Abby Holloway Series
Dino Thunder: Abby Strikes Back
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: Ah! Can it be? It is! Its Abby and Hunter's DATE! hahaha - Okay; I would just like to point out that I didnt want to do 'In Your Dreams' because to be quite honest with you, Abby's nightmares were shown in Ninja Storm. So I pretty much skipped that episode but I AM using the beginning and end of it.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OCs and anything unrecognizable
Dream Come True
"...Yeah; just let me grab my PDA from the Cyberspace," Abby nodded, tugging Tori by the arm and towards the entrance the Cybercafe. Tonight was the night that she would finally get her date with Hunter it had supposed to have been last night but things hadnt exactly gone to plan what with the return of Mesogog and everything. But the older blonde had been sympathetic and since Kelly had been kidnapped by Elsa, Buddy had been injured when he tumbled from Kelly's arms and into the office door at Storm Charges; not to mention Abby had promised Tori that they would spend the whole 24 hours together for their 20th birthday, he had agreed to extend the date an extra day. What more could Abby have asked for.
Tori groaned as she allowed her friend to pull her across the street from her car, and towards the Cybercafe that stood illuminated in the moonlight "Well hurry up," she stated "I promised Kelly I would have to you home by now" she checked her watch "its already 7:30pm, Hunter's picking you up in half an hour by the time we get back to Blue Bay -"
"Tor," Abby cut across her "Can you for one second, just one second...not worry about my date?" she asked
The Blonde smiled sheepishly "Sorry, its just..." she grinned "...you and Hunter had a date last year, which im guessing was sorta awkward with the way you never even batted an eyelid after it had happened; and you and he just went back to being friends as if nothing had happened" she frowned "What did happen?"
"Nothing," Abby answered
"My point exactly," Tori grinned "So excuse me for wanting tonight to be perfect!"
Rolling her eyes, Abby pushed on the door of the cyberspace surprised to find it still open; "Hayley cant still be here," she mumured her senses tingling
"Oh come on Spiderwoman," Tori giggled, pushing her friend through the second set of doors
Abby stumbled and yelped as she hit a table, distrubing the four other teens down the otherside of the cafe.
"You know, you two would make the worst set of spies," Ethan teased glancing up at both Abby and Tori. The former glaring at the latter.
The Dimetro ranger frowned "Excuse me?" she asked, slightly offended "I'd make a great spy!"
"Yeah, by the looks of it" Kira giggled
Pointing at Tori, Abby exclaimed loudly "She pushed me!"
"Did not!" Tori countered
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Not!"
"Too!"
"Not!"
This continued for a while, before Abby stuck her tounge out childishly before bouncing towards her friends; you'd never guess she had just turned 20 "So, what you guys doing here so late?" she asked curiously
"You know how much I love being a ranger?" Ethan asked. Abby nodded. "but it really puts you in a crunch when it comes to homework. This paper on primates is taking up all my free time"
Abby nodded in understanding
"I know what you mean," Kira agreed "I got a 10 page paper on reptiles due on Monday"
Tori gaped "10 pages?" she asked "Who the hell assigns 10 pages on reptiles?"
"Dr.O," Ethan and Kira grumbled
"Well, I got you guys beat," Connor stated, smirking proudly "I am totally caught up with my homework"
The others looked at him curiously, quirking identical eyebrows
"But my mom wants me to take her Christmas shopping all weekend," the red ranger finished with a heavy sigh
Everyone groaned
Chewing her lip and checking the time, Tori nudged Abby and indicating that they had to leave if they were to make it home in time. The Dimetro ranger nodded "Well, considering I know what its like the juggle Ranger duties, a social life and Homework. Im gonna let you all in on a secret..."
The younger teens looked up at her expectantly "Whats that?" they asked together
"My suggestion to you, is to go home and get some sleep" she told them "Sitting here, pouring over books is not going to do you any good. 1) You'll get a headache; 2) You wont understand a word you read and put into your essays and 3) you wont get the grade you deserve if you try and pull an all nighter. Think about it?" she smiled "As for me, I'm up-to-date on my homework -" she glanced at her watch "and speaking of dates...I gotta go"
She grabbed her PDA from the charging socket on the bar and headed for the doo with Tori "See ya guys," she waved before disappearing, pulling Tori with her.
-Scene-
Finally making it home with seconds to spare, Tori ushered Abby through the store and up to the loft. Kelly who had been cleaning up the store front stopped and frowned as she turned just in time to see Tori disappearing upstairs after her sister she shook her head and gave a soft chuckle as she remembered tonight was Abby's date night and after much persuasion and teasing last night the younger pre-young adult had agreed Tori could help her out in picking her outfit. Everything had been pre-arranged the night before, and they were going to start earlier this afternoon but Abby had business to attend to in Reefside and therefore had disappeared for half the day, then on the way back she had realized she left her PDA on charge at the cybercafe and just had to go back and get it.
So curtsey to popular belief they were running late.
Upstairs, Abby didnt have much time to think of anything as she was pushed into the bathroom by Tori and left to fend for herself; turning on the shower and jumping it she quickly washed herself down. She had less than 10 minutes to get ready and Tori didnt think she was going to complete it in time. After a quick shower she jumped out, wrapped the largest towel she could find around her and hurried into her room to find Tori standing there looking through her wardrobe "where's the clothes?" she fretted
"Tori calm down," Abby sighed "Right side door," she answered
The Blonde nodded and opened the right door and found the clothes hanging on the back. The two friends had felt that jeans were more appropriate for a first date and therefore had chosen Abby fanciest, and therefore more expensive pair; not that she spent a load of money on clothes, but she did have some girly clothes. Unsure of how much she was willing to show in the northern area of her body; Abby had decided she would wear something that wasnt too fiddly but still made her stand out. They had settled on a white coloured, silk peasant singlet that flowed over her hips making the White ranger seem less self-conscious about the way she looked. Over that she threw on a white denim mini-jacket with short sleeves that rested just under her ribs and set about to do her hair and makeup.
Abby's dog, Buddy, barked his approval of the chosen outfit from the bed as he watched Tori fuss about the way Abby should have taken her hair, so using a trick that Kaitlyn Holloway had taught them when they where children; Abby pulled her hair back into a very messy bun and sprayed it with lost of hair spray. Then, when Kelly (who had appeared seconds after her sister had dressed) finished her make-up, (nothing to fancy), Abby untied her hair and shook it out. This made her normally straight hair wavy.
Before the three girls knew it; it was 8:00pm and they were nervously waiting for Hunter. Kelly had returned downstairs to the store front so Hunter didnt think there was nobody home when he arrived to pick up Abby, while Tori stayed up stairs and fussed over Abby some more, she fussed up to the point that Abby had to send her downstairs to wait with Kelly because she was irritaing her. Pacing the length of the loft, Abby wondered why she was so nervous. She had to admit she was worrked about this evening, sure, she and Hunter got on like they were best friends and they had been in a 'date' situation once more but sadly nothing had come of it, but tonight...it felt different. What if it was too weird? What if they couldnt make that jump from friends to a couple? What if this didnt work out, could they just go back to the way they had been?
A heavy sigh escaped her lips; the more she thought about it - the more nervous she became.
Stop thinking about it Abby! she scolded herself this is Hunter! she smiled, Hunter was awesome. The only thing different about tonight, to any other time they had hung out together was that now she was more than aware of the fact that this was a date.
Absentmindedly, Abby started to check her bag, making sure that she had everything she needed. Cash, cell phone, keys; plus all the usual junk she tossed into her bag. She was deliberating whether or not it was a wise idea to leave her Dino Bracelet behind, when she heard the buzzer near the door leading from the loft down into Storm Charges chirp loudly and seconds later Tori appeared in the doorway looking excited.
"He's here!" she grinned "Come on! Come on!"
And before Abby knew anything else she was being ushered down the stairs and out onto the shop floor.
-Scene-
Downstairs, Hunter was just as nervous as Abby was; but he was determined to hide it as he was greeted by Tori and Kelly who were standing and sitting at the cash register. At the sight of him Tori and jumped up and immediately hurried up stairs to the loft where he guessed Abby was waiting. He had decided long before he reached Storm Charges that the best way to play tonight was to remember that they were friends and this was just like any other time they had been together alone, away from the group. He figured that jumping straight into a romantic dinner at a restaurant would have been too intimidating for the both of them; and not exactly the type of scene that Abby would have enjoyed. He had learned that she was an easy to please and liked things simple rather than complicated. That was why he was confident in the destination he had picked.
There was a barking sound followed by someone fussing and seconds later, Abby's puppy Buddy entered the store and bounded towards him followed closely by Tori and Abby. At first he didnt recognize her; she looked so beautiful. It was then that he had only seen Abby in Motocross or Ninja gear. He'd always though she was breathtakng, but he'd never seen her like this. Her hair was in waves, her clothes fitted her perfectly and the colour matched her (despite it being her ranger colour).
"What?" she asked, when she spotted him a smile creeping onto her face
Hunter hadnt realized he had been staring "Your hair..." he trailed "You look..."
She glanced back at Kelly and Tori who were grinning madly "I hope the ends of these sentances are good," she joked
"You look amazing," he chuckled
She smiled brightly "Thank you," she looked him over and was relieved to see that he looked as casual as she did. Dark jeans, Crimson polo shirt and a black jacket.
"Good to go?" he asked, holding out his hand
She took it "Most definitely" she nodded
And within a milisecond; all nervousness they both had been feeling disappeared with a snap.
-Scene-
While the two drove along; Abby and Hunter found that their conversations were about the same usual stuff, they talked about before. Motocross, TV, and the Ranger business that was still occuring since the team-up a yesterday. When Abby realized that she didnt recognize their surroundings and a frown came to her face as she turned her full attention to the window beside her "Huh...where are we going?" she asked curiously "We heading out of town?"
Hunter glanced sideways at her "No, just relax" he smiled "I'd never take you out of town, without telling you"
Abby relaxed visibly "So, where are we going?"
"You remember when you told me about your mother?" he asked "And the last place you, she, your father and Kelly attended together as a family?"
"Yeah; the annual Blue Bay Harbour Carnival," Abby recited "We never went after my mom died" she responded, before her eyes grew wide, her mouth fell open and she turned towards Hunter "We're not -" she cut off.
The smile on Hunter's face slipped somewhat slightly "I figured since you hadnt been in a while, you'd want to go again" he told her "but if its gonna be too hard for you -"
"No!" Abby interrupted, smiling and shaking her head "No; its fine. My mom wouldnt want me to give up a place that makes me the happiest little girl in the world, just because of a bad memory!"
"Little?" Hunter teased
The White ranger gasped and smacked his arm
"Hey, no violence when im driving!" he exclaimed, pretending to lose control. Abby giggled and sat back in her seat as they continued onwards.
-Scene-
As lame as it may have sounded; the annual Blue Bay Harbour Carnival seemed like the perfect first date. It was buzzing with all kinds of people ranging from families with little children to couples. They fit in perfectly. They were both so entranced with excitement, and constantly grabbing each other to look at different things, when Hunter suddenly grabbed Abby's hand causing her to look at him and smile. From then on out, they rarely left one another go.
They soon found themselves into a heavy game of throwing a ball into a net against a young teenage couple; although it was about the fun of the game, Abby and Hunter were determed not to be beaten by a couple of youngsters. Abby had matched the girl; Brooke, ball for ball so now it was up to her boyfriend, Jake, and Hunter to see who'd win.
"Last ball," Abby stated
The vendor smiled, putting the final basket in front of Hunter and Jake "Winner gets the teddy bear," he nodded at Abby, who giggled gleefully, while jumping up and down and clapping her hands, he had already promised a medium-sized sparkling white and silver polar bear to the team that won. Jake threw his ball at the basket, it hit the side and bounced backwads towards him onto the floor. Brooke let out a howl of disappointment as Jake hung his head in shame. Abby grinned and tried to amp Hunter up.
"Okay, come on," she grinned "You can totally do this!"
Hunter smiled as he aimed his throw "No problem!" he threw the ball gently and watched as it landed in the net.
The vendor smiled, picked up the three balls and declared Hunter as the winner "WE HAVE A WINNER!" he called loudly into the whole park "WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!"
Abby cheered loudly "Yes!" she laughed, throwing her arms around Hunter, who picked her up and spun her around. The Vendor then gave Abby the medium-sized polar bear as a trophy which she clung to tightly "I shall name you...Thumper! And you shall be mine! And you shall be my Thumper!" she giggled
"Thumper?" Hunter asked, as they walked away from the ball and net stand.
Abby nodded "From one of my favourite Disney movies!" she grinned "Bambi!"
"Why not Bambi?" he asked curiously
"Because I already have a Bambi," she grinned
The older blonde nodded "Ah," he chuckled
After filling their egos by beating a bunch of kids at a carnival game, Hunter and Abby came across one that was unmanned. It was a game that Abby remembered her father playing the last time they had come here, he had done it out of pure enjoyment of seeing her's and Kelly's face light up everytime they were the 'ding' of the bell and his wife would coo over how 'strong' he was bringing laughter to his daughters. She didnt know the name of the game, but the basica idea was you had to whack a sledgehammer at a metal thing on the ground, there would be a 'ding' and a little marker would rise up a pole, if you hit the top you'd win a prize. The only difficulty was...no one ever hit the top.
"You want a go?" Hunter asked, offering her the sledgehammer
Abby grinned as a plan formed in her mind "How about we bet on this one?" she asked
"Im listening" he answered
"Highest number wins," she stated
Thinking over the idea, he nodded "Okay. How much?"
"If you lose," she spoke, wanting to play for something other than money "you have to buy me lunch tomorrow"
He laughed "Seems fair" he nodded "but if you lose...then you have to kiss me"
"Deal!" she agreed, without hesitation. And holding out 'Thumper' she clutched the sledgehammer "Ladies first..."
Motioning for her to continue he watched as she set up her shot, and hammered it down with all her strength. For someone who fought monsters every other day, she wasnt relatively that strong. And it showed when the marker shot up the pole and landed on 34. "Your up" she smiled, handing the hammer over and taking back her toy.
Hunter took the hammer and lined up his shot, using every once of strength he had, he hit the metal plate as hard as he possbily could and watched as the marker shot up the pole past 34 and landed on 81.
"Nice," Abby nodded
"But would you look at that," Hunter smirked, turning to her "Pay up"
Unable to keep the smile off her face, Abby walked towards him "Alright," she said as she neared him and halted as their bodies were mere inches away from one another. Abby felt slightly weird, mostly because the notion of kissing one of her best friends didnt make her feel weird. She leant towards him and gently him on the mouth. He kissed her back just as gently. It was only for a few moments, but it was one of the hottest moments Abby had ever experienced, when she pulled away she noted that they were both smiling.
"You know for someone who fights monsters every other day," Hunter spoke "and has been doing it for two years now...your weak"
Abby giggled "Dude, who you calling weak?" she asked "Have you not noticed everyone is afraid of me? Remember Matthew from last year?"
"They guy you punched and broke his nose?"
"Yup!"
Hunter smirked "How could I forget?" he asked "Blake and I often wondered how someone so small, could pack a punch"
Abby laughed "So you see, im not a weakling"
"So what happened to 'Miss-mess-with-me-I'll-pound-you-into-dust'," he spoke, referring to last year "to 'Miss-I-scored-a-34?" he asked
"You wanna know a secret?" she grinned "I let you win"
Hunter chuckled "Of course you did," he teased, before leaning in and kissing her again. This time more deeper and a little more passionate than the last. When they finally pulled away, both her breathing too hard and the carnival was starting to close down around them. "Maybe we should get out of here?" he offered
"Its getting late," she nodded, glancing at her watch "Kelly's probably waiting up for me"
"And Leanne," he agreed, and taking her by the hand he led her back to the car, and returned to the centre of Blue Bay.
-Scene-
Once back at Storm Charges; Hunter and Abby sat in the front seats of the older blonde's truck for a few moments the nights events still sinking in and making it more real for them. Finally, after a while of silence Hunter spoke "Abs, I gotta be honest with you," he smiled "I've never had a date like that before"
"Me either," she agreed, before leaning into kiss him again. He kissed her back, his hand resting on the side of her face as he tried to pull her closer. When suddenly, interrupting them came a beeping noise from her cellphone. Regretfully she pulled away "Goodnight, Hunter," she told him
"Night" he replied, kissing her again
Finally managing to tear themselves away from one another, Abby jumped out of the truck and made her way across the lot towards the front door of Storm Charges. She turned to wave at him, before she disappeared inside. Watching her disappear, Hunter hung his head and grinned to himself, before turning on the engine and pulling off, unable to stop smiling the whole way back to Reefside.
As soon as the door to the shop closed; and Hunter was out of view, Abby squealed a little as she hugged 'Thumper' closer to her being, shaking her head, her hair flailed wildly. She felt so elated that she could barely keep still. Once she had gotten into the loft she was greeted by two forms of Kelly and Tori fast asleep on the sofa; they seemed so peaceful that she didnt have the heart to wake them and tell them she was home. Besides, they would only demand she tell them what happened and well...tonight...she wanted to keep that information to herself. Maybe tomorrow she would share...only maybe.
-Scene-
"Man, im dragging this morning," Ethan complained, as he hauled himself into the Cybercafe ahead of his friends, all of which seemed to be suffering from sleep deprivation also, seeing as they had all suffered from Nightmares the previous night and had been too afraid to go back to sleep.
"Well its not like any of us slept last night," Kira reminded him
Abby who had been sitting at the bar, spun around on her seat and stared at her friends with wide-eyes "Dudes, you look horrible!" she commented "What happened?"
"Nightmares," Tommy answered her
The Dimetro ranger nodded "Your normal everyday nightmares," she asked "or Mesogog/Elsa/Ranger ones?"
"The second one," Ethan nodded
Connor groaned "Well, I for one am looking forward to a nice long weekend where I can just...chill," he sighed in relief
"What happened to Christmas shopping?" Abby asked curiously
The Red ranger shook his head "After last night, im not risking it"
"Big baby" she teased
"I'd like to see you face your biggest fear," Connor challenged
"Ha! Already did!" Abby responded "Last year; Lothor unleashed a little thing called 'the Nightmare collar' it unleashed your deepest darkest fear. Tori, Hunter, Shane and I had to face our fears to get out of it"
Connor stared at her "Ouch"
"That doesnt sound pleasent," Kira pointed out
"It wasnt," Abby responded "There is a reason fears are called 'fears'" she stated
The Dino team rolled their eyes, before looking up at the sound of light snoring "What is that?" Ethan asked, his eyes wide.
Abby pointed over her shoulder "Over there," she stated and watched as the rest of her friends moved over to the couch area where Trent was sleeping. Snoring peacefully. The team laughed quietly at the Drago Ranger, before Kira returned to her friend and prodded her for information on her date the previous night.
A/N: YES! Finally! The ever-long-awaited date/kiss.
I think that went quite well; don't you?
Reviews (would love some)
~*Kara*~
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Chapter updated 29/11/2010 at 20:25pm