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Chapter 01: The Divine Conspiracy
Sky Tate couldn't be happier at that moment. Walking through the corridors of the SPD Delta Base he thought about the great things that had happen lately; The Troobian Empire was finally defeated, Gruumm was now under arrested, Earth was safe and last but not least, he was finally the Red Ranger. Of course he was a little down by the fact that Jack left SPD, but he had finally achieved his dream. Well, one of them.
The new Red Ranger entered the Common Room and set his eyes on a person. Bridge Carson, the new SPD Blue Ranger, was sitting in the corner of the room playing with his newest gizmo. Sky just stood there gazing at the younger man. For a long time, he had feelings for the empath, but never had the nerve to tell him that. After his dad died he was afraid to let anyone else in his heart, but the bubbly Ranger found his way to attract Sky. With them been Rangers and fighting the Troobians, Sky was afraid to get too close to Bridge for something to happen to him, so he did what he was best at: hide his feelings. But now that the fight was over and the attacks on the city were fewer he decided to make his move. He didn't know if the Blue Ranger would return his affections, but he was willing to try.
He sat by his teammate who turned to him with a smile on his face. "Hey Sky, what's up?"
"Nothing. What's that?" The Red Ranger said pointing to the gizmo on the Blue Ranger's hand
"Oh, just something I've been working on," Bridge putted the thing away and turned to look at Sky who was smiling. "You're happy."
"Really? I didn't notice."
"Come on Sky, I'm an empath, remember? I can see happiness all around! After all, why wouldn't I? You're finally the Red Ranger!" Bridge gave playfully hit Sky's arm who in turn chuckled.
"Yeah, finally! Look Bridge, do you have anything to do today, I mean, in the afternoon?" Sky tried his best not to crack his voice in front of his former roommate.
"Hum, no, I don't think so. Why?" Bridge asked curiously.
"I was just wondering if want to go to that café down the block. I feel that we don't have much chance to talk now that we're not sharing a room," Sky said trying not to sound like he was asking his friend on a date.
"Sure! I miss talking to you too. Is 16:00 okay for you?" Bridge asked.
"It's fine. See you there then," Sky got up and walked calmly to the exit of the Common Room even that he was jumping of joy on the inside.
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Sky got to the café at least 10 minutes earlier to 16:00. He picked a table a little far of the others so that he and Bridge could have privacy. The table was outside the café and the sun was preparing to set, creating a very nice atmosphere. Sky looked around and saw a couple kissing. He wondered if he would some day do that with Bridge.
The Red Ranger started to wonder how Bridge would react when he told him about his feelings. He would probably be surprised at first. Even with his powers, Sky doubted that he picked up something from him or else he would tell him. Wouldn't he? The two might knew each other for a long time, but Sky didn't know which Bridge's sexual preference was.
He then started to think about the worse that could happen. What if Bridge didn't take the information that well? What if their friendship got ruined because of that? What if Bridge told him that he would never want to see his face again? Well, it was a little too late for that since Bridge was walking towards the table.
Sky couldn't help but to smile. Bridge looked so much better-looking without the SPD uniform. The Blue Ranger returned Sky's smile and sat in front of him. A waitress came and asked what they wanted.
"I will have an orange juice, please," Sky ordered.
"A coke for me, thanks," The waitress nodded and went inside the café.
"You know that is going to kill you, right?" Sky kidded.
"Well, at least I'll die happy," Bridge said brightly. Sky just laughed at his friend.
"So, this is nice, huh?" Bridge asked.
"Yeah, we almost don't have much time to hang out even with our Ranger duties been low," Sky said with a hint of disappointment.
"We're here right now, so let's enjoy!" Sky smiled at his friend. The thoughts about him rejecting were all sent away by Bridge's smile. The waitress returned and left the drinks on the table.
"So, what's going on in the mind of the leader of the SPD Rangers?" Bridge asked after taking a sip of his coke.
"Can't you tell?"
"I might be a psychic, but even I have difficulty reading you. You're always good at keeping secrets," Bridge left a small laugh while Sky quietly sighed in relief. He didn't know after all.
"Bridge, how long do we know each other?" Sky's face got a little serious.
"Hum, let me think, about 4 or 5 years. Yeah, I guess that's it. Why?" Bridge took another sip as he studied his friend's face.
"It's just think that we know each other for so long, but we don't know that much about each other," Sky's gaze was now on his juice.
"Well, why don't we start now? It's never late to do that kind of thing, you know. I can tell about how my mom used to dress me to go school. It's a funny story," Sky lifted his head and looked straight at his friend's blue eyes.
"I invited you here to tell you something," Sky said not taking his eyes out of Bridge's.
"Okay. Tell me. Oh, did your mom used to dress you funny to go school also?" Bridge tried to guess.
Sky slowly reached for Bridge's hand without the Blue Ranger seeing it. "Bridge, I…" Before Sky could finish or take Bridge's hand, they Morphers beeped. Sky left a silent curse.
"Bridge here," Bridge said holding his Morpher.
"Bridge, this is Commander Cruger. I want you to report to the Command Center as soon as possible," Sky quietly heard Doggie's order.
"Okay," Bridge was about to close his Morpher when Cruger said something else.
"Is Sky with you?"
"Yeah he is."
"Tell him to come with you," Cruger finished and Bridge closed his Morpher. "I guess we should get going."
"Yeah…" Sky said a little pissed.
"So, hum, what did you want to tell me?" Bridge asked.
"Nothing. We can talk later," Sky got up and left some money on the table for the drinks and started his walk back to the Base. Bridge just shrugged and followed.
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Sky and Bridge got to the Command Center, still in their civilian clothes, where Z and Syd were waiting for them. The male Rangers stood by the girls as they waited for the Commander.
"Where were you guys?" Z asked looking at their clothes.
"At a café," Sky answered a little harshly.
"Oh! Like on a date?" Z mocked.
"No!" Bridge said quickly which hurt Sky a bit.
"Why did Cruger want all of us here?" Sky asked trying to change the subject.
"I don't know. He just said that he wanted all of us here to show us something," Syd answered.
The door of the Command Center opened again and the Rangers turned around to find Cruger standing there and they saluted him. "You're all here, good. Rangers, I would like for you to meet Wallace Paxton, the new Green Ranger."
A young Latin man on his early 20s stepped in front of the Rangers. He was taller than Z and Syd, but shorter than Sky. He had spiked chocolate hair and stunning hazel eyes. He was wearing the green SPD Uniform. He smiled to the Rangers.
"Hi!" Syd said while curling her hair with a finger.
Z rolled her eyes and extended her hand to the newcomer. "I'm Z. And the drooling blonde over here is…"
"Syd," The new Green Ranger said before Z.
"See Z, he knows my name," Syd still had a goofy smile on her face.
"Actually, I know everybody's names. You must be Bridge," He said pointing to the Blue Ranger and then turning to the Red Ranger "And you're Sky. Right?"
"Yes, you're right, I am Bridge!" Bridge shook hands with Wallace who gave him a warm smile.
"Wallace is from the Mirinoi SPD branch and is one of the top cadets there. That's why he was chosen as the new Green Ranger," Cruger explained. "One of you should show him the base so he can adjust properly."
"Well, I could…" Syd started, but interrupted by Wallace himself.
"I guess Bridge should show me around. After all, we're going to be roommates, right? It will give us a chance to bond," Bridge looked surprised, but accepted the offer.
"Fine, Carson, you'll show him around and then show him his bedroom. His baggage is already there," The Rangers saluted their commander before he left.
"So, should we start the tour?" Wallace asked the Blue Ranger smiling.
"Yep, follow me," Bridge said bye to his friends and went to show the Base to Wallace.
"He's hot!" Syd commented after the two left.
"Please," Z said rolling her eyes again.
"What? He's Mirinoian. They're…exotic!" Syd said smiling.
"Since when you go after exotic men?" Z asked laughing.
"Since one joined our team," Syd smirked at the Yellow Ranger.
"Can you believe her Sky?" Sky didn't hear Z's question. He was more interested in the 'bonding' that the new Green Ranger suggested to Bridge.
"I see you guys later," Sky said without looking at his teammates. Z and Syd shared a glance after the Red Ranger left.
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'You're starting to loose it Sky. You can't be…jealous. He's just showing him around,' Sky thought as he walked to the Common Room. He couldn't be jealous of someone who Bridge had just met. A good book would probably keep his mind busy. But maybe going to the Common Room wasn't such a great idea.
There was Bridge and the new SPD Ranger. Both were in the middle of the room talking as Bridge pointed to some stuff. Wallace laughed of something that Bridge had just said and putted his hand on the Blue Ranger's shoulder. Sky's jealousy showed its ugly head once again. 'What's with the touching?' Sky thought as he got closer to the two.
"Hey Sky!" Bridge said as noticed the Red Ranger on the room. "I was just finishing showing here to Wallace."
"Yeah, he was just telling me what you guys do to have fun around here," Sky shot him a fake smile after seeing Wallace's hand on Bridge's shoulder again.
"Hum, is everything okay Sky?" Bridge asked.
"Oh sure, I just came here to pick a book that I forgot," Sky said trying to masquerade his jealousy from the Blue Ranger's empathy. He walked to the end of the room and grabbed a book with Bridge right behind him.
"Is everything really okay?" Bridge asked concerned about his friend.
"Yeah, like I said I just came here to pick my book," Sky gave Bridge a smile to reassure him.
"I thought you were upset because we didn't a have to finish our talk."
"It's fine. We can talk another time."
"How about later today?"
"Hum?" Sky was taken by surprise by Bridge's preposition.
"Yeah, I'm just going to finish showing Wallace and then I'm going to take him to our room. After that we could go for a walk and you could tell me what you want. How about that?" Bridge smiled as he waited for Sky's answer.
"Hum, okay," Sky smiled back.
"Great. So we meet in about 30 minutes. Bye," Bridge waved his hand and exited the Common Room with Wallace. Sky couldn't help smiling to himself. He sat on a nearby couch and started to read the book in his hands so that he could keep himself busy for the next 30 minutes.
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Thirty minutes later, Sky was walking towards his old room with his hands on his pockets. He was wondering about how and what he would tell Bridge. He couldn't just drop the bomb at once, the Blue Ranger would probably freak out. He would probably explain how the feelings towards the Blue Ranger began and hope that he would understand and also, return them. Sky didn't want to get his hopes to high, but if he could achieve his dream of becoming the Red Ranger, why couldn't achieve this one too?
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"So this is our last stop in our SPD tour; our room," Bridge said as he and Wallace entered the room that they would be sharing from now on.
"It's a little small," Wallace added.
"Ah, don't worry about it. You get used to it, trust me."
"As long I have someone like you to share," Bridge looked funnily at Wallace, not really getting what he just said.
The Green Ranger got closer to the Blue one "Tell me Bridge, do you have a special someone? A girlfriend or a…boyfriend?"
"Hum…I…no…no-not really," Wallace was now face to face with Bridge and they could feel each other's breath.
"So, you won't mind if I do this," Wallace closed their distance with a kiss. Bridge was eye-wined at first, not really expecting for a kiss, but he started to loosen up. He felt the passion coming from Wallace and it was easy to be consumed by it. The Green Ranger cupped Bridge's face with his hands and deepened their kiss. The Blue Ranger was in bliss by the kiss that neither he nor Wallace noticed a heartbroken Sky at the door watching their kiss.
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