And finally…here it is, the next story called "Day of Darkness". After gathering all the Pirate Lords, it's time to bring them together to defeat the Darkness. Here's the plot to the story…

Plot: The day has come when the S.S. SSSSSS crew brings together all the Pirate Lords to find a way to stop the Darkness from coming. Jimmy has been studying the intentions of the Darkness, but his discoveries go unheard and he is assigned to leave with Blossom and protect her from the Eliminator. But when he makes the biggest discovery about the Darkness; Blossom is captured by the Eliminator and uses her Key of Heart to bring back the Darkness. Will all the SpongeBob and co. be able to stop the Eliminator, the brainwashed pirates, and learn Jimmy's discovery when he's absorbed by the Darkness?

Enjoy the first part…


Day of Darkness: Part 1

Night was ending and morning is about to begin. The sun starts rising as SpongeBob looks out through his spyglass. "It's time," he realized, expecting his crew and fellow Pirate Lords to return.

Suddenly, Patrick swiped the spyglass from him and looked through the wrong end of it. "Where?" he asked. "I don't see anything. It's so far away."

"Patrick, don't you know what today is?" his best friend asked.

"Uh..." Patrick wondered as he scratched his chin. "Don't tell me...Oh, I know! It's Christmas!"

"No. It's the day the Pirate Lords will arrive so we can stop the Darkness."

"Oh," Patrick nodded, understanding. "So does this mean I'm not getting any presents?"

"Land ho!" Tak called from atop of the crow's nest, and SpongeBob looks through the spyglass again to see an island approaching in the distance.

"We made it to the meeting point." SpongeBob told Patrick excitedly. "And we're the first ones too."

Soon the ship was stationed at a dock that was built into the sand and Sandy and Tak let the ramp down.

SpongeBob got out first and then Patrick, Sandy, and Tak. "I wonder if Jimmy, Blossom, and the others accomplished their mission," SpongeBob said looking around the island.

"Oh, SpongeBob," Sandy said as she pointed into the distance. "I think your question's about to be answered."

SpongeBob turned and was surprised to see the first pirate ship arriving. "Oh my gosh, they're here." he immediately turned to his girlfriend. "Darling, how do I look?"

"Like a swash-buckling pirate, Captain," Sandy chuckled.

When the ship was stationed, the first to walk down from the ship was Jimmy Neutron.

"Guys, we're here," Jimmy told Ben, Blossom, and Max.

"About time," Ben groaned. "I thought this was gonna take forever."

"Jimmy! Blossom!" SpongeBob cried in joy as he ran over to them. "You're back! And you succeeded!"

Jimmy and Blossom giggled. "It was nothing, Captain." Blossom easily answered.

"Yep, who knew the Pirate Lord was gonna be Ben's grandpa," Jimmy laughed.

"And who knew how cool that would've been to figure that out." Ben added.

"How was your Pirate Lord hunt, Cap'?" Blossom asked.

"Oh, it was pretty satisfying." SpongeBob answered, scratching the back of his head. "Though not as satisfying as I would've hoped." Then they saw another ship pulling up in the other dock which caused SpongeBob to growl. "And there he is." he snarled.

They then watch as SpongeBob runs off with his sword and Max sighs as he follows after him.

"Did any of you know that ZIM was a Pirate Lord also?" Blossom asked Jimmy and Ben.

Jimmy and Ben shook their heads. "I never knew someone like ZIM would be one."

Then Jimmy looked around. "I wonder when the others are gonna get here. I'm enthusiastic to meet the other Pirate Lords, but I'm really looking forward to is seeing-"

"JIMMY!" a familiar high-pitched voice called out, surprising the genius.

He turned around and saw none other than Timmy Turner running at him and full speed with his arms spread apart.

"Timmy!" Jimmy smiled, able to see one of his best friends again.

Once Timmy reached them, he suddenly pushed Ben away and grasped Jimmy in a tight hug. "Oh, Neutron," he cried happily as he squeezed the genius tighter and tighter. "You don't know how much I missed seeing your giant head!"

"This has been the first since time we've been separated, isn't it?" Jimmy guessed while in Timmy's grasp.

"Duh, of course!" Timmy replied, still hugging him. "You don't how boring it's been the past four weeks!"

"Timmy, I'm flattered..." Jimmy started to gasp. "But you're..."

He suddenly realized what he was doing and quickly let go of him. "Sorry," he said sheepishly.

"Hey, have you seen Danny or Billy and Manny?"

"No," Timmy answered. "They should be here by now. It's supposed to be the day."

"If we keep our eyes out, we might be able to spot them." Ben suggested.

"Who asked you?" Timmy said to Ben with a glare. "You had Jimmy for a whole month, so now he's hanging out with me."

Jimmy rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Oh, Timmy." he groaned.

"BLOSSOM!" two little girl voices called out.

Blossom turned and spotted her two sisters zooming towards her. Blossom smiled and flew toward them as well.

The three girls embrace in the air. "Oh, Blossom, we missed you." Bubbles said happily.

"So how were you with fudgebrain and alien boy?" Buttercup asked.

"You have no idea what I've been through these past couple of weeks." Blossom groaned.

As Jimmy watched, he said to Timmy, "Neat, Bubbles and Buttercup are here."

"Which means, Danny is here too!" Timmy cheered and ran off to find him. Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof appeared out of nowhere.

"Jimbo! Boy, are we glad to see you!" Cosmo said to Jimmy.

"How did your adventure go?" Wanda asked.

"Well, other than being close to elimination, we survived," Jimmy explained.

"Same here." Cosmo replied as Wanda adds, "Other than the near arrests and explosions that occurred."

"Poof!" Poof said with a giggle.

"Sounds exhilarating," Jimmy nodded. "Which reminds me, I better go greet Danny- and warn him about Timmy's crushing hug."

"You don't know how much I missed you guys!" Timmy said as he hugged Danny the same way as Jimmy. "I thought we'd never see each other again!"

"Yeah, nice to see you again also," Danny almost choked.

Soon, Jimmy arrived and pulled Timmy off of Danny. "Nice to see you again, Fenton." he greeted.

"Hey Jimmy." Danny greeted. "I almost forget today was the day and overslept this morning. It's been hard to keep track of time since I lost my watch a couple days ago."

"Well, that's a shame." Jimmy said a little disappointed. "But not to worry. We don't need time on our hands to defeat the Darkness."

"Fellers!" Sandy said as she approached them. "The last Pirate Lord just arrived with Mandy and the others. We're just about ready to prepare this meeting."

"Alright," Jimmy said, "That's good. Blossom has been worrying about it."

"I bet." Danny nodded. "Who knows what the Darkness can do once it sees her?"

Once Danny and Timmy began walking away, Jimmy thought about that question and shuddered in worry.


Later that night, Jimmy was standing with Timmy, Ben, and Danny outside a large cave that seemed to be lit up inside.

Jimmy was pacing back and forth. "This Pirate Lord Meeting is gonna start soon. I don't know why, but it kinda has me anxious."

"So you're nervous?" Ben asked.

"Relax, Jimmy. I'm sure we'll be able to beat the Darkness," Timmy assured, "After all, we have the Key of Heart with us."

"Well, I know that, but..." Jimmy began saying. "What do you suppose the Pirate Lords are gonna do with Blossom since she is in possession of it. After all, we don't even know how these Pirate Lord Gatherings work."

"I think it should be fine." Danny assured. "I mean even though these pirates are higher up than any of us, we just have to remember that they're still people like us and can decide things in a civilized manner."


But once inside, the four boys were stunned by what they saw inside the cave that was arranged in a way where a couple people could sit down at a large table and discuss things. Everyone was acting far from anything civilized. Pirates were talking, laughing, yelling and throwing things from paper airplanes to glass bottles. Some were running around and fighting and having their own conversations unrelated to what was to be discussed.

"This...is not a civilized manner," Danny said surprised.

"I'd almost forgotten...we're dealing with pirates." Jimmy said, also surprised.

But Timmy smiled, "You know, this actually looks kinda fun."

But Danny frowned and pulled Timmy close as a bottle flew past and broke against the wall behind them.

"Order! Order!" SpongeBob yelled out, pounding a mallet on Gary's shell, trying to obtain order. However, the others ignored him and paid no heed.

Unknown to them, a black fin lights up dynamite that is stuck to the ceiling that is next to the entrance. Suddenly, a large explosion is heard. Everyone turned and saw the entrance closed with fallen rock.

"Hey!" Skipper yelled out, "This is a Pirate Lord meeting so silencio! All of you! No one's gonna get outta here alive till this conversation is done."

"Thank you," SpongeBob nodded in appreciation. "And just to make sure everyone is here." he clears his throat. "Captain SpongeBob BlackPants, present!"

"Captain Max Tennyson." Max said with a raised hand.

"Captain ZIM is here!" ZIM shouted.

"Captain Jenny, reporting for duty!" Jenny saluted.

"Captain Manny Rivera, taking charge after the retirement of my grandpapi, Captain!" Manny called out.

"Captain Skipper, present and accounted for." Skipper said with a salute.

"Check and check," SpongeBob wrote on a piece of paper. "Now the meeting of the Pirate Lords can officially begin."

SpongeBob then cleared his throat again and spoke in a clear voice, "The topic we are here to discuss today is: the return of the invasion of the Darkness and to find a way to defeat it before the whole world is doomed."

ZIM stood up, "I say we sacrifice the girl to the Darkness so it may devour her!"

"We can't do that," Max protested. "She's just a child and it would be considered wrong."

"With great victories comes great sacrifice, old man." Skipper mentioned. "It's one of the laws of piracy."

"We can't just give the Darkness what it wants!" Jenny shouted also.

This soon escalated to more arguing and yelling among the pirates.

SpongeBob watched the whole thing as Sandy then whispered in his ear, "SpongeBob, tell 'em about the key."

"Right..." SpongeBob said with a wink, and then pounded his mallet again. "Order, order! ORDER I SAY!"

The pirates calmed down and turned to him.

"As some of you are aware," SpongeBob explained. "The Darkness has been defeated before...many years ago with the use of an item known as the Key of Heart. This item is in the hands of my crewmember: Blossom."

He pointed behind him over to Blossom, who floated there with the rest of the crowd, watching the whole thing.

SpongeBob continued on, "I have witnessed before that she has the power to use said item and with careful planning, this can be used to defeat the Darkness once again and stop his reign of terror before things can get all...doomy and obstruction?"

Everyone stared in confusion until he looked at his palm and squinted, "I mean...before things can get all doomed and destruction. Then he looked at everyone else. "So mates, what'd ya say?"

Everyone sat there silently after SpongeBob's little speech. Then, Timmy broke the silence as he called out, "But what about the Eliminator?"

"Yeah, that's right." Manny shouted out. "It's still after Blossom, isn't it? It's working for the Darkness, right?"

"That's right," Jimmy said, "And it's able to absorb anything it sucks in."

"Which is why ZIM still says SACRIFICE!" ZIM bellowed.

"Can it, mac!" SpongeBob shouted at the alien. "I mean, ZIM!"

While all the Pirate Lords started arguing once again, Danny held his head and looked frustrated. "This is hopeless," he groaned, "The Darkness would already take over as long as they argue..."

Suddenly, Jimmy got a determined look and began walking forward. "What are you doing, Jimmy." Timmy asked, but Jimmy just walked away.

Jimmy suddenly climbed onto the table and shouted, "Attention, Pirate Lords!"

Suddenly the Pirate Lords stopped arguing and turned their attention to Jimmy.

"Look, the only reason the Eliminator is after Blossom is because she's the key to all this. If he takes Blossom with that Key, he will bring back the Darkness."

Manny had a thoughtful look as he muttered; "Now I'm actually starting to lean forward to the whole 'sacrificing her' plan."

"No, we don't need to sacrifice anyone." Jimmy told him. "From my knowledge gathered, I've come to the conclusion that we need to look into this a little more."

"And what does that help accomplish?" Skipper asked.

"A lot of things." Jimmy answered as he walked across the table. "I mean do we even know why the Darkness is approaching? And what specific threat does it even bring? I know pirates prefer to shoot first, but if we just examine the thesis, we can stop this Eliminator from its plans and learn the truth behind its attacks."

While Bloo was snoring in a chair next to Mac during the meeting, Max said, "That is an excellent point, Jimmy."

"Hold on, Jimmy, just what are you saying?" Danny questioned, "We know why the Eliminator's after Blossom but why does it wanna bring back the Darkness?"

"Uh..." Jimmy stuttered as he scratched his head nervously. "Well, I haven't quite figured that much out yet. But I might have it by tomorrow after I've done a little more research."

"Oh great," Jenny groaned. "For a second, we thought you were on to something."

"I am," Jimmy retorted. "I just..."

"Okay, Jimmy, I think you said enough." SpongeBob interrupted. "Thank you for sharing with us."

Jimmy slumps in defeat and jumps off the table as he walks back over to his friends.

"Okay, like me crewmember said, we just need to stop that Eliminator from giving Blossom and that Key to the Darkness." SpongeBob pointed out to the Pirate Lords.

"Which means we must attack the Darkness before it attacks us!" Manny excitedly suggested.

"An excellent idea!" ZIM agreed.

"Okay, then I have a plan." SpongeBob said, "All of the Pirate Lords and their crew are gonna battle the Eliminator where we take Blossom away before the Eliminator gets her and revives the Darkness."

"Strike before being struck." Skipper said as he thought it over. "My favorite method of surprise."

Then SpongeBob announced, "Okay, all in favor of plan: Eliminate the Darkness, say 'aye'!"

"Aye!" Manny raised his sword.

"Aye!" Skipper raised his sword as well.

"Aye!" Jenny said as her arm turns into a beamsword.

"Aye!" Max said, raising his sword.

"Aye!" ZIM shouted, raising his sword with the claw in his PAK.

"It's decided! The plan will take place first thing tomorrow morning." SpongeBob banged his gavel. "This meeting is now dismissed."

After this, the pirates all began to get up from their seats and prepare to leave. After the meeting, Jimmy was slouching next to the cave entrance, thinking about what just happened. He turns and spots SpongeBob.

"Hiya Jimmy! You think my plan was that good, huh?" SpongeBob said, feeling confident.

"Well...it's good and all," Jimmy lied. "But I don't think it'll solve much of the problem that is occurring."

"Relax, Jimmy, we're gonna save the day like we usually do. All we do is defeat the Eliminator first. BTW, I got a special job for you, Jim."

"A job for me?" Jimmy questioned, raising an eyebrow. "What kind of job?"

"Hey Captain," Blossom said walking by when SpongeBob grabs her and pushes her close to Jimmy.

"Jimmy, you and Blossom have to get outta here as soon as possible," SpongeBob instructed.

"What?" The two kids asked in surprise.

"Well...um...it's possible that we might not be able to defeat both the Eliminator and the Darkness, so it's better off if we don't fight the Darkness first. Blossom is the key, so we can't let the Eliminator get to her."

"So you just want Blossom to run away in case you fail?" Jimmy asked, looking disappointed.

"Shh!" SpongeBob hushed loudly. "Actually, I want you to go with her just to keep her safe until our plan is complete or if we fail and we're all doomed. Understand?"

"But Captain, we battle the Eliminator before and it's almost impossible to defeat him," Blossom said, "Even without the Darkness, what if we survive and all of you..." Blossom paused, looking worried for SpongeBob.

SpongeBob winced at the thought, but sighed and responded, "Sorry mates, but if we fail knowing that we protected you and stopped the Eliminators plans, it's still a victory for us. Now I want you to be gone before morning comes and no more objections."

"Wait, what about Timmy and Danny?" Jimmy asked.

"And my sisters? Are they gonna fight it too?" Blossom said concerned.

"Well, yes, they have to or else it'd be too suspicious if all of you were gone." SpongeBob explained. "But you can all bid them farewell before you go, however they must keep it a secret or all will be lost."

Jimmy and Blossom both lower their heads sadly as SpongeBob turned around. "Well, I'll hopefully see you guys later. Take care, you two."


Later on, in the lit up boys' cabin, Jimmy was shoving a bunch of items in a sack.

"This isn't fair." Timmy cried. "We just got you back. You can't leave now!"

"Sorry, Captain's orders," Jimmy said pulling the strings up to close his sack.

"But this could be even more dangerous." Danny pointed out. "With just you and Blossom together, that could make you the most vulnerable."

"I'm sure Jimmy can handle it." Ben assured. "He has fought the Eliminator before and won."

"We'd never see him again!" Timmy shouted. "Once that Eliminator finishes with us, he's gonna go after him and Blossom!"

Jimmy then turned and handed them a book. "I know this concerns you, but I have to do it. Even with my research of the Darkness, I can't deny the Captain's orders to protect Blossom and the Key."

Danny, Timmy, and Ben look at each other. "Jimmy's got a point." Danny said.

"But you haven't found out anything that can help us defeat stop the Darkness or Eliminator, huh?" Ben asked.

"Well," Jimmy answered. "All I know is that when the Darkness attacked many years ago, it was looking for something, but I don't know what. Besides, whatever that thing was, it's probably nowhere here."

Timmy then showed Jimmy the book he gave them. "We can keep researching to find the answer and you won't have to leave."

"Sorry, guys," Jimmy said as he grabbed another book off his hammock. "But I have to set off now with Blossom before morning comes. Take care of yourselves."

"You'll be back, right Jimmy?" Danny asked.

"Of course," Jimmy nodded until he frowned. "That is unless-"

But then Blossom's voice cut him off, "Jimmy! Are you ready?"

"Coming!" Jimmy called out. Jimmy turns towards his friends and gave a small smile, "See ya, guys." Then, he walked away, leaving the three alone.

Timmy, Danny, and Ben just stand there silently until Danny gave a small wave and almost inaudibly said, "Take care."


Later on, it seemed like it was almost dawn since Jimmy took off with Blossom under the Captain's orders to leave somewhere safe while they fight the Eliminator. Jimmy and Blossom had stopped in a cave and were sleeping with their heads leaning on each other as they slept soundly.

Soon enough, Jimmy and Blossom both began to stir as they open their eyes and turn their heads to notice each other.

"Gah!" They quickly back an inch from each other.

Jimmy jittered his arms and dusted himself off until he quickly pulled himself together. "Uh- morning, Blossom." he said in a normal tone. "How'd you sleep?"

"Fine, just fine." Blossom bitterly replied, "It's almost morning, so that battle should be starting soon."

Jimmy got a sad look as he replied; "Yeah," then he reached onto the floor and picked up the book he dropped. "It'll be weird with them fighting and us not assisting."

"We better get to the S.S. SSSSSS and get outta there before the Eliminator comes." Blossom explained.

"Right," Jimmy nodded, and then opened his book to continue reading. "Let's go."


Meanwhile, back on the other side of the island, SpongeBob was marching back and forth in front of his crew that was lined up.

"Alright, crew," SpongeBob said in a serious tone as he walked. "As you all know, today's the day we face the Eliminator to stop its bringing of the Darkness. If we win, we save the world. If we lose, the world is doomed and its fate is on our heads!" then he turned to them with a smile. "Any questions?"

The crew just stood there silently until Tak slowly raised his hand. "Have you been hanging around the penguin too much?" he asked.

"Maybe so," SpongeBob said, "Okay, onward to-"

"How are we gonna fight without Blossom and Jimmy?" Timmy asked.

"Yeah! No way we're fighting without our sister!" Buttercup scolded as Bubbles is still crying.

Then Grim asked, "Where are they anyway?"

"Alright, alright," SpongeBob shouted over everyone. "Even though Jimmy and Blossom both have 'the measles'," he said using air-quotes, "and are unable to assist us in battle, we can still win this not for just the world, but for them."

Everyone stared at each other and shrugged as they nod. The SpongeBob turned around and took out his sword. "Okay, mates, let's go!"


Meanwhile, they are being watched by Blossom through a spyglass, where she and Jimmy are already on the S.S. SSSSSS. She turned to Jimmy on the wheel, "They're on their way to battle the Eliminator."

"Okay, good." Jimmy replied with a sad look. "I just hope they'll be okay."

"They'll be fine." Blossom assured. "Even if you didn't find anything that could stop the Eliminator or the Darkness, they can still win with their plan."

"I suppose," Jimmy said until he glared and held the book he'd been reading. "It was all for nothing though." and he threw it on the floor in frustration with the book falling open on a certain page. "Some genius I am."

Blossom pat his shoulder and smiled. "You did everything you could and that's all that mattered. Go relax while I take the wheel for now."

Jimmy sighed and nodded as he walked away and Blossom began to sail the ship

He picked up the book he threw and stared at the text in the open page as he walked to put it somewhere. But then he suddenly stopped and continued staring at the book, and his eyes suddenly widen as he read.

He then runs off and comes back with his sack and he opens it, pulling out a magnifying glass and using it to read the text in the book.

"No..." he muttered as he read. "It can't be true. It's impossible."

Then he suddenly closed the book and ran off toward Blossom. "You stay here!" he told her. "I'll be right back!"

"Um...sure," Blossom said and continued to drive the ship. She looked up into the sky only to notice a shooting star.

Jimmy quickly grabbed the long boat and set off into the sea before he began rowing as fast as he could back toward the island.


"I wonder when the Eliminator will show up." SpongeBob wondered. "The sun will be rising soon."

"There is the slight possibility that the Eliminator could have pegged us too strong and backed out of the fight." Skipper suggested.

"Let's not even consider that option yet." Max urged. "It can still show up at anytime, hopefully he won't have the Key."

"Oh, don't worry about that, Captain Tennyson." SpongeBob easily assured. "She's in perfect hands."


Meanwhile, out at sea, Blossom was on the S.S. SSSSSS by herself as she drove the ship and waited for Jimmy to return, but she didn't notice a familiar shadow over her.

"There you are..." a robotic voice said.

Blossom looked up and gasped. The Eliminator appears from the sky in a giant fireball and lands onto the ship. He stands up, "You think you can escape so easily? I can detect you by the energy of that Key."

"You can forget it." Blossom glared as she pulled out the Key of Heart from under her dress. "You're not gonna be releasing the Darkness ever!"

"Enough talking!" the Eliminator said. "You're coming with me whether you like it or not!"


Back on the island, the pirates were still waiting until a strange wind blew and the pirates looked up to see lightning in the sky.

"It looks like the Eliminator's showing up in style." Skipper said with a smirk. "Let's begin the attack!"

"What if it's a trap?" Jenny wondered.

"Don't worry!" SpongeBob shouted. "Luckily, we've set a trap for it ourselves."

"Let's bring the Eliminator to its doom!" ZIM hollered.

When SpongeBob ran over to his crew, he turned to them and asked, "Okay, mates, you know the plan, right?"

"I think!" Timmy shouted, nervously as he kept his hat from being blown by the wind.

"Alright," SpongeBob shouted as he pointed his sword. "Let's-"

"WAIT!" a familiar voice shouted from afar.

They all turned and were surprised to see Jimmy Neutron running toward them.

"Jimmy?" they all shouted in shock as the genius panted in exhaustion.

"Does this mean you're feeling better?" Billy asked.

"Feeling better?" Jimmy questioned. "What are you talking about?"

"Jimmy! You're supposed to be gone with Blossom!" SpongeBob yelled.

"Is Blossom better too?" Billy asked again.

"Forget about that." Danny asked, and looked at Jimmy. "The Captain's right, Jimmy. Where is Blossom?"

"Don't worry, she's safe." Jimmy answered. "I'm here because I have vital information for you and the Pirate Lords."

"It's a little late for that, Jimmy." SpongeBob told him. "The Pirate Lords are on their way to fight the Eliminator."

"But you don't understand!" Jimmy franticly tried to explain. "No one does! The Darkness...its true intentions-"

But he was suddenly cut off by a scream, "AAAHHH!"

Jimmy and the others turn around. They gasped and saw the Eliminator holding Blossom.

"Now..." The Eliminator started saying as he held the Key of Heart in his other hand. "Unleash the Darkness, so that I may begin what I want."

"That fiend!" SpongeBob growled angrily. "Come on, mates. Let's join the others in stopping that thing before it's too late!"

The pirates all shouted as they followed Captain BlackPants to chase after the Eliminator while Jimmy stayed behind and fell to his knees.

Danny and Timmy stopped and noticed him. "Jimmy, aren't you coming?" Timmy asked.

"This is my fault." Jimmy muttered as his eyes start to water and hands claw in the dirt. "If I hadn't have left Blossom alone and found the information I needed earlier, this wouldn't be happening. I failed everyone."

"What were you reading when you let Blossom get captured?" Timmy questioned.

"The Darkness..." Jimmy explained as he covered his eyes. "It didn't come for the reason everyone thinks. It's all a misunderstanding."

Danny and Timmy stare at each other in confusion, not understanding until they both look at Jimmy. "In any case, you gotta get that information to Captain BlackPants and the others." Danny told him.

"How?" Jimmy asked. "It's already too late. The Eliminator's here and everyone could be in danger."

But Danny just grabbed Jimmy by his coat and stared him in the face.

"Listen to me, Neutron." Danny said as he held Jimmy. "We've come too far to give up now. Timmy, Sam, Ben, and I talked it over last night, and we believe that whatever you find about the Darkness is gonna help and everyone's counting on a way to stop it. Now that you found out what we need, we know we were right." then he let go of Jimmy and smiled. "Besides...Blossom's counting on you too."

Jimmy took this into consideration as Timmy smiled at him also. "So are you just gonna sit around feeling sorry for yourself or are you gonna do something?"

Jimmy looked at them and had determination on his eyes. He took his book and quickly ran. "Blossom!" he called out running towards the Captain and the Eliminator holding Blossom.


Meanwhile, the Pirate Lords and pirates were firing various weapons and cannonballs at the Eliminator that couldn't hit him.

The Eliminator then saw the Key glowing around Blossom's neck. "Yes!" the Eliminator shouted. "The Darkness is approaching."

"Keep firing at him!" SpongeBob shouted at his crew. "We should be able to shoot him down eventually."

"Wait just a minute, Captain!" Jimmy shouted as he approached.

"Jimmy," SpongeBob said in surprise. "Where did you come from?"

"Captain! I got to tell you something! It's vital information about the Darkness!'

"Alright, but make it quick." SpongeBob urged. "We still got 32 shots to fire before we run out of ammo."

Jimmy then began to explain, "The Darkness, it's actually-"

But he was interrupted again by the Eliminator, "It's no use, pirates! You're too late!"

The Key around Blossom started to glow fading in and out. Jenny gasped. "The Key! It's a homing beacon!"

"It has to be signaling someone!" Manny realized.

"And it can't be just anyone." Max said as he looked up at the sky.

Up in the sky, the clouds were moving away as a dark force seemed to be appearing out from the sky.

Timmy was spying through on his Wanda Scope, "Something's coming up. Looks like some giant black cloud."

"Maybe it's a cloud and it's gonna rain!" Cosmo guessed. However, a loud moan came from it.

"Monster!" Poof peeped as he pointed to the sky.

"Holy shrimp!" SpongeBob bellowed. "It's the Darkness!"

As the Darkness came closer, Blossom shut her eyes in fear as she was held in the Eliminator's grasp.

Jimmy turned to SpongeBob. "We have to get Blossom down here before she gets into more trouble."

SpongeBob ran over to a catapult, and then he reached into his hat and placed Gary on it. "Go save her, boy!" he shouted, before flinging the catapult.

Gary flings out towards the Eliminator. Suddenly, Gary lands on the Eliminator's face, blinding him.

"Ugh! Get this thing off!" the Eliminator shouted as he loosened his grip on Blossom, allowing her to go free and fly away.

Blossom landed on the ground next to her crew and Gary landed in SpongeBob's arm, much to the captain's happiness.

"Blossom, thank goodness you're safe!" Jimmy said happily until Blossom punched him in the stomach.

"Where have you been!" she yelled, "You left me in the dark with the Eliminator capturing me!"

"Uh...speaking of the dark," Jimmy said, looking up at the sky.

They look up to see the Darkness while the pirates were firing weapons into its vortex.

"They shouldn't be doing this." Jimmy said in worry. "They could be harming the Darkness."

"Duh," Buttercup said. "That's kinda the point."

Jimmy frowned in annoyance while up in the sky, the Eliminator watched everything the pirates were doing. "I guess it's time for Plan B." then he unleashed a bunch of devices that flew down below.

"Keep firing, men!" Skipper ordered as his men fired cannons. "We're bound to win-" he was stopped when the device attached to his head. "Hey, who turned out the lights?"

"Skipper?" Private asked in worry. "You didn't get a new hat, did you?"

"Private, is that you? Get this thing off!"

Private grabs the device on Skipper's head and attempts to pull it off.

But then the device beeped and Skipper just stood there motionless until he stood up straight and spoke in a monotone voice, "All hail the Eliminator."

Private gasps as he sees the same devices attach to Kowalski and Rico, and they both say (or in Rico's case, mumbles), "All hail the Eliminator."

Private gasped and notices the Eliminator drop more of the devices onto the other pirates.


Meanwhile, back with SpongeBob's crew, they see the Darkness growl as a strong wind began to blow into the Darkness.

Blossom held onto Jimmy as she yelled, "It's trying to eat me!"

"Not exactly," Jimmy shouted as he grabbed her arm. "But before I explain why, we have to get out of here!"

When the two ran away, Sam and Ben suddenly ran over to Captain BlackPants. "Captain," Sam told him. "Something terrible is going on!"

"Yeah, Grandpa Max is acting strange," Ben said.

"What?" SpongeBob asked in a confused tone. "Who would be acting strange in the midst of battle?"

Then Sandy ran over, "SpongeBob, we have to go after Jimmy and Blossom before they get-" but then the same device attached to her head, covering the top half of her face.

"Darling?" SpongeBob asked in a scared tone when he saw Sandy trying to remove the device.

Then, Sandy stops out of resistance. "You will not interfere with the Darkness." she said in a monotone.

The pirates gasp to see the devices all drop down and attach to Tak, Squidward, Patrick, and Grim. SpongeBob, Bubbles, and Timmy all screamed in high voices, "AAAHHH!"

The devices were about to hit the three until Bubbles uses her heat vision to destroy them before it lands on their heads.

Buttercup flew over to them, "Come on, let's get outta here."

Sam was about to follow the others, but didn't notice a device that was following her from behind.

"Sam, look out!" Danny yelled as he quickly pushed Sam out of the way, having the device attach to him instead.

"Danny!" Sam cried as he ran over and tried to pull it off of his head.

But then Danny stepped away and said in monotone, "Obey the Eliminator, serve the Darkness."

"No..." Sam said losing him. Danny was about to attack when two forms of light sweep her away into the air.

"Let's go, Princess," Buttercup said.

Two more devices were about to hit Manny and Jenny. Manny quickly spins his buckle to become El Tigre and uses his chain to grab the device to smash it with his claws.

Then they spot Private waddling away at fast speed as he shouted, "Run away before you're a zombie!"


The remaining pirates who weren't zombies quickly ran to the docks. Jimmy and Blossom were there at the center where the Darkness was.

Everything was being pulled by a strong wind and going up in the air toward the Darkness. Jimmy ran away, pulling Blossom by her hand as the two hid under a palm tree.

"The S.S. SSSSSS is still at sea, my sisters and I could take the others and fly them back to the ship," Blossom said, "If only that Eliminator didn't have my Key, I would have figured out how to destroy the Darkness..."

"Blossom, that's what I've been trying to tell you!" Jimmy shouted over the noisy wind. "Destroying isn't the answer! The truth is-" but then he yelped when he began to lift off his feet.

Blossom's eyes widened, remembering the dream she had last night.

Blossom quickly grabbed a hold of Jimmy and also held onto the palm tree for support. "Jimmy! I won't let you go!"

Jimmy nervously looked over his shoulder to see the Darkness and looked back at Blossom. "Blossom, if I get sucked in, I have to let you know-"

"Don't talk like that!" Blossom yelled. "I said I won't let you go!"

When Blossom was losing her grip on the palm tree, her hand slipped off and was about to fly into the air until someone grabbed a hold of her waist.

Blossom turned her head to see Captain SpongeBob. "Don't let go!" he shouted. He was being held by Bubbles, Buttercup, Timmy, Ben, and Sam.

"Guys," Blossom smiled but quickly tugged onto Jimmy. However, the Darkness moaned and unleashed a tornado that was sucking all of them.

"At this rate, we'll all be trapped within the Darkness!" Jimmy realized. "You have to let go of me, Blossom! It's the only chance!"

"NO!" Blossom refused.

"Blossom, Captain, listen to me! The Darkness is not what we thought it was," Jimmy explained.

"What are you saying, Jimmy?" SpongeBob shouted to him.

The Darkness moans once again sucking all of them in. Jimmy bowed his head."Timmy, Ben...this is...truly our goodbye. If Danny were here, I'm glad to be here with you guys along with Iago and Remy. And Captain, you'll be always the best Pirate Lord of the seven seas." Then he used his other hand to grab a hold of Blossom's.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you like I should've." he told her with a sad expression. "But know that the Darkness is not looking for destruction, just the opposite."

Timmy and Ben's faces were horrified with fear, and so was SpongeBob and Blossom. She looks in horror. "No, Jimm-"

Jimmy lets go of Blossom and the Darkness began to suck him into its vortex. Jimmy screamed as he flew into the mouth of the Darkness, and once he was inside, its vortex closed up and Blossom, SpongeBob, Bubbles, Buttercup, Timmy, Ben, and Sam fell to the ground.

They all groan from the impact until they look up at the sky and see the Darkness moan as it suddenly moves away.

Blossom stands up to see this, and suddenly shouts at the top of her lungs, "NOOOOOO!"


This looks bad. Jimmy's gone and half of the pirates are brainwashed zombies. What will they do, and how will they stop the Darkness and Eliminator? Review and the next part will be up soon.