The Rangers were back in the lab, tending to Kendall and Chase. The purple Ranger had only a few cuts and bruises. Nothing too serious and nothing a bit of rest and an ice pack couldn't fix. Chase seemed a little more beat up and though he insisted he was fine, he was resting in a cot and barely able to get up on his own.

"Is this the guy?" Tyler asked, showing Kendall a rough sketch he had drawn of the monster that helped Ice-Age trap them in the ice blocks. When she nodded her head to confirm, he looked to Riley to explain, "He's stronger than the other monsters. He could be the one leading the next attacks."

"It's a good thing we're all back, then," Riley said. Though he was a little sad that he would have to be away from his family for a long time again, he was glad to be back in the city. He had to admit feeling a little more at home in Amber Beach than he did on the farm. While he could keep up with the daily chores and did like the peace the country brought, he liked the challenges of living in the city. He liked being with people a little more like him. A huge part of him was glad he had been called back.

"So far, we know this guy is like Sledge and he wants the energems," Shelby stated and was intentionally keeping her distance from Tyler. It had barely been a couple of hours since she had blown him off and she was sure things between them were once again going to be awkward. She just hoped no one else would pick up on the new tension between them. "But we don't know what he can do."

"Actually, we do," Kendall muttered as she looked to Koda, then Ivan, then the rest of her team. "That's him, I know it is."

"Who?"

"The one who took me," Shelby and Tyler knew of her abduction, even if they didn't come to town to help. They had kept in touch and offered to make the trip back, but Chase had insisted they had everything under control, particularly when Kendall was back in safe hands. Riley also knew, having been called to town to help manage the lab while Kendall kept away from it. Still, no one had been able to put a face on her abductor until now.

Except Chase, who listened from his cot with a nervous feeling in his stomach. He had come face to face with the monster before. He had shared his experience with Ivan, but hadn't been able to describe the monster in a meaningful way. He had been too far to get a good look. However, he had recognized him when he turned up with Ice-Age and again in the park. He just hadn't said anything yet.

He knew Kendall knowing before now wouldn't have changed anything. Still, he felt a little bad for not having shared what he knew with her right away.

"You not remember much," Koda said to Kendall, looking with concern. If the monster that had hurt her was back, he really wanted to keep an eye on her, worried she would be the target again.

"And I still don't," Kendall said. "But he's the reason why. He was in my head. He controlled the way I thought he... he would have had access to anything, really, if he's that powerful."

"Anything, as in...?" Riley asked, trailing off because he hoped his thought was wrong. But Kendall gave a short nod.

"He may know more than we'd like him to."

"Like our base?" Shelby asked. "Ms. Morgan, you told him about our base?"

"I... I might have. Or he might have found out or..." Kendall wasn't taking Shelby's accusations as such. She knew her team worried just as much as she did about keeping their lab and everything inside it a secret. Still, she felt a little attacked by Shelby's tone, and her guilt didn't help the matter. She shrunk a little bit, lowering her head. This prompted Koda to puff his chest and stand in her defence.

"Kendall not have choice!" he growled to Shelby, who put her hands up, showing the blue Ranger she meant no harm.

"Sorry. I get that. It's just... what can we do if the bad guys know where our base is?"

"I can increase security," Kendall said. "Strengthen the sensors; program a complete lockdown for unknown visitors..."

"And will that be enough?" Tyler asked. "If this monster guy comes back, a few sensors and a lockdown will be enough to keep him from doing much damage?"

"I... I hope," Kendall sighed. Riley shook his head.

"Look, we don't know much right now," he said to his friend. "We've got no idea who this guy really is, what he's really after, and how much he really knows."

"Is this supposed to help?" Shelby asked.

"It's late," Riley continued. "What if we take our energems with us, head back home and get some rest. In the morning, we can come up with something to protect the lab."

"Sounds like a plan," Tyler agreed as he started to move to the elevator. He wasn't particularly thrilled with the idea of leaving the lab vulnerable during the night but he was eager to leave. Being in the same room with Shelby after she ran out on him just before he could ask her out was growing increasingly awkward. She wouldn't look at him, she wouldn't go near him; it was like right after they kissed, only worse because they had to pretend nothing happened in front of the others. He couldn't wait to get home and forget this night ever happened.

Right behind him, Ivan and Riley were helping Chase get to his feet and promised to take him home and look after him during the night. Shelby took her energem and purposely walked slowly in order to miss the first elevator ride up with the boys. It was bad enough being in the lab with Tyler. Being stuck in a tight elevator with him would be unbearable. When the ride up came back, she hopped in, looking over her shoulder at Kendall and Koda.

"Are you two..."

"I keep eye on Kendall," Koda promised Shelby. "You must stay safe too."

"Promise," she nodded as the doors closed and the elevator took her up. Koda then reached for his energem, taking it from the crystal bed before turning to Kendall. She had her energem around her neck already but was packing up some chargers, her computer and some of her books. She would leave nothing behind, just in case there was a break in.

"This monster not hurt you," Koda assured her and held his hand out, offering to take some of the books from her. He knew she could carry it all herself, but he wanted to help. Kendall put the books and her laptop bag in his arms and gestured to the elevator.

"Can you take those out to the car? I just want to lock up before we go."

Koda nodded his head. The lab was inside the museum, so it would benefit from the museum being as secure as possible too. He made his way out while Kendall secured the lab. Then she made her way upstairs and double checked the doors and the security system. Just as she was double checking the museum's front doors were all locked up tight, she noticed someone standing outside and looking in. She jumped, startled at first, but when she looked again she recognized this person.

"Heckyl?" she unlocked the doors and stepped out. He waited for her by the street, arms crossed. She smiled as she made her way over, unable to believe he had actually come back. She remembered he had left shortly after she had been kidnapped, explaining that if he wanted his career as a singer to take off, he had to continue travelling and make his name known in as many places as possible. It had broken her heart that one of her friends, someone she trusted dearly, was leaving her and she truly doubted she would ever see him again. After all, Heckyl had made it clear when they first met that he wasn't one to stay in a single place for too long. Surely he had left many people in his wake, hoping one day he would return to them.

When she reached him, she wanted to hug him, but his body language stopped her. He didn't seem happy to be back, nor did he look especially pleased to see her. She stopped and looked to him with hurt and concern. "Heckyl, is everything..."

"How could you," he growled and she frowned, unsure what he meant.

"Excuse me."

"I saw you," he said. "In the park! I saw who you were with!"

"You mean Chase?"

"You kissed him!"

"Do... do you like Chase?"

"I thought we had something!" Heckyl shouted at her, causing her to wince. He had never yelled at her before. In fact, she was certain she had never seen him angry. She shook her head, feeling a little nervous now.

"Heckyl I thought... we were friends, weren't we? I... I was just looking for a friend."

Heckyl sneered. He was doing his best at this point to keep Snide at bay. He wanted to address Kendall himself, mostly because he was hurt and he wanted answers from her directly. But also, he knew this would mess her up further. Despite his pain, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to really put the Rangers through more hell.

"So those late nights? Those coffee dates..."

"Friends," Kendall insisted. "Heckyl, I never meant to lead you on. I thought..."

"Some friend you are," Heckyl turned his back to her. Kendall reached out, taking his arm.

"Heckyl, I'm sorry," she said. "I..."

"Let me go," Heckyl growled, ripping his arm free from Kendall's grasp as he started to walk off but she followed him. Sharply, he turned around, grabbing her by the neck. Before she could do anything to stop him, he lifted her off the ground. His hands glowed blue, and that light traveled through her body, keeping her from fighting him off. His eyes met hers. She looked to him in terror.

"Do it!" he heard Snide say in his head. "Finish her off, take the energem!"

Heckyl had to admit, he was tempted to do as Snide wanted. He was angry with Kendall and her energem was suspended from her neck, right in front of him. He had seen the other Rangers leave already, there would be no one around to stop him, and he would have an energem in his possession without the others being the wiser as to who he really was.

He looked back at her with a smirk but then noticed something in her eyes. It was no longer just terror, but recognition. He had played too hard too fast. His face, his anger had triggered her memories, allowing her to break past the walls he had built up in her mind and recognize him, not Snide, as her abductor all those weeks ago. He knew coming back would be a risk. He knew displaying his anger would likely trigger something, but he hadn't been able to control himself.

He took a deep breath to calm himself and then let her fall. He flexed his hands as he refocused his powers. In that time, Kendall started to get to her feet as she tried to run away. Heckyl knew he couldn't let her go like this. She would tell the other Rangers about him. He would be made. He held out his hand, encased her body in the blue light again and pulled her back towards him. When she was at his feet, he let her go. His intention was to grab her and alter her memory of tonight. However, she slipped past him again.

"I can keep playing this game, you know," he called to her as he trapped her again with his powers and dragged her back. This time, he caught her only by the feet. The less powers he used, the faster he could switch to altering her memories. When she was close, he grabbed her, putting his arm around her neck while his other hand touched her head.

"Shh," he said as she tried to pull free. "This will all be over soon."

He replaced his face in her mind once more, deciding tonight would just be another attempt at abduction, this time by a human stranger. He wanted her to suffer for betraying him, but he couldn't risk her finding out about his desire for the energems just yet. When he was done, he let her go. Kendall pulled away from him in terror but when she turned back and looked at him, the recognition in her eyes was gone. To her, now, he was just some stranger, someone she would hopefully never see again. He wasn't her friend Heckyl.

He felt comfortable letting her run off, and watched her go back inside the museum and lock up the doors. He watched her then run deeper into the museum before he turned around and left. As he walked off, his heard his pocket watch chime. He opened it, looking to Snide.

"You let her go! You fool!" the monster shouted at him.

"One energem is not enough," Heckyl answered. "Besides, we've tried abducting the purple Ranger and that got us nowhere."

"You should have destroyed her!"

"The Rangers know about you, Snide," Heckyl reminded him. "Don't think they would be foolish enough not to put the pieces together."

"I can take them."

"I'd rather not take that chance," Heckyl said. "I'll do this my way. You'll see, I'll get all eight of their energems soon enough."

"You better be right, Heckyl," Snide growled. "Or else, we're doing this my way."

Heckyl closed the pocket watch and rolled his eyes before he glanced back at the museum. His heart continued to ache in a way he couldn't imagine. How could she betray him? How could she choose the black Ranger over him? And why did he care so much? It was the energems he was after. Kendall was just a means to an end. She wasn't supposed to matter this much to him.

Yet she did. And she managed to hurt him in a way no one had before.

"Fury," he called, picking up his communicator. "Set up the regenerator. I've got a new plan."