Ok I've noticed the divider thing doesn't seem to be working. I like to separate the note from the actual story, so it's a little irritating to me. O.o Well, I'll try a few things to find a different one I like. LOL.

Sorry about the lack of review replies. I'm having trouble keeping myself working on my story. By no means does that mean I am giving it up, but I am working on it less than I was. I'm having trouble with ideas on how to have Hunter and Blake bond to their dragon halves. I mean, I have them bonding, but after, what sort of things they go through and what sort of 'tests' in the area, I have no idea what to do. O.o

Update! (This note is written two weeks after the original LOL!!)

Brief notice, I'm splitting the Rangers up at this point, so I'll be changing POVs between one group and the other.

And YAYYYYYYYYYYY! I'm on a writing roll! In the last two days, I've gotten over 3 chapters written, including them bonding with the dragons. I also included a little something quite possibly unexpected, but I'm not going to say what. It's a surprise ;)

GinaStar - Glad you liked it. LOL Yep, Sky Tate from SPD. LOL

Aroura528 - I don't think I've ever seen that movie/read that book, and if I don't know it well, I can't include it, but thank you. Hm as for mythology, I do have vampire story ideas, but they are separate from my dragon ideas. And it's spelled minotaur. LOL. But that last one, the minotaur, that might be an idea for a monster, I'm not sure yet. I don't like to plan with my stories, because I rarely follow the plan. I usually just write whatever I can see in my mind at the time and whatever works, I write it. As for communication, I'm going to stick to telepathy between Hunter and Blake, and squeaks/grunts/groans/growls when they're trying to actually talk to others. LOL

But thank you for the ideas, they're definitely good ones.

Glad you got Sky. LOL

JuseaPeterson - Which quote (from the chapter 13 preview, I think), and what makes you think it's Hunter? LOL Oh social chat, I'm not interested in it anymore. Imagine that, huh? I got so busy on the farm, I couldn't write on my stories, keep my workouts up, make all of my appointments, and chat online. In the end, I stopped writing for a week or two, and stopped talking online in general. Now I have time off, so I'm catching up on my story, :D

Hahaha… Yeah, I always noticed when they switched back and forth on tv. LOL So I wanted to do something similar. A little Flash of Lothor here, a little bit of Kelly there… I have the Rangers… Well, you'll see in this chapter, and so I'll be switching POVs even more often.

SO NOTICE TO ALL READERS (before I forget)… Hunter fans, not every chapter will have him in it. Blake fans, same thing. Fans of the others, same thing. LOL!! If I get into the habit of it, I'll put at the top of the chapter, who it'll mostly be about. LOL

This is an "Other Rangers-centric' chapter. LOL

BACK TO REVIEW REPLIES (lol)

JuseaPeterson (cond't) - Well I am trying to get into their heads more, and show their thoughts on things, so if it works, I'm glad. There's a part coming up (chapters 19 and 20) that you might really like. The surprise (see above for where I mentioned it before) LOL. The tests? You wonder? Hm…So do I, LOL!! Well, I'm thinking about it, and have an idea so far.

I know that SPD is set some time in the future, but for the sake of it, I wanted to do something a little different, so I brought in a man and kid, and as I went, Sky seemed like a great idea. Such a rule follower in the future, but why not make him a regular kid?

I'm still thinking more on the red-head. I'd definitely like someone different to pair Cam up with, but I'm having problems keeping my own idea straight as it is, so I don't want to make it even more confusing. We'll see as we go.

All went great with the dentist, thanks :) I'm glad you like the different POVs, they are neat to write and help me keep the flow going/make the story longer. LOL

Pinklen98 - When I start a story, the last thing I intend to do is leave it or let it go. Sorry, if I gave that impression. I just meant I was getting low on ideas/muse, and that I might be slower on writing more chapters, but I'm not letting it go. It irritates me to get into a story and have the author just stop and drop it, so I never want to do that to my readers. LOL. It's ok though, my ideas are building back up, so it all works.

The little boy? Well if you watched SPD, the name gave it away. Sky. Sky Tate from SPD. LOL. Kendra? Hunter's dragon? Well it is a Hunter/OC pairing, but I never thought of that. No, no, she's her own person/dragon. LOL Bonding with the dragons is still a little ways off, sorry.

Thank you, glad you like it. :)

PinkAzn - Well, since this one review was posted for chapter 12 (I think), I forget who chapter 13 was about, but hopefully, it was Hunter related. I'll warn you now, this one isn't. Since Tori is considered (to me) one of the main characters, even if she's with the others, I'll want to include her POV. Don't worry though, definitely more Hunter to come.

Charlie? Wow, why didn't I think of that? No, wait, he doesn't have a dad. But still, why didn't I think of that? LOL. No, it was Sky from SPD. LOL Aww thank you. I'm glad you like my stories. I love writing them, but it's really great to hear that others like them too.

Now, can you imagine if I had the money to make a dragon clan movie staring Hunter? O.o

Hey, I totally agree with you! LOL!! Hunter IS totally hot! Now, more shirtless Hunter, and I'm happy.

(Thinks about asking Adam if he really had trouble getting his shirt off in the Shane's Karma episodes, or if it was part of the show… Then chickens out of it.) Damn, that boy's just TOO hot! But now I really want to knoooowwwwww! (Wines) LOL

I was thinking ally, if I include her. Well, Storm Chargers equals Extreme Sports stuff, so since motox, skateboarding and surfing are taken, I chose the next thing to cross my mind, courtesy of The Descent… Cave Diving/Spalunking/Rock Climbing. LOL

OMG THAT WAS A LONG NOTE! (jaw drops) LOL!!

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(Haunted Forest, Tori's POV)

Running through the woods after Kendra, I was reminded of the laps we sometimes had to do around the academy. The only difference was this place was way creepier!

The forest was so dark, I'd swear it was night, but one look up at the dark, threatening clouds and I knew it was definitely still day time. It looked like a storm was ready to hit, but there was no wind, thunder or rain. I didn't know what to make of it.

Then there was the constant sounds of movement from all around us, and I'd swear that I could occasionally catch the sound of voices, or a glimpse of a figure moving in the dark.

"Hey!"

Spinning to look forward, I quickly ducked under a low hanging branch and continued my chase after the others. Kendra had taken off again, and almost instinctively, Hunter was on her tail. Then Cam and Dustin were behind him, Dustin a little behind Cam, and lastly Blake and me, with Shane taking up the rear. Blake was a little ahead of me, but I didn't miss it when his hand clutched at his chest.

For a moment, I felt panic sweep through me. What if he was in pain?

Looking to the others, I watched as Hunter did the same thing and felt my eyes narrow as I watched them both. Neither of them seemed worried or in pain at all, and I felt my panic fade at that, but I was still worried sick. Why were they clutching at their chests as they ran?

Wait.. My eyes narrowed and I looked closer, realizing they weren't clutching at their chests, they were clutching at a handful of their shirts. Or more precisely, probably the necklaces under their shirts.

Was this place having some sort of affect on them that we didn't know about?

Glancing ahead to our runaway guide, I watched as she leapt over a fallen tree log, and blinked in confusion as Hunter stumbled a second after, seemingly lost in thought. His face was pale, but a look of determination crossed it and he kept going.

Speeding up my steps a bit, I slowly became aware that I was getting tired. Just how long had we been chasing after her, and why was she running in the first place? Pushing those thoughts aside, I tripped a little over a stone and stumbled sideways, into Blake, blushing as he reached out to steady me and smiled.

Why is it, whenever he smiles, everything else seems to fade away? I thought distantly as I focused on the chase again.

"You ok?"

Turning to Blake, I bit my lip and nodded with my own smile. "Yeah, just tripped." I admitted as we rounded another set of trees and kept going. "Why's she running?" I finally asked, the question rounding on my mind again and again. It just somehow didn't seem right.

Frowning at the question, Blake's eyes darted forward briefly, but I followed the glance and saw that he was looking at Hunter. Then his eyes turned back to me and he shrugged, looking definitely uncomfortable. "I dunno. She did the same thing in the dreams." He stated as he dodged around a tree and quickly climbed through some boulders.

He sounded fairly calm, but I knew that look of worry in his eyes. My eyes trained on the others, but I reached out and took his hand as we ran, holding it briefly and giving it a reassuring squeeze before letting it go again. "It'll be ok." I stated, my voice so quiet, I almost wasn't sure he heard me.

He remained silent a moment as his eyes filled with worry and determination, trained on his big brother. His lips moved, and I could swear he'd just said 'I hope so', but the words were lost on the wind as we raced on.

Beginning to pant, I frowned to myself. How much farther is it? I don't know how much longer I can last. I thought as I pushed myself to keep going.

I don't know how long it was, but I noticed the others showing signs of being tired, too. Dustin began to slow down and in seemingly no time, was running beside me, stumbling every now and then as he panted heavily.

My own chest felt tight as I struggled to breathe. Soon enough, I fell back as well. Blake took the lead, and if I hadn't known better, passed Cam. Now both brothers were in the lead, and we must've been slowing down, because I soon noticed them getting further and further away.

Suddenly, I felt something hit me from the side and knock me off my feet. Panic quickly swept through me as I felt something cover my mouth. I still couldn't breathe, but was struggling with the arms that wrapped around me. Feeling my instincts kick in, I elbowed who, or whatever had been holding me, and felt it's grip slacken. Pulling away sharply, I rolled a few times and sprung to my feet, almost immediately collapsing to my knees as my chest heaved for air.

My lungs burned and there were little spots floating in my vision as I squinted and looked around. Other than a quick flash of grey disappearing into the almost black depths of the woods, I saw nothing.

"Tori!"

Spinning around as my vision cleared and the ache in my chest faded, I saw Dustin, Shane and Cam all running up to me. "Guys!" I called back, feeling relief wash over me.

Relief that was short lived.

"Wait." Looking around carefully, I noticed something mission. Or rather, two some things missing. "Where are Blake and Hunter?"

The others stopped and looked around a moment before Cam's eyes closed and a rather stressed expression crossed his face. It looked like he was torn between being irritated and worried. "They must've kept going."

Blake didn't notice when I was knocked down? I thought briefly, feeling a quick flash of hurt run through me. Almost as soon as it had come, it was gone though as I felt my worry for them taking over again. "So they kept chasing after Kendra?" That's weird. They weren't that far ahead of us, I know they would've heard something. Shaking my head, I rubbed at my temples as I became aware of a headache forming. "What happened, anyways? All I know is something jumped at me and knocked me down."

Looking around, Shane nodded. "I saw that, too. But I was too far back to see it clearly." He admitted as he scratched at his head.

Cam nodded thoughtfully as he looked in the direction it had faded. "Well, I'm not certain, but I'd swear it looked reptilian, but it was wearing tattered clothing." He actually sounded pretty lost about it. "From what Kendra said, Dragon Clan were human, with the ability to turn into dragons. These….seemed nothing like what she described."

"Great." I stated dryly. "So we don't know what we're dealing with and Blake and Hunter are gone. What now?" I looked back the way we'd come, but everything was so dark, I couldn't tell what path we'd taken. "Uh, how are we supposed to find our way back?"

The others spun around and looked into the woods silently. Obviously, they didn't know, either.

"Alright." Turning back to us, Cam nodded in determination. "We're all trained ninjas here, trained to use what's around us to survive." Looking up, He frowned at the sky before his eyes seemed to land on the trees. "Shane, do you think you can use your wind powers to get to the top of the trees, and tell us which way the cave is?"

"If he did that, maybe he could see Blake." I put in. When they looked at me silently a moment, I felt my face heat up, realizing I'd only mentioned Blake. "Um, and Hunter." I quickly amended. "I mean, they're off alone, shouldn't we be with them? Who knows what could happen?"

Lowering his face to the ground, Cam raised it after a moment, but remained silent. His eyes were unfocused as he seemed to be thinking.

Raising his hand slowly, Dustin finally said something. "Dude, like… What if Shane just looked around? He could like tell us if there's any other caves nearby or towns or anything, right?"

Looking a little uneasy, Shane nodded, his face turned towards the sky. "That could work. Just look around in general. If I can find the guys, it'll be a bonus, but if not, I can at least see if I can find out where they're going." Then he frowned as his eyes seemed to close half way. "But I dunno about this. The air feels….different here. Charged with something I don't recognize. I'm not too sure how well I can control it."

Now Cam's eyes narrowed a little. "Charged?"

"Dude, like, I feel it too. The ground feels like it's…." He shrugged and looked lost. "Uh, humming? You know, like when you have music so loud in the next apartment and everything is vibrating from it, or something?"

"Despite the analogy…" Cam stated with a raised eyebrow. "That information could be useful. Hmm…" Looking to the sky, his gaze changed to the path I was sure he thought we'd taken back, and then to the forest around us. "I don't think we have a choice. If we wander around, we risk getting lost."

Now I raised an eyebrow. "You mean worse than we already are?" I pointed out dryly.

He glared at me a little before closing his eyes and sighing with a nod. "Yeah, worse than we are now."

With a curt nod, Shane took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Making several swift hand movements, he slowly began to rise in the air, but almost immediately his focus seemed to wobble and his body shook like a rag doll as currents of what looked like electricity ran up his body. His face creased in concentration and slowly he rose higher in the air until he was just above tree line.

Opening his eyes, he seemed to look around for a while, occasionally wincing in pain or his body shuddering, but he remained fairly still as he rotated in place to look all around them.

"Ok, I see the cave we came from, back that way." He stated, pointing behind us. "And there's a cave that way." He added, pointing to our northwest. "It's surrounded by a small lake, with a narrow passage leading to the entrance."

Shaking his head a little, his face lowered a bit and he squinted. "I don't see Hunter or Blake. I can't make out much, really. It's just too dark." He winced again and closed his eyes as he slowly lowered himself to the ground, and collapsed to his knees panting. "Man, that was harder than I thought! It was like I was being electrocuted, and the more I fought it, the worse it got!"

Frowning to myself, I looked in the direction he'd pointed. Turning back to the others, I got a good look at Shane and knew he wouldn't be in any shape to go anywhere for a bit. Feeling my hands curl into fists, I closed my eyes and sat down on a nearby boulder with my friends, thinking about the thing that attacked me.

I was weak and my guard was down. If it meant to hurt me…

"Guys, that thing that attacked me…" Quickly going over everything I knew, I frowned deeply. "I don't think it was a threat. I mean, it could have really hurt me, but it didn't, right?"

"Yeah, it just knocked you down and took off." Shane stated with his own thoughtful frown. "What's up with that?"

"Well, what if it wasn't meant to hurt me?" Seeing their looks, I sighed and looked briefly in the direction I knew Hunter and Blake would be in. "What if it was just meant to stop us from following the others?"

Dustin frowned and scratched his head in confusion. "Dude, like, what would it gain from that?" he asked cluelessly.

"Hunter and Blake have to bond to the dragon halves, right?" I asked pointedly, looking at Cam, Shane and Dustin. "But no one ever said anything about us. So maybe we're not…" Biting my lips, I took a deep breath. "Maybe it was meant to separate us."

"But why?" Dustin asked again.

Frowning to myself, I admitted that I didn't know. But I didn't like it. Looking again in the direction they'd gone, I tried to tell myself that they'd be alright. After all. They're trained Ninjas, and Power Rangers.

They'll be alright. He'll be alright. I mentally chanted, trying to convince myself. They have to be.

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Hope you liked it.

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"Dude, you're starting to pick up some bad habits from Cam."

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