Engel was dragged from her cell by Camille, as she was lead to the battle arena.
"C'mon Rangers," she breathed, wincing in pain as Camille pulled on her restraints.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"You must be the Masters," Kaylee said, stepping forward, never taking her eyes off the curly blonde in what she figured was Master Guinn's arms.
"What are you doing here?" Master Guinn asked.
"Master Mao sent us here," Casey explained. "Master Engel's been kidnapped."
"My... sister?" Guinn asked, looking at the Rangers, her expression changing from serious to shocked, as if she had just run into a door.
Kaylee's expression reflected hers, "My mom is your sister?" she asked.
"Mom?"
"Oh boy, this could go back and forth," Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yeah... Eva... she's my mom... well, my mom's, mom's, mom's, mom's..."
"I get it," Guinn said, raising her free hand in the air.
"So that makes you my aunt," Kaylee giggled.
"Ma!" the infant giggled, raising her hands in the air before reaching over to Kaylee. "MA! MA!"
Guinn started bouncing the child, up and down to calm her, but the infant started clapping happily.
"MA!" she laughed, still reaching for Kaylee.
Kaylee looked up at Master Guinn, her heart warming. Guinn smiled, looking down at the child.
"Samantha... meet your mother," she whispered to the infant.
Kaylee's lower lip started to quiver as she ran over to her aunt, grabbing her daughter and hugging her. She broke down in tears, dropping to the floor, squeezing her daughter tight. Guinn put her hand on Kaylee's head, feeling a sense of pride in reuniting the family.
"Master Guinn," Rilla said, looking at his Master, "Your sister."
"Right," Guinn nodded. "What happened?"
"We were fighting Dustin... and she sacrificed herself for us."
"Oh, not again," Lope sighed, rolling his eyes. "That girl has too big of a heart."
"Shut up," Guinn snapped.
"Who is Dustin?" Rilla asked.
Kaylee stood up, holding her daughter close as she looked at Guinn.
"He is Sammy's father... and the host for Dai Shi."
"We can't waste any time!" Casey said, stepping forward with the others. "We're ready to do anything, we're not afraid."
"Everyone has something they fear," Guinn said.
She turned to Lily, "True courage comes from being able to face those fears. The cheetah will go first."
"What do you want me to do?" Lily asked.
"Close your eyes," Guinn said. Lily did so, and disappeared.
"Whoa... where is she?" Theo asked.
"What did you do with Lily?" Casey yelled.
"She will return, in time," Guinn smiled.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Lily opened her eyes and found herself in a dark room, filled with cobwebs. When she looked around, she saw she was surrounded by giant spiders.
"Sp-p-spiders!" she breathed.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Now it's time for you to go one yours," Lope said, turning his gaze to Theo. The blue boy nodded, closing his eyes.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Theo opened his eyes to find himself on stage, holding a microphone, with Lily, sitting in the front row, watching him.
"GO, THEO!" Lily cheered as music began.
"No... I don't sing!" Theo frowned. He had never been much of a music fan, especially when it meant singing in front of the girl he loved. He would embarrass himself and she would turn away from him forever.
"You're not afraid, Theo, are you?" Lily asked.
"N-no... I just... I don't know any songs."
"Please," Lily scoffed. "You listen to my songs all the time."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
The Rinshi cheered as Engel was pushed into the stadium, kneeling before Dustin.
"At last, I will be tested by someone worthy!" Dustin smirked.
Engel spit out the blood in her mouth from her beating earlier and stood up.
"I'm not going to fight you, Dustin," she said. "You're family... I can't hurt you."
"Yes, you will," Dustin said, grabbing her by the throat and pushing her against the bars of the cage. "And when I defeat you, the spirit of the Leopard will be mine!"
"Destroy me if you want, Dustin, but it won't make you anymore powerful!" Engel yelled.
Dustin smirked, pulling away before summoning his lion. It charged at Engel, picking her up in his mouth and chewing her. Engel screamed in pain as the sharp teeth dug into her skin, ripping her apart.
Because she was dead, she couldn't die.
Engel laid on the ground in pain as the blood leaked from her wounds.
"I will take the Leopard now," Dustin smirked, walking over to her and placed his hand on her heart. He tried ripping out the leopard, but it jumped out and knocked him back, before standing in front of its Master protectively.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Casey walked up to Master Rilla, bowing as he waited for his turn to go on his adventure.
-----Jungle-Fury------
"Where... where am I?" Casey asked, looking around. Nothing was familiar to him, except the face of two of his friends.
"What are you guys doing here?" he asked as Theo and Lily walked up to him.
"You knew she was my girl!" Theo yelled as Lily jumped into Casey's arms, hugging him tight. She didn't seem to be able to hear Theo, or see him at all. "You knew I loved her! And you still went after her!"
"Theo... I..."
"She's my girl!" Theo yelled, ripping Lily away. She was finally aware of Theo, and seemed to recoil in fear at his touch. Casey saw the fear and held her close, putting himself between her and Theo.
"I... I love her too, T..." he said.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Kaylee, give the child to me," Guinn said, holding out her hand. Kaylee hesitated, before accepting giving away her daughter.
"I love you," she whispered to Sam.
"BA!"
A woman walked out from behind Guinn, looking over at Kaylee. She looked much like Master Engel, aside from the shining green eyes. Kaylee looked up at her.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"I am Kayleigh... Master of the Fox spirit," the woman said. "Close your eyes, daughter."
Kaylee nodded, realising who her master was. She was Eva's daughter.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Okay... this face your fears thing is getting old," Kaylee sighed, finding herself in a small, dark room. She knew she had to remain calm, so she tried to get comfortable.
She heard chains clinking together as she tried to move, but she was stuck.
"Okay... this is new... sort of," Kaylee frowned.
Suddenly, someone walked into the room, turning on the lights.
"Dustin?" she asked. He was no longer dressed in as Dai Shi's vessel. He was wearing his motocross gear. Kaylee smiled in joy. "Dustin, untie me!"
"Do you really think I'm going to do that?" Dustin asked, opening his arm as Marah ran in for a hug, resting her head on his shoulder. She looked down at Kaylee with a smirk.
"He's mine now, Kaylee," she said.
Dustin's other arm came up as Camille ran over to him. He hugged her with his other arm, squeezing her tight.
"D-Dustin?" Kaylee asked as tears came.
"Mom!"
Kaylee's heart broke when she heard that voice. She could only recognise it thanks to instinct.
Her mothering instincts.
"Sammy..."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Lily saw a light, and tried to make her way over to it. She had to push through spider webs to get there.
That wasn't the problem.
The problem was the giant spider that was now crawling up her stomach.
"EW!" she yelled, trying to wipe it off, until another started up her leg. She screamed, trying to get them all to come off.
"Leave me alone!"
For every spider she took off, another would crawl on, until she was almost buried under giant spiders.
"LILY!" a voice called, sounding weak. Lily's fear of spiders was pushed back for a second as she tried to figure out who was calling her. "LILY!"
A spider finally reached Lily's cheek, reminding her that her worst fear was still in the room, crawling all over her.
"LILY! HELP!"
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"C'mon, Theo!" Lily yelled, throwing a tomato at him. "YOU SUCK!"
"I don't know the words to those songs, Lil," Theo told her, but Lily crossed her arms, looking up at him with sheer disappointment.
"Fine then, I don't like you anymore," Lily said, turning away.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"She's my girl, Casey," Theo said, grabbing Lily's arm and ripping her away once more, throwing her to the ground behind him. "You can never have her."
"Lily?" Casey asked, looking down at Lily. She shook her head, lowering it in shame.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Dustin reached for the whip after destroying the leopard. He kicked Engel, turning her on the stomach, before bringing the whip down on her back, ripping the skin. Engel screamed in pain. She rolled on her back, tears coming to her eyes as she put pressure on the new wound.
When Dustin tried to snap the whip once more, Engel grabbed it, pulling it and Dustin down to the ground, before jumping up.
"It was a waste of time bringing her here," Jellica frowned, seeing as Dustin was losing. "But we can still use her."
"You mean by bringing out the Rangers?" Carnisoar smiled.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Kaylee looked past Dustin, Marah and Camille and saw her daughter, now about eighteen years old, chained to the wall. There was a look of fear in her eye, before her step-mothers walked over to her.
"Leave her alone!" she yelled to the woman. She looked over to Dustin. "Please... this isn't you."
"Marah and Camille are better for me than you," he said. "They can offer me more!"
"NO!" Kaylee yelled.
"Joshua, Henry!" Dustin called.
Two young boys walked into the room, each going to their mothers' arms. Marah and Camille held their boys happily, before they looked at their father.
"You... you started a life without me?" Kaylee asked.
"Two, actually," Dustin smiled, patting his boys' backs in pride. "And they are so much better than you, or Sammy."
"NO!" Kaylee screamed, pulling on her restraints. "Dustin, you loved us! Me... Sammy! Please, break this spell. I love you!"
Dustin looked down at Kaylee, before his head snapped back to his boys.
"You know what to do with that pathetic excuse of a sister," he said, giving his sons a knife. The boys nodded, taking the deadly weapon and walking over to Samantha.
"MOM!" Samantha screamed, knowing her end was near.
"Sammy, don't be scared," Kaylee called to her softly, balling her fists. "I got this..."
Kaylee turned to Dustin, finally finding the strength to stand up.
"I don't care who you are," she said. "No one hurts the ones I love."
Kaylee ripped her chains off the wall. She swung one around, hitting Dustin in the head. She ran over to the two boys, about to stab their half-sister with the knife. She pushed them both away and stood in front of her daughter.
"Call to the beast inside! Bring out the LEOPARD!"
A green leopard emerged from her body, destroying the boys and their mothers.
It now stood before Dustin, who was back on his feet, laughing.
"You can't hurt me, Kayl Whale," he said. "You love me. No matter what I do, you will never be able to hurt me!"
"You attacked my daughter," Kaylee growled. "The Dustin I know is no longer alive."
The leopard jumped on Dustin, causing his to disappear. Kaylee smiled, calling her leopard back. When she turned around to help her daughter, she was Kayleigh was standing in Sam's spot, smiling.
"Congrats, kid," she said.
"Congrats?" Kaylee asked. "I just destroyed the man I love..."
"Kaylee," Kayleigh smirked. "I was testing you to see if Dustin were to ever go too far, you would stop him. I wanted you to prove to yourself that you would destroy Dustin if you had to. You have to be ready to face the truth, it might happen."
"I know," Kaylee nodded.
"You have to be ready to take his fate in your own hands," Kayleigh smiled. "You would have to destroy him if he ever lost control. You have to be able to make the right decision."
"I've always been told to follow my heart..."
"And what is your heart telling you?"
"To do what's right," Kaylee smiled. "Dustin was... Sam was in danger... even if I love him, I have to do what's right. I have to fight for good, not for my own personal gain."
"Next time you have to fight Dustin, don't hold back. Fate will work out the way it's supposed to."
"Thank you Master," Kaylee bowed.
"I wish you the best of luck," Kayleigh smiled. "And I do hope that Dustin returns to you."
"So do I," Kaylee said.
Her forearm suddenly started to burn. It was painful and felt like someone was clawing at her arm. She pulled her sleeve up and looked down.
There, coloured in black, was the mark of a master.
"I'm... I'm a master?" she asked.
"Yes, Kaylee, you are a Master," Kayleigh beamed. "Master of the Leopard, just like my mother."
Kaylee bit her lower lip, before pulling Kayleigh in, "Can I have a total Kaylee moment?"
Kayleigh laughed, nodding.
"Go ahead," she said.
"You might wanna step back," Kaylee warned her mother.
"I will."
"Okay... ready?"
"Ready!"
"I'M A MASTER! A REAL LIFE MASTER! I AM TOTALLY AWESOME NOW!"
Kaylee began to dance around, ending with her Pepto-Bismol pose.
Kayleigh shook her head and laughed, "You are so much like my mom it's scary."
"That's because we're MASTERS!" Kaylee giggled.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Lily pushed the spiders off her and began to shake. They wouldn't leave her alone.
"LILY!"
The voice sounded desperate now. Lily had to face her fear.
One of the spiders (they were all tarantulas) stood face to face with Lily. It lifted it's fangs up, ready to strike.
"LILY!"
"I'm coming!" Lily yelled, staring at the spider. She took a deep breath and a step back.
"It's okay... they're just spiders... they can't hurt me," she said to herself.
After one last breath, she pushed her way past the cobwebs, finally making it to the door.
When she got there, she ran into Master Guinn, who was smiling and holding baby Samantha.
"Congratulations, Lily," she said.
Lily reached out, holding Sam's hand in hers as she smiled at her Master.
"I did it... but I'm still afraid of spiders."
"But you can live with your fear now," Guinn explained. "They still scare you, but you don't let them stop you from doing what you have to do."
"Thanks Master," Lily smiled.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Lily... no... don't say that," Theo begged trying to get her to look back at him.
"You're too much of a coward for me," Lily scoffed. "I don't need a best friend like that."
The put the mic to his mouth.
"This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm going let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shine
Let it shiIIIINE!"
Theo ended with a bang, catching Lily as she jumped into his arms. Looking over into the crowd, he saw Master Lope, standing there, smiling.
"Good job, Theo," he said. "You overcame your fear for the ones you love. You passed your test."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Lily will never be yours, got it," Theo growled.
"I'm sorry, Theo... I know she was yours... it's just... I love her."
"You're not allowed!" Theo yelled.
Casey growled. He could see Lily was afraid behind Theo, and he was tired of behind pushed around by the runt. He stood tall.
"No, Theo, I can love her if I want," he said, standing his ground. "And I think she should choose who she ends up with."
Casey offered his hand to Lily, helping her up gently as Theo growled.
"Lily, who do you choose?" Casey asked.
Lily looked from Casey to Theo.
She had known Theo for years, and had a crush on him. He was her best friend, and dating would be easy.
But Casey was kind, strong. She had a crush on him as well. And the fact that he wasn't a close friend meant that there wouldn't be a fear of losing her best friend. He was an easy choice, and she was crushing hard for him.
"I... I..."
Theo and Lily disappeared suddenly, leaving Casey in suspense. He knew this wasn't real, but maybe it could help him figure out if he had a shot with Lily or not.
Master Rilla now stood before him, smiling.
"Good job, Casey, you stood up for yourself and your team. I'm proud of you," Rilla said.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Back in the spirit world, the Rangers were all dropped on the grass at the same time.
Kaylee jumped up and ran over to Guinn and her daughter, pulling little Sammy in a hug.
"Thank God you're okay," she smiled.
Theo and Casey both jumped up to hug Lily, taking her by surprise. She hugged them both back.
"You have all passed our challenges," Lope smiled. "Our spirits will be with you now."
"Can we go home?" Lily asked, causing Kaylee to squeak and hold Samantha tighter.
"It is only because Dai Shi is free that we are sending you back," Guinn explained.
Kaylee nodded, stepping forward to hug her mother and her aunt. Both women hugged her back.
"You make us proud, Kaylee," Guinn whispered. "I know you can do it."
"I'll get Eva back," she told the two masters. "I promise."
-----Jungle-Fury-----
Fran was in the kitchen when she heard something coming from the loft. She knew RJ and Kelly were there, but she couldn't help but wonder what had made the noise.
She decided to go check it out.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"They'll never sacrifice themselves for me," Engel barked, pulling on the chains holding her to a pole.
"We'll see," Dustin smiled.
"You underestimate my daughter and her friends," Engel growled.
The four Rangers ran into the quarry, meeting up with Dustin, Camille and the Shadow guards.
"Hey, Dustin, I know mother in-laws are scary, but this is a little excessive, don't you think?" Kaylee smirked, holding her solar morpher.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"FRAN!?" Kelly yelled, seeing the bookworm run up into the loft. She tried to hold Fran back, while RJ tried to change the channel. Unfortunately, a mixture of determination and dead batteries allowed Fran to see what she couldn't see.
"JUNGLE BEASTS, SPIRIT UNLEASHED!"
"Whoa..." Fran breathed, seeing her friends morph into the Power Rangers.
"I know this is a shock, but I can explain," Kelly said to Fran.
"No... no... I get it... it's kind of a shock..."
"They had to protect you, Fran... that's why they didn't tell you. Believe me, I totally understand how you feel right now."
"It's okay," Fran smiled. "It's actually kinda nice to know."
"Good," Kelly said, hugging the bookworm.
"Can I do one thing when they get home though?" Fran asked.
Kelly laughed, "You want to scare them, don't you?"
"A little."
"Alright, RJ," Kelly laughed, "we'll leave Fran alone for when the Rangers come back. I'll help you to your room."
RJ giggled as Kelly wrapped her arm under his and helped him out of his chair. She walked him over to his room, and RJ could have sworn he felt Kelly feel his abs.
He didn't bring it up though. It felt good.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"Think you can defeat me, Rangers?" Dustin asked, stepping forward.
"Yeah, I'm pretty confident right now," Kaylee smirked. "You read guys?"
"JUNGLE MASTER MODE!"
The new suits were mainly white, with the Rangers individual colours outlining it. Jets were also positioned on the back area, chest area and the sides of each Ranger.
Kaylee looked down at her new suit and grinned, "It kinda looks like Overdrive suits," she laughed, "with the huge ass white line down the middle!"
"Activating jets!" Theo and Lily called as they were propelled forward by the jets. They charged towards the shadow monsters, slashing at them with their claws and throwing them around. With the new toys at their disposal, the monsters were the easy part. Being able to use all their new weapons before destroying them was the real challenge.
Casey took on Dustin, keeping the lion away from Kaylee as she fought Camille. Red and Green were only supposed to distract Dustin and Camille until the shadow guards were destroyed.
When they were, Camille retreated next to Engel.
"They can't do this!" she yelled.
"Um... they kinda can," Engel laughed, "because they just did."
Casey managed to power Dustin down, knocking him to the ground, before standing heroically before the man.
Camille saw this and ran over to Dustin, cradling him close to her.
"Dustin!" she called.
Kaylee looked over at her fiancé and sighed. She had to choose between helping her mother, or Dustin.
Engel was still tied to the pole and looking weak as ever, while Dustin had Camille caring for him As much as Kaylee wanted to give the chameleon a piece of her mind, she knew Dustin would be fine with Camille.
Turning her back on Dustin, she ran to her mother.
"Eva!" she called, breaking the bonds as Engel fell forward. Kaylee caught her, dropping to the ground. She cradled Engel in her arms, smiling down. "I did it... we did it. We went to the spirit world and got more power... we saved you."
Kaylee powered down and pulled her sleeve up, showing Engel her stripes. Engel looked up at her daughter, smiling before passing out from the pain.
Suddenly, the two shadow guards grew. Kaylee turned to the Rangers.
"You'll have to do this without me. I'll watch over Eva."
"Spirit of the Penguin!" Lily called, bringing out her Penguin Zord. It was the smallest Zord Kaylee had ever seen, but it was quick. It jumped up on a snowboard and squeaked happily.
"Spirit of the Antelope!" Theo called, bringing forth his antelope spirit.
"Spirit of the Gorilla!" Casey yelled, calling the giant gorilla.
Lily's penguin surfed the skies, creating a beam of light which allowed the gorilla to use the beam as a vine. When he reached the end, he swung his arm, hitting a shadow guard and knocking him down.
Theo ran forward with his antelope, kicking the other guard. Kaylee laughed as the antelope pummelled the taller guard. It was a funny sight.
Finally, the penguin came down to finish the job, ramming the butt of its surfboard into both guards. They fell and exploded.
-----Jungle-Fury-----
"That was totally awesome guys!" Kaylee cheered for her friends as she helped Engel back into the loft. It was only then Lily noticed her master tattoo.
"You're a master!" she smiled, hugging her friend, careful not to hurt Engel.
"Yeah, but that doesn't matter. I got to see Sammy... I just wish I could take her home with..."
Someone cleared her throat and the Rangers turned, finding Fran in the kitchen, sipping a smoothie.
"Hello Rangers," she frowned. "Power, Rangers."
All the Rangers looked worried, before Fran started giggling.
"Okay... I can't do this anymore," she pointed to the door, where Kelly walked out with an empty glass. "Kelly already told me, don't worry."