Alright readers, here it is, the fifth and final chapter to this story!
Now I must express myself, I am glad that this story is coming to an end. I do appreciate all the support and reviews that I've been getting for this story, as well as the people who have added this to their favorite stories and are also following it. I've done a lot of hard work just to construct this story and made it into five chapters.
For this chapter, everything wraps up as Spongebob and Squidward talk about their jealousy and wanting to call off the deal and get everything back to normal, and the outcome to it all will be displayed at the end too. If you want to know how all of this will turn out, you'll have to read for yourself. For now, enjoy the last chapter of this story!
ON THE ROAD – IN BIKINI BOTTOM:
Continuing from last time, we see Spongebob and Squidward are still running away from the rabid mob that had them right in their reach, if only just. This had been going on for a good few minutes or so, and the sponge and the octopus were breaking a sweat. It was clear that this running was exhausting, but they had to suck it up and act like it was a morning rush hour, to get away from the mob that was on their tail.
The crowd was heard chattering a bunch of things all at once, some of which were proclaiming about how they are going to get them and when they do, they won't let them escape from their grip. Spongebob wanted to have Squidward and himself get out of this situation, so they needed a plan. As such, Spongebob then had to ask Squidward the all-important question.
"Huff…Huff…Squidward," he huffed while running. "I don't think…we can…outrun these guys any longer…What shall we do…?"
"Oh…Oh…I don't know," Squidward told him, also sounding tired.
"Well we need a plan to be able to ditch this crazy mob," Spongebob was quick to point out.
"Yes. But how…?" Squidward queried since he hadn't the slightest idea on how to ditch them.
Spongebob could only shrug his shoulders; a sign that he had no idea either. Until he could come up with the solution, the only thing they can do now is to keep running and hope something comes up. In the name of Neptune, they better have a plan soon, because they aren't able to outrun them for much longer.
Just then, after another few minutes of running, Spongebob caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a giant reef. That's it. This was the perfect obstacle for Squidward and Spongebob to hide behind and being able to lose the lunacy that was behind them. They only had one shot at it though, so he had to give Squidward the scoop.
"Hey Squidward, check it out," the sponge instructed. "It's a giant reef; the perfect place for us to get away from the crowd, in which we can hide behind it."
"Well, anything to get away from this," the octopus moaned.
"Alright, Squiddy, here's what we'll do; on my mark, we jump behind the reef and we hide away from that mob. How does that sound?"
"Good enough for me, I guess," Squidward obliged to it. "We just gotta make it fast to lose these people."
'That's the point of all of this," Spongebob told him. "Now get ready. On my mark…Almost there…Jump!"
As soon as he shouted that, they were close enough to the reef where they quickly leaped behind it and rolled onto the ground behind it. Naturally, the folks that were chasing them didn't catch the view of the two were jumping behind it, so they assume that they sped off ahead. Therefore, they kept running after them.
Spongebob and Squidward managed to take a quick peek behind the reef and saw the crowd running pass the reef, not paying attention to the fact that the two were observing them. As soon as they were out of sight entirely, the sponge and octopus hid behind the reef again as they slid down onto the ground and started to catch their breath, relieved that they outsmarted them.
"Whew…Whew…That was a close one," Spongebob panted, wiping his forehead.
"Tell me about it…" Squidward was panting too. "We actually loss them…"
"I…I know…" Spongebob sighed. "Let's spend the next few minutes to catch ourselves after that fiasco."
"I…I have to agree with you there…" Squidward groaned.
And they did exactly that. They spent the next few minutes relaxing while getting themselves all caught up after their little running marathon back there…
As soon as they were done cooling off, everything started coming back to them before the chase that took place. Squidward, in particular, recalled how Spongebob wanted to tell him something of sheer importance, before the interruption. He also remembered how it looked like the sponge just wanted to get something off of his chest since something was bothering him. It didn't take a genius to know that something was eating him up, especially with the anxious look on his face. Even though he never cared for his annoying yellow neighbor, he still couldn't help but grow interested in what he wanted to tell him previously.
Since there were no more distractions, now would be the best time to find out what it could be. As such, the octopus decided to clear his throat and get his attention.
"Hey Spongebob," this got the sponge's attention.
"Yes, Squidward?"
"I believe you were going to tell me something," Squidward reminded. "You know...before we were rudely interrupted."
"Oh right," he remembered. "There was something that I'd like to tell you."
"Well, what is it," queried Squidward. "What do you want to tell me?"
Spongebob froze for a second there. Should he tell him the truth? Should he tell his neighbor about how his life is too much for him to handle? Or that he was jealous of how Squidward passed his boating exam?
Get a hold of yourself Squarepants! Remember your promise! You are doing this not only for Sandy. Spongebob had to remind himself. You are also doing this for Patrick, for Gary, for Squidward, for Mr. Krabs, and most of all, for yourself! So pull yourself together man and tell him what you have to!
With thoughts running through his head, Spongebob then shook them off and started to give Squidward his undivided attention as he got straight to explaining everything.
"Listen Squidward, I have a confession to make. You were right. Your life isn't as easy as I hoped that it would be. To be honest, it's been quite stressful," Spongebob confessed. "I do have trouble counting the money in the cash register and making sure the customers get the right amount back. I have trouble living up to the art communities and keeping with their expectations. The bill to your house is really expensive and I have a hard time paying that off. I can even see why you are the way you are since you don't have it easy. I understand everything about you now, and for that, I'm sorry that I misjudged you."
Squidward was entirely speechless as he was taking in everything Spongebob just told him. He couldn't believe it. Spongebob; one of the most cheerful and optimistic citizens in Bikini Bottom, admits to being stressed out while filling in for him. Considering the trouble Squidward had with filling in for the sponge, it was such a surprise that Spongebob hasn't entirely snapped from everything he puts up with daily. No, he keeps a bright and happy smile and takes care of the stuff that he has been struggling with. Everything that he was told was whirling through his head.
Wow. I'm at a shock. Spongebob is having trouble with my life. After all these years, I felt that he had it easy with being annoying and optimistic. And he admitted his mistake to me.
Then again, Squidward was not the one to talk. He was having just as much trouble with handling Spongebob's life as he was struggling with his. Finding his voice, Squidward then made his confession.
"Well, ahem. Spongebob, I didn't expect you to see this my way. To be honest, your life isn't all fun and games either," Squidward told him. "I can't cook the patties and the fries to perfection, cleaning the entire Krusty Krab was a hassle, I'm not good with karate, I got stung by a jellyfish, and putting up with Gary's snarky attitude is hard. I'm just surprised to hear that this was getting to you, especially after all these years, I saw you as nothing more than an annoying nuisance."
"I get why you would think so, Squiddy," Spongebob remarked. "It's just like how I always assumed that you were just a grouchy loner for many years."
"I can't possibly imagine how you'd be able to reach that conclusion," he muttered under his breath.
"And there's something else that I've gotta tell you too," the yellow sponge brought up. "To tell you the truth, I was hesitant to tell you all of this because... I…" He struggled before gulping. "…I was jealous of the fact that you passed that boating exam."
This got Squidward to jump as he thought he misheard him.
"Come again," the cephalopod had to question him to confirm his suspicions.
"I said that I was jealous of how you passed that boating exam," he revealed. "For as long as I can remember, I've been trying to pass my boating exam and finally get my license, but I could never do it, and I've never been able to pass. Seeing you get your license updated when you passed reminded me of the time Patrick got his license. It just brought back bad memories."
This caught him by surprise, as a range of emotions were flowing through him. Yeah, he was entirely aware that Spongebob couldn't pass his driving test, and that he didn't get his license as a result. But what struck him the most was how he was admitting his jealousy towards him and that he was upset to see everything that transpired. On the few occasions where the sponge's ego got to him, he hardly admitted his faults and his problems to anyone…at least until he was able to see it with his own eyes. This, however, was something that occurred upon the trials that he went through the past couple of days. Of course, there was also the fact that Squidward had his jealousy that needed to be revealed.
I wonder, should I tell him about my jealousy? Squidward rubbed his chin. After all, he did admit that he was jealous of how I passed the boating exam, so I guess it's only fair.
With the decision made, Squidward then decided to share with him about his resentment.
"Really? You were jealous of how I passed the boating exam Spongebob," he asked rhetorically. "If anything, I should be jealous of you. I was jealous of how well you did at the clarinet performance. Disregarding my better days, I could never play the clarinet as well as you did, and that's why I have some resentment."
"Whoa," the sea sponge then quirked. "I guess we both have something to be jealous about."
"It would appear to be so," was the deadpan response that came from the octopus.
"Anyway Squidward, I'm sorry about all of this," Spongebob apologized. "If I didn't make that deal about us switching lives, none of this would've happened. I should have never allowed us to switch lives like this in the first place."
"No no Spongebob, this is all my fault," Squidward insisted on taking the blame. "I was the one who was being a smart-aleck with this whole thing. And I was the one who went along with all of this."
"But remember, I was the one who paid an expensive bill for your house, on top of having my artwork being rejected by the art communities for not living up to their desires." Spongebob countered.
"Well, you weren't the one who got karate chopped in the eye by Sandy," Squidward rebuked. "Nor were you the one who got stung by a jellyfish."
Spongebob took this in as a realization. Both of them were at fault for all of this. He made this crystal clear with the cephalopod with this next statement he made.
"You know something Squidward, I think both of us are at to blame for what we put ourselves through," he announced. "I'm sorry for all of this."
"Me too," the grumpy octopus replied quickly.
"Now let's shake on it so our apologies are official," Spongebob declared, extending his left hand.
"Fine by me," Squidward shrugged his shoulders and did the same.
They then shook on it. Both of them had to admit, this was the most reasonable decision that they had come to. As soon as they were done with that, Spongebob realized that there was one other thing that they have to do since the settlement has been made.
"By the way Squidward, there's just one last thing that I'd like to ask you," he started. "Would it be alright if I have my life back?"
"Gee, that depends," the cephalopod looked thoughtful. "I'll do it only if you allow me to have my life back."
"It's a deal," he beamed in excitement. "Oh, I think we should trade back the clothes we are wearing."
"Oh," Squidward remembers that he's still wearing Spongebob's square pants. "I think that's a good idea."
Not saying another word, the two of them took off their clothes and traded them back to the original owner. In no time at all, Spongebob was back in his square pants, and Squidward was back with wearing his t-shirt. Needless to say, both of them were ecstatic about things going back to normal.
"Ah, now this is more like it," Spongebob commented, fiddling with the red tie. "It's great to be wearing these square pants again."
"Tell me about it," Squidward rolled his eyes. "It's great to be wearing this t-shirt again, and not those square pants."
"I gotcha Squidward," the sponge jested. "After all, I'm the only one here who is alright with wearing square pants. Dahahahaha."
"Uh-huh, so it seems," Squidward sighed. "So what should we do now since we are back to our normal lives?"
"Huh, I never thought about that," Spongebob rubbed his chin while thinking of a solution. "Well one thing's for sure, those guys are still looking for us and thinking we are Squidbob and Spongeward. So we'll have to face up to them sooner or later."
"I guess so," Squidward understood where he was getting at. "Perhaps now would be a good time for us to head back to our houses, seeing that the dust has settled entirely."
"Good idea Squidward," cheered Spongebob. "I look forward to seeing Gary and Patrick now that I'm me again."
"I couldn't have it any other way," the cephalopod agreed with him as they both got up and walked away from the reef where they then started walking down the road, heading back to their homes.
As they are doing so, something else popped into Spongebob's mind. It seemed to be something imperative since it would play a role in how everyone else will react to this. Therefore, he decided to ask his neighbor.
"Hey Squidward," he began. "How do you think those people that are looking for us will react when we break the news to them about us being back to our own lives; especially since we won't be able to take part in what they have in mind?"
"Humph, you know something," Squidward was intrigued by the reaction. "They may not be happy with the arrangement, but it had to be done, and they'll just have to live with it."
"There are no better words to put it that way," Spongebob admired. "I'm just glad that we got all of this squared away."
"For once, you couldn't be more right about that," Squidward acknowledged this.
Not making another sound, the two of them remained silent for the rest of the walk as they were heading back to their neighborhood. They had high hopes of putting all of this to rest, and to settle this arrangement with everyone else once and for all…
"BACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SPONGEBOB, SQUIDWARD, AND PATRICK…"
It would appear as though the people who were chasing them earlier had found their way back to the front of the three houses. There was a reason why they were all gathered up like this. After passing by that giant reef quite some time ago, they had begun to realize that they lost sight of them, by the time they made it back to their houses. Wondering where they ran off to, the group had asked the locals (Patrick, Sandy, Gary and Mr. Krabs) if they've seen Spongebob and Squidward and if they have entered one of the houses. Alas, none of them saw either of them, and they did not see them enter the pineapple home, the Easter Island head home, or the giant brown rock of a home. Despite being told this information, they went on ahead and searched through all three of the homes, looking through every nook and cranny for any signs of the sea sponge and the cephalopod. No luck came out of it. All three homes were deserted and void of the two. They went back outside the house where they were currently chattering amongst one another about what happened. Where in the name of Neptune did those two disappear to? Could they have pulled a trick on them and outmatched them just to getaway? That had to be the reason since the last they saw of them was when they were chasing them. Even so, this strange disappearance left them puzzled and wondering what to do now.
This went on for several minutes or so until one of the people in the crowd saw two people walking down the road and approaching the sea. The person squints his eyes and noticed that the two people were Spongebob and Squidward. With this revelation in mind, the fish folk decided to make the announcement.
"Hey guys, look," he hollered and pointed. "I see them! The sponge and the octopus! They're heading this way!"
This ceased the chatter as they all gazed upon the direction that was being pointed at. What they didn't count on was the fact that they were not wearing the clothes from before. Rather, they were wearing their usual clothes; Spongebob in his square pants, and Squidward in his t-shirt. Somehow this caused a storm to form with the crowd as they all started letting out a barrage of questions as to what is going on, and why did they swap clothes. Essentially, this came to a complete halt when Spongebob and Squidward made it to the scene and the former let out a loud whistle, silencing all of them.
"Ahem, may I have your attention, please! I'm afraid I've got some bad news," the sponge started. "Squidward and I are no longer taking over our traded lives! We've done another trade, and now we are going back to our original lives!"
This got the crowd to gasp, in confusion and horror as Squidward decided to elaborate.
"I know, all of you are confused, so let me explain," Squidward stepped up. "Spongebob and I had a little chat, and we discussed how we were dealing with stress with our traded lives. And also how we were jealous of each other; Spongebob was jealous of how I passed my boating exam, and I was jealous of how Spongebob did well with his clarinet performance!"
"But thanks to a little compromising, we managed to work it out," Spongebob continued. "And because we traded back our respective lives, we are now wearing our rightful clothes, and we are living in our own homes again!"
"And one last thing, we are no longer going by the names 'Squidbob' or 'Spongeward'," Squidward concluded. "We are using our regular names again. I'm Squidward Tentacles, and he's Spongebob Squarepants."
As soon as the announcement came to an end, the people were speechless. With their mouths agape, they took in everything that was told. After about a few minutes of silence, they began to realize what this meant, and that all the plans and bets were off. One of the interviewers was the first to speak.
"So wait, does this mean the interview is off," he questioned.
"And does this mean I can't ride with you in your boat mobile," the attractive fangirl asked, whimpering.
"Exactly," Squidward nodded. "All the plans that we made are off."
"We understand that this comes as a shock, and we would like to apologize for it," the sponge apologized. "But this had to happen and it was meant to be like this. We hope you understand our reason for doing so."
Spongebob was half expecting everyone to understand their reason. Unfortunately, be it as it may, the crowd reacted by jeering and booing at these change of events. Perch Perkins, in particular, decided to announce the news station.
"This is Perch Perkins with a breaking news alert," he said to the TV camera that was broadcasting this. "We've just gotten an update that the interview with Spongeward that was planned for this morning has been canceled and that this local young sponge is now Spongebob again. And for EXTRA breaking news, it seems that Squidbob is Squidward again, thus making the accomplishment with the perfect score on his boating exam to be all for naught. The locals here are devastated by this, and these two fine fellows are cutting off the attention that they were being given indefinitely. This is Perch Perkins coming to you live in Bikini Bottom for this news update!"
"Well," Judge Phil let out a sigh of disappointment. "So much for holding a good interview…"
"And now I'm not gonna be able to get naughty with Squiddy," that particular fangirl whined.
"Now we won't be able to get our autographs," the crowd of fanboys complained.
"And I was seriously looking forward to that interview," Perch expressed his dissatisfaction. "Drat, I should have known this would happen."
"We were all looking forward to the interview," the rest of the interviewers chimed in unison.
It was then all of them were heard chattering about this shocking revelation. To say that this was considered the biggest disappointment in the century would be an understatement. Well, at least according to these people, judging by their reaction to the outcome.
Nevertheless, they didn't want to waste time with the sponge and octopus anymore. Therefore, the crowd started to divert away from the houses as they all departed in all different directions. None of them gave Spongebob or Squidward one last look before they left. As soon as they were all gone, Spongebob and Squidward had gazed in the direction that most of the people walked off in when the former decided to give his comment.
"Well, that turned out easier than I thought," Spongebob claimed with glee.
"That appears to be true," Squidward agreed.
The two of them then turned around to see Patrick, Sandy, Gary and Mr. Krabs still in front of the house. They never left. But unlike everyone else, they were glad that things were back to normal, and the scuffle that took place has been put to rest; thankful that this was all over…
But what surprised the two was the fact that they noticed Sandy begrudgingly giving some money to Mr. Krabs. It's as if she had lost a bet and was paying for it, literally. They decided to walk over to them.
"…47. 48. 49. 50," the squirrel counted as she finished giving the money to the crab. "That should be enough."
"Arg arg arg arg. It was a pleasure doin' business with ya, lassie," Mr. Krabs chuckled as he proudly took the money and pocketed it.
"Ahoy Mr. Krabs," Spongebob got his boss' attention. "What happened?"
"Oh, nothin' really," the crustacean explained. "It's just that yer squirrel friend an' I made a bet that if you and Mr. Squidward were to come back in ya normal clothes, and revert to yer own lives, she was to give me 50 bucks. An' since this be the outcome, it looks like I won the bet. Arg arg arg arg arg!"
"Oh boy, what a surprise," retorted Squidward in a sarcastic manner, while rolling his eyes.
"Well boy-o, now that this business has been taken care of here, I best be headin' on home to count me loot," Mr. Krabs informed them. "I'll see ya both at work tomorrow; Mr. Spongebob and Mr. Squidward. Don't be late."
With that, Mr. Krabs then scurried on back to his house as Spongebob waved to him.
"See ya first thing, captain," he hollered to the crab.
As soon as he was gone, Spongebob and Squidward turned their attention to Sandy. Spongebob was the one who spoke first.
"So uh Sandy, what was that about," he questioned. "Did you seriously go along with it?"
"Don't ask," Sandy deadpanned. "It's better if ya just let it be."
"Ah, I see," he understood that she didn't want to discuss it with him, so he dropped it.
"Anyway, Ah am glad that y'all have had that talk," Sandy got straight to the point. "Mah point is I'm relieved that y'all back to ya normal life Spongebob. Same goes for you, Squidward."
"I couldn't have had it any better," the cephalopod stated. "It's good to be back."
"Well, now that that's all set, I guess I better be runnin' on home now," Sandy announced her departure. "Y'all take care of yerself Spongebob, and ah hope we can hang out again soon."
"Me too Sandy," Spongebob returned the gesture in full force. "It'll be great for us to hang out again."
"It sure as hay would be Mr. Squarepants," Sandy turned around and started walking off while giving her farewells to them both. "I'll see ya later Spongebob! You too Squidward!"
"So long," Squidward replied nonchalantly.
"See ya later Sandy," Spongebob called out to her.
And so Sandy left the area and returned to her tree dome since all of this was all said and done. As soon as she was gone, Gary decided to speak next as he approached his owner.
"Meow! (It's so great to have you back, Papa-Bob!)" Gary beamed.
"I'm glad to be back too, Gary," the sponge then pat his pet snail in a warm matter.
"Meow. (It'll be good to have you back in the pineapple home.)" Gary purred.
"It's great to be home, Gare-bear," Spongebob cooed.
"Meow. Meow. (Yeah, I look forward to eating your cooking again. It'll be much better than the slop that Squidbrain had been feeding me.)" The snail retorted.
"I heard THAT!" Squidward bellowed, having heard everything the snail said, as Gary turned around to head back into the house. He gave Squidward one last glance before rolling his eyes.
"Meow. (Sure you have.)" Gary then slithered back into the pineapple home where he managed to close the door behind him as soon as he entered.
At this point, Patrick was the only one left besides Spongebob and Squidward. Even though he was a 'kelp for brains', he was able to understand that Spongebob was back to his normal life and was his best friend again. This was especially shown when Spongebob enthusiastically approached the starfish.
"So Patrick, since I'm Spongebob again, I guess we're best pals again too," he beamed. "Now we can go out and have fun together and do some jellyfishing! So what do ya say, buddy ol' pal? Are you with me?!"
It was clear as day that Patrick was smiling at the thoughts of having fun with Spongebob, and he was looking forward to it. But before he could give an equally enthusiastic response, a beeping sound was heard in his pants pocket as he checked it out. He took out his shell phone and opened it up. As soon as the screen lit up, he saw a message that was blinking and was written in big red text. The message, in particular, said 'NAP TIME!' right in the center. Understanding what this meant, his expression changed to a frown as he pocketed his phone.
"Oh, well I'd love to go out and have fun with you buddy, but I have to head back to my home," he gave him the bad news.
"What? Why," Spongebob was shocked and confused by this change of plans.
"Well you see, I've suddenly caught this disease. The disease is called 'laziness'…I think," Patrick gave an excuse. "Yeah, yeah that's it! I caught laziness! And believe me, it's horrible to get! And it's contagious; really really contagious! So now I must go back to my rock and keep it from spreading to everyone in Bikini Bottom."
"Uh Patrick, I hate to burst your bubble," Spongebob was skeptical of this. "But I don't think laziness is considered a-"
"DO NOT QUESTION NEPTUNE'S LAWS OF FEESICKS MR. SQUAREPANTS!" Patrick boomed, cutting him off and saying physics incorrectly. "I MUST LEAVE POST HASTE!"
Before Spongebob could even get a word out, Patrick was storming straight for his rock, where he opened it up, jumped inside, and slammed the rock on top of him, which shook the ground a little.
Spongebob stood there, jaw-dropped as he took in what transpired. Even though he wasn't the smartest in town, he was more than certain that laziness wasn't considered a disease. As he closed his mouth, he started scratching his head in bewilderment. While he was doing so, Squidward, having witnessed the whole thing, gave his retort.
"Hmph. Typical moron," he murmured under his breath.
Spongebob completely disregarded what Squidward said as he spoke out loud.
"I just don't get it," he admitted. "I'll never know what kind of disease laziness is anyway...if it is a disease…"
Squidward disregarded Spongebob's comment as he approached him.
"Well Spongebob, now that we are the only ones left, mind taking a walk with me for a bit," he offered.
"Sure thing Squiddy," Spongebob disregarded the fiasco with Patrick as he lit up. "After all the stress that we've been through these past 3 days, I could use a little way. I'll be glad to."
"Very well then," Squidward gave a simple response.
Before they could begin the walk however, something else occurred to Spongebob. Even though they were no longer filling in for each other, he had to admit, he was proud that Squidward passed his boating exam. He had to express it to him.
"By the way, I have to be honest, I'm proud that you passed your boating exam Squidward," he told him.
"I see," Squidward replied thoughtfully. "I have to admit, you were outstanding with that clarinet performance."
"Thanks," the sponge gave his thanks to him. It was then an idea popped up. He just had to make sure it'll work. "Also Squidward, would it be alright if you can teach me how to drive a boat properly so I can finally pass my driving exam and get my license?"
This kind of favor impressed the octopus, to be honest. Not only that, but there was a favor that he had to ask the sponge for in exchange.
"Well, only if you teach me how to play the clarinet properly," he brought up with him.
"Hmm…" Spongebob rubbed his chin for a minute before smiling. "You got yourself a deal!"
"Great," they then shook on it, showing that they were going to live up to the deal. "So, shall we begin our walk?"
"I'm way ahead of you Squidward," he gleamed. "Let's go."
And so they started walking down the road. It was obvious that there was no more trouble being carried on their backs since this has been put to a close.
As they were walking, Squidward couldn't help but give a simple comment to his spongy neighbor.
"You know something Spongebob," he admitted. "I'm starting to hate you A LOT less."
Of course, Spongebob took this as a compliment as his eyes glimmered.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that Squidward," he said gratefully.
"Uh-huh…"
With that all said and done, they didn't say another word as they continued their Sunday walk. It was great to see that their lives were back to the way they should be. No more carrying extra stress on their shoulders, and no more having to deal with people who admire them for something that they aren't. Not only that, but they did learn more about each other that resulted from this. Spongebob is a competent clarinet player, while Squidward is a competent boat driver. And on top of all this, things did change for the better on both ends; Spongebob realized why Squidward is so bitter, and Squidward has learned to appreciate his yellow neighbor a bit more. Although he can still be annoying, he was willing to tolerate his nautical behavior from now on. Meanwhile, Spongebob was planning on toning down his shenanigans, at least when he's around Squidward.
No doubt about it. Life was starting to get better for the two of them as both of them gained a new perspective of each other, and this was only going to help them later on. So everything turned out for the best, and their problems were all over.
They were both walking into the distance until they became a couple of silhouettes, and then the screen started to fade out in black…
THE END!
Yup, that's the end! This story is done. I do hope you enjoyed the final chapter to this and like the conclusion that I wrote.
To be honest, I'm glad that I'm done with this story. Even though this is a good story, I've been feeling rather disappointed with this story; not for the story itself, but how it originated. I just feel guilty that this story came as a result of wanting to show Shaeril how she should have done her story, and for that I am sorry. Because of that, I've felt disillusioned by this kind of story that originated from Shaeril herself. And it also doesn't help that I was hoping that she'd finally learn something from this story, but she hasn't. She hasn't learned anything. I've concluded that she's nothing more than a troll. Therefore, I'm not doing anymore stories that originated from her.
I'm gonna do another Spongebob story (and I have plans for it), but it's going to be more original, efficient, and something that I think will be better than this story. So with that being said, I'm no longer associating with Shaeril McBrown due to the stress it has caused me.
While I might feel disappointed with the story's origin, I do appreciate the support that this story's been getting on all ends, and all the positive reviews and people that have followed it and added it to their favorite stories are well appreciated too. I just look forward to the next story that I have planned for this series.
Now I might be proud of the positive feedback, but I am allowing constructive criticism to be made. So with that said, if you have any constructive criticism at all for this story and if I could have done something better with the story itself, feel free to leave it in the review section. And if there isn't any criticism, you can just leave a review and tell me what you think overall.
Otherwise, that's all I have for this story. So until the next story gets brought into development, I do hope you all take care of yourselves. And lastly, thanks again for reading everyone!