Everything's normal in Bikini Bottom and the water's cool. At the Chum Bucket as always, Plankton sat on his desk complaining at his computer wife, Karen, about his many failures in stealing the secret formula for the famous and mouthwatering krabby patty from his arch-rival, Mr. Eugene Krabs... and about his life, again.

One day, the protozoan once again tried to steal the formula. When he first entered the Krusty Krab, he was immediately and suddenly hurled out of the restaurant and crashed into the Chum Bucket wall with a splat.

"How am I supposed to steal the formula in these conditions?" Plankton wailed in desperation, stuck on the wall like a blob of paint.

He went inside his restaurant, putting his stubby paws behind his back with his head down. "Maybe this is finally the time I should... quit."

"Am I hearing you correctly, Plankton?" Karen asked. "You're quitting?"

"Eh." Plankton sighed. "Or I could start planning to rule the world again instead, but I'm going to need someone as competent as I am... and BIG for my plans to work. But in this case no one in this universe, except maybe Sandy Cheeks, is competent enough to help me. But she's with the good guys." he said the last sentence in an immature and annoyed way. "Wait! Maybe there is someone who is bound to help me!"

"What is it this time Plankton? You tried that 'rule the world' plan before yet you ended up in such disastrous results after SpongeBob and his pink friend retrieved the crown of Neptune..."

Plankton stared at her, annoyed.

"What makes you think you'll succeed this time?"

"I was thinking maybe to get help, from another world, somewhere I could share my perfectly evil ingenious capabilities."

"Uh-huh." Karen didn't believe him.

"You'll see Karen. One day, I will rule the world! Not just our world, but ALL the worlds out there! I will become the most powerful and superior organism the universe has ever seen!"

So, Plankton started doing some research right away. He took in some parts from his other inventions and drew a blueprint of the machine. Weeks later, he was done. The machine looked like a regular-sized portal, only it was like a giant portal for Plankton's point of view.

"Now," Plankton rubbed his hands. "All this needs a huge power source... This portal will take me to a world where the most competent characters are located. I assure you that I won't fail this time, with another evil genius by my side. I'm sure I'd find one somewhere... and we'll be unstoppable, silencing those who get in our way and ruling everyone's minds!" Plankton laughed evilly and got ready to push the red button on the machine. "Hate to leave you baby, but I got to make my own legacy."

When he pressed the button, there was an interruption in the power and shut everything down, even the security system and Karen, leaving the portal still active and running.

"I should be prepared for this. The world I might enter may cause serious danger to my being." He placed a helmet on his head and jumped into the portal.