Chapter 6

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SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Plankton were filling themselves in on the criminal plan.

They would've made it sooner, but the GPS kept screwing up.

"Darn tooten! This thing's always breaking down. It should say take a left here, but we just ran to it last week."

Plankton shouted, "Forget the GPS! Take the familiar route!"

The boat turned the other way while the group called 911.

"Hello, police! I'd like to report a theft of security cameras, and animal murder. It's only one guy, and we're closing in on him."

Officer Bruce (from Nasty Patty) responded, "Backup is on the way. Should I send in a SWAT team?"

SpongeBob responded, "Do it!".

"Don't worry. Where are you?"

Krabs was reluctant to tell him because of the malfunctioning GPS, so he took out a map.

"He's at Ernest Scarfish Blvd last we went there. Neptune rest his soul. It's the laboratory that looks like a giant scuba mask!"

"We'll be down there right away!", Officer Bruce responded.

(hang up)

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After a few more minutes of driving, they made it to the laboratory of Walter Bass.

Dr. Bass was busy perfecting his infared goggles when the foursome burst in.

"Well, Mr. SquarePants. Mr. Krabs. Come to check on more of my-my recent w-work?", he stammered.

Sandy stopped him right there.

"We know what you did and pieced it all together. Thanks to your background in chemicals and bio-mechanics."

(Flashback sounds)

"It was a cinch for you to build an android that looked human. You probably didn't even give him a house, because we knew he was supposed to be this mysterious bounty hunter."

"You also mentioned that you have a scientific background, and your ability to make people look the other way. You even did some research on Plankton to find out his mannerisms."

"I've been very well acquainted with Mr. Plankton's manner of thinking."

Plankton then intervened.

"Then while I was passed out, your robot must've snuck in and swiped my security tapes. You knew you could construct a scenario based on the secret recipe, so when the time came for you to swipe the tapes, no one would get suspicious."

(Flashback stops)

SpongeBob waited to say what he wanted to all day.

"And finally. (sniff) You murdered my beloved pet snail Gary!"

Dr. Bass snickered for a minute before letting out a guffaw.

"Wh-wh-why would I take the time to poison a pathetic snail? What could I have to gain from all this?"

Sandy took out the paper SpongeBob had been holding. It was the autopsy papers.

"You tell me! This chemical they found in the poor snail's system is a compound of a synthetic toxin and chimney soot."

Krabs spoke up too, just as police sirens were heard outside.

"You made one more fatal mistake."

(Flashback sounds)

"One of your security clams showed a pinkish, circular room, just like the one on the autopsy paper. I thought it was me old surveillance room, but it was much too blurry."

"You forgot to change frequencies!"

(Flashback ends)

Plankton then added something.

"Also, if it was a diversion to steal something of mine, there would've been something missing. I looked around for anything I could find but everything was there."

"Then it hit me! My duplicator ray! You must've stolen something of mine, made a copy of it, and put the original back to where it was."

Dr. Bass was stumped at this point.

"The original of what? Also, why would I poison a snail if I'm such a criminal genius?"

Krabs responded, "So everyone would too busy on that while we'd forget about the real case."

Bass replied, "What real case?"

"Well the police will be glad to search your place for you."

(Police sirens and SWAT team sounds)

"Oh... and here they come for you right now."

The SWAT team burst in and restrained Dr. Bass, who fought back hard, while the detectives raided his lab for the incriminating evidence.

They found Plankton's duplicator ray, obviously used on itself to cover up the theft, and a large ball containing a deadly chemical known as C.O.V.D.

"Everyone...", Officer Bruce responded.

"...this man is an eco-terrorist! TAKE him away!"

The men roughed up the evil scientist and put him in the police car.

All was right with the world...

...or was it?

An evil smirk slowly formed over a formerly-unassuming face.