Dominic wasn't going to let Blake get killed by his friend's spirit animal. Leaving his Rhino, he ran over to the Navy Thunder Ranger and inserted himself between the Tiger and the prone Ranger.

"Back off, Tiger." he said. The Tiger growled and looked pleadingly at the Casey copy. The Casey copy just grinned sadistically and shook his head.

"No, Tiger. You belong to me now and I order you to kill that Power Ranger. Now." the Casey copy stabbed a finger at Blake.

The Tiger lowered its head and stepped closer to Blake but before it could reach him, it found itself faced with its friends. The Wolf leapt over the Tiger to stand between it and Blake. The Jaguar bounded in front of Dominic and stood looking at the Tiger. The Rhino lumbered over to Dominic and hovered at his shoulder, ready to protect his Ranger and Blake.

RJ, Theo, Connor, Kira and Trent stepped up beside Dominic. Dominic looked at RJ. "Are we going to have to fight Casey's Tiger?"

RJ looked glum. "To keep him from attacking Blake, we have to do what we must."

The Tiger cast one more glance at Casey2 but all it got in response was a sharp nod. Turning back to face his fellow Animal Spirits, the tiger hesitated and then pounced. The Jaguar was the first to engage the Tiger with a yowl. And then it erupted into an all-out furball as the Wolf and Rhino leapt to battle with their friend to defend their Rangers.

But the Rangers were having problems of their own. Blake had gotten to his feet and they now found themselves set upon by the evil copies. Connor and RJ were duking it out with RJ's copy. Blake and Theo faced off with Theo's copy. Kira and Dominic were fighting Casey2 while Trent launched himself at Dominic's evil clone.

The Tiger swiped a big paw at the Jaguar and sent it stumbling back. At the same time, Theo doubled over, clutching his gut and staggered away from Theo2 while Blake covered for him and engaged their adversary. Now it was the Rhino's chance. It lowered its horn and charged forward. The Tiger leapt nimbly aside and smacked the backside of his paw into the side of the Rhino's skull. The Rhino fell sideways, shaking its head and bellowing. Simultaneously, Dominic clutched the sides of his head and fell back while Kira employed a vicious Ptera Scream to keep Casey's copy busy. Then the Wolf trotted closer to the Tiger and, with a speed so quick the Tiger didn't have time to avoid it, snaked his head out and bit the Tiger on the neck. The Tiger growled and dropped back a pace, circling the Wolf.

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Hunter was in the front on the motorcycle. Casey sat with his back to Hunter's back and facing Lily. He was unconscious so it came as a surprise to both Hunter and Lily when he suddenly jerked his head up, slapped his hands to his neck and screamed.

"Casey! Casey, what's going on?!" Lily yelled, panic lacing her tone.

Casey's scream tapered off but his fingers were twisted into claws, digging into his flesh as if he were trying to peel his skin off. Lily reached out and grabbed his hands, pulling them to her and holding them in her own hands. Casey's eyes were rolling wildly and finally they settled on Lily. They were filled with pain and desperation.

"My…Tiger's being…hurt…I have…to get…to him!!" Casey wailed.

Lily yelled at Hunter, "How much further?!"

But her answer came as they rounded the next corner and she took in the scene in front of her. She saw Connor and RJ circling another RJ. She could see Kira and Dominic fighting hand to hand with Casey's clone. She saw Blake and Theo fighting with Theo's evil clone. And she saw Trent locked in combat with Dominic's clone. But the sight that caused her jaw to drop were the animals fighting tooth and claw. Lily's Cheetah came dashing past the motorcycle and leapt into the fray, jumping in front of Theo's Jaguar as Casey's Tiger bit at the blue cat.

A shout came from Dominic as he caught sight of Lily, Hunter and Casey. "They're here!"

Hunter braked and the bike screeched to a stop. Hunter swung his leg over the bike seat and stood next to Casey on the right. Lily jumped off as well, and helped Casey off the bike. She draped one arm over her shoulder and Hunter draped one arm over his shoulder. Casey was still trying to get his hands to his neck and Lily clasped the hand on her shoulder in her hand while Hunter did the same. Lily and Hunter began to jog towards the combatants, Casey suspended between them. About this time, Casey2 realized the real Casey was coming towards them and back flipped away from Kira and Dominic to land racing towards Hunter, Lily and Casey.

"Your Tiger Spirit is mine, fool!" Casey2 yelled as he ran, Dominic and Kira right on his heels. As he ran closer, the real Casey turned and grabbed onto Hunter's collar. The Crimson Ranger had demorphed after they found Casey.

"Get me to my Tiger Spirit please." he pleaded. Hunter nodded.

Kira somersaulted over Casey2's head and snapped a kick into his chest. Dominic came up from behind him and grabbed him in a choke-hold.

Casey pulled his feet off the ground and Lily and Hunter dodged around the three battling teenagers and on towards the Spirit Animals. Finally, they were close enough to where they could almost touch them.

"Tiger! Tiger, listen to me!" Casey cried, setting his feet back on the ground. The Tiger paid him no attention. "Tiger! Tiger, it's me, it's Casey."

The Tiger still didn't acknowledge Casey. Lily looked at Casey and then at her Cheetah. This is going to hurt him but…I don't see another way. "Cheetah!" she cried, "Get the Tiger's attention!"

The Cheetah circled around behind the Tiger and then, with a quick snap of its mighty jaw, clamped its teeth on the Tiger's ear, pulling the Tiger's head around to face Casey.

Casey screamed and grabbed his ear but Lily pulled his hand away. "Now!" she yelled at him, "Now is the time to get your Spirit Animal back!"

His screaming stopped long enough for Casey to get a few sentences out. "Tiger, your friends are trying to help you. I need your help. If you don't come back to me, I'm going to die. And I know you don't want that. Please, friend. Please, come back to me."

The Tiger growled and switched its tail angrily. It looked at Casey for a long moment and then reached down and licked Casey's face. Casey winced in pain but patted his Spirit Animal on the nose. "Thanks, buddy." he said.

Turning to Lily, he told her, "I still need my Tiger spirit back. The…pain…is intensifying. I'm…going to…die any…minute now."

Dominic's voice came from behind them. "Not a problem. Here's the creep who took your Tiger Spirit, Casey."

Lily and Hunter turned Casey around to see a kicking Casey2 suspended between Dominic and Kira, each of his arms held in a vice grip.

Smiling vindictively, Casey reached out and grabbed two big fistfuls of the clone's shirt. Then, gasping as his power flooded back to him, he took back that which had been stolen from him.

Casey2 struggled and once Casey had all his Tiger Spirit back, Dom and Kira let him go. He dashed across the plaza to join the other clones.

"We can defeat you without your Animal Spirits!" RJ2 called.

Lily looked at Casey. "You're going to have to sit this one out, Casey. I don't care if you have your Spirit back, you're in no condition to fight. We got this."

Casey nodded gratefully and sighed when Hunter lowered him to the ground next to a building. He leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.

The Rangers lined up, facing their enemies. Connor stepped forward. "Ready, guys?" he cried again.

Kira and Trent stepped up next to him. "Dino Thunder, Power up, Ha!" they cried with Connor.

Blake and Hunter were the next to step out. "Thunder Storm, Ranger Form, ha!"

Then it was the Jungle Fury Rangers who joined the line. "Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!"

"Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger! Jungle Fury Rhino Ranger! Jungle Fury Yellow Ranger! Jungle Fury Blue Ranger! Crimson Thunder Ranger! Navy Thunder Ranger! Tyranno Ranger! Drago Ranger! Ptera Ranger!"

The Rangers, three teams of Rangers, were ready to fight as one against a common enemy.

Author's Note: I think there's just one more chapter left in this one, guys…but then I'm going to be starting a new Power Ranger fanfic called Bound. So if you liked this one, you should totally check it out. I will also be working on For All Intents and Purposes again so check that one out too! Thanks guys and please, remember: Don't drink and drive…nah, I mean, please read and review!!