The sun wasnt up yet, but Tori was. She was more confused now than she had ever been in her entire life. She had seen something earlier that was causing her head to spin.
When she had first woken, she threw on her swimsuit, grabbed her board and headed out to the beach. Before she left though, she made sure to check in on Lucas. He was lying on his back with one arm behind his head and the other resting on his shirtless chest.
Then she saw it... he was wearing the same blue gem she was around his neck.
She carefully shut the door and walked down to the beach. 'How is that possibly possible?' she thought as she watched the waves pound the sand. She had found an area away from where she was last night... the place where she had tried to teach Blake to surf.
She couldn't shake the feeling of Lucas and Blake having something to do with each other. But then she had the feeling that SHE and Lucas were connected as well.
There were just too many things that didn't add up in her mind, and with the impending mission she knew she had to find out what was REALLY going on with Lucas.
"Tori?"
She turned and saw the person she was thinking about. "Lucas... how'd you find me?"
"I heard you get up this morning and figured you'd come to the beach." He sat down next to her and they were silent for a few minutes before Tori broke the ice.
"I need to know something before the others arrive."
"Okay... go ahead."
Tori reached over and pulled the chain out of his shirt, letting the gem rest on his chest. She then took out hers.
"Explain to me how it is that you know so much about me AND you have the same gem."
Lucas was stunned. He knew she would find out eventually, but he wasn't all together ready to tell her yet.
"Well... I... I can't exactly tell you EVERYTHING."
"Well, tell me what you can," she said calmly.
Lucas took a deep breath. "Keep an open mind about all this."
"I'm helping you recapture some mutant that's after an ancient power... I think I have a pretty open mind already."
He laughed a little. "Good point... alright here goes... I'm related to you, like you're my great great great great-"
"How many 'greats' are there?" Tori interrupted.
"Too many to count. But you're my great grandmother and, like you, the power was passed on to me for protection."
"And that's why you came after Uric... to keep the power safe," she said softly.
"Exactly."
Tori smiled a little. She knew her instincts were right... "So my future name is Kendall?"
"Now THAT I can't tell you," Lucas said laughing. "There's only so much I'm allowed to reveal."
Tori pouted a little, but was relieved to finally get some sort of closure to her roaming thoughts.
They sat for a few more minutes before standing. "The others should be arriving soon," Lucas said.
"I've filled in my guys about what's going on, and they said that if I need them I can count on them."
"Good to know," Lucas said. "So... you ready to do this?" Tori smiled.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Lucas smiled and put his arm around her as they walked back.
'No.' A young man watched as they walked away. 'Tori...' The man started his motorcycle. 'I gotta find Hunter.'
(((((())))))
Lucas was sitting out by the pool when he heard car doors opening and closing. Two men walked to the fence and Lucas smiled as they made their way to him.
"Chad, Max, good to see you guys," he said.
Chad Lee had changed little, with the exception of his longer hair, and Max Cooper was still the same smiling, happy teen that Lucas remembered.
"You too man!" Max said with a smile. Chad shook Lucas' hand as more people arrived. Chad looked up and saw Kai Chen approaching with a large grin on his face.
"Kai," Chad said happily. The one-time teammates shook hands and Kai motioned to the fence where TJ Johnson, Rocky DeSantos, and an older teenager that was Justin Stewart were all coming in as well.
They all passed around quick introductions just as a blue beam of light appeared in front of them, materializing in the form of the first Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston.
"Gentleman," he said smiling. The others all knew about him. He was like a living legend to some of them.
"Billy, glad you could make it from Aquitar," Rocky said as he gave him a friendly hug.
"We're all rangers here, right? All for one?" He said smiling. The others nodded in agreement.
"Lucas what's-"Tori stopped short when she saw all the guys that were gathered around her pool. She looked around and recognized all of the other rangers that had come before her. Cam's archives may not have been vast, but there were photos of all the former teams.
Lucas walked over to her. "Let me introduce you to everyone... Max Cooper; blue Wild Force Ranger, Chad Lee; Lightspeed Rescue blue ranger, Kai Chen; blue Galaxy ranger, TJ Johnson; blue Space ranger, Justin Stewart; blue Turbo Ranger, Rocky DeSantos; blue Zeo ranger, and Billy Cranston; blue Morphin ranger... guys, this is Tori Hanson; Ninja Storm blue ranger."
The former rangers looked at Tori a little strangely at first.
"I thought Blue rangers were all guys?" Justin said. Everyone gave him 'a look.' "What? I know you're all thinking it, I'm just saying it."
"It's okay. All my other teammates are guys. I understand completely," Tori said dismissing it. "And I just want to say that it's an honor to meet you all, and thank you for helping."
TJ stepped forward. "Like Billy said, we're all here for one another... anytime." Tori smiled warmly at him and the rest of them.
"So... where do we begin?" Billy asked. The rangers sat down and began to formulate their plan.
(((((())))))
Hunter was fixing his bike when a motorcycle pulled into the driveway. He straightened and watched as Blake stepped off and removed his helmet.
"Blake?" he asked. Blake smiled and hugged him. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, but why are you here? Shouldn't you be in San Diego and where did you get that sweet ride?"
Blake scratched the back of his head and looked down to the ground. "I kinda... left and used some of the winnings I got to buy that," he said motioning to his bike.
Hunter dropped the wrench he was holding. "You what?"
"Things just weren't working out. Factory life isn't for me. It took me almost a month for me to realize that I need you guys... my family."
Hunter stared at his little brother and smiled. "Well, whatever you want to do is cool with me... I am glad your home though."
Blake gave him a slight frown. "Yeah..."
"What? What happened?"
"I, uh, I went to find Tori this morning," he began.
Just then Hunter remembered that Cam had told him what Tori was up to. "Oh, I almost forgot-"
"She was with some other guy."
"No dude, it's not like that-"
"But it is Hunter. I screwed up royally last time."
Hunter sighed and took Blake into the house. "We all knew Tori was pissed but she never told us why. Care to share?"
Blake took a deep breath and told him everything that had happened. Hunter sat in silence for a moment.
"What should I do Hunter? How can I get over this stupid fear?"
"It's not stupid, really. You don't want to lose the people you love. But if you don't at least let them know how you feel, you may never know what love really is."
"Like the whole, it's better to have loved and lost thing?"
"Exactly."
Blake smirked and smiled at his brother. "Always the older wiser one," he commented. Hunter grinned as Blake rose and took a deep breath. "I need to tell her before that other guys does."
"Bro, about that other guy..."
When she had first woken, she threw on her swimsuit, grabbed her board and headed out to the beach. Before she left though, she made sure to check in on Lucas. He was lying on his back with one arm behind his head and the other resting on his shirtless chest.
Then she saw it... he was wearing the same blue gem she was around his neck.
She carefully shut the door and walked down to the beach. 'How is that possibly possible?' she thought as she watched the waves pound the sand. She had found an area away from where she was last night... the place where she had tried to teach Blake to surf.
She couldn't shake the feeling of Lucas and Blake having something to do with each other. But then she had the feeling that SHE and Lucas were connected as well.
There were just too many things that didn't add up in her mind, and with the impending mission she knew she had to find out what was REALLY going on with Lucas.
"Tori?"
She turned and saw the person she was thinking about. "Lucas... how'd you find me?"
"I heard you get up this morning and figured you'd come to the beach." He sat down next to her and they were silent for a few minutes before Tori broke the ice.
"I need to know something before the others arrive."
"Okay... go ahead."
Tori reached over and pulled the chain out of his shirt, letting the gem rest on his chest. She then took out hers.
"Explain to me how it is that you know so much about me AND you have the same gem."
Lucas was stunned. He knew she would find out eventually, but he wasn't all together ready to tell her yet.
"Well... I... I can't exactly tell you EVERYTHING."
"Well, tell me what you can," she said calmly.
Lucas took a deep breath. "Keep an open mind about all this."
"I'm helping you recapture some mutant that's after an ancient power... I think I have a pretty open mind already."
He laughed a little. "Good point... alright here goes... I'm related to you, like you're my great great great great-"
"How many 'greats' are there?" Tori interrupted.
"Too many to count. But you're my great grandmother and, like you, the power was passed on to me for protection."
"And that's why you came after Uric... to keep the power safe," she said softly.
"Exactly."
Tori smiled a little. She knew her instincts were right... "So my future name is Kendall?"
"Now THAT I can't tell you," Lucas said laughing. "There's only so much I'm allowed to reveal."
Tori pouted a little, but was relieved to finally get some sort of closure to her roaming thoughts.
They sat for a few more minutes before standing. "The others should be arriving soon," Lucas said.
"I've filled in my guys about what's going on, and they said that if I need them I can count on them."
"Good to know," Lucas said. "So... you ready to do this?" Tori smiled.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Lucas smiled and put his arm around her as they walked back.
'No.' A young man watched as they walked away. 'Tori...' The man started his motorcycle. 'I gotta find Hunter.'
(((((())))))
Lucas was sitting out by the pool when he heard car doors opening and closing. Two men walked to the fence and Lucas smiled as they made their way to him.
"Chad, Max, good to see you guys," he said.
Chad Lee had changed little, with the exception of his longer hair, and Max Cooper was still the same smiling, happy teen that Lucas remembered.
"You too man!" Max said with a smile. Chad shook Lucas' hand as more people arrived. Chad looked up and saw Kai Chen approaching with a large grin on his face.
"Kai," Chad said happily. The one-time teammates shook hands and Kai motioned to the fence where TJ Johnson, Rocky DeSantos, and an older teenager that was Justin Stewart were all coming in as well.
They all passed around quick introductions just as a blue beam of light appeared in front of them, materializing in the form of the first Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston.
"Gentleman," he said smiling. The others all knew about him. He was like a living legend to some of them.
"Billy, glad you could make it from Aquitar," Rocky said as he gave him a friendly hug.
"We're all rangers here, right? All for one?" He said smiling. The others nodded in agreement.
"Lucas what's-"Tori stopped short when she saw all the guys that were gathered around her pool. She looked around and recognized all of the other rangers that had come before her. Cam's archives may not have been vast, but there were photos of all the former teams.
Lucas walked over to her. "Let me introduce you to everyone... Max Cooper; blue Wild Force Ranger, Chad Lee; Lightspeed Rescue blue ranger, Kai Chen; blue Galaxy ranger, TJ Johnson; blue Space ranger, Justin Stewart; blue Turbo Ranger, Rocky DeSantos; blue Zeo ranger, and Billy Cranston; blue Morphin ranger... guys, this is Tori Hanson; Ninja Storm blue ranger."
The former rangers looked at Tori a little strangely at first.
"I thought Blue rangers were all guys?" Justin said. Everyone gave him 'a look.' "What? I know you're all thinking it, I'm just saying it."
"It's okay. All my other teammates are guys. I understand completely," Tori said dismissing it. "And I just want to say that it's an honor to meet you all, and thank you for helping."
TJ stepped forward. "Like Billy said, we're all here for one another... anytime." Tori smiled warmly at him and the rest of them.
"So... where do we begin?" Billy asked. The rangers sat down and began to formulate their plan.
(((((())))))
Hunter was fixing his bike when a motorcycle pulled into the driveway. He straightened and watched as Blake stepped off and removed his helmet.
"Blake?" he asked. Blake smiled and hugged him. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, but why are you here? Shouldn't you be in San Diego and where did you get that sweet ride?"
Blake scratched the back of his head and looked down to the ground. "I kinda... left and used some of the winnings I got to buy that," he said motioning to his bike.
Hunter dropped the wrench he was holding. "You what?"
"Things just weren't working out. Factory life isn't for me. It took me almost a month for me to realize that I need you guys... my family."
Hunter stared at his little brother and smiled. "Well, whatever you want to do is cool with me... I am glad your home though."
Blake gave him a slight frown. "Yeah..."
"What? What happened?"
"I, uh, I went to find Tori this morning," he began.
Just then Hunter remembered that Cam had told him what Tori was up to. "Oh, I almost forgot-"
"She was with some other guy."
"No dude, it's not like that-"
"But it is Hunter. I screwed up royally last time."
Hunter sighed and took Blake into the house. "We all knew Tori was pissed but she never told us why. Care to share?"
Blake took a deep breath and told him everything that had happened. Hunter sat in silence for a moment.
"What should I do Hunter? How can I get over this stupid fear?"
"It's not stupid, really. You don't want to lose the people you love. But if you don't at least let them know how you feel, you may never know what love really is."
"Like the whole, it's better to have loved and lost thing?"
"Exactly."
Blake smirked and smiled at his brother. "Always the older wiser one," he commented. Hunter grinned as Blake rose and took a deep breath. "I need to tell her before that other guys does."
"Bro, about that other guy..."