While returning from a battle, the Rangers were overly-excited with their win. They walked into JKP, cheering.
"We are not afraid of anything!" Theo smiled.
"They set 'em up, and we knock 'em down!" Casey agreed joyfully.
"Um, knock what down?" Fran asked, stepping behind the Rangers and drawing their attention. All four heroes turned to her and sighed.
"Uh... we went bowling and Casey got a turkey," Kaylee smiled, now a professional at protecting her secret.
"Well, I would appreciate it if someone would inform me before you go on break," Fran frowned, arms crossed.
RJ walked in behind her, smiling, "Casey, Theo, Lily, Kaylee, upstairs, now!"
The four Rangers turned to Fran and smiled, "We're going on break!"
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"Did you see that frog whooping, RJ?" Casey beamed.
"We're invincible!" Theo added.
"When are we getting our Master titles?" Lily asked.
"Masters?" RJ laughed, turning to Engel. "Not quite."
"What do you mean? We're fearless fighting machines! We're unbeatable!" Casey frowned.
"Confidence is good, but overconfidence isn't," RJ mentored, "It's time to go back to basics."
"Basics?" the four cubs frowned.
"Yes, you know, practice your stances," RJ smiled. When the cubs didn't move, he frowned, "Um... now would be a good time."
Engel walked over to RJ, helping him make his sandwich.
"Do you think any of them are ready?" he asked her.
"Maybe one... but I think the cub will have more than a trial to prove her worth."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
As soon as the buzzer beeped, the Rangers, RJ and Engel were by the monitor, where Dustin was standing with Camille and two shadow guards.
"If he wants a fight, we'll give him one," Casey nodded.
"Right," Kaylee agreed. "Kinda..."
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"I didn't think you were going to show!" Dustin laughed, looking down at the Rangers.
"You and your buddies are going down!" Casey assured the lion.
"Yeah, I highly doubt that!"
Dustin jumped down from the top of the cliff, morphing into his lion figure. As he landed, he threw an energy ball at the Rangers, knocking them off their feet.
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"They aren't doing so well, RJ," Engel called, bringing the wolf over to the monitors. "You have to go help them!"
"Me?" RJ frowned.
"GO!" Engel yelled, pushing him away.
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When RJ got to the battle, he saw his cubs were withering in pain on the ground. They were trying to get back up, to fight Dustin, but whenever they tried to get to their feet, they would fall.
RJ jumped in, standing in front of Kaylee as Dustin reached out to grab her. He pulled on the villain's arm, twisting it backwards and pushing Dustin away.
"Stand away from my cubs!" he yelled.
"Never!" Dustin yelled, charging towards the wolf. RJ growled, jumping over Dustin and flipping in the air. He landed behind the lion, calling forth his wolf.
"Foolish Master!" Dustin laughed, bringing his arm up and cutting through RJ's spirit. He ran towards the Master, grabbing the spot of skin above his heart. "I hear the wolf is powerful..."
Dustin's hand began to glow, before he started pulling the wolf from RJ's body. The Master screamed in pain, trying to resist.
"Give in!" Dustin yelled.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Engel yelled, descending from the sky, before her Leopard spirit pushed Dustin away.
Dustin laughed, looking up at Engel, "Dai Shi defeated you once. What makes you think you can defeat me, when I hold his power."
"What makes you think you can defeat me?" Engel frowned. "I'm had ten thousand years of training! You've been in a box!"
"Surrender yourself, Master Engel, and I'll spare these worthless cubs..."
Engel looked over at the cubs, and the Master, who was holding his heart in pain. She lowered herself onto the ground, where Camille grabbed her arm, throwing her down in front of Dustin.
"I would like to point out, this isn't bowing to you," Engel smirked, looking up at Dustin. "She pushed me!"
"Seize her," Dustin smiled. The shadow guards each grabbed one arm, pulling her to her feet and leading her away.
The five Pai Zhuqs watched as their Great Master walked away.
"Oh shit," Kaylee groaned.
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The Rangers and RJ were dragging their feet as they walked back into JKP, hurt and depressed. Fran stomped over to them, hands on her hips, fuming mad.
"Wait, don't tell me," she started, "let me guess, 'sorry, Fran, we were on break during the lunch rush and now we have to go to the loft while you finish cleaning up', hmm?"
"Yeah..." Casey nodded.
"That's about right," Lily sighed.
"Sorry, Fran, we'll make it up to you," Kaylee added.
As the four walked away, Fran's face softened.
"Hey, it's okay... don't sweat it," Fran called to them. "I got help from Kelly anyways..."
"We owe you, Fran," RJ smiled weakly, still holding the spot over his heart.
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"The Great Master Engel, at your mercy?" Jellica asked in shock as Dustin and Camille returned to the temple, dragging Master Engel behind them. "I'm very proud."
"I want to destroy her in front of you, as gift for my training," Dustin smirked, bowing to the masters.
"How interesting," Jellica smiled. "Camille, go make sure our prisoner is comfortable... and don't let her get away this time."
"Yes, Overlord Jellica," Camille nodded, pulling Engel to the prison cell.
"What if the Power Rangers find another Great Master to train with?" Dustin asked. "They already found this one."
"Guinn, Lope and Rilla don't have the power to return to earth... not like Engel," Jellica explained. "The Rangers will soon fall."
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"I guess we're not Masters after all," Theo sighed, standing on the training mat, watching as Kelly cared for RJ's wounds. Though the wolf was just as upset as the cubs about losing Camille, there was a ghost of a smile on his face as Kelly wrapped a bandage around his chest.
"We have to save Engel, no matter what it takes," Lily said, pulling Kaylee into a hug.
"Yeah, but without Engel, how are we going to defeat Dustin?"
"No one is defeating him!" Kaylee yelled, jumping up and walking over to Theo. "No one is going to hurt Dustin... got it?"
"I got it... but... you know what I mean," Theo sighed.
"Rangers, remember, go back to the beginning," RJ smiled from his chair.
"The forbidden room!" Lily smiled.
"That doesn't sound good at all," Kelly frowned.
"RJ... you have to help us with this," Casey asked.
"Sorry, cub, but I'm injured," RJ smiled, pointing to the bandage. "This is all up to you."
"We can't do it on our own though," Casey sighed.
"Don't you dare think about giving up," Kaylee frowned, turning to Casey. "Don't even think the odds are against us. Don't you dare give up. I've been in tighter situations than this one. I've been stuck between rocks and hard places for years now. I can too far to lose my mom... again."
Kaylee grabbed her jacket and threw it on, before walking to the door. She turned to the other cubs.
"Anyone daring to come with me?" she asked, "because I will go alone."
Lily grabbed her jacket and ran after her friend. Theo and Casey exchanged looks, before running after Lily.
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Camille chained Engel to the wall, with her hands well above her head, and her feet inches off the ground. Engel struggled against her chains, but it was useless.
"I can't wait to watch Dustin destroy you," she laughed. "You're going to beg for mercy."
"I'm already dead, Camille," Engel growled. "There's only so much you can do."
"Oh, I've made sure you were going to suffer," Camille smiled, attaching a brace around Engel's neck. As soon as it was clamped shut, it sent shockwaves all through Engel's body. The Angel screamed in pain, pulling against her chains.
When the electricity stopped, Engel slumped forward. Camille put her hand under the Angel's chin, lifting her head up.
"There's more where that came from," she smirked, setting the necklace to shock Engel every few minutes. "Let's see how much you can handle before the trial."
Camille stepped away, smirking as the necklace shocked the master again. Engel's screams echoed all throughout the temple, bringing a smile to everyone's faces.
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"Spiders..." Lily frowned, backing into Casey and hiding her face in his chest as she turned away from the eight legged monster crawling on the box that was holding Dai Shi before he had been freed.
Theo turned to Casey and glared. The red Ranger shrugged, wrapping his arms around Lily to keep her safe.
"Guys, look!" Kaylee called, holding her torch up to the wall. "It's the masters!"
"There's Phant!" Lily smiled, running over to the wall.
"And Swoop!"
"Finn!"
"Leah!" Kaylee giggled, pointing to the cat on the wall.
"Who are these guys?" Casey asked, pointing to four other animals on the wall.
"It's a gorilla, and an antelope... and a penguin!" Lily smiled.
"And there's a leopard!" Kaylee said. "It must be the four Greats!"
"Yes, Kaylee... they are the four Greats."
The four Rangers turned around and frowned, before an orange spirit appeared, smiling.
"Master Mao!" Lily called.
"How can we find the other Masters?" Theo asked. "Engel's been kidnapped and we need their help."
"These Masters cannot be found," Mao sighed. "They reside in the spirit world."
"Can you take us there?" Kaylee asked. "We need to save my mother!"
"No one has ever returned from that realm..."
"Except my mom!" Kaylee yelled. "Please, Master... I've lost too much..."
"It's too risky..."
"Let them go, Master," another voice called, before Jarrod ran down the stairs. The Rangers glared at him, but felt there was something different about him. His face, which was usually aggressive, was softer... nicer. "I'll watch over the city while they're gone..."
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Dustin walked up to Engel, holding a whip in his hand as he unlocked Engel's chains. She fell to the ground in pain.
"Battling a weak opponent will prove nothing," Engel told the lion, but Dustin shook his head.
"I have to show the Overlords I can handle prisoners," he said. "If I keep you at full strength, it's not proving my evil."
"You're not evil, Dustin," Engel begged.
"SHUT UP!" Dustin yelled, snapping the whip on Engel's back. "I am evil."
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"Jarrod?" Kaylee asked. "What are you doing here?"
"Redemption," Jarrod answered. "I am the reason Dai Shi escaped. It is because of my actions everything is happening. I need to redeem myself. Assisting you Rangers would be the least I can do."
Jarrod turned to Master Mao and bowed.
"Master, please let them go," he said. "I know they can find a way back. I will watch over the city until their return. I will stop Dustin... even if it means sacrificing myself. As long as it's for the Order of the Claw, it will be my honour."
Master Mao nodded, creating a porthole to the Spirit world.
"Remember, once you go inside, there is no coming back," Mao warned the Rangers.
They nodded, stepping inside the portal.
They landed on soft, pink grass, before becoming aware of their surroundings.
"Well, this isn't exactly Hawaii," Theo frowned.
"We're in a realm of ghostly spirits, what do you expect, palm trees and hula girls?" Lily asked.
"Guys, let get serious here, Engel's counting on us," Casey sighed.
Suddenly, three masters came out from behind the trees, looking over at the four cubs. One of the Masters was holding a nine month old infant in her arms.
"S-Sammy?" Kaylee asked, looking at the infant.
"Who are you?" Casey yelled.
"You should not have come here," Rilla said softly, looking at the Rangers.