Kendall stared at the map of Amber Beach. She was down in her lab, working to help the Rangers with their mission in New Zealand. She had reason to believe that Sledge had travelled all the way across the world for the PlesioZord. Faint signals had shown up near Auckland shortly after the Rangers had destroyed the Zord, and Keeper had insisted it would find a way to survive, implying the Rangers would see it again. There was no way it could be a coincidence, especially since locals had been reporting more sightings of mythological creatures in the area.

If the PlesioZord had found a way to survive, the purple energem needed to be nearby. But none of Kendall's scans of New Zealand revealed anything energem-like in the area. Out of frustration, Kendall decided to take a break from the foreign country and resume her search at home.

Seven energems had been found. Three were still at large. Of those three, one had bonded. Since the AnkyloZord had been awakened, it was safe to assume that somewhere out there, someone was bonded with the aqua energem. That left two energems that needed to be discovered. It had been hard enough searching for ten when this mission had first begun. The Earth was a big place, with many of it still to be discovered by man, and the energems were so tiny, they could easily be overlooked. Now, the Earth was the same size, but there were one two energems. The odds of finding them in her lifetime were next to impossible, especially right here in Amber Beach.

Yet, as Kendall stared at the map before her, she couldn't help but notice a faint, but very real signal coming from the place that had once been a cave. It was the exact location where she had found the purple energem in the first place, and then she had been buried with it. The Rangers had returned to the sight to search for the stone, and no doubt Fury had done the same. The Rangers came back empty handed and since Fury had yet to gloat about his discovery, Kendall had assumed he had the same luck. But there it was, a faint signal, matching somewhat the one the other energems had emitted before their discoveries.

"I've got to have a look," Kendall said, turning to Cammy. "Logically, it makes sense it would be there, right?"

"At the cave of doom?" Cammy asked.

"It's where I lost it. The energems don't just... walk off."

"So, are we going?" Cammy smiled excitedly, but Kendall shook her head. Cammy pouted as she watched Keeper walk out from Koda's caves. "What do you mean, no? You're supposed to babysit me all week!"

"Every time I have an energem in my hands, Fury turns up," Kendall told the little girl. "If my scans are true, the purple energem is right where I left it. If that's the case, there's a good chance Fury shows up. If that happens..."

"That's a lot of ifs..."

"If that happens," Kendall continued, "I want you nowhere near me."

"But if Fury turns up, what's going to happen to you?"

"If the energem really did bond to me once, it should do so again," Kendall told Cammy then turned to Keeper, "Right?"

"We can hope," Keeper nodded. "However, do remember, the energems are sentient. Just because it chose you once, does not necessary mean you are still worthy. Exercise caution."

"What if there's no energem there, but Fury sees you, thinks you have one and you don't?" Cammy asked and looked worried. "Kendall, he'll kill you."

"The Rangers are in New Zealand and they are needed there..."

"Not all of them," Cammy reminded her. "The Prince is in Zandar, and he said he could be here in a matter of hours, right? Isn't that fast enough."

"Keeper, give him a call," Kendall said and the alien nodded his head. Cammy frowned as she watched Kendall begin to leave.

"But, shouldn't you wait for..."

"Cammy, if I'm picking up on something, there's no telling who else is. Sledge may be on the other side of the world, but we don't know about Fury, Poisandra, Wrench..."

"Indeed," Keeper agreed. "We only know Sledge's transport pod was seen in New Zealand. The Rangers have yet to spot any of his crew."

"I have to check out the energem, before someone else gets there," Kendall insisted, kneeling down before Cammy and placing her hands on the little girl's shoulders. "We've got to work quickly. But the Prince is on his way. Should anything go wrong, he'll look after you."

"I'll be here. I'll be fine," Cammy said. "What about you?"

"He'll do what he can for me," Kendall said. "He owes me."

"What about your date with the magician?" Cammy asked. "It's almost lunch time..."

"Tell him something came up, but he can take a meal on the house and I'll catch up with him tomorrow."

"If you're still alive."

"I'll be alive," Kendall promised. "I'm coming home, Cammy."

"Pinky swear?" Cammy asked and held out her little finger. Kendall nodded, wrapping hers around the little girl's. When Cammy seemed satisfied, Kendall got back to her feet. She looked to Keeper, "Watch her. No matter what, don't let anything happen to her."

"I will do my best."

"Not good enough. You'll do it, period."

"Nothing will happen to Cammy while she is in my care," Keeper promised. "You will keep an eye out for trouble."

Kendall nodded, gave Cammy a kiss on the top of the head and then rushed out. She needed to find that energem, hopefully while the aliens were all busy in New Zealand.

She took her car. Normally, to go to the outskirts of town, she would take one of the museum trucks. They were better equipped. However, she was sure Fury and the other monsters knew to look out for anything related to the museum. They hadn't yet discovered her lab lay underneath the building, but knew that was where the Rangers liked to hang out. She hoped, if she was just in her car, any aliens watching over the city wouldn't pay attention to her.

The drive out wasn't too long, but it was rather isolated. Kendall felt her stomach turn as she stepped out of her car. She held her Dino Com in one hand, keeping it close by just in case she needed to call Keeper for help. A little ways off, she spotted the stones and boulders where a cave one stood. It had collapsed when Fury had attacked her inside and now was just a pile of rocks. Kendall knew the energem signal was coming from that cave and figured the energem was buried somewhere in the debris.

Her first step was to survey the scene. She knew first hand if she moved a stone without thinking, it could cause the rocks to cave in further on each other. It was how she had broken her leg. She needed to be careful how she moved the stones if she wanted to uncover the energem. Perhaps that was the reason it had yet to be found. Fury would certainly lack care, and the Rangers would just dig until they were tired. Riley, maybe, would propose they approach the dig strategically, but would likely be outvoted by his teammates and by time. Back then, they also had the PlesioZord to worry about.

"You're becoming more effort than you're worth," Kendall muttered just before she saw something shoot past her, hitting the piles of rocks. They were blasted to pieces and she was blasted backwards into the ground. She rolled in the grass a few times before stopping. Her head was spinning, her ears were ringing and her body ached. She could feel some burns on her skin from being so close to the blast and already knew she was in trouble.

"And you're supposed to be the smart one," Fury chuckled as he stood over her. Kendall pushed herself up into a seated position and tried to back away from him.

"I don't have the energem," she told him, hoping he would leave her alone to search for it. At the very least, that would give her time to get away and wait for the Prince to show up. If Fury did get his hands on it, she would still be alive to help Phillip and the other Rangers get it back.

"Of course you don't," Fury shook his head. "How could you? It's not here."

Kendall frowned. She wasn't sure what Fury and Sledge used to locate energems. Clearly it wasn't as good as her own technology, considering she had seven and the aliens had none. Still, they had a way, and theirs was telling Fury there was no energem in this location. And he seemed sure. However, whenever Fury saw her, he assumed she had an energem, often even when she didn't. Obviously, he relied on her for his personal search somewhat, so it struck her as odd that he would be so confident there was nothing to be found in this location.

"What do you mean?"

"You don't think, after our little meeting here, that I didn't search high and low for that stupid rock?" Fury asked. "I spent days digging, hoping to pick up what you dropped, and nothing! There is no energem here. I don't know where it went, but it's no longer here."

Kendall frowned again, "But..."

"The signal?" Fury asked teasingly. "The one that brought you here? Are you wondering about that? That was mine."

"You..."

"The Rangers are on the other side of the world," Fury said. "When you didn't turn up with them, I figured you stayed behind. Alone. You just gave me the perfect opportunity."

"To kill me?" Kendall asked. "Then you'll have to aim a lot better than you did."

"Kill you?" Fury frowned. "Scientist, you have seven energems. I don't know what you do, I don't know how you do it, but whatever it is you do, clearly it's much more efficient. You find energems. If I kill you, sure the Rangers won't have any more, but neither will I. I want you to..."

"Hey, beast!" someone shouted, and Kendall looked beyond Fury to see her new neighbour standing a little ways off. "Back away from the lady!"

"This doesn't concern you, human," Fury threatened, holding up his blaster. The man didn't seem to flinch and Kendall watched with a deep frown, wondering what her neighbour could have been thinking. Only the Rangers and herself had ever dared to challenge Fury. Generally, people ran screaming when they saw him.

"You see, I've got a lunch date with the beautiful damsel," the man stated. "And if you kill her, well, I don't get the free meal I was promised. So why don't you just let her walk?"

"Make me," Fury challenged and Kendall furrowed her brow deeply when the man didn't stand down. He rushed towards Fury with his bare hands and threw a few swings. None connected with the overgrown cat, but it was clear Fury was finding the intrusion to be more of an inconvenience than he had planned for. He kicked the man in the stomach and then back away. Before leaving, he gave Kendall one last look. "I will be back, scientist!"

Kendall gulped as she watched him leave then turned to the man who saved her. He was clutching his stomach, but he was back to his feet quickly and he offered her his hand. Gently, he pulled her up.

"Are you okay?" he asked her. Kendall gave a little nod.

"I'll live."

"I can take you to the hospital..."

"I'll be fine," she insisted. Her lab would have all the equipment she needed to look after herself, and Keeper would help tend to her burns and cuts. "But I'll need to rain check on lunch..."

"At least let me drive you home..."

"My sister's at the museum," Kendall said. "She's waiting for me. I've got to pick her up..."

"Then let me drive you back," he wouldn't take no for an answer, as he was already leading her back to his car. Kendall found she couldn't refuse, but was appreciative there was someone who could take her back. She got into the passenger seat while he took the driver's side. As he started the car, she turned to him.

"You could have gotten yourself killed back there."

"That's a funny way of saying thank you," he smirked. "Besides, what's the point of living if you don't push yourself every once in a while. That was a thrill I'll certainly never forget."

"You have no idea the kind of power F... that thing has. You're lucky he retreated when he did."

"I think you're the lucky one here. Why was that cat after you anyways? Is that a thing in this town?"

"You mean you haven't heard?"

"I'm not from here. New to town, remember."

"Well, yes. Monsters attacking people is a thing."

"So, you know about these monsters, and you still wander so far away from town on your own?"

"What about you?" Kendall decided to turn it around."What were you doing out here?"

"I like to go for walks, clear my head. And, you know, I've yet to hear a thank you."

"Thank you," Kendall finally uttered. "Uh..."

"Heckyl."

"Heckyl?"

"It's a stage name."

"So you are a magician?"

"Singer, actually, but I see why you would think that," Heckyl chuckled. "And you're welcome..."

"Kendall. Kendall Morgan."

"Well, Kendall, are you sure you don't want to make a stop at the hospital?"

"The museum's fine. Like I said, monsters attacking is pretty common here. Everyone's pretty good with first aid."

"There's something else you'll have to show me, then," Heckyl smirked. "Maybe over lunch tomorrow, unless another monster has it out for you."

"Hopefully not," Kendall shook her head. "But that sounds good."

"Great," Heckyl pulled into the museum parking lot, stopping just in front of the door, "I can't wait."

Kendall stepped out of the car and flashed him a quick smile and a wave as he drove off. Just as she was about to turn around to head inside, someone ran into her and little arms were wrapped tightly around her waist. Kendall looked down, seeing Cammy was hugging her tight and figured the little girl had seen everything.

"See, told you I'd come back," Kendall returned the hug and smiled at Cammy.

"You're not leaving until the Prince shows up," Cammy stated firmly. "And even then, we'll have to talk about it again. Promise!"

"I promise," Kendall nodded. She took Cammy's hand. "We'll go in around back. If people see me like this, they'll have too many questions."