A couple of days a week, after school, Cammy would spend the evenings with Kendall. Since Kendall was always either in the museum or the lab, Cammy's parents would drop her off there. Someone was always around to greet Cammy and she knew her way through the museum.

Today, her visit was cut short. Kendall had been there to walk her in, but almost as soon as they got down to the lab, Riley called from the marathon, stating that there was a problem. The water was causing people to forget who they were and since marathon runners wanted to keep hydrated, they had all been poisoned.

To make matters worse, Tyler, Shelby, Koda, Ivan and Chase had all gone to watch Riley run, and while they stood on the sidelines, they had taken a couple of sips of the drink themselves. Only Riley, who had brought his own sports drink, had been left unaffected.

Cammy watched as Kendall asked Riley to keep an eye on the people, especially the Rangers, while she tried to come up with an antidote. Since it seemed to be the water that was poisoned, she made her way upstairs. Guests in the museum were walking around aimlessly, as though they too had forgotten who they were. Kendall quickly reasoned that it wasn't just the water at the marathon, but the whole water supply that had been tampered with and was able to get a sample to study.

The little girl always found it fascinating and a little boring to watch Kendall work behind the scenes. It was amazing to see what her sister could accomplish with just her mind but it didn't have all the action of an actual battle. Maybe that was a good thing though. Once Kendall thought she came up with an antidote, she left the lab, asking Cammy to stay there where she was safe. The little girl had to watch her sister take off to fight with only Riley against whatever monster had caused this mess.

Cammy tried not to worry. After all, Kendall had an antidote, and if she believed it would work, surely there was no denying it would help the other Rangers. Then they would all be able to fight the monster, and together, nothing could stop them. Cammy repeated this over and over to herself until she heard someone coming back into the lab. She thought, for a moment, it was the Rangers, but a quick glance to Kendall's computers showed the purple Ranger was in the PlesioZord, spreading the antidote around the city to help cure as many people as quickly as possible and the other Rangers were in a battle against a new monster.

Maybe it was the Prince, but Cammy assumed that if he were in town, he would help out the Rangers. That meant, whoever was coming in wasn't supposed to be in the lab. No one but the Rangers knew of the lab's existence. Cammy backed into Koda's caves, hiding herself from the intruder, but still keeping close enough to the front so she could see who was coming inside.

"Finally, the energems will be mine!" Cammy heard the intruder say and knew she recognized that voice. She peeked out a little more and saw Heckyl, Kendall's friend who supposedly moved away, taking a quick look around the lab.

Fortunately, there were no energems in the lab. The Rangers always kept them near and since they were all out, the energems were gone. Cammy breathed a sigh of relief but then furrowed her brow deeply. First, why was Heckyl in the lab? How did he know of it's existence, or even worse, where it was? Second, why did he want the energems? How did he know of the energems?

Cammy stepped back further into the cave, certain that Heckyl was bad news and to be avoided. But as she did, she accidentally tripped over Koda's club. The trip didn't make much noise, but Cammy's surprised squeal did. She let out a little cry as she hit the ground and when she looked up, Heckyl was standing over her.

"What do we have here?" he teased her with a malicious smirk on his face. Cammy quickly to her to her feet and tried to run, but Heckyl grabbed her by the arm. "And where exactly do you think you're going?"

Cammy tried to pull herself free, but Heckyl's hold was strong. She looked up in terror.

"I... I won't say anything," it was a lie. As soon as she saw Kendall again she would tell her everything, but she needed Heckyl to believe she was sworn to secrecy. "I promise!"

"My dear," Heckyl knelt down and tried to look reassuring, but Cammy could still see the dark intent in his eyes. "Kendall sent me down here to check up on you."

His hands glowed brightly. Cammy looked down at them, then back up into his eyes. She shut her own and shook her head. Heckyl was trying to convince her he was allowed in the base, that this was part of Kendall's plan, but Cammy wouldn't believe it. Her head started to ache suddenly, and she found it harder to resist Heckyl.

"Now, dear, where are the energems?" Heckyl asked her. "While I'm keeping an eye on you, I might as well make sure nothing happens to them. You know, for Kendall's sake."

"The... the Rangers have them," Cammy said and tried to grab her head with her hands, but Heckyl was still holding her tight by the arm. He pulled her forward a little bit.

"What?" he asked. "But, the energems are supposed to be here!"

Cammy shook her head, tears flooded from her eyes as the pain grew. "Only... only when the Rangers are here too."

"What do you...? How am I supposed to get the energems, then?" Heckyl shouted before his grip on Cammy released and the pain in her head disappeared. She opened her eyes and watched as a tattoo behind his ear started to glow, mirroring the glow on his hands. Heckyl seemed to be the one in pain now but it didn't last long as his body transformed. Within seconds, Cammy no longer found herself face to face with a human, but rather, a monster.

"Kendall!" she screamed as the monster looked to her and drew his sword.

"Kendall's not here, child," the monster. "It's just Snide, and I'm not going to hurt you."

"You don't look like you're not going to hurt me," Cammy said, taking a step back and quickly glancing around for a quick way out. She would either have to try her luck climbing the slide, or wait for the elevator to come back down. Either way, she would have to outrun this Snide monster and she didn't think she could.

"How can I get the energems?"

"I... I don't know," Cammy shook her head, backing up a little bit more. Snide followed her forward. When she saw he wasn't going to let her get away, she panicked and tripped again. Before she could hit the ground he caught her arm. She screamed, but he didn't let go. Instead, he pulled her up by the arm until her feet where off the ground.

"Tell me how I can get the energems!"

Cammy shook her head, "Kendall!"

"She's not here!" Snide shouted and threw Cammy across the room. She screamed as she hit the wall then ground. Snide rushed towards her, sword in hand like he was going to cut her in half. Cammy pushed herself to her feet and tried to run for the elevator. She pushed the button to call it, but before the doors could open, Snide was already on her tail.

"Leave me alone!" she cried, running to the slide. She looked to it for a quick second, knowing there was no way she could climb up it fast enough. There was no way for her to get out of the lab and Snide didn't look like he wanted to leave either.

So she ran to Kendall's computer. If she couldn't get herself out, she needed help and fast. She jumped onto Kendall's chair and picked up her headset, speaking into it quickly.

"Kendall! Help! There's a monster in the lab! He says his name is Snide but he's..." she interrupted herself with a scream with Snide grabbed her around the waist. She dropped the headpiece and started to kick her legs out and scratch at his arm with her nails. Nothing worked. He wouldn't let her go.

So she bit him. She reached down, wrapped her mouth around his arm and chomped down as hard as she could. She remembered making another child cry in kindergarten after her teased her and for a few months the other kids were scared to play with her. She had made her classmate bleed, and he had to go to the hospital and get stitches. She was sure she wouldn't cause the same damage to Snide, but maybe she could cause him enough pain that he would let her go.

And she did. He cried out when he felt her bite and let her go. Cammy hit the floor and hoped she could find somewhere to hide, certain Kendall and the other Rangers wouldn't be too long now.

"You insolent child!" Snide shouted and suddenly Cammy saw the room get brighter. She turned around to face Snide and saw a ball of energy coming her way. She screamed and ducked and the power missed her but when it hit the wall the entire lab shook.

Snide shot another blast, and another, and another, refusing to stop. He was no longer firing directly at Cammy, but the structure of the lab was getting weak. Cammy ran under the table the Rangers usually gathered around, narrowly avoiding pieces of the ceiling that were coming down on her way over. She curled up, hiding her head until she heard the room go quiet. She looked up, hoping it meant Snide had taken off, or the Rangers had scared him off, but instead she saw him staring right at her, ready to fire one last blast of energy.

"Don't kill me!" she screamed, but it was too late. The blast came right for her. Cammy crawled out from under the table and used it as a shield. The table took the brunt of the shot but was picked up by the energy and flew into Cammy, trapping her between it and the wall.

Snide breathed heavily as he waited to see signs of movement from Cammy. If she couldn't get him answers she was nothing to him. Killing her would show the Rangers he wasn't going to play around. He would take the energems no matter the cost.

When he was sure Cammy was no longer a threat he turned around to leave. If the energems weren't in the lab, there was no sense being there. But once he turned around, he found himself face to face with the purple Ranger, her blaster trained on him.

"You just made the biggest mistake of your life," Kendall growled and shot at him Snide took the blast in the chest, though it hardly caused him any damage. He looked down, then back up again. The purple Ranger was suddenly standing next to the blue Ranger. When he glanced around the lab, he saw all the Rangers had joined.

"This just makes my job a lot..." he was cut off as a light on the side of his neck began to glow and suddenly there was a fearful look in his eyes. "You're lucky, Rangers. I've got to go."

He stumbled towards the elevator, stepping into just as the doors opened. The Rangers tried to follow him out, but he cried out loudly, stopping them in their tracks. The doors closed and when the Rangers managed to open it again they saw the elevator hadn't moved, but Snide was gone.

Kendall couldn't care that he had gotten away. Not now at least. She had just gotten back to the lab in time to hear Cammy scream and knew Snide had done something to her. She powered down and rushed to the last place Snide had fired a blast. Koda was right behind her. He picked up the damaged table, lifting it over his head before throwing it aside.

Underneath, Cammy was lying on the floor. Kendall called her name, hoping the little girl was just trying to hide by staying completely still but Cammy didn't respond. She touched her back and leaned in, whispering to Cammy that she was safe now. Cammy didn't move.

"No, no, no..."

"Ms. Morgan..."

"Cammy!" Kendall screamed and Chase rushed over, pulling her away and into his arms. Koda moved in as well and scooped Cammy up in his arms. Riley immediately tried to jump in to stop him.

"Koda, she's hurt, don't..."

Koda growled in response and hugged Cammy close to his chest. He looked to Riley in a way that suggested in the green Ranger tried to interfere he would tear him apart.

"Cammy is hurt!" he shouted. "Need hospital!"

"Yes, but Koda..." Koda roared loudly in Riley's face before pushing him out of the way and running off. Shelby followed right behind the caveman and Tyler wasn't far behind her.

Ivan offered a hand to Riley, helping him up off the floor before they rushed out as well. Kendall wanted to follow and pulled against Chase, but he wouldn't let her go.

"Kendall, you need to calm down first."

"Chase, she's... she's..."

"Shh," Chase pulled her in closer, though she fought against him, he couldn't let her go just yet. Koda was already going to scare the doctors and nurses. He wouldn't need help from an even more scared and overprotective Kendall. "We don't know for sure yet."

"She's a kid!" Kendall screamed at him. "She's just a kid! He attacked a..."

Chase felt Kendall tense up as she trailed off. She looked to the elevator where Snide had fled. Her fists clenched.

"Now, it's personal," she growled. Chase let her go, watched her with a curious frown and scratched his head.

"And it wasn't before?"

Kendall gathered up what she could of her lab, making sure to take the chargers, her tablet, and anything else that hadn't been broken in the attack. Then she turned to Chase.

"I'll be at home."

"Cammy needs you," Chase told her and Kendall's eyes started to water. She shook her head.

"Chase, she's..."

"You don't know that," he said. "You can work on that stuff later..."

"And let him get away with this!" Kendall screamed. "She's nine Chase!"

"He won't get away with this," Chase promised her. "But Cammy needs you more than anything right now. Let's be with her."

"I..."

"She's nine, Kendall," he used her own point against her. "If there's any chance she gets through this, she's going to need you. Not Koda, not your parents, you."

Kendall let a few tears slip down her cheeks. Chase pulled her back into his arms.

"You're not going to lose her," he whispered and he knew he was taking a big chance with this promise. He had no idea what condition Cammy was in. She very well could be dead. But he would hold onto hope, just in case. Cammy was tougher than she looked, after all. "Kendall, you hear me? She's not going anywhere. Now you just need to be there for her."

Kendall nodded her head. She hoped Chase was right.