 After Cortex's plan is foiled, Coco is called upon by Aku Aku in "" to use Doctor Nefarious Tropy's Time-Twisting Machine and gather the powerful Crystals in their original places before Cortex does so.Coco helps by gathering the Crystals in 17th-century Imperial China, the 18th-century Pacific Ocean, and World War I Europe.She is also responsible for the defeat of Cortex's right-hand man Doctor N. Gin on the Moon, with her new pet tiger Pura assisting her.