The weather was always warm and rich on Hope Island, and it wasn't everyday that the Planeteers had a chance to kick back and relax, on a nice day like it was, the group of five friends had decided to have some fun down on the beautiful beach that surrounded Hope Island.

The volley ball net was set up; Wheeler and Ma-ti were enjoying a game against Linka and Gi while Kwame decided to coach, so far the girls were in the lead "Come on Wheeler, you can do better than that!" Ma-ti teased he's older friend, who had fallen flat on his stomach on the sand for the third time. Shaking his head and spitting some sand out of his mouth, Wheeler glared slightly over at Ma-ti while Linka and Gi giggled "Give me a break Ma-ti, I haven't played this game for a while!"

Tossing the ball back over the net to Gi, Ma-ti just laughed, Linka made her way over closer to the net and bending down to look under the gap at Wheeler, she reached over her finger and gently tapped him on the nose, playfully teasing "Oh Wheeler, Ma-ti is right, looks like you might be losing your touch Yankee!" Blinking his sky blue eyes, Wheeler flashed the Russian blond a cocky sort of smile "Heh maybe, but I know there is one thing I haven't lost my touch with babe" He had leaned his face forwards in hopes of getting closer to Linka, who just smirked with a raised eye brow and held up her hand between his lips and hers "Bozhe moi Wheeler, you never stop amazing me!"

Kwame who had stepped forwards smiled "Not to interrupt but are we planning on finishing this game?" Wheeler looked up at his friend, before smiling and getting to his feet "Sorry Kwame, sure let's get this game on the road, I still say Ma-ti and I have a chance at beating Linka and Gi." Linka had gotten back to her feet and couldn't help but cover her mouth to stifle another giggle; Wheeler always had a habit of not admitting defeat when it came to a friendly game between them "Oh Wheeler, why can't you just admit it, Gi and I have beaten you!" Turning his attention to Linka, Wheeler just grinned "I wouldn't go thinking on that too much babe, Ma-ti and I haven't lost yet!"

Swinging his arm around Ma-ti's shoulders, Wheeler never lost the grin that was upon his features "We've still got a chance, haven't we little buddy?" Ma-ti smiled and nodded "I agree my friend, but it looks like we may have to hold off on the game for a while, Gaia is here!" Sure enough a see through image of Gaia had appeared just above the ocean. Tilting his head to the side Wheeler greeted her "Yo, what's up Gaia?" The beautiful spirit of the earth responded "Sorry to disturb your fun Planeteers, but we've got an eco emergency, to the crystal chamber everyone, and hurry!" The moment Gaia's image had vanished; the Planeteers exchanged looks before hurrying up the bank of the beach and towards the Crystal chamber.

As they all gathered around Gaia and the crystal screen that allowed them to see what trouble was brewing, Wheeler questioned "So what's the eco emergency Gaia, Sly sludge, Greedily, Dr Blight?" Shaking her head, Gaia turned her attention to the screen and an image of a town in Washington appeared was ablaze with bright orange flames, as people rushed to get their families to safety, their cries for help ringing in the ears of the Planeteers. "I'm afraid its none of those Wheeler, this small town known as Greenton has fallen under the attack of a mysterious blaze, I want you all to head to Washington where this town rests and see if you can help out."

While she examined the chaos upon the screen; Linka sighed "Bozhe Moi, those poor people!" Nodding Gi responded "We better hurry Planeteers, don't worry Gaia we'll get to the bottom of this in no time." Kwame led the way out of the Crystal Chamber and into the clearing where the Geo-cruiser rested, they all climbed inside and took their seats; Wheeler jumping into the pilot seat and commenting to the others "I get the feeling we'll be defiantly calling our blue pal in for this eco disaster."

Staring the Geo-cruiser up, and lifting it swiftly into there air, Wheeler set a course for Washington "Alright Planeteers, let's hit the road, Greenton here we come!" Sitting in the seat behind Wheeler Ma-ti spoke out thoughtfully "I wonder what could possibly be causing such a strong blaze to begin with, maybe a gas leak or something?" Shaking her head Linka replied "I'm not so sure about that Ma-ti; Gaia said she had no idea herself." Nodding Gi agreed "Exactly, I think the only way we're going to find out is to go take a look for ourselves."

Only taking over an hour to reach their destination, the group of five friends peered out their windows and were saddened that the entire town of Greenton was plunged into thick, dark smoke. Wheeler's blue eyes sought for a place to land, it was difficult to see through the choking debris of the smoke; Squinting his eyes, Wheeler then complained "Aw man, there is no way I'm going to be able to find a place to land through all this thick smoke, and we can't be hovering up here wasting time, when these people need our help!"

Heeding Wheeler's words, Linka was suddenly struck with an idea "Here let me help, this might help clear things up" Turning she pointed her ring hand towards the front of the Geo-cruiser and called "Wind!" A light bluish energy burst from the centre of her ring, with the sounds of rushing wind making its way through the air, the laser of light went straight through the solar panels of glass that occupied the windows of the Geo-cruiser. Spreading out into big waves of sweeping wind, the power cut through the smoke like a knife on butter, giving Wheeler a clear view on where to land.

Grinning from ear to ear as he turned the controls swiftly to the right to guide the Geo-cruiser down to a green spot that had not yet been attacked by the blaze, Wheeler couldn't help but compliment Linka "Nice idea Linka like always, thanks babe!" Shaking her head, Linka responded "Nyet Wheeler, this is no time for flirtatious compliments!" Once they were safely on the ground, the Planeteers swiftly climbed out of the Geo-cruiser and looked around, in all directions people and pets were running in all over the place out of sheer panic, as others desperately tried to gather belongings from their a blaze houses.

Rubbing the back of his head and looking shocked of just how bad things were, Wheeler said "Man this is worse to look at from the ground!" Kwame had moved forwards 'Come on my friends, we must help and quickly!" Charging forwards the five of them split up and headed in separate directions; Wheeler and Linka had headed straight for a house that had a dog standing just outside the front door, barking frantically. Cries from inside reached both Wheeler and Linka's ears, but before they could react a man had come running over from out of no where, his face having sheer panic plastered across it crying "Max! Where is Joey!" The dog responded to the man with a whine and a bark, signalling that his son was trapped inside.

Panicking to no end, reacting on natural instinct the man charged forwards shouting "JOEY!" Lunging forwards Wheeler grabbed the man by his arm 'Wait, you can't just go charging in there, it's too dangerous!" Trying to pull away from Wheeler's grip, he shouted "BUT MY SON IS TRAPPED INSIDE!" Linka had stepped forwards "Please do not worry, we'll get your son out!" Pointing her ring towards the closed front door which had smoke pouring out from every direction she shouted "WIND!" The front door was blown right off its hinges, now free flames from inside had burst into the open in a slight explosion "Watch out!" Wheeler had shouted as he pulled the man and Linka back out of the flames path.

The cries from the little boy Joey were now more clear, Wheeler turned to both Linka and the boys Father "Wait here, both of you; I'll go save the boy!" Without hesitating, the red-headed Planeteer had charged forwards, ignoring Linka's cries "Wheeler wait!" Once inside, Wheeler started to look around frantically for the boy, the smell of the smoke caused him to cough as he reached into his pocket and brought a cloth quickly to cover his mouth and nose, calling "Joey!, Joey! Where are you!" A loud creaking and cracking sound coming from the ceiling caught Wheeler's attention and not a moment too soon as flame eaten wood broke away from their sanctuary and came tumbling down; Eyes going wide, Wheeler reacted quickly and jumped out of the way just as the debris of wood smashed down onto the ground causing the fire to spread where it hadn't reached yet.

Quickly looking at the spot where he had just been standing only seconds before, Wheeler knew that he had to hurry, his mind working over time 'I've gotta hurry, I don't know how long this place will keep standing!' Just then cries from the young boy came echoing down from upstairs over the loud crackling and blazing sounds of the flames "Daddy! Daddy help me!" Narrowing his stinging blue eyes, Wheeler made his way forward, quickly but carefully shouting "Hold on, I'm coming!" Charging up the stairs which were not too far away from being eaten away by the fire, Wheeler came to a halt in front of a closed bedroom door, raising his foot he shouted "I'm coming in, hold on!"
Kicking the door as hard as he could so it flew open, Wheeler came face to face with a dark-haired boy, no older than 10 hiding under his bed; Seeing Wheeler the boy known as Joey cried, too afraid to come out from under his bed. Stepping forwards, Wheeler knelt down, trying to keep his voice on a gentle and reassuring level "Hey, you must be Joey, I'm Wheeler a Planeteer, come on I'm here to get you outta here!" Calming down a little, Joey moved forwards and allowed Wheeler to pick him up; Keeping the young boy close, Wheeler made his way swiftly out of the room "Here put this over your mouth Joey" He handed him the cloth he had used to shield his mouth and nose from the choking smoke before.

Reaching the top of the stairs, Wheeler's heart sank right down as a large amount of the ceiling down near the front door came crashing down, blocking their way back out. It was impossible to go out the back door since the kitchen was completely obscured by flames, panicking slightly Wheeler said "Oh man…we're trapped!" Knowing that there was only one way out of this, Wheeler raised his hand and rested it on the side of his head, closing his eyes he tried to get into contact with Ma-ti through his thoughts 'Ma--ti, hey little buddy can you hear me? We need to call Captain Planet!' Reaching his ears like an echoing presence, Ma-ti had stopped in his tracks and rested his hand on the side of his head, his ring emitting golden waves into the atmosphere. At that precise moment Linka and the boys Father had come running over to Ma-ti and the others, Linka looked panicked "What is it Ma-ti, is it Wheeler!" Lowering his hand Ma-ti responded "Yes he is trapped inside the house you were both at; he wants us to call Captain Planet!"

Nodding, Kwame wasted no more time "Then let our powers combine!" He pointed his ring hand skywards, in the direction of the house that Wheeler and Joey were trapped in and shouted "Earth!" A laser of green light burst from the centre of the ring and shot skywards into there, waiting to meet with the other powers. Back inside the house, Wheeler was forced backwards as the stairs began to collapse; heart racing Wheeler kept Joey close as he looked upwards and to his relief he saw Kwame's ring power, raising his hand quickly Wheeler grinned "Ok Joey, we're getting outta here Fire!" The bright reddish, orange of his own ring power shot upwards and joined Kwame's in the sky; Seeing this and knowing for sure that Wheeler was alright still, a wave of relief washed over Linka as she pointed her hand skywards "Wind!" Gi and Ma-ti's voices followed "Water!" "Heart!" As soon as all five powers combined as one, there was a series of bright colourful flashes as a figure appeared calling "By your power's combined, I am Captain Planet!"

"Go Planet!" Each Planeteer called at the same time, surveying the disaster, Captain Planet flew swiftly towards the collapsing house that Wheeler and Joey were trapped in "Hm, talk about a heat wave, looks like I'm going to have cool this town right down!" Flying through the flames and the hole that had been left by part of the collapsing ceiling, Captain Planet scooped Wheeler up into his grasp and flew him and Joey safely out of the burning house, and not a moment too soon as the entire place collapsed all at once. As they were landed safely back onto the ground, Joey was taken into the arms of his Father "Joey, oh Joey, my son your alright!" Linka and the other Planeteers had moved forwards quickly, cheering for Wheeler who soon found himself in Linka's arms "Oh Wheeler, I was so worried!" Although slightly singed, Wheeler returned the hug with a grin "All in a days work babe!"

Hovering just above, Captain Planet smiled down at them all "You've all done great here Planeteers, now just leave the rest to me!" With that he turned and flew upwards into the smoke filled sky "Looks like this place could use with some good rain, and I know just how to fix that!" There were only a few clouds within the sky, Captain Planet started to gather them at super speed, soon dark clouds gathered, filling the entire sky and all at once a huge down pour started; Instantly the flames were washed down, until all that was left was swirling and rising bits of smoke from the things that had been burnt.

The town of Greenton was soon filled with loud cheers and happy cries from all its citizens, including the Planeteers; as they gazed up into the sky, the rain left just as quickly as it had arrived, causing a rainbow to arch its way over; Coming back down to hover just above the Planeteers, Captain Planet grinned "Well the fire is all out Planeteers, so I guess I'll be on my way, remember the power is yours!" Captain Planet vanished into a flash of light at each ring power was returned back to their rightful owners.

Joey who was still safely in his Father's arms, while their dog Max barked happily at the side, turned his attention to Wheeler who had just lowered his ring hand from collecting his fire power back "Um Wheeler…thanks for saving me!" Grinning and giving the ten-year-old the thumbs up, Wheeler winked "No problem Joey, that's what us Planeteers are here for!" The Father or Joey had held out his hand to Wheeler, who took it and they shook hands "Thank you so very much for saving my son Wheeler, you and your friends are amazing!" Ma-ti smiled "Don't mention it, the five us all work together so it really does make things a lot easier when you're a team!"

Linka had taken it upon herself to use a cloth to clean soot off Wheeler's face "Da I am just glad that you both got out of there safely, but Bozhe moi Wheeler, don't you ever do that again!" Flashing the Russian blond a half smile, Wheeler replied "Aww gee, I never realised you cared so much babe" Feeling her cheeks become slightly coated in a warm blush, Linka made a tutting sort of noise and looked away "Well somebody has got to worry about you Yankee, especially when you pull a reckless act like that!"

Shaking her head with a smile, at her two friends always teasing each other; Gi jumped in "Well seeing as we're here, let's help clean up this mess Planeteers; that fire really did a lot of damage…and I still can't figure out how it was caused either." Over hearing the conversation a rather large man who looked rather displeased had made his way over and forced his way into the conversation with an angry sort of tone "I'll tell ya who caused it, there was this little stranger kid here just before the fire broke out, and he had two rings the same as your two friends over there, that he used to cause the fire!" The large man had pointed a fat finger in the direction of Wheeler and Linka, who both looked confused "That's right you kids, he has the power of both Fire and Wind, so how do we know that these Planeteers aren't part of what that kid did!" The large man accused, his moustache flaring as he spoke.

The Father of Joey had stepped forwards "Easy my friend, please don't go accusing these kids of wrong, they came all this way and helped us out after all." Annoyed Wheeler narrowed his sky blue eyes at the man that was accusing them "Hey man, there is no way we'd come all this way just to cause a stupid fire on your town, and how is it even possible for some little kid to have duplicates of mine and Linka's rings, its impossible!" Lowering his hand, the large man just snorted and turned and walked off mumbling heatedly to himself. Shaking his head and watching him go, Wheeler asked "What the heck was with that guy, and I think he breathed in too much smoke, there is no way someone else can have any of our rings…" Linka, Gi, Kwame and Ma-ti all exchanged looks, Wheeler looked at them all "…can't they?" Crossing his arms in thought, Kwame responded "Well you wouldn't think so, but I wouldn't say its impossible either…"

Gi nodded "I agree with Kwame, the chances of it are quite unlikely, but I wouldn't put it down all together, remember duplicates were made from our rings once before, by Dr Blight to summon Captain Pollution." Linka rested her index finger thoughtfully "Hm maybe we should take look around town after we've helped clean this mess up, ask some more people if they have seen anything strange; But how on earth would mine and Wheeler's rings have duplicates, without ours having been stolen?" Ma-ti shook his head "I have no idea, its possible that these are just rumours, but it still wouldn't hurt to ask around, maybe that man was telling the truth yet."

The Planeteers had all agreed to split up later on and go take a look around town, to see if that strange man had in fact been telling the truth; Grinning Wheeler punched his fist against his palm "Alright Planeteers, let's get cleaning, we'll have Greenton looking less Smokey in no time!" The others all murmured in agreement, and then went off to help the town's folk.