Straying from Max after an argument for sneaking into the new Sumo Slammer game at a hotel in New York City, Ben meets and befriends Kevin Levin, an 11-year-old juvenile delinquent who can absorb energy. Their first misadventure forces Ben to reveal what the Omnitrix is capable of. Kevin suggests that they team up, but he just wants the Omnitrix’s power for take revenge on those who treated him like a monster. The two fight and Ben chases Kevin off, but Kevin has absorbed some of the Omnitrix’s energy.
