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Sky shook his head refusing to accept Bridge's fate. "No, no."
Jack moved his hands off of Bridge, only to have them replaced with Sky's.
"Bridge! Listen to me, you did not just go through all of that just to die here. If you die, he wins. You are stronger than that Bridge, come on!"
The other Rangers were trying to take care of the monsters so they could get to Bridge. Z held out her morpher for judgement mode.
"Not guilty? What?!" Z could not believe it.
Crueger cuffed one of the monsters. "They were not acting upon their own will, technically they have not committed any crimes of their own accord yet."
Z was tired of this. "Let's just get them all cuffed then, and quickly!"
As the Rangers started cuffing the monsters, Sky and Jack were watching Bridge.
"Come on Bridge!"
Everything seemed still for a moment, but then a sputtered cough escaped Bridge's mouth along with a decent amount of blood. He tried catching his breath as Sky rubbed circles around his back to calm him down and help him breathe.
"Just breathe Bridge, you're okay."
Bridge was shaking, He was trying to gain back his bearings. His gloves were gone, but his hands were firmly pressed to the ground. He could feel everything. His mind was overloading with information, all of which he was trying to process after basically being possessed by the man he killed.
Jack and Sky looked at their friend in worry. He had not said anything yet, and neither were sure if he was really him or not.
"Bridge?" Sky's voice was soft, unsure if he was okay or not.
"I'm me." His voice was a little raspy, just above a whisper. "I'm me."
Jack and Sky both let out a sigh of relief.
"Are you okay?" Jack was not sure judging by the blood he had just spit out.
"Been better." Bridge started to get up, and the two Rangers helped him.
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"What's going on?!" Gruumm watched what was happening down on Earth and was infuriated at the sight.
"Looks like Green Ranger decided to be good again." Mora gulped.
"This is why I should never listen to a child! Don't let the Rangers arrest my monsters. Broodwing!"
Broodwing, who had been called from Earth stepped forward. "Yes, Emperor."
"Send down five robots, I don't care about the cost."
Broodwing almost jumped for joy. "Yes, Emperor, at once!"
"Let's see these S.P.D. brats stop this." Gruumm's eyes glowed in anger again, he was tired of losing.
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Sky was holding Bridge steady when the Green Ranger looked up. "You guys need to go in the Delta Megazord, now."
"What?" Jack was confused.
Before Bridge could explain, five robots appeared in the city, and the five monsters that were being cuffed were zapped away from their spots and into the cockpits of the giant fighting machines.
"Rangers, quickly!" Crueger was flagging the team towards the base so they could turn it into the Megazord to fight the robots.
"I'll stay with Bridge." Sky knew they would not need the whole team to control the Base, but the Green Ranger shook his head.
"I'll be fine."
"You can barely stand." Sky looked at Jack for the okay.
"Fine, stay with him." Jack took off to join the others.
Bridge watched the robots start destroying the city. "I let this happen."
"No time to blame yourself right now, is there anything we can do from down here?"
Bridge thought for a moment. "Actually, yeah there is. All those chemicals and weapons he stole, we can use that stuff against the robots. Come on."
Sky followed Bridge deeper into the city, now that Bridge had seen all of what Edward had been planning he knew where every booby trap was that the man set up. Now, though, instead of using it against the city, he could use it to help.
The rest of the team was in the Delta Command Megazord fighting off the robots. "Photon Beams!"
Z launched the beams and it knocked two of the robots down.
"We can do this Rangers, stay strong!" Crueger focused on the battle ahead.
As the Rangers continued to fight off the robots, Bridge and Sky were attempting to disable one of the chemical bombs Edward had planted. Sky watched Bridge work with shaky hands. He realized the energy from everything around must be getting to him, Sky had no idea how long Bridge's gloves had been missing. He made a shield around them so Bridge could concentrate better.
Bridge looked up. "Thanks."
"That creep really had everything planned out didn't he?"
Not looking up from the wires he was twisting, Bridge nodded. "He was smart, but he thought he was the smartest, always underestimated anyone he thought was weaker, that was his downfall."
"So he's really gone then, can't come back?"
"Yeah, locked away for real this time. He can't hurt anyone again."
Before Sky could respond, Bridge pulled out a vial of an amber liquid. He then pulled the bomb from its place in the ground and looked at Sky.
"We can call RIC and use cannon mode to shoot this at one of the robots. Might slow them down."
"Good thinking Bridge." Sky called RIC, and then looked at the vial still in Bridge's hand. "What do we do about that?"
"If we keep it in RIC's freezer compartment it should be okay until we can dispose of it."
Sky nodded just as RIC was approaching. Bridge put the chemical vial in RIC first and then went into cannon mode to load the bomb. Sky helped Bridge hold it as they aimed it towards the robot that was causing the most damage.
"Here goes nothing." Bridge aimed.
Sky pulled the trigger, and the bomb hit its target in the side. The robot faltered back and the Command Megazord pushed it down to the ground.
"That at least slowed it down, how many more of those did he plant?" Sky looked at Bridge.
"Two, but they aren't close." Bridge looked at the fight happening in front of them. The Megazord was holding its own, but five against one was causing a lot of damage. He could sense the weariness of the Rangers all the way from the ground. He had to do something.
Sky could see the weariness taking a toll on Bridge as well. He was having trouble staying focused, but beyond that, Sky could tell there was something brewing in Bridge's head.
"What are you thinking?"
Bridge was still watching all the robots. "That I can stop this."
Sky gave him a worried look. "No, whatever it is you are thinking about doing it's a no. You can barely stand right now, you don't need to be using your abilities anymore."
"If I can just get back in their heads, I can stop all of this." Bridge looked back at Sky.
"Do I need to remind you that you were just seizing on the ground about ten minutes ago. You still have blood all over your face from your nose and coughing it up. Not to mention that you've been basically possessed by a dead guy controlling you for honestly I'm not even sure how long. You are in no shape to get into anymore heads. Especially not after what just happened."
Bridge looked at the ground. "It won't be like before, they won't stay in my head. I'll make sure of that."
"And if doing this kills you?" Sky could not believe Bridge was considering this.
Bridge shrugged a little. "Then it kills me."
"Bridge." Sky gave him a warning look.
"I did all of this Sky! I can't just watch as those monsters destroy everything. I won't let him get what he wants. Now get out of my way!" Bridge pushed past Sky and began walking towards the battle.
Sky called out for his friend, but the Green Ranger ignored him. He realized there was no stopping him. Sky just hoped Bridge would not kill himself to try to fix things.
Shutting his eyes, Bridge took a deep breath and concentrated on the world around him. The battle was raging ahead of him, but he could not be distracted the by the loud sounds of crunching metal. He needed to focus on the monsters inside piloting the robots. Bridge knelt down and put his bare hands to the ground. Just like when Edward had done it, Bridge could feel everything. Now all he needed to do was focus his energy into the monsters. He had already been in their heads once, so going in again was not that difficult. He was drained on energy, so holding his control would be the trickiest part.
Sky watched as the robots stopped fighting. Bridge was a few feet away with his hands on the ground. He was in their heads. One by one the monsters jumped out of their robots and onto the ground. Sky grabbed his morpher to contact the others.
"Bridge is in their heads stopping them from fighting. You guys need to come down and arrest them before Bridge loses his control on them."
"Roger that."
Bridge was keeping his pull on the monsters, making them wait to be cuffed and carded. Now they would be guilty for attacking the rangers. As he waited for the Rangers to come down, Bridge began to feel a burning pain in his head. His mind was trying to tell him to stop, to rest after going through so much, but Bridge could not listen. Not now, not after everything he had done.
After radioing the Rangers, Sky ran up to Bridge whose face was scrunched up in pain. His whole body was shaking, and Sky could tell that Bridge needed to stop.
"Bridge you have to let go, you have stop using your powers."
"Just…a little…longer." Bridge gasped between each word.
Sky got back on the radio. "Jack, you need to hurry, Bridge can't hold on much longer."
The Rangers had just got to the ground when Sky radioed in again. "Alright guys we need to get these creeps carded fast."
"Right!" The others began weighing the guilt of the monsters and carding them.
Once all five were carded Jack got on his morpher. "All clear, Sky."
Before Sky could say anything to Bridge, the Green Ranger pulled his hands away from the ground and gasped for air. He put his hands up to his head and yelled out in pain.
"Bridge!" Sky grabbed the young man's shoulders and tried to get his attention. "It's gonna be okay Bridge. Just hang in there."
"It hurts."
"I know." Sky pulled out his morpher again. "Kat we need a medical unit out here now."
"On its way."
"Just breathe Bridge, you're going to be alright now."
"The last two bombs you need to know where they are." Bridge could not open his eyes anymore.
Sky wanted to tell him not to talk, but he knew they needed to know where Edward had planted the chemical bombs. "Okay, tell me and I'll send the bomb squad."
"Sector 2 by the mailbox, and in Sector 8 behind the orange dumpster."
"Okay, got it, now just stop talking and breathe!"
Bridge nodded and took deep breaths. That did not stop the pain from emanating from his head though. Everything was starting to be too much for Bridge, he was pretty sure Sky was still trying to talk to him, but he sounded too muffled to understand. Now that the fight was over, Bridge was beginning to realize how exhausted he was. He was so focused on beating Edward and Gruumm that he did not have time to feel any of the pain or sleep deprivation he had. His body had been worn down to its limits and now all he wanted to do was sleep for a long time.
Sky noticed Bridge's head was starting to droop. His face was still scrunched up in pain, but it relaxed as he passed out. Sky caught him before he hit his head on the ground and gently put his head against the street. It did not take long for the other Rangers and a medical team to meet them.
"Is Bridge okay?" Z ran up to see Sky kneeling over him.
"I'm not sure, he was in a lot of pain, but he was conscious and talking a little bit ago. His body has been through a lot of strain."
"We need to get you both back to the base, you aren't looking so hot either." Jack came over to help him.
Sky's adrenaline was wearing thin as well. He had been able to fight and help, but now the pain from his previous beating was starting to take its toll. Sky let the med team take Bridge and then let Jack haul him up and be used as support on the way back to the Academy. They walked back in silence. The fight was over, but none of them felt like they had won.
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