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Blake laid Tori on one of the beds in the back of Ninja Opts. They had brought her back and told Sensei it hadn't worked. He had been saddened with them and told them to just lay her down. After that, he had retreated to his cage. Cam had said that that was his father's way of grieving- isolating himself from others.

"What are we going to tell her parents?" Dustin stated, although whatever her parents would think didn't really matter. All that mattered was that his best friend was dead. Shane, himself, Hunter, Blake and Cam where all in the room watching over Tori.

"There has to be another way.." Blake whispered. He sat by Tori's side and held her hand in his as tears spilled down his cheeks. "There has to be. She can't be dead….." Cam looked down and tried to keep his own sadness and tears in.

"Maybe I….I can find something…With the scroll…" He muttered. Shane, Dustin and Hunter looked at him as he left the room. The three of them looked at Blake and got the feeling he wanted to be alone.

"We'll go see if Cam needs help." Hunter said as the three left. Blake held Tori's hand.

"Tori." He said softly. "Tori you can't be dead…You can't die…I need you…We all need you." He closed his eyes as more tears cascaded down his face.

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Lothor laughed triumphantly.

"Now, with the death of their teammate, the rangers will be no threat to us and our plans."

"Yes, sir, everything's worked out perfectly." Whiplash laughed. Lothor glared at him.

"Why are you so happy?" He asked.

"Uh….Because we won?" Whiplash responded. Lothor smirked.

"You ran away from the fight. I don't think you won anything." A ball of energy formed in his hands. "I'm sorry, but I cannot have cowards in my army."

"Wait…Wait..Sir.." Whiplash pleaded. But Lothor ignored him. He launched the energy ball at him, vaporizing the being. "AH!" Was the last sound heard from him as he disappeared into nothingness.

"Well, that's taken care of." Lothor said as he sat back in his throne.

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After a while, Hunter, Dustin and Shane went back to the room and sat silently with Blake and Tori. Soon, the weeks events caught up to the four boys and they ended up falling asleep. Hunter, Shane and Dustin sat against the wall on the floor. Blake had tried to stay awake and just stay watching over Tori. He climbed into the bed next to her and held her close to him as tears continued to spill down his cheeks. Soon he also fell asleep.

Cam rubbed his eyes tiredly as he continued analyzing the scroll. His father came and watched as he worked.

"Cameron," he said, using his son's full name. "It is late, you should sleep."

"I've got to find a way to bring Tori back." Cam insisted. "There has to be. Maybe there's something I missed…Or…Some loophole…Or something…" He sighed. Sensei placed a paw on his son's hand.

"I know you want more then anything to help her." He said softly. "She is a powerful part of the rangers, but she is also a good friend." Sensei sighed. "When your mother fell ill, I tried everything, anything to help her. Any forms of medical treatment that could be found, prayer, anything. The loss of a loved one is never something one wants to believe." Sensei paused slightly, thinking of his wife. He looked at his son. "You should rest." He said as he went back to his cage. Cam sighed and tried to work on the scroll some more, but soon couldn't even keep his eyes open. He rubbed his eyes and went to his bedroom.

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Tori's eyes fluttered open. She looked around to see a white room…If one could even call it that. It was more like white nothingness.

"What the…Where am I?" She muttered as she sat up. She gasped as she saw three people standing by watching her. She recognized them instantly. "Oh, this can't be good." She muttered.