Disclaimer: Just to keep it simple: A. I don't own Power Rangers. B. I just make fun of them; so don't get upset if I mock your favorite. C. Please review. I don't mind constructive criticism. D. Thanks to Writer's Guide to the Universe and Power Rangers Central for providing a lot of the information that I need.
If you haven't done so, please read the first hundred and fifty stories in "When Rangers Meet," "More of When Rangers Meet," and "Headquarters Where Rangers Meet"
This is story number six.
Shane and Xander
By
Eileen (Psycho Tangerine)
"All right!" cried Shane as he arrived at the Blue Bay Harbor Skate Park. Just eight more hours and the annual Northern California Skateboard championships would commence. He had the park all to himself. None of those other lazy slobs would even think of coming here at two in the morning to squeeze in extra practice. Who needed sleep after all?
Yes, this would be his year. This would be the year he'd finally win. He had paid Mara and Kapri handsomely to lead the others on a wild goose chase with vague hints that their uncle had returned. There'd be no Tori to knock him off his board with a blast of water every time he went fast enough to make his wheels smoke. There'd be no Cam to install a smartchip in his skateboard, causing it to come to life on its own and throw Shane off so it could do flips all by itself. There'd be no Dustin to make all the ramps sink into the earth in his constant attempt to make it into a freestyle park. There'd be no Blake and Hunter to hold up a day-glo pink 'Shane's a Sissy' banner in order to distract him. No more…
"Hey, Mate!" called Xander as he did a triple flip off the top of a nearby tree on his skateboard. "I see you got here early also."
"How'd you do that?" gasped Shane in awe. People just didn't skateboard off trees. Great, it looked like he'd have some competition from this newbie.
"Oh, that's nothing, Mate," boasted Xander. "I'm the greatest skateboarder ever!" No need to let this loser know that the only reason he could do that trick was because of his Ranger powers over trees. He still had to yet master most of the simple tricks. But he'd be darned if he let Chip prance around him with his archery trophy yet again. No, he'd just practice his ass off until the contest started.
"Oh, really?" retorted Shane. "Well, watch this!" He climbed to the top of the tallest ramp and began to go down it. He came up the other side and back down. When he came up the first side again, he concentrated. His Ninja Air powers took over. He did six back flips and ten loop de loops before landing again. "How's that?" he boasted to Xander.
"No way!" exclaimed Xander. No one could do that. It was as if he commanded the air. It was as if this guy was a…Xander shook his head. That would be too much of a coincidence. Ranger teams just didn't meet at random. No, more likely…"Aaaaaaarrrgh!"
"Whoa!" cried Shane as he was tackled. "What are you doing? Get off me! I don't care what you read on the Internet, I don't go that way!"
"Where is she?" cried Xander as he began to throttle Shane. "Who are you? Are you one of Morticon's monsters? No, wait, I bet you're the eleventh Terror!"
"Gaggagggaggaggg," Shane pried Xander's hands off his neck. "Who's she? What are you yapping about?"
"Look, Mate, I know all about your evil plan to kidnap Vida and use her Mystic Ranger Air powers. I won't let you get away with it!"
Shane summoned his Ninja powers again and streaked away from the crazed man. Then he streaked back and kicked him in the butt.
"That does it!" shrieked Xander. "Magical Source, Mystic Force!" Then, before Shane could react to the Ranger standing in front of him, Xander aimed his morpher at the ground behind him. A tree quickly grew, one of its branches snagging the back of Shane's pants as it went up.
"Whoooaaaaaa!" cried Shane. "Put me down! What kind of Ranger are you?!"
"The kind that won't let you get away with your evil ways!" replied the Green Mystic Force Ranger as he waved his morpher again, causing the tree to start whacking Shane with rotten apples.
"Oh, yeah? Well then, Ninja Storm Ranger form...Power of air!" Shane morphed and then used his air powers to fly off the branch; but not before grabbing some of the apples and flinging them back at Xander. Then he slowly drifted down on a breeze.
Xander stared. Then his eyes narrowed. "So, that's how you did that trick," he stated. "And I thought Ninjas were honorable. Well, just wait until I tell everyone you plan to cheat by using your air powers." He turned to head out of the park.
"No! Don't!" cried Shane as she jumped in front of Xander and fell to his knees. "You don't know what it's like to be a failure as a pro-skateboarder at twenty-one. I should've listened to my brother and gone to college. I should've …"
Xander snorted. "A pro-skateboarder? Mate, even I'm not that stupid." He was already in the middle of a lawsuit against Toby for not providing a 'music to skateboard by' section in the Rock Porium. Soon, he'd own the joint.
"Wait just a damn second there, Green boy. I'm a cheat? What about you? You were going to use your lame tree controlling skills to win weren't you?"
Xander shrugged. "So? At least my wonderful tree skills are cooler that your stupid air powers." He was very glad Vida wasn't there. She would've strangled him with her earphones for such an insult to her Ranger powers.
"You dare insult my great air ninja skills over your puny tree ones?" Shane pulled out his Ninja Sword.
"Bring it on, Airhead!" retaliated Xander as he pulled out his Magi Staff and set it to Axe Mode.
The Red Ninja Storm Ranger and the Green Mystic Force Ranger charged at each other weapons drawn…when their outfits disappeared. "Hey!" they both shouted. Then they shrugged, grabbed their skateboards and resumed trying to outdo each other on the ramps.
"Wow, Zordon was right. That was fun!" Sensei Kanoi told his companion.
"I don't know," replied Udonna. "I was hoping for a tantrum or some tears at least."
AN: I just love when a pairing has something obvious in common. It makes it so much easier to come up with a story. And, yes, I know it's a made-up contest and that I don't know skateboarding terminology. And I can't let Zordon have all the fun.
