Theme Challenge: Syd and Sky
Series presented by: BloomingViolets and Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Darkness – written by BloomingViolets
Last Revised: October 8, 2005

Summary: He would never be that dark.
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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He stood above her, the bloody knife held high in his hands. He felt the adrenaline pumping through him and he sucked in a deep breath. The air smelled of dead bodies and of blood. She shuddered beneath him, her breathing ragged from running and fighting him off. It was no use though, he overpowered her so easily.

For a brief moment, he wondered by why hadn't killed her yet. The others had been so easy. Jack had been the first to go. He had never liked the ignorant red ranger anyway. Arrogant and unreliable –he hadn't deserved to be the red ranger. That title should've gone to him –he had been working for the red ranger powers for most of his life. Z had been next. Annoying and sarcastic. Both the red and yellow rangers had been easy, SO easy to kill. He felt no remorse. Bridge Carson had been a little harder to kill. The little brother that he had never had. Well, at least his annoying rambling would be gone now.

He glanced down at the woman in front of him. Sydney regarded him with wide horrified eyes and he felt his heart tug a little. He had loved this woman. Loved her enough to do anything for her. And unfortunately, she hadn't returned the feelings.

"Pl... please Sky… please don't do this!" Sydney whimpered.

His arm almost lowered then. But his mind, his mind reminded him of her rejection. She didn't want him.

"No," he replied. "You had your chance."

And with those words, he brought his arm down and plunged the knife right into her heart.

"NO!" Sky bolted up straight in his bed, his heart pounding and sweat dripping from his forehead.

The blue ranger glanced around his room wildly. He quickly reached over and turned on his lamp, making the room semi-dark. Turning his head, he glanced at the other side of the room. Bridge laid asleep and Sky quickly jumped up and moved over to the green ranger's side of the room. After a minute, he calmed down a bit, realizing that his roommate was still alive.

He took a deep breath and then moved towards the doors. He walked rapidly down the hallway, towards Jack's room and entered without a second thought.

Jack laid on his stomach, hugging his pillow tight to his chest. Sky breathed another sigh of relief as he saw that his leader was also still alive. Turning, the blue ranger left the room and headed towards his female teammates' quarters.

Entering the room, he saw that the room was in complete darkness. He moved carefully and quietly so he wouldn't wake the girls. He stopped by the foot of the yellow ranger's bed and listened. The sound of Z's even breathing filled his ears and he relaxed a little more. He moved towards the pink ranger's side of the room and stood by her bed and heard…

Nothing.

Panic rose within him. He quickly bent down and patted the bed, feeling nothing. Sydney's bed was empty. Where was Sydney?

Sky quickly turned and rushed out of the room looking for the pink ranger, his nightmare still vivid in his mind. The Command Centre was empty, and so was the Common Room. He checked every place he could think of and couldn't find Sydney anywhere. With desperation, he decided to check the last place he hadn't been to yet. The rooftop.

The blue ranger was panting heavily, and thoroughly sweating when he arrived at the rooftop. There, standing, with a blanket wrapped around her was Sydney, and she was staring at the moon.

Syd had turned when she heard the noise that Sky had made and suddenly found herself wrapped up in Sky's strong arms. She gave a gasp of surprise and the blanket around her shoulders fell to the ground. "Sky…?" she trailed off. She felt the blue ranger shudder in her arms and wrapped her arms tighter around him.

And that's when Sky broke down. They sank to the ground as Sky sobbed and told her every gruesome detail of his nightmare. She felt tears come to her eyes as she sat and listened. She had never seen Sky so vulnerable before.

"Oh Sky," she said softly when the blue ranger had finally calmed down. "It was just a nightmare. You would never kill any of us."

"But it felt so real! You guys were all dead… I put the knife right into your heart, Syd!"

Sydney hugged Sky tighter. "You would never kill any of us," she repeated. "It's not in your nature. It was just a nightmare, Sky. You would never be that dark, never."

"You were dead…" Sky mumbled. "You were literally right under me, and I killed you because you didn't love me when I wanted you to love me."

"But I do love you," the pink ranger grinned. "Don't you remember? I told you so a few days ago."

Sky felt a smile come to his face as he remembered the events of the last few days. He and Sydney had confessed their love for one another, and he had been deliriously happy ever since. "I love you too."

"Come on," Syd stood up and held out a hand. "I'll stay with you tonight."

The pair headed back to the blue ranger's room and settled into Sky's bed. As Sydney rested her head on his chest, his arms wrapped around her. Sky took a deep breath, inhaling her vanilla scent. His muscles relaxed and he slowly drifted off with a soft smile on his face.

Sydney loved him and that had been enough to prove that his nightmare hadn't been real.

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