Volcano storm ch 8

(Ok this is Alexis's memory and Tori's story)

It was a beautiful day all across Hawaii. Alexis, Danny, and Josh were headed towards a small volcano. They were having a good time.
"Hey Danny, how long till we have to be back at the Academy?" Josh asked.

Alexis groaned "Please, could we not worry about that. We spend practically every waking moment doing Academy things, I am taking this hour as sacred time that I can be a regular girl, not just a ninja." she crosses her arms for good measure.

"Careful Scarlet, last time you acted like a regular girl, it got us in a whole lot of trouble." Josh warned, serious and joking at the same time. He was talking about a time when Alexis's feelings for an enemy had almost ruined their mission with the Thunder Academy. Ever since then, romance was a dangerous thing to her, and she had dismissed it as something girls with normal lives get, and she was just not a girl with a normal life.

"Whatever Cobalt, it was just a girl thing. Not like it will ever happen again."

"It better not, or we might have a war on our hands." Danny said. He jumped down from the waist high stone wall he had been walking on as they reached the end if the path. It was as far as tourists would go, for everyone knew the volcano was active and could go off at anytime. But anyone who was like the trio would know what lied at the base. Making sure no one was watching, they ducked behind some trees and streaked to the base of the volcano. They stopped at a large rock. Without giving it a second thought, Danny walked right into the rock, but instead of bumping into it, he passed right through. Josh was next, followed by Alexis. When they emerged from the rock, they were at the Volcano Ninja Academy. The first sight was of the young students training with each other. Behind them, the tall building that severed as a teaching center and home for the boarding students stood.
"Alexis!" a voice called. Alexis turned to see Sensei Anko calling her. She turned back to the boys.
"Well, got to run. Catch ya after class."
She went over to her Sensei to help teach the younger students. As one of the senior students, she taught regularly, leaving her own training to early morning and late afternoon. She was a role model to the younger ninjas, but often under-estimated, since she was the one of the only female fire ninja. There was only three other females at the Volcano academy, a younger ninja, which was commonly known as a spark, the first ones sister, who was also a senior, and Sensei Anko, a teacher.

Alexis helped demonstrate a new fire technique, to use your inner fire and warm yourself and those around her. The volcano academy didn't normally focus mainly on self defense, but had recently devoted more attention to it at the command of Sensei Haruno, their head teacher. The class went by without problem. After they were dismissed, a few students came up to Alexis. She made a few appointments to tutor, and was on her way. She was only a few steps from the building when she felt it. Looking around, she knew everyone else felt it too. Even from the fire still glowing bright in some of them, everyone was shivering. An untrained human would dismiss the sudden chill as a strong wind, but as a ninja, Alexis sensed the dark magic. Without wasting a second, she streaked inside to Sensei Haruno's office. She burst into the door, and was shocked at the first person she saw. Sensei was there, of course, but she didn't expect Josh there with him. They looked very serious, and wet hovering over some important looking scrolls.
"Alexis, what are you doing there?" Josh asked
Alexis collected herself. "Did you feel the dark magic that just passed?"
Sensei spoke now. "Yes we are sure it's just some fool unknowingly practicing dark magic, and are sending out some ninjas to track him. Nothing we haven't seen before, don't get worried."
But Alexis was no idiot. It hadn't just been some fool. That hadn't happened in years and they had forgotten she knew all the dark magic scrolls were locked up in the library.
"Sensei please, it was much more than that, I know it was, what's going on?" Alexis pleaded.
"It's nothing a pretty young lady should lose sleep over; just go back to your room." Josh said, the frustration in his eyes betraying the 'confident' smile on his face.
"I'm not just a girl, I'm a senior fire ninja and I want to know." Alexis cried, slamming her foot in the ground. She knew her actions were normally reserved for brats, but she didn't care.
"God damn it Alexis, for once just listen to your big brother!" Josh yelled back at her.

At this point Shane interrupted Tori.
"Wait, brother?" He asked. Tori let out an annoyed sigh
"Yes, Alexis had an older brother, Josh."
"So that means you have two Volcano Ninja cousins, plus Danny?" Blake asked, hiding the annoyance in his voice at Danny's name.
"That's right, now can I finish?"
"Wait, why did you say had a brother?" Cam asked.
"You'll find out soon enough now let me finish."

Alexis reeled back. It wasn't often Josh got mad at her, and she still hated making her brother upset as much as she had the first time. Wordlessly, she turned and ran back to her room. She shut the door quietly behind her. She took a look around her room. The dorms at the academy were made for two, but since there were only four girls, one being a teacher and the other two were sisters, she got it lucky. The two closets were a definite plus, Alexis suspected they were the reason she was a shopaholic. She also got a small TV, a personal phone line and a stereo system, though those she had bought herself. There was a small seat next to the double windows, which she went to now. Looking out, she could see all the activity on the ground. Everything looked normal, but she still couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong she was so deep in her thoughts; she jumped when her phone rang. She answered it.
"Hello."

"Hey cuz"

"Tori, what's up"

"Not much, picking up the guys early so were not late to ninja training again."

"Oh right, were done practices over here."

"Nice, look I was wondering, are you still coming over next week."

Alexis sighed. She was supposed to go to California for an annual tournament between the Volcano Ninjas and the Thunder ninjas, but the Thunder academy had never confirmed it.
"I don't know Tor; my plans are kind of, in question."

"Oh ok, what is it, ranger stuff?"

Alexis smiled, when she had become the Scarlet Ranger a couple of months ago, Tori was the only other person to know besides Danny and Josh, the Amber and Cobalt rangers, and Sensei Haruno.

"Nah nothing like that. Look you get to class; I'll talk to you later." With that, Alexis hung up the phone. She realized it was time for dinner but she had no appetite. For lack of a better option she crawled onto her bed and turned on the TV. Eventually she fell asleep, with dreams of coldness and blackness.

She woke a couple hours later to the sound of pounding on the door. She hastily answered it, wishing she had time to fix herself up. She opened the door and surprisingly found herself face to face with Darren. Darren was the another senior fire ninja, one of Alexis's better sparing partners. Alexis had heard rumors he had a crush on her, but knocking on her door in the middle of the night seemed unreasonable. Oddly enough he looked very worried
"Darren?" Alexis said "What's up?"
"Alexis," he said quickly, "You're needed immediately"
"What, now? What time is it."?
"It'll be one in a couple of minutes, but Sensei Haruno is demanding the senior students report to him immediately. Everyone else is there already. We need to go."
Alexis decided it would be best to ask for details later. Together the hurriedly raced through the hallways to Sensei's office. Upon arrival, Alexis surveyed the scene. Sensei Haruno was sitting at his desk with a distressed look on his face. To his left were the main teachers of the school, about six of them. Kneeling on the pillows in front of him were three other senior students, and a place for Darren. On his right were Danny and Josh. She took her place next to Josh. Finally Sensei Haruno cleared his voice and began to speak.
"I am sure you're all wondering why you were called here at this time. I must tell you the news is not good. It seems a dark ninja has come to invade our planet from space." a collective gasp was heard around the room.
'I was right, there was dark magic!' Alexis thought to herself, but said nothing aloud.
"But Sensei, what should we do." Darren asked.
Sensei spoke again. "Lothor is the name of this fallen ninja. We have received word that just today, well yesterday now, he attacked and destroyed the Wind Ninja Academy"
"What!" Alexis yelled. She stared at her Sensei, praying that what he said wasn't true.
"Do not fear Alexis, luckily, the Sensei there, Watanabe, survived the attack. He informed me your cousin and two of her friends were late that day and are unharmed."
Alexis let her breath out, not realizing she had been holding it. Next to her, she felt Josh and Danny doing something similar.
"But Sensei, how did they fight him." a ninja asked.
"This way." and Sensei turned around to push a button. A screen lowers from the ceiling, startling the students, who didn't think Sensei knew anything about technology. Pressing another button, and image appeared of three, morphed figures. They watched the three fight a monster.
"More Rangers." Danny said.
"And take a closer look at the blue one." Josh said. Alexis did. A water powered one, obviously female cause of the skirt. But it was the way she fought that really got Alexis.
"Tori!" she cried. Sensei nodded.
"That is indeed your cousin Alexis. She was chosen as a power ranger along with her friends." Sensei replied.
Alexis was so excited for a second she didn't realize the obvious. Finally it dawned her, her face turning from excitement to fear. "Wait a minute, if Lothor attacked the Wind, what about us?"
Sensei let out a sigh that seemed to age him. "We have thought of that. When our spies returned with the information, it wasn't good news. That is the reason we have called you all here tonight. The Volcano academy will be attacked tonight." at first silence met his words, and then everyone began to talk at once.
"What do we do?"
"Raise the alarm."
"Get the students out."
"Pack our bags and run"
" We won't run." Josh said. Everyone stopped and looked at her. Sensei nodded at him before speaking again.
"Josh is right. We will stay and fight for our school." Sensei began to give orders. "Darren, raise the alarm. Sensei Anko, assemble the students. You two," he pointed at the sisters," open the weaponry. Everyone else, help Anko. Alexis, Danny, and Josh, stay." the three students waited until everyone else had left before approaching him.
"This new threat is stronger than any other in my lifetime. You three must lead the students through this battle. We chose you as our Power Rangers for a reason you know."
"Yes sir." They replied in union.
"Now go join your friends." he dismissed them. But he remembered something else as they were about to leave. "Alexis." he called. The three turned back.
"Yes Sensei?" she asked.
"We received intelligence that the reason the Thunder Academy has not responded is because they have also fallen at the hands of this ninja. I trust that is of no problem to you?"
No one not even Tori knew what went through Alexis's head, her facial expression was impossible to read, but she squared up her shoulders and replies," Of course not Sensei." an left with Danny and Josh.

"Nothing, we meant nothing to her." Hunter muttered.
"Hey bro, don't worry about it, not like we care about her." Blake said.
"And you still don't know what Alexis thought about before she answered." Shane said.
"Her answer was exactly what a Volcano Ninja would be expected to say." Tori said.
"And maybe if we find out what happened, she'll tell us what she was thinking." Cam said. "So what happened Tori?

An hour later, the Volcano Academy was assembled. They faced the open grounds and waited. They didn't wait long. A flash of lightning brought down several aliens. Alexis watched as they approached
"Ready?" Alexis asked.
"Ready." two more voices answered
"Volcano Storm, Ranger Form, HA!
"Power of Fire, Scarlet Ranger! Alexis called.
"Power of Fire, Amber Ranger!" Danny called.
"Power of Fire, Cobalt Ranger!" Josh called.
"Power Rangers, Volcano Storm!" they all said.
"Attack!" Alexis commanded. An epic battle broke out as the Volcano students charged the aliens and newly appeared kelzaks. Alexis was soon caught in a wave of fighters and lost sight of Danny and Josh. She would always hate herself for that, for if she hadn't, she might have been able to stop Choobo from grabbing Josh, and Zurgane from grabbing Danny. But she didn't and before she knew it, another shot came down, this one so powerful it scattered the students, most landing face down on the ground. Alexis, slowly picked herself up, bit was just greeted by the site of the ninjas being turned to orbs and flying into the air. Finally, the only ones left were her and one alien. She knew this one was called Lothor. She wanted to attack him, but felt too weak. She was slightly surprised to hear him speak to her.
"I suppose you're wondering why I haven't captured you, aren't you." he said.
"Why don't I just play along and say yes." Alexis replied icily.
Lothor laughed at the girl's attitude. "You see when I first escaped from my prison; it was a Volcano Ninja who helped me. In return for the favor he did me, I swore on my dark powers if I ever captured a Volcano Ninja, I would release them."
"Then why did you attack the Academy?" Alexis asked.
Lothor laughed. "'A', little girl. One person. I made no promise about a whole school. But I'll be nice and let the one go. So which of your friends do you want to save?"
"What?" Alexis yelled, "You expect me to choose any student to save?"
"Actually, you can save one of these two." with a wave of his hand, Josh and Danny appeared, held by kelzaks.
"Cobalt, Danny." Alexis said quietly. She knew she had to choose one, and the other would be Lothor's prisoner. Tears started to well up in her eyes. "Why me?" she asked.
"Why not you? You are the best this academy has to offer, you are the only one who has ever successfully infiltrated another ninja academy, your perfect for a life or death decision."
'If I'm perfect and I get this, I would rather be a mess.' Alexis thought to herself.
"You have four hours to decide." Lothor said, and disappeared. The tears Alexis had held back now flowed freely. She fell to her knees on what were now the ruins of the Volcano Academy. She cried at the lost of her home. The place that took her in when she was only five after her parents died. She cried until she was so exhausted she fell asleep.

She only slept for a couple of minutes before she felt someone enter her dreams. Her consciousness became a solid form of her as Josh appeared.
"Cobalt? How are you in my dreams?" She asked.
"Scarlet, thank god you're safe. There isn't much time. I got here using a meditation technique Sensei taught us and for the moment, we're fine. But I need you to do something."
"Just tell me how to rescue you all and I'm there." Alexis said.
"You can't rescue us; we're all the way in space. But when Lothor appears to you again, you have to save Danny."
"What! No way! What'll happen to you?"
Josh sighed. "Most likely thing is he'll kill me. The other students are only prisoners, but since we have ranger powers, he won't want to keep us around."
"I can't let you die. You're my big brother for god's sake."
"Danny and I already agreed, you to make a better pair. You have to choose him, that's an order."
"I'm team leader! I give the orders!" Alexis screamed, angry and sad at the same time.
"This is not an order to the Scarlet Volcano Ranger; it's an order to Alexis Hanson, my little sister."
Alexis looked down, knowing she couldn't beat him. Reluctantly, she nodded her head yes.
"Good." Josh said. He sighed and Alexis looked up at him.
"What?" she asked him.
"Do you remember Mom and Dad?" he asked. The question startled her.
"No, but I do remember that they didn't want me to become ninja, that's it."
"It's just that I agree with Dad right now, if you had never become a ninja, you wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey," Alexis said, "I can still fend for myself. No matter, I'll always love being who I am." Josh smiled.
"For a big brother I didn't raise you too bad." both of them smiled. Josh turned to exit her dream, but quickly turned back. "I love you sis, don't ever forget that."
Alexis smiled at her brother through the new tears that were forming. "I love you bro." and with that, Josh disappeared from her dream.

Alexis awoke again and knew she had slept another couple of hours. A storm blew around her as Lothor appeared again. She quickly rose to her feet.
"Well little one, have you decided?"

"Yes." Alexis said. "Give me Danny back."
In a flash the amber ranger appeared.

"Know that with your decision, you have doomed the Cobalt ranger." Lothor said.

"We'll fight you. We can stop you with our powers." Alexis said, stronger than she felt.

"Oh really, have either of you actually checked your morphers?" Lothor said. Alexis and Danny grabbed the morphers of their wrists and examined them. With horror, they realized the power coins that normally were their respective color and power, were now a dull gray.
"What did you do?" Danny asked.
"Just drained the power out of them. Unless you can find a source strong enough, there useless." and Lothor disappeared.
Danny turned to Alexis. She was staring silently at the morpher."You want to cry?" he asked her.
"No." Alexis shook her head." I have done nothing but cry all day. I want to do something now."

"Like?"

" Like find a power source. The Volcano Academy knew of an ancient one that belonged solely to us. That could regenerate our ranger powers. We'll find it, then go to Tori and the Wind rangers, and stop Lothor." Alexis said. She began to walk towards the now half destroyed building to begin her research. Danny looked at Alexis. Her plan was crazy, but it just might work.

"And that's what happened." Tori finished. The boys were silent as they registered what Tori had told them. It was hard to believe Alexis had been through so many things. Abruptly, Tori stood up. "Well, I have a cousin to retrieve." and walked out of Ops.

A/N- well that was a success. I considered stopping the chapter so many times, but I ended up finishing it. Sorry it's been forever since I posted, but it took a while to write. Next chapter will be much shorter. And people, seriously, REVIEW THE DANG CHAPTER. One person did last time, and I thank you Taeniaea, you are the reason I posted this. Next chapter when my bff stops bothering me about my other story, when I write it, and as long as I get reviews. Catch y'all later
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A/N 2-Once again, obvious change is that they are all fire ninja.