(They sure save the restaurant, but not-so-much the hostage.)

Scene 8 – Save the Krusty Krab!

Only five minutes after leaving Team Rocket's headquarters, Sean and the heroes were able to locate the Bikini Bottom play set. This is because Sean left it on the playroom floor. Anyway, as they walked toward their next destination, a short conversation began:

Brock: "Hey, SpongeBob, your hometown is called Bikini Bottom, right?"

SpongeBob: "That's right, Brock. Patrick, Squidward and I all leave there as neighbors, while Sandy lives in a tree dome just offside."

Brock: "I see. Bikini Bottom, huh?" (Smiles and blushes) "That sounds like a really nice place to explore."

Sean: "I hate to ruin your fantasizing, Brock, but the city isn't at all what it sounds like."

Brock: (his smile and blush instantly fade) "It isn't?"

Sean: "Nope; it's just a regular underwater city where sea creatures like SpongeBob and most of his pals live like real people. No humans whatsoever."

Brock: (to SpongeBob) "Are there at least pretty mermaids over there?"

SpongeBob: "I'm afraid not."

Brock: (slightly depressed) "Oh. That's disappointing…"

SpongeBob: "What did you think Bikini Bottom was like, anyway, Brock?"

Brock: "Oh, nothing in particular." (Sighs in disappointment)

Sean: (to himself) "I almost feel your pain, Brock-o."

Once Sean and the heroes made it to the Bikini Bottom play set, they suddenly heard distant banging and saw some smoke up ahead. Realizing the Krusty Krab was in that direction, SpongeBob started running ahead, with Sean and the others following suit. As they came closer to the Krusty Krab, the heroes saw a big green, slug-shaped machine attacking the fast-food restaurant. SpongeBob and his pals knew Plankton had to be inside the machine.

When they got close enough to the Krusty Krab, Sean and the heroes stopped running and stood beside the big machine. Once it noticed them, the machine stopped attacking the Krusty Krab and faced the heroes. A close-up of the machine's only window showed that Plankton was, in fact, inside, along with his computer wife, Karen, right beside him. The villainous partners spoke to Sean and the others through a loudspeaker.

Plankton: (sinister laugh) "I was hoping you fools would make it this far."

SpongeBob: "What are you doing to the Krusty Krab, Plankton?!"

Plankton: "Isn't it obvious? I'm destroying it, of course!"

Sean: "I think SpongeBob is asking why you're destroying the Krusty Krab! I mean, I know you hate the place and all because it's always easily outselling your restaurant, but would you really go as far as to destroy it?"

SpongeBob: "Yeah, Plankton; don't you want the Krabby Patty secret formula to save the Chum Bucket? That has been your life-long dream after all."

Plankton: "I suppose you've got a point there. But you know what? I actually don't care about that anymore!" (Sinister laugh) "You see, ever since I joined the other villains, things have been different for Karen and me."

Karen: "And he's not referring to our marriage problems."

Plankton: "Silence, Karen! Anyway, as I was saying, ever since I joined the other villains, I've come to realize that I don't need the Krabby Patty secret formula to help me save my restaurant and take over the world. In fact, once I destroy the new guy and get my tiny hands on this 'reward' the master mentioned, I might actually become the new leader of the villains, and then force them to obey my every command!" (Evil laugh)

Squidward: "I really doubt a bunch of big villains would listen to a tiny man like you."

Plankton: "Watch it, big nose! I may be the size of a jelly bean, but I do have brains. After all, unlike that cheapskate rival of mine, I went to college!"

Sean: "Speaking of 'cheapskate', is Mr. Krabs anywhere around here?"

Karen: "Mr. Krabs is hiding inside the Krusty Krab."

SpongeBob: "What?!"

Plankton: "Don't worry, SpongeBob! Krabs is still alive…for the moment."

SpongeBob: "Oh, that's a relief."

Sean: "Hey, Plankton, you're not planning on destroying Mr. Krabs, are you?"

Plankton: "Well, since I don't need the Krabby Patty secret formula anymore, then I obviously don't need him anymore."

Squidward: "So you do plan on destroying Mr. Krabs?"

Plankton: "In simpler terms, yes."

SpongeBob: "Oh, no! Sean, we've got to stop that machine and save Mr. Krabs!"

Sean: "You don't need to remind me, SpongeBob! I'm very aware of the situation." (To himself) "I can't believe even Plankton would go this far."

SpongeBob: "What do we do, Sean?"

Sean: "Well, Plankton's from your world, so maybe it's best if you and your pals fought him."

SpongeBob: "I guess you're right. What do you say, Patrick? Are you ready to fight?!"

Patrick: (pounds his fists) "I was born ready."

Sandy: "Count me in!"

Squidward: "Count me out."

Plankton: "What's the matter, Squidward? Are you afraid I might rip off your tentacles?"

Squidward: "Of course not! I've always hated working at the Krusty Krab! The food is nothing but slop to me and Mr. Krabs hardly gives us any payment! He also doesn't give a crap about what his costumers think or want as long as he gets money! So if that restaurant gets destroyed, then I don't care what happens to that cheapskate."

Plankton: "…Wow, that's some pretty harsh words. Although, I guess it's not surprising coming from the likes of you, Squidward."

SpongeBob: "Do you really not want to save Mr. Krabs, Squidward?"

Squidward: "If it involves losing the Krusty Krab, I don't."

Sean: "Come on, Squidward; you're part of a team of heroes! Don't you want to at least show everyone what you're made of?"

Squidward: "Sorry, but I don't do fighting, unless someone was pressuring or aggravating me."

Sandy: "But what if Plankton decides to destroy your house? I'm sure he knows where you live."

Squidward: "…Well, yeah, I suppose you've got a point there."

Batman: (growing impatient) "Hey, can we just start a plan already?!"

Sean: (under his breath, about Batman) "Jerk-wad." (Out loud) "Okay, guys, huddle up!"

Sean and the heroes huddled together to decide how they would battle the big machine, while keeping their voices down so Plankton and Karen couldn't hear them. After a moment or so, Squidward suddenly walked up to Plankton's machine, while Sean and the others continued chatting for a few more seconds. Plankton and Karen placed their attention on Squidward as he stood before the machine, smirking.

Squidward: "Hey, Plankton! Do you like music?"

Plankton: "Music? I don't know what that has to do with this event, but yes, I enjoy a little music every now and then."

Squidward: "Do you like jazz music?"

Plankton: "Sure; jazz is pretty good. What do you ask?"

Karen: "I think he might be trying to distract us from something, Plankton."

Plankton: "What makes you say that, Karen?"

Squidward: (takes out a clarinet) "Why don't I play some jazz for you?"

Plankton: (his one eye widens) "Oh, no. Don't tell me he's going to—"

Squidward: "That's right." (Begins playing a squeaky jazz tune with the clarinet)

Plankton: (covers his ears and closes his one eye) "No…!"

Karen: "I knew it." (Turns herself off)

As Squidward played his clarinet, Sean and most of the heroes covered their ears, while Sandy and Tails were shown sneaking behind Plankton's machine. As the two were back there, they noticed a round vent on the machine's back, which looked big enough to be like a crawl through. So, while Plankton and Karen were trapped in Squidward's awful music playing, Sandy climbed the machine's back to reach the vent, while Tails used his two tails to fly to it. Once the duo made it, Sandy opened the vent and began to crawl inside with Tails following suit.

While inside the machine, Sandy and Tails didn't see any wires or other devices linked to the thing, which the latter found rather odd. However, when they traveled a little further, the duo came across a battery pack. It was a Double-A (AA) Duracell battery powering the machine.

Sandy: "It looks like we found the energy core of Plankton's death machine."

Tails: "Sure does. But why would it need a big battery for power? This isn't a giant robot we're dealing with."

Sandy: "Well, Plankton's a sly character. With his size, there's no telling what scheme he has up his tiny green sleeves. He's slipperier than a rattlesnake striking its prey in a haystack at a cattle ranch."

Tails: (dumbfounded) "…What?"

Sandy: "That's my Texas way of saying that Plankton is full of surprises."

Tails: "Oh." (Slight pause) "So what do we do about this battery?"

Sandy: "What do y'all mean 'what do we do?' We're going to yank that sucker right off the wall! Come join me, little fox dude!"

Tails: "Okay!"

Back outside the machine, Squidward was still playing his clarinet. Plankton, who could no longer take the awful music, angrily opened his eye and shouted, "Enough of this!" He then pressed a button, and a big drill suddenly popped out of the machine! Squidward stopped playing his clarinet once he realized the drill was nearly right in front of his face and nearly froze where he stood.

Plankton prepared to start the drill as he shouted, in a slight rage, "Die, you mediocre clarinet player!" However, when he pressed another button, the drill started for a few seconds, and then suddenly stopped. The whole machine stopped working as well. Plankton's slight rage changed to confusion.

Plankton: "What happened? Why did the machine stop?!"

Karen: (turns herself back on) "It appears that the machine has lost the source of its power."

Plankton: "What do you mean it's lost the source of its power? And how do you know that?"

Karen: "I can sense it. I am technically a machine myself, dear."

Plankton: "Damn it! And I really wanted to kill that talentless squid down there."

Karen: "Well, the good news is that he finally stopped playing."

Plankton: "That's true."

A few seconds later, Sandy and Tails returned to Sean and the heroes, carrying the AA battery. When Karen pointed out that the battery was the machine's power source, Plankton shouted, "Hey, you two, I command you to give that thing back, right now!" Sandy responded by tossing the battery away, increasing Plankton's frustration. Squidward then walked back to the heroes.

Sean: "Nice work on shutting down the machine, Sandy and Tails."

Sandy & Tails: "Thanks, Sean."

Squidward: "Hey! What about me?"

Sean: "Oh, yeah. You did a great job distracting Plankton and Karen, Squidward."

Squidward: "Why, thank you."

Batman: "Your music playing really sucks, though."

Squidward: (gives Batman a mad look) "Excuse me, Mr. Dark Knight, but you obviously don't understand the true passion of art and music."

Batman: (whispers to Sean) "Is that squid guy unaware of how awful he is?"

Sean: (whispers back) "Either that or he doesn't want to believe he's awful." (Out loud) "Okay, guys, phase one of our plan is done. SpongeBob and Patrick, do you two remember what to do?"

SpongeBob: "Of course."

Patrick: "Not really."

Sean: (sighs annoyedly) "Sonic, do you remember what to do?"

Sonic: "I sure do. Stand back, everyone!"

After Sonic said that, Sean and the others made some room for the blue hedgehog as he curled up into a ball and prepared for his classic spin dash attack. A few seconds later, Sonic launched himself at the machine's only window and hit it! The impact caused the window to break off and left Plankton and Karen vulnerable. Once Sonic landed safely on the ground, SpongeBob and Patrick suddenly climbed onto the drill and walked up to Plankton.

SpongeBob: "Well, Plankton, it looks like you've been defeated once again. Even joining a gang of villains wasn't enough for you to win."

Patrick: "Yeah. And now we're going to teach you a lesson." (Raises a fist) "The hard way!"

Plankton: "Oh, dear me. If only I had known this would happen."

SpongeBob: "Got that right."

Plankton: "Oh, wait a minute; I did know this would happen!" (Chuckles evilly)

Patrick: "You did?"

Plankton: "Karen, you know what to do!"

Karen: "Activating death machine's back-up generator in 3, 2…"

SpongeBob: "Uh-oh."

When Karen activated the machine's so-called "back-up generator," the power for the machine suddenly came back on…and the big drill began to spin! SpongeBob and Patrick—who were still on the drill—started running in the opposite direction the drill was spinning (counter-clockwise). It was almost as though they were on a big wheel.

SpongeBob: (while running on the drill and panting) "You know what, Patrick?"

Patrick: (also running and panting) "What, SpongeBob?"

SpongeBob: "Somehow, I had a feeling that Plankton's easy defeat was too good to be true."

Patrick: "I guess you're right. But you know what? Running on this wheel is pretty fun!"

SpongeBob: "Yeah; fun. Until we stop running and get ourselves killed!"

Patrick: "Well, I don't know about you, SpongeBob, but I'm sure I can keep this up for hours!"

SpongeBob: "Well, I'm glad you're still in good mood, buddy. In the meantime, SOMEBODY HELP US!"

For a moment, Sean wondered how it was possible for a toy machine to have a "back-up generator" when a battery pack should have been the only thing it needed to function itself. But he decided to put that thought aside once he realized SpongeBob and Patrick were in big danger. The first thing Sean did was ask Optimus Prime to stop the drill. The Autobot leader ran toward the drill and used his hands to grab hold of it. His grip was strong enough to momentarily stop the drill and caused SpongeBob and Patrick to run right off the thing and land on their faces. Patrick quickly got up and said, "Hey, no fair! I was having fun on that wheel!" SpongeBob then got up and told him that now was not the time to be worrying about something like that.

While Optimus Prime held on to the drill (his hands getting badly scratched), Sean told Superman to look for a way to destroy Plankton's machine. The Man of Steel complied and flew behind the machine to see that the vent was still open. When he moved closer to the opened vent, he placed his head in the crawl through and activated his heat-ray vision. As Superman used his power, the machine slowly began to smoke. Plankton was beginning to feel heat.

Plankton: "Say, Karen, is it just me or is it suddenly getting warm in here?"

Karen: "I'd like to say it's just you. But I do feel some sort of heat on the floor."

Plankton: "Does this machine have a heater?"

Karen: "No. Or at least, it shouldn't."

Plankton: "Then what do you suppose is—WHOA! Okay, it's starting to get hotter now!"

Karen: "Okay; give me a moment and I'll figure out the problem."

Plankton: (weakly) "Hurry!"

Karen took a brief moment to think as the heat rose. She soon realized that the machine was being overheated, and confirmed that if the overheating continues, the machine will explode in the next fifteen seconds. Believing there was nothing he and Karen could do to stop this, Plankton said in a hoarse tone, "Oh, tartar sauce…" About ten seconds later, Superman stopped using his heat-ray vision, quickly flew back to Sean and the others, and warned everyone to move away from the machine. Sean and the heroes did as Superman said, and three seconds later, KA-BOOM! Plankton's death machine was no more!

After the machine exploded, Sean and the heroes cheered in joy over Plankton's defeat as they returned near the Krusty Krab. A moment later, Mr. Eugene H. Krabs suddenly came out of the partially destroyed restaurant. He didn't seem to be harmed in any way by the attack, which relieved SpongeBob.

SpongeBob: "Hey, Mr. Krabs!"

Krabs: "SpongeBob, me boy! It's good to see you!" (To Sean and the others) "And thank you for saving me and the Krusty Krab!"

Sandy: "No problem, Mr. K! We're just glad you're still alive!"

Patrick: "We sure are!"

Squidward: (sarcastically) "Yeah; glad."

Krabs: "For a moment there, I thought I was a goner. I don't know what in the world Plankton was up to, but he said he wasn't interested in me Krabby Patty secret formula at all!"

SpongeBob: "Plankton said he didn't need you or the formula anymore to save the Chum Bucket and take over the world."

Sean: "Yeah; part of Plankton changed ever since he joined a gang of villains."

Krabs: "Is that so? Well, I'm glad Plankton's been defeated once again. Although, the damage he caused on me restaurant will cost at least a thousand dollars to repair!" (Sighs) "But, I suppose I can worry about that later. In the meantime…" (Walks over to the front door of the Krusty Krab) "…why don't you all take a breather and enjoy some Krabby Patties?"

Batman: "What the hell are Krabby Patties?"

Sean: "That's what they call hamburgers at this restaurant."

Homer: "Mmm…Hamburgers…"

Peter: "I can go for some food. Out of my way!" (Runs to the Krusty Krab)

Homer: "Hey, no fair!" (Follows Peter)

Krabs: (as Peter and Homer enter the Krusty Krab) "Just remember that this will be coming out of your paychecks!"

Chris: "Hey, Dad, wait for me!" (Starts to run, but then trips and bumps into the Krusty Krab's pole sign; the big sign starts to timber toward Mr. Krabs)

Krabs: "Huh?" (Sees the sign coming toward him) "Oh, no…" (Gets crushed by the big sign)

SpongeBob: (horrified) "Mr. Krabs!"

Chris: "Oopsy."

Sean: (about Mr. Krabs getting crushed) "For some odd reason, this doesn't surprise me."

Squidward: "Maybe because something like this has already happened more than once today?"

Sean: (shrugs) "Yeah; maybe."

Patrick: "Poor Mr. Krabs…"

SpongeBob: (bends down and starts crying) "This is so horrible…!"

Homer: (suddenly outside the Krusty Krab with Peter) "I'll say. Peter and I can't find any of those 'Crappy Patties' in there!"

Peter: "Wait, were they called Crappy Patties? Because if they were, that would be so hilarious!"

Sean: "They're called Krabby Patties, you morons! And Mr. Krabs just got crushed by a falling sign!" (Homer and Peter look at the crushed Mr. Krabs for a few seconds, and then look back at Sean) "Can't you see how upset SpongeBob is?!"

Homer & Peter: (to SpongeBob) "Sorry…"

SpongeBob: (sniffles a couple of times and stands back up) "It's OK…" (Sniffles again) "I'll be fine once we get out of here…" (One more sniffle)

Just then, someone shouted, "Did I hear correctly?!" When Sean and the heroes turned to the wrecked machine, they were surprised to see that Plankton was still alive! He had a couple of scratches on his tiny body, though. "Krabs is really gone?!" Plankton said, loudly. He then gave an evil, psychotic laugh and began shouting in a deranged voice, "Yes! Finally! After all these years of losing, that cheapskate Krabs has finally bit the dust! This is the greatest day of my life! HA-HA! Can you hear me, Krabs?! Rest in pieces, you red, greedy, fat-ass mother—" Plankton was cut off when Yoshi suddenly walked up and "ate" him, which momentarily shocked Sean and the others.

Sean: "Um, Yoshi, I know that Plankton looked tiny enough to be a treat, but he's also evil. So spit him out before you get a bellyache!" (Softly) "If you can get a bellyache, that is." (Yoshi swallows Plankton, and then an egg pops out of his rear end) "Okay…"

Peter: "Um, did that green dinosaur just crap out an egg?"

Sean: "Yeah, that happens whenever he swallows someone."

Homer: "But isn't he a male dinosaur?"

Sean: "Yeah, he is. I don't know why he lays eggs, though." (Sighs) "Well, I have a good feeling that Plankton is inside that egg, but he should be too small and weak to break out."

SpongeBob: "Then what are we going to do with the egg?"

Karen: (suddenly appearing out of the wrecked machine) "I'll take care of it." (Picks up the egg)

Sean: "Karen. I'm surprised that you and Plankton survived that explosion."

Karen: "Well, I actually had a feeling something like this would happen. So, I secretly planted a small escape route without telling Plankton, because I knew he would take the credit for it like always."

Sean: "How did you plant an escape route for a toy machine?"

Karen: "It's rather complicated to explain. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be heading to the Chum Bucket now." (Prepares to leave)

Sean: "Karen, wait! Before you leave, there's something I want to ask."

Karen: "Is it about your quest to find the special disk?"

Sean: "Um, yeah. Do you think you could give us a clue to where it is?"

Karen: (sighs and looks at Sean) "Sadly, I don't know the true location of the disk."

Squidward: "Well that's just great."

Karen: "However, if you're interested, I can tell you where your next destination is."

SpongeBob: "You can? Where?"

Karen: "Two villains are waiting for you heroes in a city called Quahog."

Sandy: "Quahog?"

Peter: "Oh my God! That's where we Griffins live!"

Sean: "Okay, thank you, Karen."

Karen: "Don't mention it."

SpongeBob: "I'm glad you're not as evil as your husband, Karen."

Karen: "Me too, SpongeBob." (Looks away) "Me, too…" (Leaves to the Chum Bucket)

After Karen left with the egg-trapped Plankton in her hand, Sean checked his watch and realized that he and the heroes have been in the Bikini Bottom play set for about twelve minutes. He was actually impressed that they wasted less time here than in the previous situations. Sean told everyone that they can use the next two or three minutes to chat amongst themselves if they wanted. The heroes began to do so:

Tails: (to Sandy) "You and I made a pretty good team taking out the machine's battery pack in order to slow the thing down."

Sandy: "We sure did. Hey, you know what? Since we're both smart, maybe one day we could start our own science group!"

Tails: "I like the sound of that! You know, you kind of remind me of an old friend of mine and Sonic's. She's a chipmunk who's smart and spunky like you."

Sandy: "I'll take that as a compliment. Put 'err there!" (They shake hands)

Squidward: "Hey, you two! Don't forget that it's thanks to me you were able to succeed in your mission."

Batman: (sarcastically) "You're right, big nose; you deserve all the credit in the world for your 'amazing' music."

Squidward: "Oh, you're just jealous that you didn't play a serious part in this battle, bat face!"

Batman: "Screw you!"

Superman: "Hey, hey, let's all be nice to each other! Besides, I'm the one who destroyed that tiny man's death machine."

Sonic: "Superman's right. But he couldn't have done it without my help!"

Optimus Prime: "I'm the one who helped Superman, hedgehog! You helped the sponge guy and his starfish friend."

SpongeBob: "Optimus is right, Sonic—it's thanks to you that Patrick and I were able to confront Plankton before he was defeated."

Patrick: "Yeah. I wish we could've spent more time running on that wheel, though."

Sonic: (rubs his head awkwardly) "Oh, come on now…"

Amy: "Don't worry, Sonic. Whether you're responsible for defeating that tiny evil man or not, I still think you're the greatest."

Sonic: "Really?"

Amy: "Of course! In fact, here's a little reward to prove my admiration." (She leans over to kiss Sonic; however, Sonic moves, and Amy ends up kissing Donkey Kong instead)

Donkey Kong: (blushes) "Wow…that feels nice…" (Amy's eyes shoot open)

Amy: (disgusted) "Oh my God!" (Takes out her hammer and whacks DK into the air)

Donkey Kong: (while airborne) "Why…?!"

Sean: (to Amy, while looking up) "Nice shot."

Amy: (gives Sonic a mad look) "I will get you one day, Sonic the Hedgehog, whether you like it or not."

Sonic: "Yeah, good luck with that."

Amy: "Humph!" (Walks away)

Sean: "In the meantime, could someone please fetch DK?"

Superman: "I'll get him." (Fly's off)

Peter: "Hey, Sean, can we leave now? Quahog is where our friends are!"

Sean: (sighs) "Sure. I think we've spent enough time here, anyway. Alright, guys, next stop: the city of Quahog!"

The Heroes: "Right!" (They leave)

Sean and the heroes left the Bikini Bottom play set, and Superman returned to them with Donkey Kong shortly after. At one point during their exit, Brock asked Sean why the city was called Bikini Bottom if it's "not at all what it sounds like." Slightly annoyed by the question, Sean replied, "Don't ask me—I didn't create the show." Brock kept quiet after that.

A/N: New chapter/scene of Action Figures is here! And while we're still in 2022! Yay! :D Sean and the Hero Toys make it to the Bikini Bottom play set and manage to save both the Krusty Krab and Mr. Krabs...for a moment. Although they still don't find what they're looking for, they at least know their next destination: the Griffin family's hometown Quahog! Which villains await them there? I ain't telling. ~ :3

Man, I really enjoyed writing this part. I especially liked the way I had some of the characters interact with each other; particularly Tails and Sandy working together to stop (or rather slow down) Plankton's death machine and Batman and Squidward not getting along. I also liked having SpongeBob and Patrick running on the drill like a big wheel and Yoshi "eating" Plankton. XD The only real hard thing about this part was the death machine itself. Even though I described it as big, green, and shaped like a slug, I couldn't think of exactly how it was causing damage on the Krusty Krab before Sean and the Hero Toys arrived. I guess we can just assume that Plankton mostly used the machine as a battering ram and/or other built-in weapons besides the drill that Sean and the others didn't get to see. (Sorry; detailing has never been one of my strong points. ^^; )

Btw, regarding Mr. Krabs getting "killed" by his own restaurant's sign, considering how he's acted for much of the SpongeBob series (mostly in the post-Season 3 era), I think people's reactions to his demise would be mixed, with some saying he had it coming while others say he should've gotten real consequences like prison first. :p Either way, I'm not too ashamed of bumping off Mr. Krabs in here. I'm also not ashamed of having Plankton swear.

Now for a few things:
1. Anyone who's watched the Pokémon anime should know that despite being smart and knowledgeable about the titular creatures, Brock instantly goes gaga almost every time he sees a pretty girl (which is one of the show's running gags). So when you REALLY think about it, Brock getting some rather dirty thoughts from hearing "bikini bottom" kind of makes sense. (Apologies if this ruined your image of SpongeBob's hometown.)
2. Considering the recent passing of legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, you might think I'm starting to regret having the Dark Knight acting like an a-hole for a majority of this story. Well, you're wrong. I mean, don't misunderstand; I myself am saddened that Kevin Conroy is gone, because I grew up listening to him voice Batman in various media and always considered him THE voice of the iconic superhero. :( However, if you knew as well as I did, Mr. Conroy usually only portrayed the more serious Batman with very limited humorous moments. In other words, even if he was still alive and Action Figures was turned into a movie or mini-series (either of which I'm really hoping for in the future), I don't think Mr. Conroy would've reprised his role as Batman here. I can imagine more of someone like Will Arnett or whoever often voices Batman in Robot Chicken portraying the character in AF. Nevertheless, may Kevin Conroy rest in peace.
3. A bit of a spoiler, but in case you're wondering, Plankton and Karen don't appear again for the rest of the story. I'm aware that the way Karen left with the egg-trapped Plankton in hand might have given the impression that they'll return later, but they won't. Even if Karen decides to break Plankton out of Yoshi's egg, they don't have much of a purpose now since Mr. Krabs is "dead". :/
4. This one should be obvious to Sonic fans, but the "smart and spunky chipmunk" Tails is referring to is Sally Acorn, a character who's quite popular in the Sonic franchise despite only appearing in the SatAM cartoon and the Archie comics. And a funny thing is that for a while, I (and possibly some others) thought Sally was a squirrel. But sites like the Sonic News Network have confirmed that she is, in fact, a chipmunk. In any case, slight spoiler, but there's a chance Sally might appear in this story later on. ;)
5. The idea of Amy attempting to kiss Sonic only to end up kissing Donkey Kong instead was inspired by a YouTuber I used to follow named sonictaoast (I've mentioned him here before). Way back in 2006 (when YouTube was far less problematic than it is today), he made a Sonic & Mario stop-motion Christmas video, and throughout it, Amy tried to get Sonic to kiss her under the mistletoe only for him to get other characters like Donkey Kong and Wario to kiss her instead. =p (You can check out the video if you'd like, but I should warn you that it involves toilet humor.)

Any feedback is accepted, including fair constructive criticism (but petty hate will NOT be tolerated! :x)

That all being said, I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for more! :)

P.S. Just a heads up, the next part will be longer than the previous one...