Blake was running along the beach. It was dark and the stars cast a light glow on the sand and water. Something was pushing him closer to his destination... where that was he wasn't sure. But something was telling him to run.

He ran until he thought his lungs would explode. Then he saw it. Or rather he saw THEM.

Tori and a man were standing together, staring out at the sea. He watched as they drew closer and kissed in front of him.

'No,' he said. The couple turned and faced him. 'Tori... you can't...'

'Yes I can Blake. You don't love me,' Tori responded.

'But I do... I love you,' he pleaded.

Tori walked away from the man and over to Blake. 'You do?' Blake nodded his head. 'Then you should have told me.'

She then walked back to her mystery man and walked off holding his hand.

Blake's eyes opened and he sat up; sweat beginning to gather around his brow. He caught his breath and looked around. He was in his dorm; same as he had been when he fell asleep.

"Tori," he breathed.

For the past month he had been absolutely miserable. He feared that if he told her what he felt, then he would lose her. But he was wrong. NOT telling her had been the worst thing he could have ever done... and he regretted it every day that he was away from her.

His racing was suffering and he wasn't doing as well as he had hoped. The others around him were great racers, and eventually he would be one too. But not yet. Roger had seen great potential in him, but Blake knew that he wouldn't be in the type of shape to be a factory pro in the amount of time he was given.

There was a picture next to his nightstand of the six rangers when they graduated. He smiled a little when he saw himself and Tori next to each other with his arm around her waist.

She had been through so much in such a short period of time, and he had only made matters worse. He should have been there for her... told her that he loved her and held her until she felt better.

His insecurities were taking over too much of his life and he knew that he had to overcome them. Tori was everything to him and he wasn't about to let her get away like he had seen in his dream.

'I love her, and I'm going to tell her before it's too late,' he thought as he got up. 'I'm coming home guys.'

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Tori walked with Lucas back to her house. He looked around and took in his surroundings. "Okay, so you're a power ranger from the future?" Tori asked. He had told her briefly about Time Force, but Tori was still a little confused.

Lucas smiled. He thought Tori was very attractive, but then he remembered why he was here in the first place. "Yes," he answered simply.

"So, you came here to get this Uric guy and for some reason he attacked me."

"Well, he attacked you because like I said, you have something he wants." Tori thought for a minute and realized what he was hinting at. Her hand slowly came up and touched the gem she wore.

"He wants the power," she muttered to herself.

"Exactly." They reached the house and Lucas let out a small laugh. "Just like in the pictures."

Tori looked at him strangely. "Pictures?"

Lucas froze for a moment. There were things about Tori that he knew he couldn't tell her. Her feeling of them having a connection was right on target... they were closer than she thought.

The first thing he was taught about time travel was that if he were to encounter anyone, he couldn't tell them much about their future...

"Uh... there's a picture of this house back where I live."

"You mean WHEN you live." Lucas smirked.

"Right..."

They walked inside and Tori sat with him in her living room. Lucas sat in a chair, steepled his fingers and sat back. "Uric is the most intelligent mutant I've ever seen... it would take a genius to figure out how to get into his mind."

"Does he have any weaknesses?"

"Not that I know of. He's extremely dangerous. As if you couldn't tell, he can fully adapt to the land and water."

Tori sank into her couch and sighed. "Well, I can track him in the water."

"Water ninja, right?"

Tori smiled a little. "Yeah... exactly how much do you know about me?"

Lucas swallowed. He knew everything about her. He had been told about her for as long as he could remember. The reason he specifically was chosen to watch over Uric, was because it was his family that put him there.

Tori was the matriarch of his family... and like it had been for thousands of years, the power she protected was passed on from generation to generation. Now, he feared that Uric was trying to prevent his capture.

"Lucas? You alright?"

He snapped out of his trance. "Oh, uh... I did a little research before I came here."

Tori could tell he was hiding something from her, but decided not to press the matter. "So you know about me, but I don't know about you... what do you do in, what year?"

"3003... I'm a Time Force Officer and I race cars on the side."

"Race cars? Sounds like fun."

"Racing sort of runs in the family." It was then that a thought invaded his mind. His family was well known throughout history not only for Tori and the power, but also because the patriarch of the family was also a former ranger... "So, where's the rest of your team? I think they should be informed."

Tori sighed. "Well, Hunter, Shane, Dustin, and Cam are all at the academies."

"What about Blake?"

Her face saddened a little and Lucas was thankful that he didn't divulge any more information about his family. "He's gone."

"Oh..." his mind began to wander as he tried to figure out how to change the subject. "Well, I have a plan. Well, kind of a plan."

Tori perked up a bit. "I'm listening."

"Well, I've been here for a little over a day and called in some backup. They should be arriving tomorrow."

Tori's mind began to tick. She had seen 10 beams of blue light... "I think I know what you're getting at."

"So we're having a Blue Ranger pow wow."

"It makes sense," Tori said as she rationalized everything. "I mean all the blues are usually in charge of water and are usually the smartest," she said smiling.

Lucas smiled. "I second that, but what about your team? You know they'll want in on this too."

Tori stiffened. "No... they can't help us. They don't have any powers anymore. I don't want them to get hurt.

"If I recall, you don't have your ranger powers either."

"True, but I can still control the water."

Lucas grinned. The stubborn streak was a trait he and his family had inherited from her. "Alright."

After a little while longer Tori helped Lucas settle into one of the guest rooms.

As she sat on her bed with the box in front of her, she thought back to everything that had happened today. It all began to sink in and she began to understand the full magnitude of the situation.

'Everything happens for a reason,' she thought. She had seen enough strange, unexplainable things in the past year to know that everything Lucas had told her was true.

Cam had limited archives of former rangers, and she knew Lucas was legit in his explanation of everything to her. But something still tugged at her mind and heart.

Lucas, in a way, reminded her of Blake. He looked to be of Asian descent, and he had mentioned that his family raced, much like Blake was doing right now.

She missed him terribly, as much as she hated to admit it. He had hurt her when he didn't return his love for her for some reason or another. But deep down, she knew he did... something was just stopping him from doing it.

'All the blue rangers,' she thought as she closed her eyes. 'I wish Blake would come home... he's one of us too.'