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CHAPTER 6 Back In The Saddle
"Grandpa, what is going on?" Leila asked of Sensei Omano. The mentors of the rangers had gathered at Blake and Tori's house. They hesitated to tell the rangers what needed to be said.
"When the Time Force Rangers and the Lightspeed Rangers blasted Elsa and Zeltrax together, we neglected to wait and see if they were really destroyed. They weren't," Hayley explained. The youth rangers were stunned.
"Wha...what does that mean?" Tori asked.
"They've spent this whole time recovering from the battle and creating a new enemy. Those things you guys fought are their minions. I think they're called Gorons," Anton said.
"How are we supposed to stop them?" Ethan questioned.
"We've been working on that and as much as we hate to ask you to do this, since you've all settled into normal lives, the rangers must rise again," Sensei Watanabe said.
"Can't rise if we don't have powers to raise us up," Cam said.
"We've taken care of that," Tommy said, taking two bags out of his jacket. He laid both down on the coffee table and opened them up, exposing six gems in one and seven in the other.
"Um, how did you do this?" Kira asked.
"I recovered all of our dino gems and ran tests on them. There was still some left in each, so I've been powering them ever since with a special dino gem. It's filled with a powerful platinum substance that reenergized all of the powers in it. We have some extra power boosts because of it. But all in all, we're back in the saddle," Tommy explained.
"What about our powers?" Shane asked.
"While you still maintain your ninja trained powers, you'll be receiving new ranger powers, ones as close to your own ninja powers as possible. Take the gems and they bond into your morphers, allowing you to become rangers once again," Sensei Watanabe as the ninja rangers and dino rangers took their respective gems.
"So what are our powers?" Tori asked.
"You Tori, will have the power of the Monsoon. Dustin, you have the tornado while Shane holds the Cyclone power. Blake, you will receive the power of lightning and Hunter, you will receive the power of the Hurricane. Cam, you have the Tsunami power," Sensei Omano said. Leila quietly picked up her gem and bit her lip cautiously.
"What about me?" she asked quietly.
"You have the power of the Inferno, Leila. Although...," Anton started to say but went off. All the rangers looked up to their mentors with curious eyes.
"Although what dad?" Trent asked.
"These new powers will have the same reaction as when Leila became the Gold Thundersaurus Ranger. New ones can pop at any minute, sometimes uncontrollably. I don't know if it will happen to you guys but with the story behind Leila's coming forth as a ranger, she's more at risk to this," Hayley explained. All the rangers took in deep breaths. They were hesitant to express what they were thinking, if any of them were able to think of anything to say.
"We know this is a lot of us to ask of you guys, especially now. All we ask of you right now is to think it over," Tommy said. The youth rangers, despite the reasons they may have thought to not take the reigns again, one phrase whispered in their heads. One that the famous Tommy Oliver knew all too well; "Once a ranger, always a ranger."
Dinner was finished in an uncomfortable silence. Everyone went to separate places among the house. Leila went to the twins room and watched them silently, leaning back against the open door. Spot was curled up on her lap as she watched her future niece and nephew sleep soundly. Tori and Kira walked up quietly behind her and sat next to her. They too were silent in thought as they either petted Spot or watched the twins.
"They are two reasons not to do this," Kira said. Tori swallowed hard.
"But if Blake and I don't this, then there might not be a reason for any of us to keep living. At least they'll have a chance to live if we take the reigns again," Tori said.
"You're really going to do this? At the risk of never seeing Kai or Trini again?" Leila asked, near to tears.
"We risked never being together when we were rangers the first AND second time. We could have died several times but we lived through it. We got married and we had two beautiful children. This time we're fighting so they can have a chance to grow up and find their true loves and have kids of their own," Tori defended. Kira bit her lip.
"What if...what if something happens to either me or Trent? I want to have a baby but I'm really scared. As much as we had to live for in the fights before, we have so much more to live for now," Kira said.
"Which means we have so much more to lose if we don't even try Kira. I understand the fear you guys are feeling. Don't think I'm not feeling it too. But I'm seeing the results if we don't even attempt what we're supposed to do...become rangers again," Tori said to her fellow female rangers. The girls once again fell silent. Leila did not say anything else, fearful that tears would fall. She did not want to be selfish...it wasn't in her nature. But she felt as if she deserved to be happy and all she wanted to be happy was to plan her wedding and have it in peace. She hated Elsa and Zeltrax for living. She hated them for coming back with a new enemy. She just wanted to marry Hunter and have the happily ever after she had dreamed about since she was a kid.
Hunter sat on a lawn chair next to Blake's pool. He turned the picture of him and Leila he kept in his wallet over and over in his hand. Blake watched his brother stare off into space as he approached. To get his attention, he grabbed the picture out of Hunter's hand.
"Ha ha," he said playfully, laughing at the look on Hunter's face as he snapped out of the trance.
"Hey," he whined as Blake threw the picture back at him.
"Calm down, HURRICANE ranger," Blake said sarcastically.
"Make me, LIGHTNING ranger," Hunter retorted.
"So are you going to do it?" Blake asked. Hunter looked at him from glancing down at the picture.
"Do what?" Hunter asked.
"Take the reigns again. Shane, Dustin, and Cam are doing. Tori and I talked about it and we're going to do it. I haven't talked to Leila. As far as I know, all the dinos are doing it. What about you?" Blake asked. Hunter snickered.
"What real choice do I have?" Hunter retorted.
"Bro?" Blake asked, frowning in concern. Hunter sighed and calmed down.
"Don't get me wrong. I love what I can do as I ranger.. helping people and saving the world. But bro, I love Leila so much more. As selfish as it sounds, I just want to marry her and be happy," Hunter said. Blake gave him an encouraging smile.
"It's not selfish Hunter. It's normal. Unfortunately when all of us took the reigns as rangers the first time around, we took on a lifelong responsibility that we can't ignore. Just like Tori and I can't ignore the fact that if we don't fight this enemy, our children might not have a chance to grow up. Even if we run the risk of not seeing them grow up, we'll know we at least give them the chance," Blake said. Hunter nodded. It was official, all of the rangers were going to take the reigns again.
Okay, all the rangers are back but who is the enemy Elsa and Zeltrax are creating? What will this do to Leila and Hunter's wedding plans? What will happen in this new adventure? What will the news power do? Find out in the next chapter.
CHAPTER 6 Back In The Saddle
"Grandpa, what is going on?" Leila asked of Sensei Omano. The mentors of the rangers had gathered at Blake and Tori's house. They hesitated to tell the rangers what needed to be said.
"When the Time Force Rangers and the Lightspeed Rangers blasted Elsa and Zeltrax together, we neglected to wait and see if they were really destroyed. They weren't," Hayley explained. The youth rangers were stunned.
"Wha...what does that mean?" Tori asked.
"They've spent this whole time recovering from the battle and creating a new enemy. Those things you guys fought are their minions. I think they're called Gorons," Anton said.
"How are we supposed to stop them?" Ethan questioned.
"We've been working on that and as much as we hate to ask you to do this, since you've all settled into normal lives, the rangers must rise again," Sensei Watanabe said.
"Can't rise if we don't have powers to raise us up," Cam said.
"We've taken care of that," Tommy said, taking two bags out of his jacket. He laid both down on the coffee table and opened them up, exposing six gems in one and seven in the other.
"Um, how did you do this?" Kira asked.
"I recovered all of our dino gems and ran tests on them. There was still some left in each, so I've been powering them ever since with a special dino gem. It's filled with a powerful platinum substance that reenergized all of the powers in it. We have some extra power boosts because of it. But all in all, we're back in the saddle," Tommy explained.
"What about our powers?" Shane asked.
"While you still maintain your ninja trained powers, you'll be receiving new ranger powers, ones as close to your own ninja powers as possible. Take the gems and they bond into your morphers, allowing you to become rangers once again," Sensei Watanabe as the ninja rangers and dino rangers took their respective gems.
"So what are our powers?" Tori asked.
"You Tori, will have the power of the Monsoon. Dustin, you have the tornado while Shane holds the Cyclone power. Blake, you will receive the power of lightning and Hunter, you will receive the power of the Hurricane. Cam, you have the Tsunami power," Sensei Omano said. Leila quietly picked up her gem and bit her lip cautiously.
"What about me?" she asked quietly.
"You have the power of the Inferno, Leila. Although...," Anton started to say but went off. All the rangers looked up to their mentors with curious eyes.
"Although what dad?" Trent asked.
"These new powers will have the same reaction as when Leila became the Gold Thundersaurus Ranger. New ones can pop at any minute, sometimes uncontrollably. I don't know if it will happen to you guys but with the story behind Leila's coming forth as a ranger, she's more at risk to this," Hayley explained. All the rangers took in deep breaths. They were hesitant to express what they were thinking, if any of them were able to think of anything to say.
"We know this is a lot of us to ask of you guys, especially now. All we ask of you right now is to think it over," Tommy said. The youth rangers, despite the reasons they may have thought to not take the reigns again, one phrase whispered in their heads. One that the famous Tommy Oliver knew all too well; "Once a ranger, always a ranger."
Dinner was finished in an uncomfortable silence. Everyone went to separate places among the house. Leila went to the twins room and watched them silently, leaning back against the open door. Spot was curled up on her lap as she watched her future niece and nephew sleep soundly. Tori and Kira walked up quietly behind her and sat next to her. They too were silent in thought as they either petted Spot or watched the twins.
"They are two reasons not to do this," Kira said. Tori swallowed hard.
"But if Blake and I don't this, then there might not be a reason for any of us to keep living. At least they'll have a chance to live if we take the reigns again," Tori said.
"You're really going to do this? At the risk of never seeing Kai or Trini again?" Leila asked, near to tears.
"We risked never being together when we were rangers the first AND second time. We could have died several times but we lived through it. We got married and we had two beautiful children. This time we're fighting so they can have a chance to grow up and find their true loves and have kids of their own," Tori defended. Kira bit her lip.
"What if...what if something happens to either me or Trent? I want to have a baby but I'm really scared. As much as we had to live for in the fights before, we have so much more to live for now," Kira said.
"Which means we have so much more to lose if we don't even try Kira. I understand the fear you guys are feeling. Don't think I'm not feeling it too. But I'm seeing the results if we don't even attempt what we're supposed to do...become rangers again," Tori said to her fellow female rangers. The girls once again fell silent. Leila did not say anything else, fearful that tears would fall. She did not want to be selfish...it wasn't in her nature. But she felt as if she deserved to be happy and all she wanted to be happy was to plan her wedding and have it in peace. She hated Elsa and Zeltrax for living. She hated them for coming back with a new enemy. She just wanted to marry Hunter and have the happily ever after she had dreamed about since she was a kid.
Hunter sat on a lawn chair next to Blake's pool. He turned the picture of him and Leila he kept in his wallet over and over in his hand. Blake watched his brother stare off into space as he approached. To get his attention, he grabbed the picture out of Hunter's hand.
"Ha ha," he said playfully, laughing at the look on Hunter's face as he snapped out of the trance.
"Hey," he whined as Blake threw the picture back at him.
"Calm down, HURRICANE ranger," Blake said sarcastically.
"Make me, LIGHTNING ranger," Hunter retorted.
"So are you going to do it?" Blake asked. Hunter looked at him from glancing down at the picture.
"Do what?" Hunter asked.
"Take the reigns again. Shane, Dustin, and Cam are doing. Tori and I talked about it and we're going to do it. I haven't talked to Leila. As far as I know, all the dinos are doing it. What about you?" Blake asked. Hunter snickered.
"What real choice do I have?" Hunter retorted.
"Bro?" Blake asked, frowning in concern. Hunter sighed and calmed down.
"Don't get me wrong. I love what I can do as I ranger.. helping people and saving the world. But bro, I love Leila so much more. As selfish as it sounds, I just want to marry her and be happy," Hunter said. Blake gave him an encouraging smile.
"It's not selfish Hunter. It's normal. Unfortunately when all of us took the reigns as rangers the first time around, we took on a lifelong responsibility that we can't ignore. Just like Tori and I can't ignore the fact that if we don't fight this enemy, our children might not have a chance to grow up. Even if we run the risk of not seeing them grow up, we'll know we at least give them the chance," Blake said. Hunter nodded. It was official, all of the rangers were going to take the reigns again.
Okay, all the rangers are back but who is the enemy Elsa and Zeltrax are creating? What will this do to Leila and Hunter's wedding plans? What will happen in this new adventure? What will the news power do? Find out in the next chapter.