Chapter 198 Chapter 198 The Wanderer
From the moment the door of Benjamin's house was pushed open, Li Hua and Jason took a step back together, leaving their good brother alone to bear the anger and made up their minds in their hearts.
But don't worry, Ben. If your parents try to force you to have a full childhood, we'll stop them.
"How dare you disappear without your phone?" Although furious, Benjamin's mother realized something was amiss with her son's expression and suppressed her anger, "Confess and I'll give you some leniency. What were you doing last night?"
"Mom and Dad, I swear I'll tell you the truth, but not here." Benjamin turned sideways and introduced his new friends to his parents. "This is Li Hua and Jason, and... uh, can we go home and talk?"
Karl raised his eyebrows: "So, these two are the reason why you didn't contact your family last night and didn't come back all night?"
Li Hua: "Forget it. Your son stayed out all night because he saved my life. Uncle, please don't scold him too much. It's not his fault."
If Benjamin hadn't pulled him out at that time, he wouldn't have been sucked into the space teleportation device and had to attend cram school urgently.
"Oh...sorry."
To have raised someone like Benjamin, who was willing to risk his life for others, it was clear that the Tennysons themselves were not people with bad tempers and couldn't tell right from wrong. At this moment, they were simply anxious because their son hadn't returned home all night and had lost contact. After hearing what Li Hua said, their anger immediately subsided and they hurriedly opened the door to invite the person in.
As they entered, Jason patted Benjamin's shoulder reassuringly. "It's okay. Explain it to your parents. Everything will be fine."
Just in case, he and Li Hua had brought quick-acting heart pills, a portable defibrillator and medicated oil. No matter what they said today, there was no way Benjamin's parents would get hurt while hearing the news.
The group sat down in Benjamin's living room. The Tennysons' elderly German Shepherd lay quietly beside them. Benjamin hesitated and said to his parents, "First, I want to apologize. I didn't expect I kept this secret from you for so long... You know there's been some strange goings-on in Bellwood lately, right?"
Carl: "Yeah, a lot of people have reported seeing alien monsters, and some have gone missing. But what does that have to do with you?"
Benjamin took a deep breath. "Actually, your son, I'm also an alien, but I'm the good kind. I used to go out every night to deal with those alien monsters. Last night... for you it was last night, but for me it was a few months ago. I was walking the dog and saw Li Hua being attacked by a monster, so I went to save him. Then the two of us were sucked into the time-space transfer device and rescued Jason in another universe. We were just sent back."
Benjamin's parents looked at him worriedly. "Are you sure your little head isn't foggy? Did you eat something you shouldn't have?"
Benjamin didn't want to act anymore. He turned the Omnitrix dial in front of his parents and turned into an ice ghost under their stunned gaze: "I'm sorry for keeping it a secret from you. I just didn't want you to worry..."
Benjamin's mother Sandra was having a hard time digesting everything. She had been frightened all night, and now she heard this even more devastating news, and she almost couldn't breathe and looked like she was about to faint.
Just as Carl and his son were helping his unwell wife, they saw the other two boys, who had been sitting quietly at the end of the sofa, react quickly. One rushed to open the window for ventilation, while the other quickly pulled out a first aid kit from the camper van. "Do you need some quick-acting heart pills or a defibrillator? We also have Fengyoujing, Qinglingyou, and motion sickness medicine."
Their older son, the dark blue alien, placed his cold hand on Sandra's forehead and asked with concern, "Mom, do you want an ice pack?"
This skillful first aid action made Carl's words "Look at you, your mother is so angry" stuck in his throat.
"...No, no need, I'll be fine after I take it easy." Sandra covered her forehead, feeling as complicated as her husband at the moment.
Why are you so skilled?!
"Better be prepared, Mom."
Before Sandra could catch her breath, she saw her own brat pull out two melted ice packs from the camper, blew a breath of cold air on them to freeze them, and as he handed them to her, he said something that was so infuriating that it would kill her.
"I'm not finished yet."
besides? !
Sandra almost broke her own vow not to spank children, and Carl suddenly felt like his belt was stirring again.
Carl: "Okay, I want to see if you have anything else to say."
Let’s settle accounts together then!
But the eldest son said, "Dad, why don't you scold me first? I'm afraid that it will be too much of a shock and scare Mom. So you two can scold me first to calm her down."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Tennysons suffered another cardiac arrest.
Just how big a mess had their son gotten into hiding from them that he even needed a break during the confession?!
Karl breathed roughly: "Well, since you said so... Let me start by explaining in detail how you sneaked out late at night without telling your mother and me. Your grandfather and your cousin have always known about this, and they are covering for you?"
Benjamin: “Yes.”
Sandra: "You're still right? You almost got yourself killed! What's wrong with this world that requires a kid like you to be a hero?"
Carl: "That's right! Can you solve the problems that the plumbers and electricians at Tiangong can't solve?"
Benjamin: "Uh... Dad, how did you know about the Tiangong and the plumber?"
Carl: ".......It's not important. We are talking about your problem now!"
Li Hua: Oh wow, uncle has a story.
"First of all, I'm proud of you for saving someone," Sandra said. "But, whatever you were doing, you almost got yourself killed! You need to quit now. You're grounded, kid!"
"I can't quit!" Benjamin stood up. "Aren't you asking what happened to Earth? Well, I'll tell you."
"Aliens are invading Earth and trying to destroy the entire ecosystem. There are also aliens trying to steal my Omnitrix and rule the entire universe from Earth."
"And a while ago, Ken didn't skip school to play. He was actually kidnapped by aliens and had his body modified! It was me, Gwen, Kevin, and Grandpa who rescued him. Grandpa even sacrificed his life for him! Why did I return to heroic activities after five years of peaceful life? Because it was because the half-humans made Grandpa disappear, and they almost killed him back then!"
"This kind of thing doesn't just happen to us and our loved ones. Just think about it! If it weren't for me, how many people and families would have to go through this!"
"I'm sorry for talking back to you, and I'm sorry for making you worry. You can yell at me and ground me, but I'm sorry, I'm not quitting heroic activities!"
"Oh, okay, okay, man. Calm down. Remember what we talked about before we got here? Communicate calmly." Jason stood up and pressed Benjamin's shoulders to make him sit back down to prevent the situation from getting worse. "Don't get so excited. Your parents are worried about you. It's understandable that they're angry."
Before coming, they had roughly estimated the general development of today's conversation and came to the conclusion that "if Benjamin's parents don't get angry, they can consider the possibility of being replaced by half-humans."
There’s no way, Benjamin’s BUFF is fully stacked.
Not only did he lose contact in the middle of the night, he also concealed the fact that he had been carrying out heroic activities for several years.
And according to background inquiries into the Tennyson family, it seems that only Benjamin's parents were unaware that their son had contact with aliens.
In order to prevent this family conversation from escalating into a family war due to anger, Jason discussed with Benjamin before the start that once the atmosphere became tense, they should find ways to ease the atmosphere and avoid causing anything irreparable.
Although Benjamin thought Jason's worries were nonsense, Carl and Sanders were ordinary people, and no matter what, he would never fight with his parents.
At most, his parents beat him unilaterally.
Jason thought this was a problem!
So Jason, who had extensive experience of arguing with guardians over safety issues and being grounded, decided to act as a calming agent.
Li Hua?
Li Hua's prediction was even more extreme. He believed that Benjamin's parents would be so moved that they would perform a mixed doubles match from the moment they saw him intact.
Therefore, Li Hua only planned to be a silent mediator and ensure that both sides were given enough leverage when mediating the conflict.
"Anyway, your mom is right. You're still grounded. This is your punishment for going out and causing trouble without your mom and me's knowledge." Carl saw that his wife's expression had improved a lot. "Okay, go on. What else do you want to explain? What's in that camper? Why is it moving?"
Then Karl saw his son, who had just been sharp-tongued and rarely talked back, suddenly become silent. He looked very guilty and unable to speak:
"Dad, Mom, you must stay calm when I say something next."
The other two children even opened the first aid kit, looking as if they were ready to provide first aid at any time.
Carl and Sandra's hearts skipped a beat when they saw this.
"Is there anything scarier than what I just heard and saw?" Carl said. "What's in that camper? A nuclear bomb?"
"no."
Benjamin lifted the cloth on the camper, and a dozen small aliens that looked exactly like the aliens he had just transformed into looked at Carl and Sandra with green eyes.
"These are my children, your grandchildren."
Sandra: "A biological child?"
Benjamin patted his chest and assured: "It's genuine."
Sandra stood up and left the living room silently.
When the others were confused, Karl asked again: "...the girl with short black hair who came to the house before, you two are dating, right?"
Benjamin: “Yes.”
Li Hua: ???
Li Hua: "Ben, you actually have a girlfriend?"
Benjamin: "...Come on, at my age, with my looks, and my love for sports, it's normal for me to have a girlfriend, right?"
If I don’t talk about my girlfriend, should I talk about my boyfriend?
It's not like in your hometown where you can't date if you don't go to college.
Jason could understand Li Hua because he was also surprised.
The surprising thing is not that Benjamin has a girlfriend, but that Benjamin, this idiot, actually has a girlfriend!
Just like the first reaction of countless people after hearing that their brother was dating, Li Hua and Jason began to wonder if the girl was blind, or was influenced by Benjamin's external characteristics and had not yet discovered his stupid nature?
Carl took in the reactions of the three people and asked again: "Is that girl human?"
Benjamin: "Of course, Julie is a genuine human being. What's wrong?"
Karl yanked out his belt and whipped it towards Benjamin, his eyes wide open: "You still dare to ask me what's wrong? How could I have taught you to be such a scumbag!"
Benjamin had no idea what was going on: "Why am I a scumbag?"
Little did he know that his self-righteous look was only adding fuel to the fire.
"Not only did you cheat on your wife, you even had the audacity to have a child!"
Just as Li Hua was stopping Carl and shielding the stunned Benjamin behind him, Sandra rushed out with a feather duster and hit her son.
"Benjamin Kirby. Ben Tennyson. You're done!"
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Author's Note: In the original series, Benjamin's parents grounded him after finding out what he was doing. But after Ben confronted them and tore down half the house to save his friend, he rushed out and said, "I'm proud of you for coming to save your friend even though you were standing up to us."
Later, they allowed their son to do heroic activities. It seemed that the parents did not really want to forbid their son from doing such things. It was just because it was too dangerous and they were too angry that their son had kept it from them, so they gave him a symbolic punishment [covering their face and laughing and crying]... After all, they were the ones who could raise a child like Benjamin.
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