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Prologue
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| The episode starts with Sandra and Carl, with the former driving a car with both of them inside on the motorway. | |
| Sandra | He's such a good boy. |
| Carl | Ben Tennyson is not a good boy, he's a great boy! I don't know if it's bad karma to pat ourselves on the back, Sandra, but we done a pretty good job as parents. |
| Sandra | Well, we haven't stifled him. Allowing a child to explore the wholeness of his entire being. |
| Then, a BANG occurs, Sandra then stops the car. There is fire everywhere, a Highbreed emerges from the fire walks up to them. Then, Gwen and Kevin come in, and she starts firing manna projectiles on the Highbreed. Carl and Sandra see Ben running into the action. | |
| Carl | Hey kid, you're going the wrong... (starts to notice it's Ben) Ben? |
| Sandra | Ben! |
| Carl | Stop! |
| Sandra | Wait! |
| Carl and Sandra go behind a wall of a building. The Highbreed picks up a car, and slams it on the ground, Ben activates the Omnitrix and transforms into Swampfire. | |
| Swampfire | Swampfire! |
| Sandra | Ben? |
| Theme Plays. | |
Act 1
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Highbreed | (to Gwen and Kevin) I grow weary of your pathetic human interference. |
| The Highbreed picks up a pole, but before he can slam it on Gwen and Kevin, part of it gets burned by Swampfire. Swampfire then jumps onto the Highbreed and kicks it on the ground. | |
| Swampfire | (to Gwen and Kevin) You guys okay? |
| Carl | That's... Ben? |
| Kevin | Nice to see ya, you workin' flex hours now? |
| Sandra | Ben, look out! |
| Swampfire then gets surprised attacked by the Highbreed as the latter knocks him back onto the ground with the pole. | |
| Sandra | Ben! |
| Highbreed | Your final words, Tennyson? Still wealing from the augmented power of my new form no doubt. |
| Kevin | If you're saying you're uglier, you get no argument here. |
| Highbreed | I defeated Tennyson, what chance has the likes of you? |
| Kevin | Me? Not much, but her. |
| Gwen goes up using manna stepping stones, and fires a manna wave on a building, making a small chunk of it collapse on the Highbreed. The Highbreed then recovers and uses his wings to levitate. | |
| Highbreed | You've already wasted far too much of my valuable time, I tin with you and my leisure! |
| Gwen | Kevin, Ben's still down! |
| Swampfire then reverts into Ben , with his right eye black. He quickly regains consciousness. | |
| Kevin | (laughs) Aw man! (laughs) |
| Ben | What? |
| Kevin | (laughs) The Highbreed gave you a black eye. I like him better already. |
| Gwen | Are you alright? |
| Ben | I'm fine, I just want to know where the Highbreed went, and what he's up to. |
| Gwen | That way. |
| Ben | The waterfront. |
| Gwen | And he looks like a man on a mission. |
| Ben | We'll meet at the warp after dinner and homework. |
| Kevin | Should I floss too? |
| Gwen | Your parents are gonna freak out when they see that eye. How are you gonna explain it? |
| Ben | Not to worry, my folks believe anything I tell 'em, I got this covered. |
| Ben then enters his house. | |
| Ben | I'm home! What's for dinner? |
| Carl and Sandra are present in the scene with stern looks. | |
| Ben | Sup. |
| Sandra | Where have you been, young man? |
| Ben | I was at the movies, with Julie, I know I should have told you, sorry, I... |
| Sandra | (gasps) Carl, look at his eye! |
| Carl | That's quite a shiner. |
| Sandra | If that was another three inches higher, you could've put your eye out! |
| Ben | Fine, I admit it, I got in a little fight, it's no big deal, there was this jerk at school and... |
| Carl | Ben, are you sure it was a kid at school, and not... a giant alien creature?! |
| Sandra | I can't believe it, you look us straight into the eye and lie to us, over and over again. |
| Carl | We saw you, Ben, we saw you turn into that thing. |
| Ben | No, you just think you saw. |
| Carl grabs Ben's left wrist and points at his Omnitrix. | |
| Ben | I can explain. |
| Sandra | Really? |
| Ben | Not so much, no. |
| A few minutes later, Ben has been explaining his whole hero story to his parents. | |
| Ben | (about the Omnitrix) ...which allows me to access the genetic code of various extraterrestrial forms in order to battle the DNAliens who will stop at nothing in their quest to take over the Earth. |
| Carl | And this became your job when, exactly? |
| Ben | Five years ago, Grandpa Max said we each have a responsibility to- |
| Carl | Oh, of course! Dad! I should've known, that's so typical! |
| Ben | He was more than just a Plumber, he- |
| Carl | -lied to us! Your Uncle Frank and I knew he had some other life, we knew, and that he lied to us about it all the time! I won't have you lying too. |
| Sandra | It's our own fault, we were too permissive, and what did we get? A 15-year old son needlessly risking his life. |
| Ben | Not 'needlessly' Mom, it has to be me, the Omnitrix is attached to me, it doesn't come off! |
| Carl | Oh, it's coming off, alright. |
| Later, in another room, Carl has been using razor sharp equipment to try and cut off the Omnitrix from Ben's wrist, then he is using some pliers, but he fails to do so, as they break. | |
| Carl | Okay, it's not coming off. |
| Ben | I tried to tell you. |
| Carl | Not a scratch! |
| Ben | Sorry about your saw blades. |
| Carl | In any case, you're forbidden from using the Omnitrix. Understand? |
| Ben | But Dad! All humanity is counting... |
| Carl | Understand? |
| Ben's cell phone is ringing. | |
| Ben | (answers call) This is not a good time, okay? |
| Gwen and Kevin are in a warehouse, where Kevin was contacting Ben via Gwen's Cell Phone while Gwen is doing some research on a computer. | |
| Kevin | Uh, he said he'd call back. |
| Gwen | Look at this, (looking at law book) the law book show all these fraters' frequent visitors, bringing in goods and shipping out local products. |
| Kevin | So? |
| Gwen | So this ship they ustashify is an unregistered tanker from the tiny island of Kastoon. |
| Kevin | Where they used to do nuclear testing. - It was on the historical channel. |
| Gwen | What would Bellwood be importing from Kestoon? And if it is connected to the Highbreed, what would the aliens want with it? |
| Kevin | Ask them. |
| Suddenly, some DNAliens are in the scene, they charge at Gwen and Kevin. Kevin absorbs stone from the ground, and he punches the DNAliens. | |
| At Ben's House, Ben gets a phone call, he answers. | |
| Ben | Yeah? |
| Kevin | (through cell phone) Uh, hate to bother you, but we got a problem. |
| Ben | You've got problems, my parents found out about the Omnitrix, I'm not allowed to use it. |
| Kevin | Folks mad at ya, huh? Sounds rough. By the way, we're getting enhandled to us by THE DNALIENS! |
| Ben | Okay, I'm coming. |
| Ben then is in the living room. | |
| Ben | (to Sandra and Carl) I've got to go help Gwen with an after school project. |
| Sandra | And it's homework? |
| Ben | Yeah, I promised. |
| Sandra | Okay, since you promised. Be back by ten. |
| Ben then goes outside, then goes behind the sidewall of his house so his parents don't notice. Ben then slams his Omnitrix and transforms into Echo Echo. | |
| Echo Echo | Echo Echo! |
| Suddenly, Ben's parents have caught him as Carl activates his flashlight and shines it at Echo Echo. | |
| Echo Echo | Aw man! |
Act 2
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Sandra | Do you really think we're that gullible? We were teenagers once too, you know. |
| Carl | I really don't know what to say. |
| Sandra | Well I do. Benjamin Tennyson, you are grounded! |
| Echo Echo | What?! You can't ground me, I'm a superpowered alien! |
| Sandra | You're a superpowered alien who's about five minutes from forcing me to reconsider a life-long disbelief in corporal punishment. |
| Carl | Up the stairs, young man! |
| Echo Echo | (muffles miserably as he goes up to his room) |
| Sandra | Do we even have a paddle of some sort? |
| Carl | I have my camp belt. |
| In Ben's bedroom, Echo Echo is sitting on his bed miserably, he then receives another phone call, he answers it. | |
| Echo Echo | Hello? |
| Gwen | Where are you?! |
| Gwen | We have a little situation here. |
| Kevin | And a lot of DNAliens. |
| The DNAliens are chasing Gwen and Kevin. | |
| Echo Echo | Okay, aim the phone at... |
| Echo Echo | ..them. |
| Gwen then aims her cell phone at the DNAliens. | |
| Echo Echo fires sonic sound breath on his cell phone. | |
| Sonic sound blasts come from Gwen's cell phone, blasting the DNAliens back. | |
| Ben's parents then arrive in the room as Sandra takes Ben's Cell Phone away. | |
| Sandra | Who is this? |
| Gwen | (hangs up) Lately, it seems like Ben's just phoning it in. |
| A few seconds later, in Ben's bedroom, Sandra puts Ben's cell phone in her bag. | |
| Ben | That's my phone! |
| Carl | A cell phone is a privilege, not a right. You'll get it back when you've proven we can trust you. |
| Sandra | Ben, are you hanging out with a bad crowd? |
| Ben | What? No. |
| Carl | Are they telling you it's cool to "sneak out," turn into aliens, lie to your parents? |
| Sandra | I want to know who this bad influence is, their parents need to know what's going on. Who?! |
| Ben | It's a sacred trust, I cannot divulge that information. Never, never, never! |
| Sandra and Ben then engage in a battle of gazes. | |
| A few minutes later, Ben has told his parents the truth offscreen, and right now, he is lying on his bed looking at a hypno-screen on his desktop. He then gets a phone call from Gwen. | |
| Ben | (answers call) Hello? |
| Gwen | (furious) You ratted me out? |
| Ben | I can explain. |
| Gwen | What's to explain? My parents read me the riot act when I got home last night. (imitating her father) "How dare you help Ben deceive your aunt and uncle, young lady!" Why did you tell them? |
| Gwen | You've gone nose to nose with Vilgax without blinking. |
| Ben | Vilgax never gave me the mom look! Sorry. |
| Gwen | You're sorry and I'm grounded, stuck here instead of finding out what the Highbreed wants with that frater. |
| Ben | Don't worry, Kevin's on it. |
| Ben | He's going to check it out tonight. |
| Gwen | Wha... |
| Gwen | You sent Kevin? |
| Ben | Okay, I've gotta go. (ends call) |
| Meanwhile, Kevin is in stealth mode on a DNAlien cruise ship. He hides behind a wall as a DNAlien passes by. - Kevin then goes through a vent and enters the interior of the ship, where he lands on a bridge way with a slimy water pit underneath. | |
| Kevin | (sniffs) Eugh! What stinks in here? - Guess that's for Gwen to find out. |
| Kevin gets out a small container and tries to scoop up some of the slimy water, but he ends up falling in the water. | |
| Suddenly, this alerts the DNAlien and goes to check out the noise. | |
| Kevin | Eugh! It smells even worse upclose! |
| Suddenly, two DNAliens walk in. | |
| At Ben's House, himself and his parents are on the table having dinner. Ben then receives a phone call from Kevin, he answers it. | |
| Ben | Hello, Tennyson residence. (whispers) This isn't a good time, Kevin. |
| Kevin | You're telling me, I'm up to my nose in smelly goo trapped in a bat and DNAliens are coming! |
| Sandra and Carl then notice Kevin is calling Ben. | |
| Ben | I'm conversing Gwen in. |
| Gwen then receives a phone call from Kevin, she answers | |
| Gwen | Hello? |
| Kevin | I can't get a grip on the wall! (DNAliens searching for him offscreen) Uh-oh, company! |
| Gwen | Kevin, is that you? |
| Kevin is trying to hide from the DNAliens as they walk in. | |
| Ben | Absorb something and bust out of the tank! |
| Kevin | Absorb what? Stink? |
| Ben | What's your phone made of? |
| Kevin | Titanium, why? Oh. |
| Carl | Ben, you're on punishment, get off the phone! |
| Ben | One minute, dad. |
| Gwen | Guys, I think I know what Kevin's swimming in. According to Wifipedia, Kastoon has only one export. Backguano. |
| Kevin then busts through the wall, making the slimy water splosh him to another side of the wall and has successfully got his feet on surface again. | |
| Kevin | What is guano? |
| Gwen | Evidently, the buries on the island are radioactive from the nuke testing years ago. |
| Gwen | When they were eaten by the bats, the resulting waste is the rarest isotope in the world. |
| Kevin | (groaning offscreen) |
| Carl | Ben! |
| Ben | One minute. |
| Gwen | The radiation is so mild, however, it would take a lot of it to constitute a threat. |
| Ben | Gwen, how much can that frater carry? |
| Gwen | 50,000 tonnes. |
| Kevin | Guys, I could use a little help. |
| Sandra | (takes Ben's phone away) No phone means no phone, go to your room! |
| Ben | I can't believe this is happening! |
| Ben enters his room, and receives a video call from Kevin with titanium armor on Ben's computer. | |
| Ben | Oh hey, you found a wireless network. |
| Kevin | Yeah, that is the good news, but bad news... |
| Three DNAliens are running at Kevin. | |
| Kevin | ...they're not happy about it. |
| Ben | Ladder, head on your right. Climb it, okay, the hatch on your left, go through it and hug the wall. Now just hang there for a second 'til they pass. - Back through and shut the hatch. |
| Kevin | I get it, I get it. You got a real future as a personal navigation device, Tennyson. Why don't- Whoops, here come some more. |
| Ben | There's a crane hook right there. |
| Kevin | What about it? |
| Ben | Grab it, then click the green button. |
| Kevin | Whoa! Okay, that was pretty cool! I should roll solo more often. |
| Ben | Whatever, just get out of there and we'll... |
| Kevin | What's wrong? |
| Ben | Kevin, don't panic, everything will be okay. Just... |
| Suddenly, Kevin get's grabbed by the Highbreed. | |
| Highbreed | Nice to see you again, vermin. |
| Kevin | Ben, a little help here. |
| The video call ends, it is revealed Carl pulled out the plug that made Ben's computer switch off. | |
| Ben | Dad! No! |
| Carl | Oh don't you "no" me, Ben Tennyson! You have defied us for the last time! |
| Ben | You've got to listen, my friend is in trouble! I've gotta go help him! |
| Sandra | I don't want to hear another word, you are not leaving this room, you are not calling anyone, you are not "I am-ing" anyone, you are not texting anyone, you are not MyFacing anyone! |
| Ben | MyFacing? |
| Carl | You will sit here alone, until we tell you otherwise! Understood? |
Act 3
| Speaker | Dialogue |
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| Ben | You don't understand, this is a matter of life and death! |
| Carl | The only life we're concerned about is yours! You're staying right here! |
| Sandra | Don't look out there, look at us. |
| Ben | I'm sorry. I love you guys, you're awesome parents, you raised me by example. And time after time, I've seen you put other people's needs first. I can't obey you now without disobeying everything you've ever taught me about life, the world and responsibility. |
| Sandra | Ben, we forbid you to- |
| Ben | So when I get back, punish me however you want (activates the Omnitrix) but right now, I have a friend who's in trouble. |
| Ben transforms into Humungousaur. | |
| Humungousaur | Humungousaur! |
| Humungousaur slams a hole onto the wall then exits outside. | |
| Humungousaur | Sorry, I'll fix that later. (runs off) |
| Sandra | He just walked out on us! What are we going to do? |
| Carl | We're going to listen to our son. |
| Humungousaur then emerges from the sea and comes onto the cruise ship, several DNAliens approach the former. | |
| Humungousaur | You guys picked the wrong Humungousaur to gang on. (knocks out some DNAliens) I'm having a bad night. |
| In a laboratory room in the cruise, with the Highbreed, some DNAliens are working. Kevin is trapped in a gooey substance with red cables wrapped around him. | |
| Kevin | This stinks. |
| Highbreed | You're not the first to taste defeat at our hands, nor will you be at the last. |
| Kevin | No, I mean the bat poop, can't believe you eat that stuff. |
| Highbreed | We do not eat it, human. |
| Kevin | Sure you do, what else would you do with it. |
| Highbreed | Tennyson has trained you well, but your pathetic attempt to lurt our plan has succeeded only reminding me of the need to dispose of you. |
| Humungousaur then comes in and throws some DNAliens on the Highbreed. | |
| Humungousaur | Oh, that one was a little high and inside. |
| Kevin | I thought you got sent to your room without supper. |
| Humungousaur | Enjoy me while you can, I'm gonna be grounded for the rest of high school. |
| Humungousaur rips the cables, allowing Kevin to break free of the goo. | |
| Kevin | I was just getting him to spill his guts about his plans for the bat poop. |
| Humungousaur | The DNAliens down there are rendering it, removing the empurees, until they're left with highly volatile isotope, suitable for use as a power source. |
| Kevin | You figured all that out by yourself. |
| Humungousaur | Gwen. Question is, power source for what? |
| Highbreed | It's a surprise, the final surprise for the human race! (to DNAliens) Destroy them! |
| The DNAliens then climb up the ladder then reach the bridge to attempt an attack on Humungousaur and Kevin. Kevin absorbs metal from the fence for a brief moment. | |
| Humungousaur | Hold up, try the cable. |
| Kevin | Cool. (absorbs cable) |
| Humungousaur and Kevin fight the DNAliens, one of them get knocked on the Highbreed as he throws it away. The Highbreed then challenges Humungousaur to a 1-on-1 battle. | |
| Humungousaur | Handle the rest. |
| Kevin | Do your thing. |
| Humungousaur then approaches the Highbreed, but the latter knocks him onto a pod containing slimy water, getting his back stuck on it. | |
| Kevin | Might wanna put a little size on. |
| Humungousaur | (constrained) No... room... in here. |
| Highbreed | You look fatigue, vermin, let me help put you to rest... permanently. (hits Humungousaur) |
| Kevin gets grabbed by two DNAliens. | |
| Kevin | Ben! |
| Highbreed | Congratulations, that was almost exercise. |
| Humungousaur uses his strength to force his back unstuck, making the slimy water exit the pod in the process. Humungousaur then goes up to the Highbreed, but the latter grabs him by the neck, then pounds him on the ground, launching Humungousaur onto a metal door, the Highbreed then puts his hand on Humungousaur, about to finish him off. | |
| Highbreed | Goodbye, Ben Tennyson. |
| Suddenly, the door opens, Sandra and Carl arrive, the latter uses a Plumber Bazooka to blast the Highbreed far back onto the wall. | |
| Sandra | Good shot, honey! |
| Carl | Like my dad always said "the right tool for the right job." |
| Sandra | Ben, are you okay? |
| Humungousaur | Mom, dad, am I glad to see you, I mean I'm always glad to see you, but... |
| On the bridge, Kevin is constrained by a bunch of DNAliens lying on him. | |
| Kevin | Um, excuse me. |
| Sandra | You're his ruffian friend, right? |
| Carl | I've got it covered, dude. (about to shoot his bazooka) |
| Kevin | (thinking Carl is aiming at him) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! |
| The DNAliens get scared away and then they all retreat. | |
| Kevin | Thanks, uhh... nice piece by the way. |
| Humungousaur | Yeah, dad, where'd you get that? |
| Carl | Wha... this old thing? It's been sitting in the attic ever since Frank and I were kids, always hated it. |
| Sandra | Are you okay, Ben? |
| Humungousaur | Fine, mom. I'm sorry I just pulled off like that. |
| Kevin | I'm not, I mean, it's actually kind of cool that you showed up when you did. |
| Sandra | It was very cool. (kisses Humungousaur on the cheek) We're proud of you, your friend was in danger, you had to help him. |
| Carl | His friend? You heard that monster, honey, the whole world was in danger, Ben saved it. |
| Kevin | I helped. |
| Carl | The point is, uhh... we've seen you in action, we know what you're capable of. Clearly, you know what you're doing. |
| Sandra | You would've found a way to win even if your father hadn't shot the giant alien with the space bazooka. |
| Suddenly, the Highbreed is back up again, Carl attempts to fire the bazooka at it, but it's out of juice. | |
| Highbreed | (giggles evilly) |
| The Highbreed then jumps up at them. | |
| Humungousaur | One sec. |
| Humungousaur takes bazooka and uses it to smack the Highbreed into the slimy water pod. | |
| Carl | Nice. |
| A few minutes later, the ship has exploded, being torn into two, while Ben and his parents are watching on the dock. Kevin then emerges from the sea, climbing up the ladder. | |
| Kevin | Okay, I sunk it. |
| Ben | Hey, what about the Highbreed? You were supposed to drag him off the ship before you scuttled it. |
| Kevin | Was I? Must've slipped my mind. Kidding! He was gone before I got back. |
| Ben | You're right, Mom, he's a ruffian. |
| At Ben's House, Ben and his parents are in the living room while Carl places the bazooka hanging on the wall. | |
| Ben | I thought you hated that thing. |
| Carl | Yeah, I used to hate all of that Plumber stuff. Reminds me of the secret life that your Grandpa Max hid from us. But now I understand he was only protecting us. |
| Ben's phone rings, Sandra takes it out of her purse and gives it to Ben. | |
| Sandra | It's your cousin. |
| Ben | (answers call) What's up? - Okay, have to call you back. (hangs up) So, there's... been an alien siting in the desert that- |
| Carl | Then what are you waiting for? |
| Ben then exits the house for his mission. | |
| Sandra | It's cold in the desert at night! Bring a jacket! |
| Credits Play. | |
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