SPD Thunder Ranger

Reflection Part 2

"Ooh, can I do it?" asked Morgana, with a smug look on her face.

"Perhaps later." Gruumm tells her. "Piggy, you are a lowlife, selfish, worthless excuse for a life form."

"Thank you, emperor." he said, taking it as a compliment. "Flattery goes a long way with me."

"Silence!" Gruumm tells Piggy.

"I'm silent. Zip the lip." Piggy replied.

"Good. Now here's my proposal." Gruumm said as he walks around him. "I know you work both sides of the fence. You've helped me and you've helped S.P.D."

"When? Help S.P.D.?" Piggy asked. "Not exactly the words I'd choose."

"How about 'treason'?" Morgana asked.

"I can explain!" Piggy said defensively.

"Don't bother." said Gruumm. "The next 24 hours you will spend in my unholiest, vilest pit of doom!"

"Oh, well, you don't have to go all out for me." Piggy said.

"And if you survive, you can decide which side you choose..." said Gruumm. "S.P.D. or mine."

"Uh, well, I already choose yours, emperor." said Piggy.

"Morgana, prepare the vaporization." said Gruumm and Morgana had an energy ball waiting in her hand.

"Oh, wrong answer? No, wait! I choose...S.P.D.?" he then asked, unsure what to say next.

"Morgana, commence with vaporization." said Gruumm and more energy was building in her hand.

"Wait! I have an idea." said Piggy, going with Gruumm's original idea. "I'll go to the pit of doom for 24 hours and, uh, think about it."

"Hmm?" Gruumm asked, turning his head towards him.

"I've issued an all-points bulletin for Mirloc." said Cruger, as he informed Jack, Syd, Kiara, Bridge and Z.

"Unfortunately, with his ability to transport through reflective surfaces, he's going to be very tough to find." said Kat.

"He can't hide forever." said Jack.

"Well, technically, he can...like in a puddle of water or tinfoil or like a belt buckle or a glass of water." said Bridge, trailing off.

"We got it, Bridge." said Jack.

"Sky feels horrible about this." said Syd. "I'm sure he thinks it's all his fault."

"I have been talking to him all day and he won't shake that feeling." Kiara stated.

"Mirloc is crafty." Cruger tells them. "But playing on Cadet Tate's emotions was particularly underhanded."

"I didn't think he had emotions." said Z. Just then, Sky walks into the command center, clearing his throat.

"Commander, you should have told me about Mirloc and my father." said Sky, angrily.

Cruger looks at Kat, wondering if they said anything to him. "I didn't say anything." said Kat.

Kiara steps forward, "What's going on?" It was silent for a minute. Kiara looked at Sky hoping he would say something.

Sky looked down at Kiara, "Mirloc killed my father." Kiara's eyes went wide and there were tears in her eyes. Sky and she grew up together, so she knew his parents. Sky and his dad were so close.

Kiara turned to her parents. "And you guys didn't bother telling any of us, especially Sky?" She was angry and you could tell by the tone in her voice.