Jen: "So Animo's been around this whole time?"
(Jen 10 asked her future self as she ran forward towards her headquarters.?
XLR8: "He escaped a few years back."
(XLR8 said.)
XLR8: "I wasn't sure if he was going to show his ugly face again. But now it looks like he won't be a problem anymore."
Gwen: "What about Vilgax?"
(Gwen asked.)
Allison: "Yeah, he was the toughest villain we ever faced."
(Allison said.)
XLR8: "...I really don't want to talk about it. It wasn't a pretty day for anyone then."
Ben: "Whoa."
(Ben 10 said.)
Ben: "What did I do?"
(They finally sotpped as they reached their destination next to Mt. Rushmore and Jen 10 looked around at her HQ in awe as Jen 10,000 transformed back to normal and took off her helmet as she walked over to her kitchen where she took out a shotglass and poured herself a quick shot of vodka, which she quickly took down the hatch.)
Jen: "Whoa."
(Jen 10 said.)
Jen: "This is my headquarters? This is awesome! I must chill out here a lot."
Future Jen: "I don't think so."
(Jen 10,000 said.)
Future Jen: "There's no time. I'm always patrolling the planet and the multiverse as part of my duties. I'm a member of a secret multiverse-wide organization, thus I have no need to 'hang out.'"
Ben: "Okay, did you seriously just say 'thus?'"
(Ben 10 asked his sister as she shuddered.)
Ben: "Don't you have any fun anymore?"
(That was before he qiuckly dodged a pink energy blast from his future sister as she walked over to him with a smoking hand that she quickly shook off.)
Future Jen: "You'll learn soon enough, Ben. Being me isn't about having fun. Now wait here for the others and don't touch a thing."
(She then created energy platforms beneath her feet as she walked over to her computer with a sigh as she shook her head.)
(Ben 10 immediately took notice and saw his old hoverboard next to Jen's as she sighed.)
Ben: "Whoa."
(he said.)
Ben: "Check this out."
Becky: "He said not to touch anything, cuz."
(Becky said with a scoff.)
Ben: "Why should I listen to my future sister? None of you do anyway."
(he said as he released the hoverboard and immediately got on it and flew around the area and whooped around as Jen 10,000 could only sigh as the portal opened on the other side and Gwendolyn, Future Becky and Future Allison stepped out.)
Future Jen: "Get off that board, now."
(Jen 10,000 said.)
Ben: "Why? You don't even smile at my pranks anymore?"
(Ben 10 asked.)
Ben: "Want to race?"
(Jen 10,000 stuck out her hand, activating her telekinesis as she flew forwards with a glare.)
Future Jen: "No!"
(Ben then immediately glared as he fell to the floor as his family and friend walked up to him.)
Jen: "Okay, that's it. We want answers."
(Jen 10 said.)
Allison: "We want to know everything."
(Allison said.)
Allison: "What is Venger?"
Becky: "How did he get to be this way?"
(Becky asked.)
Gwen: "We're not going to stop until you tell us."
(Gwen said with a glare as Gwendolyn sighed as she hovered down to Jen 10,000's spot.)
Gwendolyn: "They have a right to know, Jen."
(she said.)
(Jen 10,000 sighed as she bowed her head.)
Future Jen: "Okay, you win. I'll tell you."
(She then began her story with a sigh.)
Future Jen: "It all happened about five years ago. After Grandpa Max stepped down, Ben and I were appointed the leaders of the Plumbers. For awhile life was good, we were having a great time as the heroes that the universe deserved. But then, one day, we were attacked by Vilgax. By that time, we had assembled a massive force of mighty warriors from across the universe."
[Flashback...]
Future Jen: "We battled for months without sleep."
(Jen 10,000 said.)
(Jen 10,000 as Heatblast fought alongside her brother as a Four Arms, mowing down Vilgax's forces.)
Future Jen: "Though we fought valliantly, we were no match for the endless swarm of soldiers. But we refused to give up."
(Four Arms wielded a mighty green axe as he fought and blasted an entire wave of Vilgax's soldiers away as she glared.)
(Vilgax suddenly appeared and grabbed Heatblast's arm with a glare as he punched her Omnitrix symbol, turning her back as she glared at him.)
Future Jen: "I was eventually caught by Vilgax and then, I paid the ultimate price."
(He then unsheathed his massive claws and raked it across her abdomen with a mighty swipe as she screamed out in massive pain as she leaked blood on the battlefield as Gwendolyn immediately ran to her side and started working her magic on her as Max glared at her with a shout as he aimed his massive weapons at her, which he dodged and glared as he aimed his blade at his old nemesis.)
Future Jen: "We were overrun."
(Jen 10,000 explained.)
Future Jen: "We were defeated."
Max: "Go ahead."
(Max said.)
Max: "Get your revenge on me."
Vilgax: "With pleasure, Tennyson. It was a pleasure knowing you."
(he said with a glare as he aimed his weapon outwards and raked it off as the camera cut away as Four Arms looked horrified.)
Four Arms: "NOOOOOO!"
(he protested as Max's body fell to the floor.)
Future Jen: "Upon my massive injury and Grandpa Max being killed right in front of him... it was just too much."
Four Arms: "You are going to pay for this... with your life!"
(Four Arms glared as he wielded his powerful axe and charged through the area as he shouted outwards and leaped up powerfully as Jen and Gwendolyn could only look on in horror an he shouted outwards and brought it down on Vilgax.)
[Flashback Ends...]
Future Jen: "And thus, Ben 10,000 was dead... and Venger was born."
(Jen 10,000 said as tears filled his eyes.)
Future Jen: "My injury at the hands of Vilgax was incredibly crippling. I had received major damage to my abdomen. The doctors said that I would heal, but at a price... I could never have children."
Ben: "Oh man."
(Ben said as he started hperventilating and stumbled backwards as tears immediately sprung to the other kids eyes as they all started sobbing and hugged Jen 10,000 in their dearest symapthies.)
Becky: "You're kidding."
(Becky said.)
Future Jen: "No, I wish."
(Jen 10,000 said with a sigh.)
Future Jen: "Venger has killed several of our villains over the years... including those who have tried to defend others."
Gwen: "Charmcaster."
(Gwen realized as she nodded.)
Future Jen: "Yes."
(she said.)
Future Jen: "At that point, I had fainted in Gwendolyn's arms as the battle continued around us and Allison and Becky had fled for reinforcements. When I awoke, I was alone. Every Plumber in my brigade was gone. I was the last of my squad. The last of the Plumbers."
Future Becky: "Until you found out we were still alive."
(Future Becky reminded her before Future Allison jabbed her in the arm, bruising her as she missed the point.)
Future Jen: "I had failed the Plumbers... my team... my family."
(Everyone in the room had tears in their eyes, even the normally stoic Allison was practically bawling at the story as Jen 10,000 bowed her head and finished.)
Future Jen: "I vowed never to let anyone else risk their lives by fighting by my side again."
(Jen 10,000 murmured.)
Future Jen: "That is my story."
Allison: "That's the saddest story I've ever heard."
(Allison said in tears as she walked up and hugged the future version of her best friend tightly and Jen 10,000 hugged her back.)
Ben: "I can't believe it."
(Ben 10 said as he continually hyperventilated and stumbled backwards into one of the walls, which immediatley disengaged as a hatch opened in it, revealing what appeared to be a frozen corpse.)
(It was what appeared to be a red-clothed and white-haired version of Ben, who was severely burned to a crisp and showing no signs of life.)
Jen: "What the?"
(Jen 10 asked as they all walked towards the corpse as Ben looked like he was about to puke at the sight as Jen 10,000 nodded.)
Allison: "Who is that?"
(Allison asked.)
Future Allison: "That is Albedo."
(Future Allison explained.)
Future Allison: "He was a Galvan scientist that attempted to re-create the Omnitrix, but at a price. Ben's DNA is encoded as the default in his Omnitrix."
Jen: "So that means that my DNA is the default in mine as well."
(Jen 10 said, looking at her Omnitrix.)
Future Becky: "Precisely."
(Future Becky said.)
Future Becky: "Any future Omnitrixes would synchronize across space and time with yours, which makes you their defaults as well. He wanted Ben's Omnitrix to change back to his original, but became the prisoner of Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix. He was eventually sent to retrieve the Omnitrix from Venger, but he wasn't having it."
(Adult Becky went to Ben and slipped some medicine from her pouch and gave it to Ben 10 as he gasped and sighed as his future cousin comforted him.)
Ben: "What did he do?"
Future Jen: "He Destroyed him. Since he's the default, even the replica responds to his commands. He ordered it to self-destruct in 30 seconds, killing Albedo instantly. I kept his corpse as a reminder of what my brother has become."
(Jen 10,000 said as she welled up with tears and started crying as did her brother's past self.)
Ben: "I can't believe this!"
(he said, his voice breaking as he sobbed.)
Ben: "I'm going to be a supervillain! I don't want the Omnitrix anymore if this is my fate! I don't deserve it!"
(Gwendolyn then hovered over to Ben 10 and laid a hand on his shoulder.)
Gwendolyn: "Ben, that's why we brought you here. We need your help. Ben 10,000 is still in there somewhere and we need to save him."
Headquarters A.I: "Danger alert in Sector 1A-Centric!"
(The Headquarters' A.I. alarmed as Jen 10,000 immediately snapped back to attention as did Ben 10 as they all looked up.)
Jen: "What's down there?"
(Jen 10 asked.)
Future Jen: "That's my business, not yours."
(Jen 10,000 said as she transformed into XLR8 and nodded to the others.)
XLR8: "Gwendolyn, get a portal open and get them home."
Gwendolyn: "You need them."
(Gwendolyn said with a shake of her head as her cousin zoomed off.)
Ben: "We're not going anywhere."
(Ben 10 said.)
Ben: "You brought us here to save your cousin and I bet he's going to be at Sector 1A Centric. Is it far away?"
Future Becky: "Actually, no."
(Future Becky said.)
Future Becky: "It's 61 stories below us."
(Future Allison suddenly gasped in horror at the thought.)
Future Allison: "Oh no! The Null Void Chamber!"
[To Be Continued...]