Sir Morton, would you kindly ask your men to lower their weapons? Please?
Sorry, Doc. It's time we got rid of this bunch, even if we ALL got to go in the bargain.
Not liking where this is going.
S2 E6Pet Project
Run away, run away!
S2 E7Grounded
[referring to Ben] He's such a good boy.
Ben Tennyson is not a good boy. He's a GREAT boy! I don't know if it's bad karma to pat ourselves on the back, Sandra, but we've done a pretty good job as parents.
[After battling the Highbreed, Ben reverts back into human form and has been given a black eye]
Oh, man!
What?
[laughs] The Highbreed gave you a black eye. I like him better already.
Are you all right?
I'm fine. I just want to know where the Highbreed went and what he's up to.
That way.
The waterfront.
And he looked like a man on a mission.
We'll meet at the wharf after dinner and homework.
Should I floss too?
Your parents are gonna freak out when they see that eye. How are you gonna explain it?
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?
[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!
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!
No. You just think you saw. [Carl grabs him by the left wrist and points to the Omnitrix] I can explain.
Really?
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?
Five years ago. Grandpa Max said we each have a responsibility to--
Oh, of course! Dad. I should have known. That's so typical!
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!
[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.
I tried to tell you.
[looks at the Omnitrix, completely indestructible] Not a scratch!
Sorry about your saw blades.
In any case, you're forbidden from using the Omnitrix. Understand?
But, Dad… [his cellphone starts vibrating in his pocket] all humanity is counting…
[opens the door; sternly] Understand? [leaves and slams the door]
[takes his phone out and answers] This is not a good time, okay?
[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.
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!
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.
And it's homework?
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?
I have my hemp belt.
[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]
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?
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?
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?!
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!
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.
Don't worry. Kevin's on it. [through phone] He's going to check it out tonight.
Wha-- you sent Kevin?
Okay, I've got to go.
[The Tennyson family is eating dinner at the dining room table as the phone rings]
[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!
[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.
Kevin? Is that you?
Absorb something and bust out of the tank.
Absorb what? Stink?
What's your phone made of?
Titanium. Why? [looks at his cellphone] Oh.
Ben, you're on punishment! Get off the phone!
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.
[disgusted] Ugh!
Ben?
One minute.
The radiation is so mild, however, it would take a lot of it to constitute a threat.
Gwen, how much can that freighter carry?
50,000 tons.
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!
[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]
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.
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.
There's a crane hook right there.
What about it?
Grab it, then kick the green button!
Whoa! [grabs the chain] Okay. That was pretty cool. I should roll solo more often.
Whatever. Just get out of there and we'll-- [worried because his parents are going to unplug the computer]
What's wrong?
Kevin, don't panic. Everything will be okay. Just--
[grabs Kevin and picks him up] Nice to see you again, vermin.
Ben, a little help here.
[The computer monitor suddenly goes off]
[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!
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.
[confused] Myfacing?
You will sit here alone until we tell you otherwise! Understood?
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.
[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, we forbid you to...
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.
[tied up to conduits] This stinks.
You are not the first to taste defeat at our hands, nor will you be the last.
No, I mean the bat poop. I can't believe you eat that stuff.
We do not eat it, human.
Sure you do. What else would you do with it?
Tennyson has trained you well, but your pathetic attempt to learn our plans succeeded only in reminding me of the need to dispose of you. [gets hit by DNAlien, thrown by Humungousaur]
Oh, that one was a little high and inside.
I thought you got sent to your room without supper.
Enjoy me while you can. I'm gonna be grounded for the rest of high school. [breaks off the conduits, freeing him]
I was just getting him to spill his guts about his plans for the bat poop.
The DNAliens down there are rendering it, removing the impurities until they're left with a highly volatile isotope, suitable for use as a power source.
You figured that all out by yourself?
Gwen. Question is... power source for what?
It's a surprise. The final surprise for the human race! Destroy them!
[as he's been overwhelmed by DNAliens] Uh, excuse me.
You're his ruffian friend, right?
I've got it covered, dear. [points his bazooka at the DNAliens]
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa! [the DNAliens run away before getting shot] Thanks. Uh, nice piece, by the way.
You would have found a way to win even if your father hadn't shot the giant alien with the space bazooka.
[Tennyson residence; Carl takes the dream net off and hangs up the bazooka over the bookcase]
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]
It's your cousin.
[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!
S2 E8Voided
(entering) Holograms? It's never like I come over and you're just playin' video games or somethin'.
We have to go get them out.
You're not going in there. I've been there. It's...
I can handle it!
No, you can't! There's too much riding on us being here.
You heard her. They need help.
I know. That's why I'm going alone.
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