Chapter 25: Brawl in the Guts
The group of five was sliding through the hole, which was unusually wet with something they would probably be happier NOT knowing about.
"Good thing Spongebob's not here to enjoy Spongebob not being here." Squidward said with a smirk as he walked through the Krusty Krab, unfortunately…
CRASH!
"HI, SQUIDWARD!" Spongebob exclaimed.
"Me and my big mouth…" Squidward muttered as the weight of the six of them combined crushed down on him.
"SQUIDWARD!" shouted Sandy as she burst through the door and noticed the group, "Oh…I see y'all came back."
"Yeah." TL replied as the group got off of Squidward's back, "So…what's happening?"
"Some weird guy's got a hold o' Patrick." Sandy explained, "Krabs is tryin' to get 'im back!"
"Hoo boy…" TL murmured as he bolted out, followed by his partners.
"WHY must every eleven minutes of my life be filled with misery?" Squidward asked himself as he staggered up.
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"HEY, YOU LAND-LUBBER!" Krabs shouted at someone at the roof of the Frogfish's mouth, "HAND OVER THAT STARFISH OR ELSE I'LL 'AVE TO KEEL-HAUL YA!"
The group came to a halt and saw that Mr. Krabs was confronting Silent Keyblader.
"Sorry, Captain Cheapskate." SK smirked, "But I've got some unfinished business with this idiot starfish."
"Well…yes, he IS an idiot." Krabs agreed, "But he's also Spongebob's friend! And, if I let anything BAD happen to him, I might lose Spongebob as a frycook!"
"Aw, Mr. Krabs, I never knew you cared." Spongebob said.
"Was he even listening?" Sasuke asked, obviously confused.
"Not likely." Kakashi replied.
"He IS pretty special." Keyblader said as he held up the clearly unconscious Patrick, "He's got no brain, but he seems to have a lot of heart. Maybe he can help someone who's lost theirs."
"Hey…are you talking about Hanabi?" TL asked.
"What do YOU care?" Keyblader asked, coldly, before running off.
"Am I the only one who thinks that we've seen enough of this fish's digestive track?" Kakashi asked.
"No, you're not." Sasuke replied.
"Let's just follow 'em!" TL snapped as he threw out an Aura Arm and caught the ledge SK was previously standing on. He reeled himself up as D-Dude tossed Lunatic up and jumped onto the ledge, followed by Sasuke and Kakashi.
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The group found its way into the Frogfish's stomach, where there was an outreach of some organic material. At the end of it stood Silent Keyblader and a motionless Patrick Star. TL came skidding to a halt.
"KEYBLADER, LET PATRICK GO!" he shouted.
"I don't think being trapped in a giant fish is good for him…" D-Dude murmured.
"A being with more heart than brain has lost it to the Dark Souls…maybe that's the key to saving Hanabi." Keyblader mused, then turned over to the three brothers, "So, how about it, guys? Let's go save Hanabi as a group of four, like we always did."
TL's response was to summon Konoha Ninja and stand in a battle-ready pose. Lunatic summoned his chakram as D-Dude snorted fire.
"What? You guys would rather fight me?" he asked, "Over some idiot starfish?"
"We're not arguing over his IQ level, because he obviously has none." D-Dude stated.
"But he DOES have one thing—" TL added, "The ties of friendship."
"The ties of friendship?" Keyblader asked, skeptically.
"Yeah, y'know those things that come up when you're friends with a person for a long time?" TL asked, "And, right now, they're telling me that you're on the wrong side."
Keyblader simply pulled out his blade as he stated, "Then I've got no other choice…"
Spongebob burst out of TL's pocket and ran over to Patrick's motionless form, "PATRICK! PATRICK!"
Patrick, wearily, opened an eye, "Spongebob…I'm not gonna make it…"
Spongebob looked frightened, but soon Patrick's stomach began growling.
"Uh…I'm hungry." Patrick said.
"He's like that because he was HUNGRY?" Sasuke asked, disbelieving.
"Looks like it." D-Dude, wearing the exact same face as Sasuke, replied.
"HOORAY!" Spongebob whooped…but a hand grabbed him.
IT WAS DENNIS!
"Hooray, indeed." Dennis said as he held Spongebob over his head.
"Is it too late to get back into TL's pocket?" Spongebob asked. Dennis proceeded to tear him in half down the center. Sponge then proceeded to answer his own question, "It's too late."
Kakashi vanished into the ground and grabbed Dennis by the leg. He dragged him down and the two began to struggle under the surface. The two then burst out, both equally injured. Dennis regained his composure. Kakashi was flying towards the pits of the stomach.
D-Dude jumped over and grabbed the copy ninja and deposited him onto his back.
Sasuke jumped into the air, "There's no shield between you and me THIS time! FIRE-STYLE! DRAGON-BREATH JUTSU!"
A giant fireball came out of Sasuke's mouth and filled the area.
"Wow…talk about heartburn." Lunatic said.
"We're in the STOMACH, Loon." TL said, "Therefore, that joke makes NO SENSE."
Dennis flew out of the fireball and delivered a punch into Sasuke's gut. The Uchiha was sent backwards. NOW, it was D-Dude's turn.
"Let's see how ya deal with a Dragonsaur." D-Dude challenged.
The two sped towards each other. D-Dude lashed out with his tail, but Dennis ducked under it. He sent out his foot as spikes sprung out of the soles of his boot and impaled the Dragonsaur about six times before punching him into the ground.
"MY TURN!" Lunatic shouted as he sprung forward with his chakram out. Dennis simply grabbed the Nutty Ninja by the throat, "Oh crud…"
Dennis then brought a fist into Lunatic's face, sending him into the ceiling.
"BANZAI!" TL shouted as he summoned his Keyblade and sent a Neural Disruption Blast through it. It hit Dennis in the face and caused the bounty hunter to freeze in place. TL sped forward with his foot outstretched. Unfortunately, Dennis regained his composure and grabbed the hedgehog before slamming him into the ground.
"Any last words?" Dennis asked as he pulled out his knife.
"Donkey…Kong…" TL simply said as he grabbed his Summon Charm.
"Yeah." DK said as he pulled out his bongo drums. Sonic energy burst from every beat. Dennis was hit, full on, by the bursts of sound and was sent into the stomach acid, where he sank in.
"Wow…bongos beat that guy?" Lunatic asked.
"Obviously." Kakashi said, "But NOW, I suggest running."
Kakashi's suggestion WAS valid. The sound waves produced by DK caused some stomach trouble for the Frogfish. Gastric juices were bursting out around the inside and there was a rumbling.
"Let's get outta here, then." Sasuke growled.
"SK, WHERE ARE YOU?" TL called as he was being pulled away by his fellows.
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"That's it! We're gonna go lookin' fer Patrick." Mr. Krabs said.
"I wouldn't go for that bloated starfish for all the leotards in Bikini Bottom." Squidward said.
"Uh…I don't think that'll be necessary." Sandy said, nervously. She pointed to a tidal wave of fish vomit headed right for them.
"MOTHER OF PEARL!" Mr. Krabs shouted. The three immediately hid in the Krusty Krab.
TL and co. jumped into the LEGO ship and readied it for take-off…
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Meanwhile, on an aircraft, SK and Jadis were looking over Hanabi's motionless form.
"So…Hanabi's like a lifeless puppet now?" Keyblader asked.
"Yes, unfortunately." Jadis replied.
"Then…her heart was-"
"Taken by the Dark Souls, without a doubt." Jadis answered Keyblader's unfinished question.
"Just…tell me what to do." SK said without turning over to the White Witch.
"In the multiverse, there exist seven maidens whose hearts are purest." Jadis explained, "We call them the Princesses of Heart."
"Why? Hardly any of them are princesses in the first place." Keyblader stated.
"It just sounded ominous." Jadis answered before continuing, "If we gather them together, they will open the door to all worlds. Within lies all knowledge of the universe. There, you will surely find a way to recover Hanabi's heart. And, to aid you in your goal, I will grant you a mighty gift—the power to control the Dark Souls!"
Jadis thrust out her wand and caught SK with it. Blue light flew from it and SK held out his hands, feeling a new power surging through him. He looked over at Hanabi's motionless form and said, "I'll save you, Hanabi. I promise."