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The Coming of the Fire Storm
Chapter 3
What Happened?
It was growing very dark, and Blake and Tori had been out for hours. They returned to Ninja ops at half past eight. They had been to the cinema to watch a film, the arcade to play games, and then to the beach for a romantic picnic at sunset.
They walked in hand in hand, giggling and chatting. They spotted Cyber Cam at the main computer.
"Hey Cyber Cam!" said Blake.
"Hey dudes! What's up? Enjoy your date?"
"Oh yeah! It was a blast!" said Blake.
Shane, Dustin and Cam entered the room.
"Wow lovebirds!" said Dustin. "Where've you been?"
"To the beach," said Tori clutching Blake's arm.
"Whoa!" said Shane poking Blake with his finger. "Hot!"
"Ha ha ha," said Blake. "Hey, has anyone seen my brother? I tried to contact him earlier, but he wouldn't pick up."
Shane, Dustin and Cam glanced at each other.
"I haven't seen him all day," said Cam. "I'll see if I can track him though."
"Thanks," said Blake gratefully.
"Maybe Hunter was feeling a little left out," said Shane, "weren't you two supposed to be racing today?"
"No!" said Blake. "Hunter said he didn't mind."
"And you believed him?" said Dustin. "Man, you should know your brother by now."
Blake sighed.
"I wonder where he is?" he said.
"Well wherever he is," began Cam, looking at his computer, "he's not moving."
Blake rushed over.
"What? Cam, can you get an image of him at the moment?"
Cam pressed a few buttons.
"Yeah, hold on...hey presto! Oh no."
The gang saw Hunter lying at the bottom of a hill, unable to move, and clutching a broken leg. He was bleeding badly and was yelling for help. His morpher lay 20 feet away from him, unable to reach it.
"What happened?" said Tori.
"I don't know," said Blake, "but we've got to find him!"
Blake began to head towards the door.
"Blake!" said Sensei.
Blake stopped and wheeled around.
"Sensei, we have to find him!" he said.
"Calm yourself Blake," said Sensei soothingly. "Just before you go, I need to say that this wasn't an accident."
"How do you know that dad?" asked Cam.
"I will say when you get back," said Sensei. "Go now and find Hunter. Take a First Aid kit, as you will need it."
The rangers nodded, and then sprinted outside.
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"Help!" yelled Hunter. "Help! Somebody please help me!"
Hunter's condition was deteriorating. His breathing was getting fainter and fainter.
"Help," he said as he fainted, knocking his head on a log.
"There he is!" bellowed Blake, spotting Hunter.
"Oh my god!" screamed Tori.
"Hunter!" yelled Dustin.
The rangers ran over to him.
"His pulse is very weak," said Cam, "we need to revive him."
"How?" said Blake, who was sweating a lot. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve. "What are we going to do?"
"Don't worry," said Cam, "I came prepared." He took a bottle of green liquid out of his First Aid bag. He opened Hunter's mouth and poured it down his throat.
Instantly, Hunter's eyes opened. He leapt up, but then realised that he couldn't stand due to his broken leg, so he collapsed again. He grunted.
"Hunter!" said Blake. "What happened?" Blake was eager to know what was going on.
"Let's get him back to Ninja ops first and heal him properly," said Cam wisely.
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Once back at Ninja ops, Shane and Dustin laid Hunter on a pullout stretcher. Sensei came over to take a look.
"Hunter, how are you feeling?" he asked calmly.
"As if my life is hanging in the balance," he said, still feeling pain from his leg.
"Don't go over the top Hunter," smiled Cam coming back from the store cupboard. "Here, I bought come crutches. That leg won't heal for a while."
"Oh man," said Hunter feeling very depressed. "I won't be able to fight for ages!" Then the thought hit him and he smiled. "I won't be able to fight for ages? Oh yeah! I'm on vacation!"
"Now Hunter," began Sensei, "if you are feeling up to it, would you mind telling us what happened?"
"Sure Sensei," said Hunter. "Well, when I asked Blake to go out with Tori instead of racing with me, I went for a ride by myself.
"I turned into a forestry area and just rode on. After a while, my bike started to slow down, so I slammed on the accelerator and sped up again. But then the bike was going too fast and I lost control of it. I nearly crashed many times.
Then I heard voices behind the trees. Before I knew it, a blast was fired at me. I fell off my bike and tumbled down that hill. I must have been knocked out because I don't remember any more."
"I told you this was no accident," said Sensei firmly.
"Hunter why didn't you just stay here?" asked Blake angrily. "You could have been hurt even worse!"
"Riding was the only thing that took my mind off you two," confessed Hunter. "Anyway, what I want to know is who attacked me?"
"It will be explained in time," said Sensei. "Right now I suggest you forget about it, though I fear this will come up again soon. Go now and let Hunter rest."
"Yes Sensei," murmured the others.
"Rest up, bro," said Blake as he left.
"Hey Hunter," said Dustin as Blake and Tori were out of earshot, "Don't you mind Blake going out with Tori?"
"Me? No! Why?"
"Blake wouldn't believe us when we said you did mind," said Shane.
"That's because I don't mind!" said Hunter beginning to feel angry.
"Oh really?" asked Cam.
Hunter sighed. "Okay, maybe I feel a little put out," he said.
"Then we need to find someone to talk to you," said Shane. "Hey! These two girls were at the skate park yesterday talking to me! They were pretty fine, man!"
"No thanks," said Hunter, "I'm a loner by nature, and I always will be. Now if you don't mind I'd like to get some sleep."
Dustin nodded, and ushered Shane outside. Cam stayed behind to work with Cyber Cam on the computer.
"How did it come to this?" thought Hunter.
Cheers for the reviews, they really mean a lot!
The Coming of the Fire Storm
Chapter 3
What Happened?
It was growing very dark, and Blake and Tori had been out for hours. They returned to Ninja ops at half past eight. They had been to the cinema to watch a film, the arcade to play games, and then to the beach for a romantic picnic at sunset.
They walked in hand in hand, giggling and chatting. They spotted Cyber Cam at the main computer.
"Hey Cyber Cam!" said Blake.
"Hey dudes! What's up? Enjoy your date?"
"Oh yeah! It was a blast!" said Blake.
Shane, Dustin and Cam entered the room.
"Wow lovebirds!" said Dustin. "Where've you been?"
"To the beach," said Tori clutching Blake's arm.
"Whoa!" said Shane poking Blake with his finger. "Hot!"
"Ha ha ha," said Blake. "Hey, has anyone seen my brother? I tried to contact him earlier, but he wouldn't pick up."
Shane, Dustin and Cam glanced at each other.
"I haven't seen him all day," said Cam. "I'll see if I can track him though."
"Thanks," said Blake gratefully.
"Maybe Hunter was feeling a little left out," said Shane, "weren't you two supposed to be racing today?"
"No!" said Blake. "Hunter said he didn't mind."
"And you believed him?" said Dustin. "Man, you should know your brother by now."
Blake sighed.
"I wonder where he is?" he said.
"Well wherever he is," began Cam, looking at his computer, "he's not moving."
Blake rushed over.
"What? Cam, can you get an image of him at the moment?"
Cam pressed a few buttons.
"Yeah, hold on...hey presto! Oh no."
The gang saw Hunter lying at the bottom of a hill, unable to move, and clutching a broken leg. He was bleeding badly and was yelling for help. His morpher lay 20 feet away from him, unable to reach it.
"What happened?" said Tori.
"I don't know," said Blake, "but we've got to find him!"
Blake began to head towards the door.
"Blake!" said Sensei.
Blake stopped and wheeled around.
"Sensei, we have to find him!" he said.
"Calm yourself Blake," said Sensei soothingly. "Just before you go, I need to say that this wasn't an accident."
"How do you know that dad?" asked Cam.
"I will say when you get back," said Sensei. "Go now and find Hunter. Take a First Aid kit, as you will need it."
The rangers nodded, and then sprinted outside.
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"Help!" yelled Hunter. "Help! Somebody please help me!"
Hunter's condition was deteriorating. His breathing was getting fainter and fainter.
"Help," he said as he fainted, knocking his head on a log.
"There he is!" bellowed Blake, spotting Hunter.
"Oh my god!" screamed Tori.
"Hunter!" yelled Dustin.
The rangers ran over to him.
"His pulse is very weak," said Cam, "we need to revive him."
"How?" said Blake, who was sweating a lot. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve. "What are we going to do?"
"Don't worry," said Cam, "I came prepared." He took a bottle of green liquid out of his First Aid bag. He opened Hunter's mouth and poured it down his throat.
Instantly, Hunter's eyes opened. He leapt up, but then realised that he couldn't stand due to his broken leg, so he collapsed again. He grunted.
"Hunter!" said Blake. "What happened?" Blake was eager to know what was going on.
"Let's get him back to Ninja ops first and heal him properly," said Cam wisely.
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Once back at Ninja ops, Shane and Dustin laid Hunter on a pullout stretcher. Sensei came over to take a look.
"Hunter, how are you feeling?" he asked calmly.
"As if my life is hanging in the balance," he said, still feeling pain from his leg.
"Don't go over the top Hunter," smiled Cam coming back from the store cupboard. "Here, I bought come crutches. That leg won't heal for a while."
"Oh man," said Hunter feeling very depressed. "I won't be able to fight for ages!" Then the thought hit him and he smiled. "I won't be able to fight for ages? Oh yeah! I'm on vacation!"
"Now Hunter," began Sensei, "if you are feeling up to it, would you mind telling us what happened?"
"Sure Sensei," said Hunter. "Well, when I asked Blake to go out with Tori instead of racing with me, I went for a ride by myself.
"I turned into a forestry area and just rode on. After a while, my bike started to slow down, so I slammed on the accelerator and sped up again. But then the bike was going too fast and I lost control of it. I nearly crashed many times.
Then I heard voices behind the trees. Before I knew it, a blast was fired at me. I fell off my bike and tumbled down that hill. I must have been knocked out because I don't remember any more."
"I told you this was no accident," said Sensei firmly.
"Hunter why didn't you just stay here?" asked Blake angrily. "You could have been hurt even worse!"
"Riding was the only thing that took my mind off you two," confessed Hunter. "Anyway, what I want to know is who attacked me?"
"It will be explained in time," said Sensei. "Right now I suggest you forget about it, though I fear this will come up again soon. Go now and let Hunter rest."
"Yes Sensei," murmured the others.
"Rest up, bro," said Blake as he left.
"Hey Hunter," said Dustin as Blake and Tori were out of earshot, "Don't you mind Blake going out with Tori?"
"Me? No! Why?"
"Blake wouldn't believe us when we said you did mind," said Shane.
"That's because I don't mind!" said Hunter beginning to feel angry.
"Oh really?" asked Cam.
Hunter sighed. "Okay, maybe I feel a little put out," he said.
"Then we need to find someone to talk to you," said Shane. "Hey! These two girls were at the skate park yesterday talking to me! They were pretty fine, man!"
"No thanks," said Hunter, "I'm a loner by nature, and I always will be. Now if you don't mind I'd like to get some sleep."
Dustin nodded, and ushered Shane outside. Cam stayed behind to work with Cyber Cam on the computer.
"How did it come to this?" thought Hunter.