Author: Jadelyn Ja Lee
Story: Through Her Eyes
Disclaimer: I own no one. Don't sue!
Time Frame: During Wired, Part One & Two
Summary: She may not have been a ranger but that didn't mean she didn't care. Power Rangers SPD.
Author Notes: Dedicated to one of my fave PR fanfic writer, Vespera! Also, to the 108 oddpeople who read, or at the very least, glanced at the last chapter.
Bridge: I know Cruger can be a little intimidating, but his bark is worse then his bite. I'm serious. It really hurts your ears when he barks loud. Wired, Part One
Jack: (To Piggy, about getting the info.) How much is it going to cost us?
Piggy: For one year, the five of you stay away from my wagon.
Jack: One day.
Piggy: Six months.
Jack: One hour.
Piggy: One month.
Jack: One minute.
Piggy: One day.
Jack: Deal.
Piggy: Deal! Wired, Part Two
Kat glanced over at AJ and smiled. The young science technician was studying a schematic of Jack's suit, humming, and swaying gently all at the same time. Next to her, Cruger chuckled.
"Roberts seems happy." The big blue dog commented as he got caught up on some paper work. Kat grinned.
"Yes, it would appear so." She replied blithely. Cruger glanced at her.
"What did you and B Squad do last night?" he asked innocently. Kat froze and looked up into the gently amused eyes of her commander-in-chief. She sighed.
"Neither AJ or Sky would have done anything on their own. We…helped push them in the right direction." She told him. Cruger chuckled.
"I see." With that he headed to his office. Before he stepped inside, however, he turned around.
"Good work, Kat." He called before disappearing behind the door. At her station, Kat grinned.
Sophie was sitting unhappily in her room. All her stuff was packed and waiting to be moved. She had been expelled for something she couldn't control. As a cyborg, Tate and B Squad had deemed her a threat to SPD and had summarily dismissed her. She really had no one to go to and was trying to figure out what she'd do. Her door signaled the presence of a visitor and she tensed.
"Open." She called hesitantly, expecting one of the members of B Squad. Instead, Lt. AJ Roberts, the new head of Ranger Biophysics, stepped into the room.
"Hi, Sophie. How are you?" she asked gently as she stood just inside the door. Sophie swallowed when she saw the pity and anger in the young women's eyes.
"You can sit. It's not like I work here any more." She replied listlessly. AJ frowned.
"Why don't you go to Cruger?" she asked, taking a seat on the chair. Sophie shrugged.
"He'd probably agree with them." She muttered bitterly. AJ raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, I don't know. I like to think the last living Sirisian would be more understanding than that." She commented. Sophie blinked.
"What do you mean, the last living Sirisian?" she asked curiously. AJ studied her.
"Commander Cruger's home planet of Sirius was destroyed by Gruumm. Cruger is the only known member of the planet to have survived." She told her quietly. Sophie blinked as her mind began processing that information. AJ stood up.
"Before you let this go, talk to Cruger. He can overrule Jack's decision." She told her. Sophie looked confused.
"It wasn't Landers though. It was Tate, with the rests approval." She told her. AJ looked stunned.
"Sky ordered you to be dismissed?" she asked, forgetting that the other members of B Squad agreed with Sky. Sophie nodded and blinked when AJ's eyes hardened.
"Why that little…I can't believe…the nerve of that guy…" without a backward glance, AJ stalked out of the room leaving behind a very confused ex-cadet.
"You asshole!"
Sky looked up from his book to find a livid AJ standing in his doorway. He shared a glance with Bridge who shrugged.
"How could you do that to her!" She yelled. Bridge looked between Sky and AJ and then quietly slipped out the door. Sky swung his legs over the side of his bed and stood.
"What on earth are you talking about?" he asked angrily. How dare she barge into my room calling me an asshole!
"Sophie, the cadet you dismissed today because you have a prejudice against machines!" she yelled, not bothering to keep her voice down. Sky's gaze hardened.
"I do not have a prejudice against machines. She was a threat to SPD; she hacked into the database." He told her angrily. AJ eyes blazed as she stepped forward.
"The only reason you think she's a threat is because she's a cyborg!" she accused, repeatedly poking him in the chest. Sky winced when she gave a ferocious stab.
"She hid the truth from us. She cannot be trusted!" he told her, pushing away her finger. AJ glared at him.
"What about me? I hid the truth about who my father was from you and yet you five still trust me!" she reminded him angrily. Sky's expression hardened again.
"That was different. You were keeping your secret for your safety. She had no logical reason from hiding the fact she was a cyborg from us or for going through the database." He told her. She stomped her feet.
"No? Look at how you're treating her now that you know! That's probably why she hid it from us in the first place! She didn't want to be looked at like a freak!" she shouted. Sky blinked. I didn't think of that, he thought uneasily to himself, no she's wrong, the cyborg was a threat…wasn't she?
"You can be such a…a…a…guy!" she seethed. Sky looked down at her and was distracted from his train of thought when he saw how close AJ was. She was standing chest to chest with him and, he noted with some amount of amusement, the top of her head barely reached his chin. She suddenly gave a strangled yell and before he knew what was happening, she had pulled his head down and kissed him. He froze. A beat later, just as he started to respond, she pulled back with a horrified expression on her face.
"I…I…I…I…Sorry!" she squeaked before bolting out the door. Through the open door, Sky could just make out Jack, Bridge, Syd, and Z's startled faces. He was still standing in the middle of his room, staring at nothing in particular, as the door shut.
When the door shut on Sky's startled face, Syd turned to her other teammates with a grin.
"They kissed!" the pink ranger squealed. Jack and Bridge looked at her blankly while Z frowned.
"How can you tell?" Jack asked skeptically. Syd smirked.
"I doubt Sky normally wears soft pink lipstick." She pointed out. Jack and Bridge both got weird expressions and Syd rolled her eyes. Figures they'd automatically get an image of Sky wearing lipstick. The image came unbidden to her own mind and she giggled. Next to her Z held up a hand.
"Aren't we forgetting something?" the yellow ranger asked. Her three teammates looked at her in confusion. Z sighed.
"Why did AJ run out of his room like Gruumm himself was chasing her?" she asked. The others frowned.
"They were arguing, right?" Jack asked slowly, his mind working double-time as he tried to piece together the puzzle that was AJ and Sky. The others nodded. They'd heard AJ shouting several times, the words muffled by the walls. Bridge quickly did a handstand and a beat later, he fell over.
"In the heat of the moment she kissed him!" Bridge exclaimed as he popped back up. Jack grinned and Syd and Z exchanged doubtful looks.
"She was pretty mad though. I've never heard her raise her voice like that before." Syd pointed out. Z looked torn; she clearly liked the idea of AJ kissing Sky in the heat of the moment but she also figured that the usually self-contained science technician wouldn't lose that much control. Jack and Bridge shook their heads.
"Yeah, but sometimes, in the heat of the moment, you do things you really aren't expecting to do." The red ranger gave Syd a significant look and she blushed slightly. Z and Bridge looked between their two friends with amusement.
"Is there something we should know?" The pretty brunette asked slyly. Jack rolled his eyes.
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Z. We got into a silly argument and ended up making out. That's all." He told her. Z pouted and Jack laughed.
"Well, whatever happened, Sky looked pretty shell-shocked and AJ looked mortified. I think it's safe to say, she did something neither one of them was expecting." Bridge told them. Jack, Z and Syd nodded in agreement.
End Note: How'd you like it? Good, bad? Erato and I aren't always good friends so I'm not sure how well I pulled off the accidental kiss.
Shout outs for everyone who has reviewed Through Her Eyes. They mean a lot to me and it helps me to figure out what you like and what you don't.
Also, the fic summary may end up changing because this fic has gone in a totally different direction than what I had planned. If it does change, I'll give you a heads up before I do it. Kay?
It may take about a week and a half for me to update this again; my college activity board is putting on what we're calling Grizzly Idol and somehow I got roped into being the student coordinator. It'll last up until April when we have our annual talent show so I'm gonna be slightly busy for the next couple months.
Additionally, during Spring Break, I'll be going to Louisiana with my church to help tear down condemned houses and help build new ones. We'll be in the Metairie area, which I've been told is close to New Orleans. I went down to Baldwin during Homecoming week back in October so I've already seen some of the damage.
This semester is going to be very busy and summer isn't going to be much better since I'm going to an archaeological field school for six weeks as part of my minor. I'm going to try and update every week or so but please take into consideration that I am a college student who's very busy.
Thank you and have a nice day!