A/N: I worked really hard on this chapter. Like I stayed up until 6am to finish this chapter and I think it paid off well lol
Disclaimer: I do not own song lyrics, they belong to the songwriter and artist!
Spongebob rang the bell, "Order up!" and handed the tray of the customer's food to Squidward.
"Here you go," Squidward said blandly, handing the tray to the customer.
"Thanks!"
Squidward let out a careless sighed, "Whatever"
"You know, as much as I love coming to this place, I think it needs more, you know, spicing up?"
Spongebob's head popped up in the window, "Spicing up? I don't remember you asking for hot sauce. I don't think we have any"
"No, I mean, this whole place! It needs something fresh and a reason more people will come here" He told him.
"Why don't you go to Weenie Hut Junior's then?" Squidward rudely said.
"Umm? it was just a suggestion but whatever makes you happy. Have a nice day!" The customer walked away from the counter.
Squidward rolled his eyes, "Whatever makes you happy " he mimicked.
"Psh! That guy doesn't know what he's talking about! The Krusty Krab is fine just the way it is, right Squidward?"
"Ask someone who cares"
Spongebob laughed, "Oh Squidward" then went back in the kitchen.
Lately, they've been getting certain comments about the Krusty Krab saying it's 'getting uncool' but Mr. Krabs brushed off the negative comments and passed just 'meaningless chatter' there was nothing about the Krusty Krab that Mr. Krabs or Spongebob thought needed to change, after all, he was still making money from it so criticism of it didn't really matter to him.
Tori and Cat finally arrived at the Krusty Krab, Squidward peeked from behind his magazine and glared at the girls, "Oh no, not those two again"
"Hey, Squidward!" Cat waved at him.
Squidward just grunted.
"Oh, Spoooongebob!" Cat shouted his name in a singing tone.
Spongebob popped up from behind the kitchen window.
"Tori! Cat! You finally came to the Krusty Krab!" Spongebob smiled. "And hey! Nice dresses!" He pointed at Tori and Cat's new Hawaiian themed dresses. Tori's was yellow, had two straps for each shoulder and had blue, purple and pink flowers on it. Cat's dress was strapless and had yellow, blue and pink roses on it. They looked like they were definitely from Bikini Bottom.
"I must say you girls look styling!" Spongebob snapped his fingers and winked at them, complimenting them.
"Thanks!" Cat twirled like a ballerina in her dress.
"Yeah, This really nice old man was giving out free dresses in town" Tori explained.
"Yeah, he that our style needed to be more tasteful, whatever that means. I find it weird that he told us that because clothes aren't supposed to be tasty" said Cat.
Tori, Spongebob, and Squidward all looked at Cat strangely.
"Ooookaaay, well, me and Cat would like to order something now. We're kinda hungry" said Tori.
"I wanna try a Krabby Patty!" suggested Cat. "I want mine with ketchup, mustard, pickles and… um, oh! And more ketchup please!"
Squidward wrote down Cat's order as quickly as he could. "Would that be all?"
"Oh! Wait! No! I also want a kelp shake" Cat added, smiling. "Sounds healthy, doesn't it?" She looked up at Tori.
Tori shrugged, "Yeah, I guess so"
"And what would you like?" Squidward asked Tori
"And, um," Tori looked up at the Krusty Krab menu, "All of them looked so good and it was hard to choose from. "I think I'll have the same thing that Cat is having"
"Now those are wonderful choices! Since you two are new to Bikini Bottom, I can guarantee that you'll absolutely love our Krabby Patties" Spongebob happily told them. "Two orders of Krabby Patties and kelp shakes coming up!"
Tori paid Squidward the money and preceded to their tables. "Squidward, you could use a vacation right about now," He said to himself.
"Why are you talking to yourself?" asked Cat.
"Huh? Wha- I wasn't talking to myself, I was- um," He stammered. "Thinking out loud"
"How could you be thinking out loud when- wait! Oh! I'm so confused!" Cat held her head and walked over to the table with Tori.
"Wasn't it nice of that old lady to give us money just for helping her cross the street?" asked Tori, smiling.
"Yeah, she was super sweet!" agreed Cat. "I wonder if we help her cross the street again next time, she'll give us more"
Tori shrugged, "Don't know, maybe"
They had to admit the place looked somewhat outdated up close than what they saw on TV. They thought it couldn't hurt for it to get a little fixing up.
5 minutes later
The girls were bored out of their minds, Tori slumped her face on the table, groaning and moaning while Cat just sat there humming.
"What's taking him so long?" whined Tori. "I'm so hungry!"
"I don't know it's been like 2000 Hours already!" Cat also whined.
Two fish next to them were staring at the two strange girls, Tori looked over to them with an annoyed face, "Hey! Take a picture and it'll last longer!"
"Oh sorry, we were just-"
"What are you looking at anyway? never seen two hungry girls before?!"
"Well…"
"Get out of here before I eat YOU for lunch instead!" She threatened. The two fish got scared and ran out of the Krusty Krab. "That's right, you better run ya cowards!"
They then heard the bell ring, "Order up!"
"YAAAY FOOD!" The girls cheered and clapped.
Spongebob delivered their meals to their table by tip-toeing like a ballerina. "Here you girls, go! Enjoy!"
"Oh, yummy!" Cat clapped like a happy toddler.
While Spongebob watched, both the girls took just one big bite and from that moment, they don't know what happened but it felt like they died and went to heaven, what they saw on TV was absolutely to and worth the hype. This Krabby Patty not just good, good was just an understatement but it was absolutely flawlessly perfect! The best sandwich that they ever had unlike what burger they ever had at a fast food restaurant.
"Woah!" was what the only response they had.
"Hello?" Spongebob waved a hand in the girls' faces to get their attention. "Anybody home? are you girls okay?"
"Spongebob…." Tori began to say. He took off his hat and twisted anxiously.
"Y… yes Tori?"
The brunette grabbed the nervous sponge by the tie and glared right into his blue eyes. "I just wanted to tell you that this Krabby Patty is the best thing that I EVER ATE in my ENTIRE LIFE!"
"Yeah! What Tori said! I felt like I almost died and went to heaven!" agreed Cat.
Spongebob smiled ear to ear, "YAY!" he cheered.
The girls ate the rest of their Krabby Patty down in every bite, oh no! They didn't want the delicious taste to end just by one bite. Spongebob was absolutely happy that his new friends tried their first Krabby Patty and he hoped that this will be an unforgettable moment for them.
"That's great! But I have to get back to work. See you later!" Spongebob waved and went back into the kitchen.
"BYE!" They both said with their mouths full then went back to eating their meal.
"You know, Cat? I think we're gonna like living here for a while" said Tori, smiling over at the red head.
"Me too!" Cat agreed, smiling back at the brunette. "Yeah, too bad we have to leave soon. I would come here all the time just to eat these super duper yummy Krabby Patties"
"Ugh! It's so boring here!" A male yellow fish complained to his friend.
The girls couldn't help but listen to their conversation.
"I know right?" His friend agreed. "I mean, the food is good and all but where's the live entertainment to go with it, I mean, we just come here eat then leave and that's it! Why can't this be a great restaurant instead of just an okay one?" He ranted.
Tori couldn't help but intervene, "Excuse me, forgive us for listening in on your conversation but-"
"We disagree with you! The Krusty Krab is fine just the way it is!" Cat protested.
The yellow fish scoffed then smirked, "Yeah sure, you'd think that if it was your first time coming here!"
Tori and Cat exchanged looks to each other, "It is our first time coming here!" They both said.
"Then you and little miss tomato hair have no room to talk," He remarked.
Cat gasped and touched her hair, "What's that supposed to mean?! My hair DOES NOT look like a tomato!"
"Honestly, I would like this place more if it had singers, entertainers, heck even clowns! Anything to make this so much better!" He ranted continuously for the whole restaurant to hear, "I've been coming to the Krusty Krab since like forever and it STILL hasn't upgraded! It's like they don't even appreciate us enough to give us something new on the table!"
"You know, that guy has got a point" a female red fish agreed, along with everyone else in there by nodding and chatting.
"Yeah, he's right! We need a little something new here for once!"
"We don't deserve to be treated like this!"
"I so agree with you! The Krusty Krab needs to cater to us more on a higher level!"
"Yeah! They need to provide for us better!"
Tori and Cat looked at each other, they couldn't believe what they were hearing, sure the Krusty Krab isn't the best place in the world but that doesn't mean it's a terrible place to be, Like Spongebob, They thought it was fine the way it was.
"Are they kidding me?!" exclaimed Tori. "They got the best Krabby Patties in town made with love by a lovable yellow sponge who made it with love and care but they mean to tell me that even THAT'S not enough for them?! They're unbelievable!"
"He said I have a tomato hair" Cat frowned.
"You know what? We should go over there and give them a piece of our minds! come on, Cat!"
They got up from their seats and got near the crowd to talk to them.
"Hey! Crowd!" shouted Tori trying to get their attention.
Someone throw a chair almost hitting them in the head, They luckily ducked out of the way.
"Oh second thought, let's let Squidward handle this," said Tori, backing away from the aggressive crowd along with Cat.
"Great idea, Tori" agreed Cat.
Spongebob came out from out of the kitchen after hearing all the ruckus going on outside. The crowd of fish came over to the cash register angry, what was going on that made them so angry? so Did he forget to put the right ingredients in their Krabby Patties or something?
The yellow sponge ran over to the girls.
"Tori! Cat! Are you okay? I was in the freezer getting more Krabby Patties to fry then when I came out, there's a crowd of angry customers! What's going on?" asked Spongebob.
"Some guy and his were complaining about the Krusty Krab getting boring then next thing we know, he ranting up a storm about it" explained Tori.
"Yeah! And everyone in the Krusty Krab agreed with him, then they got mad about it" added Cat. "Then someone threw a chair at us"
Spongebob gasped, "Oh my gosh! Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine but what about the crowd? They're so angry"
"Hey! When are we going to get entertainers while we're eating!" One of them complained to Squidward.
"You want Enter what now? Are you all serious right now?" exclaimed Squidward.
"YES! We want entertainers! We want entertainers!" They chanted.
"Excuse me! But last time I checked, you all weren't complaining before! If you wanted this so much, what was the point you all continuing to come here if you feel that way, HUH?!" ranted Squidward. "You all sound like a bunch of spoiled five year olds! Come on!"
"That one guy said that the Krusty Krab needs to be upgraded! We realized that you don't appreciate us enough!" One guy argued.
"WHAT? That is- What do you take us for? A money tree? LOOK! If you want this so much, I'm not the guy you should be going to, go whine to Mr. Krabs about it! I personally don't care! And again, Why are you just angry about it now but yet still continue to come here? You're all are a bunch of hypocrites!" Squidward shouted and argued with them
They just got furious, "KRUSTY KRAB BORING! WE WANT PERFORMERS! KRUSTY KRAB! WE WANT ENTERTAINERS!" They continued to chant.
Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs was in his office listening to his favorite song, Electric Zoo on his iPod while counting his money. The earphones drowned out the noise that was going on outside.
"Bee bee boo boo boo boo bop!" He sang along. "I love me mon-ey ey ey!"
"Mr. Krabs!" Spongebob busted in. Mr. Krabs earphones fell off after the door slammed open, then he could hear all the ruckus that was going on outside.
"Spongebob? Hey! What's goin' on out there?!"
"The customers are angry about not getting entertainers, Squidward tried to talk some sense into them but he only made it worse and-"
"What in the-" Mr. Krabs hopped out of his chair and moved the sponge out his path, "Out me way, boy! I'll handle this!"
He got outside and saw that the crowd chanting at Squidward. "Hey! What's this I hear about not getting entertainers in me restaurant!?"
The yellow fish that started this stood up, "Hey! no offense old man Krabs, but we've been coming here for years and it's not changed for the better once"
"Hey! Don't talk to my boss like that!" Spongebob defended him, "I think the Krusty Krab is fine just the way it is and you have no right to make decisions like that! Let alone riot about it"
The yellow fish scoffed, "Easy for you to say, you're just a fry cook behind the grill, you don't have these problems like we do!"
"YEAH!" The customers shouted.
"You know what, Krabs?" One of the female fish began to say, "I am so sick of this mistreatment! If you don't find a way to spice up this restaurant with some performers or whatever, then I'm leaving!"
"Yeah! Me too!"
"Come on, guys! Let's go find better restaurants, ones that actually care about their customers! I'm out of here!"
The customers were proceeding to leave. Mr. Krabs gasped in fear, "Oh no! Oh no! Spongebob, do something!"
"But Mr. Krabs, I don't know what to do"
"Anything to keep them from leaving! "Please! Please! Please!" Mr. Krabs begged and sobbed.
"Oh no! They're leaving!" said Cat.
Tori began to smile, "Hey, I have an idea. Come with me!"
The girls walked in front.
"Citizens of Bikini Bottom!" Tori yelled. Everyone stopped in their tracks and turned their attention to the girls.
"My name is Tori Vega!" She introduced
"And My name is Cat Valentine!" She also introduced.
"We're singers from out of town and we heard about your big problem, so what we're gonna do is sing you a song"
Cat nodded and smiled.
The crowd just looked at each other confused and started chatting to each other. Mr. Krabs stared at them confused, not knowing who they are and not sure what they're gonna do.
"What's going on? Who are they?" Mr. Krabs asked.
"Mr. Krabs, it's okay, they're my friends! They're new in town" Spongebob told him. "And I have no idea what they're gonna do but I'm sure they're gonna do something to make the customers stay" Spongebob bit his lip anxiously.
"Well, It better be good because if it's not, they're out of here and yer fired" Mr. Krabs threatened, pointing his claw at his nose.
Spongebob gulped, "Yes sir!"
"Um, Tori? Which song should we sing?" Cat asked, whispering to her best friend. Tori began to think about it but quickly because they didn't want the crowd to be waiting too long so much that they'll leave.
"How about the one that was sung at the prison one time?" Tori suggested. "I want you back by the Jackson 5, Remember that?"
Cat loved the idea and clapped while jumping up and down for a little bit, "Oh Yay! I love that song! Let's do it!"
They didn't have any music in the background but they could still do it acapella style.
"Ready?" Tori began, putting her hands on her hips. "One, two, three, four!"
"When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around" Tori sang, "Those pretty faces always made you stand out in the crowd! Your turn, Cat!" She pointed to her.
"But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance is all it took" Cat sang the second half of the verse. "Now it's much too late for me to take a second look!"
The girls then began to dance the same routine and sing the chorus together.
The crowd was impressed by this and smiled, turning all their attention on them.
Spongebob smiled and clapped for them, "WOOO HOOO! Yeah! That's right, girls! Sing your precious hearts out! You know who you are!"
Squidward just stood there with his arms crossed, looking at them unimpressed, "Are they were really getting a lot of applause and cheers just for singing and dancing basic moves? Pah-leese! Anyone can do that!" he thought.
"Now that's the entertainment I'm talking about" The yellow fish commented, then whistled.
The girls then started beatboxing to the second chorus, then Cat sang the high note of the 'All I neeed!' part, which had the crowd cheering louder.
Mr. Krabs LOVED what he saw and was very impressed by what he was seeing! At this rate, all he saw were dollar signs floating around the girls.
Then both harmonized on the final chorus of the song, and posed when they were done.
Everyone cheered for the girls as they absolutely fell in love with the girls and their mini performance.
"TORI AND CAT! TORI AND CAT! TORI AND CAT!" They chanted their names happily. Tori and Cat smiled at each other, then at the happy crowd.
"Man, I don't know where they came from but they are super talented!" One fish commented.
"Yeah! If they would come here more, this would be my favorite restaurant"
"Thank you! Thank you!" Tori blew kisses at their new fans and so did Cat. "I'm really glad you enjoyed that!"
Cat just smiled and waved.
"But excuse me! Please! Can you guy quiet down for a bit! I have something to say" Tori told them. The crowd listened and let Tori talk.
"The Krusty Krab is a really good place and we would hate to see it running out of business if you all stopped coming"
"Yeah! If you stay, we can sing and dance more if you like" suggested Cat.
"So what do you say?" asked Tori.
The crowd cheered in agreement. "Great! Now please go back to your seats and eat more of your yummy Krabby Patties!" said Cat.
The crowd did what they told them to do and sat back in their seats, finishing their meals, waiting for the girls to sing again soon.
The girls turned around to see Spongebob and Mr. Krabs faces, shocked. Tori bit her lip nervously and Cat just twirled a strand of her hair.
"Tori! Cat! That was absolutely incredible!" Spongebob praised. "I had no idea you had pipes like that"
Tori shrugged and chuckled, "What can I say? Me and Cat are natural born talents"
Mr. Krabs got in between the girls and the sponge, shaking their hands, "Hello, girls! I'm Mr. Krabs, the owner of the Krusty Krab! And must say that performance was, how do you young people say nowadays, Off the chain!"
Tori and Cat slowly glanced at each other and slightly cringed at Mr. Krabs poor choice of teen slang.
"Thanks?" they both replied, eyebrows raised.
"Oh, I must ask, where are you from and what brings you here?" He questioned.
"Well, Um, We're from FAR away from Bikini Bottom" Tori tried to explain, "We're on Spring Break and we decided to come here for just a week. Spongebob kindly offered us to stay at his place for a week since we don't really have anywhere else to stay"
"I see," says Mr. Krabs, rubbing his chin, "Keep going"
"And we stopped by your restaurant to get something to eat and we gotta say we fell in love with the Krabby Patties and couldn't get enough" Tori looked over at Spongebob, smiling, giving him a thumbs up.
Spongebob just giggled and blushed, "Aww shucks, it was nothing"
"When we saw the customers extremely upset about not getting restaurant entertainers or whatever, we knew we had to do something to stop them from leaving"
"Yeah... And that guy called me tomato haired girl" stated Cat.
"But I'm glad we could help even though it was basically none of our concern" Tori chuckled. "So yeah, me and Cat are singers from out of town"
"We're also here to get inspiration for our new song that we're working on," said Cat. "And it's been going pretty good so far"
"That's great! Do you still need help from me?" asked Spongebob.
"Not right now but we'll let you know," Tori told him, smiling, appreciating his desire to help.
"Songwriters too?! My, You girls are the whole package!" Mr. Krabs praised them.
"I know right?" agreed Spongebob. "They were up there performing like it was nothing! These girls are something special"
Squidward just stood back there with his back turned, his face having a bitter expression as he heard Spongebob and Mr. Krabs praise Tori and Cat. It sickened him to hear it, hearing those girls get so much attention and praise but yet when he plays the clarinet, people ignore him or shrug him off. It was totally frustrating for him. Sure, they can sing, dance and write songs, so what? He could do all that if he wanted.
"Hey Squidward, what did you think of our performance?" asked Cat. "Squidward?"
"Huh? Oh, it was okay I guess" he said, not having any emotion in his tone. "I mean, for amateurs" The girls furrowed their eyebrows, feeling offended.
Mr. Krabs wrapped his arms around the girls, "Oh don't worry about Mr. Squidward, he's just jealous because he wishes he had the huge talent you girls have that he doesn't" he glared up at him.
Squidward immediately turned back around, "Excuse me?! For your information Mr. Krabs, I happen to be very talented! Anyone can sing and dance around like that like a 5 year old like they can in their room but can they play a clarinet as gracefully as I can? Can they dance artistically like I can? I think not! If you call screaming and shouting singing, and doing basic dance moves talent then you obviously don't know what real gifted talent even looks like!" He ranted.
Spongebob gasped in disgust, "Squidward Tentacles!" He scolded as if he was Squidward's father. "I understand you might be jealous of Tori and Cat but could you please not be rude to them?"
"Me? Jealous of them?! HA! Don't make me laugh, Spongebob! I'm just stating facts!"
Tori just had enough of Squidward's rudeness towards them ever since they got here, she didn't know why he had such a problem with them when they've done absolutely nothing to him.
"You know what? I don't know what your problem is with us but no, you're right! we can't play the clarinet as 'gracefully' as you can as you claim" Tori did the quote unquote gesture with her fingers.
"Because guess what Mr. Tentacles! Hate to break it to your precious ego but everyone's talents are different!"
Squidward just scoffed.
Tori smirked and crossed her arms, "And besides, not everyone can be a mediocre clarinet player like you! I know someone back in school in my hometown who can play the clarinet ten times better than you!"
Squidward gasped, "Who are you calling a mediocre clarinet player?" he snapped.
"You! who else, big nose?!" She snapped back, next thing they knew, they were in each other's faces, going back and forth with their words.
"At least my cheeks aren't as high as a building!"
Tori covered her cheeks and gasped, "My cheeks are not high! They're adorable! It not their fault you're nose looks like like a lumpy sausage!"
"Yeah, keep telling yourself that, High cheeks!"
"Take that back, Pickle nose!"
"That's enough!" Mr. Krabs interrupted their childish argument. "Mr. Squidward, Our guests who kindly stopped our customers from leaving, so I suggest you be nice to them as long as they're here" He demanded.
"HA! HA!" Tori teased, sticking out her tongue.
Mr. Krabs turned to Tori, "And Tori, same goes for you Tori, I don't want to hear any more arguments between you and Mr. Squidward, got it?"
Tori nodded.
"Same goes for you, Cat"
"Oh don't worry, I get along with everyone," Cat told him.
"Good! Are we clear?"
"Yes, Mr. Krabs!" Tori, Cat, and Squidward all agreed.
"Great! now Spongebob?" Mr. Krabs turned to him.
"Yes, Mr. Krabs, sir?" he answered.
"Get back to work!" he ordered, pointing at the direction where the kitchen was. Then he turned to Squidward, "And Mr. Squidward, the same goes to you"
Squidward just rolled his eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Krabs! I'm on it!" He quickly ran back into the kitchen.
Mr. Krabs then turned to the girls, "And you two?" he pointed at them.
The girls gulped.
"As a reward for convincing my customers from leaving and that wonderful performance that you put on for them that made them wanna stay in the first place, you will get all the free Krabby Patty meals you want!"
Tori and Cat began to grin widely, "REALLY?!"
"What?!" exclaimed Squidward.
"Thank you Mr. Krabs!" both girls responded happily.
"No problem! As long as you girls keep performing, you're my new favorite guests!"
"Mr. Krabs since when do you give out free meals-"
"Since I realized that two talented girls will make me more mon- i mean, attract more customers! And besides, Mr. Squidward, they deserved it!" Mr. Krabs whispered to him.
Squidward just groaned in disgust.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have some more money counting to do! Have a great day my little money ma- I mean, my new favorite customers" He left the scene and slammed the door of his office, leaving the girls feeling out of place.
Squidward crossed his arms, "I can't believe this!"
"I know right? These kelp shakes are so very yummy" Cat giggled. Squidward just rolled his eyes at the ditzy redhead girl.
"Um, not what I was referring to but okay"
"Hey! Can you perform another song for us?" The same yellow fish asked.
"Um?" Her and Cat exchanged looks, Cat smiled and nodded. "Sure why not?"
Everyone in the Krusty Krab cheered wildly.
"Alright, guys! The next song we're about to perform is one that me and another friend written back at our hometown, It's called, You're the reason" Tori told them.
They cheered in response.
"I written this for my older sister for her birthweek song but she didn't really appreciate it much just because it wasn't gift wrapped with cute clothes or a perfect dinner at the table"
Then they went, "Awwww" in a sympathetic tone.
Tori shrugged and gave them a smile, "But it's okay because I'm over it and hey! It's my sister, I mean so yeah. So are you ready!? One, two, three-"
Before Tori could finish…
"Hel-lo, everybody! Long time no see!" Someone shouted, bursting through the Krusty Krab doors.
Squidward's eyes got wide as he heard a familiar voice yelling, he realized it was his arch rival from high school...
Squidward gasped, "Squilliam?!"
Tori did the same, "Squilliam?!"
So did Spongebob, "Squilliam?!"
Cat just took a sip of the kelp shake she has in her hand, the three just looked at her waiting for her to say the same thing, she stopped slurping and said, "What?... Oh right!" She gasped, "Squilliam?! Oh no!"
A/N: LOL I bet you guys didn't expect Squilliam to appear in this story did ya? XD Things are gonna get A LOT interesting in the next chapter!
But anyways, writing this chapter took a lot out of me but it was worth it because I really enjoy writing this story :) And I can't wait to write Chapter 13
I hope you guys liked this chapter! I will update sometime next week :D
