After school, Biff and the others went to their lockers to get ready to go home.
"This is terrible, what am I gonna do?" thought Biff "I'm gonna be grounded till I'm 78"
At that same time, Shelly, Bubbles and Clam were discussing something.
"How's Biff gonna find a job that'll raise enough money to buy a new car?" asked Clamhead.
"Well, he could sell his body to science" said Bubbles.
"He has to be dead to do that, bubblehead!" Shelly told Bubbles.
"Well, got any other bright ideas?" Clam asked.
Everybody thought about what they could possibly do to help Biff.
"We can't make money off of the dance, it's a non-profit gig" said Shelly.
"Yeah, and it doesn't pay money either" Bubbles added.
"I just said that" Shelly deadpanned at Bubbles' remark.
"No, you said it was a non-profit gig" Bubbles corrected her.
"You are so hopeless" Shelly sighed and put her hand on her eyes.
"Anyways, what should Biff do?" Clam asked.
"We could go see him and find out for ourselves" suggested Bubbles.
"I have a better idea, Bubbles" said Shelly "Why don't we go see him and find out for ourselves? I think he's outside with Daniel right now"
At that very moment, Daniel was speaking with Biff.
"So dude, what are you like, gonna do now that you're grounded?" Daniel asked Biff.
"Well, I'm trying to find a job that could get me enough money to pay for a new car" Biff replied.
"I think I saw some jobs in the paper earlier today" said Daniel "Why don't we like, check there?"
"Great idea, Daniel" said Biff "Luckily, there's a newstand right near the convience store on the way home. Come on"
"Right behind you, bruddah" said Daniel.
As the duo prepared to leave, Clam saw them leaving.
"Hey girls, I think we ought to get moving now." Clam said. "Daniel and Biff are heading out now."
"Oh, Daniel" Bubbles sighed dreamily.
"Come on, let's follow them" said Shelly.
The trio quickly caught up with Daniel and Biff.
"Hey Daniel" said the gang.
Daniel turned "Oh, hey guys. Sorry, Biff and I were kinda in a rush."
"Yeah, I was just trying to pick up the paper to see the job listings" said Biff.
"Oh yeah, why didn't we thought of that?" Clam asked.
"Yeah, why didn't YOU think of that?" Shelly snickered.
While Biff was picking up the paper, Bubbles looked at Daniel and purposely dropped her books, hoping he'd pick them up for her.
"Oopsy" she said innocently "I dropped my books. I'm such a butter toes"
"It's butter FINGERS, you ditz" Shelly said, annoyed.
"No thanks Shelly, I'm more of a Snickers person" said Bubbles.
Shelly sighed in annoyance just as Biff's eyes caught a particular job ad.
"Jumpin jellyfish!" he exclaimed "Look at this, gang!"
Bubbles looked at the paper "You mean this article saying that bombs just went off in Pastavazoolastan?"
"No, I mean this job ad!" Biff said as he pointed to the ad he was talking about.
The group leaned over to look at the job ad Biff was pointing at. The as was for a career opportunity at the Clam Cabin, a local seafood restaurant.
"The Clam Cabin would be the perfect place to work at" he said "I could eat here, see all of you guys and it pays fifteen dollars an hour"
"Plus it's like, next to the beach" Daniel added "With Biff working at there, we can hang out frequently at the beach as well"
"Well I'm not going near that place, that owner is a crackpot!" Shelly folded her arms.
"No, I'm pretty sure he's a sailor" said Bubbles.
"He was, until he was involved in a boating accident and a clam took his nose" Clam said.
"I don't even wanna how that's possible" Shelly said.
Bubbles cleared her throat and turned to Daniel "Anyways, about my books..."
She smiled at Daniel and batted her eyelashes, hoping he would pick them up for her.
"Oh, yeah" Daniel chuckled nervously before kneeling down to pick up the books.
He picked up Bubbles' books and handed them to her.
"Thanks, Daniel" she said as she blushed.
"Like, no problem, Bubbles" said Daniel.
"Anyways, I should go check the place out" Biff said of the Clam Cabin "This could be a good chance for me to earn more money"
"You serious, Biff?" Shelly raised an eyebrow "You seriously want to be near a crackpot?"
"Sorry babe, but it's the only job I can probably be good at right now" said Biff "All I have to do is take the job, work for many hours a day, get paid and then I will have enough money to get a new car"
"Not to mention that the sooner Biff starts working, the sooner he can save enough money to get a new car for us to hit the road and go on tour" Bubbles added.
Shelly sighed "Fine, I'll go with Biff for moral support. But I'm only doing this because he's my boyfriend, not because I want to"
"Anyways, why don't we head over to the Clam Cabin?" asked Clam.
"Like, good idea Clam dude" said Daniel.
"And Jabberjaw will come too" Clamhead added "I think he'd love to see the beach"
"Great, now I have to go to see a crazy old pirate and I have to endure it was that tub of blubber!" Shelly folded her arms.
A short while later, the group and Jabber have reached the beach.
"Boy, this beach sure is real sandy" said Jabberjaw "I sure feel like going in for a swim right now"
"Sorry Jab, but we've gotta stay here and wait for Biff to come back from his interview with that sailor guy" said Clamhead.
"Besides, people like, run away when they see a shark in the water" Daniel added.
"Run away from a swimming shark?" Jabber asked "No respect I tell ya! No respect!"
During this time, Biff walked over to the Clam Cabin. He saw a bell and started to ring for some service. Just then, a crusty man turned around and glared at Biff.
"What do ye want?" asked the man.
"Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Skipper Shelton" said Biff "Is he here?"
"Arrghh, that'd be me" said the man "What are ya here for?"
"I saw your job ad on the paper and I'm interested in applying." Biff replied.
"So, ya think ya have what it takes to work for me, do ye?" Shelton raised an eyebrow.
Biff gulped "Uh, yeah...I think so. Most definitely"
"But I can't just accept any old landlubber, I need someone who can prove he's worthy of handling this business" said Shelton.
"How can I prove that?" asked Biff.
"Ye need ta be able to handle clams well" Shelton said, gesturing to the pile of clams on the kitchen counter.
"Okay, so what do you want me to make?" asked Biff.
Shelton thought for a while, then he said, "Start first with a clam burger."
"That shouldn't be too hard" said Biff.
"Good, because you thirty seconds" Shelton held up a timer "Ready, set go!"
Shelton set the timer for thirty seconds and began Biff's first challenge. Biff was nervous on how to make a clam burger.
He gulped "Uh...um...uh..."
"Hurry up, boyo" said the skipper "You're wasting time!"
"Right" Biff grunted as he found a supply of burger buns and swiftly reached for them.
He reached for the buns, but he dropped some of them. He saw he only had fifteen seconds left and started to put some condiments on it. He reached for some ketchup, but he accidentally grabbed some Tabasco sauce and unknowingly put it on the clams. As he put the top bun in, the timer dinged.
"Time's up!" said Shelton "Now let's how ya did, ya sea dog"
"Em...sure thing, Captain" Biff swallowed as Shelton took a close look at the clamburger he just made.
Shelton observed and examined the burger and it looked pretty sloppy. He sniffed it a few times, he checked to see if anything was on the buns, he wanted to make sure Biff passed the test.
"Seems like ye did a good job, laddie" said Shelton "But...does it taste better than it looks?"
"I hope so" Biff gulped.
Shelton then proceeded to give the burger a taste. He chewed the clam burger slowly and slowly, he had started to get a hot and burning sensation in his mouth as if a lot of pressure was building up in his body. His cheeks puffed up red and steam started to come out of his ears.
"Aaaahhh!" he screamed as fire came out of his mouth "Aaahhh!"
"Uh oh" Biff thought to himself before looking around, swiftly finding an empty glass.
Thinking quickly, he raced over to the sink and filled the glass with water.
He then handed the skipper the glass "Here skipper, drink this!"
Shelton grabbed the drink and chugged it down, cooling him off and releasing all the steam in his head.
"Oh my God, I am so sorry sir" said Biff "I was trying to use ketchup, but-"
"This be the best clam burger I have ever eaten, boy" said Shelton.
Biff kept talking "Sir, I'm really sorry...wait! What did you say?"
"Ye hear me, matey." Shelton said as he broke into a toothy grin amid the smoke emerging from his mouth and ears.
"I don't understand, I put tobasco on it" said Biff "I nearly caused you to have me go up in flames"
"Laddie, in all my years as a sailor, I always knew that the secret in making seafood taste better was in the hot sauce" Shelton replied.
"And you never put hot sauce in your burgers...?" Biff asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Folks here don't understand the true taste of seafood when added with hot sauce." Shelton said.
Biff grabbed the burger "Let me see..."
He ate the rest of the burger and suddenly, the same thing happened to him. As soon as Biff was breathing fire, he grabbed another glass of water and drank it all down, causing him to release the smoke from his mouth.
"So what do you gotta say about yer work now laddie?" asked Shelton.
"You're right, sir." Biff replied after gulping down a glass of water.
"I know" said Shelton "Congratulations matey, ya got the job!"
"Why...um...thank you, sir." Biff said, briefly stunned by the remark, before regaining his posture and shook Shelton's offered hand. "So when can I start?"
"How does tomorrow afternoon sound to ye, matey?" Shelton asked.
"Sure, I guess I can start tomorrow" said Biff.
"And ye'd better be punctual" said Shelton "I don't like landlubbers who are late!"
Biff finished shaking Shelton's hand and went back to the gang to tell them the great news.
"Good news guys!" He said as he joined his friends. "I start working tomorrow!"
"Wow, like, way to go dude!" Daniel said as he fist bumped
"I always thought you can get the job." Clam agreed.
"I always thought you'd get a job more respectable" Shelly remarked.
"Well, we'd better get going" said Biff "My dad's gonna blow his stack even more if I'm not home"
"Sure thing, Biff" Daniel nodded "Let's go."
Meanwhile over at Quest Labs in Honolulu, Dr. Quest and his scientists had been working on some kind of device. It was getting late, and everyone was getting ready to call it a night, as they were almost finished with it.
"Well crew, it looks like it's time to call it a night" said Dr. Quest "We've been working on this futuristic, environmentally friendly vehicle all day and it's almost complete"
"I can't wait to see what it does, doctor" said one of the scientists "This could revolutionize the vehicle industry"
"Indeed it shall be" Dr. Quest nodded.
Just then, there was a squeaky noise across the hall. It was a lab rat carrying some kind of device.
"Dr. Quest!" a scientist came quick to the doctor "The lab rats have escaped from the research lab!"
"Lab rats?" Dr. Quest asked. "Not again!"
The rats then came into the lab and a couple of them leaped onto the new vehicle. One of the rats was carrying the strange contraption.
"There they are!" Dr. Quest exclaimed "And they've got our teleportation button!"
As the scientists ran to the vehicle, one of rats pressed a button on the device, teleporting the rats, the device and the vehicle out of the lab and to some unknown location.
At that very same time, Biff and the gang were about to leave the beach.
"Come on guys, we'd better get home" said Biff.
Shelly jumped into Biff's arms "Biff, I'm too exhausted to walk, would you please carry me?"
"Yeah, sure." Biff rolled his eyes.
Shelly kissed Biff on the cheek "Such a gentlemen"
As they headed out of the beach, all in a sudden, a futuristic-looking car with a some rats and a remote appeared out of nowhere.
"Yikes!" Jabberjaw shouted as he jumped into Clamhead's arms.
"Jumpin jellyfish!" Biff exclaimed.
"Whoa, like what is that?" asked Daniel.
Author's Note:
It looks like Biff has a job! But what of that strange, futuristic-looking thing they have just found? What will they do? Will they take a closer look or back away slowly? Stay tuned!
