"David, you have to do better than that!" the young woman laughed as she avoid the young Shark Master's attack.

He laughed.

"I'm not trying too hard, C." he said, purring her nickname to annoy her.

She smiled and rolled her eyes, fighting the blush that threatened to come to her face.

"Sure you're not."

"Come on. I am one of the Three Chosen Protects to defeat Dai Shi."

She put down her weapon and went over to him.

"I know, but remember what happened to the last three?"

"Yes. They were destroyed because they were overconfident."

She nodded.

"Exactly. I don't want that to happen to you."

She turned away to hide her tears.

"I... I love you, David. I can't lose you."

Her breath caught in her throat when she felt David's strong arms gently encirle her waist and pull her back against him.

"I love you, too, C. You won't lose me."

She turned in his arms, and he slowly leaned in closer. He could feel her breath on his lips.

"Master Finn?" Theo said, gently shaking the older man.

"Huh? What?"

Lily and Theo looked at him.

"Are you okay, Master Finn? You didn't respond to anything until Theo shook you," Lily said.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I was just remembering... an old memory."

The Yellow and Blue Rangers decided not to pry.

The alarm going off startled all three, and they turned to the tvs to see Casey fighting Crustaceo and the Rinshi on the beach. They rushed out to help him, not noticing RJ arriving as they left.

After the fight, after having to fight the Shark Spirit Zord, Casey went to find RJ, and Lily and Theo went to Master Finn.

"Where's Casey?"

"He went to find RJ and tell him about the fight."

Master Finn sighed.

"I failed you all."

"Hey, things happen," Lily said.

"Yes,... but not to me."

With that, he walked away, going towards a large pool of water.

Lily and Theo went after to him, and watching for a moment as he skipped some stones on the water. They joined him.

"I used to do this all the time back at the Pai Zhuq Academy with Swoop, Phant, Mao, and a few others."

Lily and Theo turned to him to listen.

"It was kind of funny, for there were six guys and only two girls."

Lily and Theo smiled.

"They could take care of themselves, though. There was never a doubt about that."

He picked up another stone.

"One of the girls taught me a trick for skipping stones. Lets see if I can remember it."

He thought a moment then swung his arm like he was going to just throw the stone down into the water, but then flicked his wrist right as he let go of the stone.

The stone skipped across nearly half the pool.

"Whoa!" Lily and Theo said together.

Master Finn smiled for a moment, but then his smile faded.

"Master Finn, what's wrong?"

"The girl who taught me that, she and I became more than friends, we became a couple."

The two Rangers listened with interest.

"Then Dai Shi attacked, and the Phantom Beast War broke out. Three of my friends died in the battle, and my girlfriend, I guess you could say, betrayed us."

Lily and Theo looked at each other then back at Master Finn with sympathy.

"She joined Dai Shi, who killed her family to make sure they wouldn't talk her out of her choice. I tried myself but failed. Being of the Chosen Three, I managed to destroy Dai Shi's body, but she stopped me from destroying him completely. So the one you knew as Master Mao, trapped him in the box. The girl and Dai Shi's minons were trapped in the walls of Dai Shi's lair."

The Shark Master sighed.

"Ten thousand years, and I've never been able to forget her."

"Who was she?"

He hesitated then sighed again.

"Camille."