The rangers ran back down into ops. Sensei stood in front of the
screen with Marah sitting in the chair continuing to run the scan on Blake
and Tori. Cam went over.
"What are you doing?!" he asked urgently. Marah spun around and faced him.
"I was running a bio-rhythmic scan instead of the one you had going for their morpher frequencies," she said nonchalantly. The guys all stood in disbelief. Dustin actually fell over from the shock. "What? I'm not dumb...it was just an act to fool everyone."
Cam cautiously went over and sure enough, Marah had been running a scan. "Why a bio-rhythmic?"
"Well, I figured since the other one didn't work, we could try this."
"But how do you know-"Hunter began before he was cut off by the computer sounding an alarm. Everyone rushed to the screen and watched as the scanner stopped and focused in on a tiny island. Within seconds, Tori and Blake's frequencies were picked up.
"We may not have the signal very long," Cam said as Marah got up and he sat down. Faster than anyone could have seen, Cam moved his hands along the keyboard and poised his hand over the large center key. "Okay- here goes nothing." He pushed down.
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Tori snuggled in closer to Blake and felt his arm go around her protectively. Only a few hours had passed since they settled inside the cave, but they felt like they had been there forever. They felt like they could stay there - locked in each other's arms until the world ended. Tori stirred and winced in pain. Blake felt her move and was awake instantly.
"Tor? You alright?" he asked. Tori slowly sat up and Blake heard her hiss. "What hurts?" he asked. Tori shook her head.
"Nothing...it's fine," she said. Her back was killing her, but she didn't want Blake to see the mark from his Thunder Blade... she didn't want him to feel any worse than he already did.
"Like I said before," he said as he sat up. "You're such a bad liar." He sent her one of his signature grins that made her stomach flutter. "Now where does it hurt?" Tori succumbed.
"My back," she said. "And, well, my...torso," she said. Blake grinned and soon sobered his face as he saw her unzip her uniform top. He had put his back on by now, and watched as Tori laid hers carefully in her lap. Blake looked her over. She was wearing a light blue spaghetti strap top. He kept his composure as he looked at her torso.
He looked and saw a darker blue mark on the top part of her chest. A few bruises were beginning to form as well. She turned her back and pulled her hair to one side of her shoulder. Blake carefully lifted the back of the shirt and felt his stomach turn. A large bruise- black, with a bit of navy outlining it, was spread across the middle of her back.
"How bad is it?" she asked. Blake was speechless. He couldn't believe he had done this to her.
"It's bad Tor..." he trailed off. Tori eased away from him and put her top back on. Blake looked at the now extinguished fire and sighed. "I'm sorry..." he said.
Tori turned to him. "So am I...but like you said- we'll get him back for this." They were silent for a few moments as they just looked into each other's eyes. Blake reached out his hand and cupped her face in his palm. They began leaning in, but stopped short when Tori thought she heard her morpher making noise. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked. Blake nodded his head.
"Perfect timing too," he said sarcastically. Tori gave him a small smile and they disappeared.
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Everyone waited anxiously as they saw two figures cloaked in a blue light land in front of them. As soon as they fully materialized, everyone was on them.
"Bro!" Hunter said as he picked Blake up off the floor. Blake hissed in pain and let out a small cry. Hunter backed off. Cam had seen this and gently helped Tori off the ground.
"You alright?" Cam asked her. Tori shook her head 'no.'
"We're pretty banged up," she said.
"Where were you?" Shane asked.
"What happened?" Dustin said.
"Oh no..." Marah said when she saw them. "It worked...you fought each other didn't you?" she asked. Both Tori and Blake looked at each other, and then to the others.
"What are YOU doing here?" Blake sneered.
"It's alright," Hunter said. "She helped us."
Tori gave her a small smile. "I knew you had it in you...and yes- we did," she said. Everyone around was looking at them curiously. "We'll explain later," she said as she began to sink.
Cam took it as his cue, and helped her to one of the back rooms. Hunter followed with Blake.
Once inside, both Tori and Blake were fully examined by Cam. They were sitting next to each other on a cot and waited as Cam looked at his scanners. "Well, there are no internal injuries...but both of you have some major contusions and should rest."
Blake gave him a strange look. Tori saw it and smiled. "We're just really, really bruised," she whispered. He nodded his head in understanding and stood.
"Thanks Cam," he said. Tori stood.
"Where's Sensei?" she asked.
"He's been deep in meditation ...he seems to think that Lothor is preparing for his final strike. We're going to need you both healed as soon as possible."
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Hunter, Shane, and Dustin drove Tori's van as she and Blake sat in the back seat leaning on each other. They had given them the Cliff Notes version of their little ordeal as they were leaving Ops, where Marah had stayed to try and help Cam.
The guys couldn't help but notice their two fellow rangers and smile. Before they knew it, they were both sound asleep.
Hunter then asked the question that had been bugging him. "Cam said he was like Tori's brother...what's up with that?" he asked.
Shane took a deep breath as he turned the corner. "Well, Tori's dad died about three years ago. He was best friends with Sensei when he went to the academy. After he passed away, Tori went to the academy like her parents had," he said.
"What about her mom?"
"She died right after she had Tori," Dustin said sadly. "Sensei adopted her last year, so yeah, I guess she and Cam are like brother and sister."
"Why didn't you guys tell us this before?" Hunter asked, a little perturbed.
"Well, we never really talked about it before, so it really didn't occur to us to say anything," Shane said. He pulled the van into Tori's driveway and the guys turned to the backseat.
"Who's going to bring her in?" Dustin asked.
"I will." They all turned and saw Blake opening his eyes. Hunter looked at him and smirked.
"Dude, you can barely lift yourself. You can't carry her in," he said.
"Hey- it's only right that I walk her to her door after a date." The guys all thought for a moment and burst out laughing.
"Oh man- you're so far gone," Dustin chuckled. Blake couldn't help but blush, which caused the guys to laugh even harder.
Hunter opened the door of the van. "I'll help you," he offered. He climbed in and carefully pulled Tori out and carried her in his arms with Blake following close behind. They reached the door and Blake searched around for a key. He looked under the doormat and found it. He opened the door and Hunter walked inside.
"Where should I put her?" he asked. Blake didn't know where her room was, so he had Hunter put her down on the couch. Tori moaned softly as she was laid down. Hunter grinned as he heard her murmur Blake's name. Blake heard it too. He let out a yawn. "Maybe you should stay here."
"What? No, I-"
"You know you want to," Hunter grinned. "Plus you're exhausted and the sooner you rest the better. When you feel more awake, call me at the store and I'll come get you if you need me to." Blake smiled at his brother and eased himself into Tori's overstuffed chair.
"Thanks Hunter." Blake's eyes closed and he was soon out like a light. Hunter returned to the van.
"I knew he wouldn't come with us," Shane said as he drove to the store. Hunter and Dustin just laughed as he drove.
"What are you doing?!" he asked urgently. Marah spun around and faced him.
"I was running a bio-rhythmic scan instead of the one you had going for their morpher frequencies," she said nonchalantly. The guys all stood in disbelief. Dustin actually fell over from the shock. "What? I'm not dumb...it was just an act to fool everyone."
Cam cautiously went over and sure enough, Marah had been running a scan. "Why a bio-rhythmic?"
"Well, I figured since the other one didn't work, we could try this."
"But how do you know-"Hunter began before he was cut off by the computer sounding an alarm. Everyone rushed to the screen and watched as the scanner stopped and focused in on a tiny island. Within seconds, Tori and Blake's frequencies were picked up.
"We may not have the signal very long," Cam said as Marah got up and he sat down. Faster than anyone could have seen, Cam moved his hands along the keyboard and poised his hand over the large center key. "Okay- here goes nothing." He pushed down.
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Tori snuggled in closer to Blake and felt his arm go around her protectively. Only a few hours had passed since they settled inside the cave, but they felt like they had been there forever. They felt like they could stay there - locked in each other's arms until the world ended. Tori stirred and winced in pain. Blake felt her move and was awake instantly.
"Tor? You alright?" he asked. Tori slowly sat up and Blake heard her hiss. "What hurts?" he asked. Tori shook her head.
"Nothing...it's fine," she said. Her back was killing her, but she didn't want Blake to see the mark from his Thunder Blade... she didn't want him to feel any worse than he already did.
"Like I said before," he said as he sat up. "You're such a bad liar." He sent her one of his signature grins that made her stomach flutter. "Now where does it hurt?" Tori succumbed.
"My back," she said. "And, well, my...torso," she said. Blake grinned and soon sobered his face as he saw her unzip her uniform top. He had put his back on by now, and watched as Tori laid hers carefully in her lap. Blake looked her over. She was wearing a light blue spaghetti strap top. He kept his composure as he looked at her torso.
He looked and saw a darker blue mark on the top part of her chest. A few bruises were beginning to form as well. She turned her back and pulled her hair to one side of her shoulder. Blake carefully lifted the back of the shirt and felt his stomach turn. A large bruise- black, with a bit of navy outlining it, was spread across the middle of her back.
"How bad is it?" she asked. Blake was speechless. He couldn't believe he had done this to her.
"It's bad Tor..." he trailed off. Tori eased away from him and put her top back on. Blake looked at the now extinguished fire and sighed. "I'm sorry..." he said.
Tori turned to him. "So am I...but like you said- we'll get him back for this." They were silent for a few moments as they just looked into each other's eyes. Blake reached out his hand and cupped her face in his palm. They began leaning in, but stopped short when Tori thought she heard her morpher making noise. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked. Blake nodded his head.
"Perfect timing too," he said sarcastically. Tori gave him a small smile and they disappeared.
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Everyone waited anxiously as they saw two figures cloaked in a blue light land in front of them. As soon as they fully materialized, everyone was on them.
"Bro!" Hunter said as he picked Blake up off the floor. Blake hissed in pain and let out a small cry. Hunter backed off. Cam had seen this and gently helped Tori off the ground.
"You alright?" Cam asked her. Tori shook her head 'no.'
"We're pretty banged up," she said.
"Where were you?" Shane asked.
"What happened?" Dustin said.
"Oh no..." Marah said when she saw them. "It worked...you fought each other didn't you?" she asked. Both Tori and Blake looked at each other, and then to the others.
"What are YOU doing here?" Blake sneered.
"It's alright," Hunter said. "She helped us."
Tori gave her a small smile. "I knew you had it in you...and yes- we did," she said. Everyone around was looking at them curiously. "We'll explain later," she said as she began to sink.
Cam took it as his cue, and helped her to one of the back rooms. Hunter followed with Blake.
Once inside, both Tori and Blake were fully examined by Cam. They were sitting next to each other on a cot and waited as Cam looked at his scanners. "Well, there are no internal injuries...but both of you have some major contusions and should rest."
Blake gave him a strange look. Tori saw it and smiled. "We're just really, really bruised," she whispered. He nodded his head in understanding and stood.
"Thanks Cam," he said. Tori stood.
"Where's Sensei?" she asked.
"He's been deep in meditation ...he seems to think that Lothor is preparing for his final strike. We're going to need you both healed as soon as possible."
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Hunter, Shane, and Dustin drove Tori's van as she and Blake sat in the back seat leaning on each other. They had given them the Cliff Notes version of their little ordeal as they were leaving Ops, where Marah had stayed to try and help Cam.
The guys couldn't help but notice their two fellow rangers and smile. Before they knew it, they were both sound asleep.
Hunter then asked the question that had been bugging him. "Cam said he was like Tori's brother...what's up with that?" he asked.
Shane took a deep breath as he turned the corner. "Well, Tori's dad died about three years ago. He was best friends with Sensei when he went to the academy. After he passed away, Tori went to the academy like her parents had," he said.
"What about her mom?"
"She died right after she had Tori," Dustin said sadly. "Sensei adopted her last year, so yeah, I guess she and Cam are like brother and sister."
"Why didn't you guys tell us this before?" Hunter asked, a little perturbed.
"Well, we never really talked about it before, so it really didn't occur to us to say anything," Shane said. He pulled the van into Tori's driveway and the guys turned to the backseat.
"Who's going to bring her in?" Dustin asked.
"I will." They all turned and saw Blake opening his eyes. Hunter looked at him and smirked.
"Dude, you can barely lift yourself. You can't carry her in," he said.
"Hey- it's only right that I walk her to her door after a date." The guys all thought for a moment and burst out laughing.
"Oh man- you're so far gone," Dustin chuckled. Blake couldn't help but blush, which caused the guys to laugh even harder.
Hunter opened the door of the van. "I'll help you," he offered. He climbed in and carefully pulled Tori out and carried her in his arms with Blake following close behind. They reached the door and Blake searched around for a key. He looked under the doormat and found it. He opened the door and Hunter walked inside.
"Where should I put her?" he asked. Blake didn't know where her room was, so he had Hunter put her down on the couch. Tori moaned softly as she was laid down. Hunter grinned as he heard her murmur Blake's name. Blake heard it too. He let out a yawn. "Maybe you should stay here."
"What? No, I-"
"You know you want to," Hunter grinned. "Plus you're exhausted and the sooner you rest the better. When you feel more awake, call me at the store and I'll come get you if you need me to." Blake smiled at his brother and eased himself into Tori's overstuffed chair.
"Thanks Hunter." Blake's eyes closed and he was soon out like a light. Hunter returned to the van.
"I knew he wouldn't come with us," Shane said as he drove to the store. Hunter and Dustin just laughed as he drove.