Lost Wings Chapter 1: The ruins, a power rangers fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own SPD or Tsubasa Chronicles.

Chapter One: The Ruins.

Cruger frowned at the pictures spread before him. Apparently, in the middle of the woods near Kyoto, Japan, ruins had been uncovered with an unknown origin. Archaeologists were working on completely excavating them, but there had been old sightings nearby. He was wondering whether to send the Rangers to the ruins for protection of the team and what the ruins symbolized.

Glancing at the pictures once again, the Commander called all the Rangers to the Command Centre.

Sky sighed as he turned another page of his SPD handbook. Syd and Z were playing cards and talking about Jack and Ally's developing relationship.

The new Red Ranger scowled at his two other teammates, but they didn't even look up at him. Sky hated it when anyone talked about relationships. It only made him miss his old roommate even more.

After the fight with Grumm a year ago, both Sky and Bridge had been promoted to the Red and Blue Rangers respectively and Bridge had been transferred to the base in Japan. Sky at first had been happy for Bridge and had joked about how he wouldn't have to hear explanations on why socks were never found after they were lost, but as time went by, he began to miss his disorganized friend.

Sky had long ago realised that his relationship with Bridge was more than friendship and was shocked to realize that he had in fact fallen in love with his once best friend. As time went by, both Bridge and Sky became too busy to spend time contacting each other. They hadn't talked for over a year and Sky was slowly going back to his old, closed self, much to the dismay of Syd and Z.

The Red Ranger put down his book as Cruger called the Rangers to the Command Centre and followed Syd and Z. Cruger stood in front of the console, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Rangers, we've detected some odd activity in Kyoto, Japan and I'm sending one of you there," Cruger said shortly.

Sky's eyes widened and the words were out of his mouth before he could stop them, "Commander, isn't Bridge's squad over there?"

"Yes, but they've been sent off planet to take care of some alien activity on Mirinoi. They're short-handed and need some help. Bridge is still over there, though, and he'll be helping you with your mission.

"So, we get to see Bridge again?" Syd said with a large smile.

"Actually, only one of you is going. I can't leave NewTech unprotected," Cruger said sympathetically.

"Sir, I'll go," Sky stepped forward.

"I thought you would, cadet. You will leave in two hours. Get your things packed and carry casual clothes. We don't want any suspicions to arise among the archaeologists," Cruger nodded,

"Yes sir!" the Rangers saluted and left the Command Centre.

"Do you think Sky will tell him?" Kat asked Cruger.

"I don't know. Sky needs to take the opportunity while he's got it. Bridge will be good for him," the Commander smiled.

"Soooo?" Syd grinned at Sky as she helped him pack.

"What?" Sky ignored her.

"Are you gonna tell Bridge that you love him?" Syd ducked as Sky threw a shirt at her.

"Syd, the SPD hand-"

"Sky, lay off the SPD handbook! I know the rules just as well as you do! I also know that you are in love with Bridge! You have to tell him!" Syd threw a black wifebeater into one of Sky's bags.

Sky simply finished packing without another word and then walked out of the room towards the shuttle.

"God, he is such a prude!" she sighed.

Sky contemplated what Syd said before he left as he directed the shuttle to Kyoto.

"He can't know. I can't handle ruining what we have," Sky said to himself and then pushed those thoughts out of his mind as he concentrated on flying the shuttle. After an hour, he landed in Kyoto and was greeted by the Commander if the Kyoto branch of SPD.

"Cadet Tate, welcome to the Kyoto branch of SPD," Commander Hiro Toriyama nodded.

"Sir!" Sky saluted and followed the Commander inside the base.

"Your room is down that hall, number 21. We will debrief you when you settle down," the Commander smiled and Sky entered his room and gawked at the sheer size of it. The room was twice the size of the Red Ranger quarters at the NewTech branch.

Sky began to unpack his bags and then heard a knock on his door. He walked up to it and pressed the unlock button. No sooner did the door open with a mechanical 'hiss' Sky found himself tackled by a red and black blur and tripped onto the floor.

"SKY!" the Kyoto Red Ranger grinned and Sky's eyes widened as he took in the familiar, cheerful features.

"Bridge?" Sky said in shock as he saw his old friend wearing the Red Ranger uniform of the base. (imagine the Japanese uniform)

"Yup! How are you? Are you okay? How's everyone back home? How's being the Red Ranger? How-" Sky cut off his friend and secret love by putting his hand over his mouth.

"Whoa, whoa! Once question at a time!" Sky grinned.

"Sorry," Bridge said sheepishly and then realised their position which had him on top of Sky and gasped.

"Sorry! I'm cutting off all the blood to your legs!" Bridge got off him and sat down cross-legged in front of his old roommate.

"It's alright, Bridge!" Sky smiled as he took in the slightly changed appearance of his oldest friend. Aside from his hair being slightly longer, Bridge was still exactly the same as he had been earlier and his emerald green eyes still sparkled with mirth.

"So you came here for the ruins thing?" Bridge asked.

"Yup. Cruger said your squad was off-planet, so he sent me to help you."

"Wow, it's been a year since we last saw each other, huh?" Bridge smiled as he remembered the time when they had been roommates.

"Yeah. It's also been over ten years since we've been friends!" Sky grinned.

"Yeah. We literally grew up together! I couldn't believe it when Cruger said I was transferred to Kyoto!"

"I couldn't either! Japan?"

"Hey, I didn't suggest it! I was the only one among us who could speak Japanese!"

"I have to admit, I'm surprised you knew when I came!" Sky looked at him.

"I had a feeling. You're best friend, Schyuler! I missed you cause, we never got to send any time together. It's lonely…" Bridge looked down.

"Bridge…" Sky looked rather sad himself.

"Sometimes, when I'm on the roof, I look at the stars and wonder if you're thinking about me…" Bridge blushed.

"Of course I do!" Sky put his hands on Bridge's arms, "at night, I look up at the stars myself and wonder, 'what is Bridge doing right now'? If I didn't care about you, I wouldn't let you call 'Schyuler'! Aside from my mom, you're the only one allowed to call me that and also the only one that knows that's my real name!"

"Sky, I, um, I want to tell you something," Bridge blushed and looked away from him.

"What is it?" Sky's breath caught as he looked at the color in the cheeks of object of his desires.

"Sky, I-" the alarms began to ring and nearly caused Bridge and Sky to have a heart-attack.

"God, if I get my hands on Akira, I'm going to kill him!" Bridge scowled.

"Akira?" Sky tried to hide his dismay at being interrupted from his conversation with Bridge.

"He always works on the stupid alarms and always sets them off when he can't find me! I got to go, or else he'll do it again!" Bridge sighed and got up. He walked towards the door and then stopped in front of it, his back facing Sky.

"Sky?" Bridge said quietly.

"Hmm?"

"That thing I wanted to tell you? When we meet next, I'll tell you."

"Okay," Sky nodded and Bridge left, walking towards the Command Centre. Sky watched him go and smiled as he saw several cadets who were passing by waving to Bridge and the Red Ranger reciprocating with a warm smile. It was obvious that even here, Bridge was well-loved by the cadets.

Sky sighed and took his father's picture out of his bag, "These things I'm feeling… can never be, can they, father?" Sky looked out.

"We may have grown up together, but that doesn't change the fact that we can be both be ostracized for this. I can't let Bridge go through that pain once again…"

Bridge scowled as he paced his quarters and then flopped down on the bed.

"Akira is such an idiot!" he growled. He was just about to tell Sky about his feelings and then Akira had rung the alarms because he wanted Bridge to return his book.

Bridge looked outside his window and saw the ruins which they were guard jutting out of the ground. From what he had heard, there was more underground than they had thought and the excavation was going to go on for quite a while.

Bridge stepped out on the roof of the base where he could get a clearer view of the ruins and took a deep breath of the cool, night air.

"I'll tell him tomorrow," Bridge decided, gazing at a soft light coming from the ruins nearby. He closed his eyes, thinking about Sky, "Tomorrow, I'll tell him that I . . . love him."

Bridge opened his eyes to see that the light was increasing and that the ruins were glowing like a bulb. He heard a soft sound ringing sound in the distance and closed his eyes.

"Is it a bell?" he asked himself, "It's as if it's calling me. It's sound is so . . . pure." Images flashed in his mind's eye.

A symbol like wings, a silver sword with a dragon on the hilt, the tinkering of bells which a person with a pure heart was wearing, an unknown but lovely feeling in his heart, a blood-red symbol with a dark background. Him and Sky, who was badly wounded, the two close but still separated. A thin but incredibly strong transparent material kept them separated or else their palms would be touching. Bridge had tears in his eyes and Sky was screaming and pounding on it, but it never gave.

Unknown to him he was beginning to float a few inches of the ground, but all of a sudden he snapped out of trance as his feet touched the roof once more. Bridge blinked slightly, trying to recollect what had happened, "Was that Schyuler?"

The images faded from his mind and by the time he reached his room, he had forgotten them completely.

Meanwhile, in NewTech, Kat gasped and woke up from her nightmares. She looked at the clock and the one o'clock shine back at her. He flopped back onto her bed and rubbed her eyes.

"The ancient power is awakening."

(sweatdrop) Sorry that this chapter isn't too good. I'm trying to get back my imagination. The next one will be better, I promise! Kat knows what's happening, I know what's happening. You will know what's happening, but you'll have to wait! ;)

BYEBYE!