Wild Kratts: The Perfect Storm

Wild Kratts: The Perfect Storm is a series special that takes place 2 years after the events of "Cats and Dogs", with new scenes involving the introduction of another animal protection team like the Wild Kratts and the first team-up of villains, Sabryn Rock taking over the role of Koki, Jeff Bennett for the role Gaston Gourmand, Wendie Malick for the role of Donita Donata, and Vincent Tong for Rex. Like how the Wild Kratts team consisted of five members with three boys and two females, that role is reversed for this other animal protection team. Some scenes were referenced by Cyberchase, another PBS Kids show, and the equipment is inspired by Captain Planet and the Planeteers, World of Winx, Charlie's Angels (2019), and Barbie: Spy Squad. It also marks the introduction of two new biologists: Jarod Miller, the host from Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller, and Gavin Svenson, the scientist who discovered a new species of Praying Mantis and naming it in honor the Kratt brothers, as well as guest-starring in an episode on Wild Kratts. Also, some of the new characters are inspired by a few from Kratt brothers' recently created TV Show, Zoboomafoo.

Synopsis
After the recent defeats from the Wild Kratts team, Zach gathers Donita, Gaston, and Paisley for a meeting to plot their revenge and rid anyone who allies with the Wild Kratts, be it the Wild Kratts Kids or another animal protection team. It's their most diabolical plan yet that not only jeopardizes innocent lives, but also endangering the animals they protect; an onslaught of massive tornadoes. Meanwhile, the Wild Kratts meet another animal protection team, the Economineers. Who will win--the Wild Kratts or the villains?

Part 1
The episode opens with a live-action segment, where the Kratt brothers have taken shelter underground from a passing tornado in Oklahoma as they ask how Mother Nature affects the world we live in and the creatures in their habitats when its dark side comes to light. Joining them is Jarod Miller, the biologist from Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller, and their entomologist pal, Gavin Svenson. Afterwards, they all ask "What if?", and the segment transitions into a cartoon segment, with Jarod and Gavin joining the Kratt brothers on their adventure.

In a city where the Varmitech Industries building stands out, Zach has started a conference meeting with Donita Donata, Dabio, Gaston Gourmand, Paisley Paver, and Rex in his office to discuss the issue at hand; the Wild Kratts Crew. All the villains agreed that the Kratt brothers and their team have been nothing but a nuisance in their plans to use animals for their endeavors every time something sparks an idea in their minds to make their businesses well-known. And it's not just the crew; the Wild Kratts Kids also played a part in their intervention to tell the Kratt brothers of the villains' plans. Well, those days are over as Zach reveals his most diabolical plan yet. During their expedition in the wild, he remembers how the Wild Kratts always respected Mother Nature and the abilities she gives to the animals in order to survive, adapt, and endure such conditions. So, maybe they can use it to their advantage and show their enemies what happens when Mother Nature rears its ugly head, which brings Zach to put his most sinister plot into play; a massive onslaught of tornadoes. Now, one would think to find this plan overkill, but surprisingly the villains are in favor of the idea as means of eliminating everything the Wild Kratts hold dear. Although, creating a tornado itself seems easier said than done, and none have the proper materials to disrupt weather patterns around the globe. That's where Paisley comes in. A few months ago, Zach recommended for Paisley to provide supplies for creating weather drones so that Zach can manipulate the weather to create a powerful F6 tornado. After a little science and history lesson from Rex, Zach launches his weather disruption drones in order to start the cycle of producing funnel clouds so that a tornado forms and gains strength into its desired Fujita-scaled size.

Somewhere else in the Sonoran Desert, a lone campsite outpost stands out in the midst of the cactus, but it's not the Wild Kratts'. There's a balance beam, high bars, and pommel horses that seem to be for gymnastic practice, all lined up like an obstacle course as someone is taking notes on the progress being made with three girls taking on the course like pros. The person recording the progress is a man named Gavin Svenson, the very scientist who recently discovered a new species of praying mantis and named after the Kratt brothers in their honor. The other person next to him is a man named Jarod Miller, the biologist like the Kratt brothers and head of an animal protection team called the Economineers. The three girls who finished the course with flying colors are training to be secret agents called the Kratts' Angels, and their names are Jackie, Amy, and Daisy Ortega, the Economineers' third-in-command and creator of the Angels' equipment like Aviva. Jarod proudly announces that as the girls progress in their training, they will be one step closer to becoming secret agents and awarded with the title of Kratts' Angels. But their brief celebration is put on hold when an alert goes off on their Pawprint Watches. A meteorological phenomenon has occurred in the Sonoran Desert, which is very unusual. But sure enough, the minute they look up, dark grey clouds started to appear, and they looked nasty. Something doesn't seem right. Gavin asked if he could take the girls to safety, but Jarod sternly recommended that Gavin comes with him to investigate this strange weather behavior and report it to the Wild Kratts Kids of North America, but not before telling Daisy to drive themselves back to headquarters away from the storm. Daisy is unsure about leaving them behind. Jarod has been like a father-figure to her ever since her parents were killed in an accident that resulted from a collision course with a truck, and Gavin was like a brother-figure she never had when he was tutoring her at a Science camp Aviva and Zach go to as kids, and he's been kind enough to homeschool her alongside Jackie and Amy when they were taking gymnastic classes every spring and summer. Jarod senses her hesitation and assures her that nothing will happen to him and Gavin when they're at a safe distance from the storm, which is why he's entrusting the task to her, Jackie and Amy. Daisy is reluctant about it, but she takes his word for it and starts up the caravan (donned the Krattsmobile), driving down the road to warn the citizens of the approaching storm, while Jarod and Gavin ride in Jarod's Hummer 2 truck to find out what is going on with the weather. Daisy, Jackie and Amy had to make a few stops to find any Wild Kratts Kid whose house is in the Sonoran Desert, along with a family member they live with, before making it to a small neighborhood where Gavin, Ronan, Aiden, and even the Kratt brothers' mom are residing so they can escort them to safety where the Economineers' headquarters is located. While that's going on, Jarod and Gavin spotted rotation in the clouds and at the last minute, a tornado has touched down right in front of the scientists. Jarod was able to stop just in time, but the truck is still moving. It's as if it's being pulled...towards the tornado! Jarod tries to drive backwards, but the strength of the tornado is too strong. In fact, it's more powerful than an F4 and an F5. That's when Jarod and Gavin realize that this tornado is an F6. But that's impossible. No other tornado in the world can surpass an F5 ratio, and it's the strongest tornado ever recorded in US history. However, neither have time to discuss it because the truck is getting close to being lifted off the ground, so Jarod and Gavin got out of there before they could get sucked in. They took cover behind a rock formation to avoid being blown away...only to find themselves in front of a Zachbot, and before either could get away, the robot grabbed Jarod and Gavin and took them to Zach's jet, where an entire assembly line of weather disruption drones is being manufactured. And who goes over to the two scientists to gloat? Zach, Donita, Gourmand and Paisley introduced themselves, only to recognize Gavin Svenson as the scientist who recently discovered a new species of praying mantis and named it after the Kratt brothers in their honor, which infuriates Zach so greatly that he would want to kill him had Donita not hold him back and remind him the whole reason why the villains want him alive in the first place; to have him discover a newer animal species so that they can use it in their endeavors and named after them for glory and money, much to Jarod's disbelief. All of that just so the villains can have the fame because of their jealousy of the Wild Kratts? Not only is it ridiculous, but that's totally stooping so low, especially after all the crimes Zach attempted to commit just to get the credit the Wild Kratts have earned in their adventures. And the fact that he was able to create a powerful F6 tornado to destroy animal habitats, as well as demolishing people's homes in its path. Now, that's just twisted, even for them. But Paisley could care less what Zach has done, as long as she gets to put up all the storage warehouses for the whole world to see; an upgrade for Donita's fashion arsenal and an entire chef's set for Gourmand. Speaking of twisted, the tornado that Zach created is still moving and his jet is being pulled towards that they had fly away from it and above the clouds so they don't get caught in its path. And with a frequency jammer online, Jarod and Gavin can't call the Wild Kratts...or anyone!

An hour later in the aftermath, Wild Kratts minus Chris, who had just gone to check the small town where the Wild Kratts Kids and Mom Kratt had lived, were surveying the damage from the tornado from Tortuga HQ up in space and to say that this looks devastating would have been an understatement. Gavin, Ronan, Aiden, Nolan, and many other Wild Kratts Kids and their families are all safe, but they're still shook up from the storm, and their houses are all gone. What's more, when Koki attempted to call anyone about the approaching storm, she was unable to track their Creature Pods because the twister has knocked out all power that provided telecommunication. The only thing they could get from the Creature Pods is on the big screen, and from what they can tell is that they're in some kind of secret base hidden underneath all the rocky structure. But it does give Koki the chance to trace the signal and provide co-ordinates for Jimmy Z to fly to that location...in Oljata-Monument Valley of Arizona, but not before texting Chris the location, who promises to meet up with the Wild Kratts Crew as soon as he's done looking over the rubble. As expected, the dark clouds looked angry over there too, but no one can deny the beautiful landscapes around them. Chris hasn't arrived yet, which is a good thing because sooner or later, the weather is bound to have some nasty surprises in store. So while they wait, Jimmy parks the Tortuga near what could hopefully be the strongest rock formation in the valley so that it doesn't get blown away by strong and heavy winds, as well as putting it in cloaking mode to avoid being raided by Zach or anyone else who'd want to steal from the Wild Kratts. Luckily for them, they are able to get a stronger signal from the Wild Kratts Kids' Creature Pods as they walk towards the source. But then, they hear a roar as loud as a freight train, one of the many signs that could mean...a tornado! The second they turned around, they see not one, not two, but seven tornadoes! And they're smaller compared to the one that destroyed the whole neighborhood. Regardless, they are surrounded and even if they could get out of their path, they can't outrun a tornado, let alone a multi-vortex. That is, until someone called out from one of the buttes. Daisy is standing by what looks like a hidden passageway within the West Mittens Butte and calls the Wild Kratts over to take shelter with her, Jackie and Amy. The four obliged without question and Daisy closed the door just as the tornado passes by. As they walk down the stairs to their underground headquarters, Martin thanked the three girls and Daisy returned it before introducing herself, Jackie and Amy, and Martin did the same with Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy. Amy instantly recognizes them at the Wild Kratts, to which Jimmy proudly confirmed, and Aviva immediately recognized Daisy as an old friend she knew from when they were at Science camp as kids. Koki then revealed the reason they're in Monument Valley is because the Wild Kratts Kids called the crew about the tornado that destroyed their small neighborhood after Daisy drove everyone to safety in their underground headquarters, and to find two people named Jarod Miller and Gavin Svenson who are meant to call the team before the tornado hit. The three girls revealed that Jarod is the head and founder

Wild Kratts

 * Martin Kratt (voiced by himself)-The member of the Wild Kratts team and the older brother of Chris Kratt. He is a young man a little bit above average height with a bulkier body, blue eyes, tan skin, and sandy blond hair with the cowlick showing. And his leg calves are bulkier and muscular. His attire is a white T-shirt under a blue, sleeveless hoodie with drawstrings for adjusting the hood and black stripes on the side, khaki cargo pants, and hiking boots with gray socks.
 * Chris Kratt (voiced by himself)-The member of the Wild Kratts team and youngest brother of Martin Kratt. He is a young man of average height (albeit shorter than his older brother, Martin), with bulkier body, tan skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair with the bangs spiked up. Also, his leg calves are bulkier and muscular like his brother's. His attire is a white T-shirt under a green, sleeveless hoodie with drawstrings for adjusting the hood and black stripes on the side, khaki cargo pants, and hiking boots with gray socks.
 * Aviva Corcovado (voiced by Athena Karkanis)-The member of the Wild Kratts as third-in-command as a biomechanical engineer and the creator of all the Wild Kratts's inventions, most notably the Tortuga, Creature Power Suits, and the Creature Pods. She is a young woman of above average height with bushy dark brown hair now tied back in a braid over her right shoulder, green eyes with a slight grayish tinge, and olive skin. Her attire is a purple silky blouse with ¾ sleeves under a yellow, short-sleeved hooded shirt with adjustable drawstrings and blue stripes on the side, a crested porcupine quill necklace she's worn on her birthday, three three pairs of silver bracelets, a denim blue skirt with a black, triple-stripped, metal-studded belt clipped a silver sprocket gear, purple leggings, and white ankle-length flat boots with yellow elastic straps on the side.
 * Koki (voiced by Sabryn Rock)-The member of the Wild Kratts as a mechanic and computers expert, with a job manning communications on the Tortuga. She is a young African American woman of average height (though noticeably shorter than Aviva) with darker skin, long black curly hair now tied into a high ponytail, brown eyes, and small freckles due to melanin. Her attire is a long, orange T-shirt under a sleeveless maroon hoodie with a black hood and drawstrings and a white star logo, an orange hairband, three pairs of white earrings, yellow capri leggings, and maroon hitops with turquoise stripes, soles, and elastic straps on the sides.
 * Jimmy Z (voiced by Jonathan Malen)-The member of the Wild Kratts as the main pilot of the Tortuga HQ and operates the ship's teleporter, delivering Creature Power Discs and various other equipment to the Kratt brothers. He is a young man of average height with a lean build, reddish-orange hair, light blue eyes, freckles and a goatee. His attire is a white T-shirt under a grey, sleeveless hoodie with a white hood and drawstrings and a red video game character on it, a teal newsboy cap backwards, tan khaki trousers with extra pockets below the first pockets and a red plaid belt at the waist tied around a holster ring with the rest hangs out to the right side, and white Nike shoes with teal insteps.

Economineers

 * Jarod Miller (voiced by himself)-The founder and head of the team with Gavin Spencer as his right-hand man. He's a young man of average height (roughly Chris's) with a bulkier and lean body, light tan skin, brown eyes, and very short dark brown hair with fringes curved inwards. Also, his legs are bulkier and muscular. His attire is a white T-shirt under a short-sleeved khaki jacket with black borders across the shoulders and mid-torso front and back, khaki cargo pants, and hiking boots.
 * Gavin Svenson (voiced by himself)-The scientist who recently discovered the Praying Mantis species and named it in honor of the Kratt brothers, and a member of the Economineers as their Bosley. He's a young man of average height (roughly Chris's) with a lean body, light tan skin, brown eyes, dark brown hair combed back, and a trimmed mustache. Also, his legs are bulkier and muscular. His attire is a white T-shirt under a white, light gray and black plaid short-sleeve dress shirt, black denim jeans, and white sneakers with black laces.

Kratts' Angels

 * Daisy Ortega (voiced by Tara Strong)-The member and third-in-command of the Economineers as a secret agent (in-training before going full-fledged), biofashion designer and creator of the Angels' equipment, specifically the Pawprint Watch, 3D Disk Maker, and Creature Power Shrugs (altered versions of Creature Power Suits), and a close friend of Aviva's since Science camp. She's a young woman of above average height (roughly Aviva's) with waist-length jet black hair tied in a high ponytail with bangs, dark brown eyes, and ivory skin. Also, her figure is like Aviva's, but about Koki's size. Her attire is a black ribbed, raceback tank shirt with an azure blue paw print like the Wild Kratts' inventions, azure blue hairband, black slip-on bell-bottom pants with tie-dyed stripes on the side in azure blue and white, and shoes like Koki's but in black with an azure blue stripe curled on the sides. In fact, her signature color is azure blue.
 * Jackie (voiced by Ashley Tisdale)-The member of the Economineers as a secret agent (in-training before going full-fledged), analyst and tech support. She's a young woman of average height (roughly Koki's) with curly, medium-length ginger hair, chestnut eyes, and fair skin. Her attire is a vermilion short-sleeved frock under a cerise denim tunic with jagged edges on the sleeves and coral pink belt with the Wild Kratts' logo for a belt buckle, denim blue jeggings, and brown boots at her knees. Her signature color is vermilion.
 * Amy (voiced by Anne Hathaway)-The member of the Economineers as a secret agent (in-training before going full-fledged), huntress, strategic tactics specialist and special ops, making her a tomboy of the team. She's a young woman of average height with dark brown hair braided in pigtails, chestnut brown eyes, and ivory skin. Her attire is a crimson red ribbed blouse with ¾ sleeves under a hunter green vest, white fingerless gloves, multi-layered frilly denim tutu skirt in steel blue, ultramarine, and black held by a white belt with a pocket on the left hip and a Wild Kratts' logo for a buckle, cerulean leggings, and white ankle boots with hunter green beading. Her signature color is crimson red.

Wild Kratts Kids

 * Gavin (voiced by Gavin Kratt)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and the older brother of Ronan, as the team's leader. He's a young teenage boy of average height (approximately at Martin's chest level) with blond hair at a neck's length and blue eyes. His attire is a dark gray T-shirt under a Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a blue body, long green sleeves, and yellow Wild Kratts logo on the front, drawstrings and hood, light gray jeans held by a reddish-brown belt that holds his Creature Pod, and red high sneakers with white soles, toes and elastic bands across the foot.
 * Ronan (voiced by Ronan Kratt)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and the younger brother of Gavin as the team's special ops. He's a young teenage boy of average height (close to Gavin's height by the shoulder) with blond hair at a chin's length and blue eyes. His attire is a light gray T-shirt under a Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a blue body, long green sleeves, and yellow Wild Kratts logo on the front, drawstrings, and hood, dark gray jeans held by a khaki belt, and blue high sneakers with white soles, toes and elastic bands.
 * Aidan (voiced by Aidan Kratt)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and the older brother of Nolan as the team's analyzing research specialist. He's a young teenage boy of average height (approximately Ronan's) with blond hair in a mullet with spiked bangs like Chris's, and brown eyes. His attire is a light blue-gray T-shirt under the Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a green body, long blue sleeves, and yellow Wild Kratts logo on the front, drawstrings and hood, khaki jeans held by a forest green, white, and jungle green plaid belt, and light blue-gray sneakers with white soles and steel blue elastic bands.
 * Katie (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and Aiden's girlfriend as the team's scout. She's a young teenage girl of average height (roughly Aiden's) with elbow-length black hair tied up in a partial bun with a red ribbon as the rest hang down, fair skin, and light brown eyes. Her attire is a periwinkle blue, short-sleeved cheongsam dress with yellow lining and buttons fastened at the collar under a cropped, sleeveless Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a blue body and the yellow Wild Kratts logo in a green circle, denim jeggings, and red flats with white mid-wedges.
 * Nolan (voiced by Nolan Kratt)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and the younger brother of Aiden as the team's apprentice mechanic and rookie. He's a young teenage boy of average height (close to Aiden's height by the shoulder) with blond hair in a tousled state and fringes from the right. His attire is a dark gray T-shirt under a Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a green body, long blue sleeves, and yellow Wild Kratts logo, drawstrings, and hood, white denim pants with red stripes on the side held by an orange belt, and teal high sneakers with insteps and elastic bands on the side.
 * Sani (voiced by Brittney Wilson)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and Nolan's girlfriend as the team's item supplier and biochemical engineer. She's a young teenage girl of average height (close to Nolan's) with wrist-length brown hair tied in high ponytail, brown eyes, and tan skin. Her attire is a tropical indigo short-sleeved tunic under a sleeveless Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with a savoy blue body with a sea green Wild Kratts logo, drawstrings, and hood, cerise hairband and matching wrist bands with azure rhinestones, amaranth jeggings, and steel pink wedge-heeled sandals with steel blue soles.
 * Jenny (voiced by Zendaya)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and Ronan's girlfriend as the team's architect and driver. She's a young teenage girl of average height (roughly Ronan's) with light brown skin, grayish-green eyes, and waist-length, wavy dark brown hair tied in a high ponytail with bangs. Her attire is a celestial blue short-sleeved minidress with tan lining under a sleeveless Wild Kratts Crew hooded shirt with an electric blue body, and goldenrod yellow Wild Kratts logo, drawstrings, and hood, a khaki vest, a vivid sky blue hairband, majorelle blue jeggings, and cyclamen pink ankle boots with mauve elastic bands on the side. She also wears a violet alternative satchel that switches into a backpack or a messenger bag.
 * Ava (voiced by Ali Liebert)-The international member of the Wild Kratts Kids and Gavin's girlfriend as the team's messenger and private eye. She's a young teenage girl of average height (at Gavin's chin-length) with dark brown eyes, black hair below the waist tied into a braid with side swept bangs at a chin's length, and olive-toned skin. Her attire is a blue frock-like tunic with white lining, a turquoise hijab khimar, deep indian red kaftan pants, and black slip-ons. Her headscarf has a gold Wild Kratts logo in the form of brooch at the center.

Villains

 * Zach Varmitech (voiced by Zachary Bennett)-CEO of Varmitech Industries, who uses animals in his inventions for various purposes, mainly to make money off them or to make them do things that he’s too lazy to do himself. He's a young man of average height (barely Chris's height) with a very thin build, very pale skin, green eyes, shiny black hair at a neck's length with three hair turfs combed over the left, a slightly trimmed French beard, and a triangular head. His attire is a short-sleeved red dress shirt that stops above the elbows under a black sweatshirt vest with his company's logo on the front, dark gray trousers, and black dress shoes.
 * Donita Donata (voiced by Wendie Malick)-Living Animal fashion designer who uses animals to make clothes and accessories. She is a middle-aged woman of noticeably high stature (much taller than the villains after Dabio) with maroon hair at a shoulder's length and pinned in a partial bun with bangs curved from the right, golden eyes, and tan skin. Her attire is a telemagenta, collared, ankle-length frock with ¾ sleeves under a sleeveless French rose kimono cardigan with a cordovan corset-like belt, teal crescent earrings and a matching hair clip, umber bell-bottoms, and dark fuchsia heeled boots.
 * Dabio (voiced by Cory Doran)-Donita's henchman and wholesaler of her fashion lines. He's much taller than Donita with wavy blond hair, a buff upper body, slim lower body, and light blue eyes. His attire is a dark cyan T-shirt under a turquoise vest with Donita's symbol, white slacks, and dark gray dress shoes.
 * Gaston Gourmand (voiced by Jeff Bennett)-The gourmet chef (formally) who uses wild animals as his main ingredients in his dishes, along with his skills in the wild, an array of kitchen utensils, and his abnormally large nose to seek out and capture animals, particularly those that he perceives as rare or endangered. He has a huge upper body, big and hairy arms, a small English mustache, grayish green eyes, olive-tanned skin, thick and black eyebrows, a shaved head, and an abnormally large and bulbous nose with visible nostrils. His attire is a short-sleeved, navy blue chef's coat with red piping and and white buttons, a burgundy saggy beret to match his Great Great Grandpappy Gourmand's color, an olive green apron around his waist, khaki hiking pants, and feldgrau military boots. He's even replaced his quiver with a brown satchel backpack, each side having hidden compartments for his cooking utensils, and pockets for carrying gadgets built for him by Zach.
 * Paisley Paver (voiced by Julie Lemieux)-CEO of Pave Nature Inc., who seeks to "pave over" nature (hence the company name), and only views the animals themselves as an interference at best, and a threat at worst; however, she will sometimes capture animals, either to get them out of the way, or helping her in their plans. She's a middle-aged woman of a notably short stature with platinum blonde hair in a pixie bob style brushed down with fringes neatly parted from the right, light green eyes, and pale skin. Her attire is an iris blue blouse under a long-sleeved, dark gray suit jacket with her company's logo as a badge and yellow piping, rounded rectangular framed glasses with rhinestones at the upper corner, dark gray skirt, blue-gray pantyhose, and dark gray ankle high-heeled boots with iris blue soles, toes, and three buttons on each side.
 * Rex (voiced by Vincent Tong)-Paisley's henchman and construction worker of her warehouses. He's a young man of average height (close to Donita's), but having Zach's body frame with the exception of a rounder belly, and is olive-tanned with brown eyes, brown hair at a neck's length combed back, and an oblong triangular head. His attire is a light blue-gray T-shirt under an orange jumpsuit with bell-bottoms and Paisley's company logo, yellow construction helmet, white utility gloves, black utility belts, and light grayish-brown boots.