The Next Morning.
Max, Gwen, and Ben were packing up for travel, and Max noticed that Rio was nowhere to be found. So, he asked Gwen,
"Where's Rio?"
"Haven't seen him since breakfast."
"Oh, I know! He went to test his aliens," Ben interjected, stating the true cause.
Just then, a cloud of dust rose from the distance, quickly closing in towards them. Up came a slim, reptile-looking alien with a long tail and a mask on his face.
"Rio?" Max asked, seeing the Omnitrix on his chest.
Beep-bee-bi!
Before I could answer, the Omnitrix glowed red, and I appeared in front of everyone.
"Yeah, Grandpa," I replied, beaming with joy.
"Where did you go anyway?" Gwen asked, visibly curious about my actions.
"Just had to take care of some things before our vacation really got rolling."
I gotta say XRL8 was really fast, I could basically cross the country in less than a day.
As for where I went?
I just went to my house.
What for?
Well, to make use of Galvan's mind, I made some blueprints for upgrading my computer, the AI, and other gadgets.
After doing what I could in the Galvan form, I transformed into Upgrade and completed the rest of the process.
As for the required parts, I used the alien robots since their technology was way higher than any found on Earth. After all this, I updated my phone, made a smart-glass, and integrated the improved AI into them all.
Why do I need glasses? Even when I have perfect vision, even better than most people.
Though this spectacle looks somewhat bulkier but straightforward with a black and gold frame, yet it was made from the components that the Robots had for its eyes.
Looking just like any other spectacle, just more expensive, surprisingly they were way more durable than normal spectacles, all the while having many functions like locating and identifying things and objects.
With zooming, night, and thermal vision, there's also a camera that records everything I see. Plus, there is an audio device to take calls and for communication.
The most important thing was that I could access my AI's interface and internet. If I get any more alien tech I can even build something like X-ray glasses.
At last, completing all the work, I processed the parts of aliens and other vehicle parts that were left. They have all been stored in my parents' house, which I had chosen not to sell, and it is finally coming in handy as a base for me.
I am thinking of making a vehicle too, but I still don't have enough materials needed to make the one I am thinking of.
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Having done the packing and entering the mobile home, we sat down comfortably and hit the road. We are to arrive in Washington by sunset.
There will be a fire in this city; I hope we will not miss it.
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[WASHINGTON B.C.]
A fire was going on in an apartment building in Washington D.C.
Having entered Washington, the adventure team spotted a fire a few blocks from their location.
"Are the firefighters coming soon? Also, check who started the fire. - I said to my virtual assistant
> The firefighters will need five more minutes. According to the cameras, the two bandits are guilty, who broke into the jewelry store on the first floor and started a fire to distract attention.
This was another breakthrough in my AI after the update, now using my mobile or the glasses as transmitter it can hack into ordinary systems, albeit it could not hack into securely protected ones, still it was a progress.
"people won't last that long. Okay, I'll have to do it myself." Rio said to himself.
"Guys! There's a fire outside, I'm going to save people," Rio hurried to the car door and said to the others with a serious look.
After he finished speaking, he pushed open the RV's door and was about to go out.
"Wait, Rio."
Max stopped him, his face full of concern: "No matter what alien you become, Grandpa just wants to say something. Be safe and don't reveal your identity."
There was a trace of warmth in Rio's heart, after all he still has a family and a caring one at that
"Got it, Grandpa!"
Rio nodded heavily, after walking out of the RV, he quickly came to an alley. confirming that no one was around, he pressed the Omnitrix, turning the dial he pressed it softly.
Inside an alley, a dazzling blue light flickered!
The Omnitrix sank down into Rio's arm, and from where it sank, brown-orange rocks erupted from his skin and worked their way across his entire body, eventually reaching his eyes. Prompting him to shut them, when he opened them again, cracks split open on his now rocky skin, his head erupted into flames with a face outline inside, and the watch symbol appeared on his chest.
Rio-now heatblast stood in the alley, the light from the flames on his body illuminated the whole alley.
After the transformation, Rio examined himself, which he couldn't do yesterday. As, when he became heatblast it was in front of Grandpa Max and others, as for later that night?, he was busy with other things.
Looking at himself Rio noticed the differences between him and the original.
First, the color of the flames is mixed with bright white, which means he is much hotter than Ben.
And the stones themselves, of which his body consisted, were black, like solidified lava.
Secondly, he had four openings on his Upper Arms between his shoulder and elbow, two on each arm. Looking like an opening to a volcano.
-Did Heatblast ever have these bumps??- Rio tried remembering about Heatblasts form but soon ended it.
-Time is running out. first, we gotta save the people, I can search about the Pyronites later-
boom!
With his examination completed, Two pillars of fire emerged from the soles of his feet, and the whole person took off, flying towards the burning house.
Breaking the window he jumped into the second floor. Once inside, the first thing he did was consume the flame.
After going through a couple of rooms and putting out the fire there, Rio found three girls who were now coughing and huddling against the wall, trying to escape the flames.
The girls, nearly burned alive, saw a burning creature made of rock and flame enter their room unharmed.
Quickly sucking in a breath, he absorbed all the fire in the room. Without saying a word, he knocked out the window and, with the help of the flames, created a whirlwind that carried the girls away. They didn't even have time to scream before they were safely on the street, completely unharmed.
These tricks with flame are really challenging to pull off. To do this requires concentration and complete control over the fire. But this is no problem because our MC is the flame itself.
Continuing to the third floor, Rio consumed the fire until he found a mother and her child in one of the apartments.
Inside the chaos, a mother and son were running for the door only for flaming debris to fall around them. They were about to be crushed as they braced themselves for the worst, but the crushing blow never came.
When the two opened their eyes and looked to see what had happened, they were greeted by the image of a volcano man radiating high amounts of heat holding up the debris.
"Who are you?"
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