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CRASH! Megatron fell over for the hundredth time. He glared at the skates on his peds wishing they would burst into flames. There was only 20 minutes left before their first shift started. Megatron had managed to contact Soundwave and leave him in charge until they could return, of course the navy mech wanted to know what was keeping them but Megatron didn't tell him. Preceptor could skate around now basically, but he was still very shaky and had to stick his hands out in front of him to keep balance. Starscream on the other hand was skating around with ease, even attempting to go backwards, but with great difficulty and where was Megatron, still on his aft as he just couldn't find his centre of gravity. Suddenly a hand was in front of him. Megatron looked up to see Starscream offering him help.
"If I have to waiter tables like this, so do you" and with that Starscream helped Megatron up. Leaning most of his wait on Starscream, Megatron found his centre of balance. Letting go of Starscream he stood up straight by himself. Using one grounded ped he pushed forward. Continuing he managed to skate around the room before he tripped over Preceptor who had fallen over a random piece of cheese. The three of them soon had this roller skating thing down pat after another 10 minutes of falling over each other and general chaos that only roller skates can bring.
"Hah, no one beats Megaton" he screamed triumphantly shaking his fist in the air. Megatron's ego as usual went out of proportion as he started rattling on. Preceptor and Starscream just shook their heads. Suddenly the red tellietubbie walked into the room. The three mechs looked at him, slightly embarrassed at wearing frilly aprons.
"I see you have managed to learn how to skate, good come with me to the main floor, you will return here after each shift until your debt is paid" he said as he lead the three mechs to the main floor where the customers sat. The place was empty minus one yellow tellietubbie sitting at the bar drinking what was called 'coffee'. The place was cleaned up and all signs of last night's mess were gone.
"Let's start, first you go to a table and ask what the customer wants. Record it on your pad, go to the bar and bring the drinks to them. They get the tab when they go to leave, so you don't have to worry about collecting the energon chips. Star, you take tables 1, 2 and 3. Megg's you get tables 4, 5 and 6. Tori you will be serving tables 7, 8 and 9. The last 4 tables will be looked after by the other employees. Do you understand?" he turned giving a questioning look at Starscream, Preceptor and Megatron.
"Yes, but can't you call us by our given names, the ones we have been issued with are not appreciated" answered Preceptor for the other two mechs who were just staring at the Tellietubie like Sunstreaker just painted himself pink and asked them to call him Lucy.
"Just write the table number and the drink, now here come the costumers" said the red tellietubbie, Po, as he walked off to mind the bar counter leaving the three mechs in the centre of the room. They retreated to the bar and stood next to the yellow tellietubie waiting for the customers to come in. It was about 10.30 in earth time. The first customer was a human dressed in black, with a funny cape. He sat at a table alone. Megatron sighed it was his table too. He skated over to the man, careful not to stack it.
"Hello how may I serve you?" asked Megatron in his nicest voice, which isn't that nice.
"I am Darth Vader, I want a caramel cuppichino" replied the man with heavy breathing, his voice sounds simular to Soundwaves except better thought Megatron.
"Yes sir" answered Megatron writing table 5 and caramel cuppichino on his note pad before returning to the bar and placing the order. Starscream and Preceptor watched casually as two more customers came in and sat at one of Starscreams table. Just before Starscream skated over Preceptor remembered something,
"I just realised that Tellatran 1 knows where I am. I better call and make sure she doesn't send the other Autobot's looking for me. Cover me for a minute Starscream" he cried as he skated off behind the bar. Starscream sighed heavily as he skated over to the two customers at table 1.
"How may I help you" he asked glancing at the two strangely dressed humans.
"I am Zuko and this is my uncle Iroh, have you seen the Avatar?" Asked the boy with a scar on the side of his face.
"No, I haven't but may I take your orders?" answered Starscream wondering what this Avatar human was like, and noting that his face drooped when he answered negatively.
"Jinn sang tea" answered the old man. Starscream raised an optic ridge but said nothing as he scribbled on his note pad and headed back to the bar. Megatron also had another table full of three creatures, a hobbit with a strange ring, a dwarf and a grey wizard (1). Preceptor had magically appeared again to serve the table of two characters called Bert and Ernie. Most of them ordered tea or coffee as it was so early in the morning.
It was going smoothly and half way through the shift they all got a moment to stop. As the pink pagoda was once again empty of customers. So there they stood tying to look as good as they could for three mechs in frilly aprons with roller skates and embarrassing name tags.
"Uhh, Tellatran 1 agreed not to tell, mostly because I threatened to fill her with green jelly. But I don't know how long she can stall them. They will probably get worried and start searching for me soon. Probably thinking the Decepticons have got me" Preceptor said trying to make conversation.
"You ARE with Decepticons" pointed out Starscream
"We will be fine" Starscream raised an optic ridge at Megatron
"Trust me" Megatron replied as he crossed his arms
"Megatron, I trust you as far as I can throw you, which means not at all" commented Starscream
"Are you calling me fat?" asked Megatron keeping his temper in check.
"Yes" replied Starscream looking straight at him
"I would start roller skating as fast as I can if I were you. Hmm I thought those light energon shakes would do the trick" pondered Megatron
"Try exercise" suggested Starscream
"I don't want too" pouted the war lord
"Then you better get use to your thighs the way they are then" sighed Starscream glancing at the tyrant out of the corner of his eye.
"Umm... err... Megatron you have a customer" Preceptor pointed out desperately trying to change the subject. Talking about Megatron's thighs was not one of the topics he ever wanted to discuss. After Sideswipe and Sunstreakers debate about which Decepticon had the best aft he really tried to avoid talking about mechs robotic models.
The three mechs turned to the entrance as the next customer walked in. Unfortunately for them it was Jazz, who fell on the floor in fits of giggles. All three mechs jaws dropped. Preceptor tried to hide behind Megatron. Megatron had his face in his hands and Starscream tried desperately to pull the frilly apron off.
"P-p-p- p-rime, oh hee hee, I-I-is, ha ha, oh boy, l-looking he for ha ha for...*sinker* you"
"Look a distraction" cried Megatron as he dramatically pointed at nothing in particular. The red tellietubie immediately looked where Megatron had pointed. As soon as he looked away the three mechs pounced on jazz, tied him up and stuck him in the nearest broom closet.
"You tell anyone you die" threatened Megatron as he closed the cupboard door. The tree mechs returned to their positions by the time Po looked back. He then looked at the large watch on his wrist and declared the first shift over. Preceptor, Starscream and Megatron let out a sigh of relief as they walked back to their room. They turned around to see the red tellietubbie, Po in the entrance.
"Well done, there are three shifts a day and just five more and you can go, that is if you work correctly. It would have been four but I found a customer named Jazz tied up in a cupboard. " And with that he left Starscream, Preceptor and Megatron in the back room as they all face palmed in unison.
Hope you enjoyed that chapter. If you have any ideas on what I can put in this story please tell me XD Oooh stick around for the next chapter. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Please review XD
(1) Lord of the rings for those who didn't guess it