The ground stopped shaking just as suddenly as it began. Tori was
frozen. She didn't know what to do. She slowly walked over to the edge and
looked down. She couldn't see anything but he frothy water churning against
the rocks below. She shifted her eyes to the left and saw what she hoped
she wouldn't- Blake's morpher hanging from an exposed root. She lay down on
her belly and retrieved it. She cradled it in her hands and sank to the
ground. She couldn't do anything- she couldn't cry, couldn't yell- she was
dead inside. She heard them behind her, but couldn't respond.
"Tori? Tori you alright?" Dustin asked placing a hand on her shoulder. Cam and Shane were speechless. They saw what she had in her hand. Hunter too saw the trinket and spoke slowly.
"Where- where is he?" he said afraid of the answer. Tori slowly got up and went to him. She handed him the morpher. Hunter looked down and then back up at her- tears now filling his vision. "Where is he?" he asked again, now shaking. Tori glanced over the edge of the ridge and motioned to Hunter. "No- he can't- he didn't-" was all he got out before he too sank to the ground. "NOOOOOO!!!" he cried slamming his fist into the ground. Tori couldn't do anything but stare blankly into space.
"C'mon- we have to get back to ops. We have to start looking," Cam said. Shane put a hand on Hunter's shoulder.
"Hey man- don't worry- we're not giving up on this yet." Hunter raised his eyes to Shane. They were filled with hurt, anger, and sadness. Dustin went over to Tori.
"Tor, c'mon."
"I'm not going anywhere," she said sternly.
"C'mon Tor. Please."
"No! I'm not going anywhere until I find him!" she finally shouted. Dustin backed away at that. Hunter slowly made his way over to her. She looked up into his blue eyes. They were filled with all that she was holding inside. He grabbed her into a hug.
"Tori, we really should go. Blake wouldn't us fighting like this. Please." He asked quietly. Tori nodded her head and followed them back to ops.
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Blake fell. The last thing he saw was the absolute look of terror on Tori's face. He remembered the ground shaking, just like she said it would. Then his mind went black as he hit the crashing sea. When he opened his eyes he found himself surrounded in total darkness. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw he was in a cave. He could hear water trickling from somewhere nearby. He brought his left wrist up to his face, only to see that his morpher was gone.
"Shit!" he shouted. It echoed through the cavern. He heard footsteps coming his way. He stood up and got into a fighting stance.
"I see you've decided to wake," Shimazu sneered as he and Motodrone entered.
"Where am I?" Blake demanded. Motodrone sent a shock of energy, causing him to fall to the ground.
"you are well hidden and that's all you need to know," he replied. Turning to leave.
"How did I get here?" he demanded again.
"We saw you're little romp on the beach with that half wit alien Zurgane sent down. Since he couldn't get the job done, we decided to cease the opportunity and destroy you ourselves." Shimazu replied. Blake thought for a moment.
"Then why did you save me?"
"Because, it will be so much more fun to watch you die a slow death," Motodrone said. He lifted a finger to the ceiling of the cave and drew a sharp fingernail across it. Slowly a stream of seawater began to trickle down. The two aliens walked out and slid a large stone in front of their entrance. The water slowly began to seep in. Soon it would fill the entire cave. Blake ran around like a mad thing trying to find a way out. He slammed his fist against the door and sank down onto the floor.
'Why didn't I listen to her!' he yelled at himself. He put his head in his hands. 'I'm sorry Tor.'
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Cam's fingers flew across the keys as he performed another scan for Blake. Shane Dustin and Hunter were sparring, trying to get their frustrations out. Before Hunter had been extremely upset, now he was angry at the world. Torii on the other hand was keeping her feelings hidden. She couldn't fall apart, not now. She knew what was going to happen. She tried to prevent it, but she couldn't.
'I failed him,' she thought to herself. She was outside in front of the waterfall. She couldn't go to the beach- it was too hard right now. She sat cross-legged on the ground in front of the falls and went into deep meditation. If Blake truly was her soul mate, she wasn't going to give up. 'Maybe if I concentrate on him hard enough, I can get another vision.' She thought. She dove deep into her mind and tried to remember every detail about her previous dream. She saw Blake in a cave, water started to fill the room he was in. Suddenly the dream became like reality to her. She saw him running around frantically trying to get out. She felt his heartbeat, heard his breathing, felt his fear. Her head shot back up. She ran into ops.
"Cam! Have you done a subterranean scan?" she asked frantically. Cam turned to her.
"No, why?" he asked questioningly.
"Because in my dream he was in a cave somewhere and water was coming in. He's in a cave underwater." Cam stared at her oddly. "Trust me. Just do it." She demanded. Cam quickly turned and pulled up a signal.
"There!" he shouted. The boys came running in. Cam pointed to a small navy colored blip on the screen. "You're right Tori. He's in a cave." Hunter's eyes went wide as he saw the blip getting fainter.
"What does that mean?" he asked shakily.
"He's getting weaker." Cam said putting his head down. Tori turned to leave when Dustin grabbed her arm.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going to get Blake," she said.
"Tori you can't just go out there. It's too far out," Shane added.
Tori pulled away slightly. "Guys listen, I know I can get him out. Trust me, please?" she asked. Her words were full of truth. The guys all looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright. You'll go out there, but we have to plan this out," Hunter said handing Tori Blake's morpher. "He'll need this when you find him." Tori took it and smiled. Cam quickly formulated a plan.
"Alright- this location is about three miles out from the shore. While you're out there the guys will stay on the beach and keep watch. When you resurface I'll be able to pick up your signal on the scanners of the samurai star chopper. I'll come down and pick you guys up." The others agreed and headed out.
They reached the beach. Tori was dressed in her wetsuit and had her board in hand. "I'll be waiting for your signal," Cam called over her communicator. Tori nodded and paddled out until she heard Cam's voice again. "Alright Tor, that's it. Be careful." Tori slid herself out into the water and concentrated. She slowly rose until she was standing on the surface of the sea. Slowly she began to rotate and created a whirlpool that brought her down to the floor. Just like her dream she found a path that lead her to a small entrance. When she entered she heard the familiar voices of Shimazu and Motodrone.
"Cam, Shimazu and the tin grin are here," she whispered into her morpher.
"Alright, we'll create a diversion," he called back. Soon she heard Lothor's voice bellowing at them to get back to the surface and take care of the rangers that were on the beach. She saw a flash of bright light and then the voices were gone. She crept forward and found an open area. There was no other entrance. 'Damn it Blake, where are you?' she thought. Her head turned to the left when she heard water running from the other side of a wall. She put her ear to the stone. It was defiantly running water.
"Blake?" she called.
Blake was on the other side of the wall she was behind. He thought he was dreaming. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard her yell louder.
"Tori?! Is that you?!" he cried.
"Yes! It's me! Are you alright?" she cried with excitement. He was alive.
"Yea! But I can't get out and there's water coming in." he said turning his head to see more water rushing in. It was now up to his knees. She tried to push the rock out of the way, but it wasn't going to happen.
"Stand back! I have an idea!" she cried Blake did as he was told. He heard her voice shouting, 'MOVE!' and the rock slowly edged its way to the left. The water began to pour out to where Tori was. Blake ran out to find her morphed with her sonic fin in hand. The moment she saw him she demorphed and ran into his arms.
"I'm so glad you're alright," he said placing a hard kiss on her lips.
"Likewise," she said. "We have to get out of here quick." She said referring back to his little holding cell.
"No arguments here he said grabbing her hand and turning. "Uh, how do we get out?" he asked sheepishly. Tori chuckled. "I think you'll need this," she said handing him his morpher. As he strapped it on his wrist they heard the wall crack. Tori turned her head and saw the water come crashing around the rock they moved.
"Blake GO!" she cried. "I'll hold it back as long as I can. I'll be right behind you." She said. Blake looked at her in disbelief. Before he could say anything else she took her morpher off and threw it at him
"Tori, what are you?"
"Just go! Cam will find you. Go out that way and hold your breath."
"But-"
"Just go!" she cried. She was concentrating hard on keeping the water back, giving him a chance to escape. Blake hesitated and then with one last loving look they parted. Blake found the entrance and did as he was told. He held his breath and swam up as fast as he could. He resurfaced just in time. He heard the samurai chopper overhead and looked up to see a ladder being extended down to him. He climbed up and met Cam.
"Blake? Are you alright? Where's Tori?" he asked all at once. Blake caught his breath.
"She said she was right behind me. She held the water back so I could get out." He said. He looked down at the water. She wasn't there.
"Guys! A little help here!" Hunter cried over his communicator. The three guys were up to their necks in Kelzacks. Not to mention Shimazu and Motodrone. Cam turned the chopper and headed for the beach.
"What are you doing?!" Blake cried.
"We have to help the others. We have to trust Tori." His words were true but the stung Blake in the heart. He placed Tori's morpher in his pocket an morphed. The Samurai and the navy ranger descended to the beach and helped the others.
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Tori felt her arms going numb. She was slowly edging her way back to the entrance. There was now a solid wall of water staring her in the face. She knew f she lost her concentration she would be drowned. Just ass she was about to reach her goal, her body went numb and she fell to the ground. The water crashed into her sending her out of the entrance and out into the open sea. The pressure from the release fired her out like a bullet from a gun. She clipped her shoulder on the edge of a rock cutting her suit and cutting the flesh on her shoulder deep. She blacked out and began to drift toward the surface.
The guys on the other hand were surprised and happy to see Blake join the battle. They made quick work of the Kelzacks and turned their attention to the aliens.
"How did you escape?" Motodrone demanded. As he finished his sentence, they heard the waves begin to crash. The repercussion from the cave sent small waves lapping to the shore. Shimazu saw this and he and Motodrone vanished. the boys powered down. Blake ran to the water's edge and stared out. Hunter ran up to him.
"bro! I thought I'd lost you there for a second," he said giving him a rough hug. Blake gave his brother a weak smile and turned his head back to the water. He saw Blake's eyes go wide. He ran into the sea and began swimming frantically out. "Blake! What are you-" he stopped when he saw him swim to a figure face down in the water wearing a blue wetsuit.
"Oh my god," he murmured.
"Tori? Tori you alright?" Dustin asked placing a hand on her shoulder. Cam and Shane were speechless. They saw what she had in her hand. Hunter too saw the trinket and spoke slowly.
"Where- where is he?" he said afraid of the answer. Tori slowly got up and went to him. She handed him the morpher. Hunter looked down and then back up at her- tears now filling his vision. "Where is he?" he asked again, now shaking. Tori glanced over the edge of the ridge and motioned to Hunter. "No- he can't- he didn't-" was all he got out before he too sank to the ground. "NOOOOOO!!!" he cried slamming his fist into the ground. Tori couldn't do anything but stare blankly into space.
"C'mon- we have to get back to ops. We have to start looking," Cam said. Shane put a hand on Hunter's shoulder.
"Hey man- don't worry- we're not giving up on this yet." Hunter raised his eyes to Shane. They were filled with hurt, anger, and sadness. Dustin went over to Tori.
"Tor, c'mon."
"I'm not going anywhere," she said sternly.
"C'mon Tor. Please."
"No! I'm not going anywhere until I find him!" she finally shouted. Dustin backed away at that. Hunter slowly made his way over to her. She looked up into his blue eyes. They were filled with all that she was holding inside. He grabbed her into a hug.
"Tori, we really should go. Blake wouldn't us fighting like this. Please." He asked quietly. Tori nodded her head and followed them back to ops.
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Blake fell. The last thing he saw was the absolute look of terror on Tori's face. He remembered the ground shaking, just like she said it would. Then his mind went black as he hit the crashing sea. When he opened his eyes he found himself surrounded in total darkness. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw he was in a cave. He could hear water trickling from somewhere nearby. He brought his left wrist up to his face, only to see that his morpher was gone.
"Shit!" he shouted. It echoed through the cavern. He heard footsteps coming his way. He stood up and got into a fighting stance.
"I see you've decided to wake," Shimazu sneered as he and Motodrone entered.
"Where am I?" Blake demanded. Motodrone sent a shock of energy, causing him to fall to the ground.
"you are well hidden and that's all you need to know," he replied. Turning to leave.
"How did I get here?" he demanded again.
"We saw you're little romp on the beach with that half wit alien Zurgane sent down. Since he couldn't get the job done, we decided to cease the opportunity and destroy you ourselves." Shimazu replied. Blake thought for a moment.
"Then why did you save me?"
"Because, it will be so much more fun to watch you die a slow death," Motodrone said. He lifted a finger to the ceiling of the cave and drew a sharp fingernail across it. Slowly a stream of seawater began to trickle down. The two aliens walked out and slid a large stone in front of their entrance. The water slowly began to seep in. Soon it would fill the entire cave. Blake ran around like a mad thing trying to find a way out. He slammed his fist against the door and sank down onto the floor.
'Why didn't I listen to her!' he yelled at himself. He put his head in his hands. 'I'm sorry Tor.'
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Cam's fingers flew across the keys as he performed another scan for Blake. Shane Dustin and Hunter were sparring, trying to get their frustrations out. Before Hunter had been extremely upset, now he was angry at the world. Torii on the other hand was keeping her feelings hidden. She couldn't fall apart, not now. She knew what was going to happen. She tried to prevent it, but she couldn't.
'I failed him,' she thought to herself. She was outside in front of the waterfall. She couldn't go to the beach- it was too hard right now. She sat cross-legged on the ground in front of the falls and went into deep meditation. If Blake truly was her soul mate, she wasn't going to give up. 'Maybe if I concentrate on him hard enough, I can get another vision.' She thought. She dove deep into her mind and tried to remember every detail about her previous dream. She saw Blake in a cave, water started to fill the room he was in. Suddenly the dream became like reality to her. She saw him running around frantically trying to get out. She felt his heartbeat, heard his breathing, felt his fear. Her head shot back up. She ran into ops.
"Cam! Have you done a subterranean scan?" she asked frantically. Cam turned to her.
"No, why?" he asked questioningly.
"Because in my dream he was in a cave somewhere and water was coming in. He's in a cave underwater." Cam stared at her oddly. "Trust me. Just do it." She demanded. Cam quickly turned and pulled up a signal.
"There!" he shouted. The boys came running in. Cam pointed to a small navy colored blip on the screen. "You're right Tori. He's in a cave." Hunter's eyes went wide as he saw the blip getting fainter.
"What does that mean?" he asked shakily.
"He's getting weaker." Cam said putting his head down. Tori turned to leave when Dustin grabbed her arm.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going to get Blake," she said.
"Tori you can't just go out there. It's too far out," Shane added.
Tori pulled away slightly. "Guys listen, I know I can get him out. Trust me, please?" she asked. Her words were full of truth. The guys all looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright. You'll go out there, but we have to plan this out," Hunter said handing Tori Blake's morpher. "He'll need this when you find him." Tori took it and smiled. Cam quickly formulated a plan.
"Alright- this location is about three miles out from the shore. While you're out there the guys will stay on the beach and keep watch. When you resurface I'll be able to pick up your signal on the scanners of the samurai star chopper. I'll come down and pick you guys up." The others agreed and headed out.
They reached the beach. Tori was dressed in her wetsuit and had her board in hand. "I'll be waiting for your signal," Cam called over her communicator. Tori nodded and paddled out until she heard Cam's voice again. "Alright Tor, that's it. Be careful." Tori slid herself out into the water and concentrated. She slowly rose until she was standing on the surface of the sea. Slowly she began to rotate and created a whirlpool that brought her down to the floor. Just like her dream she found a path that lead her to a small entrance. When she entered she heard the familiar voices of Shimazu and Motodrone.
"Cam, Shimazu and the tin grin are here," she whispered into her morpher.
"Alright, we'll create a diversion," he called back. Soon she heard Lothor's voice bellowing at them to get back to the surface and take care of the rangers that were on the beach. She saw a flash of bright light and then the voices were gone. She crept forward and found an open area. There was no other entrance. 'Damn it Blake, where are you?' she thought. Her head turned to the left when she heard water running from the other side of a wall. She put her ear to the stone. It was defiantly running water.
"Blake?" she called.
Blake was on the other side of the wall she was behind. He thought he was dreaming. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard her yell louder.
"Tori?! Is that you?!" he cried.
"Yes! It's me! Are you alright?" she cried with excitement. He was alive.
"Yea! But I can't get out and there's water coming in." he said turning his head to see more water rushing in. It was now up to his knees. She tried to push the rock out of the way, but it wasn't going to happen.
"Stand back! I have an idea!" she cried Blake did as he was told. He heard her voice shouting, 'MOVE!' and the rock slowly edged its way to the left. The water began to pour out to where Tori was. Blake ran out to find her morphed with her sonic fin in hand. The moment she saw him she demorphed and ran into his arms.
"I'm so glad you're alright," he said placing a hard kiss on her lips.
"Likewise," she said. "We have to get out of here quick." She said referring back to his little holding cell.
"No arguments here he said grabbing her hand and turning. "Uh, how do we get out?" he asked sheepishly. Tori chuckled. "I think you'll need this," she said handing him his morpher. As he strapped it on his wrist they heard the wall crack. Tori turned her head and saw the water come crashing around the rock they moved.
"Blake GO!" she cried. "I'll hold it back as long as I can. I'll be right behind you." She said. Blake looked at her in disbelief. Before he could say anything else she took her morpher off and threw it at him
"Tori, what are you?"
"Just go! Cam will find you. Go out that way and hold your breath."
"But-"
"Just go!" she cried. She was concentrating hard on keeping the water back, giving him a chance to escape. Blake hesitated and then with one last loving look they parted. Blake found the entrance and did as he was told. He held his breath and swam up as fast as he could. He resurfaced just in time. He heard the samurai chopper overhead and looked up to see a ladder being extended down to him. He climbed up and met Cam.
"Blake? Are you alright? Where's Tori?" he asked all at once. Blake caught his breath.
"She said she was right behind me. She held the water back so I could get out." He said. He looked down at the water. She wasn't there.
"Guys! A little help here!" Hunter cried over his communicator. The three guys were up to their necks in Kelzacks. Not to mention Shimazu and Motodrone. Cam turned the chopper and headed for the beach.
"What are you doing?!" Blake cried.
"We have to help the others. We have to trust Tori." His words were true but the stung Blake in the heart. He placed Tori's morpher in his pocket an morphed. The Samurai and the navy ranger descended to the beach and helped the others.
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Tori felt her arms going numb. She was slowly edging her way back to the entrance. There was now a solid wall of water staring her in the face. She knew f she lost her concentration she would be drowned. Just ass she was about to reach her goal, her body went numb and she fell to the ground. The water crashed into her sending her out of the entrance and out into the open sea. The pressure from the release fired her out like a bullet from a gun. She clipped her shoulder on the edge of a rock cutting her suit and cutting the flesh on her shoulder deep. She blacked out and began to drift toward the surface.
The guys on the other hand were surprised and happy to see Blake join the battle. They made quick work of the Kelzacks and turned their attention to the aliens.
"How did you escape?" Motodrone demanded. As he finished his sentence, they heard the waves begin to crash. The repercussion from the cave sent small waves lapping to the shore. Shimazu saw this and he and Motodrone vanished. the boys powered down. Blake ran to the water's edge and stared out. Hunter ran up to him.
"bro! I thought I'd lost you there for a second," he said giving him a rough hug. Blake gave his brother a weak smile and turned his head back to the water. He saw Blake's eyes go wide. He ran into the sea and began swimming frantically out. "Blake! What are you-" he stopped when he saw him swim to a figure face down in the water wearing a blue wetsuit.
"Oh my god," he murmured.