Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Dino Charge. This story is fan-made.

Kendall knew it was crazy. There were no signs of alien life on Earth, and there had been no attacks on the city in weeks. Clearly, whatever threat had been out there was gone. Sledge's ship has crashed into the mountains just outside the city. If the explosion leading the crash hadn't killed everyone on board, certainly the impact would have. Sledge, Poisandra, Fury, Wrench, Curio, they were all gone: dead.

Yet, Kendall couldn't shake the feeling there was more out there threatening the well being of the planet. It was ridiculous, but it was a feeling that wouldn't go away. To try and ease that awful feeling, Kendall resumed her work in the lab. She doubted there would be any need for new weapons and battle suits, but just in case, she wanted to be prepared. After all, there were still two more energems left to find. Who knew what kind of adventures those would bring.

She held a charger in her hand, unsure what exactly it would do. She had designed it to give the Ranger suits a bit more power. Once morphed, the Rangers could insert the charger into the morpher to activate a stronger battle mode. It was kind of like Dino Drive Mode, which the Rangers could use in the Megazords to harness and control more power. However, this was to be used on the battle field, when fighting opponents face-to-face. She figured anything that did survive the explosion and the crash had to be stronger than Sledge and his monsters. Therefore, the Rangers themselves needed to be stronger.

Finally, Kendall could do what she had always longed to do. Rather than ask the Rangers to test out her newest creation, putting them at risk of whatever consequences would come from untested chargers, Kendall could use the chargers herself. She could take the brunt of her creations until they were sure not to hurt the user. It was fair, after all. Any consequences the user suffered would be a result of her mistake. The only person who should have to suffer for her mistakes should be her.

The lab was empty. Koda and Ivan were upstairs, setting up for the day. Cammy was at school and Kendall's parents were at work. The people she cared for and her staff were all out of harm's way. So, morphed, Kendall placed her newest charger in her morpher and activated it.

She had no idea what happened after that.

-Dino-Charge-

A young Kendall woke with a start, sitting straight up in her bed, her little arms clasped tightly around her bear. She had just woken up from a nightmare, a terrifying one at that. More so than other nights since her father left, this nightmare shook her to her very core.

Looking around her bedroom, it was dark. It seemed her mother had switched off the nightlight after Kendall had fallen asleep. They were tight for money, and her mother refused to leave on the only source of light in Kendall's bedroom that kept the monsters away, claiming it sucked up to much energy. Until Kendall paid the bills herself, she was not allowed to leave any lights on.

The room wasn't pitch black, though. Some light from the moon came in between the curtains, creating very scary shadows on her walls. One in particular looked like the person from her nightmare who wanted to take her away. Her mother had gone for good, leaving Kendall orphaned. Now orphaned in her dream, people were going to come to kill her. Since she had no parents and no one to care for her, she was no use to anyone. And just like anything else that was useless, she would be thrown away.

Little tears brimmed her eyes as, in a panic, Kendall raced out of bed and down to her mother's bedroom. She opened the door then went to stand at her mother's bed side. She placed her hand on her mother's arm, gently trying to wake her.

"Mommy," she cried. "Mommy, they want to kill me."

"Go back to bed, Kendall," her mother answered her, rolling over.

"You and daddy are gone and now they want to take me away and kill me."

"Your bastard father is gone, Kendall."

"But you're gone too and..."

Her mother sat up in bed, sighing heavily in frustration, "Kendall, I'm starting work tomorrow because that asshole took off on us. If I don't get enough sleep, I'm going to go to work tired. If I'm tired, I won't do my job right. If I can't do my job right, they'll fire me. If I don't have a job, we won't have a house. And yes, Kendall, if that happens, people will come and they will take you away."

"No, mommy!" Kendall begged and tried to grab her mother, but Mrs. Morgan just pushed her back.

"If you don't want to be taken away, don't wake me up again over a silly nightmare. Good night, Kendall. I'll see you in the morning."

"But mommy..."

"Get out," Mrs. Morgan growled and pointed to the door. Kendall clutched her bear tightly and seeing her mother was not in a good mood decided to do as she was asked. She walked out of her mother's bedroom and back into her own bed. She wrapped the blankets around her tight and stared down the creepy shadows that watched her sleep. If her mother wouldn't protect her, she had to protect herself. Her night light kept the monsters away, certainly it would work on creepy shadows. So Kendall got out of bed and turned on her night light, swearing to be up early enough that morning to shut it off before her mother found out.

Once the light was on, the shadow was gone. Kendall, breathing a sigh of relief, climbed back into bed, tucked herself in and slowly drifted off to sleep. She knew she would forever remember this night, and the feeling she went to bed with. She remembered how scared and vulnerable she felt and how desperate she had been for her mother's help. But more than that, she remembered what it felt like to have to care for herself, in spite of knowing there was someone able to help and protect her in just the other room.

She hated that feeling. She hated that her mother had basically left her to sink or swim. That night, she had promised her bear that if he ever got scared, she would take care of him.

Now that she had friends, she refused to do to them what her mother had done to her. She would never leave them to sink or swim on their own. She would give them everything they needed.

-Dino-Charge-

Kendall woke, this time for real, to the sound of her computer ringing. She pulled herself up off the floor and realized she was getting a video call. She wasn't sure who would be calling her; she had just spoken with everyone the day before. However, she answered it. Not knowing why they could be calling was more of a reason to answer, considering it could be an emergency or something similar. Maybe even good news. Right now, she needed good news.

Chase's face appeared on her screen. He was smiling brightly so Kendall assumed he could see her too.

"I just wanted to talk," he started, knowing the first thing Kendall would do was ask what he was doing calling her for no reason. Then he frowned, leaning in a little closer to the screen. "Kendall, is that blood?"

"Huh?" Kendall frowned and instinctively reached to the spot on her head that hurt. When she pulled her fingers away she was surprised to see a couple spots on blood. She turned around, saw her morpher and her newest charger on the floor and remembered she had been testing out her newest weapon. Considering she felt like she had just woken up from a dream, and she had to peel herself off the floor to answer this call, she assumed her chargers had not worked as expected.

"Occupational hazard," she told Chase.

"Scanning for energems makes your head bleed?" Chase frowned. Clearly he knew there was more to tell.

"Someone logged into my computer in the middle of the night the other day," Kendall explained.

"So you just finished beating him up or..."

"Chase, this is serious. Someone logged in as me."

"Kendall, I don't know if you know this, but I've seen you sleep working before," Chase said, chuckling a little. Clearly he didn't think this was very serious. Then again, he didn't have all the details, but still, his joking on the matter frustrated her. "Ask Koda. I'll bet you he used to see it every night. You're something of a workaholic."

"Chase, I was at home, in bed. Passed out. Ask Koda," she retorted. Chase frowned.

"So then how did someone log in as you? You won't even share the access codes with us."

Kendall shrugged her shoulders. "That's what I want to know. In the meantime, if someone's interested in what's down here, it can't be good news."

"Or, it could be the aqua Ranger," Chase said. "Think about it, someone's bonded to the aqua energem. It's been a while, it's safe to assume they've morphed, right?"

"Not necessarily," Kendall shook her head. "Koda never morphed until I explained to him what his energem was. As a matter of fact, neither did you or Riley and Phillip, Cammy and myself only morphed shortly after bonding because we already knew about the energems. Tyler, Shelby and Ivan were the only ones to morph unknowingly. We can't assume the person who bonded to the aqua energem has morphed."

"But it's possible," Chase said and Kendall sighed. Clearly, he wasn't listening, though his point was still valid. It was highly unlikely, but it was possible.

"Yes, alright, it's possible."

"So, if they have morphed, then maybe they're curious," Chase shrugged. "I mean, how can you not notice Power Rangers and Zords running around the city. Everyone has. Now that it's a little calmer, maybe this person feels like it's time to learn more about us. Kendall, you might have a case of another energem falling right into your lap."

"That still doesn't explain how this person would have managed to break past my security codes and get access to... everything!"

"You're the scientist," Chase shrugged. "Though, right now, you're hurt. Kendall, go get someone to take you to the hospital."

"I'm fine, Chase."

"You're bleeding. Whatever you did to make yourself bleed can wait. Promise you'll get your head checked."

"Fine," Kendall nodded, then hung up on Chase. She grabbed her purse, ready to drive herself to the doctor's when suddenly her phone rang. She smiled a little, seeing it was Heckyl. "Yes?"

"A walk through the park?" he offered, which Kendall could admit to liking. He was pretty straight to the point with his requests. There was no wasting time by beating around the bush and playing games. He wanted something, he went for it.

"I'm a little busy."

"Aren't you the boss?"

"I still need to work. Besides, I've got... an errand to run."

"Let me join."

"It's at the doctor's."

"If you need someone to hold your hand..."

"I don't. Raincheck?"

"You owe me," Heckyl said before hanging up. Kendall nodded, knowing she would have to make it up to him somehow. Part of keeping a friend was ensuring she kept in touch frequently, not just when it was convenient for her. Still, a head injury was more pressing than a walk through the park.

She stepped out of the museum, sneaking past her employees, Koda and Ivan included, so no one would panic. Just before she reached her car, she spotted Heckyl in the parking lot, looking like he was waiting for her. She frowned.

"I thought I told you to..."

She had no idea what happened after that.