Parenthood: Pride of the Urban Jungle

by Murderbynuns

Casey was a nobody Cub until he was chosen to be a Ranger, now he must deal with saving the world but could his painful past with Jarrod Aka Dai Shi put his future with RJ and his team in danger? Slash Mpreg

5. Spirt of the Tiger, but the foresight

Author: Sparta

Title: Pride of the Urban Jungle

Pairings: RJ & Casey (Main) Theo & Lilly Dom & Fran (a few others might make an appearance too so keep your eyes peeled)

Rating: R

Categories: Slash/Mpreg

Series: Parenthood

Genres: Action/Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Romance, Tragedy, Hurt/Comfort

Crossovers: Jungle Furry/Lightspeed Rescue/Wild Force/Ninja Storm/VR Troopers

Disclaimer: I don't anything, this is just my sick and twisted mind at work so enjoy

Warnings: Slash, Death, Mayhem, Past Abuse, Stalking, Femslash, Male rape, torture, Het and Attentive universe, Rape, Self-Harming, Family disowning

Chapters: 5/?

Completed: No

Summery: Casey was a nobody Cub until he was chosen to be a Ranger, now he must deal with saving the world but could his painful past with Jarrod Aka Dai Shi put his future with RJ and his team in danger.

Chapter Summery: Casey needs help but he feels that RJ feeling for him are why he's holding him back.

Authors Notes:

Epp used - Sigh of the Tiger

Spirt of the Tiger, but the foresight of a Lemming

As the week passed slowly for RJ, life became a living hell for RJ without his mate. After finally sitting down with Lin and Lilly RJ got an idea of what was going on in Casey's life at the moment, thought RJ found that though Lilly knew quite a bit about Casey. She didn't know the full story and Lin wasn't about to tell him it, RJ had a feeling that if he wanted to find out more he'd have to talk to Casey's older brother Carter.

RJ was lost in his thoughts as he prepared Pizza's for the day, so when Lilly came in he jumped.

"RJ if you don't go now you'll be late for picking Casey up" said Lilly as RJ looked at the clock and panicked.

"Shit, Lilly can you handle things?" asked RJ as he took off his apron and gave it to her.

"Yes now go get you're Tiger and bring him home," said Lilly as she shooed RJ out of the kitchen.

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RJ just pulled into the Ferry Port as he spotted Casey and Penn getting off, grabbing the gift off the backseat of the Jeep RJ rushed over to he mate. Pulling Casey in to a hug Penn pulled a face as RJ kissed Casey.

"How was Mariner Bay?" asked RJ with a smile as they walked to the Jeep.

"Quieter now that the Rangers dealt with the problems" laughed Casey as he put his bag into the backseat before settling Penn in.

"Oh by the way this is for you pup," said RJ as he passed a small stuffed purple wolf to Penn.

Taking it Penn looked the wolf over and after a quick shake; he hugged the stuffed toy as if his life depended on it.

"My Wolfie, ank you daddy" said Penn taking RJ and Casey by surprise.

"I do wong mommy?" asked Penn as he saw the look on Casey's face.

"No pup, it's just what makes you think I'm your daddy?" asked RJ

"Mommy's Tiger said so, she say my real daddy's bad new daddy good. you love mommy, my mommy love you, So you daddy" said Penn with a laugh as he played with the stuffed toy unaware of the smile on Casey and RJ's face, or the face that they were now holding hands.

'Looks like you've finally found your Pack Pup'

'Yeah and I'm going to fight hard to keep them Howler'

Casey smiled at RJ who he knew was deep in conversation with his spirt, since after all he's been the same way since Penn had called RJ Daddy.

'He'll make a fine father Cub, just let him and Penn get together'

'I'm counting on it Iger'

"Come on guys it's time to head home, so Penn what would you say to a Pizza?" asked RJ as he slipped into the drivers seat.

"PIZZA YA, can we mommy?" asked and excited Penn as Casey smiled.

"Yeah baby we can" said a happy Casey as he smiled at RJ.

The drive back to JKP was a relaxing one for Casey, his short break away and long chat with Carter had explained a few things. Though he hadn't yet explained being a Ranger to him, Casey knew he'd have to soon.

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RJ chuckled to himself as he watched Fran and Lilly corner Casey and coo over Penn, who was truly petrified of the two overbearing women. Silently though RJ was glad today was Theo's day off, the Jaguar Ranger still didn't know about him and Casey. RJ also had the feeling Theo still had some doubts about Casey's leadership abilities, that would only be made worse if he found out Casey was sleeping with their Master.

"Right ladies as fun as it is watching my dear Pup as he protects his mother, Fran you need to prepare for the rush while Lilly your need up in the loft training in five" said RJ as Lilly smiled as he picked up Penn and carried him up to the Loft.

Casey smiled as RJ pointed out parts of the Loft to an excited little boy, but Casey was confused when they headed to Lilly's room but it was no longer Lilly's room. It was painted in a jungle scene with the Wind Ninja and the Pai Zhuq Temples painted on two walls with a red tiger on the centre wall.

"Wow…"

"Yeah, turns out RJ a pretty good artist," said Lilly as she came in.

"But…"

"No buts Case, if you'd told me you were a mom I would have given up my room sooner" said Lilly as she punched Casey on the arm.

"You can expect a boy his age to sleep in the hammocks?" said Lilly as she smiled at Penn making him blush and hide his face in RJ's shirt.

"Ah sooo cute are you sure he's yours?" asked Lilly as Casey shot her a look

"Yes he's our now training you two and no arguing" said RJ in his best Masters voice making Penn laugh and clap.

"Come on Penny now it's time to watch mommy and auntie Lilly get their butts kicked by me," laughed RJ as Penn laughed with him clapping as they walked.

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Penn giggled as he watched RJ kick Casey and Lilly's butts as they a fool of themselves, but Penn laughed the most when a smug acting RJ tripped over his own feet. RJ gave Penn a fake hurt look as he scooped the three-year-old up into his arms, before they both sat down in RJ's chair.

"RJ you've got to teach me something?" whispered Casey as he knelt down at RJ's side, kissing Penn on the cheek automatically as the little boy wiped it on his sleeve.

"Icky Mommy"

"I just did Casey now I'm on break" said RJ as he turned on the TV to a kid channel that was showing reruns of Samurai Pizza Kats, pulled Penn closer to him he smiled as Penn laughed at the brightly coloured cartoon characters.

"No you've got to teach me more, it's overuse that Theo and Lilly are way ahead of me" said Casey with a sad sigh that pulled on RJ's heart strings.

"Ok" said RJ as he put his chair upright much to the objection of Penn, because now Casey was in the way of his cartoons.

"But if we do this, you have to do whatever I say that's the only way this works?" said RJ as Casey swallowed hard but agreed.

"Rub my shoulders," said RJ unexpectedly as he put his chair back into the laid out position as Penn settled back down.

"Like right now?" asked Casey confusedly as he watched the entrance to JKP, after all Casey didn't want Theo to walk in on him.

"Yeah"

"OK" said Casey as he did as RJ had asked.

Casey was still a little unsure of his older mate, after all, it had only been a week since they had made their pease and started their relationship and most of that time had been spent apart. It was only now that Casey was testing the water but he still wasn't sure how the other namely Theo would reaction to Casey being caught with RJ.

Lucky or unlucky depending how you looked at it Casey was given the break he wanted, Camille was attacking a local history museum and the sound of the alert woke Penn up with a startle making him cry.

"Shhhhhh Penny, sorry did the nasty alarms wake you up?" asked RJ as he stroked Penn's head, as Penn sniffed and nodded.

"Sorry baby go back to sleep" said RJ as he settled Penn down and turned on the TV as his heat froze.

'Camille what have you done'

Said RJ to himself but showing none of this to his Rangers.

"Ah yes the old museum heist typical, go get her and be ready for anything I'll call Theo" yelled RJ as Casey and Lilly raced out of the loft.

"Because you'll need it, my sister always was a feisty one," sighed RJ to himself as he called for Theo to join the other Rangers.

"Come on Penny I think someone needs a sleep?" said RJ as the little boy started to squirm in his arms.

"Come on if you nap I'll let Howler nap with you deal?" asked RJ as the sleepy boy nodded, as RJ carried him into his room.

Emerging a few minutes later RJ headed straight to his room, as the sounds of the battle was drowned out by the memories of another. The battle with Dai Shi had claimed so many lives and ruined so many more. RJ pulled out a box from under his bed and sighed; pulling out a box RJ hadn't opened in more then a long time.

Opening it slowly he was almost afraid of what was inside, with great care he pulled out three baby blankets one in purple, one in green and one in grey. Each embossed with the emblems of the shark and the penguin.

RJ remembered as if it was yesterday as he the only six years old, watched as his older sister was dragged off never to be seen again. RJ was lost in thought when suddenly the sounds of the battle coming to an end filled the Loft.

RJ once again hid the contense of the box as he returned to his chair just as Theo, Lilly and Casey arrived. That's when RJ noticed something about his chair wasn't right.

"I think you broke my chair?" said RJ to Casey as he arrived referring back to the kicking RJ had administered earlier.

"Forget the chair I need more training" said Casey in a typical teenage manner, RJ smiled at the fact that despite the short time they'd known each other. It was often forgotten that Casey was still only 18 year old; smiling RJ grabbed the screwdriver he kept handy and gave it to Casey.

"Fix my chair," said RJ as Casey looked shell shocked

"But"

"Remember whatever I say," said RJ as Casey sighed and stripped out of his training uniform, before turn RJ beloved chair upside down and being his work.

RJ disappeared with Theo and Lilly before he returned with his Yoga mat, placing it close to Casey he walked over to his mate and after stealing a quick kiss he settled down to meditate. The silence was calm and settled between then, as only the odd grunt from Casey as he worked intruded it until Casey was done sometime later.

"There it's fixed and my forearms will never be the same again," said Casey as he missed the smile spread across RJ face.

"where's Theo and Lilly?" asked Casey as he suddenly realised that he and RJ had been alone for quite a while, as he approached RJ to steal a quick kiss from his older mate.

"I sent them to check on Fran," said RJ from his mat as Casey went back to righting the chair.

"And Penn?" asked Casey as he realised he hadn't seen his son in a while.

"I put him down to sleep after you two took off to fight Camille, he's all tooked up in his warm bed with Howler keeping watch over him" said RJ as Casey smiled.

"Your just a big softie when it comes to my son aren't you RJ?" laughed Casey as RJ nodded.

"That I am but don't let it get out, I have a reputation to up hold" laughed RJ as Casey laughed too.

"Ok so maybe now we can get some one on one training?" asked Casey as RJ smiled as he got up.

"Yeah" said RJ as Casey smiled until RJ spoke again.

"Why don't you wash my Yoga mat?" said RJ as he picked up his mat and shuddered

"I think theses something growing on it?" said RJ as he saw the change in his Tiger.

"Wash your Yoga mat?" growled Casey

"Remember anything I say," said RJ calmly though Howler was growling at him in his head.

'I know you care for him Pup but isn't this pushing him?'

'Trust me Howler I know what I'm doing'

'I hope so Pup for your sake, the Tiger isn't a patient soul'

RJ watched as Casey stormed off muttering under his breath about an overbearing, slave-driving wolf.

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Casey growled to himself as he filled a bowl with water, in his anger Casey missed the small whirlpool forming in the bowl of water before him.

'Calm yourself Cub, unless you wish to start a storm in a tea cup?'

Growled Iger as Casey saw the whirlpool in the bowl and stopped.

'I thought RJ cared for me Iger, but it seems he'd rather treat me as slaves then train me. What did I do to upset him again?'

Casey sighed as he worked to clean and dry RJ's Yoga mat, barely paying attention as RJ guided him on from his chair or as Lilly and Theo joined until the Monster Alert went off making Casey growl.

"You see RJ we've been wasting time, come on guys lets go" growled Casey as he threw down RJ's mat before taking off to the fight.

'He truly is the spirt of the Tiger Pup, why do you push him so much. A Tiger is not a tame beast; the human can only hold her within for so long'

'Be patient Howler he has to see for himself before he can learn anything'

'If you say so Pup, if you say so'

RJ just shook his head and he got up, picking up his Yoga mat, he carried it up to his room to hang over the banister. Sitting on his bed for a second RJ spoke to Howler again.

'Do you really think I'm pushing him too much?'

'Not too much but too soon Pup, your Cub is just learning to trust you. He feels betrayed by your actions, tread carefully Pup'

"Mommy? Daddy?" came a little voice from downstairs.

"Hey baby, Mommy's just gone out," said RJ as he went down and picked up Penn smiling as the little boy cuddled into his shoulder.

"Come on Penn lets get some Pizza," said RJ as they headed down to JKP, but what RJ saw made him growl.

"Looks like I'll be talking to your Auntie Lill and Uncle Theo later, about abandoning their duties" said RJ as he sat Penn on the table beside him as he rolled out the dough.

"Oh hey RJ is Theo or Lilly around?" asked a very messy Fran as Penn laughed.

"Auntie Fran all messy"

"Yes she is Penn, sorry Fran their all out on an errant I can help if you want?" asked RJ as Fran shook her head.

"No you've got Penn to look after, Casey would be upset if he came back and found you working and Penn on his own" said Fran with a smile as she left.

'That girl needs a raise Pup'

Said Howler as he appeared at RJ's side so he could lick the tomato sauce off Penn's cheek, sometimes it paid to play the pet in Howler' mind. Especially if it got him, sneak food and petted by Penn.

"That I will agree with," said RJ as he just shook his head at his wolf spirt as Penn tossed him some cheese.

"Come on Penny lets go eat this before your Mommy comes home," said RJ with a smile as he picked up the little boy and the pizza.

"Yes Daddy" giggled Penn as he stole a slice of pepperoni making RJ smile.

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It was about half an hour later that Casey came storming back into the Loft, Penn had long since fallen asleep in RJ's arms covered in pizza. On seeing the look on Casey's face the protective side of RJ's instincts made him tighten his grip on Penn.

"OK YOU WANTED YOUR ME TO RUB YOUR SHOULDER….I DID, YOU WANTED YOUR CHAIR FIXED….IT'S FIX. I EVEN WASHED YOUR REEKY YOGA MAT.

NOW ENCASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED I'VE BEEN GETTING MY TIGER TAIL KICKED ALL OVER THE CITY, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TRAIN ME?" growled Casey as Penn rubbed his eyes and looked up at him.

"Mommy?"

"Shhhhhh go back to sleep baby, your mommy's a little upset with me" said RJ as he stroked Penn's hair until he went back to sleep.

"You've got the spirt of the tiger alright but the foresight of a Lemming," laughed RJ but the look on Casey's face made him think twice.

"listen now that we know what kind of beast your up against, I've got just the plan…..scrub the floor" said RJ as he put Penn down on his chair and handed Casey a cloth, growling Casey grabbed RJ.

"JUST BECAUSE I HAD FEELING FOR YOU DOESN'T MEAN I'M YOUR SLAVE, IF THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE THEN I WANT OUT RJ" growled Casey as he pushed RJ back and went to walk away. Suddenly RJ wasn't so sure his plan was a good one as he tried to save his relationship before his tiger walked out on him.

"We had a deal whatever I say?" said RJ nervously as he watched Casey stop and come at him with anger in his eyes. Snatching the clothe RJ watched Casey get stuck into his duties.

The atmosphere in the Loft could be cut with a knife; Casey was shooting RJ dirty looks as he got on with his cleaning. RJ hated that his mate was angry with him, but if Casey was ever to learn he need to think for himself.

Casey continued his duties as the attack alert sounded and Theo and Lily joined them, Lilly spoke up as Theo noticed Penn sleeping in RJ's chair.

"Come on Casey" said Lilly

"No Casey has to stay and finish the floor," said RJ as the Rangers looked shocked.

"Really?" asked Lilly

"Yeah" said RJ as Casey growled throwing down his clothe.

"RJ we're under attack, if I don't help them they could be destroyed?" growled Casey as RJ stood his ground.

"Then they will be destroyed" said RJ as even Howler had something to say.

'A little harsh Pup, even for you'

Growled Howler as he walked by and settled down in front of RJ's chair, as the Rangers went off to fight. It wasn't long later Casey finished his duties and decided to deal with RJ.

"You know what forget this, I asked you to train me and you turn me into your servant. Now my team need me and I'm scrubbing the floor, maybe getting involved with you was a bad idea," growled Casey as RJ stopped him.

"Hey man you asked me to train you, and I have" said RJ with a smile on his face just making Casey's anger rise.

"HOW?" growled Casey as he felt his control over the tiger slipping.

"BY FIXING YOUR CHAIR?" growled Casey as RJ hit out and Casey reacted to counter the attack.

"See you used the screwdriver motion to catch the punch" said RJ as Casey's anger faded as he saw what RJ was teaching.

RJ guided Casey thought his teachings until his mate pulled him close and kissed him.

"So we still ok?" asked RJ as he stroked Casey's arm

"Yeah, I'm sorry I guess I…….well I don't know what I was feeling I just didn't want to go back to were Jarrod took me" said Casey as RJ nodded.

"I'm sorry I pushed so hard without telling you, but you need to lean this yourself. Now I believe that you have a team that need you?" said RJ as Casey kissed him again before taking off but he stopped.

"What about the whole shoulder rub thing how does that help?" asked Casey

"Oh that doesn't I just slept funny last night," said RJ as Casey laughed before leaving.

RJ smiled as he walked over to his chair, after a quick scratch behind the ear for Howler he picked up Penn.

"Daddy?" said Penn as he rubbed his eyes and looked up at RJ.

"Come one Penny we're going out when Mommy gets back, we're going out for ice cream with auntie Fran" said RJ as suddenly Penn became more awake.

"Yeah ice cream, yeah Daddy love you," laughed the hyperactive little boy as he hugged RJ.

"Cool so lets get you washed and dressed then," laughed RJ as he put Penn down and watched as he ran to his room.

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The battle was over and the Rangers were on their way back, as RJ sat Penn on the counter as he helped Fran clear up.

"That went well," said Fran as she closed up JKP as the Rangers arrived.

"Now you show up, how convenient" said Fran as Theo and Lilly looked shamed.

"Yeah we we're a little busy" said Theo as RJ shook his head and joined them.

"Not so busy you and Lilly couldn't lend a hand," said RJ as he almost slipped on the crap on the floor.

RJ watched as Casey went to Penn before he dropped the news that he, Penn, Casey and Fran we're going for Ice Cream while Lilly and Theo cleared up.

"Come on Fran I think you can lend my shower to clean up" said RJ with a smile as he showed her upstairs.

Leaving Fran to it RJ headed back down until he found Casey sat on the floor in the gym area, RJ headed over to his mate.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"RJ I'm sorry, I never meant to compare you to Jarrod….."

"I know why you did Case, but I'm glad to know that despite all that crap I've given you we're still together," said RJ as he held up Casey hand and kissed it.

"Yeah, you do know I'd never really leave you?" asked Casey as RJ nodded.

"I couldn't live without you, so how about we chalk this up to experience and we move on?" asked RJ as Casey kissed him.

"Come on lets go rescue Penn before he spills all our secrets to Theo" laughed RJ as he took Casey had as they walk down to JKP.