Chapter 11

Cam slowly awoke and realized his head was hurting and didn't know why, and then he remembered Zurgane had hit him and then everything went black, then the pain was made worse by laughter.

Lothor appeared next to him, "ah welcome to the land of the living nephew have a nice nap?"

Lothor smiled as Cam called him a vile name, such spirit his nephew possessed! "My dear Samurai Ranger you have inherited my genes."

"You bastard I'll never be like you!"

"Oh but you will it's only a matter of time, you see I've hooked an IV into your morpher and into your bloodstream, in an hour you're transformation will begin."

"You're bluffing Lothor."

Lothor loosened the restraints a little on Cam's upper body and let him see, "Oh I'm not nephew but you will have ultimate power once you've tasted bad you'll never go back."

"You are one psychotic bastard."

Lothor smiled, "oh I know."

Just then the machine beeped and as Lothor looked he screamed in rage, "Why isn't it working!"

Zurgane rushed in, "the machine has malfunctioned but the morpher has the dark power it'll take one hour to fix."

Lothor was furious but it could be fixed, he had waited decades to conquer the universe he could wait a little longer. "Very well."

"No!" Cam cried out as Lothor removed his morpher.

"Gee Nephew what happened to your bravery?"

"You won't get away with this."

He cried out as Zurgane grabbed him, "Take him to the brig" Lothor instructed, "don't worry the fun has only begun."

Cam tried to struggle but couldn't, "what did you do to me?"

"Simple ranger we drugged you with a paralyzing agent, you can still walk and talk but that's all, also you can't use your ninja powers."

Cam felt himself go cold that meant he couldn't contact his father through his mind. He cried out as Zurgane threw him into a cell, "don't get to comfy you won't be in there to long."

Zurgane's laughter faded as he left and Cam tried to come up with a plan but it hurt to think then haziness closed in.

Sensei sighed as he walked into the woods, his mind and thoughts seemed to be in a maze and wandered all over the place. What was wrong with him? He was used to the idea of Cam's decision. He hoped his son would come home soon.

Maybe it was time to tell Cam how his mother really died, he had said it was from an illness but it was Lothor who had killed her after somehow escaping the bubble he had been placed in.

Should he tell him at this time? No not while the rangers were still fighting Lothor, he didn't want rage to be Cam's motivation. He wouldn't let that happen. He sat down, closed his eyes, and prayed for guidance.

Lothor approached the brig just as Cam opened his eyes, "sorry Cam it's not a dream enjoy your sleep?" he smiled as Cam narrowed his eyes at him, he would make a fine ruler.

Lothor grabbed him and Cam tried to fight even though it was no use and soon was back n the lab where Zurgane strapped him down. Cam cried out as a needle was inserted into his arm. "Yes you still feel pain I am in the business of suffering."

"The others will find out I'm different, we have scanners not to mention that I've been gone long enough."

"Your scans will be no match because as soon as you return to Earth your memory will be erased of your time here, we've arranged for the power to mimic you DNA, and three nights from now when the full moon is at its zenith the power will return and you will be overwhelmed. Oh yes your friends are quite busy, your boyfriend is with his brother at the track, the three winds are at the skate park, and my brother is clueless as always, we've planned everything."

"I'll stop you somehow."

"It's far too late now Cam, Zurgane begin the procedure."

Cam saw a stream come into the needle and pain began, a piercing pain in his head nearly blocking out everything, then he could practically hear his heartbeat as his senses we're heightened. He could feel his body being invaded and he screamed, and that scream seemed to echo as he felt himself being changed into something he didn't want to be.

The last thing he remembered was the heartbeat and then his vision went black. Lothor looked at Zurgane, "it is complete."

"Drag him back to Earth and leave him where one of the rangers will find him then we wait for the full moon."

"As you wish Lothor."

Cam opened his eyes to find Blake standing over him, "Cam!" gently he helped Cam sit up.

"What happened?" Cam asked, he had a headache and he felt disconnected but didn't know why.

"You tell me I was walking along and here you were." "I don't know how I got here."

Blake touched his forehead, "you're a little warm here I'll help you back to Ninja Ops."

Sensei's eyes went wide when he saw Cam, "son what happened?"

"I found him in a field of all places and I think he has a fever."

"Come on let Cyber Cam examine him."

"Well dude you are a little feverish I think you should go to bed."

Cam nodded at his computer self, "I'm beyond exhausted."

His father helped him to bed, "Cam I'm sorry for the way I've acted I won't stand in the way of you and Hunter."

Cam's mouth dropped open, "you mean it? What about the law you created?"

"Consider it gone now get some sleep."

An hour later Cam awoke feeling refreshed and like his old self, he wondered out into Ninja Ops to find Hunter. "Hey Blake told me are you ok?"

"Yeah like my old self."

"Feel up to spend time walking with me on the beach?"

"With you any day."

They walked for awhile then sat at the spot where they had fallen asleep. Hunter noticed Cam looking up at the moon. "Three nights from now it'll be a full moon."

Cam grabbed his arm, "full moon?"

"Yeah you don't like full moons?"

Cam saw a series of distorted images come to him then fade just as quickly, the full moon held some importance but he didn't know what. "No I don't have a problem with it, you mind if we call it a night I'm still a little not right."

"Sure no problem." They walked back to Ninja Ops together where they said goodnight and he watched Cam head down the hall. "Good night Sensei."

"Have a good evening and go safely Hunter."

"You as well Sensei."

Sensei watched him leave seeing the two of the reminded him of his beloved Meeko, the meditation hadn't helped any and he wondered when he should tell Cam, not right now with the way he'd been feeling.

High above Lothor watched the Earth, soon the world along with everything else would be his and no one knew it. He smiled as he slid under the covers, only three more days and everything would be complete.

It was so fun being bad.