Spongebob Chapter 1: Lose the Job

"I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, ready, ready, read-" said Spongebob. He was going to the Krusty Krab when Squidward interrupted him.

"Will you stop that!" he yelled out his window.

"Why?" Spongebob asked.

"Because I said so," said Squidward stubbornly.

"Ok, Squidward," Spongebob didn't know what was going on.

When Spongebob got to work, he cleaned the tables and washed the floors before the restaurant opened. When the first customer came in, he sat him down in ten minutes. Spongebob had to get things straight in his mind. "You want me to perform in front of Bikini Bottom? I can't do that! I have snails to feed and – and," Spongebob was confused. "Calm down me boy, it's only five minutes on a stage. All you have to do is wave your hands around like a little birdie for Squidward's poem."

"Ok," said Spongebob

"I'm doomed," confessed Squidward.

"Ring, Ring, Ring" went the alarm. Mr. Krabs' always had alarms so he can get more, and more money.

"Me boy, a customer has been here for ten minutes! Go get them Spongebob! Quick, or you'll lose your job!" screamed Mr. Krabs'.

"Aye, Aye, Yes, Sir!" said Spongebob like he was a sergeant.

Spongebob ran out to get the customer and seat him. "Right this way, sir," said Spongebob politely. "Thanks, but, I was here to get something to go," said Michael, the customer. "Sorry, we don't do takeouts. You can only eat your delicious Krabby Patty here." All the sudden Mr. Krabs' pops up from under the table.

"Of cores we do takeouts! We started to do takeouts today!"

"Mr. Krabs', we don't have any paper bags!" yelled Spongebob.

"Then go and get some from the store! And be back in a jiffy Spongebob, or you'll lose your job!" yelled Mr. Krabs'.

"Yes, sir!" Spongebob yelled again. Spongebob went to the store and purchased the brown paper bags. It took Spongebob fifteen minutes. When Spongebob got back, guess what happened…

… "SPONGEBOB! IT TOOK FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR YOU TO BUY PAPER BAGS! THE CUSTOMOR LEFT! YOU LOSE YOUR JOB!" Mr. Krabs' yelled at the top of his little lungs. He was even redder than before, he was so mad. It's obvious that he wanted Spongebob o-u-t out! He showed Spongebob to the door. Spongebob made him lose $5.00, so he got fired.

Spongebob walked home looking down at the ground. He started to wonder if he was still going to perform with Squidward. He started to say Squidward's poem.

Something has bitten me.

Someone sees something in me.

It's not a person,

It's a little birdie.

What does that mean? He should ask Squidward when his shift is over. Just thinking about Squidward's shift made him cry. Without the job, he can't get money. Without the money, he can't get food. Without the food, he will starve. He better, and I mean better, find another job. Or he can go to plan B – beg Mr. Krabs' to get the job back. His first plan is to feed Gary. Then go break the news to Sandy. After that, he would go to Mr. Krabs' to beg to get the job back.

"Gary! I'm home!" yelled Spongebob.

"Meow (shouldn't you be at work?)?"

" I don't want to talk about it. Here is your food," said Spongebob. "I'm going to go to Sandy's now." Spongebob left out the door for Sandy's house.

"Knock, Knock, Knock!" went Spongebob.

"Oh! Hi Spongebob! You don't look too happy. What's the matter?"

"I got fired," said Spongebob.

"Why?" asked Sandy.

"I had to go get paper bags for a customer. I got back in fifteen minutes and the customer left. Mr. Krabs' got so mad I lost the job," said Spongebob

"Oh, you poor little yellow square dude!" yelled Sandy. "You can stay here for a while until you get a job," offered Sandy.

"I CAN? Oh, I mean, no, Sandy. I can't do that."

"Well, you better go ask Mr. Krabs' for that job back. If you don't do that, I will. And if he doesn't listen, I will do karate on him," said Sandy.

"Ok," said Spongebob.

Karate, Sandy, and Mr. Krabs'

" Knock, Knock, Knock" went Sandy on the door of the Krusty Krab.

"Uhh, who is it?" asked Mr. Krabs'

"Girl Scout! Free cookies PLUS $10.00!" said Sandy in the sweetest voice she had.

"PLUS $10.00! COME IN!" yelled Mr. Krabs'. Sandy opened the door slowly with her cowboy hat on. When she got there, it was like Mr. Krabs' knew she was coming. "Uh - oh," said Mr. Krabs'.

"You better say uh – oh! 'Cause you better listen to me," said Sandy. She kind of sounded like a cowboy, or should I say cowgirl. "I'll give Spongebob his job back! I swear!" Mr. Krabs' would anything for a girl that was about to beat him up. There was a strange ending with this though. "Only …" Mr. Krabs' stopped. "Only what?" asked Sandy. " Only if I get me ten dollars," said Mr. Krabs'.

"God, Spongebob was right! He only cares about money!" Sandy muttered under her breath. "Look, just give Spongebob the job back, ok?" Sandy didn't want t give away ten dollars! He has to get it himself! "No! I get my ten dollars first! What, are you going to do karate on me, or something? Ya right!" yelled Mr. Krabs'. He didn't know that he said the wrong thing, the thing that switched Sandy's madness on. Sandy twirled and came back in her Karate suit. Mr. Krabs' did the same thing but came back in… what's that? He came back in a business suit? "Ha, ha, ha, ha!" snickered Sandy. She was looking for a karate suit and… a business suit? This is too much!