"Dude! What about us?"

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The not so original but always needed DISCLAIMER

I don't own any of the characters here presented and/or any of the Power Rangers Ninja Storm stuff, that is property of SABAN and DISNEY, not mine (I wish they were, but...)

Also, If you don't like male/male relationship don't even go further because that's all you're gonna find. One more thing, the sexuality of any of the actors here implied is not of my concern and this is just a FICTION product.

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Chapter 22

Atonement

"It's not that, Dustin"

Evan said to his lover. They were in the middle of the night, watching the starry night up in the mountains, were nobody could see them.

"What is it, then?"

Dustin asked to the pale guy why he left the headquarters and why he was mad all of sudden. And now Evan was about to respond. He just approached to his lover and embraced him. All of sudden he felt all his worries disappear.

"Look what's going on... Y'know, Cam can say whatever he wants about my family or my nanny, but what really made me feel that way was that he may not be so far from the reality"

"Whatcha mean?"

"That maybe it's my nanny who's pulling the strings of all this stupid war against me"

Evan placed his head on his chest again. And he was crying with soft tears, expressing what he felt. Confusion, Chaos, Sadness, Sorrow.... All of them were part of that river of tears. Dustin, feeling powerless, just grabbed his boyfriend and hugged him. Deeper and stronger feelings mixed up in those tears.

"I know how you feel" Said Dustin

"Huh?"

"I know what it feels to be back stabbed by somebody you trusted so well"

"Did you?"

"Yeah. Before you came to town we were fighting this evil alien who had those crazy and strange nieces... One of them left their alien ship and came here pretending to be all goodie-goodie, and I believed her, but then it turned out that she wasn't that good."

Silences stroke their conversation. Evan just thought how he turned out in that situation. He was always a loner, and he always had chats with himself. But right now, not even thinking and thinking over the situation could help him.

"Dustin... I don't know what to do"

"Let me give you a hand"

"'kay"

"What I think is that we don't really have info about it"

"Yeah... and?"

"And that we need this info. Anything, something... whatever we could have"

"You've heard Cam... this magic only comes from the Yaobikuni"

"Yeah, I know... but there must be a way to contact her and ask her why is she doing that"

"Or a way to stop her"

"Exactly! But were running like those horses with their eyes covered... we don't know were we are going unless somebody guides us... and that is your role my friend"

"Whatcha mean?"

"Dude, whatever you know, it's a good time to tell us. It'll help Cam to search for more info about those shikki guys"

"I know as much as you know..."

"Think about it Dude! There must be something..."

Evan and Dustin kept embracing each other, facing their fears in the middle of the night when all of sudden, a sound just came from his wrist

"What is it Cam?"

"Hurry up and Come here!"

"Why?"

"Nanny's boys are attacking ninja ops! Hurry!"

Evan just released himself. They knew what all was about. Shikki were attacking Ninja Ops now, and they were now supposed to help the academy and the Headquarters before these undead could break in.

Dustin and his lover were about to go, when they both felt something. Somebody was just behind them, staring, waiting.

Evan turned to see this strange woman, dressed in a white kimono with strings and crimson cords attached to her wrists; her waist was also covered by a crimson fabric. Her hair was as black as the night. It was long, but her head was also covered by this strange hairdo of her.

"Okasan!" Evan said... and the woman just released and evil grin...