'Wind and Thunder Rangers, we need your help.' Sensei silently told the six; knowing that he hadn't told them what the problem was and so he hoped.'no, Ninja Masters do not hope that their students will listen. They know they will.' He tried to persuade himself. 'They will arrive precisely on schedule. they are better than they were.' Those thoughts normally might create a small smile in private but being a silent watcher he knew better than to continue to daydream while he waited for rescue. On the 'flip side', as Dustin would say, he was small and could use it as an advantage if he had to 'attack' the enemy. Shaking his head reluctantly he knew he was almost useless as a guinea pig.

Kaia Mackenzie had no idea what they were doing here and why they were kidnapping Naomi. She watched that idiot Gabe hit her with something hard.she watched her friend fall.she just watched. Still struggling deep within herself over why she was watching and not stopping this before anyone got seriously injured. She finally spoke to the figure next to her tying Naomi's hands together.

"Are you sure this will get us what we want?"

"You want to get back to Ireland in one piece?" She nodded her head, "then, yeah, this is the only way to remedy the situation."

'This is our friend. And it's not like the other Rangers are going to accept it if they find out." "Judging by the fact that she was here, instead of with us." She shot a menacing look at him as she continued with her speech, "I'd prefer to limit my involvement with those rangers especially the Wind rangers whom listen more to Crimson and Navy than they did us." Crossly she looked disapprovingly at the whole situation. 'It's just not right there has to be another way. Gabe would have told us if the legend had said anything about our teammates becoming enemies.wouldn't it? There's only one way to find out.'

He stopped what he was doing and stared at her. Shaking his head he just muttered underneath his breath. He bent over to finish securing their prisoner.his prisoner. A hand went on his shoulder and he swung around.

"I didn't quite catch that, care to repeat?" Taking the hand off of his shoulder he dropped it. Not only did he drop her hand but he started advancing toward her until her back was to the wall. She struggled against him as he grabbed her hands, holding them above her head and looked into her eyes. All the while he repeated what he had murmured.

"I said maybe you'd rather dance around Crimson but it's not like he'd be interested in you cuz to him you're just the enemy." She looked hurt and like she was blushing as he continued to attack her, "What did you do when you were with him anyway?" Feigning innocence he shot her a look.

What he got in response was a hard kick in the side of the knee that sent him sprawling and he hit the ground. Kaia quickly moved away from him unsure of what to do. Fighting wasn't an option he was stronger much stronger.

A wave of pain burst through Gabe's body. His head ached as he jumped up and down, cursing immensely. However he just as quickly stopped and held his head.

"What the." He was cut off.

"Don't you ever pull that with me again!" She stomped off farther and went to the fuse box and the lights came back on. Then she slipped into the seat where Naomi had just occupied herself. Her hands flew over the keyboard as she looked for.something.she knew what she was looking for and she also knew that she couldn't tell Gabe.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" He hissed obviously still ticked off over her assault.

"Nothing that you need no of." She replied as she whipped through the system and filtered through the files hoping to gain the information that she needed. Just as she picked up the file name "Power of Threes' the computer went off. She swore with vengeance as she turned around and looked at her companion. He grinned wickedly as he held the cord in his left hand.

"If we don't go right now we'll have to deal with six disgruntled clients." Reminding her of the teens on the way over here as they spoke. She sighed as she agreed that now was not the time to deal with them. She would have to come back later.

"Gabe could you hand me my bag over there, please." She sweetly asked him hoping he would. The next thing she knew something nearly collided with her head. He gasped in mock surprise.

"Oh my I am sorry. It must have gotten the wrong place because it was on a collision course with Cloud Nine."

Opening the bag and grabbing her bugger she decided to track what went on within the system. Also hse took a look at the stuff she would need to know so that she could hack into it from their place. Satisfied she smiled as she slowly grabbed her bag and walked up to Gabe.

"All done?" Inquired he sarcastically as he held Naomi over his shoulder like a potato sack.

"All done." Was the just as sweet reply.

In seconds white and black lights were bouncing everywhere throughout the city to their destination. _______________________________________________________ "How does he do it." Was the biggest question on Tori's mind but she doubted that she was the only one.

"Dude, I am really tired of dealing with this.this.psycho. I say we act now comb the city and find Naomi." His friends looked at him suspiciously. Blake folded his arms.

"You mean find Gabe and Kaia." Everyone accept Tori agreed.

"No I mean we find Naomi and rescue her from them." He walked up to Blake and slightly pushed him. The others sat their silently not sure how to react.

"Dustin do I have to remind you that you have to." The famous guinea pig started.

"To work with your teammates and that fighting them is like fighting yourself. I know I know."

"So what do you think Hunter." Shane tried to break the ice.

"We have to accept the possibility that this was all just an act." Drawing out the Yellow Wind Ranger's anger whom clenched his fists. Tori watched not sure how to stop this.

"You've got a point bro. I mean if I fooled Tori then."Blake's words were like venom to both Tori and Dustin.

"Now wait a minute."She said as she was overlapped by the shove Dustin gave blake challenging him.

"BUT THIS IS NAOMI-NOT TORI!" He was shoved back by Blake who replied just as much.

"Bring it on."

Now Tori had had enough she quickly jumped into the middle of the boys: knocking Blake off his feet and twisting Dustin's arm behind his back. A small amount of pain shot through him and he tried to twist out of the grip.

Both boys groaned.

"HEY!" They cried in unison an extra ow was supplied by Dustin whom she hadn't let go.

"Now listen up you two. I don't like this situation any better than you do but arguing over whose use of another was more painful isn't going to help." She let go of Dustin who rubbed his wrist before continuing, "If neither of you to can quit I'll remedy it by knocking you out until sense reaches that squishy thing in your head called a brain." She walked away and turned to Cam.

"Any luck backtracking on what she was looking for?" Her blue eyes softer less like ice now that she was calm again.

"I think she was looking up a scroll or should I say scrolls but it's hard to tell. She could just be overlaying it to put us on the wrong track." As he looked back at the computer he sighed.

"Where could they hide?" Questioned Shane.

"Not sure but it'd have to hold a plane." Countered Hunter.

"What are you talking about?"

"Kaia and Gabe both said they went on a private plane." Blake looked at his brother confirming.

"Then lets search for non air fields.how about a park?" Dustin put in.

Tori walked by Blake as she headed to sit next to Dustin who was a ways from their friends. He refused to look at her as she sat down and spoke.

"I am sorry Dustin.I didn't mean to hurt you.it's just that the two of you were getting out of hand."

"You think she's evil.but she's not. I know she's not because we've been friends too long. She promised we wouldn't lose her again. Why do I always pick the girls who are out hurt me-even when they originally like me.

Tori's heart litterally broke in two at seeing the distress on his face. She hugged him.

"You are soo lame Dustin. Naomi didn't know that she was in trouble and she'll be back we'll find a way to get her back. Please don't worry about it. I don't want to see her go either."

"Thanks, Tor, you're a good friend." She wouldn't be fooled so easily she knew he was still hurting.

"Hope. That's what Naomi is. Or so you two used to say." That made them both grin and they just sat there muddling. ______________________________________________________ "Let me ask you a question," Kaia said to Gabe as she opened the door to the plane, "where the hell are we going to put her?"

Walking up he pointed with one hand to the belly of the plane that held a cell just for this kind of mission. Glad that he had looked at the plans to this place and familiarized himself with every nook and cranny of it. He continued and when he reached his destination he locked the door tight. Next he walked into the general place where they hung. Intently he watched as Kaia raced on the computer. Leaning on the side of the door he said to her:

"What are you up to?"

"Nothing much I just wanted to look up a scroll or two." Not even bothering to look at him. Gabe startled and alarmed yanked her out of the chair and asked Oracle to kill the computer. ___________________________________________________________ Meanwhile back in Ninja Ops Cam was smiling with delight. If his guess was correct Kaia had lead them on purpose to where they resided. The kid had left all sorts of clues including footage, inquiries and a bugger that was really a two way tracker.

"Hey guys I think I got something." Swung around and looked at his team.

"What's up Cam?" They asked unsure of how to take this.

"We have a spy in our midsts and yet I think of something more. I was left all sorts of clues that lead me to their exact coordinates."

By the end of his sentence his friends had formed around him looking at the screen and trying to make sense of what he said.

"I think Kaia meant to lead us to help Naomi. I have been watching the tape recording and I know it wasn't Naomi herself but Kaia who put the two way tracker underneath the keyboard." He searched his friends for somesign that they were catching on, " I think she's just unsure of what to do."

"Then let's go!" Dustin said getting up.

"Dustin we're going to need firepower." Cam winked.

The six morphed in a flash, then they raced in rainbow lights through the dark praying that it wasn't to late and that everything was all right. __________________________________________________________________ Kaia and Gabe were fighting and Kaia tried to punch him but she missed.

"Come on Kaia you're not even trying."" He jibed tired of this game. She tried to kick him but he knocked her off her feet. Then he sauntered over and gripped her neck. She tried to kick him but he just picked her up like a doll and held her against the wall, amused. She spied the key in his front shirt pocket as she sputtered for breath.

Unknowingly the other Rangers had arrived at the scene. Cam opened his visor and said:

"This can't be right it must be under a cloaking spell."

He quickly contacted his father who told him what to say. As he repeated it the spell instantly materialized the plane.

With everyone else not so far behind he opened the door and walked in expecting a fight but what they saw was much different-

Barely struggling for breath and consciousness someone else was attacking Kaia. It wasn't Gabe.

"Lothor!" In unison they said and looked at each other.

"What are you doing here?" Tori challenged.

"This is getting weird." Shane commented as he and the others prepared to fight.