" Wake up sleepy head because we got lot of walking around to do," Sky Tate said to the peacefully snoozing yellow ranger as he made himself a hot cup of coffee. Black and strong, just the way he liked it.
Z didn't get up but merely pulled the sheets over herself and slowly turned on the other side. Sky just smiled adoringly at her and slowly crept up to her and kissed her neck softly multiple times
" Mmmm, Sky you idiot. That's kind of ticklish you know?" Z murmured but Sky just grinned and used a more drastic approach.
He drew the curtains and let the golden rays of sunlight pour inside to light up their dark room. Z groaned and she knew that she had to get up. She gave a small yawn and stretched her back before glancing at the digital clock beside her bed which read half past seven.
" I made us some black coffee and bought some power bars before you got up," he said and poured her a cup of steaming hot coffee and handed her a power bar.
Z took the cup from him and slowly sipped the strong coffee and the memories of the night before came rushing back into her mind and she looked lovingly at Sky who was being reading the map of the city.
" So Sky, where is our first stop?" Z asked him and he looked excitedly at her. " Of course it will be Eiffel tower. I've always wanted to get a close up of the real deal and not keep on seeing pictures of it on postcards," he said and Z perked up as well.
" That's out of this world. Well, what are we waiting for? We should get our butts out of this hotel room and get a move on to the Eiffel tower," Z said happily and Sky smiled at her enthusiasm. That was what made her so attractive to Sky. Z's charisma, spunkiness, enthusiasm and cheeriness.
" What are we waiting for? I don't really know but I do know what I'm waiting for. For you to finish your breakfast and get changed out of your pajamas," Sky said and Z quickly finished her coffee and power bar and got changed.
The both of them took a nice walk in the streets to the Eiffel tower while admiring the beautiful scenery and festive decorations. Sky and Z were already feeling loved up and both of them put their respective arms around one another's waist.
The passer-bys were all giving cheerful smiles at the young couple and an old lady even told her husband that they were the epitome of attractive and young love. This comment made Z blush and Sky raise an eyebrow.
They reached the tower and they were just as awe- stricken as the other tourists busy snapping photographs of one of the most prestigious landmarks in Europe with cameras and mobile phones.
" You want to go inside?" Sky asked Z and her eyes lit up. " Of course Sky. Why hang around outside and take photographs of the exterior when you can actually step inside and get the whole enchilada," Z grinned and the both of them queued up to purchase their entrance tickets.
Sky and Z roamed every floor available for the visitors and Z rolled her eyes as she had to listen to him ramble on about it's complex interior and exterior design as well as the history of it.
The two rangers reached the highest public level and stepped out into the balcony to admire the sight of the town square from the tower.
" You know what? New Tech city doesn't look half as good as this from the SPD base as compared to this," Z chuckled and Sky quickly started snapping photographs of the landscape that was laid out upon their very eyes.
" Hey Z, you know what do the tourists like to do when they've reached the highest point available in the Eiffel tower?" smirked Sky and Z raised an eyebrow and adjusted her beret.
" Try to drop some stuff on unexpected passer –by's?" Z replied but Sky just pulled her towards him and crushed his lips against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck while his hands started to roam around her waist.
The other tourists started chuckling among themselves and the both of them quickly pulled away from each other, each one wearing a blissful look on their respective faces.
" I think you just made that up Sky. Did you really think I would fall for that?" Z grinned as the blue ranger slid his arm around her waist and ushered her into the lift.
" I'm not pulling your leg. I actually overheard the tour guide telling the tourist that that was the popular thing to do once you reached the peak," Sky explained and Z looked suspiciously at him.
" Sometimes, I'm not really sure whether to believe you or not since you can be either very serious or the exact opposite at times," she said and the both of them continued walking down the street to their next destination which was the Notre Dame cathedral.
" The Notre Dame cathedral was built a few centuries ago and was a sanctuary for….." but he didn't get to finish his sentence as Z placed her hand over his mouth and he looked annoyed at her.
" Sky, you don't need to act like the tour guide every time we go to a new place. I prefer to explore the place and read the signs along the way," Z said and Sky just sighed and nodded.
" I'm just trying to help you understand the buildings histories a little better so that you would have a clearer picture of how the French people lived," Sky grumbled and Z squeezed his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
" I understand but could you just ease a little off the history and lighten up and have some fun? " Z pleaded and Sky remembered that today was their last day in Paris and he quickly stopped spouting history.
" Look at that beautiful Roman painting on the ceiling of the cathedral," exclaimed Z and Sky took a barrage of photographs of the ceiling as well as the prayer hall and others.
" I can't believe I'm actually in the home of Quasimodo. I used to love that movie as a kid. My dad would always watch it with me whenever I was in the dumps," Sky reminisced and Z could see Sky mouthing the words: " I wish you were here, dad"
Z could see the pools of anguish in his eyes resurface and she gave him a tight hug and Sky tried his best to fight back the tears as he started to remember the sadistic and maniacal remarks Mirloc had said to him earlier in Gamma Orion.
" Sky, I'm sure you're dad is already here with us to spend some time with his precious son which he loved so much. He would prefer it if you forget about Mirloc and enjoy the vacation," Z said gently too the cadet and Sky brushed away his tears and forced a giant smile on his face.
" You're right Z. I think we should head to our next destination, the National Museum," Sky said brightly and Z pulled a face. " How about some lunch first?" Z asked and Sky brought her to a little romantic Parisian café.
" We'll have a plate of escargots, buttery croissants, hash flambé and a cheese soufflé," Sky told the waiter and Z started to remember Bridge when Sky mentioned buttery croissants.
" Sky, do you miss Jack and the others?" Z asked him and sky looked astonished at her. " Hell no even though their my best friends but how often do we get some time away from them? Sky continued.
Even though Z wasn't a big fan of old artifacts and relics be it from outer space or Earth, she enjoyed touring the museum because there was somebody by her side to make her laugh when the atmosphere got too dull or even conjure up a few smiles when she didn't understand.
Z used to steal valuable paintings to be sold or given to the poor people in New Tech City but today, she was actually embracing the subtle story and meaning portrayed in each and every obsolete object surrounding her.
" I think we've seen enough of ancient relics to last us for a long time so how about we grab some crepes and continue our walk through the city?" Sky offered Z who was busy admiring a gold encrusted musket inside a glass case.
" Hang on a minute Sky, I remember my teacher telling me about some of this dust collectors back in elementary school. I distinctively recall her stating that this ruby medallion could give the person who possessed it unimaginable strength and power," Z explained to Sky who was looking a bit baffled and trying his best not to crack up.
" Looks like you're the one playing a nostalgic tour guide instead of me," he laughed and Z punched him on the arm playfully.
" Jokes aside, I think that teacher of yours has been feeding you convincing myths and lies. As if a medallion could give anyone tremendous power and strength. She just probably wanted you to pay more attention to French history and artifacts since you were just a little kid back then," Sky said and Z glared at him.
" Come on Sky, we're SPD rangers and we've encountered lots of weird outer space things that Grumm wanted for his plan. And you're telling me that a magic medallion is non-believable?" Z challenged him and Sky was taken aback.
" Yes but I doubt that any of the French had unusually super powers during the war," Sky said sarcastically and Z looked angry at him.
" Sky, could you for once abstain from bursting people's bubble? How the hell would you know whether that is true or not?" Z said angrily and Sky shot a glance at the medallion and rolled his eyes.
" I think even Syd's giant diamond necklace looks more convincing than that," Sky muttered and Z just shook her head in disappointment.
" Is that what you would call a good boyfriend?" Z asked him and Sky froze in his tracks and coughed a little.
" Did you say….. boyfriend….?" Sky asked in shock and Z closed her mouth with her hand and began to blush furiously much to the delight of the blue ranger.
" I don't remember us having an exclusive relationship at all. Can we talk about this now?" Sky whispered and Z bit her lip and nodded her head.
As the duo were walking towards the exit, they heard the sound of a gunshot and the alarm going off.
" Help! Help! Stop the thief!" yelled the curator and the two SPD rangers turned around just in time to see a black figure jump out of the window with the medallion.
" You were saying?" Z smirked at Sky and both the rangers gave chase to the perpetrator who got was running through the streets while knocking people out of the way.
" Even on a vacation, we still have to enforce the law….I guess that's SPD for you," Z said while she and Sky continued chasing the thief who was jumping over fruit carts and weaving through the throngs of people.
Finally Z made a duplicate of herself who used a shortcut and managed to block the thief's path. The thief stopped in his tracks and looked around for and escape but Sky and the real Z surround him at all sides.
" Stop. SPD, you're under arrest for the theft of priceless artifacts, disharmony among the citizens and armed robbery. Drop your gun and surrender yourself," Sky ordered while flashing his SPD morpher.
" SPD? What the hell does that mean?" laughed the crook and swung his arm to hit Z but she dodged it and punched him in the face. The man was sent reeling and his eyes glowed yellow.
" Power rangers, huh? I never thought you guys actually would visit France with that bone headed commander of yours," he laughed and Sky charged at him but the alien disguised as a human shot lightning bolts at the duo which sent them flying into a cart of oranges.
Sky and Z's body were temporarily paralyzed due to the high voltage of electricity that was sent through their bodies. The alien laughed and ran away but he landed on his back when a kick landed on his face.
" You're not going anywhere," said a pretty blonde female about twenty years of age. " Want to do the honors?" said her partner, an Asian-American looking guy about the same age.
" I try not to obliterate pesky humans but I'll make an exception for you two," the alien snarled and morphed into it's true form and drew its sword.
" Ready? Ready. Ninja Form, Ranger Storm," said the couple and morphed into the blue wind ninja ranger and the navy thunder ranger respectively.
" Now that's something you don't see every day," Z told Sky as she helped him onto his feet.
" You're power rangers too? Well, the more the merrier," the alien said and he charged at the power rangers while brandishing his sword.
Sky and Z morphed into rangers and the four rangers quickly disposed of the alien and contained him.
" Thanks for your help there. But, I'm not familiar with your generation of rangers," Sky smiled apologetically at the two ninja rangers who laughed at him.
" I'm Tori Hanson and this is Blake Bradley. We're the Ninja Storm rangers and we came here for a romantic getaway," Tori giggled as the blonde ranger squeezed her boyfriend's hand.
" I'm Sky Tate and this is Elizabeth Delgado. You can just call her Z. We are the present power rangers from the SPD academy," Sky told them and Tori and Blake looked impressed at them.
" You two lovebirds here for a romantic vacation too?" Blake smirked at them and Sky and Z glanced at each other and tried not too looked embarrassed.
" Um….about that. We're going to discuss it later…..and try to sort things out before we get confused," Sky told Tori and Blake sniggered.
" You mean you and her like each other but haven't confessed to each other but are just simply beating around the bush? Don't worry, Blake and I were like that last time but we soon just mustered up the courage to confess out true feelings to each other," Tori smiled.
" Well, I guess we better get going. Our opera show is starting in ten minutes time," Blake said and the two ninja rangers waved goodbye before walking to the other street.
" Before I go, I have some advice for you. Make Sky feel important and appreciated as well as cook him something nice once in a while," Tori whispered to Z and the two girls laughed.
After the two ninja rangers left, Sky and Z looked at each other and exchanged smiles before continue their walk around the city.
They both knew that they wanted what Tori and Blake had and had to have a talk about it but it was time to enjoy the rest of their vacation first.
A/N Chapter 3 will be a bit longer to update because I'll be going to vacation myself to the states so please leave any comments or reviews and I'll see you guys soon
