Chapter 8: No Time To Waste
The clock as struck midnight and Conner, Kira and Dustin were driving back to Kira's house. She wanted to get some things before they go, seeing how they will be away from Reefside for a few days, that she should get ready. Conner pulled up into the drive way and Kira got out, taking a glance of her home.
"Come on Dustin. I'm not going in alone." She said, dragging him out of the car.
Dustin got onto his feet and quickly followed her to the house while Conner waited in the car. She unlocked the door with her key and entered the dark house. They must have gone to bed, because it was dead silent inside. They both slowly creeked up the stairs and into Kira's room. There was a bed in one corner, and a dresser in another. There was also a desk and a chair. The wall was decrated with poster and anything music related. Dustin walked over to the desk and noticed pictures on them. It was of him and her when they were kids. There was also a picture of Conner, Ethan and that science guy, Dr O. Hayley was in the picture also.
"I just want to get a guitar and some clothes." She told him.
"This isn't a vacation remember." He reminded her.
She nodded, "I know. But, emergencys." She said as she pulled her suitcase from under her bed, "I mean what if we fall in the ocean or something. I need a change of clothes...oh my god. I sound like Cassidy."
"That chick from the T.V?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, total valley girl. Anyways, where's your stuff?" She asked.
"Back at the apartment. We can go after." He replied.
She nodded, throwing her clothes into her suitecase, closing it up and grabbing her guitar. They both left the room and walked down stairs where John was waiting.
"Where do you think your going?" He asked.
"John, go jump of a bridge or something." Kira snapped at him and tried to go to the door.
John turned and grabbed her by the wrist.
"Let go of me!" She shouted.
Dustin walked forward and punched John right in the face, sending him to the floor.
"You stay the hell away from her. When we get back, I hope your gone, if not, I'm going to kick your ass." He said angrily.
Dustin nodded to Kira and she left the house quickly. Dustin shook his head and turned to leave when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around and saw an incoming punch. He ducked and fliped John over.
"Nice try sucker." He said.
"Waldo." A voice from up the stairs echo.
"Mom?" He asked, taking a step forward.
"Please be careful." She whispered.
Dustin nodded and exited the house quickly. Conner had the car running and he hoped into the back and they pulled out. They drove for a few miles intill they got to the apartment complex. Dustin climbed back out again and looked out onto the streets. A baby blue van was passing him. He realized who it was and ran into the street. Kira and Conner climbed out, a bit confused.
"Dustin! Watch out!" Kira shouted.
Dustin ran into the middle of the road, right in front of the van. Tori slammed on her breaks, when she noticed him there. The van stopped only a few feet infront of him.
"Dustin!?" Marah gasped, leaning forward.
The whole crew had crammed into Tori's van. Cam, Hunter, Blake, Eric, Shane and Marah all climbed out. Conner and Kira ran and joined up with them.
"Dustin! What are you doing here? Are you crazy! I nearly hit you!" She shouted.
"Eric!" Conner yelled at his brother.
Eric turned around and waved, "Oh hey! It's my brother."
Cam and Marah exchanged looks, "Twins? That's bad news."
Dustin laughed, "Kira. Conner, I want you to meet Marah, Cam, Shane, Tori, Blake and Hunter. They all go to the ninja academy with me. Or well majority of them."
The ninja rangers glared at him, not knowing that the others were rangers. Dustin took the hint and just laughed.
"There rangers. The Dino Thunder Rangers." He pointed out.
They all sighed in relief and waved to them.
"I see you know my brother." Conner rolled his eyes.
"He's a handful." Shane had to add.
Tori bit her lips, staring at Kira. She was trying to make the connection, as she thought she had seen her somewhere.
"Hey.. your that girl in the picture." She pointed at her.
Kira glanced at Dustin and then back at the blonde, a little bit confused. Shane clasped his hand, begining to realize it too.
"Yeah you are!"
Dustin smirked, "Guys, Kira's my sister."
Marah gasped, "Ohh I didn't know you had a sister!"
Conner chuckled, "Believe me. I didn't know she had brother."
Dustin and Kira rolled their eyes and forced a smile. Everyone was laughing and talking all at once.
"Guys! We have a mission to do." He reminded Conner.
"Mission?" Cam asked, "Your going on an adventure without us?"
"That's no fun." Hunter laughed, "We need an adventure."
"Anyway we can help?" Blake asked.
Dustin crossed his arms, "Depends. You guys willing to travel a bit."
"South America to be exact." She added.
Everyone exchanged looks, "Why?" Hunter asked.
"I'll fill you in. I just need your help." Dustin told them.
They all nodded, "I'll follow you to the end of the world." Marah reassured him.
Kira handed them a peice of paper with Tommy Oliver's address on it, "Go here. We'll meet you there. Tell him Kira Ford sent you, and to fill you in on what's going on."
With that, they all climbed into the van, with Marah following last. Before she climbed in, she walked over to Dustin and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Can I go with you guys? It's really cramp in Tori's van." She begged.
Dustin looked at Conner who nodded. Marah clasped her hand, all exicted. They waved Tori off and she quickly sped off down the street. Conner and Marah walked to the car while Dustin and Kira went up to his apartment. Trent was standing there, holding two bags. He threw Dustin's at him, and he caught it.
"Hey thanks." Dustin said.
"Trent, what are you doing here?" She asked.
He grinned, "Heard your going on a road trip. Thought I tag along."
"Trent, I don't think that's such a good idea." She didn't want him to really go.
"Why not? So Conner can hog you all?" He asked, a bit angry.
She shook her head, "Conner isn't interested in me. Besides, I'm not going to let two boys fight over me if he does."
Dustin put his hand on her shoulder, "One more wont hurt."
She sighed and nodded slowly. Trent grinned and walked down the steps. She turned to Dustin.
"He doesn't know where rangers Dustin." She whispered.
"And he wont find out. Just...Just tell him its for a school trip."
"Why do you want him to go so badly?" She asked curiously.
Dustin grinned, "Cause I know you do." He said and started walking.
Kira thought for a sec and looked down from the porch. She noticed Conner and Trent talking. Did she like Trent? She wasn't so sure anymore, Conner had been such a sweet guy lately, and she was begining to like that. Perhaps this little trip will help determine who she should be with. She quickly went down the steps and climbed into the car. Trent, Dustin and Marah were crammed in the back. Kira got in and Conner began driving to Dr O's. It was really late now, the streets were practicly empty. Marah was squshed in the back, she was practicly on top of Dustin. Not that she was complaining. She smiled at him.
"Er..Marah. Your sitting on my hand." Dustin pointed.
She moved and adjusted herself, "I'm sorry."
They finally made it to Tommy's house, where the Van was parked. They climbed out and quickly went to the door and knocked. Tommy opened it and looked at them.
"What did you do Kira? The neighbors are going to think I'm throwing a party." Tommy told her.
"You have no neighbors Dr O!" She retorted.
"Ouch, way to kill a joke." He responded.
She rolled her eyes and walked in, "You killed it from the beginning."
Tommy laughed as he waved for everyone else to come in. They all walked into the living room where everyone was sitting. Hunter and Blake were sitting on both sides of Tori on the couch. Cam was in a chair, and Hayley was busy keeping Eric away from pretty much anything old around the room, before he would break them. Shane was examining a few books.
"Hey guys. This is Trent." Dustin pointed behind him.
Trent waved and they all smiled, "Is he.." Tori asked.
Dustin shook his head, "No, but I guess he's tagging along.
"I'm starving. I was hoping to eat at the hotel but thanks to a certain someone, we lost the hotel." She groaned.
"There is food in the kitchen if you would like some." Tommy pointed out.
"Thanks." She said, getting up from the couch and walking to the kitchen.
"I'm hungry too." Blake said, getting up and following her.
"No your not! If you are then I am!" He said, jumping off the couch and following them.
Everyone gave them weird looks before shrugging them off.
"Hayley filled us in on the situation. Might I add, she is very good with the computer."
Hayley blushed, "Thank you Cam. But I heard your way better at these things."
"Trent, why don't you give me a hand unloading the luggage and sticking them into Dr O's Jeep. Also we need to contact Ethan." He said.
Kira nodded and pushed Trent out the door. Conner followed and exited, Kira whispering a thank you to Conner. He winked at her and closed the door behind him.
"So everyone is in then?" Dustin asked them.
Shane closed the book and stuck it on the shelf, "Of course. Were not going to let our bro do this alone."
"I'm going to." Eric added, "This might be fun."
"I will tag along. We can set up a base, and I can scan the area."
"I called out of work, I'm not leaving my students to wonder a tropical rainforest by themselves." Tommy added.
Tori, Hunter and Blake walked out of the room with some food.
"You can bet your butt I'm in too." She said, as she popped some cheese her mouth.
Hunter and Blake nodded, both glaring at each other.
"We need to go to this town Gwneith. There we can plan everything there. Tommy is driving, so is Conner."
"So am I." Tori waved her hand, "I talk to Sensei Dustin. He said its fine for us to go. Your last earthquake reached Blue Bay Harbor. Did you know that?"
"We better get going, or I'll rock this place again and I don't want to do that." He said.
"Woo another road trip!" Marah screamed.
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End chapter
The clock as struck midnight and Conner, Kira and Dustin were driving back to Kira's house. She wanted to get some things before they go, seeing how they will be away from Reefside for a few days, that she should get ready. Conner pulled up into the drive way and Kira got out, taking a glance of her home.
"Come on Dustin. I'm not going in alone." She said, dragging him out of the car.
Dustin got onto his feet and quickly followed her to the house while Conner waited in the car. She unlocked the door with her key and entered the dark house. They must have gone to bed, because it was dead silent inside. They both slowly creeked up the stairs and into Kira's room. There was a bed in one corner, and a dresser in another. There was also a desk and a chair. The wall was decrated with poster and anything music related. Dustin walked over to the desk and noticed pictures on them. It was of him and her when they were kids. There was also a picture of Conner, Ethan and that science guy, Dr O. Hayley was in the picture also.
"I just want to get a guitar and some clothes." She told him.
"This isn't a vacation remember." He reminded her.
She nodded, "I know. But, emergencys." She said as she pulled her suitcase from under her bed, "I mean what if we fall in the ocean or something. I need a change of clothes...oh my god. I sound like Cassidy."
"That chick from the T.V?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, total valley girl. Anyways, where's your stuff?" She asked.
"Back at the apartment. We can go after." He replied.
She nodded, throwing her clothes into her suitecase, closing it up and grabbing her guitar. They both left the room and walked down stairs where John was waiting.
"Where do you think your going?" He asked.
"John, go jump of a bridge or something." Kira snapped at him and tried to go to the door.
John turned and grabbed her by the wrist.
"Let go of me!" She shouted.
Dustin walked forward and punched John right in the face, sending him to the floor.
"You stay the hell away from her. When we get back, I hope your gone, if not, I'm going to kick your ass." He said angrily.
Dustin nodded to Kira and she left the house quickly. Dustin shook his head and turned to leave when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around and saw an incoming punch. He ducked and fliped John over.
"Nice try sucker." He said.
"Waldo." A voice from up the stairs echo.
"Mom?" He asked, taking a step forward.
"Please be careful." She whispered.
Dustin nodded and exited the house quickly. Conner had the car running and he hoped into the back and they pulled out. They drove for a few miles intill they got to the apartment complex. Dustin climbed back out again and looked out onto the streets. A baby blue van was passing him. He realized who it was and ran into the street. Kira and Conner climbed out, a bit confused.
"Dustin! Watch out!" Kira shouted.
Dustin ran into the middle of the road, right in front of the van. Tori slammed on her breaks, when she noticed him there. The van stopped only a few feet infront of him.
"Dustin!?" Marah gasped, leaning forward.
The whole crew had crammed into Tori's van. Cam, Hunter, Blake, Eric, Shane and Marah all climbed out. Conner and Kira ran and joined up with them.
"Dustin! What are you doing here? Are you crazy! I nearly hit you!" She shouted.
"Eric!" Conner yelled at his brother.
Eric turned around and waved, "Oh hey! It's my brother."
Cam and Marah exchanged looks, "Twins? That's bad news."
Dustin laughed, "Kira. Conner, I want you to meet Marah, Cam, Shane, Tori, Blake and Hunter. They all go to the ninja academy with me. Or well majority of them."
The ninja rangers glared at him, not knowing that the others were rangers. Dustin took the hint and just laughed.
"There rangers. The Dino Thunder Rangers." He pointed out.
They all sighed in relief and waved to them.
"I see you know my brother." Conner rolled his eyes.
"He's a handful." Shane had to add.
Tori bit her lips, staring at Kira. She was trying to make the connection, as she thought she had seen her somewhere.
"Hey.. your that girl in the picture." She pointed at her.
Kira glanced at Dustin and then back at the blonde, a little bit confused. Shane clasped his hand, begining to realize it too.
"Yeah you are!"
Dustin smirked, "Guys, Kira's my sister."
Marah gasped, "Ohh I didn't know you had a sister!"
Conner chuckled, "Believe me. I didn't know she had brother."
Dustin and Kira rolled their eyes and forced a smile. Everyone was laughing and talking all at once.
"Guys! We have a mission to do." He reminded Conner.
"Mission?" Cam asked, "Your going on an adventure without us?"
"That's no fun." Hunter laughed, "We need an adventure."
"Anyway we can help?" Blake asked.
Dustin crossed his arms, "Depends. You guys willing to travel a bit."
"South America to be exact." She added.
Everyone exchanged looks, "Why?" Hunter asked.
"I'll fill you in. I just need your help." Dustin told them.
They all nodded, "I'll follow you to the end of the world." Marah reassured him.
Kira handed them a peice of paper with Tommy Oliver's address on it, "Go here. We'll meet you there. Tell him Kira Ford sent you, and to fill you in on what's going on."
With that, they all climbed into the van, with Marah following last. Before she climbed in, she walked over to Dustin and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Can I go with you guys? It's really cramp in Tori's van." She begged.
Dustin looked at Conner who nodded. Marah clasped her hand, all exicted. They waved Tori off and she quickly sped off down the street. Conner and Marah walked to the car while Dustin and Kira went up to his apartment. Trent was standing there, holding two bags. He threw Dustin's at him, and he caught it.
"Hey thanks." Dustin said.
"Trent, what are you doing here?" She asked.
He grinned, "Heard your going on a road trip. Thought I tag along."
"Trent, I don't think that's such a good idea." She didn't want him to really go.
"Why not? So Conner can hog you all?" He asked, a bit angry.
She shook her head, "Conner isn't interested in me. Besides, I'm not going to let two boys fight over me if he does."
Dustin put his hand on her shoulder, "One more wont hurt."
She sighed and nodded slowly. Trent grinned and walked down the steps. She turned to Dustin.
"He doesn't know where rangers Dustin." She whispered.
"And he wont find out. Just...Just tell him its for a school trip."
"Why do you want him to go so badly?" She asked curiously.
Dustin grinned, "Cause I know you do." He said and started walking.
Kira thought for a sec and looked down from the porch. She noticed Conner and Trent talking. Did she like Trent? She wasn't so sure anymore, Conner had been such a sweet guy lately, and she was begining to like that. Perhaps this little trip will help determine who she should be with. She quickly went down the steps and climbed into the car. Trent, Dustin and Marah were crammed in the back. Kira got in and Conner began driving to Dr O's. It was really late now, the streets were practicly empty. Marah was squshed in the back, she was practicly on top of Dustin. Not that she was complaining. She smiled at him.
"Er..Marah. Your sitting on my hand." Dustin pointed.
She moved and adjusted herself, "I'm sorry."
They finally made it to Tommy's house, where the Van was parked. They climbed out and quickly went to the door and knocked. Tommy opened it and looked at them.
"What did you do Kira? The neighbors are going to think I'm throwing a party." Tommy told her.
"You have no neighbors Dr O!" She retorted.
"Ouch, way to kill a joke." He responded.
She rolled her eyes and walked in, "You killed it from the beginning."
Tommy laughed as he waved for everyone else to come in. They all walked into the living room where everyone was sitting. Hunter and Blake were sitting on both sides of Tori on the couch. Cam was in a chair, and Hayley was busy keeping Eric away from pretty much anything old around the room, before he would break them. Shane was examining a few books.
"Hey guys. This is Trent." Dustin pointed behind him.
Trent waved and they all smiled, "Is he.." Tori asked.
Dustin shook his head, "No, but I guess he's tagging along.
"I'm starving. I was hoping to eat at the hotel but thanks to a certain someone, we lost the hotel." She groaned.
"There is food in the kitchen if you would like some." Tommy pointed out.
"Thanks." She said, getting up from the couch and walking to the kitchen.
"I'm hungry too." Blake said, getting up and following her.
"No your not! If you are then I am!" He said, jumping off the couch and following them.
Everyone gave them weird looks before shrugging them off.
"Hayley filled us in on the situation. Might I add, she is very good with the computer."
Hayley blushed, "Thank you Cam. But I heard your way better at these things."
"Trent, why don't you give me a hand unloading the luggage and sticking them into Dr O's Jeep. Also we need to contact Ethan." He said.
Kira nodded and pushed Trent out the door. Conner followed and exited, Kira whispering a thank you to Conner. He winked at her and closed the door behind him.
"So everyone is in then?" Dustin asked them.
Shane closed the book and stuck it on the shelf, "Of course. Were not going to let our bro do this alone."
"I'm going to." Eric added, "This might be fun."
"I will tag along. We can set up a base, and I can scan the area."
"I called out of work, I'm not leaving my students to wonder a tropical rainforest by themselves." Tommy added.
Tori, Hunter and Blake walked out of the room with some food.
"You can bet your butt I'm in too." She said, as she popped some cheese her mouth.
Hunter and Blake nodded, both glaring at each other.
"We need to go to this town Gwneith. There we can plan everything there. Tommy is driving, so is Conner."
"So am I." Tori waved her hand, "I talk to Sensei Dustin. He said its fine for us to go. Your last earthquake reached Blue Bay Harbor. Did you know that?"
"We better get going, or I'll rock this place again and I don't want to do that." He said.
"Woo another road trip!" Marah screamed.
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End chapter