At the Chili Fries Shack…
Ben brought food for Vilgax… okay that was something he would never think about doing, let alone allowing the conqueror on his planet.
But he heard him out considering Vilgax informed him that his people were in danger, the children… how could he say no?
Still… Ben had a distingué nose for smelling a rat and when it came to Vilgax, he was the king of the rats. He was not a man of honor, nobility, or standards. He didn't show any compassion or great inner strength. Vilgax was a coward, plain and simple. He only hungers for power and wants control, fearing what he doesn't understand or control. He was far more arrogant than anyone he had ever met or knew, and the cruelest.
So, when Vilgax came with great humility and in desperate need of his help… Ben was skeptical, but he would hear him out.
"Here you go. It's a kid's meal, don't tell anyone you're over eight years old." Ben joked as he tried to disuse the awkward situation.
Two enemies once engage in combat to the death from endless battlefields, trying to destroy the other, a hero and villain forever in a dance to only end when one is completely gone were now having a tasty meal to discuss teaming up to save a planet.
Yeah, what a weird way to start the day.
"So, mind telling me what's been going on?" Ben began as he took a bite of his French fry.
"Ghostfreak."
Ben suddenly stopped as a serious look plagued his face.
"What about him?" Ben demanded his tone changed from his usual happy-go-lucky tone.
"He escaped from his prison and has invaded my home world." The conqueror informed.
"How!? Ghostfreak was completely incapacitated! Grampa, Azmuth, and I made sure he couldn't escape! Everything was planned out down to the final detail! We made no mistakes! Unless… he got help." Ben suspected, giving a hairy eye to the enemy.
"It doesn't matter how Ghostfreak escaped. What matters that your former alien has been terrorizing my home-."
"What did you do, Vilgax?" Ben demanded, not buying Vilgax's story.
"My home is attacked by your monster, and you blame the victim."
Ben wasn't buying it, but he relented.
"Okay, we will save your planet. But if I get proof that this is your doing, there will be hell to pay, if not already." Ben threatened, deciding to put a pin on who was to blame for Ghostfreak being freed, "Now, let's go to your planet and deal with Ghostfreak."