Chapter Forty Six
Hunter groans in pain as he woke up. He sat up, touching his head.
"Where am I?" He questioned out loud as he looked around.
He notices that he was in the forest. Last thing he remembers was fighting the Kelzaks fury and trying to rescue the mask figure person, Janessa from being suck into the portal hole. He looked around for the others, but they were no where in sight.
"Did they left?" He thought when his eyes landed on the mask figure person who was lying unconscious on the ground near the tree. He quickly got up and walked over to the mask figure person. As he approaches closer, he notices blonde hair sticking out from the hood He gently turns the mask figure person over on her back, revealing the face to be Janessa. So he was right after all. Janessa is indeed the mask figure person. When he saw her transformed into the mask figure, he wasn't sure if what he saw was right. Now with confirmation, it was correct and true.
A stirred and groan interrupts him from his thought. He turns to see Janessa slowly sat up and looked around confused. When her eyes landed on him, she quickly stood up, kind of wobbling. She put one of her hand on the trunk of the tree to steady herself, not taking her eyes off of Hunter. Noticing that he was staring at her, her free hand touches her face. That's when she realizes that her mask was gone and that Hunter saw her face.
"So, you saw my face," she said, remaining calm.
"So what if I saw your face," Hunter answers, not intending to back away or make a move. "Are you going to kill me?" he asked with a serious look.
"Yes," was her responds. "Anyone who sees my face will have to die". She coldly stated.
"Then go ahead and kill me," Hunter taunted, still not making a move to retreat.
"Gladly," Janessa snaps her fingers and her sliver staff appears in her hands.
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Back in the real world, at Ninja Ops, Cam was rapidly type away on the main frame computer trying to locate Hunter and Blake. Shane was standing behind him watching the screen why Dustin and Skyla were comforting Tori who was worrying and concern for Blake and Hunter.
Dustin has his hand on Tori's shoulder. "Don't worry Tori, Cam will find them." He assured her.
"Hunter and Blake are going to be okay," Skyla added with a smile.
Shane was frustrated that he tosses his hands in the air. "Man! What was Blake thinking going after Hunter like that?" He questioned. "He's an idiot!"
"Uh Dude," Dustin spokes. "You're not helping much," he said as he tries to tell Shane that Tori is upset at the situation with Blake.
"Sorry Tor," Shane apologizes.
"It's okay," Tori said with a smile and then look over at Cam. "Did you find anything yet, Cam?"
Cam sighs, still typing, he answered. "I got nothing, still searching". He was also concern for Blake and Hunter and had no idea where the monster sends Hunter and Blake to. Whatever Blake and Hunter are, it's not good. Right now, he was trying his best to find them.
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Blake landed on his back and winces in pain. "Ow, I should work on my landing," he noted to himself as he got up. Then he looked around and notices he was alone in the forest.
"What the..." He blinks his eyes confused. "Where am I?" He questioned.
Last thing he remembers was seeing Hunter and the mask figure person getting sucked into the portal hole. Then he went after them. Speaking of Hunter, he notices his brother was missing.
"Hunter!" Blake shouted with his hands on his mouth. He walked around yelling for his brother. "Hunter, where are you bro?"
Worry, Blake took off running in search for Hunter, hoping that nothing bad happen to his brother.
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Janessa aims her sliver staff at Hunter, attempting to blast him, but something was holding her back. It was stopping her from trying to blast at Hunter. She was confused and don't know why. Shaking it off, she tries again. Again something was holding back and her hands refusing to do what she wants. Frustrated, she lowers her sliver staff and stomp forward, ignore the pain on her leg when she trips over her foot and fall to the ground. She was wincing in pain as she stares down at her leg. First thing she notices was it was bleeding, which mean it was the pain she felt earlier. She must have injured it when she fell from the portal hole.
Hunter, who saw Janessa fall quickly rushes over to her.
"Are you okay?" he reaches his hand out to touches her leg when she pushes it away.
"No thank you, I don't need your help," Janessa tries to get up, only to fall back down.
Hunter sighs and shook his head at Janessa stubbornness. He then got up and walked over to her; kneeling down in front of her with his back turn to her.
Janessa stares at his back confused, wondering what he's up to.
"Look I know you don't need my help, but trust me you do. Judging by your injury on your leg, you're unable to move," he points out the fact to her.
Janessa was about to open her mouth, but Hunter stopped her.
"Here, get on," he insisted as he offered his back to her. "For now, let me help you so we can find a way out this because I'm pretty sure this place is not safe especially when we got suck into portal hole and landed here".
Usually Janessa would argue back and refuse his help, but knowing he's right, she remain quiet.
"Okay," she finally agreed before climbing onto his back, grasping his solid shoulders in support as he stood up and begins to walk away.
Silent were among them for an hour when Janessa spoke up, asking the question that she had in her mind for awhile. "Why did you help me when I was being sucked in the portal hole?"
"I don't know," Hunter says. "Maybe because my instinct was telling me that I need to save you".
"Instinct?" she mutters. She remembers her instinct telling her once before to help Dustin and the others out. Why was her instinct telling her that? Earlier her instinct kicks in and tells her not to hurt Hunter too, which was making her confused.
Could it be that she has a good side or could be that it was her past self coming back?
"I know this might sounds weird," Hunter spokes, interrupting Janessa's thoughts. Janessa slightly look at him wondering what he meant. "But it felt like I met you before, but I don't remember when". He finished.
Janessa thought about what Hunter said. She also has the same feeling that she met him before, but she can't seem to remember when or where. Could it be that they knew each since they were kids?
"Don't worry, we will find a way out of this," Hunter says all sudden, trigger a memory to Janessa.
~Janessa's Memory~
"Six, seven, eight, nine, ten," young Janessa was covering her face with her hands counting. "Ready or not here I come". She stopped counting and ran off to search for her friends.
She ran off into the forest, looking around. "Hunter, Blake," she says. "Where are you guys". Noticing she wondered off too far, she turned back around and to head back when her foot stepped on an old steel vintage animal trap. It grasped shut on her leg and she yelled in pain.
Young Janessa collapsed to ground and cried in pain. A few minute, footsteps were heard and a blond boy appearing running toward her with brunette boy right behind.
"Janessa!" the young boy rushes to her side.
"Hunter, please help me," she cried.
"It okay, Blake is going to take it off," he assured with a hand on her shoulder, trying to calm her down.
It wasn't long when Blake got young Janessa's leg free. "It's bleeding badly," young Blake said. "We need to get Janessa back to bandage it up" He got up and turns to Hunter. "I'm go ahead back to get the first aid box ready when you return back with her".
"Okay," Hunter agreed and Blake left.
Hunter then kneels down in front of Janessa with his back turn to her. "Get on, I'll carry you back".
Janessa got on Hunter's back and held onto his shoulder as he got up and walked away.
"Don't worry, we will find a way out of this," he assured her.
~ End of Janessa's Memory~
"Are you okay?" Hunter asked all of sudden, snapping Janessa out from her thoughts.
"I'm fine," she answered him.
"You seem quiet".
"Would you rather see me arguing instead?"
"No I rather not," Hunter shook his head, slightly chuckles. "I prefer you being quiet and nice".
"It's sound like you really know me or something".
"Maybe I do," Hunter shrugs. "Or maybe I believe that you have a good side".
Janessa scoffs. "You actually believe that I'm actually good. You do know that I would kill you eventually".
Hunter glances back at her. "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it by now".
"Maybe because it not the right time yet," she said, trying to come up with an excuse instead of saying that she hesitated.
Hunter smirks, knowing full well that Janessa was only make up an excuse to hide her hesitation and mostly trying to act strong. He was about to say something when he heard footsteps heading toward him.
He quickly halts in his track getting ready to kick whoever coming toward him when he saw it was Blake.
"Blake?"
"Hunter," Blake sighs. "Thank god, you're okay. I was worried that..." he paused when he notices Hunter was carrying Janessa on his back. He was asked what his brother was doing carrying Janessa when he notices her leg was bleeding. Another thing, he notices was she was wearing the mask figure person cloak. His eyes widen when something occurs to him "So, it's true, Janessa is the mask figure person". He thought.
"Any clue on where we are?" Blake asked, changing the subject.
"Not a clue yet," Hunter says. "But let's see if we can find our way out".
"Maybe we'll find the others," Blake assumed.
"Let's go" Hunter walks ahead with Blake following behind.
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In the real world, in the forest, Kapri and Marah appear. Kapri walked forward when Marah reaches out and grabs her sister's arm. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Hunter".
"Hunter got sucked into the portal hole to who knows where," Marah points out to her sister when realization hits her. "Wait; don't tell me you are going confront the monster about Hunter, Blake, and Janessa whereabouts".
"Exactly," Kapri replied.
"But, if you do that, you would blow your cover and Lothor will know about your betrayal".
"If it mean saving Hunter, than it a risk I'm willing to take," Kapri said with no hesitation in her voice.
Marah understand how Kapri felt. If it were Dustin being suck into the portal hole, she would have done the same thing too. "Kapri, I'm not going to stop you, but before you do that, I want you to hear me out".
"Okay," Kapri agreed.
"Maybe, there is a way to save Hunter along with Blake and Janessa".
"How?"
"We're going to need Cam help on this," Marah answers.
"Okay," Kapri nods. "What about the others?" she asked. "Maybe they can help us too".
"I'm not sure if we should let the others know about this," Marah says.
Kapri knew that Marah was hesitating to see Dustin, afraid of putting him in harm way. She was about to say something when a footsteps were heard.
Marah and Kapri swiftly turn toward the sound of the footsteps and saw Vexacus emerges out from the trees with a grin.
"Vexacus," Kapri said as she and Marah got into their fighting stances. "What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you that," Vexacus folds his arms. "Looks like you two are busy talking about something".
"That doesn't concern you," Marah coldly stated.
"Really?" Vexacus laughs. "It actually does concern me because I know something that Lothor doesn't know about".
"And what that?" Kapri asked, remain calm. She was starting to wonder if Vexacus know about their betrayal and Marah being alive.
"I know about your betrayal and also Marah is alive," Vexacus points out. "You have no idea I was there during the battle between Marah and the Fake Marah".
Kapri eyes widen as Marah remain calm.
"So what, you're going to tell Lothor?" asked Marah with a cold tone and no hesitation.
"I might, but it depends..."
"On what?" Kapri asked.
"Whether you two cooperate with me or not"
"The answer is no," Marah clearly said.
"Okay then," Vexacus turns to walk.
"It was you, wasn't it?" she asked, stopping Vexacus in his track.
He turns around and looked at Marah with a grin. "Very smart of you Marah, you're not dumb after all".
Kapri looked back and forth at Marah and Vexacus wondering what they are talking about.
"That monster was sent by you".
Kapri eyes widen when she heard what her sister said and then she became angry. "This was all part of plan to sent Hunter, Blake, and Janessa into that portal hole, wasn't it?" she demands an answer.
"Correct, the plan was to suck Janessa into the portal hole, but those thunder rangers interfere," Vexacus shrugs. "Oh well, they'll died along with Janessa".
Kapri angrily blast her energy beam at the tree near Vexacus. "Where are they?" she shouted.
"In a dimension, trap forever or should I say where they will die soon," Vexacus said before he vanishes.
Marah and Kapri ran to the spot where Vexacus stood before he vanished.
"Dammit!" She slams her fist into the tree hard that it was bleeding.
"Kapri," Marah placed a hand on Kapri's shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll find them". She assured.
Kapri brushes Marah's hand off her shoulder. "I'm going to confront that monster whether you agree or not".
With that begin say, Kapri vanishes. Marah tries to reach her hand out and stopped her sister, but it was too late. Worried that Kapri might be in trouble, she decides to go find the person that would help her save Hunter, Blake, and Janessa.
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Blake and Hunter who was carrying Janessa on his back arrive at the waterfall.
"Where are we?" Janessa questioned.
Blake turns to his brother and gave "Is this a good idea to bring Janessa here?" look.
Hunter sighs and glances at Janessa over his shoulder. "I need you to promise me something".
"Why should I?"
"Promise me".
"Promise what?" Janessa refuses to agree unless she knows what it is.
Blake who was getting impatient with Janessa, grab Janessa off Hunter's back and tosses her to the ground.
"Ow," She yelled and glares up at Blake. "What was that for?" she exclaimed.
"Blake, what..." Hunter begins to ask, but Blake cut him off with his hand on Hunter's chest.
"Unless you promise me and Hunter, you're not going anywhere".
"And if I don't".
Blake bends a little down to look at Janessa in the eye. "Then I'll throw you over my shoulder and tosses you into the water," he threats, pointing at the waterfall behind him with his thumb.
"You wouldn't..." Before Janessa can finishes what she was saying, she lifts up by Blake onto his shoulder. "What are you doing? Put me down!" she yelled, hitting him in the back. Hunter was shock by his brother action.
"Do you promise?" he asked her again.
When she refuses to answer, he was close to lunge her forward toward the water. Hunter who was watching, notice what his brother about to do, lunges forward.
"I promise!" Janessa shouted out loud, surprising herself, Blake and Hunter. "Please put me down," she begged, evident of fear in her voice.
Satisfied with the answer, Blake gently put Janessa down on the ground. Hunter notices there were tears in her eyes. He pulled Blake to aside.
"Dude, what was that all about?" he scolds at the navy ranger. "You scared her".
"That was the only way that I can get her to promise especially with that attitude she has," Blake explains. "It reminds me of you".
Hunter scoffs and whacks Blake in the arm. Then he went over to Janessa and kneels down in front of her. He notices her leg was bleeding and was being to become infected. "Blake, we need to clean her wound, it getting infected".
When he got no reply from his brother, he turns around. "Blake, did you even heard what I..." he paused when saw Blake walked up to him with a wet cloth and a dry cloth.
"Here," he hand the wet cloth to Hunter. "Use it to clean her wound".
Hunter nods and placed the wet cloth over wound on Janessa's leg. She winces in pain. "Sorry" he said quietly cleans the wound gently. Then he left to go wash the cloth as Blake kneels down in front of Janessa. He gently wrapped the dry cloth around are leg, covering the wound and tie it down carefully.
After that Hunter carry Janessa on his back. Blake turns to Janessa who was quiet. "What you about to see is ninja ops and please don't tell anyone about this place". He said.
Janessa nods.
"Let's go," Hunter said and walked forward with Blake right behind him.
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In Ninja Ops, Hunter and Blake walked in and looked around for their friends when they notice the place was abandon.
"This is not good," Blake said.
"We're defintely some where else," Hunter added when they heard a noise coming from the main frame computer.
Blake went to check it out "Hey come on out! We're not going to hurt you!"
Slowly the shadow emerges out from the back revealing their face. Blake and Hunter eyes widen when they recognize who the shadow were.
"Kapri?" Hunter mutters.
"Marah?" Blake says.
"What happen?" Hunter asked as he walks forward when the girl back away all scared.
"Stay away, you're with them". Marah spokes in a shivering tone.
"Them?" Blake says in confused.
Hunter notices they were hurt badly and dirty. "What happen?" he asked again.
"Lothor..." Marah rubs her arms. There was fear in Kapri and Marah eyes.
"It's ok, you can trust us," Blake assures them.
"Lothor and power rangers are attacking the city," Kapri told them.
"What? Impossible," Hunter exclaimed.
"No way! The rangers wouldn't do that," Blake added.
"It's true," a third voice answers. Blake and Hunter turn and saw Kelly emerges from the back with minor injury.
"Kelly?"
"BlueBayHarbor is being trashed by Lothor and the power rangers," Kelly told them.
"Are you three the only survivor?" Hunter questioned, trying get over the fact that his friends are teaming up with Lothor, which was a shock to him and Blake.
"No, there are more survivors. They are hiding somewhere to be safe," Kelly answered.
Hunter and Blake looked at each other, trying to figure what to do. Now they realize they are in a world where the rangers are evil and working for Lothor destroying BlueBayHarbor and hurting innocent peoples. That doesn't sound like the rangers they knew at all.
Hunter remembers about Janessa and turns to her. "Do you have any idea how to get out this world? He questioned her.
She shook her head "No, I have no idea. I'm clueless like you two".
"So, you guys are not bad?" Kapri asked.
"No," Hunter answered, looking at her. He wants to hugs her, but worried that it would scare her.
"Do you girls mind if we stay here for a while?" Blake asked.
"No, you can stay, but I want to let you two know that rangers would eventually find us". Kelly warned.
"Don't worry, we will protect you guys," Hunter assured. Then he gently put Janessa down on her feet. Kapri and Marah went over and help Janessa walked and sit down on the ground.
Blake pulled Hunter aside. "So, what are we going to do?" he questioned.
"For now, we are going to protect them from the rangers and Lothor until we can find a way out of this place". Hunter told his brother.
Blake sighs and nods. "Let hope Cam and others get us out of this dimension," he thought.
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Back in the real world, at ninja ops.
"Maybe, we can create a portal hole and try to find Hunter and Blake," Shane suggests.
Cam turns around in his chair and looked at Shane, Dustin, Skyla, and Tori. "I don't know if we can do that. Beside, it too risky".
Tori was about to say something when the computer beeps. A screen pops up revealing a monster attacking.
"Right now we need to worry about that monster first," Cam stated.
"Look likes he's not alone," Skyla points at the screen.
"Kapri?" Cam said in confused to why she was there.
"She doesn't look happy at all," Dustin said when he notices Kapri's expression.
"Maybe she knows about Hunter and Blake disappearance," Shane assumed.
"We should get down there," Tori suggests.
"Let's go," Shane turns to walk away with Dustin and Tori. "Cam, you stay here and see if you can locate Hunter and Blake".
"Be careful Shane," Skyla said with concern.
"I will," Shane smiles at his girl friend assuring that he would come back.
"We call if it gets ugly out there," Dustin added before he walked out the door with Tori and Shane.
"C'mon Blake and Hunter, where are you guys?" Cam questioned.
"Don't worry Cam, we'll find them," Sensei says. "Let's hope they are okay".
TBC: What a long chapter, this is. The next chapter is also going to be long too. Stay tuned.
Uh Oh Blake, Hunter, and Janessa are in trouble. They are in an alternative universe. Kapri is in a tight situation. I wonder how they're going to get out of this one. As Dustin and Marah situation, it is getting resolve sooner than you think.