4. Cheat: Sometimes they liked to play cards. They usually played poker with the rest of the crew.

"I see jour bet..." Taz said, squinting at Krayonder "and I'll raise jou ten." She placed ten of her candies into the pot.

"Well, I fold." February said, tossing her cards in. Everyone stayed in the game except for February and Tootsie, who didn't understand the game at all. All the bets were over, and Taz was still confident in her hand. The six of them that were still in the game flipped over their cards, Specs first, Taz last. The closest hand to Taz's was Megagirl, who was probably counting cards. Taz flipped over her cards victoriously, a royal flush in her hands. She raked in the candy when she was interrupted.

"Taz, why are there cards in your shirt?" Up asked, raising an eyebrow at his lieutenant.

Taz flushed before retorting "Why were jou looking down my shirt, ese?" It was Up's turn to flush. The pair shifted awkwardly in their seats before Krayonder shouted "Hey, man, Taz was cheating!"

78. Stormy: Taz tossed and turned in her uncomfortable trainee bed. A storm raged outside her window, the lightning lighting up the entire room. Taz growled and covered her eyes with her pillow before groaning and getting out of her bed. She padded into the hallway and found the Commander's room. She knocked softly on the door and waited until Up opened it. Taz gave a sheepish smile when he opened the door. Up gestured her in, and Taz made herself comfortable on the couch.

"C'mon Taz, you can sleep in the bed with me." Up offered. Taz couldn't say no. Up's bed was a hundred times more comfortable than her own. They got under the covers, Taz snuggling in his arms. This is why she loved storms.

93. Enchant: Up had finally gathered the courage to ask Taz out. They were going to a ball that the G.L.E.E was holding, in honour of the Starship Rangers that made friends with the Bugs. He was nervous as he straightened his tie just outside of Taz's room. He knocked on the door, waiting for the petite girl to open it.

"I look estupido." Taz muttered, rolling her eyes after she opened the door. She wore a tight-fitting mermaid style bright red dress. A pair of strappy black high heels donned her feet, and hair extensions were in place, making her hair about shoulder length and pin-straight. Up looked at her wide eyed, clearing his throat before offering her his arm.

"You look beautiful." Up complimented, whispering in her ear. A small smile crossed Taz's face.

"Thank you." They walked to the ballroom, grand doors awaiting them. A hush fell over the room as they walked in, everyone surprised to see Taz out of her usual fatigues. She gave all who stared at her harsh glares, at which Up chuckled. They walked towards their crew, February squealing at Taz, who snarled.

"I knew you would look amazing in that dress!" February gushed "and I was so right about the hair extensions, they make you look so pretty!"

"Feb," Bug started "calm down." The group chatted for a little while, before they were called up to the podium. They were each awarded a medal for their bravery, and Bug was awarded status as a Starship Ranger. After the short ceremony, everyone went back to their business, but Taz went out onto the balcony. Up followed her.

"A medal of bravery, Up." Taz said fondly, tracing over the engraving with her fingertips. "I never really thought I'd make it this far. When I saw the robots, I thought I was doomed." Taz turned to face the Commander, her eyes glazing over. "But jou saved me Up. I owe my life to you." She gave him a hug.

Up smiled down at her. A slow song was playing faintly in the background. "Would you like to dance?" he asked, offering a hand. Taz took it, a shy smile on her face. They danced in silence, both of them surprisingly good, despite the fact that neither of them danced very much before.

"How's your night been, Taz?" Up asked as they returned to her quarters. Taz smiled and gave Up a quick kiss before responding.

"Enchanting."

28. Recoil: "C'mon Taz, why won't you tell me what's wrong?" Up was distressed. His little friend was upset, and she wouldn't tell anybody the reason.

"No, Up, Ahora déjame en paz!" Taz yelled. Up sighed. Every time he tried to get his new recruit to open up to him, she would recoil. Maybe someday, she'll trust me enough to tell me what's going on he thought, leaving her room . He returned later in the evening, after hearing from another trainee that Taz was just sitting in her room, crying.

"Taz..." Up knocked softly on her door "Taz, I know you're in there. Let me in." The door slowly swung open, and Up walked into the room, sitting on the small bed. Taz returned to her former position, curled up, eyes red. "Now, do you want to tell me what's wrong?"

"It's my hermana birthday today. She would've been five." New tears started falling from Taz's eyes. Up wiped them away, rubbing her back at the same time. "She was too young to die, Up."

"I know Taz, I know." The older man let her cry on his shoulder, staining his training uniform with salt, not that he cared. He learned that Taz didn't always recoil, but it took a good friend for her to open up to.

97. Snow: It was always warm in the town Taz grew up in, ergo, she had never seen snow before. One morning, she woke up and looked out the window in her quarters. A white substance was covering the ground, and more of it was falling from the sky. She ran to Up's room and knocked on the door. He opened the door, still half-asleep.

"Up! There's something wrong outside!" Taz yelled, dragging him to the window. Up looked outside and chuckled. "What jou laughing at?"

"Taz, that's snow." Up said. After seeing the puzzled look on her face he explained further. "Snow is the same thing as rain, but when it gets colder, it turns solid."

"So, is it hard, like ice?" Taz asked, still a little bit confused. Up fully explained snow to her, including snowball fights. Taz smiled deviously. "Can we have a snowball fight later?"

"Sure Taz, sure. Now, please let me get back to sleep." Up pleaded. After lunch, Taz and Up got into snow gear and trudged outside. They began stocking up on snowballs, until Taz threw one that hit Up in the back of the head. Up scowled at her, and fired one back, hitting her in the stomach. They pelted each other with snowballs. An hour and three snow forts later, they decided it was a tie and that both of them were too good to be beaten. They went inside and got hot chocolate with foam and marshmallows.

"Dat was muy divertido!" Taz cried as she took a sip of her hot chocolate. "I wish it snowed all year!"

"You'll be changing your tune after a few months of snow." Up replied gruffly, though he was smiling. He reached over all of a sudden, brushing foam off of Taz's cheek with the pad of his thumb. His hand lingered near her face for a little longer than necessary, causing the small girl to blush profusely. Taz loved winter.

17. Experience: Surprisingly, Taz actually had a little bit of experience with hand-to-hand combat. Up expected, due to her size, that she would never have laid a finger on another person. When Up first tried to fight her, he went easy on her. Boy, would he never make that mistake again. She immediatly went with a swipe to behind his knees, and he fell over right away. He looked up at Taz with a new respect, and a hint of desire towards the girl eight years his junior.

70. Temperamental: "Cállate! Dejame en paz!" Taz yelled when Up tried talking to her. Up had found her by the lake, crying. He thought about what had happened recently that could have made her angry at him. He only thought of one thing: that he had started dating Aliana. But I... She ran away before I could tell her, thought Up. He approached her again, walking slowly towards the stone bench Taz was sitting on.

"Taz..." Up said slowly.

"Did jou not hear me? I said LEAVE ME ALONE!" Taz screamed. "I do not want to talk to jou."

"Taz, earlier, when I told you about Aliana and I," Up said before Taz interrupted.

"Why aren't jou with her?"

"Because, Taz, you ran away before I could tell you. We broke up." Taz looked at Up, her eyes red from crying.

"Why?" She asked, her voice cracking. "Why would you break up with her? She's pretty, and smart, and your age."

"Because," said Up "She isn't you." At this statement, Taz's pout broke into a smile and she threw her arms around the Commander. Up locked his lips with Taz's, kissing her for the first time since they won a battle in the Robot Wars. Taz could be temperamental sometimes, but that was one of the things he loved about her.

83. With you: It would be their last battle together. Taz and Up were fighting against the aliens of planet 67-A12, but they were far more advanced than the Starship Rangers. Taz was shot in the shoulder, and while that would normally be a non-lethal wound, they had bullets that were infused with poison, that was spreading quickly. When she got shot, Up rushed over to her, holding her in his arms. "Taz!" He cried when he heard her scream "Taz, Taz, you're going to be okay, you'll be fine, we just need you to get back to the Starship," he said, more to himself than to the small woman.

"No," Taz whispered.

"What? It's just the poison talking, Taz, you'll be fine."

"Up. I have to die. There is no way to get the poison out of my body. Besides, if I'm dying, at least I'm with you." Taz said, her voice becoming weak "Ha sido un honor servir a usted. Te amo, Up." Taz went limp in Up's arms. Tears flowed down the Commander's face, and ignoring the other soldiers and the aliens, carried her to the Starship.

47. Blush: Up knew just how to make her blush. When he sent her a bouquet of flowers on every holiday, always accompanied by a card that said something like: They say you can only fall in love once, but that's wrong. Every time I look at you, I fall in love all over again. ~Up. When they were in the Cafeteria, in front of everyone, he would kiss her forehead or cheek. When they were alone, he would kiss an area on her neck just below her earlobe. Taz knew how to make Up blush as well. She would reach up and play with his moustache as they were watching The Karate Kid. She would give him cookies that said things like You're nothing short of my everything. She would nibble on his ear when they were kissing. They knew everything about the other, and trying to see who blushed more in a day was one of their favourite activities when they were on leave.

40. Vital: It wasn't until a few years before Up's injury that they realized that they were vital to each other. They found out one day when Taz had to go on a short mission when Up was sick; it was only meant to be a day or two. She said goodbye to Up in his room, where he was lying down. As soon as she took off in the Starship, he felt worse. He thought he was going to throw up, and his fever went from 99.3 to 102.5. he decided to report to the sick bay.

"It's a good thing you came when you did Commander," said the nasally voice of one of the nurses. "If your fever got any higher, you could have passed out. How long have you been sick for exactly?"

"About three days," Up responded "but it just got worse this morning."

Later in the evening, a nurse came by again. "That's odd." She remarked after taking his temperature. "It says on your chart that they gave you a drug that should make your fever go down, but it's gone up by point three since we last saw you."

Up shrugged, not knowing anything of medicine. I wish Taz were here. He thought I'd be better if Taz were here.

"Up? UP!" called Taz, knocking on his room door. Krayonder passed by her.

"Aw, dude, Up is in the sick bay. He checked in a little bit after you left." he told her. Taz stared wide-eyed at him before pushing him to the side and running towards the Sick Bay.

"I need to see Up, right now!" She demanded when the nurse at the desk asked what she wanted. Surprisingly, the nurse led her right to him. "Up?" She said tentatively. He was hooked up to a few machines, and he looked very sickly.

"Taz? Is that you?" Up asked. He reached out his hand, which Taz grabbed immediatly.

"Si, Up, it's me. What happened?"

"I got real sick right after you left. My head was pounding, and my fever went up by two and a half degrees." Up responded, his voice getting stronger by the second. He explained the rest of the story to his Lieutenant, who stayed by his side. They eventually fell asleep, their hands still clinging together.

The next morning, Up was released. "If Lieutenant Taz hadn't come back when she did, you could have died, what with the way your fever was progressing." After that time, neither of them ever left when the other was sick.


A/N: I hope everyone enjoyed that! I think that Enchant is a little bit OOC, but I'm okay with that. Also, just to let everyone know, Temperamental is a continuation of Lies from the last chapter. Thank you for reading, and please review!