To all my readers, if you don't like the way I write SPD, then you don't have to read it and this goes for all of my Power Ranger fanfics, both current and future ones. I'm not gonna force you to read them.
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I DO NOT OWN CHARACTERS OF POWER RANGERS SPD! I ONLY OWN THE OC!
Shoutouts:
It was night in Newtech city and the rangers were in the command center. Jack was sitting in Cruger's chair, yawning as Syd was filing her nails. Leah was in a corner of the command center near Bridge, sitting on the floor and drinking some coffee. "Whoa, this place is jumpin'." said Z when she walked in.
"Tell me about it." said Jack. Bridge was leaning against the console of the computer he was at. "Cruger goes off for two days, to an 'important galaxy meeting', leaving me in charge and nothing."
Suddenly there was some beeping at Bridge's computer. "Uh, Jack?" said Bridge, trying to get his attention. Leah walks over to him and her eyes widen in surprise. "In a minute." said Jack. "No alien's vaporizing stuff, no giant robot's stepping on buildings."
"Jack…" Syd started to say but was cut off by Jack.
"In a minute. Not even somebody's pet five footed rolgarian sloth eater getting stuck in a tree. Nothing." said Jack.
"Jack!" shouted Bridge, Leah, Sky and Syd.
"What?" Jack asked in frustration.
"A U.F.O just entered our airspace and is on a crash course with the center of town." said Bridge as Jack and Z walked over to the monitor.
"Next time Bridge, don't wait until the last minute to tell me." Jack said as they see a space craft coming into earth's atmosphere.
"Uh…" said Bridge.
"Ready?"
"Ready!"
"S.P.D! EMERGENCY!"
"SPACE PATROL DELTA!"
"Opening Zord bay tubes." said Kat and opens the tubes for the rangers.
"I'm in!" said Syd.
"Ignition mode! Let's roll!" said Sky and the rangers left the Zord bay. As the rangers head towards the crash site, Syd then said, "Only seconds 'til impact."
"There's not enough time to bring it down!" said Bridge.
"Oh, no!" said Jack.
"Better use the megazord." said Sky.
"Let's do it." said the other rangers. Once the megazord was formed, they walked up to the crash site that was covered in fire. "Water Cannon!" said Bridge and activated the water cannon, dousing the crash site.
"I wonder if anyone survived." said Leah.
"I'm picking up life signs." said Sky, shining a light. They then see someone coming out of the rubble. "The ship! It's S.P.D.!" said Z.
"Does this mean that I can use the rubble for my projects?" asked Leah.
"Yeah, but what project?" asked Bridge.
"One of them I'm working on is recycling related. Might as well put some of it to good use." said Leah.
"I'll check it out." said Sky and leaps out of his vehicle.
"Hey." he said to the unidentified person.
"Boy, I'm glad to see you guys." said the unidentified person. "Sorry for causing all this damage. I was chasing a criminal and lost control."
"At least you're alright." said Syd as Leah started picking up some of the wreckage and inspecting it. The person took off their helmet. It was a man with dots on his face above his eyes. "Yeah. Just a little shaken." said the man.
"Dru?" asked Sky. Dru looked up as Sky said, "Power down."
"Sky?" asked Dru and both men hugged each other, then tapped the bracelets that were on their wrists against each other.
"Dru and I started out at the academy years ago. We were best friends." said Sky as he, Dru and the other rangers walked into the rec area.
"Hey, more like brothers. But then about three years ago, I was assigned to the nebula academy to complete my training." said Dru. "So, is this guy still wild and wacky?"
"Ha Ha. Wild and wacky?" asked Z. "Those aren't exactly the words that come to mind."
"He's still on probation with me. But he's working on getting off it." Leah said as she brought her bag of what she thought she could use of the rubble to her room.
"What's with short stop over there?" asked Dru.
"She and I have a complicated relationship. Don't listen to them." said Sky, leading Dru to the couch.
"Complicated? Interesting choice of words, blue boy." said Leah.
"But she looks exactly like…" Dru started to say.
"She's actually related to her. But more about you." said Sky. "So what happened to you? Last I heard you were missing in action over a year ago. I thought you were…"
"Well I'm not." said Dru.
"Whatever happened, you look great." said Syd with Jack standing behind her and Z.
"Thanks. I do feel lucky to be alive. I was in pursuit of an intergalactic criminal named Zantor. His ship broke up while entering earth's atmosphere and some of the debris brought me down." said Dru. Jack thought to himself, "It's a good thing that Leah is going through that debris."
"It had to be something like that to bring this top gun down. I'm just glad you're alive." said Sky, then both he and Dru tapped their bracelets again.
"What's up with the bracelets?" asked Jack.
"These are Tangarian coils. On my home planet of Tangar, it's tradition to share a coil with your closet friend to always feel that connection no matter where you are in the galaxy." said Dru.
"That makes another question added to my list." muttered Leah as she came out of her room.
"They're bracelets." said Jack as Z and Syd chuckled a bit.
"I guess you and Leah don't have a best friend." said Dru. Hearing what he said, Leah growls a bit, wishing that she could give him some kind of weird disease. "Alright, I can see that this conversation is deteriorating." said Sky as he and Dru stood up to leave. "I'm gonna show Dru to his room."
"And I'm going to the range. I didn't get my shooting practice in because someone crashed their ship." said Jack. Dru gave Jack a smug look behind his back. "Good luck at the range." said Leah, blinking her eyes really fast before looking down at her hands.
"I don't know about the two of you, but I'm going to bed." she tells Z and Syd.
At the range, Jack was holding a laser while Sky and Dru were behind him. All three had glasses on. Three holographic targets were in the air, going back and forth until Jack blasts them. Sky was at the console when a screen popped up, saying 'PERFECT.' "Nice." said Dru.
"Nice? I hit every target." said Jack.
"Yeah, but you took three shots." said Dru.
"There are three targets." argued Jack.
"Yeah, I know." said Dru.
"Dru, you ready?" asked Sky.
"Yeah, I mean, I haven't shot in a while, but let's give a go. Can I use you blaster, Jack?" asked Dru.
"Yeah, yeah, let me reload it." he said as he turns around to reload it. "It only has one shot."
"That's all I need." said Dru as he puts the glasses back on.
"Suit yourself." said Jack as he hands Dru his blaster.
"Ready." said Dru, as he was got into the stance. Sky began the target practice again and as all three targets were in a line, Dru shot all three with what was left in the blaster. Jack was shocked as he saw this and the console then read, 'Exceptional!'
"Amazing." said Jack in shock.
"Yeah. But it was a little slow." said Dru.
"Slow?" asked Jack.
"Dru was number one at the academy. He holds all the records." said Sky and starts to leave the range with Dru.
"Perfect." said Jack.
In the command center, Jack was sitting in Cruger's chair when a shadow went quickly past him. When he looks up, he sees Dru standing in front of him. "Whoa!" he exclaims, scared at how Dru came into the command center so quietly. "You scared me. What are you doing here anyway?" asked Jack.
"I couldn't sleep. I thought I'd wander down and see if Commander Cruger was around." said Dru.
"At 4 A.M? Whatever." said Jack. "Commander Cruger is away at a conference, so he'll be back later on this morning."
"I'll let you get back to work then." said Dru and walks away. Jack then stops him from exiting the command center. "Dru. Sky mentioned you were missing in action. I'm curious. Where were you?" he asked the Tangarian.
"Not much of a story really. The truth is, I don't remember."
"A whole year and you can't remember?"
"When they found me, I had amnesia." explained Dru, just as Sky walked in.
"Hey guys." said Sky. "What's going on?"
"Nothing. I was just…" said Jack but Dru cut him off.
"Interrogating me." said Dru.
"He was wondering around the comman…" said Jack but then rephrased his answer. "I don't have to answer to you. Sky, take him back to his quarters. The command center is off limits to all unauthorized personnel."
"Dru's S.P.D." argued Sky.
"He was S.P.D. He's been missing in action and has to be reevaluated." said Jack.
"Yes sir." said Sky, giving him a small salute before taking Dru back to his quarters. As they were going to Dru's quarters, Dru asked, "So what's up with that guy? How can you stand to be around him and that Leah character?"
"I can't." said Sky. "As I said before, Leah and I have a complicated relationship. But a word to the wise, don't make her angry."
"Okay. What's up with you? I've known you long enough to know there's something troubling you." said Dru.
"I haven't slept. I ran a check on that Zantor you were chasing. Skypol has records of him being arrested and serving time in the Neptune province." said Sky.
"Did you ever think he might've escaped?" asked Dru.
"I checked it out. He's still there. Something's not right. What's going on, Dru?" asked Sky, very concerned.
"I knew there was no getting my arrival past you. You are still the best." said Dru. "Think about it, Sky. I'm S.P.D. I'm on a top-secret mission." He then walks around Sky and towards his quarters. Sky had a confused look on his face. "I've already said too much. It'll have to do. Good night, old friend." he said and goes into his quarters, leaving Sky even more confused than ever.
Behind closed doors, Dru laughs evilly as he changes into his true body. In the rec room, everyone was eating breakfast. "So, in this dream, right, I'm running away from this horrible alien. And I can't move. My feet were stuck to the ground. And then the monster tears off its outer skin and it's me inside. What do you think?" said Bridge.
"It's simple. You were looking at your inner monster." said Syd. Leah looks at Bridge before saying, "I find that dream extremely creepy."
"I agree. Maybe you're just weird." said Z as Jack walks to them.
"Hey, Sky." said Jack. "I, uh…I've been thinking about it and I owe you an apology."
"I don't want to hear it. Stay out of my business." said Sky. "You don't understand friendships. You don't understand S.P.D. Dru…he's no concern of yours. So do us both a favor and leave us alone." Just as he gets up from the table, the alarm blares.
"Breach in the engine room. Alien intruder." said Kat.
"Out of my way rangers! I have work to do." said the alien as the rangers got down to the engine room. "I said move!" he shouted, attacking the rangers and laughs evilly.
"Come on, guys!" said Jack. They attacked the alien, but were getting defeated. "Hey, ugly!" shouted Sky and the alien turned around. Sky attacks the alien alone but then was on the ground, defeated. When Jack attacked the alien, he was then thrown against the wall, knocking some pipes out. "Jack!" shouted Syd and Leah.
"You okay?" asked Bridge.
"Yeah." said Jack.
"Where'd he go?" asked Sky.
"I bet; I know. Come on!" said Jack.
"Something doesn't feel right about that alien." said Leah.
"Gut feeling?" asked Z.
"Gut feeling." nodded Leah.
"Jack! Wait!" said Sky, running after him. Sky ran through the academy towards Dru's room when he saw Jack coming out of there. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" said Jack. "He's not in his room."
"That doesn't prove anything." said Sky.
"Sky! I know he's your friend and all, but don't be blind. Dru lied to us. To you. He's a monster." said Jack.
"Commander Cruger has returned to S.P.D." said Kat over the intercom. In the shuttle bay of the academy, several of the cadets and the other rangers lined up to greet the commander, who was arriving in a shuttle. "The prey is landing." said the alien, laughing evilly as he was hiding in a part of the academy.
"There's been a security breach. How did this happen?" asked Cruger.
"Sir, there are a lot of ways something like this could've happen." said Jack.
"Like an air vent." said Z.
"Or a stowaway or…" said Syd.
"Or a collective dream?" suggested Bridge. "Hmm? What? It could happen."
"I've been going over the security cams, sir and haven't come up with anything." said Leah.
"Sir, I'm responsible." said Sky. "It's my fault. I let Cadet Dru Harrington into the academy. I thought I knew him. But I didn't."
"Cadet Tate, this is a serious violation. We'll deal with this later. Lucky for you, there is no apparent harm done." said the commander, when out of nowhere a blast hit him. Cruger falls back and the rangers crowded around him. "Commander Cruger!" cried Syd.
"Commander! Commander!" cried Jack.
"He's hardly breathing!" said Z.
"We need to get him to an infirmary fast." said Bridge.
"I'll go get my mom and tell her what happened." said Leah and runs off.
"Over there!" said Jack, spotting the alien and Sky takes off after him.
"Hold it right there. The next move could be your last…so I'd be careful what you do. Now drop your weapon." said Sky. The alien puts down its weapon and turns into Dru. "Dru? What was that?" asked Sky.
"My true Tangarian body. Beautiful, isn't it?" said Dru. "Even best friends have secrets."
"Why Cruger?" asked Sky.
"Simple. The money. Grow up, Sky! You think being a ranger is everything." said Dru.
"We both did." argued Sky.
"I was young and naïve till I met Broodwing."
"Broodwing?"
"He showed me the light. All I have to do is take a few orders, just like the academy." said Dru.
"Dru, youse talking crazy. We can get help…" Sky started to say but Dru cut him off.
"I don't need help. I don't need you! I don't need anyone anymore." said Dru, walking off.
"Stop, Dru! I have to bring you in!" Sky called after him. "Dru, stop! You're under S.P.D arrest!" Dru starts laughing, then said, "You're such a fool!"
He then turns around with a small blaster in his hand and shoots at Sky. Once Sky was hit, Sky was on the ground with his bracelet off his wrist and broken in two. Dru kicks Sky's weapon to the side and kneels down next to him. "I'll spare you this time. Next time, only one of us will walk away." said Dru, after picking up one piece of the bracelet and throws it at Sky. Sky was now feeling guilt and betrayal by his former best friend.
In the infirmary, Cruger was hooked up to a machine that was monitoring his vital signs with Kat and the rangers around him. "Is he gonna make it?" asked Z. Leah was standing next to Kat, poking and prodding him.
"If he were human, he'd already be gone." said Kat, stopping Leah from poking the commander further.
"Acha kuwa, Leah." said Kat in Felisan.
"Nini? Mimi si poking naye katika jicho." said Leah and Kat gives her a look. "Fine. I'll stop with the poking."
"This old dog is tough. There's no telling…" she began to say when the sirian commander groaned and opened his eyes.
"Who are you calling an old dog?" asked Cruger. The rangers smiled and laughed a little at their commander.
Somewhere underground, Dru was walking when Broodwing came out from behind a pillar. "You failed me!" said Broodwing, angrily.
"No. No, I canceled Cruger." said Dru.
"Then why does his sirian life force still remain?" asked Broodwing. "Do the job you are paid for or else!"
Back at the command center, the rangers were at one of the monitors. "I found him. Dru/Evil ugly monster dude is somewhere between sector "C"…" Bridge started saying.
"I know exactly where he is." said Sky, coming up behind them. "Jack, I need to you. Alone." The others walked away and Sky stands next to Jack. "Look…Dru is my friend. I brought him here. Let me bring him in." said Sky.
"I can't do that, Sky. That's against regulations." said Jack. Sky sighed in frustration and Jack continued. "But by the time I get everybody together…Syd does her nails, Leah is gonna need to use the bathroom, et cetera, et cetera…you may have a 10, possibly a 15-minute head start on us…perfectly within academy regulations."
"Thanks." said Sky and heads out of the command center.
Pushing open the doors to a building, Sky walks inside, looking for Dru. He walks in further until he reaches a film projector. "Dru! I know you're in here." said Sky, then a light is shone on him from the film projector. "Ever the ranger..." said Dru as he steps in front of the film projector.
"My friends will be here in a few minutes. Turn yourself in, let me help you." Sky tells him.
"Perhaps I shouldn't have been so lenient with you."
"Probably not."
"You really think you can beat me?" asked Dru, then transforms into his Tangarian body.
"S.P.D. EMERGENCY." said Sky, morphing into his ranger suit.
"When the projector runs out of film, we do this." said Dru.
"If that's the way it has be." said Sky as he grabs his weapons from his waist. Not even 2 minutes later, the film projector runs out of film and the fight begins. They turned around and shot each other at the same time. 5 seconds later, Dru groans and hits the ground. "Impossible. How could you beat me?" he asked.
"You don't make the same mistake twice. I learned that from a good cadet a few years ago." said Sky. "You might remember him. It was you." Dru groans again.
"I'm a power ranger first. Always." said Sky.
"You fool! All you have is pride!" shouted Dru. "What good is that when you have no money, no power? You have nothing! Nothing! But I have more…so much more!"
After saying that, Dru grows extremely big, crashing through the building. The bracelet that was on his wrist, finally came off and hit the ground. "Watch out!" said Syd.
"Look out!" said Leah.
"I hope we're not too late!" said Jack.
"Nope! Just in time! Delta Runners!" Sky said into his morpher. Once the runners came out of the Delta base, they jumped in. "Delta Megazord!" they shouted, forming the megazord.
"I'll destroy you all." said Dru.
"If he does, I get to haunt Gruumm for all his days." said Leah.
"You can say that again." said Syd. Dru made the first move in the fight and attacks the megazord. Dru attacks the megazord over and over until he falls back. "Stop!" said Sky. Dru doesn't listen and kicks the megazord. The rangers grabbed his leg and starts swing Dru around in a circle, until they finally let go.
"I got him!" said Sky and aims the megazord gun at Dru.
"Huh?" said Dru and the gun fired on him, causing him to fall to his knees. "It was the only way." said Sky. On the ground, Dru transform to his other form and the rangers walked up to him. Sky takes out his morpher, then says, "Old friend…you're under arrest." Dru finally realized that it was over for him.
In space on Gruumm's ship, Gruumm was by himself. "We have suffered a defeat. But this will be a long battle. Yes. Anubis "Doggie" Cruger…Cruger…is still alive. But like the fate that befell the S.P.D. on Sirius…I shall crush…crush…puny, so-called warriors in the name of the magnificence…we shall not rest! We shall not show mercy! We shall be victorious!" shouted Gruumm as he raised his staff over his head.
Back at the academy, Sky was outside with a container of polish and a toothbrush when Jack walked up to him. "You have to do the entire entrance?" asked Jack.
"Yeah. And all the other cement areas too." said Sky.
"It's a good thing he didn't make Leah supervise you." said Jack.
"Why?" asked Sky.
"She takes the job too literal." said Jack. "Plus, I think her bladder is the size of a marble."
"For the record, I think her bladder is more of the size of a pea. It seems Commander Cruger thinks that I'll remember that academy regulations are meant for everybody, even self-righteous, pig-headed, ego-driven rangers like myself." said Sky before looking over at him.
"He said that?" asked Jack.
"He wasn't so nice."
"Ouch. Hey. I thought you might want this." said Jack, handing Sky another bracelet.
"Thanks." said Sky, taking the bracelet. "I guess a bracelet alone doesn't make a friendship."
"No it doesn't." said Jack. "But I do admire what you and Dru had…once. Hey…you missed a spot." Jack then takes out a toothbrush and starts helping Sky.
"Jack, stop. You don't have to do that." said Sky.
"I know." he replied. Sky then starts laughing, making Jack look up at him. "What? What? What are you laughing at?" he asked.
"I can't say." said Sky, still chucking.
"Wha…What's so funny?" Jack asked him.
"I'm sorry. I'm using your toothbrush." said Sky, still chuckling and Jack tosses the toothbrush in his hand to the ground, not knowing what to say next.
Translations:
Acha kuwa, Leah-Stop that, Leah
Nini? Mimi si poking naye katika jicho-What? I'm not poking him in the eye