[Max enters a diner and sits down at a booth.]
OWOld Woman
Like to hear about the special?
MaxJust coffee.
OWOld Woman
Don't get too many strangers here. What brings you to Santa Mira?
Max
Great fishing. Great weather.
OWOld Woman
Our fish are all farm-raised. And this is the rainy season.
Max
[Takes off his fedora] I was misinformed.
OWOld Woman
Here's your special. [Puts down a covered plate]
Max
I didn't order that.
OWOld Woman
It's on the house.
[The old woman pulls up the cover, revealing a Xenocite inside that leaps at Max. Max easily swats away the Xenocite. The old woman grabs Max from behind, but he hits her with the back of his head.]
Max
You're one strong lady. Or are you?
[Max pulls off an ID mask on an old woman, transforming it into a DNAlien. Max pushes his legs against the table and kicks back, slamming the DNAlien into another table. The Xenocyte starts approaching Max, prompting him to grab and slam a coffee pot on it.]
Max
I said just coffee.
MGrandpa Max
No, but without the focusing lens, this thing will do a pretty good imitation of a hand grenade. I figured it would take out half a mile.
You wouldn't dare! You would be destroyed, and your offspring.
MGrandpa Max
Gwen, throw an energy field around you and your boys and... be a good girl.
(scared) Grandpa Max, no, please!
MGrandpa Max
Sorry, Ben, it's the only way to make sure they can't do to the rest of the world what they did to Ken. You'll have to take it from here. I know you can do it! I believe in you... in all of you. (winks)
(desperately) Grandpa, NOOOOO!
[Grandpa Max presses the button and everything blows up; Gwen covers the team with an energy dome]
That was, pretty hardcore.
He… he saved the whole world.
Yeah, he did. For now, but I don't think those things are giving up anytime soon!
I'm saying that it's up for someone to protect this planet. And like it or not... I think it's up to us.
(while leading Ben to the Wrench) Uh, don't eat anything he offers you!
(standing behind the Wrench, unable to see his face) Mr. Wrench, I don't mean to get in the middle of your war, but this whole dimension is destabilizing.
(The Wrench turns around and reveals himself to be none other than Max)
Max
Why don't you tell me about it over a bowl of my favorite Centipede Gumbo?
[Ben gasps in surprise.]
[Ben and Max laugh while hugging each other.]
So, you gonna make me ask?
Max
Well, when I detonated that Null Void grenade, it didn't blast me to Kingdom Come, it blasted me here. I meant to come back home, but once I saw how badly these folks were being oppressed and ash.
You took it upon yourself to 86 Dr. Animo's rein once and for all!
Max
Yeah or at least throw a monkey wrench into the machinery.
Hence the Wrench. And the helpers, Plumbers' helpers! I just got it.
Max
Pierce here helped me round up everybody willing to fight D' Void, but enough about me. What are you doing here? How did you get here and how on Earth did Pierce beat you?
[Jokingly] I kinda let him win.
[Pops the spikes on his face, enraged] You what?!
I figured it was the only way you would lead me to the Wrench, uh, Grandpa.
[Pierce retracts his spikes.]
That's it. Hang tight, Grandpa.
Max
What are you doing?
Ben Tennyson fleeing before me! The Wrench at my mercy... and then, a world to conquer!
Sounds like a busy day! I hope you had a big breakfast!
Max
Ben, get away from there!
This furnace, it doesn't only power the drill, it powers him. That's why he's so much stronger here, in his fortress and that's why it has to go! (jumps down the drill)
Max
Nooooo!
(while falling down the drill, Ben transformed into Big Chill)
Big Chill! Let's see how cold I can make this thing!
You'll join him soon enough! (suddenly the entire drill freezes and starts freezing the fortress) What? Impossible! (a piece from the drill breaks, thus making the Null Guardians to retreat) Nooo! Noooooo! (Dr. Animo goes to attack Max, but is defeated twice by Max making him unconscious)
(Big Chill rises from a piece of ice, reverts back to Ben)
Max
I did have a big breakfast!
Max
The Earth needs you to protect it, Ben.
Then help me. I need you.
Max
Not any more, Ben. You proved that today.
Max
Never happen. We'll find a way back when our work is done here and, besides, i'm always with you. (they hug)
One side, alien freaks! You're in my way!
Helen and Pierce? But that means…
Max
How's it going kids?
(Swampfire reverts to Ben. Ben and Gwen run to Grandpa Max)
Max
What did I say about calling us that?
Grandpa, are you going back to the Null Void?
MGrandpa Max
Nope. After watching Ben's recruits in action, I think they need some training from an old pro. You three sure don't need me any more.
I'll always need you, Grandpa.
MGrandpa Max
Come on, team, you're with me. Ooo, I'm going to need a bigger motorhome.
Max
Bad news, Ben. Vilgax is back.
You're kidding me. Last time I threw him into space.
Max
I'm sure he remembers. Vilgax has issued a conqueror's challenge to you.
Max
The Galvans set it up to limit the destruction caused by interplanetary wars. Rather than risk mass destruction, both planets can choose a single warrior to represent them. The winner becomes the ruler of both worlds.
Ben, don't shoot fire balls! This tunnel is full of methane!
Full of what?! Lots of fertilizer down there.
I asked you not to do any more of those jokes.
Are you sorry you blew us up?
Her... maybe. You, not so much. Hey! Cut that out!
We've only got an hour before you have to fight Vilgax.
And we're maybe 40 minutes away from Way Big's position. I'm not a math major, but...
Yeah. Here's what we're going to...
Max
It's almost showtime, Ben, and I've been thinking. Vilgax is Plumber business. Good as you are, you're still just a kid. I'll take him on.
This is my fight, grandpa. Vilgax challenged me, and I'm the one with the Omnitrix.
Max
You've got less than an hour, Ben.
I'll be there. And I'll win. Love you, grandpa.
How can you beat Vilgax without Way Big? He's your most powerful transformation.
That's how you beat him last time, right? And that's how I'll beat him this time, too. I'll just stall him.
After the battle, I will personally remove the Omnitrix and present it to Vilgax. Speaking of whom...
Ben 10, I've come to kill you and conquer your world. Is now a bad time? Are you ready to die, Ben?
Can we skip the threats and get to the "fight" part? There's a Sumo Slammers marathon at eight, and I forgot to set the DVR (Vilgax swings his sword at him). I'll take that as a "yes".
Your energy beams are no match for the shield of Ziegel.
[Vilgax roars]
Big...Chill! Nothing like a refreshing dip on a hot summer day. And, Vilgax, you are that dip.
You know what they say... "cold hands..."
[Vilgax growls]
You've got to let me finish my quips, Vilgax. It's sort of a rule.
Keep joking, child. It'll make my victory all the sweeter.
Hey, you can't touch me when I'm intangible!
[Big Chill groans]
Why... Why don't you pick on somebody your own size? Or better yet...
Yield, and your demise will be mercifully brief.
Don't listen to him, Ben!
Yeah! There's something bigger than Humongousaur.
Do not interfere with this contest!
And now... Vilgax is going to get a taste of Way Big!
Chromastone? Oh, man! Aah! What you gonna do now, tough guy?!
Max
Ben!
I am victorious! Fetch me my prize!
I have it, master... the Omnitrix. This entire world belongs to you.
[Psyphon gasps]
Max
By the rules of the galactic code, as ratified by the Casey-Kelly accords, you have lost this contest. You must leave this world and never attack it again. Do you acknowledge?
I do. But know this Ben Tennyson. I will have my vengeance upon you.
Sure thing. Get outta here. We were on TV all over the world. So much for my secret.
Max
Well, I used plumber tech to block the transmission about halfway through. Nobody saw Ben Tennyson.
What happened to Chromastone?
Who knows? This thing is broken. But the team's still working, right?
[Gwen gives Kevin a look as if to say "Are you going to or not?"]
MGrandpa Max
Those are Pyroxivores. I haven't seen one in years.
How come we've never heard of 'em?
MGrandpa Max
Kid, there's lots of species here on Earth you won't find in any book. That's where fairy tales come from. Unicorns, Trolls, Pixies, they're all real.
MGrandpa Max
[laughs] Don't be ridiculous. That's a guy in a suit!
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