While visiting Washington, D.C., Ben confronts Dr. Animo, a disgruntled scientist whose Transmodulator can mutate living animals, and even resurrect dead ones, and eventually learns a lesson about what being a hero really means.

Ben has been having strange nightmares about Ghostfreak. During a tour of an academy school Gwen wishes to attend, Ben sees and hears Ghostfreak everywhere. When Frightwig, Acid Breath, and Thumbskull show up, Ben activates his Omnitrix; however, it transforms him into Ghostfreak. After a vicious battle, Ghostfreak escapes from the Omnitrix. Ghostfreak removes his […]

During a trip in St Louis, Ben and Gwen meet a female alien named Xylene, who locates the Omnitrix and confronts Ben under the impression that he had stolen it. But when Max comes to defend them, he and Xylene recognize each other as old comrades and sweethearts. The two reminisce later that night, and […]

While traveling through a desert, the Tennysons’ encounter a group of modern-day pirates called the Road Crew attempting to hijack the deluxe RV of Laurence Wainwright. After stopping the Road Crew, the family makes a pit stop and Ben and Gwen start to complain about how the Rust Bucket doesn’t work right and isn’t nearly […]

While in a tourist trap town called Sparksville[disambiguation needed], Ben plays a practical joke that accidentally unleashes Megawatts, small electric creatures. Ben must stop them from multiplying out of control and destroying the town, and turns into Heatblast to seal the Megawatts in a large fishbowl.

Dr. Animo has just escaped from prison with the help of a mutated seagull, plotting to get revenge on Ben, who is at the beach with Gwen and Max. Ben is being impulsive as no one will play with him, until he is confronted by Animo’s seagull. During the fight, Ben discovers a new alien […]

During a visit to a Navajo village in New Mexico, owned by Max’s old Plumber partner Wes Green, Ben falls in love with Wes’ granddaughter Kai, while a wolf-like creature appears in a flash of purple lightning. Wes believes it to be a Yenaldooshi, or Navajo werewolf. It stole and ripped the receiver. Wildvine fights […]

Ben and Gwen are playing the Sumo Slammer video game and Gwen is beating Ben at it. Ben turns into Upgrade and merges with the computer so he can lower Gwen’s score. As Gwen tries to get Ben out, lightning hits the van and zaps them both into the game. They realize that all of […]

Max’s Plumber equipment detects that an ancient mask had been unearthed in Texas. This quickly triggers a change in Max’s attitude; he claims that this artifact would lead to the most powerful weapon ever designed, and that he should retrieve it before it falls into the wrong hands. Max immediately becomes more impatient, worse-tempered, and […]