It's a Spongy Life
I was doing my job at the Krusty Krab when it happened. Something terrible happened that I wished had never happened.
I was singing! I was singing about my favorite burger in the whole wide ocean; the Krabby Patty.
"We love you Krabby Patty, you know it's true. When you're not with us, we're blue! Krabby Patty we love you!"
I guess I was singing too loud that I didn't hear Squidward.
"SpongeBob." I kept singing.
"SpongeBob." I couldn't help it; I just kept singing and singing.
"SPONGEBOB!!!" Squidward finally yelled.
Huh?" I asked opening my eyes. Then, Mr. Krabs opened his office door.
"What in the name of Neptune is going on? Then he gasped.
"SpongeBob, look out!"
"Look out for what Mr. Krabs?"
"Look out for," But, it was too late, I tripped on a loose pin, splashing sodas and Krabby Patties all over the costumer's clothes.
"That loose nail." Mr. Krabs finished.
"Oops. Sorry." I said grinning.
"Aww, not my favorite dress." Said the woman. "I promised my sister that I was going to wear this at her wedding today. Now, it's ruined."
"Look ma'am, I'm awfully sorry about your dress." I sad feeling guilty.
"Never mind about that." She sounded mad. "Where's the manager. I want to speak to him immediately."
"I'm right here." Mr. Krabs said coming next to us." Eugene Krabs at your service, how can I help you?
"I just want you to know that your waiter is one of the worst I've ever seen. He sings while he works. And he doesn't watch what he is doing. If I had him working for me, I would've had him fired a long time ago." My head sagged when I heard those nasty words came out of the lady's mouth.
"Now hold on." Mr. Krabs said touching me. "I'm sure the lad didn't mean it. Did you SpongeBob.
"No Sir." I shook my spongy head.
"See, it was a complete accident." explained Mr. Krabs.
"I don't care! He should've been more careful! The lady retorted.
"Helga, let's just go eat at the Chum Bucket." Her husband replied.
"Great idea, who wants to eat at a place with a clammy waiter like that clumsy sponge," The lady agreed. They both marched out of the Krasty Krab, and went to the Chum Bucket.
"That lady wasn't very nice." Mr. Krabs said. Then he turned around, he didn't look too happy.
"SpongeBob! What do you think you were doing?"
"Well... I…" I spurted.
"Well!?"
"I'm just going to take a nap before this turns ugly." Squidward yawned, who had been watching the whole time and then fell asleep.
"On with it boy!" Mr. Krabs sounded angry.
"I'm sorry Mr. Krabs, I guess I got psytracted." I finally told him.
"Well be more careful next time. You won't make money by just singing."
"Eye eye Sir." I said feeling my cheerful voice once again. I went quickly to my kitchen, while Mr. Krabs woke up Squidward.
The rest of the time was just awful! I kept messing up, like I didn't wipe the floor after it got wet, and some people slipped and fell. One guy had to go to the hospital, because he fell on the floor really hard. I felt really bad about that. That's not all, I accidentally broke my special, I slammed the door in Squidward and Mr. Krab's face (None of them turned handsome thank goodness,) and worse of all, I exploded the Krusty Krab! I have no clue how a time bomb got into my kitchen, but it did. Mr. Krabs blamed me because of my messing up every minute of the day.
"Time to go home." Mr. Krabs said. "We got to go home early so we can hopefully rebuild her in the morning. Bye Squidward, I'll see you in the mourning"
"Great, I can hardy wait." Squidward sighed walking away.
"What about me Mr. Krabs?" I asked cheering him up. "You forgot me. Come on, say it! Goodbye…"
"No SpongeBob. I didn't forget."
"Then why didn't you say it? Come on, its only four syibles."
"SpongeBob, I didn't say it because…" I could hardy hold in my excitement. He turned around.
Then he said those awful words, straight into my face.
"YOU'RE FIRED!!!"
"What?" I said ceasing my bouncing.
"You're fired." Mr. krabs repeated.
"Fired? Why?'
"Oh I don't know… Proberly because YOU RUINED EVRYTHING Now go home!
"But Mr. Krabs…"
"Go home and never come back!"
"Yes sir." I said not smileing all the way home.
On my way home, I met my best friend Patrick going jellyfishing in Jellyfish fields.
"Hey SpongeBob! Want to go Jellyfishing?" Patrick asked. "I brought your net."
"Not now Patrick, I'm in a bad mood." I told him.
"Oh come on, it'll be fun!"
"Well," I scratched my chin.
"Please?" he asked with wet eyes.
"Ok!" I figured going Jellyfishing with Patrick will make me forget all about my troubles at the Krusty Krab.
"Great!" Patrick said. I picked up my Jellyfish net, and we played.
While we Jellyfished, I told Patrick of my day was at the Krusty Krab.
"Gosh SpongeBob, that must have been terrible" I nodded my head in response.
"Hey! I caught one!" Patrick shouted.
"Let me see!" I replayed, completely forgetting about my misery. I looked into Patrick's net.
"Wow Pat, it looks pretty healthy" I told him.
" Yap!" He said, proud of his work. "Boy, all of this Jelly fishing business is making me hungry." Patrick said suddenly.
"Don't worry Pat; we have plenty of food right here." I reassured him.
"Where?" he asked looking around.
Right here" I pointed to the Jellyfish.
"Oh no, SpongeBob! You already tried eating me once before, and Sandy too, but not again. You're out of your mind."
"No Patrick" I laughed. "This Jellyfish.
"We can eat the Jellyfish?"
"We can eat its jelly."
"How?"
"I'll show you." I grubbed my bucket (I always kept it handy with me going Jellyfish, in case we got hungry). I always kept it hidden so nobody will steal it) and I squirted the Jellyfish Jelly into the two buns.
"Make one for me!" Patrick clapped when I was done eating.
"One Jelly Patty coming up!" I did the same thing to Patrick's patty. I guess I stumbled with my hands because instead of the bun, I squirted in Patrick's eyes!
"AHHH! I'm blind!" Patrick Screamed. He started walking backward.
"Patrick, look out for that…" But it was too late.
"Piece of coral." I finished. Patrick got up and walked backward again. I did a sigh of relief, and then 3 seconds later I gasped again.
"Patrick, look out for that…" He fell against a carol tree.
"Carol tree." After a bunch of coconut fell on his head, Patrick fainted.
"PATRICK!!!!" I shouted.
After a few deep breathings, the next thing I knew Patrick was being lifted into an ambulance.
"Wait. Before you take me away, there's something I need to say to SpongeBob first." The medics stopped while Patrick was looking at me.
"Patrick I'm so sorry." I said softly.
"SpongeBob, I'm afraid you're not my friend anymore."
"What?" I was shocked.
"It seems you're too dangerous to be my friend."
"Yeah but Patrick I can…"
"I'm sorry, ex best friend."
I watched sadly as the ambience drove away with Patrick on board. After it was out of sight, I sadly walked home.
"Man, today is really shaping out to be the worst day ever." I told myself on the way home. "First, the inncidents at the Krusty Krab, and two people are in the hospital: one is a guy I don't even know, and now my best friend Patrick, who doesn't want me around anymore. Yep, worst day of my life. Oh well, at least I still have Gary." I opened my pineapple door when I got home.
" Gary, I'm home!" I shouted. Gary greeted me with a slimy hug right away!
"Meow!" he meowed happily. I hugged him back; I didn't care about his slime, I was proud to be home. Suddenly the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" I said cheerfully. I opened the door. It was the police!
"Are you SpongeBob Squarepants?" An officer asked me.
"Yes." I said wondering why they were here.
"And is that your snail?" he said pointing to Gary.
"Yes."
"Ok, let's go." He told his crew.
"You're going to be safe at the pound little guy" Another officer said, picking up Gary.
"Wait! Why are you taking Gary to the pound?' I asked them.
"You can't be trusted anymore." Answered the officer.
"What do you mean?"
"After what you did today, you can't be trusted."
"You know everything I did today?"
"Your friends told me or should I say your ex-best friends."
" Gary no!" I ran towards Gary, but the policemen held me back.
When Gary was in the van, the policemen let go of me and quickly went into the van, and drove away.
" GARY!!!" I rushed out to the street.
"Meow!" Gary meowed from inside of the truck.
"Oh dear Neptune, this is the worst day of my life!!!" I shouted to the sky. "I feel horrible, awful; in fact I…I…I wish that I was never born!!" There was a cool breeze in the nighttime air.
"I said I WISH I WAS NEVER BORN!!!" I repeated loudly. There was a puff of green smoke coming from nowhere, then poofed in the flying Dutchmen.
"Who wished that they were never born? Who?" the Flying Dutchmen commanded.
"I did." I piped up softly.
The Flying Dutchmen looked at me, and then grabbed my hand.
"Come on then." He said.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"To a parallel world." He told me.
"Why?"
"Because you wished you were never born."
"So?
"So, I must show you what it will be like if you never existed. Now come on and quit stalling. We got a lot to see."
"Can't we wait till mourning? I'm tired and I must go…"
"COME ON!!!" he dragged me into a strange portal, and then off we went.
Chapter 2: Pearl and Sandy