I'm ssoooooo sorry for not updating sooner but I got distracted and lazy…. I want to give a shout out to silverpedals1402, moviegal99, and GTOman25 for your reviews. They really helped my push through and finish this chapter. Well I hope all forgive me since I have a new chapter for you!

Ben's POV

As Astro answered he looked all panicky. It seemed liked a strange question for that type of reaction, but then I started to wonder if this reaction was because he had something to hide. I needed to find out who Grandpa's 'old friend' was. But first I had to share my suspicions with Gwen.

"Hey Gwen, do you think Astro is hiding something?" I whispered.

"Yes, I think," she pauses and looks dramatically to the sides, "he's a… GHOST set on killing us in our sleep and taking revenge!" she bursts out laughing practically falling on the floor.

"Why did I even bother asking you, of course you would be no help!" I said starting to walk away when she grabbed my arm still giggling.

"No, seriously, what do you think dweeb," she looked at me finally getting serious.

"Well, when I asked him why he wasn't hungry in the first place, he got this really strange look on his face like it was the worst thing I could have said at that moment then answered like he was trying to hide his reaction." As I finished I noticed Gwen look over my shoulder towards Astro.

"I think we should go outside…" Gwen whispered with a pointing look at Astro," Grandpa, can we talk to you outside for a moment." As we got up I noticed Astro's expression. It looked like a mix between fear, confusion and knowing.

" What's up kiddos," Grandpa said as soon as the door closed," has something happened with the omnitrix?"

" No but I was wondering who exactly your 'old friend' was who called you and how you know him," I looked at him, trying (and failing) to read his reaction to the question.

"Oh, his name is Dr. Elefun and I worked with him briefly while I was with the plumbers. Why?" he seemed slightly concerned now.

"That might explain the unusual behavior, but did his friend ever work with the plumbers?" Gwen seemed to be supporting my theory but I still wasn't convinced she wasn't just fooling with me.

"I don't believe he ever worked with the plumbers but I'm just not sure. Now, why do you want to know this now." He looked at us with his ' what are you getting yourself into' face.

"Don't worry Grandpa, it's just a hunch I have." I looked at him all smug like. After we came back in the RV I could tell that Astro was trying not to be concerned but it was still written all over his face.

"Hey, dweeb, you forgot to ask Grandpa who his dad is."

"Well I didn't see your mouth sewn shut!" I couldn't believe what she had just said to me. Like I was the only one talking out there.

"It is your theory mister smarty pants." She said as she started walking towards the back of the RV, " Now you have to ask him yourself. I knew that now I HAD to ask him because, unless you were deaf, there's no way he couldn't have heard that.

Astro's POV

I realized that Ben had gotten suspicious when he started to talk to Gwen about it. I didn't think she would believe him at least not as fast as she did. When they went outside I didn't want to encroach on their privacy but I needed to know if they had figured it out.

"was wondering who exactly your 'old friend' was who called you and how you know him," this was who I assumed to be Ben.

"Oh, his name is Dr. Elefun and I worked with him briefly while I was with the plumbers. Why?" so it had been Dr. Elefun that had arranged this all. Why was Max talking about plumbers. This didn't make sense.

"That might explain the unusual behavior, but did his friend ever work with the plumbers?" This must be an inside thing but why were they connecting his strange behavior with it.

"I don't believe he ever worked with the plumbers but I'm just not sure. Now, why do you want to know this now." So maybe these plumbers are an organization or group.

"Don't worry Grandpa, it's just a hunch I have." Great at least they don't suspect anything. Oh no, their coming back in. He brought his hearing back to normal as they came back in. He looked back down to the book he had been reading.

"Hey, dweeb, you forgot to ask Grandpa who his dad is."

"Well I didn't see your mouth sewn shut!" Ben looked so offended and I could tell they were talking about me too. It wasn't even like they were trying to hide the fact that they had just been talking about me. As Ben walked over to me he plopped down in the seat across from me. I could tell he was just fuming.

"I can't believe her nerve to accuse me of not saying something when she could just as easily said it herself! She's just so high and mighty misses A+ in every class!" Ben just started releasing his pent up anger. It was quite a site.

After he had calmed down I asked, "So Ben, tell me about yourself." He seemed surprised by the question but didn't seem to mind.

"Well, I live with my mom and dad in Bellwood the most boringest town EVER, my favorite thing is Sumo Slammers and I suck at anything school related. What about you?" he looked at me with genuine curiosity.

"I live in Metro City, my dad is Bill Tenma and I'm a genius."

"Wait did you say your dad is Bill Tenma. The head of robotics at the Ministry of Science. I read online that his son took after him as far as intelligence goes. I also read that his son had died in a horrible accident at the Peacekeeper demonstration about two weeks ago. Now your saying that his only son that is suppose to be dead is sitting right in front of us now." I had no response for Gwen. How she knew that much I wasn't sure but if she could find out that much on the internet, what else could she find if she looked hard enough.

" Alright kiddos its time for bed." Luckily Max came and gave me a reason not to answer Gwen's question.

I was on a futon on the floor, which didn't bother me at all. I laid there awake wondering whether or not they would figure it out. They definitely had enough information they just needed to piece it all together. As I kept thinking about it I slowly drifted off to sleep. If a robot could even do that.

3am

I slowly woke up remembering my promise to myself to scan Ben's watch. I figured that they should all be asleep by now. I was right. Ben's hand was hanging off the edge of his bed making it easy to scan. I slowly crept over to him making as little sound as possible. Once I was there I had this overwhelming feeling that someone was watching him but as he looked at their faces he could tell that none of them were. Brushing off the felling as a guilty conscious I lightly grabbed Ben's hand and turned his wrist slowly as I scanned it. I was amazed at what I saw. The technology in his watch was completely alien to me. I couldn't tell what it did or even what it was. Nothing on Earth was this advanced (not even me). When I was done scanning it I just sat there, staring at this thing that couldn't exist.

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