Ok, I gave in. One more chapter for you guys. Thank you for the reviews.

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Elizabeth stood in awe as the world seemed to come to a halt while hugging Jack. As she let go of him, the world around her seemed to brighten. Her perspective on life had done a complete 360.

No more resentment from Jack which, in turn, meant no more hard feelings toward Bridge. After all, it had seemed like such a long time since he had asked Jack for permission to marry her. That day, Bridge was so nervous and unsure of himself. He never expected that Jack would choose to let go of the only person he considered family. All these years, Z was the only one who knew how Jack really felt. She could see the pain in his eyes that day. She could hear the bitterness in his voice as he forced out, 'Sure, man. She deserves someone like you. Go ahead. You can have her. I mean, you can tell that she loves you. Go ahead." She also noticed that he was on the verge of tears. Bridge was too elated to notice. Even on her wedding day, she asked Jack if he was okay with it. Same response.

As he walked her down the aisle, she turned her head to look at him. He saw the look of doubt in her eyes. He nodded and smiled. He had himself convinced that he was okay with it.

Now she was relieved to clear the air between herself and Jack. She truly believed that, now, he had truly found the love of his life. At first, he had looked to find someone to replace Z. But in the process, he had found a woman who very much resembled Z in looks, but not in personality. Marissa fit him perfectly. She was sweet and girly, gorgeous and preppy. Of course, she had a bit of an athletic side, being a professional dancer. That was what Jack had always wanted - a beauty queen who could take care of herself, kinda like Syd. One time, he even tried to hook up with her. But that was deemed impossible after the first try.

One afternoon, Syd and Bridge sat in the common room. Syd, reading the latest fashion magazine and Bridge, fixing some gadget (No one knew what it was. Heck, they couldn't even pronounce it correctly.) She noticed out of the corner of her eye that Jack had entered the room.

"Hey, Syd. Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Why?" She sounded a little irritated.

"It's important."

"Well whatever it is, shoot." Now she was annoyed. She had just gotten to the exclusive interview with her favorite fashion designer and it could not wait.

"Well, okay . . . I was wondering . . . um . . . would you like to go out with me sometime?"

"No." That was blunt enough and to the point, she thought.

"Are you sure, I mean-"

"No."

"Why not?" He was dumbfounded.

"Because I said so. Now please, can you leave me alone while I read my magazine in peace, please. Thanks." She was not going to give in. Everyone (but apparently not Jack) knew the real reason she didn't accept. She was waiting for someone else, namely a certain blue ranger to return her feelings first.

"Okay. So I guess I'll see you around." He turned to leave. Once the metal doors were shut, Bridge broke out into a huge grin. Syd couldn't help but notice.

"What're you smiling at?" She snapped.

"I know why you said no. Admit it. You're still holding out for Sky. Aren't you?" He said in a suggestive manner.

All Syd could do was blush, but boy did she blush.

Speaking of Syd, holding out for Sky was apparently the best possible thing to do. He worked up the courage to ask her out about 3 days after they had defeated Grumm. During their last battle, he had saved her from being 'vaporized' by Morgana. The other members of their team had noticed what he had done for her. It was unusually characteristic of him.

That sparked a sudden passion between them, and he figured that it was time to tell her how much he loved her. The next day they went out on their first date. Once everyone at the Academy found out, they were saying things like, "They're finally together. It took them long enough." This just received a chuckle from both of them.

After their first few dates, Sky and Syd's relationship had begun to take off. They were inseparable. Syd had always brought out the good qualities in Sky. He had actually come out of his shell. A lot. It was almost to the point that people believed he was a completely different person. He would say hi to random people while walking down the hallway, hang out with the team, and he even became friends with Jack

A few weeks later, the team, now promoted to A-squad, had the option to remain at SPD as officers or graduate with the honor of defeating the universe's greatest villain. For Sky and Syd, things took a different turn when Syd announced to the team that she was pregnant. Not that it mattered, battle-wise, since there was little to no criminal activity since the defeat of Gruumm. Although it had broken many rules that resulted immediate dismissal form the Academy, Cruger decided to let her stay and graduate instead. Sky chose to remain at the Academy until the baby was born. Once he left and Jess was born, they were married later that spring, coincidentally, at the park in New Tech City.

But enough about Syd and Sky. Z had her own fairytale life now.

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That night as she lay in bed trying to sleep, she remembered how wonderful she had felt since she had married Bridge. She never had to worry about him ridiculing her or making her feel worthless. He understood her inside and out. When she was pregnant with Zack, Bridge came home from work early everyday to make sure that she was perfectly fine and safe from harm. She loved him with every fiber of her being. She was glad that she had chosen Bridge. In her eyes, he was perfect. Well, maybe not completely perfect, but who was?

All these thoughts swirled through her mind as she tried to fall asleep. Bridge could feel the massive waves of emotion and thoughts. He was a little worried. He looked over at her lying there, and noticed that she wasn't asleep. He sat up, concerned.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" he inquired.

She sighed. "I love you."

"Um, I know that, but that wasn't the question. I asked you why you weren't asleep, but you responded with an answer that wasn't consistent with the actual question I asked in the first place which was why you weren't asleep..."

"What? I kinda lost you after 'question'." she said groggily, rubbing her eyes.

He paused for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. "Aww, I love you, too." He reached over and wrapped his arm around her as she snuggled close to him.

"Thanks for always letting me know that." She whispered into his ear as she drifted off into a peaceful sleep wrapped in her lover's arms...