Reviews are more than welcome and flames will be used on my bonfire

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my original characters and the concept of the story.

A/N: Thanks again for the lovely reviews. You guys make my day! I still can't believe that people like this story. Anyway, I'm here to tell you guys that I putted profiles that I made for Kaylee and Wallace on my profile page. They're not the best graphics in the world, but they can give you a chance to see how I picture those two. Feedback on that would also be very much appreciated. Well, enough with the babbling hope you enjoy this chapter.


Chapter 04: Solitary Ground

The cafeteria was busy just like any other morning. Sky was sitting alone and was entertaining himself with his breakfast. His nose was still bruised from the fight with Wallace two days prior. After that he hadn't gone out from his room except for training and eating, which he did by himself. Today was the first time that he was in the cafeteria while the other cadets were there. He looked around and saw Syd and Z walking towards him. They sat in front of him with serious faces.

"Haven't seen you in a while," Syd commented a little dryly.

"You know why," Sky said simply.

"And that's why we're here. We need to talk about what happened," Z said gravely. Sky closed his eyes for a second. This wasn't going to be good.

"Sky you promised!" Syd said.

"You told us that you're not going to be on their way and now…" Z continued.

"What do you want me to say? That I'm sorry? Because I'm not!"

"So you're not sorry that you kissed Bridge even that you knew he was with someone else?" Z asked in disbelief. Sky just stared at her without saying anything.

"Sky, what's wrong with you? Bridge is feeling very bad about everything that happened," Syd said a little more calmly.

"Why?"

"Because you and Wallace fought! His best friend and his boyfriend!" Syd calm was now gone.

"I don't care about that stupid fight!" Sky said.

"But Bridge cares! He didn't want you two trying to kill each other!" Syd kept saying.

"Sky, I know this is hard for you, but this could mess with our jobs as Rangers," Z explained.

"I'm sorry Z, but I don't think you know how I feel," He got up from his seat "And you can side with Paxton, I don't give a damn."

"If we're siding with him is because he's right! Bridge is his boyfriend and you kissed him! That was wrong!" Z tried to say as quietly as possible so that the rest of the cafeteria wouldn't hear.

"Whatever," He started to walk away.

"Sky, don't be like that!" Syd tried to say to her friend, but he was already gone.

XXX

Sky was walking as fast as he could to get to his room. He didn't want to agree, but Syd and Z were right. This fight could jeopardize their team. He knew that kissing Bridge was wrong, but he didn't regret doing it. He lowered his head and putted his hands on it. This was turning in such a mess.

"Sky…" He lifted his head recognizing the voice, it was Bridge's.

"Hi," The Red Ranger said quietly.

"I have wanted to talk to you since…that day at the alien's dungeon. I haven't seen you around since that day," Bridge said.

"There's nothing to talk about," Sky said and started to walk, but Bridge stood in front of him.

"Yes there is!" Bridge said more seriously "I'm sorry that I told Syd and Z about the… hum, the kiss, but I didn't know Wallace was hearing it!"

"You don't have to apologize," Sky said.

"I didn't know he was going to hit you! I never thought of him as the jealous type and every time I try to talk to him about it he drives away from the subject! I didn't know things were going to end up like this!" Bridge ran his hand through his hair.

"It's not your fault," Bridge looked at Sky's eyes "It's mine."

"No Sky, please. If we just talk about it…"

"I'm sorry Bridge, but I can't do that. I'm holding myself from kissing you right now and if we keep talking I don't know if I will hold myself…But I promise that I won't bother you anymore."

"Sky…that's not …"

"I won't be around you or Wallace anymore. Our contact will be only on our missions. That way I can't cause anymore trouble," Sky flashed a sad smile to the smaller Ranger and started to walk away.

"Sky…please…" Bridge tried to reason his friend, but it was worthless. He dropped against a nearby wall and sighed heavily. His eyes were teary. 'This wasn't supposed to happen,' He thought.

XXX

A few hours later, Sky was in the streets of New Tech City in civilian clothes and waiting for Kaylee nearby a coffee cart. She had just come back from her field training and the two decided to enjoy their free afternoon. The girl came next to him with two cups of coffee and gave one to the Red Ranger.

"I still can't believe that you kissed him," She said before taking a sip of her cup.

"I can't believe either," Sky said.

"And I can't believe that Wallace hit you. That guy has some balls, you know," She commented and took another sip.

"Do you think what I did was wrong?" Sky asked without looking at her.

"Hum, yes and no." Sky turned to face her "I can't really blame you for kissing Bridge; I mean you're clearly in love with him and…"

"What?" Sky stopped walking.

"Oh come on Sky. Don't tell me you didn't know you are in love with Bridge! For all the things you told me, I thought youknew that!"

"I…I guess you're right," It was so clear for Sky now. He was in love with Bridge.

"But on the other hand, you knew Bridge was committed and even so you kissed him. I thought you could control yourself more than that," She said hitting his arm playfully.

"Yeah, I lost it there," Sky said after sipping from his coffee.

"You didn't have respect for Wallace and I have to say that was wrong in your part."

"I just don't trust that guy you know."

"Of course you don't! He's the guy who has the man of your dreams. He could be psycho killer for all you care," Sky gave her a strange look "I'm kidding!"

"It's just…there's something off about him."

"Okay, you better stop with these conspiracy ideas before you lose your mind. He's a Ranger Sky, not the bad guy. Well, at least for the other people he isn't," She said with a smile.

"Maybe."

"You said Bridge came to talk to you this morning. What did he say?"

"Hum, he came to apologize for Wallace hitting me."

"Oh, that's so sweet. And what did you say?"

"I said that I was going to keep myself away from him," He lowered his head.

"Oh Sky, I'm sorry." She putted her hand on his arm "But is that what you really want?"

"Of course not! But if I stay around him to much, I'm going to do another mistake."

"You're doing the right thing Sky. It might not feel like it, but it is."

"Actually, I was thinking about something else…" Sky started, but stopped himself.

"What is it?"

"I was thinking about…quitting SPD," The two stopped walking after Sky said that.

"Why?" Kaylee asked calmly.

"Maybe that's the better answer. If I stay there I don't know what I can do and that couldn't be good to the team. If I leave, maybe I'll have some peace of mind."

"Maybe."

"You're not going to talk me out of quitting?" Sky asked with a smirk.

"No, it's your decision. And as your 'therapist' I say that distance could help," Sky gave her smile "But as your friend I say that: Is this really what you want?"

Sky just glared at her not sure what to say.

"You always dreamed about becoming the Red Ranger and now you're going to quit? Is that really what your heart wants?"

"I don't know…"

"Then you have to be sure. Because, there's no one that can say that after you leave SPD you're going to stop thinking about Bridge. You can't make this kind of decision without been sure of that," She laid her hand on his shoulder.

"You're right. I have to think more about it." She smiled at him

"That's the spirit! Now, let's go before we loose our movie," She started to walk again.

"What's the name of the movie again?" Sky asked.

"Saw 23."

XXX

Later that night, Sky was passing through the corridors of the Delta Base, heading to his room. He's was still thinking about what Kaylee had told him. He fought so hard to become the Red Ranger and know he was just going to throw all that away? He had won before, maybe he could win again.

He passed by the Command Center and walked back when he saw someone there. It was Wallace. He was reading something from one of the computers and writing on a small notepad. After he finished, he turned the screen of the computer off. Sky hid himself so the Green Ranger couldn't see him when he left the Command Center. The Red Ranger gave him a glance before entering the room.

He went to the computer that Wallace had just used and turned the screen on. He pressed a button to see the last pages that were seen. The information that appeared made the Red Ranger very confuse.

"The A-Squad prison?"