Don't Fear the Repo

Don't Fear the Repo, also known as Vreedle, Vreedle is the fourth episode of the second season of Ben 10: Alien Force, and the thirtieth episode overall.
==Synopsis==
Repo men, Octagon and Rhomboid Vreedle, have been hired to return Ship to the Upgrade who spawned him. But Ben, Kevin and Gwen have different plans.
==Plot==
The episode begins in outer space where the Vreedle Brothers, Octagon and Rhomboid, are stopped by a traffic robot for a small violation. Octagon tries to reason to the robot, but Rhomboid blows it up, much to Octagon's annoyance. The Vreedles then fly off to Earth.
On Earth, Julie and Ship are playing catch when the Vreedles arrive. Julie calls Ben as the Vreedles ask her to be civil. Octagon introduces them as repo men there for Ship, with a court order authorizing them to do so. Julie tells Ship not to show the Vreedles his power. Ben arrives as Jetray and shoots at the Vreedles. They shoot Jetray and he blasts them with neuroshocks. Jetray tries to transform into Humungousaur, but transforms into Echo Echo due to the Omnitrix malfunctioning. He uses his Wall of Sound attack to subdue the Vreedles, who then enter their ship and leave. 
Later, Kevin confirms the order as legitimate. Ben is concerned that the Vreedles could use Ship as a weapon, but not that Julie will lose her pet. Kevin suggests that they settle it in the High court and shows them Lu's ship, which he still has. They navigate an asteroid field where Ben blows up the asteroid and fly to the High Court on Coda Coda. On Earth, Gwen and Julie talk about the boys at Mr. Smoothy while Ben and Kevin talk about the girls in space. The Vreedles return and Gwen attacks them. They shoot Gwen and Julie, but Gwen protects them, and they try to keep Ship from using his powers. Ship, scared, forms a suit of powered armor around Julie. Ship shoots the Vreedles, but Julie tells him not to. Rhomboid asks Octagon if he can blow Ship up, but Octagon says only a little. They shoot at Julie, who can't feel their blasts.
Meanwhile, at the High Court, Kevin tells Ben to let him do the talking, as he has lots of experience. Ben disagrees and believes that the Omnitrix bearer will be taken more seriously than a former criminal. Baz-l, who gave the order, beams into the court and says that he wanted Ship back after he heard about his part in the Highbreed war. Baz-l then tells Judge Domstol that he sent the Vreedles to get Ship, much to Domstol's shock. Back on Earth, The Vreedles and Julie continue to fight. None of the Vreedles' weapons works, but they manage to take down Gwen's shield and she hides behind Julie. Gwen gives the Vreedles bubble wrap to distract them and they are occupied for some time. During the trial, Domstol recognizes Kevin and threatens to send him into the Null Void. Julie and Gwen try to escape, but the Vreedles run out of bubble wrap and attack them. Julie throws a sign at them. Kevin argues Ship's case, but Ben goes to Domstol and tries to use his fame to his advantage through telling Domstol that Ship is part of his team. He transforms into Humungousaur in order to impress Domstol, but accidentally destroys Domstol's desk.
During the fight, the Vreedles place a Repo Boot on Ship, which paralyzes him and Julie. Gwen and Rhomboid fight as Octagon takes Ship and Julie to his ship. Gwen throws Rhomboid at him, sending them flying. She then throws mana at them, but they grab Julie and use her as a human shield. Humungousaur transforms back into Ben and Kevin apologizes to a disgusted Domstol. Ben continues to try and persuade Domstol with the Omnitrix. Fortunately for him, Domstol is convinced and rules in favor of Ben, apologizing for wasting his time. He then rescinds Baz-l's warranty and orders him to call off the Vreedles. The Vreedles bring Julie to their ship, but Gwen traps them in a mana bubble. Then, Kevin, Ben, and Baz-l arrive, and Baz-l tells the Vreedles to stand down. They refuse and Rhomboid shoots Baz-l, destroying him. They take Julie and Ship to their ship with the intention of selling Ship on the black market. Kevin recognizes their Repo Boot and says that he can get it off. Ben transforms into Goop to fight the Vreedles as Kevin works on the boot and manages to remove it off. Ship reactivates and Julie moves towards Octagon. The Vreedles go to their ship and escape. Goop transforms back into Ben and Ship comes off of Julie. Ben sees the wreckage and wonders when Mr. Smoothy will reopen. Baz-l regenerates and says that Julie can keep Ship.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*It is revealed that Ship can merge with Julie to create battle armor.
*Baz-l ultimately decides to let Ship stay with Julie.
====Character Debuts====
*Vreedle Brothers
**Octagon Vreedle
**Rhomboid Vreedle
*Judge Domstol
*Bailiff
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
**Kevin's Alien Force Mutation
*Julie Yamamoto
*Ship
===Antagonists===
*Vreedle Brothers (first appearance)
**Octagon Vreedle
**Rhomboid Vreedle
===Other Characters===
*Judge Domstol (first appearance)
*Bailiff (first appearance)
*Baz-l
==Aliens Used==
*Jetray (off-screen activation)
*Echo Echo (intended alien was Humungousaur)
*Humungousaur (unintentional transformation)
*Goop
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*It is revealed that Kevin kept the ship Lu lent the team in Birds of a Feather.
*Baz-l wants Ship back after hearing about his part in the Highbreed war, referring to War of the Worlds.
*There are several references to Pier Pressure:
**Kevin recalls that Ben and Julie found Ship on their first date.
**Ben recognizes Baz-l as "the guy who left Ship on Earth".
==Allusions==
*The episode's title is a play on the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult.
==Errors==
*When Echo Echo screams "Wall of Sound!", the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD's closed captioning says "One, two, three!".
*Before Ben transforms into Humungousaur, the Omnitrix's dial is sideways.
*When Ben says "Ever seen an Omnitrix up close before, judge?", during the close-up shot, Ben's mouth does not move.
*When Ben, Kevin and Baz-l land, Gwen's mana forcefield surrounding Julie and the Vreedle Brothers isn't there. When the door opens, it reappears.
*When Goop enters Rhomboid's gun, his Anti-Gravity Projector is missing.
*The end credits misspell Octagon's name as "Octogon".
AF Vol 7 DVD Wall of Sound Error.png|Incorrect closed captions on the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD
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VV (449).png|No mana shield
VV (510).png|Missing Anti-Gravity Projector
DFTRM Voice Credits (2).png|Credit error
==Trivia==
*Ship improvised when he turned into a battle suit to protect Julie. She could not feel the Vreedle Brothers' attacks while she was protected, but Ship could.
*When Judge Domstol told the aliens that they should not eat children, he was not particularly talking about human children.
*The lines for this episode were recorded on December 10, 2008.
*Dwayne McDuffie made minor changes to the episode as requested by Glen Murakami and John Fang.
*In a script outline dated September 5, 2008:
**The Vreedle Brothers are described as being hulking.
**Instead of being pulled over by a traffic robot, the Vreedle Brothers are pulled over by a robot space cop on a flying scooter.
**When playing catch with Julie, Ship shapeshifts into a ball, a stick and a lawnchair, instead of a tennis racket and bookshelf.
**When the Vreedle Brothers arrive at Julie's house to take Ship, he takes over the lawnmower to attack them.
**When the team convene with Julie and Ship in Kevin's garage after Ben's first encounter with the Vreedle Brothers, Kevin wears his ID Mask to disguise himself as his human form.
**Ben and Kevin travel to the Galvan Prime courthouse instead of Coda Coda, using Simian's (referred to as Spidermonkey II) ship instead of Lu's shuttle.
**Ship hides in Julie's backpack instead of acting as her backpack.
**Judge Domstol is absent, with his role taken by an unnamed Cerebrocrustacean judge.
**Baz-l is referred to by his working name, Basil.
**Ben intends to use Brainstorm to talk to the judge, but mistransforms into Humungousaur like in the final version of the episode.
==Notes==
==References==
===Production Material===
====Script Outlines====
===Crew Statements===
====T.J. Collins====
====Dwayne McDuffie====
====Eugene Son====
===Cartoon Network===
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pt-br:Devolução
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Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Alien Force Episodes
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Category:Episodes Written by Charlotte Fullerton
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