Dear Journal,

So, the guys got it into their heads to go camping. Camping. The four of them. Yeah, Cam was smart enough to decline the invitation. Which left yours truly as the designated driver. I don't mind the outdoors, but I'm not about to go inviting Mother Nature to do me in.

Yeah, little note here, hardly worth mentioning. Why did I decide to drive the boys two hours out to the middle of nowhere to leave them alone in the wilderness for two days? Well, despite the obvious entertainment factor involved they sent Blake to ask me. And unfortunately the answer to any question Blake asks me is a resounding yes right now. I'm weak, I know, moving on.

So I'm helping pack the van and trying to figure out why in the world they need a TV for a two day camping trip. They all get in and are like what could possibly happen we're ninjas? And in my head I'm going yes, but you're also you, and that pretty much beats ninja every time.

So an hour into it we're all about done with Dustin's unceasing questions and we've still got like forever to go. Inside I was laughing. An hour and they were already getting on each other's nerves.

Then out of nowhere this girl appears and says she needs help. Instant ninja mode here. So the guys get a rope and we go to this sheer cliff with this girl hanging maybe fifty feet down. There are all these people around, none of whom had a rope. I know, that should have been our first clue.

Unfortunately we were all rescue gung-ho. So Blake goes, lower me down I'm the lightest, and in my head I'm freaking out. If something were to happen, no more Blake.

Meanwhile the guys have a little pow-wow and then gear up. So they start lowering him down and my heart's in my throat.

He gets down and the rope starts slipping so I run over and I'm yelling at him when suddenly there are kelzacks everywhere.

We started fighting and I saw that Blake's rope was slipping more so I'm back on the edge staring down watching him fight this kelzack totally helpless.

And then, I swear this was the scariest moment of my life, the kelzack cut Blake's rope. My heart stopped and I heard myself screaming as he plunged toward the rocks at the bottom. Thank goodness Blake's better under pressure than me because he morphed and landed unhurt.

Once my heart started again it was back into action. Stupid Zurgane. So we morphed and finished off the kelzacks, not without a ton of effort.

Then Shane was all like we gotta call Sensei. And Blake goes, you guys go on way over there in the woods while Tori and I walk farther away back to the van. As soon as we got there he kissed me, hard.

Then he asked if I was okay and I was like yeah, I'm good, but I was really scared for you. And he was like yeah me too.

Then he goes Tor, you sure you don't wanna stay? This separation might kill me, and I was like seriously don't even joke about death right now.

Then the guys came back and were like Sensei said we could go. Blake asked me again and I said no way. I know he was unhappy about it too, but he just smiled in true Blake fashion and got back in the van, and off we went again.

This time we actually made it. By the time I got everything out of the van they had set up their palace, fully equipped with a TV and stereo. I tried to explain that they were missing the point but as so often happens, my words of wisdom fell on deaf ears.

Blake asked again if I wanted to stay, I refused for the third time and got in the van to leave.

Too bad it was stuck in the mud. Also too bad that in the process of helping me get out I got them all covered in mud. And that I hit their generator. Yeah, they were mad. Fortunately Blake forgave me. The others…it might take a while. I did think to make them food though, so that got me back up a couple notches.

And then, of course, goon attack, so there went the end of that. We had to morph and then Cam showed up with more bad news. Yeah, Zurgane has a zord. Not good for us.

It took forever to get rid of him. The guys went back to a very demolished campsite. Sadly for them I was already on my way back to good old civilization.

Cam and I hung out at Ninja-ops until the next attack. We joined out nature loving buddies for the all-out hardest battle ever and they still went back afterwards. Which is where Cam and I found them sleeping when we came back to join them. Yeah, we decided not to be lame after all.

I swear between my boyfriend nearly getting smashed to bits, the constant nagging from my friends, and the regular near-death experiences, I'm going to need therapy.

Tori

So these are getting gradually longer and longer as we near the end. Just something interesting, when I was watching this episode for like the 87th time I noticed the whole Tori and Blake alone by the van and the others looking like they're coming back from really far away thing. And my brain said what were Tori and Blake doing alone by the van? Thus their little moment. Anyway, hope you liked! Review!