Summary: I don't need to repeat myself. They're chasing after Grumm through different dimensions.
Pairings: Bridge/Z, Sky/Syd
Warning: Rated T just to be on the safe side.
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"Hold on Rangers!" Kat called out as they raced through Space and Time. They were holding themselves better than before, now knowing not to read or turn too fast to avoid feeling sick. Sky had felt very disgruntled at the thought of not being able to read the SPD handbook, but after making him clean the . . . mess he had made, the Blue Ranger finally agreed. Syd was sitting absolutely still along with Z and Bridge, who was unaffected no matter what he did, was in another room with the package the Bridge from the previous world had given him. He refused to tell anyone, even his new girlfriend Z, what it was and spent nearly all the time they were traveling with it. Since Z was in no shape to hold a conversation, she didn't mind.
The doors opened and Bridge stepped out without the package and was sweating. He sat next to Kat and grabbed his controls, "I think we should land. I'm getting a bad feeling."
Sky spoke up, "Finally!" causing Bridge to smile.
"Shut it, Blue Boy," Bridge shot back, using Z's favorite nickname for the stoic Blue Ranger.
Sky chuckled slightly, not as bitter as he used to be about being Blue instead of Red.
The ship landed smoothly and they began to walk out, the Blue and Green Rangers helping out their girlfriends. Bridge extended his newly strengthened Psychic powers and felt the auras of the timeline's Power Rangers. They were most likely morphed, meaning his powers couldn't distinguish the auras. One of the Rangers was in the Command Centre and the aura felt . . . worried?
"Guys, Our counterparts are a little away from here. One's at the Command Centre and I'm sensing a lot of Krybots as well," he said, opening his eyes.
"Let's go!" Sky called out and they began to follow Bridge deeper into the forest. After walking for a few minutes, they saw a large number of Krybots, Blueheads and Orangeheads surrounding the Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink Rangers.
"Where's their Red Ranger?" Syd asked softly.
"Find out later. Let's help them!" Z answered.
"Right!" Sky nodded and they whipped out their morphers, "READY?"
"SPD EMERGENCY!!!!" they morphed into their own colors and charged the Krybots. The other Power Rangers were shocked as they saw their mirror images fighting off the Krybots. Kat ran to the fallen Rangers, "Are you alright?"
The other Blue Ranger looked at her, "Um, am I seeing double?"
"No, you're not," Kat smiled and explained their situation to them while the original Rangers fought off the Krybots. After a few minutes, all the Krybots were destroyed and the Rangers stepped in front of their counterparts.
"POWER DOWN!!" they said together and their suits fell away to reveal the T-Blue Ranger to be . . .
"JACK?!" Sky said in disbelief as the Red Ranger of his timeline stared back at him. He looked at the others and saw himself wearing the Green Ranger uniform, and the girls wearing the same as before.
"Woah, Sky is Green?" Bridge said, shocked.
"Now we all know who you are, but who are you?" T-Sky asked pointing at Bridge.
"Me? I'm the Green Ranger of my timeline, Bridge Carson."
At this, T-Jack and the girls let out a snort of laughter and tried to contain it at T-Sky's glare.
"I think we should take this back to the Command Centre," he said stiffly, trying to conceal the fact that he was blushing.
"Um, okay," Bridge said slowly.
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"Is it me, or is this new Sky acting really weird?" Bridge asked Z as they walked down the hall to the Command Centre.
"It isn't just you," Z smiled, quickly giving him a peck on the cheek, causing him to blush. T-Jack was still snickering every time he glanced at Bridge and T-Sky blushed, telling him to shut up.
"Okay!" T-Jack spoke up as they reached the Command Centre, "what you see behind these door may be a shock to you, but please remain calm."
"Shut up Jack," T-Sky muttered as he strode into the nearly empty Command Centre. Cruger was standing inside along with a girl with long brown hair and blue eyes. The others followed and were astonished as the girl ran at T-Sky and immediately hugged him.
"You idiot! I told you not to go after so many Krybots by yourself! You could have been killed!" she yelled angrily.
"Sorry. I-I d-didn't mean to-" he started, but she cut him off by giving him a deadly glare.
"Just because I'm supposed to be resting does not mean you do not follow my orders. I don't care if you are my boyfriend!"
"She's his girlfriend?" Syd whispered to Z, who shrugged.
"She's seems familiar though," the Yellow Ranger frowned.
"Uh, ma'am?" T-Jack said with a snicker, "we have company from another dimension."
Cruger strode in front of the travelers and his Rangers fell in line, "We are pleased to meet you and we will help you in your quest to find your timeline's Grumm. Let me introduce my Rangers. Sydney Drew, SPD Pink Ranger. Elizabth Delgado, SPD Yellow Ranger. Schyuler Tate, SPD Green Ranger. Jack Landers, SPD Blue Ranger," he motioned to them in turn and then pointed at the last girl. "This is the B-Squad Red Ranger, Bridgette Carson."
At this T-Sky began blushing again while T-Jack laughed and the Rangers stared first at their Bridge and then who was the feminine version of the same.
"You mean, I'm not only a girl in this dimension and dating Sky, but I'm also Red Ranger?" Bridge asked in a squeaky voice.
"Hang on, he's me?" Bridgette asked, shell-shocked.
The two stared at each other and then both grinned wildly, "COOL!"
T-Bridge poked herself in the arm, "Do you feel it when I do this?"
"No, do you feel this?" Bridge asked, poking himself in the nose.
"This is our esteemed leader?" T-Jack muttered, smacking himself on the forehead.
T-Syd and T-Z chuckled at his comment and then turned to their counterparts, "Bridgette, better known around here as Bridge, has been my and Sky's partner as long as we've been here," Syd explained. "At first, she and Sky fought a lot and Bridge was tempted to hit him with her powers at times. One day, during a halloween party, Bridge was setting up some decorations and fell off the ladder she was on. Sky caught her and Bridge became more civil towards him. A couple months later, there was a monster attack and we were sent to stop it. Bridge saved Sky from getting hit by a rather powerful laser and they've been friends ever since. That was two years ago and since then, we've been joined by Jack and Z. A few months ago, on Valentine's day, Sky asked Bridge out on a date and they've been a couple ever since. Three months ago, we were promoted to B-Squad and Bridge became Red Ranger because Cruger thought she was better suited for the position."
Z nodded, "Meaning?"
"Bridge always comes through with a clear head and never rushes her decisions. She's become a better fighter and never lets emotions control her. She always puts the team before herself. She's being rested because of a rather bad ankle injury she received in battle while trying to help Jack and Sky fight off Morgana," T-Z said.
"So, who's dating who in your timeline?" T-Syd asked with a smile.
"Well, Sky and Syd are dating each other and Jack is like a brother to me, so that just leaves me with my boyfriend, the male Bridge," Z said with a chuckle as she looked at the original Green Ranger chatting happily with his counterpart. Suddenly, the alarms began to ring and they turned to the screen to see a human male in his late twenties, dressed in a black cloak, his right eye glinting in the light.
"Who's that?" Sky asked frowning.
"Kai." the two Bridges said together.
"How do you know?" Bridge asked her.
"He fought with me once. He beat me, but told me I was 'just like his ex-student'," she said with a scowl. "How do you know him?"
"He's my ex-teacher. He's the one who taught me how to fight," Bridge said with a scowl.
"Is he a good guy?" Z asked.
"No. He's a murderer," Bridge said and then drew in a shaky breath, "he made me murderer."
"What do you by that?" Syd asked, a tremor in her voice.
"I've lied to you about my past and myself. I haven't told the truth about my family or my character," he said with a sad smile. "I thought it was for the best. You weren't ready to hear what my past truly was like."
"Bridge, explanation, now!" Sky said in a tone that brooked no compromise.
The Ranger nodded and then sat down by the console, indicating a long conversation. "I'll agree that my name is Bridge Carson, I didn't lie about that. My mother was a Psychic like me, except she couldn't control her powers. They were slowly driving her insane and the only possible cure was for my father to get the juice of the fruit of a tree that bloomed once every five years. The two of us traveled to different lands, looking for that plant. At times, there were dangers of robbers and I was only eight. One night, I found a map in a book to the plant we were looking for and was attacked by these thugs. They nearly killed me, but Kai came out of nowhere and saved me. He wanted the book to find out about another legend. I don't remember what. Anyway, the book was in a very rare language and he couldn't read it. I agreed to do so, if he taught me to fight even though I was blind from one side. He agreed and said that I would know when he was there. My father and I found the plant and we saved my mother," Bridge swallowed.
"What about the part where you said Kai killed?" T-Sky asked.
"One night, I found Kai and he, true to his word, taught me to fight. I was ten and then he told me that there were men who wished to kill my family because of fear that my mother was the devil due to her powers. I was young and I believed him. He took me to them and ordered me to kill them and I did so. I have killed nine men in my life. After that I never saw Kai again, but when I joined SPD, Cruger told us about a killer who seemed to kill his enemies in seconds. There were other murders, and they were all done by me. I did research on those I killed and discovered that they were werewolf hunters. Kai wanted me to kill them for a reason which I still don't know. I will never forgive him for that . . ." Bridge clenched his fist as tears threatened to overwhelm his eyes. "He stole my innocence and my guilt-free conscience. Memories of their dying screams haunt my dreams, their blood stains my hands. I wanted Cruger to imprison me when I told him this, but instead he explained that Kai had done that before to other children like me. I still want my revenge and I have waited years to have it," he hissed.
The Rangers were taken aback, not used to hearing such venom, pain and sorrow in the normally happy Ranger's voice. Sky in paticular felt bad. Bridge was his roommate for years, but he had never noticed the pain he carried with him. How many times had he been woken by Bridge's cries during the night? How many nightmares had he chased away? How could he have not noticed that Bridge was hiding beneath a mask of smiles?
Z reached out and grabbed his hand, squeezing it gently while Syd did the same to his other hand and Sky stepped up and pulled his friend into a bear hug.
"It wasn't your fault," he said quietly.
"We have to stop him before he does any damage," T-Jack spoke up and headed to the door of the Command Centre.
"I'm going with you," Bridge answered back, walking with the other Rangers.
"We need all the help we can get."
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The Rangers walked forward cautiously, almost expecting the man they had seen on screen to jump out at them. Bridge had stopped by the ship earlier to get out the mystery package he had received earlier and was now clutching it almost painfully. Sky was throwing him concerned looks along with Syd and Z. He was barely surprised, after all, Sky was his best friend, though he didn't show it often, along with Syd and Z was his girlfriend.
"Hello Bridge. It's nice to see my student once again," an amused voice came from in front of them. The Rangers instantly took on defensive stances and no one noticed the two Sky's move closer to their respective Bridges.
"What are you talking about? You never taught me!" T-Bridge snarled.
"He's talking to me," Bridge stated, stepping forward and then he smiled, "So, tricked any more people into your web, you sick, sadistic freak?"
Kai smiled, his right eye glinting, "So, you know, I'm guessing?"
"Hell yeah."
"Then you know I have to kill you," he stated smoothly, a sword instantly appearing in his hand. Five large demons appeared behind him and they prepared to attack, "These will keep your friends out of our fight."
The first demon flew at them and in an instant, Bridge revealed the package for what it was: a long katana. With one powerful swipe, the demon lay in two pieces on the floor, splattering blood everywhere. The Rangers stared at him in shock as Bridge coolly wiped the little blood that fell on his face away.
"Now, the chances will two on one, our favor," he said with a small smile. Almost immediately, his smile changed into a deadly scowl, "In the last timeline, I learned not to use the sword until I'm completely experienced. But if I don't use it, my chances are lesser than zero. I learned that from training with you and so," he struck a defensive position, "my chance may be near zero, but I'll take that chance!"
Sky was completely blown away by the attitude of his normally carefree friend. It just made him realize that there was so much about Bridge that they didn't know, hadn't bothered to know. The Green Ranger was the complete opposite of what he appeared to be in daily life and he had been underestimated again and again. There was no more time to think as the demons attacked them and Bridge went for Kai.
The two Syds were already fighting as they both grabbed a small bit of diamond from their pockets, transforming their fist into the material. Syd used her fist to smash the demon in the snout and then use her momentum to hit it with a spinning kick. Before it could recover, T-Syd hit it in the jaw with her own fist and jump-kicked it to the ground.
"We'll have to kill these things!" T-Bridge yelled and then returned her attention to the demon she and Sky were fighting. The demon lunged at him and Sky quickly formed a shield, defending himself and knocking the beast back. It returned with a vengeance and managed to hit Sky in the gut, knocking the wind out of him. T-Bridge caught the thing's attention and ducked a blow from the demon before flipping back as it tried to hit her from below, her feet striking it beneath the chin. Sky attempted to catch his breath while watching T-Bridge fight and had to admit that he wasn't surprised that she was a Red Ranger and the best fighter. The Red Ranger then ducked down and launched a sweeping kick that took it down.
Meanwhile, Z had cloned herself as had T-Z and now were beating the beast down with four other clones. Z nodded to her counterpart and two other clones along with T-Z crouched with their hands cupped in front of them, giving Z and her clones a boost as they leapt up and hit the demon with a flying kick.
Jack and T-Sky were holding their own and were covering everyone's backs. The main fight was between Kai and Bridge who were slashing at each other with everything they had.
"You've gotten better, Bridge," Kai commented as he dodged behind Bridge to strike him, only to have the younger man move his sword behind his back to block the strike.
"Yeah, well, I am a Ranger," Bridge responded, swerving around and slashing horizontally, only to have Kai block.
"You can react from your blind right side even better," Kai grabbed his wrist and flung him over his head, into the ground.
"I've trained a lot," Bridge kicked upwards, hitting Kai in the face before kick-flipping to his feet. The two stared at each otehr and then rushed forward again.
Meanwhile, the other Rangers had been overpowered by the demons and were now standing in a circle, keeping an eye on each demon. Each and everyone was bruised and cut and Sky was pissed.
"They're just too strong!" he exclaimed in frustration.
"No kidding!" T-Sky answered back and his ears picked up as he heard a growl near by.
"Maybe now would be a good time to use your ability, Bridge," he said softly.
T-Bridge nodded and then put her fingers in her mouth and let out a shrill whistle. The others were wondering if she had lost it, when wild animals began leaping out of the forest and attacking the monsters.
"What the hell . . ." Sky stared and then turned his eyes to T-Bridge who was smiling.
"I can control animals. It's my ability as opposed to your Bridge. My whistle can be heard by any animal at a mile radius."
"Useful," he commented, watching the animals tear apart the demons with ease and then turned his attention to the main fight, "but the fight's not over."
Bridge blocked another blow from Kai, wincing as he felt the pressure on his injured left arm increase. After a few minutes of intense fighting, both parties were injured badly and were panting heavily. Kai crouched down and attempted to take out Bridge's ankles with the sword, but the Green Ranger back-flipped away from it and crouched down in time to block another strike that would have taken his head off. He shoved the sword back and struck Kai below the ribs, extracting a thin line of blood. The two stumbled away from each other and quickly took note of their wounds. Kai had cuts all over his face and arms, even on his torso. Bridge was in the same state, except his left arm which was bleeding more than his other wounds, since he used it for blocking.
"It was fun, Bridge, but it's time to destroy you," Kai said and a large ball of energy began forming around him.
"What are your doing?! You'll destroy the entire woods!" Bridge yelled as he tried to stop himself from being blown away by the winds. The otehr Rangers tried to make their way to him, but could barely move a step.
"Bridge!" Sky yelled, his voice drowned out by the wind.
"I'm sorry but I don't care," Kai responded coolly and that infuriated Bridge. He hoisted his sword and plunged it forward, aiming for Kai's heart, as hard as he could, but was stopped by the energy ball. He put all his strength into pushing it forward, but it only went further in a bit.
"Give up," Kai said smugly.
"Never! If I lose, you will destroy this city with your demons. For the sake of everyone, I cannot let that happen," Bridge locked eyes with him. "I will take revenge for those men! You wanted the werewolf hunters dead so that you could save yourself. I know you Kai, you are a werewolf!"
Kai's eyes widened in surprise and then he laughed, "You did your research! You should know that the only that can kill me now is-"
"Silver?" Bridge smirked and then yelled, pushing forward with all his might, thinking of his friends and family. He broke through the barrier and his sword pierced Kai's heart. The older man gasped as blood began flowing out of his mouth and then fell to his knees. "What a coincidence! This sword has a thin coating of silver on top," he grinned.
"Damn you," Kai gasped finally before turning into dust and getting blown away by a passing breeze. Bridge let out a breath and saw everyone behind him and staring as if to ask if it was over. Bridge gave them a smile, a happy one, and said something he thought he would never say.
"It's all over."
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"Rangers, I've received a message from the Commander," Kat spoke up as she entered the infirmary where the Rangers and the T-Rangers were resting.
"What did he want, Kat?" Bridge asked wincing as he felt a throbbing pain in his left arm. Everyone except for Bridge had gotten away with minor injuries thanks to T-Bridge's 'animal-talking' ability. The Green Ranger was complaining about being stuck in the infirmary and was moaning on how Z kept on asking him if he needed anything. Everything was as normal as it would get in SPD.
"Apparently Grumm has returned to the original timeline. He met the Rangers from the previous timeline and decided to go back to his original where the Rangers aren't as strong. Or so he thinks."
"Wasn't the previous timeline the one with the Dark Bridge?" Z asked curiously.
"Yeah. It's also where we decided to start dating later," Bridge said with a nod and wink and then cocked his head, "wait, 'Dark Bridge'?"
"Yeah, it sounded cool," Z shrugged and kissed him on the cheek, "but I prefer you."
"Aww," Syd said with a giggle and then smooched Sky on the cheek, causing him to turn nearly as red as the Red Ranger uniform.
"Wow! Sky hasn't blushed that much since he got hit on by a sales clerk in the mechanics store!" Bridge said aloud.
"Was she nice?" Syd said with a hint of jealousy in her voice which turned to laughter as Bridge exclaimed while laughing, "It wasn't a she!" Sky's mortified shouting of "BRIDGE!" went unheard as everyone was in peals of laughter.
"Anyway," Kat said trying to control her laughter, "we're leaving for our original timeline in a few hours so get ready." she left, still chuckling.
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"Bye other me," Bridge said, hugging his counterpart, "I hope you take care of yourself."
"I will," T-Bridge said, hugging back.
The Syds and Zs were saying goodbye and the two Skys stared at each other. T-Sky broke the silence.
"So, um, take care of Syd."
"I will. You better take care of your Bridge," Sky responded, shaking his counterpart's hand.
"You bet I will. I'm actually planning something bigger," he showed Sky a jewelry box and the ring inside it. "I'm proposing to her," he smiled.
Sky was in shock, but happy for his counterpart, "Good for you! I'm sure she'll say yes!"
"Thanks!" T-Sky smiled at him and then went back to his Ranger team as the others prepared to leave.
"Come on Sky!" Bridge yelled, waving him over. They waved goodbye and then entered the ship. Before it took off, Sky spoke up.
"Other me is proposing to his Bridge," he said.
"Really? That is so cool!" Syd squealed.
"I find it weird!" Z said and then clutched Bridge's hand, "hey Blue Boy! This one's off limits!"
"I didn't say I'm proposing to him, you psycho!" Sky said blushing.
"Hey Sky! Watch what you say to my girlfriend or I'll tell them how we escaped your admirer, the mechanics store clerk!" Bridge said with a smirk.
"You wouldn't dare!" Sky paled.
"How did you get away?" Syd asked with a grin.
"Sky told him we were a couple!"
"BRIDGE!!"
The ship took off through the time portal with roars of laughter emanating from inside it as well as Sky's indignant yelling.
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Well, another chapter done! Coming up with different fight scenes is hard! (sweatdrops) I was worried that I wouldn't come up with anything for this chapter, but yet I did. YAY!
The next chapter is the last and this time, it's gonna be a showdown with EMPEROR GRUMM!!
Good bye and good night/day
