03x18 - Vendetta

[bunniefuu]

[ insects chirping ]

[door creaking ]

Ortus.

[ creak ]

Odd.

I could swear I heard --

CHARMCASTER:
I told you, uncle Hex,

there's nothing here.

It's late.
Go to bed.

I am one lucky girl.

We're gonna miss the kickoff.

The car's gone.

I don't think anyone's home.

[doorbell ringing ]

You're gonna break it.

No, I'm not.

[electricity crackles ]

It was already loose.

We should go in.

She'd want us to.

What are you guys doing
here?

Nothin'.

We definitely were not about to
sneak in

so we could watch the
game on your dad's -inch TV.

Also, your doorbell was already
busted when we got here.

No, it wasn't.
He broke it.

You know what?

I don't really care.

Go watch your game.
I'll be right back.

[door closes ]

Did you hear what she said?

That she doesn't care
about the doorbell?

It was code.

What that meant was she doesn't
care about me.

Aw, golly, Kev.

That's just crazy talk.

Gwen thinks you're swell!

She doesn't even
pretend to like me anymore.

Anyway, who could blame her?

I mean, look at me.

Ortus, expositus.

Quis quondam eram afflictus.

lam vicis mos redintegro --

PARADOX:
There's an old saying in my field.

"Time travel is for immortals
and fools."

And I speak from experience.

Professor Paradox?

Hello, Gwen.

What are you doing
here?

I'm about to warn you not to
go through with this plan of yours.

See, I just did --
right on schedule.

Now comes the part where you
tell me...

This spell can send me back in
time --

back to when Ben and Kevin tried
to hack the Omnitrix.

Yes.

And you think that if you can
stop them,

there won't be any expl*si*n

and Kevin won't be
transformed into a monster

and everything will be wonderful
again.

Yes!

No.

Generally,
two out of three isn't bad.

In this case, however...

trust me, Gwendolyn...

don't do this.

But I haven't been able
to cure Kevin with my magic.

It's the only way.

There's always another way.

In fact,
sometimes to do something,

all you need to do is
nothing.

You're not making any
sense.

I'm often accused of that.

But I'm the time walker,

and I'm generally quite well
informed on these matters.

I have to do this.

I suppose you do.

But mark my words,
Gwen Tennyson --

you are about
to unleash forces

that you can neither comprehend
nor control.

Toodle-oo!

Quis quondam eram
afflictus.

lam vicis mos redintegro.

Quis venit pro,
mos nusquam esse.

[ insects chirping ]

I'm pretty sure I know
how to do this myself, anyway.

[ machine whirring ]

Ben, that doesn't look right.

Turn it off!

[alarm blaring ]

Never mind that.

It's overloading.

Dump the watch!

It'll take too long!

Run for it,
both of you!

[whirring intensifies ]

Maybe I can...

Huh?

Guys, w-what's happening?

GWEN:
That's a little complicated.

Who are you?

Who do I look like?
I'm you.

I've just traveled back in time
to give me -- uh,

you-- important information.

Prove it.

Prove what?

Prove that you're me.

You could be an imposter,
a-an evil twin.

[groans ]

We don't have time for this.

Why not?

I mean, if you really are a time
traveler,

you should have all
the time in the world, right?

Fine.

What do you want me to do?

Tell me something
that only I know.

[whispering ]

Okay, fine.
You're me.

And by the way --
yuck.

You have to admit --

nobody knows that but us.

Overkill.

You could've just told me our
locker number or something.

We need to stop Ben and
Kevin from hacking the Omnitrix.

Are you sure?

You never forgive
yourself if you let this happen.

Okay.

Let it go, Ben.

It's too risky.

It's riskier not to.

I've figured out a lot about
how the Omnitrix works,

but if we can bypass
the safeguards...

Hey!

Ow!

I said it's too risky!

Now promise me you aren't going
to hack the Omnitrix.

What is wrong with you?

Ah, my stuff!

Promise!

Okay, okay, I promise!

Whatever.

I was done with it, anyway.

[ both grunt ]

You going to explain that?

No.

Good girl.

HEX:
Attention, citizens.

Surrender.

Continued resistance will only
result in further suffering.

Attention, citizens.

Surrender.

Continued resistance will...

Charmcaster 's monsters.

What's she doing?

[grunts ]

[grunts ]

Back off.
I mean it.

Don't come any closer, or --

[ roars ]

Hey, that's my house!

[ both grunt ]

[ roars ]

[ ringing ]

Where are you, Ben?

[ creature grunts ]

[ creature grunts ]

[all gasp]

Oh, Kevin...

not you, too.

[ creature shrieks ]

[ creatures growl ]

Too many --
I can't...

I...

HEX:
Attention, citizens.

Surrender.

Aah!

HEX:
Continued resistance will only
result in further suffering.

Attention, citizens.

Surrender.

Continued resistance will only
result in further suffering.

Attention, citizens.

Surrender.

Continued resistance...

PARADOX:
Been quite a day, hasn't it?

Would you stop doing that?

Oh, very well.

Off I go.

No!

Please,
don't go anywhere.

Actually,
in my case,

it's less of a where than it is
a when.

GWEN:
You know what happened here?

You happened when you went
back in time

and kept Kevin from mutating.

But that was the plan.

And every plan has unintended
consequences.

For instance,
Hex and Charmcaster

tried to take over the world,
as is their want.

[growls ]

Oh!
Let me go!

[grunts ]

Aah!

You, Ben, and Kevin swung
into action.

You were humanity's last line of
defense --

only there was a weak link.

Me?

Oh, no, my dear, not you.

Kevin.

Because you went into the past
and prevented that expl*si*n,

you kept him from mutating.

Ergo, the new Kevin, or, rather,
the old Kevin lacked the powers

that would've allowed him to
stop Hex.

And so the bad guys won.

I didn't know.

I warned you that time travel
is for immortals and fools.

I'm the only immortal
hereabouts.

You do the math.

Where are Ben and Kevin?

Huh?!

[ footsteps pounding ]

Careful.

Gravity is not your friend.

Kevin.

What did she do to him?

It amused her to bind him
with the same spell

she uses to control her rock
creatures.

Oh, clumsy,
clumsy Kevin.

[ chuckles evilly]

Unh!

Unh!

I'll save you, Kevin.
I promise.

That's the sort of thing

that got you into trouble in
the first place.

And Ben?

He fought bravely, but
eventually they caught him, too.

Pity -- after you d*ed, he was
the planet's last hope.

No!

Dead -- me?!

Yes!
Dead -- you!

Why are we talking this way?

I'm not dead.

I'm right here.

Yes.

That's one of the odd things
about time travel.

I have to change
everything back --

make it the way it was.

I suppose it wouldn't do any
harm to try.

However,
stealing the book of spells

won't be quite so easy this time
around,

what with all
those rock monsters,

Hex and Charmcaster's
heightened powers.

Ah, youth.

They never listen.

Aah!

Gwen Tennyson?

No...way.

[grunts ]

Why so surprised?

'Cause I k*lled you once.

And now I'm gonna do it again.

[grunts ]

[grunts ]

Aah!

k*lling me is not cool.

Aah!

HEX:
May I help you find
something?

Sorry.

It's the one book
I don't lend out.

You aren't surprised to
see me.

To the contrary.

I've been waiting for you to
show up.

After all,
you're the time-lost Gwen,

the last link to a
less-appealing past.

How do you know all that?

Magic, my dear.

I love this new world your
meddling created.

I'm not letting
you change it back.

Are you two done
talking yet?

'Cause I'm totally gonna k*ll
her again.

You must learn patience,
my dear niece.

But not right away.

First I'm going to k*ll --
unh!

You need to stop saying that.

If you think I'm
going to fight you,

you're dumber than you look.

[ rumbling ]

[grunts ]

[grunts ]

Kevin, you don't have
to do this.

Remember who you are.

Remember me.

Uh...

[grunting ]

Unh!

Why do I bother trying?

It never works.

You little fool!

Oh, sure.

Like you knew that was coming.

[groans ]

Ben?!

[ moans ]

BEN:
Gwen?

But I saw Charmcaster.

You were fighting her,
and she --

I know, Ben.

It's all my fault.

I-I don't understand.

The Omnitrix --
when it blew up...

only i-it didn't,
but it should have

and it would have if only I
hadn't tried to fix everything.

Um, I know I'm kind
of messed up,

but you're not making
any sense.

I'll explain when I get
you out of here.

Oh, sure.

Like that's going to happen.

You handle the rock
monsters.

I'll take Charmcaster.
[groans ]

No, Ben,
you're hurt.

I already lost you once.

I'm not gonna let that happen
again.

Swampfire!

[grunts ]

Tempestas!

[grunts ]

Aah!

[growls ]

[grunts ]

[grunts ]

[grunting ]

Kevin, no!

Aah!

[grunts ]

It's time to write the last
chapter

in this sad little
saga.

SWAMPFIRE:
Thanks anyway, Hex.

But I'm not much of a reader!

Let's get out of here before
they have a chance to...

[groans ]

[growls ]

- [groans ]
- Hold them off, Ben.

I need time to cast a spell.

And that'll fix
everything?

Do what you can.

I trust you.

[ beep]

Quis quondam eram
afflictus.

lam vicis mos redintegro.

Quis venit pro --

Stop!

Mos nusquam esse!

GWEN # :
Are you sure?

You will never forgive yourself
if you let this happen.

GWEN:
Don't listen to her!

I'm from her future,

and she doesn't know what she's
talking about.

Oh, come on!

How do I know you're not an
imposter?

[sighs ]

The lock on our locker is
broken.

We just leave it hanging there
so it looks closed.

All right, you're me.

But I still think we should save
Kevin.

You guys need to
make up our mind.

Already done.

Paradox was right.

We have to let it happen the way
it did the first time.

We can't keep Kevin
from mutating?

No. We can't.

And just to make sure she
doesn't try,

I'm gonna make her
forget everything that happened.

Come on.

We don't belong here.

Ben, that doesn't
look right.

Turn it off!

[alarm blaring ]

Never mind that.

It's overloading.

Dump the watch!

It'll take too long!

Run for it,
both of you!

[whirring intensifies ]

Maybe I can...

[ knock on door]

What have you been doing
up here all day?

You missed the whole game.

I was working on a project.

I lost track of time.

Want to go to
Mr. Smoothy?

It's Ben's treat.

What was that for?

I...

don't know.

Hello, young persons.

BEN:
Paradox?

What are you doing here?

Is something wrong?

No.

Everything's fine.