KevinMake me.
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Ben (as Echo Echo): Echo Echo! (to mechanized dragon) Got you, got you, got you!
Kevin
Yeah, I am.
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Magister Labrid (panicked, to a Forever Knight attempting to use a broken space gun): Don't do it! It's busted. (to Kevin) Hit the deck!
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That's why Level 5 technology is illegal on Earth. Humans aren't ready for it.
Kevin
I owe you one.
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Echo Echo (while trying to capture the mechanized dragon): Got you, got you, got you. Don't got you.
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Kevin [to Ben, after Echo Echo's sonic attack at the dragon]: You could warn somebody when you're gonna do that.
Gwen [to Ben]: Seriously, I got earplugs in my purse.
That's all of them. [to Ben] If you wouldn't mind. [Echo Echo's sonic attack causes the Forever Knights' blasters to blow up, and steaming liquid is shown dripping from a gash on Labrid's suit]
Echo Echo [to Labrid]: Hey, are you okay? There's... [transforms back to Ben]
[after changing back] ...water leaking out of your suit.
[notices the liquid drop coming out from the gash on the chest of his suit] That's not water.
Kevin [to Labrid]: You alright, man?
Labrid [to Ben]: Listen to me.
Kevin
I've got a tire patch in the car, maybe we could--
No time for that. There's nothing anyone can do.
If you want to help me, finish the job. You have to find out where the Level 5 tech is coming from.
That's just the tip of the iceberg, kid. [weakly] Your grandpa was on the trail of something big: an alien conspiracy with Earth in the middle. He was working undercover. If you crack this case, maybe you can find Max and save your planet.
Ben [sadly]: I can't do it without Grandpa. I don't know how.
You...you are Ben Tennyson. You can do anything. [dries out completely and passes away, leaving only an empty plumber suit with a gash on it]
Ben [to Gwen and Kevin]: I'm gonna need help.
You know I'm here for you.
Kevin, there's no money in this, but--
Kevin [seriously]: I'm in.
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[Ben and Kevin are in Kevin's car. Gwen is floating in front of them with a laser lance spinning around in front of her.]
Are you sure this is going to work?
No. I've never done something like this before. But in theory, I should be able to trace the vibrations from this laser lance back to the people who used to own it.
I thought I destroyed all of those things.
Kevin
I kept one as a souvenir. Lucky, huh? [Ben frowns at him]
[The laser lance stops spinning, turns pink, and points in the right direction.]
Hey, it's working. Follow me!
[Gwen floats off, with Ben and Kevin following behind.]
Kevin
[Bored] I'll follow you anywhere.
[The car starts going off-road.]
Kevin
[Angrily] Except there! Come on, Gwen! Paint job!
(riding in Kevin's car) Can't this thing go any faster?
Kevin
(driving through a 25-MPH speed zone) Yes.
We're still going the same speed.
Kevin
It's called the speed limit. Fastest we're going tonight.
Kevin
I said "could", not "would".
My mom's going to kill me if i'm late getting home again.
Kevin
Huh, if she grounds you, it'll be just me and Gwen. Tough break.
You think i'd go with you if Ben wasn't here?
Kevin
Yeah. I got roguish charm.
(beeping noise)
Phone call for Mr. Rogueish charm.
Kevin
Not me. I don't have a cell.
Then it's probably 1 of your many girlfriends. (Gwen reaches into Kevin's coat pocket and takes out his Plumbers badge)
Grandpa Max doesn't have anything to do with this, does he?
Kevin
Nope.
So that badge belongs to the Heatblast guy. Where do you think he got it?
Kevin
He doesn't act like a Plumber. He's probably just a Plumber's kid.
Why would a policeman give his son a badge?
Kevin
To keep real Plumbers from arresting them for interplanetary trespass. A badge is better than a passport.
Kevin Levin
Heatblast Jr. is probably part human. Human's with alien ancestors are actually pretty common. Most of them have superpowers.
Kevin
Well, yeah. That's what you are. You get your powers through your grandpa. I thought you knew.
(scoffs) I get my powers from magic talismans and books.
Kevin
(laughs) Yeah right. Magic.
Kevin Levin. I can't decide whether to trade with you or tear you to pieces. Remember that counterfeit-isotope scam a few years back?
Kevin Levin
Yeah. Sorry about that.
You left me holding the bag, and at the mercy of the Plumbers. I escaped, but now I'm stuck on Earth swapping level-3 tech to get by, thanks to you.
Kevin Levin
Ancient history. I'm here to make a deal.
[Stands up] I have the Plumber gadget you want. [Shows Kevin the holo-viewer] What do you give me for it?
Kevin Levin
Look, completely straight, I had this stash of Plumber's technology, but I lost it.
Kevin Levin
Tell me what I have to do to get.
[Vulkanus holds out his hand, but when Kevin is about to shake it, he grabs his whole arm.]
Kevin Levin
Huh?
[Vulkanus squeezes Kevin's hand hard, causing Kevin to groan in pain. Kevin drops to his knees while holding his hand. A machine rises from the floor. A piece of Taydenite rises from the machine and wraps two appendages around Kevin's hand, slowly pulling him in and forcing him to touch the crystal and absorb it.]
First, you're going to pay me back for the double-cross.
Kevin Levin
[As his whole body starts turning into Taydenite] I can't– stop– absorbing!
Because I don't want you to. You're recursibly absorbing a piece of Taydenite, the rarest most precious living gem in the entire galaxy.
[The Pickaxe Aliens slide Kevin backwards. Two large cuffs rise from the floor and hold Kevin in place as the crystals on his back start growing.]
This is the only piece of Taydenite in this spiral of the Milky Way. Or it was, until you came along.
Kevin Levin
[With his face turning into Taydenite] You're garbage!
[As the crystals on his back grow larger, Kevin screams in pain. The Pickaxe Aliens climb on Kevin's back.]
You owe me. I'm gonna take it out of your hide, then sell you all piece by piece.
[The Pickaxe Aliens chip the Taydenite away from Kevin's back. The Taydenite fall into the mine carts.]
And I'm gonna do it forever.
Kevin Levin
Do what you want to me, but Ben Tennyson gets that holo-viewer.
[Vulkanus laughs, then flicks the holo-viewer away towards the wall.]
You're in a bad position to make demands.
[Kevin absorbs the doorknob, then sticks his finger into the keyhole to pick the lock.]
This is why you changed your mind about Mike going off with Gwen? So we could spy on him?
Kevin Levin
Yep.
Kevin Levin
He ain't right, Ben. If you're not gonna check him out, I am.
You're doing the wrong thing, Kevin. The old Kevin thing. [Grabs Kevin's arm] Step away from the door.
Kevin Levin
You really wanna fight me over some new guy? [Frees his arm from Ben's grip] That's how you're gonna build a team? [Opens the door] And they said I didn't learn anything in the Null Void.
TTrina
[arriving at the house] Is Mike home? [Ben and Kevin turn to see her walking up to them] He hasn't called me back since you and that new girl showed up.
[Ben and Kevin exchange looks, then turn to Trina.]
Kevin Levin
Uh, Trina, right? Yeah, Morningstar ain't here right now.
[Trina tilts her head to look at the open door. Ben and Kevin exchange looks, then turn to Trina.]
Kevin Levin
We're just picking up some stuff for him.
TTrina
[Comes up the stairs] Then you know where he is. Can you take me?
TTrina
I need to see him. Why won't he see me?
[Kevin notices marks on Trina's arm.]
Kevin Levin
Where did you get those marks on your arm?
[Trina shrugs. Ben and Kevin turn away from Trina to keep her from hearing what they were saying.]
Kevin Levin
I saw those same marks on that zombie girl that tried to tenderize me.
TTrina
I just wanna see Mike.
[Ben and Kevin turn to Trina.]
Kevin
Yeah. I'm getting that.
[Ben and Kevin turn back to each other.]
Kevin Levin
Call me crazy, but is it possible Morningstar's the one making these girls this way?
[Trina approaches them.]
[Ben and Kevin turn to Trina.]
Kevin Levin
'Scuse us.
[Ben and Kevin turn back to each other.]
Kevin Levin
Look, it didn't really hit me till just now, but Gwen's been wearing her sleeves lower than usual. She was hiding something.
[Ben looks at the marks on Trina's arms. As Ben turns back to Kevin, Trina walks past them and walks into the house.]
You're saying Gwen has marks like that on her arms?
Kevin Levin
I didn't see them for sure, but it makes sense.
Come to think of it, Trina was all weak and wobbly when we first saw her on the highway.
[Kevin nods.]
Gwen was the same way at the power plant. Gwen might've caught whatever bug is doing this.
Kevin Levin
Yeah. And the bug's name is Mike Morningstar.
Fact is, you've been against Morningstar since the minute we met him.
Kevin Levin
Yeah, but at first, it was just 'cause he's an arrogant, bragging rich kid.
Who Gwen likes more than she likes you.
Kevin Levin
Yeah, some of that, but now Gwen's in trouble, and you're too stuck on following your grandpa's instructions to see it.
If Mike's turning those girls into creatures, why isn't Trina one?
Kevin Levin
I don't know! Maybe it's like a vampire thing. Maybe it takes a while before they go all-zombie.
Are you listening to yourself? Mike's been helping us ever since we got here. Why did he fight them with us?
Kevin Levin
Ah, but he didn't, remember? He told us not to hurt them. Then he accidentally blasted into the pipes and let them get away.
Even if you're right, we don't know where they went for dinner. How are we supposed to find her?
Kevin Levin
Easy– we find him.
Kevin Levin
Uh, no. Or let me put it in another way, no.
Come on, Kevin, he's my cousin. He was supposed to be home from college 2 days ago.
Kevin Levin
And you want me to waste my time driving my car looking for your cousin?
I know how it sounds. The police said to wait. I'm sure he's fine, but we just don't know where he is.
Kevin Levin
Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale. He's a college student.
No. He called from the road and said his car broke down in some town called Santa Mira. We haven't heard anything since. His folks are worried.
Kevin Levin
And I'm supposed to care, why?
(everyone is silent for a moment)
Kevin Levin
Get in.
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