Koda didn't really want to reunite Kendall and the Prince. After hearing how Prince Phillip had essentially left her for dead at the hands of Sledge, Fury and the whole gang, he never wanted the Prince to come near the scientist again.

However, those were his feelings, and while they were important, they weren't what mattered in this case. Kendall was owed and apology, and she wouldn't get that without sitting down with the Prince. So Koda had arranged to meet with Phillip and Ivan in the park. He would bring Kendall.

He saw the Knight and Prince sitting at the picnic table and walked over with Kendall. He kept close to her and gave the Prince a look. He wanted it to be known he was going to protect his best friend and that the Prince needed to get this apology right, otherwise it would count for nothing.

"Koda said you needed to speak with me," Kendall said to the Prince, who nodded his head.

"I did. I mean, I do," he said, then cleared his throat. He had never had to apologize before. He had been raised to believe he was better than the people who served him and the people he ruled. If he made a mistake, rather than correct it, he asked it be forgotten. His kingdom accepted that as their way because he was Prince and that was always how the royal family acted. The Rangers from Amber Beach didn't seem to have the same mindset. Koda, especially, felt that since the Prince had wronged Kendall, he owed her an apology at the very least. "This concerns my behaviour the other day. I summoned you here for an apology. My wish was not to put you in danger."

Kendall frowned. She looked to Ivan then to Koda, unable to believe what she was hearing.

"Are you kidding me?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"You didn't even hesitate when Fury asked for the energem. You took it and ran, leaving me to him."

Koda clenched his fists. He hated hearing this story. Kendall put her hand on his arm to keep him calm while she looked to the Prince. "Then with Sledge, you purposely left me behind."

"I..."

"You expected me to try and save your ass," Kendall got to her feet. "I'm sorry, but if I'm going to accept an apology, I at least, need it to be honest."

"I am stricken with guilt," the Prince said. "I have not been able to sleep or eat or think of anything but..."

"And that's my fault?" Kendall asked. "I'm supposed to just accept your apology so you can feel better?"

"Well, yes," the Prince nodded and seemed a little confused by Kendall's refusal. "Isn't that how this works? I apologize, you forgive me and everything is good again?"

"When you apologize, you mean it," Kendall turned around to leave. "I've got better things to do than ease your conscience. I'll be happy to hear your sincerest apology when you can come up with it. Until then, I have work to do."

Koda followed Kendall as she left, a little confused on why she had turned down the apology. He had brought her all the way out here so that the Prince could ask for her forgiveness, and he had. Yet, Kendall had turned him down and seemed offended by the Prince's apology.

"Kendall is still angry at Prince?" he asked. Kendall shook her head.

"I'm not angry with him, Koda. I feel nothing."

"Not angry?" Koda asked. "But not forgive Prince?"

"Don't tell me you, of all people, believed that garbage he spewed was sincere."

"I..." Koda scratched his head. He had only focused on the apology itself, not the meaning behind it. Thinking again, he did notice the Prince's body language didn't seem too repentant. It was still mostly guilt.

"My life's been empty apologies, Koda. My mother apologized time and time again for my father leaving, but then tells me I was better off. My social worker apologized for my mother killing herself, but didn't care enough to attend the funeral so I would have a familiar face. She also apologized for my father never showing up, but didn't bother tracking him down. There's a difference between a sincere apology, and one you make to ease your own discomfort about a situation."

Koda nodded his head. Kendall was right. Forced apologies were never true.

"I sorry," Koda said. "I wanted Prince to give real apology."

"I know you did," Kendall said. She turned to Koda, wanting to give him a smile to reassure him she wasn't angry with him, but as soon as she did she saw Fury in the corner of her eye, making his way over with a blaster raised at her and Koda. She had no idea what came over her but as Fury took a shot, she pushed Koda out of the way. Maybe she forgot momentarily that he could morph or maybe she just assumed he wouldn't have time. Koda hit the ground off to the side while the blast shot the ground right at her feet, sending Kendall flying through the air.

"No!" Koda shouted and turned to Fury, seeing he had arrived with backup. Viviks were following him, but the Prince's robot stood at his side, seemingly ready to fight. Koda clenched his fists and growled as he was joined by Ivan. The Prince stayed at the table in the park, shocked and terrified by the danger before him.

"I take Fury," Koda said to Ivan as he eyed the overgrown cat. "You fight machine."

Ivan gave a nod to say he had heard Koda before the two of them rushed to battle. Koda ploughed through the Viviks standing before Fury as he took on the cat, while Ivan took his time with the robot, trying to figure out how he was supposed to battle the machine.

Kendall, meanwhile, was shaking the cobwebs. Her ears were ringing, her vision was spinning and blurred, both from the explosion and having lost her glasses. She barely managed to sit herself up to start looking for them when she thought she heard something coming towards her. At first, she hoped it was the other Rangers showing up to the battle, but then she saw recognised the white blur of the viviks and knew she had to get up quickly. She forced herself to her feet and did her best to fight with the limited vision she had, but she was quickly knocked down. Before anymore harm could come to her, the vivik closest to her disappeared, and Kendall recognized the familiar colourful blur of the other Rangers coming to the scene. Chase made his way over to her, scooping up her glasses from the ground a little way off before handing them to her.

"Are you okay?" he asked her and Kendall nodded her head.

"I'll be fine," she said. "Koda says you got the energem?"

"Tyler's got it," Chase called to the red Ranger, signalling that they swap places. With Fury close, he didn't want to draw attention to Kendall or the energem. Tyler came over to Kendall's side while Chase held off the viviks.

"I'll take the energem back to the lab," Kendall said. Tyler helped her to her feet before he placed the energem in her pocket.

"You're okay to make it back by yourself?"

"Koda's keeping Fury busy," Kendall nodded. "As long as you hold off the viviks and the robot, I'll be fine."

"Be careful," Tyler told her. Kendall gave another little nod and turned her back as she started to run. Now, with an energem in her possession, she needed to break away from the fight as quickly and quietly as she could. But Fury, as always, had other plans. He kicked the blue Ranger to the ground and stomped on his chest, pinning him there just long enough so he could order the robot to attack Kendall. She had no idea why he always assumed she had an energem on her, or why most of the time he was right, but it was a habit of his she found extremely annoying. The robot, with a swing of the arm, struck Ivan down and rapidly started to approach Kendall. The other Rangers were tied up, either swarmed by viviks, under Fury's boot, or as was Ivan's case, trying to get up quickly enough to help.

"Over here!" the Prince suddenly shouted from the picnic table and was waving his arms around. He jumped, doing all he could to attract the attention of Fury and the robot. "It's me. I found the energem. I have it!"

Kendall furrowed her brow. Was he crazy? What did he think was going to happen? If his plan worked, he would be face to face with his own robot, which surely Fury had upgraded to be deadly. If it didn't, he would look like a fool.

"Prince Phillip..."

"This is my mess," the Prince said and reached into his pocket. He never revealed what he pulled out, but he appeared to be holding something. "In my hand, I hold the graphite energem. You want it, you beast, come and get it!"

Kendall frowned deeply. Insane: that was her verdict. The Prince of Zandar must have been insane. Only a few weeks before he had traded her life, twice, to spare his own and keep the energem. Now, he was putting himself in harm's way and for what? Fury hadn't even noticed he was in the area until he started jumping and calling out.

The robot approached the Prince, who readied himself to fight. Kendall watched in awe as the once arrogant, cowardly Prince held his own against the attack robot. Surely it was no easy task. Nothing Fury threw the Ranger's way was easy. But the Prince managed to keep his own creation at bay long enough for Ivan to get to his feet and join the fight.

Still, the Prince didn't back down. He remained in the battle until Fury shot at him and Ivan, knocking them both to the ground. Fury rushed over to the Prince, grabbing his hand with the intention of stealing the energem.

But there was nothing there.

"You... you deceived me!"

"Unhand the Prince!" Ivan cried, grabbing Fury and throwing him away from Phillip. The Prince jumped to his feet and finally started to run. He made his way towards Kendall and she pulled him behind a tree.

"Have you lost your mind?"

"You were supposed to run," the Prince told her. "I was buying you time."

"What?"

"I... you called me out," the Prince said. "My apology back there, it was for me. I've just... I've felt so badly in regards to what I put you through and I was ready to do anything to ease that guilt. My donations weren't charitable, they were selfish. And my apology wasn't for you. But now it is. Kendall..."

"Ms. Morgan."

"Ms. Morgan," the Prince glanced over his shoulder, just to make sure he actually had enough time for his apology. Seeing the Rangers were all back on their feet, holding off the monsters for now, the Prince knew he had time, but not much. "I was selfish, arrogant and... well, an arse. My actions were unforgiveable. Nothing I say or do can make up for the danger I put you in but please, you must understand, I truly am repentant. I will never put my selfish desires ahead of the needs of another person. You have my sincerest apology."

"Prince Phillip, I..." Kendall felt something warm in her pocket and reached in to find the graphite energem was glowing. She pulled it out, then held it up to the Prince. He looked to the energem, then to Kendall.

"It's chosen you," she told him. The Prince took the energem in his hand and looked to her with confusion.

"But I don't understand," he said. "I've spent the better part of a week trying to get it to come to life, I..."

"The energems are partially sentient. They bond with the people they find deserving," Kendall said. "I take it, if it's chosen you, that apology came from your heart."

"It does," the Prince nodded. "I will treat people with respect and value the lives of those who cross my path. I swear it."

"Then morph and kick ass," Kendall said. She grabbed the Prince's shoulders, spun him around then shoved him out of hiding. The Prince stumbled somewhat before he turned to her. Kendall pointed to the energem. The Prince held it up and suddenly a morpher appeared in his hand.

"Activate," she whispered to him and the Prince repeated. As soon as he did, a graphite pachycephalosaurus suit materialized before him. He looked down in awe for a moment then turned his attention to Fury and his robot.

He was going to right his wrongs.