Tyler was elated, overjoyed. In spite of all the challenges he faced, all the people, his mother included, who told him his search was all for not. In spite of all the doubts that he was chasing after a dead man, Tyler had not only found out what happened to his father, but he was reunited with him.

His dad was back. He was alive. Nothing could have made Tyler happier. After their victory in battle, Tyler brought his father back to the museum, showing him around where he worked. He introduced him to the other Rangers, to Shelby, and brought him down to the lab. There was so much he had to share with his father. He had ten years worth of stories and adventures, each more exciting than the last.

However, before they could truly begin reconnecting, Mr. Navarro had to explain himself. Tyler was happy to have him back, but he had been absent from his son and wife for ten years. He owed Tyler an explanation.

"I found my energem on a previous expedition," he explained as they sat around the table in the lab. "Despite all my research, I couldn't figure out what it was, but I had a feeling it was special. So I kept it on me. On my last expedition, everything seemed to be going great. We had some amazing finds, the crew was great. It all went well until it didn't. The caves started to shake; they were falling in on each other. My partner, Rusty, tripped as we were trying to get out. He told me to run, to save myself, but I just... I couldn't leave him."

"That must be when the energem bonded with you," Tyler said. "They're sorta into the whole heroic thing."

"And fortunately it did," Mr. Navarro smiled. "I got Rusty back on his feet, I managed to get him out of trouble but I couldn't save myself. The cave came down on me, I couldn't go out the way I came. Since the caves spread for miles, I figured there had to be another way out. I turned around, walked for a bit but then I ran into Fury."

"So he was after you," Tyler said.

"It was the first time I morphed. I could hold him off, not very well, but just enough that I could slip past him and eventually I made it out of the caves. I could hear him yelling after me, that he would get me and he would get the energem. At the time, I wasn't sure what he was talking about but with the threat, I knew I couldn't go home. I couldn't allow myself to bring Fury back to my family – my son."

Mr. Navarro turned to his son. He knew he had only acted in what he thought was Tyler's best interest. He knew going home to his wife and son would only endanger them both. However, he was painfully aware of all the time he missed out on with his son. He knew that disappearing, without a word, for ten years would be painful for them both.

"I only hope you can forgive me."

"Forgive you? Dad, you have nothing to apologize for," Tyler stated with a smile. "We know Fury's bad news. You did the right thing."

"I didn't know there were other energems," Mr. Navarro explained. "Until recently, I had no knowledge there was anyone else like me. But a few months ago, I did see you in battle, but I couldn't find out who you were. It wasn't until Rusty told me that Kendall Morgan had come to speak with him, that she had a similar stone around her neck, that I knew this went further than I had imagined it."

"Rusty told you about Ms. Morgan?" Shelby asked, looking over at Tyler a little curiously before turning her attention back to Mr. Navarro. "But she told us that Rusty said he never saw you."

"I asked him to say that," Mr. Navarro insisted, coming to the defense of his friend. "Rusty and I met up after I got out of the caves. I told him everything. We both agreed it was too dangerous for me to go home. I asked him not to say a word about what happened. That, if my family were to contact him, he should tell them I didn't make it out. I thought the less people knew about me, about what happened, the better."

"So when Rusty told you about Ms. Morgan's energem..."

"I figured she could morph. I assumed she was a Ranger too, and that she was also involved with Fury. I also knew she worked here, at the museum, with Tyler. If she was looking for me, it had to be on his behalf. I came to her, asking her to stop because I didn't want you to find out, son. I had no idea you were the red Ranger."

"I'm just glad you're back," Tyler smiled. "I'm happy you're finally home. There's... so much to catch up on."

Mr. Navarro nodded his head, "I'd like that."

-Dino-Charge-

Chase sat across from Kendall at a table in the cafe. From the look on her face, this conversation she had asked of him wasn't going to be easy. He reached over, taking her hand in his.

"This must be hard for you," he said. "Tyler's dad coming back, wanting to be a part of his life again. It's okay if it upsets you."

"I don't think we should see each other anymore," Kendall muttered. "Outside work, I mean."

"If you need some time, that's fine," Chase nodded. "But I really think talking it out will help, and you know I'm not going to judge..."

"This isn't about Tyler's dad," Kendall told him, but it was a lie. This had everything to do with Mr. Navarro and Tyler. The Aqua Ranger had shown up at a much too convenient time and completely out of the blue. It was just days after she attacked Heckyl and Snide at their ship. Mr. Navarro seemed to know to speak with her, how to contact her directly.

She couldn't shake the thought that Heckyl had something to do with this. That he was trying to hurt the Rangers. She knew this wouldn't be unlike him. She had her doubts that Mr. Navarro was who he said he was.

Her own father had abandoned her. Cammy's father had also left. It had hurt both of them in a way they still couldn't completely understand. And just like Mr. Navarro, they had come back once. Kendall still remembered seeing her father's face again, and though she had been mostly angry with him, she remembered hope building up inside her. She thought he was back for good, that they could be a family and put the past behind them.

The realization that it wasn't going to happen and that her father wanted nothing to do with her had crushed her. It had done the same for Cammy when Andrew decided he would rather take a new job that spend even just a single afternoon with the daughter he had reached out to.

She couldn't watch Tyler go through that too. She couldn't bear to stand aside and let Heckyl manipulate one of her Rangers in such a cruel way. If he had anything to do with Mr. Navarro suddenly showing up, if he was behind this reunion in any way, she wanted to know about it.

Unfortunately, Heckyl had only promised to share his knowledge with her if she were to break up with Chase. It wasn't easy. She didn't want to do it, but she figured Chase would learn to move on. He was a good guy with a good heart. He would find someone else, maybe even someone better.

And she was used to the pain – the loneliness. She could take care of herself through it. If she could shield Tyler, or any one of her Rangers from feeling the same disappointment she had felt her entire life, she would sacrifice anything for it.

"I don't feel good about this anymore," Kendall said to Chase, averting her gaze by looking down at her hands. Chase frowned deeply as he learned forward.

"What do you mean? We've had nothing but a good time since we started going out. Did... did I do something?"

"My feelings just changed."

"Kendall, talk to me about it."

"There's nothing more to say," Kendall stood up, looked to Chase apologetically and then left the cafe. As she did, a note slipped from her purse, falling to the ground without her noticing. Chase reached to pick it up, then called for her but she was already gone. He frowned as he looked down at the note, then saw it was addressed to him.