Episode 11: A Small Problem

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 "Six stories of twists and turns," Ben started.

 "Hurdling down a two-hundred-foot plunge," Gwen spoke.

 "At speeds of over twenty-five miles per hour," Rose said.

 "Then, splash down in a churning three-hundred-thousand-gallon wave pool," Gwen said.

 "You've entered... The Riptide Rapids Zone!" All three kids exclaimed at the same time, giving each other high fives and fist pumps before running in.

 As Gwen ran ahead, Ben and Rose were stopped by a taller male.

 "You're too short," He said, placing his hand out and stopping The Duo.

 "What are you talking about?" Ben snapped, a frown coming to his face.

 The ride attendant simply pointed to a nearby narwhale sign that had 'Minimum Height' written in bold red letters above the animal's nose.

 "But we're almost--" Rose went to say, but was cut off by the redheaded adult calling 'next'.

 "Sorry," Gwen said, walking up. "I heard the baby banana boats are fun for the smaller set," She finished, petting both Ben's and Rose's heads before walking off.

 "Mean," Rose pouted, turning around and walking off with Ben.

 "They'll all feel small when RipJaws shows up for a dip," Ben said, pressing the button on his Omnitrix and pushing down the ring.

 Well, he tried to push down the ring. For some reason, it wouldn't go back into the watch.

 Meanwhile, Rose went into her water elemental form. And, using the newly-gained control of her hair in this form, she poofed up her hair to give herself a taller appearance as she tied up her hair into a ponytail.

 Then, Ben hit the Omnitrix against a nearby pillar, and got turned into Grey Matter in a green flash.

 "Huh?" He exclaimed. "Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Anything but being a micro munchkin!"

 Then, the ground began to shake. And turning his head to the right, Ben's eyes widened when he saw a crowd of kids rushing for the ride's entrance.

 Luckily for him though, Rose picked him up before he could get trampled.

 "You okay, Ben?" Rose asked as the kids ran by.

 "Yeah, thanks, Noelani. I nearly just got turned into a grey pancake there," Ben said.

 "No problem," Rose said with a slight shrug.

 "You still want to go on the ride?" Rose asked.

 "Do you even have to ask?" Ben jokingly replied.

 "Well, you're smaller than before," Rose said.

 "Yeah, well-- Wait, aren't you afraid of water, Noelani?" Ben asked.

 "Yeah, but Flames said that I need to learn how to swim, and I told him that there's no way I'm going in the water, but then he replied with 'Child, this is a water park; just ride one of the slides to calm your nerves- I shall be awaiting you at the bottom should anything go wrong'. I don't exactly know how he's hiding from everyone, but I'm pretty sure he's in a water form of his own." Rose explained.

 "He also offered me a week's worth of cotton candy," She added.

 "Hmm, interesting..." Ben hummed, placed a finger on his chin and rubbing. "Anyways, let's go on the ride. We don't have all day,"

 "Okie-Dokie!" Rose chirped, heading back towards the ride's entrance.

 Ben then gasped.

 "Noelani! Put me down! I just got the best idea to get even with that dude!" He exclaimed.

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