Don't hate me because of this, but with most of the fight scenes being so elaborate, I feel it better if, dear readers, you just pictured it in your minds, or in this case, try to find the episodes online and watch them. I might experiment with the fight scenes that come up in my upcoming home grown Ranger stories, but until then, I hope still enjoy this.
Ghost of a Chance 2
In the prison cell in Dai Shi's temple, RJ kept trying to comfort Hanna.
"Hang on, Hanna," he told her. "I just know help gonna come soon."
He looked up to the sound of rattling keys to see Camille opening the cell door.
"Hello, wolfy," she taunted.
"Hey. Listen, my friend may not have liked it much, but the hospitality's been great." Rj told his captor. "In fact, I'm gonna reommend it to all my friends. But, uh, thing is, is there an express checkout? I'd like to see my friend out."
"Oh, you'll both be checking-out," She said, making RJ smile, "for good. It's battle time."
The last comment made RJ's heart sink.
-PRJF-
Back in the Spirit World, the Rangers were confronting their attackers.
"Ah," said the older man, "these must be our new students."
"This is Master Rilla," said the female, motioning to the older man, "Master Lope," motioning to the younger man on her other side, "and I am Master Guin."
"With all due respect," Casey jumped in, "we don't have much time."
"Patience," said Master Rilla. "You must prove yourself worthy before you can be rewarded."
"Then let's get to it," Casey said confidently. "What kind of test do we need to pass?"
"Monsters, ghouls, demons," Theo continued. "We're not afraid of anything you throw at us."
"Everyone is afraid of something," Master Guin told them. "True courage comes from being able to face those fears."
The female master then looked right at Lily.
"You will be the first to be tested."
Lily looked to her friends, a little unsure, but still stepped forward.
"What do you want me to do?" she asked.
"Close your eyes," Master Guin told her.
The yellow ranger did so, and she did the master brought her hands together and bowed, and Lily disappeared, surprising Casey and Theo, who were left to wonder what had happened as they looked around for her.
-PRJF-
When Lily opened her eyes, she saw she was no longer in the strange forest with the Masters and the other Rangers, but instead in a cave covered with spider webs. Looking to her left, she saw a huge spider climbing one of the webs, and that caused her to shudder slightly.
-PRJF-
Back in the Sprit World Forest…
"What did you do with Lily?" Theo asked the masters.
"She has gone on her journey," Master Lope told him, "and now it's time for you to go on yours."
Theo looked to Casey.
"Better do what he says, Theo," the red ranger whispered.
Theo then looked to Master Lope and nodded, and Master Lope did the same thing Master Guin did as Theo closed his eyes and vanished.
-PRJF-
When Theo opened his eyes, he saw he also was in a different location. Looking down he also saw he wasn't wearing the clothes he had on earlier. Suddenly, a light shot on and caught Theo's attention.
"And now," said a voice over a loud speaker, "our next performer on crazy karaoke night is Theo Martin."
Theo looked out, shading his eyes from the light to see a large audience before him. Looking down again, he also saw he was holding a microphone in his hand.
"Karaoke?" Theo asked nervously. "No way! I don't sing! "I can't sing!"
"You're not afraid, Theo, are you?" asked the voice.
"No I just don't want to look like a complete loser," Theo explained. "Can I have some other challenge?"
"Come on, Theo," the voice went on, "let's see what you're made of."
The crowd was now starting to get into it as they started to chant "Sing!" over and over again.
-PRJF-
Back at Dai Shi's Temple...
Jarrod/Dai Shi stood in the middle of a caged arena, awaiting his opponent. Outside the cage, dozens upon dozens of Rinshi gathered, waiting as restlessly as an audience for a wrestling match, while Jellica and Carnisoar stood on a balcony peacefully awaiting the fight. Camille then brought both RJ and Hanna to the arena. She pushed RJ in and closed the door, forcing Hanna to watch her good friend get beaten by Dai Shi.
"At last," Dai Shi said, "I will be tested by someone worthy, a Pai Zhua Master."
"I'm not gonna fight you," RJ said to him.
"Yes, you will," Dai Shi told him, "and when I defeat you, the spirit of the wolf will be mine."
Camille pulled Hanna closer to the cage.
"I hope you're ready to see you friend get destroyed," she taunted.
"RJ's no gonna lose," Hanna spat. "You 'Master' is too overconfident in his abilities if he thinks defeating someone 40 times in a row on the same day is prove of his progression. He hasn't fought a fresh opponent yet."
Hearing this, Camille started to worry, but only for a little bit.
"Now we'll see how our lessons have paid off," Jellica commented as Carnisoar ordered the start of the fight.
Hearing this, the to combatants started to circle each other, until Dai Shi started to focus his energy, and sent Jarrod's Lion Spirit to attack RJ, who just stood there and let the attack hit, sending him into the cage wall.
Hanna gasped at what she just saw as Jarrod repositioned himself until he stood in front of the ground Wolf Master. RJ looked at his opponent, knowing this wasn't going to be good.
-PRJF-
Back in the Spirit World…
Casey stood ready for whatever was to happen.
"Guess I'm next," he said, looking at Master Rilla. "Bring it on, Master."
"Very well," Master Rilla said, as he and Casey did the same routine Lily and Master Guin and Theo and Master Lope went through, and Casey disappeared.
-PRJF-
When Casey opened his eyes, he recognized his new surroundings.
"My old bedroom?" he asked no one with a laugh. "This is crazy. How is sending me back here suppose to test me?"
Then he heard it.
"Casey. CASEY!"
The red ranger looked to his closet to see and eerie glow coming from it and the doors began to shake as a wicked laugh came from behind the doors. This started to bring back old memories thought long forgotten, and Casey was scared out of his wits.
(Commercial Break)
During her trial, Lily tried to navigate her way through the spider web covered cave. Seeing light streaming through the webs ahead of her, she guessed she was going in the right direction, but again was stopped in fear as another spider crossed her path.
In his trail, the crowd was now booing at Theo.
"Come on, sing or get off the stage," the announcer told him.
"I don't know the words to any songs" Theo confessed. "I don't listen to the radio."
"I bet he can't sing at all," the announcer continued.
"You're right," the blue ranger told him. "I couldn't sing in my third grade recital, and I can't sing now."
Hearing that, the crowd changed from booing him to laughing at him.
"Stop it!" Theo shouted. "Stop laughing at me!"
"Nice one, Theo," the announcer said.
Casey wasn't doing much better. The rattling of the closet door and the voice coming from it had gotten more intense.
"Something in the closet," Casey stuttered. "Just like when I was a kid."
"CASEY!" the voice roared.
"GET OUT OF HERE!" Casey screamed, scared out of his wits.
-PRJF-
Meanwhile, the fight between RJ and Dai Shi raged on, with RJ on he defensive, trying to block Dai Shi's attacks. Things got worse as Dai Shi backed RJ into the wall of the cage, grabbed him, and dragged him across the cage wall before throwing him to the center of the arena.
Camille laughed as she watched and looked at Hanna.
"Things aren't looking good for him, girl," she told her.
Hanna said nothing, all she could do was watch and pray as Dai Shi picked him up and threw him around like a rag doll.
"Get up and fight me!" Dai Shi yelled at RJ. "Unleash your Wolf Spirit!"
"Not gonna happen," RJ told him. "I'll never give you my Animal Spirit."
This just made Dai Shi angrier, as he focused his energy into his hand and leapt at RJ, forcing the energy into the Wolf Master. The energy not only hurt RJ, but his Animal Spirit as well as both cried out in pain. When Dai Shi released his grip, RJ collapsed, screaming in pain. Dai Shi had used up enough of his energy to fall to one knee.
"RJ! NO!" Hanna cried out.
"Too bad," Camille said to Hanna, "I thought he would have done better, the way you played him up anyway."
She then looked to a Rinshi, and commanded it to hold Hanna while she opened the cage. Once the door was open, Hanna broke free of the Rinshi's grip and ran to RJ, kneeling by his side to try and comfort him.
"It was a waste of time to bring him here," Jellica told Carnisoar, "but he may still be of some use."
"You mean use him to lure out the Rangers," Carnisoar deduced.
"This battle will be their last," The Sea Overlord stated confidently.
Dai Shi and Cammile looked down on Haana and RJ, Dai Shi's look was full of disgust as he left, but Camille grinned as she watched the Wolf Master twist in pain in Hanna arms and left behind Dai Shi. Hanna helped RJ to his feet.
"Are you ok?" she whispered.
RJ just nodded, but he knew something about that last attack did something that just didn't feel right.
-PRJF-
Lily's test…
Lily took a few deep breaths. Trying to prepare for one final run through the web covered cave.
"There are no spiders," she told herself. "It's just one big web. No problem."
With that, she took off screaming, clawing her way though the spider webs, trying to get out. However she ended up tripping and falling on her back. While trying to get back up, she looked down her body and screamed. On her stomach was a rather large, brown spider. Then she took a long, hard look at it.
'You're not so bad,' she thought, smiling. 'You're kinda cute.'
The spider crawled off of her, and she stood back up, pulling off the webs that covered her.
"You passed the test, Lily," Said a voice behind her. Turning around, the Yellow Ranger saw Master Guin walking up to her with a smile on her face.
"You knew I was afraid of spiders didn't you?" Lily asked.
The master nodded. "You still are, but you know you are able to control those fears."
Lily couldn't help but smile as she heard that.
-PRJF-
Theo's Test…
The crowd went back to chanting "Sing!" over and over again.
"He's not gonna sing," The announcer laughed. "What a quitter."
This puffed Theo up.
"Oh yeah," he said. He then turned to the side and whispered "I'll only do this for you, RJ."
He then faced the audience again and began to sing a very off-key rendition of This Little Light of Mine. At first the audience booed his bad singing, but once he finished, especially with what he did with the last note, the audience began to applaud him. Master Lope walked on from off stage, clapping as well.
"Well done, student," he told Theo, "You've passed your test."
Theo in disbelief of what had just happened could only say "I did it!"
-PRJF-
Casey's Test…
Casey was still taking cover behind his bed as the rattling and voices grew louder and more intense.
"No, this can't be happening!" He yelled. Then it hit him. "Wait a minute. Maybe this isn't happening."
Standing up from his hiding place, Casey ran to the closet doors and flung them open. On the other side was the Spirit World forest he was in before.
He walked through the door and ended up reappearing in front of…
"Master Rilla."
"Hello Casey," the master said.
Casey gave a light chuckle. "I was never brave enough to open the door and look inside."
"A child's imagination can create very frightening things," Master Rilla told the red Ranger. "I'm proud of you." Casey couldn't help but smile.
-PRJF-
A short time later, the three rangers and three masters were reunited.
"You have all passed our challenges," Master Rilla told them.
"Our Animal Spirits will be will you now," Master Lope added, "but we have much more to teach you, students."
"No, we can't stay," Lily told the masters as the Rangers shared a worried look. "We have to go back and help our master, RJ."
"That is impossible," Master Guin explained. "You must remain here for eternity."
"Eternity?" Casey shouted.
"It's not just our master," Theo explained to the Masters. "We are Pai Zhua Guardians, the chosen three. We have to protect the world from Dai Shi."
"Dai Shi has escaped?" Master Guin asked, surprised by what she had heard.
The rangers nodded and the master just looked at each other. Then Master Lope spoke up.
"There are times when even unbreakable rules can be bent," he said. "You may return."
The ranger with delighted to hear this news.
"Go back," Master Rilla told them, "Knowing that your animal spirits will be stronger than you ever imagined."
With that, the Rangers closed there eyes, and with the Masters' energies they were transported out of the Spirit World.
-PRJF-
Carnisoar, Jellica, and Dai Shi stood outside RJ and Hanna's cell.
"He may not have put up much of a fight," Carnisoar said, "but Jellica and I still see a use for him."
"Indeed," Jellica told Dai Shi. "We use him as bait to draw the Rangers out of hiding and you can destroy them once and for all without any interuptions."
"Yes," Dai Shi laughed evilly, "the Rangers day of destruction has finally come."
'This might be my only chance,' Hanna thought.
"Um, excuse me," she said, catching Dai Shi's and the Overlords' attentions. "Hi. Look, even though you exhausted RJ in your little scuffle early, he'd still be able to fight you off if you tried to take him by force. Take me with you. Use me as a hostage to make RJ go peacefully. Plus with two hostages, you could make the rangers come twice as fast."
Dai Shi looked to the Overlords, and they all seemed to take to Hanna's idea.
(Commercial Break)
At Jungle Karma Pizza, Fran was busy cleaning up after the latest meal rush, as she was the only employee right now, when she heard something.
"RJ left the TV on in his loft," she realized. Then she thought about it, she had never been in the loft before. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I turned it off for him."
With that, she took off her apron, and went up the stairs to the loft.
-PRJF-
Meanwhile…
At the valley Dai Shi battled with the Rangers earlier, he waited for the Rangers. This time, he had RJ and Hanna tied to columns, to make sure they didn't try anything; and they with being guarded by the Shadow Guards and Camille.
"What were you thinking," RJ asked as he struggled against the rope that was holding him to the column, "asking Dai Shi to bring you out her with them?"
"I was thinking this was the best chance for both of us to get out of there," Hanna told him. "You're in no condition to fight by yourself now. Something happened in that arena, and you know it."
"I swear to you I'm fine," RJ told her.
"Right," Hanna rolled her eyes. "Then I guess you were just holding your heart because of heartburn."
"Well…yeah," RJ said quietly, he really didn't want Hanna to worry about him.
"RANGERS!" Dai Shi called out, not paying any attention to his hostages. "Hear me! Finish the battle we started or lose your beloved Master and his little friend forever!"
"'Little,'" Hanna said, slightly offended.
Not long after issuing his challenge, the Rangers ran to where Dai Shi was.
"We're ready for you," Casey told Dai Shi.
"But this time, things are going to be a little different," Lily added.
Up on the ridge, Hanna smiled.
"Well, they found us," She said to RJ.
"Yeah," RJ said, "but the question remains, 'will things be different this time?'"
Hanna was going to ask what he meant, but decided not to go there.
-PRJF-
Meanwhile, Fran had just entered the loft.
"Wow," she said as she looked around. "This place is fantastic."
She sat herself down in RJ's chair, threw off her hat, and pressed a button on one of the remotes, turning the viewing monitor on just in time to see the Rangers morph.
"They're Power Ranger!"
-PRJF-
Back in the valley, Dai Shi was less than impressed.
"I see you didn't learn the last time," he said. He jumped off the rigde he was standing on and landed in front of the rangers. He then threw off his robe, and made his armor appear on him. "It ends here, Rangers."
He then charged at them, and the Rangers ran to him. Fran, finding the bowl of chips RJ had out early, started snacking as she watched the fight begin. However, the Rangers still did not do much better then last time. Even though it was three against one, Dai Shi was beating them like he was flicking blades of grass off of him.
RJ and Hanna started to worry.
"I thought they were better than this," Hanna said. "They're getting creamed out there."
RJ said nothing and just watched as Dai Shi landed with ease away from the fallen Rangers. Casey then stood up and ran to him.
"Hey!" he called to Dai Shi, catching his attention. "I'm not through."
He then ran at Dai Shi just as the evil one threw an energy projectile at the Ranger, who jumped and dodged it with ease. While in mid-air, Casey called out his Tiger Spirit, and sent it o the attack. Dai Shi easily dispelled the spirit and leapt at Casey; soaring passed him and knocking him off course before sending Jarrod's Lion Spirit to attack the Red Ranger. The Lion Spirit's attack hit home, sending Casey to the ground beside his fellow Rangers. Dai Shi landed on his feet and looked down on the fallen Rangers.
"We're still not strong enough," Theo realized.
"Hey," Casey told him and Lily, trying to rally their fighting spirit, "remember what Master Rilla said. 'We got more power then ever before.' Well, I'm gonna see just how much we got."
With that, Casey stood back up, much to the surprise of all who were watching.
"Jungle Master Mode!" Casey called out as he focused his energy, causing him to glow with power, making Theo and Lily watch in awe of what was happening. Instantly a handheld, claw-like weapon appeared in his hand. Tightening his grip on it, he held it out in front of him and pressed a button on the top that allowed the claws to spring forward, and transform his Ranger uniform into something a little more elaborate that had little attachments to it then released energy flames like little propulsion jets.
"Yeah!" Casey exclaimed. "We do have more power!"
While Theo and Lily were impressed by this, Camille let a frustratd and angered "NO!"
"Oh, yeah, lizard lips!" Hanna shouted to Camille. "Your master is about to have his tail handed to him!"
RJ said nothing, and just smiled, seeing that his Rangers had gotten better.
"Impossible!" Dai Shi yelled.
Camille looked to the Shadow Guards. "Help him," she commanded them, and they leapt to his side ready to fight.
By now, Theo and Lily were back on their feet and ready.
"What do you think, Lil?" Theo asked her. "Are you feeling it?"
"Oh, yeah," was all Lily could say before she and Theo did the same thing Casey did, and entered Jungle Master Mode.
"Woah, now that is a major upgrade," RJ said in admiration.
Camille said nothing, and for the first time that day, began to worry for her master and love.
C: "Spirit of the Tiger, full fury, Jungle Master Red Ranger!"
L: "Spirit of the Cheetah, full fury, Jungle Master Yellow Ranger!"
T: "Spirit of the Jaguar, full fury, Jungle Master Blue Ranger!"
C+T+L: "We summon the Animal Spirits from within, Power Rangers Jungle Fury!"
"I don't like where this is going," Camille said.
"You shouldn't," Hanna told her.
"Go for it!" Casey told his fellow Rangers.
With that, Theo and Lily used their jets to swoop in and take the Shadow Guards away from Dai Shi, leaving just him and the Red Ranger. As the two of them began to fight, Theo was busy battling the White Shadow Guard while Lily fought the black one. With his new strength, Theo easily defeated the Shadow Guard he was fighting. Lily had the same good luck, even going so far as to break the guard's weapon and deliver a multitude of flying Cheetah Jabs before finishing it off with a series of slashes with her Claw Booster.
Seeing this, Camille grew even angrier.
"They can't do this to us!" she screamed.
"Those are my students," RJ calmly stated. "There's nothing they can't do."
"And they just did it," Hanna added.
Back on the battle field, Dai Shi and Casey were just getting started.
"Try me, Tiger," the evil one taunted as they began. Throughout the battle, no matter what Dai Shi did, it was Casey who held the upper hand this time around, and he knocked Dai Shi with slight ease several times.
"Now who's the top cat!" Casey called to his weakened enemy before Dai Shi collapsed on the battlefield, defeated.
Dai Shi was so weak that his armor vanished. Fearing the worst, Camille ran to aid her master, leaving a smiling Hanna and RJ unguarded, allowing the Rangers to run to them and free them.
"RJ, Hanna, you guys ok?" Casey asked.
"Totally, no sweat," RJ told them.
"Speak for yourself," Hanna told the Wolf Master.
Before the conversation could continue, the ground started to shake. Looking up, they saw the Shadow Guards were resurrected and larger than life.
"Woah, shocking," RJ said, with a small hint of slight sarcasm.
"Let's show them our new technique, guys," Casey told his friends, and they proceeded to call out their new animal Spirits.
C: "Spirit of the Gorilla."
L: "Spirit of the Penguin."
T: "Spirit of the Antelope."
Instantly, the Rangers entered their new Spirits. Casey entered a red and black gorilla spirit the moved forward by swinging its arms and pushing off the ground. Lily entered a yellow and white penguin spirit that flew through the air on a snowboard. Theo entered a blue and white antelope spirit that not only ran, but could also skate around on the wheels it had instead of hooves.
"New Animal Spirit!" Flint exclaimed after seeing this, after somehow escaping his prison inside Camille. "This is getting good."
The whole time, Dai Shi tried to stand back up, but was still too weak to do so.
The Ranger then began the attack. Lily used her spirit to surf across the sky and create and energy bar, which Casey climbed and proceeded to swing across, hand over hand, using it to move faster than he would normally with the Zord. Once he was close enough, he started to punch the living daylights out of the white Shadow Guard, while Theo had his new Zord headbutt and kick the other one. Both Red and Blue Rangers sent the Shadow Guard to the ground. However they stood back up when Lily flew in to take her shot at them. The Guards crossed their staffs and harnessed their combined energies into laser blasts, which they fired at the Yellow Ranger, Who dodged all the blasts and flew around them in circle, knocking them with her board a couple of times.
"Lily," Theo called out to her, "I'll give you a push."
Lily then flew a little lower and Theo positioned his Zord right behind her, kicking the board, and sent her off at high speed. Casey added to the effort by having his Zord beat its chest to create a series of soundwaves for her to ride on. The combo strike was enough to once again, knock the Shadow Guards on their butts.
On the ground, Camille and Dai Shi watched in frustration and dismay.
"This isn't over yet," Camille said, as if knowing something.
"But wait," Flint said, as the white Shadow Guard back up, "look at this. He's back on his feet, and taking the power from his fallen friend."
"Now what?" Casey asked.
"Combine all your Animal Spirits," RJ shouted to them. He then looked to Hanna "It'll be out of control."
"No doubt," she admitted.
"Of course," Casey realized, after hearing RJ. "Let's do it."
C+T+L: "Animal Spirits, Unite!"
The spirits then went through the motions of becoming a Megazord, with the Gorilla forming the main body, and the Antelope and the Penguin (with its board) becoming the legs. A piece of the board the Penguin rode on flew off and became a helmet that fit on the Megazord's head. Thus the Jungle Master Megazord was born.
On the ground, Dai Shi was finally on his feet, leaning on Camille for support, and by the look on their faces, they knew what was going to happen.
Back in the battle, the remaining Shadow Guard charged up and fired an energy blast at the new Megazord, but it did very little damage. The Megazord, however, easily knocked the Shadow Guard around with its fist before hitting it with its full fury which ultimately defeated the foe, causing it to crumble to dust.
Seeing that they were defeated once again, Dai Shi and Camille left the valley before the Rangers could come back.
Up on the ridge, Hanna was doing a bit of a celebration dance while just looked up to them, smiling.
"I know they could do it," he said, as he rubbed the spot where Dai Shi had hit him during there fight, wincing a little as he felt the pain.
(Commercial Break)
Some time later, Rj, Hanna, and the Rangers had returned to the loft.
"Guys that was unbelievable," RJ praised them. "You really saved my hide."
"Uh, our hide," Hanna corrected him.
"You would have done the same for us," Lily took the Wolf Master.
RJ then took a good look around the surrounding.
"Ah, loft, sweet loft," he said. "It's great to be back home."
"Amen," Hanna added.
RJ picked up the remotes from his TV tray when he noticed something. The bowl of chips he had left was practically empty. He picked one of the remaining chips up, smelt it, and then licked it.
"Somebody's been eating my chips," he realized.
"You sure it wasn't just you?" Hanna asked.
RJ was going to respond to that when he noticed something else. Moving closer to the TV, he saw of the antennas was moved.
"Somebody's been watching my TV."
He then sat down in his chair, and feeling that it warm, he knew…
"Somebody's been sitting in my chair."
"Ok, Papa Bear," Hanna joked, "if that's true, who?"
Then the five of them hear a soft throat clearing sound, looking up, they saw Fran standing in the loft's kitchen.
"Hello, Ranger," she said, causing a shocked expression to cross the group of five's faces. "Power Rangers."
Author Note: Ok readers, here's the deal. I enjoyed doing this, so much so I'm gonna move a couple of the chapters here into a new story, one that will include one of my own OCs. This rewrite will pick up from the One Master Too Many episode, just like this one, and will continue to the end. But first, I want to take care of a couple other projects before I get into that. I hope you enjoyed small taste. Until next, the is the Roket Knight, signing off.