(Julie talks about her latest pleasantries with Ben)
That's so sweet. (to Kevin) Don't YOU think that's sweet?
Took the words right out of my mouth.
S2 E6Pet Project
Okay, no shrieking in the car.
No promises, sometimes we're gonna shriek.
Yeah, like you and Ben do when you're watching football.
WE DO NOT SHRIEK! Uh, shriek.
Uh-huh.
Anyway, I'll drive you to the mall as promised, but I'm not hangin' around and watching you shop.
That's okay. You're not invited.
(as they're being attacked) Why is he shooting at us?
I don't know. Everybody always shoots at us.
That guy is so paying for a new paint job!
Is that all you think about - your car?
No! Sometimes I think about food.
We're not talking because?
Because I am upset with you, for being upset with me about Ship.
Julie, we aren't talking about a poodle from the local pound. You don't know what you're dealing with.
Yes I do. I'm dealing with a person who is incredibly mean to poor little Ship, and who obviously does not trust me!
This isn't about trust, its- (stops and sees Kevin and Gwen staring at him from the from seat) You...mind if discuss this later?
(Julie looks away)
Nice kinetic face shield. What model's that? The pluster 3?
Do these drapes really go with chain mail?
Well, it works for us.
Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it! (frantically)
No, Ben, no!
Now, Ben, now! (with Gwen still in his arms)
(mimicking Kevin) Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it?
(defensively) It was a suggestion.
A suggestion we'll be happy to take.
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.
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!
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