Kelly was the only person Leanne trusted to stitch up the gaping hole in her stomach, as she was the only one with official first aid training and who actually had some practice with stitching thanks to Dustin's many motocross accidents.

She hissed loudly, keeping her eyes averted. Cam felt Leanne squeezing his hand as the pain grew. They had nothing that would help her with it, so Leanne was braving it out.

"Sorry," Kelly whispered when she noticed the tears, "I'm almost done, I swear!"

Kelly turned to Ethan to make sure he was properly caring for his leg. It was too risky taking him to a doctor until they came up with a believable excuse. Too many questions would be asked. Conner had offered Ethan a place to stay at his house until his leg healed up, reminding Kelly of how she used to do the same for Tori when she couldn't go home to her mother with bruises and scars. The issue resolved itself, though, when Tori moved in.

"Conner, don't bounce that ball around!" Kelly barked when Conner's red soccer ball nearly hit Ethan's leg.

Conner caught his ball in his hands and sighed. There was nothing else to do while he waited for Hayley, Tommy and Sensei to finish their talk.

"Uh, I'm so bored!" Conner groaned loudly, collapsing down on Hayley's computer chair.

Blake hung up his phone, "I missed it!"

"Missed what?" Kira asked him, hoping this would spark a conversation that didn't start with a whimper and end with a "sorry."

"AH!" Leanne hissed, her face twisting in pain.

Kelly winced with worry, "Sorry! I'm done. I'm done!"

"I missed my race!" Blake answered Kira once he was sure Leanne was okay.

"Can you make it up?" Hunter asked. "You know, like a second race or something?"

"No," Blake leaned against the wall and crossed his arms over his chest. "I can't believe I had to miss it!"

"You kinda had bigger things to worry about," Dustin said, his voice slightly sympathetic. "You know, like whether or not your girlfriend was going to kill you or anyone else in the middle of the night."

Blake nodded and turned to Tori, who was sitting by herself on the stairs. Dustin was right. Motocross shouldn't have been his priority. He was here to be with Tori, and so far he hadn't spent any time with her.

He walked over and sat down next to her, "How are you doing?"

Tori looked up for a moment before shaking her head, "I'm okay… just thinking."

"About?"

"What happened. What I said, what I did… what I wanted to do."

"You couldn't control it," Blake smiled, placing his hand on her thigh.

"Yeah, but I was nasty! I tried taking off Kelly's head with a knife! I saw myself doing it and I just couldn't stop…"

"Lothor's got a way of manipulating people," Blake said. "Trust me, no one's judging you because of that… and if it takes mind control for you to be nasty, then maybe that just means you're a nice person."

"Not through and through…"

"Tor, you know how Lothor manipulated Hunter and I, right?" Blake asked. He never wanted to bring that up. That was the time he hurt Tori, really badly, and he still had never forgiven himself for it. He saw Tori nodding her head.

"Yeah…"

"That first time… he didn't use any mind control or anything. That was us… all us. Hunter and I tried to kill you… that's something you can only do under total mind control."

"It's just… it's not easy to get over," Tori sighed. "Everything was so dark and scary," Tori scoffed, "Great, now I sound like a kid."

Blake chuckled and moved his hand so it was laced with Tori's.

"Look, I missed my race today and now I'm out for the season. I've got a few weeks off maybe you and I can hang, you know? And if you need to talk about being used by Lothor, I'm all ears."

Tori smiled and hugged her boyfriend, "I'd like that."

Blake wrapped his arms around her and held onto her tight, taking in everything about her. A few weeks wasn't long enough for him, but he was going to take anytime he could.

Ethan tapped Conner's arm, "Is it wrong for me to be mad at Blake right now?"

"Why?" Conner frowned, turning to Blake and Tori. Ethan shrugged.

"Dude, c'mon, you were with me on the hot ninja terminator thing!"

"Right," Conner laughed. He tossed the ball into the air, "Dude, she's all yours to ogle if you want. I've moved on."

Blake and Tori overheard their conversation and both turned with threatening looks. Ethan quickly snapped his gaze away, finding something else to focus on. Conner laughed again.

"You might want to watch out for the boyfriend, and the ninja terminator herself, though."

Ethan suddenly turned to Conner, "Wait a minute… you said you moved on…"

"Yeah," Conner nodded, still tossing his ball up in the air.

Ethan smirked, "Who have you moved on to?"

Conner shook his head, "No one…"

Over in her corner, Tori coughed and Kelly's name could be heard subtly, yet obviously. She could still remember Conner and Kelly in the forest, and Conner's lame attempts at flirting with the older woman.

"I knew it, dude!" Ethan grinned.

"I have a love of red," Conner shrugged, "So what, it's not like I'll call her a…"

Conner trailed off when Hunter walked by. The crimson Ranger eyed his red Dino friend menacingly.

Conner gulped, "I've moved on again."

"At this point, you're only safe bet is Kira," Ethan chuckled, glancing over at the yellow pterodactyl. "And even then, it's… Kira…"

Kira could hear them from where she was standing. She rolled her eyes and walked over to Tori. Blake took this as his cue to leave. The girls needed to bond, after all.

Tori chuckled as Kira replaced Blake, "You get used to it," she assured her new friend.

"One day, I'm going to switch teams on them," Kira stated, leaning back on the stairs. Tori eyed her suspiciously.

"Wait… switch teams as in fight for Mesogog… or switch teams as in…"

"Either way, they aren't going to like it," Kira smirked.

"You've got a good thing going on with Trent, though… don't you?" Tori asked. She had seen the way Kira and Trent were looking at each other while they sat in the lab. It wasn't romantic, but it kind of reminded Tori of herself and Blake, way back before they knew they had feelings for each other.

"Trent?" Kira asked. "No… no… no. That's over with."

"There was something?"

"Like, two seconds worth, not even. We're just friends, I swear!"

Tori laughed, "Yeah, I believe that."

"Well, believe it," Kira stated sternly. "I had a crush, but it was a falling-for-the-dark-mysterious-guy kinda crush. Now that we know him, he's not dark and mysterious. He's the white Ranger with daddy issues… and Mercer's not even his actual father. I'll be a friend, but nothing more. We're happy like that."

"Alright, alright, I believe you," Tori smiled. She looked up the stairs, where the door was still closed, "So, Tommy then?"

"Dr. O? My teacher? Gross!"

"What? You only have a few months left. Then he's not your teacher. You know, he's kinda hot."

"I heard that!" Blake called. Tori chuckled and turned back to Kira.

"C'mon, ptera, just stop and think about it."

"He's literally ancient," Kira frowned. "He's a dinosaur teacher. I'm seventeen!"

"When you get married to him in a few years, I want an invite," Tori smirked.

"Now I'm going to switch teams just to get back at you," Kira joked. Tori turned back to her and smiled.

Kelly made sure the bandage was secure on Leanne's stomach before standing up. She peeled off her gloves and tossed them into the trash bin, her shot perfect.

Hunter walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Have I asked about basket-ball?"

"Ten times now," Kelly nodded, turning around so she could face Hunter. "Face it; you'll never be able to name a sport I haven't tried."

Hunter smirked, leaning down to kiss her, "I can try."

"Gross!" Leanne shouted, kicking her brother and sister in the legs and pulling on her stomach. She hissed in pain, but was thankful Kelly and Hunter were no longer kissing right in front of her. "For me, it's still incest, no matter how long you two date."

Trent leaned over Cam's shoulder, "What's the story there?" he asked.

Cam turned slightly, "Kelly and Leanne are long lost half sisters."

"Okay."

"Leanne was raised by her father who took in Blake and Hunter when their parents died," Cam explained. "Leanne considers them her brothers and vice-versa. So Kelly and Hunter dating…"

"Awkward," Trent finished. Cam laughed and nodded.

"For her, yeah," he said before tapping Leanne's shoulder, "How about we see if you can stand up now?"

"I'll do sit-ups if it gets me away from them," Leanne said, grabbing Cam's arm as he pulled her up gently, careful not to hurt her stomach.

When Kira left her spot on the stairs, giving up her seat for Blake, Shane walked over.

"What's this I hear about you and Tori switching teams?" he asked. Kira turned to him.

"I was joking… and Tori's got a boyfriend."

"And you…?"

"Apparently I'm getting married to Dr. O."

"Well, Tori did guess right with Kelly and Hunter," Shane remarked. Kira's jaw dropped.

"I'm so staying single," she groaned as she walked away. Shane frowned.

"You don't have to! I'm lonely too!"

Tommy cleared his throat and Shane turned around, his face matching the colour of his Ranger suit. He looked up at Hayley, Tommy and Sensei and bowed politely.

"It was a joke," he explained. "And even if she did… we did… I would be a gentleman."

"Yeah you would," Kira nodded.

Tommy crossed his arms over his chest. Shane had to think quickly to take the heat off himself. He pointed to Tori.

"She's a lesbian!"

"What!" Tori gasped.

Kira rolled her eyes, "For the last time, it was a joke… and I was the lesbian!"

"Hot," Conner smirked. Kira turned to him and growled.

"Ethan…"

"On it," Ethan smirked. He looked up at Conner, "Dude, can I see that ball?"

Conner nodded, "Sure."

Ethan took the ball and threw it at Conner's head. The Red Ranger turned to his blue friend and growled.

"You're lucky you're injured."

"They're all morons," Kira groaned.

"You get used to it," Tori chimed. "If not, there's always Mesogog."

"Are we still talking romantic partners?" Dustin frowned. "Now it's nasty."

Hayley shook her head, "If you guys want a morpher update, I'm ready!"

"Yeah," Shane nodded.

Hayley held up Cam's amulet, "It seems there was only enough energy for one last battle," Hayley said, tossing the amulet back down to Cam.

"So, dude, it's like… dead?" Dustin asked, touching his own morpher. If Cam's amulet was dead, he could only assume the same of his morpher.

"I'm afraid so."

"I guess the fate of the world rests in our hands again," Kira said, turning to the boys on her team. Trent, Tommy and Ethan nodded while Conner had a smug look on his face.

"I guess your lives are going back to normal, then," Ethan pointed out to the ninjas. "It must be nice having some free time."

"Not much," Shane sighed. "I've got a school full of ninjas waiting for me back home, now that Lothor's gone again."

"Ditto, dude," Dustin nodded.

"I've got that, and running my own business," Tori said. She glanced over at Leanne, "And I guess now I'm taking care of you."

"She can stay with Hunter and me," Kelly offered. Leanne's eyes widened. She moved out when Hunter moved in, and there was a reason for it. Kelly only had one bedroom.

"Please, please, please take care of me, Tori!" Leanne begged. "I promise I won't be a pain."

"I'll be there to help," Cam assured Tori. "When I'm not at the Academy, that is."

"And I can help out to," Blake smiled. "I have a few weeks off."

"Okay, I'm not impossible, guys. One person is more than enough," Leanne pouted.

Hunter groaned, "Oh, crap!"

"What?" Kelly asked, turning her head to him.

"Leanne's out for a while, which means I have to take care of all of the Thunder Ninjas… by myself!"

Kelly held her fingers up to her forehead in the shape of an 'L', "Loser," she laughed.

Hunter smirked, "You know, you could come by a few times. Maybe you can show my ninjas a thing or two about battle techniques."

"Yeah, I thought you said you couldn't fight for shit," Conner pointed out. Kelly turned to him and shrugged.

"I couldn't," she said, "but no one had ever stabbed a family member before. I was pretty pissed."

"It was hot," Hunter grinned, kissing her neck.

Leanne covered her eyes, "Can we go, now?"

"We should be getting back," Shane nodded. He walked over to Conner, shaking his hand, "Take care of the world, for us… no pressure."

"You can trust us," Conner smiled.

"I guess we'll have to," Shane said.

Sensei turned to Tommy and Hayley, "Thank you for all your help. We owe you a debt we can never repay."

"Don't mention it," Tommy smiled. "It's what we all do. I'm just glad everything's normal again."

Kelly wrapped her arm around her sister, "C'mon, let's get you home and on a couch," the red head turned to Ethan, "Oh, by the way, motocross accident."

"What?"

"Your leg," Kelly said, "Motocross accident. Happens all the time."

"She's right," Blake nodded.

"Tell the doctor a friend came to town and you tried out their bike."

"Got it," Ethan said.

Kira hugged Tori goodbye, "Are you sure I'm going to survive this?"

"You don't have Dustin on your team," Tori chuckled as she nodded. Dustin walked by the girls and flicked Tori in the arm.

"Hey."

"You're right… I just have Conner," Kira sighed.

Tori hissed, "Yeah, good luck."

The Rangers climbed the stairs as Hayley showed them the way out. Kelly handed off Leanne to Cam and waited for everyone to pass in front of her before she started making her way up.

Before she made it far, she heard Tommy calling her name she turned around and smiled.

"You did good today," Tommy praised her. "I don't think I've ever seen a civilian beat the big bad monster."

"Technically, that's the second time I beat Lothor," Kelly smirked. "Just, don't tell the Rangers. I don't want to bruise their colourful egos."

"Secret's safe with me," Tommy nodded, holding up his hand. "What would the Rangers do with you, then?"

Kelly shrugged and chuckled, "Absolutely nothing."

Author's Note: Yep, that's truly it. Kelly's story is over.

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