After It All

By: PinkFireNinja

Disclaimer: I do not own any Power Ranger in this story besides Eren, Lex and Jo. Also, this is after The Mysterious Three. This is now taking place in Reefside with the Dino Thunder Rangers. Sorry for the late update!

P.S.-Shout outs are still at the end of each chapter.

Keys:

"Dino"-talking

-Dino-thinking

(Dino)-Author's note(s)

Dino-someone speaking in the back ground

Dino-someone speaking in a flashback that isn't from the flashback

Summer: After helping the Ninjas, Eren sets off to battle a new evil with new and old friends. She also meets old loves and friends that will come back in her life. Can Eren handle her new responsibilities with her new friends while she is still trying to handle her new powers. Can she do it with disasters coming not just from the enemy but from her past.

Chapter 4: Memories

Last Time:

Hunter watched as his friends and brother left him there. He didn't know what to do. He loved Eren but now, it seemed like he only loved her like a sister.

(Ok, just so you know, Eren left the Blue Bay Harbor almost a months ago. Sorry if I forgot to say that but she did. The week in the very first chapter is the week of her one month anniversary for joining the rangers in Reefside and leaving Blue Bay Harbor. Sorry if I made it so scratchy.)

He didn't know what to do. He wanted to forget Eren as a lover and keep her as a friend, but seeing how she looked today, it seemed impossible. Now what can he do. Then he remembered some things that had happened.

Now

Flashback (A week after Eren leaves Blue Bay)

Hunter was feeling down. He missed Eren. When he was around his friends or his own brother, he always felt like a third wheel since they all had their girlfriends while his was in another part of the state. Hunter was in the park one day when he accidentally bumped into someone during his daily jog. Before the person he bumped into fell, he grab the person's arm. He could tell that the person he bumped into was female since the build that crashed into him was very feminine.

Hunter looked at the person and saw that it was Amy Johnson, his ex-girlfriend. For some reason, he thought that she looked really attractive in her jogging clothes which was a tight fitting biker shirt and jogging pants. He felt himself flush at the closeness that he had put them through so that she wouldn't fall and he could see her blushing as well. He let go of her and felt that weird warm feeling leave him.

Later that same day, they had gotten together for some coffee and lunch. Ever since that day, they had been going jogging every morning and have coffee and lunch together. After two weeks of getting to know each other again, he had asked her out on a date. That same day, he had asked her to be his girlfriend. He felt so right with her. She had been there for him when he felt down when Eren left. So again, the two of them had gotten together again but this time it was different. During that same week, he had written a letter to Eren. The letter wasn't much, just the 411 about what was happening with her sisters, their friends, and him.

Now (still in flashback)

"Hey honey" Amy said to Hunter that morning as he picked her up at her house.

"Morning sweetie" Hunter replied giving her a kiss on the cheek.

He had said that they would be meeting up with Eren's sisters at the park for their run today and she had agreed. She was going to be on her best behavior. Once the two arrived, Eren's sisters saw them holding hands. Sure, they knew that the two of them went jogging every morning and always got lunch together but they didn't know that they were now going out. When Hunter and Amy stopped in front of them, Lex and Jo pulled him away from Amy just for a few minutes.

"What the heck is this about?!" Lex said angrily.

"Was Jo and I the only ones that didn't know that you dumped our sister?!" Jo asked with rage showing in her eyes and face.

"Sorry you guys. I didn't know how to tell you." Hunter said to them with guilt.

Now (not in flashback)

Hunter remembered that day. For two whole weeks, both Lex and Jo had given him and their friends the cold shoulder. They wouldn't come near the guys. He remembered how the almost beat Cam and Shane when they tried to get near them. He felt so bad and now here he was, with even more trouble. He then remembered something that made him feel worse than he already was.

Flashback (before Eren left, while the two were alone)

Hunter and Eren were walking down the path of the Wind Ninja Academy's garden. After about twenty minutes of walking hand-in-hand in silence, the two sat down under a tree with Eren on Hunter's lap. Eren rested her head against Hunter's chest and smiled up at him from her position. He smiled back and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Eren sighed and closed her eyes. That is until she spoke up.

"Hunter, will you wait for me?" Eren asked, looking seriously at him.

"I would wait for you until the end of the world." He said.

"Promise?" She said.

"I'll promise only if you do." Hunter said to her grinning.

Eren smiled and said that she promised. They kissed to make the promise final. They smiled at each other and rest her head on his chest.

Now

Boy did he feel like crap. He made that promise to wait for her but he broke it. Hunter knew that she wouldn't forgive him. But he felt even guiltier since she kept her promise of waiting for him. He wanted to be her friend at least but knew that any kind of relationship wouldn't be allowed with the storm brewing between him, Eren and Amy and now it also seemed like his friends and Eren's new friends.

Whatever he did, he wanted to fix. He climbed in Amy's silver mustang and left for the local café, Hayley's Cyber Café.

With Eren

Once Eren had dropped Kira off at Hayley's, she said that she would just go home. She told Kira that she had a headache and didn't want her or anyone to worry so she could just rest. During her time here at Reefside, she and Kira had become best friends. Kira knew about Eren's problems and understood that she wanted to be alone. Once Eren got home, she went up to her room once she checked the security system so that if there was any attacks on Reefside, she could call the others.

Eren went up to her room and laid on her bed starring at the ceiling. She remembered the letter that she had gotten from Hunter that very same month. She laid on her bed and remembered the pain that he had and still inflicted on her.

Flashback

Eren had gotten the mail that day and went through the letters. She found a letter addressed to her and took it. She left the other letters which were addressed to Tommy and went up to her room where Kira was chatting on her computer. Eren looked at the letter and was overjoyed at who had sent it to her. She had gotten a letter from Hunter and she started to squeal which got Kira's attention. She told Kira and Kira came over to read the letter when Eren was done. Eren read the letter and her eyes went wide. Suddenly she dropped the letter and started to cry uncontrollably.

Kira picked up the letter and read:

Dear Eren,

How are you? Everything is great here in Blue Bay. Your sisters are doing great here and everything has been peaceful. Everyone misses you over here. Everything has changed now that we don't have you telling us about some sport that your sisters and you would be doing. So how's everything where you are? By the way, when will you actually give us a direct address to send letters to. Hey, I'm not complaining about the personal mail carrier that works for Tommy since after all, he sends the letters to you and we won't have to worry about him. But we do want to visit you.

Any way, let's go straight to the point as to why I'm writing this letter to you. It's not just that I miss you and all but I wanted to tell you something. This is hard for me to say, well actually, write, but you get the point. So lets just get down to the point. Eren, I love you and all but I think I love you only as a sister now. Please don't be upset with me but I thin that we should start seeing other people. In fact, I already have someone in mind. It's just long distant relationships usually never work out. Please Eren, don't be upset with me. Well I have to go now, I have a with that girl in an hour and I still haven't finished dressing. See yeah!

Love always,

Hunter Bradley

P.S.- If this will make you feel better, your sisters already grilled me and our friends for two straight weeks of giving us the cold shoulder. Please again Eren, forgive me.

Now

Eren remembered the pain. She had cried for days because of him. She couldn't trust any one for three weeks because of him. The only people she could trust then was the rangers and Hayley, either than that, she didn't really trust anyone. She felt emotionally and mentally hurt. Sure she looked fine on the outside but it was eating her up on the inside and her friends could tell.

Everyday she would wonder, wonder why Hunter never kept his promise to her. Eren knew by his letter that he had already found someone way before he even wrote her that letter. She hated him and now she couldn't get away from him now that he was here in Reefside. All Eren wanted to do that time was to forget him, forget love and move on. But now that he was here, it didn't seem that way to her.

Eren couldn't forget, that's all she knew. She loved him and she loved him deeply. How could she forget her first and one true love? She didn't know how. She got up from her bed and went over to one of her book shelves. She took out a pink photo album with a picture and writing on the front. On the front, there was a picture of her and Hunter hugging while having big smiles on their faces. Underneath the picture in gold letters, it read "Special Memories".

Eren turned to the first page of the photo album and there was a small dedication and another title there written in ruby ink. It read:

Eren M. And Hunter B.

2gether 4ever

To the most beautiful girl that I've ever laid my eyes on.

Eren, I hope you know that I love you with all my heart and soul. This Photo Album holds all the special memories of us. This album holds pictures of me, you and when we were together. You will always be in my heart, with all the love in the world.

Loving You Always,

Hunter Bradley

Eren started to sob reading Hunter's dedication. She turned the page again and she saw a picture of herself and Hunter at Storm Chargers while he was on break. She was sitting on his lap and her head was facing him. You could tell that the two were very happy the way the picture showed the two laughing. She turned the page and there was a picture of the two of them when they took a picture at a photo booth.

The silly pictures that they took made Eren smile but only a small, very small sign. She kept on turning the pages of pictures until she reached the end of the album. At the end of the album was a special picture of theirs, their first ever kiss. There was also a dedication in crimson letters. She read to herself:

Eren, this is the most special picture that you and I have together. Sure it was taken without us knowing it by our friends but it is still a special picture. This picture of our first kiss will always remind me of how special you are to me. When I think of our first kiss, I remember that special feeling that I got and still do when ever we kiss. That feeling was special and amazing. It was so amazing that it cannot be expressed in letters or words. I hope that when you look at this album that you will not forget me and our love. I love you and always will.

Eren put the pink photo album back in her bookshelf. She walked back to her bed and started to sob while flashbacks kept appearing in her head. She was so caught up in her memories that she didn't even notice Tommy, Hayley and the other rangers enter her room and look at her with worried eyes. Without her even knowing, Eren's room suddenly turned a dark pink. It looked as if Eren had a hidden power that just appeared. The were shocked to see a few flashbacks that belonged to their friend.

Flashback #1(the only difference in the next few flashbacks are that the rangers are here so it will be different from any flashback)

Eren was walking hand-in-hand with Hunter. The rangers saw this and watched a happy Eren smiling and joking around with their new classmate/student/customer (hope you understand that classmate for the teen rangers, student for Tommy and customer for Hayley). To them, it had been awhile since they saw the real Eren smile. As they watched, they saw the two most happiest people in the world. Eren was laughing and joking and even showing emotions that she didn't show any longer.

"Hunter! Come on! Lets go!!" Eren complained.

"Alright! Lets go get our bikes from Kelly. She called this morning saying that our bikes are all done." Hunter said grinning as he saw her smile like a little girl.

"Lets go!" Eren said as she started to run towards Storm Chargers while leaving a smiling Hunter behind.

Hunter runs after her and tries to catch her. He caught her and turned her around. The rangers saw this and saw Eren and Hunter look at each other with love as they kissed with passion. Kira and Hayley looked with the look that most females give a when a romantic scene is showed to them while the guys just looked on with a smile on their faces.

Guys, something here isn't right, don't you think? Kira said to the group.

Kira, this is how Eren was before she came to Reefside, when she and Hunter were still dating. Tommy said to them.

How do you know Dr. O? Conner asked.

I know because I had to help her and her sisters awhile back. I met their new friends and saw some of my old friends as well. Tommy said a little said.

After Tommy spoke, they watched the couple until the scene changed.

Flashback #2

The group next saw Eren and her sisters entering Blue Bay Harbor in Eren's silver van. The group also saw the Matthews sisters enter their apartment and then the next day that the girls were bringing their things into their new apartment. Eren had been hit on the head by Lex and Jo who were bringing in one of boxes.

Eren was sitting on the floor holding her head as her two sisters huddled around her. In a few minutes, Hunter and Blake could be seen rushing out the door to their apartment to see what all the commotion was all about. The rangers bet this was when Eren first met Hunter and they right as they saw the interaction between the two and their siblings. (Must read The Mysterious Three to understand what I mean)

Flashback #3 (Final One)

This flashback was a memory that the rangers knew all too well. It was the day that Eren got that letter from Hunter. They saw themselves trying to comfort Eren. The next thing they saw in this memory was Eren walking alone at Reefside's beach at night. Eren had stopped walking and was now sitting on the sand with her knees bent just looking out at the ocean as the sun set. As she looked out, tears started to spring into her eyes. Eren lowered her head so that her head was buried in her arms. She could also be heard saying incoherent words.

"Why? Why me? Why did you suddenly have a change of heart Hunter?" Eren sobbed. "Was it because I left? Would this have happened if I was still there?"

Eren started to sob until something caught her attention. Surrounding her was triptoids and Tyrannodrones. Eren got up and got into a fighting stance. One by one, they attacked her until they came all at once causing her to use her Dino powers. Her Dino powers were suppose to be a combination of all the rangers except for one special power in her Dino abilities. She had the abilities of a tiger so she could detect things way before it happens, stealth, and all the other tiger abilities.

Eren jumped up into the air and her positioned her hands to be like a tiger's claws. With one of her hidden powers that only she knew about, she opened her mouth to make super sonic voice that didn't make a sound so it was like a dog whistle. Her special technique could only be heard by who she wanted it to hear. The next thing she did was crouch down so she was like a tiger about to pounce on its pray. Her eyes changed to match that of a tiger and she jumped into the air. She landed gracefully on a Tyrannodrone and with her Dino power, she used her right hand to claw at the Tyrannodrone. Once she had defeated them all, she sat down again and wondered about her knew abilities.

"I thought I was only suppose to have a the special abilities of a copier. Why is it that I can transform my hand to have claws and become super strong? I better not tell the guys. I don't want them to worry even more." Eren said as she ran back home.

End Flashback

The group looked at Eren and gave her a worried glance. They left her room and went to Tommy's living room to talk. They each sat down and started to talk about what they saw.

"We didn't know at all that she was having trouble." Ethan said.

"We should have known or at least picked something up." Trent said.

"I'll find out what's going on with her powers tomorrow, k guys?" Hayley said.

The group nodded but then Tommy spoke.

"It must be hard since she's holding the power of three rangers all at once."

"What do you mean Dr. O?" Kira asked.

"I mean since her sisters didn't come to become rangers, the two Dino gems that was with Eren's combined. She's going to be having a few problems with her powers every now and then because she now has to learn how to control theirs. She already knows how to handle her original one because it is natural but she has two extra powers that has to be controlled. You guys have to promise to help her during these tough times now that she has more to stress about with our new friends." Tommy said seriously.

"Don't worry Dr. O. We'll do whatever we can to help her." Conner said.

"Alright guys, we should let Tommy get some rest and that also means you four. You still have school." Hayley said.

The group said their good byes and left. The all made a silent prayer that night for Eren. They all hoped that they could help her through these tough times.

TBC…

Hope that was long enough. This was nine pages long. This is the longest chapter I have done since chapter one of this story. I just want to say that I might not be updating so soon because I'm working on another story that I want to post and also since school is starting up, I'll be a little busy with back to school. But please, R&R! I'll keep reading all your reviews and who knows, maybe I'll have an update sooner than planned. Well see yeah later!

Shout Outs…

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