"Are you sure you want to do this, Dustin. We can always come back in the morning to get your stuff," asked Tori getting out of the van.
"Yeah I'm sure, beside, I don't think Larkus and Shadow want to attack again with you with me."
"Well, they could."
Dustin let out a laugh and went up the porch to open the door. When inside he went straight upstairs to his room. Tori was downstairs in the kitchen getting something to drank before going upstairs to Dustin's room. He had his yellow duffle bag on the floor and was throwing clothes in it. Tori sat down on his bed as Dustin finish putting clothes in his bag.
"There, I think that's enough."
"Dustin, you're staying until we find a cure for you. I doubt you need all that."
"I know but you can't be to sure. It might take days, weeks, or even months to find a cure."
"We won't let that happen."
"Yeah, I know."
Dustin looked down at his hands, he was fidgeting with them. Tori start to look around his room and smiled.
"You remember when you and I use to play games in here," Tori asked still looking around the room. Looking up from his hands, he looked around his room too. He smiled.
"Yeah and you would always win when we played "Trouble."
"Yeah. That's because you wasn't any good at it," Tori said as she nudge him with her shoulder. He just laughed and went back looking down at his hands.
Dustin looked up from his hands and up at Tori. She was smiling at him. He couldn't do nothing but smile back at her. Suddenly Tori put her hand on Dustin's shoulder and smiled an even bigger smile. Dustin's smile dropped. So did Tori's. Soon Tori's hand moved up to Dustin's neck and to the back of his neck. Dustin didn't know what was happening. Dustin had to do something but what. He decided to get up from the bed and make an excuse…a good excuse.
"Uhm, I should take a shower. I was sweating today and I really need one."
He grabbed a t-shirt and a boxer from his drawer and head across the room to the bathroom. Once in, he sat down on the edge of the tub and put his head in his hands. He let out a sigh and start the shower.
Tori was in the room looking down at the floor, What was I thinking, she thought to herself. She shook the thought from her head and went to go put her glass on the table when she knock over a shoe box with tapes in them. She bent down to pick them up when she noticed a label written on one of the tapes. She read it.
Christmas- 1990
Tori walked over to Dustin's VCR and put the tape in. She grabbed the remote from the top of the VCR and turn on the TV. The screen showed two little kids opening gift. A little boy with dark brown hair and a little girl with blonde hair. It was her and Dustin when they were little.
"Look mommy a bicycle," said the little Dustin
"Yes a bicycle," said the lady that Dustin was talking to.
"I see you found the tapes," said Dustin standing in the doorway.
"You saved all these?"
"Yes but to hide them from my mom. If I didn't hide them, then she would of played them at her "Mother's Meeting" every Mondays," Dustin said walking toward Tori. Tori laughed as she watched her younger self open more gifts.
"We should be heading down to Shane's house, now."
"But I want to watch this."
"I doubt Shane wants to watch our younger selves."
"Well, we could stay here and watch them," Tori said getting comfortable on the bed.
"You want to watch them?"
"Yes," she patted the bed for Dustin to set down next to her. He shook his head and sat down. They watched two more tapes of themselves before falling asleep.
It was morning and Tori woke up to see Dustin dressed and putting on his shoes.
"Where are you going, so early in the morning?"
"I have to open up the store for Kel today."
"Oh."
She sat up and rub her eyes.
"Hey, could you tell Cam that I will be over at Ninja Ops at around nine. I won't be able to tell him."
"Yeah sure."
"Oh and could you take my stuff over there too."
"Yeah."
"Thanks."
"Do you want me to drop you off at work before I go?"
"Yeah, that'll be great."
Tori went downstairs and out the door to go start up her van. Dustin followed behind her with his bag. Once settled and belted in, they were on their way.
"You know what to do right," asked Shadow to his white creature. "the yellow ranger is weak and with your help, he will be mine. Oh yeah, Lothor's too. I need you to do the best you can to persuade our little friend…and with your good looks and smooth talking, will of coarse turn him. You're ready. Sure you are."
He took the rope from around Larkus' neck and Larkus run out into the woods.
