Chapter 3:
"What happened to you?" Ginny asked.
Allison was now a very annoyed ostrich.
"Don't ask." She squawked.
Allison continued to peck the two brothers on the head until they found the antidote. They had "forgotten" to put it in there.
"Ouch!" Fred cried.
"Found it!" George exclaimed.
He poured a drop of green liquid on her tongue and she returned to being a human again.
"Sooo," Fred asked, "what'd ya think?"
"Just… just make sure it has antidote in it next time." Allison said, "And next time, Mr. 'Cross-over-our-hearts' I want that in blood! You hear me? Blood!"
"Jeez," Luna said, "What'd they do to her now?"
"Don't wanna talk about it." Allison snapped crossing her arms.
"They turned her into an ostrich."
Luna burst into a fit of giggles.
"It wasn't funny." Allison protested.
This only made it funnier, and soon the whole room was filled with laughter.
"Look," Fred said seriously, "if we pay you, will you come down here on Saturday afternoons and try our ideas?"
She looked at him, "Are you messing with me?"
"No."
She paused and thought, "Fine," she said, "but I want antidotes to everything."
"Promise!" George said.
"Would you like that in blood?" Fred teased.
"Oh shut-up." She muttered.
"That's no way to talk to your bosses." Luna smirked.
"Yeah." Ginny agreed.
"Ah yes, but you guys aren't my bosses." Allison said bumping into Luna, who in turn lost balance and bumped into Ginny.
"Any ways," Fred interrupted, "You can start today if you want, we'll just send an owl up to the school explaining why you'll be coming in late."
"Why am I gonna come in late?"
"Because we do get business at night," George explained, "some of the teachers come down to see what they can catch kids with."
"The nerve of them!" Luna said crossing her arms.
"Oh don't worry," Fred added, "we hide the good stuff."
A bell jingled from the front door opening.
"Oh look!" Fred exclaimed, "Your first customer!"
"What do you mean?" Allison asked as they handed her an apron and shoved her out behind the register.
"Go get 'em!" George and Fred chorused, and then disappeared into the backroom.
Her friends left her all alone as she waited for the customer to turn around.