Chapter Four

Richie was cuddling with Tori while he was watching his girlfriend enjoying her computer.

"Looking forward to our date Friday night?" Tori asked.

"You bet," Richie smirked, "Joe's going to be in for a surprise. Speaking of which, what about your outfit? Can I see it?"

"No. I hid it from you," Tori answered, "You are not going to see the outfit until our date."

"Please?" Richie pleaded before giving out puppy lips.

"Come on, Rich," Tori replied, "You don't wanna spoil the surprise."

They kissed.

"What about a hint?" Richie asked.

"Your hint is," Tori answered, "you're going to love it."

"How assuring," Richie retorted.

They kissed some more before they hear the phone ring. They hurry and turn on the screen of Tori's laptop and see Duncan on screen.

"Mac?" Richie glanced at his mentor, confused.

"Felicia Martins is back in town," Duncan announced, "She attacked Amanda and said she's not alone."

Richie paled in shock. Felicia Martins was a name he thought he'd never hear again, but now, he heard it after two years of her being AWOL. Tori looked at him, confused.

"Who's Felicia?" Tori asked.

"She's immortal," Richie answered, "and she's bad news. We met her two years ago, and she used me for a plan against MacLeod."

"Which to an extent didn't work because I never trusted her to begin with, and neither did Tessa," Duncan spoke up.

"Tessa knew her too?" Tori asked.

"It happened while you were at your aunt's funeral," Richie answered, "which was why you never met her until now."

"If you guys cross her again," Duncan advised, "be very careful."

"We will," Richie nodded nervously.

"Absolutely," Tori added, "I hope Amanda's okay."

"She's fine," Duncan assured her.

"Will Felicia go after Charlie?" Tori asked.

"I'm hoping that's not the case," Duncan answered, "but knowing Felicia, she'll go after those closest to me, including Amanda and you guys."

"Tell Charlie to keep an eye out and be careful too," Tori advised.

"I'll do that," Duncan nodded.

The call ended moments later.

-Beginning-of-a-New-Life-

Tori looked around and noticed Richie pacing the room nervously upon hearing about Felicia.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, no," Richie answered nervously, "I will be. I never thought we'd ever come across Felicia again."

He took a few deep breaths before speaking up, "We have to hide. You have to hide."

"Are you crazy?!" Tori exclaimed, "I'm not scared of her!"

"I know," Richie replied, "That's not the issue. Felicia might – – no, she will catch on that I'm immortal now. Knowing how she was last time, there's no telling what she might do. She might try to seduce me again, which there's no way I'm falling for her game this time, but she might hurt you. She..."

Tori gently touched Richie's mouth, "Richie, I'm not leaving you."

"But Felicia..." Richie started.

"She's not going to scare me away," Tori assured him, "and neither are you. We'll get through this together. We'll face Felicia Martins, and we'll help Mac and Amanda too. They're our teachers after all."

"Of course," Richie nodded before letting out a smile, "I knew you'd refuse to leave."

"You know me."

"I love you, Tori."

"I love you too, Richie."

They both shared a passionate kiss.

-Beginning-of-a-New-Life-

Keogh looked on in surprise as he saw the people Felicia was working for. They were icy to say the least, and that included the ice robot leader Garax.

"So Ming is some sort of ice robot?" Keogh asked.

"No, no," Felicia answered, "this is Garax. He's the leader of the ice robots, Ming's army."

"Did you bring us a prisoner?" Garax asked.

"Prisoner?" Keogh scoffed, "You've gotta be kidding me!"

"It's all right," Felicia stated, "he's with me! He wants to get revenge on Duncan MacLeod too."

"Is that right?" a green skinned man appeared on screen via Garax's torso.

"He allowed my girlfriend, my wife, Jill to fall to her death," Keogh replied.

"Really?" Ming glanced at him.

"From what that poor guy told me," Felicia answered, "He wants revenge on Duncan MacLeod for that purpose too."

"Very well," Ming replied, "he can join in on our plan against MacLeod, but no more set backs. Is that understood?"

"Clear and loud," Felicia nodded.

"Good," Ming replied, "Now, shall we continue with our plan?"

-Beginning-of-a-New-Life-

Richie paced the room nervously as he noticed himself dressed nicely, preparing for the night's date. He turned to the side as Tori arrived in her beautiful dress. She eyed him with a smile.

"You look amazing, Tori," Richie smiled, "Amanda picked out a nice outfit for you."

"Thanks," Tori blushed, "you look great too."

"Joe is going to be in for a surprise," Richie stated.

"That's for sure."

"So," Richie held Tori's hands, "are you ready for the night, love?"

"Ready as I'll ever be," Tori answered.

With that, they shared a kiss before they left the apartment.

-Beginning-of-a-New-Life-

Joe sighed as he glanced around the bar in satisfaction. He saw that the bar was jam packed on opening night. People were drinking and dining.

"Mac said there was going to be a surprise tonight," Joe said to himself, "I wonder what it could be."

"Hey, Dawson," Richie greeted him as he arrived with Tori in tow. Joe looked on in surprise as they were both nicely dressed, "How's opening night?"

"Richie, Tori, is that you guys?" Joe asked in surprise.

"Yeah," Richie answered, "it's us."

"You two are dressed nicely," Joe stated, "First date?"

"Yeah," Tori replied with a smile, "Richie and I are officially a couple now."

"Really?" Joe asked before he gave a big smile in response, "Wow! That's wonderful! About time."

"Thanks," Richie smiled and nodded.

"Yeah," Tori nodded in agreement, "Thanks, Joe."

"You know something?" Joe stated, "I knew it was only a matter of time before you two ended up together."