Chapter 13- Pink, Blue and Ego Skeleto.

When Z came inside her room, she found a blushing and squealing Sydney sitting on her bed. She grinned and sat down on her own bed wondering as to why her new team member was as red as an apple.

"Let me guess, prince charming just kissed you." Z commented as she bit down on a chocolate she had gotten from the food synthesizer at the Rec Room.

"No." Syd replied simply.

"So, why are you blushing then?"

The blonde put her hands to her face and felt strange warmth travelling through them. She had never blushed before, especially not because of a guy. Sure, she had feelings for Drew in the past, but never quite like the ones she was experiencing for the Blue Ranger.

And after the alien had shot at her, everything she once felt for him, vanished like smoke. Besides, his true form scared her more than she thought it would. It wasn't only that, of course, but also the sudden changes in his mood.

"Ok, he kissed me on the cheek. It was nothing, really, just a simple 'we're friends' kiss." Z rolled her eyes. No one, not even the guys, would believe her we're friends excuse. The Yellow Ranger could tell they felt something for each other.

"Yeah, sure."

Syd smiled at her and looked in her closet. She had nothing to change to, apparently, nothing but her uniform. She stared at Z's side for a moment and shook her head. Their styles were just too different. "I'm going out for a bit, I need some time to think."

Without another word, the blond left her new room and travelled down the hallway. She had no idea of where she was going but she didn't care, she just needed to be left alone for a while. She wandered around the halls for about fifteen minutes until she found the door to go to the roof.

When she got to her destination, she sighed and looked around. It was exactly what she expected: lonely, dark and just all around perfect for her and her thoughts.

The roof was nothing but a big empty space with railing surrounding it. She walked to the edge and leaned against the railing. The image before her eyes amazed her. From the place she was standing in, she could see all of NewTech, everything from its tallest and most expensive buildings to the downtown slums where Piggy currently resided.

She had never seen anything like this. The city lights below were too bright, blinding and beautiful. From her point of view, the lights were like stars shining all over the city, just like they did in space. They were NewTech's shining stars.

"What are you thinking about?" A male voice asked her from behind. She smiled when she heard the door close and his footsteps approaching.

"Lights and stars." She responded honestly. She was, after all, thinking about them.

"Interesting, anything else on your mind?" He questioned. She shrugged and turned her gaze back to his. When her blue eyes met his, she was just mesmerized.

"A lot of things are on my mind, actually. I was just thinking about Drew, Grumm and most importantly, about myself." She closed her eyes and turned her gaze back to the city. She put her hands on the metal railing and watched as her hands turned to the material. "Its official, I'm buying leather gloves."

He smiled at that. "That seems to happen when you're nervous or scared." He paused for a second as her gaze met his once again. "Are you nervous?"

She hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "I'm nervous about seeing my parents again, about not fitting in, about not adapting well and especially about Grumm."

"You don't need to worry about that sack of bones; we won't let him get close to you." He took her hand in his nervously. He fixed his eyes on hers for a few minutes. "Trust me."

"I trust you." She smiled and bit her lower lip. "I'm also very nervous about me. I'm still wondering about who I really am, I mean, I've spent most of my life believing I'm this evil, heartless weapon and it turns out I'm not."

"Aren't you glad that stage of your life is over?"

"Yeah, I guess so." She paused for a moment and giggled. "I'm just going to miss the part where I get to kick your butt in battle."

"You didn't kick my butt." He said with an amused smile.

She placed a finger on her chin and giggled. "I remember seeing you falling on your back. If that's not kicking your ass, then what is?"

"You were the one who fell, not me."

"You have a very good memory."

"I never forget a pretty face after fighting with her." She giggled again and blushed brightly. She bit her lower lip nervously and gasped softly when his mouth came close to hers. She closed her eyes and moved away when she heard the door opening.

"Syd, its time for bed.I know it sounds silly but cadets have curfew here at SPD." She sighed sadly and waved goodbye to Sky. The Blue Ranger let go of her hand and waved back. He turned towards the direction of the city and thought about his old friend for a few minutes. A part of his being was glad that Z had interrupted the kiss. As much as he wanted to kiss her, he wanted to waited a bit longer, he wanted the kiss to mean something to her and to him.

The Terror

Ten year old Mora sat in her room, just drawing a picture of her next monster while Emperor Grumm and big old Broodwing discussed their next scheme. Discussing was an understatement in this case, she thought, it was more of a really heated argument between a skeleton with ego problems and a, err, whatever Broodwing was supposed to be. He had ego problems with his ego too. She knew that two big egos in a room could cause a lot of problems.

She immediately thought of a bomb going off and killing both Grumm and Broodwing, shutting them up for eternity. That was a nice thought, clever too. She grinned to herself and giggled. She tore out her drawing from her notebook and began sketching her next creation. This had had to be the most brilliant idea she had ever come up with.

She continued drawing until she was almost done with the outline until Grumm entered her room out of the blue. She jumped a bit when he entered and stared at him. Broodwing walked inside after Grumm. The skeleton looked dwona t her and smiled.

"Your idea is very clever indeed, Broodwing." Grumm said proudly while walking over to where the girl sat. She closed her notebook and smiled innocently. "What were you drawing there?"

"Oh nothing, just sketches of aliens." She lied and batted her eyelashes, trying to get an idea of what her boss was planning.

"We have special plans for you, Mora." Broodwing sneered at the girl, she stuck out her tongue and crossed her arms. The alien just laughed.

"What kinds of plans?" She inquired nervously, her voice shaking.

"You'll see."

SPD Base

The newest female addition to the B-Squad grabbed a towel to clean her face. The Rangers had been running in the training course for a couple of hours already. They were dirty, tired and hungry. It was nothing she couldn't handle, after all, this was nothing compared to what Grumm had made her go through in her pre-Rogue face.

She wiped her face and smiled at the others, who were doing the same thing. "There's nothing like a relaxing run in the mud to start your day, huh?"

"If that's what you call relaxing, I'll make you run again." Jack retorted as he plopped down on a dry patch of grass.

"This is nothing compared to my training with Mr. Ego Skeleto. You wouldn't have lasted a day there." Syd replied casually, sitting down beside Sky. The Blue Ranger smiled and laughed at her comment.

"Mr. Ego Skeleto?" He teased. She replied by nodding proudly. "I thought you had nothing but respect for Grumm, Rogue."

"He has the biggest ego in the universe, seriously. He's too full of himself to acknowledge anyone else's feelings." She punched his arm and grinned. "Call me Rogue again, I'd really like that. Maybe if you do, I'll get to punch you harder."

"Ok, sorry, no need to get violent. I promise I won't call you that again."

"Ok, I'll take your word." She giggled and smiled. Sky stood up and saluted when Commander Cruger appeared in front of them. The Pink Ranger had to get used to saluting the Commander. She mimicked her Squad's way of doing it and smiled.

"Miss Drew, I see you have completed the training course faster than any of your team members." Cruger commented as he read the time chart. Sky was amazed by how quickly she had done it; no one had ever beaten him before.

"It was no big deal. I have no idea why they make such a big deal over a little mud and lasers. I just ran while they complained."

"That's not why I'm here." He said a little more serious this time. "Doctor Manx contacted your parents, Miss Drew. They were very happy when they received the news about you. They will arrive in a couple of hours. I'll give you the rest of the day off, I'm sure there's a lot you want to tell them. Mr. Tate, your mother will be here too."

The Commander left the cadets. Syd turned to Sky and then at the floor. Her parents were coming. Before, when she was a little girl, she longed and dreamed to see her mom and dad again, but now, it was a reality. She was going to meet her parents again, after what seemed like an eternity. She was going to where she really belonged.

She grinned at Sky and hugged him out of the blue. Sky stayed still for a few moments, not sure of what to do. Sky put his arms around her after a few seconds and stroked her hair. "Thank you." She replied quietly. "For everything."