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Chapter 2: Love Potion #9

"So what is this perfume?" asked Ms. Chief, Morticon's latest monster, to Leelee.

"Portion," sighed Leelee impatiently. "It's Love Potion #9."

"A magic potion?" asked Ms. Chief brightening. "Oh, I love presents!"

"It's not for you!" snapped Leelee. "Now when the Power Rangers walk by, I want you to spray the Red one with it."

"Aren't perfumes for girls?" asked Ms. Chief confused.

"Love potion," corrected Leelee impatiently. "Not perfume. Anyway, it works so the one sprayed will fall in love with the first person they see afterward. So Nick will get scented with the potion and then fall madly in love with me and buy me lots of expensive gifts and bring me chocolates and tell me how wonderful I am all the time…"

"Ok, I get the point," cut in Ms. Chief. "And they call me self-centered!"

"Oh whatever," snorted Leelee. "Quick, hide! Here they come!"

Seeing Nick approaching with Chip and Vida, Leelee yanked Ms. Chief behind a tree so frantically that the monster went tumbling to the ground.

"I broke a nail!" wailed Ms. Chief.

"Oh don't be such a princess," chided Leelee. "Now be quiet. I can't hear what Nick is saying!"

"I feel bad that Maddie has to hang all those flyers by herself," Leelee overhead Nick say. "I think will help her later once we all get off work."

"Good idea," agreed Chip. "Vida and I will come, too."

"But I know who won't," grumbled Vida. "Xander will probably be too busy hung up on some blonde to hang up flyers."

"Just 'cause you don't like Leelee doesn't mean you should take it out on Xander," remarked Chip.

"I don't like Leelee," confirmed Vida.

"Oh, I knew I was always glad I got her bit by a vampire!" thought Leelee bitterly to herself.

"But I don't like that lately Xander acts like I don't mean anything to him," continued Vida.

"V, you're Xander's best girlfriend," chirped Chip. "I mean friend who's a girl, I mean girl friend he's not interested in, I mean interested in as a friend but not as a girl, but…"

"What Chip is TRYING to say," rescued Nick. "Is that you and Xander will work it out. When it comes down to it, you both are really close."

"They're getting close!" hissed Leelee to Ms. Chief. "Spray the love potion! Remember, the Red one!"

Readying the bottle, Ms. Chief gave the puff squeezer a slight push. Leelee watched with satisfaction as light pink mist floated through the air unsuspectingly toward the three rangers. She smiled self-importantly at the thought that at last Nick would be hers. But her delight suddenly morphed to horror when she saw the potion hit not Nick, but Chip.

"My eyes!" wailed Chip as he threw his hands over his face. "It hurts! Owwwwwwwwwwww!"

"What are you doing?" snapped Leelee angrily to Ms. Chief.

"You said spray the red one," replied Ms. Chief, pointing to Chip's head of tomato-toned hair.

"You moron," moaned Leelee. "I said spray the Red Ranger."

"You said…" retorted Ms. Chief.

"I accept your apology for your incompetence," interrupted Leelee. "Now just spray the other boy!"

"Chip, are you ok?" asked Nick concernedly as he hunched over Chip. "Did something get in your eye just no…OWWWWWW!"

Leelee grinned victoriously as she stepped out from behind the tree after seeing Nick successfully sprayed with the love potion. Walking out from behind the tree, Leelee tossed her blond tresses over her should and waved cutesy at Nick. Hearts suddenly appeared in the boy's eyes as he beheld the beauty in front of him.

"WOW," breathed Nick. "Leelee, have I ever told you how absolutely wonderful you are?"

"What the hell?" asked Vida, looking at Nick like he was insane.

"Nick, are you feeling OK?" asked Chip, at that moment finally opening his eyes only to see Leelee in front of him as well.

"Never better," drawled Nick as he stared at Leelee all dreamy-eyed.

"Me either," remarked Chip, his own vision all of a sudden becoming fuzzy.

As Leelee gloated in the love-sick looks Nick was giving her, she at that moment realized that Chip was now gazing at her as well with the hearts in his eyes. It suddenly hit Leelee that Chip had clearly fallen in love with her, too since that moronic Ms. Chief monster had sprayed him with the scent as well. Leelee shrugged, thinking it might be fun to have guys woo her. After all, she knew she deserved it.

"Helloooooo?" asked Vida meanwhile as she waved her hands in front of her friends' blank faces. "Nick? Chip? Anybody home in there?"

"Leelee, you are perfect!" blurted out Chip.

"WHAT?" yelled Vida in shock at the redhead. "Have you BOTH gone crazy?"

"Oh yeah, I'm crazy in love," breathed Nick. "Crazy in love with Leelee!" he finished as he threw himself down at her feet and began kissing her hand.

"Stop it Nick, you're embarrassing me," laughed Leelee fakely. "Oh whatever, I deserve it."

"Leelee, you are so fine," sang Chip as he tried to get his share of her attention. "And I want to make you mine, mine mine!"

"Stop it Chip," groaned Leelee, covering her ears at the redhead's squeaky voice. "Thank you, Chip, but that's enough."

"Mine, mine, mine!" continued to warble Chip.

"I love songs about me, but you can quit singing," emphasized Leelee. "Thank you, but please stop. OK, JUST STOP IT NOW!"

"Anything for my Leelee," exclaimed Chip, throwing his arms around.

"YOUR Leelee?" asked Nick resentfully as he pulled Chip away from her. "Leelee is mine. I love Leelee more."

"No," retorted Chip, getting in Nick's face. "I love Leelee more!"

"This is going to be just great," grinned Leelee as she walked off with Nick and Chip trailing at her heals.

"Leelee, you are more glorious than a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a V9-engine," praised Nick as he ran after her.

"That's nothing," scoffed Chip as he skipped after her. "You are more scrumptious Leelee than a goat cheese, pineapple and chocolate-covered marshmallow pizza!"

Vida meanwhile stared after the trio with her jaw practically dropped to the floor. To stay she was stunned by the boys' behavior would be the understatement of the century. Nick had always tolerated Leelee, but Chip had never shown any past history of being attracted to the blonde. Frowning, Vida's gut told her something just wasn't right.

She got her confirmation when she saw a pink, ladylike monster tiptoeing out from behind a tree. For once, Vida almost breathed a sigh of relief knowing that evil magic was behind the boys' irrational lovesickness toward Leelee. Then coming to her senses that a monster was still a monster, Vida dropped into an attack pose as she reached for her morpher.

"Hold it right there, monster!" shouted Vida. "Whatever you've done to my friends, reverse it now, or you'll be sorry!"

"Cranky 'cause you got crushed by your crush?" taunted Ms. Chief.

"The only thing that's getting crushed around here is you!" retorted Vida. "Magical Source, Mystic…"

"I'm a lover, not a fighter," interrupted Ms. Chief before Vida could morph. "I'm out of here."

Vida lunged after the monster, but she'd already disappeared through magical circle back to the underground. Slamming her fists her side in frustration, Vida cursed the fact that not only she let did she let the monster get away, but that she didn't even have any clues to turning Nick and Chip back to normal. At that moment, Vida noticed a perfume-like bottle on the ground.

"The monster must have dropped this," thought Vida to herself excitedly. "Now, I have a lead. This rocks! I've got to call Xander and Maddie to let them know…"

Suddenly, Vida wasn't so sure she wanted to let Madison know. She knew it would upset her sister to see Nick chasing after another girl in such an amorous state, even if she was aware he was under the influence of a love spell. And Vida knew the chatty Xander couldn't keep a secret if his life depended on it.

At that moment, Vida decided to take the perfume bottle back to Rootcore herself first, where she was sure Udonna would be able to help. Vida was desperate to figure out this crisis before Madison found out. If there was one thing Vida really couldn't stand, it was seeing her big sis with a broken heart.