Chapter Six: Rescue

Kim shivered as she thought about Ron. Ron may be evil, but he has one critical weakness: Nacos. Kim thought as she began to pace around the Rustbucket. "How fast can this thing get to Bueno Nacho HQ?" The kids gave Kim an odd look. Helen chuckled. "Of course, the Buffoon may be evil, but he definitely has a Savant's obsession when it comes to those things." Helen said as she gagged. Kim blinked. "Ron's Autistic…that makes a lot of sense." She said, clearly having not thought about it before. "He will probably have it set up like a video gave. Mego would be the first mini-boss." Helen smirked. "Then, we would have to face the twins. Next, Hego would come to bat. Finally, Ron would be guarding the Attitudinator in the central office." As Ben listened to Helen and Kim lay out a plan of attack, he mentally went through aliens to use. Then, it struck him. When their powers are active, they Glow, with power focused in the area(s) using the power. The boy smiled as the perfect alien cane to mind.

It took them roughly a day to get to Bueno Nacho Headquarters. As they pulled up, Kim shivered. Ron managed to recruit more muscle than just Team Go. There was Electronique standing outside the building. "Damn. This just got much harder." Ben shrugged. "You get used to it." He said as he and Gwen had another silent conversation. "Helen, Kim; you find and stop Mego. We'll handle Miss Sparky." Ben said calmly as the kids charged in from the Rustbucket. "Oh, children," Electronique said in surprise. "Why are you here?" Gwen smiled as her eyes glowed blue. "You have no idea who you're dealing with. Polara Retromi!" The girl's right hand glowed with a light blue aura. Then, the villainess felt her power revere itself. She felt the power roll back into her body, overcharging her as the apparatus used to bleed excess energy malfunctioned and fed it back to her. "Tihs! Rekcufrethom!" Electronique growled before she exploded. Ben instinctively wrapped Gwen in his arms as the wave of energy flowed over them. Mego was stuck by the blast also, and as his body spasmed from the electricity, his powers fluctuated wildly. Kim couldn't help a laugh as she watched the purple man shrink and grow in rapid succession. Once he stopped, Mego stared at his sister for a brief moment in hatred before he passed out. "Sleep tight, baby brother." Helen said with a smile before they headed to the next floor.

As expected, the Wego Twins were waiting for our heroes, but also strangely enough, Clancy was there too. Ben grimaced at the bug man. Then, Ben went Diamondhead. Gwen thought the Watch malfunctioned again, but that was actually the alien Ben had in mind. Clancy summoned an army of roaches and flies to attack Kim and Shego. Kim wasn't usually scared of bugs, but these guys must have been exposed to mutagen of some sort because they were massive: taller than Four Arms and most likely stronger than him too. The bugs chattered and scampered around the two of them. "These things won't DIE!" Hellen complained. Ben noticed just as a pile of Wegos jumped on him that the green woman's fire flared when she got angrier. Body type of She-Hulk and powers of Red Hulk…I could use that. Ben thought as he created a multitude of crystal harnesses from his body and ejected them around himself. The hard-light Wego clones were refracted into nothingness by the crystals while the real Wegos were pinned to the wall powerless because the crystal harnesses redirected their Glows back into their bodies. Once the Wegos were neutralized, Ben turned his attention to Clancy. "Kim, I need you to royally piss Shego off!" Kim stared at the boy in shock. "Do it!" He growled with a glare. Kim smiled and produced a hard-light hologram of Ron with the Kimmunicator. Then, she started making out with said hologram. As Ben expected, it had the desired effect. "KIMMIE, HOW COULD YOU?!" Shego roared as her entire body became coated in plasma. Thinking quickly, Ben created a crystal dome around himself, Kim, the unconscious Wegos, and Gwen as the fires of Shego's rage roasted the bugs…and most likely Clancy as well. Ben was about to break the dome when the ceiling came crashing down on them.

The dome cracked and broke apart under the weight of the upper floor. When the dust cleared, Kim frantically started searching through the rubble for Hellen. She was lifting up a large piece of rubble when Kim was picked up by an unseen force and thrown against what was left of a wall. "You aren't my usual dance partner, but I think you'll do." Gwen's face hardened at that voice. "Charmcaster!" The white-haired witch chuckled. "I'm touched you remember me, Gwen." What was that tone? Gwen thought in confusion. It sounds almost…playful. A chill ran down Gwen's spine. She needed to stop Charmcaster before this got any more uncomfortable. "Magis Syphos!" Gwen commanded. "You're going Dark there, Gwen. I…like…it!" Charmcaster managed before she passed out. On impulse, Gwen caught Charmcaster before she hit the ground. Gwen grunted under Charmcaster's weight before her arms gave out. Momentum carried Gwen to a sitting position on her ass and brought Charmcaster's head to rest in Gwen's lap. The whole thing gave Gwen the willies. If Gwen would have heard Charmcaster mumble under her breath, the red-head would have bolted back to Ben without question: "Mmm…warm and comfy."

Hego slammed into Ben suddenly because the boy was justifiably distracted by the exchange between his cousin and Charmcaster. "You will never nullify my powers, creature! Kimberly Ann will bow before my feet. Booyahaaaa!" Kim groaned as she pulled Hellen out of the rubble. Hego is stuck in Ron's body? Great! Kim thought as Ben growled. "Wanna bet? I just watched my girlfriend get hit on by a perverted Salem reject! I'm pretty mad." Ben said as he slammed Hego's body into the wall and pinned him with a crystal harness. Then, Gwen finally got over the shock of Charmcaster, find, and reversed the Attitudinator.

Once everybody was back to normal (except Ron-Hego who escaped), the gang went back to the Rustbucket with much on their minds. Kim was startled by how much it scared her to be that close to losing Helen. Hellen understood why Kim pissed her off by kissing the fake Buffoon, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Gwen was frightened by Charmcaster's stalker-like behavior and promised herself she would stick to Ben like glue from now on. Ben was worried about Gwen and trying to think about how Charmcaster night come at her next. I'll be ready for you next time, Bitch! Ben swore in his mind.

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