A/N: What's this? A fast update? Indeed it is c: Just so you know, this is about half way until the end. At the moment, chapter eight is just being started so updates should be relatively fast.

He tossed and turned in his sheets, unable to sleep. When the squad was first assigned to their positions, Sky was often jealous that Jack got his own room as red ranger. Now, he would give anything to have his roommate back. His room seemed so lonely without another occupying it with him and his bed was way too large for just one person. He missed having someone with him while he slept. Being red ranger sure wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Sky rolled over once again, frustrated. He looked over at his clock. Great, he would only get about five hours of sleep that night. He hated being sleepy for early morning drills. Why was it that all your thoughts about your day decided to run through your head when you most desperately needed sleep? Giving up, Sky rolled out of bed, grabbed his data pad, a pillow, and a blanket, and decided to search for a late night snack.

As he pressed the 'open' button on the doors, they slid open to reveal an empty, dark common room. When he walked out, the room lit up dimly, thanks to the motions sensors that were recently installed around the room. "I guess that's better than having to search for a light switch," he commented.

He made his way across the room to the food computer. After pressing a few buttons, a glass of chocolate milk and a fluff sandwich appeared. Sky took his snack and made his way to one of the plush sofas in the center of the room. After setting his food on the coffee table, he put his pillow down and wrapped his blanket around himself. Then he unlocked his data pad, clicked on the Netflix app and plugged in some earbuds. He was running a little behind on his episodes of True Blood.

Within about fifteen minutes, Sky's show was interrupted by a loud thud and a groan. He pulled his earbuds out of his ears and jumped off the sofa to investigate. What he encountered was Bridge, who had happened to have tripped behind the couch. "What are you doing up?" he asked, "We have early morning drills tomorrow. You should be in bed so you won't be tired."

"And I would say the same for you," Bridge replied in a groggy tone, cracking his eyes open and blinking a few times.

Sky rolled his eyes. "Why are you even out here?" he said, continuing to question the green ranger.

"Out where?"

"Oh real funny. You were sneaking out, weren't you?"

"No," Bridge replied in a defensive tone, "For your information I happen to sleepwalk."

"Sleepwalk?"

"Yes. Some nights, I'll go to sleep in my room, and wake up in completely different places. One time it was Kat's lab, another was on top of Cruger's desk in the command center; he wasn't too pleased about that," Bridge added with a chuckle, "But by far, the weirdest occurrence was when I somehow managed to lock myself in a containment cell. Boom had to come and get me out."

Sky narrowed his eyes in disbelief and confusion. Bridge was possibly one of the weirdest people in the entire galaxy. "Well since you're already up," he said, "Want to join me? I have True Blood on my data pad and I can go get another glass of milk and a fluff sandwich."

"Fluff sandwich?"

"Yeah, fluff. You know, peanut butter and marshmallow cream?"

"Never had it."

"Well you ought to try some. Get yourself settled and I'll get the food." Sky smiled.

Bridge nodded and took his place on the couch under the blanket.

xxx

"So Kat, Cruger sent me in here. He said you had my blood samples done."

It was late in the afternoon and Sky was visiting Dr. Manx for his follow-up on what might just be wrong with him. Drills earlier that morning were like hell, as he predicted. He had only slept a couple hours before being awoken by the screams of his alarm. The only thing that got him though it was Bridge, who was feeling just as awful.

"Yes, I have them here," the doctor replied, "They read as normal, so there's no serious illness going on inside you. I'm starting to think that if you're telling the truth, whatever brought you here was something external."

"Well what could have done this?"

"I don't know. Anything. It could have been an enemy, a wormhole, or something possessing teleporting powers. Does anything come to mind? Think of the last twenty-four hours that you remember everything being 'normal.'"

Sky thought. Now that he really thought about it, he didn't really remember that much from the day before things changed, besides his fight with Bridge.

"Sorry, I can't think of anything," he said, giving Kat an apologetic look, "I'll let you know if something comes up. Thanks for your time."

"No problem."

Kat gave him a small smile as he exited the lab.

xxx

"What a wonderful day," Bridge exclaimed as he tossed yet another pebble into the lake.

He and Sky were on yet another excursion together. This time, they decided to go to the park.

"It is indeed," Sky replied.

The two were situated underneath a large tree, staring out at the water in front of them. It was smooth like glass, except for when Bridge threw the occasional pebble. "So how are things going with Z?" asked Sky.

He sounded as if he were a friend just trying to keep the small talk going, but really he was wondering if the other boy would be back on the market anytime soon. "I don't know," Bridge muttered, scratching the back of his head in confusion, "We don't really talk much. Things have been kinda awkward since we…"

"Since you what?" Sky interrupted.

"Well we, you know," Bridge blushed and waved his hands a little, trying to get the idea though, obviously not wanting to finish the sentence.

What he was implying suddenly got to him.

"You didn't."

Sky's face fell, and a new emotion bubbled up in his stomach. What was it? Anger, confusion, jealousy? He didn't know, however it didn't feel good.

"Yeah. I thought it would be great and everything, but no. Things are just so… awkward." Bridge sighed and hung his head.

"But why?" Sky protested, "How long have you even been with her? Did you at least use protection?"

"Relax dad!" Bridge joked, "And yes. I would be stupid if I didn't. Why are you so worried anyway? If anyone should be worried about someone's sex life it should be me worrying about you! And don't ask how I know. Let's just say, you're right next door and the walls are a lot thinner than we all think."

Sky blushed in embarrassment. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, "I didn't mean to…"

"It's okay." Bridge gave him a smile.

"However," he continued, "things with her just aren't the same. I'd hate to do it after everything we've… done, but I think it's for the best. If she doesn't break up with me by the end of the week, I think I'll have to do it."

There was soon an awkward, opressive silence between the two. Feeling extremely uncomfortable, Sky picked up a pebble and threw it into the lake in an attempt to skip it. He failed. "Damn," he said, "I've never been able to do that."

"What?" asked Bridge, "Skip rocks? It's easy, let me show you."

He got up from his place behind the tree. "Well first you have to find the right stone," he said, "I think the one you had was too round. They need to be the flat kind."

Suddenly, realization hit Sky like a slap to the face. "Bridge," he said slowly, "repeat what you just said…"

"They need to be the flat kind?"

"No."

"Too round?"

"Not that."

"You have to find the right stone?"

"Now just the word."

"Right?"

"No."

"You?"

"No, no, no, no."

"Find? To? Right? You? Find? Stone? Sky, I don't understand! What are you talking about?" Bridge yelled.

"Wait, repeat the last one."

"Stone."

"That's it!" Sky exclaimed, "I know the key now! The stone is the key!"

"Sky, I'm a little worried," said Bridge, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm sorry Bridge," said Sky, "but this will have to wait another day. I need to get to the base pronto!"

He couldn't believe that he didn't remember before. It was all coming back to him. Zortech, his fight with Bridge, and the stone. "So Zortech was behind this all this time…" he said, "I can't believe I didn't catch this earlier!"

There was only one problem. Sky had no clue where it was. "Maybe I can check in my nightstand, that's where I left it last time."

He hurried to his room and yanked the drawer open, only to be disappointed. "How the hell am I supposed to get back now?" he asked himself, "The thing's so tiny! It could be anywhere!"

Sky sighed and prepared himself for a hellish search when his morpher interrupted him.

"Tate, I need you down in sector three. There's a disturbance," said Cruger.

"On it," he replied.

A/N: About True Blood: No, I do not watch the shows, so any references you may make, I will not understand. And about the fluff sandwiches: Funny story, I met my boyfriend because of them. We were both having lunch with mutual friends in our high school cafeteria and he packed one for lunch. I noticed and couldn't help but ask, "Is that marshmallow on your sandwich?" He said yes and offered that we share. Just thought I'd share that little story c:
Oh and another thing: I have motion sensor lights in the bulding I teach music lessons in. They scare the living hell out of me every single time. It feels as if there's ghosts in the hallways.
Anyway, enough of my random stories, as you all know reviews=faster updates. I can't thank those who do enough c:
xxxMarshmallow