When SpongeBob woke up, he looked around and observed his surroundings.

"Where am I?" he wondered.

As he walked forward, SpongeBob collided with a glass wall.

"Uh-oh," he said. "Another glass bowl! It's Shell City all over again!"

"Hey, buddy. Relax!" said a voice.

SpongeBob glanced to the side.

There was a heard of sponges of multiple colors sitting nearby.

"Who are you?" SpongeBob asked.

"That's not important," said the lead sponge. "The thing is that you're at a pet shop."

"A what?"

"A pet shop! This is where you'll be purchased and taken home to live with a human."

"What's a human?" asked SpongeBob.

"It's some pale-looking thing with a giant head that has patches of hair and breathes air."

SpongeBob looked outside the glass bowl.

"So how will I get back to Bikini Bottom?"

"I don't know where that is, but I do know that it'd be pretty much impossible," said the sponge. "You're all the way in Muncie, Indiana."

"And how far away is the Pacific Ocean?" asked SpongeBob.

"Well let's see, you leave the building, hang a right, and then walk straight ahead for about five to six thousand miles."

SpongeBob gasped.

"Oh-no! I've got to get home! The Krusty Krab will be a wreck! Gary needs feeding! I NEED MY MOMMY!"

And SpongeBob started to cry.

Not a pretty sight.

The other sponges looked away respectfully.

It was at that moment that the little bells over the door opened.

SpongeBob stopped crying long enough to look up.

He saw a man with brown hair wearing a blue button down shirt, black pants and brown shoes.

"Is that a human?" asked SpongeBob.

The sponges nodded.

Jon Arbuckle stood before the clerk.

"Hi, I'd like buy another fish. One that a cat won't eat," he said.

The clerk sighed.

"Again, Mr. Arbuckle?" he asked. "Why?"

"Because…"

Jon thought for a moment.

"Please, just give me a fish."

"Well, we got a new one in this morning. It's a sea sponge. It's a little strange. For one thing, it has clothes on, it's square and it has appendages."

"Sounds strange," said Jon. "Garfield probably won't eat anything with clothes on. I'll take a look."

The clerk took Jon to the bowl where the sponges were kept.

"It's the yellow square one," said the clerk.

Jon glanced at SpongeBob.

SpongeBob stared up at him.

"I'll take him!" he said. "I'll name him George!"

"Actually, sir, my name is…"

But he was cut off when the clerk scooped SpongeBob out and put him in a little baggy.

Jon got in the car and drove off.

"Come on, George," he said. "I'll take you to your new home."

SpongeBob stared at him.

"But I wanna go back to my old home in Bikini Bottom!" SpongeBob shouted. "And furthermore, my name is SpongeBob SquarePants!"

But Jon didn't hear him.


Soon Jon returned home.

Garfield was waiting at the door.

"What'dchya bring me?" he asked.

Jon ignored him.

Garfield watched Jon carry a plastic bag towards a goldfish bowl.

He opened it and dumped SpongeBob into the bowl.

"You wait a minute, George," said Jon. "And I'll get you some fish food."

SpongeBob didn't bother correcting him.

Garfield stared at bowl.

"Looks like Jon's brought home something exotic…," he commented. "It would appear to be of the chewy variety. Ah well. Food's food."

Garfield hopped up on the table.

SpongeBob watched Jon from his bowl.

Then he spotted Garfield over his shoulder.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" he screamed.

Garfield reached into the bowl, grinning evilly.

But SpongeBob was such a panicker that he started running and screaming.

It was then that Garfield realized this little square guy had legs.

In fact, this little square guy had shoes and socks, and pants and a tie and a shirt!

Garfield tried hard to get at SpongeBob, but it was no good.

"Will you hold still!" he shouted. "I'm trying to eat you!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" SpongeBob screamed.

Garfield held his ears.

Never once had a fish screamed at him.

Well, there was the Mexican Howler Guppy, but that's another story.

Finally, Garfield managed to grab onto SpongeBob and got him into his mouth.

"Hmm," he commented. "Kind of tastes like polyester."

Just then, something sharp stung his tongue!

"Yeow!" Garfield shrieked.

SpongeBob flew out of his mouth and back into the bowl.

"I bit my tongue!" Garfield groaned.

"Actually I did," SpongeBob replied. "Sorry, but your breath smelled like Snail-Po."

"Huh? What's Snail-Po?"

"Snail food! You know snails! They say 'Meow'!"

"Hey, I'm a cat, and I'm the one who says meow around here!"

Just then Jon entered.

"Oh, Garfield. I see you've met George, my pet sponge," he said.

"It's SpongeBob SquarePants!" SpongeBob hollered. "I'm from Bikini Bottom! I'm a Frycook at the Krusty Krab!"

Jon didn't hear him.

But Garfield did.

Cute, huh?

Jon poured the fish food into the bowl, and then he left.

SpongeBob watched the multi-colored whatchyamacallits float around.

"What's the paper for?" he asked.

"Its fish food," explained Garfield.

"Where are the Krabby Patties?"

"What's a Krabby Patty?"

SpongeBob stared.

"The Krabby Patty is most popular food under the sea! They have patties, cheese, lettuce, onion, mustard, ketchup, pickles and buns all sizzling slightly! No free beverages."

Garfield stared.

Drool was pouring from his mouth.

Kind of like Odie.

Speaking of whom, Odie came bounding along the tabletop to join them.

"Bark!" he said.

"Odie!" gasped Garfield. "Meet SpongeBob, my new friend!"

SpongeBob's heart soared.

"Friend…?" he swooned.

"You bet, kid," said Garfield. "Just teach me how to make this Krabby Patty, and you and I will get along just fine."

SpongeBob grinned happily.

Garfield grinned slyly.

Odie grinned…stupidly.

Huh boy.

This should end interestingly.