Disclaimer: Don't own Power Rangers or their Sentai counter parts that right belongs to their respected owners. All rights theirs. This is a fan work and not for profit.

Claimer: All made up characters belong to the authors. Arashi Tomoe aka Shi and Caleb Fallen belong to Ragemoon. Christa Trejo aka Chris, Kacey Farly aka BC, Amber Jennings aka Bam-Bam, Sherry Chase, Mackenzie Donaldson aka Mac, and Kevin Gryer aka Kev belong to Monkey-chan and Evil Little Shadow Child. Don't borrow them unless you ask first. Karma bites hard you know.

Authors Notes: AU Universe. This explores the fun of balancing a real life with your ninja training.

Shadows in the Light

By

Little Evil Shadow Child
And
Monkey-Chan
And
Ragemoon

Chapter 1: Shadow Storm

Sensei sat in mediation. He wondered what life would toss at his students next. He was recalling reading a scroll that day. He frowned wondering what the scroll meant. 'Shadow, Storm and Thunder will be changed by darkness to be its playthings. They will create great devastation while under the change.'

He sighed 'I wonder what that means. I don't like it one bit.' He sighed and went back to emptying his mind.

On the beach, Cameron watched Tori surf. He could not believe he was away from his computer. He sighed watching his best friend surf. For he agreed with Blake. Tori should not be surfing by herself.

Cameron, the tech guy, sighed and tapped away on the laptop he brought with him. He knew his cyber double was doing the same back at Ops. He hoped his father was ok. Cameron noted that his father had been mediating more lately. Something was bothering the old ninja master.

Meanwhile on the waves, Tori sighed feeling one with the water around her. She always felt safe while she surfed. For to her the water was not a destroyer. It was life. She had discovered that she could breathe water if she needed to.

Water was her element she was a part of it. She smiled for she had finally realized what sensei had meant.

Hunter, Blake and Dustin were all working at Storm Chargers. The thunder brothers were putting stock away and completing inventory. Both them looked completely at ease with the tasks that Kelly set them.

Dustin at the moment was working on oil changing a few of the 125s that they were going to repair. He sighed smiling as he worked.

At the skate park, Shane was riding the ramps when he saw someone that looked familiar to him. He frowned coming to a stop. He watched the guy on a pair of black blade skates. He was also dressed in black.

Shane frowned. "That could not be Hunter." He murmured watching as the other young man came to a stop and took his helmet off. Shane felt like he just had been punched by a kalzack. The guy looked just like Hunter. If he did not know Hunter was working Shane would swear that the guy in black was Hunter.

Shane leaves the skate park in confusion.

Meanwhile in Del Sol, California a young woman wandered the streets. She sighed looking about herself. She shook her head and headed back to her apartment. Walking up the stairs two at a time she came to the door of her apartment. Checking her pocket she cursed. "Shit, I locked myself out again." She closed her eyes and sighed.

Knocking on the door she hoped her roommate was home. She waited rocking back and forth on her heels. She sighed, when she heard the lock unlock and the door open. Her roommate smiled at her.

"About time Bam-Bam." The girl growled. "I wasn't getting any younger out here, Amber."

Amber smiled softly at her roommate. "Hey BC, you left your keys on the hook again. I saw them there and decided to stay home till you got here."

BC glares at her roommate and goes and sits in her favorite chair. "Nice of you."

Amber smiled at BC. "Come on Kacey. Be happy, life is good."

"No it isn't. I wanna move." Kacey said suddenly. "I feel trapped here. There is nothing going on and its boring."

Amber looked at her, handing her friend a cup of cocoa. "What about the rent? You know I cannot afford this place without you."

"I know. Anyway, our lease is almost up." Kacey pointed out to her. "Plus the guys said they wanted to move to a new place. Fresh places to play."

"Where were you thinking of?" Amber asked.

"Blue Bay Harbor." Kacey said softly. "Rent is cheap there."

Amber nodded. "I will not be able to make it down for a month. Neither will the others."

"Hey it's cool." Kacey smiled. "I'll get a two bedroom and we'll continue on."

Amber nodded knowing Kacey was right.

Elsewhere in Del Sol, three people sat playing. The girl was raining hell on the drum set. The two guys were jamming loudly on their guitars. They stopped and smirked at each other.

The girl speaks up first. "Well Kev, Mac when do you think BC is going to want to move?"

Kevin spoke up smiling. "She'll be going at any time. The rest of us will head down in a month."

"You know our lease gets done in a month, Sherry." Mac pointed out to her.

Sherry laughed and nodded as they started playing once more.

Meanwhile at the Airport in Angel Grove, A young blonde woman waited for a flight to come in from Japan. She was fairly bouncy with suppressed energy. She knew her two friends were coming to the States and she was excited that they were coming.

Down the flight tunnel the people of the flight the young blonde was waiting for departed. She looked for her two friends. They saw her before she spotted them.

"Hello Christa-chan!" two voices called out to her.

Christa laughed. "Ikkou and Arashi, welcome to America." She hugged her two friends. They went to the luggage claimed and go their things from the turnstile, one bag a piece plus their two carry-ons.

Christa shook her head. "You two travel light."

They smiled as they headed out to Chris's truck talking like the old friends that they were.

A few hours later in Blue Bay, Kacey looked around her new apartment. It would not start looking truly homey till Amber got there. She sighed, Amber had made sure that BC took allot of the small things they owned down early so it would be less to bring down later.

She had managed to bring it all up alone and winced with the slight pain she had. Sighing she put her keys around her neck. Amber had given her a key lanyard so she wouldn't lock herself out the first night there.

She sighed locking the house glad that both she and Amber really liked Asian theme stuff for that made her move so easy.

She was across the street from a small shop named Storm Chargers. She sighed walking over to it. She opened the door and the bell jingled telling them all of her presence.

A cute guy in yellow approached her. "Welcome to Storm Chargers. I am Dustin how may I help you?"

Kacey smiled. "I am Kacey. I was looking to buy a 250. As well as the rest of the jazz that goes with it. I have not ridden in so long. I need new stuffs." She looked at the young man before her.

"Dude you ride a 250. That is cool." Dustin drew her over to the bikes and showed her the 250s. Kacey settled on the black and white motorbike. Dustin then helped her select the gear that matched her motorbike.

Kacey watched Dustin out of the corner of her eye. He seemed so familiar to her it was driving her crazy. "Did you ever live out east?"

"Yeah." Dustin looked at Kacey and his eyes widened as he realized who was standing there. "Dude, it's been years. BC I cannot believe it's you."

Kacey smiled. "Dusty butt, you are a wonder. You never told me you were moving."

Dustin blushed slightly, before they both started laughing as Dustin rang up her purchase on the cash register.

"Kelly will have me deliver this later." Dustin told her as Kacey filled out the form. "Let's get some ice-cream. I need a break at any rate." He called out. "Kel, I am going on my break."

His voice brought a pretty red head and two males with her. Kacey though she was going to pass out for both young men were good looking. Her eyes briefly rested on the Asian looking one then on his blonde counter part and she sighed. Looking at her friend she smiled.

"Go ahead Dustin." Kelly smiled. She looked at the form that Kacey filled out. She smiled at the young woman before her. Noting that she paid by credit card. "Dustin will by later today with the bike and the gear."

Kacey nodded, she and Dustin left.

Blake smirked for he noted Kacey checking himself and his brother out, punching Hunter lightly. "Bro, she was so looking at you."

Hunter shrugged. "She is not my type Bro and you know it."

Blake nodded. "Yeah I do."

Kelly shook her head and watched as the brothers put away the newest shipment.

At the ice cream shoppe, Dustin opened the door for Kacey and followed her in. They walked up to the counter and the guy smiled at them and took their order.

Kacey smiled and spoke up first. "Chocolate chip cookie dough. A double of that please."

Dustin smiled. "I'll take a double mint." Dustin paid before Kacey could say anything. They walked over to a small table and sat eating their ice cream and catching up on old times.

Dustin looked at his watch as they walked out and shook his head when he realized he was late. "Sorry Dude, but I have to bail and run to work. I am like five minutes late."

Kacey laughed and watched as her friend ran off. She walked home and smiled. Opening the door thinking that Amber was a wonder. For the key lanyard was a great idea. She spotted a scroll on her table. She frowned looking at it.

She opened it and was glad to have taken those courses in Japanese and having mastered them. She sighed her eyes widening as she read. Not realizing she was reading aloud.

"Dear Farly Kacey,

You have been selected as a possible student for the Ikazachi Way Academy. The ninja school is located in Japan. Kasumi Ikkou will be coming to test you and see if you fit into our way. He will be there to see you on the morrow.

Kasumi Isshuu
Headmaster of the Ikazachi Way Academy

Kacey sat in her chair in shock. She reached for her phone to call Amber but then realized she forgotten to arrange to have it turned on. Then cursed again for she then realized she forgot her cell back with Amber as well.

Kacey's eyes widened. "He'll be here tomorrow. He is prolly already in the States by now."

She looked at the clock and sighed. It was only 3:30. She had some time. She decided to take a nap after all the things she had done so far that day.

Later after her hour nap. Kacey got up and walked along the beach minding her own business but not paying attention to where she was going. Till she bumped into another body. Strong hands gripped her.

"Dude, watch where you're going." A male voice said good naturally.

Kacey looked up and blinked. Before her dressed in black was the guy from earlier. "Oh I am sorry got a lot on my mind." She smiled shyly.

The young man grinned at her. "I am Caleb. Would you like to get some coffee?"

"Ok Caleb." Kacey said smiling again. For coffee sounded really good to her. "I am Kacey but I like being called BC." She half smiled at him.

He smiled and laughed softly as they went to a café and ordered coffees and some food.

Meanwhile watching the two interact sat Ikkou, Shi and Christa. All three shook their heads watching the pair flirt with each other.

"She is the one?" Chris asked watching Kacey interact with Caleb.

"Hai." Ikkou said softly. "I am glad she has no phone and forgets certain things easily."

"I hate to have to kill her and who ever she tells." Arashi said softly. "The schools must be kept safe. Even if the American schools are destroyed right now."

"Damn Lothor." Christa said softly. "We cannot help them can we?"

"We have to wait." Ikkou said sighing. "We might be able to. But it depends on the situation."

Shi sighed. "Way depends. I have seen them fight they are pretty good."

Christa nodded as they continued to observe Ikkou's perceptive student. Kacey was completely unaware that they were watching.

From down the boardwalk came Hunter, Blake, Tori, Dustin, Shane and Cameron. They were talking quietly among themselves. Blake and Tori were holding hands.

Tori sighed knowing Dustin would dash off soon to go meet Marah. She had promised not to tell anyone who her best friend was meeting. She was glad they fixed their differences. And Tori could not believe how smart both were. Though they hid it well, Marah and Dustin were a lot smarter then people gave them credit for.

Hunter noticed up ahead was a trio sitting where the ninja storm crew liked to hang. "Three people are hanging in our spot."

Dustin sighed noticing it too. "Dudes that is so odd. No one sits there."

"We do." Shane sighed shaking his head. "Its not like they are taking over the whole bench."

Tori and Cameron both exchanged looks as they drew closer to the trio. They looked like they were resting, two girls and one guy.

Tori and the others heard as they walked up.

"So how's the snow around here?" the long haired Asian girl asked. Though she was paler then a normal Asian girl she looked more like a mix, a fusion of American and Asian bloodlines.

The blonde girl that reminded Tori of Hunter giggled. "Shi in the mountains we get snow and right now its beginning to fall there."

"Ok Christa-chan." Shi smiled. "Ikkou-chan stop laughing at me." She punched the young man next to her lightly. "You know I like to snowboard."

"Yeah you also like to moto as well Arashi-chan." Ikkou smirked. "Between the two I am surprised you have time to breathe." He teased her.

Shi mock glared at him.

Christa laughed. "Are you two sure you're not going out or something?"

With her question the ninja storm crew watched as they glared at the petite blonde. Shi shook her head.

"Have you found your brothers yet Christa-chan?" Arashi asked looking at her small blonde friend. "I know your still looking for them."

"Have not found them yet." Christa sighed. "Traced them here though."

"Kacey-chan has left." Ikkou smiled. "I think she will do. Though she seems smitten by that young man."

"She prolly is." Shi shook her head.

Cameron smiled watching the trio, who he could tell were best friends. Even much like Christa observed there was something else between Arashi and Ikkou. Though they did not seem to notice.

Tori sighed not realizing that the brothers Christa was talking about were standing with her. Blake was blinking taking in Christa and he and Hunter exchanged looks.

Hunter walked over dragging the others with him. "Christa-Jean?"

Christa heard a male voice speak her full first name. A very familiar male voice she turned away from her two friends to be greeted by a sight she thought she never see again. "Hunter?"

Blake smiled. "Christa."

"Blake." Christa stood up and hugged her brothers. "I found them Arashi and Ikkou."

"Dude." Arashi smiled. "They found you."

Christa giggled slightly still clinging to her brothers.

Meanwhile up in the alien spaceship, Marah was preparing to sneak down to earth. She was dressed in earth styled clothing. She sighed checking her hair she teleported down to earth.

She hid herself waiting for Dustin to show. She didn't wait long. About five minutes later Dustin appeared and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. They shared a small kiss and sat down and began talking softly.

"No one knows?" Marah asked leaning on him.

"Tori figured it out. But she is not going to betray either of us." Dustin told the alien beauty in his arms.

"Good." Marah sighed snuggling into Dustin's embrace.

At the beach, Ikkou and Arashi watched the reunion taking place. Cameron dropped in the spot that Christa had abandoned to hug her brothers.

"We should intro ourselves." Ikkou said softly after the siblings had their chance to bask in each others presences.

The group smiled and did just that. Now everyone knew each others names they chatted some more.

Meanwhile Kacey smiled going back home. She had made plans to meet with Caleb for lunch and a movie matinee. She walked back in the apartment using her key once more. She noted a new scroll sitting on her table.

She opened it. And read it.

Dear Farly-san,

I forgot to include a copy of the rules that you must follow if you are accepted to the school.

Rule 1: No telling anyone you are training in the ninja way. It is a secret. Any one you tell will forfeit their lives. So keep what you are learning to yourself.

Rule 2: Follow your Sensei's and Sensei's seconds rules.

That is all for now. I hope you have not and will not break any of these rules. Takes care Farly-san.

Kasumi Isshuu
Headmaster of the Ikazachi Way Academy

Kacey sighed and thanked all her lucky stars that she could be a ditz and forget things. She swallowed and realized how much responsibility that she was about to be gifted with and the inability to tell anyone unless she wished death upon them.

Elsewhere Caleb sighed going though his samurai katas. He practiced with a moving magical practice dummy. He smiled feeling very graceful at the moment as he and the magical wooden dummy danced their martial arts dance but for some reason he couldn't focus. His thoughts rested on a certain young woman he had met earlier that day. He stopped. If he couldn't focus there was no point trying to do his katas.

He walked out of his small dojo and into his house. It was a small little house but he liked it none the less. He walked to his fridge and opened it to retrieve a bottle of water. He then walked into his living room and sat on his futon and thought. 'Kacey. What is it about you that has me so.....unable to concentrate on anything else? Why can't I stop thinking about you?'

He sighed to himself and got up to get a shower and then go to bed.

Across town in a rented beach side villa Ikkou, Shi and Chris sat talking about the day. Chris was very excited about finding her brothers and being able to see them. Ikkou and Arashi were both amused for her excitement made Chris even more animated then normal.

Ikkou sat thinking about how to approach this young girl he was supposed to train. For she honestly puzzled him. For he did not want to scare her.

Shi thought about a number of things. She watched Ikkou and Christa as she thought.

Chris yawned and stood up stretching. "I think I'm gonna go to bed. Don't stay up to late now. We have allot of work to do tomorrow."

They both nodded and Shi snapped her fingers after Christa disappeared. "I got the answer to your meeting Kacey problem. The Enchanted scrolls, you can use one of those and have her come to the private beach here."

Ikkou got up and hugged Arashi tightly. "Oh Shi that's a great idea." He kissed her forehead. And went over to where his store of enchanted scrolls were. He quickly wrote one out and told it where to go. The scroll disappeared reappearing on Kacey's kitchen table where she would find it the next morning.

Ikkou looked at Shi. "I think Christa is right. We need to sleep."

Shi nodded. "Yeah the time difference it beginning to get to me too." They both sought out their beds and settled soon falling asleep. Though in the middle of the night Ikkou went to Shi for he had one of his gruesome nightmares and the two cuddled.

Christa awoke the next morning to her cell phone ringing. She picked it up and answered it with a very sleepy hello.

"Get up you lazy Monkey and come get me. I've been trying to call you for the past thirty minutes" A voice Chris hadn't heard in a while greeted her sleepy mind.

"Ok. I'll be there soon." Chris got up and showered and changed and headed to Shi's room. She walked in because she wasn't expecting to find Shi and Ikkou together in bed. She gasped and it awoke both of them.

"Christa what are you doing in here?" Shi asked not bothering to wrap the blanket around her. Christa was blushing for once again she forgotten how much Shi detested clothing while she slept. Ikkou pulled up the sheet to cover Shi's breasts.

Christa silently thanked him with her eyes. Then she answered Arashi's question. "I'm going to the airport to pick someone up. I didn't want you to worry. Oh and sorry for walking in on you too. Next time I'll knock. Oh and Ikkou. If you start writing your nightmares down. It will help you not have them as frequently. Trust me, it works." She said as she left their room and headed to the garage wallet and keys in hand.

Ikkou smiled pulling Shi to him. "You are shameless Shi-chan."

"Just conformable with you and my own skin, Ikkou-chan." Shi smiled at him. "I wonder who she is going to pick up?"

"We'll find out eventually." Ikkou pointed out to her. "We should spar then shower."

Shi nodded and they both got out of bed and Ikkou sighed gazing at the naked beauty of his best friend. He shook his head and went to go get him some training pants.

"Seems I am not the only one who likes to sleep naked." Arashi commented observing Ikkou's nude form as much as he looked at her.

He winked at her and the two met up again in Shi's dojo and they started sparing.

At Ninja Ops, the ninja storm crew gathered for an early morning sparing session and they sighed getting ready for it. Sensei broke up the team into three sets.

This morning Hunter and Cameron were going to spar. Blake and Shane were going to spar. Then to round off the pairs Tori and Dustin.

Sensei watched as the three pairs started sparing and when Sensei whistled they switched to who ever was closest and spared with them. This way they never knew who they might end up with.

At Kacey's new apartment, Kacey woke up and sighed. Getting out of bed she once again wished Amber was there. For Amber would have already had breakfast made.

Kacey hated cooking. She was bad at it. She could only do three things; ramen, grilled cheese, and frozen pizza.

"Ramen it is. It's the easiest of the three." She said aloud reaching into her pantry and pulling out a package. She let it boil and do all its little things then sat down in her chair and ate.

'Boy what I wouldn't give for bacon and eggs' With that she turned on her TV and watched some cartoons. When she brought her bowl back into the kitchen she saw the scroll on the table. Picking it up she read it aloud to herself.

Farley-San,

Please meet me at the cafe on main. There we will meet and go to the place to begin your training.

Sensei Kasumi.

Kacey rushed to do all her morning things. She took a cold shower and put on some jeans and a black Joy Division shirt. She slid on some shoes and put her keys around her neck silently thanking Amber once more for her genius idea and left to got to the cafe on main.

Back at Ops the rangers were now finished with their morning work out and were free the rest of the day. Deciding to head to the beach they planned for a day of fun in the sun. Tori made sure that Cameron came with them and would accept no excuses from her friend.

Sensei had to smile watching his ranger leave. He knew they deserved this break for they had all worked out well together.

Back at the beach-side villa, Christa arrived home an hour later with her friend Char in tow and headed to the dojo. Ikkou and Shi were just finishing when Chris opened the rice paneling. "Guys, This is my friend Charlotte. Char this is Ikkou and Arashi, Shi for short."

Walking over to Christa and Charlotte the pair grinned. "Hello." They both said at the same time. Their speaking in unison made Charlotte smile and Christa giggled.

"You two." Christa sighed.

"Was about to make breakfast." Arashi smiled. "Would you two like some?"

"Yeah!" Both Christa and Char said together. That made both Ikkou and Shi laugh as the four trooped off to go in search of breakfast.

Charlotte asked Christa softly. "Are those two going out?"

"No, I wish they were though." Christa sighed. "They are really, very close. A little too close for my own good. But it's ok."

Char giggled at the look on Christa's face. "Why do I have this feeling its going to be three of them."

"You too." Christa sighed. "I was hoping it was just me..."

Their quiet talking dissipated as they looked at the breakfast Shi and Ikkou both quickly created.

Meanwhile, Caleb was once again at the skate park. He wanted to practice his blading tricks. He for one enjoyed the ramps and shared very well with the others that used the place. Though he did note he did at times gain some odd looks. But no one said anything to him.

Kacey was walking through the skate park and she saw Caleb skating and sat down to watch him. She forgot she was supposed to meet her sensei and just watched him. Caleb skated over to her to talk for a few moments. He then took off to go play on the ramps once more.

Hunter was walking through the skate park looking for Shane. For he knew the other was usually on one of the ramps. He saw Kacey sitting on the bench Hunter thought she looked like she was on cloud nine and not on Earth any longer. Hunter smirked as he watched her look at her watch and shout.

"Oh shit I am so late." Kacey shouted outloud. "On my god." She got up and ran to the cafe and looked around.

"You're late." A voice said and she turned and saw two people sitting at a table. One was a Japanese man the other was an Asian looking woman. Both did not look too happy with her tardiness. Kacey had a bad feeling that being late was not a good thing with these two.

"Kasumi Ikkou?" Kacey asked in formal Japanese way.

"Hai....yes. That is who I am." He eyed her not too happy with the fact that she was late. He and Arashi both stood up and closed the distance between themselves and Kacey.

"I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of time." Kacey told them the truth. For she had a feeling that they would know if she lied and that be bad.

"We go back to the villa." The female of the two spoke. She eyed Kacey. "We'll start with the basic punishment warm up."

Kacey gulped a little. "Sensei Kasumi?"

Ikkou smirked slightly at the fear in his student's voice. "This is my second, Tomoe Arashi. She will also be training you as well."

Shi smirked. As they all walked over to the rented BMW. Kacey got into the back seat and Arashi took the driver's seat and Ikkou the front passenger's seat. They drove in silence to the villa.

Back at the villa, Christa and Charlotte were playing a fighter video game. Char so far had been beating down Chris. For they were playing Char's favorite game.

The two had snacks and drinks made. They were giggling and playing as Ikkou, Shi and their new student filed past them.

Both Christa and Charlotte could tell the other girl was not happy and Char looked at the clock and they both knew why.