Chapter Thirteen
At the dirt track, Kelly was standing at the edge of the track watching Hunter and Blake on the dirt track ahead of her. She had a stop watch around her neck and was timing the boys as they raced.
From a far, Kapri was in her civilian form watching Hunter on the dirt track.
Suddenly a spark caught Kelly and Kapri attention and Hunter started to fall back in the race; his engine had blown, watching closely Hunter pulled out the race as Blake flew through the finished line, coming in first once more.
Kelly hurried over to Hunter who was pushing his bike back towards the van, where he was quickly joined by Blake "Sounded like the top end".
Kapri wants to rushes over there to sees if Hunter was alright, but was too afraid to go.
Hunter dropped his tools "I let go on the last straight"
"Think you can rebuild it before the next moto?" Kelly asked
Hunter shook his head "No way! I've never done one in less than five hours!"
"I'm telling you guys, if you want to go pro you need someone to take care of your bikes," Kelly says.
"There's not a mechanic in the world who could fix this thing in enough time" Blake said, picking up the top end of his brother's bike
"I-I'll give it a try," said a man who nervously approached them, clutching a large toolbox to his chest.
Hunter frowned "Do you think you can do it in less than two hours?" he asked
"Sure," the man responded, brushing past Kelly and Blake.
"That's impossible man," Blake said as the man dropped his toolbox and knelt down in front of Hunter's bike "But hey, if you can do it...go for it!"
The man didn't seem to hear Blake as he got to work, replacing old parts with new, and tightening up the engine to work smoothly.
While waiting, Hunter decides look around when he saw the blond girl he had saved before. He turns to look at Blake and notices his brother was paying attention to the man fixing his bike.
"I'll be right back," he told them before he walked off.
"Don't be back late," Kelly hollers to him.
Hunter didn't seem to hear Kelly because he was busy walking over to the blond girl who was slowly back away. As if he knew she was about to run off "Wait!" he hastily grabs her arm to keep her from leaving "Don't leave".
He notices she was nervous and startle when she look at him "I'm Hunter, I saved you from those jerks, remember?" he asked to see if she remembered him.
"I remember you," She says and Hunter sighs with a smile "It just that I'm not sure if I should see you".
"Why? Hunter asked "Did something happen to you?" He asked with concern.
She shook her head "I'm kinda afraid and nervous," she told him.
Hunter chuckles and smile "Afraid and nervous," He lets go of her arm "You don't have to be afraid and nervous of me. Give me a chance to know you and you to know me," He extends his hand out to her "What do you say?"
She hesitates for a minute before she placed her hand in his. Hunter smiles "So, would like to see me race?"
"Okay," she replied and Hunter led her to Blake and Kelly.
"I never got your name, what is it?" he sudden asked.
"Kap, it's Kaitlyn," she replied almost saying the name Kapri.
Kapri was surprised and shock when Hunter approaches and not recognize her as Kapri. She was about to leave when he grabs and ask her to stay. She hesitates for a moment before she agreed. When he led her toward Blake, she begins to worried that Blake might recognize. Her thoughts were interrupted when Hunter asked for her name. She almost said Kapri, but she decides to say Kaitlyn until she ready to tell him the truth.
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Blake sat on his bike as he and Kelly who was waiting next to van for the mechanic to return with Hunter's bike. They were also waiting for Hunter return when they saw him waking toward them with a blond girl.
Blake got off his bike with a grin on his face and walked over to his brother "Hunter! Oh who is this?" he asking, looking at the blond girl.
"Blake, this Kaitlyn," He pats his brother back "the girl I had told you about," Hunter give a hint to Blake who immediately understood "And Kaitlyn, this is my brother Blake".
"Nice to meet you," Blake shakes hands with Kaitlyn.
"Oh I almost forgot," He grabs Kelly's arm "And this is Kelly, the owner of Storm Chargers," he told Kaitlyn.
"Nice to meet you, Kelly," Kaitlyn replied.
"Hi," Kelly shakes hands with Kaitlyn "It really nice to meet you too".
"Riders are warming up for the next race!" the announcer called out to the riders as they pulled up to the starting gate,
"Aww, man you're going to miss it!" Blake said nervously
The mechanic appeared, rolling the bike towards them "All set!" he smiled. "Oh, and I adjusted the floor on your pilot jet, you were running a bit rich!"
Hunter smiled and jumped onto his bike and started the engine.
"Sounds like you'll make moto number two," Blake chuckled
"Good Luck," Kaitlyn says with a smile.
"Hey, how about a good luck kiss for Hunter," Blake suggests with a smirk on his face as he got on his bike.
Kaitlyn was blushing and Hunter whacks Blake a little bit hard in the arm.
"Dude, stop that," Hunter says feeling a little embarrass.
Kelly and Blake laughs.
"I was only joking bro," Blake says when he notices the uncomfortable look on Hunter's face.
Hunter turned to the mechanic to thank him but he had already gone. When he turned back to his brother, he found his brother grinning at him.
"Shut up!" he snorts, putting on his helmet to hide the blush rising on his face.
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Dustin was busy arranging the clothes racks while deeply in thoughts. He was thinking about Marah when a trophy fell into his view. He jumped in surprise and turned around to see the thunders brothers grinning madly.
"First place!" Hunter smiled, holding the trophy with pride
Dustin smiled "Oh, dude" he exclaimed happily "You did it!"
"Yeah, man" Blake said "He checked out on the second lap"
Dustin gave his crimson friend a high-five "I would say you're getting faster!"
His smiles suddenly faded when he saw the blond girl next to Hunter "Uh, her," he stutters.
Hunter looked at her "Oh, this is Kaitlyn..." he says.
"The girl of his dream that Hunter has been dying to see," Blake interrupt, teasing his brother.
Hunter swings his hands at Blake who ducks and avoids getting hit "You miss," He grins,
"Kaitlyn?" Dustin asked in confused because he knew the blond girl was Kapri. Kapri gave him a "Please don't expose me and I explain later" look.
"It's nice to meet you," she smiles, extending her hand out toward Dustin.
Dustin smiles awkwardly and shakes her hand "Uh, nice to meet you too, um Ka, what your name again?"
"It's Kaitlyn," she replied, still smiling.
"Right," Dustin smiles, lifts one of his eyebrows up.
"Man, I felt like I was riding a factory bike out there," Hunter says all of sudden.
"Yeah, that freaky guy really hooked you up, huh!" Blake said
Dustin frowned and looked at Hunter and Blake "What freaky guy?" he asked.
"Skinny," Kelly says as she walked up to them "Nerdy..."
Blake nodded "He did a whole rebuild in a couple of hours"
This brought a smile to Dustin's face "Yeah, that would be Perry" he said, patting Blake's shoulder, as he reached to take the trophy from and held it in his hands "He's this total moto genius" he continued, talking to Blake and Hunter.
"You know him?" Blake asked "So? Where does he live?"
"Out of town in that creepy area down by the train tracks," Dustin told them
Blake and Hunter exchanged looks when Kelly grabs the trophy from Dustin
"Hey," He exclaimed "I was still looking at it".
"I'm going to put it up on display," Kelly told him before she left.
"But," Dustin said as he watches Kelly leave and Blake touches his shoulder "Don't worry, you can look at it on display".
Anyway, we're gonna go visit Perry, you wanna come?" Hunter asked Dustin.
"Sorry, I can't. I'm kinda busy," Dustin says "Helping Kelly".
Hunter turns and looked at Kaitlyn (Kapri). "Hey, would you like to come with us?" he asked.
"I would like to, but I have to be somewhere," She replied with a smile "I'm sorry, maybe next time".
"Okay, sure," Hunter smiles "Next time, I'll see you tomorrow at the dirt track," he says walking backward as Blake was walking toward the front door.
Kapri nods "Okay".
Hunter still has a smile on his face. Then as he turns around to leave, he ran into the clothes on the racks.
Kapri and Dustin wince.
"I'm okay," Hunter says before he left out the door with Blake. Once Hunter and Blake are gone, Dustin grabs Kapri's arm and pull her to aside "What are you doing? Why are you going by name Kaitlyn?" he asked.
"Hunter and Blake don't know the truth," She explains "If he knew I'm Kapri, he would destroy me".
"Wow," Dustin folds his arms slightly chuckles "You must have tick him off".
Kapri nodded "I save the fake Marah from being destroyed by Hunter".
"What!" Dustin exclaimed, but lowers his voice when he notices everyone was staring at him weirdly "Why did you do that?" he asked, not understand why Kapri would save Fake Marah.
"I did for Marah," she replied.
Dustin blinks his eyes confused "What does any this has to do with Marah?"
Kapri sighs "Because she will die if Fake Marah is destroyed," she said out in the open and receives a shock and concern look from Dustin who was speechless to say anything.
He put his hand on one of the racks and then looked at Kapri "Can you save her?" he asked a moment later.
"I'm still trying to figure out a way," she told him "How's Marah?"
"She's fine," he replied.
"I should get back before Lothor wonders where I gone to," she says and Dustin nods "I'll contact you again".
With that being said, Kapri left out the Storm Chargers. Dustin ran to the backroom where Kelly was "Kelly!"
"What is it?" she asked, noticing something was bothering Dustin "What's wrong?"
"I need a day off," he replied.
"Why?" she asked.
"Something came up," Dustin grabs his stuff "I promise I make it up to you," he says before he left.
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Hunter and Blake visits Perry who was surprised to see them. Hunter thanks him properly for fixing his bike. Perry told them that he was busy working on something that he doesn't want to tell anyone about and it wasn't the right moment to visit him Hunter and Blake understood and left, leaving Perry alone. Apparently Perry was working on some pretty freaky creepy experiments and it went out of control.
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At Ninja Ops
Cam was working at the computer with Marah standing beside him. Shane and Tori already there when Dustin came rushing in breathing heavily
"Dude, Shane says as he and Tori walked over to him "What's going on?"
Dustin looked around when his eyes landed on Marah who was staring at him. Hastily, he walked over to her and pulled her into his embrace. Cam who was near them, at his chair decides to give them some space so he got up and move to stand where Tori and Shane was.
"Okay," Shane replied, looking at Tori in confusion.
"Dustin?" Marah says, confuse why Dustin was acting weirdly.
He pulled away to where he can see her "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, sounding slightly upset and disappointed.
"Tell you what?" she asked, not quite sure what Dustin was asking.
"Dustin, what's going on," Tori asked.
"Why didn't you tell me about your condition?" he asked more specific, receiving a shock looks from Marah, Tori, and Cam except for Shane who was confused.
"You, you know," Marah stutters
Dustin nodded "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked again "If you told me, I could have helped you".
"I didn't want you to worry and I really want you and the rangers to destroy the fake me without any hesitation," she replied, looking down.
Dustin tilts her chin up "If killing fake Marah means killing you then I can't do it. We can still find a way to destroy fake Marah without killing you in process. Why can't you trust me enough to tell me?"
"Ok, I'm totally lost here," Shane spoke all of sudden
Tori roll her eyes and pull him to aside, explaining everything to him.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you because I didn't want my condition to get in the way of your rangers duties," Marah replied.
"Dustin, If I may speak," Sensei spokes and Dustin turns to looked at him "You must understand that this has been hard for Marah to hide her condition from you, which means she was actually trying help you be more focus when your fighting Lothor's goons".
"I understand Sensei, but I'm still a little upset and sad that she didn't tell me," Dustin says "I mean I would never let this get in the way of my ranger duties".
"So, you're telling if Marah is in danger, you wouldn't stop what you are doing and run to her aid?" Sensei asked, even though he knew the answer.
"Uh I um," Dustin hesitates. He knew if Marah were in trouble, he would come to her no matter what situation he was in.
"Now do you understand, Dustin?" Sensei asked.
Dustin nods "Yes," he replied.
Cam walked over to Dustin "Don't worry Dustin, we figure out a way to saved Marah," he assured.
"Wait a minute," Dustin says as he turns and looked Cam "You know about this, Cam?"
"Yeah, apparently I'm the one that told her about her condition," Cam replied.
"Who else know beside me," Dustin asked.
"Hey," Shane put hands up "I barely just know," he admitted.
"Wait so I'm the last one to know?" Dustin asked in surprised.
Cam looked at Tori "Well judging from the look on Tori's face, I'm going to says yes".
Shane walked over to Dustin, touching his shoulder "If it's make you feel better, I just found out middle ago about this," he says.
"I hope you not angry at us," Tori saying with a concern look.
Dustin sighs and shook his head "No, I'm not angry so you guys can relax," he told them
Suddenly the computer beep and Cam went over to take a look at the big computer screen "Guys, you might want to take a look at this," he says.
Shane, Tori, Dustin and Marah walked over to Cam at the big computer; as they got closer they caught sight of what Cam was looking at
"Whoa, what is that?" Dustin asked, as a Golden guy had walked out of an abandoned warehouse wearing a brown cloak.
"Better get out there," Cam suggested.
"On it," Shane responded, starting to leave with Tori and Dustin.
"Dustin," Marah called out to him. He turns and looked at her "Be careful".
He nodded and gave her a smile.
"Ready?" Shane asked.
"Ready" Tori and Dustin replied at the same time.
"Ninja Storm! Ranger Form!"
Three wind rangers got on their tsunami cycles and sped towards the warehouse where the monster was waiting.
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"Hey," Shane spoke after he rounded a corner and came face-to-face with the new monster "fancy putting in a few hot laps?"
"Be my guest," the monster growls "But prepare to eat dirt," he yanks off his brown cloark.
You're not the only ones with a bike" He moved his arms over his shoulders and extended it out in front of him and a super charged bike appeared out of thin air.
"Huh?" Shane and Tori says.
"Huh, what the," Dustin replied.
The monster got on his bike, starting the engine and drove toward them.
"Let's get this poser," Shane said, as he revved his bike's engine and the three of them drove forward. The monster fired lasers at them, before jumping off his bike and kicking them off theirs tsunami cycles.
"Whoa!" all three of them yelled as they flew off their tsunami cycles and hit the ground one by one. The monster flipped through the air and landed back on his bike as it came to a stand still beneath him.
The wind Rangers got off the ground as Cam appeared "Hang on guys!" he called "Super Samurai Mode!" his gold vest came away and his helmet changed.
He charged into battle, bringing his Saber down at the new metal monster who merely raised his arm and blocked the attack. Cam was blown backwards as the monster fired lasers at him.
"Cam!" Shane, Tori and Dustin shout as they rush over and help Cam up.
Then they all lunged at the monster.
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"Zurgane," Lothor says as he watches the screen in front of him "Could it be that one of your alien is good at something other than taking up space?" he asked.
Kapri and the Fake Marah were standing next to him watching the screen.
"He's not from my army," Zurgane replied.
"Well," Lothor pushes Zurgane out of the way "Well that's starting to make a little more sense, where did he comes from?"
"Perhaps, I can find out for you Master," Fake Marah offered.
"Good idea," Lothor agreed "Now go!"
Fake Marah nodded and vanishes.
"I'll go check it out too," Kapri says and then vanishes.
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A rumble was heard as Hunter and Blake arrived over to the others, seeing them on the ground.
"What's going on?" Blake asked, as he and Hunter came to a stop beside the others
"He's inside!" Shane says, pointing the warehouse.
Hunter and Blake went inside and fight with the monster. The monster kicks Blake across while Hunter uses his crimson blaster, but has no luck. The monster knocks it out of his hand.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Hunter asked.
"They call me Motodrone," the monster punches Hunter in the stomach three times "And you will find out what I want," the monster tries to blasts Hunter, but he got slashes in the leg by Hunter who collapse on the ground in pain.
Motodrone was limping away and disappeared in a flash of gold.
"Hunter!" Blake rushes over to his brother side "Are you alright?" he asked, helping his brother up.
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At Ninja Ops, Cam was running a scan on the new guy to find out exactly where he had come from.
"This is the weirdest thing," Cam said, as Wind rangers, Thunder brothers and Marah all stood around him at the mainframe.
"What is it?" Tori asked
"I've been running a test on Motodrone," Cam explained "and I found traces of Human DNA!"
"No way," Shane looked at Cam in shock "You mean that thing is human?"
"It looks like some sort of mutation." Cam explained more specific.
"And it's not one of Lothor's goons," Blake quipped
Cam shook his head "No," he said "and I won't be able to find out who it is, until the computer runs through the entire database"
"Until then, you must take care in dealing with this creature" Sensei warned them "We don't know what he is capable of"
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At the dirt track Blake and Hunter were waiting for Perry to show up.
"He told us he meet us here right?" Blake asked.
"Yeah," Hunter replied "and if you haven't notice the guy is a little whack".
"Nah, he's cool," Blake saying, disagree with Hunter.
Hunter and Blake look around when Hunter spotted Perry and gesture Blake to look.
"Hey guys," Perry saying as he limping toward them.
"There you are" Blake says as he and Hunter looked at him "Are you alright?
Blake and Hunter notices Perry was limping
"Uh," Perry looked down at himself and then at Hunter and Blake "I'm alright, let get started. He kneels down to fix the bike when suddenly something was wrong. His hand was trembling and was moving on his own. Perry got up and left in a hurry
"No, Perry where are you going?" Hunter asked.
Perry slams into the chairs and table and took off.
Hunter and Blake watch Perry leave weirdly.
"Ok, so he's a little freaky," Blake says.
Suddenly they heard a beep and Cam says "Motodrone is back"
"We'll take care of it," Hunter replied.
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Shane, Tori, and Dustin were training when they stop to take a break.
"Good session guys," Shane said "we gotta keep on top of our game"
"I hear ya dude," Dustin responded "we got stomped on last time out"
"Totally" Tori agreed.
As they turned from the lake, and started to head back to Ninja Ops, stretching their muscles as they went.
"I feel like I could take on that gold guy all by myself now" Dustin said, as they passed through the trees into another clearing.
"You'd have to go through me first" said a familiar growl as Zurgane appeared, the rangers spun around to face him as Kelzaks appeared behind them.
"Attack!" Zurgane ordered
The Kelzaks rushed forward and the Rangers met them head on. They managed to defeats the Kalzaks easily. Zurgane growled at the wind rangers as they re-grouped. He then disappeared with the last of the Kelzaks and Shane's morphed beeped.
"Guys, Motodrone is back" Cam told them "Blake and Hunter need help"
The rangers looked up at one another
"We're on our way" Shane replied.
When they arrive there, they saw Blake on his knees screaming no.
"Blake!" Tori rushes over to him and help him up "Are you okay?" she asked.
"What happened?" Shane asked,
Blake opens his visor "Hunter, he's gone," he replied with concern.
"Oh no Hunter," Kapri mutters as she was hiding from a far, but can hear what Blake says.
TBC: Uh Oh Hunter is trouble. Will they save him?