Chapter 1: CHAOS

French Narrator here: Agh! Bikini Bottom, so peaceful and civilized. Hold on, what's this? A police car approaching the Chum Bucket: Suspenseful

"You better not remove that ankle bracelet" a police officer warns the single-cell. "You're under house arrest for a week"

"I'll be good, officer" Plankton promises a lie. "No more stealing the Krabby Patty Secret Formula"

"You better" the officer warns the microscopic being as he enters the Chum Bucket.

"Welcome home, Sheldon" Karen monotonically says. "It's been a long 2 months without you"

"I missed you too, Karen" he replies, ignoring her calling him Sheldon. "We should just give up on stealing the formula"

"Honey, you've been attempting to steal the formula for 30 years" she tries encouraging him. "You can't give up now"

"But, I have no plans left" he admits. "And, after I got arrested for trying to steal the formula, I doubt I'll have any"

"Have you looked at Plan Alpha?" she asks, hoping her husband wasn't a complete moron.

"Alpha?" he asks, confused.

"There's no letter after Z. So, it's just called Alpha" she explains to Sheldon as he runs over to the file cabinet. He pulls out a manila-folder appropriately labelled: "Alpha"

"Plan Alpha" he moans and opens the folder, revealing the plan written on a piece of paper. "Legalize crime in Bikini Bottom"

"That's a stupid idea" Karen admits. "Who would agree to legalize crime?"

"Many fish have a FIRST URGE to commit crimes, but don't because it's illegal!" Sheldon explains his diabolical plan. "I'll just circulate a petition around Bikini Bottom to legalize all crime for a week. Once I'm off house arrest, I can steal the formula! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

"Hold on, how will I circulate this petition while on house arrest?"

"I'll post it online" his computer wife suggests. "The internet has made life easier"

"It sure has" Plankton admits.

"How can we convince the mayor to pass this legislation?" she asks.

"We'll just say that if you allow people to commit crimes for a week, then that'll fulfill their lifelong urge to ever commit a crime!" Plankton improvs on the spot. "That should work!"

~The next day, Krusty Krab~

"Boys, do you know what today is?" Mr. Krabs asks during a meeting in his office.

"Pay day?" a disinterested Squidward asks.

"No, Mr. Squidward" the cheapskate replies negative. "Today marks the 30th anniversary of when Plankton attempted to steal me formular. So keep your eyes peeled"

"Aye aye, captain!" an energetic SpongeBob agrees and runs back to the kitchen.

"Does this mean we'll get paid overtime?" Squidward asks.

"No" Mr. Krabs replies before Squidward literally disappears out of nowhere.

"This just in!" a loud TV in the eating area announces: "Effective tonight, all crime in Bikini Bottom has been legalized. All emergency hotlines are turned off, so hide your children!"

"What?!" a surprised Krabs yells. "That's impossible!"

"Grab the register!" a mob of customers chant as they run towards the boat/register. "Yeah, he can't arrest us!"

"NOOOOOOOOO! Not me money!"

"Oh, dear" SpongeBob sighs in fear from the kitchen. "I've got to stop this!"

To be continued

[Authors Note. Outline for next few chapters: SpongeBob, the protagonist, must convince his dear friends to stop committing crimes in Bikini Bottom and stop Plankton before it's too late.

As of now, characters that SpongeBob must save include: Squidward from Squiliam, Sandy from unethical practices, Patrick and citizens from Mr. Krabs, and Larry.

I'm on summer vacation right now, so the story will be updated periodically, so I recommend adding it to your Alert List. Reviews are appreciated as always!]