"What do you mean uncle?" Marah said as she pushed her way past her
sister.
"I mean- that there may be more than one way to get that necklace from her."
Marah and Kapri looked at each other with blank stares. "We still don't get it!" they cried.
"It's simple. I want something she has, so they only way to get that thing from her is to get something that she wants- like the navy thunder ranger." He said, a wicked smile spread across his face.
Marah and Kapri nodded their heads in approval.
"Zurgane!" Lothor bellowed.
"SIR!" Zurgane said saluting.
"I want you to go to Earth and kidnap the Navy Thunder Ranger."
Dustin tore down the stairs into ops with Tori right on his heels. The others quickly followed them laughing hysterically. Tori caught Dustin and pinned him on the floor, tickling him causing him to burst into a laughing fit, bringing tears to his eyes.
"Uncle! Uncle!" he cried out. Tori smiled, satisfied with her win and helped her friend up.
"Tori, are you alright?" Sensei asked.
"Yes Sensei, I'm fine-" she trailed off.
"Is there something you would like to share?"
"It's just- well- I think Marah was trying to take this," she said putting her hand to her chest clutching her pendent.
"This is grave news. Lothor knows that you hold a great power, and now he will stop at nothing until he obtains it."
Tori's eyes were cold and firm. Blake went over to her and put his arm around her shoulder. Shane, Dustin , and Cam had fear in their eyes. Hunter stood there, not knowing what was going on.
"What do you mean by a great power?" he asked sheepishly.
"Tori, perhaps you should explain." Sensei said.
"Well Hunter, when my mother passed away, she left me this," she held up the pendent. "She told me that it held a great power and that it could never fall into the wrong hands. Lothor must have found out about it-"
"But now the question remains- HOW did he find out?" Shane said.
Blake could feel Tori tense as she answered the question. "Oh god" she whispered. "He must have seen me and Charlie-"
At the sound of that name, Shane, Dustin, and Cam shot up.
"Charlie?" Hunter asked cautiously.
"That son of a bitch," Shane said, his fist beginning to tighten.
"Is he still here?" Dustin scowled.
"What I wouldn't give to beat the shit out of him." Cam said.
They all turned and looked at Cam in surprise. "What? Nobody hurts my family and gets away with it."
Tori smiled at the sudden protectiveness her friends had for her. Blake pulled her tighter, and she sighed.
"Alright hunter- I know you're pretty in the dark about all this so let me start from the beginning-" she said.
"And then Blake showed up and, I think, scared the shit out of him." She said concluding her story, smiling at Blake.
Hunter had his head down as he heard her finish. "Alright now I'm pissed. If he ever comes near you again, I'll kill him." All the others nodded their heads in agreement.
Sensei interrupted, "I think he is the least of our worries- right now we need to prevent Lothor from getting the amulet." They all stared at Tori.
"No no no" she said standing up. "I know what you're all thinking, but I don't need a bodyguard."
"Tori, we don't think you need a bodyguard," Cam began. "We just don't you to get hurt." His words were sincere.
"Don't worry Cam, between the five of you, I don't think I'll be alone." She smiled.
They all seemed satisfied with that.
Later that day Tori had just gotten back from beach- her hair still soaked with seawater.
"Shit. My lead's about to snap." She said as she loaded her board into her van. 'I guess I'll just have to go to Storm Chargers to get another one.' A smile came to her face.
Hunter and Blake were in the back loading some stock pipes on a shelf when Blake broke the silence.
"Hey bro? How would you feel about me staying with Tori for awhile?"
"Like, you moving out?"
"No- nothing like that- it's just with all this stuff going on, and how she shouldn't be alone-"
Hunter smiled at his little brother. "You're so gone man." He said shaking his head and sighing. "You really love her huh?"
Blake nodded. "I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to her."
As he said this, the object of his affection entered the store. He watched her as she walked over to the surf rack and grabbed a blue lead for her board. She walked over to the counter where Dustin rang her up and handed her a bag.
"Where's Shane?" she asked.
"The skate park, where else?" they laughed. Tori didn't see Blake sneak up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his head on her shoulder.
"Can I help you?" she asked turning around to give him a kiss.
"Are you guys gonna do that all the time?" Dustin asked staring at them playfully.
"Maybe" Blake said kissing her again. Dustin threw his hands in the air and walked over to turn the sign around to CLOSED.
"So," Tori said, "what are you doing tonight Mr. Bradley?"
"Whatever you want Ms. Hanson." He said pulling her in for another soft kiss.
"You guys seriously need to get a room," Dustin called as he walked out the door. "Hey Hunter! Don't forget to lock up!"
"Not a bad idea," Tori said.
Hunter walked out and over to where Blake and Tori were.
"Hey- that thing we were talking about- it's cool. Go as long as you want." He winked at Blake. Tori shot a strange look at her boyfriend.
"C'mon" he said. "Let's go," grabbing her hand. She gave in and followed him out.
"Thanks bro!" he called to Hunter as they walked towards the park.
"Blake? Where are we going? My van's back at the store."
"Just for a walk- something to do on a great night like this," he said staring up at the sky as the colors changed slowly from blue to yellow and red.
"This is beautiful" Tori said.
She captivated Blake. "Yea it is," he said gazing on his love causing her to blush.
"Okay- now tell me the real reason you brought me out here." She said jokingly.
"Well- I was actually wondering how you would feel about a roommate for a little while."
Tori glared at him. "I told you I'll be fine. I do not need 24 hour surveillance!"
"No Tor you don't understand. I was talking about me."
Her face lit up as her excitement rose. "Are you serious!? I would LOVE that!" she cried throwing her arms around him, pulling him in for a passionate kiss. Their kiss turned from a playful show of affection, to one of full passion. His hands roamed her back as she smoothed her thumb along his jaw line. After several minutes they pulled away looking for oxygen. Blake got a devilish look in his eyes that Tori returned.
"Let's go home," she said taking his hand.
As they were walking back to the van, Tori stopped suddenly.
"What is it?" Blake asked.
"Someone's behind us. I can sense it."
As soon as she finished her sentence a blast shot at them knocking them on their backs. They rose to see Zurgane with his usual band of Kelzacks as well as Kapri. Jumping to their feet, they morphed and were ready for battle. Zurgane headed for Blake as Kapri went for Tori. Kelzacks were everywhere. Tori called into her morpher for help, but no one responded. Kapri shot her sword knocking Tori down. Blake tried to run to her, but he was stopped by Zurgane blocking his path. Pulling out his Thunder Staff, Blake and Zurgane went at it. With one swift swipe of his sword, Zurgane knocked Blake down. Kelzacks gathered around the fallen navy ranger and pinned him to the ground. Tori Ran towards him but was again hit by Kapri.
She struggled to get up, but couldn't get there in time. She put her visor down and was staring at Blake who had done the same. They locked eyes for a brief moment before they all disappeared, taking Blake with them.
"I mean- that there may be more than one way to get that necklace from her."
Marah and Kapri looked at each other with blank stares. "We still don't get it!" they cried.
"It's simple. I want something she has, so they only way to get that thing from her is to get something that she wants- like the navy thunder ranger." He said, a wicked smile spread across his face.
Marah and Kapri nodded their heads in approval.
"Zurgane!" Lothor bellowed.
"SIR!" Zurgane said saluting.
"I want you to go to Earth and kidnap the Navy Thunder Ranger."
Dustin tore down the stairs into ops with Tori right on his heels. The others quickly followed them laughing hysterically. Tori caught Dustin and pinned him on the floor, tickling him causing him to burst into a laughing fit, bringing tears to his eyes.
"Uncle! Uncle!" he cried out. Tori smiled, satisfied with her win and helped her friend up.
"Tori, are you alright?" Sensei asked.
"Yes Sensei, I'm fine-" she trailed off.
"Is there something you would like to share?"
"It's just- well- I think Marah was trying to take this," she said putting her hand to her chest clutching her pendent.
"This is grave news. Lothor knows that you hold a great power, and now he will stop at nothing until he obtains it."
Tori's eyes were cold and firm. Blake went over to her and put his arm around her shoulder. Shane, Dustin , and Cam had fear in their eyes. Hunter stood there, not knowing what was going on.
"What do you mean by a great power?" he asked sheepishly.
"Tori, perhaps you should explain." Sensei said.
"Well Hunter, when my mother passed away, she left me this," she held up the pendent. "She told me that it held a great power and that it could never fall into the wrong hands. Lothor must have found out about it-"
"But now the question remains- HOW did he find out?" Shane said.
Blake could feel Tori tense as she answered the question. "Oh god" she whispered. "He must have seen me and Charlie-"
At the sound of that name, Shane, Dustin, and Cam shot up.
"Charlie?" Hunter asked cautiously.
"That son of a bitch," Shane said, his fist beginning to tighten.
"Is he still here?" Dustin scowled.
"What I wouldn't give to beat the shit out of him." Cam said.
They all turned and looked at Cam in surprise. "What? Nobody hurts my family and gets away with it."
Tori smiled at the sudden protectiveness her friends had for her. Blake pulled her tighter, and she sighed.
"Alright hunter- I know you're pretty in the dark about all this so let me start from the beginning-" she said.
"And then Blake showed up and, I think, scared the shit out of him." She said concluding her story, smiling at Blake.
Hunter had his head down as he heard her finish. "Alright now I'm pissed. If he ever comes near you again, I'll kill him." All the others nodded their heads in agreement.
Sensei interrupted, "I think he is the least of our worries- right now we need to prevent Lothor from getting the amulet." They all stared at Tori.
"No no no" she said standing up. "I know what you're all thinking, but I don't need a bodyguard."
"Tori, we don't think you need a bodyguard," Cam began. "We just don't you to get hurt." His words were sincere.
"Don't worry Cam, between the five of you, I don't think I'll be alone." She smiled.
They all seemed satisfied with that.
Later that day Tori had just gotten back from beach- her hair still soaked with seawater.
"Shit. My lead's about to snap." She said as she loaded her board into her van. 'I guess I'll just have to go to Storm Chargers to get another one.' A smile came to her face.
Hunter and Blake were in the back loading some stock pipes on a shelf when Blake broke the silence.
"Hey bro? How would you feel about me staying with Tori for awhile?"
"Like, you moving out?"
"No- nothing like that- it's just with all this stuff going on, and how she shouldn't be alone-"
Hunter smiled at his little brother. "You're so gone man." He said shaking his head and sighing. "You really love her huh?"
Blake nodded. "I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to her."
As he said this, the object of his affection entered the store. He watched her as she walked over to the surf rack and grabbed a blue lead for her board. She walked over to the counter where Dustin rang her up and handed her a bag.
"Where's Shane?" she asked.
"The skate park, where else?" they laughed. Tori didn't see Blake sneak up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his head on her shoulder.
"Can I help you?" she asked turning around to give him a kiss.
"Are you guys gonna do that all the time?" Dustin asked staring at them playfully.
"Maybe" Blake said kissing her again. Dustin threw his hands in the air and walked over to turn the sign around to CLOSED.
"So," Tori said, "what are you doing tonight Mr. Bradley?"
"Whatever you want Ms. Hanson." He said pulling her in for another soft kiss.
"You guys seriously need to get a room," Dustin called as he walked out the door. "Hey Hunter! Don't forget to lock up!"
"Not a bad idea," Tori said.
Hunter walked out and over to where Blake and Tori were.
"Hey- that thing we were talking about- it's cool. Go as long as you want." He winked at Blake. Tori shot a strange look at her boyfriend.
"C'mon" he said. "Let's go," grabbing her hand. She gave in and followed him out.
"Thanks bro!" he called to Hunter as they walked towards the park.
"Blake? Where are we going? My van's back at the store."
"Just for a walk- something to do on a great night like this," he said staring up at the sky as the colors changed slowly from blue to yellow and red.
"This is beautiful" Tori said.
She captivated Blake. "Yea it is," he said gazing on his love causing her to blush.
"Okay- now tell me the real reason you brought me out here." She said jokingly.
"Well- I was actually wondering how you would feel about a roommate for a little while."
Tori glared at him. "I told you I'll be fine. I do not need 24 hour surveillance!"
"No Tor you don't understand. I was talking about me."
Her face lit up as her excitement rose. "Are you serious!? I would LOVE that!" she cried throwing her arms around him, pulling him in for a passionate kiss. Their kiss turned from a playful show of affection, to one of full passion. His hands roamed her back as she smoothed her thumb along his jaw line. After several minutes they pulled away looking for oxygen. Blake got a devilish look in his eyes that Tori returned.
"Let's go home," she said taking his hand.
As they were walking back to the van, Tori stopped suddenly.
"What is it?" Blake asked.
"Someone's behind us. I can sense it."
As soon as she finished her sentence a blast shot at them knocking them on their backs. They rose to see Zurgane with his usual band of Kelzacks as well as Kapri. Jumping to their feet, they morphed and were ready for battle. Zurgane headed for Blake as Kapri went for Tori. Kelzacks were everywhere. Tori called into her morpher for help, but no one responded. Kapri shot her sword knocking Tori down. Blake tried to run to her, but he was stopped by Zurgane blocking his path. Pulling out his Thunder Staff, Blake and Zurgane went at it. With one swift swipe of his sword, Zurgane knocked Blake down. Kelzacks gathered around the fallen navy ranger and pinned him to the ground. Tori Ran towards him but was again hit by Kapri.
She struggled to get up, but couldn't get there in time. She put her visor down and was staring at Blake who had done the same. They locked eyes for a brief moment before they all disappeared, taking Blake with them.