HEY EVERYONE! HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? ARE YOU GUYS LIKING THIS STORY?
I WILL BE ASKING FOR OPINIONS AND I WILL BE TAKING POLLS HERE SOON, SO PLEASE STAY TUNE!
I DO NOT OWN POWER RANGERS SPD...I TAKE CREDIT FOR THE CHARACTER KIARA CRUGER.
It was night in Newtech city and the rangers were in the command center. Jack was sitting in Cruger's chair, yawning as Syd was filing her nails. Sky was reading the handbook by the console. Bridge was sitting up at one of the computers. "Whoa, this place is jumpin'." said Z when she and Kiara walked in.
"Tell me about it." said Jack. Bridge was leaning against the console of the computer he was at. "Cruger goes off for two days, to an 'important galaxy meeting', leaving me in charge and nothing."
Suddenly there was some beeping at Bridge's computer. "Uh, Jack?" said Bridge, trying to get his attention. Syd walks over to him and her eyes widen in surprise. "In a minute." said Jack. "No alien's vaporizing stuff, no giant robot's stepping on buildings."
"Jack…" Syd started to say but was cut off by Jack.
"In a minute. Not even somebody's pet five footed rolgarian sloth eater getting stuck in a tree. Nothing." said Jack.
"Jack!" shouted Bridge, Sky, and Syd.
"What?" Jack asked in frustration.
"A U.F.O just entered our airspace and is on a crash course with the center of town." said Bridge as Jack, Kiara, and Z walked over to the monitor.
"Next time Bridge, don't wait until the last minute to tell me." said Jack as they see a space craft coming into earth's atmosphere.
"Uh…" said Bridge.
"Ready?"
"Ready!"
"S.P.D! EMERGENCY!"
"SPACE PATROL DELTA!"
"You guys go, I'll stay here and monitor the crash." Kiara said.
"Good idea, let's go!" Jack shouted.
"Opening Zord bay tubes." said Kat and opens the tubes for the rangers.
"I'm in!" said Syd.
"Ignition mode! Let's roll!" said Sky and the rangers left the Zord bay.
As the rangers head towards the crash site, Syd then said, "Only seconds 'til impact."
"There's not enough time to bring it down!" said Bridge.
"Oh, no!" said Jack.
"Better use the megazord." said Sky.
"Let's do it." said the other rangers. Once the megazord was formed, they walked up to the crash site that was covered in fire. "Water Cannon!" said Bridge and activated the water cannon, dousing the crash site.
"I'm picking up life signs." said Sky, shining a light. They then see someone coming out of the rubble. "The ship! It's S.P.D.!" said Z.
"I'll check it out." said Sky and leaps out of his vehicle. "Hey." he said to the unidentified person.
"Boy, I'm glad to see you guys." said the unidentified person. "Sorry for causing all this damage. I was chasing a criminal and lost control."
"At least you're alright." said Syd. The person took off their helmet. It was a man with dots on his face above his eyes. "Yeah. Just a little shaken." said the man.
"Dru?" asked Sky. Dru looked up as Sky said, "Power down."
"Sky?" asked Dru and both men hugged each other, then tapped the bracelets that were on their wrists against each other.
"Dru and I started out at the academy years ago. We were best friends." said Sky as he, Dru and the other rangers, except Kiara, walked into the rec area.
"Hey, more like brothers. But then about three years ago, I was assigned to the nebula academy to complete my training." said Dru. "So, is this guy still wild and wacky?"
"Ha Ha. Wild and wacky?" asked Z. "Those aren't exactly the words that come to mind."
"Don't listen to them." said Sky, leading Dru to the couch. "So what happened to you? Last I heard you were missing in action over a year ago. I thought you were…"
"Well I'm not." said Dru.
"Whatever happened, you look great." said Syd with Jack standing behind her and Z.
"Thanks. I do feel lucky to be alive. I was in pursuit of an intergalactic criminal named Zantor. His ship broke up while entering earth's atmosphere and some of the debris brought me down." said Dru.
"It had to be something like that to bring this top gun down. I'm just glad you're alive." said Sky, then both he and Dru tapped their bracelets again.
"What's up with the bracelets?" asked Jack.
"These are Tangarian coils. On my home planet of Tangar, it's tradition to share a coil with your closet friend to always feel that connection no matter where you are in the galaxy." said Dru.
"They're bracelets." said Jack as Z and Syd chuckled a bit.
"I guess you don't have a best friend." said Dru.
"Alright, I can see that this conversation is deteriorating." said Sky as he and Dru stood up to leave. "I'm gonna show Dru to his room."
"And I'm going to the range. I didn't get my shooting practice in because someone crashed their ship." said Jack. Dru gave Jack a smug look behind his back.
At the range, Jack was holding a laser while Sky and Dru were behind him. All three had glasses on. Three holographic targets were in the air, going back and forth until Jack blasts them. Sky was at the console when a screen popped up, saying 'PERFECT.' "Nice." said Dru.
"Nice? I hit every target." said Jack.
"Yeah, but you took three shots." said Dru.
"There are three targets." argued Jack.
"Yeah, I know." said Dru.
"Dru, you ready?" asked Sky. Kiara happened to be walking by when she heard Sky's voice call Dru's name. 'Dru? Dru Harington?' Kiara thought to herself. Sky and him were always close friends.
"Yeah, I mean, I haven't shot in a while, but let's give a go. Can I use your blaster, Jack?" asked Dru. Kiara entered the room quietly and stood at the doorway watching.
"Yeah, yeah, let me reload it." he said as he turns around to reload it. "It only has one shot."
"That's all I need." said Dru as he puts the glasses back on.
"Suit yourself." said Jack as he hands Dru his blaster. Kiara chuckled under her breathe.
"Ready." said Dru, as he was got into the stance. Sky began the target practice again and as all three targets were in a line, Dru shot all three with what was left in the blaster. Jack was shocked as he saw this and the console then read, 'Exceptional!'
"Amazing." said Jack in shock.
"Yeah. But it was a little slow." said Dru.
"Slow?" asked Jack.
"It's the slowest I have ever seen him." Kiara makes the smart comment while all the boys turned to see her at the doorway.
"Kiara Cr…." Dru was saying before being cut off.
"C. Kiara C. I just go by Cadet C now a days." Dru started walking up to her. "Dru Harington, how the hell are you?" They hugged it out.
Sky turned to Jack. "Dru was number one at the academy. He holds all the records."
"I didn't realize you both were stationed here." Dru comments while looking between Sky and Kiara.
Kiara looked at Sky, "Surprises happen around every corner."
Jack looked between them all.
"Well, Dru let me show you around." Sky patted Dru on the back.
"Ok. I'll see you around Kiara." Dru says to Kiara.
"Of course." They hugged again and Sky leaves the range with Dru.
"You all three knew each other?" asked Jack.
"Back then, yes. I haven't seen Dru in three years. We all trained together here at the academy." Before Jack could ask her another question. "Well, I have things I had to do, I'll see you later." Kiara left in a hurry.
In the command center, Jack was sitting in Cruger's chair when a shadow went quickly past him. When he looks up, he sees Dru standing in front of him. "Whoa!" he exclaims, scared at how Dru came into the command center so quietly. "You scared me. What are you doing here anyway?" asked Jack.
"I couldn't sleep. I thought I'd wander down and see if Commander Cruger was around." said Dru.
"At 4 A.M? Whatever." said Jack. "Commander Cruger is away at a conference, so he'll be back later on this morning."
"I'll let you get back to work then." said Dru and walks away. Jack then stops him from exiting the command center. "Dru. Sky mentioned you were missing in action. I'm curious. Where were you?" he asked the Tangarian.
"Not much of a story really. The truth is, I don't remember."
"A whole year and you can't remember?"
"When they found me, I had amnesia." explained Dru, just as Sky walked in.
"Hey guys." said Sky. "What's going on?"
"Nothing. I was just…" said Jack but Dru cut him off.
"Interrogating me." said Dru.
"He was wondering around the comman…" said Jack but then rephrased his answer. "I don't have to answer to you. Sky, take him back to his quarters. The command center is off limits to all unauthorized personnel."
"Dru's S.P.D." argued Sky.
"He was S.P.D. He's been missing in action and has to be reevaluated." said Jack.
"Yes sir." said Sky, giving him a small salute before taking Dru back to his quarters. As they were going to Dru's quarters, Dru asked, "So what's up with that guy? How can you stand to be around him?"
"I can't." said Sky.
"Okay. What's up with you? I've known you long enough to know there's something troubling you." said Dru.
"I haven't slept. I ran a check on that Zantor you were chasing. Skypol has records of him being arrested and serving time in the Neptune province." said Sky.
"Did you ever think he might've escaped?" asked Dru.
"I checked it out. He's still there. Something's not right. What's going on, Dru?" asked Sky, very concerned.
"I knew there was no getting my arrival past you. You are still the best." said Dru. "Think about it, Sky. I'm S.P.D. I'm on a top secret mission." He then walks around Sky and towards his quarters. Sky had a confused look on his face.
"Hey boys!" Kiara shouted out coming around the corner.
"Kiara." Dru hugged her again. "So, I was going to ask you earlier, why cadet C?"
"I'm starting fresh here. I don't need special treatment from anyone." Kiara said with a smirk.
"understandable." Dru looked up at Sky, "I've already said too much. It'll have to do. Good night, old friends." he said and goes into his quarters, leaving Sky and Kiara confused than ever.
Behind closed doors, Dru laughs evilly as he changes into his true body.
Kiara turns around and starts to walk away, "So," Sky says out loud making Kiara stop in her tracks down the hall. "You do remember?" Kiara sighed. She knows how she feels about Sky, but she doesn't want to ruin their friendship. "You knew this whole time, you remembered?"
Kiara turned around and somewhat raised her voice at him, "I didn't remember who you were until the day I saw you smiling and laughing." She walked up to him with a very upset look on her face.
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"Because, the Sky I know, my sky, he would have tickled me on the spot, he would be cracking jokes, and he would have a smile on his face all the time. I don't know who the hell you are, but you're not sky." Kiara turned and left before Sky could say anything.
In the rec room, everyone was eating breakfast. "So, in this dream, right, I'm running away from this horrible alien. And I can't move. My feet were stuck to the ground. And then the monster tears off its outer skin and it's me inside. What do you think?" said Bridge. Kiara wasn't paying attention; she was to busy giving Sky the stare down every once and awhile.
"It's simple. You were looking at your inner monster." said Syd.
"Hey, Sky." said Jack. "I, uh…I've been thinking about it and I owe you an apology."
"I don't want to hear it. Stay out of my business." said Sky. "You don't understand friendships. You don't understand S.P.D. Dru…he's no concern of yours. So, do us both a favor and leave us alone." Just as he gets up from the table, the alarm blares.
"Breach in the engine room. Alien intruder." said Kat.
The Rangers headed to the engine room. Already suited up and ready to go. "Out of my way rangers! I have work to do." said the alien as the rangers got down to the engine room. "I said move!" he shouted, attacking the rangers and laughs evilly.
"Come on, guys!" said Jack. They attacked the alien but were getting defeated. "Hey, ugly!" shouted Sky and the alien turned around. Sky attacks the alien alone but then was on the ground, defeated. When Jack attacked the alien, he was then thrown against the wall, knocking some pipes out. "Jack!" shouted Syd.
"You okay?" asked Bridge.
"Yeah." said Jack.
"Where'd he go?" asked Sky.
"I bet; I know. Come on!" said Jack. Kiara threw a confused face at him but followed him.
"Jack, wait!" said Sky, running after them. Sky ran through the academy towards Dru's room when he saw Jack and Kiara coming out of there.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" said Jack. "He's not in his room."
"That doesn't prove anything." said Sky.
"What is going on?" Kiara asked.
"Sky! I know he's your friend and all, but don't be blind. Dru lied to us. To you. He's a monster." said Jack.
"What? Dru? That can't be true." Kiara said. Jack turned towards her and gave his, 'I'm sorry but I'm right about this' face.
"Commander Cruger has returned to S.P.D." said Kat over the intercom. In the shuttle bay of the academy, several of the cadets and the other rangers lined up to greet the commander, who was arriving in a shuttle. "The prey is landing." said the alien, laughing evilly as he was hiding in a part of the academy.
"There's been a security breach. How did this happen?" asked Cruger.
"Sir, there are a lot of ways something like this could've happen." said Jack.
"Like an air vent." said Z.
"Or a stowaway or…" said Syd.
"Or a collective dream?" suggested Bridge. "Hmm? What? It could happen."
"I've been going over the security cams, sir and haven't come up with anything." said Kiara.
"Sir, I'm responsible." said Sky. "It's my fault. I let Cadet Dru Harrington into the academy. I thought I knew him. But I didn't."
"Cadet Tate, this is a serious violation. We'll deal with this later. Lucky for you, there is no apparent harm done." said the commander, when out of nowhere a blast hit him. Cruger falls back and the rangers crowded around him. "Commander Cruger!" cried Syd.
"Commander! Commander!" cried Jack.
"He's hardly breathing!" said Z.
"We need to get him to an infirmary fast." said Bridge.
Kiara stood there in shook and didn't know what to do. Tears were about to come out of her eyes. She just saw her dad get shot.
"Over there!" said Jack, spotting the alien and Sky takes off after him. Sky ran in front of Kiara making her come out oh her haze and into reality. She kneels down to her dad.
Sky kept up with the monster. "Hold it right there. The next move could be your last…so I'd be careful what you do. Now drop your weapon." said Sky. The alien puts down its weapon and turns into Dru. "Dru? What was that?" asked Sky.
"My true Tangarian body. Beautiful, isn't it?" said Dru. "Even best friends have secrets."
"Why Cruger?" asked Sky. "Why Kiara's dad?"
"Simple. The money. Grow up, Sky! You think being a ranger is everything." said Dru.
"We both did." argued Sky.
"I was young and naïve till I met Broodwing."
"Broodwing?"
"He showed me the light. All I have to do is take a few orders, just like the academy." said Dru.
"Dru, you're talking crazy. We can get help…" Sky started to say but Dru cut him off.
"I don't need help. I don't need you! I don't need Kiara! I don't need anyone anymore." said Dru, walking off.
"Stop, Dru! I have to bring you in!" Sky called after him. "Dru, stop! You're under S.P.D arrest!" Dru starts laughing, then said, "You're such a fool!"
He then turns around with a small blaster in his hand and shoots at Sky. Once Sky was hit, Sky was on the ground with his bracelet off his wrist and broken in two. Dru kicks Sky's weapon to the side and kneels down next to him. "I'll spare you this time. Next time, only one of us will walk away." said Dru, after picking up one piece of the bracelet and throws it at Sky. Sky was now feeling guilt and betrayal by his former best friend.
In the infirmary, Cruger was hooked up to a machine that was monitoring his vital signs with Kat and the rangers around him except Kiara who was leaning up against the wall, trying to process everything. "Is he gonna make it?" asked Z.
"If he were human, he'd already be gone." said Kat.
Just then a doctor entered the room and looks at everyone. He turns and faces Kiara. "Kiara, we need you to sign these forms to help just in case we need to do surgery."
Everyone looked at the doctor with confused eyes, except for Z and Kat. Kiara looks up at the doctor, knowing the truth is going to come out sooner or later. Kiara walked towards the doctor and grab the clipboard from him and then signed her full name. "There you go." Kiara hands the doctor back the clipboard.
Everyone turns towards her, Kiara started crying. Kat walked up behind her and started rubbing her back. Jack step forward, "Why would you be filling out forms for Commander Cruger?"
Kiara patted her eyes dry and turned to her team. She couldn't open her mouth she was totally speechless. Then Z stepped forward, "It's because she's a doctor and has power of attorney."
"No Z." Kiara spoke up. Z turned to face her. "No more lies, no more secrets." Everyone was looking at her, and Kat came up beside her. Giving her the 'are you sure?' look. Kiara nodded her head. Then looked at her team, "my full name is Kiara Rose Cruger." Everyone either had their jaws drop to the floor or their eyes pop out of their socket. "Anubis is my dad."
"What? How is that possible?" Bridge asked.
"He adopted me when I was 9 years old." Kiara said. Feeling quilty that she has been mad at him and hasn't done much to regain that bond fast enough and her dad is laying here.
"Don't worry Kiara. This old dog is tough. There's no telling…" Kat began to say when the sirian commander groaned and opened his eyes.
"Who are you calling an old dog?" asked Cruger. The rangers smiled and laughed a little at their commander. Kiara walked up beside him and grabbed his hand. Cruger looked up at her with a smile. "You told them." Kiara nodded.
Somewhere underground, Dru was walking when Broodwing came out from behind a pillar. "You failed me!" said Broodwing, angrily.
"No. No, I canceled Cruger." said Dru.
"Then why does his sirian life force still remain?" asked Broodwing. "Do the job you are paid for or else!"
Back at the command center, the rangers were at one of the monitors. "I found him. Dru/Evil ugly monster dude is somewhere between sector "C"…" Bridge started saying.
"I know exactly where he is." said Sky, coming up behind them. "Jack, I need to you. Alone." The others walked away, and Sky stands next to Jack. "Look…Dru is my friend. I brought him here. Let me bring him in." said Sky.
"I can't do that, Sky. That's against regulations. Plus, what about Kiara?" said Jack. Sky sighed in frustration and Jack continued. "But by the time I get everybody together…Syd does her nails, et cetera, et cetera…you may have a 10, possibly a 15 minute head start on us…perfectly within academy regulations."
"Thanks." said Sky and heads out of the command center. Sky steps out of the command center and runs into Kiara.
"Where are you going?" Kiara asked with a stern voice.
"Nowhere." Kiara could tell he was lying, and she stepped in his way again and placed her hands on her hips. Sky sighed, "I'm going after Dru. Don't try to stop me."
"I won't stop you, but I am coming with you." Kiara said as she falls into step with Sky.
"Kiara." Sky stopped and looked at her.
"Sky, he shot Cruger. He shot my father. I have every right to be pissed off and to come with you." Sky looked at her thinking. "Sky, I know you two were more like brothers, but he is my friend too. Well, was my friend." Sky nodded and they went off to find Dru together.
Before entering the doors to the theater building Sky stopped Kiara, "Kiara, why don't you enter from above and I'll go in through this door. We can get him through both angles." Kiara nodded and headed to the back of the theater where the stairs were. Pushing open the doors to the building, Sky walks inside, looking for Dru. He walks in further until he reaches a film projector. "Dru! I know you're in here." said Sky, then a light is shone on him from the film projector. "Ever the ranger..." said Dru as he steps in front of the film projector. Kiara finally makes it to the top of the balcony and watches. She promised Sky that she wouldn't show her face until there was real danger.
"My friends will be here in a few minutes. Turn yourself in, let me help you." Sky tells him.
"Perhaps I shouldn't have been so lenient with you."
"Probably not."
"You really think you can beat me?" asked Dru, then transforms into his Tangarian body.
"S.P.D. EMERGENCY." said Sky, morphing into his ranger suit.
"When the projector runs out of film, we do this." said Dru.
"If that's the way it has be." said Sky as he grabs his weapons from his waist. Not even 2 minutes later, the film projector runs out of film and the fight begins. They turned around and shot each other at the same time. 5 seconds later, Dru groans and hits the ground. "Impossible. How could you beat me?" he asked.
"You don't make the same mistake twice. I learned that from a good cadet a few years ago." said Sky. "You might remember him. It was you." Dru groans again. Kiara smiles. "I'm a power ranger first. Always." said Sky.
"You fool! All you have is pride!" shouted Dru. "What good is that when you have no money, no power? You have nothing! Nothing! But I have more…so much more!"
After saying that, Dru grows extremely big, crashing through the building. The bracelet that was on his wrist, finally came off and hit the ground. Kiara jumped down from the balcony. "Watch out!" said Syd. As the other rangers came running into the building.
"I hope we're not too late!" said Jack.
"Nope! Just in time! Delta Runners!" Sky said into his morpher. Once the runners came out of the Delta base, they jumped in. "Delta Megazord!" they shouted, forming the megazord.
Kiara runs into the Command Center and watches the battle from one of the screens.
"I'll destroy you all." said Dru.
Dru made the first move in the fight and attacks the megazord. Dru attacks the megazord over and over until he falls back. "Stop!" said Sky. Dru doesn't listen and kicks the megazord. The rangers grabbed his leg and starts swing Dru around in a circle, until they finally let go.
"I got him!" said Sky and aims the megazord gun at Dru.
"Huh?" said Dru and the gun fired on him, causing him to fall to his knees. "It was the only way." said Sky. On the ground, Dru transform to his other form and all the rangers walked up to him. Sky takes out his morpher, then says, "Old friend…you're under arrest." Dru finally realized that it was over for him. Kiara walked back to the base with some relief. She still couldn't believe that Dru, who was a good friend of hers, shot her dad for money.
In space on Gruumm's ship, Gruumm was by himself. "We have suffered a defeat. But this will be a long battle. Yes. Anubis "Doggie" Cruger…Cruger…is still alive. But like the fate that befell the S.P.D. on Sirius…I shall crush…crush…puny, so-called warriors in the name of the magnificence…we shall not rest! We shall not show mercy! We shall be victorious!" shouted Gruumm as he raised his staff over his head.
Back at the academy, Sky was outside with a container of polish and a toothbrush when Jack walked up to him. "You have to do the entire entrance?" asked Jack.
"Yeah. And all the other cement areas too." said Sky. "It seems Commander Cruger thinks that I'll remember that academy regulations are meant for everybody, even self-righteous, pig-headed, ego-driven rangers like myself." said Sky.
"He said that?" asked Jack.
"He wasn't so nice."
"Ouch. Hey. I thought you might want this." said Jack, handing Sky another bracelet.
"Thanks." said Sky, taking the bracelet. "I guess a bracelet alone doesn't make a friendship."
"No, it doesn't." said Jack. "But I do admire what you and Dru had…once. So, how come you and Kiara never told us that you two knew each other?"
"That is a very long story my friend."
Jack nodded his head, "Hey…you missed a spot." Jack then takes out a toothbrush and starts helping Sky.
"Jack, stop. You don't have to do that." said Sky.
"I know." he replied. Sky then starts laughing, making Jack look up at him. "What? What? What are you laughing at?" he asked.
"I can't say." said Sky, still chucking.
"Wha…What's so funny?" Jack asked him.
"I'm sorry. I'm using your toothbrush." said Sky, still chuckling and Jack tosses the toothbrush in his hand to the ground.
"Alright, now you are gonna have to tell me the story now." They both laughed.
"Fair enough." Sky started telling Jack about his past.