Tristen changed into her running kit; she gathered up her hair and fixed it in a loose ponytail.
'Are you coming with me Cam?' she shouted as she bent down to tie her trainer laces.
Cam appeared at the doorway in his ninja outfit.
'Sure I won't show you up?' he asked casually leaning against the doorframe.
Tristen laughed and straightened up.
'We'll see,' she said with a grin.
They walked out of Ninja Ops.
'Shall we make this interesting?' said Tristen mysteriously.
'In what way?' answered Cam leaning closer to her.
Tristen moved so that their lips were only millimetres apart.
'The winner can decide,' she said softly making out that she was about to kiss him.
'Okay,' whispered Cam a small smile playing across his lips.
Tristen pulled away quickly and started to run.
'Hey, no fair,' complained Cam sprinting after her.
He managed to catch her up but she was a little faster than him, she leapt easily over the broken logs and Cam had a hard job of keeping up. After a few minutes they started back towards Ninja Ops. Tristen was the first to reach the waterfall; she bent over resting her hands on her knees breathing deeply. Cam stopped beside her panting.
'Guess...you...lost,' she said catching her breath.
Cam sighed heavily and laughed. Suddenly Tristen stood up her eyes full of fear.
'Cam, the sense lines just snapped,' her voice was barely a whisper.
'Guardian,' snarled a creature coming out of the trees.
Tristen moved closer to Cam. They both dropped into a fighter's stance. The creature before them looked like a man but he had huge bat like wings protruding from his shoulders and long talons on each hand.
Tristen heard another rustling in the bushes and she could feel more sense lines snapping in her head from all directions. Four more bounty hunters stepped out of the trees. The one from the club stood to their left.
They both realised that they couldn't get into Ninja Ops, as that would reveal the entrance, they had to fight.
The bat like hunter sprang into the air and flew straight at Tristen, she ducked and it quickly circled for another attack. Tristen was thrown away from Cam who was instantly set upon by two bounty hunters. He blocked a kick from one but took a hit in the stomach from the other. Cam fell to the floor as the wind went out of him.
Tristen scrambled back to her feet and morphed into her tiger form, the remaining two bounty hunters came at her, she snarled and charged at them. She managed to pin one down on the ground and its neck snapped as she swiped her paw across its face. The bat one swooped down on her again and Tristen rose up on her hindquarters, her claw ripped into its wing forcing it to land.
Cam morphed into the Samurai Ranger and drew his sword, one bounty hunter was sent crashing into a nearby tree and it slumped unconscious at the bottom of the trunk. The other circled him biding its time.
Tristen was getting tired; she was using up too much energy in her animal form. She morphed back to normal and shook her head several times trying to clear the dizziness from her head. By that time the flying bounty hunter had readied himself again and he came at her with his talons outstretched. Tristen crouched as he swiped them at her head, a second swing came her way and as she didn't see it as she straightened; the talons grated into the flesh across her stomach. Tristen didn't feel anything and she landed a kick in the creature's chest.
As if called, the creatures broke into a retreat. Tristen watched them go feeling confused.
'Why did the go?' asked Cam de-morphing and coming to stand by her.
'I don't know they could have taken us easily,' said Tristen her voice uneasy.
'Hey you're bleeding!' said Cam noticing the blood seeping through her top. 'Come on lets get you back inside.'
Cam put his arm around her waist and ushered her into Ninja Ops. He helped her onto her bed and raced off to get bandages.
Tristen laughed slightly as Cam set down a huge first aid bag and leaned over the bed.
'Cam it's not that bad really,' she said trying to sit up.
Cam pushed her gently back down.
'Oh come on Cam,' Tristen complained, 'It's nothing,'
'Let me see,' he said seriously.
Tristen let out a sigh and let her head fall back on the pillows. Cam pushed up her top carefully; she flinched as his fingers brushed against her skin.
'Sorry! Did I hurt you?' apologised Cam quickly.
'No, it tickles,' she laughed in reply.
Cam gave a small smile but the worry was still obvious in his eyes. He gently wiped the blood away and fixed a bandage over the three thin cuts. Cam smoothed out the plaster around the sides allowing his fingers to play against her skin every now and again.
'I don't think it'll stick down any more,' joked Tristen rising onto her elbows.
Cam stopped suddenly feeling embarrassed.
'I've decided what I want,' said Tristen breaking the silence.
'What do you mean?' asked Cam sitting down on the side of the bed.
'Well we said the winner would decide what they wanted,' she replied with a grin, 'And as I won...'
'Okay, okay don't rub it in,' groaned Cam shaking his head. 'What do you want?'
Tristen smiled again and sat up further, she shifted closer to Cam until they were touching.
'Just you,' she whispered in his ear.
Cam lowered his head and kissed her lips softly, their kiss deepened and Cam climbed onto the bed with her.
'Sensei, where's Cam, he was supposed to meet us at the beach an hour ago?' said Dustin coming down the stairs into the main room, 'the others sent me to find him,'
'I think he is in his room Dustin,' said Sensei stopping his meditation.
'Thanks dude, I mean Sensei,' said the yellow ranger heading towards Cam's room.
He knocked on the door but there was no reply. 'Maybe Tris knows where he is,' thought Dustin moving down to Tristen's room.
The door was open slightly and as he knocked it swung further open.
Cam and Tristen pulled apart quickly.
'Oh hey, dudes I'm sorry,' said Dustin turning round quickly and raising his arms.
Tristen sat up and ran her fingers through her hair; she swung her legs off the bed and stood up. She pulled her top back down.
'Er Cam, you were supposed to meet us at the beach... but...er... I can see you were... busy.' Stammered Dustin.
Cam and Tristen looked sheepishly at each other.
'Yeah sorry about that,' said Cam trying to act as if nothing had happened.
'Why don't you catch up with the others, there's something I have to do.' Said Tristen trying to bail them out of the awkward situation.
'Yeah, okay,' said Cam ushering Dustin out the door.