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Cold opens (opening teasers), Stingers (post-credit scenes), Ciphers
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Cold Opening

 * Description: A man is chased by strange creatures in the woods, and is presumably attacked and killed.
 * When:  15 Years Ago
 * Relevance:
 * ​Backstory: The man, Max Tennyson, is being hunted by both the Chupacabras (alien creatures created by The Creators) and Shapeshifter Ben aka Evil Max, who can transform into a mutate creature similar to The Village's Those Who We Do Not Speak Of. He is fleeing from The Creators after having attempted to kill Ben Zero in order to end Project Codon.
 * Mystery: It introduces the idea of creatures lurking in the woods, which will be addressed in future eps.

Stingers

 * Description: As Ben sleeps for the first next in his room, in an unknown location, a tall figure enters an elevator lowering to Level 6. Exiting the elevator in a dark lab, the figure walks with a light in tow towards a glass container holding what appears to be a template for a watch, except the face dial. "At long last, it begins". Taking out a face dial with the same symbol as Ben's tattoo, the figure holds it in his hand as he lifts up the glass container and places the face dial on the watch, twisting it to the left 10 degrees making a clicking sound. Pressing a small button on the device, the face dial begins spinning as it calibrates. After a few rotations, the green part of the symbol glows, as the device turns on for the first time. As the figure watches, he states "The Omnitrix is finally ready for you Ben".
 * When: Week Zero, Day Seven
 * Relevance: 
 * Backstory: The figure, Azmuth, also known as Prometheus, is creating the Omnitrix for Ben 10, in order to use the creations of The Creators against themselves. It also establishes that the Omnitrix symbol and Ben's symbol are the same.
 * Mystery: It introduces a new character who creates the Omnitrix directly for Ben, in the hopes that something will happen as a result of Ben recieving it. The character will be later identified as "Prometheus" in the following episode, and the true identity of the character will be a mystery for many episodes.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: Vigenere Cipher
 * Encrypted: Ooa Hrpbbgbp vdg ykjhr n ncqu ykth. Arp klhu ncqu ykjhg nts echpr wc ucjh o fgqusg qf wkb. Yvdh qqsv Anz vdjr dskwaf hks ocqnfbqa? Lg Zcl wfhnm zvnv vh ocrsdff vc es?
 * Secret Key: Codon
 * Decrypted: Max Tennyson has lived a long life. Men with long lives are bound to have a secret or two. What does Max have behind the backroom? Is Max truly what he appears to be?

Cold Opening

 * Description: A 1969 yellow Volkswagen Beetle drives on a long road in the middle of a forest. Inside is a teenage girl with blond hair, paniced. Behind her is their belongings, as she looks in her rear view mirror. Behind her is a police car flashing lights, as she presses the gas petal. The officer in pursuit, Officer Phillips Billings reports that the girl, Lucy Mann is attempting to leave the town. Lucy continues to drive away, fleeing in terror, as it shows she's going 90 on the road. She quickly glances out the window to get a better glance at the police car coming towards her, before turning to her head. In front of her car, on the road, is a large bulky creature standing on the road, facing away. Lucy tries to break, before the creature lifts its fist and smashes it into the front of the car. The car flips into the car, crashing on the pavement, flipping over repeatedly until it finally stops, the top of the car on the road. Officer Phil stops his car as the nearby trees shake, the creature gone. Officer Phil walks over to Lucy's car, looking down, before walking back to his car and calling it in: Lucy Mann died in a car crash while attempting to leave Bellwood.
 * When: 10 Years Ago
 * Relevance:
 * ​Backstory: Officer Phillips Billings is a reference to Phil from the Ben 10 franchise, while Lucy is a reference to Lucy from Ben 10. In this story, Lucy Mann is shown to be attempting to flee. This is eventually revealed to have been caused by Lucy Mann discovering a secret lab underneath the library containing Chupacabras and other creatures made by The Creators. Upon discovering this, she is immediately pursued by members of the community, and attempts to escape the town.
 * Mystery: First off, it continues to play on the same "creatures in the woods" mystery, while also hinting at the first rule, "You Can Not Leave Bellwood", and it establishes that the police may be involved in the conspiracy.

Stinger

 * Description: As Ben sleeps in his room, Max walks quietely downstairs into the main floor of his shop. He walks over to the cash register, opening a drawer underneath it and locking the cash register with a key from the drawer. After looking around, he places the key back in the drawer and presses the following numbers: 18382. This pushes the table with the cashier forward towards the shelves as the floor opens up and a computer on a desk and chair rise up. Max sits in the chair, beginning to type a message to CODON with the subject: PROMETHEUS IS ACTIVE.
 * When: Week One, Day Seven
 * Relevance: 
 * Backstory: Ben acquired the Omnitrix from Azmuth, also known as Prometheus. The Creators and Evil Max are aware of Azmuth being Prometheus, and are aware that he is the one who created the Omnitrix, via the face dial. Knowing that Prometheus gave Ben this, Evil Max sends a message to the Creators warning them that Prometheus is active once again.
 * Mystery: It reveals that Max does have access to computers, having previously lied about it before, and it reveals that he is in contact with "CODON", the name of the show. It also reveals that he's aware of Prometheus and his role in the Omnitrix.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: A1Z26
 * Encrypted: 9-20 19-5-5-13-19 12-9-11-5 2-5-14 4-9-4-14'20 12-9-19-20-5-14 23-8-5-14 13-1-24 19-1-9-4 "4-15 14-15-20 20-18-25 20-15 12-5-1-22-5 20-8-5 20-15-23-14". 9 7-21-5-19-19 9-20 10-21-19-20 13-5-1-14-19 23-5 7-5-20 20-15 19-5-5 20-8-5 3-18-5-1-20-21-18-5-19 3-15-13-5 9-14-20-15 2-5-12-12-23-15-15-4!
 * Decrypted: IT SEEMS LIKE BEN DIDN'T LISTEN WHEN MAX SAID "DO NOT TRY TO LEAVE THE TOWN". I GUESS IT JUST MEANS WE GET TO SEE THE CREATURES COME INTO BELLWOOD!

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: A1Z26
 * Encrypted: 2-5-14 20-5-14-14-25-19-15-14 4-9-5-4 25-5-20 8-5'19 1-12-9-22-5, 19-12-5-5-16-9-14-7 9-14 8-9-19 18-15-15-13. 9 23-15-14-4-5-18 9-6 14-21-18-19-5 10-1-3-11-9-5 11-14-5-23 1-14-25-20-8-9-14-7 1-2-15-21-20 20-8-1-20 2-5-6-15-18-5 8-5-18 4-5-1-20-8? 16-5-18-8-1-16-19 23-8-9-12-5 2-5-14 18-5-13-1-9-14-19 9-7-14-15-18-1-14-20 15-6 8-9-19 4-5-1-20-8, 9-14 12-9-6-5 8-5 3-1-14 12-15-15-11 6-15-18 19-5-3-18-5-20 19-25-13-2-15-12-19.
 * Decrypted: BEN TENNYSON DIED YET HE'S ALIVE, SLEEPING IN HIS ROOM. I WONDER IF NURSE JACKIE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT BEFORE HER DEATH? PERHAPS WHILE BEN REMAINS IGNORANT OF HIS DEATH, IN LIFE HE CAN LOOK FOR SECRET SYMBOLS.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: Atbash
 * Encrypted: Hviezmgrh rh z girxpb uvoold gszg nfhg yv dzgxsvw xzivufoob. Kilqvxg Xlwlm rh hgroo z krvxv lu gsv kfaaov Yvm ozxph. Ofxpob, z nzm lu zmhdvih rh sviv rm Yvoodllw. Gsv Szxpvi rh xlnrmt.
 * Decrypted: Servantis is a tricky fellow that must be watched carefully. Project Codon is still a piece of the puzzle Ben lacks. Luckly, a man of answers is here in Bellwood. The Hacker is coming.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: Caesar +3 Cipher
 * Encrypted: Ehq'v jhwwlqj forvhu wr ohduqlqj zkdw wkh dqvzhuv wr wkh pbvwhulhv ri Ehoozrrg duh. Shukdsv lw'v wlph kh glvrehb uxoh wkuhh dqg hqwhu wkh edfnurrp. Rqob wkhq zloo kh wuxob uhdolch wkdw Pda lv qrw zkdw kh vhhpv.
 * Decrypted: Ben's getting closer to learning what the answers to the mysteries of Bellwood are. Perhaps it's time he disobey rule three and enter the backroom. Only then will he truly realize that Max is not what he seems.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher: Caesar +3 Cipher
 * Encrypted: Wxuqv rxw wkdw Pda lv d elw ri d vkdshvkliwhu. Qrw zkdw brx hashfwhg kxk? Zh'uh dw wkh wrs ri d uroohu frdvwhu'v kloo, vr krog rq iru ghdu olih dv zh ghvfhqw lqwr wkh pdgqhvv wkdw dzdlwv. Zkdw dzdlwv lq wkh Frgrq Idflolwb zloo ghydvwdwh Ehq'v shufhswlrq ri uhdolwb, dqg pdbeh jlyh klp d qljkwpduh ru wzr.
 * Decrypted: Turns out that Max is a bit of a shapeshifter. Not what you expected huh? We're at the top of a roller coaster's hill, so hold on for dear life as we descent into the madness that awaits. What awaits in the Codon Facility will devastate Ben's perception of reality, and maybe give him a nightmare or two.

Cipher

 * Type of Cipher:  Vigenere Cipher


 * Encrypted: Rfrxreh Fcqqb zof osdbg vc voig hks uwadb ecqh, phv Hks Ptsdhbtg koig ivsq vvh zriofm bh hks btwjwacz Esa Vsqblucq tbt hksvt czb cwfscfgg. Zwyn hksl tsdzya hhacv hks schhg niolb oa qusnvwqu np sosigbwv Ogb Wsapmvca?
 * Secret Key: Codon
 * Decrypted: Project Codon was meant to save the human race, but The Creators have used the legacy of the original Ben Tennyson for their own purposes. Will they really tempt the fates again by creating an eleventh Ben Tennyson?