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Power Rangers Ninja Storm

A King's Life

By Dcm3387/EarthGuardian

Chapter 4: Tears of the Past

Dustin opened the glassed window door and took a step onto the balcony. He gently closed the door, feeling the cool air against his skin as he turned to see Tori starring off into the rain. Making his way over, he placed his hand on the cold metal rail and looked at her. She turned her head and smiled at him.

"Are you having fun?" He asked.

She turned her body till she completely faced him, "Yeah." She responded, "This is a very interesting world."

He took a few steps closer, "You have no idea." He chuckled.

She continue to smile as he stroke her hair and looked into her eyes. She bit her lips, looking down at the ground before turning away. Dustin sighed, looking out the balcony.

"What's the matter?" He mumbled.

She turned, "What about Marah?"

"It's been 2 years." He stated, "I moved on."

"It may had been 2 years for you, but for us, it only been a few hours for us." She pointed out, "I don't get you. You've changed so much."

He crept a little closer, "Why don't we forget about all this." He whispered, "And just start over. You and me, ya know?"

She pushed him aside and walked down the steps and into the rain. Dustin grumbled as he looked down from the balcony to see her storm off into the courtyard. He moved quickly to follow, feeling the rain fall on him as he moved from out of the roof. His clothes began to soak with water as he chased after her. Grabbing her arm, he spun her around. Her wet hair flailed, sending droplets of water everywhere.

"Dustin!" She shouted, "Let go of me."

"Hold on a sec." He grew frustrated, "What's the matter with you!?"

She spun back around, crossing her arms. The water ran down her face as she closed her eyes. Dustin moved closer, wrapping his arms around her from behind. She moved her hands, till she grabbed a hold of his arm, and just stood there.

"Please don't do this." She whispered, "You're my best friend."

A soldier walked out from the shadows and saluted to Dustin. He arched his eyebrows as he put his hand back down. The rain dripped down his armor as he began to speak.

"Sir, we found two people wondering the city. They claim to know you."

Dustin let go of Tori and followed the soldier, leaving her standing there alone. She walked over to a fountain in the middle of the courtyard and sat down, her dress was ruined, her hair was a mess. She sighed a bit, all she wanted to do was to go home.

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Cam continued to watched the screen, surfing through all what seamed to be Dustin's journal logs. He was curious of what happened, to find the truth and better understand where he was. The screen flashed and the next entry started to play.

Dustin was walking down the halls of the castle. He was holding a sword in his hand, his clothes were tattered, his hair was more of a mess then ususal. Searching around, the halls were empty. He spun his body around till he faced the two giant double doors that lead to the King's room. Tilting his head he began to head towards it, feeling the ground slowly rumble beneath him. Slamming the door open, he found the King sitting at his throne. Soldiers all quickly jumped in front of him, preventing him from doing anything. Using his skills, Dustin flipped over them and slashed at them with the sword. He pounded the ground, knocking everyone off their feet. He then made his way towards the King, pointing the sword at him.

"So, the 21st century Boy managed to escape." He smirked, "There is more then you then I thought."

"Wouldn't you like to know." Dustin sneered, "Too bad you won't be able to stick around. I'm taking over."

The king leaned forward a bit, "Isn't it funny? How your friends never came like they did? They let you rot for a whole year. And now? And now, you decided to do something about it?"

Dustin grabbed the king by the hair and pulled him close to the blade, "I really don't think my friends matter at this point."

Cam cringed as he saw the sword stuck through. Shutting the screen off, he left the room with haste and looked down each side of the hall. He spotted Dustin moving around the corner and chased after him.

"Dustin!" Cam called out, "Wait up!"

The brunette spun around, he was still wet from the rain. Cam slowed down and gave a weird look, as he noticed the water dripping on the floor.

"Don't ask." Dustin broke the silence.

He nodded, "Hey, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Um this whole King thing." He sort of mumbled, "Do you blame us for what happened?"

Dustin arched his eyebrows, before taking a few steps closer, "What? How.." He trailed off, "Have you been reading my logs?"

Cam slowly shook his head, "So it's true?"

The brunette grew angry and slammed Cam against the wall. The loud crashed echoed down the hall as Cam winced in pain.

"Why don't you stay out of this Watanabe." Dustin grumbled, "Stop prying in my personal life."

"Calm down." Cam tried to reason, "I'm just trying to help."

Dustin let go, "I spent this long without your help. I don't need it now."

He began walking away as Cam fixed his shirt and looked at him.

"You can't blame us." Cam shouted, "You killed the real king didn't you? That's something the real Dustin wouldn't do."

He turned his head, "That Dustin died in the cells. He was weak." He moved towards him again, "He hated the fact that knowing he wouldn't get out of it by following the rules. By, waiting to be saved."

"We-"

"Back off Cam." He threaten once more, "You seriously are crossing the line."

Dustin glared at him before walking away again, leaving Cameron in the hall way by himself. He sighed as he leaned against the wooden panel, thinking what he should do next.

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Shane was sitting at the table with little Sakura. He was watching her, since he didn't know where Dustin went. She smiled as she ate some food. Looking around, acting all innocent and cute. Hunter walked over, catching Shane's attention.

"Find Tori yet?" Shane asked.

He shook his head, "Nah. I hope I didn't scare her off."

The red ranger chuckled, "No, I don't think so."

Hunter took a seat, and starred at Sakura. He reminded him so much of Tori. Leaning over a bit, he caught her attention. She leaned towards him, looking at each other's eyes. Both of them giggled a bit, Sakura thought it was pretty funny.

"Hey Sakura." Hunter was curious, "What's your last name?"

She titled her head, "Um.. Rygur." She finally spoke up.

Hunter nodded as Shane gave a weird look. The two boys turned to see the balcony door open up and Tori enter in. Her clothes were soaked. Both standing up, they watched as she made her way over to them. She forced a smile, clearing the hair out of her face.

"Did you go swimming or something." Hunter snickered, "Sorry. Couldn't help it."

She laughed a bit, "You can say that. I'm going to my room. I'll see you later?"

"Let me walk you to it." Hunter insisted, "Please?"

She smiled and nodded as the two of them waved to Shane. The red warrior looked down at Sakura who held out her hand. He grabbed a hold of it and laughed.

"Would you like me to walk you to your room?" He asked, "I insist!"

"Yeah!" She screamed.

Shane laughed as the two of them left also, heading down the hall and towards Sakura's room. They started to chat a bit, talking about random things. As Shane turned the corner, he noticed two soldiers talk in front of Sakura's room. Backing a way a bit, he pressed himself against the wall and began to listen. Sakura stayed quiet, which Shane thought was a good thing.

"She's probably at the ball." One of the soldiers stated, "We'll check on her later."

The other one nodded, "If those guests every found out who she was, it might really screw up the time line."

The first soliders laughed, "Yeah. Who would of thought that blonde chick and that crimson guy would related to her."

Shane arched his eyebrow as the two of them walked away. He looked down at her, seeing her smile at him. She raised her hand, Shane knelt down and picked her up, rerunning the conversation though his head. It didn't make sense, were they serious?

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Dustin entered the 3rd floor throne room, where all the computers and screens were. The same place Cam and Dustin had their discussion earlier. He turned to see a few soldiers rush towards him.

"We found two people sir." One of them shouted, "What would you like me to do with them?"

"Let me see them." Dustin barked, "And try not to take forever."

The second soldier headed towards a door and opened it up. He dragged a dark hair boy and a brunette female towards them. Arching his eyebrows, Dustin recognized them instantly.

"Marah? Blake?" He titled his head, "What the?"

Marah gasped and threw herself into him, "Oh my god Dustin!" She screamed, "I was so worried I would never see you."

Dustin hesitated, as he started to hug back. He broke away quickly and looked at Blake.

"Well, guess the whole clan is here now." He smirked, "Hey Blake."

Blake waved, "Nice clothes." He chuckled, "Uh, where are we?"

Marah nodded, "Yeah Dustin! Care to explain!?"

Dustin took a deep breath and sighed loudly. Marah and Blake glanced at each other and around the room, unsure how to take that. They starred at Dustin patiently, hoping there questions could be answered..


End Chapter

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