Dear Journal,

Wow, um…it's been almost three years since I've written in here. There's been so much going on…well I guess I should start at the beginning.

I'm still teaching at the Academy, but only part time. Shane, Dustin, Blake, and Cam are still there too. Dustin took some time off about a year and a half ago to do some stuff with his freestyle. While he was gone he met an amazing girl named Leah, and when he came back, she decided to move to Blue Bay too, so they're really happy.

Hunter's still at the Thunder Academy and he's with a girl there named Rachel. Surprisingly enough Cam's got a girlfriend too; I say that because he's so painfully shy I wasn't sure he'd ever be able to get up the courage. Her name's Alexa and she's been so good for him and Sensei.

Shane is…Shane. He's a full-fledged Sensei, teacher, Master, the whole nine yards now. He loves his work and his students, and I think he's convinced he's never going to find anyone who measures up to Skyla. I'm still working on it though.

As for me, I own my own business now! I do custom surfboards and I absolutely love it. Kelly was a huge help in getting it off the ground and I have a website and everything! The guys are always quick to give me their own opinions on my work too, and they help out a lot.

Now, for the reason I'm writing. I got to be a ranger again! Me! Just me! Well, not just me, I mean I got chosen over the guys. But yeah! And it is the coolest story ever!

So I'm sleeping, in my bed, all peaceful and suddenly, a giant glowing man appears, out of nowhere! Of course I was all instant Ninja mode. The big glowing man says in this really deep, booming voice "I'm the Sentinel Knight. The Rangers are in trouble. You're help is needed."



The Sentinel Knight told me where to go and I got dressed, left a note for the boys, and ninja streaked to this abandoned warehouse where I immediately spotted Kira! And we got all excited and hugged. Then there's this bright flash of light and this really confused looking guy appears and then is all like, "Kira!" but Kira had no clue who he was and then he introduced himself as Bridge and said something about Kira helping save the world in the future and then a long confusing story why he's in red and then told us this long confusing story about why he's in red and then this guy in green shows up and says he's Xander and totally starts flirting with me and Kira and then there's this loud band and a door opens and this guy's standing there and Kira about has a heart attack and is frantically whispering in my ear that this guy is Adam Park and he's the second black ranger and a friend of Tommy's and then he introduces himself and then the Sentinel Knight is back.

Hang on, you think that was bizarre? Just wait.

Long story short, the morphing grid was broken, leaving the new rangers powerless. The Sentinel Knight could channel enough of his power to let help out by morphing. We were all chosen because of our special unique talents blah blah blah, and then the next thing we knew we were having bonding time in an ultra-fast plane that Adam had borrowed from NASADA on our way to bail out the newbies at Stonehenge.

Let me take a moment to say, these three guys are hilarious. Bridge is like, this random combination of Dustin and Cam. He's really sweet but way out there. And he has this thing with toast…haha, it's so funny.

Xander tries to be all flirty but he just comes off as a goofball, and his accent is amazing. He kept telling us about this plan Xander thing that he swears is gonna work someday.



And then there's Adam. He is such a sweetheart, but deep down he's got a sense of humor too. He's seen a lot of action, been two different colors, black and green. He's dealt with Rita and Zedd too, Thrax's parents. Thrax is the guy we're up against, by the way. He managed to escape from his dumpster and is now back to wreak havoc on the world. It's good to have someone so experienced on our side.

So after we bailed out the rangers in Europe, we flew to Andrew Hartford's mansion, which is also their base. There we finally got introduced to Mack, Rose, Will, Dax, Ronny, and Tyzonn. And then I was in for a shocker when the Sentinel Knight announced we were not only giving the rangers a hand, we were replacing them. So I'm all smiley on the outside but on the inside I was like, this is a little more than I bargained for. Turns out Kira and I were the only ones left in the dark. Thanks a lot guys. So typical.

After this meeting I called Blake and explained the situation and that I was going to be needing some stuff from home. Blake didn't take this very well mind you. Apparently he doesn't like me being thrust in harm's way when he's not around to save me. I will not talk about all the times I have saved his behind. It was sweet though.

He drove all the way up there just to give me my stuff. I could see he didn't want to go. He kissed me really hard and just held me for a long time. And then he said "Promise me you'll come back?"

I told him I would, and that I would be careful. He kissed me again and then he left. I wasn't counting on how much it was going to hurt me too.

It wasn't long before I fell into a sort of routine. The rhythm of battling monsters and saving the world was all too familiar. And I liked it. Hanging with Kira, Adam, Bridge, and 

Xander was a totally new experience. I think for the first time I truly felt like I was good enough to be a ranger. I had been chosen out of dozens of rangers, over of other girls.

And then we came back one day after a battle and walked in on the newbies. The hurt and sadness that I saw in their eyes made me sick. I know what it's like to lose your powers. I've lost them twice. Kira reassured them that they would get them back soon, but before we could do anymore we got called away.

I caught a moment alone with Adam a little later and told him I felt like maybe we should be doing more to help them. Adam agreed and that' how we found ourselves in Angel Grove, which is like an hour north of Blue Bay Harbor.

Adam got us all excited as we drove; making it seem like this was going to be some amazing wonderful thing that we were going to get. We ended up in this old warehouse. Bridge sensed Chillers, and would you believe it, Xander actually tried to use "Plan Xander." I feel so bad for his former teammates. Obviously that didn't work, so it was butt-kicking time for us.

Yeah, after that, we got to haul a giant box back to base. Adam assured us that it would help. I chose to pretend I believed him. Meanwhile all the rangers except Mack had decided to go back to their old lives. It's not like Mack had a choice, our base is his house. Poor guy.

A couple more days went by, and Mack ended up leading Thrax right to the mystical sword that would destroy the Sentinel Knight. Fortunately he couldn't get it. The others showed up and they all freed the sword together!

Meanwhile, Alpha, the robot thing in the box Adam swears is a genius, went in to fix the morphing grid while we borrowed the Overdrive zords and went to fight.



Mack showed up and single handedly managed to destroy the monster with just the sword. And then Alpha fixed the morphing grid! I was so happy for the newbies, but kind of sad for me.

We ended up going into battle one more time. And Thrax is all like, we're gonna get you! And in my head I'm going, dude, I'm a freakin Ninja Master. I can kick your butt back to the Stone Age any day. And I got to use my ninja sword again which was sick. In the end it was the Sentinel Knight who destroyed Thrax. Apparently the one thing that could destroy him was also the one thing that could restore him. We managed to get in a few good blows too though.

It was sad to leave. But it was time. I gave Andrew Hartford my card, so they know where to find me. And Kira promised to keep in better touch. At least I was confident I was leaving the world in good hands.

Blake was thrilled to have me back, and I have to admit, it felt good to see him again. And I think I forgot to mention earlier, Blake and I are engaged!

It was so sweet, the way he did it. We went to the beach, just the two of us, to have a picnic. And as we were sitting there, watching the sunset, I felt him take my hand. Just as I looked at him to smile, he held up a ring. It's this gorgeous diamond, with two little blue stones next to it. And he just said, really quietly "Tori Hanson, will you marry me?"

All I could do was nod my head like a maniac and try not to cry as he put the ring on my finger. It was so perfect, so us.

And when we told the guys…people in China went deaf from the noise. The way they tackled Blake I thought he was still going to be in traction for the wedding. And then they turned on me and I thought I was going to suffocate. They were so excited, still are. Fortunately Sensei was a lot gentler when we told him.



So that's it. That's the biggest news as of late. The date is June 3rd of next year. I'm so happy. I seriously wasn't sure if this was going to happen. Blake can be so shy sometimes. I never should have doubted him.

I don't think I'm going to be writing in here again anytime soon. Things are going to be crazy with the wedding plans. Although who knows? I didn't see this whole adventure coming at all. Didn't see it coming last time either, I mean, we lost our powers. At least this time I was on the right side. I guess if there's anything I've learned from this it's that, the rangers are a team, whether you've got powers or not. Once a ranger, always a ranger. And that means every single one of them is coming to the wedding. Oh boy.

Tori

This is the last chapter, seeing as after this, we don't have anymore episodes to go off of. I really appreciate everybody who's kept up with the story and made such wonderful comments. I hope you like this last chapter, and please review!