So Lazer Team the movie is having a showing in Belfast at the end of the month. Cue insanely high-pitched squealing. So much hype...

Anyway, this was one of my favourite chapters to write so far, so I hope you like it!

Chapter 18: Friends Don't Fade Away

Dai Shi's temple was silent as he meditated. Nearby, Carnisoar and Jellica continued to wait for their fellow Overlord, and Minos was very close to running out to find his sister.

In the end, it turned out he didn't have to, when the doors suddenly burst open. With a scream, Camille was tossed in, hitting the ground and rolling along.

"Camille!" Minos ran over to her, helping her into a sitting position as another figure stormed in.

"My old friends," he growled as Minos helped Camille to stand.

"I found him...Overlord Grizzaka," Camille turned to Dai Shi, pulling from her brother's grasp.

"It's been ten thousand years..."

"It's good to have you back," the Sky and Sea Overlords stood in front of him.

"Really?" Grizzaka asked in a mocking tone. "Liars!" he roared, striking them both with enough power to throw them across the room. Minos frowned. He hadn't changed in the slightest. He and Camille moved out of the way as Grizzaka walked towards Dai Shi, kneeling before him as Dai Shi kept his back turned. "I pledge my loyalty, Dai Shi," he announced. Dai Shi's chair moved, revealing him to the final Overlord. "Human?! Dai Shi?! Within a weak human form?!" Grizzaka cried out in horror, getting to his feet.

"I gave you life again," Dai Shi reminded him coldly. "And now you will help me restore my great power," he ordered.

"No human gives me orders!" Grizzaka snarled, storming up to Dai Shi. He grabbed him, tossing Dai Shi to the ground. "10,000 years ago, you ruled us, and we were destroyed!" the Earth Overlord yelled furiously. "Now you're human...even weaker," Grizzaka spoke with disgust. "From now on, I'm in charge!" he declared.

"You've bitten off more than you can chew," Dai Shi stood up with an arrogant smirk. He tossed off his cloak and called on his lion armour with a roar. He leapt at Grizzaka, and the two began to fight as everyone else backed away, watching. Dai Shi lashed out, but Grizzaka dodged each of his moves easily.

"Spirit of the Mighty Lion!" Dai Shi called on Jarrod's animal spirit, which rose with a loud roar.

"You're strong Dai Shi," Grizzaka acknowledged as he held out his claws. He easily cut through the spirit, making it disappear as Dai Shi cried out, feeling the strike himself. "But not strong enough!" the Overlord ran at him and struck Dai Shi, throwing him over to the others. As Dai Shi managed to catch himself, Grizzaka let out a powerful roar. Purple energy blasted from him, throwing everyone back.

"That was...Zokado," Minos realised in shock. Grizzaka continued to roar, and the energy grew.

"Magnificent, isn't it," Carnisoar smirked, standing beside Dai Shi.

"How did he master Zokado?!" Dai Shi demanded.

"It takes great skill," Jellica told him as she stood on his other side. "Zokado Power is extraordinary!" she exclaimed. Dai Shi growled, and Grizzaka used the power to blast Dai Shi, throwing him into the wall. Camille cried out in horror as Dai Shi landed on the ground, his armour shattering.

"Dai Shi, are you okay?!" Camille ran to his side.

"Well?" Grizzaka asked expectantly. Minos didn't move, waiting for Dai Shi to answer and hoping he gave the right one. Grizzaka was testing him.

"Zokado Power..." Dai Shi muttered as he pushed himself up. "If Grizzaka can master it...so can I," he growled.

"Please, Lord Grizzaka, teach him the secrets of Zokado Power," Dai Shi, Camille and Minos knelt before him. "Together, you would be invincible!" Carnisoar told the Overlord.

"I am invincible without him!" Grizzaka scoffed.

"But you'll need his Rinshi warriors!" Jellica reminded him.

"Wrong again!" Grizzaka barked out a laugh. "My warrior will lead the Rinshi! Monkiwi!" he yelled, and laughter echoed through the chamber. They looked up as a monkey-like warrior leapt around, before landing easily on the ground. He shrieked loudly. "I have a mission for you, Monkiwi! Gather the humans fears, so that I may grow stronger!" he ordered. The monster shrieked again, and ran off as Dai Shi stared at the ground, wondering what to do.

Taking a deep breath, Ari used her magic to keep targets in the air, moving around the room as she held her Jungle Whip. Breathing out slowly, she focused on them, and began to move. The girl leapt to the side, swinging her arm, and the whip struck out, hitting the first and knocking it to the ground. Without waiting for it to fall, Ari continued to move, knocking the next one, and continued on until they were all on the ground.

"You're getting pretty good with that," she looked around as Master Swift sat on the railings above.

"Thanks, but I should have hit at least two faster," Ari shook her head.

"Perfectionist," Master Swift laughed. "Have you seen RJ?" she asked, jumping down and landing lightly as Ari collected her targets, which consisted of cushions.

"Sorry, haven't seen him all morning," Ari shook her head, frowning. "He's been acting really weird lately, even for him," she admitted, and Master Swift's smile fell.

"What do you mean?" she asked curiously.

"He's been really distant, and keeps disappearing," Ari set the cushions down, and returned her whip to the weapon's rack. "Plus, his shoulder has been hurting him really bad. He said it was just a pulled muscle, but it seems to be getting worse," she sighed.

"Maybe I should talk to him..." Master Swift murmured, worried for her old friend. Hearing footsteps, the pair looked around, and stared at RJ as he walked in. "RJ? What happened to you?" Master Swift asked as she hurried up the stairs to him.

"Jenna? What are you doing here?" he frowned at her.

"I came to check on you guys and see how things were going. Why, am I not welcome?" she teased back.

"No, of course you are!" RJ told her quickly. Master Swift smiled back, before both went red at Ari's snigger.

"I'm just gonna check out the news," she smirked, walking over to the TVs.

"Are you alright?" Master Swift asked RJ as she turned her attention back to him.

"Of course I am," RJ smiled back at her, reaching out and touching her arm. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine," he told her, walking off to change. Master Swift watched, worried.

"Why is it that when you're not okay, you always say you're fine?" she muttered.

"We're at the scene where several Ocean Bluff residents were injured last night," the reporter announced, and Ari gasped.

"It's Jessica!" she smiled, recognising the reporter. However, her smile quickly dropped. "Wait, what? The systems should have picked up a monster in town," Ari frowned, confused as Master Swift stood beside her. They looked around as RJ walked in, pulling a long-sleeved shirt on over his tshirt. He grabbed the remote, turning up the volume.

"Witnesses say it was just past midnight when they heard strange noises and then screams," Jessica continued as the camera panned over to an ambulance as a paramedic cleaned blood from a man's head wound. "But by the time the police arrived, the beast was gone. Victims say this strange animal attacked without warning. Too fast to see clearly, all accounts report that it had long teeth, was completely covered with fur, and had very sharp claws," the field reporter announced.

"Man, this monster is way more dangerous than the others," Ari muttered, and neither she, nor Master Swift, saw RJ look down at his hand, which began to glow purple.

RJ shoved the last of his things into a backpack, before noticing a wooden box at the back of the cupboard. He lifted it out, and opened the box, causing purple light to hit his face.

"You're running off somewhere again," he jumped, closing the box with a snap, shoving it back into the cupboard. He then turned around, and saw Master Swift standing nearby with a worried look, her arms folded. "The last time I saw you like this, was just before you ran off to become a Wolf Master," she walked over to him.

"It's not like that Jenna..." RJ spoke softly, meeting her gaze only for a moment before looking away.

"RJ, I've known you since we were kids," Jenna started. "I've seen you at your best, and worst. But I've never seen you so scared. Please...tell me what's going on," she pleaded with him, her voice starting to crack. RJ stared at her for a moment, before sighing heavily.

"It's my animal spirit," he admitted in a quiet voice. "Ever since Dai Shi attacked me..." RJ flinched at the memory, putting his hand to his shoulder. "I can't control my animal form," he explained.

"Oh RJ," Jenna put her hands to her mouth. "Why didn't you say anything? The Rangers, they might be able to help," she told him.

"They can't, but they'd try," RJ shook his head. "Which means they wouldn't focus on Dai Shi," he then walked past her quickly. "I just need some distance, just until I'm back in balance," he backed away from her. "Trust me, until then I'm a major hazard around here," he told her.

"RJ, please," Jenna ran over, catching his hand before he could leave. "We can help you. Don't run away this time," she pleaded with him. RJ gave a small, sad smile, and shook his head.

"Sorry J, but I can't. I'm too dangerous, and I can't risk hurting you or the others," he told her with a shake of his head, squeezing her hand before turning and walking away. Jenna's tears began to roll down her face as she watched, not knowing what to do.

After seeing the news report on the strange animal running around town, Ari had decided to do a patrol. Skating through town, Ari found herself missing her Mystic Racer, which was back in the Magical Dimension in Rootcore. It had been the best way to get around town when searching for something or someone.

"RJ's machines aren't set up to detect anything but Rinshi, that's probably why it wasn't detected," she mused to herself, before bracing herself and leaping over a set of steps, landing easily and continuing on. "I need to find it, before it hurts more people," Ari muttered, speeding up. She then frowned as she spotted a familiar figure walking through the park, and skated over. "RJ?" she called, making him jump.

"Ari? What are you doing out here?" the Master asked in surprise.

"Searching for the creature who hurt those people," Ari replied, and frowned when a guilty look crossed his face. "What are you doing out here? And what's with the bag?" she asked, gesturing to his large backpack.

"I..." RJ started, and trailed off. Ari watched him, confused, before hearing screams. The two ran in the direction of the screaming, past the crowd of people, and spotted Monkiwi attacking everything in sight, screaming.

"Check out those scratch marks!" Ari nudged RJ and pointed to the claw marks that had cut right through the metal of a car bonnet. "That's the monster that attacked those people last night!" she realised.

"Then it wasn't me..." RJ whispered, and Ari's brow furrowed in confusion.

"Why would it have been you?" she asked. Before RJ could think of anything to say, the monster shrieked again. He leapt at them, but Ari knocked him back with an energy-ball to the chest. As soon as he hit the ground, Monkiwi was back up and rushing at them again. The two began to fight him off, but he was powerful, and soon both Ari and RJ were on the ground.

"No monkeying around!" the monster laughed, only to be blasted off his feet. He screamed, flying through the air.

"RJ! Ari!" they looked up as Casey sped towards them on the Strike Rider. "You okay?" he called.

"Me? Yeah," RJ nodded.

"Same here," Ari nodded, getting to her feet.

"I'll get you!" Monkiwi growled as he got up, rushing at the two. However, Lily and Theo landed between them, kicking him back. As Casey joined them, Ari grabbed her Morpher.

"I better join them," she slid them on, but before she could Morph, Monkiwi was in front of her. He grabbed her, throwing the girl through the air. Ari cried out, but managed to land on her feet. However, her Solar Morpher skidded across the ground. Monkiwi then turned to RJ and punched him hard, right where he had already been injured. RJ screamed, staggering away as purple light flowed from it. He fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

"RJ? Are you okay?" Ari ran to his side.

"No, be careful!" she looked up as she heard Jenna's cry, before RJ suddenly transformed into a wolf-like creature. He howled, and Ari's eyes widened, before he struck her. Ari screamed as his claws raked across her stomach, and she crashed to the ground as RJ leapt to his feet and snarled at the fallen Rangers.

"RJ?! He's the wolf we fought before!" Casey realised. RJ howled again and ran at them, throwing Monkiwi aside as he ran at the Rangers. Jenna ran over to Ari, who was bleeding badly from four large claw marks.

"Ari, oh god, there's so much blood," Jenna gasped. Ari's shirt was in shreds, and soaked in blood. "We gotta get you to the hospital!" she told Ari.

"No, it's fine!" Ari whimpered, tears of pain in her eyes. Taking a deep breath and whimpering, Ari began to glow, and the wounds slowly started to heal themselves. Jenna stared at her in alarm. While she'd known about Ari's ability to glow, she hadn't realised the healing capabilities. With a laugh, Monkiwi ran off, leaving the Rangers to fight off their Master.

"Jenna...what's going on?" Ari asked weakly as Jenna took her hand.

"Dai Shi did something to RJ's Wolf Spirit, it's making him lose control of his animal form," Jenna looked up as RJ threw the Rangers around easily. "RJ! Stop, please!" she cried, and the wolf spun around, snarling. He suddenly reverted back to normal, and fell to his knees, gasping for breath as he held his shoulder.

Monkiwi shrieked with excitement as he bounced in front of Grizzaka, who had taken over Dai Shi's throne.

"The Ranger's Master turned right into a wolf!" he announced, a half eaten banana in his hand. "And then he attacked them!" he told Grizzaka. Carnisoar walked over, standing in front of the other Overlord.

"One day in charge Grizzaka..."

"And you've already proven yourself," Jellica finished for the Sky Overlord as she joined him. Minos rolled his eyes, kneeling beside Dai Shi. The Wolf Master's change had occurred due to Dai Shi's power. It was nothing to do with Grizzaka.

"Yes," Grizzaka laughed arrogantly.

Ari sighed as she stared at her reflection in her mirror. Reluctantly, she started to lift her shirt up, and immediately dropped it.

"Come on Raynes, you've stared down your greatest fear. You've been to the Underworld and the Abyss of Evil. You've even been to a volcano to save that stubborn Astro Boy," Ari mumbled under her breath. "You can look at your own damn stomach," she told herself, and lifted her shirt to reveal her stomach, which now had four long scars across it, raised and ugly to look at.

While she had used her healing power to heal injuries before, most of her own had been internal or minor cuts, Ari had never healed such large wounds. She had suffered a lot of blood-loss, and had passed out after the cuts had knitted themselves closed. Now, she was left with a nice reminder of what had happened.

"Hey Ari, you awake?" there was a knock on the door, and as it opened, Ari dropped her shirt, but not before Jenna walked in and saw the scars. "You alright?" she asked gently.

"Fine," Ari forced a smile. "Just a little tired," she told Jenna. The blonde's smile dropped completely.

"You're as bad as RJ. When you say you're fine, you're not," Jenna closed the door behind her. Ari sighed, turning her head away.

"After everything I've done, everything I've been through, I've never been marked like this before," she put her hand on her stomach, which tingled a little. "I've gotten the occasional scar but..."

"Nothing like that," Jenna continued for her. "And what's worse, it was someone on your side who gave you them," she finished.

"I'd forgotten you do that," Ari gave a wry smile. "Don't get me wrong, I know RJ would never have purposely hurt me. I just...I guess it's a reminder that I'm not invincible," she commented. "Plus..." Ari looked nervous. "Xander and Zoe are gonna flip the hell out if they see it," she gulped. Jenna gave a small chuckle, walking over and pulling the girl into a hug.

"It'll be fine. Come on, RJ wants to explain what's going on," she told her, and Ari nodded. They left Ari's room, and headed out to where RJ sat on his chair, waiting with Casey, Lily and Theo. His pained expression merged with guilt when he saw the Gold Ranger.

"Ari, I'm-"

"Don't apologise. It's not your fault," Ari smiled at him softly. "Tell us what's going on. Why'd you change into a werewolf?" she asked as RJ looked down at his hands.

"It was my animal form," he explained. The four cubs looked blank. "The Animal Form is the highest level of power a Pai Zhuq Master can achieve. You merge with your Spirit, and gain incredible power," he told them.

"Hence the wolf look," Ari nodded in understanding.

"The Animal Form is too powerful. If I stay there too long, that fur, doesn't go away," RJ said nervously as Jenna placed an icebag on his shoulder. The pain had become constant for him now.

"You mean...you'd be stuck? As a werewolf?" Theo asked worriedly.

"Exactly. The animal instincts become too hard to resist," Jenna confirmed.

"Then we have got to find a way to get you back in control," Casey said determinedly.

"Unless you can crawl into my head, this is one mess only I can undo," RJ shook his head. "And until then, I'm a danger you've got to steer clear of," he warned the four.

"No way. We'll find a way to help you RJ," Ari shook her head. "We won't let you face this alone," she told him.

"Ari, you've got to listen to me!" RJ insisted, before letting out a cry and putting his hand to his head. "I've already hurt you once. If you hadn't been able to heal, you probably would have died!" he pointed out. Ari swallowed, trying not to think about it.

"RJ, you're our Master, and our friend. We're going to help you," she told him firmly.

"Me too," Jenna said softly. The alarms suddenly blared, and they looked around quickly. Monkiwi showed on the monitors, shrieking with laughter as he leapt about, destroying everything in sight.

"Ari, you stay with RJ. Theo, Lily and I-"

"I'll stay with him," Jenna cut Casey off. "You guys are going to need all the help you can get," she sighed as she watched the screens.

"Alright, let's go," Casey nodded, and the four ran off. RJ sat up properly, and reached for the glass of water. However, with his shaky hands, he dropped it, causing the glass to shatter.

"It's okay, I'll get you another one," Jenna told him gently, leaving to get more water as RJ put a hand to his face.

"Hey!" Casey yelled as Monkiwi laughed from the car he stood on. "Monkey boy!" Casey taunted. With a scream, the monster leapt down and attacked, knocking Lily to the ground. When Casey and Theo grabbed him, he threw them aside, before punching Ari and knocking her to the ground with a laugh.

"This is going to be fun," Ari groaned, getting back to her feet.

"Come on!" Lily yelled, leaping at the monster again. He laughed, dodging her and grabbing the Yellow Ranger. He tossed her into Casey, and the two went down in a heap.

"Oh, this is going to be a long one," Ari muttered, and leapt at the monkey.

"Hey, uh, Jenna?" the blonde Master looked around as Fran approached her. "Do you think RJ would want a pizza? He's always saying that pizza is the best way to make yourself feel better," she smiled, but Jenna could see the worry in her face.

"Go ask him, I'll be up in a minute," she told the girl, who nodded with a smile and ran upstairs to talk to RJ. Jenna grabbed a glass and filled it with water, before hearing a scream. "Fran!" Jenna dropped the glass and sprinted up the stairs, just in time to see RJ in his wolf form, about to pounce on Fran, who had fallen to the ground. "No!" Jenna leapt off the railings and tackled RJ midair, making Fran scream.

"Jenna!" she cried out as the Master crashed to the ground with RJ.

"Fran run! Get out of here!" Jenna cried as she kicked RJ away.

"But you-"

"I'll be fine, run!" Jenna yelled at her. Fran whimpered, but made a run for it as RJ howled, getting back to his feet. "Not so fast! Spirit of the Spider Monkey!" a silver aura surrounded Jenna before her Spider Monkey spirit appeared, leaping at RJ. However, RJ snarled and slashed at the Spirit multiple times, making it disappear. Jenna staggered as the pain hit her as well, before RJ leapt at her, taking advantage of her disorientation to knock her down. "RJ!" Jenna cried as she landed on her back. "Please RJ, you don't want to hurt anyone. You're the sweetest guy I know," she spoke softly as the wolf snarled. "You don't even hurt flies, you're that good. I've always liked that about you," she made herself smile, despite shaking with fear. "Come on RJ, please..." Jenna pleaded. He snarled, raising a clawed hand, and Jenna couldn't help but cry out. However, he stopped, and growled as he struggled with himself. Still shaking, Jenna put her hand to his. With a growl, RJ suddenly returned to normal.

"It's gone...I'm back!" he realised, no longer feeling pain. The Wolf Master got to his feet and helped Jenna up. "I'm sorry, I was going to-" RJ was cut off when Jenna flung her arms around him in a tight hug.

"I knew you could never hurt me RJ," she laughed as he went bright red and hugged her back tightly, pressing his face into her neck. "But maybe next time, you could come to us for help, instead of running away to solve your problems on your own," Jenna slapped his arm as he released her.

"You still hit as hard as when we were cubs," RJ chuckled, rubbing his arm. "Speaking of cubs...I need to help the others," he decided, and turned to run up the stairs as Jenna smiled. He then stopped, and ran over to the cupboard, opening it and lifting the box inside. He opened it, and the purple light began to shine, making him grin.

"Be careful out there," Jenna smiled, and RJ turned to her.

"Thanks J," he nodded, before frowning and setting the box down. "There's one more thing I need to do first though," he decided, and Jenna's smile dropped in confusion.

"Oh? What's that?" she asked.

"This," he walked over and pulled her close with one hand, tilting her head up to kiss her. Surprised, Jenna reached up, pulling him closer as she kissed him back.

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to do that," she whispered when they broke apart. RJ grinned back.

"And you have no idea how long I've been wanting to do it," he told her, making her smile.

"You better go help your cubs," Jenna told him quietly, and RJ nodded. He kissed her again, before stepping away, grabbing his box before running off.

Calling on the weapons their Masters had taught them to use, the four Rangers leapt through the air and attacked again, but the monkey was just too fast and too strong for them. Before long, all four were back on the ground.

"Your weapons are no match for me, and neither are you!" he taunted with a laugh, before blasting all four as they tried to get up.

"This doesn't look good," Ari gulped.

"Hey!" Monkiwi looked around quickly. "Spirit of the Wolf!" he was attacked by a purple wolf, and knocked flying. "Maybe I can give you the challenge you're looking for," RJ smirked, opening the box in his hand. He revealed a Morpher, and put it on as he tossed the box aside. "JUNGLE BEAST! SPIRIT UNLEASHED!" he Morphed into a Violet suit with black and silver markings. "With the Courage of a Wolf! Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger!"

"RJ! You're a Ranger?!" Lily smiled as the four others got to their feet.

"The Wolf Ranger!" Casey grinned.

"That is so awesome!" Ari laughed with excitement. Nearby, the monkey got up, shrieking again.

"Another Ranger?! Rinshi!" he suddenly summoned a large army of Rinshi. "Attack!" he ordered, and the footsoldiers hopped towards RJ.

"And here's the part where RJ gets to show off," Ari giggled, and they watched as he easily defeated each of the Rinshi with powerful kicks. After finishing off the Rinshi with a powerful blast of energy, RJ turned to the monkey, fighting him off. They seemed evenly matched at first, but before long RJ began to gain the upper hand, knocking the monkey flying.

"Oh, I'm not finished yet," RJ grinned. "Wolf Morpher!" he opened up the Morpher on his wrist. He then kicked up, and a powerful blast of energy flew from his kick, striking the monkey and destroying him. "Monkey outta business," he smirked, and the four ran over to him.

"Alright!"

"Talk about a Master!" Lily and Theo bowed respectfully to him.

"Not bad for your first Morph," Casey nodded with a grin.

"I was wondering when you were going to join," Ari teased, elbowing him. They began to laugh, until the monkey suddenly reformed, cloaked in purple for a moment as he grew.

"This monkey doesn't know when to quit!" RJ rolled his eyes.

"Thanks RJ, but we'll take it from here!" Casey told him.

"Yeah, we've been on the sidelines for this one!" Ari complained. The four summoned their Animal Spirits, forming the Jungle Pride Megazord. As soon as they did, however, the monkey tackled them and grabbed their leg, which was made up of Lily's Cheetah spirit.

"Hey! Let go!" she cried out. The monkey laughed, striking the leg repeatedly. Lily screamed in pain, before they were hauled up and blasted to the ground.

"Lily!" Casey ran to the Yellow Ranger's side. "Give me a hand guys!" he yelled to Theo and Ari as the leg of their Megazord began to flicker.

"Time to finish you off!" the monkey approached to strike them again, only to be hit from behind by a giant purple wolf.

"RJ!"

"It's gotta be!"

"Rangers, hang on!" RJ called as he spun through the air, striking the monkey again and knocking him to the ground. Lily tried to get up, and cried out again.

"Lily, you can't fight!" Casey told her as Ari went to her side as well. The cheetah spirit disappeared completely, but before they could suffer from the loss, RJ's wolf spirit combined with the Megazord, taking Lily's place. RJ suddenly appeared in the Megazord with them.

"RJ...I could sure use some help," Lily admitted.

"No worries Lily, the Wolf has got you covered," he smiled confidently at her. "Let's go!" he called to the remaining three Rangers. "You ready?" he called as the monkey got up, yelping in fear.

"Born ready!" Ari grinned.

"You bet!" Casey nodded.

"I'm ready!" Theo agreed.

"Animal spirits unite!" the four yelled, and began to kick the monkey repeatedly, before leaping into the air and striking him. "Ready to finish this?" RJ called. The other three nodded.

"Spin Fury!" they kicked out, and a blade flew from the wolf leg, striking the monkey repeatedly before returning as the monkey exploded.

"You guys were great out there," Jenna smiled as Ari healed Lily's leg, which had taken the brunt of the damage from the battle.

"It was all RJ," Ari told her as RJ took a seat, stretching.

"Hey, we were there too!" Theo complained.

"Yeah, on the ground as we got our butts kicked," Ari smirked back as he scowled at her. "I'm just saying, that monkey was tough," she shrugged as she finished healing Lily, and stopped glowing.

"Yeah, but we're tougher," Casey told her firmly. "And we'll just keep winning," he said, and the others nodded, smiling to each other as they let the rush of their latest victory last a little longer.

"So what have you got planned now, Master Swift?" Ari glanced to the blonde, who was standing beside RJ.

"Oh I dunno really. I might stick around here for a bit," she shrugged, a faint blush on her cheeks.

"Oh yeah?" RJ looked up.

"Well you can't seem to last five minutes without me before you get yourself into more trouble, so yes," Jenna smiled back at him. RJ smiled widely despite her teasing, and took her hand. Ari nudged Lily, and the pair began to giggle as the two Masters went red, remembering that they weren't alone.

I have a couple of days off now so hopefully I'll get at least a couple of chapters written! I will update by the end of the weekend either way!

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