A/N: So, this theme was a challenge, but I think I approached it well. This would be one of those "missing scenes" that was never shown during the show but which we authors have access to, so enjoy!

"…": characters talking to each other

'…': characters talking to themselves

(…): extra facts about something in the story

(Takes place during "Dark Wish I")

Theme 22: Song

Rock Porium, March 23, 2007, 2:00 pm – Briarwood, CA, USA

Vida couldn't help it. She was so exhausted from the constant battles and magical training that she didn't even have the energy needed to DJ; an atrocity among atrocities, to be sure. She sighed in disbelief.

"Geez, I can't even lift my arms," Vida moaned looking at a particularly nasty blue and black bruise on the underside of her right elbow. "Thank the spirits that Dad didn't see this…" It was interesting, she thought, that since she'd become a certified witch she'd found herself believing more and more in Nature and her Guardians, including the numerous spirits that inhabited the forest surrounding the town... not that she'd ever let her father Kevin Rocca know. That would only lead to trouble.

Glancing over at her fellow Rangers, she noticed that exhaustion from fighting numerous battles without much rest was prominent. In fact, some days consisted of nothing but battles against the best that the Underworld had to offer, meaning that the multiple battles were beginning to take their toll. Chip, who was supposed to be sweeping the store on Toby's orders was, in fact, leaning on said broom, eyes closed. Nick was leaning against a wall, arms crossed and head down, seemingly awake but Vida could tell that he was most likely taking a catnap. Maddie was manning the register, head on her folded hands, eyes lidded. Xander… well. How surprising.

Snores filled the Rock Porium as the supervisor was seated in his "chair", skateboarding magazine over his face. Perhaps, Vida mused, he was attempting to absorb the information on how to improve the adroitness of his skateboarding. After all, he'd just wiped out a good ten times in a row at Rootcore before throwing a nasty fit (something uncommon for him) and throwing the skateboard over his shoulder, which Fireheart had caught and proceeded to chew on. Jenji had attempted to rescue the skateboard, but had finally given it up after Xander had caught a fairly charred wheel from the air. After a few moments, she grimaced.

'Now it's personal.' Vida scowled as her teammate's incessant snoring became even louder, something which was quickly coming to annoy her. Sure, Xander snored, but not this much.

'Exhaustion must have set in big time,' Vida thought for a moment before coming up with a plan, an evil grin stretching across her face, calculating that she had more than enough energy for this. Kneeling, she dug in a crate beneath her DJ booth, looking for something in particular. A soft cheer went up when she found what she was looking for, followed by a muttered curse as she banged her head off the bottom of the table. Getting to her feet, she first checked to make sure the bump hadn't begun bleeding then unconsciously fingered the green streak in her hair as she placed the item on the table. Turning around, she examined her multiple CD towers, looking for a particular CD with just the right song for the task ahead.

"Perfect." She plucked a shiny pink and green CD from the shelf and, inserting it into the CD player she had found grabbed a pair of headphones off the table. Plugging them in, she motioned for quiet as the other three Rangers, all of whom had woken up upon hearing her muttered curse and the rummaging at the turntables, watched her. Chip and Maddie, having seen Vida do this before remained silent, tired grins on their faces while Nick looked confused.

Vida snuck up behind Xander and retrieved the skateboarding magazine, tossing it on a side table carelessly. Then, gently, she placed the headphones over the Green Ranger's ears, fleetingly admiring how peaceful her friend appeared when sleeping.

"Showtime," Vida smirked as she pressed a button on the CD player and cranked the volume up to full power, grinning triumphantly when Xander's eyes shot open, panic overtaking the usually laid back expression. Flailing around, Xander ended up falling to the floor, the headphones landing beside him, still blaring Vida's song.

The laughter reached Xander's ears and all he saw was red. Jumping to his feet, he grabbed the headphones and marched over to the Pink Ranger, thunderclouds figuratively rolling around his head.

"Think that's funny, V?"

Vida giggled. "Absolutely."

Xander's scowl deepened before a smirk made its way onto his face. Vida, noticing the look instantly stopped laughing and regarded her friend curiously, afraid that he was going to do something that she wouldn't like… and how right she was.

"It's a Small World after all," Xander began singing, a smirk still present on his face. He moved so that he was beside Vida and sung the entire song into her ear, ignoring the intake of air she took when his breath touched her cheek.

As the song ended, the two Rangers looked at each other before shaking hands, marking a truce. Chip, whose eyes hadn't left the scene for fear that he'd miss something snapped his fingers disappointedly, muttering a soft curse under his breath. Nick looked over at Madison, who mouthed "Later" and continued to watch her sister and friend, who had now begun to bicker over the relative usefulness of the theme song from Barney as a wake-up call. Who'd have known that music would play such a crucial role in solving the exhaustion that plagued the five Mystic Rangers?