Recruitment

**Recruitment** is the third episode of *Ben 23: Omniverse*.

## Plot

The episode starts with an opening scene of a fight that is currently taking place. Several Orange Offender crooks are being chased down the roads of Dimension 23 Bellwood, and Ben 23 manages to catch up on the other end, holding a milkshake that came from the Mr. Gyro store a few doors down. Having to save the day, Ben 23 chucks away his finished drink as he transforms into Techno-Bubble, as he would grab onto the oncoming orange car, moulding himself onto it and forcing the vehicle to stop, making the police officers catch up, leading to the crooks' arrest.

A timeskip occurs as the camera opens to a new scene. Tetrax would enter a room that Azmuth was inside, as well with SevenSeven, as Tetrax would ask Azmuth if he needed some assistance. Azmuth declines the offer, but wishes to have help in case if it was necessary. Tetrax is called by Ben 23 as he wishes to hang out. Unaware of human nature and having to get used to human culture, Tetrax agrees, meeting Ben 23 at a Mr. Gyro place.

Tetrax talks about how Ben 23 is barely holding up battles on his own and suggests that Ben 23 should get himself a partner. Ben 23 turns down the offer, as he believes that having a partner would result in responsibility and having to let them to adapt to the evil alien monster villains that he has to beat. Unknowingly, Tetrax would remember when he and Max used to fight against each other due to being a bounty hunter in order to capture the Omnitrix, knowing that Ben 23 seemed to love knowing a lot about his late grandfather. Wanting to know more, Ben 23 asks about any other evil aliens, as Tetrax would recall Vilgax destroying his home planet, Petropia.

A little while later, Ben 23 finishes his food as he asks Tetrax if he wanted anything, to which Tetrax accepts the favour, willing to try out yokel food. Ben 23 calls upon a cook to hurry up and make a meal for the guest, as Tetrax would ask how Ben 23 became rich and famous, as Ben 23 would stop and look at the Petrosapien. He would then go through everything that he could remember from when he was 10 years old.

The flashback begins. Three years ago. 10-year-old Ben 23 with 16-year-old Gwen 23 stood outside the Rust Bucket as 59-year-old Max 23 would bring up his horrible taste in food, as both Ben 23 and Gwen 23 agree that they should've declined the offer on going on the roadtrip. However, Ben 23 is tasked to grab fire wood, as he would find the Omnitrix, which he calls the Hero Watch. With a sudden explosion, he finds a huge robot machine trashing the area, and finding his own grandpa getting vaporised by the machine, killing him in the process. The flashback ends.

Tetrax apologises for asking the question, however Ben 23 would choose to not accept the apology, since he shouldn't have asked the question beforehand, knowing that something so recent could still scar him for life. Tetrax knows that, and tells him willingly, but Ben 23 would not allow it, leaving the building, with Tetrax following along. Tetrax tries apologising again, but Ben 23 whacks a piece of Tetrax's armour, a piece of tech, that made a wave of wind blast the both of them off their feet, as Computron Minions would spawn from a generated portal. Ben 23 pushes Tetrax aside, keeping him safe as he transforms into Dino-Mighty in order to combat the robots. He began tearing off heads, slamming their bodies together. Everything. Tetrax would leave him to it, not wanting to interfere.

In a wave of rage, Dino-Mighty continues destroying the Computron Minions, who continued spawning in through the portal. Ben 23 felt all sorts of emotions, from anger, to neverending sadness. The camera cuts to Tetrax making an entry to a Plumber training facility, finding Dimension 23 counterparts of Molly Gunther, Magister Patelliday, Blukic, Driba and many others. Out arrives a Revonnahgander who had exited an exam on Plumber rankings, upon many things, as Tetrax asks him if he'd like to be recruited as a partner for Ben 23. Rook agrees to this offer, hoping to meet this Ben 23 in person. Tetrax wishes for the Revonnahgander, who he calls Rook, to be careful since Ben 23 is fighting aggressively against Computron Minions, leading Rook to believe that the kid is a little bit dangerous to be around.

Cut to a Computron Minion being frozen by Freezeghost's cryokinesis. Freezeghost smirks at the Computron Minions' lack of intellect to understand that they're being frozen by him. A sudden voice is heard as Freezeghost swoops down, seeing Tetrax with someone Ben 23 didn't know, who greets himself to the Necrofriggian. Freezeghost calms himself down as he would ask him why he's here. Rook explains that he was recruited to be his partner, as Freezeghost would transform back into Ben 23, telling him that he didn't need a partner, not after what happened, but Rook wouldn't allow it. Rook tells him that he wants to calm him down and tell him that he understands his pain.

Rook reveals that he had someone like Max who he had lost in his home planet, Revonnah. His grandfather had also passed, but through a different reason. Rook would explain in further detail that he was taught Revonnah Kai by Kundo who was very strict with his lessons. Rook would mention that Kundo had executed his grandfather due to his grandfather putting an end to Kundo's teaching methods. Ben 23 would feel bad for Rook in this situation, as he would ask him if he wanted to hang at Mr. Gyro, as Rook would accept the offer, but wishes to take down the Computron Minions first. Ben 23 transforms into RADI8, as the Prypiatosian-B would start firing molten lava at the robots, melting some, watching them explode. Rook would run over to the portal and deactivates the machine, successfully stopping the portal, as RADI8 would continue destroying the rest of the Computron Minions, before they are transported into a wasteland dimension thanks to Rook's assistance.

The scene transitions to Ben 23 receiving another apology from Tetrax, as he accepts the apology, apologising for his behaviour. As soon as Tetrax leaves Rook to be Ben 23's new partner, Rook asks if he's still joining Ben 23 by going to Mr. Gyro. Ben 23 nods, walking inside with Rook following along, ending the episode with Rook thanking him.

## Characters

* Ben 23
* Gwen Tennyson (flashback)
* Max Tennyson (first appearance; flashback; death)
* Tetrax Shard
* Azmuth
* SevenSeven
* The Plumbers
	+ Molly Gunther (first appearance; cameo)
	+ Magister Patelliday (first appearance; cameo)
	+ Blukic (first appearance; cameo)
	+ Driba (first appearance; cameo)
* Rook Blonko (first appearance)

## Aliens Used

* Techno-Bubble (first appearance)
* Dino-Mighty
* Freezeghost (first appearance; off-screen transformation)
* RADI8 (first appearance)