Author's Note: I have decided to do this little 'Behind the Scenes' sort of story, including episodes that I did not include in the main story of the Lightning Ranger's series. It will cover the episodes from Ninja Storm to the very end. I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended in the making of this series. I simply own my OCs and anything that is not recognizable from the show. Power Rangers belongs to Saban... although Ninja Storm was created by Disney. Enjoy.

Warning: This chapter is completely Cam/Aliyah centric.

Title: Lightning Storm! Ranger Form!

Summary: We all know the story of the Wind and Thunder Rangers; but what about the Lightning Rangers? Two teens that played a vital role in the destruction of Lothor? Not to mention kept the others on their toes. It's time to meet the new: Defenders of Earth.

"Can we go now please?" Tori yelled from the driver's seat of her van, she was sat at the edge of the skate park with Aliyah while Dustin video recorded Shane on his board. "I've got homework to do and Sensei is going to freak if he finds out we're out this late!"

"Come on, Tor, just five more minutes!" Shane whined, before turning to Dustin. "Come on, dude, I nearly landed it!"

Tori sighed and withdrew back into the van. "Not to mention what Cam's going to say when he finds out you took his night vision camera."

Aliyah snickered.

"Whoa!" the Lightning Ninja yelped as a couple of Kelzaks rolled across the green in front of the van. "Dudes, we got trouble!"

"Dustin!" Shane yelled as he followed Aliyah into the thicket of trees surrounding the Skate Park.

"This will be great for your video!" the moto-addict responded as he followed.

Reaching the edge of the enclosure, Aliyah and the Wind Ninja's skidded to separate halts as they spotted the two Kelzaks planting seeds in the earth.

"Hey!" Tori yelled, grabbing their attention.

"We heard there was a garden party!" Aliyah said.

"And we're kinda bummed we weren't invited," Dustin pouted.

"You mind if we crash?" Shane grinned.

The Kelzaks nervously bobbed in a circle, before possibly realizing they were outnumbered, and turning to flee the scene.

"Ready?" Shane asked.

"Ready!"

"Not ready!" Aliyah said.

"Looks like you'll have to morph, Ali," said Dustin. He was still holding Cam's camera.

Aliyah smirked. "I have an idea," she said, snatching the camera from the Yellow ranger. "Gimme! Haha, now I don't need to morph and Cam'll get his camera back in one piece!"

Dustin pouted at her. "Party pooper!"

"Go fight the bad guys!" Aliyah said, stepping back away from the battlefield.

Shane nodded. "Ready?"

"Ready!"

"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form! Ha!"

~*Lightning Storm*~

"For once I am actually happy that I have hay fever," Aliyah said, as she entered Ninja Ops and handed Cam his camera. "I have a reason to stay as far away as possible from that freak!"

Dustin groaned and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "I can't believe we got stalked by celery!" he complained.

"Here's a thought," Cam said. "Maybe you're not getting enough sleep!"

"Dude, we're teenagers," Aliyah said. "Our body clocks are supposed to be all over the place!"

"I must see those seeds," Sensei interrupted. "We will discuss why you were out on a school night another time."

"I'd hate to be in your skate shoes," Cam said, turning to Shane.

Shane made a face. "Dude, shouldn't you been cleaning some ancient scrolls or something?" he asked.

Aliyah rolled her eyes at the banter.

"Since when has Lothor been into gardening?" Tori asked, after placing the seeds on the glass ledge in front of the Guinea Pig.

Sensei didn't answer, merely prodded one of the seeds with his staff and unleashed a foul smell into the atmosphere.

"Oh, dude!" Dustin said.

"That's some serious stank, man," Shane said, as he and Aliyah covered their nose and mouth with their hands.

Tori grinned. "Smells like Dustin after Ninja training!"

Aliyah snickered as Dustin agreed.

"Hey, Sensei, what are those?" Shane asked.

"I am not certain," Sensei answered. "I have an acquaintance, Dr. Bedlam; he is an expert in exotic plans. In the morning you must visit him at his botanical laboratory."

"Why don't I go?" Cam interrupted. "This may require someone who actually has a clue about botany!"

Shane smirked. "Dude, just so you know, not a very good pick up line!"

Aliyah rolled her eyes. "Shane, leave him alone! It's kinda cute that he wants to help!"

"That's enough!" Sensei said. "All of you return home. You must be alert for tomorrow!"

The Ninja's nodded, turned away and left.

~*Lightning Storm*~

"Hey, Cam," said Aliyah as she walked into Ninja Ops the next morning.

Cam, who was sitting at his computer, looked up in surprise. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

"What I can't come here now?"

"I figured you'd be with the others!"

"They don't get out of school until three," Aliyah explained, "and I'm bored!"

"Why aren't you in school?"

"Suspended for two weeks."

"Do I want to know why?"

"Probably not," Aliyah shrugged. "I'm gonna tell you anyway. I was caught fighting; principal told me that he was fed up of being sent to his office all the time, so he was going to make an example out of me, warn the rest of the school that this would happen to them if they stepped over the line. So he suspended me for two weeks, I'm lucky he didn't expel me, because I was so far across his invisible line!"

Cam nodded. "Uh-huh, so, Tori was right when she said you had anger issues?"

"I have major anger issues," Aliyah agreed. "So, what are you doing?"

"Staying out of trouble!"

"Like a good little Ninja!"

Cam glared at her.

"You really need to get out more!" Aliyah pointed out. "This staying indoors is not good for you!"

She glanced around, her gaze settling on the seeds from the previous evening.

"I have an idea," she grinned, picking one up and examining it. "You still wanna help?"

"I don't see how -?"

"Come on, Cam," Aliyah said, getting to her feet. "Live a little! You're not a teenager if you don't rebel at some point... I mean, if you didn't rebel I'd be seriously worried about you! My rebellion kick started when I was eleven, and I still challenge authority to this day!"

Cam murmured something, but Aliyah let it go.

"So, what do you say?"

"My dad..."

"Isn't here," Aliyah said. "And if he catches us, I will take full blame!"

Cam hesitated, before sighing. "Alright. Fine." he caved, getting to his feet and following her out of the door.

~*Lightning Storm*~

"Have you ever seen one of these before?" Cam asked showing Dr. Bedlam one of the seeds. Aliyah was surprised that this was the same hesitating genius that she had practically forced to leave Ninja Ops.

"Yes, it's called a Sudima plant," Dr. Bedlam explained. "It's -" he paused, put on his glasses and nodded at the two in front of him. "It's very rare. From the same family as the Venus Flytrap, only with a slightly more aggressive nature."

"There is something worse than a Venus Flytrap?" Aliyah asked.

Dr. Bedlam offered her a pointed look. One that clear stated that he was the expert and knew what he was talking about.

"Put it this way," he said. "When this plant is fully grown it will devour anything and everything in its path."

"Okay," Aliyah nodded. "In that case we have a problem!" she added to Cam.

"Oh, don't worry, they're harmless!" Dr. Bedlam reassured them.

"But you just said -"

"Unless they're fertilized in a nutrient bath," Dr. Bedlam interrupted, earning a low growl from Aliyah. "Mineral water with a kick, so to speak."

"Where do you get this special water?" Cam asked

"Well, there's a volcanic spring to the North of here which produces a similar combination of minerals and phosphates."

Cam took off his classes and smiled. "You're talking about Turner Springs."

"Yes, I've been experimenting with the water on some of my plans here," Dr. Bedlam nodded. "Of course the trek is too dangerous for me to make often, I've got giant corns to worry about."

Aliyah glanced up. "I can see that!" she said, turning to Cam. "Rabbit food!"

"Thanks," Cam called after Dr. Bedlam as Aliyah headed for the door. "I see what you mean when you say you challenge authority!"

"Some authority figures," Aliyah corrected, turning around so that she was walking backwards. "I don't challenge Sensei!"

Cam nodded, opened the door and allowed Aliyah to duck under his arm and back out in the fresh air.

~*Lightning Storm*~

Cam and Aliyah had finally made it to the Turner Springs.

Hopping onto a low branch overlooking the spring, Aliyah looped her legs around it and hung, upside down, her ponytail just brushing the surface of the water.

"You look weird upside down," she said, eyeing Cam from her position.

"Can we just get the water and get out of here?" the genius asked, starting to get a little jittery.

"Dude, relax," Aliyah said. "No one's gonna find us out here!"

"My father will know,"

Aliyah rolled her eyes, and dipped the tip of the container into the water, watching as it filled with clear liquid.

"That should be enough," she said, before screaming as a bounce from the branch sent her hurtling into the spring. "Okay, who's the big shot that decided I needed a bath!" she screamed, looking up and spotting a cluster of Kelzaks hovering over her. "Sons of -" she cut off, as a strand of white lightning hit the Kelzaks in the back and toppled them over into the water with her.

Meanwhile on land, Shane and Cam were holding their own.

As quickly as the space pets appeared, they vanished, but not without a series ass-kicking.

Dragging herself out of the water, still clutching the container, Aliyah shivered as she approached the two boys.

"Where'd you learn to fight like that?" Shane asked.

"I grew up in Ninja school," Cam retorted. "Do the math."

"Hey, I'm just surprised," Shane grinned. "I didn't know you had it in you! Oh, dude!" he added, spotting Aliyah.

"Not a word!" Aliyah warned, throwing her hair up into a ponytail, and then shrugging off her wet jacket. "I officially hate Kelzaks!"

"Here," Cam said, shedding his jacket and putting it around her shoulders.

Aliyah smiled, faintly. "Thanks!"

Cam nodded and turned back to Shane. "I have to get the sample back..."

"What about your dad?"

"Don't worry about my father," Cam assured. "I'll handle him."

"Oh, no one handle's the Sensei," Shane said. "You should know that better than anyone!"

Cam ignored him and walked away.

"Hey, he just cares about you, man; he doesn't want you getting hurt!" Shane called after him.

"Well, as you can see, he has nothing to worry about," Cam said, referring to the fact that he was alive and uninjured. "Aliyah on the other hand -"

Aliyah glared up at him. "Oh, don't even go there!"

Cam grinned, nodded at Shane and then led the wet and still grumbling Lightning Ninja away.

~*Lightning Storm*~

"You deliberately went against my wishes by going off on your own," Sensei said. "I'm terribly disappointed in you, my son."

"With all due respect, Sensei," said Aliyah coming out of the backroom. She was wearing a pair of shorts and a green shirt of Cam's as her clothes dried in the back room. "If you're going to punish anyone, it should be me. I talked Cam into going today. It's my fault! I'm sorry!"

Cam, who was setting up the seeds and water sample, glanced at Aliyah and turned to face his father. "How did you know?" he asked.

"I'm a Ninja Master," Sensei said. "And your father. Not a good combination if you're trying to pull a fast one. "Son, I always knew this day would come. It's in your blood."

"I've got nothing against Shane, or Tori or Dustin! They've come along way, but I know I can help," Cam said. "Not just in here, but out there!"

"As a Power Ranger, perhaps?"

"Yes, as a Power Ranger!"

Aliyah lowered her gaze to her morpher, which now had permanent residence on her wrist.

"Cam, you could be the bravest Ranger of them all," Sensei said, with pride.

"Then why didn't you choose me?" Cam asked, looking hurt and confused.

"I am forbidden by a promise that I made many years ago,"

"A promise?" Cam repeated. "To who?"

"When your mother fell ill," Sensei explained. "I swore I would protect you from harm."

Cam frowned and inspected the picture of his mother that rested beside him.

"She knew all too well that a Ninja's life is one of constant danger," Sensei finished.

"You made that promise when I was a helpless child," Cam said, forcing himself to look at his father.

"There is nothing more sacred than a promise made to a loved one," Sensei said.

"Mother would want this for me!" Cam argued. "She would want me to fulfill my potential!"

"Unfortunately, we will never know," Sensei said, shaking his fury head. "I'm sorry!"

With his jaw set, Cam stalked off into the back room.

Aliyah hesitated before following him. "Hey," she murmured, stopping beside him. "I'm sorry for getting you in trouble; you tried to warn me, I guess I've been away from an academy for too long!"

"I thought your grandparents were Sensei's?"

"They are," Aliyah nodded. "But in order for them to discipline me, they would need to be around. As for your dad, I wouldn't take him for granted. You're lucky to have some authority figure in your life! I'd do anything for that!"

Cam scoffed. "You have that," he pointed out. "You just decide to fight them!"

"That's because they don't guide me," Aliyah said. "They try and force me to compel to their rules and be who they want me to be! It's my life... I'm gonna be whatever it is I want to be!"

"Well, I want to be a Power Ranger," Cam said. "You have a morpher, but you refuse to use it!"

Aliyah sighed. "If I could give you the Lightning morpher, I would," she said. "But I have a feeling that your destiny is different to mine! Stay strong, Cam, things will change, you'll see!"

Cam smiled. "Thanks, Ali,"

"You're welcome!"

~*Lightning Storm*~

Aliyah smiled as she peeled Cam's shirt off of her torso and pulled on her Linkin Park hoodie. It was free of any water and toasty warm causing her smile to turn into a satisfied grin. "Oh, so much better!" she said, pulling her shoes and returning to the main part of Ninja Ops.

"Feeling better?" Cam asked as she approached him.

"Much," Aliyah nodded, folding his T-shirt and hooking it over her arm. "Thanks,"

"Well, I couldn't let you freeze!"

Aliyah inclined her head but remind silent.

"Quickly, Cam," said Sensei, as he observed Tori and Dustin who were in trouble downtown.

"Let me go," Cam said. "I can help them!"

"No," Sensei said. "Send Shane!"

Cam sighed. "Cam for Shane," he said, linking the mainframe to Shane's morpher. "Cam for Shane! Come in, Shane!"

The link opened and Shane's face loomed into view. He was at Storm Charges.

"The others in trouble!"

"On it!"

~*Lightning Storm*~

"Guys!"

"Oh, hi, Shane!"

"Any day now!"

Shane nodded and he run towards his friends, he stopped a few feet away from the vines and summoned his Hawk Blaster; however, the heat of the blaze did nothing to release Tori from the vines hold.

"What? It didn't even make a dent!"

Aliyah winced as she watched Shane get pummeled by a thick vine. "Ouch..." she murmured.

"Cam, I'm in trouble here!"

"Shane's down!" Cam said, as movement caught Aliyah's eye.

"Hey!" Aliyah yelped, knocking a vine away from Sensei, only to gasp as it wrapped around her wrist tightly. "Ow, dude, let go!"

But the vine only grew tighter.

"Ali," Cam said, jumping up from the computer chair and running to her aid as another vine wrapped itself around her free wrist and started to pull her towards the massive flower that had grown out of the seeds at the back of Ninja Ops.

Aliyah struggled to pull back bumping into Cam who had appeared behind her, hands on her hips to hold her in place. "Now what do we do?" she asked over her shoulder, normally she would have shocked the vines to release her, but seeing has both her wrists were tied she was having difficulty reaching the binds that held her.

"I have an idea," Cam said. "But I am gonna have to leave you!"

"Go!" Aliyah said. "I'm a lot tougher than I look!"

Cam hesitated, before looking at Aliyah who had leaned against him, trying to push him away.

"Go!" she said.

"Alright," the Genius nodded, letting her go and returned to the computer. Sensei, who had now also been captured, yelped from the air as he was pulled past Aliyah.

"Sensei!" Aliyah called, as the rodent was pulled further and quicker across the room. "This is why I hate flowers! Let me go you stupid plant!"

"Shane, I've been on some updates to increase the strength of your Ninja Sword blades. Prepare to download!" Cam said, downloading the new updates to the Red ranger's Ninja Sword, before returning to helping Aliyah.

From the computer they could hear Shane chanting 'She loves me, she loves me not' over and over as he sliced through the primary plant and seconds later the vines inside Ninja Ops disappeared, causing both Aliyah and Cam to hit the floor as the Lightning Ninja was released and the momentum knocked them over.

"Well, that was fun," Aliyah said rolling back to her knees and looking down at the boy genius beside her. "At least now I can literally say I've been stalked by celery!" she joked.

"Funny," Cam said, picking himself up and returning to the computer as Aliyah checked on Sensei.

"Good job, Shane, everyone okay there?"

"Yeah, Cam, we're fine!" Shane replied. "Thanks to you!"

Aliyah smiled at Shane's words, scooted over and landed on her butt, leaning back against the wooden table. "See," she grinned at Cam. "You do help!"

~*Lightning Storm*~

"Come on, Sensei," Shane whined.

"We never would have found those seeds if we hadn't been out late," Tori pointed out.

"Yeah!" Aliyah agreed, her arm was looked through Tori's and both girls were pouting at the Guinea Pig.

"I have taken that into consideration," Sensei nodded. "Nonetheless, breaking rules cannot go unnoticed. Everyone, ten mile jog, please!"

"What?" Shane asked while Dustin scoffed.

"But it's cold out..."

"I've already been frozen once today!" Aliyah complained, hugging her hoodie closer to her.

"Are you for real?" Shane asked, before turning away with Dustin, Tori and Aliyah.

"Ten miles in the freezing cold?" Tori asked, linking arms with Aliyah as they stalked out the door. While Cam laughed and watched them leave, he felt a little guilty that Aliyah had been dragged into it, but this was the punishment she had told his father she deserved for making him leave Ninja Ops against his father's wishes.

"I said everyone," Sensei repeated himself as Cam lingered behind.

"Me?" Cam blanched. "What did I do?"

"Besides sneaking out, fighting Kelzaks and disobeying my direct orders," said Sensei.

"But Ali -"

"Yes, Aliyah owned up," Sensei nodded. "But you, in your own mind, agreed to follow her actions that make you just as guilty as she."

Cam sighed. "How old does someone have to be before they can do what they want?" he asked.

"No one has ever lived that long, Cam," Sensei said. "Now go. When you return we will discuss your future training."

"Training?" Cam repeated. "But what about your promise?"

"There are other ways besides that of the Ninja," Sensei nodded.

Cam beamed, turned toe and hurried off after the four grumbling teens that had already left. He caught up with Aliyah who was walking a fair distance behind her friends, hugging her hoodie closer to her shivering frame, its hood pulled up over head, which was bowed against the raging winds.

"Someone's happy," she smiled. "What's up?"

"Oh nothing," Cam said, smirking.

Aliyah snickered. "Okay, whatever you say, Genius!" she nodded, the faint traces of a smile gracing her features.

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Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx

Chapter updated Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 9:34pm