A/N: Thanks again for the encouragement to continue! Here's the latest chapter. Again, I'm doing by best to update in a weekly bases so bear with me.

Chapter 6

"Forget To Remember"

Darkness falls over New Tech City as the moon showed brightly in the starry night. Sky screams desperately for Z, searching and covering the streets in most parts of the city. On his way towards his last hope in finding her at the park, Sky stops on the middle of the road and spotted a shiny object on the ground. As soon as it grabbed his attention, he slowly walks to it, and realizes that it was Z's necklace. Sky's eyes widen as he bents over to pick it up. "Come on." He whispers, tightly holding onto one of her most prized possessions. "Where are you, Z?"

Without intentions of giving up any time soon, Sky rises up from the ground and continues forward, yelling her name in every direction in hopes to find her. After walking a great distance across the park, he heard painful grunts coming from behind the trees and bushes, taking it a sign as he hurriedly runs and follows it. Once the sounds came closer to him, Sky looked to the side and found a body helplessly lying on the ground. His worried eyes grew larger as he fell beside her, gently lifting her head up. "Oh my God..." Sky trembles while tracing the lines of her bruises and cuts on her face. "Who did this to you? Z?" Her eyes remained securely shut. "Z!" He nears his face towards her to find out if she's still breathing. Sky then grabs his morpher from his belt to contact the others. "Guys, I need your help! Z's in trouble."

Syd, Kat, and Boom waited in the infirmary room when suddenly Jack and Bridge walked in with Sky carrying Z in his arms. He placed the cadet on the bed and stood beside her, tightly holding on to her hand as Syd wraps her arm around his shoulder for added comfort. Jack and Bridge watches on worriedly when momentarily Commander Cruger walks in. He looked around the room until his gaze followed Z and then Sky. "What happened?"

Cadet Tate immediately stood up. "Sir, I found her at the park. I think she was attacked."

"And without her morpher she wasn't able to contact us, sir." Jack added.

"Hmmm...I see." Cruger's eyes fell on her. "Boom!"

He shuffled to his feet at an attention. "Yes, sir."

"Find out who did this to Cadet Delgado. Now!"

"On it, Commander!"

"How is she doing?" Syd asks worriedly.

"Not so well I'm afraid." Kat Manx checked her vital signs. "She's unconscious as we speak."

Sky presses his lips together, trying to hold back tears from flowing in. "Don't lose her, Kat." He held Z's hand tightly and plants a small kiss on her forehead. "I lost my father, and I sure as hell won't lose you, Z."

Kat looks up. "I need you all to leave. I'll inform you on her condition as soon as I'm finished here."

"I can't leave her."

"Sky, I'll do whatever I can. But right now, I need you to leave."

Jack slightly nodded his head. "Thanks, Kat." He opens the door and allows Bridge and Syd leave the room first. Jack waits for Sky as he got up and slowly drifts away from Z's beside. "Kat is a great doctor." Jack pats him on the back for reassurance. "She'll make sure Z is alright."

He sighs deeply and stares at her. "I sure hope so, Jack. I can't afford to lose her. Man, I'm such an idiot." He thought upsettingly. "This is all my fault."

"It's not your fault. These things happen, Sky. Grumm is out there to destroy us all. He's responsible not you."

"But if I wasn't so caught up with Bridge and Z going behind my back, none of this would've happened! I made such a big deal over one simple kiss only because I was so jealous!" He averted from his gaze and shook his head disappointingly. "You know what? I really need to be alone. Let me know if anything is up."

"Yeah." Jack stares at him worriedly as soon as he runs off. "Sure thing."

Hours have gone by as the B-squad cadets waited patiently for Kat and the news on Z's condition. They've reached the following morning as the sun begun to rise and light up the room. Syd and Jack put their heads together in prayer as Bridge paces back and forth across the room anxiously and afterwards, fell back on the couch. Moments later, Sky walks in the room as they came to a complete silence and all eyes turn to him. He ignored their fatigue appearance with only Z on his mind. He took a seat next to Bridge as he buries his face in hand out of frustration. "Everything is gonna be okay, buddy."

Sky lifted his tired eyes as soon as Bridge placed an arm around him. "Yeah, I hope you're right."

"I'm sorry for everything--"

"Bridge, I really don't want to talk about it. It's not your fault." Sky moistened his lips and grunted heavily. "Our personal issues havegotten way too far and I don't even want to talk about it. All I care about is Z's recovery and if she's ever gonna be okay."

"She will be." He reassures him. "Z is a tough woman. I just know she'll pull through."

Sky turns away from his gaze in deep thought. "I really don't deserve her."

"Don't say that."

"You're a great guy, Bridge."

"No, I'm not. I betrayed you and our friendship."

"Despite what you did, you're a great guy. You're a big asset to this team, not to mention a really funny guy who can lighten up the room."

He chuckled. "Not in this situation, no."

"Bridge, I want you to understand that what you did really hurt me." Sky looks at him seriously. "And I never thought you had it in you to do what you did. Although things will never be the same, keep in mind that I'll always be your friend." Bridge nodded. "Right now, I think we all need to watch out for one another and stay close regardless of our personal issues. Look what it's done to Z. We could've lost her because of this, and for playing my part, I don't think I deserve her."

Once Bridge was about to respond in return and argue with Sky's sudden negativity over his relationship with Z, he parted his lips to speak when all of a sudden he was interrupted by sliding doors opening. They turn to their attention towards the figure walking in.

"Hey, guys." Kat Manx suddenly entered the room as everyone shuffled to their feet next to her.

"Oh my God, is she okay?" Syd asks worriedly. "What took so long?"

They all stared at Kat mystifyingly as she hesitated to answer. "She's awake now." She stopped in mid-sentenced. "You may all see her."

From the odd tone of her voice, Sky knew something was up as he rushes out the door and towards the infirmary. The others exchange looks and followed him. "Sky! Wait up!"

As soon as he reached the room, Sky abruptly bust the door open and found Z sitting up comfortably on the bed. She turns her gaze over to him as he made his way beside her. "Oh thank God you're alright." He takes her hand in his as Z weakly smiles in return. The others walked in.

"Z, you're alright!" Syd gasps in relief as she wrapped her arms around her. "Don't scare me like that!"

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Relax." She chuckled as soon as they parted."I'm fine."

"Do you remember anything that happened?" Jack questions curiously.

Z pursed her lips and vaguely shrugs. "I only remember being on this bed for whatever reason. I guess I took a big hit when fighting one of Grumm's monsters."

"According to Boom, you were attacked by Morgana."

"Morgana?" Z was unfamiliar with the name as she plasters a bewildered look. "Do I even know her?"

"Yeah, you fought her before."

"I did?"

Bridge, too was confused. "You mean you don't remember?"

Z arches her eyebrows. "Obviously not." She looks up at Sky uncomfortably. "You can let go of my hand now."

He stares at her in utter confusion due to her odd behavior. "I know you're mad at me, Z but let's just forget about it okay? The important thing is that you're safe now and that's all it matters."

"Why would I be mad at you, Sky?" She questions as he lets go of her hand like he was told do. "I appreciate the comfort and all, but it feels weird holding hands. You make it seem like we're dating or something." Z replies with a slight chuckle as they all shot her a look. "What?" All eyes turn to Dr. Manx.

"Why doesn't she remember anything, Kat?" Jack wonders curiously as the others listen intently for answers.

Kat Manx looks at them and sighs. "I'm afraid Z has suffered several brain injuries that caused her to lose her memory after unconsciousness. However, the good news is she didn't lose all her memory."

"I did?" Z was also shocked with the news.

"How much did she lose?" Sky asks.

"Well...she only remembers long term memory; not short term. That means she's behind approximately ten months--almost to a year, but it could've been worst."

"So she has no idea that we're dating."

Kat presses her lips together, feeling concern & guilty for Sky. "I'm afraid not..."

"Is this permanent?" Jack questions as Sky lowered his head down due to the devastating news that turn out of a surprise to him and to everyone else in the room.

"That I'm not sure of, but let's hope it doesn't go that far."

"So what do we do?" Bridge thought helplessly.

"Well, you can try to trigger her memory back by reminding her the things she has forgotten. But take it easy. These things take time."

Syd turns to Sky worriedly. "I'm so sorry. This must be really killing you."

He nooded his head. "Yeah. Well, it's not meant to be afterall."

"Don't say that!"

"What do you want me to say, Syd!" He snaps back angrily. "This is my entire fault!"

"Sky, didn't we already go over this?" Jack retorts. "It's not your fault."

"Then why don't I feel that way?"

Z furrowed her eyebrows. "We're dating?" The soft, innocent whisper escape from her pale lips as Sky looks over his shoulders and nodded.

"Yeah."

"Wow. That's weird." She chuckled at the thought. "I never thought that I'd go for a guy like you."

He faintly smiles. "Yeah, I felt the same way."

"This must be hard for you then."

"Yeah, it is." He averted from her gaze and heaved another sigh. The others looked at him sympathetically. "I want you back, Z. But I'll do whatever I can to get your memory back."

She turned away from him and shudders at the thought. "Oh God." She groans as all eyes turn to her. "This is just all too weird."

"What is?"

"This!" Z exclaims. "You can't expect me to feel comfortable about this when I don't remember anything happening between us."

He arches his eyebrows. "But in reality we are dating. It's a start right? I'm trying to get you to remember the relationship we share together."

"Okay, but for now can we just be friends? I mean, I don't want to act--"

"Alright. Fine." Sky refuses to let her finish as he got up from her bedside frustratingly with his hands raised up. The thought of going back to stage one where they first started upsets him. "I don't even want to try anymore."

"Sky, these things take time." Kat explains to him. "You just have to be patient. For now, it's best she knows that you two are close friends."

"You don't understand. I don't have all the time in the world. I need her to come back now more than ever."

Jack stares at him suspiciously. "Is there something you want to tell us, Sky? I mean, it sounds like you're hiding something."

He pauses for a brief moment and shook his head. "No."

"Are you sure?"

Sky yells out. "I said no!" He shoves Jack and Bridge out of the way, and without saying another word, he promptly exits the room, leaving a bewildered group behind.

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