Disclaimer: I still do not own the power rangers, not even a tiny bit! But I do like to carry around the action figures and pretend…
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Z Delgado turned on the lights and the Rangers rose from their spots on the floor of the rec room.
"So who all is going to the costume party tonight?" asked Syd.
"Costume party?" Sky raised an eyebrow in the Pink Rangers direction.
"Yes costume party! Some of the D squad cadets convinced the Commander that we should have more social functions at the academy, you know mix the squads up a bit, let everyone get to know each other?"
"Sounds like a lame excuse for teammates to fraternize which, according to SPD rules and regulations section 46 G rule 3A, No cadet shall become romantically involved within their squad less they and their significant other be transferred to other teams."
"Oh come off it Sky!" Z glared.
"What? It's the rules."
"You know that Kruger doesn't really care as long as it doesn't affect our performance as individuals or as a team." She countered.
"You guys are hopeless!" Syd threw her hands up in the air in frustration with her teammates. Here was a genuine chance to have fun and they had to clutter it up with rules and regulations and stupid petty fights.
"So uh…do we need to have dates or something to go to this?" Bridge asked timidly.
"Well you could have a date if you wanted to Bridgey but it's not a pre-requisite or anything." Syd smiled when she saw Bridge look nervously in the Yellow Rangers direction. "You know Bridge, " She said quietly to him, "I bet if you asked her she would say yes." The Green Ranger nodded absently, his palms already starting to sweat just at the thought of asking Z out on a date.
"Bridge!" He turned to the sound of his roommate calling his name. "Come on we've got to get ready." With that Bridge wandered off in the direction of his room, leaving the Pink Ranger by herself, but not for long.
Silently Jack slid up behind Sydney and brushing her hair aside whispered into her ear
"So do you have a date Miss Drew?"
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't." she toyed with him. "I guess you'll just have to come and find out." Turning around she gave him her best magazine cover smile before bouncing off to her room to get ready for the evening.
"Jack what do you even see in her?" Z questioned the Red Ranger.
"Come on Z! What isn't there to see? Especially when she wears those little leather mini skirts…"
His self-adopted little sister smacked him upside the head, violently shaking him from his daydream.
"What are you jealous? Cant stand to see me gawking at other women?" Jack teased.
"Eeeew! Gross! We've only known each other for how long? You're my brother Jack that would be like …incest. Yuck." The Yellow Ranger made an awful face.
"So how about you and Bridge? Do I have anything I should be jealous about?" Z's face began turning a fantastic shade of pink that nearly matched Syd's uniform.
"I don't know what you're talking about." She replied hurriedly
"Uh huh sure you don't." he poked her playfully in the ribs." You think I don't see the way he looks at you all the time? Or the way you look at him when you think no one else notices? I see it Z…Big Brother sees all…." Due to lack of verbal response Z simply punched him in the arm.
"Ow! Hey what the hell was that for?" Z's only explanation was to stick out her tongue before joining Syd in their room to get ready.
"Well that's just great." Jack complained to the empty room, before retreating to his own quarters.
Z and Bridge! Syd and …Jack! What madness is this?! My madness thank you very much! I'm not sure why but for some reason I just really don't like the pairing of Syd and Sky (this even started out as Syd and Sky but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.) Maybe it's the fact that they both only have 3 letters in their name. Or maybe it's because I'm just not a huge fan of Syd. All that blond hair and blue-eyed cuteness on someone who knows it tends to trigger my gag reflex. Anyway I tend to prefer Sky with Z but I also enjoy Bridge with Z and (oh my god!) Sky with Bridge! However since this is for the Tate Twins and I know that they are not huge fans of slash but are big fans of Bridge and Z, poor Sky will just have to be lonely…unless I feel gracious enough to bless him with an original character to be with…thinking…thinking…thinking…we'll just have to see…