Chapter 21 – Farquaad Gets Sassy

SpongeBob ran over to his Roundup Gang, a big smile never leaving his face. "Hey, you guys! Come with me!"

"What?" Cindy gasped.

"Mike will play with all of us! I know it." SpongeBob replied.

"SpongeBob, I-I really don't know…I…" Cindy hesitated nervously.

"Wouldn't you give anything just have one more perfect day with your old friend Susie?" SpongeBob asked curiously. "Come on, Cindy. This is what it's all about: to make any other child happy. And you know. You'll be loved by Mike if you set your mind to it." Cindy clutches her hand doubtfully. SpongeBob turned to Spirit. "Spirit, are you with me?" Spirit eagerly licked SpongeBob's face. He chuckled, "OK. Good boy."

Sandy walked over to Farquaad's box. "Farquaad, how 'bout you?" She turns the box around, and Farquaad's gone. A loud clanging noise startles SpongeBob. Farquaad has closes the grate, and tightens the bolt with his sword. It was tightened to the point where it will never unscrew again. "Farquaad?" Sandy asked, shocked.

"You're outta your box!" SpongeBob exclaimed. Farquaad finishes tightening the bolt.

Heaving a sigh, "I tried reasoning with you SpongeBob, but you keep forcing me to take extreme measures." The short man hits the top button on the remote, thus turning off the TV set. SpongeBob realized that he was behind all this!

"Wait a minute, I see what's going on." SpongeBob said suspiciously.

"Yeah, YOU were the one that turned on the TV last night, not Cindy!" Sandy shouted angrily.

"Look, he have an immortality and an eternity to spend together in the museum." Farquaad countered, "I can't bear to see SpongeBob being damaged, and if he wasn't, he would be in tip-top condition. Ergo, let's not start off by rudely pointing fingers, shall we?" Farquaad walked to his box, unaware of what's coming to him.

"You really are Lord Farquaad, aren't you?" SpongeBob said, narrowing his eyes and pursing his lips in a scowl.

"You jerk!" Sandy said furiously.

"Farquaad, this isn't fair!" Cindy said angrily.

"FAIR?!" Farquaad shouted angrily. Every word he spoke is filled with anger, contempt and hatred. "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S NOT FAIR-SPENDING A LIFETIME ON A DIME-STORE SHELF WATCHING EVERY OTHER TOY BE SOLD! WELL, FINALLY MY WAITING HAS PAID OFF AND NO HAND-ME- DOWN SPONGE BOY DOLL IS GONNA MESS IT UP FOR ME NOW!" Farquaad angrily throws his box onto the foam insulation.

SpongeBob gasped. "Jimmy!" He quickly runs back to the vent, and tries to open it, but it wouldn't budge. "HELP! JIMMY! GUYS!" SpongeBob yelled through the grate.

"It's too late, SpongeBob! This silly Jimmy Nerdtron can't help you!" Farquaad said.

"His name is Jimmy NEUTRON!" SpongeBob growled.

"Whatever. I've always hated those upstart Neutron toys." Farquaad grumbled, getting back in his box and closing it. SpongeBob continues trying to open it, but no avail. "It's stuck!" SpongeBob cried. "What do we do?"

"I'm never using my head again!" Alex said.

"How is SpongeBob going to go through the vent if it's stuck?" Agnes dreaded.

SpongeBob gasped as he heard someone coming. "It's Happy!" The other Roundup toys went back in their foam insulations. Happy comes in, looking at his watch. SpongeBob suddenly went limp and went into his toy position. "Look at the time! I'm gonna be late! "I can't miss this flight. I gotta pack!" He starts putting the Roundup toy versions in the green case. "Let's see: Wallet, keys, plane tickets, my passport, beef jerky; very expensive over there." Happy grabbed SpongeBob and put him on his foam insulation. He puts him inside, and then closes his case. Shower!" He sniffs his arm and said, "Right, I did take a shower." As soon as every toy version of the SpongeBob's Roundup characters are in their foam insulations, Happy closed the case. "I just got to get out of here now!"

Jimmy and the other toys watch Happy leave the room. In the vent, Sherman asked, "What do we do, now?"

Jimmy urged, "Quick! To the elevator!" The toy rescue party make a mad dash for the elevator. They have to catch up.