"Sir- we have the twins on radar heading towards the mountains.
They're alone," the grimlock hissed to Taka. He turned and gave a wicked
smile.
"Excellent. Wait until they reach the plateau and then send down the fleet," he said. The messenger bowed and headed off. Taka rolled the ring in his finger and grinned. "I'll wear them down so that there's nothing left of their ranger powers. Then they'll have no choice but to use their others. Then I will capture it and finally have my revenge!" He turned back and watched as Owen and Hailey continued their journey.
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"Where exactly are we going?" Hailey asked as they paused. The sun was just peeking its head out from over the hills.
"The mountain of lost ninjas," Owen said looking out. "It's right over there," he pointed. "Sensei told me a long time ago that there was a place hidden deep in the mountains just above the cave of spirit- a big plateau where all the good ninja powers of the world are kept."
Hailey looked up at him. "So you're thinking that if we get there, we'll have enough power to defeat Taka." Owen nodded his head. "I hope you're right," she said. They started moving again.
"Wwahhhhhh!!!" Paige cried loudly, waking up both her parents. It was just after dawn. Blake sat up behind Tori.
"I'll take her," he said. He got up, kissed Tori lightly and took his daughter. Tori smiled and fell back to sleep. Blake walked her out to the kitchen and began to warm a bottle. Paige's cries didn't stop. "Hey, Paige- what's wrong?" he said rocking her gently.
The tears flowed down her cheeks. The intensity of the glow on them was overwhelming. Blake frowned and placed her on his chest. "Paige, honey what's wrong?" he asked her again. He turned her in the direction of the stairs. The crying increased again. Not knowing why, he made his way up there, and she began to calm as they reached the twins' rooms.
"I see- you want your brother and sister," he smiled as he opened Owen's door. He wasn't there. He went to Hailey's room and she wasn't there either. "Where?" he asked out loud.
"Blake!" he heard Tori scream from downstairs. He quickly went down and found her sitting on their bed clutching a note. Hailey had slipped it next to her mother's bed before they left.
"What? What is it?" he asked.
"They've gone after him- alone," she said with fear in her eyes. Paige began to whimper again and Blake held her tighter.
"C'mon. We have to get the others."
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Hailey reached the top of the plateau first. The ground was perfectly flat with green grasses. Owen followed soon after and together they stood. Instinctively they held hands. As soon as their hands met, they felt a surge of energy rush through their bodies- a blue glow began to emit from their clasped hands.
"Owen? What's happening?" Hailey asked.
"I don't know," he answered. Suddenly the sky grew dark and a swarm of grimlocks surrounded them. They looked at each other. "You ready for this?" Owen asked. Hailey nodded.
"Ninja Storm,"
"Thunder Storm,"
"Ranger Form ha!"
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The alarm in Ninja Ops rang loudly. Austin sleepily crawled out of bed and went to the computer. What he saw woke him up instantly. Hailey and Owen- fighting more grimlocks than he had ever seen. His eyes went wide when he saw Hailey fall to the ground.
"Damn it Hailey!" he screamed slamming his fist on the console. "I told her not to do it," he said as he went to sound the alarm. Within minutes Shayne and Clarke were there. Will was still in bed. Shayne ran in to hi room and slowly bent down to his ear.
"Will," she whispered. He turned and smiled at the voice.
"Shayne, come back to bed," he muttered in his sleep. Shayne laughed a little, but knew he had to get up. She grabbed his blanket and pulled it off him.
"Will!" she shouted. He instantly woke.
"What the? Shayne? What's going on?"
"Hailey and Owen are trying to save the world alone." He instantly got up and dressed and headed out into Ops.
They were shocked when they saw the screen. Will went into leader mode. "Guys- let's go!"
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Hailey flew through the air and landed hard on the ground. Owen went over and stood over her. The creatures surrounded them.
'Owen,' Hailey said telepathically. 'I can feel my morph beginning to go.'
'Me too,' he replied. Just as they were about to give up, flashed of green, yellow, crimson, and red appeared- taking out several of the grimlocks. The creatures faded back as the rangers gathered around their fallen comrades. Austin knelt by Hailey and picked her up.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah, I think so," she said getting to her feet.
"What were you guys thinking?" Clarke asked. Before he could get an answer, the battle resumed. Grimlocks were everywhere.
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Taka watched as he sent the last of the remaining creatures to earth. It was just him now. He watched and waited until they were spent before he made his move.
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The kids were hurting. Shayne went flying into a rock. She hit the ground and demorphed. Her whole body was weak- she had no power left. Soon Will and Clarke followed, landing near her. Austin and Owen collided in the air and also demorphed. Hailey was the only one left. She tried her best to protect her friends, but there were too many of them. She too landed in a heap next to Owen and felt her morph leave her.
The grimlocks swarmed around the six teens. Their numbers were reduced significantly, but there was no way they could hold them off in their current condition. They held their breaths, waiting for the last strike to come.
"HEY!" The kids all looked behind the grimlocks. The creatures turned as well. Standing on the edge of the plateau stood eight figures- all wearing ninja uniforms with their hoods on- Two in green, one in orange, one in yellow, another in white, one in crimson, one in navy, and finally one in blue.
The ninjas descended on the creatures and went to work. The kids watched in awe as they saw something familiar about the fighting techniques the ninjas used. They got to their feet and watched as the two green ones had paired up, as had the yellow and orange, the crimson and white, and the two blue ones.
The white ninja fell to the ground, causing the hood to fall off. Clarke's eyes flew open. "Mum!" he cried. It then struck the kids that their parents had come to their aid. They went to help, when they saw a bolt of lightning strike the middle of the plateau. The impact of the bolt sent the remaining grimlocks over the side of the plateau- they dissolved into nothing, leaving the rangers- past and present- alone.
The smoke cleared and Taka stood tall in front of them all. The parent ran to get to their kids, but Taka was too quick. He encased them in a shield of some sort- just out of reach of the kids.
"Give it up you pathetic children. There's nothing you can do now, but surrender and give me what I want," he said staring at Owen and Hailey. Shayne, Will, Clarke, and Austin stepped in front of them. "Oh- you think you're going to save them?" he said. "Not a chance!" he waved his hand in the air and the four teens were pushed violently away from the twins. They too were encased in a shield.
"Now we come to it," he said. "The final showdown. Any last words?" he asked as he pointed the ring at them. Hailey reached out and grasped Owen's hand.
'Let's do this,' she said to him. He nodded. Hailey spoke first.
"I summon Blue ninja powers of the rising waters," she said firmly- not taking her eyes off Taka.
"I summon the power of thunder," Owen said hard. A blue aura encased them both. Taka only grinned and pointed the ring at them. The light from the twins shot at him. Quickly, he muttered something under his breath and the energy flew into his ring.
The energy stopped, and the twins fell to the ground. Taka grinned and raised his arms in the air in victory. Owen tried to talk to Hailey telepathically, but he couldn't. Something was wrong.
Hailey squinted her eyes to try and move him, but that didn't work either. "Oh no," she said softly. She looked around and saw her friends and family all looking terrified. Owen's eyes rested on his parents. They were both sitting on the ground looking at the twins.
Hailey still held her brother's hand and together they stumbled to their feet. "At last!" Taka cried. He saw them stand up. "Now for the final blow!" he cried pointing the ring at them.
They held tightly to each other hands as they saw the beam of blue light coming towards them. Suddenly they felt the presence of someone behind them. They felt soft hands on their shoulders as someone whispered in their ears.
'The power lies within you. No one can take it away, no matter how hard they try. Look deep down inside yourselves and use it to defeat the darkest of evils.'
The voice faded away, leaving the twins with a new strength. They looked at each other, and slowly began to hear each other's thoughts again.
'Born of thunder,' Owen said.
'And water,' Hailey said.
'Will vanquish the darkest of evils,' they said together. They raised their free hands in front of them. The beam stopped in front of them, and slowly began to wrap itself around them.
Taka watched in disbelief. "No! This is impossible!" he cried.
The twins released hands and focused their energies. They threw their hands out, and sent streams of blue and navy energy right at Taka's chest.
They held their ground as they saw him slowly begin to fill with light from the inside, until it consumed him. With one more cry Taka disintegrated into nothing. The shields were destroyed, releasing everyone, and his ship exploded in the sky.
Everyone ran over to the twins, just as they fell to the ground in a fit of exhaustion.
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In Ops, everyone was gathered after the battle. Hailey held onto her infant sister, glad that no harm had come to her. Owen went and sat beside her.
"We did all this for you little one," he said. Paige looked up and blew spit bubbles at him. Austin went over and sat next to Hailey, slipping and arm around her waist. She turned her head and kissed him sweetly.
"You sure you're alright?" he asked. She nodded.
"It was really weird though. Someone helped us out there. I'm just not sure who."
"I think I might know," Hunter said. Blake looked at his brother and had a feeling too.
"Who dad?" Clarke asked.
"Your grandparents," he said hugging Sarah. Everyone agreed and smiled. Will held Shayne tightly too his chest as everyone began talking. He kissed her temple lightly causing her to smile.
"What did you mean this morning when I woke you up?" she asked playfully. Will looked down at her.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said seriously.
"You mumbled, Shayne come back to bed." Will's eyes lowered.
"Um, well, I," he stuttered. Shayne only laughed and clung tighter to his arm.
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"So, we have no more powers?" Austin asked handing his father his amulet.
"That would be correct. You all did an amazing job- all of you," he said to the kids. They handed their morphers back to Cam. It was a little sad, but this stage of their lives was over now. . . and a whole new one was about to begin.
"Excellent. Wait until they reach the plateau and then send down the fleet," he said. The messenger bowed and headed off. Taka rolled the ring in his finger and grinned. "I'll wear them down so that there's nothing left of their ranger powers. Then they'll have no choice but to use their others. Then I will capture it and finally have my revenge!" He turned back and watched as Owen and Hailey continued their journey.
(((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))
"Where exactly are we going?" Hailey asked as they paused. The sun was just peeking its head out from over the hills.
"The mountain of lost ninjas," Owen said looking out. "It's right over there," he pointed. "Sensei told me a long time ago that there was a place hidden deep in the mountains just above the cave of spirit- a big plateau where all the good ninja powers of the world are kept."
Hailey looked up at him. "So you're thinking that if we get there, we'll have enough power to defeat Taka." Owen nodded his head. "I hope you're right," she said. They started moving again.
"Wwahhhhhh!!!" Paige cried loudly, waking up both her parents. It was just after dawn. Blake sat up behind Tori.
"I'll take her," he said. He got up, kissed Tori lightly and took his daughter. Tori smiled and fell back to sleep. Blake walked her out to the kitchen and began to warm a bottle. Paige's cries didn't stop. "Hey, Paige- what's wrong?" he said rocking her gently.
The tears flowed down her cheeks. The intensity of the glow on them was overwhelming. Blake frowned and placed her on his chest. "Paige, honey what's wrong?" he asked her again. He turned her in the direction of the stairs. The crying increased again. Not knowing why, he made his way up there, and she began to calm as they reached the twins' rooms.
"I see- you want your brother and sister," he smiled as he opened Owen's door. He wasn't there. He went to Hailey's room and she wasn't there either. "Where?" he asked out loud.
"Blake!" he heard Tori scream from downstairs. He quickly went down and found her sitting on their bed clutching a note. Hailey had slipped it next to her mother's bed before they left.
"What? What is it?" he asked.
"They've gone after him- alone," she said with fear in her eyes. Paige began to whimper again and Blake held her tighter.
"C'mon. We have to get the others."
(((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hailey reached the top of the plateau first. The ground was perfectly flat with green grasses. Owen followed soon after and together they stood. Instinctively they held hands. As soon as their hands met, they felt a surge of energy rush through their bodies- a blue glow began to emit from their clasped hands.
"Owen? What's happening?" Hailey asked.
"I don't know," he answered. Suddenly the sky grew dark and a swarm of grimlocks surrounded them. They looked at each other. "You ready for this?" Owen asked. Hailey nodded.
"Ninja Storm,"
"Thunder Storm,"
"Ranger Form ha!"
((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))
The alarm in Ninja Ops rang loudly. Austin sleepily crawled out of bed and went to the computer. What he saw woke him up instantly. Hailey and Owen- fighting more grimlocks than he had ever seen. His eyes went wide when he saw Hailey fall to the ground.
"Damn it Hailey!" he screamed slamming his fist on the console. "I told her not to do it," he said as he went to sound the alarm. Within minutes Shayne and Clarke were there. Will was still in bed. Shayne ran in to hi room and slowly bent down to his ear.
"Will," she whispered. He turned and smiled at the voice.
"Shayne, come back to bed," he muttered in his sleep. Shayne laughed a little, but knew he had to get up. She grabbed his blanket and pulled it off him.
"Will!" she shouted. He instantly woke.
"What the? Shayne? What's going on?"
"Hailey and Owen are trying to save the world alone." He instantly got up and dressed and headed out into Ops.
They were shocked when they saw the screen. Will went into leader mode. "Guys- let's go!"
((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))
Hailey flew through the air and landed hard on the ground. Owen went over and stood over her. The creatures surrounded them.
'Owen,' Hailey said telepathically. 'I can feel my morph beginning to go.'
'Me too,' he replied. Just as they were about to give up, flashed of green, yellow, crimson, and red appeared- taking out several of the grimlocks. The creatures faded back as the rangers gathered around their fallen comrades. Austin knelt by Hailey and picked her up.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah, I think so," she said getting to her feet.
"What were you guys thinking?" Clarke asked. Before he could get an answer, the battle resumed. Grimlocks were everywhere.
((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Taka watched as he sent the last of the remaining creatures to earth. It was just him now. He watched and waited until they were spent before he made his move.
((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))
The kids were hurting. Shayne went flying into a rock. She hit the ground and demorphed. Her whole body was weak- she had no power left. Soon Will and Clarke followed, landing near her. Austin and Owen collided in the air and also demorphed. Hailey was the only one left. She tried her best to protect her friends, but there were too many of them. She too landed in a heap next to Owen and felt her morph leave her.
The grimlocks swarmed around the six teens. Their numbers were reduced significantly, but there was no way they could hold them off in their current condition. They held their breaths, waiting for the last strike to come.
"HEY!" The kids all looked behind the grimlocks. The creatures turned as well. Standing on the edge of the plateau stood eight figures- all wearing ninja uniforms with their hoods on- Two in green, one in orange, one in yellow, another in white, one in crimson, one in navy, and finally one in blue.
The ninjas descended on the creatures and went to work. The kids watched in awe as they saw something familiar about the fighting techniques the ninjas used. They got to their feet and watched as the two green ones had paired up, as had the yellow and orange, the crimson and white, and the two blue ones.
The white ninja fell to the ground, causing the hood to fall off. Clarke's eyes flew open. "Mum!" he cried. It then struck the kids that their parents had come to their aid. They went to help, when they saw a bolt of lightning strike the middle of the plateau. The impact of the bolt sent the remaining grimlocks over the side of the plateau- they dissolved into nothing, leaving the rangers- past and present- alone.
The smoke cleared and Taka stood tall in front of them all. The parent ran to get to their kids, but Taka was too quick. He encased them in a shield of some sort- just out of reach of the kids.
"Give it up you pathetic children. There's nothing you can do now, but surrender and give me what I want," he said staring at Owen and Hailey. Shayne, Will, Clarke, and Austin stepped in front of them. "Oh- you think you're going to save them?" he said. "Not a chance!" he waved his hand in the air and the four teens were pushed violently away from the twins. They too were encased in a shield.
"Now we come to it," he said. "The final showdown. Any last words?" he asked as he pointed the ring at them. Hailey reached out and grasped Owen's hand.
'Let's do this,' she said to him. He nodded. Hailey spoke first.
"I summon Blue ninja powers of the rising waters," she said firmly- not taking her eyes off Taka.
"I summon the power of thunder," Owen said hard. A blue aura encased them both. Taka only grinned and pointed the ring at them. The light from the twins shot at him. Quickly, he muttered something under his breath and the energy flew into his ring.
The energy stopped, and the twins fell to the ground. Taka grinned and raised his arms in the air in victory. Owen tried to talk to Hailey telepathically, but he couldn't. Something was wrong.
Hailey squinted her eyes to try and move him, but that didn't work either. "Oh no," she said softly. She looked around and saw her friends and family all looking terrified. Owen's eyes rested on his parents. They were both sitting on the ground looking at the twins.
Hailey still held her brother's hand and together they stumbled to their feet. "At last!" Taka cried. He saw them stand up. "Now for the final blow!" he cried pointing the ring at them.
They held tightly to each other hands as they saw the beam of blue light coming towards them. Suddenly they felt the presence of someone behind them. They felt soft hands on their shoulders as someone whispered in their ears.
'The power lies within you. No one can take it away, no matter how hard they try. Look deep down inside yourselves and use it to defeat the darkest of evils.'
The voice faded away, leaving the twins with a new strength. They looked at each other, and slowly began to hear each other's thoughts again.
'Born of thunder,' Owen said.
'And water,' Hailey said.
'Will vanquish the darkest of evils,' they said together. They raised their free hands in front of them. The beam stopped in front of them, and slowly began to wrap itself around them.
Taka watched in disbelief. "No! This is impossible!" he cried.
The twins released hands and focused their energies. They threw their hands out, and sent streams of blue and navy energy right at Taka's chest.
They held their ground as they saw him slowly begin to fill with light from the inside, until it consumed him. With one more cry Taka disintegrated into nothing. The shields were destroyed, releasing everyone, and his ship exploded in the sky.
Everyone ran over to the twins, just as they fell to the ground in a fit of exhaustion.
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In Ops, everyone was gathered after the battle. Hailey held onto her infant sister, glad that no harm had come to her. Owen went and sat beside her.
"We did all this for you little one," he said. Paige looked up and blew spit bubbles at him. Austin went over and sat next to Hailey, slipping and arm around her waist. She turned her head and kissed him sweetly.
"You sure you're alright?" he asked. She nodded.
"It was really weird though. Someone helped us out there. I'm just not sure who."
"I think I might know," Hunter said. Blake looked at his brother and had a feeling too.
"Who dad?" Clarke asked.
"Your grandparents," he said hugging Sarah. Everyone agreed and smiled. Will held Shayne tightly too his chest as everyone began talking. He kissed her temple lightly causing her to smile.
"What did you mean this morning when I woke you up?" she asked playfully. Will looked down at her.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said seriously.
"You mumbled, Shayne come back to bed." Will's eyes lowered.
"Um, well, I," he stuttered. Shayne only laughed and clung tighter to his arm.
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"So, we have no more powers?" Austin asked handing his father his amulet.
"That would be correct. You all did an amazing job- all of you," he said to the kids. They handed their morphers back to Cam. It was a little sad, but this stage of their lives was over now. . . and a whole new one was about to begin.