Here's the second part. Oh, and the ages are: Sky- 31, Syd- 28, Z & Bridge- 27, Jack- 29 (10 yrs in the future)

Swiftly and carefully, someone sneaked up behind Elizabeth. He reached up to put his arms around her. As soon as she felt his soft, soothing touch, she snapped back into reality. She knew her husband's touch all too well. And it wasn't hindered any longer by his leather gloves.

"Hi there, honey. Watcha doin?" Even to this day, he still had the ability to lighten the mood at just a few simple words.

"Nothing." She said smiling back at him. "Just thinking about something. That's all."

He knew exactly what she was talking about and dropped his chin a little bit. He still felt kinda guilty for what he had done. But in the process, he had found the love of his life.

"There's no need to analyze anything now. Everything worked out just fine. Look at what you've got. You've got me. You've got little Zach. You've got great friends. Not to mention a strong marriage, a nice waterfront home, beautiful view,-" Elizabeth stopped him short by pressing a finger to his lips. After he got the message, she pulled it away and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips.

"Thanks, I could have gone on forever."

"You're welcome." She smiled and giggled. That was another thing about Bridge. He always knew how to make her laugh. Maybe she had made the right decision.

"Oh, that reminds me. Syd called." She had almost forgotten.

"And..."

"She said that she was planning for us all to have a get-together at the park. Ya know, to celebrate the anniversary of Gruumm's defeat and all." She managed to spit out in one breath.

"Is everyone gonna be there?"

"Yup. The whole gang."

"What about Jack?"

Elizabeth knew that he felt guilty about 'stealing' Z away from him. He was more like a brother to her than anything else. She just couldn't look at it that way.

"Yes. Even Jack. It's about time we talked to him again. He'll kill me for not calling."

Bridge managed out a laugh.

He brought her into a warm hug and whispered into her ear. "Sounds like fun."

Finally, the weekend had come. The babysitter had been taken care of and the car was packed and ready to go. The former Power Rangers gathered at New Tech City park.

All had made it there on time except for one. Jack. He wasn't there yet. Elizabeth shook it off and put it in the back of her mind. After all this was supposed to be fun, right?

"Hey Z!" Syd practically screamed and threw herself into Z's arms."Long time no see. So how've you been?"

"Pretty good. Wow. I can't believe it. Zach's gonna be four in a couple of weeks. And Bridge is the same. As usual." Both girls burst into laughter. "So how are you and Sky doing? Any more kids I should know about?"

Syd playfully slapped Z on the arm. "Well let's see. Our oldest, Jess, is already eight. Then there's the twins, Madeleine and Michael, who turned four a few months ago. And currently, I'm six weeks pregnant with our fourth."

"Congratulations!" Z squealed. 'Wow.' she thought to herself. 'Will they ever stop?' She laughed inwardly.

Over with Sky and Bridge, things were going equally as well.

"Hey man." they greeted each other with a hand shake and a hug.

"So, uh, are you enjoying life outside the academy?" Bridge started.

"Oh yeah. No stupid rules or handbooks to follow." Sky said.

Bridge suddenly clutched his head and fell over in mock fainting.

Sky immediately thought something was wrong and rushed to his aide. "Bridge, are you okay? Bridge, answer me?"

"Ha. Fooled ya." Bridge joked. He sprung up from where he was laying and bolted in the other direction.

Sky sheepishly blushed from the embarrassment. Then, he realized what happened. "Wait up, Carson. I'm gonna get you for that." He shook his fist for emphasis.

Bridge turned around to look back at Sky. He quickly ran over to where the girls were standing and hid behind Z.

"Coward..." Sky muttered half under his breath and half out of breath. Syd just laughed. He went over to where she was and wrapped his arms around her and began to rub her growing stomach.

"I take it your talk went well." Z stated, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Sky just rolled his eyes. Typical.

"Wasn't Jack supposed to be here?" Sky inquired before kissing Syd on the side of her neck.

Syd piped up. "Yea, I thought so."

"Look. There he is now." Z spotted him from the other side of the park as he slowly made his way out of his car and onto the green grass of the park. But wait- he was with a woman. To the naked eye she was almost a perfect match to Z. She was a Latina, the only difference being her longer brown hair. For a second, she couldn't help but think about how 'something bigger' had changed their lives forever. That something was SPD. It had brought all of them together. As Bridge would say, 'Think about it. I mean why are we all here?' She knew why there were all joined there. And she would never forget it, too.

It's hard to remember how it felt before
Now I found the love of my life
Passes things, get more comfortableEverything is going right

He finally had made his way across the lawn. "Hey guys." he chirped. None of them, except Z, had ever seen him this happy before. "This is my girlfriend Marissa. Marissa, these are my best friends in the entire world. Sky and Syd, and Bridge and Z." Z could sense the resentment in his voice at 'Bridge and Z' and she knew this facade couldn't last much longer. Or was it a facade? Maybe he had genuinely accepted that they were married now.

"Nice to meet you." Marissa smiled and seemed happy to meet them. Instantly, she was pulled away by Syd who started to ask her about a million questions. Z gestured over to Bridge with a 'can-you-go-now-so-I-can-talk-to him-alone' look. He understood and began to talk to Sky once more. That left Z and Jack alone.

"So, um, you seem quite happy with Marissa. She seems to be the one for you." Z choked out.

"Yeah. She's nice. But never as caring as you could ever be." He gently reached up and cupped her chin with his hand. She instantly jerked away.

"Haven't you figured out that you can't have me? I mean, I'm married now, Jack. It just wouldn't be right. I see you as my brother, and I just can't let that happen between us. Ever." She added the 'ever' just for emphasis.

"And I have finally come to accept that, Z."

"You what?" she reacted before she even understood what he said. "I mean, you," she stuttered "you understand?"

"Yes. I will always love and respect you and your wishes. I always have."

Z burst into tears and reached out to hug and embrace Jack. "So, are we cool now?" Z choked between sobs.

"I know we're cool."

And after all the obstacles
It's good to see you now with someone else
And it's such a miracle that you and me are still good friends
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool

And I'll be happy for you
If you can be happy for me
Circles and triangles
And now we're hanging out with your new girlfriend
So far from where we've been
I know we're cool

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That's it. Just something short and sweet. - Mel