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"Thanks for letting me help you out, Mr. Chase." Milo smiled as he was with Melissa, looking up towards her father.
"Well, it's not like I had much of a choice." Mr. Chase sighed. "After all, you have surprisingly been... not so... Murphy's Law lately."
"Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you." Milo nodded.
"Good to see you two getting along just fine." Melissa smiled.
Indeed, today, Milo and his friend Melissa were at the fire department where Melissa's father was working. At the moment, there weren't any natural disasters or fires going around, so it was basically a safe day, but all the firemen were still on the alert. At this moment though, today was the day that the fire trucks usually got washed up and polished.
"Now, I know washing fire trucks can be quite boring, but once you know the ins and outs of the fire truck, it can be quite easy to navigate." Mr. Chase explained as he led Milo and Melissa over towards the back of the truck.
"Dad, you gave us this explanation plenty of times when we arrived at the fire department." Melissa sighed.
"Oh, I know that, but it wouldn't hurt for you to get a constant reminder. After all, if something broke, it would be money out of someone's pockets." Mr. Chase said, looking towards Milo.
Milo smiled as he said, "Oh you don't need to worry, Mr. Chase. My pockets are loaded."
Mr. Chase gave a sigh as he said, "Melissa, I don't get what you see in that boyfriend of yours?"
Melissa furiously blushed as she said, "Dad, we talked about this! Milo and I aren't boyfriend and girlfriend!"
Mr. Chase noticed a slight nervous eyeroll on both Milo and Melissa, knowing there was a 'yet' that could form in their mouths, but didn't. Melissa finished with, "We're just friends. Odd friends, but friends."
"You keep telling yourself that, sweetheart." Mr. Chase said as he turned to the fire truck. "Anyway, this fire truck is what we're washing up today. Melissa, you get the hose ready and Milo, do you think you can get some soap and water in a bucket?"
"Of course! Milo smiled... before frowning. "But why all the soap and water when you're going to use the hose anyway?"
"It's to get the fire truck sparkling clean! Besides, while a hose is good, it won't be enough to clean it. There would still be 'dirt', if you get what I'm saying." Mr. Chase explained.
Milo just nodded as he turned around. "One bucket of soapy water, coming up!"
As Milo ran off, Mr. Chase gave a nod as he thought to himself that there was no way Milo could somehow screw this up with bad luck.
Milo hummed a bit as he opened a janitor's closet nearby as he started looking around. "Let's see here, bucket, bucket, bucket..."
Milo then looked around and noticed a bucket nearby. He smiled as he grabbed it. "Ah, here we go!"
Milo hummed a bit as he started going over to a sink, where there was a bucket of truck soap dispenser nearby. After a couple of squirts, he put the bucket in the sink and was about ready to fill it with water. Milo turned the hot water knob... but blinked as he noticed no water came out. He then turned the cold water knob. Again, nothing came out.
Milo raised an eyebrow out of curiosity as he said, "Something's not right here..."
Milo then looed down towards the sink's bottom and noticed a valve that was turned slightly. "Oh, there's the problem."
"Oh, by the way, Milo, try not to use the sink that's next to the truck soap dispenser. I had it turned off for a good reason." Mr. Chase called just as Milo turned the valve.
Milo looked over and called to Mr. Chase, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chase, I didn't hear that! What did you say?"
That sentence alone sent Mr. Chase running over to see Milo had turned on the sink and the faucet was starting to shake. Mr. Chase groaned. "Oh, this is not good."
Outside the fire station, Vinnie and Balthazar were busy holding a pistachio tree sapling up high in the air. Balthazar groaned as he said, "This has got to be the most demeaning mission we have been sent on yet..."
"Hey, I'm not complaining." Vinnie Dakota shrugged. "At least it gives us time to plan out what to do for lunch afterwards."
Balthazar groaned. "Is food ALL you can think of?"
Before Vinnie could answer that question, all of a sudden, both adults felt the ground shaking below them? They slowly turned their heads...
SPLASH!
Water began pouring out of the windows of the fire department, a big jet of water blasting Vinnie and Balthazar away, holding on to the sapling.
As soon as the water was cleared out, a very wet Milo, Melissa and Mr. Chase were slowly walking out, recovering from the blast from the sink.
All three looked towards Mr. Chase's fire truck as they saw how sparkling clean it was. In fact, the three were pretty speechless.
Mr. Chase gave a smile. "I'm impressed. I can't believe this truck is sparkling as ever."
"Guess I did more than my day's worth." Milo chuckled as he leaned towards the truck. "Not bad for..."
CLANG!
The bumper on the fire truck fell off and hit the ground, causing Milo to look in shock. Mr. Chase frowned a bit... then shrugged. "Well, it's ninety-five percent perfect..."
Melissa could only give a smirk. Just another day in the life of Milo Murphy.
And with that, another chapter is now completed! How did you guys like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!