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CHAPTER 17 Power Surges
Trent and Hunter ran as fast as they could. Hunter, having the edge of his ranger powers back, tapped into his ninja and ranger powers back and literally flew the last few feet, catching Leila in his arms. He knelt down to the ground, still cradling her.
"Ninja form!" he cried. His ranger suit disappeared, leaving his Thunder Ninja suit.
"Leila," he said, gently shaking her, trying to get her to wake. Trent got to them and fell to his knees next to his sister and her boyfriend.
"Leila...Leila, wake up," he pleaded. The other rangers gathered around them.
"Let's get her back to her house," Cam suggested. Hunter nodded and scooped Leila up in his arms. The trek back only took a few minutes but it seemed to take forever for Hunter and Trent especially. They entered the house and Hunter gently laid Leila across the sofa. Cam and Dr. Oliver went to work checking her. After about ten minutes, they conferred with each other.
"We can't find anything guys. She just seems to be exhausted from whatever happened to her," Dr. Oliver explained.
"Is this all part of what's in that box?" Cam asked.
"What box?" Conner asked.
"It's a long story, but I never heard anything like this being associated with the legend behind that. Maybe we were wrong," Blake said. An awkward silence fell over the concerned group until a knock came to the door. Tori answered it.
"May I help you?" she asked, not knowing Devin.
"Yea, I'm looking for Leila Omano, I'm a friend of hers and Dr. Oliver's," Devin said.
"It's okay Tori, he's the Triassic Ranger," Kira explained. Devin smiled when he saw his fellow Dino Rangers. Tori invited him in. Introductions were passed around before Devin noticed the unconscious Leila.
"What happened to Leila?" he asked.
"I wish we knew. But, wait, how did you get away from Cassidy?" Ethan asked.
"I said I had to go through hours of footage to find a strip of film that I thought had the rangers morphing on it. I told her I'd call her the minute I find it," Devin explained. The rangers laughed. The Ninja Storm rangers, except for Hunter, were confused.
"What's so funny?" Shane asked.
"Cassidy is a girl who wants to be a reporter and she's trying to get her big break by finding out the identities of the power rangers. Before he became a ranger, Devin was helping her. Now he's helping us, so by telling her he'd call the minute he found something means that she's going to be waiting a long time," Hunter explained. The other rangers got it and joined in the laughing. The phone ringing broke into the conversation again. Trent picked it up.
"Hello, Omano residence," he answered politely.
"Trent? Is that you?" asked a familiar face. Trent's face cringed in panic.
"Hi dad," he answered simply. The Dino Rangers and Hunter all cringed. Blake and the others looked at him questioningly.
"I'll explain later," Hunter whispered.
"Is Leila there? I wanted to talk to her," Anton asked. Trent started to panic.
"Uh, she's...uh...in the bathroom," Trent answered.
"Oh, that's okay, I can wait until she gets out," Anton replied. Trent panicked again.
"Uh, dad, she's going to be in there a while," Trent said, attempting to lie.
"Why? Is she sick?" Anton asked, concerned. Trent cringed, trying to think of something that would keep his dad from coming over.
"Uh, no, I think....it's that time of the month for her," Trent slipped out, embarrassed that that was all he could think of. Kira and Tori's mouths dropped and they had to hold everything in to keep from laughing.
"Oh, uh, well then, just tell her I called will you?" Anton asked.
"Sure dad, see you later," Trent said before hanging up the phone. He lowered his head in embarrassment as Tori and Kira burst out laughing.
"That was all you could think of?" Conner asked.
"Well, it was better than telling him she was sick and risk having him come over...," Trent said before trailing off and gazing over at the couch with a slight bit of fear. The others all turned to see Leila, still unconscious, start to levitate off the couch. They all backed away in slight fear.
"Uh, guys, what's going on?" Devin asked. No one could answer as a light start to travel up and down Leila's body.
"Is her body healing itself?" Hunter asked, mainly to Blake. Suddenly the light rested at Leila's head and she awoke with a start. She fell onto the couch. She sat up slowly but frantically.
"What's going on? What happened?" she asked. All the rangers were stunned.
"You don't remember?" Cam asked. Leila shook her head.
"You restored the ninja ranger powers," Dr. Oliver explained. Leila looked at him, stunned.
"I did?" she asked.
"Yea, it was sweet. Thanks dude," Dustin said happily. Leila gave a weak smile. She tried to stand up but was so weak and dizzy, she started to fall. Hunter caught her.
"Hey, take it easy. You exerted a lot of energy today," he said to her gently.
"Yea, but how and why is what I want to know," Leila said.
"Not to mention the rest of us," Kira mumbled.
"Hey, when you feel up to it, call dad. He called for you while you were out of it. I told him you were in the bathroom taking care of...*coughs*...your time of the month," Trent said slowly, still embarrassed. Leila looked at him as that was the dumbest thing he could have said.
"Well at least I can keep the conversation short without him getting suspicious," she said. The others laughed, knowing she was going to act crazy. The phone rang again and Leila reached for it this time.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Leila? It's Hayley," she whispered.
"Why are you whispering?" Leila asked.
"Because Cassidy is here DEMANDING to know where Devin is. She doesn't know he's friends with you so she doesn't know your address, but I have a feeling you want to keep it that way so you'd better get him over here fast," Hayley said.
"Okay, will do," Leila said, chuckling.
"Bye," Hayley whispered before hanging up. Leila hung up the phone and turned to Devin.
"You'd better get to the Cyber Café. Cassidy's looking for you and we don't want her to catch on to us," Leila said. Devin looked disappointed. He had wanted to spend some time with his ranger buddies.
"One of these days man, you'll be able to hang with us without sneaking off," Ethan said reassuringly.
"I'll see you guys later," Devin said before heading out the door. Leila leaned her head on Hunter's shoulder. He put his arm around her and looked up at Blake.
'I wonder if we WERE right about the box,' Hunter said to Blake telepathically.
'Maybe we should ask Sensei Omano about it,' Blake suggested back, telepathically.
'It's not our place TO ask,' Hunter retorted. Leila frowned, but not where Hunter or Blake could see.
'What box? They weren't talking, did I hear them telepathically? What's wrong with me?!' Leila thought to herself.
What IS going on with Leila? Will they ever find out the mystery of the box? Does it have something to do with Leila? Will they find out before Leila's birthday? Will Devin EVER get to spend time with his new friends? Where is Leila's mom? What surprises are in store from the ranger's enemies? Find out in Chapter 18. Please R&R.
CHAPTER 17 Power Surges
Trent and Hunter ran as fast as they could. Hunter, having the edge of his ranger powers back, tapped into his ninja and ranger powers back and literally flew the last few feet, catching Leila in his arms. He knelt down to the ground, still cradling her.
"Ninja form!" he cried. His ranger suit disappeared, leaving his Thunder Ninja suit.
"Leila," he said, gently shaking her, trying to get her to wake. Trent got to them and fell to his knees next to his sister and her boyfriend.
"Leila...Leila, wake up," he pleaded. The other rangers gathered around them.
"Let's get her back to her house," Cam suggested. Hunter nodded and scooped Leila up in his arms. The trek back only took a few minutes but it seemed to take forever for Hunter and Trent especially. They entered the house and Hunter gently laid Leila across the sofa. Cam and Dr. Oliver went to work checking her. After about ten minutes, they conferred with each other.
"We can't find anything guys. She just seems to be exhausted from whatever happened to her," Dr. Oliver explained.
"Is this all part of what's in that box?" Cam asked.
"What box?" Conner asked.
"It's a long story, but I never heard anything like this being associated with the legend behind that. Maybe we were wrong," Blake said. An awkward silence fell over the concerned group until a knock came to the door. Tori answered it.
"May I help you?" she asked, not knowing Devin.
"Yea, I'm looking for Leila Omano, I'm a friend of hers and Dr. Oliver's," Devin said.
"It's okay Tori, he's the Triassic Ranger," Kira explained. Devin smiled when he saw his fellow Dino Rangers. Tori invited him in. Introductions were passed around before Devin noticed the unconscious Leila.
"What happened to Leila?" he asked.
"I wish we knew. But, wait, how did you get away from Cassidy?" Ethan asked.
"I said I had to go through hours of footage to find a strip of film that I thought had the rangers morphing on it. I told her I'd call her the minute I find it," Devin explained. The rangers laughed. The Ninja Storm rangers, except for Hunter, were confused.
"What's so funny?" Shane asked.
"Cassidy is a girl who wants to be a reporter and she's trying to get her big break by finding out the identities of the power rangers. Before he became a ranger, Devin was helping her. Now he's helping us, so by telling her he'd call the minute he found something means that she's going to be waiting a long time," Hunter explained. The other rangers got it and joined in the laughing. The phone ringing broke into the conversation again. Trent picked it up.
"Hello, Omano residence," he answered politely.
"Trent? Is that you?" asked a familiar face. Trent's face cringed in panic.
"Hi dad," he answered simply. The Dino Rangers and Hunter all cringed. Blake and the others looked at him questioningly.
"I'll explain later," Hunter whispered.
"Is Leila there? I wanted to talk to her," Anton asked. Trent started to panic.
"Uh, she's...uh...in the bathroom," Trent answered.
"Oh, that's okay, I can wait until she gets out," Anton replied. Trent panicked again.
"Uh, dad, she's going to be in there a while," Trent said, attempting to lie.
"Why? Is she sick?" Anton asked, concerned. Trent cringed, trying to think of something that would keep his dad from coming over.
"Uh, no, I think....it's that time of the month for her," Trent slipped out, embarrassed that that was all he could think of. Kira and Tori's mouths dropped and they had to hold everything in to keep from laughing.
"Oh, uh, well then, just tell her I called will you?" Anton asked.
"Sure dad, see you later," Trent said before hanging up the phone. He lowered his head in embarrassment as Tori and Kira burst out laughing.
"That was all you could think of?" Conner asked.
"Well, it was better than telling him she was sick and risk having him come over...," Trent said before trailing off and gazing over at the couch with a slight bit of fear. The others all turned to see Leila, still unconscious, start to levitate off the couch. They all backed away in slight fear.
"Uh, guys, what's going on?" Devin asked. No one could answer as a light start to travel up and down Leila's body.
"Is her body healing itself?" Hunter asked, mainly to Blake. Suddenly the light rested at Leila's head and she awoke with a start. She fell onto the couch. She sat up slowly but frantically.
"What's going on? What happened?" she asked. All the rangers were stunned.
"You don't remember?" Cam asked. Leila shook her head.
"You restored the ninja ranger powers," Dr. Oliver explained. Leila looked at him, stunned.
"I did?" she asked.
"Yea, it was sweet. Thanks dude," Dustin said happily. Leila gave a weak smile. She tried to stand up but was so weak and dizzy, she started to fall. Hunter caught her.
"Hey, take it easy. You exerted a lot of energy today," he said to her gently.
"Yea, but how and why is what I want to know," Leila said.
"Not to mention the rest of us," Kira mumbled.
"Hey, when you feel up to it, call dad. He called for you while you were out of it. I told him you were in the bathroom taking care of...*coughs*...your time of the month," Trent said slowly, still embarrassed. Leila looked at him as that was the dumbest thing he could have said.
"Well at least I can keep the conversation short without him getting suspicious," she said. The others laughed, knowing she was going to act crazy. The phone rang again and Leila reached for it this time.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Leila? It's Hayley," she whispered.
"Why are you whispering?" Leila asked.
"Because Cassidy is here DEMANDING to know where Devin is. She doesn't know he's friends with you so she doesn't know your address, but I have a feeling you want to keep it that way so you'd better get him over here fast," Hayley said.
"Okay, will do," Leila said, chuckling.
"Bye," Hayley whispered before hanging up. Leila hung up the phone and turned to Devin.
"You'd better get to the Cyber Café. Cassidy's looking for you and we don't want her to catch on to us," Leila said. Devin looked disappointed. He had wanted to spend some time with his ranger buddies.
"One of these days man, you'll be able to hang with us without sneaking off," Ethan said reassuringly.
"I'll see you guys later," Devin said before heading out the door. Leila leaned her head on Hunter's shoulder. He put his arm around her and looked up at Blake.
'I wonder if we WERE right about the box,' Hunter said to Blake telepathically.
'Maybe we should ask Sensei Omano about it,' Blake suggested back, telepathically.
'It's not our place TO ask,' Hunter retorted. Leila frowned, but not where Hunter or Blake could see.
'What box? They weren't talking, did I hear them telepathically? What's wrong with me?!' Leila thought to herself.
What IS going on with Leila? Will they ever find out the mystery of the box? Does it have something to do with Leila? Will they find out before Leila's birthday? Will Devin EVER get to spend time with his new friends? Where is Leila's mom? What surprises are in store from the ranger's enemies? Find out in Chapter 18. Please R&R.