Author's Notes:
*Dusts off computer* So this is my first time on FFN, but this isn't my first fic. It's been months since I've published anything on any site, so I apologize if I'm a little rusty. This fic is nearly complete, so expect regular updates ranging from a few days, to a week. I don't want to post it all at once due to spam issues and hey, what's the fun in that? c:
Oh, and I'll also have some sort of one-shot that I plan on posting tomorrow.
Warnings: Some slash and slight smut (nothing more than what could be in a borderline PG or mild PG-13 movie). Also some language I believe
It was one in the afternoon on the Space Patrol Delta Earth base. Activity was bustling all over. Scientists were at work in their labs, children were in their academy classes, and the B-Squad cadets were enjoying some rare free time. However, this peace was quickly interrupted.
"B-Squad cadets to the command center now!" Commander Cruger's voice ordered over the base's loudspeaker.
Sky gently put down his novel, hurriedly put on his uniform jacket, and followed his fellow rangers out of their rooms.
"And I was just getting to the good part in my movie!" Syd whined.
The other rangers scoffed and rolled their eyes. "Would you rather Grumm take over Earth?" questioned Jack, "If so, by all means stay."
"I'm sorry," Syd retorted, "I was just saying…"
"Honestly guys, do you really think that our constant bickering is going to help us defeat the Troobians?" snapped Sky as they all approached the command center's entrance.
"Well agreed," added Commander Cruger as they walked inside.
The rangers all saluted their commander. "At ease," he said.
"So what's the problem?" asked Z.
"It seems as if Grumm has sent another monster down to Newtech City," said the commander, "Kat will fill you in on the details."
Dr. Manx gave him a small smile and nodded. She tapped a few buttons on her data pad and a holographic image appeared before them all. The alien pictured was rather large. Black armor covered most of his body. His head resembled that of a lizard's. "His name is Zortech," the scientist continued, "He has no criminal record anywhere in the galaxy and has never appeared on Earth before. We assume it may be one of Grumm's new creations."
"Do we have any information on what he does or if he has any certain powers?" asked Sky.
"We don't have much information on him," Kat replied, "Only calls from citizens and this video."
She pressed a few more buttons and the video played on one of the nearby screens. It was taken on the security cameras at a local bank and showed the alien exiting with lots of money in his possession. Terrified citizens fled in his path. "Something tells me that money isn't his…" commented Bridge.
"Precisely," Kat replied, "But after that video was taken, Zortech hasn't made another appearance on this planet. I advise you all to stay alert and ready to battle at anytime."
As if on cue, the base's alarm went on. "Word on the situation Kat?" asked the commander. "Yes, it's Zortech. He's committing another robbery in sector six. Rangers, suit up."
The rangers nodded and pulled out their morphers.
xxx
"All I'm telling you is that we could have caught that freak if we went into SWAT mode quicker!" shouted Sky as the rangers headed back into their personal quarters.
The battle with Zortech had been a disaster. The armor that had been depicted on his body in Kat's hollagram turned out to be completely indestructible. None of their weapons were able to penetrate it. Even Sky's force field was unable to stop the monster from harming him and the rest of the rangers. They attempted to phase into SWAT mode as a last resort, but Zortech had attacked them, which cause them to all automatically power down. The battle was a loss.
"Well I'm sorry, but I thought it would be best if we tried to defeat him without it!" Jack replied.
"Well your plan obviously didn't work!"
"This isn't the first time we've been defeated before! We're always able to get them eventually!"
"Eventually? Jack! We don't have time to 'eventually' defeat enemies! Grumm is just outside in space, just waiting for us to be vulnerable enough to be conquered. We can't waste time on stupid bank robbing aliens! We need to defeat them, move on, and get back to protecting Earth!" Sky yelled in frustration.
"Sky, I'm sorry but I'm the red ranger. I'm the leader of the squad, not you, whether you like me tactics or not," Jack replied, with just as much anger.
"Well it's obviously a shame, because I honestly think Grumm would be gone right now if Cruger picked me as red ranger instead of you." Sky retorted.
He instantly regretted saying it. "Jack, I'm sorry. It's just I get frustrated when things don't go my way and…" he protested.
"Save it," muttered Jack, "I now understand that you see me as inferior. Just leave me alone now, okay?"
Jack stormed off, leaving Sky to face the other rangers alone. He sighed as he typed the combination to enter their dorm rooms. "What was going on out there?" asked Z as he walked inside, "You two were really going at it out there. And what happened to Jack?"
"He walked off. It was my fault really," Sky mumbled, "I really don't feel like talking about it right now. Do you know where Bridge is?"
Z gave him a sympathetic smile, "In your room," she replied, "I'm not sure what exactly he's doing."
Sky nodded and headed over to the small room that they both shared. His mood instantly changed when he walked in and saw Bridge lying on his bed reading one of his strange technology magazines.
Only his fellow rangers knew, but he and Bridge had been in a relationship for the past year. The two had known each other since they first joined the academy as young kids. They had grown a strong friendship that was nearly unbreakable. Sky had always hoped that Bridge would be with him on his wedding day sometime in the future, but he never could have guessed that the person he was there with to commit his life to could possibly be him. He wasn't sure what caused him to have feelings for the green ranger, but he was sure that living together was definitely a contributing factor. Living with someone was such a close and intimate thing. You see the other person at their very best and at their absolute worse, you learn things about the person that no other probably can, and you also get to go to sleep and wake up with them too. Living together can either bring two people closer together, or completely tear them apart. Luckily, it brought he and Bridge together. Out of all the things Sky knew about his connection to Bridge Carson, there was only one that made him sick to his stomach at just the thought of it. He knew that what they had was completely against regulation. That if they were to ever be caught, they would be expelled from SPD and rejected by society. Sky knew how couples under their circumstances were treated. He would have thought that by their time, tolerance would be second nature, but it unfortunately wasn't. His status in society would be completely ruined if anyone outside of his squad found out. It took months for him to even become comfortable with taking the risk of having any physical contact with Bridge. It was only recent when they both came out to their squad. Even now, much of this was done behind closed doors and really late at night when the possibility of being interrupted was low.
"Why hello there," Bridge looked up from his reading with a smile.
"Hi," said Sky.
"So I heard you and Jack were having issues again…" started Bridge, a hopeful look on his face.
"Don't want to talk about it."
Bridge's hopeful expression fell. "And I thought you would at least tell me."
Sky sighed and joined his lover on his bed. "I'll just tell you that it ended badly," he said quietly.
"What did you say this time?"
Sky hesitated.
"Well it couldn't have been that bad…"
"I… I told him I thought we would have defeated Grumm already under my command as the red ranger. I basically said he was a terrible leader."
Bridge put down his magazine and turned over to look at Sky. "You know if you were a red ranger, we would have never gotten this room together."
"So? I'm sure we would have still found each other."
"You really think so? Because I quite remember you telling me that you started developing your feelings toward me after seeing how hot I looked after a shower." Bridge gave him a small smirk.
"Did not!" protested Sky, "But you still look good in a towel."
Bridge laughed. "Oh do I?" he asked.
"Indeed," Sky replied, leaning over and planting a kiss on Bridge's lips.
Once he pulled away, Bridge eagerly returned the favor. Sky groaned and began to gently roll himself on top of his lover. Bridge began to run his hands beneath his shirt in an attempt to discard the unwanted fabric. However, once he managed to get his shirt off, there was a knock at their door. "Guys? We're going to dinner. If you want to come along, be ready in five minutes!" yelled Syd from the outside.
Sky broke the kiss. "Sure, we'll be there!" he replied.
Giving Bridge a look of apology, he slid off the bed and put his shirt back on. "I'm sorry," he said, "but I'm starving."
"I would have to agree on that one," replied Bridge, "I just got a really sudden craving for some toast."
xxx
When they arrived back at their room, it was already late at night. "Well that was some lovely restaurant Syd picked out," Bridge commented.
"Yes, it was lovely," Sky replied, "However, it was ridiculously overpriced. They charged thirty dollars for an unbelievably small salad! I could get one just as good and two times the size for less than five here."
Bridge laughed, "Indeed. I was very relieved when she said dinner was on her."
Sky nodded in agreement. "It's late," he said "I'll get in the shower, then we can go to bed. Which one are we using tonight?"
" Yours I guess."
After Sky's shower, the couple changed into their pajamas and curled up into bed together. "You know, I really meant what I said about being happy that you were chosen as the blue ranger. It really did turn out okay," said Bridge.
"If okay means Jack jeopardizing the well being of the universe, then I'd agree," Sky replied.
"So you would rather be the red ranger than be with me?" there was an obvious tone of hurt in his voice.
"No, that's not what I'm saying, it's just that…"
"It's just that what, Sky?" Bridge interrupted, "That even now, even after what we have, you still put the job first? I should have known."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"When we came out to the other rangers, they asked me why I had chosen to fall in love with you. I told them that I thought you changed and if you still hadn't, I could change you. I was obviously wrong. You're still cold, arrogant, and selfish, just like before."
"Love? You love me? Bridge, that's a really strong word. I think it's a little early to…"
"To what? Say it? It's been one year! I think that's plenty enough time to realize that you love someone. Are you saying that you don't love me?"
"I'm not saying that, it's just that it's a rather strong word to just be throwing around…"
"I'm not throwing it around," Bridge snapped, "I really meant it and I thought you felt the same way too."
Sky was about to reply, but was interrupted by a call on his morpher. "Cadet Tate," he answered, holding up a finger to silence Bridge. "Okay. Yes, yes. I'll be down in a second."
Sky closed his morpher, got out of bed, and began to change into his uniform.
"Where are you going?" asked Bridge.
"That was Cruger. He saw something strange on the radar and wants me to investigate. It's probably just a misreading. I promise I'll be back soon. Can we discuss this later?"
"Of course, as always! Duty calls! Whatever," Bridge grumbled
Sky gave him an angry glare and stormed out of the room.
xxx
He cruised around the area in which the strange energy appeared, but nothing was to be found. Stopping his motorcycle, he pulled out his morpher to call Cruger to tell him that it was all clear. However, as if on cue, Zortech appeared.
"Zortech!" he shouted, "I should have known this probably was you! You'll have your defeat now that I'm in charge!"
Sky quickly morphed into his ranger suit, withdrew his sword and attacked. Unfortunately, the alien's armor proved to be too powerful once more. "Hahaha! Foolish blue ranger!" the villain yelled, "You will never defeat me!"
With that, he withdrew his own sword and gave Sky a powerful strike. The ranger was thrown to the ground and instantly powered down.
"So you think you're better than the red ranger?" sneered Zortech, "I'd have to say you're both equally weak to me!"
"That is not true!" Sky shouted, "I'm a much better ranger than he is!"
"Well you've already lost to me, I highly doubt you would be any better wearing red!"
"I'd be better than Jack!"
"Silly ranger! You can't even keep your own relationship together! How can you expect to run a whole squad? I'll spare you this time, but next time, be ready for your downfall!"
"Wait, how did you know…"
But the alien pressed a button on his armor and teleported before he could finish his question.
"Damn it!" said Sky "He got away again!"
He got up from his place on the ground and attempted to wipe the dirt off his uniform. As he headed back to his bike, he noticed that the monster left something behind. It was a small black stone, not more than an inch wide, with a white triangle painted on it. "This could be something important," he said, "I'll have Kat analyze it in the morning."
He yawned. "For now, I'm beat."
Sky returned to his room at around midnight. He noticed that Bridge was gone. "He's probably sleeping in Boom's room tonight. Did I really make him that angry? So much for getting sleep tonight," he muttered. He put the strange stone in his nightstand and curled up in his empty bed.
A/N: So has taking time off affected my writing terribly? Reviews are much appreciated c: