Spike had spent the weekend in the library, trying to see if he could find anything about the marking on his chest. He decided to take a break and go into town. He figured that if he was going to graduate as an Ace Mecha Pilot, he'd need to keep up on supplies, like mecha weapons, mechas, and energy blades. Of course, it wasn't like he could just make them, he'd have to buy them. And the only way to make the credits he needed, get a job. There were a lot of places in town that were hiring, so he'd go and take a look at his options. First place was Mecharoni's, the local pizza place.
When Spike walked into the restaurant, a man with a green handlebar mustache looked at him and said with a heavy Italian accent, "Welcome to Mecharoni's, home of the best pizza in the galaxy! May I take your order?"
Spike shook his head and said, "I'm just looking around town for a decent job. Being a G.E.A.R.S student isn't exactly the cheapest profession in the galaxy."
Spike didn't notice it, but the man's eyes widened when he heard Spike say he was looking for a job. The man thought to himself, "This kid must be new in town... either that or he's crazy! Most people have already heard about what happened to the last pizza delivery guy!" The man then said aloud, "Well, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Parma John. I'm the founder and proprietor of Mecharoni's. If you haven't looked at some of the other places in town that are hiring, I suggest keeping your options open. Either way, here's a brochure with a list of hourly pay rates and benefits. The other places in town have these brochures too. You seem like a man who knows how to multitask, I wouldn't put it past you to be able to handle multiple jobs in town at the same time."
Spike was surprised, a man who he'd just met thought he could juggle more than one job at once. It was true, he was much better at multitasking without cracking than Twilight was. He said to Parma "Thank you, I'll be in touch." as he walked out of the restaurant, looking at the brochure he was given and said to himself, "Let's see... 15 credits an hour, complimentary delivery mecha, good opportunities for promotions, 25% employee discount, eligibility for exclusive employee coupons. These seem like pretty good benefits. I'm definitely interested in this place."
As he walked down the street, he saw the Soluna Police Department was hiring. He noticed a cyan hover bike parked outside the precinct. He recognized the bike as Rainbow Dash's. She was able to get it in the cargo hold on the transport shuttle, and managed to get Tek to fix it up after the crash landing. "Is Dash a cop? I've got a bad feeling about that..."
As he walked across the street, he heard a familiar voice yelling, "Jaywalker!" and suddenly, Spike was on the ground with Rainbow Dash on top of him. She said, "That'll teach- Spike!?" She got off of him and helped him up saying, "Sorry about that Spike..."
Spike brushed himself off and said, "It's fine. I never expected you to become a cop. You're not exactly one for rules."
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and said, "Whatever. So why are you coming to the police station?"
Spike told her, "I'm looking for a job. I already checked out Mecharoni's, and I'm still looking around."
"Oh, well, I've been on the force for a few days, but I haven't gotten in on much action. So far all I've done is write parking tickets." Rainbow Dash said sighing, "I thought being a cop would be more fun than this, but I still need the job."
Spike chuckled, "Don't worry Dash, I'm sure things will get more exciting." He walked into the station and asked a man with a bushy mustache, "Excuse me, my name's Spike Drake. I was wondering if you're hiring."
The man looked up from the paperwork on his desk and said, "Ah, yes. We happen to be hiring right now. There's no such thing as too many officers. Spike right? Well, if you're interested, but not sure, here's some brochures about working here on the force."
After checking around town, Spike had also looked at the hospital and the museum. All of the jobs paid well, but he had trouble deciding on one job. Then he thought about what Parma John said. "Maybe more than one job wouldn't be a bad idea..." He went back to Mecharoni's and applied for the job. He told Parma John, "I hope you don't mind boss, but I'm going to take your advice. I'll be back as soon as I'm done applying at some of the other places that are hiring."
Parma John nodded telling Spike, "Go ahead, I'll have something for you to do when you get back."
Spike walked back out of the pizza shop and applied at the Police Station and the Museum. He didn't really have the stomach for a job at the hospital, so he passed on it. As he made his way back to Mecharoni's, he heard Pinkie's voice calling out. When he saw her running towards him, he asked her, "Pinkie, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
As Pinkie caught her breath from the running she told him, "I did! I was at the magic shop in town and I accidentally pressed a button I wasn't supposed to and released a whole bunch of ghosts! I need help rounding them up! PLEASE Spike?"
Spike knew Pinkie was great at getting herself into unusual situations, but releasing a bunch of ghosts? That was a new one, "I'd like to help, but there's one thing. Ghosts don't exist Pinkie. Did you forget to take your medicine again?"
Pinkie growled at Spike, "Stop acting like I'm crazy! Well... ok, I am a bit crazy, but I'm no liar, and you of all people should know that!"
Before Pinkie could start bawling, Spike said, "You're right Pinkie, you'd never lie to me. I'm sorry about that. I guess I'll see what I can do. But I have three jobs already, I'm working at the museum, the police station, and Mecharoni's, so I've got a lot on my plate."
Pinkie hugged Spike tightly and said, "Thanks Spike! I'll tell my boss you'll help when you get the chance! We can be ghost-hunting partners! Just like that movie from the 80's!"
Spike chuckled as Pinkie left, "Weird, Pinkie Pie would never lie, but ghosts? This sounds weird. Well, I better get back to Mecharoni's."
And so, Spike has four new jobs, Archeologist, Cop, Pizza Delivery Guy, and apparently, Ghost Hunter. Will he be able to juggle four jobs and school life? Only time will tell