172. New Beginning

(3rd POV)

When Lex and Gwen got to the Galvan, Petrosapien, and Protost, they realized that their help was completely unnecessary.

A volley of the cannon created by Azmuth was fired, and the guy and the girl could only watch how the death ray destroyed the flagship of Vilgax's army.

- Looks like our help is no longer needed here. - Lex noticed the obvious, putting his girlfriend on the ground, at the same time informing the three aliens of their arrival.

- And you weren't kidding when you talked about weapon of mass destruction… - Gwen said muffledly, impressed by the sight she saw.

- You shouldn't have expected anything else from Azimus. - Lex said phlegmatically with a shrug.

- Lex! Gwen! I'm glad you're okay! - Tetrax exclaimed happily, running up to the teenagers.

- Likewise, Tetrax, likewise. - Lex said with a smile, patting the alien on the shoulder, with sincere joy, because he would not forgive himself if something happened to this glorious big man during his madness.

- Grlpprr! - gurgled a goo of slime as it rolled towards them.

- I'm glad to see you too, Gluto. Here, hold your exoskeleton, sorry it's taken so long. - Lex said and pulled out of his ring, which, fortunately, survived after all that had happened, Gluto's exoskeleton, into which the protost immediately climbed.

- ….Than…ks you… - Gluto said with difficulty using the broken communicator of his exoskeleton.

- My pleasure. - Lex said with a grin, and then added: - And don't worry, I haven't forgotten my promise and I'll definitely fix your communicator.

Protost just shook his jelly body, which was similar to a nod, which looked extremely cute, and Gwen could not stand it any longer and began to stroke Gluto on the head, which both of them clearly liked.

Lex left his girlfriend cooing with the funny alien, and turned his attention back to Tetrax and said: - Looks like you've got it all figured out.

- Yes, thanks to Azmuth, everything ended well. Although, we should probably leave the planet as soon as possible before someone else arrives. - Tetrax said with sincere relief, having already forgotten the purpose of his arrival on Xenon. After all the worry today, he wants to get out of here as soon as possible.

- Yes, I see. You're right, we shouldn't linger here. - Lex said thoughtfully, examining the gun and what happened to the copy of the Chimerian Hammer, mentally preparing for the upcoming conversation with Azmuth, who tactfully stepped aside to give him and his friends a chance to talk.

Still, it is not so easy to ask for forgiveness from the one to whom you have so offended. But, Lex is an adult, so he cannot run away from the problem, although there were such thoughts.

- Um… So what about my ship? - Tetrax said awkwardly, seeing that Lex was thinking.

- What? Oh yes. Here he is. As promised, safe and sound. - Lex said, distracted from his thoughts, and pulled out the Tetrax spaceship.

- This is good. - Tetrax said with joy in his voice, having examined his beloved ship and not noticing any problems, he added: - Then I will go and prepare the ship for departure.

- Good. I'm counting on you. - Lex said with a nod of his head.

Also nodding, Tetrax moved quickly towards the ship, not only to get things done quickly, but also to give space to Lex and Azmuth, who needed to sort out all the trouble.

Gwen and Gluto agreed with this move, so they followed the petorosapien into the ship, leaving the two stubborn ones alone. It didn't escape Lex, and he was grateful to them, because without witnesses it would be easier to talk about everything.

Taking a last breath, Lex walked over to Azmuth, who at that time was doing something with his cannon, of which there was practically nothing left. It was his way of coping with his excitement, because despite all his life experience, it was also difficult for him to start this conversation.

- Azmuth. - Lex said, walking up to the alien and looking at its small back.

- Kid. - Azmuth said calmly, leaving what he was doing, turning and looking at Lex.

There was silence as the two stubborn and arrogant fools (as much as they both didn't mind, but they are) stared into each other's eyes, saying nothing.

The atmosphere was heated to the limit and tension could be felt in the air (as the three spies who watched Lex and Azmuth with their heads stuck out from behind the open airstairs of the spacecraft can confirm), but everything ended happily when Lex closed eyes and said with a sigh: - Forgive me.

- I forgive you. - Azmuth, who had already decided everything for himself, instantly said, to add later: - And you too excuse me. For all.

Lex clearly did not expect the last words, yet he knew the character of the Galvan quite well and such a turn became shocking for him.

This showed on his face, and Azmuth immediately understood what the guy was thinking, so he sighed heavily and said: - Today we both messed up, and I would be an absolute fool if I could not admit it. And I believe that what happened is more my fault, yet it is I who should be a responsible adult here and should not have allowed everything to lead to such consequences. But what happened, happened, and you should not dwell on it. I also understand perfectly well that you feel guilty too, so let's not add too much drama and act like an adult. I forgive you for your offenses and I want to ask for the same, although I do not insist.

- - Without too much drama? Will we leave everything behind? - Lex asked, who also loved the idea of leaving everything in the past and moving on.

- Yes. - Azmuth nodded decisively.

After carefully looking at the alien and not seeing a hint of falseness or lies, Lex nodded and nodded with a smile: - Well, I like it. I agree. I accept your apology and forgive you.

- Well, fine. - Azmuth said with a wide smile, to whom those words meant a lot more than Lex thought.

- Then, shall we start from the beginning? - Lex suggested.

- I agree. - Azmuth said readily and stretching his three-toed paw forward, added: - Azimus hails from the planet Galvan Prime. As you know, the creator of your Omnitrix. I am very pleased to meet such a promising young man.

- Alexander Tennyson, from Earth. Big fan of your work. And I'm also pleased to meet you in person. - Lex said with a smile, gently shaking the alien's small hand.

Although it was not easy for both of them, and it did not go without problems, but their acquaintance took place, and now they can talk like civilized people (aliens), which they are both sincerely happy about.

True, this does not mean that there will be no further problems¸ nevertheless it is difficult for such personalities to get along together, but most importantly, an adequate start was made, which not only Lex and Azmuth were happy about.

- Ugh, thank God, everything is fine. I was already afraid that they would start quarreling again. - Gwen said with a sigh of relief, spying on the interaction between Lex and Azmuth.

- Grrlll lrrrr grpl. - expressed his opinion and Gluto, which could be translated as 'Another similar quarrel between these two, this planet would not survive', with which it is difficult to disagree.

- Well, all's well that ends well. I hope nothing else happens today, and we can safely leave the planet. - said Tetrax, which undoubtedly called trouble.

- AAAAAZMUUUUUUUUUUUUUTH!!! - an angry cry was heard around the district, belonging to one familiar squid, which could not calm down.

- And here is the final act. - Lex said calmly, looking in the direction where the scream had come from.

He expected something like this, because earlier everything was too simple. This arc could not end without the final battle between the hero and the villain, especially with such a stubborn as Vilgax.

Well, this is the fate of Lex Tennyson, and he has long been accustomed to this, so all that remains is to rush into battle.