Chapter Title: A New Game Board
Location: The Fulminati Command Ship, Deep Space
The alien leader's throne room was not a place of comfort. It was cold, made of dark metal that reflected no light. Huge windows showed a view of space filled with strange green nebula clouds—the power source of their empire. This was the heart of their power, far from Earth.
The leader of the failed mission knelt on the floor. His armor was still scratched from the battle. He did not look up.
Before him, on a raised platform, sat the SUPREME LEADER.
He was a large man in a long green coat. His face was hidden behind a smooth, dark metal mask. Only his eyes could be seen—two narrow slits glowing with a faint green light. In one hand, he held a sphere of swirling green energy. It cast an eerie glow across the room.
The silence felt heavy.
FORCE LEADER: (nervous) "My lord… we failed. The targets escaped."
The Supreme Leader did not move.
SUPREME LEADER: (voice deep and mechanical) "Escaped to where?"
FORCE LEADER: "Their ship was damaged. Our last tracker showed them falling toward a primitive planet. Milkyway Galaxy a place called… Earth. They crashed in a wild area near a city named New York."
For a moment, nothing happened.
Then, the Supreme Leader began to laugh. It was a cold, mocking sound that echoed in the metal room.
SUPREME LEADER: "Earth… How amusing."
The Force Leader looked up, confused. He expected anger. Punishment.
FORCE LEADER: "Should I send a team to recover them? The planet is weak. They have no advanced weapons. We could—"
SUPREME LEADER: "No."
The word was final. The green energy in his hand pulsed.
SUPREME LEADER: "I have other plans. Let them stay on Earth. Let them think they are safe."
He stood up, his green coat flowing around him. He walked to the window and looked out at the green nebula.
SUPREME LEADER: "You see this as a failure. I see it as an opportunity. The boy has the device. The girl has her powers. And now… they are in the perfect place."
He turned back, the green slits of his mask focusing on the kneeling soldier.
SUPREME LEADER: "Do not send an army. Do not send anyone. I want no Fulminati ships near Earth. Let them be."
FORCE LEADER: "But… why, my lord? They have the Omnitrix! It is the most powerful weapon in the galaxy!"
SUPREME LEADER: (smiling beneath his mask) "Exactly. And now it is on a planet that already has… interesting residents."
He stepped closer, the green energy dancing around his fingers.
SUPREME LEADER: "Tell me, commander… do your reports on Earth mention New York City?"
FORCE LEADER: "It is a large human city. Nothing special."
SUPREME LEADER: "Nothing special? Oh, you are wrong. "You know who lives in New York City, don't you?". "This is not a failure. This is the first move in a much bigger game. Now go. And do nothing."
"Let the game begin. Ben Tennyson is not the only one with powers on that planet. And now… he is in someone else's backyard."