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Dai Shi entered the ranger's abode with pride. He had captured three of the four rangers and they were about to be destroyed. As he entered, he looked at the three hourglasses before him. Not much sand was left in them, about an hour's worth.

"How are we feeling power rangers?" Dai Shi asked grinning widely.

"Jarrod, you're going to pay for—" Casey said, struggling to get to his feet, but fell back down in his weakness.

Lily, who was leaning against the back wall, dragged herself to his side of her cage.

"Casey, don't push yourself!" Lily told him weakly.

Dai Shi looked at the nearly empty hourglasses once more.

"Won't be long now." Dai Shi hissed softly, the softness in his voice gave his statement an even more frightening essence.

Camille then came through the dungeon doors. She didn't even pay the rangers a glance, she just rushed to Dai Shi looking scared.

"Um…Dai Shi? I need to have a talk with you. In private. It's about Slizard." Camille said, peeking up at Dai Shi to see the looks on his face with each word she said. She knew that he wasn't going to be happy with Slizard's failure. Not happy at all.

"Fine. We'll be back shortly, my little pets." Dai Shi said, giving the rangers on last evil look before him and Camille left the room. A moment of silence passed, then a loud noise boomed from where Dai Shi and Camille just went.

"WHAAAAAT?!" Dai Shi screamed at the top of his lungs. This was all the rangers heard from their current position. They didn't know what Camille just told him.

Lily shifted her position and let out a faint groan of pain.

"I…I can't take much more of this guys." Lily said very weakly. She didn't even sound remotely like Lily anymore.

"Me neither, but we have to hang in there as long as we can." Theo added, sounding equally weak to Lily.

Casey stayed silent for a moment. He looked over at his teammates who were slowly wasting away, as was he. He didn't know what to do. So he did all he could: try and make the others feel like everything was going to be okay.

"Just hang on a little longer guys," Casey winced, running his fingers through his hair, "Don't give up, RJ will be here soon…I know it." Truth was, Casey had no idea where RJ was, or if he was even alright himself. All Casey knew was that his words brought a glimmer of hope into the face of Theo and Lily.

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When RJ was finished sinking through the sand portal, he fell through the ceiling of Dai Shi's throne room. RJ pressed the button on his helmet to demorph and look around. Once RJ realized where he was, he quickly hid behind one of the many pillars that were in the room. He soon heard the sounds of footsteps approaching fast. RJ placed his head against the pillar to better hide himself. Then Dai Shi entered in an angry rage, with Camille bumbling behind him.

"How?! How Camille?! How did that one ranger defeat your lizard monster!!" Dai Shi yelled so loudly, that his voice echoed throughout the room.

"I-I don't know. The Wolf Master was stronger than I had anticipated." Camille stuttered. Although Camille deeply loved Dai Shi, he still frightened her from time to time.

After hearing what Camille had said about him, RJ put his hand on his chest in modesty.

"Shall I fetch another vial of your magic sands to revive him?" Camille asked, still frightened.

"No. It would be pointless to revive him only so he can fail again. Save the sands for future use. We may need it." Dai Shi said coldly.

"Magic sand?" RJ said softly to himself.

Although RJ thought he spoke quietly, Dai Shi and Camille heard the noise he made.

"What was that?" Dai Shi said displeased, looking slyly around the room.

"I'll find out." Camille said sternly, turning herself invisible to find the intruder. RJ slowly began to panic. Camille could spot him in seconds when she's invisible. RJ knew he didn't stand a chance alone against Dai Shi and Camille.

Camille slowly approached the pillar that RJ was hidden behind. She began to peek her head around it when she began to cough violently. As she coughed, Flit flew out.

"Flit!!" She growled angrily, making herself visible once again, "Was that you?"

Flit fluttered around to the opposite side of the room, luring Camille away from RJ.

"Yes, I was trying to tell you that I was, uh…hungry! Yeah hungry! So can you please eat something so I can eat something?" Flit buzzed. Camille rolled her eyes.

"Dai Shi, do you mind if I stepped out to deal with this nuisance?" Camille asked, looking over to Dai Shi.

"Fine. Just don't be too long, or that fly will be the least of your problems." Dai Shi told her with an evil glare.

Camille gave a hesitant nod.

"Riiight." She said in fear, bowing. "C'mon you little parasite." Camille said, leading her and Flit out of the room, Flit buzzed behind her, trying to keep up with her quick steps. RJ saw the doors of the room begin to close slowly, but Dai Shi had to turn around in his throne before he could sneak out. After a few seconds that seemed like a lifetime, Dai Shi swung his throne around to face the wall. RJ took his chance and slipped out. The doors closing loudly behind him. After the doors shut, RJ turned back to look at them.

"Heavy." RJ said to himself, breathing a sigh of relief. He looked over to see Flit coming from around the corner. Flit flew right up to RJ.

"Saved your skin there huh, friend?" Flit said happily.

"Yeah, thanks for that. I owe you one little buzz buddy." RJ said to the little fly.

"All I ask is that you be my friend." Flit said with a buzz.

"You got it." RJ chuckled.

"FLIT!" Camille yelled angrily from down the hall. "Where did you fly of too?"

Flit and RJ looked down the hall, then at one another.

"Guess I gotta get goin'." Flit said, sad that he had to leave his buddy.

"Hey, I'll see you again! I may need you to save my neck again. Okay?" RJ said nicely.

"Exactamundo!" Flit buzzed, trying his best to imitate RJ. Then the two ran separate ways to what they each had to take care of.