Revealed

Bridge and Syd entered an en empty office inside the base. The room had one window facing the door, with a metal desk placed in front of the window, a few chairs, and a small couch to the side. Bridge walked over to the couch and sat down, followed by Syd who sat to his right.

"Okay. We're alone. What do you need to tell me Bridge?" Syd looked at her friend with concern in her eyes.

Bridge took a huge breath but didn't face Syd when he spoke. "Last night, when we all went to bed, I went into my room and found Sky there. He was using his punching bag, taking his anger out on it," Bridge began.

"Mhm, go on," Syd ushered.

"I knew Sky was angry that Jack was made the Red Ranger. I tried to get him to talk about it." Bridge took in another breath.

"What happened next?" Syd placed a hand on Bridge's shoulder.

"Sky yelled at me. He said it wasn't fair that Jack was appointed the Red Ranger over him. Sky said he worked too hard to have his dream taken away from him." Bridge began to feel shaky.

"Then what?"

"I told Sky that if he ever wanted someone to really vent to or talk to, I'd be there for him," Bridge continued. "And then…" Bridge looked away, tears beginning to form from his eyes.

Syd scooted closer to Bridge and decided to drape her entire arm across Bridge's back. "What is it?" she asked.

Bridge sniffled.

"Did...did Sky hurt you?"

Bridge didn't turn to look back at Syd. Instead, he nodded his head. Syd's eyes grew wide.

"What? What did he do?" Syd could feel her temper rising, her other hand itching to reach her iron nugget.

Bridge shrugged off Syd's arm and began to unzip his jacket. He removed the article of clothing and rolled up the right sleeve of his shirt to reveal a faint bruise. Syd gasped.

"Bridgey…" Syd whispered. Syd couldn't believe it. She just couldn't believe that Sky, one of the people she had known for years and looked up to, would hurt another one she saw as a brother. "Is that all he did to you?"

Bridge didn't say anything, but he did slowly shake his head.

"What else did he do to you?" Syd asked.

Bridge looked down and began to cry, burying his face in his gloved hands. Syd instantly hugged him.

"Shh, it's okay. It's okay. It's going to be okay," she whispered into Bridge's ear.

"No...no it's n-not," Bridge said in a muffled tone, due to his face still in his hands.

"What else did Sky do to you?"

Bridge cried even more. "I-I...I can't say," Bridge said.

Syd pushed Bridge up and turned him so that he could hug Syd back and cry onto her shoulder. "Please Bridgey. You need to tell me so I can help you." Syd began to rub Bridge's back.

Bridge cried even harder, shaking his head, his tears staining Syd's jacket. But as of right now, Syd didn't care. Her friend was in turmoil. "Tell me, Bridge," she repeated softly. "I'm here for you."

Bridge stifled some his crying and began to speak. "Sky...he...he...r..ra...ra…" Bridge didn't continue. He cried again and wrapped his arms tighter around Syd.

Syd' eyes widened and her mouth agaped when she processed what Bridge had said to her. No, no he didn't. He wouldn't, she thought.

"Sky raped...me," Bridge finished.

He did.

"What happened last night?" Jack asked.

Sky took a deep breath. "Last night, Bridge came into our room and found me, angry. I was angry that you were made the Red Ranger. I was angry, frustrated, and hurt. I felt disappointed. I felt like a failure."

Jack mentally winced. He had know idea how much being made the Red Ranger affected Sky's feelings.

Sky continued. "Bridge tried to get my attention. He told me that I shouldn't bottle up my feelings or take them out on some punching bag. He said I should talk to someone instead of shielding myself away from others. And...he's right."

Jack nodded. "Okay, go on."

"I...I hurt Bridge," Sky said quietly.

Jack removed his hand from Sky's shoulder. "What did you do?"

Sky looked away. "I...I hurt him. I...violated him."

Jack furrowed his brows. "What do you mean you...violated him?"

Z stood there processing what Sky had confessed. After a few more seconds, she widened her eyes and gasped, covering her mouth with both of her hands. Jack heard her gasp and turned to look up at her. Noting her shocked expression, Jack knew that Z realized what Sky had done. Jack turned back to Sky.

"Sky...what do you mean you violated Bridge?" Jack repeated firmly with a hard gaze.

Sky turned around with tears coming down from his eyes. "I violated him! I forced myself on him! What more of an answer do you want?!" Sky shouted.

Jack was stunned. Sky raped Bridge. And he did it over something that would be considered trivial. It all made sense now. Bridge's behavior and the way he acted during the fight, to how Sky had treated everyone this morning and ditched the team. Sky was guilty. Jack's hands curled into fists and they were shaking. He felt his face heating up. The next thing that happened came as a surprise. Jack punched Sky.

"JACK!" Z yelled as Jack stood up and stared down at Sky, who had fallen to his side.

"You mean to tell me that just because you weren't made the Red Ranger, you thought it would be okay to rape your friend?!" Jack yelled.

Sky wiped his bruised lip and returned to a seated position but didn't face Jack and Z.

"Jack, that's enough. There's nothing more we can do about this," Z told him as she grabbed one of his arms. "Let's go. Let's leave him to himself."

Jack glared down at Sky and grunted. He slipped his arm out of Z's grasp and walked out of the room. Z stood there and stared down at Sky, who was quiet. She stood there for a few more seconds before walking out of the room.

The rest of the day was filled with much tension. Cruger and Kat had both noticed that after the Rangers returned from the city. They noticed throughout the day that Sky and Bridge had been avoiding each other and Jack, Z, and Syd had all been avoiding Sky. In addition, Bridge had been occupying himself inside the lab working on unknown projects.

Cruger and Kat were alone in the Command Center when Cruger decided to finally speak up. "Kat, the Rangers have been acting rather distant with one another."

Kat nodded. "I agree. Do you think something happened when they were fighting?"

"Hm, perhaps. I know for a fact that Cadet Tate is upset that I appointed Jack as Red Ranger," Cruger stated.

"You believe that Sky and Jack had an argument?" Kat proposed.

"Maybe. But that doesn't explain why the others are acting in such a distant manner," Cruger countered.

"Are you going to talk to them?"

"No. If this team is going to work, then they're going to have to resolve their issues on their own. I'll interfere when this tension amongst the Rangers escalates," Cruger answered. "But for now, we'll just watch them."

"Yes, Sir," Kat merely said.

It was evening and it was now dinner time at S.P.D.. Inside the Common Room were a few cadets eating at tables and chatting amongst themselves. Jack walked over to the table where Z and Syd were seated next to each other. Jack took the seat across from them and stabbed his macaroni. Z looked at him.

"Geez, what did the macaroni do to you?" Z said sarcastically which earned her a glare.

"I'm not in the mood," Jack replied and stabbed another pieces of macaroni.

"I know. Syd and I were just talking about...you know." Z scooped up some of her mashed potatoes and put it in her mouth.

"I still can't believe that Sky would do such a thing," Syd said as she rolled a pea around on her plate with a spoon. "It's not like him to do something so...so vile. Especially to Bridge." Syd put down her spoon.

"Well, he did," Jack declared.

"So, what are we going to do?" Z inquired. "Should we tell Cruger?"

"I say we should," Jack said firmly.

"No."

Jack and Z looked at Syd.

"What? What do you mean 'no'?" Jack put down his fork. "We have to. Last I checked, rape is a crime."

"I know. But it's not our place to say," Syd pointed out.

"Of course it is, we need to report to Cruger about this," Jack countered.

"Jack, you don't understand. If we tell Cruger ourselves, he's going to be even more upset that Sky and Bridge hid this from him. Sky is going to have to be the one to confess what he did. It's the right thing for him to do," Syd explained.

"I kinda have to agree with her," Z added.

"What, so we just pretend we don't know anything to the Commander?" Jack half-yelled which caused a few cadets to turn to their table. Jack looked at them. "Hey, mind your own business. That's an order!" The other cadets turned away and Jack looked back to Z and Syd.

"Yes," Syd answered. "Until Sky has the guts to admit what he's done, we remain quiet," Syd declared.

"I don't like this. I mean, this whole day we've been avoiding Sky and I'm sure the Commander has noticed. What if he approaches us?" Jack questioned.

"Like I said, we play dumb," Syd responded.

Jack groaned, got up, and left the table and exited the room.

"So, what will happen if Sky does admit what he's done?" Z asked Syd.

"Well, he'll either face criminal charges, be expelled, or both."

"Oh."

Syd nodded. She was about to pick up her spoon but decided not to. She no longer had an appetite.

Sky walked into the empty and darkened Common Room. For the whole day he had been avoiding Bridge and spent most of his time in the shooting range and the roof of the building. Not only was he avoiding Bridge, but Sky noticed that Jack, Syd, and Z had been avoiding him during the times Sky would just wander around the base. Sky didn't blame them. He knew why they were avoiding him.

You're a rapist, he thought to himself.

Sky walked past Jack's door and momentarily stopped in front of it. He remembered when Jack had punched him and lightly rubbed his bruised face. The pain of being his didn't compare to the internal pain Sky was feeling. The guilt still felt like a hole ripped into his chest.

Sky continued walking and approached his room. He entered, and to his surprise, found Bridge lying on top of his bed, curled up and clutching a green teddy bear. Sky allowed himself to smile a little bit. He walked over to his side of the room, pulled out his pajamas from his dresser, and quickly changed into them. He folded his uniform and tucked it beneath his arms. Sky grabbed his blanket and pillow and walked back to the door but stopped. He walked over to Bridge's bedside and stood over the sleeping Green Ranger. Sky bent down a little bit and whispered "I'm sorry" into Bridge's ear. Sky turned around and left the room.

Sky walked over to a couch and placed his pillow and blanket on it. He placed his uniform on top of another couch and laid himself on the couch with his pillow and blanket. Bringing the covers over his body, Sky closed his eyes and allowed sleep to overcome him.

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