"Some battles can't wait"
Blonde hair whipped around her face as she sat in the sand and stared out at the foaming waves crashing down upon itself, just like her heart. The day's cloudiness seamed to echo in the sad eyes as they gazed at the murky sea water. She had been sitting there for hours, but to her it felt like nothing because that was what she was to him, nothing. Enemy, yes, they were sworn enemies because she fought for what was good and he, for all that was evil. Friends, funny enough she thought he had been her friend or at least something more, but he just wanted to use her, the weakest link. That's what she was to him, a weak link he had used to achieve his real goal.
Tori had believed that he had cared for her, but she had realized not all princes on white horses were good. Tori felt the ache in her chest. She was not only hurt from his betrayal of her trust and friendship but hurt from him also betraying her heart. She should have known that he was using her, she was a power ranger. Yeah some power ranger she turned out to be, to fall for the enemy and then lead them to Ninja Opp's. Yeah, next time she should just bring Lother right to Sensei.
Her gaze then shifted towards the dark angry clouds that seamed to match to the anger she felt towards Blake. With a big bolt of lightning, the sky poured down on the beach. Tori just stayed right where she was, not caring in one little bit that she was sobbing wet. At last she felt free to cry, with the rain to hide her tears, she felt free to stand up and throw her arms out and to scream out her pain as thunder roared across the bay. So many emotion ran threw her: hurt, betrayal, pain but most of all rage.
Rage that Blake could do this to her. That he could betray her, hurt her, fight her, hurt her friends that were her only family, and not care in the least bit. Hunter was a different story, for he had always displayed that he had disliked them. Hunter hadn't tried to become her friend, flirted with her, made jokes with her, made her laugh and made her feel so happy that her heart was going to explode with real happiness. No he hadn't done any of that, but Blake had. He had made her feel like a real woman, like she was capable of achieving happiness, but she knew now that not all good things can last, Blake had done that to her
Blake wasn't the only one who had taught her that, but so had her adopted family. Not many people had known, but Tori had grown up in an orphanage. She had been eight years old when she had been adopted by two people she thought she could trust.
Tori gazed up to the dark luminous clouds, the darkness reminded her of her past; gray and all out of hope that the light would shine through when the storm was gone. At first they had been loving and caring towards her. Tori felt like they had loved her and she never really had anyone love her. Even now standing in the rain with her arms outstretched and screaming up at the sky, she still didn't know if they had loved her, probably not, sense what happened after the first year. Old tears ran down Tori's pale and cold cheek as she saw the images of her adopted father hitting her. It seamed that with every flash of the lightning an old memory seam to burrow it's way to the surface and taunt her. Another bright light raced across the sky, another memory of laying on the ground bleeding after being beaten by her father, another, going to school with bruised arms and legs and being an out cast because of it.
Another light flashed across the dark storm, the memories came at her like bees to honey. The flashes of light on the night sky seamed to come more and more as Tori remembered the one night that had changed and scared her for life.
Tori raised her arms as high as they could as she the memory flooded her mind, Flash, him coming into her room, Flash, the smell of alcohol on his breathe, Flash, him beating her, Flash, him ripping off her clothes, Flash, him tell her she was nothing. Flash, fighting back, Flash, trying to get away, Flash, him taking off his clothes. Flash, her scampering away from him. Flash, her running out the door, Flash, her bare feet running on the cold ground. Flash, her running through town, Flash, her running threw the woods, Flash, falling down the muddy hill. Tori screamed as thunder boomed over her head and threw it. She had been betrayed then, but unlike now she hadn't sought vengeance.
On that night she had found the Ninja Academy buried deep in the dark forest. The Sensei of the academy had welcomed Tori to their world. Even with the warm environment Tori had felt cold inside, it wasn't till she told Sensei of where she had come from and why she had run away that she had felt any thing. That day had turned into weeks, and Tori had seen what the academy offered. To her it was away to fight the worlds evil. To her it was a way to protect the innocent. That first day she had been adopted by Sensei in a way. He had saved her from becoming a vengeful person by becoming the one she trusted more than anything..
Tori closed her eyes as the rain continued to beat down upon her body. Those few weeks she had learned a lot, one being that she could be a new person, and also that she could fight back, that she could protect herself from that kind of betrayal again.
It was also the ninja academy that had given her a new family, mostly Cam, Dustin, Shane and Sensei. In those years of happiness, she promised herself that no one would get away with hurting them or her. She had promised herself that she would hunt down anyone or thing that dared to disrupt the life she had made for herself. That she would protect her new family even if it meant her death.
Now with betrayal fresh in the storm air did she know what she had to do. Tori had made a promise all those years ago and she was going to keep it. She was going to make Blake pay for hurting her and her family.
After number of screams and tears, She finally collapsed to the wet sand, her clothing soaked and dirty, but she didn't care, not in the least bit. Slowly her emotionally body sat up with her knees brought up to her chest and her head laying on top. Her blonde hair was draped aimlessly around her shoulders, but ever so slowly she raised her face; tear stains were painted on her cheeks and around her eyes. The once vibrant blonde hair hung loosely over and around her sad face. The storm raged as Tori had, the thunder reminded her of the black haired man that she had given her heart to and had hurt it in return.
At once Tori's eyes went hard as she thought of Blake, her soft eyes that had warmed the day once before had turned cold, this was a new beginning to Tori. She knew that he felt nothing for her, and that was the way it was going to be, she was nothing to him and in turn he was nothing to her. Blake had to be, she couldn't survive another betrayal like he had dished out to her. She had to go on, she had to, she had a whole world upon her shoulders and those people counted on her to protect them from Lother. The evil being who brought misery to everyone that she cared about; Cam, Shane, Dustin, Sensei.
Tori once again stood up, and looked up at the clouds and listened to the thunder that wasn't raging any more, but deep down Tori still was. Some where deep down she could feel her soul cry out that she still cared for Blake but no she couldn't care about him, wouldn't, he would betray her again and she knew if that happened she could not survive it. No, she would fight the new treat to her family, and make sure both of them couldn't hurt her family any more. Yes, she would battle Blake and once he had paid for hurting her family and the betrayal he had dished her, once he was dead, would she battle her own feeling; But right now all that mattered was to get to Sensei before Blake and Hunter did something unforgivable. Yes this one battle that couldn't be helped.
With that thought, Tori willed her emotionally drained body to stand on her own two feet in the wet sand toover look the crashing ocean. Even as the drops of life fell aimlessly on her face Tori gave one more glance up to the still raging storm over head. Finally she be able to do what she needed or at least try in the upcoming battle. Either way all that mattered was her family. Tori's enraged eyes then shifted to her morpher, she had to get back now and do what she set out to do. Either way there was a battle to be won, first on the field and then in her heart.
Blonde hair whipped around her face as she sat in the sand and stared out at the foaming waves crashing down upon itself, just like her heart. The day's cloudiness seamed to echo in the sad eyes as they gazed at the murky sea water. She had been sitting there for hours, but to her it felt like nothing because that was what she was to him, nothing. Enemy, yes, they were sworn enemies because she fought for what was good and he, for all that was evil. Friends, funny enough she thought he had been her friend or at least something more, but he just wanted to use her, the weakest link. That's what she was to him, a weak link he had used to achieve his real goal.
Tori had believed that he had cared for her, but she had realized not all princes on white horses were good. Tori felt the ache in her chest. She was not only hurt from his betrayal of her trust and friendship but hurt from him also betraying her heart. She should have known that he was using her, she was a power ranger. Yeah some power ranger she turned out to be, to fall for the enemy and then lead them to Ninja Opp's. Yeah, next time she should just bring Lother right to Sensei.
Her gaze then shifted towards the dark angry clouds that seamed to match to the anger she felt towards Blake. With a big bolt of lightning, the sky poured down on the beach. Tori just stayed right where she was, not caring in one little bit that she was sobbing wet. At last she felt free to cry, with the rain to hide her tears, she felt free to stand up and throw her arms out and to scream out her pain as thunder roared across the bay. So many emotion ran threw her: hurt, betrayal, pain but most of all rage.
Rage that Blake could do this to her. That he could betray her, hurt her, fight her, hurt her friends that were her only family, and not care in the least bit. Hunter was a different story, for he had always displayed that he had disliked them. Hunter hadn't tried to become her friend, flirted with her, made jokes with her, made her laugh and made her feel so happy that her heart was going to explode with real happiness. No he hadn't done any of that, but Blake had. He had made her feel like a real woman, like she was capable of achieving happiness, but she knew now that not all good things can last, Blake had done that to her
Blake wasn't the only one who had taught her that, but so had her adopted family. Not many people had known, but Tori had grown up in an orphanage. She had been eight years old when she had been adopted by two people she thought she could trust.
Tori gazed up to the dark luminous clouds, the darkness reminded her of her past; gray and all out of hope that the light would shine through when the storm was gone. At first they had been loving and caring towards her. Tori felt like they had loved her and she never really had anyone love her. Even now standing in the rain with her arms outstretched and screaming up at the sky, she still didn't know if they had loved her, probably not, sense what happened after the first year. Old tears ran down Tori's pale and cold cheek as she saw the images of her adopted father hitting her. It seamed that with every flash of the lightning an old memory seam to burrow it's way to the surface and taunt her. Another bright light raced across the sky, another memory of laying on the ground bleeding after being beaten by her father, another, going to school with bruised arms and legs and being an out cast because of it.
Another light flashed across the dark storm, the memories came at her like bees to honey. The flashes of light on the night sky seamed to come more and more as Tori remembered the one night that had changed and scared her for life.
Tori raised her arms as high as they could as she the memory flooded her mind, Flash, him coming into her room, Flash, the smell of alcohol on his breathe, Flash, him beating her, Flash, him ripping off her clothes, Flash, him tell her she was nothing. Flash, fighting back, Flash, trying to get away, Flash, him taking off his clothes. Flash, her scampering away from him. Flash, her running out the door, Flash, her bare feet running on the cold ground. Flash, her running through town, Flash, her running threw the woods, Flash, falling down the muddy hill. Tori screamed as thunder boomed over her head and threw it. She had been betrayed then, but unlike now she hadn't sought vengeance.
On that night she had found the Ninja Academy buried deep in the dark forest. The Sensei of the academy had welcomed Tori to their world. Even with the warm environment Tori had felt cold inside, it wasn't till she told Sensei of where she had come from and why she had run away that she had felt any thing. That day had turned into weeks, and Tori had seen what the academy offered. To her it was away to fight the worlds evil. To her it was a way to protect the innocent. That first day she had been adopted by Sensei in a way. He had saved her from becoming a vengeful person by becoming the one she trusted more than anything..
Tori closed her eyes as the rain continued to beat down upon her body. Those few weeks she had learned a lot, one being that she could be a new person, and also that she could fight back, that she could protect herself from that kind of betrayal again.
It was also the ninja academy that had given her a new family, mostly Cam, Dustin, Shane and Sensei. In those years of happiness, she promised herself that no one would get away with hurting them or her. She had promised herself that she would hunt down anyone or thing that dared to disrupt the life she had made for herself. That she would protect her new family even if it meant her death.
Now with betrayal fresh in the storm air did she know what she had to do. Tori had made a promise all those years ago and she was going to keep it. She was going to make Blake pay for hurting her and her family.
After number of screams and tears, She finally collapsed to the wet sand, her clothing soaked and dirty, but she didn't care, not in the least bit. Slowly her emotionally body sat up with her knees brought up to her chest and her head laying on top. Her blonde hair was draped aimlessly around her shoulders, but ever so slowly she raised her face; tear stains were painted on her cheeks and around her eyes. The once vibrant blonde hair hung loosely over and around her sad face. The storm raged as Tori had, the thunder reminded her of the black haired man that she had given her heart to and had hurt it in return.
At once Tori's eyes went hard as she thought of Blake, her soft eyes that had warmed the day once before had turned cold, this was a new beginning to Tori. She knew that he felt nothing for her, and that was the way it was going to be, she was nothing to him and in turn he was nothing to her. Blake had to be, she couldn't survive another betrayal like he had dished out to her. She had to go on, she had to, she had a whole world upon her shoulders and those people counted on her to protect them from Lother. The evil being who brought misery to everyone that she cared about; Cam, Shane, Dustin, Sensei.
Tori once again stood up, and looked up at the clouds and listened to the thunder that wasn't raging any more, but deep down Tori still was. Some where deep down she could feel her soul cry out that she still cared for Blake but no she couldn't care about him, wouldn't, he would betray her again and she knew if that happened she could not survive it. No, she would fight the new treat to her family, and make sure both of them couldn't hurt her family any more. Yes, she would battle Blake and once he had paid for hurting her family and the betrayal he had dished her, once he was dead, would she battle her own feeling; But right now all that mattered was to get to Sensei before Blake and Hunter did something unforgivable. Yes this one battle that couldn't be helped.
With that thought, Tori willed her emotionally drained body to stand on her own two feet in the wet sand toover look the crashing ocean. Even as the drops of life fell aimlessly on her face Tori gave one more glance up to the still raging storm over head. Finally she be able to do what she needed or at least try in the upcoming battle. Either way all that mattered was her family. Tori's enraged eyes then shifted to her morpher, she had to get back now and do what she set out to do. Either way there was a battle to be won, first on the field and then in her heart.