"Okay, this ain't bad" Ace said, "we beat Weather Vane before right?"

"Yes, but it required a high-tech blast of concentrated heat, which at the moment, we do not have access to" Tech replied.

"Why do you always to be so negative?" Duck asked.

Tech didn't get a chance to reply, as Weather Vane fired more lightning bolts at the stage. By this point, all of the hypnotized thrall had fled the arena. The Bean Brigade members, however, were still on the stage, recovering from their battle. And Ember found herself awestruck by this mysterious new villain and her incredible powers. Powers which included creating humanoid "cloud creatures" to attack the Loonatics.

"Oh good, I didn't think she'd use these again" Lexi sarcastically noted, as she fired a brain blast at one.

"That girl is awesome!" Ember said, "I should ask her to do special effects for my next concert."

"Hmmp, what's she got that I ain't?" Slipstream asked.

"For one, she can control more than just wind" Ember answered.

"Remember Loonatics, we gotta use water ta stop these guys" Ace said.

"And just where the heck are we supposed to find water in the middle of an arena?" Duck asked.

"See if you can generate a water filled egg" Tech replied, "then we can use the rain to handle the others."

"Works for me" Duck said, generating one of his power orbs "try my fastball, cloudy!"

Duck tossed the egg right into the stomach of the beast, causing to expand and transform into a rain cloud.

"Okay Slam, see if you can't help to distribute the rain to the rest of our cloudy friends" Tech said.

Slam grunted a reply and spun around as fast as he could, his tornado serving as a sprinkler system to douse the rest of the monsters.

"Now that they're gone, it's time ta brighten up Weather Vane's day" Ace said, craning his head towards the villain.

"You win this time Loonatics," she said "but watch the skies, because there's more bad weather coming!"

And with an evil cackle, she disappeared in a burst of fog. "I hate it when they do that" Ace said, "oh well, at least we can take Ember down."

"Guess again losers!" Ember said, "this has been fun, but there's too many acts on stage. And I'm a solo artist."

Before the Loonatics could make a move, she disappeared in a swirl of blue flame.

"Well this stinks" Duck said, "we didn't catch any of the bad guys."

"Eh, they'll strike again doc, and we'll be ready for 'em then" Ace replied "let's move out Loonatics!"

Elsewhere, a few miles away, Weather Vane re-materialized above the skies.

"Those accursed Loonatics!" she said, "the next time we meet I'm going to bury them under twenty feet of snow!"

"Sounds like something I'd like to see" came a female voice from nearby.

Weather Vane turned to the source and found herself looking at the pale faced girl whose concert she had attacked.

"Hey, I know you" she said, "you're that singer, Ember McLane. How did you find me and what do you want?"

"I saw what ya did at my concert" Ember said, "it rocked, you showed those Looney Tune-wannabes what for."

"Thanks" a confused Weather Vane said, "but that still doesn't answer my question…"

"Ya know, you remind me a lot of me" Ember said "you do things your way and stick it to the man."

"Well they deserve it!" WV replied, "they never treated me with any respect!"

"I hear ya" Ember said, "they think that just cause we're young, we can't make our own decisions."

"I know!" WV replied, and both girls shared a hearty laugh.

"I like you Ember" WV said, "you understand me better than anyone else."

"I like you too" Ember said, "and I've got a plan that'll make this entire city ours. You interested?"

"Very."

Back at the Acme Bowl, the Brigade members were recovering from their loss.

"Beaten by animals" Temblor said, "I'm beginning to reconsider joining this group every minute."

"I'm sure you'll change your tune once we return to the present" Control Freak added.

"Um, that may be a problem" Jack said, feeling around in his jacket, "I can't find the Sands of Time!"

"What?" Control Freak exclaimed, "how could you lose it? That was our ticket home!"

"It wasn't my fault!" Jack yelled back, "it probably fell out during the battle with those looney guys."

"Oh no" Control Freak replied "you don't think…"

"That the looney guys got it?" Gearhead asked, "oh yeah."

"Great, now we have to find those guys!" Control Freak said, "how are we going to find a bunch of mutant animals in the future?"

"Try the zoo?" Slipstream suggested.

Things are really starting to heat up now. In the next chapter, the Loonatics learn more about their mysterious foes (as well as a certain ghost hunter), and the Ember/WV alliance puts their plan into effect.