[The team arrives at Cooper's house]
So, Gwen, excited to see your ex?
Zip it. (to Ben) You just had to mention the crush?
Ben TennysonProbably not.
[They enter the house and into the basement]
[curious] Why break in? Couldn't we have just left a message with Cooper's folks?
Because Coop never leaves his lab -- never. Something's seriously wrong.
Ben Tennyson
He probably just went our for a… [Kevin turns the lights on] smoothie.
Wow. [lifts up a dirty stained grey shirt] He really never leaves the lab.
Look for signs of a struggle.
Ben Tennyson
This whole place looks like a struggle.
[on recorded video message] If anyone finds this recording… [A group of DNAliens break into his lab and chase him all around; A DNAlien shoots slime on his shoe and they grab hold of him and take him away] No! No! [video ends]
Ben Tennyson
There you go… signs of a struggle.
Smart kid. Left a message in a bottle so someone would see what happened to him.
Ben Tennyson
Gwen, can you track Cooper, figure out where they took him?
Probably. His energy resonance is really strong here. Got him. I can take us right to Cooper.
In other words… you're attracted to him.
[The team follow Cooper's trail, which they arrive at Los Soledad]
Ben Tennyson
Los Soledad? Cooper's trail led us here?
Deserted. At least last time we were here, there was a monster to fight.
I don't get it. I did everything right.
Well, love is blind. And apparently, it screws up your powers, too.
My powers are not screwed up. My instincts are telling me Cooper's definitely nearby.
Ben Tennyson
Sorry, Gwen, but there's nothing here except… [walks into a cloaking field]
Ben Tennyson
[pops his head out of the field] You have got…to see…this. [Gwen and Kevin follow him in; the base is covered in snow and a pack of DNAliens are working] It's DNAlien day camp.
Three of those weather-control towers -- this cannot be good.
And whatever it is, Cooper's right in the middle of it.
The cloaking field is hiding the whole city. Where did they get a rig powerful enough to do that? [Ben and Gwen look at him] Right. Cooper built it for them.
Ben Tennyson
With that shield up, these guys don't have to worry about anyone seeing them building... [signifies the jump gate] Whatever that thing is.
[After battling the Highbreed, Ben reverts back into human form and has been given a black eye]
Ben
What?
[laughs] The Highbreed gave you a black eye. I like him better already.
Ben
I'm fine. I just want to know where the Highbreed went and what he's up to.
Ben
The waterfront.
And he looked like a man on a mission.
Ben
We'll meet at the wharf after dinner and homework.
Your parents are gonna freak out when they see that eye. How are you gonna explain it?
Ben
Not to worry. My folks believe anything I tell them. I got this covered. [later enters his family home] I'm home! What's for dinner? [sees his parents standing seriously in front of him] 'Sup?
[sternly] Where have you been, young man?
Ben
[hesitantly] I was at the movies with Julie. I know I should have told you. Sorry, I--
[notices Ben's black eye and gasps in horror] Carl, look at his eye!
[taking a closer look] That's quite a shiner.
If that was another three inches higher, you could have put your eye out!
Ben
Fine. I admit it. I got in a l-little fight. It's no big deal. There was this jerk at school, and…
Ben, are you sure it was a kid at school… and not… a giant alien creature?
[Ben gets a shocked expression on his face, starting to realize that his parents have found out about his secret]
I can't believe it. You look us straight in the eye and lie to us over and over again.
We saw you, Ben. We saw you turn into that thing!
Ben
No. You just think you saw. [Carl grabs him by the left wrist and points to the Omnitrix] I can explain.
Ben
N-not so much, no. [talks to his parents while sitting on the sofa a little later] ...Which allows me to access the genetic code of various extraterrestrial forms in order to battle the DNAliens, who will stop at nothing in their quest to take over the Earth!
And this became your job when, exactly?
Ben
Five years ago. Grandpa Max said we each have a responsibility to--
Oh, of course! Dad. I should have known. That's so typical!
Ben
He was more than just a Plumber. He--
…Lied to us! Your uncle Frank and I knew he had some other life, we knew, and that he lied to us about it all the time! I won't have you lying, too!
It's our own fault. We were too permissive, and what did we get? A 15-year-old son needlessly risking his life!
Ben
[stands up from the sofa] Not needlessly, Mom. It has to be me. The Omnitrix is attached to me, it doesn't come off.
[smirking] Oh, it's coming off, all right. [Later, he uses several tools to try to get the Omnitrix off Ben's wrist and eventually gives up] Okay, it's not coming off.
Ben
I tried to tell you.
[looks at the Omnitrix, completely indestructible] Not a scratch!
Ben
Sorry about your saw blades.
In any case, you're forbidden from using the Omnitrix. Understand?
Ben
But, Dad… [his cellphone starts vibrating in his pocket] all humanity is counting…
[opens the door; sternly] Understand? [leaves and slams the door]
Ben
[takes his phone out and answers] This is not a good time, okay?
Ben
[answers his phone while resting on his bed in his room] Yeah?
[on his phone while he and Gwen fight the DNAliens] Uh, hate to bother you, but we got a problem.
Ben
You've got problems? My parents found out about the Omnitrix. I'm not allowed to use it.
[through phone] Folks mad at you, huh? Sounds rough. By the way, we're getting it handed to us by the DNAliens!
Ben
Okay. I'm coming. [leaves his room and enters the living room; to his parents] I've got to go help Gwen with an after-school project.
Ben
Yeah. I promised.
Okay. Since you promised. [Ben leaves] Be back by 10:00.
[Ben runs to the side of the house and transforms into Echo Echo]
Echo Echo! [A flashlight turns on and sees his parents had caught him; dismayed, knowing he's busted] Oh, man!
Do you really think we're that gullible? We were teenagers once, too, you know.
I really don't know what to say.
Well, I do. Benjamin Tennyson, you are grounded!
What?! You can't ground me. I'm a super-powered alien!
You're a super-powered alien who's about five minutes from forcing me to reconsider a lifelong disbelief in corporal punishment.
Up the stairs, young man!
[Echo Echo mumbles annoyingly as he marches back into the house and goes straight to his room]
Do we even have a paddle of some sort?
[snatches Ben's cellphone out of his hands] Who is this?
Lately, it seems like Ben's just phoning it in.
[Back in Ben's room… Sandra drops his cellphone in a sack as confiscation]
Ben
That's my phone!
A cellphone is a privilege, not a right. You'll get it back when you've proven we can trust you.
Ben, are you hanging out with a bad crowd?
Ben
What? No!
Are they telling you it's "cool" to sneak out, turn into aliens, lie to your parents?
I want to know who this bad influence is. Their parents need to know what's going on. Who?
Ben
It's a sacred trust. I cannot divulge that information. Never, never, never!
[Ben gets a call from Gwen, getting her grounded for being involved]
[angrily] You ratted me out?!
Ben
I can explain.
What's to explain? My parents read me the riot act when I got home last night. [imitating her father] "How dare you help Ben deceive your aunt and uncle, young lady?" Why did you tell them?! [through phone] You've gone nose to nose with Vilgax without even blinking!
Ben
Vilgax never gave me the "mom look." Sorry.
You're sorry and I'm grounded. Stuck here in the house instead of finding out what the Highbreed wants with that freighter.
Ben
Don't worry. Kevin's on it. [through phone] He's going to check it out tonight.
Ben
Okay, I've got to go.
[The Tennyson family is eating dinner at the dining room table as the phone rings]
Ben
[gets up from the table and answers] Hello? Tennyson Residence. This isn't a good time, Kevin.
[through phone] You're telling me. I'm up to my nose in smelly goo, trapped in a vat, and DNAliens are coming!
Ben
[looks at his parents staring at him as they hear Kevin's voice and waves at them] I'm conferencing Gwen in.
[answers the phone] Hello?
I can't get a grip on the wall! Uh-oh. Company.
Ben
Absorb something and bust out of the tank.
Ben
What's your phone made of?
Titanium. Why? [looks at his cellphone] Oh.
Ben, you're on punishment! Get off the phone!
Ben
One minute, Dad.
Guys, I think I know what Kevin's swimming in. According to wifipedia, Castoon has only one export: bat guano.
[busts a hole in the tank, freeing himself] What is guano?
Evidently, the berries on the island are radioactive from the nuke testing years ago. When they're eaten by the bats, the resulting waste is the rarest isotope in the world.
Ben
One minute.
The radiation is so mild, however, it would take a lot of it to constitute a threat.
Ben
Gwen, how much can that freighter carry?
Guys, I could use a little help.
[takes the phone out of Ben's hand, cutting off their call; annoyed] "No phone" means "no phone!" Go to your room!
Ben
[shrugs and walks straight to his room] I can't believe this is happening!
[Ben goes to his room, sees his computer call, he uses it while being grounded]
Ben
Oh, hey. You found a wireless network.
Yeah, that is the good news. The bad news... [DNAliens chase after Kevin] They're not happy about it.
Ben
Ladder ahead on your right. Climb it. Okay, the hatch on your left. Go through and hug the wall. Now just hand there for a second 'till they pass. [DNAliens snarls] Back through and shut the hatch.
I get it! I get it! You got a real future as a personal-navigation device, Tennyson. Why don't-- Whoops. Here come some more.
Ben
There's a crane hook right there.
Ben
Grab it, then kick the green button!
Whoa! [grabs the chain] Okay. That was pretty cool. I should roll solo more often.
Ben
Whatever. Just get out of there and we'll-- [worried because his parents are going to unplug the computer]
Ben
Kevin, don't panic. Everything will be okay. Just--
[grabs Kevin and picks him up] Nice to see you again, vermin.
[The computer monitor suddenly goes off]
Ben
[turns around, revealing Carl unplugging it] Dad, no!
[furious] Oh, don't you "no" me, Ben Tennyson! You have defied us for the last time!
Ben
You got listen! My friend is in trouble! I've got to go help him!
I don't wanna hear another word. You are not leaving this room. You are not calling anyone, you are not I.M.'ing anyone, you are not texting anyone, you are not myfacing anyone.
Ben
[confused] Myfacing?
You will sit here alone until we tell you otherwise! Understood?
Ben
You don't understand! This is a matter of life and death!
The only life we're concerned about is yours. You're staying right here.
[Ben turns and looks outside the window]
Don't look out there, look at us.
Ben
[turns back to his parents and makes up his mind] I'm sorry. I love you guys. You're awesome parents. You raised me by example. And time after time, I've seen you put other peoples' needs first. I can't obey you now without disobeying everything you've ever taught me about life, the world, and responsibility.
Ben
So when I get back, punish me however you want. But right now... (activates the Omnitrix) I have a friend who's in trouble. (turns into Humungousaur)
HUMUNGOUSAUR! (breaks the ceiling and runs through the window breaking the whole wall, then turns around realizing what he just did) Sorry! I'll fix that later! (resumes running)
He just walked out on us! What are we gonna do?
We're going to listen to our son.
[Tennyson residence; Carl takes the dream net off and hangs up the bazooka over the bookcase]
Ben
I thought you hated that thing.
Yeah. I used to hate all of that Plumber stuff. It reminded me the secret life your grandpa Max hid from us. But now I understand, he was only protecting us.
[Ben's cellphone rings, leading Sandra to take it out of the sack]
Ben
[takes his phone and answers it] What's up? Okay. Have to call you back. So, there's been an alien sighting in the desert that…
Then what are you waiting for?
[Ben smiles heroically, then runs out of the house into action]
[calling out] It's cold in the desert at night! Bring a jacket!
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