This was a nightmare come true for Kendall. She knew the possibility of something going wrong was always there. Her chargers weren't going to function properly all the time. It was why she ran many tests and was strict in training that the Rangers follow her every command. The more she could control what happened, the less likely it was someone would get hurt over her mistakes.
She should have tested the charger more before she handed it over to Tyler. She should have run another scan or double checked all her data or something. There must have been something she could have done to prevent whatever had caused Tyler to freak out.
And it had been an unusual freak out. Tyler seemed to lose control of his own body, roaring like he was nothing more than an animal and attacking his own teammates. She could still feel the spot on her shoulder where he had dug in his helmet, as though trying to bite her. Fortunately, since he was morphed his helmet protected her from his mouth, but the intention was there. Tyler was not one to betray his teammates, nor was he one to be easily influenced. Whatever had gotten to him had a strong hold and she needed to break it fast.
She didn't have his energem, but she did have the charger on hand. It was the best place to start checking for her mistakes so she plugged it into her computer and ran a quick scan. Before any results could come up, she heard the elevator doors open.
"Kendall!" it was Cammy, rushing out as quickly as she could. She still looked a little weak for Kendall's liking but given she was out of bed and seemed happy to be in the Lab reassure Kendall that she was doing well. She knelt down, catching the girl in her arms.
"You came?"
"She was going a little crazy trapped in the house," Jon nodded. "I know you said you were training but I figured I'd still bring her out for ice-cream and we'd wait."
"Then we saw the truck in the parking lot," Cammy smiled. "Is training over? Can I stay with you?"
"You can stay here," Kendall told her. "Unfortunately, we've got a bit of a problem on hand."
"What kind of problem?" Cammy asked, turning to Kendall computer as a flashing light caught her eyes. It was hard for her to focus on it, but when she could make out what it was she frowned deeply. "A virus."
"What?" Kendall's head snapped to her computer as she leaned over it, looking down in disbelief. "That's not possible. I've secure it myself. No one should have access to..."
She checked the virus, tracing its origin and growled under her breath. She unplugged the charger and tossed it across the room.
"That asshole!"
"Kendall!"
"Sorry, Jon," Kendall muttered and then looked at Cammy. "I mean... it's Heckyl."
"Is he here?" Cammy asked. Kendall shook her head, put her arms around the little girl and then gestured to her computer.
"The virus on my computer is from Heckyl," she said and held Cammy a little closer. "I have no idea how he must have gotten access to it but somehow he put a virus on my laptop."
"How did he do that?" Cammy asked and looked around suspiciously. Kendall would always promise her and the Rangers than all the information she kept stored on her computer was completely safe. No one could access it from anywhere expect her computers. Only the Rangers knew the basic passwords. Cammy knew some of the emergency commands. Everything that was more sensitive was accessible only to Kendall. Their weapons, blueprints for the lab, for new weapons and any maps or clues to new energems were completely confidential.
Knowing this, Cammy had to assume that if a virus was planted in Kendall's computer by Heckyl, he must have been close enough to use it.
"I don't know," Kendall answered. "But it looks like it's caused the T-Rex spirit to take over Tyler's mind."
"Uh... what?" Mr. Fisher asked, frowning deeply.
"Tyler thinks he's a T-Rex?" Cammy looked up at her sister. "Really?"
"That would explain why he attacked me in the woods," Kendall nodded.
"Wait, hold up," Mr. Fisher looked to his two daughters, trying his best to keep up. He had only just learned their Ranger secret and was doing his best with all that information. This seemed a little more complicated. "Tyler thinks he's a real T-Rex?"
"When you bond to an energem, you're bonded to the dinosaur," Kendall explained to him. "We're able to morph thanks to the connection the energem made with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Tyler's dinosaur is the T-Rex, and I'm afraid when he tried to use the Dino Super Charger, the virus caused his dinosaur spirit to take over his mind."
"And none of what you just said sounds ridiculous to you?"
"You kind of get used to it," Kendall chuckled. She let go of Cammy and began to work on her computer. "Fortunately, this virus doesn't seem like it's going to cause me anymore trouble. If Heckyl were as smart as he believes he is, he could have done a lot more damage. All I've got to do now is come up with a Charger that's going to help us capture Tyler. Once we have him under control, we can try to free up his mind again."
"How long is it going to take you to build a new charger?" her father asked but Kendall didn't seem to hear him. Instead, she continued to work, rushing to the other side of the wall to pick up one of the many empty chargers sitting on the shelf. Her father seemed a little offended that she was ignoring him, but Cammy just hopped up on Kendall's seat and smiled at him.
"It's called Ms. Morganing," she explained. He looked to her curiously.
"Ms. Morganing?"
"When she gets in the zone," Cammy continued. "She doesn't hear you, see you, or really remember you're alive. But it's when she does her best work."
"Do you know how long it'll take her to build a new Charger?"
"When she's Ms. Morganing it's usually not too long," Cammy chuckled.
"Does she... Ms. Morgan often?"
Cammy shrugged her shoulders. "Sometimes. Usually just when the Rangers really need something or she thinks she's close to finding an energem."
"Interesting."
"It's kind of boring, really," Cammy sighed. "It's just a lot of typing and note taking. But sometimes she shocks herself. That's kind of funny."
Mr. Fisher leaned against the desk next to his youngest while they both watched Kendall work.
