The Coming of the Fire Storm
Chapter 8
Complications
The sun began to shine through the windows, and the birds began twittering their morning songs. The sky turned from red to blue as Shane's alarm clock went off. He woke up and rubbed his eyes. He got up and went over to his clock on his desk and switched it off. Last night had been good, he thought.
They went to see Ninja Monkey Madness 2, Island of Lost Monkeys. Tammy had enjoyed the movie a lot, she laughed so much. She had quickly gone home to change after he'd asked her, and he picked her up fifteen minutes later. She had opened the door wearing a short black mini skirt and a purple blouse. She had knee-length boots and her black hair had been curled lightly. Shane thought he had never seen anything more beautiful. After the movie, they had gone to the deserted skate park, and Tammy had watched him pulled off some tricks. When the time reached midnight, Shane suggested they turn in. He drove her back home, and kissed her good night on her door step. He eventually came in for an hour or two.
Meanwhile, back at Ninja Ops, Cam woke first to find Blake and Tori cuddled in a corner, Dustin lying on his front snoring his head off and Hunter and Sydney were sleeping peacefully back to back. Sensei was drooling a little in his tiny bed. Cam went over to the computer and switched it on. It made a rather loud noise, which woke up Dustin. He groaned loudly.
"Man, what'd you do that for?" said Dustin groggily.
"Dustin, its ten o'clock, get up lazy!" said Cam, throwing a cushion at the goofball. Dustin groaned again, and opened his eyes. They fell on Tori and Blake, and then Hunter and Sydney.
"Look who got a little too close to each other," Dustin mocked. He crept quietly over to Blake, and poked him hard in the shoulder. Then, he threw himself back to his pillow, and pretended to be asleep. Blake woke sharply, and looked down at Tori sleeping quietly. Who had woken him? His eyes wondered around the room, and he saw Cam at the computer. Dustin was asleep and snoring very loudly. Hunter and Sydney were also still asleep. Hold on a minute, thought Blake, Dustin never sleeps on his side. He threw a pillow at Dustin, who leapt on his feet. Blake wasn't surprised to see that he looked wide awake.
"Oh man, that's the second time that's happened in five minutes!" Dustin muttered. "Oh damn, he's awake... Blake!! Did you sleep well?" he asked innocently.
"Yeah, no thanks to you," said Blake coldly. Dustin forced a mock smile.
"Just my little joke, Blakey-boy," said Dustin.
"Shut up," said Blake a little too loudly, as he woke up the others. Groans were heard, and Hunter, Sydney and Tori sat up, moaning. Hunter ruffled his hair, and found Sydney rather close to him.
"Whoa, what are you doing here?" he asked her. Sydney looked bewildered.
"I don't know," she said, dazed. "Where's Tammy? And Shane?"
"They didn't come back," said Cam, not turning away from the computer. "They must have gone home. Oh no, not this early!" By now, Sensei had awoken, and was with Cam. "Go for Cam," Cam said into the computer.
"It's Shane, I've at Tammy's flat, and it's deserted. It totally mucked up! There's stuff everywhere! It looks like there's been a robbery!" Shane sounded very upset. "Tammy is no-where to be seen! Can you get in touch with her?"
"I'll try," said Cam, "hold on." The others gathered around Cam, all very concerned.
"Where's Tammy?" asked Sydney. She was a little pale, and her green eyes had widened in shock.
"It's all right," said Tori comfortingly, "we'll find her. Cam, any luck?"
"She's not answering, I'll try her mobile," said Cam. He pressed some button, and dialled Tammy's number. It rang many times, before the voicemail came on. Instead of Tammy's voice, a harsh and slightly amused voice was heard.
"Rangers! Or should I say, remaining rangers!! Ha! Where's the Fire Ranger, you ask? Don't worry, she'll be in safe hands, at least, until after you hand over the second Fire Ranger! Ha! Listen closely; the Pink Fire Ranger should come to the beach at two this after noon, if not, your friend perishes! Ha! Bye now, rangers!!"
There was silence. Sydney's fists were clenched, and she gritted her teeth.
"Lothor, that pig," she whispered coolly.
"Don't worry, Sydney," said Dustin, "come on, you and I can find Shane."
The two ninja streaked to Tammy's flat, where the found Shane sat on the sofa. The place was completely trashed. Books and clothes lay all over the floor. The carpets and bedspreads were torn up. Lamps and lights lay hanging from their cables. The television was smoking. Shane had his head in his hands, but looked up when Dustin cleared his throat.
"Where is she? Did you speak to her?" said Shane. Sydney looked nervously at Dustin, and he understood.
"Well," began Dustin, "we think Lothor has her." He said the last part rather quickly, hoping Shane would get over it. But he didn't. His hands became sweaty, and a single tear fell from his dark eyes.
"No," he whispered.
"Yes," said Sydney speaking up. Her voice sounded scared. "He wants me as well, or he'll destroy Tammy." She sat beside Shane and put her arm around him. "Don't worry, we'll get her back, I'm sure of it. And Lothor certainly won't be getting his hands on me either." She said the last part as if it were a vow she were making to her best friend. She'd never let her go, never. "Come on Shane, let's go back to Ninja ops."
They all ninja streaked back to their headquarters. The others were quiet.
"Hey," said Cam as he noticed them, "we've tracked Tammy's morpher to an old factory. She's not moving, so I'm guessing she's tied up. Okay here's what we'll do. Hunter and Blake go with Sydney to the beach, but keep out of sight. The rest of us will go and free Tammy. Call for back up if you need to."
Everyone nodded.
"Ready?" said Shane.
"Ninja Storm!" cried Shane, Dustin and Tori.
"Thunder Storm!" bellowed Hunter and Blake.
"Samurai Storm!" shouted Cam.
"Fire Storm!" yelled Sydney.
"Ranger Form, ha!" they finished together.
They split up, and headed to the factory and the beach. Sydney felt a little uneasy. What would happen if Tammy got destroyed? She'd be so lonely. She had to prevent it, even if that meant going against Cam's plan.
Chapter 8
Complications
The sun began to shine through the windows, and the birds began twittering their morning songs. The sky turned from red to blue as Shane's alarm clock went off. He woke up and rubbed his eyes. He got up and went over to his clock on his desk and switched it off. Last night had been good, he thought.
They went to see Ninja Monkey Madness 2, Island of Lost Monkeys. Tammy had enjoyed the movie a lot, she laughed so much. She had quickly gone home to change after he'd asked her, and he picked her up fifteen minutes later. She had opened the door wearing a short black mini skirt and a purple blouse. She had knee-length boots and her black hair had been curled lightly. Shane thought he had never seen anything more beautiful. After the movie, they had gone to the deserted skate park, and Tammy had watched him pulled off some tricks. When the time reached midnight, Shane suggested they turn in. He drove her back home, and kissed her good night on her door step. He eventually came in for an hour or two.
Meanwhile, back at Ninja Ops, Cam woke first to find Blake and Tori cuddled in a corner, Dustin lying on his front snoring his head off and Hunter and Sydney were sleeping peacefully back to back. Sensei was drooling a little in his tiny bed. Cam went over to the computer and switched it on. It made a rather loud noise, which woke up Dustin. He groaned loudly.
"Man, what'd you do that for?" said Dustin groggily.
"Dustin, its ten o'clock, get up lazy!" said Cam, throwing a cushion at the goofball. Dustin groaned again, and opened his eyes. They fell on Tori and Blake, and then Hunter and Sydney.
"Look who got a little too close to each other," Dustin mocked. He crept quietly over to Blake, and poked him hard in the shoulder. Then, he threw himself back to his pillow, and pretended to be asleep. Blake woke sharply, and looked down at Tori sleeping quietly. Who had woken him? His eyes wondered around the room, and he saw Cam at the computer. Dustin was asleep and snoring very loudly. Hunter and Sydney were also still asleep. Hold on a minute, thought Blake, Dustin never sleeps on his side. He threw a pillow at Dustin, who leapt on his feet. Blake wasn't surprised to see that he looked wide awake.
"Oh man, that's the second time that's happened in five minutes!" Dustin muttered. "Oh damn, he's awake... Blake!! Did you sleep well?" he asked innocently.
"Yeah, no thanks to you," said Blake coldly. Dustin forced a mock smile.
"Just my little joke, Blakey-boy," said Dustin.
"Shut up," said Blake a little too loudly, as he woke up the others. Groans were heard, and Hunter, Sydney and Tori sat up, moaning. Hunter ruffled his hair, and found Sydney rather close to him.
"Whoa, what are you doing here?" he asked her. Sydney looked bewildered.
"I don't know," she said, dazed. "Where's Tammy? And Shane?"
"They didn't come back," said Cam, not turning away from the computer. "They must have gone home. Oh no, not this early!" By now, Sensei had awoken, and was with Cam. "Go for Cam," Cam said into the computer.
"It's Shane, I've at Tammy's flat, and it's deserted. It totally mucked up! There's stuff everywhere! It looks like there's been a robbery!" Shane sounded very upset. "Tammy is no-where to be seen! Can you get in touch with her?"
"I'll try," said Cam, "hold on." The others gathered around Cam, all very concerned.
"Where's Tammy?" asked Sydney. She was a little pale, and her green eyes had widened in shock.
"It's all right," said Tori comfortingly, "we'll find her. Cam, any luck?"
"She's not answering, I'll try her mobile," said Cam. He pressed some button, and dialled Tammy's number. It rang many times, before the voicemail came on. Instead of Tammy's voice, a harsh and slightly amused voice was heard.
"Rangers! Or should I say, remaining rangers!! Ha! Where's the Fire Ranger, you ask? Don't worry, she'll be in safe hands, at least, until after you hand over the second Fire Ranger! Ha! Listen closely; the Pink Fire Ranger should come to the beach at two this after noon, if not, your friend perishes! Ha! Bye now, rangers!!"
There was silence. Sydney's fists were clenched, and she gritted her teeth.
"Lothor, that pig," she whispered coolly.
"Don't worry, Sydney," said Dustin, "come on, you and I can find Shane."
The two ninja streaked to Tammy's flat, where the found Shane sat on the sofa. The place was completely trashed. Books and clothes lay all over the floor. The carpets and bedspreads were torn up. Lamps and lights lay hanging from their cables. The television was smoking. Shane had his head in his hands, but looked up when Dustin cleared his throat.
"Where is she? Did you speak to her?" said Shane. Sydney looked nervously at Dustin, and he understood.
"Well," began Dustin, "we think Lothor has her." He said the last part rather quickly, hoping Shane would get over it. But he didn't. His hands became sweaty, and a single tear fell from his dark eyes.
"No," he whispered.
"Yes," said Sydney speaking up. Her voice sounded scared. "He wants me as well, or he'll destroy Tammy." She sat beside Shane and put her arm around him. "Don't worry, we'll get her back, I'm sure of it. And Lothor certainly won't be getting his hands on me either." She said the last part as if it were a vow she were making to her best friend. She'd never let her go, never. "Come on Shane, let's go back to Ninja ops."
They all ninja streaked back to their headquarters. The others were quiet.
"Hey," said Cam as he noticed them, "we've tracked Tammy's morpher to an old factory. She's not moving, so I'm guessing she's tied up. Okay here's what we'll do. Hunter and Blake go with Sydney to the beach, but keep out of sight. The rest of us will go and free Tammy. Call for back up if you need to."
Everyone nodded.
"Ready?" said Shane.
"Ninja Storm!" cried Shane, Dustin and Tori.
"Thunder Storm!" bellowed Hunter and Blake.
"Samurai Storm!" shouted Cam.
"Fire Storm!" yelled Sydney.
"Ranger Form, ha!" they finished together.
They split up, and headed to the factory and the beach. Sydney felt a little uneasy. What would happen if Tammy got destroyed? She'd be so lonely. She had to prevent it, even if that meant going against Cam's plan.