At First Sight: Sky and Syd
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Challenge: Simplicity
Timeframe: Somewhere before Endings.
Sometimes she missed the simplicity of it all. The simple views of a child as good or evil, black or white. There was no gray area when they were children, there was no one else trying to come between them.
Yes, the pink ranger was well aware of how her teammates felt. Bridge had a crush on Z, who returned it, but was entirely too shy to admit it. But at least the yellow and green rangers didn't have a third party to potentially hurt.
Because, you see, Sydney knew exactly how Sky had been in love with her since they were little kids together, and Sydney knew how Jack had a crush on her too. And she would never hurt Jack intentionally, but she just didn't feel the same affection for him as she did for Sky.
She knew Jack well enough to know that if she was together with Sky, that he would never do anything to break them apart, but there would be a definite change in him. He'd be sulky because Sky had finally beaten him at something, something more important than a silly color.
And supposing she did have feelings for Jack (which she didn't), well, what would happen to Sky? He would have been defeated by Jack again and then all the years of close friendship she and Sky had shared would have been for nothing. The talks late at night and the shoulders to cry on and the hugs and shared dreams…all down the drain in one fell swoop.
So she'd have to talk to Jack and let him down easy. She wouldn't lose her Sky.
But she still missed the simpler times in life.