He opened his eyes in the dark, dirty room. He tried to move his
hands but found that they were shackled together attached to the wall. He
hung there, both arms stretched out leaving him in a spread eagle position.
His suit dissolved as he regained his composure.
'What the hell happened?' he thought to himself.
"So we meet again Thunder Ranger." Lothor said entering the dimly lit area.
Blake tried to go after him but was held back by the chain restraints.
"Struggle all you want." He said hitting Blake in the chest with n energy blast, causing him to slump over in pain.
"What do you want with me?" Blake managed to get out.
"Bait for your little girlfriend."
"You leave Tori out of this!" Blake screamed.
"Now now. Don't over exert yourself- we wouldn't want you tired for the big broadcast." He said walking away with a sick grin on his face.
Blake hung there lost in thought. 'Tori.'
"NO!" Tori cried as Blake disappeared. Her body went numb, then her mind went dark.
Opening her eyes, she found herself in the familiar surroundings of Ops. She shot up off the table-
"We have to go save him!"
The guys all turned their attention to her as Cam went over the calm her.
"Tori, calm down- save who?"
"Blake! Zurgane and hi band of losers took him!" she cried falling down again in a fit of tears. Cam grabbed her as she fell. She looked up at Hunter whose eyes were now filled with rage-his fist shaking.
Shane, seeing the anger rising in his friend placed a hand on Hunter's shoulder.
"It's alright man. We'll get him back." Hunter shook his shoulder away and went over to Tori. Seeing the pain in her eyes, he grabbed her into a hug.
"Don't worry Tor- I swear to god we'll get him back."
Tori calmed down as he spoke. She pulled away and turned to leave.
"Where are you going? Dustin called after her.
"To find Blake."
"Uh, Tori-" Cam stuttered. "I think we just found him."
Lothor's ugly face now filled the screen of the super computer. "Hello Rangers- looks like your one ranger short. Could this belong to you?" he said moving away revealing a battered Blake chained to a wall.
"NO!" Tori cried rushing at the screen.
Lothor laughed. "Now I'm only going to say this once-"
They all gathered now listening carefully.
"If you ever want to see your little blue boy again, you'll give me what I want- I think you know what I'm talking about Blue Ranger."
They all now turned and looked at Tori, who had a murderous look in her eyes.
"If you don't-" he blasted Blake with another energy shot causing Tori and Hunter to cry out. "Till then Rangers." The screen went black.
They all just stood there, silent. Cam looked around the room at his friends. Shane and Dustin stunned, hunter had tears gathering in his eyes, and Tori- Tori's eyes were clouded over. Suddenly Cam saw a change in them and knew what she was thinking.
"Tori- Don't event think about it." Cam said breaking the silence. "There has to be another way."
Tori looked up into his brown eyes. "No Cam- I'm not going to stand idly by and lose someone else that I love- not again- not when I can save them."
There she said it- she loved Blake. The revelation in those words caused the others to come out of their trance. Tori spoke, her voice angered-
"Yes I LOVE HIM. And I'm going to get him back- no matter what."
Hunter let a tear slide down his cheek. "Tor- I love him too, but Cam's right- we can't let you give him your amulet. There has to be another way."
"But there isn't! It's simple- he has something I want, and I have something he wants. We'll trade."
Sensei, who had been silent throughout his whole thing finally made his presence known. "Victoria," Tori winced as he called her that. The only time her full name was ever used when she was in trouble. "We must accept that Blake has been captured. I agree with the others. We need to explore other options." Tori nodded her head, raising her tear stained cheeks. "Yes Sensei." "But we can't just leave him up there to be tormented-" Hunter said. "No Hunter- we cannot." The guinea pig said. Tori slumped down to the floor putting her head in her hands. 'I know what I have to do' she said to herself. The hours rolled by, with no definite answers to the big question- how were they going to get Blake out? "What if we like snuck onto his ship?" Dustin suggested. "Or what if we lure Lothor down her and finally take him out?" Shane added. Hunter punched the wall. "This is ridiculous! We have to do SOMETHING." They all just looked at Hunter, understanding the hurt in his eyes. "C'mon Tor back me up," he said turning to where Tori was sitting, but she was gone. "Tori?" he asked looking around for her. "Where did she go?" But he as well as the others knew exactly where she went.
As the guys were consumed with their thoughts on how to free Blake, Tori silently slipped out of ops and streaked to a cliff overlooking the ocean. She raised her head to the sky- the once clear blue eyes were now filled with sadness, anger, and hate. 'I have to do this- for Blake.'
"LOTHOR!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME YOU FUCKING COWARD! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!"
A bolt of lightning struck behind her revealing the jackass in question. "Now that's no way for a lady to be speaking-" he said. "Where is he?" she demanded staring him down. "First things first- give me the amulet." Tori reached inside her shirt and pulled out her necklace, holding it tight in her fist. "Where is he?" she demanded again. With a snap of his fingers, Blake fell from the sky landing in a heap, barely moving. Tori rushed forward only to be blocked by a shield surrounding him. "Now give me the amulet and you'll get you're little boyfriend back." Tori's hand began to tremble as she clutched the charm on her breast. "Tori-" Blake tried to get out. Her eyes shot over to him. "Don't do it-" he said before his head fell to the ground again. Tears flew from her eyes as she reached her decision. "Alright. I'll give it to you," she pulled the necklace off and held it out for him. He snatched it from her and laughed. "Now let him go." She cried, her words firm. He waved his hand and the shield dissolved. Tori ran over to him and held his lifeless body. "What did you do to him?!" she cried. "Oh, did you want him back in one piece? Sorry-" he said sarcastically as he flew back into space. Tori held Blake close to her body. "Please wake up Blake-" she whispered. "Please-" she pleaded once more kissing his forehead.
"TORI!" Shane called out. They fan out of ops when the realized that she had left. Shane and Dustin were in the woods outside ops, Hunter and Cam headed for the beach.
Cam wandered the sandy shores- "TORI!" but he got no response. He tried her morpher again, but she was either ignoring it, or something was wrong with it. 'Damn it where are you?'
Hunter was having the same problem as he climbed up a path towards the cliffs. "TORI!" he called. "TORI!"
Tori heard her name being called not too far away- "Hunter. HUNTER! HELP ME!" she cried.
Hunter heard her cry and followed her voice. He entered a small clearing to find Tori with his brother in her arms. Running over to them he placed one hand on her shoulder and the other on Blake.
"Is he-?" Hunter asked quietly, not wanting to finish his thought.
Tori looked at him shaking her head. "No." She ran her fingers through his hair.
"Better contact the others." Hunter said pulling his morpher to his mouth. "Guys I found Tori and Blake. We're at the cliffs. Within seconds red, yellow, and green streaks landed next to Tori and their fallen teammate.
"Tori? How did you-" Dustin began.
Cam and Tori locked eyes as Dustin spoke. Tori forced her eyes back down to Blake.
"Tori how could you?" Cam demanded.
"I told you Cam- I wasn't going to lose him, so I did what I had to."
"You mean you gave him the amulet?" Shane scolded.
Tori looked at her teammates. They all were disappointed in her- she had let them down. "I did what I had to to save Blake and I'd do it again." She said firmly.
At that, the boys backed off her. They all knew that her heart was in the right place, and if they had been placed in the same situation they would have done the same.
Lothor returned to his ship victorious. "Zurgane! Get down there and finish them while they're weak."
"Yes Sir!" He quickly descended to earth with every Kelzack and Alien in his arsenal.
"This time," Lothor said smiling, "the Rangers will be done for good." He wandered over to his viewing screen and watched the scene play out, all the time clutching the one power that would finally defeat the Rangers.
'What the hell happened?' he thought to himself.
"So we meet again Thunder Ranger." Lothor said entering the dimly lit area.
Blake tried to go after him but was held back by the chain restraints.
"Struggle all you want." He said hitting Blake in the chest with n energy blast, causing him to slump over in pain.
"What do you want with me?" Blake managed to get out.
"Bait for your little girlfriend."
"You leave Tori out of this!" Blake screamed.
"Now now. Don't over exert yourself- we wouldn't want you tired for the big broadcast." He said walking away with a sick grin on his face.
Blake hung there lost in thought. 'Tori.'
"NO!" Tori cried as Blake disappeared. Her body went numb, then her mind went dark.
Opening her eyes, she found herself in the familiar surroundings of Ops. She shot up off the table-
"We have to go save him!"
The guys all turned their attention to her as Cam went over the calm her.
"Tori, calm down- save who?"
"Blake! Zurgane and hi band of losers took him!" she cried falling down again in a fit of tears. Cam grabbed her as she fell. She looked up at Hunter whose eyes were now filled with rage-his fist shaking.
Shane, seeing the anger rising in his friend placed a hand on Hunter's shoulder.
"It's alright man. We'll get him back." Hunter shook his shoulder away and went over to Tori. Seeing the pain in her eyes, he grabbed her into a hug.
"Don't worry Tor- I swear to god we'll get him back."
Tori calmed down as he spoke. She pulled away and turned to leave.
"Where are you going? Dustin called after her.
"To find Blake."
"Uh, Tori-" Cam stuttered. "I think we just found him."
Lothor's ugly face now filled the screen of the super computer. "Hello Rangers- looks like your one ranger short. Could this belong to you?" he said moving away revealing a battered Blake chained to a wall.
"NO!" Tori cried rushing at the screen.
Lothor laughed. "Now I'm only going to say this once-"
They all gathered now listening carefully.
"If you ever want to see your little blue boy again, you'll give me what I want- I think you know what I'm talking about Blue Ranger."
They all now turned and looked at Tori, who had a murderous look in her eyes.
"If you don't-" he blasted Blake with another energy shot causing Tori and Hunter to cry out. "Till then Rangers." The screen went black.
They all just stood there, silent. Cam looked around the room at his friends. Shane and Dustin stunned, hunter had tears gathering in his eyes, and Tori- Tori's eyes were clouded over. Suddenly Cam saw a change in them and knew what she was thinking.
"Tori- Don't event think about it." Cam said breaking the silence. "There has to be another way."
Tori looked up into his brown eyes. "No Cam- I'm not going to stand idly by and lose someone else that I love- not again- not when I can save them."
There she said it- she loved Blake. The revelation in those words caused the others to come out of their trance. Tori spoke, her voice angered-
"Yes I LOVE HIM. And I'm going to get him back- no matter what."
Hunter let a tear slide down his cheek. "Tor- I love him too, but Cam's right- we can't let you give him your amulet. There has to be another way."
"But there isn't! It's simple- he has something I want, and I have something he wants. We'll trade."
Sensei, who had been silent throughout his whole thing finally made his presence known. "Victoria," Tori winced as he called her that. The only time her full name was ever used when she was in trouble. "We must accept that Blake has been captured. I agree with the others. We need to explore other options." Tori nodded her head, raising her tear stained cheeks. "Yes Sensei." "But we can't just leave him up there to be tormented-" Hunter said. "No Hunter- we cannot." The guinea pig said. Tori slumped down to the floor putting her head in her hands. 'I know what I have to do' she said to herself. The hours rolled by, with no definite answers to the big question- how were they going to get Blake out? "What if we like snuck onto his ship?" Dustin suggested. "Or what if we lure Lothor down her and finally take him out?" Shane added. Hunter punched the wall. "This is ridiculous! We have to do SOMETHING." They all just looked at Hunter, understanding the hurt in his eyes. "C'mon Tor back me up," he said turning to where Tori was sitting, but she was gone. "Tori?" he asked looking around for her. "Where did she go?" But he as well as the others knew exactly where she went.
As the guys were consumed with their thoughts on how to free Blake, Tori silently slipped out of ops and streaked to a cliff overlooking the ocean. She raised her head to the sky- the once clear blue eyes were now filled with sadness, anger, and hate. 'I have to do this- for Blake.'
"LOTHOR!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME YOU FUCKING COWARD! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!"
A bolt of lightning struck behind her revealing the jackass in question. "Now that's no way for a lady to be speaking-" he said. "Where is he?" she demanded staring him down. "First things first- give me the amulet." Tori reached inside her shirt and pulled out her necklace, holding it tight in her fist. "Where is he?" she demanded again. With a snap of his fingers, Blake fell from the sky landing in a heap, barely moving. Tori rushed forward only to be blocked by a shield surrounding him. "Now give me the amulet and you'll get you're little boyfriend back." Tori's hand began to tremble as she clutched the charm on her breast. "Tori-" Blake tried to get out. Her eyes shot over to him. "Don't do it-" he said before his head fell to the ground again. Tears flew from her eyes as she reached her decision. "Alright. I'll give it to you," she pulled the necklace off and held it out for him. He snatched it from her and laughed. "Now let him go." She cried, her words firm. He waved his hand and the shield dissolved. Tori ran over to him and held his lifeless body. "What did you do to him?!" she cried. "Oh, did you want him back in one piece? Sorry-" he said sarcastically as he flew back into space. Tori held Blake close to her body. "Please wake up Blake-" she whispered. "Please-" she pleaded once more kissing his forehead.
"TORI!" Shane called out. They fan out of ops when the realized that she had left. Shane and Dustin were in the woods outside ops, Hunter and Cam headed for the beach.
Cam wandered the sandy shores- "TORI!" but he got no response. He tried her morpher again, but she was either ignoring it, or something was wrong with it. 'Damn it where are you?'
Hunter was having the same problem as he climbed up a path towards the cliffs. "TORI!" he called. "TORI!"
Tori heard her name being called not too far away- "Hunter. HUNTER! HELP ME!" she cried.
Hunter heard her cry and followed her voice. He entered a small clearing to find Tori with his brother in her arms. Running over to them he placed one hand on her shoulder and the other on Blake.
"Is he-?" Hunter asked quietly, not wanting to finish his thought.
Tori looked at him shaking her head. "No." She ran her fingers through his hair.
"Better contact the others." Hunter said pulling his morpher to his mouth. "Guys I found Tori and Blake. We're at the cliffs. Within seconds red, yellow, and green streaks landed next to Tori and their fallen teammate.
"Tori? How did you-" Dustin began.
Cam and Tori locked eyes as Dustin spoke. Tori forced her eyes back down to Blake.
"Tori how could you?" Cam demanded.
"I told you Cam- I wasn't going to lose him, so I did what I had to."
"You mean you gave him the amulet?" Shane scolded.
Tori looked at her teammates. They all were disappointed in her- she had let them down. "I did what I had to to save Blake and I'd do it again." She said firmly.
At that, the boys backed off her. They all knew that her heart was in the right place, and if they had been placed in the same situation they would have done the same.
Lothor returned to his ship victorious. "Zurgane! Get down there and finish them while they're weak."
"Yes Sir!" He quickly descended to earth with every Kelzack and Alien in his arsenal.
"This time," Lothor said smiling, "the Rangers will be done for good." He wandered over to his viewing screen and watched the scene play out, all the time clutching the one power that would finally defeat the Rangers.