"A Sea of Blood"
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Again...Chapter one...You
know the drill.
Bloody Results
Slowly opening her eyes, Kira looked around the café to find that Conner and Trent were coming around as well. Suddenly, something caught her eye. Turning sharply back to the wall in front of her, Kira noticed the blood trails leading to the bloody heaps of Ethan and Hayley. "Guys!" She shouted to Conner and Trent as they both turned and saw the same bloody mess.
"Oh my God!" Came Trent as Conner just stared at them for a moment before running outside to vomit from the sight of so much blood. Rolling her eyes as Conner quickly left, Kira turned to Trent and stated "You check Ethan, I'll check Hayley..." Nodding, Trent made his way over to Ethan-nearly slipping in Ethan's blood on the way-as Kira made her way over to Hayley; having the same problem as Trent. As she gently pressed two fingers to Hayley's neck, Kira looked up as Trent met her gaze. "He's dead..." Trent stated grimly. Frowning solemnly, Kira added "So is she..."
As they both stood to leave, Conner re-entered the café. "Are they all right?" He asked, knowing what had happened. Looking down at the floor then back up at Conner, Kira replied "No...They're both dead..." Running a worried hand through his messy brown hair, Conner mumbled "Oh my God..." The silence which fell over them, remained as they made their way back to the lab.
Watching as the trio walked in, Blake noticed they looked pretty beaten up and asked "Hey, are you guys okay?" Noticing the three teenagers didn't respond, Hunter asked "Guys, what happened?" Realizing Ethan and Hayley were missing, Tommy asked "Where are Hayley and Ethan?" Sighing heavily; knowing they'd have to tell them sooner or later, Kira replied "They're dead..."
As a shocked silence fell over the room, Cam broke it when he asked "What?" Looking from the floor back up at the group around them, Kira continued "There was an attack at the café...We were knocked out pretty quickly and Hayley and Ethan...well, they didn't make it..." A grim silence fell over the entire room as the news of what had just happened soaked in. Finally breaking the silence, Dustin added "Listen, if we keep up the rate we're goin' at now, we'll never figure out who the hell's doing this!"
Knowing he was right, Kira added "Dustin's right! And the longer we take trying to figure out just who the hell this psycho is...the longer they're out there on the loose! Meaning, the easier it would be for them to come after the rest of us!" Seeing how much this was all getting to her, Conner just approached her and wrapped a comforting arm around her as she took refuge in burying her face in his chest.
A silence fell over the group as they all knew she was right but had no idea how to stop it. Breaking the silence, the computer sounded an alarm signifying it had found the killer. As they all gathered around the computer, they read the results as Tommy turned to the rest of them as he suggested "Look, now that we know who's behind all of this, we can figure out a way to stop them..."
Adding to Tommy's suggestion, Hunter commented "Yeah...Why don't we split up?..." Hesitant to go with that idea, Conner added "I don't know. Maybe we ought to stick together." Seeing both points of view, Tommy thought a moment before adding "Look, you guys. I think Hunter's right. I think it'd be best if we split up into groups. We'll cover more ground that way and we'll find these guys sooner and be able to take them down." Understanding Tommy's view, Conner resigned. "Yeah, I guess you guys are right."
With that, Tommy looked over the group. Andros, Karone and Ashley can just go with Zhane...I'll go with Hunter, Tori, and Blake and then Cam can go with Dustin, Marah, and Shane...and then Sensei can stay here with Conner, Kira and Trent and they can keep an eye on the lab...Yeah...That should work...Tommy thought to himself as he was mentally dividing the large group up into smaller groups. Addressing the group, he stated "All right, how 'bout this? Since they're already together, Andros, Ashley, Zhane and Karone could go together and then Hunter, Tori, and Blake would go with me, Cam can go with Dustin, Marah and Shane, and then, Sensei, I thought I'd have you stay here with Conner, Kira and Trent and keep an eye on the lab."
As they all stood and listened to Tommy's plan, the others all nodded and sounded their agreement. Turning to Tommy, Sensei agreed "That sounds like a wise plan, Tommy." Nodding, Tommy replied "Good." Turning to Kira, Tommy stated "Kira, when we leave, I want you to contact Andros, Ashley, Zhane and Karone and let them know what's goin' on...Okay?" Nodding, Kira added "Okay." With that, Tommy and the others minus Kira, Conner, Trent and Sensei all fell into a single line. Turning to the other rangers, Tommy asked "You guys ready?" Simultaneously, they all replied "Oh yeah!"
As they all raised their morphers, Tommy called out "Let's do it! Dino Thunder! Power up!" Following suit, Tori, Shane, and Dustin all called out "Ninja Storm! Ranger Form! Ha!" Next, Blake and Hunter called out in unison "Thunder Storm! Ranger Form! Ha!" And last but far from least, Cam called out "Samurai Storm! Ranger Form!" As the rangers all morphed, they broke off into their respective groups and left to hunt for the killers.
With all that said and done, Kira turned to face the computer as she made the proper adjustments and contacted Ashley and the others aboard the Megaship. Seeing a message coming in over the main screen, Ashley replied "Yeah, what's up?" Replying to her question, Kira answered "Ashley, it's Kira." Smiling in relief, Ashley added "Yeah, Kira? What's up?" Continuing her message, Kira added "Dr. Oliver and the others just figured out who's doing this and they've broken up into groups to go out and search for them. Sensei, Trent, Conner and I are staying here and looking after the lab. Dr. Oliver wants you, Andros, Karone and Zhane to stay there and stay together." Nodding, Ashley replied "You got it, Kira. Ashley out."
Once the connection was broken, Ashley went to find Andros and the others to fill them in on the situation. Walking into the Infirmary, she noticed that Zhane had finally woken up. Approaching him and Karone, she asked "Hey, you're awake! How're ya feelin'?" Smiling weakly, Zhane replied "I'm all right. Still a little weak, but I'm fine." Smiling, Ashley nodded and turned to Karone. "Hey, Karone, have you seen Andros? I need to talk to him." Shrugging, Karone just replied "I'm sure he's around here somewhere...To tell ya the truth I wasn't really paying attention to where he went..." Smiling, Ashley chuckled softly as she replied "That's okay, I'll find him. In the meantime, I just got done talking to Kira and she said Tommy's found whoever it is that's doing all this and they've all broken into groups to search for them. Sensei's staying with Conner, Kira and Trent while Tommy's going with Hunter, Blake and Tori and Cam's going with Dustin, Marah and Shane. She said Tommy just wants you, Zhane, Andros and me to all stay here and stay together."
As Karone nodded in agreement, Zhane stated "We have to help them..." Slowly, he tried to stand as he winced in pain, and stumbled. Seeing him stumble, Karone and Ashley caught him on his way down. Helping him back up on the table, Ashley stated "Zhane, I think you should just stay here a while until you get your strength back. I'll go find Andros..." Turning to Ashley, Karone assured her "I'll stay with him..." Nodding, Ashley replied "Great. Thanks." With that, she turned to find Andros.
Back at the lab, Kira just turned to Conner and stated "Man, I wish there was something more we could do to help besides just sitting around here..." Understanding her desire to help the others, Conner simply rested a hand on her shoulder and replied "Yeah, I know...I think we all do..." Nodding, Trent added "But, somebody's gotta stay and watch over the lab...Otherwise, who knows what would happen..." Sighing softly, Kira replied "Yeah, I guess you guys are right..." Turning from Kira to the now empty room, Trent sighed and stated "All we can do now is wait..." Nodding, Conner added "And hope for the best..." Adding to their comments, Kira stated "But prepare for the worst..."
