Grumm's Black Mercy
Episode 3: The sweetest dream
Bridge had taken Syd and Kevin to the beach. As they watched Kevin, Bridge and Sydney had a serious conversation.
"So what did you dream about last night?" Sydney asked as she was applying sunblock on herself.
"It was the weirdest thing. I dreamt I was a Power Ranger." Bridge chuckled.
"Honey you ARE a Power Ranger, remember?" Syd sighs in exasperation.
"Yeah, I know. But I was the Red Ranger, and I was..."Bridge suddenly frowns, sadness in his eyes. "Alone..."
"Alone? As in there weren't any other Rangers with you?" Sydney looks at her husband.
"No. Alone as in...I didn't have you and Kevin." Bridge watches Kevin make a sand castle.
"Wow..." Sydney looks away at her son for a moment. "Well..."
"I hated how it felt. Feeling all alone in the world, feeling like no one cared..." Bridge wipes a tear from his eye. "But it's all over now. I'm back in reality, and I coudn't be happier."
"Bridge..." Sydney's eyes are starting to get a bit misty.
"This is my reality, right Syd? This is where I belong." Bridge gets up. He walks towards his son. "Hey champ, how's that castle coming along?"
"Good, daddy." Kevin proudly shows his father the castle he worked so hard on.
"Wow Kevin, did you build this?" Sydney walks up towards her son. "It's so big..."
"I made it all by myself!" Kevin stands up proudly. His face falls when his sand castle collapses, however.
"Don't worry son, we'll build another one, ok?" Bridge helps his son gather some sand in his bucket. He sees Kevin is starting to cry. "Something wrong, son?"
"I made it by myself..." Kevin hugs his mother and buries his face in her chest. "It was my castle..."
"You can make another one sweetie." Sydney strokeshis hair, trying to calm him down. Bridge watches this, his heart soaring as he views the tender scene.
"Son, don't give up, ok?" Bridge hands Kevin his toy shovel. "If you don't succeed at first, try and ty again, ok?"
Bridge watches as Kevin hesitantly picks up his shovel and pail. Kevin gathers up a little bit of sand, puts it in his pail, and then makes a towers using the sand. He beams with pride as his son continues building his sand castle.
"Wow son, this sand castle is looking great!" Bridge picks up his son and gives him a big hug. "Look at that, my son the sand castle builder!"
Kevin giggles as Bridge holds him up in the air. He watches the entire beach from this view, extending his arms as if they were wings. Bridge twirls him around, making airplane sounds as he carries his son.
"Daddy, the beach is beautiful!" Kevin gushes as he watches the waves. "I love it!"
"I am so glad, son!" Bridge sets his son down. "How about those waves, huh?"
"Daddy, where do waves come from?"
"Well son, do you know the Moon?" Bridge points upwards towards the sky. "The Moon is the one pulling the water, and when the water falls back down, that makes waves."
"But daddy, it's daytime!" Kevin points to the blue sky. "The Moon doesn't come up until night time!"
"Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean the Moon isn't there." Bridge chuckles. "It's kind of like with your Guardian Angel, you know?"
"Mommy told me all about my Angel." Kevin beams a smile. "She said, whenever I'm scared, I should pray to my Angel."
"That's right, son. Whenever you're scared, and mommy and daddy aren't there, pray to your Angel, and you will be fine." Bridge smiles at his son as they continue watching the waves.
"Ice cream!" Sydney hands her husband and her son an ice cream pop. Bridge got a lemon flavored one while Kevin got a grape. Syd's was strawberry. "What a perfect day..."
"It is." Bridge looks at his wife's eyes with all the love in his soul for her. She looked especially beautiful like this, with little makeup and the wind in her hair. "Syd..."
"Yeah Bridge?"
"I'll tell you later, ok?" Bridge smiles at his wife. Today was a day to remember. "Look at those waves..."
"Daddy...will you teach me to swim?" Kevin looks up at his father.
"When you're older, ok?" Bridge kisses his son on the head and then ruffles his hair. This causes Kevin to giggle a little.
"Daddy, why is the sky blue?"
"Because the sky is absorbing the Sun's blue light." Bridge looks up at the clear blue sky.
"Huh? But the Sun's yellow!" Kevin frowns.
"Yes, but Light is made up of several different colors, you know?" Bridge scratches his head, unsure of how to explain to his young and confused son the science behind light.
"Sweetie, do you know rainbows?" Sydney picks up her son. "Well, rainbows are made up of several colors, like red, blue, green and yellow. The sky, which is made up of air and water, is actually eating up the blue color from the light. Rainbows are actually made of light passing through things like water, you know?"
"So the air and water up there is eating up the blue...OK!" Kevin nods his head while smiling. "I get it now!"
"There you go!" Sydney kisses her son on the cheek, which causes him to giggle. "Such a smart boy!"
"Well of course he's smart, he's got two super smart parents!" Bridge chuckles. "But really Kevin, you're smart."
"Yay!" Kevin smiles proudly at his own intelligence.
"Know what this merits?" Bridge smiles evily. "Tickle time!"
Bridge and Syd tickle Kevin, which causes him to laugh uproariously. The waves gracefully fall to the shore, the seagulls sing their song as they fly overhead, pelicans diving to the water scooping up fish as various beach goers stare at the wonderful scenery. Young lovers splash around the waves as bikini babes go around looking for hunks to stare at their toned bodies, their expensive yet flimsy swimsuits hugging them tightly. This is the kind of day a boy remembers for the rest of his life, the kind of day that helps form the dreams of your youth. The Sun is starting to set, painting the sky the most beautiful orange hue that any boy could ever see, the sunlight reflected in the ocean resembling a golden road. Kevin watched this scene, forever burning it in his memory.
"Look at that..." Bridge watched the sunset with awe. "This is the sort of thing you'll remember forever, right son?"
Bridge looked at his son, who had by now fallen asleep in his arms. Bridge smiles at his son, picks him up, and carries him to the family car.
"What a day." Sydney smiles tenderly at her family. "Bridge...can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure hun, what's wrong?"
"About your dream..." Sydney gets in the car, puts on her seatbelt, then turns off the car radio. She looks behind at the backseat, where Kevin, already buckled up, sleeps soundly. "I've been thinking about it all afternoon."
"Oh..." Bridge looks frowns, keeping an eye on the road.
"I want you to know...I love you." Sydney smiles at her husband. "This is your home, love. What you dreamt about, that was all just a dream, OK? This is your home, and Kevin and I are your family. You're not alone, love."
"Thanks Syd." Bridge smiles. He parks the car in the garage, picks up Kevin and carries him to his little room. He places his son in his own bed, turns on his night light, and kisses him good night.
"Bridge? Want to go to bed now?" Sydney blushes. She takes Bridge's hand and leads him to their bedroom. "I love you, Bridge..."
Bridge and Sydney made love that night.
Jack Landers walks past a black flower. He glances toward it and plucks it off the ground, crushing it in his hand.
"Sorry buddy." Jack throws away the crushed flower. "But I need to wake you up now. Dream time's over..."