Author: Jadelyn Tate

Story: Begotten

Characters: RJ, Kim

Disclaimer: I own no one, the idea of RJ and Kim being siblings is all Tara's over at PRU's, I'm just expanding it into a fic.

Summery: A Shark. A Crane. A Wolf. And you thought your family had issues.

Author Notes: *Gapes at all the reviews* ...Thanks everyone!

"They've searched the entire Temple," Camille said, moving through the Rinshi to Dai Shi. "Jellica must be gone."

"No, she's hiding."

Creda watched from the shadows as Jellica revived the Phantom Beasts. Before they fully formed, Creda moved forward and knocked her staff onto Jellica's head, knocking her out.

"Welcome, I am Creda, Mistress of the Crane and Lady of Dai Shi," Creda said, facing the Beasts. "By Dai Shi's orders, you have been revived and thus, by the ancient laws, you shall serve him."

"Creda, I am Phantom Beast General Snapper, Spirit of the Snapping Turtle!": the first said, bowing.

"General Whiger, Spirit of the White Tiger!"

"General Scorch, Sprit of the Avalon Dragon!"

"You're first task is to destroy the enemy of Dai Shi, Jellica, though she is to believe she is your master until you meet Dai Shi," she ordered and the Beasts bowed. As Jellica stired, Creda moved to the shadows.

"What happened!" she said, getting to her feet.

"A woman attacked you as we formed. We know our true Master, what is it you wish of us?" Snapper said, moving forward. Smirking, Creda left.

Dai Shi appeared confused as the Beasts killed Jellica instead of him.

"We are the Phantom Beast Generals, served by eight Phantom Beast Warriors!" Scorch said. As the warriors introduced themselves, Creda moved into the room, using the shadows to her advantage.

"Our ancient Power of Rinsien is even greater than Zukado," Scorch informed him haughtily. "It is our life blood!"

"We ask that you, Great Dai Shi, become our Phantom Beast King!" Whiger told him.

"Me? Your king?" he asked, shocked. "For years you tried to destroy me. Why should I trust you now?"

"Because you ordered them brought back, Dai," Creda said, stepping into the light. She inspected her nails. "It was by your mercy that they returned."

Dai Shi smirked at Creda, understanding that this was all her plan. Camille glared at the woman as she moved forward to stand beside Dai Shi.

"You want my trust, you have to earn it!" Dai Shi said suddenly, turning to the Phantom Beasts. Therefore he and Camille didn't see Creda roll her eyes.

"Together with our warrior Somorax, we shall prove our loyalty!" he said and Dai Shi smirked. "Tell us what to do."

"Bring me the other three Masters," he ordered and Creda blinked in surprise. "If I can turn them as I did Master Wing, the Rangers won't know what hit them!"

"I have a better idea, Dai Shi," Creda smirked. Dai Shi turned to her. "Get the Masters, yes, but use the Phantom Beasts powers to turn them into something much more dangerous to the rangers."

Creda struggled as she was forced into the position alongside her father. "Dai Shi, what are you doing!" she demanded as she was shackled. Dai Shi smirked.

"Do not play games with me Master Wing; I know Zukado did not work on you," he informed her coldly. Kimberly made a face.

"Apparently my acting skills aren't as good as I thought," she muttered. Finn made an exasperated sigh next to her.

"You went undercover without telling RJ?" he asked and Kim smiled sheepishly at him.

"I told Adam, who, yeah, yelled at me and said it was stupid, but we needed to know what the heck was going on! And if RJ is smart, he should realize what I did!" she defended herself. Finn just rolled his eyes as a Rinshi hopped in, three crystal eyes in his grasp. The Three Phantom Beasts entered to stand in front of the three true Masters while two of the Phantom Warriors took there place in front of Kimberly.

"My Zukado may not have turned you, Kimberly, but the Rinsin power will turn all four of you!" Dai Shi said as the five monsters powered up. Kimberly's eyes widened.

"Maybe I should have listened to Adam."

"The bigger question is why," RJ said. He and the other four rangers were standing in the industrial district. "Why would he take the Masters and Kimberly in the first place?"

"I don't know about the Master's but Kim's our Guardian," Theo reminded him. "If he destroys her, we'll lose our powers!"

"Dai Shi doesn't know that, though, right?" Dom asked. "I mean, he just thinks she's our mentor and another Master."

"My guess is he knows there's something different about her, knows she's powerful in her own right," Casey said. "I doubt he knows exactly what she is though or what it means."

"But she's evil now," Lily reminded them unhappily. "She could have told him."

RJ shook his head. "I doubt it," he said. "Kim would fight beak and claw before revealing that."

A sudden bolt of lightning caught the five rangers by surprise as they fell to the ground. As Casey struggled up, he saw three figures emerging from the smoke. He swallowed back bile.

"They look like…Power Rangers."