n the same time, Clem, his father and Biff were preparing to go visit Shelly and Bubbles.
"Mrs. Jackson said that Shelly and her mom were at Bubbles' house for dinner, Jab" Clem said to Jabberjaw "We'd better go there"
"Sure thing, pal" said the shark.
Finally, the four arrived at the Jackson residence.
"Here we are, guys." Biff said as they walked to the front door.
He rang the doorbell and they waited for the girls to come.
A short time later, the door opened, revealing Bubbles at the other side.
"Hey guys." She smiled.
"Hey Bubbles" said Clem "Guess what? I got a new pet!"
"That's wonderful, Clem" Bubbles smiled "Where is he? And what is he?"
"He's with my dad in the car" said Clem "Pop! Bring him in"
His father nodded and gestured something to exit the car.
Jabber struggled to get himself out of the car, but he was just too fat, big and blubbery to fit.
"Hey!" he said to the narrator "I resemble that remark!"
"Wait, did that shark just spoke?" Bubbles asked as she overheard Jabber's remark.
"Yeah" Clem nodded "He can talk! Say something else, Jab"
"Sure thing buddy" Jabber said as he tried to get himself out of the car "Is that good enough for you?"
"Oh...my...god!" Bubbles' jaw dropped "Shelly's gotta see this!"
Bubbles ran back inside the house where she saw her cousin and aunt snuggling together on the couch.
"Shelly, come quick!" Bubbles said. "There's something you've gotta see!"
"What is it, Bubbles?" Shelly asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Clem's got a new pet!" Bubbles grabbed Shelly's arm "Come see it!"
"Sure." Shelly nodded as she got up and followed Bubbles to the front door, where Biff and Clem were waiting.
"Hey Shelly!" Clem exclaimed "Come see my new pet!"
"Who is he?" Shelly asked. "Is he cute?"
"See for yourself, Shells" said Clem.
Finally, Biff, Bubbles and Clem's father got Jabberjaw right out of the car. He waddled right over to Shelly.
"Hi there, I'm Jabberjaw" he greeted Shelly "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk"
Shelly was left speechless by seeing a shark walking, talking and standing right before her. One thing she never told anyone is that she was afraid of clowns, reptiles, amphibians and worst of all...sharks.
"Eeek!" Shelly exclaimed as she jumped. "A shark!"
"Yeah, Shelly" said Clem "Isn't it awesome?"
Shelly was very afraid and she ran back into the house.
"MOM-MEEEE!" she shouted as she ran back inside.
"What is it, dear?" Marilyn asked as she saw her daughter entering the room in fright.
"Monster mama, monster..." she quivered as she buried her face into her mother's chest.
"What monster, baby?" Marilyn asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Outside mama" Shelly quivered.
"Shh, shh, hush little baby..." Marilyn whispered softly as she started gently rocking her, something she's done since Shelly was a baby.
Outside, Jabber was confused by Shelly's reaction.
"What's with her?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Beats me" Clem shrugged.
"So who are you?" Bubbles turned to Jabber. "What's your name, and how did you start speaking?"
"I'm Jabberjaw and I don't know how or why" Jabber replied "So who are you?"
"I'm Bubbles" Bubbles shook Jabber's fin "Nice to meet you, Jabberjaw"
"Nice to meet you, Bubbles" Jabber shook Bubbles' hand "So what do you like to do around here? And what's wrong with your friend?"
"Shelly?" Bubble asked. "I don't know."
"Okay then" said Jabberjaw "So what do you guys like to do in your spare time? Back in the sea, I liked to beat on clam shells like drums"
"Well, we enjoy playing musical instruments." Clem said. "In fact, I've always wanted to form a band."
"A band?" asked Jabberjaw "That sounds great. Do you guys play?"
"Yes, we do." Biff nodded. "I play the guitar."
"And I play the bass." Clem added.
"And I play the keyboard." Bubbles said.
"And I guess you'd be a great drummer, Jab" Clem smiled.
"Yeah, I guess I would" said Jabberjaw.
"I can also play the trumpet" Clem said "And I'm pretty good"
"That's great" said Jabber "Does Shelly play?"
"She never mentioned any instruments." Bubbles replied with a shrug. "So I don't know."
"Why don't I go and ask her?" suggested Biff "She has to have some kind of musical or vocal talent"
Biff walked into the house to look for Shelly.
He soon found her being comforted by her mother.
"Uh...hello Mrs. Sanders" said Biff "It's great to see you"
"Shhh" Marilyn whispered "My baby's sleeping"
"Shelly?" Biff asked. "What's the matter with her?"
"She's scared" Marilyn whispered "She claims to have seen a monster"
"Monster?" Biff asked. "Jabberjaw's no monster. He doesn't even like biting others."
"He's not?" asked Marilyn "That's a relief. What is he then?"
"He's a shark" Biff replied.
Marilyn's eyes narrowed at the remark. "Well, it just so happens that Shelly has a fear of sharks, Biff."
"What're you talking about?" asked Biff.
Marilyn looked at slightly teary-eyed, sleeping daughter and decided to reply.
"Shelly tends to feel uncomfortable whenever she's near sharks and anything with those sharp fangs." Marilyn replied.
"Oh" said Biff "Well, I need to talk to her, it's rather important"
"What is it about?" Marilyn asked, raising an eyebrow.
"We're considering starting a band" Biff replied "Does Shelly have any musical or vocal talent?"
"Not that I know of." Marilyn shrugged. "I never had the money to send her to do music lessons."
"Well can she sing?" asked Biff.
"I don't know." Marilyn replied. "But you can ask her."
Biff shook Shelly gently "Shelly, wake up Shelly. Wake up"
Shelly blinked before looking up and saw him.
"Is...the monster gone, Biff?" She asked.
"Yes Shelly" Biff held Shelly's hands "The monster is gone"
"Thanks" Shelly smiled.
"Don't mention it." Biff nodded.
"So, what're you doing here?" she asked.
"I was considering starting a band" he explained "Can you sing?"
"Well, not really" Shelly replied.
"Oh" said Biff "Well, I was just asking"
"What gave you the idea of forming a band?" Shelly asked curiously.
"Because we're such good friends and we have musical talents, I figured we could share it with the world" Biff explained.
"Sounds great" Shelly remarked "Unfortunelty, I don't have any talent, so I guess I'm out of the question"
"Well, I'm sure we can find you something that will let you fit in, Shelly." Biff said. "Besides, not all bands need a singer."
"True." Shelly nodded as she got up and looked out of the window, only to see Jabberjaw still speaking to Bubbles and Clem.
"Shelly, I was starting to worry" Clem remarked.
"Yeah" said Jabber "Nice to meet you, Shell"
But Shelly was too scared and petrified by the sight of a fifteen foot tall great white shark.
"MOMM-EEEE!" Shelly ran back inside the house.
"What is it, dear?" Marilyn asked.
"That monster is still at the doorway!" Shelly screamed before turning to Biff and added, "Why did you lie to me?"
"What are you talking about?" asked Biff.
"You said the monster was gone, but he's really not!" she shouted "Why would you do that to me? I thought we were friends! You...you lied to me!"
"Shelly, Jabber's not a monster!" Biff clarified.
"Me, a monster?" Jabber asked as they overheard Shelly's remark. "That's no respect!"
"Get that vile beast away from me!" Shelly shouted "I don't want it anywhere near me! Got it?"
"Now Shelly." Biff quickly calmed her down. "Jabber doesn't bite. He's really friendly, honest!"
"Well I hate sharks!" Shelly folded her arms "They're despicable, blubbery and vicious creatures and deserve to die!"
"What do you mean, vicious?" Jabber blurted out. "I don't bite at all! That's no respect!"
"Yeah, Shelly" Clem sternly told her "Jabber's my new best friend and you should be nice to him!"
"Yeah" Jabber added "Be nice!"
"Zip it, Blubberhead!" Shelly barked.
"Now, calm down dear." Marilyn quickly placed her hand on her daughter's shoulder. "There's no reason to lose your temper."
Shelly pouted "But mama..."
"Sorry, dear." Marilyn said. "I know you're afraid of sharks, but you've got to learn to adapt to them and overcome your fears."
"Yes mama" Shelly sighed.
She then turned to face Biff, Clem, Bubbles and Jabber.
"I'm sorry, guys." She said. "I guess...I just got a little freaked out when I saw your pet shark out there."
"That's okay, Shelly" Bubbles smiled "You're my new cousin, I can't stay mad at you"
"Wait, Shelly's your cousin?" Biff asked Bubbles.
"Yeah" Bubbles smiled "Now she is"
"So anyways, I think I should introduce myself." Jabber said to Shelly. "My name's Jabberjaw, but you can call me Jabber."
Jabber stuck out his fin to shake Shelly's hand, but she was still scared and nervous.
"Go ahead, Shelly." Bubbles encouraged her. "He won't bite."
Shelly nervously took Jabberjaw's hand and shook it reluctantly.
"Uh...nice knowing you, Jabber." Shelly shook his fin before turning to the others and added, "So what's this thing about forming a band, guys?"
"We figured since we have musical talents and are such good friends, we could form a band" Biff replied.
"Yeah" said Jabber "I play some mean drums!"
"And I can blow a mean bass and trumpet" Clem added.
"And I sure know how to play the keyboard." Bubbles added.
"That's great to hear." Shelly nodded.
"And I'm a great guitarist" Biff added.
"Too bad I don't have any talent" Shelly rolled her eyes.
"Well, there's gotta be something Shelly can do in our band." Bubbles interjected.
"Maybe we can give her an instrument that's easy and doesn't require lessons" suggested Biff "Like a triangle"
"Or maybe a tambourine." Clem said.
"A tambourine?" Shelly raised an eyebrow "Why that?" O
"It's easy to play that instrument." Biff pointed out. "There's no need to take lessons and plus, it provides the beat of the music."
"Really?" asked Shelly.
"Of course" Biff nodded "You'd even consider yourself to be the star"
"Wow" she thought to herself "A star"
"So are you in?" Jabber asked eagerly.
Shelly thought for a while before nodding. "Count me in."
"But now we need a name" said Jabber "How about; 'Jabberjaw and the Jabb-ettes?"
"Forget it, Blubbermouth" said Shelly "That name sucks. Anyone else got any bright ideas?"
"Hmmm..." Clem thought for a while. "What about 'Jaws'?"
"Oh, that sounds like a great name!" Bubbles said.
"I don't think so." Biff shook his head. "I'm sure Universal Pictures could sue us for copyright infringement, especially since they've got that shark movie with that name."
"That sounds like a cool movie" said Jabber "I heard its about sharks and we sharks are awesome!"
"Yeah" said Clem.
"But I digress" said Jabber "Maybe our name could be something sea related"
"Like the Atlantans" suggested Bubbles "They're awesome!"
"One thing for sure:" Biff said. "If we call ourselves 'Atlantis', DC Comics will probably sue us for using the name of Aquaman's city in our band name."
"Actually Biff, Atlantis is a lost island that sank into the ocean" Shelly clarified "So, Atlantis isn't really Aquaman's city, just so you know"
"How could you lose a whole city?" asked Bubbles "A neighborhood maybe, but not a city"
"Who knows, but anyways, what else can be a good name?" Clem asked.
"How about something like the Posideons or the Tritons?" suggested Shelly "They're water gods"
"Hmmm..." Biff thought for a while. "They don't sound catchy to me."
Shelly thought for a moment "I've got the perfect idea! How about 'The Neptune's?"
"The Neptune's?" the others asked in unison.
"Yeah" Biff nodded "Neptune is one of the three water gods and there's a statue of him down by the beach"
"Agreed." Biff smiled as they each reach their hands (Or fin in Jabber's case) out and placed them on top of each other.
Together, they shouted, "The Neptunes!"
Author's Note:
The Neptune's have been born at last! But will they last? Stay tuned for new developments.