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Happy Endings are only Fairytales
Sky was happy.
It didn't happen too often and when it did he rarely showed anyone, but he was happy.
He finally had everything he wanted: Grumm was gone, he was promoted to red ranger, and he finally had the girl.
After the defeat of Grumm and Jack's leaving, Bridge had stayed with the team for a couple more months before realizing that his real calling was creating the technology behind the ranger's successes.
Z too, had left active ranger status to work more in human/alien relations issues in other galaxies and was often gone for months at a time.
Sky and Syd were the only ones still in active ranger status but even with the original team disbanded, they all kept in touch with each other almost daily.
As for relationships among the team, Bridge and Z were starting a slow courtship and Jack and Aly were in the midst of planning their wedding for the following spring.
That left Syd and Sky.
It was a common rule around SPD that fraternization among cadets of the same squad was strictly forbidden. And you didn't need to be the SPD handbook know-it-all to realize this.
Failure to abide by this rule resulted in a dishonorable discharge from the academy and SPD.
But that never stopped the rumors.
The rumor mill of SPD had always been working overtime when it came to cadets Tate and Drew, however, nothing had yet to be proven about a relationship between the two.
There had been countless storylines and scenarios on how and when they would get together.
Most thought that Sydney would leave to restart her music career as well as a relationship with the great Sky Tate.
Everyone assumed that when they got together there would be fireworks and parades and general media brouhaha.
But contrary to popular belief, the red and pink rangers were surprisingly subtle.
They had managed to keep their relationship on the down low for over five months now.
What was even more surprising is the fact that they had now kept their intimate relationship on the down low for the past two months.
No one realized that the pink ranger spent most of her nights in Sky's room rather than her own.
It was their "unmentionable activities" last night that had Sky in such a good mood this particular morning.
Younger cadets often joked that the only way he could be that happy is if he got laid, then laughed again at the absurdity of the idea.
Sky, who had ideas about their topic of discussion, only smiled thinking once again about how happy he was that he had found Sydney's other piercing.
He had never had a fondness for body jewelry until he had slept with Sydney.
Sky smiled once again as he sat down at his desk in the command center for monitor duty, his grin causing other cadets to stare in amazement.
Sydney, on the other hand, was not having such a good morning as she sat on the exam table in the medical ward.
This was going on the second week of her waking up nauseous and vomiting.
At first she passed it off as a bout of food poisoning but now she wasn't sure anymore.
"Well, it's not food poisoning at all."
Dr. Felix came out of his office staring at what Sydney could only assume was her medical charts.
"I don't know what else it could be, Dr. Felix, I mean, I feel fine the rest of the day…"
"Is there any possibility that you could be pregnant?"
The color immediately drained from the pink rangers face.
"Well, of- of course there's a slight possibility—"
"Would you like me to take a blood test?"
Sydney just stared.
They had been so careful. She couldn't be pregnant. There was no way!
She slowly nodded her head.
"When- when can you have the results back?"
"I can have them back to you within the hour."
Sydney nodded once again. She had a lot to think about.
Later that night Sky was looking for Sydney.
They usually ate dinner together in the cafeteria unless they had patrol or a prior engagement, and Sky knew for a fact that Syd didn't have anything until the following morning.
He found her as she was exiting her room.
"Hey I missed you at dinner, are you okay?"
Sky wasn't sure but he thought he saw a flicker of fear when he looked in Sydney's eyes.
"Yea, yea, I'm fine. Ummm Sky, can you take a walk with me?"
Sky's radar was immediately turned on.
Syd was acting particularly jumpy and she had the 'we-need-to-talk' face on.
She steered him to the park. Sky had rarely felt awkward around Sydney but the walk had been in complete silence and it was anything but comfortable.
As they got to the spot under their favorite tree Sky broke the silence.
"Care to tell me what's going on?"
Normally Syd liked that about Sky, he didn't mess around, got straight to the point.
This time, however, she could have gone for a little avoidance of the subject at hand.
Oh well, he had asked, the moment of truth.
"I'm pregnant Sky."
Sky knew the rules; he knew what could happen to their careers. But he also knew he didn't want to be the red ranger forever. He wanted a family and a house and a dog and right now his girlfriend, the woman he was in love with was saying she was with child.
"Syd, that's amazing!"
Syd looked shocked for a moment; this was not the reaction she was expecting.
"I, I can't believe it, a baby, you're pregnant!"
"Sky wait—"
Even thorough Sydney's interruption Sky just stood up, a goofy grin on his face.
"A baby!" he put his hands on his head still trying to get a grasp of the situation.
"You're pregnant! I'm gonna be a father!"
"Sky--"
"Wow, a father."
"SKY!"
Sky finally looked at her, his smile causing Syd to look down in shame.
"I said I was pregnant, I never said you were the father."
Authors Note: I do enjoy cliffhangers, it gives me no greater pleasure than to leave you hanging on the edge of your seat, waiting for me to continue. Then again you very well could be begging me to stop right here and delete this story forever. Either way, I want to know so push that little button and review it!
P.S. I'm so glad I actually got to use the word 'brouhaha' in a story. Life's little pleasures.