"1x08" " Hot Stretch" "Better stock up on that sun block." "This heat wave should last clear through to Sunday." "Once again, we're getting word of a break-in at the Coriolanus labs in Bellwood ending in a high-speed police pursuit through downtown... [ sirens wailing ] [ tires screeching ]" "[ tires screech ]" "[ brakes squeak ]" "Ben Tennyson!" "Ben:" "I see him." "Thanks, Chief." "I'm not the Chief." "[ beep ]" "Rook:" "We will take it from here." "Careful." "She stole some kind of fusion thing." "Rook:" "I am a Plumber, officer." "I am always careful." "Crashhopper:" "Yah!" "Yah!" "At the end of your rope, huh?" "Ester:" "Not ever." "[ grunts ]" "Eeeee!" "Aah!" "♪ Ben 10 ♪" "♪ he's a kid, and he wants to have fun ♪" "♪ but when you need a superhero, he gets the job done ♪" "♪ Ben 10 ♪" "♪ with a device that he wears on his arm ♪" "♪ he can change his shape and save the world from harm ♪" "♪ when trouble's taking place ♪ ♪ he gets right in its face ♪" "♪ Ben 10 ♪" "♪ when lives are on the line ♪ ♪ it's hero time ♪" "♪ Ben 10 ♪" "Crashhopper:" "Whoa!" "Aah!" "Crashhopper:" "Ptew!" "[ gasps ]" "Uh... shoo." "[ grunts ]" "Ester:" "You might have the power, Ben Tennyson, but I got the reach!" "Rook:" "Do not touch it!" "[ sizzling ]" "Ester:" "It's been an honor, Ben, but I don't think that form suits you." "Bye-bye!" "[ grunts ] [ chirps ]" "Okay." "So, the girl took the fusion device where?" "[ grunts ]" "Are you going to stay like that?" "Crashhopper:" "Just till the Omnitrix times out." "Rook:" "How long does that take?" " Crashhopper:" "Uh, 15 minutes or so." "Ben:" "Guess that's it." "Rook:" "I think our thief appreciate this Ben Tennyson a little more." "Ben:" "Huh?" "Rook:" "She did express interest in some other form of yours." "Ben:" "Oh." "She must have meant Ditto." "According to the fan sites, that's my cutest alien." "Rook:" "That is not at all what she meant." "Ben:" "Ha!" "Right!" "'Cause you know everything about girls." "[ beeping ]" "Rook:" "We have something." "[ beeping continues ]" "[ grunts ] [ grunts ] [ beeping continues ] [ aliens speaking native languages ]" "Ben:" "Bet it's that." "[ beeping intensifies ]" "Rook:" "An old thermo-electric generator." "Space junk." "Not junk." "A bargain!" "12 taydens." "[ gulping ]" "It's even hotter down here than it is up there!" "Rook:" "Perhaps I can recalibrate ..." "Ben:" "Uh, Rook?" "Don't bother." "Hold it!" "Ester:" "You turned human." " Ben:" "I do that." "Rook:" "Hand over the fusion engine, please." "Ester:" "What if I told you I couldn't?" "Ben:" "It's not a matter of "could." Two of us, one of you." "Ester:" "You sure you won't just trust me on this?" "No?" "[ grunts ]" "[ beep ]" "Eatle:" "Got ya!" "[ steam hissing ]" "Ester:" "You sure?" "[ groans ] [ grunts ]" "I'm pretty sure." "Seebik:" "Get off her!" "Off!" "[ lasers charge ]" "Give us the fusion engine." " Eatle:" "Who are you?" "Seebik:" "We're the Kraaho." "I'm Seebik." "Lackno:" "Uh, can we do this quickly, Seebik?" "I can see my breath!" "Eatle:" "You're cold?" "What's your problem?" "Seebik:" "You're the one with the problem." "The fusion engine." "Rook:" "You are not getting it." " Eatle:" "Not without a fight." "Ben:" "Is everyone around here made of rubber?" "Ester:" "Only the winners." "Ben:" "I'm warning you..." " Ester:" "Yes?" "[ beep ] [ Omnitrix sputters ] [ beep ] [ beeping ]" "Ben:" "I got nothing." "Ester:" "Let's do this again sometime ... this or anything else, I guess." " Ben:" "Huh?" "Lackno:" "C-c-c-can we get going, Seebik?" "I'm f-freezing!" "Seebik:" "Ester, stop talking to that cold-cut." "Rook:" "These are Tungsten-based life forms, no doubt." "Ben:" "Uh-huh." "Totally." "Lackno:" "S-Seebik, two more minutes, and I'm an ice sculpture." "Seebik:" "All right, Lackno." "But first... finish him off." "Ester:" "Seebik, that's Ben Tennyson!" "Ben:" "Don't forget Rook!" "Better "off" him, too." "I'd totally let you guys go, but this guy never gives up." "Seebik:" "Back to the hot spot!" " Ester:" "But you never said you..." "This isn't the Kraaho way." "Seebik:" "The Kraaho way is what I say it is!" "Go ... now!" "[ sighs ] [ stomping ]" "Rook:" "They seem to want to "off" us with some sort of ritualized "offing."" "Ben:" "Thank you, tribal culture channel." "[ beep ]" "Gravattack:" "Okay, then." "Take off!" "[ all gasp ]" "First, I make you weightless, and then..." "Ben:" "Then I time out." "Rook:" "I thought you said 15 minutes." " Ben:" "Give or take." "[ all groaning ]" "Ester:" "Sorry." "I can't let you do this." "I'm f-f-freezing!" " I can't see!" " Over there!" "Ow!" "Ester:" "Come on!" "[ growls ]" "Lackno:" "Ah!" "Ester:" "Hurry!" " Ben:" "Wait." "I can't run away." "It doesn't matter if those guys are made of Tungsten or tuna fish." "I got to stop them." "Ester:" "They have what they want." "They won't be any more trouble." "Rook:" "Everything about this is trouble." " Ben:" "Yeah, including yo... unh!" "Ester:" "The Kraaho can't follow us up here." "Too cold." "Ben:" "Sure, 'cause it's only 100 degrees... in the shade." "Rook:" "The Kraaho need extreme heat, yet you seem fine without it." "Ester:" "I'm only half-Kraaho." "To me, it's just nippy out." "Rook:" "And the fusion engine?" " Ester:" "They needed that to keep warm." "Ben:" "And now they have what they need, so... problem solved?" "Ester:" "Exactly." "Ben gets it." "You're overthinking everything." " Ben:" "I wouldn't say ..." " It's Ester!" " Ester!" "[ all cheer ]" "Ester:" "Friends of mine." "Come play with us!" " Yeah!" " Come on, you guys!" "Rook:" "We were chasing a thief, and there she is!" "Ben:" "Yeah, and she saved us, dude." "Loosen up!" "[ sighs ]" ""Problem solved, dude!" "She saved us, dude!" "Loosen yourself, dude!"" "[ sighs ]" "Want to play with us?" "Ester:" "He's playing." "Come on, player." "[ horn honking ]" "Car!" "Here we go!" " Let's do this!" "[ indistinct shouting ]" "Ben:" "Hey!" "[ grunts ]" "Car!" "[ groans ]" "We can go easy if you want." " Ben:" "Go easy?" "[ beep ]" "Xlr8:" "It's on like computron!" "[ clang!" "]" " Whoo-hoo!" " Yeah!" "[ chuckles ]" "Who wants to cool off?" "[ beep ] [ all cheering, laughing ]" "Water Hazard:" "Hey, Ester..." "Ester:" "No!" "No!" "Aah!" "[ laughter ]" "All:" "Android ella, dressed in yella, went topside to kiss a fella!" "[ shivers ] [ chuckles ]" "[ laughs ]" "Rook:" "She likes you, Ben, dude." "Ben:" "Everyone likes me." "I'm the hero." "Rook:" "Yes, but she is not innocent." "The party is over." "You must tell her." "Be the hero, Ben..." "before I am forced to poop this party." "[ electricity crackles ]" "Lackno:" "It's ready." " Seebik:" "Fire the laser!" "Lackno:" "How long will this take?" "I've been cold so long, I've got frostbite on my..." "Seebik:" "Lackno!" "Enough with the "how cold is it" jokes!" "Lackno: ...on my frostbite." "[ beeping ]" "Seebik!" "The laser struck magma!" "Seebik:" "Here we go!" "Valves open!" "Pumps on!" "[ mechanical whirring ]" "Ahh." "Finally!" "Lackno:" "Yeah." "Yeah, I was so cold that ... [ clears throat ]" "Never mind." "Seebik:" "Now let's clear some room for ..." "what do they call it topside?" "Lackno:" "Bellwood." "Seebik:" "Make way for New Bellwood." "Aah!" "[ horns blaring ] [ gasps ]" "Aah!" "Aah!" "[ people screaming ] [ tires screech ]" "[ tires screech ] [ horn blares ] [ all screaming ]" "Ester:" "I swear I didn't know!" "Rook:" "That the Kraaho would use the fusion engine to do this?" "This is their work, isn't it?" "Ben:" "We're past the blame stage." "It's hero time!" "[ car alarm blaring ]" "[ beep ]" "Arctiguana?" "Cool!" "[ siren wailing ] [ beeping ]" "Ester!" "You're okay!" " Ben:" "For now." "Rook:" "Look!" "The lava is still coming." "What will happen when it flows down into undertown?" "[ gasps ]" "My parents!" "Rook:" "Miss, we need that fusion engine back." "The Kraaho are using you." "Ester:" "They said they wanted to make it warmer down there." "Ben:" "Down where?" "That place they told you to go to, right ... the hot spot?" "Ester:" "You're asking me to betray my people." "Ben:" "Asking?" "I am begging you." "[ lasers charging ]" "Lackno:" "It's a miracle, Seebik!" "You turned this frozen wasteland into an oasis!" "Seebik:" "As soon as New Bellwood's warm and the stragglers dealt with... how does the name "New Earth" strike you?" "[ gasps ]" "Seebik!" "You lied to me!" "Seebik:" "How long can we stay in this cavern?" "A generation?" "Two, maybe?" "We need a world, Ester." "Ester:" "This world doesn't belong to you." "You can't roast it!" "Seebik:" "It's not up for debate!" "My word is law!" "[ beep ]" "NRG:" "Create a distraction." "I'll get the fusion device." "[ metal creaks ]" "Rook:" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Eyes on me!" "Today we will learn an Earth game called "tag."" "[ all muttering ] [ poink!" "]" "You are it!" "Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "NRG:" "I'm a way better at distractions." "Seebik:" "You brought him here?" "Your father would be ashamed of you!" "[ lasers zapping ]" "[ grunts ] [ grunts ]" "Um..." "very good!" "Now, who wants to learn the electric slide?" "[ laser charges ]" "[ panting ]" "[ grunts ]" "[ grunts ]" "[ grunts ]" "Ester:" "Rook!" "[ groans ]" "[ grunts ] [ panting ]" "Hurry, Ben!" "[ grunts ] [ grunts ] [ panting ] [ groans ] [ grunts ]" "Seebik:" "Keep that cold-cut away from the engine!" "NRG:" "Get off me!" "[ thud ]" "No!" "Please, whatever you do, keep the suit closed!" "Don't open me up!" "That will end NRG!" "Suckers!" "[ laughs ]" "Seebik:" "Warriors, don't let him... do that." "NRG:" "That is good fusion engine." "[ beeping ]" "Seebik:" "Well, you've won." "Happy?" "Ester:" "You haven't exactly lost." "We'll do just fine here in the hot spot." "Ben:" "It is practically another part of undertown." "You even have your own private hot springs." "Seebik:" "Coexistence, living next to a city of cold-cuts ... that's not the Kraaho way." "Ester:" "No, Seebik, it's not your way." "I see that now." "But it was my father's way." "Ben:" "Yeah!" "Wait, who was your father?" "Ester:" "He was the leader before Seebik." "Ben:" "What are you doing?" "Seebik:" "Anything she wants." "She's defeated me." "Ester:" "And?" "Seebik:" "And the Kraaho way is whatever you say it is." "Ester:" "Coexistence." " Lackno:" "You'd allow it?" "Ben:" "As long as you don't step out of line." "If you do, well..." "Ester:" "As leader of the Kraaho, I swear this day  that I will always be a good neighbor to you, Ben Tennyson." "Ben:" "Uh, yeah." "Well, easy, now." "Rook has to go patrol his..." "right, Rook?" "Rook:" "Water." "Ben:" "Lemonade?" "[ gulping ] [ glass shatters ] [ gulping ] [ glass shatters ] [ gulping ] [ panting ]" "Thank you." "Hey, it's Ester's boyfriend!" "Hey, Ester's boyfriend!" " Hi, Ester's boyfriend!" "[ sing-song voice ] Ester has a boyfriend!" "Where's Ester?" " Rook:" "Still at large." "Ben:" "Not her fault the fusion engine was never recovered." "She's not my girlfriend!" "We're just... friends." "Just..." "Hey, wait a second." "Do you think I have a shot with her?" "Rook:" "What?" "synccorrection by f1nc0"