Tori felt a sharp pain in her chest. The man she loved with all that
she had was going to sacrifice himself to save his friends- to save her.
She struggled with all her might, but couldn't escape the firm, but gentle
grasp of her "brother." She saw Blake lying on the sand staring at her.
Lothor was about to use the power that she had given him. 'God damn it! Why
did I do that? If only I found my "outlet" then we wouldn't be in this
mess.' She watched him raise the powerful energy ball high above his head,
ready for the kill.
'Tori-' a voice rang in her head- a voice she hadn't heard in almost ten years. 'Mum?' she thought. 'Tori- the power lies within you- the one that is pure of heart- it lies within you-'
It slowly faded away as she saw the ball soar into the sky, beginning to make it's decent. "BLAKE! NO!" she cried extending her hand out to him. The amulet in Lothor's grasp began to glow a brilliant blue.
"What- What's happening!?" he cried.
Tori felt a surge of energy go through her body. She pulled away from Cam. She stood in front of a shocked Lothor- the ball he was holding came down- right into Tori's clenched fists. The amulet flew from Lothor and hovered above the Blue ranger.
The others stared at Tori. She seemed to be covered by an aura of blue and white light. Her fists began to rise, circling upwards across her chest and crossing to form an X.
"You're finished Lothor."
She thrust her hands outward, sending a huge stream of blue energy straight at his heart. He cried out in pain as the wave went through every part of his wretched body. He looked at her with a shocked look on his face. He began to shake violently, as a gleam of light peaked out through the center of his body.
"AHH!!!" he cried as the light grew until it consumed him. Tori drew her hands back and threw one final blast at him. "NO!" he screamed as he hit the sand in an explosion of white and blue light.
The light from the blast caused the rangers to shield their eyes. Tori stood there as the light covered her body. She was now in a white room. 'Tori-' that voice. 'It couldn't be-' she thought to herself. Out of the brightness a figure appeared. She had long blonde hair, blue eyes, and a warm smile.
'Mum? Is that really you?'
'Yes my little one.'
'But how-'
'The power was always meant for you. You are one that is pure of heart, and therefore you are the only one who could use the power.'
'But how? How did I do that?'
'You found your outlet'
Tori finally understood. 'my outlet- love.'
'Yes. Your love for Blake unlocked the true power within you. That is what allowed you to defeat him.'
The figure began to dissolve back into the light. 'Mum- mum please don't-'
'Take care my little one-'
Tori came out of the light to see a black patch of sand where Lothor once stood. She looked up to see the amulet still hanging above her head. It began to glow again, then burst into a brilliant shower of blue light covering her entire body.
"Thank you Mum," she whispered into the sky.
Her mind snapped back to reality- Blake. She saw Blake raising himself up off the ground- his ranger suit now gone revealing his bandaged chest. They locked eyes once more, and ran towards each other, finally meeting in a heated embrace. His chest throbbed in pain, but he didn't care- they were safe now, and they had Tori to thank for it. Soon five sets of arms joined in. They all stood there rejoicing in their victory when they heard an all too familiar voice coming through their communicators.
"Rangers- you must return to ops- I think there is something you should see." Sensei said.
Breaking their hug the rangers stepped back and looked around- no more aliens, no more Kelzacks- no more Lothor. Could this really be happening?
Hunter, Shane, Dustin, and Cam were the first to reach the waterfall. Tori, with Blake hanging on her shoulder soon followed. Together, the six rangers entered the secret entrance expecting to find everything as they had left it.
As soon as they crossed over their mouths dropped. Where there had once been a pit of rubble, the Wind Ninja Academy stood tall, towering above their heads. The grass was green, the sky was blue and people, students that were once lost, swarmed around them with cheers of 'thank you.' The crowd parted- a tall figure made his way through to the awaiting rangers.
Tori gently moved away from Blake and looked at Cam. They both ran up to the awaiting arms of the figure- Sensei.
"Is it really you?" Tori asked. "Yes, it's really me," he said pulling them in again. He extended his arms wider and soon Shane and Dustin joined. They all had tears in their eyes as they pulled away leaving Sensei face to face with Blake and Hunter.
"I am no longer stuck." He said extending his arms again. Hunter and Blake walked up to him- there was an awkward stare between the three, then seeing the look in his eyes- the same eyes that had guided them through so much- the fell into his arms.
"Sensei-" Hunter whispered.
"Yes Hunter."
They eventually released. All the rangers now stood in front of Sensei. Together they bowed in unison- showing the great respect they held for him. The other students followed, bringing tears to his eyes.
When the reunion was over, the students returned to their homes, but the rangers remained. They went down the hidden stairwell into ops.
"Did that really just happen? I mean did we just destroy Lothor?" Dustin asked.
"Um, excuse me? Don't you mean * I * destroyed him?" Tori asked mockingly.
"Yes Tori, you did," Sensei said. "I knew you would find your "trigger" as you put it." His eyes slanted over to Blake who put his head down.
"Sensei?"
"Yes Hunter?"
"How did all this happen? I mean the academy, you?"
"when Lothor was destroyed, all the wrongs he committed were sent right. Everything has returned to the way it should be. Everything he had was destroyed, and all that he took was restored."
"So if The Wind Academy was restored-" Hunter said.
"Then the Thunder Academy was too!" Blake said with joy.
"Yes- I have informed Sensei Omino of your whereabouts and he is expecting you tomorrow."
That night was one of celebration. The students returned to their homes, but you would never know it from the noise that came from the main courtyard. It was late, but he only person who turned in for the night was Sensei. 'They need this time together- one last time' he thought to himself. A small fire had been set up as night descended on the valley. Hunter and Dustin kept arguing over who destroyed more aliens, while Shane and Cam sat there laughing at them. Over time they had really become great friends. "No way dude! You totally didn't get more than three!" "I so did! Tori- c'mon back me up," Hunter said turning to see an empty seat. "Oh great- there she goes again," Dustin said. Blake had seen her get up, and now was contemplating whether or not go after her. "Uh Blake? Aren't you going to go chase after her? That's what you usually do," Shane said punching him in the arm. Blake sat there silently. He knew he should go after her, but he didn't want to do what he knew he had to- he didn't want to say goodbye.
"Blake? Bro are you alright?" Hunter asked going into 'big brother' mode.
"No, I'm not- and I think you know why."
He did know- but he didn't want o admit it to himself yet- they were leaving.
"What's going on?" Cam asked.
"We have to go home tomorrow. I'm not sure when we'll be back." Hunter said softly kicking a pebble.
Again, silence was all around them.
'Tori-' a voice rang in her head- a voice she hadn't heard in almost ten years. 'Mum?' she thought. 'Tori- the power lies within you- the one that is pure of heart- it lies within you-'
It slowly faded away as she saw the ball soar into the sky, beginning to make it's decent. "BLAKE! NO!" she cried extending her hand out to him. The amulet in Lothor's grasp began to glow a brilliant blue.
"What- What's happening!?" he cried.
Tori felt a surge of energy go through her body. She pulled away from Cam. She stood in front of a shocked Lothor- the ball he was holding came down- right into Tori's clenched fists. The amulet flew from Lothor and hovered above the Blue ranger.
The others stared at Tori. She seemed to be covered by an aura of blue and white light. Her fists began to rise, circling upwards across her chest and crossing to form an X.
"You're finished Lothor."
She thrust her hands outward, sending a huge stream of blue energy straight at his heart. He cried out in pain as the wave went through every part of his wretched body. He looked at her with a shocked look on his face. He began to shake violently, as a gleam of light peaked out through the center of his body.
"AHH!!!" he cried as the light grew until it consumed him. Tori drew her hands back and threw one final blast at him. "NO!" he screamed as he hit the sand in an explosion of white and blue light.
The light from the blast caused the rangers to shield their eyes. Tori stood there as the light covered her body. She was now in a white room. 'Tori-' that voice. 'It couldn't be-' she thought to herself. Out of the brightness a figure appeared. She had long blonde hair, blue eyes, and a warm smile.
'Mum? Is that really you?'
'Yes my little one.'
'But how-'
'The power was always meant for you. You are one that is pure of heart, and therefore you are the only one who could use the power.'
'But how? How did I do that?'
'You found your outlet'
Tori finally understood. 'my outlet- love.'
'Yes. Your love for Blake unlocked the true power within you. That is what allowed you to defeat him.'
The figure began to dissolve back into the light. 'Mum- mum please don't-'
'Take care my little one-'
Tori came out of the light to see a black patch of sand where Lothor once stood. She looked up to see the amulet still hanging above her head. It began to glow again, then burst into a brilliant shower of blue light covering her entire body.
"Thank you Mum," she whispered into the sky.
Her mind snapped back to reality- Blake. She saw Blake raising himself up off the ground- his ranger suit now gone revealing his bandaged chest. They locked eyes once more, and ran towards each other, finally meeting in a heated embrace. His chest throbbed in pain, but he didn't care- they were safe now, and they had Tori to thank for it. Soon five sets of arms joined in. They all stood there rejoicing in their victory when they heard an all too familiar voice coming through their communicators.
"Rangers- you must return to ops- I think there is something you should see." Sensei said.
Breaking their hug the rangers stepped back and looked around- no more aliens, no more Kelzacks- no more Lothor. Could this really be happening?
Hunter, Shane, Dustin, and Cam were the first to reach the waterfall. Tori, with Blake hanging on her shoulder soon followed. Together, the six rangers entered the secret entrance expecting to find everything as they had left it.
As soon as they crossed over their mouths dropped. Where there had once been a pit of rubble, the Wind Ninja Academy stood tall, towering above their heads. The grass was green, the sky was blue and people, students that were once lost, swarmed around them with cheers of 'thank you.' The crowd parted- a tall figure made his way through to the awaiting rangers.
Tori gently moved away from Blake and looked at Cam. They both ran up to the awaiting arms of the figure- Sensei.
"Is it really you?" Tori asked. "Yes, it's really me," he said pulling them in again. He extended his arms wider and soon Shane and Dustin joined. They all had tears in their eyes as they pulled away leaving Sensei face to face with Blake and Hunter.
"I am no longer stuck." He said extending his arms again. Hunter and Blake walked up to him- there was an awkward stare between the three, then seeing the look in his eyes- the same eyes that had guided them through so much- the fell into his arms.
"Sensei-" Hunter whispered.
"Yes Hunter."
They eventually released. All the rangers now stood in front of Sensei. Together they bowed in unison- showing the great respect they held for him. The other students followed, bringing tears to his eyes.
When the reunion was over, the students returned to their homes, but the rangers remained. They went down the hidden stairwell into ops.
"Did that really just happen? I mean did we just destroy Lothor?" Dustin asked.
"Um, excuse me? Don't you mean * I * destroyed him?" Tori asked mockingly.
"Yes Tori, you did," Sensei said. "I knew you would find your "trigger" as you put it." His eyes slanted over to Blake who put his head down.
"Sensei?"
"Yes Hunter?"
"How did all this happen? I mean the academy, you?"
"when Lothor was destroyed, all the wrongs he committed were sent right. Everything has returned to the way it should be. Everything he had was destroyed, and all that he took was restored."
"So if The Wind Academy was restored-" Hunter said.
"Then the Thunder Academy was too!" Blake said with joy.
"Yes- I have informed Sensei Omino of your whereabouts and he is expecting you tomorrow."
That night was one of celebration. The students returned to their homes, but you would never know it from the noise that came from the main courtyard. It was late, but he only person who turned in for the night was Sensei. 'They need this time together- one last time' he thought to himself. A small fire had been set up as night descended on the valley. Hunter and Dustin kept arguing over who destroyed more aliens, while Shane and Cam sat there laughing at them. Over time they had really become great friends. "No way dude! You totally didn't get more than three!" "I so did! Tori- c'mon back me up," Hunter said turning to see an empty seat. "Oh great- there she goes again," Dustin said. Blake had seen her get up, and now was contemplating whether or not go after her. "Uh Blake? Aren't you going to go chase after her? That's what you usually do," Shane said punching him in the arm. Blake sat there silently. He knew he should go after her, but he didn't want to do what he knew he had to- he didn't want to say goodbye.
"Blake? Bro are you alright?" Hunter asked going into 'big brother' mode.
"No, I'm not- and I think you know why."
He did know- but he didn't want o admit it to himself yet- they were leaving.
"What's going on?" Cam asked.
"We have to go home tomorrow. I'm not sure when we'll be back." Hunter said softly kicking a pebble.
Again, silence was all around them.