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CHAPTER 29 Bonding
Everything became quiet for a few days. Bronchonaut did not seem to be in a rush to act on anything with the arrival of more rangers. So for the time being, they all settled into a routine. They were all on a regular training schedule. Tommy went a little lenient on the Storm Rangers because they had to go back and forth between the academies to teach. He did the same for his own rangers because they still had to go to school. During their times together, the storm and dino rangers because closer friends as they developed new friendships with their predecessors. The guys got a little bonding experience one Friday afternoon. Tommy thought it would be good for the girls to spend some time together, so he sent them off on a shopping trip. The guys all got together at Tommy's house for a sparring session. Adam and Trent went at each other.
"So, you were adopted by Anton Mercer?" Adam asked as Trent punched at him. Adam blocked it and held it.
"Yea," Trent responded before Adam flipped him over.
"And he turned out to be Leila's biological father?" Adam asked again as Trent got up.
"Yes, and that makes her my sister whatever way you want to look at it," Trent said before Adam kicked at him. Trent blocked the kick and threw Adam to one side of the mat. Adam rolled and stopped as he was lying on his back. He looked up and met Hunter's eyes.
"And you're Leila's boyfriend?" he asked. Hunter nodded in a bored response. Nearby, Rocky, Tommy, and Jason were catching up with a three- some sparring match.
"So, Tommy, not that it isn't obvious in some cases but catch us up on the hook-ups of your team," Rocky said, sending a roundhouse kick to Tommy, who flipped out of the way.
"Well, Tori and Blake are the resident Storm couple. Kira and Trent finally got together a little while ago. And Leila and Hunter are kind of the couple that hooks the two teams together. But Jase, what's up with you and Kat?" Tommy asked, sending a back kick to Jason. Jason blocked it.
"What do you mean?" he asked innocently before throwing Tommy. Tommy recovered.
"Don't play dumb with me man. I've known you've liked her since you were on the Zeo team," Tommy said. Jason went a little pale but recovered.
"We've been taking it slow but we've been dating for a few months," Jason responded.
"All right Jason, but Tommy man, what about you and Kimberly?" Rocky asked. The two stood up from the fighting stances and cornered their friend. Tommy stood up too.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to get back together with her, but it's just hard," Tommy said.
"It's not as hard as you think man," Jason said. Tommy sighed and smiled at his friends. Having them back in his life, as both friends and rangers, made him feel like a teenager again. Rocky started to laugh.
"What is Zack doing?" he asked. Tommy and Jason looked over and saw Zack giving Blake and Shane dancing lessons. Zack was doing one routine in front of the storm rangers while they a completely different routine in sync with each other behind him.
"HA HA! Go Shane, Go Blake!" Dustin called. He and Devin were taking on Conner in a little soccer match. Devin attempted to get the ball from Conner, but he was too fast for him. Suddenly, Dustin popped up from the ground and took the ball, flipped over Conner and kicked it to Devin.
"Hey man," Conner said. A chorus of laughter came from a nearby tree. Cam, Billy, and Ethan had sat together for some genius talk.
"So you actually went to another planet?" Ethan asked of Billy.
"Yea, but I don't know how it competes with traveling back to the past," Billy pointed out.
"Hey, I didn't end up in a video game," Cam said. He and Billy chuckled as Ethan rolled his eyes. Meanwhile, the girls were doing something they could all agree on...SHOPPING. They had been at it for a little while, so they stopped for a bite to eat and sat at one big table.
"Whoa, I have not done this much shopping in ages," Aisha said. Leila sighed and gazed off as she swirled her straw around her smoothie.
"What's wrong Leila?" Hayley asked. Leila snapped out of it.
"I just want everything to be okay. I mean, the guys are having so much fun together. Today has been the most fun I have had in a long time. I just don't want it to be the last time this happens," Leila said.
"Leila, we speak from experience when we say that there's ALWAYS a chance. We're here with you," Katherine said. Leila smiled.
"Besides, we've got the big strong men to help us," Tori said, being a little sarcastic. All the girls laughed.
"Yea, so I can't keep up with this, who is a bachelor and who is taken?" Kimberly asked.
"I have Trent," Kira said.
"Blake," Tori said.
"Hunter," Leila said.
"Dustin's kind of got someone back at the academy," Tori admitted.
"And Devin's trying to get one girl off his back," Kira said.
"I'm kind of, um, with Adam," Aisha admitted. Kimberly and Katherine looked at her in shock.
"Since when?" they asked. Aisha blushed.
"Last Christmas," she admitted.
"Well, what about you two?" Kira asked. The first and second pink rangers blushed and glanced at each other.
"I've been dating Jason for a little bit," Katherine admitted.
"And what about the infamous Kimberly/Tommy romance?" Aisha asked of her old friend.
"There's nothing going on right now but that doesn't mean that there couldn't be," Kimberly said.
"So Hayley, what do you think of Billy?" Tori asked. All the girls laughed as Hayley blushed.
"Don't even think about it," Hayley said, knowing they were trying to play matchmaker. Meanwhile, the guys were enjoying there time together until a swarm of Tyranodrones appeared. They all took their positions.
"Cam, go back to my house and get the energy source from the meteor," Tommy said.
"Got ya," Cam said, ripping his clothes down to his ninja uniform and streaking back to Tommy's house. Meanwhile the girls were about to engage in more shopping when Leila felt a sharp pain.
"AH!" she screamed, grabbing her stomach and head, collapsing to the ground. The girls surrounded her.
"Leila, what's wrong?" Katherine asked.
"The guys, they're in trouble. Something's about to happen," she said, clutching her body in pain. The girls all looked at each other and made their way out of the mall as quickly as they could.
WHAT is going to happen? Will this ruin the plan? Will Tommy and Kimberly get back together? Will there be anymore hookups made? Find out all this and more in Chapter 30.
CHAPTER 29 Bonding
Everything became quiet for a few days. Bronchonaut did not seem to be in a rush to act on anything with the arrival of more rangers. So for the time being, they all settled into a routine. They were all on a regular training schedule. Tommy went a little lenient on the Storm Rangers because they had to go back and forth between the academies to teach. He did the same for his own rangers because they still had to go to school. During their times together, the storm and dino rangers because closer friends as they developed new friendships with their predecessors. The guys got a little bonding experience one Friday afternoon. Tommy thought it would be good for the girls to spend some time together, so he sent them off on a shopping trip. The guys all got together at Tommy's house for a sparring session. Adam and Trent went at each other.
"So, you were adopted by Anton Mercer?" Adam asked as Trent punched at him. Adam blocked it and held it.
"Yea," Trent responded before Adam flipped him over.
"And he turned out to be Leila's biological father?" Adam asked again as Trent got up.
"Yes, and that makes her my sister whatever way you want to look at it," Trent said before Adam kicked at him. Trent blocked the kick and threw Adam to one side of the mat. Adam rolled and stopped as he was lying on his back. He looked up and met Hunter's eyes.
"And you're Leila's boyfriend?" he asked. Hunter nodded in a bored response. Nearby, Rocky, Tommy, and Jason were catching up with a three- some sparring match.
"So, Tommy, not that it isn't obvious in some cases but catch us up on the hook-ups of your team," Rocky said, sending a roundhouse kick to Tommy, who flipped out of the way.
"Well, Tori and Blake are the resident Storm couple. Kira and Trent finally got together a little while ago. And Leila and Hunter are kind of the couple that hooks the two teams together. But Jase, what's up with you and Kat?" Tommy asked, sending a back kick to Jason. Jason blocked it.
"What do you mean?" he asked innocently before throwing Tommy. Tommy recovered.
"Don't play dumb with me man. I've known you've liked her since you were on the Zeo team," Tommy said. Jason went a little pale but recovered.
"We've been taking it slow but we've been dating for a few months," Jason responded.
"All right Jason, but Tommy man, what about you and Kimberly?" Rocky asked. The two stood up from the fighting stances and cornered their friend. Tommy stood up too.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to get back together with her, but it's just hard," Tommy said.
"It's not as hard as you think man," Jason said. Tommy sighed and smiled at his friends. Having them back in his life, as both friends and rangers, made him feel like a teenager again. Rocky started to laugh.
"What is Zack doing?" he asked. Tommy and Jason looked over and saw Zack giving Blake and Shane dancing lessons. Zack was doing one routine in front of the storm rangers while they a completely different routine in sync with each other behind him.
"HA HA! Go Shane, Go Blake!" Dustin called. He and Devin were taking on Conner in a little soccer match. Devin attempted to get the ball from Conner, but he was too fast for him. Suddenly, Dustin popped up from the ground and took the ball, flipped over Conner and kicked it to Devin.
"Hey man," Conner said. A chorus of laughter came from a nearby tree. Cam, Billy, and Ethan had sat together for some genius talk.
"So you actually went to another planet?" Ethan asked of Billy.
"Yea, but I don't know how it competes with traveling back to the past," Billy pointed out.
"Hey, I didn't end up in a video game," Cam said. He and Billy chuckled as Ethan rolled his eyes. Meanwhile, the girls were doing something they could all agree on...SHOPPING. They had been at it for a little while, so they stopped for a bite to eat and sat at one big table.
"Whoa, I have not done this much shopping in ages," Aisha said. Leila sighed and gazed off as she swirled her straw around her smoothie.
"What's wrong Leila?" Hayley asked. Leila snapped out of it.
"I just want everything to be okay. I mean, the guys are having so much fun together. Today has been the most fun I have had in a long time. I just don't want it to be the last time this happens," Leila said.
"Leila, we speak from experience when we say that there's ALWAYS a chance. We're here with you," Katherine said. Leila smiled.
"Besides, we've got the big strong men to help us," Tori said, being a little sarcastic. All the girls laughed.
"Yea, so I can't keep up with this, who is a bachelor and who is taken?" Kimberly asked.
"I have Trent," Kira said.
"Blake," Tori said.
"Hunter," Leila said.
"Dustin's kind of got someone back at the academy," Tori admitted.
"And Devin's trying to get one girl off his back," Kira said.
"I'm kind of, um, with Adam," Aisha admitted. Kimberly and Katherine looked at her in shock.
"Since when?" they asked. Aisha blushed.
"Last Christmas," she admitted.
"Well, what about you two?" Kira asked. The first and second pink rangers blushed and glanced at each other.
"I've been dating Jason for a little bit," Katherine admitted.
"And what about the infamous Kimberly/Tommy romance?" Aisha asked of her old friend.
"There's nothing going on right now but that doesn't mean that there couldn't be," Kimberly said.
"So Hayley, what do you think of Billy?" Tori asked. All the girls laughed as Hayley blushed.
"Don't even think about it," Hayley said, knowing they were trying to play matchmaker. Meanwhile, the guys were enjoying there time together until a swarm of Tyranodrones appeared. They all took their positions.
"Cam, go back to my house and get the energy source from the meteor," Tommy said.
"Got ya," Cam said, ripping his clothes down to his ninja uniform and streaking back to Tommy's house. Meanwhile the girls were about to engage in more shopping when Leila felt a sharp pain.
"AH!" she screamed, grabbing her stomach and head, collapsing to the ground. The girls surrounded her.
"Leila, what's wrong?" Katherine asked.
"The guys, they're in trouble. Something's about to happen," she said, clutching her body in pain. The girls all looked at each other and made their way out of the mall as quickly as they could.
WHAT is going to happen? Will this ruin the plan? Will Tommy and Kimberly get back together? Will there be anymore hookups made? Find out all this and more in Chapter 30.