A/N: And chapter two is here! (:
Warnings: Some language (I think)
Oh! I forgot this last time…
Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers. If I did, then almost all of my childhood fantasies would have came true. Hahaha.
Sky awoke the next morning to the head splitting sound of his alarm. He groaned as he reached next to him to wake Bridge up. They both hated early morning drills. However, he felt nothing but empty sheets. "Oh right," he thought, "he must be still pissed at me."
He stretched out his arms and opened his eyes. The room he was in was not his own. The two twin-sized beds on opposite sides of the room were gone and were replaced with one large king-sized one placed in the middle. What was even stranger was the fact that the walls, that used to be half blue and half green, were now one color: red. Sky instantly knew where he was. "Why am I in Jack's room?" he asked aloud "Have I been sleep walking?"
But something told him that this wasn't just sleep walking, because when you sleep walk, you don't bring all of your possessions along with you. "Oh I get it," he continued, "Real funny guys! Great prank, trying to make me think I'm the red ranger. Can you please put all my things back into my room when we get back from drills?"
There was no response. "Strange," he muttered, "Well I guess I better get ready."
Having his own bathroom for the day was lovely. Even though he enjoyed sharing a room with Bridge, having to wait on him and his long bubble baths was extremely annoying. He didn't know how many times he had begged him to start taking showers.
The red ranger's shower and bathroom was much nicer than the one back in his room. It was considerably larger and it didn't run out of hot water. Today was the one day that he didn't have to rush before the water turned icy cold. Finally waking up an hour earlier than everyone else had a good purpose.
When it was time to get changed, he encountered a problem. "It seems as if they forgot to leave me my own uniform in here and Jack forgot to take his," he said, "I can't just walk out there in a towel and ask them to give it to me. What size is this?"
He pulled the uniform out of the closet and checked the size. Miraculously, it was perfect for him, even though Jack was much shorter than him and considerably less built. "I guess I could try it. It won't hurt anyone," he said.
Then there was a knock at the door. "Red ranger sir!" Syd's voice shouted from outside, "Commander Cruger wants us in the command center for morning briefing in five minutes sir!"
"In a second!" Sky called back.
Then it hit him. "Wait… Syd. Did you just call me the red ranger?"
But she had already left.
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When they arrived, they all gave their commander the usual salute. "At ease," said Cruger, "Today's briefing will consist of the cleanup and reparations of Grumm's almost conquest of Earth. Since things will probably be relatively low key for now, that is until the next evil alien overlord arrives, I would like you all to help."
The rangers all nodded in agreement. Sky, however, was extremely confused. "Commander," he said, "you're telling me that we already defeated Grumm?"
"Yes cadet," Cruger replied, "I think out of all people, you should know that. You were the one who led this squad to victory after all."
"Me?" asked Sky, "Why would I be leading the squad? I'm the blue ranger… Jack's the red ranger."
"But you're wearing red."
"That's because I woke up in Jack's room for some odd reason. I didn't have my uniform and I was running late, so I noticed this one was my size and just wore it. Wait, what's going on?"
"Are you okay?" asked Bridge, "You seem a little confused."
"Yeah, and trust me, you didn't wake up in my room," said Jack, "Either me or Bridge would have noticed."
"What are you talking about?" Sky asked, "I share a room with Bridge. I'm the blue ranger and he's green. That's just how things work."
"No, Jack is the blue ranger…" said Bridge, "Where have you been? Or who are you?"
The green ranger slipped his glove off and waved his hand. "Your aura seems normal," he continued, "Maybe you're just getting sick. But then again, you did take a really nasty fall during the last battle…"
"Tate. After today's briefing, go with Dr. Manx. Maybe she can figure out what's wrong," said the commander.
Sky nodded in agreement. Maybe Kat would make at least something make sense for once.
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"Well your vital signs are fine and you have no signs of sickness," said Kat.
Sky had followed Cruger's orders and went to visit the scientist in hope of having her explain what had happened.
"I even checked cadet Carson's theory about your fall, but you have no serious brain damage. I'll need to run a blood sample to do further research, but at the time, I see nothing that's wrong."
Sky chewed his lip in confusion. "That doesn't make any sense though," he said, "Last night, I fell asleep in the blue and green rangers' room as the blue ranger. Then this morning, I woke up alone, as the red ranger. Things like this don't just happen…"
Kat gave him a small apologetic smile. "I understand that you're very confused; I would be too if I were in your shoes, but the best you can do is trust me. I'll have your blood sample running in no time. If the story you're telling is somehow true, then I'll go through whatever means to put things back to normal."
"Thanks Kat," he said.
The doctor pulled out a blood sample kit and stuck the needle in his arm. After about a minute, she pulled it back out and put a stopped on the vial containing a few ounces of his blood. "You can go back to your living quarters now with the other rangers," she said with a smile.
Sky hopped off the testing table and headed down the hall.
"Well I was nothing but right!" he thought as he made his way to his room, "I do make a better red ranger than Jack. Cruger should have picked me all along. Then we wouldn't have to be dealing with Grumm and his army of freaks anymore. This is great, I get my own room, a bigger bed, and control over all the other rangers. Not to mention all the special upgrades that are only for me too. Maybe I can deal with this for a while…"
His thoughts stopped once he reached the door to the B-Squad's living quarters. He typed in the passcode and the doors slid open, inviting him inside. The instant he entered, Syd was at his side in an instant.
"Oh honey!" she said in a sympathetic voice, "Are you fine? Sick? Any brain damage?"
The pink ranger quickly reached up and felt his forehead for any signs of fever.
"No Syd," said Sky, laughing, "I'm totally fine. Kat said I'm not sick or anything, but she's running blood tests to be sure."
"Well that's very good," she said, "You had me so worried there."
"You don't need to worry. I'll be fine."
"Since you're okay," Syd said, pulling him down so that he was at her level. "I thought it would be nice if we celebrated. I'll meet you in your room later tonight?" she said in a hushed voice.
"What?"
"Oh you're so cute when you don't catch on to things!" she giggled.
Then he understood."Uh, Syd, I'm very flattered and all… but what about Bridge?" replied Sky, obviously confused.
"What about Bridge?" she asked, seeming even more confused than he was, "Well he's with Z if that's what you mean by your question. I don't see why he would have a problem with us getting together tonight?"
"With Z? What are you talking about?"
"You really are confused, aren't you?"
"Bridge or not, I thought you at least knew? I'm not really attracted to…"
Syd laughed, "Schuyler Tate! You are as far from gay as any man could be! I should know."
"What do you mean you should know?" Sky asked, but realization soon hit him, "Oh… I see. I'm sorry, I really don't feel up to it tonight. Maybe some other time?"
The least he could do is attempt to play the part.
"Okay, but it better happen."
Syd released her iron grip on his shirt and walked away. Sky could obviously tell that she was frustrated with him. He didn't understand why. It wasn't his fault that he was magically transformed into the red ranger overnight and was extremely confused. It seemed as if he were in a completely separate world, where everything was backwards and downright wrong. "I should maybe get some sleep," he said to himself.
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Sky tossed and turned in his bed, trying to make sense of everything. "List the things that you know," he thought, "Okay, I went to sleep as the blue ranger, but now I am the red ranger. Jack is the blue ranger. I defeated Grumm. Bridge isn't my boyfriend. Syd is my girlfriend. I am not sick. I did not ruin my brain. Kat is going to get me out of here."
He had been in his room for what seemed like hours, just trying to put the puzzle together. Something wasn't right. People didn't just magically wake up in separate lives for no reason. Someone, or something, put him here.
"So lets say that you have to stay here forever," he continued, "What are the pros and cons? Pros: I'm finally the red ranger, Grumm is gone, I get my own room, I get my own shower, and if I think from a straight guy's point of view, Syd is pretty damn hot. Cons: I don't remember anything, Bridge isn't mine.. Are there really only that many cons?."
Sky sat up and ran his hands through his hair. Bridge isn't mine. The thought ran through him again. He never thought that so much could have changed if Cruger selected him as the red ranger. Was it really worth it to him anymore? Red was just a color, right? But being red ranger gave you power. You got all the special weapon upgrades first, and were often favored for special assignments. Everything that he ever wanted was here with him right now, but he still felt as if something were missing.
"Maybe Bridge was right," he said, "Maybe being the blue ranger was best for me."
Sky shook his head. He wasn't going to let missing Bridge let him down. Many of the rangers often thought of him as very cold and emotionless. However, they didn't understand why he was that way. Sky knew that enemies could often use your emotions against you in battle. It was much more responsible to just bottle everything up and keep it hidden in the world. The job came first, then your feelings. But he then realized, that Bridge had caused him to betray that ideology. After all, he did cause him to lose concentration from his work.
"That evil little prick," he thought, "He's ruining this whole thing for me. If I wasn't missing him so bad, I would be enjoying this new life very much, but he just had to ruin that. Him and Z. The thought of it just makes me laugh. If he's going to have a girlfriend instead of me, then he can. I can do just as well."
He got off of his bed and headed out to the rangers' common room. "How was your nap?" Syd asked.
"Couldn't sleep," he replied, "Too much going on in my head."
"Like what?"
"Don't really want to talk about it."
"Oh I see; still the same emotionless 'I keep everything bottled in' Sky I've always known."
Sky rolled his eyes at her. "That's not funny," he snapped, "Enemies often see emotion as a sign of weakness."
"Well there's no enemies in here right now, are there? Now tell me what's wrong!"
He sighed, "I won't tell you what's wrong, but I will tell you something that can make it better.
"And what would that be?"
He leaned over to her and whispered, "Tonight, my room. One hour after curfew."
Syd grinned at him. "And is there anything you would like me to bring along?" she asked seductively.
"Just your best outfit."
He couldn't help but smile.
A/N: Reviews would totally be appreciated. I would really love to know if this story is any good and if I should keep posting. (:
