Engel looked back at the injured Masters behind her and growled. No one was going to make it out alive if she didn't step up now like she did ten thousand years ago.
Dai Shi, now in a more human form, laughed as he watched the so-called Great Master get back to her feet.
"Engel..." Guinn coughed, trying to convince her sister otherwise, "Evangeline... don't."
Engel ignored her sister's cries, charging at Dai Shi, landing a near deadly blow on his chest. Dai Shi staggered backwards as his chest burned with pain. However, Dai Shi laughed, looking up at the Master.
"You think that will defeat me?" he asked, grabbing her wrist and twisting it, "Rinzen POWER!" he yelled as he started to glow yellow.
Suddenly, he was pushed back as a Green Ranger's foot connected with his hand, freeing Engel from his grip and causing his slight pain. Dai Shi pulled away and smirked at the green Ranger protecting her mother.
"Any attempts you make against me are futile, Green Ranger," he smirked, "I am all powerful! Nothing you can do can bring me down."
"How about all of us?" Lily yelled, backing up Kaylee with the other Rangers, Dustin, Jarrod and Camille.
"You all fall like you ancestors," Dai Shi barked, unleashing his Rinzen. The Rangers screamed as they were thrown back with the Masters.
Casey looked up, turning to Master Finn and Rilla, "Team-up?" he asked them.
Master Finn and Rilla nodded, getting to their feet.
"We have no spirit," Finn reminded Casey. "We can't fight full strength."
"But I can," Casey smiled. "JUNGLE MASTER MODE!"
As soon as Casey was powered up, he jumped into the battle. Both his masters were right behind him.
Master Rilla ran right into Dai Shi, using brute strength to knock to the evil off his feet. He picked the Dai Shi up on his shoulders, spinning him around before dropping to the ground. Dai Shi blasted master Rilla off him in an attempt to get up, but it was quickly sabotaged by Master Finn's Shark sabres.
They connected with Dai Shi one after the other, leaving deep cuts along the Evil Master's body. Dai Shi fell to his knees him pain, giving Casey a chance with his Jungle Chucks.
"Spirit of the Tiger!" he yelled, swinging the nunchukus around madly, finally connecting once with Dai Shi.
"The Tiger must fall!" Dai Shi yelled, bringing his arm up as Rinzen ran through him. Before the blast could hit, Jarrod jumped in the way, kicking Dai Shi's hand up. The Rinzen power shot up into the sky, disappearing forever.
"What a waste of power," Jarrod smirked, kicking Dai Shi to the ground as he helped Casey get the Masters to their feet. He turned to the Red Ranger, pulling out a towel.
Casey accepted it and smiled, "Thanks Jarrod."
"Anytime, Master," Jarrod said.
Suddenly, the two, along with the Masters, were caught in a wild explosion, caused by the Dai Shi.
Guinn and Lily growled, getting to their feet with Master Phant and Camille.
"Why is it that the leader's always gotta try and win the battle?" Lily asked. "JUNGLE MASTER MODE!"
Camille stood behind Lily, placing a hand on her shoulder. Lily just turned to Camille and smiled.
"I trust you," she said. "I'm a great judge of character, remember?"
Lily winked, causing Camille to smile.
"Spirit of the cheetah!" Lily yelled as her cheetah ran out, hitting Dai Shi and pulling his attention away from the boys.
"So, you think an army of girls can defeat me? Your Red Ranger has already fallen!" Dai Shi laughed.
"HEY!" Kaylee yelled from the ground. "That is not an army of girls! Master Phant is no woman... I think."
Phant turned to Kaylee and sighed.
Guinn jumped into the air, soaring towards Dai Shi with her fists balled, hitting him on her way back down to the ground. Dai Shi unleashed his Rinzen, knocking Guinn down, only to be trampled by Master Phant. He ducked out of the way before Phant could repeat himself, but Lily jumped in aiming a series of fast-paced punches at the Dai Shi.
He blocked all of them, before missing his first. That was the end for the line for him as Lily's fists connected with his body, from stomach to face.
He was finally thrown back from the power, landing at Camille's feet. He looked up at her, smiling happily.
"Camille, why are you just standing there?" he asked her.
"I'm not," Camille answered, bringing her foot down on Dai Shi's face. He roared in pain, grabbing her ankle and pulling her to the ground as he got up.
"Spirit of the Jaguar!" Theo yelled, running at Dai Shi with Master Swoop and Lope. "Jungle Master Mode!"
Lope was first, jumping right before Dai Shi and bringing his feet up for a round of kicks. Dai Shi blocked the majority of them, but the lucky few still managed to take their toll on Dai Shi. He finally grabbed Lope's foot and spun him around, letting go and letting the antelope soar.
Swoop caught Lope before he hit the ground and put him down gently, before using his fan to slash at Dai Shi. The evil beast growled, blocking one fan with his hand and allowing the other to be hit.
"RINZEN!" he yelled, shooting power at the fans, making a hole in each. Swoop frowned before he was pushed off his feet.
Theo jumped over Swoop, coming down with his claw, slashing at Dai Shi's body. The monster groaned in pain, before unleashing another wave of Rinzen, throwing the three Rangers, six masters, Camille and Jarrod back.
Dominic and RJ jumped in, double teaming Dai Shi with kicks and punches. Finally, Dominic pulled his hands back, bringing them together and thrusting them forward with power, knocking Dai Shi off his feet and into a pile of debris. RJ followed up, jumping in the air, bending his knees as he came down towards Dai Shi. The lasers on his knees powered up, shooting the Dai Shi and exploding the debris around him.
Kayleigh and Mao jumped in when they saw Dai Shi was preparing another attack.
"You don't die, do you?" Kayleigh asked, cutting underneath Mao as he launched his attack, breaking through the power of Rinzen with his fists, bringing them up under Dai Shi's chin and knocking him down, where Kayleigh made quick work of him there.
She slid her feet across the ground, hitting Dai Shi in the chest as he sat up. He was knocked back into a lying position as Kayleigh stood up over him.
"You killed my mother," she growled, hitting him in the face with a strong punch. "It's because of you I lead a life of suffering!"
She brought her foot down on his stomach and grabbed the skin on his chest, pulling his upper body up while keeping his stomach, and every below, planted firmly on the ground. She smirked before beginning to run, dragging Dai Shi with her and slamming him into a solid wall.
Once she was done, she backed away from Dai Shi while the Rangers, Masters and allies who already fought him watched.
Dai Shi suddenly roared, getting to his feet in record time as he grew tall, taking on the form of a three headed dragon.
"Uh-oh," Jarrod frowned, helping the others to their feet, but they were too weak to stand alone. Casey and Lily supported each other up, much like Rilla and Guinn were doing. Lope leaned against a broken street sign, taking the weight off a foot that was starting to swell, while Theo sat before him. The three living Masters were all breathing deeply, helping each other stand.
Mao stood tall, but cradled his left arm with his right. Kayleigh lay on the ground, looking up at the dragon.
"Now what?" Kaylee asked, turning to Engel. She looked over at her daughter and sighed.
"This time... I don't know."
"I do," Jarrod said, running over to the four warriors still able to fight. "At the Pai Zhuq, there's a scroll."
"A scroll?" Kaylee laughed, "Isn't that a ninja thing?"
"Aren't you a ninja?" Jarrod smirked. Kaylee nodded and laughed. "The scroll mentioned Dai Shi being defeated for good from the inside and out."
"How do we get inside?" Dustin asked.
"I know how," Kaylee smirked, closing her eyes, but Dustin grabbed her arm.
"No... No zwopping inside him... we don't know if this plan will work... and what if, while destroying him from the outside, we destroy you too?"
"Well, I wanted retirement," Kaylee shrugged.
"Kayl..." Dustin was cut off as Kaylee pulled him in close, kissing his deeply. When they broke apart, she rested her head on his shoulder, hugging him as she cried.
"I've been through too much to go down without a fight," she whispered in his ear. "We have to try everything we can to take him down..."
"I don't want to lose you," Dustin told her, "I've been down that road... I can't live without you."
"You won't," Kaylee smiled, pulling away and taking her engagement ring off. She put it in his hand for safe keeping and smiled, "I promise."
She turned to her friends on the other side of the battlefield and caught Lily's eyes, "How many lunches do I owe you now?"
"A million and something," Lily smirked.
"If I get out of this alive, I owe you two million," she teased. Lily nodded slowly. When her face came back up, Kaylee saw the tears. Suddenly, the young dancer ran over to Kaylee, nearly knocking her over as the two hugged.
"Don't go," she whispered.
Kaylee held Lily tight, thinking of nothing but the good times between her and her little sister.
Staying up late watching movies, putting hot-sauce in the boys' cereal, making pizzas for dinner, even if the boys were all against it (minus RJ of course), destroying the kitchen in an attempt to rescue Ducky after playing a game of catch with him, laughing endlessly after spending the day eating nothing but sugary candy and pop and finally, falling asleep on the training mat after long hours of training, or just out of extensive boredom.
"Keep those with you," Kaylee whispered, "I'll take them back once Dai Shi is gone."
Lily nodded as Kaylee pulled away.
Last thing the blonde did was look over at Casey.
"If you ever hurt her," she started, pointing to Lily, "then dead, or alive, I will haunt you until the end of time!"
"Got it," Casey smiled, waving goodbye to Kaylee as he pulled Lily back in close.
ZWOP!
A cloud of green smoke was all that was left of Kaylee as she disappeared inside the belly of the beast.
"FOOLS!" Dai Shi's booming voice cackled as he looked down at his final four challengers. "The Green Ranger is weak! There is nothing she can do to defeat me!"
"Wanna bet?" Engel asked, bringing out her wings as she began to float upwards to look Dai Shi in the eyes. "I killed you once before, back in my day. This one is hers."
A bright light shone off of Engel, blinding the Rangers on the ground. Engel's eyes shone a light blue before she sped towards Dai Shi, hitting one of his heads in the nose, knocking the entire dragon over.
His heads on the side quickly fought back as they were swung around to connect with the Angel attacking them.
"Power Rangers..." Leanne sighed, "Everyone's gotta go with a bang."
She ran towards Dai Shi, jumping on his leg and making her way up as Claws appeared from her knuckles, like Kaylee. She scaled Dai Shi until she reached his heart and dug both her hands into his chest.
Dai Shi roared in pain as he thrashed around endlessly, throwing Leanne off. The red head was falling quickly to the ground, before she was caught by Engel. The two flew away fast as Dai Shi tried using his Rinzen to defeat his foes.
"Power of Earth!" Dustin yelled, pulling up the ground beneath him and throwing the giant mass at Dai Shi. Boulders hit him, tearing at his scaly flesh as the dragon tried in vain to block the attack. Dustin jumped onto a boulder, soaring with it before landing on the middle head. He knelt down so he was level with the eyes and he smirked.
"Your mistake was trusting me," he said, "I will never go against my family, and now that you and I were one... I know you're weakness!"
Dustin placed him hand on Dai Shi's snout, pulling the energy from Spirits he obtained, setting them free. Each spirit returned to its Master, while Dustin stood tall.
"You cannot defeat me without defeating the Green Ranger," Dai Shi smirked. "She is still a part of me, and the battle between my spirit and hers rages on. She is nothing!"
"That's where you're wrong," Dustin said as Leanne and Engel landed beside him. He looked at them, then down at the ring in his hand. "Love you loads, Kayl Whale."
Clutching the ring in his fist, he called upon his spirit. Leanne and Engel exchanged glances, smirking as they did the same.
"Free the Lion!"
"Unleash the Cat!"
"Bring out the Leopard!"
The three spirits jumped out of their Masters, joining together in mid air before crashing down on Dai Shi.
"Bring out the Leopard!" a voice echoed as a green Leopard emerged from Dai Shi's stomach.
Inside and out, Dai Shi was losing as he started screaming in pain.
Leanne quickly made her way to the tip of Dai Shi's nose, jumping off and falling to the ground. She tucked her feet in when she got close to the ground and rolled. Guinn stopped her, holding her close.
Engel grabbed Dustin's arm and pulled him up, flying down just as Dai Shi started thrashing around in pain. She flew over the group of Rangers, dropping him before landing on her feet.
The lion, cat and the first leopard returned to their Masters, while Kaylee's leopard finished off Dai Shi's physical form.
All that was left now was the leopard and Dai Shi's spirit. The Leopard roared, charging at the spirit and finishing it off.
There was a bright light and a loud explosion as Dai Shi disappeared. The ground shook, knocking anyone standing off their feet.
As the light faded, the Rangers looked up, cheering when they saw Dai Shi was no longer.
A green spirit hung in the air, before breaking in two. Kaylee was thrown from the sky, landing roughly on the ground.
Everyone watched for a minute, waiting for Kaylee to get up, shake it off and make some comment.
"Mama!" Sammy yelled as Kira put her down. She shone pink, running over to her mother quickly.
Kira, Tori, Fran and Kelly ran to the Rangers' and Masters' side watching and waiting desperately for something to happen.
Sammy seemed upset. No one had ever seen her this way. She was always calm and happy, even in the worst scenario. Dustin ran to his daughter, pulling her in his arms as he looked down at Kaylee.
Tori fell to her knees in tears as Engel crawled over to her and held her. Kelly shrunk into RJ's arms, burying her head away from the scene. Kira stood, glaring at the scene before her.
"No," she whispered, "She wouldn't go down now... I know Kaylee... this isn't the end."
Tori looked up. She knew Kira cared for Kelly, just as she did. She took the yellow Ranger's hand, pulling her down into her arms,
"She wouldn't," Kira shook her head.
Samantha looked up at her father, then down at his hands. She spotted the ring and started playing with it in his hands.
"Love," she whispered to him. "Dada love."
She stole the ring and turned in his arms to look at her father. She held her hand up, offering the ring back.
"Dada love," she repeated. "Mama Love."
Dustin nodded, squeezing her. Sammy shook her head, pulling away.
"Mama eeds Dada love. Ome hack... no weave."
"Sammy..."
"MAMA!" Sammy yelled, hitting her father in the chest, then turning to her mother. She kissed Kaylee on the cheek.
Nothing happened.
"MAMA!" she yelled again, as she began to hit Kaylee with her small fists. "Dada fix!"
"I can't..." Dustin sobbed, pulling Samantha back in his arms. "I can't!"
Samantha growled, taking the ring again and offering it to her father.
"Dada fix! Dada love... Mama love."
Dustin kissed Samantha on the head and smiled softly for her. He grabbed her in his arm and looked down at Kaylee once more.
He placed the engagement ring on her finger, where it belonged before getting to his feet.
Sammy started squirming, begging to be let down. Dustin held onto her tight, until Kaylee's eyes shot open. He fell to the ground as she took a deep breath.
"Mama!" Sammy giggled, hugging her mother. Kaylee smiled, holding her close as she looked up at Dustin.
"I promised," she coughed. Dustin nodded, tears burning his eyes as he pulled her and Samantha in his arms.
Dustin pulled Kaylee to her feet, finally letting go and allowing her to steady herself. Just as Kaylee found her balance, the cheetah knocked her over.
"You scared me," Lily giggled, landing on the ground, under Kaylee. The blonde smirked, raising her eyebrows.
"Why?" she asked, pinning Lily down. "Were you afraid you were going to have to make your lunches from now on."
"Yeah!" Lily teased, "What if I ran out of sandwich meat? Then what would happen?"
Kaylee growled playfully, poking the cheetah in the stomach, causing her to scream happily. Kaylee continued to do so until Lily called for mercy. Kaylee finally dropped to Lily's side, poking her one final time in the sides as the others walked over.
"Told you," Kira smirked, looking over at Tori.
Samantha pulled her father with her, before jumping on Kaylee and Lily and finding her spot in the middle. There she curled up, hugging her mother. She looked up at Dustin and smiled happily.
"Love," she said, pointing to him, then her heart. She looked over at Kaylee and pointed to her mother, "Love," she smiled, pointing to her heart.
Suddenly, she faded, along with the other dead Masters. Kaylee tried to catch before she left, but it did nothing.
"Sammy?" she asked as Dustin dropped to her side, pulling her into a hug.
"I couldn't keep her here any longer," Engel explained, kneeling down before her daughter. "The portal to the spirit world was closing... and it'll take time before I can open it up again. The longer she stays out of the spirit world, she weaker she grows... it'll do nothing to her powers, but in the long run you would regret it."
"Why?"
"I told you, Danger," Engel smirked, "Guinn and I are training her. One day, she'll be able to travel freely, just like me... on that day, she'll be a part of your family... forever."
Kaylee smiled, jumping into her mother's arms. Engel hugged her daughter, smiling happily before pulling away.
"Now I must go as well," she said.
"Why?"
"The portal is closing... if I don't leave now... I may never have the power to return to the spirit world or this earth."
"Mom..." Kaylee cried.
Engel pulled Kaylee up and hugged her close, before pulling Tori into the hug as well.
"I love you girls," she whispered, "and I have been proud of both of you since the day you were born. I will always be watching over you, as will your parents."
She kissed both Hanson girls on the cheek, before disappearing.
"Hey," Kelly smiled as the girls looked over to her. She wrapped her arm around Kira's shoulders. "Don't cry yet... we still have a double wedding to do. I mean... it's natural for the Brides to run a little late... but six months late? Boy, the minister must not be happy!"
