16 Little Customers

Theodore and his daughters were hard at work giving the tables a good wipe and the floor a mop.

Rose could be seen on a skateboard that was essential a floor cleaning vehicle with its incorporated mop and instant drying function.

Closely behind her was Chloe on a small toy fire truck with the hose in her hands which would spray the buffer solution. Around the truck were numerous buffer attachments.

Theodore was wiping the tables with a slow and methodical speed.

After giving the shop a good clean they git straight into making a batch of baked goods.

Rose and Chloe were on cookie and cake duty while Theodore was making simple lunch meals.

90% of Theodore's morning customers are working and don't have the time to visit the shop for lunch hours so to make things convenient he added the lunchbox meals which was greatly appreciated by customers.

It had finally come to opening hours and as the Hunt family go to turn the closed sign over they see a family three, made up of two children and a woman.

Who appears to be tourist walk away after seeing the sign still said closed.

Rose quickly ran to the door, unlocked and shouted: "Little Palace is open for business!!"

The family of three turns around with a joyful expression as they walk back to the shop with curiosity swimming around their eyes.

The mother of the two-child was beautiful caucasian women with brunette hair that could be seen present in the kid's genes.

One of the kids was a young boy who looked to be just a tad bit older than Rose and Chloe with short hair and a fringe that covered his forehead similar to Chloe.

The second kid was a fairly thin girl who looked to be ten or twelve years old with her hair tied back into a ponytail.

"Welcome to Little Palace, I'm Rose the Tiger Princess, Roar," Said Rose with an enthusiastic roar while clawing the air.

"Welcome, I'm Chloe the Owl Princess, Hoot Hoot," Said Chloe as she fixed her fake glasses to her face

"And I'm Theodore the Donkey King, ee aw," Said Theodore while giving his head a shake as to show off his drooping ears.

"Hehe" Their new customers giggle at the cute little greeting.

The mother and the daughter had a light blush seeing Theodore's unreasonably handsome appearance.

The mother looked at the Chloe and Rose's cute attire and commented "Well aren't you two just the cutest. I'm Maria, this one's Frank and this is Lisa. it's nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you, aunty, Frank and Lisa," Said Rose and Chloe with their hands out for a handshake.

Frank, Lisa and Maria were taken back by their handshake but gladly shook their hands.

Theodore, on the other hand, was thinking about their names 'Lisa, Maria and Frank, I know those names and their faces are familiar. Where have I seen them?. . . . I'm gonna need Daisy for this one'

In quite a whisper Theodore asked "Daisy, background check the new guests"

With the use of his smart contact lenses, a three-light blue screen appeared in his vision.

The three blue screens were three background reports on his new guests.

It had everything from the birth certificate to every parking ticket and detention. It was extremely detailed but he didn't even need to look too deep into it as he saw the surname "Castle"

'Well, this is quite something. So the Punisher exists in this world. I believe they call this a moral dilemma. Do I save them which would inevitably destroy the chances of Frank's alias as the Punisher coming into existence or do I let them die all for the existence of Punisher which goes onto do a lot of good? Fuck it I'll do both, it's not like I have much to do' Thought, Theodore while giving fed-up up sigh.

"What would you like to order. We can make anything and everything?" Said Theodore with a warm smile

"I want bacon pancakes," said Frank Jr excitedly to Maria

"Bacon pancake!" Said Rose and Chloe

"I'll do the batter," Said Rose as she ran in to wash her hands before cooking.

"I'll do the Bacon" Said Chloe as she followed Rose.

The Castle family give a confused look before hearing Theodore "come closer and watch"

They walk closer to the counter and watch two kids hard at work.

Chloe served the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl then stirred in the salt and sugar. Then made a well in the centre and gradually added milk, egg and melted butter.

Despite Rose being mostly an unpredictable tornado she becomes a relatively well-disciplined little chef when in the kitchen.

She then beat it until it was a smooth pancake batter and said "Batters ready"

Chloe quickly pulled out some scissors and cut the bacon into tiny pieces which were then put on the pan and just before it fully cooked through she placed it to the side.

"Okay, batter up," Said Chloe while looking at her sister who brought out the ladle filled with batter and drooped it down on to the pan.

As the batter hit the pan and spread into a circular shape Rose sang "Bacon pancakes, makin' bacon pancakes"

As the batter begins to cook Chloe sprinkled bacon on top which quickly sunk in and became one with the pancake. After doing so Chloe sang "Take some bacon and I'll put it in a pancake"

Together they sang the next line with a little wiggle "Bacon pancakes, that's what it's gonna make. . . Bacon pancake!"

Once they got into their rhythm they continued to sing and bake "Bacon pancakes, makin' bacon pancake. Take some bacon and I'll put it in a pancake, Bacon pancakes, that's what it's gonna make,

Bacon pancaaake!"

The song was catchy as the Castle family began to quietly hum along.

"Rose, Chloe how many are you planning to make?" Said Theodore looking at the tower of pancakes.

Rose and Chloe finally noticed that they went overboard after looking at the leaning tower of pancakes which was now being held by their dad.

"Oopsie," Said Rose and Chloe with an embarrassed smile.

*Clap, Clap, Clap* They were further embarrassed seeing the Castle family clap for their performance.

From the pancake, the strong smell of bacon fat wafted into the air with every singly one being a beautiful golden brown with a fluffy and spongy look to it.

*grrroar* The sound of three empty stomachs growled out of hunger.

"Well looks like Uncle Tom will be able to feed his friends," Said Theodore as he picked most of the pancakes and placed them in a thermal container to keep it fresh and hot.

Uncle Tom is a regular customer who volunteers at the local soup kitchen (Food Bank). Any excess food that Little Place has is immediately given to the to him.

Maria asked with a surprised face "Your sisters are really amazing"

Rose giggled hearing her and said "Hehehe no Aunty. Daddy is daddy"

"Huh, oh you just looked so young and they look so. . . I'm sorry I'm getting too personal" Said Maria worriedly

"No, it's fine it very normal to thinks so. So what would you and your daughter like" Said Theodore simply, not offended by her assumptions.

"Umm, Can I get a Caramel Latte, a tomato and onion omelette with hash browns, please. Lisa what do you want" Said Maria while tapping Lisa

"The same as mum but instead of a latte I want orange juice," Said Lisa

"Okay got it. Kids take a break let dad put on a show now" Said Theodore as he stepped behind the counter and washed his hands.

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