(At the Tennyson residence, the twins parked their bikes and slowly walked back into their home and past the hall entrance... not noticing that their parents were waiting for them by the area.)
Carl: "Ben, Jen."
(Carl said.)
Carl: "Come here please?"
(The twins stopped in their tracks and turned to see their parents sitting at the dining room table.)
Carl: "Did we do something to hurt your feelings?"
Jen: "What?"
(Jen asked.)
Sandra: "We want you two to feel free to have a dial on with us."
(Sandra said.)
Ben: "Mom-"
(Ben began.)
Sandra: "Sandra."
Jen: "What are you guys talking about?"
(Jen asked.)
Carl: "You didn't come home for dinner."
(Carl said.)
Carl: "And you didn't even call us to let us know where you were going. Emma missed you guys so much. Not that we want to restrict you two."
Sandra: "No, no. Freedom is precious, I've always said."
Ben: "No."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "It's not you guys at all."
Jen: "I was out practicing with my backup band."
(Jen lied.)
Ben: "And I was with Gwen practicing for the school talent show."
Sandra: "A talent show?"
(Sandra asked.)
Sandra: "Why didn't you just say so?"
Carl: "That's great!"
(Carl said.)
Carl: "Jen's trophy from last year must be getting lonely. Now you guys can show everyone just how talented the Tennysons are."
Sandra: "Oh, Carl, honey, we should show them the tape from our experimental theater days."
Carl: "Oh no we shouldn't!"
Sandra: "Your father was so- I mean he- oh man. We did mime, we did mask work."
Jen: "Yeah, we're not so interested."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "I'm going to bed."
Ben: "Me too."
(Ben said.)
Sandra: "Okay, sweethearts."
(Sandra said as they walked up the stairs.)
Carl: "Don't show our kids those tapes. Goodnight, you two."
(Jen yawned as she and her brother walked up the stairs to their rooms as she and Ben gave a hug and smiled.)
Jen: "Goodnight, bro."
(Jen said as she went into her room to get changed into her PJs along with Ben.)
(She then went into her walk-in closet and changed into her PJs before a light turned on behind her and she saw Max sitting in a chair by her side as Ben walked in, now changed into his PJs as well.)
Ben: "Grandpa?"
(Ben asked.)
Max: "I saw you two come in."
(he said as Jen picked up Emma from her crib and cradled her in her lap as Max sat down beside her on her bed.)
Max: "I radioed the Plumbers in Bellwood about what happened with Era. I'm just glad the pair of you are alright."
Jen: "Are the girls okay?"
(Jen asked as Max tickled Emma's cheek and she giggled in her sleep.)
Max: "They're fine. The Plumbers took a hit but at least we know what we're dealing with now."
Jen: "Grandpa."
(Jen said, touching her grandfather's hand.)
Jen: "When I tried to use my Omnitrix, right before Era grabbed me, it started to glow and burn. And when Era grabbed it, it somehow stopped working when it came to letting me transform."
Ben: "And for some reason, that didn't happen to mine."
Max: "It did?"
(Max asked as Jen stuck out her left wrist and Max felt at the Omnitrix, which was now glowing pink again.)
Max: "It seems fine to me now."
Jen: "It's not the first time it's glowed like that. And Era told us that what was happening was inevitable. That I was a part of it."
(Jen said as Emma slept peacefully in her lap.)
Max: "Ben, Jen."
(Max said.)
Max: "The Plumbers are afraid that Era needs one of the Omnitrixes, which seems to be Jen's, to power the Hands of Armageddon. That might explain why she went after you and left the Hands behind. She couldn't use it on her own."
Jen: "Oh."
(Jen said.)
Max: "We want to get you two out of the town. It's for your own safety."
Ben: "What?"
(Ben asked.)
Ben: "No way. We're superheroes, we don't run away."
Max: "You can't look at it that way."
Jen: "True, true."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "But your logic is also flawed. If Era wants my Omnitrix, she's going to find me. It doesn't matter where we go."
Max: "Jen-"
Ben: "You and the Plumbers said that it's up to us to protect the town now, Grandpa."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "So just let us. Let Era come and find us here in Bellwood. And when she does, we'll take her down once and for all. Together. As a team."
Jen: "We can do this, Grandpa."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "We promise."
Max: "Okay."
(Max said in defeat.)
Max: "But there's going to be Plumbers watching you two around the clock."
Jen: "We're 11 years old, Grandpa. We don't need a babysitter."
(Jen said.)
Max: "Then we don't have a deal."
Ben: "Okay!"
(Ben said.)
Ben: "We'll take the babysitters."
Max: "Good. Now it's bedtime for you two."
Jen: "Thank goodness."
(Jen said as she put Emma back into her crib and kissed her cheek as Ben turned to leave and she got under the covers.)
Max: "Ben, Jen, you know that I didn't want this life for you kids. I shielded it from your father and your grandma before she passed. Most people never get to see what goes on behind the curtains. I've never had that choice. I wanted you to have the choice. I won't let anything hurt you kids."
Ben: "Good."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "Because we'll never let anything hurt you, Grandpa."
(Max chuckled as he kissed Jen on the forehead and hugged Ben before he walked away.)
(Meanwhile, in another dimension, a fleet of ships was slowly moving forwards and slowly glowing with blue lights.)
(That was when a certain orange spaceship glared on her monitor at the fleet and she glared.)
(Samus used her enchantlet to show Queen Angella of Bright Moon as she nodded.)
Samus: "Angella, we've got a situation going on at Earth Prime."
(she reported.)
Queen Angella: "The Hands of Armageddon."
(the immortal queen said to herself as she nodded.)
Queen Angella: "We're sending you and Sofia to Bellwood to investigate. The Plumbers have had the Hands for about 200 years and tried to destroy them unsuccessfully."
Samus: "Yeah, but they've never had the help of the Protectors."
(Samus said as she dialed in her destination.)
Samus: "We're going in."
(She then activated her ship's light speed function as she flew forwards.)
(Next day.)
(Ben and Jen stood by the stairway to Bellwood Middle School with a sigh as the bullies went by with a smile.)
Cash: "Hey, what's happening, Lameson 1 and 2."
(Cash said as he and J.T. laughed and walked away.)
(Jen glared as she pointed her finger outwards slightly and sent a tiny energy bolt outwards to shock Cash in the butt as he groaned and rubbed it as she scoffed to herself.)
(Simone and Casey walked up and smiled.)
Simone: "Hey, Jen."
(Simone said.)
Simone: "Remember. The talent show's tomorrow. We're ready, are you."
Jen: "Of course."
(Jen said with a sigh as her friends walked into the school as their cousins walked up to them with their backpacks ready.)
Becky: "Hi."
(Becky said.)
Becky: "Any luck with Era yet?"
Ben: "Are you kidding?"
(Ben asked.)
Ben: "Grandpa's got almost every Plumber in the neighborhood looking for her or her goons."
Jen: "Look."
(Jen said, gesturing to the undercover Plumbers who nodded back at them with a smile.)
Jen: "There's Mr. Enguells, the facility guy, Mr. Jennings from the phone company, heck, we've even got Old Lady. Carlisle and her plants!"
Ben: "Era's not stupid."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "There's no way that she's going to show up here when there's this many Plumbers crawling around."
Gwen: "Well that gives us plenty of time to practice."
(Gwen said, unpacking her backpack, which was filled with tons of stereotypical magic supplies like cards and toy doves.)
Ben: "What is all this?"
Gwen: "Magic tricks for the talent show tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll handle the magic stuff. You can just sit there and hand me stuff."
Ben: "Gee, that sounds like something a lovely assistant does. That job's for girls."
Gwen: "Times have changed, cuz."
(Gwen said.)
Gwen: "Don't worry. I'm sure you'll look lovely in a leotard."
Jen: "What's the point of the talent show, anyway?"
(Jen asked.)
Jen: "If we don't stop Era, fitting in at the school isn't going to matter."
Ben: "She's right."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "That's what matters the most right now."
(The two hiked up their bags and walked off to the gymnasium where Ben kicked a ball away and sat down on the bleachers, when a old face greeted them.)
Ed: "Hey, Ben and Jen."
(Ed said, startling them.)
Ed: "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I saw you two come in. I'm just making sure you're okay."
Jen: "Yeah. We're fine, Principal White"
(Jen said.)
Ed: "It must be strange for you since you know that I'm a Plumber."
Ben: "Yeah."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "It really is. Almost every adult in the town's practically a Plumber. I mean, you're Principal White, the creepy guy no one likes."
(Ed looked at them sadly as Jen looked to him.)
Jen: "Oh, I'm sorry. We didn't mean-"
Ed: "Oh, no offense taken."
(Ed said.)
Ed: "It's the perfect cover. Anyway, you guys coming back out?"
Ben: "Nah."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "The two of us just need some times to ourselves."
Ed: "If you ever need me or any of the other Plumbers-"
Jen: "You'll be watching. We know the drill."
(Jen said.)
(Ed walked away, dribbling the ball before he turned back to them and smiled.)
Ed: "Oh, and guys? Just one more thing..."
(Ben and Jen suddenly stood up as they saw their principal slow down to practically a crawl before he spoke again.)
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(Suddenly, he screamed as he was tossed across the gym into a bin of balls with a crash.)
(Jen shouted out as she felt her left wrist burn from her Omnitrix again, glowing purple as Era suddenly appeared in a flash of light.)
Era: "Hello again."
(she said as the twins turned to run before she grabbed Jen.)
Era: "I must say that with all of those Plumbers around, I was beginning to think that we would never have a moment alone again."
Jen: "You'll never get away with this."
Era: "Oh, but I must."
(Era said.)
Era: "Now, Jennifer. I will show you your future."
(Era dialed her enemy's Omnitrix in as Ben activated his Omni-Suit and pulled the fire alarm, sending out the bell.)
(Jen then punched Era in the stomach and she activated her Omni-Suit before she and her brother slammed the cores down.)
(Ben's watch sank into his wrist and it became encased in green diamond before it covered his other arm and his head before it closed around his eye and it became fully golden.)
(Four spike-like diamonds, the lower pair smaller than the upper pair, grew out of his back and his clothes morphed into a bodysuit, black on one side, white on the other.)
(The watch symbol was on his upper left bicep as the transformation ended.)
Needle Mouse: "Gym class is now in session."
(Needle Mouse said, baring her quills.)
Diamondhead: "Today, we play 'Pummel the Creepy Alien Dude."
(Diamondhead said, pounding his fist into his hand.)
(Era glared and fired out several energy balls at the kids and Diamondhead blocked them with his hands, which he morphed into a shield as Needle Mouse spun forwards and slammed into her, sending her backwards.)
Diamondhead: "Try these!"
(Diamondhead said as he shot out his crystals that pummeled into Era as Needle Mouse spun forwards and sent her quills outwards and stuck her clothes into the walls.)
Needle Mouse: "Right back at ya."
(Needle Mouse said, unfurling back into her bipedal state.)
(Era chuckled at the sound of the ringing bells.)
Needle Mouse: "What's so funny?"
Era: "When the fire alarm rings, the entire school gathers at the courtyard through which room, Jennifer?"
Diamondhead: "Aw man."
(Diamondhead said, looking towards the sound of the advancing crowd.)
Diamondhead: "Give us a break."
(They looked back to see Era had vanished in a puff of smoke.)
Needle Mouse: "Run!"
(Needle Mouse said as they both ran for the nearest exit.)
(The students and faculty all filed into the gym to see a few stray quills and crystal dust as Gwen and Becky moved to the front of the crowd before sighing and looking... at the girl's locker room.)
Diamondhead: "This is so how I wanted to spend fifth period."
(Diamondhead said.)
(As the crowd left, the sisters stayed behind and waited for the flash of green and pink light from the locker room.)
(Once it came, the twins walked out angrily.)
Becky: "Ben, Jen, wait up? What happened?"
(Becky asked, concerned.)
Ben: "She found us. That's what happened."
(Ben said.)
Jen: "Era told me that she wanted me alone."
(Jen said, balling her fists up.)
Jen: "That's what she's going to get."
Gwen: "Guys, wait!"
(Gwen said as Jen stormed off with her brother and cousins following her concerned.)
[To Be Continued...]