\u201cGet moving, you stupid\u2026!\u201d grumbled Homer as he kicked the tortoise. We stayed behind. \u201cWhen I\u2019m kicking you,\u201d continued Homer to the tortoise, \u201cthat means hurry up! Come on!\u201d He then punted the poor creature like a football!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPoor tortoise!\u201d I cried. Homer charged off after the tortoise and arrived at a low altar. The tortoise moved its head to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, you want me to climb that, huh?\u201d muttered Homer. \u201cNo problemo!\u201d He was the one who opened his mouth, he was the one that made a large step pyramid grow with the altar on top. Homer snarled, then kicked the tortoise again. The pyramid grew another level. \u201cD\u2019OH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, this is a surprise,\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m surprised to see y\u2019all,\u201d called a hillbilly\u2019s voice. Sitting behind us on a rock was a backwoods brunette girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHeather!\u201d shouted Ben. He readied the Omnitrix and slapped down on the core. Rocks covered him and a fire spread out from the core of his body, lighting his head on fire. \u201cHEATBLAST!\u201d he called. \u201cTell me, can you handle the heat?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan you handle a Highbreed like my partner?\u201d asked Heather. Heatblast was then decked and forced back into Ben. A large Atasian came into view. It had a humanoid female appearance, but I couldn\u2019t say until she spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIdiotic cattle!\u201d boomed the Atasian woman. \u201cYou cannot stop me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSuppose we make the attempt?\u201d taunted K\u014dta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo not embarrass yourself, vermin!\u201d snapped the Atasian. K\u014dta brought out his Lockseed and I got out my i.d tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cORANGE!\u201d announced the Lockseed as he opened it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHenshin!\u201d we called. We then transformed in our usual styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLock on! Soiya! Orange arms! Hanamichi! On stage!\u201d announced the Sengoku Driver. I unleashed my bagh naka as Gaim took out his orange slice sword. Heather laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve heard of someone being a fruit, but that\u2019s ridiculous!\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have gay friends that would take offense to that,\u201d I hissed. I charged at Heather and swung my bagh naka, only for them to pass through. \u201cOh, right, dead.\u201d I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got her!\u201d called Ben. He slapped on the Omnitrix again. \u201cGHOSTFREAK!\u201d Ghostfreak then flew to Heather while she sidestepped Ben and had him fly through a rock. Meanwhile, Gaim and Rook were attacking the Atasian. Gaim then grabbed the Atasian\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnhand me, MONGREL!\u201d roared the Atasian as she threw Gaim off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMother! Enough!\u201d called Reinrassic. The woman stopped her assault and looked at Reinrassic. We all stopped when Reinrassic called the Atasian woman \u201cMother\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, that\u2019s your mom?!\u201d yelped Ghostfreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAsoorma II,\u201d confirmed Reinrassic. \u201c4th daughter of the Noble Highbreed House of Samertha, direct descendant of the Pure Blooded Order of Narseen, and Wife to my late Father, Reinrassic II.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReinrassic, what are you doing here?!\u201d cheered Asoorma. \u201cIt is good to see you again! Now, our operations can\u2026\u201d she saw Reinrassic\u2019s arm. \u201c\u2026Reinrassic III, seventh son of the Noble Highbreed House of Derazza, direct descendant of the Pure Blooded High Order of Rarsect, what happened?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of recent events have occurred during your absence,\u201d explained Reinrassic. \u201cEspecially my election as Atasian Supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHighbreed Supreme!\u201d exclaimed Asoorma. \u201cAnd that is a lie!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it isn\u2019t,\u201d argued Ghostfreak. \u201cKevin, Gwen, and I saw him get that position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLiars!\u201d bellowed Asoorma. \u201cThe High Council would never allow someone like him to be Highbreed Supreme!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut I have!\u201d protested Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImpossible!\u201d dismissed Asoorma. \u201cYou\u2019ve allowed yourself to become\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStronger!\u201d interrupted Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, for the love of\u2026IMPURE! LOOK AT YOUR HAND!!\u201d boomed Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Mother, look at it!\u201d demanded Reinrassic. He then showed his palm. It had a tattoo with four red eyes and black lines around them. Asoorma was surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Imperial Seal?!\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cA new Highbreed Supreme?! But\u2026but we were dying out! Corsanth was going to be the last Highbreed Supreme! Besides, I was only to be awakened if we lost the war!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe war has ended,\u201d explained Reinrassic. \u201cAnd, it has ended peacefully, thanks to Ben B\u2026I mean, Ben Tennyson.\u201d He pointed to Ghostfreak. \u201cYou see, our species had its DNA altered to save us. I was the first he had saved. After an accident that stranded us both on a desert world, I lost my arm. Ben turned into a creature known as Swampfire and made a new one for me. The new limb rewrote my DNA. At first, I thought it a curse, but now, I see that I draw new strength from it! Mother, we can live again!\u201d Asoorma sat down to consider her son\u2019s words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t listen to him!\u201d shouted Heather. \u201cWhat is power if there isn\u2019t a perfect being to wield it?! Only a pure species can be perfect! The rest of life is nothing more than refuse! Don\u2019t be tainted by your son\u2019s impure words!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMother, what good is purity if it leads to our extinction?!\u201d asked Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo other life-form needs to be above you!\u201d countered Heather. \u201cThat\u2019s what the war was about! You were going to end all life in the universe so you can die as superiors!\u201d Asoorma then held up a hand for silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have decided,\u201d she declared. \u201cBen Tennyson, you altered my people\u2019s DNA to save us from extinction?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes,\u201d replied Ghostfreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo so with me,\u201d directed Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT!?\u201d shrieked Heather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne minute!\u201d called Ghostfreak. He then turned back into Ben. \u201cOmnitrix, can you repair Asoorma\u2019s genetic damage?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGenetic Recombination sequence ready,\u201d reported the Omnitrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo it!\u201d ordered Ben. A ring of light spread out across the desert. When it faded, Asoorma\u2019s coloration looked different. She had a dark blue body with green eyes, a light blue face, and black arms and feet. She looked herself over. \u201cOmnitrix, what did you blend her with?\u201d asked Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGenetically damaged Atasian was spliced with Necrofriggian DNA,\u201d replied the Omnitrix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou use our original name for our species?\u201d asked Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was per my instructions,\u201d explained Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery well,\u201d sighed Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIDIOT!\u201d shouted Heather. \u201cI knew the name \u2018Highbreed\u2019 was misplaced amongst you mongrels!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFunny how the words stings, correct?\u201d muttered Reinrassic to Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t talk,\u201d hissed Asoorma. \u201cI have yet to discover how useful this form is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t get a chance!\u201d declared Heather. She then jabbed her fingers into Asoorma\u2019s head. Asoorma screamed, then fainted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it! No more of Heather\u2019s monkeying around!\u201d declared Ben. He selected an alien and became \u201cSPIDERMONKEY!\u201d He then decked Heather. He started making monkey noises before speaking. \u201cLooks like you\u2019re not as intangible as Ghostfreak!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold on! This is my fight too!\u201d called Gaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got an idea!\u201d I announced. \u201cEveryone rush her at once!\u201d We all got our final attacks ready. Gaim sliced the Lockseed three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cORANGE SPARKING!\u201d called the belt. Gaim\u2019s Orange armor folded up into its orange shape and he head-bashed Heather with it. I inserted my i.d tag into my bagh naka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinal attack!\u201d announced my weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER CLAW SLASH!\u201d I shouted as I slashed the air twice, making a tiger out of the energy wave swat Heather. Appropriate, given that bagh naka means tiger claw in Hindi. Spidermonkey slapped on the Omnitrix symbol and turned into a small creature in a white suit with green, narrow eyes, a green mouth, headphones with the connector on the back of the head, and cassette tapes on his lower legs. He had green holes on the back of his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cECHO ECHO!\u201d called the new creature in a robotic tone. He then turned the Ultimatrix rig key and slapped on the Omnitrix symbol again. He was bathed in green light and grew. He became blue and metallic with a rounded design. He had fifteen blue holes on him and had green cables attaching from the back to the hands and smaller cables from the mouth to the collarbone location. \u201cULTIMATE ECHO ECHO!\u201d announced the new creature in a deeper robotic tone. He took two holes, revealed to be discs, from his shoulders and tossed them at Heather. They replicated and surrounded her. \u201cSONIC DOOM!\u201d called Ultimate Echo Echo. Heather was bombarded by sound waves and fell to the ground. Gwen tossed a large, pink mana blast and Kevin touched a rock to cover himself in the rock\u2019s material. He then morphed his hand into a sword and slashed Heather. Max, Rusty, and Rook fired with their respective weapons and Reinrassic fired darts from his right arm. The darts projected fire when they fell at Heather\u2019s feet. Heather passed out and fell. \u201cYou never did that before!\u201d yelped Ultimate Echo Echo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you never altered your creatures before,\u201d replied Reinrassic. \u201cAll Atasians have found that your genetic repair has granted us powers based on those creatures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, you can control plants, too?\u201d asked Ultimate Echo Echo as he cancelled his transformation and returned to being Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot as well as Swampfire,\u201d answered Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, she\u2019ll get out of it,\u201d I replied, referring to Heather. \u201cSo, we best continue following Homer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd leave my mother here?!\u201d snapped Reinrassic. Asoorma then stirred. \u201cMother, are you all right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoff!\u201d moaned Asoorma. \u201cThat was\u2026unpleasant!\u201d She shook her head. \u201cAlthough, I do have to admit, the genetic repair helped me recover faster. Perhaps there IS strength in mixing genetics. My thanks, Ben Tennyson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo problem,\u201d replied Ben. \u201cLet\u2019s get out of here.\u201d Gaim and I cancelled our transformations and we all followed closely behind Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is because I kicked you, isn\u2019t it?\u201d he grumbled. He had to extend some steps like bleachers, but he made it to the top. It took so long that the moon was out. \u201cOoh! I hate this place!\u201d whined Homer. He then turned to the heavens. \u201cWhy am I here?!\u201d A giant coyote\u2019s head then appeared!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is a lesson you must learn,\u201d said the coyote head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s about laying off the insanity peppers,\u201d answered Homer, \u201cI\u2019m way ahead of you.\u201d The coyote head then turned into mist, then reformed as a normal sized, complete coyote\u2026as normal as a talking coyote can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I speak of a deeper wisdom,\u201d it replied. \u201cThe problem, Homer, is that the mind is always chattering away, with a thousand thoughts at once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, that\u2019s me alright,\u201d responded Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat thoughts?\u201d whispered Reinrassic. He was sternly hushed by Asoorma. \u201cYes, mother,\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou must find your soulmate,\u201d declared the coyote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSoulmate?\u201d asked Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYour kindred spirit,\u201d explained the coyote. \u201cThe one with whom you share an unspoken bond.\u201d The coyote then ran off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey! Wait! COME BACK!\u201d called Homer. Too late, the coyote was gone. \u201cAww!\u201d Then, a whistle blew. Homer saw the source coming at him in the sky! \u201cAh! A ghost train! And so little time to get out of the way! Now less! Now none!\u201d The idiot was plastered onto the cowcatchers of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHop on!\u201d I directed. Everyone got onto the door railings of the coaches as we flew through the air, went through a purple portal, and\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cD\u2019OH!\u201d exclaimed Homer. We all woke up in various areas of a golf course. My team and I were in the forest near the green while Homer was in a sand trap. We picked ourselves up and ran our hands over our faces. We were drenched in sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose peppers must have hallucinogenic properties,\u201d panted Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHeather and I ate some before we met you,\u201d answered Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy?!\u201d I asked. \u201cYou know what, never mind, we still need to get Reinrassic\u2019s badge back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBadge?\u201d asked Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReiny\u2019s a Plumber!\u201d called Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd my first day is rather hectic,\u201d muttered Reinrassic. \u201cWound up in this universe, lost my badge to that man, and ended up as a caged freak. My day was not going well until Ben B\u2026Ben and his associates arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Reiny?\u201d asked Asoorma. \u201cHow did you find out about my nickname for my son?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I was against being called Reiny!\u201d wailed Reinrassic to Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan we please?!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWha\u2026?\u201d mumbled Homer. \u201cThe Golf Course? Maybe the desert was just a sand trap.\u201d He started walking off. \u201cWherever my soulmate is, it\u2019s not here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter him!\u201d I called. We followed him closely, staying out of sight. He wandered around Springfield and the weather changed. It became dark, rainy, and cold. Even with my furry dress, I shivered. Reinrassic and his mother seemed to be doing just fine. \u201cHow are you looking so fit?!\u201d I shivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHighbr\u2026Atasians\u2026function better in colder climates,\u201d replied Asoorma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGranted, we would prefer snow,\u201d continued Reinrassic, \u201cbut, what\u2019s the phrase \u2018Them\u2019s the breaks\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou seem to be catching up on Earth expressions faster than I am,\u201d mused Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nothing but trial and error,\u201d remarked Reinrassic. Homer managed to lead us to the pier. He stopped at a dock and sat down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI give up!\u201d he called. He then saw something. \u201cHuh? What\u2019s that blinking light?\u201d He then realized something. \u201cThe lighthouse keeper! The loneliest man in the world! He\u2019ll understand me!\u201d He took control of a salvage boat, got the boat\u2019s crane to get something from the water, and move it onto the dock. He pushed it to the roof of a building and climbed up. He then broke the glass ceiling with his sonic belch and fell through. There was toxic waste in there, so Homer activated the sprinklers to wash it away. He then burst through the window and made it to a long wooden path stretching to the lighthouse. He started running out of breath. \u201cI give up!\u201d he wailed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFind your soulmate, Homer,\u201d urged the coyote\u2019s voice. \u201cFind your soulmate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere?! Where?!\u201d called Homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is just your memory,\u201d replied the coyote\u2019s voice. \u201cI can\u2019t give you any new information.\u201d That confused me, as I know we all heard it. Homer pressed on and made it to the small island the lighthouse was based. We used rowboats to get there. As we landed, Homer was climbing up the rocks that made up the island. As he did, the Plumber\u2019s badge fell out of his pocket! Reinrassic claimed it and polished it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMission accomplished!\u201d I called. That was when Heather again attacked us. She punched Asoorma and got some sort of quarter-circle from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMOTHER!\u201d yelped Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one!\u201d cheered Heather. \u201cThree to go, and I\u2019ll have my own Apocalypse Driver!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEarl!\u201d called Homer. \u201cMy new friend\u2019s name is Earl!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTa-ta!\u201d bid Heather as she made a portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStop!\u201d I shouted. Too late. She went through. I let my shoulders droop. Reinrassic patted me on the back in a \u201cthere-there\u201d fashion. \u201cYou know,\u201d I muttered, \u201cmaybe it\u2019ll get nowhere. Even so, I\u2019d like to see how Homer\u2019s mysterious voyage bears fruit.\u201d We climbed up, getting battered by wind and flying debris, adding to our bruises with Heather, and made it inside. We climbed up the stairs and made it to the lighthouse\u2019s bulb. We stayed out the door while Homer looked around. He then saw, on a computer screen, that Earl was an acronym for Electronic Automatic Robotic Lighthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA machine?!\u201d wailed Homer. \u201cEarl\u2019s a machine?! Oh, that\u2019s just perfect! Homer\u2019s desperate search for a soulmate has yielded a lighthouse keeping robot! Oh, WOW!\u201d He then looked out the window. \u201cAlone! I\u2019m alone! I\u2019m a lonely, insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold, indifferent sun!\u201d We then heard footsteps. We got out of the person\u2019s way as she made it to Homer. \u201cOh! MARGE!\u201d called Homer happily. They ran towards each other and embraced one another, kissing deeply. Once the embrace broke off, Homer said to the heavens \u201cIn your face, space coyote!\u201d A seagull then smacked against the window, startling Homer, causing him to barrel into us and fall down the stairs, becoming more bruised than ever! At that point, Asoorma asked to go home while Reinrassic asked to return with Ben. I opened a portal for Asoorma and summoned one for us. That\u2019s why we\u2019re so battered, your Majesty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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