Chapter Two
Z had just finished taking her shower before getting ready for training. That morning she just wasn't feeling herself. From the moment she woke up, and the trip she took walking to her room. Z didn't want anyone knowing that she has been having some problems over the past 3 months. But today something was really off, and she knew it.
Z walked out of the bathroom, and suddenly stopped from a spinning sensation in her head. She felt like the room was going round and round as fast as a cheetah in the safari. With nothing to hold onto, Z had fallen to the ground.
"Oh god…" she said to herself breathing deeply. "I need to get up. I can't be late."
Z's conscience had told her just to call in sick and skip training, but another part of her said to go because if she didn't the others would know something was wrong with her. But Z, with her stubbornness, decided to go on with training.
"I'll just drink some aspirin and I should be ready to go."
"Z? Are you in there?" said a voice from outside the door.
"Uh…yah," said Z getting up as fast as she could. "Coming." Z went over and pushed the button to see who her visitor was.
"Hey Bridge. I thought I said I will meet you up in the lounge."
"You were taking so long, and I was just wondering if you were okay," he said walking over to kiss Z. "Hey babe, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just in a rush to get ready."
"Okay well hurry up cause Jack is eating all the food I made you. And it isn't pretty."
"Heh. Well tell him I'll kick his butt when I get there."
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Start of training…
"Ah cadets, nice of you to be 5 minutes late," said Commander Cruger.
"Well, we wouldn't have been late if Z over there walked a little faster," exclaimed Jack.
"Sorry," said Z.
"You know what happens if your late, even it's 5 minutes. That's an extra mile you ALL have to run around the whole academy…plus the extra 5 you are required to do. Good Luck," said Cruger leaving with a smirk.
"Rangers, get ready, set, GO!" yelled Kat as the rangers already had started running. "Don't ware yourselves out!"
As usual, twice a month the B-squad would have to run a mandatory 5 mile run around the whole academy. But if they were late DC would add extra miles depending on his mood. At least Cruger was in a good mood today. The rangers never wanted to get on his bad side.
1 and half miles into the run, Z was feeling pain all over her body. She wasn't in any condition to be running, but she made the wrong decision to keep on going. Usually she would be running in the front with the boys, while Syd was trailing behind. But today she ended up in back of Syd, which was pretty odd.
"Did any of you guys notice Z is in back of Syd?" asked Sky.
"No…weird," Jack and Bridge said in unison.
"She felt kind weird when I went to visit her before breakfast," said Bridge.
"Hmmm…maybe we should stop, and check on her. What do you guys think?" asked Jack.
"Jack, I don't think that's a good idea. DC is looking straight at us, and you know we aren't suppose to stop and take breaks during our run. It's against the SPD Handbook, under the training chapters," said Sky.
"Ever try breaking the rules?" asked Jack.
"Yah, and I got busted cause of you."
"Guys, just stop and just continue running. In 10 minutes I'll hide in the back alley and wait for the girls to come up," said Bridge. "I'll check on Z, while you guys somehow distract DC so I can end up back with you guys."
"Got it!" exclaimed Jack and Sky.
"Who knew Bridge made sense early in the morning…" said Jack to Sky in private.
"Go figure," added Jack.
"I'm only running behind you guys."
"Opps…," said the two other boys.
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"Uhhh…Z? Why are you back here with me? Usually your in…you know the front?" stated Syd.
"Just a bit slow today," Z said.
"Uhhh…right. Well while you're here running with me, how about we talk?"
"Talk about what?"
"You know things we never talked to each other about?"
"Like what?"
"Ummm…like how come you have been acting a little different over the past few months?"
"Me, acting weird?" said Z who was breaking out with sweat.
"Yah you are. You just seem different. The boys can't notice, but I can. Z, is something going on thatyour not telling me?"
"Uhhh…"
Z could feel her head having the same spinning sensation she had earlier, but even worse. She was loosing her balance, and breathing really deep. She was unstable, and hardly able to talk.
"Z? are you alright?" asked Syd. "Z?"
"Y…a…h…ju…st…fin…e." Z said fainting to the ground.
"OMG! Z! SOMEONE HELP. SOMEONE…ANYONE HELP!" Syd yelled with so much force.
It was hard for Syd to see her friend down. Usually she would picture herself on the ground calling for help, but it was Z. Z looked helpless and totally unconscious. Cadets came running to her aide, trying to do all the could.
"ONE OF YOU…CALL THE MEDICAL BAY, KAT, AND COMMANDER CRUGER. HURRY, SHE NEEDS IMMEDIATE HELP!" yelled Syd to the younger cadets.
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"Aye guys do you hear that?" asked Sky.
"Yah," said Bridge. "It sounds like Syd!"
"C'mon, someone's in trouble. I can feel it!" exclaimed Jack.
"I just hope it's not Z," said Bridge to himself.
The boys came running to a herd of cadets crowding around two female rangers. Cadets moved to the side to let them in.
"Oh god! Z. Syd what happened?" asked Jack.
"We were just talking and she just fainted!"
"Bridge…go get the first aid!" shouted Sky. "Bridge?"
Bridge had fallen to his knees right by Z's side. The sight of Z unconscious had made him cry. Bridge was showing emotions no one else had seen. Emotions that could make you cry.
"It's alright buddie," said Sky.
"ALRIGHT MOVE IT! ALL OF YOU!" shouted Commander Cruger. "CADETS GET BACK TO YOUR TRAINING. THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU ALL TO SEE HERE. MOVE ALONG!"
"MOVE MISS DELGADO TO THE INFIMARY!" yelled Kat. "Sky, Bridge, Jack, and Syd…yourtrainingwill end here. Follow Commander to the command center. I will inform you with news later."
"YOU HEARD YOUR ORDERS," said Cruger.
"Yes, sir!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
THE OTHER RANGERS FIND OUT SOME SURPRISING NEWS...NEWS REGARDING Z...
STAY TUNED. )