Hello, world! Sorry I didn't post a new story sooner; writer's block came back for a while... Anyway, here's a new story for you! Now eat it, swallow it, and chew it down! (SpongeBob says that in the episode "I Heart Dancing.")

Mr. Krabs was counting his money as usual.

"Five, ten, twenty-five, blue, applesauce... what the-?" A glass bottle suddenly crashed through his window and rolled to a stop at his desk. He initially got mad (windows cost money to replace!), but stopped himself when he saw that the bottle had a note inside.

"Hmm... I wonder who it could be?" He shook the note out of its container and read it.

"Ahoy, Eugene:

After visiting ye the last time, I decided to look into yer past dealings. I discovered that ye ran a hotel for a short while called 'The Krusty Towers.' Seeing that me grandson didn't pursue it, I've taken the liberty of starting me own version; I took the same name since I knew me grandson wouldn't mind. It's on the other side of town. I ask that ye take care of it while I'm on vacation (pirating, of course). See ye and yer scalawags, soon!

-Grandpa Redbeard"

Mr. Krabs chuckled to himself.

"Ahh, Grandpa Redbeard... what a guy! Well, I guess I'd better get a crew together." He stepped out of his office to see SpongeBob annoying Squidward again.

"Squidward, whatcha doing?" SpongeBob asked in his cute, spongy way.

"Trying to ignore the pest that's right next to me..." The cashier replied, resting his head on his tentacle.

"Oh... who's that?"

"You, you dunce!"

"Who's 'You'? Is he a new customer?" SpongeBob inquired, not realizing that Squidward was talking about him. Squidward lost his patience (again) and was about to throw SpongeBob back into the kitchen when Mr. Krabs showed up.

"Boys! In me office, pronto!" Squidward put the frycook down and the two of them followed Mr. Krabs into his office. They sat down quietly.

"Well, you may be wondering about why I asked you in here-"

"No." Squidward interrupted. His boss frowned at him and continued.

"I received a message from me old Grandpa Redbeard-"

"Oh, not that old pirate that caused us to make a phony ship just to make you look good..." Squidward groaned. Mr. Krabs started growing impatient.

"Mr. Squidward, if you interrupt me again, I'm gonna keel haul ya!" Squidward gave him a mildly surprised look and sighed.

"Anyways, me grandpa is running his own version of The Krusty Towers on the other side of town, and he wants us to manage it for him while he's on vacation." This time, Squidward raised his hand.

"Yes, Mr. Squidward..."

"You mean he copied your idea?" Mr. Krabs nodded.

"Even down to the last detail, including the 'We shall never deny a guest, even the most ridiculous request'?" The squid asked.

"Right again, Mr. Squidward. So pack your bags, boys! We're leaving in five minutes!"

As my loyal fans know by now, my first chapters are usually short, but I assure you that it will get longer as I add more stuff (unless, of course, I slap in the dreaded cliff hanger). But, if you like it so far, follow and favorite the story! You can also review at any time (even when the story has cobwebs on it; I'll still read them). ;) SpongeBob will get a bigger part soon (along with Squidward and Patrick)! Keep reading!