Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Dino Charge. This story is fan-made.

Chase packed his bags, excited for the trip ahead. So far, in his duties as a Power Ranger, he had to travel from New Zealand all the way to the United States. He couldn't deny it had been an amazing adventure, and he had made a lot of great friends. Logically, travels had been kind to him up to date.

But this one was special, regardless of how it went. Because he was so far from home, Chase liked to keep up with what was happening in New Zealand. He had family there, and so wanted to know what was going on with them, just like, he was sure, they were keeping up with news from Amber Beach. He would often send newspapers or flyers from the museum back home. His mother was one to worry, but if she could see he was having a good time, she could rest up somewhat. In exchange, his mother would send him the occasional newspaper (if there was an interesting headline, as Chase wasn't much of a reader) and other things that would keep him up to date on the events back home.

Today's newspaper was one he was thankful his mother had shared. UFOs had been spotted above Auckland City. Chase saw the headline and already was intrigued, but when he got a closer look at the picture, he recognized Sledge's transport pods. Their monsters were flying over New Zealand now, and it was up to the Rangers to figure out why. As such, they were headed back to Chase's home land, and while it wouldn't bring him close enough to home that he could pop in for a visit, it would still be nice to get back to what was familiar.

When he was finished packing, he made his way to the museum. He was sure to be the first one ready, which was proof to how excited he was for this trip. Chase was usually one to take his time, never feeling any pressure to rush through life. Once he reached the museum, he made his way down to the Dino Lab. He expected to find Kendall still packing up. If the Rangers were headed on an oversea mission, he assumed she would be coming with. She was, after all, a crucial part of the team and would be needed in New Zealand to help the Rangers track down whatever it was that had drawn Sledge and his army to the other side of the world. But when he got to the lab, he it looked just as always, and Kendall was busy working instead of packing. He set his bag down as some of the excitement slipped off his face.

"Please tell me all your stuff is in the truck?"

"We can't all go," Kendall insisted to him. "I'll be short staffed this weekend with the six of you gone. Someone's got to pick up the slack."

"So you're not coming?"

"There's nothing I can do in New Zealand that I can't do from here," Kendall said. "And I can't shut down the museum for a weekend. It is what's paying for this trip."

Chase wanted to argue. There was plenty she could do in New Zealand that she couldn't do from the museum. If he couldn't visit his family, he had hoped to take the Rangers on a little tour of Auckland, showing off part of his home nation. He was excited for his friends to get a taste of where he was from, but mostly, he was excited to show off to Kendall.

He bit his tongue, though. His crush on her was well-known by now. The other day, the bus boy had made fun of him for it. Kendall knew as well, but Chase was still trying to keep things normal between them. She wasn't ready for romance. He couldn't play that card.

"Oh," there was a tone of disappointment in his voice, but he tried to leave it there. Still, Kendall's face soften as she looked up from her laptop.

"I am sorry," she told him. "But the museum doesn't run itself and there's no one else I can put in charge."

"No... I get it," he said.

"And besides, my parents are going away this week to visit Jeremy and I promised them I'd look after Cammy. They're dropping her off this weekend so I need to be here."

"She's not going with them?"

Kendall shook her head, "They don't want her to miss much school. She's had a rough enough start with the Goldbergs passing and getting adopted. She's better off getting settled before they pull her out for vacation. Besides, it might be fun, having her for a whole week, especially if Sledge is going to be on the other side of the world."

"That makes sense," Chase said with a little nod. He wasn't sure how long they were going to be in New Zealand. He figured it would be as long as Sledge and his army were around. Certainly, bringing Cammy along would pull her out of school for a while, which he doubted the little girl could afford. He also couldn't ask that she stay behind. Her parents were already leaving for a trip, and he didn't think she would want to stay with anyone else but Kendall.

"We ready to go?" Koda asked, coming out of his cave with nothing more than a small bag, likely filled with a couple change of clothes. Koda didn't have much in his caves already, so there wasn't much for him to pack. He looked to Chase with a smile, excited for his trip across the world. Chase gave a little nod and then one last look at Kendall.

"You're going to miss out. There's nothing like new Zealand," Chase insisted, but Kendall didn't seem to be biting. She simply nodded her head while Koda grabbed Chase by the arm, and with his other hand he picked up all of Chase's bags.

"We go now," he said. "I want see Chase home."

-Dino-Charge-

After Kendall dropped the Rangers off at the airport, it was time to pick Cammy up from school. Kendall was a little disappointed she didn't get to join her friends on their adventure. Chase always spoke highly of his native country and she did have an itch to do a little travelling. Unfortunately, the museum kept her quite busy, someone needed to keep an eye on Amber Beach, just in case not all of Sledge's monsters joined him on his little trip, and Kendall had a responsibility to Cammy and her parents. She had promised to look after the little girl and didn't think her parents would be too happy if she cancelled at the last minute.

However, Kendall was excited for the week ahead. With Sledge out of the country, she could spend some quality time with Cammy, without having to worry much about her duty to the energems. She would check in on the Rangers from time to time, but was certain that they could care for themselves while they were away.

The school bell rang, marking the end of the day and the start to the weekend. Kids were excitedly rushing out of school and finding their parents. Many kids were leaving in groups, likely to spend their Friday night, or maybe even their weekend together. Kendall remembered a lot of kids would take advantage of the days off school to hang out.

And then came Cammy, walking out of the school by herself, with no one to say goodbye to. She saw Kendall and smiled, knowing to join her sister. Her parents had left while she was in school, and she would be headed for the week to Kendall's apartment. Kendall took her bag from her and then looked around.

"We aren't in a rush," she said. "You want to say goodbye to your friends?"

Cammy looked around the playground and then shook her head, "Not really."

"Is there anyone you want to have over this week?" she asked. "You can show them around the museum while I check up on some Ranger stuff."

"It's okay."

"Cam, the others are on a mission for a few days. When I'm working, you'll be alone."

"I'll be at school."

"I mean after hours stuff," Kendall told her. "Ranger stuff."

"I can sit around the lab with you," Cammy insisted. "We don't need to have anyone over."

"I don't mind, Cammy."

"It's okay," Cammy said. Kendall gave a little nod and decided to drop the matter. If Cammy didn't want to have people over, that was up to her. Kendall remembered enjoying the weekend by herself, and thought maybe Cammy was just like her in that sense. She liked the privacy it afforded. However, just as they were about to head to Kendall's car, Cammy's name was called. They turned around, seeing Cammy's teacher rushing out of the building with one of Cammy's sweaters.

"Camille! You for-cat your sweater!" the teacher called and Cammy rolled her eyes, but accepted the sweater with a little smile.

"Thanks, Ms. Patterson. Kendall, can I..."

"How about you wait in the car," Kendall suggested and let Cammy run off. She had heard stories of Cammy's teacher; none were bad, but there was a mild obsession with cats. Her students had to listen to her puns and cat jokes all day long. Kendall figured the little girl had had enough and was looking for a quick out. Kendall, meanwhile, wanted to talk just for a moment, to ensure Cammy's teacher knew she would be spending the week with her, in case there were any incidents.

"You must be Kendall," Ms. Patterson said. "We've met before, haven't we? When her foster parents didn't show up? How has she been... since..."

"She's adjusted," Kendall said, glancing quickly over to the car, where Cammy was waiting in the back seat. "She misses the Goldbergs, but her parents now have been really great."

"They are amazing," Ms. Patterson confirmed. "Cammy's marks have improved since she's moved in with them. However... you wouldn't happen to have a minute, do you?"

"Is everything alright?"

"Everything is fine. Like I said, she's doing wonderfully in school now. It's just... there's some issues on the playground."

"Like what?" Kendall asked.

"She's often by herself," Ms. Patterson said with a tone of deep concern. "Very often, actually. And the one time I saw her with some of the other kids, it didn't look like Camille was having much fun."

"Is she being bullied?"

"Oh no, nothing like that. I just noticed that, for her, it's been a little hard making friends. I don't know if she's just not interested, or maybe she doesn't know how. A few kids from foster care seem to have this problem in my experience. Some want it so bad, they try too hard, others just don't know how to approach the other kids and... Camille's so sweet, I don't want her falling behind socially. It only gets harder as she gets older."

Kendall nodded her head. She could attest to that. She was twenty-six and only just starting to form long-lasting friendships. It wasn't like when she had been a kid, and all it took was sharing a toy to suddenly have a best friend for life.

"Look, I hope I'm not crossing any lines, but her parents told me that they took you in too and... Well, I was hoping since you and Cammy have that shared experience, maybe you could talk to her, maybe give her some advice."

"I'm... probably not the best person to do that."

"There's really no one better," Ms. Patterson insisted. "Camille talks about you all the time, she's always brining in stuff from your museum for show and tell. She really looks up to you. Maybe a word from you about this might just be the push she needs to try and open herself up a little more."

"Open up?" Kendal frowned and glanced to Cammy in the car again. Cammy being closed off in school sounded nothing like the little girl she knew. She admired Cammy's ability to open up and joke around with the other Rangers. She admired how Cammy was willing to try new things with her Ranger friends and share pieces of her life. Cammy was outgoing, friendly and very personable. It shocked Kendall to think that wasn't the case at school. "I'll talk with her. Thank you, Ms. Patterson."

"Anytime," the teacher smiled. "She really is one of my best students. I want the best for her."

"I do as well," Kendall nodded. She thanked the teacher and then walked over to the car. Cammy was there and had picked up Kendall's tablet to play a game. Kendall sat down inside the car and glanced to the back, "I had an interesting talk with your teacher."

"I swear, I don't know where my library book went!"

"It's not about... you lost a book?"

"I didn't lose it; it vanished out of my backpack."

"I... sure," Kendall sighed. She didn't have time to talk about books. "Cammy, we were talking about recess. She says you like to play alone."

Cammy shrugged her shoulders, set the tablet down and looked out the window, "Sometimes."

"And the other times?"

"I don't know. Most of the time I like playing by myself."

"Cammy, if you want to have a few people over to the museum, that's fine with me. You know I'd be more than happy to host a few friends."

"Won't you be busy?"

"The Rangers have about an hour still before their flight, then I'll take them half a day to get to New Zealand."

"They're going to New Zealand! Why aren't we going that would be so cool!"

"You have school, I have work."

"Ranger work," Cammy said. "You should go with them. You can help me with my school work down there anyways..."

"Cam, you're changing the subject. If you want to have some people from school come to the museum, it would be my pleasure. You'd get a tour, everyone would get a free gift from the gift shop, and there's a meal included at the cafe. Wouldn't that sound like fun?"

"Bella suggested that for my birthday party."

"We're always changing around the exhibits..."

"I want to spend the weekend with you," Cammy said. "Just us. Like a sleep over that lasts forever. That sounds like a lot of fun."

Kendall sighed, put the keys in the ignition and again decided to drop the issue. However, she was going to pick it up again. Making friends was tough, and just like Ms. Patterson, Kendall didn't want to see Cammy falling behind. She needed friends her own age, people in her class and at school that she could talk to. Those friendships would be crucial for Cammy growing up.