Disclaimer: I don't own any recognizable characters mentioned in this non-profit Non-copyright infringement..-ing fic. If I did...Hunter and Dustin would be in my closet.
Author's Note: This is a three part scrambled fic...that's what i'm going for. explination time. 3 parts why? because I can't beeleevee I wrote this U_U should I be sad or proud? scrambled...well, you'll see.

Kinda Important: I don't know what to put here...oh, people be warned! and yeah, I didn't enjoy writing this...I think you can tell if you're familiar wit my writing styles...or maybe this is a new lazy-I-hate-it style? Ah, and this spawned from a conversation i think....yeah...it did, just idle chat till I felt a bunny sitting on my bbrain...in any case, enjoi

C r i m s o n f o r C r i m s o n

The thunder ranger gave a low grunt when his back collided with the steel pillar then landing on the concrete ground. He was in big trouble. Hunter tried to lift his body and managed to get into a seated position.

"C'mon, you're way stronger than this dude"

"I'm not...fighting you...Dustin."

"Too bad for you then man"

Hunter had no idea what was going on, he and Dustin had been fighting head to head neither getting one up on the other for a long time now. He wasn't quite sure when things turned for the worst but what mattered was that he was in big trouble. Calling the other rangers was out of the question, Tori and Blake where who knows where, last time he'd seen Blake he said that he and Tori were going on some sort of trip to some remote island. Just his luck their morpher's weren't working where ever they were, Shane and Cam were busy fighting a few of Lothor's monsters saying that they'd come as soon as they could, that was like thirty minutes ago. He kinda needed them now.

"Get up!"

Hunter clutched his chest as he tried to get to his feet and fight but he couldn't do either. "This isn't you bro" he tried, they'd gone through this, the thunder ninja recalled the way Blake brought him back when he was evil and he was trying to do the same, nothing was working. Maybe Dustin wasn't being brainwashed. Then that would mean Dustin was attacking him for real. No. Not after everything they'd been through as enemies, partners, friends, lovers. He couldn't have forgotten all that and decided on a whim to just kill off one of his friends.

"Get up!" He growled as he advanced on the fallen thunder. Hunter pushed him self back with a harsh cough, this wasn't quite how he pictured going out, his friend doing him in was a surprise. Despite the weirdness, if Dustin did kill him...Blake. Blake would be alone, sure he had Tori but he and Blake were family, brothers. The yellow ranger stood over him and sat on his chest then slapped his helmet at the left temple. "C'mon dude" He held up a pointed gloved finger and tapped it on the crimson rangers black face plate, "Knock, knock," Dustin sat up before leaned back down closer to him, "I wanna see your face when you die man" When the face shield didn't open he grabbed the crimson head and slammed it into the ground. Hunter gritted his teeth, screwed his eyes shut and tears streaked down his face, he couldn't feel the impact with the ground, his ranger powers protected him, but his head was hitting the inside of the helmet and there wasn't exactly a cushioned interior. His head was slammed into the ground at least ten times, probably more, and it weakly lolled to the side, he just hoped Dustin was tired by now.

"Dustin....snap...snap out of it" That earned him another slam. The earth ninja's breathing came out shallow and heavy while his were shaken and sharp. "This isn't you....Lothor...brainwashed you!" He yelled at his friend, the tears fell faster, he was hurt, angry, confused and he scared, not for himself but everyone else...and Dustin. What was going to happen after this?

"Whatever dude," he reached over his shoulder and pulled his ninja sword out, "Say goodbye crimson ranger"

Hunter grabbed Dustin's wrist, the blade scratching his face shield. "Dustin! Stop!"

"Why should I?" he grunted, trying to push his sword.

"Because I love you bro" Hunter thought that maybe that would get through this time, he needed it to. He thought it was working; Dustin lowered his head, the force behind his sword let up but by only a bit. "Dustin?" The yellow ninja yelled and slammed his sword into the crimson helmet.

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