Disclaimer: Don't own Captain Planet

The island was quiet and the five teens that were there were enjoying the calm of the day. That is until Gaia called them to the crystal chamber. There was a new disturbance in a New York suburb. They went into work mode, but Wheeler had another idea in mind... he had a friend he wanted to contact.

"So wait you have a freind there that might know what's going on?" Gi said in slight surprise as she piloted the Geo Cruiser

"Yeah" Wheeler replied, "if anyone knows about this situation it'll be her."

"Okay, we can call her when we get there" Gi shrugged

They arrived in the area and Wheeler pulled his cell and called a local number

"Yoboseyo" a voice said over the speakerphone

"She's Korean?" Gi said in surprise

"Yoboseyo?" she said again

"Yoboseyo, sorry Andrea, got a bit distracted"

"Wheeler hey, what brings you back around here?" Andrea laughed "what's going on, who was that?"

"That was my friend Gi"

"Cool, so what's goin on?" Andrea asked curiously

"Drea, we could use your help with somethin"

"Sure, anything to help a friend... meet me at the restaurant"

"You got it..." Wheeler said bye and hung up

"You never said you could speak Korean?" Linka said in surprise

"Because I actually don't, I can answer the phone and say I don't speak Korean, but that's all, Andrea always answers the same way with 'yoboseyo', which she explained to me is the informal way to answer the phone. I think she does it to pick on me"

They started on their way

"How do you know which restaurant to go to?" Kwame asked

"Her mother opened a restaurant when Andrea was little, and when she says 'the restaurant' that's where she means." Wheeler said

"That is interesting" Kwame said as they walked up to the aforementioned restaurant.

"Here we are" Wheeler said then noticed something on the roof "solar panels... those are new"

"So you noticed" a voice said

"'Drea!"

"Wheeler," Andrea smiled brightly "welcome back"

Andrea was pure Asian and her features showed that heritage. Her eyes were almond shaped like Gi's, but the corners seemed sharper. She had longer hair than Linka and longer bangs than Gi... her bangs actually almost reached her eyes but it was obvious she was used to having them that long. Part of the front-left side of her hair was up in a little pony tail, but her bangs weren't involved (A/n: if you want a visual example of that hairstyle look up the 2NE1 video for I Don't Care one of the girls has her hair done that way). She seemed to be pleasantly surprised to see Wheeler; it was obvious they had been friends for a while.

"Thanks; these are my friends, Linka, Kwame, Gi and Ma-Ti"

"Hi, welcome... come on in; you're welcome to grab a bite to eat if you're hungry. The moment mom sees Wheeler she's going to try and get him to try her spicy Kimchi, she hasn't quite figured out that it's a bit too spicy for him... Gi, you're Japanese correct?"

Gi nodded

"You might be able to handle it, other than that I think you guys should stick to the 'mild' or better yet the 'sweet' depending on your heat tolerance."

"What is Kimchi, I've never even heard of it" Ma-Ti asked

"Oh," Andrea smiled "it's a type of pickle that originates in Korea. There is spicy kimchi where the heat varies depending on the person preparing it and sweet... the mild is my mother's creation. It's for the person that wants a spicy kimchi but just with less spice mostly those of non-Asian origin and children eat that... I used to eat it when I was little but I was eating and enjoying the 'spicy' by the time I was about ten"

"What brings the five of you here?"

"Let's step inside, it's kind of hot out here" Wheeler said

"Okay, come on in, I'll get us some drinks" Andrea led the way to an empty table

"Oppa" she said and a boy responded she then explained something in Korean and he nodded and headed back to the back

"You don't have to..."

"You're guests; my mother would have a fit if I wasn't welcoming"

The waiter got their drink orders and went to get them. Then a woman walked over to Andrea and the team

"Mrs. Park"

"Wheeler, it is good to see you again" as predicted Mrs. Park tried to get Wheeler to try the kimchi and Wheeler politely refused she then turned and offered food to the teens whom hadn't even looked at the menu as they hadn't originally planned on eating. Andrea explained in Korean that they didn't have time at this point, but, after checking with them, found they would return, and would most likely all be hungry.

Finding out that they did plan on returning to eat satisfied Andrea's mother and she returned to the kitchen.

"She doesn't like it when people leave the restaurant hungry; she says that it doesn't feel right to her, especially when they are children."

They got their drinks and got down to business

To Be Continued...