The water hit Tori's battered body like brutal hail. The feel of the salt
in the water in her open wounds didn't exactly help either. She tried to
keep herself afloat, but her body was weak, tired, and she was in more pain
than she could imagine.
Blake grinned softly. Suddenly a force pushed him back onto his back. He looked up and around, and saw nothing. "What's going on?" He called out.
"Blake." Came a soft, disappointed voice as a figure appeared before him. Blake gasped as she realized who it was.
"Mom?" He said. There before him stood his and Hunter's mother. Exactly how he saw her the day he tried to kill the Wind Ranger's sensei. "What are you doing here? I-I thought you and dad could only be in the cave of lost souls."
"That is right." She said. "But we saw what you were doing and we had to reach you. Your father and I gathered all our strength to try and reach you. I was able to finally make contact. But I fear it might be to late."
"To late?" Blake asked. "What are you talking about?"
"Blake, my son." She said. "Tori, and the other Wind Rangers are not the enemy. You must break out of the hold Lothor has on your mind."
"You're wrong. They are the enemy. Lothor's got nothing on me." He stood up and gazed into his mother's eyes.
"Blake." She simply said. She stretched her hand out to him and a beam shot out to him. He groaned and fell to his knees, his mind filling with images.
()() "Hunter and I are leaving." He said. It was the day he and Hunter left the other rangers. He had spotted Tori sitting at the beach. Tori looked at him. She dug her toes in the sand.
"Are you coming back?" She asked. Blake looked out into the ocean. He and Hunter needed to be away from everything. Lothor, the other rangers, everything. They needed to figure out what to do.
"I don't know. I guess so." He offered. He gazed into her eyes. He didn't want to leave her.....Leave them all alone to deal with Lothor. He shook his head and blinked. "Tell the other guys we said bye." He said, standing up. Tori watched him leave.
()() "Hey, what's the big idea-" Tori said angrily after he had just run her off the track. Blake removed his helmet; Tori's eye's widened. "Blake?" Blake smiled softly at the sight of her face. Her blonde hair framed her face as she chastised him for scaring him and for not writing or calling. He grinned.
"You missed me, didn't you?" He asked. Tori's flirtatious smile faded.
"No." She denied.
"You did. I can tell." Tori then jokingly said she didn't like him anymore. Part of him was worried that while he was gone, someone else had entered her life. But his fears were laid to rest when he saw the smile on her lips.
()()
Blake's eyes held a bright light in them. He blinked as the trance ended. He looked at his mother. "M..Mom?"
"I broke the brainwash Lothor did to you." She said. Blake looked around. Where was he? Had Tori just been there with him? Then a chilling realization dawned on him. He looked up.
"Oh my god.." He said. "Tori, I.." He jumped to his feet and rushed to the edge of the cliff. "Tori!" He called out to the bottom. Nothing. He looked back to see his mother's form fading. "Mom!"
"I can't stay much longer. I have to leave, my power's fading. You know what you must do." She said as she disappeared. Blake looked back out to the ocean. He shook off his jacket.
"Hang on Tori." He said as he dove into the water. His body eased into the surface of the water and he kicked up, threading water. "Tori!" He called. The waves crashed all around him. He took a deep breath and dove deeper into the ocean. He then saw her. Tori was floating lifelessly near the bottom of the ocean. Blake pushed himself too her and grabbed her under her arms, holding her to him as he kicked his way back to the surface. He took a deep breath when he finally reached the surface. He held Tori's body in his arms. "Tori?" He asked, moving her wet matted hair out of her face. A cold hand gripped his heart at the thought that she might be dead. That he might've killed her. He blinked away the oncoming tears and searched for a way back to solid land.
Blake grinned softly. Suddenly a force pushed him back onto his back. He looked up and around, and saw nothing. "What's going on?" He called out.
"Blake." Came a soft, disappointed voice as a figure appeared before him. Blake gasped as she realized who it was.
"Mom?" He said. There before him stood his and Hunter's mother. Exactly how he saw her the day he tried to kill the Wind Ranger's sensei. "What are you doing here? I-I thought you and dad could only be in the cave of lost souls."
"That is right." She said. "But we saw what you were doing and we had to reach you. Your father and I gathered all our strength to try and reach you. I was able to finally make contact. But I fear it might be to late."
"To late?" Blake asked. "What are you talking about?"
"Blake, my son." She said. "Tori, and the other Wind Rangers are not the enemy. You must break out of the hold Lothor has on your mind."
"You're wrong. They are the enemy. Lothor's got nothing on me." He stood up and gazed into his mother's eyes.
"Blake." She simply said. She stretched her hand out to him and a beam shot out to him. He groaned and fell to his knees, his mind filling with images.
()() "Hunter and I are leaving." He said. It was the day he and Hunter left the other rangers. He had spotted Tori sitting at the beach. Tori looked at him. She dug her toes in the sand.
"Are you coming back?" She asked. Blake looked out into the ocean. He and Hunter needed to be away from everything. Lothor, the other rangers, everything. They needed to figure out what to do.
"I don't know. I guess so." He offered. He gazed into her eyes. He didn't want to leave her.....Leave them all alone to deal with Lothor. He shook his head and blinked. "Tell the other guys we said bye." He said, standing up. Tori watched him leave.
()() "Hey, what's the big idea-" Tori said angrily after he had just run her off the track. Blake removed his helmet; Tori's eye's widened. "Blake?" Blake smiled softly at the sight of her face. Her blonde hair framed her face as she chastised him for scaring him and for not writing or calling. He grinned.
"You missed me, didn't you?" He asked. Tori's flirtatious smile faded.
"No." She denied.
"You did. I can tell." Tori then jokingly said she didn't like him anymore. Part of him was worried that while he was gone, someone else had entered her life. But his fears were laid to rest when he saw the smile on her lips.
()()
Blake's eyes held a bright light in them. He blinked as the trance ended. He looked at his mother. "M..Mom?"
"I broke the brainwash Lothor did to you." She said. Blake looked around. Where was he? Had Tori just been there with him? Then a chilling realization dawned on him. He looked up.
"Oh my god.." He said. "Tori, I.." He jumped to his feet and rushed to the edge of the cliff. "Tori!" He called out to the bottom. Nothing. He looked back to see his mother's form fading. "Mom!"
"I can't stay much longer. I have to leave, my power's fading. You know what you must do." She said as she disappeared. Blake looked back out to the ocean. He shook off his jacket.
"Hang on Tori." He said as he dove into the water. His body eased into the surface of the water and he kicked up, threading water. "Tori!" He called. The waves crashed all around him. He took a deep breath and dove deeper into the ocean. He then saw her. Tori was floating lifelessly near the bottom of the ocean. Blake pushed himself too her and grabbed her under her arms, holding her to him as he kicked his way back to the surface. He took a deep breath when he finally reached the surface. He held Tori's body in his arms. "Tori?" He asked, moving her wet matted hair out of her face. A cold hand gripped his heart at the thought that she might be dead. That he might've killed her. He blinked away the oncoming tears and searched for a way back to solid land.