Chapter 10: Unknown Heritage
Now the four are with max at his favourite fishing spot while max was cooking ben and Eunice are spending time with each other which is his most favourite thing to do and gwen was helping max
Grandpa why don't we have normal earth food for once a while said gwen.
Gwen only if you knew the taste said max.
Sorry grandpa I don't want to risk my tongue.
Don't worry we have some normal fish and burgers said max.
Kevin is playing with ship with a robot drone ship chasing it to absorb it when ship hold on it he absorbed it and began to chase kevin, gwen was laughing at it and when ben saw it he also began to laugh.
After while they are eating and they are discussing about their adventures and gwen told how she got the hold of magic book and since she was learnig magic.
Really I thought we have a alien ancestory and those are the source of your powers said ben.
Why did you think like that asked gwen.
The energy balls you throw and shields and the color of it made to think like that.
what aliens can do magic asked gwen.
Anodites said ben which caused max to cough water and ben noticed it.
What are anodites asked gwen.
They are energy beings that are one of most powerful beings in universe seasoned ones can alter reality upto an extent said ben by seeing your reaction I am right grandpa isn't it asked ben.
Yes ben you are right.
What he is right about grandpa.
About having an alien heritage said ben.
What! If we have alien heritage then why are we looking human and even our dads are looks like human asked gwen.
I dont know the reason gwen.
She said that none of you has the spark said max.
Who grandpa asked gwen.
Verdona said max.
So I have the spark asked gwen.
Probably and we will confirm it now said ben.
How we will find ben asked gwen.
Gwen give me your hand said ben.
Gwen gave her hand to ben.
Now concentrate on your energy like when you absorbed your powers from Michael she begin to concentrate and she felt a power very strong rush into her he was intoxicated with it for some moments she was still and she looks a person in a trance ben noticed and smiled.
Kevin seeing gwen was not moving and asked what happened and max also asked the same.
So it is true said Eunice.
Whats true asked kevin.
Wait for her to be normal then I will explain everything said ben and after a few minutes she became normal.
How did you feel asked ben.
I feel so powerful like I can work two days straight with out rest said gwen.
Congrats its confirmed you are an anodite said ben.
How asked gwen.
You absorbed the energy I gave you said ben.
How asked gwen.
Then he created a mana ball in his hand all are surprised except for Eunice.
Ben! You can do magic asked gwen.
Its not magic silly its mana the life essence and I am also an anodite don't get shocked by what you are going to see then he manifested his anodite form all were surprised except Eunice.
Ben what are you asked gwen the most surprised.
See this is the true form of an anodite.
How ben how can you turn, she said both of you doesn't have the spark asked max.
It seems we have it said ben.
So gwen can also turn into like you asked kevin.
Yes with training or some extreme rage said ben.
Rage what do you mean how did you accessed it asked max.
A year after I was gone some thing bad which I don't want to discuss, Eunice was getting hurt the omnitrix was timed out there is nothing I can do but at that moment a hidden rage in me bursted out it's the first time I accessed it when azmuth find he helped me to train it's the first time I met anodites and they helped me to access my anodite abilities.
You were born as anodite then why did you need to train asked gwen.
Well anodites are powerful beings if out of control they can cause a lot of damage and lose their sanity so I needed to train the same goes for you said ben.
Why I can't turn like you said gwen.
Who knows in no time you may access it like me through rage if kevin got hurt you may access it said ben.
Kevin was tensed.
Don't worry I am not going to do it I will train her in traditional methods so she can be normal.
What if even after all the training I cant access it asked gwen.
Then we will try another method don't worry you can access it quick because you have control over your mana so it will be easy so are you willing to train asked ben.
If you are okay with it iam in said gwen.
Okay we will start it soon.
Wait does karen can be an anodite because our dads are normal humans but we have so karen has the possibility said gwen.
I think the spark has passed the generation may be our children wont get said ben for karen I didn't test on her when she grew up I will check said ben.
Ben I would recommend to check now who knows if she may develop the spark more early said max.
Okay I will check if she has I will talk with mom and dad but I wont begin to train her immediately she cant endure the training said ben.
But I wonder how grandpa meet an anodite said ben.
Well it's a long story said ben.
We have all time grandpa said Eunice.
All were looking by hearing that.
Sorry said Eunice.
Don't worry eunice you can call me grandpa if you want said max.
Thank you grandpa said Eunice now we are ready to listen.
Yes grandpa we want to know said gwen.
It was before I joined plumbers I am a energetic young man and I am like devin being rash and jumping to troubles and full of adventure and I am about 20.
Flashback
We see a youngMaxin the Air Force, leading an F-104A fighter squadron in attack formation. Out of nowhere, Max sees a U.F.O. He shoots it down with his AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles but destroys his plane in the process and is scolded by his superior, who almost kicks him out of the Air Force. Then, a major general wants to have a word with him. He tells Max that there have been previous alien sightings hence why the President has been working so hard to get people into space. The major general wants Max to join the space program and Max happily accepts.
Max drives happily away to adiner, where he meets a mysterious red-haired woman, who introduced her self as verdona they both are attracted to each other. They begin to flirt, only to be interrupted by a large man in an overcoat entering the dinner. He spots Verdona and attempts to capture her, only to be fought off by Max. After being smashed into the jukebox, his disguise drops to reveal that he is in fact a humanoid machine. Max and Verdona flee in Max's car.
Verdona says that it a Synthroid it steals a police car and follows the duo. In the car, Max demands some answers from Verdona, who reluctantly tells him that she is an alien from another planet and that the Synthroid is trying to kidnap her. They are interrupted by the Synthroid, who tries to push their car off the road. After some fancy driving from Max, the Synthroid crashes into an overturned oil tanker. Max and Verdona then escape.
The two take a brief rest at an abandoned gas station and Verdona informs Max that the bracelet on her wrist which disables her powers except telepathy. She also reveals that she was on the spaceship that Max shot down earlier and read his mind, which is what lead her to him. Max says he has an idea on how to remove the bracelet and takes Verdona to a smelting plant. He attempts to remove the bracelet with a pair of steel clippers, but the bracelet proves to be made of an incredibly dense material. The Synthroid catches up to the pair and Max attempts to stop it. After sustaining some damage, it reveals that it can automatically repair itself of all injuries. It captures Verdona and leaves to repair its ship.
Max then manages to locate Verdona and the ship by using the strong telepathic link they share. At the crash site, the Synthroid reveals that it wants Verdona since she is anAnoditeand can power his species' cities for decades before expiring. The fight is interrupted by the appearance ofMagister Labrid, who orders the machine to stand down. It ignores him, shoots down Labrid and flees with Verdona onto the ship. Max prevents its escape by using Labrid's blaster to destroy the energy core of the ship, destroying it and the Synthroid.
The bracelet loses its power and Verdona returns to her true Anodite form. She asks Max to come with herto spaceand promises to give him anything he desires. Max declines her offer, saying he needs to take what he wants himself and not have it handed to him. She realizes that she can't change his mind, kisses him and promises to that they will meet again as she flies away.
After the person knows as labrid introduces him self to max and said he is a plumber and offers him to join them to which he agrees and becomes the first human plumber.
After some years joining the plumbers one day he is in the plumber base in space, after arriving from a mission he was given leave so he decided to go to earth, he went to the diner where he met verdona for the first time.
I thought you would be here and I am right said a voice behind him.
Max turned to see who it was it is verdona who he met a few years ago.
Hi verdona how are you again escaping from Synthroid asked max with a teasing tone.
Really! I am a lot stronger now I came to see you I heard you joined the plumbers and you are pretty famous and I tracked your mana I found you here said verdona.
So how is life asked max.
Every day is not the same for me so its pretty interesting, you.
I like my job and visiting planets and meeting new kinds of people it's a complete experience for me.
Are you single asked verdona.
Yes what about you did you find any one.
No.
Okay lets go to dinner said max.
Why so suddenly asked verdona.
It's a date it is used for people to find their partner said max.
Interesting earth has a lot of interesting things just like you said verdona.
Flash back end
That's the beginning of our relation later we got married and carl and frank were born and I am as usual busy with my plumber job.
Where is she now asked gwen.
Anodites are free spirits they like to experience new things after some time she left and when you were born she came when she saw both of you she said you don't have spark and left again said max.
Gwen was saddened by hearing that she left them because they don't have spark.
Wow you really remember all them just like it happened yesterday a voice said.
When they see who it was they saw a old woman in her 60's with grey hair and blue eyes.
Verdona is it really you asked max.
Yes sweet man its really me said verdona how you have been?
I am fine what about you getting across any Synthroid asked max with a teasing tone.
She chuckled oh max you haven't changed then she came toward them and noticed the kids she saw Eunice at particular.
You I thought you will be in space don't you have any missions with your boyfriend and the petrosapien friend of yours asked verdona.
Well its my home here and the boyfriend you said is right beside me said Eunice.
She noticed ben you are a human I thought you are some alien species what are doing here and how do you know max asked verdona.
Well I am spending time with my grandpa after a lot of years said ben.
Grandpa! She turned to see max.
Yes verdona he is our grandson ben and she is granddaughter gwen said max introducing both of them.
Last time I saw you were kids now you have really grown up said verdona.
Gwen still hurt looking at her kevin noticed her.
So verdona did you came to stay for some time or will you go asked max.
To be frank I don't know how many years it has been I sensed anodite presence here I came to visit I think its ben said verdona.
Yes verdona its is ben said max.
Really so does gwen has also the spark so ..
So what will you do now Verdona was interrupted by gwen you just came because you sensed bens energy other wise you wouldn't come right asked gwen with anger in her voice.
Gwen called max.
You left us because we don't have spark now we have it and you came back its like you only care about us if we have spark otherwise you wouldn't care said gwen.
Gwen its not like that said max she didn't mean it anodites are not like humans to stay with their family for a long time.
So what atleast she should pretend she cares, she is not here when you needed her most, she is not here for the five years said gwen did she thought we will go and embrace her when she suddenly comes and said hi dear I am your grandmother.
What happened max asked verdona.
Wow she is asking now grumbled gwen.
Ben went missing for 5 years he is one you heard with Eunice being in the places where he needed he is with azmuth all these years with frank and carl they broke all ties with me but now we reconciled no need to worry about that said max.
Gwen I think you are overreacting you didn't resent me when I came back and you cared about me but now with grandma you are resenting her said ben.
Ben! She reacted but slowed down she also knew its truth she didn't resent ben but now she is acting like hypocrite.
You are right ben I just didn't like the fact she is not there when we are kids and left us because we don't have spark now she came back because we have spark I doubt she wouldn't visit us if we don't have the spark said gwen.
Ben didn't know what to say she is right yes gwen you are right if we didn't have the spark she may not come to visit us said ben.
Max was surprised now he thought ben will hate verdona before max could say anything ben started.
I know how to be an anodite and other species also, some species eat their children alive when they were born some don't care about them this is nature gwen we cant change it we have to accept them as they are this is what I learned and understand for being in space these years and visiting countless planets and stars said ben.
Max and verdona was surprised max knew ben was wise but wise beyond his experience or age may be this is what walking a mile in shoes of other species max thought, verdona was most surprised not even once in my life think in that way said verdona.
Verdona took a step and turned towards gwen.
Gwen I don't know how you feel or think but it's the way we live I am sorry if I hurt you I know I am not there for you or max when he is low in his life but if you are willing from now on I will try to visit very often said verdona.
We may be anodites but our relations are like human but not close as humans said verdona, I am sorry if you thought I love you because you have the spark but really I was excited to find if you have spark usually we don't reproduce in conventional methods lest the offspring doesn't inherit the anodite powers but since you and ben were born with it I was surprised.
So gwen are you willing to try to establish our relationship asked verdona.
I will try said gwen.
If you are going to establish why don't you start with our youngest grandchild said max.
Who? asked verdona.
Karen she is five years old and my sister said ben.
Okay said verdona.
Later that evening frank and natalie arrived at bens house frank knocked the door and karen opened it.
Hello uncle frank and auntie natalie said karen.
Hello karen how are you asked frank.
I am fine how are you asked karen.
I am fine little girl.
Then carl arrived at the door hi frank hi natalie said carl.
Hi carl greeted both.
Do you know the reason why dad suddenly called a family reunion we recently had it asked frank.
May be he is trying to cover all the years when he is not for us said frank.
Maybe, but didn't they have more important jobs to protect earth and universe from some racist aliens asked frank.
Don't know atleast they are away from risk and dangerous situations said carl.
Yes it right I hope they will be careful said frank.
Don't worry son we will be careful said a voice behind them it was max and children with ship and there is a woman with them who they recognized immediately.
Mom called frank.
Yes frank its me.
Mom is it really you or am I seeing things asked carl.
No dad you are not seeing any things she is really grandma verdona said ben.
How did you meet her asked frank.
Well we are discussing about some important matter about our heritage then she came said gwen.
Heritage! is there some thing we need to know asked carl.
Yes but it can wait said max.
Then they entered the living room and karen was watching TV and she saw all of them are coming inside.
Hi big brother ben hi Eunice his cousin gwen hi kevin hi grandpa karen greeted them all and they did the same then karen noticed verdona and asked her who are you.
So you are my little granddaughter asked verdona.
Karen she is your grandma said carl.
Grandma! really asked karen.
Verdona smiled at her yes dear iam your grandma verdona nice to meet you.
Then Sandra and natalie entered the hall and noticed verdona.
Verdona! Exclaimed Sandra.
Oh! I don't want any melodrama now groaned ben.
Hi Sandra hi natalie greeted verdona.
What are you doing here asked Sandra.
Visiting family said verdona.
Really after 15 years scoffed natalie.
There raised tension in the room.
Mom, auntie natalie we have gone through this discussion earlier why don't we have dinner and talk later asked ben.
Yes mom I am hungry said gwen.
sandra why don't we listen to her afterall she came 15 years later hurry before she decides to leave said carl.
Both Sandra and natalie sighed and said okay.
There is an awkward silence then the silence was broken by karen.
Grandma where are you all these years.
I am exploring new places and took a break from travelling so I returned.
What kind of places grandma.
There are a lot of beautiful places and people there are so many places it is difficult to say.
Will you take me, big brother says when I am older but I cant wait.
Big brother is right karen you are too young now but when you got older you can go with big brother and later you can go on your own.
Really I cant wait to go.
Looks like she got your spirit verdona said max.
Yeah said verdona.
And again the awkward silence returned, after dinner they all got into the living room, then carl spoke.
What is the heritage you discussed asked carl.
Me and gwen acquired grandmas alien powers said ben.
A loud gasps was heard from Sandra and natalie.
Now way you are taking away children away said Sandra to verdona.
Relax mom we are not going any where I fully acquired the powers gwen is on her way so I decided to train her that when her powers are activated she may control herself lest there will be disasters said ben.
Is there any problems asked natalie.
No there is no problems what I am saying there is a possibility because the same happened to me so I know how to handle it gwen needs to control her rage and anger so there will not be any problems.
If they are willing I will help them said verdona who can teach them more than and experienced anodite.
Anodite asked frank, if mom is an alien then why me and carl didn't got those powers asked frank.
Frank! Called natalie.
What! I am just asking my doubt.
Well to say it easy those powers skipped generation said ben.
So does karen got powers asked carl.
I need to check but even if they are not present she may develop in future well it took 10 years for both of us said ben.
Then ben checked karen by holding her hand after some time she may develop in future for now I cant say anything said ben.
Thank god said Sandra.
Mom there is nothing wrong in being an alien see I am all of 1 million alien species some are weaker than humans but intelligent some are savages some can alter the reality it self some has strength so on.
Alter reality asked frank.
Yes just with a thought said ben.
Are you talking about celestialsapeins asked verdona.
Yes do you know about them asked ben.
Well I know they have an incredible power they are most powerful beings in the universe but nobody knows where they are how azmuth got it said verdona.
Yes they are most powerfull beings but they are stubborn to convince them said ben and azmuth wont tell me where he got it and he didn't tell me where they are and said nobody can go to the place where they stay.
Convince what do you mean by that asked gwen.
Alien x has three personalities some may have even more so they don't make any rash decisions which will cause problems well atleast iam on good terms with them when situation is out of hands they will help us.
Then why don't you stop the highbred with that asked kevin.
Well I don't want to depend on them for every problem and besides I need to convince them I only use them In dire situations I got it three years ago until now I didn't used them except for debating said ben.
Kevin understood what he meant.
So mom don't worry if karen has anodite powers she will be okay assured ben.
If you say so but if she got those powers you are going to help her in the whole thing said Sandra.
Okay mom.
Then the whole day was without any tensions and the whole family was happy verdona for the time being stayed with max.