Hunter felt himself being nudged in the ribs. He looked up to see
Eric pushing him with his foot. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Eric
extending a hand. Hunter took it and get to his feet.
"You alright?" he asked.
"Yea man, I'm fine. But how- oh man did it not work?" he asked looking around at the group of people around him.
"No man- it worked," Cam said.
"Wait- where are Tori and Blake?" Hunter asked.
"We're right here," Blake said coming out from behind a tree with Tori at his side. They all looked at her tear stained face.
"Tori, is everything alright?" Jen asked going over to her. Tori smiled and responded.
"Yea Jen, everything's great.." She said. Jen put her hand on her shoulder.
"Well, I guess our job here is done," Lucas said. The others stared blankly at the ground. "The ships waiting."
Together the thirteen rangers walked to the beach and saw the Time Force Rangers off.
"Goodbye," Jen whispered into the sky. Wes pulled her close and kissed her temple.
"So- I guess we should go too." Eric said making his way over to the Ninja Rangers.
"You know you don't have to go right away. We have more than enough room in the academy if you'd like to stay for awhile," Cam offered. Eric smiled.
"Thanks, but we need to get back to Silver Hills and make sure the Silver Guardian's didn't fall apart in our absence." Everyone headed back to the Academy. Sensei said his goodbyes.
"You are always welcome here," he said.
"Thank you," Wes said bowing.
The rangers all said their farewells. They watched Eric and Taylor get into her Mustang, and Jen and Wes in the SUV. They drove away leaving the six Ninjas alone.
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Dustin walked along the banks of Blue Bay point. He had a bouquet of wild flowers in his hands. He sat down on the bench, remembering her- remembering Marah.
'Marah- I never told you how I felt. Now it's too late.' He sighed and threw the flowers into the running brook. "I love you Marah. I hope now you have found peace." A few slow tears began to fall and soon he was sobbing with his head in his hands.
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"I can't believe they're gone. Are you sure Cam?" Hunter asked looking down at his bare left wrist.
"Yes Hunter I'm sure. I told you the powers would be gone once you used all the energy."
"It all makes sense," Blake said.
"What makes sense," Cam asked.
"That only the Wind powers were used in the future. The Thunder powers didn't exist."
"So all this- the Time Force guys, us- was meant to happen?" Tori asked.
"I think that would explain it." Shane said. A few minutes later Dustin came plodding down the steps into Ops. "Hey, bro. You alright?" he asked. Shane could see the hurt in his eyes.
"Yea dude, I'm fine. Just bummed you know?" Tori went over and gave him a hug.
"We all know you miss her Dustin and we're here for you." She said giving him another squeeze.
"Thanks guys- it's just going to take some time," he said. They all went over to him and grabbed him in a group hug.
"Dudes! C'mon! I need to breath!" he said laughing. It would take time, but he knew that he'd be alright.
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Time did prove to be the best remedy for the rangers. Over the course of a few years they all had found that special someone. Cam, Dustin, and Hunter all met girls that they had met at the academy. Now that they weren't rangers anymore, they actually had time to get to know each other. Shane on the other hand finally got the courage and asked Kelly out. A year later they were married and had a son, Joshua. Cam married a girl named Lucy and they had a daughter Michaela. Hunter ran into his wife, Sarah during training one day. He literally ran into her knocking her down. They were married soon after and had a son named Andrew. Dustin's wife, Melissa was the nicest girl in the world. Over time she and Tori had become very close.
Tori was a few months pregnant with the twins when Melissa gave birth to she and Dustin's son Max. Everything in their lives were great. Everyone was happy and loving life. The twins came with no problems. Their older cousins came to see them every chance they got. Josh was now 3, Michaela and Andrew were 2, and Max was just over a year old. And, just as time predicted Tori and Blake had their third and last child, Andrea a few months after their boys turned a year old.
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Blake was sitting on the beach; Andrea (or Andy as they called her) was silently snoozing in his arms. He glanced over to his son Jacob who was drawing pictures in the sand.
"Hey Jake- whatcha doing?" he asked.
"Drawing a picture of a computer," the five year old smiled at his father. 'Oh man- taking after his uncle Cam.' He thought.
"Stand up O!" Tori said holding her surfboard steady for her son. He stood up and she let go.
"I did it! I did it!" he cried before falling back into the ocean. Tori smiled and ran to him, picking him up.
"Good job Owen!" she slapped him five.
"C'mon mummy, I wanna go tell Jake and Andy!" he called. Tori walked a little farther in and set him down in the shallow water. Blake saw him running up the beach with Tori in tow.
"Dad! Dad! Did you see? I was surfing just like mummy! Jake did you see?" he ran over to his twin. Tori collapsed next to Blake on the blanket.
"She still asleep?" she asked. Blake nodded his head. Tori propped herself up on her elbow and stared at her daughter. She pushed a piece of black hair from her eyes, causing her to stir. Her bright blue eyes locked with Tori's.
"Hi mummy." She looked up. "Hi daddy." Blake kissed her forehead.
"Hello young lady." Blake responded.
"Andy Andy! Did you see? I was surfing!" Owen said running back to her.
"Na uh," she said.
"Yea he did- I saw him," Jake put in. Andy got out of her father's arms.
"Cool! I wanna play in the water! Can we go mum, pweeze?" she said giving her puppy dog eyes.
"Yes- go ahead, but stay where I can see you!" she shouted as the three of them ran towards the water. Tori sighed and fell back down on the blanket. Blake positioned himself over her and gave her a long passionate kiss. Tori stared up at him surprised.
"Wow," she said breathlessly. "What was that for?" she asked tracing her finger down his bare chest. He kissed her neck in the spot he knew she loved. He heard her let out a soft moan.
"Just for being the most wonderful, (kiss) beautiful, (kiss) incredible wife, (kiss) and mother. His last kiss made her body tingle. She looked up at him.
"I love you Blake," she pulled him on top of her and kissed him gently.
"I love you too Tor." Their kissing continued when their kids returned.
"Ew! They're kissing again!" Jake said. Blake and Tori stopped and laughed.
"Mum- that's yucky!" Andy said.
"What's so yucky about it?" Tori asked her.
"Cause boys have cooties!"
"No we don't! Girls have cooties!" Owen retorted.
Tori got up and headed towards her daughter. "I think she's right. Boys do have cooties. Andy gave her mum a high five. Blake joined the boys. They all gave each other the same devilish smile.
"Uh oh Andy, I think we made daddy and the boys mad," Tori said to her. Blake and Tori's eyes met. They both started laughing.
"Get um!" Blake called. The entire Bradley brood ran down the beach laughing.
THE END
"You alright?" he asked.
"Yea man, I'm fine. But how- oh man did it not work?" he asked looking around at the group of people around him.
"No man- it worked," Cam said.
"Wait- where are Tori and Blake?" Hunter asked.
"We're right here," Blake said coming out from behind a tree with Tori at his side. They all looked at her tear stained face.
"Tori, is everything alright?" Jen asked going over to her. Tori smiled and responded.
"Yea Jen, everything's great.." She said. Jen put her hand on her shoulder.
"Well, I guess our job here is done," Lucas said. The others stared blankly at the ground. "The ships waiting."
Together the thirteen rangers walked to the beach and saw the Time Force Rangers off.
"Goodbye," Jen whispered into the sky. Wes pulled her close and kissed her temple.
"So- I guess we should go too." Eric said making his way over to the Ninja Rangers.
"You know you don't have to go right away. We have more than enough room in the academy if you'd like to stay for awhile," Cam offered. Eric smiled.
"Thanks, but we need to get back to Silver Hills and make sure the Silver Guardian's didn't fall apart in our absence." Everyone headed back to the Academy. Sensei said his goodbyes.
"You are always welcome here," he said.
"Thank you," Wes said bowing.
The rangers all said their farewells. They watched Eric and Taylor get into her Mustang, and Jen and Wes in the SUV. They drove away leaving the six Ninjas alone.
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Dustin walked along the banks of Blue Bay point. He had a bouquet of wild flowers in his hands. He sat down on the bench, remembering her- remembering Marah.
'Marah- I never told you how I felt. Now it's too late.' He sighed and threw the flowers into the running brook. "I love you Marah. I hope now you have found peace." A few slow tears began to fall and soon he was sobbing with his head in his hands.
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"I can't believe they're gone. Are you sure Cam?" Hunter asked looking down at his bare left wrist.
"Yes Hunter I'm sure. I told you the powers would be gone once you used all the energy."
"It all makes sense," Blake said.
"What makes sense," Cam asked.
"That only the Wind powers were used in the future. The Thunder powers didn't exist."
"So all this- the Time Force guys, us- was meant to happen?" Tori asked.
"I think that would explain it." Shane said. A few minutes later Dustin came plodding down the steps into Ops. "Hey, bro. You alright?" he asked. Shane could see the hurt in his eyes.
"Yea dude, I'm fine. Just bummed you know?" Tori went over and gave him a hug.
"We all know you miss her Dustin and we're here for you." She said giving him another squeeze.
"Thanks guys- it's just going to take some time," he said. They all went over to him and grabbed him in a group hug.
"Dudes! C'mon! I need to breath!" he said laughing. It would take time, but he knew that he'd be alright.
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Time did prove to be the best remedy for the rangers. Over the course of a few years they all had found that special someone. Cam, Dustin, and Hunter all met girls that they had met at the academy. Now that they weren't rangers anymore, they actually had time to get to know each other. Shane on the other hand finally got the courage and asked Kelly out. A year later they were married and had a son, Joshua. Cam married a girl named Lucy and they had a daughter Michaela. Hunter ran into his wife, Sarah during training one day. He literally ran into her knocking her down. They were married soon after and had a son named Andrew. Dustin's wife, Melissa was the nicest girl in the world. Over time she and Tori had become very close.
Tori was a few months pregnant with the twins when Melissa gave birth to she and Dustin's son Max. Everything in their lives were great. Everyone was happy and loving life. The twins came with no problems. Their older cousins came to see them every chance they got. Josh was now 3, Michaela and Andrew were 2, and Max was just over a year old. And, just as time predicted Tori and Blake had their third and last child, Andrea a few months after their boys turned a year old.
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Blake was sitting on the beach; Andrea (or Andy as they called her) was silently snoozing in his arms. He glanced over to his son Jacob who was drawing pictures in the sand.
"Hey Jake- whatcha doing?" he asked.
"Drawing a picture of a computer," the five year old smiled at his father. 'Oh man- taking after his uncle Cam.' He thought.
"Stand up O!" Tori said holding her surfboard steady for her son. He stood up and she let go.
"I did it! I did it!" he cried before falling back into the ocean. Tori smiled and ran to him, picking him up.
"Good job Owen!" she slapped him five.
"C'mon mummy, I wanna go tell Jake and Andy!" he called. Tori walked a little farther in and set him down in the shallow water. Blake saw him running up the beach with Tori in tow.
"Dad! Dad! Did you see? I was surfing just like mummy! Jake did you see?" he ran over to his twin. Tori collapsed next to Blake on the blanket.
"She still asleep?" she asked. Blake nodded his head. Tori propped herself up on her elbow and stared at her daughter. She pushed a piece of black hair from her eyes, causing her to stir. Her bright blue eyes locked with Tori's.
"Hi mummy." She looked up. "Hi daddy." Blake kissed her forehead.
"Hello young lady." Blake responded.
"Andy Andy! Did you see? I was surfing!" Owen said running back to her.
"Na uh," she said.
"Yea he did- I saw him," Jake put in. Andy got out of her father's arms.
"Cool! I wanna play in the water! Can we go mum, pweeze?" she said giving her puppy dog eyes.
"Yes- go ahead, but stay where I can see you!" she shouted as the three of them ran towards the water. Tori sighed and fell back down on the blanket. Blake positioned himself over her and gave her a long passionate kiss. Tori stared up at him surprised.
"Wow," she said breathlessly. "What was that for?" she asked tracing her finger down his bare chest. He kissed her neck in the spot he knew she loved. He heard her let out a soft moan.
"Just for being the most wonderful, (kiss) beautiful, (kiss) incredible wife, (kiss) and mother. His last kiss made her body tingle. She looked up at him.
"I love you Blake," she pulled him on top of her and kissed him gently.
"I love you too Tor." Their kissing continued when their kids returned.
"Ew! They're kissing again!" Jake said. Blake and Tori stopped and laughed.
"Mum- that's yucky!" Andy said.
"What's so yucky about it?" Tori asked her.
"Cause boys have cooties!"
"No we don't! Girls have cooties!" Owen retorted.
Tori got up and headed towards her daughter. "I think she's right. Boys do have cooties. Andy gave her mum a high five. Blake joined the boys. They all gave each other the same devilish smile.
"Uh oh Andy, I think we made daddy and the boys mad," Tori said to her. Blake and Tori's eyes met. They both started laughing.
"Get um!" Blake called. The entire Bradley brood ran down the beach laughing.
THE END