Theme Challenge: Syd and Sky
Series presented by: BloomingViolets and Pink-Green-White-4ever
Challenge: Worst Case Scenario – written by Pink-Green-White-4ever
Last Revised: September 25, 2005
Summary: Alternate ending to the episode, Impact, Syd has to accept Sky's hero complex.
Disclaimer: We don't own 'em, wish we did.
Ship: Sky/Syd
AN: Done in response to the Ars Amatoria's Ranger Romance Themes Challenge.
"A job well done, Rangers," Commander Cruger exclaimed. "Landors, Tate, I commend you on the destruction of the meteor."
"Thank you Sir," Jack smiled. "All it took was teamwork."
Cruger nodded. "Dismissed."
The team watched on in surprise as Sydney sprinted from the room. Z nudged Bridge, who managed to ready Syd's aura before the Pink Ranger had gotten into the hallway. "She's upset," Bridge started, feeling his heart break from what he felt from Sydney. "Sky, you'd…"
The Blue Ranger didn't need to be told twice, he merely rang out after her.
Sky found her nearly an hour later, watching the younger cadets training on the field. She was sitting on the bleachers, arms wrapped around her middle.
"Hey," he whispered, nudging her leg with his knee softly.
"Hi," she murmured.
"Syd, what's wrong?" Sky asked, scooting closer to her. He had a pretty good idea but he wanted to hear it from her own mouth why she was suddenly so upset.
"Nothing's wrong, Sky."
"Don't lie to me," he told her seriously. "What's wrong?"
Sydney turned her head to him, letting the tears she'd been fighting back fall. "We could have lost you, both of you, out there today."
"But we didn't."
"WE COULD HAVE!" she finally screamed at him. "You and Jack both could have been killed!" she cried. "KILLED SKY! Don't you get it, KILLED! The entire time you were gone, I kept thinking 'If he dies, I'll never see him again. I'll never get to tell him I love him ever again!'"
Sky's heart broke at the words and tone coming from her. They hadn't said goodbye before he'd left, he'd merely kissed her softly and gone and morphed. "Oh Syd," he pulled her into his arms. "I'm so sorry."
"I don't want to loose you, and today, I almost did."
Sky kissed the top of her head and tightened his arms around her. "I'm sorry. I completely spaced how this would affect you."
Sydney laughed, but it sounded so sarcastic to Sky's ears. "I just have to accept you're a hero, or rather, you have a hero complex. Which means one of these days, you won't be coming back because it's gonna get you killed," she cried bitterly.
Sky was shocked to hear her say it. In fact, he didn't have a come back for her because he knew, deep down, she was right. "Sydney, I promise you, no matter what, I'll always come back to you."
The Pink Ranger looked up at him angrily. "Don't make promises you can't keep!" she hissed viciously.
Sky looked crushed but then he smiled, "Dead or alive, Syd, I'll come back to you."
Sydney looked up at him, her eyes full of tears. "I'm holding you to that, Tate."
Sky smiled at her then leaned down, kissed her nose, and the pulled her against his chest, the pair remaining like that for a long while afterward.