Author's Notes: This story is highly AU, still in-progress and as of this moment, remains un-betaed (still). I believe that I caught all the spelling and grammar errors; if you spot one, shoot me a line.

I'm rating this story as M, for its content. Some dark and serious issues are going to be explored as the story progresses.

Oh, and as usual; I don't own the Power Rangers or the characters.

"Whoo!" Jack nearly yelled as he finally stopped running, glancing back down the alley behind them. "I don't think they followed us," he turned to look at Bridge and Z, "That was pretty good, wasn't it?"

"I don't know if good is the word I'd use for it, Jack," Z spoke up, "They were trying to arrest us. What if we hadn't been able to get away, then what?"

"Well, it didn't happen, so it doesn't matter, does it?" he replied. He looked over at Bridge, "I was wrong about you. You can fight pretty well after all."

Bridge nodded in response, "I told you I could take care of myself," he glanced oddly at both Z and Jack, "Um, can I ask you guys a strange question?"

Jack drew in a breath as he guessed what it was Bridge was about to ask. "Yah, sure."

Bridge peered at Jack, "Um…did you…pass through that guy's leg?"

Jack nodded once, "Yep."

Z just stood there, looking at Bridge, as he turned towards her. "And did you…" he furrowed his brow for a moment before continuing, "Were there three of you?"

Z chuckled lightly at the puzzled look he wore. "Yes. Jack and I are both…a little different."

Bridge drew himself up a bit straighter. "Really?"

"Yah, really. What Z is actually saying is that we're a couple of freaks!" Jack replied as he closed in on Bridge, thrusting his hands in Bridge's face as he got closer. Bridge backed away quickly.

Jack glanced at him, perplexed, "Hey, take it easy. I didn't mean to scare you."

Bridge shook his head slightly, "It's not you." he glanced down briefly at his gloved hands before looking back up, "It's me."

Z came to stand next to Jack, staring at Bridge. "What do you mean by that? And can I ask you a strange question in return? It almost seemed that you knew what that girl was going to do before she did it."

Bridge sighed lightly before answering, "Yes, I did," Jack and Z both seemed caught off-guard, "I have…well; I don't know what it is I have exactly. All I know is that I can read the thoughts of other people. And I can feel their emotions too and…" he glanced at Z briefly, "What they're going to do before they do it."

Jack's eyebrows flew up, as Z looked totally stunned. "But…how did you get this way? I mean, where does it come from?" she asked.

Bridge shook his head at them both, "I don't know. Do you know? Do either of you have any idea of where your abilities come from? Or how you got them?"

Z and Jack looked at each other before turning back to Bridge. "No," Jack replied, "We don't know either."

Bridge nodded slightly, "its odd isn't it? I mean, here we all are, all out on the street together where we just happen to meet up with each other and then we find out that we all somehow happen to have some strange abilities?"

Bridge paced in a small circle, emphasizing his words with pointed fingers and erratic waves of his hands, "How is that even possible? The odds of us ever meeting up with each other are… are astronomical!" he turned to face Z and Jack as he finished his ranting tirade, flinging his hands up in a gesture of incredulity.

Z just stared at him. "What?" she turned to look at Jack, "What the hell did he just say?"

Bridge just sighed and snapped his fingers to regain both their attention. "Look; all I'm saying is that it's really odd that we all have these strange 'powers'. And that we've all managed to meet up. Isn't it?"

"Uh…I don't know," Jack replied, sounding confused, "I suppose it is a little strange," he grinned slightly at both of his friends, "But they say that the truth is always stranger than fiction," he shrugged, "Who are we to argue with that?"

Bridge nodded his head slightly as Z punched Jack lightly in the arm. "Yah right, Jack; whatever you say."

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"Report," Cruger spoke to his two cadets.

Sky Tate and Sydney Drew stood at attention in front of their commander once again. They were in the command center of Earth's Space Patrol Delta base; a hexagonally shaped room that was covered in display screens and command consoles on each of its grey walls. In the center of the room, a raised dais stood, also hexagonal in shape and covered by command stations.

Behind the command controls and just in front of the far back wall, stood a separate console; displaying the letters S.P.D. in a dark grey color. There was a single, large black chair behind it.

Commander "Doggie" Anubis Cruger spent most of his days working from behind that console. From there, he could monitor the situation of Earth's defensive forces and keep an eye on what his troops were doing when they were out in the field. He knew what had happened in the Parkington Market, but he wanted to hear it directly from his cadets.

"Sir," Cadet Tate spoke up, "They…they got away sir."

"Yes, I know. Could you please explain to me how that happened?" he replied.

"Well, for starters, there were three of them, not two," Cadet Drew stated.

"I saw," Cruger responded, "But that still doesn't tell me how they managed to get away from you both. Even though there was an unexpected opponent, you should have taken all three of them into custody," he looked over them both, "You are taught to expect the unexpected. Did we fail in your training?"

"No, sir!" both cadets replied in unison.

"It's just…" Syd started.

"Just what, Cadet Drew?" Cruger asked.

"We think he had powers too, sir," Sky finished.

"Hmm," Cruger stroked his long chin with his fingers as he began to pace around the floor, "Interesting, indeed."

He stopped walking and turned back to face them. "I want you to go back out there and apprehend all three of them. Bring them back here for questioning. Do whatever it takes. Understood?"

"Yes, sir!" the two cadets saluted in unison, then turned and left the command center.

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"Well, that does it for this batch too," Jack stated as he gave out the last of the food they had taken earlier in the day.

"Now what?" Bridge asked.

"Now we go and get more," Z replied, "There's still a lot of hungry folks out here."

Jack and Z started to head off, as Bridge circled around in front of them, cutting them off. "Wait. Don't you think that's just asking for trouble? I mean, we were nearly caught once today already. Don't you think they'd be on the lookout for us to show up again?"

Jack just grinned at him slightly, "No. Because they'd probably figure we'd do just like what you're suggesting. They wouldn't figure we would come out again so soon. So, chances are, they won't even be looking for us right now."

Z nodded briefly at Jack's words. But Bridge shook his head, "I don't think this is a good idea."

Jack sighed and rolled his eyes briefly, "Bridge, if you don't want to come with us, that's your choice. We're not going to force you to," he stepped forward and placed a hand lightly on Bridge's shoulder, "But we could use your help if we do encounter trouble. What do you say?"

Bridge looked over them both briefly before nodding, "Alright. I'll come." Jack just grinned as Z smiled at him slightly and they started to head off once more. "But I have a bad feeling about this," he muttered to himself as he trailed after his new friends.

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"Okay, I think we've got enough now," Jack spoke up, "Let's get going."

Z nodded and collected her bag of acquired goods as Bridge picked up what he had gathered.

They headed down an alleyway that led away from the marketplace, back towards the shadier parts of the city, when two familiar figures stepped out in front of them, blocking their path.

"Not you two again," Jack groaned, "Don't you ever learn? Or is it that you just haven't had enough yet?"

"Not this time," the young male cadet spoke up, "You're coming with us and there isn't anything you can do about."

"Really?" Z piped up, "I beg to differ," she glanced briefly at Bridge and Jack, "What do you guys think?"

"I'm with you, Z," Jack replied, "I think it's time we gave these two a good lesson, otherwise these clowns will be bugging us forever." he nodded briefly at his two friends, who nodded back, "Get 'em!" he shouted as he charged forward, dropping his burden as he ran.

Z and Bridge did the same as together they ran towards the male cadet while Jack headed for the girl.

Bridge and Z were nearly on top of him, when suddenly he waved his arm around in a large circular motion; a trail of blue light arcing and following his arm's movement. They stopped short in their charge as they crashed into something that felt as hard as a wall, sending them sprawling backwards.

Meanwhile, the young woman pulled out a small cylinder from a pouch on her uniform and wrapped her fingers around it. Jack vaguely heard her say something about stone and he quickly phased his body as she took a swing at him, her arm passing through him.

It was a good thing he did so, as she missed Jack and hit a large trash container instead, denting it with the force of her blow.

"Whoa," Jack spoke as his body re-materialized.

"That's right," the other cadet smirked, "You're not the only ones with tricks."

Jack backed away from them both and leaned down to help Z and Bridge get back to their feet, never once taking his eyes off the cadets.

"Jack?" Z wondered aloud, sounding perplexed, "How did they...?"

Bridge stepped in front of them both, "Guys. Don't you get it? They have powers like we do," he turned to face the two cadets, "Who are you? And how did you get your powers?"

"Cadet Sky Tate," the young man replied, pointing at himself, then pointed at Syd, "And Cadet Sydney Drew. At your service," he added mockingly.

Jack glared at them both, "I'll give you service, you…"

"Jack!" Bridge cut him off. He turned to look at both of his friends, "I think this is the chance for us to find out about our powers. Aren't you the least bit curious as to how you got them?" he tilted his head in the cadets' direction, "They might have some idea. Don't you want to find out?"

Z stared at the two cadets for a long moment before looking over at Jack, "Well, what do you think?"

"Z, as you said once before, they're trying to arrest us," Jack retorted, "And now all of a sudden you want to go with them?" he shook his head in disbelief at her, "I'm beginning to think you're just as screwy as he is," cocking his head in Bridge's direction.

Bridge rolled his eyes and glared at him, "I'm not as screwy as you might think. Seriously, don't you want to know? I mean, you can't go on for the rest of your life not knowing, can you?"

Jack gave a huge sigh as he looked back at the two cadets, all the while who had been standing patiently, not saying a word. He looked back at Z who nodded faintly at him.

"Alright!" Jack threw his hands up in the air, "I sure hope we don't live to regret this." He stepped out around Bridge and faced the cadets, "Okay, we'll go with you."

Sky raised an eyebrow, "And we're just supposed to believe you? That you really are going to come along quietly?"

"Uh, hello?" Jack spoke sarcastically, "I believe that's what I just said," he leaned towards Z and Bridge, speaking quietly so as to not be overheard, "Besides once we're there and get the information we want, I can always walk right back out again and get you guys loose too," winking at them slightly.