Chapter 2 Part II: Ginger Town

WildMutt races through the snow carrying Gwen and Max on her back.

"Ben?!" Gwen lays against Wildmutt's: orange, warm fur. "H-how much longer?" Gwen's teeth clattered.

WildMutt pants running through a swarm of trees.

"Eye's open, Gwen. We'll find some shelter soon." Max suggested, nearly clattering his teeth. "At least the blizzard stops for the time being."

Gwen stayed silent, embracing Wildmutt warmth.

WildMutt slides to a stop ruffling the snow, scouting the plains surrounded by trees.

She began sniffing around until wandering to the crash course of Nova.

"This got to be Will." Max filled in the blanks while WildMutt, snaps, her head to a fallen tree across the circle of trees. "You got something, Girl?" Max questioned.

Wildmutt prances toward the tree before coming to a stop. Gwen lifts her head to see a sloppy slope that could lead to somewhere.

"D-don't tell me we're going down it." Gwen shook like a leaf.

Wildmutt snared.

"Gwen, hold onto something." Max leans over Gwen getting a better grip on WildMutt's fur.

"Oh, no. Just take it EASY! Gwen utters before WildMutt leaps down the slope, sliding down on all fours.

They slid for quite some time before standing in front of a frozen lake.

"Look." Max points across the frozen Lake. "We can take shelter there, and I can start a fire."

"That does sound good right about now." Gwen shivered again.

Wildmutt sniffs the air before immediately digging into the snow.

"I think Ben found something." Max and Gwen climbed off to get a better look.

"Is that?" Gwen questioned. A haze of smoke rises from the snow Wildmutt dug. "Am I seeing things?"

Wildmutt did her thing before recoiling. She bore her fangs while her orange fur raised like spikes.

"What is it?" Gwen questioned: curiously as Max got a better look.

"Magma, better yet splash-size as that. It takes quite some time to cool off, and I'll say it's fresh."

"Wait, The only person I know that can turn into a walking Super Nova is-" Gwen paused. "We have to find him."

Wildmutt snaps her jaws before walking across the frozen Lake: towards the cave.

Max and Gwen's eyes followed her.

"I think Ben still got his scent." Gwen's said, rubbing her arms.

"Let's not. Fall behind." Max stated.

The three cross the frozen body of water, approaching the cave.

The Omnitrix on Willmutt's shoulder began flashing red before deactivating, revealing Benita.

"Ugh! I give you two respect for staying out too long." Benita shivered as they entered the cave.

Max pulled his pack from his shoulders before placing it on the cold floor of the empty cave.

"Here you are, Ben." Max throws Benita her jacket: she catches it before quickly throwing it on. "Gwen." Max hands Gwen his quilts of green. "Gladly, I've come prepared." Max set a four cut evenly, kindling onto the floor.

"I w-wonder where we learned that from." Benita shivered, releasing a joke.

Max chuckled before standing to his feet.

He cleared the snow out front of the cave setting the campfire.

"This a slim chance, but it's this or nothing." Max lighted a fire, getting a spark. He blew on before it: the fire rises.

The cousins cheered, causing Max to smirk.

They all sat near the fire.

----

Nova and Queen Hydra walk through the crystallized hall with Phantom walking behind them.

"Why do you need me?" Nova questioned, looking at Queen Hydra in front of him.

"An another guard of mine ventured out to scout the area, yet he never returned. It's been a month since." Queen Hydra stated, her back still facing Nova.

'Since the day we're born. Risk is a curse till the day we die.' A whisper filled Nova's head.

Nova looked back at the Phantom, noticing his features. A scar alined across his right cheek while a dark blue spot ran across his left eye to cheek.

The Phantom noticed his gaze and didn't back down on his.

"You seem curious." Queen Hydra stated. "His name is Frig. He is a royal guard of mine and a personal friend."

Nova looked back to Hydra, that gazed at him in the corner of her eye.

"What was that attack earlier? At first, I thought he was a bi-polar alien."

"It's funny. Coming from you." Frig states while Nova glance back at him, flabbergasted.

"You attack me! I have a right to be angry!" Frig goes to respond, but he stays silent.

"I apologized for the sudden aggression." Queen Hydra spoke up. "I've never seen a species like yourself. Tell me, are you human?" Nova came to a halt, getting Frig and Queen Hydra to stop well.

'Are you?' A million whispers questioned Nova. Nova stood silent for a few seconds.

"Y-yes. I am." Nova answered, causing Hydra to raise a non-existing brow.

"Are you maybe a Ghaatuid? Because you're far from a Grod."

"The hell are any of those?!" Nova replied, baffled.

"A Grod stays on the said individual like a parasite, Using its shifting capability to feed themselves while placing thoughts in individual head that they would never think to do. Until reproducing like a virus. Before they die, the individual will become unhinged and would murder anyone on sight before murdering themselves out of spite." Queen Hydra explained, causing Nova to stay silent. "I guess the previous queen was right. Humans are too far from our time." Hydra whispered under her breath before she continued walking. "Please follow." Nova slowly followed, still caught up with that explanation.

"You can read minds?" Nova asked, trying to change the topic.

"I'll answer your question if you. Answered mine." Queen Hydra stated as they walked through another dark cave.

Nova slowly nodded.

"As a Ghaatuid, you could fool anyone easily: but a blessing, given to me: helps me distinguish my people, yet you seem to have a radiant aura of familiarity. Why is that?"

"I can't answer that." Nova paused. "It's quite complex."

Queen Hydra smirked, flashing her white-infused teeth.

"Ok, I can only reach this town and a few meters after that, no more."

"Wait, I didn't answer. You're question."

"You did: actually."

They stop at the dead-end before Hydra places her hand on the wall.

A blue circle of light appeared against the wall before opening.

The spaces room of Pods of Hydra's people lined along the pillar of the center of the room. From them was a cockpit upfront.

"Don't touch." Nova draws his hand back from touching a pod. He smiles apologetically.

"Sorry." They got to the cockpit while Frig appeared behind Nova.

"Here we are." They approach the three cockpits of chairs. "Glacis's on the right." Queen Hydra took a seat on the commanding chair while Nova and Frig took theirs. A secret compartment slides open in front of the three, presenting Nicrofiggian hand scanners.

Nova stared intently at it.

'I understand you.' Hydra's voice ringed in Nova's head. He turned to her, staring. 'I put myself to blame for the trouble I'd cost you. If that doesn't help you, I'll face punishment as you see fit. Just help me, return my people.'

Nova stared intently at the scanner before closing his eyes. He dug into himself as a few minutes went by. An undescribable whisper filled his head.

Nova flames die out while ice covers every crack of his body. The ice thicked, making Nova's appearance unnoticeable until it stopped: leaving a Cancun of Nova seated on the chair.

Hydra and Frig gazed curiously at it until the ice, explodes leaving a scarred Necrofiggian.

"I can't believe that worked." The Necro stared at his three-fingered hands. Rough scars ran along with his right hand and down to his arm. He noticed a sizeable one at the center of his chest.

< Nerco Will= Zero >

"Is that-" Frig goes to speak, but an Alarm flared.

Red blinking lights filled the room, diverting their attention.

"What's going on?" Zero questioned.

"My Queen, intruders have entered the entrance!" Frig declared while Hydra rubbed her fingers above her eyes.

"Frost! That Human must send a hunting party. We have no choice but to eliminate them."

"Eliminate?" Hydra looks to Zero gazing in shock. "I won't let that happen."

"We-"

"It's not their fault!" Zero cut Hydra off. " There's a snow storm in the middle of summer closing all business down, possibly getting a few unlucky people lost or worst. Do you think killing them would lighten the stories, being said by you?!"

"Show her some respect!!!" Frig summons an ice sword while Zero stands to his feet.

'Enough!' Hydra telepathy intervened. 'We'll do it his way.'

"But, My Queen-"

'Please, Frig.' Hydra cut him off, pleading.

Frig stood silently before closing his eyes. He drops the ice sword shattering it onto the floor.

Hydra stared back at Zero.

"I want you to know-"

"I'll take responsibility." Zero nods to her.

...

Max, Gwen, and Benita sat quietly at the campfire. Watching the sticks break.

"Ben?" Max called, getting her attention. "How far is the scent?"

"Somewhere down there." Benita points to the darkness welcoming them from their haven. "I'll get a running start." Benita climbed to her feet.

"Uh, Hello? You forgetting something?" Gwen remarked, but Benita ignored her as the sound of the Omnitrix chirping filled the cave. "Ben?! You can't leave us here!"

"Just shut up, already." Benita scanned her watch as her back faced them. "You sure love hearing your voice." She said under her breath.

"Benita, don't talk to your cousin that way." Max defended Gwen, causing Benita to look back at them.

"Will is somewhere down there, hurt! Grandpa! All because of her!!" Benita raised her voice, pointing at Gwen standing to her feet, still wrapped in Max's quilt. "Even A bat has better sight than her."

"How many times do I suppose to say I'm sorry?!" Gwen questioned. "And you wouldn't know he would sneak out if I haven't said anything."

A green flash fills the cave before revealing Four-arms.

"What?! Ugh!" Fourarms growls, noticing her appearance. "Are you coming or not?" Four arms crossed her arms while Max threw his pack onto his back.

Gwen glared, staying quiet. Max places his hand on Gwen's shoulder.

"Let her cool off. We'll talk." Max stated before pulling a flare gun.

"Wait, where do you get that?" Four-arms questioned.

"In your rooms. I don't know where you three got it, but this is not the time." Max points toward the darkness before shooting it past Four-arms.

The flaregun plank reaches the end of the cave, revealing a dead end.

"You sure this is the right place?" Gwen questioned as they began pacing toward the red glow.

"I am certain." Four arms replied as they reached the end.

Three gazed at the wall before Max swiped his finger at it.

"Hmm." He tastes it.

"Ew!" Four arms and Gwen cringed while Max smacked his lips.

"Water." He gazed at the ice wall before noticing a crawlable hole. "It's not standing for long."

"Good." Four arms back up before charging into the wall. She breaks through, revealing another hall of darkness. Gwen and Max stare in from the walkable hole.

Max grabs a flashlight from the side of his pack before switching it on.

"Stay close to me." Max heads in with Gwen behind and Four arms at their rear.

"This place gives me. Anxiety." Gwen commented.

Max shines a light on a cone rock from the ceiling, dripping water. It hit four arms: shoulder.

"Yeah." Four arms brush her shoulder. "Grandpa, why do I have a feeling someone is watching us?"

Gwen inches closer to Max.

"Wait." Max stops to look around.

"AAAAAH!!!" Gwen was pulled: into the darkness, releasing a high-pitched scream.

"GWEN!!!" Max and Four arms shift their feet in the direction of Gwen's screams.

'Leave now.' A cold voice echoes in their heads.

"Not until you give me back, my cousin!" Four arms spat.

The Max and Fourarms press their backs or legs against each other.

'She's outside unless you wish to cause trouble.'

"You are in no harm." Max shines a light at Zero. "Leave at--"

A loud bang cut Zero off as his shoulder recoiled.

Max and Four arms look back to see Shaw cocking his hunting rifle.

"That's a load of shit."

Zero held his shoulder, noticing that he wasn't injured.

Frig appeared in front of Zero, spreading his wings.

"Wait, no!!" Zero called out.

Frig blows a cloud of ice toward the intruders, but Four arms protect Max, tanking the blast, screaming in pain.

"Frig!" Zero screamed, but he fell on deaf ears.

Four arms spun on her feet, charging toward Frig. He fazed through her while tackling, Zero instead.

She sprints down the tunnel in a fit of rage before hurling him into the crystallize Throne room, causing Zero to crash through the Throne chair: leaving shards all over.

He rolls to a stop.

"Ugh!" Zero looks up to see Four arms falling towards him. Zero rolls out the way, the power of the crash cause Zero to fly. He rolls onto his back before standing to his feet. Zero stood his ground before noticing Four arms glaring at him. "Ben?!"

"How do you know my name?!" She rushes Zero throwing a heavy hook.

Zero side steps from the deadly blow before standing behind her. Four arms snap at Zero, yet he back-stepped from her backhand before grabbing him with her third arm.

"It's Will!" Zero grunts from Four-arms bone-crushing grip.

Her four eyes widen before giving him a distaste look.

"WHERE IS HE?!" She punches Zero into the wall, following up with a tackle.

Four arms bounce from the crystallize wall; and onto her back, leaving a crack.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" She rubs her head while Zero pokes his head from the wall before walking out.

"Can you calm down for one-?!"

Zero head recoiled to the side as a loud bang echoed in the room.

Shaw throws his rifle to the side before blasting Zero with a pistol. Zero covered his face while his wings shot out his back, providing him cover.

"AAAH!!" Shaw screams while Zero approaches him. His pistol clicks while Zero grows inches from him. "Dang!" Zero cocked his fist before Four-arms: grabbed his face.

"Forgetting about me?!" She clenched his head while sweat rained down Zero's face.

Four arms hurl him through the ceiling.

Zero crashes through the layer after layer of rock before flying from the floor of metal.

Zero backflipped onto his face getting Hydra's attention.

"Ack!" Zero tries to get up, but his arms shake like a leaf. Sweat rolls down his face while his face visibly says time out.

Zero hits the floor before shifting back to unconscious Will.

Four arms jump through the hole in the floor with Shaw and Max in hand.

"Will?!" Max and Four arms rush to Will's aid.

Max grasp Will.

"Will?! Can you hear me?" Max questioned.

"Oh, no!" Four arms grasp her head, staring at Will. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"

Shaw noticed the Pods of Hydra people.

"I knew I wasn't going crazy." Shaw reloads his pistol: sounding menacing.

Hydra took a stance, spreading her wings.

"Stand. Down." Hydra said firmly, getting the attention of the three.

"Where is he?!!" He booms, aiming his gun at Hydra, standing her ground.

"Shaw, what-"

"Kingpin!! Where is he?!" Shaw cut her off.

"What?" Hydra raised a non-existing brow.

"YOU KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!" He walks up to a pod holding a hibernating Necrofiggian hostage. "Do you want to try me?!"

Hydra sweats while her wings lowered.

"Shaw, we can talk this out. You don't want to do something you possibly will regret." Max intervened.

" I know what I'm doing, old man!" Shaw spat at Max before aiming at the pod once more. "My murder itch is flaring!"

"Around the corner!" Hydra raised her voice. "He's around the corner." She raises her hands while dropping her wings. "Please, don't hurt them."

A red flash takes the room revealing a flabbergasted Benita.

Hydra and Shaw staggered. Shaw shakes his head.

"Hey, the kid. Will ya?" Shaw nods his head to the side.

Benita looks to Max, carrying Will in his arms.

"Grandpa?" Benita called for advice.

"Do what he says, Ben." Max orders staring Shaw in his eyes.

Benita does so and notices Gwen frozen in a pod next to it.

"Grandpa, it's Gwen!! And a dog?" Shaw's eyes widen.

Shaw raced to the pod, but he slid across the floor, frozen stiff.

Frig uncloaks himself, staring at Benita quietly.

"AAAAAH!" She runs away from the Frig, but Max tackles him.

Frig staggers back a bit before staring blankly at Max.

"Ben, get out of here!!" Max shouts.

"I can't leave you, Grandpa!!" Benita protest.

"Take Will and go!!" Ice runs up Max's face while Benita is hesitant.

"Don't do it, Ben. You can still save them." Hydra states, taking a step, but Benita steps back.

"Why are you keeping them there?!!" Benita demanded.

"Science, Ben." Hydra lowered her non-existing brows. "I have to sacrifice a piece myself for the greater good. I'm sure you can understand." Benita saw Frig phase from frozen Max. Approaching her.

Benita runs to Will, shaking him.

"Will! Will! Come on! Come on!! I need you!!" Frig inch closer.

"Uh, ow, ow, ow!" Will slur awake, covering his chest.

"Will, I'd be needing your assistance now!"

"What? What are-"

"I'm sorry for beating you up before!!! Just get up!" She stood to her feet, stepping back while Will raised from his back.

He noticed the aftermath.

"W-what is this?!" Will slowly stood to his feet. "We didn't agree to this!"

"Agree with what?!" Benita questioned while Frig came to a stop in front of the two. "You made a deal with them!"

"I'm sorry, Will." Hydra frowns her mouth. "We need. A few for research." Hydra states while Will throws his hand aside.

"By lying to me?!" Will shouts, glaring at them. "Not only that, but you go after my family!"

'You shouldn't trust them from the start!' A whisper stated to Will.

'You've been a fool since the start.'

'KILL THEM!!!'

Will's eyes glowed blue. His body vibrates, making him a blur.

"W-Will?" Benita steps back from Will while Frig gets ready for a fight.

'Punishment is what they deserved!'

'You're going to let that happen?!'

'Don't show weakness!' The whispered roar.

Will screams before vanishing.

A blue line runs into Hydra, knocking her into the controls and causing it to go haywire.

"Oh no, no, no!!!" Hydra tries to save the controls.

A visor with a blue X sat in front, Frig's face, surprising him.

Frig slashed at it, but it disappeared. His head recoiled to the side. The blue line circles him. Frig staggered around the circle taking attack after attack until it dashed into him.

Frig flew across the room.

A blue alien with black orbs on his feet stood slouching with his; two scissor fingers black.

"RAAAAGH!!!" He roared.

<XLR8 Will = Grid >

Benita sprints to Gwen's pod and Kingpin's pod while Frig gets to his feet.

Ben stares at a few buttons along with the pod.

"Uh? Uh?" Benita eyed a button shaped like a triangle. She presses it, causing the pod to open. "Ah, ha!" Steam escapes the pod, and Gwen falls out.

Benita catches her.

''Gwen? Gwen!?" Benita shakes her, causing Gwen to slur.

"Ben?" Gwen questioned in a weak tone before Benita helped her to her feet.

"There's no time!" Benita wrapped her arm around her shoulder, going to the exit where only darkness invites them.

Frig flew passed them, rolling onto his feet. Benita and Gwen staggered back.

"My Queen!" Frig shout before blowing ice toward Benita and Gwen, only for Grid to move them from harm's way.

Benita and Gwen appear outside the cave: the cold welcomes them back.

A blue line raced back into the cave.

"H-how did we?!" Gwen gazed around in shock, shaking.

"Will?!" Benita stares up at the mountain.

----

Grid returns, facing off Frig. He twirls his dual ice draggers before reverse gripping them.

"Stand! Down!" Frig order.

'They would hurt you and everyone you care for!' A whisper fill Grid's head.

'This violence will end badly for everyone! End this!'

'YOU NEVER EXPERIENCE BETRAYAL, HAVE YOU?!'

The whispers grew loud in Grid's head, causing him to roar, getting Hydra's attention.

Grid races into Frig before curving around him: circling him into a mini typhoon.

Frig begins floating before flipping at the other end of the typhoon.

Frig bounces around the circle until gaining balance in the middle of Grid's storm. He closes his arms and legs close to his chest.

"HAAAAARGH!!" Frig opens every limb of his body before ice and wind escape from him, blowing Grid back.

Grid flips onto his shoulder before sliding to a stop onto his chest.

Hydra's gaze shifted from the controls that needed immediate repair to Frig and Grid's battle. She stood silent before coming to a decision.

Grid struggled to his feet with ice embedded in his skin and suit.

'Weak!' A whisper filled Grid's head.

'You can't protect anyone when you can't protect yourself!'

His glare lands on glaring Frig, breathing a thick cloud from his mouth.

'Can you fight?!'

"Yes!" Grid shouts.

'DO IT!!!'

"AAAA-" Grid stumbles back while a high-pitched sound fills his head. "ACK!!! AAAAAAAGH!!!" He screams while the room begins to spin.

Grid stumbled about, his eyes wandered the room seeking the source before seeing Hydra suffering the same fate, but her focus stayed glued on him.

Grid races to Hydra, yet a cloud of ice freezes the floor in front of him, causing him to slide along before crashing onto the head window of the ship, viewing the nature of snow.

Grid continued screaming, falling onto his knees while Hydra slowly approached.

'Those voices.' Hydra grunts within Grid's mind. 'Their...fighting me!' Hydra's face cringed.

Grid viser opens, revealing his pained look.

'Your-' An explosion blows Hydra forward. She falls onto her face.

Grid sighs in relief as the deafening sound ceases to exist.

"Hydra!!" Frig scream, flying to Hydra's aid.

The controls explode once more, getting the attention of Grid.

"The controls!!!" Hydra screams within Frig's arms.

Frig's eyes widen before an army of baby Necrofriggian escapes from the floors.

"MY BABIES!!" Hydra tries to grasp as they lost interest in the room before, phasing through the window. "Frig!"

"I'm on it, my queen!!" He races after them.

Hydra stands to her feet and notices Grid shift back to Will on his knees, staring at the floor: defeated.

"Will, I need your help!" Hydra shouts, getting no response from him. "Will?!" Hydra stand above him before kneeling in front; of him. "Please!"

Will slowly raises his head to reveal a distaste glare as sweat rained down his head.

A drop of blood escapes his nose before hitting the floor.

"Y-your bleeding!" She wipes his running blood with her fingertips.

"And why would you care?" He said weakly. Hydra paused. "You'll use me as you did earlier."

"I'll make up for it." Hydra avoids his nasty gaze.

"How?!"

"Let me help you!" Will smacks her hand from his face before climbing to his feet.

"You're on your own." Will limps away.

Hydra stands to her feet.

"Their children!!" Hydra shouts while Will slowly limps away. "We much like them!! They will destroy that town of yours once they find it! They'll hurt themselves!!"

Will stayed quiet, heading for the exit.

Tears begin raining down Hydra's eyes while her clenched fist shakes.

"I'm your's!!!" Will stops in his tracks. "Do anything you like!! Just please help them!!"

Will glared back at her before quickly limping toward her.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Will roared.

"Be my King! You will have all power you want." Will grabs her shoulders.

"This power is what is getting me in trouble!"

"Ple-"

"SHUT UP FOR ONE MOMENT!!!" Will cut Hydra off. " No, I won't be your king! No, I won't use you!! No, I will not take that power." Will lean toward Hydra's face. "I'll help you, but you have to promise me to leave this planet until a valid and humane reason crosses your mind.

"W-wh-"

"Promise me!"

"I Promise!" Hydra shouts back.

Will stared deep into her soul, panting heavily.

"Let's go, get them."

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The Hotel Clerk looks out the window to a shirtless man running from a Baby Necrofriggian shooting ice beams.

"Oh, no! They didn't make it?!" She pants before getting a chill up her spine.

She drops to the floor dodging the ice beam from a baby Necrofriggian. She races outside while a human-size-green bug known as Stink Fly flies around, saving people from the young lings destruction.

"Oh my god." She held her mouth in complete fear of the situation.

Stinkfly dodges an ice beam before barrel-rolling past another: shooting green goo at a youngling that got stuck on the side of the building.

"Now, I know how dad and mom felt when I was five." StinkFly talked to herself.

"Help!" A scream draws Stinkfly attention. A woman in an alley was surrounded by two Necrofriggian babies, charging their ice beam before Stink Fly saved her from her icy fate. "AAAAAH!! Who are you?!" She freaks, seeing her before covering her nose.

"Stink Fly, don't wear it out." An ice beam flew past her head. Her four eyes do a one-eighty looking back at the group of younglings, tailing them. "This is why I like drinking my soda with no ice."

She dodges the beams, cutting alleyways and buildings.

"I'm going to drop you!" Stink Fly states.

"Wait, don-AAAH!!" The woman falls before landing in a dumpster.

The younglings continued on pursuit after Stinkfly.

A beam hits her wings.

"OH, Nooooo!!" Stinkfly crashes on the hood of the car.

The younglings surround her.

"Wait!! You suppose to freeze while I run away!!" Stinkfly tries to reason, but the language barrier is not in her favor.

A car honking frightens the younglings away, causing Stinkfly to sigh in relief.

"A thank you will suffice." Gwen climbed out of the car

Stinkfly eyes widen.

"Hey, their back!!" Gwen looked back, frightened, but no one was there. "Ben- I HATE YOU!!!" She shouts while Stink Flies crawls away.

"They're going for the water tower!!!" The civilian call-out.

The town people ran from the water tower: standing taller than itself. The Frig appeared, frightened by the damage the younglings caused.

Frig flies to the younglings.

"Your queen will be disappointed in you, don't do this." Frig plead.

The younglings stop to look at him.

Frig smile.

The swarm of ice beams tackles the guard into the city hall doors.

Hydra arrived with Will hanging from her feet, noticing the ice damage, cars were flipped and eaten, and people were running for their's lives.

"Oh, no, what have we done?" Hydra said under her breath.

"Focus. We will stop your younglings." Will shivered.

The younglings chew on the water tower legs: the weight shifts on its side while Hydra and Will's eyes pop out from their sockets.

Hydra went to action casting ice on the legs. The water tower begins falling toward town.

"Cast something to support it!" Will shouts.

Hydra inhaled before blowing a wave of ice clouds. It took time, but the thick ice pillar held it in place.

"Yeah, that is Hydra!!" Will looked up to her while Hydra gazed away, nodding.

"I-is that your friends?" Hydra points to Stinkfly and Gwen staring up at them from the crowd of people.

"Hey!" Will shouts.

They couldn't hear them.

'Gwen! Ben!' Will shouts within the mind.

'Huh?! Wait, is that you, Will?!" Stinkfly and Gwen questioned.

Will looks up to Hydra before nodding.

'I have a plan! Round up any metal you can find! Place it in the center of town!'

'Got it/ Alrighty, captain.' They see Gwen and Stinkfly facing the townspeople.

"What are you gonna do?" Hydra questioned.

"You might not like it, but I'm asking you to trust me."

"I do!" She said without second thoughts.

The cousins convince the townspeople to gather the metal in the center of the city hall.

The giant mountain of scapes gets the youngling's attention. They flew into it, having a feast of their lives.

"Now! Hydra!" Will shouts to her, causing her head to shake.

"Sorry!" Hydra blows a wave of ice casting the younglings in it.

"We did it!" Will cheered, seeing everyone on the ground doing the same.

Hydra glided herself down, giving Will a smooth landing.

"Stinkfly!! Gwen!!" Will called, racing to them.

"Will!" The three ran into each other, hugging.

Will and Gwen begin coughing before Stinkfly lets go.

"Sorry, my bad." She rubs her arm nervously.

"It's good." Will clears his throat before looking at the two. "Uh, look, girls. I'm sorry." Will states.

"No." Gwen shakes her head.

"Gwen."

"No!" She shouts, causing Will to step back. "I'm sorry. Once this trip started. I was afraid you, Grandpa, and Ben could've gotten hurt. I thought, was I doing a good thing. Until I start self, reflecting while we're out looking for you." Gwen looks to Stinkfly with a smirk. "Thanks to this Stinkbug."

"Really?" Will looks to StinkFly with a green blush pressing her fingers together.

"I didn't. Do too much." StinkFly said under her breath.

The Townpeople gasp, getting the children's attention, seeing Frig and Hydra carrying frozen Younglings from the town.

'See you back at the ship.' Hydra said within Will's mind.

"But, First. I have ends to make ends meet." Will looks to Necro, getting Stinkfly and Gwen to stare in shock.

------

Hydra and Frig watch the circular pod of the hibernating younglings slide beneath the floor.

They turn around to Will, Ben, and Gwen, aiding Will to stand.

"Thank you, once again." Hydra states.

"You're welcome." Benita grins. "It was a misunderstanding, but next time buy me a smoothie or talk to me if you want to know about us."

Hydra nods.

Will nod with bags under his eyes.

"Keeping my end of the deal." Hydra walks up to the cockpit while three Necrofiggian hand scanners appear.

Will got up on his own and shifted to Zero. Three Necrofiggian plant their hands on the scanner.

The ship roared to life. The damage the ship takes repaired itself.

Zero shifts back to Will. He walks back to Gwen and Benita.

"Will?" Hydra places a hand on his shoulder.

"What?" He turned around to Hydra, kissing his forehead.

Ice spread across his forehead before melting. Will bags disappeared while he blushed.

"What did you--"

"I spare you my energy. It's my gift to you." She smiles with a blue blush causing Benita and Gwen to pout.

"Ok! Ok! We're warming their craft as is. Move it!!" Benita pushes Will away with Gwen.

...

Ben, Gwen, Will, and Kingpin stand outside the cave, looking up at the mountain that slowly emerges from the snow revealing the giant ship with Blue windows and Black outer plates.

Will noticed Hydra looking down at him.

Will give a small wave.

Hydra does the same.

The ship took off in a flash.

The Sun rained down on their coats and green grass.

"Whew, glad that was over." Benita smiles, taking off her coat.

"I second you." Gwen states while Kingpin barks.

"Ben, Gwen, Will!!!" They noticed Max and Shaw running their way.

"Kingpin!!!" Shaw shouts, causing Kingpin to run at him.

It barks once more before showering his owner with kisses.

"Ha! Who's a good boy?" Shaw hugs his dog tight as it releases a whine. "I'd miss ya, bud." He begins crying.

"Are you kids, alright?" Max hugs the three.

"We're fine. Grandpa." Gwen said. "Will did most of the work."

"Hey, we all did it." Will shrugs."It just happens to be on my shoulders."

"Foreshowing your praise, typically Will." Benita smirk.

They turn to leave, but Will stops them.

"Hey." They looked back at Will."I shouldn't keep this from you, But I have something important to say." Will breath out."The voices in my head. Aliens, I inherit from that watch-they all have a mind of their own: talking to me."

The Tennysons stayed silent.

"What are they saying, now?" Gwen questioned.

Will looks to Gwen.

"Nothing."