It had been a good day, so far. Cam had met some nice people (helped one not die, too) and had fun with Ygritte, and he found that he liked everyone just because they were good human beings.

But there was one person Cam had yet to see that day, and probably the most important one. Hunter. Cam sighed as he checked the palm sap he had gathered earlier. It fermented quickly, but it was still only alcoholic right now. He needed it to be vinegar to make pickles for Pam and the other pregnant women on the island.

Maybe he'd find Hunter later. Maybe if he was lucky, Hunter would stop by during his IPD shift tonight. Cam sighed again and gazed thoughtfully at the banana on the table in front of him.

It had been a long night.

Cam had slowly been getting accustomed to these late late night shifts, but staying up all night with a hurricane beating down the doors was not part of the regularly scheduled program. He had tried to calm himself by working on the head count sheets, but the list of missing people was sizable and depressing. When one of the IPD officers poked his head into the office to tell Cam they were evacuating the upper level, his heart sank. If concrete walls weren't enough protection, then anyone left out there was most assuredly ....

He put the papers and anything else vital away into several folders, tucking them in his arm as he descended the stairway. It was still early. The storm was still vicious, showing only dark, wet and violent shadows through the windows, but Cam's internal clock told him it was earlier than 9 am. Probably 5 or 6, judging from the sleeping forms he passed on the way to his bunk.

Stepping through the curtain, his eyes fell on Hunter, laying in his bed, a mess of bedsheets and limbs. If he had been sleeping through the night, it had obviously been a fitful rest. Still, seeing Hunter here caused a warmth in Cam's chest. Hunter was safe. Dustin was safe, too. He had seen the earth ninja earlier in the day, and knew he was somewhere in the compound. What little he had here in the way of family would survive this. He stepped farther into the room, tossing the folders down on Duo's bed. Duo's empty bed. The observation made him halt sharply, his lips moving before his brain even thought better of it. "Shit!"

Sensei shows the Rangers how he can break a marble slab, even as a guinea pig. The Rangers all try, but none of them even make a dent in the brick, just end up hurting themselves. While Sensei talks with them, Cam leaves his computer and proceeds to break the brick. The others gaze on in surprise; Dustin and Hunter think Cam switched bricks when no one was looking.

Cam: You still don't get it do you? Just because someone isn't a Ranger, it doesn't make them completely useless. I need some air.
Cam leaves.
Dustin: Do you think he's mad at us?
Shane: Dude, he's always mad at us.
Blake: What did we say?
Sensei: I fear there is more to this than mere words Blake.

Tori leaves the boys and goes outside to find Cam by the lake, skipping stones.
Tori: You alright?
Cam: Yeah, just tired of the lack of respect.
Tori: Who says you don't get any respect? Cam, everything we're able to do is because of what you're able to do.
Cam: It's not enough. I wanna be part of it.
Tori: You wanna be a Ranger. Why don't you talk to Sensei?
Cam: I have. He's forbidden me.
Tori: Forbidden you? Why?

Shane: A promise you made when Cam was a little kid. That's why you won't let him become a Ranger?
Sensei: Does one of you have something you'd like to say?
Dustin: Uh huh. I'm sorry Sensei but that's kind of weak.
Sensei: I appreciate your honesty, Dustin.
Shane: Sensei, you always taught us to make our own decisions, right?
Sensei: Yes, but as a parent, there are greater things to consider. It is far more complicated.
Blake: Seems simple enough to me. You gotta trust your son. Sir.
Hunter: Cam's the most together of all of us. Seems to me out of all people, he'd make a great Ranger.