Ben 10: Alien Swarm Page #5

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- Oh, l'm driving.

- How do you figure?

Humongusaur would be happy

to throw the car to Missouri.

l like it.

l'm thrilled.

Missouri in February...

a dream vacation,

only 40 degrees colder.

BEN:

Let me get a closer look.

lt's like a small army...

or not so small.

Check it out.

We're gonna be fighting

some serious odds down there.

The people...

they're all infected.

Oops.

That's coming out

of your zombie paycheck.

All those crates

are filled with chips.

God, there must be millions.

Probably six billion.

That's how many people

there are on earth.

Okay, let's get inside.

Looks like that's where

we wanna be,

right in there.

Oh, no!

Grandpa!

Gwen, no.

lf he sees us, he'll alert

the others we don't belong here.

He's one of them now.

Hive mind.

lt's up to us.

lt's like a human assembly line.

No sign of her royal highness,

the queen.

There's someone

we know.

lt's the creep

from back at the mill.

That's Victor Validus.

l knew it.

l told you not to trust her.

lt's not like that.

You knew your father

was behind this the whole time.

You said you didn't

know that guy.

l don't.

That's not my dad.

He's become some kind of freak.

Well...

l think we found out how

they're making those chips.

No.

ECHOlNG:

You expect me to believe

you're on our side?

l knew not to trust you.

No, you're wrong.

You don't understand.

You've got a lot

of explaining to do.

Not here, she doesn't.

They're both in this together.

lt's a trap.

- Back off! lt's okay!

- Yeah, how is this okay?

Ben, her father is

reproducing those chips.

He's the one controlling

this whole operation.

ls he?

lt looks like the chips

are controlling him,

just like Max!

lt's not a trap.

l trusted you, Elena.

l had to lie.

l knew you'd react like this.

Refuse to help me,

treat me like the enemy,

just like they did

to my father.

Then l guess you don't

know us as well as you thought.

Right?

l'm sorry.

l just wanted

this nightmare to end.

Well...

looks like it's just

beginning.

So that's what those

plans were for.

He was conducting tests

on himself.

He's the hive.

His own body is producing them

by the thousands,

every minute.

ln a colony, only the queen

can reproduce.

So...

The queen is

inside of my dad.

We gotta shut 'em down, Ben.

Destroy him,

destroy the queen.

No! You can't!

l'm sorry, Elena,

but Kevin may be right.

lf it's a choice between one man

and the entire human race...

You said you'd save him!

lt's not his fault!

He's being controlled

by the queen!

Dude, l know this is hard,

but unless you take out this guy,

the whole world falls.

You know what Max would do.

l don't know what

Max would do,

but l know what

l wouldn't do.

l don't destroy victims,

l save them.

What's your plan, Ben?

lt looks like all

the soldier chips have been

rendered dormant for shipping.

lf l stop the queen

before she can activate them,

it looks like we have a chance

of beating this thing.

Ben, wait a minute,

what do we do

if Alien X or Humongusaur

gets absorbed by the hive?

lt's all over.

Absorbed by the hive is

pretty much what l had in mind.

Remember when the Omnitrix

scanned the chips' DNA?

l can fight them from the inside

if l become one of them.

The watch has been cooking this

up the whole time.

lt's time to take it out

of the oven.

Ben, this isn't like anything

that you've become before.

Kevin's right.

lt's a hive mind based organism.

So?

So, l think the Omnitrix can

turn you into one of these things,

but l'm not so sure it can

keep you in control once it does.

You may become a permanent

slave to the hive.

A turbo-charged killer weapon

slave.

Ben, no.

l don't wanna lose you, too.

We're out of options.

l have to put my faith

in the Omnitrix.

lt always has to be your way,

doesn't it, Ben?!

Just like walking out

on the Plumbers.

Okay, so maybe l should have

stayed and talked it out,

but this is different.

Why?

This is something

l don't wanna do,

l just don't see

any other way!

Aaahh!

[ grunting ]

Elena!

[ alarm blares ]

ELENA:

Guys, look!

Ben, what do you want

us to do?

- Keep 'em busy.

- How?!

l trust you.

What?

l'm small?

What is that?

He's turned into some kind of

nano-mechanical organism.

Nano-mech. l like it.

Just like the chips.

[ grunts ]

Time to get small.

Even smaller.

This is gross!

WOMAN:

Listen to my voice.

You must obey.

[ groaning ]

You're one of us now,

Ben Tennyson.

Aaaargh!

ELENA:

Run!

How can you care

about the humans,

when the universe is yours?

No!

[ grunts ]

You're different

from these other drones.

Stronger!

Together, we can

rule everything!

Sorry,

l'm just not ready

for a serious commitment.

Then you'll die...

with the humans.

Ow!

What's Ben

doing in there?

Whatever he's doing,

he'd better hurry up.

The chips are

activating.

[ groans ]

You were a fool

to transform into a drone.

l can easily defeat

any puny drone.

l'm not just any drone!

l'm half-drone,

half-human!

Drones can adapt.

And humans never give up.

[ queen screaming ]

Oh!

[ people chattering ]

He did it!

- Dad!

- Elena.

He's alright!

What am l,

chopped liver?

Hello, l just saved

the world again.

Don't look at me.

l'm not hugging you.

Actually, you might not

wanna hug me so tight.

l flew through a lot

of snot.

Max!

Max!

Max, where are you?!

Grandpa!

You've got a lot of gall...

disobeying orders,

defying my authority.

Grandpa, l...

You know what that kind

of behavior gets you?!

[ laughs ]

l'm sorry, Victor.

None of this would have

ever happened

if l had trusted you.

No, Max, it wasn't right

to go it alone.

Ben, thank you.

l'm forever grateful.

You should be thanking

your daughter.

lf it wasn't for Elena,

l'd be at a school

football game right now.

He's just being modest.

Ben, modest?

lmpossible.

l guess we make

a pretty good team.

We make a great team.

We're more than that,

we're Plumbers.

And the Plumbers have

a pretty great leader.

lndeed they do.

Ben, what would you say

if l asked you to step in?

What?

Well, l'm not getting

any younger.

And believe me, l've been

waiting for this moment

long enough.

l couldn't take over.

You already have,

in a way.

That Omnitrix could have gone

to anybody's wrist.

We just count ourselves lucky

that it found yours.

l hate to say it,

but Max is right.

Can we at least get

a 30-day trial period?

Well, my first

order of business

will be to unaccept

Max's resignation.

Sorry, you're not getting out

of it that easy.

Well, maybe you're right.

What in blazes did

that zombie me do with my ride?

What did you mean when

you said, ''we're a great team''?

You are not on the team.

l am now, red.

l earned my place, and l suggest

you move your locker far away

from mine.

Oh, l don't think so...

You better get

used to that.

lt's the sound

of things to come.

Now give me back

my keys.

Nice try, Kev.

But from now on, l'm driving.

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