Mermaid Man Tribute by Androidfish7
Notice: This story has been typed by me in tribute to Ernest Borgnine, who died on 7/11/12 at the age of 95. I do not own "Spongebob Squarepants" nor do I own any rights to Nickelodeon or anything by Viacom.
Blake was one day resting in their mansion in heaven, when Karie approached Blake with their home phone. "We have a caller" Karie said, as Blake took the phone. "Blake speaking?" Blake greeted. "Hello Blake, you may not know much about me, but my name is Barnacle Boy" The voice said. "Barnacle Boy, how could I forget you? So what's up?" Blake replied. "It's Mermaid Man. Last night Mermaid Man went to sleep... And..." Barnacle Boy stuttered. "And, what happened, did he have a bad dream or something?" Blake asked. "No. He didn't wake up." Barnacle Boy replied. "Oh." Blake said, as this was all Blake could muster to say. "Yeah, and I know how close Mermaid Man and your father were, so I thought I'd call you guys up, any chance you could get White on the phone?" Barnacle Boy asked. "You haven't heard, I take it?" Blake responded. "No...? What happened?" Barnacle Boy replied. "Well, White and Mermaid Man are fighting crime in the troubled city in the sky" Blake replied. "I am troubled to hear that information. Well, thought I'd tell you, we're holding the funeral in a few days, it'd probably have meant the world to Mermaid Man if White could've attended, but now I see that's not exactly an option." Barnacle Boy replied. "I'll attend the funeral, I remember growing up as a kid, and when Mermaid Man retired from fighting crime, and White had to go away, Mermaid Man always babysat for White, and Mermaid Man and I grew close, I owe it to Mermaid Man to go to the funeral" Blake replied. "That's really nice, I'm sure Mermaid Man... And White... Appreciate it greatly. I'll see you soon" Barnacle Boy replied, as they both hung up. Blake sighed a sigh of sadness, as he packed a small handgun, a Five Seven, incase anything went wrong, not that Blake expected trouble, but paranoia never sleeps for some people. "Where are you going?" Karie asked, as Blake packed the Five Seven. "I am going to Bikini Bottom. Mermaid Man's funeral is being held in a few days, and Barnacle Boy asked me to attend" Blake replied. "Oh. Well, good luck, I'll hold down the fort while you're gone" Karie replied, as they hugged each other, and Blake left the mansion, and entered one of the portals to Bikini Bottom. Blake walked into the city, and approached the Krusty Krab. There, Barnacle Boy was at a seat, eating a Krabby Patty. Blake entered the restaurant, as he was greeted by a handshake from Barnacle Boy. "Good of you to come" Barnacle Boy said, as they sat down. Blake then smelt the Krabby Patties on a grill nearby. "So, how's The Sponge Kid taking it?" Blake asked. "Who, Spongebob? Oh, it's been hard on everyone, Mermaid Man was a strong figure in the community, and his death has affected just about everyone here." Barnacle Boy replied. "I know that White and Mermaid Man fought alongside each other, but did you ever fight alongside White?" Blake asked. "Yes, once, we got into an all out brawl with the Dirty Bubble, Man Ray, and Dark, and we only won because Mermaid Man stepped in front of a shot that would probably have killed me, and I got off the attack I was charging, which popped the Dirty Bubble and distracted Dark and Man Ray, while White moved in and killed Man Ray, forcing Dark to flee. That was Mermaid Man's last fight, as he retired after that." Barnacle Boy replied. "Sounds valiant. Just like my father" Blake said, as Squidward came over to their table. "Welcome to the Krusty Krab, how may I help you?" Squidward said. "Just a fifth of whiskey and a Krabby Patty'll do" Blake said, as Squidward jotted something down on a notepad and walked away. Then Squidward walked into an officeroom and said something to someone in there, and Mr Krabs emerged from the office to greet Blake. The 2 shook hands. "What brings you into Bikini Bottom?" Mr Krabs asked. "Oh, nothing good, I am just here to attend Mermaid Man's funeral" Blake replied. "Yeah, real sad what happened to Mermaid Man" Mr Krabs said, before Barnacle Boy got angry. "Alright look, nothing HAPPENED to Mermaid Man, he died peacefully in his sleep, you make it sound like someone murdered him!" Barnacle Boy exclaimed. "I didn't mean to say it like that" Mr Krabs said, as he walked away. "God dammit what am I gonna do without Mermaid Man?" Barnacle Boy asked. "Well hell, what're you asking me for?" Blake asked. "Oh, I don't know, it's just Mermaid Man and I were like brothers, I spent my childhood training to become Mermaid Man's sidekick, and now Mermaid Man is gone!" Barnacle Boy exclaimed. "I am sorry for your loss" Blake said, as Blake tried to console Barnacle Boy, but to no avail. "Look, the funeral is in a few days, you can hang out at my room in the Retirement home until then. Thanks for coming" Barnacle Boy said.
