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A/n: this is my first S.P.D fic so pls. go easy on me. This is also a slight au looking into the past of the yellow ranger, Z Delgado
The Past, The Present and The Future
Little Elizabeth "Z" Delgado sat at the top of the stairwell as she watched her parents fight. Her stepfather was drunk, again, as usual.
This argument would be different, this time he struck her mother hard across the face and her mother's head hit the coffee table then the floor… the impact killed her.
At the sight of this Z did the only thing she could think of … run, back up the stairs, and , in her mind, pray that her stepfather didn't follow her, but she wouldn't be that lucky.
Her stepfather headed up the stairs after her, but Z had a head start; not that it meant much. Within seconds he had closed the gap between them.
He beat her badly and she begged for the mercy that she should have known he'd never show.
Once he was finished Z limped into her room to treat, to the best of her ability at merely nine, the injuries she knew she had sustained. It was during that time that Elizabeth Delgado set her mind on making sure that she was never beaten again.
She packed a small amount of clothing and headed down stairs. The sight of her dead mother's body sent chills down her spine, but she didn't have time to be spooked or frightened by it, she had to leave. She got a small amount of food out of the kitchen, figuring she could find a place before her meager rations ran out. She headed back upstairs and grabbed her clothes and left. She ran about a block before she heard footsteps behind her. She didn't know who it was, but the thought that it could be her stepfather drove her to run faster. Visions of the beatings she had suffered ran through Z's mind like a movie as she fell to the sidewalk. She looked back over her shoulder to see her stepfather standing there.
Z cried out as she sat straight up in bed; she was soaked in sweat, her hands were shaking, her heart was pounding, and her breath came in ragged gasps. She began to try and calm her raging heart as she noticed that her roommate Sydney Drew had been awoke by her sudden cry. Syd turned off her alarm as it started to go off, and then moved to try and comfort Z.
"Z, what's wrong?" Syd asked
"Nothing" Z lied
"Yes, there is… you had a nightmare, didn't you?"
"Yes, and I'm sorry I woke you" Z said
"Don't be"
Then the girls heard someone pounding on the door.
"Z, Syd… is everything okay in there?" Jack demanded from outside.
"Yes" Syd replied, but Jack needed more convincing; so did Sky and Bridge who had just joined him.
"Just a nightmare, nothing to be worried about" Syd said
Nothing to worry about, Z had just screamed, it had to be something to worry about.
"We can talk about this later" Jack said and the guys dispersed to turn off their respective alarm clocks and go get breakfast.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Syd asked Z gently.
"No, not really" Z replied.
Syd was about to leave when Commander Cruger knocked on the door, she opened it.
"Cadet Drew, Cadet Delgado… is everything okay in here?" he asked
"Yes, sir" Sydney replied
"Cadet Delgado…"
"Fine, sir" she replied halfheartedly.
"If you say so, Z" he told them to resume their activities and left without giving away the fact that he saw right through Z's lie. Something was wrong with her, but he couldn't tell what it was.
Bridge sat at the table eating his toast when Sydney and Z entered the room, to him, the look in Z's eyes was concerning. Had Syd lied to them about there not being a problem? He didn't know, but he knew that Elizabeth Delgado never screamed without a reason.
To Be Continued…
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