Foreverlasting

Foreverlasting is the thirty-second episode of Back in Action: Alien Universe.

Part I
''[Bellwood High, 8PM sharp: Auditorium lights dim and curtains rise on a high school play. A musical number ignites as a proud and portly man takes the stage. A trio relaxes center of the front row - a brown-haired guy in the center and a brown-toned twin to each side.]''

Guy (whispering to his left) So when’s- Girl (to Guy’s left, whispering) Ben, shh.

''Ben hushes up, permitting the protagonist to go on about his traditions, mirrored by his singing townsfolk. They frolic then subside to their corners, letting pairs exchange brief banter center stage. The curtains zip shut again within minutes.''

Guy/Ben (half-standing up) Well, what a great-

Ben’s friends yank him back into his seat.

Girl (stressed, eyeing the parting curtains) What are you doing? She’s about to come on. Ben ‘Was just being funny.

''The girl to his left, Kai, leads with her eyes Ben’s attention to the stage. On it appears a woman, a slightly lighter girl with a more profound nose who stands taller but with otherwise similar features. Kai lets out a light clap as the woman sings.''

Girl/Kai (still whispering, cupping her mouth to project nevertheless) Let’s go, Kira! Girl #2 (at Ben’s right) It’s not whispering if you’re that loud, sis.

''Kai rolls her eyes as she turns to Ben. Though expecting similar applause from him, she isn’t mildly surprised by having to snag his phone to buy attention. He turns to her with an empty look. “We missed you,” reads the text on his phone. Kai swipes down to a photo with purple and gold blocked into a shield insignia, nailed onto silver armor.''

Kai Ben, what is that?

''To no answer, she looks back. The seat’s empty. The back exit slams shut, lending Kira wince on stage before she carries on.''

[Outside, rolling down the streets of Bellwood: Combustiball, a flaming alien made of two thick tires.]

Combustiball So the Forever Knights are back in town. Omnitrix It would seem. And you are one block from the text’s origin. Combustiball Tell me about the place. Omnitrix A “mom-and-pop” candy shop, minus the mom. The owner’s wife was killed by a splattered Undertown native who surfaced. Combustiball What does “splattered”-? Omnitrix Arriving.

''Like someone pulled the handbrake, Combustiball screeches to a stop. His tires part, unveiling their axle and two molten rock legs. The Omnitrix points him to the upper floor of the shop, an apartment. To reach its window, he twists his dial to something more flexible: Cardstruct, who breaks into decks of cards and slips in through the second story window.''

''The first story is styled like an old pirate’s vessel, with buoys and fake wood panels. A dim lantern borne of a pink flame keeps the shop alight until the ceiling lamps flutter on in single file. A knight rises from behind the store front counter, a purple and gold cape flowing behind what’s ostensibly the leader.''

Caped Knight (young man’s voice) Find them now.

''The flame keeper kills their magic lantern, revealing them as a similar knight with a notable purple tint to their suit of armor. The two both split up and scour the small shop for one thing.''

Caped Knight (looking to the purple knight) How difficult could it be to find-?

''Beeps and zips are heard from the purple knight. The caped leader strolls over as the mystical purple knight melts their hand through the glass of a gumball machine to grab just one of the simple little candies.''

Caped Knight (grabbing a handful more) Aion, is this enough?

''The mystical knight Aion begins to levitate, crossing their legs and allowing the group of gumballs to swirl around their head. A myriad magical characters flash on the five-by-five panel of lights on the knight’s face.''

''A blue flash knocks the mystic flat onto the floor. When they regain stature, the first sight is a man in thick round glasses and a safari suit. He removes his rounded hat and holds it against his chest while picking one of the fallen, rolling gumball off the floor.''

Safari-Suited Man (holding the candy) My, how I’ve missed these. They really stand the test of time. Caped Knight Let’s get this over with, Paradox. Safari-Suited Man/Paradox What’s “this?” I’ve personally been on a soul-searching voyage across time for what feels like a decade. I don’t quite recall where we left off. Caped Knight We spoke last week. You told me you’d stop me if I tried to tell Ben. Paradox It does ring familiar as something I’ve said or will say. You’re one of Sir George’s, correct? Caped Knight Oh, for the love of-

He turns to his mystic.

Caped Knight Aion, let’s go to Ben.

The two turn around to see another Paradox, classic lab coat and goggles in tow.

Lab Coat Paradox (to Safari Paradox) I’ll take this one, continue your search. You’ll enjoy it.

The safari-suited Paradox tips his hat but shakes his head.

Safari Paradox Allow me to jog my memory.

''Before the other can speak to Aion and their caped leader, a portal flies open adjacent the knights. Wherever it led, with a snap of one Paradox’s fingers, it changes.''

Lab Coat Paradox You wanted a dance? Let's.

''The two knights leap in. The Paradoxes follow after.''

The knight duo flips through frozen intervals throughout time with the time traveler pair hunting them down.

[Downtown Bellwood, late night: A large energy being in the shape of a snake - Sii - towers over Ben in the raging tiger form Rath.]

Sii You're going to get off me, Appoplexian, or you and your planet will be wiped from existence.

''Time snaps still and the duo zips in from one portal, Aion blasting at Safari Paradox as he teleports about them and through the next portal ahead. The other Paradox merely rushes after.''

''[A desert planet, amid roving green skies: Gwendolyn, Chelsey, and Verdona enter their Anodite transformations and begin to use healing rays on a lifeless Julie. Charmcaster chimes in, while of course not in an Anodite form. As Paradox ensures Ben he need do nothing more, the four healing rays cease.]''

Gwendolyn (Anodite voice booming) It's... not working. Ben (almost breathlessly) What?

''Again time screeches to a halt as two portals open, one dropping the knight duo face-first onto the ground and another from which a safari hat flies right out and over Aion's face, blinding them. The hat's owner dizzies Aion by twirling them into a new third portal, before the next Paradox emerges and snaps his fingers. The caped knight then falls into a portal under him that the Paradoxes trail him into.''

''[The Paradoxes and knights dance through every moment between Sii in Bellwood and Julie's demise, be it at the annual Magikfest being held on Earth, Ben meeting his counterpart in Gwen 20, Terse being trapped in a mystical mirror, or Gwen and Charmcaster perishing to Dawn. After their last stop, to days prior when the Omnitrix-wielding Dawn slipped away from Ben, the two groups slip back into the present, on the first floor of the mom-and-pop shop, where an exhausted knight duo collapse onto the ground.]''

<p style="text-align:center;">Safari Paradox Refreshing. I had forgotten almost everything.

He rests his hand on his counterpart’s shoulder.

<p style="text-align:center;">Safari Paradox I’ll take it from here, thank you.

The two shake on it before the lab-coated Paradox opens his pocket watch and dissipates once more.

<p style="text-align:center;">(Safari) Paradox You know, there are only two types of time travelers- Caped Knight Spare us. We’ve seen everything, including your talk with his cousin. Paradox Then complete the saying. Caped Knight No. Paradox Because you won’t admit you’re not the immortal. Caped Knight Not yet.

Paradox breathes carefully, scornfully eyeing the sly knight before stepping up to him.

<p style="text-align:center;">Paradox What to do with you... Ah, yes, right!

''With the snap of a finger, the safari-hatted Paradox jumps upstairs with the knights exhaustedly landing next to him. Ben is in a new form, a hurricane contained in tensile glass. He cannot be contained - he holds up an elderly man to his wall while pointing out the flurry of medieval decorations.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Glass Hurricane Alien (heavy Scottish accent) -All that, and you’ve never heard of the Forever Knights? Caped Knight (groggily) No, but we have.

Ben’s transformation spins around, revealing his hands aren’t on the man, instead holding him up by a strong, localized gust carrying itself from a window to right here.

<p style="text-align:center;">Glass Hurricane Alien (black goggles squinting like eyes) Paradox, who’s the company? Paradox I should be asking you the same - I don’t recall this one. Glass Hurricane Alien This is Wavelength, you should know that. Paradox (pointing) I meant the gentleman in your custody. Wavelength/Glass Hurricane Alien I- uh-

He releases the man, struggling to find a way to explain himself after seeing the Forever Knights before him.

<p style="text-align:center;">Wavelength I got a wee strange text and thought this guy was responsible. Caped Knight It was us. We framed the guy.

The purple knight screams through a robotic overlay, more dits and dots being made, signalling morse code to their caped master.

<p style="text-align:center;">Paradox I knew there was some reason I had to bring these two up to you. This could have been it. Wavelength (reverting to human) Ya’ are- Ben (voice returning) -slipping, Professor. Paradox Do pardon my dust. We’ll be off. Caped Knight You’re not taking us anywhere. We’re here to see Ben. Paradox No, you are coming with- Caped Knight Paradox refuses to- Paradox (converting time itself into a sword, drawn at the knight) Please resign from speaking. Ben (rushing over to the knight’s aid) Paradox, what are you doing? Paradox You just held an innocent man hostage, Benjamin. Ben (wincing) That doesn’t make this better. Caped Knight Relax, I know the Time Walker. His weapon can’t harm any living thing. It’s not in his nature. Ben (relieved) Then why’s he still holding it?

''Aion keeps sending out amalgams of sounds until Paradox slices the front of their helmet off, just over the lips. The display falls off, revealing a human’s royal violet lips. A man’s voice growls through.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Paradox It’s been surprisingly blissful, so excuse me if there’s only so much of that “tech” I can take. Caped Knight Don’t act like you weren’t trying to get me to hide my heritage. Paradox Do you really want to tell him?

He faces Ben.

<p style="text-align:center;">Paradox Do you really want to know? Caped Knight He’s trying to scare you. Ben It’s working. But I also know that if I listen to Paradox, things still don’t go my way. Paradox Benjamin- Ben (wincing again) It’s Ben. And I think I can handle this.

''Paradox bows his head, but looking up, stress beats down his face as he snaps and wanes. Ben bends over and stares the knights down, reading them, slowly being consumed by the towering insectoid centaur Dreadsense. Initially, he squints with his infinite set of eyes. Cracking his neck 180 degrees, he scratches his eight legs over to the shaking man. He warps his claws about the elder’s temples, closes his eyes, and within seconds, the man falls unconscious. Dreadsense looks over his shoulder to the knights.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Caped Knight Skip the scare tactic. I have watched everything you’ve been through, Ben.

''He approaches him at a crawl, inching over so his legs make that infamous clicking an insect’s legs make with every step. He presses his face against the knight’s helmet, sliding it up off of him. He wears short blonde hair on one side, and neck-length brown hair to the other.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Dreadsense Name? Caped Knight Second Crusade. Dreadsense (hands on the knight’s temples, eyes closed, voice echoing) Your real name. “Second Crusade”/Caped Knight Eli. Dreadsense Good. Now, Eli, tell me... What do you fear the most?

''Dreadsense’s body withers away to reveal a man, taller than Ben, with golden locks in a suit of glistening silver armor. He bears a sword unlike anything else, powerful and born on an alien world. He keeps his hands on Eli, looking at him, then releases him, shaking his head and walking away.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli/Caped Knight (weakly) Please... come back...

The figure fades, Dreadsense returning to right before Eli.

<p style="text-align:center;">Dreadsense (eyes agape) Your fear is that he won’t accept you? How do you even know him? Eli How do I know Sir George? He is my grandfather’s great-grandfather. And I am the rightful Forever King.

[END OF PART]

Part II
''[Ancient Rome: The era called for different styles of clothing. A tall tan man in light robes - chiton, of predominantly white but with little green stripes - was not unusual. The cozy linen, albeit, was, as was the level of detail in the round insignia on his toga. It was a colder season, so showing off the expense he went through for the detailed cloth was secondary to the need for it.''

The togaed man covers himself well, and a friend calls out to him.]

<p style="text-align:center;">Friend (arrogant male voice) If it isn’t Decimus! Decimus/Togaed Man (sighing, fighting to keep a peaceful tone) Georgius, where have you been? Georgius/Friend (sarcastically) I was not made aware greetings are a luxury. “Georgius, how do you do?” “I’m fine, thank you! Just got done slaying creatures from another dimension, actually!” Decimus Now? Now is the time for jokes? Georgius What about me screams I’m joking?

''His cloths are like Decimus’s, of exemplary quality, made of pricy linens. Down the pleated edges, in contrast, are tears, bites, and remnants of blood.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus I assumed you were out playing with the plants again, practicing on that one most dastardly foe - vegetation. Georgius (beginning to step away) Okay, if you’re not going to ask what happened, I’m just going to go find someone else to give me attention. Where is your daughter, Aurelia always enjoys- Decimus Georgi’, please.

Georgius mounts his war horse, a well-armored machine already fervently stomping.

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius I would, but I do have things to do! Decimus Georgius-

''But his friend races off. Decimus rounds the corner and disconnects his chariot from his pet. He pats the horse to start moving, still jumping on.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (hugging the saddle, moving too quickly to adjust his seating) Aeneid, please-

A bump in the path following Georgius bumps Aeneid’s saddle straight into Decimus’s mouth.

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (shouting, unstoppable grin taking over) When was the last time you let her free? She couldn’t wait another second! Decimus We ride every day! Georgius I meant without the cart!

''He flips his head around to see Decimus clinging to his horse with every fiber of his being, unable to answer back. With him distracted, Georgius turns around and whispers.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (to his horse) Ready?

''He sits up straight and makes a square with his fingers. He strains as he draws his two hands apart, breaking a portal of mana open that the party rides into. With everyone on the other side, Georgius beckons his horse to stop with the draw of a string. Aeneid brakes as well. The portal closes behind them. Georgius wipes sweat off of his forehead, leaps off his horse and taps Decimus.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (lighthearted) We’ve stopped, you know.

''Decimus bears his eyelids. His pupils dart across the area before he sits up. He pats down his clothing and shakes his head.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus Where are we? Georgius Aurelia is how old again? Decimus What does that have to-?

He raises his own hand to stop himself.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus Nine. Georgius Was it three years ago when she braved my horse like it was nothing?

Decimus shoves Georgius off of him playfully.

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius What? I’m merely saying. Decimus (jumping off Aeneid, jesting) And I’m merely shoving.

''Decimus stretches in the wild expanse of untapped desert before them. Mere moments ago he was in lavish Rome. Now, as he heel-toes, he finds the empire’s home well off on the horizon.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (gasping, eyes wide) How did we make it so far? Georgius (lying comfortably) I know a shortcu-

''[Pause. Behind the two Romans and their horses, Ben eyes the scene. Eli is still exhausted, but his time-traveling accomplice hangs onto some imaginary wall. The three who don’t belong to this time are blue-tinted and partially transparent. Ben approaches Georgius and tries to tap him, only to fade straight through.]''

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben (in awe) This... looks so real. Eli Full color recreations. More taxing on the body...

Aion’s hands tremble.

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli ...But far less dangerous. Ben Taxing? Is your friend alright with this?

Eli glances Aion for an answer, who merely shrugs.

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben (scrolling through Omnitrix) If you tell me when this is, I can see about making this projection with one of my aliens. It doesn’t hurt- Eli (disgusted) No. My partner’s abilities are enough.

''Ben rolls his eyes and walks over to Aion, whose fingertips glow in auroran hues. He cups the focused wizard’s shoulder.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben (low) You know you don’t have to do this? Eli You’re wasting your time. Ben (lifting from Aion’s shoulder) Why? Is it because you’re controlling him? Ben/Dreadsense (transforming) Because I can stop that.

Eli hovers a hand over the hilt of a blade on his waist.

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli If anyone’s control over the other, it’s him over me. I haven’t a magical bone in my body. Truthfully, I prefer it this way.

''Aion scoffs, briefly disrupting the projection. Rays of colors replace the projection in the room.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Dreadsense/Ben (reverting) What are you here for? The Diagon? Eli My great-grand- Ben Just call him Sir George. Eli (grating teeth at first) Sir George has slain it; I’m well aware. We are here to partner with you, make amends for the ways of the Knights before us.

Ben snickers.

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben (grabbing a chair in the room and sitting backwards) You’re kidding, right? Eli No. Ben Okay, well, your “grandpa” already took care of that. '''Eli I'''f you believe he did, then you’ll have no problem letting us fight at your side. Ben (scrolling through his phone) I’m pretty sure you just fought Paradox, and you lured me here instead of just directly talking to me, so- Eli Having it any other way, that time traveler would’ve stopped us from telling you the truth.

Eli nods to Aion, who reprises the projection.

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli (trying to point to Decimus) You see this-

''He realizes that following the disruption, Aion placed them somewhere ahead of before. Aion continues.''

''[It must be the same day; Decimus and Georgius are dressed as before, but their rides are gone. It’s darker now, dusk settling. Through a host of trees, Georgius slices vines out of their way and swiftly stabs hosts of venomous creatures before they attack. He stops in his tracks, holding Decimus back.]''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus We’ve been walking for quite some time, don’t tell me-

''With the other hand, Georgius clasps Decimus’s mouth, pointing his head to something ahead. On six legs, a translucent teal shell reveals gelatinous forest green organs that twirl about this vicious other-worldly body. Its head faces the other way, however its tail points straight to them. Georgius hands Decimus his blade, in addition to a shield off his back.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (sweat beating down) Georgius, what in heaven’s- Georgius Keep on. It was here. Decimus (turning about-face) If this isn’t it, I don’t want to know what was. Georgius (pulling Decimus back) We’re not disturbing it. Decimus (hysterically) So what? Are we to just walk around it instead? Georgius Keep it down, Dess.

He points above, to a roof of leaves and branches.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus So instead of going over to it, we’re going over it? Georgius (crouching, hands out ready to throw Decimus up) C’mon. Decimus Are you mad? Georgius Perhaps slightly, what of it? Up you go!

Decimus looks back, shaking his head and regrettably stepping into Georgius’s hands to be hoisted.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (wobbling) Damned- you haven’t the strength for thi-

''Decimus refuses to look down at Georgius as he begins to throw him. For a brief moment, in Georgius’s hands are round pads that bounce Decimus up an uncontrollable height. He struggles to land on the branch above but manages. On the ground floor just ahead, the demonic creature flips around. Its red teeth are almost two-dimensional, visible only through its screen-like shell. It bears no eyes, Georgius unfazed as he stares straight into it.''

A moment passes.

The creature returns to nibbling at nothings.

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (whispering, loudly) Alright, I’m coming up! Decimus You know, it’s pointless if you’re doing it loudly!

''Looping around the tree to a side out of Decimus’s sight, Georgius produces claws out of his mana to scale the bark. Once at his friend’s level, he uses bare hands to circle the tree once more and walks onto the branch.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (wearing his shield on his back) Now what?

Georgius motions his head to a branch meters away.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (packing his sword away) Absolutely not.

Georgius sternly points to said branch.

Decimus (crossing his arms and turning away dramatically) No.

''Georgius grabs Decimus’s head, turns it back to the branch, and points at it again. He then gets into position to cross the meters gap himself.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus There is no way you’re going to-

''Smack! A bushel of leaves suddenly snaps down and into Decimus’s face. As he struggles to get it out of the way, Georgius, whose hands and eyes have been aglow, places pads beneath his feet and closes the distance. He goes flying - far and high - only ever so narrowly planting onto the next tree’s branches instead of the grassy depths.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (waving him on) C’mon, you next!

Decimus clears his hair of the last leaves.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (plotting to slide down the tree) I have tangible evidence that nature in fact detests me, so should it would be fine with you- Georgius (arms out to catch him) Oh, leap!

''Decimus swallows his pride and a couple insects, spreads his legs, and makes as high a jump as he can towards Georgius. He can’t make it, and Georgius can see it. The moment Decimus shuts his eyes, covering himself before he misses the branch and falls to the ground, Georgius’s uses his powers to create bands to bounce Decimus right up onto the branch.''

''Decimus opens his eyes when he lands, still wailing. Georgius slaps his hand over his mouth.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius Stop being a child. Decimus (confidently eyeing the length he presumably jumped all his own) A child could not accomplish that. Georgius (eyes rolling, hitting Decimus’s chest) Onward, to the next tree.

Without another word, Decimus goes, Georgius again propping him up at the apex of his embarrassingly weak jump.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (exhilarated) Come, friend! We haven’t all day!

To himself Georgius mutters.

''The two continue their foray through the trees. Fall-scares always happen just above the creatures from below.''

At some point, Georgius stops following, kneeling on the branch and using a pinhole-sized gap in his fingers to look clearly ahead.

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (to Decimus, who leaps back) My vision’s not the strongest, but this is where we need to be.

He looks on to a creature, facing away.

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben (disrupting Aion’s flow) That’s like Streak... but what’s wrong with them?

Aion opens his mouth to speak.

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli (next to Aion, standing with arms crossed behind his back) Ben, silence.

He taps Aion’s shoulder to continue.

The creature, akin to Streak but in the red, gold, and black of the period’s Esoterica, floats in place with hands over its ears.

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus I... Georgius...

''Frightened out of words, Decimus merely shakes his head. His wide eyes are unblinking.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius An other. Decimus Another what? Georgius No, an other, one of the others. They come from other planes. They placed this “disenchanted” forest here where it doesn’t belong. Decimus I don’t understand. Georgius We must slay this Doormaker, before it calls the next wave of Lucubra. Decimus (puzzled, creating distance from his friend) Doormaker? Lucubra? I- Georgius, where are you getting this information? What have you been up to?

''Georgius is speechless as he slides down the tree and approaches the Doormaker’s back. He motions Decimus to drop down, but he does not. He attempts to guilt Decimus with his eyes but his friend looks away. Given this opportunity, Georgius mutters some incantation that puts a lit sword into his hand. He wants to take no chances, but as Decimus looks back to see this impossible feat, he slides down to watch, sword drawn.''

A leaf crinkles at Decimus’s feet.

''The Doormaker twirls around, dodging Georgius’s blade and drawing open a portal with its screams rather than its hands. It runs in and disappears, as does the blade. Georgius attempts to run up and yell to his company but he points the blade at him. He pushes it down with his fingertips but Decimus draws it right back up.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (trembling) You’re- you’re them. You’re those things. You’re an other. Georgius (hurried) Stop it. No. Them, they are others. We are people - you and I. Decimus (backing away from him) Away from me. Go! Georgius (following slowly) Don’t shout. Decimus (top of his lungs) OR WHAT?

''The cry of the Doormaker rings again. Another of its doorways draws, right between them, releasing a bevy of Lucubra, all varying in their number of legs and heft. Like bulls to red, they chase the easy target in Decimus, leaving Georgius totally alone.''

''The ground murmurs and quakes below Decimus, until a pillar of hard mana smashes through and lifts the man up to the branch above. The Lucubra all tumble over.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (magenta smoking from his eyes) LEAVE! Decimus Without question.

''The Lucubra compose themselves and turn to Georgius. Slithering out of their sides are hordes of tentacles that attempt to latch onto him, but with each one, he uses reborn claws to scratch them off. Decimus is awestruck by the fight. He shakes himself back up, turning and performing a confident stretch over to the next branch. The leg work is sloppy, and though he would not have made it far regardless, the mere foot he measures is made worse by the sloppy fall.''

''The Doormaker screams. A portal catches Decimus and dumps him back behind Georgius with all the force of having fallen from a tree. Georgius has erupted a dome around the immediate vicinity to keep the others in.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (headachy, snidely) Why don’t you snap your finger and make it all go away? Georgius (bouncing off pads to elude the Lucubra) I’m not interested in dying without succeeding in my mission.

''Georgius places a cage around Decimus to keep him safe. He then bounces on top of the cage and whistles at the Lucubra.''

<p style="text-align:center;">Georgius (announcing) Come now, is this all of your might, Doormaker?

''Portals slash in all directions unveiling more of them. They all rush towards the cage in the center, but just as they do, Georgius begins speaking some indistinguishable language while making boxes with his fingers again. He does this all around the cage, pushing his own doorways out to catch the Lucubra and dump them into a separate cage hanging from the top of the dome.''

''This one is perfectly solid, unlike the slatted prison Georgius proceeds to let Decimus free from. But the creatures don’t accept their new home. They bash, claw, slap - anything to break free. They make holes that Georgius reinforces instantly, but the sweat beats down his face.''

''Decimus lies battered on the leaf floor. He can see Georgius, drop to a knee to hold up the prison. He can hear the Doormaker cry as it fills the cage with more. He knows that that’s merely a distraction from the portal opened behind Georgius. From it is not more of the beasts, but the Doormaker itself. Decimus crawls the mere feet to the creature and bashes out the floating leg out. As the Doormaker turns around, Georgius notices, and while releasing the horde, empowers Decimus’s blade with the energy that kills the Doormaker by slicing him at the waist.''

''The Doormaker’s eyes lose their glow while he splatters some blue liquid from his torso. A portal opens for each beast to take them home.''

''[Later: Decimus is kept up with an arm over Georgius’s shoulder. They trudge out of the forest to their horses that stomp at the ground in their presence. Georgius throws Decimus over Aeneid then mounts his own horse. He latches him on by mana.]''

<p style="text-align:center;">Decimus (coughing) Go. Georgius We’re going home, brother. Decimus You are no brother of mine. Georgius Excuse me? I saved your life. Decimus You put mine in danger. You’re one of those things. Georgius If I was, why would I fight them? Decimus There is no “if” - you just conjured walls and pillars and cheated my abilities. Georgius No man could have made those leaps. Decimus I don’t care. I want you nowhere near me. Georgius You are being irrational. The Lucubra might have gotten to- Decimus You left for three years. You could have stayed gone. Georgius I needed help. This couldn’t have been done alone. Decimus As long as you’re like this, you’ll be alone. Georgius Well, I have been like this for- Decimus I don’t care. Eli Damn!

Aion pauses.

<p style="text-align:center;">Ben What? Eli Nothing. Ben No, what was that? Why are you upset? Eli I have- No.

He’s silent.

<p style="text-align:center;">Eli Okay, look. We’ve been trying to learn what Georgius was going to say for centuries. But it’s not too unlike an ancestor of yours to be annoying. Ben/Brawnoceros (mid-transformation, jabbing his finger into Eli’s chest) Brawns don’t know you well enough to- Brawnoceros/Ben (reverting) Wait, an ancestor of mine? Eli (pointing to mid-speech Decimus) Presenting one of the earliest Tennysons.

[END OF PART]

Synopsis
A new age of Forever Knights arrives in Bellwood.

Major Events

 * The new Forever Knights, consisting of Eli and Aion, debut.
 * Wavelength appears for the first time.

Heroes

 * Ben Tennyson
 * Professor Paradox (Safari and Lab Coat)
 * Kai Kennedy
 * Kira Kennedy (minor)
 * Kara Kennedy (as Girl #2)

Villains

 * Forever Knights
 * Eli (first appearance)
 * Aion (first appearance)

Aliens Used

 * Combustiball
 * Cardstruct
 * Wavelength (first appearance)
 * Dreadsense

Trivia

 * Foreverlasting will be the first episode after an almost five-year hiatus.
 * Along with introducing a new script-like format to the series, this episode reprises the part-by-part release format of episodes prior to Madame Regle.
 * Kira's acting was first mentioned in Meet the Replacements.