plumbers ships flew above them.

"...Look a little higher," Attea smirked as some Incursean ships flew above them.

"Oh cute. She thinks she's clever. Oh wait…" Kagura began before he stepped out with his team just as Tsubaki and the others arrived, "We have a retort."

"...So? My ships have enough firepower to level an entire city, so now who's outnu…" Attea began.

"Call off your ships, Attea," Attea looked over to see Ben and his team standing near the flagship, rook keeping his Proto-Tool ready as he stood behind Milleous, "Or say goodbye to daddy."

"Go ahead. I dare you!" Attea challenged, earning a raised brow from Milleous, "Daddy, please. It's not like he has the guts to do it," she explained as Psychobos walked into the area, a remote control in his claw.

"...Here's what's gonna happen, kid…" Milleous began as he looked at Ben, "Yer gonna let me go, yer gonna leave dis planet...and never come back."

"...And why would I do that?" Ben asked with a frown, "We beat you, we took down your flagship, and you're surrounded. What else do you…?"

"Wait…" Tsubaki spoke as her eyes began to widen a bit, "...Kajun, earlier you detected some energy signatures aside from the Incurseans' ships, correct?"

"I did. Wh-" Kajun began to ask before it dawned on her, "...A secret weapon."

"Bingo," Milleous smirked before looking at Psychobos, "Do it."

"...With pleasure," Psychobos said as he pressed the button.

---

"What? They...they're retreating?" Bumblebee blinked as he and the Autobots watched some Incurseans running away, "Huh...That was easier than I thought."

"Nah...That felt too easy," Jazz stated, Ratchet currently looking him over for any injuries.

"That retreat pattern…" Ratchet muttered before his eyes widened, "They're retreating to deploy heavy hitters."

"What?" Bumblebee asked.

"When we were deploying the Supremes, the basic tactic was to retreat in that. same. pattern," Ratchet replied.

"...So they got something as big as a Supreme?" Bumblebee paled, "...Please tell me that's wrong, because I believe humans call this a 'red flag moment' right now!"

"No…" Silverbolt spoke as he landed near Optimus in Robot Mode, "Something far worse…"

"?" Optimus raised a brow before looking up...only for his eyes to widen as a large shadow began to loom over them, "By Primus…"

---

"Yeah you better run!" Dani shouted as the Incurseans began to run, "Heh...Saw that, Danny? We just took down our first alien invasion!"

"You snuck a large soda from Nasty Burger during this, didn't you?" Danny asked.

"...Only three."

"Dani…"

"What? It gave me the energy to help ya guys fight off th-why did it get dark all of a sudden?" Dani blinked.

"Maybe...that," Sam replied as she pointed up at the sky.

"Okay...That is not good. Very not good," Tucker squeaked.

"Huh?" Danny and Dani blinked before looking up, "...Oh crud/That's so not fair…"

---

"Huh? Hey! HEY! Where are you going? I ain't finished with you, ya idiota frogs!" Puma Loco shouted to the fleeing Incurseans...who were in just their boxers, "Hmph….sore losers. Couldn't accept defeat like a r-" he tensed when the ground shook violently, "Ai dios mio! What was that?!"

"AaaaaaaaHHHH!" a voice screamed as something crashed near him, hitting the nearby wall, "Ow...that hurt…oh hey, Grandpapi…"

"Ai ai ai...Manny, how many times do I have to tell you; land with your knees and not the back," Puma Loco scolded as a robotic arm came out of the back and picked up the figure that hit the wall, revealing a young teen wearing a brown and white tiger-themed costume with metal claws over his fingers, bright green slit eyes, a red scarf, an actual tail and ears, and a belt sporting a metal buckle imprinted with a 'T' in the center, "Otherwise you get stuck in a sombrero mech in your elder years."

"Sorry...me and Frida managed to chase off some of those peros, then all of a sudden some huge thing landed and punted me away…" the young-teen groaned.

"Huge thing? What…?" Puma Loco began before looking out in the distance...a look of dread on his face as he saw a massive figure being seen within the slowly fading dust cloud, "Oh...that huge thing…"

---

"...Wh...What the…?" Jenny whispered as the group stared on with wide eyes, looking at the massive figure that towered before them.

It was a To'kustar, only..it seemed tainted...mutated. Far different than Way Big. It was a mix of tainted dark-grey and purple with a few 'cracks' along it while its fingers ended in claws. Its face resembled more of a skeleton while its eyes bore no pupils and were completely red. It gave a roar as one by one, three more rose up behind it, one seemingly female in appearance.

"T...To'kustars...they have To'kustars under their control…" Rook whispered in dread.

"Yup," Attea smirked, resting her arm on top of Psychobos' head, "Though given how peace loving dey are, da doc here decided to experiment on them to make them more...appropriate fer our cause. And as for how we can control dem...take a wild guess."

"...The Super Concentrate," Tsubaki realized.

"Correct. With the little sample I managed to obtain, it was enough to control all the To'kustars I had in m-m-m-my lab," Psychobos clarified, "And with a simple mental command, I can control all the ones deployed all over the Earth and have them d-d-d-estroy your precious cities."

"...Tch...and all our resources are already used up…" Jin frowned, "They've cornered us…"

Ben was about to activate the Omnitrix, only to see it was out of power. He looked on at the Mutated To'kustars roaming about...before looking back at the others. Even if he could...Milleous can have Psychobos attack his friends...his family. Everyone on Earth…

"...Fine….you win," Ben sighed.

"?!" Makoto's eyes widened at that, "Ben..d-"

"He's right Makoto. It...it's a battle we already lost…" Tsubaki sighed.

"But th…" Makoto began as she spun to Kajun.

"Unfortunately, we never finished before they began to invade," Kajun admitted.

"Oh no…" Noel whispered as Robotboy stood near her defensively.

"Heh…" Milleous smirked as Ben hung his head, "And if I see you in dis sy...no...Anywhere in dis universe, my Mutated To'kustar pets will destroy everyone and everything you care about."

"Ben...Ben come on. Don't give up," Makoto spoke as she moved before Ben, "You can't just…"

"We have no choice, Makoto…" Max spoke, earning her attention, "They've won...Earth is theirs…"

"But...I...no no….this…"

"I hate it, too...but I don't see a way to win this," Kagura admitted.

"Heh heh...not so cocky now, are ya rodent?" Attea smirked as she looked at Makoto, "Oh and don't worry...I'll be sure to touch Ben up a bit before we ship him off universe."

"..." Makoto just stood there, her hand balling up into a shaking fist before she took a deep breath, "...Fine. Then let me go with him."

"...Ha! And why would we do that?" Attea laughed, "In fact...How's about we send you in a separate pod and fire ya into the sun?"

"Because if you don't...then I guarantee you that I will destroy each and every one of you Incurseans...starting with you, frog princess," Makoto countered.

"...Be careful what you say there, bitch," Attea scowled, "Otherwise we're gonna make an example of ya."

"Oh? So you're going to hide behind your daddy's pet attack dogs?" Makoto taunted.

"Makoto, what are you doing?" Mai hissed.

"Just trust me," Makoto whispered back, not once turning away from glaring at Attea, "But yeah...you only throw your own 'weight'...and I use the term loosely, which is how that saying goes crabby…"

"Grr…" Psychobos growled at that.

"As I was saying, you only throw your 'weight' around because you hide behind your and daddy's titles, so maybe...know what? I won't apologize for saying this, because it's about time someone knocked you down a peg, you smug...little..cunt," Makoto finished.

"?!" Practically every male in the area just stood there, multiple red-flags raising in their mental minds.

"..." Attea's eyes twitched violently before she took a slow, deep breath, "...Psychobos...order one of the To'kustars...to kill that squirrel girl."

"What?!" Ben's eyes widened at that, about to rush in before some Incursean Soldiers grabbed him, "No!"

"Stuff it, Tennyson!" Attea snapped as one of the To'kustars roared out and began to approach, "She's gonna be an example of what happens when you defy the Incursean Empire!"

---

"We're getting pushed back," Torakaka frowned.

"Tch...Can't believe a buncha frogs are making me use this," Ragna scowled while holding up his Azure Grimoire, "Restriction Number 666 release...Dimensional Interruption Field Deployed…" The black and red smoke flowed from the opened sphere on his fist and covered it, "BLAZBLUE ACTIVATE!"

"Did his arm jest change forms?" an Incursean asked.

"Don't mind that! Let the To'kustar deal with 'em!" another shouted as a Mutated To'Kustar peered in and began to extend its claws into Undertown from the hole above.

Ragna looked up at it before swinging his transformed limb. The To'Kustar screeched while reeling back its limb while the shredded remains of its head fell around Ragna, his dark limb raised above his head while he glared at the Incurseans...who were staring with wide eyes.

"...God, if youse really do exist…" one Incursean began as he looked up, "...Please let Tony go down foist!"

"Hey uh, God? It's Tony. Tell Vinnie he sucks right now!"

---

"?" Hibiki glanced towards Bellwood, 'Seithr is in the air?'

"Ahh!" Makoto yelped as she barely avoided a swipe from the Mutated To'kustar's claws, which rendered into one of the Incursean ships as it tried to hit the Squirrel Beastkin. After another attempted slam, Makoto quickly ran up its leg before she punched it hard in the face, sending it staggering back a bit, "Ahh...ow. Talk about rough skin…!"

"Makoto, look out!" Tsubaki shouted.

"Wh-AHH!" Makoto cried out when the back of the To'kustar's arm smacked her away, sending her crashing into Milleous' flagship.

"Makoto!" the girls shouted.

"I'll be..fine!" Makoto grunted as she managed to pull herself out, spitting out some blood, "You guys run and find someplace to hide!"

"What?! But…" Noel began.

"I'm not gonna lose any of my friends!" Makoto shouted before doding another slame from the Mutated To'kustar, the shockwave causing her to skid back a bit, "Just get out of here!"

"But…"

"She's right…" Tsubaki spoke, her hair shadowing over her eyes, "She's going to give us time to think of a counterattack...even if it means we never see her again."

"But...Tsubaki…" Noel began.

"We can't just…" Jenny began.

"If we don't go now...we won't be able to save anyone…" Tsubaki spoke, "I don't like it...but it's what we have to do."

"She's right. This is our only chance…" Max added.

"..." Noel was about to say something before Robotboy put a hand on her shoulder, making her look to see a sad look in his optics, "...Okay."

"It sucks, I know...but that's what war is…" Kagura sighed, 'Damn it, it's Ikaruga all over again…Only on a planetary scale.'

"...Makoto…" Jenny began, earning the Beastkin's attention as she dodged another swing from the Mutated To'kustar, "You better make sure you and Ben come back to us safely!"

"Can do!" Makoto nodded as the others began to retreat.

"Oh no, ya don't!" Attea snapped, she and a few Incurseans preparing to fire on them before one of Hibiki's ejected blades slashed through their blasters, "?!"

"Milleous...I thought you were in charge here," Ben spoke, getting his attention, "I agreed to give in to you...not a false commander."

"Hmm," he mulled that over, "Okay, that's enough!" he snapped, making Attea stop, "You can stop embarrassing us now, Daughter of mine."

'What?!" Attea exclaimed, "But...daddy…"

"Listen…" Milleous began as he walked over and whispered to her, "If you kill da girl, Tennyson's most likely gonna snap and get us da moment that watch of his recharges...and if we kill Tennyson, who's gonna stop da squirrel girl from snapping both our necks in her anger before goin' on a bloody rampage?"

"But…"

"Just shut up and leave the thinking to smart people, will ya!?" he complained, "'Sides, what should I care if Tennyson leaves the planet with his woman?"

"It's...we're...it's complicated!" they both spoke.

"Oi vey...I don't needs this…" Milleous groaned, "Just put em in the extra large pod!"

"...ugh...fine!" Attea groaned, "Psychobos, call it off!"

"...fine," Psychobos groaned before pressing the remote, causing the To'kustar to stop in its assault.

"Think the others figured enough from their demonstration?" Ben whispered to Makoto once she staggered over, her armor cracked as she wiped some blood from her lip.

"Hopefully…" she whispered back, "I like your Way Big form better." 'But now I dread they got something akin to Belial waiting in the shadows…'

---

"This is Will Harangue, coming to you live from the Incursean News Network," Harangue called as Ben and Makoto were stuffed into a large pod, their wrists bound in chains and cuffs, "The crowd rejoices silently as our benevolent Incursean Overlords bestow upon mankind their greatest gift...the banishment of Earth's greatest threat, Ben Tennyson."

Jin said nothing as he stood by, a small scowl on his face as he glared at Harangue a bit...but wanted to wait and give his piece once he was done speaking.

"Even though the rest of his team of freaks and traitors to mankind have escaped, it is but a sign that they'll be caught, along with the rest of Earth's menaces, finally making it peaceful for us once again," Harangue continued, "Oh...and to those old people who threatened to sue me over Jenny Wakemen...I no longer care, because if you defy the Incurseans, you're betraying Earth...your entire race."

"I really hate that guy…" Makoto scowled once she and Ben were strapped in within the pod.

"Heh...Look at dat...I did what Vilgax couldn't…" Milleous smirked as the pod closed up, "I beat Ben Tennyson and took over Earth."

"Agreed my lord, and I wholeheartedly welcome our new saviors," Harangue nodded just as the pod took off into the air, "Because now we can breathe a sigh of relief...as we are now free of Earth's most dangerous menace. Goodbye Ben Tennyson...and good riddance."

The crowd watching this...they said nothing...or rather they couldn't protest what just transpired as some soldiers kept their blasters waiting. Even the humans that had supported Harangue earlier...even they felt this was wrong.

"Okay now...let's get onto more impor…" Harangue began before noticing Jin, "Ah, my boy. I was hoping to find you. Now, I want to…"

"I'm cutting ties from you."

"Excuse you?"

"I'm done with you," he explained, "I chose to fight for humanity...and refuse to bow to anyone not so."

"...Heh. You're joking, right?" Harangue asked, "I mean look. At first, I was afraid of these guys, but I saw them wrong. They're going to free Earth from those super-powered freaks that plague it...not that you count. You're what Earth should have...a true human hero. A hero that fights for real freedom!"

"This is not freedom….it's fear," Jin argued, looking out at the crowd of humans, "Fear of becoming the next to be sent off planet like this or worse."

"It is not fear. It is order," Harangue argued back, "I mean..you told me this NOL group you were part of did the same."

"I did...or rather I thought so...and it sickens me," Jin admitted as he began to walk away.

"Hey...hey! Don't you walk away from me! I gave you a home when you had no place to go!"

"I only came here to tell you that I am cutting ties from you…" Jin stated before looking back, a cold glare in his eyes, "If I ever see you again, I'll cut you down where you stand, coward…"

"C...coward?!"

Jin merely turned away and continued to walk on.

"...My lord?" Harangue spoke, earning Milleous' attention, "Remember that Jin boy I told you about?"

"Yeah…?"

"I change my mind...He's as much of a menace like Tennyson and the rest of the 'so called heroes' infecting Earth," Harangue scowled.

---

"That should be the last of them," Ester spoke, sitting on top of an Incursean Solider.

"For how long, I don't know…" Ragna growled, the aura still surrounding him as his arm slowly changed back to normal, "For now, we'll need to rest up a-"

"Bad news…" Torakaka spoke as she approached, a Kaka Clan scout near her, "The surface has fallen to the enemy...and Changing Guy was sent off the planet."

"?! ...Tch. They must have had a ton of those giants and threatened innocents," Ragna scowled.

"That's not all…" Torakaka began as she moved out of the way, letting Ragna see Tsubaki and the others approaching, Noel holding Robotboy in his powered down state.

"Magister Tennyson bought us time to escape into here while he distracted some Incursean soldiers," Mai explained.

"Mmm…" Luna whimpered a bit, holding onto a large stuffed cat as she looked down, "He was also saving Luna when those stupd frogs found her…"

"Just great…" Ragna sighed, "...How fast can we get a blockade set up at that hole?"

"Not soon enough," Ester replied.

"Pakmar?"

"Pakmar is out of ammunitions and Pakmar does not have a security system," Pakmar replied.

"Tch. Your tribe?" Ragna looked at Ester.

"Incurseans avoid hot places like the plague and it's deeper than the To'kustars can easily access," Ester replied, "We'll be alright if we stay in there."

"Get them there," Ragna ordered, "Torakaka…"

"We can provide shelter in the Kaka village for everyone here," Tora replied.

Ragna nodded, "Everyone, follow the Kaka to their village. While making our way there, get as many food supplies as ya can. Medical supplies, too."

"I really don't like the feeling we are now a rebellion on our own world," Mai spoke up as everyone began moving, "But...what can we really do?"

"It's our best option…" Jenny spoke with a sigh, "And it really stinks…"

"Hopefully Jin can buy us time…" Tsubaki stated.

"..." Ragna looked at her.

"Um…"

"If you can reign in his crazy frozen, moon-fearing ass, you can keep him," Ragna stated before moving on ahead and leaving behind a blushing, stammering Tsubaki.

"I mean...do we want to keep him?" Jenny asked.

"Well…" most of them muttered.

"Let's face it, he's just gonna start to bug me once all this is over...and the only difference is in this timeline...I can get a restraining order out on him!" Ragna ranted.

"Seems like an overreaction to me…" Kajun muttered.

"Oh ho~! Trust me...it is not!" Ragna exclaimed.

"Ben...Makoto...please be safe…." Noel whispered.

---

"...So...this is what banishment is like…" Makoto muttered, looking on at space from her seat in the pod, "Ugh…stupid frogs…"

"Agreed," Ben concurred.

"And what's worse...if we're seen anywhere in the universe, our friends and family suffer…" Makoto added, "It's lose-lose for us either way…"

"Eh...That's true…" Ben grunted, trying to get his hands free, "But...at least for now...we got each other. Imagine how much worse this would be alone."

"Yeah….we do," Makoto nodded.

"...Though...I gotta ask…" Ben began before shooting a small glare at her, "What possessed you to anger Attea and getting a To'kustar sicced on you?!"

"Wh-Seriously?! You're getting mad at me?!" Makoto snapped.

"Yes! You could've run off with the others and helped find a way to beat the Incurseans!" Ben shouted, "But no...you had to piss them off enough to get yourself banished too!"

"Well maybe I had reasons, okay?!"

"Yeah, well...I...I didn't like the idea of you getting hurt…" Ben admitted.

"Yeah well…" Makoto paused as she blushed, "I didn't want to lose you…"

"So...we...uh got time now...wanna have that talk?" Ben asked, blushing slightly.

"...Considering things...I think so," Makoto replied before the lights of the pod flickered off.

"...I hate you, universe," Ben groaned.

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GT: Well...This sucks. Earth's taken over and now we've got frogs in charge of us.

Z0: *being taken to prison* I'm sorry...I attacked them….

GT: *facepalms*

SZ: Damn it...and Harangue just keeps proving how vile he is...seriously! Not even Jameson from Spiderman would do something this low! I mean...sure he sicced certain villains on Spidey...but at least he never sold out his planet to an invading alien species!

Z0: I escaped! *running while still in a straight jacket* You'll never take us alive!

GT: ...Well, while we get Z0 back into another straight jacket so we don't get captured by these guys, may as well review the chapter folks.

Z0: NEVER! *teleports away before returning* Oh wait I forgot my accomplices *straight jacket sleeves wrap around SZ and GT* We spit in the face of order and refute thee! Hahahahahaha! I speak for all of us!