Grounded

"Grounded"
Season 2, Episode 17
Air date	October 14, 2011
Written by	James Felder
Directed by	Seung-Hyug Oh
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"Grounded" is the 17th episode of season two of Generator Rex and the 38th of the overall series.

Overview

While the rest of Providence is off-site for training exercises, Rex is grounded. Noah convinces him to have a party, but can only deliver four hoodlums for guests. When an EVO intruder is found inside the base, it's up to the six of them to stop it.

Plot

Providence agents are in the Amazon jungle cleaning up the debris left over from the time Gabriel Rylander blew up his laboratory. Rex is slacking off when he's supposed to be cleaning and is ordered to get back to work by White Knight. On his way back to the ruins of the base, Rex finds what he believes to be two halves of a stone mask.

Trying to collect the second half, Rex discovers that it is actually a feline like E.V.O. Rex runs to Agent Six and informs him of the E.V.O. on the loose in the area. Six instructs Rex to stay put until he gives the signal, while he and the agents hunt down the E.V.O. Rex instead disobeys orders and flies overhead, intentionally triggering a landslide to bury the E.V.O.

When Rex believes he sees it digging himself out, he instead discovers that it has mysteriously turned to stone. Rex also discovers that his land slide has buried the dozens of Providence agents and Agent Six alive and with the help of some rain they're able to dig themselves out. As a result of the disastrous mission, White feels that the agents could use some training with their international counterparts.

White also decides to ground Rex by having him clean up the warehouse hoping to teach him not to go off on his own again. When Rex goes off to call Noah, Noah suggests that Rex take advantage of the empty building to throw a party, with Noah taking care of the guest list. Noah is only able to recruit the Skaters, whom Rex is not happy to see following how they treated him last time.

The party is unsurprisingly dull, Rex not having time to prepare and the Skaters not receiving their promised all-you-can-eat Nacho buffet. Rex also notices that the Skaters seem to have taken the E.V.O. statue and moved it about the base despite the fact they said they didn't. The group is harassed by White Knight at every turn who keeps reminding Rex to clean the warehouse (despite the fact that he already cleaned it earlier).

The Skaters decide to leave in the process getting caught on camera by White Knight. At this point the base blacks out, the result of the previously petrified E.V.O. Rex collected earlier on a rampage in the base. Ignoring its warnings to let it go, Rex locks down the base so that he and his guests can hunt it down without it escaping.

While searching the Petting Zoo for the E.V.O., Rex discovers that it can imitate his voice, and it uses that to try to lure the Skaters into a trap. Rex arrives too late and the E.V.O. has one of the Skater's in its clutches. A distraction provided by a jet pack-wearing Skater causes the E.V.O. to turn back into stone, allowing Rex to save the Skater before the E.V.O. escapes again.

At this point Noah pieces together that the E.V.O. is one that Van Kleiss drained of nanites, turning it to stone. It can turn back to normal with concentration and now it's trying to escape the base to seek revenge on Van Kleiss. Rex realizes that this E.V.O. could be an ally if they can calm it down, however, White swears that he is the only one with the code to lift the lockdown and declares that the E.V.O. will get out over his dead body.

With that the E.V.O. goes off to Kill White Knight. The Skaters decide to leave the Base the same way they got in while White Knight hunts down the E.V.O. in his magnetic suit. The Skaters come back and having learned to use Providence Guns helps fight the E.V.O. this gives Rex an opening to pin it down. The E.V.O. begs for Rex not to cure him so that he'll have the power to defeat Van Kleiss.

At this Rex suggests that the E.V.O. come work at Providence to defeat their mutual enemy and find a cure for his condition. White welcomes him in stating that he can certainly hold his own in a fight. With the lockdown over, Doctor Holiday comes back to base and gives the E.V.O. a checkup. White takes the opportunity to dump Rex, Noah, and the Skaters in the sewers as punishment for the party.

Appearances

• Rex Salazar
• Noah Nixon
• Bobo Haha
• White Knight
• Rebecca Holiday
• Skaters
• Buchiner (non-speaking cameo)
• Jungle Cat

Trivia

• This is the first time Rex gets grounded.
• The episode is titled the same to a Ben 10: Alien Force episode which is also made by Man of Action.
• This is Hoodlums' second appearance.
• This is Buchiner's second appearance but he dosen't speak a word and he's a cameo.
• This is the first time Noah get detention for calling Rex on his cellphone to Buchiner.
• White Knight uses his booby trap to dump Rex, Noah, and the Skaters in the sewers as punishment for the party.