(Soon enough, Max had made it to the top floor next to the windows of the monument after climbing the long flight of stairs.)
Max: "Like it would've killed the Founding Fathers to install an elevator."
(Max said, gasping for breath in exhaustion.)
(Soon, he looked to see the fight from out of the window.)
(Firefly and Stinkfly looked to see their grandfather leaning out of the window signalling them.)
Stinkfly: "We can't shake Cracker Breath!"
(Stinkfly said.)
Stinkfly: "You're going to have to trust us!"
Gwen: "Trust you?!"
(Gwen shouted as they neared the window.)
Firefly: "Now, Ben!"
(Firefly shouted as she flew down, Gwen flying off of her only to be caught by Stinkfly by the arms.)
(He then flew towards the window and dropped her into their grandfather's arms before flying back down the foundation of the monument.)
Max: "Come to Grandpa."
(Max said before they looked to see the parrot closing in on them, prompting the two of them to scream at the top of their lungs.)
(Fortunately, the twins tackled it into the monument's side and then threw it to the ground, where it fainted.)
Stinkfly: "You don't pick on Gwen!"
(Stinkfly shouted.)
Stinkfly: "That's my job!"
Max: "Go! Stop Animo!"
(Max ordered.)
Firefly: "What about you?"
(Firefly asked.)
Gwen: "We'll be fine!"
(Gwen reassured them.)
(The two of them nodded and made a bee-line for the University where the Verities Award was.)
(At Kelly Industries, Professor Kelly was giving a tour to two visitors.)
(They were at a trophy case where he was presenting the Verities Award that he won in Animo's stead.)
Kelly: "And here is my Verities Award."
(Kelly said.)
Kelly: "Of course it was an honor just to be nominated along with a group of distinguished scientists."
(Suddenly, the room shook violently like an earthquake.)
(And then, Animo and his T-Rex burst through the window, shattering it to smithereens.)
(The T-Rex stopped as Animo glared down at his rival.)
Animo: "Kelly! I believe you have something of mine!"
(He jumped down from his steed and seized the award.)
Animo: "I'd like to thank the committee for this honor!"
(Then, as the T-Rex was about to eat Kelly alive, the twins came in and slammed the T-Rex across the face with their stingers.)
(The T-Rex retaliated by slamming them with its tail and the collided with the wall and slumped to the ground, dazed.)
(Then, Stinkfly noticed the Gold Sumo Slammer card that was shaken loose from the T-Rex's talon.)
Stinkfly: "Whoa! I struck Sumo Slammer gold!"
(The two insectoid twins then noticed the T-Rex picking up Kelly by the jacket of his suit as the other scientists stood back helplessly.)
Kelly: "Somebody help me!"
(Kelly shouted.)
Stinkfly: "Oh man. This hero stuff ain't easy!"
(Stinkfly took off, casing another rockslide as Firefly noticed it was about to crush the card.)
Firefly: "Eh. What the heck."
(She then beat her wings rapidly to blow the card away from the rockslide before joining her brother.)
(The T-Rex tossed Kelly up and opened its jaws to eat him.)
(But just before he landed in them, Stinkfly flew by and caught him.)
(Firefly then tossed two fireballs at him, scorching the side of his face as Animo glared at them.)
Animo: "What are you pests!"
Firefly: "I am Firefly!"
Stinkfly: "And I'm Stinkfly! And we're here to kick some tail!"
(Stinkfly said as he set Kelly down.)
Animo: "I'd like to see you try!"
(Animo shouted.)
Firefly: "Bring it on, you ruffian!"
(Firefly shouted.)
(Animo angrily fired his Transmodulator beam at them as they flew in opposite directions to avoid it.)
(Stinkfly fired streams of green slime from his eyestalks that his him in the side of the face.)
(Firefly fired her heat ray at it, causing an explosion that sent Animo stumbling back as he dropped the trophy.)
Animo: "No!"
(he shouted helplessly as it shattered on impact with the ground.)
Stinkfly: "Yoink!"
(Stinkfly mocked as he snatched the device from his head.)
Animo: "My Transmodulator!"
(Stinkfly then tossed it against the ground, causing it to send out a wave that reversed its effects.)
(The T-Rex slowly decomposed back into a skeleton and it broke apart on top of Animo.)
Stinkfly: "Well, considering the circumstances, um, we should get out of here."
(Stinkfly said as Firefly snuck the card into her claws.)
Firefly: "Right behind you, Stinkfly."
(the two flew away.)
(Back at the Washington Monument, Max and Gwen backed up helplessly as the mutant parrot cornered them.)
(Suddenly, the wave struck it and it was reverted back into a regular parrot that perched on Gwen's arm.)
Gwen: "Don't even try to kiss up to me now."
(The Tennysons stood with a smirk as the cops took Animo away.)
Animo: "Let me go! I deserve that award! I've got it coming to me! I want it!"
(Animo shouted as he was loaded into the cop car.)
Ben: "For some reason, that sounds kind of familiar."
(Ben said, recalling how he was.)
(As the Rust Bucket rode away, the kids were discussing their adventure in Washington DC.)
Ben: "Well, I didn't get that Gold Sumo Slammer card. But at least I snagged a trophy from Animo."
(Ben said as he placed the Transmodulator into a cardboard box, which the twins were now going to use as their Trophy Box for anything they can use as trophies against the villains they faced.)
Jen: "I believe that saving Washington D.C. is it's own reward."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "Don't forget that you two saved me too."
(Gwen smiled.)
Gwen: "Thanks."
(Ben then turned to Jen to discuss Firefly's attitude.)
Ben: "I don't know if I like you acting proper like that."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "It's kind of creepy."
Jen: "Hey, it's only when I'm Firefly."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "What about your pyrophobia? You don't seem to be bothered by it at all when you're Firefly."
(Gwen asked.)
Jen: "I don't know. Maybe it just comes with the territory."
(Jen said, shrugging her shoulders.)
Jen: "Speaking of which, I kind of have something to show you."
(She then flicked her wrist and produced the Gold Sumo Slammer card, much to Ben's shock and awe as he took it.)
Ben: "Where did you-"
Jen: "Don't say I don't do anything for you. I felt guilty about taking advantage of the Mini Mart thing, so I decided to cut you some slack."
(Ben then hugged her tightly.)
Ben: "You're the greatest sister ever!"
Jen: "It was nothing you wouldn't have done for me."
[To Be Continued...]