The massive wave of water surged through Megakat City. A heavy fog began to fill the air. Huge trees and ferns grew up, smashing their way through the buildings, and anything else in their path. T-Bone and Razor looked down at the scene below them.

"Not again!"

Elena was a bit confused as she looked at the images on her screen. "Again? This has happened before?"

Razor's the one who answered. "Well, yes and no. Not with the Pastmaster. But Dr. Viper tried to turn Megakat City into his own personal 'Megaswamp City' at one point a couple years ago."

Chance growled under his breath. "Yeah, not a pleasant experience." One thing was for sure, he was not going to let himself get bitten by any more of Viper's creations. Not after what happened to him last time.

"Well, how did you stop it last time?"

Chance kept quiet as he continued to fly towards the source of the disaster. A swirling vortex could be seen in the distance ahead.

"We had to get a large load of antimutagens from the biochemical labs."

"Well, I don't think that's going to work this time. According to my scanners, those arn't mutations. But they don't belong here either."

T-Bone couldn't help a comment on that one. "Ya think?"

"I meant that they don't belong here, now. I've seen plants like that back in the Shadow Relm. But here, they're extinct!"

T-Bone and Razor both knew what that meant. "Pastmaster!"

They quickly approached, and weren't the least bit surprised to find the source of the disturbance to be the City Hall clock tower.

"Figures. That little gnome is up to his same old tricks."

Razor checked his screen. "Oh yeah, Hot Shot? Take a closer look!"

T-Bone angled the jet and banked right around the tower. He could plainly see the Pastmaster. He had apparently acquired a new spell book and was using it to turn Megakat City into a prehistoric swamp. But standing next to him, was Dr. Viper!

"Well this just keeps getting better and better."

The jet made a large loop around the building. Razor armed several missiles and was lining up the targeting scope. That's when the pterasaurs dropped down out of the vortex.

T-Bone watched them swarming out. "Aw crud! These guys again? You'd think that after living for eight hundred years, he could come up with something a bit more original."

Elena watched the creatures on her screen. "Well, they don't look nearly as tough as wyverns."

"No, but there's a lot more of them!"

She watched as more and more of the flying reptiles, nearly three dozen of them, swarmed around the Turbokat.

"Great..."

Razor already had the three Scramblers loaded and ready, might as well use them. "Targets locked... Deploy!"

The missiles fired, and all three hit their marks. The flying beasts screamed, and fell from the sky.

"Good shot, buddy. Three down... thirty to go."

Elena worked on the small computer, and shook her head at the results the codes were showing her.

"There's a lot more creatures than those."

"Huh? How many more?"

"That waster's brackish. And there's creatures in it. The spell has to be broken before it's complete. Are there any more Scramblers?"

Razor checked. "I've got one left."

"Save it! That's what you need to disrupt the spell!"

The Turbokat angled around again, but several of the giant creatures flew at the jet, biting and clawing at it's shield panels.

"These things arn't gonna let me get anywhere near that tower!"

"You've got to find a way to. And no matter what, stay well away from the water!"

"No problem there..."

"There should be a way too..." For a moment, it sounded as if the com went dead.

"Elena?" There was a moment of silence, then they heard what sounded like a groan of pain. "Elena?"

"I'm here. But I have to shut off."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm..." She hissed in pain. "I'm changing again! I've got to find a way to stop this! I'm going to... AGH!"

"ELENA!"

"I'm using the Stone! I've got to go back to the Shadow Relm! There's got to be a way to stop this! I'm sorry..."

There was a hissing of static, then the com shut off.

"She went back?"

"Calm down, T-Bone. If there's any chance for a cure to this, it's gotta be there. She did say that the first two came from there."

"Yeah, but, what if..."

"She can handle herself! You know that! She stands a far better chance there than she does here. C'mon. She'll be back. I know she will!"

"You're right." He narrowed his eyes. "And we've got a job to do." He pushed the lever forward, and the power to the engines increased.

By then nearly a dozen Enforcer choppers showed up and began engaging the pterasaurs. T-Bone switched the radio channel over.

"About time you showed up, Commander. Had to stop for a refill from the nearby donut shop?"

There was a pause, they swear they heard a soft growl, then Feral's voice yelled at them over the radio. "Back off, SWAT Kats! The Enforcers will handle this!"

"Yeah, sure. I'd say you're a little outnumbered there, Feral!"

Almost as if to prove the point, two of the pterasaurs attacked the chopper nearest to Feral's. The tail rotor was completely torn off and the chopper fell to the water far below. Sure enough, a large serpentine head came out of the water and grabbed the pilot before he even had a chance to escape.

"You were saying?"

"Fine! But you stay out of our way!"

"Okay, how 'bout this. You keep these overgrown parakeets busy, and we'll take out the Pastmaster."

"Don't you dare fire on the City Hall clock tower!"

"You got any better ideas?"

Silence.

"I didn't think so." He shut off the radio before Feral could find something else to yell about.

The Turbokat once again turned, heading straight for the clock tower. Two more pterasaurs flew at them. They never got close enough to attack, a pair of octopus missiles knocking them straight out of the air as the jet flew past.

"Lining up Scrambler missile. Get me as close as you can, pal."

"You got it."

The vortex continued to swirl. Below them, more and more of the city began to change into swamp. Razor gained a radar lock, but before he could fire, his hand jerked. He'd tried to ignore the pain of his burns, but without the bandages, they were getting rubbed raw under his gloves. Taking a breath, he again tried to push the pain to the back of his mind. "Fire!"

The missile launched, but never hit it's target. A massive red-scaled beast flew rapidly out of the portal, straight down. It snatched the missile in it's powerful jaws, crunching it like an aluminum can.

"A dragon?"

The missile's strong electric shock clearly hurt the beast, but not enough to inhibit it's flying ability. It threw the missile away, then roared and turned towards the Turbokat, which had changed course away from it.

"Great! Now what?"

"I don't know, but we'd better think of something fast! Over half of the Enforcer choppers are down!"

T-Bone looked to where the Enforcers were fighting the pterasaurs. There were only four left. Most of the pterasaurs were now heading back towards them.
A sudden wind picked up, fierce and strong. In the sky above, the clouds swirled. A new vortex opened.

Viper looked over to the Pastmaster. "Now what are you sssssummoning?"

"That's not mine!"

A loud, fearsome roar cut through the air, as a great winged beast flew through the portal.

The two villains stared at the creature. Pastmaster knew instantly what it was. Another dragon! But unlike any he had seen before.

The beast was long and sleek, it's leathery wings nearly as wide as it's body was long. It's powerfully muscled tail made up over half of it's total length. It's scales shimmered in the evening light as if they were made of pure sapphires, with stripes of dark red over them like those of a tiger. It's eyes were green as emeralds.

The dragon flew straight towards them!

Pastmaster held up his watch, a blast of powerful energy, like lightning, shot out straight towards the beast.

An aura of silvery-blue light enveloped the dragon as the blast hit it. Bolts of white-hot energy danced over the aura along the dragon's total length, then fizzled out. It was unharmed, and still coming.

Viper turned and ran. He wasn't about to tackle a dragon! This is what he gets for relying on others! First machines, now magic! He would stick to his own mutations from now on! The snake never looked back.

The striped dragon opened it's powerful jaws and bolts of white-hot electricity danced between razor-sharp fangs. The energy built, cumulating in the back of the dragon's maw. It opened it's jaws wider. The light from the energy ball caused it's entire mouth to glow. Then the ball exploded outward, a powerful lightning blast shooting straight at the Pastmaster.

"NOOOO!" The blast hit, exploding the clock tower. The Pastmaster jumped just in time. One of his pterasaurs flew down and the Pastmaster landed on it's back.
The dragon roared in defiance and angled it's wings, diving down after the small skeletal kat.

"What was that?" Both the SWAT Kats yelled out at the same time. Looking out their left side, they saw that the clock tower had exploded, and they saw the new dragon giving chase.

Razor stared at the beast. "Where did that one come from?"

"Wherever it came from, it looks like it's on our side!"

The red dragon broke off it's chase of them and turned towards the new threat.

"T-Bone, the colors! Sapphire blue mixed with dark red. You don't think that...?"

"That's exactly what I'm thinking!" He dove the jet, down towards the water.

"What are you doing? She said to stay away from the water!"

"Right. Because of those things down there. But let's see exactly how fast they are!"

The pterasaurs followed them down. The jet shot down low over the water, kicking up a high wake of water. It twisted and turned in a zig-zag pattern down the narrow space between the buildings. Several large serpentine heads reared up and snapped, but none was quick enough to catch the fiercely maneuvering jet. The pterasaurs, however, weren't so lucky. Many of them were snagged out of the air by the creatures.

He pulled the jet up, back well away from the water and the creatures beneath. He then turned, back towards the destroyed clock tower, and the fleeing Pastmaster.
The striped dragon glanced back behind it. Her green eyes saw the large red dragon behind her, and the black jet coming up fast behind it. The smaller pterosaur was fast, and she knew the red dragon would catch her before she caught it. But she also knew that the jet would be going for the Pastmaster. The dragon flared her massive wings and arched her entire body, her nose lining up parallel with the end of her tail for the briefest moment as she twisted and looped in a rapid u-turn.

The red dragon didn't have enough time to react as the two beasts slammed into each other in mid air, biting and clawing, wings beating fiercely to keep them both aloft. The red dragon was heavier and stronger, but the striped dragon's claws and fangs were sharper, her movements quicker. And there was an aura protecting her. Most of the big red's attacks couldn't pierce the aura. Those that did left only light wounds in the sapphire hide. With a powerful blast of fire, more to disorient it's foe than damage her, the red broke away. The striped dragon gave chase.

The Turbokat flew rapidly past the battling dragons. T-Bone aimed the jet towards the fleeing pterosaur and the Pastmaster. Razor was already targeting.

"Now to bring that bird down! Blowtorch missiles locked... loaded... Deployed!"

The two missiles streaked straight towards the beast. It dove and the first missed, but the second hit. The pterosaur exploded. The could hear the Pastmaster screaming.

"Alright! Prehistoric fried chicken!"

Razor shook his head. He had heard that line before.

"Now for the dragon." The jet turned back towards the pair of flying beasts.

The striped dragon had the red one on the run. The red dove. She tucked her wings tight against her body and followed after it. This was her chance. If she could just prevent it from ever pulling back up. The red turned and began to zig-zag between the tall buildings. The striped had to keep her large wings partially tucked and her body angled, but she was still very quick and maneuverable. She beat her wings hard at every chance and easily kept up with her target. Opening her jaws, another ball of energy began to build in her throat.

The red pulled up sharply, beating it's wings hard to gain altitude. It never saw the black jet's approach, or the missile it fired, until it was too late. The tarpedo hit the dragon full on and exploded. A black mass of sticky tar covered the dragon so that it couldn't properly use it's wings. It began to fall, just as the energy blast hit it. The dragon screamed, then exploded in a ball of blue-white energy.

The striped dragon turned sharply to avoid the explosion, as did the Turbokat. Extending her large wings, the dragon flew up and leveled out with the jet. Her emerald eyes looked at the two kats inside the cockpit. Even in the form of a large dragon, they both knew those eyes.

Elena nodded to them, then spread her wings wide and the beat them down hard, gaining in altitude again. She turned, and flew directly towards the vortex. There was no sign of the Pastmaster, but the portal was still open. She could feel that the spell was almost complete. She had to reverse it! Now! Or it would be too late

Elena's form began to glow with a bright energy. She opened her jaws once more, and once more the energy ball began to build. She flew straight towards the portal. The strong swirling wind buffeted her, but she was a trained pilot. She knew how to fly. How to keep steady in a strong wind. The entire battle had taken most of the late afternoon. The sun was just setting behind the dark clouds. Once the power had built to it's apex, she released it. The strong blast of magical energy flew from her dragon form towards the portal. The light from the spell illuminated the sky. The sky churned, and an unnatural darkness descended over Megakat City A soft red glow covered everything that had been summoned by the spell. One by one, the prehistoric plants and animals began to vanish, the water to recede. The Pastmaster's spell was broken, it's effects reversing.

After several minutes, the darkness lifted. The sky shown purple in the fading light of evening. Everything was back as it was, except for the City Hall clock tower, which was still destroyed from Elena's initial attack. She felt out with her magic. There was no sign of the Pastmaster. Viper too, had disappeared. No doubt he had slithered away back into the sewers. But she felt something else.

In the back of her mind, she heard a voice. She saw the source of the voice in her mind's eye. A shadowed, red-robed figure spoke to her with his magic.
"You've gotten stronger. But this isn't over. Your time will come, Elena, keeper of the Stone. And I will have my vengeance!"

She roared out in defiance of the voice. Her form then shimmered. She brought her wings about her, her body doubling over in mid-air. The Cloak wrapped about her massive form, turning her into a living shadow that disappeared into the darkening night.

"That's our cue." T-Bone watched the now familiar spell, then turned the jet back towards home.