Later that evening, the town gathered in the Krusty Krab to talk about the cancellation of the Summer Festival… and Bikini Bottom being demolished.
"What are going to do?! asked Shubie.
"He's cancelled the Summer Festival!" said Nat. "It's the end of the world!"
"Doesn't anyone here care about the fact that we're all going to lose our homes?!" Squidward exclaimed.
Suddenly, everyone shot Squidward a blank look, causing him to sigh in disbelief. Then SpongeBob jumped on top of the cash register and said, "Squidward's right, everyone! We're all going to lose Bikini Bottom! We're going to have to move and possibly never see each other again!"
"Maybe this won't be a bad thing," Squidward said with a smile.
The town continued to express their dismay until Mr. Krabs jumped into the middle with a solution.
"I got it!" Mr. Krabs yelled. "Let's all buy a Krabby Patty!"
Mr. Krabs was then pelted by napkins and condiments as Patrick voiced his suggestion, "We should take Bikini Bottom and push it somewhere else!"
"Yeah, cause that worked so well with the Alaskan Bull Worm!" Squidward snapped.
"Will y'all stop recycling old suggestions!" Sandy yelled. "This is serious! We need to find a way to save Bikini Bottom!"
"Maybe we can buy it?" Patrick suggested.
"And are we supposed to buy an entire town?!" asked Harold.
SpongeBob turned to Mr. Krabs and asked, "Mr. Krabs, can I have a raise?"
"No," Mr. Krabs quickly answered.
"I got nothing," SpongeBob announced.
"Aye, lad, a raise isn't the solution to our situation… or any situation for that matter," said Mr. Krabs. "What we need is a treasure fit for a king."
"Do you know where we can find treasure like that?" asked SpongeBob.
"Aye, there's only one treasure that can afford us to buy Bikini Bottom back," said Mr. Krabs. "The legendary tear of SB."
"SB? Whose SB?" asked Squidward.
"SB was a legendary sea god among sea gods," said Mr. Krabs. "Even Neptune would bow down to his might."
"If he's so mighty, then how come no one knows about him?" asked Squidward.
The entire town nodded in agreement. They never heard of SB either.
"That's because a long time ago, he disappeared for unknown reasons," Mr. Krabs explained. "As time went on, his presence faded from the mind of the masses until eventually his story has just become a legend among sea dogs and navy men. My grandpappy told me the story and the crew I worked with in my navy days talked about it every day."
"So do you know where the tear is Mr. Krabs?" asked SpongeBob.
Mr. Krabs shook his head and said, "No, but there is a map to its location."
"Who has the map?" asked Sandy.
"The Flying Dutchman," Mr. Krabs said in a menacing tone.
The entire crowd gasped. They couldn't believe that their only hope was in the hands of the Flying Dutchman.
"So you're telling us that either we go find the Flying Dutchman to get the map to a treasure that probably doesn't exist or we stay here and wait for the inevitable?" asked Squidward.
"Pretty much," Mr. Krabs said with a shrug.
"Well I better go start packing," said Squidward.
The rest of the town agreed with Squidward and headed for the front door until SpongeBob shouted, "WAIT JUST A DARN MINUTE!"
Everyone stopped and turned back to SpongeBob.
"Are you really going to give up that easily?" asked SpongeBob. "We have a way to save Bikini Bottom and no wants to take the risk save it. Well, I'm going to take that risk and if no one else wants to, then I guess I'll have to do this on my own! I'm going to save Bikini Bottom and keep a promise I made to some friends of mine!"
SpongeBob jumped off the cash register and, to his surprise, landed on Patrick's shoulder.
"No buddy of mine's gonna go by himself," said Patrick. "I'm coming too."
"Don't y'all forget about me," Sandy said as she walked up to her friends.
"Me too," Mr. Krabs added.
"You too, Mr. Krabs?" asked SpongeBob.
"Can't let me best fry cook, go against the Flying Dutchman on his own can I?" Mr. Krabs said with a smile.
"Well, good luck with all that," said Squidward.
"You're coming too, Mr. Squidward, or you're fired," said Mr. Krabs.
"Bikini Bottom's about to be gone," Squidward reminded him. "Do you really think that' threat's going to work this time?"
"Then I'll fill your life with misery and woe," said Mr. Krabs. "…even if you get a restraining order."
"Fine," said the annoyed squid.
"Thanks guys," said SpongeBob. "Now let's go save Bikini Bottom!"
