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Sorry I'm not the best at this,

Patrick, I'm worried. Sandy has been telling me that the stars have been disappearing from the sky. At first I thought it was just the clouds or maybe even a smudge on her telescope but it's been clear for days and I cleaned that thing from head to toe and Sandy still keeps telling me about more stars going out. This was weird and if Sandy didn't know why it was happening then I thought that I should find out. So I went to go see Jimmy, you remember him? The boy with the big head that looked like it was made of fudge? But when I got to his lab he wasn't there. Worse it was a total mess so I tried to help tidy up a bit for him but then his friend Carl came running in looking for him too. He didn't seem to be anywhere in town and that only got me more worried! I told Carl that I'd go get help and we'd find him. There were two guys I knew would help me if Jimmy was really in trouble and they were Danny and Timmy. Thankfully Danny was alright and wanted to help but when we went for Timmy…

Well that's the thing Patrick. We couldn't. His world it was just gone! Nothing was there but black nothingness. This was really starting to get weird and Danny thinks that this couldn't be a coincidence with Jimmy missing.

I hate to do this to you Patrick but Danny thinks that whatever happened to Jimmy and Timmy might come after us too! I can't tell you where we're going, not that I really know, but please give this letter to Sandy as soon as you can!

Sandy,

Please take care of Bikini Bottom while I'm away, whatever is happening to the stars, Jimmy, and Timmy is serious. For all I know it may be coming for Bikini Bottom too. I promise I'm going to find out what's happening and keep us safe from it! So please watch over everyone while I'm gone.

P.S.

Gary's stomach has been bothering him so ease up on his dinner and no treats, thank you.

The royal council stood in the king's library, the letter tossed on the sole table of the room. Sandy was at a loss for words on the matter. Yes it wasn't a secret just how impulsive the king was but this…

Did he not realize what the citizens would think when they realized they're king was gone?

As the quiet started to settle in, the royal treasurer spoke "That boy… always getting into trouble."

"That boy wasn't king when he got in to any of that trouble." The Lord of south said sounding none too happy, seldom that he did.

"I'm confused… so he went to go get fudge?" Patrick asked making the Lord go dead face.

"No Patrick! He didn't go get fudge! Ugh… Sandy can we please get a better captain?" He asked taking Sandy out of her moment of thought.

"Settle down Squidward, Patrick if you're so hungry go get a snack please." Sandy let out mildly annoyed.

"But I want to know what happened to Spongebob." Patrick answered.

"I want to know what were going to do until the king gets back!" Squidward demanded.

"Aye! If the citizens find out he's gone there'll be revolt I tell ya, business will go down, the shops may close, they may even refuse to pay their taxes!-"

"Mr. Krabs please!" Sandy cut off the treasurer, of course he was always thinking of money. "We shouldn't be concerned with money or entirely on what we're doing until the king is back."

"But we can't ignore it Sandy! The people will find out, they're not…completely stupid." Squidward pointed out.

"Which is why in his absence you'll be in charge of his duties."

"Wait what?" Squidward asked in a stupor.

"Your lordship should have no problem in managing till he gets back." Sandy pointed out. Squidward still looked at her dumbfounded. Not that he wouldn't mind being king but…

"Sandy your next in line, as the king's advisor his duties fall on you if he can not perform." He pointed out matter-of-factly.

Slightly irked Sandy retorted "It's also my responsibility to give the king a piece of my mind when I don't agree with his decisions and boy howdy that's what I'm going to do!". There was nothing truer in the seven seas than a woman's rage. Dare be the sea critter that would man up to tell Sandy otherwise.

"How are you going to give him a piece of your mind if you don't even know where he is?" Squidward pointed out.

"I'll find him, there ain't no places he would go that I don't know about." Sandy confidently said before gesturing to Patrick "C'mon big guy I'm going to need you."

"Uh yeah okay." Patrick answered before following her out, leaving the treasurer and lord to their devices.

Sandy and Patrick hurried to her tree dome, or the second one of. A personal one she put inside the castle when the king took the throne. Patrick stood by as Sandy messed around with a large arch that stood right beside her tree.

"This do-hickie looks a horseshoe." Patrick pointed out.

"This 'do-hickie' ain't no pony ride Patrick." Sandy said as the arch powered on, a soft hum coming from it as it lit up. Patrick looked in awe of the machine as Sandy stood besides him with a tablet in hand. "If the king did go anywhere then he had to have used this to leave… now if I can find the last location accessed." She mumbled to herself oblivious to the panic that was starting to drape itself over Patrick's face.

"Uh Sandy-"

"Hold on Patrick, now why isn't the history working right?"

"Uh Sandy I think you should-"

"Wait a darn second! He cleared it! How did he even-?"

"Sandy!" It was too late. What Sandy had failed to realize was that the arch was spiraling out of control. The portal it produced wasn't the orange it was supposed to be, rather a dark shade of purple with hues of green. Before Sandy could even think about shutting it down the portal started sucking her and Patrick in. Desperately they tried to cling on to the grass as the portal tried to suck them in harder than a vacuum to a dust bunny.. "Sandy!" Patrick pled starting to feel his grip loosen. Quickly the squirrel tried to shut the portal down from her tablet but it wasn't responding. It was totally out of control. In a vain attempt she tried to throw it at the portal to break something, anything on it, but it didn't work. It kept up, unrelenting, even starting to crack her dome. Then it happened, Sandy was the first to go with Patrick flying in shortly after as well. The portal let off large sparks as the tree dome caved in. The castle guards only looked on in confusion as the portal raged. As if it wasn't enough, something came out.

Creatures, pure black creatures with beaming yellow eyes.

As for Sandy and Patrick,

This was the start of a journey, to find their king. A rocky start to say the least…

As they were whisked away…

Across the same sky to a different land…

Once a little girl was weeping her eyes out…

This night was going to be the start of something magical and her ticket to see it had been broken into pieces. Even though her sister had tried to apologize to her she wouldn't have it. She trusted her to keep it safe and look what she got for it. Glass all across the carpet…

A gentle knock came from her door.

"Go away..." she said lowly, the tears had taken their toll on her.

"Lisa.." the masculine voice said opening the door.