Author's Note: Hi everybody! Big thanks to everyone who reviewed for chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot, you can't sue me.
Cheese: He got amnesia by colliding head first into the ground, (I thought it was obvious) and in the episode 'Tea at the Treedome' Spongebob 'saves' Sandy. Thanks for reviewing!
venusgal100: Lol. Yes, the splinter is evil, I guess. It hurt our poor beloved sponge. Thanks for reviewing!
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ComicCrystal: Thanks for the Patrick comment. I don't know if you noticed, but I tend to keep Patrick quite at emotional scenes. I have no clue how he should react, so I just give Sandy all the lines. I'm glad I'm one of your favourite authors. I'm sorry I didn't review; I thought including it in my review credit was good enough. I'll review for the next chapter. Thanks for reviewing!
A. Nonymous: Yes, I got the review. The reason why I didn't include it in the credit was because it wasn't for the previous chapter. If I gave credit for different stories, then things might get a little confusing. Thanks for reviewing, though!
flaming-1251: I'm glad you think that this story is good. Sad to say, no. This is more of a drama/humour than a mystery. However, everyone's favourite evil character will play a role in this story. Thanks for reviewing!
WoRdLiFeCeNa4: You don't have to review all the time. I'm not going to force you to review! Lol. You're lucky school is over…I still have to take end-of-year exams! groan I'm glad you think this story and Scary School are awesome! I'm not really sure how long this story is going to be…if I were to give a rough estimate, I'd say around 3 more chapters. Thanks for reviewing!
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Chapter 3: People and Places
Spongebob woke up. He was feeling a lot better today. His head wasn't throbbing as much, and when he sat up, he wasn't dizzy.
He hoped Sandy and Rick would stop by today. Ever since he was told he had amnesia, he was anxious to learn about his past life.
Spongebob was looking out of his window at the landscape, when a knock sounded on the door.
"Come in," relied Spongebob. The nurse was standing in the doorway, with Sandy and Patrick behind her. "Yay! You guys visited again!" expressed Spongebob through his glee.
"Of course we did, silly," said Sandy, giggling. "We're your friends, remember?"
Spongebob looked at her slyly in a playful way. She was happier than normal. "You're hiding something from me…"
"Sandy rolled her eyes, playing Spongebob's game. "You may have amnesia, but there's no fooling you."
Patrick couldn't take waiting much longer. "The doctor said you are well enough to leave!" burst Patrick. He too, was wearing a massive grin. "Isn't that great?"
"What? Really?" asked Spongebob, turning to Sandy.
Sandy nodded. "You can check out today!"
"YAH!" yelled Spongebob. He may have had amnesia, but he remembered what pure happiness felt like.
Spongebob was standing in front of a gigantic pineapple. "It smells good…" thought Spongebob. "I like it."
Sandy and Patrick had escorted Spongebob home. He had checked out earlier that day. He was eager to learn about his life.
"Here we are," Sandy said. "Home sweet home." Spongebob opened the door. The first thing he saw was a nicely decorated living room. He entered the house and felt he was home.
"Before you get carried away…" Sandy said. There is one more thing…"
"Wait," interrupted Spongebob. "Do you hear that?" Echoing off the walls was the sound of a small meow. Out of the shadows, slithered a small, blue and green snail. His shell was pink with a purple swirl and red dots. "Awe…" said Spongebob, immediately taking into possession baby eyes. "Hey, there, little fella," said Spongebob in a sweet tone. "What's your name?"
"That's Gary," Sandy said. "He's your pet snail."
Spongebob went crazy over Gary, and started to use baby talk on him. Sandy and Patrick were both a little disgusted by the sight, but they didn't say anything.
When Spongebob had finally stopped going mad over Gary, Patrick and Sandy gave Spongebob the rest of the tour of Bikini Bottom.
"This is Squidward's house," said Patrick, pointing to the eastern island head. "He's our best friend."
Squidward poked his head out the window to see who was standing outside his house. He examined the citizens.
"Sandy, boring. Patrick, lame. Spongebob……SPONGEBOB? AHHH!" Squidward made sure all his doors were locked, and his windows closed tight. He wanted to keep out the yellow menace. His only hope was that Spongebob didn't remember him.
Meanwhile, Spongebob, Patrick, and Sandy were still standing outside the house. They could hear the spas going on inside. Spongebob looked at Patrick with a puzzled look. Patrick shrugged, confused.
They proceeded onto Patrick's house.
"This is where I live!" explained Patrick.
"It looks like just a rock…" thought Spongebob.
The three friends keep on touring the places Spongebob knew. They went to jellyfish fields, Mrs. Puff's boating school, and many other places.
Soon it was getting dark, and Spongebob's memories still hadn't been restored. They came out of the Krusty Krab, but Sandy and Patrick were still sad that Spongebob's memories weren't back.
"WHOO! That was great! Thanks for showing me everything, guys," expressed Spongebob.
Patrick and Sandy both forced a smile.
"What's wrong?" asked Spongebob, noticing his companions' gloomy faces.
"You still have amnesia, Spongebob," said Sandy. "We were hoping that the people and places you knew may have jogged your memory."
"Don't fret, guys," said Spongebob. "I know that something will bring my memories back."
This time, Sandy and Patrick gave a real smile, and the three friends headed home. Little did they know they were being watched…
Plankton had been listening to the entire conversation inside the Chum Bucket.
"So, that naive sponge has amnesia? This gives me an excellent idea…"
