Chapter 2:
Candy Goes To Heaven

Candy's spiritual body floated up to Heaven. When she got there, she looked around. The whole area was made of clouds and there was gold furniture. There was a man with a beard who was clothed in flowing white robes and sitting on a throne. A sphere of golden light hovered next to him. There was also a ghost with holes all over it. It was weird.

"What is that?" a voice from a glowing light said.

"I thought you knew everything!" the man with a beard said. "Besides, you should be able to recognize your own creation. It appears to be a squirrel."

"Yes, yes, but what is it doing here? I don't think this is squirrel heaven."

"Well, she's here, so let's talk to her." The man with the beard walked over to to Candy. "I'm Jesus! 'Sup?" He said.

"Hi, Jesus! I'm Candy Squirrel. Aside from the whole being dead thing, I guess I'm OK. Where am I?"

"You're in Heaven," the bright light said.

"Woooow, look at you!" Candy said. "You're so pretty. Who are you?"

"I am the Almighty God, Lord Of All Creation. I'm typically formless and lack a corporeal body, but sometimes I appear as a bright flash of light for my own amusement."

"Oh, OK," Candy said. "So what's gonna happen now?"

"We're gonna take good care of you," Jesus said, giving Candy a hug.

Something about Jesus' embrace filled her with knowledge of who He was and what His life was like. "Wow, so you sacrificed your life for me and came back to life?"

"Yeah, that happened. But you're a squirrel and..."

Candy looked up into Jesus' eyes and interrupted him, "I don't think many animals know about you. Someone should really tell the other critters about you so that they can also go to Heaven."

"I'm not so sure about that," God said.

"Oh, but Dad, she's just so cute," Jesus said, scratching Candy behind the ears. "I wanna send her back as an angel so that Heaven can be filled with cute little animals just like her."

"Are you serious?"

"I am, Dad. Will you do this for me? Please?"

"Well, alright. I guess I can. Candy, would you like to be reborn as a new kind of being to spread my son's word amongst the animals?"

"Would I!" Candy said.

"Well, then, I suppose I will transform you. But Candy?"

"Yes, God?"

"Your angelic appearance might scare some animals, so I'm gonna give you the ability to switch between your normal appearance and your new one. Be careful about who you show your angelic form to."

"I will, Almighty God."

"Good. Now, let's get this over with." God started chanting in a strange language and a bright light engulfed Candy. She was lifted off the ground and her spiritual body became dressed in flowing gold garments. Then, two angel wings appeared from her back and a halo appeared over her head.

"And one more thing," Jesus said. "I want her eyes to change color when she talks about me."

"What, really?" God said. "That's just silly."

"I think it sounds amazing!" Candy said. "And maybe sometimes, little pictures could appear in them!"

"Fine, fine, I'll add that too." God chanted something else and then said, "Now try it out, Candy."

"JESUS!" Candy yelled. Her eyes turned purple.

"That...is...awesome!" Jesus said.

"Any other ideas?" God asked.

"No, I'm good."

"Then it's time for the final step. Descend upon her, Holy Spirit!"

The weird ghost thing flew over and kissed Candy. Candy giggled and started to glow even brighter.

"You are now full of the Holy Spirit," God said. "Your transformation is complete."

"You mean I have to leave?" Candy asked.

"Yes, my child, but don't worry. You can come back and visit us any time."

"Yeah, and when you come back, please bring me some fish sticks," Jesus said.

"What?" Candy asked, but she didn't get an answer.

"Farewell, Candy, my child. It's time to go. Never forget what happened here," God said.

"Yeah, good luck ministering to animals," Jesus said.

"I'll miss you both, but I know you both will always be in my heart."

Then in an instant, Candy disappeared from Heaven and her spirit returned to her mortal body.


A/N: I don't claim God and Jesus are really like this. I just think they might be like this in the SpongeBob world. I hope the real God and Jesus understand. I did used to think the Holy Spirit was some kind of ghost with holes in it, though, but I know better now.