Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, and it's 2:30 in the morning, I'm not sure I can even claim my sanity. A/N at bottom...
Hunter was furious, he had told Blake to back off before they did anything because he didn't want his little brother hurt, and Blake had gone ahead without him for back up. "I don't see why you're so angry," Blake said, he was leaning against a tree with his bike beside him, "I got the location of the base."
"I'm angry," Hunter replied, "because you could have been hurt. I told you to wait, because you went in without a plan and you could have been hurt worse than you were."
"I'm fine," Blake said. "I got the location of the base, let's use it. Let's get Watanabe."
"Not without a plan," Hunter replied firmly. "We can't just stroll in, Blake, and we can't guarantee they'll stay away long enough for us to get him. And what about their tech support, Cameron Watanabe grew up at the Wind Ninja Academy; he may not be registered as a student, but I seriously doubt that he's lived all that time without learning something about fighting. Either way, he may have a way to alert the Posers before we get him."
"Do you even hear yourself?" Blake demanded, "It's like you don't want revenge."
Hunter took a deep breath, he'd known this was coming, really, he wasn't surprised. "Blake," he said, "I want to get Kanoi Watanabe for what he did to our parents, but I'm not ready to loose sight of the details. I promised Mom I'd look after you and keep you safe, maybe you don't want me to, but I'm not ready to let go of my promise. You're the most important person in my life. Nothing's going to change that for me. I want revenge, but not at all costs. Mom and Da- Dad have been gone for almost ten years; they can wait for justice a little longer. First, I want to get out of our debt."
"Debt? What debt?" Blake demanded. "Tori didn't save me, I would have been fine."
"You were unconscious," Hunter replied, "for real unconscious. You might not have woken up if she hadn't taken you to Cam. There was danger, even if you can't see it. Blake, you're becoming reckless." He dropped his last barrier and gave his brother a soulful look, "Please, I can't lose you."
Blake, not so hardened that he would ignore his brother, sighed, "I'm sorry, it's just, I want him, and I'm not very patient."
Hunter nodded; he smiled as well, "You did good, bro, even if it was reckless."
"How are we going to do this?" Blake replied.
"We take him to the Mountain of Lost Ninjas, find the Gem of Souls and kill him," Hunter replied. He noticed Blake's surprise, "Watanabe is a full Sensei, even as a gerbil, he's going to be able to use his Ninja Powers. An energy globe could be the least of what he does. The Gem of Souls is the most powerful item on the planet, and it will get past his defenses easily. And like I said, Cameron Watanabe isn't going to just bend over. That's his dad, he'll want to protect him just because that his dad. No doubt Watanabe's lied anyway. I don't see how else he'd get Rangers to protect him. We need time to get in there and get Watanabe, especially if we have to subdue Cameron." Hunter crossed his arms, "I don't want to hurt Cameron if we don't have to, he has done nothing to us, except help the Posers. We should get in while they're busy fighting a monster, no doubt Cameron will have a way to watch their battles, we'll see when they are heading back."
"What about the debt?" Blake asked softly, and Hunter's heart softened. He'd made his plans, especially since he'd heard of the monster that had hurt his brother.
"Amphibidor," Hunter replied. "It's a two-fold. I want him for attacking you, and it'll pay our debt. We defeat him small, Lothor makes him grow and we can take out Cameron and get Watanabe while they're handling the Zord part."
"We destroyed their Zords," Blake objected.
"Self reconstruct," Hunter reminded him, "holographic portals, auto retreat. Just like the Insectizord and Beetlezord. They'll have Zords, but we have the intercept mode."
Blake grinned, remembering the sounds of astonishment and anger when they'd taken the power sphere from the Posers. "So, let's go find us a frog."
"Cameron said it was down by the river," Hunter replied, at Blake's raised eyebrow, Hunter explained, "You learn nothing without eavesdropping." Blake laughed lightly and for a moment, Hunter felt that he'd get his brother back when they were done with this revenge nonsense.
The brothers assumed the position and called out, "Thunder Storm; Ranger Form." Then streaked off to the battle, set to pay their debt, as Ninja Honor said they must, and to gain their revenge.
A/N: Does Hunter truly want revenge or is he just saying it for Blake? What did Lothor's machine do to the Thunder Brothers? What will happen when they face Cam for his father?
Yes, I know that Sensei wasn't a gerbil...it's part of Hunter calming Blake down. Sorry for all those rodent-purests out there. (If you don't know one, count your blessings...)
(Stealing this from several other storylines) Up Next on Power Rangers...
"Just get the gerbil and let's go."
"He's not a gerbil."
"Small, rodent-like creature that's wearing clothes. Happy?"
"Not really."
