The night before, Koda had followed Kendall home. He had upset her, and even though she seemed angry with him, he wanted to make sure she got where she wanted to be safely. Fortunately for him, he lived with her and was able to keep an eye on her all night. Unfortunately, when morning came, Kendall was still furious. She had ignored him while they were getting ready for work, didn't say a word to him when they were in the car and walked off, leaving him to get to the cafe by himself once they arrived at the museum. He hoped she would come up around lunch to eat like she normally did and prepared her favourite sandwich as an offer of peace. However, Kendall never came up, and Koda only had five minutes left on his lunch break.

Koda sat down across from him at the table, looking down at the sandwich just sitting there. It wasn't like him to leave food lying around.

"I've never seen her mad at you," Chase said, then pushed the sandwich closer to Koda, letting him know it was okay to eat. If Kendall did come upstairs, they could quickly whip her up something else.

"Kendall never mad at me before," Koda sighed. "Not for long."

"What did you do?"

"I follow her to bar."

"A bar?" Chase frowned deeply. Koda knew why he was worried. He didn't like it when Kendall drank alcohol. Koda had only seen the effects of it on the scientist once and they hadn't been encouraging. Chase wanted to keep Kendall away from the strong tasting liquid.

"She not drink bad water," Koda said. "Man at counter say it just water."

"That's good then," Chase nodded. "But what was she doing at the bar?"

"She sing."

"Kendall?" Chase asked with a bit of a laugh. "Our Kendall? Ms. Morgan? She sings?"

"Yes," Koda nodded his head. "She good too. Remind Koda of mother."

"And she's good at it? You didn't happen to drink anything at the bar, mate, did you?"

"No. Too busy getting yelled at by Kendall to drink."

"Why did she yell?"

"She miss Heckyl," Koda said and saw Chase react in a similar way that he had when Kendall had mentioned the name to him the night before. Heckyl was in the clear for what had happened to Kendall, but none of the boys could shake the bad feeling he gave them when it came to their purple Ranger. "I tell her I not like Heckyl," Koda continued. "That when she get mad."

"I see," Chase nodded his head and looked down at the sandwich Koda had yet to eat.

"Think monster is back?" Koda asked, looking worriedly to Chase. "He control her head again, like before?"

"He said he wouldn't come back," Chase answered, earning himself a funny look from the caveman.

"Monsters not keep promises."

"Maybe. We'll keep an eye out," Chase agreed. "But... I don't think this is a monster's doing."

"No?"

"Like it or not, Heckyl was Kendall's friend," Chase said, thinking a loud. It bothered him that Kendall had spent so much time with Heckyl, for more reasons than just how close they got and how jealous it made Chase feel. "She doesn't make friends easy."

"Kendall make lots of friends," Koda pointed around the room. "She have me, you, Ivan, Shelby, Tyler, Riley, Phillip..."

"Non-Ranger friends?"

"Cammy," Koda answered.

"Her age?"

Koda frowned. That had been the same thing Kendall said to him the night before. She wanted friends her own age and didn't seem happy with her Ranger friends. It hurt Koda to think his friendship wasn't good enough for Kendall, to think maybe she wanted more and he was no longer good enough for her. He lowered his head, looking down at the sandwich sadly.

"This isn't easy for her, Koda," Chase said. "She's finally reaching out and... maybe we should just cool it with the hating on Heckyl thing."

"But Heckyl is..."

"Gone," Chase said. "If he was bad news, he took off before he could hurt her. Maybe... maybe we should just let her miss him. Accept their friendship."

"You not sound like you like idea."

"I'm not his biggest fan," Chase muttered. "But that's my problem, not hers. She obviously trusted him, and she doesn't give that away easily either."

Koda nodded his head, then chuckled slightly as he looked up at Chase, "Kendall take long time to trust Chase."

"Exactly, mate," Chase said, rolling his eyes as he remembered the countless weeks he had spent just trying to learn Kendall's first name. When they met, she had introduced herself as Ms. Morgan, insisted Chase call her that and refused to even give him a hint as to what her first name could be. Chase eventually found out by overhearing a conversation between Kendall and Koda and he used it, only for her to snap at him. He did wear her down eventually, but it had taken time. "So if she trusts Heckyl, he must have earned it."

"How?"

"I don't know. Maybe... we ought to trust her?"

"I trust Kendall," Koda frowned; offended Chase would think he didn't.

"So then we stop bagging on Heckyl."

Koda huffed, but realized Chase had a point. Still, it wasn't easy. Kendall had always had a say in the friendships Koda made. He learned to trust the Rangers through her. He learned to trust the other museum employees through her. He trusted when she told him to steer clear of some people. He didn't understand why it didn't work the other way around. Why couldn't he tell her he thought Heckyl was bad news?

"She did trust Moana," Chase added, but Koda could tell he was more so speaking to himself. "She knew I trusted Moana and that's always been good enough for her. I owe her the same, I guess."

Koda looked up and finally nodded his head. Moana was a friend of Chase's from before he met Koda and Kendall. Koda realized he didn't have any old friends, and that the friendships he had had been created with Kendall around. As he befriended the Rangers, so did she. She learned to trust them at the same time he did.

Then he frowned, shaking his head. He realised that wasn't true. He had been friends with the Rangers first.

"Family?" Koda asked her. "Kendall has a family," he pointed to himself, "Eats with Koda every night."

"Koda..."

"Rangers... uh... protect Kendall," he explained. "Find out father bad man. Try to stop Kendall making fool of herself. Chase even... uh threaten to kick father butt"

"Trust me, Koda, they don't even see me as a friend," Kendall shook her head. "I make their weapons and sign their pay checks. That's all they want me for. That's not a family."

"That all Kendall do," Koda told her. "Friends upstairs working. Kendall down here. Hard to make friends when always alone."

"I like my privacy," Kendall shrugged. "I work better alone. I..."

Koda gave Kendall a look and she sighed, "Alright, maybe it's not that I enjoy my solitude. Maybe it's just that I'm used to it."

Kendall looked down at the pictures again, "It's just... mom always told me to keep my distance from people. They'll break your heart. It was practically our family motto. After she died, I was so hopeful dad would come and get me I... I never let myself get close to my foster family or anyone. I thought, when dad came, I'd be out of there, so it was foolish to make friends. As soon as I was old enough for college, I left and never looked back. I've been on my own since, working hard because... well, that's all I can do. I guess I've convinced myself I don't need anyone."

Koda pulled Kendall in for a hug. She relaxed and put her arms around him.

"Kendall has Koda now," he promised her. "And all Rangers too. Will be Kendall's family."

She had trusted him when he said the Rangers would always have her back. His trust in the Rangers had been enough for her to not only accept that they were a part of her life, but that she could open up to them, that she could be a part of them, their team and their lives.

Perhaps, Kendall had put all her faith in him, and he had failed to return the favour. Koda made friends with the Rangers, she had trusted him. Now, she was friends with Heckyl. He should have trusted her.

"I make mistake," Koda said and picked up the sandwich. "My word good enough for Kendall. Kendall word good enough for me."

He left Chase in the booth and made his way down to the lab. Kendall was there working, lost in her thoughts but not enough to miss the caveman coming down with something to eat. She looked up as he offered her the sandwich.

"I sorry," he said. "You miss Heckyl. I listen, not judge."

"I thought you didn't like him."

"I..." Koda took a deep breath and shook his head. "That not important. Kendall like Heckyl. Kendall trust Heckyl. That good enough for me."

"He left suddenly," Kendall said as she set down her tools. She looked to the sandwich in Koda's hands. He gave it to her, knowing she ought to be hungry. "I have no way to reach him... do you really think he intends on coming back?"

"If he good friend, he come back."

"What if I'm wrong?" Kendall asked. "What if he meant more to me than I meant to him?"

Koda shook his head and stated firmly, "Not possible."

"Why do you say that?"

"Kendall mean a lot to all friends," Koda said. "You are special."

"Koda..."

"Mean it," Koda said. "Kendall very special. If Heckyl not come back, Heckyl miss out. It Heckyl problem, not Kendall."

Koda moved in closer and put his arms around Kendall, "For Kendall, I hope Heckyl come back. You deserve good friends."

"I miss him," Kendall said, leaning into Koda, letting him comfort her. Koda held her close, rubbed her back soothingly and nodded his head as he let her grieve.