Ziggy was many things: he was the loudmouth, the idiot, the optimist, the clown, the distraction, the scapegoat, the weakling. The list went on. But then again that was what he always showed them. In reality Ziggy had cocooned himself by this list and much more, had even began to convince himself that this was who he was. A part of him relished in it, the fact that he was normal though viewed as an idiot. A part of him hated it, he could never show the other side of him, the side that was serious and smart, and the part that could handle himself. But if he tapped into that, what would they think? Sooner or later they would find out if he showed them who he was. He wouldn't lie, he felt bad about lying, well at least to Dillon he did, but could he handle rejection again? Could he really handle them hating him?

He was an enigma as much as Dillon was, the only difference being the memories. They could understand Dillon as he had nothing to reflect on but him? He made his choices. They would never get him, never understand. All the things he's done, he did to survive, to live.

He wasn't a bad guy.

But would they see that?

He honestly had his doubts and the attachments he was making weren't helping at all. Every day he felt himself getting closer and closer to them and while their low view of him did sting, he still grew to care for them. Dillon was easily worming his way into his heart, he was the only one who seemed to take him seriously. Well, serious enough. The man was smart and Ziggy saw it, he knew Dillon had his suspicions, that he could at times see past the façade. Hell, there were times that he would push him but would eventually back off, which he was thankful for. A few times they had been interrupted by one of the rangers and not wanting to draw attention Dillon had dropped it. Ziggy had quickly found something that needed cleaning or fixing and got away.

Things had fallen into a routine, he would cheer on the rangers, do chores and errands for them all the while dodging the cartels and any of the minor street thugs that recognized him. So far he had been lucky, no one had gotten to him.

Yet.

He won't deny it, he was scared though not for himself. He now ran with the rangers as their "pet" as one had jokingly said, least he hoped it had been a joke…And if they found out they could come here, it's not like the rangers location wasn't known. How easy would it be to wait to ambush him? Or sneak up on them and hurt the rangers?

In all reality he should leave the city but he couldn't. Once again, he had made attachments and even though he was scared that they would burn and wither just like all the other attachments he had made, he couldn't leave.

His stomach squirmed, he couldn't leave his friends even if they didn't view him as such, his best friend who had gotten him out of jail…Who he may or may not have feelings for.

He couldn't hold in the groan.

There was so much at stake here: jeopardizing the ranger's safety was doing the same for the city. It was basically letting Venjix win if his stupidity at not leaving caused them to become vulnerable. But he couldn't leave. No matter how much he wanted to march into his room, to pack and wait till the middle of the night and skip town, he couldn't. The wasteland was death. The streets were death. Everywhere was death. But if he stayed here the cartels could also bring everyone death…

He felt himself go down, why was he being so negative?

'Because you're an idiot and you're putting them all at risk. They don't even like you, they tolerate you because of Dillon and nothing more. You're holding onto this fantasy that they actually like you. You're being like this because if you get them hurt, it'll be your fault. After all, everything you care for burns. It's a fact of life.'

He flinched at the thought, it was true wasn't it? He was being so very selfish…Either way he loses.

"Ziggy?" he heard the knock on the door but he ignored it.

'Dillon…'

He felt his stomach flip. He shouldn't be too concerned for his safety, bionic man that he was but it was still there. He closed his eyes, breathing evenly, calming his nerves.

"You okay?"

Ah crap, he hadn't even waited.

He turned, his smile already in place, "Well yeah! Was just taking a breather." He said standing, stretching.

Dillon eyed him warily as he leaned on the window pane, unsure how to approach this.

"What's up?"

"Summer and Flynn are done with the food."

Ziggy smiled, "Finally! You know you guys really should feed me more often." He said motioning for Dillon to move from the window. With that he slipped back into the room meant for the green ranger.

He shook his head, "Why exactly do I always find you out there?" he asked.

Ziggy chuckled, "Well it's not occupied! I mean, it's easier since it doesn't belong to anyone," 'like me…' "I don't have to worry about getting an earful, ya know what I mean?"

He felt a hand on his shoulder and he glanced back at him, "You sure you're alright Zig?"

He swallowed hard, that nickname… He forced the smile, hoping he couldn't tell, "Naw, I'm good. Just having some allergies and took some medicine. Kinda makes me loopy."

Dillon looked like he was about to protest when they heard Summer call out, "Come and get it before it's gone!"

And with that Ziggy pulled away, walking out quickly, smile already in place.

"So who wants to hear my newest get rich scheme? Power ranger cupcakes! Think about it? Each ranger can get a certain flavor and we play up the color scheme! We can even do megazords!"

So I totally watched this series in like a week or so because it's so darn addicting! I love the end of the world theme and while not perfect, it is easily in my top 3 PR of all time. 3 Yes, I loved it that much. And with that love came more back stories for my rangers, well, ranger. I love Ziggy, the heart of the team. But my mind being the twisted thing it is, I saw the potential for something...else. So the first thing I did? Check here and now I'm writing my own. And for the record, I cannot see Dillon and Summer anymore, the writers on here have totally ruined, I mean opened, my eyes to the new couple. x3 Thank you people! Plus, they just fit! So, I'm not sure whether to make this a one shot or not since I have his back story and have a general idea written out and how they eventually find out, but I would like to know what people think. There are some hints in there. So, yeah. Reviews would be lovely. :)