Back To Her Roots

Chapter 2

Albedo of Galvan hadn't expected his day to turn for the worse. He was camping out in an abandoned warehouse with his limited tool at his disposal. He was trying and failing to fix his Omnitrix but it was proving to be a difficult task. But he would much rather be stuck as a sixteen year old than a ten year old but the cost for getting this form back was the ability to transform. He would miss his alien forms, especially his Galvan one but he still had his intelligence with him. 

When he got that phone call from that human that promised him his ability to transform. So naturally he agreed only to get that ability back but once he got there he was in a club. Playing Azmuth knows what in that place for entertainment. His 'contact' informed him to take a seat at the table that had the black haired girl with glasses already there. For a split second he thought he saw Tennyson's cousin but it wasn't her.

Gwen's hair was orange and short while this girl had black with a streak of purple at the front reaching to her back. But nonetheless he went and took his seat and waited for his 'contact' to show up. 

He thought back to breaking out of Galvan prison by sheer luck and getting on board the nearest spaceship leading to Earth. It was between this primitive rock or some unknown planet where they would sell him To the highest bitter. He chose Earth and with some connections he still had managed to get a few parts that helped him get his teen body back. He owed him a lot. But like he said before, no transformations which meant he was powerless. 

He'd been trying for months after that just to get the ability to use his alien powers but to no avail. He knew something was blocking him from accessing his transformations, whether it was the sixteen year old or his own inability to recognize his flaws. 

He inwardly sighed as his chips and drink was placed down on the table before him. The black haired girl, or Gwen lookalike, had her eyes closed and was either listening to what they call music or sleeping. How was the question but he wouldn't ask why. He looked down at his 'food' and sighed in defeat. 

It wasn't chilly fries but it'll do for now. He started chewing on the nacho chips and it wasn't bad. It wasn't good either, blame it on Tennyson's DNA.

What followed was still a bit hazy and he barely registered what was going on at the time. He just went with the motion. 

The door blew open, flying off their hinges as Plumbers walked in guns blazing. Some alien residents were running while it took a stand and fought. They would lose in seconds. But he just stood there frozen and wanted to run but where?

Suddenly his hand was grabbed by the girl and she nudged her head towards the back. And exit? Maybe, but he nods his head as the girl drags him out while the sounds of fighting replace the god awful music. He nearly got shot in the back if the girl didn't move him out of the way. 

He was shaking, trembling at this point. Was it a setup? Yes. Was he mad? Definitely. But he couldn't do anything about that until he got out of here.

Damn this stupid watch! If only he could have transformed then he wouldn't be in this mess to begin with. And the girl? Leave her. He didn't know her and didn't care much for her either. 

Once outside Albedo took a steady breath and watched the door where they came out. He didn't know if the Plumbers were after them or not but this whole mess screams setup. 

But the question is who was it? Why did they contact him and this girl? What was the point of it all?

Albedo knows he has lots of enemies, even allies he once worked with came after him. But this 'mystery man' seemed to have their eye on Albedo but for how long is what he thought. 

He was still scared and whether the girl knew it or not she let go of his hand. Thank Azmuth. He didn't even give her a passing glance or look her way once after she pulled out her phone and called someone. Few seconds passed and he heard her curse.