CHAPTER ONE
New Generation
It was a quiet afternoon on the grounds of the Wind Ninja Academy. The beautiful spring afternoon was disrupted by the sounds of six ninjas rustling around in the bushes. All of sudden, they came soaring out of the woods and running after each other. They were practicing increasing their ninja speed. Tumbling over any obstacles in their way, the six teens stopped in a circle on the performance platform. Their faces were covered as they all faced each other in fighting stances.
"KIDS!!!" came the familiar voice of their Sensei. The six teens turned to see Sensei Cam Watanbe. They bowed respectfully and removed their hoods and masks. Amongst the teens was one girl named Mackenzie. She was the daughter of Tori, the former water ranger. She was also the daughter of Blake Bradley, the former navy Thunder ranger. However, she resembled more of her mother than anything. In fact, based on pictures from when Tori was a teenager, Mackenzie looked exactly like her with the exception of a shorter, layered hair style that was a darker blond, possibly because of her father's dark hair. Her older brother, Trent, looked more like their father. He even had an Asian tint to his features, which no one ever figured out how Mackenzie did not get any. Clark was the only son of Shane, former red ranger. He liked to have his hair grown out a little in a punk-like ponytail and he was also Mackenzie's boyfriend. Carter was Mackenzie and Trent's cousin. Carter was only a little bit shorter than his dad but had the sandy blond hair and facial features to pass as Hunter's son. Carter was able to keep the attitude he developed from his dad under control better than his dad did as a youngster. Lennon was the goofy one of the bunch, just like his dad Dustin. As talented as he was at his ninja training, he always wanted to make it fun rather than work. His hair was just as dark as his dad's but it was in a more controlled cut which matched his facial features well, considering that it was a mix of his dad's and mother's, Marah. Finally, there was Kanoi. The son of Sensei Watanbe and named after his grandfather. Kanoi had a real gift for the ninja arts but was torn between that and a love for technology. The kids had yet to understand why Sensei laughed at this all the time.
"What is it, Sensei?" Mackenzie asked.
"Follow me, it's about your parents," Sensei Cam replied. The kids did as they were told and ended up in the old Ninja Ops area that had been shut down for years.
"What is this place?" Kanoi asked in awe.
"This is Ninja Ops where your parents and I used to come when the Wind Ninja Academy was abducted," Cam explained.
"But that would mean they were rangers," Trent laughed. Sensei Cam nodded. The kids were in awe, they had never had the idea that their parents had been rangers.
"Whoa, dude," Lennon replied, scratching his head.
"Your parents went on a mission a few days ago and I'm afraid they are in grave danger. Whether they alive or not, I cannot say," Sensei Cam explained. The kids could not believe what they were hearing; now their parents might be dead.
"What mission, Sensei?" Clark asked.
"When we were rangers, we all received power necklaces, containing a power that not even my father could comprehend and harness. We hid them deep in a forest on the other side of the planet. Unfortunately, the enemy we wanted to use them against got to them first. That's why I'm sending you six back to when we were rangers. I believe you six possess enough skill that will help us harness the powers back then," Sensei explained.
"Whoa, you mean we're going back in time?" Carter asked.
"That is correct, but not without these," Sensei replied, holding up a box and opening it up to reveal the morphers that were once worn by the teens parents. Each teen took the morpher that once belonged to their parents.
"Clark, Shane would be proud to see you as the new red ranger and leader. Lennon, take care of your dad's earth morpher. Carter, have fun with that Crimson Thunder morpher, you have a lot of gadgets to go with it. Kanoi, I'm proud to see you take my place as the Green Samurai ranger. Trent, you're ready to take your dad's place as the Navy Thunder ranger. Mackenzie, be graceful and strong as you always are with your mother's water power. She would be proud to see you take this on. Now we'll go outside and begin the process of going back in time," Sensei explained. All of the male rangers left but Cam stopped Mackenzie.
"Mack," he said, calling her by her nickname, which he did when he took his 'uncle Cam' mode. She turned to him and saw him hold up a beautiful necklace. It was a small blue crystal shaped like a dolphin.
"What is this?" she asked as he put it over her head.
"Your mother kept her necklace while the rest of us hid ours. She hid it here in Ninja Ops where she could get to it. She told me if something happened to her on this mission, then I should give it to you," Cam said, smiling. Mackenzie smiled and followed Cam outside to join the others. After setting up a few technological pieces of equipment, Cam was ready to send the kids off.
"Once you morph, the energy flow will send you to Blue Bay Harbor in 2004. Are you ready?" he asked. All of the kids nodded and bowed respectfully.
"Ninja Storm! Thunder Storm! Samurai Storm! Ranger Form! Ha!" Cam watched with pride as his and the others children donned the familiar spandex suits they once wore and were transported back to their time as rangers.
"Good luck kids. Be careful," he said after they had gone.
What do you think? The kids are on their way to meet their parents at their age. How weird will that be? Will they be able to help? What if something goes wrong with the time hopping? Find out in Chapter 2 of Future Shocked.
It was a quiet afternoon on the grounds of the Wind Ninja Academy. The beautiful spring afternoon was disrupted by the sounds of six ninjas rustling around in the bushes. All of sudden, they came soaring out of the woods and running after each other. They were practicing increasing their ninja speed. Tumbling over any obstacles in their way, the six teens stopped in a circle on the performance platform. Their faces were covered as they all faced each other in fighting stances.
"KIDS!!!" came the familiar voice of their Sensei. The six teens turned to see Sensei Cam Watanbe. They bowed respectfully and removed their hoods and masks. Amongst the teens was one girl named Mackenzie. She was the daughter of Tori, the former water ranger. She was also the daughter of Blake Bradley, the former navy Thunder ranger. However, she resembled more of her mother than anything. In fact, based on pictures from when Tori was a teenager, Mackenzie looked exactly like her with the exception of a shorter, layered hair style that was a darker blond, possibly because of her father's dark hair. Her older brother, Trent, looked more like their father. He even had an Asian tint to his features, which no one ever figured out how Mackenzie did not get any. Clark was the only son of Shane, former red ranger. He liked to have his hair grown out a little in a punk-like ponytail and he was also Mackenzie's boyfriend. Carter was Mackenzie and Trent's cousin. Carter was only a little bit shorter than his dad but had the sandy blond hair and facial features to pass as Hunter's son. Carter was able to keep the attitude he developed from his dad under control better than his dad did as a youngster. Lennon was the goofy one of the bunch, just like his dad Dustin. As talented as he was at his ninja training, he always wanted to make it fun rather than work. His hair was just as dark as his dad's but it was in a more controlled cut which matched his facial features well, considering that it was a mix of his dad's and mother's, Marah. Finally, there was Kanoi. The son of Sensei Watanbe and named after his grandfather. Kanoi had a real gift for the ninja arts but was torn between that and a love for technology. The kids had yet to understand why Sensei laughed at this all the time.
"What is it, Sensei?" Mackenzie asked.
"Follow me, it's about your parents," Sensei Cam replied. The kids did as they were told and ended up in the old Ninja Ops area that had been shut down for years.
"What is this place?" Kanoi asked in awe.
"This is Ninja Ops where your parents and I used to come when the Wind Ninja Academy was abducted," Cam explained.
"But that would mean they were rangers," Trent laughed. Sensei Cam nodded. The kids were in awe, they had never had the idea that their parents had been rangers.
"Whoa, dude," Lennon replied, scratching his head.
"Your parents went on a mission a few days ago and I'm afraid they are in grave danger. Whether they alive or not, I cannot say," Sensei Cam explained. The kids could not believe what they were hearing; now their parents might be dead.
"What mission, Sensei?" Clark asked.
"When we were rangers, we all received power necklaces, containing a power that not even my father could comprehend and harness. We hid them deep in a forest on the other side of the planet. Unfortunately, the enemy we wanted to use them against got to them first. That's why I'm sending you six back to when we were rangers. I believe you six possess enough skill that will help us harness the powers back then," Sensei explained.
"Whoa, you mean we're going back in time?" Carter asked.
"That is correct, but not without these," Sensei replied, holding up a box and opening it up to reveal the morphers that were once worn by the teens parents. Each teen took the morpher that once belonged to their parents.
"Clark, Shane would be proud to see you as the new red ranger and leader. Lennon, take care of your dad's earth morpher. Carter, have fun with that Crimson Thunder morpher, you have a lot of gadgets to go with it. Kanoi, I'm proud to see you take my place as the Green Samurai ranger. Trent, you're ready to take your dad's place as the Navy Thunder ranger. Mackenzie, be graceful and strong as you always are with your mother's water power. She would be proud to see you take this on. Now we'll go outside and begin the process of going back in time," Sensei explained. All of the male rangers left but Cam stopped Mackenzie.
"Mack," he said, calling her by her nickname, which he did when he took his 'uncle Cam' mode. She turned to him and saw him hold up a beautiful necklace. It was a small blue crystal shaped like a dolphin.
"What is this?" she asked as he put it over her head.
"Your mother kept her necklace while the rest of us hid ours. She hid it here in Ninja Ops where she could get to it. She told me if something happened to her on this mission, then I should give it to you," Cam said, smiling. Mackenzie smiled and followed Cam outside to join the others. After setting up a few technological pieces of equipment, Cam was ready to send the kids off.
"Once you morph, the energy flow will send you to Blue Bay Harbor in 2004. Are you ready?" he asked. All of the kids nodded and bowed respectfully.
"Ninja Storm! Thunder Storm! Samurai Storm! Ranger Form! Ha!" Cam watched with pride as his and the others children donned the familiar spandex suits they once wore and were transported back to their time as rangers.
"Good luck kids. Be careful," he said after they had gone.
What do you think? The kids are on their way to meet their parents at their age. How weird will that be? Will they be able to help? What if something goes wrong with the time hopping? Find out in Chapter 2 of Future Shocked.