Okay so everyone else is doing their post reboot ideas so I might as well throw my hat into the ring.
So basically, the story picks up like 5-6 years after the reboot ended. Ben never took off the watch and he ended up getting all full of himself in the meanwhile, and got into a private school and is just insufferable as hell, and then he comes back for summer break. More under the cut:
Ben:
Pretentious as hell
In a private school out of town because he started studying hard and got a scholarship
Atrocious fashion sense, he wears his school uniform except the sweater is tied over his shoulders and his hair is omniverse length but ~styled~ and he has these STUPID $200 wayfarer frame sunglasses on all the time and I HATE HIM SO MUCH-
Main Playlist: Bloxx, Shock Rock, Chromastone or Diamondhead, Way big, Eatle because it’s funny, Wildmutt, four others I haven’t decided for
Thinks he’s hot shit but he’s actually just shit
Adores his little brother glitch, who is the only person who still hangs around him at this point
“Nfts are the future bro trust me”
Gets a reality check when he comes back to Bellwood and has to start doing actual hero work again
Flaming Bisexual (but also horribly in denial about it)
Gwen:
After she graduated elementary school she crashed HARD, total gifted kid syndrome, is struggling with schoolwork and gets Cs and Ds
Undiagnosed ADHD because I’m projecting on her
No magic/Anodite powers, relies on technology to fight but she’s kinda weak
Hair up in a half ponytail, may or may not be greasy
Had a falling out with Ben because she resented that their roles had switched and she was no longer the smart kid, they don’t hang out anymore
Had a nasty nasty NASTY breakup with Kevin, everyone heard about it, blows were exchanged, they hate each other’s guts (I love Gwevin I just don’t think it’d work out here)
Kevin:
Works at Vin Ethanol’s garage
Tons of piercings & jewelry
The only main character with a brain cell
All tennysons are banned from being within a mile of anything he’s working on because they always end up wrecking them
Despite his best efforts, his car keeps getting destroyed in increasingly over the top and graphic ways
Idk if he’s osmosian or not, or maybe even half whatever bashmouth’s species is, either way he gets to keep the armor thing
Playlist includes bashmouth, bootleg and Humongoraptor because I love them
Finds Ben annoying, dislikes Glitch because he keeps eating his car parts, and Gwen because of the whole breakup thing
He hangs out with Rook a lot. They’re mechanic buddies
Rook
Idk how but he’s on Earth in this and knows all the others
He’s the only one of the main characters that can get along with pretty much everyone (Even Ben, despite finding him very annoying)
This results in him being a messenger a lot because these idiots won’t talk to each other
Gay and dating scout and may or may not have some chemistry with Ben going on
Has the proto-tool and proto-tech armor, while he keeps the former on him at all times unlike canon, he actually has multiple sets on normal clothes
Doesn’t get why Ben keeps getting all worked up about sumo slammers
He actually gets bullied a lot because of his weird mannerisms and appearance while wearing his ID mask, and later just for being an alien
Thus his self-esteem is deeply tied to his mechanical abilities and heroism and if he fails he thinks he’s the worst person ever
Glitch:
Baby boy. Baby
Actually dislikes being treated like a little kid and not taken seriously
Fiercely loyal to Ben and stays by his side no matter what
Still he’s annoyed by Ben’s behavior and the way he treats him like he can’t do anything on his own, but he doesn’t say anything about it until later in the story
Naive but smart
Nice to pretty much everyone
Has cravings for metal a lot and used to eat Kevin’s car parts until he got caught, idk if he can eat normal food
He feels sorry for eating Kevin’s car parts but he doesn’t know how to apologize without making Kevin mad
Has to learn to set boundaries and stand up for himself
Grandpa Max:
Feels sad that his grandkids and Kevin have all drifted apart on bad terms
He’s the only one that both stays with Ben and is willing to call him on his bullshit
A mentor to both Rook and Kevin
Everyone in the main cast likes him and goes to him with their problems which can be very emotionally taxing to him at times
A bit of a boomer but he’s trying his best
Ex-plumber but really really doesn’t want to get the kids involved and disagrees with Phil on this
Absolutely does NOT have a crush on Maxine
Phil Billings:
MONSTERFUCKER
By god he’s Something
Still involved in the plumbers
Also a mentor to Kevin
Decides that Ben coming back is the perfect opportunity to bring all the kids back together and form a team of heroes™️
He’s nice but he doesn’t get it at times
Ryan Sez:
Non-binary
He/they pronouns
Has some kickass dreadlocks tbh
Still not interested in Gwen at all sorry queen
Wants his little brother to make friends his age
Simon Sez:
Wants to play!! Friendship!!
Slightly less bratty
Tries to hang out with Glitch but Glitch is like ehhhhh 😬😬 but he’s still polite to him
Maxine Sez:
She’s the grandma everyone likes
Doesn’t know much about what’s going on but very accepting
“Oh hey aliens are real” “ok sweetie”
Billy Billions:
Ben’s equally insufferable cryptobro friend
May or may not attend the same private school as him
Has chilled out in the interim but still a little bastard when he wants to be
Grew up normally
Still wants friends
Julie:
The normal one
Never seen without ship
A big tennis star and takes her sport very seriously, she wants to be in the olympics one day
Ben has a big fat crush on her but until he gets his shit together there’s no way she’ll go out with him
Vilgax:
Bigger, badder, and even sluttier than ever
Still salty over being defeated by a literal child
He could fuck off and spend the rest of his life being a ruler of a bunch of planets but he can’t leave well enough alone
The story goes like this: There’s a new threat on town (possibly the highbreed) and Phil decides he needs a hero team to get rid of it. He gathers Ben, Gwen, Glitch, Kevin and Rook all together to tackle this, and the group refuses to work together. Too bad an invasion is already happening, so now they have to put their differences aside and work together anyway before the whole world gets totally destroyed.
TL;DR a bunch of teenagers who fucking hate each other have to come together and save the world.
