Meanwhile, in a secret hideout...
The keyboardist was draining the energy from Zadavia.
"My energy..." Zadavia muttered.
"It's going... Going... Gone!" the keyboardist smirked as he collected the energy in the cosmic guitar.
Forte was hiding in a corner with a deep frown. "I am so sorry..." he whispered.
"Oh, don't be sorry, Uncle." Vincent smirked evilly.
Forte glance to him and bowed his head in shame and felt punishment.
"Maestro Forte?" Captain Planet looked over.
Forte looked even more miserable when he saw that Captain Planet was trapped and being drained too.
"Thanks to my techno-wacko musical genius with the help of a real musical villain, I'll drain your power to my cosmic guitar!" the keyboardist glared to the alien woman.
"But... Why...?" Zadavia asked the keyboardist as he was the one making her miserable.
"Yes, what has she ever done to you?" Captain Planet added.
"She never paid any attention to me back on Freleng," the keyboardist explained. "But maybe you'll pay attention to me now, Zaddy!"
"Rupes Oberon?" Zadavia asked.
"Someone you know from Freleng?" Captain Planet asked.
"Unfortunately..." Zadavia pouted.
Rupes chuckled. "So you do remember."
"You were always so busy with your Fleet," Rupes replied. "Always solving global galaxy issues! All I wanted was to become a member of your court and serve you. I even broguht you a present... I wanted it to be Freleng's new national anthem, so I could be remembered forever! But you ignored me and my music!"
"But Rupes," Zadavia spoke up. "We already have a national anthem... That had words."
"Wait, that's the reason why you want to get revenge on her?!" Vincent glared. "That is totally ridiculous and if they did already have a national anthem, then get over it already!"
"I have to agree, that makes my former plan during the enchantment seem grown up..." Forte agreed.
"MINE WAS BETTER!" Rubes snarled, then blasted his keyboard again to drain Zadavia even more.
"Leave her alone!" Captain Planet told him.
"I don't think so," Rupes smiled evilly. "Now I have the power... Her power... Now things are gonna be different! People are gonna know who I am!" he then used his new combined powers to bring the band back to life.
"So then, why did you kidnap Captain Planet?" Forte asked.
"Little helper wanted a helping hand..." Rupes put his arm around Vincent who was there.
"I still think your plan's kinda stupid," Vincent looked up at him. "At least Captain Pollution is Uncle Planet's arch nemesis..."
"I agree, his plan at least makes sense." Forte said, referring to Captain Pollution.
"Thank you!" Vincent sounded relieved and relaxed then.
"Oh, babes, it's all the big man's plan to stand up and have the whole universe notice him!" Bootes smiled simply. "Just like they notice me, papas!"
"Shut your mouth or I swear I will kill you with every powers I have." Vincent threatened.
Forte sighed sharply himself.
Meanwhile, at the Loonatics' Tower...
"I've been working on a sonic scanner," Tech told the others as he did research on Bootes Belinda's band. "And according to my bio-plontic filter, they're all mannequins... Except for one."
"You mean like puppets?" Lexi asked.
"Yeah, but who's pullin' the strings?" Ace added.
Simon pointed to the keyboardist.
"That would be the Keyboard Man," Tech replied. "That's why he wanted the 64 string guitar. Are you familiar with the string theory?"
"Um..." Eloise said, lost.
"Oh, yeah, I know it," Duck said. "It's when you tie the string around your pinkies so you don't... Uhh... Uh, I forgot."
Tech released a sharp, long-suffering sigh. "Think of the universe as a galactic orchestra," he then started to explain. "The Keyboard Man knows he can channel Zadavia and Captain Planet's energy through the guitar, he can use that power to control the universe."
"Uhh... You said something about strings?" Duck was lost again.
"Care to continue to explain?" Akito asked Tech.
"I'd rather not..." Tech groaned from Duck's idiocy.
"It's a cosmological theory based on the existence of cosmic strings." Jenny said to Duck.
"How did you know that?" Tech asked.
"I wanna study science when I grow up." Jenny smiled bashfully.
"Well, if I was your science teacher, I'd give you an A+." Tech said.
Jenny smiled bashfully and proudly.
"Can we get back on track?" Duck asked.
"A loony musician looking for attention..." Ace stopped to think. "Whatever he'll try, he'll get the biggest audience possible..."
The Loonatics all paused to think, then had an idea of where Rupes would strike next. "GALAXY FEST!"
"Galaxy Fest?" the human kids asked.
"The ultimate concert of concerts," Ace grinned. "We gotta figure out a way to stop him and get Zadavia and Captain Planet back!"
"Yeah." Akito added.
"Let's jet!" Ace smiled.
They went straight for the Mondo Bowl and wandered around, keeping their eyes peeled for Rupes.
"Yoo-Hoo!" Bootes Belinda appeared on a screen right behind them. "Hey, Loonies, glad you could make it to the game, bubba! Me and the band wanna welcome you with a little song I call 'Kiss Your Butts Bye-Bye, Loonatics'!"
"You are really starting to get on my nerves sounding like you're from the 60's." Vincent's voice said.
"Vincent?" Akito and Estelle could had sworn they heard their older brother's voice.
"That's right, I'm back and I'm more powerful along with my love, isn't that, right, Jenny?" Vincent asked after appearing above the band's stage.
"Right, Vincent." Jenny smiled rather evilly.
"Now, Bro, I think it's time you and me had a little fight." Vincent said.
"I don't wanna fight you..." Akito frowned.
"YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!" Vincent snapped and tackled after his younger brother.
The Loonatics jumped out of the way as Vincent started to attack Akito.
"Oh, no, Akito!" Estelle gasped.
"He brought this out on himself..." Jenny smiled evilly.
"I knew there was something wrong with you!" Felicity glared at the redheaded girl.
"Oh, blah, blah, blah..." Jenny rolled her eyes, folding her arms. "What does it matter anyway? The bad guys are gonna win this time."
"No, they won't." Estelle told her.
"That's what you think." Jenny smirked down to her.
"You wouldn't fight me..." Estelle looked to her friend. "You're not a fighter."
"Maybe not the old me, but the new me is a fighter." Jenny said.
"Jenny, no, this isn't like you!" Estelle pouted.
"Wanna bet!?" Jenny sounded like she wanted to kill Estelle now.
"Jenny, remember who you are!" Estelle reminded her. "You're Jenny Foxworth! My pen pal and best friend!"
Jenny glared firmly to Estelle, she then started to think back a little.
"Students, I would like you to try this project out, I think it would be a lot of fun..." the school teacher told her students as she handed slips of paper on the desks of her students. "These are your pen pals, you will write letters to them and become friends cross country. I thought it would be a fun little experiment..."
Jenny picked up her paper. "'Estelle Fudo, Seven-Years-Old, Home Educated'..."
"I'm sure you two will become great friends." The school teacher smiled at Jenny.
"I'll try it..." Jenny smiled halfway.
Jenny then held her head and shook it as her eyes firmly shut.
"Don't listen to her, Jenny!" Vincent called. "FIGHT HER!"
Jenny then glared and growled to Estelle.
"Jenny, please remember." Estelle said as she hugged her best friend and began to glow along with Jenny.
Jenny groaned and struggled as the glow seemed to take over her. And where she began to remember everything in her whole life, including when she met the Fudos, Oliver, and also got the ability to talk to animals.
The redheaded girl's midnight blue eyes slowly opened up. "Wh-What happened...?"
"You're back!" Estelle smiled, hugging her best friend again.
"Did I go somewhere?" Jenny asked like she didn't remember what happened to her.
"Let's just say you weren't acting like yourself." Estelle said.
Jenny smiled, then looked curious as Akito and Vincent were fighting. Vincent grabbed his younger brother, seeming to be stronger, if not just as much strong as Akito and started to fling him and threw him against the wall while the Loonatics fought Bootes Belinda's band.
"Yes, Vincent, yes, destroy him." Captain Pollution said.
Patch snarled and ran over to help Akito as Vincent was being brutally vicious.
"Out of my way, mutt." Vincent glared.
Patch growled. "I didn't wanna have to fight you, Vincent."
Vincent kicked Patch out of the way. "I said BEAT IT!"
This caused for Patch to whine like dog in pain.
"Patch!" Akito called out.
Vincent then tackled on top of Akito with a malicious smile. "Finally... With you out of the way, I'll have all the attention... People will fear me... And I will become a dark overlord and you will finally know what it's like to be second rate."
"Vincent... Why...?" Akio groaned weakly.
"Because you've been getting all of the attention from everyone we meet." Vincent glared.
"Not everyone..." Akito said.'
"EVERY. ONE!" Vincent growled. "You're Ace's second-in-command! You have Dad's strength! You have everything and I've been left with nothing!"
"That is not true, Vincent, you had a girlfriend even before I met Emi." Akito said.
"Who's talking about girls?" Vincent started to strangle Akito and lifted him off the floor. "You think you're so special because you're as strong as Dad and it makes you hot-stuff! I had all of the attention and then you came along!"
"Yes, that's right, Vincent, kill him." Captain Pollution smiled evilly.
"Akito, don't give up, you can win!" Captain Planet told the younger boy.
"Ugh... I gotta believe.." Akito grunted and struggled.
Vincent grinned darkly as he was nearly killing his younger brother.
"Vincent, no!" Jenny ran to him.
Vincent looked at his girlfriend and saw that she wasn't evil anymore. "Jenny..."
"Get off of him!" Jenny shoved Vincent.
"He's been upgraded with new powers and with some new strength." Captain Pollution smiled evilly.
"What's the matter, Jenny?" Vincent glanced to his girlfriend. "You dont' like the new and improved Vincent Fudo?"
"No, frankly, I don't!" Jenny glared.
"Well, get used to it..." Vincent grinned darkly.
"You may be stronger, but you cannot use spells like Akito and Estelle can." Felicity firmly glared.
"Dang it, that's right." Vincent groaned.
"Nice save, Felicity." Eloise said.
"Merci." Felicity smiled innocently.
"Still, I won't let him live and get everyone's attention." Vincent said.
"Vincent, please stop!" Patch begged. "Think about what you're doing!"
"I am and I'm enjoying it, you stupid, pathetic mutt!" Vincent smirked. "You think you're special just 'cuz Dad chose YOU to adopt him between your brothers and sisters."
"Vincent, please remember of who you are and remember of all the good times before Captain Pollution happened." Jenny said.
"That's not gonna work." Vincent snarled.
Rupes made Captain Planet and Zadavia float in the air and was about to drop them on the floor to their untimely deaths.
"Don't you dare drop them!" Akito glared.
"Gotcha!" Rev zipped by and helped Zadavia and Captain Planet.
"Nice save, Rev!" Ace smiled at the roadrunner, but glared to the musicians as he took out his sword. "Time to cut this song short!"
"Yeah!" Akito added in, bringing out his sword.
"Think you can stop me?" Vincent mocked his younger brother.
"I know I can..." Akito glared.
"Bring it on then... Junior." Vincent snarled.
Akito then flew right at his older brother, somehow able to over power him.
"NO!" Vincent glared.
"Yes." Akito glared back.
"I think Akito just got way stronger." Estelle said.
"He must be getting as strong as your dad of when he was like in his teenage years." Patch said.
"You think so?" Jenny asked the Dalmatian.
"It's possible..." Patch said. "You guys have a birthday coming up, don't you?" he then asked Estelle.
"Is it really close now?" Estelle asked in surprise. "April 22nd..."
"Yeah, actually it is." Patch nodded.
"Birthdays take a while..." Estelle pouted.
"I remember just before I turned six," Eloise smiled. "I told everybody I was six and by the time my birthday came, I didn't feel any different... Nanny said I'd been saying it so long that I was probably just used to it."
"Vincent, I didn't wanna have to do this, but you leave me no choice..." Akito said. "You're Darth Vader and I'm Luke Skywalker."
But then suddenly, Vincent tuned into smog and flew off.
"Get back here, you coward!" Akito glared as he held his sword close.
Rupes laughed as he blared his guitar and made a swirling vortex appear in the sky with his chaotic and destructive music.
"Need back-up?" Vincent asked.
"Ooh, I always love a duet." Rupes smirked darkly.
"How about a trio?" Captain Pollution asked.
"Either way!" Rupes grinned.
"No... Please!" Zadavia begged.
Captain Pollution, Rupes, and Vincent disappeared through the swirling vortex which closed after them.
"Luckily I don't believe in quartets..." Forte stepped over.
"PAPA!" Felicity ran to her father.
Forte ran over to his daughter as soon as he saw her. Felicity jumped into his arms and he held her close. Simon crawled over and stared up at his father. Forte then bent down and carried Simon in his arm.
"Papa, what're you doing here?" Felicity asked.
"I was being held hostage to use my music knowledge for evil..." Forte sighed.
"Why would they ask you though?" Felicity asked. "You would never hurt anyone... Not ever!"
Forte glanced to her. "Fliss, there's something you don't know about me... Something that I never wanted your mother to tell you..."
"What is it, Papa?" Felicity asked.
"I shouldn't..." Forte frowned.
"Well, good, we don't wanna hear it," Duck ignored. "And good riddance! Out with the bad music, I always say."
"You know, Duck's right," Ace suggested. "We could always get the guitar back."
"I'm afraid it's not just the guitar that's taken," Zadavia said as she rubbed her head and took out her hands as they weakly sparked. "He'd also taken my powers."
"Oh, no..." Eloise frowned.
Captain Planet carried Zadavia bridal style back to the Loonatics Tower.
"There's gotta be something we can do to help you out." Ace said.
"Yeah, can't we just plug you into the wall and wait 'til you recharge?" Duck added.
"It's not that simple, Duck." Captain Planet said.
"He's right..." Zadavia came to one of the windows, looking out to the moon. "Something far worse has happened to me... Not just the loss of my powers... Rupes the Keyboard Man said he was going to find someone else... Someone as strong as himself... That can only mean one thing: My brother."
The Loonatics replied with shocked and horrified expressions.
"Optimatus is back." Akito said with a serious look.
Zadavia nodded in horror.
"I am so sorry for helping Rupes..." Forte said to Zadavia. "He kidnapped me from Cerise, Monique, and Atticus..."
"You are forgiven, Maestro," Zadavia promised. "You would never use your powers for evil again and I understand that."
Felicity still looked curious. Had her father formerly been a bad guy?
"We'll need to bring Cherry, Mo, and Atticus here." Captain Planet said.
"I can try..." Zadavia frownd.
Captain Planet hugged her as a tear came down her cheek and he gently stroked his platinum blonde hair. Akito and Estelle then hugged their uncle and boss lady.
"Papa, why is everyone saying you were evil?" Felicity asked.
Forte looked extremely hesitant to answer that question. "Fliss... I just can't tell you..."
"But why?" Felicity pouted.
"I just can't." Forte said.
If you don't, I will..." Cherry stepped in from the shadows.
"Maman..." Felicity had tears in her eyes and hugged her mother.
Cherry bent down and picked up Simon, putting a bottle in his mouth. "It's okay, Charles..."
Forte took a deep sigh.
"Forte, it's time you told Felicity." Atticus said.
"It might make you feel better..." Mo added.
Forte sighed. "Well... All right... I'm gonna come clean..." he then stood over his daughter. "I wasn't always the kind and gentle soul you see before you today..." he then bent down to his daughter's height. "Felicity Precious Chantal Forte... I used to hurt others."
"Really?" Felicity asked, shocked.
"I'm afraid so..." Forte came to a chair and put her on his lap.
"What did you do?" Felicity asked.
"You remember when your friend Christopher say that he used to have brothers and sisters before you came along?" Forte asked.
Felicity thought about it and then nodded.
"Well, that's because he was a teacup," Forte started to explain. "Ten years before Belle and your mother arrived, we were all cursed... An enchantress came to the castle, posing as an old beggar woman and gave a single rose to the master in exchange for shelter from the bitter cold on Christmas Eve. He was disgusted by her looks and turned her away, then her ugliness melted away and she turned the Master into a hideous monster and turned all of the rest of us into enchanted furniture... I became a pipe organ."
Cherry hid a shudder, but said nothing.
"Oh, my..." Felicity said.
"Before the curse, I was the court composer," Forte continued. "I always played very dreary music... I couldn't really find happiness... I never had a friend... Never a true love... The old Master loved my music, but the young Master did not... Somehow, my music soothed him when he was a beast... Music soothes the savage beast..."
"You always say that..." Felicity said.
"Eventually, Belle and your mother arrived..." Forte said then. "Belle's father was held prisoner as he was mistaken for trespassing and was locked in the tower. Belle and your mother then exchanged their lives... Belle did something she should not have, she found the rose which made the Master yell at her and your mother and they both ran off, Belle ran into wolves..."
"What about Maman?" Felicity asked.
"We met for the first time..." Forte said.
"Ohh, yeah, I remember that." Felicity said.
Cherry sat down next to them.
"Your mother basically did the same thing she did for the Master..." Forte let his spidery fingers dance in his young wife's dark brown hair. "She was taming a wild beast with her charm and beauty..."
"Where did the hurting come from?" Felicity asked.
Forte sighed. "Belle was stealing the Master from me... I wanted her to suffer, so I forced your mother and Fife to try to make it so they don't fall in love."
"Oh, dear..." Felicity frowned.
"I was about 20 feet tall..." Forte reminisced. "My music was powerful enough to break the glass off a window..."
"And KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE!" Cherry added, grabbing her throat. "I had nightmares for years!"
"Yikes." Felicity said.
Cherry shivered and shuddered.
"You must have been pretty horrifying if you scared Maman." Felicity said to her father, surprised at her mother's fear.
"Indeed I was." Forte frowned.
"He scared Cherry the most of us..." Atticus pouted. "I felt so bad for her... She even dreaded Christmas coming from years before and we kept trying to tell her she was just having nightmares..."
"Oh, Papa..." Felicity hugged her father again.
"I was a terrible person back in those days." Forte said.
"You did worse when I was in high school when we reunited..." Cherry dryly stated.
Forte glared at her for that.
"What did you do, Papa?" Felicity asked, fearing the worst.
"He made me spend time with him after school..." Cherry stuck her tongue out at her husband.
"Oh, come on, it wasn't that bad." Forte said.
"I lost my freedom!" Cherry leaned back melodramatically. "One hour every weekday and three hours on the weekends of my life... WASTED!"
"It was not." Forte told her.
"Here they go again." Atticus groaned.
"Who do you think's gonna win this one?" Mo groaned as well as Cherry and Forte started to bicker.
"My money's on Cherry." Atticus said.
"Yeah..." Mo agreed with a smirk.
"Should we be concerned?" Jenny asked.
"This is the only time my parents like each other." Felicity muttered.
Zadavia looked very emotional as she was without her powers.
Captain Planet gave her another hug. "It's okay... Zaddy..."
This caused for Zadavia to giggle, finding the name cute when Captain Planet called her that. Captain Planet smiled that he made her feel a little bit better, at least for now.
Meanwhile with Rupes, Captain Pollution, and Vincent...
"Time to make my solo act a quartet!" Rupes smirked to Zadavia's imprisoned brother.
Optimatus stood up and Rupes blasted his guitar which broke his shackles and chains.
"Time to get your revenge, Optimatus." Vincent said.
"Excellent..." Optimatus grinned darkly.
"He's on our side now." Captain Pollution put his arm around Vincent.
"About time you got here." Optimatus said.
"Oh, and the national anthem is not being changed." Vincent said to the keyboard master.
"Are you calling my plan stupid?" Rupes glared.
"Yes..." Vincent replied brutally honestly.
"Wait, changing the national anthem?!" Optimatus glared at Rupes.
"How else would I have gotten Zadavia's attention?" Rupes scoffed.
"Maybe just by talking to her." Vincent said.
"You don't know anything..." Rupes scoffed. "Why did I invite some dopey kid along again?"
"Because where I go, he goes. "Captain Pollution glared.
"Oh, right." Rupes said.
"How is my sister anyway?" Optimatus asked with a dark grin.
"Well, she's drained of her powers and also she seems to have fallen head over heels for my goody two-shoes twin." Captain Pollution said.
"Is that so?" Optimatus asked. "Zadavia, in love?"
"That's what it looked like from our perspective..." Vincent said. "My own love betrayed me."
"Now all he has is hatred." Captain Pollution said.
Vincent sighed.
"Oh, my dear old friend..." Captain Pollution soothed the boy. "I told you not to feel for her... Things were much simpler before she came along..."
"I thought she was the one." Vincent bowed his head.
"Well, now you know that love hurts." Captain Pollution said.
Vincent held his chest as he felt a deep sensation in his heart.
"Now all we need is another strong warrior." Captain Pollution said.
"Master, will beat them once and for all?" Vincent asked.
"I know we will." Captain Pollution smirked darkly.
"And I think I know just the warrior we need." Optimatus said.
"Go on?" Rupes looked at him.
"Would it be Deuce?" Vincent asked.
"We have a winner." Captain Pollution smiled darkly.
"Oh, that's despicable..." Vincent said lowly before laughing evilly. "I love it!"
"Then let's go find him." Optimutas said.
"Bad guys, let's move out." Rupes demanded.
This would not look good for the Loonatics at all.