A/N: Here is a story that I have always wanted to get out. Crossover between Samurai and Ninja Storm. Pairings include Jayden/Emily, Kevin/Mia, and Blake/Tori!

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers!

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Power Rangers – Tainted Stone

By: DreamStar14 & StarSlingerSnitch

Chapter 1: Rangers Again

"And Hunter Bradley crosses the finish line in record time!" the announcer's voice rings over the cheering din. His friends scream the loudest as he circles back around.

It's a bright, sunny day, the first day of summer actually, and so to celebrate, the US Action Games taking place at Blue Bay Harbor are taking place.

The track is crowded, with racing, freestyle, and supermotor all happening. The winner of the recent race takes off his red helmet and grins at the navy-clad boy coming up on his bike beside him.

"Guess you still got it," he says as he pulls his bike to a stop before his older brother, Hunter. Hunter nods, still smiling.

"Yep. Just because I don't do it as much anymore doesn't mean that I can't still whip your butt," he teases Blake. Blake shakes his head at the smug look on his brother's face.

"Oh yeah? Come on, one more time around. Just you and me," he challenges him. Hunter shakes some blond hair out of his rolling eyes. In the bright sunlight, he shields his them with one hand, looking for his friends. He sees them coming closer to them, fighting their way through the crowd.

"Love to, but we can't. We have to watch Dustin in freestyle, remember?"

"Are you sure you aren't just saying that because you're scared of losing to me?"

"Cause, you know, I didn't just beat you," Hunter laughs. Blake just shrugs, still beaming. Their friends reach them, all grinning broadly.

"That was awesome Hunter! The way you went around that track-wow!" Dustin exclaims as he bumps fists with Hunter. Dustin is already outfitted in his motocross gear, ready for his freestyle competition. Shane slings an arm over Hunter's shoulder.

"So Blake, what does that say about you? Your older brother, head sensei of the Thunder Ninja Academy, just beat you, who has a racing career. Let's think about this." Shane puts his hand to his chin, pretending to think as Blake shoves him.

"I guess it's a little embarrassing," he mumbles. The blonde next to him nudges him, a smile on her face.

"It's okay Blake. Maybe you were just having an off day." Blake beams at Tori's attempt to comfort him. It's true he's had a crush on the former blue Wind ranger for quite some time but he doesn't exactly know how to pursue it. Of course, they're close friends, and they both know how much more they each like each other, but they haven't exactly done anything about it yet.

"I don't mean to interrupt you two," Dustin starts, seeing how Blake and Tori are looking at each other, beaming and blushing, "but my competition is in ten minutes. I really have to go."

"Don't worry bro, go on. We'll be there in a minute," Hunter encourages him. Shane nods, slapping him gently on the back. Dustin groans good-naturally.

"Yeah, and good luck!" he calls out after Dustin as he gets swallowed up by the crowd. He can barely see his friend in yellow through the throngs of people. But Dustin had always been a little like that-you could tell he was different from a mile away. A great guy, definitely, but quirky and some people just didn't know how to handle him.

"Come on, Blake," Hunter shoves him a little bit then smirks as Blake glares at him. Tori just smiles and rolls her eyes at Shane.

"Should we get going then?" she asks as Perry comes to take away Hunter and Blake's bike. He's smiling a little, glancing around every five seconds, but he does that. All. The. Time.

"Yo, thanks, Perry. We'll pick them up later," Blake tells him. Perry nods, his backwards baseball cap close to falling off.

"Gotcha, and I just want to say that was awesome racing there, guys! I mean, Blake, we need to work on your tires a little bit and the brake wasn't working too well. Hunter, your carburetor was actually slowing you down a little bit, so we're going to have to fix that." The others just stand there awkwardly, not really knowing what Perry's talking about.

"Okay Perry, thanks. We'll look into it later, okay? See ya," Blake says, taking Tori by the arm and with his helmet in his other hand, he leads her towards the freestyle track. Shane and Hunter exchange glances and shake their heads. Shane follows as Hunter thanks Perry once again and then catches up to them as they tease each other. Suddenly, his phone rings.

"You had your phone with you on the track?" Tori asks him with a raised eyebrow. Hunter grins sheepishly as he shrugs.

"Habit." He lifts it to his ear. "Hey."

"Hi Hunter, it's-"

"Cam," Hunter cuts him off, smirking at himself as Cam makes a frustrated sigh.

"Why do you feel the need to have to interrupt me? And how'd you know it was me?"

"Cause it's fun. And I know your voice." Cam sighs again, but it sounds more stressed, more tired. Cam normally is alert, for anything, so to hear him like this is different. He hasn't sounded like this since-

No. Don't think about it.

"What's up Cam?" Hunter asks causally, trying to banish that thought from his head.

"Well actually I'm at Ninja Ops-trying to find a book for one of my lessons, when the computer started showing weird traces. It's almost like an energy surge coming from Earth's center. "Hunter feels his own center turn to lead but tries to keep calm.

"I thought there were other rangers to take care of this kind of stuff. So what are they doing?"

"Hunter, it seems to be too big for even the current rangers now. You should see it-it's giving off a signal that is similar to the signal Lothor's monsters used to give off. I'm not sure if it's their nucleotide sequences are compatible or that they've somehow evolved, but it definitely looks like they have something to do with Lothor." Hunter's fist tightens at the name. True it's been a while since he was sealed away in the Abyss of Evil, but after learning that he had been the cause of so much of the Bradley's pain, Hunter still hasn't forgiven him fully just yet. There's still a little part of him that resents him, resents his powers, resents even becoming a ranger. He probably wouldn't have found such great friends, but his adoptive parents would still be alive and him and Blake would have somewhat normal lives.

"What should we do?" Hunter's question comes through clenched teeth. The others have noticed Hunter's stiff posture and turn to him, waiting for an explanation to his sudden behavior. He shakes his head, telling them he'll let them know after.

"Could you guys come here? I've already contacted Dad so he'll be on his way. I know Dustin has a competitions and everything, but we'll let him be for now. It may turn up to be nothing. Oh, and Hunter?"

"Yeah?" Hunter was about to hang up but stayed on, wondering what else Cam has to say. He's pretty much the bearer of bad news already, what could it be now?

"Get ready to ranger up." Cam hangs up, leaving Hunter with a sudden feeling of adrenaline at the thought of being a ranger, worry over what to do, and concern about what's going on and why the current team can't handle it.

"Well?" Shane asks, tapping his foot. Hunter looks around making sure no one's paying them too much attention. Of course, since they're surrounded on all sides by eager sports fan, it's kind of a lost cause.

"We gotta get to Ninja Ops," Hunter tells them. Their eyes widen.

"Is Lothor back?" Blake asks immediately. Hunter shakes his head.

"Well, not him exactly, but a monster that contains something similar to Lothor's monsters is on the loose. Cam says it's coming from Earth's center, apparently." They all start to ask questions at the same time until Hunter covers his ears.

"Look, I don't know everything. Let's just get back there and get the details."

"What about Dustin?" Tori stops them. They're so close to the track, seeing the bikers warm up. Dustin is noticeable in his yellow gear as he gets on his bike. Hunter shakes his head.

"It might be nothing, who knows? We'll call him if it gets really bad. Come on." They all look at each other and nod. It seems that saving the world was once again on their to-do list.

Once Emily's mind remembers what day it is today, she literally jumps out of bed that morning with such excitement. After getting dressed, she races to the kitchen and bursts through the doors, saying, "Happy First Day of Summer, everyone!"

Her fellow Rangers and best friends all turn to meet her smile. Antonio comments, "Someone is happy today." Mia nods, agreeing completely.

"Of course," Emily says. "Today is the day off that Mentor promised to give us." She sneaks a peak at Mentor Jii when she says this. "It's hard not to be excited."

Jayden turns back around to face the man who was like a father to him and gives him a look that says, 'It's only one day, Jii.'

Mentor gives off a little chuckle before saying, "Alright. Go ahead and take your day off, Rangers, but bring your Samuraizers with you. A Nighlock could attack at any moment."

As the Rangers get up to get ready for their day off, Jayden sneaks back a comment, "Don't we always, Jii?"

"Wait, Jayden!" Jayden turns back around. "Give this to Emily." Jii passes him a letter.

"What is it?" Jayden observes it carefully and curiously.

"It's a letter from Serena," Jii says. "Make sure she gets it."

Jayden nods before following his friends.

Once everyone had dressed out of their pajamas and Jayden caught up with his teammates and friends, who had become like family to him, Mike suddenly asks, "So, where should we go?"

"I would suggest shopping, but Emily says that she said that she wants to include everyone, not just me and her," Mia says.

Antonio replies in favor of all four guys, "Why, thank you, Emily." The latter nods, feeling shy. It's not a big deal, though, but it's been a while since she felt bashful like this.

"I vote for Rainbow's End," Kevin says, surprising Mike. Kevin is the serious one, the one who always takes his training and the Samurai business very seriously.

"Great idea, Kev," Mike replies enthusiastically. "Let's go!" As the others race outside, Jayden places a gentle, yet firm hand on Emily's shoulder, causing her to turn as face him.

He holds out the letter to her. "Jii told me to give this to you. It's from your sister." She nods before placing it in one of her pockets.

She takes his hand and pulls him along with the others, saying, "Come on!"

"Wow, that was record time," Cam comments as they walk into Ninja Ops. Sensei is already there, standing behind his son who is seated at the wide screen.

"Thanks, we try," Blake says, coming up next to Sensei. "Hi Sensei." He nods back to Blake, glad to see him again after a few months. They had had a rocky start when he had been stuck as a guinea pig but during the circumstances, their respect for one another had grown.

"A little super ninja speed never hurt anyone," Shane adds. Tori rolls her eyes.

"Anyway Cam, what's wrong? Hunter wasn't exactly what you'd call clear," she asks. Hunter looks slightly offended but Blake holds out a hand.

"Save it," he mutters. Hunter sighs and relents, staring intently at the screen. It shows a round object, the Earth presumably, and a dark circle straight in the center. It's surrounded by a sort of aura, if you will, that's sending signals to the surface of the Earth. There's a bunch of other stuff, words and arrows, but that's all Hunter saw in his quick glance.

"Well, it seems that there is a signal that is going off from the center of the earth. Now, this signal is giving off the same amino acid sequences and DNA readings as Lothor's monsters, which shows they could've been made from the same strands or evolved somehow, seeing how their homologous chromosomes result in similar gametes that contain the same allele combinations that-"

"Speak English. Please," Shane breaks in. Cam rolls his eyes. He's way too used to explaining his theories in simpler form.

"I'm sorry, I forgot you needed your explanations in one-syllable words. It means they have similar DNA to Lothor's monsters, showing they could've evolved somehow."

"Oh," Shane says. "That's better." Cam waits a few moments for them to understand and sure enough, in five seconds Shane's eyes widen. "Oh," he repeats. The others look freaked out as well. "That's not good. Do we have any other information on it?"

"And aren't there supposed to be other ranger teams? Shouldn't they deal with it?" Tori asks. Cam sighs.

"Actually Tori, because it is related to Lothor in any way, we are instantly involved," Sensei Watanabe tells her. She nods, understanding that it definitely involves them.

"Also, since it's affecting the earth, seemingly poisoning it, Dustin is greatly included with this as well. He could be in danger, just how when the water's polluted, you can feel it," Cam points out. He turns around in his chair and starts to type in a few things. "Could one of you call Dustin? He needs to be here." He tilts his head as none of them moves. "Like, now!"

"I got it," Blake says, taking out his cell phone. He dials Dustin's number, hoping that his competition is finished. "You know, it was so much easier when we had our communicators," he mumbles. Hunter shakes his head at his brother's list of importance right now.

"What's up?" comes Dustin's voice through the phone. Blake hears a lot of noise in the background, yelling, cheering and wonders if he's done with his freestyle event.

"We got an emergency. Come to Ninja Ops as soon as you can," Blake tells him. There's silence on the other end. "Dustin?"

"No no, I heard you. Is that why you didn't come and see me?" Dustin sounds a little sad that his friends didn't come to watch his competition but is putting on a tough face. Blake internally rolls his eyes at what Dustin's focused on at the moment, but feels a little bad for his buddy. After all, Dustin came to his and Hunter's race. But saving the world comes before anything else and Dustin has to just deal with it.

"Yeah, that's it. By the way, I didn't interrupt you, did I? You're done?"

"Nah, we finished like five minutes ago. Great timing. I won though." He hesitates at the last sentence, a bit wary of how Blake will react.

"That's great Dustin!" Blake exclaims, happy for his friend. He notices everyone giving him strange looks, like what could be so great at this time. "Uh, come on man, we'll be waiting." He shuts off the phone with a click. "He's on his way."

"What's so great?" Hunter asks.

"He won, "Blake replies, "He was sad we weren't there, but saving the world comes first."

"Uh huh," Tori says, sounding skeptical. "Anyway, Cam, if we're supposed to stop this monster, well, our morphers would be pretty helpful."

"I know Tori, but-" Sensei Watanabe starts.

"Remember they were thrown into the Abyss of Evil?" Shane breaks in. "How are we supposed to get them?" An idea dawns on him as he turns mischievously to the Bradley brothers.

"No way. I really don't want to go back down there," Blake breaks in, reading Shane's thoughts. He shudders. "Not the place I'd rather go."

"Yeah, me too. I don't really feel like going back there," Hunter agrees. Tori rolls her eyes at the self-proclaimed 'tough guys' getting scared of the Abyss of Evil. Although, they had almost lost Blake down there…

No. Don't think about that. No.

"Hey, it was pretty bad down there," Blake defends himself.

"Actually, Cam has been hard at work on a…special project," Sensei Watanabe says. He inclines his head towards Cam. "Cameron?" Cam turns from the screen to face the others once again. A diagram on the screen catches their eyes. There are pictures of their morphers, pointing out the different parts and their explanations and functions.

"I've actually been working on trying to re-create the morphers," Cam admits. The grins on the other's faces light up the darkened Ninja Ops.

"No way! Like, we could become rangers again?" Shane asks excitedly.

"We're rangers again?" Dustin asks, walking down the stairs and into the room. "Sorry it took so long, I had to take care of my bike."

"No problem, Dustin. Cam, will you fill him in?" Sensei Watanabe inquires of his son. Cam rolls his eyes but explains the situation to Dustin. When he's finished, Dustin is quiet.

"So, I'm in danger of this thing?" he finally asks. Cam and his father exchange glances.

"Nothing's set in stone yet, Dustin. All we're going to do is check it out and the current team may end up needing our help. So, we'll help them. With these." Cam walks over to the bookshelf and pulls out a wooden box hidden behind some papers. He places it on the table in the middle of the room as everyone gathers around.

"What's this about?" Hunter looks around at the others as they all gaze at the box.

"This…" Cam says, "is the box that holds your newly created morphers." As everyone gasps, he lifts the lid to reveal the morphers-or rather, copies of morphers.

"Wow Cam," Tori murmurs as she lifts her Wind morpher from the box. She stares at it longingly and when she puts it on, she feels the emotion she hasn't felt in a long time-a surge of power and a feeling of coming home.

"You've done it again Cam," says Hunter, strapping on his Thunder morpher.

"How did you do this?" Dustin questions, studying his thoroughly, as if convinced it's not real.

"I designed the first ones, remember? It's lucky I kept the blueprints or we'd be screwed," Cam smiles. His organization has saved them all once again.

"Yep, we're definitely happy to have you around." Blake keeps the next sentence to himself. Just like I'm lucky to have Tori around. He shakes his head, clearing it of those thoughts.

"The only difference is that you can't shot ninja beams from it anymore," Cam confesses. "I seemed to have misplaced those blueprints and no matter how many radiation combinations I try with the samples of your powers, nothing seems to work."

"That's fine," Dustin reassures him. "The fact you were able to build more morphers in the first place is monumental enough."

"Aww, our Dustin is growing up," Shane grind. Dustin sends him a glare.

"What about you Cam?" Tori changes the subject before they start to argue. "What about your Samurai amulet? Could you reprogram it?"

"Barely." Cam looks suddenly sheepish, but not ashamed. "That's actually why you can't use your ninja beams-it was hard, but I eventually came up with the right sequence for them too work except it was either let you use them, or reprogram my morpher. I chose my morpher."

"How could you?" Shane teases him. Before Cam can answer, a beeping sound fills the room. Everyone looks at each other. It's been a while since they've heard that. And yet, a little bit of happiness sparks inside them. They're going to be rangers again. It feels weird, at first, but welcoming. Almost like coming home after a long trip.

"Are you guys ready to be rangers again?" Sensei looks at the excited faces of his former students and realizes they've been waiting to hear those words again for a long time.

"You bet," Tori grins, tightening her morpher.

"It's been too long, "Shane agrees.

"Shall we?" Cam says. The others nod.

"Right," they all say. Sensei looks on as they prepare to morph in what feels like forever.

"Ninja storm, ranger form, ha!"

"Thunder storm, ranger form, ha!"

"Samurai storm, ranger form, ha!"

To be continued…

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A/N: Yes I am co-writing this with StarSlingerSnitch. Hopefully, the next chapter will be up soon. Review, please! :)