A/N: Okay here we go, Chapter 29. I am going to try supper hard to get the next chapter up tonight. This one is a little shorter then last chapter but it's still pretty long. Anyways the song used in the fight in I wish I may by Breaking Benjamin. A really good band and great song from their first album. I thought it sort of suited what was happening in that scene. Anyways, R&R!
Green with Rage
Chapter 29: Thunder Storm Part II.
It was almost a hour latter that Cam had finished the burial for the three students and was now standing in a deserted street between Reefside and Blue Bay. Cam sighed, he knew this was going to to be bad. He didn't know if it was just Neve who was evil again – because he knew she'd never kill those students otherwise – and he didn't know how it had happened.
He had hoped that he and the others never had to use the communication devices that he had built after the final battle but it was a good thing he had designed them or this would have been all that much harder. Cam smiled slightly as he looked up as a blur appeared beside him, and he smiled when Hunter touched down in his Thunder uniform. He looked concerned and a bit tired but otherwise he looked happy to see Cam. It had been some time since they had been able to hang since Neve's birthday party in April.
"Hunter," Cam said, as he initiated that manly hug men seemed to favor compared to the 'girly' version. Hunter returned it with a nod.
"Hey man, you okay?" he asked. "You seemed torn up when you called."
"I had to preform three burials," Cam said and sighed as they began to walk along the street. "Sorry to pull you away from your students?"
"I thought it must have been important," he responded. "But back up, three burials. What's happened man?" he asked and Cam looked away not sure what to say to him.
"My father is missing as are Tori, Dustin and Shane. Neve as well, but I have feeling I know what Neve has been up to." Cam looked at Hunter.
"Hunter, the wounds on the students were made by Neve, at least two of them were. We both know the distinct pattern of the spirit fans make in a body," he told him and Hunter eyes widened.
"Nix?" he muttered and Cam nodded. "But the spirit fans? They were lost with our powers!"
"I know, I'm trying to figure that out," Cam said shaking his head and Hunter sighed. This day could only get worse from here on. He already knew it was going to take everything he and the others had to help Neve with this one. Four times evil, she must have the worst luck in the world.
"I was hoping we'd never have to use these things," Hunter muttered as he held the circular communicator disc in his hand.
"Same here," Cam agreed.
"So you think it's Lothor?" he asked, secretly hoping it was so he could kick the space ninja's ass for being the one to create this whole mess for Neve. If Lothor had never turned her evil then maybe she wouldn't be going through this now.
"It has to be," Cam answered him. "Who else leaves Purple slime in his wake?"
"You reach the others?" Hunter asked momentarily forgetting what he had said about Tori, Shane and Dustin, his mind to focused on Neveah.
"Their not responding."
"Of course contacting Neve wouldn't be a good idea right now," Hunter muttered and Cam sighed nodding.
"Yeah, let's go I have a feeling I know where they'll show up," Cam said. "And we've got to meet Blake as well."
xXx
"So what did you think?" Blake asked as Kira walked beside him and the others behind them. Kira grinned.
"It was awesome, I guess I owe Neve some money now," she said and Blake laughed.
"What did you bet her?"
"That I wouldn't like or understand Motocross even if I wanted to." Kira frowned sheepishly. "Obviously you shouldn't bet against Neveah," Kira said and then blanched, as did Blake who remembered a similar line from those cursed books Tori loved so much. He couldn't even think their name without shuddering now days.
"Thanks for hooking us up, man" Connor said as Blake walked over to the trailer and placed his helmet down. Conner wrapped his arm around Kira and Blake grinned.
"Oh no problem man," Blake smiled. "Hey, listen, what are you doing now? You wanna grab a bite?"
The others looked at each other but before Kira or one of the boys could answer a high pitched beeping noise cut them off, as Blake pulled out a circular disc from his bag.
"Okay, I take that back" Blake frowned, as he looked at the Dino teens. The only reason they had been given the communicators was if anything happened that included Lothor, or one of them being hurt.
"Blake, what's that?" Kira asked.
"Everything alright?" Trent asked next and Blake sighed and shook his head.
"I don't know, it can't be good though." He looked at them and then grabbed his jacket from the table against the trailer.
"Look I've got to go. I'll see you guys latter, and let you know if it's anything serious," Blake promised and took off in a slow run. Kira frowned, she didn't like this at all.
"That was weird," she commented.
"Yeah, I don't have a good feeling about this guys," Tiernan said his eyes suspicious as he watched the former Navy Ranger go. Suddenly, as if by magic their five Dino Gems went off and they looked down and sighed.
"Not so weird," Ethan pointed out
"Let's go," Conner sighed, before the five of them took off.
xXx
"What's going on?" Connor asked, as soon as they arrived and the five of them hurried up to the main screens. On which showed, Shane, Tori and Dustin walking through the streets in Ranger Form as people ran away. They were frantically screaming and flailing.
Shove me under you again
I can't wait for this to end
Sober, empty in the head
I know I can never win
Why should I have to wait
I'll just look the other way
"What?" Tiernan asked, completely shocked. He didn't even recognize the suits though since he hadn't been there for the video but neither did Trent.
"Evil Power Rangers?" Kira frowned "How is that even possible? Why would Tori, Shane and Dustin do that?"
"Better yet how did they get their powers back?" Kim asked shaking her head. This was beyond bad. She knew Neve had been with the three wind rangers yesterday and she had not heard from her daughter since yesterday morning and now this? It worried her extremely.
"Wait that's Tori, Shane and Dustin?" Tiernan asked and everyone nodded though Trent was just as surprised. Trent shook his head as if to clear it.
"But how? I thought we were the only ones left?" he asked.
"So did we," Hayley responded as they stared at the screen. "There's been an evil energy surge over the past twenty-four hours." She glanced at them all and Kim and Tommy sighed as she spoke. "We think the Abyss of Evil has been opened!"
In the silence that had fallen, Kira looked over at Tommy in shock as Connor squeezed her shoulder in support.
"Dr. O, do you think Lothor's back?" the Yellow ranger asked.
"Unfortunately," Tommy nodded. "But there's only one way to find out."
"Wait, where is Neve?" Ethan asked, getting a very bad feeling as he watched the three Wind Rangers terrorize the district. Tommy and Kim looked at each other and then back to the Dino teens.
"We don't know, she isn't answering her communicator," Kim admitted and they all looked at each other.
"Something tells me we just found her," Kira said as she pointed to the screen and they all gasped. A pink energy blast has just pulverized a section of the street and the the Wind Rangers laughed asn a pink streak appeared and landed in front of them. They watched as the Pink Ranger stood, crossing her arms over her chest and threw her head back, laughing. Everyone let loose a shiver, small or large and small.
We left this land of shiny lights
I wish I may, I wish I might
When all these dreams have come to end
You wish you were, you're not my friend
"This is just great," Kira muttered shaking her head as Kim stared shaking at the screen.
"Not again," Kimberly muttered and she buried her face in Tommy's chest. Tommy glared at the screen and cursed Lothor for this. Would his daughter ever catch a break?
"That's Neve?" Trent asked, as he stared in shock at the Pink Ranger.
"In all her evil glory," Ethan said shaking his head and Conner glared. Someone was going to pay for this.
"At least we know why Blake ran off now," Kira said and Conner nodded but straightened up as they saw Neve released another pink energy blast from the dagger in her hand.
"Let's deal with these fakes," he said, though everyone knew it was just his anger talking.
"Trent, you stay here with us," Tommy stated indicating himself and Kim. "This is just the kind of opportunity Mesogog would take advantage of."
Trent fell into two extra seats in front of the computers with a nod, and Connor, Kira, Tiernan and Ethan fell into formation.
"Be careful you four," Kim told them and they nodded before Conner looked at his teammates.
"You guys ready?" Connor asked.
"Ready!"
"Dino Thunder, Power Up!"
"Gold Ranger, Dino Power!"
I can see you suffocate
I can find no other way
Try to make you saturate
I can be your enemy
Why should I have to wait
I'll just look the other way
The four Ninja Rangers walked slowly through the streets, a party of Kelzakz and Lothor's Generals following slowly. Suddenly, four colored Rangers appeared; Red, Yellow, Blue, and Gold. Neve rolled her eyes at this and they all stopped as Conner stepped forward.
"That's far enough!" Conner demanded and they each looked at them, and Neve laughed.
"You must be lost," Shane chuckled darkly. "Cause I know we didn't invite you."
"Maybe you forgot," Ethan stated. "You're supposed to beat the bad guys, not be the bad guys."
"Good, bad," Tori mused. "What's the difference? It's all about power."
"I know you don't need me to explain myself, we've already been acquainted," Neve said as she looked at them and then shook her head almost like she was sorry for them.
"Guys, come on this isn't you!" Kira cried out and they all laughed together this time.
"I thought you'd know by now Kira," Neve began. "That doesn't work on Evil."
"I guess we're gonna have to fight them," Conner stated, straightening up. He didn't want to fight his friends but he didn't have any other choice and the other three knew so as well. He took out his weapon, and reluctantly, the others followed suit.
The four Ninjas stood still as the Kelzaks rushed forward, attacking the Dino Rangers. Walking slowly amongst them, the Wind and Spirit Rangers paired up quickly against the Dino Rangers.
Shane vs. Conner.
Tori vs. Kira.
Dustin vs. Ethan.
Neveah vs. Tiernan.
We left this land of shiny lights
I wish I may, I wish I might
When all these dreams have come to end
You wish you were, you're not my friend
Whoa, No!
There a was pause in everyone's movements before the pairs of Rangers rushed forward, meeting in the middle of the Kelzak infested street.
Fighting against each other with grace and the agility only a female Ranger could pull of, Kira blocked Tori's punch and paused.
"I don't want to hurt you Tori!" she exclaimed, both because it was their job, and because Tori was her friend. They were close, all three of them – Neve, Tori and her, they were all like sisters more then just friends.
"Your mistake!" The blonde hissed evilly, taking out her sword and, slashing her across the chest. It sent Kira flying through the air until she landed in a pile of boxes, breaking them upon impact. Thankfully, no splinters broke through her suit as she landed and she jumped back up in time to avoid a boot to the chest and she kick Tori in the chest before spinning and delivering a round house which sent the blue wind ranger back some before the fight once again continued, but luck was not with Kira as a punch landed to her chest.
Meanwhile, Shane and Conner were going at it, neither landing any successful hits on the other at first until one of Lothor's Generals got impatient, firing off a laser that nearly hit them both, but they were able to jump out of the way in time. Shane glared at the general and stumbled back as he was kicked in the chest by Conner. The Red Wind Ranger turned, anger seething through him and his moves as he went at Conner again. He fought him back easily, and kicked him with all his strength into a cart of some sort. A deserted hotdog cart maybe?
"Dammit, Shane, snap out this bro!" Conner cried as she struggled to stand.
"How about I just snap you in half instead?" the wind Ranger taunted, readying his sword with a laugh. He watched the Red Dino Ranger struggle and then they began their fight once again, swords clanging together.
We left this land of shiny lights
I wish I may, I wish I might
When all these dreams have come to end
You wish you were, you're not my friend
Atop a car, a little ways away, Dustin and Ethan battled it out. The Yellow Ranger was avoiding every swing Ethan had thrown at him by flipping over the blade, chuckling evilly as he did.
"Dustin man, think about what your doing!" Ethan tried to rationalize but the yellow Ranger laughed and twisted the Blue Rangers arm behind his back as he kicked him from behind and the jumped off the car and without giving him time to regain him Dustin flung him backwards through the air, and he hit Kira and they both hit the ally wall.
Meanwhile Tiernan was having a better time with Neve. Maybe because he had once been evil, and had been created evil. Or maybe because he knew better then the others how she fought given he had all Trent's memories. Or maybe Neve was just toying with him but he didn't think she was given that she was much to prideful to allow him to hit her on purpose.
"Neve please, we don't want to hurt you!" he cried, as he blocked her fan with his Dimetro dagger and moved to the side to avoid a kick before twisting the fans away and doing a tornado kick catching Neveah unprepared and sending her back into the ally wall. She glared from under her helmet and moved closer.
"Why do you fight for them, with them? They don't even like you, they put up with you because of Kim, Tommy and Trent." Neve circled the on guard Gold Ranger as she said this.
"They hate you, your just an annoyance. They all wish I had allowed Trent to finish you..off!" she ended her speech in a hash whisper close to his ear and Tiernan growled and swung around his Dimetro dagger coming down to connect with air.
She ninja streaked behind him and kicked him in the back before drawing her Phoenix dagger and releasing a blast from it which hit him in the back and sent him flying through the air and onto a car's windshield shattering some of the glass. He groaned as rolled off to avoid Neve landing in his gut and she flipped off the car to come to stand feet in front of him.
"I won't believe that," he finally said.
"Believe what you want, but we both know the truth." She shrugged. "Join me, I could always use a fourth Ranger to follow me."
"Not gonna happen," Tiernan growled and raised the now glowing gold dagger.
"Dimetro double laser! Fire!" he called as he slashed a gold slash in the air and fired them at the Pink Ranger who simply stood calmly and raised the Phoenix dagger to her mouth a a crisp feminine version of the dragon daggers song echoed out, and her shield glowed before the attack was absorbed into it.
"What?" Tiernan asked, startled as the other Wind Rangers had fought the three Dino Rangers close to where Tiernan was and then ninja streaked to where Neve stood as the attack was fired back from her shield stronger and hit the four Dino Rangers and sent them flying into the air and they all hit the ground hard.
You said you'd love
To see the end
The long hard road
That I have been
When all these dreams have come to end
You wish you were, you're not my friend
Blind eyes shine bright.
xXx
On a bridge over-looking the fight between the Dino Thunder Rangers and the Ninja Storm Rangers, stood Hunter and Cam.
"Man, this doesn't look good," Hunter said as he winced as the blast hit the Dino Rangers. He knew how badly a attack shot back from Neve's Phoenix Shield hurt. They were interrupted before Cam could say anything, as a Navy blur landed beside them and Blake appeared.
"Blake," Hunter said, clapping hands with his brother. "Am I glad to see you."
Blake nodded and high-fived his brother back before doing the same to Cam and they all pulled back, a melancholy atmosphere seeping into the area around them. "I got here as fast I could, what's up?"
"We got trouble," Cam said pointing over the railing. "Big trouble."
Stepping up to the railing, they watched silently as the Ranger teams fought it out below.
"Damn, Neve's with them too," Blake muttered and Hunter and Cam nodded.
"This just means we're in for one hell of a fight," Cam said not even bothering with manners or indiscretion.
"They're too strong," Conner told them as he staggered to his feet with the others.
"I hate to admit it, but he's right," Tiernan said as he clutched his chest.
"We need to regroup," Kira stated, and they all nodded before they all turned tail and retreated making the four evil Rangers laugh. Laughing as they watched the four Dino Rangers run away with their tails between their legs, the Ninjas exchanged amused looks.
"That's right!" Shane called after them. "You'd better run!"
"They'll be back," Neve muttered smirking before she turned discretely and looked up at the bridge, letting her visor slip she stared at Hunter with large dark brown eyes which flashed pink before she laughed again softly and turned before one of the other three Rangers could notice. Things were about to get very interesting in Reefside.
Hunter bit hip cheek as he felt Neve's eyes on him and he narrowed his eyes and clinched his fist. He would save her again, even if he had to go to hell and back to do it.
xXx
Not long after the fight between Good Rangers and Evil Rangers, in a cave somewhere, Lothor sat on a stone throne. Fires burned in torches all over the room as four Wind and Spirit Rangers stood now demorphed in front of him. He smirked at them almost like a proud and happy smirk, which was kind of odd.
"Well," Lothor began. "That was quite a sight..."
"It was brilliant" Shane grinned and Tori smirked and nodded.
"You truly are a strategic genius" she complimented and Neve grinned though inside she was rolling her eyes. Lothor, a strategic genius? He was brilliant she wouldn't lie and he was not to be underestimated but a genius he was not.
"I can't wait to face the Dino Rangers again!" Dustin said his voice elevated in excitement, as he approached them all with a smile.
"You will, they could never sit back and allow us to destroy their town? Personally, I'm looking forward to it," Neve grinned and chuckled while Lothor grinned and nodded.
"That's my sadistic flower," he said almost with a emotion other then pride and indifference and it made Neve repress a shudder. She hated him so much, ever since he had brought her forward the second time but was able to break her mental barriers and erase her memories or more accurately suppress them so she though he was her father. She almost felt sick thinking of it and couldn't wait to be rid of him. He had been defeated by her and the Wind Rangers before and she had only a little doubt she'd walk away from a one on one with him. He may have been feared a year ago but he was a has been now.
"What about you girls?" Lothor asked turning to Kapri and Marah and the two started talking at once and he growled a moment latter.
"Enough!" Lothor ordered and they instantly stopped. "Now I need to take a power nap! Leave me!"
The two sisters grinned and nodded, before quickly leaving the cavern and the Rangers all rolled stood still but of course Neve rolled her eyes. After Lothor was taken care of, maybe she could have fun finding out if those two had any brains?
"You're gonna need more than a nap to beat the Power Rangers," a familiar voice chuckled from the entrance as a woman in all black leather entered and Neve glared and hissed. "Lucky for you, my master is willing to help out."
"Elsa," she spat and Elsa looked at the Spirit Ninja known as Neveah Oliver as she stood in some sort of white-silver and pink leather outfit with her arms crossed, standing beside Lothor's throne.
"Green Ranger?" she asked sort of surprised and she chuckled.
"Even you know I was the Pink Ranger before the Dino Gem Elsa," Neve said almost friendly and Elsa shrugged.
"So your evil again?" She shrugged. "I'm sure it won't last long," she taunted and Neve hissed and took a step forward only to have Lothor placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her.
"Down Kitty," he said laughing and Neve forced herself not to shudder and rip Lothor's arm off as he lowered it and she clinched her fist at both the nickname and Elsa.
"How did you get in here?" Shane seethed, leaning closer to the woman from behind. He didn't practically like this woman aggravating Neveah or posing a threat to Lothor either.
"This is a private lair!" Dustin added angrily.
The woman turned to the Evil Earth Ninja and Ranger. "Back off, buddy!" she hissed, and pushing the two Rangers out of her personal bubble, she smirked and turned to Lothor.
"Mesogog doesn't mess around with amateurs."
Tori growled as Neve glared at the right hand to Mesogog. "You don't know who your messing with!"
Lothor held up his hand in a motion for the Blue Ranger to stop. "Wait, Tori!" he ordered and stood, walking towards the woman in black leather.
"Mesogog has sent us his messenger. This least we can do, is listen to the message."
xXx
Walking down the streets that the evil Rangers had occupied a hour or two earlier, Blake, and Hunter stared at the former Green Samurai Ranger in shock. He couldn't possibly be serious?
"Are you nuts?" Blake exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"I take back everything I ever said about you being smart," Hunter stated, he knew Neve was going to kill him for this if she found out and it made him all the more reluctant to do it.
"Have a look at what they've done," Cam exclaimed in a almost plead, and gesturing before them at the destroyed street. "We have to get to the Abyss, it's our only chance."
"You were there, right?" Hunter asked him with a sigh. "You know what's inside that thing!"
Cam stopped walking, and turned to his two friends and fellow Rangers.
"Yes," he replied and nodded. "Our powers, and we have to get them back if we're gonna have any chance of helping the Dino Rangers deal with Tori, Shane, Dustin and most of all...Neveah."
Hunter sighed, he knew Cam was right. Neveah had already done so much damage, if she did anything more or was evil for much longer he didn't know if he would be able to drag her back out her of own darkness, of her depression. He may have been the one to brood the most before but after this he didn't know if he's hold that tittle anymore. Because he knew Neve had a tendency to brood as well.
"Neve will kill us all, especially Hunter if we go anywhere near the Abyss! We're not going anywhere," Blake stressed. "Right?"
Blake gulped at the looks he was getting from his brother and Cam and he shook his head.
"No way!" he insisted, using hand motions to make it even more apparent he did not like this idea at all.
"No. There's no possible way I'm going near that thing again! Tori will kill me if I die!"
"She'll kill you either way if we don't do this," Hunter said and then looked at Cam and grinning, Cam and Hunter gave each reached forward and grabbed Blake's arms. There was a flash containing Crimson, Navy and Green as they Ninja Streaked away.
