Kevin stepped forward. "Let me absorb the factory floor and turn him into a metal pretzel."
The night sky above Bellwood was bruised purple, split by a single column of crimson light near the old abandoned factory district. Ben stood at the edge of a rooftop, Kevin Levin beside him, fists crackling with absorbed concrete. Gwen floated cross-legged midair, mana swirling around her like azure ribbons. ben 10 alien force
"That was personal . This is business." Nemesis snapped his fingers. Six shadows detached from the smoke behind him—sleek, humanoid drones with Omnitrix symbols grafted onto their chests. "Meet the Reboots. Each one mimics one of your aliens. No transformation lag. No moral hesitation." Kevin stepped forward
"No." Ben held up a hand. The Omnitrix gave a weak beep-chirp and cycled to a hologram he didn’t recognize. A small, four-armed creature with crystalline skin and soft amber eyes. Gwen floated cross-legged midair, mana swirling around her
"You’ve been replaced, Tennyson," Nemesis said, his voice echoing through a modulator. "Plumbers’ new hero. No alien gimmicks. No family baggage. Just a man with a cause."