HEY ALL- HERE'S PART 3 OF MY 'BROKEN ROAD' SERIES. I PROMISE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED, AND A FEW SURPRISES WILL BE THROWN IN.

I DON'T OWN POWER RANGERS, BUT I DO OWN ANIMARIA, COLLIN, & LUCAS MEYERS, ALEC & KATIE COLLINS, & MELANIE EVANS.

THIS STORY IS GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY AU… IT PICKS UP AFTER THE EPISODE 'PERSPECTIVE,' BEFORE THE OMEGA RANGER APPEARS.

ENJOY!

Sky sat in his usual corner of the Rec room; book in hand, watching occasionally as Jack and Z played a holograph game.

It was times like these that he missed his sister… Ani had been away at the Kerova Academy for nearly four years now. He talked to her as frequently as he possibly could, but with her being in another Galaxy, the calls were few and far between.

When he had received his morpher, his heart sank knowing that he wasn't red ranger, but seeing someone else wearing yellow… the color meant for Ani… broke his heart. He missed her more than he would admit, and Syd was really the only person who understood.

Over the years the two of them had grown closer, and after recent events he was seriously considering asking her out on a date…

"You alight in there?"

Sky turned and faced Syd. He placed his book down and rubbed his eyes. "Yeah. I'm fine," he said. "Just thinking."

"About AJ?" she asked softly. She knew how guarded he was and Jack and Z had yet to hear about Sky's personal life. To be honest, she really didn't know that much about his personal life…

"How'd you know?" he asked.

Syd twirled her hair around her finger. "I know that look Sky."

"What look?"

"The one where you space out and ignore everything around you."

"I'm always that way around you," he said smiling.

"Very funny," she replied. "But seriously. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Syd."

"Suit yourself," she said as she stood. She turned to him and sighed. He was so complicated, and yet so simple to figure out.

For some reason she found herself extremely attracted to him. From their first meeting she knew she'd fall for this guy. It had taken a little while, but she knew without a doubt that the hard ass militant blue ranger was it for her.

"I have night watch tonight if you're bored and feel like coming to visit," she said letting out a breath she didn't realize she was holding.

Sky picked up his book again and glanced over the top of it. "I'll think about it," he said. Syd smiled and turned on her heal, nearly bouncing out of the room. Sky grinned a bit and resumed his reading.

Meanwhile, Cruger was receiving a transmission from KO-35.

"She's on a shuttle right now on her way back," Andros said. "I can honestly say I've never seen someone so focused on a task."

"I understand Andros. Her brother is very much the same way here," the Dog said. "Thank you for your updated report, and we'll send word back as soon as she arrives." They both saluted and Cruger cut the transmission. "Kat?' he called through Command.

Dr. Manx entered, clipboard in hand. "Yes Commander," she said.

"It appears your star pupil is heading back here… I'm thinking of having her take on some of your duties for B-Squad."

Kat grinned. "I think you're up to something Doggie, but I'll trust you for now." Cruger grinned as well as they waited…

Hours later, Jack was walking around down by the shuttle bays doing his nightly rounds. He walked over to the holding bay where their bikes and vehicles were stored and, as he had done many times, walked over to a discarded bike off to the back of the room.

It was fashioned very similarly to Sky's Bike, but there were subtle yellow lines on it, outlining the blue marks. He had asked Sky about it and he had said, 'It belonged to another Cadet.'

That all he ever said about the bike… it was like he was hiding something from him…

A sudden movement behind him caused his alarm to rise. NO ONE entered this room except B-Squad, Cruger, or Kat.

Without a second thought, he spun around, attempting to take his assailant down, but they easily dodged his attack. Jack stood and tried more and more moves, but they were all blocked in the darkened room. Before he knew it, he was sprawled out on his back with the intruder's foot firmly planted on his chest.

"Who are you and what are you doing with my bike?"

Jack's eye instantly widened. Not only was this the 'mystery cadet' Sky was talking about, but also the voice was definitely female.

"Cadet Jack Landors… who are you?" he retorted.

The 'mystery person' took her foot off his chest and Jack thought he saw her raise her hand towards the door. Instantly the lights were turned on and Jack blocked his eyes momentarily.

When he opened them again, he literally felt his breath leave him and his heart jumped into his throat.

He was sitting on the floor and the first thing he saw were toned, slightly tanned legs, leading up to a pair of camouflaged shorts and a black t-shirt stretched across a toned, well formed torso.

The 'mystery cadet,' tossed a long braid of dark blonde hair over her shoulder and Jack saw that she had piercing light eyes, that seemed awkwardly familiar to him… but the rest of her face was, in his opinion, the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen.

She reached a hand down to him and he took it.

"Well, Cadet, would you mind explaining to me what you were doing with my bike?"

Jack was a bit taken aback by her manner. "Excuse me, but do you have proper clearance to be here?" he asked.

"Yes, I do. Do you have the proper authority to question commanding officers Cadet Landors?"

Jack was getting irritated now. He was Red Ranger… she had no idea what she was getting herself into. "For your information, I'm Red Ranger therefore-"

"Wait," the person said in a bit of shock. "You're… what?"

"Red Ranger, B-Squad," Jack said as he produced his morpher to prove it. "Now I suggest you show some kind of identification of I'll have to take you in for trespassing."

"That will be enough Cadet Landors!" Cruger's voice boomed through the room. Jack and the person both stood at attention as Cruger walked in. "I see you've met the newest member of your squad Jack."

The new person grinned inside. She had been given her new assignment as soon as she stepped off the shuttle, but she wanted to make sure her bike was still there…

"You know this intruder?" Jack asked Cruger.

"She's no intruder Jack," he said calmly. "Meet Lieutenant AJ Tate, Science division."

'Oh shit,' Jack said in his head.

"I suggest you learn to get along before you start training tomorrow. Lieutenant Tate will be joining you for the remainder of the week to get re-acclimated. Is that understood?"

"Yes Sir," Jack said. Cruger saluted them, and they did likewise as he left. AJ walked over to her bike and ran her hand along the smooth seat. She could tell that it had been cleaned and guessed that Sky had done it.

"So," Jack said after a moment. "Tate? Any relation to-"

"Sky… he's my twin," she said softly as she turned back to him. "So… you're Red Ranger? Who are the others?"

"Sky's Blue, Sydney Drew is Pink, Bridge Carson's Green, and Elizabeth Delgado's Yellow."

Her eyes became slightly glazed over as she began walking out with Jack right behind her.

"Did I say something wrong?" he questioned as she walked towards what she remembered to be Sky's room. She reached for the door panel, but an all too familiar feeling came over her…

'Ani?' she heard in her head.

She turned and saw her brother grinning like an idiot. 'Sky!' she said back to him. The two siblings ran to each other and embraced.

Syd and Bridge instantly recognized her and their faces broke out into wide smiles. Z walked over to Jack and saw a certain look in his eyes.

"What's going on?" she asked as they both watched the reunion.

"Sky's sister," he said softly, almost dreamily. Z knew THAT look…

"This is going to be interesting," she said…