Hello again!
We left our rangers shortly after the events of „blitz". And now we are coming closer to the episode "brother's keeper".
Scott, Ziggy and Flynn had already woken up and were sitting downstairs. As Summer and Dillon still hadn't woken up yet, they used the time to talk about them and the events, that had happened lately.
"Well," Flynn began, "We have to help Dillon somehow."
"Yeah, you're right!" Scott agreed and Ziggy added: „But how? I mean, we aren't computer specialists or something like that. Only our doc is."
"Yeah, you're right. But maybe we can distract him a bit from this problem while Dr. K. is searching for a solution," Scott suggested.
"Great idea. We also can't forget Summer. The lass is taking it pretty hard," Flynn thought out loud.
"They seemed kinda close last night, don't you think?" Ziggy threw in.
"Remember how they came in? They were holding hands!" Flynn agreed.
"But they had been running and isn't it normal to take one by the hand in that case?" Scott wondered.
"Have you ever taken her hand while running somewhere?" Flynn now asked him.
"You're right. I haven't. So do you think…?"
"I do think so Scott. Maybe they are together!" Ziggy shouted enthusiastically.
"But how can we be sure? I mean are you sure, Ziggy?" Scott asked him. He didn't want to risk asking them and having been wrong. That would be a strange situation for them all.
"Well not 100%, but I really think there is something. How they have been acting lately. I think we should watch them very good, until we can be sure!" Ziggy suggested.
"Watching them – sounds like a plan," Flynn agreed, "Scott?"
"I agree. Let's watch them. But not too obviously!" Scott told them now.
"I really wonder…," Ziggy began, but was cut off by Flynn who had now noticed the fellow Rangers coming in their direction. "Good morning Summer, Dillon."
"Morning Flynn," she answered and Dillon asked curious: "What were you talking about Ziggy?"
Ziggy exchanged looks with Scott and Flynn and stumbled an answer: "Ähm… we were talking about, I mean I was wondering… if… if Scott's car is faster than your car."
Good answer thought Scott and added immediately: "Well I am sure that I would win. Even at the beach!"
„No never," contradicted Dillon. „Never."
„Ah, I wouldn't say that!" Flynn threw in.
"Well then, there's only one way to find out!" Scott spoke with a bad smile on his face.
"How?" Summer wanted to know.
"A race – only you and me Dillon." Scott now told them determined.
Dillon didn't need a second to think about it. He went over to Scott and looked him in the eye: "OK, you and me – you sure you wanna try and lose?"
"Oh yeah, but you will be the one losing." Scott claimed.
"We will see about that. Time and place?"
"What about the east side of the beach. There aren't any people. And time… how about high noon?"
"Well then, check your engines and prepare to be the second in line." Dillon answered and an evil smirk appeared on his face.
….
The next two hours went by by checking engines and finally driving off to the beach.
Though Dr. K. didn't understand it all completely – social actions of humans would always stay a mystery to her – she let them go as she could always reach them via morpher in any case of emergency.
Dillon and Scott were now at one side of the beach, while the rest of the team had positioned themselves at the finishing line. Summer was sitting on and the boys were standing next to Flynn's cheep, who had offered to take Summer and Ziggy with him.
Ziggy was drawing a line in the sand, which would be the finishing line.
Flynn was sure, that Scott would win. After all his sports car had "700 horses" – everything checked by him the mechanic of the team. But Summer had her doubts. She was thinking over the different engines and came to the conclusion that Dillon would win. And she was glad about that! She wanted him to win!
As start signal they had decided that Flynn would count down via morpher, so they would both hear it. "3…2…1…GO!"
In the beginning they started with similar speed and positions. They were going side by side and each one shot glances to the other one through their open windows.
"We can still stop it!" Scott screamed over the engines.
"Never! But if you want to…" Dillon answered loudly over the noise.
"Ha, I am going to win. My baby can do much more than just this!"
"Sure, mine too!", Dillon screamed back.
"But you will lose. Not good if you wanna impress the girls." Scott laughed loudly as he was sure he would win. But so was Dillon and he took the small hint Scott had given him.
"Which girls? There's only one!" his voice came to Scott's ears.
"Well, if you want to impress this one girl!" Scott shouted back. He just had to try to get something out of Dillon.
"Why? Do you?", Dillon just asked back. He knew what Scott was implying on. But he wouldn't make it so easily. But Scott didn't answer and just laughed while playing a new trick of his car and shooting a bit ahead of Dillon.
But it didn't last long.
…
"Well Summer…" Ziggy began his lecture and wanted to explain everything to her, as the two boys came in sight.
But Flynn interrupted him: "Who do you think will win?"
"I?", Ziggy asked wondering. Though he knew about the race since over two hours, he still hadn't thought about that question. "I don't know, perhaps…"
"No," Flynn shook his head and tried again, "Summer, who do you think will win?"
"Dillon will win," she told both of them determined.
"Aha," mumbled Flynn and shot knowing glances to Ziggy who understood.
"So why do you want Dillon to win?" Flynn asked her.
Summer immediately knew, what they wanted to hear from her. They must have noticed a few things. But she wouldn't want to make it too easy for them. She and Dillon had agreed on that – and it was really funny.
"What do you mean?", she asked innocently.
"You could also have said you think that Scott would win," Ziggy insisted.
"No, I think his car won't make it in first." She smiled back.
"So you're thinking that because you think Dillon will win, or do you hope it?" Flynn wanted to know. He wouldn't give up so easily.
"Yeah, Summer you know…" Ziggy started a lecture which wasn't paid any attention too.
"I told you, " she interrupted him instead and hopped off Flynn's car. "The salt air would affect Scott's nitro mixture by at leat 7%.
"Really?" Flynn asked back, "Would you bet on it?"
"You're on!" Summer stated and then they began to cheer for their favorites, just as Dillon pulled a bit ahead of Scott's car.
"Come on Dillon!"
"Hurry on!"
"Don't mess it!"
"Come on man!"
"Go for it!"
And just as they thought, they would cross the line in a few seconds, both stopped their cars abruptly and came to a stop one or two meters before the finishing line.
"What?" The remaining rangers wondered. Why didn't they finish it?
"Ähm, I'm sorry but is this the way you're throwing up…" Ziggy began to mumble and also Flynn told them confused, that he had a bet going on, but the black and red ranger didn't answer any of them. They just passed them with a look on their face like it had been raining all day long.
As the others also turned around, they could see why: Tenaya 7.
Well that's all for now. As you may have realized, this hasn't been the whole episode of "a brother's keeper" so I can assure you, the rest will be coming in the next chapter!
Oh and I'm sorry for any mistakes concerning cars, nitro,... as I don't have any real knowledge (besides driving :-) ) concerning these things.
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