Chapter 20: Restore Brother Eye (Team Ben 10)

(In a meeting, Catwoman explained the details of the cities targeted by Brainiac. Jaune suggested Zane to restore Brother Eye, as he knows that Cyborg will be very reluctant to help. Ben 10 decides to lead the team in charge of restoring Brother Eye. His team is composed of himself, Zane, Red Robin, Kamen Rider Gaim, Kamen Rider Wizard, Catwoman and Harley Quinn.)

(Then they infiltrate the abandoned Arkham Asylum.)

Ben 10: It's here.

Red Robin: Strange smell here... It even looks like... Pheromones!

(Suddenly Harley Quinn faints as Poison Ivy comes in and catches her)

Poison Ivy: Be a good girl to mommy.

(Harley Quinn wakes up)

Harley Quinn: Hey, kiddies! Let's play "Eeny Meeny Miney MURDER!"

Ben 10: Tim, she's all yours!

Red Robin: Sorry, Harley. I'll try not to leave a scar.

(Both fighters are quite agile, though Harley prefers more...lethal methods of offense. Red Robin uses his own methods of counter attack and manages to knock Harley Quinn down!)

Red Robin: Ivy really made a number on you.

(Meanwhile Catwoman confronts Poison Ivy.)

Poison Ivy: Arkham gave us so many memories, Selina. Bewitching guards, late night poker... mandatory shock therapy. Oh, that's right. YOU were spared thanks to your billionaire boy-toy.

Catwoman: I didn't ask for any special treatment.

Ben 10: Zane, can you help Harley? She seems to be troubled...

Poison Ivy: Poor Harley smelled the wrong roses and, now, she's going into shock. Bye-bye, Baby Doll.

Ben 10: Hurry up, Zane!

(Zane goes to help Harley while Catwoman confronts Poison Ivy again.)

Catwoman: Harley was your friend, Pamela. She loved you!

Poison Ivy: I have no more friends, Selina. All I have is the Green!

(Poison Ivy's toxins and natural gases keep Catwoman at a distance... a distance she can easily bridge with her whip. AND she has the claws to prune Poison Ivy's killer plants.)

Catwoman: So much for Gotham City Sirens.

(Then Zane decides to use his cybernetic arms and manages to help Harley to recover.)

Harley Quinn: Again... again...

Ben 10: Good work, Zane. Let's get going.

(In the underground, they follow the tracks leading them to Brother Eye.)

Harley Quinn: You think we'll find Dinah and Ollie once we get to Brainiac?

Ben 10: I hope so...

Zane: So do I.

Red Robin: Well, according to what we heard, we don't have exactly much time...

Catwoman: Don't worry, Tim. I am sure they're fine.

(They finally arrive at the location.)

Ben 10: Well, here we are.

(They reach a brick wall. Catwoman and Harley go to different parts and feel around while the rest of the team looks ready to blast the whole thing. The women then look and nod at each other and push in bricks at the same time. The wall opens up to the Batcave.)

Ben 10: Wait here, Harley. Make sure no one follows us.

(Then they go ahead as Harley gets worried about them. The team walks in the batcave.)

Catwoman: It's too quiet.

Ben 10: I better use my Omnitrix's scanning just in case...

Gaim: We got bogeys... and they're not bats...

(Then they see Albedo, Kamen Rider Wiseman, Kamen Rider Kurokage, Deadshot and Bane)

Red Robin: Floyd and Bane. I can't say I'm happy to see you!

Deadshot: Same goes to you, Tim Drake!

Albedo: It looks like you were right, Bane. She's a traitor!

Bane: (to Catwoman) I told Grodd you were loyal to the Bat. He called me... "paranoid". At least he listened when I said Batman wouldn't reliquish his Cave so easily. Soon, not just this place, but all of Gotham will be MINE.

Wiseman: You mean OURS, genius!

Albedo: Look, my only interest is to kill Ben, nothing more!

Ben 10: Come and get me then!

(Suddenly Cyborg comes in and shoots Albedo.)

Ben 10: We got all under control, Cyborg!

Wizard: Remember what Batman said, Ben. First the mission, then the bridge!

Catwoman: I got business with Bane.

Red Robin: Deadshot is mine!

Kurokage: Come and get us, Zack and Shiro!

(Red Robin spins his staff, deflecting Deadshot's bullets. Gaim and Wizard tackle their archenemies.)

Bane: Of all the ways to torment the Bat, hurting you is one of my favorites.

Catwoman: Yet, you've NEVER broken me!

(Bane tries to, literally, rectify that. It's closer than one would think, but Catwoman's agility and tenacity just BARELY edge out Bane's brutal tactics.)

Catwoman: Was that as fun for you as it was for me?

(Ben 10 and Albedo are seen as four arms and keep fighting in a par.)

Ben 10 (Four Arms): Let's finish this!

Albedo (Four Arms): Nobody wants it to end as much as I do!

(Then they revert to their human forms before refighting. Ben 10 had the experience and the heart, which gave him and advantage. Then Ben decides to unlock his Omnitrix's master control and then in a green flashlight, Ben becomes Four Arms again and grabs him before throwing him up. Then he becomes Cannonbolt and tackles him into the ground after turning into a ball. Then he becomes Echo Echo and unleashes a powerful supersonic wave, bringing him down to his knees before becoming Way Big and finishing him with a giant punch in the ground.)

Ben 10: Now it's over...

(Gaim and Wizard are still dealing with Kurogane and Wiseman.)

Gaim: Okay, Zack. Let's show them what we're truly made of.

Wizard: I'm with you, Shiro!

(Then they combine their attacks and manage to defeat their respective enemies. Then they rejoin the team which regroups.)

Catwoman: Ready to meet Brother Eye?

Ben 10: About damn time!

(They walk to the main console, it monitors still covered with Brainiac's logo.)

Zane: System's still running. Brother Eye needs a clean power source...something Brainiac can't touch.

Catwoman: The Cave's got backup generators.

Gaim: That should do it!

(Then Brainiac's face is shown.)

Brainiac: Victor Stone. The pinnacle of human evolution.

Ben 10: And I thought I was the only one who had villains as my secret admirers...

Brainiac: But your humanity inhibits your true potential. You must PURGE it.

Cyborg: Interesting thought. Just one problem: I'm a team player. And humanity? That's my team.

Brainiac: But you're capable of so much more.

(A purple beam shoots out of a monitor's "eye" and strikes Cyborg. As he screams, he goes to one knee and groans. Suddenly, it's as if a copy of the mechanics of his cybernetic body is literally tearing itself out of Cyborg's body. When it's done, an all-robot version of Cyborg appears.)

????: Grid online. I am your vast intellect, liberated from the weaknesses of flesh and emotion.

Cyborg: Apparently liberated from my good looks and charm, too.

Ben 10: Let's go to the backup power!

(Then the team goes for the generators, leaving Cyborg to deal with his double.)

Cyborg: So, uh,..."Grid". This "mirror match" as weird for you as it is for me?

Grid: For years, I dwelled as a subroutine within your system. An anomoly. I never fathomed an existance outside you. Now, I realize my perfection...and your obsolescense!

(They can match each other move-for-move, power-for-power, blow-for-blow. But Cyborg can learn new things on the g, something Grid cannot process. As such, Cyborg is able to adjust his strategies and shut Grid down.)

Cyborg: Not so perfect after all.

(Then the team returns.)

Ben 10: Backup power's on.

Gaim: Let's get this party started!

(The team heads towards to Brother Eye. Cyborg approaches Brother Eye and inserts his connection spike into it. Tapping a few keys with his free hand, he works on cleaning the computer of Brainiac.)

Brainiac: No human... not even YOU... can gain control of my neural network.

Cyborg: (grunting as he re-programs) Not trying to. Just teaching Brother Eye to ignore you.

(Cyborg's mechanical eye starts to flash as he works hard to fight against Brainiac's functions. Brainiac starts to falter.)

Brainiac: This minor success... will not... save you...

(Soon Brother Eye is back online; Brainiac cannot hack it again.)

Brother Eye: Brother Eye is online.

Ben 10: Welcome back.

Brother Eye: Thanks, Ben Tennyson.

(Suddenly the alarm goes off)

Brother Eye: Warning! Victor Stone has infiltrated the Batcave! Deploying countermeasures!

(Brother Eye brings out a rocket launcher as Cyborg readies his cannon-arm)

Catwoman: Defense system override! Authorization LK-4D4!

Brother Eye: System administrator Selina Kyle. Retinal verification required. (scans Catwoman's eye, then retracts rocket launcher) Indentity confirmed. Standing down. (Cybrog retracts cannon arm)

Gaim: Brother Eye, bring geo-sync comms online.

(Brother Eye does so, showing the poisitions of Batman, Flash, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Decade, Gwen Tennyson, Kevin Levin, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Team Hanzo, Powergirl, Shinkengers, Pyrrha, Team Ninjago and Black Canary.)

Ben 10: Bruce, the comms are yours.

(To be continued)

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