Wizards of Waverly Place
I've got a secret
Part Four: Day Four
It was Tuesday, October 5, 2010, and the Russo's were in the loft drawing out a plan for their procedure in finding Max, and assembling Justin's mob. Alex and Mason were more focused on making money for the archery class from all this, and Theresa wasn't focused on anything.
Okay, so we have to wait until Thursday 'till we find Max?" Asked Theresa.
"No mom, what you really mean is, we only have until Thursday that we don't have to deal with Max, don't you mom?" Inquired Justin.
"No, when Max comes back, I am going to solve all the problems that he causes, for that is the real reason for my life."
"That's what you said about finding him, now Alex and Mason are doing that. When Max comes back they'll probably solve his problems themselves to, and you'll be back to being worthless." Said Justin.
"For the right price we will." Said Mason.
"No, nobody solves any problems that are caused by Max, that's my job. I won't have it."
"Okay, we won't solve any problems, but it'll cost ya." Said Alex.
"Oh how much?"
"I don't believe this." Said Juliet holding her head.
"We'll go on a problem to problem basis. Now Mason and me are headed to school to clean the halls, the janitor is paying us three dollars an hour to take over his job. It's more than he makes but he hates mopping."
"Kay, by." Said Theresa.
"So, you're really going to pay Alex to not solve problems for you?" Asked Justin.
"Ha, when it comes to my purpose in life, money is no object."
"Maybe your purpose in life is being a chump." Snapped Juliet.
"That would've been funny before I found my purpose in life, but now it's just pathetic." Said Theresa.
"Ya, come on Juliet, let's go talk to that burning guy."
"You said you weren't going to recruit crazy people. If you recruit that man then I'm out of the mob, and I'm a vampire, I'm worth about ten burning guys." Threatened Juliet.
"What if I brought him to counseling and rehabilitated him?"
"Why are you so obsessed with this guy?"
"Because he can burn things. A man who harnesses fire comes around once, maybe twice in a lifetime."
"Anybody can burn things. I bet yer mom burns food three times a day."
"Ha."
"And do you even know what harness means?"
"Ya, it's what people put on horses backs when they ride them." Said Justin.
"Ya." Said Juliet as she left with Justin.
In Jerry's magical closet, Max had waited for days to explore the courthouse, but decided to sleep and stay in the same place for a while to be prudent, for people who partake in everything they desire never amount to anything. "Okay, here we go." Said Max pumping his arms and going through one of the entrance ways into a large room with a huge, empty fountain that must have been seven feet deep and fifty feet long. "Whoa, this must be like a bathtub for a giant. You'd need all the water in the oceans on the earth to fill that thing. Ha look, another room!" After walking for three hours, Max arrived in an empty room that just lead to a wall. "Oh, what do I do now?" Whined Max as he sank on to the ground and sat there.
At the school, Alex and Mason were mopping the floors of the hallway when the principal, Mr. Laritate walked up. "Hey buckaroos, what the heyll are you doing?"
"We're cleaning the halls for money to go to archery classes." Answered Mason.
"Well we can't have non-authorized janitors cleaning our hallways. You'll have to take the proper classes to become the new janitors."
"What are those?" Asked Alex.
"You go to the civic center down town and mop there for a half hour tonight. Then you get your licenses and can legally clean these halls. You'll get a set yearly pay, with chances of but unlikely opportunities for advancements."
"If we do that can we collect our salary on our first day before doing any work?" Asked Alex.
"Of course."
"We'll do it!" Yelled Mason.
"Great, take this card and show up tonight. If nobody's there, they keep licenses in the filling cabinets."
"Is that how you got your license Mr. Laritate?" Asked Mason.
"I'm not saying yes, but yes. Have a nice day." Said Mr. Laritate as the morning bell rang, and he grabbed his bags and headed home.
"This is great. Now we don't have to look for Max or join Justin's stupid mob." Said Alex.
"Hope he doesn't take it too hard."
In the classroom, the insane man had ceased his book burning to listen to Justin's offer. "It'll oppress the government to lead this country into a hoard of putrid art loving zombies, with us as the only survivors, so what do you say Mr..." The man remained silent.
"Will ya help us or not?" Demanded Juliet.
"'Kay, I'll do it. On one condition." Said the arsonist.
"Anything." Said Justin.
"I don't want anybody yelling at me or telling me what to do, and when this is all done, I want you to help me burn the biggest book in the world in Aspen."
"That's two things." Said Juliet.
"You've got a deal!"
"Great, see ya."
"By, oh, meet us at..." Started Justin.
"What to do." Interrupted the man.
"Sorry, by." Whispered Justin as he and Juliet left.
At Kramer's house, Jerry was sitting there, looking hard at the deck of cards. "Ha, what if we determined the probability of drawing a certain card, by the amount of cards left in the deck, we'd be statistically more probable of winning the match."
"Wow, really?" Asked Kramer who had just entered and didn't hear what Jerry said.
"Na, I never understood probability or even knew what the word meant."
"Great." Said Kramer pretending to know what Jerry was talking about.
In the hall at Justin's locker, he was putting books in it when Alex came up to him. "Ah! I mean hi Alex."
"Justin, Mason and I decided, we can't join your stupid mob, we're sorry."
"What, you have to, we just made a major breakthrough in the mob, more people, the force is growing." Protested Justin.
"What, did you get that burning guy?"
"Eh sorta. But why?"
"We found a new source of profit, so helping you would be a waste of time. Sorry, it's how business works." Said Alex.
"Fine, when we shut down that movie, we'll keep the negative, so we can tape you to a chair, and force you to watch the only screening, ha ha."
"Ya, okay." Said Alex as she left.
"Was that Alex?" Asked Juliet as she walked up.
"Duh! She and Mason are out of the mob. Found some new business venture." Said Justin grumpily.
"They're out? Now it's just us and that fire guy. Maybe we should just call it quits." Suggested Juliet.
"No! Even if it was just you and the burning man, the lowest common denominators, there would still be a cause, you heard me, a cause, and that cause may bring in a few more people, not much, but it will cause a bigger cause, bringing in more and more, and then, we'll have that movie in the ground." Said Justin.
"Lowest common denominator?"
"Let's get out there!" Yelled Justin as he ran to no place in particular.
That night, Theresa was writing out all the problems she would be able to solve once Max was found, and how her purpose in life would finally be discovered. "Then I'll solve the problem of the sinking barge, by sending out the whale that was caught ashore. I'll go down in history! Ha ha."
"Mom, we can't find Max on Thursday." Said Alex as she entered.
"What, you have to! I made a list." Said Theresa signaling to her list.
"Sorry Mrs. Russo, we have decided to become full time janitors. Soon we'll be able to shoot out tires with such precision it will rivet the world." Stated Mason.
"Oh, fine, maybe Justin will do it." Said Theresa.
"Mom, Alex and Mason dropped out of the mob, now we have to spend more time finding new members. It'll take all of our attention and we won't be able to partake in any activity what so ever."
"Great, Justin when you have time can you go into the closet and find Max?" Asked Theresa.
"No, we need to find more mob members, won't you list..."
"Sorry Juliet, I was not listening." Said Theresa with a blank expression on her face.
"Mom, have you even gone into the closet since Max disappeared?" Asked Justin.
"No, no I haven't. I'll do it on Thursday, so I have time to finish my list."
"Great, got to get to the civic center, by." Said Alex as her and Mason gathered their mops and left.
"I need a drink." Said Theresa as she squeezed a sponge into her mouth.
"Yuck." Said Juliet.
Will Justin find members for his mob who aren't insane arsonists? Will Alex and Mason pass the rigorous janitor's exam? Will the card game go well without the use of card counting? Will Max ever make his way out of the empty room? What will Theresa find in Jerry's magic wardrobe? Will she ever find Max? You'll find out if you read the other 363 days in the year in the life of the Russo's, "I've got a secret."