Guess what I learned today? Fanfiction is unblocked on my school's computers! ^^ SO as I post this, I'm actually sitting in 3rd period... Not sure how much longer I have of free time, so I'll quit stallin' and get to the story.

Shrek, Spongebob Squarepants, "Travel Song (Reprise)", and "Donkey Pot Pie" do not belong to me. They belong to their respectful owners.

Enjoy! :D

"...And you know what else is delicious? Krabby Patties. I mean, have you ever walked up to a person and said, 'Hey, let's go get some Krabby Patties!' and they say, 'No way, I don't like Krabby Patties!'? No, because Krabby Patties are delicious!"

Spongebob was a slow traveler, since he always wanted to stop and see the sights, so they had been on the road for three torturous, song-filled days now. That thing was not normal... How Squidward had managed to survive, he honestly had no idea.

"And another thing, I-" Spongebob stopped and sniffed the air, then gagged and covered his nose. "Agh, Squidward, you should really warn me before you just go off and let one rip like that! My mouth was open and everything!"

Squidward smelled it, too... But it wasn't that, not by any means... "Spongebob, if that was me, you'd probably be dead." He sniffed the air for a moment before coming to a conclusion. "It's brimstone. We must be getting close." It took a moment for this to sink in, and then it hit him. They were almost there! It wouldn't be long before he could get rid of Spongebob and get his land back! Oh, happy day!

"Yeah, yeah, sure, brimstone," Spongebob rolled his eyes as they walked on.

Before they knew it, they were standing in front of a gigantic castle, separated only by a bridge over a lake of lava.

"Sure, it's big enough," Squidward chuckled, "but look at the location!" Without thinking twice, he stepped onto a bridge.

"Um... S-Squidward? A-are you sure this is... Safe?" Spongebob cautiously stepped his way onto the bridge.

"Of course it's not." He could practically see Spongebob's face going pale, so he added, "It's just strong enough to get us across and back later on." Spongebob still refused to move, so, with a heaving sigh of frustration, Squidward said, "Just don't look down, okay?"

Spongebob dared to move a step or two. "R-r-right... Don't look down... Don't look down..." He began making his way across at a slow, steady pace. "S-s-sing a song, yes, a travel song, when you gotta get across... Show that big dragon who's boss..."

Of course, Squidward thought. Leave it to Spongebob to encourage himself in song.

There was suddenly a loud CRRRRACK, followed by a shout; "Squidward! I'm looking down!" When Squidward turned to see what had happened, he saw that Spongebob had leapt over a broken plank and was now clinging to a post, staring down into the lake of lava with wide, terrified eyes. "I-I-I can't do it, Squidward! Oh Neptune, I can't do it! G-go on without me!"

Okay, now he was just being ridiculous. "Spongebob, it's okay, you're almost half way there!" Spongebob still didn't move, only squeezed his eyes shut and shook violently. "Spongebob," he repeated, making his way over to the pitiful thing. "Spongebob, get up! Get up! Remember? 'Sing a song, gotta get across...' or whatever it was?" Now he was angry at the donkey-sponge's resistance. "Spongebob, get up, you little trilobite!" He grabbed his hoof and tried to pull him up.

Suddenly, he heard Spongebob whisper something barely audible, so he leaned in and asked, "What was that?"

Trembling, Spongebob repeated in a familiar tune, "D-d-don't let me go... D-d-d-d-don't let me go..."

Really, now? Well, if it was the only way to get him to go on... "I..." Squidward started awkwardly. "...Won't let you go..."

Spongebob opened his eyes and glanced up at Squidward, eyes teary, arms shaking. Then, after a minute or two, he slowly rose up and inched his way along the bridge, holding tightly to Squidward's hand. "Sing a song... Hit the bridge... Don't look down... Soon you'll see... B-before you know it, you're half way with me..."

It wasn't long before Spongebob got his skip back, and he was literally prancing to the end of the bridge. "Oh, what did I do to diserve a pal you?" He sang as he let go of Squidward's hand and flipped a back flip on solid ground. "I'm singin', and I'm pallin', with-"

"That'll do, Spongebob," Squidward sighed, collapsing on the ground next to him. "That'll do."

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"So where is this fiery pain in the neck, anyway?"

"In the highest room of the tallest tower, waiting for us to rescue her."

"I was talking about the dragon, Squidward."

"Oh... Well, it doesn't say that on here," Squidward shrugged, looking over the pamphlet on Princess Shannon that Plankton had given him again.

"Does it say anything else about this girl?"

"Well, apparently she likes pina coladas and getting caught in the rain."

"Ahh... Cool!"

Squidward had dawned a helmet (to hide the ears, he had said- Didn't want the princess to think a big, bad ogre was coming to eat her and jump out the window) and was looking around for the tower. "Ah, there it is!" he exclaimed as he looked up at a high, lighted window. I'll find the stairs, and you can stay here 'till I get back."

"W-wait, stay... Here?" Squidward heard the squeak in Spongebob's voice, so he said, "Unless you'd like to fight a dragon by yourself while I find the princess."

"Ah, no thanks, I'm good!" He chuckled as Squidward walked off. What was there to do in a tower like this on his own, talk to the skeletons? There really wasn't much- Wait- SKELETONS?

Before he could think twice, panic overtook Spongebob, and he broke into a run. But everywhere he went, rooms and rooms of fish skeletons, crab and lobster shells, and all other kinds of remains were scattered everywhere. Squidward had told him to be quiet, but he couldn't help it; he let out a loud scream as he ran away.

He wasn't sure how long he was running in no particular direction, but eventually he doubled over, panting in exhaustion. The cold air made his breath come up in puffs of smoke, and...

Wait... It was spring... How could his breath be...?

He got his answer just a few short moments later when he heard a low growl.

"D... D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d..." Spongebob stuttered, pupils tiny little specks lost in his big eyes. "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-DRAGON! SQUIDWARD! HELP!" Without looking behind him, he made a break for the opposite end of the room. This proved not the least bit helpful, though; turns out the dragon was on the other side of the room.

Spongebob quivered as the gigantic thing came crawling out, spreading its wings... Well, now that it was in good light, he could see that it was a rather odd combination. It had the wings of a dragon, yet the rest of its characteristics resembled... Oh, he had read about it once before... A... A land squirrel?

Naturally, his first reaction was to wander how it could breath underwater. But as it charged for him, he threw that thought into the back of his mind for later and tried to run away again. He had nearly forgotten that land squirrels were very quick, and in a flash and the blink of an eye, he was in its clutches.

"N-n-no!" Spongebob pled. "Please, maybe we could make a compromise? How about if you let me go, I'll make you a couple of Krabby Patties? Everyone loves Krabby Patties, right?" The dragon-squirrel's roar shrunk his hopes even more. "Okay, okay! Krabby Patties AND a free soda! A-a-anyhting else?"

The gaze the thing was giving him held some kind of a secret message... Now he could see that this thing was a girl (based on its eyelashes and… Feminine features), but other than that, Spongebob was too scared to see anything behind that gaze other than OMNOMNOMNOMNOM. He was too young to die like this! And he still didn't know how to drive!

Then it occurred to him... What had convinced Squidward to let him tag along? What had made the past three days so fun and adventurous? What had gotten him across that bridge? It all made perfect sense.

He was gonna have to sing his way out of this.

"Oh, my," he began, looking for something to sing about. He found it in just a few short seconds; the creature's two buck teeth, almost just like his. "M-m-my, what big teeth you have," he sang nervously, hurriedly coming up with a tune. "They're so… Sparkling white!" It was beginning to work; the dragon-squirrel lost that intent gaze and was looking at him with curiosity. Smirking to himself, he went on. "I bet you hear this from all of your food, but you must bleach at night!"

No, no, no, he couldn't be running out of ideas just yet! He had to find something else… That's when her breath hit his nose, and he coughed at the strong smell of acorns. "I-is that a hint of minty freshness? Oh, I am scared to death!" It… Wouldn't hurt to get just a bit flirty, would it? Girls liked guys who flirted… Or at least he assumed as he cozzied up closer. "Y'know, I like a girl with a dazzling smile and Tic-Tac on her breath." Closing his eyes, he hummed a couple of notes more and then looked back up at her with a sweet smile.

"So… How about those Krabby Patties?"

Apparently, that wasn't what she had in mind. Instead, Spongebob found himself gasping in surprise as she picked him up with her paws and carried him away.

Oh, crap.

Is it just me, or did this chapter seem REALLY short? Hmm...

And actually, the bridge scene I used WAS from the musical as opposed to the movie. In the musical (when I went to see it, anyway), Donkey was, like, 10 times more pathetic than he was in the movie, and that cracked me up for some reason. XD

And now you wanna know 2 movies I REALLY wanna see again? Megamind and The Music Man. Whaaaaaaaaaaat? They were both so sweet and fun and full of fluff and they were made 48 years apart! "I misplaced my car... The night you dumped me... Alone... In the rain." And I haven't read that much Music Man fanfiction on here, but I HAVE read a lot of Megamind fanfiction and I ADORED most of it! (If the authors of "Acceptance", "The Interview", "Honesty", "His Experiment", "Human Rituals", "The Better Side of Bad", "Some Lucky Day", "Black Friday", "Temptress", "Baby Be Bad", and "Laughter" are reading this, I BOW TO YOUR SUPERIOROSITY. *bows*)

...ANYWHO.

For the love of evil ninjas in tutus, you know what to do by now! Praise, flames, critisism, ANYTHING'S WELCOME, JUST...

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