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

Kendall wished she could be working on Dino Drive Mode. The Rangers were going to need it sooner rather than later now that Fury had the PteraZord and a way to power the Charger. Having a Zord at his disposal gave him a lot more power, which put the Rangers in a very dangerous position. If Kendall wanted them to have a chance in their next fight, she needed a weapon they could use that would give them an edge over Fury. With his focus on the PteraZord and gold energem, he wouldn't expect to see the Rangers with a boost in strength.

However, a few months back she had heard of some incredible artifacts from Zandar. They were treasure dating back to the middle ages, when Kings and Knights and Empires ruled the Earth. While the museum's main focus were dinosaurs and the Mesozoic, Kendall always liked to have a little bit of everything. After all, she couldn't have a complete story of life on Earth without showing off a few artifacts from every time.

The treasures of Zandar were a beautiful discovery, but they also came with a great story. One, Riley, was all too eager to share with his friends once the poster of Sir Ivan and the Stone of Zandar had been unveiled after shipping.

"What is Stone of Zandar?" Koda asked. Riley smiled.

"Well, if you believe the legend it all started when the Knight, Sir Ivan, found the stone."

"Knights are so awesome," Chase smiled.

"Well, supposedly, hundreds of years ago, the young Prince of Zandar was being escorted by Sir Ivan..."

"Princes? Ugh, not a fan," Shelby rolled her eyes. The boys turned to her, looking to her in disbelief. Shelby shrugged her shoulders, "What? What do people find so appealing about the spoiled rotten?"

"That's really not the point of the story," Riley stated, before he continued, "Anyway, while they were stopped to get some water, the Knight noticed something shimmering in the creek. He reached out, only to find..."

Kendall's cell phone ringing interrupted the story. The Rangers turned to her, a little huffed by the interruption, so Kendall excused herself from the loading bay and headed inside the building to take her call privately. She already knew the story; she didn't need to hear it again. And Riley seemed to know enough about its history, she trusted he would give the Rangers and accurate version of the events.

Of course, it was all just a legend. There really was no accurate way to tell the story just yet. That was something about history that always seemed to fascinate Kendall. There was always something new to learn, even when the greatest minds believed they had figured out everything. Something always came up.

"Amber Beach Museum, Kendall Morgan," she answered her phone, not bothering to look at the number. With a new exhibit coming up in a couple of days, she had many people calling her. But the little voice that answered told her this wasn't just some person wanting to know about the Zandar treasures.

"Can you pick me up?"

"Cammy?"

"I'm at school," Cammy said. "Laila promised to pick me up, but she's not here."

"Maybe she's running a little late," Kendall told her, then looked out the window, just to be sure that, though the Rangers were listening to the story of Zandar, they were still getting some work done. "Traffic's been a bit of a pain in the city lately."

"The school already tried calling. She won't answer," Cammy said. "And Henry won't either. And no one is home."

"You sure you can't just wait a little longer? I'm a bit busy today at the museum."

"They were never late before," Cammy muttered. "Plus, I want to go home. I don't like my new class. The teacher smells like cats and cheese and there's this boy who won't stop tapping me on the shoulder."

"Alright, I'll see if one of the guys can drive me. In the meantime, try to reach your parents, alright?"

"So you're coming?"

"Fifteen minutes," Kendall promised before she hung up and made her way outside. She looked to the Rangers, curious about which one she would have to ask to drive her. Her leg was still a couple of weeks away from getting out of the cast and until then, she was stuck needing to be chauffeured around.

She could always cross out Koda. While he was adapting quickly to the modern world, he had yet to learn to drive. Ironic that Kendall trusted him to pilot a Megazord, but she didn't want him taking her across town.

Shelby... a definite no. She didn't want to be trapped in a car while Shelby went on and on about the things she should be doing at the museum instead of waitressing, despite her lack of a formal education and being under qualified. Kendall already had a broken leg, she didn't need a full body cast from having to jump out of a moving vehicle.

Kendall couldn't ask Riley. If she wasn't going to be at the museum, she wanted him there. He seemed to know the most about Zandar and its history and she trusted he would be able to set up the display correctly. On top of that, his work ethic was the most like hers, and she was sure he could keep the others from fooling around too much with the artifacts.

Tyler was the most enthusiastic. Kendall was sure that, though he would have a little fun along the way, he would be eager to get the job done and excited to see the final project. Also, Kendall wasn't sure she could handle that much enthusiasm on her own, trapped in the car.

Finally, there was Chase. Kendall liked Chase. He was a little flaky at times, but he had never let her down. He knew what was important and focused on that. Kendall also found that the more she got to know him, the more she enjoyed spending time with him. A car ride with him wouldn't just be bearable. She might actually enjoy it.

"Hey, Chase," she called to him, grabbing the attention of all the Rangers. "Uh, Cammy's parents didn't pick her up at school. Would you be able to pick her up with me?"

"Sweet as," Chase nodded his head, passed off his box that he was carrying to Koda then pulled his keys out from his pocket.

"Seriously?" Shelby frowned. "You're ditching us with all this work?"

"You wanted more responsibilities," Chase teased her. Shelby rolled her eyes. This was far from what she meant, but there was nothing she could do to stop Chase leaving her and the boys. Kendall was the boss, and she was the one making the request Chase ditch work.

"So, I guess it's just us," Shelby muttered, turning to Tyler, Riley, and Koda. "Alright, let's get all this display stuff into the museum. I don't want to have to stay here any longer so Chase and Ms. Morgan can do... whatever it is they do together."

"We lift box," Koda suggested, pointing to the big box they had already taken off the delivery truck, but now needed to get inside the museum. No one was really sure which artificat specifically was inside the box, but the Rangers knew, if they damaged anything, the cost of it would come out of their paycheck. Agreeing they didn't want to risk losing money while at work, they decided to lift the box together. As a team, and with Koda's added strength, they were sure to get to the exhibit without too much trouble.

But as soon as the Rangers touched the box, it started to glow. Shortly after, they felt a strange heat coming from their energems.

"That's weird," Tyler pointed out, taking his energem out from behind his shirt. "I've never seen it do that before."

"What if we try lifting the box again?" Riley suggested.

"What if something happens?" Shelby asked.

"Hasn't something already happened?" Tyler pointed to the box. The glow was fading, but there was still enough of it to raise suspicion. "Besides, Ms. Morgan can't fault us if the box just... explodes by itself, right?"

"I doubt the box is going to explode," Riley rolled his eyes. "Look, let's just try and get it inside. Ms. Morgan can have a look at it later. On three, we lift. Ready?"

Riley didn't get to count. As soon as the four Rangers had their hands on the box, it burst. Pieces of wood flew out at the Rangers and a blast of energy knocked them off their feet.

"No explode," Koda muttered, coughing a bit as he sat up. "Good call, Riley."

"I... This isn't my fault," Riley frowned, wiping some debris off his clothes.

"Oh man, Ms. Morgan's going to freak!" Tyler breathed, getting to his knees. Shelby scoffed, pulling a piece of broken wood from her hair.

"I'm not taking responsibility for this when she does."

"No, guys, look," Tyler stood up and when the Rangers looked to see what had caught his attention, their jaws dropped. In his hands, he was holding the gold energem.

-Dino-Charge-

Kendall and Chase walked into Cammy's school, seeing the little girl just outside the office with one of the teachers sitting right next to her. As Kendall made her way over, she did notice a faint stench, which did remind her a lot of cats and cheese, allowing her to assume the woman next to Cammy was her teacher.

"You must be Cammy's teacher," she said, and shifted her weight to lean on one crutch so she could offer her hand. "I'm Kendall Morgan. Cammy's... well..."

"She's my sister," Cammy told the teacher. "Kendall, this is Ms. Patterson."

"We're very sorry to bother you at work, Ms. Morgan," Ms. Patterson said. "We tried to call Camille's parents several times, but there was never an answer. I'd wait a little longer, but I've really got to get home."

"To feed the cats?" Chase asked, earning himself a nudge in the ribs from Kendall. Ms. Patterson nodded her head.

"How did you know I have cats?"

"Oh boy," Cammy rolled her eyes.

Chase shrugged. "Just... something in the air.

Chase was nudged again. Ms. Patterson didn't seem to notice as she reached into her purse, pulling out her wallet. She showed Chase a couple of pictures.

"This here is Mittens. He's my eldest. Sharp as a tack, I'll tell you, but when it comes people, he's more of a loner."

"I know someone like that," Chase chuckled and glanced to Kendall. He earned himself another nudge, this time, for a different reason.

"We better get going," Cammy said, picking up her bag and then grabbing Chase by the arm. "I've got lots of homework to work on."

"Camille, I told you, I don't believe in homework."

"This is from... summer school," Cammy said. "I'm really backed up, Ms. Patterson. Come on, guys, let's go!"

"Such an eager beaver," Ms. Patterson chuckled and shook Kendall's hand again. "Well, it was nice to meet you, Ms. Morgan. Having Cammy in my class is going to be just purr-fect."

"Oh... I'm sure this will be an interesting year," Kendall nodded her head and took off, as quickly as she could after Chase and Cammy. Once the three of them were in Chase's car, even Kendall and Chase started to laugh. Cammy huffed loudly.

"Yeah, it's funny in small doses. But she's been like that all day! When we got to school, she told us to get to our seats meow so we could start a claw-some year! And when Kimmy told her that wasn't a word, she told us she didn't appreciate our cattitude!"

"Oh, man, this woman sounds hilarious," Chase chuckled as he glanced to the back seat, looking to Cammy. "You have a cat lady for a teacher!"

"Have you figured out the cheese smell?" Kendall asked. Cammy shook her head.

"Not yet. I'll figure that one out after I figure out how to get Johnny to stop bugging me."

"You got a boy bothering you?" Chase looked a little concerned as he started the car. He knew Cammy was just a kid, and the boy annoying her had to be as well, but something just bothered him about the thought of Cammy getting into a relationship. He knew it was years away. He knew it was none of his business anyways.

Yet, he also knew what boys were like. He had been a Johnny. He had pulled pig tails, name called, and done everything annoying in the book to get the attention of all the girls he thought were cute. He knew that was what Johnny was doing now and it bothered him. He looked to Kendall, who seemed a little thrown by this as well. It seemed she also wasn't ready to consider the thought that, one day, Cammy would be in a relationship.

However, both were thankful that, for now, it was just innocent. Kids being kids.

"Yeah," Cammy answered Chase with a sigh. "It's really annoying. He taps my shoulder then pretends he didn't do it. At lunch, he stole my goldfish and wouldn't give them back. Then, he threw an eraser at Ms. Patterson and he blamed me for it! He got me in trouble."

"Sounds like a crush," Chase said. "You sure this boy doesn't like you, Cam?"

"Ugh," Cammy groaned, sticking out her tongue. "Boys are gross. When I grow up, I don't think I'll marry one."

Chase and Kendall simultaneously breathed out a sigh of relief. They knew Cammy would change her mind eventually, but for now, it seemed she was still going to be a little girl.

"Oh, no?" Kendall asked her. Cammy nodded.

"I'll marry a girl."

"You will?" Chase asked with a bit of a laugh, causing Cammy to frown.

"Why is that funny? I think girls are prettier anyways. And smarter. And they smell a lot better. And they don't pull my hair," Cammy then turned to Kendall. "I can do that, right? If I want, I can marry a girl?"

"Yeah," Kendall gave a little nod, "That's fine. When you're older, you can marry a girl."

"That's good," Cammy smiled and looked out the window. There was a silence in the car for just a moment before she spoke again. "Do you guys know why Laila and Henry didn't come pick me up?"

"We've got no idea," Kendall answered. "But if they aren't home when we drop you off, I'll stay with you until they do."

"Do you think something happened to them?" Cammy asked. "I mean, I like you picking me up, but... they said they would and... it's weird, isn't it?"

"Maybe something came up?" Chase suggested as he pulled into Cammy's driveway and stopped the car.

"Mom used to forget to pick me up," Cammy muttered. She got out of the car, then looked to Kendall. "You don't think... When we go inside, are they going to be drinking?"

"No," Kendall shook her head and gave Cammy a reassuring look. "Your parents are a lot more responsible than your mother was. If they did forget to pick you up, they're going to have a very, very good reason for it. And, until they get home, I'll be here."

"And me," Chase smirked. Kendall gave him a look.

"You've got to get back to the museum. Don't think I didn't notice you failed to punch out when you left."

"Hey, I'm only doing what the boss asked," Chase put his hands up. "That counts as works."

"Well, it's still your shift and the boss needs you back at the museum helping with the new display."

"Too good to be true," Chase nodded his head. He made sure Cammy and Kendall had what they needed from the car before getting in and driving off, leaving them to make their way inside the house. Only when he was gone, and Kendall found herself staring at the front door, did she realize they had a bit of a problem.

"Your parents wouldn't have given you a key, would they?"

"Why would they? They promised to pick me up," Cammy shrugged.

"Perfect," Kendall muttered. She walked to the steps and lowered herself so she was sitting on the front porch. Cammy sat next to her.

"Do we go to the museum?"

"Your parents aren't picking up their phones," Kendall said. "I think it's best you stay at home, where it'll be easier for them to find you."

"So, what do we do until they do come home?" Cammy asked.

"Got any homework?"

"It's the first day," Cammy answered. "My teacher's annoying, but she's not evil. At least, not yet."

"I guess we wait, then," Kendall said. "They shouldn't be too long anyways, right?"

Cammy shrugged her shoulders, "They should have been at school to pick me up."

"Point taken."