Epilogue

Friday nights in a local sports bar would probably annoy some people. Especially considering there was a big game going on. It was so crowded getting food took forever, and the cheering or booing only had brief intervals. Families with crying children or parties of friends were common, and loud. To sum it up, the place was hectic. Alexis loved it.

Ever since leaving Blue Bay Harbor, Alexis and Danny were frequently in places like this bar and grille. She hated quiet nights, so they kept the number of them few. They kept busy. Danny had to, he needed to occupy himself. Alexis had to, she needed to occupy her mind.

That night they were occupying themselves with travel plans. They sat at a booth right by the bar, a map on the table between them with food pushed to the side.

"So we'll get to Phoenix late tomorrow night. We can probably be tourists the next morning, but we should get going that afternoon." Danny said, using his finger to draw a line on the map.

Alexis nodded her agreement while munching on an onion ring. "Sounds good. After that..." She was cut off.

"Hey!" Some guy across the bar yelled, a phone pressed to his ear. "The Power Rangers are in some huge fight in Blue Bay Harbor!"

"Change the channel!" This time it was Alexis who yelled. The flustered barista grabbed for the remote, changing to the news station covering the fight.

Alexis' eyes widened when she saw the footage. She had never seen so many monsters before. And the Rangers were fighting them all!

"Oh my god." Danny said beside her. A new figure appeared.

"Is that...?"

"Lothor." Danny told her.

"Impossible." She stated.

"Apparently not." His head nodded a bit.

They continued to watch. "Oh my god, Danny their morphs are about to break!" She exclaimed as quietly as possible. Danny looked equally horrified. The morphs eventually did break, cutesy of Lothor. Coincidentally, the close up camera did to.

Alexis breathed a sigh of relief when the camera changed to one from a helicopter view. You could still see moving figures, but no faces were clear. And everyone became a bit distracted when the giant attacks of earth, air, and water were released. The camera was able to capture Lothor following back into the abyss.

A cheer, louder than any one a sports play could have conceived rang through the bar. Everyone was screaming their heads off. Alexis let out a mix between a laugh and a cheer when she hugged Danny. When she looked at the TV, years were gathering in her eyes, the joy from being free of Lothor making her emotional, but what she saw made her even more so.

"Danny, look!" She exclaimed. He looked, and saw. Lights, thousands of them, the essence of captured ninja, were coming down from the heavens and dispersing. Most flew far from sight, but you could see them in their path.

Alexis and Danny looked at each other, holding their eyes for a moment. Then they acted immediately.

"I'll call the airport and get next flight tickets." Danny already had his phone out.

"I'll pay." Alexis was already waving over the waiter.

Around a day later, the two were running at break neck speed through the trees. They kept pressing themselves harder, going faster and faster until they reached their first destination. A private beach, away from tourist's prying eyes. A volcano rising to a magnificent height only a meters away. They shared another look. The beach looked abandoned, as if no one had set foot there in a very long time. Alexis bit her lip nervously before walking determinedly to the boulder that disguised the entrance. A brief glance over her shoulder before she stepped straight through. Danny quickly followed.

Alexis hasn't realized she had closed her eyes until she needed to remind herself to open them. The sight before her brought her hand flying to cover her mouth.

Fire ninjas were everywhere, already working to rebuild the fallen school. Teachers stood giving directions as students cleared away debris or started marking out repairs. It didn't take long for someone to notice them.

"It's Danny and Alexis!" A spark yelled out. Every head turned towards them.

"Oh man, we're here." Alexis said amazed. "Danny we're finally home!" She said before running to meet the dozens of waiting hugs and greetings, Danny hot on her heels.

It was probably around two o' clock in the morning when Alexis left her room. The Academy at night was a stark contrast to itself during the day. Silence was everywhere, all the students resting peacefully. Alexis crept carefully and slowly, crossing the ground with as little noise as possible. She had nearly reached the portal when she turned to check her surroundings.

"Going somewhere?" A voice asked softly.

Alexis snapped back to face Sensei X leaning next to the portal. She looked at the ground.

"Why are you leaving Alexis?" He asked.

"Sensei, a month ago I was ecstatic to be home. But now, I feel wrong. It's not that I love the Academy or people here any less, I just don't feel like this is my home anymore." Alexis explained.

Surprisingly, Sensei X nodded as if he understood. Alexis' face must have betrayed her confusion. "You are practically a prodigy Alexis, you and your brother bother were. But you were very young when you were brought here, and had no choice in the matter. Now that you have experienced life in a another way, you aren't sure if the path of a ninja is the one you want to take."

"Should I be ashamed Sensei?" She asked.

"No." He answered simply. "I suspected this could happen. But admittedly i thought you'd wait until we had recovered Josh."

"I can't help it, I feel like if I find my brother, I'll lose the chance to find myself." She told him.

Sensei X nodded. "I understand." Then, "I trust you have payed a visit to our associate?"

A red-headed nod. "He's helped me with most the technicalities, and I'll drop by before I go to the airport."

"Very good. Well, if you are ready, I suggest you be on your way quickly. I'm sure you left a note for Danny and I will make sure no one goes after you."

"Thank you Sensei." Alexis said and bowed. She moved to the portal again.

"Oh, and Alexis?"

"Yes Sensei?" She turned back in time to catch whatever bottle it was he threw at her. She turned it in her hands. "ColorZap. Removes all unwanted permanent hair color." She read.

"You're a pretty girl Alexis, but the fact of the matter is your hair is auburn, not red." Sensei X said matter-of-factly.

Alexis couldn't help but grin, barely suppressing a laugh. "Good-bye Sensei." She said and left.

Alexis waited patiently until it was her turn at the ticket counter.

"Identification please." The lady said. Alexis handed over the fabricated I.D. The lady took it, looked at it and smiled. "Where to Miss Scarlett?" She faked a southern accent.

Alexis smiled as if she had heard the joke a million times. "Mariner Bay, thanks."

"Alright." the lady said. She handed the I.D card back. "Your parents 'Gone With the Wind' fans?"

"It's actually more for the color." She told her before being handed the boarding pass nod ticket. "Thanks."

She went to the waiting area, and subconsciously noted how normal everything seemed, something she hadn't known in a while. No one noticed her, they just barely registered a girl in jean shorts and a red shirt, somewhere between average and tall, and short auburn hair. It was awesome.

She had stood by a window, and turned to move to a seat, but instead collided with someone else, knocking them both down.

"Woah, sorry about that." The guy said.

"It's cool, my fault too." She laughed a bit. He got up first, and offered her a hand. She accepted gratefully, and when he pulled her up got a good look at him. He was about 6 feet tall, so he was a bit taller than she was, Caucasian and deep black hair. Alexis' attention however was mostly on his eyes. She had read about eyes like those in romance novels. Stunning blue, so that they pulled you in. Eyes like Hunters.

"I'm Chance." He introduced himself.

"Scarlett." She replied.

"Scarlett. Nice name."

"Thanks, yours too."

"So," he started polite conversation, "in Hawaii for vacation or something else?"

"Neither, heading over to the mainland today." She shrugged with a small smile.

"Oh, vacation come to an end all ready?" He joked.

"Actually, I'm starting a sort of vacation slash work attempt." She frowned at her own lack of sense. She eventually just laughed it off. "I've lived here most my life." She explained.

"Ahhhh. That must be great." Chance said.

"Meh, believe it or not palm trees and sand get old after a while." Alexis said jokingly. "Sunsets are to die for though."

"Really? I mean I've heard but there really that awesome?" He asked.

Alexis sighed. "Save for when I haven't actually been on the island, I haven't missed a sunset since I was six years old."

"I'll have to remember that."

"So what bring you to Hawaii!" Alexis asked him.

"Research. I study myths and possible truths in them. I'm here to learn about one surrounding one of the volcanoes here." He told her. Alexis looked at him, surprised for a moment before smiling.

"Let me guess, the one about Mt. Kymiro's fire being able to gift a worthy man with control over flames?"

"You've heard of it?" He looked at her.

"Of course." She turned back to the window. "Uhmm, that one." She pointed to a smaller volcano in the distance. "That's Kymiro. But I can tell you right now it's nothing but legends."

"So there's not some super powerful secret there?" He teased.

'Just a very powerful school for ninja.' Alexis thought. "Nope." She said. An announcement came over the loudspeaker for a boarding plane.
"Well that's me. Nice meeting you Chance."

"Nice meeting you to Scarlett. Perfect timing, my friends just arrived." Alexis looked where he had gestured and saw two more men approaching, one tall and black while the other was Asian and shorter than his companion. She turned back to Chance and gave a brief nod in parting.

She was heading down the terminal when she shook her head. "Seriously Scarlet." She said to herself. "Stop talking to guys cause they remind you of your ex."

She continued and quickly forgot about her conversation, because she now had something new to worry about. Her future, and now it truly was her future, because it was completely and truly within her control.
'This is gonna be epic.'

A/N- Thank you so much to everyone who supported this story. This is the end of my first fanfic and it really means a lot to me you all cared enough to review, follow or favorite it. But by the way, THIS IS THE END SO REVIEW! I hope you all enjoyed it.

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