One of my favorite episodes to write...

Anyway... the Disclaimer...

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Ninja Storm or it's characters. All I own is Celea and a few other OCs... and the Academy she goes to, and it's moves.

Celea

"Remind me again why I agreed to come with you?" I groaned as I helped Cam look for some 'Radiation serge'.

"Hey, you're the one that said you were having a boring day." He smirked, "Besides, I need you."

I rolled my eyes as I took the detector, "Just because I can sense dark surrounds, doesn't mean I'm a human radiation detector."

He chuckled before he raised his morpher to his lips, "Dad, we're getting close to the source of the Radiation Serge."

"Good work, both of you." Sensei came through, "Until we know for certain, the cause of the disturbance, you must be very careful." He cut connection after that.

Cam and I both grumbled, "You don't have to tell us every time."

Cam flipped a special radiation detector onto his glasses, while I closed my eyes and used my 'GPS skill' to look around.

I frowned when I felt Hunter's dirt bike near by, and then Hunter himself. "What's he doing out here?" I opened my eyes and looked over at Cam before we headed over to investigate.

We got up to him, as he was digging for something, and I slowly felt myself lose some momentum, but kept going. We put our hands to his shoulders. "Lose something?"

Hunter flipped us over him, and, from what I could tell, got into a defensive stance.

"Dude," I groaned as he looked at us, "You have got to lay off the caffeine."

"Oh... it's you guys." He helped us up.

"What are you doing out here anyway?" Cam asked as Hunter went over to grab his bike helmet.

"I could ask you the same thing." Hunter noted.

"And we could tell you we're tracking an excessive radiation signal I picked up on my monitors." Cam retorted.

"And I'm his extra detector." I added.

"Uh... well maybe it has something to do with this?" Hunter pulled something out of his bike, and showed it to us, "I found it out here. It's one of Zurgane's swords."

Cam took it in his hands while I frowned. "But... he wouldn't leave the ship without it."

"Not alive anyway." Cam finished the thought.

We looked up at the sky, frowning.

3 hours later...

"Got anything?" I asked Cam as we walked into Ninja Ops.

"Yeah, actually... we do." Ty stepped in, and motioned to a laptop, which we gathered around to look at, "After you guys found the sword, I located a satellite picture of the area." He tapped a button, and it showed a video of Vexacus destroying Zurgane.

"It's true, rangers." Sensei assured, as he turned to us, "Vexacus has destroyed Zurgane."

"Not that I'm gonna miss him, but why would Vexacus do that?" Tori questioned.

"It appears a power struggle is at play in Lothor's Lair." Sensei replied.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Dustin questioned, and we all looked over at him "I mean, maybe they'll just keep fighting each other till no one's left."

"That is possibility, Dustin." Sensei agreed, "But I suspect that Lothor has an even more sinister plot in mind."

"So what do we do next?" Shane frowned.

"The time has come to face the enemy proactively." Sensei replied and I raised a brow in confusion, "We must reinforce our ranks by rescuing all the captured Ninjas. We must find a way to get onto Lothor's ship."

"Well, that's not gonna be easy." Blake noted.

I nodded, "Trust us."

"And Lothor's Ship is protected by an energy field." Cam added, "Without some way to break through... we'll never get in."

"Leave that to me." Hunter decided before he rushed off, and I frowned.

"I'll… be back." I Ninja Ran after him.

We both stopped where Hunter was earlier and I walked up to him as he dug something out of the ground.

"That's what you lost?" I frowned and he jumped up.

"Huh?" He rolled his eyes when he saw it was me, "Cel! Don't-"

"I was worried." I shrugged.

"So, my readings are correct." We heard something behind us.

We turned to face Vexacus, and we got into fighting stances as he spoke. A black, bird-like monster came down to the ground next to him.

"Meet Condortron. An ingenious creation, if I do say so myself." He informed us.

"What are you doing here?" Hunter inquired.

"I suspect the same thing you are." Vexacus wagged his finger at the bag in Hunter's hands and I glanced over at him as he pulled it behind him a bit.

We looked back as the fish-freak sent a blast of energy at us, that we just barely rolled out of the way from.

"We've got more important things to think about right now!" I growled as we got back up before I looked at Hunter and nodded.

"Thunder Storm!"

"Moonlit Storm!"

"Ranger Form! Hyah!"

Once we were morphed we got into fighting stances. "Attack 'em!" Vexacus commanded the bird.

I side kicked, it as it ran up, before I blocked one of it's punches, only to be pushed a ways away, while Hunter continued to fight it.

"Where's the guys when you need 'em?" We groaned.

Hunter got up and tried to strike at it again... but that bird was able to block each of his attacks. I got up next and tried to do the same... same result.

Finally, Condortron pushed us over a cliff, and I barely had the strength to sit up when we landed on ground.

Vexacus laughed as he and that feathered freak landed close to us, "You are no match for Condortron."

"Oh yeah?" We ground out as we slowly got to our knees.

A laser blast came out of nowhere and struck Condortron back a ways. We turned and saw the others racing up to us. "Hunter! Celea!"

They stopped right next to us, and Hunter helped me to my feet. "Guys?"

"You okay?" Cam hopped off the back Shane's bike.

"Yeah." We nodded, we heard something behind and turned around, "Huh?"

Motodrome, with several Kelzaks, appeared out of nowhere.

"Miss me?" He questioned.

"This is my battle!" Vexacus snarled.

Motodrome ignored him and instead called out, "Attack!"

We split up to fight the monsters. Cam, Hunter and I fighting off several of the minions at once.

I growled as I pulled out my whip and swung it around to hit several of those monsters.

I heard the bird-brained freak coming down, and I was about to strike it with my whip, when it struck Cam down. "You okay?" I got down to Cam.

"I'll be fine." He assured.

I got up and looked at Hunter, "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Yeah." The crimson ranger nodded.

"Ninja Glider Bikes!" We exclaimed before our two bikes appeared before us. We got on them and quickly sped up, "Flight Mode: Engage!"

Once the bike turned into it's glider form, I smirked. "Time to show what this bird girl's made of."

We flew up to the Condor-themed monster, Hunter called out, "We've got you now." We were getting ready to send some laser blast at it, when something struck out control panel... then the one we were about to attack... attacked us first... sending us free-falling to the ground.

"Ow..." I winced, and I could feel the power of my Ranger suit slowly disappearing.

"Hunter! Celea!" Blake rushed up to us.

We slowly got to our knees, holding our sides, "We're fine..."

The others got up to us quickly, and I noticed every Alien Freak, except for Vexacus disappearing.

We got into fighting stances, and I snarled softly at the Fish-freak.

"Any last words?" He asked us.

"Yeah!" Cam replied, "Super Samurai Mode!" Within moments, he pulled off the vest thing that's always over his symbol, and his mask turned to a different shape.

"I'm pulling the strings now..." Vexacus held out his hands, and suddenly strings got wrapped around us, and lifted us up.

I tried to not scream as he slammed me into Shane, before dropping us. I groaned as I got to my feet, "What do you want?" I had to ask... didn't I?

He wrapped his strings around me and pulled me up to him, "Just having some fun!" He undid the strings, and flipped me to the ground, and I was just barely holding my energy together, but he grabbed my arm to pull me up hold me stiff.

"Give her back!" Shane shouted.

"Sure!" Vexacus threw me to the ground a ways away, and I couldn't hold it anymore. I demorphed, and held my gut in pain.

I could only watch as he beat my friends in a Ninja Shadow Battle, then attack Blake and Hunter, and have them thrown to the ground... before disappearing. Only to reappear on top of a Shark head... then force them over to me.

"Guys!" I called out to them as the Wind Ninjas and Cam rushed over to us.

"Are you okay?" They looked us over.

"You didn't think I'd leave without saying goodbye did you?" Vexacus reappeared before us, and we all got into fighting stances, "With or without the gem, I will defeat you." With that, he turned into the black ball of darkness and disappeared into the sky.

"What gem?" I frowned as everyone undid their visors, -Or in Cam's case, took off his helmets- and looked over at Hunter, "What did he mean, Hunt?"

Hunter

1 hour later...

I showed the bag I was getting earlier to the team, Celea sitting by the console being examined by Ty. "The Gem of Souls."

"But... I threw them into the ocean." Cam noted.

I opened the bag, "Not... all of them."

Cel groaned loudly as did Ty and we all looked over at them. "You idiot!"

"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly.

"Think back to your first use of that thing!" Celea groaned, holding her chest, and breathing heavily.

I frowned before I remembered her groaning in pain and feeling woozy when it broke. "Oh man!"

"You mean to tell us it's the same for all Lunar Students?" Cam frowned.

"Yeah." Ty nodded, "Cel ain't that special..."

"But it does effect me more." She grunted, "Without my Darkness in control... you're lucky I'm still conscious."

"You should've told me!" Blake snapped at me, while I snapped at Cel.

She scuffed, "Speak for yourself. I honestly thought you got rid of that thing for good!"

"You didn't know?" Tori asked Blake and I.

"No." We replied, "And we're gonna have a long talk on why."

"I was gonna tell you." Cel and I rolled our eyes, the former groaning after doing as such, "But the more time that past... the harder it got."

"I'm sorry." She added.

"Those fragments must've been the source of Radiation I was tracking." Cam realized, "It had nothing to do with Zurgane's sword."

"After Lothor shattered the gem, I hid these two pieces out there." I revealed, "I'd go out there every now and again, to see if they can help me contact my parents."

'That's why you usually disappear before dinner!' Cel hissed, and I glanced over to see her still holding her chest, and breathing heavy, 'And are you freaking kidding me?!' I tried not to bite my lip at that last part.

"I understand that sometimes your loss is difficult to accept." Sensei got our attention, "But what's done, is done. You can never go back in time."

"Not without a scroll or something." Dustin tried to lighten the mood.

"I know my parents are gone. But I still miss them." I informed them, "And those students up on Lothor's Ship? Someone misses them too. But it's not too late for them… let's bring them back." I gave Cam the bag.

"Yeah… and get those shards as far away as possible!" The two Lunars grunted.

Half an hour later...

"Don't move." I instructed Celea as we had the two sit outside Ops.

"Does… grimacing in pain count?" Ty remarked.

"Funny." I rolled my eyes.

"Look… if you'd've told me the truth, I would've tried to get full control sooner." Cel sighed.

"And then what? Listen to you yell at me for doing it because I was wrong?" I folded my arms.

"YES!" They chorused, then gritted their teeth as Shane came out.

"Hunter… the Shards are in a dome… Cam says it's safe for them to come back in now."

"If they're in a dome, why are they still reacting to it?" I questioned as I helped the two back up.

"Just like with my healing after Ninja Streaking, it takes time for us to get our lost energy back." Celea breathed out.

"So… we're pretty much down for the next half hour." Ty added as we walked into Ops, were a Morphed Cam (Minus the helmet) was standing.

"With the gem shards, I should have enough power to break through Lothor's Energy field." Cam explained to us, "Once I've done that, you guys should be able to teleport right onto the ship."

"We'll be standing by." Shane nodded.

"Be careful Cam." Cel instructed.

"Why does everyone keep telling me that?" He questioned, causing all of us to smile softly, before he walked down the hall into the Zord Bay.

We gathered around the Console but I kept a good grip on Cel… just to be safe.

"That's awesome!" Ty and Dustin commented when we saw a large cube coming out of the lake in front of the Waterfall, before flying off.

I felt Celea breathing a little more evenly, before I let her go, and we continued to watch, though I could tell she was worried.

"He'll be fine Cel." I assured.

'How many times have you said that and been wrong?' She glanced at me.

"Good point..."

"So far, so good." Cam's voice came over the console, "I should reach the ship in a matter of–" His voice cut out as we saw large blast of lasers strike the new vehicle.

"Cam!" Celea called out, "Cam come in!"

"….I'm hit… but I'm okay." Cam's voice came through, causing all of us to breath out relieved. "My bigger problem is, if I don't get closer, I'll never be able to break through the Energy Field."

"That is bad…." Ty gulped as he started to type something out, "And it gets worse… I forgot Lothor had a lot of lasers for defense on his ship…. And I mean a lot."

"How many we talking?" Blake questioned.

"Well… let's just say, it's a miracle Cam's still flying." Ty breathed out.

The console went off and the screen showed that 'Condortron' flying, enlarged, through the sky.

"Uh-Oh..." Dustin spoke up, "That big bird is back."

"We have to call the Zords." Shane decided.

"We can't leave Cam out there." I reasoned.

"Cyber Cam, Ty and I will monitor my son." Sensei decided as the cyber duplicate of our friend appeared in the seat next to Ty, "You must take the Zords and face Condortron."

"Let's go!" Tori called out as we rushed out.

10 minutes later...

We were in our two Zord configuration, the Storm and Lunar-Thunder Megazords.

"Let's do this!" Shane called out.

"Right with you Shane." Cel and I agreed.

Third Person

"I'm sick of that bird taking my skies." Celea added in Hunter's thoughts, and he tried not to smirk.

They sent laser blast at the thing, but it easily stepped through those and continued to go at the rangers.

It got up, and struck the Storm Megazord with it's Wings, and Celea had a hard time not snarling.

With Cam…

"I've armed the Drill nose with the Gem of Souls," Cam informed his Dad and Ty, "I think it's opened a portal I can teleport through."

"Then you know what we're gonna say." Ty noted.

Cam scuffed, "Don't worry, this time I will be careful." He pushed a button on a Teleporter he'd made, "Activate."

He turned into a strip of Green light and instantly went through the hole in the barrier and landed inside the ship.

"I'm in." He whispered into his com-link, before he heard distant crying, he made his way into the room, and looked to see several students and Senseis floating about, "Yes. I found the students." He looked at the teleporter that doubled as a Com-link, "Dad, teleport the others to these coordinates."

"Hate to be the barer of bad news, man… but you gotta return now." Ty's voice came through, "The Rangers need your help… like… now!"

Cam shook a bit and glanced up at the students again when the connection was cut.

"Nephew!" The voice of Lothor got his attention.

Cam got into a fighting stance quickly as Kelzaks surrounded him, 'Just great…'

"So nice to have family drop by." Lothor continued to walk up to him, "Why don't you stay?…. Forever?"

"Not a chance!" Cam called out before he started fighting the minions.

At one point, he changed to his Super Samurai Mode and went at his Uncle before he went back to fighting Kelzaks. This soon caused him to be thrown back by an energy blast from Lothor, and into a pole, causing him to drop the Teleporter.

Cam quickly recovered, and tried to go for it… only, now… Kelzaks were blocking it.

"So close." He grunted out. He got back up, quickly got around and over the minions, and grabbed the teleporter. "Yes!" He tapped the button and went back into what he was calling the 'Dragon Force Vehicle' before he flew away.

"I will be back." He vowed, "I promise."

With the other Rangers….

Condortron went at the Storm Megazord, and the Lunar-Thunder Megazord quickly tried to block most of the attack, causing them to get it too.

"We can beat this bird!" Hunter declared.

"Concentrate!" Tori added.

"Okay!" Dustin agreed.

"Focus!" Blake concord.

'That's what Consecrate means!' Tori noted, Blake ignored her.

"We can do this!" Shane and Celea proclaimed.

The two Megazords threw the Condor-themed monster a ways back. When it got up, it was struck by the Samurai Star Megazord.

"Cam! You made it!" The Wind Ninjas cheered.

"I heard you needed help." He responded.

He struck the bird-brained freak back again, before Power Disk appeared in Shane's, Hunter's, Celea's, and his dashboard.

"It's Hurricane Megazord Time!" He declared.

"Locked!" The four rangers put their disk in the slot then grabbed the handle below it, "And Dropped!"

The four power Spheres came out and formed the Ninja Firebird before the three Megazords came together.

"Hurricane Megazord!" The team called out when they were all in their places.

"Let's get this bird freak out of here!" Celea declared.

"Typhoon Power!" The Rangers agreed, before using their full power to create the attack, sucking the bird into it, and destroying it.

"Finally!" Celea leaned back in her chair, smirking to herself.

"Awesome!" Dustin cheered.

"Good stuff!" Tori chanted.

The next day...

Hunter was sitting on the rock he was at yesterday, and sighed to himself.

Celea walked up to him, "You don't have anymore surprises buried out here, do you?"

Hunter scuffed, "No."

Celea walked closer and looked over at him, "Hey… uh… thanks for giving Cam the Gem shards." She put a hand on his back gently. "I know it was hard for you to give them up…. Sadly." She added the last part with a sad breath of a laugh.

"They weren't doing me much good out here." Hunter noted, then looked over at her, "Didn't do him much good either."

Celea shrugged, "They got him onto the ship… if it hadn't been for Condortron's attack being that strong… those students might be free."

"Do you think we'll ever get back up there?" Hunter looked at the sky.

"The 'Dragon Force Vehicle' as Cam called it, took quite a beating… but… I'm sure he'll get it running again." Celea assured, "We'll get the Ninjas Home… I promise."

Hunter nodded, "You're on."

Celea sat beside him, "Speaking of on… what the heck was going on in your head to make you think of hiding those shards out here?!" She whacked his shoulder.

Hunter chuckled softly, "I have no idea… but you know what?… I'm sorta glad it didn't work… Ty told me how much energy it takes for you to hold back your Darkness right now."

Celea sighed, "Well… I swear on that… River in Greek Mythology I'll control it soon…. I can feel it."

Hunter laughed, "You really believe in that sorta thing?"

Celea gave him a look, smiling cockily, "If I believe in other dimensions, then I believe in Mythology. Besides, I've sworn that I'd beat my first two test… I just have one left."

Hunter smiled softly at her, "I hope you're right."

Celea sighed and looked at the sky, "You're not the only one..."

There you have it.

And we are only 4 weeks away from the final chapter...

Wow. Four weeks? Hope this lives up for the wait.

Anyway... Next Week, Next Chapter.

In the meantime, please review and please no flames.