Now that the Masked Sponge has officially returned, how will it go when he fights crime?

Enjoy…

Chapter 4: On Patrol, I'm On Patrol

In the city of Bikini Bottom on a dark cloudy night, thunder clapped as SpongeBob, under the guise of The Masked Sponge, scaled up the top of the building. The sponge hums an action-packed theme to himself as he makes it to the roof. 'Here I am.' SpongeBob narrated, 'An ordinary fry cook by day and a totally awesome superhero by night.'

"Yeah!" SpongeBob cheered. "What a beautiful night to patrol for crime!"

On cue, it starts to rain, which SpongeBob takes notice of, hoping he wouldn't catch a cold or get his pores filled up. "Uh oh," he says with his hand catching rain drops. "I should head back and get an umbrella." But he suddenly hears a scream and looks towards an alley where the scream was coming from. "Whoops, no time for that now."

Down below, there was a fish in a black ski mask trying to rob a gray female fish, with white hair and a green dress, of her purse.

The Masked Sponge decided to spring into action by leaping from the tall building through the dark sky. Lightning flashed, however, and he screams when it strikes him, ruining his dramatic entrance.

When the mugger was about to snatch the woman's purse, the Masked Sponge landed on top of him. His clothes all charred and his body smoking, the Masked Sponge stood up and saw he knocked the mugger unconscious.

The woman fish smiles gratefully at him, "The Masked Sponge! You really have returned and you saved me!"

The Masked Sponge wiped the ash off of him and heroically spoke, "All in a day's work." He paused when he remembered what time it was. "Or night's work."


Meanwhile, a blue snail was crossing the wet street, unaware that a boatmobile was coming around the corner being driven by a brown fish with five o'clock shadow. His eyelids were hanging down as he yawned, "I never should've worked that double shift today." He groaned until his eyes close all the way and he suddenly drifts off to sleep behind the wheel.

The snail notices the headlights coming onward through the rain, and being a snail, can't avoid it in time. The snail hides in its shell, awaiting the collision, until the Masked Sponge pulls back on a stop sign and slingshots himself across the street, grabbing the snail as he flies by before the out of control boatmobile drives through and crashes elsewhere.

The Masked Sponge puts the snail in a cardboard box out of the rain just as the snail comes out of its shell to see that it's safe. SpongeBob smiles and tenderly kisses the snail on the eyestalk before going on his way.


Taking shelter from the rain in a lit tunnel was a group of four teenage hoodlums spray painting graffiti on the walls. As one was writing "JELLYFISH STINK", something flies through the air and knocks the spray can out of his hand. The teenager holds his fin as he groans in pain while the rest of them look down to see a spatula lying on the ground. They turn to see someone standing at the entrance of the tunnel. "If you wanted to color, you could've bought a coloring book." He quipped in his high-pitched voice.

"Who is that?" one of them asked.

Lightning flashed at the entrance of the tunnel and briefly illuminated the Masked Sponge in the darkness.

"Oh, barnacles!" another one of the hoodlums cried in shock. "It's the Masked Sponge! He's real!"

They all gasp in shock, having heard the rumors of the superhero who fought the mutant that afternoon, and even the exaggerated rumors that he was non-merciful on criminals. The Masked Sponge lets out a yell as he runs up the sides of the tunnel and karate kicks one of the hoodlums down. He quickly picks up his spatula and swipes at another one's feet, knocking him onto the ground. The remaining two try to grab him, but the Masked Sponge quickly grabs them both by the front of their jackets and pulls them both down, bumping their heads together.

With all four of them down on the ground, groaning in pain, the Masked Sponge stands over them with a serious face. "Now…are you all sorry for what you've done?" he asked, pointing to the hoodlums.

"Yes, yes!" one of them cries out. "Just leave us alone!"

They cry out and run away, dropping their spray cans on the ground as they exit the tunnel. SpongeBob picks one can up and goes over to the wall, spray painting over what was already written. When he was done, he walked away, leaving the graffiti as "JELLYFISH ARE STINKIN WONDERFUL :)"


Outside in the center of town, a passing purple fish in a hat and trench coat walks through the light drizzling rain as he drinks the last of his kelp soda and tosses the empty cup and straw towards the trash can, only to miss. He doesn't care and just keeps walking. But he suddenly bumps into a large bubble, stopping him from going any further. He sees the Masked Sponge standing in front of him on a fire hydrant with his hands on his square hips. The Masked Sponge silently points down to the empty soda cup lying on the sidewalk and then points to the nearby trash can.

Realizing who he was up against, and having also heard the rumors of the Masked Sponge's tough exterior, the fish grins nervously as he picks the cup off the ground and places it in the trash can this time.

The fish then quickly goes on his way and the Masked Sponge blissfully shouts, "Thank you!"

However, lightning strikes again, followed by thunder, which startles SpongeBob and he falls off the fire hydrant with a yelp.

Standing back up on the sidewalk, SpongeBob groans to himself, "Maybe next time I should come back when it's sunny." But afterwards, he gets a satisfied grin and says to himself, "Mermaid Man would be proud though."

His thoughts were interrupted when he hears loud sirens and sees police boats speeding through the rain. "Hmm…" SpongeBob says as he holds his chin, "Where there's police involved, there's bound to be crime. This looks like a job for the Masked Sponge!"


He follows the police on foot, choosing not to travel by building this time while lightning was still striking the sky. He finally catches up to what may be a crime scene where the walls of a building had been demolished and he hears a loud roar coming from further up the street.

SpongeBob gasped in shock and ran over to the building where an orange female fish in a purple dress was sitting on the ground. The Masked Sponge approaches her and asked, "What happened just now?"

She immediately recognizes who he was and tearfully explained, "Oh, Masked Sponge, the weirdest thing just happened. My husband turned into some horrible monster."

"Hmm," SpongeBob pondered as he held his chin. "This seems just like the mutation at the Krusty Krab, but at least it does confirm-"

He was suddenly cut off when the wife added, "It was right after he had taken a bite of a krabby patty he bought earlier today."

SpongeBob's eyes widen through his mask as he sees the discarded leftover krabby patty that had a bite taken out of it, lying on the floor. "No…" SpongeBob whispered in horror, "It couldn't be." But seeing the distressed citizen, he quickly composed himself and assured, "I mean, don't worry, ma'am. I'll stop you're rampaging hubby."

The Masked Sponge quickly sped off and ran down the street at fast speed, hoping to catch up to the mutant. SpongeBob begins to narrate again, 'This was exactly like what happened earlier today. A krabby patty turned a customer into a monster. But how? Why? A krabby patty would never do that.'

His monologue was cut short when he sees a bunch of police boats surrounding a large hulking dark green fish that looked similar to the last mutated fish. He roars loudly and wildly smashes a police boat while nearby citizens run in panic. "Stop right there!" SpongeBob shouted, getting his attention.

One of the police officers smiles in joy at seeing him, "The Masked Sponge!"

"About time." Another one says, "I was afraid we were gonna have to do something about that mutant."

SpongeBob confronts the mutant and angrily continues shouting, "You're giving krabby patties a bad name! Now tell me what really made you this way!"

But the mutant just growls in fury and storms towards the Masked Sponge. "Uh oh." He peeps until the mutant runs into him and body slams the sponge into a wall.

The mutant backs away, leaving the Masked Sponge in the hole. He would've passed out had it not been for the raindrops falling on his face. He just groans in pain and coughs while managing to get on his feet and face his opponent again. "Is that the best you got?" he said in a raspy voice.

The mutant approaches him again and tries to swipe his large fist at SpongeBob, but the Masked Sponge jumps behind him and climbs on his shoulders, wrapping his arms around the mutant and putting him in a headlock. "Listen to me, mister." SpongeBob calmly says as he struggles to keep hold of him. "I know you didn't mean for this to happen. But just change back so you can tell everyone that the krabby patty you ate didn't cause this."

Despite his attempts to talk things out, the mutant roars even louder and shakes SpongeBob off his body.

He landed in a large puddle and sat up to see the mutant standing over him, growling in fury. SpongeBob starts to tremble in fear as he takes a few steps back, until remembering it was raining and he was standing in a puddle.

SpongeBob smirked as he declared; "They don't call me the Masked Sponge for nothing!" he concentrated hard and let all the water from the puddle get absorbed into his body until his head was bloated.

When the mutant got closer to him, he let out a stream of water from his mouth that pushed the mutant away. SpongeBob stared through the rain to see the mutant down on one knee. But out of concern, he ran up to him with his spatula in hand just in case.

"You can try and taint the krabby patty name," SpongeBob declared, "But I'll be here to stop you!"

Tilting his head towards the Masked Sponge, the mutant snarled, and SpongeBob jumped up with his spatula held in the air, prepared to strike. But his finishing move was interrupted by the mutant, who grabbed the Masked Sponge's squishy face in his large hand and slammed it to the ground, pinning SpongeBob down. He would've screamed for help, but the mutant's large palm over his mouth silenced him, so all he could do was think.

'This is it I suppose." SpongeBob narrated, 'My first day back as the Masked Sponge is also my last.'

The mutant stares down at him menacingly as lightning strikes in the sky above him. 'Just like Mermaid Man, I'm about to be killed in the line of duty!'

But just when SpongeBob thought it was all over, someone swung from the top of a building and kicked the mutant in the face, knocking him off of the Masked Sponge. He quickly sat back up, wondering who it was that rescued him.

"Sorry to barge in on your heroic battle, Masked Sponge." A female voice with a southern accent said, "But you looked like you could use a little help."

SpongeBob thought he recognized the voice, but had a hard time seeing in the dark rain as the person karate chops the mutant on the head and kicks him in the gut. This person was obviously a lot stronger than the Masked Sponge since his own physical attacks did nothing. Finally, the mutant was tied with a lasso that tightened around him until he let out a large belch and fell to the ground. With that, the mutant suddenly begins to shrink down, and the rope loosening around him as he turns back into a regular fish that lies on the wet ground unconscious.

Seeing the battle over, the Masked Sponge quickly got up and demanded to know who this new superhero was. "Hey, who are-"

It was now that the rain conveniently let up and he could now see the new hero clearly. His eyes widen and his cheeks turns red behind his cape collar to see it was a female squirrel in a blue jumpsuit with an 'MS' emblem in the middle just like his, but with a short red skirt, a red mask over her eyes just like him, a purple cape with a long collar just like his only a bit smaller, long black gloves, a black utility belt just like his, and an air helmet with a pink flower on top.

SpongeBob felt himself completely tongue-tied, but she spoke in the same voice that he thought he recognized, "Phew, that there nearly got messier than hoard of cattle." She then grabbed his hand and shook it. "Howdy. You can just call me the Masked Squirrel. Pleasure to officially meet ya."

Now the Masked Sponge was in complete shock, seeing the new superhero taking on a persona similar to his. "M-M-M-Masked Squirrel?" he asked, stuttering, as his cheeks turn a brighter shade of red. "I…I…"

She pays no mind to his awkwardness and just approaches the unconscious man and kneels down to pick up what looked like a crumb off the side of his lips. "Hmm…" she thought to herself. "This looks suspicious."

"I…I…"

Before SpongeBob could attempt to form a sentence, the police boats suddenly surround them and an ambulance pulls up as well. The police approach the scene, and the female cop, Officer Nancy says, "Nice work, Masked Sponge."

The Masked Sponge smiles until realizing she only greeted one superhero. He turns around to see the Masked Squirrel had suddenly vanished before the police surrounded them. Before he can look for her, he sees the confused fish being taken to the ambulance on a stretcher. "I don't know what happened." He said weakly, "I was just eating a krabby patty…and the next thing I know, I'm out here."

SpongeBob backed away from the crowd as he covered his mouth in shock. "Oh no, no, no…" he stammered, trying not to fall over. Whether he was going to or not, he was suddenly pulled into an alley and pushed against the wall.

His eyes widen to see it was the Masked Squirrel holding his shoulders. "Listen here, Masked Sponge." She said in a serious tone, "I heard about the incident that happened this mornin' and I'm gonna conduct some research on it." She held out the crumb from the mutant's krabby patty and added, "I'll find out if this really is the cause of the krabby patties."

The Masked Sponge's eyes brighten as he smiles widely. "You wanna help the Krusty Krab too?"

Rather than answer his question, the Masked Squirrel took out her rope. "Well, it was a pleasure doin' business with ya." She said in a friendly voice, "Sure hope we can meet up again soon."

She runs over to a building and lassos the top so she can swing up from one building to another, a lot more graceful than the Masked Sponge was with a grappling hook. As she disappeared into the night, SpongeBob's face turned red as he gains a longing look.

'I couldn't believe my eyes.' SpongeBob narrated, 'It was like I had entered a dream, only it wasn't a dream. It was happening right now and I was awake and it only felt like a dream. Seeing her swoop away like that felt like seeing a freshly made krabby patty: a hot meat patty, shiny eyes like pickles, cheeks bright like tomatoes, lips red as the ketchup, she brought tears to my eyes like onions, and was all wrapped up between two warm fluffy buns.' SpongeBob sighed with a dazed smile, 'I wonder who she really is. I'll definitely continue behind the Masked Sponge if I get to meet her again.'

...Probably the most sexual thing I've ever written….Well, let me know what you think so far and stay tuned for the next chapter.