The Nightmare Realm (Reboot)

The Nightmare Realm is the 24th episode of the rebooted series, Brandon 10.

Plot
In the town, a store can be seen with a red sign reading, "Venkman Goods". Brandon can be seen walking past with his hands in his pockets- as if searching for something.

Brandon, checking his pockets, to himself: Okay, I think I have enough change to buy another soda. Tonight's hang out session is gonna be a blast with that disco machine I hooked up yesterday.

A yell is then heard. Brandon stops and turns to the store's window. Inside, armed men can be seen pointing their weapons at some citizens crouched in the corner. Brandon's eyes widen and he drops down from the window to take cover.

Brandon, quietly, to himself: Hostages! Looks like barging in won't do them any good. I'm gonna have to take the stealth approach.

Brandon activates the Omnitrix and turns the dial, passing through some alien silhouettes before stopping at the Big Boo one.

Brandon: Time to go hero!

Brandon smacks down the column and undergoes a transformation. Brandon's eyes then shift to become more triangular and greener. Brandon's facial skin then loosens and turns slightly blue. More and more layers are then created as the skin is now fully blue. His hands then turn into dark claw like arms. After cycling around in a circle, Big Boo appears in a pose. In a flash, Big Boo phases through the wall that he was still crouching against. Inside the store, there are two robbers walking around the store to cover all fronts while the last robber is pointing his weapon at the cashier; an elderly man wearing thick glasses.

Robber: I ain't gonna say it again! Open up the register before me and my boys wreck your little shop!

Cashier: Please, don't destroy anything. This shop is my life! All my savings went into it...

Robber: You think I care for your little sob stories?! Just open up the register, grandpa! Besides...

The robber turns his weapon over to the hostages.

Robber: The shop should be the least of your worries. (chuckles)

The hostages- including a young girl, probably in her teens, and an elderly woman- cower at the sight of the weapon being pointed in their direction. Overhead, Big Boo hovers while also using his invisibility. He uses his dark energy from underneath his cloak as a sort of whip to sling around one of the robber's legs.

Robber 3: Huh?

Big Boo then flips him over and slams him into a shelf of soup cans. The robber drops down to the floor and weakly looks up until a row of soup cans drop down on his head, causing him to lay his head down with a groan. The second robber turns from the other side of the store and sees the knocked over soup cans.

Robber: What was that?!

Robber 2: I- I don't know. You think it's a ghost or something?

Robber: What do I keep telling 'ya? There's no such thing as-

Big Boo then phases back into tangibility and charges for the second robber.

Robber 2: GHOSTS!

Big Boo phases straight through the robber but drags his dark energy whip between the robber's legs. Big Boo then pulls the whip back- causing the robber to drop the floor.

Big Boo: Clean up on Aisle 1.

Big Boo crackles out a laugh before getting blasted from behind. He crashes into some shelves before they fall down on him. The robber steps over and charges up his blaster weapon.

Robber: Ain't no ghost thing gonna stop me from robbin' this store! So come on out! Or are you too scared to fight me?

Big Boo phases through the shelves and hovers up in the air, in an almost grim-like manner. He looks up at the robber with squinting eyes.

Big Boo: Scared? You don't even know the meaning of the word... not yet anyways.

Big Boo reaches underneath his shredded skin and releases a large cloud of dark energy. The cloud then floods the floor of the store and surrounds the robber. He looks around the dark smoke clouding around him.

Robber: W-What's going on?! You think this smoke scares me?

Big Boo: It's not the smoke that you should be afraid of. It's the fears that it shows you that you should be afraid of!

The other two robbers then appear before the main robber- they're much larger than him and looking down at him with menacing faces.

Robber: Guys? What are you-?

Robber 2: You'll never be as good as us. If you wanna be bad, you have to do something bad.

Robber 3: Yeah. And you'll never be bad, you're just too much a good to nothing goody-two-shoes!

Robber 2: I never believed in you!

Robber 3: Just get out of here, you wimp! Just leave us alone!

Robber: No... No... NOOO!

The robber takes his blaster and fires it at the robbers before, causing them fade away.

Robber: You think I care?! I don't care anymore! And I'm definitely not afraid!

The echoing sound can then be heard across the smoke as Big Boo phases back to visibility.

Big Boo: You came over your fear? B-But that's not something to happen! Y-You're... you're... (distorted) You're... supposed to... be afraid! Fear me!

Robber: Your ghost tricks won't work on me anymore! You honestly think I'll be afraid of you now?

Big Boo, in a distorted voice: No... I don't mean you should fear the idea of myself. (crackles) ...No. What I meant was...

Big Boo raises his arms up and his skin raises on its own, pouring out more and more dark energy- like adding more fuel to the dark clouds surrounding them. The darkness seems to thicken until it breaches reality itself- showing a dark void emanating with dark energy.

Big Boo: Fear ME!

Inside the void are so many versions of Big Boo- all coming towards him in a hissing manner. The robber lets out a yell as he tries backing away from them however, each step he takes back only drags him closer and closer into the void.

Big Boo: Yield.

Robber: No... No.. NO...

Big Boo: YIELD!

The other Big Boos start reaching and grabbing at the robber. He lets out a curdling yell.

Robber: RAAAAAAAGHHH!

Outside of the nightmare cloud, the elderly man reunites with the hostages and checks to see if they're okay. The cloud then starts to disperse- with any excess dark energy flowing back into Big Boo, who hovers over the robber- clenching his head and shivering constantly. Big Boo opens his eyes and looks down at the cowering robber, looking down at the floor with wide eyes. Big Boo tries reaching for him but stops himself.

Elderly Man: You... You saved us from these robbers. Thank you.

Big Boo: Y-Yeah. Of course...

Big Boo then phases through the wall as the sound of police sirens can be heard approaching. Outside of the store, the police can be seen parking in front of it and stepping out of their vehicles. They approach the store as Big Boo phases through the side. He lets out a heavy breath before the Omnitrix, in a distorted manner, bleeps. A red-white-ish flash occurs which knocks Brandon back into the wall. He looks sharply down at the Omnitrix which sparks up.

Brandon, surprised: What... What happened back there?

Theme Song

Later on, in Brandon's lab, Brandon can be seen rushing in and heading over to Computer.

Brandon: Computer!

Computer: Good afternoon, Brandon. Did you manage to acquire the soda for this evening?

Brandon: Forget the soda, Computer.

Computer: Understood. Removing all knowledge on soda.

Brandon: No! What I meant was- something else came up.

Computer: Does this have to do with a sudden fluctuation in the Omnitrix that I had detected earlier?

Brandon: Yes! I mean, yeah. It did. How were you able to sense that from all the way back here?

Computer: It was a very high and sudden fluctuation that can only have been produced by the same frequencies as the Omnitrix. The chances of it belonging to another type of technology within the area are very... slim.

Brandon: How slim?

Computer: Very, very slim.

Brandon: Oh. Well, something happened and I need to figure out what it is before something else happens.

Computer: You seem more tense than usual. Are you scared about something, Brandon?

Brandon: ...Maybe.

Computer: May I ask, what exactly happened out there?

Brandon: That's what I want to find out.

Computer: And how exactly do you purpose to do that?

Brandon: By checking out the source.

Brandon starts typing on Computer, pulling up some articles and records from the database.

Brandon: When I transformed into Big Boo, everything was fine until that one robber overcame his fears. Then it felt like I needed to do something else... something more. Something that wasn't me. I don't remember much after that except the robber becoming frightened by something and a void opening up within the dark cloud.

Computer: According to my scans of this transformation, he does not possess the ability to create voids, as you put it. The dark energy is mainly used by yourself to engulf enemies in their worst fears as a way of stunning them.

Brandon: I know, I know. But I've sorta been wondering what type of dark energy he uses and I think I've figured it out. It's a concentrated form of dark matter. From what I read, it looks like it can take on different forms. And if it can be manipulating in different degrees then it might be able to produce weird effects.

Computer: Like the nightmare illusions, for example.

Brandon: Yes... but also space warping effects too. Dark matter isn't really known to scientists- in fact, it could be anything really. But it does have graviational effects. Maybe too much concentrated dark matter caused a breach that lead to somewhere out there in the universe and that was what the void thing was.

Computer: Even so, that still does not answer my question.

Brandon: Hm?

Computer: You claimed you were going to "check out" the source of the problem but, if your theory is correct, the source of the problem is in another point in space. How exactly do you plan on "checking that out"?

Brandon: Hmm... I'm going to need some way to transport there. Do we still have parts from previous adventures?

Computer: Yes, why do you ask?

Brandon: Because I might be able to put just the thing together.

In the next instance, Brandon can be seen putting the final touches on some kind of technological gateway with a control panel with sliders on it.

Brandon: Alright, just about done. How long did that take?

Computer: Three hours, twenty two minutes and forty nine seconds.

Brandon: ...Huh. Well, this should be ready to go. I hooked up some parts of that alternate reality machine and connected with some giant lens. Not to mention that Capture Zone tech. I should be able to reflect that frequency transmitter, from the Capture Zone parts, across these lens and concentrate it using the focuser, from the alternate reality machine. Computer: And do what exactly?

Brandon: ...Create a wormhole in the basement.

Computer: There are a long list of reasons as to why you should not to do that.

Brandon: Well, I have to you to make sure things don't get out of hand. The regulator and control switch are in your virtual hands, Computer. If the frequency gets too high, you can lower it, and if things really get out of control then you can close it.

Computer: Close it... with you on the other side?

Brandon: I have no idea what I'm getting myself into. In fact, I've never even been to a parallel dimension or another planet or whatever it is that I'm going. (sigh) I guess that idea of that scares me, being in a world that you have no idea about... but it's also kinda exciting, you know? My point is... if something happens to me, I don't let to leave the portal open for too long and then something gets out and people get in danger.

Computer: That's... admirable.

Brandon: Well, I've gotta take every chance I get to be a hero. Heh. And I didn't even get to try out the disco machine...

Brandon turns and looks up, seeing a large crane-like machine with a triangular probe at the end.

Computer: I've looked up the meaning of disco and this hardly resembles any sort of disco ball. Brandon: Well, it was originally going to be a super laser but I figured it's too big to move so I converted it into a disco machine. I call it the Lightshow.

Computer: Returning to the topic at hand, are you even sure that this portal will work?

Brandon: Well, most of the things I've made worked somehow. Something this big just has to work.

Computer: That isn't very compelling logic.

Brandon: Noted. Alright, Computer... Start up the Warp Gate.

Brandon stands before the warp gate that he had just finished constructing. Soon enough, the gateway starts to activate and the machine powers up.

Computer: Warp Gate activated. I will need a frequency to hone in on.

Brandon: It should still be fresh in the Omnitrix. All I have to is-

Brandon grabs a cord hanging from the edge of the Warp Gate and inserts the end into the back of the Omnitrix. The central column then springs up and the hourglass fluctuates.

Computer: Scanning... Frequency Located! Isolating Frequency and transmitting it over the Warp Gate's transmitter.

The Warp Gate then starts to transmit the frequency in the form of some kind of light beam. It reflects across the lens built around the inner circle of the machine.

Computer: Reflecting frequency now.

The light beam is then constantly being reflected until it fills in the gap in the circular archway.

Computer: Concentrating frequency...

The Warp Gate then intensifies with a surge of power for a moment as the light waves condense into some kind of wavy purple and blue portal. Brandon, standing before the Warp Gate, looks ahead with widen eyes as the portal shows the same blue void from before.

Computer: ...Portal established. Congratulations Brandon, you've invented dimensional travel.

Brandon gives a slight chuckle as he looks at the portal with an astonished gaze. He then looks inside- seeing the void once again- with an uneasy expression.

Brandon, turning away from the portal: Okay. Time to go in.

Brandon disconnects the cord from the Omnitrix and walks over to a workbench. He grabs a unique-looking harness and puts it on. He also puts on a set of technical gloves. He then goes over to shelf, close by, and removes a plasma rifle. He attaches the plasma rifles to the back of the harness.

Brandon: Hopefully, Coco won't mind me borrowing one of his weapons. After all, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into.

Computer: You always have the choice to not go into the portal, Brandon.

Brandon: I know. But I have to know what happened. If I just leave if alone, what if I lose control and hurt someone. I can't let something like that happen. Besides... I doubt this is a chance I'll have a lot. It's not everyday you travel between dimensions.

Computer: While I am unable to scan the environment that lies on the other side of the portal, I can sense that there is no light exiting through the archway. I can only assume that it is dark on the other side. I suggest carrying a flashlight with you.

Brandon: Well, I just put this thing together so I guess this will do.

Brandon picks up an object that appears like a flashlight with a large bulb at the end. He then attaches it to the side of his harness. He then walks back to the Warp Gate and takes a modified calculator that left on the edge of the archway. He attaches that to the other side of his harness. He shifts the harness so that it's comfortable and looks ahead into the portal.

Brandon: Alright... I'm going in... any second now. (breaths out)

Computer: You seem... troubled. Is there anything that I can do to help?

Brandon thinks for a moment but shrugs off his idea.

Brandon: It's nothing, Computer. (sigh) I'm ready. You can wish me luck, if you want to.

He says that last part with a smile. There is a pause before Computer replies, as if it was calculating something on its own.

Computer: ...Good Luck, Brandon.

Brandon's smile seems to waver as he looks ahead at the portal before him. The ambient noise it makes, almost sounds like whispers mixed with the hum of the machine. Brandon takes another breath before stepping into the portal and vanishing from the lab. On the other side, almost as if walking through a doorway, Brandon steps into a dark void with hints of blue. Behind him is the portal, leading to the laboratory. Brandon looks around the absolute pitch dark void- so dark that the only things visible are the grey outlines of the platforms floating around. Brandon is standing on one of them as he steps forward. He then looks back, seeing the portal still behind him. The whispers seem to echo across the void and are louder and more distinct on the other side. Brandon looks around once more before looking ahead and moving forwards. As he does so, he pulls out his calculator machine and reads it. The screen showing some kind of signal that it has detected and the signal from the machine, itself.

Brandon: I should be getting close to the source of that signal. Whatever it is... hopefully I can deal with it and stop it from interfering with the Omnitrix.

Brandon continues following the signal, stumbling a couple of times on the uneasy platforms. As he steps onto a larger platform, his impact causes a ripple to spread across the platform- a ripple of dark smoke. The calculator machine then starts to beep as Brandon looks at the smoke cloud rising through the air. He then directs his attention to the calculator, in a sudden surprise, as the beeping increases. On the detector's screen, the signal that he had been following can be seen approaching him now- in close proximity. Brandon then looks ahead and sees the dark cloud approaching him. He takes a step or two back in surprise as the dark cloud stops before him, hovering over Brandon as well. On the platform, several different versions of Big Boo then start to rise from the platform as they phase through it. Brandon looks around but then looks up as the smoke disperses from above him- showing a larger Big Boo at its center.

Brandon: What- Who are you?

Big Boo: I am the King of the Pesadilla race. I am the one who has led you here.

Brandon: ...So you're King Big Boo? And what are the Quesadillas?

King Big Boo: "Big Boo" is just a name that you gave us... a name that you gave me. Our proper name is the Pesadillas. We are a race of aliens that exist within our very own realm of darkness... The Nightmare Realm. Here, we manifest the fears of every being in the universe... including you, Brandon.

Brandon: How do you know who I am? And what do you mean you led me here? I came here on my own!

King Big Boo: (laughs) Did you really think that you had any choice in this matter? I have been manipulating you from the very start. As soon as you felt a need for a higher use of dark matter energy, I reached into your mind and revealed to you the secrets of the Nightmare Realm. There was never really a problem, it was all in your mind. An idea planted by myself!

Brandon: But why? Why would you even do that?

King Big Boo: So you can set me free of this place! I no longer want to be bound by this dark void. You come from a universe teeming with life... life that needs to be ruled over and purged with their darkest fears and regrets. As I rule over this realm, I will soon rule over yours.

Brandon: I'm not just going to let you escape.

King Big Boo: Oh? But you've already done so much for me. After all, I am Big Boo. I am connected to the transformation you use time and time again. Which means I am connected to you. I only know so much because you provided me with that knowledge. But the time for learning is over. Now is the time for evolving!

Big Boo then starts to shred off some of his already shredded skin- revealing humanoid limbs. Brandon's eyes widen as Big Boo starts to undergo his own kind of transformation. The humanoid limbs stretch out and mature, his head contorts into a more humanoid one and the sound of bone snapping and realigning can be heard as Big Boo lets out a curdling and unnatural scream. His back snaps back and, as a final act of his new found transformation, his spine creaks as it leans forward, showing the new Big Boo to look like a Pesadilla version of Brandon, himself. Brandon is absolutely shocked by such as he looks ahead with wide eyes and a skipped breath.

Brandon: Y-You... You look like... me. How is that even possible?!

King Big Boo speaks with a voice that sounds like a distorted mix between his own and Brandon's voice.

King Big Boo: Like I said, we are connected. I am Big Boo no longer. I am you but Pesadilla.

Brandon: I don't understand what's going on, Ghost Brandon... but you- you're still not getting out of here!

Brandon turns to run back to the portal but Pesadillas arise from the platform to block off his way there. Brandon stops short and looks around him, seeing the Pesadillas advancing on him.

Ghost Brandon: There is no escape for you. Only one of us can exist out there and I intend on taking your place in that universe.

Brandon: Even if you leave, I'll still find a way out.

Ghost Brandon: Which is why I don't intend on leaving with you still alive! (to the Pesadillas) End him.

The Pesadilla swoop over and fly towards Brandon, who reaches back and draws his plasma rifle. He then charges it up as Ghost Brandon hovers to him. Brandon fires, blasting Ghost Brandon back. The Pesadillas then stop and turn their attention over to their ghostly King. Brandon looks around for a brief moment and notices this. He then uses this opportunity to escape down a different path.

Ghost Brandon: Nevermind me. Get him!

The Pesadilla then fly over and chase after Brandon. A blue light emitting from within Ghost Brandon, himself, then withers and recollects itself. Brandon, now seen running ahead, continues down a path of dark platform; each hard step leaving behind a dark cloud behind him. Brandon then trips and drops into the void.

Brandon: YAAH!

A platform drifts underneath him and he plops down on top of his as it carries him away slowly. Brandon breaths shakes slightly as he rises to his feet. He bends over slightly and places his hands on his knees, in order to catch his breath. A breeze is then felt around him, causing him to glance upwards. He looks around, only hearing whispers and his own jagged breathing. However, as he turns, Pesadillas appear around him.

Brandon: Ack! Right, I forgot. Invisibility...

Brandon takes a step back and a chime is soon heard. Brandon looks down at the Omnitrix which now longer acting strangely and returns to its usual green manner. Brandon's smile also returns to his face. He then activates the Omnitrix and turns the dial over to the Slime Shot silhouette. He looks up at the approaching Pesadillas.

Brandon: You guys might have it easy catching me but catching slime might make things harder for ya!

Brandon smacks down the column and, within a green flash, he transforms into Heatblast. Heatblast looks at himself and then looks annoyed.

Heatblast: And of course I get a walking match stick. Thanks a lot, Omnitrix.

The Pesadillas continue approaching until they come into contact with the light emitting from Heatblast's flames. Their bodies then start to sizzle as they back away. Some of them are reduced to ash which spreads through the air. Heatblast looks out at them and sees them cowering away from him.

Heatblast: Hey... you guys don't like light. That makes sense since this place is absolutely devoid of any kind of lighting. Alright then, let's use this to our advantage, shall we?

Heatblast then produces a fireballs in his hands and grows it. He then slings the fireball ahead as it crashes into a platform, causing a bright, fiery explosion. The light then either causes the Pesadillas to retreat or reduce to ash. Heatblast moves ahead and leaps up onto a different floating platform. He continues flinging fireballs to draw away any Pesadillas that continue chasing him. Heatblast then stops at a dark corner and catches his breath.

Heatblast: I don't know if I can keep this up. This void fills endless! I've gotta get back to the portal and shut it down!

Distorted Hissing Voice: That won't be happening, Brandon...

Heatblast turns his head back and sees Ghost Brandon materializing from the shadow growing from Heatblast's flame.

Heatblast: AH! I thought you weren't supposed to like the light!

Heatblast increases the flames around him, almost exploding in a ball of fire. However, as his flames grow more intense, so does his shadow. And as his shadow grows, so does Ghost Brandon. Heatblast then turns around, seeing a larger and scarier Ghost Brandon before him.

Ghost Brandon, with a booming voice: While my powers are disabled by this realm, I can still do things that only the elements of the Nightmare Realm grant me such as shadow manipulation.

Heatblast produces one fireball in each hand and chucks them at Ghost Brandon, who flies around them. He then comes up to Brandon and slashes at him, with his powerful claws. Heatblast is then thrown from the platform and crashes down onto one quite a distance away. The landing causes Heatblast to lay unconscious for a moment. The Omnitrix then flashes red and beeps rapidly before timing out. Heatblast then transforms back into Brandon, who lifts his head up and holds it with his hand.

Brandon: Ugh... I think Big Boo just left me with a big bruise.

More whispers are heard as another breeze comes through. Brandon rushes to his feet and runs off, heading downwards.

Brandon: I'm not safe here. Nowhere is safe as long as I'm inside this ghost dimension!

Brandon then stops and catches his breath in a hidey-hole. Brandon huffs for a moment before turning to the back of the hidey-hole. He only sees darkness but then raises his arm out over to that general direction.

Brandon: Huh... there's nothing there. I wonder if-

He reaches over to his side and pulls out the his flashlight invention. He looks down and pulls back a knob on a low setting. The flashlight's bulb the springs alight. The light beams from the machine, piercing through the darkness ahead of him, showing a passageway of some sort. Brandon looks ahead curiously. He turns back, hearing more whispering howls from behind. He turns back to the passageway and moves ahead.

Brandon, to himself: Well, whatever is down there can't be worse than waiting around for more Pesadillas to find me.

Brandon continues moving through the passage. A moment passes before Brandon reaches the end of the passage, entering a room emanating a dark blue light of some kind. Brandon looks ahead and sees a tank of some kind centered in a circular chamber. The tank appears to have been built from machinery and contains a dark blue energy within.

Brandon walks around the tank and examines it. He looks up, seeing almost natural looking cords extend from the walls around the tank and connect to the top of it.

Brandon, looking back at the contents of the tank: This looks... very familiar.

He taps against the glass and the energy seems to react to the tap, simulating some kind of cloud like material before it blends in with the rest of the energy around it.

Brandon: I knew it. This is-

Ghost Brandon, unseen: Dark Matter!

Brandon steps back suddenly as Ghost Brandon phases through the floor.

Ghost Brandon: Thought we lost you for a second there.

Brandon: Why are you collecting dark matter?

Ghost Brandon: Dark matter is what keeps the Nightmare Realm stabilized. We feed off of it and he gain our unique abilities from it.

Brandon: So you use dark matter to simulate fears.

Ghost Brandon: That much I suspect you already knew.

Brandon: But I thought that was natural for you.

Ghost Brandon: We gain our resources from outside of this realm but, it comes in sparingly. Living in the Nightmare Realm is not so much living but surviving. Which is why we need to escape this place and make the universe our new realm.

Brandon: I'm not going to let that happen so you might as well just forget about it, Ghost Brandon.

Ghost Brandon: You really think you can scare me out of my plan? Heh, heh, heh. I am the embodiment of fear! In fact, I can sense the fear within you. You're scared of this place. You're scared of the unknown yet you're fascinated by it. And perhaps, maybe that is what is fueling your fear even more. The fact that you don't even why something that scares you also fascinates you. And then you're also of little ol' me. A powerful evil that rose only from yourself.

Brandon: No... No! You're putting that fear in me!

Ghost Brandon: Yes... but you are still afraid, aren't you?! And that fear... that fear will consume you!

Brandon: No. No! NO!

Brandon weakly raises his flashlight but trips over, landing on his back. He lets out a groan and holds his head in one hand, while still holding the flashlight invention in the other. Brandon then opens his eyes and looks up, seeing Ghost Brandon flying towards him, laughing menacingly.

Brandon: AH!

Brandon then lifts the flashlight up and reaches for the knob, pulling it back even further to a higher level. The light beam of light then builds up and, within an instant, evolves into wider and much, much brighter beam of light. Almost like a force, it knocks Ghost Brandon back- causing his body to sizzle severely. He holds his wrist in hand and looks over at Brandon after letting out a short hiss.

Ghost Brandon: What... What is that thing?

Brandon: You like it? Just put it together the other day. It's advanced flashlight but it's also a Bright Light.

Ghost Brandon: Gah! Why you!

Ghost Brandon goes to slash at Brandon who waves the Bright Light at him. Ghost Break evades the light beam and manages to knock the Bright Light out of his hands. Brandon reaches for it again but Ghost Brandon hovers between the two. Brandon backs up and looks down when the Omnitrix lets out a ping as it turns green. He then quickly activates the Omnitrix and slaps down the column. He then transforms into Ro-Warasaur. Ghost Brandon tries to phase into Ro-Warasaur but a sudden green glow appears when he tries to do so. Ro-Warasaur then grabs Ghost Brandon and chucks him away.

Ro-Warasaur: Ugh! Get off!

Ghost Brandon, recovering in mid-air: How?! I should be able to control your body! Hmm... this must be one of the secrets of the Omnitrix. No matter... I don't need your body. I already have enough of a connection to you.

Ro-Warasaur: You might look, sound and even act a little like me but you'll never be a hero.

Ghost Brandon: Ha! A hero? What? Like you? You can pretend to be a hero all you want but deep down you know you're just too afraid to save anyone but yourself.

Ro-Warasaur: Alright, I'll admit it. I am afraid but I shouldn't let my fear control me. When I go there, of course I might get hurt. But what I'm really afraid of is someone else getting hurt because I wasn't there for them. And if being there means putting my fears aside than I guess I have nothing to fear after all.

Ghost Brandon lets out a ghostly growl and swoops down to strike at him. Ro-Warasaur stands his ground and fires some cannonballs at him. Of course, Ghost Brandon phases through them and strikes. Ro-Warasaur side steps and backs away from the approaching Ghost Brandon. He then bumps into the dark matter tank and turns to look at it. Ro-Warasaur then reaches down and grabs it, pulling out from the ground. He lifts it up and Ghost Brandon stops.

Ghost Brandon: W-What are you doing?!

Ro-Warasaur: Improvising!

Ro-Warasaur chucks the dark matter tank at Ghost Brandon, who extends his hands out to stop the tank from hitting him. In fact, Ghost Brandon uses some kind of dark force to hold the dark matter tank in mid-air. Ro-Warasaur then smashes through a wall and escapes. The Pesadillas then phase through the walls and start to chase after him.

Ghost Brandon: No! Leave him!

The Pesadillas stop and turn back, obeying their King.

Ghost Brandon: This tank is more important than chasing him. Without it, we are powerless.

A moment later, Ro-Warasaur is still running off. He stops to catch his breath and looks back, not seeing anyone chasing after him.

Ro-Warasur: No sign of them but then again, they can turn invisible. (sigh) Why'd it have to be ghost aliens? Why not little puppies? But then again, knowing me, that'd probably be just as bad.

Ro-Warasaur gets back up and walks over to the edge of the platform. Another platform can be seen hovering next to the one that he's on. Ro-Warasaur then hops over to that one. The impact, due to his weight, causes a large cloud to rise up from the platform, carrying him through the air.

Ro-Warasaur: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Ro-Warasaur, however, tumbles off and lands back on the platform. The second impact creates another dark cloud which rises up in a different direction. He then gets up, rubbing his head. He looks up at the rising clouds.

Ro-Warasaur: The clouds... they're like platforms... Huh.

He turns his head and sees a glaring purple-blue light in the distance up above. He squints and notices that it's actually the portal back to the laboratory.

Ro-Warasaur: The portal! Yes! Looks like these clouds just might be my way out of his ghoulish nightmare world. So the bigger the impact, the bigger the cloud. And the bigger the cloud, the more it carries. So... I'm going to need a really big impact.

Ro-Warasaur walks over to the edge of the platform he's currently standing on and looks down into the blue-black void. It seems without an end.

Ro-Warasaur: That's a long fall... (sigh) Wait-

He looks again, seeing a platform hovering by down there.

Ro-Warasaur: There's my window. I just better not miss it.

Ro-Warasaur takes a few steps back and then slowly charges off of the platform to build up as much speed as he can muster. Ro-Warasaur then falls straight down into the void with the platform beneath him growing closer and closer the more he falls.

Ro-Warasaur: Come on... Come on...

The Omnitrix then starts flashing red and beeping.

Ro-Warasaur: No, no. Not yet! I need to go faster!

Ro-Warasaur turns over through the air and looks upwards. He then fires more cannonballs which seem to propel him downwards at a quicker rate. The Omnitrix continue flashing red and beeping, albeit a little faster now. Ro-Warasaur then comes closer to the platform when he finally crashes against it, creating a large impact. The smoke then rises up from the platform incredibly quickly, wrapping around Ro-Warasaur's large form. A green flash then erupts through the dark cloud as it swiftly rises through the air. On top of the elevating platform is Brandon, holding on as best as he can. As the platform gets higher up, it starts to slow down into a gradual increase as it continues hovering upwards. Brandon then sighs in relief and looks up at the portal coming up close to him.

Brandon: Nearly there... Nearly home.

Ghost Brandon, shouting out: Yes! We are, aren't we?

Brandon turns around in shock and sees Ghost Brandon flying up after him at a quick pace.

Brandon: What is your problem?!

Ghost Brandon: You are my problem! Only one of us can exist outside of the Nightmare Realm and now that you're here... you're never leaving!

Ghost Brandon rises up from the dark cloud, as if absorbing it into his body from underneath his shredded skin. Brandon stumbles over and tries his best to remain on it. As Ghost Brandon emerges from underneath the platform, he now has grown into a larger version of himself. Ghost Brandon slashes at Brandon with his gigantic claws but Brandon dodges, just barely avoiding it- in fact, the attack has slashed the back of his harness, causing the plasma rifle to drop onto the platform. Brandon quickly jumps for it and turns over, blasting Ghost Brandon back with a shot from it. However, Ghost Brandon quickly recovers and knocks the plasma rifle from Brandon's hands. It then tumbles down into the endless void below them. Brandon backs away from Ghost Brandon who reaches for him with his large claw-like hands. Brandon then stops and turns behind him, seeing the portal just right there. Brandon then gets up and runs to the edge of the platform. He jumps off the edge and makes it halfway through the portal. He tries pulling himself up into the portal by crawling against the lab's floor. However, a sudden force jerks him backwards. He places his hand on the edge of the archway of the Warp Gate and holds on tightly. He then looks back, seeing Ghost Brandon grabbing onto his leg.

Ghost Brandon, even more distorted than usual: There is no escape for you, Brandon!

Ghost Brandon pinches down on Brandon's leg with his claws. However, rather than piercing his skin, it seems to phase into his leg- causing it to become dark and brittle. Brandon yells out in pain and tries pulling away from Ghost Brandon's grip. Sweat rolls down his forehead as he continues to pull his own weight from the force of the large ghostly version of himself. Brandon then stops, breathing heavily, and looks up- seeing the Lightshow before him.

Brandon: Hgh! Com-Computer... (breaths heavily) A-Activate... Lightshow... (huffs)

Computer: Are you sure you wish to do this, Brandon? The Lightshow has not been fully tested ye-

Brandon: Yes! Just activate the Lightshow... Hrgh! And... aim it... at the Warp Gate portal.

Computer: ...Very well. Activating Lightshow.

The Lightshow then activates, springing to life, as it revs into position. The laser probe at the end of its crane-like neck aims at the center of the Warp Gate's portal. It then charges up with a series of disco-like effects before releasing a powerful beam of light from its tip. The light then shoots into the portal and impacts against the blue light emitting within Ghost Brandon's chest. He then lets out and holds his head, yelling out as the light starts to tear him apart. Parts of him are also disintegrating into ash.

Ghost Brandon, being broken up by the light: NOOOO!

Ghost Brandon then explodes into a series of ash and dark matter energy. The force of the sudden explosion jolts Brandon's lower half through the portal. He then lays there on the lab floor for a moment. The Warp Gate, behind him, still has the portal open as some ash escapes.

Brandon: Computer... please... shut down the Warp Gate.

Computer: Shutting down the Warp Gate.

The portal then flickers as the light waves stop interweaving. The power flowing through the Warp Gate then escapes it and the machine shuts down. Brandon remains there, laying on the floor.

Computer: Warp Gate successfully shut down. (pause) So... how was it?

Brandon groans.

Computer: I will take that as a negative response.

Brandon gets up and checks his leg- seeing it has returned to normal with no bruising or anything of the sort. He then turns to the Warp Gate- there is no longer any ash by the machine. He then goes to the control panel with sliders on it and takes the pen that has been laying next to them. He writes Nightmare Realm on the slider being held in place. Then he removes it and puts it in a stabilizer of some sorts before switching to the next slider- reading Capture Zone. He then walks off.

Brandon: Computer, make the sure the slide in the stabilizer never gets out, alright?

Computer: If I may ask, was the experience really as bad as you make it appear to be?

Brandon: The experience itself wasn't bad. Traveling between dimensions and going to other planets could be scary but if you put your fears aside, it can be really cool.

He glances back at the slide in the stabilizer.

Brandon: ...It just depends on where you go.

Credits

Characters

 * Brandon
 * Computer
 * Police Officers
 * Hostages/Citizens

Villains

 * Ghost Brandon (First Appearance)
 * Pesadillas (First Appearance)
 * Robbers

Aliens Used

 * Big Boo
 * Heatblast (Accidental Transformation; Selected Alien was Slime Shot)
 * Ro-Warasaur

Trivia

 * This is the first episode in Brandon 10 where Brandon visits another dimension; this does not include the alternate reality created by The Conqueror in Coco 10.
 * It is revealed that Big Boo can become a very dangerous alien as demonstrated by Ghost Brandon's power.
 * It is also revealed, in this episode, that Big Boo's home planet is actually another dimension and that his species are named the Pesadillas.
 * The Quesadilla joke was inspired by the auto-correct feature when typing out the word, Pesadilla.
 * Seeing as Big Boo's name originated from Mario's Big Boo, calling Ghost Brandon King Big Boo was just another reference Big Boo's namesake as there is a King Boo in the Mario universe.
 * This episode features four new inventions (not including the plasma rifle): The Lightshow- a laser beam, the Warp Gate- a portal gateway, the Bright Light- a powerful flashlight, and the Detector- a signal tracker.
 * The Bright Light was originally going to be called the Sun Gun but seeing as it already exists in the Ben 10 Universe, the Writer wanted to do something different. And since the 'Sun Gun' wasn't mentioned in the Original Series at all, this would be a good time to change its name, along with everything else, since it wasn't actually introduced to the show.
 * Its new name is based on the Lite-Brite.