In the afternoon Gadget actually decided to take a break from inventing and maintaining her previous inventions, instead she got out a pocket book for computing (let's face it, a regular sized book would be too big for her to handle) as she had recently been considering the application of cybernetics to her engineering skills. She skimmed the first page and turned to the next, then the next, and the next! Suddenly she caught on to something, she closed her eyes and recited a piece from the first page.
"Computer hard drives comprise of a digital disc possessing anything up to 100 gigabytes of RAM, this enables your computer to store large amounts of information without stalling." She opened her eyes and looked onto that very line, she checked it in only a second. "Golly," She exclaimed, "It seems that I have a photographic memory now! I was quick to learn before, but I seem to be able to memorise an entire page in less than ten seconds." She considered the implications of this ability, it wasn't really anything to worry about after she gained control of her new telepathic powers. Then she heard a sigh in her mind, she was curious as to this as she hadn't made the intention to see what the other Rangers were thinking, she listened to this new tone.
'It's been so long; I do so love Chipper, but I can't stop thinking how he feels about me.' Gadget recognised the voice. 'I'm sure he won't mind me popping round today.'
'Tammy!' Gadget thought. 'I can read Tammy's mind! I wonder how far away she is.' She closed her eyes and concentrated until she found herself looking through Tammy's eyes.
'Ooh,' Tammy thought as she crossed the park, 'I've got this strange feeling that I'm being watched.' She looked around to see if any cat or something was stalking her, but she could neither see, hear or smell any dangerous life form. 'Must've been my imagination.'
'Don't panic, Tammy.' Gadget telepathically told her. 'I'm just checking how far away you are so I can have an idea what my power can do.' This stunned Tammy as she thought.
'Wait, what is this power Gadget is talking about.'
'Be careful,' Gadget told her, 'When you unwillingly hear my voice in your head try not to think of me in the third person. You see I got an electric shock yesterday that knocked me out and, ever since then, I seemed to have aquired telepathy.' Tammy was well and truly astonished by this.
'No!' She thought. 'You can speak with others entirely through thought?!?'
'Potentially.' Gadget replied. 'I prefer not to use it too much in case I catch something rather unnerving. Besides, it feels better to use the normal senses.' There was a pause before Gadget added. 'I think that Chip won't mind if you popped round. Do you want me to tell him you're coming or would you like to keep it a surprise?' Tammy now seriously thought about it while Gadget did her best to ignore the jumble of thoughts as Tammy made her mind up.
"You can drop a hint." She said aloud. 'I would like him to know I'm coming, but I don't know how he'll take it, and surprises can be enjoyable.'
'OK,' Gadget responded, 'You can have your thoughts to yourself now.'
"Gee," Tammy said aloud, "That was bizarre. Fancy Gadget being telepathic." She carried on her merry way.
Chip wasn't sure what Gadget meant when she said that he would soon see an old friend, but he put a brave face on it, until a flash of pink rushed through the door and he next found Tammy hanging from him.
"CHIPPER!" She cried out passionately as she embraced him.
"Tammy," He said meekly, "It's nice of you to pop round, but you don't need to through yourself on me." She realised what she was doing and released him.
"Sorry Chip," She apologised, "It's just been so long since I last saw you." Chip thought back to the last time they met.
"I was two weeks ago." He informed her, she nodded and said.
"But it feels like it's been years." Just then Monterey Jack peered round the doorway that led to the kitchen.
"Hello Tammy." He greeted her. "It's quite a surprise for you to call round. Will you stay for dinner?" Tammy looked at Chip, who was still getting over her sudden pounce and said.
"Sure, if Chipper doesn't mind." Chip composed himself and said.
"How many time must I tell you 'Don't call me Chipper!'?" Tammy looked at him with a hint of surprise upon her face. Just then an eerie feeling trembled down his back, he turned around to see Gadget coming from the hanger with her head buried in a book on computing. They were all slightly surprised to see her flick through the pages as though it was a comic.
"Hello Tammy." She said without looking up, the excitable squirrel nodded calmly and returned the greeting.
"Hello Gadget. Are you okay? You seem to be rushing through that book of yours." Gadget now looked up, sensing the discomfort on her part in all three of them.
"Don't worry, guys." She commented. "I also seem to have acquired a photographic memory; I can read elaborate detail on a page in a book in less than a minute." They were all amazed by this discovery, Chip turned to Tammy.
"This may come as a shock to you..." He began, but she cut him off.
"If it's about what happened to Gadget, I know." Chip and Monty were stunned by hearing this, but Gadget filled them in on the details.
"Crikey!" Monty exclaimed. "How far away can you read a mind, Gadget-luv?!?" Gadget shrugged and said.
"I'm not sure, my telepathy seems to have a constantly extending radius. I can get an idea by focusing on two or three different minds consecutively, but I can't be certain." Chip stratched his head in bewilderment about this. "Sorry if I interrupted anything," She continued, "But your arrival, Tammy, seems to have caused a surge in brainwaves. I don't wish to pry, so it was fortunate that I was finishing this book at the time, otherwise I might've heard every thought from this room." Chip now became very conscious of the situation and was sure that Gadget's change of attention would enable her to clearly read his mind.
'Looks like you still need a bit of practice.' He thought firmly, ensuring that Gadget would pick this up. Confirmation was made when Gadget nodded in his direction.
"Gosh," Dale exclaimed at dinner, "I think you've got a whole new future, Gadget!" Gadget was surprised at this and beacme curious as to what Dale had on his mind, she was sure that there would be nothing too serious in there at the time.
"Golly Dale," She replied, "I'm sure that won't happen to me." Dale was shocked at this, but soon calmed down.
'Gadget,' He thought, 'I'm looking more at the powers and less at the behaviour.' Then Gadget nodded in understanding.
'Another sci-fi movie?' She inquired telepathically, he smiled and thought.
'You know, Gadget. Don't bother asking about what you can already see.'
"Gadget," Tammy asked as she helped herself to some of Monty's cheese surprise, "Are you able to know everything someone thinks?" Gadget thought for a while and answered.
"Potentially, I prefer to leave some thoughts alone in case they bring out anything too disturbing." That pretty much covered the dinner conversation, as she tucked into the cheese surprise Gadget decided to see how far her telepathic power had reached. She concentrated on something beyond the tree, beyond the park, right across New York. But all she could get were her own memories, she identified this as meaning that she couldn't stretch her mind that far so she tried something nearer. 'Ah-ha,' She thought, 'This could save Chip time and trouble.' She listened to the thoughts of a few humans as she ate, focusing only on work-related thoughts.
