(On a dark stormy night, the Rust Bucket was driving through the mountains on a winding path as Ben and Gwen were having an argument as usual... Only this time, Jen was arguing right alongside her brother.)
(Max and Allison were twitching angrily at that as Allison buried her face in a pillow with a groan.)
Ben: "Change it!"
(Ben said to Gwen.)
Gwen: "No way! You change yours."
Jen: "It's two against one, Gwen."
(Jen said as Ben rubbed his shoes.)
Ben: "It's your turn to change the date of your party."
Gwen: "Sorry, but I already picked the cake, color-coordinated the balloons, and sent the invitations."
(Gwen stated as they went over their birthday party plans.)
Gwen: "By the way, here's yours."
(She handed it to Ben who tossed it aside.)
Ben: "Who plans their birthday party six months in advance?"
(Ben asked.)
Gwen: "The one who gets to celebrate it on the actual date this year."
(Gwen said as Ben rubbed his foot on the table.)
Jen: "I don't think so Gwen."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "Grandpa Max already promised me and Ben that he would take us to laser tag for our birthday this year."
Gwen: "But you can't miss my party, Grandpa."
(Gwen said as Max groaned.)
Max: "You three have shared the same birthday for ten years."
(Max said.)
Max: "And if you don't stop arguing right now, none of you will make it to eleven."
(He reached into the glove compartment and took out a powder.)
Max: "Here, Ben, try this on your foot. It gets rid of all kinds of fungus."
(Ben caught it as Jen moved away from him.)
Ben: "Athlete's foot powder? Well, I am an athlete."
Gwen: "More like an athletic supporter if you ask me."
(Gwen said.)
(Ben stuck out his tongue at him and started putting the powder in his shoe.)
Allison: "Why doesn't Gwen just go to laser tag with you two?"
(Allison asked from the couch as Jen sighed.)
Jen: "Easy for you to say."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "You're the only one of us who's ever had a birthday all to herself."
Ben: "It's not that simple, Allison. We live three hours apart from each other. I'm sure that Grandpa doesn't want to travel that long in one day."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "But we'll find a way to work it out. We always do. Especially when it came to the cake."
(Ben then smiled and nudged his sister as she smiled back at him and she turned to Allison.)
Jen: "I'm three minutes older than Ben, so I always joked to him that this one's my cake. Yours is coming in three minutes."
(Jen smirked as the pair chuckled and Jen gave him a playful noogie.)
(The Rust Bucket drove ahead when a young boy in a green camp uniform and a towel around his neck walked in front of the lights with a fearful look in his eye.)
young boy: "They're coming! Help me!"
(Max got a fearful look in his eye and slammed his foot on the brakes as hard as he could as the twins, Gwen and Allison tumbled forward.)
Gwen: "Grandpa!"
(The Rust Bucket immediately pulled over, but the kid got out of the way and was sent tumbling off the cliffside and held onto a stray branch for dear life.)
(The twins got out and immediately got to work.)
Ben: "Stinkfly to the rescue."
(Ben said as he slammed his Omnitrix and transfomred into... Cannonbolt.)
Cannonbolt: "Oh man. Can't this thing ever get it right?"
Jen: "Go get him, Ben."
(Jen ordered as Cannonbolt nodded and rolled up into his ball form and leaped off the cliff.)
(The kid lost his grip on the branch and fell to his certain doom.)
(Fortunately, Cannonbolt caught him and rolled down the cliffside until he reached a clearing and got out of his ball form.)
(The kid's vision came into focus as he peered at the armadillo-like alien that was he was standing on.)
Cannonbolt: "Hey, are you alright, kid?"
(Cannonbolt asked.)
(The kid screamed and immediately fainted at the alien before him.)
Cannonbolt: "I'll take that as a no."
(He groaned and rested by the cliffside as well before Jen flew in as Battlefly with a groan as she picked up the kid.)
Battlefly: "I'll take it from here, Ben."
(she said as she flew upwards to the Rust Bucket.)
Battlefly: "Meet us back up here in 9 minutes."
(Later, the group were looking over the kid as he rested on the couch.)
Max: "Just a few scrapes and bruises, that's good."
(Max analyzed.)
Max: "But he's out cold."
Allison: "His name's Gilbert."
(Allison read.)
Ben: "Whoa, how'd you know that?"
(Ben asked.)
Allison: "Women's intuition."
(Allison smirked.)
Jen: "Well, that and he's wearing a name tag."
(Jen said as she moved the towel away to reveal the name tag.)
Gwen: "He must go to Camp Opinicon."
(Gwen analyzed.)
Gwen: "That would explain the uniform.
(Jen also looked to see a purple rash on his arm.)
Jen: "Ugh, that is one ugly looking rash."
Gwen: "It's obviously some kind of fungus."
(Gwen said.)
Gwen: "Normal rashes don't have that color."
Max: "I saw the sign for the camp a little way's back."
(Max said.)
Max: "They must have a nurse."
(The Rust Bucket drove up to Camp Opinicon and they arrived at the mess hall.)
(They immediately filed out and went inside to find the place totally ransacked.)
(No sign of anyone there.)
Max: "Hello?"
(Max asked.)
Max: "Anyone home?"
Allison: "It looks abandoned."
(Allison said as they examined the wreckage.)
(Not a sound was heard throughout.)
(Not even from a mouse.)
Gwen: "Yep, definitely abandoned."
(Gwen scoffed.)
(Suddenly, Jen looked curious as she walked forward to a table that had a plate of spaghetti and meatballs.)
(She waved her hand over it and felt some moist steam rising from it.)
Jen: "Still warm."
(she analyzed.)
Jen: "This had to have just happened. Someone has to be at the camp."
(Suddenly,thunder sounded out and the lights went out, leaving them in pitch darkness.)
(Max turned on a flashlight and Jen lit up a pink energy ball in her hand, illuminating the room before she and her grandfather shone their lights to an annoyed looking Gwen, a determined Allison listening to her music and Ben at the table eating the spaghetti and meatballs.)
Ben: "What, I'm hungry!"
(Max pulled out another flashlight and handed it to Gwen.)
Max: "Here, you and Ben share. Allison, use your phone."
Gwen: "Don't we share enough already?"
(Gwen asked as her cousin wiped his mouth.)
Ben: "Will you just let it go?"
Gwen: "Never!"
(Gwen shouted.)
Ben: "Well then never plus one!"
(Ben said.)
Jen: "Forget it, Gwen."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "There is no way that me and Ben are giving up celebrating our birthday on the actual day this year. And if you don't like it, then that's your problem."
Gwen: "Then your brother's not getting this flashlight."
Ben: "Fine!"
(Ben said as he started fiddling with his Omnitrix, which then beeped out and gave out a green light in the shape of the symbol.)
Ben: "This thing has a flashlight app? Cool."
Gwen: "Lucky break."
(Gwen groaned as they entered the kitchen.)
(They then shown their lights through the room to see a shadowy figure appear in the light... only to realize Jen playing by using shadow puppets in front of her energy ball.)
Gwen: "Ugh."
(Gwen groaned.)
Jen: "What? I'm just trying to have some fun."
(Jen said as Ben chuckled at her antics and she winked to him.)
(The group entered the kitchen and looked around as Gwen looked nervous as she stuck close by to her cousin.)
Gwen: "Hey, Jen, remember when I told you back in New York that I wished I had gone to sleepaway camp?"
(Gwen said, shaking.)
Jen: "Yeah."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "I take it back."
(They then heard a soft rumbling coming from the doorway and they shone their lights to see two sets of eyes shining in the darkness.)
(Ben screamed and fell on his butt as Jen reacted quickly and tossed an energy ball at the figure, only for it to crash against the wall, startling the figures out... revealing them to be two young twins with light brown hair and Camp Opinicon uniforms who looked nervously at them as Jen quickly shook her hand free of the smoke emitting from it.)
Both: "Is it safe to come out?"
(they both asked.)
Allison: "Oh great."
(Allison groaned.)
Allison: "More twins."
Jen: "Hey, at least they're brother and sister like me and Ben. We can tell them apart."
(Jen said as she looked down with a kind look on her face.)
Jen: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you two."
???: "Are you some kind of superhero?"
(the girl asked with stars in her eyes.)
Jen: "I guess you could say that."
(Jen said with a smile.)
Jen: "Are you two okay?"
???: "For."
(the boy said.)
???: "Now."
(the girl finished.)
Max: "What happened?"
(Max asked.)
Max: "Where did everyone go?"
???: "We heard something outside, but-"
(the boy said.)
???: "We were too scared to come out."
(the girl finished.)
Andy: "I'm Andy."
Mandy: "And I'm Mandy."
Andy And Mandy: "We're twins."
(they both said.)
Ben: "Yeah, well join the club."
(Ben smirked as Jen smiled and laid a hand on his shoulder.)
Ben: "I'm Ben."
Jen: "And I'm Jen. This is our cousin Gwen, our Grandpa Max, and our good friend Allison."
(she introduced.)
(They then heard a rumbling from behind them and ran and hid behind Max in fear, trembling.)
Allison: "Where's the camp nurse?"
(Allison asked.)
Andy: "G-gone."
(Andy said.)
Mandy: "With all the others."
(Mandy finished.)
Jen: "Not all the others."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "We found your friend Gilbert on the side of the road. That's why we came here."
(Max went to the telephone, only to find nothing.)
(Not even a dial tone.)
Max: "Darn it. The storm must have taken out the landline. And there's no cellphone reception either."
Gwen: "So it looks like we're alone."
(Gwen said as Max turned to them.)
Max: "Let's get back to Gilbert. We'll drive him to town."
(he said as they all nodded.)
(They exited the mess hall and went into the Rust Bucket where the sleeping Gilbert was waiting.)
(Max went to the closet and handed out two towels.)
Max: "Here, to help you dry off."
(he said as he handed one towel to Ben, Jen and Gwen and the other to Andy and Mandy.)
Max: "Sorry, but I've only got two clean ones."
Andy: "That's okay."
(Andy said.)
Mandy: "We'll share."
(Mandy said as she snuggled next to her brother.)
(He then turned to Ben and Gwen who were struggling, playing tug-of-war with their towel as Jen and Allison looked on helplessly.)
Ben and Gwen: "Let go!"
(they both shouted.)
Allison: "Do I get any say in this?"
(Allison asked.)
Ben and Gwen: "NO!"
(Ben and Gwen said to her as Jen wriggled back.)
Max: "A couple of kids I know could learn a thing or two from you guys."
(Max told Andy and Mandy, rubbing their heads before he went to the driver's seat.)
Ben and Gwen: "Who?"
(Ben and Gwen asked as Jen sighed before her eyes glowed pink and she used her telekinesis to levitate the towel to herself before she used it to dry herself off.)
Jen: "Who do you guys think?"
(she asked as she then tossed the towel to Ben.)
Jen: "We take turns."
(Max then turned the key in the ignition, only for the engine to sputter out, not engaging.)
(Suspicious, he went outside and lifted the front hood, only to see the engine completely backed up.)
Max: "Huh, the engine's covered in some kind of fungus."
Jen: "So we're stuck here."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "Great."
Max: "Looks like we're camping out here for awhile."
(As he closed the hood, two mushroom like figures were watching from the trees, gnashing their sharp teeth angrily at the sight.)
(The group went out to a cabin as Max carried Gilbert adn laid him down on one of the beds.)
(They then spotted Ben dusting his feet with the powder as Jen started rubbing her feet.)
Jen: "Hey, could you toss me that? I think I'm getting it too."
(she said.)
(Ben complied and tossed her the powder as she took her shoes off and started dusting her feet with it too.)
Mandy: "Athlete's foot?"
(Mandy asked.)
Andy: "Everyone gets it here?"
(Andy complied.)
Max: "Now you kids stay here."
(Max ordered.)
Max: "Keep an eye on Gilbert. I'll see what I can rustle up for us in the kitchen."
(Gwen got a scared look on her face.)
Gwen: "Grandpa rustling up a meal?"
Ben: "Now that's a scary thought."
(Ben said.)
(Jen then gulped.)
Jen: "If the fungus doesn't kill us, his cooking will."
Gwen: "There's got to be a care package around here somewhere."
(Gwen said as she and the twins looked under the beds and finally found a box under the one Gilbert was sleeping on.)
(The three then started struggling back and forth with the care package as Andy, Mandy and Allison looked o.)
Andy and Mandy: "Can't you guys just share?"
(they asked.)
Jen: "Like sharing the same birthday with a relative isn't sharing enough? You guys don't get it."
(Jen said.)
Allison: "Jen, they're twins like you and Ben. As in they were born on the same day."
(Allison said.)
Ben: "Oh, right."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "Well they don't know what it's like to share with two relatives. I share enough with my sister already. I can't share everything with my cousin too."
(Suddenly, Gilbert shot up without warning.)
Gilbert: "They're here! All around us!"
(Ben, Jen and Gwen suddenly fell to the floor in alarm.)
Gwen: "Who's here?"
(Gwen asked.)
(They then heard a scream from outside.)
Jen: "That sounded like Grandpa!"
(Jen said.)
(She then ran for the door, only for Gilbert to tackle her in defiance with a glare.)
Gilbert: "Don't go out there! They'll find you!"
Ben: "Chill."
(Ben said walking up as he and his sister held up their Omnitrixes.)
Ben: "I have animal instincts."
Jen: "And I kind of have a way with nature."
[To Be Continued...]