Tori lay strapped to a table. Lothor stood over her with Kapri and Marah
standing by some controls. Lothor had kept demanding she talk about the
Wind Rangers, the location of Ninja Opts, and anything that could be of use
to him. She refused to talk.And then came the pain. Every time Tori said
something Lothor did not appriciate, he would nod to his nieces. They
pulled a lever and waves and waves of electricity poured into her. She
didn't know how much the voltage was, nor did she care. All she knew was
that Lothor could do his worst if he wanted to, but she'd never tell him
what he wanted.
"Tell me where your base of operations is." Lothor demanded.
"Bite me." Tori replied. Lothor sighed and looked at his nieces, who excitedly pulled the lever. Tori winced and whimpered softly as she tried to take the pain. She clenched her fists, keeping herself from screaming. She couldn't scream, couldn't cry, she wouldn't let Lothor get the satisfaction of seeing her do so. The electricity stopped. Tori's body slumped against the table. Lothor circled around her.
"You have a strong warior spirit." He commented. "Which, I have to admit, is quite admiravle. I mean, if I was in your shoes, I'd do the same." Tori gave him a seething look.
"You could never be in my shoes, that would require an ounce of honor and dignity." Lothor looked at her, quite amused.
"You still don't seem to get it." He said. "You are in no position to give insults." He looked at Kapri. "Raise up the voltage a bit," he looked at Tori. "Let us remind our friend who's in charged here." Kapri did as she was told. She pulled the lever again. Tori's nails dug into her palms as the intense pain filled her. She was somewhat glad that she was never one of those girls who grew her nails out very long, knowing that if she was, her palms would be a bloody mess by now. The electricity left again. Her head lulled tiredly to the side as she panted. She raised her eyes to him. "You can hit me with everything you got, buddy, but I'm not talking." Lothor laughed.
"Well, on that note, I guess we'll let you rest, for now. Can't have you dying before you tell me what I want to hear, now can I?" He smirked. He and his nieces left the room.
The Thunder Ranger, who had been watching all this, pressed himself against the wall as the three walked out. He felt sick to his stomach watching Tori get tortured. He had wanted to help her, but he knew that that would have just resulted in them both getting hurt. He waited until Lothor, Dweedle Dee and Dweedle Dumb where out of eyeshot. He slowly walked into the room. His eyes fell on Tori's body. She was covered in sweat, her palms had red marks on them where her nails where, and she looked tired and generally spent. He went to her side.
"Tori." He said softly. Her eyes where barely opened. He turned her face so she was looking at him. "Tori, don't pass out on me here." He whispered. Tori looked at him.
"You..." She said, trailing off dazedly. "What..Did Lothor send you in to light me up like a Christmas tree?" He could see the pain in her eyes. The pain that she had been hiding from Lothor.
"I told you I'd protect you." He said gently. He undid the restraints on her ankles. He then undid her wrists. "C'mon." He said as he helped her up. "Can you walk?" He asked.
"I think so-" She went to stand, only to stumble against The Navy Thunder Ranger.
"That's a no then." He gathered her in his arms. Tori's arms hung around his neck and her head tiredly rested against his chest as he carried her out of the room.
"Where are you taking me?" Tori asked softly.
"Off this place first of all." He said as he slowly crept along the corridors, making sure he wasn't seen by any of Lothor's army or Kelzacks. He turned a corner and stopped, seeing Lothor, Zurgane, Chooboo, Kapri and Marah. He stepped back, tightening his hold on Tori.
"You." Lothor growled. Zurgane stepped forward.
"Sir, let me destroy him!" He said. Lothor held up a hand, stopping him. He narrowed his eyes at The Navy Ranger.
"When Chooboo told me you were turning on us, I had to see it to believe it." He said. The Crimson Thunder Ranger walked in, and took in the scene before him. He looked over at his partner who was holding the blue ranger.
"What's going on here?" He asked. The Navy Thunder Ranger turned his head to look at him.
"You shall pay for your betrayal." Lothor boomed. A ball of energy shot out from his hand. The Navy Ranger quickly turned back to Lothor. He tried his best to shield Tori, expecting this to be some fatal blast. It wasn't. Instead, it expanded, surrounding both he and Tori. It was similar to the orbs that Lothor had used to capture the Ninja Academy Students around the world. The Crimson Ranger watched in horror as the orb shot out into space with his comrade and Tori in it.
"Tell me where your base of operations is." Lothor demanded.
"Bite me." Tori replied. Lothor sighed and looked at his nieces, who excitedly pulled the lever. Tori winced and whimpered softly as she tried to take the pain. She clenched her fists, keeping herself from screaming. She couldn't scream, couldn't cry, she wouldn't let Lothor get the satisfaction of seeing her do so. The electricity stopped. Tori's body slumped against the table. Lothor circled around her.
"You have a strong warior spirit." He commented. "Which, I have to admit, is quite admiravle. I mean, if I was in your shoes, I'd do the same." Tori gave him a seething look.
"You could never be in my shoes, that would require an ounce of honor and dignity." Lothor looked at her, quite amused.
"You still don't seem to get it." He said. "You are in no position to give insults." He looked at Kapri. "Raise up the voltage a bit," he looked at Tori. "Let us remind our friend who's in charged here." Kapri did as she was told. She pulled the lever again. Tori's nails dug into her palms as the intense pain filled her. She was somewhat glad that she was never one of those girls who grew her nails out very long, knowing that if she was, her palms would be a bloody mess by now. The electricity left again. Her head lulled tiredly to the side as she panted. She raised her eyes to him. "You can hit me with everything you got, buddy, but I'm not talking." Lothor laughed.
"Well, on that note, I guess we'll let you rest, for now. Can't have you dying before you tell me what I want to hear, now can I?" He smirked. He and his nieces left the room.
The Thunder Ranger, who had been watching all this, pressed himself against the wall as the three walked out. He felt sick to his stomach watching Tori get tortured. He had wanted to help her, but he knew that that would have just resulted in them both getting hurt. He waited until Lothor, Dweedle Dee and Dweedle Dumb where out of eyeshot. He slowly walked into the room. His eyes fell on Tori's body. She was covered in sweat, her palms had red marks on them where her nails where, and she looked tired and generally spent. He went to her side.
"Tori." He said softly. Her eyes where barely opened. He turned her face so she was looking at him. "Tori, don't pass out on me here." He whispered. Tori looked at him.
"You..." She said, trailing off dazedly. "What..Did Lothor send you in to light me up like a Christmas tree?" He could see the pain in her eyes. The pain that she had been hiding from Lothor.
"I told you I'd protect you." He said gently. He undid the restraints on her ankles. He then undid her wrists. "C'mon." He said as he helped her up. "Can you walk?" He asked.
"I think so-" She went to stand, only to stumble against The Navy Thunder Ranger.
"That's a no then." He gathered her in his arms. Tori's arms hung around his neck and her head tiredly rested against his chest as he carried her out of the room.
"Where are you taking me?" Tori asked softly.
"Off this place first of all." He said as he slowly crept along the corridors, making sure he wasn't seen by any of Lothor's army or Kelzacks. He turned a corner and stopped, seeing Lothor, Zurgane, Chooboo, Kapri and Marah. He stepped back, tightening his hold on Tori.
"You." Lothor growled. Zurgane stepped forward.
"Sir, let me destroy him!" He said. Lothor held up a hand, stopping him. He narrowed his eyes at The Navy Ranger.
"When Chooboo told me you were turning on us, I had to see it to believe it." He said. The Crimson Thunder Ranger walked in, and took in the scene before him. He looked over at his partner who was holding the blue ranger.
"What's going on here?" He asked. The Navy Thunder Ranger turned his head to look at him.
"You shall pay for your betrayal." Lothor boomed. A ball of energy shot out from his hand. The Navy Ranger quickly turned back to Lothor. He tried his best to shield Tori, expecting this to be some fatal blast. It wasn't. Instead, it expanded, surrounding both he and Tori. It was similar to the orbs that Lothor had used to capture the Ninja Academy Students around the world. The Crimson Ranger watched in horror as the orb shot out into space with his comrade and Tori in it.