"Wowee wow wow" said Clem as he saw what was in the dark part of the store.

It was a very large fish tank and inside of it was a fifteen foot tall great white shark.

"Wowee wow wow" said Clem "What is that thing?"

"A great white shark" said the owner "Like I said, I breed him myself"

"Awesome" said Biff "Can he do tricks?"

"Just wait and see." The owner winked as he climbed the ladder to the edge of the tank.

He put his fingers in his mouth and whistled for the shark.

"Oh Jabberjaw!" he shouted "Come out here, boy!"

The shark swam up the tank and leaped right out of it, doing a front flip and landing right on his tail fin.

"Tada!" he said triumphantly "Now how's that for an entrance? Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk"

"Oh my goodness!" Clem's father exclaimed. "Did that shark just talk?"

"Yeah, I did" said the shark.

"Wowee wow wow" said Clem "A talking shark? Can I have him dad?"

"Now hold on a minute" said Clem's father "How is that thing talking and where'd he come from?"

"I found him beached three years ago" said the owner "And it kinda just happened"

"What do you mean, just happened?" Clem's father asked skeptically.

"I don't know" said the owner "Try asking the shark"

"Yeah" said Jabberjaw "Try asking me to find out"

"So...how did you start speaking?" Clem's father asked Jabberjaw.

"Beats me" Jabberjaw shrugged "All I know is that one minute, I'm playing with some dead coral, next thing I know, I black out from some net that catches me and I'm on the surface and talking and walking on land"

"Now that sure sounds weird." Biff remarked.

"Well it doesn't matter anyways" said Clem "Because I want him! Can I keep him, pop?"

"As long as this shark doesn't bite or sets off my allergies, son." Clem's father replied.

"Why would I bite someone who could be allergic to me?" Jabberjaw asked. "That's no respect!"

"Yeah pop" Clem said "He doesn't bite!"

"Okay then" said Clem's father "He's coming with us"

"Awesome!" Clem exclaimed as his father took out his wallet.

"So how much will it be?" Clem's father asked the owner.

"You know, since your allergies made you a tough customer, I'm giving him to you" said the owner.

"Oh really?" Clem's father smiled. "Perfect, then."

"Wowee zowie" said Clem "A free pet"

"Now, before we head home, son." Clem's father turned to him. "I want you to promise that you'll take good care of Jabberjaw."

"Of course I will, pop" said Clem "We're gonna become a boy and his talking shark"

"Yeah" said Jabberjaw "A boy and his talking shark. Now that's respect"

After signing some forms, the four were on their way home.

Meanwhile, Shelly went home to her distraught and frustrated mother.

"Mama! Mama" she ran up to her.

"Not now, baby" said Marilyn "I just want to be alone now"

"But mama, there's something you should know" Shelly said.

"What is it?" Marilyn asked as she turned to her daughter and sighed.

"Bubbles and her parents said we could stay with them" said Shelly "Isn't that wonderful?"

"Oh really?" Marilyn's face brightened. "That's a relief!"

"Yeah" said Shelly "They want us to live with them"

"Oh thank you so much, baby" Marylyn hugged Shelly tight "I love you baby girl, I love you very, very, very much"

Shelly smiled as she replied, "No problem, mama."

"I'm so lucky to have you baby" Marilyn said as she kissed her daughter on the lips.

Shelly nodded in agreement. "So...I suppose we're going to pack our things up, right?"

"Yes indeed" Marilyn nodded "Come help me"

And so, Shelly and her mother got to packing their things, ready to move in with their new family.

Meanwhile, Biff, Clem and the latter's father were on their way home with Jabberjaw after signing several forms.

"This is gonna be great" said Clem "I mean, the next best thing to owning a shark is owning one with the ability to talk and walk on land"

"Yeah" said Jabber "Even I surprise myself"

"Wait until I tell Shelly and Bubbles" Biff exclaimed.

"They sure will be surprised." Clem agreed.

"Yeah" said Biff "Who ever heard of talking animals? Not me!"

"Well, I'm sure you boys will be interested in today's newspaper article." Clem's father said as he drove with one hand while handing them the newspaper with another.

Clem took the paper from his father and read as Biff leaned over to read. The title read "MEDDLING KIDS AND TALKING GREAT DANE SOLVES MYSTERY AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL"

"A talking dog?" Jabber read the paper "So, there's more of me?"

"It would seem that way, yes" said Biff.

Eventually, they arrived at Clem's house.

"Here we are, Jabber" said Clem "Home sweet home"

"Wow." Jabberjaw remarked as he looked at the house in front of them. "What a nice place."

"So where will you keep Jabber, Mr. Higgins?" Biff asked Clem's father as they pulled up into the driveway of the house.

Mr. Higgins' face widened. He hadn't thought of that when he got Jabber.

"Gee, I hadn't really thought about that" he said "Guess I so worried about my allergies that I forgot"

"I know" said Clem "We have a large pool in our backyard, maybe Jabber could stay there"

"Me? In a pool?" asked Jabber "Now that's respect. I would prefer a water bed myself, but a pool isn't so bad either"

"I'm glad you like it, buddy" said Clem.

"Why don't we go introduce you to our friends?" asked Biff "You'll love them"

"We can get to that as soon as we set up Jabber's new home in the pool." Mr. Higgins said to the boys.

"Oh, yeah." Clem nodded. "Our pool was drained for repairs, which Dad managed to complete, except that we never got the time to fill it back up."

"Then, that's the first thing we should be doing." Biff said.

"Then let's get to it" said Jabberjaw.

The other three nodded as they made their way to the backyard.

They used a net to clean the pool of leaves, drained it of the excess water and filled it back up with water perfect for Jabberjaw.

"Here you go, Jabber!" Biff gestured towards the now-filled up pool.

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy" Jabber clapped his fins and then jumped into the pool.

"How's the water, Jabber?" Biff asked as they watched Jabber swim in the pool.

"Just fine, nyuk nyuk, nyuk" Jabber replied.

"That's terrific" said Clem "Now come on, I can't wait for you to meet my friends"

"Sure, as soon as we have something to eat." Jabber replied. "I haven't eaten since noon time and I sure can eat an elephant right now."

"Well what would you like to eat, buddy?" asked Clem.

"Some fish will do some good for me." Jabber replied.

"We don't have anything fresh, but we've got fish sticks" said Clem's father "You like that?"

"I'll settle" Jabber shrugged.

Meanwhile, Marilyn and Shelly had finished packing their belongings and are prepared to move to Bubbles' place.

"Shelly, are you ready to go baby?" asked Marylyn.

"Yes mama" said Shelly "I'm ready"

The duo made their way out of the house just as Bubbles' family van approaches the driveway.

"There they are" said Marilyn "Come on"

Marilyn and Shelly ran to the van and hugged their new roommates.

"I really don't know how to thank you and Glen, Stacey." Marilyn spoke to Bubbles' mother.

"We had to help you" said Stacy "We're friends and we understand that you don't have a family, but starting today, we'd like you two to be part of ours"

"Besides, that's what good friends are for, right?" Glen added.

"Right." Marilyn nodded.

"This is wonderful, Shelly!" Bubbles hugged Shelly tight "We'll have lots of fun together! I've always wanted a sister! Wanna be sisters?"

"Yeah, sure." Shelly smiled as she hugged her tight.

"Come on" said Glen "Let's get the van loaded with your things"

The Sanders and the Jackson's each helped each other gather the boxes and load them into the van.

After loading the van, the two families got on and drove off.

Just then, Bubbles' cell phone rang.

"Who could that be?" Bubbles picked up the phone "Hello? Oh hi Biff! What's that? Really? Right now? Okay, later tonight! Bye!"

"Was that, Biff?" asked Shelly.

Bubbles nodded "Yeah. He says that he's got something he wants to show us"

"What is it?" asked Shelly.

"I don't know" said Bubbles "But I told him we'd meet after we finished getting you and Auntie Marylyn settled in"

"Auntie?" Shelly raised an eyebrow.

Bubbles nodded her head "Yeah, my Cousin Shelly and my Auntie Marilyn"

"Since when am I your cousin?" asked Shelly "And since is my mama your aunt?"

"Since you agreed to join my family and be friends with me." Bubbles replied.

"I've never been part of a family before" said Shelly "Other than my momma and my papa and my brother, of course"

"Well, you're now part of mine." Bubbles said as she hugged her friend.

"And there's nobody's family I would rather be part of then with you, my special friend" Shelly said as tears fell out of her eyes "My best friend"

"Bubbles Jackson and Shelly Sanders" Bubbles whispered "Best friends, cousins, together forever..."


Author's Note:

Looks like Clem has found a new pet and Shelly and Marilyn have found a new home...and a new family. So, what about the band they'll form? And how did Shelly evolve into the haughty snob we know and love? Well, you'll just have to stay tuned.