Jen and Wes were being shown around the grounds of The Wind Ninja
Academy. Eric was in one of his moods and stayed locked in the room that
was prepared for him. They had spoken to Sensei the day before and agreed
to let then stay as long as they wished. Cam brought them to the temple.
Under a small light was an opened box. Looking closer, Jen and Wes saw
three morphers and a necklace. Cam told them about the graduation and how
they had given them up.
"You may have to dust those off soon Cam. We're going to need all the power we can get."
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Tori couldn't speak. They had listened to everyone about staying somewhere safe and were now staying in Tori's old bedroom at the academy. Blake was staring out the window.
"Blake?" Tori asked cautiously. He turned around to meet her gaze. "Are you having as hard of a time believing this as I am?" Blake sat next to her on the bed.
"I don't know what I think Tor. What's so hard to believe about it? I mean, we've dealt with weirder stuff than this before." He put his arm around her and pulled her close.
"It's not that this whole situation is weird, it's the fact that we're actually going to have kids." She looked down and started to cry.
"Tor? Honey what's wrong?" Blake asked turning himself towards her.
"I'm scared Blake. I mean- what's to say that something won't happen to us? What if they grow up without their parents like we did? I don't want them to have to grow up without us." She buried her head into his shoulder and tugged his shirt.
"Tor- look at me," he said bringing her face to his with his hand. "I made a promise to protect you and our family no matter what happened. And I will hold to that. I'm not going to let anything happen- not to us, and not to our kids." Tori's face brightened a little as she recalled their wedding a few days ago when they had made that vow to each other.
"And I made that promise too." She said as he pulled her in for a soft kiss. He put his hand on her face trying to wipe away some of her tears. "Well, at least we know what to name them," she said letting out a small laugh. "I recognize one of the names, but the other two are a complete mystery."
Blake looked at his wife with a strange expression. "Me too. What name?"
"Jacob- it was my father's name. He died before I was born. What name for you?"
"Owen- it was my dad's name. Wow this is freaky." They both laughed. "But I'm completely miffed by Andrea."
"We could call her Andy!" Tori exclaimed.
"Andy- I like that." They looked at each other and met in another embrace. A soft tapping on the door brought them back to reality.
They were surprised to see Eric standing at the door. "Tori? I was just wondering if you had a phone around here? My cell phone can't get reception here." He looked absolutely miserable.
"Yea- Eric. I have a phone in here- Sensei let me get one in here when I turned thirteen," she said tossing him the portable.
"Thanks Tori. I'll bring it back in a few okay?"
"Sure Eric. Is everything alright?"
"Yea- I just need to talk to someone." With that he left and headed back to his room.
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She could hear her phone ringing, but her mind was focused on one thing- getting home. 'God if he knew I was driving and reaching for my phone he'd kill me.' She smiled as she picked up her phone- it was driving her nuts.
"Meyers," she answered.
"And where the hell have you been young lady?" a familiar voice asked, making her smile.
"May I inquire as to whom I am speaking?" she asked playfully.
"Earhardt if I was there I'd slap you in the ass for a remark like that."
"Is that a promise of what's to come later?" she asked laughing.
"Oh man-You have no idea how much I want to see you." Eric said.
"Why Eric Meyers, are you actually admitting that you miss me?"
"What is it a crime for a husband to want to see his wife?"
"No- not in this state." She replied, causing them both to laugh. Eric asked the question that had been plaguing him for weeks.
"When are you coming back? Any idea?"
She parked her car in a small clearing in the forest. He heard her shut the door.
"Taylor! Were you driving while on your cell phone?" he yelled. She couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you going to do? Give me a ticket?" She said walking through the waterfall.
"Taylor, if I could I would, now will you tell me when you're coming home? I need to know- something's come up- another mission."
"Oh you mean the one with the Ninja Storm Rangers and some mutant?" she asked looking up at the academy building- she could see him passing in one of the high windows.
"How- the- hell did you know about that?" he asked shocked.
"Why don't you come out and ask me that to my face?" She heard the phone hit the floor. He picked it up again.
"Taylor, please don't fuck with me right now."
"I'm not- look out the window." He did and saw her waving. He hung up the phone and ran down the steps, causing Blake and Tori to wonder what was going on.
She saw him pause as he reached the doorway. He tried to play it cool, but he couldn't control himself. They had been separated for six months, and now they were together again. He ran to her and grabbed her in a tight hug, devouring her mouth with his. She returned I with all she had. Tori and Blake stopped in the doorway and watched the reunion.
"And they think we're bad," Blake said putting his arm around her. They walked out into the sunlight and saw Cam, Jen, and Wes coming out of the temple. Cam was taken aback by the public display of affection he saw between the blonde haired girl and the dark haired guy.
"Oh man- don't they ever quit?" he said pointing over. Jen and Wes looked over and laughed out loud.
"Hey guys- what's so funny?" Tori asked as she approached her brother. Cam's face went white.
"If you're here- then who's?" he said pointing to the two figures in the courtyard.
"I think that's Eric, and from the looks of it, a very good friend of his." Blake said laughing.
"I guess she got my message," Jen said making her way over to Eric and Taylor.
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Eric put his hands on her face. "How did you know? How are you here?"
"I think I can explain that," Jen said. Taylor gave her a gentle hug. "I left her a message and told her we needed her help- and where to find us if she could make it."
Taylor stood in front of her husband with a 'know it all' look on her face. Eric grabbed her waist and pulled her in for another small kiss before turning back to Wes.
"I guess we both have meddling wives." They all laughed before Taylor asked a question that was bugging her.
"Okay- so where exactly am I and who are you?" she said looking at the ninjas.
"Oh, sorry," Wes said.
"This is Cam Wantanabe, and Tori and Blake Bradley."
"Welcome to the Wind Ninja Academy," Tori said reaching out her hand, which Taylor accepted.
"So you two are the ones I've heard about from Jen." Tori and Blake nodded. "But I thought there were six of you?"
"There are," Blake said pointing over to the secret entrance where Hunter, Shane, and Dustin came in. They saw another stranger standing amongst their friends. Hunter stepped ahead of the other two and made his way to their new arrival.
"Guys- this is Taylor," Tori said. "This is Shane, Dustin, and-"
"Hunter," Hunter broke in grabbing her hand, "Hunter Bradley." He said kissing it. Taylor raised her eyebrows as she saw that little vein on Eric's head start to pop out. Taylor pulled her hand back.
"Bradley? What are you guys like cousins or something?" she asked.
"No- we're brothers- adopted. I didn't catch your last name though." He said cockily.
"That's because I didn't throw it. It's Meyers." Hunter froze on the spot. He looked at Eric who was giving him a look that could kill.
"So- you guys are-"
"Married." Eric finished for him. Hunter didn't know whether to run or suffer the wrath of an angry Eric. Luckily Sensei came out to break the tension.
"Rangers- I sense that there is a great disturbance in the world." They all immediately headed down to Ops where Cam began punching things in on the computer. The girls were talking quietly.
"So you're the yellow Wild Force Ranger?" Tori asked Taylor.
"Yea- how did you?"
"I'll explain later," Jen assured her. The all to familiar alert sounded, causing Tori to jump out and take her place behind Cam. The image on the screen caused them all to cringe. A creature was walking down the streets of downtown Blue Bay Harbor. "Kapri," Jen whispered. It was destroying everything in its path. The ten rangers looked at each other. They knew what had to be done. Sensei came walking down the stairs with the two boxes in his hands. Shane and the other ninja rangers walked over as he set them on the table. Cautiously, they reached down and touched the morphers that they had given up.
"I think you will need these," he said as he handed them out. He had told Sensei Omino at the Thunder Academy of their need, and he sent the Thunder morphers. Shane, Dustin, and Hunter strapped them to their left wrists- feeling the power surge through them once again. Cam placed his Samurai amulet over his head. Tori and Blake stood back, tears starting in their eyes.
"Don't worry guys, we'll be okay." Shane said. "You ready?" he asked around- everyone nodded. Tori and Blake stood back as they watched everyone transform.
"Ninja Storm," "Thunder Storm," "Samurai Storm," "Ranger Form ha!"
"Time for Time Force!" "Quantum Power!"
"Wild Access!"
They all disappeared in their respective colors, leaving two very blue rangers behind. They stared at their morphers lying where they had placed them. Tori wrapped her arms around her body. Blake put his arm around her and they walked over to the computer where Sensei was standing. They all stood there and watched as red, crimson, pink, and yellow streams of light landed and approached the creature.
"You may have to dust those off soon Cam. We're going to need all the power we can get."
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Tori couldn't speak. They had listened to everyone about staying somewhere safe and were now staying in Tori's old bedroom at the academy. Blake was staring out the window.
"Blake?" Tori asked cautiously. He turned around to meet her gaze. "Are you having as hard of a time believing this as I am?" Blake sat next to her on the bed.
"I don't know what I think Tor. What's so hard to believe about it? I mean, we've dealt with weirder stuff than this before." He put his arm around her and pulled her close.
"It's not that this whole situation is weird, it's the fact that we're actually going to have kids." She looked down and started to cry.
"Tor? Honey what's wrong?" Blake asked turning himself towards her.
"I'm scared Blake. I mean- what's to say that something won't happen to us? What if they grow up without their parents like we did? I don't want them to have to grow up without us." She buried her head into his shoulder and tugged his shirt.
"Tor- look at me," he said bringing her face to his with his hand. "I made a promise to protect you and our family no matter what happened. And I will hold to that. I'm not going to let anything happen- not to us, and not to our kids." Tori's face brightened a little as she recalled their wedding a few days ago when they had made that vow to each other.
"And I made that promise too." She said as he pulled her in for a soft kiss. He put his hand on her face trying to wipe away some of her tears. "Well, at least we know what to name them," she said letting out a small laugh. "I recognize one of the names, but the other two are a complete mystery."
Blake looked at his wife with a strange expression. "Me too. What name?"
"Jacob- it was my father's name. He died before I was born. What name for you?"
"Owen- it was my dad's name. Wow this is freaky." They both laughed. "But I'm completely miffed by Andrea."
"We could call her Andy!" Tori exclaimed.
"Andy- I like that." They looked at each other and met in another embrace. A soft tapping on the door brought them back to reality.
They were surprised to see Eric standing at the door. "Tori? I was just wondering if you had a phone around here? My cell phone can't get reception here." He looked absolutely miserable.
"Yea- Eric. I have a phone in here- Sensei let me get one in here when I turned thirteen," she said tossing him the portable.
"Thanks Tori. I'll bring it back in a few okay?"
"Sure Eric. Is everything alright?"
"Yea- I just need to talk to someone." With that he left and headed back to his room.
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She could hear her phone ringing, but her mind was focused on one thing- getting home. 'God if he knew I was driving and reaching for my phone he'd kill me.' She smiled as she picked up her phone- it was driving her nuts.
"Meyers," she answered.
"And where the hell have you been young lady?" a familiar voice asked, making her smile.
"May I inquire as to whom I am speaking?" she asked playfully.
"Earhardt if I was there I'd slap you in the ass for a remark like that."
"Is that a promise of what's to come later?" she asked laughing.
"Oh man-You have no idea how much I want to see you." Eric said.
"Why Eric Meyers, are you actually admitting that you miss me?"
"What is it a crime for a husband to want to see his wife?"
"No- not in this state." She replied, causing them both to laugh. Eric asked the question that had been plaguing him for weeks.
"When are you coming back? Any idea?"
She parked her car in a small clearing in the forest. He heard her shut the door.
"Taylor! Were you driving while on your cell phone?" he yelled. She couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you going to do? Give me a ticket?" She said walking through the waterfall.
"Taylor, if I could I would, now will you tell me when you're coming home? I need to know- something's come up- another mission."
"Oh you mean the one with the Ninja Storm Rangers and some mutant?" she asked looking up at the academy building- she could see him passing in one of the high windows.
"How- the- hell did you know about that?" he asked shocked.
"Why don't you come out and ask me that to my face?" She heard the phone hit the floor. He picked it up again.
"Taylor, please don't fuck with me right now."
"I'm not- look out the window." He did and saw her waving. He hung up the phone and ran down the steps, causing Blake and Tori to wonder what was going on.
She saw him pause as he reached the doorway. He tried to play it cool, but he couldn't control himself. They had been separated for six months, and now they were together again. He ran to her and grabbed her in a tight hug, devouring her mouth with his. She returned I with all she had. Tori and Blake stopped in the doorway and watched the reunion.
"And they think we're bad," Blake said putting his arm around her. They walked out into the sunlight and saw Cam, Jen, and Wes coming out of the temple. Cam was taken aback by the public display of affection he saw between the blonde haired girl and the dark haired guy.
"Oh man- don't they ever quit?" he said pointing over. Jen and Wes looked over and laughed out loud.
"Hey guys- what's so funny?" Tori asked as she approached her brother. Cam's face went white.
"If you're here- then who's?" he said pointing to the two figures in the courtyard.
"I think that's Eric, and from the looks of it, a very good friend of his." Blake said laughing.
"I guess she got my message," Jen said making her way over to Eric and Taylor.
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Eric put his hands on her face. "How did you know? How are you here?"
"I think I can explain that," Jen said. Taylor gave her a gentle hug. "I left her a message and told her we needed her help- and where to find us if she could make it."
Taylor stood in front of her husband with a 'know it all' look on her face. Eric grabbed her waist and pulled her in for another small kiss before turning back to Wes.
"I guess we both have meddling wives." They all laughed before Taylor asked a question that was bugging her.
"Okay- so where exactly am I and who are you?" she said looking at the ninjas.
"Oh, sorry," Wes said.
"This is Cam Wantanabe, and Tori and Blake Bradley."
"Welcome to the Wind Ninja Academy," Tori said reaching out her hand, which Taylor accepted.
"So you two are the ones I've heard about from Jen." Tori and Blake nodded. "But I thought there were six of you?"
"There are," Blake said pointing over to the secret entrance where Hunter, Shane, and Dustin came in. They saw another stranger standing amongst their friends. Hunter stepped ahead of the other two and made his way to their new arrival.
"Guys- this is Taylor," Tori said. "This is Shane, Dustin, and-"
"Hunter," Hunter broke in grabbing her hand, "Hunter Bradley." He said kissing it. Taylor raised her eyebrows as she saw that little vein on Eric's head start to pop out. Taylor pulled her hand back.
"Bradley? What are you guys like cousins or something?" she asked.
"No- we're brothers- adopted. I didn't catch your last name though." He said cockily.
"That's because I didn't throw it. It's Meyers." Hunter froze on the spot. He looked at Eric who was giving him a look that could kill.
"So- you guys are-"
"Married." Eric finished for him. Hunter didn't know whether to run or suffer the wrath of an angry Eric. Luckily Sensei came out to break the tension.
"Rangers- I sense that there is a great disturbance in the world." They all immediately headed down to Ops where Cam began punching things in on the computer. The girls were talking quietly.
"So you're the yellow Wild Force Ranger?" Tori asked Taylor.
"Yea- how did you?"
"I'll explain later," Jen assured her. The all to familiar alert sounded, causing Tori to jump out and take her place behind Cam. The image on the screen caused them all to cringe. A creature was walking down the streets of downtown Blue Bay Harbor. "Kapri," Jen whispered. It was destroying everything in its path. The ten rangers looked at each other. They knew what had to be done. Sensei came walking down the stairs with the two boxes in his hands. Shane and the other ninja rangers walked over as he set them on the table. Cautiously, they reached down and touched the morphers that they had given up.
"I think you will need these," he said as he handed them out. He had told Sensei Omino at the Thunder Academy of their need, and he sent the Thunder morphers. Shane, Dustin, and Hunter strapped them to their left wrists- feeling the power surge through them once again. Cam placed his Samurai amulet over his head. Tori and Blake stood back, tears starting in their eyes.
"Don't worry guys, we'll be okay." Shane said. "You ready?" he asked around- everyone nodded. Tori and Blake stood back as they watched everyone transform.
"Ninja Storm," "Thunder Storm," "Samurai Storm," "Ranger Form ha!"
"Time for Time Force!" "Quantum Power!"
"Wild Access!"
They all disappeared in their respective colors, leaving two very blue rangers behind. They stared at their morphers lying where they had placed them. Tori wrapped her arms around her body. Blake put his arm around her and they walked over to the computer where Sensei was standing. They all stood there and watched as red, crimson, pink, and yellow streams of light landed and approached the creature.