Brief history:

Year:

2000 – Ransik attacks earth. Time force rangers follow him to bring him back to the future. Rangers meet Wesley Collins. Wesley Collins becomes the Red Time Force Ranger. Eric Myers becomes the Quantum Ranger.

2001 – Ransik is apprehended. Rangers return to future with Ransik and captured monsters. Wesley and Eric remain active rangers and Captain's of the Silver Guardians.

2002 – Wesley Collins marries Alexandra Tate. Bio Labs begins development of new morphers.

2003 – Schuyler Tate Collins is born.

2004 – Jack Landers and Elizabeth Delgado are born.

2005 – Bridge Carson and Sydney Drew are born.

2010 – Earth joins officially joins SPD and establishes new base. Silver Guardians and Bio Labs merge with SPD.

2011 – Mirlock, a general of Omni, kills Wesley Collins. SPD earth forces are over thrown. Earth becomes a planet of the Troobian Empire. Alexandra Tate dies during Troobian attack. Eric Myers disappears.

2021- Schuyler Tate joins Drew Technologies Security Force.

2023 – Bridge Carson joins Drew Technologies Security Force.

2025 – Present Day

"I'll tell you once, I'll tell you a thousand times! I don't need a body guard!"

"Nor do you need to go shopping ten times a week but that hasn't stopped you before!"

"Whatever Sky!It still doesn't change the fact that I am perfectly capable of looking after myself. I don't need your protection."

"I don't care if you need protection or not! You think I want to be your personal babysitter? I have lots of other things I could be doing right now."

"Right… with your brooding and training… and whining and training… and glaring and training, wow! I'm surprised you had time for little old me!"

"You know what Syd? I have orders, okay? And I plan on following them whether you like it or not!"

"Well then, I order you to go away!"

"Well sorry Princess but I don't take orders from you! (Thank god!) So just deal with it!"

Bridge Carson smirked as he watched Schuyler "Sky" Tate and Sydney "Syd" Drew begin their usual early morning banter. Every time Syd went out beyond the complex grounds Syd's father, Harrison Drew, insisted Syd take at least two body guards with her. It wasn't that she was doing anything wrong or that she couldn't defend herself. It was just that the troobians rarely discriminated between rich humans and the ones in the slave labour camps. Anyone they saw outside their designated zones needed to be checked for authorization. Drew Technologies Security Force offices had clearance, but Sydney wasn't an officer and troobians had a habit of shooting first and asking for clearance later.

Drew Technologies was one of the few companies that were allowed to remain after the fall of SPD. They were converted from a research facility to a weapons and technology factory. Basically, they built the guns and ships that kept the troobian army running Earth. Thus, that made Mr. Drew one of the richest humans on the planet but also the most targeted by Terran rebellion forces. They had to screen all their personnel very carefully to avoid rebel spies, which is why he insisted on the bodyguards for his pampered daughter. All of Syd's life her father had tried to give her all that she desired. Even after earth was conquered he had managed to provide her with a more than comfortable lifestyle.

As far as Bridge knew Sky had been under Mr. Drew's care since the fall of SPD and had been given all the care that Syd had received. For some reason though he decided to join the company's security force once he was old enough. Bridge thought it might have something to do with his parents, but as Sky never talked about them, he could only guess. Bridge, whose parents had managed to find factory jobs to avoid the labour camps, had managed to give Bridge as good an up bringing as could be expected. It hadn't been all sunshine and lollipops but it was better than it could have been. Two years after Sky, when Bridge was 18, he joined the Security force as well. He quickly made friends with Syd and, being Sky's bunkmate, had also managed form as close to what could be called a friendship with Sky. (He wasn't exactly the most friendly of types but Bridge knew he meant well.)

Most people found it odd that Sky and Bridge had been chosen to be Syd's personal guards considering how young and inexperienced they were. But Bridge and Sky brought other things with them to the table. Bridge was empathic and able to sense presences, which is great for spotting dangers before you get to them. Sky had the ability to create force fields with his mind which made him an obvious choice as a protector. Sydney also had a genetic gift. She had the power to absorb elements into her hands, literally creating fists of iron. None of them knew where their abilities came from but it was one of the main things that had drawn them to each other. It was also why Sydney allowed Bridge and Sky to be her body guards. She hated people treating her like she was weak and, as her friends, Sky and Bridge knew better. Sydney had been training as long as Sky had in martial arts and hand to hand combat and she could be darn right scary when she got mad. Bridge had picked up a bit of street fighting when he was younger and had quickly mastered the basic combat skills taught to all the security personnel.

"I don't understand why you insist on walking around the market district every day," Sky complained. "The troobians control all incoming imports. All you have to do to see if anything if anything new is in is look up the cargo ship manifolds."

Syd just rolls her eyes. "It takes away from the adventure of it. The mystery of finding new things."

"We're shopping Syd, not looking for buried treasure. And I'd hardly call this an adventure."

"Well it is a nice break from the complex," Bridge added, attempting to keep the peace between his bickering friends. "I mean, not that I don't like the complex, I do like the complex. It's all big and… complex… well, actually, the design isn't that complex for a complex. It's actually quite simple in comparison to the market place… unless you take it just for the square that it is and take out the booths… or is it pentagon? I can't really tell with all the…"

"BRIDGE!" Sky and Syd yelled in unison, silencing their babbling friend.

"Just say you agree," Syd said exasperated.

Bridge turned to Sky. "I agree with Syd. Shopping's fun."

Sky could only raise an eyebrow in response before sighing and shaking his head in defeat. It was far too early in the day to be dealing with Bridge speech.

Sydney sighed. "I miss the good old days when I got to shop by myself with out escorts."

Sky gave Sydney a look. "Syd, the troobians took over when you were 6. You never got to shop with out escorts. They probably didn't even let you cross the road by yourself."

Syd glared back a Sky. "You know what I mean. I miss… walking down the street without having to worry about having proper clearance for that zone, or only having to leave a note if I want to go out to the store instead of bringing a security detail."

"Or buying ice cream from a street vendor," Bridge added enthusiastically.

"Or hotdogs,"

"Or running through the sprinklers on your front lawn-

"WITHOUT having to worry about water usage limits."

"Or buttery toast!"

Syd shook her head and laughed. "Especially butter toast!"

"Yeah," Bridge replied. Both Syd and him were beaming by this point.

"Playing in the park with my dad," Sky added softly, his voice giving the slightest hint of sadness.

Bridge and Syd exchanged knowing looks. Syd latched on to one of his arms and Bridge put his arm around Sky's shoulders giving him a reassuring squeeze. They were silent for a moment as they continued to walk.

"I think I miss the mall the most," Syd announced, pouting girlishly.

Bridge chuckled at Syd's blonde remark. Leave it to Syd to know how to break an awkward silence. Sky only rolled his eyes, breaking from his friends' grasp.

"Well Syd, even princesses like you don't get everything they want."

"Why do you have to be so pessimistic Sky, about everything?" Syd demanded, annoyed at Sky's now condescending tone. "I'm just expressing how I feel. You remember those things, don't you? You know? They're called feelings. Or has you stone cold heart completely stopped functioning?"

"I'm not being pessimistic. I'm being realistic. Just because you like your dream wor-

"Guys," Bridge interrupted.

"Yeah Bridge?" Sky and Syd replied in unison.

"We're here."

TBC

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