They reached Dai Shi's lair just as RJ was being taken to the stadium to fight Dai Shi. They made their way inside, each holding their copies of the map, and split up in the direction they had been assigned, planning to circle back around to the stadium.
They traveled the corridors silently and carefully, alert and ready to fight if needed.
As they each neared the stadium, they could hear some sort of cheering from the Rinshi and knew the fight had already begun.
Master Finn reached the doorway of the corridor he was in that led to the stadium and carefully looked around the corner. The sight he saw caused his heart to leap into his throat and nearly stop.
RJ was being pummeled by Dai Shi, badly injured and bleeding in a few places.
Tears came to the Shark Master's eyes as he watched his son take blow after blow from Dai Shi, unable to block or fight back. He glanced around and saw Casey, Lily, Theo, Domonic, Master Phant, and Master Swoop, who had joined them, carefully looking into the stadium as well.
They all locked gazes and gave a slight nod, signalling the next and most dangerous part of the plan.
Casey, Lily, Theo, and Domonic quietly and carefully morphed, Master Finn, Master Phant, and Master Swoop prepared themselves for a hard fight, and they leaped out of hiding and attacked.
They destroyed several Rinshi right away and caught everyone off guard. The remaining Rinshi were easily destroyed, and they focused their attention on Camille, Rammer, and Badrat, who were the only Phantom Beast Warriors left.
Casey, Lily, and Theo summoned the Spirit Rangers, and they slowly began to beat back Camille and the two Phantom Beast Warriors.
Camille finally fell back, powered down.
"Camille, you useless chameleon! You never do anything right!"
Camille lowered her head, ashamed at her failure and hurt by Dai Shi's words.
Then, what the Masters and Rangers could only call a miracle, Jarrod regained control of his body, forcing Dai Shi out. He rushed out of the arena and helped Camille up.
"Dai Shi doesn't care about you, Camille, but I do," he said.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Jarrod."
Jarrod and Camille powered up their animal spirits and joined the Rangers and Masters, who were now battling Scorch, Snapper, and Whiger, having destroyed Rammer and Badrat.
"Master Finn, get to RJ!" Jarrod called.
Master Finn didn't need to be told twice. He was instantly running towards RJ, sheathing his sabers. He gently picked up his son, and Camille teleported them all not far from JKP.
They went inside and up to the loft, Jarrod and Camille apologizing for everything they had done.
Master Finn gently lay RJ in his chair and checked his pulse to find it very weak.
"RJ?"
At his father's voice, RJ stirred and weakly opened his eyes.
"Dad? Guys?"
Their hearts tore at the weakness in his voice.
"It's up to you guys to defeat Dai Shi now."
He didn't say another word after that.
"RJ?"
There was no answer?
"RJ?" Master Finn said again, a little louder, the icy hand of fear gripping him.
There was still no answer.
"RJ?"
He gave his son a light shake.
There was still no answer or response.
"RJ, please," he said, his voice becoming a little choked at tears filled his eyes.
The others, including Jarrod and Camille, looked at Master Phant and Master Swoop.
The two older Masters shook their heads sadly, confirming their fear, the fear even Jarrod and Camille had.
RJ was dead.
Master Swoop stepped forward and put his hand on Master Finn's shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Finn. He's gone," he said sadly.
Tears flooded the Shark Master's eyes and began to run down his face. Despite his efforts to hold it back, a choked sob escaped his lips. Then heart broken sobs, heart broken sobs of a father, came from him, and he buried his face in his hands, no longer trying to hold back his sobs.
Master Phant and Master Swoop herded everyone else downstairs, knowing it was best to leave him alone for a while.
Master Finn sobbed his heart out. He hadn't cried, let alone sobbed like this since his wife died when RJ was a baby. Now he had just lost the last member of his family.
A heart-wrenching scream of sorrow ripped from the Shark Master, startling everyone downstairs, and then his sobs resumed.
As he sobbed a sudden feeling of rage and hatred swelled up within him, rage and hatred for the Phantom Beasts but mainly for Dai Shi, and he vowed to, somehow, have his revenge. He vowed to avenge his son if it was the last thing he ever did!
