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Dissension within the Ranks
Chapter 3
After Jack had left Bridge unconscious in his closet, he passed the room that Bridge and Sky shared. What he saw brought a huge smile to his face. Syd and Z were rolling on the floor pulling each other's hair, slamming each other's head on the floor, kicking and scratching each other. A part of him wanted to break the two of them up because he probably should since he was their leader and all. However, he didn't. The guy in him was too enthralled in the scene before him, a chick fight. "What guy in his right mind would want to stop that?" Jack thought to himself as he stood there and watched them go at it.
"So you think you're better than me, huh?" Syd asked her voice full of anger.
"I don't think, I know!" Z responded.
Syd rolled Z over so she was on top of her. She reached into her pocket and grabbed a lump of iron. "Yeah, well we'll just see about that!" Syd exclaimed.
"I'm not afraid of you!" Z remarked.
"Maybe you should be" Syd started "Fist or iron!" Her iron fist made contact with Z's jaw knocking her unconscious. Syd got off of Z and turned around to see Jack standing in the doorway.
"Impressive," Jack said clapping his hands.
"What do you want?" Syd asked.
"I was just enjoying the view," Jack said smirking.
"Not a word of this to anyone, got it?" Syd warned.
"Why of course not princess," Jack said before leaving the room. After Jack had left the room, Syd did too shortly after so she wouldn't be caught in the room when Z was discovered. She also didn't want to leave at the same time as Jack because if anyone saw that, they might think the two of them were in on something.
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Back in the infirmary, Kat was speaking to Sky.
"Ok, you're free to leave now, but remember to be careful Sky," Kat stated.
"I will," Sky replied. Sky got off the bed and headed out the door and to his room.
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In the command center, Cruger was still trying to figure out who knocked Sky unconscious. "I know Sky said it was no big deal, but I can't have a threat to security roaming the hallways," Cruger thought to himself. "I can't believe that Jack accused me of knocking Sky unconscious. Wait a second. That's it! Why didn't I think of this before?" He set out to find a certain ranger of his.
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Sky made his way to his room, and gasped at the sight before him. Z was lying on the floor face up with blood coming out of the corner of her mouth.
"Oh my God! Z!" Sky shouted. Sky shook Z in an attempt to wake her up, but it was no good. He scooped Z in her arms and rushed her to the infirmary. "Hang on Z! You'll be ok," Sky said.
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Syd and Jack were in the recreation room. Besides the two of them, the room was vacant.
"Hey have you seen Bridge lately?" Syd asked.
"Not lately, why?" Jack answered.
"I wonder where he could be?" Syd asked.
"I'm sure he's fine," Jack said.
"I don't know Jack. Something's not right here. First Sky was found unconscious, now I have a strange feeling that something has happened to Bridge," Syd stated.
"You mean something like what happened to Z?" Jack asked.
"Will you be quiet? What if someone hears you?" Syd scolded.
"Even if they do" Jack said "you're the last person they'd suspect," Jack finished.
"Well, I still don't want to risk it," Syd commented.
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Bridge came to his senses in the closet of Jack's room.
"Huh? Where am I?" Bridge asked looking at his surroundings. "Ok now what just happened?" Bridge thought to himself. "Oh yeah, I remember! It was Jack. He did this to me. He knocked me unconscious and threw me in the closet. That's right. Oh yeah, he also told me that he was the one who knocked Sky unconscious. I have to tell Sky!"
He opened the closet door and left Jack's room.
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Sky arrived in the infirmary carrying Z in his arms.
"Sky, what happened?" Kat asked seeing him holding an unconscious Z.
"I found her lying on the floor of my room face up," Sky replied.
"Do you know what happened?" Kat asked again.
"No," Sky answered.
"Ok, you'll have to excuse me. I'll need to run some tests on her. I have a bad feeling that something's not right around here," Kat commented.
"Let me know when she wakes up," Sky said.
"I will," Kat replied.
Sky left the infirmary.
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Cruger found just the ranger he was looking for in the recreation room.
"There you are, I've been looking for you," Cruger said.
"Who?" Jack asked.
"You of course," Cruger answered.
"Me?" Jack asked.
"Yes you," Cruger replied.
"Are you sure?" Jack asked.
"Positive," Cruger responded.
"Why might I ask?" Jack questioned.
"Oh, you know why," Cruger answered.
"Time out. What's going on here?" Syd asked.
"Why don't you ask Jack?" Cruger remarked.
Syd turned to Jack. "What is he talking about?"
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Sky was headed back to his room and found Bridge there sitting on his bed.
"Sky we need to talk," Bridge said pushing a button on a remote closing the door behind him.
"Bridge, what is it?" Sky asked worried at the tone of his best friend's voice.
"I know who attacked you," Bridge stated.
"Who?" Sky asked.
"The same person who attacked me," Bridge answered.
"And that would be…?" Sky questioned.
"Jack," Bridge replied.
"Are you sure?" Sky asked.
"Yes, I'm positive," Bridge responded.
"How do you know this?" Sky inquired.
"He told me just as he was attacking me," Bridge said.
"Oh no," Sky said.
"What is it?" Bridge asked.
"Someone attacked Z too," Sky answered.
"Wait, what? When did this happen?" Bridge asked.
"I don't know. I found her unconscious on our floor a little while ago," Sky explained.
"Do you think it's Jack too?" Bridge asked not really wanting to know.
"It better not have been or else I swear I'll beat him to a pulp!" Sky exclaimed.
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Back in the recreation room, Syd was waiting for a response from Jack.
"Jack, what is he talking about?" Syd repeated.
"I have no idea," Jack answered.
"Oh yes you do," Cruger said.
"Your guess is about as good as mine Syd," Jack commented.
"I know it was you who attacked Sky," Cruger stated.
A look of horror appeared on Syd's face after hearing that news.
"Whatever DC, you know I still think it was you. Now that I think about it, this whole time you've been trying to set me up. First you accused me since Sky was found in my room. Now, well now you still believe it was me," Jack said.
"That's because it was," Cruger said.
"Where's your proof?" Jack asked.
"This," Cruger said holding up his morpher. "Judgment Mode!"
The light flashed back and forth from innocent to guilty. It eventually came to a stop on guilty.
"Oh please. This is ridiculous. You rigged your morpher so it would come up with the result you wanted it to," Jack stated.
"The morpher does not make mistakes!" Cruger shouted. "Speaking of morphers, I'll be taking yours."
"I'm not giving you my morpher!" Jack yelled.
"I'm not asking, I'm demanding!" Cruger replied.
Just then other cadets entered the room and slapped handcuffs on Jack. Cruger snatched Jack's morpher out of its holder as Jack was being led to his cell.
"Oh great" Syd thought to herself "What if Cruger finds out that I attacked Z?"
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Sky heard a knock on his door.
"Who is it?" Sky asked.
"It's me Kat," a voice said.
Sky pushed a button on a remote and the door opened.
"What is it?" Sky asked.
"I came to tell you that Z's awake and the tests came out fine," Kat answered.
"Come on Bridge, let's go," Sky said to his best friend.
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Cruger and Syd were left in the recreation room.
"Don't you think taking away his morpher and throwing him in a cell is a little much?" Syd asked.
"He attacked another ranger," Cruger remarked.
"What if they were just sparring or kidding around or something?" Syd questioned.
"Knocking a teammate unconscious is not kidding around!" Cruger yelled.
Kat entered the recreation room.
"I ran some tests on Z, and she's fine," Kat said to Cruger.
"What are you talking about?" Cruger asked.
"You mean you didn't hear?" Kat asked.
"Oh God please don't let Z be awake!" Syd thought to herself. "If she's awake she's going to tell somebody and then I'll suffer the same fate as Jack. No, this can't be happening!"
"Syd?" Kat asked trying to get Syd's attention.
"Huh? What?" Syd replied.
"I said let's go see Z. She's awake now," Kat answered.
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Back in the infirmary, Bridge and Sky entered to see Z sitting up on the bed.
"Z! Thank goodness you're ok!" Sky said hugging Z.
"I can't believe it! Sky's hugging me! Oh, Syd is gonna be so jealous!" Z thought to herself.
"Z, you are not gonna believe this!" Bridge exclaimed.
"I'm not gonna believe what?" Z asked.
"I found out who attacked Sky! It's the same person who attacked me," Bridge answered.
"Wait, hold the phone. You were attacked?" Z asked.
"Yeah," Bridge said.
"When?" Z asked.
"I don't know after Cruger, Jack, Boom, and I left my room so youand Sydcould work out your little spat," Bridge answered.
"So who attacked you guys?" Z asked.
"Jack," Bridge replied.
"Jack?" Z asked.
"I'm afraid so," Bridge said.
"That's not all," Cruger said entering the infirmary along with Syd and Kat.
"Get her away from me! She is the one who attacked me!" Z yelled frantically.
"What?" Bridge, Cruger, Kat, and Sky said in unison.
"Yeah Z. Whatever are you talking about?" Syd asked a little too calmly.
"Is this true Cadet Drew?" Cruger asked.
"If you ask me, she received one too many bumps on her head, because she's delusional," Syd replied.
"Are you sure it was Syd?" Sky asked Z.
"Yes I'm sure. Who else uses a fist of iron?" Z answered.
"Syd! How could you?" Sky yelled.
"I did it for you! I did it for you Sky!" Syd stated.
"That leaves me no other choice. Cadet Drew, hand over your morpher!" Cruger ordered.
Syd handed over her morpher. She was led to her prison cell by two cadets shortly thereafter.
"I can't believe this! We've taken away two morphers today!" Kat said in shock.
"Two?" Sky, Z, and Bridge asked in unison.
"We also had to take Cadet Landors' morpher as well," Cruger stated.
"There's something you should know about Jack," Bridge said.
"What is it Cadet?" Cruger asked.
"He attacked me as well," Bridge replied.
"What is happening to my rangers?" Cruger mentally asked himself.
Note: Thanks to everybody who has read and/or reviewed my story. I appreciate it. I know this story has become darker as of late, and it just goes to show what happens when individuals become consumed with jealousy. Anyways, I'll update as soon as I come up with the ideas for the next chapter.