The experiences that the two Planeteers have had in the past few moments were even more powerful then they both could handle. Not only did they meet Jaga the wise in the Spirit world, but they were also able to make contact and transport Gaia from their home world and bring her into the spirit world. But unfortunate for the group their troubles have only just begun.
"Gaia, we are so glad that we are with you once again." Linka said once they had returned to the spirit world.
"My dear Planeteers, I have never been more worried about you until now." She replied.
"Gaia, so much has happened to us that I don't know where to begin." Wheeler started to say.
"Wheeler, Linka I am just glad that the both of you are fine."
"Not really." Wheeler replied
"Why, what has happened?" She replied looking worried.
"Nukem hit me with a deadly blast of radiation, and now I am fighting for my life."
"Da, I volunteered to go into Wheeler's head to help him fight and come back to us."
"Plus Gaia, there is another reason for me to fight to stay alive."
"Really? And what may that be my Planeteers?" Gaia asked almost knowing what the answer might be.
"WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!" Both Wheeler and Linka said at the same time.
"I am so happy for both of you my Planeteers." Gaia said as she gave both Wheeler and Linka a embracing hug of joy. "I always knew that the two of you would eventually get married. It was only a matter of time."
"Yea, well not if I can't beat what ever is hurting my body." Wheeler stated.
"I'm sure that the other Thundercats are doing everything that they can to make sure that you survive Wheeler." Linka said.
"I know babe, it's just that I don't ever want to go threw that awful experience ever again." Wheeler said as he turned towards Linka.
"Da my Yankee." She started to say." I really thought that I had lost you forever, and my heart was breaking into a million pieces."
"But you brought me back and now we are together again and much stronger. We can handle anything."
"Is that so Planeteers?" A strange voice said.
After everyone heard that phrase, they all turned around to see a cat warrior with spikes over certain parts of his body appear right in front of them.
"Who are you?" Wheeler said.
"Come now Jaga." He started to say. "Didn't you even tell your new friends about me my old friend."
Suddenly all eyes were on Jaga. "Jaga, do you know this person?" Linka said with almost horror.
"I'm afraid I do." Jaga started to respond. "It has been a long time Grune, but I see that you are still trying to be a threat to me and the other Thunderctas." He said as he moved closer to Grune.
"YOU BANISHED ME FROM MY HOME, AND THEN YOU TRIED TO LOCK ME UP FOREVER IN THAT STONE TOMB!" He shouted. "NOW I AM GONNA FINISH YOU OFF ONCE AND FOR ALL!" He shouted again as he revealed his battle club.
"Grune, you never learn. I will always defeat you no matter what the cost." Jaga said as he drew his own sword.
"Poor misguided Jaga, have you forgotten that my battle club is made up of pure Thundrainium. The only substance that can weaken Thundercats." He said as he started to laugh.
"Have you forgotten about us as well Grune?!" Wheeler shouted as he stood beside Jaga, leaving Linka with Gaia. "You can't beat the two of us."
"You stupid little fool." Grune started to say. "I was already prepared for your interference. Behold my new ally in evil." Grune said as he waved his left arm.
Within moments, a black energy ball appeared besides Grune and started to transform into another person. The Planeteer was stunned after he had saw what the ball of energy had transformed into.
"You… You can't be here.. Captain Planet defeated you and the rings were destroyed." Wheeler stated at the figure.
"That may be true Planet pest." He started to say. But as I told you once before "YOU CAN NEVER STOP POLLUTION". He said with pride in his voice. "And now I am going to continue what I started to do all those years ago. First by stopping your friends over there." He said as he started to fly off in the direction of Linka and Gaia.
"Wheeler, quickly stop Pollution." Jaga started to say. I'll handle my old friend Grune."
"Rigth Jaga, just be careful and watch out for that club." Wheeler said as he started to run over to Gaia and Linka.
"Now Grune, let us begin." Jaga said as both he and Grune started to strike weapons at against each other.
Linka and Gaia couldn't believe what they were both seeing. Besides seeing a ghost cat warrior with Jaga and Wheeler confronting him, they both also saw the appearance of their own arch nemesis Captain Pollution who was somehow revived.
"Gaia, how could this be happening?" Linka started to ask. "I thought that Pollution was gone forever when the evil rings were destroyed."
"As did I Linka." Gaia started to respond. "There is something very wicked going on around here. So wicked that it was able to bring back our worst enemy of all."
A moment later, they both saw that Pollution was flying away from Grune, Jaga and Wheeler and heading straight towards them.
"Gaia, we have to do something." Linkas started to say. "He is heading straight towards us."
"I could try to use my powers, but I am unsure if they will work in the spirit world." Gaia responded.
Suddenly both ladies saw that Wheeler was heading straight towards them as Jaga and Grune started to fight against each other using their own weapons.
"LINKA, GAIA GET CLEAR!" Wheeler said as he started to catch up to the duo not to far behind Pollution.
"You can't stop me Eco-Geek." Pollution started to say while giving an evil giggle. "Now it is time to finish those two of right now." Pollution said as he raised both of his arms and ready to fire two very destructive red beams at the girls.
"GAIA, LINKA QUICK DUCK!" Wheeler said just as the beams were coming out of Pollution's hands.
Without thinking, Linka lunged into Gaia and quickly moved them away from the beams as they have just missed them, exploding in the distance.
"THANKS FOR THE WARNING YANKEE!" Linka responded while yelling.
"Planeteers, we must stop Pollution and help your friend over there." Gaia said as she saw that Jaga was starting to get weaker after every strike that Grune gave from his battle club to Jaga's sword.
"Nyet, there is no way we can call Captain Planet from the Spirit world.' Linka started to say. "There is only the two of us here."
"THAT'S RIGHT ECO-NERD AND WITHOUT PLANET, YOUR JOURNEY TO THE AFTERLIFE IS A DONE DEAL!" Pollution said as he got closer to the girls.
"I DON'T THINK SO PAL! FIRE!" Wheeler shouted as a beam of fire came out of his ring and struck pollution in the back temporarily stunning him.
"Wheeler, how did you do that here?" Gaia asked while Wheeler started to re-join the ladies.
"Linka, remember what you told me to do when we were both stuck in my Spirit World dream?" Wheeler asked.
"Da, I remember." Linka responded. "I told you to concentrate on your ring and then it appeared."
"That's right, so what if all three of us concentrated on creating mental images of the other Planeteers."
"That just might work Yankee." Linka said with pride in her voice. She had never thought of Wheeler being a smart person usually because he likes to fool around and act all tough, but this time she was very impressed.
"Planeteers, that idea has merit. But it could be very dangerous of the two of you." Gaia started to say.
"How come Gaia?" Linka asked.
"You would have to keep the mental images alive through out the entire time even after you have combined your powers. Even after that, the strain of bringing Captain Planet here could almost destroy both of you from the stress."
"Gaia, if we don't try then all of us are going to die and then what will happen to us then?" Wheeler stated.
"I agree with my Yankee Gaia, we have to try." Linka responded.
"All right my Planeteers, but I will also try to re-enforce your mental images so that they will not put a great deal of stress on the two of you." Gaia said as she put both of her hands on her Planeteer's shoulders trying to enhance their mental abilities.
"You ready babe?" Wheeler asked looking straight into Linka's eyes.
"Da, I am ready." Linka responded by holding on to Wheeler's left hand as they both started to concentrate.
"YOU FOOLS CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN HERE." Pollution started to say while hovering above them. "I AM GOING TO ENJOY WIPING YOU ALL OUT OF EXISTENCE." Pollution said while laughing.
"Ready Linka, Gaia?" Wheeler said as they both nodded their heads.
"ALL RIGHT, DO IT NOW!" Wheeler shouted as they all closed their eyes and started to concentrate on their fellow Planeteers.
"NOW I CAN FINALLY DESTROY YOU PLANET-PESTS." Pollution said as beams started to emerge from the center of his hands just waiting to be released straight at their targets.
Within moments the area around Gaia and the other Planeteers started to fill with a bright white light. The light was so powerful, that it caused Pollution to be blinded for only a moment, but then he knew that this was something to worry about. As the light started to dim, three new forms emerged with Gaia and the other two, Wheeler's idea had worked and now there were mental images of Kwami, Gi and Ma-Ti within the spirit world and all of their rings were at full power.
"Kwami my man." Wheeler started to say to the image. "Start us off and hurry."
"At once my friend." The image of Kwami said with a ghostly voice. "Let our powers combine!"
"EARTH!"
"FIRE!"
"WIND!"
"WATER!"
"HEART!"
As just like before all five beams of energy came out of their rings and started to combine and merge into the form of their greatest hero and friend Captain Planet.
"BY YOUR POWERS COMBINED, I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!" He shouted completing the transformation.
"GO PLANET!" All of the Planeteers said as Wheeler and Linka fell down to their knees.
"Planeteers, what is going on here?" Planet asked while looking at Gaia and what had happened to Linka and Wheeler.
"There is no time to explain right now Captain." Gaia said.
"You have to stop Pollution and fast, I don't know how much longer Wheeler and Linka can last." Gaia said as Wheeler and Linka were feeling the pressure from their mental images.
"All right Pollution, you attack my friends and then try to destroy the environment, now you have to deal with me." He said as he started to fly straight towards Pollution.
"You can't stop me Planet." Pollution started to say. "You are only here as long as those two Planet pests can hold out so if I can draw this fight out longer, then they will both die." He said as he tried to fly away from Planet.
"You are not going to cause the death of my friends Pollution.." Planet said as he grabbed on of Pollution's legs, bringing him closer.
"Face it dude." Pollution started to say. "You can't and will never be able to stop me from killing them." He said as he was getting ready to fire deadly energy beams at the fallen Planeteers.
"Try this on for size Pollution." Planet said as he started to transform into a giant twister forcing Pollution into the center of him while getting him dizzy.
"This parlor trick won't save you Planet." Pollution said as he started to transform into Lighting and blasted the tornado forcing Planet to revert to his previous form.
Meanwhile while Planet and Pollution were duping it out Wheeler and Linka were starting to feel weaker and weaker as if their whole bodies were on fire.
"Yankee, how are you doing?" Linka asked feeling a little tired.
"I'm starting to feel a little wiped out babe." Wheeler replied. "But I have to keep fighting the urge to pass out."
"Da, we have to keep going or else we will both die ." Linka replied. "How is Gaia doing?"
Wheeler looked over at Gaia to find out that she is still going strong. "She must be using all of her power to keep up the mental images so that we are not so affected by it."
"Da, but even she can not keep it up for much longer."
"We have to keep fighting." Wheeler said as he pulled himself back up. "LISTEN UP POLLUTION!" He then started to shout distracting both Planet and Pollution.
"What do you want Eco-Geek?" Pollution replied. "You can barely even stand up not to mention try and hurt me."
"Wheeler, what ever you are planning to do, please don't." Planet said. "You need to stay focused on the task at hand."
"Captain Planet, I am sorry but I am not going to stay put while you are in a battle for our survival."
"Wheeler, Nyet, I need you." Linka replied as she tried to stand up.
"I'm sorry Linka, if I don't try this then we are all as good as dead, please forgive me for what I am about to do." Wheeler said as he started to close his eyes.
Linka could only sit and stare while she started to see something that was completely blowing her mind. Wheeler, knowing that thought can become reality in the spirit world started to concentrate transforming his entire body into pure energy.
"YANKEE, PLEASE!" She started to scream as she started to watch Wheeler's transformation. "YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME, NOT LIKE THIS!."
Wheeler then turned around to look at Linka while she had tears in her eyes. "Linka I have no choice, if I can give Captain Planet the extra power to defeat Pollution and remove him from this world, then I will gladly give up my life to save you and everyone else back home."
"Wheeler, I promise you that I will use whatever power I have left to restore you back to life after this fight is over." Planet said as he too started to shed a tear.
"I know Planet." He then paused a moment. "Linka, keep fighting for both of us OK?" He asked.
"Da, I will keep fighting." She replied with tears in her eyes. "Good luck my Yankee."
After that Wheeler then finished his transformation into white energy and entered Captain Planet's body. Captain Planet felt the raw rush of extra power and knew that Wheeler was helping him the only way that he could, but he knew that he had to act fast or else Wheeler would die for real.
"ALL RIGHT POLLUTION." Planet started to say with his voice and Wheelers' combined. "NOW IT IS TIME TO SEND YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM AND TO LEAVE US ALONE." Planet said as he sent a punch straight towards Pollution's body.
"Your kidding yourself if you think that you can hurt me Planet, I have the same powers as you do and I am in-" Pollution said as he felt something go through his body. As Pollution look down at his chest emblem, he saw that Planet's fist and arm went right through his solid rock body.
"You are right about one thing Pollution." Planet started to say. "We do have the same powers, but when one of my friends is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good, then that is a power that you could never understand." Planet said as he started to remove his arm of Pollution's body.
"Oh dude,." Pollution started to say feeling a little weak. "You can't really think that this wound is going to defeat me do you?"
"Your right about that Pollution." Planet said as he raised his hands and shot a strange white beam into Pollution's wound on his chest.
"AHHHHHHH." Pollution started to scream in pain. "What are you doing to me Planet? I am starting to get weaker and weaker."
"This new beam, created from the energy that Wheeler has given me is draining your pollution from your body causing you to revert back into the five beams of dark energy."
"NO!" Pollution started to yell. "I WON'T GO BACK TO BEING NOTHING!"
"This is what happens when you try to hurt the people that I care about Pollution." Wheeler's voice said coming out of Planet's mouth. "Now go back and leave us alone."
"You may have defeated me today Planeteers." Pollution started to say as he was starting to break down back into the five evil ring powers. "But I shall return and next time I will be victorious." He said as he finished transforming back into the ring's powers and then disbursed into nothingness.
"All right Wheeler." Planet said hoping that Wheeler was paying attention. "The crisis is over Wheeler, please separate from me." Planet said as he flew back down to Linka and Gaia.
"Yankee, can you hear me?" Linka said as Planet touched down in front of both Gaia and her.
"I'm not sensing anything from Wheeler inside of me." Planet stated.
"NO, I WILL NOT LOOSE HIM AGAIN!" Linka said starting to scream.
"Linka, listen to me." Planet said as he grabbed Linka to calm her down. "There still might be a way to save Wheeler."
"How?" Linka replied.
"If I transform back into the ring's energy and return to all of the images, then you could start to concentrate and bring Wheeler back as well."
"Will that even work?"
"It somehow worked for Wheeler and it just might work for us as well." Gaia said as she started to open her eyes.
"Gaia." Linka said. "You knew what was happening this whole time?"
"Not really Linka, but when I sensed a sudden surge of power coming from within Captain Planet, then I had a feeling."
"We must hurry." Planet started to say. "I am feeling Wheeler a little bit from within me, but it is getting weaker all the time."
"Then we must start now, before it is to late." Gaia stated.
"Da, Captain Planet, thanks for everything."Linka said
"I hope to see you again in the real world as well Linka, good luck with everything." Planet said as he took off into the air again. "Remember, the power is yours." He said as he transformed back into the ring's powers.
As Captain Planet thought, there was an extra source of power beam still in the air, even after the power was returned back into the Planeteers' rings. Then a moment later the images that Gaia, Linka, and Wheeler created vanished into thin air.
"Linka, we must start now." Gaia said seeing that the white energy beam was starting to disappear.
"Da, we must save my Yankee." Linka said as she and Gaia started to concentrate. "Hold on Wheeler" Linka started to think while focusing all of her energy on saving his life. "You can't leave me and Gaia, not after everything else that we still have to do. Please come back to me, I need you Wheeler." She continued to think while trying to help Gaia save his life.