Chapter 1

Spongebob's house, the next day...

"Ring, ring" The phone rings.

"Hello?" He answers.

"Howdy, Spongebob!" It's Sandy.

"Hey, Sandy, how's it going?"

"Good, heard you got your license."

"Yes, I finally did, thanks to Patrick."

"Yeah, he told me."

"When did he tell you?" Spongebob asked.

"A minute ago, he's here at the treedome. That's one of the reasons I called."

"Really, what's the other reason?"

"Come on down, and I'll show you."

"I'll be down in a few minutes, just gotta feed Gary."

"OK, see ya soon." She hangs up.

At the treedome...

"OK, so, this is my latest invention...airgum and watergum."

"What does it do?" says Patrick.

"I'm glad you asked. You see, the watergum allows you sea critters to breath on dry land, like here in the treedome. Airgum allows us air breathers to breath underwater. No helmets or suits required."

"Wow." says Spongebob.

"Who wants to try it first?"

"Ooh, me first!!!" says Spongebob.

"OK."

He chews the gum.

"OK, now take off your helmet."

He takes it off.

"Well, notice anything different?"

"Yeah, I can breath without the helmet!!!" says Spongebob.

"OK, good, now, if you want to continue, you'll have to chew one piece, for 20 minutes, every 24 hours."

"Sounds good to me."

"OK, now I have to tell you guys something. I have to showcase this at a science convention in San Antonio, Texas, and I want you guys to join me. You can bring whoever you want."

"ALL RIGHT!!!" Patrick ans Spongebob yell.

"OK, gather whoever you want, and meet me here tomorrow at 9 am, OK?"

"OK!!!"

At Squidward's house...

"knock, knock" on the door.

"What do you want, Spongebob?" says Squidward.

"I was wondering if you wanted to take a road trip with us." says Spongebob.

"A road trip, with the two of you? I'd rather coat myself with tar and feathers, and run around the city, squawking like a chicken." says Squidward.

"Oh, it's not just us, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, my cousins Blackjack, Stanley, Tanner, my uncles David, Cap'n Blue, Patrick, my mom and dad, and Patrick's mom and dad are going with us as well, and We'll be meeting up with Patrick's cousin Rick, Mr. Krabs' cousin Martin, Sandy's cousins Seth and Dylan, her parents, and her uncle John." explains Spongebob.

"Hmmm...when you put it that way, OK, I'll go." says Squidward.

"AWESOME!!!" yells Patrick and Spongebob.

That night at Spongebob's house...

Patrick walks into Spongebob's library. He notices a blue book sticking out on the shelf.

He pulls the book out, and looks inside.

It's Spongebob's High School Senior Yearbook.

He opens it up to the class photo, trying to find himself and Spongebob.

He suddenly sees a brown, bushy tail sticking out on the right side of the photo.

He thinks to himself, and says "Nah, couldn't be."

Then he flips to the individual photos. Then he sees a young 17 year old squirrel, underneath it reads

"Sandy Cheeks – Most Athletic".

"What?!" yells Patrick. "Sandy went to school with us, WITH NO AIR HELMET!!!!"

Then he looks at the pictures from the Senior Prom. And, he sees the tail again, connected to Sandy, who's holding hands with a young, yellow sponge!

Pat's jaw drops, then he screams "SPONGEBOB!!!!!! GET DOWN HERE!!!!!! I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU, SOMETHING THAT WILL SUPRISE YOU!!!!"

"What is it, Patrick?"

"This!" He shows Spongebob the photos, and his jaw drops the same way Patrick's did.

"Mmmmmeeee.....and......heeeerrr??????" He passes out.

"Spongebob? Spongebob?" says Patrick.

"What happened?" says Spongebob.

"I showed you the yearbook, and you passed out."

"Oh, so it wasn't a dream?"

"Not by a long shot, buddy." says Patrick. "Wanna show Sandy?"

"Sure, I wonder how she'll react."

At the treedome...

"Yes, Seth, one of these days he's gonna remember that the two of us were together in high school, and

he's gonna want to go back to the way things were back then, I hope, that's why I brought back the ol' airgum, and then made the watergum, to be able to introduce him to the family." Sandy said into her cell phone.

"Well, why don't you just remind him? Trust me, he'll take you back in a heartbeat. I should know, I'm your cousin." says Seth, her cousin. "So, where do you want to meet up? How about the KFC on our home street, where we hung out with our friends before you went underwater for the first time?"

"Sounds good to me, what car will you be driving?"

"I just bought a 2010 Kia Soul, you should see it, it's awesome!"

"OK, I'll see you then."

"Bye."

"knock, knock" on the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's Spongebob and Patrick. Can we come in?"

She gasps. "Has he remembered already? No, couldn't be." She thinks. "Or did he? Only one way to find out." She opens the door nervously.

"Hi, what brings you two around this late at night?"

"We wanted to show you something." She spots the yearbook under his arm.

"OK, come on in, guys."

They all sit in the living room of the treehouse.

"What'd ya'll want to show me?" She says, as if she didn't already know.

"These." Spongebob shows her the photos.

She's in a state of shock. She was right. He remembers.

"Yeah, Patrick showed these to me, and I had to show you these." He explains. "Sandy? Sandy?"

She walks out.

"Where are you going? Sandy?"

He walks into the kitchen, where he finds her at the table.

"Are you ok?"

She sits silent.

"Ok, we're just gonna leave, see ya tomorrow."

At Spongebob's house, the next day....

"HONK!!!!!" Spongebob's alarm clock goes off.

"knock, knock" on the door.

Spongebob goes to the door.

"Hey, Spongebob." says Squidward.

"Hi Squidward."

"Would you like help getting ready to go?"

"Sure, can I ask you something?

"Of course, Spongebob."

"OK. What would you do if the past comes back to you, and a girl you REALLY LIKE, that you've known for a long time, actually went out with you in high school, and you just remembered that the two of you were together?"

"Well, first, I'd ask her if she still felt the same way. Then, I'd ask her if she wanted to get together with you again." answers Squidward. "By the way, who is this girl you're talking about?"

Spongebob shows him the yearbook photos and explains the situation to him.

"Wow, somehow I knew you and the squirrel would end up together. One more thing, how long has HE been here?" He points to Patrick, who's lying on the couch, surrounded by ice cream cartons.

"Patrick?! You ate all of my ice cream!!!!"

He doesn't wake up.

"Should we wake him up, Squid?"

"No, let him sleep for a little bit."

They go to Spongebob's room, Spongebob and Squidward get ready, then, Spongebob turns around, only to get smacked by a familiar brown tail.

"What the...Sandy?!"

She wakes up, and looks around.

She screams.

"WHERE AM I? WHAT AM I DOING HERE? SPONGEBOB? SQUIDWARD? WHY ARE YOU IN MY DOME? Wait, this isn't my dome! I'm in Spongebob's house!"

"Uh, Sandy, what are you doing here?" says Spongebob.

"Sandy, you're here too?" says Patrick as he walks in.

"Patrick, you ate all of my ice cream, I hope you didn't eat Squidward's as well." says Spongebob.

"I don't think I did. Someone should check, though, just in case I need to start running."

"I'll check, I'll be right back." says Squidward.

"I have to use the bathroom, Spongebob."

"You know where it is, Patrick."

"Oh, yeah. Right."

He runs out of the room. Spongebob sits on the bed next to Sandy.

"Sandy, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I tend to sleepwalk when I get really stressed out."

"Sandy, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, I think I know what you're going to ask me, anyway."

"Do you remember back in high school, when you...and me...were...."

"Yes, I remember. Go on."

"I was wondering, do you feel the same way now as you did back then?"

"Of course I do, Spongebob, and I always will."

"That's good. I was a little worried last night would ruin our friendship."

"That's impossible, Spongebob, I always have, do, and always feel the same about you."

"Ok, when do we leave?" says Patrick.

"Very soon, Patrick. We're ready to go." says Spongebob.

Patrick looks at them, to notice that Spongebob and Sandy are holding hands, just like the old days.

End Chapter 1