Disclaimer: My first venture into the Power Ranger Fandom. I do not own Power Rangers other than my OC's. There will be slash in here. You get to guess whom! There is also the element of time travel and there will be flashback chapters (just as a warning if things get confusing). Obviously I have no BETA so I apologize for any grammatical mistakes in advance. WARNING: SLASH (BOYXBOY) in this fic. Griffin will be traveling back in time to when the Thunder and Wind Rangers have already become a Team and Cam has already gained his Samurai Powers.
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QUICK RECAP
A heart to heart with Blake and Dustin ruined by Tori
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Blake Bradley was have an interesting month. A few months ago some random dude showed up and became Dustin's student. Then about a month ago he disappeared without a trace. And then Dustin followed suit. And even more recently his brother decided to go on a trip to find himself and to see some old friends. Lothor had relented significantly on annoying the Ninja Storm Rangers almost to a point where they were becoming increasingly paranoid about when he would plan his next attack. And added on to that matter was his brother.
The group had regrouped and Cam had devised a way of controlling the Lion Zord from Ninja Ops, if it needed by himself in the Lion Zord's cockpit. Blake could not erase the image of Cam in the Yellow Spandex of the Yellow Wind Ranger for some reason. He knew the others wouldn't understand, so he vowed to tell to the tale to Dustin when the Yellow Wind Ranger returned. They may have had their differences, but the two understood each other far better than the majority of the others. Despite becoming a team, the Wind and Thunder Rangers were still not a solid task force. And the addition of the Samurai Storm Ranger only made matters worse. Griffin and then Dustin vanishing in thin air led to many rounds of pointing fingers. The two Bradley Brothers were not completely oblivious. Each of the brothers knew a part of the story that surrounded the disappearance of either Griffin or Dustin, but were missing something that would help them connect the pieces. Neither felt they should reveal what they knew, they felt obligated to keep what they knew to themselves for each knew one of the two disappeared for a reason.
Blake may have been the quieter of the two Brothers, but he was defiantly the more observant of the duo. HE noticed and remembered things that Hunter would overlook. Despite that Hunter was the one who came through time and time again. He may be rough around the edges, but his heart was in the right place. Both brothers grew up with great tragedy, but had great things in store for them.
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Hunter had kept the small discoveries to himself. He was glad to know his son was alive and relatively safe, but he couldn't help but wonder how much of a secret his mission was to keep everyone in the dark. Even he, Griffin's father, knew virtually nothing about it other than the few random texts he received every now and then. It was quite annoying to him in particular because despite the little he knew, he knew much more than the rest of the team about Griff's status. It was quite a struggle to keep it all to himself—not to mention the major case of blue balls he had from his boyfriend's disappearance. In one of his nights of lust filled dreams something shouted out for him to re-analyze all of the clues.
Hunter had not been getting much more than a couple of hours of sleep each night since his boyfriend's sudden disappearance. With Griffin he at least expected something wacky to happen out of the blue that could also be explained later. But with Dustin he knew something was off. Dustin cared too much about every one to leave like that.
So it was during one of those nights when Hunter was tossing and turning and letting out all kinds of moans and grunts in his sleep that he had a very interesting dream (NOT THE KIND OF DREAM ALL OF YOU AND BLAKE EXPECTED DUE TO THE EVIDENCE!).
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Hunter lay asleep under the covers of his king sized bed in his air-conditioned room. The odd thing was how flushed and clammy he was. His hair was everywhere and his body was covered in a layer of sweat. For several hours he had laid awake on his bed tossing and turning, but not too long ago his body had finally relented and allowed him to drift into a state of slumber, not a pleasant one, but enough to recharge.
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Hunter had returned to his old persona since his son and boyfriend had both disappeared in thin air without a trace. While his son had left a trail of answers, his boyfriend had done no such thing.
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Dream Sequence
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Hunter arrived in a familiar space. 3 o'clock had come and gone and Kimberly still had not shown up for him. He was old enough by this time to walk himself home, but it was not like her to not show up without telling the blonde ahead of time. She was one of the most dependable people he ever knew. This had never happened before and Hunter was growing worried. He always had a knack for expecting the worst. It was a sixth sense if you will.
Hunter left for the Youth Center in hopes of finding Kimberly. He knew that she had a lot of things to do and everything, but she always made time for the few hours they spent together after school.
Hunter's jaw almost dropped to the ground when he saw the sight before his eyes. When he arrived at the Youth Center he thought he may bump into Kim or one of her friends, but he never expected to actually literally bump into her.
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"Young lady you are making a big mistake."
"What are you talking about? You and DAD thought it would be a good idea if I found another after school hobby, namely one involving community service. And if I'm not mistaken I am going to be very late."
"But I didn't think that you would get HIM!"
"What are you talking about?"
"The blonde brat of yours."
"I don't get what you are getting at MOTHER. Hunter is a respectful and bright boy. He has had a hard life and needs a push in the right direction."
* CRACK * Hunter heard as he approached the Youth Center. (He would learn later from Kim that the sound was from her mother slapping her cheek. Mrs. Hart who was normally aware of her actions didn't notice the audience she had created.
"Well if it isn't the FAMILY mistake?" she said looking in Hunter's direction.
"What are you talking about?"
"You will learn soon enough young lady."
And with that Mrs. Hart entered her car and drove away.
Kim was so confused that she didn't even feel the pain. She felt a tugging at the bottom of her shirt, a sensation that snapped her out of thoughts.
"Kim are you ok?"
"It's * snivel * nothing. I was just having an argument with my mom. She thinks I should be spending more time practicing my gymnastics instead of the community service I've been doing lately."
"Oh" Hunter said looking down at his feet.
"Don't worry I wouldn't drop you like that Hunter. I may want to go the Olympics some day, but doesn't mean I would kick you the curb. Sorry about being late and everything. My mother cornered me here while I was on my way to get you."
"It's no problem. How about a smoothie? My treat?"
"You definitely know how to treat a lady right Hunter. In no time you will be the perfect gentleman with women lining up to get a chance to date you."
The pair chuckled as they entered the Youth Center. Neither realizing how this would change the course of events.
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END OF DREAM SEQUENCE
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Hunter awoke in a cold sweat. He didn't realize how little he knew. The blonde had only experienced a portion of the events that transpired as a child, but he felt it was odd how he knew more than he should. At first he dismissed it as a weird dream, but he quickly noted that Kim's relationship with her mother was quite strained after that point. It was yet another unsolved story he had about Kim. There were so many things he didn't know about her, but she was able to read him like a book. It disturbed him to end, but he knew he would get to the end of it eventually.
He grabbed his cell phone and dialed her number. He knew she wouldn't mind despite it being the middle of the night as it would not have been the first time they had a "HART heart to heart" at 3 AM. Hunter dialed and waited. It rang and went to voicemail. He tried again and then it did the same thing. The third time an unexpected thing happened.
A voice on the other side he was not expecting spoke from the other side:
"Crimson Ranger, you should be keeping better track of your precious people. First the Griffin faded from existence, which was then quickly followed by the Lion. The Crane has dropped from the skies. I would watch your back if I were you as things are only heating up."
Before Hunter could get a word in edge wise the line went dead.
Hunter fished a silver object out of his nightstand drawer and stuffed it into a pocket along with his cell phone as he rushed to get clothes on as he rushed out the door.
Things were getting too complicated to leaven THEM out of the picture any more. He had promised Kim to stay silent on the matter, but he had no choice in the matter now. Even if this were a sick joke, he did not have a choice as he could not risk her life or the life of any of the others. He knew Griffin should have been safe and that Dustin could take care of himself. Kim was another story. Something seemed odd the last night he stayed with her, but he dismissed it as the stress associated with moving cross-country with very little notice.
One thought crossed his mind as he got onto his bike and faded away into the blanket of night:
'I won't fail you again.'
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Author's Note
The story took so long to updated as I asked for seven reviews before an update. And it looks like I finally got 7 more or less for ch 26. I think I will go back down to expecting 4 or 5 because I know a lot of people were impatiently waiting for the latest chapter. This one is short and kind of crappy but like tough cookies.
Wasn't that so unexpected? There are a lot of new plot twists in store for you the readers. Where have all of you disappeared to? I really miss the feedback! The Kim-Hunter thing may be growing old to some of you, but it is critical to the development of the story. Pinks stick together. That is one of the major Ranger Fundamentals. Rangers put their differences aside for the common good. Something not everyone takes to heart. I originally planned this for the be about twenty chapters, but the story has evolved to a point where I don't even know where its really heading any more.
I have far too many ideas now. I know the chapters aren't consistent lengths any more, but I believe in quality over quantity. I am still working on that. I still have a lot on my mind and on my plate so I will try to update to the best of my ability. It's shorter than I would have liked but midterms have been kicking my ass lately.
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