Sorry people for the LONG wait...what with school, runescape, short attention span, and insane writers block...this chapter had taken a long time to finish...The good news is that it's finally done...the bad news is that I'm afriad it might not be up to my usual standards...for that...I apologize greatly. Nevertheless...I hope you enjoy this chapter to some point.

Chapter 14

"RANGERS! COME OUT AND FIGHT ME!!"

Frostbite stood in the middle of the city square, yelling above a torrent of screams. He slashed at the air with his blue sword and a shockwave of energy was released and struck a building. Instead of destroying it, it was instantly frozen in ice.

"Stop right there!"

Frostbite turned to see the eleven rangers running up to him.

"Who…or what is that…?" Dustin asked, gaping at Frostbite.

"I don't know, but it can't be too friendly…" Shane said, getting into a readying stance.

"You're right…" Frostbite growled. "I'm not…" Frostbite charged forward, sword at the ready and a clear blue.

"Move!" Taylor shouted and everyone scattered. The sword barely missed Max and hit a stone pillar, freezing it.

"Ah! Don't let him hit you!" Max cried out in surprise.

"No…really?!" Hunter shouted as Frostbite's sword returned to its clear state. He and Blake assaulted Frostbite with their thunder staffs. Frostbite snarled and turned, whipping them both with his tail.

"Weak! All weak! I had expected more from the famed Power Rangers!" Frostbite roared, catching Danny and Cole both and throwing them aside as they tried to attack him.

"Storm Striker!" Frostbite turned to see Tori, Dustin, and Shane with their assembled weapon together and aimed at him. "Fire!"

Frostbite swung his sword up to deflect the attack. To the ranger's disbelief, he started to succeed. Eventually, with a mighty swing, Frostbite reflected the attack and sent it straight back towards the Ninja Storm rangers. Something flitted in front of the blast just before it hit the rangers and exploded. The smoke and rubble cleared to reveal Zen-Aku standing in front of the Ninja Storm rangers.

"Stand back…" Zen-Aku growled and lifted his blade and held in both hands.

"No way…" Shane stepped forward and in front of Zen-Aku.

"You're no match for him! Retreat while you still have your lives!" Zen-Aku snarled.

"And let you go off with your buddy over there?! I don't think so!"

"Shane, what are you doing?!" Tori shouted, running up and trying to pull him back.

"Not trusting this guy, that's what I'm doing!" Shane shouted. "I am not going to be protected by an org!"

"You're pride will only get you killed right now!" Zen-Aku snarled as he charged forward towards Frostbite. The fight seemed pretty even, both managing to block and counter the other's move. But in the end, Frostbite managed to knock Zen-Aku back. Zen-Aku stumbled but managed to keep his balance.

"What now?!" Shane shouted, as Taylor and Alyssa started to attack Frostbite. "I knew there was no way to entrust this guy to take care of things." He jabbed Zen-Aku's chest plate. Behind Zen-Aku, Frostbite threw Alyssa and Taylor off of himself, and held his sword above his head as it started to turn an ice blue.

"Look out!" Zen-Aku turned just in time to see Frostbite swing his sword, and a shockwave erupted from the blade and shot towards Zen-Aku and the Ninja Storm rangers.

"NO!" Alyssa screeched as the shockwave hit Zen-Aku squarely in the chest. Instantly, Zen-Aku was frozen in ice.

Frostbite roared in triumph, laughing manically before disappearing in a whirlwind of ice.

"ZEN!" Alyssa ran over to Zen-Aku as Shane fell back from shock.

"I don't get it…he was so much faster than that…he could've dodged it…" Shane mumbled, shaking.

"He was protecting you three…" Cam said softly, Alyssa was crying, trying to rub Zen-Aku's cheek through the ice. "If he had moved out of the way…at least one of you would've been hit…most likely Shane…"

"You're kidding…" Shane said, horror struck. "He protected me…?! But why?! After all that I said!"

"He wouldn't have cared…" Alyssa said through choked sobs. "It's just the way he is…"

Shane was at a loss for words, he just stood there, staring at the frozen duke org.