MASTER FINN
Master Finn - Paul Gittens
Master Finn was aware there was trouble and rose to the occasion. The Rangers had been battling Camille and several Rinshi. Crustacco was drilling a hole in the floor of the ocean and it was causing havoc. Master Finn came running at a charge towards everyone. He battled Camille and The Rinshi. Master Finn destroyed the Rinshi with ease. He gazed at the ocean. Using his swords, Master Finn knocked Crustacco out of the ocean. Crustacco landed next to Camille. Camille and Crustacco left. The Rangers gathered around him and ask him who he was. Master Finn introduced himself and told them he was a Pai Zhug Master. The teens took Master Finn to the apartment. RJ was there. Casey proudly introduces Master Finn as his new Master to RJ. RJ greets his dad, much to the amazement of the teens. Casey, Theo, and Lily leave to give Master Finn and RJ some time together. Master Finn starts picking up around RJ's apartment, commenting on how RJ is a Master and he still needs him to pick up after himself. RJ explains he likes things his way and it shouldn't bother him. Master Finn tells him how everything he does reflects on him. RJ points out that they haven't talk in five or six years. Master Finn tell shim that was more his doing. Master Finn just wanted to teach him the ways of his father, his father's father, and so forth. RJ wants the whole thing dropped. Casey walks in and wants to know if he has nay time to train him. RJ tells him yes, but it's not RJ that Casey wants. Casey wants Master Finn to train him. Master Finn gives his son a smug look before walking out with Casey. Master Fin and Casey are outside training. Casey is having some difficulty mastering the shark technique, but he eventually gets it. Casey is thrilled when Master Finn gives him the Shark Sabers to train with. After the training, Master Finn and Casey return to the apartment. Casey is full of enthusiasm for Master Finn. RJ tries to be happy for Casey, but it becomes too much and he walks out. One look at his friends' faces and Casey realizes it's because of him. Casey goes out to search for RJ. Later, the Rangers are in battle against a Crustacco. The Rangers had formed their Megazord. Master Finn arrives and encourages them to use the spirit of the shark. The Rangers do so. Master Finn is pleased until Crustacco takes over the shark. The shark attacks the Megazord. The Megazord is knocked to the ground. The Rangers use the spirit of the elephant. Crustacco is defeated. Master Finn can't believe he failed. After the battle, Theo and Lily find Master Finn. Casey went to find RJ. Master Finn feels he has let them down. Lily tells him it wasn't his fault, but Master Finn does not accept this and walks away. Theo and Lily catch up to Master Finn. They are skipping stones when Casey joins them. Casey does a perfect skip and explains how RJ had taught him by having him iron his shirts. RJ may be off center, but he is good at what he does. Master Finn agrees. Camille and several Rinshi arrive. The teens quickly morph. The Rangers battle the Rinshi. Crustacco arrives. Red Ranger battles Crustacco. Master Finn is watching the battle when Dai Shi arrives. Dai Shi knocks Master Finn to the side. Dai Shi dons his armor. Master Finn battles Dai Shi, but he is having a difficult time. The Rangers are occupied as Crustacco has grown to giant size and they are battling him with the Megazord with Shark Power in the ocean. Dai Shi is about to deal a fatal blow to Master Finn when RJ stops him and tells him when he messes with his dad, he messes with him. Master Finn warns RJ that Dai Shi is strong. RJ remarks he is strong too. The Rangers destroy Crustacco. RJ and Dai Shi battle. RJ unleashes his spirit of the wolf. Dai Shi is defeated, but considers this a draw. Dai Shi vows this isn't the end, tomorrow is another day. RJ replies and tomorrow, today will be yesterday. Dai Shi walks away. RJ tells his dad he likes to leave his enemies with a confusing thought. Master Finn remarks about the spirit of the wolf. RJ tells him it is who he is. Master Finn tells RJ he makes an old shark very proud. Afterwards, Master Finn and RJ are in the kitchen of Jungle Karma Pizza. RJ is giving him a cooking lesson on how to make a pizza. Master Finn in enjoying himself when the teens walk in. Casey is happy to see them working on a project together. Master Finn thanks them for helping him to see what a fine man and Master RJ is. RJ is filled with pride and the teens are happy for him.
Master Finn was building a boat, when RJ arrived. RJ asked his dad if he had seen Master Swoop. Master Finn had not seen Master Swoop. RJ asked him if the stars were in alignment last night. Master Finn told him perfectly. RJ notices a telescope and walks over, but Master Finn stops him. Master Finn doesn't want him to remove the cap. RJ asks why. Master Finn replies that it's to let in a little light, in case things get dark. Theo contacts RJ and he has to go. Before RJ does, Master Finn tells him the crystal eyes have more power than you can imagine. If RJ finds them, he needs to destroy them. RJ nods his head in agreement and takes off. Master Finn goes back to working on his boat. He stops when he hears his name. Master Finn is captured by Phantom Beast General Whiger. Master Finn is taken to the temple. Master Swoop is there, and they are soon joined by Master Phant. Master Finn and the rest are taken to a chamber. The Rinshi chain them to a wall and then placed the three crystal eyes on spokes. Dai Shi and Camille walk in, along with the three Phantom Beast General, Whiger, Snapper, and Scorch. Master Swoop implores Jarrod to fight the evil Dai Shi. Dai Shi tells him Jarrod can not fight against him, just as they cannot fight against the Phantom Beasts' Rinzin power. The three generals fired their Rinzin power at the three Masters. Master Finn and the rest are now under the control of Dai Shi. The Spirit Rangers are created. The three Masters control the Spirit Rangers. Master Finn's Spirit Ranger is the Shark Ranger. Master Finn and the rest send the three Spirit Rangers into the city. The Spirit Rangers arrive and immediately knock Theo, RJ, Dominic, Lily, and Casey off their feet.
Master Finn and the rest of the Masters were chain to the all inside the temple. General Scorch: Awaken. Master Finn and the rest moved forward, ready to battle. Each move Master Finn and the rest made where duplicated by the Spirit Rangers battling the Rangers. The battled continued until Wolf Ranger thought he saw his dad's eyes beneath the helmet. Wolf Ranger says dad and Master Finn breaks out of the spell for a moment. Master Finn quickly slams Master Phant and Master Swoop against the wall. It is enough to break the spell for the moment, and the Spirit Rangers vanished. General Scorch: Take them away. The Rinshi dragged the Masters back to their cells. Master Phant: Take your hands off me! Later Dai Shi wants the Spirit Rangers to attack. General Scorch does not agree, but does so when Dai Shi growls at him. Dynamir is sent as well to help the Spirit Rangers. Master Finn and the rest are back under control. Master Finn and the rest have the Spirit Rangers battle Dominic, who is alone. Dynamir catches Dominic in one of his boomerangs. Master Finn and the rest then have the Spirit Rangers surround Lily and "Theo". Dynamir captures both of them as well. Master Finn and the rest then have the Spirit Rangers attack Casey and RJ. Dynamir quickly catches them. Dynamir thinks he has all five Rangers, when in fact "Theo" is actually Theo's identical twin brother Lewin. Theo does arrive. Theo uses a device RJ made. The device blocks signals. Master Finn and the rest are ready to have the Spirit Rangers attack Theo, but Theo uses the device on them. The Spirit Rangers vanish. Master Finn and the rest are exhausted as they are hauled back against the wall. Eventually the Rangers will destroy Dynamir. Dai Shi is not happy and tells General Scorch he hopes his generals are more powerful than his warriors. Dai Shi storms out, followed by Camille. General Scorch soon follows. Master Finn gathers his strength and then sends a message to RJ telepathically. RJ is mediating in the loft when he hears his father's voice. RJ opens his eyes. Master Finn's image appears in front of him and tells him to take the risk.
Master Finn, Master Phant, and Master Swoop were once more chained to the wall. Generals Whiger and Snapper were there. Dai Shi entered, along with Camille and General Scorch. Dai Shi passed in front of the Masters. Master Finn: Jarrod. Dai Shi paused. Master Finn: Think back to Pai Zhug. You were honorable, virtuous. You can be again. Dai Shi seemed confused for a moment, then the scowl returned and he walked on. General Scorch: Quiet you! General Scorch used his Rinzin power against Master Finn. Master Finn was in a great deal of pain. Suddenly Dai Shi stopped General Scorch with his Zocato power. General Scorch and Camille were stunned. General Scorch: You protect him! A human! Dai Shi said nothing for a moment, he was just as surprise by his actions as the rest. But Dai Shi gathered himself together. Dai Shi: Your outburst will weaken his spirit. Don't do it again. The generals got in front of the Masters. They used their Rinzin power to charge up the crystal eyes. Soon the Masters were under their control. The Spirit Rangers leaped out of the sky into the woods where the Rangers were searching for them. A battle quickly followed. Shark Ranger battled Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Yellow Ranger. Bat Ranger battled Wolf Ranger. Elephant Ranger battled Rhino Ranger. The Spirit Rangers were having an easy time against the Rangers. Red Ranger; Guys, let's do it! Yellow Right: Right! The Claw Cannon appeared. Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Yellow Ranger: Claw Cannon! Powered by Animal Spirits! Charged! Shark Ranger began to walk towards them. Yellow Ranger: I hope this works. Red Ranger: Steady. But the three Rangers were hesitant to fire at Shark Ranger. Wolf Ranger: Rangers fire! Red Ranger: Alight, fire! The blast from the cannon hit Shark Ranger. Shark Ranger vanished. Moments later, Bat Ranger and Elephant Ranger vanished as well. Master Finn was transported into the crystal eye. He was trapped there. Master Swoop and Master Phant were slammed back to the wall by the chains. Unidoom had taken the crystal eye to toss into the sea. Unseen, Flit caught the crystal eye and brought it to RJ. RJ would remember his father's words. RJ went to his father's house. RJ used the telescope that had star light inside it. The star light shown on the crystal eye and Master Finn appeared. Master Finn and RJ hugged. Master Finn is happy RJ figured it out and RJ admits he had help from his friends. master Finn sees nothing wrong with getting help from your friends or your son. Master Finn and RJ talk until Red Ranger contacts RJ. They need help. RJ is ready to take off, but his dad stops him. Master Finn tells him in order to help his friends, they need to rescue the Masters. They already know their way to the temple. RJ is unsure of what to do, but decides to go with his dad. Master Finn and RJ race towards the entrance of the temple. Several Rinshi are there. Master Finn and RJ battle and defeat the Rinshi. Master Finn and RJ enter the chamber where Master Phant and Master Swoop are being held. Several Rinshi are there as well. Master Finn and RJ battle and defeat the Rinshi. RJ destroys the crystal eyes. When RJ does so, the two Spirit Rangers vanish from the city. Master Finn and RJ check on Master Phant and Master Swoop, making sure they are okay. They are ready to lave, when Dai Shi enters. Dai Shi is happy to have all four masters. But the Masers are not threaten. They tell Dai Shi that if he had wanted to get rid of them, he cold easily have done so. It's because of Jarrod's black lion and his humanity that ha stop Dai Shi. Dai Shi does not like that and uses Zocato power against the Masters. Master Finn and the rest fall to the floor. RJ gets up and battles Dai Shi. Master Finn helps the two Masters back to their feet. RJ is knocked to the floor once more. RJ uses his wolf spirit against Dai Shi. This causes the chamber to fall around Dai Shi. The four Masters quickly leave. They go to the city. Unidoom had just defeat Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, Yellow Ranger, and Rhino Ranger. Wolf Ranger arrives, but Unidoom is not concern. Unidoom has just defeated four Rangers, one more won't make a difference. Then Shark Ranger, Bat Ranger, and Elephant Ranger step forward. Unidoom is more concern. Camille steps forward and summons several Rinshi. Camille then transforms into her chameleon from. Both sides race into battle. Shark Ranger, Bat Ranger, Elephant Ranger, Red Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Rhino Ranger battle the Rinshi. Wolf Ranger and Camille battle. The Rangers defeat the Rinshi. Shark Ranger, Bat Ranger, and Elephant Ranger charge towards Unidoom. Using their weapons, the three Rangers destroy Unidoom. After the battle, Master Finn, Master Phant, and Master Swoop go to the loft. They wait there for their friends. Soon Dominic, RJ, Lily, Casey, and Theo return to the loft. They are delighted to see them. Lily gives Master Phant a hug. Casey tells Master Finn they thought for sure he was gone, with the Claw Cannon. Master Finn replies he's not that easy to get rid of. The Masers tell them the Spirit Rangers are at their disposal. Master Finn encourages them to work as a team and fight strong. RJ adds and to take the risk.
Master Finn was at the Pai Zhug school, along with Masters Phant and Swoop. RJ arrives with Lily, Casey, and Theo. It was time for Casey, Theo, and Lily to take their Master's test. Theo and Lily are excited. Casey is not. To become a Master, they must defeat their Master. There is time for meditation before the test. Theo and Lily sit and mediate. Casey goes up to RJ. Casey wants RJ to help him, but RJ cannot. Casey returns and it is time for the test. Master Finn and Casey battle. Casey is not confident in the battle. Master Finn notes that when Casey runs into difficulties, he glances over at Lily or Theo. Casey then copies their moves. Master Swoop and Theo battle. Master Swoop and Theo give it their all as they each try to defeat the other. At the same time, Master Phant and Lily battle. Lily is confident and so is Master Phant. The battle is difficult. Eventually Theo releases his jacquard spirit. Master Swoop releases his bat spirit. The jacquard spirit defeats the bat spirit. Master Swoop gives Theo a nod of acknowledgement at Theo's success. Lily releases her cheetah spirit. Master Phant releases his elephant spirit. The cheetah spirit defeats the bat spirit. Lily is thrilled and Master Phant smiles at Lily's success. Casey notices what Lily and Theo has done and then releases his tiger spirit. Master Finn releases his shark spirit. The tiger spirit defeats the shark spirit. Casey is thrilled, but Master Finn is not happy. Soon the test ends. The students line up in front of the students. Master Swoop congratulates Theo on passing the test. Master stripes appear on Theo's arm and he is very happy. Master Phant tells Lily that it is his honor to be the first to call her Cheetah Master. Master stripes appear on Lily's arm. Lily is thrilled and Master Phant tells her he knew she could do it and smiles at her. Casey is confident Master Finn will tell him he has passed as well. Instead Master Finn tells Casey he did not pass the test. Theo and Lily are surprised - Casey had done everything he had done. Casey is upset, but Master Finn's word is final.
Days later, Casey would earn his tiger stripes when he managed to get through to Jarrod. Jarrod and Dai Shi separated. Dai Shi sent General Scorch and numerous Rinshi to attack the city and stir up fear. Wolf Ranger and Rhino Ranger had been battling General Scorch, but they were soon defeated. Wolf Ranger and Rhino Ranger had hit the pavement and demorph. General Scorch was about to strike again when Masters Finn, Phant, and Swoop arrived. Master Finn: Stop! Leave them alone! General Scorch: Am I suppose to be afraid of three old men? Master Phant: Let's show him what these old men can do. Masters Finn, Swoop, and Phant charged forward. The three Masters battled General Scorch, but they had a difficult time as well. General Scorch was mocking them when Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Yellow Ranger arrive. General Scorch tells them how the Rinshi are overpowering the city with fear. Masters Finn, Phant, Swoop, RJ, and Dominic take off to battle the Rinshi. In a different part of the city, the Masters Finn, Swoop, Phant, RJ, and Dominic battle the numerous Rinshi. They eventually destroy the Rinshi, but the citizens are running in fear. They try to keep them calm, but it's not working. Casey, Theo, and Lily join them and tell them General Scorch has been scorched. Casey, Theo, and Lily had also been to see Jarrod to convince him to fight alongside them, but Jarrod refused and they give this information as well. Their worst fears are realized when Dai Shi appears in the sky above them. Dai Shi has gathered enough fear to open the portal to the other world and now all of his former warriors, The Five Fingers of Poison, Jellica, Grizzaka, Carnisoar, General Scorch, General Snapper, the Phantom Beast Warriors, numerous Rinshi, and the two Stone Warriors are back. Casey, Theo, RJ, Dominic, and Lily morph. The Spirit Rangers appear. Masters Finn, Swoop, Phant, and the Rangers face down Dai Shi's army and then the battle begins. Master Finn battles Jellica. Master Swoop battles Carnisoar. Suddenly several of the villains are knocked off their feet. Masters Lope, Guin, Rilla, and Mao have arrive. When Dai Shi opened the portal, it allowed them to enter as well. The Rangers stand aside as Master Finn and the rest of the Masters battle together against Dai Shi's warriors. Masters Finn, Mao, Guin, Lope, Rilla, Swoop, and Phant go into the highest level animal spirits. Having achieved this, the seven Masters destroy Dai Shi's warriors. Dai Shi then takes their spirits from them and turns into his final form - a dragon. The Rangers race over to make sure the Masters are okay. When the Rangers look up they see Dai Shi's new form. Dai Shi laughs at the frighten group. The Masters and the Rangers have a tough time against Dai Shi, as he easily blasts them off their feet. Dai Shi decides he will take his revenge on Red Ranger first and goes after him. Blue Ranger and Yellow Ranger race forward to help their friend. They are about to blasted by Dai Shi, when suddenly Dai Shi's blows are deflected. It is Camille, in her chameleon armor. Camille tells them she wants to help. Wolf Ranger and Rhino Ranger form two of the Megazords and they battle Dai Shi with the Megazords. Despite their best efforts, Dai Shi defeats them. Wolf Ranger and Rhino Ranger are ejected from their Megazords, hit the ground and demorph. The Rangers need to weaken Dai Shi. Jarrod arrives and is ready to weaken Dai Shi. Jarrod dons his armor and confronts Dai Shi. Dai Shi swallows him and it does make Dai Shi weaker. Master Mao tells them only the chosen protectors can destroy Dai Shi. Blue Ranger, Yellow Ranger, and Red Ranger demorph. Theo, Lily, and Casey use their energy to summon a higher level than ever achieve by student or Master. A powerful ball of energy is directed towards Dai Shi and Dai Shi is destroyed. With Dai Shi's destruction, the animal spirits are return to Master Finn and the rest of the Masters. Everyone is joyful and there is a lot of hugging. In the midst of the celebration, Jarrod, still in his armor, hits the ground. Jarrod loses his armor. Camille is concern and races over and asks him if he is okay. Jarrod, with a smile, tells Camille that he is better than okay, he is good. Master Finn and the rest of the Masters are proud of the Rangers.
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