Ninja Storm being mine? Uh…no.
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AN: Another weird and wicked muse, that's my excuse.
ANN: This one is slightly sadder, not as upbeat as the last one. Not that the other one was upbeat...
ANNN: I am going through the guys in the order that they come in. Which means that wind is first, then thunder, after that is Cam, and finally Tori. The guys are going first.
ANNNNN: Couldn't find a Phobia for Dustin, the closest there is Acrophobia which is fear of high places and it just didn't work.
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Waldo "Dustin" Brooks- Fear of Falling
"Please tell!"
The one by the name Waldo, also known as Dustin, tried to use his puppy dog eyes to get her to tell them her fear. It had worked numerous times before, getting them out of work, out of trouble, and even out of jail (He didn't really like to talk about that one). So this was his final attack that almost never failed…
"No" The word was said firmly
"Nuts" He muttered under his breath, his sweet eyes usually worked
She had been hiding it from them since Shane had revealed his, ignoring their attempts to get it out of her.
"Why won't you tell us?" The wind red ninja asked, he had shared his; why couldn't she do the same?
"Because" She brushed a blond hair behind her ear, turning away from them to stare at the place where they had all cornered her.
The water fell down to the pond that protected and hid their base of operations, roaring the entire way to the bottom. From here there was a decent view over the treetops, fresh air blew gently. She loved it; just not at the moment.
"Come on Tor, what could be that bad?" Blake said, although they all knew it could be really bad. This was what scared the girl that put them in their place when they were being a jerk, who solved all their arguments before it turned into a brawl. If it scared her, there was no telling what it could be.
"No surfboard?" Hunter threw out with a chuckle
"No" She stared out into the wide sky, not planning on telling them any time soon
"Bad hair day?" They all laughed at Cam's suggestion
"Wrong" She was getting a bit irritated, she had told them no; why wouldn't they listen?
"No ranger powers?" Shane guessed
"No water?" Blake added
"Nope, nada, and…" Her slightly agitated answer was cut off
"Afraid that you would be forced to be a ballerina?" Dustin smiled wickedly
She glared, showing that she was in no way amused.
But he didn't see, or ignored, the warning signs. That's when the first domino was pushed over, with his comment. The question led to the chain of events that would lead to what he hated. Another mistake on his part was pushing himself onto his tiptoes, twirling in a mock impression of those who lived to dance. This not only but him off balanced, but it was even more of a distraction to the intense glare that his female teammate was giving him. Turning in circles in her direction, almost bumping into her; he didn't see the aggression building.
The others laughed, not seeing it either.
"Be careful" Shane warned between chuckles
Rolling his eyes; he continued.
"Be careful"
He nodded sarcastically at his father's words. A day at the beach, simple right? Except that it was boring. He was at the age where the sand wasn't a new thing to explore, like it had been in the past, but he wasn't old enough to go out any deeper than where it touched his feet.
"Why don't you build a sandcastle?" He repeated his elder's words in a sarcastic voice
"HELL YA!"
The shouted words gained his attention, as the man who had screamed it hit the water. He looked at the cliff where the person had jumped from, he looked back to his dad.
Busy reading.
He could go and be back in a minute, he wouldn't be missed.
And it would definitely be more interesting than what he was doing now.
Making his decision, he crept across the sand towards the higher solid land; watching for any sign that his father would look up. There was none, he was in the clear.
"What your name little man?" A teenager asked when he reached the top
"Dustin" He replied in his five year old squeak
"Be careful, kay?" Again he nodded, slightly annoyed at all the people telling him to be careful
Weaving between the taller adults, he came to look over the edge. They weren't that high up, but it seemed like so far to the water. Searching the beach, he found that he could see his father from…
A bump sent him stumbling towards the rocky edge.
"Cut it out Dustin" She growled, giving him a rather hard push
He tried to fall back, to stay on land, but the momentum sent him forward…
The final domino fell, sending him towards the edge. Off balance and disoriented, his attempts to catch himself or grab the edge were futile.
His pile of brown hair was blown in all which way as everything seemed to go silent, except for one word.
The crowd reacted in concern, rushing forward; although all he could see was the one in front. The one who had told him to be careful; the one shouting…
"DUSTIN!"
Air rushed past as five voices combined to unleash one word.
One fear filled word.
"DUSTIN!"
A hand reached out to grab his, but no one pulled him back up.
Sounds of panic sounded, but all he heard was the wind.
He was falling; all he could see was the sky.
A hand brushed his, but there was no connection.
His friends were in a fear filled frenzy; but only the sound of the roaring water filled his ear.
Then it hit him, he was where he never wanted to be.
Free falling.
There were no rangers in his vision, only the blue abyss.
He tried to grab onto the cliff, he wanted to be back on the ground.
With his dad, in the soft sand.
He wished to be back on the ground.
Solid earth; where he had control.
His fingertips came back bloody, the sharp rocks slicing the skin.
"Help!"
The word was yelled; it seemed to only seem like a whisper.
The ocean was approaching, the smell of sea water getting closer.
The roar of water was fading, yet he was still falling.
Tears ran down his face; he wanted to be somewhere else.
Why could he not do anything?
"HELP!"
He screamed as his back hit the water
"POWER OF WATER!"
He was caught; the impact still sent air from his lungs.
Cold; the dark was so cold.
His vision blurred, he was still falling.
Sinking deeper into the water; falling to the bottom.
Fading light; fading chill.
Numbness.
Then there was a hand dragging him.
Two sets, pulling him from the dark.
Solid ground; he wasn't falling.
His hand scraped the ground.
Dirt; sweet dirt.
"Kid?"
He couldn't respond, staring into the sky.
"Dustin?"
There was only the sky; nothing else.
"Talk to me Dustin"
"Come on buddy, say something"
There was pounding on his chest, but he still didn't move.
Somebody was doing compressions; another checking his pulse.
"Come on kid!"
"Dustin!"
Fuzziness overcame his vision; his eyes closed.
All feeling faded; there was only one thing.
Only…
…darkness.
It was her fault.
She had lost her temper and pushed him over.
He wasn't responding; she held his hand as the others worked.
"His pulse is a little fast, but other than that…" Cam informed
"Then why is he not saying anything?" Shane snapped
"Calm down" She said, she knew he was scared; they all were
The red nodded, it had been minutes since his eyes had closed.
"Should we move him?" Blake asked; they all looked at the resident medic
"Carefully, we don't want to move anything that could be broken" They all nodded; taking positions to lift him up
"Tori go prepare a bed" With one last squeeze she let go of his hand, running inside
One tear ran down her cheek.
She hoped…no, prayed that he would be okay.
Walk twenty steps, turn around.
"Tori"
She ignored the statement.
It had been over an hour, nothing.
Seeing him fall had been horrible, the pure look of fear on his face. Panic radiating throughout his body. What had she done?
Twenty steps; turn around.
"Tori"
She didn't reply.
She had caused this, it was her fault.
Her hand had almost…she had almost caught him. But she hadn't. Not only had she caused it, she couldn't save him. She had managed to slightly cushion his fall but other than that…Why did she not save him?
"Tor"
Twenty steps: turn…
Two hands stopped her from pacing.
It was Cam.
"What?" She muttered, two fear filled eyes echoing in her mind
"You want to check on him?"
She nodded, leaving the group. Cam had cleared the room where Dustin had been laid, so the others would hover. So they had been confined to waiting outside in the main area, which drove them all crazy.
Entering the room, she found that his eyes were still closed.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, she took his hand.
"Dustin" The whispered word was so quiet, almost silent
No response; but she hadn't expected one.
"Dude…"
Great, she thought, I am hallucinating now.
But it was nice to hear his voice, she squeezed his hand.
"…what the hell hit me?"
The blond received a squeeze back, her eyes darting to meet his brown ones.
"Dustin!" Wrapping him a hug, she heard him groan
"Sorry" She apologized
"No problem…" He sat up, grimacing at his aching body
"I am so sorry" Tori said sadly, remembering his face as he fell
"For what?" She stared at him strangely
"I pushed you over a cliff" She replied
"Oh right, do me a favor…don't do that again" She smirked, but he actually looked afraid of it happening
"Are you afraid of falling?" She had no idea where the question came from, but it was out there; no taking it back.
He nodded "Fell off a cliff when I was little; I do not like the feeling"
"Well that's understandable"
He smirked "You never told me what you are afraid of"
"Not telling" She stood to walk and tell the others
"Please!" He begged
"Nope…" She opened the door to see the others staring at her
"Well?" Hunter asked, she smiled
"He's awake"
With the two words, the guys rushed past her.
She smirked and Dustin glared.
"I am going to find out" He mouthed in her direction as the others kept asking him if he was okay
"Never" She replied
He sighed, going to his teammates.
No longer was he falling, instead he was on solid ground….
…right where he wanted to be.
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