"Great job everybody!" Mr. Curry shouted. "You all did an amazing job of cleaning up the beach. Everybody get on the bus. It's time to head home." As the bus started to leave, Mr. Curry noticed that one of his students was missing. "Has anyone seen Ben?" "I think he said something about having dinner with Drake tonight" Javier called out from the back of the bus. "Drizzy's back in The Six? He and Ben are tight so I'm sure they have a lot of catching up to do."

Somehow Ben ended up submerged at the bottom of the ocean. Even stranger was the fact that he could easily breathe and talk under water. A school of fish swam around Ben, who despite his situation, was feeling calm and peaceful. "Our savior has arrived!" a voice bellowed. "We must bring him to the Kingdom!" another voice interjected. "Who's there?' Ben shouted, unable to see anything in the murky depths around him. "Your guides to the lost Kingdom of Ailanthus" the mystery voices responded.

A large pair of seahorses emerged and stood before Ben. They were carrying swords as they appeared to be some type of soldiers. "What's going on?" a confused Ben asked. "It will all be explained to you when you return to The Kingdom." "The Kingdom? Return?" "It's a long story" one of the seahorses replied. "Please, hop aboard and we will journey to a world beyond your wildest dreams." Always one for a good adventure, Ben jumped aboard the seahorse. Next stop: The Kingdom of Ailanthus!

THE S.S. LAILA

"Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand, Just like that river twisting.......Ben? Is that you?" "Oh hi, Uncle Danny. Could you, um, not tell my Mom that you saw me out here?" "Sure thing. Don't tell anyone I'm out here with two lovely ladies either." "As if anyone would believe me." "Hey! What is that supposed to mean?" But before Ben could follow up on his sick burn of Uncle Danny, the seahorses resume their journey to Ailanthus.

"Wow! This is amazing!" Ben exclaimed. "We must leave you now but The Queen's guards will be here shortly. She will tell you everything about Ailanthus and why The Kingdom's future depends on you." "Are you the human here to see The Queen?" a guard shouted. "I guess so." "Follow me sir." Swimming around Ben was a mix of humans, fish, and sea mammals. "This is quite the place you got here" Ben mused. But the guards had already left. He was now face-to-face with The Queen of Ailanthus.

"Welcome home Ben! I am Queen Awkwafina of The Kingdom of Ailanthus." "'Sup?" "You have been summoned from your world to help save ours. My husband, the late, great King Evian, perished as he fought the mighty Megaladon." "Megala what?" "Megaladon. It's a gigantic prehistoric shark. It has been attacking our Kingdom for years. One day it will destroy Ailanthus once and for all. That is why we brought you here." "But why me? I know I'm awesome and all, but how can I defeat a megaladon?"

"When you were a baby, you fell off a cruise ship into the ocean. You were rescued by a friendly octopus who brought you to Ailanthus. For the first couple years of your life you lived with us. You learned how to breathe, fight, and talk underwater. We wouldn't let you have a pet so you taught yourself how to communicate with the sea creatures." "Wicked!" "Let me finish! Ailanthus is a wonderful place but not for a human. So King Evian returned you to your parents. After he perished, we had to find you. You're our only hope Ben."

"This is Zan. He will be training you for your big fight with the megaladon." "Hi Ben. We're going to start off by having a good old fashioned trident battle." "I can barely lift mine. It's so heavy." "You're part Ailanthasian. You'll get the hang of it. Now......En Garde!" The pair dueled with Ben holding his own against the bigger, more experienced warrior. But soon Zan's strength and skill became too much for Ben. On the verge of defeat, Ben slammed his trident into the ocean floor out of desperation.

When Ben drove his trident into the sea floor, Zan was sent flying far, far away. More importantly, at that moment, an 11-year old dude became a superhero. And that hero's name was AQUABEN! "Brilliant!" The Queen cheered. "You are obviously ready for battle." "What about Zan?" "He'll come crashing down eventually." A loud horn began to echo throughout The Kingdom. "What's that sound?" "Oh dear, the pirates have returned. They are always trying to steal our treasure." "Don't worry. AQUABEN's got this."

AQUABEN called upon a pod of dolphins to bump the pirate ship, causing a distraction. "Alright pirates, either we do this is the easy way or we do it the fun way." "Who the...? Ah yes, the new savior of Ailanthus, AQUABEN. We won't let you steal our booty without a fight!" "Ha! Ha! You said booty. I don't want your gold. I'm here to protect the good people of Ailanthus." "Then you leave us with no choice. Get him!" Buoyed by his newfound skills and superpowers, AQUABEN made short work of the boisterous band of buccaneers.

AQUABEN laid the smackdown on the dangerous crew of pirates. His power, speed, and agility were no match for the marauding mariners. AQUABEN piled the pirates on top of one another and then requested a big, blue whale come to the surface of the ocean. "Wally, bring these bandits and their booty to the authorities." "Will do" the whale responded as he pushed the pirate ship all the way to the shore where the police were waiting to handcuff the hooligans. "What happened to guys?" an officer asked. "AQUABEN!"