Ben 10 Ultimate Hero EP 27: Bright Lights, Black hearts
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Intro:
A green glowing, steel pod was flying through space, hurtling towards earth as it crashed, making a huge green flash.
The camera zooms out from the glowing symbol on the Ultimatrix as Ben looks up close at it.
He then activates it while smirking at the camera, raising his hand high and slapping it down on the core.
The background turns all green as Ben morphs into Four Arms, who pumps his upper fists while cracking his lower ones with a smirk.
A white number appears on the left side, starting at 1.
"Ben 10!"
2: Heatblast ignites 2 fireballs in his hands.
"Ben 10!"
3: XLR8 zooms into the right.
4: Diamondhead swaps his right arm across as it turns into a blade.
"Ben 10!"
5: Cannonbolt uncurls and poses.
"Ben 10!"
"Ben 10!"
6: Upgrade stretches out of his puddle form.
7: Grey Matter hops off the 7 and lands into a crouch, giving a thumbs up and a smile.
"Ben 10!"
8: Water Hazard slides in on his water blasts and raises his fists.
"Ben 10!"
9: Wildvine extends his legs and stretches out his right fingers while holding seeds in his left one, chucking them offscreen.
10: Big Chill phases through the number and floats briefly before zooming near the camera.
"Ben 10!"
Big Chill's head turns back into Ben's as it rotates.
The camera zooms out to reveal Max and Gwen by his side.
Ben gave a low-five to his grandfather as Gwen crossed her arms and shook her head playfully with a smile.
The 2 then ran off-screen, making Ben run towards the camera with a determined look.
He then froze as his aliens appeared in heroic poses on each of the kids' sides, 5 on each side. Just as the title appears on a black background with green rays appearing from the title.
"Miami beach. You can spend a day on the boardwalk. Catch some waves. Or play a nice game of Volleyball. Which, by the way, is where I wanted to go next." Ben tosses the travel guide in a garbage can with anger as he yells out. "BUT NO! Because your cousin wants to hang out in a stupid, dead people home!" Ben complains as he stomps through a graveyard at night. He storms up to his cousin, who is viewing a film shoot behind some railing, and complains. "Remind me why you wanted to come here in the first place?!" "Come on, Ben! This is a movie set! Aren't you excited?" "As excited as jumping off a cliff into shark-infested waters, wearing a meat vest." The boy grumbles off to the side.
"OH MY GOSH! THERE HE IS!" Gwen exclaims as she points to a blonde teen around 14 years old with a grey sweater and white pants. "Michael Morningstar!" Gwen cups her cheeks in stardom as Ben is uninterested as he rolls his eyes. "Please, Idol worship." "Oh, come on! You worship all those comic heroes like I worship Ladybug and Chat Noir! Besides, you dragged us to meet a star before." Ben then looks off in thought at Gwen's statement and recalls the time he meets Grave Digger's Driver, Adam Anderson. He never forgot the moment he got him to sign the truck's name on the photo of him and it and took a selfie.
As the boy sighs at the good memory while gazing at his prized photo on his phone, Max, who was standing near the kids, asks one of the crew. "Excuse me, where's the film canisters?" "No, there all digital nowadays. Want to see? Hey! I think I found an eager intern. Yeah, yeah, yeah! He'll work for free! Come with me and I can show you some equipment." "Okay, then!" Max responds to the man as he turns to his kids. Gwen looks good while Ben looks bored with his hands in his pockets. "Hey, kids. I can trust you 2 to stay out of trouble, right?" "Yep." Max walks off at Gwen's answer as Ben starts questioning the teen actor. "What is so great about this dude that everyone loves him?"
"WHAT!? Michael isn't just some 'Dude'! He plays Sebastian Belmontaz! The romantic hero of THE best novel series gone-mega-franchise: The Unalivers! It's a classic tale of 2 star-crossed lovers: Janna and Sebastian, played by Michael. 2 high schoolers who fall madly and deeply in love with each other! But neither knows about each other's supernatural secrets. See, the girl is a werewolf! And Sebastian is… Unalive!" Gwen explains with a passion.
"WAIT A SEC! So, you're saying this whole thing is about a vampire and a dog… WHO KISS!? That is gross beyond anything in the world!" "No, it isn't!" "What kind of guy likes dog breath and droll?! BLLEAAAGGGHH!" "BENJAMIN TENNYSON! YOU BETTER CUT THAT OUT!" Gwen yells out as she shakes her cousin with fury on her face. "Hey! Watch the shirt!" "CUT! CUT! Someone get rid of these 2! They are distracting!" The director orders as guards escort them out. Michael smirks at Gwen, finding some interest in her.
Gwen and Ben were dropped onto the ground as the gates shut behind them. "NO! NO! WE'LL BE GOOD! I SWEAR!" Gwen cries as she pounds on them. Ben merely stands and brushes himself off. "Well, that happened. Let's find somewhere fun to do! I think I saw an arcade around the town we passed."
"It's not fair!" Gwen looks at him with sadness. "We always get dragged to do stuff that you want to do! Why can't you let me do what I want to do!?" Ben gulps and rubs his arm in guilt, something he hasn't felt for his cousin in ages. "Well… All right. I'll help you meet Morningstar." "Really?" Gwen asks as she wipes her tears away. The boy then drags her into some bushes. "But if we're going to do this, we're doing this my way!" FLASH
Wildvine lifts the girl onto his back and stretches over the wall as the guards don't know. "Ben, didn't you see that sign? It says, 'Authorized personnel only'." "I'm a plant. Plants can't read."
They saw the shoot as Wildvine let the tween girl down as she glees. "There he is! Isn't he amazing?!" Michael holds Janna's hand as they talk. "Janna. I need you to look at me. Only me." "What?" Gwen was fangirling out as Wildvine face palms. "O! M!" "Jeeze…" BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP FLASH "They're just sitting there, talking to—" POW Gwen decks her cousin into the ground. "Sebastian." "Janna… Your light…. It makes mine shine." Just then, Mike starts glowing yellow with sparkles as the girl is affected as well, only she looks weak with pinkish eyes as an energy travels from Janna to Mike.
"CUT! That was great everyone! Next set up!" The director calls out. Mike stands up and walks away as the glow dies down as the girl weakly moves to her trailer. Ben was confused about what happened. "That was weird. For a minute there, I could have sworn he—"
"HE'S COMING THIS WAY! Hide me!" Gwen quickly ducks behind Ben, who rolls his eyes and asks Mike. "Hey! Can you give my cousin an autograph so we can get the heck out?" Mike shoves the boy aside as he smiles at the girl. "Oh, hey. It's you." Ben glares at the star when he hears a familiar voice. "Ben!? What are you doing back here? This is crew only!" The kid turns to see his grandfather with a clipboard. "Grandpa? What are you doing here?" "I'm learning!" Ben slaps his hand into his face in response.
"You're the girl from before, right? My biggest fan?" Gwen giggles as she plays with her hair. "Yeah… Kinda. Sorry about that." "Don't be. I dig the attention." Mike starts glowing again. "Well… I am a huge…" Gwen starts feeling weak as the same thing from before happens to her. But the director walks up to Mike, making him stop as Gwen recovers as the woman speaks to him. "Mike. That stunt you wanted? It's too dangerous." "My fans expect big stunts! And if you won't do it, then I'll find A DIRECTOR WHO SHARE MY VISION!" Michael flares out as the Director is affected, going back to normal as she calls out. "WE'RE DOING THE STUNT!"
Ben helps his cousin. "Are you okay?" "Yeah… Guess I was starstruck." "QUIET ON THE SET! ACTION!" A car was driving on the dirt road of the cemetery. But as it was turning a corner, it started sliding out of control from the high speed. "The stunt car is coming off the tracks!" Gwen cried out as the vehicle flipped and bounced as everyone was shocked. It crashes into a tree as the driver quickly climbs up it, just as the wreck catches fire.
Realizing that it was Hero Time, Ben activates the Ultimatrix and selects Diamondhead. "It's time for my close-up!" FLASH The man tries to hang on but is losing his grip. "Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! AAAHH!" But as he fell, Diamondhead leaped by and grabbed him, carrying him to safety as the crew were in awe. Mike, looking up from his phone, notices the alien and is not happy with the glory he's getting.
The crystal being sets the man down and turns to fire, making a hammer and smashing down on the ground as a torrent of mud splashes on and puts the fire out. "You… You saved my life." "It's no big deal!" Diamondhead smirks to the man.
"AANNNNNDDDDD CUT! I smell an Oscar!" The woman director declares as several people crowd around Diamondhead, asking questions and complimenting him. "Aww… Nah! Nah! Please! Stop it. I was… Nothing…. All right go on!" The alien loves the attention, feeling like the most awesome thing on Earth.
Mike, on the other hand, was not happy at all. "GRRRRRR! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?" He starts flaring like the sun as several lights burst. "I'M THE STAR OF THIS SHOW! I'M—" He then felt weak, and his energy faded as he fell to the ground.
Gwen was annoyed with her cousin's antics. "Ugh… Ben. Always trying to find a way to be the center of attention." But she notices Mike, making her gasp as she runs up. "Se… Michael! Are you okay? Listen, I'm sorry about my cousin. He's a bit of a doofus, but—" "'Cousin'? You know that guy?" Just then, 2 fangirls shove Gwen away as they help and escort Mike away. "Hands off! What did you do to him? Michael! Are you okay!?" "I… Think I need something to eat. Why don't you come to lunch? I want to hear more of your cousin. Ben, was it?" "Umm… Okay." Gwen blushes as she rubs her arms.
Diamondhead was sporting some shades as answered questions from interviews. "What's your favorite food?" "Burgers, Chill fires, and pizza!" "What's your favorite color?" "Green! Duh!" "Who is your hero?" Well… It's both me and Ishiyama! But it couldn't hurt to throw Ryu in."
"And then I said, 'Do you know who I am'? " They 3 laugh at the joke as Gwen decides to ask something as they stand and sit at a food cart. "Hey, Michael. I've been wondering something: Does Janna know Sebastian, your character, is a vampire because of her hearing and smell but kept a secret to add drama? Or does Sebastian have a special ability to hide his identity from even werewolf noses?"
Mike merely laughs as he answers. "You like this stuff? It's about a boy and a wolf who kissed! Don't you think it's silly?" Gwen was shocked and sad that the actor who plays her favorite character thinks his show was stupid, like her cousin. She decides to leave as she gets a disappointed look. "Sorry. I got to go. I didn't mean to waste your time." Mike stands up and follows her. "WAIT! You're not wasting my time! I've got plenty to spare. I want to know more about your cousin. What's his deal? What's his weakness?" Gwen got suspicious of why a famous actor is obsessed with her cousin.
"Why are you so interested in my cousin all of a sudden?" She turns back as Mike smirks. "Well, I just don't like the competition, that's all." He starts glowing as Gwen is shocked. She looked down to see the girls were drained as the actor was floating. "What?!" "So, tell me: What's your favorite Sebastian scene from my last film?"
"What? What are you doing?" Gwen was starting to get drained as he floated above her. "Go on. Think hard. What do you like about me best?" Just then, Gwen squeezes her eyes and opens them, shaking off the energy as she shouts. "Leave me alone, you creep!"
He lands on the ground and growls in annoyance. "You…" He rolls his sleeves up and thrusts his hands out, encasing the pre-teen girl in an energy bubble. The girl kept fighting as she struggled. "You're not the real Sebastian! You're just a hack!" "How are you fighting me?!"
"HEY! GLOW WORM FREAK SHOW!" Mike releases the girl as he looks back at Ben, who is glaring at him. "What are you doing?!" "Sucking up some of your cousin's radiance. I wonder how you'll measure up?" "Why we don't find out, then?" The boy punches his hand in response, waiting to lay a smackdown on Mister Pretty Boy. The actor floats up as he taunts. "Big words, kid! But you have no idea who you're messing with." "Top of my head: You're some sort of metahuman that has the unique ability to feed off the energy and worship of his fans to power and enhance himself. And a major dork." Ben smirks.
Mike was surprised that the boy figured him out so quickly. "Wow. Spot on." "Well… When you've been in the game as long as me, you pick up on a few things." "Funny. But I think it's time you retired!" Mike fires an energy blast at the boy, who quickly slaps on the watch. FLASH
Heatblast reveals himself. "NO WAY! Not when things are heating up!" He throws a few fireballs at the mutant, but he dodges them. Heatblast then leaps for a fire punch, only for the glowing actor to dodge and fire a beam at his back, sending him crashing into the ground. He then breathes out his dragon breath, only to meet with a shield as Mike throws more energy orbs as Heatblast blocks them with his forearms.
Heatblast recovers as he shakes his hands. "Is that your best?" "I'm just warming up!" The alien responds as he fires a few more balls of fire and follows with a bigger one. He then leaps up. Mike merely bats them away. "This again? So predictable! You're going to-" "BLAZE KICK!" Heatblast knocks the mutant away with a back-flip flame kick.
Morningstar crashed into some equipment as some staff were concerned. "How dare you hurt the talent!?" "Mister Morningstar! Do you need a hand!?" Mike reached out for a hand. "Just a snack, thank you." Heatblast widens his eye sockets as he runs up and exclaims. "Wait! NO! He's going to—" A bright light blinds him, which dies down to reveal more drained people as Mike gets a new form.
His skin is now yellow with white on his hands and feet, with jagged lines on them. His eyebrows are pointed and jagged as well as the lines that are connected to his eyes, which were all white with black outlines. His teeth are sharp with sharp claws and toes. He has a line of hair down the middle instead of full-on.
"I should thank you! I never had a reason to fest this much before. But this power feels incredible!" He charges at Heatblast, who counters with a stream of fire. But Mike was faster them before, zipping up close to blast him from behind. Heatblast quickly leaps up and chucks fire discs at Morningstar, only for him to blast down them all as Heatblast quickly slams his hands on the ground making a ring of fire around the vampire, only for him to merely wave his hand and snuffs it out and kicks Heatblast away.
As Heatblast lands on his front, he notices a nearby cameraman. "WAIT! Are you recording this right now?!" "AH! More food!" Mike then starts sucking everyone in the set dry as he raises. "You're out of your league, boy! I'll consume every single person here!" Heatblast looks around to see the people getting weaker and weaker. Mike makes an energy shield with all his power. The alien's eyes widen in horror at seeing Max as one of the victims. He fired more orbs of flames, but they couldn't burst through the shield.
"As long as he keeps draining energy, I can't get to him!" "Not unless you steal the spotlight!" Gwen suggests as she runs up to him. "It's worth a try." "YES! YES!" Mike is enjoying both the spotlight and the feeling of power, feeling like he can take on anyone and anything.
"HEY! EVERYONE!" The group and mutant's attention turns to Heatblast, who has a fireball. "I'm way cooler than 'Michael Morningtude'!" He makes the fire as big as a boulder and tosses it up. He then leaps and cups his hands together. He smashes it down, sending it hurtling towards Mike. The meteor made contact, pushing Mike back and sending him flat on his back as his shield broke. The alien then spins around while shooting out his stream, making a fire tornado that slams into Mike, knocking him away a bit. "Uggg…. I admit, that's a sweet move! But- Huh?!" Heatblast then bounces a small flame on his knees and feet like a hacky sack into front of the crowd. "Oh Yeah! Check these moves out! Look at me!"
"Wow! That fire guy is super awesome! Don't you think Heatblast is so cool?" Gwen said to the crowd of people. "WHAT!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BACK OFF! Those are my fans! Get your own!" Mike cries in anger as he attacks Heatblast, who keeps dodging and smugly snaps his fingers at him. "No thanks! I'll stick with yours!" He blasted Mike away.
"Heatblast's the bomb!" One of the people snaps out of his zombie state at Gwen's statement and starts cheering for Heatblast. "YEAH! Go Heatblast!" The rest of the people start cheering for the alien. "That hurt! When I get my- Wha? My hand!" Mike was shocked to see his hand all wrinkled after he stood up and saw Heatblast waving at his fans. "Thank you! Thank you! My adoring fans! " "THOSE ARE MY FANS! Their energy has sustained my abilities!" Mike charges and attacks the alien, who keeps dodging and blocking. "I won't let you take them from me!" Mike roars out.
Heatblast throws a left cross, an uppercut and then places his hands on the mutant's chest as his flames flared. "LIGHT'S OUT, MORNINGSTAR!" He blasts the actor straight into a tree. The crowd cheers at the alien hero for his victory. "The audience loves me." "Great job, Heatblast!" Gwen cries as she runs up to him and the fire alien shrugs out. "Who knew I was good at hogging the spotlight? And who knew spotlight-stealing helped me save the day?"
"WHAT!? You're cheering for this 2-bit hack!? GRRRR!" Mike, now gray-skinned with few hairs and sharp teeth, cries out as he fires a light beam, only to get blasted by a flamethrower from Heatblast and fall back in defeat.
Just then, as Heatblast dusts his hands, a man walks up to him. "Excuse me! I represent… Represented Mr. Morningstar. I like your style, fire guy!" He gives a card to Heatblast, who looks confused. "I like to sign you! I'm seeing commercials! Movies!" The alien just burns the card and walks away. "No way." "WHAT!? Kid, you don't want to be a star?" "Like that dweeb? I'm going to pass." He walks off and hides to turn back. FLASH
Ben reunites with his family. "Ben! That was amazing!" Max adds to Gwen. "Who knew the movie business was so exciting? I'm going back and watching the last 2 films!" Gwen was downcast as she responded. "Don't bother. The books were better." "Well, let's check out the beach then?" Max suggests, cheering Gwen up as they all walk off, laughing along the way.
Mike recovers as he mumbles. "Ben Tennyson… I will find you." "Michael!" He looks up to see a teen girl that is about 14 years old. "Mr. Morningstar! I don't care what others are saying! Can I have an autograph? And do you need help?" Mike smirks as he starts absorbing energy. "Sure! And anything for a fan."