Chapter 4: New Host Equals Bad Show Biz

Danny is now in charge of the show. But he has no clue what to do.

"Hey, could someone tell what to do to be host now that Mac's retired?" Danny asked, holding the schedule.

"No, because you're not in charge…wait, Mac retired?" Frankie stared at Danny.

"Well, yes. He said it was too much stress on him, and he couldn't stay awake. So I said I'd take over for him."

Everyone stared at Danny for a moment. Then, Bloo broke the silence.

"WE'RE DOOMED!" Bloo ran away in disgrace.

"Relax, guys." Danny said. "I'll take care of it. I am good at hosting parties."

"Not really." Sam added.

"Shut up."

The intermission was over, and it was time to start the show again.

"Hello, ladies and jellyfish!" Danny shouted. The crowd burst into laughter. "Um, the other host is now, uh…out of town. So I'm filling in for him. After all, I'm a big fan of ice cream. Get it?" The crowd was laughing so hard that barely anyone could hear Danny. "Now, give a big welcome to, The Ed Thing-as!" Ed, edd, and Eddy took the stage.

"The Ed Thing-as? What a dumb name." Danny said, slapping himself in the face.

Ed started first. He put his comb into his mouth and started to play it. Then Double D came in. He was playing his drums. Then Eddy was last to come in. He was the lead singer.

When they had finished, they jumped off the stage and landed…in a garbage can.

The total was now $158,600

Next up was Mr. Krabs. He was counting 1 dollar bills. 267,462 $1 bills to be exact. After these 2 acts, the total was $276,225

Then Bloo did another guitar solo.

"Man, these acts are crazy." Danny said. "But I can't wait for the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie."

"It's coming up soon." Spongebob said.

"Pasco!" Mermaid Man said.

"For the umpteenth time, it's bingo!" Barnacle Boy said. "And we're not even at a bingo hall."

"Okay, ignoring that, let's get on with our next act." Danny said. "Now…The Kanker Sisters."

"Hi everyone." Lee said. "Starting tomorrow, our kissing booth is open. Kiss the man of your dreams just for a measly 50 cents. Now open!" The Kanker Sisters left.

"Okay." Danny said. He was stumped. "Now, give it up for my best friend, the richest gal in Amity Park, Samantha Mansion!" Sam took the stage with steroid and dancers. The crowd was cheering with the erg to dance.

Then, Danny's other friend, Tucker Folly went. He was doing his technology advertisement. Nobody liked it.

"Now, before we take another break, let's check the total." The money total was: $377,950

"Yeah, baby! Intermission time!" The refreshment table was once again full.

Frankie went backstage to look for Mac. Mac was sleeping by the wall, leaning on a pile of mattresses.

"Mac? Are you there, buddy?" Frankie asked, nudging Mac a bit.

"Huh, Frankie? Is that you?" Mac asked, just barely opening his eyes.

"Mac, do you know Danny Fenton is in charge of the show, now?"

"Yeah. I put him in charge."

"Come on, Mac. Let's get something to eat, and you can tell me what happened." Mac and Frankie walked to the refreshment table and then to the audience.

"Okay, Mac. You feeling any better?" Frankie asked the boy.

"A little better, Frankie." Mac answered. "But I still feel exhausted. See, I was afraid that with me having to host the show all night, because I could've gotten sick again. I didn't want that to happen, but I didn't want to let down Fosters. So I decided to be the host. But I knew this would happen, so I let Danny take over."

"Now I understand." Frankie said. "Man, I am so sorry, Mac. If there's anything I could to help you…Mac? Mac? You there buddy?" Mac had fallen asleep against Frankie. "Sleep tight, buddy."

Meanwhile, down on the stage, the intermission ended. Ed, Edd, n Eddy introduced their new scam, The Thing-A-Ma-Jig. They used it on Mr. Herriman. Mr. Herriman was left with a crushed foot, blood coming out of his arms, and he had a twisted leg.

"Okay, who's next?" Danny asked.

"Uh, you are, dude." Tucker answered.

"WHAT! I am!" Danny asked. "Okay, well, now here's my Save-The-Cheetahs presentation!" The video started. It talked about how Cheetahs were in danger.

"I'm next!" Plankton yelled. "Now, I will plunder my way through this maze and try to get the secret Krabby Patty formula." Plankton ran through the maze and got the Krabby patty. But Mr. Krabs stopped him.

Meanwhile, back in the audience, Mac told Frankie everything.

"Mac, I had no idea that you were this miserable." Frankie said, clutching Mac in her arms.

"It's okay, Frankie." Mac said, with his eyes closing. "I just needed…some sleep. When I don't get…enough sleep, I tend to…get…grumpy. You understand, now, right?"

"Of course. Oh, and remind Danny to hit all of us in the head with a mallet."

"Way ahead of you. Mallet!" Ed screamed. Eddy handed him the mallet. "Thank you, Skipper."

"Don't call me Skipper!" Eddy shouted.

"Shush. Quiet! You'll wake Mac." Frankie said.

"You mean he's asleep?" Double D whispered. "I thought he was the host."

"He was, but he's too tired. He told me how miserable he was and he decided to let Danny take over. Now let him sleep."

"Quiet!" Shouted Sandy. "Spongebob's next!"

Spongebob did his Mt. Everest jump. It worked. Spongebob got into the book of world records.

"Awesome!" Danny shouted. "Now, it's time to check the total! We are now at…$432,450! But we have to reach $1,000,000 before the end of the show! Now, give it up for Gary The Snail!"

Gary appeared and did his song. During which Danny went to check on Mac.

"Is he okay?" Danny asked.

"Mac is fine. He just went to sleep for a while. He should be fine when he wakes up." Frankie answered.

"Frankie, I'm okay." Mac answered waking up. "But I just needed to get some rest. After all, you saw how I was when we tried to go to Europe. I was a grumpy rag. If fact, if it weren't for the fact that I was that way, I would've apologized."

"Oh, Mac…we did…"

"Quiet!" Danny shouted. "It's time to announce the next act!" Danny rushed to the stage to announce the next act.

"Alright! Time for comedy from who we all know…as Spongebob Squarepants."

Spongebob took the stage and told his "Squirrel Jokes" about Sandy. Then another intermission came. The total was now: $489,650.

"Okay! This is great!" Danny shouted and went to check on Mac.

To be continued.

Okay, so we're almost half way through the show, but that doesn't mean the story is over. More of it coming soon.