Network Origins: Part 2

"**Network Origins: Part 2**" is the series premiere of *Network League*. It originally aired on November 4th, 2023. Subsequent re-runs divided the episode into two parts.

## Plot

Powerpuff Girls and The Saturdays have captured Vetro Man, Max Steel, Samurai Jack, Steven, Pearl, and Sky Hawks as Doctor Carlyle used mind control with his assistant Tarlock. Germs are slowing becoming more powerful as the world is covered in light with Doctor Carlyle project going into the right phrase. Germs have gained much strength as the heroes that were captured. Doctor Carlyle plan is to create a clone with Germs strength as he will destroy once his plan is right.

Hendrix detected the Germs and Doctor Carlyle location as he has collect Germs from space, two years ago. Gwen has channel her magic since she was 10 back when Ben also had the Omnitrix. He is getting better as he has the master control with full power and no timing out. She using her mana to find the building that the Germs are, as they are in Bellwood next to Billy Billions tower. Hendrix also scan that Doctor Carlyle isn't a real person as he clone himself to become a human as they will go inside to fight in battle.

Powerpuff Girls and The Saturdays are guarding the main room as they are starring at them as Steven wants to eat. Samurai Jack doesn't know them as The Saturdays does too. Max Steel tried to get more energy from his suit but isn't holding well. The Saturdays broke them out on purpose as Vetro's team escaped to fight against the Germs as it is leaching, as they been realised. They have the same abilities as the people that being captured by Doctor Carlyle. They try to escape as Doctor Carlyle Germs goes to surround them in the vent. They manage to get out as they fend them off and hack their abilities as Doctor Carlyle is not happy.

Hendrix goes inside as Ben goes as Chromastone to search attackers. Tarlock tells them about it as he was being used by Doctor Carlyle. He is an alien from the Galaxy next to Swampfire planet. His planet lived through harmony with all the people forming a community together. It was destroy a conquer named, as Ben knows it's Vilgax who destroy his planet. He also destroy Diamondhead planet but was bought back by him. They have to escape but Hendrix and his team fight against them as they push all the way as Hendrix and Rex is locked from this side as Ben and Gwen can't rescue him now. Ben as XLR8 searched for the remain captured people.

They fight their way as Germs has fought against Samurai's team but failed as Doctor Carlyle in his Germ form that he injected himself, defeated them. He captures them as he shows that the world is the light as Ben and Gwen are defeated as well with them being held after nearly winning a battle. Germs are getting stronger as they going to infects everyone with their virus. Tarlock is defeated as well as he is being betrayed, as Doctor Carlyle vows to kill him first in a brutal way after helping the enemies. Tarlock tries to fight it but he detects that Hendrix is alive.

Hendrix and Rex appears hacking the Stone Iron Charge as Moon appears as the light begins to fade away. Ben realise that happened to Ghostfreak most of the time but with the sun. Hendrix rescue his team as Tarlock defeated the leader of the Germs. They are about to escape as Gwen destroy the rest of the Germs as the rest have been destroyed by darkness. Germs fly away in retreat as they lost, as the heroes done well.

A short time later, the heroes assemble aboard a large space station orbiting the Earth, built and launched in secret by Fennoy Enterprises. The station will provide warning in advance in case of another alien invasion.

Ben addresses the assembled heroes, saying that the invasion has proved to him that even he isn't powerful enough to safeguard the Earth by himself. He proposes the formation of the Network League. Four of the other heroes agree (in his or her own way); Hendrix, used to operating solo, is reluctant to join a team, but assures them that he'll be on call when they need help. The last holdout is Tarlock, who is near the windows by himself, gazing at the stars. When Ben goes to him, Tarlock says he is the last surviving member of his race. Ben says that he can relate, and assures Tarlock that he doesn't have to be alone anymore.

## Continuity

* Germs is defeated and left Earth
* Powerpuff Girls are teenagers now
* Zack is 21 years old after the Secret Saturdays
* Hendrix is a part-timer as Doctor Hawkins remembers from years ago
* Tarlock lost his planet, because of Vilgax as Ben knows how much damage he does since he had the Omnitrix
* Hendrix remembers Samurai Jack from battling Aku in the future
* Sky Hawks is adults now after the events from 5 years ago

## Background information

### Production notes

* Samurai Jack fighting style has changed with a different animation but the same

### Trivia

* Tarlock is similar to Big Chill and Brainstorm, phrase through walls and reads people mind
* Hendrix already team up with Samurai Jack, as he fended off against Aku's Cult
* Powerpuff Girls have a new design, after maturing into a adult
* Doctor Carlyle mentions about Ben saving the universe, against Diagon and Vilgax
* Vetro Man can fix and create something to help the team
* Max Steel is 22 years old, as he knows Ben, and Rex
* Rex is the same age as Ben, as he got with his E.V.O power

## Cast

 Me (Beast Force 141)
 Diedrich Bader | Vetro Man

## See Also

**Images/Network Origins: Part 2**

Network League