Inspector 13

***Inspector 13*** is the twenty-fourth *Ultimate Alien* chapter of *Clock 10: Choose Your Own Adventure*.

## Plot

The chapter opens with Clockwork Firefly and Charmcaster in the latter's library, attempting to teach Clock how to use conjuration magic to bring about a Familiar. Though, this doesn't work, and Clock ends up summoning a donkey instead. The two go to try again, but the sound of a spaceship outside interrupts them.

Going outside, they find a ship which appears similar to the Techadon factory landing, and a Techadon Weapon Master stepping out. The Weapon Master demands Clock come with him, as he will use the Ultimatrix (which he mistakes for the destroyed Omnitrix) to further weaponize the Techadons, and then "remove" Clock when he is no longer needed. He identifies himself as Techadon Weapon Master Inspector 13, and neutralizes Charmcaster before dragging Clock into the ship.

Clock tries to fight back, which does no good. He is attached to a table in the ship that keeps his arms apart while a device scans the Ultimatrix, revealing it to not be the Omnitrix. Clock explains the device is the Ultimatrix, and Inspector 13 opts to use it instead, deducing the Omnitrix must have been destroyed already, and proceeds to start bypassing the device's firewalls by hacking it. Despite his anger, Clock tries to come to an agreement, but Inspector 13 repeats his plan from earlier just as the Ultimatrix's first firewall is hacked.

A pink flash fills the room as Clock's team arrives. Charmcaster and Taryn attack Inspector 13 while Kevin goes to free Clock. Inspector 13, who has minimal damage done to him, defeats Charmcaster and Taryn, knocking them away. Clock attempts to become Heatblast, but the Ultimatrix malfunctions, instead transforming Taryn into Overflow, Kevin into Antigravitesla, and Charmcaster into Armodrillo. Charmcaster attempts to ram Inspector 13, but is defeated with electricity; meanwhile Kevin's Antigravitesla powers accidentally activate, causing him to fling about the room wildly. The ship's AI detects the three of them, and opens up the floor (whilst protecting Inspector 13 and Clock), causing Charmcaster and Taryn to fall out of the ship and Kevin accidentally follows. Clock goes to transform, but stops, believing he may either not transform at all, or may just transform Inspector 13. Inspector 13 claims he has no knowledge of what caused his friends to transform, but that it may have to deal with the Ultimatrix's firewall being breached.

Outside, Taryn and Charmcaster are free falling as Kevin is uncontrollably flying closer then further away. Taryn uses her crab legs to bring Kevin closer, which just results in the three of them being knocked into one another by Kevin's gravity. However, Kevin's gravity accidentally runs out, and the three of them fall, crashing into Charmcaster's library. At Taryn's suggestion, Charmcaster uses the Ultimatrix to contact Clock's, which works. Clock reveals he managed to sneak away from Inspector 13, but that he's still trapped in the ship, and that they're probably going to the Techadon mobile facotry commissioned by Vulkanus.

Clock tries to help his group, which results in Taryn becoming Squidstrictor, Kevin Decagon Vreedle, and Charmcaster Big Dig Energy. Upon realizing they're not human, Clock tries again. However, this results in Snark Tanque (Taryn), Simpleten (Kevin), and Rath (Charmcaster). Annoyed, Clock hits the Ultimatrix several times, which results in more transformations before the three of them become human again. Something is heard on the other end of the line, and Clock cuts off.

The three of them pile into Kevin's car and head off to the factory. About a block away, Kevin's car is filled with a blue light as they once again transform: Water Hazard, NRG, and AmpFibian. Due to the impared vision of NRG's containment suit, Kevin ends up crashing the car, after already unintentionally creating damage on the inside due to his body size. The three approach the factory, questioning how they'll get in, only to become Humungousaur, Way Big, and Atomix.

Kevin goes to stomp on the factory, but they then are transformed into Grey Matter, Jury Rigg, and Nanomech. Kevin falls victim to Jury Rigg's urges, and dismantles what remains of his car before rebuilding it into a rocket launcher, aimed right at the factory. The rocket damages the factory unexpectedly, but the damage starts repairing itself. Kevin has Taryn and Charmcaster rush in through the hole as he continues trying to damage the outside.

Taryn and Charmcaster rush in, with the former using her intelligence to open up the factory's door and let Kevin inside, where they find Techadon robots being built while Clock runs from Inspector 13. Kevin turns one of the Techadons into a mech and blasts down Inspector 13. Clock hits the Ultimatrix again, resulting in the group becoming Snare-Oh, Stinkfly, and Terraspin. Clock rushes away from Charmcaster, while Taryn combines her magic with Snare-Oh's binds to wrap up Inspector 13, which is followed by Charmcaster blasting him away with Terraspin's cyclone.

Kevin remarks on the factory still building Techadons, none of which had the time to adapt to their current transformations, as Clock doesn't really use them. Amidst a conversation about Clock being scared of Charmcaster as Terraspin, Clock uses his spectral donkey to defeat a Techadon sneaking up on his team. Clock's donkey Familiar, Charmcaster, and Kevin fight the Techadons, only for Taryn to stop the assembly by clogging up the system with Snare-Oh's bandages.

Still frightened by Charmcaster as Terraspin, Clock turns his team into Upgrade, Eatle, and Swampfire. As the other two fight the robots, Taryn reaches the control panel and uses Upgrade's powers to launch the factory. Kevin says that with his mission being a failure, Inspector 13 will be "taken care of," though Clock expresses remorse at not being able to "Goop him," a nod to the events of *Hero Time*.

The team gets out just before the factory takes off, heading back to the Techadon homeworld. Taryn uses Upgrade's powers to reset the Ultimatrix, turning Clock's team back to human. The group then heads for tacos, Clock saying someone else will have to pay, as he recently had to pay Jerry back for therapy in the previous episode.

## Major Events

* Clock's group faces Inspector 13, a Techadon Weapon Master, for the first time.
* Big Dig Energy, Jury Rigg, and Eatle debut.
* Overflow is used for the first time in the present.
* Present day Ditto, Grey Matter, XLR8, Stinkfly, and Upgrade appear.

### Ultimatrix Debuts

* Big Dig Energy
* Jury Rigg
* Eatle

## Characters

* Clockwork Firefly
* Taryn Firefly
* Kevin Levin
* Charmcaster

### Villains

* Inspector 13
* Techadon Robots

## Aliens Used

### Taryn Firefly

* Overflow
* Squidstrictor
* Snark Tanque
* Diamondhead *(cameo)*
* Ditto *(cameo)*
* Shocksquatch *(cameo)*
* Fasttrack *(cameo)*
* Water Hazard
* Humungousaur
* Grey Matter
* Snare-Oh
* Upgrade

### Kevin Levin

* Antigravitesla
* Decagon Vreedle
* Simpleten
* Ripjaws *(cameo)*
* Echo-Echo *(cameo)*
* Frankenstrike *(cameo)*
* XLR8 *(cameo)*
* NRG
* Way Big
* Jury Rigg *(debut)*
* Stinkfly
* Eatle (debut)

### Charmcaster

* Armodrillo
* Big Dig Energy *(debut)*
* Rath
* ChamAlien *(cameo)*
* Slapback *(cameo)*
* Brainstorm *(cameo)*
* Cannonbolt *(cameo)*
* AmpFibian
* Atomix
* Nanomech
* Terraspin
* Swampfire

## Trivia

* Many of the groups of aliens used are themed in some fashion:
	+ Snark Tanque, Simpleten, and Rath are themed after more insulting personalities.
	+ Diamondhead, Ripjaws, and ChamAlien are themed after the Wolfpack's three favorite aliens.
	+ Ditto, Echo-Echo, and Slapback are themed after duplication aliens.
	+ Shocksquatch, Frankenstrike, and Brainstorm are themed after electric aliens.
	+ Fasttrack, XLR8, and Cannonbolt are themed after speed aliens.
	+ Water Hazard, NRG, and AmpFibian are themed after Andromeda aliens.
	+ Grey Matter, Jury Rigg, and Nanomech are themed after small, technology aliens.
		- This trio is also a nod to the *Omniverse* episode, *Have I Got a Deal for You*.
	+ Snare-Oh, Stinkfly, and Terraspin are themed after some of Clock's least favorite aliens.
* Humungousaur and Way Big are a nod to the canon version of the episode.
* Discounting *Hippocra-10* as it takes place in a different timeline entirely, and has an alternate version of Clock present, this is the first episode where Clock does not use any aliens.