Chapter 2: Dinner & Speeches
They arrived at the banquet hall and unloaded from the van. Blake hurried from the passenger side to the driver's side to help Tori down. "Thank you, you are quite the gentleman tonight, Blake." She commented with a smile.
"Hey what can I say, I try." Blake said a little nervously.
The six entered the beautifully decorated room. There were banners of red, yellow, light blue, navy blue, crimson, and green streaming down the walls. A floating candle under glass in each of their respective colors surrounded by white flowers were at each table.
When they entered the room everyone stood up and applauded them. The five male rangers in their black suits wearing ties in their respective colors and the one female ranger dressed in her color all took a bow. Then one of the servers showed them to their table. They were seated at the head table with Sensei Watanbe, Sensei Amano and Leann. Sensei Amano and Sensei Watanbe were seated in the middle with Leann next to her father. Cam was seated next to his father and then it was Shane, Tori and Dustin. Hunter and Blake were seated next to Leann. Blake was a little disappointed that they were not sitting by the others.
"Don't worry lil' bro, I am sure you'll find your way to her later tonight." Hunter teased his bother.
"Attention everyone!" Sensei Watanbe started as he spoke into a microphone that was handed to him by one of the servers. "Welcome to the dinner celebration of the Wind Ninja and Thunder Ninja Academies. Tonight we celebrate the graduation of six students that started their journeys separately, but were destined to come together for something far more, greater than they ever thought. They were six students on different missions in life, but realized that nothing could be accomplished alone. They have sacrificed their normal daily lives to fight for the freedom of their fellow ninjas and for the people of their planet. I present to you those students." He says as he puts his arms out as if to present them to the crowd. "I will ask each one of them to come up and say something. I would like to start with Shane Clark, one of the leaders of the Power Rangers."
Shane: "Good evening everyone. I started out as the leader of our group. I believed that I could handle all of this on my own and that I needed no one to help me defend our world. Boy, was I ever wrong. Through this experience with my team, I learned the value of friendship, family and commaderie. I learned that there was no 'I' in team and that sometimes I had to step back and let someone else lead because a leader is nothing without his team. I would like to thank my team for putting up with my ego, my stubbornness, and my bossy ways. I love you guys and I would like to thank Sensei Watanbe for putting up with Dustin, Tori and my tardiness. You truly have taught us a lot and we love you for it. Now, let's here from Dustin Brooks!"
Dustin: "Dude, where do I begin? I once told Tori and Shane that were like the Power Rangers even before we knew we were going to be Power Rangers. That was because in every group there was a 'sensible one', a 'goofy one' and the 'strong one'. Then Hunter, Blake and Cam joined the ranger team and balanced us out even more. I couldn't have asked for anything better than becoming a Power Ranger. It brought me my friends who are now like family to me and it showed me that even though I am the 'goofy one' that I belonged some where and had a purpose in life. Thank you everyone for being there! I love you man!" Tori Hanson will you come up now?"
Tori: "Being the sensible one, didn't always mean we were on time to class. Thanks to Dustin here. I learned a lot here from my team, like how to not use your ninja powers in public and the meaning of loyalty. I believe together we have learned that if we stay loyal to our mission, our team and ourselves that we could achieve anything. We did exactly that when we defeated Lothor. Thank you Sensei for all of your support and Cam for your patience with us in the beginning. Thank you Shane, Dustin, Hunter and Blake for letting me be the tough girl out there and for always watching my back. I love you all. Now to hear from the Thunder Brothers as we have lovingly called them throughout the year. Here's Hunter Bradley, the other leader of our team.
Hunter: "Aside from being brainwashed to the side of evil and coming to blows with my team, I feel that I have learned and gained a lot from this experience. My brother, Blake and I were use to being alone. We relied only on each other, but after we joined the Wind Rangers we had to learn to rely on our team and I had to learn to share the leadership role of our team. Sensei Watanbe, thank you for accepting us so openly and for teaching us all that we know. Blake and I may be from the Thunder Ninja Academy, but we will forever be a part of this team. To Cam, Shane, Dustin, and Tori thanks for letting us be a part of something great, this family, our family. Now last, but not least, here is my brother Blake Bradley.
Blake: "Like my brother said, we have learned a lot from this experience. We have gained a new family and I am sad that I will have to leave you guys soon, but I am so happy that I have all of you in my life now. Just remember that no matter where life takes us, nothing can break up our family. Thank you Sensei Watanbe and everyone for everything!"
"Now, let's eat, I am starved dudes!" Dustin yells above all the clapping.
AN: Don't kill me, this chapter was cheesy I know! The next one will better I promise!
They arrived at the banquet hall and unloaded from the van. Blake hurried from the passenger side to the driver's side to help Tori down. "Thank you, you are quite the gentleman tonight, Blake." She commented with a smile.
"Hey what can I say, I try." Blake said a little nervously.
The six entered the beautifully decorated room. There were banners of red, yellow, light blue, navy blue, crimson, and green streaming down the walls. A floating candle under glass in each of their respective colors surrounded by white flowers were at each table.
When they entered the room everyone stood up and applauded them. The five male rangers in their black suits wearing ties in their respective colors and the one female ranger dressed in her color all took a bow. Then one of the servers showed them to their table. They were seated at the head table with Sensei Watanbe, Sensei Amano and Leann. Sensei Amano and Sensei Watanbe were seated in the middle with Leann next to her father. Cam was seated next to his father and then it was Shane, Tori and Dustin. Hunter and Blake were seated next to Leann. Blake was a little disappointed that they were not sitting by the others.
"Don't worry lil' bro, I am sure you'll find your way to her later tonight." Hunter teased his bother.
"Attention everyone!" Sensei Watanbe started as he spoke into a microphone that was handed to him by one of the servers. "Welcome to the dinner celebration of the Wind Ninja and Thunder Ninja Academies. Tonight we celebrate the graduation of six students that started their journeys separately, but were destined to come together for something far more, greater than they ever thought. They were six students on different missions in life, but realized that nothing could be accomplished alone. They have sacrificed their normal daily lives to fight for the freedom of their fellow ninjas and for the people of their planet. I present to you those students." He says as he puts his arms out as if to present them to the crowd. "I will ask each one of them to come up and say something. I would like to start with Shane Clark, one of the leaders of the Power Rangers."
Shane: "Good evening everyone. I started out as the leader of our group. I believed that I could handle all of this on my own and that I needed no one to help me defend our world. Boy, was I ever wrong. Through this experience with my team, I learned the value of friendship, family and commaderie. I learned that there was no 'I' in team and that sometimes I had to step back and let someone else lead because a leader is nothing without his team. I would like to thank my team for putting up with my ego, my stubbornness, and my bossy ways. I love you guys and I would like to thank Sensei Watanbe for putting up with Dustin, Tori and my tardiness. You truly have taught us a lot and we love you for it. Now, let's here from Dustin Brooks!"
Dustin: "Dude, where do I begin? I once told Tori and Shane that were like the Power Rangers even before we knew we were going to be Power Rangers. That was because in every group there was a 'sensible one', a 'goofy one' and the 'strong one'. Then Hunter, Blake and Cam joined the ranger team and balanced us out even more. I couldn't have asked for anything better than becoming a Power Ranger. It brought me my friends who are now like family to me and it showed me that even though I am the 'goofy one' that I belonged some where and had a purpose in life. Thank you everyone for being there! I love you man!" Tori Hanson will you come up now?"
Tori: "Being the sensible one, didn't always mean we were on time to class. Thanks to Dustin here. I learned a lot here from my team, like how to not use your ninja powers in public and the meaning of loyalty. I believe together we have learned that if we stay loyal to our mission, our team and ourselves that we could achieve anything. We did exactly that when we defeated Lothor. Thank you Sensei for all of your support and Cam for your patience with us in the beginning. Thank you Shane, Dustin, Hunter and Blake for letting me be the tough girl out there and for always watching my back. I love you all. Now to hear from the Thunder Brothers as we have lovingly called them throughout the year. Here's Hunter Bradley, the other leader of our team.
Hunter: "Aside from being brainwashed to the side of evil and coming to blows with my team, I feel that I have learned and gained a lot from this experience. My brother, Blake and I were use to being alone. We relied only on each other, but after we joined the Wind Rangers we had to learn to rely on our team and I had to learn to share the leadership role of our team. Sensei Watanbe, thank you for accepting us so openly and for teaching us all that we know. Blake and I may be from the Thunder Ninja Academy, but we will forever be a part of this team. To Cam, Shane, Dustin, and Tori thanks for letting us be a part of something great, this family, our family. Now last, but not least, here is my brother Blake Bradley.
Blake: "Like my brother said, we have learned a lot from this experience. We have gained a new family and I am sad that I will have to leave you guys soon, but I am so happy that I have all of you in my life now. Just remember that no matter where life takes us, nothing can break up our family. Thank you Sensei Watanbe and everyone for everything!"
"Now, let's eat, I am starved dudes!" Dustin yells above all the clapping.
AN: Don't kill me, this chapter was cheesy I know! The next one will better I promise!