(Inside the Resolute's laboratory, Azmuth examined the Omnitrixes with a scanner as Scarlett, Samus, Maya, Tetrax, Gwen, Becky and Allison stood by nervously.)
Azmuth: "What have you two been using these for? To open cans? Break rocks?"
Gwen: "Sounds about right."
(Gwen glared.)
Jen: "Shut up, Gwen."
(Jen said.)
(Samus and Scarlett walked to the side of the room and started talking.)
Scarlett: "Long time no see, Aran."
(Scarlett nodded.)
Samus: "It's been a long time. Who knew that having a vacation from the Emerald Army wouldn't account for my duties as a Protector? It's also been awhile since I've seen my daughter. But I didn't think that the entire universe being at stake would be the reason why."
Scarlett: "I can only imagine."
(Scarlett said, bowing her head.)
Scarlett: "I'm only familiar with dimension travel, not really space travel. That's why you're the expert in intergalactic activities in the Protectors."
Samus: "I agree."
(Samus said.)
Samus: "Let's see how Azmuth is doing."
Ben: "What about the self-destruct?"
(Ben asked.)
Ben: "I'm sure the genius who invented the Omnitrixes can stop the countdown without totally turning them off, right?"
Azmuth: "Maybe, but there is a problem..."
(Azmuth said before bowing her head and sighing.)
Azmuth: "I didn't officially create the Omnitrixes."
Everyone: "WHAT?!"
(Everyone inside asked.)
Ben: "You mean you're not the-"
Myaxx: "Egocentric, selfish, self-promoting, 'oh, aren't I so brilliant' creator of the Omnitrixes? No. I'm Myaxx, his assistant."
Maya: "But they have your DNA signature on them!"
(Maya said.)
Myaxx: "I... may have accidentally erased Azmuth's DNA signature and repalced it with my own but that's just because he never gave me the credit I deserve."
(Scarlett angrily unsheathed her sword and pointed it at the squid alien.)
Scarlett: "You may have done well to mention this to us when we were risking our necks to bust you out of jail!"
Myaxx: "Yeah, but if I did, I would still be rotting in that slime pit, wouldn't I?"
Jen: "You can't stop the self-destruct countdown?!"
(Jen worriedly asked.)
Myaxx: "Azmuth never trusted me with the abort sequence."
(Tetrax glared and walked forward before grasping Myaxx by the collar and pressed her against the wall.)
Tetrax: "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't shove you into an energy tube and shoot you back to Incarcecon right now?!"
Myaxx: "Because I know where Azmuth is."
Ben: "Okay, I'll admit, that's a pretty good reason."
(Ben said.)
Maya: "Where?"
(Maya asked.)
Myaxx: "Xenon."
Samus: "Xenon?"
(Samus said, eyes widening and putting a hand to her head and she stumbled backwards, sitting down against the wall.)
Samus: "Why did it have to be Xenon?"
Gwen: "Something tells me that Xenon isn't the ideal vacation paradise."
(Gwen gulped.)
(The twins removed their Omnitrixes from the scanners and walked away disappointed.)
Myaxx: "The energy blasts like the ones on Incarcecon."
(Myaxx said after them.)
Myaxx: "They're growing larger and more intense, aren't they?"
Jen: "Yeah..."
(Jen said, raising an eyebrow.)
Myaxx: "That indicates that the Omni energy inside is growing to critical levels. Eventually."
Ben: "We know."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "Poof. We're toast."
Myaxx: "Well, not just you of course."
Jen: "Say what?"
(Jen asked as she started to grow angry.)
Ben: "What are you talking about?"
(Ben asked.)
Myaxx: "Ask them, they know."
(Myaxx said, gesturing to Tetrax, Samus and Maya as they looked nervous.)
Myaxx: "You didn't tell them?"
(Tetrax sighed and bowed his head.)
Tetrax: "If the self-destruct is allowed to detonate, the explosions will cause an energy ripple that'll literally rip apart the universe... including Earth."
Ben, Jen, Gwen and Becky: "Grandpa."
(Ben, Jen, Gwen and Becky gasped.)
Allison: "All our friends."
(Allison said.)
Allison: "They'll all be doomed."
Myaxx: "Azmuth is a hopeless paranoid."
(Myaxx remarked.)
Myaxx: "He built in the self-destruct as a last resort to keep his most prized creations out of the wrong hands. But he didn't think that anyone would be foolish enough to actually activate it."
Allison: "Then he's obviously never met the twins."
(Allison said.)
Jen: "I'm can't believe that you guys knew about this the whole time and didn't tell us!"
(Jen shouted to the hunters.)
Tetrax: "We're sorry, Jen."
(Tetrax said.)
Tetrax: "I though you'd be more concerned with how this affected you rather than others."
Ben: "Excuse me?!"
(Ben asked.)
Ben: "We're heroes! I know we were selfish with the Omnitrixes before, but we're heroes! We're always concerned about others!"
Maya: "True."
(Maya said.)
Maya: "You and your Sister do help a lot of people with the Omnitrixes. But ask yourselves this: do you help people because it's the right thing to do or for the thrill of being a hero?"
(The twins sighed and looked down in thought as Jen breathed out.)
Jen: "It doesn't matter now. What matters is that the entire universe is doomed if we don't find Azmuth. Let's get to Xenon pronto."
Tetrax: "Right."
(Tetrax agreed.)
(Meanwhile, outside of Incarcecon, Vilgax's hijacked ship investigated outside of the prison with the Bioids investigating the space for traces of the Omni energy.)
Vilgax: "Scan the area."
(Vilgax ordered before he noticed two familiar figures in the space outside.)
Vilgax: "There. Retrieve those."
(The Bioids activated the ship's tractor beam and brought the two bounty hunters in.)
(Once inside, Sixsix and the Predator gave out an explanation in their language as to what had happened in Incarcecon.)
Vilgax: "But they must not have found what they were looking for on Incarcecon. Their current trajectory has them headed into the Hugopata Quadrant."
(Vilgax said before looking on in thought.)
Vilgax: "What do the Tennyson Twins know that I don't?"
(The Predator gave out a few clicks, prompting Vilgax to shoot towards them.)
Vilgax: "Silence!"
(He swatted the two into the wall as they recovered and angrily aimed all of their weapons outwards towards their old client.)
Vilgax: "You had better be very sure of your actions."
(Vilgax warned as he briefly activated his steroid pumps.)
(Scared, the two instantly put their weapons away and glared at the warlord.)
[To Be Continued...]