winter rose

chapter ten:a samurai's journey

Chapter 10: A Samurai's Journey

Ninja Ops

"No way, dude," Hunter said an unbelieving look on his face. He stood in front of a large concrete block with the other Rangers, watching as Sensei prepared to break it. "There's no way he does it."

"I don't know, dude," Dustin said, shaking his head a little.

"He's pretty strong for a little guy," jac

finished the thought, crossing her arms.

"Quiet; a little respect for the master!" Shane scolded.

"Now watch closely," Sensei instructed. He jumped up high, landing on the brick and breaking it instantly before jumping back in a flip to land back where he had started.

"That was awesome!" Blake exclaimed excitedly.

"You were saying?" Tori asked, turning to face Hunter.

"I stand corrected," Hunter said with a single shake of his head. "But how?"

"Power comes from the mind, not the body," jac supplied.

"Correct, Jacqueline," Sensei said with a nod.

"I'm up," Hunter rubbed his hands together in preparation as a new brick was placed in front of him.

"Are you sure you wanna go there, bro?" Blake asked a grin on his face.

"It's not as easy it looks, dude," jac added, crossing her arms.

"If he can do," Hunter started, adding a pause before he continued. "Then I'm gonna give it my best shot," he finished. The other Rangers stood back as he kneeled in front of the brick. With a concentrated look on his face, he slammed his hand down onto the brick, groaning in pain when the brick didn't break. He stood up, cradling his hand somewhat, and walked back to where jac stood.

"Looks like rodent one, Thunder Ranger zip," Shane commented with a chuckle.

"You think you can do it?" Hunter challenged. Shane shrugged and got in front of the brick. He, too, failed at breaking it. Tori went next, and also failed, and then Blake went. He brought his head down on the brick, hard, and fell back, holding his forehead in his hands, dazed. Dustin went then, but he also couldn't break it.

"Oh, come on!" jac exclaimed, having expected at least one of them to break it. She got in front of the brick and got into a stance. Jumping up, she brought her foot down on the brick and it crumbled. "There; it's broken," she said, putting her hands into the air slightly and she sat down on the table next to Sensei's habitat.

"How, in the world, did you do that?" Tori asked, amazed.

Jac shrugged. "When your brother is the original Red Ranger and he, as well as the original White Ranger and the second Black Ranger train you, you tend to pick up on this stuff."

"You have all come far in your training." Sensei stated which made the Rangers gather around him. "But you still have a long way to go."

"Yeah, but you're like, a full on Super Ninja Master," Dustin said. Suddenly, there was a yell and the sound of another brick being shattered. The Rangers turned and saw Cam, still standing in front of a now broken third brick.

"What?" Shane asked disbelief in his face.

"What?" Cam questioned, turning to face the Rangers.

Jac nodded to him and smiled. "Nice job, Cam," she said. He nodded back realizing that jac was his.only friend.

"Alright, how did you do that? You used some laser beam thing, right?" Shane asked, shaking his head.

"Or you switched the bricks over," Dustin suggested. Jac smacked him on the back of his head as Cam threw a part of the brick at him. He recovered just in time to catch it, dropping it to the floor. "Okay, maybe you didn't."