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Chapter 7

Stalker smirked. "Yes, it is I, Flats Flounder."

"You look so…different," said Spongebob, noticing the muscles.

"I have been working out," said Flats.

"Why? Why did you do this?"

"Why? You think that I would let an undersea nerd get the best of me? Well you must have thought wrong. I swore I'd kick your butt, and you took my punches in like…well like a sponge taking up water."

Spongebob recalled the time…

Flashback

"Are you ready?" asked Flats.

"Hold on," replied Spongebob. He took out a red blindfold and tied it around his eyes. "Okay, I'm ready." Flats pulled back his fist, and punched Spongebob right in the chest. Instead of an injury, it just left a big hole in Spongebob's body. Spongebob didn't react. "I said I'm ready," said Spongebob.

"Huh?" questioned Flats. He punched the yellow sponge again, but just another hole was left.

"Did you hear me? I said I'm ready!" said Spongebob, taking off the blindfold. Flats gave another punch. Spongebob laughed. "Ahahahaha, that tickles!" Flats was desperately trying to hurt Spongebob. "Gary," said Spongebob. "I'm absorbing his punches like I'm made out of some sort of spongy material."

Throughout the day Flats tried to kick Spongebob's butt, but Spongebob acted as if Flats wasn't even there. In the end, Flats fell unconscious.

End Flashback

"I thought you moved out of town!" exclaimed Spongebob.

"I did; to train. You see, after I was…" Flats paused for a moment as if it was extremely difficult for him to talk. "…beaten by you, I decided to train to improve my figure. I grew stronger. Much stronger. However, I knew that my punches would still be no good against you. So I decided to attack mentally instead of physically. To make you suffer. I knew that the death of your beloved pet would get my point across." Spongebob thought back to the time. He was playing with Gary in the park. His show of affection probably tipped Flats off.

"You're sick!" yelled Spongebob through his furry.

"Maybe I am sick," replied Flats. "But it seems I have my way. In case you forgot, you're still living in Rock Bottom, you have a terrible job, and I have your friend." Flats pointed towards the spot where Sandy was sitting, but now she was standing.

While Flats was distracted by talk, Patrick snuck around the cave and freed her. Seeing his captive freed made Flats poses red hot furry towards Spongebob. Flats gave a mighty roar of anger and leapt for the sponge. "You're dead!" Flats yelled. "You're dead!" Spongebob held back.

The two wrestled to the ground and they started to roll across the floor. They exited the cave, but they still kept fighting. Sandy and Patrick were stunned by the sudden outburst. They couldn't do anything but watch. Flats and Spongebob rolled towards a huge trench. Flats pinned Spongebob to the ground. He was defiantly stronger than the last time Spongebob saw him. Flats grabbed Spongebob by the neck and held him in the air. Spongebob was choking, but Flats didn't care. He was fighting to the death. "I've waited for my revenge long enough!" yelled Flats. Spongebob tried to pry Flats's hands off of him, but it was no use. Blackness started to cloud his vision. This was the end. "Time for a certain sponge to get his butt kicked!" yelled Flats. He was about to toss Spongebob into the trench, when the rocks beneath him began to crumble. Flats let go of Spongebob through his surprise. The rocks shook, then fell down to the bottom of the trench. Flats was able to grab onto the edge, but more rocks started to crack, and Flats fell down the trench. "Noooooo…" The sound of his voice echoed off the walls. Spongebob couldn't help but watch as Flats fell to his doom. Soon the figure was consumed by the darkness. Spongebob took a silent moment to get over his shock. Not just the shock of finding out Stalker's identity, but the shock of what had happened in the past few days. The death of Gary, moving to Rock Bottom, getting the horrid job, finding his friends, and coming face to face with Flats.

"Spongebob?" Sandy and Patrick emerged from the cave. "So Flats is...?" Spongebob nodded. No matter what the friends had been through, this ordeal was finally over.

EPILOUGE

Spongebob, Patrick and Sandy had returned back to Bikini Bottom. Spongebob was able to get his friendly pineapple back, and his job. Patrick and Sandy talked with Spongebob more than usual now. Their friendship had become stronger ever since the incident. Spongebob knew that life would never be the same again, but everything turned out for the better.

THE END