Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Power Rangers, this is all just for fun.

Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far. Chapters will start to get a bit longer after chapter 4. At the moment I'm dealing with the reactions of the remaining rangers separately.

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Chapter 2 – Disbelief

Bridge sat on a chair next to Z's bed, watching the yellow ranger sleep, an air of disbelief and denial surrounding him. Events of yesterday kept running through his mind. Was there anything they could have done differently? Something that would have meant that Syd wouldn't have died, that she would be safe, here back at base with the rest of them now. Tears welled up in his eyes as he thought about her. Syd had been his first friend when they'd joined SPD at the same time. Over the years they had become so close it was as if they had been brother and sister. Always the two of them tormenting Sky when the three had been teamed up together.

Syd had been his confidante. The person he'd gone too when he needed to talk, when he was upset she had always been there for him, changing any plans she may have without a second thought. Who was he going to turn to now she was gone? The tears spilled over, silently running down his face as he grabbed Z's hand needing to feel contact with someone as his heart filled with the loss of the girl who had been like his sister.

His senses were becoming filled with the sorrow and grief that was present throughout the base, and he had a headache from all the distressed vibes he could feel everywhere. That was to be expected, he closed his eyes in sorrow, Syd had been popular with everybody, so full of life, that her vitality had infected everyone she had come into contact with, it was always hard to remain miserable when Syd wasaround.

Bridge wasn't sure what the hardest thing he'd had to do was yesterday. He'd been strong and taken care of Sky when he had gone to pieces after he realised that Syd lay dead in his arms, but after they'd got back to base, he and Jack had accompanied Commander Cruger when he had informed Syd's parents of the news that their daughter had been killed. He hoped he would never have to witness the kind of devastation he'd seen in their faces again. No parent should ever outlive their child, he thought sadly, remembering the outpouring of grief that had followed.

He released Z's hand and walked over to the window, his thoughts turning to Sky. How was he going to get through this? Would he be able to get through it?. That was one thing about being psychic, he knew exactly what Sky had felt for Syd, but the blue ranger had never acted on those feelings. Bridge wasn't sure if Sky would recover from this. Losing the two people he loved the most, both gone in the line of duty. First his father and now Syd. He shivered in pain when he relived in his mind Sky rocking, his face buried in Syd's hair, as he held her tight as if he could push some of his own life force into the pink ranger, the agony in his voice as he'd pleaded with her not to leave him.

Sighing heavily, he turned and went back to Z. Still sleeping due to the sedative she'd been given. When she had realised that Syd had died instead of her, she had become hysterical, one of her best friends gone for ever, to save her life. How would Z cope with that? he wondered in concern. Sitting back down, he retook her hand. All he wanted to do now was curl up, shut everything and everyone out. But he knew that both he and Jack were going to have to be stronger than ever. Their remaining team mates were going to need them, and there was still Syd's murderer out there to bring in.

His face set with determination and anger at the last thought. He owed it to Syd to play his part in bringing that bastard down.

tbc