Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews. Here's chapter 8, where it all begins to get interesting! Oh, and ignore the fight scene, not my best area of writing! Enjoy!

Saving Thunder

"Please," Blake's voice shook slightly. "I can't lose my brother now."

The others stared at each other, still shocked by the suddenness of what had happened.

"We haven't got much time," Cam said.

"How are we going to find the monster though?" Tori asked, looking upset.

"I can answer that one for you," a voice said from behind them. They spun around to see the monster had reappeared with an evil grin on her face. "Looks like the two thunder rangers are in a spot of bother," she remarked. "I heard you wanted a fight so here I am. And once I've destroyed you, and the fear consumes those others, my master will be able to take over this pathetic planet unhindered."

"A bit well-spoken for a dumb alien isn't it?" Dustin said to nobody in particular.

The Mistress of Deception and Hallucination growled in response and took a fighting stance, "Come on then".

"Let's do this," Shane said.

With cries of Ninja Storm/Samurai Storm Ranger Form the four remaining rangers were transformed.

The alien just laughed, "You think you can defeat me?"

"We beat our worst fears," Shane replied, "You will be a pushover."

Phantasm hesitated, and that was all the wind rangers needed.

"Get her," Dustin yelled and the fight began.

Shane hit her first with a blast from his Hawk Blaster. This was quickly followed by a blast from Cam's Lightning Riff Blaster and then a blast from Tori's Sonic Fin. Together they distracted the alien enough for Dustin to appear behind it with his Lion Hammer, and then for the others to get close enough to use their Ninja Swords and, in Cam's case, his Samurai Sabre.

The fight continued for a few minutes, but the rangers knew they had to end it soon. Every minute they wasted only led Hunter and Blake closer to disappearing.

"Put them together guys," Shane called to the others. It had been a long time since it had been only the three of them fighting, and it did feel strange, even with Cam as a fourth ranger. None of them had realised how important the thunder brothers' had become to them.

Armed with the Storm Striker, they fired the final blow into Phantasm, who promptly exploded.

Back on his spaceship Lothor growled and hurled obscenities at the rangers before sending down the Scroll of Empowerment. The four rangers stared in horror as the fear mistress returned ten times bigger.

"Time for the zords I guess," Shane groaned and they called their zords.

"We need to finish this quickly," Cam said over the intercom once they were all in their zords.

"Agreed, straight to the Samurai Storm Megazord then?" Shane didn't wait for Cam's answer and instead initiated the sequence that united the three Wind Ninja's zords into the Storm Megazord. As the Hawk, Lion and Dolphin Zords joined together, Cam prepared his Samurai Star. As soon as the Storm Megazord was ready, he connected his zord to it to form the Samurai Star Megazord. Now they were ready to do some serious monster ass kicking!

The alien laughed as the Megazord turned to face her, but was soon shut up as it attacked. There was no time for messing around; the rangers knew they had to work quickly if they were to save the thunder brothers.

The fight raged on until, up in space, Lothor roared in defeat as he watched Phantasm explode in a shower of sparks. "Next time rangers…" he growled.

The rangers in question landed back on the ground and demorphed, "Let's get back to Blake and Hunter," Tori said, obviously impatient to return to Blake.

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The instant the monster was finally destroyed the illusion that had held Hunter in its terrifying grip disappeared. He opened his eyes to find his brother clinging onto him tightly, tears in his eyes.

"Hunter?" he whispered.

Hunter sat up and pushed Blake away. "I'm fine," he said, then stood up. Before Blake could say anything, Hunter said, "I'll see you later," and without looking at his brother, ninja streaked away. Blake just stared after him, mouth agape. He wished he could say that Hunter had never done that to him before, but a year ago everything had changed between them and he wasn't sure if they were ever going to be the same again.

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Unknown to Blake and Hunter, a hidden onlooker had seen everything that had happened. As he watched Hunter streak away in a crimson flash he gave a grim smile.

"So that's your secret my son," Phil whispered…