Engel's eyes widened as she woke up that next morning. Something didn't feel right.
Of course, her daughter was somewhere between life and death, but that wasn't what was disturbing her.
She got up and walked to the counter, where the others always left the newspaper. One look at it, and she knew what was wrong.
"An archaeologist found four crystal eyes," RJ told her when he saw she was staring at the paper.
"What are the crystal eyes?" Casey asked, coming out of Lily's room.
"Ten thousand years ago, there were the Phantoms. The other Masters and I destroyed them, one by one. The crystal eyes were left in the ashes," Engel explained. "And tonight, the stars are in a very rare alignment, if the starlight shines through the light... those beasts are brought back to life."
"If Dustin gets his hands on those eyes, we've got an army of phantoms beasts to fight," Theo groaned.
"Problem is... there are eight eyes... only four have been found," RJ looked to the cubs. "Dustin may already have the other four..."
"Who has them?" Blake asked, rocking his son.
"Dr. Silvia Jennings," Dom read aloud.
"We have to make sure those four eyes are safe," Casey stated. "I'll go..."
"No," Engel raised her hand to Casey as she turned to Tori. "I want her to go."
"Tori?" Dom frowned. "She refuses to leave Kaylee's side."
The Rangers turned to the couch, where Tori was sleeping beside Kaylee.
"Exactly."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Tori wasn't sure how she was roped into this, but she was now walking into the doctor's office.
She held the news paper in her hand. It stated that the doctor hadn't identified the fourth eye.
"It's an iguana," she stated, shaking the doctor's hand.
"What?" Silvia asked, turning to the blonde at her door.
"The fourth eye," Tori smiled. "It's an iguana."
"How did you know?" Silvia asked, taking a seat at her desk. Tori said opposite of her.
"My sister and her friends... they go to a school that studies animal spirits. I've been told everyone has an animal spirit inside," Tori explained.
"Really?" Silvia smirked. "My father used to say, live in harmony with your animal spirit and you will be in harmony with yourself."
"Gentle, playful, likes water," Tori smiled, looking at the pictures of Silvia's desk. "We have something in common. Your spirit is a dolphin."
"Right again," Silvia smirked.
"Look, I know this sounds crazy... but there are certain people who will do anything to get their hands on those crystal eyes..."
"Why?"
"Those eyes have powers that are dangerous in the wrong hands."
"What kind of powers?" Silvia asked.
"I can't tell you."
"Okay..." Silvia frowned. "Who's after them?"
"I can't tell you that either, Tori sighed. "Please, just give me the eyes, until the danger passes..."
"You must be kidding," Silvia laughed. "I've spent my entire life searching for them, and so did my father, now you're asking me to hand over my life's work?"
"None of that will matter if they come," Tori said. "Nothing you can do will stop them..."
"The answer is no," Silvia rose from her seat and frowned. "I have other appointments..."
Tori frowned and walked out, finding Engel at the front of the building.
"She's not giving them up," Tori told her mother. "Can I please go home."
"No," Engel shook her head, pulling her daughter into a hug. "I know you want to go back to Kaylee, but I need you to stay here. If Dustin comes she might get hurt."
"Engel... I promised Kaylee I wouldn't leave her side..."
"And you haven't," Engel told her daughter. "You're heart and mind are still with her."
Tori nodded, slowly walking back to the office.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Right now we're digging for tyrannosaurus-rex and a pterodactyl in Reefside. It's strange, but I think it'll be a great breakthrough... are you interested in photographing it?" Silvia asked the woman in her office. She had black hair and a green shirt, but Silvia didn't know it was to cover her evil persona.
"Dinosaurs are so... 2004," the woman sighed. "My real passion lies in... the crystal eyes."
The woman turned into Camille's animal form. Silvia gasped as Camille looked down at her.
"Give them to me!"
"Hey, bitch!" Tori yelled, running into the office.
Rinshi appeared beside the doctor, grabbing her arm just as Tori pulled the box of eyes away from Camille.
"Give me the eyes, and the doctor doesn't get hurt," Camille said, looking over at Tori with that evil smirk. Tori growled, watching the doctor struggle, then remembering the power the eyes contained.
Tori was forced to drop the box to jump at the Rinshi, pulling them away from Silvia.
Camille grabbed the box and ran off as Tori flipped the last foot soldier.
"Are you okay?" she asked Silvia. The doctor nodded and Tori took off after Camille.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Tori followed Camille into the forest, where the chameleon met up with Dustin.
"Show me," Dustin growled as Camille presented the box to him.
Dustin laughed as he pulled out the other four eyes.
"No..." Tori breathed.
Dustin took the box and smiled as Camille walked away.
Tori ducked behind a tree for cover, but accidentally stepped on a twig. She groaned, realising she had blown her cover.
Dustin turned at the sound of the twig snapping. He put the eyes down behind a rock to look around.
"Well, well," he smiled as Tori came out from hiding. "Look who we have here."
"You son of a bitch," Tori growled, looking at the face of the man who possibly killed her sister.
"How is Kaylee?" Dustin asked, but it sounded... sincere.
"What?" Tori frowned, dropping her defensive stance.
Dustin looked around. By now Camille should have been too far away to hear him. She would hopefully be at the temple, resting before her next mission. He was safe.
"How is Kaylee... you did find her, right?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah, we found her... Dustin what's wrong with you?"
"Tori... I've made my decision... I can't go back."
"Go back... go back where?"
Dustin breathed deeply. He hated how Dai Shi was still in his head. Of course, Dai Shi had no control over what Dustin did, but he was a large influence. Dustin couldn't help himself anymore. All those evil thoughts... they were appealing, and yet, at the same time, he knew they were wrong.
"I can't do good anymore... I've joined them."
"You did what?" Tori yelled.
"I joined them... but it's for the best," Dustin walked over to Tori and took her hands so she would listen to him. "It'll make destroying me much easier."
"Yeah, you killing my sister make this a hell of a lot easier."
"She's dead?" Dustin asked.
"You didn't know?" Tori frowned.
"I didn't... I didn't mean to... it... it killed her."
"Well, she's not alive," Tori growled. "What did you do to you, you son of a..."
"Tori... the serum... it was only supposed to make her look dead... did it really kill her?"
"Make her... the elephant must have been right then!" Tori smiled.
"What?" Dustin frowned. "Elephant?"
"Lily... she took some of it... she died... then came back... did... is that?"
"Yes! If Camille thought Kaylee was still alive, I would have had to actually kill her," Dustin explained. "I had to make her look dead... it was the only way I knew how..."
"So... you didn't kill her?"
"I hope not," Dustin sighed. "You guys wouldn't be able to save the world if you were one Ranger down."
"I know... but maybe you can help," Tori smiled. She pointed to the rock, where the eyes were hiding. "Please... hand them over... tell Camille I got the better of you for killing Kaylee... its do us, and the world a favour."
"I can't," Dustin sighed, putting himself between Tori and the eyes. "Dai Shi... he's telling me no..."
Tori nodded in understanding, before balling her right hand in a fist.
Dustin was suddenly thrown across the field as Tori's fist connected with his face.
His eyes flashed black as Dai Shi's influence took over again. He got up and ran over to her just as she reached for the eyes.
Tori got the briefcase, but Dustin was already too close for her to risk wasting time grabbing the other. She ran off, turning back to Dustin.
"There, evidence that I kicked your ass," she smirked, winking at Dustin before ninja streaking away.
Through the influence and the pain of the right hook, Dustin smiled, taking the other four eyes and disappearing.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Grizzaka had knocked the five Rangers on the ground as Tori ran into the middle of the city, where the battle was raging on. She growled as Grizzaka powered up and energy ball and threw it at the Rangers.
"Do I have to do everything?" she mumbled, hiding the eyes in the debris . She jumped in front of the Rangers and flooded the ground underneath them, causing them all to sink in the water and under the blast.
Tori pushed the Rangers back to the surface as she looked over at the overlord of the land.
Tori's eyes started to glow a bright blue as she brought her hand up, pointing it to the skies.
"I've always hated bad guys," she smirked, bringing her hand down. Grizzaka looked up and saw a think body of water was headed right for him.
"Call to the beast inside! Free the Dolphin!" Tori yelled, and a blue dolphin jumped out of the water. It squealed in excitement, before ramming into the bear.
Grizzaka stumbled backwards, holding his chest, before the body of water hit him. He was thrown around lifelessly as the water pushed and pulled on his body.
"NO!" he yelled.
"I can't kill Dustin, but I can totally rip you to pieces!" Tori yelled. "Power of water!"
Tori's body turned to water, blending in with the water already destroying the overlord of the land.
When the water dried, Grizzaka was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?" RJ asked.
"I... um... I was pissed?" Tori tried.
"Did you...?"
"I defeated him... yeah... kinda," Tori nodded. She walked over to the eyes, picking them up. "Now, I gotta give these back."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"I don't know how to thank you," Silvia smiled as Tori handed her the four eyes. "I never thought I would see them again. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you before."
"No problem," Tori nodded. "A perfect stranger walks in and wants you life's work... I would probably do the same thing."
"Well, you're not a perfect stranger anymore," Silvia smiled. "Keep them safe for me, please. Just until the danger has passed."
"Thanks... I was hoping you would ask," Tori took the box, smiling at the girl. She turned to leave, but Silvia stopped her. She grabbed the newspaper and opened it up. Tori frowned, reading the headline.
"Singer Kaylee Hanson slipping away."
"You're Tori Hanson... Kaylee's sister," Silvia stated, and Tori nodded. "In the article, it says she was poisoned."
"Ish," Tori nodded. "She might wake up... but I'm not sure when..."
"Well.... while I was searching for the eyes, I found this," Silvia reached into her drawer and pulled out a bottle of yellow liquid. "I've analysed it, and I think it can wake her up."
"Are you sure?" Tori asked, taking the bottle and looking at it.
"The paper said she was found in the forest outside Ocean Bluff. I found the eyes in the same location as this bottle. There was also a note attached onto it."
Silvia handed the note to Tori.
"I've never stopped loving her."
"I was going to do more research, to see what it meant, but you obviously have a lot more connections than I do... so... I think you should take it," Silvia smiled. "If your sister is still alive, it'll work for sure."
"Thank you," Tori pushed back her tears as she and Silvia hugged. "Thank you so much. I totally owe you!"
"Don't worry about it," Silvia smiled. "Just keep the eyes safe."
"I will, believe me, those connections I have, it's their only goal right now."
"Tell the Rangers I say thank you," Silvia nodded, winking to Tori. The former blue Ranger looked confused. "I'm a doctor, I think it proves I'm no idiot. The way you saved me... those monsters in the city... the eyes and their 'power'... I made the link, and the secret's safe with me."
"I owe you so much right now," Tori smiled.
"Nah," Silvia waved it off, beaming with pride. "It feels good helping the Rangers save the world."
"It feels good saving the world," Tori laughed. "Don't worry, these eyes will be safe."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Tori knelt down before her sister, while everyone stood around the couch.
"Are you sure it'll work?" Fran asked as Tori pulled the top off the bottle of yellow liquid.
"It can't hurt... Silvia guaranteed it would revive her if she was still alive," Tori explained.
"Tori... the decision is yours... do you want to put her, and yourself through this?" Kelly asked.
"I don't want to wait to find out if my family's gone," Tori answered. "If she is dead... I want to get it over with."
"Wait," Lily called, running over to Tori, with the phone in her hand. "I called David and asked for a favour. He and Ronny are in town for the week, and he's going to drop by."
"Okay..."
"Just in case something goes wrong," Lily nodded.
"How long until he gets here?" Tori asked, playing with the bottle.
"I'm here," David smiled, running into the loft with Ronny. He stood beside Tori, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Go ahead."
Tori poured the liquid in Kaylee's mouth and waited.
"Nothing's happening," Ronny sighed.
Kaylee sudden screamed, sitting up and pulling herself into Tori's arms. Tori started to cry happily as she held her sister.
David knelt down beside the couch and looked over at Kaylee.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
Kaylee looked at him, confused, before answering.
"I... I don't know... what h-ha-happened...?" her voice was hoarse, which worried Tori to no end. The older girl pushed her sister back on the couch. Doc grabbed his stethoscope and listened to her breathing. He looked up at Tori and sighed.
"I'm going to take her to the hospital," he told her, helping Kaylee to her feet. Kaylee seemed to panic as she was lead away.
"What?" Tori asked.
"Tori... I just want to make sure she's going to be okay," David assured her. "I don't have all my equipment with me. She'll live though..."
"She'll live?" Fran asked.
"Yeah... unfortunately I don't know in what condition."
"What do you mean?" Kelly asked.
David looked down at Kaylee, "who are you?"
Kaylee looked around at everyone in the room, then shook her head.
"I... I don't know."
Tori fell onto the couch, realising what David meant.
"Take care of her, okay?" she whispered.
"We will, don't worry," Ronny smiled.
Kaylee looked over at Tori with tears in her eyes.
"I don't wanna go," she whispered. "I... I..."
"Kaylee, you're going to be okay," Tori told her, walking over to the blonde, happy that Kaylee remembered she could trust her.
"I..."
"Kaylee, you don't remember anything... do you?" Tori asked. "Who you are... what happened...?"
"No," Kaylee shook her head.
"What about me?"
"No..."
"Sammy? Dustin?"
Kaylee shook her head and Tori sighed, pulling her sister in for a hug.
"I know you're scared, Kayl Whale, but you're going to go with Ronny and David, okay? They're going to take care of you."
"I don't want to go," Kaylee shook her head and pulled in closer to the sensei. "I..."
"Kaylee, you trust me, right?"
"I... I think... I don't know..."
"Kaylee, please, go with them... I promise, you'll be safe."
"NO!" Kaylee screamed, pulling away from Tori and dropping to the ground. "NO!"
"Kaylee."
"NO!"
Lily ran over to Kaylee and pulled her into a hug. Instantly, she started to glow yellow, and the light slowly made its way over to Kaylee.
"Please, remember," Lily whispered, pulling Kaylee into the black world.
