Theme Challenge: Syd and Sky
Series presented by: BloomingViolets and Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Yield – written by BloomingViolets
Last Revised: September 26, 2005

Summary: "Checkmate."
Disclaimer: We don't own 'em, wish we did.
Ship: Syd/Sky

AN: Done in response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge.

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"Give up yet?"

"No!"

"Come on, you know you've already lost."

"No, I haven't!"

"Fine, believe what you want if it makes you feel better. But, deep down you know it's a lost cause."

Syd didn't reply as she stared at the board with frustration and silently cursed. She refused to admit defeat.

"Sydney, just admit it. You're beat."

She shook her head stubbornly. "No!"

The game had been going on for hours now. Earlier in the day, the pink and blue rangers had challenged each other to a game of chess. No one knew the events that led to the two of them challenging each other, all they knew was what the outcome would be, depending on who won the game.

If Sky won, Syd would have to make the blue ranger breakfast in bed, do his laundry, run the 5-mile mud swamp course once a week (something that she absolutely hated) and clean his room and bathroom for an entire month. If Sydney won, Sky would have to follow the pink ranger everywhere on her weekly shopping trips, and basically do whatever she wanted for a month.

Various people had come and gone. Z had been amused to learn of their challenge at first, but after two hours of watching, the yellow ranger had gotten bored and had wandered off somewhere. Bridge had just shaken his head and went to find Boom so they could work on one of their various projects. Jack had simply told them that they were boring before heading off to who knew where. The younger cadets that had been around in the beginning had also disappeared as well.

Sky smirked at the pink ranger. He knew he had her cornered. "Do you yield?"

"Never!"

"Suit yourself." The blue ranger shrugged. He reached out to pick up his queen and knocked over her remaining piece. "Checkmate."

Sydney stared down at her fallen piece in horror.

Sky snickered and stood up. "Guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow morning." He strode toward the doors, stopping just at the threshold. He turned toward her. "Oh and Syd? Just so you know, I like my eggs scrambled, and strawberry and blueberry mixed pancakes." Laughing, he turned and left.

Sydney could only glare at the closed doors.

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