"Any news on who these Thunder guys might be?" Dustin asked, looking at Cam. He sighed and shook his head.

"Absolutely, positively, totally, completely, nothing." Cam replied. Tori and Shane walked in to Ninja Opts, returning from sparring. Dustin sighed and looked up at them.

"We've still got nothing." He said.

"Wonderful." Tori said, slumping next to her friend.

"Man, we have got to get some info on those guys. I mean, they've been seriously kicking our butts." Shane said.

"Ya don't need to tell us." Dustin said. "Man, I think that red dude gave me bruises on my bruises."

"All shall be reveled eventually." Sensei said from his perch next to Cam's computer.

"Yes, but it would be nice if eventually was now." Tori said.

"Uh huh." Shane and Dustin agreed. Cam's brows furrowed as something came up on his screen. There was one of Lothor's goons on the beach. It was big, and seemed be covered in vines.

"Guys, we've got a monster." Cam announced. The other three stood up.

"All right, let's go." Shane said.

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"You ready?" The Crimson Thunder Ranger said, looking at his partner. The Navy Thunder Ranger nodded. They watched on as the three Wind Rangers appeared.

"All right." Dustin said, looking around the deserted beach. "Where's the monster dude?" He said.

"Dunno." Shane said.

"I'm right here!" Came a voice. The three wind rangers spun around to see the monster.

"Man you're ugly." Dustin remarked. The monster growled and shot out its arms. Several vines shot out towards the three. They all fell back as the vines hit them. "Agh." Shane grunted.

"You just had to insult it, didn't you?" Tori asked.

"Come on!" Dustin said as he jumped to his feet. Shane and Tori followed. The monster blasted at Shane and Dustin, sending them soaring back.

"Guys!" Tori exclaimed. She went to go help them when one of the monster's vines wrapped around her neck. She gasped and pulled at it, trying to get out of the grip. It tightened around her throat, restricting her airflow.

"Tori!" Shane yelled. He pulled out his weapon, ready to blast the monster. The monster saw this and pulled Tori off her feet, moving her in between himself and Shane. Shane tried to get a clear shot, only to have the monster fling Tori about, using her as a shield. Tori gagged and struggled to breathe as her vision began to dim.

"Shoot it!" Dustin exclaimed, seeing his friend in distress.

"I'm trying!" Shane yelled.

"This is an interesting show." The Crimson Thunder Ranger said as he appeared behind them. The two spun around and saw him.

"I'll take care of this clown, you help Tori." Dustin said, charging at The Crimson Thunder Ranger. The two fought. Shane turned back to Tori.

"He..lp." She forced out.

"Hold on!" Shane exclaimed. He charged at the monster and began attacking it. The monster easily blocked his blows while still keeping a tight grip on Tori. "Let her go you freak!" He demanded.

"OK!" The monster said. He flung Tori across the beach. Tori rolled on the sand, her back slamming against some rocks. Shane went to go to his friend, only to have the monster attack him. Tori tried to pull herself to her feet, coughing and trying to take in a lungful of oxygen. She fell on the sand, barely moving. Shane's eyes widened as he saw the Navy Thunder Ranger slowly walking to Tori.

"Tori!" Shane yelled. The monster lifted him off the ground and tossed him aside. He looked up and gasped when he saw that Tori and the Navy Thunder Ranger vanished. "NO!" Dustin looked over and saw this as well.

"Tor!" He spun around to the Crimson Thunder Ranger. "Where did your buddy take her?" He demanded. The Crimson Ranger chuckled.

"If I told you, where would the fun be?" And with that, he vanished as well. The monster laughed and left too. Dustin went over to Shane and helped him to his feet. Shane growled.

"I can't believe this." He exclaimed. He paused as something caught his eye where Tori had been. He and Dustin went over and saw Tori's morpher and communicator.

"Oh man." Dustin said.

"Come on, maybe Cam's got some info." Shane said. They made their way back to Ninja Opts.

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Cam sighed, giving up.

"It's like she vanished off the face of the earth." He said.

"I have a feeling that's it." Dustin said.

"We've got to find her." Shane said. "Who knows what they're going to do to her."

"I have a feeling they have taken Tori in hopes of finding our location." Sensei said.

"Dad's right." Cam said. "They're probably going to use her for ransom, or something." He sighed, hoping that it wouldn't come to that. Tori was their friend. Cam knew that no one wanted to be in the position of having to decide between the fate of the world, and the fate of Tori.

"So, basically, this whole monster attack was all a plot to get one of us." Shane said. "Wonderful."

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Tori's eyes fluttered opened. She looked up to see a dark and dank room. She blinked as she looked around. It looked like she was in some sort of dungeon or something. She could feel the danger of her predicament. She raised her wrist up to morph into ranger gear, and gasped. Her morpher and communicator where gone.

"This can't be good." She muttered.