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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17: The Gambit Against Tetrax And Maya Aran

(The kids ran to their grandfather at the Rust Bucket.)

Max: "What happened?"

(Max asked them.)

Gwen: "You know, the usual."

(Gwen stated.)

Gwen: "Some giant crustacean and a reptilian alien with dreadlocks burst out of the ground and attacked us."

Jen: "It said it wanted the Omnitrixes."

(Jen said as she showed hers.)

Ben: "Oh, so we're calling them that now?"

(Ben asked as Jen sighed.)

Jen: "If that's what they're called, then yes. We're calling them the Omnitrixes."

(she stated plainly.)

Ben: "Just let me go Four Arms and I'll send him right to Portland."

(Ben said as he started dialing in his Omnitrix before Max laid a hand on his shoulder.)

Max: "No time."

(he said.)

Max: "Repairs are done. We're out of here."

Ben: "But Grandpa."

(Ben began before his sister nudged him in the shoulder.)

Jen: "He's right. The Omnitrixes need to charge, bro. We'd better leave this place behind."

(Jen said as they got in and started driving away as Gwen looked out of the window.)

Gwen: "No sign of crab guy, yet."

(she said.)

Ben: "Well, he'd better not show up if he knows what's good for him."

(Ben said, showing his Omnitrix as they all felt a thud on the roof and a chainsaw like blade sawed its way through the roof of the Rust Bucket as they all gasped.)

Gwen: "I think we just picked up a hitchhiker!"

(she shouted as Six-Six snarled at them as he pulled away the roof.)

Gwen: "Who's that?!"

(Gwen shouted.)

Ben: "I don't know! They're the ones hunting us!"

(Ben shouted as Max slammed the brake and Six-Six was sent flying off of the RV and onto the ground.)

(Six-Six stood on the ground dazed before Max advanced and ran him over with the Rust Bucket.)

(But suddenly, the RV stopped in the middle of the road.)

(Max then looked out of the car and saw that Six-Six had slashed the tires.)

(They all got out and saw that they had no way to get away from Six-Six as Max spied a mine shaft with a cart leading into it.)

Max: "In there!"

(The Tennysons ran away from them as Six-Six was about to follow.)

(But then, suddenly, Kraab then came burrowing up to him and popped out of the ground with a flourish as Six-Six looked on in shock.)

Kraab: "Remember me?"

(He then tackled him to the ground.)

(Ben, Jen, Gwen and Max then ran into the mine to get away from the bounty hunters before hiding behind a wall.)

(Ben then sneaked a peek behind the wall and saw they weren't being followed.)

Ben: "sigh The coast is clear."

(Then, the Predator burst up from out of the ground, surprising the family.)

Gwen: "Don't you get tired of being wrong all the time?!"

(Gwen shouted.)

Ben: "Yes. Yes I do."

(Ben said as Predator approached them.)

(He gave out a few clicks from its mandibles and glared at them.)

Jen: "I have no idea what you said, but you'll never get the Omnitrixes!"

(Jen shouted.)

(Max then picked up a large piece of rock and tossed it at the Predator, which he easily sliced in half with his arm blades.)

Gwen: "Run!"

(Gwen shouted as they all ran away from him down the tunnels of the mine as Ben and Jen fiddled with their still-recharging Omnitrixes.)

Ben: "Come on! Do something! Even Grey Matter would be good right now!"

(Ben shouted.)

(They then gave a sharp turn as Kraab joined the Predator in the hunt and then crashed into the wall beside them before continuing chasing them.)

(The gang continued running until they reached a dead end with a chasm directly beneath them as Gwen shouted.)

Jen: "Great. We're trapped."

(Jen said.)

Gwen: "Now what?"

(Gwen asked.)

(Max then looked around and saw a mine cart on one of the railings with a lever next to it.)

Max: "We take a ride."

(They then ran to the mine cart as Kraab and the Predator continued his pursuit of them.)

(The kids then got into the cart as Max pulled the lever causing it to start to move before he jumped for it and barely managed to grab the cart before the kids pulled him in as the cart went to the other side as they watched Kraab and the Predator leaving as Jen stuck out his tongue at him.)

Kraab: "What a pathetic excuse for prey!"

(Kraab said as the Predator prepared to cut the wire to send them all to their doom before he was hit by a laser blast and Six-Six resumed his assault on them by sending several blasts at the mine cart as the group gasped from the impact.)

Gwen: "He's coming in hot!"

(Gwen said as the twins fiddled with their Omnitrixes.)

Max: "We need a plan."

(Max said as the Omnitrixes activated and Ben smiled.)

Ben: "Yes! Who needs a plan when you've got the watch?"

!Ben said as he and Jen got up.)

Jen: "We'll take it from here."

(Jen said as they both slammed down the cores.)

Max: "No, guys! That's just what it wants!"

(Max warned as Ben and Jen transformed into Diamondhead and Firefly respectively.)

(They then jumped out of the cart and tackled Six-Six and Diamondhead transformed his arm into a blade and Firefly flapped her wings rapidly and they fell into the chasm.)

Max: "Ben! Jen!"

(Max shouted as Diamondhead rode on Six-Six's jetpack and Firefly uesd her wings to fly through the air as they struggled with the alien before they crashed into a wall and fell onto one of the stands on the mine as the cart went into the tunnels without the twins on it.)

Gwen: "Guys, come on!"

(Gwen shouted as the twins stood up.)

Firefly: "We'll catch up."

(Firefly said.)

Diamondhead: "First we'll put some dents in this walking soda machine."

(Diamondhead said as he activated his blade arms before the pair were grabbed by Kraab's pincer and thrown into the wall behind them.)

Firefly: "We really should've seen that coming."

(Firefly said before they got up and attacked the three bounty hunters with all their might before they were eventually defeated and tossed into the wall as she stood up dazed.)

Firefly: "That was rather uncouth."

(Six-Six then approached them before being stopped by the crab.)

Kraab: "Back off! That reward's mine."

(The Predator gave out a few clicks in its native language.)

Kraab: "Well you don't have to get personal!"

(Then, a grenade appeared in the area before releasing a bunch of smoke which briefly knocked the two bounty hunters out.)

(The twins looked up and saw Maya and Hoverboard holding a grenade launcher in his hands before Diamondhead groaned.)

Diamondhead: "Three was bad enough."

(Hoverboard flew towards them with his hoverboard with Maya riding on it next to him and he grabbed the pair of them by their backs and flew them out of the mine and back into town before throwing them to the ground as Firefly stood up with a glare.)

Firefly: "That's no way to treat a lady."

(Firefly groaned.)

Hoverboard: "6 billion sentient beings on this planet and the Omnitrixes end up in the hands of two foolhardy youths."

(Hoverboard scoffed.)

Firefly: "Foolhardy? I'll have you know that I am the most proper lady that you will ever lay eyes on."

Maya: "No. The Pyrolampus Queen is the most proper lady you'll ever lay eyes on. In your default form you're definitely foolhardy."

(Maya said.)

Diamondhead: "I hate to rain on your parade, but like we told your two buddies, these things don't come off. Believe me, we've tried."

(Diamondhead said.)

Hoverboard: "Of course they don't. Their power utilizes alien DNA, which binds to the host's own genetic structure. They can't simply be removed like taking off a hat."

(Hoverboard said, crossing his arms.)

(Diamondhead tried to sneak up on Hoverboard with a punch but Maya caught him in the act and fire a missile at the diamond warrior and Firefly flew up and caught him.)

Firefly: "Are you ever not going to fall for that?"

(she sighed as she set him down on the ground.)

Maya: "Your choice of warriors is based solely on brute strength without regard for any strategy. Do you ever pause to consider your actions at all?"

(Maya asked.)

Diamondhead: "Hey! We've kicked more than our fair share of alien butt."

(Diamondhead said.)

Hoverboard: "Yes. Such as your recent success in the mine shaft with the bounty hunters."

(Hoverboard pointed out.)

Firefly: "You have us there, good sir. Well played indeed."

(Firefly complimented.)

(Diamondhead then proceeded to try to punch Maya again as Firefly tried to point it out to him as she watched the hunter dodge and avoid him as she shook her head.)

Firefly: "Why bother? He never listens."

Maya: "You two were moments away from losing your lives. And the Omnitrixes. Victory should have been swift and easy."

(Maya said as she threw Diamondhead into the mine carts as Firefly ran up to him and crossed her arms.)

Maya: "The Omnitrixes are not just some toys for your amusement. They are the two most powerful weapons in the galaxy. The keys to an epic battle between good and evil."

Firefly: "Oh, and which category do you twofall into?"

(Firefly asked as she helped her twin to his feet.)

Maya: "Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe we just saved your lives."

(Maya said.)

Firefly: "You're the good guys?"

(Firefly asked.)

Hoverboard: "Our mission is to retrieve the Omnitrixes at all costs. Since they are attached to you two, we will bring you back as well for their removal."

(Hoverboard explained.)

Diamondhead: "Oh no. We're not going anywhere."

(Diamondhead said.)

Maya: "It's not your choice, little one."

(Maya said.)

Firefly: "It is now."

(Firefly said as she lit her hands up in flame and tackled Hoverboard in a flash, knocking his hoverboard away as she punched him in the face with flaming punches before he grabbed her fists and tossed her away as she groaned in pain as Diamondhead tried to do the same to Maya but was met with identical results.)

Maya: "It's astonishing how little you know of this aliens' strengths or weaknesses. You've barely scratched the surface of it's potential."

Firefly: "Oh, and what makes you such an expert?"

(Hoverboard then opened his helmet to reveal a face identical to Diamondhead's.)

(It was the same alien species.)

(Firefly got up and noticed the hunter's face.)

Firefly: "Never would have seen that coming."

Diamondhead: "You're me."

(Diamondhead said.)

Tetrax: "Wrong. I am a noble warrior, Tetrax Shard. You, on the other hand, are an impulsive annoyance."

(the hunter said as the Omnitrixes timed out and the twins turned back to normal and he picked them up.)

Jen: "Hey! Let us down!"

(Jen said.)

Maya: "I guess we're two of a kind."

(Maya said to Jen as she removed her own helmet, revealing herself to be a young woman with brunette hair tied in a two pigtails as she glared at them.)

Jen: "You're human?"

Maya: "Earth isn't the only place where humans live."

(Maya explained.)

Maya: "My name is Maya Aran. You could say that Tetrax and I are partners in this business. We find the hunt, we split the prize together. Now we have a mission that requires you."

(Tetrax looked for the hoverboard and heard Kraab's mechanical footsteps approaching as he showed up with his hoverboard in hand.)

Kraab: "Looking for this? You're not getting off this planet with the Omnitrix. And just to be sure..."

(he gestured to his right where the Six-Six and the Predator came in and revealed they had captured Gwen and Max as they struggled in his grip.)

Max: "Hands off!"

(Max shouted.)

Gwen: "Let me go!"

(Gwen shouted as the twins looked on in shock.)

Kraab: "See, the three of us have decided to work together and split the reward and you two... in half."

(Kraab said as he clamped his pincer twice to make a point.)

Tetrax: "Give me my hoverboard!"

(Tetrax shouted.)

Kraab: "You want it? Go get it."

(Kraab then tossed the hoverboard to his right at a rock resting nearby them.)

Kraab: "But you'll have to get past us to do it."

[To Be Continued...]

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