Abby Holloway Series
Ninja Storm: Their Darkest Hour
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: Warning! We all know of the rivalry between Shane and Hunter; but what if it run deeper than just 'Who was leader?' this chapter will explain it all.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing! Zip! Zilch! Nada...such a shame too, because I wouldn't mind owning Ninja Storm, favourite PR season of all time.
Traces of Jealousy
Two red flashes streaked onto the beach of Blue Bay Harbour as Shane and Hunter started their sparring session; Abby sat not that far away, in the shade of a over-lapping tree, she had woken that morning with a pounding headache and Kelly had told her if she was going out today then to stay out of the sun, seeing as its heat would make her headache ten-times worse. So she had agreed, and decided to watch Hunter and Shane's lesson while Sensei monitored them. Not only that, but aside from being a Ranger like the others, she was behind in her Ninja training and hoping to catch up with the others while watching them practice and train.
"Is everything okay, Abigail?" Sensei asked, as he sat on her shoulder
The White ranger sighed "I just have a headache Sensei," she answered
Sensei nodded as he turned back to the head Thunder and Wind rangers; it wasnt like young Abigail to just sit around, normally she was up bouncing all over the place. But it seemed this headache was bringing her down, and it was slightly sad to watch. Turning their attention back to the sparring boys, Abby and Sensei became aware as the training got slightly more intense that it expected it to be, it was like they were both seriously trying to out do each other. But for what reason? It clearly couldnt just to see who was leader.
Unknown to the two onlookers, Shane and Hunter had been arguing as well as fighting "...You'll never understand her as well as I do!" Shane retorted, as he aimed a punch at Hunter who blocked.
Hunter frowned at the Red ranger and before he had a chance to react Shane was at him again, and they continued fiercely. The older blonde flipped Shane and pinned him down as he leaned over him "I'll take my chances!"
Shane shook his head as he grabbed the Crimson ranger's ankle and flipped Hunter onto his back, both boys recovered quickly and rolled to their feet as they faced one another. Shane rushed at Hunter and attacked relentlessly, glancing across at Abby who was talking with Sensei who was perched on her shoulder, patting the side of her face affectionately, causing her to smile. Losing concentration, he stumbled back as Hunter pushed him away "I thought we were just sparring!" the blonde stated angrily
"Hey," Shane responded "If you can't keep up, we can get my sister over here!"
"You're straight comedy, Shane!" Hunter retorted
They prepared to spar again, but Sensei interrupted them "Enough!" the guinea pig ordered, jumping off of Abby's shoulder as she neared the two boys; he landed on their chest and sent them both to the ground; before settling himself on the rock in front of the two. Abby knelt beside him as he looked disappointedly at the two boys "We've talked about the Wind and Thunder Ninja's working together as one. What have we said?"
Shane sighed "A competitive spirit is healthy..."
"As long as you don't sacrifice honour and friendship!" Hunter interrupted
Shane glared "Dude! I was right in the middle of saying that!" he stated angrily, getting up. Hunter jumped up defensively and they started forward but Abby got between them.
"Stop it!" she snapped "Seriously, you act like a couple of children arguing over a toy!"
Sensei wrinkled his nose "It is okay Abigail," he told the small yet annoyed teen. He then turned back to the two boys "Push-ups! Now! Drop!"
Glaring daggers at one another Hunter and Shane backed away from Abby who was still standing between them "Good one!" Shane hissed. They then dropped to the ground and began to push, each speeding up to beat the other. Abby rolled her eyes at them and dropped back down in the shadows of the tree as she watched them.
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"You okay?" Tori asked, dropping down beside Abby who was sat in the TV room of Storm Charges. She had just returned from the beach, and taken to pain killers to ease the pain that was affecting her temper and mood; none of the boys had dared go near her in fear that she would take her wrath out on them. And therefore had sent Tori in too check on the younger teen as Kelly was busy and Abby's father was out looking for an apartment. He had been living with his daughters in the loft over Storm Charges for the past couple of weeks, but he now believed it was time to get his own place, seeing as there was barely enough room upstairs for two people let alone three.
Abby sighed and looked up at the blonde "the boys chicken out?" she asked
"Yeah," Tori nodded
The younger teen nodded "Figured as much" she sighed "But nah, im okay. Just got a real bad headache" she answered
Tori nodded as the two became quiet.
"Hey Tor," Abby started again "Have you noticed anything strange between Hunter and Shane. And I don't mean their issues about who is leader"
The blue ranger frowned "Now that you mention it," she answered "Yeah, why, did something happen?"
"It might be nothing. But I went to watch them with Sensei at the beach today, and it wasnt you're usual sparring match" Abby explained "It was like they were trying to out do one another, trying to impress each other or something"
Tori looked thoughtful as she processed Abby's words before a smirk appeared on her face "Oh, I see it" she grinned "They werent trying to impress each other, Abs" she explained "They were trying to impress you"
"Me?" Abby questioned "Why me?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Tori asked "They both like you, that's not hard to tell. You and Shane may have agreed to be friends, but that doesnt stop him from still liking you. To be truthful with you, he never actually moved on after you to agreed to be friends. And now suddenly Hunter's come into the picture and you're hanging around with him more often, you're flirting with him all the time...don't try and deny it!"
Abby glared "I don't flirt with Hunter!" she protested "We just...talk. Alot"
"You tease each other," Tori corrected "That's flirting"
Abby sighed "So you're saying their gonna keep trying to out do one another to get my attention?" she asked
"Unfortunately," Tori nodded "Yeah"
"This sucks!" Abby complained, before looking up at the sound of Dustin's voice as he and Blake declared that they had finally put up to Total Trek Banner. Everywhere, Storm Charges hosted a series of events that included Motocross and Skateboarding, but also a few other stunts and an award and trophy was awarded at the end of it. And normally everywhere Shane and Abby were ones to enter; the latter's room was packed with trophies she had won from her demo's and races in Skating and Motocross; she even had medals for Cross-country. She was an affirmative and dedicated champion. "Let's check it out!" she said, jumping up and heading into the store with Tori in tow.
"Looks great," Tori grinned, walking under the banner and reaching up to touch it gently "If you had surfing I would be all over this Total Trek," she smiled
Dustin turned in her direction "Oh yeah, that'd be fair" he laughed "you blowing everybody out of the water?"
"Isn't that the whole point of a competition?" Abby asked
"Shh!" Dustin said, pulling the smaller teen into him and clamping his hand over her mouth, Abby giggled as she pulled his hand away from her mouth and turned to her sister who had just called them over.
"Hey guys! Check this out!" the red head smiled, "We start at the Skate park, then run to the Motocross track; then an urban climb to finish?" she smiled proudly.
Abby grinned "Awesome!"
"You entering this year, Dustin?" Kelly asked
"I'm never getting on a skateboard again," Dustin responded "I still got bruises from last year"
Abby, Tori and Kelly laughed, as the red head turned to her sister "You entering"
"I can do the Skateboarding and Motocross," Abby answered "But i'd fail, 'cause I don't do heights"
Kelly frowned "Well, I think we could make an exception, for you" she answered "Everyone knows you're scared of heights"
Abby shrugged "I dunno, maybe" she sighed. She looked up as Hunter and Shane entered the store.
"Hey, you got an entry form for my kick-flip challenged friend here?" Shane asked, pointing across at Hunter.
Kelly turned to the two "Individual or are you guys doing the team competition?" she asked
Hunter scoffed "Us? Together?" he asked
"You have a better chance of seeing me on Blade skates," Shane added, earning a swift knock to the head from Abby.
"Nothing wrong with blade skates," she told him
Kelly smiled at her sister, before picking up a form and handing it to Hunter "You're the second one to sign up, Hunter" she told him
"Yeah? Who's first?" he asked
Shane smirked, and dusted off Hunter's shoulders "You're toast, dirt boy"
Hunter frowned as Abby, Dustin and Tori giggled. He spun around and caught up with Shane "Hey, wait, do you hear that?" he asked, pausing for a second "It sounds like your hopes and dreams coming crashing down around you" he glanced back at Abby who had her back turned to him "in more ways than one!" he added with a smirk.
"And here we see alpha males in their natural habitat," Tori laughed
Abby grinned, before she disappeared back into the TV room, and flopped down onto the couch as Kelly asked Tori what she had found out after Blake and Dustin had sent her in to check on the younger teen. Tori explained everything that Abby had told her -except for the training exercise- "But it seems Hunter and Shane are trying to impress Abby, to see who she'll choose"
"This isn't gonna end well," Kelly sighed, before going back to work
Meanwhile, over in the TV room, Abby had flopped down so that she was lying on her back, her eyes were closed and she was trying really hard not to concentrate on her headache that was forming into a migraine. She blocked out all noise from the store and was falling deeper and deeper into darkness before it was shattered by a call of her name from two different people "Abby!" she groaned, as she opened her eyes to see Hunter and Shane enter the TV room.
"What?" she snapped, irritated completely. Her talk with Tori did not make her feel better either.
"You want to head to the Skate Park?" Hunter asked at the same time as Shane asked, Abby if she wanted to head to the Motocross track
Shane glared at Hunter "Dude! I asked her first!" he snapped, sounding like an overgrown child
"Actually I did!" Hunter retorted
"Yeah, well I've known her longer!"
"So?" Hunter demanded "Why don't you ask Dustin or Blake to help you out?"
"If I wanted them too I would ask them!"
Abby groaned as her temper finally snapped "STOP IT!" she yelled, causing silence to drop between Hunter and Shane. They both frowned at her as she stared them with a hardened glare; they gulped fearfully "Im sick and tired of hearing you guys argue! Now that you're arguing over me? You want help in the Total Trek? Find someone else, because unless you guys realize that im a living breathing person then your on you're own!" and she got to her feet, pushed past them and stormed upstairs to the loft, leaving two very confused Red rangers behind.
xXx
With Abby mad at them both Hunter and Shane, had given in to other people helping them. Shane had gone to Dustin while Blake and Hunter had gone to the Skate Park.
"All right, you gotta balance yourself on the bike," Dustin was explaining, as Shane got himself all set up "okay? Not to far forward, not to far back"
But the red ranger wasn't taking a scrap of notice of their yellow ranger who was trying to help him; he was pouching around with the bike and thinking about what Abby had said back at Storm Charges.
"Shane?" Dustin said, rapping him on the head "Have you heard a thing I just said?"
"Look," Shane said "all I gotta know is how to beat Hunter"
Dustin chuckled "Dude, have you seen him ride?" he asked "he's like one step below Factory Pro"
"Yeah, yeah" Shane said, pulling on his helmet and starting the bike
"Okay dude," Dustin said "Go for it man"
"Wish me luck" he revved the engine and pulled off, losing control 2 minutes into the ride and drove straight into a haystack, causing people around him to laugh and Dustin to rush forward and help.
xXx
Meanwhile, over at the Skate Park, Hunter's mind was also on Abby as he stood on top of the Skating ramp he clipped his helmet on, and steadied the board on the edge before hopping onto it. The skateboard slid down the ramp, but Hunter lost his balance and crashed down to the floor, rolling towards Blake who stood at the bottom trying hard not to laugh.
"Ooo," the Navy thunder ranger said, as he pulled his brother to his feet "So what do you call that one?"
"Im just getting loose," Hunter answered
"Yeah?" Blake questioned "So is your board, bro"
"I gotta beat this guy," Hunter retorted "I don't care what I have to do"
"My advice to you…get a stunt double"
Hunter shook his head, before trying to skate away. He fell backwards and landed on his back, his skate board rolling away from him. Blake cringed as he watched the horror taking place.
xXx
Abby rubbed the tiredness from her eyes as she lay flat on her back on her bed, staring at the ceiling of her white room; on the walls all around her were posters, pictures, on shelves were her medals and trophies from different things that she had achieved and won. In the far corner stood her chest of drawers where her laptop was perched on the top, her wardrobe stood to the right of her bed, and there were also a few stuffed animals; most of them though were all Polar bears. Clutched in her arms at this particular moment was a medium sized plush Polar bear that she remembered her mother Kaitlin Holloway had given her a few days after the adoption papers had gone through. It was a 'Welcome to the Family' present and it meant more to Abby than anything did.
As she lay on her bed, the young teen's mind flashed back to the talk with Tori as the blonde's words floated to mind 'They werent trying to impress each other - They were trying to impress you' was it possible that Hunter and Shane were fighting one another to impress her? Was it possible that both boys liked her as more than a friend? She sighed, if Shane still harboured feelings for her then why did he agree to be only friends to her when they broke up, wouldnt he have wanted to try and keep their relationship going if he really did like her? So why did he give her up? Only to come back later and say that he never really got over her?
Then there was Hunter, brooding bad boy, but a total loveable heart. She sighed; when she was around Hunter she could be whoever she wanted to be; she didnt have to worry about acting out and hiding the fact that she had extreme ADHD. He also understood her perfectly, understood her in ways that Shane could never understand her. Hunter knew what it was like to be adopted. He knew what it was like to sit in an orphanage and wonder if he was ever going to be adopted! If he would ever find a family that would show him love and raise him as his own, to have someone you could turn to when you needed to talk or when you were feeling upset and all you wanted to do was cry. He understood that all she wanted was someone to comfort her.
As she lay there thinking things over, her morpher beeped causing her to sigh Lothor you have the worst timings she thought miserably, as she rolled off the bed and onto her feet before dropping her plush toy onto her pillows and heading downstairs. She waved by to Kelly pointing at her wrist to show that she had to go. Her older sister nodded and watched as Abby took off, as soon as the younger teen had gone Kelly sighed, her mind going back to what Tori had said about Hunter and Shane fighting for Abby's affection, before it switched to temper attack that Abby had taken out on Hunter and Shane earlier while they had been arguing.
If their both gonna fight over her, Kelly thought then they better be prepared for the silent treatment. They should have known by now that Abby wasn't someone you should mess with on the best of days.
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"...I did it!" Marah squealed "How cool am I?"
"How lucky are you?" Kapri answered, obviously annoyed
"Great," Tori complained "The whole family is here"
"Let's do this," Shane ordered
Zurgane, Marah and Kapri attacked from one side, and Bopp-A-Roo attacked from behind.
Bopp-A-Roo attacked Shane, while Hunter dealt with Kapri; Dustin and Tori dealt with Zurgane and Blake handled Marah.
"Bopp-A-Roo, taught us some new bop-a-rific tricks" Marah said, as she threw Blake to the ground, along with his brother.
"Let's raise the ruckus to a rarificated rooster fit" Kapri added
"Did you get any of that?" Hunter questioned
Blake shook his head
"Hey," Marah said from behind "Look deep into my eyes ranger boy" and the two massive bug-eyed blue jewels on her head glowed and two streams of electricity flew out of them and wrapped themselves around Blake who was risen into the air, collided with a metal beam over head and then thrown back to Earth.
"Come on, put 'em up" Kapri said loudly from in front of Hunter, she was bouncing from right foot to left foot.
Hunter smirked under her helmet "If you say so," he answered and he attacked, Kapri ducked every swipe successfully, before she jumped backwards and forwards over the Crimson Ranger, like a Kangaroo
Kapri landed for the last time, her foot on Hunter's staff "Haha," she laughed, she then twisted her right arm, and punched the Crimson Ranger with her left.
"You cheated!" Hunter yelled, before he was thrown to the ground along with Shane
Bopp-a-Roo stood over the two fallen Rangers ready for the final attack, he raised his new and improved gloves, but stumbled backwards as a crystal white arrow slammed into his chest and knocked him away from Hunter and Shane. "Huh?" the two boys frowned looking around, and were surprised to see Abby standing behind them her cross-boy in hand.
"Im so not in the mood for this, today!" she growled, putting her cross-bow away and running full out at Bopp-A-Roo. She jumped into the air and flipped over forwards as she slashed down with her staff. As Abby kept Bopp-A-Roo busy, Shane contacted Cam to find out how to destroy him.
"Cam what's the deal with this guy?" Shane asked through it his morpher
"Bopp-A-Roo, can only be destroyed by deflecting its own energy back onto itself" Cam answered
"How does he propose we do that?" Hunter questioned
"Cam, what if Hunter and I were able to combine out powers?" Shane asked "Would that be enough power to bounce the beam back?"
"It's worth a try," Cam answered
"Cam, can you take draw the power from me?" Hunter asked
"Im uploading it directly to your Ninja Sword Shane"
Hunter aimed his morpher at the Red Wind ranger, there was a blast of Crimson energy and the Ninja Sword absorbed it.
"Got it," Shane said, as the symbol changed on his sword "Hope this works," he then got back to his feet and faced Bopp-A-Roo who had thrown Abby aside, and returned to him and Hunter.
"I got the red ranger on the ropes," Bopp-A-Roo said quickly
"Its you who's going down for the count" Shane retorted
Bopp-A-Roo fired at Shane, but he deflected them with the new upgrade in his sword. Sparks flew around him, as the lasers hit the ground and fizzled out. Shane slashed the sword through the air, before raising his two fore fingers over the blade "Thunder power!" he said, as an electrical current flowed through his forefingers over the golden blade, it sparked and disappeared when it reached the tip.
Bopp-A-Roo started forward but Shane stopped him as he slashed at him three times with the sword. The Kangaroo stumbled backwards, sparks flying from him; he hit the ground with a thud as Shane turned his back on him. The rangers then re-grouped and attempted to try again with their individual combined weapons.
"Not so fast!" Kapri yelled, stepping in front of Bopp-A-Roo, along with Marah and Zurgane "You though her shield was tough," Kapri continued "try mine!" She waved her hand in front of her as another shield appeared.
"That looks pretty strong," Tor commented
"What now?" Shane questioned
"What if we combined all our weapons?" Hunter suggested
The six rangers exchanged looks, before trying it. They combined the Storm Striker and the Thunder Blaster to the Ice Crossbow to create the -
"Ice Storm Canon!" they all cried out at the same thing
"Whoa!" Kapri cried in disbelief "look at that thing!"
"Let's get out of here," Marah yelled
"You don't have to tell me twice," Zurgane said and he, Marah and Kapri disappeared
"My buddies have bailed"Bopp-A-Roo said
"Ready?" Hunter asked
"Ready," was his answer
"Fire!" Shane yelled, pulling the trigger. There was a rumble and the Ice Storm Canon fired a ball of frozen energy at the force-filed with shattered under the force of the impact. Each ranger retrieved their weapons, and turned their backs on Bopp-A-Roo as he exploded.
"Alright!" the rangers cheered
Their celebration however was short lived, the scroll of Empowerment descended upon Bopp-A-Roo, and he rose bigger into the air.
"Cam, its Zord time!" Shane said over the morphers
"On their way" Cam answered, and seconds later the Zords arrived. Five out of Six rangers occupied their respective Zords and each made their Megazord.
Bopp-A-Roo continued with his made up words, but the rangers ignored him as they each called forward a weapon of their choice. The Thunder and Wind Megazord's called forth their Serpent Swords.
The Zord battle between the Thunder Rangers, Wind rangers and Bopp-A-Roo began, and the rangers weren't doing so well.
"Cam any suggestions?" Shane asked
"Shane, Hunter, call the Mini-Zord" Cam told them
"Right," Shane answered "You ready Hunter?"
"Always," the Crimson thunder said, putting the power disk and twisted the handle to the console. A silver and blue small Zord popped out and the two Power spheres combined, seconds later the Wind and Thunder Zords followed suit.
"Lion laser!" Shane yelled
Tori, Blake and Dustin's Zords, fired lasers causing Bopp-A-Roo to explode and disappear.
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The tournament had started, and since Hunter and Shane were in the race; Abby, Dustin, Tori and Blake had gone to support them. As Kelly had planned they started at the Skate-park, where Shane was busting some major moves on his Skateboard, as Hunter and the others watched from the side-lines cheering him on, once he had finished. Hunter took off to meet him, and the two sprinted towards the Motocross track, where the others met them.
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Abby handed Hunter his gear, as he geared up and she returned to her friends, cheering Hunter on from beside Tori. Hunter flew through the track, over-taking the rest of the competitors with ease.
"Nice," Dustin commented "Hunter is ripping it man!"
He high-fived Shane, who was stood beside him
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The last of the competition was a rock-climbing wall, with Tori, Blake and Jenna at the bottom cheering them on. Star and Dustin returned to Storm Chargers to where the trophies would be presented.
"Yeah!" Blake shouted "Keep climbing guys"
Hunter and Shane reached the top and hit the metal bar.
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"And this year's winner of the Total Team Trek," Kelly said "is Hunter and Shane"
The two boys claimed their trophy and held it high for everyone to see; there were loud cheers and claps all around the store, and a cameraman appeared in front of the two boys. Hunter and Shane each held up their medals and the trophy; there was a flash and the cameraman walked away.
"Not bad," Tori said, standing under the trophy, the two boys were still holding up
"Hey," Shane said "we try to learnify with great knowledgeness"
Tori and Abby frowned "What?" they asked at the same time
Hunter and Shane laughed
"We're starting to hang a little better" Hunter explained
Hunter and Shane lowered the trophy and Tori took it from them. Shane went to high-five Hunter, who went to hug him. They laughed and switched, Hunter went to high-five Shane, who proceeded to hug Hunter. They sighed, before settling on a high-five, which they followed through with, before beginning a mid-air arm wrestling match.
"Well it's a start," Abby commented, before jumping up and leaving the room. She still hadnt forgiven them for arguing over her, and she had a strange feeling that it was far from over.
A/N: I would just like to thanks SweetInsomnia for her help with the rivalry I got going on between Hunter and Shane as they both fight over Abby, who will be victorious? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Go check out her story 'Something Worth Living For' its truely remarkable. Really.
Again I didn't know Kelly's mother's name so I randomly made one up.
Review (please)
G'night
~*Kara*~
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Chapter updated 08 Sep. 10 at 04:20AM