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CHAPTER 9 Truths of the Heart
Trent stared off into space on the park bench. After the incident with Leila's mom and his dad, Hayley had given him a few days off. He had had a rough day in school, just plain and simply being distracted. Luckily, Dr. Oliver bailed him out and eventually got him excused for the day. He just wasn't sure what to make of the situation, on top of finding out that his new sister is a ninja. Trent was so distracted that he did not notice Kira walking up towards him.
"Hey," she said as she sat down. Trent snapped out of his trance and smiled when he saw it was Kira.
"Hey," he said quietly.
"How are you doing?" Kira asked.
"I wish I knew. I'm so worried about Leila. And I'm so nervous to hear these stories from our dad and her mom," Trent said.
"But you want to hear them?" Kira asked.
"Definitely," Trent replied. Suddenly, a large group of Tyranodrones appeared. Kira and Trent popped up into defensive stances.
"They have the worst timing," Kira commented. The fight ensued between the white and yellow rangers and their enemies. They seemed to hold their own for a good while, but the Tyranodrones soon gained the upper hand.
"TRENT! Watch your ears!" Kira screamed. Trent double punched some Tyranodrones and covered his ears. Kira's ear piercing Pterodactyl scream soared through the air, knocking a good amount of Tyranodrones over, but not enough of them. They started to surround the two rangers.
"Now what?" Trent asked. Suddenly, two flashes of light bounced up and down off the ground, knocking over almost all of the Tyranodrones. When the flashes of light stopped, Leila and Hunter appeared in their ninja uniforms.
"Let's party," Leila said. The Tyranodrones ignored Trent and Kira and immediately ensued a fight with Leila and Hunter. They didn't last long. Leila and Hunter locked hands and summoned their individual power lasers. Their locked hands caused their powers to merge from two to one laser. Just as their powers were merging, Conner, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver showed up on their bikes and uniforms. They ran up to Trent and Kira.
"Are you two all right?" Dr. Oliver asked. The two were entranced by Leila and Hunter's fighting skills.
"Yea," Kira said.
"We're fine," Trent said.
"No way," Conner said, noticing Leila and Hunter. Their powers finally finished merging and a huge laser came out of their hands, completely demolishing the Tyranodrones. The laser died down and they smiled at each other, happy with the successful fight. They looked up when they saw the rangers running towards them. Trent immediately went to Leila.
"Are you okay?" he asked, completely concerned. Leila smiled and nodded right before Trent gave her a big hug. Hunter smiled at the scene, reminding him of his relationship with Blake. Trent let go of Leila and turned to Hunter.
"And who might you be?" he asked, giving Hunter the eye. Hunter's smile fell.
"I've been dating you for over a year and I'm just NOW getting the third degree?" he asked.
"Well, I'm just now getting a brother to GIVE you the third degree," Leila retorted.
"Guys, why don't we continue this back at base?" Dr. Oliver suggested.
"Let me guess, under your house?" Leila asked.
"How did you know?" Ethan asked.
"Process of elimination," Leila retorted. The group made their way out of the park and towards Dr. Oliver's house, unknowingly overlooking an onlooker. As the group disappeared from view, Devin came out of the bushes, stunned and holding a filming video camera.
"What did I just see?" he asked himself, looking from where the group was to the camera.
"DEVIN!!" cried the familiar voice of Cassidy. Devin fumbled with the camera, taking the video out and hiding it in his pocket.
"COMING!!" he cried, running in the direction of her voice. Meanwhile, at Dr. Oliver's house, Leila and Hunter were being introduced to the Dino Thunder headquarters.
"Now Cam would definitely like it here," Hunter commented.
"Have you ever been able to restore power to your morphers?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"No, unfortunately. I wish we could though," Hunter explained as he took his once powerful morpher out of his pocket.
"You carry it with you?" Leila asked. Hunter nodded sheepishly. Leila just smiled at him.
"Leila," said a familiar voice. Leila got really nervous and upset when she saw her mother on the stairwell leading down to Dr. Oliver's lab.
"Hi mom," she said coldly, standing close to Hunter.
"Hi Hunter, it's good to see you again," Laura said. Hunter politely smiled and nodded in agreement. Leila turned to Dr. Oliver.
"I assume she's told you that I knew you guys were rangers, otherwise I'm very confused at how open you're being," Leila said.
"She told us," Dr. Oliver said.
"Now it's time that I tell you and Trent the truth about me and Anton Mercer," Laura said. Hunter put his arm around Leila's shoulder as Trent came to stand beside her. Laura sighed.
"When I was twenty, I was seriously debating on what to do with my life. I wanted to train to take over the academy but part of me wanted something else. I found that when I met Anton Mercer. Your grandfather was not happy with it for whatever reason. At the time, Anton was simply an assistant to a major archeological company. We dated for a little while and eventually got married. After a few years, he moved up in the company. I was so happy for him until his work started to become more important. Finally, I couldn't stand being second best to his work and I left him. I didn't know I was two months pregnant with you," Laura said.
"You also didn't know how to pick up a phone and tell him the truth, did you?" Leila retorted coldly.
"He wouldn't have cared. He didn't care about me!" Laura cried.
"Then how come he's so wild about wanting me now?!" Leila screamed.
"I DON'T KNOW!!!" Laura cried. Leila wiped a tear as it fell from her eye and turned back to Hunter, who held her close. Silence fell over the group. Eventually Laura left and one by one, so did the rangers, until Trent, Hunter, Leila, and Dr. Oliver remained. Leila had fallen asleep on a couch that Dr. Oliver kept in the lab.
"You want me to wake her?" Hunter asked.
"No, that's all right. You two can crash here. Trent, I'd open an invite to you too but I know how your dad would react if he found out," Dr. Oliver said.
"That's all right. I'll see you tomorrow in class. Hunter, it was good to meet you. Thanks for taking care of my sister," Trent replied. Hunter smiled.
"No problem. Do you think I'm going to have as easy a time with your dad?" Hunter asked.
"I'm not making any promises," Trent replied before heading out the door. The next morning, Tommy woke Hunter and Leila up early so they would have time to go back to Leila's house and get ready. He got to school before anyone else, or so he thought. He had only been in his room five minutes when he heard a knock at the door. He looked up to see Devin, looking very nervous.
"Dr. Oliver, can I talk to you about something?" he asked.
What does Devin want to talk about? Is it more than just what he saw in the park? What will become of Leila and her complicated new family? Find out in Chapter 10. Please R&R.
CHAPTER 9 Truths of the Heart
Trent stared off into space on the park bench. After the incident with Leila's mom and his dad, Hayley had given him a few days off. He had had a rough day in school, just plain and simply being distracted. Luckily, Dr. Oliver bailed him out and eventually got him excused for the day. He just wasn't sure what to make of the situation, on top of finding out that his new sister is a ninja. Trent was so distracted that he did not notice Kira walking up towards him.
"Hey," she said as she sat down. Trent snapped out of his trance and smiled when he saw it was Kira.
"Hey," he said quietly.
"How are you doing?" Kira asked.
"I wish I knew. I'm so worried about Leila. And I'm so nervous to hear these stories from our dad and her mom," Trent said.
"But you want to hear them?" Kira asked.
"Definitely," Trent replied. Suddenly, a large group of Tyranodrones appeared. Kira and Trent popped up into defensive stances.
"They have the worst timing," Kira commented. The fight ensued between the white and yellow rangers and their enemies. They seemed to hold their own for a good while, but the Tyranodrones soon gained the upper hand.
"TRENT! Watch your ears!" Kira screamed. Trent double punched some Tyranodrones and covered his ears. Kira's ear piercing Pterodactyl scream soared through the air, knocking a good amount of Tyranodrones over, but not enough of them. They started to surround the two rangers.
"Now what?" Trent asked. Suddenly, two flashes of light bounced up and down off the ground, knocking over almost all of the Tyranodrones. When the flashes of light stopped, Leila and Hunter appeared in their ninja uniforms.
"Let's party," Leila said. The Tyranodrones ignored Trent and Kira and immediately ensued a fight with Leila and Hunter. They didn't last long. Leila and Hunter locked hands and summoned their individual power lasers. Their locked hands caused their powers to merge from two to one laser. Just as their powers were merging, Conner, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver showed up on their bikes and uniforms. They ran up to Trent and Kira.
"Are you two all right?" Dr. Oliver asked. The two were entranced by Leila and Hunter's fighting skills.
"Yea," Kira said.
"We're fine," Trent said.
"No way," Conner said, noticing Leila and Hunter. Their powers finally finished merging and a huge laser came out of their hands, completely demolishing the Tyranodrones. The laser died down and they smiled at each other, happy with the successful fight. They looked up when they saw the rangers running towards them. Trent immediately went to Leila.
"Are you okay?" he asked, completely concerned. Leila smiled and nodded right before Trent gave her a big hug. Hunter smiled at the scene, reminding him of his relationship with Blake. Trent let go of Leila and turned to Hunter.
"And who might you be?" he asked, giving Hunter the eye. Hunter's smile fell.
"I've been dating you for over a year and I'm just NOW getting the third degree?" he asked.
"Well, I'm just now getting a brother to GIVE you the third degree," Leila retorted.
"Guys, why don't we continue this back at base?" Dr. Oliver suggested.
"Let me guess, under your house?" Leila asked.
"How did you know?" Ethan asked.
"Process of elimination," Leila retorted. The group made their way out of the park and towards Dr. Oliver's house, unknowingly overlooking an onlooker. As the group disappeared from view, Devin came out of the bushes, stunned and holding a filming video camera.
"What did I just see?" he asked himself, looking from where the group was to the camera.
"DEVIN!!" cried the familiar voice of Cassidy. Devin fumbled with the camera, taking the video out and hiding it in his pocket.
"COMING!!" he cried, running in the direction of her voice. Meanwhile, at Dr. Oliver's house, Leila and Hunter were being introduced to the Dino Thunder headquarters.
"Now Cam would definitely like it here," Hunter commented.
"Have you ever been able to restore power to your morphers?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"No, unfortunately. I wish we could though," Hunter explained as he took his once powerful morpher out of his pocket.
"You carry it with you?" Leila asked. Hunter nodded sheepishly. Leila just smiled at him.
"Leila," said a familiar voice. Leila got really nervous and upset when she saw her mother on the stairwell leading down to Dr. Oliver's lab.
"Hi mom," she said coldly, standing close to Hunter.
"Hi Hunter, it's good to see you again," Laura said. Hunter politely smiled and nodded in agreement. Leila turned to Dr. Oliver.
"I assume she's told you that I knew you guys were rangers, otherwise I'm very confused at how open you're being," Leila said.
"She told us," Dr. Oliver said.
"Now it's time that I tell you and Trent the truth about me and Anton Mercer," Laura said. Hunter put his arm around Leila's shoulder as Trent came to stand beside her. Laura sighed.
"When I was twenty, I was seriously debating on what to do with my life. I wanted to train to take over the academy but part of me wanted something else. I found that when I met Anton Mercer. Your grandfather was not happy with it for whatever reason. At the time, Anton was simply an assistant to a major archeological company. We dated for a little while and eventually got married. After a few years, he moved up in the company. I was so happy for him until his work started to become more important. Finally, I couldn't stand being second best to his work and I left him. I didn't know I was two months pregnant with you," Laura said.
"You also didn't know how to pick up a phone and tell him the truth, did you?" Leila retorted coldly.
"He wouldn't have cared. He didn't care about me!" Laura cried.
"Then how come he's so wild about wanting me now?!" Leila screamed.
"I DON'T KNOW!!!" Laura cried. Leila wiped a tear as it fell from her eye and turned back to Hunter, who held her close. Silence fell over the group. Eventually Laura left and one by one, so did the rangers, until Trent, Hunter, Leila, and Dr. Oliver remained. Leila had fallen asleep on a couch that Dr. Oliver kept in the lab.
"You want me to wake her?" Hunter asked.
"No, that's all right. You two can crash here. Trent, I'd open an invite to you too but I know how your dad would react if he found out," Dr. Oliver said.
"That's all right. I'll see you tomorrow in class. Hunter, it was good to meet you. Thanks for taking care of my sister," Trent replied. Hunter smiled.
"No problem. Do you think I'm going to have as easy a time with your dad?" Hunter asked.
"I'm not making any promises," Trent replied before heading out the door. The next morning, Tommy woke Hunter and Leila up early so they would have time to go back to Leila's house and get ready. He got to school before anyone else, or so he thought. He had only been in his room five minutes when he heard a knock at the door. He looked up to see Devin, looking very nervous.
"Dr. Oliver, can I talk to you about something?" he asked.
What does Devin want to talk about? Is it more than just what he saw in the park? What will become of Leila and her complicated new family? Find out in Chapter 10. Please R&R.