150. Eye Guy & Marshmallow

- Ah, life is good. - I involuntarily said, basking in the rays of the sun, on a snow-white beach.

- The beach was a good choice, Grandpa. - Ashley said with a smile, lying on a nearby sun lounger.

- Yes, we haven't had such relaxed days in a long time. We are either always on the road, or we deal with criminals and enemies, or we are busy with other things. Spending the whole day on the beach is the best thing. - Gwen added, also lying next to him.

- I know, that's what it was all about. Although, some of us do not like such a relaxing activity. - said Max, who was cooking burgers on the grill, pointing towards the ocean.

There, one could see the frolicking Kai, who, with the help of Kenkotrix, turned into different marine life and did different somersaults on the water. Right now, she turned into a flying fish and tried to extend the flight, although, of course, she could only plan for a short time.

- All of this is new to her. She will soon calm down. - Grandfather said, tossing one raw cutlet to an impatient Nebula who was trying to hypnotize the old man.

- Not sure. It's been more than five hours since she received the bracelet and she still hasn't stopped transforming into different animals. I must say I admire her knowledge of diverse fauna. - I said as I sipped my cocktail.

- Well, I think you're right. In that case, Gwen, can you go and get Kai back? Moreover, almost everything is ready and it's time to sit down at the table. - Grandpa asked.

- Certainly, no problem. - said Gwen and took the hat, went to the ocean.

- Tomorrow is the last day of the month, and August will come. This means that our summer holidays will end in a month and we will have to return to normal life. It's such a waste. - Ashley said dejectedly.

- I would not call our life ordinary. Just because you're going back to school doesn't mean the villain attacks will stop. Although, I think it will still be quieter than now. - I said, stroking my tigress.

- Anyway, it won't be the same. Moreover, I will have to return to New York, and you will be in Bellwood. I will be lonely without you. - Ashley said sadly, also unable to resist Nebula's cuteness and began to stroke her.

- With our abilities, such an insignificant distance means nothing. We can see each other several times a day if you want. Especially, since I finished school and I need to choose a university, it may well be the same New York University or Columbia University. - I said as I watched Gwen and Kai, soaking wet in their bathing suits, emerge from the water. Fuf…

- Really? It won't cause any problems? - Ashley asked hopefully.

- Certainly. Any university will tear me off with my hands, and I can enter any university I want without any problems. And I don't care, to be honest, where I study, anyway, I'm going to enroll in distance learning. - I said, without saying that I still initially wanted to enter the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in order to be closer to Hope.

- That's pretty cool, although that doesn't change the fact that I'll be away from Gwen and Grandpa. Honestly, I just don't want to part with all of you. - Ashley said sincerely.

- I don't want to either. It's hard to imagine that we will study in different schools. Without Lex, it's going to be pretty lonely at school now, and I'd like you to be my classmate. - said Gwen as she approached, hugging her friend.

- I would like that as well. - Ashley said with a smile. And all this was looked at with envy by Kai, who did not have the best school life. In fact, she doesn't even have any friends, so she's genuinely jealous of Gwen and Ashley's relationship.

- Ashley, if you talk to your mother about this, I don't think she'd mind going back to Bellwood. - Grandpa expressed his opinion, passing each of us plates of burgers.

- Do you really think so? - the girl asked hopefully.

- Yeah, I think Amanda wouldn't mind. Especially since this is your hometown. Plus, given your history in New York, it might be better if you change the scene. - Grandfather said starting to eat.

- I'll have to call my mother tonight. - Ashley said with conviction, also pouncing on the burger until it was stolen by a gluttonous cat.

- Are you going anywhere today? - Gwen asked curiously, looking at me.

- No, today I decided to take a day off and spend the whole day with you. Tomorrow I have a couple of things to do, besides, I was going to visit my eternal knights, they should have settled in a new place and had enough rest. And then Tetrax will arrive. - I said.

- Is that how? In that case, let's stay on this deserted island for a few days. There is a good beach and the ocean, there is no stranger, and we can visit Honolulu at any time, because it is not far away. - suggested Grandfather, pointing to this beautiful island, which we met on our way to Hawaii and decided to rest here for a bit, but in the end, it will become our personal campsite.

- Sounds like a plan. - Gwen said with a smile.

- Let's then test the open-air cinema that I installed in the bus. - I suggested, because you can't go swimming right after eating, need everything to be digested.

- What shall we see? - Kai asked with interest.

- A film from the future, about a traveler through different realities. - I said, remotely activating the projector, which illuminated a huge holographic screen that could be viewed without any problems even on such a sunny day.

We all pulled up the sun loungers, settled comfortably with snacks and drinks, after which I turned on the movie and we started watching it to the sound of the ocean.

***

In the end, we spent the whole day on the beach, relaxing and everything went away, without any problems or hassles. Although, according to the canon, another meeting with Doctor Animo was supposed to take place on this day, but this is not about our world.

Just in case, I even checked how he was doing there, but it turned out that everything was in order, he was still in a mental hospital. Although, consideration has already begun on his discharge and perhaps he will soon be free, however, under a written undertaking not to leave.

He's still working on his idea of ​​cloning meat and bringing back extinct species, and he's even pretty good at it, so I think if he doesn't have another breakdown, he'll be contacted by a big investor very soon, ready to fund his projects for the benefit of peace. It will be me, of course, but he shouldn't know about it.

After playing in the water, we were all very tired, so we just rested without doing anything. But, my nature did not allow me to just waste time, so I decided to do one thing.

- I'm going to walk around the island. - I said, getting up from my deck chair, and putting Nebula, who had been lying on top of me, in the same place.

- Just don't go too far and come back before dark. Who knows what kind of life is found here. - said Grandpa, sipping his beer.

- Okey. - I said, and slowly went into the jungle, in search of a good place to check out new aliens.

From Xylene's mind, I received some secret codes that will unlock some of the aliens. One of them Upchuck, I already have in my possession. In fact, I already have, both types of the Gourmand race.

Another code allows you to open an alien of the Opticoid race. Ben named him Eye Guy. In appearance, this hero looks like a blind humanoid, with yellow skin, on whose head are two large ears, just like bats.

The absence of eyes in their normal place is compensated by a dozen eyes that are located on the rest of the alien's body, including the palms of the hands.

It is with these eyes that the main power of Eye Guy is associated, namely the ability to shoot strong laser beams from any eye. Also, all these eyes can be combined into one large eye in the center of the chest, which allows you to shoot a beam of maximum power that this alien is capable of.

Well, even from the obvious, due to such a chaotic arrangement of the organs of vision, Opticoids can see in all 360 degrees. And their vision itself is unusually sharp, although this is also an obvious, and the biggest weakness of these aliens.

Finally, this alien also has superhuman physical characteristics, but this is usually the case. Eh, everything is cooler than people....

Repeatedly, hitting the clock face in a certain sequence, thereby entering a special code, I unlocked my Eye Guy, which I immediately turned into. My version of the alien was no different than Ben's, other than the obvious color difference, as usual.

After spending an hour testing this alien's skills and getting used to it a bit, I became human again and decided to unlock another alien.

The following code allows me to open access to a member of the Lewodan race. This race appears as white, legless humanoids, composed of marshmallow-like material. In general, I decided to name this hero.

Due to their special consistency, these aliens have tremendous flexibility and elasticity, which allows them to bend their body in almost any way. It also means they have weak defenses, but this is compensated by their excellent regeneration, which allows Lewodans to connect their marshmallow body without any problems, after almost any injury.

Another feature of this race is a small ability to use electromagnetism, which they have learned to use to fly and delicately control their unusual body. Last but not least, the Lewodans are able to use a special fighting style a bit like aikido, which allows them to take full advantage of their marshmallow body and easily defeat the stronger Appoplexians, with whom they have had a long-standing feud.

When I first turned into Marshmallow, I saw that I looked like a typical representative of this race (I wonder how they differ from each other, because they are very similar), dressed in a floor-length blue-black robe that hid in the absence of a leg, which Lewodans simply does not need because of the possibility of flight.

Well, you should not forget about the usual symbol of the Omnitrix on the chest. Actually, I had another passcode for one of the aliens, but it gave access to a hero that Ben named Ball Weevil.

Basically, it's an alien weevil that can spit out green goo and roll it into a ball that he can ride and encase his enemies in. This alien can't do anything else, and as you can see, I simply don't need such a useless hero. I am sure I will never use it, I have enough heroes that have more universal powers.

So I decided to just not use the code so that Ball Weevil doesn't take up space on my alien playlist.

After spending another hour getting to know Marshmallow, I headed back to the beach to spend the rest of the evening with my family and Kai.