03x08 - If All Else Fails

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Ben 10: Alien Force". Aired: April 18, 2008 – March 26, 2010.*
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Set five years after the end of the original series, Ben is now a teenager, protecting the earth and other parts of the universe from villainous alien activity.
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03x08 - If All Else Fails

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[ crickets chirping ]

[leaves rustle]

[ rumbling ]

[stone cracking ]

[ cracking continues ]

[sizzling ]

I only had enough charge
for one ray blast,

but I knew I
was faster than the Plutonean...

Having fun?

Pros of camp-outs?

Fresh air,
barbecue burgers.

Cons of camp-outs?

Your grandpa Max's
old Plumber stories

we've heard times
before.

You said you were gonna tell a
story about my dad.

Ow!

You know, a story's a
lot like barbecue squid --

can't rush either one.

Squid?

I-I thought those were
hamburgers.

That would explain
the tentacles.

[ rumbling ]

[glass clinking ]

[ clinking stops ]

Whoa.

Feel that?
Earthquake.

Awake.

Station log --

my hibernation pod
has opened.

That means the unthinkable
has occurred --

the w*r is lost.

I must complete
my final mission.

MAX:
Zap!

One sh*t took down
the three of them.

Now all I had to worry about was
the b*mb.

But time was running out.

This is a regular
burger, right?

I see eyes and
a beak in there.

Is that okay?

[sighs ]

I thought you liked
weird food.

The deed is done.

Aaaaaaah!

Grandpa?

Grandpa!

[grunts ]

Are you sure you're okay?

I'm fine.
Thanks.

Just got a little dizzy for a
second.

Well, let's eat.

I can't.

You dumped my burger.

You dumped the whole
grill, remember?

MAX:
That was the last of
my ground squid, too.

I've got some hamburger meat in
the freezer, though.

I guess we could eat that.

Well, you know,
if you're out of the squid,

what can we do?

Drone seeds located and
activated.

Command-and-control sequence
activated.

Commencing command code
self-test.

Wasn't hungry anyway.

Grandpa!

W-what?

It happened again.

We should get you looked at.

There's no need.

I'm fine. Look.

Tell you what --
let's get some sleep,

and if I'm still acting goofy in
the morning,

we'll see
someone about it then.

Okay.

Good night, kids.

[ crickets chirping ]

[ yawns ]

I'll get the chow.

Last time Max made breakfast, we
had scrambled eggs and eyeballs.

Uh...

Hey, Tennyson, Gwen?

Wakey-wakey.

Where's the Rust Bucket?

Where's grandpa Max?

Yeah, that's why I didn't
let you sleep in.

Gwen, can you get a fix
on him?

Got him.
He's headed west.

Then so are we.

KEVIN:
No dinner last night,
no breakfast this morning.

What, are we on a diet?

[engine turns over]

[tires screech ]

[ brakes hiss ]

Seedling ,
reporting present.

Seedling ,
reporting present.

of seedlings
present.

Sufficient animal biomass for
fail-safe activation.

Excellent.

Activating final stage.

[ motors whirring ]

[engine revving ]

GWEN:
We go off-road from here.

KEVIN:
You sure?

I'm sure.

[whirring ]

[engine revving ]

[tires screech ]

What is it?

I don't know,
but that's grandpa Max inside.

Not for long.

[ beep]

Spidermonkey!

I think I can cut
this thing open.

Come no closer to the seed pod,
inferior filth.

A Highbreed?

Lighten up, will ya?

The w*r's over.

Perhaps, but our defeat will bring you
nothing but sorrow, vermin.

I'm getting my
grandpa out of there.

I'd step aside if I were you.

Aaaaaah!

Ugh!

You good?

Nobody smacks him
around but me!

Aah!

Ugh!

Let's try
hitting him all at once,

not one at a time.

[ rumbling ]

[ rumbling continues ]

[ rumbling, roaring ]

What is that thing?

The end of the human
infestation.

The end of our w*r.

KEVIN:
Don't you watch the news?

The w*r is over.

We're friends now.

Uh, could we go back to "the end of
the human infestation" part?

You are doomed.

Don't think so.

You're gonna tell me how
to stop that thing,

or I'm gonna have to
hurt you!

[ beeping ]
Oh, figures.

Stupid Omnitrix.

I don't have time to toy with
an inferior.

I go now to watch the destruction of
your pitiful species.

[tires squeal ]

[tires screech ]

Come on.
We'll follow in my car.

BEN:
Forget the car.

I've got a better idea.

[ beeping ]

Way Big!

Oh, man!

Humungousaur.

I wonder if the Omnitrix is
still under warranty.

[ roars ]

[engine revving ]

[tires screech ]

HUMUNGOUSAUR:
It barely knows I'm here.

Maybe I can get its
attention!

So not my day.

It just needs a good pruning.

[grunting ]

Huh.

Usually, I'm m*rder on
houseplants.

The problem is,
grandpa Max is inside that thing,

along with a bunch of other
people,

and we don't want
to hurt any of them.

So far,
not really a problem.

[grunting ]

Good job, Ben.

Hold it still, and I'll look for
weak spots.

Aaaah!

Ugh!

KEVIN:
We've tried going easy,

and we've tried going
hard.

Now what?

We don't know enough
about that thing to stop it.

But maybe there's someone who
does.

Slow it down.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Jetray!

Would be nice if he'd
let us in on the plan

every once in a while.

Unh!

Aaaaaah!

[thump]

Ugh!

[grunting ]

I was trying something.

[tires screech ]

Weapons ready!

GWEN:
Don't!

There are people
inside that thing!

I'm sorry about that,
but that's Twin Mesa nuclear plant.

You understand what happens if
we don't stop it?

But...

Fire!

Full power!

Bring that bogey down!

[g*ns cock ]

Idiotic cattle.

You cannot hope to succeed.

Suppose we make you
tell us how to stop it.

Unhand me, vermin!

A lower life-form cannot force
me to do anything.

REINRASSIC:
No.

But I can.

Who are you?

He's Reinrassic III,

seventh son of the noble
Highbreed house of Di Rassa,

direct descendant of the pure-blooded
high order of Rasecht...

And personal friend of mine.

I am the Highbreed supreme.

Impossible!

You are impure.

Look at your hand.

REINRASSIC:
Yes, look at it.

You wear the imperial seal!

My apologies,
Highbreed supreme.

Then our people have not been
exterminated.

Clearly.

But...

But I was only to be awakened if
we lost the w*r.

The w*r has ended.

And it was settled peacefully,
thanks to Ben Ben Tennyson.


Peace...with the humans.

Then what awakened me from
hibernation?

It must have been some sort
of accident.

The earthquake.

Don't you see?

Whatever the cause,
your orders are clear --

Shut down that w*apon.

Supreme one,
I would deactivate it if I could,

but once a fail-safe sprouts,
nothing can stop it.

You mean that thing's
got an "on" switch but no "off"?

What good is a fail-safe if you
can turn it off?

We implanted post-hypnotic seeds

in several dozen humans
who had been our prisoners.

Those seeds were to be activated

and the fail-safe process
started only upon our demise.

So, what's it gonna do --
stomp us all to death?

HIGHBREED:
No.

The fail-safe needs a large
power source

to prime its
destructive energies.

GWEN:
And when it's primed?

It will explode,

and the resulting fallout will
destroy your planet within minutes.

We're not gonna just stand here

and let the
brussels sprout that walks

like a man nuke us, are we?

No, but fighting it
head-on hasn't worked.

So, who said "head-on"?

All plants release gases in
some way, right?

So this one must have some kind
of exhaust port.

And if we can find it,

we can get inside and try to
stop it from there.

Really?

We're gonna climb up
its exhaust port?

You're going to climb.

[ beep]

I'm going to fly.

Jetray!

If you ever tell
anybody about this...

[ nasally]
Trust me --it'll be our secret.

What do you think
would happen if I lit a match?

Don't.

These are like veins.

And we're in its circulatory
system...or something.

The little ones carry fluids.

The big ones exchange carbon
dioxide for oxygen.

Then let's try and get
to the center --

the heart or
brain of this thing --

and shut it down.

I don't think they'll
let us.

BEN:
They're like germs.

So, it sent antibodies
to stop us.

[ beep]

Diamondhead!

[gasps ]

[groans ]

What did you do?

They're all attached to
the walls by vines,

like umbilical cords.

Or power cords.

DIAMONDHEAD:
Cut 'em.

[all groan ]

No sign of grandpa Max.

So we keep looking.

GWEN:
Are you sure this is
the right way?

Pretty sure.
Yeah.

GWEN:
Grandpa!

The fail-safe's using him
as its brain.

Grandpa!

[alarm blaring ]

You're the only
one who can stop it, grandpa.

Focus on my voice!

The power of love
isn't cutting it.

So let's do some
cutting ourselves.

[grunts ]

Any house I ever have is gonna
have desert landscaping --

no plants!

DIAMONDHEAD:
Why didn't I think of it before?

[ beep]

Think of what?

We're fighting a giant plant,

and I've got an alien
that can control plants.

[ beep]

Swampfire!

Can you control all this?

Probably not.

But I should be able to cut
the connection to grandpa Max.

[sighs ]

So, Devlin Levin laid down cover
fire while I defused the b*mb.

[sighs ]

Have I told this story before?

All right, grandpa!

That's what's up.

[soldiers cheering ]

[ rumbling ]

There's no brain
making this thing stand anymore!

If we're still inside
when it falls over...

HIGHBREED:
You have a bigger problem.

Here to finish
the job, huh?

As a matter of fact, insect,
that is precisely why I'm here.

We'll fight you!

You understand nothing.

My orders were to destroy you,
so I unleashed this w*apon.

Now my orders are to stop it,
and so I shall.

This place is coming
apart!

If you stay here --

All the more reason for you
to gather the other humans

and leave this place.

Go!

Ben Ben Tennyson!

Is just fine,
and so are we.

Thanks for asking.

You okay, grandpa?

I am.

Good work, kids.

Yes, Ben Ben Tennyson.

You have once again done well.

Not that well.

The other Highbreed
was in there.

He's the one who saved
the power plant.

He was a soldier doing
his duty.

There is no higher honor for a
Highbreed.

GWEN:
Just tell us --
are there any more Highbreed

doomsday plans left on Earth we
should know about?

Absolutely not.

Um...I will check the records.

Come on, Reiney.

I'll have Ship give
you a ride home.

Grandpa, are you really okay?

Yep. I really am.

Except for one thing.

This little adventure has
definitely

put me off my
vegetables.

[all groan ]
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