Ben 10 (original) and Rose Elem (OC) | DISCONTINUED

Episode 4: Permanent Retirement

 (Please ignore Rose's long-butt legs. I took this picture on a angle.)

The Quartet was currently at an ice cream shop in the middle of the desert. The trio, Ben, Rose, and Gwen were looking at their options while Max was taking some money out of the ATM outside.

 "What do you have that's non-fat with less than two percent sugar?" Gwen asked.

 "Napkins." The clerk sternly replied. "What about you, kids?" He turned to Ben and Rose

 Rose tapped Ben's shoulder and pointed outside, where a man with a large hook in his hand made his way to the ATM.

 "We're about to go rocky road!" They said in unison as they dashed out of the store.

 As the man stuck the hook on the ATM, Ben was turning into his Upgrade alien.

 "Hit it." The man said, turning to his partner and giving him a thumbs up.

 The man smiled in an ugly fashion as he pressed on the gas and grabbed the steering wheel. But with the sound of the truck's engine failing, Ben took it over with his black, green, and white color scheme.

 "You cash request has been denied," Ben said, throwing the perp out of the vehicle.

 The first man quickly grabbed the hook and swung it in a circle before throwing it at Ben.  However, it was stopped by a red-gloved hand.

 And there stood Rose, in pyro form and ready to battle.

 Getting a good grip on the chain, she pulled at it as hard as she could and ended up throwing the man straight into a lamp pole on the other side of the road.

 The man groaned as he tried to stand back up again, but stopped when Max placed his foot on the man's chest.

 "Where do you thin you're going?" Max said, crossing his arms before turning to Ben and Rose. "Good work, Ben, Rose."

 "Whoo!" Rose cheered.

 "Oh yeah! We're ready for anything!" Ben said, giving Rose a fistbump.

 "What's next?" The duo asked at the same time as they turned to Max.

 "We're heading off to see your Aunt Vera for the weekend," Max replied with a smile.

 "Ugh, boring, old Aunt Vera?" Ben groaned. "No!"

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 Before they knew it, the Quartet was on the road again.

 "When Aunt Vera said that she wanted to 'move away from it all', she really meant it," Gwen said as she washed the dished.

 "Aw, man. This summer was supposed to be about F-U-N. Not hanging out at some old lady's place." Ben groaned as h looked out the window while sitting at the table, Rose sitting across from him.

 "I like Aunt Vera," Gwen said smiling.

 "Duh! That's because you act like your a hundred years old." Ben exclaimed.

 Gwen did nothing but smile.

 "It's only for two days, Ben," Rose said timidly.

 "But those two day's are going to feel like two hundred days," Ben complained as he slumped, his head creating a 'thump' sound as it hit the table.

-=~+~=-

 "This is going to be soo boring. Their idea of excitement in this place is probably watching the grass grow." Ben whined yet again.

 Rose now sat in the window seat next to Ben, as Gwen sat across from them as she typed something on her laptop.

 "Man," Rose said as she peered out the window. "There are a lot of old people living here."