Day in the Omnitrix ~ S4

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*The Present* 

(O10 tower, living room. XLR8 stares at Diamondhead in confusion) 

(Diamondhead is wearing a grey hooded cloak that goes down to his knees, with the hood covering his eyes. His right arm is covered along with half of his body. Large cracks are all around him, but they appear to be held together by something.)

(Diamondhead starts to shoot multiple shards at XLR8, but he zooms around the room while trying to evade the shards Diamondhead keeps trying to hit him with.) 

XLR8: Friendly, FRIENDLY! 

Diamondhead: I don't know what you're trying to play here, Adapted, but it's not gonna work! 

XLR8: Who the hell is Adapted! It's me Xlr-

(The barrage of shards stops, XLR8 comes to a halt once he notices it. He observes the room and sees that Diamondhead has vanished into thin air) 

XLR8: Di? You done trying to murder me bud? 

(Diamondhead then tackles XLR8 from behind and throws him into the wall)

XLR8: The hell did you come from?!

(Diamondhead then charges XLR8 with his left arm changed into a sword and tries to stab him, but he dodges it effortlessly. Diamondhead then unleashes a flurry of slashes with the same arm but XLR8 weaves through each slash. XLR8 grabs Diamondhead's leg with his tail and yanks him to the floor. XLR8 then jumps on top of Diamondhead) 

XLR8: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? 

(Diamondhead then headbutts XLR8 and tosses him aside. Diamondhead then gets up and grabs XLR8 by the throat, still with his left arm and starts to drag him to a location. XLR8 struggles to break free) 

Diamondhead: I mean seriously, this has gone on for too long! You trapped me in here, but won't leave me alone, and now you send a drone that looks like our dead friend? You really are gone. 

(Diamondhead then slams XLR8 through the window and dangles him still by his throat) 

Diamondhead: Well I'm sick of it, and I'm done being toyed with. When I get out of here, I WILL kill you.

XLR8: (struggles to make words) Di....pl...please...it's.....meeee.

(Diamondhead then looks down at XLR8's Omnitrix and taps it in curiosity. An audio message starts to play) 

Past XLR8: Note to self, ask Freaky about his jailhouse burrito recipe. Also, pay him back for the milk.

(Diamondhead goes wide eyed as he realizes that XLR8 is the real deal. He pulls him inside and sets him on the ground. XLR8 starts coughing as his breath returns to him) 

Diamondhead: What...the hell?

XLR8: I was about to say the same-

(Diamondhead cuts XLR8 off by giving him a hug) 

Diamondhead: I missed you so much, man. 

XLR8: Di, what happened? 

(Diamondhead stops hugging XLR8. Flare then rushes into the living room) 

Flare: What the hell is going on? Is it another-

(Flare stops once she notices XLR8. She then looks at Diamondhead) 

Flare: Is that? 

Diamondhead: Yeah, it's him.

XLR8: Sup’, Ex in law?

(Flare then covers her mouth with her hands. She then goes to and hugs XLR8) 

Flare: I thought he was the only one left! It's so good to see you.

XLR8: Right back at you, but what do you mean the only one left? 

(Diamondhead and Flare then look at each other in hesitation) 

*5 minutes later* 

(Backyard of O10 tower. XLR8 sits down in front of the graves of Grey matter, Four arms, Stinkfly, Upgrade, Ripjaws, Ghostfreak, Himself, and one other grave that's covered up. Heatblast's pyroblade is stuck in the ground behind the graves and his trenchcoat is on top of it. Diamondhead and Flare watch from behind him) 

XLR8: I was trying to save Quad. I didn't mean to...I didn't even know I could….

Diamondhead: But you did. Whether you like it or not, you missed the fireworks. It was devastating. The Omnitrix was destroyed, it obliterated 98% of the beings inside, and what it didn't kill, it launched out into the real world along with some other shit, like the tower.

XLR8: So Ben.. 

Flare: Instant death. The blast even came out here. 50% of the human population is gone.

XLR8: And the other 50? 

Diamondhead: Either trying to survive in this wasteland, or in containment cities run by The Adapted.

XLR8: The Adapted? 

Flare: Up-

Diamondhead: Next on the list of world-conquering pricks.

(Diamondhead looks at Flare and shakes his head in dismissiveness. XLR8 looks over at the covered grave in curiosity. He then takes the cover off and looks in shock. It's Diamondhead's grave. XLR8 stands up and looks back at the two of them with confusion and distrust) 

XLR8: I'm sorry, but what the shit? 

Flare: (whispering to Di) Here's something you can't keep secret.

(Diamondhead sighs) 

Diamondhead: There's something I have to tell you. I need you to look closely.

(Diamondhead then pulls his hood back to where his eyes are now visible. XLR8 looks at him and sees that Diamondhead's eyes are purple, and the thing holding his cracks together are the same black lines that run throughout Ghostfreak's body) 

XLR8: Holy shit, Freaky? 

(XLR8 looks back at Ghostfreak's grave and then back to Diamondhead) 

XLR8: But how? 

Diamondhead: Look closer.

(Diamondhead then moves his cloak from over his right arm and reveals that his arm is made of Wildmutt's Nanobots. He then pulls out Wildmutt's dog tags from the back of his hood so they're visible around his neck. XLR8 looks in shock as he realizes the truth) 

Wildmutt: We have some catching up to do.

(XLR8 still stands there, motionless with his jaw dropped) 

Wildmutt: You good? 

Flare: I think you broke him.

Wildmutt: He just fucking time traveled, and this is what spooks him?

*meanwhile*

(New Omni city, The Adapted's main containment city. The Adapted's office. The Adapted sits at his desk observing the hundreds of monitors in front of him. He then gets a call)

The Adapted: What do you want?

Disruptor: Sir, a situation has erupted in Containment Zone Prime.

The Adapted: The dog is probably just trying to break out again, don't bother me with things that aren't worth my-

Disruptor: Sir, you really should take a look at this.

(The Adapted looks down in annoyance then reluctantly looks up and changes all the monitors to the Omni city cameras. The Adapted goes wide eyed as he sees XLR8 appear and start looking around)

The Adapted: I want two units dispatched to Containment Zone Prime, RIGHT NOW!

Disruptor: Yes sir!

(The call ends. The Adapted gets up and looks out his window and stares down New Omni city)

The Adapted: I've worked too hard for this, I'd be damned if I let it end now.