Spongebob surprisingly was out of his house before Squidward. He looked at his phone and was getting kinda worried. It was a Saturday, and he knew it was going to be busy as hell so he would like to have time to prepare.

Patrick's house flew open and hopped out Spongebob's chubby friend. Followed by a cloud of smoke

"Oh shit that was dank haha"

"Patrick! What's up!" Spongebob gave a wave

"Yo Spongeboyyy"

Patrick walked up and they exchanged high fives

"Off to work?"

"Yep. It's Saturday thank God so tomorrow I'll have the whole day off"

"Hell ya we should definitely link up!"

Spongebob cracked a smile and nodded his head

"Where you off too?"

"It's the beginning of the month so I'm off to collect my unemployment check. Gotta get to city hall"

"Jesus Pat that's like a five-mile walk"

"Ah it's nothing, I do it a few times every month to collect something. I make use of the day efficiently though. I got a system you see. I'll get my checks, food, weed and clothes and I'll be set for a little while."

"Haha, I see"

Squidward's door propped open and a drowsy squid crawled towards his car in the driveway.

"Yo Squidward!"

Squidward rubbed his eyes and turned to face the two friends and waved.

"Squidward! Do you think we can give Patrick a ride too? He needs to go to city hall"

Squidward sighed

"Ok but not one inch past the Krusty krab, we're late"

Patrick started walking to the car "Fine by me"

They drove along the road in silence once more. Squidward's eyes were immensely droopy and caught the eye of Spongebob in the front seat.

"You good Squid? You look tired"

Squidward jolted his head up and the car swerved a bit

"Jesus Squidward pay attention!"

"Sorry sorry ugh ya I'm pretty tired. I tried that pill you gave me last night"

"Oh? How was it?"

"It was honestly one of the best nights of sleep I've had in my life. I think I just took it too late because I stayed up till three"

"Ya probably should take it in the evening"

"Now I know"

They slowed to a stop and turned into the parking lot.

Patrick got out first and threw a wave goodbye.

"Alright thank you! I'll see you both later."

"Bye Pat!"

Squidward sat in the car for an extra minute and grabbed Spongebob's arm.

"Hey"

"What?"

"When i was dozing off…it was like I was floating in a tub of warm syrup…that was one of the best things I've felt ever"

Spongebob gave a worrisome smile. He never tried percs before, so he didn't know if this was normal.

"Ya it be like that haha"

"W-Would you consider getting me more? I'll pay for it."

Spongebobs eyes lit up. Jackpot.

"Sure thing Squiddy. How many are you looking to get?"

"Five"

Damn.

"Ok how about just give me forty for them. Buddy discount"

"Fine by me"

Squidward opened up his wallet and slid two twenty-dollar bills to Spongebob.

Spongebob pulled out his baggie and grabbed five.

"Did you ever figure out the name of them?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know, the name. You got prescribed it right? I'm gonna see if I can get a script from a doctor too."

Spongebob froze

"What's wrong Spongebob?"

Noticing that his facial expression gave away his scrambled thoughts he flashed a smile.

"Oh, I just forgot to check is all…I'll let you know as soon as possible"

Squidward put out a thumbs up and got out of the car and went inside with Spongebob following behind.

—-

The one good thing about busy days is that time passes by the fastest. When you're hauling ass against the clock you tend to not have the time to look at it. Spongebob was finishing up his last patty and was already thinking of the closing process.

"OK gotta wipe everything down, sweep, mop, clean the stove, take out the trash…"

He started getting this giddy feeling of the night ahead. He wanted to actually celebrate his newfound freedom and his brain tickled at the numerous possibilities. Spongebob considered hitting the town with Patrick. Maybe Squidward too. It's been such a long time since he had the energy to actually do something fun besides binge watching something on cable. Ew.

Spongebob started sweeping. Then mopping. Then combined the trash bags into one can to take it out back. When he came back, he started to put on latex gloves and went to work on the stove. Squidward popped his head through the window.

"Alright, let's get out of here"

"Almost done!"

With the last wipe he threw the paper towel into the trash can across the room. Kobe.

Spongebob walked out to the register to meet up with Squidward who was texting something on his phone again.

"Ready?"

"Ya…actually I wanna ask you something first"

Squidward looked up from his phone

"Ya?"

"Well…I was thinking that…only if you want to…"

Squidward rolled his eyes

"Out with it Squarepants"

"Wanna go out tonight?! Not like just us…like I was gonna inv-"

"Ok ya sure" Squidward said bumping his shoulders

Spongebob planted a smile on his face

"Really?! Hell yeah Squiddy! Bikini Bottom ain't gonna know what hit 'em!"

Mr. Krabs came out of his office with a leather bag tucked under his arm, locking the door behind him

"Mr. Krabs!"

Mr. Krabs looked up from the door handle with surprise

"Oh..you two are still here? It's saturdee night…"

Spongebob walked a little closer towards his boss

"We're about to go but I wanted to know if you wanted to hang out tonight?"

Mr. Krabs stood up and walked up to Spongebob. He scratched his head and looked away

"Ay lad I'd love to but you know…Pearly is coming back to town from college and all…"

Spongebob waved him off

"All good Mr. K! We'll see you Monday…Tell Pearl I said Hi!"

"Will do boy-o"

The three waved each other off with Mr. Krabs staying inside.

Squidward and Spongebob walked out to find a Patrick Star lounging in the backseat of the car with an arm over his eyes.

Squidward grabbed his own forehead in frustration

"Patrick!..what the-"

Patrick jolted awake with a loud snort. He looked around in fear until he landed his eyes on his own two neighbors

"Oh..hey guys!"

"Patrick! Why are you sleeping in my car?"

Patrick looked around him as if he was asking himself the same question

"Uhhh well I went to city hall but I forgot they close on weekends, so I came back here"

"Why not go home?"

Patrick shrugged his shoulders

"Didn't feel like walking anymore"

Spongebob hopped into the passenger seat followed by Squidward sliding in the driver side rolling his eyes.

Spongebob turned around as Squidward backed up

"You coulda came inside Pat ahaha"

Patrick flashed his dorky smile and tilted his head. Squidward shifted gears, pressed the gas and zipped down the street.

"Speaking of which, Patrick got any plans tonight?"

Patrick shook his head

"Great! Do you wanna hang with us tonight? We're gonna hit downtown and shit"

Patrick pondered for a moment. Spongebob was stumped at how indecisive he was

"Ok!"

"Alright! Let's all meet up at 9 to pregame…Patrick you ok with everyone in your house?"

"Fine by me"

Everyone nodded as they pulled up to Squidward's driveway