Ben 10 Ultimate Hero EP 24: Rust Bucket RIP
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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 up.
"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 at 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.
As the Tennysons continued their cross-country trip, they entered a town called 'Oldeville' that is in Indiana. "Welcome to Oldeville, kids!" Max shows as they look out the window. "A historic town!" The alien shapeshifter was not impressed by the normalness of this town. "Boring. Boring." Just as Ben thought it couldn't get any duller, he saw something that made him awed.
The Rust Bucket stops in front of a card and game store that has a giveaway for a Sumo Slammer platinum card, only 5 left in the world. But Ben already got one back in his hometown of Bellwood before leaving with his grandfather. What got his attention was another sign that showed a Dual Monsters card pack, a game he plays part-time as well, but not just any card pack.
"NO WAY! The brand new Battle of Legend: Hero's Revenge booster pack! I've been looking for that to upgrade my deck for weeks!" He grins as he checks his secret money stash and smiles at having enough for a bunch of packs. But he then saw a small sign that said, 'limited supply'. "Grandpa! Stop here! I got to get the packs before it's sold out!" But Max keeps going, making the boy concerned. "Grandpa! Stop the car! Stop the car! WHY AREN'T YOU STOPPING!?" "Sorry, Ben. I planned a full day of tours for us! We can visit the store later." "'LATER'?! But there's a limited supply! By the time we get there, they'll be all sold out!" Ben pulls at his hair. He had to get the pack before it was too late! He needs to find a way.
As Max pulls up to a parking lot and stops, Ben gets an idea. "So… If I went XLR8 for a few minutes, I can get the card pack and be back before you…" "No, Ben! What if there's an emergency and you can't use your aliens because the Ultimatrix is on recharge?" Ben looks in sadness as Max continues. "Besides, they're playing cards. You can survive until the end of the day." Max walks off as his cousin approaches. "Who knows, Ben? Maybe this town is more exciting than it looks?"
The kids look at the empty street as a tumbleweed roll past them. "Is it possible to go into a coma from boredom?" Ben groans out. Max walks back in response. "Fine. Here's the deal: It could be a day of tours without powers! Or: You could scrub the tires of the Rust Bucket… without powers!" "TIRES, PLEASE!"
Max left on the bus as the kids washed the wheels. As Ben saw his grandfather was far away, he smiled and slapped on the watch. FLASH "It's like a skate so this can wait! Fast not late, XLR8!" The alien speedster dances and finishes with a spin and poses as Gwen walks over with crossed arms. "Grandpa said that you can't go to the shop until later! And he said no aliens."
"Well… Technically, it is later than before." He zips over to his cousin as he smugly points out. "And he said I can't get the pack without powers, so, yeah! I'm in the clear!" "You know what he meant." Gwen frowns out. "Gwen! Ultra rare! Hero's Revenge! Cards! There's only a few left!" XLR8 begs his cousin. "If you cover for me, I'll do all your choirs for a week!" "2 weeks." "DEAL!" XLR8 shuts his visor and speeds off through the streets, trying to reach the store. He kept making turns as he skated through the town. But just then, a black and gold limo pulls up to him and keeps pace.
The back window rolls down to reveal a kid who is the same age as Ben. He has slicked-back, black hair and brown eyes with tanned skin. He wears a red color shirt with a black vest over it and a gold necklace with a B. He has 2 gold rings on both hands with 2 bracelets on his left with an expensive watch on his right. He has Black shorts with a gold chain hanging from his pocket. He lastly has red, black, and white with a gold brace on the ankles, and hi-tops that look costly.
"OUT OF MY WAY!" "Dude! What's the deal?" XLR8 asks as the kid snaps back. "You're my deal! You're obstructing my route to the Cards and Games shop!" "Oh? Then… You should slow down before you miss this turn!" XLR8 quickly turns left as the limo goes by it, making it screech to a stop.
XLR8 made it to the shop and zooms in, coming out with a small box in his claws. "And he got the rest of the packs!" He smiles at the picture of 2 armored figures and a dragon above them on the card packs, managing to buy the rest of the packs, making the alien grin with excrement as he zips back to play with them. Just as he left, the limo pulled up as a guy in the store put a sold-out sign on the Sumo Slammers one and the Duel Monsters one.
The boy got angry until his eyes widened in realization. "What?! Who would... That lizard thing!"
"OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH!" The alien chants as he looks at his package, unaware of speeding towards a walker for elderly people, and slams into it, sending him flying and crashing near the camper. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP FLASH "Nice landing, dweeb." Gwen sarcastically said as Ben lay on his back with a smile. He holds the box out with joy as he responds. "So worth it." "A pack of cards?! You've wasted your powers on a pack of cards? What if you need your aliens for something!?" The boy stands up, puts his pack on the Rust Bucket's table, and steps outside.
"Please! What can happen in boring old Oldeville? Now, let's just get these tires down so I can open my new packs up, in peace." "ALL RIGHT! GIVE IT!" "Who's that?" Gwen asks as Ben turns around to see the limo and the kid from before, standing on top of it while holding a gold-colored iPad. "Billions. Billy Billions!"
"'Billions'? I heard about them. They are a rich family of geniuses that have their own robot company! They practically invented modern robotics." Gwen explains as Ben widens his eyes, remembering his pal, Simon Sprocket. "Wait a sec! Simon's belt has the same symbol as well." Billy cries out. "That's right! I'm the heir to the Billions empire! But today, I'm after something important! Now hand over my card!" Ben was confused by the demand. "'Card'? What card? I just got a pack of—" Ben realizes what he is talking about as he glares back. "No way! You're getting it!"
"I always get what I want! And I want that card! Until you fork it over…" He pushes his pad, making a small, golden hover drone appear and fly into the RV, attaching itself to the wheel as a long point pushes into the ignition, starting it up as Gwen exclaims. "HEY! OUR CAMPER!" "This wreck is mine!" He commands the Rust Bucket to move side to side to his limo. Billy's vehicle then sports spider legs and climbs up to the top of the RV. "Hand over the card! And I'll give the camper back!" He then drives off and the kids are surprised.
"Ben? What-" "No one. And I mean no one, steals my RV and gets away with it!" Ben glares out as he is about to stomp after the thief, only for the tour bus to pull up with Max waving at them. Gwen glares at her cousin as she mocks. "'What could happen in boring, old, Oldeville?' Huh?" They both ran up to Max as he spoke. "Ben! Gwen! You missed one heck of a tour!" "Great! Tell us about it on the next one!" The kids grinned as they all went inside the bus.
"Sit here, Grandpa!" Gwen said as the 2 sat on the right side. Ben sat in front of them. "Well, this is unexpected. I thought the Rust Bucket must be stolen before I could get either of you to go on one of these tours?" The sibling grew stiff and laughed nervously. They hope Max doesn't find out or they'll be grounded until they are 30! The bus drives off as the driver speaks to the announcer. "On your left is Oldeville's dust museum." Max looks out the window as Ben and Gwen whisper at each other. "How do we find the Rust Bucket?" "While Grandpa is distracted by the dust, we'll keep an eye out for it."
Ben saw the RV on the left side of the bus as they pulled to a stop. "There it is!" "Huh? That's convenient. Now what?" Ben notices his watch beeped in green, making him smile. "Be right back, Grandpa! I gotta take care of something." The boy sneaks to the back and hides from sight. FLASH Wildvine opens the back door and climbs to the roof. "Time to swing into action!" The light turns green, making the limo turn left as the bus continues forward. "Uh-oh!" The plant stretches his left arm, grabs a light pole, and swings after it.
"Man! Tarzan makes this look easy!" He kept swinging and grabbed onto the edge of the RV, hoisting himself up as he was noticed. "You again?!" Billy cries out. "Me again." The plant alien smirks as the rich kid pushes some buttons, making the Rust Bucket swerve left and right as Wildvine tries to stay on. The alien stabs his legs into the roof. Billy pushes a button to summon more drones, making 8 more appear. One charge at the alien as he holds his arm to block it. The blades made a small cut on his arm.
Wildvine dodges 2 more and stretches his hand out, grabbing one and tossing it into another, making them explode. He grabs another and slams it on the ground, destroying it as well. He then chucks his seed bombs at 3 more, destroying them as he stabs a vine through one drone and makes it explode. "Wait? Were there 7 or 8?"
The last bot tackles him, pinning him down as his legs tear off most of the roof "HEY!" Wildvine struggles with the bot. It tries slicing him with buzzsaws, only to cover his head with the flytrap. He narrows his eye and engulfs the bot in his hands, making thrones pop up as they pierce through the shell and destroy it. "You broke my ride! Why can't you go away?!" Wildvine responds as he stands and tosses the bot away. "Because the Rust Bucket isn't yours, Billy! Give it back!"
"I don't give! I get! And nobody is going to keep me from getting what I want! Nobody! Nobody! Nobody!" He made 3 more bots appear, making the plant cross his arms as they knocked him onto the hood. As he looks up, he sees the Limo heading to the tour bus.
The driver saw and quickly dodged left, making Wildvine see Gwen covering Max's eyes as they passed. "Thanks, Cuz! I owe you!" He stands and turns to see the bots after him, making him leap into the Rust Bucket. BEEP BEEP BEEP
He saw the symbol was blinking and got worried. "NO! NO! NO!" FLASH The bots got in, making Ben run further back and quickly grab the sink hose. He sprays them and makes them short out. "Hey... these things are weak against water! Good thing Water Hazard can finish the job!" Only glance at the watch to see it glowing red. "Oh, right."
The passengers were stumbling off as they lay down from the crazy experience. Max got off while holding his head. "I think I had enough excitement for one day." Gwen still can't find the Rust Bucket and figures her cousin is still fighting as she tries to think of something to keep Max distracted. "I think I'll head back to the Bucket and-" "We have to play hot and cold to get there!" Gwen cries as she hops onto his back and covers his eyes, making the man walk around as the girl keeps distracting. "Come on, Ben! I can't keep this up forever."
Ben leaps out from the sink's cupboard and smashes the last drones with a pot. The Ultimatrix beeps in confirmation as the boy activates it. "No time for catchphrases! Only time for Four Arms!" FLASH Heatblast looks at himself and shrugs. "Or Heatblast. I can work with him."
He climbs onto the roof and stands on the limo, making Billy look up. "Give it up, Billy! You're not getting the RV and the card and that's final!" The boy grits his teeth and slams on a button, making the RV stop as it throws Heatblast off and for the wheel robot to detach.
It flies up as Heatblast faces it. "Not another one." The drone's blades extend, and it starts spinning like a Buzzsaw as Heatblast's eye sockets widen. "That's new!" It dashes at Heatblast, who leaps over and counters with a fireball. The flame merely bounces off it as the bot knocks the alien off, while Gwen and Max run past him. "HOTER! HOTER! HOTER!"
"My fire bounced off it?" He mumbles then starts running while being chased. "I could use Water Hazard about now! Why can't I get the aliens I want!? GREAT! Now I'm sounding like Billy Billions! I should be happy with what I got!" He then notices a fire hydrant, getting an idea. As he kept running, he threw a fireball and destroyed it, making a geyser of water spray out as he led the bot to it. The liquid hits the machine, making it spark, and crashes to the ground as Heatblast smirks at it. "All soaked!"
Billy was furious. "GAAHHH! I HAD IT! This town is going to pay!" He slams his fist on the panel, making the limo extend its legs and climb off. A laser appears from the hood and fires. The beam hit a building, destroying part of it as people screamed and ran. He kept destroying things in rage, not caring what he hit or who he hurt. Max and Gwen nearly got hit, making Heatblast angry as well at Billy taking his anger out on innocent people. "All right! No more Mister Nice Alien!" He forms a bigger fireball and throws it at a leg, destroying it and making the car fall as a stray laser burst hits one of the tires of the RV.
The alien groans out in disbelief. "Really? The tires?!" The limo pushes itself up as Billy looks around. "Where is Mister Fire Face?" Heatblast pops up from the front with arms crossed, making the limo deploy a lot of weapons. "Fest your flaming eyes on the best tech money can buy!" Heatblast dodges a few lasers and missiles and observes the car. "Something tells me he can't do well without his tech!" As the car charges, Heatblast holds his hand together and concentrates a pyro laser, firing it down the middle as a red, glowing line follows, surprising Billy.
The car rolls to a stop and splits in half. Billy looks at his wreck and cries. "NOOOOOO! WAAAAAAH!" "AHHH! MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP!" Heatblast cries in dismay as he holds his hands on his flame. "WHAT IN SAM HILL IS GOING ON!?" Heatblast saw Max running to him as Gwen tried to stop. "NO! NO! NO! Uggg… I tried." Max stares at his grandson with a scowl and his hands on his hips. "Well? Care to explain?" "I…. might have sacrificed the oldest fire hydrant to defeat the world's youngest supervillain?" BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP FLASH Ben got a sheepish smile as Max frowned at his grandson. "You and I are going to talk about this."
"WILLIAM THEODORE BILLIONS!" The Tennysons look up to see a black and gold helicopter descend upon the street, landing as the door opens. 2 rich adults, who are Billy's parent, walk down to confront him. "You wrecked the family limo! And you never defeated your arch-nemesis or obtain your prize!" "TSK TSK TSK Horrible form, son! I did a lot better when I was your age." His father said as Billy tried to explain. "I was about to! He just got lucky, that's all!" His mother cuts him off. "Enough! We'll discuss your failure on the Billions copter on the way home." Billy looks back at Ben, who waves at him with a smug smile.
"GIVE ME MY CARD!" The rich boy charges at Ben, who reacts quickly and holds him back by his arms. "I'm not giving up my Heroes to the likes of you!" "What are you saying?! I'm talking about the Sumo Slammers Platinum card! You went in the store before me and when you left and I got there, it was gone!" "What are you talking about!? It was already gone when I got there! Besides, I already have one of them! I was just there to get the Hero's Revenge card pack!" Ben cries back as he takes out one of the packs from the pocket as proof.
He pushes Billy back, who stumbles backward for a bit before righting himself. "But if you don't have it, who does?!" "WOW! The Platinum card of the Sumo Slammers collection!" Both boys look to the right to see another boy with an older one walking down the street. The little guy was holding it in awe. "There's only 5 of these in the world! Thanks, big bro! This is going to look awesome in my set!" "Anytime, little guy!"
"Huh? I guess that kid got there before both of us." Ben comments as Billy's eye twitches for a bit. "NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Billy stomps off to the copter as his parents get on. As the rich boy stands in it, he turns around and glares at Ben with fury and rage. "You'll pay for this, Ben Tennyson! I'll be back again! You haven't seen the last of Billy Billions!"
The copter took off as the Tennyson cousins watched. "Well, look like I got my first enemy that's my age. Weird." "By the way, Grandpa said we need to stay in Oldeville for a while as the Rust Bucket gets fixed and said that you were grounded from video games and Tablet time for 2 days for lying to him and breaking the town." "And there's no alien in the universe that can fix it. 'SIGH'" The boy slumps in dismay at what Gwen said.