A/N: I have no clue what happened, but my first post of this story got
deleted off this wonderful website (and I mean that sincerely!) and my
original seems to have disappeared off my hard drive, SO I'm attempting to
rewrite it from memory. Some things may be different, but I hope you still
enjoy it : )
Now for the legal crap: I don't own Power Rangers, but I do own Sarah Williams Bradley, Laura Chien Wantanabe, Austin Wantanabe, Clarke Bradley, Shayne Brooks, Owen Bradley, and Hailey Bradley. I also own Taka and his minions.
Now without further adieu, I give you 'A Night of a Blazing Sky'
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'A night of a blazing sky shall bring forth two beings born of thunder and water. These beings will be all powerful and will vanquish the darkest of
all evils.'
"This has to be what Dad was talking about," Cam said as he read the ancient scroll again. It had been long since he last ventured into ninja ops, but his father had been getting strange visions of a new evil coming to Blue Bay Harbor- he also sensed that it was focused on Tori and Blake. For the past three days he had been down in the lair looking for anything having to due with Thunder or Water.
Cam took the scroll and returned to his quarters where he found his wife Laura sleeping soundly with his infant son Austin on her chest following his mother's lead. Cam smiled and placed the scroll down. Carefully he curled up next to her and wrapped his arm protectively around them both.
'Maybe I'll wait a little while before I tell them,' he thought as he drifted to sleep.
Meanwhile.
Tori waited impatiently in her bedroom for the timer to sound. Scanning the room, she tried to find something to keep her mind occupied while she waited. Her eyes fell on a picture from her wedding day. She and Blake were holding each other in a tight kiss on the beach. She smiled as she thought back to that beautiful day on the beach three years ago. She stared down at her beautiful ring and smiled. She was brought out of her train of thought when a shrill ringing came from her adjoining bathroom.
Tori ran in and looked down at the small stick on the sink. 'Blue. . . it's blue!" she thought. 'That means,' her hands slowly found there way to her stomach. Tears began to well up in her eyes. Quickly, she flew to the phone to make an appointment with her doctor- luckily she was able to get one for later that afternoon.
"Congratulations Mrs. Bradley," the doctor said coming back into the room. Tori's smile wouldn't leave her face. "Would you like to see him? Or her?" Tori nodded and lay down on the examining table and the doctor ran the ultrasound over her abdomen. "there's the heartbeat." Tori watched in awe as she saw her baby.
"What's that?" Tori asked, pointing to another object in the screen. The doctor moved the pointer to the object in question.
"A heartbeat," the doctor said grinning. Tori looked at her in shock.
"Another one?" The doctor nodded. "Twins?"
"Again, congratulations," the doctor said as Tori left with her ultrasound pictures and prenatal things. 'I can't wait till Blake gets home,' she thought. She opened the door to their house and saw a note on the kitchen table.
~Went to the track after work- Love you- Blake~
She smiled and placed the pictures on the table. A few hours later she heard the front door open. Blake threw his motocross gear on the floor and looked around. "I hope you plan on cleaning that up," he heard Tori yell from the kitchen. He smiled and headed in that direction. Tori felt two strong arms wrap around her waist from behind. He began to kiss the side of her neck. Tori smiled and turned herself around to kiss his lips. "I have a surprise for you," she said releasing herself from him. "It's on the table." Blake gave her a questioning glance and sat down. He picked up the pictures and saw the name on them- BRADLEY, TORI. He looked back at Tori. "Keep reading," she urged. Blake looked back down. BRADLEY A, BRADLEY B. He slowly raised his head and looked at her. In one swift motion he stood and grabbed her in a tight embrace. "Twins! Are you serious!" he asked kissing her madly. "I take it you're excited then?" she asked laughing. "Of course I am! How long?" he asked setting her down, but not letting her go. "The doctor said about seven weeks." Blake grabbed her again and placed one arm under her knees and one behind her back. He picked her up and they headed towards their bedroom. "it's safe to do this right?" he asked. Tori crushed her lips into his. "Absolutely."
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Dustin awoke the following day and looked out at the sky. It was another beautiful day. He slowly rolled over and kissed Marah gently on the forehead. He quickly dressed and walked over to the crib next to his side of the bed. Carefully he wrapped his three-month-old daughter in a fuzzy yellow blanket, wrote his wife a quick note and together, they headed for the skate park.
It was exactly one year ago today that he had lost his best friend and brother in life. A year ago today that Shane lost his battle with cancer. Everyone thought it was odd how he broke his leg doing a move he'd done a million times. When he was taken to the hospital, x-rays revealed that somehow he had cancer in his leg.
Dustin sat on a bench and watched as the sun cast shadows on the familiar ramps and pipes that were scattered about. The baby began to stir slightly and he glanced down at the mop of curly brown hair that was peeking out. Dustin remembered back to his last few moments with Shane.
He and Marah had just found out she was expecting and went to tell Shane he was going to be an uncle again. Cam had already brought baby Austin by, as well as Porter with his son William.
Shane smiled when they told him the news, and called Marah over to him. Slowly he reached out and placed a hand on her stomach.
"I'll always be looking out for you," he said softly to the unborn child. To this day Marah will say that she felt something from the child she carried. It was decided then that the baby would be named after Shane. He smiled at the idea and fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, his friends surrounded him. Tori held his right hand in hers, with Dustin standing behind her. Looking around, he saw Blake, Hunter, and Cam were there as well.
Slowly, Shane lifted his left arm and turned it over- exposing the tattoo of his ranger insignia. The others all smiled and followed suit, revealing theirs. They had all gotten them after Lothor had been destroyed, to help them remember the bond they all shared. Shane turned his hand over in front of him. Tori took hers and placed it on top of his. Dustin did the same, as did Cam, Blake, and Hunter.
Shane looked around at his team- his family. "I love you guys."
Dustin heard soft footsteps behind him. "I knew you'd be here," he said.
"Somehow I knew you would be too," Tori said sitting down. She gently wrapped her arm around his shoulders and leaned her head on his shoulder. "I miss him too Dust," she said as a tear escape her eye. The baby began to make noise. "Can I take her?" Tori asked. Dustin handed his daughter to his best friend.
"Hi Shayne," she said to the babe. She slowly opened her big chocolate eyes and looked at Tori. Dustin noticed something different about Tori. Soon more tears fell from her eyes.
"Tor? Tori, you alright?" Dustin asked concerned. Tori turned her head to him.
"Yeah- everything's great. I'm just thinking how great it's going to be to see our kids playing together." Dustin's face broke into a huge grin.
"Are you?" Tori nodded her head.
"With twins." Dustin's jaw hit the ground.
"Are you serious! That's amazing!" Tori just continued to smile as they headed back to Dustin's place.
When they arrived, Tori was still holding Shayne while Dustin made his way over to Marah who was making coffee and laying out breakfast goodies.
"Hey you two. I was wondering when you'd show up. I invited everyone over. We all should be together today, ya know?" Tori smiled and felt Blake sneak up behind her and kiss her on the shoulder. He looked down at Shayne.
"you better get used to that. Pretty soon you'll have one on each arm," he said quietly in her ear. It must not have been quietly enough because Marah erupted with glee.
"Twins! Tori that's so great!" she said hugging her lightly. Shayne began to act up again and Marah took her daughter. They continued to celebrate when Laura, Cam, and Austin arrived. Tori told them the good news and they too joined in the celebration. Cam's mind instantly went back to the scroll he had read early, but he decided it was better not to spoil the mood. Hunter was the last one to arrive. He was quite shocked to find everyone happy, when he thought the mood would be a little more somber.
"hey guys. What's going on?" he asked.
"Nothing much UNCLE Hunter," Blake said looking straight at his brother. He looked at Tori who just smiled and nodded. He too joined in and nearly fainted when he found out they were having two.
"Oh man! Sarah's gonna flip!" he exclaimed.
"Where is she anyway?" Tori asked sitting on Blake's lap.
"She wanted to come, but she's not feeling too hot. She said to say hello." Sarah was Hunter wife, and she was very pregnant- ready to go at any time. Hunter had been reluctant to leave her, but she insisted on him going to be with his friends. They had met at a dance and since that day had been inseparable.
Suddenly Shayne began to cry loudly. No matter what they did, they couldn't get her to calm. "Guys?" Tori asked. They all turned to her. "I think she wants to go." The guys all knew what she meant, and soon the remaining rangers took Shayne somewhere she had never been before- to see her other uncle.
Strangely enough, as they reached the cemetery, she calmed. They all made their way up to a small hill set away from the others and looked at their fallen leader.
SHANE OWEN CLARKE
Beloved Son, Brother, and Friend
Tori knelt down and placed six red roses at the foot of the stone and then returned to Blake's arms. Dustin knelt with Shayne and placed a single yellow rose with a small tag on it next to the red ones.
~To Uncle Shane Love Shayne Anna Brooks
Dustin took his left arm and turned it over to show his tattoo. The others all smiled and did the same. They all them placed their hands on the headstone and felt a warm breeze envelope them like a friendly hug.
"We love you Shane," Tori whispered into the sky.
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"So have you thought of names?" Sarah asked as she tried to sit up.
"You really shouldn't be doing that you know. You could blow any second," Tori said laughing at her sister in law. It had been a week since they had gone to see Shane.
"Oh stop it. You're starting to sound like Hunter. But seriously? Have you?"
"I think you should be worrying about that, not me." Sarah smiled and placed her hand on her very swollen belly.
"Well, we have a boys name, because Hunter is so sure he's having a son."
"Go on," Tori urged
"Well, we were thinking. . . what do you think about Clarke?" Tori's eyes filled with tears.
"I think Shane would have loved that," she said before she began sobbing. Sarah waddled her way over to her and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry Sar. Hormones you know?" at that both women started laughing. Sarah suddenly stopped.
"Oh shit," she breathed. "Tor, I think it's time." Tori ran out to the garage and got Hunter and Blake who were working on their bikes.
Hours later, the entire Bradley family was gathered in Sarah's hospital room to welcome its newest member- Clarke Blake Bradley. Blake sat in a chair with his nephew in his arms. He glanced over at his wife who was sitting on the bed with Sarah.
"We're next," he said as they exchanged smiles.
Little did they know that the evil force Sensei had been getting visions about was watching their every move. Cam had still not told them about the prophecy, and time was running out.
"Oh yes- you're next alright," he said as he disappeared back into the shadows of his ship. 'Their powers will be mine. Nothing will stop me.'
Now for the legal crap: I don't own Power Rangers, but I do own Sarah Williams Bradley, Laura Chien Wantanabe, Austin Wantanabe, Clarke Bradley, Shayne Brooks, Owen Bradley, and Hailey Bradley. I also own Taka and his minions.
Now without further adieu, I give you 'A Night of a Blazing Sky'
(((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))
'A night of a blazing sky shall bring forth two beings born of thunder and water. These beings will be all powerful and will vanquish the darkest of
all evils.'
"This has to be what Dad was talking about," Cam said as he read the ancient scroll again. It had been long since he last ventured into ninja ops, but his father had been getting strange visions of a new evil coming to Blue Bay Harbor- he also sensed that it was focused on Tori and Blake. For the past three days he had been down in the lair looking for anything having to due with Thunder or Water.
Cam took the scroll and returned to his quarters where he found his wife Laura sleeping soundly with his infant son Austin on her chest following his mother's lead. Cam smiled and placed the scroll down. Carefully he curled up next to her and wrapped his arm protectively around them both.
'Maybe I'll wait a little while before I tell them,' he thought as he drifted to sleep.
Meanwhile.
Tori waited impatiently in her bedroom for the timer to sound. Scanning the room, she tried to find something to keep her mind occupied while she waited. Her eyes fell on a picture from her wedding day. She and Blake were holding each other in a tight kiss on the beach. She smiled as she thought back to that beautiful day on the beach three years ago. She stared down at her beautiful ring and smiled. She was brought out of her train of thought when a shrill ringing came from her adjoining bathroom.
Tori ran in and looked down at the small stick on the sink. 'Blue. . . it's blue!" she thought. 'That means,' her hands slowly found there way to her stomach. Tears began to well up in her eyes. Quickly, she flew to the phone to make an appointment with her doctor- luckily she was able to get one for later that afternoon.
"Congratulations Mrs. Bradley," the doctor said coming back into the room. Tori's smile wouldn't leave her face. "Would you like to see him? Or her?" Tori nodded and lay down on the examining table and the doctor ran the ultrasound over her abdomen. "there's the heartbeat." Tori watched in awe as she saw her baby.
"What's that?" Tori asked, pointing to another object in the screen. The doctor moved the pointer to the object in question.
"A heartbeat," the doctor said grinning. Tori looked at her in shock.
"Another one?" The doctor nodded. "Twins?"
"Again, congratulations," the doctor said as Tori left with her ultrasound pictures and prenatal things. 'I can't wait till Blake gets home,' she thought. She opened the door to their house and saw a note on the kitchen table.
~Went to the track after work- Love you- Blake~
She smiled and placed the pictures on the table. A few hours later she heard the front door open. Blake threw his motocross gear on the floor and looked around. "I hope you plan on cleaning that up," he heard Tori yell from the kitchen. He smiled and headed in that direction. Tori felt two strong arms wrap around her waist from behind. He began to kiss the side of her neck. Tori smiled and turned herself around to kiss his lips. "I have a surprise for you," she said releasing herself from him. "It's on the table." Blake gave her a questioning glance and sat down. He picked up the pictures and saw the name on them- BRADLEY, TORI. He looked back at Tori. "Keep reading," she urged. Blake looked back down. BRADLEY A, BRADLEY B. He slowly raised his head and looked at her. In one swift motion he stood and grabbed her in a tight embrace. "Twins! Are you serious!" he asked kissing her madly. "I take it you're excited then?" she asked laughing. "Of course I am! How long?" he asked setting her down, but not letting her go. "The doctor said about seven weeks." Blake grabbed her again and placed one arm under her knees and one behind her back. He picked her up and they headed towards their bedroom. "it's safe to do this right?" he asked. Tori crushed her lips into his. "Absolutely."
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Dustin awoke the following day and looked out at the sky. It was another beautiful day. He slowly rolled over and kissed Marah gently on the forehead. He quickly dressed and walked over to the crib next to his side of the bed. Carefully he wrapped his three-month-old daughter in a fuzzy yellow blanket, wrote his wife a quick note and together, they headed for the skate park.
It was exactly one year ago today that he had lost his best friend and brother in life. A year ago today that Shane lost his battle with cancer. Everyone thought it was odd how he broke his leg doing a move he'd done a million times. When he was taken to the hospital, x-rays revealed that somehow he had cancer in his leg.
Dustin sat on a bench and watched as the sun cast shadows on the familiar ramps and pipes that were scattered about. The baby began to stir slightly and he glanced down at the mop of curly brown hair that was peeking out. Dustin remembered back to his last few moments with Shane.
He and Marah had just found out she was expecting and went to tell Shane he was going to be an uncle again. Cam had already brought baby Austin by, as well as Porter with his son William.
Shane smiled when they told him the news, and called Marah over to him. Slowly he reached out and placed a hand on her stomach.
"I'll always be looking out for you," he said softly to the unborn child. To this day Marah will say that she felt something from the child she carried. It was decided then that the baby would be named after Shane. He smiled at the idea and fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, his friends surrounded him. Tori held his right hand in hers, with Dustin standing behind her. Looking around, he saw Blake, Hunter, and Cam were there as well.
Slowly, Shane lifted his left arm and turned it over- exposing the tattoo of his ranger insignia. The others all smiled and followed suit, revealing theirs. They had all gotten them after Lothor had been destroyed, to help them remember the bond they all shared. Shane turned his hand over in front of him. Tori took hers and placed it on top of his. Dustin did the same, as did Cam, Blake, and Hunter.
Shane looked around at his team- his family. "I love you guys."
Dustin heard soft footsteps behind him. "I knew you'd be here," he said.
"Somehow I knew you would be too," Tori said sitting down. She gently wrapped her arm around his shoulders and leaned her head on his shoulder. "I miss him too Dust," she said as a tear escape her eye. The baby began to make noise. "Can I take her?" Tori asked. Dustin handed his daughter to his best friend.
"Hi Shayne," she said to the babe. She slowly opened her big chocolate eyes and looked at Tori. Dustin noticed something different about Tori. Soon more tears fell from her eyes.
"Tor? Tori, you alright?" Dustin asked concerned. Tori turned her head to him.
"Yeah- everything's great. I'm just thinking how great it's going to be to see our kids playing together." Dustin's face broke into a huge grin.
"Are you?" Tori nodded her head.
"With twins." Dustin's jaw hit the ground.
"Are you serious! That's amazing!" Tori just continued to smile as they headed back to Dustin's place.
When they arrived, Tori was still holding Shayne while Dustin made his way over to Marah who was making coffee and laying out breakfast goodies.
"Hey you two. I was wondering when you'd show up. I invited everyone over. We all should be together today, ya know?" Tori smiled and felt Blake sneak up behind her and kiss her on the shoulder. He looked down at Shayne.
"you better get used to that. Pretty soon you'll have one on each arm," he said quietly in her ear. It must not have been quietly enough because Marah erupted with glee.
"Twins! Tori that's so great!" she said hugging her lightly. Shayne began to act up again and Marah took her daughter. They continued to celebrate when Laura, Cam, and Austin arrived. Tori told them the good news and they too joined in the celebration. Cam's mind instantly went back to the scroll he had read early, but he decided it was better not to spoil the mood. Hunter was the last one to arrive. He was quite shocked to find everyone happy, when he thought the mood would be a little more somber.
"hey guys. What's going on?" he asked.
"Nothing much UNCLE Hunter," Blake said looking straight at his brother. He looked at Tori who just smiled and nodded. He too joined in and nearly fainted when he found out they were having two.
"Oh man! Sarah's gonna flip!" he exclaimed.
"Where is she anyway?" Tori asked sitting on Blake's lap.
"She wanted to come, but she's not feeling too hot. She said to say hello." Sarah was Hunter wife, and she was very pregnant- ready to go at any time. Hunter had been reluctant to leave her, but she insisted on him going to be with his friends. They had met at a dance and since that day had been inseparable.
Suddenly Shayne began to cry loudly. No matter what they did, they couldn't get her to calm. "Guys?" Tori asked. They all turned to her. "I think she wants to go." The guys all knew what she meant, and soon the remaining rangers took Shayne somewhere she had never been before- to see her other uncle.
Strangely enough, as they reached the cemetery, she calmed. They all made their way up to a small hill set away from the others and looked at their fallen leader.
SHANE OWEN CLARKE
Beloved Son, Brother, and Friend
Tori knelt down and placed six red roses at the foot of the stone and then returned to Blake's arms. Dustin knelt with Shayne and placed a single yellow rose with a small tag on it next to the red ones.
~To Uncle Shane Love Shayne Anna Brooks
Dustin took his left arm and turned it over to show his tattoo. The others all smiled and did the same. They all them placed their hands on the headstone and felt a warm breeze envelope them like a friendly hug.
"We love you Shane," Tori whispered into the sky.
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"So have you thought of names?" Sarah asked as she tried to sit up.
"You really shouldn't be doing that you know. You could blow any second," Tori said laughing at her sister in law. It had been a week since they had gone to see Shane.
"Oh stop it. You're starting to sound like Hunter. But seriously? Have you?"
"I think you should be worrying about that, not me." Sarah smiled and placed her hand on her very swollen belly.
"Well, we have a boys name, because Hunter is so sure he's having a son."
"Go on," Tori urged
"Well, we were thinking. . . what do you think about Clarke?" Tori's eyes filled with tears.
"I think Shane would have loved that," she said before she began sobbing. Sarah waddled her way over to her and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry Sar. Hormones you know?" at that both women started laughing. Sarah suddenly stopped.
"Oh shit," she breathed. "Tor, I think it's time." Tori ran out to the garage and got Hunter and Blake who were working on their bikes.
Hours later, the entire Bradley family was gathered in Sarah's hospital room to welcome its newest member- Clarke Blake Bradley. Blake sat in a chair with his nephew in his arms. He glanced over at his wife who was sitting on the bed with Sarah.
"We're next," he said as they exchanged smiles.
Little did they know that the evil force Sensei had been getting visions about was watching their every move. Cam had still not told them about the prophecy, and time was running out.
"Oh yes- you're next alright," he said as he disappeared back into the shadows of his ship. 'Their powers will be mine. Nothing will stop me.'