Chapter 23, here at last.
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ANN: I don't own the song Shake Shake Shake Senora by Harry Belefonte, although I do own it's slightly random use in this story. But hopefully it works…
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As the drama of the girls unfolded in another city, unknown to the two teams missing said females, the males prepared for the worst.
The worst was a cocktail of one part female and one part hell on earth, shaken like a massive earthquake, not stirred.
All eight members of the masculine half of their species had seen it before. It was an event that they had seen; after all, it came with being teammates….no, friends with women. It was the side that came to show itself when the good girl was banished and the darker side came out to play.
Each and every male, ranger or civilian, knew of it.
It, the emotion that you NEVER wanted your partner, teammate, friend, assistant, whatever she was, to feel.
It came from an attitude; which Vida was a perfect example of. Being aggressive was something that came with not backing down, especially when you had another to protect. This was why the pink in question started verbally beating at a customer who just happened to be looking at the lower part of her sister's back. Some called it over kill; she called it 'weeding' out the bad apples. Too bad Nick hadn't been there, she might have just 'weeded' him too. But no, the boys came in just to see her, in slow motion, launch herself at the man. Five minutes, a black eye, and bloody nose later, she was being held back firmly by Chip and Nick, Maddie was trying to calm a distressed Toby down, while Xander tried to charm the guy out of pressing charges; all while she was growling. In her opinion the day had been a productive one, even though the others disagreed to great length.
It came from being offended; like how Tori had nearly buried a random surfer nine feet deep in the sand for calling her a "weak, little bitch who couldn't surf worth anything". Fortunately for the man, the other ninjas had not heard the comment; so not only did they not assist in the premature funeral, they held her back. Only later did they find out when she ranted furiously, they were long gone from the beach, but that didn't stop Hunter and Shane from hunting the bastard down to "talk" to him while the others calmed her down with compliments of her surfing.
It came from stress; as Maddie had shown when work, ranger duties, and the boys' loud behavior came smashing together. The shock on the faces of the other Mystics had been unimaginable when out of the blue their sweet, usually silent, Maddie started screaming at the top of her lungs at the inanimate object known as her camera. "STUPID, WHY WON'T YOU WORK?" None of them moved while she roared and raved about everything, before falling silent once more. Then the black haired witch had turned slowly to meet their gazes asking what the hell they were staring ask. Long story short, they all avoided upsetting the blue for a while after that, while making sure she was as calm as possible.
It came from concern; like how Kira, out of concern for the three girls, was going to rip the boys' organs out in a pissed off rage. Their blood was going to spill, that much was guaranteed. And that would happen even if the Dinos were on their side, even though it was a gamble when it came to that. Even though they wanted to believe that the males would help their cause, it was very possible that Kira had as much influence as their girls did…
Did they still want to go?
Of course, that which was awaiting them (pain, more than likely death) was irrelevant compared to the fact that they might get a glimpse. One minuscule look at a passing glow of blonde hair or one image of dark irises against a white backdrop of the eyes. One growled word, one shy smile, one eye roll at their immature behavior; it awaited them, even if the world was sent to the devil's land a moment afterwards.
Would the moment last?
Of course not, but that didn't mean that they wouldn't go. It would only be a passing second, perhaps sixty of them if they were lucky. Everything good had to come to an end, usually to be replaced with something better but not this time, to be eclipsed by the pain of being yelled at by a furious female.
Not that it mattered, the moment would give them the strength to push through and make it all better. Or at least that's what they hoped…
Speaking of furious females, he gulped before slanting his eyes downwards to avoid one's glare.
He glanced at the feet of the others, all seven pairs of which were twitching. Most were in the different stages of tapping, while two were just rocking from side to side. The pace varied, a few going at a turtle's pace, while a few going much faster like they were keeping up with a rock song's drum beat…
His hands' opposites were still as he tried to wrap his mind around the fact that they KNEW where the girls WERE but instead of GOING there, they were SITTING on their asses while waiting for a female under the influence of IT to 'talk' to them.
What a screwed up situation, he sighed before pushing his glasses higher up the bridge of his nose.
She had been glaring at them for the last five minutes, but not a word had left her mouth.
It was like she was thinking about she was going to say, so that she didn't sound like a ranting idiot when 'talking' to them. While he was glad for that, he listened to enough babbling without her in the equation, they, he didn't have time for this.
He rather be speeding way over the speed limit towards Reefside with the others telling him to go faster as the thought of apologizing for the others idiocy to Tori going through his mind, than be sitting on the steps of the tree version of Ops.
His logical mind was not happy with the situation, which was ludicrously incompatible with his To-Do List.
A list which was:
1. Apologize to Tori.
Even though he didn't need to apologize, except maybe for the fact that he didn't slaughter the assholes responsible when he had a chance and/or argue with his father even more forcefully to find more compatible (and respectful) ninjas for the morphers.
Not that that would have made a different, plus it wasn't like there had been a choice other than the one that had been made. Shane and Dustin were her best friends, and all the other ninjas had been kidnapped by his sadistic uncle. And besides, he wouldn't have been able to do anything about that brooding idiot bastard, even if he could go back in time and bash the air and earth rangers over the head like he wanted to.
That reminded him…
As they were in close proximity to him, he carried out the idea.
"OW!"
"DUDE!"
"SHIT!"
The three ninjas, who had been slapped on the side of the head by his Asian hand, glared at him before wincing as Blake took notice of the movement and repeated the movement. She stopped glaring for a moment, the others in the room looking at them in interest as the navy ninja smacked each offending head, giving an especially hard hit for his elder brother.
"Blake" Hunter huffed the name in irritation, while he and the other two rubbed their heads, trying to get the pain to go away faster.
"Don't you dare complain" He replied for the younger Bradley, who gave him a grateful look. While their teammates were morons, at least another person still had their sanity.
"We're not" Shane snapped back
"You didn't have to hit us" Dustin grumbled darkly, which they all noticed.
The dirt boy usually saw the brighter side of things, as his ranger color suggested which went along his happy go lucky attitude. As the hyper one of the group, he made sure that the energy of the group was light hearted, even after a loss. He balanced out the darker and focused members, namely Hunter and Shane, by being bubbly and a bit attention deficit sometimes
For the attitude to be somber, as it seemed like it was now, was rare and unsettling.
And while next thing on his list was:
2. Kill Shane/Hunter/Dustin.
He felt his anger and irritation evaporating at the sight of the sunshine ranger (that was the sparingly used nickname that had been assigned to Dustin, because he had the power to make people feel 'warm and fuzzy' as Tori had called it. They had gone along with it, jokingly teasing him even though he had loved it) sinking a big deeper into sadness over the whole issue.
Something had to be done, because while escaping the thinking girl's grasp, Clare was her name right?, and driving like he was possessed to face the blockade that Kira definitely would have set up, Dustin came first.
And while he didn't want to forgive them just yet, they had to be united when they went into the lion's…err…Ptera's den or they would be ripped to shreds and it would all be for nothing. Have a depressed ranger, especially one that was his friend, was not a good thing.
"Sorry dude" The navy ranger said, recognizing the same thing that he had; that they were losing him, even if just a little bit. That couldn't happen, and it wouldn't…
He really didn't want to do this, he hated the idea. But it would cheer Dustin up; there was no doubt that it would. He knew the lyrics inside and out from the millions of time that it had been played in Ops, the van, EVERYWHERE that Dustin had been for a week or so. Needless to say that he had lost his sanity.
But it was the quickest and easiest way that he could think have to not only make Dustin smile but cheer up the whole group. It was either that or giving the yellow a hug, he hated touching other people…
Something had to be done and since Tori wasn't here to do it, she was the one to usually cheer Dustin up, somebody had to step up. While he would of never been in this situation if the three idiots (one of which he was trying to cheer up) hadn't hurt the blue in the first place. But that was the past, time to focus on the present.
Here goes nothing…
He almost laughed, settling for a sly grin as he started humming, the utterly shocked (and slightly disturbed faces) of his teammates becoming amusing as the tune sunk it and recognition of what was happening entered their minds and stuck.
The others on the other hand, who he identified as colors out of habit (it was easier to do that than remember all the names as he did ranger history research), were slightly confused….
"What the hell is he doing?" The green mystic whispered, not so quietly, to the other two.
"Who knows" The red one, also known as IAN in his mind (Idiot, Asshole, Nick), muttered before turning to the yellow one who was tapping his feet to give bass to the tune.
Noticing his teammate's stares, the yellow, Chip, looked back at them "What? You know it's a good song"
Then, even though he didn't want to, he found his voice. This is for Dustin, he told himself, trying to justify singing in front of people. He never sung, despite the fact that Tori encouraged him, hell he didn't even sing in the shower! Hopefully Shane would take over in a minute, or somebody with a better voice than him!
But until then…
"Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time"
He watched as the somewhat sad frown Dustin had been wearing reversed to its smiling and just plain awesomebrother that made him smile wider as he went on.
By this time, Blake had taken over the humming, the sound mixing in with the other yellow's beats, letting him focus on the words he knew by heart due to Dustin's obsession with the song when he discovered it from the movie Beetle Juice.
"My girl's name is Senora
I tell you friends, I adore her
And when she dances, oh brother!
She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather"
He didn't need to look to know that he wasn't the only one with a happy smile, especially as the air ranger's slightly deeper voice joined in to balance his. Thank god, at least he wasn't alone going into the chorus.
"(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time"
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the formally furious female smile at him, like the whole situation (maybe even one she hadn't wanted to be in?) had been diffused by his humiliating idea.
"Well this is interesting…" The red one said with a raised eyebrow
"Oh shut it, you know you love this song…just like Maddie does" The last part was a bit quieter, but still got a look from the fire boy as Xander started to move his body slightly to the rhythm while "Bum, bum, ba-dum da- da dum" ing along with the navy's humming.
The red rolled his eyes, although the tune calmed and reminded him of better times. Before he could stop himself, he was humming along while waiting for the next lyrics to come, knowing that he would sing along just like many times before.
"You can talk about Cha Cha
Tango, Waltz, or the Rumba
Senora's dance has more title
You jump in the saddle
Hold on to de bridle!"
By this time, his green self was ready to pull out and leave the singing to Shane. But a look from the crimson ranger as he joined in made him change his mind. It wasn't a glare, but instead a 'You started it, finish it' kind of thing. He had already made a fool of himself, even though the others would disagree, why not? He rolled his eyes, before continuing with the whole gang, plus mystics, plowed into the chorus…
"(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Rock your body, child!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Somebody, help me!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time (Whoa)
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line (Yep)
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time!"
"Who knew this would happen?" Uddonna said happily that not only were the two teams not fighting, they were sharing a song. Sure, it was unorthodox, but who cared. It was a nice sight to see, plus her body felt less tense with the familiar song…
"No one, but it's a very good development" The solar knight smirked watching his three students come alive for the first time since the girls had left. The song was unfamiliar, but it was definitely catchy. He'd have to ask the name of it when they were done.
He watched as the next lines began, the yellows taking control enthusiastically.
Jumping up from his seat, the lion zord ranger shook his shoulders while singing "Senora, she's a sensation"
"The reason for aviation" Chip continued before rising to sway along with the other yellow.
"And fellas, you got to watch it" Dustin said winking at Cam happily.
The green ranger grinned humbly at the signal, very satisfied with his efforts to cheer the yellow and the team up.
Mission accomplished on both accounts.
"When she winds up, she bottom, she go like a rocket!" The mystic finished before they all roared into the chorus…
"(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Hoist those guns aleetle higher!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Humpin' jiminy!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa oh oh oh!"
And as the last line winded down, laughter replaced the tune.
[AN: Yeah, I know, a bit random. But go along with it, it's a good and catchy song. If you don't know it, look it up on YouTube. It's awesome! On with the story!]
They all turned to look at Clare, who was grinning at them madly.
"So do you do this all the time?" She took a ragged breathe, trying to calm down, before asking the question.
"Oh course!" Dustin replied smirking, a tint of sarcasm in the words.
"And you know we do" Nick added, with a small twinkle in his eye.
"Really? You're such a softy" Hunter teased, the others tensing at what reaction the other red would have.
The other mystics were worried; no one got really got away with calling Nick a softy, except for Maddie. But they ALL knew why that was…
The ninjas, on the other hand, felt the blood start to pump as there was a lull of silence. If Nick was anything like their reds, he wasn't going to take being called 'softy' well. This meant another brawl, just like what would have happened if Shane had been called that by Hunter.
The seven rangers not involved tensed, ready to break up a fight that was expected to happen.
Instead there was a chuckle "Last time I check, you were singing too, so that makes us even. So you calling me softy is like the pot calling the kettle black."
Seeing that the danger had passed, both teams relaxed. The crimson wonder said "Well, you got me there"
"Yes I do. Besides, if enjoying myself means I'm a softy, then I rather be a softy than a hardass…" The dragon zord user was cut off by his own teammate
"Like you used to be?" Xander raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement and relief in his eye.
Nick said nothing, just grinned slyly.
Chip shook the tan's man shoulder with a message of 'Welcome back man' in the strong but gentle movements.
"Who says I'm not still?" At the sentence, the entire room let out snorts of amusement, proving that the question was not worth answering.
"Well, if it makes you feel better, you're still very much an asshole" Cam added in
"Makes me feel so much better" The red scowled while speaking sarcastically.
"Every red ranger is" Blake said, his teammates joining Nick in screwing up their faces.
"Your brother is mean, even if it's true" Shane huffed in fake annoyance to the darker shade of red.
"I know, Blake's such an asshole" Hunter grinned slightly
"I do take after my big bwother" Biting their lips, the adults in the room tried not to laugh.
The other rangers didn't care as much, Shane leading off the laughter with all the other ninjas joining in a moment later. Save Cam, who was a bit too conservative, but instead just smiled widely.
"If we weren't in someone else's house, I would kick your ass" The dirty blonde growled
Blake just stuck out his tongue in a rare exhibit of childishness.
Letting out a breath, it became apparent that the crimson thunder was going to jump and brawl with the shorter one of the duo when one sentence stopped everything.
"Wow, you guys must have really fucked up"
A steady tone of voice of the youngest female in the room spoke the sentence, which caused them all to look at her.
"Clare!" A shocked Uddonna gasped.
Her assistant, and niece, rarely cursed. While the others did at most times, her shy family member only cussed when a hot potion hit her skin on accident or she dropped something. So the sentence, to be said, plain as day was somewhat of a shock to her.
"Pardon my language…" She said softly, before her voice grew a bit stronger "What did you guys do?"
She didn't know the story behind what happened on either occasion and her thoughts had turned to that during the sing along. While they had hurt the girls, there was no reason to be so murderous towards them when she had no idea what was going on. While she knew the mystics (especially Nick) could be bastardly when they wanted to, they were good guys. Honest, protective, loyal….to an extent of course, but they tried their best.
But for the other group of five rangers, the traits seemed to fit, but she had no idea about them. That had been the reason why she had been so much on guard in the beginning, but during the course of time they had together their true colors seemed to show. They didn't seem like heart breakers, well at least not to their friends. Thing was that they were here for that very reason; a choice that seemed to caused so much pain. Their emotions on the subject seemed to match those that were truly sorry.
Not that she shouldn't be mad, but if they were so bastardly like she assumed, why did the five come all this way, ATTACK another ranger team (although god knows Nick had something to do with it), and throw all common sense out the window? If they really didn't care, they wouldn't have come.
But, there they were, right in front of her.
Five sets of tapping feet, five pairs of eyes trained on her.
"We…" It came from the yellow of the older team, who seemed to age and lose energy with the one word. Dryly taking a staggered breath, he registered the hand on his shoulder which came from Chip. While the other ninjas seemed a bit wary of the touch, they watched as the redhead pulled Dustin back to where he could sit. Without resistance, the earth boy took his seat, allowing the hand to remain as a comforting gesture before continuing. "We betrayed her trust, her faith in us"
Nothing needed to be elaborated on, no details needed to be told. As she stood there looking into the dark brown eyes of the man, she felt herself changing sides from where she had put herself due to gender and assumptions.
"So did we" Chip bowed his head, as the last moments of Vida came back…
"I FOUND HER CRYING HER EYES OUT, DO YOU KNOW HOW THAT MADE ME FEEL!"
All he had done was cower, instead of shaking her by the shoulders and telling her that he was sorry, that he never meant that, none of them did…
She had just stared at them, that blank stare that had sent a shiver down his spine.
"No…I felt horrible that I believed my friends' were better than that, that I had trusted the three of you!"
Then he had let her walk out the door, and out of his life. And the last memory he had of her was of her showing her disappointment in them, in him. Worst of all, what did she have of him? She had the image of him cowering instead of owning up to a mistake. God, what a wuss he was; what about all those other times when he had stopped her anger, clasping her fists and telling her to breathe? Why had he not done that then?
Not a reason came to mind, he wished that someone would punch him. Maybe he could ask Nick…
"No, we didn't" His red spat out bitterly, glaring at him as they met gazes. At first he felt anger fill him, the same that he was being stared at with. But then it hit him; Nick wasn't angry with his yellow self, the red ranger was pissed at himself. If anyone wanted to murder someone, it was Nick, the victim to be his dark skinned self. But why? Then the answer was given on a silver platter of Nick's soul. "I broke her heart"
If the quiet in the room could have dropped more, it damn sure did.
"Then I guess we have more in common than we thought" Hunter sighed, breaking the nothingness by giving a look of sympathy to his color brother.
The younger red raised an eyebrow in curiosity, giving back a 'thank you' in the glance.
"We're assholes and we broke the most important member on our team" The air red filled in for his darker counterpart, knowing that it was the answer that they all, especially the newest red, wanted to hear.
"At least you're brave enough to admit that…" Daggeron said in his comforting tone, one that he knew would ease the guilt plaguing the three leaders. He had known the original red mystic red, and despite the time and cultural differences, the pressure was the same that Nick and the other two were feeling at a moment. Even if it had nothing to do with them, even though it had EVERYTHING to do with them, they would have felt bad because they were the reds. The red ranger, the leader, the first line of defense for the team; the person that knew the battle plan, who was ready for anything.
And to be the ones to shatter the very person they were drawn to protect, another thing that came with the color other than an ego bigger than the fucking universe, they would be questioning themselves. That was what did not need to happen, the teams needed their reds.
As the sentence soaked in, he cleared his throat and continued "…but that is only one part of your attitude, the qualities such as loyalty, bravery…"
"More like stupidity, running into battle without a fucking plan" Blake interrupted, accusingly pointing at the thunder and air red rangers, knowing that it was true from the many times it had happened.
"There's also being thick skulled" Xander added, as the golden knight grinned as the teams took over his mission.
"Like you aren't" Nick muttered in a slightly teasing tone
"Reds are extremely aggressive as well" The green Samurai stated factually
"They always have to be the alpha male" Uddona pointed out, knowing that her husband had been the same way, even though he had tried to suppress it.
"It comes with the leader position, what can I say?" Shane shot back
"Which is why those two fight all the time" Dustin thumbed at the dirty blonde and skateboarder, who rolled their eyes at him.
"But they're also soft!" All eyes went to Clare, who was grinning happily.
"Soft? Hell no" Hunter scoffed in horror
"Awww, come on, you don't remember that one time that you played those arcade games for hours that one weekend, even when the rest of us couldn't, just to get enough combined tickets to get that giant stuffed dolphin Tori wanted?" The yellow ninja fluttered his eyelashes at them to make his point.
"She nearly hugged the stuffing out of it, and you two, when you gave it to her" The glasses wearing green commented with a small smile.
"Well she wanted it; it wasn't like we were leaving without it!" The crimson ranger snapped back
"Softies" Cam 'coughed'.
"That wasn't being soft, we we're just being…" The airhead began to defend his and Hunter's honor when he was cut off…
"Softies!" The younger thunder ranger cut in, getting a glare from the two reds.
"Your brother is an asshole" Shane hissed
"I know" Hunter cracked a knuckle, ready to murder his dear adopted little brother
"Oh, and remember that one time when you rode your motorcycle out to the airport and argued with the security people for three hours until they finally let you look in Maddie's bag so you could get her camera." Chip voiced the story while looking evilly at his red ranger.
"He did what?" Dustin tilted his head while waiting for an explanation.
"The girls had gone to New York for the weekend and when they got back, Maddie's bag was held by security…"
"Idiots" Nick added in a annoyed voice
The redhead rolled his eyes before going on "…for some stupid reason. Thing was that she had her wickedly expensive camera in it and they wouldn't let her get it out. So Nicky here…" The red mystic cringed at the stupid nickname, but barely let it register on his face "...after hearing Vida rant and Maddie get teary over it, rode out to the airport. Then he argued with the security officers for three hours before finally being able to get the damn thing."
"Pain in the ass" The dark haired fire bender grumbled
"But you know you loved when Maddie hug the hell out of…" Nick smacked Xander upside the head
"I did what I needed to make sure that Vida didn't kill someone, that's all" The red excused himself with the sentence.
"Yeah right" The green groaned.
The yellows were both laughing by this time, the others chuckling.
"Since you all seem to be getting along, how about we make a deal?" All eyes went to Clare.
"A deal?" Chip asked in interest…
"Yes…" She took a deep breath before looking at them fiercely; they all tensed at the look.
They really hoped that IT wasn't back…
"You all get your asses to Reefway…"
"Reefside" Cam corrected, as was his nature
She glared at him, before continuing "…apologize to them and please for the love of god don't fuck that up. You all seem like you really want to make things right…"
"We do!" Dustin feverishly replied, speaking for all with the two words
"…then make sure they know that" She finished smoothly but forcefully
Eight heads nodded, all of the bodies attached rising to get ready to move and go.
"And in exchange, there will be no big speech…"
"Thank god" Xander exhaled, grateful that more time and brain cells weren't going to be wasted.
"…and I won't hunt your asses down and gut you where you stand. Understand?" All the rangers cringed and gulped before nodding their heads slowly.
Then she gave them one last smile, and a hug for both yellows, before going back to her caldron to work "Good luck then"
Dusting themselves off, from their dive in the dirt earlier, each ranger looked to the other team.
"We both fucked up, how about a truce?" Shane had his eyes trained on the red mystic, hand out stretched.
If they were going to go face Kira, the more people they had on their side, the better. Even though it came down to them having slightly different objectives, they could easily help each other.
Besides, it was their duty as rangers to help their fellow brothers in color, even there had been a small disagreement that had ended in a power enhanced battle.
"It's the least we can do" Nick agreed with the same logic, shaking hands with the leader (co leader by Hunter's standers) of the ninjas.
"We are having that rematch later right?" The crimson ranger cut in with a wicked grin
"Ready to get your ass kicked so soon?" The fire boy countered
"You're the ones who are outnumbered" Cam pointed out.
"So? We've got a dragon" The green mystic smirked
"You're still going down" The younger thunder promised
Chip gave a 'bring it' hand signal in response.
"You're on dude!" Dustin challenged
The testosterone argument went on, stemmed from that one comment.
"Figures they get sidetracked" Clare rolled her eyes, muttering to herself
Now they were comparing reasons why they would win.
"We've got magic"
"We've got elemental powers"
"We've got wands"
"We've got ninja skills"
"Flying brooms"
"Tsunami cycles"
"Our enemy is a demon"
"Our enemy is Cam's uncle"
"Seriously?"
"Unfortunately"
"That's fucked up"
"We know"
"Giant book of answers"
"Sensei"
"Your Sensei?"
"He knows everything"
"Uh-huh…"
"Alright, most everything"
"Whatever, glass orb to tell of monster attacks"
"We have a computer system"
"Ours is cooler"
"Ours is more reliable"
"Except in a power outage"
"We have a backup generator"
"…."
"Coolest system goes to us"
"Fine, Genie cat"
"Cyber Cam"
"What?"
"He's a cyber hologram of Cam"
"Oh…but we have capes!"
"What do capes do?"
"They're awesome!"
"But they don't DO anything"
"You know you want one"
"….dude, I do"
Finally one of the onlookers decided to intervene as Dustin finished his sentence while looking at Cam begging silently for a ninja cape.
"GET OUT OF HERE!" Daggeron roared at them, all of them twitching slightly at the sudden noise.
"NOW!" Clare added fiercely
Then there was a mad rush for the door, not wanting to upset the female again.
"Be back soon!" Chip waved
"BRING THEM BACK, ALL OF THEM!" The witch in training yelling as they exited into the green grass.
Xander sent her two thumbs up, telling her that they would try their best. Noticing, Dustin mirrored the gesture, which spread to the other yellow.
In short, they weren't coming back without them.
From the window, the two adults watched the two teams go back towards town.
"You think they can do it?" The golden knight asked the white witch
"I think they can…"
And as the multicolored boys vanished deeper into the woods, the older woman let out a breath only to breathe in smoke from a burning mixture.
Rushing over to help rid the smell and mess away, she wasn't sure if Daggeron had heard the last part of the sentence.
He did.
"… the question is if they will succeed"
As he heard the voices and footsteps grow fainter, he prepared himself to go back to the underworld. Imperious and Necrolai were going to be pissed, as usual.
Well the idea of a power ranger team as minions was shot to hell, another failed plan, only this one had never been put into action.
But then again…
Reefside, there was another ranger team there AND the three missing females….if the information he had overheard was accurate.
Another plan started to brew, a smile appearing under his helmet.
This should be interesting…
If the teams were this broken with their females missing, what would it be like if…
"UTHE SASTOS!"
...they were on opposite sides?
By the time they reached the van, spirits were high and blood was pumping at the thoughts of a combined team of eight rangers going into Kira's territory.
The ninjas were starting to touch on the subject of what they would be facing when entering Reefside. The two teams also planned to make a plan during the ride to where the girls were.
So with some of the details laid out, many more to be figured out, it hit them.
"The van seats six" Cam stated factually, looking at the empty leather seats
The seven absorbed the fact, not sure how to precede, the same thought going through their minds.
"How the hell are we going to do this?"
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So:
What will Korragg do?
How the hell are the boys going to get to Reefside?
And what's going on with the girls?
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