Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water is the sixth episode of the fourth season of Ben 10, and the forty-fifth episode overall.
==Synopsis==
In Florida, Ben and Max accidentally come in contact with water from the Fountain of Youth. As a result, Max transforms into a kid and Ben a toddler, with Gwen having to deal with both of them. Our trio then must track down Hex who's found the source of the fountain and prevent him from drinking the water that will make him immortal and unstoppable.
==Plot==
On a stormy night, Hex is growing weak due Gwen draining his powers and asks a magic shopkeeper to make him stronger. When he refuses, Hex attacks him. The shopkeeper gives him water from the Fountain of Youth and tells him where to find more.
The Tennysons are visiting St. Augustine and a stream that de Leon thought was the Fountain of Youth. Max cannot read the words on a sign. Ben makes fun of Max's getting old, and Gwen disapproves. At a carnival, Max, getting hot, goes to a dunk tank, but the attendant named Hector tells him not to. He insists and Hector reluctantly allows him. On the third try, Ben dunks Max, worrying Hector. Hex arrives and terrorizes people. He sends Ben and Gwen flying and goes after the attendant. He destroys the dunk tank, soaking Max and Ben. Ben transforms into Cannonbolt and attacks Hex, which sends Hex flying, while Max helps the attendant. Cannonbolt and Hex battle while Max protects Hector from Hex. Gwen and Cannonbolt surround Hex, but he disappears and Cannonbolt reverts back into Ben. Max is trapped under a teacup ride. When Ben and Gwen free him, he is 10 years old.
Max is excited to be a kid again and begins to act in a childish manner, which irritates Gwen. Gwen goes to get her spellbook, but Max tells her not to. In the Rustbucket, Gwen is searching for a spell to return Max back into an old man. Gwen thinks that the water may have done something to Max, and the three go to analyze it. They pick up enormous amounts of oxygen and carbon. Gwen finds a piece with the address of the manufacturer. Cops arrive and Ben transforms into a younger version of Four Arms and the Tennysons run. Gwen says that the water made Four Arms young as well. They drive in the Rustbucket to the address and Four Arms reverts back into a four-year-old Ben. They arrive at the manufacturer. Ben starts to whine just like a four-year-old and they find the attendant tied up. Hex, lurking nearby, creates a bulldozer robot and sends it after the Tennysons.
Ben transforms into Wildmutt and attacks the robot. He climbs on top and starts to tear it apart, which causes it to collapse. Later, Hex is in a cave filled with water. He uproots the trees growing there. Hector explains that he guards the Fountain of Youth, which Hex is after. He says that the water has the power to make anyone remain eternally young, but that it is more a curse than a blessing since he is unable to fall in love with someone and have a family of his own because they will grow old while he will not. Hector tells them that time is your friend, not your enemy, and to appreciate what you have, and Max says he does. Wildmutt reverts back into Ben, and they drive to where Hex is in Hector's car, but a plant comes to life, grabs everyone, and blows up the car. Ben transforms into Stinkfly. Stinkfly uses gas to kill the plants and the group runs and enters into the cave that Hex is in with the Fountain of Youth. The cave starts to collapse. Hex emerges from the water. Gwen casts a spell, but Hex easily redirects it, which sends the group flying. Gwen goads Ben to transform into Heatblast and Heatblast attacks Hex, but Hex blocks his attacks. Angry, Heatblast throws a tantrum and goes supernova. The Fountain starts to evaporate and explodes, sending Hex flying and immersing him in water. Hector says that the water's effects are not permanent and will wear off of Max, Ben, and himself soon. When it does, they return to the Rustbucket. Elsewhere, Charmcaster delights in having power over Hex, now a toddler.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
====Character Debuts====
*Hector
*Mr. Zu
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson (10 and 4 years old)
*Gwen Tennyson
*Max Tennyson (60 and 10 years old)
===Supporting Characters===
*Hector (first appearance)
===Antagonists===
*Hex
===Other Characters===
*Mr. Zu (first appearance)
*Ishiyama (video game)
*Charmcaster
==Aliens Used==
*Cannonbolt
*Four Arms
*Wildmutt
*Stinkfly
*Heatblast
==Spells Used==
===By Hex===
*Meton weights
*Kalecky erupt
*Retov Alagoria
*Awakatelo foligeto
===By Gwen===
*Teewat ligara
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*When fighting Hex, Gwen mentions that they drained Hex and Charmcaster of their powers in Tough Luck.
==Errors==
*In many shots, the Omnitrix's dial faces the wrong way.
*Gwen tells the others not to worry since they drained Hex of his powers, despite looking at him levitating.
*After Hex throws Hector, the background changes.
*After Ben turns into Cannonbolt, the water and broken glass disappear.
*Parts of the device used to analyze the water change from time to time.
*Max says the water Gwen is examining has twelve times the amount of hydrogen and oxygen. So instead of HO12, the water should be H24O12.
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==Trivia==
*It is revealed that Max has to wear reading glasses when he's reading small print.
*The text on the sign that Max reads during the tour seems to have been taken from the page for "Conquistador" on Academickids.com, as well as a review of the game Half-Life 2 on GameSpot.com.
*Both Don't Drink the Water and Arrested Development have Ben getting younger.
**However, the aliens also become younger in this episode while Arrested Development retains their appearance and does not become younger versions of themselves.
*Four Arms is the only one of Ben's aliens in this episode whose younger counterpart is not voiced by his original voice actor. He is voiced by Steve Blum instead of Richard McGonagle.
*As shown on the Ben 10: The Complete Season 4 DVD, there is one deleted scene in this episode, where Gwen casts a spell with the intention of returning Ben and Max to their original ages but causes snow to drop on them instead. In Gwen's words, the spell made them colder, not older.
==Notes==
==References==
===Production Material===
====Backgrounds====
===Cartoon Network===
===Other===
====Academickids====
====GameSpot====
es:No tomes el agua
pl:Nie pijcie wody
pt-br:Não Beba da Água
ro:Nu beţi apă
Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10 Season 4 Episodes
Category:Ben 10 Episodes
Category:Episodes Written by Marty Isenberg
Category:Episodes Written by Greg Klein
Category:Episodes Directed by Scooter Tidwell
Category:Episodes Written by Thomas Pugsley
Category:Filler
Category:Episodes Aired Out of Production Order