Chapter Ten
The sun beat down on the hot sand. Jasmine wiped a bead of sweat off her forehead. Shielding her eyes from the sun's rays, she glanced over at Zurgane. The kelzacs danced around him, ready to fight, but the General held them back as he stared the Power Rangers down.
"So you decided to show." His mechanical voice taunted the Rangers.
"Why wouldn't we Zurgane?" Shane asked, not bothering to hide the disdain in his voice.
"After our last encounter I thought you would be smart and stay out of my way." Zurgane said.
"Yeah right." Hunter scoffed, "You don't scare us."
"We shall see about that." Zurgane said, "Kelzacs attack!" The command sent the kelzacs into a frenzy as they raced towards the Power Rangers. Jasmine stepped aside as a kelzac raced at her. She put her leg out and tripped him, causing him to fly forward and land hard on his back. She blocked a punch and delivered a back kick towards another kelzac that tried to attack from behind.
Jasmine quickly glanced around her to see how the Power Rangers were faring. Cam and Shane were locked in an intense sword fight with Zurgane while the other Rangers were busy with kelzacs. Jasmine ducked as a kelzac swung at her head and delivered a punch to his gut, causing the goon to double over in pain. She looked over to where Cam and Shane had been, but the two men had been separated and Zurgane was no where in sight. Somebody grabbed Jasmine's arm in a bone-breaking grip, and swung her around.
"This time you will not be so lucky as to escape." Zurgane said, wrenching her arm around and pinning it behind her back. Jasmine cried out in pain, causing the Power Rangers to look over at their friend.
"Let her go Zurgane!" Cam demanded as the Rangers lined up before Zurgane, ready to fight.
"I don't think so Ranger." Zurgane said with a humorless laugh, "She's coming with me."
"Fat chance." Jasmine snapped. She could feel the familiar fire filling her body. She closed her eyes tightly using all of her strength to call upon the power that coursed through her veins. A fireball erupted in her hand; burning Zurgane who jumped back as the fire hit his hand. Jasmine spun away from the alien and stood with the Power Rangers.
"Tell Lothor that the powers are mine, and I'll never give them up." She said glaring at Zurgane.
"Have it your way," the alien said, "but you will not like the consequences." With that he vanished, along with the remaining kelzacs.
"What do you think he meant by that?" Jasmine asked worriedly as she stared at the spot where Zurgane had stood.
"It's probably nothing." Tori said placing a comforting arm around Jasmine's shoulders.
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Cam paced the floor of Ninja Ops, his footsteps echoing throughout the lair. He worried his lip as he got lost in his own world, oblivious to everything around him. He was worried about Jasmine and what Lothor would do to her if he got his hands on her again. Cam feared that Jasmine would eventually give into the pressure that the space ninja was placing on her. The Samurai knew that she would do anything to keep her sister safe and that could possibly be her downfall.
"Cam? Are you okay?" Jasmine's voice broke through to Cam and he stopped his pacing to look at her, "You look really pale. Are you sick?"
"I'm fine." Cam said, but he didn't feel fine as Jasmine placed her soft hand against his forehead.
"You're burning up." Jasmine breathed as Cam's eyes caught hers. Cam was overwhelmed by how close they stood. Their mouths just inches apart. It was torture of the worst kind.
"I'm fine." Cam repeated dumbly as he became lost in Jasmine' gaze and the feel of her hand on his skin.
"Are you sure?" she asked as they slowly inched closer. Cam simply nodded, too dumbfounded to say anything. Jasmine slowly lowered her hand, and he was left wanting to feel her touch again, but he didn't have long to wait. Her hand slowly reached out and gripped his. Cam tilted his head down, and leaned closer so that he could capture her lips with his own. Jasmine's eyes closed and her lips were parted as she struggled to breathe. He was so close to her, he could almost feel her lips on his own.
"There you are Jazz." Tori's voice broke the moment and the two jumped apart with guilty looks on their faces.
"Did I miss something?" Tori asked as she looked from Cam to Jasmine.
"No," Jasmine rushed to say; "we were just discussing some theories on chemistry."
"Right." Cam said quickly with a nod of his head. He glanced down at Jasmine whose cheeks were flushed and whose chest was rising and falling quickly as she fought to control her ragging emotions.
"Okay." Tori said confused before turning to look at Jasmine, "Jazz, I was wondering if you wanted to head down to the track with me. The guys have another race coming up and I was gonna go watch them practice."
"Alright," Jasmine replied, "Um...Cam, why don't we pick up our discussion later. I'm really curious to know what the result would be."
"I'm kinda curious myself," Cam replied with a smile, "How about we pick up later tonight?"
"Sounds good." Jasmine said with a shy smile, "I'll see you later then."
"Yeah." Cam said. Jasmine turned and followed Tori out. His eyes followed her until he couldn't see her anymore.
Slightly shaken Cam sank down into the chair that sat by the computer terminal. He had been so close, why did Tori have to interrupt them? At least he knew that Jasmine felt the same way about him as he did about her. His mind kept playing the almost kiss over and over. So close, her lips had been so close to his own that he could feel every breath she took. A slow smile spread across his face as he thought about what would be happening later that night, when they would finish what they'd started.
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It was short I know but I'm kinda stuck. Anyway, please review.
The sun beat down on the hot sand. Jasmine wiped a bead of sweat off her forehead. Shielding her eyes from the sun's rays, she glanced over at Zurgane. The kelzacs danced around him, ready to fight, but the General held them back as he stared the Power Rangers down.
"So you decided to show." His mechanical voice taunted the Rangers.
"Why wouldn't we Zurgane?" Shane asked, not bothering to hide the disdain in his voice.
"After our last encounter I thought you would be smart and stay out of my way." Zurgane said.
"Yeah right." Hunter scoffed, "You don't scare us."
"We shall see about that." Zurgane said, "Kelzacs attack!" The command sent the kelzacs into a frenzy as they raced towards the Power Rangers. Jasmine stepped aside as a kelzac raced at her. She put her leg out and tripped him, causing him to fly forward and land hard on his back. She blocked a punch and delivered a back kick towards another kelzac that tried to attack from behind.
Jasmine quickly glanced around her to see how the Power Rangers were faring. Cam and Shane were locked in an intense sword fight with Zurgane while the other Rangers were busy with kelzacs. Jasmine ducked as a kelzac swung at her head and delivered a punch to his gut, causing the goon to double over in pain. She looked over to where Cam and Shane had been, but the two men had been separated and Zurgane was no where in sight. Somebody grabbed Jasmine's arm in a bone-breaking grip, and swung her around.
"This time you will not be so lucky as to escape." Zurgane said, wrenching her arm around and pinning it behind her back. Jasmine cried out in pain, causing the Power Rangers to look over at their friend.
"Let her go Zurgane!" Cam demanded as the Rangers lined up before Zurgane, ready to fight.
"I don't think so Ranger." Zurgane said with a humorless laugh, "She's coming with me."
"Fat chance." Jasmine snapped. She could feel the familiar fire filling her body. She closed her eyes tightly using all of her strength to call upon the power that coursed through her veins. A fireball erupted in her hand; burning Zurgane who jumped back as the fire hit his hand. Jasmine spun away from the alien and stood with the Power Rangers.
"Tell Lothor that the powers are mine, and I'll never give them up." She said glaring at Zurgane.
"Have it your way," the alien said, "but you will not like the consequences." With that he vanished, along with the remaining kelzacs.
"What do you think he meant by that?" Jasmine asked worriedly as she stared at the spot where Zurgane had stood.
"It's probably nothing." Tori said placing a comforting arm around Jasmine's shoulders.
~*~*~
Cam paced the floor of Ninja Ops, his footsteps echoing throughout the lair. He worried his lip as he got lost in his own world, oblivious to everything around him. He was worried about Jasmine and what Lothor would do to her if he got his hands on her again. Cam feared that Jasmine would eventually give into the pressure that the space ninja was placing on her. The Samurai knew that she would do anything to keep her sister safe and that could possibly be her downfall.
"Cam? Are you okay?" Jasmine's voice broke through to Cam and he stopped his pacing to look at her, "You look really pale. Are you sick?"
"I'm fine." Cam said, but he didn't feel fine as Jasmine placed her soft hand against his forehead.
"You're burning up." Jasmine breathed as Cam's eyes caught hers. Cam was overwhelmed by how close they stood. Their mouths just inches apart. It was torture of the worst kind.
"I'm fine." Cam repeated dumbly as he became lost in Jasmine' gaze and the feel of her hand on his skin.
"Are you sure?" she asked as they slowly inched closer. Cam simply nodded, too dumbfounded to say anything. Jasmine slowly lowered her hand, and he was left wanting to feel her touch again, but he didn't have long to wait. Her hand slowly reached out and gripped his. Cam tilted his head down, and leaned closer so that he could capture her lips with his own. Jasmine's eyes closed and her lips were parted as she struggled to breathe. He was so close to her, he could almost feel her lips on his own.
"There you are Jazz." Tori's voice broke the moment and the two jumped apart with guilty looks on their faces.
"Did I miss something?" Tori asked as she looked from Cam to Jasmine.
"No," Jasmine rushed to say; "we were just discussing some theories on chemistry."
"Right." Cam said quickly with a nod of his head. He glanced down at Jasmine whose cheeks were flushed and whose chest was rising and falling quickly as she fought to control her ragging emotions.
"Okay." Tori said confused before turning to look at Jasmine, "Jazz, I was wondering if you wanted to head down to the track with me. The guys have another race coming up and I was gonna go watch them practice."
"Alright," Jasmine replied, "Um...Cam, why don't we pick up our discussion later. I'm really curious to know what the result would be."
"I'm kinda curious myself," Cam replied with a smile, "How about we pick up later tonight?"
"Sounds good." Jasmine said with a shy smile, "I'll see you later then."
"Yeah." Cam said. Jasmine turned and followed Tori out. His eyes followed her until he couldn't see her anymore.
Slightly shaken Cam sank down into the chair that sat by the computer terminal. He had been so close, why did Tori have to interrupt them? At least he knew that Jasmine felt the same way about him as he did about her. His mind kept playing the almost kiss over and over. So close, her lips had been so close to his own that he could feel every breath she took. A slow smile spread across his face as he thought about what would be happening later that night, when they would finish what they'd started.
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It was short I know but I'm kinda stuck. Anyway, please review.
