BAgent Bryson
The bacterium mutated the garbage, turned it into a toxic ecological nightmare.
Gwen Tennyson
That explains the giant birds, and maybe even the island moving by itself.
LAgent Locke
That's just the beginning of the weird.
If only we had power rings, like on that show that I can't remember the name of, they could harness their rings with the power to recycle… or clean power, or something. Anyways, it was awesome. [turns to Gwen] You're not listening to me, are you?
Gwen Tennyson
Nobody's ever listening to you.
DGDiamondhead/Gwen
Well, that sort of stretches the definition of "okay." We're trapped in your alien forms.
Let me try something. [turns the Ultimatrix's dial and changes Gwen and Kevin back into their human forms]
Gwen Tennyson
Good job. Now don't hit the Ultimatrix again, okay?
[as the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest shows a hologram of Earth and the red dot represents Ben's location] The locator in his Ultimatrix says he's still on Earth.
If you say so. All I know is that I'm in a Techadon factory.
Gwen Tennyson
I know where he is. It's the same Techadon factory Vulkanus used to attack Ben.
Why would they leave that thing in the middle of downtown, anyway?
Gwen Tennyson
Nobody can move it.
[Ben slams the Ultimatrix, turning Gwen and Kevin into Clockwork and Wildmutt, and Kevin drives his car out of control and crashes into a fire hydrant outside of the Techadon factory]
WKWildmutt/Kevin
[whining as Clockwork/Gwen comforts him] Not my ride!
CGClockwork/Gwen
For all the good that does us, the army's been trying to get in there for weeks. What can we use if they can't?
[Ben presses the Ultimatrix again, turning them into Humungousaur and Way Big]
HGHumungousaur/Gwen
I withdraw the question.
WBWay Big/Kevin
We'll crack it open like an egg.
[Ben presses the Ultimatrix again, turning them into Upchuck and Nanomech]
UGUpchuck/Gwen
Not a chance.
NKNanomech/Kevin
Gwen, that's how the powers work. Lick it!
UGUpchuck/Gwen
[licks the wall of the factory's wall] This is too disgusting to be a superpower.
NKNanomech/Kevin
It's the only way in.
AKAmphibian/Kevin
[to Ben] Maniac cat girl is right.
RGRath/Gwen
RATH HEARD YOU, KEVIN ETHAN LEVIN!
AKAmphibian/Kevin
You gotta fix this, Tennyson.
[Ben looks at the Ultimatrix while Ampfibian covers him, chaining lightning from robot to robot.]
RGRath/Gwen
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, BENJAMIN KIRBY TENNYSON! EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT!
Ultimatrix, user access. Voice recognition mode.
User Ben Tennyson recognized. Voice command mode activated.
Hard reset in progress. [beeping; showing Rath's hologram] Ultimatrix reset.
[slamming down] Here we go...!
[As Rath jumps up and down on a Techadon, she transforms mid-air and lands back as Gwen. Kevin drops out of the sky, landing on his face.]
Can't fly anymore... We're back.
Gwen Tennyson
[charging her fists with manna] Powers and everything!
[coating himself in Techadon metal] Excellent.
I1Inspector #13
Deploy Meta Shackles.
[Inspector #13 summons two sets of metal shackles that fly toward the two and instantly bond to their arms and legs. Kevin tries and fails to pull them apart.]
[strains; to Gwen] What are you waiting for? Bust us out!
Gwen Tennyson
Can't! I told you, they adapted to me!
[Inspector #13 approaches them, smoke and electricity spewing around them.]
I1Inspector #13
You have damaged my vessel. You have damaged this factory. You have delayed acquisition of Galvan technology!
Gwen Tennyson
Sorry?
[Inspector #13 grabs each of them by the chin, evaluating them.]
I1Inspector #13
You, hybrid Anodite, will be studied to enhance our defense systems. You, hybrid Osmosian, will be repurposed to generate raw materials for Techadon forges. [raising his arms] Deploy--
[Four Arms rises up from behind and sucker-punches him across the factory. He hits the wall and a Techadon head falls on his unconscious body.]
FCFactory Computer
Alert! Alert! Tetramand present in factory.
[sarcastic] Oh! Who told you?! [smiles]
[Now nightime, the trio and Julie watch from outside as both the ship and factory start to lift up out of the crater downtown.]
Think they'll send anybody else after the Ultimatrix?
Kevin purged Inspector 13's computer.
There's no way he'd embarrass himself by admitting he got spanked by a bunch of teenagers.
[The ship and factory take off, zooming through the clouds until they can't be seen.]
Gwen Tennyson
I was just thinking... The Ultimatrix gave us your powers, right? Did you even check to see if you got ours?
[smacking forehead and facepalms in frustration] Oh, man!
[Ben and Gwen are in his car, leaving the hospital after he got his arm broken during his fight with Nesmith]
[groaning as he wakes up] Are we following them?
Gwen Tennyson
[driving] No, we're just leaving the emergency room.
You let them get away? [painfully with his arm in a sling] Ow!
Gwen Tennyson
By the time I came back, they were already gone. Besides, you were hurt. The E.R. staff wasn't very happy with me wheeling you out before the anesthesia wore off.
Okay. So, how are we gonna find Nesmith.
Gwen Tennyson
While you were under, I called Kevin. He showed me how to hack into Jennifer's phone records.
Gwen Tennyson
She just wired money to the account of a Dr. Randolph Pervis, DVM. That's where we're headed.
Great. [puzzled] What kind of doctor is a DVM?
Gwen Tennyson
That's… the weird part.
Gwen Tennyson
[using her powers to scan the doll Jennifer had when she was 8 years old] Jennifer's aura is getting weaker.
What's that mean? Is she out of range? Hurt?
Gwen Tennyson
No, it's more like… she's losing touch with herself.
So, he's brainwashing her?
Gwen Tennyson
Not exactly. You ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
Sure I have. Refresh my memory.
Gwen Tennyson
Victims start to identify with their captors, especially when they feel like their old life was empty and meaningless.
Come on, she's rich, she's famous.
Gwen Tennyson
She has a mom from trailer park confidential, and a dad she never knew, plus, she dropped out of Vampire Summer 5 for "behavioral problems." Jennifer is a train wreck.
Gwen Tennyson
[pulls out prison records on her plumber's badge] Prison records show Jennifer sent dozens of letters and packages to Nesmith, sometimes several a week. She visited him almost every day. She was obsessed with him.
So you're saying she's gone bad?
Gwen Tennyson
I'm saying she's a mess, and that, it's a lot harder to rescue someone who doesn't want to be rescued.
All those aliens we fight? Usually, they want to steal something, or take over the world. Fine, I get that. But Nesmith. The prison guards, the limo driver, Dr. Pervis, that guy over there… Look what he did to them! And for what?
Gwen Tennyson
You don't have to be an alien to be a monster. Nesmith doesn't care who gets hurt as long as he gets what he wants.
Gwen Tennyson
You, Ben. [gives him the note Nesmith left] He left this in the truck. It says where he's going, dares you to follow him. It's obviously a trap.
[Morning at Gwen's House… Natalie is in the kitchen, preparing to make chocolate chip cookies while listening to the recipe on the radio]
IInstructor
[on radio] Most people think chocolate chip cookies have been around forever, but the real story is a lot more interesting. Wish I could remember it, but nobody forgets this wonderful old recipe. You'll need sugar, flour, butter, chocolate chips, and walnuts. [Natalie takes out the ingredients from the pantry and sets them down on the counter] But the nuts are strictly optional. My nephew's face once blew up like a beach ball because he kissed a girl who'd just eaten a peanut butter sandwich. Wait! I forgot the eggs, didn't I? [Natalie tosses the walnuts aside and walks over to the refrigerator] Nature's most perfect food. No… That's milk. Except milk won't give you fiber. [Natalie takes the egg carton out of the fridge and places one on a plate] My doctor's always telling me if I don't get more fiber, I won't be able to...
Gwen Tennyson
[entering the kitchen] Mom!
Gwen Tennyson
Can I use your car? I'm going over to Kevin's.
Okay. But don't eat any peanut butter sandwiches.