A while later, Tech gathered his fellow heroes in the main room to present his discoveries.

"What's up Tech?" Ace asked.

"Since we got home, I've been doing some research on our mysterious villains, as well as this odd item one of them dropped" he said, producing the Sands. "And the results were quite fascinating. First off, I looked up all the criminals that helped Ember. And all of them should be dead."

"So why aren't they?" Ace asked.

"At first I thought it was because they were ghosts like Ember" Tech explained, "but then I knew that since we could hurt them, that couldn't be right. So I researched this hourglass like thing. It's called the Sands of Time, it's part of a collection of objects called Shen Gong Wu."

"Sounds like a Chinese takeout order" Duck said, "yes I'll take some pork fried rice and an order of Shen Gong Wu."

"Anyway" Tech continued, "these Wu were sought by a bunch of Xiaolin monks to help stop evil. They all possess unique abilities towards that end. This little one allows the user to travel back and forth through time."

"And those guys we fought used it, right?" Lexi asked.

"Correct" Tech said, "when I looked closely at this thing, it appeared to have suffered some damage. But I'm proud to say that my super genius has repaired it as well as I could."

"Great!" Duck exclaimed "whatta say we use that thing to prevent the comet from ever hitting Acmetropolis?"

"Not gonna happen Duck" Tech said, "this thing needs to be locked up so it's powers can never be used for evil again."

"Spoil sport" Duck whined, crossing his arms angrily.

"I also have good news on the Ember front" Tech said, "I did research on her and learned about some battles she had with a unique kid that was half-ghost. But I also learned about some high-tech weapons designed to battle ghosts created by a Mr. Jack Fenton. I checked for any living relatives and found a Cory Fenton who lives here in Acmetropolis. So I scanned his blueprints, and voila!"

He produced a weapon that looked like a bazooka "I give you, the Tech Ghost Blaster. This weapon fires a concentrated blast of ectoplasm, guaranteed to disable any ghost."

"Good work Tech" Ace said, "now we'll be ready for Ember."

"And not a moment too soon" the hologram of Zadavia "my sources indicate that Ember is holding an impromptu concert downtown. But that's not all; Weather Vane is with her."

"Ah man, who'd have thought our enemies would join forces?" Duck asked.

"Not ta worry team" Ace said, "with this new bazooka, we'll cut Ember's singing career short, then we'll handle Weather Vane."

"Boy-I-sure-hope-so-Ace-because-it's-really-starting-to-rain-bad-out-there-and-that-could-lead-to-major-flooding-and-other-bad-things" Rev added.

"Then let's move out Loonatics!" Ace ordered.

In downtown Acmetropolis, Ember was playing in the middle of the street, with WV hovering up above, controlling the weather. They knew that the Loonatics would come to stop them, and that would lead them right into their trap. What they didn't know was that the Bean Brigade was also on their way there, hoping to recruit Ember's help to retrieve the Sands of Time.

"Keep playing Ed" Ember ordered her bassist, "those looney losers will be here any minute."

"No problem dudette" Ed said, "but later, we need to have a discussion about my solo, seriously."

Ember ignored him and craned her head skyward, "you see 'em yet Vane?" she asked.

"Not yet" Weather Vane replied.

Ember simply went back to strumming her guitar. Moments later, Weather Vane spotted a familiar group of individuals on jetpacks.

"Losers, dead ahead" she shouted.

"Then it's time for the big finale!" Ember said, switching the dial on her guitar.

"Now remember guys, you keep Ember busy long enough for Tech ta get a good shot" Ace explained.

"Uh huh, and who's going to deal with Weather Vane?" Duck asked.

"Me and Slam will handle her" Ace replied, "okay Loonatics, let's do this!"

With that, the heroes headed directly towards the stage.

"Glad to see you again dipsticks" Ember said, "I hoped you'd show up. I wanted you to hear my newest hit!"

And Ember blasted them with the wave of energy. The Loonatics fell to the stage, but Duck quickly teleported behind Ember and snatched the guitar.

"Nice guitar, but the decorating needs work" he replied, "I wouldn't have gone with the flames."

Hands…off…MY GUITAR!" Ember shouted, blasting Duck with an ectoplasmic beam.

But while she was doing that, Lexi tried to take her out with some martial arts moves. "You dumb bunny, didn't I explain that you can't touch me?" Ember asked, as Lexi's blows passed through her.

"I know" Lexi replied, "I'm just keeping you distracted so Tech can get in a clean shot. Speaking of which…now!" Lexi jumped out of the way, just as a pile of sticky green goop hit Ember, gluing her to the stage.

"Ectoplasm!" she exclaimed "but how?"

"You forget" Tech said, blowing off the barrel, "I have access to pretty much all technology."

From above, Weather Vane looked down on the chaos below; "hang on Em, I'm coming" she said.

"Not today" Ace's voice replied.

Weather Vane turned and found herself directly facing the two Loonatics. "You two know better than to battle one who controls the primal forces of nature!" she exclaimed.

"Eh, we'll take our chances" Ace replied, blasting her with his heat vision.

At that moment, the rest of the Bean Brigade showed up and were surprised by the chaos that had happened. The Loonatics were equally surprised at seeing them again.

"Didn't these guys get enough of a beating the last time?" Lexi asked.

"Some people are just gluttons for punishment" Duck replied, teleporting over and punching out the Herring.

Rev quickly took down Jack and Slipstream, before being taken out by Temblor's earthquake powers.

"I'm going to enjoy this" Control Freak said, as he hovered over Rev with his control. But Lexi came through the air and landed on him with a powerful kick.

"Got ya!" she exclaimed, seconds before a pair of powerful arms closed around her.

"And now I've got you!" Temblor replied; Lexi struggled in his grip, but she couldn't quite get free.

"Hey, hands off pal!" Duck said, rushing to help his teammate. But a recovered Slipstream sent a tornado towards him, knocking him into Rev and sending both of them against the wall.

"Good work Temblor" Control Freak said, "let's blow this joint before the other heroes notice."

"But what good is the pink bunny?" Jack asked.

"You'll see" Control Freak said, as the villains slipped away.

Uh-oh, looks like Lexi's in big trouble! Will the other Loonatics notice in time? And will they be able to defeat the combined forces of Ember & Weather Vane? Find out in the conclusion of this time-traveling tale!