Hours slipped by in the blink of an eye.
As the sun set, the golden light reflected through the windows of a romantic French restaurant.
Ethen calmly enjoyed the meal before him, slowly savoring the rich taste of foie gras.
"Ethen, Kevin wasn't killed by your punch, was he? Why haven't we heard anything yet?"
Ben asked nervously, frowning.
Ethen dabbed his mouth with a napkin and spoke casually, "Relax, Ben. If there's any update, the special unit will let us know. If they can't find him, that's their problem."
"They're not going to take action on their own, right?"
Grandpa Max wiped the sweat off his brow.
Just then, Ethen's phone began to ring.
He pulled out a special Plumber communicator and answered it calmly.
"Everyone's been knocked out except me! Kevin told me to call you to the power plant—he said if you don't show up, he'll kill everyone!"
It was Steve's voice, filled with panic and despair.
"I see. The power plant, huh? I figured that's where he'd go," Ethen said flatly. "But in the face of absolute strength… it's meaningless."
He stood up, wiped his mouth clean, and headed for the door.
The others quickly followed him out of the restaurant.
The moment they stepped outside, the lights around them flickered—and then went completely dark.
The entire city's power grid had just crashed.
Inside the Power Plant
Rows of generators sparked and failed one after another.
High above the facility, a young man floated in midair—his body surrounded by violent blue lightning that crackled uncontrollably around him.
"Ethen…"
Kevin's eyes burned with rage. "I'm going to fight you!!"
He gritted his teeth, enduring the pain as more electricity surged through him.
"Steve! I know you're hiding somewhere! Tell Ethen to come now, or I'll fry you where you stand!!"
All around him, soldiers lay unconscious, electrocuted by stray lightning bolts.
Kevin didn't know how long he could hold out, but he was ready to go down swinging.
Steve's heart pounded. It had already been ten minutes.
"Ethen… can you make it in time?" he muttered.
Suddenly—
Whooosh!!
An old RV came speeding down the road toward the power plant.
But this wasn't any ordinary RV—rocket boosters fired from its rear, and wing-like stabilizers unfolded from the sides, making it glide like a jet-powered landship!
No one would've believed it was a rusty old vehicle.
"Kill!!"
Kevin didn't recognize the RV, but that didn't stop him from raising his hand and launching a thunderbolt the size of a tree trunk!
Just as the bolt was about to strike—
Whoosh!
A blue blur zipped forward, knocking the RV out of harm's way in the nick of time!
The blur skidded to a halt—it was XLR8, his visor glinting under the flickering light.
"I'm here to get everyone out," XLR8 said coldly. "Kevin, I'll leave the rest to you, Ethen."
The RV door opened.
And from within, a new figure stepped out—its body made of golden, shifting metal.
"You should call me… Metalman."
The Omnitrix symbol gleamed faintly on his chest.
Mission Detected: 'God of Lightning – Kevin!'
Objective: Defeat Kevin, who has absorbed a massive amount of electrical energy and surpassed even Diamondhead.
Reward: 30 system points.
"Kevin," Metalman said coldly, glaring at the glowing figure in the sky.
"Cut the talk!"
Kevin thrust out his hand, sending a torrent of electricity straight toward him.
Metalman smirked, raising his right arm as a magnetic field began to form.
Metal parts from the wrecked generators around him shot toward his arm, fusing into a massive steel gauntlet!
He swung it upward—
BOOM!!
The metallic fist collided with the bolt of lightning, the impact shaking the air itself.
Metal and electricity clashed, locked in a blinding stalemate.
This was the power of the Metal Elemental Metalman—combining Magneto-like magnetism with the Omnitrix's limitless adaptability.
"This time," Kevin roared, his hair sparking with light, "I won't lose!!"
He raised his arms, calling more electricity from the sky. Thunderclouds rolled overhead, and countless bolts began to rain down on Metalman like divine punishment.
"Magnetic field… activated."
"Railgun Burst!!"
The golden circuits across Metalman's body glowed brighter as his mechanical arm disassembled into dozens of high-speed rail cannons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cannons fired metallic projectiles upward, meeting Kevin's lightning in midair—turning the entire power plant into a battlefield of thunder and steel.
Steve could only watch in awe.
Only now did he realize…
Why even the top Plumbers treated Ethen with such respect.
Because that boy—
No.
That thing…
Was a walking nuclear weapon.
"Die!!"
Kevin screamed, lightning surging wildly from his body.
Metalman countered, every move radiating precision and power.
"Really?" Ethen muttered through his alien form. "You think you can match me…?"
He spread his wings—massive metal constructs formed from his own body—and shot into the sky.
Kevin clenched his fists, forming lightning into fist-shaped blasts, hurling them one after another.
Metalman's arms transformed again—this time into dual plasma cannons.
BWAAAAM!!
Twin beams of crimson energy tore through the air, colliding with Kevin's electric fists in a deafening explosion that lit up the night.
Even Grandpa Max, watching from afar, was speechless.
"Ben… Kevin's power… it's beyond anything we've seen. Even Vilgax wasn't this strong."
Ben's jaw tightened. "Yeah… but Ethen's still stronger."
The sky burned blue and gold as the two fought, lightning clashing with laser and metal.
But then, Kevin grinned wickedly.
Chains of electricity burst from his hands, binding Metalman's limbs.
Metalman countered, conjuring metal restraints of his own, locking Kevin down.
For a moment—they were deadlocked.
Then Kevin smirked. "Rise!!"
A hidden surge of electricity erupted from the power plant beneath them, striking Metalman directly!
"Ethen!!"
Ben, Gwen, Max, and Steve all screamed.
Kevin laughed maniacally. "Got you! You think I wouldn't plan ahead?!"
The entire power grid detonated in a storm of lightning.
But then—
A calm, almost amused voice echoed through the smoke.
"Thanks for that, Kevin."
Kevin's face froze.
The lightning began to flicker… then shrink, fading into Metalman's body as his form grew darker and more menacing.
"You just helped me discover something…"
"Metal-type Metalman can absorb electricity."
The golden glow on his body turned deep red.
"The second stage… activated."
The air trembled as blood-red circuits spread across his armor.
Kevin's body locked up under the immense pressure.
For the first time that night—he felt fear.
True, paralyzing fear.
Metalman: Stage Two — Activated.
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