Tori's eyes went wide as she saw the blade approaching her. Suddenly the winds began to pick up and the clouds darkened. Blake grabbed his head and dropped his weapon. Tori too felt an intense pain and writhed on the ground. Blake fell and felt the pain slowly subsiding.

Their eyes flashed purple and they slowly sat up. Tori wiped the blood from her nose and looked around for Lothor. What she saw made her heart stop in her chest.

Blake opened his eyes and thought he was dreaming. Tori was sitting in front of him with an equally shocked expression. No words were spoken as they edged towards each other slowly. Blake's hand cautiously reached out and his fingertips gently touched her tearstained cheeks.

It felt so real, but Tori was sure she had died and was bring reunited with her love. Her hand slowly reached up and met his. They were both trembling. Tears fell from Tori's eyes as she threw herself into his arms. Blake held her to him as tightly as he could, never wanting to let go.

"You're really here..." Blake whispered into her hair.

Tori settled into his arms and they both breathed deeply. They held each other for a long time on the beach, trying to figure out what had happened to them. Blake felt Tori wince slightly when he pulled her to him.

"Oh God, Tori, you're hurt," he said as he loosened his grip on her.

"So are you," she said softly. "What happened?" she asked. Blake shook his head.

"I was just walking and I saw Lothor...he said... he said that he killed you. I thought I was fighting him."

Tori lowered her eyes. "I saw the same thing, and he said that to me too." Blake then took a closer look at her face- a small cut was on her cheek. He remembered he had kicked Lothor in the face in that same spot...

"We were fighting each other..."

"Just like when we were in that other Dimension with Madtropolis..." Tori said as she too pieced it all together. Both were silent as they sat there in shock. "I kept hearing in my head that I had lost you...I thought it was true."

Blake held her close again. He had heard the same thoughts as well. Lothor would pay dearly for this. "We'll get him for this- for making us do this to each other," Blake said to her. Tori nodded her head and sniffled. Blake saw that a little blood was coming from her nostril. "Come on. We should get cleaned up and try to find a way out of here." No sooner had he said that, than thunder was heard in the distance.

"There's a storm coming in. I can feel it," Tori said as she looked out. Blake turned and saw the waves coming in higher and faster. They both stumbled to their feet and leaned on each other for support. Tori grabbed she and Blake's discarded clothes and clung to them as Blake took her hand in his.

"We need to find a place to wait this out," he said.

"There's a cave that way," she said pointing in to the woods. "That's where I was before. It's protected enough." Blake nodded and they headed inland.

The walk to the cave was filled with awkward silence. They had both heard the same thing...that they had lost their love. Now they were reunited and neither one of them knew how to explain what they had felt in those moments.

"What time is it anyway," Blake asked finally. He moved a branch out of the way. Tori glanced at her watch.

"I think this says six AM... then that would mean we've been missing for almost a day."

"Great..." Blake said sarcastically. They reached the opening to the cave. "It looks pretty dark in there." The sky began to get cloudy and lighting flashed. He looked around and spotted a bunch of small logs and twigs. He let go of Tori's hand and began to gather them up.

"Blake, we don't have any matches or-"her thoughts were interrupted as the sky exploded with rain. Blake grabbed what he had and they ran towards the shelter of the cave.

Once inside, they sat down on the dirt floor. "That was close," Blake said as he held his side. His lungs felt like they were on fire. He looked over to Tori who had her eyes closed.

"I know," she said as she hissed a little. "You should, probably start that fire- although- I'm not sure how your going to do it." Blake caught his breath and smiled at her.

He carefully stacked the logs near the end of the cave where some small openings were. A few drops of rain fell, but nothing damaging. Tori watched as Blake knelt next to the bundle and placed his hands over them. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be in deep concentration. Within seconds, a blue flame was seen coming from the center of the sticks, until the entire bundle burst into flame.

Blake turned back to Tori and grinned. "Where'd you learn to do that?" she asked as she moved to sit by him. Blake sat against the wall as Tori sat across from him.

"Boy scouts," he said. Tori tilted her head and smiled. "Alright...my dad taught me and Hunter how to harness certain elements when we were little just in case we got lost in the woods or something...how did you know about the storm?"

Tori got a bit of a sad look on her face when he asked her. "My, dad, he was a water ninja and he taught me how to sense disturbances in the water," she replied. Blake watched her face change in the glow of the firelight and moved to sit next to her.

"Tor? What's wrong? Are you in any pain?" he asked sweetly. Tori shook
her head as s tear rolled down her cheek. Decepto's words and the images of her parents filled her mind and she lowered her head as more tears fell.

It broke his heart to see her like this. "What's wrong?" he asked again gently as his arm slipped around her. Tori leaned in and hugged him as she poured her eyes out like she had never done before.

"I just keep thinking about what I saw before I met up with you on the beach...my mom...and, my dad." Another small fit of tears came over her and Blake only held her closer.

"What happened?" he asked. Tori pulled herself away from him a little.

"They're gone..." she sobbed. Blake sat with her as she told him. "I don't even remember my mom...she died right after she had me...and my dad," she stopped to wipe away her tears. "My dad raised me back home in Hawaii until he passed away three years ago...I moved here and Sensei adopted me."

Blake could only hold her again and try to comfort her. Tori composed herself and slowly backed away from him. "I'm sorry I'm being like this..." she said.

"Tori- there's no reason to be sorry...I know exactly what you're going through." With that, he put his head down and poked at the fire. Tori's face brightened a bit and her heart went out to Blake. He knew all too well what she was going through.

Tori leaned back against the wall, reached for her shirt and carefully dabbed her nose and face. A few spots of blood were there, but they were soon gone.

Blake winced as he moved his back against the hard wall. It hurt from the battle, but there was another reason it was so tender...a reason he didn't want Tori to find out about...not yet.

Tori saw him in pain and was at his side in an instant. "Let me take a look at it," she offered as she placed a hand on his shoulder.

"No, really, it's alright," he protested, but he really was in pain as he felt the hard rock against him.

"Blake please? You helped me...let me help you," she said smiling a little. Blake knew his back needed to be checked, but fear gripped him. Tori placed a hand on his back and felt it throbbing. "Don't make me undress you," she said. Blake got a devilish grin on his face.

He took in a deep breath. "Alright...but, there's something you should know," he said as he shifted away from the wall and unzipped the front of his uniform. He removed his top to reveal a navy tank top style undershirt. Tori watched as he turned his back to her and she saw a small piece of skin that was much lighter than the rest of his body that began at his right shoulder and disappeared under the shirt.

She carefully reached her hands over and lifted the shirt up to his neck. Down from his shoulder to the middle of the right side of his back was a thin trail of pale skin. She looked closer and saw a few bruises forming around on the sensitive area. "Blake..." she said.

Blake pulled the shirt back down and looked at her. "You think I'm a freak too?" he asked. Tori shook her head.

"No. I would never think that," she said. Blake crossed his arms. "What...what happened?" she asked cautiously.

"Before I was adopted...my, uh, foster siblings were horsing around and I got in the way... sort of had a run in with the corner of coffee table and well, that happened," he said motioning to his back. "It still gets a little tender sometimes."

"How old were you?" she asked cautiously. Blake shrugged.

"I don't know...ten, maybe eleven months old. I really don't remember it. My parents found me in the hospital. Hunter broke his arm and they took him in for x-rays. They saw me in the recovery unit and found out that I was an orphan. The next thing you know I had a family."

Tori looked at it and gently ran her finger along it. Blake trembled at her touch. "Did it open up at all?" he asked nervously.

"No...it's just bruised a bit around it," she said. Even with the scar, Tori thought he was perfect. His body was amazing and he had a heart and personality to match. She pulled his shirt back down.

"Did I hurt you?" she asked concerned. Blake smiled and held her hand.

"Never," he said. She smiled down at him and felt his thumb trace along her palm. Not knowing what possessed her to do so, she laid down next to him. They were facing each other and smiled. "I'm sorry our date didn't go as planned," he said to her.

Blake put one of his hands over her back gently, careful not to cause her pain. Tori was marveling at how gentle he was being with her- it made her love him even more. If only she could find the courage to tell him.

Blake felt her move closer to him and he wrapped his arm around her. She hadn't reacted the way other people had to his scar...he loved her so much for that, as well as her willingness to help him. Everything they had been through today just proved to him that they were meant to be together.

"I wouldn't say it was a total loss. I mean aside form the whole 'alien mind manipulating thing' I think I've enjoyed it... I'm still enjoying it," she said as she closed her eyes- a small yawn escaped her lips. Blake smiled at her and almost instinctively he leaned in.

Tori felt his lips press against hers ever so gently and she returned it softly. "Goodnight," he said as he too closed his eyes.