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CHAPTER FOUR: BONDING
"So, you think Dr. Oliver is still mad at us, Shadow?" Ian asked Dave, using his childhood nickname for him. At that moment the door blew open and in stormed Dr. Oliver, looking like a PMSing female who was out of Midol. "Yep, he's still mad at us." Dave confirmed. "WHAT IN GOD'S NAME GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DISRUPT MY CLASS IN THAT MANNER?" he screamed, clearly beyond reason. The Dragon Rangers did the only thing they could do: they ignored his tirade. Afetr about five minutes of screaming, Dr. O finally noticed they were all sitting there doing other things. "Okay. You wanna play rough? Well, I can do that." Tommy said to himself, working out the perfect detention. "You five have a new detention." he said calmly. They all looked up to see one of the most malevolent looks they had ever seen gracing Dr. O's features. There was an audible gulp. "You five will wash all the zords, with a tooth brush!" He yelled, returning to tirade mode. They all looked at each other and shrugged, got up, and left, leaving Dr. O ranting at their empty chairs. "Hey, bro, ya know that dare you said you wouldn't do?" Dave asked Justin suddenly. "Forget it, I am not washing all the zords by myself, you nut ball." Justin said before Dave could even say anything.
As Dave opened his mouth to say something else, Justin doubled over, screaming in agony, while clutching his skull. "What in the name of Hell?" Ian yelled. Anthony went very pale. "It's the stone. It's bonding with his spirit. We have to get him off of the street, now!" he ordered. Afetr a quick look around, Dave spotted Kira getting into a black minivan. "KIRA!" He yelled. Kira looked over, and immediatly pulled the van up, blocking Justin from view. "We have to get him to somewhere safe, Kira." Anthony told her, as the tattoo of a white dragon flared to life on Justin's left arm. Kira nodded, and told them all to get in. A few minutes later, she pulled up in front of a house. "Hurry get him inside befor ethe nieghbors see him." She said as they lifted him out. About five minutes later, the group was in Kira's posh living room/den, with a spasming Justin on the couch, occaisonly screaming in pain. "Did this happen to you Anthony?" Dave asked quietly, already knowing the answer. "No. Apparently it's different for every person.For some it takes more time, and for others, thier's are insanely painful. That's all I know right now." Anthony said quietly, watching his best friend go through what would be remembered as one of the most brutal expirences of his life.
"So, how did you guys find these stones in the first place?" Kira asked. She'd been wanting to know since she first saw Anthony morph. "Same way you found yours: by accident." Derak said. Dave glanced around the room. "For someone who dresses like a punk rocker, you sure got a preppy lookin pad, Kira." he remarked, studying the total decor. "My parents let my older brother do all the decorating." she said with disgust. "I think he about done, yo." Anthony said, drawing all attention to Justin again. Justin sat up, rubbing his head. "How do you feel?" Anthony asked. "Like Dave just superplexed off a twenty foot ladder and through a table." he responded with a groan. "That bad, huh?" Dave asked sympathectically. That did hurt. Lots.
The conversation was interrupted by the sound of a car pulling up, followed by a bunch of guys voices coming up the drive way. "Shit!" Kira swore. "What?" Dave said, somehow getting the feeling he was about to find out. Kira turned to say something, only to see Dave standing there alone. "Where'd your friends go?" She said uncertainly. "Wha-? Dammit! Not again!" he growled. The front door slammed, and the sounds of footsteps could be heard approaching. "What're we gonna do?" Kira asked him, slightly panicked. "Whaddya mean we?" Dave retorted. "You got me into this mess, so you aren't going anywhere until you get me out of it!" Kira hissed at him. "Just tell em I'm boyfriend or somethin, jeez be creative!" he shot back. Thier arguement was interrupted by a group of preps entering the den. "Hey, sis, who's the wierdo?" Her older brother Pual sniggered. "I got yer weirdo swingin, bitch." Dave snarled. If Dave had an Achilles Heel, it was the preps. "Watch yer mouth, punk." one responded in the same tone, advancing toward Dave. "Stop!" Kira yelled. "Pual, this is my new boyfriend, Dave." she said hurriedly. "Really? Well, he ain't passed the test." Pual retorted. "Test? You never said there was a test, Kira." Dave said, looking at Pual and his little posse. "Yeah. Ya gotta out drink one of us." Pual said. Dave looked at Kira as if asking permission. She nodded. Why her parents kept alcohol in the house beyond her, they were strictly non-alcoholic. "Aight. I accept." Dave said. "Pick yer drink." Pual ordered him. "Hmm, I choose..abstinthe. Other wise known as the Green Faerie." Dave said, knowing full well that none of em could take more than one shot of the stuff. Unfortunetly, he could only take two. "Yer on." Pual said. About two minutes later, Pual was passed out on the floor, and Dave was swaying like a drunken horse. Kira shook her head. This was gonna be a long day.
Back at the Dragon Ranger's house, the rest of the team sat around a card table, taking turns throwing darts at one another. As Anthony was about to throw, the front door slammmed with the force of a cannon. The lot of them jumped, and turned to see a very drunk and angry Dave standing there. "Run." was all Anthony said as Dave proceeded to draw a katana out of thin air like Justin now could. To people passing by outside the house, it sounded as if there was a mass murderer on the loose inside. The screams of "MY NAME CHUCKIE I KILL YOU!" didn't help matters much, either.
Meanwhile, back at Kira's house, the yellow ranger was up in her room, trying to figure a way out of this mess she had somehow managed to land herself in. Her phone rang, making her jump slightly. The caller I.D. told her it was Kylie
KIRA: Hello?
KYLIE: Hey, Kira, what's up? You sound kinda beat.
KIRA: I am. My brother just put another guy through that stupid beer test, and now I supposedly have a new boyfriend.
KYLIE: Ouch. What's his name?
KIRA: Dave Burnside.
KYLIE: No way. You're going out with one of the remix masters?
At this point, Kira nearly had a heart attack. No wonder he looked familiar! The remix masters were the dragon rangers, who took really popular songs, got the permission from the artist, and put their own spin on it.
KYLIE: Yo, Kira, you still there?
KIRA: Yeah, just finding it ahrd to belive.
KYLIE: Ask him to sing the song 'Soul Shaker' at your next gig and you'll see. Hey, I might show up and do another duet with you!
There was a sudden beeping sound on Kylie's end of the line. "Uh-oh, batteries runnign low. I'll holler at you again soon, kay? Bye." And with that, Kylie hung up. Kira flomped onto her bed, and pulled out the note he had given her earlier that day:
you like your portrait? if you do,nod.
Kira sighed and looked at the bottom of the paper. There was a number. Grabbing her phone, she quickly dialed the number. After two rings, some one picked up. "Hello?" she heard Dave's voice say. "Hey, Dave,. It's me Kira. Um, I was just wondering if you could sing at my gig tonight?" she asked, determined to find out if Kylie was right. "Sure. Whaddya want me to sing?" he responded. "Um, how about 'Soul Shaker'?" "Aight. At Haley's roung 7:00?" "Yeah." "I'll be there." with that dave hung up, leaving Kira staring at the phone.
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Next chapter, Kira finds out if Kylie was right or not. What will her team mates say about her alleged relationship? find out next time! review! and I'll cathc yas on the flip side.