(Elsewhere in the college, the circus freaks from Zombozo's circus were staring at the academy's trophy case, including the solid gold one, which stood out from the rest due to the material it was made of.)
Acid Breath: "See what I mean?"
(Acid Breath asked as he grinned at his reflection in the glass.)
Acid Breath: "Easy money."
(As they approached, however, they saw a security guard walk into the room, who immediately noticed them.)
security guard: "Hey, this room is off limits without an escort."
(The Circus Freaks only glared wickedly at him.)
Gwen: "I am so sorry about my cousin."
(Gwen stated as she and the others followed the tour guide out.)
Gwen: "Actually, we're not even really related! I think his parents picked him up at a zoo or something."
tour guide: "At B.A., it is as important who you are as what you've done."
(the tour guide explained.)
tour guide: "You know, if you're a person from a quality family."
Jen: "Wow."
(Jen said, clearly offended as the tour guide walked off.)
Jen: "You were right, bro. This place really is for snobs and posers."
(Gwen growled as she marched towards them with an angry look in her eyes.)
Gwen: "Benjamin Tennyson, I am gonna-"
(They suddenly heard an explosion off in the distance as the twins gasped and chuckled.)
Ben: "We'd better go check that out."
(Ben said as the pair ran off towards the area.)
(Inside, the twins saw the trophy case was melted open and they looked confused.)
(They then heard a wicked cackling from the gymnasium as Jen gulped.)
Jen: "Oh no."
(she said as they approached.)
Jen: "That sounds like-"
(They walked in to see the guard tied up in the gym's rafters as the doors opened up to reveal the twins with a gasp.)
Ben: "You again!?"
(Ben shouted.)
Thumbskull: "It's those kids who took down Zombozo!"
(Thumbskull realized.)
Frightwig: "It was a sweet gig working for that clown and you two ruined it!"
(Frightwig shouted.)
Frightwig: "Now it's payback time!"
(The twins nodded to each other as they activated their Omnitrixes.)
Ben: "A little Heatblast action will light a fire in you freaks!"
(Ben shouted as he slammed his core down only to transform into...)
Ghostfreak: "Ghostfreak? I didn't choose you!"
(he shouted as Jen transformed into Water Lily with a glare.)
Acid Breath: "Nice trick, kids."
(Acid Breath said as Thumbskull walked over to the bleachers and ripped off some of the wooden planks, which he then threw at Ghostfreak.)
(Water Lily quickly anticipated this and jettisoned water from her hands, slicing clean through the wood as she flipped back as Acid Breath spewed out acid on it, melting the wood around them as Ghostfreak vanished from sight.)
Acid Breath: "But we ain't scared of no ghosts."
(Suddenly, Ghostfreak reappeared from the wood as even Water Lily looked a little freaked out.)
Ghostfreak: "You should be!"
(He then swooped in to attack them, not even giving Water Lily a chance to attack as Max, Gwen and Allison filed into the gym.)
Max: "It's those circus freaks!"
(Max realized.)
Allison: "You know them?"
(Allison asked.)
Gwen: "Long story."
(Gwen stated.)
(Acid Breath spewed out his acid saliva, only for Ghostfreak to fade under the gym's mat, which he lifted up and smashed onto Acid Breath, knocking him out.)
(He then sensed Thumbskull behind him.)
(He then phased through his body and vanished from sight, only to reappear behind Thumbskull and overloaded his senses, knocking him out.)
(Frightwig tried to get the jump on Ghostfreak by wrapping her dreadlocks around his arm, only for him to phase through the ground, smashing her face against the ground.)
(He then repeated this twice until she was unconscious.)
(Water Lily was paralyzed with fear as she watched her brother's behavior.)
Max: "Something's wrong."
(Max said.)
Max: "I've never seen Ben so vicious."
Gwen: "You're trashing the whole gym!"
(Gwen shouted.)
Gwen: "Are you trying to ruin my chances at getting accepted here?! Ben, answer me!"
Ghostfreak: "Ben's not here!"
(Ghostfreak said as he turned around with a glare.)
(He then scared Gwen right off her feet with a cackle.)
(Thumbskuull suddenly surprised him by tossing a punching bag at him, scoring a direct hit as he picked up Acid Breath and Frightwig followed him out of the gym, scared witless.)
Ghostfreak: "These freaks didn't learn their lesson!"
(Ghostfreak shouted.)
(That was when Water Lily had enough and blasted Ghostfreak with her water jets as she charged at him.)
Water Lily: "I don't know who you are, but you're not my brother!"
(she shouted.)
Ghostfreak: "Show some respect!"
(Ghostfreak shouted as he ran out with Water Lily hot on his tail, leaving the others concerned and confused.)
(Ghostfreak followed the freaks outside, only for the Omnitrix to start beeping down as Water Lily followed him with her's doing the same.)
Ghostfreak: "No!"
(Ghostfreak shouted as he entered a shadow of the building's entrance.)
Ghostfreak: "I'm not going back!"
(Water Lily finally dove inside as the Omnitrixes timed out in a flash of red and purple light as Ben stood there as Jen walked by and put a hand on her shoulder.)
Jen: "Are you... you, Ben?"
(she asked, confused.)
Ben: "Yeah."
(Ben said as they hugged.)
Ben: "I'm sorry, Jen. I don't know what came over me. But I'm glad to be rid of that freak."
???: "Aw."
(they heard a voice as they stood up and gasped once they saw...)
(Ghostfreak hovering right over them, separated from Ben!)
Jen: "No way!"
(Jen stammered.)
Jen: "This... this isn't possible!"
Ghostfreak: "It's so nice to finally meet you two, face-to-face!"
Ben: "This can't be happening!"
(Ben stammered.)
Ben: "You can't be you! I'm you!"
Ghostfreak: "I was never you, Benjamin!"
(Ghostfreak said.)
Ghostfreak: "An Ectonurite's consciousness exists even in a few strands of DNA. When a sample was taken for the Omnitrixes, I was trapped inside!"
Ben: "That means that there's-"
Ghostfreak: "A sample of my DNA in your Omnitrix as well."
(he explained.)
Ghostfreak: "Every alien that he has is in your Omnitrix, but But there is only one me, so I can escape using either of the Omnitrixes. Since Ben's was the only one with my sample active, I used his."
Jen: "Great."
(Jen shivered.)
Jen: "There's one alien form I'm not looking forward to using."
Ghostfreak: "But now that I am free, I can finally reveal my true self!"
(Ghostfreak said.)
(Black claws ripped out from his hands and shredded through his skin.)
(Black and white striped tendrils shot out from his chest and fnially, he ripped his skin away to reveal his true form.)
(His body was gray-purple and he had black nails.)
(He also had lines on his chest which were black as well.)
(He had a grey-brown, upside-down head with one eye.)
(He could also become smoke-like by deforming his bodily shape into wisps of grey, somewhat transparent flames.)
Ben: "Man."
(Ben said as he and his sister looked in awe.)
Ben: "And I thought you were ugly before."
Jen: "What do you want, Ghostfreak?"
(Jen asked.)
Ghostfreak: "I need the power of one of the Omnitrixes to make me whole again. I can only do that by taking over one of your bodies."
(he stated as he approached them.)
Ghostfreak: "Now let's see how you like being trapped inside someone else!"
Jen: "Get away from us!"
(Jen shouted out, quickly firing out an energy blast that hit him in the chest.)
Ghostfreak: "You will pay dearly for that!"
(he said as he reached for them, only to pull his hand back as it burned when he stuck it into the sunlight as they stepped out.)
(He then screamed as he vanished into the shadows.)
Ben: "That's odd."
(Ben said as they turned away, only to run into their grandfather.)
Max: "Take it easy you two. What happened?"
(Max asked.)
Max: "You look like you've seen a ghost."
(Jen panted as Gwen and Allison stepped up and she looked like she was in a cold sweat.)
Jen: "You have no idea how accurate you are, Grandpa."
(As they walked away, Ghostfreak reappeared from the shadows and took notice of a band member practicing on his tuba.)
(The tuba player thought he noticed something but then shook it off and continued practicing.)
(That was when Ghostfreak reappeared from the ceiling and possessed him, his eyes growing black with glowing purple pupils with cracked lines along the edges.)
(He then stuck his hand out into the light, where he wasn't burned now that he was in a human body.)
Ghostfreak: "I guess these frail human bodies have a use for something after all."
(He then walked away on the hunt for the twins.)
(Ben and Jen walked through the academy's hallways and opened the doors up, checking every room frantically with the others following.)
Ben: "Ghostfreak's gotta be around here somewhere."
(Ben said.)
Allison: "You're looking for yourself?"
(Allison asked.)
Jen: "He said he's been alive inside the Omnitrixes this whole time, just trying to get out of one of them."
(Jen said.)
Ben: "That's why I always felt weirded out when I was Ghostfreak."
(Ben realized.)
Max: "Look, guys, whatever's going on, you know we'll always be here for you."
Gwen: "He's right."
(Gwen said.)
Gwen: "Even if it turns out you have a major leak in your brain pan."
Jen: "We're not crazy, Gwen!"
(Jen said.)
Jen: "Ghostfreak is loose!"
Gwen: "Okay, okay."
(Gwen said.)
Gwen: "So the butter hasn't slipped completely off your noodle. But how are you planning on bringing him down once you find him?"
Allison: "Yeah, that alien's a tough guy."
(Allison said.)
Allison: "I was always creeped out whenever I saw him."
(The twins then looked and saw the sunlight shining through the open window.)
Ben: "Sunlight!"
(Ben realized.)
Ben: "He couldn't go into the sun. He has to stay in the shadows."
Gwen: "What, like a vampire?"
(Gwen asked.)
Gwen: "You never had that problem when you were Ghostfreak."
(The twins then looked down at their Omnitrixes and came to a realization.)
Jen: "That's exactly why he needs one of us. Somehow if we're joined, he'll be whole again."
(Jen said.)
Ben: "That means that we have to find him before sunset or we're doomed."
(Ben said.)
Max: "I've got a few things from my Plumber days that might help."
(In another location.)
Frightwig: "How tough could it be to rob a school?"
(Frightwig mocked Acid Breath as she and her companions hid out in a shed.)
Frightwig: "'It'll be easy money!"
(Suddenly, the door to the shed opened and a shadowy figure stood in the doorway.)
Acid Breath: "It's one of the kids with the watches! Let's get out of here!"
(Acid Breath gasped.)
???: "Attention, freaks!"
(the figure spoke as he stepped into the light, revealing himself to be Ghostfreak in the kid's body.)
Ghostfreak: "You are now my minions! Obey my commands or feel my wrath!"
(The freaks broke into a laughing fit at the possessed body, who was not amused.)
Ghostfreak: "I don't think you realize who you're dealing with."
(he said as he suddenly phased out of the band member, revealing his horrifying appearance, prompting the band member to run away screaming once he came to.)
Ghostfreak: "I am not that kid. But serve me and I promise you'll never see him again."
Thumbskull: "What if we don't wanna help you?"
(Thumbskull asked.)
Ghostfreak: "I was hoping you'd ask."
(Without warning, Ghostfreak flew into Thumbskull, possessing him and taking away his control over his own body.)
Thumbskull: "What's happening to me?"
(he asked as his body was tossed all around the shed, smashing into walls and shelves before he was finally tossed into the wall opposite his companions as Ghostfreak finally decided he'd had his fun.)
Ghostfreak: "Any other questions?"
(Frightwig and Acid Breath looked at each other nervously before feigning innocence.)
Acid Breath: "When do we start?"
(Acid Breath asked.)
Ghostfreak: "No time like the present."
(Ghostfreak grinned.)
[To Be Continued...]