Darkstar Rising

Darkstar Rising is the fourteenth episode of Ben 10: Alien Force, it's also the first episode of the second season.

Plot
When the team finds Forever Knight activity, they realize that it was bait meant to lure them into getting arrested for impersonating Plumbers. They are then prohibited to continue their investigations on alien activity and Magister Ghilhil takes Kevin's badge away, but they soon get attacked by a masked figure who tries to absorb all their powers and captures them, while Gwen manages to escape.

When Gwen, together with an army of DNAliens agry because the Highbreed Commander was captured, too, rescues the group the enemy reveals to be Mike Morningstar, who now calls himself Darkstar. After Ben defeats him, Magister Ghilhil gives Kevin his badge back, and tells the group that now they are the ones in charge of protecting Earth.

Characters

 * Ben Tennyson
 * Gwen Tennyson
 * Kevin Levin
 * Magister Prior Ghilhil
 * Highbreed Commander
 * Mike Morningstar

Aliens used

 * Chromastone
 * Humungousaur
 * Echo Echo
 * Spidermonkey
 * Jetray

Quotes

 * Ben: Cheer up. Mr. Smoothy makes everything better. (hands Kevin his cup)
 * Kevin: (Kevin tries it) Ughhh. (disgusted) How does turnip and wheat grass sludge make anything better?
 * Ben: Well I like it! Besides, it's also got ginger in it.
 * Kevin: Oh ginger. (sarcastically) That solves all our problems.


 * Ben: (Kevin starts walking) Hey where are you going?
 * Kevin: (looks at his badge) I've got to tell my mom.


 * Kevin: You okay man?
 * Ben: Tired...
 * Gwen: (holds him as he was about to faint) Sit down and catch your breath.
 * Magister Gilhil: Is he okay?
 * Ben: Everythings spinning ...going dim... need... smoothie.
 * Gwen: (smiling) He's fine.

Trivia

 * In this episode it is revealed that Kevin's biological father was a Plumber.
 * We find out that impersonating a Plumber is an interstellar-class felony.
 * Gwen and Kevin are about to kiss, but the Highbreed Commander interrupts them.
 * When beating up Darkstar, Ben didn't say the name of the aliens he was using.