Variations Of SPD
Chapter 22: Turning Point
By: Pink-Green-White-4ever
Last Revised: September 19, 2006
Summary: The plot thickens...Sky's remembering, Bridge and Z are on a mission, Brian's tired, Jack and Ally are getting it on, and in the midst of it all, Syd's found renewed hope in the fight to get Sky back.
Rating: M, for adult-themed situations.
Disclaimer: I don't own PR, Disney does
Dedication: To all of you who despise Anna...LONG LIFE SYD AND SKY!
An: - - grins - - The response to Anna was amazing. I haven't had a character so hated since Mike in Return Of The Great Power. Glad she's made all of you as nuts as she does me. Trust me, I don't like seeing Syd and Sky apart any more than you do, but if nothing bad ever happens to you, then you don't ever learn just how precious life is.
Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a choice and the choice can be power. -- Blaine Lee --
The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns. -- George Santayana --
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. -- Edward Teller --
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"Welcome to KO-35," one of the shuttle bay attendants greeted when the ramp came down and Bridge and Z exited their ship. The pair looked around in awe – neither had ever been to KO-35 before. They were surprised to see that it was very much like New Tech City – all hustle and bustle.
"Thank you," Z murmured to the young man, watching him smile while she remained skeptical.
"Is there any way I can help you during your stay on KO-35?"
Bridge and Z shared a look before Bridge stepped forward. Keeping his words at an even tone, he replied, "We're looking for Andros or Zhane, actually."
The young man looked at them with wide eyes. "I'm sure Elder Meloni will be able to help you. The Space Rangers are very busy people, and we try to respect their privacy as much as we can. Elder Meloni would probably be the only one who could track them down for you. Follow me."
The Yellow and Green Rangers nodded and started down the walk way after him.
--
"DeVon, what can I do for you?" The group of three stopped just inside one of the many rooms leading off the shuttle bay. There were people inside, sitting at computer stations, while one man stood in the center of the room and monitored them.
"Elder Melonie, allow me to introduce Bridge Carson and Z Delgado of Earth. They have need of your help."
The older man narrowed his gaze for a moment before nodding. "Very well; what can I do for you?"
Bridge stepped forward. "Elder Meloni, we're looking for Zhane or Andros."
The silver haired man narrowed his brown eyes at the pair. "Might I ask why?"
"Commander Anubis Cruger sent us," Z spoke up, pulling out her SPD Badge and flipping it open for him to see. "We're from SPD on Earth."
"I see. Andros and Zhane have done nothing to warrant an investigation, I can assure you," he explained to them calmly.
Z smiled, hoping to ease his anxiety. "We need their help. They know of a man who can help us save Earth, or so we were told."
"Elder Meloni?" Turning, all eyes landed on the two men who had entered the room.
"Z? Bridge?" one of the men gasped out.
The yellow and Green Rangers smiled and nodded. "Andros, Zhane," Bridge greeted them.
"What brings you here?" Zhane smiled, reaching out to shake their hands. While neither Z nor Bridge had met Zhane in person, the pair had studied about him during classes at the academy. The Silver Space Ranger was an vital part of their studies on the Space Ranger team and the invasion by Astronema and Dark Spector on Earth.
"We need to find Debo."
Z's words brought shocked looks to the two Elder Rangers' faces. From the looks alone, the younger Rangers realized that Kat never talked to the pair. "Why?" Andros asked.
"We need his help. Earth's under attack, from Vampra. Ninjor sent us here, in search of the one known as Debo," Bridge supplied.
Zhane looked confused but Andros didn't. "If Ninjor sent you, then it must be serious. Did you bring supplies?"
"The shuttle is full of them," Z supplied.
"Good. Debo dwells in the desert outside the Capital, just beyond the forest. It's about a two day hike."
Bridge and Z looked to each other then nodded. "Then let's go," Bridge spoke up. "The others don't have a lot of time."
"Grab your gear, we'll meet you in the shuttle bay," Andros told them before they all scattered out of the communications room.
--
All Sydney could do was thank God for her gymnastics lessons and extensive Ranger training when she found herself dangling from the ledge of the second floor. Sky stood towering over her while Jen and Wes were below her, frozen in fear.
"Sydney?" Wes ventured softly, not wanting to startle anyone.
"Uncle Wes?"
"You okay, Sweetie?" Wes asked, inching forward. Syd was only dangling six feet off the ground, so if she fell, it wouldn't kill her but it certainly wouldn't feel good.
"Schuyler!" Jen cried out, watching her son tower over Sydney from the ledge. Both Wes and Jen saw the confusion, anger and hurt in his eyes, and knew that Sydney did too.
Wes cleared his throat. "Syd, let go, I'll catch you," he told her evenly.
"Uncle Wes," she murmured. She had an idea that had popped into her head when she looked up at Sky, she only hoped she could hang on long enough for it to work. "Uncle Wes, Aunt Jen, you're proud of Sky, aren't you?"
Wes narrowed his gaze to the back of Syd's head before looking up into Sky's eyes. "Of course we are," Wes scoffed, wondering why she would ask something like that at a time like this.
"You're proud of him even though he's not Red Ranger, right?"
Jen and Wes turned to stare at each other, both instantly understanding what Sydney was getting at. One of Sky's problems, according to the team and Cruger, was that he was pissed off at Jack for being Red Ranger. "Of course we are, Sydney. You of all people know we didn't care what color he was given. We were happy as long as he was happy about him being a Ranger," Jen told her. "It's an honor very few people on Earth have had, or will ever have."
Taking a deep breath, Sydney opened her eyes after having shut them while she was talking to them and looked up at Sky, who was staring down at her. "You see, I told you. You have nothing to be upset about, nothing."
"Sydney!" Jen cried out in fear when the blonde's fingers began to slip. Wes rushed forward to catch her, only she didn't fall far. Sky ducked down and grabbed her wrists and was pulling her up onto the second floor before either of his parents could blink.
"Sky," she whispered softly. He hauled her up, set her down, and promptly disappeared in a column of blue light. "DAMN IT!"
--
"You ok? You're awfully quiet this morning," Ally asked, cuddling in Jack's lap.
"Worried some, but other than that, I'm fine."
The red haired Pink Ranger sighed. "The house seems so empty without the others here."
"Tell me about it," Jack murmured, his lips grazing her forehead. Minimal movements had their lips meeting in an emotion laden kiss. Signs and moans were emitted as Ally shifted around to straddle his lap. Hands caressed, fingers skimmed, lips nipped. Both felt their body temperatures rise. When Jack started unconsciously thrusting up into her, they both pulled back, shocked that they'd gone as far as they had. "Ally..."
She trembled and struggled for breath. "Oh wow."
"Ally..."
Grinning, Allison leaned forward and kissed him softly. "I love you."
Jack's eyes were blurred with passion, desire, and love when she looked into them. "I love you too. And I really, really want you."
The laughter that sprang free eased Jack's uneasiness at telling her he wanted her physically. "I can tell. Guess what?"
"Hmm...what?" Jack asked, his hands sliding up her ribs to cup her breasts. He was amazed to find the pliant mounds were just enough of a handful for him.
"I want you, really, really bad too," she whispered against his lips. They kissed again, angling their heads even as tongues slid into each other's mouths.
"Allison."
"Hmm?"
"I don't want to push you," he whispered against her throat, where his lips had moved from hers to caress the column of alabaster. "But I need you."
Her response was a bright smile. "Let's go upstairs," she hissed when his teeth gently scraped the column of her throat and his fingers pinched her nipples through her tank top. After hearing her words, Jack managed to pick her up and carry her upstairs, all the while maintaining the contact of their lips.
Neither was nervous when he laid her down on his bed, his body towering over hers. They both had experienced the physical pleasures of love before, but never together. Tenderly and with great care, Jack slid her tank top and sweats off, leaving her lying on his bed in nothing but her skimpy pink thong. While she looked up at him through desire hazed eyes, he quickly tore off his own tank top and shorts, his boxers sliding down with his pants. Ally licked her bottom lip when he slid his hands up the outsides of her thighs, stopping at the waistband of her panties. "May I?"
"Of course," she whispered, arching her bottom off the bed so Jack could slip the garment down her legs.
With both of them undressed, Allison sent him a come-hither look that had him settling his hips between the softness of her thighs. Lips caressed and hands explored, and before very long, the two of them were tired of waiting. Shifting back, Jack looked down at her, waiting for her to give him the go ahead. When she smiled up at him and nodded, he carefully meshed their bodies together in an ageless dance of passion and pleasure.
--
Brian sighed heavily, plopping down on the stool in front of the communications console, waiting none to patiently for a transmission from KO-35 that was to bring him news of Bridge and Z's mission. "Cadet Oliver, we're ready!"
"Thanks Marissa! Brian here," he spoke to the screen, smiling a big smile when Bridge and Z appeared, looking none the worse for wear.
"Hey Kiddo. What's shaking?" Z teased, seeing the worry and apprehension in his eyes.
"Not much. Syd's with Mr. and Mrs. Collins and Jack's with Ally at the house. How about you guys?"
Bridge grinned at him. "We found Andros and Zhane. They're taking us to find Debo. It's a two day trek, but we're going to see about teleporting, since we both have our morphers and crystals on us. We were supposed to leave last night, but there were some problems they had to take care of first."
Brian nodded and tried to smile for them, but he knew, just from the look Bridge was giving him, that his uneasiness hadn't gone unnoticed. "Is everything ok, Brian? You look worried," Bridge pointed out.
"Syd had an encounter, if you want to call it that, with Sky last night," he told them, knowing that he wouldn't be able to keep it from them for long.
"Is she okay?" Z gasped in worry.
The White Ranger nodded. "It's a long story. Suffice to say, she's a little shaken up but she may have cracked the armor he's got around himself a little bit."
The Green and Yellow Rangers sighed. "That's a plus. Well, we've to go. If you need us..." Z started.
"I'll use our link. You'll only get impressions but its better than nothing. Take care and stay safe."
The White Ranger sat staring at the blank screen trying to collect himself before he headed to class. "Brian? Are you coming?" Sam called from the doorway.
"Yeah!" Brian called back and grabbed his books before rushing out after the younger cadet.
--
The drapes to the balcony were open, allowing sunlight to pour into the room. The occupant of the bed sighed warily and looked to the clock. She was surprised to see that it red ten o'clock in the morning. Shaking her head, she curled herself back into a ball and closed her eyes. Her back hurt from where she had slammed through the banister the night before and her wrists throbbed where Sky's hands had closed around them when he caught her.
She wanted to cry but the tears refused to fall. She felt empty and all cried out. Sighing, she snuggled deeper into the covers and thought of the last time she and Sky had lay in the bed she was currently resting on. It had been a few weeks before, after a late dinner and business function they had attended with Wes and Jen.
Both she and Sky had been too tired and a bit tipsy to drive home safely, so they'd spent the night. She remembered waking up the next morning, which was clear blue and sunny like today, and had relished being in his arms. A smile flew across her lips now when she thought about their shared shower. They'd had fun soaping each other up and then caressing and touching in all the right places. That had been before their trip to the Desert of Despair, before they'd fought about her keeping her powers a secret, before Anna had taken him and turned him against her.
Just the thought of him with Anna fueled her anger more than anything. She was bound and determined to get him back, even if it meant sacrificing her own life to do so.
--
Anna eyed him carefully as he stared out the windows of the ship as it floated around Earth. She was slightly suspicious. He hadn't come to bed the night before, and after a thorough check of the ship, she found he had been no where to be seen. To make matters worse, he'd been irritable and then withdrawn whenever she or Viper mentioned their next plan for the Rangers.
"Are you going to sulk all day or are you going to help us plan?" she finally asked him.
Turning, Sky glared at her. "You're doing just fine without my input."
"Schuyler, quit being an ass and give us your attention."
The pair stood toe to toe, hands clenching at their sides, each glaring at the other. Viper looked intrigued when he walked into the room. "Do I want to ask?" he muttered.
"Probably not," Sky smirked, stepping away from Anna. "She's mad that I haven't helped plan the next battle."
Viper rolled his eyes. "There's no need, I have the next battle already planned."
Anna and Sky turned their gazes on him. "Really?"
"Yes, really," Viper mimicked. "You two are to distract the Rangers. I just need to get close to the Pink and White Rangers and attempt to capture them. Once I have them, you can dispose of the others however you see fit."
"I don't understand," Sky started, confused. "Why do you need Sydney and Brian?"
Viper grinned. Anna's brainwashing was wearing off. Before long, his master would have the Dragon and the Phoenix, the Rangers would be dead, and Anna would no longer be a problem. "I have my orders. The Master put me in charge, you're not to worry about anything but doing your job."
--
"Hey Syd!" Aaron called out when the senior Pink Ranger walked into the Commander Center.
"Good afternoon," she smiled at him. Since she'd left the Collins household, she'd made a promise to herself not to tell the others about what happened the night before. The only person that knew was her brother, but he'd dived into her head without asking when he'd sensed her anger, fear and grief.
"Are you ok?" Alana asked.
Sydney shot her a look. "Why wouldn't I be?" The junior Yellow Ranger gave her senior Pink teammate a 'who do you think you're kidding?' look. "I'm fine, Al, just tired, promise. Now, any word from Bridge and Z?"
Brian moved toward the middle console. "I talked to them this morning. It's going to be at least a week before they get back, if not more."
The Pink Ranger let out a long slow breath. All she had to do was make it until they got back. "Wonderful."
"Do you want to tell us what happened this morning?" Travis asked carefully, all eyes on Sydney who was going pale.
"I don't know what you mean," the blonde haired Pink Ranger told them, trying not to make eye contact with any of them.
"Commander Cruger already briefed us after Mr. Collins called here," Brett told her, leaning against the console just behind Travis.
Syd shook her head. "I think I put a dent in his armor."
Before another comment could be uttered, the alarms began blaring. Kat and Boom came rushing in followed by Commander Cruger. "Report!" Anubis ordered.
"We've got a massive energy reading coming from the center of the city!" Kat called out, fingers flying over the controls of the computer in front of her.
"What kind of energy?" Jack asked seconds later when he and Ally came barreling into the room.
Kat looked at him, and then back at the screen. "It looks like..." she paused, her eyes coming up to meet Sydney's. "It's Sky."
Jack and Aaron shred a nod before turning to Anubis. "Commander."
"Let's go," Anubis growled, unsnapping his morpher from his belt. The Junior Rangers and Brian looked surprised while Jack and Syd just smiled, memories from nearly the year before stirring in their hearts.
"SPD EMERGENCY!"
The battle scene was one of chaos as the nine Rangers arrived. Tengas were everywhere, harassing citizens, while Viper, Anna and Sky walked around, surveying the damage.
"Look here," Anna grinned, tapping Sky's shoulder. Both Sky and Viper turned and smiled when they saw the Rangers. "Wow, Cruger actually got the guts worked up to come out here too. I'm impressed."
"Gee, where's Bridge and Z? Did they finally say enough was enough?" Sky taunted, noting the absence of his former teammates.
Syd and Jack smiled under their helmets and nodded to each other. "Well, you know, your speech was so rousing, they saw Syd and I for what we really are," Jack sarcastically called back to him. Anna looked giddy while Viper looked suspicious and Sky looked irritated by Jack's comments.
"You will learn respect, Jack!" Sky hissed. Even as he raised his hand to shoot out energy at Jack, another voice called on power to counter him.
"DRAGON'S ICE!" Brian called, his hand on the ground, creating an ice wall between Jack and Sky.
"SCATTER!" Aaron commanded. He, Alana and Ally dove one direction while Brett and Travis followed Shadow Ranger in the opposite. Syd and Jack backed up near Brian and waited for the White Ranger's wall of ice to explode under the pressure of Sky's powers.
"Is it just me, or can he not focus the power into his element?" Brian smirked.
The Red and Pink Rangers looked startled by their White teammates comment. "What do you mean?" Jack asked.
"I'm ice, you're wind, Bridge is Earth, Z's sound, and Syd and Sky are fire. He hasn't focused his power into fire this go round."
Sydney looked surprised. "He didn't yesterday either."
Jack nodded. "Something to think about!" he called out as the trip was blown backwards. Brian and Syd hit the ground not far from each other while Jack was tossed further back.
"NOW!" Viper's voice rang out in command.
Sky turned his focus on Jack while Anna began to entertain herself with the other six Rangers and Viper moved toward the senior Pink and White Rangers. "Uh oh!" Syd chirped after she and Brian got to their feet.
"Now, now, Pink Ranger, stand still for me!" Viper grinned evilly at her.
"Not in this lifetime, you slithering, creepy goon!" Syd called back, trying to calculate her plan of escape.
"You'll change your tune soon enough!" Viper grinned. He raised a small device attached to the canister on his back. A green beam shot out of the device, connecting with the Pink and White Rangers.
"AAHHH!" the pair screamed out in agony, halting the battles around them.
"My Master wants your power, pathetic brats!"
Anna's grin was pure evil while Sky looked on, his face contorting with what could have been sympathy. "Sydney! Brian!" Jack's strangled cry broke through their agonizing screams.
"Jack! Watch out!" Allison cried when Sky focused on the Red Ranger again.
The junior Pink Ranger's warning came just in time. "PEGASUS WINDS!" Jack called, the air at his utter control. Anger and fear boiled up inside him, causing the wind to slam forward into the trio of opponents. Viper and Anna found themselves flung back a few steps while Sky managed to withstand the attack.
"SPHINX FLAME THROWER!" the Blue Ranger called. "FIRE!"
"PHOENIX FIRE!" Sydney countered. The Ninja Ranger pitted her power of fire versus Sky's, creating a wall of flame between them.
The others gasped when three glowing figures appeared in front of the trio of Rangers. "Drop the wall, Sydney," Phoenix commanded.
"But…!"
"It's alright, young one, drop your power. We have gifts for you."
Without a word, Sydney dropped her powers, and the trip gasped when the blue flames of Sky's power hit an invisible shield. Dragon, Phoenix and Pegasus bowed before their charges while their bodies lit like the wicks of candles. "We come bearing gifts," Dragon told him. "For you, White Ranger, the White Dragon Ice Sais." Brian blinked under his helmet as the silver, white and black weapons appeared in his hands.
"For you, Red Ranger, the Red Pegasus Winds Ninja Stars," Pegasus spoke, causing jack to grin as the six small and deadly disks appeared in his hands.
"And for you, Pink Ranger, the Pink Phoenix Fire Swords." Sydney was startled to see two large, curved swords appear in her hands.
"Use them wisely," Dragon told them, seconds before the three animal spirits vanished. The three Rangers shared a look and a nod and then got down to business.
On the other side of the battlefield, Viper, Anna, and Sky watched on, intrigued and a little scared. "What the hell was that?" Anna hissed angrily.
"The sacred animal spirits," Sky supplied.
"Maybe we should go," Anna uttered.
"You would back down now?" Viper accused her. "We're so close, all I need is one more shot at those two."
"Fine."
Anna and Viper moved into position, but Sky stayed where he was, eyes locked on his former teammates. "Sky!" Anna yelled.
"NOW!" Viper commanded.
Anna struck out with her power and found herself matched by Jack's winds and six, eight-pointed metal stars flying at her head. Opposite of her, Viper was trying to fire his device at the Pink and White Rangers but was met by a storm of ice and snow before one of Brian's shiny new sais flew out and shattered the machine in his hand.
"DAMN!" Viper roared
Syd and Sky faced each other, a few years between them, motionless. Sydney's swords were forgotten in her hands as was Sky's flame thrower. "Sky! Do something!" Anna ordered him. He didn't move, not even to acknowledge he'd heard her.
The Pink and Blue Rangers continued to stare at one another, oblivious to the world around them. "What are you waiting for, Sky?" Sydney asked him. "Don't you want what they want? Don't you want our deaths on your hands? Just remember what Ninjor and Dulcea told us; if Vampra gets his hands on any of us, he'll destroy the universe using our powers."
"I think now's a good time to retreat!" Viper finally suggested.
"Lover, let's go," Anna spoke, moving to touch Sky's arm. She was surprised when the Blue Ranger shrugged off her hand.
"Until next time, Pink Ranger!" Sky called seconds before he, Anna, Viper and the remaining Tengas disappeared. Jack and Brian moved to Syd, each placing a hand on her shoulder. As one, the three of them let their morphs go. Both male Rangers were surprised to see their Pink teammate smiling and crying at the same time.
"Syd?" Brian cautiously asked his sister.
"He's remembering."
"How do you know?" Jack softly questioned, wondering how Sydney could possibly know that.
Syd smiled. "He didn't attack me outright the second time. And he shrugged off Anna."
All three grinned at that. Sky had looked seriously annoyed by Anna touching him. "Don't worry, Sis, we'll get him back, you'll see."
For the first time in a few days, Sydney had hope. "I know."
--
Bridge smiled a gentle smile, brushing hair from Z's face as he did so. The Yellow Ranger was using their afternoon break for a nape. Or so he thought. "Bridge?"
"Yeah," he responded, looking down into her beloved face.
"This is seriously ten times worse than our SWAT Training."
The Green Ranger couldn't prevent the chuckle that cam out at her comment. Remembering how hard their SWAT Training had been, he compared it to their current predicament. She was right, of course. It was worse, because it was only two this time, instead of five. "Yeah. It's because the others aren't here. Don't worry, we'll get through this."
"I miss Jack and his weirdness. I miss Brian's not so subtle innocence. I miss Sky and his overprotective big brother routine, but most of all, I miss Syd and our daily talks."
"I do too," he whispered. "We're going to get home as soon as we can and things will go back to normal, I promise." The two were so engrossed in their conversation they never saw the pair of violet colored eyes staring out from the bushes watching them.
--
"What the hell has gotten into you?" Anna raged at Sky when the two of them were alone in their room. The blue eyed woman looked and felt enraged, not to mention embarrassed. She'd seen the gleeful look on Viper's face during the battle. She knew what he was thinking. "How could you do that to me? You could have captured Sydney for the Master and gotten his ugly ass off our backs! You don't know what he's capable of, I do! He'd just as soon kill us both than have us fail again!"
Sky sat on their bed, ignoring her ranting and raving. Anna knew he was ignoring her, and it only made her madder. 'Alright Schuyler, we'll play it your way' she thought, a plan forming slowly. Anna watched him before she strode out of the room in search of her bodyguard.
"Mistress?" he called when she came upon him in the hallway.
"I need you help. Its time we rid the Blue Ranger of all thoughts of that little Pink bitch."
"Do you have a plan, Mistress?"
Anna's eyes gleamed and a wicked smile caressed her blood red lips. "Yes, oh yes."
--
"We'll rest here for the night," Andros announced. After their first day, the group had cut through the forest and made it to the edge of the desert.
"I'm so tired," Z mumbled as she and Bridge helped each other with their packs.
Bridge yawned and then groaned, "I'll second that."
"Let's set up camp and then eat and head to bed," Zhane suggested.
The four worked in tandem to set up a fire and their sleeping bags. Once that was done, Zhane, Andros and Z started cooking and Bridge wandered off for more firewood and a few moments so he could meditate and gather his thoughts.
The Green Ranger sat down in a small clearing not more than three minutes from the camp site. Folding his legs in his lap, bridge cleared his mind of everything and opened himself to his newly awakened ninja powers.
"Hello, young Panda."
Opening his eyes, Bridge smiled. Sitting before him was his spirit animal. "Panda."
"They are alright, I assure you."
"Sky?"
Panda just smiled. "Between his own efforts and those of the young Phoenix, he's almost free. Trust your spirit sister, she is most resourceful."
Bridge chuckled. His spirit animal seemed to know Sydney as well as he did. "Are we close?" he seriously asked.
"Yes. Be careful."
Bridge nodded. Panda nudged his knee before disappearing. Sighing, Bridge got to his feet and began looking for firewood. He never saw the violet colored eyes watching him.
--
Allison grinned as she shifted in bed and found herself pressed against Jack's naked body. Just that morning they'd made love for the first time. It hadn't either of their first times, but it had been more special than hers had been. "Go to sleep," Jack muttered in her ear, his hand sliding from her hip up her ribs to cup her breast.
"I'm wide away," she chuckled huskily, groaning as he caressed her.
One of Jack's eyes peeked open and saw her smiling at him. "So I see."
"You feel awake too," she giggled, wrapping her hand around him. Her insides clenched in anticipation as he swelled within her grasp.
Jack laughed. "Only cause my girlfriend's insatiable."
Ally grinned even as she leaned close to kiss him. "Make love to me, Jack?" she requested, a moan bubbling up from her throat as he rolled to tower over her.
"Of course milady," he teased. He leaned down and kissed her before the both drowned in the sensation of making love.
--
Z woke in alarm, feeling as though something, or someone, was watching her sleep. Carefully, she lifted her head from Bridge's chest. Andros and Zhane were sound asleep on the other side of the fire, which was still burning brightly. Bridge was asleep as well. She shifted away from him and looked around their campsite. Nothing seemed out of place and she saw no animals around.
Shaking her head, Z moved to lay back down when a movement caught her eyes. Blinking, the Yellow Ranger homed in on the man in the beige and green uniform, his shock of red hair and piercing violet eyes catching her notice. He was watching her from the camouflage of the bushes.
Z opened her mouth to say something and found the man had disappeared before her very eyes. Feeling dizzy, Z laid her head back on Bridge's chest. She immediately fell back asleep. Once Z was out, the man reappeared, violet eyes shimmering with white power before he disappeared in a column of purple light.
--
Anna crept into the bedroom once she was sure Sky was asleep. Her bodyguard came in behind her, carrying thick looking chains and handcuffs. The pair made their way to the bed where Sky slept, their plan having been worked out before and not needing a word said between them.
"Mistress," he prompted.
"Hurry!" she hissed. "Tie him to the bed before he wakes up!"
Before long, the two had Sky's hands in the handcuffs and the handcuffs tied to the bed with the chains. "What the hell is going on?" Sky hollered, twisting his body back and forth on the bed. "ANNA!"
Blue eyes twinkled with satisfaction while she watched Sky attempt to free himself. "I'm sorry, Lover, but this is for your own good."
Turning, Anna led her guard from the room while Sky continued to shout. "ANNA!"
--
Kat worked furiously at the computer. Ever since the battle had ended, she'd been working to track Sky's energy signature. Boom stood not far away, his eyes focused on the computer console before him. He was helping Kat runt he calculations and track Sky's energy.
"FOUND IT!" Kat cried happily.
"Way to go Kat!" Boom laughed.
"Boom, call the Commander to the Command Center! I'm calling Jack and Syd!"
The blonde haired man nodded and moved to the PA system while Kat called the Rangers at home to tell them the good news.