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Author's notes and response to reviewers:
First of all, thanks again for reviewing! You guys are great!
Ok, Son vidal gomov: sorry if I got the name wrong, I'm not looking up the review you sent, just going by memory. Tori and Dustin are just friends. We've decided that its going to be Shane/Tori. Dustin and Tori were fighting that monster together in the last chapter because we wanted Cam and Shane to fight together. Kinda to show that Cam is an integral part of the Ranger team and that he can more than hold his own against any of Lothor's monsters.
Kar-chan: Not spoiling anything, but yes, Hunter is not going anywhere for a long time. No worries, yet.
Virginia: Yes, we have thought of a love interest for Cam, but she won't be around till the second part. Thanks for the idea.
To the rest of the reviewers: We have a long haul planned for this story. It will be a four-part story with many intricate and interesting twists. If you guys will bear with us, we'll slowly unravel the many mysteries.
And lastly: Thank you to all who read and enjoy it. This story is really for you guys; people who appreciate the PR universe as much as we do.
And now! ON WITH THE STORY!!!
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Upon finishing dinner, which was surprisingly good, since Cam had cooked, Shane, Tori, and Dustin rose to their feet, yawning. "Thanks for dinner. We've gotta go home now though. We'll see you guys tomorrow, that is, if Lothor decides to let us sleep."
Blake, Clare, and Cam waved, "See ya guys later."
Clare brought some leftovers to Rika. "Hey Aeri, thought you might be hungry."
"Thanks, but I'm not really hungry."
Clare set down the tray of food and sat on the bed, "Aeri, why do you hate him so much?"
Aeri looked down at her hands and sighed, "I don't hate him. I just - I don't know. He just makes me so mad sometimes. He's just like, like, li - . . ."
"Like you?"
Rika protested, shaking her head, "No way! He's nothing like me."
Clare rolled her eyes. "Whatever. You know it, I know it."
Rika glowered at Clare attempting to stare her down. However, Clare sensing that Rika was close to accepting the truth took a gamble and stared back. Rika slowly lowered her eyes and sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right. So what do I do now?"
Quietly Clare replied, "Just be patient, give him a chance."
Rika looked up, "When did you become so wise?"
Cocking her head up and sticking her nose into the air she quipped with a fake pompous air, "Hey, I know stuff too."
Rika threw her pillow at Clare, "Yeah, I guess there's hope for you yet.
Getting a face-full of pillow, Clare grabbed the pillow and her own, throwing both at her sister, "Yo! That was a cheap shot! Pillow Fight!!!"
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"Hey bro, wassup with you? You really have to lighten up." Said Blake following his brother to their room.
"Wha' dyou mean?" Carelessly flopping onto his bed, Hunter came perilously close to hitting his head on the edge of the bed, gave his brother a quizzical look at his brother. "Aren't I always?"
Shrugging, Blake replies from his side of the room, sitting on the edge of his desk, feet crossed at the ankles, "Sure you are . . . except when Rika's around." Cocking his eyebrow. "Is there something going on between you two?"
"WHAT?! THERE IS ABOSLUTELY NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN US ~!~!~!" Hunter, indignant, sprang from the bed - at least tried to - getting his feet tangled in his bed sheets he slipped off the bed and onto his butt, painfully.
Blake took a step toward his brother, "Dude, you ok?"
Grimacing, Hunter rubbed his backside as he got up from the floor.
"You could say that, and no there is absolutely nothing going on."
"Oh? Then what's with the feuds between you two? Do you hate her or something?"
Sighing, Hunter gingerly sat on his bed again, "I - I don't hate her - it's just that - she's so annoying! Plus she's rude, proud, and - and - touchy!"
"Hmm."
"Wha' dyou mean 'hmm'?"
"Is she also cocky especially when fighting, stubborn, doesn't trust people that easily, and rarely shows her emotions?"
"Yeah, I can hardly stand her!"
"Hmm, does any of that sound familiar?"
"No, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Really?" Blake cocked an eyebrow, sighing he crossed his arms, "Alright alright, I'll make it loud and clear: she's just like you."
"Say what?"
Blake shrugged, "You heard me. She's just like you, but since both of you have the same hardheadedness, you two just won't admit it, right?"
Hunter stared hard at his brother; Blake took a gamble and stared nonchalantly back.
Sighing, Hunter looked away, knowing that his brother was right.
"Yeah, I guess so. But why is she so freak'n cold?"
"Dude, did you forget the first time we met her? Does the word 'volleyball' ring a bell?"
Hunter gave his brother a chagrined half-smile, "Right, yeah, I guess I did start this whole thing didn't I?"
"Hahah, yeah, you definitely did."
Glancing at his brother he smothered a grin and put up a straight face, "I guess I did - and for once, I'm the one who started."
"Ye - hey what's that supposed to mean?"
Laughing Hunter threw a pillow at Blake, who ducked. Coming up with his own arsenal, he threw his pillow at Hunter and then jumped on him. "Dogpile!!!"
Hunter spun around and threw Blake onto the bed, "Dude, you're the only one here. You have no dogpile."
Blake shrugged, "Eh, So?"
He sprang up to try again until Hunter planted one hand on his brother's chest and pushed him back onto the bed and ran out of the room, laughing.
"YO! That was low!" Untangling himself from the bed sheets he leaped up and ran after his brother.
Cam was walking down the hall when all of a sudden; he heard two doors simultaneously slam open. He saw Rika and Hunter sprinting out of their rooms and nearly collided with him. "Ooh, sorry Cam!" "Yeah, sorry. Gotta go!"
Cam turned and then saw the two younger teens, Blake and Clare tearing out of their rooms after their older siblings. "Aerrriii!" "Bro! That was cheap, man!"
Rika threw a glance over her shoulder and laughingly yelled, "No you won't Chubby. You gotta catch me first!"
"UNNI!!! HOW COULD YOU?!?! ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THEM!?" Clare wailed.
Hunter and Blake stopped trying to pummel each other and stared. Blake pointed at the retreating figure of Clare, "Did she just call her - ?"
Hunter stopped and craned his neck to the side to watch the two screaming sisters, "'Chubby'? Yep, I definitely think so."
Cam came up to the brothers laughing at the two sisters' antics. "Uh-oh, Rika'd better run. 'Chubby' was Clare's childhood pet name and she was one chubby baby."
Hunter, Blake, and Cam laughed and walked out to watch the two sisters as they sparred half in earnest and half in fun.
Clare, fuming was sparring in earnest, really trying to cause some damage, but Rika simply whirled and spun ducking away from Clare's attacks. "Ok ok, truce."
Clare still furious managed to take her sister by surprise and sat on her. "Uncle, say Uncle!"
Sensei walked in, "Yes?" Taking a glance at Rika and Clare, he sighed and shook his head and glanced at his son.
"It's ok dad, they're just having a bit of fun."
Rika half laughing and half pushing Clare off yelled, "Never! You'll never take me alive!"
Hunter and Blake looked at each other, "Truce for now?"
Hunter stuck out his hand and Blake shook it. However, with a gleam in his eye, he turned and flipped his brother onto his back, and sat on him.
Hunter struggled, "Yo! That was low!"
Blake laughed, "That's what you get for YOUR cheap shot!"
The two older siblings pinned by their younger ones, glanced at each other, and laughed. "Ok, ok you two. Truce."
Clare and Blake let up their siblings, laughing. Cam simply shook his head.
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15 minutes later
The Thunder and Lightning Rangers were sitting around the polished table at Ninja Ops. Clare and Blake had their heads in their hands and were staring at the table. "Dude, I'm bored."
"You said it. Isn't there anything to do around here?"
"Hey Cam, is there club or something like that around here?" Rika asked Cam who was sitting at the computer console.
"Yeah, there's a club not too far from here. You guys should go."
Rika turned and asked, "Guys wanna go? Cam, you should come too."
Cam looked hesitantly, "uhm no, I got a date with the mainframe."
Sensei walked in, "Cam, do not worry about the computer. You should go and take some time off."
Clare bounced, "Yeah, come on Cam, you're always futzing with the computer. Can't someone else do it for a change?"
Blake added, "Yeah, isn't that what Cyber Cam's for?"
"True."
"Well, Let's bounce." Rika said walking to her room, while Clare trailed behind.
All three guys looked at each other, shrugged, and departed to their own rooms.
In the girls' room, mayhem was about to break out.
"Clare! What did you do to my clothes?!?" Rika yelped. She was looking for the outfit that she had hung out just a minute ago, but found that instead of the nice conservative clothes that she had planned to wear, she found a risqué crimson tank top-dress with tight black pants.
"Awww common Aeri, that's gonna look great on you," Clare said fixing her hair.
"Yeah, I'm gonna catch my death of a cold in that thing!" Rika yelled.
The boys, who had already finished dressing, stood outside and heard the yelling.
Blake looked at Hunter and grinned, "Wonder what they are arguing about."
Hunter with his arms crossed, leaned over to look in the door. Hunter couldn't help but admit to himself that despite his impassive face, he was quite interested in what was occurring behind closed doors. He shrugged one shoulder, "Clothes. What else?"
Cam yelled exasperated, "Rika, Clare! Let's go already!"
Clare poked her head out the door to tell the guys that they were almost done. Blake looked at Clare, seeing her for the first time with makeup on and simply didn't say a word. In fact, he couldn't think of anything.
Hunter silently smirked at his brother's shocked expression.
Clare pulled her head back into the room and bellowed for Rika to hurry up.
"Clare, I am not going out there in this!" Rika roared from somewhere inside the room.
Hunter, Blake, and Cam heard some brief scuffling and then a small yelp of surprise. Clare walked out with a smug expression. Blake who had only seen from the neck up, was now shocked beyond thought. Without trying to hide his shock, Blake's eyes quickly swept Clare up and down.
Clare was wearing black high-heeled boots with tight black pants that had zippers up her sides. She was wearing a long sleeved navy-colored shirt that was covered in light shimmery gauze. The gauzy material fell in graceful folds over her arms. The hem of the shirt and the chest area were covered in solid, navy-colored cloth, but her flat stomach was covered in gauze. The straps were spaghetti straps that criss-crossed across the chest and intertwined around her slender neck.
Clare laughed at Blake's openly stunned face.
Hunter commented flippantly, "Not bad, Clare."
Crossing her arms she shifted her weight to one leg and tilted her head to the side, making Blake's blood pump rapidly into his head, "Guys, if you think this is good, just wait till you see Aeri."
Cam thought worriedly, /Uh, why? Is she wearing something weird?/
Finally Rika called out, "Promise not to laugh or I'll shock you into next week."
With that Rika walked out. Like Clare, she was wearing black high-heeled boots with tight black pants with zippers up the sides. She was wearing a satin crimson dress with a halter-top that accentuated her slender neck. The dress slipped down her slender form, hugging her in all the right places. The dress ended in a diagonal sideways cut that ended at mid- thigh. She was wearing a hint of makeup and looked much older than 19.
Hunter was speechless and struggled not to show it. Blake looked at his older brother and saw that he was thinking the same thing. "Wow . . ."
Cam cocked an eyebrow, "Feeling a little breezy Rika?"
Rika glared at Clare, "Ask her."
Rika turned around and Hunter felt the blood rush to his head. He turned his head away and tried to stop the flush that was quickly rising. Blake glanced at his brother and then saw the reason for his shock. Rika's dress was completely bare in the back. Aside from the crimson spaghetti straps crossing diagonally up her back, her back was completely exposed.
Rika laughed at the guys' incredulous expressions. "Guys, at this rate, we're gonna have to leave the minute we get there."
Blake wrenched his gaze from the older girl and was soon fixed upon Clare and offered her his arm, "Shall we?"
Clare laughed, gave a slight curtsy (quite the feat in her outfit) and replied, "We shall," taking his arm.
Hunter and Rika followed behind, slightly shaking their heads, thinking one thought, /Kids./
Following his brother's example, Hunter offered his arm to Rika, who took the proffered arm with a half-smile. "Wow, a gentleman, aren't we?"
Hunter smiled amusingly, "I've got my moments."
Upon arriving at the club, the Lightning and Thunder Rangers, and Cam saw that the place was packed. They entered the club and found a semi-secluded spot, out of the way near the dance floor.
Hunter offered to get drinks.
"Coke is fine", said Clare.
"Me too" agreed Cam.
Blake wanted a Root beer and Rika wanted a Sprite.
Hunter got the drinks and sat down. "Ahh, that's two today. Wow, you're on a role," Rika said laughing.
The music was pumping and Blake was starting to get antsy. He wanted to dance. So he glanced at his brother, winking, "Hey bro, you wanna break?"
Hunter didn't really feel like it, but Rika smiled, and Clare begged, "Aww common Hunter. Let's see it!"
Blake put his hand on Hunter's shoulder and shook it, "Common man, it'll be fun! Besides we haven't done this in so long."
Hunter looked at the pleading look on his brother's face and consented, "Alright man."
Rika and Clare looked at each other and then looked at Cam, who simply shrugged.
Hunter and Blake walked out to the dance floor, where people started to make room. Looking at his brother, both warmed up with a few beginning steps. People around them realized that something big was going to go down and backed up, giving the two brothers plenty of room. Blake broke into a six-step as Hunter flipped onto one hand and executed a 1990/Nike (can't remember what it's called). Putting the other hand down and with his legs perfectly straight in a V swung into a flare, as Blake added Techs into the steps then flipped onto his hands into the Turtle and twirled himself into a Float. Hunter jumped back to his feet and performed a 2000/Double Nike as Blake broke out into Mini-flares; the crowd had erupted into cheers and hoots. Then both brothers spun on their shoulders and executed Windmills much to the delight of the audience as well as the girls, who watched astonished. Pushing his feet up from the floor, Hunter froze in another Nike as Blake kept spinning and was soon spinning only on his head (Halo) with his legs spread out. The music finished as well the two brothers' show, the two brothers went back to their table as the two cheered and clapped, Cam went even as far as to stick two fingers in his mouth and give a piercing whistle.
"Whoa!!! That was so cool!" Clare exclaimed.
"Wow, hmm, not bad." Rika eyeing the two guys with approval while hiding her surprise, who were barely sweating.
Flicking his shirt Blake protested, "Wha'dyou mean 'not bad'?"
Clare turned to her sister with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Aeri. Yo' wanna?"
"Eh, maybe not, no thanks." Rika shook her head, picking up her Sprite and taking a sip through the straw.
"Hey, you guys think that's easy?! That took us a long time to learn all that, as well as a lot of bloody noses! What can you two do?" Hunter retorted, flicking out his shirt as well.
"Oh you two would be surprised," Cam sagely nodded.
Both guys rolled their eyes, "Yeah right. Like what?!"
With that last comment, Rika nearly slammed her drink down, in the sweetest voice she smiled sweetly at Hunter and shot a look at Clare who nodded and slipped off her stool, "Oh? You don't think we could do our own things? Just watch."
Slipping off the high stool she grabbed her sister wrist and made as if to walk off to the dance floor, before Blake called out, "Hey! What are you guys gonna do? You two can't break in what you're wearing now, can you?"
Clare turned her head and flashed a smile, lifted one hand and snapped her fingers, strangely a small flash of light sparked from the tips.
"Ahh, they can do lights, but they don't have any photon lights." Blake looked at Cam with a questioning look.
Hunter nudged his brother in the ribs with his elbow, "Dude, you forgot?"
Blake slowly nodded, "Oh . . . right."
"All right guys, if you two will excuse me, there's going to be a change of music." Standing up Cam edged through the crowd towards the DJ.
The two turned to watch the girls in the center of the floor, with a wide clearing as for the boys. Interestingly, they seemed to have a slightly different style of their outfits, now the sleeves of Clare were tightened around her arms showing the slim muscles, while both their pants had a silver stripe running down the sides of their pants.
Clare glanced at Rika who nodded and got into their positions, Clare on a lower position a couple yards away from her sister who had standing in a higher position. Catching Cam's eye, both nodded.
Snapping their fingers to the beat with brief flashes of electric blue and white, Rika and Clare waited for the right time. Starting slow they shifted into opposite positions, Rika low and Clare high, the DJ then snapped out some fast-paced music to the beat, in their element, both girls shocked the crowd as well as the two guys. Rika threw her hands into the air and twirled them up and around her body as Clare wound hers down. Throwing their arms away from their bodies they threw a strand of their powers into the air watching it arc high over their heads and bounce it off their feet. Clare kicked hers back up and over behind her shoulder tipping it off her heel, while Rika corkscrewed lights around her body.
"Hey Rika! Catch!"
Calling out, Clare threw her strand into the air to her sister, catching the streak from sister, Rika threw her own, both sisters spun their strands in circles, leaving a light streak in the air, as if the lights were interweaved and circled through each other. Clare flipped one light over her shoulder as she pretended to catch it from under her elbow as the light supposedly dropped and continued in this manner making it look like she had nunchucks. Rika pretended to swallow her lights and making it seem as if her body was transparent and that the lights were streaking within her body.
With the ending of the techno music coming up the girls looked, nodded, and threw their strands up into the starball hanging from the ceiling. Shattering the lights into smaller strands that streaked into the audience, much their delight, especially those who were hit by the lights who felt a pleasant tingling.
Walking over to the table the girls plopped into their seats.
"Whew! Hasn't done that in a while. So wha'dyou think?" Clare asked, grabbing her drink, taking gulps from it.
There was no answer from Blake as it being that he was still a little shocked, not to mention that he was one of the people who were hit by the strands.
"So, how was it?" Rika eyed Hunter with a glint in her eye, while Hunter nudged his brother back to his senses.
"Oh, yeah, it was - interesting." Hunter shrugged, hiding his own shock.
"Uh, yeah! It was great!" Exclaimed Blake, with much more enthusiasm than his brother, now that he was brought back to earth.
Clare giggled at Blake's face and took a few more sips, "All right guys, cummon, let's all go have some fun!" Jumping back up form her seat she grabbed Blake and dragged him to the dance floor where Blake and taught Clare a few minor break moves, as their two older siblings soon joined the younger two.
Jade and Senga: Hehe, who thought that the Rangers would have moves like that!? That would be a cool idea, no?
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--Jade and Senga
Author's notes and response to reviewers:
First of all, thanks again for reviewing! You guys are great!
Ok, Son vidal gomov: sorry if I got the name wrong, I'm not looking up the review you sent, just going by memory. Tori and Dustin are just friends. We've decided that its going to be Shane/Tori. Dustin and Tori were fighting that monster together in the last chapter because we wanted Cam and Shane to fight together. Kinda to show that Cam is an integral part of the Ranger team and that he can more than hold his own against any of Lothor's monsters.
Kar-chan: Not spoiling anything, but yes, Hunter is not going anywhere for a long time. No worries, yet.
Virginia: Yes, we have thought of a love interest for Cam, but she won't be around till the second part. Thanks for the idea.
To the rest of the reviewers: We have a long haul planned for this story. It will be a four-part story with many intricate and interesting twists. If you guys will bear with us, we'll slowly unravel the many mysteries.
And lastly: Thank you to all who read and enjoy it. This story is really for you guys; people who appreciate the PR universe as much as we do.
And now! ON WITH THE STORY!!!
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Upon finishing dinner, which was surprisingly good, since Cam had cooked, Shane, Tori, and Dustin rose to their feet, yawning. "Thanks for dinner. We've gotta go home now though. We'll see you guys tomorrow, that is, if Lothor decides to let us sleep."
Blake, Clare, and Cam waved, "See ya guys later."
Clare brought some leftovers to Rika. "Hey Aeri, thought you might be hungry."
"Thanks, but I'm not really hungry."
Clare set down the tray of food and sat on the bed, "Aeri, why do you hate him so much?"
Aeri looked down at her hands and sighed, "I don't hate him. I just - I don't know. He just makes me so mad sometimes. He's just like, like, li - . . ."
"Like you?"
Rika protested, shaking her head, "No way! He's nothing like me."
Clare rolled her eyes. "Whatever. You know it, I know it."
Rika glowered at Clare attempting to stare her down. However, Clare sensing that Rika was close to accepting the truth took a gamble and stared back. Rika slowly lowered her eyes and sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right. So what do I do now?"
Quietly Clare replied, "Just be patient, give him a chance."
Rika looked up, "When did you become so wise?"
Cocking her head up and sticking her nose into the air she quipped with a fake pompous air, "Hey, I know stuff too."
Rika threw her pillow at Clare, "Yeah, I guess there's hope for you yet.
Getting a face-full of pillow, Clare grabbed the pillow and her own, throwing both at her sister, "Yo! That was a cheap shot! Pillow Fight!!!"
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"Hey bro, wassup with you? You really have to lighten up." Said Blake following his brother to their room.
"Wha' dyou mean?" Carelessly flopping onto his bed, Hunter came perilously close to hitting his head on the edge of the bed, gave his brother a quizzical look at his brother. "Aren't I always?"
Shrugging, Blake replies from his side of the room, sitting on the edge of his desk, feet crossed at the ankles, "Sure you are . . . except when Rika's around." Cocking his eyebrow. "Is there something going on between you two?"
"WHAT?! THERE IS ABOSLUTELY NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN US ~!~!~!" Hunter, indignant, sprang from the bed - at least tried to - getting his feet tangled in his bed sheets he slipped off the bed and onto his butt, painfully.
Blake took a step toward his brother, "Dude, you ok?"
Grimacing, Hunter rubbed his backside as he got up from the floor.
"You could say that, and no there is absolutely nothing going on."
"Oh? Then what's with the feuds between you two? Do you hate her or something?"
Sighing, Hunter gingerly sat on his bed again, "I - I don't hate her - it's just that - she's so annoying! Plus she's rude, proud, and - and - touchy!"
"Hmm."
"Wha' dyou mean 'hmm'?"
"Is she also cocky especially when fighting, stubborn, doesn't trust people that easily, and rarely shows her emotions?"
"Yeah, I can hardly stand her!"
"Hmm, does any of that sound familiar?"
"No, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Really?" Blake cocked an eyebrow, sighing he crossed his arms, "Alright alright, I'll make it loud and clear: she's just like you."
"Say what?"
Blake shrugged, "You heard me. She's just like you, but since both of you have the same hardheadedness, you two just won't admit it, right?"
Hunter stared hard at his brother; Blake took a gamble and stared nonchalantly back.
Sighing, Hunter looked away, knowing that his brother was right.
"Yeah, I guess so. But why is she so freak'n cold?"
"Dude, did you forget the first time we met her? Does the word 'volleyball' ring a bell?"
Hunter gave his brother a chagrined half-smile, "Right, yeah, I guess I did start this whole thing didn't I?"
"Hahah, yeah, you definitely did."
Glancing at his brother he smothered a grin and put up a straight face, "I guess I did - and for once, I'm the one who started."
"Ye - hey what's that supposed to mean?"
Laughing Hunter threw a pillow at Blake, who ducked. Coming up with his own arsenal, he threw his pillow at Hunter and then jumped on him. "Dogpile!!!"
Hunter spun around and threw Blake onto the bed, "Dude, you're the only one here. You have no dogpile."
Blake shrugged, "Eh, So?"
He sprang up to try again until Hunter planted one hand on his brother's chest and pushed him back onto the bed and ran out of the room, laughing.
"YO! That was low!" Untangling himself from the bed sheets he leaped up and ran after his brother.
Cam was walking down the hall when all of a sudden; he heard two doors simultaneously slam open. He saw Rika and Hunter sprinting out of their rooms and nearly collided with him. "Ooh, sorry Cam!" "Yeah, sorry. Gotta go!"
Cam turned and then saw the two younger teens, Blake and Clare tearing out of their rooms after their older siblings. "Aerrriii!" "Bro! That was cheap, man!"
Rika threw a glance over her shoulder and laughingly yelled, "No you won't Chubby. You gotta catch me first!"
"UNNI!!! HOW COULD YOU?!?! ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THEM!?" Clare wailed.
Hunter and Blake stopped trying to pummel each other and stared. Blake pointed at the retreating figure of Clare, "Did she just call her - ?"
Hunter stopped and craned his neck to the side to watch the two screaming sisters, "'Chubby'? Yep, I definitely think so."
Cam came up to the brothers laughing at the two sisters' antics. "Uh-oh, Rika'd better run. 'Chubby' was Clare's childhood pet name and she was one chubby baby."
Hunter, Blake, and Cam laughed and walked out to watch the two sisters as they sparred half in earnest and half in fun.
Clare, fuming was sparring in earnest, really trying to cause some damage, but Rika simply whirled and spun ducking away from Clare's attacks. "Ok ok, truce."
Clare still furious managed to take her sister by surprise and sat on her. "Uncle, say Uncle!"
Sensei walked in, "Yes?" Taking a glance at Rika and Clare, he sighed and shook his head and glanced at his son.
"It's ok dad, they're just having a bit of fun."
Rika half laughing and half pushing Clare off yelled, "Never! You'll never take me alive!"
Hunter and Blake looked at each other, "Truce for now?"
Hunter stuck out his hand and Blake shook it. However, with a gleam in his eye, he turned and flipped his brother onto his back, and sat on him.
Hunter struggled, "Yo! That was low!"
Blake laughed, "That's what you get for YOUR cheap shot!"
The two older siblings pinned by their younger ones, glanced at each other, and laughed. "Ok, ok you two. Truce."
Clare and Blake let up their siblings, laughing. Cam simply shook his head.
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15 minutes later
The Thunder and Lightning Rangers were sitting around the polished table at Ninja Ops. Clare and Blake had their heads in their hands and were staring at the table. "Dude, I'm bored."
"You said it. Isn't there anything to do around here?"
"Hey Cam, is there club or something like that around here?" Rika asked Cam who was sitting at the computer console.
"Yeah, there's a club not too far from here. You guys should go."
Rika turned and asked, "Guys wanna go? Cam, you should come too."
Cam looked hesitantly, "uhm no, I got a date with the mainframe."
Sensei walked in, "Cam, do not worry about the computer. You should go and take some time off."
Clare bounced, "Yeah, come on Cam, you're always futzing with the computer. Can't someone else do it for a change?"
Blake added, "Yeah, isn't that what Cyber Cam's for?"
"True."
"Well, Let's bounce." Rika said walking to her room, while Clare trailed behind.
All three guys looked at each other, shrugged, and departed to their own rooms.
In the girls' room, mayhem was about to break out.
"Clare! What did you do to my clothes?!?" Rika yelped. She was looking for the outfit that she had hung out just a minute ago, but found that instead of the nice conservative clothes that she had planned to wear, she found a risqué crimson tank top-dress with tight black pants.
"Awww common Aeri, that's gonna look great on you," Clare said fixing her hair.
"Yeah, I'm gonna catch my death of a cold in that thing!" Rika yelled.
The boys, who had already finished dressing, stood outside and heard the yelling.
Blake looked at Hunter and grinned, "Wonder what they are arguing about."
Hunter with his arms crossed, leaned over to look in the door. Hunter couldn't help but admit to himself that despite his impassive face, he was quite interested in what was occurring behind closed doors. He shrugged one shoulder, "Clothes. What else?"
Cam yelled exasperated, "Rika, Clare! Let's go already!"
Clare poked her head out the door to tell the guys that they were almost done. Blake looked at Clare, seeing her for the first time with makeup on and simply didn't say a word. In fact, he couldn't think of anything.
Hunter silently smirked at his brother's shocked expression.
Clare pulled her head back into the room and bellowed for Rika to hurry up.
"Clare, I am not going out there in this!" Rika roared from somewhere inside the room.
Hunter, Blake, and Cam heard some brief scuffling and then a small yelp of surprise. Clare walked out with a smug expression. Blake who had only seen from the neck up, was now shocked beyond thought. Without trying to hide his shock, Blake's eyes quickly swept Clare up and down.
Clare was wearing black high-heeled boots with tight black pants that had zippers up her sides. She was wearing a long sleeved navy-colored shirt that was covered in light shimmery gauze. The gauzy material fell in graceful folds over her arms. The hem of the shirt and the chest area were covered in solid, navy-colored cloth, but her flat stomach was covered in gauze. The straps were spaghetti straps that criss-crossed across the chest and intertwined around her slender neck.
Clare laughed at Blake's openly stunned face.
Hunter commented flippantly, "Not bad, Clare."
Crossing her arms she shifted her weight to one leg and tilted her head to the side, making Blake's blood pump rapidly into his head, "Guys, if you think this is good, just wait till you see Aeri."
Cam thought worriedly, /Uh, why? Is she wearing something weird?/
Finally Rika called out, "Promise not to laugh or I'll shock you into next week."
With that Rika walked out. Like Clare, she was wearing black high-heeled boots with tight black pants with zippers up the sides. She was wearing a satin crimson dress with a halter-top that accentuated her slender neck. The dress slipped down her slender form, hugging her in all the right places. The dress ended in a diagonal sideways cut that ended at mid- thigh. She was wearing a hint of makeup and looked much older than 19.
Hunter was speechless and struggled not to show it. Blake looked at his older brother and saw that he was thinking the same thing. "Wow . . ."
Cam cocked an eyebrow, "Feeling a little breezy Rika?"
Rika glared at Clare, "Ask her."
Rika turned around and Hunter felt the blood rush to his head. He turned his head away and tried to stop the flush that was quickly rising. Blake glanced at his brother and then saw the reason for his shock. Rika's dress was completely bare in the back. Aside from the crimson spaghetti straps crossing diagonally up her back, her back was completely exposed.
Rika laughed at the guys' incredulous expressions. "Guys, at this rate, we're gonna have to leave the minute we get there."
Blake wrenched his gaze from the older girl and was soon fixed upon Clare and offered her his arm, "Shall we?"
Clare laughed, gave a slight curtsy (quite the feat in her outfit) and replied, "We shall," taking his arm.
Hunter and Rika followed behind, slightly shaking their heads, thinking one thought, /Kids./
Following his brother's example, Hunter offered his arm to Rika, who took the proffered arm with a half-smile. "Wow, a gentleman, aren't we?"
Hunter smiled amusingly, "I've got my moments."
Upon arriving at the club, the Lightning and Thunder Rangers, and Cam saw that the place was packed. They entered the club and found a semi-secluded spot, out of the way near the dance floor.
Hunter offered to get drinks.
"Coke is fine", said Clare.
"Me too" agreed Cam.
Blake wanted a Root beer and Rika wanted a Sprite.
Hunter got the drinks and sat down. "Ahh, that's two today. Wow, you're on a role," Rika said laughing.
The music was pumping and Blake was starting to get antsy. He wanted to dance. So he glanced at his brother, winking, "Hey bro, you wanna break?"
Hunter didn't really feel like it, but Rika smiled, and Clare begged, "Aww common Hunter. Let's see it!"
Blake put his hand on Hunter's shoulder and shook it, "Common man, it'll be fun! Besides we haven't done this in so long."
Hunter looked at the pleading look on his brother's face and consented, "Alright man."
Rika and Clare looked at each other and then looked at Cam, who simply shrugged.
Hunter and Blake walked out to the dance floor, where people started to make room. Looking at his brother, both warmed up with a few beginning steps. People around them realized that something big was going to go down and backed up, giving the two brothers plenty of room. Blake broke into a six-step as Hunter flipped onto one hand and executed a 1990/Nike (can't remember what it's called). Putting the other hand down and with his legs perfectly straight in a V swung into a flare, as Blake added Techs into the steps then flipped onto his hands into the Turtle and twirled himself into a Float. Hunter jumped back to his feet and performed a 2000/Double Nike as Blake broke out into Mini-flares; the crowd had erupted into cheers and hoots. Then both brothers spun on their shoulders and executed Windmills much to the delight of the audience as well as the girls, who watched astonished. Pushing his feet up from the floor, Hunter froze in another Nike as Blake kept spinning and was soon spinning only on his head (Halo) with his legs spread out. The music finished as well the two brothers' show, the two brothers went back to their table as the two cheered and clapped, Cam went even as far as to stick two fingers in his mouth and give a piercing whistle.
"Whoa!!! That was so cool!" Clare exclaimed.
"Wow, hmm, not bad." Rika eyeing the two guys with approval while hiding her surprise, who were barely sweating.
Flicking his shirt Blake protested, "Wha'dyou mean 'not bad'?"
Clare turned to her sister with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Aeri. Yo' wanna?"
"Eh, maybe not, no thanks." Rika shook her head, picking up her Sprite and taking a sip through the straw.
"Hey, you guys think that's easy?! That took us a long time to learn all that, as well as a lot of bloody noses! What can you two do?" Hunter retorted, flicking out his shirt as well.
"Oh you two would be surprised," Cam sagely nodded.
Both guys rolled their eyes, "Yeah right. Like what?!"
With that last comment, Rika nearly slammed her drink down, in the sweetest voice she smiled sweetly at Hunter and shot a look at Clare who nodded and slipped off her stool, "Oh? You don't think we could do our own things? Just watch."
Slipping off the high stool she grabbed her sister wrist and made as if to walk off to the dance floor, before Blake called out, "Hey! What are you guys gonna do? You two can't break in what you're wearing now, can you?"
Clare turned her head and flashed a smile, lifted one hand and snapped her fingers, strangely a small flash of light sparked from the tips.
"Ahh, they can do lights, but they don't have any photon lights." Blake looked at Cam with a questioning look.
Hunter nudged his brother in the ribs with his elbow, "Dude, you forgot?"
Blake slowly nodded, "Oh . . . right."
"All right guys, if you two will excuse me, there's going to be a change of music." Standing up Cam edged through the crowd towards the DJ.
The two turned to watch the girls in the center of the floor, with a wide clearing as for the boys. Interestingly, they seemed to have a slightly different style of their outfits, now the sleeves of Clare were tightened around her arms showing the slim muscles, while both their pants had a silver stripe running down the sides of their pants.
Clare glanced at Rika who nodded and got into their positions, Clare on a lower position a couple yards away from her sister who had standing in a higher position. Catching Cam's eye, both nodded.
Snapping their fingers to the beat with brief flashes of electric blue and white, Rika and Clare waited for the right time. Starting slow they shifted into opposite positions, Rika low and Clare high, the DJ then snapped out some fast-paced music to the beat, in their element, both girls shocked the crowd as well as the two guys. Rika threw her hands into the air and twirled them up and around her body as Clare wound hers down. Throwing their arms away from their bodies they threw a strand of their powers into the air watching it arc high over their heads and bounce it off their feet. Clare kicked hers back up and over behind her shoulder tipping it off her heel, while Rika corkscrewed lights around her body.
"Hey Rika! Catch!"
Calling out, Clare threw her strand into the air to her sister, catching the streak from sister, Rika threw her own, both sisters spun their strands in circles, leaving a light streak in the air, as if the lights were interweaved and circled through each other. Clare flipped one light over her shoulder as she pretended to catch it from under her elbow as the light supposedly dropped and continued in this manner making it look like she had nunchucks. Rika pretended to swallow her lights and making it seem as if her body was transparent and that the lights were streaking within her body.
With the ending of the techno music coming up the girls looked, nodded, and threw their strands up into the starball hanging from the ceiling. Shattering the lights into smaller strands that streaked into the audience, much their delight, especially those who were hit by the lights who felt a pleasant tingling.
Walking over to the table the girls plopped into their seats.
"Whew! Hasn't done that in a while. So wha'dyou think?" Clare asked, grabbing her drink, taking gulps from it.
There was no answer from Blake as it being that he was still a little shocked, not to mention that he was one of the people who were hit by the strands.
"So, how was it?" Rika eyed Hunter with a glint in her eye, while Hunter nudged his brother back to his senses.
"Oh, yeah, it was - interesting." Hunter shrugged, hiding his own shock.
"Uh, yeah! It was great!" Exclaimed Blake, with much more enthusiasm than his brother, now that he was brought back to earth.
Clare giggled at Blake's face and took a few more sips, "All right guys, cummon, let's all go have some fun!" Jumping back up form her seat she grabbed Blake and dragged him to the dance floor where Blake and taught Clare a few minor break moves, as their two older siblings soon joined the younger two.
Jade and Senga: Hehe, who thought that the Rangers would have moves like that!? That would be a cool idea, no?
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