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

"We date."

"Excuse me?" Kendall asked, crossing her arms over her chest as she stood in the woods just outside the city, a few miles from the nearest road and a few miles still from Heckyl's ship.

"You want to know what I know, you have to go out with me," Heckyl smirked.

"You're kidding me."

"I'd never joke about this," Heckyl shook his head and reached his hand towards her face. "You can't deny, before all this madness, we had something..."

Kendall slapped his hand away, "There was nothing. You manipulated me..."

"Not always. We had a friendship."

"Built on lies. I broke up with Chase, just like you asked..."

"Now I'm asking one more thing," Heckyl said. "I hold all the cards here, pretty lady. You want the information from me; you have to do as I ask."

"For how long?" Kendall asked him. "How long are you going to keep making demands before you tell me anything?"

"This is my last request, I swear," Heckyl held up his hands. "I just want you back. Then I'll tell you everything."

"You make one more request and you'll be more trouble than you're worth," Kendall warned him. "One date."

Heckyl smiled and gestured back towards the ship, "After you then."

"Now?"

"Is there a better time?" Heckyl asked. "Perhaps tonight? Though, I do feel it fair to warn you, the longer you wait for this date, the longer it'll be before you know anything about the aqua Ranger. That will just give your Rangers more time to bond with him."

"At least keep the date on neutral territory..."

"Kendall, please," Heckyl looked her in the eyes. "I like you. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

Kendall raised both eyebrows.

"My monsters will keep their hands off you. The jail cells do not lock. You will not be harmed nor kept beyond the end of our date. You have my word. You'll be home before any of those Rangers know you're out."

"Koda, at least, will want to check up on me after he hears Chase and I broke up," Kendall told Heckyl. "If you try anything and I don't go home..."

"I'm well aware of what he'll do to me," Heckyl nodded and again gestured in the direction of the ship. "After you."

-Dino-Charge-

Mr. Navarro walked into the museum a little curious about what the day would bring him. For the last ten years, he had been in hiding, living off the grid and keeping in contact with only Rusty. Occasionally he would venture into the city to buy supplies, but for the most part he had been on his own.

Now, he was part of a team. Even better, he was on a team with his son. Tyler had found the red Energem, and with his friends had been working to protect the planet from the monsters that Mr. Navarro had been running from. They were searching for the tenth and final energem, and, it seemed they also worked in the museum.

Mr. Navarro wasn't sure a job in the museum would be right for him. Serving burgers would be a waste of his education and experience, and working on the museum floor would bore him to no end. He liked to be out on the field, getting his hands dirty and making new discoveries that he could donate or sell to museums.

However, despite his reservations, he would do whatever he needed to be close to his son once again.

"This is the Dino Bite Cafe," Tyler said, leading him around into the restaurant and taking him straight to the back. Only the Rangers were on shift today, so it would be safe for Tyler to talk about the energems and their Ranger responsibilities. We work here when the city isn't under attack. Ms. Morgan pays us pretty well, and it helps when your boss knows why you're running off in the middle of the day."

"What about the customers?" James asked. Tyler shrugged.

"We make it work. Usually when there's an attack on the city, people are so glued to their phones or the TV, they don't notice all the employees have run out."

"Whatever works," Mr. Navarro nodded. Tyler showed him around the kitchen, pointing to the grill and the prep counter and letting him know that when orders were ready, they brought them up to the window to be served. It was run a lot like any other fast food joint so Mr. Navarro didn't need too much explaining.

After the cafe, Tyler took his father through a few exhibits, showing off some of the fossils that the museum had on display as well as a few other historical pieces. Mr. Navarro was excited to see all the museum had to offer and Tyler was happy he was able to show his father everything he had been up to in the last year of his life.

Eventually, they made it down to the lab. Mr. Navarro already knew most of what was important when it came to his Ranger duties, but he had yet to find out how all the other Rangers had earned their energems. Tyler was only too thrilled to share his story, as well as what he knew about the others. Mr. Navarro listened on with interest, finding himself both proud and scared to be the father of the red Ranger.

"It seems like quite the... adventure," he said, unsure himself what to make of his tone. He was glad to see that Tyler had a whole arsenal of weapons and gear to keep him safe, and he seemed very close to all his teammates, Mr. Navarro wasn't worried that Tyler would ever be alone. But it only took one misstep for something to happen to his son. Ten years of hiding to protect his little boy, all for nothing.

"It's been amazing, dad," Tyler nodded his head. "I mean, who else can say they've made friends with a caveman, worked in a cafe, dug up dinosaur bones and saved the world. Hell, I've taken sword training from a real night. I've even punched a Prince in the face."

"You have?"

"That's a long story," Tyler nodded his head. "He did earn it. Phillip and I have put that behind us, now."

"This is all incredible, son..."

"And it'll be even better now that you get to join us," Tyler said. "Fury will regret messing with us and Heckyl and Snide won't see us coming. We're nine strong now, there's only one energem left to find. This could be it!"

"There is still much to do," Mr. Navarro nodded. "But Tyler, don't you think the Rangers have this... fighting thing covered?"

"What?"

"What if, you and me, we went on our own adventure?"

"Dad, this is an adventure."

"You said there was one more energem left to find, right?" Mr. Navarro asked his son and glanced around the lab. He saw the crystal beds and approached the tenth spot, looking to the emblem. "Titanosaurus, right?"

"Exactly."

"I'll bet you we can find where this fossil is resting," Mr. Navarro said. "I've stumbled upon plenty of fossils in my expeditions. Some of my findings are in this very museum."

"I know, dad."

"You said the team is nine strong, but the Prince stays in Zandar unless he's needed. Why can't we?"

"You want to travel to Zandar?"

"Eventually, but right now, what do you say about travelling the country with your old man? We get away from these monsters for a while and put our talents to good use. The other Rangers can worry about holding off the aliens while we dig for the last energem."

"What?"

"It'll save us plenty of time. It'll save everyone a lot of time..."

"Dad, I'm the red Ranger," Tyler frowned, stepping away from his father. "They look to me as their leader. Ms. Morgan's just granted me the Dino Super Charger. I need to be here to help my friends."

"The Charger that made you think you were a dinosaur? Can't she give that to someone else?"

"I guess but... I couldn't leave my friends behind," Tyler said. "I've got to be here to help them, to stop Fury and Heckyl and... I work here."

"You can quit."

"I love my job," Tyler shook his head. "Dad, we have a responsibility. It's not always easy doing everything all the time but... that's the way it is."

"It doesn't need to be this way," Mr. Navarro said. "Tyler, after all this time, I can't bear to see anything happen to you."

"And nothing will. Not with my team by my side," Tyler looked to his father, "Besides, I'm not eight anymore. I can take care of myself."

"I know that."

"I'm not leaving my friends behind. If we're going to find the last energem, we're going to do it together."

Tyler called back his energem from the crystal bed and walked out of the lab, furious his father would even suggest he abandon his responsibilities and his friends. Mr. Navarro watched him go with a sigh and a shake of the head.

"I just can't bear to see anything happen to you, son. Not after all these years."