04x03 - Don't Drink the Water

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You have tried my every
potion, my most special herbs.
I am sorry, but there is nothing

I can do to stop you from
getting older.
You will be very sorry if you

cannot help me.
Well, there is a bright side.
Here, chew these and you will

regrow hair.
Meton weights!
Ugh!

Lucky girl did not take all
my strength.
I want my power.

I want my youth.
Give it to me!
Now, what else can you provide

me with?
Water from the fountain of
youth.

I have only a drop left.
But I know where you can find
more.

This is only the beginning!
Now, tell me where I can find
more.

¶ It started when an alien
device did what it did ¶
¶ and stuck itself upon his

wrist with secrets that it hid ¶
¶ now he's got superpowers
¶ he's no ordinary kid

¶ he's Ben
¶ Ben
¶ so, if you see him, you

might be in for a big surprise ¶
¶ he'll turn into an alien
before your very eyes ¶

¶ he's slimy, creepy, fast, and
strong ¶
¶ he's every shape and size

¶ he's Ben
¶ Ben
¶ armed with powers, he's on

the case ¶
¶ fighting off evil from earth
or space ¶

¶ he'll never stop till he makes
them pay ¶
¶ 'cause he's the baddest kid to

ever save the day ¶
¶ Ben
¶ Ben

don Juan ponce de león

arrived with

Christopher Columbus on the

adventurous second voyage to

America in .

While in Spain, de león heard

stories of the fountain of youth

and made it his mission to find

it.

He located this stream here in

Saint augustine, Florida.

However, he never found the

fountain.

Ben: What I want to know is
where is the fountain of soda?
Gwen: Shh!

Show some respect.
You're in the oldest city in
north America.

You can read it in this text,
de león's description of his
discovery.

Max: Now, why do the words
always have to be so darn small?
Ben: Well, if you can't read

the words, grandpa, maybe we
should get you a magnifying
glass or a big telescope.

Max: Hmm?
Ben:

What?
What did I say?

Gwen: The one thing about old
people is they don't want to be
reminded they're old.

Ben: I wouldn't worry about
grandpa getting mad at me saying
stuff like that.

Gwen: And why is that?
Ben: 'Cause he can't hear me
over your nagging.

Gwen:
Ben: I got you b*at.
Max: I heard that.

What do you mean, I have lead
feet?
Ben: Told you.

Gwen: Ugh! Aah!

Max: I can still catch both
of you.
Ben:

Max:
Whew!
If you stop running.

Gwen: Gotcha!
Are you all right?
Max: Oh, yeah, fine.

Must be the Florida heat and
humidity.
Ben: They say older people

need to stay indoors in the
summer.
You should probably go in the

rust bucket and cool off.
Max: Who are you calling old?
Gwen: Ben meant

"age-challenged."
Max: I see another way to
cool off.

One ticket, please.
Sorry, this booth is out of
order.

Max: Oh.
It looks fine to me.
Come on, let my grandkids take a

couple of throws.
They need to see I'm not some
old fuddy-duddy.

Just one toss each.

Gwen: Ugh!
You all must go, now!
Ben: Dude, it's three strikes

and you're out, not two.
Yeah!
All right! Uh-huh!

No. No! No!
Ben: Dude, it's no biggie.
He'll dry off.

Gwen: How was the water,
grandpa?
Max: Ooh, well, it could be a

little warmer on these old
joints of mine.

You can hide from me no
longer!

Both: Hex!
Ben: He looks older.
Gwen: don't worry.

We drained him and charmcaster
of all their powers.
Ben: Well, bring it on.

We kicked your butt before, and
we'll do it again.
I will deal with you three

later.
Kalecky erupt!

And you, now!

Look at me.
Too much time has already been
taken.

Where is it?
Tell me!
Um.

Ben: Haven't you ever heard
of the word "please"?
Bretov alagoria!

Ben: Aah!
The location.
I was sworn to keep it a

secret.
It's not nice to keep
secrets.

Gwen: He might look older,
but he's still pretty powerful.
Ben: Going hero.

Max: What does he want with
you?
Something so powerful, if the

truth was revealed, the world
would never be the same.

Gwen: Aaah!
Ugh!

Max: You'll have to go
through me first.
With pleasure.

Max: Gwen! Ben!
Ben: Huh?

You okay, grandpa?
Max: You know, I've never
felt better.

I almost feel like a kid again.

Ben: You're like...Me.
Gwen: How scary is that?
Max: I'm young?

I'm a kid again!
Gwen: What do you think hex
did to you?

Max: Besides getting rid of
my gray hair, my big gut, and my
bad back?

Hey, I can do somersaults again!
Hey, watch it, loser!
Gwen: That's no loser.

That's my grandpa.
Ben: Forget watching what i
eat anymore.

Look, I got rocky road, mint
chip, and chunka-hunka bubble --
real pieces of bubble gum in

every bite.
See?
Gwen: Ugh!

Max:
Gwen: I've never seen him
before in my life.

Now, act your age.
Max: Okay.
How old am I now?

Ben: You look about .
Gwen: We have to turn you
back.

I'm getting my spell book.
Max: Wait.
No aches, no pains -- I want to

enjoy this for a while.
Gwen: Hello?
Hex is on the loose, and he's

after something that sounds
mega-important.
Max: Never realized she was

such a spoiled sport.
Ben: Tell me about it.
Max: You're right, Gwen.

We'll figure things out...
Right after we play tag.
You're it!

Gwen: This issonot
happening.

Nope.
Won't work.
Wrong spell.

Only applies to armadillos?
Max:
You're toast.

Noting like a little youthful
hand-eye coordination.
Gwen: I'm wondering if hex

even had anything to do with
making grandpa like this.
Ben: Well, if he didn't, who

did?
Gwen: That game-booth guy
seemed to be keeping something a

pretty big secret.
Maybe there was something in the
water.

Max: We could use the
elemental breakdown meter to
test a core sample...

After Ben and I go
skateboarding.
Gwen: Grandpa!

Max: Okay, okay.

Ugh!
I never realized it was this
heavy.

The meter's picking up times
the amount of oxygen and
hydrogen.

Gwen: So instead of h o, it's
ho ?
Max: Yes.

And it's registering high levels
of carbon.

Gwen: I say we go find some
answers.
This is a crime scene.

Drop the w*apon, son, and
everyone come with us.
Ben: You know, we should give

these guys a hand -- four of
them.

Gwen: Oh, no, not you, too!

Let's go.

Four arms: So, what do you
think happened to the omnitrix?
Gwen: Nothing.

It's the water, dweeb.
It went all over you, too, when
the booth smashed.

You and your aliens have gotten
younger like grandpa.
Grandpa, we need to go to that

address in Jacksonville.
Max: On it.
Four arms: You may want

these.

Ben: This isnotfunny.
Gwen: I always knew I was
more mature than you.

Max: We're here.
Ben: My feet hurt.
I don't want to walk anymore.

I'm tired!
Gwen: Stop being a baby.
Whoops!

You can't.

Max: Something tells me we're
too late.
I warned you about not going

into the booth.
Now stay back.
Ben: Where's hex?

You just missed him.
I had no choice.
He forced me to tell him.

Max: Move or get turned to
pulp.

Ben: Going hewo, uh, hero.

Gwen: Great.
Just what we need -- wildpup.
What are you gonna do to it,

lick it to death?
Max: What does hex want?
He came for the water.

I have been the protector of the
fountain of youth.

Max: Good boy.
Gwen: Way to go, Ben.
Ugh, total grossness, wildpup

slobber.

Awakatelo foligeto!

Gwen: So you're telling us
the fountain of youth is real?
Yes.

But it was decided back then
that it would remain a secret.
I alone was chosen by

ponce de león and bound by honor
to look over it for all of
eternity.

Max: That was you as that
Spanish soldier carved into
that inscription.

Gwen: So you're, like, over
years old?
Yes.

Drinking the water from the
fountain of youth will allow me
to live forever.

Max: Staying young forever --
now, that's a dream come true.
More like a nightmare.

I have been unable to fall in
love, to have a family like
yours, knowing they would grow

older while I did not.
Time is your friend, not your
enemy.

Appreciate what you have.
Max: I do.

Ben: Yuck, fleas!
But now that dark magician
knows the fountain's secret

location.
Gwen: And he's gotten more
powerful after every drink,

which is not good.
Plus, no way can we let hex be
around forever.

Max: But how do we get there
before he does?
I've collected a few things

over the years.

Ben: This is so uncool.
Gwen: Aah!
All: Hex!

Max: Help!
Ben: Aaah!
Going hero!

Stinkfly: Before there was
stinkfly, there was stinky fly!

Gwen: All right, Ben!
Aah!

Can't catch what you can't see.

You've heard of...
Well, check out...

Follow me.
We're almost there.

There it is, the fountain of
youth.
Max: One of life's greatest

mysteries...Solved.
Gwen: Hey, maybe hex never
found it.

Then again...

You are too late.
With control of the water, i
shall become immortal.

My power's becoming greater than
you could ever imagine.
Gwen: Teewat ligara!

Ben: Ugh!
Max: Ugh!
That hurt.

Gwen: Ugh! Sorry.
That was merely the
beginning.

Max: What do we do now?
Gwen: Give up.
I mean, what good would Ben be

as a baby alien hero against hex
now?
Ben: Hey!

Who are you calling a baby?
Gwen: Even if you went
heatblast to melt hex, he'd just

blow you out like you were a
birthday candle.

Ben: Oh, yeah?
Heatblast: No way!

I'm working up quite a
thirst.
Gwen: Told you, Ben.

Told you, told you, told you!
Heatblast: Stop it, stop it,
stop it!

Gwen: I knew he'd go
supernova hot.
All -year-olds have meltdowns.

No!
Heatblast: Ahh!
I must be eternal!

Heatblast: Oh, yeah.
Who's hot?
Gwen: Oh, yeah.

Who's smart?
Max: Who's going to be
forever?

don't worry.
You must keep drinking the water
to remain young.

Its effects should wear off of
you and Ben soon.
Gwen: What about you?

You won't be able to remain
eternal anymore.
No.

But it might be nice to finally
start acting my age.

Gwen: Now, now, age before
ugly.
Ben: Ugh!

Aah!
Gwen:
Ben: Oh, man!

I think I just threw my back
out.
I am still all-powerful!

Hmm, sure you are.
Put me down, charmcaster.
Gee, uncle hex, something

tells mei'llbe giving the
orders from now on.