Thunderbirds and Aliens C8

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:Chapter Start:

Tracey Island-main room-Two weeks Later

Ben, Charmcaster, Kayo, Rook and Ester was seen watching the map of Hex's Castle be generated as Lucy explored the facility holding a special scanner to map out the structure and to calculate the number of Golems are located in the facility. Ben frowns as he noticed the tunnels under the castle that Lucy was exploring that shows a lack of Golems where he comments, "Hex doesn't know about the tunnels under the castle."

Kayo comments, "Unless he placed traps in those tunnels."

Ben nods before saying, "Then our infiltration team will have to be careful. I will go through the front door while you three use the tunnels," as the map revealed the tunnels leading to an abandoned Boat House, "I can probably distract Hex with Charmcaster by going through the front door and destroying a lot of the golems."

Scott who was sitting at his desk simply comments, "Considering you are going after a criminal, why not call the GDF?"

Ben frowns before commenting, "That could work. Think General Kasey will give us a hand?"

Kayo hums before stating, "We will have to ask her. Can we expect anything else from Hex?"

"I do not know," Charmcaster states before adding, "Basically he would tempt me with promises of new spell or magic only to lie or ditch me."

Ben asks, "And you didn't do the same?"

Charmcaster simply says, "Considering the Fountain of Youth incident where I took care of him for a couple weeks. Besides some minor name calling and baby jokes he vanished for a couple months only to zap me and lock me in a cell for twice the time he was a child." Charmcaster then looks to Ben and commenting, though I did notice some runes when I got out. Bastard tried to steal my magic at a distance."

Ben frowns before having a smirk, "Did you ever learn stage magic?"

That was when the alarms went off and John appeared as a hologram speaking immediately, "Trouble, A sink hole appeared along a line of micro earthquakes that was going from the local mountain ranges towards Fort Nox. This is the third sink hole to appear along the route of the quakes and at the same distance to the centre of each sink hole. By Eios' calculations there will be three more sink holes before the fourth swallows Fort Nox itself. Though the sink hole before that will swallow a large town. Thunderbird two is still on the otherside of the world with that sinking ship."

Scott stands and says, "Thunderbird 1 can get there and start investigating the situation."

Ben stands and says, "Then Kayo, Rook, Ester and myself should join you," Scott and John looks to Ben in confusion as Ben comments, "Fort Nox, you know the place with all the Gold and Alien Tech stored by the Plumbers."

Rook nods and says, "We will follow in the Proto Truck and Thunderbird Shadow."

Ben looked to Scott, who looked to John and says, "Contact the GDF."

John spoke again, "Done, they will reach the sight with evacuation crafts by the time Thunderbird 2 is resupplied and sent out."

That being said Ben got in the storage space of ThunderBird 1 while Rook and Ester went to the Proto Truck to launch from Thunderbird 2's runway. Thunderbird Shadow flew away from the island.

Charmcaster from the main lounge spoke, "I will keep an eye on Hex's castle. Get some ideas on what Hex is doing."

John spoke, "I will keep scans of the quakes and the wizards hut and update you when I can."

Considering the possible danger, Scott spoke to Ben asking, "I take it gold is valuable in outer space?"

"It is used for circuitry of computers, it protects systems from energy damage. It is that common in the universe that Dictators coat their super weapons in the stuff and make power suits," Ben admits before with a laugh adds, "Though they never get the smelting process right and never thing to make alloys."

John who had been listening asks, "Is that why you have been sending replacement components with traces of gold to Thunderbird 5?"

"Yeah," Ben admits before commenting, "After dealing with CRIUS station and Fishler Industries. I managed to replace most of the main components, ThunderBird 2 could take ten lightning bolts within seconds before needing a reboot."

Scott blinks before asking, "What about Thunderbird 1?"

"Three," Ben answered, "How far are we from Fort Nox?"

Two minutes later they arrived to find the forming of a new sink hole and John comments, "Heads up the tremors are getting faster."

Ben frowns before stating, "I am going to head underground, Send the others other to the mountains to check the origins of the original quakes." Ben had his feet on the ground, wearing his blue body suit armour. Ben shifted the dial on the Omnitrix where he managed to find the form he was looking for and transformed into a large werewolf creature only to grumble, "I was going for Wildmutt not Benwolf."

Scott asks, "You need help?"

"No, I will be fine. I just need to be careful when I need to howl," Benwolf states before leaping into the sink hole and saying, "Start evacuating the town. I will sniff out the quakes."

Scott shouts back to Ben, "What about when you find trouble?"

"Why do you think I asked the others to cut off their escape route!" before finding the bottom of the sink hole to find a tunnel heading for Fort Nox. Benwolf started running on all fours where he runs for a couple miles. He silently slows down as he hears the sound of pikes digging. Benwolf sneaks over and notices a series of people a third of the size of a normal human.

With his enhanced senses, Benwolf can feel a bunch of vibrations ahead and a voice that he recognised, "What is taking so long!? I want that Traciate Alloy!" The one shouting was large monster of an Alien with mechanical armour, with orange skin and horns yelling at yellow armoured alien with drill pistons for arms.

Benwolf spoke to himself after recognising the orange alien, "Vulkanis? How did he get his body back?" Benwolf narrows his eyes and frowns as Valkanus uses a controller pointed at the yellow armoured alien, electrocuting the digging Alien causing them to shake violently and create another Sink Hole that almost buries Benwolf who managed to stay hidden during his leap. Benwolf taps the Omnitrix Symbol and says, "John the Sinkholes are Alien in Origin. The tremors are the result of an unknown Alien Species being forced to dig towards Fort Nox."

In Benwolf's ear, Rook speaks, "Found the starting point of the Quakes and have located a ship belonging to known criminal," only to be interrupted by Ben.

"Vulkanis," Ben then continues, "Known criminal whose favourite item to steal is Iron Ore. By the looks of it he is forcing an unknown alien to break into Fort Nox. The only issue is that Vulkanus is not this smart," Benwolf's ear twitches before he leaps out the way as another old enemy arrives in the form of a purple armoured alien with an arsenal of weapons and jet pack only to be followed by another of the same species, "We have Bounty Hunters," only to leap away from the ground as a large golden claw dug through the ground trying to grab Benwolf. Benwolf avoids the attacks before suddenly shouts, "What do you know about it's a regular reunion! We going to see Tetrax? Where are the snacks? I could Wolf down some snacks." Before opening his mouth into quarters and blasted at the bounty hunters with a sonic attack.

The golden claw dug itself out the ground to reveal a golden armoured humanoid with crab legs and a single crab claw that suddenly fired a red beam at the dodging Benwolf. Vulkanus spoke up from his end of the tunnel to see Benwolf, "A Leopoan, take about rare especially this far from Transil," Vulkanus states before pressing his controller and saying, "You Digger destroy the mutt," the yellow armoured being was shocked and forced to attack Benwolf.

With Thunderbird 1

Scott flew towards the town and landing his Thunderbird at the town limit to find a large number of people getting some distance away from the town as Scott called John, "John what is the status of the Quakes?"

John appeared on Scott's wrist and says, "Ben encountered the source of the Quakes," Scott feels a tremor as John continues, "By our sensor readings, the quakes are now focused in one area. Rook is heading in to give Ben support while Kayo and Ester are handing entrance to the tunnel. I have organised for the GDF to join them in catching them. Though there is one problem."

Scott frowns as he directs people out of town, "What is happening John?"

"Ben is currently fighting Three Bounty Hunters, a Vulkanus and an Alien Prisoner," John answered.

"Alien Prisoner?" Scott questioned as TB2 and the GDF arrived.

John spoke again, "I spoke with Ester, according to Plumber intelligence Vulkanus is a Smuggler and thief of materials, mainly underground ores and materials, using a small army of genetic clone drones that basically legal slave labour."

Scott blinks, "How can that be legal?"

John shrugs and says, "I already asked, apparently the race that made them needed them to save the economy and their species. The reason it is excepted amongst the Galaxy is because they are very durable tend to dig themselves out of accidents. The only issue I can find about them is they do everything you say until they basically shut down all functions after a couple years. The fact they don't need oxygen is an apparent plus for them."

Scott sighs and says, "We will discuss this with the Plumbers later. For now we need to focus on ensuring no Civilians get in the cross fire." With that they continued to evacuate the civilians.

With Kayo and Ester-Tunnel entrance.

Kayo finished tying up the apparent guards, that had been guarding a large craft a quarter filled with ores mined along the tunnel leading towards Fort Nox. Ester was checking the computers for and records. Rook had already taken a hovering skate board to speed down along the tunnel. Kayo came onto the ship and found Ester checking the computer's communication records and could only sigh as they hear the Hood's voice hiring them to steal from Fort Nox. Kayo frowns and says, "Why would the Hood hire aliens to steal from Fort Nox."

Ester frowns before commenting, "According to the deal, they were hired to rob Fort Nox in Six Months from now." Kayo frowns before Ester chuckles, "They are screwing the Hood," causing Kayo to chuckle before she gained a devious look on her face.

Back with Benwolf

Benwolf dodged the yellow armoured alien with piston dills for arms the made a creator where Benwolf flipped over the armoured alien and clawed the back of the Aliens head only to flinch as one of his claws actually broke. Benwolf simply says, "I broke nail, how hard is your head."

The armoured Alien simply says, "Please stay still, so I can go back to digging." The aliens deep voice sounded tired like he doesn't like being out in public.

Benwolf simply asks as he dodges another attack, "If you like Digging so much, why does Vulkanus have you wearing a slave collar?"

The armoured Alien did not answer as Vulkanus spoke, "I paid good money for this slave. Can find any material underground and can dig through diamond like swimming through the water."

The two purple aliens with jetpacks aimed at Benwolf and fired missiles at him and the yellow armoured Alien. Benwolf dodged while the Yellow Armoured alien was hit only to bounce back without being injured other then getting dizzy. The golden crab alien appeared behind Benwolf and fired a red energy beam at Benwolf only for the werewolf alien to dodge and howl at the roof for less than a second at the roof causing a boulder to fall and land on the crab aliens head, splitting the rock in half on the aliens head and denting the aliens head as it fell over unconscious.

Vulkanus suddenly shouts to his workers, "What are you morons doing, get him."

The tiny alien miners rushed at Benwolf who leaped out the way from wild swings, missiles, energy blasts and a sudden rock being thrown. The Yellow Armoured alien recovered from being Dizzy and slowly runs towards Benwolf with a raised fist only to miss. The Yellow Armoured alien raised their fists into the air when suddenly a single energy arrow cut off the collar from the Yellow Alien who noticed the collar was removed. The Yellow armoured simply lowers his arms and before walking over to the side and takes a seat.

Benwolf smirks and shouts, "Nice shot Rook!"

Rook fired another arrow zapping one of the purple aliens who aimed at him. Rook shouts, "Plumbers, Vulkanus, SixSix and SevenSeven, you are under arrest from illegal enslavement, creating artificial Natural Disasters and attempted Robbery of a Government Facility."

Vulkanus growls as he says, "Great Plumbers, what next Tennyson showing up."

Benwolf chuckles and says, "You really don't recognise me Vulkanus? Though I am surprised you have a body again I mean you were just a head when you blew up."

Vulkanus blinks before saying, "I thought you were dead!" he said with clear fear.

"I just needed a break," Benwolf states before howling for a second to knock the miners who were trying to sneak up on him away without causing a collapse. Benwolf was tackled by SevenSeven as SixSix attacked Rook.

Valkanus used that moment to sneak away while SixSix launching the pair towards the Yellow Armoured alien skidding along the ground until they stopped next to the Alien only to have the Yellow Armoured Alien suddenly hammer punch SixSix unconscious with a single strike to the head. Rook says, "Thank you." The Yellow Armoured Alien shrugged before laying down.

Rook stood up and fired a single arrow at SevenSeven and managed to zap the Alien as he Benwolf palmed strikes SevenSeven in the face before Rook captures SevenSeven with a orange capture rope. Benwolf then howls at the remaining miners and noticed that Valkanus is gone. Benwolf contacts Kayo and Ester, "Heads up Valkanus is on his way back," Benwolf started running on all fours back down the tunnel.

Rook handled the Apprehention of the Bounty Hunters as he spoke to the Yellow Armoured alien, "I will need your comment for my report."

With Valkanus-Half Hour Later-Start of the Tunnel.

Valkanus was huffing and puffing as he ran the full length of the tunnel only to find a shocking situation. Valkanus shouts, "Where is my ship!?" finding the miners he had left to guard his ship tied up. Though after taking a step he saw GDF and Plumber ships floating above him shinning a light on the Alien when he was suddenly tackled by Benwolf and pinning him to the ground.

Benwolf spoke, "Surrender now Valkanus."

"Yeah, yeah. But where is my ship?" Valkanus whines.

The Plumbers landed to show Magister Patalide and some Plumbers heading over to cuff Valkanus while Patalide says, "Valkanus, your ship has been confiscated by the local GDF forces due to your involvement with the individual known as the Hood."

Valkanus simply grumbles as Rook arrived with the Yellow Armoured Alien holding the three Bounty Hunters with Rook stepping forward holding the collar while saying, "Magister, this Talepeadan from the Andromeda Galaxy who wishes to seek Asylum on Earth."

"ANDROMEDA!" Magister Patelide shouts before saying, "To go that far you would need to fly none stop for a decade one way. How did you get this far out from your homeworld?"

The Yellow Armoured alien simply says, "Weird metal thing, with multiple arms showed up and had taken a bunch of us to complete small old squishy thing wanting to find strange rock thing. Was upset and fell over when rock not there. Then weird grey squishies with blasters raided ship and sold us off to other squishies."

Benwolf transformed back into Ben as he shakes his hand with the broken nail and looks to the Talepeadan only for a yellow beam from the Omnitrix scanning the alien. "Uncatalogued Alien DNA acquired added to current selection." Ben's voice was heard from the Omnitrix causing Ben to blink.

Ben comments, "How many were on the ship?"

The Talepeadan hums before raising its fingers before suddenly punching the ground and collecting a bunch of rocks and removes a couple and handing the rest to Ben as he say, "This many."

Ben did a quick count and says, "twenty five alien lifeforms not in the Omnitrix. We need to keep an eye out."

Rook frowns before stating, "We should inform Azmuth. He should have the technology to find and track them down and the Plumbers should be able to retrieve them."

Ben's communicator beeped and John appeared, "I take it the Quakes have been delt with?"

Ben simply says, "Everything is FAB Thunderbird 5, though you may need to inform Grandma Tracey to set up a room at Tracey Island we are getting a roommate until somewhere else can be sorted."

John frowns before asking, "Anything I should tell her?"

"The guy is going to need super heavy duty bed," Ben states.

"Underground please," the yellow armoured alien states before commenting, "Don't like wide open spaces."

John responded and asks, "Does your friend have a name?"

The yellow armoured alien simply says, "Tiny," everyone looked at him strangely and says, "I was very small unlike my brothers."

Ben nods before asking, "Was it an insult?"

Tiny shakes his helmeted head, "No, size was helpful reaching the high rooftops to knocking stalactites and the tasty roots and funguses out of reach." What sounded like Tiny's belly rumbled loudly.

"You okay with vegatibles?" Rook questioned before using his prototool to scan Tiny and says, "He can eat all vegetables that grow underground such as potatoes, carrots, onions and mushrooms."

Ben spoke to John and says, "John, have Grandma Tracey prepare the smoothy machine for vegetable smoothies." Ben looked to Tiny and says, "Make that a couple Dozen."

With Kayo and Ester-near Fort Nox-Valkanus' ship

Outside the civilians were being led back into town with the danger passed their was no need to seek shelter. Kayo and Ester, along with several computer experts from the Plumbers were examining everything including the details about Tiny, specifically about who sold him, where he was sold and how to find them. Ester frowns before saying, "The ship is Agreian. Dead species who collected other species for combat. The species are extinct other then the DNA samples held by Azmuth. Though the species have had a historical impact, The Galactic Wrestling Tournament has resulted in the recruitment of hundreds of Plumbers."

Kayo asks, "The why did they kidnap so many aliens species?"

Ester looks to the systems and says, "We it appears the ship is stationary on a specific planet that the Proto Truck can reach. Want to go on a trip after Hex is delt with."

Kayo blinks before frowning, "To another planet?"

:End of Chapter 8:

I hope you all enjoyed this update and until next time… BEWARE THE WRAITH!