Volcano storm ch 13
Danny and Dustin were brought before Lothor and his generals. The Kelzacks undid their bounds, and Dustin immediately took a fighting stance, but Danny moved to stop him.
"There are too many of them to fight. Our best chance is to see what they want, then try and get out of here." He said.
"I always knew you were the smart one of those fire-breathing circus acts." Lothor taunted. Danny glared at the space-ninja. Dustin saw his fists clench, but Danny remained quiet.
"Your friends have chosen to abandon you." Lothor began.
"Yeah, I doubt that." Dustin replied. Lothor sneered in annoyance.
"It looks like I'll have to extend my little surprise to the both of you." he said. With one last grin he spun and shot out a red light of some sort. The majority of his generals turned away from the brilliant light, Marah and Kapri screamed and hid behind Lothor's throne, and all the Earth and Fire Ninjas present could do was throw their arms in front of their eyes. The red began to shift and form a swirling cardinal-colored portal.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Lothor taunted, "Step inside and win a prize."
Danny finally spoke to the villain. "You'll never win Lothor, good always beat evil."
Lothor rolled his eyes, "Don't you heroes ever think of any new catch phrases."
The last thing either boy remembered was falling through an abyss of red, before blacking out.
It had become dark on Helicoid, and the Rangers had stopped after hours of trekking through the island habitat, and made camp in a clearing. Alexis had started a fire, and Shane, Hunter and Tori had gone off to look for food, leaving Blake to look after the camp. When realizing the only companion was a Thunder, Alexis quickly opted to take a walk through the jungle, promising to stay close before Blake even looked up. Alexis had the feeling Blake's top priority wasn't her safety. She had been leaning against a fallen tree far enough away that she could just barely see the flow of the fire. She stayed close enough to make a run for it back to camp in case another of the Island's monsters made an appearance. The night air was warm and though she wasn't in any discomfort, she didn't like sitting in the dirt, and once again Alexis longed for the sandy beaches of Hawaii. She wanted to be taking a break from surfing and suntanning on a beach towel. Or to be sitting on the rocks at the base of an active volcano, right by the Academy entrance, shaking sand out of her shoes and laughing with her friends. She wanted to come home to the Academy after shopping with her girl-friends only to find her big brother waiting in her room, ready to lecture her about responsibility, which she would then just brush off and call Tori on the other side of the ocean. So lost in her daydreams, she didn't realize Tori had come up behind her until the water ninja was stepping over the log to join her cousin.
"You miss home, don't you?" Tori guessed. "The Volcano Academy."
"It's not just the Academy Tori." Alexis replied. "That was just a building. My friends, my teachers, the students, my brother, they're who I miss. They were my home."
Tori looked sympathetically at her cousin. "Look, 'Lexis I know what it's like to miss a sibling."
"It's different for you Tor." Alexis said angrily, getting up and turning away. "Alison is a state away. She's at college, you can call her whenever you want and Turtle Cove University is a days drive away, not a perilous journey requiring ancient scrolls and super-powers. You have NO idea what it's like to spend everyday thinking your older-brother, your only family, your BEST FRIEND is dead and knowing you killed him." Alexis kept her arms crossed and body facing away from Tori. A look of shame crossed Tori's face. She walked to her cousin, and opted to put a hand on her shoulder instead of hugging her.
"Hey." Tori said. "You have me now, I'm family too. And you're right, I don't know what your feeling, but I miss Josh too, and I'll help you do anything so we can bring him back. He isn't dead Alexis, and you just wait, we'll find him." Alexis turned and gave Tori a weak smile. It was then when Tori noticed what Hunter previously had, that Alexis's eyes were duller from their usual bright green, and had lost the little twinkle that had always been there. Alexis was never drop dead gorgeous, and she was still pretty like Tori, so it wasn't attractiveness she had lost, but it still seemed like she had lost something of her own being because of those eyes.
"Tell me something." Tori said.
"Something." Was the reply.
"Ha-Ha, I'm serious." Tori took the following silence as a sign to go on. "What exactly happened between you and Hunter?"
Alexis sighed heavily. She sat down on the log and patted the space next to her. "It's a looooooong story, so you might as well get comfortable." She waited until Tori was seated to go on.
"It all started about two years ago. Josh, Danny, and me had all been called to Sensei Haruno's office. He told us our spy at the Thunder Academy reported that the Thunder Ninjas had gained access to incredible powers they would use to 'destroy' evil ninjas. We realized what he meant was that they had created their own Power Rangers. We, rather stupidly if you asked me now, assumed this meant they were going to attack the Volcano. We were sent to destroy the morphers. I would be going to classes and posing as a Sensei's daughter, since it was our spy posing as a Sensei. Josh and Danny would stay hidden, and were only there for back-up. I sometimes wish I had been back up instead, but since I was team leader I didn't really have a choice. My job was to earn the students trust, and have them tell me where the morphers were. I went into it confident but, it was a lot more challenging then I thought. All the kids there were, well, awesome, they were so nice and welcoming and funny, and then there was one of them..." Alexis trailed off.
"Hunter."
"Even then he was his brooding self, but not as much as he is now. He always made an effort to help me, and lord knows I needed it when I switched styles, and he never questioned why I didn't have Thunder abilities the way others did. He respected my privacy, and I really liked hanging out with him and Blake. I guess, me and Hunter starting to like each other on a, uh, deeper scale was just bound to happen." Here Alexis paused for a moment, reflecting on her feelings. Tori looked questioningly at her before she asked,
"So did you do it?" she asked.
Alexis laughed before looking back. "Do what Tor? I did a lot of things! One of those being, beginning to date Hunter."
"Sooooo, that explains the whole ex- girlfriend mess back at Ops."
"Yeah, guess it does. When Josh found out, he was furious. The way he was stomping around and lecturing, I thought the whole school would find us out. Finally I convinced him by saying it was for the mission, though he still wasn't that happy about it. I was actually pretty happy at the Thunder Academy. I mean, a great boyfriend, awesome friends, I got a pretty good deal. But then..." Alexis took a deep breath, "Hunter and I were hanging out. We were walking around, when he stopped and said he had something to show me. The next thing I know he's opening a secret hatch by the school and leading me down into an underground base. I figured out pretty quickly what it was. And then, he took out a box, and showed me the three morphers inside."
"Wait a sec, three? What happened to the...ohhhhh." Tori realized
Alexis looked solemnly ahead. "I told the others I had found the morphers. I had to, we had already been there for nearly five months, and we needed to get the mission finished. I still remember what exactly happened that night..."
Alexis stood by her bed, still as a rock for a moment. She could barely hear the boys preparing to carry out the mission right outside her bedroom. She had been holding the Thunder Ninja Uniform in her hands and she stood, then sighed and put it on the dresser, clean and folded neatly. It was the only semi-polite thing she could do.
"Hurry up Scarlet." Josh said knocking on her door.
"I'll be there soon Cobalt." Alexis responded. She pulled her Volcano Uniform out of her bag. Running her fingers up the distinct scarlet stripe, she thought of what the color stood for: Strength. Leadership. And Fire (of course). It was more than just a power source, it was an extension of her own self. Alexis scoffed at her own cheesy line. Her pointer lightly traced over the Volcano insignia. The Volcano was the only home she had known for thirteen years. She knew what others said about it, and she knew she couldn't just fail them because her own personal feelings had gotten in the way, they had trusted her with the Scarlet morpher, so like it or not, she was going to finish this.
"Scarlet, if you are not dressed, and out here with your bags in two minutes, I will-"
"OKAY, Danny, I'm coming!" Alexis interrupted. She hurriedly dressed and felt a familiar energy surge when she put her morpher on her wrist. She threw her remaining stuff into a bag and entered the living room. A second later her final bag was taken away by a cobalt-colored breeze. Alexis rolled her eyes at Josh's way of getting their stuff to the awaiting transport. Currently, the plan was for the three Rangers too carry out the mission, then meet Sensei X at the helicopter that would take them out of there. If there weren't any difficulties, they would be gone before the Thunders even noticed. X was already gone, and Josh was back within a few minutes. Alexis looked at the clock, it read five minutes until one. If they were going to move, it had to be now. They quickly moved through the hallways of the building and jumped from the window. They found themselves at the side of the building. They would have to go slowly from here on. The Rangers crept slowly and quietly, trying to blend with the night-time surroundings. Alexis didn't think the streaks of color were enough to be noticeable. They were inching their way between bushes of the main grounds when Danny stopped.
"Somethings wrong." He barley breathed.
"Dan?" Josh questioned.
"Co.. Wait, they know we're here! They set an alarm."
"How can you.." Alexis was cut off by a screeching siren. The Academy alarm!
"Whats going on?" Numerous voices called. The Volcano Rangers could see lights go on and boarding students begin to head down stairs to the main grounds where they were. Panic began to set into Alexis.
"Scarlet, go finish the mission. Danny and I will keep the students busy." Josh said.
Alexis could only nod and take off towards the underground base. She could just hear Josh and Danny as she left.
"Ready for this, Cobalt?"
"Danny, I was born ready."
"Volcano Storm, Ranger Form, HA!" Alexis could tell two Cobalt and Amber color rangers were standing back there. She reached the entrance. Locked.
"Of course it's locked." she muttered. No longer caring for stealth, she summoned a fire ball, broke the lock off, and descended into the base. She had lost time, and had to hurry. She found the box containing the morphers. She forced herself to open the lid, and found the the three morphers, exactly like the Volcano morphers when she got hers. She picked up the Gold morpher first. Suddenly, a screen flashed on. She saw what the Gold ranger would look like. It was a darkish version of the color, with black too. And next to the ranger was a picture of the student who was currently planned to receive the powers. Alexis recognized her as a graduating student named Le Ann. She was Omino's daughter, and actually, a really nice girl. It only took a moment for Alexis too piece together the other Rangers, and sure enough, Blake's image came up next to the Navy Ranger, and finally the Crimson Ranger appeared next to Hunters image. Alexis's grip tightened at the realization of what she was doing on a smaller scale. The metal of the morpher poked into her skin, and she looked back at her fist.
Alexis made her decision.
Pressing her mouth into a tight line, Alexis swept her hand around the room, sending fire through room. The computer and hardware exploded, ancient texts were ablaze and probably lost forever, and all the plans were turned to ash. To say the least, the Thunders wouldn't be able to build any more morphers. She then looked at her hand. Igniting a fireball in her hand, she watched as the morpher either fried or was destroyed in small explosions. She tried to keep her face neutral as she dropped the ruined thing to the ground. She had just picked up the Navy morpher when something caught her eye. Two doors of too the side, one reading Armory, the other said Zord. She was about to go see them when she heard the footsteps behind her.
Panic set into Alexis. she realized she had been too loud, and the Thunder ninjas probably came with an advantage over her. Then she heard the one voice she didn't want to hear the most.
"Alexis?" Hunters disbelieving voice said. Alexis turned to see him with only Blake behind him. When his eyes widened further she knew it was because he was looking at the Volcano insignia on her uniform. She could only remain quiet as he looked around the room at all the destruction she had caused. Finally, his eyes focused on the morpher in her hands. His face filled with anger as he looked at her.
"You're a Volcano Ninja!" He accused.
Alexis looked at him, then the morpher, then him again.
"Aww, screw it." she said, dropped the morpher, and streaked out of there before either brother could move.
She found a mess on the main grounds. The cobalt and amber rangers were each fighting numerous ninjas at a time. A few looked up to see that their friend was the enemy, and the shock was enough to let the Volcanos knock some of their opponents down. Others got over it much quicker, and attacked Alexis. Since there were very few boarding students, and Alexis had far more training, she managed to hold her own against them. The sudden change in air-flow had her look up to realize Sensei X was there with the helicopter. It was time to go. Most of the Thunders shied away at the thing and it got close enough for Danny and Josh to ninja jump in. Before Alexis could make her way over, a crimson bolt of lightning almost hit it. The copter jerked back into the air, and Alexis turned around to gape at Hunter.
"You can make lightning." She said stupidly.
"Guess your not the only one with secrets." he smirked.
Annoyance flared up in Alexis. "Maybe so, but I still have a few tricsk up my sleeve." Pivoting to face the students, she raised her hand and a wild fire spread rapidly. The initial panic distracted the students, and Alexis made a dash for the building. She could here thunder clouds rolling in to quench the flames. Leaping onto the roof, she saw the helicopter release a rope ladder. She would have to make a jump for it. It started to pour from overhead. She started to make her way across the roof when she sensed a presence behind her.
"Why Alexis?" Hunter yelled over the brewing storm. Alexis turned her head over her shoulder, and there he was. Hunter was drenched, and she most likely looked the same. "Why did you betray us?"
"We both know that I was never one of you."
"So did you lie about everything?" He asked as approached her slowly.
Alexis was still for a moment. She didn't know how to answer him. Finally, she decided to just end this. "I have a mission Hunter. I need to complete it." she spun and kicked Hunter in the gut. He stumbled back a few feet before regaining his balance.
Unfortunately, at that same time Blake arrived with two sick-looking blaster. If she didn't leave soon she was done.
"And no, not everything." She shouted to him, and took off over the roof to the copter. She got to the edge and leaped. It should have been a smooth trip, until she felt the unbearable burning in her calf.
She flailed through the air, and just managed to grab onto the last rung with one hand. She could hear Josh screaming over her, smell the fires below and her own burning flesh, and she could twist to know that Blake had his blaster pointed too her and hit her straight in the leg.
Her eyes landed in Hunter, with his blaster pointed, but his eyes staring straight into her. Try as she might, she couldn't bring herself to look away.
Hunter pulled the blaster to eye level, and terror clenched Alexis in its iron grip. Then, the feel of the rain, the sound of Josh's screaming all subsided as Hunter pointed, fired...
And missed.
The blast sailed clear past Alexis. The world rushed back into focus as the rope ladder jerked up and Josh screamed at her. She could only look sadly at Hunter while Danny and Josh pulled her up into the helicopter. Soon they were far away, and the Academy had disappeared from sight. Alexis was silent as Josh tended to her wound. One thought pounded and repeated in her head. Hunter had fired on her. And Hunter missed her...on purpose.
A/N- well, there you go chapter 13. first of all, if anyone is confused about Tori's sister Alison, I made her up because one episode of Ninja storm(i think its called down and dirty or something) Tori clearly states she has a sister, thus making Alexis and Josh have a second cousin, ect. Anyway, finally, the deal behind Hunter and Alexis is revealed, it took me long enough, I hope you all are satisfied.
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