NEW POLL/READER SURVEY! What Gender Are You? I'm curious about what my readers are like, so I may ask other questions at other points. I've been told (and seen a lot of evidence to support this) that most FF users are female rather than there being a mix of both. FYI, I am male, but I will not vote in my own poll.

Last Poll Results: What should TZTori's aka Tobi's sister's nickname be? Tied for first: Ri and Lia. Tied for second: Tora and Trista. Tied for third: Fin, Lil, Lynn, Nessie, Tina and Jen. I tried doing a new poll with just the top results, but no one voted, so I'll just pick a name for the next chapter. It'll be a surprise!

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Author's Notes: This is the continuation of the events in the last chapter and may read almost like part of that chapter, but this chapter focuses more on the pairing of Cam/TZTori than Hunter/Waldo like in the last chapter. Skyla also plays a starring role. The events of the last chapter are resolved here and there will be some action and drama and, yes, the pairings are finalized. The rest of my notes are at the end of the story. So, enjoy!

~Winner for the reviewer who came up with this chapter's most creative inspiration goes to… all my reviewers! They all contributed something!

Review Comments:

Thanks griffin blackwood for teaching me the secret ingredients to get a better review from you! So, if I had the Bradley brothers making out while Hunter's in a pink ranger costume, that would work? I only thought of Hunter because of Kim's comment in Hurricane Chronicles about Blake's Navy being the equivalent of a Black Ranger and Hunter's Crimson being the equivalent of a Pink Ranger. Well, sadly, there are only hints of bradleycest in here and the pink morpher only makes a small appearance because a lot of other things go on. But I have included one thing toward the end that I think may catch your attention. I guess we'll see…

Thanks Ghostwriter for declaring my chapters "Morphinominal"! And that word I actually do know from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I guess it never caught on as a saying outside the show, though. But I'm glad it can apply to a story taking place in the Ninja Storm universe. Though, I've pretty much expanded the Ninja Storm universe, so it can apply. Anyway, thanks and here's another amazing chapter! Or so I hope!

Thanks Ruon jian for another idea filled review! I love stealing your ideas! I mean… borrowing them. I hadn't thought of Cam as a the ranger's therapist, but I guess that's what he became. Still, he's more than that and I hope I finally explore that in here. There will be more turmoil in this chapter, but I've also tried to add in plenty of relationship stuff. I just had a lot I wanted to resolve and include. I'll try to do more focus on relationships in the future too. Hunter and Waldo are so good together they deserve their own fic? Awesome! I'll definitely think about that, but in the mean time I hope this story is good enough for now. Well, I think so. I may come up with something when I'm working on a sequel or a spin off story. I wonder, would people want to read spin-offs? And, yayness! You've managed to come up with what Skyla's power is! I've been trying to figure this out for so long and it seems simple yet also suits her. Not only can adapting powers around her work for Zords, but also it can work for land attacks (though I haven't worked out the details yet). Please let me know any more ideas you have! Thank you!

Thanks YellowPrincess for saying multiple times how great and awesome the last chapter was! I hope this one lives up to your expectations! After all, you are "addicted" to my story. ;D I'm glad you like all the exploration of Waldo's character. I thought it was necessary because he's an important character who we don't know much about. Also, since he's going to end up with Hunter according to the poll, the two needed some bonding. And I thought you might like the scene with Dustin's mom. Since Tobi had his moment with Tori's parents and her sister, I thought Waldo needed his moment too. And, yes, Cam is a great person and a great friend and I finally decided to give him some of the credit he's deserved. After all, he's been there for the rangers and especially Tobi throughout the entire story. So, don't worry, Cam will be okay… I hope I didn't just spoil anything by saying that, though. And the "soul mates" will find out something about "making rainbows" with each other. So, again thanks for all the praise and here's some more of the epic Parallel Realities Ninja Storm…

Thanks megsjedi for the applause! I think that's the first time I've received applause in a review! And thank you again for letting me use your idea from Kiss Me Deadly! I know I didn't end up making their connection work the way I originally came up with when I told you about it, but I think this way works a lot better. Plus, I came up with even more that can result from such a connection, so stay tuned for that in this chapter. I'm glad you're happy with the happy couple too! I noticed that you're really churning out chapters for your wrestling story. I just haven't read it because I'm not into wrestling (or any sports really—is wresting a sport?). I know, a gay guy not into wrestling? What's wrong with me? Feel free to slap some sense into me! And, finally, thank you for saying that not just my story but that I myself am awesome! Yay!

Thanks FinalJudgement for once again making me feel like my awesomeness comes naturally! It actually takes a lot of work! But at least I know I'm special! ;D I loved your descriptions of your Psychics' powers and how they're balanced out (so that each one has a part of what is considered psychic). It actually gave me an interesting idea for the pink morpher that Shimazu picked up in the last chapter. What if it's from Psychic rangers? Okay, so, yes, technically that would be stealing your idea, but Skyla is psychic, so she could get it and… Well, it's just an idea! There could be a whole backstory. Now as for your story (that I'm not stealing, so don't go ninja on me!) it has so many interesting elements that it would be really exciting to read. Also, I like that you have one hetero relationship, one gay and then Darcey actually flirts with one of the bad guys. Has that ever been done before where a female Power Ranger flirts with a villain. I know that it's been done where the male Power Rangers fall for the evil girls and their evil charms (well, I assume their charms are evil too!). It's about time that the girls had their moment. It also has a lot of potential for humor! Now, back to my story, I hadn't noticed that Cam kept ending up in trouble. I did notice that he's played such a key role throughout the story and hasn't really had his moment to shine. So, I tried to change that. Thanks for the kick in the right direction. I'll try to watch out for poor Cam (though, I could have just made it that the bad guys are attracted to him after all…). And, yes, I have a bunch of ideas for the sequel all planned out. But, of course, I have to finish this story first. Basically, I wouldn't follow strictly to the end of Ninja Storm or to the Dino Thunder teamup because I want more interactions between the two teams than just that one moment. And, yes, all the dinos will have their moment. I'm actually thinking about using the relationship that megsjedi set up in her story Kiss Me Deadly for the sequel. It's Conner and an OC. If you have read that story, what do you think about that idea?

Previously in Parallel Realities Ninja Storm:

Cam and Waldo use Lothor's PAM to set up a field around the planet Earth that keeps anyone from transporting to the planet. So Vexacus, Shimazu and Condortron travel down to Earth in Vexacus' ship to get the Gem of Souls, find Choobo and Lothor's nieces, and stop the field. While Vexacus is retrieving the gem shards from the ocean, Shimazu steals the pink gem and morpher from Vexacus' ship. Meanwhile, Dustin and Tobi ask Waldo to go to Dustin's house to get clothes and games and Waldo meets Dustin's mother and sister and finds himself overcome by Dustin's memories to the point that he doesn't feel like he knows who he is. Cam suggests that Waldo talk to Hunter, but Waldo thinks it's Dustin's feelings that make him care about Hunter, so he leaves for his "brooding spot." Hunter calls Cam to find Waldo and the two talk while Waldo finishes sewing Dustin's Awesome Dude costume. Hunter and Waldo kiss and decide to find out who Waldo is together. Vexacus, Shimazu, Choobo and Condortron see this and follow them to Hunter and Blake's apartment where there's a party. During the party, when Dustin and Tobi get too far apart, they become dizzy. The group bonds but Cam sees the two Toris with the two Blakes and leaves. After Dustin and Tobi lose their virginity to each other in Hunter's bedroom, they come out to discover that the other rangers are outside and that Vexacus has Cam prisoner...

Parallel Realities Ninja Storm: Chapter 41 (All for One and One for All)

Dustin and Tobi tightened their grip on each other's hands as they saw the blade against Cam's throat. Even without their connection, they'd both be thinking the same thing, which was how to get their friend from Vexacus safely.

"It's the gold ranger," Shimazu announced, cowering behind Choobo.

"Come no closer," Vexacus warned. "Give me the Gem of Souls and your green friend here lives. Try to stop me and his head will be rolling across the ground before your attack even reaches me." He pushed his sword just far enough to draw a single drop of blood from Cam's neck.

"Cam, where's the gem?" Shane asked.

"Don't give it to him," Cam argued, grunting against Vexacus. "I'm not worth it."

"What?" Tori snapped. "Cam, how can you say that?"

"Yeah, you're definitely worth it, man," Hunter added.

Tobi looked from Cam to the two Toris and realized something. "Coming back to Hunter and Blake's place reminded you of last time," he said, thinking. "And," he gestured toward Tori, who was standing next to Blake, "seeing that things haven't changed made you feel the way you felt that morning all over again." He took a breath, looking to Dustin for support. "It was a hard morning for us both, but things have changed and not just for me. We know you're not a grump. You're our friend. Dustin may be my boyfriend, by you're my best friend."

Cam smiled weakly, glancing at Waldo and remembering what he had said about Cam rather than Waldo being Tobi's best friend.

"Cameron is correct," Sensei interrupted. "The gem must remain safely hidden away or the consequences will be disastrous."

Dustin looked at the guinea pig like he was crazy. "But they're gonna kill Cam!" he shouted.

"I am aware of this, Dustin," Sensei replied, "but many more lives would be at stake."

"Sensei?" the other dimension's Shane asked grumpy Sensei.

"Boring me is right," grumpy Sensei reluctantly admitted.

"More right than they're ready to know," Cam's mother muttered.

"We can't just give up on our cousin," hippy Kapri insisted.

"Tobi, if we rush him, can you heal Cam?" Shane asked quickly.

"I've never tried to put a head on someone before," he admitted nervously.

"And my brother's not going to find out," Tobi's sister growled. "We give him the gem, consequences be damned." She looked back up at Cam, unaware that both Blakes were watching her.

"And we'd need the gem anyway if Cam dies," Hunter pointed out.

"I am sorry, rangers," Sensei said slowly. "That is not an option."

"Don't you even care about your own son?" Tobi's sister snapped. "Fine, let Cam go and take me instead," she volunteered, stepping forward.

"Obviously you are of much less importance to the rangers than their precious Cam," Vexacus scoffed.

"It's true none of us can match Cam's compassion and understanding," she agreed, "least of all me, but we… love him."

Cam gave her a surprised look.

"She's right," Tori added, approaching her counterpart. "We love you, Cam. And… you can take me too."

"Yeah, man, we love you," Shane agreed. "Take me instead."

"We all love you, Dude," Dustin and Tobi declared. "Let Cam go and take us instead."

Cam blinked, looking between them. "Thank you guys, but my father's right. I'm not worth risking everyone else's lives over."

Tobi's sister shook her head. "Always the logical one, Cam," she said somberly, "but it's not real friendship if you're not willing to give everything up for… a friend."

Tobi looked from his sister to Sensei and then back to Cam. "Your dad does love you," he insisted. "He's just a little caught up with destiny and the fate of the world to be as… irrational as us."

Sensei looked from Tobi to his son, hopping up onto Tobi's shoulder. "I love you son. I should say that more often." He looked around at the others before looking back at Cam. There was a long moment of silence before he continued, "And I will give up the gem for you, regardless of the consequences."

"Seriously?" Cam's mother asked.

Sensei nodded.

"Were we looking at the same scroll?" grumpy Sensei asked.

Cam smiled weakly, his eyes moist. "Dad…" he whispered.

"Victory is at hand," Vexacus declared under his breath before announcing, "And, while you're at it, turn off that field you have around the planet."

Cam grumbled something to himself.

"What happens if they get the Gem of Souls?" Tobi asked Sensei on his shoulder.

"Destinies can be rewritten," Sensei whispered. "After we save my son, we will change what is foretold."

Tobi looked at Sensei, surprised.

"The end of the world," grumpy Sensei commented.

"Guys," Cam whispered, looking from his father to the others.

"Our plan is actually working," Shimazu whispered to Vexacus.

"Of course my plan is succeeding," Vexacus declared.

"Tobi," Skyla called, approaching the blonde. "There's another way."

"Not one that won't risk Cam's life," Tobi replied. "I almost killed him myself before. I'm not going to let that happen again."

"You don't have to even move toward Vexacus to stop him," she continued.

He looked at her for a moment before realizing what she meant and he then looked to Dustin. There was an unspoken conversation between the two and then an unspoken agreement. He turned back to Vexacus and Cam, concentrating. "You won't get anything," he warned, but if you let Cam go, I'll let you live."

"Yeah, don't play his game," the other dimension's Shane said.

Vexacus laughed. "Oh, that's rich. Before you can make a move, I will have severed Cam's head from his body. Even you cannot heal that."

"I probably could," Tobi commented, "but I won't have to."

"Perhaps you need to be taught a lesson," Vexacus snapped, suddenly pushing his sword against Cam's throat. But, as he did so, the blade dissolved into ash, flaking off against Cam's skin and blowing from Vexacus' hand.

Immediately, Dustin streaked to grab Cam. In a blur, Cam found himself in Dustin's arms, the two Toris rushing to him as the others protectively surrounded their friend.

Shane nodded to the others and all of this dimension's Power Rangers morphed in unison, including Cam. "Samurai Storm, Ranger Form!"

"The rest of you, get behind us," Shane called, gesturing to the unmorphed rangers and allies.

But, even though he was now facing a wall of morphed Power Rangers, Vexacus did something none of them expected. He started to laugh. "Now, Choobo."

"Now what?" Choobo asked. Shimazu tapped the alien's back and he went "Oh!" before leaning forward.

Suddenly the compartment on Choobo's back burst open and two long green vines with hands on their ends shot out, grabbing the other dimension's Hunter and Blake. They were then pulled into the compartment before they shot back out again to grab two more victims.

The vines were moving too fast for Tobi to concentrate on, so all he could do was send a wave of energy out from his body, but he only succeeded in diverting the vine that had been heading for him. He had to send out another wave toward the vine as it approached Dustin. Dustin gave him a silent "thank you" before trying to help the others.

"Geo, run!" hippy Marah called, but it was too late. The boy, still holding Destiny, was grabbed by one of the vines and pulled inside.

Shane drew his sword, trying to slash at the vines, but it seemed to have no effect. "Get back inside," he told Skyla as she dodged a vine only to see Shane grabbed by another.

"Cam!" Tobi's sister called just as the green samurai ranger was also captured by a vine and pulled into Choobo's compartment.

When both Hunter and Waldo went to push each other away from incoming vines, they both ended up being captured by a single vine's grip.

As another vine grabbed Cam's mom, the two Senseis used their small bodies to their advantage, hopping out of the way. But, in the end, even they were captured along with the other dimension's rangers, all of who ended up being sucked into the compartment on Choobo's back.

Tobi gasped, feeling the vine grab Dustin before he saw it. By the time he turned around, Dustin had already been pulled into the compartment. And, when he looked around, he only saw Skyla still standing by his side. He also saw both the hippy and space ninja versions of Marah and Kapri. Everyone else was gone and, as the compartment on Choobo's back closed, Tobi fell to the ground.

"Don't worry," Vexacus said conversationally. "Just as I prepared for losing my hostage, I prepared for Choobo's little trick not working on you." He glanced at Skyla. "You I did not anticipate. And, Choobo, why are there two pairs of Lothor's nieces?"

"I don't know," Choobo shrugged.

"Clearly two of them are from the other dimension," Shimazu suggested.

"And it's pretty obvious which two," Vexacus replied, looking the girls over.

"Really?" Choobo asked. "Which two?"

Vexacus groaned. "Condortron," he called.

Instantly, the mechanical bird flew toward hippy Marah and Kapri, but Skyla knocked both aside just before it struck them.

"I expected more of a fight from you," Vexacus said, standing over Tobi while Skyla anticipated Condortron's attacks. "Last time, you proved quite a challenge, gold ranger." Then he heard a whimpering sound and realized that Tobi was crying as he lay on the ground. He couldn't help but laugh at this. "I had no idea it was that easy to break you. What finally did it?" he asked curiously.

"I can't feel Dustin," Tobi chocked out.

Skyla knocked hippy Marah and Kapri to the ground next to Tobi just as Condortron appeared, hovering where they had been standing. "Tobi, he'll be okay," she called, rolling the girls aside as a sharp wing cut through the ground.

"Yeah, Tobi, get up," hippy Marah encouraged.

Tobi tried to lift his body, but he was too dizzy to even raise his head. It was more than a mental loss. He felt such a strong physical loss that he felt nauseous. Why wasn't the Sun Amulet healing him? "Give him back," he called feebly.

"He can sense the other rangers," Shimazu whispered to Vexacus.

"Just one, it seems," Vexacus said, reaching down and easily lifting Tobi's morphed body with one hand. "Not so powerful," he gloated. "Are you finally ready to give me what I am here for?"

"W-what's t-that?" Tobi whispered, unable to lift his head to meet Vexacus' gaze.

"The Gem of Souls," Vexacus replied. "Sound familiar?"

"But I don't know where it is," Tobi said weakly.

"I'm sure you can find it," Vexacus continued.

"He can't even stand," Shimazu pointed out.

Vexacus thought for a moment before calling for space ninja Marah and Kapri. "Girls, help the gold ranger retrieve the Gem of Souls."

The girls exchanged looks before nodding and carrying Tobi away from the aliens and back toward Ninja Ops, a once secret place that they now knew the location of.

"What about us?" hippy Kapri asked.

"Condortron will keep you busy," Vexacus mused with a chuckle.

"We should have stayed in their clothes," hippy Marah commented while Skyla helped them dodge Condortron.

"I know," hippy Kapri agreed, "but the colors were kinda bland."

Skyla narrowed her eyes, concentrating. Then, she forced her weight into a swing just as Condortron appeared and she made contact. But her blow did little to affect the mechanical bird.

"We make a good team," Shimazu commented, clapping his hands. He hadn't even had to stand between Vexacus and the gold ranger after all.

"Choobo and Condortron did their parts," Vexacus replied. "What did you do?"

"I came up with using Choobo in the first place," Shimazu argued.

"That's not how I remember it," Vexacus laughed.

Shimazu grumbled under his breath. "It was never like this when I had the Wolfblades."

Vexacus patted the alien's back. "You'll get your chance, clown face."

Space ninja Marah and Kapri used Tobi to get them back into Ninja Ops. "He's so heavy," Marah complained.

"What are you talking about?" Kapri snapped. "I'm doing all the work!"

"Are not!" Marah protested.

"Shut up," Kapri warned. "Now how do we find the gem?"

"What's going on, Tobi?" Circuit asked, flying over to them.

"It's okay, Circuit," Tobi said weakly before answering Kapri. "I can sense the gem." Though, in his current state, it was hard to concentrate on words, let alone sense the life force of the Gem of Souls. "Press the larger red button on my morpher," he told the girls.

"What will it do?" Kapri asked cautiously.

"Just do it," Tobi whispered.

Kapri pressed the button and Tobi's body demorphed. He was covered in sweat and was pale. "Oh, can I try?" Marah asked, reaching for the morpher, but Kapri slapped her hand away. "Hey!"

"I thought we could trust you two," Tobi commented while motioning for them to set him in Cam's chair, Circuit hovering over them.

"You can," Marah replied. "You can trust us to betray you."

Kapri couldn't help but laugh at this, though she didn't want to admit it was a clever comeback.

"The way you betrayed Dustin?" Tobi asked.

Marah frowned.

"Don't tell me you're still not over him," Kapri groaned.

"Lothor told Zurgane to kill him," Marah said quietly.

"And he did kill Dustin," Tobi replied coldly.

"But you somehow like made him a body," Marah said, amazed.

"That was sorta impressive," Kapri admitted.

"Sorta?" Marah asked. "He so deserves Dustin after all."

Kapri stared at her sister. "What happened to the spoiled brat I grew up with?"

"Hey! I'm not a spoiled brat!" she argued. "As long as I get that other Blake, he can have Dustin."

"Like you'd get Dustin anyway," Kapri commented. "The only reason you like that Blake is because he likes you and that never happens."

"Does so!" Marah argued. "Dustin did like me."

"You wish!" Kapri shot back.

"He did like you," Tobi said quietly. "That's why it hurt when you used him to help Lothor. Was it worth it?"

Marah grimaced, thinking about the months spent on Lothor's ship since that time that she used Beevil to trick the yellow ranger. She had cried for weeks and still didn't feel over that. "I don't wanna keep doing this," she whined.

"What are you talking about?" Kapri asked.

"Why do we have to keep fighting the rangers when they treat us so nice and uncle and Vexacus are so mean?" Marah wondered.

"This is why I do all the thinking," Kapri replied.

"But I like the rangers," Marah continued to whine.

"We're evil space ninjas," Kapri explained. "We don't even like each other."

Marah pouted. "So you don't like the other Shane then?" she asked.

Kapri glared at her sister. "I hate his guts," she growled.

"Sounds like love to me!" Marah declared.

Kapri groaned.

Although it was extremely difficult to focus, Tobi had managed to sense the Gem of Souls. "It's in a cabinet in Cam's room, just through there." Rather than point, he moved his head a centimeter.

The two girls immediately stopped their bickering and left the main room of Ninja Ops.

"Tobi, where are Cam and Waldo?" Circuit asked.

"They're in trouble," he replied. "I'm just trying to help them."

"But it doesn't sound like you can trust Kapri and Marah," Circuit pointed out.

"I don't have a choice," Tobi said, panting.

"What's wrong?" Circuit asked. "Are you sick?"

"I don't know," Tobi mumbled. "I can't feel Dustin anymore. I don't know if that's what's doing this."

"I'll run some tests," Circuit volunteered.

"Thanks," Tobi replied, closing his eyes and resting for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, Marah and Kapri were entering the room, holding a small sack.

"You could have told us the pieces were in this bag," Kapri complained.

"Let's just go," Tobi said, trying to get up.

"We have what we came here for, why do we need you?" Kapri asked.

"Yeah, like rest up," Marah said, following Kapri out of Ninja Ops.

"Should I stop them?" Circuit asked Tobi.

"No, just find a way to fix whatever's wrong with me," he replied. "I need to save everyone."

"I'm running a scan now," Circuit said, pulling up images of Tobi's body on Cam's screen.

"I just wish I could feel Dustin," Tobi whispered. "I don't even know if he's okay…" He couldn't help but cry as he said this.

"Where are we?" Tori asked, opening her visor and looking around as the others did the same. Both dimension's rangers were in a dark empty place with a moonlit horizon.

"We're inside Choobo," Blake answered, looking around.

"Yeah, we've been here before," Hunter added. "This is his realm. He has all the powers here."

"Then it's up to Tobi to get us out of here," Shane said, looking around to notice the missing gold ranger. That was when he also noticed that Dustin was lying on the dark ground.

"What's wrong with him?" Waldo asked, turning his morphed counterpart over.

Cam knelt over Dustin, pressing a button to demorph him. As he did so, the others gasped. Dustin was covered in sweat, pale and had his eyes closed. "Dustin, can you hear me?" Cam asked.

"He's unconscious," Waldo noticed. "And his pulse is weak."

"What caused this?" Tobi's sister asked. "He sounds like he's breathing through a tube."

"Maybe it has to do with the connection he has to Tobi," Hunter suggested.

"So now they can never be apart?" Tori asked.

Hunter shrugged, kneeling over Dustin. "I'm just guessing. I don't know."

"But Cam would know," Tobi's sister said, turning to the samurai.

Cam stared at her for a moment before speaking up. "I think Hunter's right," he said. "If we don't get him out of here or get Tobi in here with him, I'm afraid…"

"Afraid what?" Tori asked.

"That he'll die," Waldo realized and Cam reluctantly nodded.

"Was trying to save me really worth this?" Cam asked slowly.

"We don't have any regrets," Shane said firmly. "We're all glad you're here for us." He smiled. "And that you put up with us."

Cam offered him a grin in return.

"Cam, now's not the time for a pity party," Tobi's sister warned. "We're going to get out of here, all of us."

"My sister's right," Tori agreed, turning to the thunder brothers. "If Tobi has Dustin's memories, he'll know how we got you guys out of here before."

"Unless Tobi's in the same shape as your Dustin is," the other dimension's Blake commented.

The others exchanged worried looks while Sensei hopped over to check on Dustin.

"I may be able to reach his subconscious mind," Sensei suggested. "If it is his connection to Tobi that is responsible, I may be able to sever it."

"Dad, be careful," Cam warned.

"I know, son," the guinea pig replied. "And, Cameron, you are worth whatever challenges we face."

"Even the end of the world?" Cam asked, gesturing toward grumpy Sensei, who was sitting atop his wife's shoulder.

Sensei twitched his nose, simply saying, "Nothing is certain but the love we feel for you. Now, I must concentrate."

The others moved back, giving Sensei space as he meditated over Dustin.

Cam stood, staring down at his unconscious friend while Tobi's sister patted his arm. "I've noticed you have that look on your face a lot," she commented. When Cam gave her a confused look, she explained. "That look that says you care so much about others that it's like it actually hurts you. Even when you're happy for your friends because they're in love, it still hurts. Maybe it's because you thought no one cared about you the way you do about them." She grinned. "I bet you were shocked to find out how much people care back."

Cam studied her for a moment before admitting, "I was surprised."

"People care about you," she said, shaking her head. "So shocking. Cam, you've got a big heart and you're smart. You're everything girls look for in guys and everything I'm missing."

"You were willing to trade yourself for me," Cam reminded her. "You think you don't care, but you do."

She thought about this. "I guess you're right," she admitted. "Well, of course you're right, brainiac." She laughed lightly. "I know I care about my brother, though I'm not the only one worried about him," she added, gesturing toward Waldo. "Braniac Dustin—Waldo always liked to keep so many secrets. When we were kids, I'd see him staring off into space and I'd sneak up behind him and ask what he was scheming. Most of the time, he'd never tell me. It must be hard knowing two people know all those secrets he kept."

Cam nodded before asking, "Are you keeping any secrets?"

She grinned. "My life's an open book, Cam," she replied. "I'm now secrets free and I love it. How about you?"

Cam shrugged. "I guess my only secret isn't a secret."

"That you're a sappy romantic at heart?" she joked.

He glared at her.

"Oh, come on, you're practically one," she accused. "How many girlfriends—or boyfriends have you had?"

Cam frowned. "None, actually."

"None?" she repeated, shocked. "But you're such a stud. I mean, not as good looking as Blake, but you care a whole lot more and you're way smarter than this dimension's Blake. He may be fiiine, but he's a moron. A moron who's got the other me, though."

He raised an eyebrow toward her. "I didn't always know how to express myself well. I was… rude."

"And that changed?" she asked.

He once again glared at her. "Yes, it has."

"So, what broke through your cold exterior?" she asked, grinning.

He sighed, looking around. "My friends."

Skyla was out of breath and exhausted as she tried to both fight off and dodge Condortron. The mechanical bird never tired, but, since she was human, she did. Just then, space ninja Marah and Kapri approached Vexacus and the other aliens.

"Do you have the gem?" Vexacus asked.

Kapri held up the sack that contained the Gem of Souls. "Right here."

"Where's the gold ranger?" Shimazu asked, looking around.

"We left him back at their secret headquarters," Kapri replied.

"He couldn't even move," Marah added.

As exhaustion began to overwhelm Skyla, she was knocked to the ground by Condortron. "It's the separation," she chocked, pulling herself to her feet again. "Tobi and Dustin's spirits are linked, but keeping them apart is killing them."

"Killing?" hippy Marah repeated.

"They'll both die if they're not reunited soon," Skyla continued, grunting as she managed to trip Condortron.

"Just give me the rest of the gem," Vexacus told space ninja Kapri.

Space ninja Kapri looked to Skyla and then back to Vexacus. "Let the rangers go first."

"Yeah," space ninja Marah agreed.

Vexacus just laughed. "I have no intention of releasing the rangers," he told them. "I never did."

"But they'll die," space ninja Marah pointed out.

"Then they'll be together forever," Vexacus gloated. "Consider it a tragic yet poetic ending to their romance." He laughed at this.

"But Dustin and Tobi…" hippy Marah whispered.

Space ninja Kapri looked down at the sack in her hands.

"That's why I don't wanna do this anymore," space ninja Marah told her sister.

Vexacus raised his arm, pointing a finger toward them. "Give me the gem now," he said in an ominous tone. "Your uncle would be upset if I was forced to destroy you." He grinned underneath his helmet.

Space ninja Kapri tightened her grip on the sack. "Not until you release the rangers."

Vexacus lowered his hand, turning to Choobo before suddenly turning back to the sisters and raising his hand again, a blast of yellow energy shooting toward them. But, before it could reach the two, Skyla had knocked them aside.

Space ninja Kapri pushed Skyla off her and stood up quickly. But then she paused, looking between her sister, Skyla and Vexacus.

"This is your last chance," Vexacus warned.

"They'd never save us," space ninja Marah pointed out.

"I know," space ninja Kapri grumbled, glaring at Vexacus. "We've tried to destroy the rangers many times, but they still risk their lives for us every chance they get and you keep trying to destroy us."

"Yeah, we're like so over being evil!" space ninja Marah agreed.

Space ninja Kapri stared at her sister. "We're just over helping uncle and his stupid aliens."

"Yeah, that too," space ninja Marah replied.

"Suit yourself," Vexacus said, shrugging as he raised his arm.

But, this time space ninja Marah and Kapri were prepared and Marah shot fire toward the alien while Kapri shot ice, their attacks sending the alien flying backward.

Hippy Marah and Kapri quickly joined their space ninja counterparts while Condortron flew over to Vexacus.

"Aim for the straps on Choobo's chest," a faint voice called out. The others turned to see Tobi literally being dragged by a rope attached to Circuit.

Condortron appeared near Tobi and Circuit, slicing the rope with its wing and sending Tobi crashing to the ground, where he finally fell unconscious.

Space ninja Marah and Kapri looked from Tobi to Choobo.

"If you hurt Choobo, you'll only be hurting your friends," Shimazu said quickly while scurrying away from Choobo.

"Don't do it!" hippy Marah and Kapri immediately shouted.

"He's lying," space ninja Kapri assured them.

"Are you sure?" hippy Kapri asked, concerned.

"You'll have to like trust us," space ninja Marah replied.

Hippy Marah looked to Skyla. "They're telling the truth," Skyla said.

Shrugging, hippy Marah and Kapri joined space ninja Marah and Kapri in aiming at Choobo.

"Wait!" Choobo shouted. "Don't! Remember all the fun times we had?"

"Like when you made us clean up after the kelzaks that aren't potty trained yet?" space ninja Kapri asked.

"Ew!" space ninja Marah complained.

And then, together the two versions of Marah and Kapri blasted Choobo, the energy sending the alien flying backward. Sparks erupted on his chest until the compartment on his back opened and everyone who had been trapped inside appeared beside the alien.

The rangers looked around, assessing their surroundings before noticing Tobi on the ground. "Quick, get them together," Waldo called, helping Hunter carry Dustin over next to Tobi.

"His pulse has stopped," Hunter said, feeling Dustin's arm as he set him down.

"My scans showed that Tobi's energy is flowing out of him, probably trying to find Dustin," Circuit explained. "The same is probably happening to Dustin."

"Why?" Tori asked.

"I don't know," Circuit replied.

"Take care of Dustin," Shane said as he ran to check on Skyla. "The rest of us will keep fish face busy."

"I need my medical kit," Cam said quickly.

"We have the gem," space ninja Marah volunteered.

Cam looked at her, surprised.

Space ninja Kapri looked between the sack containing the gem shards and Dustin and Tobi before reluctantly handing it to Cam.

"Move over," Tobi's sister snapped, shoving everyone away from Dustin while Cam knelt over him with the gem.

"You could ask them," Cam whispered to her.

She shrugged. "Sorry, Cam. Not everyone's as nice as you. Just save them."

Cam nodded before placing the gem fragments on Dustin's chest. "Check Tobi's pulse," he told her.

She knelt, checking her brother's pulse. "He's alive," she said with a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile the others combined their forces to attack the aliens, who quickly found themselves outnumbered. The one advantage they had had was Condortron, since Skyla was still the only one of them who could anticipate its attacks.

"Come on," Cam whispered, staring down at the gem. Just then, a light began to glow around the gem. The light surrounded both Dustin and Tobi before a flash sent Cam and Tobi's sister knocked backward and the gem shards flying.

Cam managed to retrieve the pieces before scrambling back to Dustin and Tobi. At that moment, the two opened their eyes and stared at the sky, blinking. Those eyes began to fill with tears.

"Little brother?" Tobi's sister asked slowly.

Both Tobi and Dustin let out a sigh and slowly smiled at the same time before turning over and facing each other. They immediately wrapped their arms around each other and hugged, crying onto each other's shoulders. "I know, dude," Dustin whispered.

"I guess we can never be apart anymore," Tobi whispered back.

"I can live with that," Dustin grinned as he ran a hand through Tobi's straight hair.

"I missed you so much," Tobi said, reaching up to pet Dustin's wavy hair.

Dustin pulled the blonde into a soft kiss on the lips. They both sighed into each other's mouths. "I'm stoked we didn't lose this, TZT," Dustin said, feeling the connection between them.

Tobi just smiled and thought his answer, letting Dustin read his thoughts. But their reunion was interrupted by Waldo being knocked to the ground next to the two.

Tobi and Dustin promptly stood, standing beside each other. Nodding, the two morphed. "Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"

Dustin pulled out his Lion Hammer seemingly from nowhere and Tobi glanced at him, asking what he needed to know. Repeating Dustin's move and pressing a button on his morpher, Tobi pulled out his own weapon. He looked at the gold axe with phoenix wings carved into it in his hands.

"Awesome," Dustin breathed.

Tobi shrugged before joining the other rangers in an assault against the aliens. He swung his Phoenix Axe at Choobo while Dustin used his Lion Hammer against Shimazu.

"Hey, it wasn't my idea," Shimazu insisted as he was knocked backward. "It was Vexacus' plan."

"So you only want to take credit when we're winning," Vexacus mused as he fought off the Cam, who was in Super Samurai mode and was slashing away at the alien with a fierceness that the others hadn't seen before. The alien shot a beam of energy against Cam, forcing him back, but the green ranger was quick to return to action, this time joined by Tori and Hunter.

"We can't keep doing this," Tobi commented. "This constant battle against Lothor and his aliens trying to kill us has to end, but the only way is to kill them." He began to concentrate on the aliens.

"Tobi, don't," Skyla said, running to the gold ranger.

"It's the only way not to have to go through this again," Tobi insisted. "I'm the only one who can stop this, who can keep everyone safe once and for all." Just then, Condortron slammed into Dustin, forcing him to the ground. Tobi helped Dustin up and growled out, "That's it!" Concentrating on the mechanical bird, he tried to find a life force to destroy. But the mechanical bird was only a machine, so he instead focused on simply burning it. As he did so, ash began to rise from its metal wings.

"Tobi, stop!" Skyla called.

"I'm going to stop it," Tobi replied, focusing harder. But then he felt Dustin's mind reach out to him, overcoming his thoughts in a way that made it impossible for him to destroy the mechanical bird. "Dustin, why are you stopping me?"

"I don't want you to be a killer, TZT," Dustin whispered.

"But it has to stop," Tobi begged, focusing harder and trying to reach into Dustin's mind and change his mind. But, as he did so, he was still trying to focus his energy and ended up focusing Dustin's energy too. The powers of sunlight and earth combined in a flash around Condortron.

An explosion sent everyone flying away from the mechanical bird.

"Tobi?" Skyla asked, looking from Tobi and Dustin back to the clearing smoke.

Standing where Condortron had been was a large bird creature, but it wasn't a machine. It was a alive and had feathered wings and a feathered body. Looking itself over, it crowed and scratched its beak.

"What have you done?" Vexacus snapped.

"They brought it to life," Skyla realized.

"You've turned my creation into some weak living thing," Vexacus complained.

"He could have destroyed it, but he didn't," Cam told Vexacus. "He could also destroy you."

"But he won't," hippy Marah added.

"He just might," Cam replied coldly, still staring at Vexacus. He raised his sword to the alien's neck. "If my uncle Lothor wants to fight us, tell him to come down here himself. If he can. But, make sure you warn him that the Earth is protected by more than just a transport inhibiting field." He gestured around at the others. "It's protected by the Power Rangers. Now get out of here."

Vexacus looked around before grumbling, "Fine, I'll leave, but only because I'm weary of this game." Then, turning toward the others, he called, "Back to the ship."

And, as the aliens left with the now living Condortron, the rangers turned to look at Cam.

"What?" he snapped.

"Are you okay, Cam?" Tori asked, concerned.

"I think he's just fine," Tobi's sister assured her twin.

"She's right," Cam replied. "And Tobi wasn't the only one who wanted to end this by destroying them, especially after… everything they've done."

Sensei hopped onto Skyla's shoulder. "But you made the right choice, both of you," he told Cam and Tobi.

"So, dudes, you ready to forget those posers and bust out some mad dancing skills?" Dustin asked, turning to the others while throwing an arm around Tobi.

"I don't know, Dustin," Tori told him. "This has been quite a day."

"Oh, come on, Tor!" he begged. "It's time to celebrate!"

"Oh, alright," she agreed, grinning at her friend.

As the rangers demorphed and headed back inside, Sensei hopped over to land on Tobi's shoulder. "I must have a word with you two first."

"What's up, Sensei?" Dustin asked.

"Perhaps we should have this discussion in private," Sensei suggested.

"We don't have any secrets," Tobi told the guinea pig on his shoulder.

"As you wish," Sensei agreed. "You two should use condoms or learn to pace yourselves the next time you engage in sexual interactions."

Both their faces blushed as Waldo and Hunter paused to stare at them before exchanging looks.

"But I thought we couldn't get diseases or stuff because we're rangers," Tobi pointed out.

"That is not the issue," Sensei corrected. "Your… fluids contain elements of life in them. They combined with both of your elements and, with your spirits intertwined, your powers combined, creating a strong life bond. You were literally sending your powers out of your body to each other. Being apart meant the energy had nowhere to go and you were both drained."

"That's why we were so weakened when we were separated?" Tobi asked.

"And why we got dizzy when you just like walked across the room," Dustin remembered.

"Yeah," Tobi realized. "And that's why you looked like you were glowing gold after we did it a bunch of times. You probably were glowing gold."

"Yes," Sensei replied. "However, I believe that using the Gem of Souls should have solved this problem."

Dustin and Tobi hesitantly stepped away from each other, taking more steps until they realized that they didn't become dizzy.

"Swallowing each other's liquids had a very minor effect," Sensei explained, "and filling… other holes with such liquids would not have been as much of a problem had it not been done… repeatedly."

"Well, we got a little carried away," Tobi admitted.

"I understand, Tobi," Sensei replied. "You must learn to pace yourselves or use protection. Consider limiting your sexual activities to two or three times in a half hour period rather than eight to ten. Otherwise, there may be other consequences as well."

"What else?" Dustin asked warily.

Sensei twitched his nose before answering. "As I stated, the liquids in question contain components of life. And, since your combined powers have the ability to create life and you were using those powers to regenerate your energy and replenish those fluids so you were able to keep going, it would be possible to form life inside each other…"

"Dad, you are not saying what I think you are," Cam interrupted.

"I'm afraid I am, son," Sensei replied.

"What's he saying?" Dustin asked, worried.

"He's saying," Cam answered, taking a breath, "you two can make each other… pregnant."

Both Tobi and Dustin's eyes widened, the two becoming speechless.

"Fortunately, that is not currently the case," Sensei continued. "Be more careful next time. I would recommend against using your powers to increase your stamina. Go with what comes naturally only or use condoms."

He then hopped over to Skyla's shoulder as she entered the apartment.

Hunter and Waldo followed, whispering to each other.

"Are you two okay?" Cam asked Dustin and Tobi.

"Uh…" Dustin mumbled.

"Pregnant," Tobi repeated.

"Yes, pregnant," Cam said, unable to keep from smiling.

"I've got a box of condoms that I'm not using," Tobi's sister offered.

Cam rolled his eyes.

"What?" she asked. "I'm not going to let my twin brother get knocked up."

"Uh…" Dustin mumbled again, blushing.

"Or you, Dustin," she added. "I don't want my brother to knock you up either."

Tobi turned even redder.

"Stop torturing them and come inside," Cam warned her.

The Four entered the apartment and returned to the party.

Condortron picked at its wings, causing a few feathers to fly as the aliens walked back to Vexacus' ship.

"The Power Rangers will pay for this," Vexacus grumbled.

"But how?" Shimazu asked. "They're too powerful for us."

"For you maybe," Vexacus corrected. "All you did was take credit when things were good and swap blame when they weren't."

"I was an important part of our team," Shimazu insisted.

"Was being the key word," Vexacus said, spinning to face Shimazu.

"Wait!" Shimazu cried, running to hide behind Condortron.

Vexacus laughed. "If you think that'll save you, you're wrong." He then sent a beam of yellow energy out toward Shimazu. It shot straight through Condortron until it reached its target.

In an instant, there was an explosion of feathers and the crumbling of Shimazu's statuesque body.

Vexacus walked over to the remains and kicked aside Shimazu's mask as it lay among the crumbled remains of the ancient being. "I never liked him anyway," he commented, "and he said he's only a spirit. But I guess I'll have to build another Condortron. And that metal was so hard to find…" When he turned back to Choobo, the alien looked extremely nervous. "Don't worry," Vexacus assured him. "I still have a use for you."

"Oh, okay," Choobo replied, instantly calming down.

As the two aliens walked off, a breeze blew away stray feathers that were covering something pink and sparkling next to the remains of Shimazu. It was the pink morpher with the pink gem attached.

"What is it?" Shane asked hesitantly, staring at the frozen concoction in front of him.

"It's supposed to be—" hippy Marah began.

"Pizza ice cream!" Dustin and Tobi declared in unison.

"Pizza ice cream?" Tori repeated, making a face.

Dustin and Tobi were already shoveling spoonfuls into a bowl that both promptly began eating from. "Mmm," the two moaned in unison.

"Is the ice cream made with…" Cam began, glancing at the others. "…human milk?"

"Of course, cousin," hippy Kapri answered.

"Made by us with love," hippy Marah added.

"They don't mean the milk's from them, do they?" Blake asked hesitantly.

"That's exactly what they mean," Cam answered as Blake made a face.

"Pizza ice cream!" Geo declared, grabbing a bowl.

"Can we have some?" the other dimension's Hunter asked.

"Sure," Tori immediately agreed. "Dig in."

"Killer," the other dimension's Cam breathed, grabbing a bowl.

"So, I guess everyone in your dimension likes pizza ice cream made from human milk?" Hunter asked Waldo.

Waldo shrugged. "I'm not a huge fan. I prefer good old fashioned hot pizza."

"Gah! Brain freeze!" Dustin and Tobi declared in unison, nearly falling over from the shared pain.

"Me too," Hunter agreed with Waldo as he watched Dustin and Tobi. "Good old fashioned hot pizza."

After desert, Blake ordered some pizzas to be delivered while Hunter gestured to the room that was mostly void of furniture. "Blake and I cleaned stuff out not just to make room for everybody, but for a dance floor."

"For those of us who can dance, bro," Blake teased, putting his phone back in his pocket.

Hunter laughed. "Yeah, those of us who can dance," he repeated. "But, first, I'd like to say something."

Blake groaned. "Not a speech!"

"Nah," Hunter disagreed. "I just wanted to say how great it is to have Dustin with us and how awesome he is."

"Awesome Dude!" Tobi called out, patting Dustin.

"And thanks Tobi," Hunter continued, before adding, "and Waldo, for giving him his body again."

Waldo gave him a surprised look before adding, "And to Cam, who first came up with the idea that sunlight, when combined with the other wind elements, creates life."

"I got a lot more ideas than that from him," Tobi admitted.

"All the wisdom my brother has comes from either me or Cam," Tobi's sister added. "And, believe me, it's mostly Cam." She chuckled at this.

"And, also to Cam for standing up to Vexacus for all of us," Hunter finished.

Tobi and Dustin immediately turned to Cam and began clapping. The others quickly followed suit.

Cam looked around, bewildered. "Thanks," he mumbled. "You are all great friends."

"You too, Cam," Tori said, smiling fondly.

"In honor of Cam's brains and heart," Tobi's sister announced, standing next to Cam, "let's get this party started!"

There were general cheers all around as the thunder brothers put on some music and Geo grabbed the front legs of Destiny and began dancing her around on her hind legs.

"Wanna dance?" Shane asked Skyla.

"I don't know how," she told him.

He laughed. "Trust me, you'll catch on." He gave her a wink before pulling her forward and beginning to dance. As her moves copied and then anticipated his, he said, "See, I told you you're a natural. I also heard about what you did when we were trapped in Choobo's freaky world. You're really becoming a great ninja."

"I am?" she asked, surprised. "Thank you."

He grinned, twirling her around for fun.

"Do you want to dance?" Blake asked Tori.

She looked him over.

"Hey, I promise not to step on your toes too many times," he joked.

She smiled. "Alright," she agreed, "but I make no promises about not stepping on your toes."

"But you're a great dancer," he said, confused.

"Thanks," she replied, "but that doesn't mean my foot won't accidently slip."

"The way my feet slip in my mouth," Blake realized.

"Pretty much," she agreed. "Now, shall we dance, blueberry?" She then led him forward and began dancing. Blake tried to copy her moves, but dancing wasn't really his field of expertise.

Dustin took Tobi's hand and led him over closer to the speakers. Tobi laughed as Dustin went crazy with all kinds of strange wild moves. He shrugged, just going with the feelings, just like Dustin.

Hunter looked from Dustin and Tobi to Tori and Blake.

"She's a really good dancer," Waldo commented.

"Yeah, she is," Hunter agreed. "My bro could really take some pointers from her. He reminds me of a dancing penguin."

Waldo chuckled. "I see that." He sighed as he looked at Tobi and Dustin. "They dance like they're two parts of one person. Their moves, as strange as they are, are perfectly in sync."

"Yeah, I noticed," Hunter replied, eying Waldo. "You ever seen that movie Napoleon Dynamite?"

"I know what scene you're thinking of and I totally see Dustin learning his moves from watching that movie," Waldo said.

Hunter looked at the wavy haired brunette. "If they can dance, I'm sure you can too. Wanna give it a go?"

Waldo looked back at the blonde, staring at the twinkle in Hunter's blue eyes. Nodding, he agreed, "Let's do it, du—" He stopped himself before just giving in, "dude."

Hunter laughed lightly, taking Waldo's hand and leading him in a dance. And, as a slow song started, Hunter pulled Waldo to him and the brunette rested his head on the blonde's shoulder. "I think I'm starting to figure out who you are," he whispered.

"Me too," Waldo whispered back. A part of his mind was concentrating on remembering the dance moves and analyzing their pattern, but another part just went with it. And, at that moment, as those two desires became one, he felt like… himself. And he was happy.

"Aw, I love this song!" hippy Marah cooed.

"Then we should like totally dance," hippy Kapri insisted.

"Groovy," Marah agreed and the two began to sway to the music.

"Let me guess, Cam," Tobi's sister said with a small smirk. "You don't kknow how to dance.

"Actually, I do know the fundamentals," Cam corrected. "I'd just rather watch."

Tobi's sister followed Cam's gaze to Tori dancing with Blake. "I'm sure you would," she said, suddenly grabbing his hand, "but I need to dance and I want to dance with you."

He turned to look at her and then down to her hand, surprised.

"I'm not taking no for an answer," she warned.

He frowned. "I see I have no choice."

"If you'd rather stand around, I guess I'll let you," she agreed, removing his hand and pouting. "I know I tend to be rude and blunt at times." She let a small grin slip. "Wait, that sounds familiar."

Cam just watched her.

"But I'm also selfish and aggressive, which is nothing like you and probably hard for you to deal with," she continued. "I just… think you're a calming influence on me and, believe me, I really need that."

"On second thought," Cam said, taking her hand, "I'd enjoy a dance."

She smiled at him as the two began dancing. "Is this ballroom dancing?" she asked. "That's what you know the 'fundamentals' of?"

Cam shrugged. "I didn't say I knew modern dance."

She laughed. "I like that about you, Cam. You're so geeky."

He raised an eyebrow at her before spinning her.

"I mean that in a good way," she assured him with a laugh. "So, what made you suddenly decide you wanted to dance after all?"

"Because I appreciate your… enthusiasm to try new things," he explained. "Most of the time, I have to force myself to be more social, even though I do enjoy it once I get started."

"Well, I'll be more than happy to be the one to force you into things," she laughed. "I always like to be on top in a relationship."

He fumbled in his dancing.

"I don't mean that," she scolded. "I just mean, in control."

"Oh," he mumbled. "I can relate to the desire to be in control, but I was referring to the word… relationship."

"Ah," she realized. "I did say that, didn't I?"

He nodded while twirling her around again.

"You know, I'm not really in control here, am I?" she asked.

"I'm leading if that's what you mean," he replied.

"I don't just mean the dance," she clarified. "I feel a little out of control with you sometimes. I can't quite put my finger on it." She chuckled. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say I was finally falling in love."

He blinked at her.

"I know, crazy right?" she said. "The last thing you need is me falling for you."

He shrugged. "No, I think I might actually like it."

"That's what you think now," she teased before stopping to just stare at him.

"What?" he asked.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again," she replied. "I know why my brother likes you so much."

"Thanks," Cam offered. "I like him too."

"And I like you, Cam," she whispered.

"I appreciate that," he replied. "I mean, I like you too."

She laughed softly before leaning in to whisper in his ear. "I'm glad I met you, Cam, and I hope I can make up for everything I did before I knew you."

He just nodded, noticing that her spiky blonde hair smelled different than Tori's, which always smelled of ocean surf. She smelled different, but he liked it.

"I wish somebody would dance with me like that," space ninja Marah complained as she watched the others dance.

The other dimension's Blake looked at her before offering, "I'll dance with you."

"Really?" she asked excitedly.

"I know, I just made your day," he gloated. "Probably your year."

"More like my life!" she agreed as he led her out a few steps before taking her in his arms and dancing with her.

"So, are you going to ask me to dance now?" space ninja Kapri asked the other dimension's Shane.

"Why?" he asked. "Did all the other girls on the planet suddenly die?"

She folded her arms. "Well, I wouldn't even dance with you if you were the last guy on Earth."

At that moment, a new song with a faster beat started. "Flaming Butts!" the other dimension's Cam yelled.

"Flaming what?" the other dimension's Hunter asked.

"Like you've never heard their music before," Cam scolded. "I've only played it like a bazillion times."

"Oh," Hunter realized. "Then let's dance."

"You mean, you and me?" Cam asked.

"Sure, why not?" Hunter shrugged with a grin.

"Yeah, why not?" Cam agreed, grabbing Hunter by the hand and dragging him forward before shaking his body against the laughing blonde.

"Those two need to be taught how to dance," the other dimension's Shane commented.

"And who's going to teach them?" space ninja Kapri asked. "You?"

"Maybe," he replied.

"Prove it," she challenged.

"Alright," he agreed, suddenly vibrating his whole body around his feet which actually briefly left the ground.

She rolled her eyes. "That's not how you dance, cheater."

"Like you would know," he taunted.

"I would," she insisted, suddenly busting out some moves of her own.

"Not bad, but can you do this?" he challenged and the two began having their own private dance off.

Cam's mother looked between the two guinea pigs on each side of her.

"I know what you're thinking, Miko," grumpy Sensei warned.

"I doubt it," she replied with a smirk. "You might not think we can dance now that you're a furball, but we still can."

Grumpy Sensei cocked his head to the side, about to ask how when she grabbed him and Sensei in her hands and then proceeded to spin them back and forth in the air to the music.

"I think I'm going to be sick!" grumpy Sensei shouted.

At that moment, the doorbell rang. "That's probably the pizza. I'll get it," Hunter said, as he walked to the door with Waldo still in tow.

Then, opening the door, he saw someone he didn't expect to see.

"Hunter, Dustin," Kelly greeted.

"Kell," Hunter said, surprised.

"I've been really worried about you and I thought I'd check here," she explained.

"Yeah, Dus—my mom told me you stopped by," Waldo replied. "I'm sorry that he—I haven't been in to work recently, but I promise to show up tomorrow for sure."

"Me too," Hunter agreed. "And Blake'll be there with us."

Kelly's eyes wandered down to the intertwined hands of Hunter and Waldo. "Dustin, I thought you and Tobi…" She bit her bottom lip. "Look, I know it's not my place and I like Hunter, but is it really fair to Tobi to—"

Waldo and Hunter exchanged looks before releasing each other's hands. "Trust us," Hunter said smoothly. "We'd never do anything to hurt Tobi. We both love him."

"You… oh," she mumbled. "Well, it wasn't my business anyway. I can hear you're having a party, so I won't keep you. I'm just glad you guys are okay. Oh, and I hope you guys have been practicing for tomorrow."

"For what?" Hunter asked.

She gave him a surprised look. "Don't tell me you forgot that tomorrow's the motocross qualifying race before the nationals next month. Only the top four riders qualify will go on to nationals."

"Oh, right," Hunter said, looking at Waldo.

"Oh, yeah," Waldo agreed. "Boy do we need practice though."

Kelly sighed. "I'll meet you three at the track tomorrow morning for practice and then we'll all go to the race together, but I expect you guys to show up for work the next day, alright?"

"Thanks, Kell," Hunter told her.

"Yeah, you're the best boss ever," Waldo agreed.

She just nodded, turning to go. "Goodnight," she called.

"Night, Kell!" they called after her, before closing the door.

"That was close," Hunter breathed.

"You don't think she can handle there being two of each of us from different dimensions?" Waldo asked.

"I guess it's no stranger than if we told her were Power Rangers," Hunter commented.

"Right," Waldo agreed.

Then the doorbell rang again, but this time it actually was the pizza delivery guy. After paying, Hunter and Waldo carried the boxes inside.

"Pizza!" Dustin shouted, running over.

"Don't tell me you're still hungry," Tori teased.

"Dustin's always hungry," Tobi giggled. "He makes me hungry too."

"Ah, vegetarian for those of us who are shocked and appalled at the fact that you eat animals in this dimension," Tobi's sister said, reaching for a vegetable covered pizza.

"Actually, it was for Cam," Blake corrected.

"I don't think I need a whole pizza for myself," Cam pointed out, "but I appreciate the thought."

"Not everyone eats like Dustin," Shane joked as Dustin debated between two pizzas before taking one slice of each and putting them on top of each other. He then shoved the combined pieces in his mouth.

"I have the chocolate sauce," hippy Marah announced, brining over a container of chocolate sauce.

"What's the chocolate…" Tori began to ask just as she saw Geo pour a bunch of chocolate over a slice of cheese pizza.

"Awesome idea, Geodude!" Dustin cheered, also pouring chocolate on top of his pizza.

"Now even my pizza tastes like chocolate," Tobi laughed at their combined tastes.

"I'm starting to wonder if Geo is secretly related to Dustin," Tori suggested.

"Wouldn't that be like so crazy if that was true?" hippy Kapri cooed.

"But that'd make me and Dustin cousins too then," hippy Marah pointed out.

"And that would be crazy alright," Tori mumbled.

"Like so crazy," hippy Kapri agreed.

Lothor paced in front of Vexacus. "I specifically told you not to destroy any more of my generals," he growled. "I know I should destroy you for disobeying me, but you're too good a warrior."

"Thank you, sir," Vexacus replied calmly.

"And I'm not surprised you failed," Lothor continued, waving a hand dismissively, "but at least the trip wasn't a total loss. Hand over the pieces of the Gem of Souls you found in the ocean."

"What are you talking about, sir?" Vexacus answered innocently.

"You can cut the act," Lothor snapped. "I was watching the whole thing."

"Ah," Vexacus realized, reluctantly producing the fragments and handing them to Lothor. While Lothor studied them, he asked, "If you were watching the entire time, then you saw that your nieces turned against us."

"I did," Lothor groaned.

"Would you like me to destroy them for you?" Vexacus offered.

Lothor stood right up against Vexacus' face and glared at him from behind his black face mask. "Listen good, Vexacus," he growled out. "Blood is thicker than water. Whatever they've done, they're still family. You, you're just an alien. I don't care how good a warrior you are. I'll destroy you myself. Understood?"

"Perfectly, sir," Vexacus replied.

"Good," Lothor said, his tone suddenly lightening as he regained a normal stance. "Now, these pieces might not be enough for my ultimate goal, but they should at least be enough to break through that field my pesky nephew set up. Now, leave me."

"As you wish, sir," Vexacus agreed, spinning on his heels.

"Your day will come," Lothor whispered, watching the alien as he left.

"That was a pretty wild party," the other dimension's Blake commented while the two Toris tried to make room in Tori's van.

"Especially the part where we fought those aliens," the other dimension's Hunter agreed.

"And when you turned on them," the other dimension's Shane added, looking at space ninja Kapri and Marah.

"Well, they were jerks anyway," space ninja Kapri replied.

"So true," the other dimension's Cam nodded along.

"You sure you don't wanna stay the night?" Blake asked Tori as she put some leftovers under the seat.

"Actually, I'm going home after I drop these guys off at Ops," she explained.

"Oh," Blake mumbled, pouting.

"Don't worry, bro," Hunter said, patting the younger Bradley's shoulder. "You can always sleep in my bed if you're lonely."

"Your bed's probably a mess after what Dustin and Tobi did in there," Blake reminded him.

"Well, your bed then," Hunter suggested.

"I'm starting to be really glad my brother's gay," Tobi's sister commented, "what with the way these two siblings get along."

"Uh, right," Tori mumbled. "Since I'm pretty sure Tobi won't be spending the night with me, you want to come over?"

"As much as I'd love to see your parents' faces when they discover you have another twin—or should I say triplet—I'm going to stay with Cam. He needs some company besides a talking guinea pig he calls dad."

"Oh, are you two…?" Tori asked.

"We're still just… friends," Tobi's sister replied, adding, "for now." She leaned in to whisper, "You remember how I said I've never been in love and wondered if I was going to fall for this dimension's Blake instead of my own?"

Tori nodded.

"Well, I might just be falling and not for one of the Blakes," Tobi's sister continued. "I bet that makes you happy. No more competition."

"It does make me happy," Tori agreed. "It makes me happy to know Cam has someone."

Tobi's sister raised her eyebrows. "That's… sweet of you." She chuckled to herself. "I really hope some of that rubs off of you onto me."

"Give it time," Tori said with a smile as Dustin and Tobi walked over with Waldo.

"You can drop us off at Dustin's," Tobi told the Toris.

"Yeah, I'm gonna sneak TZT into my room," Dustin said with a grin.

"Here, you'll probably end up needing these," Tobi's sister said, handing her brother a box of condoms.

"Thanks," he said, blushing heavily as he took the package.

"I'll, uh, stay at Ninja Ops," Waldo volunteered. "You two have fun."

"You can stay here if you want," Hunter offered. "If my bed's not a mess, you can have it. If it is, the couch is pretty comfy."

"You want me to share a bed with you?" Waldo asked, wide eyed.

"Sounds like they're gonna need some of those condoms too, Tobi," Blake joked.

"I meant that you'd get the bed while I stay in Blake's room," Hunter explained, turning crimson.

"On second thought, we'll need those condoms," Blake joked.

"It's just because of Tobi's powers that they can get pregnant," Hunter corrected. "We can't get pregnant no matter how many times we do it."

Blake's eyes widened. "Bro, I was joking!" he shouted.

"Oh, right," Hunter mumbled while Blake became as crimson as he already was.

"Okay then," Tori said, turning to the others. "We'll have to do this again sometime."

"And we can swap dance partners too for fun," Dustin added as he and Tobi climbed into Tori's van. Before the door was closed, he called, "Night, dudes!"

On the drive back to the waterfall portal, the overstuffed van was full of excited conversations. Sure, it had been a long day, but it was nothing if not eventful. Then, suddenly Skyla called for Tori to stop.

"What's wrong?" Tori asked, pulling over to the side of the paved road through the woods.

"I don't know," Skyla replied, a look of concentration on her face.

"What do you sense?" Shane asked as she motioned that she wanted to get out.

The group emerged from the van and followed Skyla as she walked into the woods.

"A late night trek through the woods isn't my idea of a good time," the other dimension's Hunter commented.

"Shh," Shane warned as Skyla came to a stop.

"There," she said.

"What?" Shane asked.

"Here," Tori offered, handing Shane a flashlight.

As Shane shined the light around them, they gasped at what they saw. Spread out around a small clearing in the woods were strewn feathers and the crumbled remains of Shimazu.

"What happened?" Cam asked.

"Vexacus killed them," Skyla answered somberly.

"It looks like you didn't have to be the one to finish them after all," Cam told Tobi.

Tobi nodded. "Maybe Vexacus will destroy Lothor too."

"They have feelings," Skyla said, turning to Cam and Tobi. "They're not just monsters. There are things they were afraid of and things they wanted."

"Like to destroy us," Shane told her.

"Like… to live," she corrected before turning back to look at the remains.

"You're right, Skyla," Shane whispered to her. "I'm sorry."

She took his hand and forced a smile. "It's okay. Just… I don't think anyone's completely evil."

Shane glanced at space ninja Marah and Kapri.

"Hey, what's that?" Dustin suddenly asked as he and Tobi approached the remains and reached down, picking up something pink.

"It looks like a morpher," Shane suggested.

"Here, dude, what do you think?" Dustin asked, handing it to Cam.

"It's definitely a morpher, but I don't recognize the configuration," Cam replied. "Circuit might have some information. Can I hold onto it?"

"Why not?" Tobi asked.

"Skyla's technically the one who led us out here where we found it," Cam pointed out, gesturing around. "It's hers."

Skyla looked at him, surprised.

"You are a powerful ninja after all," Shane told her with a wink before looking back at the remains. "And you happen to also be wiser than the rest of us."

She smiled at Shane before offering, "You can hold onto it, Cam. I trust you."

Cam nodded as the others returned to Tori's van.

Tobi's sister glanced back at the crumbled Shimazu and strewn feathers of Condortron before they left. "I guess even evil villains deserve a second chance."

"You did," Cam whispered, patting her arm.

"I'm glad we're on the same side," she told him.

"And I'm glad we're… friends," he replied.

She nodded, throwing an arm around him as they returned to the van and Tori drove them back to Ninja Ops. They both slept peacefully that night.

To be continued...

Author's Notes: Cam finally gets the recognition he deserves! This has been a long time coming if you consider the role Cam has played throughout this story. And, what will become of the pink morpher? What did you think of them all being paired up during the dance scene? I still didn't have a clear winner for TZTori's name in the poll, so I had to keep calling her "Tobi's sister" which is a pain. But, don't worry, I'll have something decided by the next chapter!

In case you're wondering, in the show, Condortron never came to life and was instead destroyed by the rangers in the episode "Gem of a Day" and Shimazu was destroyed by Marah and Kapri in the episode "Down and Dirty." Also, in the show, Marah and Kapri go from stupid to smart and then straight from evil to being on the rangers' side, no real explanation given except that their uncle, who constantly said how important family was, tried to kill them. I'd like to think my version of events makes a little more sense story-wise. And, yes, the end of the series and the end of this story will be different too. I know how it ends! Yay!

I hope everyone's enjoying their summer so far. Just so you know, I'm probably going to work on some of my other stories before getting back to this one. They need some attention too. Remember, you can check what I'm working on and my progress at the top of my profile! Check it out! Oh, and that's also where you'll find a link to my DeviantART account, where I constantly post new and exciting pictures that will totally blow your mind! So, check it out! Even if you don't want to see Dustin, Shane or even Blake or Hunter shirtless (which, why wouldn't you?), there's plenty more that you might like!

Newsflash! I have a life. Shocking, yes? I might do journals on my DeviantART account to prove this, but... I do lots of other things besides write, so don't be surprised if you don't get updates on the other stories either.