Alex was in pain praying the end of her shift would come soon after only working half an hour.
"Alex table 7 pronto and be sure to wear a smile as you go up there because it's the smile that makes people want to come back" Hank said flipping burgers on a grill and taking fries from a deep fryer.
"Owwwwwwwww must I wear these damn skates all night Hank?, I mean come on how did they do this back in the 50's.
"They had the pleasure of getting a paycheck and need I remind you that you're also being paid in tips so you better hurry to table 7 before you're tip is forgotten about".
Alex skated to table 7 to find David sitting at a table with an I can't believe your working here of all places look on his face.
"Welcome to Pete's 50's Diner home of the Monster Burger I'll be your waitress Alexis April Neutron and how may I serve you today my Lord" Alex said boredom showing in her voice as she refused to look up at who she was serving.
"Yea get me a Wild Cherry Pepsi, A Monster Burger, Onion Rings, and an explanation young lady, I mean what the hell is going on with you" David asked as Alex looked up and wished she hadn't.
"What are you doing here David?, I mean I though afternoons were your daily Pete's fix, and yet here you are clear as day".
"Stephen texted me and said I had to be here now, and now that I'm here I've got to say I can't believe what my eyes are seeing".
"Of course Stephen texted you I mean he works here too so why shouldn't he be an evil friend and text you to come here so you can see me in action, and I swear if I hear Aint That A Shame by Chuck Berry one more time I'm going to rip my hair out".
"So level with me what are you doing here skating around and taking people's orders?, I mean you're not working here for money are you?, because if you are I'll save you the trouble and give you money every week".
"Actually my torturous sister saw this as a punishment and trust me it so is, my feet hurt, I've been puked on five times, spit up on three of those five, kicked, bitten, slapped, and Pete is totally a different man when it comes to his employees so I have to go but sit tight I'll be back with your drink in a second".
Alex skated to the counter almost colliding with a chair in the process and passed David's order to the cook behind the counter.
"Alex I'm not paying you to socialize and I'm not paying you to be an acrobat so please get to table 7 and take their order right now" Hank said as Alex grumbled I already did and she was sent off to another table much to her complaints.
"Hello and welcome to Pete's 50's Diner home of The Monster Burger I'll be your waitress Alex April Neutron may I take your order?" Alex asked as a sleeping Kennedy met Alex and Gabriel sat at the table with her fingers laced.
"Sure you can I want an Oreo milkshake, a Monster Burger, Onion Rings for two, Chicken Fingers, a Wild Cherry Pepsi, and two slices of Cherry Cheesecake pronto" Gabriel said as Kennedy slowly opened her eyes and saw they were at Pete's.
"You will get nothing from me you little torture master, my feet hurt, the customers are rude, and to cap off the whole night Pete isn't his normal cheery self to his employees".
"Well you just lost your tip and unless you want to lose Kennedy's tip too I suggest you get to work on our drinks and food right now".
"I'll do no such thing Gabby, I'm not your personal servant and if you want a new waitress then by no means ask for one".
"Alex I'd watch it if I were you, I mean just be careful because- you're- about- to-" Kennedy started as Alex interrupted her.
"Shove it Shrimp I'm in no mood to be told off by a five year old and her big sister, I mean I'm older than you so I should be telling you to watch-" Alex started as her skate wheel met liquid and she fell on the floor with everyone laughing at her.
"You just lost my tip too, our drinks should have been out by now, and I tried to warn you but you got stupid and didn't listen".
"Fine I'll get your drinks but only because you're going to give me a big tip because if not then the both of you are going to be sorry".
Alex skated to the counter and passed up Gabriel's order and Pete smiled seeing her uniform soaked with the liquid she fell in.
"Purple Flurp huh?, your sister didn't fall into it at all when she worked here but then again she was also quick on the uptake and she wasn't so grumpy" Pete said giving her another table which was full of popular kids.
"All right Pete I'll make you a deal the next table's mine, please I beg of you any table but that one because those kids go to my school and it's bad enough I had to serve David and my sisters" Alex said pleading with Pete.
"Fine but I'd take that table if I were you, because whoever serves the brown haired one who seems like their leader get's a tip of $100.00 without fail, I mean you could spit on them and they'd all tip you $100.00 a piece and there's five so you do the math".
Alex reluctantly skated up to the table as the girl's looked up and had to stop themselves from laughing once they saw Alex.
"Hello and welcome to Pete's 50's Diner Home of the Monster Burger I'm your waitress Alexis April Neutron may I take your order?".
"Sure a pitcher of Purple Flurp and make it snappy, you'll get our dinner orders once the pitcher get's here" The brown haired girl named Maxine Max for short said as the other girl's nodded.
Alex skated off grumbling this had better be worth it under her breath as she reached Pete and like a psychic he already had the pitcher of Purple Flurp for Max's table three Cherry Pepsi's one for David, one for Gabriel, and one for Kennedy and two Oreo Milkshakes for David and Gabriel.
"I know you don't expect me to lug all of this to everyone's tables because I'm not Supergirl you know, I mean do you know how heavy that thing could be right now?"
"Pitcher of Flurp first Alex because they only tip if you get there fast enough and you're being timed as of now by them".
Alex grunted under the weight of the drink tray she was holding with one hand and she quickly skated to Max's table with her pitcher of Purple Flurp.
"Hmm three minutes a new record nice job Nerdtron, now we want veggie burgers, apple slices, and house salads pronto" Max said as everyone at the table nodded.
"Right I'll be back with your order girl's just sit tight and it'll only be a couple minutes" Alex said skating to Gabriel's table and placing the drinks in front of Kennedy and Gabriel then going to David's table and giving him his drink.
"God this is the worst night of my life but I gotta jet I have a $500.00 tip waiting and if I want phone service Maxine Wallace and her bimbos are going to get it for me".
Alex skated off quickly before David could respond and picked up all the food for Max's table Pete again waiting with it as if he could read their minds.
"Come right back here after because I have table 7's food ready and Gabriel's also, oh screw it you can handle it all so here you go".
Alex almost fell over due to the heavy weight as she quickly skated to Max's table passing the food to the five girl's around the table.
"Three minutes once again a new record, girl's she deserves a good tip so let's give it to her after we eat of course" Max said as Alex smiled skating to Gabriel's table passing her a Monster Burger, two sides of onion rings and Kennedy's Chicken fingers as Kennedy gasped and Alex smiled.
"G-G-G-G-G-Gabby you don't think chicken fingers are made from real chickens do you?, I mean do chickens even have fingers to boil in grease?" Kennedy asked on the verge of tears.
"Sure they do or they wouldn't call them chicken Fingers now would they?, and FYI Gabriel's eating a small, defenseless, baby, calf or it could be a full grown cow either way it was mooing before it got slaughtered for Gabby's burger" Alex said a sneer on her face as Kennedy wept and refused to eat.
"Good luck with her, I babysat her once and explained that chicken nuggets were real chickens and she to this day won't touch them, now I have table 7 to flirt with and then another five hours of skating around until I can go home"
"Poor- little- chicken- finger- bagok- bagok- bagok- I- bet- you- liked- bagoking- when- you- were- alive- poor- poor- poor- thing".
"And here is your food my good sir, now excuse me but I have a check to bring and then a little sister to torture some more".
Alex skated back to Pete and picked up Max's check as she sped to the table and the girl's were impressed with her speed as Max paid the check and left not 1 but $200.00 as the girl's did the same talking excitedly about their new favorite waitress.
"$1000.00 my god I could get phone service plus apps for the phone with this kind of money, I really should thank Gabriel for getting me a job here as Maxine Wallace's favorite waitress" Alex said and saw her plan failing as the girl's were around Kennedy who was bawling.
"Aww you poor thing I mean who would do such a mean thing as to tell you that chicken fingers were made from real chickens?" Max asked as Kennedy wiped her eyes pointing at Alex as Gabriel did the same.
"All right Nerdtron I want my $200.00 tip back I mean a girl who could hurt a precious sweetie pie like this definitely is not Max Wallace waitress material, better luck next time" .
"Look maybe we can work something out, I mean come on Max we're reasonable people aren't we?, I need this money like really bad".
"So you mean chicken fingers aren't made from real chicken and chicken mcnuggets aren't real chicken either, and hamburger isn't real cow like Alex told me?" Kennedy asked sniffling and taking a nibble out of one of her chicken fingers.
"Of course not because chickens don't have fingers or mcnuggets, they have claws for fingers and I don't even know what the heck a mcnugget is but I'm sure chickens don't have one" Max said pocketing her $200.00 as the other four did the same.
"What about hamburgers are hamburgers really made from poor, defenseless cows?, and if they are I bet it's the bull cows that get made into hamburger and the good cows give us milk".
"What an imagination on you kiddo and I do have to regretfully say that cows are made into hamburger but that's why me and my crew eat veggie burgers no cows just vegetables and they sort of grow on you after awhile".
"I don't like vegetables so I'm not sure if vegetables in burger form would be good for me to eat but thanks for telling me the truth" Kennedy said devouring her chicken fingers with honey mustard and a side of onion rings.
"MMMMMMMMM chicken fingers are good, even if this is real chicken it tastes amazing so minus the feathers, beak, and claws and you got yourself the greatest tasting chicken ever Gabby".
"Well that's two crisis averted now she'll eat fingers and mcnuggets, and you lost out on a $1000.00 tip so today was a good day" Gabriel said as Kennedy nodded licking her lips at the cheesecake waiting at the counter.
"MMMMMMMMMMM Lexi I believe our dessert's done then Gabby and I are going to a hotel for the night and tomorrow we're getting makeovers".
"Lucky you anyways what's to say Gabby's really going to take you to get made over tomorrow, she does tell a few white lies here and there Kenny" Alexis said as Kennedy shook her head no beaming.
"She promised to take me to the candy store and she did it, she promised me the fair until they shut the ferris wheel down and we did it, she promised Pete's and here we are, and if she promises me a makeover I'm going to take her on her word" Kennedy said as a cheesecake slice was passed to her.
"Yea well as I said Gabby's been known to tell white lies every now and again so here's your check and I have a boy to flirt with and give a check to".
Max and her friends walked out as Alex gave David his check her feet feeling like they could burst in her roller skates.
"Well here's your check so have a nice night and be tempted to leave a big tip and tell Pete how good of a job I'm doing" Alex said wincing in pain.
After six hours Alex was ready to shoot all her co workers who enjoyed watching her fall, get bit, slapped, miss tips, and get reprimanded by Pete.
"Well I'm off so give me my schedule and I'll be here with this stupid poodle dress, and these stupid skates" Alex said walking to the door and getting on her bike for the five block ride home.
"Boy am I glad to be out of there I mean I don't know how Gabriel worked there without dying of embarrassment or her feet exploding from these damn roller skates".
When Alex reached the Neutron house she wished she hadn't as eight kids not including her eight sisters since Leo, Angel, Kennedy, and Gabriel were gone for the night ran around the house hyped up on sugar as Britney and her friend Alana chased everyone down hoping to keep the wild party in one room.
"Man why did I have to come home on sleepover night, I'm never going to get any relaxation with fourteen pre teen girls and two teen girls running around this house?"
"Hey working girl I heard about the $1000.00 tip you lost tonight and how you told poor Kennedy that chicken fingers were made from real chicken but she could care less because now she'll eat anything with the word chicken in it" Britney said as Alana just shook her head snickering.
"If it wasn't for your little sister I bet you would have walked out with the $1000.00 tip, of course you broke her heart and she broke your bank" Alana said one of the girl is running around with a Pixie Stick which was 100% sugar.
"Look can you maybe keep the racquet down a smidge?, I need a bath, a foot rub, and relaxation before I have to go back to Pete's".
"Alexis in case you haven't noticed there are 16 kids here altogether and 14 of the 16 are hyped up on sugar so if you want to calm them down be my guest".
"SHUTTTTTTTT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP DEVILLLLLLLLLLLLL PPPPPPPPRRRRRREEEEEE TTTTTTEEEEEENNNNNSSSSSSSSS!" Alexis yelled as everyone stopped running and looked at her.
"Good devil pre teens now I am Alexis April Neutron and I've had a hard and trying day at work, so if you would please stop running around like chickens with their heads cut off and downing sugar it would be greatly appreciated".
The kids screamed no and ran around the house downing more candy and Britney smiled standing next to Alexis.
"Alana and I tried that ages ago with them but their only responsive to screaming and if you scream at them too much they start crying and trust me you don't want that.
"Heads up working girl we're losing our ball here" Gretchen screamed as a football whizzed past Alex's ear and she was tackled by Gretchen's friend Christie Ann who was a she hulk of a girl with muscles everywhere she could have them.
"Uhh touchdown I think the saying goes right Gretch?, anyways it would have been one if Alex hadn't got in my way" Christie Ann said as Alex groaned standing up pain seeping through her.
"All right who threw the damn football and I want to know now, was it you Mrs. Hulk Smash or was it the purple haired dream?" Alex said at the end of her rope.
Christie Ann pointed at Gretchen who smiled and waved apologetically as Alex shoved the ball in Gretchen's arms and stomped upstairs just wanting to forget this night forever.
"Alex mom and dad called while you were at work and they said to call them as soon as you got off work, they want to know how your first day went!" Gretchen screamed as her football hit a vase and broke it and Gretchen screamed in sorrow knowing how much the vase meant to Cindy and Jimmy.
"Good luck talking your way out of that one Purple Haired Dream, that's why we don't play football in the house".
Alex grabbed the cordless phone and went into her room closing the door behind her and dialed Cindy's cell number.
"Hey working girl and how was the first night I mean after losing a $1000.00 tip and telling Kennedy the truth about chicken fingers and chicken nuggets?" Cindy asked as Leo was heard laughing happily on the other end.
"It was great mom just great, my feet hurt, my body's not made for working, and Pete totally has it in for me, and by the way Gretchen broke the wedding vase in the living room playing football in the house with Christie Ann".
"She-better-not-have-or-she's-going-to-be-one-hurting-pre-teen-when-I'm-through-with-her".
Cindy's voice grew angrier after every word as Alex smiled her I got my sister in trouble smile plopping down on her bed and turning on her Direct TV receiver and television as her room glowed a bright blue which was a soundproof mechanism Jimmy made for everyone's room.
"Activate the T.R.O.U.B.L.E unit and see for yourself mother dear, Christie Ann also tackled me to the floor as soon as I got home".
The T.R.O.U.B.L.E unit stood for the Toddler Runts Open Up Big Lasting Entry and it was a two sided wall where a hologram of Jimmy or Cindy's face could be seen on one side and the kids knew they were in trouble.
"I think I just might do that, and by the way Gabriel, your dad, and I were talking and we think we're being harsh making a 12 year old work so if you promise to be a good little Neutron for Gabriel until we get back then you can quit working at Pete's and just eat there if you want".
Alex's insides burst with joy as she thanked Cindy a million times as Cindy laughed on the other end seeing a lot of herself in Alex just without the punk attire.
"Well I gotta go mom I have TV to watch, friends to text that is if you and dad reactivated my service, and a shower to get into" Alex said as Cindy still smiling said goodbye and Alex heard a mechanical noise downstairs and next was Cindy's voice screaming at Gretchen and Christie Ann.
"YOU KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THAT VASE WAS TO YOUR FATHER AND I GRETCH, AND NOW WE HAVE TO HUNT DOWN ANOTHER INDIAN PRIESTESS TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE, WHAT HAVE I ALWAYS TOLD YOU ABOUT PLAYING BALL IN THE HOUSE?" Cindy asked her voice booming off the walls.
"It wasn't my fault Christie Ann doesn't understand what the words go long mean now is it?, I mean she's not as sporty as I am and besides the vase looked totally old and dusty it was an eyesore in this house" Gretchen said which was obviously the wrong thing to say at the time.
"OF COURSE IT LOOKED OLD IT WAS 500 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS VERY VALUEABLE, AND I WAS KIDDING ABOUT THE INDIAN PRIESTESS THING BECAUSE THEIR NOT AROUND ANYMORE, MY GOD YOU ARE SO THOUGHTLESS SOMETIMES".
"As I said I told Christie Ann to go long and she didn't move an inch, if she had the ball never would have touched your precious 500 year old wedding vase which I don't know why you would love it so much".
"I LOVED IT BECAUSE IT DEPICTED YOUR FATHER AND MY LOVE FOR EACH OTHER IN THE GREATEST FORM, I MEAN YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THAT VASE, I DON'T EVEN PUT FLOWERS IN IT FOR THE FACT THAT IT'S SO FRAGILE" Cindy said flying from her mouth and flinging itself at the blue screen.
"Fine if I said I was sorry would that shut you up?, I mean I don't know how many times I have to tell you that it isn't my fault" Gretchen said as Cindy grew bigger and instead of just her face we see her true form and even with her face blue Gretchen knew her face was red with anger.
"SHUT-ME-UP-YOUNG-LADY-YOU-HAVE-NO-IDEA-THE-WATER-YOUR-TREADING-IN-I-HAVEN'T-BEEN-THIS-ANGRY-AT-ONE-OF-MY-KIDS-SINCE-GABRIEL-GOT-EXSPELLED-FROM-SCHOOL-AND-WHO'S-FRIEND-WAS-IT-THAT-DIDN'T-GO-LONG?-WHO'S- ARM-AIMED-AT-THE-VASE?".
"Well it was my friend and my arm but I was by no means aiming for the Godforsaken vase, I mean geez you'd think you had every intention of pawning the vase to Antiques Roadshow one day".
"UGH I AM SO DONE WITH THIS CONVERSATION AND IF BY CHANCE WE DO FIND ANOTHER 500 YEAR OLD VASE IT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR ALLOWANCE NOT CHRISTIE ANN'S YOURS, AND CHRISTIE ANN MATTHEWS I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DIDN'T WORK ON MY DAUGHTERS HAIR ANYMORE".
"N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-No problem Mrs. N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-Neutron all's you h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-had to do was a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ask" Christie Ann said in a whimper that nobody expected to come from a She Hulk like Christie Ann.
The blue screen disappeared as the 16 kids sighed relief and Gretchen swept the remains of the 500 year old vase into her hands and threw it in the trash with Britney shaking her head at her.
"I cannot believe you busted that vase, I mean mom freaks if we even get a smudge on it and you busted it porcelain piece by porcelain piece playing what I told you to play outside in the first place" Britney said as Alex ran downstairs glad she didn't have to work anymore and her grounding was lifted.
"Brit I know I worked all day and things like that but can I invite Faith over I promise we'll stay in my room all night and not make a peep" Alex said but she didn't need to stay in her room all night as Britney smiled down at her.
"Take a sleepover provisions bag and call her up, and I hope you learned your lesson about lying, arguing, and being a crab to everyone".
Alex's cell rang The Big Bang by Rock Mafia as she quickly answered it her friend Faith Andrews being assigned that tone on Alex's phone.
"Come on Faith we'll have fun we can rock out to punk music, watch scary movies, drink Purple Flurp all night, and do our nails, hair, and makeup tomorrow" Alex said dejectedly as Britney looked down at her feeling sorry for her and she had the perfect solution.
"Why don't Alana and I hang with you tonight Alex?, we can watch scary movies, eat junk, drink Purple Flurp all night, and tomorrow well who do you know that gives the best makeovers?" Britney asked as Alex smiled hugging her oldest sister and her friend.
"You guys would really do that for me?, I mean I haven't been the easiest girl to live with these past couple days".
"Well that's the teenager in you and we all have one but you need to learn to control it with hobbies, mine's texting and screaming into a pillow till I pass out".
"Mine's gorging out on junk food and soda until I burst, then I wonder why I can never lose any weight no matter how hard I try" Alana said laughing as the other two joined her.
"So what's yours Al?, what do you want your teen angst hobby to be?, it can be whatever you want, anything in the world" Britney said as Alex thought and finally came up with it.
"Mine's listening to punk rockers until my eardrums bleed then going to Pete's for a feast of champions" Alex said licking her lips.
The girl's laughed watching the 16 other kids run up and down the hall screaming from the top of their lungs.
Well that's it for now and for my diehard fans I'm sorry if this chapters long but I'm going to start making my chapters longer because my imagination is on overdrive with this ff ROCKKKKKKK ON
Cindy'sboy93
