In the following days Beth had completely fixed the bike Kelly had given her. It even got a paint job. Her black and silver bike ran like a dream, and Beth couldn't wait to try it out. She decided to surprise Dustin, Kelly, Hunter and Blake at the track.
Dustin, Blake, and Hunter were racing. Blake was in the lead followed closely by Hunter. Dustin was lagging a little, but it was clear that he had improved a lot. A gate opened, and a rider in silver and black shot out. The rider sped past Dustin, and swerved around Hunter and Blake, leaving all three in the dust.
After finishing the race, the three boys were loading their bikes and discussing the silver rider.
"Dude, he smoked us!" exclaimed Blake.
"I wish I knew who he was," commented Dustin.
"You know boys, I take offence to that." The three turned around to see none other than Beth clad in silver gear, and walking her bike over. Kelly started laughing at their astonished faces.
"When you said you ride, I didn't expect you to be that fast," she commented.
Beth shrugged. "It's practice, and genetics, although, honestly, the bike is doing most of the work."
"Your bike looks really well built," commented Hunter, upon examining the engine.
"Thanks, it's astonishing what a little elbow grease will do." Beth replied.
The boys stared at her, having not known of Beth's mechanical skills. "What aren't you good at?" asked Dustin incredulously.
"Um, basketball, baseball, shopping, controlling my temper, dating, humility, not worrying, the usual." Beth listed flippantly.
"How are you bad at dating, I mean you're smokin'…" Hunter trailed off, blushing.
Beth turned towards him, "I guess I just haven't met the right guy, and besides, I wouldn't want a relationship based on looks, and then there's my many over protective big brothers to think about…" Beth trailed off, and Hunter noticed Dustin glaring at him. Beth started loading her bike into the Storm Chargers van, before turning back to Hunter. "And, Hunter, you should know, I'm not interested, you're too much like some of my brothers." Beth shivered and mumbled something about never dating a red, while Blake laughed.
Beth left. She was going to meet up with Cam while the others headed to Storm Chargers. She arrived in front of the museum of Asian History and sat down to wait for him. He was running a little late, so Beth pulled out a notebook and started writing. Cam arrived eventually and the duo went inside. They returned shortly carrying a box, and looking a little worse for wear. Lothor had sent one of his goons.
They returned to Ninja Ops to see Tori dancing, Shane singing, and Dustin playing a saxophone. "Hey, it's the kid's from Fame. Please tell me this isn't part of their ninja training Dad." Cam groaned. Beth giggled as she saw Sensei with earphones in. "Dad? Hello Dad!" Cam shouted, startling Sensei, causing Beth to giggle louder. "What is going on around here?" he asked.
"Were gonna be on Totally Talented!" Dustin enthused.
Cam smirked, "don't you actually have to have… forget it," he broke off.
"Ah, is someone green with envy?" Shane taunted.
"No, just green," he bit back.
"Look, you guys aren't the only ones who have hidden talent," Beth told them, isn't that right Dustin?" The boy in question nodded obediently, remembering the events of that morning.
"Cool, what do you do?" questioned Tori.
"If I told you, it wouldn't be hidden," Cam smirked, before turning to his father, "Dad we got it."
"Got what?" Shane questioned.
"I don't know," Cam admitted, "Can we open it?"
"Only in case of emergency," Sensei answered, "Whatever is in that box is far too powerful to be used otherwise."
Beth left the rangers to get some advanced training in. She was faring extremely well, when she sensed giant wolves sneaking up on her. She rolled to the side as one of them launched at her, and let out a wolf like snarl. Like the strike of whip, Beth plunged into battle. She wove expertly through the melee, landing every hit she threw at them. But it didn't last long. The wolves were strong. Soon they were tossing her around like a rag doll.
She was losing energy rapidly. For the first time in a long time, Beth was scared. She shouldn't be this week. There was one option left; she had to resort to morphing. She sighed and spun the disk on her morpher shouting, "Silver Storm! Ranger Form! Power of Storm!" Wind, Rain, and Lightning swirled around her, and Beth's suit appeared on her body. Her suit was styled like Tori's, with a silver tunic, boots, gloves, and belt, and a black shirt and pants underneath. Beth fared a lot better against the mutts with the familiar rush of energy that comes with morphing, but was still relieved when the other rangers showed up.
Once the rangers were back at ninja ops, Beth separated herself from the others while they puzzled the situation out. She was lost in thought as she stared at her morpher. She sighed. She should have known that she couldn't run from fate. But it was so strange, why was she so tired? Suddenly she felt so weak. This shouldn't be happening to her. After all these years, she knew that losing enegy this rapidly was not a good sign.
Suddenly the mainframe beeped. "What's going on Cam?" Shane asked.
"No sign of Shimazu, but I've got Motodrone on the scanner."
"He's mine," Hunter announced. "You guys look for the three wolf blades."
"All right," Shane agreed, "We'll take the forest."
"And I'll track what's going on from the Samurai Chopper," stated Cam.
"I'll go with Hunter, to watch his back." Beth decided, putting her worries aside. "Don't argue with me Hunter!" she added, seeing his look.
They all headed out. Beth and Hunter's battle with Motodrone was intense. They were both hit hard, and inevitably Hunter was out for the count. Beth teleported themselves both to ninja ops, before heading out to help the other rangers, as Cam and Shane were taking on Motodrone.
Eventually, the rangers were able to regroup back at ninja ops. They were all breathing hard, and Beth's mind was whirling as she went over all the possible strategies she could use in this situation. Unfortunately, the wolf blades supersized and transformed into one giant three headed dog. The Wind and Thunder rangers headed out. Beth stayed behind as she didn't have a Ninja Zord, and was frankly exhausted.
The rangers lost soundly and were forced to retreat. Once everyone was safely inside Ninja Ops, Sensei gave Cam permission to open the box.
"Anyone want to take bets?" Hunter asked.
"It's gotta be like some really old sword," Shane suggested.
"Or a cool fighting staff," Dustin imputed.
"It's going to be an ancient scroll, probably containing a quest for one of us, most likely for Cam," Beth informed them tiredly.
Cam opened the box to see a scroll. Beth made her way over to his side to help him interpret it. The other rangers left to go practice for Totally Talented.
Eventually, they figured it out and the other rangers were called back to ninja ops. When asked to give Cam their power disks, the rangers resisted, but eventually relented.
Cam left, and the rangers headed out unmorphed to take on the mutt. Beth stayed back and watched the whole ugly battle from ninja ops. She let out a sigh of relief as Cam arrived and summoned the Mammoth Zord. The rangers won the fight and Beth headed home to relax for a bit.
The Rangers, minus Beth, were gathered backstage, joking around and teasing each other. Dustin was looking around anxiously. "Where's Beth? She said she'd be here," he stated.
"I'm right behind you, Waldo," Beth walked up carrying a guitar case.
"Wow, Lizzy, You look incredible!" Dustin exclaimed. Beth was wearing a silver sundress with a yellow sash around her slim waist. Her hair was twisted up in an ornate clip. She wore black heels and very little make up, as well as her usual jewelry and her morpher.
"So, what are you going to do, Beth?" asked Tori.
"It's a surprise," said Beth. The show started. Shane sang, Tori danced, Dustin played his saxophone, and Cam played his guitar. Hunter and Blake teamed up; Hunter rapped while Blake was disk jockey. Soon it was Beth's turn.
She went out on stage, where a stool and mike were set up. She sat, and pulled out an acoustic guitar. "This song is an original dedicated to my family, I love you all."
"A young mother and a baby girl,
Sat waiting for his return,
Waiting on a man who never would come home,
And they're terrified.
The little girl now six years old,
Sitting by her mother's side,
Waiting for something she doesn't know,
And she's terrified.
I never got to say thank you,
For loving me, and teaching me,
And making me who I am.
I never got to say thank you,
For feeding me, and clothing me,
And walking with me hand in hand.
I won't forget you.
I won't forget you.
The little girl now nine years old,
Kneeling on the ground before a stone,
Talking to her adopted Dad,
And she said,
I never got to say thank you,
For loving me, and teaching me,
And making me who I am.
I never got to say thank you,
For feeding me, and clothing me,
And walking with me hand in hand.
I won't forget you.
I won't forget you.
The little girl and her new brother,
In the waiting room, willing then to wake up,
She's thirteen now, and she's grown up fast,
But she cried,
I never got to say thank you,
For loving me, and teaching me,
And making me who I am.
I never got to say thank you,
For feeding me, and clothing me,
And walking with me hand in hand.
I won't forget you.
I won't forget you.
The little girl, still thirteen,
Standing with her big brother,
Knowing this was goodbye,
And she said,
I never said thank you,
For loving me, and teaching me,
And making me who I am.
I never said thank you,
For defending me, and teasing me,
And staying with me to the end.
I can't forget you.
I can't forget you.
The teenage girl now seventeen,
Sitting in a pew crying unashamedly,
And she said,
I never got to say thank you,
For loving me, and teaching me,
And making me who I am.
I never got to say thank you,
For feeding me, and clothing me,
And walking with me hand in hand.
I won't forget you.
I won't forget you.
This is me saying thank you."
Beth received a standing ovation. She walked off the stage, tears staining her cheeks. Dustin noticed and pulled her into a tight hug. Someone tapped Beth on the shoulder. She turned to see Kim standing there.
Beth threw herself into Kim's arms. "It's okay Bethie, you still have family, and you're not alone. You've never been alone." Kim comforted.
Marah and Kapri went on, preforming much better than anyone expected. Tori noticed their terrible lip-sinking, and pointed it out. The duo stormed out of the building, but not before firing an energy ball at Stu, causing him to quit.
"Does this mean there are no winners?" asked Dustin.
"I don't know, I think we're all winners," responded Cam.
Beth giggled at Cam's cheesiness, finally cheering up. "Hiccup," every head turned toward Beth. "Hiccup."