The next day, at JKP, Master Finn and Camille walked in, and Fran and all the Rangers, including RJ, stared at the older man in shock.
His hair was pulled back again, but it was what he was wearing that shocked them. He was wearing a short sleeved, white t-shirt, which hugged his broad shoulders and chest, revealing a good bit of his physicque, which was tucked into a pair of blue jeans, held to him very well by a black, leather belt, to which his sabers were attached, and the bottom of his jeans were tucked into his brown boots from his regular Pai Zhuq outfit.
Domonick was the first to speak.
"Whoa. What happened to him?"
The others finally came back to reality.
"What's with the new outfit, Dad?" RJ asked.
Master Finn smiled.
"I decided it was time for a change of clothes."
Suddenly the alarm beeped, and everyone ran up to the loft. RJ turned on the tv, and they saw Scorch and some Rinshi terrorizing the city.
"Lets go, guys." Casey said.
"I'll go with you."
Master Finn and the Rangers left, and Camille stayed behind to help Fran.
They reached Scorch and the Rinshi, the Rangers morphed and ready.
"Rinshi, attack!" Scorch commanded.
The Rinshi rushed towards the Shark Master and the Rangers.
Master Finn drew his sabers.
"I'll handle the Rinshi, you deal with Scorch."
"Right!"
As the Rangers attacked Scorch, Master Finn easily took out the Rinshi.
Suddenly, a blast sent him flying off his feet. He hit the ground and turned to see Dai Shi, his armor powered up, coming towards him. He stood up and prepared for the fight of his life.
At JKP, things had just calmed down now that the lunch rush was over, when Flit came flying into the kitchen.
"Camille!"
"Flit? What's wrong?"
"Master Phant and Master Swoop have joined the fight, the Rangers are getting beaten down by Scorch, and Dai Shi is personally pumbling Master Finn!"
Camille and Fran ran up to the loft and turned on the tv in time to see Dai Shi send Master Finn flying into some barrels. They both gasped.
"You have help him, Camille."
"I can't."
Flit and Fran looked at each other for a moment, both knowing that Camille was still afraid of Dai Shi and Scorch.
"You're the only one who can." Fran said.
Camille remained silent, and Flit flew over to her.
"Camille, Master Finn has treated you better in two months than Dai Shi have in over ten thousand years. He let you know you mattered. He treated you with kindess, compassion, respect, and love."
Dai Shi's voice from the tv made them all look.
"Return the useless traitor, Camille, to me and I'll let you live, Master Finn."
Master Finn got up and charged Dai Shi.
"Don't you dare talk about her that way!" he roared as he attacked.
Dai Shi blocked and dodged the attacks.
"She's not useless or a traitor! She's a person and should be treated like one!"
"You defend her so strongly and with such passion. Why?"
Dai Shi blocked the next attack and caught hold of Master Finn's sabers.
"Why? Why do you defend her?"
"Why? I'll tell you why, Dai Shi. I defend her because..."
Master Finn pushed Dai Shi away.
"...I love her!"
Another blast from Dai Shi sent the Shark Master crashing into some crates. Dai Shi began pounding the middle-aged Pai Zhuq Master.
Flit looked back at Camille.
"If you don't help him, Camille, he'll die."
