When Syd got out of the bathroom Z was standing there.

"You look nice Syd." Z said.

"Thanks Z. I can't wait. I'm so excited." Syd said.

"I bet you are." Z said before leaving.

When Syd was finished, she left for her date with Adam.

XxX

Kat looked at her clock. It was two in the morning, and she couldn't sleep.

I'll go work on one of the Rangers' blasters. Kat though. She got up and got dressed. When she was done, she headed towards her lab.

When she reached her lab, she saw a figure in a dress sitting in front of her lab.

"Syd?" Kat asked.

Syd lifted her head up. She had a tear stained face and her mascara was smeared.

"Oh Gawd Syd, What happened?" Kat asked.

"I was just wondering if I could talk to you." Syd asked quietly.

"Yea," Kat said. She punched in the code to her lab and the doors opened, "What's wrong?"

"I had a date tonight," Syd began. "Everything was going good until he tried to kiss me. I didn't want him to and I told him that. When I pushed him away, he grabbed me and smacked me. He said I was 'his'." Syd was crying by the end of her story.

"Gawd Syd that's terrible. What's his name?" Kat asked.

"Adam. Adam Stevenson. He's in H squad. But Kat, promise me you won't say anything! Please!" Syd became hysterical.

"Don't worry Syd! I won't. You can trust me. But if he hurts you again, I want you to tell me. Okay?" Kat said.

Syd nodded. Kat pulled her into a hug.

"It's going to be okay." Kat said in a motherly voice.

The doors to the lab opened.

Adam walked in.

"Hey honey are you okay?" Adam asked.

"She's just fine." Kat snapped.

"Wait? Did you tell her?" He asked, "What did she tell you? Because I didn't touch her. She imagined the whole thing."

"She didn't tell me anything. And I never said that you hit her. Did you?" Kat asked.

Adam began to laugh as he walked closer to them. Kat pushed Syd behind her and stood her ground.

"I didn't even do anything. Come on Syd let's go." He said.

Syd didn't move.

"NOW!" he yelled. Syd flinched and started walking towards him but was stopped by Kat.

"Oh no. She's not going anywhere. Now get back to your quarters Cadet." Kat ordered.

"You're not my Commander." He said. He stepped closer.

"If you don't leave, I'm going to have you thrown out of the academy." Kat said.

"Oh no, you won't dare do it after I'm done with you." He said.

He jumped at Kat, but she dodged. When she turned around he was already jumping at her again. He landed on her.

"Get off of me now!" Kat growled.

"Nah." He said. He picked Kat up by her throat.

Kat's lungs felt like they were on fire. She couldn't breathe. He had her backed up against the wall.

"Haha. I told you that you wouldn't say a word." He said. He brought Kat lower to his face, "Now, are you going to say anything about what happened here?"

Kat couldn't answer, she was close to passing out when suddenly she fell to the ground. She sucked in a deep breath. She turned to see Syd in her Ranger form with a blaster pointed at Adam.

"Leave her alone." Syd said.

"You won't hurt me Syd." Adam said as he got back up.

Kat struggled to stand up. She was dizzy and her head hurt. She was still breathing deep.

"Get out of here now!" Syd ordered.

"Haha. Syd, you won't hurt me. I've told you already, I know that you love me." Adam said.

"Apparently she doesn't. Now get out of my lab. I'll be talking to the Commander about this." Kat said.

Adam looked at her. "You'll regret taking my Syd away from me." He said.

He threw something at Kat and walked out. The object barely missed Kat's head. Syd de-morphed and ran to Kat.

"Kat! Are you okay?" Syd asked.

Kat nodded.

"You're lying to me. Hang on I'm going to get Cruger." Syd said as she pulled out her morpher.

"Syd to Commander." Syd said.

The Commander's voice was quiet and grumpy, apparently he was still in bed "What's the emergency?"

"I think Kat's hurt." She said.

"Where are you?" Doggie answered. Hearing those words had woke him up fast.

"In her lab. I'll explain more when you get here." Syd said.

"I'll be there in a minute." Cruger said.

He was true to his word, he was there in a minute or less.

When he got there, Syd was sitting by Kat who was leaning against the wall breathing heavily.

"What happened." Cruger asked.

"Syd-" Kat tried to say but it was cut off by a fit of coughing.

"I had a date," Syd began, "and he hit me. I came to talk to Kat, and he came back. He wanted me and Kat wouldn't let him have me. He knocked her into the wall and picked her up by her throat. He held her there for about a minute until I morphed and shot him. Then he told her that she'd regret it. Then he ran out, but by that time Kat still couldn't breathe so I called you."

"Kat let's get you to the infirmary." Cruger said as he walked towards Kat.

She shook her head telling him 'no', but when she tried to speak she just coughed.

"Yes. Come on Cadet." Cruger said as he picked Kat up and headed for the infirmary.

XxX

Syd was in the waiting room with Cruger.

Dr. Felix came out and Cruger looked at him.

"What's wrong with her?" Cruger asked.

Felix looked at Cruger, "Nothing's wrong. Whoever choked her was strong, because he bruised her larynx, so she won't be able to talk for a day or so. But," Felix let out a sigh, "She should take it EASY."

Cruger almost exploded with laughter, "Kat? Take it easy? You're crazy, especially if the only thing wrong with her is that she can talk."

"I know." Felix said.

"What's she doing now?" Syd asked.

"She's getting dressed." Felix said.

"Oh. Okay." Syd said.

They waited about five minutes before Kat showed up. She looked irritated.

"Kat, Felix said you should take it easy." Cruger said.

Kat gave him a death glare, "and I knew that was the reaction I was going to get. And I think he knew it too." Cruger laughed.

Kat couldn't help but smile, when she seen Syd she walked over and sat by her.

"I'm so sorry Kat." Syd said.

Kat tried to speak, but nothing came out.

Oh Damnit. Kat thought when she realized she couldn't make a sound.

Kat got up and picked up a white board and marker Dr. Felix had left her.

She wrote on the board and showed it to Syd.

Syd's eyes began to fill with tears, "yes it is my fault Kat! If I wouldn't have been so useless and didn't go to you for help this wouldn't have happened!" Syd yelled.

Kat gave Syd and irritated look and wrote on her board again,

'Syd, listen to me. It's not being useless, it's called needing help. I'm always here to help you no matter what happens. You know what, I'm fine, he didn't hurt me. Now get over it ;) '

Syd laughed. That was Kat alright.

Kat put the board down and hugged Syd.

XxX

Adam was kicked out of the academy the same day for hurting Kat. Syd was still worried about what Adam said to Kat.

Damien and Cruger on the other hand weren't nice to him. Damien had to be removed from the meeting and Cruger was, as Z put it 'majorly pissed', but didn't do anything irrational.