"Five, six, seven, eight!" Lily called, standing before a girl one year younger than she was, and leading her through the dance routine once more. When the music stopped, Lily looked over to the girl with a huge smile, "That was great! But remember, it's kick, turn, hips, hands..."

"Lily, the routine is too hard," the girl sighed. She was Gabby, Master Phant's one and only niece.

"Gabby, Master Phant asked me to coach you, and as your coach, I'm telling you you've got the moves, just put it together."

"I think I pulled a muscle, my uncle said you would help me, not hurt me," Gabby took a sip from her water and looked over the bottle at Lily.

The cheetah frowned, touching her face where a bruise was covered by layers of make-up.

"Yeah, you're the one hurting," she mumbled under her breathe. She looked over at Gabby with a smile, "You kicked with the other leg."

Gabby realised she was massaging the wrong leg and looked over at her coach, "Um... they both hurt? Maybe I'm just too tired for today."

"Tired? I see. You know, you gotta push yourself if you wanna compete. At this rate, you're not going to be ready."

"Brat, there's a million of us working downstairs, but some kicked puked, so we need that million and one," Kelly called from the upper level of the loft. Gabby grabbed her bags, happy Kelly had chosen thins moment to walk in.

"That's okay, I have to go anyways," she smiled weakly.

"But Master Phant is going to be here in half an hour, we have time to..."

"I really need to ice my leg," Gabby interrupted her as she walked to the door and left. Lily sighed, rolling her eyes.

-----Jungle-Fury-----

"So, how's the dance routine?" Phant asked, working in his garden while Lily watched him. She had been coming up to visit him a few times to train with the mace and to help him make his shack a little more... homey. "Gabby's not too much trouble, I hope."

"That's what I came to talk to you about... Master Phant, Gabby has a gift for dancing but I don't think her heart's in it," Lily sighed.

"She's been afraid ever since she was a child," Phant breathed, stopping his garden and leaning on his tools as he turned to Lily. "Signing, bike riding, making friends... she won't try, because she's afraid to fail!"

"I hate to say it, but I don't think I'm the right coach for her."

Phant looked down at his cub and sighed.

"One night I went to check on Gabby sleeping, shortly after her parent's separation... I peeked into her room, and there she was, dancing. So graceful; but when she saw me, she stopped, afraid I might judge her... If you could teach her the love of dancing..."

"There's a chance she might overcome her fear," Lily smiled.

-----Jungle-Fury-----

"Five, six, seven, eight!" Lily called, leading Gabby once more through the dance routine. It was early in the morning, the best time for Lily to train. All the others were eating breakfast, but for Gabby's sake, they were eating in the restaurant. Lily was the only one allowed in the loft at the time of Gabby's lessons for the simple fact that without Lily, there would be no lesson.

Lily started off with Gabby, but the broke away from the routine to watch Gabby's improvements from the night before.

The music stopped, and Gabby had done so much better. Lily was really proud, but gabby seemed disappointed.

"I would say you're about ready to compete!" Lily smiled.

"Maybe I should wait until next year," Gabby insisted shyly, "then I could do fancier moves, right?"

"Wrong! It isn't about fancy moves, it's about grace and style..."

"Well I don't feel ready."

"Sometimes, ready or not, you just have to jump in and..."

Lily saw Gabby's hand move to her stomach to calm her nerves and remembered what Master Phant had told her the evening before. She changed her tone for a softer one and smiled brightly.

"I practiced for months for my first competition," Lily smiled, walking to the bench with Gabby to hand her the bottle of water. "It was supposed to be my big day. My brothers and my sister were all going to come and watch me. But on the day of the event, I told my coach I didn't feel well."

"You were sick?"

"No, I was scared," Lily smiled. "Ronny and my brothers are huge racing fans. They spend their days in the garage, fixing cars, building cars, racing cars, cars, cars, cars. I'm the little oddball child. I love to dance. I thought that they would watch me dance and they would laugh at me, or treat me differently. I already felt a little left out because I didn't share their love for metal on wheels, I didn't want to put mocked for dancing. So I found an excuse to quit."

"So, what happened? Did you quit?"

"Nope," Lily shook her head. "Jason took my temperature and saw I wasn't sick at all and dragged me to the competition. When I told him I wasn't going to dance, he gave me two options."

"And they were?"

"I could quit, or I could show the others why I loved this sport and not racing. He told me that everyone was excited to watch me, and they were going to be upset if I chose the miss the competition, but they would understand. They're my family... they wouldn't every judge me. Gabby, I'm giving you that same choice. Don't dance, or go out there, but I'm telling you, you could set the floor on fire with those moves..."

"But what if I freeze up, forget my whole routine, or fall?"

"Then you get back up and keep going!" Lily encouraged. "If you don't fall every now and again, you're not trying hard enough. Now, do you want to dance?"

"Um... Lils," Casey called, running up into the loft. "We need your help with something."

"You have to go?" Gabby asked, almost in a panic. "But, you'll be at the competition, right?"

From the look on Casey's face, Lily could tell he needed her for some Ranger related. She might not be back on time to watch Gabby dance. She couldn't promise to be there if she knew there was a chance she wouldn't.

"Do you want to dance?" she asked, never giving Gabby an answer, but boosting her spirit.

"More than anything," Gabby nodded.

"Then dance," Lily smiled before turning to leave with Casey.

The two Rangers ran down the stairs to the kitchen, where everyone else was standing with a grim look.

The held up a broken fan as he turned to Lily, "Master Swoop is missing," he informed her. "It looks like he ran into trouble."

"RJ and Kelly went to check on Master Finn," Dom announced.

"I'll check on Master Phant, Lily nodded, turning to run.

Kaylee dropped her apron and ran for the door, "I'm going to check on Leanne... this is really starting to freak me out."

Conner was about so say something, when Kaylee turned to glare at him.

"No pun intended."

-----Jungle-Fury-----

Kaylee walked through the cave, passing through the portal and landing on Thunder Ninja grounds. The students bowed to her, remembering her as Sensei Leanne Omino's student.

"Yeah, bow, bow," Kaylee called, waving them off. "Where's Master Omino?"

"Sensei Omino's in the temple, but Leanne Omino left a few days ago," a crimson thunder student told Kaylee. She nodded, running to the temple as fast as she could.

"Sensei Omino!" she yelled, turning through the halls, hoping to reach the former headmaster of the Academy. Last time she ran this fast on school grounds, hers was sucked into the sky by an evil alien ninja. She had a horrible feeling this time wasn't going to be any better.

"Kaylee?" Sensei Omino frowned as Kaylee ran into him. He caught her before she fell back on her butt and steadied her. Kaylee took in a few deep breathes as she looked up to Leanne's father.

"Have you heard from Leah lately?" she asked.

"Not since she announced her departure to visit you," Omino shook his head. He heard Kaylee had been dying. To see her alive and well was a shock to him, especially when he never received news from his daughter about her condition. He figured the worst had happened.

"Not since...?" Kaylee trailed off as an explosion caught her attention. She ran to look outside, seeing the hundreds of students attacking something.

"Sensei... I think something really bad has happened," Kaylee informed Omino sadly.

"Is Leanne okay?"

"I don't know... but I can guarantee, I'll do anything to make sure she is," Kaylee smiled warmly before taking off to help the students struggling to fight off the beast attacking the school.

-----Jungle-Fury-----

Master Finn was working on his latest project on the beach when RJ patted his shoulder. He turned and saw his son and Kelly with dark looks.

"Theo thinks Master Swoop is in trouble, have you seen him?" RJ asked.

Finn shook his head, "No."

Kelly turned to her boyfriend sadly. RJ nodded.

"Dad... did the stars align?" he asked.

"Perfectly," Finn nodded. "If Dai Shi got those crystal eyes, then we're in for trouble."

"Master Finn... what do you mean by trouble?" Kelly asked. "Leanne, Master Kit, was supposed to meet us at the loft a few days ago, but hasn't shown. She didn't call to tell us she was late or anything... now Master Swoop is missing too..."

RJ's morpher beeped, and he quickly picked it up.

"We gotta go," he said, grabbing Kelly hand and pulling her away.

When RJ was gone, Finn got back to work on his project, just as a phantom beast stepped up.

"Seems like I just missed Howl, but Finn will work to," the phantom beast smirked.

-----Jungle-Fury-----

Kaylee kicked the Phantom beast away from the students and stood before them protectively.

The monster looked up at Kaylee and laughed.

"Master Lep, so glad you could make it," the monster laughed.

"Well, I was in town, thought I would stop by to visit an old friend," Kaylee frowned. "Too bad she's not here."

"Ah, yes, Master Kit..."

"Where's my sister?" Kaylee yelled, clenching her fist as she looked over at the monster. "What did you do with her?"

"Me? I did nothing... but Dustin, my new Master, has plans for her," the monster chuckled, playing with his sword. "And you're going to join... orders from the boss."

"I highly doubt that," Kaylee frowned. She grabbed her glasses just as the monster looked like he was receiving a communication.

"Swoop, Phant, Finn and Kit?" he asked. Kaylee's arm dropped as she listened carefully. "What about the other two masters... I know there are only four eyes, but maybe... okay... I won't waste time."

The monster looked back at Kaylee and waved.

"It seems I'm off," he smiled. "You're lucky, Master Lep, no one's ever fought a Phantom beast alone and lived to tell the tale."

-----Jungle-Fury-----

"Worst beating ever," Casey groaned, rubbing his chest as he walked back into the loft.

Ronny frowned, looking down at her sister and the injuries she had received, "Are you okay?"

"No..." Lily sighed, pulling away from Ronny and David before they could look at her. "They took Master Phant!"

"And Swoop, and Finn, and Leanne," Kaylee announced from the door as she returned from the Thunder Academy.

"Are you sure?" RJ asked, worried for this father, but at the same time, wondering when those monsters could have taken his dad. He had seen him right before the battle to save Master Phant (the battle that didn't go so well). "I just saw my dad... he seemed okay."

"The beasts were coming after the masters, RJ," Kaylee sighed. "The living masters."

"How do you know?"

"When I was at the academy it was attacked by a Phantom beast. Before I could fight it, it got a call. He said something about Master Phant, Swoop, Finn and Kit... then asked about the other two masters."

"Other two?" Theo frowned, before he received a glare from RJ and Kaylee. "Right... you two."

"Did the beast say anything more?" Kira asked.

"He mentioned the four eyes," Kaylee breathed. "Think it's a coincidence?"

"Kaylee, you've been in this business long enough to know that nothing is a coincidence," Tori sighed. "Four eyes, four Masters gone... I think Dustin, Camille and Jellica are cooking up a plan."

"Jellica has been defeated," Engel announced, coming out of her meditation. "Her energy is gone..."

"Okay, freaky," Casey frowned. "The Phantom beasts are revived, Dustin has four of the eyes, four Masters disappear... I think we're in trouble."

"Tori, Blake, go back to the Thunder and Wind Ninja Academies... tell Cam and Hunter to keep an eye out for beasts... the Phantoms may only be going after the Masters, but we can't put the Sensei's in danger," Kaylee ordered. Tori and Blake both nodded, grabbing Michael and their things to head home. "Kira, Conner, you guys tell the Dinos to stand by in case this thing is bigger than us. We might need help"

Kira and Conner nodded, taking their stuff and kids to leave.

"Kelly, go tell the mystics to look out. They're the only team who still have power," Kaylee told the red head. "Ronny and Doc, you might wanna go back to San Angeles, alert Operation Overdrive. Hopefully I won't need any of you guys, but I want you to stand by just in case this gets ugly. I've been in this business long enough to know that when a monster's defeated, and we didn't do it, shit has hit the fan."

The four sisters, Blake, Conner and David all left the loft to follow their orders, once again feeling the rush of their Ranger days (or doctor days for David).

Kaylee turned to Lily with a smile, "If what I think is going to happen happens, I totally owe you a million and one lunches, Lil."

Lily smiled and nodded, "She's coming home, Kayl."

"I can't lose anyone else," Kaylee frowned. "Not now."

Lily nodded in understanding, before he eye caught the clock.

"SHIT!" she yelled, pulling off her jacket and running for the door. "I'm late! Gabby's going to freak!"

-----Jungle-Fury-----

Gabby walked out of the competition hall, holding a small trophy, just as Lily ran around the corner.

"Gabby!" the yellow Ranger called, catching the girl in a hug. "I'm so sorry, I really wanted to be there for you... but..."

"It's okay," Gabby smiled. "I figured something came up."

"I'm really sorry... I should have..."

"Lily, it's okay," Gabby laughed. "I'll admit, I was a little upset when you didn't show up, but then I saw your name on a plaque in the front hall. I remembered your story and figured that if you can dance in front of five brothers and one tomboy sister who could tease you endlessly for life, I can dance in front of a hundred strangers I'll never see again."

Gabby lifted her trophy to show Lily, "And thanks to that, I got second place!"

"Fantastic!" Lily cheered, hugging her friend again.

"Thanks Lily," Gabby smiled. "I couldn't have done this without you."

"You're uncle is going to be so proud the next time he sees you dance," Lily beamed.

As Gabby walked away, Lily watched her, saddened.

"He will see you dance again, Gabby... I promise."

-----Jungle-Fury-----

"I've always hated Ninjas," Dustin growled as his Rinshi finally got the chains around Leanne's wrists and ankles, holding her steady beside the other three Masters. Before the four Masters stood the four crystal eyes.

The three Phantom beast walked behind the eyes, looking over at the masters.

"Dustin, you can fight this," Leanne called to her friend.

"I can't," Dustin smirked. "It's taken over. This is me, just like it will become you."

The Phantom beasts powered up their Rinzen and projected them through the eyes, hitting Finn, Phant and Swoop. Leanne watched fearfully.

"What are you doing?" she screamed.

"You can't resist the evil of the Rinzen power," Dustin laughed, approaching the eye set before Leanne. He glowed a bright red before the energy was projected through the eye and onto Leanne. "Imagine what you're going to put Kaylee through, when she has to fight you."

-----Jungle-Fury-----

Lily met up with the other Rangers in the middle of town, before lightning descended.

"What's going on?" Theo yelled over the sound of thunder.

From the smoke, four figured emerged, wearing ranger suits.

The first was green, with an elephant design on the chest. The second was black and the helmet was shaped like a bat's head. The third was a cyan blue with fins on the side of the helmet.

The last was a dark pink colour with a helmet designed to look like cat.

The four new Rangers powered down, revealing the four missing, living masters.

"Leah...?" Kaylee choked, looking up at her sister.

Dun, dun, duun....