The others ran up to Hunter to see what was going on. They all gasped when they saw Blake swimming back to shore with Tori's lifeless body. They all ran into the shallow surf and brought her to the sand. They laid her on her back. Dustin turned away when he saw blood pouring out of her shoulder. Cam and Shane were frozen solid. They didn't know what to do. Hunter knelt down beside Blake who was trying to wake her up.
"Tor? Tor? Please don't leave me," he said to her. Hunter placed two fingers on her neck.
"Dude, I can't get her pulse." He stammered. Cam actually fell to the ground and began to say a silent prayer. Dustin was in tears. Shane knelt on the other side of her and grabbed her hand.
"Hunter help me get this off her," he said. The gently flipped her on her side and peeled the wetsuit down to her waist. They placed her back down. Blake tore off his shirt and threw it at Shane. "Put that on her shoulder and press down hard!" he cried. Shane did as he was told.
"Blake what are doing?" Hunter asked as his brother pushed him out of the way.
"Hunter get back!" he cried. Blake then began CPR, pouring every once of strength into each cycle. Hunter looked on in amazement at his little brother. He was giving her his all. After a few more cycles, Blake felt her beginning to respond. He quickly rolled her on her side, Tori coughed up what seemed like a gallon of seawater and began breathing on her own. Blake set her back down. Her pulse was there and she was breathing, but her eyes remained shut. Her lips were blue and her body was ice cold- she had lost a lot of blood from the wound. Shane held the shirt down hard. Dustin and Cam had now joined them, overjoyed to have her alive.
"We have to get her back to ops. She's freezing," Cam said looking at the blue lips of his friend. Dustin had to walk away at the sight of the blood stained shirt. Cam called his cyber twin, but the communication was lost.
"I have to run back to ops and teleport from there. Keep her warm!" he cried as he streaked back as fast as he could. The remaining rangers stayed close to Tori. She was getting colder by the second.
"Guys," Blake said softly. "I have an idea, but you have to trust me." The others slowly nodded their heads. Blake carefully gathered her in his arms. He held the shirt tight around her shoulder and closed his eyes. Slowly lightning-like streams of blue covered them from head to toe.
"What's he doing?" Dustin asked. Hunter began to understand.
"Remember when we got caught in the popcorn?" Dustin and Shane nodded. "Well, we got out by heating the kernels at the bottom of the bucket." They were still confused. "He's using his ninja powers to heat himself up- hopefully warming Tori in the process." They turned their heads back to Blake.
He was concentrating hard. 'C'mon Tor- wake up.' He thought. As if on cue, he heard her take a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes. Blake stopped and looked at her. She smiled at him and snuggled close to his chest before closing her eyes again. Her lips were pink again, but she was still weak.
"Guys! I'm teleporting now!" Cam shouted over their communicators. They all landed on the floor of Ops. Blake had Tori in his arms. "C'mon- There's a room set up already." Blake carried her into the room and laid her down on the cot. Cam came in with first aid supplies. He went to work bandaging her shoulder. Blake stood in the shadows and watched. Hunter came over and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Bro, you're freezing- you should change."
"Can you go home and get me some stuff. I'm not leaving her." Hunter gave him a small smile. Blake told him what he needed and Hunter disappeared. When Cam was finished he left Blake alone with her. He went over and took her right hand. She was wearing the ring he gave her. He smiled at the events of the last few days. He finally told her he loved her and she returned his love. He was no longer a virgin and no longer alone in life. He had truly found the one person he was meant to be with- his soul mate.
"I love you Tor," he whispered kissing her right ring finger. Hunter appeared a while later with a bag full of clothes. He shut the door and left. Blake changed Tori first. Her wetsuit and underclothes were soaked. He removed them and slipped her into a gray pair of sweat pants and a navy motocross shirt. He put an oversized sweatshirt on her as well. He changed himself and continued his vigil.
Shane, Dustin, Cam, Hunter, and Sensei were all quiet. Sensei was meditating when they heard Blake enter. "Cam, can we move her? I think she'll be more comfortable in a bed or something." Cam nodded and rose.
"Yea- actually that room you guys had the other night is still set up." Blake gave him a smile and Cam helped move her. Blake wrapped her in a blanket and laid down next to her. He put his hand on her stomach and slowly slipped into sleep. They guys in the other room were also exhausted from the day's events. Soon they all had nodded off, even Cam.

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Tori's eyes fluttered open. She was defiantly not in her bed and defiantly not in her clothes. She winced as she moved her head to the side. She could feel her shoulder throbbing when she moved. 'Note to self: never go cave diving,' she thought. She felt an arm on her stomach. She turned her head the other way and saw Blake lying next to her. He looked so peaceful sleeping. She took her right hand, and with a little bit of pain, brought it to rest on his. She gentle scratched his arm causing him to stir. He opened his eyes and they were met by two brilliant blue orbs staring back.
"Hey," she whispered grabbing his arm a bit tighter. Blake gently moved his hand and caressed her face. Tori saw that tears were in his eyes.
"Tor? Oh thank god you're awake," he said giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead, and then on her lips. Tori let out a small smile and then winced in pain. Her shoulder was really hurting her. "I'm going to get Cam," he whispered kissing her again.
Cam was woken up by someone shaking him. He put on his glasses and saw Blake with a dumb grin on his face. "Blake? What's wrong?"
"She's awake and her shoulder's killing her, Can you please give her something?" he begged. Cam nodded and opened a console by the computer. He removed an orange medical kit and retreated to the room. Blake followed slowly behind him. Just before he reached the room he slid to the floor and began to cry. "Thank you," he said quietly into the darkness.

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Cam came in and was met by Tori's brilliant eyes. He sat down next to her and felt her forehead.
"You're warming up nicely," he said as he rolled up her sleeve.
"What happened?" she said softly, afraid of the answer. Cam put his head down for a moment.
"Tor- you. . . you died," he said just above a whisper.
"Wha- what did you say?" she asked in shock.
"When Blake reached the surface, we headed back to the beach to help the others. We knew you could handle yourself. Then Blake ran into the water. We didn't know what he was doing until we saw him grab you. You were face down," he paused wiping away a tear. Tori looked at him with her eyes wide. He continued. "Blake saved you. He gave you CPR and stopped the bleeding in your shoulder, you were freezing so he used his power to warm you. I teleported you back here and he hasn't left your side since."
Tori was trying to take all this in. "Tor, I know this is a lot to take right now." She let out a small smile.
"That would explain why I'm wearing his clothes," she said letting out a small laugh. Cam looked at her in amazement. After all she'd been through she still found humor in this. Cam smiled with her and pulled out a small needle. "And just what do think you're going to do with that?" She asked nervously.
"It's a small sedative. It'll help you sleep and it will take the pain away from your shoulder." He rolled up the rest of her sleeve. "You ready?" she nodded and he administered the medicine. "There now was that so bad?" he asked. She gave him a smirk and he cleared his supplies up. "Get some rest. It's really late- like 2am late."
"Thanks Cam, for everything," she said before closing her eyes. Cam left to find Blake in the hallway. "Blake, I gave her some medicine and she should sleep. Come to think of it, you should too." Blake nodded signaling his thanks and headed silently back to his love. She looked so small and helpless amongst the pile of clothes and blankets. He cautiously made his way in. He sat down next to her on the bed and ran his fingers through her hair. She slowly opened her eyes again.
"I thought I lost you," he whispered.
"You did- but you found me again," she said, tears now welling up behind her eyes. Blake leaned down and they shared a love filled kiss that they had wanted for so long. Tori felt the drugs beginning to take affect. Blake put his arms around her and pulled her close, careful not to hurt her shoulder. Tori cuddled into his warm body and smiled knowing that they were finally safe.

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"Well, looks like you all failed once again," Lothor said when Shimazu, Motodrone, Zurgane, and Choobo entered his throne room. "You not only managed to let the navy ranger escape, but you almost lead them right to my weather device! You all are complete morons and have failed me for the last time!" without another word he enclosed them in an energy ball, cast them into space and blew them up. He rubbed his hands clean and sank into his chair. "No more mister nice space ninja." Lothor didn't know, but he was being watched by a set of cool brown eyes.
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It had been three days since Tori's accident. She was sitting on a tuft of grass where she had a clear view of the motocross track. She was wearing a tank top and her bandage shone bright in the sun. She had a smile on her face as she watched her boyfriend leap over the jumps and pass the other riders. She thought about what he had done for her over the past days. He barely left her side the entire time. He saved her life in every way it could be saved. He got her clothes, held her close, and was just there for her. She let out a sigh of joy when she heard soft footsteps behind her. She turned her head slightly and the steps stopped.
"Psst. Tori?" a voice called from behind a bush. Tori slowly got up and approached the voice.
"Who's there?" she asked. A figure clad in a purple robe emerged.
"It's me," the figure said removing the hood.
"Marah? What are you doing here? If the others see you they're going to freak!" she said moving her into the safety of the trees. Dustin and Marah had somehow kept up communications after the incident with Beevil and had been together as a couple for almost six months. Dustin confided in Tori about this and no one else knew.
"Listen Tori, I heard my uncle talking-" her voice left her when she saw the bandage on Tori's shoulder. "What happened? Are you alright?" her words were sincere.
"Let's just say I was trying to be wonder woman and save Blake. I hit a rock and this happened," she said pointing to the injured area.
"Oh my gosh- I'm so sorry Tor," she said.
"Marah, it's okay- I'm okay. What's going on with Lothor?"
"He said he's done playing nice. He's planning something terrible. Also there's something else you should know- Shimazu, Choobo, Zurgane, and Motodrone are gone- Uncle destroyed them."
Tori's eyes went wide. "Really? So that leaves Vexacus."
"And Kapri and Uncle of course," Marah said drifting away.
"Marah? What's wrong?" Tori asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Kapri- she's planning on doing something to Dustin- I'm sure of it. I can't let that happen." She said as her hands clenched. They heard the familiar sound of two bikes approaching. "I need to go," Marah said, but she stayed planted in place as she saw that one of the riders was clad in yellow.
"Marah, you go hide over there," Tori said motioning over to the trees. Marah ran as she was told.
The boys pulled their bikes to a halt. Blake and Dustin removed their helmets. Tori walked over and gave Blake a sweet kiss. Dustin smiled and hung his head. A small pebble hit his leg. No one else noticed. He looked in the direction it was coming from and saw a small spot of purple among the trees.
"Hey Tor- listen I hate to do this, but I have to go." He put his helmet back on and headed into the woods.
"What was that all about?" Blake asked surprised. Tori shrugged her shoulders. Blake was shocked to find that she didn't wince in pain. "Doesn't that hurt?" he asked gently laying his hand on her shoulder.
"That was supposed to be a surprise," she said kissing his neck. Blake gave her a small smile and kissed her cheek. "It's healed enough that I can go surfing Cam said. So that means," she leaned up and whispered into his ear. "I can also do other things." She nibbled on his ear. Blake grabbed her into a tight embrace.
"Get on," he said. Tori threw her leg over his bike and they took off towards Tori's apartment.
Dustin went a little further into the woods and stopped. He got off his bike and looked around. "Marah?" he whispered. "Marah?" she emerged from the woods. He ran to her and picked her up meeting in a heated kiss. It had been weeks since last they saw each other.
"What are you doing here? Are you alright?" he asked holding her close.
"Dustin I'm fine. I came down to warm Tori and you all. My Uncle and sister are scheming something- I know it." She whispered burying her head in his shoulder. Dustin felt her breath on his skin. He took his hand and stroked her long brown hair.
"You're not going back." He said. Marah looked at him with tear filled eyes.
"Dustin we've talked about this."
"No- I can't let you go back. We need you here. I need you here. Marah, I'm falling in love with you and the more time we spend apart, the more my heart aches." He tilted his head down and they joined in a heated kiss that made Marah's legs give out. Dustin caught her and smiled.
"Did you just say what I think you said?" she asked still in disbelief.
"Marah, I love you," he said.
"I love you too," she said holding him tighter. A while later she found herself in the apartment Dustin and Shane shared. Shane thankfully was working. They let all the penned up sexual needs come forth. They had waited so long to finally be together and now they had the chance. They made love for the first time and didn't have a care in the world. They were together and that's all that mattered. When they had relaxed completely Marah let out a small sigh.
"How's Shane going to feel when you tell him I'm moving in?" she asked giggling. Dustin smiled and jumped on top of her again.
A little further away, Blake and Tori reached their destination. As soon as the door was closed they made their way to the bedroom and re explored each other as they had a few days previous.
"I've wanted to do this for the past three days," Tori said as she ripped his shirt off. Blake carefully lifted her shirt off and removed her bra. His lips followed his hands as they explored her chest. Tori let out moans of pleasure as she felt his tongue doing acrobatics around her sensitive skin. They were soon lying on the bed completely oblivious to the world around them. Blake held her close. Tori let out a small wince when his hand pressed near her shoulder.
"I'm sorry! Oh man are you alright?" Blake asked kissing the injury.
"I'm fine," she said as they continued their activities. Blake moved on top of her and moved in with one quick thrust. Tori arched her back and took him in. They panted and sweated in tune as they reached their peak and fell into one another's arms in total bliss.
"I'm so glad you're alright," Blake whispered. Tori leaned up and kissed his cheek.
"I'm alright because of you ya know," she said smiling at him. He gathered her in his arms once again.
"I would do anything, no matter what, to save you." Tori let out a small chuckle.
"Sensei said you would say that," she smiled again.
"That's why he's the ninja master." They both laughed slightly. He positioned himself so he was leaning over her. "Did he tell you anything else?"
Tori looked confused. "No, why?"
"Good. I wouldn't want you to know about this before I did it." Tori's eyes went wide with curiosity. "I know that this may be kind of sudden, but after all that's happened, I've come to realize that without you my life is nothing. I love you and I don't ever want to be without you. Tori, I want to be with you forever. Will you marry me?" Tori lay there in utter shock for a moment, but her answer came without hesitation.
"Yes," she said smiling from ear to ear. Blake's face widened as well. He dropped himself onto her and in the sheer excitement of the moment, they engaged in another love making session.

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"MARAH!" Kapri called through the ship. She stormed around until she ran into Vexacus. "Out of my way fish face!" she said trying to push past him, but he wouldn't move.
"You'll keep you're voice down if you know what's good for you," he replied. Kapri went to hit him when he grabbed her hand. "I know where your sister is. If you help me, you can have her all to yourself. A wicked grin came onto her face as he whispered his plan into her ear.