Forever is Only a Moment

Kendrix: Z goes into labor, but something's wrong.

Karone: R&R!

Bridge held Z's hand as he and Jack hurried Z to the medical area of the academy. Z quickly turned the other way, whimpering and crying.

"No, no, no," Jack said as the walked inside.

"Cadet," Bridge said to a student. He turned to the rangers. "Take Cadet Delgado to a room and get Dr. Kat." He nodded at the ranger's commands and did as he said.

"BRIDGE! JACK!" Z screamed down the hall.

"Yeah, leave her alone in labor with low ranked cadets, Bridge!" Jack mocked as they ran down the hall to Z's room. She was in a hospital gown, lying on a bed in extreme pain. The two boys ran to her side. Bridge took her hand in his. Jack pulled out his communicator (a/n: do they have communicators?) and talked, "Sky, Syd, its Jack. We need you at the medical wing . . . now!"

"Can I scream?" Z asked the cadet. He nodded. Z screamed, pushing as Syd and Sky entered.

"No, don't push, Z," Bridge said, going to her opened legs and smiled.

"Don't you dare, Bridge Carson! I got pregnant last time you did that to me!" Z exclaimed at her best friend and child's father.

"Yeah, but wasn't that a great night?" Bridge asked. She whimpered and Bridge lifted the end of the dress to find a pool of blood around her. He went pale. "Sky, you're better trained in this department." Sky walked over to help Bridge.

"Let me see," Sky said and Bridge let him see. "My best dream and worst nightmare just happened."

"What?" Syd asked as she pulled Z's hair into a ponytail and let Z lean her head against Syd's chest. She rubbed Z's shoulders. Z sighed.

"We have to get Z to the ER," Sky said. Z whimpered, rolling her head back against her pillow and the other four SPD rangers quickly wheeled her bed off to the ER.

"Sky, it's so hard to breath," Z said, laboring her breaths.

"It's normal, Z," Sky assured. Z took in a sharp breath and let out a loud scream, pushing again. "Don't push when you scream, Z. Give it awhile."

"I have been in labor for six hours! But these two boneheads wouldn't do anything about it until I cried out in pain from my room . . . for six hours!" Z yelled at Sky. The other four rangers shared expressions and picked up speed, getting to the ER in no time. Sky sat at Z's end with Syd. Bridge and Jack stayed at Z's sides.

"Alright, Z, push," Sky said and Z pushed with her next contraction, biting back screams. She fell back on her bed, crying. "We really need to get the baby out soon, Z."

"Why? What's wrong?" Z asked.

"We could loose the baby if we don't," Syd said. Z pushed, screaming and crying.

"Five, four, three, two, one," Sky said, but Z kept pushing. "Z, don't hurt yourself!"

"Sky, there's a head!" Syd exclaimed. Sky grabbed the head with one hand and held Z's thigh with the other.

"Keep it up, Z," Sky encouraged. She pushed as the next contraction hit her and then a wail rang through the air and Z fell back on her bed, darkness overcoming her, but no one noticed what was happening with the brunette. "It's a boy!"

"We have a boy, Z, a baby boy," Bridge said, looking at Z. "Z? Z?" She didn't reply. "Sky, do something!" Sky gave Syd the baby and checked Z.

"C'mon, Syd, let's go get some stuff," Sky said, walking away, but Syd stayed in one place, staring at the Z's under area. "Syd?" He turned around only to find the blond in the same place as before. "What's wrong?"

"She won't stop bleeding!" Syd cried. Bridge panicked, slapping Z lightly on the cheek.

"Wake up, Zizzi," he begged, "Wake up." But she didn't.

"Sky, c'mon! Do something!" Jack yelled, taking his coat and putting it to Z's under area, trying to stop the bleeding with it.

Sky stood in one place. He wasn't taught what to do in this kind of a situation, just how to deliver babies. He didn't know what to do, what was gonna happen to Z, or if this only hurt Z or if it hurt both Z and the baby.

"ELIZABETH, WAKE THE HELL UP!" Bridge yelled at her, tears threatening to fall. "Z, please?" She opened her eyes a little and looked up into his green and brown eyes.

"I love you," she whispered, "Forever." She sighed as he touched his forehead with hers.

"I love you too," he said, kissing her cheek.