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CHAPTER 10 Lightning Strikes
Conner slowly woke up the next morning to find the warm spot where Chloe had been empty. He slowly stirred and looked around to see where she was. He heard water running and then cut off. The door opened and Chloe came out with form fitting jeans on, her hair brushed neatly, make-up well done, and her bra on. She smiled as she walked over to her lounge chair.
"Morning sunshine," she said as she picked up her blouse off the chair.
"Morning. Do you have to put your blouse on already?" he asked teasingly as the cloth covered her well-toned stomach.
"If we're going to get to the Lightning Academy soon, then yes. Get ready while I check on everyone else," she said before walking over to kiss him then going out to the living room. Chloe felt her way to the other guest room and was about to knock on the door when she heard a clang in the kitchen. She walked over and started to laugh.
"Problem Hunter?" she asked.
"How'd you know it was me?" he asked of his new sister-in-law.
"I'm blind, not stupid. You're wearing that cologne Leila bought you," Chloe explained.
"Did I hear my name?" Leila asked as she came bounding down the stairs.
"Hunter has yet to get used to my extra sensitive senses," Chloe explained.
"You doubt an Omano? Baby, you should know better," Leila teased of her husband as he clanged the pots onto the counter. Hunter rolled his eyes and giving a teasing glare to his wife and sister-in-law.
"Guilty as charged. Will you wake up Trent and Kira for me please? I'll start breakfast," Hunter said.
"Don't bother," Kira said sleepily as she came walking into the kitchen, clutching her back.
"You okay sweetie?" Leila asked.
"I'm starting to get used to it. It's Trent who needs sleep. He stays up rubbing my back and doing anything to get me to relax. By the time I get to sleep, it takes him an extra few hours to relax enough to get to sleep," Kira said as she poured herself and Trent some orange juice.
"Where is he?" Chloe asked.
"In the shower. Could you get some coffee started please?" she asked.
"Sure," Hunter said.
"Morning all," Conner said happily. Kira just groaned as she walked back to the bedroom with the glasses of orange juice.
"We'll be ready as soon as we can," she called as she walked into the bedroom and shut the door.
"You ready for today guys?" Chloe asked. Leila bit her lip, glanced as Hunter and Conner, then smiled.
"Sure," she said happily.
"You can't fool me with the phony happiness Leila. It's okay if you're a little apprehensive," Chloe said, giving her sister a comforting smile.
"Enough about us. How are you feeling about this? I mean, you are introducing your mom, dad, aunt, grandfather, sister, new brother, ME, and all your new friends to your adoptive parents," Conner said.
"Not ALL of them. Kim isn't feeling well so she's staying in Reefside. She's going to baby-sit Trini and Kai with Hayley, Spot, and Daisy," Hunter said as he poured pancake batter onto the grittle. Chloe sighed.
"I'm as ready as I can be. Especially since they haven't heard much from me," Chloe replied.
"It'll be fine," Conner said, giving her a comforting kiss on the cheek.
"Oh this is really what I wanted to wake up to," Trent said sarcastically as he came out of the guestroom, dressing and groomed but still obviously exhausted. The others heard the shower in the bedroom, indicating Kira was taking her turn getting ready. Trent poured some coffee as the others laughed at Trent's comment. He dragged himself back into the bedroom to help Kira finish getting ready.
"You wants pancakes?" Hunter asked as he flipped finished pancakes onto a plate. Less than an hour later, the others had met up with Tori, Blake, Tommy, Ethan, Devin, and Anton. They started off and made a little stop at the Wind Academy on the way.
"Where are we?" Anton asked as they made the hike to the waterfall.
"A little place I like to call a second home," Tori explained as she looked out onto the lake. Blake and Hunter both smiled at the familiar site of the Wind Ninja Academy waterfall entrance. Everyone, with the exception of Leila and Chloe, had their mouths wide open as a light illuminated in mid air and opened up into a portal. Out from the portal came Dustin, Shane, and Cam, walking on the water. They greeted Tori, Blake, and Hunter first. Then proceeded to Leila, Conner, and everyone else.
"Wow," Anton said.
"You'll get used to it sir," Shane said as they all hiked back up to the cars. They soon started back on the road towards the Lightning Academy. The closer they got the more of an uneasy feeling both Chloe and Leila got.
"Do you sense something Chloe?" Leila asked from the backseat of Conner's car.
"Yea, but I don't know what," Chloe said.
"Let's just hope it's nothing," Hunter said seriously.
"What about your mom, grandfather, and aunt?" Conner asked.
"They know where the entrance is, so they're meeting us there," Chloe said. The conversation once again fell silent as they continued to drive towards the Lightning Academy. The closer they got, the more Chloe and Leila couldn't shake the feeling that there really WAS something wrong and that they would face whatever it was when they got to their destination. Leila looked out into the sky and saw it gradually clouding over. Soon after, they arrived at the lightning academy entrance where LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei Omano were waiting for them. All the rangers and friends rushed out of the vehicles and watched as Leila and Chloe walked out back towards the sky.
"What is it girls?" Trent asked of his sisters.
"Something's wrong," Leila said.
"Something's here, at the academy," Chloe said. Suddenly, ninja streaks bounced up and down off the ground and knocked against all the rangers and their friends, except Leila and Chloe. The ninjas stopped in front of the twins, who reacted by throwing off the street clothes and getting in defensive stances together.
"What do you want?!" they demanded.
WHO are these ninjas? Are they Chloe's adoptive parents, or not? What is Torrance's part in this? Where is Chloe and Conner's relationship going from here? Find out in Chapter 11.
CHAPTER 10 Lightning Strikes
Conner slowly woke up the next morning to find the warm spot where Chloe had been empty. He slowly stirred and looked around to see where she was. He heard water running and then cut off. The door opened and Chloe came out with form fitting jeans on, her hair brushed neatly, make-up well done, and her bra on. She smiled as she walked over to her lounge chair.
"Morning sunshine," she said as she picked up her blouse off the chair.
"Morning. Do you have to put your blouse on already?" he asked teasingly as the cloth covered her well-toned stomach.
"If we're going to get to the Lightning Academy soon, then yes. Get ready while I check on everyone else," she said before walking over to kiss him then going out to the living room. Chloe felt her way to the other guest room and was about to knock on the door when she heard a clang in the kitchen. She walked over and started to laugh.
"Problem Hunter?" she asked.
"How'd you know it was me?" he asked of his new sister-in-law.
"I'm blind, not stupid. You're wearing that cologne Leila bought you," Chloe explained.
"Did I hear my name?" Leila asked as she came bounding down the stairs.
"Hunter has yet to get used to my extra sensitive senses," Chloe explained.
"You doubt an Omano? Baby, you should know better," Leila teased of her husband as he clanged the pots onto the counter. Hunter rolled his eyes and giving a teasing glare to his wife and sister-in-law.
"Guilty as charged. Will you wake up Trent and Kira for me please? I'll start breakfast," Hunter said.
"Don't bother," Kira said sleepily as she came walking into the kitchen, clutching her back.
"You okay sweetie?" Leila asked.
"I'm starting to get used to it. It's Trent who needs sleep. He stays up rubbing my back and doing anything to get me to relax. By the time I get to sleep, it takes him an extra few hours to relax enough to get to sleep," Kira said as she poured herself and Trent some orange juice.
"Where is he?" Chloe asked.
"In the shower. Could you get some coffee started please?" she asked.
"Sure," Hunter said.
"Morning all," Conner said happily. Kira just groaned as she walked back to the bedroom with the glasses of orange juice.
"We'll be ready as soon as we can," she called as she walked into the bedroom and shut the door.
"You ready for today guys?" Chloe asked. Leila bit her lip, glanced as Hunter and Conner, then smiled.
"Sure," she said happily.
"You can't fool me with the phony happiness Leila. It's okay if you're a little apprehensive," Chloe said, giving her sister a comforting smile.
"Enough about us. How are you feeling about this? I mean, you are introducing your mom, dad, aunt, grandfather, sister, new brother, ME, and all your new friends to your adoptive parents," Conner said.
"Not ALL of them. Kim isn't feeling well so she's staying in Reefside. She's going to baby-sit Trini and Kai with Hayley, Spot, and Daisy," Hunter said as he poured pancake batter onto the grittle. Chloe sighed.
"I'm as ready as I can be. Especially since they haven't heard much from me," Chloe replied.
"It'll be fine," Conner said, giving her a comforting kiss on the cheek.
"Oh this is really what I wanted to wake up to," Trent said sarcastically as he came out of the guestroom, dressing and groomed but still obviously exhausted. The others heard the shower in the bedroom, indicating Kira was taking her turn getting ready. Trent poured some coffee as the others laughed at Trent's comment. He dragged himself back into the bedroom to help Kira finish getting ready.
"You wants pancakes?" Hunter asked as he flipped finished pancakes onto a plate. Less than an hour later, the others had met up with Tori, Blake, Tommy, Ethan, Devin, and Anton. They started off and made a little stop at the Wind Academy on the way.
"Where are we?" Anton asked as they made the hike to the waterfall.
"A little place I like to call a second home," Tori explained as she looked out onto the lake. Blake and Hunter both smiled at the familiar site of the Wind Ninja Academy waterfall entrance. Everyone, with the exception of Leila and Chloe, had their mouths wide open as a light illuminated in mid air and opened up into a portal. Out from the portal came Dustin, Shane, and Cam, walking on the water. They greeted Tori, Blake, and Hunter first. Then proceeded to Leila, Conner, and everyone else.
"Wow," Anton said.
"You'll get used to it sir," Shane said as they all hiked back up to the cars. They soon started back on the road towards the Lightning Academy. The closer they got the more of an uneasy feeling both Chloe and Leila got.
"Do you sense something Chloe?" Leila asked from the backseat of Conner's car.
"Yea, but I don't know what," Chloe said.
"Let's just hope it's nothing," Hunter said seriously.
"What about your mom, grandfather, and aunt?" Conner asked.
"They know where the entrance is, so they're meeting us there," Chloe said. The conversation once again fell silent as they continued to drive towards the Lightning Academy. The closer they got, the more Chloe and Leila couldn't shake the feeling that there really WAS something wrong and that they would face whatever it was when they got to their destination. Leila looked out into the sky and saw it gradually clouding over. Soon after, they arrived at the lightning academy entrance where LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei Omano were waiting for them. All the rangers and friends rushed out of the vehicles and watched as Leila and Chloe walked out back towards the sky.
"What is it girls?" Trent asked of his sisters.
"Something's wrong," Leila said.
"Something's here, at the academy," Chloe said. Suddenly, ninja streaks bounced up and down off the ground and knocked against all the rangers and their friends, except Leila and Chloe. The ninjas stopped in front of the twins, who reacted by throwing off the street clothes and getting in defensive stances together.
"What do you want?!" they demanded.
WHO are these ninjas? Are they Chloe's adoptive parents, or not? What is Torrance's part in this? Where is Chloe and Conner's relationship going from here? Find out in Chapter 11.