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Chapter 11 New Arrival
A few days went by and the rangers settled into a temporary routine of having Devin on their side. Even though Devin was happy to have new friends, he knew that, for now, he had to use his friendship with Cassidy to keep her off the ranger trail. Although, that wasn't much of a challenge, considering she got COMPLETELY sidetrack when she realized Devin had disappeared during their attempts to film ranger fights. Friday finally came and Leila was busy helping both Kira and her new brother get ready to go on their very first date. On top of that, she was about to have dinner with her dad, so she was a complete wreck.
"Leila, calm down," Kira said laughing. Leila sat down, completely wiped out from being so nervous.
"This is my dad Kira. I mean, what am I supposed to say to him? I don't even know what TRENT talks to him about," Leila said pleadingly.
"Why don't you go ahead and get ready. That way we can get to Hayley's before your dad gets there and you can ask Trent yourself," Kira said calmly.
"Okay," Leila said, a little pathetically. She picked up her bag of clothes and went into Kira's bathroom, leaving the door open a crack so they could talk.
"So what's Hunter going to do while you're with your dad?" Kira asked as she sat at her vanity to apply a little bit of make-up.
"He's going to hang out with Conner, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver. I think Dr. O wants him to help create a new simulation based on his ninja skills or something," Leila explained. Kira groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Great, more torture for us," she said. Leila laughed. A little while later, the guys were chuckling over how nervous Trent was.
"I wonder if I was this nervous the first time I went out with Leila," Hunter said out loud.
"Using my sister as an example is not helping," Trent said, as he sat down out of pure exhaustion.
"Being nervous wipe you out?" Ethan asked.
"Oh yeah," Trent breathed out.
"Hopefully not nervous enough to cancel," said the familiar voice of the yellow ranger. The guys turned to see Kira and Leila standing off to the side, looking like total knockouts. Kira was in low cut jeans with a yellow, off the shoulder sweater and a black fist-net cover covering her. She had applied a little bit of make-up and had her hair up. Leila was a little more dressed up. Anton Mercer was taking her to one of the fanciest restaurants in town. She had on a form-fitting black dress that stopped a little above the knee. It was accented with silver stars and streaks. She put on pantyhose and simple black heals that complemented her legs. Her make-up was not overdone but a little more heavy than Kira's. Her hair was slightly curled in the front and pulled up in the back. The girls had both accented bare skin with sparkling lotion. The guys were all stunned, especially Trent and Hunter. Leila and Kira both laughed.
"Say something before you swallow flies," Leila said sarcastically.
"Wow," Trent said.
"You look beautiful," Hunter said, giving her a kiss.
"Not too bad Kira, but I don't think my opinion's the one that counts here," Hunter said, teasing Kira and Trent a little. Kira looked over at Trent who was still staring at her.
"You look great...and you're early too," Trent said. Kira laughed.
"Well, um, Leila wanted to talk to you before she went out," Kira said. Trent looked over at his sister.
"Oh, okay," he said. He and Leila went off to the side. The others watched as they sat down at the bar. Hunter sat down next to Conner on the edge of the couch. Hunter picked up his smoothie and took a sip.
"Hunter, you're sure Leila's an only child right?" Conner asked, staring at Leila. Hunter frowned at looked over at Conner with a mix of warning and curiosity at his stupidity in his eyes.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Trent asked. Leila sighed.
"I'm not sure what to say to dad. I mean, I know he's both our dads but you've known him longer," Leila said. Trent nodded, getting the idea.
"Well, the fact that you need to get to know him is a good starting point. Ask him about his relationship with your mom, what it was like growing up for him, stuff now, and tell me because I don't know half of this stuff," Trent said, laughing and getting Leila to chuckle.
"What if he asks about me?" Leila asked. Trent understood she had concerns about revealing certain things about her life.
"Just let him know what you WANT him to know. Even parents with the BEST relationships with their kids might not know every little detail," Trent explained. Leila smiled.
"Thanks Trent," she said, leaning over to give him a hug. They heard someone clearing their throat and looked over to Dr. Oliver.
"Um, before your dad walks in and gets completely ticked off at my very presence, I made this for you Leila," he said. Leila saw that Dr. Oliver was handing her a bracelet like the others.
"What is this for?" she asked, with a small smile on her face.
"Well, you might not be a ranger, but you might as well the way you fight and you're one of us. So, I figured you deserve to be able to reach us," Dr. O explained. Leila slipped the bracelet/cuff on and it blended well with her outfit. She smiled up at her teacher.
"Thanks, Dr. O," she said, giving him a hug. Trent smiled at the sight. It felt good to look at Dr. O as one of them rather than just as their teacher.
"You're welcome," he said. Kira came up behind them.
"You ready?" she asked Trent.
"Yeah, do you mind waiting a few minutes until our dad shows up?" Trent asked.
"No problem," Kira replied. As if he could have better timing, in walked Anton Mercer in his regular business suit. He looked around and smiled when he saw Leila and Trent. Trent was a little taken back, he was not used to seeing his dad smile.
"Hi Leila," Anton said. Leila breathed in and out slowly.
"Hi, dad," she said slowly, hesitating with the word she was not used to.
"Um, dad, this is Kira," Trent interjecting, knowing his dad would ask about her eventually.
"It's nice to meet you Kira. What are you two up to tonight?" he asked nicely, somewhat slightly out of character by the rangers measures.
"Movies and hanging out mostly, sir," Kira said. Anton smiled.
"Well, have a good time. Just in case, here you go," Anton said, digging into pocket and shoving a wad of bills into Trent's hands. Trent, Leila, and Kira all stared wide-eyed in surprise at the money.
"Are you ready Leila? Our reservations are at seven," Anton said.
"Yeah, sure. Bye guys," Leila said.
"Oh before we go, can I meet your boyfriend?" Anton asked. Leila was a little shocked but she new immediately that he knew Hunter was the boy.
"Um, okay. Hunter, come here," Leila called. Hunter, too, was a little surprised but walked over to Leila.
"Dad, this is Hunter Bradley, my boyfriend of a little over a year. Hunter, Anton Mercer, my dad," Leila said a little nervously.
"Nice to meet you sir," Hunter said, extending his hand. Anton looked Hunter over, but smiled and shook his hand.
"Glad to know my daughter's with someone she's happy with," Anton replied. Hunter and Leila sighed in relief.
"Well, I hope I make her as happy as she makes me," Hunter replied. Anton stared at him for a second.
"Good answer. Shall we go, Leila?" Anton asked. Leila waved goodbye and the two made their way to the door until they were stopped by Cassidy and Devin.
"Cassidy Cornell, Reefside Reporter, how does it feel to be reunited after all of these years?" Cassidy asked in her best reporter voice. Leila saw that Devin was trying desperately to gets Cassidy's attention and get her to leave them alone, but he was not having luck. Leila stepped in.
"Go ask my twin sister. Come on dad," she said, ushering Anton of the door. Leila was stunned for a minute, then she turned to Devin.
"You didn't tell me there were two of them," Cassidy declared angrily.
"Cass, she was kidding," Devin replied simply. Cassidy's face fell and than she screamed in anger, stomping out of the door after Leila and Anton. Devin turned to the laughing ranger's.
"Duty calls," he said, running after Cassidy. Trent and Kira got up to leave.
"Bye guys," they said, walking out the door. After a few minutes, the remaining rangers got bored.
"Well, why don't we head over to my house and get to work?" Dr. O suggested.
"Sounds like a plan," Ethan replied, getting up.
"Work? On a Friday?" Conner asked as he followed them out the door. The guys had to walk a little bit to Tommy's car. Normally, that would not have been a problem but they were suddenly ambushed.
"Three little rangers and their friend with no where to go," taunted Elsa evilly. The guys were ready to fight but suddenly, a flash bounced off the building and ground, knocking over Tyranodrones alike. Elsa growled angrily, trying to follow the light. She screamed into a communicator.
"ZELTRAX!! What is that?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, but you'd better get back here," the rangers heard. Elsa growled angrily and glared at the rangers before disappearing. When the coast was clear, the guys looked around.
"Who are you?!" Hunter demanded.
"Long time no see, bro," said a familiar voice. Hunter's eyes widened in surprise and a smile spread across his face.
"Blake?" he asked. Out of the shadows stepped a figure, not clad in a Thunder Ninja Uniform but the Navy Thunder Ranger Uniform. Hunter was speechless at the sight of his brother clad in his ranger uniform.
"Ninja form!" Blake said, the suit disappearing and his ninja uniform remaining on him.
"What's up?" he asked, smiling at his shocked brother.
TA DA!!! Blake's back, but HOW in the WORLD did he get his powers back?! What's going to happen on Trent and Kira's date? What's going to happen on Leila's dinner with her dad? Find out all this and more in the chapters to come. CHAPTER 12: The Dates. PLEASE...R&R.
Author's Note: You guys are AWESOME!! Thank you so much for reading my story and reviewing. It's my dream to be a published author. Just a word of warning, I have finals coming up really soon but writing a new chapter for my story will be a welcomed break, so you shouldn't have long waiting periods. Enjoy! -Storm2003
Chapter 11 New Arrival
A few days went by and the rangers settled into a temporary routine of having Devin on their side. Even though Devin was happy to have new friends, he knew that, for now, he had to use his friendship with Cassidy to keep her off the ranger trail. Although, that wasn't much of a challenge, considering she got COMPLETELY sidetrack when she realized Devin had disappeared during their attempts to film ranger fights. Friday finally came and Leila was busy helping both Kira and her new brother get ready to go on their very first date. On top of that, she was about to have dinner with her dad, so she was a complete wreck.
"Leila, calm down," Kira said laughing. Leila sat down, completely wiped out from being so nervous.
"This is my dad Kira. I mean, what am I supposed to say to him? I don't even know what TRENT talks to him about," Leila said pleadingly.
"Why don't you go ahead and get ready. That way we can get to Hayley's before your dad gets there and you can ask Trent yourself," Kira said calmly.
"Okay," Leila said, a little pathetically. She picked up her bag of clothes and went into Kira's bathroom, leaving the door open a crack so they could talk.
"So what's Hunter going to do while you're with your dad?" Kira asked as she sat at her vanity to apply a little bit of make-up.
"He's going to hang out with Conner, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver. I think Dr. O wants him to help create a new simulation based on his ninja skills or something," Leila explained. Kira groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Great, more torture for us," she said. Leila laughed. A little while later, the guys were chuckling over how nervous Trent was.
"I wonder if I was this nervous the first time I went out with Leila," Hunter said out loud.
"Using my sister as an example is not helping," Trent said, as he sat down out of pure exhaustion.
"Being nervous wipe you out?" Ethan asked.
"Oh yeah," Trent breathed out.
"Hopefully not nervous enough to cancel," said the familiar voice of the yellow ranger. The guys turned to see Kira and Leila standing off to the side, looking like total knockouts. Kira was in low cut jeans with a yellow, off the shoulder sweater and a black fist-net cover covering her. She had applied a little bit of make-up and had her hair up. Leila was a little more dressed up. Anton Mercer was taking her to one of the fanciest restaurants in town. She had on a form-fitting black dress that stopped a little above the knee. It was accented with silver stars and streaks. She put on pantyhose and simple black heals that complemented her legs. Her make-up was not overdone but a little more heavy than Kira's. Her hair was slightly curled in the front and pulled up in the back. The girls had both accented bare skin with sparkling lotion. The guys were all stunned, especially Trent and Hunter. Leila and Kira both laughed.
"Say something before you swallow flies," Leila said sarcastically.
"Wow," Trent said.
"You look beautiful," Hunter said, giving her a kiss.
"Not too bad Kira, but I don't think my opinion's the one that counts here," Hunter said, teasing Kira and Trent a little. Kira looked over at Trent who was still staring at her.
"You look great...and you're early too," Trent said. Kira laughed.
"Well, um, Leila wanted to talk to you before she went out," Kira said. Trent looked over at his sister.
"Oh, okay," he said. He and Leila went off to the side. The others watched as they sat down at the bar. Hunter sat down next to Conner on the edge of the couch. Hunter picked up his smoothie and took a sip.
"Hunter, you're sure Leila's an only child right?" Conner asked, staring at Leila. Hunter frowned at looked over at Conner with a mix of warning and curiosity at his stupidity in his eyes.
"So what do you want to talk about?" Trent asked. Leila sighed.
"I'm not sure what to say to dad. I mean, I know he's both our dads but you've known him longer," Leila said. Trent nodded, getting the idea.
"Well, the fact that you need to get to know him is a good starting point. Ask him about his relationship with your mom, what it was like growing up for him, stuff now, and tell me because I don't know half of this stuff," Trent said, laughing and getting Leila to chuckle.
"What if he asks about me?" Leila asked. Trent understood she had concerns about revealing certain things about her life.
"Just let him know what you WANT him to know. Even parents with the BEST relationships with their kids might not know every little detail," Trent explained. Leila smiled.
"Thanks Trent," she said, leaning over to give him a hug. They heard someone clearing their throat and looked over to Dr. Oliver.
"Um, before your dad walks in and gets completely ticked off at my very presence, I made this for you Leila," he said. Leila saw that Dr. Oliver was handing her a bracelet like the others.
"What is this for?" she asked, with a small smile on her face.
"Well, you might not be a ranger, but you might as well the way you fight and you're one of us. So, I figured you deserve to be able to reach us," Dr. O explained. Leila slipped the bracelet/cuff on and it blended well with her outfit. She smiled up at her teacher.
"Thanks, Dr. O," she said, giving him a hug. Trent smiled at the sight. It felt good to look at Dr. O as one of them rather than just as their teacher.
"You're welcome," he said. Kira came up behind them.
"You ready?" she asked Trent.
"Yeah, do you mind waiting a few minutes until our dad shows up?" Trent asked.
"No problem," Kira replied. As if he could have better timing, in walked Anton Mercer in his regular business suit. He looked around and smiled when he saw Leila and Trent. Trent was a little taken back, he was not used to seeing his dad smile.
"Hi Leila," Anton said. Leila breathed in and out slowly.
"Hi, dad," she said slowly, hesitating with the word she was not used to.
"Um, dad, this is Kira," Trent interjecting, knowing his dad would ask about her eventually.
"It's nice to meet you Kira. What are you two up to tonight?" he asked nicely, somewhat slightly out of character by the rangers measures.
"Movies and hanging out mostly, sir," Kira said. Anton smiled.
"Well, have a good time. Just in case, here you go," Anton said, digging into pocket and shoving a wad of bills into Trent's hands. Trent, Leila, and Kira all stared wide-eyed in surprise at the money.
"Are you ready Leila? Our reservations are at seven," Anton said.
"Yeah, sure. Bye guys," Leila said.
"Oh before we go, can I meet your boyfriend?" Anton asked. Leila was a little shocked but she new immediately that he knew Hunter was the boy.
"Um, okay. Hunter, come here," Leila called. Hunter, too, was a little surprised but walked over to Leila.
"Dad, this is Hunter Bradley, my boyfriend of a little over a year. Hunter, Anton Mercer, my dad," Leila said a little nervously.
"Nice to meet you sir," Hunter said, extending his hand. Anton looked Hunter over, but smiled and shook his hand.
"Glad to know my daughter's with someone she's happy with," Anton replied. Hunter and Leila sighed in relief.
"Well, I hope I make her as happy as she makes me," Hunter replied. Anton stared at him for a second.
"Good answer. Shall we go, Leila?" Anton asked. Leila waved goodbye and the two made their way to the door until they were stopped by Cassidy and Devin.
"Cassidy Cornell, Reefside Reporter, how does it feel to be reunited after all of these years?" Cassidy asked in her best reporter voice. Leila saw that Devin was trying desperately to gets Cassidy's attention and get her to leave them alone, but he was not having luck. Leila stepped in.
"Go ask my twin sister. Come on dad," she said, ushering Anton of the door. Leila was stunned for a minute, then she turned to Devin.
"You didn't tell me there were two of them," Cassidy declared angrily.
"Cass, she was kidding," Devin replied simply. Cassidy's face fell and than she screamed in anger, stomping out of the door after Leila and Anton. Devin turned to the laughing ranger's.
"Duty calls," he said, running after Cassidy. Trent and Kira got up to leave.
"Bye guys," they said, walking out the door. After a few minutes, the remaining rangers got bored.
"Well, why don't we head over to my house and get to work?" Dr. O suggested.
"Sounds like a plan," Ethan replied, getting up.
"Work? On a Friday?" Conner asked as he followed them out the door. The guys had to walk a little bit to Tommy's car. Normally, that would not have been a problem but they were suddenly ambushed.
"Three little rangers and their friend with no where to go," taunted Elsa evilly. The guys were ready to fight but suddenly, a flash bounced off the building and ground, knocking over Tyranodrones alike. Elsa growled angrily, trying to follow the light. She screamed into a communicator.
"ZELTRAX!! What is that?" she asked.
"I'm not sure, but you'd better get back here," the rangers heard. Elsa growled angrily and glared at the rangers before disappearing. When the coast was clear, the guys looked around.
"Who are you?!" Hunter demanded.
"Long time no see, bro," said a familiar voice. Hunter's eyes widened in surprise and a smile spread across his face.
"Blake?" he asked. Out of the shadows stepped a figure, not clad in a Thunder Ninja Uniform but the Navy Thunder Ranger Uniform. Hunter was speechless at the sight of his brother clad in his ranger uniform.
"Ninja form!" Blake said, the suit disappearing and his ninja uniform remaining on him.
"What's up?" he asked, smiling at his shocked brother.
TA DA!!! Blake's back, but HOW in the WORLD did he get his powers back?! What's going to happen on Trent and Kira's date? What's going to happen on Leila's dinner with her dad? Find out all this and more in the chapters to come. CHAPTER 12: The Dates. PLEASE...R&R.
Author's Note: You guys are AWESOME!! Thank you so much for reading my story and reviewing. It's my dream to be a published author. Just a word of warning, I have finals coming up really soon but writing a new chapter for my story will be a welcomed break, so you shouldn't have long waiting periods. Enjoy! -Storm2003