Chapter 7

Packing up

Spongebob drove to Patrick's house.

"Give me the conch back," Spongebob said to Patrick, "I have to put somewhere safe l for the journey ahead."

"Okay," Patrick said, handing the shell to Spongebob. Patrick hopped out of the vehicle and went to the front of his house.

Spongebob drove off and parked in front of his house. He turned off the Driveable-Patty-inator 3000 and took the spatula. He went to his front door, and inside his house. He then began packing. He had carefully put the shell on his bed.

"Gary," he said to his snail, "If not back in 6 days, won't be coming home."

"Mow mow meow mow?" Gary asked

"Where am I going," Spongebob asked, then answered, "Shell City."

Gary was confused and asked, "Mow?

"Again," Spongebob asked surprised, and then said, "what do you mean, again?"

"Meow mow meow," Gary asked, "Mow meow?"

"No," Spongebob answered, "I don't think this has happened before."

Spongebob then began digging in his bedroom chest.

Gary jumped on Spongebob's bed and stared at the blue conch. The shell seemed to be scooting itself off the bed. Gary pulled it back into the middle and stood between it and the foot of the bed.

Spongebob, completely oblivious, was pulling out various objects. He was looking for an empty velvet box.

Gary glared at the conch shell. The shell scooted until It was right in front of Gary. The Conch shell started to glow, Gary didn't move. He relaxed and put his head on the thick part of the shell. He quickly drifted off.

Spongebob finally found the box. He put the box on his bed and opened it.

"Oh, sweet snail," Spongebob said, smiling at the sight of his sleeping pet.

He carefully pulled the shell from under Gary's head and put it in the velvet box. He packed a backpack of cloths and food.

He checked on Gary, the snail had put his head in his shell.

"Goodbye," Spongebob said, lifting the shell off his bed and on to Gary's bed, "Gary, Sweet Dreams."

Spongebob left his house, backpack weighing heavy on his shoulders. locking the door and leaving the key under his welcome mat. He walked to the Driveable-Patty-inator 3000 and put his back pack in the trunk. He bulked up and drove to Patrick's house. He honked the horn. Then a mechanical hand sprung out and grabbed a nearby trash can and threw it out of the street. Patrick come out of his house wearing a backpack.

"What's with all the racket," Patrick asked, as if waking up.

"The Driveable-Patty-inator 3000 just threw a trash can out of the street," Spongebob expained, "after I honked the horn."

"Okay," Patrick said, walking to Spongebob, "At least we now what Sandy's science partner installed."

They shared a light chuckel as Patrick put his backpack into the trunk of the Drivable-Patty-inator 3000. He got into the vehicle next to SpongeBob and buckled his seatbelt.

"I wish we had more time to say goodbye," said Patrick as they drove off.

"There's no time to dwell on that now," Spongebob said, "we have six days to get back home with Neptune's crown. Let's not waste them thinking about what we could have done; or what we should have done."

Patrick looked back to the city as they drove up a hill and waved while shouting, " Goodbye Bikini Bottom!"