It was a cloudy day in Diamond City, and its two only employees, dog driver Dribble and his cat manager Spitz were washing their taxi outside their taxi depot, ready to go out for a drive and see if they could get any customers for the night ahead. Once their taxi was washed, Dribble and Spitz got in, and began driving through Diamond City as it began raining in the city.
"Man, I knew we should've waited until it started rainin'...That would've saved us water and soap in cleanin' the taxi..." Dribble sighed as he shook his head in annoyance.
"Ah well, that's life, Dribble. Sometimes ya gotta deal with the things it gives ya." Spitz replied as he looked out the window.
"Yeah, I suppose so..." Dribble nodded. As they were driving through Downtown Diamond City, a customer halted the taxi, and Dribble stopped the taxi and drove back towards the customer as they got in. It was Merna the Merhog in her hedgehog form, using her magic shorts to provide her with a pair of legs.
"Hello there. Thanks for choosing Diamond Taxi." Spitz told Merna.
"Where to, young lady?" Dribble asked Merna.
"To the sea!" Merna happily replied. Knowing the closest place to the sea was the pier, Dribble decided to head there.
"10-4!" Dribble exclaimed as he turned on the radio, and Drifting Away began playing as the fare meter began running, and Dribble took off for the pier.
As they were on their way to the pier, Spitz decided to strike up a conversation with their new customer to pass the time. "So, what were ya doin' out in Downtown Diamond City?" Spitz asked Merna.
"I was visiting this place called Club Sugar. I had a fun day there, but I figured I should get home before my mother got worried." Merna explained.
"I see." Spitz nodded. "And your mother is comin' to pick ya up with a boat, and that's why you're headin' to the sea?" He asked again.
"In a sense, yes." Merna nodded.
"Well, that's certainly an interesting way to be picked after a day of clubbin', ain't it, Dribble?" Spitz asked his burly canine pal.
"Damn straight. We get interestin' customers all the time, and you're one of 'em." Dribble told Merna.
Merna blushed and giggled. "Thank you." She replied. "So, do you enjoy working as cabbies?" She then asked the two furry cabbies.
Dribble and Spitz nodded. "We sure do. But most of the time, our interestin' customers are so interestin', that we forget to collect the fare for the ride. Ah well, shit happens, I guess." Spitz shrugged.
Merna nodded, feeling sympathetic for the furry cabbies because they don't get a lot of money coming through their tills because they always forget to collect the fare. "I see. That's a shame. But you don't need to worry about that, because I'll actually pay you two." She smiled.
"Really? You're actually gonna pay the fare?" Dribble asked in surprise.
Merna smiled and nodded. "Of course! Since you don't get a lot of money coming through your tills, I figured you're probably in need of it, so I'll pay you double once we get there!" She replied.
Dribble and Spitz grinned. "Oh, man! Ya hear that, Spitz? We're actually gonna get paid today!" Dribble told his cat manager.
Spitz nodded. "I can almost taste that money!" He said as he rubbed his paws with glee. After riding for a bit, the cabbies arrived at the Diamond City Pier with Merna.
"Here we are!" Dribble told Merna.
"Thanks, gentlemen. As promised, here's the fare, paid in double!" Merna smiled at Dribble and Spitz as she paid the fare for the taxi ride in double. Dribble and Spitz grinned as Spitz put the money in the glove department of the taxi. Merna then got out together with Dribble and Spitz as Merna walked up to the end of the pier. She then took off her magic shorts and turned back into her Merhog form in front of the furry cabbies, surprising them as Merna jumped into the sea. Dribble and Spitz then ran over to the end of the pier as Merna surfaced.
Merna giggled. "Bet you weren't expecting that, weren't you~?" She teased.
"Now we know why you wanted to go to the sea..." Dribble muttered.
"Yeah, now you know. Enjoy the money, gentlemen, and thanks for the ride!" Merna replied as she waved Dribble and Spitz farewell before diving under the water and swimming off. Dribble and Spitz were fascinated by what they had just seen until dawn broke, and once it did, they got back into their taxi before driving back towards their taxi depot.
"Damn, that was amazing, wasn't it, Spitz?" Dribble asked Spitz, who was counting the money Merna had paid them.
"Ya can say that again, Dribble. One thing's for sure, we struck it rich today! Let's hope we'll get some more payin' customers in the future, because I'm likin' what we made last night!" Spitz grinned.
Dribble chuckled. "That we can agree on. Let's get that money back to the depot and find some more payin' customers." He replied as they drove off into the sunrise.