Ninja Storm: Rise of the Eclipse- Chapter 4: Thunder Strangers: Part II

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Crystal and Lucy reached a clearing in front of the wreckage first. Kelly reached the site right after Blake and Hunter. The shorter brother pointing something out." There!" He said, pointing to the emerging blonde walking out the wreckage. Tori was pulling Dustin from the hill with Shane after them. Tori fell for a second.

" We were riding and saw smoke," Hunter said.

Blake helped Tori up. " You okay?" He asked, staring at her for a second.

" Yeah, thanks," Tori said.

Crystal walked over and helped Dustin stand straight. Lucy helped Shane up off the ground. " What happened?" The Silver Ranger asked the group.

" I was listening in the car on the way here," Kelly said, looking at the soot dusted Rangers. " They think it was some kind of alien attack." She sounded scared.

" What? That sort of thing happens around here?" Blake asked, looking at Tori. She breathed, looking straight at him

" You never wonder why housing was so cheap?" Shane half-joked, leaning on his knees.

Crystal chuckled for a second. Then Dustin leaned on her a little bit more. " Alright, wither you take some of your weight off of me or I dump you on the ground." She threatened. The brunet dropped his arm and walked away from her, allowing her to get over to her sister.

" We need to call someone," Kelly suggested. " The police, the FBI, the CIA." She listed off.

" Kelly, we're fine," Tori said, leaning on her knees.


A few hours later, Crystal was sitting on the beach, watching Lucy rip through waves. The two had taken the time to come down to the beach, hoping to relax. Crystal, who wasn't too good at surfing, sat on the beach, a book open on her lap. The blonde was too into her book to realize that someone sat down next to her. " Ya know, there's a pretty view," The person spoke. " And your nose is stuck in a book,"

Crystal jumped, turned her head to find Hunter sitting by her. " Hunter, you scared me," Crystal pressed a hand to her heart. " What are you doin' here?" She asked.

Hunter motioned behind him. Crystal glanced around, finding Blake talking to the same blonde girl from earlier. " Was here with Blake but he found a pretty girl to talk to. So I found one too,"

Crystal smiled. " Bold," She commented.

" I'd like to think more like smooth," Hunter smiled. He leaned back on his hands. " How are you and your sister enjoy Blue Bay?" He asked, not tearing his gaze away from the ocean.

Crystal placed a stickie note in her book, closing it. " It's been interesting," She stated. " But, I wonder if monster attacks are going to be a common occurrence,"

" Hunter!" Blake called out.

The blond turned, finding his brother motioning to him. He turned back to see Crystal also looking at Blake. " Looks like my brother's done talking," Hunter smirked, standing up. " You scared that they're gonna be an occurrence?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

" No," Crystal stared at him. " Just don't wanna run my whole life," She stated.

" Well, see ya around, Crystal," Hunter waved at the blonde, who smiled and waved back.

Lucy walked over, soaking wet from the ocean. She planted her board in the sand " What was that about?" She asked, reaching for her towel.

Crystal stood, wiping the sand off her shorts. " He startled me then asked about how we were adapting,"

" That's nice," Lucy smiled. The sisters headed back to Crystal's jeep.


The sisters had managed to find an old dirt road, wanting to take the scenic route home. But before they could get any closer to home, their morphers beeped. Sighing deeply, Lucy turned to her sister. " For once, I'd like a peaceful afternoon after watching the Winds get the snot kicked out of them," She grumbled.

" Yeah," Crystal muttered.

Eclipse Storm, Ranger Form!

Guardian of the Sun

Guardian of the Moon.


The two found the winds on the ground, which was typical at this point. They stood in front of the monster, both having their rapiers out. " What are you?" Lucy asked.

" A frog monster?" Crystal asked. " Great, what's next, a plant?" She asked, throwing her hands in the air. She and her sister both pulled their rapiers from their backs.

The Winds scrambled to their feet while the Eclipse took his attention away from him. " This guys tough," Red stated.

Lucy placed her rapier on her shoulder. " We're tougher," She challenged.

Before anyone could attack, thunder rumbled in the sky. Crimson and Navy lightning struck the ground behind all the Rangers. When the smoke cleared, the two Thunder Rangers stood from the ground.

" What?" Blue asked.

" Are you kidding me?" Lucy asked. " Who asked for these idiots?"

" Like fighting a giant frog wasn't bad enough," Yellow commented.

" Thunder Staffs," The two called, pulling their primary weapon from their backs. They both elongated their staffs, point them at the five Rangers. " Attack," They called out. The charged the Rangers, who were backing up. The Thunders ran past the five, confusing everyone on the battlefield.

The Thunders struck the frog multiple times. The last one they got heir staffs stuck in his sides. " But I thought we were on the same side," The frog crocked, getting thrown by the Thunders. " I guess not," He muttered. " Polytrons," He yelled out, releasing his tadpole-like things.

" Thunder Shields," The two used their staffs to create colored shields. They blocked the polytrons from attaching to their bodies. They bounced back to the frog and promptly blew up. " Thunder Staffs, Tornado Star," Their staffs turned into stars. The two threw them the monster, striking him even more times.

Then they pulled out their heavier weapons. " Crimson blaster," Crimson pulled out a large gun looking weapon.

" Navy antler," Navy's weapon looked like the pinchers on his helmet and zord.

" Thunder weapons," They called.

" You ready?" Crimson asked.

" You know it," Navy answered. He jumped forward, opening the pinchers. They clamped around the frog's waist. Navy lifted him in the air. " How about a lift?" He asked. Sparks flew from the frog. Navy threw him between him and his partner.

" Now that didn't hurt," The frog chuckled.

Crimson walked forward. " How about this?" He asked, firing shots.

" Let's put it together," the two combined into a bigger gun. Navy knelt on the ground while Crimson was the one with the trigger finger.

" Ready when you are," Navy told his partner.

" Ready…" Crimson stated.

" I'm too young to croak," The frog started to panic.

" Fire!" Crimson called out. He pressed the trigger, released a ball of thunder power hurdling toward the monster. The two broke apart. " Done deal," They turned around, allowing the frog to fill with electricity. He screamed as he fell to the ground.

The winds pushed past the sisters, who were just in shock that the Thunders were helping.

" Hey, wait," Red called out. " What is up with you guys?" He asked.

" Why did you guys just help us?" Blue asked.

" Hello?" Yellow called out. " Anyone in there?"

" We're even, Wind Rangers," Crimson merely called out. The two stopped when Gold and Silver stood in front of them. " But we aren't," Crimson motioned to Crystal.

" Oh, trust me, Crimson, I'm just warming up," Crystal muttered. The four got close to each other.

" You might want to be careful, little eclipse," Crimson stated, staring down at the Golden colored Ranger.

Crystal snorted. " You scared?" She asked.

Crimson pushed past her while Navy pushed past Lucy. " Never," Crimson stated.

The Winds moved towards the Eclipse. " Maybe, they're the strong, silent types," Blue muttered.

" I don't get it," Red stated.

Crystal turned her gold-colored helmet to Red. " And I don't think you will," She stated. She saluted. " Until next time, Wind Rangers," The two took off.


After showering and changing, Crystal walked out of her room and into the living room to find Lucy's door closed. Blowing out a breath, she grabbed her keys and was about to head out of the apartment.

A noise stopped her.

Backing into the kitchen, Crystal was met with a blur of navy. " Who's there?" She asked, uncertain of the blur. She grabbed a cutting board that was sitting on the counter. " Seriously, I don't like surprises," She announced. Her internal alarm was ringing like crazy. She knew that this wasn't going to be good.

All of a sudden, she felt a metal object hit her head. Everything went black.


" Blake and Hunter lied to me?" Tori said, shocked to be hearing this news. She couldn't believe that Blake would straight up lie to her. The three Rangers returned to base after that odd fight. " Why?"

Suddenly, the two Thunder Rangers came out of one of the wings with a tied up Cam and a gold ninja. The Crimson Ranger was holding Cam while the Navy Ranger was holding the tied up ninja. The ninja wore a similar suit to Tori, but her's was lined with gold. The mask and hood shrouded her face. The Rangers fell into defensive stances." What are you here?" Shane demanded, still holding his stance. The Thunder Rangers dropped their morph to reveal Blake and Hunter. The ninjas eased their stances.

" So what do you want?" Dustin asked, breaking the intense silence that fell upon the Ops. " How did you get in here?"

" Ask her," Hunter said, nodding his head towards Tori.

" Blake?" The Blue Ranger asked, looking at the Navy Ranger.

Blake's eye shifted down then hardened." I'm sorry. But we had to find the Ninja Ops." He said. " I didn't mean to use you."

Tori looked down for a second. She returned her gaze to Blake. " If you hurt either of them, I will hunt you down." She threatened.

" What's with the ninja?" Shane asked, staring at the green-eyed ninja.

Hunter reached over, yanking the mask off. Dirty blonde hair fell from the hood. Flipping her head up, Crystal smiled. She met eyes with everyone. " What?" She asked. " Expecting someone else?" She questioned. The Winds just stared at her.

" Leave him," Hunter ignored Crystal's question. He shoved Cam to the others. " We got what we want. Goodbye Rangers and good luck in your future battles." They disappeared in a puff of smoke with Crystal, who was struggling against Hunter. Tori sighed. The boys untied Cam from his bonds.

" Why do they need Crystal?" Dustin asked, curious about why his co-worker was kidnapped.

" I don't know," Cam answered his team. " She didn't say anything when she woke up. But there was a morpher on her wrist."

" So, you're saying that Crystal, who we just met, is somehow connected to the mysterious Gold and Silver Ranges," Shane then turned to Dustin. " You know how to pick friends." He patted the yellow ninja on the shoulder. " What did Hunter and Blake want?" he asked, returning to the topic of why Hunter and Blake had come to Ninja Ops in the first place.

Cma turned around from his father's hut. "My Father. They took my father,"


Next Episode: Thunder Strangers: Part III