Author's Note; Hey, guys, I realize I've been really lazy and unable to update, sorry for that! But I'm back and I will try updating more often, but I have 4 more stories to update and I'm thinking about getting my Guardian Series back up, but I don't remember half of it since I deleted most. Plus I have a school show coming up in which I am like the co-captain and I've been busy finding songs and routines for that. SORRY!
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Jessy trailed behind her brothers. If they heard Cam's voice through the tracker they'd be suspicious for sure. She held it up to her face and whispered; "My brothers are on their way to the Cavern of Spirits. I'll keep you updated."
Her brothers stopped momentarily, looking around them, and for a moment Jessy thought they figured out she was helping the Wind Rangers.
"I don't know about you bro, but I'm not digging this place." Blake smirked.
"Me neither." Jessy squeaked, hearing the hollow sounds of the forest around them. She ran forward and latched on to Hunter's arm; "This place is creepy."
"Don't be such babies." Hunter snapped to the two of them, shaking off Jessy's grip. She in turn turned to Blake, who rolled his eyes but let her grip on to him instead.
"You should be afraid Thunder Rangers, there are Spirits here of the darkest warriors the world has ever known." the Guinea Pig Sensei told them wisely.
"Spirits?" Jessy squeaked once more, tightening her grip on Blake.
"Quiet!" Hunter snapped; "We know what we're doing."
"Have you not learned that taking revenge on one who has caused you no harm makes you as guilty as the one who has hurt you to begin with."
"You destroyed our parents." Hunter grumbled at him, venom dripping from each syllable; "Parents who adopted us and gave us a life. You deserve everything that's coming to you." With that he continued walking, Blake behind him. Jessy wanted to pull back and tell the Wind Rangers of this conversation, but the scenery really was freaking her out.
"Can you not try to break my arm off?" Blake asked her, for her grip had become even tighter.
"No!" Jessy shook her head.
"How much further do we have to go Hunter?" Blake groaned; "This girl's gonna cut off all the blood circulation in my arm."
"Almost there." Hunter answered, he turned to their sister, who was eyeing the forest around her like it would attack her right there; "How can you call yourself a Ninja when you're so afraid of everything?"
"Excuse me?" Jessy glared at him; "You're still afraid of the dark, remember?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Hunter remarked. Blake chuckled.
"Why are you laughing?" Jessy spun on him; "You're afraid of spiders."
"Am not..." Blake trailed off, trying to shake her grip off.
Suddenly they were surrounded by Ninja Zombies, and Hunter set the Guinea Pig sphere down; "Okay guys?"
"Thunder Storm! Ranger Form!" they chanted, and in their place stood three Power Rangers, Crimson, Navy, and Amber. Hunter picked the Guniea Pig off the floor before Jessy could try and the three swung for the zombies. But they kept returning.
Soon, Hunter was tackled; "What now?"
"Put me down I say." the Sensei grumbled.
Blasts filled the forests, and as the Thunder Rangers paused to see who had just interfered, Shane kept blasting; "Coming through!"
They stopped right beside the Thunder Rangers, and Dustin smirked; "Woah! Who do we fight?"
"Anyone not wearing a Primary color?" Shane asked in return. He could feel Jessy's cold glare but she'd understand, right now they were enemies.
"Right! Good plan!" Tori nodded, right before getting knocked off her Tsunami Cycle.
The Winds took care of their own small groups of Zombies and Hunter nodded to his brother and sister; "Stay close."
"This is crazy!" Blake groaned, going back into action.
Pretty soon, Dustin grabbed Sensei out of Hunter's grip and tried riding away. Jessy felt a glimmer of hope, but it was squashed for Blake had gotten it back.
Soon Blake was surrounded, and had to pass it back to Hunter before the Zombies or Dustin could have the sphere.
"Hunter, over here!" Jessy said. Hunter reluctantly passed Sensei over to her, and Jessy held it tightly.
But then all of the Rangers were pulled into a tight circle, the Zombies around them. Shane groaned; "These guys are fearless!"
"They're dead, it's not like they have a lot to lose." Tori remarked.
"So that would leave the glass half empty right?" Dustin asked them rhetorically.
"So we're pretty much dead." Jessy said blankly.
"Back off!" Hunter shouted at the zombies.
"Cause that's totally gonna do a lot Hunter." Jessy said, aggravatedly.
Shane looked at Hunter; "How about a truce? Let's do this together!"
"Fine by me, but only for now." Hunter agreed. Jessy realized what was going on, her brothers were using them once again.
They split into groups, Shane was helping Hunter, while the other four worked together. Several times Jessy tried to hand the Guinea Pig to Dustin without her brothers noticing, but they kept turning to see if the sphere was in her hands so she had no opportunities.
Pretty soon all of the Zombies were wiped out, and the Wind Rangers hooted excitedly. But as fast as their truce was agreed on, it was broken, and the Thunder brothers turned on them. Jessy on the other hand stood still, petrified.
The Winds were back on the ground, the Thunders in front of them. Hunter laughed evilly; "Let's go! We're out of here." He and his brother streaked off.
"You guys, I wish I could give this to you right now." Jessy moaned; "But I really can't do that to them." She streaked right behind her brothers.
They met at a small rock quarry and faced off immediately. As Blake and Jessy knocked Dustin and Tori away, all Hunter had to do was kick Shane for them to back away.
"Why are you doing this?" Dustin asked them.
"Simple, revenge." Hunter replied. Suddenly the ground began to shake and Jessy gripped on his arm; "Jessy, stop being a baby!"
"What's that?" Dustin asked, referring to the shaking.
Shane was the only one who stayed on topic; "Revenge for what?" A giant zord popped up, and the body inside it was familiar; "Hey, is that-"
"Zurgane!" Tori finished for him.
"Who gave him the keys to a Zord, huh?" Dustin asked his teammates.
"That'll keep 'em busy." Hunter muttered.
"Yeah." Blake nodded. The three ran off, Sensei still in Jessy's possession.
Tori had decided to go against the General while the other two chased after the Bradleys, and Jessy couldn't help but worry for Tori as she was all alone in a Megazord fight.
"Give me that ball!" Dustin shouted, jumping to grab it from Jessy's outstretched arms.
"Don't even!" Blake grumbled, intercepting Dustin mid-air.
Shane went after Hunter and Jessy, but was also stopped by Blake.
As Jessy made a run for it, Dustin kicked under her feet, and Jessy let go of Sensei, but unfortunately for the Winds it flew into Blake's grasp, and Blake used it as a shield when Shane tried kicking him.
Blake tossed it to Hunter, but it was given to Dustin, and eventually returned to Jessy as her brothers kicked the two Wind Rangers away. The two didn't give up, and after a moment of conversation they charged at the Thunder Rangers again.
Shane caught the sphere, and tried tossing it to Dustin, but the sphere went high up into the air, all four boys jumping to snatch it. They kicked each other away and the sphere landed in the midst of rubble.
"I've got you." Jessy whispered to the Guinea Pig as she lifted him off the ground; "I'm going to make sure you return to Cam, one way or another." The sound of metal falling snapped her head towards the Storm Megazord, which had hit the ground; "Tori!" But the Blue Ranger was resilient and got back up off the ground.
"Zurgane! Here comes the fun!" Dustin shouted happily.
"Tori's taking you to school!" Shane added.
"Recess is over!" Hunter shouted, reminding the Wind boys that they too had a fight on their hands. With their weapons they returned to fighting each other, forgetting about Jessy and the Sensei.
"Nice weather we're having today, huh?" Jessy asked the Ninja Master.
"Quite calm." Sensei agreed.
By that time all of the Winds had hit the ground, and by all I mean even Tori and the Megazord. And as the boys got back to their feet, the sound of Tori's scream from within the Megazord distracted them long enough for the Thunder brothers to come back and slash them again.
"Are we having fun yet?" Dustin asked from his position on the ground.
"I am!" Hunter agreed, blasting at the two poor boys.
"Your Sensei destroyed our parents." Blake hissed.
"Yeah." Hunter nodded; "And now it's payback time!"
"Can't we just throw him in jail or something?" Jessy muttered to herself.
"Let's go Jessy!" Blake shouted. Jessy looked reluctant, but trailed behind them.
"Ninja Air Assult!" It was as if they were given random shots of adrenaline, for all three Wind Rangers found renewed strength and got back into action. Shane flew from behind into Jessy, slashing her back as she helf the sphere. He caught the sphere between his feet and pushed her back to the ground.
Hunter and Blake ran over to her side, Blake helping her to her feet; "You okay Jess?"
"I see stars." Jessy replied, her head spinning.
"Let's go and get them back!" Hunter grumbled, pulling her along as he streaked forward.
"Oh, you have a big head!" Jessy giggled, tapping his helmet with her free hand.
"You sound so damn high." Blake told her, bewildered.
"Your head is shiney!" Jessy squeaked, peering into Blake's own helmet.
"I see them!" Blake said distractingly as he spotted the three Wind Rangers chatting happily.
"Oh! My friends!" Jessy smiled, waving at them.
Hunter just stared at her as she waved, when had they become friends? Hadn't he told her not to become attached? Since when had she ever disobeyed a direct order? Thankfully, they hadn't noticed her waving and were slashed away from each other by Blake.
"OH! Let me try!" Jessy squealed. She ran forward, slashing at Dustin and Tori for fun; "I still see stars!"
"Come on guys! Get out of the way!" Hunter grumbled. Blake was smart enough to roll away, but Jessy stood her ground, fighting them with a big, goofy grin on her face, her head still clouded after her encounter with Shane.
Jessy saw him; "Ooh! Shiney! Pull the button, pull the button!" She obviously wanted them to shoot.
"What the hell is wrong with her?" Tori asked her partners.
"It might be because I slashed at her several times earlier." Shane replied.
Hunter and Blake shared a glance and then aimed the blaster back at the Wind Rangers and their sister.
"You guys, watch out!" Tori told them, finally noticing Hunter and Blake.
Shane and Jessy were currently locking swords with each other, and Jessy looked back at her brothers; "Big head, shiney head, pull the button! I want to see the Rainbow!"
After charging the shot, Hunter and Blake shot the blaster, and all four Rangers were sprawled onto the ground. Hunter also received the Sensei's sphere and called out to Jessy, who was now on the ground, demorphed; "Jessy!"
Jessy climbed to her feet wobbly as she made her was to them; "I didn't get to see the Rainbow!"
Blake held her by the waist as he nodded to his brother; "Let's bail!"
As they walked Jessy looked over her shoulder; "Bye, bye, telly tubbies!" The two brothers, after sharing a look of disappointment streaked away with her.
"The Ninja Spirits sense our presense." Sensei informed them.
Blake, still holding onto the loopy Jessy, pointed to a small cave; "The cavern."
"The tavern?" Jessy asked, wide-eyed; "We're gonna go drinking?"
"Consider what you are about to do carefully." Sensei continued; "There are powerful forces here."
"Quiet." Hunter snapped; "The Gem of souls will take care of you."
Hunter held the Gem of souls, it was like a dagger, ready to pierce through the Sensei's shield.
"That's a pointy rock you got there." Jessy muttered to herself, she was only beginning to snap out of her daze.
"No!" Shane's voice called, coming from the mouth of the cave; "Put it down! Sensei didn't do anything!"
"Lothor told us everything!" Hunter said gravely.
"Your Sensei destroyed our parents." Blake added.
"Lothor saw the whole thing." Hunter continued.
"And you believed him?" Tori said doubtfully.
"Why shouldn't we?" Hunter remarked.
"Dude he's not exactly known for being one of the good guys." Dustin replied.
"But he brought our entire Academy into his ship." Jessy argued; "They live in little bubbles, why would a bad guy keep people in little bubbles?"
"We're done talking." Hunter grumbled, pulling his arm back to stab the sphere again.
"Put it down Hunter!" a male voice called. All six Rangers looked up to see two angel-like beings, a male and a female.
"Who are you?" Shane asked.
"Mom? Dad?" Hunter questioned the angels sadly; "How did you-"
"This is the Mountain of Lost Ninjas." the male spirit replied; "We will be here for all eternity."
"Because of him, right?" Blake asked, referring to the Guinea Pig.
"No Blake, he's not responsible for what happened to us." the female angel explained to him.
"The one they call... Lothor." the male said.
"Now there's a shock." Tori smirked.
"They're fading." Hunter said sadly.
"No, no, wait!" Blake shouted, pulling out for his parents; "Come back!"
"Mommy! Take me with you!" Jessy cried, finally out of her daze as she pulled forward to reach the spirits.
"We'll always be looking after you." the female told them.
"Make us proud." the male added.
They disappeared all together, and Jessy sank to her knees.
"Come back." Hunter repeated sadly as they faded away completely.
"What a sight! The Thunder Rangers crying for their mommy!" Lothor grumbled from behind, he had heard the entire thing but stood quietly the whole time; "My ears have been burning, you've been talking about me, haven't you?"
Jessy got to her feet angrily as she and her brothers pushed past the Wind Rangers to stand before Lothor; "You're a disgusting creep!"
"It was you all along!" Hunter shouted; "You lied to us."
"Not the brightest bulbs on the tree, are you?" Lothor continued to smirk. He pointed at Sensei; "Now give me the hamster, we've got business to attend to."
"Actually, dude, he's a Guinea Pig." Dustin told him.
"And we're not giving him to you!" Shane hissed.
"Then I'll take him." Lothor said, grinning meniacally.
"Uh hello, lots of us, and one of you." Tori reminded him.
"Oh please." Lothor grimaced, blasting one laser at them. Hunter quickly blocked the laser with the Gem of Souls, returning the blast back to him.
"What happened?" Tori wondered.
"Dude, you nailed Lothor!" Dustin said approvingly to Hunter.
"Hey man, how did you do that?" Shane asked.
"The Gem of Souls... it's broken. I used it to protect us, but it shattered." Hunter siad in a blurred jumble of words.
"That's bad, right?" Dustin wondered.
"For better or worse, the power of the Gem cannot be destroyed Dustin." Sensei informed them. The Rangers made a semi-circle around their wise mentor.
"Speaking of Power, what happened to Lothor?" Tori wondered.
"I suspect he is still very much alive, and I fear, more desperate than ever." Sensei replied.
"Well, all I know is that my head feels like it's about to fall off." Jessy pondered aloud; C'mon Hunter, Blake, time to go home." Hunter and Blake agreed walking out before them, and she turned to the other Rangers; "For now, let's keep the fact that I tried to help you, a secret from my brothers."
The next morning, after Jessy's usual surfing time, the three Bradleys met up with Tori. Jessy waved and smiled at the blonde; "Hey there Tori!"
"Hey there you guys, what's up?" Tori asked them happily.
"Hey Tori, we actually came to see you." Hunter told her, pointing to Blake and Jessy.
"What's the matter?" Tori asked them, her face etched with worry.
"Look Tori." Jessy said, her face straight, though her eyes had looked reluctant; "My siblings and I are leaving Blue Bay."
"For how long?" Tori asked them.
"That doesn't matter." She told her.
"Tori," Jessy sighed; "Just do me a favor and tell Dustin I said goodbye."
"Dustin?" the three of them asked her.
"Well, yeah, I kind of promised him I'd go to his race thing." Jessy said nervously.
"But don't you want to tell him that yourself?" Tori questioned, raising her eyebrows.
"No, we have to get going now." Jessy explained to her, grabbing her in a small hug; "Take care, alright?"
"Alright you guys." Tori said, hiding the sadness behind her bright smile; "Goodbye."
"I can't believe you made me say most of that." Jessy said to her brothers disappointedly; "Did you see her face? How can you make me say that to my best friend?" She continued to complain as the led her to the edge of Blue Bay, to where the mountain peaks were visible.
"So how long do you think we'll be gone?" Blake asked Hunter, after Jessy finally stopped complaining.
"Why? You've got a reason to come back?" Hunter replied.
"We all do." Blake reminded him plainly.