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Ben and Jen:Anti-heros

Ben and Jen both slowly awoke from a peaceful slumber. The twins had been camping out on the roofs of buildings, in the forest, and hotels with no trouble. The twins have been putting their powers to use in living a stable runaway life. Sometimes the twins would use their nana to put on shows, other times Ben would use his wealth tarot card on rich assholes, or the twins would sing in parks. And the twins would always help people less fortunate than them where ever they went.

Throughout all the running and anti-hero work Ben and Jen never once ran into Max, Gwen, or Sunny. However, that would all end today. Because across the street from the roof, Ben and Jen were on, Max, Gwen, and Sunny was parked. "Ben look," Jen said looking down, Ben moved beside Jen and looked down at Max. "Woof, he looks awful," Ben said taking note of Max's dark, sunken eyes, messy hair and clothes, and tired expression. "Wonder how Gwen and Sunny are?" Ben asked then Gwen and Sunny exited the store.

Gwen looked perfectly fine, aside from red puffy eyes, Sunny was a different story. Sunny's hair was tangled and matted, her clothes were wrinkled and dirty, her eyes were dark and sunken like Max's, her face was tear-stained, and she also held a tired expression. Ben and Jen shared a look and then nodded to each other.

Ben and Jen flew down and hid behind the RV and tossed small rocks at Sunny. When Sunny turned and saw the twins her eyes glowed brightly and she gained a wide smile. Sunny ran to Ben and Jen, hugging them tightly, "Oh my gosh, I'm so happy to see you two." she said. Ben hissed in pain but smiled and returned the hug, "Nice to see you too Sunny." Ben said and Jen was quick to break the hug. "Careful Sunny, Ben is hurt," she said, then a nearby truck exploded.

Ben, Jen, and Sunny looked and saw three people. All three were dressed in black leather and helmets that covered their faces. "Rojo!" Ben and Jen growled in anger.

"PAUSE"

"Hello, the narrator here to give background. When Ben and Jen meet Rojo and her gang when they first arrived at their current location. They all got along at first that is until Rojo decided to invite the twins on a heist, knowing what their powers could do. Everything was going perfectly until Jen had a little slip-up and cost them the heist.

Rojo and Jen got into a screaming match and Rojo pulled out her alien gun. Ben pushed Jen away and took the shot for her and was seriously hurt. Jen went crazy and destroyed the gang's hideout and took Ben to the hospital. Rojo swore she would make the twins pay, so yeah, the twins are not on good terms with Rojo."

"RESUME"

"You guys know them?" Sunny asked and Rojo turned to face them. "You!" Rojo growled and aimed her gun at them, "Fly!" Ben ordered and the three flew out of sight. "Ben, Jen!!" Max exclaimed when the twins flew past him. Ben and Jen paid Max no mind, they couldn't at the moment, Rojo kept shooting at them.

"I got this!" Gwen said and transformed into fourarms, and charged at Rojo and her gang. "Mind you business freak," Rojo said and sent her gang to deal with Gwen. "Sunny, help Gwen," Ben said then began throwing mana waves at Rojo. Sunny nodded, then took notice of the fact Jen had vanished. "One side!" Jen scored past Sunny with a giant war hammer.

Jen spun through the air toward Rojo, then she brought the hammer down. "AHHHH!!" Rojo was sent through the air and crashed into the convenience store Max was by. The impact broke the building and the ruble fell on Max. "GRANDPA!!" all four kids cried then drones came spring through the sky. The drones headed for Gwen, but Ben and Jen stopped them. "Get Grandpa to the hospital, it is down the street," Ben said smashing one of the drones. Gwen nodded and grabbed Max and Sunny followed and headed to the hospital.

Ben and Jen took care of the drones, and the police took care of Rojo and her gang. "What are these?" Jen asked picking up one of the busted drones. "Who knows, but they-" "AHHHH! " Jen's scream cut Ben off and he turned his head in shock. The drone gas some kind of cord latched onto Jen's neck. Red digital lines spread across Jen's neck and she began to change. Jen's skin turned red, and she grew in size, her clothes ripping and tearing and her pouch fell off. Jen's body also gained some weird red orbs and blades erupted from her skin, and her eyes turned red. "JEN!" Ben cried when Jen collapsed to the ground.

Jen ground and gripped her hair tightly as a voice filled her ears. "Listen to me whoever you are. My name is Vilgax, and you will assist me in retrieving the Omnitrix." the voice said viciously. "Ugh, well Vilgax, who do you think you are to tell me what to do," Jen asked her voice gaining gallons of venom. "Jen, who are you talking to?" Ben asked kneeling in front of Jen. "Fine, have it your way." Vilgax hissed and Jen began to get electrocuted and her mind went numb.

Everything stopped a few short minutes later and Jen collapsed in Ben's arms. "Jen!? Jen, are you ok?!" Ben asked while shaking Jen. Jen didn't make a sound but sat up and looked at Ben. "Jen?...." Ben asked, "Sorry, Jen isn't here right now," Jen said then grabbed Ben by the front of his hoodie and threw him to the side. 'BEN!' Jen cried from inside her mind, but she couldn't do anything.

Vilgax had taken full control of Jen's mind and body, and Jen didn't have access to her tarot cards because her pouch fell off. "Now, to get the Omnitrix!" Vilgax said and began to head for the hospital. Vilgax could hear Jen crying and protesting, it hurt him, but not that much.

"Ugh, my head." Ben groaned and sat up holding his head tightly. Ben opened his eyes, his vision was slightly blurry, and his head ached, but he didn't care. Ben walked over and grabbed Jen's pouch, he had to get her the strength tarot card, but first, he had to warn Gwen.

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At the hospital, Gwen and Sunny sat waiting for Max to wake up. Neither one of them said a word since the doctor left the room and they both hoped the other would. The silence was killing them both and neither one wanted to be alone with their thoughts.

"Wonder how the twins are doing?" Sunny asked finally breaking the silence. Gwen was released but then became angered, "Why does it matter this is their fault." Gwen said crossing her arms. Sunny furrowed her brows, "Gwen, I'm sure Jen didn't mean for Rojo to fly into the building and hurt Grandpa." Sunny said, but that just upset Gwen more.

"That wouldn't have happened if they stayed out of the way."

"Rojo attacked them first."

"Then they did something to deserve it."

"WHY DO YOU HATE THEM!?'

"BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THEM!!!"

Sunny gained a confused look and tears streamed down Gwen's face. Gwen huffed and ran into the hallway, Sunny followed, wanting answers. "Gwen?" Gwen stood facing out the window but it was easy to see she was becoming a mess. "I've always been envious of Ben and Jen," Gwen said turning to look at Sunny. Sunny came closer and nodded for Jen to carry on. Gwen sniffled and looked out the window, "Ben and Jen have always been, strong, brave, smart kids. No matter what they were faced with they saw the bright side and never gave up. I've always wanted to be like that, but I never was and I never will be." Gwen said and Sunny nodded.

"I always put so much effort into everything to overshadow the twins with my achievements. I thought it would make me feel better and put them down, and it worked. However, Ben and Jen still looked on the bright side and never give up. Then I got the watch and they got their powers. I just want to be happy for myself and enjoy who I am without having some kind of interior motive." Gwen said and fell to the floor in tears. Sunny pulled Gwen into a tight hug, she wasn't thinking that the things Gwen has done are okay, but she does think she needs a hug.

Gwen returned the hug, but Jen came crashing through the window. Gwen and Sunny jumped to their feet and stepped back, "Jen?" Sunny asked in shock. "Not exactly," Vilgax said and grabbed Sunny and threw her to the side. "AHHH!!" "What are you doing?" Gwen asked but Vilgax just chuckled and grabbed Gwen's arm ready to take the Omnitrix. " Ahh! Let me go!" Gwen cried then a mana blast flew past her head and hit Vilgax. A mana rope then wrapped around Gwen's waist, another around Sunny's, and the two girls have pulled out the window.

When Gwen and Sunny were let down they were met by Ben, "I'll explain on the way." Ben said and ran for cover. Gwen and Sunny followed and Ben explained what happened to Jen.

"Wait did you say Vilgax? I recognize that name." Sunny said and Ben stopped. Ben turned to face Sunny, "He is an evil overlord from Vilgaxia. He craves power and will not stop till he gets what he wants. That's what I've been told at least." Sunny said and Ben felt his stomach tighten. "We have to save Jen, and put this guy in his place," Ben said and headed for a wide open area.

Gwen and Sunny followed, "What are we gonna do?" Gwen asked hoping Ben had an actual plan. "We lure him to us and I put him in his place," Ben said and took to the sky. Sunny grabbed Gwen and followed, neither one had a good feeling.

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Vilgax flee through the air in search of Gwen, but it was hard to focus. "Silence yourself!!" Vilgax orders, "Never, now let me go you freak!" Jen screamed hitting some kind of barrier. Vilgax growled and gripped his head tightly, "Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!! I will NOT let go, not until I get the Omnitrix." Vilgax said and Jen growled.

"Why do you care about that watch so much?" Jen asked still attacking the barrier. "That watch is the most powerful device in the universe. With it, I will be unstoppable." Vilgax said and Jen began to laugh. "You are never getting your hands on the Omnitrix, not while Ben is still standing," Jen said, and now it was Vilgax's turn to laugh.

"Trust what I say Vilgax. When Ben gets his hands on you it's over." Jen said and right on cue, a mana blast struck. Vilgax growled and looked down, standing in the open area were Ben, Gwen, and Sunny. Vilgax didn't hesitate and flew down, his sights locked on Gwen. However, before Vilgax could reach her Ben came in with a mana-covered fist and gave a hard punch. Vilgax crashed to the ground and Ben trapped them in a large mana cube.

Vilgax stood and growled but Ben delivered another hard punch to the gut. Vilgax hit the way and realized he should have trusted Jen. "Ben, wait! It's me, I'm your sister. Please, Ben." Ben narrowed his eyes. Ben growled and his eyes began to glow bright, and so did his hair. "You are not my sister." been growled. Ben's hair began to defy gravity and the green glow in his eyes turned white. "You are just a power-crazy freak controlling her." Ben grabbed Vilgax and watched as Ben's skin began to tear and rip revealing inky black with green specs.

"AND I. WANT. HER. BAAAAAACK!!!"

The light became too bright and Ben's voice was loud and overpowering. Gwen and Sunny turned away unable to watch due to the light and had to cover their ears. Sunny even covering her ears heard a familiar cracking noise and knew what was about to happen. Sunny quickly grabbed Gwen and put a shield around them before it was too late.

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Sunny slowly let the shield down and was met with a cloud of smoke that had a bright glow in it. "Sunny?" Gwen asked but Sunny didn't answer. The smoke began to clear and Sunny's jaw dropped along with Gwen's.

Ben stood with Jen held in his arms unconscious. Ben kicked at the pile of metal on the ground by his feet and growled. Ben turned to look at Gwen and Sunny, but they couldn't bring themselves to speak, they were too captivated by Ben. He looked so different, he looked like an alien.

Ben's hair glowed a bright white and green while also defying gravity, one of his eyes glowed whit and the other a bright green. Ben's skin began inky black, with green star-like specs and a green outline. Ben's clothes had been torn and shredded allowing Gwen and Sunny to see the slim but muscular build he had. The only thing that didn't change was Ben still had his and Jeb's pouches perfectly intact on his leg.

Ben hummed then flew away with Jen in his arms, and Gwen and Sunny sat motionless. "There is no way." Sunny whispered not believing this could be true. "Sunny?" Gwen asked, "There is no way the are half-celestialsapian." Sunny said and Gwen became even more confused.

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Ben landed on the roof of a building and collapsed with Jen still in his arms. There was a bright flash and Ben was back to his human form and he was so tired. Ben groaned and looked at himself and Jen, their clothes were ruined. Ben even though exhausted picked Jen up and began to fly. Ben and Jen could cover hundreds of miles in one night when they flew, he would have them at Aunt vera's by morning, she could help.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

"This place has everything!" Gwen exclaimed looking through a hotel brochure. The Tennyson family was finally out of the desert and in New York City checking into a four-star hotel. Sunny was the most excited about the hotel so Ben and Jen vowed to be on their best behavior for her. "Ben, look!" Jen excitedly whispered to Ben and pointed. Ben turned his attention and his eyes widened, "The new Sumo Slammers video game is in there.!" Ben exclaimed and ran to the door with Jen.

A strong arm was quickly dropped in front of the twins "Not so fast snowflakes." the guard said. Ben and Jen stepped back and looked at the guy, "You two can't get in without a pass." he said giving a stern look. Ben and Jen felt around in their pockets, "Oh, there they are." Jen said and pointed into the room. The guard looked and laying on the ground by the game were two passes. "Oh, a go ahead," he said and let Ben and Jen in.

The twins rushed to the game and each grabbed a controller and began to play. Meanwhile, Max, Gwen, and Sunny were at the elevator but stopped. "Where are Ben and Jen?" Max asked not seeing the twins anywhere. Gwen felt her stomach drop "Oh no, they are up to something." Gwen said she knew things were about to go sour.

Back with the twins, they were currently tied on wins. "Haha, you are going down," Jen said getting Ben down to his last life. "I don't think so, YOU are going down," Ben said gaining the upper hand. Then a hand landed on the twin's shoulders, "You are both going down." an angry voice said. The twins turned and saw the guard and he was accompanied by two people. "We will take our passes back." one said and the twins nervously chuckled.

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The last of the family's suitcases were thrown at their feet, "And stay out!" the guard yelled. "Fine by us Baldie;" Ben and Jen yelled then turned and were met with angry faces. "Back to the RV," Max said pointing a stern finger. The twins didn't say a word and headed for the RV.

Once they were back Max began his lecture. "I already paid for the hotel. How could you two get us kicked out?" Max asked his face turning red from anger. "It wasn't that big of a deal." Jen said crossing her arms, "To you two, and that's all you care about. Why can't you be more like Gwen?" Max said and something inside the twins snapped.

"SHUT UP!!" Ben and Jen screamed in unison and Max stumbled back. "NO ONE cares about us. That's why we only care for each other!!" Ben screamed his eyes gaining a bright glow. "Sure, Ken and Aunt Vera are on our side but they are hardly in our lives. And do you think it's easy ALWAYS being compared to Gwen? DO YOU!?!" Jen cried her eyes gaining the same glow as Ben's.

Gwen and Sunny ran to the back and cowered in fear. Max stepped back further, he didn't know what to say. "Ya know, the whole reason we came on this trip is that we thought we would be safe, safe from being compared to Gwen. Then surprise surprise, there is Gwen and YOU, comparing us to her." Jen said pointing a harsh finger at Max. "We are SICK OF IT!!" Ben screamed and Mana covered his body, "We are SICK OF THIS FAMILY!!" Jen added Mana covering her body as well. Ben and Jen flew through the roof of the RV and into the city.

Max sat stunned, he never knew how he and everyone else was making them feel. "We need to go find them," Max said and got in the driver's seat. "What about the food?" Gwen asked looking through the he at the sky. "We will worry about it later, the twins are more important right now," Max said and started driving.

Meanwhile, Ben and Jen landed and went into an arcade full of people. The twins went to the back of the arcade and fell to the floor. "I hate this, I hate this!" Jen growled slamming her hands on the ground. Ben grilled as well, he had some serious pent-up anger and needed to let it out. "I hate this too, but not as much as I hate our family right now," Ben growled and clenched his hands into tight fists.

"Where ya going freak, home to recharge your batteries?" Ben and Jen looked at the voice speaking. Ben and Jen saw a group of guys and they had a boy surrounded. "We both know we're thinking the same thing," Jen said and stood to her feet and Ben followed. The twins approached the group and imagined them all as different people.

"Hey, leave him alone!" Ben yelled gaining the group's attention. "Ha, look boys a couple more freaks." one laughed but he wasn't laughing for long. Born swung a nana-covered fist and with the help of his Ox talisman he sent the punk flying. "Let him go." Jen hissed and kicked another guy square in the balls then when he fell she kicked him in the face. The rest of the guys stepped back and the boy stood behind Ben and Jen. "This is gonna hurt," Ben growled and he and Jen started going crazy on the guys.

A few minutes later the guys had enough and ran away black and blue. Ben and Jen were doubled over, breathing heavily, and were sweaty. "Wow, you guys are awesome." the kid said alerting Ben and Jen he was still there. Ben and Jen turned to face the kid, "Thanks, I'm Ben, and this is my sister Jen." Ben said finally getting a good look at the boy. He was slightly taller than Ben, scrawny, with shoulder-length black hair, and brown eyes. He was dressed in a torn black t-shirt, shorts, boots, and a padlock necklace. The boy smiled, "aim Kevin, Kevin Levin." he said then his smile turned into a frown.

"Hey, are you two okay?" Kevin asked using his thumbs to wipe at the corners of Ben's eyes. Ben felt his face getting hot and quickly moved Kevin's hands away, "We gave been better." Ben said. "Ben, Jen!" Gwen's voice rang out and Ben and Jen stiffened. Gwen then came pushing through a crowd of people, "Come back right now!!" Gwen demanded storming toward her cousins.

"No." Ben and Jen said in Union then started running and Kevin followed them. "You got anywhere we can go?" Jen asked looking over her shoulder at Kevin. "Yeah, this way." Kevin ran ahead and led the twins to an abandoned subway.

"Ok, too much running and use of energy," Jen said and collapsed on the cold floor and Ben did the same. Kevin stared at the twins then sat on the floor beside Ben and began messing with his hair. "Not one for boundaries huh?" Ben asked turning his head and smiling at Kevin. "In this current moment no," Kevin said and began scratching Ben's scalp, Ben smiled and closed his eyes with a sigh.

A silence settled over the three before Jen broke it. "So why was that gang after you?" she asked turning her head to look at Kevin. "I kinda trashed their hangout under the 39th Street bridge. What about you two what was the deal with that girl?" Kevin asked and the twins sighed. "That girl was our picture-perfect cousin, Gwen," Ben said sitting up and pulling his knees to his chest. "We tricked a guard at a hotel we were staying at to play the new Sumo Slammers game and got us and our family kicked out of the hotel. That led to a fight with our Grandpa and we ran off after he compared us to her." Ben said resting his head on his knees.

"He compares you two to her?' Kevin asked and Jen nodded. "The only people who don't compare us to her and actually support us are our cousin Ken, Aunt Vera, and cousin Sunny. Our mom and Grandpa our ok, but still bad." Jen said and sat up and stood to her feet. "Anyway, we should get out of your hair. Sunny is probably tracking us wouldn't want you to get caught up in an alien fight," Ben said and stood up but Kevin grabbed his hand.

Ben gasped as he felt a slight shock and he could tell Kevin felt it too. Kevin let go, "Sorry, guess my energy slipped out." Kevin said then held up his hand. Kevin's hand was covered in energy and the twins stared before smiling. "Guess we don't have to ditch you." Ben said, "So, what should we do?" Jen asked wrapping an arm around Ben and pulling Kevin close by his shirt. Ben and Kevin both blushed and looked away from each other. "Umm, I have an idea," Kevin said with a smirk and the twins smirked back.

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Later after night had fallen Kevin led the twins to a warehouse holding copies of the Sumo Slammers game. "I got a tip that a shipment just came in," Kevin said and grabbed the panel by the door and short-circuited it. "Help me kick in the door," Kevin said and he and Jen kicked in the door.

The three ran inside and Kevin went to a crate and opened it to reveal the game. "Waits over," Kevin said and tossed Ben and Jen a game each. "Awesome!" the twins exclaimed but then smoke grenades were thrown through the windows. "Oh crap, time to go!" Kevin said and grabbed Ben's hand and Jen followed. The kids ran to the door but they couldn't get out everything was blocked. "I got this," Ben said and sent a sharpened mana wave at the swat team.

It was enough to scare everyone and the twins flew up and carried Kevin with their mana. "All right!" Kevin cheered as they worked through the sky but a helicopter showed up. "You gotta be kidding me," Jen said and headed for the city. "Did video games always require swat teams?" Ben asked and followed Jen. The twins flew down low near the ground and tossed Kevin into an alley and out of sight.

Ben turned and there another sharpened mana wave, Jen did the same. The helicopters began to malfunction and crashed, but Ben and Jen pulled everyone from inside to safety. "Let's go," Ben said and dropped the people he was holding in a dumpster then flew away. Jen just dropped hers and followed after Ben. "We should walk and keep low, I'. pretty sure I saw the RV." Jen said and Ben nodded and the twins landed in an alley and headed back to Kevin.

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Kevin sat in the alley the twins left him in, he hit the ground kinda hard. "Kevin!" Ben and Jen came running and Ben dropped to his knees beside Kevin, "Are you ok?" he asked. Kevin blushed, Ben was really close, but he wasn't complaining. "Yeah, just a few scratches and bruises," Kevin said giving Ben a warm smile. Ben smiled back then blushed realizing just how close he was to Kevin.

"Will you two just kiss already?" Jen asked smirking at the two. Ben and Kevin blushed a bright red, "Shut up!" they said in unison and Jen laughed. "Sorry, it's just really obvious you two like each other." Jen said and sat down beside Ben, "But we can worry about that later." she added then her stomach growled.  "Right now we worry about getting some food," Ben said and his stomach growled too. "Hmm, I have an idea," Kevin said and the twins were all ears.

"Let's be a team. With my know-how and your awesome powers, we can be unstoppable." Kevin said and offered his hands out to the twins. The twins looked at Kevin's hands and nodded, "Ok, but we have one condition." Ben said and Kevin raised a brow. "We be Anti-heroes, like robin hood," Jen said and Kevin thought for a moment. Kevin knew what an Anti-hero was but he never saw himself as one, he didn't think he fit the profile.

Kevin hummed and let his eyes travel to Ben, those big green eyes and bright smile. Kevin smiled, "Deal." he said and the twins took his hands. The kids smiled but then their stomachs growled. "So, what was that plane of yours?" Jen asked and Kevin smiled.

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"Grandpa, we have been looking all day. We are never going to find them in this city." Gwen said getting tired and hungry. "We will find them Gwen. We have to find them." Max said with a determined look. Gwen sighed and looked out the window, why did he want to find them so bad anyway? After the twin's outburst earlier than them running away, why did he want them back?

Gwen thought back to what the twins said earlier and she frowned. Ben and Jen did get compared to her a lot, every minute of their lives actually. All their achievements were compared to Gwen's and looked down upon no matter how impressive they were. Gwen began thinking back to every achievement the twins made then how it was compared to hers and how she rubbed it in their faces.

Gwen looked down at her lap as something else crossed her mind. 'They wanted to come on this trip because they were gonna get compared to me if they stayed home.' Gwen felt tears building in her eyes. Gwen was always terrible to Ben and Jen and she ruined the one break they had.

"Whoa!" Gwen was pulled from her thoughts by the RV suddenly stopping. Gwen looked and saw a helicopter laying in the middle of the road. "I think Ben and Jen were here," Sunny said emerging from the back. "Any luck tracking them?" Max asked hoping it was a yes. "No, my emotions are still running high, I can't function too well like this," Sunny said and sat across from Gwen.

"Attention, all citizens are encouraged to stay off the 39th Street bridge. It has been claimed to be collapsing and sightings of green blast have been reported." the radio announced and Max wasted no time.

Meanwhile, the gang Ben and Jen beat up earlier were coward in a corner. Kevin was taking all the money from their stash and filling his pockets. "You freaks won't get away with this, we will go to the police." one of the guys said. Ben, Jen, and Kevin raised a brow, "You're gonna go to the police?" Ben asked and the guys nodded. "And you're gonna tell them to money you stole was stolen by three kids with powers?" Jen asked not believing these guys were that stupid.

The guys shared a look, "Uuhhh?" they said in unison. "Done!" Kevin approached Ben and Jen, his pockets overflowing with money, "time to bail." he added. Ben and Jen nodded and let the guys go and stopped supporting the bridge, but it didn't fall. "Ben, Jen!" everyone looked and saw Gwen, Sunny, and Max. Sunny was supporting the bridge and Gwen rushed over, "What are you two doing?" she asked. Anger was clear in Gwen's voice and on her face.

"None of your business," Ben said and turned to walk away. "It is now," Gwen said and gripped Ben's arm tightly. "Hey!?' "Let go of him!!" Kevin grabbed Gwen's wrist and was about to shock her, but it didn't go as planned. Kevin absorbed the watch energy by mistake and began to transform. "Kevin!" Ven and Jen cried and went to help but Max grabbed them. "We are leaving now," Max said and ran with Ben and Jen in his arms.

"NO, LET US GO!!" Ben screamed and tried to get away but his powers weren't working. Ben and Jen watched as the bridge collapsed with Kevin still under it and Ben began to break down. When Max finally put Ben and Jen down in the RV they ran to the back and Ben buried his face in a pillow. Jen sat by Ben and tried to comfort him, but she was having no luck. Eventually Jen stopped and grabbed her and Ben's backpacks and began packing.

"Wh-What are you d-doing?" Ben asked finally pulling his face from the pillow. Jen looked at Ben with a smile, "Packing our stuff to get out of here." Jen whispered and put her backpack on. Ben sniffled and smiled "Yeah, let's go." Ben whispered and grabbed his bag. The twins opened the RV window and flew out not looking back.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

The Tennyson family drove on a highway toward their next stop of the summer. Gwen sat in the passenger seat, she knew she would be safe from Sunny there. Sunny sat at the table watching TV while munching on some popcorn. Lastly, Ben and Jen, we're in the back on bed rest, Ben from being shot, and Jen from overusing her powers. The twins weren't complaining, they were able to get out of chores and Gwen was forced to be nice to them. So, things weren't all bad.

The twins were currently laying on Jen's bunk watching Howl's moving castle. It just got to the part where Sophie crashed through the wall with a plane, and the entire RV jerked forward. "Ahh!?" "Gwen, you better get up here!" Max called and the twins shared a look. Jen rolled out of bed and stood up, every bone in her body popping and making her wince in pain. Ben got up as well moving slowly due to the pain in his back.

The twins made their way to the front, "What's going on?" Ben asked leaning on Jen. Max and Sunny faced the twins, "Hey, you two shouldn't be out of bed." Sunny said, worry clear in her voice. "We know, but the entire RV jerked, and know we are up. So, what's going on?" Jen asked setting Ben and herself at the table. "Truck crash, explosive stuff, hero required," Sunny said with a bored look then turned back to the tv. Ben and Jen nodded then looked at the tv, Sumo Slammers was on. Everything got quiet, that is until screams were heard outside.

Everyone perked up and headed outside. The fires had gotten bigger and there was a hissing noise. Gwen was flying above as stink fly and she looked distressed. "She is not cut out for this," Ben said and walked toward the truck. Ben used his mana and ripped the top of the truck off and rescued the man. Jen then came zipping past and created a tornado around the flames. Jen pulled all the oxygen away from the fire and it turned into nothing.

The bystanders cheered for Ben and Jen who soaked in the praise from a job well done. The twins then looked back to where their family was standing, Gwen held her head down and it looked like she was crying. Ben and Jen shared a look and then approached Gwen. Gwen spotted her cousins approaching and ran into the RV. Ben and Jen flew up and followed her and came just in time to see Gwen lock herself in the bathroom.

Ben and Jen approached the door and could hear Gwen crying inside. Ben gave a soft knock, "Gwen?" "GO AWAY!" Gwen screamed and something hit the door. Ben and Jen stepped back, they shared another look then spoke again. "Gwen, what's wrong?" Jen asked, "I SAID GO AWAY!" another object hit the door. The twins sighed, "Fine," they said then walked away from the door. Jen headed back outside to see what was keeping Max and Sunny and Ben put a mini pizza in the microwave.

Jen came back inside a moment later, "We are gonna be here until the crash itself is cleaned up. Wanna lend a hand?" Jen asked. "I'll be out in a minute," Ben said and got the pizza out of the microwave. Jen could tell what her brother was doing, so while Ben cut the pizza Jen grabbed a tiny bag of chips and a candy bar from their snack stash.  Ben then grabbed a soda and water from the fridge and set everything on the plate.

Jen gently knocked on the door and then opened it far enough for Ben to slip the plate in. Gwen was still crying but her sobs paused and became sniffles but the twins didn't stick around to possibly get food thrown at them.

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"You'll have a ball with IT...next exit." Sunny read off signs that the RV passed. "Grandpa, can you please tell us what IT is?" Ben asked bargaining to get impatient and having a case of Cabin fever. "Nope, you are gonna have to wait," Max said and Ben and Sunny groaned. Jen however was too busy to be annoyed, in fact, she didn't even register what was said.

"She will come out when she is ready Sweetie," Max said, stopping Jen from getting up. "But Grandpa-" "Ben, don't you start to," Max said and turned on the needed exit. Ben sighed and moved from the passenger seat to sit beside Jen. The twins began their silent communication and Sunny raised a brow.

"What-What is this?" Sunny asked gesturing between the twins. "Silent communication," Jen said still talking to Ben. Sunny crossed her arms, "Why wasn't I included?" she asked with a pout. "Sorry cousin, this is twin only," Ben said finishing his conversation with Jen. "Fine," Sunny said, and then the RV stopped. "No peeking," Max said and made Ben, Jen, and Sunny close their eyes.

"Grandpa, what about Gwen?" Ben asked while he blindly stepped out of the RV. "I will get her in a minute," Max said and the twins felt sick to their stomachs. "Ok, open your eyes," Max said and the kids opened their eyes expecting a big surprise.

The kids were met with an old weathered sign that said: "Welcome to Starksville". The kids looked away from the sign and saw a town with statues and other weird stuff around. "C'mon!" Max said and headed into the town. Ben and Jen followed but Sunny headed back into the RV.

"Hey, Gwenie, we are at some tourist trap and are heading into the town. Come out if you want, but I wouldn't recommend it."  Sunny said leaning against the door, checking out her nails. Sunny received no answer, "Ps, the twins are worried about you." she added the walked away. Once Sunny was out Gwen poked her head out the bathroom door.

Meanwhile, Max was marveling at the town, "Is this place great or what?" Max asked. Jen looked around, "We are gonna go with or what." she said looking around. "Oh c'mon, what's better than the world's biggest fish bowl?" Max asked still marveling. "Anything." Ben, Jen, and Sunny said in unison.

"Hello, seekers of wonder, and wonders of nature." a voice said. The group turned and saw a man, his eyes were locked on Ben and Jen. The twins quickly pulled their hoods up to hide their hair, no one had really started at their hair before. The man chuckled "As the mayor of Sparksville, I welcome you." he said in a monotone voice. He then walked away and Max smiled, "I know you guys a probably excited to see IT, so I'll go check us in." he said and handed Ben four tickets.

"This is gonna be the worst sweetened of the entire summer," Sunny said as they walked away. "We might not wanna say that," Ben said and Sunny raised a brow. "The Last time we said something was gonna be the worst we got electrocuted and our hair turned white," Jen said and Sunny chuckled. "Yeah, and we don't know about you, but a quiet weekend would be great. " Ben said then stopped at The Jack-A-Lope.

Jen rang the bell and the kids became confused, they were greeted by the mayor again. "I thought you were the mayor?" Sunny asked, "He who wears the crown is burdened by many hats child." he said and ripped the tickets in half. "You four mind the sign," he added as the kids entered. "Four?" Jen repeated and looked behind her to see Gwen. The twins smiled and then let the fun begin.

~~~~~~~~~

Later the kids stood outside a barn with the mayor. "Behind this door lies the second weirdest thing to ever find its way to Sparksville," he said and the kids looked confused. "Second weirdest?" Ben and Jen repeated, "Have you two looked in a mirror recently?" the mayor asked. Ben and Jen quickly pulled their hoods up having let them down earlier and entered the barn.

Gwen and Sunny followed, "Please tell me this is IT because I can't stand IT anymore!" Sunny said as they walked and began to see signs. "Do not touch IT." Gwen read, "Do not photograph IT." Sunny read on another, "Do not use batteries or electrical equipment anywhere near IT." Ben and Jen finished then the lights came on.

The kids stopped in front of a sign that read "This is it". The kids waited in anticipation and the sign lifted. A giant ball of rubber bands was what greeted them. "This is IT?" Ben asked as the mayor approached, "It's a big ball of rubber bands," Gwen said. "And who knows what secrets lie within." the mayor said. "Umm, more rubber bands," Sunny said crossing her arms.

"Stay as long as you like. Mind the signs." the mayor said then left. "Ugh, these guys are full of IT. We've been punked." Jen said annoyed. "It is pretty lame, I can't believe Grandpa was excited about this all summer," Gwen said and Sunny got a look.

"I know that look. Sunny, what are you thinking?" Jen asked a mischievous smile spreading across her face. Sunny quickly disappeared behind IT and mana covered it. Sunny lifted IT in the air, "One good prank deserves another." Sunny said and the twins smiled. "For once, I agree with you guys. What do you get in mind?" Gwen asked shocking everyone, but they smiled not long after.

"Let me think, how about the world's biggest game of catch," Sunny said tossing the ball toward the door. Ben flew over and caught IT with his mana, and he sensed something inside. Jen noticed and flew up to touch IT, she could sense it too. "What's wrong you two?" Gwen asked noting that the twins hadn't moved. "There is something inside," Ben said and set the ball back in its place. Jen stood beside Ben, and Gwen and Sunny joined them.

"Hey, kids." The kids quickly turned and faced Max, "Isn't IT great?" he asked with a bright smile. "Umm, yeah, sure," Sunny said and Ben, Jen, and Gwen nodded. Max looked thrilled and began to go on and on about how he always wanted to visit when he was younger.

~~~~~~~~~

Later that night the kids were in their room at Motel Sideways. The motel lived up to its name, the entire room was on its side, beds included. Gwen and Sunny shared a bed and were sleeping soundly, the twins not so much.

"They have been snoring for hours, let's go," Jen whispered to Ben and carefully climbed out of bed. Ben followed and the twins snuck out of the room and back to the barn. "Maybe it is more Talismans or something," Ben said and began to pull IT apart. Jen assisted her brother and the feeling kept getting stronger. A few short minutes later the twins had the ball down to the size of a lawn chair and took a minute to rest.

"The feeling is really strong," Jen said and pulled out her phone to play a game. Ben scooted closer and looked over Jen's shoulder. The twins spent the next few minutes in silence, then Jen's phone started bugging out. "Hey, what's going on?" Ben asked then heard a laugh. Ben and Jen jumped away from the ball and their eyes widened. Standing on the ball was a creature, it was black and yellow and looked like a battery. That wasn't all, the little creature gassed two Talismans, one clutched in either hand.

"It has talismans," Ben said and the creature laughed, then its form changed it Ben's. Ben and Jen stepped back, "It has talismans." It said in Ben's voice then turned invisible. "It has the Monkey and Snake," Jen said and was about to use The High Priestess, but her hoodie and shirt were pulled over her head. "Jen- WHOA!" Ben was tripped and pushed into a pile of rubber bands. The creature showed itself and laughed before running out of the barn.

"Jen, we need to hurry this thing will get us in serious trouble," Ben said and flew out and Jen used her rabbit talisman. "That thing is so dead," Jen said as she ran all over Sparksville. Ben nodded then sensed the Talismans, "I felt it too." Jen said and followed the feeling. The twins found the creature and it was taking down power lines.

"What are you doing Dweeb!?" Ben and Jen turned their attention to Gwen, Sunny, and Max, who were standing nearby. "Uh, guys." Gwen, Sunny, and Max looked and the twins very casually waved. "What have you done?" everyone looked and the mayor approached still holding a blank expression. "You unleashed Megawatt." he said, "Mega-what?" Sunny asked not sure she heard correctly.

"Exactly, normally wrapped up tight inside IT." the mayor said and the twins nervously chuckled. "You two are in a lot of trouble," Max said then Megawatt gave him a Mega-wedgie. "Grandpa!" the kids cried then Megawatt dropped him, but Sunny was able to catch him. Megawatt laughed and returned to his original form and zipped onto Jen's shoulder and kissed her on the cheek then tickled Ben.

"EEK!" "HahahaJ" and swung a mana-covered fist at Megawatt, but he dodged. Megawatt headed for a nearby soda machine and disappeared inside. "What is he doing?" Ben asked as the machine began to spark. "He eats energy, the more he gobbles the stronger he gets. He also has a dangerous sense of humor." the mayor said and Megawatt began shooting soda cans everywhere.

"Whoa!" Jen put up a shield and the sodas exploded against it. "Don't worry Grandpa, I can handle this thing," Gwen said and dialed into the Omnitrix. Gwen transformed into upgrade and charged at Megawatt. "Gwen, that won't work," Ben said, but it was too late. Gwen grabbed Megawatt and was shocked and thrown back. "Gwen, you need an alien that will work as an energy indicator. Upgrade is just a big conductor." Ben said and Gwen growled at her."Shut up, I know what I am doing. Besides you two started this." Gwen hissed and Megawatt shot her with energy.

Megawatt shapeshifted into Max and picked Ben and Jen up then was gone in a flash. "Ben, Jen!" Max cried and quickly got Gwen and Sunny into the RV.

~~~~~~~~~

"Well, this is bad," Ben said as he and Jen watched Megawatt power up with the help of the hydroelectric dam. "We gotta stop this guy," Jen said trying to think of a plan.

"Ben, Jen, are you two ok?" Ben and Jen turned and saw Max, Gwen, and Sunny approaching. "Yeah, but how did you find us?" Jen asked, "I was able to track you two." Sunny said then looked into the dam. "I have a plan!" Jen said then looked at Max, "Grandpa, we need a glass container with a lid and something that will work as a lightning rod." Jen said and Max nodded. "Gwen, Sunny, keep an eye on Megawatt," Jen said then began to explain to Ben.

"I got the container." Max came back with a glass jar with a cork lid and a long metal pipe Jen nodded, "Perfect.". Jen took the Jar and handed Ben the lid then positioned the Jar. "Grandpa, hold this here," Jen said then took Ben to the edge of the dam. Jen pushed Ben and they both screamed. Megawatt became alert and went to rescue Ben.

"MEGAWATT, PLEASE HURRY!!!" Ben cried and was caught by Megawatt. Ben was released and Megawatt brought him back to the top but was caught by the makeshift lightning rod. Megawatt dropped Ben and the talisman and Ben put the lid on the jar after Max removed the pipe.

Jen grabbed the talismans and handed Ben the snake. "Alright, four down, eight to go," Ben said and put the talisman in his pouch as did Jen. Now, what do we do with this guy?" Gwen asked picking up Megawatt and watching Hip zip around the jar. "We will keep him." Ben said taking the jar from Gwen, "Yeah, you never know, we might need his help one day." Jen said and the twins headed to the RV. Sunny followed and started chatting with the twins, but Gwen and Max just stared.

~~~~~~~~~

Later, Max apologized for Ben and Jen's behavior and then went to the RV. "Ok, where are they?" Max asked, his anger finally showing. He entered the RV and only saw Gwen and Sunny, Sunny held up Ben's Hermit tarot card. "They are in there," Gwen said and Max hung his head.

"I will lecture them later then," Max said and began to drive. Sunny smirked at "Gwen" and elbowed the "Air" beside her. Good thing Gwen takes forever in the shower, that meant the twins had plenty of time before the lecture.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

The Tennyson family was still traveling through the desert, but Max made a quick stop. Max finished with a rope for a homemade training course for Gwen. "Good luck cousin," Sunny said rubbing sunscreen on her exposed skin. "I don't need luck, I got skill," Gwen said and turned away. "Only in her dreams." Ben joked making Jen and Sunny laugh. "I heard that!" Gwen yelled, "Good." Ben yelled back.

"Gwen, don't focus on your cousins, focus on your targets," Max said hoping it would work. Gwen gave a long stare at her cousins before turning back to the course. Gwen flipped through her aliens and eventually selected Diamondhead, "Ready." she said. Max nodded and began firing various things at Gwen.

While this was happening Ben, Jen, and Sunny watched from the side. Sunny sat in a lawn chair, Jen sat on a nearby table, and Ben hovered in the air. "You tho k if she ever got stuck in that form she would consider a career as a disco ball?" Sunny asked with a smirk, "I doubt it." Ben said begging to fly in slow circles around Jen and Sunny. "Yeah, she would probably try and become some kind of alien pop star. Maybe come up with some Gaude name line...umm...oh, The Glimmer." Jen said with fake stars in her eyes. Ben and Sunny began to laugh before Jen gasped and her eyes glowed.

Jen quickly put up a shield and blocked some Demanded shards. "Nice try Dweeb." Ben said glaring at Gwen, "You started it you freaks!" Gwen yelled. Sunny laughed, Ben and Jen flew over and glared at Gwen, "Yeah, we are freaks, but only a single freak each. You are eleven different freaks, so don't go calling the kettle black, Gwendolyn." Jen said then sent a sharpened mana wave over Gwen's head. The entire course crashed to the ground and the twins flew back over to Sunny unscathed.

Max felt disappointed in all three kids and set them all down once he helped Gwen. Sunny was sent inside and Max took a deep breath before speaking.

"I want you three to stop. Stop the bickering, the fighting, the pranks, I want it all to stop. No more antagonizing, no more sneak attacks, none. You three are family, you should love and respect each other." Ben and Jen laughed at what they were hearing. "Respect? That is rich Grandpa." Ben said standing to his feet. "If you wanna lecture somebody about respect, you got your target," Jen said pointing a harsh finger at Gwen. Max opened his mouth to say something, but closed it instead, the twins nodded and walked inside.

Sunny sat on her bed and Jen plopped down beside her. Ben climbed onto his bunk and looked at the two from up high, it was obvious they felt bad. Sunny could tell and sighed, "Hey you two." Sunny started getting her cousin's attention, "They were pushing, you two had to shove. Do, there is no reason to feel bad." she said. Ben and Jrn sighed, "We know." Ben started, "But we still do." Jen finished and fell onto her back. Sunny sighed again, these two had big hearts, they were always in the right place, but it could be their downfall one day. These two needed to overcome always feeling bad after lashing out.

Sunny's thoughts were interrupted by the RV moving and she laid back. "Anything interesting nearby?" Sunny asked hoping to distract the twins. Jen hummed and reached into the pouch attached to her thigh and used The High Priestess to see if there was anything. Jen sighed, "Nothing of interest. Ben, you got anything?" Jen hoped her brother did. Ben reached into his pouch and pulled out The Hermit. "We could go to a black void and train or something like that," he suggested holding up the card. Jen and Sunny shrugged then nodded and Ben floated down and stood before the two.

Jen and Sunny stood up and waited for Ben to use the card. Ben held that card up and his eyes glowed brightly. The three's shadows stretched out and formed a portal beneath them, that they then sank into. "Ahhh!" Ben, Jen, and Sunny started falling but landed before they could stop themselves from hitting the ground. "Ouch," Ben said and stood to his feet then looked around. Ben was surrounded by darkness his only light being from his eyes. "That was something," Sunny said and stood to her feet only to realize she was alone. "Huh? Ben, Jen, where are you guys!?" Sunny called and began walking. "Ben, Sunny, time to come out!" Jen called hoping her brother and cousin would show themselves.

Jen began to feel uneasy, she came here with Ben and Sunny. Why wasn't she with them now? Jen was about to call out again but she was pulled under. "Ah!?" when Jen resurfaced she was back in the RV with Ben and Sunny. "Ben, what happened?" Sunny asked, but Ben just shrugged. "Not sure. That was only my second time using this card." Ben said and looked at the card.

"AHHHH!" Gwen's sudden scream alerted the three and they rushed to the front. "Who's that!?" Sunny asked seeing some armored-up guy trying to get Gwen. Before anything else could be said Max slammed the brakes sending everyone to the floor and the stranger off the RV. Max kept driving and ran them over but then drove into the sand. Max got out and saw the tires had been popped and the stranger was coming toward them.

"This way!" Max said and led the kids into an old mine and they hid behind a corner. "Can someone please explain what is going on?" Sunny asked getting annoyed and frustrated. Max and Gwen shared a confused look, "Have you three been under a rock for the last hour?" Gwen asked. "We had engine trouble and had to stop, Gwen got attacked, and now this." Max cleared and Ben, Jen, and Sunny shared a look.

Suddenly the ground began to shake and another stranger showed up. "I don't think I'm in the mood for seafood!" Ben exclaimed seeing this one was a giant crab. "I got this!" Jen said and zipped around kicking the alien in the back of its armored head. "Ouch!" Jen fell and gripped her foot tightly. "Why did you think that would work?" the alien asked picking Jen up with his claw. "Oh, you speak English," Jen said a little surprised by this. "Well yeah, most aliens speak English, the majority of them actually. Some just have different mannerisms or accents," he said setting Jen on the ground.

Jen nodded in understanding then a giant rock was hurled at the alien. "Jen, time to go!" Ben exclaimed before hurling another giant rock. Jen nodded and started running deeper into the mine with Ben. "Hey, why didn't you use Strength?" Ben asked referring to Jen's tarot card. Jen looked a little dumbfounded, "I don't know." Jen said then rounded a corner and were met with the other alien.

"Wuh-oh," Jen said then zipped to the side and dodged a laser. "Hey, we can do that too," Ben said and began to fire powerful mana blasts at the alien. Jen did the same and they knocked the alien into the underground. "Alright!" the twins cheered but then something rolled under Ben's feet. Ben didn't get a chance to react before he was blinded by smoke and knocked to the ground. "BEN!" Jen cried but the same thing happened to her.

Heavy footsteps were heard and another alien stepped out of the shadows. "Hmm, worthy opponents, but still a long way to go," he said then flew away on a hoverboard. Ben and Jen lay unconscious for a few more minutes before crab cake showed up. "Ugh, that was awful," he said and approached Jen. The alien gave a quick examination before picking her up and walking over to Ben. Both Ben and Jen were thrown over the alien's shoulder and he began walking away. He was almost out when a laser shot past his head.

"You're still alive?" he asked turning to face the other. The alien made no move to attack but instead began to speak. Crab Cake listened and hummed in thought once the other finished. "Deal and we already have bait," he said then the two went to put their plan in motion.

~~~~~~~~~

Gwen charged as her Diamondhead transformed but was easily blocked and thrown. "Foolish creature, the white-haired ones were better than this, and they attacked without thinking. " Hoverboard said and Gwen growled. "Shut up!" Gwen formed her hands into spikes and began attacking blindly. Hoverboard kept dodging with no effort then threw Gwen into a nearby building where she detransformed.

"Take this!" Sunny flew overhead and fired a mana blast knocking the alien down. Hoverboard got up and fired at Sunny, who dodged and went in head-on. Sunny quickly attacked not giving the alien a chance to react. "Where is the Omnitrix?" Sunny stopped and face the other two aliens. "Ben, Jen!!" Sunny cried seeing her cousins still knocked out and thrown over the alien's shoulders.

"Put them down!" Max ordered appearing from behind a building and throwing a shovel. Max was lucky and actually hit one of the aliens, but not the one holding Ben and Jen. "Ugh, this is tiresome." Crab Cake groaned and held his claw around Jen's head, "So, I'll ask again. Where is the Omnitrix?" he asked closing his claw an inch. Hoverboard groaned in annoyance, "Let them go!" Sunny charged blindly and was easily thrown to the side.

It was at this point Ben and Jen began to wake up and saw the current situation. "NO!" Ben placed his hand on Crab Cake and fired a mana blast. Crab came and dropped them both but the other one fired a shot at him. Ben tensed and stood still as pain spread from his back all over his body. Ben collapsed and Jen stared with wide eyes and tears streaming down her face.

Max and Sunny rushed over and began to care for Ben. Jen gripped the ground and hung her head. Jen began to growl and got everyone's attention. Jen threw her head yo and let out a banshee-like scream and her eyes put off a bright glow. Jen charged and jumped high in the air, "United States of World smash!!" Jen screamed and made contact with the alien. A giant crater firmed in the ground and Sunny had to create a platform to stop her, Max, and Ben from falling.

When the giant dust cloud cleared Jen was the only one who stood in the crater. Jen's eyes were glowing blindingly bright and she was hard to look at. "I got this!" Gwen called finally delivering from her previous attacks. "The Omnitrix!" Crab Cake exclaimed and charged at Gwen, but he was blocked by Jen. "You and your little friend just made your last mistake." Jen hissed and held her hands out.

"AP SHOT!!" Everyone went wide-eyed and watched as Crab Cake was destroyed. Jen let her arms fall to her sides as she panted then turned her head to face overboard. "Tell whoever sent you here, that when I get my hand on them, they better prey someone stops me," Jen said then collapsed to the ground. Sunny rushed over and picked Jen up, and Max grabbed Ben and they rushed back to the RV. Hoverboard stood shocked, "Vilgax will be interested in this." he said but didn't notice Gwen still standing nearby.

'Vilgax?' Gwen questioned before returning to the RV.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

"I'm thinking chocolate chip," Jen said looking over the various ice cream options. "I'm getting chocolate." "I'll get Rocky Road." Ben and Sunny chimed in. The clerk nodded then looked to Gwen, "What about you?" he asked. "Do you have anything low fat?" Gwen asked, "Napkins." the clerk said and Gwen frowned.

Gwen went back to looking until a loud noise caught everyone's attention. Outside a truck pulled up and was getting ready to rip the arm from the wall. Gwen was quick to act and ran out transforming as she did. "I've never seen her move that fast," Ben said and paid for the ice cream. Jen nodded and they headed back out and to the RV. Sunny went to relax and Ben sat at the table with Jen to enjoy his ice cream.

Ben watched out the window enjoying the sight of Gwen getting her butt kicked. The only time Ben turned his attention away was when Jen bumped him. Jen had her earbuds in and was moving around with her eyes closed. Ben smiled and snatched one and smiled as Rare Americans filled his ears. Jen smiled and they began to sing along.

~Yeah, you, you can do whatever the hell you wanna do

When you just believe in you

We can't walk away

Our calling is calling

Spent night after night for years

Teaching ourselves to persevere

Our calling is calling

We will run the world

We will run the world

We will run~

Sunny heard Ben and Jen and stood watching the twins. 'They sound great.' Sunny thought and began tapping her foot.

~spent a lot of nights thinking in my room

Are the fruits of my labor soon to bloom?

The best way I know how to do

That's taking pen to paper, lettin' my mind choose

I take a sip or two, feeling loose

Like I got nothing to lose

But so much I got left to prove

To myself, but also all of you

Who believes in me

Even when I doubt myself

We can't walk away

Our calling is calling

Spent night after night for years

Teaching ourselves to persevere

Our calling is calling

We will run the world

We will run the world

We will run~

Gwen then entered and she did not look happy. "Zip it!" Gwen ordered as she walked past Ben and Jen. "What did you do now?" Sunny asked sitting across from the twins. Ben shrugged, "She just doesn't like our singing." he said and returned Jen's earbud. "Is she jealousy or something?" "Maybe." Ben and Jen shrugged then the three began enjoying their ice cream.

"Hey, where are we going?" Sunny asked when Max got into the RV. "We are going to spend the weekend at your Aunt Vera's," Max said

"PAUSE"

"Hello, this will be short. Aunt Vera also happens to be a magic user, and will be a key part of Ben and Jen realizing they are special more than what they think."

"RESUME"

"NOOOOO! But also YAAAAY!" Ben and Jen cried not ready, but also super ready for the events to follow. Sunny was confused as to why her cousins were screaming and hoped for an answer soon.

~~~~~~~~~

Sunny had to wait an hour for the twins to stop complaining. "So, what was all that about with the screaming about Aunt Vera?" Sunny asked. "She adores us." Jen said and Sunny raised a more in confusion. "Before you, Aunt Vera, and Ken were the only ones who cared about us. Aunt Vera rarely sees us and when she does she spoils us." Jen said resting her head on the table. "Now don't get us wrong we love our Aunt Vera, love her to death but it can be too much sometimes. " Ben said resting his face in the palm of his hand.

Sunny nodded in understanding and made a note to stay between the twins and Aunt Vera. Well, she would try to at least, it might not go well.

~~~~~~~~~

Later the gang reached Vera's retirement complex and we were greeted with open arms. "Vera, it's good to see you," Max said and hugged his sister tight. "I can say the same to you. now where are my little angels?"  Vera asked referring to Ben and Jen.

"Hey, Aunt Vera." Vera turned her attention to a familiar voice and her eyes widened. "Veb, Jeb, look at you two, so grown up!!" Vera exclaimed hugging the twins tightly as they examined their hair. "Oh, I love your hair. Maybe I should get green highlights?" Ben and Jen chuckled, "Nah, violet is more your color." Ben said with a smile. Vera smiled and then turned her attention to Gwen and Sunny. Vera said hello and then pinched their cheeks. "Ow!" Gwen and Sunny said in unison.

"Well, now that the hellos are out of the way let's head inside. I can't wait to chew the fat with all of you." Vera said and started back inside. "Hey, it's Marty," Jen said stopping Ben. Ben looked and saw Aunt Vera's neighbor, Marty, he was watching out the window at them. Ben and Jen smiled and waved at the old man, but he didn't wave back. Instead, Marty hissed at the twins and then closed the blinds.

Ben and Jen stepped back slightly and shared a confused look. "Marty is normally so friendly and happy to see us." Ben said looking at Jen, "Maybe he isn't feeling well." Jen said and Ben nodded. The twins headed aside and missed Marty peek at them through his blinds.

"Did you two get lost?" Vera joked when the twins finally entered the house. The twins smiled, "No, we saw Marty watching us through his window. Hey is he feeling ok recently?" Jen asked sitting at the table. "He was just fine when I saw him earlier. Why do you ask?" Vera questioned as she prepared a plate of jello for everyone. "He wasn't as friendly as normal, so we were wondering," Ben said taking the seat between Max and Aunt Vera. "Oh, well, we can go check on him tomorrow," Vera said and the twins nodded with a smile.

The family began to eat and chat about everything until a certain question came up. "So, what have you kids been up to this summer?" All the kids hesitated but eventually answered. "Just normal kid stuff, but me and Ben have been working on songs to start an album," Jen said and Vera smiled brightly. "I didn't know you two wrote songs," Gwen said she thought she knew everything about Ben and Jen.

"Yeah, they let me read them, they are really good. They even wrote one about Aunt Vera." Sunny said finishing her food. Jen elbowed Sunny, "Sunny, she wasn't supposed to know yet." Jen said then looked to Aunt Vera, "It is still a work in progress." Ben said sad Aunt Vera found out too soon. "Oh, well you just let me know when it is done," Vera said and the twins nodded.

"And Gwen, what have you been up to dear?" Vera asked seeing as Gwen hadn't answered. "Oh, just normal kid stuff, like Ben and Jen said." Gwen then noticed a shelf. "Oh, what is that." Gwen rushed and changed the subject. Ben and Jen looked at the shelf and saw it was covered with shells, fake birds, small statues, stones, and engraved rocks. Ben and Jen stood up and approached the shelf not because they wanted to, but because they felt a pull toward the engraved rocks.

Ben and Jen each picked up a rock and examined it. The rocks were perfectly circular and each one had an animal carved into it. The one Jen held had a rabbit and Ben's had an ox, and they reminded the twins of talismans. "Aunt Vera, what are these?" Ben asked, Vers looked at what they were referring to and her eyes lit up. "Those are two of a set of twelve talismans created by Lo Pei. A powerful magician who defeated Shendu and trapped him in one of the twelve talismans." Vera said enjoying how big the twin's smile grew as she talked.

Gwen rolled her eyes, "You guys don't believe in magic do you?" Gwen asked crossing her arms. "We/They do." everyone turned to face Max. "I hear you two talk about Tarot cards and seen your search on magic," Max said nervously, Ben and Jen put on a nervous smile. "Tarot cards, well I happen to have some myself. I'll show you." Vera said and led Ben and Jen to her bedroom.

Once in Vera closed the door and locked at Ben and Jen, "I know the truth." Vera said. Ben and Jen stiffened until they saw Aunt Vera's eyes glow. Vera sat on the bed between Ben and Jen, and put an arm around each of them. "I need you two to listen to me very closely. Can you do that?" Ben and Jen nodded and Vera smiled.

"You are not regular Anodite and you are not full Anodite, you are something else. You are also part-"

CRASH

"AHHH!" Vera, Ben, and Gwen rushed out and saw Max get taken by some slime creature. "GRANDPA!!" Ben and Jen cried, they quickly flew up and followed after the creature. "Wait up," Sunny said and followed after them. Vera growled, "Oh no you don't. Come on Gwen, we need to help them." Vera said and headed for the garage. Gwen followed and was shocked at what she saw.

Meanwhile Ben, Jen, and Sunny followed the slime all over the retirement complex. "What is that thing?" Ben asked as they rounded a corner. "It looks like a" "WAAHOOO!!" "AHHHH." Ben, Jen, and Sunny looked down and their jaws dropped. Riding on a purple teacher out motorcycle was Aunt Vera and Gwen was riding with her. "Seriously, how much cooler can Aunt Vera get?" Jen asked and Ben shrugged.

"Let's go," Sunny said and they flew down closer to Aunt Vera. "Hey kids, follow me!" Vera said and sped off, with Ben, Jen, and Sunny in tow.

~~~~~~~~~

When everyone finally stopped they were at a dumpster. "Why did we come here?" Gwen asked still recovering from the wild ride. "This is how they have been taking everyone," Vera said and tried to move the dumpster. "Here, let me help," Ben said and pushed the dumpster, and sent it through the fence. "Whoa!" Ben said in shock not believing that was him.

"C'mon, that one got their attention," Vera said and opened the hatch that was hidden under the dumpster. The kids looked and saw a bunch of old people approaching and hissing at them. "You guys go, I can hold them off," Sunny said and Mana covered her hands. Vera nodded and everyone else jumped down the hatch.

Ben and Jen gently lowered everyone with their Mana. Vera smiled," Well done you two. Now, here is what we are gonna do." Vera said turning to face the kids. "Jen, you and Gwen go down that path. It will lead to their ship. Get everyone out then overflow it with water." Vera said and Jen was gone in a flash but crashed into a wall. Jen fell on her butt and held her face. "And be careful with the talisman dear," Vera said and Jen gave a thumbs up. Jen zipped off again and Gwen transformed into XLR8 to follow her.

"What are we gonna do?" Ben asked and Vera smirked, "Work out magic." she said. Sunny came crashing through the door and the aliens followed. Ben let his mana cover his hands and he sent a mana blast, but it was much stronger than normal. Ben looked at the talisman still clutched in his hand and saw it glow. Ben smiled and went in head throwing aliens left and right along with giant pieces of Rock.

"Well, that is one way to do things," Vera said and followed Ben's lead. Sunny shrugged and did the same.

Meanwhile, Jen arrived at the ship before Gwen and was zipping around gathering everyone. The old people had been podded up for some kind of transport. Gwen got to work with Jen and got everyone out and close together.

"Now what?" Gwen asked, "We flood the place like Aunt Vera said." Jen stated looking at the water lines. Jen nodded and created a giant mana platform then activated The Hanged Man. Gwen was shocked to see guns appear in her cousin's hands and took cover. "Hold tight Gwen," Jen said and fired multiple shots and water went everywhere. Jen then guided her mana platform out changing its shape if needed.  "INCOMING!" Jen called when she entered the main cavern.

"No they found it." one of the games said but Jen ignored them. "that's our cue," Sunny said and flew out after Jen and the pods. Ben followed with Aunt Vera and the aliens didn't get a chance to react. Water flooded the underground and then erupted out through the door. The water rained down and everyone cheered then realized they still had work to do.

"Ok, let's get to work," Vera said and started rolling pods to their correct homes. Jen used her new speed and did the same. Ben and Sunny used their mana, and Gwen cut Max out of his pod to explain and get his help.

~~~~~~~~~

The rest of the weekend went by without a problem. Now everyone stood saying their goodbyes. "I can't believe I missed your entire visit," Marty said sadly he missed Ben and Jen. The twins smiled, "Don't worry Marty, this won't be our last visit." Jen said with a smile. "Yeah, and on our next visit, we can play shuffleboard all day. We are finally gonna beat you." Ben said and Marty laughed. "We'll see," Marty said then headed back to his home. Ben and Jen smiled the headed to say goodbye to Aunt Vera.

"This was one heck of an adventure," Jen said hugging Aunt Vera. Ben joined in "But it was awesome." he added. Vera hugged back and nodded, "Oh, and these are for you two." Vera said handing Ben and Jen a pouch. The pouches were made of black leather with green hearts as the buttons. They also had straps so Ben and Jen could attach them to a belt or their legs. "Be good, and don't let anyone get in the way of who you are." Vera said giving another hug "Feel free to call." Vera said they went back inside.

Ben and Jen boarded the RV and went to the back. They sat on Jen's bed and opened the pouches. Inside were card slots and the talismans. Ben and Jen smiled and quietly thanked Aunt Vera before grabbing their Tarot cards.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

A few days after Sunny arrived things began to settle down. Sunny helped Ben and Jen understand their power more and train them. The twins also began to enjoy magic and had a lot of fun with their new tarot deck. The night the twins took the tarot deck they spent hours researching it, and discovered it was Tge Major Arcana deck. It was the first deck of tarot cards to ever exist.

It was a deck of twenty-two cards, each card showcasing a different power or weapon. Both Ben and Jen adored the deck and agreed to split the deck, eleven cards each.

Ben took,

The Fool, which gave him a slingshot,

The Magician, which gave him the power to see people's power or unique talents,

The Emperor, giving him the power to bend others to his will,

The Charlot, which gave him a sniper rifle,

The Devil, giving him a whip,

The moon, gives him the power to see people's hidden thoughts, emotions, feelings, or true intentions.

Judgement, allows him to see others' past and their future.

The Hermit, gives him the power to isolate himself or others in an endless black void.

Wheel of Fortune, gives him the power to grant great wealth and luck to others or steal it away

The star, gives him throwing stars

The world, gives him a sword and shield

Jen took,

The High Priestess, allowing her to see hidden or unseen danger miles away.

The Empress, gives her the power to control people's love and compassion and gives her a strong connection with nature

The Hierophant, giving her a grappling hook

The lovers, give her twin axes

Strength, giving Jen inhuman strength of both mind and body.

Death, gives her the power to both see and show people how they will die given any situation.

The Sun, giving her a giant war hammer.

Justice, giving her a chain scythe

The hanged man, gives her twin reverse-wielding pistols.

The Tower, gives her the power to destroy anything with the snap of her fingers.

Temperance, gives her a giant sword

The cards were easy to hide from Max and Ben and Jen would train on nights they didn't train with Sunny. Tonight they were training with Temperance, and The World, sparing against each other while talking.

"When will he give up?" Jen asked lunging at Ben. "I couldn't tell ya, sis," Ben said blocking Jen with his shield. Jen flipped over Ben and began to move forward pushing Ben towards the lake they camped by. "In all honesty, I don't think he is gonna give up." Ben panted blocking Jen's attacks with his own sword. "I hope you are wrong." Jen said before Ben roundhouse kicked her into the lake, "Agh!" Jen groaned.

Jen gasped as she resurfaced, "Not cool bro." she said pulling herself from the lake. Ben chuckled, "Sorry Sis." Ben said rubbing the back of his neck with a yawn. Jen was about to recommend they turn in but The Hight Priestess alerted Jen of nearby danger. Jen got in a fighting stance and Ben did the same. "How far" "About a mile out, fifteen feet under, and moving fast," Jen said activating The Hanged Man, while Ben activated The Star.

Ben and Jen stood, but nothing happened. "It is moving away," Jen said letting her weapon vanish. Ben did the same and the twins returned to the RV. They quietly got in their pajamas and crawled into bed.

~~~~~~~~~

The next day Max was leading the kids to the boat docks for a fishing trip. He was the only one really excited about it, the kids could do without it. "I never saw the appeal in fishing. Hours of sitting and waiting just to catch a tiny creature. How is that fun?" Sunny asked but Ben and Jen just shrugged. "People will treat it as a competition, if either of you had a brain you would know that," Gwen said walking past the three.

Ben, Jen, and Sunny shared a look and then smirked. Ben used his mana and turned a bucket full of worms onto Gwen's head. "AHHH!!!" Jen then tripped her with a mana rope. "WHOA!" when Gwen was close enough to the edge of the dock Sunny pushed her in with a mana shield. The three began to laugh and ran ahead jumping onto their chartered boat. "Where is Gwen?" Max asked when Gwen didn't show up with the other three.

Ben was about to answer but a growl cut him off. Everyone turned and saw Gwen, her face was so red she almost looked like four arms. Max looked at Ben, Jen, and Sunny, he was I am used, but his stern look didn't stop them from laughing. "We will talk about this later," Max said and signaled for Gwen to sit beside him.

An hour later Max finally decided to break the silence that surrounded the boat. "Anything interesting to catch?" He asked to their driver, Captain Shaw. "More than you think," Shaw said not making eye contact. Max kept asking questions, Shaw kept answering, and everyone remained bored.

Jen was about to jump overboard to get some excitement, but she sensed something. Jen used her High Priestess and located the danger. "What is that?" Sunny whispered, Ben saw Jen had her card out and explained to Sunny what they were and how they got them. "Awesome, so what does that one do?" she asked, "That card allows Jen to see hidden or unseen danger miles away," Ben said. "On that topic, twenty miles east, circling the bottom of the lake, and it is huge," Jen whispered Ben nodded and pulled out his Charlot having it at the ready.

"So, any lake monster swimming around?" Sunny asked trying to get more info on the lurking danger. "Sunny, this is not a monster hunt." "It's called the Kraken," Shaw said and Ben, Jen, and Sunny smiled. "You know about it?" Jen asked walking over to Shaw with Ben and Sunny in tow. "It's my business to know. I've been on its tail for years, and people think my utter ain't right." Shaw said and handed a photo to Ben. Shaw went on explaining the Kraken and Jen could see Max, and Gwen's skeptical looks.

"I could never imagine seeing something like this," Ben said handing the photo to Jen. "I could never imagine seeing someone with hair like you and your sisters," Shaw said gaining a faint smile. Ben and Jen chuckled before Max pulled them away along with Sunny. "Listen you three, I don't want you to put too much truth into what Shaw says. I don't think he has both ores in the water." Max said low enough so Shaw couldn't hear. Ben, Jen, and Sunny sighed with bored looks, Jen then held up a closed hand. "Gwen transforms into Aliens, Sunny is an Alien, Me and Ben have discovered our alien side and can do magic to an extent." with every reason Jen held up a finger.

"Yeah, we don't think he is crazy," Ben said then returned to stand by Shaw. Jen followed but Sunny stood to keep talking to Max. "So, he thinks I'm crazy?" Shaw asked, Ben and Jen nodded. "We don't though." Ben said with a smile, Shaw smiled back, "What do you say we prove him wrong!" he asked. Ben and Jen got brighter smiles and nodded in agreement. Shaw changed the direction of the boat and they were off, heading straight for where Jen sensed the danger.

~~~~~~~~~

Shaw explained his Kraken hunting equipment to Ben, Jen, and Sunny, then something caught his eye. A part of the lake was blocked off by yellow tape. "Do not enter?" Shaw read "Looks official, we better turn back." Max said and Ben pouted.

"Why should we be told where we can and can't fish?" Ben said "Let's just break through the tape, no one would know it was us." he added and Shaw smiled. "I like the way your boy thinks," Shaw said to Max and was about to carry on when another boat stopped them. "What now?" Jen and Sunny said standing up to look at the boat.

"Fishing boat, you need to turn around." a man said, Jen crossed her arms "Who are you to tell us where we can and can't go fishing?" Jen asked giving the guy a dirty look. He kept a calm smile "I am Jona, founder of the organization Friends Of Fish. We are researching so you are legally required to turn around." Ben, Jen, Sunny, and Shaw growled but went back the way they came. Max and Gwen were the only ones happy about the entire situation.

"I don't trust those guys," Sunny said glaring at the F.O.F boat as he drove in front of them. "We shouldn't," Ben said pulling Jen and Sunny out of sight. "While you guys were talking I used my Moon tarot card. Those guys are hunting the Kraken, and I think they stole from it." Ben said. Jen and Sunny put on a serious look to match Ben and they looked at the boat.

"What should we do?" Sunny asked, "Get ready to feed them to the Kraken, it's here." Jen said standing up to her feet. The Kraken swam under the boat knocking everyone around and going after the "Friends Of Fish". "Let's go!" Ben said and flew over to the other boat. Jen and Sunny nodded then followed after Ben to kick some butt.

"What are they doing?" Gwen asked seeing her cousins fly off the boat. "I don't know," Max said clearly not happy. Gwen also wasn't happy and jumped into the water transforming into Ripjaws. She swam over and jumped onto the boat and growled at her cousins. They were helping the Kraken. Did they have no sense? Gwen quickly kicked Jen into the water making her drop the guys then went after Ben.

"Ben, watch out!" Sunny warned and Ben was able to dodge Gwen. Gwen slide into the others and they all crashed to the ground. Ben then went to assist Sunny and unhooked the big crate Kraken and Jona were fighting over a moment ago. They pushed it into the water and flew back to Shaw's boat where Jen was waiting with a furious Max. Max sat Ben, Jen, and Sunny down and didn't let them move until they returned to shore.

~~~~~~~~~

Later Max stood in front of Ben, Jen, and Sunny giving them a stern lecture. Gwen stood by with a smile happy some justice was being served.

"What were you three thinking? You could have gotten hurt, and you helped the enemy. Now tell me what was going through your heads " "We needed to help the Kraken." Jen said, "Those Friend Of Fish guys are a bunch of posers." Ben added, "Why should we stand by when were are more capable to be heroes than she is." Sunny finished gesturing to Gwen. That only angered Max even more and he was about to say something, but Ben stopped him.

"Save it, Grandpa, you can't stop us, we won't let you. This entire conversation is useless on your part, so don't waste your breath." Ben said then stood to his feet and walked out. Jen and Sunny followed and Max sat down. For the first time since Ben and Jen got their power, they looked furious with him. "I can't make the same mistake, but I can't let them get hurt either," Max whispered looking at the ground.

Meanwhile Ben and Jen flew over the lake, Sunny had vanished to give them some time to cool off. Jen flew ahead of Ben and began flying backward smiling at Ben. Ben laughed and began doing barrel turns but eventually got dizzy and had to stop. "Hey isn't that Shaw?" Jen asked spotting a familiar boat. "Yup, and there's Sunny," Ben said pointing to Sunny who crawled under a tarp. Ben and Jen flew down and crawled under the tarp with their cousin.

"What are we doing?" Jen whispered, "I overheard Shaw talking about going after the Kraken, so I thought I'd tag along." Sunny whispered and they all got comfy.

At least an hour later Sunny still sat hiding with Ben and Jen, but they were sound asleep. Sunny felt herself getting tired as well and leaned against Jen. "I'll just rest my eyes," Sunny whispered letting her eyes close.

A few moments later the tarp was lifted off the three kids. Shaw smiled, "Little stowaways." he said and gently shook the three kids awake. "Rise and shine, it's diving time." She said handing Ben and Sunny some gear then banded Jen a fancy walkie-talkie. "If those fish huggers show up let me know." Jen nodded and watched them dive. Jen went and sat in the cabin so she could go unseen if anyone did show up.

Meanwhile, Shaw led Ben and Sunny through the water keeping their eyes peeled. There wasn't anything to see until they came across a pile of broken crates with an egg in the center. Ben and Sunny were shocked and even more so when they heard an explosion. They quickly swam back to Shaw's boat and saw it was destroyed. "Where is Jen?" Ben asked looking all around for his sister. "I think I know," Shaw said pointing to a boat speeding away.

Ben stared in shock before his face transformed into anger. Ben grits his teeth with a vicious growl and he rockets out of the water. Sunny and Shaw were pushed to shore by the wave Ben created and stared in shock. Ben sored through the air and landed on the boat with those freaks. Jona was shocked and dropped Jen who he had been threatening to throw overboard. "Get your hands off my sister," Ben growled deeply looking up with bright glowing eyes.

Ben presented a laser from his eyes and cut the ropes holding Jen. Jen kicked Jona in the back of the knee and then pushed him overboard. The other two approached but Ben used The Emperor and made them bow. Jen grabbed a thick rope and tied them up and then headed back to shore.

Jen parked the boat at the docks and Max and Gwen showed up. "What are you two doing, and where is Sunny?" Max asked, "No time Grandpa, just call the police." Jen said and pulled the men onto the docks. "Where are the rest of the eggs?" Ben asked, "Eggs?" Jen and Gwen repeated then glared at the men. The men didn't move to say anything, "You have to the count of three." Ben said, then heard a monstrous roar. "Maybe less," Jen added.

"Ben, Jen!" the twins looked up and saw Sunny, "This way," she said. Ben and Jen followed leaving Gwen and Max to deal with the crooks. "Where are we going?" Ben asked, "I and Shaw got some info from Jona." Sunny smirked and stopped at a building. The three landed and began to look for the eggs.

"Guys, help me," Sunny called trying to open a crate. Ben and Jen helped and they opened the crate to free the egg. "Let's go," Ben said and carried the egg with his mana. The three started running but stopped when they saw an office with a cash box. Jen grabbed the box and they flew out of the building to return the egg. Then they cracked open the cash box, it was pretty easy since it was overflowing. Jen and Sunny were about to fill their pockets but Ben stopped them.

Ben stood with the cash box and headed toward Shaw who was sitting on the dock. "Here." Ben handed Shaw the cash box, "A little something from out fishy friends." Ben winked then returned to the RV with Jen and Sunny.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

Ben and Jen sat at the table watching out the window as Gwen and Max rescued people from a burning building. "This stuff is weird," Jen said, Ben looked at Jen and saw the green energy on her hand. Ben looked at his hand and coated it in the energy. "Yeah, ...it is cool though," Ben said creating an energy sphere. Jen nodded and created a small platform.

"When do you think we can get our next practice in?" Jen asked turning her platform into an energy sphere. Ben hummed, "Maybe tonight if we're lucky, they should be pretty tired after this." Ben said pointing his thumb at the burning building.

"PAUSE"

"Hello, this one will be short. Max is very strict with the twins when it comes to their powers. The only time they get any practice is at night when everyone is asleep. It annoys the twins to no end, but it is worth it."

"RESUME"

"Woah!!" a car sped past the RV, but Ben and Jen saw the stolen heels in the back. "Something tells me those two are gonna be here for a while." Ben and Jen nodded then rushed out of the RV. The twins followed the car on energy platforms they formed with every step.

"So, what is the plan?" Jen asked once they caught up with the car. "Easy, take out the tires, then form an energy rope around the front," Ben said and Jen nodded. Ben and Jen both formed an energy sphere and popped the tires. The car began to spin out of control and was about to hit a building, but Ben and Jen slowed it to a stop with an energy rope. Once the car stopped Ben and Jen covered the robbers in their energy and pulled them from the car and held them in the air, only setting them down when the police arrived.

The police were thanking Ben and Jen when Max pulled up. Ben and Jen were snatched into the RV and received a lecture. "You two could have been hurt. Besides, I thought I made it clear you can only use your abilities to protect yourselves." Ben and Jen nodded, "You did." Ben started, "But these are our powers." Jen finished, "You can't control us, your not our dad or our mom." they said in unison. Max began to stammer struggling to think of what to say, but the twins didn't wanna wait.

"Another thing, if you wanna try to restrict our power." Jen started, "Try to treat Gwen equal to us." Ben finished. The twin then walked to the back, and let it show how bad they felt once the curtain was closed. Jen collapsed onto her bed and Ben looked down at her from his bunk. Ben and Jen began to make hand features and arm movements back and forth as a form of silent communication.

'Ben, I feel bad.' 'I know, So do I, but we can't let him control us.' 'I know, but he is just looking out for us.' 'Then he should let us learn, and give us a better chance.' "What are you doofuses doing?" Gwen said entering the room and seeing the Twin's strange hand gestures. Ben and Jen frowned, "Nothing that concerns you." Ben said and Gwen glared at him. "Whatever, we are going to the Mega Mart, cover up your heads," Gwen said and both Ben and Jen frowned.

"Why do we need to cover our heads?" Jen asked with an annoyed tone. Gwen scoffed and put her hands on her hips, "Have you two seen your hair recently? Now cover it up or stay here." Gwen said then walked back to the front of the RV. Ben and Jen shared a look at sat back to relax, they could hang out in the RV until Gwen and Max got back.

~~~~~~~~~

Ben and Jen giggled, with Max and Gwen shopping they decided to have a little fun. Jen covered Gwen's mattress, sheets, blankets, pillows, and pillowcases in itching powder. While she did this Ben was buys switching Gwen's shampoo out with bright green hair dye. Once that was done the twins replaced their Grandpa's mattress with water balloons covered by a fitted sheet.

"This is gonna be a blast," Jen said sitting down at the table. Ben smiled, "Yes, Yes it will darling sister of mine." he said. A moment of silence settled between the twins, but their stomachs growling broke it. Ben and Jen both grabbed their stomach and laughed. "Lunchtime, wanna go out somewhere?"  Ben asked, Jen nodded and the two left the RV.

Ben and Jen were hardly five feet away from the RV when a loud stretch caught their attention. "What was that?" Jen asked looking for the source of the sound. "Sis, look." Ben pointed at the sky and Jen's eyes widened. Flying away from the Mega Mart was some kind of mutant bird, and there was a guy on its back. "C'mon!" Jen said and they began to follow after the bird on energy platforms.

"Guess Gwen isn't as much of a hero as she thought." Ben smirked and Jen laughed, "Oh yeah, this has gotta be eating her up." Jen said. The twins laughed then ran a little faster and jumped onto this bird back with the man. "Hello," "What!?" The man turned his head and faced Ben and Jen. Ben and Jen waved with a smile and despite his goggles, they could see the man's right eye twitching.

"Hey, who are you?" Ben asked and the man was taken back. "Who- Who am I? Who are you?" "We asked you first," Jen said and Ben nodded. The man groaned, "My name is Dr. Animo, and I am about to turn Washington DC into Washington B.C. Now who are you?" Animo asked pointing a finger at Jen and then at Ben. "Oh, I am Jen, and this is my brother Ben." Jen said, "We're twins," Ben added and Jen nodded.

"Well, Ben and Jen, it was nice to make your acquaintance. Now get off of my bird!" Animo said and made the bird do a barrel turn. Lucky for Animo Jen and Ben hadn't been holding on and fell off the bird. Ben and Jen screamed expecting to hit the ground, but soon realized they weren't even falling. "Huh?" they said in unison.

"Don't worry cousins I got ya." Ben and Jen looked up and their eyes widened. Floating above Ben and Jen was a girl, an alien girl, her body and hair were shades of pink and she glowed brightly. Her hands were covered in magenta-colored energy and she was using it to hold Ben and Jen. "I can explain, but let's get back to that bucket of bolts," she said with an annoyed sigh.

~~~~~~~~~

The girl carried Ben and Jen back to the RV and threw them inside while it was moving. Gwen and Max became started, but Max settled down when the girl floated in. "Who the heck is she?" Gwen asked and the girl frowned at her. "Names Sunny, I'm your cousin," she said looking Gwen up and down. "What?" Gwen asked getting annoyed, but for what reason no one knew.

"Eh, it will do," Sunny said and a bright pink light filled the RV. Ben and Jen kept their eyes shut tight only opening them when they heard Gwen gasp. Ben and Jen stared at Sunny, she had changed, she look like Gwen, but her hair was black, her eyes were magenta, and she was dressed in black cut-offs, a purple short-sleeved hoodie with cat ears on it, and a black strip down the front, long black gloves, and knee high combat boot. Sunny smiled at Ben and Jen, "Hope you don't mind me borrowing your style cousins." Sunny said. Ben and Jen responded by shaking their heads.

Gwen growled, "I do, get out of my body!" Gwen yelled. "No, this is my body, I just have to borrow your trashy appearance." Sunny hissed growling at Gwen. "It's not trashy, on you at least." Jen said, "Yeah, I never thought Gwen could look good, but you've impressed us, Sunny." Ben added. "Ooh, ok we can be friends," Sunny said smiling at Ben and Jen. Gwen gasped at was about to say something but Max cut her off.

"Sunny, what are you doing here?" Max asked while he drove. Sunny turned her attention to Max, "Grandma, sensed Ben and Jen's Anodite energy and sent me to care for them until she got here." Sunny said. Max looked upset, but quickly pushed the feeling away. "When will she get here?" Max asked, Sunny shrugged and then turned back to Ben and Jen, "C'mon, let's go find that Animo guy." she said.

Ben and Jen didn't think twice and followed Sunny out of the RV, while it was still moving. Sunny had her magenta energy covering her body and was flying, Ben and Jen could only run alongside her. "So, what is an Anodite?" Ben asked struggling to keep up with Sunny.

Sunny looked at Ben and Jen, "Anodites, are aliens. We are made of energy and we can do some awesome stuff. You two just gotta train your power more." Sunny said with a bright smile. Ben and Jen smiled back, "Care to give us a lesson on how to fly?" Jen asked stopping to catch her breath. Ben did the same and Sunny nodded and flew in front of the twins. "So, remember what you did with those robbers a while ago?" Sunny asked.

"Yeah, they looked terrified." "Like, scared little babies." Ben, Jen, and Sunny laughed. When the laughter subsided Sunny carried on, "So, do that again, but to yourselves." Sunny simply stated. Ben and Jen shared a look and then shrugged, they then closed their eyes and began to focus. Sunny watched as Ben and Jen's energy began to seep out and cover their bodies. "That's it, you guys are getting it," Sunny said and then Ben and Jen were floating.

"Wahoo!" Sunny cheered flying around Ben and Jen. Ben and Jen smiled at each other then flew around with Sunny laughing and cheering. "This is great!" Ben and Jen cheered in unison, then the three spotted something in the distance.

"Is that?" Sunny started, "A T-rex." Ben and Jen finished. The three shared a look and big smiles spread across their faces. Sunny, Ben, and Jen, flew off after the T-rex and followed it to some sort of lab. "Whoa, it destroyed the building!" Jen exclaimed and watched the T-rex chase some guy into a corner.

"C'mon!" Ben flew down and threw an energy sphere at the T-rex. The dinosaur roared and spun knocking Ben away with its tail. "BEN!" Jen flew down and landed beside Brn, "Are you ok?" Jen asked. Ben sat up and put a hand on his head, "Do you feel that?" Ben asked Jen opening his eyes. Jen's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Ben's. They glowed brightly and judging by Ben's face her's were as well. Jen was about to say something but then felt a strange pull. Was this what Ben was talking about?

Ben and Jen followed the pull and began to pull away pieces of the broken display case. Ben and Jen stared in awe when they saw the source of the pull. Laying on the ground in a black translucent bag was a deck of Tarot cards. Ben and Jen could sense the strong energy it was admitting and they didn't think twice. Jen grabbed the cards and put them in her pocket a small theft, no one would notice. The twins then flew up to Sunny.

"Oh good, you two are okay. Let's hit this thing with some mana spheres." Sunny said. "Mana spheres?" Ben and Jen repeated, "That thing you threw a moment ago." Sunny cleared and Ben and Jen nodded in realization. Sunny nodded, "Okay, rapid fire!" Ben called and the three began throwing multiple MANA spheres at the dinosaur.

The dinosaur roared and threw Animo from its back. Animo hit the floor breaking some weird helmet he was wearing and the T-rex turned to a pile of bones. Ben, Jen, and Sunny laughed as Animo got trapped in the ribcage and couldn't get free. Then Max and Gwen showed up to ruin the fun.

"What were you thinking?" Max fumed at the three kids. He went on and on, but Ben, Jen, and Sunny didn't really care. "Are you three listening to me?" "Yeah, but we don't care." Sunny sassed. Max stepped back and was about to say something else, but Gwen screaming cut him off. Gwen rushed out of the bathroom with a towel around her body, and her hair was snot green. Ben and Jen began to laugh and Sunny joined in. "You guys are the worst!" Gwen yelled and threw herself onto her bed. "AHH, IT ITCHES!!" Gwen cried falling onto the floor, but pulled the blanket and sheet onto herself.

Max rushed to help Gwen, but tripped and fell onto his "mattress'. Max became soaked and Ben, Jen, and Sunny laughed even harder. Sunny fell onto the floor and Ben high-five Jen, all three still laughing.

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Ben and Jen: Anti-heros

In a fourth-grade class sat two kids, a boy, and a girl. The boy is dressed in a white short-sleeved hoodie with a black line down the front, long black gloves, black sweatpants, and knee-high combat boots, and the girl was dressed the exact same way. both kids were very similar in appearance as well, sharing the same Pale peach skin, toxic green eyes, and brown hair except the girl's reached her shoulders and the same mischievous attitude.

"PAUSE"

"Hello, I am the Narrator here to provide a little background. These two are Ben and Jen Tennyson, aka The terrible Tennyson twins. These two can often be found pulling pranks on their classmates, cousins, Dad, on occasion their mom and Grandpa. They can also be found at the local video game store, arcades, comic book stores, art shops, music shops, and soccer fields. These two are basically inseparable, they might as well be joined at the hip.

Anyway, amongst all the pranks, games, and regular ten-year-old antics there is something special about Ben and Jen. However, they don't know it yet, and it will take a few short days of a summer road trip with their Grandpa Max to find out. Now, enough of my chatter, let us check on the twins."

"RESUME"

Ben and Jen sat in their seats laughing, they just pulled the best end-of-year prank ever. "Ahh, Ben, Jen, this is the worst thing ever!" Their teacher scolded while she scratched along with the rest of the class. The twins had shown up to school early and placed a thin layer of itching powder on everyone's seat.

The entire class began to whine, then the bell rang, "That's the last day!" Ben and Jen cheered in unison. The twins jumped from their seats and ran out of the classroom ignoring everyone yelling for them to stop. Ben and Jen dashed down the hall, and along the way, Jen jumped on Ben's back. Ben kept running and he and Jen laughed the entire way out of the school building.

"I can't wait for Grandpa to get here," Jen said hopping off Ben's back. Ben chuckled, "Same, three months of hanging out with Grandpa, and the coolest girl I know." Jen raised a brow. "Why didn't you tell me Gwen was tagging along?" Jen asked. Ben and Jen stared at each other for a moment before falling to the ground laughing. The twins high-fived still laughing, then a yell caught their ears.

Ben and Jen let their laughter simmer and followed the yell to its source. Jen and Ben stopped, Ben crossed his arms and Jen put her hands on her hips. The twins sighed and walked over, "Cash, J.T., Nora, leave Jamie and Allison alone." Jen said stopping a few feet away from the three bullies. "Aww, the midget, and her brother are trying to be heroes, that is ironic," Nora said smirking at the twins. "Yeah, you guys are mean as crap to everyone, and now you wanna act like heroes. What is your deal?" J.T., added crossing his arms.

Jen and Ben began to laugh, "That's easy." Jen started, "We are Anti-heroes." Ben finished. Before the three could react Ben and Jen reached into their hoodie pockets and both pulled out a bottle of itching powder. They doused the bullies and they ran away scratching and yelling. Ben and Jen began to laugh and then approached Jamie and Allison. The twins both offered a hand but when they were declined they shrugged and left.

"Well, we got our entire class and then some." Ben laughed but Jen didn't join him. Ben looked at Jen, her head was held down and her eyes looked kinda dull from what Ben could see. Ben put on a sad smile, "You aren't a midget, you stand the same height as my shoulders." Ben said pulling Jen's hood up and over her eyes. "Hey!" Jen pulled her hood back but the bunny ears flopped into her face.

Ben began to laugh and Jen did the same to him, but his hoodie had fox ears. The twins began to laugh and Ben put an arm around Jen, "Feel better?" Jen nodded. Ben mentally high-fived and then was blessed with the sight of Grandpa Max's RV. Once he stopped the twins rushed onto the mobile home, "GRAM- GWEN!!!???" Ben and Jen's eyes widened when they saw her. Sitting at the RV table was a girl with long orange hair that reached the small of her back, toxic green eyes, freckles, and a murderous glare. She was dressed in a white blouse, light blue best, dark blue pants, and white shoes.

"PAUSE"

"Hello, the narrator again, time for a little more background. Gwen the Twin's cousin and their enemy, has been seen birth. Gwen was always put on a bit of a pedestal by EVERYONE and often called The Golden One and rubs it in the twin's faces.

Gwen is extremely intelligent and skilled and takes every chance to show the twins up. She even goes as far as to agree to share a birthday with the twins, just to make it about her. Her older brother Ken knows and always sides with the Twins. Now, Gwen is also very special, but it is not on her own, this is gonna be a big summer for her."

"RESUME"

The twins stopped at the sight of their cousin. "Ugh, I jinxed us!" Jen groaned and Ben put an arm around her.

"Grandpa, why is she here?" Ben asked. "I thought it would be a good idea if your cousin tagged along on our summer trip. That won't be a problem will it?" Ben and Jen looked at Gwen, shared a look with each other, then groaned and sat down. Max smiled and began to drive to their first campsite of the summer.

"Great, a whole year of waiting, and now Queen cootie is along for the ride." Ben sulked and Gwen frowned, "Hey, Jen is a girl too." Gwen snapped. "Hey, I'm his sister, it's different with me you Dweeb," Jen snapped back, the three then began to glare and the tension could be cut with a knife.

Max glanced at the kids from the rearview mirror, "Something tells me this is gonna be a long summer." he said.

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"Chow time!" Max set three plates down, two of them had a burger and chips, and the other had mill worms. "Eww, Grandpa, why do they get burgers and not me?" Gwen asked watching the twins chow down on the beef patties. "Their mom requested I give them regular food this summer, but we get the good stuff." Max smiled and then headed back into the RV.

"Thank you, Mom," Jen cheered and finished her burger. Ben followed not long after and they smiled at Gwen. Gwen growled and crossed her arms, "You two are the worst." she spat. "Yeah, Yeah, you say that every time something good happens to us," Ben said fiddling with his gloves. "Shut up," Gwen said, the twins quickly flipped her the bird and then left the table.

Ben and Jen walked into the woods both looking miserable. "We might as well have gone to summer school." Jen said breaking the silence that had settled over her and Ben. Ben sighed, "Yeah, this is gonna be the worst summer ever." he said. A long silence stretched out, "At least we have all summer to prank Gwen." Ben said, Jen chuckled and nodded.

The twins fell into silence again and then Ben noticed something. "Sis, check it out." Jen looked up and saw a shooting star. "Think we can wish for Gwen to get eaten by a bear?" "One way to find out." Ben and Jen were about to try and wish, but they then noticed the star change directions. Their eyes widened and the twins took off toward the star.

The twins were smart and we were far away from harm when the star landed. "I don't think that is a star," Jen said, the twins shared a look and nodded before heading to the crash sight. Upon arriving the twins saw some kind of pod, they entered the crater and got closer. "Think we should open it?" Jen asked, and as if something was triggered the pod opened, but green energy covered Jen and Ben shocking them.

Ben and Jen screamed and spawned before collapsing to the ground unconscious. Once Ben and Jen hit the ground something strange happened. The twin's hair turned solid white and gained bright green highlights in it. Some of the green energy still clung to Ben and Jen making them twitch before slowly absorbing into their skin. It was at this point Gwen approached in search of her cousins and the reason for their screaming.

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When Ben and Jen awoke they were sternly lectured for being so reckless. They also received the information that Gwen got some kind of space watch. The twins however didn't care, they just felt sick and wanted to sleep. Max took a minute to notice this and felt bad for lecturing the twins so long.

"you two go to bed, we can talk more in the morning," Max said then began talking to Gwen. Jen and Ben headed to their bunks, but Ben was too sick to climb so he collapsed with Jen. "Do you think we have some kind of parasite?" Jen asked tiredly, Ben smiled, "Ha, real-life Venom." Ben joked and they both chuckled. The twins quickly silence themselves as the sudden urge to vomit hit them like a bullet train.

Ben and Jen both curled in on themselves and covered their mouths. "Ugh, what the heck?" Ben whined, Jen shook her head and they both began taking deep breaths. "What if we are dying?" Jen asked and Ben frowned, "That doesn't explain what our hair is," Ben said but understood where his sister was coming from.

"Right," Jen said and everything began to settle down. Ben and Jen sighed shutting their eyes ready to relax, but the RV door being thrown open caught their attention. The RV was then started and Jen and Ben were flung from Jen's bunk as the RV sped off. "Oh crap, ...I can't!" Jen dashed to the bathroom and Ben went to the nearest trashcan. The twins emptied their stomachs before hopping out of the RV when it stopped.

"Jen, Ben, stay in the RV!" Max ordered then went to assist Gwen. "What?" "No fair." Ben and Jen crossed their arms and stood by while Gwen fought a giant robot.

"SARA!!!" "MOMMY!!!" Ben and Jen turned and saw a little girl trapped under a fallen power pole, and her mother couldn't get to her. "Oh my gosh!!" Ben and Jen rushed over and began to work and free the little girl. "We are gonna get you out." Jen measured, but the little bit screamed. "JEN, BEN!!!!" The twins turned and saw the robot falling toward them. "AHHHHHH!!!"

Everything went completely still, completely quiet, no one even breathed. A giant cloud of dust rose from where the robot hit and no one knew what to do. The dust began to clear and a bright green flow became visible. When the dust fully cleared everyone's eyes widened in shock.

Ben and Jen opened their eyes and stared at each other. How were they still alive? "Wow!?" the little girl said, Ben and Jen followed her gaze and their eyes widened. Ben and Jen both had a hand stretched out and said and was covered in bright green energy. The energy also formed some kind of shield in front of the three. The robot had fallen against it and Jen and Ben couldn't move it, not until the girl was safe. So, Ben and Jen didn't say a word, they simply freed the girl and set the robot down.

Everyone cheered for Ben and Jen, but neither one heard it, they just kept staring at their hands. "How did we do that?" Jen asked, not surprised when Ben didn't have an answer.

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The next day Max, Ben, and Jen were busy packing up the RV. Max was also lecturing Ben and Jen, "I don't wanna see you two do anything like that again, you could have been hurt." he said sternly. Jen and Ben rolled their eyes and then went back to their bunks. Jen shared her earbuds with Ben and the twins sang along to Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac.

Max listened to the twins and a smile crossed his face. He silently vowed to not be to hard on them, but also put his foot down when needed. After all, he didn't wanna repeat what happened with Frank, and Carl.

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My DNA

Jen pov

I sat on my bunk working on the drones I obtained a few days ago. I messed them up pretty well, but it isn't anything I can't handle. "Hey Bleep, come here," I called. Bleep hovered up to me, "Yes Jen?" "Divide and conquer, repair these chips," I said. Bleep landed on my bunk and began to work.

We spent the next few moments in silence until I gasped. I dropped my tools and started scratching at my hand and my head throbbed. "Jen, is it happening again?" Bleep asked, his robotic voice laced with concern. I nodded and shut my eyes tightly, this had been happening a lot. My hands would start to itch with a pulsing, tingly feeling, and my head would throb, but it wasn't like a migraine. I took a few breaths and opened my eyes, I was ok now.

"Perhaps you should go to a doctor," Bleep said, I simply nodded and got back to work. I and Bleep, worked for another few minutes until we heard the door to the RV open and close. "Ugh, everything hurts." Albedo groaned and plopped on his bed. "Why do you smell like salt water?" I asked as the scent filled my nose. "Those crooks threw me in the water, but I still got them turned into the police," Albedo said barely raising his face out of his pillow.

I sighed, "I told you, you don't have to help me." I said digitizing everything and climbing off my bed. "I know, but you have been having problems recently, I don't wanna see you get hurt," Albedo said and rolled on his back to look at me. I now sat on Albedo's bed with a faint blush, "Thanks" I said with a smile.

Albedo blushed and turned his head away, "Yeah whatever," he said. I blushed harder, whenever Albedo was snarky or pretended not to care made my heart flutter.

"Jen, Albedo, get up here," Max called from the front. I and Albedo shared a look, we both shrugged and headed to the front. "Yes, Maxwell?" Albedo asked, I could see Max smile, "We are going to the circus." he started. I immediately felt my stomach begin to turn and my heart started to race. I felt like I was gonna throw up.

I rushed to the bathroom and closed the door. I fell to my knees and hung my head, what was happening? I felt tingly and itchy all over my body, and there was a strange tugging feeling. It was like my body was trying to tell me something.

Once I exited the bathroom Max had me sit at the table. He took my temperature, "Normal, maybe it was something you are." he said. I nodded and we headed to the circus.

Albedo pov

I kept a close eye on Jen, I was worried about her. She was so pale and her breathing was shaky. I moved closer to Jen and grabbed her hand, she held on tight.

Jen pov

We stopped walking and saw an announcer. "Ladies and Gentlemen boys and girls, meet the fingerless freak of nature whose strength knows no bounds, THUMBSKULL!" he said. A huge guy walked out with a metal pole, and he was in fact a freak of nature. His head closely resembled a toe, but he did have fingers.

Thumbskill took the metal pole and bent it into a u, and everyone cheered. He threw it into the air and some kind of whip caught it. "Next up is Frightwig, when this beauty lets down her hair, there's no telling what will happen." the announcer said. Everyone looked at the woman, she was a beauty, but that hair was. It was almost like tentacles and had little weights at the end of each one.

Frightwig used her hair and bent the metal pipe further, she then set it on an anvil. I was impressed but then I felt that tugging sensation again. 'What happening?' I asked. I followed the feeling and I was led back to the RV. "Maybe it is something with the Omnitrix?" I pulled up my screen and examined everything. Nothing was wrong, no malfunction, no viruses, no one was trying to hack it, so what is causing these feelings?"

I sighed and was about to head back out, but the tugging returned. It was like something wanted me to stay in the RV, I fought against it and opened the door to the RV. "Well, hey there kiddo, you look upset." My heart jumped into my throat and my tongue-tied. There was a clown, a very ugly, very scary clown, and he had Gwen. Gwen looked awful, she looked like the life had been sucked from her body, but she was laughing.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't speak. The clown began to laugh and the tugging returned. "See ya kiddo, oh, and say bye-bye to Gwen." he then vanished.

"AHHHHH!!!" "Whoa!?" I fell back and landed on something soft. "Jen, are you ok?' I looked up at Albedo, he looked scared. "Wha-what happened, when did you get here, where is the clown?" I asked, my voice was barely a whisper, everything hurt and I suddenly felt sick. "Jen, what are you talking about? I found you passed out in the bathroom, you have a high fever and have been sleeping for the past two hours." Albedo said.

My eyes widened, it was all a dream, but what about the tugging sensation? No, it couldn't have been a dream, it was too real to be a dream. I quickly stood up, "Jen, no, you need to get back in bed." Albedo said. I ignored him and ran out of the RV, I don't care how sick I was, Gwen was in danger.

I ran to where the Circus should have been, but all I saw were people mindlessly walking around. I quickly found Max, but Gwen was nowhere in sight. "No, where is she?" I clenched my fist in anger, and some kind of shock went through my body. I gasped, my entire body felt itchy and tingly again, "What is going on?" I asked. I felt wobbly and my vision blurred, I fell back, but something happened.

An image of Gwen flashed in my head, she was with that clown. I clenched my fist tightly and I could sense her. "Ok, I don't know what is going on, but I can worry about it later," I said. "Jen, what is going on?" Albedo approached with Bleep, and I gave a quick rundown of what I knew.

"We need to stop this guy, but first things first, Bleep, you stay and take care of these people." "No problem." I and Albedo headed back to the RV. "Can you drive?" Albedo asked getting in the passenger seat. "Yeah, it's not that hard," I said and started the RV. Before Albedo could speak I was speeding down the road following my weird sense.

"Are you sure you can drive? we are swerving ALL OVER THE ROAD!!!" I looked at Albedo from the corner of my eye. He was sunk into the seat and at some point, he got a pillow and helmet. "Well, I am kinda sick. do you wanna drive?" I asked, Albedo gave me some kind of look, "What makes you think I know how to drive?" he asked. I and Albedo went back and forth until we eventually reached our destination.

"Ok, this is it, and did you die?" I asked, Albedo was curled into the seat with his head down. "No, but still." I rolled my eyes and headed toward the circus tent. "Hahaha, this is great." I quickly ducked behind a stack of crates and looked for the source of the voice. The circus freaks from my dream appeared, I had to get through them. "Past, Jen." I turned to face Albedo, "I will handle these guys, you go and get Gwen." he said. I nodded and gave Albedo my gloves before leaving.

I approached a tent with the clown face on it. I ignored the chills that went up my spine and entered the tent. "He's just a guy with a red rubber nose and big shoes," I said and looked around. As I walked further into the tent I began to fill even worse, I felt heat rising in my throat. I began to stumble and sway, and I eventually fell to my knees and threw up. I kept my eyes shut tight and took a few gasping breaths.

When I opened my eyes I wanted to scream, I pushed myself back from the inky black ooze. Tears started streaming down my face, I started breathing heavily and stood to my feet. I needed to keep moving, I started forward but bumped into a mirror. My eyes widened in shock when I saw my reflection.

My skin was pitch black, and my hair was solid white. The whites of my eyes were gone and all there was left was green. My clothes were gone and my entire body had a green, glowing outline. I jumped back and examined myself, I was normal. I looked back at my reflection, it was normal, except for the bright green tears.

I touched my hand to my face, "What is going on?" I wondered aloud. Just then my head started throbbing, and the feeling returned. I grit my teeth, I could worry about all this later. I pulled myself together as much as I could and went deeper into the tent. I entered a hall of mirrors and I started to hear something. It was the clown's voice, he was laughing.

"Hey there Kiddo you look tense. How about a smile?" He asked and then I was falling. I was spinning and flipping in the air until I landed in a giant spider web. I began to struggle, it was my only way out seeing as I couldn't access my tech. "HAHAHAHA!!!!" the clown laughed and the web started bouncing. why was he a giant spider?

"Snack time!" "NO, STAY AWAY FROM ME!!" I screamed and closed my eyes tightly hoping it was just a dream. "Agh!" I began falling again as the clown was growling like he was in pain. "Nice trick, but it won't save you." I became confused and opened my eyes. I was shocked to see I was surrounded by some kind of green energy.

'Let me out

I turned my head, but there was no one there. I could feel someone, I could hear them, but I couldn't see anyone. "What are you looking at? There is no one or nothing here to help you." the clown said and began growling at me.

'Let me out, Jen. Let me help you.'

My skin began to itch and tingle and was much stronger than before, it kinda hurt. "Agh! What is happening?" I began clawing, not scratching, clawing at my skin to try and satisfy the feeling. It clawed harder and harder until I felt my skin tear. "What are doing to yourself!?" I heard the clown cry in horror. I paid him no mind, I kept clawing and tearing until I was blinded by a bright green and with light.

When my eyes adjusted to the new light I saw it was coming from me. I also noticed that I was floating a few inches off the ground. I held my hands up and my eyes widened in shock. My skin was an inky black with a glowing green outline. I pushed my hands into my hair and drug them through bringing my hair into view, It was solid white.

"What are you?" I turned my attention back to the clown. He looked shocked, No, scared. I smirked and floated closer, he quickly backed up, "Something tells me I'm your worst nightmare." I said and raised my hand. The same green energy as before appeared on my hand, this wasn't gonna be pretty.

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Gwen pov

I groaned as I began to wake from a horrible nightmare. "You ok?" I sat up and rubbed my eyes and when they adjusted I nearly screamed. "You have Anodite DNA too?" I asked not believing what I was seeing, but then again this was Jen.

"Is that what this form is?" Jen asked examining herself, she probably wasn't registering what I said after the word Anodite, thank the stars. "Yeah, they are beings of pure energy, they actually manipulate it and can do magic," I said and Jen smiled. "Awesome, this is so AGH!!!" Jen doubled over in pain and began to flash. Then the Omnitrix symbol grew out of her chest and Jen returned to her human form.

"Ow." Jen fell forward and I caught her. She blacked out and it was understandable, that looked and sounded really painful. I sighed and picked Jen up, she needed some rest.

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My DNA

Jen pov

I walked around the convenience store looking for something to eat. I smiled when I spotted a stack of cookie boxes, "Yummy," I said. I grabbed a box, the entire stack became unstable and tumbled, and Gwen became buried in cookie boxes. Gwen emerged from the pile of boxes, "Nice one Tennyson," she said. I furrowed my brow, "Don't call me that." I hissed and went to pay for my cookies.

When I exited the convenience store I saw Max washing the windows. I passed him and entered the RV, Albedo was sitting at the table working on something. We hadn't talked much since New York, I was still kinda mad at him, but I know he was just doing what is best. "Can I have one of those?" I looked at Albedo and held out the box. Albedo put a cookie in his mouth and went back to work.

We sat in silence for another moment, but there was a loud explosion outside. I and Albedo shared a look, we rushed outside and saw a group of bikers. "We gotta get out of here!" Gwen exclaimed, "And leave innocent people to get hurt? I don't think so." I said. I turned back and materialized my steps, I ran around and above the bikers. Once I was high enough I jumped down and grabbed ahold of one's gun.

"What the hell!?" I quickly jumped back and pulled up my screen. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," I smirked as they all aimed at me. They ignored my warning and pulled the trigger. All three were insulted in an explosion, I was able to shield myself. "AHHHHH!!!!" Two of the three ran out of the fire and straight into the police. The last one stumbled out of the fire, their helmet fell off revealing spikey red hair. "You little punk," she growled, I glared pulled up my screen, and quickly transformed into my alien Fourarms.

"Ha, that won't save you!" she yelled. "Jen you need to get out of there!" I heard Max call, "Stay out of this Gramps." the bad guy yelled and fired at Max. She missed, she instead hit the convenience store causing a giant piece of concrete to fall on Max. "Grandpa!" Gwen cried out, "Jen behind you!" Albedo yelled. I turned and saw two drives flying at me, "Better make this one snappy." I muttered.

I jumped and dodged the drones, then crashed into the bad guy. She hit the ground, and I returned to my human form and used my overboard to fly after the drones. Once I was close enough I quickly infected both drones with the virus I used on Animo's helmet. They shut down and crashed, I quickly digitized them and took the bad guy's gun. "I'm calling an Ambulance," Gwen said and pulled out her phone. "No time, the hospital is down the street." I transform back into Fourarms, I grabbed Gwen, Max, and Albedo and headed for the hospital.

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Gwen pov

I looked at Grandpa, he was knocked out in a hospital bed with bandages around his head. I frowned and looked at the chairs beside me. Albedo sat in one chair reading a book, and Jen sat in the other with her head in Albedo's lap. She was sound asleep, and I felt anger bubble up inside me, 'Isn't she upset about what happened to Grandpa?' I thought.

"Wake up!" Jen startled awake and Albedo stiffened. Jen sat up, "What?" she asked sounding rather annoyed. "Aren't you upset, or worried at all? Grandpa is hurt and you are sleeping like nothing is wrong." I was fuming. Jen frowned, "Yes I'm worried, but allow me to remind you of what he has been lying to me all summer, and possibly my entire life." Jen said crossing her arms.

"It was so he could protect you!" I quickly covered my mouth, I wasn't supposed to let anything slip. "Let's return to the bucket of bolts that man calls home," Albedo said. He and Jen stood up and left, I sat down in a chair and looked at my feet. I royally screwed up on this one, Grandpa is gonna be so mad when he finds out.

Albedo pov

I opened the door to the RV, Jen followed behind me and locked the door. I sat at the table and Jen went to the back, "Is everything alright?" I looked to Bleep. Bleep hovered beside me, "I don't know." I said and rested my head on the table. I heard Bleep land on the table and felt his robotic eye on me. "Scan shows your heart rate is accelerated. The reasoning could be Stress, Overactive thyroid, Anemia-" "Stop!" I quickly said.

"What? I am simply listing-" "Dah, but bup bup, stop it." I said and stood to my feet. "I don't need this," I said and headed for the bathroom. I closed the door and sighed, "Why?" I muttered and held my hand over my heart. My face started getting hot, I move to the sink and splashed some cold water on my face. The water was refreshing and eased my nerves.

I turned off the water and looked at my reflection. My shoulder-length white hair was dirty and matted, my face was dirty and red, my eyes had formed dark circles, and I smelled like sweat and death. I also hadn't changed my clothes in three days, and Jen bought me new ones to wear. I frowned, and my reflection then changed. Kevin laughed, his body covered in electricity and his eyes glowing bright orange.

"Ahhh!!" I pushed myself back from the sink and hit the floor. I clutched my shirt over my heart and took a shakey breath. I didn't move until I heard a knock on the door, "Albedo, are you ok?" Jen asked through the door. "Y-Yeah.....I slipped." I said, I heard Jen hum and walk away from the door. I let out another shaky breath, I stood up with shakey legs and looked at my reflection.

I used a towel to cover the mirror then turned on the shower. The water was frigid, it felt wonderful against my skin. While I cleaned up I started to dwell on certain things. I started thinking about the communicator I was in the process of building, the drones that attacked Jen, and Azmuth's current thoughts on Jen. I shut my eyes right and shook my head, "Focus on your mission Albedo." I told myself.

I finished my shower and wrapped a towel around my waist. I blow-dried and brushed my hair, I then searched and found Jen's hair ties. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and left the bathroom.

When I was a young girl living in the city

All I did was run, run, run, run, run

Staring at the lights, they look so pretty

Momma said, "Jen, Jen, Jen, Jen, Jen"

"You're gonna grow up, you're gonna get old

All that glitter don't turn to gold

But until then, just have your fun

Girl, run, run, run, run, run"

Yeah, run, run, run

Run, run, run

I stopped dead in my tracks as Jen's voice filled my ears. It had become a habit to listen to Jen sing, it was something I couldn't resist. I tried to ignore Jen when she sang, but it was pointless.

When I was a young kid living in the city

All I did was pay, pay, pay, pay, pay

And every single dime that good Lord gave me

I could make it last three, four, five days

Living it up but living down low

Chasing that luck before I get old

And looking back, oh, we had some fun

Girl, run, run, run, run, run

They tell you that the sky might fall

They'll say that you might lose it all

So, I run until I hit that wall

Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings

Look to the rising sun and run, run, run

Yeah, one day well, the sky might fall

Yeah, one day I could lose it all

So, I run until I hit that wall

If I learned one lesson, count your blessings

Look to the rising sun and run, run, run

Run, run, run

I felt my heart rate begin to increase again, and my face get hot. I felt so intoxicated by Jen's singing I almost didn't notice. I began to breath a little heavily and retreated to the bathroom. I splashed cold water on my face and looked in the mirror. "What is this?" I had never felt something like this before. Was it because of Kevin's DNA?

"Ugh, get a grip you are here on a mission!" I yelled at my reflection. I heard noise from outside and Jen knock on the door, "Albedo, why are you yelling, is everything ok?" I felt a fluttery feeling in my chest. "I am fine Jen, but I forgot to grab some clothes." "Oh, well I was gonna go get some food, I'll be back in a bit." I heard Jen walk away and I exited the bathroom a minute later.

I walked to the cabinet to grab some clothes. Jen bought me many clothes, I had refused to go so she wasn't sure what to get me. I looked, and I settled on a pair of red plaid pants, a solid black t-shirt, and black shoes. The clothes were rather comfortable and I actually enjoyed the way I looked in them.

We sat back at the table and started to work on the communicator again. While I worked I began to dwell again, but this time on my life, and how I might be making a mistake. I had spent my entire life assisting Azmuth, I helped with every project, theory, and plan with no questions asked. I even assisted with project 7730, no questions asked, but now I had questions. I was no longer sure I should trust Azmuth. The things he said, the things he's done...the things he tried to do.

I leaned my head back and looked up at the ceiling, I was getting confused. Why did I start feeling this way? I want to pass it off as a side effect of my having human DNA, but it wasn't working. "Maybe I just need some air?" I asked and looked out the window.

"Wait, it's night?" I checked the time, it was 10 pm. I rushed out of the RV, Jen should have returned hours ago. I was headed for the entrance of the hospital when I heard an explosion. "That way," I said and changed direction.

Jen pov

I hit the ground hard and felt the air get knocked from my lungs. I struggled to sit up and the drones closed in on me. "No,...I need to do something." I said and materialized a weapon.

I aimed for the drones and fired a laser at one of the drones. It dodged and they got closer, I felt fear begin coursing through my veins. I began breathing heavily, "No, ....NoNoNoNo!"

"Give me that!" My gun was smashed out of my hand and Albedo stepped in front of me. Albedo took the drones down easy, I smiled and fully collapsed to the ground. Albedo approached and leaned over me, he sighed and dropped the gun on my chest then picked me up.

Albedo started walking I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his chest. My face started getting hot, I shut my eyes to avoid looking at Albedo. I hoped it would help, but it didn't. I could only hope we reached the RV soon and Albedo would set me down.

Albedo pov

I avoided looking at Jen as I carried her back to the RV. My face felt like it was on fire, and I wanted it to stop. I knew it wouldn't, not until I put Jen down and sunk my face in cold water. Lucky for me we reached the RV rather quickly.

I opened the door and took Jen to bed. I didn't question what happened or where Bleep was, I just let Jen rest. Resting actually sounded really good. Deciding that was the best choice I climbed into my bed and fell asleep rather quickly, but I had weird dreams about Jen.

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The elemental chapter 9

Jen watched the rain fall while her mother scolded her from the other end of the line. A lot had happened and things slowly reverted to before. Jen was scolded for using her powers no matter how much they helped. Jen sighed "yes...I understand." Jen said then let the phone fall to her side.

Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion without care. The rain falling, the things that passed by, even Jen's breathing. However, the RV suddenly swerved to a halt making everything pick up speed. Jen was flung to the floor but was able to see someone fall off the cliff.

Jen rushed out to the edge and saw the person. He was hanging from a branch scared to death. "Grandpa!" Jen called but he was helping Gwen. Jen pursed her lips and looked back down "Hey!" Jen called. The guy looked up a Jen saw he had a name tag that read Gilbert. "Please, help me, please!" he cried Jen smiled "I am but I need you to close your eyes," Jen said.

He became confused along with even more fear "Why?" he asked. Jen sighed "Just trust me, ok." Jen said and Gilbert did. Jen held her hand out with bright green veins spreading across her body. Jen quickly moved her hand palm up and then flicked her hand up. The branch jerked upward flinging Gilbert up and to Jen.

Gilbert opened his eyes and looked around then fainted on Jen. "Jen!" Max, Gwen, and Kevin rushed out and Max quickly grabbed Gilbert. They all went inside and Max laid Gilbert down and then handed Jen a towel. She wrapped it around herself and stood by Max. "Is he ok?" Jen asked and Max smiled "Yes, just a few scrapes and bruises." Max said then rolled up Gilbert's sleeve.

Jen gasped and they all looked at Gilbert's arm. "That is the worst rash I've ever seen," Kevin said poking it. Jen quickly swatted his hand away "Don't poke it, I don't think it's a rash." Jen said looking it over but Kevin just rolled his eyes.

"Well, let's get Gilbert here back to camp," Max said getting in the driver's seat. Jen sat by Gilbert to keep an eye on him while Gwen and Kevin made fun. Jen sighed and grabbed her sketchbook to help ignore them. Jen started drawing a forest full of mushrooms, she didn't know why she just liked them. Jen even drew a few mushroom people walking around. It kept Jen distracted until they reached the camp.

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"This place looks abandoned," Kevin said as they stood in a mess hall. Max hummed and hovered his hand over a plate of pasta "Foods still hot." he said. The rain started again and the lights flickered before going out. "Well, this is just great," Gwen whined crossing her arms.

"Come on, there are flashlights in the RV let's get them and look around," Max said and they all nodded. They quickly retreated to the RV before splitting up across the camp.

Jen was feeling rather uneasy as she looked. The feeling of eyes on her kept creeping up her body. Jen shook her head "Relax Jen, it's just your imagination." Jen said to herself. Jen then moved her flashlight and saw four glowing eyes. Jen screamed and fell back before pointing her flashlight again.

It revealed two kids hiding in a corner and they looked the same. They both sniffled "Is it safe to come out?" they asked and Jen nodded. "Yeah...yeah, it's safe," Jen said and the two quickly rushed to her. "Hey, everything is ok now," Jen said then led them to the RV.

Gwen and Kevin were snuggled together with big smiles and blushes. Jen felt a sting of jealousy but quickly pushed it down. "Grandpa, I found campers," Jen said going to a cabinet. "Okay, are you two the only ones?" Max asked and they nodded then Jen wrapped a blanket around them.

"Can you tell us what happened here?" Jen asked and they shook their heads. "All we know is everyone forgot us and Gilbert." the girl said. Jen nodded "Well, everything is okay now." Max said and went to start the RV but it didn't work. Everyone became uneasy and knew things were not getting better soon.

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Jen covered Gilbert up as Max left the cabin to get food. Gwen and Kevin desperately searched for a care package. Jen sighed knowing if they found one they wouldn't share it with anyone. She walked over to the twins and smiled at them "My grandpa is a weird cook so if you can't handle his food ill find you something else." Jen said and they nodded.

Suddenly Gilbert shot up "AHH THEIR ALL AROUND US!!!" he screamed causing Kevin and Gwen to drop the care package they found. Jen rushed over to him "Who Gilbert?" Jen asked while trying to calm him down. Before he could answer another scream was heard elsewhere.

"That sounded like Grandpa," Gwen said then rushed out with Kevin not far behind. Gilbert began to panic which scared the twins and Jen needed to do something. "ENOUGH!" Jen yelled she set Gilbert down and wrapped the twins in a blanket. "Everything is ok, I'm not gonna let anything bad happen to you three," Jen said and wrapped Gilbert up as well.

"You guys sleep and ill keep guard," Jen said and they nodded before laying down. Once Jen heard snoring from all three she headed out the door. "what is going on?" Jen muttered and looked around. Before Jen did anything else she was attacked. Jen was dog piled but couldn't see by what but there were a lot.

Jen felt more weight being piled on followed by a sharp pain in her shoulder, arm, and leg. Jen screamed and bent the wind to push her attackers away. Jen quickly stood to her feet and saw blood dripping from her body to the ground. Jen then looked up and saw mushrooms but they were walking and had harmful teeth.

Jen put her hand on the cabin behind her and Green veins covered her. Thorne's vines quickly shot up and put a protective layer over the cabin. The mushroom started making noises and ran at Jen who shot vines at them. Jen was able to trap the mushroom much to their dislike. Jen was about to roast them when one attacked Jen from behind.

It bit into her back and Jen screamed again before pulling it off with vines. Jen quickly flung it away but couldn't do anything else due to blood loss. Jen growled, "No, I need to protect them." Jen forced herself to grow more thorned vines.

A hand was then placed over Jen's eyes surprising her. Jen wasn't afraid because she recognized the smell of the person. "Here, get her patched up," he said before handing Jen to someone else. This person was about the same size as Jen from what she could feel. As the person patched Jen up she heard fighting but blacked out not too long after.

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Jen slowly opened her eyes and saw she was in the RV and driving down the road. If not for the bandages on her body Jen would have assumed it was a dream. Jen looked beside her and saw a bag with a note that read 'For when the mushrooms pop up.' Jen opened the bag and saw three cans of fungus spray.

Jen sighed with a smile before standing to her feet. She headed to the front where she was immediately forced to sit up front. Jen wasn't in the mood for a screaming match so she listened. And as Max talking a red mushroom popped through the bandages on Jen's leg and it had eyes, teeth, and little arms.

'This is gonna be interesting.' Jen thought deciding to hold off on the spray.

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The elemental chapter 8

Jen eagerly bounced in her spot while they stood outside a store. "What is the point in this?" Gwen asked with her arms crossed. "Jen wants to buy the new sumo slammers game," Max said then noticed something. "Kevin, what are you doing?" Max asked as Kevin tried to sneak away.

Kevin slumped as Max made him stand still. "do we have to stand in this heat?" Gwen whined glaring at Jen. Max hummed in thought "well, I saw a book store we could go wait there until the line thins up." Max said but Jen protested. "I don't wanna lose my spot in line, I'm staying here you guys can go," Jen said and the three left. Once they left the line moved and Jen got her game in a minute flat.

"Well, that was quick," Jen said looking at her game as she headed for the bookstore. Everything seemed to be looking up for Jen until she nearly got crushed by a bookshelf. Jen screamed and dodged causing her dress to rip. "Jen, are you ok?" Max asked rushing to his granddaughter.

"what is going on?" Jen asked standing up only to be knocked down by Gwen. Gwen sat up "Kevin absorbed the watch energy!" she screamed as Kevin stepped out. Jen stared in shock as Kevin was now four arms. He snarled and people started running everywhere trying to get away.

Max grabbed Gwen and Jen and then started running to the RV. "How did he absorb the watch energy?" Jen asked looking at Gwen. "I don't know, he did it back in New York as well," she said as they turned a corner. Max quickly threw them into the RV and sat down out of breath. Jen quickly got him some water and then looked out to see if Kevin followed them. "Grandpa, what do we do?" Gwen asked with fear for the reputation of her aliens.

Max sighed "We need to find Kevin, and I'll explain a few things." Max said then started driving.

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"Are you kidding me, Kevin is an alien are you Sirius?" Gwen asked and Max nodded while looking around. Gwen growled "We need to find him, he is going to ruin my alien's reputation." she hissed confusing Jen. "What about Kevin, aren't you worried about him?" Jen asked looking at Gwen. "Who cares about him!" "I care about him!" an explosion then got everyone's attention.

Max stopped the RV and they ran to the source. Kevin was in a factory destroying everything as heat blast. Gwen growled upon seeing him "Kevin, what are you doing?" she asked gaining his attention. Kevin growled and fired a wave of fire at them. Gwen quickly turned into Diamondhead and blocked the attack.

"Kevin, I can help you, please stop!" Jen cried which upset Kevin more. He fired another blast which Jen sent in another direction. "I don't need help from a brat like you!" Kevin yelled before turning into stink fly and leaving. Gwen turned to Jen "Why did you do that?" she growled "I can help him, I can bend the energy out of his body." Jen said before leaving to help Kevin.

Gwen growled, "I'm sick of you taking my spotlight!" Gwen screamed then fired a crystal at Jen. It hit piercing Jen in the side and made her scream in pain. Max stood shocked and rushed over to Jen "here let me see." he said trying to examine the injury. Gwen growled then went after Kevin leaving Jen and Max behind.

"I-I need water." Jen groaned struggling to see through her tears. Max was confused but got Jen to the RV and got her some water. Jen gasped and removed the Crystal then used the water to heal her body. Max sighed and went to the driver's seat "I wish you would learn to stay out of the way." Max said.

"What?" Jen asked confused and hurt. "I can help Kevin, I went to help him, and GWEN shot me, why are you talking like it's my fault?" Jen asked. Max just sighed "you know Gwen loves the spotlight, you are getting in the way of that." Max said and Jen growled. Jen threw the RV door open and jumped out while it was in motion. She rode off on a wave of wind before Max could stop.

Jen had tears in her eyes but didn't let her feeling distract her. "I need to find Kevin," Jen said then started searching all over the city.

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It was nightfall by the time Jen found Kevin and he and Gwen were fighting. They were on the bridge and innocent people were being put in danger. Jen growled and flew down landing between Gwen and Kevin. "What are you two doing, people, are going to get hurt," Jen yelled but neither one listened.

"I'll stop when he stops ruining my alien's reputation," Gwen screamed charging. Jen forced her back with a strong gust of wind "you're ruining your reputation right now." Jen started. Gwen and Kevin both growled "Stay out of it!" they yelled before charging. Jen sighed and threw them both off the bridge with a rock then jumped off after Kevin.

electric blue veins covered Jen and she grabbed Kevin's shoulders. With little effort, Jen bent the energy from Kevin's body making him human. Jen then bent the water to catch her, Kevin, and Gwen then placed them on land. Jen looked at Kevin and offered her hand "are you ok?" she asked with a smile.

Kevin growled and absorbed some rock before smacking Jen's hand away. Jen winced in pain then Kevin stood and pushed her to the ground. "I told you I don't need help from a brat like you!" Kevin yelled then threw a rock at Jen. "ouch!" Jen cried and Kevin threw another rock "you are just some freak who shouldn't exist!" Kevin then stormed away.

Jen didn't move, didn't make a sound, and didn't cry. Jen sat there with no motion and no emotion. Jen pulled her knees to her chest and set her head on them. Everything seemed to move so slowly, the sound of cars, the rain starting to fall, and Jen being lifted off the ground.

Jen looked at who was holding her and saw a man. He had blond hair, an angry expression, and was wearing a strange suit. He carried Jen to a truck and set her down then wrapped a blanket around her. Someone else showed up and handed Jen a cup with hot chocolate in it and everything started to feel okay again.

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The elemental chapter 7

Max drove down the street chasing after a car. Kevin sat in the passenger seat looking out the window "There she is." he said. Then Gwen zoomed past as upgrade and got right beside the bad guy. She formed spikes on her tires and popped the others. The bad guy screamed as he spun out before being stopped by upgrade.

The police soon showed up and took the perp. Gwen, Kevin, and Max stood with a smile. However, a sudden strong gust of wind that shook the street and lifted the RV into the air stopped them. "We better get back inside," Max said and the two followed. They all walked to the back where Jen was laying in bed sick, and it was an interesting sight.

Jen was curled into a ball shivering with veins covering her body. They kept changing color activating one of Jen's bending powers. Jen was covered in mushrooms then a wave of fire burned them away. Next, she sweated a river into the floor before blowing everyone to the front.

Max stood to his feet "We need to get her some medicine, Kevin stay and keep an eye on her." Max said then left with Gwen. Kevin groaned and went and lay on his bed in anger. "This blows I'm stuck babysitting you instead of having fun with Gwen," Kevin growled throwing a pillow at Jen. Jen whined, "but you and Gwen are the ones who got me sick." Jen then received a book to the head.

"You should have been smart and found a way out of that freezer idiot!" Kevin growled and then stood up. "I'm going out, have fun being sick," Kevin growled leaving the RV. Jen whined as he slammed the door and then curled into a ball.

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Kevin walked down the street still fuming with anger. "who does that brat think she is?" Kevin growled before spotting something. Kevin smiled and entered the ice cream shop. Kevin got in line and fished Jen's wallet from his pocket while thinking about his order.

Once Kevin ordered he got his sundae and then left. He started back toward the RV but something caught his eye. A woman sat at a stand selling silver jewelry. Kevin took a closer look and saw a silver necklace with a cat on it. 'I bet Gwen would like this.' Kevin thought then purchased the necklace.

Kevin then went on his way and soon saw the RV. Kevin groaned as he could already imagine Jen's complaints about him leaving. "Kevin?" Kevin stopped in his tracks and turned to face Gwen and Max. "What are you doing?" Max asked getting upset but then stopped.

"Who is that?" Max asked in both fear and anger as he looked at the RV. Kevin and Gwen looked and then saw a man wearing all black leave the RV. His face was hidden by his hair but it was easy to see his smile. He walked into a crowd and Max rushed to the Rv and stopped in his tracks.

The RV smelled like flowers and cinnamon, and the table had herbal flowers on it. Max could recognize the flower anywhere and went to Jen. She was sitting up drinking from a cup and her symptoms seemed to vanish. Once she was done she smiled at her grandpa "hi grandpa." she said. Max smiled happy Jen was okay but that man was still on his mind.

"Jen, come sit up front I need to talk to you," Max said and Jen nodded. "so, some crazy bug dude is running around?" Kevin asked then turned to see Jen. Both Gwen and Kevin looked shocked to see Jen fully recovered. Jen didn't pay them much mind and went to sit in the passenger seat. Max started to drive "so, who was that man that left the RV?" Max asked. Jen looked at him "He was the guy from New York, I was able to recognize his voice." Jen said and Max nodded.

When Max didn't say anything else Jen assumed the conversation was done. "what did he do?" Max asked "huh?" Max sighed "what did he do while he was here?" Max asked. Jen knew what her grandpa was thinking happened. "it was a few minutes after Kevin left. He came in put a cool rag on my head and made some weird tea out of that flower on the table. He talked to me for a bit and left." Jen said and Max nodded. "when did Kevin leave?" Max asked and Jen hummed "not long after you and Gwen."

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"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!" Kevin screamed as he and Gwen sat stunned. Max stood in front of them with an upset face "you left Jen for almost an hour and a half after I told you to stay with her, you are grounded and that is final." Max said and Kevin got even more upset. "No, No complaining, now we have to find bug eye," Max said and started driving again.

Kevin slumped into his seat and growled before the RV was invaded by bugs. Everyone screamed and once again Jen was taken against her will. "Not again!" Jen cried as she was carried away to an old building.

Once inside Jen saw millions of bugs on the walls and floor. Jen screamed and formed and wind sphere around her body blowing the bugs away. "What are you doing?!" someone growled and Jen faced them. It was the guy Max called bug-eye "Why are you hurting them!?" he growled. Jen frowned "they kidnapped me!" she yelled forming a bigger sphere. Bug-eye sniffed the air "well, I see why, you smell of a flower bugs love." he said jumping down.

Jen used the wind to push herself up and the bugs followed. "NO, don't follow her I am your king!" bug-eye called but none of the bugs listened. He growled and started after Jen but Gwen grabbed him. She then turned to Jen "Can't you do anything right idiot!" Gwen growled before going back to bug-eye. Jen sighed but then noticed a woman tied up with a black widow on her.

Jen landed and the spider headed right for her. Jen allowed the spider to sit on her dress and she grabbed the woman. "hold on." Jen said and lifted them and flew out of the building. The bugs followed so Jen had to act fast. She headed for the harbor with the bugs plus bug-eye on her tail. Jen flew over the water and watched the bugs jump in trying to get her.

"NO NO NO MY FRIENDS!!!" Bug-eye cried and fell to his knees. "They were the only ones who cared for me." he cried and Jen felt bad. Police sirens sounded in the distance making Jen panic. Quickly she landed and looked at bug-eye with a smile. Jen pulled the black widow off her dress "Here, take her quick." Jen said offering the spider.

"I know what it is like to have no one care about you,  it's not a good feeling," Jen said as bug-eye took the spider from her. "Thank you," he said and Jen nodded before running off.

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"such a big heart." someone said as they watched Jen from the shadows. "forgot bugs love that flower so much," he said before leaving the scene.

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My DNA

Jen pov

I yawned and stretched in bed, I twisted and turned my body with my arms above my head until I heard a pop. I smiled and sat up, "Good morning, Jen." Bleep greeted, "Good morning, Bleep." I responded. "How did everyone sleep?" I asked and stood up from the bed.

"I miss MY bed." I looked back to the bed where Albedo was leaning against a pillow wrapped in my bandana. "Sorry Albedo, but it's probably gonna be a while until we can get off Earth." I apologized and pulled up my screen, I checked my savings and frowned. We couldn't afford to stay in a hotel another night, we would have to camp outside or make some money.

"Is everything alright Jen?" Albedo asked noticing my frown. I explained our situation and his usual grown deepened, "Well, we better get going then." Albedo said. I nodded and began getting dressed, I was fully dressed with my hair in pigtails, and I then noticed the emptiness of my neck. I looked back to the bed where my bandanna still lay. I scowled and grabbed my bag, I left the hotel not caring what happened to the bandana.

I walked down the streets of New York, it was actually very peaceful. I always expected noise and crowded streets, but if you got up at the right time, it was very nice. While I walked I pondered what to do, 'I guess I could go to the park, or subway and sing for money.' I thought. I nodded deciding those would be my best choices right now.

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Albedo pov

"I've got thick skin and an elastic heart

But your blade might be too sharp

I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard

I may snap and I move fast

But you won't see me fall apart

'Cause I've got an elastic heart

I've got an elastic heart

Yeah, I've got an elastic heart"

I happily listened as Jen sang and earned money, and she was earning a lot. I was counting our time, we started in the subway, we stayed for two hours and Jrn earned 230$. Next, we moved to the park and have been there for two and a half hours. I estimate Jen earned at least another 200$.

When the song Jen was singing ended she grabbed the money she earned and sat on a bench. "So, how much do we have?" Bleep asked rolling out of the bag and knocking Megawatts Jar over onto me. The alien laughed and I groaned in annoyance.

"Let's see, let me digitize the money, add it to my account uhh, .....we have 450$ some of it being in quarters," Jen said with a faint smile. "We hit up a few more places and we might be okay for a while," she said. "I don't understand why you don't use your brain, we could be making so much more." I groaned finally getting out from under Megawatt's jar. Jen sighed, "We are trying to lay low remember, and using my brain is better, but it will take longer, and last I checked, you wanted to get off Earth as soon as possible." Jen said becoming annoyed.

I sighed and looked down, she was right, I wouldn't want to waste time. "I know, but we still could earn decent money faster," I said and we both hummed in thought. "Why don't we hack Max's bank account?" Bleep blurted out. "What!?" I and Jen cried in unison, "Bleep we can't do that." Jen stated with a frown. "It was just a thought, besides we hate him anyway," Bleep said and Jen looked down.

Megawatt laughed and began to make noises, Jen chuckled and pulled the Jar from her bag. "You're a punk Megawatt," Jen said with a smile, but her eyes held something else. "Hey, let's go get you some food, then we can go to another subway," I said and Jen nodded. We all climbed back into Jen's bag and she started walking.

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"Hmm, this earth food is greasy, fattening, and disgusting," I complained grossing my arms. "Are you mad because you're too full to finish it?" "...Yes," Jen chuckled and took another bite of her pizza. Megawatt laughed and pointed at me before devouring the last of his slice. I scowled at the alien and looked away, I heard Jen and Bleep chuckle before we started moving again.

"So where to next?" I asked, Jen smiled, "We are going to the busiest part of New York, I have a fun idea, to earn some more money." I recognized the smirk on Jen's face, which I had seen many times since I got stuck here. Laying low was about to, what is it Jen says? Ah yes, Go out the window.

"Jen!" I recognized that voice, Jen started running and everything started getting shaken up. "Hey, come back, you can't run away from us forever!!" Gwen called, I could tell she was following us.

Jen pov

I dashed into an arcade in hopes of hiding from Gwen. Luckily it was packed, I pushed through the crowd to the back of the arcade. I ducked behind a game and peeked out, no Gwen was in sight. I slide to the ground and sighed in relief, "Everywhere I go." I muttered and hung my head.

"This is what you deserve you freak!" I looked up and searched for the owner of the voice. My eyes landed on a group of boys standing not far away from me. There were five boys, one looked like he was around my age. He was being held by two of the guys, the other two were beating him up. I furrowed my brow and stood up, "It does not concern us." Albedo whispered, but I just ignored him.

"Hey, let him go!" I ordered they all looked at me and one of them smirked. "Best it baby doll," he said and I saw red. I held my hand up and materialized my taser, the boys looked confused and shocked. "Let.him.go." I pressed my Taser to a nearby game and it exploded. The boys all stumbled back before they ran away screaming. The only one who stuck around was the one they were beating up. I walked over and helped him stand, "We better bail, I'm too young to be getting arrested." he said and I nodded.

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I helped the boy outside and saw Gwen was waiting. "Jen, you need to come back right now!" Gwen said and she looked furious. The boy stood up on his own and I approached Gwen, I was getting sick of her.

"Alright Gwendolyn, I am not coming back, and the sooner you get that through your thick skull and into your walnut-sized brain, the better." I fumed and Gwen stepped back. I walked back to the boy still mad, "Now stop following me." I hissed looking back at Gwen. When I saw she had no intention of following me I walked away, and the boy followed.

"Hey, are you alright?" he asked and I shared a look with him, my eyes said everything. The boy frowned at me, "I'm Kevin," he said changing the subject, "Jenny, but everyone just calls me Jen." I smiled. Kevin nodded and we walked a few blocks in silence, "So, you want a tour of New York?" he asked. I actually already knew every part of New York, I had been here for three days, but I said yes. "However, we should get you cleaned up first," I said and Kevin nodded.

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Kevin led me into an old subway, apparently, it was his home. I looked around and observed everything, he had posters, a bed, old arcade games, and TVs everywhere. "I'm a runaway, no home to go to," Kevin said. "Yes, you do." Kevin raised a brow, "You ran away, you have a home, you just don't want to return to it." I said sitting on Kevin's bed.

Kevin had a deep frown, "Sorry, I'm too smart for sometimes I'm a little too smart." I said and patted the spot next to me. Kevin sat and I pulled up my screen, "Wow, that is smart!" Kevin exclaimed and leaned closer. "Yeah, I'm kinda genius," I said while looking through my inventory.

I stopped when I saw the first aid kit and materialized it. "So, are you some kind of robot?" "No, Well, ...kinda," I said, I didn't explain any further and began to treat Kevin's injuries. Kevin watched me with a large amount of curiosity, it was kinda creepy, I didn't voice that thought though.

Once I finished taking care of Kevin I digitized my first aid kit and we sat in silence for a few moments. I was getting bothered, "So, w was up with those guys?" I asked in hopes of stopping Kevin's stares. Kevin straightened up, "Oh, I trashed their hang-out under the 39th Street bridge, but they deserved it." "And you deserved to get your butt kicked." Albedo blurted. Kevin's eyes widened and he snatched Albedo out of my bag, "You got a big mouth shrimp." Kevin growled.

I became panicked, it didn't help when Albedo bites Kevin. "AGH!!" Kevin dropped Albedo and I frowned at him. "What is wrong with you? Why did you bite him?" I fumed. Albedo crossed his arms and turned away, I hissed at him and left with Kevin.

"I'm sorry about him." I apologized as we walked, and Kevin simply brushed it off. "What even is he, a rat?" Kevin asked, "Actually, Albedo is an alien known as a Galven, they are the smartest being ever, and he is here to take Jen." Bleep stated and flew out of my bag. "Umm, this is Bleep, I built him when I was a little girl," I said and Kevin put on a shocked smile.

"That is so cool, but why is he here to get you? Where is he gonna take you?" Kevin asked. I dismissed Kevin, I didn't enjoy talking about leaving Earth, but also because I couldn't answer the question. All Albedo would ever tell me is that he's taking me to some alien named Azmuth. He never told me who Azmuth was, or why he was important. I tried us in Aunt Vera's candies to remember something, but nothing involving Azmuth occurred.

"Jen...earth to Jen, are you there?" I jumped and turned to Kevin, he was holding me back from walking into traffic. "Woah!" I stumbled back and fell into Kevin. We hit the sidewalk and I quickly began to apologize. "When I get lost in thought, I get lost. I walked into an alligator exhibit once, my mom nearly had a heart attack." I said and Kevin nodded. "Yeah, I did stupid stuff as a kid when I got distracted. ...I still do stupid stuff." Kevin said and I chuckled.

We changed direction and walked in silence, it didn't last long though. "So if Albedo is here to take you, why hasn't he?" Kevin clearly wasn't gonna drop it. "Well, another alien, Megawatt, destroyed his ship, and we don't have enough money to buy things to build a communicator," I said, I saw Kevin smirk from the corner of my eyes.

"Maybe I can help, what do you say?" Kevin stopped and held out his hand. I gave a moment of that before taking Kevin's hand. "Alright," I said, Kevin smiled and began to lead me somewhere.

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Kevin pov

I smirked while leading Jen into an empty subway. This was gonna be a piece of cake, I and my boys get rich, and we don't even lift a finger, mostly. I poked and one of the fading bruises, next time Andrew isn't allowed to hit me.

"So, how are we gonna make money down here?" Jen asked and followed me onto the platform. "Ok, it is really simple, I can assume you have wicked computer skills. you need to hack the railroad and switch the track." I stated. Jen gave me a questioning look, but she shrugged and pulled up that screen of hers. I watched over Jen's shoulder, she typed in numbers, and letters, and was getting through with no sweat.

I looked at the track, it switched and I got a wide smile. "So, now what?" I simply put my hand on Jen's head, my hand sparked and Jen screamed as I shocked her. Jen fell to the ground, she was still conscious, but it was just barely. I smiled, she was pretty easy to fool, then my eye caught something. Jen's shirt was slightly lifted traveling something, I lifted Jen's shirt further and stared in awe, but also anger. Jen was holding back on me, whatever, I examined the thing on her chest and noticed it had a button.

I smirked and pressed the button, the device popped up and showed some kind of silhouette. I pressed it down, and I was blinded by a bright flash of bright green light, when it faded my eyes nearly popped out of my head. Jen turned into a fire monster, she was hot, and I mean that in two ways.

"This could be useful," I muttered, I reached for the symbol on Jen's chest, ready to absorb her power. "Don't touch her!" I looked up and received a hard kick in the face. I looked up and rubbed my jaw, I growled and looked at the person who kicked me. My eyes went wide, I was staring at myself, but my hair was white, and my eyes red.

"Keep your filthy hands off of her." the copy growled. I stood up with a smirk, "Your that Albedo guy, I like the new look, aside from what you did to my hair and eyes." I said letting energy cover my hand. "Hmph, you don't know the full potential of your power." he knelt and absorbed the floor, he formed armor. He stood and we shared a glare, "I'm gonna enjoy this." he said.

We charged at each other but I had no plans to fight him. I slide and passed Albedo, I stopped in front of Jen and didn't waste any time. "NOOO!" I smirked this was gonna be fun.

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Albedo pov

I walked down the street with Jen on my back, she was awake just in so much pain. "Are you mad at me?" I asked, she hadn't said I word to me since we left the subway. Jen sighed, "No, I'm mad at myself, I trusted him so easily, I should have listened to you."Jen held on a little tighter. I frowned, I didn't know what to say to her, and what I am about to do will be the cherry on top of her horrible day.

"There you two are." Max rushed out of the tv and toward me and Jen. I stepped aside and watched him run past us. I could feel Jen's anger and anxiety, "You know the deal." I simply stated on got on the RV. I laid Jen in bed and she turned away from me, I didn't blame her. It was gonna be chaotic for awhile.

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My DNA

Jen pov

I lay in my sleeping bag with my eyes closed, I didn't wanna open them, I didn't wanna face reality. I shifted and moved onto my side, "Jen, you should get up." Bleep said out of nowhere. I opened my eyes with a sigh and sat up. I pulled my knees to my chest and rested my head on them, "Why did you follow me here, you could have stayed with Gwen and Grandpa." I said.

"No, I want to stay with you, just like always." I smiled at Bleep and stood up. I digitized my sleeping bag and materialized some steps to the ground. Once on the ground I caught my reflection in a window, I looked like a mess. Bleep hovered beside me, "Everything will be ok." he said and I nodded. "Now where are we?" I asked, we looked around, "Looks like some sort of attraction town." I said. "You would be right young lady." a monotone voice said from behind me.

I turned and saw a man in a white suit, "This is Sparksville, home to IT." he said and I slowly nodded. "Ok, well, thanks for the information, we'll be on our way," I said and walked away with Bleep beside me. "Well, he was a bundle of sunshine." Bleep joked and made me giggle. "You always know what to say, you are the best friend a girl could ask for Bleep," I said.

Bleep made a beep of happiness, but he then stopped, "Uh-Oh." Bleep said. I stopped and followed Bleep's gaze, parked at the entrance of Sparksville, was the RV. "Crap!" I grabbed Bleep and ducked between two buildings, and out of sight. "Bleep, put your propeller away, they will hear it," I said and pulled up my screen. I searched my build until I found The Ladybugs, they are drone that looks exactly like ladybugs.

"What are you doing?" Bleep asked, "I'm gonna watch them so we have a better chance of getting outta here, without being seen. " I started. I deployed The Ladybugs and piloted them to different parts of Sparksville. "Why don't you just use one of your builds or an alien?" Bleep asked, "That's too noticeable especially if they're looking for me." I said and turned on the audio.

"Yes, she is somewhere in the town, not sure where though." Gwen and Grandpa were talking to the guy from earlier. "Gwen go look for Jen, we can't risk him finding her," Grandpa said and Gwen nodded. "Who is him?" I shook my head not sure and couldn't answer that question. "C'mon, we gotta move," I said and grabbed Bleep.

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I plopped down beside It, which was just a giant ball of rubber bands. "Jen, have some water, you haven't had any since yesterday morning, and maybe a snack too," Bleep said, I smiled and nodded. He kinda sounded like my mom sometimes, but I knew he meant well, and is just watching out for me. I materialized a bottle of water, and a snack from my inventory and sat back.

I and Bleep sat in silence, this was the first break we had all day. The heat fried The Ladybug's circuits shutting them down, after that I and Bleep were on our own, and Gwen was around every corner. Long story short I was exhausted, but the day wasn't over yet.

"This is IT?" I stiffened at the sound of Gwen's voice. "Yes, and who knows what hides within." "More rubber bands," I muttered with a smirk. The Mayor then left and it was just me, Gwen, and Bleep. "Alright you two, I have been all over this town, this is the last place you could hide, so come on out," Gwen demanded, I shared a look with Bleep and shook my head.

"Fine, be like that then." I heard Gwen start moving and risked peeking around the ball. "Up Top!" I looked up and saw Gwen on top of the ball. "Bleep, go!" I materialized my hoverboard and flew out of the barn with Bleep. "Where are we going?" Bleep asked, "Right here." I said landing on the roof of a building. "Making them think we left, smart," Bleep said, it made me smile, he was very smart too but was more impressed with the things I do.

"Yeah, so we just gotta chill out until morning," I said and lay down. Bleep rolled beside my head and looked at me,

"Something wrong?" I asked. "You probably gonna want to power me down, but I am just looking out for you." Bleep started, I nodded and sat up giving him my full attention.

"Why do we not hear Max and Gwen out, maybe there is more to be said?" Bleep said. He's right I did kinda want to power him off, "Bleep you heard what they said, and I know you did. Then they tried to lie to me, what more could be said?" Bleep got quiet, he was in deep thought. "I am not sure." Bleep said and I put on a sad smile, "It's ok." I said.

Gwen pov

I opened the door to the sideways inn and saw Grandpa looking very stressed. "Did you find her?" he asked me with a hopeful look. "I did, but she got away from me, I think she left," I said and closed the door. Grandpa nodded, "We will leave in the morning, hopefully, he stayed distracted long enough." Grandpa said.

I nodded and climbed into my bed, I was exhausted. Grandpa climbed into his bed, he started snoring pretty quickly, but I couldn't get comfortable. I shifted and turned, but I had no luck. "This is gonna be a long stay," I mutter, then I fell onto the floor.

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"What happened?" I sat up from my spot on the floor. I quickly rushed outside and my Jaw dropped, everything had been destroyed. "It looks like a hurricane tour through here overnight," Grandpa said, I nodded in agreement.

"It's very clear who is responsible for these juvenile acts." the mayor said. I and Grandpa shared a look and then something shot past our heads. This crazy little creature showed up, it was black and yellow, and it kinda looked like a battery.

"Megawatt." "Mega-what?" I asked not sure I heard correctly. "Exactly, no one is sure what Megawatt is, some say pure energy, others think he is static cling taken form, either way, it is dangerous." the Mayor said. Megawatt then started zipping around me and Grandpa messing with us. He zipped around for a few more minutes before to the roof of a building.

"AHH!" A scream echoed and Megawatt appeared in the air with Jen. It was holding her upside down by the ankle, so Jen was forced to use both hands to hold her skirt up. Megawatt had a mischievous look and Jen looked mad "Alright, I don't know what you are, but I have had a really bad night, and I'm about to take it out on you!" she stated. Megawatt made a few noises and Jen's expression changed, "Ok, uncalled for." she said. Megawatt made another noise and then dropped Jen, me and Grandpa both ran to catch Jen, but her hoverboard had it covered.

"Ugh, what is that thing, and where did it come from?" Jen asked not noticing me and Grandpa. "It appears to be some kind of alien, and it has a dangerously high energy level." Bleep chimed in, still not noticing me and Grandpa. "C'mon, we need to stop it," Jen said then sped off on her hoverboard.

"We need to follow them," Grandpa said and started running after Jen and Bleep. I followed and spotted something in the air, my eyes widened once I got a better look. "Grandpa, he is here!" I called and the ship zoomed past my head toward Jen. Grandpa looked back and his eyes widened, "Jen, look out!" he called. Jen looked back, the ship zoomed toward her, but Megawatt jumped on it. I and Grandpa stopped reading our tracks as Megawatt short-circuited the ship.

"WAHHH!!!" the tiny door to the ship opened and Albedo was launched out. "Woah!" Jen zoomed over and caught the tiny alien in her hands.

Albedo pov

"Ugh, I hate the planet, she had to be brought back here," I grumbled and set up rubbing my head. "Are you ok?" I looked at the person speaking and my eyes widened in joy, "Finally, I have found you!" I cheered and hugged Jen's ring finger. My joy however was short-lived, my ship exploded, and now I had no way to contact Azmuth.

"Uh-Oh, hold tight little guy," Jen ordered and we sped off after the Alien. "Whoa! Where are we going?" I asked holding on as Jen ordered. "I need to stop that thing, and I guess you're along for the ride," Jen said and we followed the Alien. "Bring her back, it will be easy. THIS IS NOT EASY AZMUTH!!" I screamed in frustration.

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"Are you sure he is here?" I asked the robot I learned to be Bleep. "Yes, I tracked his energy signal as well, seeing as you were so unbelieving of Bleep's skills," Jen said with a smirk. I blushed and turned my head away from Jen, 'Azmuth is on his own next time.' I thought and we headed into the Hydro-electrical dam.

"Where is it?" Jen asked looking at her screen, "It says it's here.". We all looked around, but Megawatt was nowhere to be seen. "Look out!" Bleep called and Jen narrowly dodged Megawatt. The alien laughed, "Ugh, you are so rude!" Jen exclaimed, but her red puffy eyes took away from the anger.

Megawatt laughed and turned into an energy ball, it began zipping around. "Ok, just like we talked about," Jen said and nodded to Bleep. "Hey Mega-nitwit, over here!" Bleep began to put out all kinds of extra energy, and it showed on the surface. Megawatt laughed and beamed with joy, it rushed toward Bleep.

"Gotcha!" Jen trapped Megawatt in a glass jar, I'll admit I was impressed. "Aw, ya know, he is kinda cute like this," Jen said while examining Megawatt. I rolled my eyes, "Ok, we caught the alien, now let's go back, repair my ship, and get off this miserable planet." I demanded.

I heard Jen sigh and we headed back toward Sparksville. "So, who are you anyway, you never told us?" Jen asked, I looked at her and frowned. "My name is Albedo, I was sent by Azmuth to bring you back," I stated. "Back where?" "Back home," I said and Jen landed. "Ok, I'm gonna need more than that, but I'm gonna go get my bag first." I simply nodded and listened as Jen walked away.

I began to rummage through my ship and find what could still be of use. Almost everything was destroyed, but there were a few things that were still of use. "We gotta go, We gotta go!!" I was plucked from the ground and flew through the air before I could fully turn to look at Jen.

"What about my ship?" I asked not happy with the sudden turn of events. "No time, My Grandpa Max and cousin are still here." Jen said and put me into her messenger back. "Welcome to the party." I looked up at Bleep and Megawatt, "I hate it here." I stated and crossed my arms.

(Question, Albedo will be taking Kevin's form, should I make his inverted hair blonde or keep it white? I am not sure, so please comment what you think.)

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My DNA

??? Pov

I stood with two others before Vilgax, ruler of Vilgaxia. I was auditioning for a mission, but it was no ordinary mission. The victor would be sent to Earth to find the girl who held the Omnitrix, bring her back, and then help keep watch over her. It was a very strange mission, but Vilgax promised a healthy reward.

It came my turn and I got on my hoverboard and began attacking the robots. I was quick, brute, and finished in record time, I then got back in line with the other two.

Vilgax appeared on a screen, "Very impressive, you are all hired, whoever succeeds will get the reward." he wheeze. I looked between my competitors and scoffed. I headed for my pod and headed to Earth, I would have the girl in no time, that or my name isn't Tetrax.

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Jen pov

"I can't believe I agreed to this," Grandpa said as he tied a rope for the training course. I smiled at Grandpa while I stretched, "Me either." I said happily. I had finally convinced Grandpa to let me use the Omnitrix, and believe me, it was not easy to work. The [only reason he agreed was that I promised to only use it if necessary. However, I still might get a little personal use out of it.

"Ok, get ready Jen," Grandpa said and I nodded. I stood in the center of the training course, I and Grandpa shared a nod. Grandpa pulled a lever and tires came flying at me, I quickly dove, pulled up my screen, and transformed into Diamondhead. I turned my arm into a blade and sliced an incoming barrel. Grandpa pulled a rope and multiple targets sprung up, I backflipped behind them and sliced all of them

Grandpa pulled another lever and a tire got me by surprise. I was knocked off my feet and my bandana fell from my neck. I grumbled and backflipped and shot giant shards from the ground piercing the tire.

"That's enough." Grandpa suddenly said and I turned to him confused. "We just started," I said Grandpa narrowed his eyes at me, and I sighed in defeat. I returned to my human form and grabbed my bandana before boarding the RV. We started driving and I glared at Grandpa from the table, he never told me.

"Jen, why are you upset?" I looked at Bleep who was hovering beside me. "Because Grandpa won't chill out, he panics over every little thing I do involving the Omnitrix," I said low enough so Grandpa wouldn't hear. "We are calling it the Omnitrix now?" Gwen asked, sometimes I forgot she was here.

"Yea, that's its name," I said, and could see Grandpa stiffen. Gwen rolled her eyes, I did the same and pulled up my screen. I materialized my headphones and turned on a fairy tale book reading, it served as perfect background noise. I started working on one of my other builds, this one was a crossbow that shot electric energy arrows. I smiled and worked in peace, that is until the RV began to break down.

'This can't be good.' I thought and put everything away. Grandpa pulled into a nearby town, "Huh, Slaterville, built when silver was discovered but went bust when the mines dried up." I started knowing we wouldn't get any help here. "Know it all." I heard Gwen mutter "What did I say on the first night of the summer trip?" I asked crossing my arms with a glare.

Gwen began to pout and I walked away to explore the old town. Despite my love for advanced builds and stuff, I enjoy the old-fashioned stuff as well. I walked into an old mine and picked up a rusted tool, "Hehe, this is a perfect souvenir." I said and digitized the item into my souvenir folder. I smiled and walked deeper into the mine and looked at everything.

I admired everything, but the ground suddenly began to shake. The ground began to rise as something tunneled under and around me. "Wow!" I jumped back as something broke through to the surface. I didn't hesitate and transformed into Ghostfreak, the alien turned around to face me. "You're coming with me." he hissed and snapped his claws at me.

"Not happening, Crab Cake," I said and disappeared. I floated up to the ceiling and changed back. Quickly magnetizing my gloves to the ceiling I watched the alien in curiosity. He twisted his head around, he had no clue what happened. I quietly giggled and kept watching, but then something shot past my head.

"AHH!?!" I jumped from the ceiling and another alien appeared. He spoke in a strange language, but just like with the Kraken, I could understand him. "Give me the girl!" he hissed and Crab Cake shot a laser at him. The shot hit him and I quickly sorted an attack of my own. "Let go you human rat, I have a reward to claim," he said and I smirked at him.

"Not in a million years!" I yelled and jabbed him with my Taser. The alien hissed and howled in pain before falling to the ground. "Well, you saved me some trouble." Crab Cake grabbed me by the hair, but he just cut it and I fell to the ground. I quickly tasered him and ran out to Gwen and Grandpa.

I ran as fast as I could and when the RV came into view I smiled. "Sometimes I think I should have destroyed her with everything else." my running slowed to a stop ad I heard Grandpa speak. Gwen stood with her arms crossed, "Why did you save her? Why did you bring her back after he took her? Things would be easier without her." she said. I felt my heart rate pick up and my eyes filled with tears. "she was just a baby I.... couldn't." Grandpa's eyes caught mine, Gwen looked and pressed her arms to her sides.

"Wh-What are you talking about?" my voice came out shaky, and my body began to tremble. "We aren't talking about you," Gwen said I didn't need to scan her to know she was lying. Granda stepped closer and I backed away, I shook my head and ran away from the two. I heard Gwen call for me to stop, but that just made me run even faster.

Tears started streaming down my face, I transformed into XLR8 and left the town not looking back. What were they talking about, why did it involve me, did Aunt Ver hide something too? So many questions filled my head, and so many emotions filled my body, it was too much.

Tetrax pov

I followed the girl on my overboard, she had become so distressed. I sighed and flew down, I grabbed the back of her body suit and lifted her off the ground, "Hey, let me go!" she cried. The pulled up some type of screen and pressed a button, she returned to her human state and fell to the ground.

'Hmm, this is gonna be a little more difficult than I thought.' I thought and flew after her. I followed her into a mine, but lost sight of her, wearing mostly black assisted her greatly. I sighed and let the silence settle, I was then blessed with the sound of quiet sniffles and whimpers. I followed the sound and found the target, she was curled in on herself crying, and I could understand why.

I removed my mask and kneeled before the child, s looked up at me with big eyes. Her eyes held so much emotion, it was anger, sadness, confusion, and much more. I used my thumb to wipe the tears from her eyes, then picked her up in my arms. She was so small, it made it hard to believe this girl had the Omnitrix. I got back on my overboard, and the ground began to shake.

I ground in annoyance as Metal Mouth and Crab Cake showed up. I looked back at the two and scowled, "Go," I whispered to the girl. "What?" she asked in a voice lower than my whisper. "Go, I will handle these two and find you again, n do as I say," I whispered more sternly this time.

The girl jumped from my arms and pulled up her screen. A overboard materialized and she flew away. I turned back to the other and cracked my knuckles, this was gonna hurt them greatly.

Albedo pov

I watched from the shadows as the bounty hunters fought, while Jen left. Great I've already spent so much time on this planet, now I had to spend even more. I groaned in annoyance and left the scene, the things I do for Azmuth.

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My DNA

Jen pov

I sat at the table with my head down, I was so tired. I had started to have migraines, and we were in the desert. I whimpered and squeezed my eyes shut, "Make it stop." I whispered.

"How are you feeling?" "Agh!" I gripped my head and looked at Gwen. She looked concerned, Gwen pursed her lips and searched through one of the cabinets. I groaned and put my head down again, it hurt so much. "Here, this might help." I looked up at Gwen, she held out a glass of water and a white pill.

"Thanks, Gwen," I took the pill and downed the water in a heartbeat. I sighed and wiped my mouth, then I went to lie on my bed. I winced as the bed squeaked and knew what I needed. I brought up my screen and winced again, "Agh, switch to sunset pallet." I said and my screen changed color. It still hurt, but it was easier to look at. I materialized a pair of noise-canceling headphones and then wrapped my bandanna around my eyes.

I sighed in relief and laid down, I felt myself begin to doze off. I snuggled into the sheets, but then the throbbing in my head got worse. "Ugh!" I whined pulling the covers over my head and curling in on myself.

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"Jen, it's time to wake up." I sat up and slowly lifted my bandana. Grandpa smiled at me and set my headphones on my bed, "How are you feeling?" he asked. I removed my bandana and sat up, "A lot better, I just gotta finish waking up." I mumbled and rubbed my eyes. Grandpa nodded, "Ok well once you do head inside." Grandpa said then left.

I yawn/sighed, "Hey Bleep, where are we." I asked and opened the window curtain. Bleep looked at me from his spot at the foot of my bed, "My exterior scan tells me we are at your aunt Vera's retirement complex." Bleep said and rolled into my lap. I smiled and hopped off my bed with Bleep in hand, "Ok, try not to talk too much, Aunt Vera doesn't know about my smarts and stuff." I said and put my bag over my shoulder.

"Understood." Bleep rolled down my arm and into my bag. I smiled at how silly he could be. I then grabbed my headphones and put them in my bag, I wanted to avoid using my powers as much as possible while visiting Aunt Vera. I grabbed my bandana and headed out of the RV and toward Aunt Vera's home.

As I walked I noticed her neighbor looking out his window. I smiled and waved but he glared at me, he hissed then closed the curtains. "Wow, they really make you feel welcome here," I said sarcastically and headed inside. "Jen! I was worried you wouldn't be joining us." Aunt Vera said smiling at me from her spot at the dining table.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you," I said, I hugged Aunt Vera and took a seat next to Gwen. "Oh, I wasn't upset dear, just a little worried, Max told me about your migraines." Aunt Vera said and made me a plate of jello with chunks in it. I happily began to eat while making small talk.

"Vera, this is delicious, now what are these chunks?" Grandpa suddenly asked. Aunt Vera smiled "Pork chop, and the white ones are cauliflower." she said. I and Gwen shared a look, I simply shrugged and put the last bite in my mouth. "Oh hey, what is that?" Gwen rushed and left the table, I know what she was doing and it wasn't gonna work.

Aunt Vera smiled and approached the shelf that Gwen stood at. They began to talk and I smiled at them, I guess Aunt Vera had been getting lonely, it wasn't often anyone in the family stopped by.

"Jen, would you like some candy?" I turned and saw Aunt Vera approaching me with a big bowl. "Oh, Yes, please." I took a piece and popped it into my mouth. My taste buds were overrun with the taste of coffee, it was bitter but good. I was about to thank Aunt Vera, but my head began to throb. "O-Ouch," I put one of my hands on my head and squeezed my eyes shut. "Jen, are you having another migraine?" Grandpa asked, I nodded and gripped my head tighter.

"Oh dear, let's get you to bed." Aunt Vera said, and she helped me stand up. She grabbed my bag and led me to her bedroom. "This is the quietest room in the house." Aunt Vera said, I nodded and sat on the bed. Aunt Vera closed the curtains and then left, I sighed and put on my headphones. I quickly chewed and swallowed the candy then laid down to sleep.

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Vera pov

I returned to Gwen and Max, they sat in the living room chatting about Jen. I put on a smile and sat across from them, "She's out like a light." I said. Max smiled, "Thanks Vera, I should take her to the doctor once we get to the next town." Max said.

I kept my smile and nodded, however, I secretly hoped he forgot. Now don't get me wrong I adore Jen, but medication will stop the effects of the candy. I can't have that, Jen needs to remember even if it's just a little.

"Well, I think I'll turn in for the night," I said and stood up. I smiled at Max and Gwen, "You two sleep well." I said then left for my room. Upon entering I saw Jen was still sound asleep, which made things very easy. I walked over to my dresser and reached my hand behind it, I pressed the button on the top left corner. The floor opened up and I descended beneath the house to a secret room.

Now, most people think I'm some old bitty, but that is far from being true, I'm a plumber. I entered the room, the walls were made of metal and the room was split down the middle. One-half of the room consisted of relics, ingredients, books, and other things. The other half was plumber equipment of every kind, I smirked and approached the big screen in the room. I examined it before nodding my head.

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Jen pov

"Aunt Vera has a lot of prune juice," I said while looking in the fridge. I closed the fridge and turned to Gwen, "No offense to the old people, but why does it feel like they were always old?" I asked and pulled myself to sit on the counter. "I don't mind it," Gwen said getting a cup of water.

"Oh, morning Aunt Vera, I made you some coffee," Gwen said pouring a mug. Aunt Vera smiled "Thank you, Dear, how did you girls sleep?" she asked. "Oh I slept fine, your bed is really comfortable," I said with a smile, Aunt Vera smiled back and took a drink of her coffee. "Where is Max?" I looked around and realized Grandpa wasn't anywhere in sight. "He said he was gonna go on an early walk," Gwen said.

"Oh, that sounds like a good idea, who wants to tag along?" I shrugged and hopped off the counter. "I think I'll stay here, maybe find some breakfast," Gwen said. I and Aunt Vera nodded and then left, we walked down the sidewalk in silence.

As we walked I looked around, nobody was out, I know it was early but late enough for people to be up. This made me kinda uneasy and I moved a little closer to Aunt Vera. "What did you dream about?" "Huh?" I looked up at Aunt Vera not sure I heard her right. "What did you dream about last night Jen?" she repeated, "Oh, I can't really remember too much, but there were voices, broken glass, and...and some type of green ooze," I said trying my best to remember.

I closed my eyes, I really was trying, but I wasn't sure why. "Watch out!" I was quickly grabbed and Aunt Vera pulled me to her chest. I was shocked and heard hissing, it was from some old people. They had been playing a game of shuffleboard, but now they were shooting pucks at us. "Come on!" Aunt Vera grabbed my hand and we started running, but the old people were in pursuit. "Aunt Vera, what's going on?" I asked while dodging pucks. Aunt Vera pulled me out of sight and kept me close, "Things aren't what they seem Dear." she said.

"Jen, Vera, what's going on?" I turned and saw Grandpa. "Grandpa, the old people are some kind of alien." I said, "I know, come here, I'll keep you safe." Grandpa hissed and his arms stretched out toward me and Aunt Vera. "I don't think so!" Aunt Vera moved in front of me and high-kicked the alien's hands away. "This way!" we started running and Aunt Vera led me to a fenced area.

"Aunt Vera, we are gonna be cornered!" I cried, "Not while I'm here." Aunt Vera picked me up and flipped over the fence. We landed and Aunt Vera set me down, my eyes were wide. "Jen, move aside." Aunt Vera ordered and once I moved she pushed a dumpster against the gate of the fence."Quick, we need to open this door." I shook my shock away and saw there was a trap door. I heard hissing and knew what I needed to do.

Vera pov

"Aunt Vera move!" I turned and saw Jen had some type of gun. I moved and she shot the door, it melted into nothing and we jumped down the tunnel. We fell and I pulled Jen close and landed with her in my arms. I set Jen down and she looked shocked. I smiled "No time to explain Dear, we gotta save everyone. Now, what do you got in your arsenal to help with that?" I asked with my hands on my hips.

Jen skilled for a moment before gaining a wide smile. She pulled up an orange screen and clicked on a few things, then an advanced motorbike materialized right before my eyes. I smirked "Get on." Jen got behind me and I revved the engine covering the aliens in dust.

We then raced down the tunnel, luckily I knew where we were going. I looked back and saw we lost the aliens, but I didn't slow down. "Aunt Vera, I don't know what's going on, but you are awesome," Jen said and hugged me. "Aww, thank you, Jen, now hold tight." I recited an incantation and put a shield around us, then went full speed.

I crashed through the arcade the aliens put up and landed in an area full of pods. I turned the bike to its side just barely missing a pod with Max in it. "What happened to everyone?" I looked at Jen and frowned, "They're being prepared to be dinner." I said and headed straight for the ship. I opened it and saw pods already loaded, "Aunt Vera, we got company!" Jen called.

I rushed back out and saw the aliens approaching, "Oh no, they found the ship, we need to leave now!" one cried and attempted to grab a pod. "I don't think so!" I turned just in time to see Jen tap something on her screen and transform. Jen transformed into a Pyronite, but that wouldn't be much use. "No, Jen, they thrive on heat, you can't help as a Pyronite," I said and got ready to recite another incantation.

"Who said I was using my fire on them?" I looked back to Jen, she fired at the underground water line. It began to rain on us and the aliens melted leaving us standing alone. "Now to take care of the pods." "I can handle that one Dear," I closed my eyes and focused my energy. "Wow, they're glowing purple." I heard Jen say, I then recited an incantation and sent everyone back to their condo.

I opened my eyes and saw Jen beaming with joy and curiosity. I approached Jen and put an arm around her shoulder, "Ready for an explanation?" I asked and started walking. "Heck yes I am, I want all the tea don't spare a drop," Jen said and it made me laugh.

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Jen pov

"Now don't be strangers." Aunt Vera said and hugged Grandpa. "We won't, bye Vera." he said and walked away, "Bye Aunt Vera, it was nice seeing you." Gwen said and hugged her, "Bye Gwen." Aunt Vera said.

Gwen walked away and I stepped up to Aunt Vera, "You especially don't be a stranger Jen," Aunt Vera said and I nodded. "I won't, and thanks Aunt Vera, for everything," I said hugging her right. Aunt Vera hugged back, "Your welcome, Dear," I pulled away and headed for the RV. "Oh yeah, Jen," I turned back to Aunt Vera. "Everything happens for a reason, and it can hurt." Aunt Vera said and I was a little confused.

I simply nodded and got on the RV, and went to the back. I climbed on my bed, "What do you think she meant by that Bleep?" I asked pulling up my screen to watch a movie. "I cannot be sure, but she left you these." Bleep rolled out of my bag with a bag of candies. There was a not attached and I grabbed it, "It you ever need to remember - Aunt Vera" I read and looked at the bag. I put my screen away, "No pain no gain." I said and are one of the candies.