A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Note: I do not own any of these characters. Please do not sue me! This story takes place 4 months after the movie ended.)
Chapter 3: "Without love…"
Penny and Seaweed spent the next few days wracking their brains. They knew they had a major problem on their hands. Three of the four leads were head over heels in love with the objects of their characters affections. The hitch was that this created a major love triangle. To make matters even worse Amber was freaking out over Link's sudden attachment to her.
"What are we going to do?" Penny complained to her boyfriend as they sat in his mother's record store, "The show is tomorrow!"
" I know. Does this magic love stuff wear off?"
" No, but I think there is a way to reverse the spell."
"How?"
"It says here in the script that we have to rub their eyes with the flower again."
"Good idea. But wait, isn't that supposed to happen during the show?"
"Yeah. You're point?"
"Well, if they wake up from the spell while their onstage it might mess things up."
"True. We better snag them before the curtain goes up."
"Hope this works." Seaweed said as he crossed his fingers.
"Me, too."
An hour before the show Seaweed and Penny gathered Link, Tracy, and Rick in the hallway.
"I hope this is important. I have to find Amber." Link said as Penny finished taping him to the wall.
" You'll thank me for this later. Seaweed, do you have the flower?"
"It's gone."
"What do you mean it's gone?"
"I checked the prop table and backstage. It disappeared!"
"Great! What are we going to do now?"
" I think we need to talk with…"
"No, we can't! If she finds out we potentially lost a prop we're doomed!"
"Penny, baby, I don't think we have a choice."
Penny reluctantly stood behind her director waiting for her to turn around.
"She's going to kill me!" Penny thought as she stood, sweating bullets.
"What is it now, Penny?"
"Um, I was looking backstage, making sure all the props were on the prop table when I noticed that the magic flower was missing."
"Yes, that's because I'm using it to advertise tickets sales."
"Huh?"
"Noreen and Doreen are outside at the ticket table trying to sell last minute seats. I thought having the flower out there would help get people excited about the show."
"Oh, okay." Penny said as she ran to find Seaweed.
"The flower is on the ticket table!"
"What!"
"Our brilliant director put it out there cause she thinks it'll sell more tickets."
"Great. What now?"
"We'll just have to watch what happens and pray for the best."
"I guess." Seaweed said as he hugged his girlfriend.
"I love you, Seaweed."
"Love you too, Penny."
As expected the show was a disaster. From the moment Puck spread the flower over Link's eyes it was all downhill from there.
"Tracy!" Link shouted as he opened his eyes.
"Whose Tracy, Lysander?" Amber said as she walked onstage.
"Amber I need to find Tracy. I have this sudden urge to apologize but I don't know why."
"And who is this Amber you speak of. Lest you have any confusion, let me reassure you I am not she."
And that moment Link looked out at the audience in front of him.
"Oh, um, forgive me dear Helena my slumber hath confused me. Oh, it is you who I seek, who I love more than life itself."
"Nice save, Larkin." Amber thought as she continued on with scene.
As with Link, Tracy and Rick both freaked out after they were awakened from the flower's spell. However, neither of them handled themselves in quite the same way. Tracy ran offstage after she woke up and Rick jumped off the stage and ran into the audience.
"The director is going to kill us!" Penny said to Seaweed as she watched Rick run through the sea of chairs.
"I've got an idea. Follow me.", Seaweed responded as he grabbed Penny's arm.
"Wait, Seaweed, where are you taking me!"
What will happen next? Stay tuned to find out!