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Chapter 2: Figuring It Out Along The Way
Dustin had walked for a few hours, trying to find the apartment building that Trent was going to let him stay at. The sun was beating down on him, and the temperature rises as each minute passed. He finally found the right apartment building. It was a large white building, about 5 stories high.
"Guess this is the place.." He whispered to himself.
Dustin read the card slowly, trying to figure out where Room 117 was. He climbed the outer steps to the second floor balcony and read each door number till he got to the one he was looking for. He turned and looked to see if anyone was around before unlocking the door with the key that Trent had given him. He entered the cool dark room and was amazed at how big it was. He dropped his bag on the floor and flipped a switch. He was standing in a large living room, with a white couch and a 29" TV against the wall. A large painting was hung above the couch, and the room was decorated with hanging wall lights. He turned into the medium size kitchen. A brown wooden dinner table was in the middle of the room, and the counters were marble white.
"Damn.. This guy really must like white." He chuckled to himself.
He left the kitchen and into the bedroom. A queen size bed was against the wall, and a slide glass door was on the other side, and it lead out into a balcony. He opened the glass slide door and walked out and scanned his surroundings. He could see a lot of the city streets. The sky was clear, and the sun was bright. A cool wind brushed past him, ruffling his yellow and white plaid button shirt.
"Gess I wait." He whispered.
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Blue Bay Harbor
Hours had past since Dustin left and Shane and Tori were hanging down at Ninja Ops with Cam. Neither of them were clues of why Dustin left, or who that girl in the picture was. The only clue was the writing on the back of the picture, but never once had Dustin mentioned he had a sister.
"Cam. I don't understand. Why would Dustin keep this from us." Tori asked.
Cam spun around on his chair and looked at her. He reached up and adjusted his glasses before shrugging.
"Beats me. Your his best friend. You tell me."
Shane leaned against the wall and crossed his arms, "Any idea where he went?"
"He's gone to go and visit his relatives." Sensei's voice spoke up.
The wise Sensei began walking down the steps as everyone turned to him. Tori and Shane glanced at each other.
"I see he hasn't told you. " Sensei continued.
"About the girl in the picture? His sister? No he hasn't." Shane responded.
"He will inform us all when the time is right. For now, I have a favor to ask you Shane." Sensei turned to him/
Shane rolled his eyes and pushed himself off the wall and walked closer to Sensei, to hear what he had to say.
"I need you to escort a student to Reefside for me." He explained, "I think you know him. Eric Mcknight. He wants to go visit his brother, but I cannot allow him to travel alone."
"I have to be his personal baby sitter? Come on, Sensei, Eric is the worst student ever. I can't.."
Sensei shot him a look and Shane piped down, backing away a little. He nodded slowly before walking out of the room. Tori giggled as she bowed to Sensei and waved goodbye to Cam and left also. She was hoping to catch up with Shane, but when she got out onto the courtyard, he was already gone. Se sighed and walked a bit, deciding what she should do next.
Suddenly Tori felt a hand on her shoulder and a low deep voice spoke, "Lothor has returned."
Tori turned around and flipped the mysterious person over. Her eyes widen when she recognized the dirty blonde.
"Oh my god! Hunter!" She screamed.
She knelt down and helped him up, Hunter was laughing and groaning in pain at once.
"Ugh, remind me never to do that again." He joked.
She threw herself at him, giving him a huge hug. It had been a while since she last saw him, and for a strange reason, she seamed to miss him a lot every time he was gone. She broke away and brushed back a piece of her hair before smiling.
"Miss me?" He asked curiously.
She blushed, "You bet I did!"
"Where's everyone else?" Hunter looked around the courtyard, hoping to see more familer faces.
"Shane has to bring a student to another city. Dustin left for a strange reason and well Cam is down in Ninja Ops with Sensei." Tori responded.
"oh.. Well that's nice." Hunter gave a puzzled look. He felt a little out of place for a sec, "Come on, let's go say hi." He told her and started walking.
Tori ran up and jumped on Hunter's back and laughed. Hunter was a bit surprised but regained his balance and held onto her tightly.
"You really gotten lazy." He joked.
"Still can kick your butt if I wanted to." She shot back, before bursting out in laughter.
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Between Blue Bay Harbor and Reefside
"Damn it! I hate this car!" Shane groaned as he kicked his small red car.
Shane and Eric were on their way to Reefside when the car began to smoke. Shane forgot why he stopped driving his old beat up car around. It was because he'd always had bad luck with it and it would die out at the wrong time. He sighed and scratched his head as he looked at the smoking engine. Eric Mcknight stood beside him, unsure what to say.
"You have a crappy card dude." He finally spoke up.
"Gee thanks Eric. I couldn't have figured that out on my own." He sarcastically snapped back before looking under the hood again.
"Why don't we just ninja streak? Its so much faster!" He suggested.
Shane shook his head as he went around his car and reached into the trunk. He pulled out a small red tool box and placed it on the roof of the car.
"You know we can't do that. Sensei would kill us if found out, we used our ninja powers." He shot back.
Eric groaned and scratched his head. His short brown hair was soft and smooth. So much different then his brother's long hair. They may be twins, but they don't really act like it. Eric walked onto the field as Shane began to work on his car.
"Yo Shane! I think I got those ninja powers down. I've been practicing! Do you wanna see?"
"Not now Eric." He mumbled.
Eric began to move his hands around. When Shane didn't hear any complaining from Eric being able to use his ninja powers, he had to look up to see what he was doing.
"Eric. Stop, not now." Shane grew irritated.
"Oh come on man. Its quick." Eric whined
Shane put down his wench and walked towards him.
"Eric. Get over here." Shane began to yell.
Eric ignored his teacher and blew into his hands and released a powerful gust of wind. The force was so strong, Shane was knocked off his feat. The tool box that was on top of the car went flying into the air. Tools went everywhere. Shane groaned as he laid in the grass.
"Why me.. Why me.."
"Oops." Eric looked away, trying to act innocent.
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Reefside
Dustin wondered back into his apartment building. He grabbed the phone in the kitchen and dialed some numbers.
"Guess I'll call my Mom Let her know I'm in town. City.. whatever I am in."
Dustin held onto the phone tightly as it began to ring. He felt a little nervous, his Mom probably would of killed him if she found out he just go up and left Blue Bay Harbor. He knew his mother's number, but he didn't exactly know where they lived in the City. Reefside is a large place, and it would take forever. Especially at Dustin's rate.
"Hello, Fords Residents." A voice spoke.
"Mom?" Dustin responded.
"Waldo? Waldo, what are you doing dear. Its not a real good idea to.."
"Mom, is Kira there?" He interuptted.
"Waldo.. You know how your stepfather is. He doesn't want you to see her." She said in a soft tone.
"I'm in Reefside. I want to talk to her!" He demanded.
"Reefside? Dustin. You left Aunt Kari and Uncle Joe at Blue Bay? Does your father know of this!?" She grew a tad angry.
"Dad wouldn't care! He's off racing Motocross around the world." He explained.
"Look, I'll let Kira know you called. In fact, she's at Reefside High." She explained.
"Who's that!?" A man's voiced echoed in the background.
"Honey I have to go. I love you." She spoke softly before hanging up.
Dustin held the phone against his ears for a few more minutes. He grew a bit angry and threw the phone on the ground. He left out of the apartment with haste and onto the street. He turned and saw a young blonde girl and a young man holding a camera.
"Excuse me!" Dustin shouted out.
The girl turned and looked at him, "Devin. Do you know this kid?"
He shook his head, "I don't know. Lets go find out what he wants Cassidy. I think that's the best logical thing to do."
Dustin ran towards them and stopped, catching his breathe. "Hi, Can I ask you where Reefside High is?"
Cassidy nodded and pointed, "Yeah.. It's that way." She said.
Dustin smiled and ran off. Without thinking, he used his ninja skills and ninja streaked towards the school. Cassidy and Devin went wide eye at what they saw. Dustin finally made it to the school and walked up the entrance. The place was pretty much empty, due to the fact that it was still summer. School doesn't start till next week. He entered the hallway and looked around. He walked a few minutes before he found himself in the science wing. He noticed a few kids in a room with a teacher. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Tommy Oliver spoke up.
Conner and Ethan were sitting at the desk as Dustin walked in. He glanced and waved at them before turning to the teacher.
"Hi.. I was looking for someone.." Dustin explained, a bit nervous.
"I doubt you'll find him or her here. Schools not in session yet. You new?" Tommy replied.
"Kinda.. Uh, her names Kira Ford." He explained further.
Ethan and Conner exchanged glances before leaning forward, with great interest.
"Someone mentioned my name?" A voice behind Dustin spoke.
Dustin turned around and backed away. Kira stood in the door, her long brown wavy hair all in her face. She held her guitar as she brushed the hair out of her way.
"Kira.." He whispered.
"Du..du.." She was speechless.
Dustin smiled, trying not to laugh. She dropped the guitar and dashed forward, giving him a huge hug.
"Oh my god.." She whispered in his ears, "My dad's going to kill you."
She broke away and looked at him, she had mix emotion. She was so happy he was here, at the same time she wish he wasn't. Things were going great, she didn't want to deal with more problems now.
"What are you doing here!??" She demanded to know.
"I came to visit. What else?" He exclaimed.
Kira glanced at the 3 audience and pulled Dustin out in the hallway and closed the door. Ethan and Conner dashed to the door to listen.
"Who do you think that is?" Ethan whispered.
"No idea.. But you got competition."
"I don't like her!" Conner snapped back.
"Shhh." Ethan shot back, "We might learn something.."
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Chapter 2: Figuring It Out Along The Way
Dustin had walked for a few hours, trying to find the apartment building that Trent was going to let him stay at. The sun was beating down on him, and the temperature rises as each minute passed. He finally found the right apartment building. It was a large white building, about 5 stories high.
"Guess this is the place.." He whispered to himself.
Dustin read the card slowly, trying to figure out where Room 117 was. He climbed the outer steps to the second floor balcony and read each door number till he got to the one he was looking for. He turned and looked to see if anyone was around before unlocking the door with the key that Trent had given him. He entered the cool dark room and was amazed at how big it was. He dropped his bag on the floor and flipped a switch. He was standing in a large living room, with a white couch and a 29" TV against the wall. A large painting was hung above the couch, and the room was decorated with hanging wall lights. He turned into the medium size kitchen. A brown wooden dinner table was in the middle of the room, and the counters were marble white.
"Damn.. This guy really must like white." He chuckled to himself.
He left the kitchen and into the bedroom. A queen size bed was against the wall, and a slide glass door was on the other side, and it lead out into a balcony. He opened the glass slide door and walked out and scanned his surroundings. He could see a lot of the city streets. The sky was clear, and the sun was bright. A cool wind brushed past him, ruffling his yellow and white plaid button shirt.
"Gess I wait." He whispered.
--
Blue Bay Harbor
Hours had past since Dustin left and Shane and Tori were hanging down at Ninja Ops with Cam. Neither of them were clues of why Dustin left, or who that girl in the picture was. The only clue was the writing on the back of the picture, but never once had Dustin mentioned he had a sister.
"Cam. I don't understand. Why would Dustin keep this from us." Tori asked.
Cam spun around on his chair and looked at her. He reached up and adjusted his glasses before shrugging.
"Beats me. Your his best friend. You tell me."
Shane leaned against the wall and crossed his arms, "Any idea where he went?"
"He's gone to go and visit his relatives." Sensei's voice spoke up.
The wise Sensei began walking down the steps as everyone turned to him. Tori and Shane glanced at each other.
"I see he hasn't told you. " Sensei continued.
"About the girl in the picture? His sister? No he hasn't." Shane responded.
"He will inform us all when the time is right. For now, I have a favor to ask you Shane." Sensei turned to him/
Shane rolled his eyes and pushed himself off the wall and walked closer to Sensei, to hear what he had to say.
"I need you to escort a student to Reefside for me." He explained, "I think you know him. Eric Mcknight. He wants to go visit his brother, but I cannot allow him to travel alone."
"I have to be his personal baby sitter? Come on, Sensei, Eric is the worst student ever. I can't.."
Sensei shot him a look and Shane piped down, backing away a little. He nodded slowly before walking out of the room. Tori giggled as she bowed to Sensei and waved goodbye to Cam and left also. She was hoping to catch up with Shane, but when she got out onto the courtyard, he was already gone. Se sighed and walked a bit, deciding what she should do next.
Suddenly Tori felt a hand on her shoulder and a low deep voice spoke, "Lothor has returned."
Tori turned around and flipped the mysterious person over. Her eyes widen when she recognized the dirty blonde.
"Oh my god! Hunter!" She screamed.
She knelt down and helped him up, Hunter was laughing and groaning in pain at once.
"Ugh, remind me never to do that again." He joked.
She threw herself at him, giving him a huge hug. It had been a while since she last saw him, and for a strange reason, she seamed to miss him a lot every time he was gone. She broke away and brushed back a piece of her hair before smiling.
"Miss me?" He asked curiously.
She blushed, "You bet I did!"
"Where's everyone else?" Hunter looked around the courtyard, hoping to see more familer faces.
"Shane has to bring a student to another city. Dustin left for a strange reason and well Cam is down in Ninja Ops with Sensei." Tori responded.
"oh.. Well that's nice." Hunter gave a puzzled look. He felt a little out of place for a sec, "Come on, let's go say hi." He told her and started walking.
Tori ran up and jumped on Hunter's back and laughed. Hunter was a bit surprised but regained his balance and held onto her tightly.
"You really gotten lazy." He joked.
"Still can kick your butt if I wanted to." She shot back, before bursting out in laughter.
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Between Blue Bay Harbor and Reefside
"Damn it! I hate this car!" Shane groaned as he kicked his small red car.
Shane and Eric were on their way to Reefside when the car began to smoke. Shane forgot why he stopped driving his old beat up car around. It was because he'd always had bad luck with it and it would die out at the wrong time. He sighed and scratched his head as he looked at the smoking engine. Eric Mcknight stood beside him, unsure what to say.
"You have a crappy card dude." He finally spoke up.
"Gee thanks Eric. I couldn't have figured that out on my own." He sarcastically snapped back before looking under the hood again.
"Why don't we just ninja streak? Its so much faster!" He suggested.
Shane shook his head as he went around his car and reached into the trunk. He pulled out a small red tool box and placed it on the roof of the car.
"You know we can't do that. Sensei would kill us if found out, we used our ninja powers." He shot back.
Eric groaned and scratched his head. His short brown hair was soft and smooth. So much different then his brother's long hair. They may be twins, but they don't really act like it. Eric walked onto the field as Shane began to work on his car.
"Yo Shane! I think I got those ninja powers down. I've been practicing! Do you wanna see?"
"Not now Eric." He mumbled.
Eric began to move his hands around. When Shane didn't hear any complaining from Eric being able to use his ninja powers, he had to look up to see what he was doing.
"Eric. Stop, not now." Shane grew irritated.
"Oh come on man. Its quick." Eric whined
Shane put down his wench and walked towards him.
"Eric. Get over here." Shane began to yell.
Eric ignored his teacher and blew into his hands and released a powerful gust of wind. The force was so strong, Shane was knocked off his feat. The tool box that was on top of the car went flying into the air. Tools went everywhere. Shane groaned as he laid in the grass.
"Why me.. Why me.."
"Oops." Eric looked away, trying to act innocent.
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Reefside
Dustin wondered back into his apartment building. He grabbed the phone in the kitchen and dialed some numbers.
"Guess I'll call my Mom Let her know I'm in town. City.. whatever I am in."
Dustin held onto the phone tightly as it began to ring. He felt a little nervous, his Mom probably would of killed him if she found out he just go up and left Blue Bay Harbor. He knew his mother's number, but he didn't exactly know where they lived in the City. Reefside is a large place, and it would take forever. Especially at Dustin's rate.
"Hello, Fords Residents." A voice spoke.
"Mom?" Dustin responded.
"Waldo? Waldo, what are you doing dear. Its not a real good idea to.."
"Mom, is Kira there?" He interuptted.
"Waldo.. You know how your stepfather is. He doesn't want you to see her." She said in a soft tone.
"I'm in Reefside. I want to talk to her!" He demanded.
"Reefside? Dustin. You left Aunt Kari and Uncle Joe at Blue Bay? Does your father know of this!?" She grew a tad angry.
"Dad wouldn't care! He's off racing Motocross around the world." He explained.
"Look, I'll let Kira know you called. In fact, she's at Reefside High." She explained.
"Who's that!?" A man's voiced echoed in the background.
"Honey I have to go. I love you." She spoke softly before hanging up.
Dustin held the phone against his ears for a few more minutes. He grew a bit angry and threw the phone on the ground. He left out of the apartment with haste and onto the street. He turned and saw a young blonde girl and a young man holding a camera.
"Excuse me!" Dustin shouted out.
The girl turned and looked at him, "Devin. Do you know this kid?"
He shook his head, "I don't know. Lets go find out what he wants Cassidy. I think that's the best logical thing to do."
Dustin ran towards them and stopped, catching his breathe. "Hi, Can I ask you where Reefside High is?"
Cassidy nodded and pointed, "Yeah.. It's that way." She said.
Dustin smiled and ran off. Without thinking, he used his ninja skills and ninja streaked towards the school. Cassidy and Devin went wide eye at what they saw. Dustin finally made it to the school and walked up the entrance. The place was pretty much empty, due to the fact that it was still summer. School doesn't start till next week. He entered the hallway and looked around. He walked a few minutes before he found himself in the science wing. He noticed a few kids in a room with a teacher. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Tommy Oliver spoke up.
Conner and Ethan were sitting at the desk as Dustin walked in. He glanced and waved at them before turning to the teacher.
"Hi.. I was looking for someone.." Dustin explained, a bit nervous.
"I doubt you'll find him or her here. Schools not in session yet. You new?" Tommy replied.
"Kinda.. Uh, her names Kira Ford." He explained further.
Ethan and Conner exchanged glances before leaning forward, with great interest.
"Someone mentioned my name?" A voice behind Dustin spoke.
Dustin turned around and backed away. Kira stood in the door, her long brown wavy hair all in her face. She held her guitar as she brushed the hair out of her way.
"Kira.." He whispered.
"Du..du.." She was speechless.
Dustin smiled, trying not to laugh. She dropped the guitar and dashed forward, giving him a huge hug.
"Oh my god.." She whispered in his ears, "My dad's going to kill you."
She broke away and looked at him, she had mix emotion. She was so happy he was here, at the same time she wish he wasn't. Things were going great, she didn't want to deal with more problems now.
"What are you doing here!??" She demanded to know.
"I came to visit. What else?" He exclaimed.
Kira glanced at the 3 audience and pulled Dustin out in the hallway and closed the door. Ethan and Conner dashed to the door to listen.
"Who do you think that is?" Ethan whispered.
"No idea.. But you got competition."
"I don't like her!" Conner snapped back.
"Shhh." Ethan shot back, "We might learn something.."
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