Spongebob and the Case of the …

| BP Oil Leak| |Chapter 2|

It's been a long 3 months since the start of the oil leak and everyone is getting a little impatient.

" Spongebob, can I go home now? " Squidward asked.

" No Squidward! You have to stay here until the oil leak is over! You could get hurt out there! "

" Spongebob, let him go! If he doesn't want to be around us then just let him go. " Patrick said in an annoyed tone.

" Yeah Spongebob let me go."

" Fine! If you want to get hurt then go ahead." Spongebob yelled.

So Squidward left. This time he didn't come back. Spongebob thought he finally got home safely. Patrick clicked on the TV to watch the news update.

This just in! A resident of Bikini Bottom has been found inches from his front door unconscious. It seems like he was trying to walk home in the oil. I guess he didn't know that the oil is in the water and it is reducing the oxygen levels. Anyone outside that is not wearing a mask is in danger of suffocating. So please, everyone stay indoors. The resident is said to be Squidward Tentacles and he has been taken to Bikini Bottom Hospital and is said to be regaining consciousness. So please take this as a warning and stay indoors. That's all for now. Stay tuned for more on the Disaster in the Gulf.

" Pat. Why do I have the feeling that this was all our fault?"

" Um… because it was."

"Wow Pat. Way to lift the spirits."

" Sorry."

" We have to get to Squidward and tell him we are sorry. Because what if he…. You know."

" You're right Spongebob! We have to go to the hospital! But it's so far away and you heard what the newscaster said. We'll suffocate!"

" Right! We can use our fresh air helmets from Sandy's!"

" Alright! Let's go Sponge!"

And with that Spongebob and Patrick left their safe abode. They had a long journey ahead of them. The hospital was 5 miles away and they had to trudge through this thick substance that stuck to your feet and made it extremely hard to move.

Spongebob was amazed at the destruction caused by the leak. He saw hundreds of houses completely saturated by the oil. The bricks of the buildings were coming off and the paint on the roofs was completely invisible. Whole buildings collapsed under the pressure of the heavy oil. He saw cars stuck in the middle of the road some with people inside. He was completely frightened and tried his best to keep Patrick from looking at it.

He failed.

Patrick saw the destruction and the trapped people and totally broke down. He began to cry uncontrollably because he didn't know that the oil leak was that big of a deal until then. He was determined to put an end to this leak once and for all… after apologizing to Squidward of course.

2 miles to go and Spongebob and Patrick are completely drained. They know that if they stop they will be dragged under by the forceful material so they continued on. Their helmets are becoming fogged by their deep breathing and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see.

" Sponge?"

" Yes buddy?"

" Are we going to make it to Squid or are we going to end up just like him?"

" We are definitely going to make it buddy because we aren't quitters!"

Patrick smiled.

1 mile to go and Spongebob sees something in the distance. It looks like a ditch but he can't tell. As he moves closer, he sees that it is a ravine and he cannot see the bottom. He thinks to himself , " Where did this ravine come from?"

Then it hits him.

They went the wrong way…..