"Was it just me or was that alien everywhere?" Bridge asked as rubbing a sore spot on his shoulder as he and the other Rangers walked into SPD Headquarters.
"That's because he was…he cloned himself four times." Sky replied.
"Oh. Well that explains it." Bridge said with a smirk.
"Well I'm going to grab a shower. I'm all sticky." Syd frowned and with a wave headed for the bathroom her and Z shared.
"And Sky you and I have duties in 10." Z said checking her watch.
"Right. Later Bridge." Sky said and they hurried off, leaving Bridge alone yet again.
With a sigh Bridge decided he would go see what Boom was up to. If he wasn't busy with something for Kat maybe they could play video games or something.
Bridge was almost to Kat's lab when Quinn came walking towards him, the smile that Bridge was coming to love quickly stretched across her face.
"Hey! Just the man I was looking for!" Quinn she said.
"Hey Quinn. What's up?" he asked.
"I was wondering if you could help me with some Ranger stuff. Boom is down with the flu and Kat is writing up the report for the fight today along with filing and arranging the transmissions and can't help. She said you could though since you're so good with stuff like that. Would you mind?" she asked.
"Sure…I'd be happy to help." Bridge replied.
"Great! C'mon!" Quinn said and grabbed his hand and began to pull him along.
Walking into the lab Bridge saw that a new table had been set up in one corner and was covered with all sorts of wires and other mechanical odds and ends. In the center was a silver and black cannon type weapon.
"So what is this?" Bridge asked as they walked up.
"This is the Delta Arm Cannon. You put your arm in this end and there's a trigger in the end that you can shoot it. Having it attached to your arm provides enough stability that one person can shoot it unlike the Canine Cannon. If you were alone and the others were miles away you could use it." Quinn explained.
"Uh-huh…" Bridge said taking in the large weapon.
"What?" Quinn asked.
"It's nothing." he replied shaking his head.
"No…what is it? Any feedback you could give me would be very helpful." she said.
"Well…it's a little big isn't it? I mean to carry around?" Bridge asked.
"Ah! But I have thought about that Mr. Carson." Quinn grinned and picked up the cannon.
"First off it's made of a lightweight titanium just like your SWAT guns are so it's far from heavy. And when you press this button…" she said and a moment later the entire thing collapsed like a telescope to about 6 inches long.
"It folds down and you can clip it right next to your holster." Quinn smiled and handed the cannon to Bridge to inspect.
"How did you get it so small? How powerful is the blast?" he asked.
"I used a series of small fuel cells that work in conjunction with each other for size. On full power it's powered through up to 4 feet of solid concrete. It also has a stun setting if you don't wish to completely destroy whatever you're blasting and I'm working on a containment button as well." Quinn replied.
"This is amazing Quinn." Bridge replied.
"Thank you. It's sort of a pet project." she blushed.
"So what did you need my help for? It sounds as if you've got everything worked out." He said.
"I need to fit it to one of the Rangers to test the aim and how well the self fit adjustment works. We've tried the fuel cells by themselves to test the blast but they weren't accurate. I would try it myself but my aim is just…awful. Plus I'm clumsy and we don't need this broken. " she replied.
"Okay then. Suit me up." Bridge smiled.
"Great! Can you take off your jacket?" she asked.
Bridge nodded and unzipped his jacket, tossing it onto an empty chair. Once his arms were free Quinn reached over and pulled a sleeve of fabric made of the same material as their Ranger costumes and she sat about pulling it into Bridge's arm.
She carefully pushed his sleeve up and began to pull the fabric over his arm. She was close enough that Bridge could smell her scent. She smelled like lavender and sunflowers which was pleasing. Bridge almost missed it when she moved to the side to get the cannon.
Opening the cannon back up Quinn carefully slid it up his arm and hit a small button the side. Instantly the inside of the cannon began to swell, conforming to Bridge's arm from where the cannon started a the elbow to his wrist.
"How does that feel?" Quinn asked biting her lip.
"Fine. I don't think it's going to fall off." Bridge replied.
"Awesome sauce. Okay c'mon lets go test it out." she smiled and lead him to the back of the lab where there was a small shooting range.
"Alright aim at the target and pull the trigger on the inside." Quinn instructed.
Bridge nodded and aimed the cannon. Wrapping his hand around the trigger he pulled and there was a boom and the cannon shot off.
A moment later a large blackened hole smoked in the middle of the target.
"Perfect!" Quinn smiled.
"It feels good too. There wasn't a lot of recoil." Bridge said.
"And noted. Thank you so much!" Quinn smiled as she made a note on her computer pad.
"You're welcome. Do you need help with anything else?" he asked.
"I was actually wondering if you would help me work on this. There are a few tweeks I need to make and it would help if I had an extra set of hands." Quinn said.
"No problem. I'd love to." Bridge replied.
For the next hour and a half Bridge sat at one end of the table while Quinn sat at the other. They talked about anything and everything. Quinn was the first person who didn't look at Bridge like he was an alien when he said something random or started rattling of random facts. And when they weren't talking Bridge caught himself sneaking peeks at her.
Her brown curls were piled on the back of her head and secured with a hot pink hair tie, a few curls falling around the sides of her face. At the end of her nose her glasses were perched and her brown was knit as she worked with the corners of her mouth turned down.
Finally though they both declared that the project was done.
"Thanks for the help Bridge. I appreciate it." Quinn said as Bridge pulled on his jacket.
"You're welcome. I was happy to help." he replied.
"I can't wait to so Dr. Manx the cannon. I hope-AH!" Quinn screamed as suddenly she tripped over a cord on the floor that she was attempting to step over.
Bridge grabbed for her and managed to catch her but in doing so he lost his own balance, the both of them tumbling to the floor. They landed on the floor hard, Quinn pinned under Bridge.
"Are you okay?" Bridge asked looking down at Quinn.
She nodded, "Yeah. I'm fine." she replied.
Bridge nodded and attempted to get up, only to feel his feet slip from under him again. Looking down he realize that they had spilled some sort of grease when they fell.
"Let's try that again." he replied and carefully moved his body from Quinn's and grasped onto the table. Carefully Bridge tried to put his feet under him but once again with Quinn following.
"Okay on three." Bridge said.
"Got it." Quinn nodded.
"One…two…three…" Bridge said and both of them stood up slowly only to fall back down, this time with Quinn above him.
A moment later the doors slid open and both turned to see Sky walk in.
"What the hell is this?!" Sky asked glaring at Quinn and Bridge.
Bridge looked down and saw just what the situation looked like. Quinn was straddling his waist, his jacket unzipped and both looking messy from working so hard on the cannon.
"Sky! It's not what it looks like!' Quinn said holding up her hands.
"Then what the hell is it?" Sky asked glaring at them.
"There's grease all over the floor! We slipped trying to get up! I swear!" Bridge replied.
"Will you just get over here and help us up Schuler?" Quinn snapped.
Rolling his eyes Sky walked over gingerly and pulled both the Blue Ranger and the lab assistant. Once they were up Quinn grabbed a mop and paper towels and began the task of cleaning up the floor. Bridge offered to help but Quinn shook her head.
"Please I clean up messes all the time. I'm clumsy remember?" she smiled at him.
Bridge nodded, "Are you sure?"
"Totally. Go change." she replied waving her hand at him.
"Alright. I'll see you later Quinn." Bridge replied and he and Sky left the lab.
The Red and Blue Rangers had just gotten out the door when Bridge was thrown up against the wall.
"What are you trying to pull with Quinn, Bridge?" Sky asked.
"Pull? I'm not trying to pull anything!" Bridge said glaring at him.
"Then what were you two doing alone?" Sky replied.
"We were working on some Ranger tech! She wanted me to try it out and help out a little bit since Boom is sick and Kat is busy!" Bridge said and shoved at his friend.
"Is that all?" Sky asked.
"YES!" Bridge replied.
He was about to lose his temper. Usually he kept everything even since when he was mad his concentration when to hell and he had problems trying to control hearing others thoughts and reading their auras. However at that moment he couldn't have cared less.
"You better listen to me Bridge. I saw that smile you gave Quinn. That wasn't a nothing smile. You need to just stay away from her. I'm not going to take the chance of her getting hurt. She's like a little sister to me and I swear that I will NOT let anyone mess with her. So stay away." Sky said and with that turned and marched away.
Bridge stared after him for a few moments before turning on his own heel and storming away towards his room.
Sky had no right to tell him he couldn't hang out with Quinn. She was smart and funny and he really liked her.
With a shake of his head Bridge pulled off the greasy uniform and changed into a fresh one before flopping back on his bed.
What was Sky's problem anyhow? It wasn't like he was trying to jump Quinn's bones or even date her! He was just happy he'd found a friend. Someone to talk to. They were just friends!
Just friends and nothing more.
Sorry this is kind of late! I kinda got wrapped up in my other story .
I would've had it up earlier but i've been scanning the internet to try to find a place that i can watch Super Sentai but I couldn't find anything D: I'm kinda sad because I'm DYING to watch it!
Ug.
Anyhow I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading!
