#Ben 10 Reiny

[electraslight]

ben and reiny's big adventure

(from my au where ben is reiny's second in command)

[lacedwispr]

Ben 10 Flipnote doods

[serpentfeverart]

[pangloss-artee]

reiny beloved

[brigoshark]

reiny my beloved

[kuphulwho]

[skeletonwithakeyboard]

In my ben 10 era again and wanted to write something silly

Ben paces back and forth at the campsite he and julie had agreed to meet at with his duffle bag slung over his shoulder, He hasn't been waiting long but he's worried that his co conspirator might have been caught.

"Ben, are you here?"

Speak of the devil.

Ben stops pacing and smiles at the sound of her voice. "Yeah I'm here. You can come out" Julie peaks out from the tree line she was hiding behind to make sure it was Ben. After seeing it was him she runs out to meet him.

"I was worried you got got" the two hug for a brief moment. "Sorry I just wanted to make sure I got every," she triple checks her own bag to make sure she did indeed have everything. "Do you have everything?"

"Yup! And I also made sure I wasn't followed"

Julie checks her watch. "Its almost time, let's run over the story one more time"

Ben rolls eyes but he knows that the story has to be believable at least. "Ok, I got called to go on a solo undercover mission by azmuth, he says it will take at least three days and no outside connect or it'll blow my cover," Ben smiles after finishing his cover story. "Believable right? Your turn"

"Ok, I got called to have a once in a lifetime practice session with one of the top tennis instructor out of town that will; by coincidence, also last three days. And I can not be contacted or else it will break my keen focus" Julie finishing her side of their cover story.

the two stare at each other and immediately begin to laugh.

"I can't believe we're doing this. My story is easy enough to believe, but how are you pulling yours off?"

Ben smiles like he's been waiting for Julie to ask. "I made a fake recording off azmuth saying as much. And I got one of the other galvins to back me just in case"

Julie knows she shouldn't be surprised, but somehow she is. "I can't believe you, but I gotta say that pretty clever

Julie checks her watch one more time. "It's time"

Right on que the door to the magic dimension appears and opens to reveal charmcaster standing at the entrance. "Hi Julie" she smiles

Julia runs into her arms and the two embrace. " hi hope, I'm so happy to see you"

Charmcaster looks over julie's shoulder and waves at ben. "Hello Ben"

"Hey charm"

Right then a ship appears from the sky and lands near the doorway. It's doors open and Reinrassig III walks out to meet Ben halfway. "Hello BenBen"

"Reiny!" Ben leaps onto reinrassig and busts into a giggle fit as reiny bounces ben to settles him in his arms. "I missed you so much"

Ben looks over to Julie one more time and waves as he's being carried away. "Have a fun weekend Julie!"

Julie laughs as she and charmcaster walk into through the doors. "Thanks ben, hope you have fun too!" She waves as the door closes.

Both the ship and the door disappear, leaving no evidence that anything ever happened.

[whatudottu]

See, the AF writers couldn’t make Passive Aggressive Kevin a thing because they knew he’d be too powerful and would just straight up try to murder all the villains the second he’s in their vicinity to make up for not getting to beat the ever-loving hell out of the Tennysons (probably because they’re operating an uneasy truce that entails “you help us save Grandpa Max without constantly trying to kill us and we won’t rat you out to the Plumbers and send you back to the Null Void”). Michael Morningstar would've been a one-episode wonder because Kevin would’ve OBLITERATED that blond bitch in his debut episode and dumped his body into the nearest river. The Highbreed would’ve straight up just gone extinct in the series finale.

Heheh, the imagery this evokes lmao-

I will say though for as much of a force of nature a Kevin on the loose might be, there is quite a few things that no one can feasibly solo. Sure he could break the bat with Morningstar but I think if an entire planet of the typically smarter galvan was destroyed by a Highbreed fleet, I think teamwork would make things a lot smoother. And as I said before, heh, a passive-aggressive Kevin would make for passive-aggressive Tennysons; I wouldn't exactly call that great teamwork, lmao-

[serpentfever]

Me drawing Ben: Pulls up images of his reference sheet and places it side by side to the drawing to make sure I’m as accurate as possible

Me drawing Reiny: Fuck it we ball

[ben10-au-mansion]

It's Dec 27! Happy birthday to all the Bens there! 🎂🥳 My question is, what do you guys do on your birthdays?

Philo: I tend to spend my birthdays along with Gwen. There are some choices were we usually alternate on which one's we're going to have like what flavour of cake we're getting this year or which place we're going to spend our birthdays at. My cake of choice are peanut butter cakes while Gwen likes strawberry shortcakes!

Therapist: On almost all our birthdays, Gwen and I always try and celebrate together with our family and friends. The key word is try. I made the mistake of telling Reiny it was my birthday one year and now it’s a universal holiday. It’s sweet that aliens I barely remember will show up unannounced to wish me happy birthday. Vilgax gave me a custom suit of armor last year. But after all of that, me and Gwen find some time alone to reflect on the year and our personal growth, she likes to call it our yearly gossip session.

1K: Gwen and I have been spending our birthdays like we've (mostly) always have! This year, my parents invited everyone to their house, and man, that place was packed! There were a lot of friends and family there, even friends of friends and family of family. Rook bought our cake this year, since last year Kevin was in charge of the cake and... well, it tasted fine, but it came in a sort of smashed state.

5½: With my mom and dad and grandpa max, Gwen's there too...buuuuut this isn't about her. Usually we just have a party at home since it's cold, but sometimes we go to this really cool indoor park where you jump around and climb, or sometimes to this restaurant with creepy robots, ooo ooo or the movies! There was that one time they took me to a circus though...eugh

Toon: Gwen and I have a big ol 3 tiered cake, and a pinata shaped like one of our villains!

Ben I: well me and Gwen share the same Birth Date so we have a little party with our family and have all our favorite food!

Proto-tool: ...Play Sumo Slammers.

Bounty: I forgot I had one of those still. I don’t think I’ve had a birthday party since I was five. And I didn’t start celebrating it until this year. I’m not a big fan of parties or socializing. Especially with certain family members right now. But my parents are gonna bake a cake, and Rook and Wren were gonna take me on a hike through the mountains.

Lost: oh it’s our birthday? I haven’t celebrated it in a long time… I don’t age anymore so there’s no use in celebrating..

Happy birthday Ben 10! From the mansion goers!

[msnihilist]

Want to talk about more weird Ben ships?

What do you think of Ben x Reiny ?

I always want to talk about weird Ben 10 ships!!

I love Ben/Reiny :) I've actually written a few ficlets for them, and have an old AMV I made, haha. I think the set-up for their ship is so wonderfully absurd.

I mean, imagine that ship from an outside perspective! Imagine being a citizen of the Highbreed empire and all of a sudden yours and everyone else's DNA is different. Apparently this was caused by some random Earthian who has the most powerful device in the universe?? Okay, whatever. You're sure that your wonderful, exalted leaders will kill him quickly. What's this, now? Your wonderful, exalted leaders have all stepped down?? They're being replaced by some twink (by your species' standards) who went missing and was discharged dishonorably from the army months ago?? And he thinks that this human who toppled your amazing empire in a couple of minutes is the best person ever??? HUH.

I love how down bad for Ben Reiny is, wjfjrjejedkc lmao. He loves that stupid, tiny human!! They are ✨besties✨ And Ben also loves Reiny so so much, him memorizing Reiny's ridiculous, long-ass title and rambling it off perfectly with a smug grin lives in my head Rent Fucking FREE.

I think they'd be the most bizarre power couple in the galaxy. Absolutely everyone would look on with nothing but bafflement. They'll never understand what happened between Ben and Reiny on that desert planet. And, honestly? Good for them.

[electraslight]

au where ben becomes reiny's second in command

[sillylilyposting]

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE BELOW

The main reason Lily claims to despise Steven Universe is because it's Nazi propaganda (“out of stupidity, not malicious attempt” Lily tries to claim) since the main character wins the conflict via non-violent means and convinces the enemy to change their ways. Yet this isn’t even the first Cartoon Network show to take such an approach and it's from a show just as popular as Steven Universe if not more so, Ben 10: Alien Force. The first two seasons of the second Ben 10 show have Ben and co battling against the Highbreed a race of xenophobic aliens who wish to exterminate all other life in the universe with Earth being a prime target for their operations as its tech and relative. The Season 2 finale has Ben and Co. head to the Hybrid Homeworld to get them to stop the war by any means necessary after their attempts to repel the invasion from earth end up futile.

When there they learn the Hybrid’s motive for wanting to kill everybody is they’ve become sterile from generations of inbreeding for the sake of genetic purity, with the species are petty enough to want wipe out all life alongside them. Despite Ben being capable of easily wiping out the council thanks to currently having the Omnitrix’s full power unlocked Ben chooses to use The Omnitrix’s power to cure them of their genetic defects rejuvenating the Highbreed race by turning them into Hybrids, sacrficing the coveted Master Control in the process. The Highbreed are at first disgusted but one Ben had healed and befriended at the start of the Season 2, Reiny, convinces them this is the key to their survival. This speech combined with the fact Reiny is technically now the most genetically pure Highbreed causes the council to elect Reiny as the new leader and he calls off the invasion.

From this description alone, you can see a lot of similarities with the Season 5 finale of Steven Universe, the thing Lily uses to justify her hatred and slander of Rebbecca Sugar claiming she’s a Nazi sympathizer. Yet despite Ben 10 eclipsing (or at least rivaling) Steven Universe in popularity, Lily has never brought up the franchise once, despite the Highbreed having FAR more Nazi-coding than The Diamonds. I have a few theories as to why (not all of which being mutually exclusive) but I’m curious about your thoughts:

Lily is so narrow on the media she consumes that she’s really never heard of or watched Ben 10

Lily didn’t think Ben 10 would draw any views given the franchise was in a slump at the peak of her channel. (Original continuity ended in 2014 and the 2017 reboot was seen as mediocre at best, with Ben 10’s fandom not returning to active prominence until the 2020s).

Lily is harsher on characters and creators who are caucasian. While the Ben 10 franchise was created by four white guys the showrunner of Alien Force was the late Dwayne McDuffie who is African American

Lily knew she couldn’t as easily distort facts or rile up people, as the finale of Steven Universe was already divisive even if you discount people who aren’t crazy like Lily. While Alien Force was at one time contentious, the first two seasons are now seen as a sacred cow amongst the fandom, with the finale in particular being seen as a highlight of the franchise. In other words, Lily does hate Ben 10 but knows that the fanbase is too detail-oriented for her to misrepresent stuff

Her hatred of SU is done solely to spite Lizzy since Lizzy was apperently a fan of the show

Well first

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That message was long goodness

Second i think ypus right a major part of the reason for Lily not covering Ben 10 might include it's clear aim towards the action crowd right off the bat

She gots no interest in action media and yeah it was earlier than her general vid essays days but WHO KNOWS really

[serpentfeverart]

I wanted to draw Reiny and felt this was the best joke I could possibly make

[the-new-pokespe-futures]

So, I’ve seen the debate of whether Pokémon could be added to the Omnitrix or if the user could transform into them. In my personal opinion: It depends.

See, I feel like humans from Ben’s Dimension do not have the capability to turn into Pokemon. I’d say Pokemon are like a Wildmutt situation where they all are in the fine line of Sapient and Non-sapient and they seem to lean closer to the sapient line.

But remember: I said humans from Ben’s dimension. What about humans in the Pokémon dimension? The humans in the Pokemon dimension may have different DNA compared to the ones in Ben’s dimension since they descended from Pokemon before they become 2 separate species, some even have Pokemon related abilities like Sabrina having psychic powers, Morty from the manga having clairvoyance, N being able to understand Pokemon, and Yellow and Lance from the manga having the powers from the Viridian Forest. Heck, KADABRA is said to be once a boy who gained psychic powers and turned into it.

Besides, unlike humans, Pokémon can be sapient enough to be intelligent, I mean, the scale of intelligence is very large, so, in my opinion, it is possible for a human with the Omnitrix to turn into a Pokémon, as long as they’re from the Pokemon dimension.

Why am I saying this? Well, you see, I kinda want to see 2 different characters having the Omnitrix. Firstly, the one I mentioned, Yellow:

Since Yellow is shown to be a character who’s more of a pacifist in battle, I like to imagine that if the situation gets intense, she reveals the Omnitrix as a trump card, possibly even using her Polar Manzardill transformation against Lance to get the upper hand. And she’s already a child of the Viridian Forest, so now being able to turn into Pokemon and understand them would be a pleasant surprise for her. Also, a big change would be the end of the FRLG arc where the before the attack that Sird launched, Yellow instinctually reached for her Omnitrix and I like to imagine that she actually took it off in between the Yellow arc and this arc at some point and it recalibrated, or due to the high stress situation, it recalibrated at that moment.

Also, she had Chromastone at the time which actually defended most of the blast and redirected it at Darkrai (that’s the Pokémon Sird used), however, due to this combined energy, the remaining Dexholders turned into Pokemon instead of statues, which Yellow was shocked about, but not the same level that the other Dexholders felt when they realized the shy girl could turn into whatever those things are. I still want to make it so that Emerald has a reason for getting Jirachi so that to turn the Dexholders back to their original form. Also, I really wanna see art of Yellow having her Omnitrix doing like a pose and then her first 10 transformations are in the background. (Please, I NEED THE ART, I CAN’T DRAW)

Her first 10 would be:

Wildvine

Wildmutt

Swampfire

Ghostfreak

Astrodactyl

Pesky Dust

Articguana

Ripjaws

Brainstorm

Stinkfly

Now I have reasons for why they are in her first playlist:

Wildvine and Swampfire were easy since she’s from the forest, so plant based aliens make sense, plus, both can regenerate and Swampfire could heal a broken limb like what Ben did to Reiny back in AF.

Wildmutt is there for some natural wild untamed beast yet, still sapient and Pokémon are kind alike that?

Now, Swampfire, Ghostfreak, Astrodactyl, Pesky Dust and Articguana are all there mainly because they resemble ‘types’ that are super effective against the elite 4 fights that she’s up against. Swampfire for Lorelei, Ghostfreak for Agatha, Astrodactyl and Pesky Dust for Bruno, and Pesky Dust and Articguana against Lance.

Ripjaws is there because fishing is what she does

Brainstorm because I want to give her an electric alien that’s not mechanical

Stinkfly because I’m running out of ideas and is there to represent Kitty, her Butterfree.

Now, as for what Pokémon are in her Omnitrix? Idk, I’ll leave it up to you for interpretation.

Now, I really like to see an au that’s more fleshed regarding this. As well as other Ben 10 antagonists showing up and getting involved.

Also, yeah, fanart is something I’d LOVE to see. So, go ahead if you want to draw.

[ben-101-rewrite]

Took me some time to do this one, both because I have been busy, and because this is like my least favourite season in all of Ben 10, haha. So it took me some time to think of how I would write this arc, and have it make sense. So I hope I did this arc some justice and you all enjoy my ideas for it. And thank you all for the support! 💚

-Vilgax’s Return-

A good chunk of the galaxy is now recovering from the aftermath of the Highbreed war, and while Ben and the Alien Force crew managed to defeat the Highbreed without the war going too far, there was still a lot of damage done that requires time to heal.

Ben feels good about himself, having proven he can be a leader, got himself an ally in Reiny, and mastered the new rebooted version of his watch. He does, admittedly, get a little too confident with himself, to the point where he argues with Azmuth that maybe it's time he has Master Control. Not helped by half the galaxy praising him every second he's around.

However, his new fame catches the unwanted attention of Vilgax, who has been spending his years going back to conquering more planets, and getting stronger. Originally to fight Ben again one day, but moved on from that sometime after Ben stopped using the watch. However, upon hearing of Ben's actions in the war, he decides it's time to try and finally win a fight against Ben again.

Unlike most places in the galaxy, Vilgax and his land were untouched by the Highbreed, as Reiny later reveals they were going to deal with him and his land after the war.

Because the Plumbers are stretched thin across the galaxy, and with earth being considered a lower priority, Vilgax is able to storm his way onto earth and challenge Ben to a fight, that need to win getting to him again.

Max gets the Alien Force crew together, mostly Ben, Gwen, Kevin and the Plumber kids, to figure out a plan. Max is very well aware that they are not equipped to fight Vilgax at this moment, but Ben is convinced he can beat his old foe, especially if he had master control. Not quite realising how strong Vilgax has gotten over the years.

When Max disagrees, and Azmuth again says no over a call, Kevin decides to pitch in and try and hack the watch for Ben, agreeing that they should be allowed to have all the fighting power they need. Gwen disagrees, but doesn't stop them.

Sadly, this breaks the watch, causing Ben to keep switching between his aliens randomly without control, similar to one of his previous fights with Vilgax. Along with Kevin being mutated with random material parts. Ben knows he can't fight Vilgax this way and has to call Azmuth for help, who is absolutely furious with Ben, but agrees to come and help fix the watch.

Unfortunately, Vilgax has set up a barrier system that blocks out Azmuth's teleporting system, meaning they'll have to find and break it first, without Vilgax seeing Ben and starting the fight.

With the help of Max and the Plumber kids, they find all devices across Bellwood that are causing this barrier, at one point having to fight Psyphon, SixSix, SevenSeven & EightEight. And Ben narrowly keeps missing Vilgax.

Azmuth manages to make it and arrives to fix the watch. But as he does so, he and Ben have a heated argument, Azmuth even threatening to take the watch after Ben fights Vilgax, but is convinced not to. Though the trust between them is clearly broken, Ben feels guilty about it.

Now feeling like he has to prove himself even more, Ben denies help from the Alien Force crew, planning to challenge Vilgax alone.

Vilgax, however, is not planning to play fair. At the start of the fight it's just a one-on-one battle, but Vilgax starts using new or even cheap tactics, including having Psyphon, SixSix, SevenSeven & EightEight on the side lands causing distractions and damage, throwing Ben off.

However, as Vilgax gets the upper hand, the others step in, including people like Max, Xylene and Julie with Ship. They convince Ben to let them help, which he finally agrees to. Together they start pushing Vilgax back, but even it's not enough just yet.

Ben ends up making the wrong move when he switches to Diamondhead, something Vilgax could combat, and he shatters the alien. For a moment, everyone thinks he's won, when Chromastone appears underneath the Diamondhead layer, confusing almost everyone, though Vilgax seems to recognise this form.

Chromastone and Vilgax fight, with Chromastone getting the upper hand as Vilgax has never fought this form before. But there is something strange going on with Ben, as he speaks no words and moves in a manner that makes it feel like he's not entirely in control. But by the time he beats Vilgax, he seems to have returned to his regular self.

Defeated once again, Vilgax has no choice but to retreat, but that sense of pride and not wanting to lose to Ben again causes Vilgax to start making more plans. He leaves with his followers, and the Alien Force crew celebrate their winnings.

After learning Azmuth is already gone, Ben feels too guilty to call him and apologise. He also later admits to Gwen, Kevin and Julie that something felt off about Chromastone, but it felt familiar, though he doesn't know what.

After a couple of days of silence, Ben starts getting calls to help around the galaxy, people coming to him for help. He takes on these jobs happily, but the amount he takes on gets exhausting, especially since he feels like he has to fix everyone's problems, though he fails to do so a few times.

However, things get more complicated when Ben learns that Vilgax is again up to something. Turns out Vilgax is not only using all his planets to build an army, but he also seeks out more allies and potent tools to use against Ben, planning to strike down on earth.

Ben contacts the Magistrata who watches over the sector with earth in it, Emera, for help. She offers the Plumber support she can give, but admits there is very little they can do to help at this moment. Many other planets and even other sectors that need their help. She suggests that he try and make his own allies to help him.

He first goes to the Highbreed, asking Reiny for help, but Reiny admits that it might be better if they sit back because no one in the galaxy trusts them at this moment, and their appearance might make things worse. Ben also thinks about asking Azmuth and the galvans for help, but he knows they are also recovering from the war, and thinks Azmuth might not listen to him.

A few things happen on earth as well that cause some unwanted problems, like Charmcaster & Hex returning, the Knights scaring people regarding the topic of aliens due to the invasion, and some people trying to take advantage of the situation earth is in.

It also doesn't help that both Kevin and Gwen are struggling with a lot as well. Kevin dealing with his mutation problem, and Gwen questioning what she wants to be and things about her anodite heritage. At the very least, the Plumber kids and Julie are backing up Ben quite a bit.

Ben has also been avoiding using Chromastone after a while, his control over the form feeling weird, along with getting strange dreams connected to Chromastone, all of which feel too similar to the ghostfreak situation.

However, things briefly take a turn during this race between Ben and Vilgax when Vilgax tries making allies with the wrong person, Zs'skayr. He sets the ectonurite lord free, having learnt of Ben's fears of him, and hoping he can team up with the Anur System. Sadly for him, Zs'skayr takes control of the situation by possessing Vilgax, and using the new body to take over Vilgax's homeworld.

A member of Vilgaxia manages to flee and run to Ben for help. At first, Ben does not want to, but he quickly changes his mind when understanding that Vilgax's people are not the same as him, even if he is hesitant about this whole situation.

They sneak in with the member that called for help, eventually confronting Zs'skayr in Vilgax's body. But with the combined power of the two foes, with no backup with them, Ben knows he can't outfight Zs'skayr. So Ben comes up with a dangerous plan that involves letting Zs'skayr possess him, but tricks him as now Gwen and Kevin threaten to burn him with light, Ben managing to hold him in place and tells him the only way to save himself is to go back into the watch, something Zs'skayr eventually agrees to.

Despite having watched the whole thing, Vilgax still threatens Ben, almost having his guards attack them, much to Ben's annoyance. Especially when seeing his people still willing to follow Vilgax after all of this. So the group escapes, while Vilgax makes more plans.

In fact, one of his next plans even gets the attention of Azmuth, learning that Vilgax is on Xenon, looking for something. Requiring help, he begrudgingly brings Ben, Kevin and Gwen with him back to Xenon, where they learn Vilgax is after the device Azmuth made that absorbs all the light in the vicinity, which he admittedly left behind all those years ago.

Since they're now speaking face to face again, Ben and Azmuth have an awkward time trying to communicate, especially since they are back at the location they first met. There are some breakthroughs between them, but neither push to say what is truly needed.  

However, the environment and Vilgax catch them off guard, and he manages to snatch up the first thinker and run off with him. Kevin and Gwen convince Ben to follow after, while they stay behind and deal with the other things attacking them.

Ben confronts Vilgax, who is threatening Azmuth, and manages to save his mentor, but the two enemies have to leave it as a stalemate to the hostile environment. But Ben does manage to break the device Vilgax was looking over, running off with the crew.

After that event, Ben finds that there is something wrong with him and the watch, eventually found to be Zs'skayr, who is trying to corrupt the omnitrix from the inside. Ultimately leading to the point where Ben has to let him free, or risk being permanently possessed. And Zs'skayr uses the opportunity to flee.

Given all that's been happening, Ben finds himself being run dry, realising that making being the known hero of the galaxy isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Gwen and Kevin are also struggling a lot, Kevin even running into his dad's killer, or Gwen learning more about anodites when finding her cousin Sunny is one.

Then one day, Tetrax suddenly shows up after all these years, demanding Ben turn into Chromastone. He reveals that he saw in the media somewhere Ben turning into Chromastone, and that caused him to steal back the red crystal he gave to Vilgax years ago. When Chromastone takes the crystal, Ben is separated from him and learns that there was indeed another conscious in him, being Sugilite. Though, unlike the last situation with Zs'skayr, they find Sugilite is a kind being.

On the way to where Petropia used to be, Tetrax explains the backstory behind Sugilite, including how he is their ruler, and might be able to bring his people back. Vilgax, however, is very much keen for this not to happen, and races after them.

Ben finds he can still become Chromastone and ends up joining Sugilite's side in repairing the world. When Vilgax and some of his men arrive, the Plumber kids, Kevin and Gwen, have to keep him at bay, as Ben is unable to join, Sugilite telling him to have faith in his team.

Thankfully, before Vilgax can finally reach them, Petropia and its people are revived and are enough to scare off Vilgax. Sugilite explains what happened to his people, and while most reject Tetrax and his apology, Sugilite openly forgives him. Tetrax decides to stay, despite the hostile looks at him, in order to make it up to his people.

Ben and the crew return to some more missions, and try to find allies, but what they can get doesn't seem like enough. And everything finally comes to a head when Vilgax seeks out one more ally.

He manages to locate Albedo, who had recently stolen from Azmuth an omnitrix core, using it to make the ultimatrix. A device he wants to prove is better than the omnitrix, and he solely designed it as a tool of destruction and war. Vilgax manages to convince Albedo to team up with him, playing into the young galvan's need to feel right.

With everything he needs, Vilgax attacks earth with his new forces and equipment, breaking through the Plumber's defence that they had. Albedo is sent to find Ben, and convinces him to come out and fight, revealing his ultimate forms.

The two tussle for a good while before backup arrives, helping Ben. But Vilgax finally arrives, and swarms Ben's forces, learning from last time. It eventually reaches the point where he threatens to kill people like Gwen, Max and Kevin if Ben doesn't surrender the watch and himself.

Feeling backed into a corner and knowing Vilgax is serious, he ends up handing over the Omnitrix. But his friends give him an opening to escape, and Julie and Ship manage to grab Ben and run.

Vilgax finds that he is unable to put on the watch, due to its DNA signature lock system, and demands his forces find Ben. He then turns his attention to Albedo, who actually denies helping Vilgax figure out the watch, stating that he's not here for that, feeling confident that Vilgax can't do anything to him. Unfortunately, that's enough for Vilgax to backstab him and find a way to take down Albedo and the ultimatrix, much to Albedo's frustration and anger at himself.

Once somewhere safe, Julie tries talking with Ben, who is entirely stressed out, feeling like he's failed, and not knowing what to do. Julie reassures him, knowing Ben can think of something, but eventually walks off with Ship to give him space. Alone, Ben finally calls for Azmuth's help, knowing he needs his mentor's help. Azmuth does appear, giving a talk with Ben, but eventually helps him with a plan to at least deal with Vilgax having the omnitrix.

Ben pretends to surrender himself over, being brought to Vilgax, who demands Ben put the watch on him. But Ben uses this moment to self-destruct the omnitrix, meaning neither of them can have it. Before Vilgax can retaliate, Azmuth reveals he brought in some forces from Galvan Prime to help, distracting Vilgax long enough for Julie and Ship to free the others.

Ben confronts and frees Albedo, demanding the ultimatrix. At first, Albedo seems keen not to listen, but his wounded pride and Vilgax's taunts get to him, eventually giving Ben the new watch before sneaking off while no one is looking.

As Ben and Vilgax throw down, Ben uses the new ultimatrix feature, becoming ultimate Swampfire to fight Vilgax. But as they fight, Ben worries that Vilgax's forces will still be too much to deal with, when more backup arrives as a surprise.

People like the Highbreed or Sugilite and his men come to help, all of them realising how much they owe Ben, and know it's not fair to leave him hanging after all he's done for them. Meaning Ben can put all his focus solely on Vilgax.

The two have a brutal fight, but with the use of an ultimate alien, Ben is able to win in the end. Though it takes one of Vilgax's people to convince him to throw in the towel and just leave. But he vows to Ben he will keep coming back time and time again until he wins, clearly regressing to the person he became in the original series.

Vilgax and his forces eventually leave, and Ben thanks everyone who came to help, the Plumbers even extending some uniting ideas with people like the Highbreed and Petropia.

Ben finds Azmuth, who had been trying to find Albedo, and the two talk. Ben fully and properly apologises for what happened, and Azmuth forgives him and even apologises for some of the ways he's behaved. They talk about the ultimatrix, Azmuth admitting that he was working on a new, upgraded form of the watch, but since it's not ready, he has to work with Albedo's creation for the time being.

Kevin finds he has returned to normal after the omnitrix was destroyed, restoring some confidence back into him. And Gwen allows herself a moment to reflect on who she wants to be, regardless of her human or anodite sides.

Impressed by the Plumber kids' work, Max manages to get them more missions outside of Ben's stuff, encouraging them to start becoming their own thing.

And Vilgax licks his wounds, already vowing for his revenge once again.