(That night, with the faint light of a space ship appearing and landing close by in the park as the Omni-Team sat down on the picnic table as Allison rolled her eyes.)
Allison: "Okay. On a scale of one to ten, ten being the stupidest thing that you guys have ever done, this is a fifteen."
(she said.)
Jen: "No one's forcing you to stay, Ally."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "If Era knows about you guys being watched by Plumbers, don't you think that they would know if we were setting a trap for her?"
(Gwen asked.)
Jen: "It doesn't matter. This is our duty. My duty."
(Jen assured her cousin.)
Ben: "When she shows up, we'll be ready."
(Ben said as everyone activated their suits and glared outwards.)
Ben: "And away from our town. Our mom and dad and Grandpa."
Huntress: "We live here too."
(Huntress said, readying her spear.)
Omni-Pink: "True."
(Omni-Pink said, clasping her hands open and closed.)
Omni-Pink "It's up to us guys. We're not going to let him destroy our home. You ladies have to get that."
Lucky Girl: "Yeah, we get it. But we don't like it."
(Lucky Girl said.)
???: "Neither are we."
(a voice said from behind as they looked to see Samus walking up with an extremely well-toned 18-year-old girl with a magic staff in her hand and wearing a deep bright pink outfit with high boots, long pink gloves and an amulet with a pink gemstone around her neck.)
(She had curly brown hair that went down to her back and smiled.)
Lucky Girl: "Samus."
(Lucky Girl said as the mother of their old ally nodded to her.)
Samus: "There was a disturbance in the force and we tracked it down to be the Hands of Armageddon."
(the bounty hunter said.)
Sofia: "Pleased to meet you. I'm Princess Sofia of Enchancia."
(she said.)
Sofia: "You've met my cousin, Scarlett on my dad's side."
Matter Girl: "We've heard of you."
(Matter Girl said.)
(They all heard a beeping as they all ducked and prepared their powers/weapons as they glared outwards, Sofia wielding her Dream Rod staff in both hands and charging up a spell.)
Omni-Green: "What was that?"
(Omni-Green asked.)
Samus: "Think it's Era?"
(Samus asked, rapping her fingers on her arm cannon.)
Omni-Pink: "I can't tell."
(Omni-Pink said as she stood up and Lucky Girl's tattoos and eyes started glowing with power.)
Lucky Girl "This is it."
Max: "Jen, Ben."
(Max said as he came up and startled them with the Rust Bucket driving up.)
Omni-Green: "Grandpa."
(Omni-Green gasped.)
Samus: "Max Tennyson, we finally meet."
(Samus said, shaking the Plumber's hand.)
Samus: "Samus Aran. You've met my daughter Maya."
Max: "I've heard of you. You're arguably the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy."
Sofia: "And I'm Princess Sofia of Enchancia. I'm a Protector too."
(she said.)
Omni-Green: "How'd you know we'd be here?"
Max: "It's the only place in Bellwood I hadn't checked."
Lucky Girl: "It was her idea."
(Lucky Girl said, pointing to Omni-Pink.)
Lucky Girl: "She's trying to set a trap for Era."
Samus and Sofia: "So were we."
(Samus and Sofia said in unison.)
Omni-Pink: "Traitors."
Max: "Do you two have any idea how dangerous and foolish this is?"
Jen: "Grandpa, we can do this."
(Jen said, degenerating her helmet so she could look him in the eye.)
Jen: "Trust me, we're ready. And we have backup."
Max: "Jen."
(Max said, putting a hand on her shoulder.)
Max: "Did you ever once stop to think that getting you alone is exactly what Era wants? Come on, let's go."
(As the group was about to go off, the Rust Bucket suddenly went up in a raging ball of fire and smoke, flying away as the group stopped in their tracks.)
Omni-Green: "Okay, that was unexpected!"
(Omni-Green said.)
Huntress: "Look!"
(Huntress said as they looked into the trees and saw Era's goons suddenly dropped down on them and surrounded them.)
Omni-Pink: "Oh crap!"
(Omni-Pink said as Era suddenly appeared in a purple light.)
(The team blasted away with their spells, powers or weapons as hard as they could as Omni-Green sliced one with his green energy blade and Omni-Pink gave an energy kick back, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the goons as Era advanced forwards.)
Samus: "Leave them alone, Era!"
(Samus shouted as Era glared.)
Era: "Silence!"
(Era shouted as she tossed an energy field at Samus and surrounded her in a purple light and positioned her hands around, and the light dispersed and Samus fell to the ground, now looking shorter, less toned and her breasts had receded back into her chest as well.)
Samus: "Ah!"
(Samus said as Sofia quickly summoned a mirror for her and she looked at the mirror and screamed.)
Samus: "She turned me into a ten year old!"
Era: "Of course."
(Era said as she approached Omni-Pink and ran her hand across her cheek.)
Era: "I truly don't want anyone to get killed."
Omni-Green: "Don't you dare touch her!"
(Omni-Green shouted.)
Era: "I wouldn't dream of it. I'm not a monster, Benjamin."
(she said.)
Era: "But I need her."
Omni-Pink: "What have we done?"
(Omni-Pink asked herself.)
(Back in the Hardware Store, the Plumbers shouted out and screamed in protest as they were locked in a closet.)
(The Omni-Twins came to from their unconscious state as Era laid down in front of them and saw they were chained from their arms to one of the Tesla coils right by the Hands of Armageddon.)
(They looked to see Matter Girl, Lucky Girl, Huntress and Max chained to a separate coil from her and the 10-year-old Samus and Sofia chained to another coil with Samus' Morph Suit deactivated.)
Omni-Pink: "Grandpa! Gwen! Becky! Ally!"
(Omni-Pink shouted.)
Max: "We're here, Jen. We're okay."
(Max said.)
Era: "I hope you don't mind that I brought them along to watch."
(Era said as she walked by.)
Omni-Green: "Where's our family and friends?"
(Omni-Green asked.)
Era: "You'll be relieved to hear I have no idea. They're fine. I've done nothing to them."
Max: "Era, please."
(Max said.)
Max: "Let the kids go. You can have the Omnitrixes."
(Era shook her head before sending a small energy ball to Max's face, vibrating his skin.)
Max: "Ow."
(he said before feeling at his teeth with his tongue.)
Max: "I think you knocked that loose crown back into place. Saved me a dentist bill."
Omni-Green: "Stop it! Leave them alone!"
(Omni-Green said.)
Era: "Jennifer."
(Era said.)
Era: "Tell me. Have you ever wondered why the Omnitrixes only allow you to change for ten minutes at a time?"
Omni-Pink: "Well, yes."
(Omni-Pink admitted.)
Omni-Pink: "But Ben and I unlocked the Master control function once, but we zeroed it out."
Era: "It is a failsafe. So that the DNA of the alien life forms trapped within the Omnitrixes don't take you over when you turn into them. A failsafe that can be overwritten by someone who knows the Omnitrixes as intimately as I do."
(Era stepped aside as Sofia looked on and glared before feeling at her hair with her free hand as Samus looked to her.)
Samus: "What are you doing?"
Sofia: "Trying to pick the lock."
(Sofia said as she struggled to pull a pin out of her hair and struggled to pick at the lock.)
Era: "I suppose I owe you an explanation."
(Era said as she paced the floor.)
Era: "I came here on a desperate mission to save my people."
Omni-Pink: "Yeah. Save them by taking over our world!"
(Omni-Pink said.)
Era: "We were a gilded race of warriors who mastered the elements."
(Era explained.)
Era: "Gods who grew too strong and destroyed ourselves. My brother Eon sent me here to find Hands of Armageddon. With it, we could be reborn on Earth... but in order to do that, I needed to find the Master Spark."
Omni-Pink: "The Master Spark? What is that?"
(Era glared hatefully at Max as she glared.)
Era: "You kept this secret even from your own blood?"
(she asked, venom clear in her voice.)
Era: "You, Jennifer, are the reason that I came back two centuries ago. Then again countless times, my body growing weaker and weaker with each leap through time. I was looking for you. The Master Spark. The girl with the Omnitrix."
(Omni-Pink looked to her grandfather and then to the Protectors in the room.)
Omni-Pink: "You knew?"
Samus: "Yes."
(Samus confirmed.)
Max: "We hoped you'd never find out."
(Max said.)
Max: "That this day would never come."
Omni-Pink: "Why me?"
(Omni-Pink asked.)
Era: "It is my DNA that will be released from the Omnitrix. I am the alien life form that will soon overwhelm you so I can save my people. You are me, Jennifer."
Omni-Pink: "No."
(Omni-Pink said in horror as she started to sweat.)
Omni-Pink: "That can't be true!"
Era: "My time... is almost over."
(Era said in pain.)
Era: "But I will be reborn anew in you. And our great strength will power of the Hands of Armageddon and open a time rift to my dying world."
Omni-Pink: "And what will you do when your people are saved?"
Era: "Continue our work across the cosmos."
Samus: "Which will only end up with you destroying yourselves again."
(Samus said.)
Era: "We learn from our mistakes. You will no longer be a simple helpless child, but a god. Not for mere moments, but for eternity!"
Omni-Green: "Don't touch her, you freak!"
(Omni-Green shouted.)
Lucky Girl: "Jen, don't worry. We're going to get you free."
(Lucky Girl said.)
(Era then saw Jen's Omnitrix symbol pop up and glow purple and she dialed the space to reveal a silhouette similar to her's.)
Omni-Pink: "Please."
(Omni-Pink begged.)
Omni-Pink: "Don't do this."
(Era smiled and pressed the core down, sending out a purple flash of light outwards.)
Matter Girl: "Noo!"
(Matter Girl shouted.)
(A surge of light flashed outwards as Jen changed into a Chronian form.)
(She looked similar to Era, only she had no helmet and her hair was black and in pigtails and she wore of Era's suit, only smaller and it fit her figure.)
(She then pulled the chains down from her perch and broke them, her cape flowing in a nonexistent breeze.)
Samus: "It's no use."
(Samus said.)
Samus: "She's been possessed by Era's power. She's overwhelmed her."
original Era: "Thank you, Jennifer. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Two of us cannot exist in one world..."
(the original Era said as she vanished a puff of smoke.)
Huntress: "Jen, are you in there?"
(Huntress asked.)
Huntress: "Jen?"
Era: "I am sorry to disappoint you."
(the new Era said.)
Era: "Such power... held slave by a mere child. But no longer. I am free!"
Omni-Green: "Oh man."
(Omni-Green said.)
Omni-Green: "It's Ghostfreak all over again."
(Era looked over and saw the Hands of Armageddon, walking over to activate it.)
Era: "At last. It is time for my people to awaken in their new world!"
(She charged her hands with energy, creating a ball, before she put it into the center of the Hands, charging it with energy and activating it.)
(She then put her hands to the core and started to control it, her face contorting with pleasure.)
Samus: "We have to stop this."
(Samus said to Sofia, still working on picking the lock.)
(Outside, a fleet of Chronian ships appeared in the sky, the people looking around taking notice of the ships that approached from the space around the Earth.)
[To Be Continued...]