Holding Out For A Hero - I'm glad you like it so far. :)

Mrs.Quincy25 - Hey, that's mean! LOL True, but mean... And hey, he can't talk, but he can still growl/squeak/grumble/huff, and don't forget, he can 'talk' telepathically with Blake.

...Poor Blake. LOL.

You know, Hunter does have a tendancy to stick his foot in his mouth, doesn't he? LOL

JuseaPeterson - I was thinking of how they'd transform, and it just hit me out of nowhere. Plus, I loved having Angie tease Hunter about it and his response. I laughed while imagining Dragon Hunter with his arms folded across his chest and a silent glare.

Hmm...Hunter and Blake talking telepathically? I'm not sure how I'd do with a chapter on that, but I can give it a try.

GinaStar - I just can't help but go 'awwwwwww' at the image of them as Dragons.

pinklen98 - Yeah, figures Hunter would be easier to get along with in Dragon form. Then again, it helps that he can be easy to read, sometimes. LOL. I'm glad you're loving it so far. I've been stuck with Dragon Blake and Dragon Hunter ideas for a long time and they're only getting stronger.

Does it help I'm a massive fan of Hunter/OC? I mean, Hunter/Kelly is good, but I love Hunter/OC, too.

Thank you to all my reviewers! I'm glad you're liking the fic so far.

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(Later, At Ops, Taelin's POV)

"What were you thinking, Hunter?!" Blake demanded as he stalked around Ops, his wings fully mantled.

Thankfully, another bonus to dragon blood is that their wounds heal a lot faster. Angie did a lot of good with her powers, and in the time he had to rest, Hunter had healed almost fully.

It had been about two hours since the attack. Angie was still out, but from exhaustion, from pushing herself to heal Hunter as much as she possibly could.

"You could've been killed!" he shouted, his glare showing more than anger. It also held terror at the thought of losing his big brother. "I could've lost you!"

Hunter's head sagged lowly and his wings lowered towards the ground, showing his guilt, but his gaze showed that he'd have done it again if need be.

"Blake..." I whispered, reaching out to him carefully.

"What?!" he spun to me angrily, glaring with glowing navy eyes.

I knew he didn't mean to scare or hurt me, but I still couldn't help but cringe at his tone and step back.

A set of hands landed gently on my shoulder and I leaned back into the embrace for security, realizing it was Dustin and blushing. "Dude, you don't need to yell at her." he said lowly, his own voice sounding kind of peeved. "She's just worried about you."

He nodded slowly and closed his eyes, his wings slowly folding against his back as he willed himself to calm down. "Sorry, Tae." he stated hoarsely.

Tori moved forward and he seemed to sense it, because he turned and held on to her tightly, burying his face in her neck and shaking a little, though I knew he wasn't crying.

It had been close. Hunter had been really badly hurt, and if it wasn't for Angie... She couldn't heal much, no, but she was able to give him the energy boost he needed to heal himself.

"It was bad, Hunter." I said with a frown. "You're like a big brother to me, remember? You and Blake both. I could've lost you, too." I felt tears come to my eyes and walked over, picking up the little ruby dragon and holding him tightly to me. "Do you know how much that idea scares me? That's why we all agreed that in dragon form, you or Blake, or even Angie, were to stay at Ops, no matter what."

He looked at Blake, and the said Navy Ranger spun to him with a glare, still clutching Tori's hand. "I know she was in danger!" he yelled. "We all knew, but you didn't give us a chance to do anything!"

"Hunter, what you did was reckless." Sensei admonished with a frown, finally speaking up. "Not only did you put Angie in more danger by dividing her attention, you put yourself in danger and exposed your secret to Lothor."

"But, Lothor already knew about the Thunder Rangers having dragon wings and stuff." Shane stated with a confused look.

"Yes, but seeing Hunter in this weakened state will allow him to realize you now have more vulnerabilities." Sighing, Sensei seemed to think a moment. "Alright. Blake, you and Hunter are to remain at Ops for a while, for safety. Especially Hunter, while he is in dragon form."

Blake nodded immediately, obviously willing to take on anything, as long as it guaranteed Hunter's safety.

"We only have three guest rooms." Cam informed his father with a raised eyebrow.

"Blake and Hunter can stay together, and Taelin and Angie can keep their rooms. If there is a problem, and they need time apart, Hunter can go to one of the girls." Sensei stated firmly.

His blue eyes narrowed as he looked at the others, but with a huff, Hunter shook his head and flew off, heading back to one of the back rooms.

I sighed at what was going on and felt the hands on my shoulders tighten, reminding me that I was still leaning against Dustin. Feeling my face heat up, I tried to pull away, but his hands held me in place, squeezing lightly to show it was alright.

Blake gave me a look with a raised eyebrow, and I stuck my tongue out at him, for lack of a better response. That caused Tori to giggle and Shane to grin as Blake looked shocked at my response.

"What was that about?!" he demanded with a mock glare.

I shrugged. "I felt like it."

"Someone's been spending too much time around Angie." Cam muttered as he turned back to his computer and began doing a scan on the zords.

I felt my jaw drop as I stared at him and everyone else began to laugh, making me blush deeply. Leaning back into Dustin's hold, I giggled again and slipped my hands behind me, poking him in the side, and making him yelp as he squirmed away.

One thing I learned as a child, Dustin is very ticklish.

So I turned and chased him around Ops, jumping on his back at one point and tickling him savagely, until he fell over and begged for mercy.

(Angie's POV)

"Oh, maaaaan!" With a groan, I turned my head to the side and slowly opened my eyes, feeling like my head was going to explode from the pressure. "I feel like I got run over by a transport, then they decided to back up and run me over three more times." I whimpered, closing my eyes once I'd identified my location as back at Ops, and rubbing my temples lightly.

There was a small squeak, but with the migrane I had, I still couldn't bite back a wince when it seemed to echo through my head. "Hi to you too." I stated quietly.

It took me a moment to identify that it was a certain little ruby dragon, and once I did, my eyes flew open and I sat up quickly, swaying a little as everything spun and my head throbbed.

"Ok, not a good idea." I stated as I closed my eyes and held my head.

Feeling little claws on my lap, I looked down and blinked a moment to find Hunter sitting beside me, his front legs braced on my legs and his upper body pushed right upright so that his face was like an inch from mine.

What made me wince was the glare in his eyes as he crawled up on my lap and reached up to press his legs against my stomach. Even with how small he was, I could tell he was trying to push me back down and couldn't help but giggle, feeling bad when he shot me another glare.

And no, it wasn't an angry glare, but a worried one.

I knew he was trying to get me to lie back down and rest, but I felt fine.

Everything spun again and I closed my eyes. Tired, but fine. I thought dryly. "Hunter, I'm ok." I stated quietly.

He let up on the pushing, but not on the glare. He just sat there with his front legs against my stomach and glared at me steadily, unblinkingly.

Is it just me, or does that get a bit freaky after about five minutes of staring at him?

I mean, he didn't blink, or move. If he hadn't been breathing and giving the odd growl, I'd have sworn he was a statue or something.

"Ok, ok!"

Turning my head, I watched as Blake walked in, rubbing his temple with one hand.

"I get it! I'm here!" he hissed with a frown, waving his hand. "What?"

I turned back to Hunter and jumped a little to find him still glaring at me. Ok, very freaky. I thought as I blinked at him and raised an eyebrow. "And the glare of the year award goes to..." I said quietly.

Hearing a snort, I turned to find Blake grinning broadly at his brother, his arms folded across his chest. "I agree." he said lightly, to me, before turning back to his brother. "Bro, relax." He sighed and faced me. "He's practically ordering you to rest more after the whole battle thing."

I shook my head, biting back a wince and stared firmly at Hunter. "I. Am. Fine." I bit out with my own glare.

Blake laughed again when Hunter let out another series of growls and I turned to him with a nod. "Don't tell me, I know... That's his way of grumbling to himself, right?"

Remember, I'm Dragon Clan, too, and have had my fair share of grumble moments.

He nodded and laughed some more as he turned and left the room, leaving me with Sir Grumbles-a-lot.

Turning back to Hunter, I couldn't help but giggle as he let his head sag, shaking it as he fluttered over to a table, still grumbling.

(In Space, Normal POV)

"Well? What did you want to tell me that's so important?!" Lothor bellowed as he stared at his neices. Incompetant fools!

Marah nudged Kapri, who nudged her back even harder and pushed her forward. Offering a nervous smile to him, Marah shifted a little. "Well, Uncle, you see... Uh..." She turned and pulled Kapri in front of her. "You tell him!" she hissed.

Glaring at her sister, Kapri turned and smiled at Lothor, cringing under his impatient look. "Uh, well, when we attacked the new girl, this little, red, baby dragon got in the way, and, umm..."

"A little baby dragon..." he stated incredulously. "Amazing! Not only can six kids in colored spandex beat you, but baby dragons, too!"

"No, no! You don't understand!" Marah cried pleadingly. "When the Power Rangers showed up-"

"Were you beaten by a dragon or the Power Rangers?!" Lothor yelled angrily. "Make up your minds!"

"Well, we blasted the dragon and hurt it..."

"I blasted the dragon!" Kapri corrected smugly. "And then the Power Rangers showed up, and the Navy Ranger raced right past us to the dragon and the dragon girl with the white wings."

"So, they're connected, or something." Marah offered weakly, glaring at her sister. "And I heard the Navy Ranger call the dragon 'Hunter'."

Lothor's eyes widened at this and he leaned forward in his seat. "Isn't that the name of the foolish older brother?" he asked curiously. "Hmmm... This is interesting." he admitted reluctantly. "What else did you find out?"

The girls exchanged a pleased look and Kapri stepped forward. "Well, the girl seemed able to hide her wings, and could heal, I think, but she didn't seem too good at it."

"And the dragon was weak. Not strong like the other Rangers." Marah added excitedly.

At this point, Zurgane stepped forward. "Sir, I believe I may know what's going on. In a nearby galaxy, there is a planet with people on it called Windians. They have bird-like wings and can usually use magic."

"Then they aren't the ones I'm looking for, are they? I'm looking for the dragon people." Lothor spat.

Zurgane nodded. "Ah, yes, but they also had rumors of a clan of people known as the Dragon Clan, who vanished off their planet generations ago. It is said the clan went to another planet..."

Nodding a little, Lothor glanced in his direction. "And you believe this girl, and the blonde brat might be Dragon Clan? What weaknesses do they have?" he asked as he glared evilly at the viewing screen. This might be the advantage we need to get rid of those Power pukes once and for all.

"Well, they have a weakness time when they transform into baby dragons, I believe." the top general mumbled quietly. Then he snapped his fingers. "They are weak against ice, or cold weather!"

Lothor grinned, then he began to laugh. "Then get me an ice monster to take care of them!" he ordered as he cackled in his seat. "Finally, it'll be the end of those punks!"

Looking to Kapri, Marah frowned. "Uncle likes to talk to himself a lot, doesn't he?" she whispered as they retreated from the bridge.

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Here's another chapter for you all. :)

I swear, it's a total coincidence that it's so close to christmas and I chose an ice monster like this! I swear it! (Bows) LOL

Hope you like it.

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"Hey! Be nice!" I scolded. "Or, you don't get any ice cream!"

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R+R please.

Thank you.

Tenshi