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My God, this chapter is quite long. Yay! Lol.

I thank Destiny45 for the beginning of this chapter and the idea… Merci beaucoup.

Oh, Destiny45? Please, please, please, please do not hate me for this chapter! Lol. All will be revealed in time… Just bare with me for now…

OK, thought I'd explain a bit now. Lothor had been destroyed… so this is set after Ninja Storm and Dino Thunder (as you'll find out later!) but all the rangers still have their powers. They just haven't used them for a while against either Lothor or Mesogog… But now, the Abyss of Evil has opened and Lothor's escaped. Pretty straight forward, so it's like the team up in Dino Thunder but without Mesogog. Make any sense?

If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask!

Disclaimer: This is FICTION, hence the site. This is just something that has come from my twisted and warped mind. So please don't sue, as I have nothing to give you! I do not own the Power Rangers, (Well, in my dreams I do but I'd settle for just Hunter…) Oh, and the story title is from the song 'Electric Storm' by Delta Goodrem.

Pairings: Hunter/OC, Blake/Tori but mostly Hunter/OC. Oh and starting to get a bit of Shane/Cassidy/Devin love triangle going on…

Electric Storm

Chapter 6

Shane sighed. It had been almost two hours now and Shamara hadn't returned. He was worried but it was ok. He was her big brother and that meant he was allowed to be. He tried not to be too possessive because he knew she hated that and he knew Hunter looked after her a lot now, it was just that not growing up with her around, it seemed he missed out on lots of brother/sister moments. He just wanted to make up for it now and sometimes, he took it a bit too far.

He shook his head to get rid of the nasty thought of something disturbing happening to her, which would probably involve about 30 Kelzacks and one ugly monster. He made his way over to the counter to order drinks. He got there and ended up with his drink all over him. He turned to face the person who had done it, expecting it to be either Dustin or Blake as a bit of a joke and turned to find a girl with blond hair looking at him and covering her mouth.

"I am, like, so sorry!" she said, grabbing some napkins and attempting to wipe the spilt liquid from Shane's clothes.

He took her hand to stop her and smiled, "No worries. It was an accident."

She smiled uneasily in gratitude and looked down. She started playing with her hair when she felt Shane's eyes burn into her skin and slowly looked up, "Um, I'm Cassidy." She said, holding out her hand.

"Shane. You're cute when you're embarrassed." He said from impulse and immediately blushed afterwards, "Sorry."

"It's ok. Thanks. So are you," She laughed.

"Since I'm buying another drink, can I get you one as well?" Shane asked, eyebrows raised.

Cassidy thought. It was rare but when she thought, she thought hard. He seems nice. Some good may come out of me being clumsy for once… "Sure."

Cassidy and Shane stayed at the counter talking for almost an hour. She had taken his mind off of Shamara and he had stopped her from bossing Devin around. She liked it. Devin was always in her way even if he did mean well. Sure, he was sweet and funny and loveable and charming but he was also clumsy and dumb and a pushover and sometimes a bit weird and childish. It was nice to talk to somebody who was easy going and mature. Shane was definitely that person.

Shane was ecstatic. He was having tons of fun talking to Cassidy. She always had something interesting to say. To me and you it probably wasn't interesting in the slightest but Shane thought so. He never got to hear about normal stuff, like how Cassidy's clothes got ruined b a science experiment or how she fainted when Devin's sister had taped a baby's birth on his video camera. When he was with the others all they did was talk either about extreme sports or the newest creep to emerge from Lothor's army. If he was really lucky they got to talk about the new technology Cam had come up with but there was only so much of limited conversation one person could cope with. So by the time he had to leave, he'd got a phone number and a date for the next evening.

Shamara looked out over the ocean. It was peaceful and she'd never felt like that before. In Reefside it was all ways busy and there wasn't a beach to sit and reflect on. She pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them. Silence.

"You know, you look cold."

She didn't look up when he sat down next to her and wrapped his leather jacket around her shoulders, "You want to tell me what's wrong?"

A couple of minutes passed. He didn't want to push her, "They hate you Connor."

He smiled at how she cared for him, "Yeah, I know."

She finally looked up, "You know?"

"Yes, I worked it out from the way the practically throw the boxes at me in the store room and make me do the hardest jobs. It's ok, honestly."

"I don't like the way they talk about you Connor," She sniffled, rubbing her nose.

"Button, I'm a big boy now. I can care for myself. It doesn't bother me as I'm not that overwhelmed with them as it is," he laughed softly.

"They're still my friends."

"I know they are and that's whey I haven't retaliated and I've tolerated them this long. For you," he tilted her chin towards him so she had to look at him, "I don't want to make anything harder on you than it has to be, you know that."

She smiled and nodded, resting her head on his shoulder and them both looking back over the horizon.

They sat there for a while longer then finally decided to continue walking down the beach to catch up.

"Ethan found some more hieroglyphics the other day to translate," Connor said.

She looked at him and shook her head, "He didn't?"

"Nah, we convinced him not to. Besides, Trent didn't fancy saving his life again from falling trees and there was no way I was going too."

She let out her breath, remembering too well the last time Ethan had done that, "Good, I don't think I could do that again. You think you destroy the freak but he keeps coming back!"

Connor laughed and placed his arm around her shoulders.

She exhaled noisily and turned to face the ocean again. Connor turned as well, moving his arm and running it through his hair.

"Connor?"

"Yeah?" He asked, continuing to stare out over the horizon.

"You know Hunter?"

"The guy who threw a wrench at me yesterday? Yeah I know him."

"Well, um, I…" She took a deep breath and exhaled again. She'd decided if she was going to tell Connor her and Hunter were dating, now was as best a time as any. He turned to face her now and this made it even worse for the Yellow Dino Ranger. She finally decided to just come out with it, "We're dating." There, she'd said it.

Connor looked at her blankly. He didn't understand. He didn't want too.

When Connor didn't say anything Shamara went into a frenzied speech, "It's just that we get on really well and he's my brother's friend and I know he cares for me and I'm sure you'd get on better if you really knew each other and this doesn't change anything. You're still my best friend and always will be and we have been broken up for around 6 months now, since the week after Prom and everything is going really slowly and-"

"I understand." You know Connor, lying isn't your forte…

She stared, shutting her mouth mid sentence, "You do?"

"Yeah. I never thought that you'd stay single for long, a pretty girl like you," he said, a bit of laughter apparent is his voice. He was actually kind of glad; it hid the disappointment, fear and anger that were there too.

"We are still best friends right?"

"Definitely. I'm not losing you over this."

"Thanks Sonic."

"Hey, no problem. Just remember, you're my Button, no one else's, ok?"

She nodded and grinned, throwing herself at him and into a hug. He was taken back a bit but shook his head and placed his arms around her back slowly, just relishing in her feel.

Shamara pulled away again and they continued their journey down the beach but when they came to the forest edge, Shamara just smiled "I'm glad we're still best friends."

"Yeah, what have you done this time?" he knew her too well. Whenever she brought up the 'best friends' thing she'd always done something that involved the two of them or broke something. Usually it was the latter.

"I sort of scratched your… um, car," she mumbled, "Please don't hurt me!"

Connor laughed, moving slightly towards her as she walked backwards, "I'm not going to hurt you… much."

"Now, Connor, you wouldn't hurt little defenceless me, would you?"

"No, I guess I wouldn't," he sighed, dropping his arms but then looked back at her, "Then again, you're not exactly defenceless are you?"

"Damn, I thought you might have forgotten about that…" he shook his head and took off chasing her. She continued running into the forest, trying to get away.

They came to an opening but Shamara stopped suddenly, when Connor appeared in front of her.

"Didn't we always say something about not using special powers for personal gain?" she said, backing up.

He just grinned and caught her waist, starting to tickle her. She ended up on the floor, Connor leaning over, in fits of laughter.

After she'd calmed down she stared back up at him and smirked, "I'll pay for it… Don't worry."

He sat down next to her, "Oh, I'm not, I know you will…"

"There's the Connor I know and love!"

The spark from his eyes faded when she said that but he continued smiling, trying not to let his upset show.

That night at Connor's house…

"Shamara!"

"Hi Mrs McKnight," she smiled, hugging Connors over eccentric but very entertaining mum.

"Shammy," his dad added, walking over. His dad was the spitting image of Connor, just more mature.

"Hey Mr McKnight. How are you both?"

"Fine Shammy, just fine. And yourself?"

"I'm good thanks."

"I guess you're staying tonight?"

"If you don't object."

"Nonsense, you're always welcome. I'll phone your parents in a few minutes to let them know. Good night Shamara," Mrs McKnight said, smiling at the young girl as she climbed the stairs with Connor.

Connor ventured downstairs, trying to avoid his parents. He wasn't prepared for their questions or looks he was bound to get. Shamara was fast asleep in his bed but he couldn't drift off. He wanted to look for a book. That always made him nod off. He hated reading. He silently cursed the way his parents had set out their holiday home, meaning the book shelf was now in the living room. With his parents.

(A/N: I recommend listening to Christina Millian's song 'It Hurts When' for the next part of the chapter, since that's where I got the feelings Connor's going through from)

He entered, wearing just his red flannel pyjama bottoms and avoided glances from his mother. He yawned and looked to the book shelf. Now where was that boring book he'd started reading the other day? Yeah, there it was. He read the cover and sighed, Lord of Flies, sounds mind-numbing already.

He turned and was met with his mothers' concerned stare but it was also one of happiness and apprehension. He turned and looked to his dad for help but it seemed he was just as interested as his wife.

"So?"

"So what, mum?"

"Should I start planning the wedding now?"

"What?" Connor was confused. What the hell was she going on about?

"Come on Son, when did you and Shammy get back together?" his dad asked.

Ah, now he understood. Connor coughed from shock but frowned, hoping his parents wouldn't notice, "We're not back together. We're just friends. She has a new boyfriend. I work with him."

His mums face fell and she pulled her baby into a hug. Letting go she smiled softly, "Are you ok?"

He shook his head, "I thought I was but now, I don't know. It's weird. When I thought we were both hurting, it was easier. Now I know it's just me, it feels harder to get over her. I'm trying to be happy for her, she is my best friend after all but it's difficult as I don't want her to be. Is it wrong to think that?"

"No, it's not. We understand. We've both been there Connor. I assure you you'll get over it with time, but it's going to hurt bad for a while now. You just have to ride it out." His dad said, patting him on the back and messing his hair up.

Connor and his parents had always had an open, honest relationship, where they could tell each other everything. Sometimes Connor hated it since they expected to know everything. Like where he was the other day or why he missed dinner. He always had to come up with some stupid excuse because he didn't think, 'Oh, yeah, mum, dad, by the way I'm the Red Power Ranger… I've got to go save the world again. I'll be back later!' would go down very well. Most of the time though, it was great. He liked talking to his parents about things. His mum was the first person to know when he fell in love with Shamara and the first person he went to when they decided to take their relationship to the next stage. She gave him advice and never once criticised him. Neither did his dad and for that, he was eternally grateful.

"Thanks mum, dad," he said, hugging them both and heading out of the room. He turned before he left and smiled, "For everything."

"You're our son, that's what we're supposed to do, be there for you. We love you Connor."

"Love you too." he said, before leaving the room and making his way upstairs again.

Connor made his way into his room and smiled at Shamara's sleeping figure. She was so endearing when she slept. She looked so serene and content. He couldn't say she looked like an angel since he knew she wasn't but it was the closest thing that came to describe her in his eyes. He hadn't really thought about anything else. She was his good luck charm, that was for sure and he was hers. He placed the book on his beside table and got into bed next to her. She instinctively moved over, resting her head on his chest and he placed his hand on the back of her neck, stroking her hair. He sighed trying to think about his feelings.

OK, it had been six months since their break up, but he was still hurting. He thought he'd gotten over her but when she told him about Hunter, he realised he was wrong. It hadn't been that long and they'd even said that maybe that some day they'd give it one more try. They'd always promised to be together forever but they say that all good things must come to an end I guess. How could she find someone is such little time? This was really fast anyway for her to get over him. He didn't want to care but he couldn't help but feel that it wasn't fair. He thought he was getting strong but it actually turns out he wasn't. He could deny the whole thing and pretend it wasn't happening, just so they could carry on as normal but it hurt even more. When she told him, he didn't want to cry but now he was alone, he did. He let tears slide down his face. He could pretend that losing her wasn't that big of a deal to her face or anyone else but now he was on his own, he realised that it was. It was such a big deal to him. It just damaged him to know that he was the only one with a broken heart now.

He suddenly didn't feel like reading anymore.

There you have it. Any guess to what's coming next? I love this chapter for some reason. I juts think it reads very well… but that's just me so I need your thoughts to make it better! Please?

And consider yourselves lucky, the soul-eating-menace is still around; I'm just taking a break! Lol. Please review? Pretty please with a cherry on top? Heheh.