A/N: Hey Guys, here is the next installment of the story. I thank you very much for your reviews and input. If you haven't reviewed, please do. It helps know I got readers! As always, I don't own any of the characters or themes except my originals. Enjoy this Bridge and Sky Centric Flashback episode!

Chapter 06 Even The Sky Has Its Limits

(Day 7)

The remaining survivors had arrived safely at the cave. They had settled in perfectly fine. With their second day being there, they waited patiently for the others to return. Hunter was right about it being a safe spot for them. It was a large cave, enough for the 21 remaining survivors. A large stream stretched across the back and around the sides of the cave. Bridge jumped on the rocks, moving from each one until he got to a pool of water. Taking a plastic water bottle, he filled it up, making his way down. Tripping on the last rock he hit the ground hard. The water bottle slipped from his hand rolling until it stopped at Dustin's foot.

The young brunette bent down and picked it up as Bridge got back on his feet, "You alright?" Dustin asked.

Bridge scratched the back of his head before walking over and grabbing the bottle with his dirty tattered glove, "Yeah." He smiled, "I'm a bit of a klutz sometimes."

"You remind me of someone I know." Dustin smirked. Bridge took a few steps back before making his way over to where Sky was laying.

Hunter stood beside Dustin out of nowhere. The two were watching as Bridge was digging through a bag, "He doesn't seem too bright." The old crimson ranger spoke.

Dustin turned, un-phased by his sudden appearance, "Nah." He disagreed, "He's plenty of smart. He just doesn't have a care in the world." He trailed near the end. Bridge reminded him a lot of himself. A kind of guy that would take each day as it comes and not let the huge things get to him. Well, it reminded of who he used to be.

"Do you think Shane and the others are looking for us?" Hunter asked.

Dustin crossed his arms while taking a few steps back, "I sure hope so." He started to walk. Hunter followed as they made their way to Tori who was sitting near the entrance of the cave. It had been raining all day.

She craned her head, "This cave is beautiful." Tori watched the rain fall at the entrance, "You're lucky to find this, Hunter."

"Yeah." Was the only word he responded with.

"Going to stick around?" She asked him.

Connor came walking over. He paced back in forth, uneasy and irritated. "They never came back. I'm worried about them."

"Tommy and Kira?" Dustin asked, "I'm sure they are fine. We'll probably look for them when this rain lets up."

"Yeah." Connor tried to calm himself, "I suppose you're right."

Dustin looked around to notice Hunter was no longer standing there with them. He had retreated back into the cave without saying anything. Tori sighed, "I need a shower." She groaned.

Kira and Tommy had been walking in the rain for hours. They were tired of being wet. Dragging her feet, Kira groaned at every step they took. Normally she could handle these kinds of situations. Infact, she would probably be more likely to be making fun of Connor in a situation like this but she was tired and wet.

"How far down the river do you think we went?" She cried out to Dr. O who was leading the way.

"I'm sure if we just find the beach; we can easily find the camp." Tommy reassured, "It's just taking a lot longer than it's suppose to."

Kira stopped, recognizing some of the scenery. She looked around and flailed her arms. Tommy stopped and turned, "We've came this way before." She roared angrily, "We've been walking in a circle." Tommy sighed. She shook her head, moving past Tommy and into a different direction, "I'm leading the way." He knew arguing with her was pointless. Kira was a strong independent woman who was never afraid to say what was on her mind. That hadn't change since she was his student. "You know Tommy, if you spend a little less time daydreaming and a little more time paying attention we probably would find the camp faster."

"Day dream?" Tommy walked beside Kira, "I don't daydream that much."

"You're doing something. I kind of noticed you were a little different when you moved back to Reefside but I wasn't going to say anything." She paused briefly" I don't really understand what goes through your head but don't forget where on an Island."

Tommy just scoffed, "I'm so glad you didn't talk to me like this when I was your teacher or ranger mentor."

She smirked, "I was just trying to get an A in class." She grinned before proceeding forward.

Bridge poured some water in a cup and lifted Sky's head up and helped him take a sip. Sky groaned, opening his eyes. He was completely sore from the crash. It had knocked him out awhile. Feeling his nerves rushing back, pain struck through his legs and arms. He turned his head to see Bridge grinning at him, "How long have I been out?" He whispered.

"Long enough." Bridge placed the cup down, "I have great news though."

Sky forced himself up to look around. He realized he was in a cave. Checking around, he noticed Eric sitting on the rocks, wrapping his hand with a cloth, looking towards his direction. Sky ignored the look and glanced back at his fellow comrade, "What's the news?"

Bridge reached out behind Sky and pulled out a briefcase. "I found it before we left." He smiled, "Don't think we want to lose this."

Sky reached out, "Oh man, I really thought we lost this." He pulled it on his lap, "I was pissed after all the trouble we went through."

He clicked open the case and opened the top. Both Bridge and Sky looked in.

Start flashback

"Wow." Bridge walked down the street while reading a pamphlet. "They just released 3D television."

Sky rolled his eyes. The two were walking down the streets of Sydney, Australia. The sun rose high above the sky shining on the two. Sky turned the corner and looked at the buildings, "We are way past 3D televisions, Bridge." He spoke with annoyance, "Come on, we're on a mission."

"I know." Bridge tossed the pamphlet in the trash, "It just more exciting when you act like you belong in this time."

"We don't." Sky firmly responded, "According to our Intel, we are looking for a warehouse building."

"Like that one?" Bridge pointed across the street.

"Yes, like that one."

The two waited patiently before walking across, "Tell me why we agreed to this mission?"

Sky sighed. He didn't know how many times he had to explain to him. "Our commanding officer said we need to retrieve a package; that it will prevent a disaster in the future. Suppose to help save lives. "

The two stopped in front of the building. Bridge and Sky walked inside. The old green S.P.D ranger took of his right glove and waved his hand, "There are people inside." He turned to Sky, "Do you think they are here for the same thing?"

Sky turned to a vent. Making his way over, he gripped the grill of the vent and pried it open. He looked over at Bridge, "We'll head in this way."

"You're kidding, right?" Bridge took a step back, "I hate small places."

Sky leaned forward, grabbing Bridge by his jacket, throwing him towards the vent. Bridge climbed in, groaning as they traveled through. Traveling up into the vents they passed overhead a couple of rooms before finally stopping at one with people in them. Bridge and Sky peered through the vent as they watched from above.

A woman walked into the room. She was dressed in a coat and sunglasses with a hood over her head. She began to speak, "Did anyone follow you?"

"No." a blonde man came into view as he responded, "I'm just here to pick up the briefcase and that's it."

Bridge looked up at Sky, "Who do you think they are?" He whispered.

"I don't know." Sky never took his eyes of them, "But that's the briefcase we are supposed to retrieve."

The woman handed over the briefcase and left back the same door she came in from.

"What are you doing here?" A female voice yelled. Sky watched. He couldn't make out who the voice was. It was off away from the center of the room where Sky couldn't see from his angle.

"I can ask you the same thing." Ryan spoke, "It's not safe here. Does Dad know you are here?"

Sky tapped Bridge, "Come on. Let's go. We're going to follow that man." He whispered. The two left quickly, not realizing that it was Dana the entire time. "We can't let that briefcase go."

End flashback

Sky pulled out what appeared to be files in the briefcase. Bridge yanked a page out of Sky's hand and scanned it. "Oh no!" He panicked, "The Island is making me unable to read this!"

The once blue ranger looked at his fellow comrade with confusion, "Bridge, it's in Latin." He responded calmly.

Bridge laughed, scratching the back of his head, "Oh." He picked up another page from the case, "I thought the Island was affecting my vision like my powers."

Sky sighed, "These files are useless to us. We can't understand any of this." He placed them back in the case. He took the ones that Bridge held and placed them back in as well before shutting the case.

Karone walked over to greet the two of them, "Hey are you feeling better, Sky?" She asked sincerely.

Sky nodded, "Thanks for taking care of me." He said, "Sorry you had too."

"Well if you had just listened to me." Eric made his way over as well, "None of this would have happened."

"Eric." Karone sternly looked at him, "Please don't start now. Do not make me separate you two."

Eric smirked. He finally nodded before walking away. Sky turned back to Karone, forcing himself to stand. Bridge helped his fellow friend up and held him until he found his balance, "So what happened? Why are we in a cave?"

"We met more of 'The Others'." Karone explained, "They attacked Connor, Kira and Tommy." She looked out at the entrance, "In fact, I'm a little worried. Kira and Tommy are still missing."

"I guess asking 'The Others' for a way off the Island is out of the question." Bridge added. Sky sighed. Half the argument with Eric was trying to convince the 'The Others' to help. He shook his head. "We did however found a door in the ground."

"A door?" Sky turned to him, "What do you mean?"

"Some kind of hatch," Adam came in to explained, "We haven't figured out a way to open it though."

A huge explosion boomed outside the cave. The sound traveled within catching everyone's attention. Sky, Karone, Adam and Bridge rushed out, joining all the other survivors that were standing and looking up into the sky to see a cloud of smoke rising.

"That's the direction of where the Radio Tower is." Hunter shouted, looking back at everyone.

Sky turned to Bridge, "Come on. Let's go check it out."

"I'm coming with you." Eric stepped forward. He looked down and around his entire uniform, "Where is my gun?"

Connor came out from the crowd and held it, "I have it."

Eric glared. He made his way over to the boy and snatched it out of his hand. "You shouldn't be playing with things that aren't yours." He turned and made his way over to Sky. Connor muffled words under his breath before following to join them. "Hunter. Do you think you can guide us to the tower? Since you seem to be the dog of our group; leading us to discoveries and everything" Eric checked the clip of his gun

Sky rolled his eyes not saying anything. Adam spoke up, "We'll stay behind and look after the survivors. If it's a ploy for 'The Others' to lead you away from the cave, we'll be prepared."

"I don't think a fist is going to be very good against a gun." Hunter casually responded before turning to walk. Sky, Bridge, and Eric began to follow as they disappeared into the jungle forest.

Connor stood outside of the cave in the rain as it kept on pouring. The other survivors had turned to head into the cave. Dustin stopped, turning to see Connor still standing there. "We can check the beach soon if you want. See if they made their way there."

Connor craned his head to the voice, "Alright." He simply responded.

Sky, Bridge, Eric and Hunter walked through the jungle towards the radio tower. They were silent most of the time with the occasional humming coming from Bridge. The rain had stopped temporarily, allowing the humidity seep back into the jungle.

"We shouldn't be too far." Hunter broke the silence, "We just have to go over the hill and into the other side of the jungle."

"Bridge, you said that Dana and some of the others went out. Did they mention going to the tower?"

Bridge shook his head, "No, they just mentioned finding someone."

Eric followed behind Hunter closely. He looked down noticing that Hunter had the radio sticking out of the side of his pocket. "Did you get that thing to work?" He asked.

Hunter looked down, grabbing the radio and tossing it back to Eric, "The wires were ruined. I found a CD player and tried to use the wires to replace it. It's low on batteries though."

Eric turned it on. A light briefly blinked before it died again. The batteries either had died or were ruined as well. He tossed the radio over Hunter's head and the dirty blonde caught it without flinching before stuffing it back in his pocket.

"Do you think they have vehicles on this Island?" Bridge curiously asked.

"What?" Sky scoffed, "Where the heck is that coming from?"

"Well they got buildings here. Like that Hatch and the radio tower." He responded simply, "Do you think they have vehicles?"

"Your friend asks stupid questions." Eric glanced back at Sky who was trailing behind him.

"Hey it's not stupid." Bridge protested, "It's perfectly a valid question to consider."

Hunter paused, causing Eric to bump into him. He stopped, growling angrily, before watching as Hunter looked around. A sudden cricketing sound and surge of electricity zaps began to echo. "Hide." Hunter shouted quickly.

Sky and Bride jumped into a ditch, pressing their body against the edge. Eric quickly followed Hunter as the two hide behind a large log. The two peered above the log, watching as 'The Black Smoke' began to appear. It moved around the forest slowly as if it was inspecting the place.

"Is that what you saw?" Sky whispered to Bridge.

Bridge looked over the edge slightly. "Shh." He whispered, "We don't want to get caught."

Start flashback

Sky looked down at the lifeless body. It was Ryan Mitchell's body in the middle of the floor. The S.P.D officer had a gun in his hand as he starred down at it. Moving his eyes, he found the briefcase and picked it up. Bridge appeared at the door, pausing to see the body before moving to his comrade.

"Dude, did you kill him?" Sky didn't say anything. He handed the briefcase to Bridge before checking for a pulse. "Someone is coming. We don't want to get caught." Bridge pulled at Sky, giving him back the briefcase.

The two ran out a different door as Dana appeared. "Do we have an exit strategy?" Sky said as they ran down the hall.

"Yeah, out the same door we came in." Bridge quickly responded. The two rounded the corner and down another hall. Heading through a double door, they went towards the entrance. Sky paused, stopping before the door that Dana had walked into. Bridge ran past it, turning to see what he was doing. Sky nodded for him to continue. Slowly moving his head in, he watched as Dana bent down to check her brother. He couldn't make out who she was. Shaking his head, he took a step. Out of nowhere, a bullet hit the wall beside him and he dashed down the hall without ever getting a glimpse of her face.

Bursting out of the door, Sky got yanked by Bridge from the side as they went around the building. Dana busted out no too long after. Heading down the alleyway, they took a few more turns and made their way into a busy street.

"That was close." Bridge tried to catch his breath. Sky leaned against the building. "Man, all that running makes me hungry."

Sky gave a slight look, "We got what we came for." The two started walking down the street.

Bridge and Sky were back in the hotel room that they were staying at. Sky was taking a shower while Bridge was sitting in the chair, looking out the window at the busy street down below. He was simply amazed by the difference in time. He turned his head, listening to the shower before walking over to the night stand where the gun was placed. Grabbing it, he opened the clip and poured out the bullets. Counting each one in his hands, he noticed 2 were missing. He sighed, wondering if Sky did shook that guy. The water turned off and Bridge quickly fed the clip and put the gun back together and back on the night stand.

Sky walked out, wrapped in a towel, using another one to dry off his hair with another one. He walked over to the dresser and grabbed the bag that was on top of it. He turned to see Bridge entranced in the phone book. Turning, he headed bent into the bathroom. Bridge glanced up from the giant book for a sec before returning to it.

End Flashback

Kira and Tommy had finally found the campsite but it was completely abandon. Kira looked around. She moved to each tent, checking to see if anyone was in them. Sighing she turned to Tommy who was inspecting Dana's tent. "Anything, Dr.O?" She asked.

"There doesn't seem to be any signs of a struggle." Tommy responded, "It looks like they all just got up and left."

"Do you think they went towards whatever that explosion was?" Kira walked to the edge of the forest, "Maybe they got kidnapped? Connor has a habit of getting himself in those situations I bet."

Kira walked to her suite case where she pulled out some clothes. Making her way into the tent she quickly changed out of her wet clothes. Tommy moved around the beach. He heard rustling in the jungle. Turning, he saw Dustin and Connor walking out of the jungle. "Dr. O!" Connor exclaimed, running to them.

"Connor?" The young boy stopped right in front of him with huge excitement, "Where is everyone?"

"We relocated." Connor explained, "If you ask me the longer we are here-"

"The stranger the Island gets?" Kira came out from the tent. She was changed in more dry clothes. "You weren't kidding the last time you said that." She smirked.

"They need to know." Marah's voice came out of nowhere. Dustin turned. He was still standing by the edge of the jungle as she stood beside him. "The Island has a lot in store for you all." Dustin remained silent, listening. "It's inevitable. Like our love, Dustin. That hatch will open and a man will bring answers to questions you already know."

"Dustin." Tommy called out to him. The brunette looked to see Marah had disappeared, "Can you take us to the cave?"

Dustin nodded, "Yeah I'm sure you and your girlfriend want to find a dry place."

Kira gave a look of disgust, "Ew." She moved past Connor and Tommy, "Dustin, he's like a decade older than me. Plus he's my old high school teachers. Don't be ridiculous."

"So what happened! Where did you guys end up?" Connor walked by Kira. He was very curious to know what took them so long to find their way back. Tommy just shook his head as they all entered the forest.

Bridge looked at the radio tower before him. It stretched high up into the sky. He was amazed by the look of it all. Finally lower his head he looked to what was left of a building. Debris was everywhere as the gang stepped across and towards the building. Sky had walked over to the edge of the cliff where he looked down to see a river. It was a very far drop, one that would probably be very hard to survive from. He moved his eyes around and noticed part of a rope bridge against the wall off the cliff. It was broken in half.

Hunter moved around in the remains of the building. Moving a beam, he spotted Dana's backpack. Picking it up, he inspected it, "Dana and the others were here." He spoke. Eric turned to him as Hunter tossed him the bag before picking up a rifle that was nearby.

"What do you think happened?" Bridge moved towards them.

"Must've of been one hell of a fight." Sky responded.

Bridge sighed, "I hope no one got hurt. Everything seems to resort to violence these days."

Sky moved over to where Bridge was standing. The others continued to search around allowing the two have privacy. "Come on Bridge, you of all people should know better than this. We fight to survive everyday. Why else did you join the academy?"

Bridge shook his head, "No, I understand that. It's not what I'm saying." He looked at him, "I joined the academy to protect the people. I'm just not protecting anymore."

"Ourselves right now. We've killed things before."

"Monsters." Bridge clarified, "We've defeated monsters and villains but killing people changes you." He looked up as his taller friend, "Right?"

"We need to find a way across." Sky moved on from the conversation, "Eric, did you think we can find a way across?"

"Why?" Eric darted his eyes to the edge.

"Because whoever, either Dana or whoever attacked them must've of gone across."

"You know. You crash on our Island then you go around blowing up things that aren't yours." A voice in the jungle echoed, "I'm beginning to think you're more trouble then you guys are actually worth." Hunter and Eric lifted up their weapons and scanned the area.

Foot steps begin to walk out of the jungle. Xander appeared around a tree with his hands in his air. Everyone turned to him. Eric walked closer, not lifting the gun off of him, "Who are you?" He demanded.

"The names Xander." He smirked.

"Where are Dana and the others?" Sky took a few steps to stand beside Eric. The two were a few feet away from Xander while Bridge and Hunter watched from afar. The Crimson ranger kept his rifle locked on him as well.

Eric ignored Sky's presence and his question, "You 'The Others' on this Island? Are you like Kevin?"

Xander scoffed, "Yes." He simply responded, "But Kevin is more like me. I try to be one of a kind."

"Where is Da-"

"Sky, shut up," Eric sneered looking at him as he tried to ask the question again, "We'll find them."

"It sounds like you two have a little bit of leadership issue." Xander put his hands down, "I'm not here to fight."

"Oh yeah, what are you here for?" Bridge moved closer. Eric rolled his eyes but remained silent to hear the answer.

"Sometimes I wonder if you even know what you are here for."

"We crashed on an Island." Eric grew annoyed, "Now all we are trying to do is get off of it and you Island Losers keep showing up and not giving any answers. Now, I'm going to ask you one last time before I put a bullet in your head. What do you guys want?"

"Eric Myers, leader of the Silver Guardians. Always the hot headed one trying to prove his worth. Makes since when you were a kid you left that private school to prove to yourself you can do better. You became the-"

"Enough." Eric sneered, "How do you know so much about me?"

Xander slightly chuckled, "I know a lot about all of you." He turned to them all, "Bridge Carson, Sky Tate, and Hunter Bradley. Even when I confronted Tommy back at 'The Hatch', I knew who he was the entire time." He started to pace to the side before pausing, "The thing is though; do you even know who you are?" He pointed a finger at them.

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Sky shot him a dirty look.

Xander remained silent before proceeding to talk again, "Sky, how does it feel to follow your father's footsteps? Do you think he would have been disappointed if he knew that half the time you were at the academy you were backseat on leading the team?"

Sky scoffed, "It doesn't matter. I lead my team now."

Xander looked around, "What team?" He arched his brows, "Not this one I hope." He gave a smug look over at Eric, "because he's the one that has the gun." Sky reached over and pried the gun out of Eric's hand before making his way over and shoving it under Xander's neck. Eric growled, but watched in anticipation hoping that maybe Sky would just shoot the guy and get it over with. "Now that's better." Xander responded as he felt the cold metal pressed against his skin.

"Sky." Bridge moved to his side. "Think carefully what you are doing." Sky kept his eyes on Xander as Bridge talked, "Killing him for no reason isn't what we signed up for. Killing changes people."

Sky let go of Xander, pushing him back, "I didn't kill that guy in Sydney, Bridge." He turned to shove the gun back into Eric's hand. Bridge sighed, watching his comrade walk away

Start flashback

"Arg." Sky groaned while playing with a device, "We can't find a wormhole anywhere in the city. We're going to have to head back to Reefside." He turned to see Bridge sitting in the chair sitting out the window of their hotel room. He was dazed out and unresponsive to Sky's complaint. "What's the matter, Bridge? You've been quiet."

Bridge turned to him, "Oh?" He paused, "Did you say something?"

"Yeah. I need you to book a plane." Sky tossed the device on the bed, "It's going to take a little longer to get home."

Bridge got up and made his way to the briefcase, "Should we open it?"

"That wasn't part of our orders."

"Is killing people to get this part of our order?"

Sky arched his brows, "No." He responded, "But it is our highest priority to make sure we deliver that case. We are suppose to get it no matter what." He paused briefly, "Is there something you want to say?"

Bridge shook his head quickly, "I just thought you were better then that. You're suppose to be our leader."

Sky scoffed, "Bridge, what are you talking about!"

"Never mind, Sky." He looked away, "I'm hungry, I wonder if they do room service here. It's not like the future where you can just create something with a touch of a button"

Sky just sighed as he walked away. It irritated him. Bridge may have been a strong fighter and knew the difference between right and wrong but when it came to confronting his friends with anything serious he avoids the actual subject. A knock on the door put Sky on high alert. Bridge took the case and placed it under the bed as Sky made his way to the door. Opening it a little, he noticed a man standing there. He was a blonde man, wearing a black coat over a silver button shirt and black pants, and black gloves. He had silver shades at that rested at the top of his head. "Sky Tate?" He spoke.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Zhane." He turned to him before pulling out a badge, "I'm FBI. Can we come in?"

Bridge glanced down at the gun and grabbed it, placing it in his back pants and pulling his green S.P.D jacket over it. Sky widen the door the guy walk in, "Can I ask what the FBI is doing in my hotel room?"

"We got called in about a murder." Zhane responded, "Witness said they saw you two flee the building."

"I know nothing about it." Sky remained calm, "It's a storage warehouse for the public. I was simply dropping things off in my unit."

"That's strange. Your name wasn't listed as one of the occupancy."

"It's under my father's name."

"We're looking for a briefcase that the man may have had. It has high valuable content in it that may help us find a dangerous man."

"Are you really FBI?" Bridge interjected He could feel there was something wrong. His intuition and ability to read people were not agreeing with him.

"Look." Sky crossed his arms, "If you don't have a warrant for our arrest or any solid leads to connect us than I suggest for you to leave."

Zhane stuck his hands in his pocket, "Very well. We'll be getting back to you. I highly suggest you don't be boarding any planes anytime soon."

Sky turned and closed the door, locking it. "Dude." Bridge exclaimed, "There is something fishy going on with those two."

Sky agreed, "You think?"

End Flashback

Xander continued to stand there as Sky walked away from the group. Eric raised his gun again, "Alright, buddy. It's time to get some answers out of you."

Xander just smirked, "Not today, Eric." He took a few steps back. A group of men came out from all around with rifles in their hand aiming right at the survivors. Eric muttered as he lowered his weapon, "You guys aren't who I'm looking for but I'm sure I'll be seeing you again." He started to smirk looking at all his gunmen, "Man, do I know how to make an exit or what!" He cackled before leaving. The rest of the men took a few steps back before they disappeared as well.

Tommy, Kira, Connor and Dustin were making their way back to the cave as night fallen. Tommy had decided to take a side trip towards 'The Hatch' to further explain to them what happened to Dustin and about the man name Xander that they met. In return, Dustin filled them in on the girl name Taylor that he met.

"This whole thing is ridiculous." Kira shoved her hands in her pocket, "That Taylor girl sounds like a real pain. I would've probably punched her right in the face if I saw her."

Tommy just shook his head, "You always want to hit first and ask questions later." He spoke.

She picked up a statue that was on the ground and threw it at the 'The Hatch', "I know." She watched as it smashed into the door and into pieces. Suddenly a large light shot into the sky through the window of the door. They all stood frozen gazing upon the white light.

"Kira, what did you do?" Connor whispered.

Tommy stepped forward, "Knock Knock. Anyone home?"

To Be Continued. R&R. Things are finally coming together! Will the Rangers finally get the answers they are looking for? Who is in that Hatch? What our Xander's true intention? Is he acting on his own or working for someone greater? Find out! Next time on Lost! lol.