The plot bunnies are bouncing again! Yay! Yet I don't own Power Rangers or the show that initially inspired these plot bunnies or a song I allude to. Big sigh.

I just saw the 'Chase freedom' commercial again and I will swear that the guy with the headphones is Firass Dirini (Nick/Bowen of MF). I don't own Chase Banking.


The past few days had passed with no more food dilemmas but now it was the night before the day Summer, Dillon, and Tenaya were due to leave. Dr. K and Ziggy were in the lab, squished together side by side in Dr. K's chair. It was only because both of them were so wiry that they were able to do so. The duo was planning a farewell party for their friends.

"It should have a theme," argued Ziggy. Dr. K made a face. "I don't know. That sounds tacky."

"The best parties have themes," Ziggy refuted. "I hear luaus are popular…"

"No. No pigs with apples in their mouths, no sand in my shoes, no surfboards, no flower necklaces, no ukuleles, and decidedly NO Hawaiian shirts!"

"Aw…"

Dr. K pushed her feet against the floor, making the chair spin around. When the chair came to a halt she asked, "So. What kind of party should we have for their farewell party?"

"Kind of party. You mean what kind of theme for the party."

Dr. K did a face-palm. "Ziggy!"

"A Spanish party? Quesadillas, somberos, chocolate, cockroaches, salsa, tortillas, and piñatas!"

"Spicy food is not my forte."

"Same here… but piñatas are fun."

"Wait," Dr. K blinked. "Did you say cockroaches?"

"It's a Spanish song," Ziggy waved it off. "French party?"

"I like French vanilla ice cream," Dr. K acknowledged.

"Hey! A vanilla-themed party! That sounds cool and unique."

"Vanilla-flavored ice-cream, vanilla-flavored sugar cookies…" Dr. K frowned. "What else has vanilla flavoring?"

"Hm." Now Ziggy used his feet to make the chair spin while he thought. As the chair slowed to a halt he said, "I think there's a product called vanilla bean paste. And there are vanilla herbal teas and coffees. Let's see… what else?"

Dr. K scrunched up her face. Then it cleared happily. "Vanilla cake! Crème brûlée! And I hear you can add it to pasta sauce."

"Vanilla-tasting pasta sauce?"

"Shush. And I think you can often add it to chocolate."

"White chocolate probably has vanilla in it," Ziggy mused. "And isn't there vanilla custard?"

"Oo… I adore whipped cream."

The two exchanged eager grins. Now they were ready to set up their party.

When everyone came down to the kitchen the following morning they found a buzzed-on-vanilla-flavored-coffee K and Ziggy in a decorated kitchen. The streamers and the balloons and the party hats and noisemakers were all creamy colored, like the color of vanilla.

Lined up on the counter were all the vanilla-flavored products the pair had discussed. Then the pair used spoons to catapult lumps of whipped cream onto the foreheads of Dillon and Summer. Offended at the neglect Tenaya opened her mouth but then both K and Ziggy catapulted lumps of whipped creams onto her forehead.

"FOOD FIGHT PARTY!"

Shouting with laughter the RPM Rangers and their friends had a vanilla-themed food fight party that ended with everyone coated in creamy white food products. Clapping his hands together, Scott (who had had white hot chocolate poured over his awesome hair) laughed at last when all the food had been thrown, "All right let's go get cleaned up so we can give Summer, Dillon, and Tenaya a proper farewell."

Dr. K and Ziggy exchanged surprised glances. They exclaimed, "I thought we just did!"

Everyone else looked amused by that idea, yet was very aware that their mentor and Green Ranger believed it whole-heartedly.

Whoa. Next time is the halfway point already? The plot bunnies are racing to the finish line! Is that good or bad?