Author's Notes: Hi, readers. Here's chapter four of "Ride the Wind II: Justice Unbound." I'm glad it took just five days to get out. This chapter features the first appearance of Randolph, Elvis, and Nancy. The featured Power Rangers characters may appear in the next chapter or the one after that. Stay tuned for chapter six.

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Chapter 5: Looking/Surprise/Leaving

Randolph, Elvis, and Nancy were looking through a picture album while sitting on the living room couch. Nancy was in her uncle's lap. He had his arms around her waist. Randolph held the album. He turned to the fifth page and gestured toward a picture of Willy and Rhapsody playing the mouth-grabbing game at the top.

Nancy moved her hand toward the picture and tapped her finger on Willy. She was looking more like Nadine every day. She was tall for her age. Otherwise, she looked normal. Her long brown hair was up in a ponytail. It happened to be straight with the exception of curls at the end. Her face had freckles here and there. The backs of both of her hands contained scars that went from one end to the other.

Randolph cleared his throat. He returned to his village in November 2010 to visit his childhood friends, Jamie Hicks and Ryan Hawk. He learned that Jamie had been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. He decided to stay in the village and care for him. During that time, Ryan was diagnosed with type-two diabetes. Jamie died on January 5, 2011.

During a cookout at his cabin in December 2012, Randolph suffered a sudden seizure and was rushed to the ER at Friday Harbor Memorial Hospital. Nina diagnosed him with type-two diabetes. It hit him hard because he knew he was now feeling his old age. However, he was determined to manage his diabetes properly. He began eating a modified diet and taking daily walks through the forest behind his cabin.

Nancy looked down at a picture of Willy, Nikki, Max, and Nessa surfacing together at the bottom of the page. Rhapsody was coming up behind them, as was Granny. Nessa resembled Willy, but she had Nikki's eye patches. Her saddle patch was open on both sides. The tips contained swirls. Her white areas were orange. Nancy moved her finger over Nessa.

"Nessa is so cute," Nancy said, giggling softly.

"She sure is, Nan," Elvis responded with a smile.

"Her mother and I are old friends," Randolph said and gestured toward Nikki.

"Really?" Nancy whispered in much surprise.

"I was having lunch in Puget Sound one day," Randolph commented and licked his lips. "My lunch fell overboard. A young female orca came up and ate every bit of it. She showed off her dorsal. It had a knick in the middle of it. I speculated that she got it from roughhousing with one of her podmates. I decided to name her Nikki. Willy appeared beside her and nuzzled her affectionately. She did the same to him. I realized he had found a mate. I played ball with them for about an hour. When I went out next day, I saw Nikki surface with a salmon in her mouth. She began playing around with it."

"Orcas are notorious for playing with their food," Elvis added and patted her stomach.

"You got that right!" Nancy blurted out in much delight.

Elvis gave his niece a small hug. He graduated from Washington University in December 2009. He moved in with Randolph and began working with him, Jesse, and Nadine not long after. He settled into his own cabin a year later. In September 2011, he broke his right arm when he slipped and fell on the kitchen floor of this cabin. It took the injury six weeks to heal.

In January, Elvis began having terrible pains in his right side. He was also having diahrrea and feeling nauseous. He was rushed to the ER at Friday Harbor Memorial Hospital. His doctor, Joey Gibson, diagnosed him with appendicitis and rushed him to surgery to remove his appendix immediately. He returned to work within a week.

Elvis ran his hand over his completely bald head. He did the same to his mustache and goatee. He placed it back on Nancy's stomach. He patted it so lightly that it seemed he hadn't even done that. He eyed her running her finger over Nessa's dorsal. She repeated her action with the mist coming from her blowhole while giggling.

"Even a baby orca like Nessa can spout a bunch of air from her blowhole," Nancy said and imitated a burst of air from a blowhole.

"Oh, no! You just started a hurricane," Randolph yelled in fake fear and leaned back while holding up his arm.

Elvis laughed sarcastically. "That was so funny that I laughed my—"

Randolph brought his body forward and gave him a stern look. "Don't even think about it, Elvis."

"Butt. I was going to say butt," Elvis assured and rolled his eyes.

"Thank you," Randolph said and laid his hands in his lap.

Nancy giggled. "Uncle Elvis is always funny when he nearly says a bad word."

"You think I am funny when that happens?" Elvis retorted playfully. "I will show you funny."

Elvis tickled his niece's stomach while growling like a bear. She laughed so loud that she sent an echo through the room. She stopped after he ceased his assault on her. She looked up at his head.

"Why do you like having a bald head, Uncle Elvis?" Nancy wondered with much curiosity.

"I feel I look better without any hair," Elvis said, running his hand over his head twice. He eyed Randolph. "I think Randolph could use a haircut himself."

Randolph narrowed his eyes at him. "I don't think so, young man."

Elvis smirked. "I do think so."

Randolph, Elvis, and Nancy shifted their attention back to the album. Randolph turned to the sixth page. They gazed at a picture of Max and Isabella with a large salmon in their mouths. He had the front end while she had the back end. They were pulling on it. Nancy couldn't help but smile.

"Talk about orca siblings playing tug-of-war," Nancy murmured in amazement.

"No denying that," Elvis agreed.

"They both want the salmon, but they can only have one part of it," Randolph commented and rubbed his nose. "Chinook salmon used to be a lot bigger. Some specimens weighed up to one hundred pounds."

"Wow!" Nancy yelled in much amazement.

"It stinks that Isabella isn't around anymore," Elvis muttered sadly. "She would've been helping her parents babysit Nessa."

"I miss her. It doesn't seem fair she is gone," Nancy said, frowning a bit.

"Life isn't always fair, little one," Randolph said gently. "We have to make the best of it. All of us miss Isabella as much as you do."

"The bright side is Nikki had another calf," Elvis assured in a gentle voice. "Nessa is very healthy and strong."

"So is Kyle," Randolph added in a low yet firm voice. "When we saw him last time, he was breaching all over the place. He couldn't stay still at all." He laughed at Kyle's breaching everywhere playing in his mind.

"He was having the time of his life," Nancy squealed in much glee.

"Nessa is just as active as her cousin is," Elvis said and kissed her temple in a gentle manner. "You are just as full of energy as they are. You are growing like crazy as well."

"Blame Mommy and Daddy. They are feeding me too many cupcakes!" Nancy responded.

"Oh, really?" a male voice said with a laugh.

The trio looked up to see Jesse and Nancy standing close to the coffee table. Nancy leapt out of Elvis's lap and raced toward her father, who picked her up with a loud grunt.

"You are getting so heavy that I think I am about to fall over," Jesse joked and snickered under his breath.

"The only way you'd fall over is if you had a backpack filled with a bunch of bricks on your back," Nancy said, giggling hysterically.

"I can hear him yelling, 'Timber!' as he is falling over," Nadine added and ruffled her boyfriend's hair.

Jesse eyed her. "So would you, Nadine."

Nadine blew a raspberry. "I dare you to put a backpack filled with bricks on your back. In fact, I triple-dog dare you."

"Ooh. A triple-dog dare. You better carry it out, bro," Elvis commented in a playful voice.

"Only if you will," Jesse said, looking toward his brother.

"No way," Elvis yelled, shaking his head rapidly.

"Yes way," Jesse replied, nodding just as fast.

Randolph rolled his eyes. "All right, that is enough, boys."

Nancy nodded sharply. "Yeah!"

Jesse and Elvis waved the Indian and little girl off. They got laughs from them. Jesse looked at Nancy, who let out a small giggle.

"You are so cute when you giggle like that, Nan," Jesse said and tickled his daughter's cheek.

"Blame Mommy. She taught me to giggle that way," Nancy said, pointing her finger in the shape of a gun.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" Nadine yelled, holding up her hands. "I surrender!"

"Okay," Nancy replied. She laughed at her father setting her on the floor. "You got tired of holding me, huh?"

"Yes. It is also time for us to leave. We are going to get lunch at McDonald's before we get on the ferry," Jesse explained.

"I need to go to the bathroom first," Nancy replied, moving uncomfortably.

"All right," Nadine said with a nod. "Before we leave, there is a surprise waiting for you in your room."

"Really?" Nancy said, getting excited.

"Yep," Jesse said, nodding fast. "Let's get to the bathroom before it runs away."

Jesse, Nadine, and Nancy headed out of the living room. Randolph and Elvis looked at each other.

"I wonder what they got their little girl," Elvis said curiously.

"I hope her present doesn't explode," Randolph quipped with a snicker.

Elvis made a funny noise. "Very funny."

Randolph smirked. "I am a funny man."

Elvis and Randolph looked at the album. They proceeded to talk about Nessa swimming with Willy and Nikki.

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Jesse and Nadine waited for Nancy to be done with using the bathroom three minutes later. They heard the toilet flush and footsteps approaching the door. The door opened with a slight squeak. Out stepped Nancy in which she adjusted the waistband of her blue pants. Nadine knelt before her, laying her hand on her shoulder.

"You feel better now?" Nadine wondered.

"Much better," Nancy squeaked.

"Good," Nadine commented and stood up.

"Now, let's go get your surprise!" Jesse yelled in great delight.

"Yeah!" Nancy cheered and jumped into the air.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you would've hit the ceiling with that jump," Jesse joked while wiggling his eyebrows.

"Very funny," Nancy retorted. "Come on!"

The family headed down the hall. They entered the first room on the right, which happened to be Nancy's room. They looked around slowly. The walls were now covered with red wallpaper consisting of dragons, unicorns, and pegasi. A pine nightstand was set next to the twin bed. An oak dresser was in place of the one that was in the nursery.

Nancy focused her attention on an object sitting on top of the bed. The object had shiny dark red wrapping paper on it. She made her way toward it. She climbed on the bed and touched it. She ran her hand over it, her eyes filled with curiosity. Jesse and Nadine approached the bed. Nancy ripped off the paper, gasping in great surprise at seeing a So-Soft Newborn Rainbow Dash. She screamed delightfully and looked at her parents, who let out happy laughs.

"I got Rainbow Dash! She's my favorite pony!" Nancy yelled in much joy.

"That's right!" Jesse said and winked at her.

Nadine smiled. "I knew you loved Rainbow Dash a lot from seeing you play with her and the other the My Little Pony ponies I gave you after collecting them so many times. Your father and I searched eBay and managed to find this for fifty dollars. Now, you can be a mommy to her."

Nancy whooped. "Thank you, Mommy, Daddy!"

Jesse sat down and gave his daughter a hug. He pressed her a kiss to her temple before rubbing her back. He pulled back to look at her.

"I hope Rainbow Dash is a good baby," Nancy said and laughed.

"Me too, sweetie," Nadine agreed. "Why don't we hear her talk?"

Nancy became excited. "Yes!"

Nadine stood up and went over to the other side of Nancy. She sat down and pinched her cheek. She patted it in much gentleness. Nancy reached into the circle and squeezed Rainbow Dash's foot.

"Hi, I'm Rainbow Dash. Wanna hug?" Rainbow Dash said and let out a small laugh.

"She talks sweet!" Nancy said and hugged the box.

"She sure does," Nadine commented and motioned toward the pacifier. "Look at her pacifier. You can put that in her mouth when she gets fussy."

"Believe me. Babies are fussy," Jesse added.

"What are we waiting for?" Nancy blurted out in much glee. "Let's get her out of the box!"

Jesse and Nadine voiced their agreement. He took the box from his daughter and opened it. He proceeded to take it out.

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Randolph wiped a tear from his eye as he tried to contain his laughter in the living room. Elvis had been telling him about the time he and Glen placed a rubber snake in Jesse's bed. They were still sitting on the couch. Elvis waved his hand from side to side three times. He laid it in his lap before moving his shoulders with a grimace.

"Jesse screamed when he pulled the sheets down and found the snake. I had never laughed so hard in my life," Elvis blurted out.

"I can't imagine why you wouldn't have done that," Randolph said and scratched his ear.

"Unfortunately, I laughed a little too loud. He found Dad and me hiding in the closet," Elvis said, giving a shrug.

"You might as well hide under my bed. You could find nice stuff under there," Randolph said with a snicker.

"Like what, a stale cheeseball and some pennies?" Elvis asked and smirked.

Randolph huffed. "Oh, hush!"

Elvis growled. "You hush!"

Randolph made a face at Elvis, winked at him and pointed his finger as if it were a gun at him. He clicked his tongue three times. He put it in his lap while snorting.

"Jesse got his revenge by putting rubber ants in our hair," Elvis murmured.

"I say you both deserved it," Randolph said with a smirk. "You were mean to him, so he decided to do the same."

"Yeah," Elvis agreed.

"I'm sure you and Glen looked cute wearing those ants," Randolph said.

"Dad looked cuter than I did," Elvis said, giving a shrug.

"Unh-unh," Randolph said, shaking his head. "Not a chance."

Randolph and Elvis heard approaching footfalls. They spotted Jesse, Nadine, and Nancy coming into the living room. The family stopped before the coffee table.

"Look at what I got, everyone!" Nancy announced excitedly.

"Wow! You got So-Soft Newborn Rainbow Dash!" Elvis shouted.

"Yes, I did! It was such great surprise!" Nancy squealed in great joy before jumping up and down. "I had no idea I was getting it!"

"You should've seen the look in her eyes, guys. She was so thrilled," Nadine commented proudly.

"Why wouldn't she be? Kids love it when they get new toys," Randolph said honestly.

"Especially on birthdays and at Christmas," Elvis added.

"So true," Jesse agreed and clapped twice. "Anyway, we need to get going. The ferry will be leaving before we know it."

Randolph and Elvis stood up. Nadine went over to the couch and grabbed her purse from the floor. Jesse made his way to the front door with the others close behind. He unlocked it and opened it. Nadine, Nancy, Elvis, and Randolph headed outside and stopped in the driveway. Jesse locked the door before going out. He closed it with a loud slam.

Jesse, Nadine, and Nancy made their way to the first van. Elvis and Randolph followed suit with the second one. Both vans happened to be Chevy. They were brown and appeared to be rather new. However, the first van had scratches along the side. Bird poop was in the upper right hand corner of the windshield on the second one.

Nadine put Nancy in her car seat in the first back seat and buckled her in. Nancy hugged Rainbow Dash. Her mother got into the passenger seat. Jesse followed suit in the driver seat. Randolph and Elvis mimicked their actions. The drivers started the engines. Jesse backed out of the driveway first. Randolph did the same. They headed down the street.