A/N: Wow guys! I've been so extremely busy with school and stuff! See I'm in the horse training program and we have to do A LOT of extra stuff within the program like outside class, care for the school's horses as well as boarded horses, etc. Oh so soon the thug will reappear but maybe not this chapter… dun dun dun

Jps1926: They are still not sure about everything and hanging out with their friends is the best place for them to be themselves.

Gigletrig: thanks there's going to be a lot of fluff in these next few chapters I believe.

Nikkitan89: thanks

Hewhoreaps: Expect another fight or two between the two.

Wenwen: lets just say Zeo never happened at least for now. I don't have plans to put them in but as I'm writing sometimes things happen far from what I expect. But also remember the power stuff isn't the main part of my story it's just like the thingamajig to make it happen LOL

Chapter Nine

As the weeks went by Tommy and I spent more and more time together. He took me to the barn a lot and I spent hours just brushing Magic. The old stable owner had another horse, Holly that Tommy spent time with so I could be alone. Slowly Magic and Tommy were actually like magic, as my love for horses started to return. One afternoon as we were leaving the stable Tommy slipped an arm around my waist.

"You've come so far," he whispered brushing a kiss on my forehead. Our friends didn't know we were sort of back together because we were purposely hiding it from them. We felt it would be too soon after he broke up with Kat. They knew were spending some time together, and that we were good friends again but not much more.

"Thank you for bringing me here that day and making me stay." I lifted my face up to his eyes and smiled at him.

"You love it out here now," he joked around as he opened the car door for me on the passenger's side.

I shrugged my shoulders but slid into the seat. Once in I buckled up and relaxed, as Tommy started the car and left the farm behind us. I noticed the sky getting dark as we drove towards the juice bar. "Those clouds look kind of scary," I said to Tommy pointing up at the darkening sky. Nodding he turned the radio onto a newscast. The station crackled a bit but started to describe the weather conditions. The weather forecasted rare tornado warnings in the area. "What are we going to do?" I look to the man I saw as more then just a boyfriend but also a earthly protector of sorts.

All of a sudden hail and rain started coming from the sky, lightning and thunder all around. I glanced about and suddenly saw that Tommy was heading towards what looked to be an old house or something dug into the side of a hill, with a door and everything. Slamming on the brakes Tommy turned off the car and together we rushed towards the dugout. He flung open the door which was luckily unlocked and looked around to make sure it was safe before pulling me all the way in. He latched the door and then flung an old chair looking thing against it. It was odd this place it reminded me of something from "The Little House in the Prairie" books. I guess sometimes these are still used in the country. There was even a bed with a cover on it. I felt oddly comforted in this space as the storm howled over us. I knew we were safe in here since it was a hill. Tommy, after checking the cover and under the bed and other spots led me over to sit on the bed. He pulled me to his chest and I buried my face there. I was scared but comforted by his presence.

"This sure came on fast," Tommy said loudly over the storm.

"Definitely, it was clear when we left the farm and then boom." A loud burst of thunder had me burrowing even closer to Tommy if that was possible.

"We might need to wait until morning," he spoke hesitantly. It was a smart idea but what would our friends think because surely they would find out. I nodded slowly what he was saying made sense

"I guess we'd better get comfortable then," I said figuring that we might as well just go to sleep since there really wasn't anything to do in this cave of sorts. The howling wind could be heard as our voices stopped making noise. "Tommy," I ventured looking at him.

He looked at me his eyes prodding mine. "Whats wrong?"

I shook my head, "just thinking. You know everything we've been through together from our first meeting to now and everything in between."

"That's a lot. I remember when I first saw you at the karate match but I couldn't pay attention because I had to focus on my sparring match but I wanted to know who you were."

"Yea and then you came to my school and scared Bulk and Skull away from me."

"Well they were being idiots. They sure have changed a lot." Bulk was now the owner of a trucking company and Skull was a chief of Angel Grove's police department.

"What about when we lost our powers from Ivan and we had to go Phaedos on hope, believing that we could get the Great Power and we got not just the great power but the ninjetti animals?"

"That was an amazing journey. I found out a bunch about my self while we were there."

It seemed that we talked that way for a while before I began to yawn. "I'm ready to get some sleep," I whispered.

"I know, it's late, let's get some sleep and tomorrow we'll see what this storm will leave behind." Tommy turned up the cover and we lay down on the mattress which wasn't very comfortable but it was better then nothing and at least we were safe. Tommy put his arm around me so that I could lay my head on his shoulder. It really didn't take long for us to fall asleep but it was a restless sleep. I kept waking up to the howling wind and other noises and Tommy wasn't much better off then me. I was also shivering most of the night even using Tommy's warmth wasn't helping much.

Early what felt like morning I opened my eyes and listened for a moment to realize there was no noise coming from outside. I shook Tommy excitedly, "it's gone!"

He groaned but opened his eyes looking at me for a second as his eyes came into focus, "it's quiet." Standing we walked over to the door and cautiously opened it to step out. The storm was gone and thankfully my car was still where we left it, however there was destruction all around that we could see. "Lets get back to Angel Grove," he suggested and without a word from me I handed him the car keys. Driving slowly we could see the path the tornadoes had taken. It was as though the Devil had been released on the area.

Arriving in Angel Grove my worst fears were confirmed when I saw that most of the town had been destroyed. It did however appear that the housing district was ok. That allowed a sigh of some relief since it meant my apartment would be standing and that our friends were probably fine. We drove to my apartment and got out there. Once inside I turned to Tommy, "I think we should teleport to the Command Center."

AN: And that's where I will leave this short chapter! What has happened to their friends? What about Rita and everyone else? You are about to find out… next time on the Power Rangers!