Seeing Red (Gren)

Seeing Red is the fifth episode of Gren 10 (CYOA).

## Plot

[Flashing red lights appeared in Gren’s dorm room waking up the team as they were summoned into Myaxx's office at 3am. woke up partially annoyed, partially worried before presenting to the Headmistress. The group walked into the office and they saw TAC there as well.]

Myaxx: GOLD. I need you to go down to Earth and locate Joey of Team TRAC. They went out yesterday and Joey has not come back. They only now told me due thinking they could handle the situation.

Gren: That sounds pretty serious... if you don't mind me asking, where did you three last see her?

Argit: Around Washington DC. I wanted to see Earth and these three said that would be the best place on the planet to check out.

Gren: Got it. Any further instructions, Headmistress?

[Before she answered Gren, she sent TAC out and left GOLD.]

Myaxx: Be careful, they reported drones attacking. The same ones from Day 1.

Gren: That's... weird. But, understood. Ready, team? You'd think the robots would be after the Omnitrix. Come to think of it, them going after Joey... they've probably been keeping tabs on the Academy and its students.

Rex: Yeah would make sense, given what Myaxx told us after the Team Ceremony.

Kevin: I'm so ready to kick some ass.

They left and made their way to the teleporter. They are teleported to the Washington DC base which was newly renovated. Rex begins hacking into the computers there to learn anything while Kevin absorbed some electricity for later. Octavia began channeling a tracking spell. Gren starts to scroll through the Omnitrix, readying himself in case the drones appear.]

Rex: Seems they went west bound?

Octavia: Tracking Spell at the ready.

[Gren examined his alien options and thought to himself. ‘Maybe Fasttrack could get us there faster... no, don't wanna risk another situation with Kevin’. He turned to his team.]

Gren: Let's head there and see if we find any hints.

[The tracking spell led the team to what seems to be evidence of a fight. Quils from Argit, webs from Cash were scattered about.]

Gren: Well, now this is something. Do you think this was from a run-in with the drones? Actually, hold on. I can analyze this better.

[Gren activated the watch trying to transform into Grey Matter, but was transformed into Fasttrack instead.]

Rex: I believe so the cuts on these webs are definitely from something energy based.

[When Grn transformed, Kevin screamed but instead of changing, he held back fighting the dormant connection he seemed to still have. This freaked Fasttrack out a bit. Rex began examining the battle damage when Kevin looked into the sky.]

Kevin: MOVE IT!

[Fasttrack used his speed to get his allies out of harm's way. A missile hits where Fasttrack once stood and Joey came flying over seemingly merged with a drone.]

Fasttrack: ..is that...Joey?

Rex: Holy fuck, she merged with the drones!!! I'M SO JEALOUS!

Fasttrack: Well, it clearly messed up her mind, so don't be. We need to try to restrain her without causing harm to see if we can restore her.

Joey: Oh don't worry about me, Gren.

Kevin: I thought only us and Kai knew?

[Octavia blasted a whip to try and wrap Joey up.]

Fasttrack: Maybe she has access to the drone's knowledge?

[Fasttrack inquired before rushing to Octavia and helping her pull Joey down. Rex rushed to help as well, while kevin went on the other side using electricity to zap Joey.]

Fasttrack: Try to be careful, we don't know what'll happen to her if we fry up the circuits.

[Another missile fired out at Kevin sending him flying.Fasttrack ran to him, following the attack.]

Fasttrack: Are you alright, Kev?

[ Fasttrack then attempted to leap at Joey in an attempt to hold her down. Kevin was caught and let down as his body began to violently shake. Eventually it stopped as he examined his body.]

Fasttrack: I'll take that as a 'not really'. Want me to get you back to the teleporter so Xylene can check you up?

Kevin: I- I think I passively absorbed the powers of this form?

[Unsure of what to do Kevin ran at fast speeds, not as fast as Fasttrack but enough to run back to the fight. Fasttrack wasn’t really sure how to respond to that - other than a mildly concerned expression - but soon followed him back to action. Kevin absorbed energy while running by buildings and used it to shoot at Joey. Rex stayed back not being much of a fighter while Octavia tried her best to make strong ropes. Fasttrack leaped into the air landing on Joey’s back. This made her rapid fire as Rex gets shot in the leg badly. After that, Fasttrack worriedly leapt off her, kicking her away in the process, and rushed to Rex to take him away from the fight and check on him.]

Rex: We need to fall back. We are in over our heads.

Fasttrack: You're right. We'll need to plan better if we're gonna help Joey.

Rex: I don't know if we will be able to. I may be able to develop something with Cooper's help.

Fasttrack: I'll take you back to the Teleporter so you can recover and work on that. Stay in touch.

[Fasttrack said before speeding with him over to the teleporter. After dropping Rex off, Fasttrack ran back to the battle.]

Kevin: What's the plan, gren? I'm running on fumes here.

Fasttrack: Rex's working on something that can help her. On the meanwhile, if we can't hold her down, we may have to retreat for now.

[Fasttrack then attempted to form a whirlwind around Joey by running around her, similar to what he did with Kraab. Kevin joined in hoping to add a little extra to the whirlwind. It worked sending Joey flying.]

Octavia:Let's head back to base and see abotu revoking her access so she can't go there.

[Gren nodded before taking Octavia and rushed with her back to the teleporter as well- He knew that at least Kevin can speed there by himself. Kevin speeds back as all three are teleported back as Fasttrack changed back to human.]

Gren: Let's meet up with Rex - I doubt he has anything done by now, but it seems like a good idea to check on him. Oh, one of us should probably report to the Headmistress, too.

Kevin: I doubt she's exactly a fan of me.

Gren: I don't think she dislikes you either, but if you don't feel comfortable doing it... Octavia?

Octavia: I'll do it.

[Octavia left as Kevin held his head in pain as the powers faded away.]

Gren: Are you alright?

Kevin: Just… easing out of a power trip.

Gren: I see. Let's go check on Rex, then.

Gren walked into Animo's old lab to see Rex on crutches, Cooper, Elena, and another girl all working together. ]

Rex: Cooper and I called in a few favors to get extra brains on this project. Meet Elena Vallidus and Eunice Armada.

Gren: Oh, hey there. I'm Gren, nice to meet you. It's good that you did, Rex. We're gonna need a lot of help if we wanna restore Joey to her normal self. Are you feeling better?

Rex: Just a small bullet wound. I'll be healed up after a week or so. Now we were thinking of injecting a nanite cure into her bloodstream. Something to deactivate the machinery she has and remove it from her body. The issue with that is we don't have a way to get close to her to inject it

Gren: Nanites, you say, hm? That sounds like a good plan. We'll try to come up with a good strategy to inject it. I could also call my Galvan friend to lend you guys a hand.

[Gren winked and Kevin looked confused.]

Kevin: Galavn? You mean Blukic and Driba???

Gren: Like them, but not them. You'll see it.

[Kevin and Gren’s ID cards peeped for a summon to Myaxx’s office. In the office was Myaxx, Xylene, and Octavia. Xylene was examining all the team members, while they spoke.]

Gren: Rex seems to have the 'healing Joey' part covered so far. He teamed up with Eunice, Cooper and Elena - an unofficial Team RACE, if you will - to develop a nanite-based cure that should dettach the drone from her body. We just need a good way to inject it without harming her - and I suppose there could be some concerns about any side-effects, too, but I doubt it, they seem pretty confident on that.

Myaxx: Myaxx: The issue I am concerned with is her Omnitrix tracking abilities. They seemed to have improved upon the last batch of drones. I am worried he's getting closer…

Gren: ….he?

Kevin: STOP PLAYING THE PRONOUN GAME!

Myaxx: Hopefully I won't have to tell you who.

Kevin: I hate this school.

Gren:Well, in any case, we have the remains of some of the drones from that attack the day I got the Omnitrix. Can't we try to reverse-engineer those and locate "him" or the other drones, if we tinker along with the machinery we'll hopefully remove from Joey?

Argit: About that…

[The group turned around to see Argit at the door, having snuck inside.]

Gren: Shouldn't you be trying to steal some other vault in the Academy right now or something? Actually, nevermind that, for how long have you been listening? For what is a place run by the space police, this Academy has really poor security, huh?

Argit: Relax, I was there when you got the stupid watch.

Kevin: That is a fair point.

Gren: ...right. So I imagine you're here to 'help'?

Argit: Explain rather. You see Joey is the original drone from that first day. We may have stolen it... tried to sell it on Earth's Black market... and instead it came to life and latched on to each of us. JT's powers protected him, Cash is too..... cash, and my quils and tough skin stopped it. Joey, was not as lucky and got attacked. That fight in DC? was us three against Joey. She wiped our asses clean.

Gren: Oh, so it's not helping or explaining, it's confessing. Good. I guess this just proves both my claims about you stealing from the academy and about the poor security. But... It does help. I imagine the metal armor protected her from your quills?

Argit: Yes. She was only really affected by JT's powers.:

Myaxx: Argit place your hands above your head, you are under arrest for endangerment of others, robbery, and disturbing the peace.

[Gren tried his best to hide it, but he actually felt kind of fulfilled by that moment after the trouble Argit got him in - though in the end, he should also be somewhat grateful that that was what led to him getting the Omnitrix.]

Gren: Are JT and Cash gonna be arrested too? And Joey, once she's restored?

Myaxx: Those three will be on probation for first time offenders. Argit here is not so luck-

[Argit had sprayed all of them in quills paralyzing them as he fled the room. Gren groaned as he fell to the floor. Later after the effects wear off, Myaxx puts out a warrant for Argit’s arrest.]

Myaxx: It seems he fled using the teleporter pad to Earth. One crisis at a time.

Gren: …Right. So, back to Joey, what’s the plan regarding her?

Myaxx: Bait. Being you. Then work to get the cure in her system.

Gren: ..I was afraid you would say that.

Kevin: It was probably the only way.

Gren: Yeah, I know. And I'm willing to do it if it means we get to help her. How far do you think RACE are in developing the cure?

[Rex called Gren, letting him know that the cure was done and ready to be used. At the teleporter, Rex handed Gren and Kevin each a cure that was one shot only.]

Gren: You’re sure this is going to work?

Rex: Not 100% sure, but its the best we got without just straight up killing her.

Gren: ...okay, I'll take that then. Ready, Kev?

Kevin: Let’s kick ass!

Gren: That's the spirit!... well almost.

[The two teleported into Washington DC and walked around trying to locate Joey.]

Kevin: Turn into something. I think you using the watch let her locate us last time.

Gren: Right. But... into what? Shellhead is pretty sturdy, but he's too clunky to apply it in time... Greymatter could do it quick, but he's too vulnerable. Hm…

Kevin: Whatever you turn into I wanna try absrobing not the trix. See if we can pull off something similar to the cat.

Gren: Yeah, that was pretty useful the first time we faced her. Alright, let's do it, Echo-Echo!

[Gren slammed down the watch turning into Echo-Echo. Kevin touched Echo-Echo’s hand absorbing some power. He received the sonic screams portion of it. Echo-Echo splits into a few clones, with most of them hiding around - one of those having the cure - while one remains in position to act as the bait for Joey.]

Echo-Echo: Now we just gotta wait for her to track the transformation.

[A missile was fired at all of them, haven been seen by Joey’s infrared vision. Upon seeing the missiles, some of the Echoes grouped together and madea sonic force field to protect themselves and Kevin, while others merely attempted to avoid them while using their sonic screams against the projectiles. The barrier held back the missiles as Joey snagged one of the clones and dropped them from high above. Kevin holds in a scream letting loose as it's electrically charged. The remaining Echoes ran around Joey, circling her so they can form an Echo Chamber to disorient her. This worked allowing Kevin to run at her to try and stab her with the cure. She was able to smack him away as he landed on his vile of it breaking it. She then used her shoulders to fire a spiral of lasers hitting each clone.The Echoes did their best to dodge the attack, with a few more leaping at Joey and duplicating while on her to weigh her down. This started to work but she used her strength and speed to boost up and out of Echo-Echo’s reach. She took out a saber and slashed into Kevin’s leg who screamed.]

Kevin: BITCH!

[A few clones tried to carry Kevin out of the fight for a while, while others used sonic screams in an attempt to at the very least distract her.]

Echo-Echo: Come on Joey, you don't have to do this. Just let us help you!

Joey:No. He wants you dead. Promised a sweet payday. Enough to pay back all my loans

Echo-Echo: He?

Echo-Echo: Dead?

Echo-Echo: And you believed that?

Echo-Echo: He could probably dispose of you pretty easily.

Joey: Why did he not kill me himself then and get you?

[She fired a laser at some clones]

Joey: I have all the time in the world.

Echo-Echo: Because using people is easier? Besides, he tried to get me, you were the ones who stole his way of doing so. Yeah, it's called adap-

[Upon seeing one of the clones be blasted mid-sentence, the Echoes unleashed a strong simultaneous sonic scream to knock her away.Joey began to get annoyed letting out an electric pulse to knock all but one clone out.]

Joey: I can do this all day.

Echo-Echo: Yeah, well I can do this for about five more minutes!

Echo-Echo: Shut up!

[The Echoes started to multiply as much as possible to overwhelm her through sheer numbers, using a mix of physical attacks and screams while a pair go check on Kevin to see if he can get back to the fight.]

Kevin: Guessing it's not going too well?

Echo-Echo: You could say that again.

Echo-Echo: And say it again.

Echo-Echo: How’s your leg?

Kevin: Seems to be healing. I may have a dangerous idea. that can buy you more time.

Echo-Echo: I'm all earphones, go on.

Kevin: I go full alien. and go toe to toe with her while you run and gather your thoughts to try and get her down. We both know you can't keep this up for long. I don't have a timer.

Echo-Echo: On one hand, you're right, but on the other I don't wanna have to deal with two people out of control.....okay, let's try it. Try to keep it together, though.

[Kevin touched the trix on Echo-Echo’s forehead with two fingers absorbing more energy to change forms but not enough to overdo it. His body changed as he begins to mutate.]

Echo-Echo: are you alright?

Doppleganger: Holy shit. This feels weird. How….. this one looks really different from the last two.

Echo-Echo: How are you gonna scream? You don't even have a mouth... oh, nevermind that. Think you can hold her down?

Kevin: I can definitely hold my own against her.

[Echo-Echo timed out, turning into a human.]

Gren:Wow, great timing, Omnitrix.Just try to restrain her so I can apply the cure, okay?

Doppleganger: You got it dude.

[He hovered up and away towards Joey, releasing sound waves from his gloves. Gren cautiously approached the action, readying the cure. Kevin was holding his own against Joey. It was a seemingly even match. Gren snuck up behind Joey and jumped on her back. This triggered her sensors and shot a laser point blank at Gren. This activated the Omnitrix’s failsafe and turned him into Grey Matter. His small size allowed him to fall into her suit. Kevin went berserk thinking that Gren died. Grey Matter crawled within the suit and tried to find an appropriate location to inject the cure on Joey. Grey Matter crawled around and located her neck which will lead to her brainstem and therefore brian. Grey Matter applied the cure into her neck, hoping for the best. As soon as Grey Matter injected it, her suit’s defense mechanism activated and poked his own brainstem as he started to hallucinate. He come face to face with what appeared to be a male Myaxx.]

Grey Matter: Wh-who are you? Where's Joey?

Unknown: So you are the torn in my side for the last 4 weeks.

[Grey Matter looked down and saw that he was human again.]

Gren: What are you talking about? I don't even know who you are.

Vilgax: Amazing with all that power and you don't have the slightest idea as to how to use it. I am Vilgax the Conqueror. Destroyer of Worlds. I will offer this once and only once, child. Join me and I will teach you the secrets of the Omnitrix.

Gren: Oh, yeah. That sounds super legit. I'll totally trust the weird squid mirage that said I'm a nuisance. No, thank you very much, but I already have a mentor - who, yeah, may be a little clueless when it comes to the watch sometimes, but is doing her best to teach me how to use it.

Vilgax: Myaxx? Please. She knows a lot more than you know. I on the other hand will not hide secrets from you. Ask me anything you wish to know. I will answer one thing.

Gren:I know she knows a lot. She helped build it. And... this seems a little like you're trying to trick me. No offense.

Vilgax: It's called an offer to avoid war. If you don’t take it, so be it.

Gren:...Now it sounds like you're trying to threaten me. I'll pass your offer, thank you very much... and make sure the Plumbers are on your track. I'm no expert yet, but I'm sure destroying worlds breaks galactic law.

Vilgax: You think I am scared of Plumbers? I have been at this for centuries. The Plumbers are more scared of me than I am of them. Nothing in this universe can stop me. Not even you. mark your days alive, child. They are coming to an end.

Gren: If you're that good, why do you want the watch? Seems like you're doing just fine without it.

Vilgax:Picture it, an army of men all wielding the most powerful weapon in the universe. All at my command!

[He summoned a simulated battlefield with him at the command his soldiers were all using an Omnitrix with Gren’s starting 10 aliens.]

Gren: Don't you think you'll grow bored of it? Besides, that doesn't answer my question. You already can conquer and destroy worlds without it, can't you?

Vilgax: That isn’t remotely the point.

Gren: I know. I'm just buying time while the cure frees my classmante from your control, nice to see that a centuries-old squid warlord likes to chat though. Do you feel lonely sometimes? Is all the conquering and destroying your attempt to compensate for something? What are you trying to prove with all this, hm? And to who?

Vilgax: I’m well aware of this cure you speak of. I am using this time to analyze your face so I may find you. You think you are safe anywhere in the universe? Just you wait.

[He and the illusion faded away. As Grey Matter fell to the ground in real life transforming back to human. Kevin did the same albeit out of his control as he catched Joey who lost her robot parts.]

Gren: That was... the strangest conversation I've ever had. Are you okay, Kev?

Kevin: Yeah… what the hell happened to you?

[He pointed to Gren’s neck which had a mechanical tendril coming out of it. Gren yanked it off his neck. Kevin picked up Joey.]

Kevin: Let’s get her back to base.

Gren: Yeah. I'll ask Blukic and Driba to examine this, if I'm lucky it won't get stolen like the drone did.

[The three students were teleported back to Codon Academy. Gren requested a meeting with Myaxx and was now in her office.]

Gren: So, uh, when I was applying the cure on Joey, a drone connected to me and I saw... something. Something a bit concerning. Does the name Vilgax remind you of anything?

[She did her best to keep her composure. She cleared her throat, before turning to Gren.]

Myaxx: Unfortunately, yes.

Gren: I was afraid you'd say that. He's been observing us, and is coming after me. Tell me the "the Plumbers fear me" talk was just him attempting to sound menacing?

Myaxx: No. It’s not. Vilgax is a powerful fighter even before he gave himself cybernetic enhancements. I fear he’s finalized our location. We need to evacuate the academy. Relocate everyone. It’s no longer safe at Codon…

Gren: There's got to be some other solution. Everyone keeps calling this the strongest weapon in the universe, and you're telling me it can't beat an ugly cyborg octopus?... No offense.

Myaxx: You have only begun the process of training with the device. Vilgax has been raised a warrior in what would be your year of 1738. He’s had nearly 300 years of training and combat. With your limited forms and such, I don’t see it being a favorable fight.

Gren: Then let's take off the limits. We get to Azmuth before Vilgax gets to us, he gives me full control over the transformations so I can beat him, and then he can do what he thinks is best with the device.Besides, I'm not on my own here, right? I get not wanting to get my team and classmates involved, but what about you, Xylene, Tetrax..

Myaxx: Do you not recall, I do not know where Azmuth is? He fled Galvan many decades ago. I haven't seen him in ages. He's a recluse.

Gren: We'll find him. He contacted Tetrax, it can't be that hard to trace back.

Myaxx: Xylene and I were no match for him back when we were a team. Tetrax.... Tetrax is not good in terms of Vilgax..

Gren: When you were a team? Bad terms with Vilgax? You can't say those things and just not elaborate, you know.

Myaxx: All will come. It's not exactly a good mental thing to think about, nor can I speak on Tetrax's behalf.

Gren: I get that. Sorry. It's just a really... intense situation.

[A quake went throughout the base, causing the room to shake.]

Myaxx: Oh no, we are too late to make a plan..

[All screens in the base turn on with Vilgax being shown.]

Vilgax: Myaxx, send me Caio Grenfell and the rest of you may live.

## Major Events

* Joey is fused with robotics

## Characters

### Supporting Characters

* Rex
* Octavia
* Kevin
* Joey
* Argit
* Myaxx

### Minor Characters

* Cash
* JT
* Cooper
* Elena
* Eunice Armada (debut)

## Aliens Used

### By Gren

* Fasttrack (selected alien was Grey Matter)
* Echo Echo
* Grey Matter

### By Kevin

* Speedline (powers only)
* Doppleganger (debut)