The Contract

by angellwings

There was something different about this new team. It was nothing like what she was used to. Well, not nothing. Adam had a similar attitude to Dr. O's. But that was about as far as the resemblance went. Okay and maybe Xander was a little like Conner, and maybe Tori seemed a bit like a combination of Hayley and Ethan.

Things weren't as different as she thought they were.

Except for Bridge.

Bridge was different. He wasn't like any of the red rangers Kira had ever met. He didn't bear any similarities to Conner, Shane, Hunter, or Dr. O. And apparently she'd met him before. He told her that she wouldn't remember any of it, and he didn't really either. He remembered her team coming to the future, but he'd been informed by his superiors that he'd been to the past as well. He remembered none of that.

She was constantly amused by him. And his quirky obsession with Toast.

No matter what she did she could never tell exactly what he was going to say. She knew he would eventually ramble on about something that didn't really matter in the big scheme of things. But what he would ramble about was a complete mystery. She found him inexplicably adorable. She was beginning to think she had a tiny crush on him. Not that it mattered. Nothing would happen. He would go back to the future once this was over, and she would go back to L.A. to put the finishing touches on her album. She didn't even know if SPD would let her remember him. She hoped they would. He was a sweetheart. And most definitely unique.

"Why so serious, love?" Xander asked as he plopped down beside her on the couch.

She rolled her eyes at him, "Do you have to call me 'love'? Really?"

"You know most girls find it charming. Of course, most girls find me charming." He told her with a grin.

"I'm sure they do, Xan." Tori piped up in a patronizing tone, "I'm sure they do."

"Are we gonna talk to each other after this is all over?" She asked Tori and Xander.

Tori's brow furrowed thoughtfully while Xander sighed.

"I don't see why we wouldn't." Xander replied.

"Well, most of us will still talk. We won't be able to talk to Bridge..." Tori said sadly. She actually liked this new team dynamic that had grown. It was nice being one of the more senior rangers on the team, and not to mention having another girl around.

"That's right, he's from the future. I nearly forgot." Xander said gloomily as he rested his head on the back of the couch.

"I wonder if we know him in the future?" Kira wondered aloud.

"If we don't we should make sure we remember to look him up." Xander said with a determined nod.

"Yeah...let's make that promise right now." Tori said to the both of them with a smile, "Of course Bridge can't know that he becomes red ranger or comes back to help us until after the fact. We should ask Bridge what the date was when he left. That way we can find him once he knows what he's become and who we are."

Kira smiled brightly, "I'd like that. We need to remember to ask him that."

"Ask me what? Cause I can save you time and tell you my favorite kind of toast is, the classic and simple, buttered." Bridge announced as he sat down next to Tori.

Kira chuckled at him, "Trust me, Bridge, we know."

"We wanted to ask you what the date was when you left. So we could look you up when you get back." Tori told him with a fond smile.

"R-really?" He asked hopefully.

"Of course, mate, you're one of us." Xander told him with a nod.

"It was November 5th, 2030." He answered excitedly.

"Right." Tori said as she wrote it down in her notebook that was sitting on the table in front of them. She turned the page and looked at the other people in the room, "We, Tori, Xander, and Kira, promise to contact Bridge Carson on or after November 5th, 2030. We promise to reunite upon his return to the future, and we promise not to forget him in the meantime."

Tori smiled down at the agreement on the paper.

"Do you have room for one more name on that paper?" Adam asked from the doorway.

"Of course." Tori told him with a bright smile as she wrote his name into the friendly contract, "Now I think we should all sign it. And then I'm gonna ask Mr. Hartford if we can use his copier to make a copy for every one."

She signed her name and then passed around the notebook. Bridge stared at the group in shock. He wasn't used to this. He didn't know what to think. At SPD these names were famous. Every cadet had to take a course on the history and the evolution of the Power Rangers. Not to mention Kira was a music legend in his time. It was strange to think that such people actually wanted to stay in touch with him. He couldn't help but feel honored and awestruck as he watched the notebook go from person to person. Kira was the last to sign it and then handed the notebook back to Tori.

Tori patted Bridge on the shoulder with a smile and then left to find the copier.

"So, you all really want to stay friends?" He asked curiously.

Kira smiled brightly at him, "Wouldn't have it any other way, Bridge."

Adam nodded in agreement, "We're a team. We may be a mismatched team, and a short lived one...but we're still a team. It's what we do."

Bridge nodded in understanding as Tori came back in to the room four new copies and the original notebook paper. She handed the notebook paper to Bridge.

"The original is yours to keep. So you can remember what we promised, and hold us to it if you have to." She told him with a laugh as she passed the other copies out to the other rangers.

"I don't think theres any possible way that I would forget this." Bridge said with a bright optimistic smile, "No possible way."

Just a cute little one shot I thought up out of boredom. For some reason I love the idea of the team that was formed during the OaR episodes. With Bridge and Xander on the same team I figure there had to be A LOT of entertainment. And I like the fact that the two girls were from teams that only had one girl. I like that Kira and Tori got to see what it was like to be on a team with another girl.

Once I started thinking about all of that, this one shot just sort of flowed out of me.

Enjoy!

angellwings