By ValerieRichards
Disclaimers: I don't own Power Rangers SPD, any ranger team, or any characters, places, or things related to it; only Jaycen. I also don't own You'll Be in My Heart; Phill Collins does.
Author's note: I just started watching the old SPD episodes and I couldn't help falling in love with the characters Sky Tate and Sam (Omega ranger) again. Here's the product of re-watching the episodes and my overactive imagination. ;)
POV: Jaycen
Chapter 1
One would think that being part of the A-Squad is glamorous. You're part of an elite team with special equipment and all. It is, if you're part of the actual team. I mean, if you're the red, blue, green, yellow, or pink ranger. Me? I'm the little, unimportant gold ranger.
"Will these guys stop bickering" I asked myself out loud as I backed out of the command center with Commander Cruger and Kat while the B-Squad rangers argued over who was exaggerating and who wasn't.
"Hi Jayce, what's wrong" Sam asked looking up from a book as I walked into the rec room used by the younger kids. I had met Sam soon after he had come to the base and we became close. I've had others tell me that we were like mother and son.
"Nothing kiddo. I just had to get away from all that bickering" I told him. Sam looked up with a sly smile and made a smart remark. I rolled my eyes and told him to go back to studying. I swear, he was turning into Z or something. As soon as I was sure that the others were either done arguing or had left the control room, I went in to grab the stuff I needed to work on a project I had been working on for years.
"Who are you" I recalled Jack, the red ranger, asking me when I had been assigned to help the B-Squad. Sky had just caught me after I snuck up on him. I had hid behind the couch Sky was sitting on; unbeknownst to the other rangers except for Bridge; and whispered that I was coming after him in his ear before ducking back down again. It took a few moments for him to realize it was me.
"I'm Sky's twin sister; better known as the fun Tate and the one that doesn't have a stick up their butt" I had told them earning a glare from Sky. I had just smiled back cheekily.
"Don't you have a team to hang out with or something" Sky had asked in annoyance. I snorted. My team? My 'team' thought I was useless, inept, worthless, and just about any other word you can think of that relates to those words. I had turned to him, smacked him upside his head, and left in a huff.
"Jayce? Are you awake" a soft voice asked me that night after I had finished up another part of the project. I tuned over in my bed and saw Sam's small outline standing near the door. I pulled the blanket on my bed down and motined for him to crawl in. He obliged and snuggled close to me.
"Did you just have a nightmare" I asked him. He nodded, but didn't tell me about it and I didn't push him to tell me what it was. On nights like these, Sam knew that he didn't have to ask permission to stay in my room. I didn't want him to be alone when he was scared; even if it was a dream. I had my mom or Sky when I was little. Sam didn't have his mom, dad, or any brothers or sisters he could turn to, so I was there for him; and I was happy to do it for him.
"Can you sing the song your mom had sung to you" Sam asked me. I had told him that he shouldn't be ashamed to come to me and had told him about what my mom had done for me. I smiled and held him tight as I sung You'll Be in My Heart; exactly what my mom had done years ago. Sam fell asleep minutes later and I soon followed him.
"Cadet Tate, I am sending you on a mission" Commander Cruger told me a couple of days later. After I was briefed, I went to go pack, put my now completed project away, and say goodbye to Sam before I left that night. The date was July 10, 2025.
I know this is a short chapter, but I need to stop it here for the next chapter. Also, the project Jaycen is working on will be revealed in a few of chapters as well as her power(s). I'll try not to give it up in the next chapter.
