Chapter Thirty Two

Shane, Hunter, Blake, and Dustin were walking back to their campsite.

"Man, I don't know if I can sit out here and have a good time after all this stuff." Hunter told the others as they walked. "I just need to chill out for a while!"

"Well I need to fill my grill." Dustin said as he rubbed his hands together. "Cheese burgers, here I come!"

"Oh, pickles. Tell me someone brought pickles." Blake asked the guys. "I can't have a cheese burger without pickles."

"Chill, man. I brought them." Shane patted Blake's shoulder and grinned. "We're seconds away from eating like kings!"

Once they arrived at the campsite, they found that it was completely trashed.

"What!" Dustin exclaimed as he looked around "No way!"

"I don't believe this!" Blake groaned as he walked to the grill, where the burgers were burnt. "This cannot be happening!"

"You know what, I say we bag here, and go find some greasy fast food." Dustin suggested.

"Yeah, sure. Let's all take your car." Shane said with a sarcastic tone.

"Dude, you know I don't have a car."

Hunter just sighed and groaned a bit to himself. "Great, we're stuck! Stranded! Grounded!" He exclaimed. "We're like the cast from Survivor."

"Jeez, Hunter, do you seriously have to say that," Dustin said as he turned to the crimson ranger.

"This whole trip is turning out to be one bad idea." Blake stated.

"Look, guys, we're ninjas." Shane started. "Aren't we trained to use what's around us? Haven't you heard the saying 'when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade'?"

"Well, I didn't see any lemons around here." Dustin said as Shane face palmed his head. "And between you and me, lemonade really isn't going to do it for me right now."

Shane grabbed a container and a pot from the ground. "It's a saying." He told Dustin as he tossed him the container. "Let's just see if we can find anything around here. Let's spread out, guys. And nobody comes back without any food!"

"You're on!" Hunter grinned a bit as he and Blake picked up some buckets before all four male rangers split up.

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At Ninja Ops; Cam had set up the mainframe computer to search the surrounding area for any disturbances. Tori was standing beside him, leaning forward as she was watching the screen while Skyla was sitting in a chair.

"It just doesn't seem logical," Cam muttered to himself, but Tori can hear what he was saying.

"Cam," Sensei spoke up "at times one must turn away from a problem, in order to find its solution"

"I've turned everyway I know how," the Samurai explained "I'm not even sure there is a problem!"

Just then the computer beeped.

"Look like you find something," Tori turned to Cam.

"What did you find, Cam," Skyla asked as he appears next to Tori.

"I'm getting a weird energy reading," Cam explained "I think Zurgane used some kind of power replicator on us"

Tori frowns "Meaning?"

"It means we are in big trouble" Cam answered.

Suddenly the picture on the screen changed as another Zord appeared; "Well there goes the neighborhood," Tori said,

"Guys," Cam said, opening a link to the others "I hate to tell you this; but we got another emergency on our hands".

"I hear you Cam" Shane answered.

"With you bro," Blake agreed

"On my way" Hunter said and he took off to find the others

Dustin who stood on the edge of a river nodded "Right behind you dude!" he said into his morpher.

Cam and Tori rushes over and stand in the middle of the room.

"Be careful guys," Skyla said to Tori and Cam who nodded at her.

"Ready?" Cam asked

Tori nodded "Ready"

"Ninja Storm! Ranger Form!"

"Samurai Storm! Ranger Form!"

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Hurricane Megazord arrived in front of Zurgane and his new zord.

"What's the deal?" Shane asked.

"I'm back and you're through!" Zurgane growled.

"Zurgane?" Cam realized. "I knew it!"

"Alright, let's take this guy out!" Shane told his teammates.

As the Hurricane Megazord attacked the Hyper Zurgane Zord, they were pretty much evenly matched. The rangers took out the star from the Samurai Chopper and slashed the Zurgane Zord multiple times, but it wasn't affected.

"What's the matter, rangers?" Zurgane taunted. "You aren't surprised, are you?"

The Zurgane Zord fired a fist at the rangers' megazord. The rangers' megazord immediately jump out of the way, before landing back on the ground.

"I have another surprise for you." Zurgane said as he pulled out a green power disk with a bronze star on it before placing it in a slot and pulling down on the handle.

"Power Disk, Locked and Dropped."

The rangers watched as a silver power sphere appeared in front of the Zurgane Zord.

"No way!" Tori cried.

"He has a power sphere." Shane realized.

"What a poser." Dustin muttered.

"I knew it!" Cam exclaimed.

"This is brutal." Hunter stated.

"Totally brutal!" Blake agreed.

Shane glared at the Zurgane Zord. "You can't use our powers against us!" He insisted.

"We'll just see about that." Zurgane said as the power sphere opened to reveal a sword with two large spikes on the side.

"Maximum Power!" Zurgane announced as he swung his sword.

The rangers activated their shield, but when the sword came down, it broke through the shield and damaged the megazord.

"Whoa, hang on, guys!" Shane cried as the megazord shook.

The Zurgane Zord slashed the Hurricane Megazord multiple times before it fell to the ground.

"Is everybody alright?" Tori asked, but the other rangers just groaned in response.

Zurgane pointed his sword on the megazord before raising it and getting ready to finish the rangers off. "No!" The rangers yelled.

"Mammoth Zord, Online!" Cam commanded as he grabbed the Lightning Riff Blaster and summoned the Mammoth Zord, which fired a power sphere at Zurgane.

The megazord punched the Zurgane Zord away as the rangers watched Zurgane damage the Mammoth Zord.

"He's immobilized the Mammoth Zord." Tori exclaimed.

"Okay, let's put a new spin on things." Shane decided.

The star on the megazord spun around rapidly and launched a tornado at Zurgane, who used the sword to deflect the attack right at the rangers.

"Rangers, return to Ninja Ops at once."Sensei ordered the rangers from Ninja Ops as he and Skyla watched the battle on the computer. "Use the Ninja Firebird to cloak your retreat."

"Aw man!" Shane complained as he slammed his fist on the top. "We're on our way, Sensei." He responded before they called upon the Ninja Firebird and they got transported back to Ninja Ops.

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At Ninja Ops, the rangers' and Skyla were gathering around the computer main frame watching Zurgane attacking the city.

"He's using our powers to attack the city!" Shane pointed out

"We've got to get back out there!" Hunter insisted.

Cam shook his head "I need more time before the Zords will be ready to battle again"

"How are we going to fight that thing with the Zords?" Tori asked

Sensei hopped up onto Dustin's head and landed on the table "Think rangers, what else have you got at your disposal?"

"What about the Gliders?" Dustin asked

Blake nodded "and the Tsunami Cycles"

"Excellent thinking," Sensei complimented them "individually your weapons would be over-powered but together your resources will be significant"

Shane nodded "Alright, follow my lead. Maybe we can draw him out of that thing" he glanced around at the others who nodded "Lets go"

"I'll bring the Zords when their repaired" Cam told them "Good luck" The rangers' nodded before streaking out.

Cam turned his attention back to the screen, which showed the zords being repaired. "I better work fast."

"Let's hope the rangers' can be able to hold off Zurgane's attack until the zords are ready," Skyla added.

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"Hey Zurgane!" Shane yelled as he flew into view on his glider, "Are you going to hide in that thing all day?"

"Yeah!" Tori agreed as she flew in behind Shane, Dustin behind her "come out and fight us!"

"Or are you too scared?" Hunter asked as he rode in on his Tsunami cycle beside Blake.

"Look," Dustin said "no Zords!"

"Come and get us!" Tori taunted.

Zurgane growled a he jumped out of his zord and attacked the Wind Rangers, making them fall out of their gliders and onto the ground, so the Thunder Rangers pulled over their bikes in front of them, before all the rangers looked at Zurgane.

"I can fight you on my own!" Zurgane insisted.

"Go time!" Shane said and the five rangers raced forward to start their battle with him.

Hunter and Blake attacked first with their Thunder staffs; Zurgane blocked their attack with his swords, before slashing across them in the chests with his swords, sending them to the ground.

He then turned to Shane, Tori and Dustin who had appeared behind him, they attacked with their lasers, but Zurgane blocked each and everyone of them before sending back an attack of his own, sending the Wind rangers to the ground.

All the rangers got up and continued to attack, but they failed each time and ended up on the ground again. The Wind Rangers combining their weapons together.

"Fire!" Dustin commanded as they fired a beam into the air, which turned into a 100 ton ball that was about to fall on top of Zurgane. Zurgane used his sword to slash the weight in half.

"What?!" Dustin exclaimed in shock.

"There's more!" Zurgane added as he threw his swords in the air before firing beams at the rangers. Zurgane caught his swords as he laughed at the rangers, who were on the ground again.

Shane wince a bit as he raised his morpher to his mouth. "Cam, we're running out of options here!"

"Got it!"Cam's voice responded as he hit the large button on the keypad. "I'm on my way and I'm bringing some backup."

The rangers looked up as they saw the zords heading their way and they all cheered.

"If that's the way you want it, to the zords!" Zurgane announced as he leapt into his Zord. "I'm back in the saddle, and I'm ready to ride!"

"Let's do this!" Shane told his teammates as all the rangers jumped into their zords, and formed their megazords.

The Zurgane Zord fired a fist at the Storm and Thunder Megazords, damaging them slightly as the five ninja rangers screamed. The Samurai Star Chopper shot lasers at the Zurgane Zord before transforming into its megazord mode.

"Time to call out the Hurricane." Shane decided as he took out a power disk.

"You got it!" Hunter nodded.

"Yeah!" Cam agreed as he and Hunter pulled out their matching power disks.

Shane, Hunter, and Cam placed their power disks in the slots before twisting the handles. "Locked and Dropped!"

Once the Ninja Firebird was formed, the three megazords combined to form the Hurricane Megazord.

"Give it your best shot!" Zurgane taunted as he took out his sword.

The megazords charged at each other as Zurgane's zord slashed the Hurricane Megazord repeatedly, making it stumble back.

"Full Power!" Shane commanded as their Star Sword glowed red and they slashed the Zurgane Zord, but it disappeared before the star could touch it.

The Zurgane Zord appeared behind the megazord and stabbed it. Zurgane's sword glowed blue before he slashed the megazord, which exploded a bi as the rangers screamed.

"It's over for you!" Zurgane yelled at the rangers.

"Not even close," Cam shouted "Mammoth Zord online!"

The Megazord turned to the Mammoth Zord as it appeared

"Good job!" Tori said when she saw it

Dustin nodded "Awesome!"

"Let's go for it!" Shane commanded

Zurgane sent an energy blast at the Mammoth Zord but it made no difference as the Mammoth Zord continued onwards. The rangers combined with the elephant and towered over Zurgane who looked up at them.

"Give up!" he commanded

"Never!" Shane shot back, they then commanded the Megazord and shot out several different power spheres as they lined up and opened before attaching themselves to the Mammoth adding to the Power outage "Ready!"

"Ready!" Tori responded, closely followed by the others

"Ready!" Dustin said

"Ready!" Hunter said

"Ready!" Blake answered

"Ready!" Cam finished

"FIRE!" they all yelled, and using each of their energies and powers, the Mammoth and the other weapons all shot out energy blasts; it hit Zurgane's Zord and he exploded.

"Yeah!" the rangers all cheered when they saw Zurgane was gone…once and for all.

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Later in the evening, Tori pulled over by the guys' campsite. "Here we are." She said as she, Skyla, and Cam got out of the van.

"I can't believe these guys still wanted to go camping after all this," Tori pointed out, as the three of them walked towards the campsite "All I want to do is sleep"

"I agree," Skyla nodded with a smiled.

"Me too" Cam agreed. "I just didn't want them thinking I was...well, lame."

Tori smiled and touches Cam's shoulder "You're not lame, Cam," she told him and he smiled back at her.

The three of them stopped walking when they found the guys asleep in their fold-out chairs while snoring. Tori, Skyla, and Cam laughed a bit to themselves as they looked at the other guys.

"Aw, aren't they cute or what," Tori smiled as she turned to Shane and Skyla,

"And adorable," Skyla added, slightly giggles.

"I bet Zurgane's in worse shape than them." Cam assumed.

Tori nodded in agreement. "No doubt."

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Zurgane stumbling out from his zord wreck and was about to leave when he is greeted by Vexacus.

"Time for a new general to lead! Your days are over, Zurgane, and mine are just beginning!"

"Not if I can stop you here!" Zurgane growled.

Zurgane and Vexacus got into a battle, which ends up with Vexacus ruthlessly destroying Zurgane. Vexacus walked away as Zurgane fell to the ground and explode into bit.

Unaware, the mask figure person saw the whole scene and was out of Vexacus view.

"Zurgane is dead," she muttered "It's time for me to put the rest of Zurgane's plan into action," she said before she walked away.

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Dustin was working at the Storm Chargers. Kelly has asked him to watch the shop while she went on an errand. It was lunch time and Dustin was about to take a break when suddenly the door of Storm Chargers opens and a woman with blond hair walked in. She was wearing a crimson t-shirt and blue jean.

"Hi," she said as she walked over to Dustin.

"Hey," Dustin looked up "How can I help you?"

"Yeah," she smiled "I was wondering if I can get a job here?" she asked him.

"Uh," Dustin looked down for moment before he looked up at her "You're going to have to ask Kelly, she's the boss here".

"Can I talk to her then?"

"She's not here right now".

"Oh okay, I guess I would have to come back later then, huh".

"Yeah," Dustin chuckled "

"My name is Janessa by the way," she extends her hand out.

"Dustin," Dustin shakes her hand.

"Dustin," she smiled "I guess I will see you around or here if get the job".

"Okay I guess," Dustin nodded.

Janessa turned and walked out the door, passing by Tori, who were walking into Storm Chargers. She turned and watches Janessa leaving and then looked at Dustin in confusion.

"Okay, who was that girl, Dustin?" Tori asked as she walked over to Dustin.

"Just someone looking for a job here," Dustin answered. "Her name is Janessa".

"So, you're not in to her, are you?"

"What!" Dustin shook his head "No Tori, never," he answered.

Tori laughs and playfully hit Dustin in the chest "I was kidding, Dustin".

Dustin laughs "Good one," he remarked. "So, what brings you here?"

"First of all, I want to see my friend and secondly, Sensei wants me to get you because he wants us to ninja train".

"Oh, but I can't leave here yet".

"Why?"

"Kelly wants me watch the shop until she gets back," Dustin told her.

"How long has she been gone?"

"For awhile now," Dustin checks his watch "She should be back about now".

As on cue, Kelly came walking into the Storm Chargers with a small box in her hands "Thank you, Dustin for watching the place". She told him "Oh hi Tori," she smiled when she notices Tori.

"Hey Kelly, um can Dustin leave because we need to be somewhere important?"

"Sure," Kelly nodded.

"Thanks Kelly," Tori grabs Dustin's arm and drags him out of Storm Chargers.

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