Koda walked with Kendall from the elevator down to her apartment door. As he found the keys to let them inside, he noticed the scientist glancing longingly at the door that once was Heckyl's.

Koda knew there had to be a connection between Heckyl and Kendall's sudden disappearance, despite being unable to explain it. He had disappeared right after Kendall had been found and the entire time he had a relationship with the purple Ranger, Koda had a bad feeling about it. There were no obvious connections: just bad feelings.

They had tried to explain that to Kendall, who still held onto Heckyl as her first friend outside the Ranger gang. Her description of him in no way matched the man she had spent so much time with, yet matched exactly the description the other staff at the museum had of the person Kendall had been spending so much time with. Koda couldn't understand it, and it gave him a headache trying to think about it. So he focused on what was important: Kendall thought she had a friend and he was suddenly gone from her life.

Kendall was hurting. Koda needed a way to make it better for her. He took her hand, offered her a soft smile and led her inside her apartment.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. Kendall didn't say anything but wiped her eyes as she walked to her bedroom. She seemed to want to rest. Koda let her go and decided to make her something to eat for when she was hungry.

Kendall went to her room and lay down on her bed. Her thoughts were not her own, she could feel it. Whoever had taken her, whatever he wanted from her he was still trying. She hated that she was his best way in. She hated the position she found herself in: first with Fury, now with this stranger. She was the scientist, the energem expert. She created the battle gear, the weapons, the upgrades. She commanded the Rangers, lead their searches for new energems. She had all the information any of the villains could need.

Fury knew this, which was why he turned his sights to her at the very end. She could do what he couldn't do. She was the key to finding the energems. She was something he wanted. She remembered the way he had beaten her, leaving her as nothing but a heap on the ground and offering her near-lifeless body to the Rangers in exchange for their energems.

And they had done it, because just like Fury, they knew without Kendall, they would make no progress.

Now, this mystery villain knew to get to the energems and to hurt the Rangers, he had to go through her. It seemed she was the key. She was what could hurt the Rangers most and she could give any villain the edge they needed.

Feeling something wash over her, Kendall found herself dragging her feet out of her bedroom and into the kitchen, where Koda was cooking up something for lunch. She walked past him, went straight to the knife block and picked up a knife. Koda looked to her, eyeing her suspiciously until she held out her wrist and held the knife out. His eyes widened as he jumped towards her, stealing the knife from her hand and wrapping his arm around her tight.

"Kendall, no!" he shouted at her and suddenly she was back, shaking her head in confusion. She looked up at Koda, who was watching her in fear and worry. She saw the knife in his hand and her eyes widened.

"I... I..."

Koda set the knife down, pulled her away from anything sharp and held her softly in his arms.

"Why you want to hurt self?" he asked. Kendall shrugged, burying her face in Koda's chest.

"Get it out," she whispered. Koda gave a little nod and walked with her to the couch. He sat down her down and turned on the TV. He kept Kendall in his arms even after she fell asleep.

-Dino-Charge-

Chase rubbed his face in his hands and looked to Kendall, who was fast asleep on the couch, tucked comfortably under a blanket with the TV playing softly in the background just in case she were to wake up. He shook his head, turning to Koda.

"She tried to hurt herself?" he asked. Koda gave a little nod then pointed to the knife.

"She try, but not want to," he said, causing Chase to frown in confusion.

"What does that mean? She tried but didn't want to. Was she cooking or something?"

Koda shook his head, "No. Something is in head. I see in eyes when she try to hurt herself."

Chase clenched his fists, angered that though Kendall seemed to be back at home, she wasn't completed back. It seemed Keeper hadn't been exaggerating on his diagnosis of Kendall, and Chase's clarification to Koda and Ivan had been a pretty accurate assessment: she had been mind fucked. Someone had invaded her head, clearly someone supernatural. Maybe it had been foolish to assume all the aliens died in Sledge's ship's crash. Maybe there were some who were still around, freed now that their captor was gone.

If he truly was gone.

"I'll check it out," Chase insisted, grabbing his jacket. Koda frowned.

"Check what out?"

"The crash site. See if there's any sign of something getting out."

"Ship crash?" Koda asked. "Kendall run lots of scan. All monsters gone."

"I know, big guy. But... she can't detect everything. Someone or something's slipped past her radar. The sooner we figure out what, the sooner we can help her. You coming?"

"I stay," Koda insisted. "I look after Kendall."

-Dino-Charge-

Chase walked through the crash site, careful of where he stepped, wanting to avoid slipping on scrap pieces of metal. He remembered vividly being caught in the wreck. He had been captured by Poisandra with Cammy. Kendall had come for him in no time at all. She had fought with Sledge, holding him off and managed to also get the energems in Chase's hand, granting him back his powers. Chae remembered trying to get off the ship with Kendall and Cammy, but found aliens stood in their way. In his attempt to protect the girls, he sent them ahead of him, hoping he could distract the aliens long enough so they could get away. He promised he would be right behind them, but he had failed to keep that promise. As the ship began to plummet towards Earth, Chase found himself with no way out. He had been certain he was going to die.

He woke up some time later, trapped in the debris. He hoped for his friends, that they would find him, but they didn't come. Days, or maybe just hours later, a mysterious figure appeared and brought him home. Chase later learned that figure was the same man Kendall had been trying to defend.

The same man that now appeared to be the number one suspect behind Kendall's kidnapping. Maybe, Heckyl was no man at all. Chase was frustrated that he really didn't know who to blame for Kendall's undoing. He just knew there was someone hurting her, and he needed to figure it out fast.

There wasn't much left of the ship. The impact had pretty much destroyed everything. Chase was sure it was a miracle he had survived. Granted, he had been very badly injured. His head, his ribs, and his shoulder were still sore for him, and he was sure his knee would never be the same again. However, he knew if he had survived, even by some miracle, there was a chance someone else had too.

Chase was about to give up. If someone had survived, especially a prisoner, they wouldn't have stuck around. He wasn't likely to find anyone or any clues. For now, though it was enough for him to know that he couldn't count all the aliens out. Someone was alive.

Chase turned, about to leave when he saw a figure in the distance, admiring the ship. The black Ranger ducked behind a large piece of scrap metal and watched the figure, taking note of his appearance as much as he could given the distance. Judging by the outline, this person was a monster. However, Chase didn't recognise him. This was a new monster: most likely, the one hurting Kendall. Angry, Chase rose to his feet and called out to the figure, "Who are you?"

The monster seemed to be looking at him as he answered, "What's it to you?" Chase morphed in response. The figure chuckled, "Am I supposed to run scared?"

"I'd rather you not," he summoned his Para Chopper. "You're behind what's happening to my friend, aren't you?"

"I'm just having a little fun," the monster replied. He looked nothing like a person, but the way he spoke reminded Chase of someone he had met before. He couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something human about this monster. Not that it really mattered to Chase. He wanted this monster dead by any means.

"The time for fun is over!" Chase stepped forward. He wanted this monster to know he was ready and willing to fight.

"My fun's only just begun," the monster laughed. "Besides, the information I've obtained will prove invaluable..."

"You're hurting her!" Chase shouted. "She's got nothing left to give!"

He had no idea what he was saying, he just wanted to make it clear to the monster that his time for fun was over. Kendall was hurting so much from whatever the monster was doing that she couldn't resume her regular life. Her days now were filled with an avoidance for soup, a reluctance to work in the lab and make any new discoveries related to the energems, and now, self-harm. Chase shook his head. "You're taking it too far. Any more of this, and we might both lose her."

"She's the best you've got," the figure said. "She knows all. How could I pass that up?"

"You'll kill her," Chase said. "You've almost done it once. I'm serious, if you don't stop this now, we're both going to lose her, and then what'll you do?"

"Hopefully, by then, I'll have all the energems..."

"I'll break it," Chase said and powered down. He grabbed his necklace and held his energem tight in his fist. "I swear, if you don't let her go, I'll shatter it."

"You can't..."

"It's bonded to me," Chase said and noted that where the monster once seemed overconfident and fearless, now there was a tone of worry in his voice. He had no idea Chase was bluffing. "You want all ten energems, don't you?"

"They are much too powerful to be destroyed by a mere human."

"Yet, a human's who they've chosen," Chase said. "Maybe you don't know as much as you thought you did. Maybe she doesn't know as much as you thought she did."

Somehow, Chase seemed to be taking the advantage over this mystery monster. His bluff was working well.

"You don't let her go, I'll destroy the black energem and you'll never have all ten of them in your possession."

"She means that much to you?"

"More."

"You guarantee you'll keep the energems safe?"

"Only if she's safe," Chase said. In the distance, Chase could see the monster giving a little nod.

"Then I will let her go. However, there will be one condition."

"And what's that?" Chase asked.

"I will be back for the energems," the monster said, which didn't surprise Chase in the slightest. However, his next words did, "And when I do come back, please, make it fun."

"Fun?" Chase frowned, but the monster didn't answer. He simply turned, and just like magic, disappeared. Chase watched for a few moments, wondering if maybe he would see the figure again, but it appeared he was gone: at least, for now.

So he rushed back to Kendall's apartment. Koda was looking to him for answers, but Chase only shrugged his shoulders. Really, he had no idea what he had done other than make it known to a monster he hadn't gotten a good look at that he was willing to do whatever it took to protect Kendall. He just hoped, whatever he had done, he had done it right.

He knelt in front of the couch, touching Kendall's shoulder gently. He shook her softly, pulling her from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, she glared at him, as though offended he had woke her up.

"Is this important?"

Koda leaned over Chase's shoulder, getting a good look. Chase, meanwhile shook his head.

"I just... can I change the channel?" he gestured to the TV behind him with a flick of the thumb. Kendall groaned and nodded her head.

"Just don't wake me up again. I'm exhausted."

"Right, sorry," Chase nodded and picked up the remote. Then he and Koda walked to the kitchen.

"Look normal," Koda frowned. "What Chase do?"

"Not sure, mate," Chase shrugged. "But whatever you do, keep you morpher close and your energem closer."

"Closer?" Koda asked and picked up his necklace from around his neck. "How I keep closer?"

"Not literally. I was just... never mind. Just, keep an eye out. Something's still out there."

"Fury?"

"Something worse... I think," Chase glanced back over to the living room, where on the couch, Kendall was sleeping again, "And keep an eye on her. If whatever I did worked, she should be back to normal but..."

"I protect Kendall," Koda nodded. Chase smiled, placing his hand on Koda's shoulder.

"Please."