GinaStar - Well, strip-poker sounds fun, too. LOL. I don't think I've ever really played Truth or Dare, either, and I'm 22, soon to be 23. LOL. Yeah, it hit me last second to have Hunter say 'Would you like fries with that?' after the kiss. LOL. Doesn't it just seem like a Hunter thing to do? LOL Glad you liked the chapter. :)

pinklen98 - I'm glad you liked it. :) I had to borrow ideas for a lot of the dares from online and such, because I got totally lost as to what to do. LOL.

Mrs.Quincy25 - I tried to describe them the best I could. LOL. I'm glad you liked them. I just can't get over the 'fries' comment from Hunter after his kiss. LOL. I look at that part and can't help but giggle.

star-dreamer09 - Sorry about the wait. Lots going on, and I am on a different computer with a much slower connection. LOL. But I have a couple more chapters to upload now. :) I'm glad you liked the Truth or Dare chapter.

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(Two Days Later, Lothor's Ship, Normal POV)

"Can you two do nothing right?!" Lothor spat angrily, stalking back and forth on the bridge of his ship and glaring angrily at anyone, or thing, that got in his way. "All I asked is that you capture one of the Dragon punks or that other girl they've been hanging around with, and you can't even do that!"

Kapri blinked nervously as she looked at the screen. "It's not our fault!"

"Yeah, the Rangers seem to always know when one of them is in danger!" Marah agreed from half behind her big sister.

"Excuses, excuses." he groaned as he plopped down into his seat and stared at the screen intently. "Those girls... They're the keys. That one girl..." He pointed to an image of Taelin chasing Dustin around in the park, the others all scattered around, taking it easy. "She's the weakest one." He watched as Blake and Hunter watched over her warily, only briefly looking away to speak to each other or one of the others.

"The Thunder brats are protective of her, and the Yellow one seems close, too." Lothor stated thoughtfully. Turning to his nieces, he barely resisted the urge to blast them with his powers. "At the very least, you should be able to capture her! She's not a dragon or a Ranger!"

Kapri looked down uncertainly before exchanging a glance with Marah. "Well, we...we tried. It's just that the Thunder Rangers show up in seconds around her."

"Then keep them distracted, obviously!" he shouted, blasting a hole in the wall behind them. "It's that simple! Send down a monster to keep the other Rangers busy and capture that brat!" He turned back to the screen. "Her or the other one, the dragon girl. She can't fight either, and she knows... She holds all the information about being a Dragon Clan."

"You...want us to capture them both?" Marah asked shakily.

"That's too big of a job for you." he stated in a distracted tone. "See if you can capture at least one of them." Lothor turned to them menacingly. "And don't fail me this time!"

(In the Park, Angie's POV)

Well, things have certainly been...tense since the Truth or Dare game. I only went along with it because I thought it was Tori's and my intention to get Dustin and Taelin together.

Job accomplished...sort of.

There was one, well, ok...two factors we didn't think of.

Though the brothers accepted Dustin being close to their 'little sister', they refused to let them go out alone. I know that it was a fear that something would happen to her, but they couldn't keep her locked up forever!

And then the thing with me and Hunter... Well, I think he likes me. I mean, he's nice to me and all. It's just, since that kiss, I've felt totally awkward around him, and I know he feels the same.

It's pretty obvious when he blushes deeply and can barely look me in the eyes long enough to say a word. Not to mention, I can feel my own face heating up. I think, we just need some time, but that dare for us to kiss...certainly made it a little more difficult to be around each other. And imagine, if I'd chosen to sit on his lap for the game, things might not have been so bad. I thought in a daze as I wandered through the park. Or...they might've been worse.

I still didn't regret it, though. I couldn't. As awkward as things were now, I still wouldn't have changed my mind, if I had to do things over again. At least, I had a slightly more optimistic look for the future.

All I could think of was how warm his lips were, and how gentle he was. Even the look of uncertainty in his eyes.

"Angie!"

Blinking, I jumped in surprise and focused on the present, taking a quick step back when I found Taelin standing right in front of me. "Uh, hi." I stated with a frown, feeling my forehead crease in confusion.

Giggling, Taelin waved in my face. "You zoned out on me." Moving to the side, she gestured to the rather rough looking trunk of a tree directly behind her. "And you almost made a new friend."

Aka, I almost walked face-first into the tree.

Feeling my face heating up, I nodded a little with a nervous giggle. "Oh, sorry."

"Are you alright?" she asked in concern.

I pursed my lips as I thought about it. Am I alright? "I really dunno." I stated in a quiet voice, checking around to make sure the others couldn't hear me.

Blake was chasing Tori around a fountain in the center of the park, some distance away, until he stopped. Tori didn't seem to notice he wasn't following her, until she made another round and ran smack-dab into him, knocking them both into the fountain.

Shane was watching a bunch of girls that were hanging out. The look on his face was distracted though, so I don't think his mind was on them, despite the faces they were making at him, before busting up giggling.

Cam was sitting on a bench, talking to a shorter girl with red hair and green eyes. She wore long, slim-fitting blue jeans and an orange t-shirt, along with thin framed glasses, perched on her nose. I swear, I could sense something about her, something familiar, but it was foggy, and I couldn't make it out. Still, I got the sense that she wasn't really a threat, so I left it alone. He did seem pretty into their discussion, but for the sake of privacy, I decided not to listen in.

Dustin and Hunter were sparring, but both looked distracted. I'd have been worried about them listening, if not for the fact that Dustin wasn't Dragon Clan, and Hunter was too far away to hear us over the crowd.

Still, my eyes shot over the group again, focusing on the girl a moment as I listened to her. I didn't want to eavesdrop, but something about her caught my attention.

"My name's Carly Satron." she said with a raised eyebrow as she stared at Cam. "You don't believe me, huh? Who're you to say what does and does not happen around here?" she challenged. "I know what I heard and the people around here are talking about it!"

Cam's eyes darkened and he shrugged. "Me? A citizen of Blue Bay Harbor. I don't know where you got that there's dragon people around here, but..."

"Angie?"

I snapped out of my trance and turned to look at Taelin. "Sorry, I was checking something out."

She shrugged. "It's alright. So? You said you didn't know if you were alright?" She looked around carefully. "Is this about Hunter and the kiss?"

My face began to heat up and I walked towards the boundaries of the park, knowing full well that Hunter and Blake would freak, if they knew how far away Taelin was going. They liked to keep her in sight, and the park boundaries were just out of that range. "Yeah." I said simply. "You should go back, so that Hunter and Blake don't have strokes, looking for you." I stated dryly.

Tae shook her head and sighed. "Those boys. I love them so much and they're amazing big brothers, but-"

"They're driving you mad?" I guessed with a grin.

She nodded. "Not that it's a long drive, after living with them." she added sarcastically.

Blinking a moment, I narrowed my eyes. "You know, they're right. You are spending too much time around me." Then I thought about it. "Well, me and Cam, anyways. I honestly think it's better to be around me, than him."

"I'll go gray if I stay around him too much." she added with a giggle. "He's so serious!"

"Not like Dustin?" I asked mock innocently, raising an eyebrow at her.

I didn't notice us walking through the boundaries, or that we were being watched by two odd young women. I also didn't notice the dark aura in the area. Probably because my mind was on a dozen other things at the moment, and I simply wasn't paying attention.

Whacking me on the arm, Taelin made a face. "Leave Dusty out of it!"

I couldn't help but laugh. "Dusty?!" Well, the name did suit an Earth Ninja.

Her face glowed a light pink and she looked down with a smile.

Shaking my head, I wrapped an arm around her shoulders with a grin. "Ok, I'll admit. The name's cute." I stated with another giggle.

Pouting, she nudged me in the side. "And what about Hunter?"

That...sobered me up. "I don't really think we're in the nickname stage, Tae." I said with a raised eyebrow. "Besides, the only thing I can think of is Hunt, and somehow... That just doesn't suit him."

Taelin nodded thoughtfully. "Well, he likes you, that's obvious. Didn't he kiss you back?"

Ok, so she has a point. I thought begrudgingly. "I never said he didn't. It's just...things are more awkward, now."

"Because you're both embarrassed about the kiss." she said knowingly. "And maybe it was a little too soon?"

"I honestly dunno about the last part... Maybe." I answered with a shrug, noticing that it had gotten a little cooler and was darker. "But a definite yes to the first part." Looking around, I frowned when I realized just how far we'd gone from the park. "Um, Tae? I think we should head back." I was starting to get definite warning signs that being out here, without an escort right now, was a bad idea.

Especially when I noticed two strange women following us. One had brunette hair and blue eyes, and the other had white-blonde hair and blue eyes.

But it wasn't the eyes that caught me.

It was the aura of darkness around them, and the fact that I clearly remembered their faces from an earlier battle, where Hunter was hurt in dragon form.

Marah and Kapri.

Taelin looked worried but nodded quickly, and I grabbed her hand, making a quick dash across the street, and a turn so that we were running down the sidewalk. Up ahead, I could see the entrance to the park a good distance away, and frowned when I realized we were farther than I thought. That, and there were people running out of the park, screaming.

Which meant the others were busy, and couldn't come to our rescue.

Great. I thought sarcastically. Two un-trained fighters against god-knows how many evil space aliens! "Tae, why didn't you just stay at the park?" I groaned as a bunch of kelzacks appeared in front of us, blocking our path and making me stop cold. "Hunter's so gonna have my head for this!"
I turned back, to see if there was another way out, only to feel a sharp pain in my stomach that sent me flying. Feeling a hard impact on my back, I collapsed to the ground, welcoming the darkness that engulfed me and hearing Taelin screaming my name before everything went black.

(That Evening, Ops, Hunter's POV)

"Would you stop staring a me!" I growled at the others, noting that they were still watching me spar alone in the corner of the room. "Angie and Taelin are missing!"

Cam raised an eyebrow and shot a look to his father, but Sensei Watanabi shook his head, and with a sigh, Cam turned back to the computer, resuming his typing.

Blake gave me a sympathetic look from Tori's side, and I could tell from the stink of worry coming from him, that if it weren't for her, he'd be up here with me. Dustin was staring at the table with dark eyes and I could almost feel the pain radiating from him as he remained silent.

He'd been like that since e were attacked by Fridgard, a monster Lothor sent down that blew ice blasts.

Just how in the world did he know that we were weak against ice, to begin with?! I thought mentally, going back to my sparring. I jumped up and did a round-house kick before landing in a crouch and punching at the air several times.

I could feel Blake's anger. I'm willing to bet one of his generals found out about Arnon and Windia. If they knew about those…

Than it wouldn't be hard to learn about the Dragon Clan and their weaknesses. Yeah, it made a lot of sense, but it didn't help to calm me. If anything, it only served to make me more worried.

While we'd been distracted, he'd somehow captured Angie and Taelin. The computers weren't able to record anything, due to a jamming signal, but I thought it was pretty obvious when Marah and Kapri came rushing to the park, squealing about having captured 'the girls'.

"Hunter, we're all worried, but you need to relax." Shane said lowly as he looked at me.

Spinning to him, I glared, feeling my wings mantle widely. "Relax?" I hissed lowly. "They're missing and you expect me to relax?!"

"I think it's pretty safe to say we know where they are." Blake stated darkly as he glared angrily at the table, holding Tori's arm lightly, his eyes glowing a deep navy.

I nodded and turned to a nearby pillar. "Lothor." Lashing out, I punched the pillar as hard as I could, wincing at the pain that ran up my arms as the wooden beam cracked greatly. Um, oops... I thought sheepishly as I healed my hand and turned, scratching the back of my head nervously.
Cam had spun around and was glaring at me while the others all seemed a little frightened of the power I just displayed. "Ok, Hunter? I know you're worried but destroying Ops isn't going to help." he stated dryly, with a sigh.

I never should have let them outta my sight. I thought guiltily.

Blake's eyes darkened even more as he stared at me. Bro... Don't blame yourself. None of us thought to keep an eye on either of them.

Shaking my head, I sighed and leaned against the cracked post, sliding down it to a sitting position. I've been so confused.

I know. He thought with soft eyes. Bro, you forgetting I can hear your thoughts? I know you've been confused, and scared...for no reason.

No reason?! Closing my eyes, I sighed again and covered my face with my hands, rubbing wearily at my eyes. I just... Things're changing so much. I dunno how to deal with it.

Deal with it the same way you dealt with meeting the others. He thought as he tugged Tori closer to him. Come on bro, I think we all know you like her.

I think he meant that in a partially teasing way, but at the same time, I knew what he was saying. I didn't have problems with the others. Not really. And Tori, I didn't mind getting close to Blake. But this...this was different.

Blake frowned and shook his head. "Hunter..." He stated warningly. How is it any different from what you're going through? Do you know how confused I was, wanting to be with Tori and not wanting to betray you? When we were fighting them, before? I didn't want our lives to change, or how things were in our lives.

But they did.

Now he smirked. But not necessarily for the worst.

"Alright, I've got a fix on their location." Cam stated, bringing up an image of a cave by a secluded area of the beach.

"They're not on Lothor's ship?" Shane asked in confusion.

Shaking his head, Dustin shot up into a standing position. "Dude, like, isn't that a good thing?" he asked anxiously. "I mean, won't it be easier to get them out then?"

Maybe too easy...

Glancing to Blake, I frowned and stood up as well. "Either way, we have no choice but to check it out."
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I'm on a different computer at the moment, but wanted to post this when I could. I'm glad to hear people are enjoying this story. :) I'm also glad I am able to keep going for you.

If the font seems messed up at all or the spacing, or if you find squares (which are meant to be : ) ), it is because I am using a different progrma right now to continue, until I go home.

Now I have a hint of another crossover idea for another fic, and it'll either be Dustin/Marah or Hunter/Kelly. I'm leaning more towards Hunter/Kelly. LOL It's just a faint idea, though.

Hope you like it.

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Tenshi