Authors Note: Thanks to Martieal, Crimson Mystery, and Garnetred for reviewing. You guys are awesome! I didn't really mean to make Khyla sound bratty at the end of the last chapter, I was just kind of trying to show the conflict between her and Sky, since he wasn't exactly being the sweetest peach in the batch either. Anyways, Thanks to all of you, and I hope you enjoy Chapter 5!

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Breaking Ground : Saved by the bell…almost.

"Dude did you get told or what?" he heard Jack's voice say in a mocking tone. He could have slapped him upside the head with a candlestick holder, but decided to reserve his rage. He was greatly dreading many things at this point, and he could feel a migraine beginning to take hold over his head once more. He gave Jack the death glare that he usually reserved for those who had pissed him off past the point of immediate forgiveness, which shut him up immediately. Sky shook his head, and removed his light ball glove, and went to walk out of the room. But before he could take a step, the alarm began to sound, and Kat's call for all B-Squad cadets rang out over the loudspeaker. Sky thought he had never been happier, which was a little sadistic considering it meant that a monster was more than likely wreaking havoc on the city. He rushed out of the room, with Jack and Bridge close on his heels, and headed to the command post to receive orders and debriefing from Commander Cruger.

Khyla heard the blare of the alarms resonating through her brain, and she couldn't decide whether to be happy or even more disappointed then she already was. This meant, as was explained to her by Syd earlier, that all the B-Squad cadets had to go about their job of protecting the city; but it also meant that she was at a lack of bodyguards, and couldn't go on her shopping trip as she had planned. Wait a minute… she said to herself. As an only child, Khyla, it is your duty to make sure you get what you want. An emergency in New Tech city should not ruin your plans. Your father didn't raise you to let things stand in your way. She construed her face as she thought up a plan. Soon, a devilish smile came across her features, and she began to dig through her purse for her mobile phone.

The monster was not too terribly difficult to defeat. As another one of Grumm's senseless goons who had brains the size of ants, its plan was relatively easy to foil, and they were currently transporting it back to Space Patrol Delta in a handy little card to be placed in file storage. They parked their Delta Runners in the zord bay, powered down, and made the journey back up to the Command post to brief Commander Cruger on their findings, and newly apprehended space monster.

Their briefing was exactly that, very brief. Cruger simply asked for the file container, a few questions, and sent the cadets on their way. Not that they were complaining; the monster wasn't exceptionally difficult to defeat, but he did throw some hard punches, and Sky knew he was going to have marks later that night. He walked out of the command post behind the other cadets, massaging the back of his neck with his left hand, trying to work out a knot that had twisted itself into a small ball of painful tension. He hung back behind the other cadets for a few moments, to move his head around and try to work it out, without walking into a wall and looking like an idiot. After trying for a few minutes, and seeing that it wasn't working, Sky continued on his journey back to his room.

As he walked down the hall, he saw that the door to Khyla's room was open, and there was a huge man outside, wearing black pants and a black tee shirt, accompanied by a black leather jacket and black sunglasses. The man poked his head in the door, and addressed her.

"Are you sure you don't need help with anything else Khyla?" he asked in a deep voice.

"No, it's okay Caden, thank you though. I'm fine. If you need to, you can get back to my father, I'm sure he's missing you." She said from inside her chambers.

"Alright then, I'll be off. You take care of yourself now."

"You too Caden, see you later!"

"Bye Khyla." The man turned from her door, and began to walk down the hall in Sky's direction. Sky saw him raise an eyebrow at him, and he began to slow as he approached him. "You must be Mr. Tate." The man called Caden said to him.

"Yes, sir…" Sky said, intimidation creeping into his voice. "That would be me." Caden nodded, and pulled off his sunglasses to look him in the eye.

"I don't know why you're giving Khyla a hard time, but you should give her a chance. She's a sweet girl, and believe me when I say that she doesn't want to be here any more that you want her to be. Make this easier on both of you, and work your issues out with her. I'm sure she'd be willing to forgive your trespasses. But, if I hear that you keep hassling her…" Caden stopped, and cracked his left knuckles menacingly in front of Sky. His eyes widened as he took in the message that Caden was trying to convey.

"Uh, yes, sir." Sky said, intimidation now dripping from his voice, and showing through in every aspect of his demeanor.

"Good, I'm glad we understand each other. Have a nice day Mr. Tate." Caden said, rather pleasantly, before placing his sunglasses back on his head, and walking off.

Sky's previous look of intimidation was gone, and replaced with a seething anger that was normally reserved for those who tried to hurt one of his team mates. Nostrils flared, and body rigid, he stormed into Khyla's room, not really caring about the consequences of his actions.

Khyla's goodie unpacking was abruptly interrupted by her doors opening and a livid Sky storming, literally, into her room. "Can I help you?" She asked mock-politely.

"You left the premises without one of us, or telling one of us." He said, trying to contain his rage.

"You're very observant." She said with mild sarcasm "I talked Cruger into letting my fathers bodyguard Caden escort me to San Francisco to shop for the stuff I needed to decorate my room. Plus, you looked like you were kinda busy. Guess that means you're off the hook, doesn't it?"

"And you talked to this Caden about me?" He asked, his rage letting loose. "Why would you do something like that?" He was everything but screaming at her.

"Because Sky," she said, yelling right back "You weren't exactly the Mr. Rogers of welcoming me. And you showed your disdain, and lack of respect for me and my presence from instant one. I didn't choose to come down here, I didn't ask to come down here, my father had to bribe, beg, and literally drag me on the ship to get me to leave Phylia. I didn't even pack my own stuff because I refused to leave. Now, I don't know exactly why you hate me so much, or why it is you feel the need to torment me, but I had to talk about it with someone because it upset me so badly." She was in his face, yelling at him exactly as he yelled at her. He had never seen so much come from someone so small. "And if all you came in here to do was to yell at me, then you can get the hell out because I am sick and tired of your attitude, not to mention the fact, that it isn't your place to yell at me. I have one father already Sky, one extremely over protective father at that, I don't need another one in the form of an arrogant SPD officer. I don't know who shoved the redwood, branches and all, up your ass, but you need to go to the doctor and get that thing removed, because it's not just affecting me honey, its affecting everyone around you." Once again, he was speechless. He couldn't find the right words to throw back in her face, which never happened with anyone. He ALWAYS had to have the last word, that's just the way he was, and here was this small girl, standing about 5'4, and was able to render him speechless.

He was so frustrated with his inability to reply to her, that he turned on his heel and stalked out of her room faster than he had come in. Groaning in frustration, Khyla slumped on her bed, exhausted from yelling at him. "This is going to be a very long few months." Khyla said quietly, to no one in particular.

Sky stalked straight into his room, his face still conveying his displeasure with himself. Bridge, sat on a chair, facing the door, playing idly with a green ball, apparently waiting for Sky to come in. He looked up at him, as a small, dejected half smile crossed his features. "She's right you know." He said. "And so is Caden. You shouldn't be yelling at her, nor do you really have the right. But I think you should try and make amends with her. It's not too late."

"And why would I want to do that Bridge?" Sky snapped.

"Because, you want to, deep down. And it will make things easier in the long run. You don't want to spend the next few months at war with someone other than Grumm do you? Because if anything is going to distract you from your duties Sky, that will be it." Bridge looked at Sky knowingly, as the he absorbed what Sky had said.

"And how exactly do I go about apologizing to her Bridge? I think that I'm the last person she wants to talk to right now, and she'll probably throw something heavy at me if I try to go into her room."

"Wait till after dinner, she'll have cooled down by then, and it will give you time to think about what you need to say. And believe me; you have a LOT to say to that girl." Sky furrowed his brow at his room mate.

"Like what?"

"Uh, maybe apologizing for all the rude things you've said to her, ordering her around, telling her what she can and can't do, refusing to uphold your duties as a body guard… You know, the usual." Sky sighed, and looked to the floor.

"I really do have a lot to think up don't I?" he asked, looking crestfallen.

"Fortunately, you have about 3 hours to do so. That's including during dinner." Sky sighed again, and excused himself to go to his favorite thinking spot. This was going to be tougher than he thought.

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