Ninja Storm: Rise of the Eclipse- Chapter 7: Return of the Thunder: Part I

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" Yeah, Dustin." Tori smiled. She, Crystal and Dustin sat in the lounge area of Storm Chargers. " You look really good out there." She commented.

Crystal stood and stretched her back, popping it. " If you get fast enough, you could make pro," She told him, disappearing into the store. She did have a shift to get back to.

" Now, all I gotta do is get some factory dudes to see the tape." The earth ninja sighed. He paused the tape.

A dude in a grey hoodie walked up. " Hi, there." He spoke. " I'm looking for a Kelly Hollaway."

Crystal smiled. " I'm sorry, Kelly's out right now." She walked over to him. " Can I talk a message?" She asked.

Dustin stopped her with a hand on her shoulder. " Dude, you're…" He smiled, shaking the man's hand.

" Roger Hannah." The man greeted. " Nice to meet you."

" Who's Roger Hannah?" Tori quietly asked, confused by the motocross stuff. She was surfer after all.

"Five-time moto champ." Dustin marveled at him. " More wins than anybody on the planet." He grinned like an idiot.

Roger breathed out. " That might be a stretch." He denied.

" You're the team manager for Factory Blue," Dustin smiled. " Oh, wait a minute." He turned around and grabbed his tape from the player. " Here it is. You should watch this tape. I am busting some super-fast lap times."

" Maybe another time." Roger denied. " I'm looking for a few people in particular. I hear they ride on the local track sometimes."

" Oh, don't tell me." Dustin's smile faltered for a second. " Um, one big guy, one not-so-big guy, and a gold rider, all insanely fast?" He guessed.

" You know them?" Roger asked.

" Blake, Hunter and Crystal?" Tori spoke up. " You could say we know them."

" Then you can tell me where to find them," Roger suggested.

" I wish I could." Tori frowned, sighing.

" Yeah, she does dude," Dustin spoke up. " Trust me. She's, um, got this thing for…" He was cut off by Tori, who interrupted him.

" Don't…go there." Tori backed up and walked over to where Crystal had put herself, working on a few loose things on Dustin's bike.

" Well, here's my card." Roger handed Dustin a Factory Blue card. " If the riders show up, would you tell them I'm looking for them. It's important."

" Yeah, okay, sure thing." Dustin agreed. " Later." He smiled. Roger walked away. He noticed Tori was gone and over near his and Crystal's bikes. " What are you doing?" He asked, looking down at the Blue Ranger.

" I'm borrowing your bike." Tori sounded like it was obvious.

" Oh, Haha, no." Dustin smiled. " You see the way that usually works is that you ask me first. Then I think about it for, like, half a second then tell you the only way that you would ride my race bike is if you tied me down and tortured me."

" You really want it to come to that?" Crystal leaned on her bike. " Wow, a nice coworker I have." She muttered

" Tori, I just did a prep, okay?" Dustin ignored Crystal's comment. " It's perfect."

" Look, I miss Blake and riding makes me feel like he's still around," Tori admitted. " Since Cam keeps the Tsunami Cycles under lock and key, this is as close as it gets." She looked him straight in the eye. Dustin sighed. " Please," Tori begged.

" I'll even go with her." Both rangers looked at Crystal. " What? I need practice and fresh air." She defended.

" Alright, fine." Dustin let go of the handles. " But, if you bend the bars or break the shifter off, you have to…" Dustin trailed off.

" Fix it." Tori smiled.

" Yes." Dustin agreed.

" I know." Tori nodded. " Come on Crystal," Tori smirked. She wheeled Dustin's bike out of the store. Crystal trailed her, dragging her bike along with her.


" Are you sure he said here?" Hunter asked. He and his younger brother stood at the top of the sand dunes.

" Yeah," Blake answered. " Maybe he forgot or got lost." The Navy Ranger suggested. " I mean, he's not tenacity an intelligent life form." Suddenly, Choobo appeared and plopped right back into the sand. " I don't think." Blake sighed. Hunter pulled a sour face. Both Thunder rangers followed the face sliding Choobo down the hill.

" I think I got sand in my nose." Choobo cried, sitting up.

Hunter rolled his eyes. He and Blake lifted Choobo back to his feet. " Right, we're here just like you said." The Crimson Ranger started. " This had better be worth the hike." He looked straight at Choobo.

" Oh, it will be." Choobo fixed himself. " You see, I've made a life-altering decision that will affect the entire balance of power in the universe."

Blake snorted. " Are you for real?" The brunet questioned.

" I have decided to leave Lothor's army," Choobo admitted.

" Leave?" Blake asked skeptically of this.

" Defect. Turn over a new leaf." Choobo listed off. " Go to the light side." Hunter didn't believe it but he decided that he was going to go along with it.

" Who says the light side wants you?" Hunter sarcastically asked.

" Because bitter ex-employees have all sorts of information," Choobo answered. " Classified files, secret passwords to get in places…get it?" Choobo inquired.

" Like Lothor's ship." Blake glanced over at his brother.

Hunter smirked back at him. " What's in it for you?" He questioned, wondering what he and Blake would have to do to get Choobo to spill the beans on Lothor.

" Like I said," Choobo started. " I'm bitter and I want payback for all the nasty things they said about me," Choobo admitted. The Thunder Rangers looked at each other and smirked once more before turning to Choobo. " What do you say?" He asked.


Lucy looked up from the rack she was restocking when Shane came in. " Hey, I just saw Tori and Crystal out front." Shane pointed to the front of the store.

" Loading my pride and joy into the back of her van." Dustin finished for him. " Yeah, I know." He sighed.

" You never even let me ride that thing." Shane pointed to himself. He looked at his best friend.

Lucy plucked the pile of clothes she had up and walked to the back. " To be fair, Tori is scarier than you."

" You don't even work here," Shane commented.

Lucy popped up next to Dustin. " Yeah, but I took Crystal's shift today. She said she would give me the amount that I made for her today." Lucy grinned, taking off to the back once more.


Tori looked out at the sight before them. " I'm taking that dirt path." She pointed to one of the well-beaten paths on the hill.

Crystal looked up from her helmet to see the surfer smiling at the two bikes that were right next to each other. Standing up, Crystal's guards shifted. She walked over to the Blue Ranger. " Yeah, you do that." She patted Tori on her shoulder, sliding on her helmet and climbing on her bike.

" Wait, where are you going?" Tori asked.

Crystal flung her leg over the bike." I'm taking the scenic route." She shoved her foot down, kick-starting the bike. She settled onto her seat and took off.


The Gold Ranger grinned, ripping past a few trees. She was riding by herself after leaving Tori to take her path. After clearing a hill, Crystal made her way down the side. What she didn't see was the bike chasing after her. Looking over her shoulder at the hill, she noticed the other rider gaining on her. She tried to lose him by weaving through trees and avoiding ditches but to no avail. The rider was still behind her.

Finally giving up, Crystal road deeper into the woods. She decided what to do. Slowing down, Crystal whipped her bike to face the rider. That's when she noticed the crimson gear. The rider pulled off his helmet to expose the blonde-haired, blue-eyed rider.

" Hunter?" Crystal asked, stopping her bike. The Thunder Ranger smiled. Crystal pulled off her helmet, allowing her hair to fall down her back. " What the hell?" She asked. Hunter made his way over to the Eclipse ninja. " I thought that you were part of Lothor's army, actually using… a… dirt… bike." She looked at him with a dumb look on her face.

The blond boy placed his hands on the handles of Crystal's bike. " You think that they would be able to use a dirt bike?" Hunter questioned, raising an eyebrow at the girl. She scowled, leaning forward and punching Hunter in the arm, hard. " Ow." Hunter cried out. " Watch it." Crystal went in for another punch but Hunter stopped it with his hand.

" Where have you and Blake been?" Crystal asked.

Hunter smirked, looking at the Gold Ranger. " Finding out a way to get onto Lothor's ship."

Crystal turned her gaze to him with a shocked expression. Was this for real?

After Hunter explained everything to her, the Gold Ranger just sat on her bike in shock. " Crystal?" Hunter asked, waving a hand in front of her face.

The blonde snapped out of it, shaking her head. " So you're big plan is to sneak onto Lothor's ship and break prisoners out?" She asked. Hunter nodded. " Do you have a death wish?" She asked.

" What are you talking about?" Hunter asked.

Crystal climbed off her bike, walking up to Hunter. " You are planning on sneaking into, probably, the most fortified ship in all the universe and expect not to get caught," She placed her hands on her hips.

" We're gonna be fine," Hunter waved her off.

" I don't believe that," Crystal started. " But if you two want to risk your lives, go ahead," She climbed back on her bike, reaching for her helmet. Hunter was quicker, pulling her helmet from her handlebar. " Hunter, I need that,"

Hunter turned the helmet around in his hands. " Tell me what you think about our plan, and I…might give it back."

Crystal climbed off her bike once again. " The only way that this is happening, is if you take me down,"

Hunter did just that. He charged the smaller blonde. But she had the upper hand. Using his weight against him, Crystal was able to flip him onto his back. She climbed on top of him, her hands by his head. Hunter tried to grab onto her leg but the gold ninja was faster. She ended up pressing her leg into his stomach. " One wrong move and I bruise your torso,"

" Now that you have proven that you're better, tell me what you really think," Hunter told her.

" First off, you would've walked away after my first sentence, so this is how you are going to listen," Crystal told him. " Second, your plan is way dangerous. Hunter," She dropped her head for a second. " You can't plan on everything going your way,"

Hunter managed to get the drop on her. He pushed her off of him, standing up. He pulled Crystal up from the ground, smirking down at her. " I don't plan on everything going my way," he told her.

" Just," Crystal sighed. " Come back," Hunter raised an eyebrow. " I don't want to keep fight you," She rolled her eyes. Hunter stuck his hand between them, his pinkie in the air. " Pinkie swears?" She asked, wrapping her pinkie around his. " Very childish, but I hope you're not gonna break it,"

Hunter handed her helmet back to the Ranger. " You're an interesting person, Crystal," The crimson ninja walked back to his own bike.

" Most people run from that," Crystal swung her leg over her bike seat. Hunter rolled up to her. " What makes you so different?" She asked.

Hunter leaned in. " I'm not most people," He revved his bike, rounding Crystal. He took off in the same direction they came, leaving the Gold Ranger alone.


" I don't buy it," Shane admitted after Tori explained her side of the story. After meeting Blake, she raced back to her van to see Crystal standing there. The Gold Ranger debated on telling her teammate but Tori seemed happy after meeting Blake. " Why would Choobo just all a sudden decided to turn good?"

" The only question I have," Lucy muttered. " Is why now?" She questioned. Everyone looked at her. " Choobo decided to go good now, just when Hunter and Blake turn over from the evil side. It doesn't make sense."

"I must agree with Shane and Lucy," Sensei spoke up form the first time. " It sounds far too convenient." He looked down.

" Hunter and Blake said they were going to check it out," Tori informed the group. " Even if they get in the ship, they won't attack until they can bring us in for backup."

" Good, then that gives us time." Dustin seriously said.

" Time for what?" Tori asked, utterly confused.

" For you to fix my bike." Dustin shot back. Tori raised an eyebrow. " Miss. Freestyle, no-hand landing." Shane, Cam, Lucy, and Crystal chuckled.

" It wasn't that bad." Tori defended herself. Crystal walked over to her. " I had a little spill."

Crystal patted the Blue Ranger's shoulder. " Tori, fender's on backward." She walked out of Ninja Ops with Lucy, Dustin, Shane, and Tori behind her.


When she arrived at Storm Chargers, Crystal was pulled away by Roger Hannah. He started to talk to the girl when Hunter and Blake walked in. Roger called them over. He started going over the Factory Blue information that every rider is given. " Well, that's great." Roger smiled. " Thanks, guys." He said, walking past Dustin and out of Storm Chargers.

Dustin walked over to the three. " So, what, did you guys sign?" He asked. " Factory Blue- that's crazy."

Hunter and Blake looked at him with bored expressions. " We'll catch you guys later." The Crimson Ranger ignored his question.

" Hey, you guys wanna hang?" Dustin asked once more. " We just got those rubber-stop triple clamps in."

" Pass." Blake denied. They moved around Dustin and marched right out the door.

" They're don't seem to be in the talking mood." Crystal pointed out. Dustin shrugged, getting back to work.


Gold and Silver danced throughout a grassy field. Blonde and brunette dodged blows and threw a few. They were in perfect harmony but one was a little slower than the other. Keeping up with her opponent was more difficult than ninja training itself.

Stopping, both of the girls that were sparring breathed. They fell back into their stance, ready for another round. Both not backing down.

Before the brunette could do anything, the blonde had already flipped her on her back. " What the hell?" Lucy asked. She stared up at her sister.

Crystal smirked, pulling Lucy up. " Faster than the eye can see." She winked. She grabbed her water bottle and started back to her car.

" How is that possible?" Lucy inquired. She popped open the bad of Crystal's car and sat down.

Crystal leaned against it, taking gulps of her water. " Solar ninjas are faster but Lunar ninjas are sneakier." the gold ninja told her. Lucy nodded. Their morphers beeped. " Let's go loser."


At the construction site, Crystal and Lucy stopped right in front of the Wind Rangers. They were all looking towards something in their vicinity. Crystal followed their stare to find Hunter and Blake standing there. The two boys were fully morphed and Hunter had his blaster out. Huffing, Crystal stopped in front of Hunter while Lucy stood in front of Blake. " Remember us?" Blake sneered.

Lucy rolled her eyes. " How could we forget the boys who almost killed us?" She snapped.

" Let's kick their butts. For good." Crystal muttered, pulling out her rapier. Lucy followed suit. The four charged at each other, prepared to fight.

Crystal bent backward to avoid the swing from Hunter. She blocked his second attack. Holding his staff in place by grabbing it, Crystal kicked her foot upwards, landing it in the stomach area. Hunter stumbled back. Crystal roundhoused him in the helmet.

Lucy backflipped to avoid the pair of pincers from Blake. She slammed her sword in-between the thing and flipped it over. She swept Blake's feet out from underneath him. He landed on his back but rolled when Lucy slashed at the ground. Blake stood up but wasn't ready for the kick to the helmet.

" Crimson blaster," Hunter called out. He shot the two girls. They backflipped, landing on a ledge with the Wind Rangers.

" Wait a second." A giant snail croaked. " I'm getting gassed up." He turned into gas and followed the Rangers. Crystal pulled Lucy into a stair junction to wait out the snail.


After waiting out the mist, the sisters moved through the construction site. They were trying to find the Wind Rangers but instead, they found Hunter and Blake in the same area. " Come on, bro, they're getting away," Hunter pushed.

Blake seemed in pain. " I can't," he groaned, holding his helmeted head.

Lucy snuck around. Just like Crystal said, she was sneakier. The two watched the Thunder Brothers. After a second, Blake seemed to be okay. " Dude," Hunter stated.

Blake stood up. " I told you, I'm fine," he argued with his older brother. Crystal smirked, it sounded like her and Lucy.

" Let's go," Hunter nodded to his brother. The two started to move but the ground shaking caused the two to stop. " What the?" Hunter asked.

" Let's go," Blake started to move again.

Hunter stopped him. " What is that?" He asked, looking up at something in the sky. In a flash of light, the monster snail was back.

" You are about to get shell shocked." The monster squeezed himself down in the shell on his back before flying over to the Megazord. The shell knocked the Megazord around as everyone groaned once each hit came. The shell returned to the ugly creature formation.

" Lighting Megazord, power up." The zords hummed before the thin model of the Megazord. It bounced around while the monster stared.

" You want some more?" The monster asked. He rolled himself up into his shell once more and attacked the Megazord. Once close enough, Shane pulled up.

" Ramp attack," Shane ordered. The Megazord flew up into place. A ramp appeared in front of it as the blades wrapped around the body of the Megazord. It started to roll down the ramp and it hit the snail hard, sending in flying. He landed with a few squishing sounds. " Lighting mode, power down."

Suddenly the beetle zord appeared over some hills. " It's our turn." Blake darkly laughed. Then the crimson bug broke through a hill.

" On it." Hunter agreed.

" Oh, great." Shane shook his head. " The bugs are back." Suddenly, Hunter's zord slid to a stop. They seemed to be having a personal conversation.

" Power sphere." The three Wind rangers yelled out. " Serpent Sword." They called on as a red sphere appeared in front of the zord. Then the Megazord turned into three and slashed at the snail. All three watched the snail groaned, falling to the ground and exploding.

After the snail became nothing, something started the rangers. It was the combination of bugs to create a Megazord. Popping out of the front of the Megazord was a black and gold sphere that turned out to be a fan.

Both Megazords slammed their weapons down on each other, stepping closer. They kept attacking and striking each other, not noticing the giant shell in the middle of the air. It was sparking then exploding. Orange mist hit both Megazord and lingered in the air. Both Megazords sparked wildly. Crystal and Lucy ran up to the Megazord but they are wrapped in the orange fog as well.

" Rys, what's happening?" Lucy asked, watching her gloved hand fade.

Crystal shook her head. " I have no idea,"

All seven rangers vanished.


Next episode: Return of the Thunder: Part II