Chicken Noodle Soup

Disclaimer: Do not own SPD just the idea.

A/N: Thought it would be cute. Please review.

A/N: Bold lettering is new scene.

Ch. 2

Z awoke to the sound of wheezing; she rolled onto her other side and pulled her pillow over her head before her brain registered the sound. Z sat up quickly and flipped on the lights.

"Syd?" she asked. "Are you okay?" Z's eyes widened as she saw Sydney thrashing about in her bed wheezing and trying to breathe. "Oh god!" Z hit the red and blue buttons on her morpher as well as the emergency panic button. "Help!" she screamed.

Their door flew open, and Sky and Bridge burst into the room.

"What's going on?" said Bridge. "We heard a scream."

"That was me," said Z as she frantically gestured to Syd's thrashing and wheezing form. "I don't know what to do…" Bridge pulled Z into his arms as Sky rushed over to Sydney and pulled her out of her bed and onto the floor with her head in his lap. One of Sydney's fists struck Sky forcefully in the chest; he sucked in a sharp breath.

"Syd? Sydney? Syd…" Sky said finding his own throat start to constrict, he fumbled to find Sydney's pulse, and he found a rapid erratic one as Dr. Kat Manx burst into the room with a med box.

"Update!" she barked out, pushing Sky out of the way and assessing Sydney.

"I woke up to her wheezing," said Z in a shaky voice from the safety of Bridge's arms. "I panicked so I called for Sky and Bridge, as well as calling for med help. And I screamed for help."

"She's got a rapid and erratic pulse," said Sky. "I think she is having trouble breathing."

Kat slipped an oxygen rebreather mask over Sydney's nose and mouth giving her a fresh flow of oxygen. After a few minutes, Sydney stopped thrashing and her eyes opened and she looked around wide-eyed, she reached a hand out to Sky. Sky took her hand and held it.

"Hey," he said softly. "Are you okay?"

Kat moved Syd's mask so she could speak.

"I…I…couldn't breathe…" Sydney rasped with tears in her eyes. "It hurts to breathe."

Kat replaced the mask back over Syd's mouth and nose and said,

"Just try and breathe normally Sydney. Sky, bring Sydney and come with me to the infirmary." Sky lifted Sydney up into her arms; the pink ranger wrapped her arms around his neck. "Bridge, Z try to get some sleep. Z, you did the right thing by calling for help." Z nodded as Sky with Sydney followed Kat out of the girls' room.

"Are you okay?" Bridge asked Z as the two sat on Z's bed.

"I…I don't think I have ever been so unsure of what to do in all my years as a ranger," Z replied softly. Bridge wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close into a one armed hug. Z rested her head on his shoulder and sighed.

The next morning Z and Bridge sat at a table in the corner of the cafeteria eating cereal when Sky walked in. Sky looked like he hadn't slept since they had been awaken at one in the morning, he had dark bags under his eyes, which were blood shot; he wore his uniform jacket over his pajama's(a grey t-shirt and red plaid long boxer pants). He came over to their table and sat down heavily. Bridge handed him a cup of coffee, Sky took a sip and swallowed.

"So how is she?" Bridge asked laying a hand on Sky's shoulder.

"She has pneumonia," Sky replied in a horse voice. "In both of her lungs, which explains why she couldn't breathe last night."

Z nodded and rested a hand on his other shoulder; Sky took another drink of his coffee.

"How are you doing?" she asked. Sky looked at her in confusion.

"Me?" he said. She nodded. "Fine, I guess. Why?"

"You look dead on your feet," Z said.

"I, I stayed up in the infirmary last night with Sydney. I'll be fine, thanks for your concern," Sky replied setting his cup down and scrubbed his face with his hands. "As red ranger I am responsible for your guys' health and well being. I should have seen Syd's health declining, the way she'd become breathless after running a mile…it is my fault she's sick."

"No it's not Sky," said Bridge. "And don't ever think it is. We all should be in check with our bodies. Don't play God. Moreover, right now, I am doing what you used to do to Jack, and I am canceling practice today and ordering that we all rest. Especially you Sky. If we don't take time to rest we can all wind up like Syd, or worse. On stress level wise, I would say Sky if you don't be careful you will be next."

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