Disclaimer: Power Rangers does not belong to me, nor does Dekarangers. The plot, as well as some of the script for this story is not my own. Shout-outs to TV-Nihon as well.

Chapter 3: I Hate You

"Broodwing, why isn't my psycho-mush ready yet!" the galaxy's most notorious swindler heard his cat-like client angrily demand angrily.

"You mush understand Two-Timer," seethed Broodwing angrily to the feline in a polyester purple dress suit lined with faux-leopard fur. "Stupid SPD seized my latest shipment of psycho-mush!"

"This one mushroom is all I have left!" shouted Two-Timer despairingly, holding up the shriveling fungus.

"I will get more supplies in soon, Two-Timer," reassured Broodwing. "Don't worry yourself sick."

"I can't wait!" growled Two-Timer. "Without more psycho-mush, my proposals to many women will have been wasted! If you can get it here even a second faster, then do it!"

"What's wrong, Bridge?" questioned Z as the rangers walked into the deserted Rec Room. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Did your boyfriend give you that?" asked Bridge hesitantly, pointing to Z's engagement ring.

"Huh?" replied Z, holding up her hand to regard the rock. "Ahh, you're so sharp to have noticed, Bridgey! Yeah, and he proposed to early, too!" exuded Z happily as she admired her ring before noticing that noticing that Bridge was still staring at her intently.

"Aww, Bridgey?" continued Z teasingly as she moved her ringed hand to punch him playfully. "Don't tell me you're jealous!"

But Z immediately realized that for once Bridge wasn't in the mood to joke around as he seized her wrist mid-swat and scrutinized the jewel. "The rock on this ring isn't from Earth," said Bridge gravely. "Z, has your boyfriend told you that he's an alien?"

"What?" exclaimed Z surprised before growing defensive of the guy she loved. "Would it be so wrong if he was an alien?" she retorted defiantly, but still spinning around so that Bridge wouldn't see that she'd been shaken by his comments.

"I have no problem with him being an alien," responded Bridge matter-of-factly. "But if he's been hiding that from you, there must be a reason for it."

"Reason?" repeated Z nervously.

"Yeah," nodded Bridge affirmatively, putting his hand on his chin as he continued to think out loud. "It bothers me. RIC earlier wouldn't get off you after you came home from your date because…. Z, RIC smelled the psycho-mush on you."

"I wouldn't eat that!" cried Z crossly.

"If you were near a person who ate it, then the smell would cling to you!" shot back Bridge forcefully, desperate to make Z see his reasoning was based on facts rather than any hidden feelings he had for her.

"What is this?" fumed Z, worried where Bridge's unpredictable train of thought was traveling. "What do you mean by all this, Bridge?"

"The effects of psycho-mush last one hour," said Bridge, finally fully laying out his theory. "And Z, your boyfriend only sees you for an hour at a time, right?"

"What do you want to say?" replied Z menacingly.

"He's known you for three months, and already he can predict how you feel about him," continued Bridge. "Just like your own prince charming magically come to life. Sorry but your relationship just sounds too perfect and your boyfriend's stories are just too suspicious."

"Are you saying I'm being deceived?" cut in Z furiously.

"I don't know for sure, however…" murmured Bridge, genuinely feeling bad for being the bearer of potential bad news.

"Are you saying Ron's a bad guy?" cried Z on the edge of tears as she grew angrier by the second. "I don't believe it. I won't believe it!"

"Z!" gasped Bridge in a panic as the yellow ranger fainted and began to fall to the floor. Catching Z in his arms, Bridge pushed back the brunette's bangs and felt his friend's forehead to see if she was sick. At that moment, a yellow blotch in outline of a feline's face flashed across Z's forehead.

"Let's me go!" yelled Z as she came to, lurching from Bridge's embrace.

"But Z, that blotch…" began Bridge anxiously as he grabbed her arm.

"Bridge, I hate you!" screamed Z as she pushed forcefully shoved the green ranger out of the way.

"Z…" whispered Bridge softly in concern as he watched the heartbroken girl run out of the Rec Room and away with his own heart.