Charged Up

Kendall and Shelby were in the lab working out whatever had caused the Cupid Charger to jam and go off a couple of weeks ago. They had to make sure neither the charger nor Shelby's dino charger were compromised as well as keep searching for the Aqua Energem and/or whoever was it. Needless to say, there was a lot of work to do and because of that, the boys had made themselves scarce. "You know," Shelby huffed. "Just once, I'd like the guys to not turn tail and run at the thought of working the lab."

"If it isn't training or working the café, they have no interest whatsoever," Kendall mused not looking away from her computer. "Personally I prefer not having them underfoot. You and Riley are fine. But Koda obviously doesn't know much about all of this, Tyler is out of his depth as well, and then there's Chase who you'd think might have picked up something but too hyper to sit still long enough for us to find out."

At the mention of Chase, Shelby smirked, "So…are you ever going talk about what happened between you and Chase that day?"

Kendall blinked rapidly, "What do you mean?"

"Well you were all worried about him and then next day, you barely looked at each other and when you did…" she trailed off deviously. Kendall was visibly nervous and fidgety. Shelby pressed her fingers against her mouth to stifle her giggles, it was such a strange thing to see their indomitable Ms. Morgan like this.

"When we did…" Kendall pressed, trying to sound annoyed but not coming anywhere near it.

"You blushed," Shelby announced loudly and Kendall's hands slipped on the keyboard, causing the computers to emit a loud beeping noise. "You alright there Ms. Morgan?"

"Fine," Kendall tried to compose herself. "I'm not sure what you think you saw Shelby but I certainly did NOT blush."

"Oh, were my eyes also lying when they saw Chase brush your hair back or the way he looked at you?"

Damn, why did Shelby have to be so observant? Kendall gave up and turned to meet her fate in the form of the pink ranger. "Okay, okay, something did happen but there isn't much of a story." Unbeknownst to either of them, the guys were listening in.

*COH*

With Shelby and Kendall tied up at the lab, the guys had taken the opportunity to hit the park. This allowed each of them to do what they want. Riley was teaching Ivan chess, Tyler and Koda were sparring and naturally Chase was on his skateboard. All of that came to an end however the moment Koda's morpher went off. They abandoned everything to rush over but before they could say anything heard Ms. Morgan say, "Fine - I'm not sure what you think you saw Shelby but I certainly did NOT blush."

"What's going on?" Tyler asked confusedly.

Then they heard Shelby, "Oh, were my eyes also lying when they saw Chase brush your hair back or the way he looked at you?"

All eyes were on Chase who coughed self-consciously. "I don't think we should be listening to this, the girls are having a private conversation."

Unfortunately for him, they heard Kendall say, "Okay, okay, something did happen but there isn't much of a story."

"I think I wouldn't mind hearing this," Tyler grinned.

"I'm surprisingly okay with it myself," Riley concurred.

"Koda, Ivan you can't possibly be alright with this!" Chase insisted.

Koda indeed did look worried but Riley reassured, "Don't worry buddy, the girls won't be mad at you."

"My chivalry as a knight of Zandar dictates that I should not be party to this but I am certainly interested in Ms. Morgan's tale," Ivan shrugged.

Chase might have argued more but Kendall had already begun –

K – Okay look, that day Chase got hit with the Cupid Charger, it didn't work out the way you thought.

S – What do you mean?

K – It's not actually possible for someone to fall in love with their reflection. Chase should have fallen for the first person he saw

S – Okay…

K – Chase saw me.

The guys' jaws dropped and Chase scratched the back of his neck, "Um, surprise?"

S – *gasp* So Chase –

K – Yes but he's apparently not under the influence of the Cupid Charger

S – Now you've lost me.

K – I ran every test but he was clear. The charger had no effect on him because he had those feelings already

The black ranger was now a deep shade of red but his friends wisely chose not comment, preferring to let Kendall do all the talking.

S – *squeal* Oh Miss Morgan! Tell me everything!

"Yes tell us everything," Riley couldn't help inviting slyly and Chase glowered at him.

K – I can't describe that moment properly. He just figured out that I was checking to see if he was in love with me and said it.

S – Oh come on, you have to tell me more than that.

K – He said I had nothing to worry about because you can't fabricate what's already there. Then he put his hand in the lie detector and said, 'I love Kendall Morgan and it has nothing to do with the Cupid Charger'. He was telling the truth. He asked that I tell him my answer in the morning when I was sure.

"Not gonna lie, that sounds pretty badass," Tyler gave Chase a high-five.

"It was awesome," Chase agreed.

"Why you never tell Kendall before?" Koda asked.

"It's one of those things mate, you have to keep it to yourself," Chase shrugged.

S – Oh my gosh…and? What did you say?

K – …

S – Now you're definitely blushing!

"What did she say?" Riley piped up.

"Not telling," Chase looked almost offended. "I will confirm that she returned the sentiment."

"Well then congratulations good sir," Ivan bowed. "Miss Morgan is a most lovely lady."

"Thank you Ivan," the black ranger returned the bow.

"Guys shush, listen," Riley brought their attention back.

K – Alright enough about Chase and me, your turn your Highness!

S – Me! What about me?

K – Why did you agree to be the princess?

S – Well…

K – Shelby…

S – Fine! I did it because of Tyler.

"ME?!" Tyler grabbed the morpher as he had never seen one before.

K – I knew it.

S – I've got a massive crush on him but all he sees me as is a friend. So when the opportunity to be the princess came up and I saw him as the prince, I went for it.

Riley and Ivan had to act quickly as Tyler's knees nearly gave out. Thankfully ranger reflexes and strength made sure he remained standing but his composure was a lost cause. "She – she – crush – she – "

"I think he's broken," Chase waved a hand in front of his face, snapping his fingers.

K – He did look good in the costume.

S – He looked amazing, something out of a fairy-tale.

K – For a while, I thought you were kind of into Ivan.

S – Another fairy-tale come to life but I already had my prince. Ivan is chivalrous though; it does make a girl feel nice.

"A knight of Zandar is always chivalrous to women," Ivan said proudly. "I am pleased that it is still appreciated. Tis is a shame Sir Tyler had captured Lady Shelby's heart, I would have been proud to have her on my arm."

That helped bring Tyler out of his stupor, "But Shelby did choose and she chose me."

Ivan backed off with his hands in the air, "That was not a challenge, merely an observation."

"I think they talking about me," Koda said.

K – Kind of like Koda, he's simple and endearing.

"What 'endearing' mean?" the caveman frowned.

"It means they think you're sweet, nice. It's a compliment," Riley explained.

"Really?" Koda lit up. Before anyone could do anything, he had snatched the morpher and turned it on, "Thank you Kendall, Morgan."

"KODA?!" None of the boys knew that the morpher could even reach those decibels even with the combined voices. Koda dropped the object in fright but all of them were pretty terrified of it right then.

Back in the lab, the girls were shock but starting to put things together. Kendall's jaw worked but she kept a kind of deadly calm as she said, "Get back to the lab – NOW!" She shut off the comm-link and growled, "I'm going to kill Chase with my bare hands."

"I have a better idea," Shelby inserted with a smirk.

By the time the guys had dragged themselves back to the lab, they found not only was it empty but it was also a mess. Not disastrously so, just as if it had been left during a busy work day. It wasn't like either of the girls to leave the lab like this and it got them worried. "Should we call them?" Tyler suggested.

Riley plucked a long piece of paper taped to the wall and scanned it. "No need. Shelby and Miss Morgan have gone to the beach and won't be back for the rest of the day. We're expected clean this entire place top to bottom, they've left a list. We can't leave until they come back, the door has been locked." That raised a few eyebrows and they tried pushing on the lab doors but they wouldn't budge.

Chase sighed, knowing full well that Kendall was still going to kill him. "Just get to work." The others conceded and they began to clean the lab. Just to break the silence, Chase said, "So Tyler, you and Shelby huh?"

Elsewhere, "Are you sure?" Kendall looked at Shelby questioningly.

"Do it," the pink ranger insisted. They both grinned a little as they opened a comm-link.