Howdy there! Welcome to my new fic. I had this idea last night while drifting off to sleep and I thought 'wow, that'd make a great fic!' In my mind I was forming sentences and what would happen, so I'm sharing my thoughts with you!

This fic is PG-13 for a good reason. It will contain gratuitous violence and possible bad language and sexual themes. You've been warned.

It's set after Endings Part II, so Bridge will be the BLUE ranger and Sky the RED ranger.

Don't forget to review!

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"Hear Me"

Chapter 1 – 'Together Forever'

Some time after the fall of Emperor Gruumm and Jack Landors' resignation from Space Patrol Delta, Commander Cruger was analysing a video transmission with Kat Manx. Anubis rubbed his eyes slightly. It was late, gone midnight, and the video quality wasn't fantastic. Kat was tapping keys into the computer, trying to decipher the code built into the transmission. Whoever sent it didn't want it falling into the wrong hands.

Finally, after fifteen silent minutes and the video repeating several times, Kat cracked the code. She hit the return key and the message began to play in English.

"Commander Cruger, I am Lieutenant Holmes. I have a request for you from KO-35 satellite prison," stated the odd looking alien on screen. "I'd like you to come and pick up detainee number 23876, better known as Tyrannotron."

An image of a dinosaur-like alien appeared on screen. He looked rather vicious.

"We caught him a few years back for murder, rape and GBH. He was once part of a well-known criminal plot to take over Earth some years back, but we managed to foil it before anything drastic happened. Unfortunately, we only caught Tyrannotron; the others escaped.

"Word has reached us that his criminal friends intend to bust him out, so we've made the consecutive decision to move him to a safer and more secure unit. We would much appreciate it, as SPD certainly fits that description. It would be done in secret, so to not endanger Earth. Besides, it's the last place anyone would think to look for him.

"We await your reply, Commander. Thank you for your time. Oh, and please destroy this video after viewing it. Remember, this is to be done in secret."

The transmission crackled and faded.

"Shall I destroy it, Doggie?" asked Kat.

"Yes, we better had."

Kat pressed a few keys and the video was erased.

"Come, we'll record a reply. Make sure to encode it."

The feline nodded. A few moments later she gave Doggie the conformation to begin recording. Cruger straightened up and cleared his throat.

"Lieutenant Holmes, I am Commander Cruger of SPD on Earth. I received your transmission moments ago, and I'd be happy to send some of my cadets to collect the detainee. I'll have them leave by tomorrow evening at the latest. This message is encoded; please destroy it after receiving it."

Kat finished the recording and encoded it. After doing so, she sent it.

"So, who're we going to send? C-Squad are busy working on that undercover operation, and I'm afraid D-Squad just aren't experienced for this, especially if anything goes wrong."

"I agree, Kat, but let's not dwell on this right now. Besides, no-one will be up at this time of night. Come, we'll get some beauty sleep."

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Doggie Cruger is rarely ever wrong, but this is an exception. There were, in fact, two cadets still awake, and they were both in the cadets' recreation room. The lights were off, though there was a long ray of moonlight trailing in through the window. They were sprawled on separate sofas, having a midnight chat.

"Seriously, though, Syd was fantastic yesterday!" exclaimed Bridge, laughing. "She kicked that alien's butt!"

"Do you think Sky will ever admit to his feelings for Syd?" wondered Z aloud. They were both talking in hushed tones, as to not cause any suspicion.

The blue ranger took a deep breath. "You know, I'm really not sure. Sky keeps all his feelings to himself. I never know when to take him seriously. Unless of course, he gives me the look."

Z leant forward, mockingly intrigued. "What look?"

Bridge gathered his comforter that was wrapped around him and made his way over to Z's sofa. He slumped down beside her and turned to face her. Their faces were inches apart.

"This look."

Bridge lowered his eyebrows dramatically, pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes. Z burst into silent giggles, as did Bridge.

"That was great!" she whispered. "You could give Sky a run for his money!"

Bridge faked a hurt look. "I thought you always said I was good at acting. That I was special."

In all seriousness, Z said, "You are special, to me if no-one else. You're my best friend."

Bridge opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again after thinking better of what he was going to say.

"What?" persisted Z, grinning at her friend's reluctance.

Bridge bit his bottom lip. "Did you ever think that I was a…replacement for Jack?" he could tell by the way the yellow ranger looked at him that she was having trouble answering.

"Oh, Bridge," she sighed, "I suppose I always thought I'd be lost without Jack, that the energy in my life would disappear."

"Oh…" Bridge trailed off. He looked away. Why did he have to ask?

Z reached out and took gently cupped his cheek with her hand, and turned him back to face her.

"But, you, Carson, are the best friend I've ever had. Jack's my brother. You're my best buddy, and that's never going to change, no matter what happens."

Bridge felt his heart melt at her sincere words.

"Ditto, Z." He leant forwards and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a warm hug. When they broke apart, Bridge placed a kiss on Z's forehead.

Z suddenly held out her little finger. "Let's pinky swear; together forever, no matter what."

Bridge followed suit. "Together forever, no matter what."