16 Permanent Retirement part 1: A quiet community

After the whole Animo incident, the Tennyson Family was on the road for three days straight. Only stop for gas and food as Max wanted to get as far away from DC as possible so as not to stir up a fuss with the Local authorities. That said he had made an exception when Gwen want to go out to see a movie and dragged Ben along. While Ben wasn't a fan of romantic rom coms movies, he wished that she would watch the movie normally instead of sitting in his lap during the thing.

"We're heading off to see your Aunt Vera for the weekend!"After the whole Animo incident, the Tennyson Family was on the road for three days straight. Only stop for gas and food as Max wanted to get as far away from DC as possible so as not to stir up a fuss with the Local authorities. That said he had made an exception when Gwen want to go out to see a movie and dragged Ben along. While Ben wasn't a fan of romantic rom coms movies, he wished that she would watch the movie normally instead of sitting in his lap during the thing.

It was made worse by what she was doing as the weather was hot, so she decided to wear a top and shorts, which would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra! Ben sees her erect nipples through the layers of clothing, which made him wish he could do something about it before the movie started, but he knew that wasn't possible. The next hour and a half of his life was going to be spent agonizing on trying to not think about her and her tits and her big fat ass grinding up against her crotch as he tried to think of something else.

Eventually, god or whatever higher power that existed finally decided that Ben was ready for a break as the movie finished made it back to the Rustbucket just-in-time as Ben was ready to head off to your next Adventure. "So what amazing place are you going next?"

"We're heading off to see your Aunt Vera for the weekend!"

At first Ben felt like he had been robbed of a fun adventure, but steeled his tongue as he didn't want to cause any arguments. "Oh, its been a while since we've seen her, how is she?"

"She is doing well for herself since moving into a retirement community," Grampa Max answered and like they were on the road again. Most of the time, Ben spent his time working to make that Drone, he had already made most of it, so it didn't take long for him to finish.

Other than that he spent most of his time resorting to either talking with Grandpa or Gwen, well Gwen more often than Grandpa because he didn't really want to distract him from his driving. The two talk about random things for the most part, but Gwen and himself both come up with a couple of ideas for things Ben could test out the next time you get to train with his aliens.

The trip out to Aunt Vera's takes most of the day, and they arrive in the late afternoon, but it was still as hot as if it was mid day.

'This is gonna be soooo boring! Their idea of excitement in this place is probably watching the grass grow.' Ben thought only for his eyes to widen as an old man is climbing on his roof, trying to reach his satellite, but starts slipping down. Instead of falling off, he makes an expert Olympic-level backflip off the roof and lands safely on the ground, just as the Rust Bucket passes by.

"Woah! Did you see that?!"

"See what? The heat must be frying that pea-sized brain of yours." Gwen answered jokingly much to Ben's displeasure.

"With how strange this summer has been, an old man backflipping off a roof shouldn't surprise me at all." Ben recounted thinking about it before quickly adding. "Think it's alien related?"

Gwen just shrugged in response as they arrived at Vera's place.

"Seriously, why do old people have to live where it's soooo hot!" Ben complained, stepping out, holding his hand up against the glaring sun. However he doesn't notice Gwen walks behind him until she surprises you by spraying a water gun.

"Just so you know, this means war." Ben with a new purpose, she laughed and ran away as he chased after her. However he stopped when he caught sight of an old man staring at you from a window, hissing at him before cracking his neck in all directions before shutting the blinds.

"Hey Grandpa, there is something….wrong with this place."

"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen here, kiddo." He said, giving you a small smile, going up to the door and knocking on it before turning to Ben and Gwen. "Just watch your cheeks, Vera's a pincher!"

"MAXXIE!!" Vera said, opening the door and quickly taking Grandpa Max in a powerful bearhug, causing a slight groan from it.

"Vera, how have you been doing? Has the community been nice to you?" Grandpa Max asks her when she lets go.

"They wouldn't dare harm the little old me. Oooh,I can still remember when you were only half as large, running around playing and reading books. Always asking if I had some of my candies." Vera answers when seeing Gwen, quickly taking her in a hug before taking her cheeks with her hands.

"It's good to see you too, Aunt Vera?" Gwen responds stiffly but with a warm voice. "Look at how time flies and how quickly you grew up," she says, reminiscing in her thoughts about the past till her eyes see Ben.

"Oh, and there is little Bennie. I remember where it was like yesterday when you tried to run around in your diapers, playing with the new puppy your parents brought home. Oooh, you were just so delicious." She says when she takes him into a vice-like hug, feeling like she is crushing his ribs while emptying his lungs of any air.

"G-Gwen! Help! My spine!" He said, though horsed breath as Gwen gives him a smile before speaking up.

"Wow, it sure is a hot day today? We should really go inside and catch up." She said as Vera let out a laugh, letting Ben go.

"Oh where are my manners? Come on in! I can't wait to chew the fat with all of you." She said prompting them to follow her into her house, not aware of the same old man from before sneered at them through a crack in his blinds. Ten minutes later, they were sitting at the table.

"Vera, this looks absolutely delicious. What are the brown parts you added to the mold?" Max said with excitement and hunger in his eyes and was the only person to have it. With Ben and Gwen having the same face of disguise disgust.

"Porkchops and the white is fresh Cauliflower." Aunt Vera responded with a smile to Max.

"You first this time doofus." Ben heard Gwen say as you can swear is looking at you for your reaction.

"Well, here it goes." Ben, as always, making sure a glass of water is in reach. You try to slightly pick away but the Jello just wobbles, forcing him to really stab into it with a spoon. When Ben puts it in his mouth, however, the Jello seems to melt, the flavor spreading across his mouth. And it teased exactly as he imagined that it would taste and his First instinct was to spit it out. However Ben didn't want to make his Sweet Aunt Vera feel bad.

So, he was forced to man up and choke it down with a smile. Seeing his face, the others also dig in, trying it at their own pace. Gwen having difficulty swallowing, while Vera and Max are already on their second plate, and seemingly not close to stopping at that.

"Aunt Vera. How is the neighborhood? Got anything interesting to do here..." Ben asked, wanting to break up the monotony that fell over the table.

"Oh, nothing much. When one moves out of here it's usually because they want to get away from it all," she said with a sweet tone. Ben couldn't help but think about how much of a non-answer that wise. Like she is hiding something. "But I have made new friends here and they have been most kind to me. What about you? How have you been enjoying your summer, Ben? has anything interesting happened? Make new friends?"

"I found a watch that lets me turn into aliens," he said with a completely deadpan tone as she let out a small laugh.

"Oh, that is very nice. I was worried you would end up a little bit bored. Your Grandpa Max can be quite stubborn at times and his planning for road trips was, well, there is a reason why we never let him read the map back when we were kids. Before you knew it you ended up in some out-of-the-way location because he wanted to eat at a small restaurant, or that one time he brought us to a lake to fish when we snuck out to go and watch the theaters." Vera answers before scooping some more Jello on his plate.

"Now make sure to finish your plate, you need all the nutrients you can get since you are still a growing boy."

"Can do Aunt Vera." Ben said hesitantly, eating the fresh Jello on his plate…