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Disclaimer: I WANT SB! But Hillenburg owns him...

Chapter 7: Reawakening

Written by Lady Esca


Boom! Boom! Boom!

Plankton dropped his Evil Monthly magazine and cringed as the knocks reverberated painfully off the walls and into his delicate ears. Rubbing his head, he groaned and made his way to the door.

"Honey, who is it?" Karen asked.

Plankton suddenly brightened at the sound of his darling wife's voice and replied, "Oh goody! It may be your new upgrades!"

"What upgrades?!" she cried.

The microscopic mastermind flung open the front door and instantly frowned up at the hulking form of the Strangler.

"You don't have my upgrades!" he yelled. Slouching slightly he muttered, "So what do you want?"

Squatting down, Strangler handed the tiny villain the folded piece of paper.

"RQ wants his monster," the fish growled.

Plankton staggered backwards as he unfolded the paper. It was the picture of Doodlebob, and the evil drawing smiled wickedly at him.

"Ugh, can't that air breather kill Spongebob himself? I don't wanna bring this cretin to life!" Plankton groaned, tossing the paper down.

"I tried to strangle him, but it didn't work. And RQ doesn't want to get his hands dirty with murdering the sponge himself."

"Enlist henchmen to do the nasty work, eh?" the plankton growled. "All right, I'll do it. But I want that Krabby Patty Secret Formula in exchange, got it?"

Strangler contorted his face in annoyance, but nodded.

"I'll have to get it later, 'cuz RQ wants this doodle up and finishing the job now!" the fish snarled, kicking the paper back at Plankton.

The fiendish genius was slavering at the thought of a Krabby Patty when the paper smacked him in the face and sent him flying into his laboratory. Landing on a table of sharp, gleaming instruments, Plankton cursed and rubbed his rear end where a needle had jabbed him.

"You moronic imbecile! Now I won't be able to sit for a week!" he bellowed.

"Good. It'll keep yew on yer feet an' workin'."

The two creatures turned to see RQ framed in the door way, tightly gripping the picture of Doodlebob in his gloved hand and gritting his teeth.

"Eh, Boss… What are you doin' here so early?" Strangler cringed as he spoke.

Stepping into the lab, the beast growled softly at the beeping machines and flashing lights. This was a very impressive display of Plankton's intellect, but RQ only snorted in disgust and slammed the picture down upon a newly erected operating table.

"If I hadn't have come, yew two would have never brought this… Doodlebob ta life! I have to stay on yer aft ends to make sure everything gits done, don't I?!" the creature roared, pounding the table with anger-fueled blows.

The Strangler hopped backwards and Plankton cried out as he fell from the instrument table, both shaken by their boss's exploding fury. Snatching up a pencil from the table, RQ erased one of the three stumpy fingers on each of Doodlebob's crudely drawn hands and replaced the limbs with huge, curving claws. Also, he furiously expunged the silly buck teeth and drew two sharp fangs in their place.

"Modify yer own monster! Ha, ha!" RQ laughed maniacally, throwing down the pencil and watching with instant distaste as Plankton and Strangler both returned cautiously to their feet and shook with fear.

"Now ta finish this off… Plankton, where's that pen I gave yew?"

Plankton hastily scrambled over to a picture of himself at his college graduation and pulled the photo away, revealing a safe with a combination lock, similar to the one Mr. Krabs owned that concealed the fake Krabby Patty Formula. Spinning the dial and listening intently for a moment, there was a click and Plankton swung the titanium door open with a flourish.

Lifting a huge, ballpoint pen from the comfort of a tiny pillow, Plankton's knees wobbled dangerously before they completely buckled and he fell from the secret compartment and hit the floor. Rubbing his little head and groaning, Plankton had only a second to look up just as the pen landed on him with a sickening crack!

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!"

Slapping the air helmet around the vicinity of his forehead, RQ snarled viciously and yelled, "Strangler, git the pen from that dolt and let's git this over with!!! We have bigger fish ta fry!"

Regarding the idiom with the highest of loathing, the brutal fish snatched the pen from the floor and peeled Plankton from it.

"I am in excruciating pain! You could at least be gentle!!!" he roared, spittle flying out of his mouth.

Strangler smirked and carelessly dropping Plankton's flattened form to the ground as he handed the writing device to the beast waiting impatiently. Grabbing the massive pen, RQ balanced it over his shoulder, twisted it to click it open, and carefully began to outline the wicked visage of Doodlebob.

"Uh… Boss? What good's tracing this guy gonna do?" Strangler asked hesitantly.

RQ maintained outlining as he spoke.

"By that diary yew told me that yew read, a pencil from my world caused drawings to come ta life. Well, if we draw over him again with a magic pen, wouldn't that bring him back again?"

Strangler thought for a moment, but the beast continued.

"Plus, ink ain't erasable, so he'll be extra fortified and fit to fight. Yew can't git rid of ink like yew can lead, huh?"

Strangler finally lit up and grinned with realization.

"He'll be indestructible!"

RQ smiled wickedly as he went over Doodlebob's new claws with the magic pen.

"That's right, my fishy friend," he growled.

After much cursing and ranting, Plankton finally joined the two creatures by standing on the silver instrument table, back in his original form.

"We're supposed to be a team, you warp-headed, scaly bottom feeder!" Plankton shouted at Strangler.

With a sharp flick of his fin, the fish sent Plankton flying off of the table and back onto the floor once more.

"Imbecile!" he screamed furiously.

"Shut up yew two! I'm almost done…" the beast bit his lip as he finished outlining Doodlebob's foot. "There! Now step back, gentlemen, and watch the show!"

Plankton leaped onto RQ's shoulder and they stared at the picture for a minute. Nothing was happening.

They waited for another minute.

Nothing.

"This is stupid! What kind of idiot would think that a "magic" pen could-"

But Plankton was cut short when a foul blast of water hit all of them in the face and they stumbled backwards as an evil black light glowed from the paper. Watching in utter fascination, the three creatures beheld the awesome spectacle with the lights dancing in their wide eyes, when suddenly a massive claw tore itself from the page and latched onto the side of the table.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the three screeched with uncontrollable terror.

They flung themselves down onto the ground and cowered as another claw ripped from the paper and grabbed the table as well. The claws began to pull with extreme force against the page and an almighty shrieking roar bellowed and resonated around the cold laboratory. Strangler and Plankton covered their ears, but RQ could do nothing about it and flinched as the painful noise nearly shattered his helmet and busted his ear drums.

There was the sound of ripping paper and the next thing the three saw appear over the table was the corrupt and sinful countenance of the demon Doodlebob. His fanged mouth opened and black ink flowed like blood. With another tear, he ripped his legs free from the confines of the paper and stood upon the operating table, brandishing his awesome claws and shrieking out incoherent words.

"Aba babba! Fwee habba!" he snarled, leaping down on the floor.

Strangler was curled up into a fetal position, bawling his eyes out.

"Mommy! I want my mommy! There's a monster! Help me!!!" he cried pitifully.

RQ looked around feverishly for Plankton, and found him hiding in the Strangler's hair, crying as well.

"Idiots!" he roared, trying to mask his own panic and trepidation.

Shakily standing up, RQ pointed the open pen at the approaching monster, swallowing with a loud gulp. Doodlebob licked his claws, eager to kill, but the pen before him sent a rattle through his thin body and he halted in his tracks, fixing his bloody ink eyes on RQ.

"Ee mabba…" he cursed, spitting ink at the pen wielder's booted feet.

Grimacing, RQ kept his eyes on Doodlebob as he snarled, "Git up here, yew sniveling babies! Plankton, give me that implant!"

Cautiously, the microscopic creature pulled a tiny chip from his pocket and tossed it to RQ. He caught it deftly and waved the pen in a spinning motion.

"Turn around and stay still, demon," he ordered darkly.

Doodlebob hissed, baring his vampire like fangs, but complied reluctantly. RQ hastily slapped the implant upon the monster's back and Doodlebob gave an unholy roar, whirling around and dealing a catastrophic blow to the beast.

RQ was a swift thinker, and jerked the pen in front of his neck. Doodlebob bellowed in fury, having cleaved the pen in half instead of decapitating his foe. Tossing the pen away, RQ wrenched his head backwards as Doodlebob unleashed another attack.

"Turn it on, Plankton!" he screamed desperately, narrowly avoiding the hideous claws.

Plankton's single red eye roved over the laboratory until he spotted the remote control laying on the instrument table. Coiling up his tiny legs, Plankton sprang from the Strangler's head onto the metal slab. With a mighty slam of his minute fist, the plankton pressed the button on the control and witnessed an awesome display of lightning bolts careen through Doodlebob's inky body and pummel him to the floor.

There was a long, thick silence after that. Strangler sat up, whimpering as he wiped his nose and Plankton slumped upon the table, pawing sweat out of his eyes. RQ fell to the floor and leaned heavily against the titanium wall, trying his best to calm his ferociously beating heart.

"Strangler… Plankton… Take that thing to my office. Chain and cage 'im up real good, y'hear? I'll be back there at nightfall. Stay until I return."

The two nodded and began to work as RQ stumbled from the lab and sat at a dining table in the restaurant half of the Chum Bucket. Leaning wearily on his arm, RQ looked heavenward and closed his eyes.

"What have I done?"

A/N: Please stay tuned for Chappy 8!