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Chapter 5: Dirt Bike Battle

"Let me go you goons!" growled Tori as she struggled to get free from the unfamiliar gray creatures with purple eyes and tiny horns that had detained her.

"I'm disappointed in you," mocked the main monster with the biggest horn of all. "Seeing as you're the water ninja, I'd figured you'd know all about picking the right bait. Now I'm going to reel those three red rangers and their little girlfriend right in!"

"Three red ranger?" thought Tori to herself in confusion. "I could see him maybe thinking Hunter was a red ranger, but where'd he get the third one from? And their little girlfriend? I know Dustin spends a little too much time on his hair sometimes, but I don't think even a monster would mistake him for a…"

"Mayb that horn is drilled a little too hard into your head 'cause the last time I checked, I was the only girl on the ranger team," declared Tori.

"Then you clearly haven't met the…AHHHHH!" screamed the monster.

Tori looked up to see a boy in blue flying on a motocross cycle flying toward the monster. Sticking one leg out to the side as his bike went aerial, the rider kicked the monster in the shoulder and sent him spiraling to the ground. Bringing him bike back down to earth, the boy spun the cycle in a circle that whipped dust into eyes of the monster's mini-horned minions. Feeling their grip loosen on her, Tori rotated her arms around to free herself from her captives and ran toward the boy on the bike who had by now taken off his helmet.

"Miss me?" grinned the copper-toned boy cockily.

"Blake!" smiled Tori in delight as she hopped on the back of his bike.

"Tor, you ok?" asked Dustin concernedly as he rode up with Max and Danny.

"I'm fine," assured Tori. "But what are those horny things?"

"Putrids!" whispered Danny to Max as the both looked at each other shock at the sight of their old enemies.

"What are they doing here?" responded Max frightfully to his friend. "I thought we sealed all the Orgs away for good!"

"Doesn't matter what those smelly suckers are," said Blake, not overhearing the other boys' conversation. "We have to get rid of them before they get to the city."

"But Dude, we can't morph with them here," hissed Dustin rather loudly as he pointed at Max and Danny.

"Shhh, they might hear you!" whispered Tori horrified, looking at the outsiders.

"How are we going to get rid of the Org and the Putrids without our ranger powers?" asked Danny to Max as his voice rose in concern.

"Shhh, they might hear you!" whispered Max horrified, looking at the outsiders.

"You guys get to safety," said Tori to Max and Danny, hoping their guests would go away so she and her friends could call their ninja ranger powers.

"No," argued Max. "If there's evil, we fight."

"We can help!" added Danny.

"I really think you dudes should cruise on out of here," interjected Dustin. "It's not like you guys are the Power Rangers or something."

Dustin's comment was met with all around uncomfortable glances as Tori and Blake slapped their heads simultaneously at their friend's idiocy while Danny and Max fidgeted nervously for other no-so-obvious reasons. But before the group had any more time to argue though, suddenly a row of Kelzacks appeared in front of the riders, blocking any chance of escape for any of them.

"What are THOSE?" shrieked Max, clinging to Danny's arm in a panic.

"I'm the Samurai Smogger," said the horned monster, introducing himself. "And my army of Kelzacks will not let you get out of this mess!"

"Finally a familiar sight," sighed Dustin in relief. "I never thought I'd be happy to see Kelzacks."

"They're the loopy losers that hang around with Lothor," explained Blake to the boys. "He's an evil alien that wants to take over Blue Bay Harbor."

"I guess your town isn't that different from Turtle Cove after all," mused Danny out loud.

"What do you mean?" asked Tori, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

"Never mind, let's just mash these meatheads," said Max as he revved up his bike. "Dirt Bike Battle-style."

"Dude, you rock!" cheered Dustin as he patted the younger boy on the back in agreement. "Now let's get this party started!"

"Kelzacks, Putrids. ATTACK!" ordered Samurai Smogger as his mixed legion of evil minions ran towards riders.

"Ready for a two-way, Tor?" asked Blake as he saw her hop back on her bike.

"Oh yeah!" cried Tori excitedly as they rode across from each other, herding a group of Kelzacks into a small circle. Making their circumference tighter each time, Tori and Blake kept riding in smaller circles until the Kelzacks – all clumped together too tightly in the center – collapsed on top of each other.

"We make a good team, Tor!" said Blake enthusiastically.

"The best!" agreed the girl.

"Don't forget about me!" piped up Dustin as he came riding over a small ridge.

"Go for it, Bro!" encouraged Blake.

"Cowabunga, dude!" declared Dustin, flying into the air. "Woo-hoo!"

Dustin landed his cycle right on top of the circle of collapsed Kelzacks, causing them to be permanently defeated and disintegrate. "All right!" cried the three friends in unison.

Meanwhile Max had taken his bike through a pack of Putrids, knocking the foot soldiers out with his zigzagged riding maneuvers. "So you guys are back," began the younger boy as he launched his bike into the air. "Can't say it's good to see you again. He-ya!"

Max thrust his weight over the front of his bike so that his back was parallel to the topside of the cycle. Separating his legs over the steering wheel, Max's feet made contact with a pair of Putrids flying toward him in the air. Readjusting himself back on his bike, Max landed smoothly while the Putrids met the ground with less comfortable fortunes.

"Then again, I guess you guys aren't too happy to see me either!" grinned Max as he watched the Putrids evaporate. "How's it going, Danny?"

"I don't know what you're doing back here, Org, but I'm going to make sure you're stay's a short one!" threatened Danny with determination. "Take this, Samurai Smogger!"

In the air, Danny shifted his bike sideways so that he was flying horizontally toward Samurai Smogger. Reaming into the Org, Danny ran his bike around Samurai Smogger sideways and sent the monster spinning painfully to the ground.

"Good job, guys!" exclaimed Tori and her boys rode over to Max and Danny. "Those were some amazing moves."

"When you going to get out on the track with us?" joked Blake as he joined the rest in all around high-fives.

"Celebrating so soon?" asked Samurai Smogger rising to his feet and readying his fumigation gun. "Smog Cloud!"

"Watch out!" cried Tori to the boys, but it was too late. Wildly coughing up a storm, the five tumbled off their bikes as they desperately gasped for air.

"I can't breath!" whispered Dustin worriedly.

"Hold me, Danny!" whimpered Max as his friend – despite his own weakness- comfortingly put an arm around him.

"How convenient for Max," muttered Blake to Dustin as they both watched amusedly as the other two boys grew affectionate with each other once again before beginning to cough terribly again.

"We need help!" wheezed Tori as she tried with little success to raise herself up.

At that moment, she, Blake, Dustin, Danny and Max all saw four figures fly overhead which each recognized from their own perspectives as two that were familiar and as two that were strangers.