Episode 9
Confession
The next day came quickly and Master Org was now all in the past. Things were looking good for them. They were able to conquer anything Vex threw at them and even acquired one of the gems. Cam was researching the gem while the rest went off to their second day of school. Sensei called in and sorted out the issues of them leaving in the middle of the day so they wouldn't get into any trouble. Tori was at her locker before her second class, when Blake showed up.
"Hey Tor." Blake spoke to get her attention.
Tori turned to him and smiled, "Blake." She responded, putting in her combination for her locker.
Blake leaned up on the locker next to her and brushed her hair to the side, "So what are your plans for tonight." He asked.
"Not sure." She said, "Dammit, my locker's jammed." She groaned.
"Need help?" Blake asked. Tori shook her head and pulled as hard as she could, hoping it would open this way. Off in the distant, Hunter was walking along the halls, looking down at his class schedule. He had the paper in one hand and was dragging his other hand against all the lockers, to guide himself down the hall. He wasn't paying attention and was closing in on Tori. With all her might, Tori's locker finally swung open smacking Hunter in the face and onto the ground.
Tori put her hand to her mouth, "Hunter!" She bent down to help him up, "I'm so sorry!"
Hunter groaned and rubbed his forehead, "What was that for?" He glared at her.
Blake bent down and picked up his schedule and handed it to him, "Come on bro, she didn't mean to." He couldn't help but chuckle.
Hunter just shook his head and glared at him, "Anyone know where the art room is?" He asked both of them.
"Hey that's my next class! I'll show you." Tori exclaimed.
Hunter rolled his eyes, "Great."
Tori stuck her hands on her hips and glared at him, "What?"
He looked back down at his paper and then at her again, "I didn't even sign up for this. I don't like painting." Hunter groaned.
Tori started to laugh, "Come on Hunter!" And grabbed his hand. Before they left, Tori turned to Blake, "Let's do a movie this afternoon." She waved to him. Blake waved back and they both entered the art room. The class was going by fairly quickly, Tori and Hunter had an easy assignment. That was to paint any picture they wanted to, on an easel. Tori was painting a beautiful sun setting down in the ocean. She took a break and went over to Hunter to see what he was doing. She took a step closer trying to figure out what he was painting. It looked like a park or something but his trees were all messed up and the sun had a smiley face on it and stick figures were everywhere.
He eyed Tori for a sec, "What?" He asked.
She started to chuckle, "What are you painting?"
Hunter shrugged and threw in some red, "I don't know. Random crap." He replied, "This class is so stupid. I like racing bikes, not paint pictures." He sighed. Tori was now cracking up, having a hard time responding. Hunter rolled his eyes and put down his paintbrush. He started to get a bit irritated and out of anger, he stood up and kicked his easel over. Tori stopped and bit her lips, looking at Hunter. The whole class was silent as they all hide behind their artworks, eying him. The teacher walked over and picked up the easel.
"Mr. Bradley. I see your having a hard time with this?" The teacher spoke.
Hunter just sighed, "Sorry." He replied.
"Perhaps you should stay after school and try this again." He suggested.
"Well I rather-" Hunter was about to say.
The teacher cut him off, "It's not an option. Tori, I'd like to have you stay after and help him. Apparently you find it fun to laugh at other peoples artwork, so maybe you can give a hand." They both nodded and sat back down. Around the outskirt of Blue Bay Harbor, Vex was pacing around thinking.
"I knew I shouldn't have lent that gem to Master Org." He thought to himself, "Well at least I have this." He lifted up Master Org's horn and grinned. Then a huge portal appeared behind him and the two Kaiser Warriors stepped out, the female was holding a long blue gun. The portal remained open and a large creature with a bird head and two large wings stepped out. His whole body was covered in feathers and he wore a silver armor. His hands had long claws at the end of each fingers and even had claws on his feet.
"Meet the Kaiser King, King Kraven." The male introduced him.
Vex took a step back and looked at him, "This is your all mighty master?"
The male Kaiser warrior drew out his rapier, "You owe him respect." He snapped at him. Kraven commanded him to put down his weapon and took a step forward, stretching his wings out before folding them again.
"So you are Vex?" He spoke, "You were the one that assisted with my warriors to free me." Vex nodded, "So what is that you want Vex?" He continued.
"Help me destroy the rangers here!" Vex quickly said.
Kraven thought for a sec, "The Time Force Rangers were quite annoying. I bet these rangers are no different." He spoke, "I will assist you as an ally but I will not take orders." He explained.
"My Lord!" The female Kaiser step forward, "You never help anyone out!" Kraven turned and glared at her. She took a step back and remained silent.
"I must summon my generals first. Distract the rangers in till I return." He said and all three of them vanished.
"Enjoy your time King Kraven, because when the time is right, I will become the most powerful person on this planet and you will be the one bowing to me." And he walked away. The school day ended and Hunter, Tori and Dustin were in the art room after school.
"Bummer you guys have to stay." Dustin said, exploring the room. Hunter sighed and walked over to the easel he was going to use.
Shane popped his head through the door, "Dustin, let's go!" He shouted, "Bye Tori! Bye Hunter!" And he ran down the hall way.
Dustin ran to the exit, "Yeah catch you later guys!' He shouted, "Wait for me Shane!"
Tori turned to Hunter, "Well, let's get this over with!" And she handed him a brush. Hunter nodded and grabbed the brush. He dipped the brush in five different paints and just drew a big line across the paper.
He got up and started to walk away, "Done."
Tori chuckled and grabbed him by the hand and dragged him back over, "I don' t think so." She grinned. He sighed and picked up the brush again.
"You can't just paint in any direction. You gotta stroke the brush in one direction. Like this." She explained, holding his hand and guiding it across the paper. An hour later, Hunter was getting a hang of it and he finally finished.
He nodded proudly, "Wow. Looks kind of cool."
"See, easy. Come on let's wash up. I have paint all over me." She replied, looking at herself. They both got up and went to the sink. Hunter reached for the handle and turned it all the way up. The water came spurting out everywhere, splashing both Tori and Hunter. Tori's jaw dropped as she looked at herself. She was all wet.
She glared at him, "Hunter!" Hunter started to chuckle. She grinned and filled a small cup with water and turned to him.
Hunter took a step back, "What are you doing?" She slowly took a step forward with the cup.
"You wouldn't dare." Hunter said, crossing his arm and not moving from his spot.
Tori grinned, "Watch me." She replied and threw the water in his face. Hunter stood there, all wet. He wiped the water from his face as Tori started to laugh. He then dashed forward, chasing Tori around the art room.
"That's it! No more Mr Nice Guy!" He yelled as he chased her. Tori was screaming and laughing, trying to stay away from him. As Hunter chased her, he slipped on a puddle of water and landed on his back.
He groaned, "Man, that's going to leave a mark." He said.
Tori knelt down next to him, "You all right?" The blonde asked him.
He nodded and she leaned a little closer to him, "I had fun." She spoke, looking in his eyes.
"So did I." He replied, looking back at her. There was a few seconds of silent as they stared at each other.
Blake walked through the door, "What are you guys doing?" He spoke to get their attention. Tori bolted up quickly and helped Hunter up. Blake glared at Hunter as he looked away. Then Tori's voice broke his stare and he turned to her.
Tori smiled at him, "What are you doing here!?" She asked.
"Cam called us, Vex and one of his goons is attacking the city." He explained.
Hunter looked down at the morpher, "All right, then what are we waiting for." He responded and went on the door. Tori followed behind but was stopped by Blake.
"We still on tonight?" He asked.
Tori thought for a second and then smiled, "Yeah of course!" And they both left. They appeared in the city with the rest of the rangers already in their ranger form. Vex and his alien was in front of them. The alien was all black with a large top hat. He held two whips, one in each of his hand.
Vex turned to them and grinned, "Rangers. So nice to see you. If you don't mind, I came here to collect something that is mine."
Cam took a step forward, "You mean this?" He held up the gem.
Vex snapped his finger, "Get them whiplash." He commanded. Whiplash ran forward and lashed out one of his whips at Cam. The whip wrapped around Cam's samurai sword and he whipped it right out of his hand.
"My weapon!" Cam shouted. Dustin took out his lion hammer and lunged forward at the alien. Whiplash took his whip and wrapped Dustin leg with it. He then whipped his other one and it knocked him on the ground.
"I can't break free." Dustin shouted, trying to pull the whip of his legs. Shane tried to run forward to help his friend but Vex stepped in front of him. He slashed his sword at Shane and knocked him back. Tori, Hunter, and Blake charged at him only to be hit by Vex's cyclone attack. He then charged forward towards Cam and knocked him off his feet.
He lifted Cam off the ground and shook him., "Give me the gem." He demanded. Cam used all his strength to throw the gem to one of his teammates. Whiplash let Dustin go and caught the gem in midair. Vex grinned and tossed Cam back onto the ground. He walked over to Whiplash and took the gem from him.
"Finish them." He whispered and disappeared.
"We lost the gem already!?" Blake shouted to Cam.
"I'm not to worried. I already did as much research as I could. I got what I needed."
Dustin took a step forward, "Good, now let's get rid this annoying thing. I'm getting fed up with him."
"Storm Striker." The wind rangers called out and pulled out their weapon, "Fire!" The blast went straight towards whiplash with the usual explosion. The team gathered at Ninja Ops after the battle to find out what Cam has discovered so far with the gem.
"So what did you learn from that thing?" Shane was the first to say as they all came down the stairs.
Cam sat in his chair, "All I know is, it's one of the three gems that can be used in ancient ritual. A ritual that can fuse things together."
Dustin sat on the ground, "So like what? Can you fuse two people together also?" He asked.
"Not sure. All I know is, we need to find the ritual ground and fast because that is what Vex must be after." He told them.
Tori leaned against Blake as he held her, "Well, let us know if you find anything out. Tori and I are heading to the movies." He guided her to the stairs. Hunter sighed and sat down as they left.
"What's up with you bro?" Shane bent down and ask.
"Not sure. I keep thinking about someone." He replied.
Dustin chuckled, "Its Tori isn't it!?" He grinned.
Hunter shook his head, "No dufus. What makes you think that?"
"You couldn't stop watching her ever since we walked into Ninja Ops. Think someone is having feelings." He teased him.
Hunter stood up and walked to the stairs, "You're crazy. We all know that Tori likes Blake and vice versa."
"They haven't admitted feelings towards each other though." Shane pointed out, "You can still go out with her."
"I don't think so." Dustin stood up and walked to him, "They're brothers. Brothers shouldn't like the same girl. You know it just ends up horrible." He explained.
Shane rolled his eyes, "So? Its Blake's lost isn't it?"
"Guys!" Hunter tried to get their attention.
Dustin ignored him, "No. What if you and Porter liked the same girl. Would you still think it's okay?"
Shane shrugged, "Of course. Because I would get the girl in the end' He boldly replied. Dustin chuckled and turned to Hunter.
"I don't like her. Get over it." Hunter snapped at them both and ran up the stairs. Dustin and Shane exchanged looks, Cam just shook his head, speechless to say anything. Meanwhile Tori and Blake entered the movie theater. Blake bought the tickets and they both went in.
"So when are you going to tell me?" She asked him.
Blake opened the door to the movie, "What do you mean?"
She sighed, "Remember when you said you were going to tell me something at the beach and instead you had me chase you to find out."
He nodded, "Yeah?"
"What was it, you were going to say? You never actually said anything when I finally caught you."
Blake started to stutter, "Nothing important." He answered her and held out his hand, "Let's go in." They walked in and found some seats to sit in. After they got comfortable, Tori leaned her head on Blake and watched the movie. Blake didn't budge and didn't let go of Tori's hand as they watched the large screen. Hunter walked into the movie theater and took a look around in the lobby. He was looking for Tori. After hearing Shane and Dustin argue with each other, he thought to himself how he truly felt for Tori. Truth be told, he did think the blonde was cute when they first met and the art room event did spark something. The only problem was he knew Blake had feelings towards her also. He was hoping to wait his turn, but he can't wait any longer. He had to say something to her. Tori entered the lobby and ran into Hunter who was pacing around.
"Hunter? What are you doing here?" She asked him.
He thought for a sec, figuring out what to say, "Getting popcorn." He finally told her.
"So am I.", She looked around the lobby, "Your seeing a movie? By yourself?" She asked.
He nodded, "Tori." He trailed off.
"Yeah?" She replied.
He then stared at the ground, "Never mind." He said, "Better go back. Blake's going to worry." And he ran out of the door with haste. Tori was completely puzzled, she went back to the movie, forgetting to get her popcorn.
Blake turned to her as she sat down, "Where's the popcorn?" He whispered.
She smacked herself in the forehead, "I forgot." She responded. She was about to get up when their morphers beeped. They both glanced at each other and ran out of the theater.
"What's up!?" Blake spoke into his morpher.
"I've got a lock on the Kaiser warriors. Their back." Cam responded.
Blake looked at Tori, "Where?" He asked.
"The beach." He responded.
"Ninja Storm, Thunder Storm, Ranger Form Ha! Power of Water. Power of Thunder." They both shouted and ran to the beach. Hunter, Dustin and Shane were already their battling it out with the Kaiser Warriors.
"Guys!" Blake called to them. The Rangers regrouped and greeted them.
"Sorry were late." Tori told them. She glanced at everyone and stared at Hunter who turned away.
"Let's go!" He said, pulling out his Thunder Staff. He charged forward at the Male Kaiser warrior but was thrown back by his slash attack. The rangers all charged at them and battled them out. Hunter stood back up and pulled out his Crimson Blaster. He fired the shots but the Kaiser warriors just deflected the attack. The female jumped in the air and fired multiple energy blasts from her lance at him. He transformed his Thunder Staff into a shield and blocked them. The male kaiser ran towards Tori and knocked her back. He was about to strike her when Hunter got in the way and got hit by it instead.
Blake turned to him, "Hunter!" He yelled running to him.
"We leave." The female kaiser commanded and they vanished. The rangers demoprhed and regrouped.
Hunter turned to Tori and held up her hands, "You all right?" He asked.
She looked up at him and smiled, "I am. Thank you." She whispered. Blake stood there watching. He grabbed Hunter's arm and dragged him down the beach. Shane and Dustin exchanged looks as they watch them walk off.
"What?" Hunter jerked his arm away from Blake.
Blake glared at him, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing." Hunter rubbed his neck and looked away.
Blake regained his attention, "No it's something. You know how I feel about her Bro. Why are you doing this me?" He asked. Hunter didn't answer, he just walked to the edge of the water. Dustin and Shane were pacing around the beach while Tori was watching Blake and Hunter off in the distant, wondering what they are talking about.
Dustin stopped walking and turned to Tori, "Hey Tori, how do you feel about Blake?" He curiously asked.
Tori turned to him, "Isn't it obvious Dustin?" She replied.
"Well, what about Hunter?" Shane pointed out.
She bit her lips and thought for a sec, "I don't know. Why?" She finally spoke.
Dustin scratched his head, "Well they're kind of fighting over you."
Tori stared down at the ground, "Over me? So Blake does like me."
Dustin chuckled, "Well duh. Didn't think we had to spell it out to you." Tori just sighed, neither Dustin nor Shane said anything else. Dustin was trying to skip rocks over the water but wasn't having any luck. Shane picked up a rock and tried and it skipped perfectly across. He grinned at Dustin who just shook his head and tried again. Hunter and Blake finally walked back over. They didn't say much and no one bother to ask. The gang headed back to Ninja Ops to see if Cam had any good news for them.
"Yo Cam, any luck?" Dustin asked, looking at the terminal.
"Not really, been busy repairing Blake's Tsunami cycle to really do anything else." Cam replied, "I have been keeping track of the Kaiser Warriors though. Looks like their little leader has shown up out of the blue." He pulled up an image of them, "Leader is King Kraven. My father has an old book about this guy."
Shane bent down and looked, "Think we should follow them?" He asked.
Cam shook his head, "No, I like to see what they are up to." He responded.
Dustin was digging through some of the old stuff on the shelves, "So what about our little green friend Vex?" He spoke.
"I can't find a lock on him. He hasn't been detected since he took the gem back." He looked up at him, "And I appreciate it if you don't touch every little thing over there." Dustin stuck the book back and hopped over the rail. Cam shook his head and Dustin just shrugged. The room started to flash red and everyone turned to the terminal.
Cam leaned a bit closer, "Look who decided to show up now." He whispered.
"Come on, forget waiting for him to find the ritual spot. We can put an end to him now!" Tori shouted. Everyone nodded.
"Ninja Storm, Thunder Storm, Samurai Storm, Ranger Form Ha! Ninja Ranger Power!" They all shouted and greeted Vex.
"Do not get in my way." He shouted to them.
"Where you going in such a hurry Vex?" Shane responded.
Vex grinned, "You don't want to know." And he charged forward to them.
"Super Samurai mode!" Cam shouted, releasing his armor and gaining strength, "Let me handle this!" And he charged forward with his sword. They both clashed with each other and started sword battling. Vex relentlessly attacked Cam as he struggled to block each attack. Hunter and Blake both charged forward and interrupted their battle. Vex did his famous cyclone attack and shot both of them back. Cam jumped in front of him but he threw him out of the way and hit him with a blast.
"I'd be more afraid of King Kraven then me. He will raise his generals. If you cannot defeat me, what makes you think you can defeat him." He looked at the rangers.
Blake stood back up, "It doesn't matter. We know this is part of your plan. Like Vadinai or Master Org. Your up to something!"
Vex grinned and charged towards Blake.
"Bro!" Hunter shouted, getting up and standing next to him, "Let's stop him." Blake stared at him and then nodded. They both raised their hands and pointed it outwards at Vex, firing a blast of crimson and navy lighting at him. Vex jumped in the air to dodge the attack and slashed at both of them on the way down. Hunter and Blake went flying back and into a wall, both losing their ranger form.
Vex started to laugh, "You have no idea what I'm going to do." And he vanished.
"Blake!" Tori ran over to him, "Are you all right?" Shane and Dustin quickly ran over to Hunter and helped him up. He continued to watch Tori as he was pulled up.
"You win bro." He whispered to himself as he saw Tori help him up. Hours after the battle, the sun was setting and Hunter was standing near the water at the beach. He looked out into the ocean, crossing his arms and thinking. Tori was driving in her baby blue van. She parked in the parking lot and got out. As she closed the door, she noticed Hunter.
Startling Hunter, she called out to him, "Hunter!" Hunter turned around and saw the long hair blonde trotting through the sand and making her way to him. He cracked a small smile and stared at her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
Hunter stared back at the sunset, "Oh nothing. Just thinking." He responded.
She bit her lips and looked him in the eyes, "Hunter, I think we need to talk."
He shook his head, "No, I know what your going to say."
She was a bit puzzled, "You do?" She asked.
He nodded, "I do and I don't think there can be anything between us. I enjoy our friendship more. " He stared down at the sand.
"I feel the same, I can't deny my feeling towards Blake." She whispered
"I shouldn't even be having these feelings towards you. I just-" He trailed off. Tori hugged him without thinking. Hunter a bit hesitant, returned the hug. They stood their holding each other for a few seconds before Blake's voice was heard from a distant. They both turned to Blake who was running towards them.
He high fives his older brother, "Hey Bro. Didn't know you were here." He said.
"Yeah, well I was just leaving." He waved and walked off.
Tori waved and then turned to Blake, "Blake, I've been wanting to tell you this ever since we first met." She trailed off.
Blake looked into her eyes, "Really? So did I?"
"You can-I will." They both said at once. They started to laugh at how stupid they were being.
Blake held Tori close to him and stared into her eyes, "Tori, I-I" He nervously spoke.
Tori just shook her head, "Just kiss me fool." She said. He slowly moved in as she closed her eyes and they locked lips, kissing for the first time as the sun slowly set on them.
Confession
The next day came quickly and Master Org was now all in the past. Things were looking good for them. They were able to conquer anything Vex threw at them and even acquired one of the gems. Cam was researching the gem while the rest went off to their second day of school. Sensei called in and sorted out the issues of them leaving in the middle of the day so they wouldn't get into any trouble. Tori was at her locker before her second class, when Blake showed up.
"Hey Tor." Blake spoke to get her attention.
Tori turned to him and smiled, "Blake." She responded, putting in her combination for her locker.
Blake leaned up on the locker next to her and brushed her hair to the side, "So what are your plans for tonight." He asked.
"Not sure." She said, "Dammit, my locker's jammed." She groaned.
"Need help?" Blake asked. Tori shook her head and pulled as hard as she could, hoping it would open this way. Off in the distant, Hunter was walking along the halls, looking down at his class schedule. He had the paper in one hand and was dragging his other hand against all the lockers, to guide himself down the hall. He wasn't paying attention and was closing in on Tori. With all her might, Tori's locker finally swung open smacking Hunter in the face and onto the ground.
Tori put her hand to her mouth, "Hunter!" She bent down to help him up, "I'm so sorry!"
Hunter groaned and rubbed his forehead, "What was that for?" He glared at her.
Blake bent down and picked up his schedule and handed it to him, "Come on bro, she didn't mean to." He couldn't help but chuckle.
Hunter just shook his head and glared at him, "Anyone know where the art room is?" He asked both of them.
"Hey that's my next class! I'll show you." Tori exclaimed.
Hunter rolled his eyes, "Great."
Tori stuck her hands on her hips and glared at him, "What?"
He looked back down at his paper and then at her again, "I didn't even sign up for this. I don't like painting." Hunter groaned.
Tori started to laugh, "Come on Hunter!" And grabbed his hand. Before they left, Tori turned to Blake, "Let's do a movie this afternoon." She waved to him. Blake waved back and they both entered the art room. The class was going by fairly quickly, Tori and Hunter had an easy assignment. That was to paint any picture they wanted to, on an easel. Tori was painting a beautiful sun setting down in the ocean. She took a break and went over to Hunter to see what he was doing. She took a step closer trying to figure out what he was painting. It looked like a park or something but his trees were all messed up and the sun had a smiley face on it and stick figures were everywhere.
He eyed Tori for a sec, "What?" He asked.
She started to chuckle, "What are you painting?"
Hunter shrugged and threw in some red, "I don't know. Random crap." He replied, "This class is so stupid. I like racing bikes, not paint pictures." He sighed. Tori was now cracking up, having a hard time responding. Hunter rolled his eyes and put down his paintbrush. He started to get a bit irritated and out of anger, he stood up and kicked his easel over. Tori stopped and bit her lips, looking at Hunter. The whole class was silent as they all hide behind their artworks, eying him. The teacher walked over and picked up the easel.
"Mr. Bradley. I see your having a hard time with this?" The teacher spoke.
Hunter just sighed, "Sorry." He replied.
"Perhaps you should stay after school and try this again." He suggested.
"Well I rather-" Hunter was about to say.
The teacher cut him off, "It's not an option. Tori, I'd like to have you stay after and help him. Apparently you find it fun to laugh at other peoples artwork, so maybe you can give a hand." They both nodded and sat back down. Around the outskirt of Blue Bay Harbor, Vex was pacing around thinking.
"I knew I shouldn't have lent that gem to Master Org." He thought to himself, "Well at least I have this." He lifted up Master Org's horn and grinned. Then a huge portal appeared behind him and the two Kaiser Warriors stepped out, the female was holding a long blue gun. The portal remained open and a large creature with a bird head and two large wings stepped out. His whole body was covered in feathers and he wore a silver armor. His hands had long claws at the end of each fingers and even had claws on his feet.
"Meet the Kaiser King, King Kraven." The male introduced him.
Vex took a step back and looked at him, "This is your all mighty master?"
The male Kaiser warrior drew out his rapier, "You owe him respect." He snapped at him. Kraven commanded him to put down his weapon and took a step forward, stretching his wings out before folding them again.
"So you are Vex?" He spoke, "You were the one that assisted with my warriors to free me." Vex nodded, "So what is that you want Vex?" He continued.
"Help me destroy the rangers here!" Vex quickly said.
Kraven thought for a sec, "The Time Force Rangers were quite annoying. I bet these rangers are no different." He spoke, "I will assist you as an ally but I will not take orders." He explained.
"My Lord!" The female Kaiser step forward, "You never help anyone out!" Kraven turned and glared at her. She took a step back and remained silent.
"I must summon my generals first. Distract the rangers in till I return." He said and all three of them vanished.
"Enjoy your time King Kraven, because when the time is right, I will become the most powerful person on this planet and you will be the one bowing to me." And he walked away. The school day ended and Hunter, Tori and Dustin were in the art room after school.
"Bummer you guys have to stay." Dustin said, exploring the room. Hunter sighed and walked over to the easel he was going to use.
Shane popped his head through the door, "Dustin, let's go!" He shouted, "Bye Tori! Bye Hunter!" And he ran down the hall way.
Dustin ran to the exit, "Yeah catch you later guys!' He shouted, "Wait for me Shane!"
Tori turned to Hunter, "Well, let's get this over with!" And she handed him a brush. Hunter nodded and grabbed the brush. He dipped the brush in five different paints and just drew a big line across the paper.
He got up and started to walk away, "Done."
Tori chuckled and grabbed him by the hand and dragged him back over, "I don' t think so." She grinned. He sighed and picked up the brush again.
"You can't just paint in any direction. You gotta stroke the brush in one direction. Like this." She explained, holding his hand and guiding it across the paper. An hour later, Hunter was getting a hang of it and he finally finished.
He nodded proudly, "Wow. Looks kind of cool."
"See, easy. Come on let's wash up. I have paint all over me." She replied, looking at herself. They both got up and went to the sink. Hunter reached for the handle and turned it all the way up. The water came spurting out everywhere, splashing both Tori and Hunter. Tori's jaw dropped as she looked at herself. She was all wet.
She glared at him, "Hunter!" Hunter started to chuckle. She grinned and filled a small cup with water and turned to him.
Hunter took a step back, "What are you doing?" She slowly took a step forward with the cup.
"You wouldn't dare." Hunter said, crossing his arm and not moving from his spot.
Tori grinned, "Watch me." She replied and threw the water in his face. Hunter stood there, all wet. He wiped the water from his face as Tori started to laugh. He then dashed forward, chasing Tori around the art room.
"That's it! No more Mr Nice Guy!" He yelled as he chased her. Tori was screaming and laughing, trying to stay away from him. As Hunter chased her, he slipped on a puddle of water and landed on his back.
He groaned, "Man, that's going to leave a mark." He said.
Tori knelt down next to him, "You all right?" The blonde asked him.
He nodded and she leaned a little closer to him, "I had fun." She spoke, looking in his eyes.
"So did I." He replied, looking back at her. There was a few seconds of silent as they stared at each other.
Blake walked through the door, "What are you guys doing?" He spoke to get their attention. Tori bolted up quickly and helped Hunter up. Blake glared at Hunter as he looked away. Then Tori's voice broke his stare and he turned to her.
Tori smiled at him, "What are you doing here!?" She asked.
"Cam called us, Vex and one of his goons is attacking the city." He explained.
Hunter looked down at the morpher, "All right, then what are we waiting for." He responded and went on the door. Tori followed behind but was stopped by Blake.
"We still on tonight?" He asked.
Tori thought for a second and then smiled, "Yeah of course!" And they both left. They appeared in the city with the rest of the rangers already in their ranger form. Vex and his alien was in front of them. The alien was all black with a large top hat. He held two whips, one in each of his hand.
Vex turned to them and grinned, "Rangers. So nice to see you. If you don't mind, I came here to collect something that is mine."
Cam took a step forward, "You mean this?" He held up the gem.
Vex snapped his finger, "Get them whiplash." He commanded. Whiplash ran forward and lashed out one of his whips at Cam. The whip wrapped around Cam's samurai sword and he whipped it right out of his hand.
"My weapon!" Cam shouted. Dustin took out his lion hammer and lunged forward at the alien. Whiplash took his whip and wrapped Dustin leg with it. He then whipped his other one and it knocked him on the ground.
"I can't break free." Dustin shouted, trying to pull the whip of his legs. Shane tried to run forward to help his friend but Vex stepped in front of him. He slashed his sword at Shane and knocked him back. Tori, Hunter, and Blake charged at him only to be hit by Vex's cyclone attack. He then charged forward towards Cam and knocked him off his feet.
He lifted Cam off the ground and shook him., "Give me the gem." He demanded. Cam used all his strength to throw the gem to one of his teammates. Whiplash let Dustin go and caught the gem in midair. Vex grinned and tossed Cam back onto the ground. He walked over to Whiplash and took the gem from him.
"Finish them." He whispered and disappeared.
"We lost the gem already!?" Blake shouted to Cam.
"I'm not to worried. I already did as much research as I could. I got what I needed."
Dustin took a step forward, "Good, now let's get rid this annoying thing. I'm getting fed up with him."
"Storm Striker." The wind rangers called out and pulled out their weapon, "Fire!" The blast went straight towards whiplash with the usual explosion. The team gathered at Ninja Ops after the battle to find out what Cam has discovered so far with the gem.
"So what did you learn from that thing?" Shane was the first to say as they all came down the stairs.
Cam sat in his chair, "All I know is, it's one of the three gems that can be used in ancient ritual. A ritual that can fuse things together."
Dustin sat on the ground, "So like what? Can you fuse two people together also?" He asked.
"Not sure. All I know is, we need to find the ritual ground and fast because that is what Vex must be after." He told them.
Tori leaned against Blake as he held her, "Well, let us know if you find anything out. Tori and I are heading to the movies." He guided her to the stairs. Hunter sighed and sat down as they left.
"What's up with you bro?" Shane bent down and ask.
"Not sure. I keep thinking about someone." He replied.
Dustin chuckled, "Its Tori isn't it!?" He grinned.
Hunter shook his head, "No dufus. What makes you think that?"
"You couldn't stop watching her ever since we walked into Ninja Ops. Think someone is having feelings." He teased him.
Hunter stood up and walked to the stairs, "You're crazy. We all know that Tori likes Blake and vice versa."
"They haven't admitted feelings towards each other though." Shane pointed out, "You can still go out with her."
"I don't think so." Dustin stood up and walked to him, "They're brothers. Brothers shouldn't like the same girl. You know it just ends up horrible." He explained.
Shane rolled his eyes, "So? Its Blake's lost isn't it?"
"Guys!" Hunter tried to get their attention.
Dustin ignored him, "No. What if you and Porter liked the same girl. Would you still think it's okay?"
Shane shrugged, "Of course. Because I would get the girl in the end' He boldly replied. Dustin chuckled and turned to Hunter.
"I don't like her. Get over it." Hunter snapped at them both and ran up the stairs. Dustin and Shane exchanged looks, Cam just shook his head, speechless to say anything. Meanwhile Tori and Blake entered the movie theater. Blake bought the tickets and they both went in.
"So when are you going to tell me?" She asked him.
Blake opened the door to the movie, "What do you mean?"
She sighed, "Remember when you said you were going to tell me something at the beach and instead you had me chase you to find out."
He nodded, "Yeah?"
"What was it, you were going to say? You never actually said anything when I finally caught you."
Blake started to stutter, "Nothing important." He answered her and held out his hand, "Let's go in." They walked in and found some seats to sit in. After they got comfortable, Tori leaned her head on Blake and watched the movie. Blake didn't budge and didn't let go of Tori's hand as they watched the large screen. Hunter walked into the movie theater and took a look around in the lobby. He was looking for Tori. After hearing Shane and Dustin argue with each other, he thought to himself how he truly felt for Tori. Truth be told, he did think the blonde was cute when they first met and the art room event did spark something. The only problem was he knew Blake had feelings towards her also. He was hoping to wait his turn, but he can't wait any longer. He had to say something to her. Tori entered the lobby and ran into Hunter who was pacing around.
"Hunter? What are you doing here?" She asked him.
He thought for a sec, figuring out what to say, "Getting popcorn." He finally told her.
"So am I.", She looked around the lobby, "Your seeing a movie? By yourself?" She asked.
He nodded, "Tori." He trailed off.
"Yeah?" She replied.
He then stared at the ground, "Never mind." He said, "Better go back. Blake's going to worry." And he ran out of the door with haste. Tori was completely puzzled, she went back to the movie, forgetting to get her popcorn.
Blake turned to her as she sat down, "Where's the popcorn?" He whispered.
She smacked herself in the forehead, "I forgot." She responded. She was about to get up when their morphers beeped. They both glanced at each other and ran out of the theater.
"What's up!?" Blake spoke into his morpher.
"I've got a lock on the Kaiser warriors. Their back." Cam responded.
Blake looked at Tori, "Where?" He asked.
"The beach." He responded.
"Ninja Storm, Thunder Storm, Ranger Form Ha! Power of Water. Power of Thunder." They both shouted and ran to the beach. Hunter, Dustin and Shane were already their battling it out with the Kaiser Warriors.
"Guys!" Blake called to them. The Rangers regrouped and greeted them.
"Sorry were late." Tori told them. She glanced at everyone and stared at Hunter who turned away.
"Let's go!" He said, pulling out his Thunder Staff. He charged forward at the Male Kaiser warrior but was thrown back by his slash attack. The rangers all charged at them and battled them out. Hunter stood back up and pulled out his Crimson Blaster. He fired the shots but the Kaiser warriors just deflected the attack. The female jumped in the air and fired multiple energy blasts from her lance at him. He transformed his Thunder Staff into a shield and blocked them. The male kaiser ran towards Tori and knocked her back. He was about to strike her when Hunter got in the way and got hit by it instead.
Blake turned to him, "Hunter!" He yelled running to him.
"We leave." The female kaiser commanded and they vanished. The rangers demoprhed and regrouped.
Hunter turned to Tori and held up her hands, "You all right?" He asked.
She looked up at him and smiled, "I am. Thank you." She whispered. Blake stood there watching. He grabbed Hunter's arm and dragged him down the beach. Shane and Dustin exchanged looks as they watch them walk off.
"What?" Hunter jerked his arm away from Blake.
Blake glared at him, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing." Hunter rubbed his neck and looked away.
Blake regained his attention, "No it's something. You know how I feel about her Bro. Why are you doing this me?" He asked. Hunter didn't answer, he just walked to the edge of the water. Dustin and Shane were pacing around the beach while Tori was watching Blake and Hunter off in the distant, wondering what they are talking about.
Dustin stopped walking and turned to Tori, "Hey Tori, how do you feel about Blake?" He curiously asked.
Tori turned to him, "Isn't it obvious Dustin?" She replied.
"Well, what about Hunter?" Shane pointed out.
She bit her lips and thought for a sec, "I don't know. Why?" She finally spoke.
Dustin scratched his head, "Well they're kind of fighting over you."
Tori stared down at the ground, "Over me? So Blake does like me."
Dustin chuckled, "Well duh. Didn't think we had to spell it out to you." Tori just sighed, neither Dustin nor Shane said anything else. Dustin was trying to skip rocks over the water but wasn't having any luck. Shane picked up a rock and tried and it skipped perfectly across. He grinned at Dustin who just shook his head and tried again. Hunter and Blake finally walked back over. They didn't say much and no one bother to ask. The gang headed back to Ninja Ops to see if Cam had any good news for them.
"Yo Cam, any luck?" Dustin asked, looking at the terminal.
"Not really, been busy repairing Blake's Tsunami cycle to really do anything else." Cam replied, "I have been keeping track of the Kaiser Warriors though. Looks like their little leader has shown up out of the blue." He pulled up an image of them, "Leader is King Kraven. My father has an old book about this guy."
Shane bent down and looked, "Think we should follow them?" He asked.
Cam shook his head, "No, I like to see what they are up to." He responded.
Dustin was digging through some of the old stuff on the shelves, "So what about our little green friend Vex?" He spoke.
"I can't find a lock on him. He hasn't been detected since he took the gem back." He looked up at him, "And I appreciate it if you don't touch every little thing over there." Dustin stuck the book back and hopped over the rail. Cam shook his head and Dustin just shrugged. The room started to flash red and everyone turned to the terminal.
Cam leaned a bit closer, "Look who decided to show up now." He whispered.
"Come on, forget waiting for him to find the ritual spot. We can put an end to him now!" Tori shouted. Everyone nodded.
"Ninja Storm, Thunder Storm, Samurai Storm, Ranger Form Ha! Ninja Ranger Power!" They all shouted and greeted Vex.
"Do not get in my way." He shouted to them.
"Where you going in such a hurry Vex?" Shane responded.
Vex grinned, "You don't want to know." And he charged forward to them.
"Super Samurai mode!" Cam shouted, releasing his armor and gaining strength, "Let me handle this!" And he charged forward with his sword. They both clashed with each other and started sword battling. Vex relentlessly attacked Cam as he struggled to block each attack. Hunter and Blake both charged forward and interrupted their battle. Vex did his famous cyclone attack and shot both of them back. Cam jumped in front of him but he threw him out of the way and hit him with a blast.
"I'd be more afraid of King Kraven then me. He will raise his generals. If you cannot defeat me, what makes you think you can defeat him." He looked at the rangers.
Blake stood back up, "It doesn't matter. We know this is part of your plan. Like Vadinai or Master Org. Your up to something!"
Vex grinned and charged towards Blake.
"Bro!" Hunter shouted, getting up and standing next to him, "Let's stop him." Blake stared at him and then nodded. They both raised their hands and pointed it outwards at Vex, firing a blast of crimson and navy lighting at him. Vex jumped in the air to dodge the attack and slashed at both of them on the way down. Hunter and Blake went flying back and into a wall, both losing their ranger form.
Vex started to laugh, "You have no idea what I'm going to do." And he vanished.
"Blake!" Tori ran over to him, "Are you all right?" Shane and Dustin quickly ran over to Hunter and helped him up. He continued to watch Tori as he was pulled up.
"You win bro." He whispered to himself as he saw Tori help him up. Hours after the battle, the sun was setting and Hunter was standing near the water at the beach. He looked out into the ocean, crossing his arms and thinking. Tori was driving in her baby blue van. She parked in the parking lot and got out. As she closed the door, she noticed Hunter.
Startling Hunter, she called out to him, "Hunter!" Hunter turned around and saw the long hair blonde trotting through the sand and making her way to him. He cracked a small smile and stared at her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
Hunter stared back at the sunset, "Oh nothing. Just thinking." He responded.
She bit her lips and looked him in the eyes, "Hunter, I think we need to talk."
He shook his head, "No, I know what your going to say."
She was a bit puzzled, "You do?" She asked.
He nodded, "I do and I don't think there can be anything between us. I enjoy our friendship more. " He stared down at the sand.
"I feel the same, I can't deny my feeling towards Blake." She whispered
"I shouldn't even be having these feelings towards you. I just-" He trailed off. Tori hugged him without thinking. Hunter a bit hesitant, returned the hug. They stood their holding each other for a few seconds before Blake's voice was heard from a distant. They both turned to Blake who was running towards them.
He high fives his older brother, "Hey Bro. Didn't know you were here." He said.
"Yeah, well I was just leaving." He waved and walked off.
Tori waved and then turned to Blake, "Blake, I've been wanting to tell you this ever since we first met." She trailed off.
Blake looked into her eyes, "Really? So did I?"
"You can-I will." They both said at once. They started to laugh at how stupid they were being.
Blake held Tori close to him and stared into her eyes, "Tori, I-I" He nervously spoke.
Tori just shook her head, "Just kiss me fool." She said. He slowly moved in as she closed her eyes and they locked lips, kissing for the first time as the sun slowly set on them.