Firstly, I would like to say that as much as I liked the show, I haven't seen it in so long. I don't remember much about their backgrounds, except for the bits and pieces I've picked up from fanfics, from episode summaries, and the few epsiodes I've seen on Youtube.
Also, I am quite aware that Wheeler doesn't have any siblings, but for the purpose of this story, he does. Thank you.
Chapter 1 - To the Crystal Chamber
It was a beautiful day on the island. One of the things that the planeteers loved about living on Hope Island is that the weather was the best around the world. On this fine day, they decided to take a day off. It was about nine in the morning and Gi and Linka were out windsufting, the two friends clinging to the sail and laughing heartily. Linka's blonde hair was pulled back into her usual ponytail and the wind was blowing through both of their hair. Back on the beach, Wheeler had a beach towel laying out and he was enjoying taking in the sun, his sunglasses on. He had a bottle of good suntan lotion next to him as well, so that he didn't get burned from it. He sat up on the towel, looking out to the water, watching the girls sail along. He smiled, different thoughts in his head about the two of them, but soon shook his head and laid back down. Down the beach, where they wouldn't get in the way of Wheeler's tanning, the Geo-Cruiser sat. Ma-Ti sat at the controls, doing some various things while Kwame checked the reaction of the wings and flaps and the tail. He always wanted to do some checking on the vehicles when they weren't working. They would be heading over to the sub next to check out some things there as well. They had already had to replace a few of the solar panels from their last encounter with Sly Sludge, so while they had the time, they checked the others as well as the nessecities. Their peaceful day wouldn't last long, however, as Gaia's face appeared in the sky for all five of them to see.
"Sorry to ruin your day off, Planeteers, but I need you in the Crystal Chamber."
They all groaned in annoyance tha the eco-villians couldn't take one day off, but they quickly headed in. Gaia waited to speak until the moment Linka and Gi had caught up with them. She nodded and then turned to the screen, lifting her arm for a picture to come up onto it. It was Plunder, and he was up to no good again.
"I swear, one of these days, Plunder's going to get bored with causing trouble," Wheeler said in annoyance as he took his sunglasses off. Gaia looked to him before speaking.
"Probably not, Wheeler. He certainly doesn't get enough of poaching. That's what he's doing again. This time it's at a wildlife reserve in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The problem is that no one is stopping him. He probably has them all bribed. There is a fairly large population of endangered animals out there. Plunder wants them for his walls and his decoration." The image changed, this time showing a girl with firey red hair and deep green eyes, looking to be caring for an injured species of deer. Wheeler gasped as he saw this.
"I don't believe it. It's Kiley!" The rest of the planeteers looked to him curiously.
"Kiley?" Linka asked. "Who is Kiley?" Wheeler looked to her before looking back to the screen, sighing softly.
"My sister.. my younger sister. When we were growing up, well.. my dad wasn't exactly the best of sorts. I almost went down the wrong path until I found my ring, but Kiley. She was always super smart. She had always wanted to go to Medical school, but never imagined it happening because of how our father was like. Well. The day after she graduated high school, she and dad had a big arguement. She left and my mom and I never heard from her again. Of course then that was a few years ago. I don't know if she's ever contacted my mother since I left, but I know she never told us where she was going.. or that she was even going. I guess she was afraid that dad would find her and try to bring her home."
The others looked to him as he delved into this part of his life, but soon, Gi broke the silence, gently clapping him on the back. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go meet the long-lost sister and stop Plunder. This case should be a snap, and then maybe you guys could catch up." Wheeler nodded absently, and he, Gi, and Linka went to change into their regular clothes while Ma-Ti and Kwame finished the final checks on the cruiser.
The other three planeteers caught up with Ma-Ti and Kawame just as Kwame was starting up the engines and getting ready for take off. They jumped in and then buckled their seatbelts before Kwame took off.