The Battle

Blake was shocked that his attack had not affected Charles in any way shape or form. Behind him the guys were all stunned but it did not affect their reaction; they soon were all at Blake's flanks ready to put up one heck of a fight.

"What the hell!" Dustin said unable to control his bemusement. He looked at the guys to see if he could understand what was going on, but they all had the same look of disbelief, except for Shane who seemed troubled by this display of strength shown by a person who seemed to be weak and manageable for a young powerless ninja.

"So, I assume I'm seem to be a little more threatening now don't I? Maybe even capable of destroying you!" He laughed, although he felt out of character, he could feel power over them that he doesn't usually have over others. "You see you may have seen me as weak, but I would check yourself and revaluate this situation that has become most dire for you. Any last requests or words? I have to be sure to tell the boss if you have any," he says seeing his words affect their faces of disbelief. But what he failed to realize is that he had made a slip. Blake began to think, why wouldn't his boss be here to finish the job and hear their last words? It didn't make sense; no it didn't make sense at all…

He realized as if a light bulb went off in his head, "Tori…" he said barely audible to everyone. Then with much more anger he demanded from Charles, " How the hell did you find out where our Ops were!" Charles smirked, all knowing that his boss should be on his way out with Tori right about now, he had done his job, distract the power rangers; although Agent XX Black actually said to attack them, Charles' word choice seemed to have been a better attack then a physical one.

But in order to make sure Blake suffer (per Agent XX Black's hopes that he will), Charles says, " Blake, I thought you had deeper feelings for her? I am usually not wrong but this could be a exception perhaps…"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!" He yells infuriated.

"It means that I thought you liked, maybe loved, her enough to protect her, didn't she ask to come along? Maybe she had a feeling she shouldn't be alone, she was right." Blake knew that Charles was taunting him, but he couldn't help but realize that she did ask to come along, but he thought it was just her stubbornness. Was she trying to tell me something? Did she know something bad was about to happen and maybe didn't want to say it out loud?

In that moment he thought of nothing else but her as he streaked away. The others had their eyes on Charles, who said, "Well I think it's about time I left…" then before they could grab him he vanished.

Back at Ops

Blake came in running and screaming out, "Tori! Where are you Tor? Are you here? Please tell me you are here…" But he knew that she wasn't, the room was definitely disheveled, books knocked to the floor, papers scattered, and even some of the monitors were broken. Tori had put up a fight, she was one of their strongest members on the team, and even though she was badly injured she still put up a damn good fight. Before he could even do a little more looking around or before the others got back, the one unbroken monitor started to flicker….

"So, I thought I had an expiration date of some kind?" Agent XX Black laughed on the screen. "I guess maybe I am one of those non-perishable items huh? Hahaha I make myself laugh, but why do you look so sad? Does if have to do with you letting the one person that was counting on you down? I guess I would be a bit sulky to, I say cheer up, soon you'll see I did you a favor. Tori takes things from people she doesn't deserve…well anything really" he laughs again.

Blake stands there, unmoving, infuriated on the inside. Maybe even a bit out of his mind from all his fury, but he says nothing in response. Stunned from hearing his voice, he has nothing to say, he doesn't know what to say, what will get her back to him, that he could say? Agent XX Black seems almost irritated by his silence, but instead of using Tori to get him to speak just yet, he decides to give Blake a choice first, "If you don't say something soon, I guess I'll just leave you to your life then, no need to worry about her, but if you have something to say I would sure as hell love to hear it, maybe she would like to hear it to…" He knows that Tori is completely unconscious but he knows how to push Blake's buttons now.

"What do you want? Because I will give you anything to get her back." Blake said, with no hope in his voice, but he had to try something in order to get her back. To feel her again, to tell her how he feels, though she probably knows now. But he wants to be able to feel her soft lips on his again and know that she is the only one in the world he wants to be with at that moment.

"I was hoping for something better from you navy ranger, wait I never actually got to hear your name, but I suppose it doesn't really matter…but I feel like you already know this is not a matter of negotiation or trading her for ransom money. I could care less about anything else, but I do know what will torture her to no end, which is knowing that you all feel responsible for her and her soon to be death. And yes the only reason I'm here in front of you right now instead of talking to Tori is to let you know that there is no way you can save her, and that's on you." Agent XX Black said with a sadistic smile.

The others enter the room and then Agent XX Black disappears…

"Blake, snap out of it man, come on, we will get her back. Whatever it takes right guys?" Hunter says shaking his brother, who has seemed to be in a coma like state staring at the monitors. Hunter looks at the faces of the others who all nod in agreement with hopelessness deep in their eyes. He doesn't have time to deal with their denial, of course I care for Tori, but I can't lose my brother. His primary concern is for his brother, even though Tori is like a little sister to him she comes second every time.

Blake blinks for the first time in what seems like an eternity, and according to his burning eyes it had been a few minutes before he had last blinked. "What are we going to do?" He asked trying desperately to find his voice again.

"We are going to find her, what else is there to do?" Dustin says obviously unaware that there was any other thing they were going to do.

"Right," Shane says as if he is trying to convince himself. "Where do we start?" He says looking straight at Cam.

Cam looks at him in disbelief, why would he try to put this on me? I have no idea where to start… " Maybe we can start looking around here for any clues she may have left us?" He says uncertain of what else to say. They nod at him and continue to look and go through papers; anything that has been touched could be a clue to them maybe.

"Guys…" Dustin says as he opens up the room to the back where they have cots and a few of their spare changes of clothes. It's practically a big bedroom for six connected to a bathroom. They all turn trying to see what he has found or uncovered. "There's blood by Tori's bed…is it hers?" he says, the last part in a whisper, horrified. They all look over, and doubt it is anyone else's but hers…

"Her stitches probably ripped in her struggle with Agent XX Black," Cam says, his voice distant almost disconnected from the world around him.

"But that's looks like a lot of blood Cam…" Dustin states warily, not wanting it to be hers but to believe that she got a good shot in and its Agent XX Black's blood.

Cam over looks the cot and does notice it is a lot of blood, maybe too much for the one wound? "You're right Dustin that is a lot of blood…" all of them stare horrified at the scene before them, hoping this isn't the place where Tori died instead of being kidnapped.

So hopefully this story is going okay for everyone. My only reason for continuing to write is for the positive comments that I have received on this story. I have no idea where the story is going but I have a few ideas, if you have any to contribute I am all ears to your suggestions. Please let me know if you want me to keep continuing with this story!

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