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Prologue
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| The episode begins with two elderly men sitting on a bench in a park outside Bellwood Museum of Natural History, feeding seeds to birds. Suddenly, the ground shakes as a tank drives up to the museum. The birds fly away as the tank drives past, but the elderly men do not react. Two Forever Knights are driving the tank. | |
| Forever Knight #1 | Right then, we go in fast, grab what we came for and get out. |
| Forever Knight #2 | Charging the cannon now. |
| The Knights aim the tank's cannon at the museum door. | |
| Forever Knight #1 | This'll rip that door open like it was made of tissue paper! |
| Rath rips open the hatch. | |
| Rath | Let me tell you something, Forever Knights: nobody's ripping open nothing except Rath! |
| One of the Forever Knights shoots a laser weapon at Rath's face. | |
| Rath | That's your first mistake! When you shoot Rath, it just makes Rath mad! |
| Ben's Cell Phone rings. Rath answers. | |
| Rath | (quietly) Hello? |
| On the other end of the phone is Gwen, who is in the audience of Julie's tennis match, along with Kevin. | |
| Gwen | Ben, where are you? Julie's in the middle of her set. |
| Rath | Let me tell you something, Gwen Tennyson. I was on my way there when I saw this tank pull up to the museum and- |
| Gwen | I don't care. Get here! (hangs up) |
| Rath | That was harsh. (loudly) Now, where were we?! |
| Rath turns back to the tank, but the Forever Knights are gone. They have abandoned the tank and are running away. Rath roars loudly, rips the tank into three pieces, and throws them into a nearby pool of water. The two elderly men still do not react and continue dropping birdseed. | |
| Rath | What? It was already busted. |
| Theme Plays. | |
Act 1
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Commentator | Welcome back to our coverage of the National Junior Tennis Championships, where an exciting semi-final round is in progress. Newcomer Julie Yamamoto is at match point. |
| The audience starts cheering as Ben enters the court. | |
| Commentator | Hold on. There's a celebrity in the crowd! The infamous teenage media sensation, Ben Tennyson! |
| Ben plays to the crowd until Gwen pulls him into his seat. | |
| Julie hits the ball, which hits the net. | |
| Umpire | Fault. |
| Ben | Sorry! |
| Gwen elbows Ben and shushes him. Julie hits the ball and scores the win. | |
| Umpire | Game, set, match. |
| Ben hops over the barricade and runs to Julie. | |
| Ben | Nice game, Julie! |
| Julie | How would you know? (walks away) |
| Ben | What? What did I say? |
| Gwen | It's what you did, Ben. You were late, and when you finally showed up, you made a big entrance and completely blew her concentration. |
| Ben | I can't help if I'm famous, right? (waves to the crowd; Gwen glares at him) I'm sorry. It won't happen again. |
| Gwen | It better not. The finals are in three hours. That should be enough time for you to figure out how to make this up to her. |
| Ben | (To Kevin) Any suggestions? |
| Kevin | Yeah, there's a plan. Ask me for girlfriend advice. |
| At the Forever Knight castle. | |
| King Urien | Explain yourselves! |
| Forever Knight #1 | We attempted to show initiative, King Urien. |
| King Urien | And by doing so, you revealed our intentions to our enemies! And lost our sole remaining plasma beam tank! |
| Forever Knight #2 | We didn't lose it, sire. It's right outside the museum. Ben Tennyson tore it into tiny pieces, but- |
| Forever Knight #1 | We know exactly where- |
| King Urien glares angrily. | |
| Forever Knight #1 | (Chuckles nervously) Actually, it's almost funny, when you think about it. |
| King Urien | Do you know what else amuses? |
| King Urien hits Forever Knight #1 with a blast of electricity | |
| King Urien | I can see that if I'm ever to restore the honor of this pathetic organization, it will require a more hands-on approach. |
| At Julie's game. | |
| Ben | (Running to Gwen with Kevin behind him) Come on, Gwen, wait up! (Gets to Gwen, who turns around, and stops running) Okay, so I was a little late. I was kinda busy! |
| Gwen | And this tournament is important to her. |
| Kevin | If we're doing important, maybe we could try figuring out why those Forever Knights were trying to bust into that museum. |
| Gwen | Forever Knights? Like that's a big riddle. They're trying to steal some piece of alien technology so they can slay dragons, or take over the world, or whatever. |
| Kevin | So now we just ignore them when they try and take over the world? |
| Gwen | They're always taking over the world, but this is Julie's first professional tournament. We should be supporting her. She should be the centre of attention, especially from Ben. (Sees Ben looking at his phone) What are you doing? |
| Ben | I was thinking that while we were waiting around, I could go and catch Sumo Slammers: The Movie. |
| Kevin | You're either the bravest man alive or the dumbest. |
| Ben | What? |
| Kevin | Okay, the dumbest. |
| Ben | It's opening today! And there's a 2pm show just a few blocks- |
| Gwen puts her hand over his mouth. | |
| Gwen | No. |
| Ben | (moves Gwen's hand away from his mouth) But it's Sumo Slammers! In 3D! |
| Gwen | Ben... |
| Ben | It's their first live action movie! Everybody knows live action's better than cartoons! |
| Gwen | Benjamin Kirby Tennyson! Don't even think about it! You can't be in two places at once! |
| Gwen walks away, then so does Kevin. Ben stands and thinks for a moment. | |
| Ben | Or maybe I can. |
| Ben goes into the bathroom and transforms into Echo Echo. | |
| Echo Echo | Echo Echo! (splits into three) Okay, boys, set your Ultimatrix to "human" and follow my lead. |
| The Echo Echoes turns their Ultimatrix symbols. | |
| Echo Echo | On the count of 10. One... two... 10! |
| The Echo Echoes transform into three copies of Ben. | |
| Film Fan Ben | I didn't really think that was going to work. |
| Sensitive Ben | Why not? You're a smart guy. You don't give yourself enough credit for that. |
| Rude Ben | I don't know. I think you're kind of a dope. |
| Film Fan Ben | Yeah? Well, this dope's going to see "Sumo Slammers". |
| Sensitive Ben | You work hard. You deserve to treat yourself every now and then. Tell you what, I'll go with Kevin and keep an eye out for those Forever Knights. |
| Film Fan Ben | Perfect. And you... |
| Rude Ben | What? |
| Sensitive Ben | We were thinking you could go watch Julie play in the tournament. After all, she's always so nice to us. It's only right that we- |
| Rude Ben | Yeah, fine. Whatevs. |
| Gwen waits outside. Rude Ben walks up. | |
| Gwen | Where have you been? Julie's match is about to start. |
| Rude Ben | I'm here. Why don't you put a sock in it? |
| Gwen | Whoa. What's with all the attitude? |
| Rude Ben | I'm Ben classic. Miss me? |
| Kevin sees Rude Ben and Gwen head to their seats. Sensitive Ben taps Kevin's on the shoulder. | |
| Sensitive Ben | Hello, Kevin. Hope I didn't keep you waiting. |
| Kevin | Didn't I just see you with Gwen? |
| Sensitive Ben | I guess so. Didn't you want to go investigate the Forever Knights robbery? |
| Kevin | Yeah, but Gwen's pretty mad at you. You better- |
| Sensitive Ben | Gwen might seem inflexible, but her heart is as big as all outdoors. She'll forgive my transgression. |
| Kevin | Gwen will forgive you? Gwen Tennyson? |
| Sensitive Ben | This mission's important to you, and you're important to me, my good friend. Let's go. |
| Kevin | Something's definitely wrong here. But so far, it's working out for me. |
| Kevin and Sensitive Ben leaves. Film Fan Ben emerges from the bathroom. | |
| Film Fan Ben | Julie's covered, Kevin's covered, and I'm off to the movies. |
| Meanwhile, the Forever Knights go through a sewer and blow up a wall using a Deterion Energy Mine, creating a tunnel that they enter. | |
| King Urien | Onward, my knights. This time, nothing will stop us from gaining power beyond all reckoning. |
Act 2
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| At Julie's match. | |
| Rude Ben | Go, Julie! Woo-hoo! Julie Yamamoto is number one, baby! (Hoots) |
| Gwen pulls him into his seat. | |
| Rude Ben | What? |
| Gwen | You're embarrassing her! |
| Rude Ben | She loves the attention. |
| Gwen | No, she doesn't! |
| Julie looks embarrassed. | |
| Rude Ben | My bad. |
| Gwen turns back to the match and doesn't notice Rude Ben stand up and walk to the stairs. | |
| Rude Ben | (yelling to Julie's tennis opponent) Hey, other girl! You're a terrible tennis player and my girlfriend's gonna kick your butt! |
| After a moment of silence, the crowd starts talking and approaching Rude Ben. | |
| Umpire | What's happening up there? |
| Julie | Uh, that's my... boyfriend. |
| Umpire | (sarcastically) You must be very proud. |
| Reporter #1 | Ben, any comment on Will Harangue's editorials? He says you're a menace. |
| Rude Ben | Yeah? I say TV's a dead medium. Sorry man, you know it's true. |
| Embarrassed, the reporter walks away. A girl approaches Rude Ben | |
| Girl | I'm your biggest fan! |
| Rude Ben | Well, that makes two of us. |
| Gwen angrily readies her manna. | |
| Girl | Is that really your girlfriend on the court!? |
| Rude Ben | Hey, things cha- (Gwen zaps him on the cheek) Ow! What? I was just having fun! |
| Umpire | (Blows his whistle) Would you mind? |
| Rude Ben | We'll talk later. Sorry, ref! |
| Kevin and Sensitive Ben arrive at the museum. | |
| Kevin | Whatever the knights wanted, you keep them from getting it. I saw we stake out the museum and wait till they try - (notices Sensitive Ben is staring at him) What? Do I have corn dog on my face? |
| Sensitive Ben | No. I'm just thinking about how long we've known each other. |
| Kevin | Why? |
| Sensitive Ben | Because I don't think we've ever talked about our feelings. About how we're friends now, but we were enemies. Which is understandable, what with you being criminally insane back then and all. |
| Kevin | I talk about my feelings all the time. Like when I'm mad, or hungry, or when I have to go to the bathroom. |
| Sensitive Ben | Not to mention there's probably still unresolved tension from that whole "Hacking the Omnitrix" thing that turned you into a monster, which, though I didn't want to say anything at the time, made you really hard to be around. Not that I blame you, since it was absolutely my fault that things went so south. |
| Back at Julie's game. | |
| Julie | (sighs) I can't believe I blew that last shot. |
| Gwen | It's okay. You're still ahead. Just remember, I'm here for you. Kevin's here for you. Ben's here for you. (sees Rude Ben signing autographs for two girls) Okay, one out of three. |
| Julie | What is wrong with him? |
| Gwen | You! (zaps one girl) Shoo! Go away! Especially you! (zaps the other girl) All Julie wanted was a little support, but no! You're too busy being celebrity chick magnet! |
| Rude Ben | Come on! It's just a dumb old tennis game! Besides, she was supposed to lose, anyway! Huh. Sound really carries in here. |
| At the cinema, Film Fan Ben is enjoying the Sumo Slammers movie. | |
| All | It's slammer time! |
| The Forever Knights are still burrowing under the museum. | |
| Forever Knight #2 | Sire, um, I'm not certain I know how to read these blueprints. |
| King Urien | I have little patience for failure, knight. Plant the device. |
| Outside the museum. | |
| Sensitive Ben | And, of course, we haven't even begun to unpack the team's interpersonal dynamics, what with your relationship with Gwen, who is, after all, my cousin. Which means you and I might someday end up related, which could get kinda- |
| Kevin | Ben! You've always been kinda girly, but today? |
| Sensitive Ben | Yeah? |
| Kevin | You're creeping me out! |
| Sensitive Ben | I understand, I'm truly sorry. |
| Kevin | Stop understanding! Stop apologizing, stop talking about your feelings! I just wanna find some Forever Knights and pound them. |
| Sensitive Ben | Hmmm... interesting. |
| Kevin | Cut that out! |
| An explosion rocks the museum. | |
| Sensitive Ben | Deterion Energy Mine? |
| Kevin | Yep. |
| Sensitive Ben | How bad? |
| Kevin | Major dangerous. They can burn a hole through 10 feet of solid- It must be the knights. We better suit up. |
| Kevin absorbs stone from the grate and Sensitive Ben transforms into Humungousaur. | |
| Humungousaur | (singing) Humungousaur! |
| Kevin | Never do that again. |
| Humungousaur | Just trying it out. Can you tell which way they're coming from? |
| The ground begins to rumble and crack. | |
| Kevin | Yes. |
| The ground collapses under Humungousaur and Kevin. | |
Act 3
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| They fall into where the Forever Knights are located. | |
| King Urien | Who dares intrude? |
| Forever Knight #1 | It's Ben Tennyson, the alien changeling, and his lackey! |
| Kevin | Oh, now I'm a lackey? |
| Humungousaur | I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt your feelings. (to Forever Knights) You didn't mean to hurt his feelings, right? |
| King Urien | Destroy them! |
| The Forever Knights open fire. | |
| Humungousaur | I think you're being deliberately hurtful. |
| Back at the cinema. | |
| Film Fan Ben | Love a good fight scene. |
| Back to the battle. | |
| Kevin | Ben, do something! |
| Humungousaur | Why me? |
| Kevin | Because you're a giant, indestructible dinosaur? |
| Humungousaur | Okay, but shouldn't we work towards a consensus that lets us both feel invested in the plan? |
| Kevin | Forget it. (Absorbs stone) Just throw me. |
| Humungousaur | Okay. |
| Humungousaur throws Kevin at the Forever Knights, taking them down. | |
| Kevin | Let's go. |
| Humungousaur starts to follow Kevin and hits his head on a pipe. He transforms back into Sensetive Ben. | |
| Sensitive Ben | Ow! |
| Kevin | When did you get to be such a baby? |
| Sensitive Ben | Well, it hurt! (whining) |
| At the museum, Sir Urien approaches a golden necklace with a red jewel. He breaks the protective glass and pulls the jewel off the necklace. | |
| Sir Urien | It's mine. After all this time, it's mine. |
| Sensitive Ben | Excuse me, sir? But the signs clearly say "Do Not Touch The Exhibits." |
| Kevin | Signs? That's the best you got? Where's the usual smack talk? First, we crack on the bad guys, then we trash them. It's what we do. |
| Sensitive Ben | That's bad sportsmanship. And we should respect the ego space of our opponents. Villains are people, too. |
| Sir Urien uses the jewel to activate a suit of ancient robotic armor that envelops him. | |
| Sir Urien | This is Toltech Battle Armor, a little parting gift left with the ancient Aztecs by a race of aliens. |
| Sensitive Ben | There were aliens in Central America? |
| Kevin | They came for the scenery, but they stayed for the chocolate. |
| Sir Urien attacks Sensitive Ben and Kevin in his new battle suit. | |
| Kevin | How could you let your guard down like that? |
| Sensitive Ben | I'm not myself today. |
| Kevin | Yeah? Well, pull it together! |
| Kevin absorbs bronze. | |
| Kevin | Ok, tin man, it's you and me. |
| While Kevin fights Sir Urien, Sensitive Ben calls the other Bens. | |
| Both | Hello? |
| Sensitive Ben | I hate to interrupt everyone's evening. Is everyone having a good time? (dodges a thrown object) |
| Film Fan Ben | This movie's awesome! |
| Rude Ben | It's okay. |
| Sensitive Ben | Well, we're fighting an ancient alien battle robot, and we're not doing too well. |
| Sir Urien knocks Kevin back at Sensitive Ben. | |
| Sensitive Ben | I think I feel a knot. |
| Film Fan Ben | On my way! (gets up and starts running) |
| Rude Ben | (running through the crowd) Heads up! One side! Hero stuff to do! |
| Julie is distracted by Rude Ben running out, causing her to miss the ball. | |
| The other Bens arrive at the museum. The elderly men are still sat on their bench. | |
| Film Fan Ben | Where's the other us? |
| Rude Ben | What am I, a GPS? |
| Kevin and Sensitive Ben come running out of the museum. | |
| Kevin | Go, go, go! |
| Sensitive Ben | Going, going, going! |
| Sensitive Ben slows down. Kevin notices the three Bens as he runs past. | |
| Kevin | If I wasn't running for my life, I'd totally demand an explanation! |
| Film Fan Ben | Sumo Slammers opened today and... |
| Sensitive Ben | We were trying to be sensitive to everyone's needs. |
| Rude Ben | What's it to you?! |
| Kevin | Again: running for my life! |
| Sir Urien bursts through the door. | |
| King Urien | Three of you? The more, the merrier. |
| Film Fan Ben | Boys, it's slammer time! |
| Film Fan Ben transforms into Big Chill. | |
| Big Chill | Big Chill! |
| Rude Ben transforms into Murk Upchuck. | |
| Upchuck | Upchuck! |
| Sensitive Ben transforms into Cannonbolt. | |
| Cannonbolt | Cannonbolt! |
| Upchuck tries to attack Sir Urien, but accidentally trips up Cannonbolt. Big Chill tries as well, but freezes Upchuck. | |
| Big Chill | Sorry. |
| Big Chill is knocked into the water by Uriel. Upchuck escapes from the ice, but he and Cannonbolt are also knocked back by Uriel. | |
| Upchuck | This is a lot less fun than I thought it would be. |
| Cannonbolt | You're telling me. |
| Upchuck | Hold him off, Kevin. We'll -- uh, I'll be right with you. |
| Kevin absorb cast stone and morphs his hand into a mace and fights Sir Urien. | |
| Big Chill | Time for a meeting of the minds. |
| All three transform into Echo Echo. | |
| Echo Echoes | Echo Echo! |
| The Echo Echoes merge into one, who transforms back into Ben. | |
| Ben | Huh? |
| Kevin is thrown towards him by Sir Urien. | |
| Kevin | Your turn. |
| King Urien | You've gone back from three to one? Really, Tennyson, haven't you heard: there's safety in numbers? |
| Ben | You'd think so. |
| Ben dodges Uriel's attack and transforms into Lodestar. | |
| Lodestar | Lodestar! |
| Lodestar magnetizes the armor. | |
| King Urien | I can't move! What black magic is this?! |
| Lodestar | No magic. Just my natural magnetism. (magnetizes the rest of the armor with his other hand.) Which isn't to say you're not every bit as "attractive." |
| Several benches and trash cans come flying at Sir Urien's armor and hit it, followed by Kevin's car, which smashes into Sir Urien and knocks him down. | |
| Kevin | (weakly) Every time! (faints) |
| Lodestar continues to magnetize the armor, which begins to crack and break. | |
| King Urien | No! |
| The armor breaks apart and Urien falls to the ground. Lodestar allows the pieces to come crashing down on Urien, then reverts back to Ben. | |
| Ben | Rest in pieces. (To Kevin) Hey, Kevin! You're totally right about the smack-talking! |
| The elderly men, still seated at their bench, drop birdseed on Kevin's face. | |
| Ben and Kevin are sitting in the stadium with Gwen and Julie. | |
| Ben | I'm glad you won your tournament, Julie. |
| Julie | (sarcastically) Yeah, thanks. |
| Gwen | You should have been there! And by that, I mean you should have been there. |
| Ben | Ok, Gwen. (scowls) |
| Julie | Ben, I know you were off fighting bad guys. I was upset. But I guess that's the deal when you decide to date a superhero. |
| Ben | Julie, I promise I'll make it up to you. Whatever you want to do, I'm there. Just name it. |
| Julie | Well, maybe we can go see Sumo Slammers: The Movie together. |
| Ben | Actually, I, uh... already saw it. |
| Julie | When? |
| Ben | Uh... during your match? |
| Kevin facepalms. | |
| Julie | Well, that's just... oh! (furiously storms off) |
| Gwen | (Scoffs) Nice. (storms off after Julie) |
| Kevin | Man, you are so insensitive. |
| Kevin exits too, leaving Ben alone in the stadium to reflect sadly on what he did) | |
| Credits Play | |