"A Perfect Sonnet"

Chapter Three

"Here, this should do it." The commander handed a vial of strange colored liquid to me. I studied it a moment before handing it over to Sydney. I hoped this would work. It had to.

"Drink this." I urged her. She obeyed, swallowing all of it it in one big gulp. Seconds later she fell to the floor, and I dropped down beside of her, anxious to see if the antidote had worked. She came to, looking wildly confused as she did so. I tried to contain my excitement as her eyes fluttered open.

"Whoa. What happened?" Syd questioned, unable to account for her lost block of time. Apparently she didn't remember any of it, and I preferred it that way. I didn't want to remind her of how she was acting. I couldn't imagine how she'd react.

"It doesn't matter. What does matter is that you're okay now." I assured her. It was nice to have her back to normal, yet I had to admit that I would miss the way she had treated me.

"I guess you're right."
Suddenly, the SPD alarm went off. Sydney and I rushed to the jeep, the other rangers not far behind us. When we arrived on the scene, I immediately recognized the monster as the same one Syd & I had fought a few days ago. The monster that made her fall in love with me. She and I morphed into our ranger outfits and without hesitation, charged forward to destroy this beast.

"Did you enjoy my little gift?" The monster asked with a sneer. I landed a punch, hitting him square int he nose. He didn't look fazed. "I'll take that as a no. Well, in that case, I'll just have to kidnap your little girlfriend. I'll get a nice ransom out of this one." Syd let out a laugh, staring at the monster in disbelief.

"Girlfriend? Excuse me, but -" Before Syd could finish her sentence, she and the monster had disappeared.

The others arrived a moment later - a moment too late.
"What happened? Where's Syd?" Jack asked me. I could tell he was worried. I was, too.

"The monster. It took her." My voice broke, and Jack gave me a pat on the back. He knew how upset I must have been. But this wasn't time for games, we needed to find Syd before something happened to her.

"We can't wait around. We have to find her!" Sky exclaimed.

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Meanwhile, at the evil lair...

"What do you want with me, you smelly swamp monster?" Sydney spat, glaring at her captor in anger as she was suspended in the air. He laughed, a deep throaty laugh that practically shook the room.

"Well, I happen to know you come from a very rich family. You could make me quite a lot of money. Besides, I know your friends will come rescue you. And I will destroy them." The monster bellowed proudly, raising his fist in the air. "Once you Power Rangers are out of the picture, nothing will stop me from taking over the world!"

"Do you know how many times I've heard that? Face it, history repeats itself. The Power Rangers always win. This time isn't going to be any different." Syd had faith in her friends. She knew they would save her. They had to. Or she was going to kick their asses.

"Oh yes, it is." His lip curled under menacingly.

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"I've managed to pinpoint her exact location. But you must keep in mind that this is probably a trap." Kat told us, showing us Sydney's location on the map.

"I don't care if it's a trap. We have to save Syd, no matter what." I would stop at nothing to help Sydney. I was willing to risk my life to save hers. I couldn't imagine being without her. I didn't want to. She made me feel so unexplainable. There was something deep there and I hoped to explore it. If we didn't rescue her, I might never have the chance.

We suited up and headed to the cave, all of us ready to fight.

"It's about time you showed up," The monster said when we came into his lair, which smelled terrible. "Your little girlfriend was getting worried."

"She's NOT my girlfriend!" Sydney yelled. I followed her voice, and wasn't happy when I found where it was coming from. She was slowly being lowered into a pool of water filled with ravenous sharks. My heartbeat raced faster as she was lowered about a centimeter at a time. She was about three feet above the water, and she didn't look too enthusiastic about dropping any lower.

"We'll take care of him, you save Syd." Jack commanded, stepping towards the monster. I nodded, running over to the horrible contraption Sydney was trapped in. It was simple enough to save her. All I had to do was stop it from lowering, and then I could unlock the chains that were tying her down. I instructed Syd to jump as soon as I unlocked the chains, so she could get away from the sharks. I unlocked her and she jumped to the side, landing on the ground beside the pool.

"Thank you for saving me, Z." It was like a cliche superhero moment after the hero saved the victim. I felt like a true hero when Syd gave me a quick peck on the lips, and I completely ruined that moment when I staggered backwards in surprise. This wasn't the kiss I wanted, but it would have to do.

"Don't...don't mention it." I managed to get out, before I started getting dizzy. I hated that she did this to me. I wasn't normally this shy. I was always outgoing. But Syd, she made me turn to jelly, and I didn't understand why. She caught me as I fell over, and I felt safe in her arms.

"Wow. You like me THAT much?" Syd smiled, looking at me. So she knew now, and she didn't seem to mind all that much. As I gazed straight into her blue eyes, all of my jumbled thoughts finally starting to make some sense.

"Well, he's gone." Jack announced triumphantly, watching me with careful eyes. I hadn't seen them defeat the monster because I had been concentrating on Syd the entire time. I didn't hear them arrest the monster, so he must have gotten away. I hoped he didn't come back.
"I saw that kiss." Bridge called out. Syd rolled her eyes, linking her arm with mine.

"Dream on."

She was confusing the hell out of me. I didn't know what to think. Was she really into me, or was she just playing with me?

"Z?" There we were, in our room again. The darkness was unsettling, because I couldn't see the look in her eyes. I wanted so desperately to know what she was feeling. I was sick of trying to guess.

"Yeah?" I answered, turning to look at her on the other side of the room. She seemed so far away, over there on her bed. She felt lightyears away, and I didn't care for that feeling.

"Would it be weird if I asked you to come sleep in my bed?" Syd asked me. I froze in fear. What was she asking? No, it was my imagination. It had to be.

"Why? Is yours not comfortable or something?" It wasn't adding up.

"No," She sighed, sounding aggravated. "For a smart girl, you're pretty dumb. I want you in my bed. With me."

"Oh." I was startled by her bluntness. Was I hallucinating? I would be really upset if I woke up and all of this was a dream. I'd had this dream before, only it was a little different. This seemed more belieavable, but still surreal, and I felt speechless as I lay there in my bed.

"Okay, well, there's room." She said openly, patting the open space on her bed. I walked over to her side of the room with wide eyes, crawling under her welcoming covers. I'd always wanted to lay in her bed. I figured it was more comfortable than mine. It was. And it smelled like her. I was completely surrounded by Sydney, and I loved it.

"That's better." I heard her whisper. She was so close to me I could feel her breath on my face. I was so close to having a heart attack it wasn't even funny.

"What does this mean?"

The question lingered in the air unanswered fora moment before Sydney spoke again.

"I'm not sure. Just shut up and go to sleep."
"Whatever you say, princess."

Author's Note: Shorter than the last chapter because there was less to accomplish. Sorry I don't feature Sky much but everyone uses him for evil pairings and I don't really like him, I think he lacks personality and he annoys me. And also, I apologize ahead of time for saying "shut up" so often in the story. Hope you like the ending of this chapter...cause I do. And if you don't, you're a stupid douche and I don't like you. Syd and Z are cute together, don't deny it. Review, please and thank you.