<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> During a battle with Dr. Animo, Ben Tennyson's destruction of the scientist's "DNA bomb" accidentally sets off a self - destruct protocol in the Omnitrix . Its activation alerts Tetrax Shard, a bounty hunter and ally, who travels with his alien blob - like pilot Gluto to Earth in order to retrieve Ben . He explains the situation to Ben, who hasn't figured out the meaning of the countdown . He leaves Gwen and Grandpa Max behind, not wanting the latter to be recognized during their trip, but Gwen sneaks on board anyway . Using the advanced medical equipment on board his ship, Tetrax finds the DNA signature of the Omnitrix's creator, Azmuth, and tracks him to a prison facility called Incarcecon . During the journey, Tetrax hopes Ben would stop being a hero when the Omnitrix stop the countdown and Azmuth would shut it up for good . Ben is upset that he'll never be a hero again . After staging a breakout, they free a female Chimera Sui Generis (Vilgax's species) named Myaxx, who is Azmuth's assistant; she had switched her DNA signature for Azmuth's when he refused to give her credit for helping to create the Omnitrix . Myaxx is also unable to disarm the self - destruct, which will not only kill Ben, but most of the universe's inhabitants, including Earth itself, but Myaxx knows how to find Azmuth, and leads them to Xenon, where he is currently hiding on . However, Ben's archenemy Vilgax, who has escaped the Null Void, also picks up on the Omnitrix's self - destruct signal, picks up Sixsix, one of Tetrax's rivals, and starts tracking Ben . </P> <P> While attempting to reach Azmuth, they are attacked by Vilgax . Ben is ultimately successful in repelling the attack, though Gluto is supposedly killed in the conflict while protecting Gwen, who blames Ben . Tetrax's ship crashes on Azmuth's homeworld . As they enter his mountain fortress, they are attacked by a group of Florauna (Wildvine's species) which capture Gwen . Ben is depressed, and blames himself . </P> <P> As Ben reluctantly proceeds with Tetrax and Myaxx down towards Azmuth's lair, Tetrax empathizes with Ben, revealing his origins of how working for Vilgax cost him his whole planet and everyone he's ever cared for . Tracking down Azmuth to a sealed secondary laboratory, Ben asks him to shut down the Omnitrix, but Azmuth, unconcerned about anything around him, refuses . Angry, Ben breaks down the wall with Cannonbolt and attacks him, revealing Azmuth to be an old, curmudgeonly Galvan (Grey Matter's species) hiding inside a large mechanical suit . As far as Azmuth is concerned, the whole universe deserves whatever it gets for misusing the Omnitrix . He tells them the Omnitrix was designed to be the ultimate device of peace and understanding . Everyone else made it a problem, only seeing it as the ultimate weapon . </P>

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