Return to Forever

Return to Forever is the sixth episode of the fourth season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the thirty-sixth episode overall.
==Synopsis==
The Forever Knights threaten to use a sinister weapon to erase all alien DNA on Earth unless Ben and Rook can stop them.
==Plot==
At Undertown, Toby Monitor is giving a tour to some humans. However, Tummyhead and Sweet-Eels Sparklefunk stop them in their tracks, and Tummyhead tells them to hand over their valuables. The humans think it's all part of the tour, until Sweet-Eels shoots the tour bus. Soon, Rook arrives in the Proto-TRUK and tells Tummyhead and Sweet-Eels to step away from the bus. Tummyhead doesn't budge and Ben exits from the Proto-TRUK. Tummyhead immediately starts shooting at Ben, and he transforms into Rath in response. Tummyhead and Sweet-Eels begin shooting at Rath, but he dodges all of the blasts, and Rook disarms Tummyhead. Tummyhead begins to overpower Rath, but Rath quickly gains the upper hand. Rook arrests Sweet-Eels while Rath has just defeated Tummyhead. He transforms back into Ben only to be yelled at by Toby for further destroying his bus. However, Ben says he has wrecked more stuff than that. In his room, Jimmy Jones is seen watching a news report by Will Harangue, who continues to condemn Ben for his actions. Jimmy pauses the video and sees two figures behind Harangue and wonders who they are.
At Will Harangue's dressing room, Jimmy asks him about the two mysterious figures behind him in the photo. Jimmy wants to see an unedited version of the fight in Undertown, but Harangue asks for money in return. Jimmy objects, which leads to Harangue threatening to call security on him. After Jimmy leaves, Harangue talks to someone and tells them Jimmy was there and is onto them. The person on the phone says that they will handle the situation. Back in Undertown, Ben is seen skipping stones across the lake. Close by, Rook is on the internet, looking at content on kittens. Rook then looks at an article on Jimmy's blog and comments on how he revealed Ben's secret to the world. Elsewhere in Undertown, Jimmy begins questioning aliens on the strange figures in the photo. However, the aliens all react in fear, and act like they don't know anything. Jimmy soon runs into Sir Morton, who begins to chase him down through Undertown. 
Back at the lake, Ben tells Rook not to believe anything in Jimmy's blog. Rook spots Jimmy being chased and captured by Sir Morton. Ben tells Morton to put Jimmy down, but he runs away. Ben tries to keep up but is surprised on how fast and agile Morton is in his armor. Ben joins Rook in the Proto-TRUK and begins to give chase. They cut Morton off and are surprised to see that Morton is still alive. Morton has the Twin Knights and Red Knight attack Ben and Rook, and Ben transforms into Lodestar. Lodestar tells Rook to go after the Knights, while he goes after the Red Knight. The Red Knight attacks with throwing stars and Lodestar tries to use his magnetism powers to stop them, but they hit Lodestar because they are not metallic. Rook is fighting the Twin Knights, but they block off Rook's attack. The Knights then try to make a getaway, but Lodestar manages to get Jimmy out of the van. Lodestar transforms back into Ben, and Jimmy is excited to have experienced that, but Ben and Rook are wondering why the Forever Knights were after him.
At an unknown location, Will Harangue is seen walking and then yells at a person, saying that Jimmy knows of his plan and that he will be ruined. The man, revealed to be Joseph Chadwick, says that his work is almost completed. Harangue says he gave up a lot of money and hasn't been getting a lot of viewers lately. Chadwick assures Harangue that people will begin to view his show again and reveals a large machine that requires the DNA of every alien in Undertown. He dubs the machine the Highbreed Pulse Generator and after the DNA is acquired, it will turn all of the aliens of Undertown into humans. Harangue is greatly pleased by this, saying with every alien a human, he will be a hero again. Chadwick then tells Harangue that the people will view his show after allying himself with the Incurseans, but Harangue says that he helped stop the Incurseans. Harangue then leaves and Sir Morton is surprised that the machine will turn all of the aliens into humans. However, Chadwick reveals that the machine will actually erase the aliens. Chadwick then asks for Jimmy, but Morton tells him he's with Ben. Chadwick is upset, and Morton urges him that he and the Forever Knights will get Jimmy back. Chadwick then says he could put Ben and his Omnitrix to "good use".
In Undertown, Ben asks Jimmy how he knows it's a DNA scanner. Jimmy says that he knows everything after viewing the videos, and this worries Rook. Ben then agrees to see what the Forever Knights are up to, and Jimmy asks if he can help. Ben and Rook both say no. At the Forever Knights' base, Chadwick is monitoring Ben, and the rest are gladly saying they are looking for them. Morton asks why that's lucky, and Chadwick says it's the opportunity to take Ben and his Omnitrix. Chadwick upgrades Morton's DNA scanner into a genetic disruptor saying that every time Ben turns into an alien, just to simply scan him, and he'll love what happens next. In Undertown, Sir Morton causes a scene by causing Pyroxovores to go on a rampage to attract Ben's attention. Ben, Rook, and Jimmy notice the shaking, and spot the Pyroxovores running towards them. Ben then transforms into Snare-Oh and saves ML-E. Rook tells Jimmy not to touch anything and gets into the action. Snare-Oh and Rook then manage to trap the aliens back into their pen, and Snare-Oh transforms back into Ben. Rook quickly realizes it's a trap, and Sir Morton and the Twin Knights soon attack. Ben transforms into Echo Echo, but Morton uses the DNA scanner to transform Echo Echo back into Ben. Ben then transforms into Ampfibian, but Morton simply zaps him with the DNA scanner to transform him back to normal yet again. Rook tells Ben not to transform and they both are forced to surrender while, in the Proto-TRUK, Jimmy is taking photos of himself.
At the Forever Knights' base, Ben is trapped in a force field, and Rook is cuffed. Ben transforms into Swampfire, Eatle, Armodrillo, Water Hazard, and Cannonbolt, all of which cause him to get transformed back, and wear the Omnitrix out. Chadwick confronts Ben and tells him that the force field cannot be broken through. Chadwick threatens to take the Omnitrix from Ben. In the Proto-TRUK, Jimmy is bored, and wants to help Ben. He then drives the Proto-TRUK while Chadwick prepares to take the Omnitrix from Ben. Harangue suddenly enters and is happy to see Ben and Rook captured. Ben scolds Harangue for teaming up with the Forever Knights, but Harangue yells back, saying he'll do anything to bring Ben to justice. Ben yells at Harangue, saying that all of the aliens will be destroyed, but Harangue thinks it's a lie. Chadwick convinces Harangue that Ben is just trying talk his way out of punishment and walks away with Harangue. Ben and Rook try to come up with a plan to escape, until Jimmy comes crashing through the wall in the Proto-TRUK. This deactivates the force field and frees Ben, and Jimmy heads over to free Rook as well. Chadwick then returns with the rest of the Forever Knights and orders them to keep Ben's group away from the generator. Ben transforms into Four Arms but Sir Morton uses the DNA scanner to transform Four Arms back to normal. Rook fights off the Twin Knights and manages to destroy the DNA scanner, allowing Ben to transform without a problem. Ben transforms into Wildmutt and begins to fight off the Twin Knights. Rook and Sir Morton fight and Rook manages to take him down. Wildmutt successfully fights off the Twin Knights and transforms back into Ben. Chadwick is upset for not destroying all of the aliens but is happy that he has obtained great amounts of information on Ben's aliens. Jimmy then knocks Chadwick out with a wrench, and everyone else notices that the generator is about to explode. Jimmy and Rook urge Ben to transform into Grey Matter, but he transforms into Juryrigg instead. Juryrigg then messes around with the generator and seemingly stops it. Rook wants to know what Juryrigg did, and at Harangue's penthouse apartment, Harangue has transformed into an alien. Harangue then screams in horror at his new appearance.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*It is revealed that the Forever Knights' numbers have been reduced to a fraction of their initial strength since Ben defeated Dagon.
*It is revealed that Sir Morton and Joseph Chadwick are still alive.
*It is revealed that the new Forever King is Joseph Chadwick.
*Will Harangue is transformed into an alien.
====Character Debuts====
*Walt
*Jimmy Jones (Omniverse debut)
*Pyroxovores (Omniverse debut)
*Joseph Chadwick (Omniverse debut)
*Sir Morton (Omniverse debut)
*Red Knight (Omniverse debut)
*Twin Knights
===Minor Events===
*The Pyroxovores return.
==Characters==
*Ben Tennyson
*Rook Blonko
*Atrocians
**She-Worst (photo)
**Orange-Worst (photo)
*Toby Monitor
*Walt (first appearance)
*Mrs. Rheault (cameo)
*Jimmy Jones (first reappearance)
*Natalie Alvarez (cameo)
*Pickaxe Aliens (cameo)
*Whalium Whalace (cameo)
*Sock Vendor
*Gilford Bromley (cameo)
*Smoothie Vendor (cameo)
*Blowfeld (cameo)
*Kinecelerans
**ML-E
**T8-M (cameo)
**N-8 (cameo)
**E-N (cameo)
**N-D (cameo)
**DJ (cameo)
*Pyroxovores (first reappearance)
===Villains===
*Psyphon's Gang
**Tummyhead
**Sweet-Eels Sparklefunk
**Bouncer
*Forever Knights (first reappearance)
**Joseph Chadwick (first reappearance)
**Sir Morton (first reappearance)
**Red Knight (first reappearance)
**Twin Knights (first appearance)
*Will Harangue
==Aliens Used==
*Rath
*Lodestar
*Snare-Oh
*Echo Echo (cameo)
*Ampfibian (cameo)
*Swampfire (cameo)
*Eatle (cameo)
*Armodrillo (cameo)
*Water Hazard (cameo)
*Cannonbolt (cameo)
*Four Arms (cameo)
*Wildmutt
*Juryrigg (intended alien was Grey Matter)
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*The events of The Frogs of War, where the Incurseans took over Earth, are mentioned several times.
*Jimmy mentions that he was a guest on Will Harangue's show, which occurred in The Big Story.
*Rook recalls how Jimmy revealed Ben's secret identity to the world, which occurred in Fame.
*The Forever Knights' numbers have been reduced to a fraction of their initial strength since Ben defeated Dagon.
==Allusions==
*The Steve Ahn & Kitty website that Rook visits is a reference to storyboard artist Steve Ahn.
*The kitten video that Rook mentions "A Kitten that wishes to has Cheeseburger" is a reference to the LOL cats internet trend.
*When Ampfibian asks "Ready for a shock to your system?", he is making a reference to one of the late Dwayne McDuffie's previous cartoons, Static Shock.
==Errors==
*When Tummyhead and Sweet-Eels Sparklefunk first shoot at Ben and Rook, the shots make holes on the Proto-TRUK. After Rook is seen handcuffing the alien, the holes are gone.
*When transformed, Lodestar's crest is shown glowing with aura, when only his skull should be enveloped.
*The subtitles refer to Snare-Oh as Benmummy, his old name.
*In one shot, the logo on Rook's Proto-Tech Armor is all black.
*In Will Harangue's reflection in the mirror, his eye tendril is on the wrong shoulder.
*Will Harangue is credited as "Will Harrangue".
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==Trivia==
*The fight scene between Rath and Rook and Sweet-Eels Sparklefunk and Tummyhead was storyboarded by Jae Hong Kim, whereas the scene where Jimmy visits Will Harangue up until the fight scene between Lodestar and Rook and the Forever Knights was storyboarded by Steve Ahn.
**Walt is depicted with glasses in the storyboards. Furthermore, Ben does not wear his hoodie.
==References==
===Crew Statements===
====Derrick J. Wyatt====
====Jae Hong Kim====
====Steve Ahn====
===Cartoon Network===
es:El regreso de los Eternos
it:Il ritorno degli Immortali
pl:Powrót Wiecznych Rycerzy
pt-br:De Volta à Eternidade
ro:Întoarcerea către eternitate
Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Omniverse Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Omniverse Season 4 Episodes
Category:Episodes Written by Len Uhley
Category:Episodes Directed by Jae Hong Kim