Chapter 12
Help from a Princess
The two kept hugging, even crying. They didn't notice a dust cloud coming towards them. They let each other go once Patrick was calm
"Come on Pat," Spongebob said, "We should head home."
The cloud approached faster; Patrick noticed.
"Uh Spongebob," Patrick said pointing behind the by now very depressed sponge.
The cloud seemed to come closer, rushing up in a flurry.
Sponge turned and sniffed, "What?"
Spongebob was surprised and a little scared. The dust cloud came upon them and stopped. The choking dust slowly dispersed. And there perched on a green sea horse was…
"Mindy," Spongebob asked.
She smiled and nodded.
"What are you doing here," Patrick asked.
"We're here to help," She said, getting off the sea horse.
"We," Spongebob asked now a bit confused.
The Sea horse neighed a little in frustration.
"You don't recognize your steed Spongebob," Mindy asked, "The wild sea horse you tamed oh so long ago?"
Spongebob comes up to the seahorse, it lowered its head for Spongebob to rub its muzzle. He thought about it.
"I do," He said, smiling, "Mystery."
She brayed, happy to him too.
"I figured you needed a little more help to remember," Mindy said, "Since the darkness has been trying to take you two most of all."
Spongebob was a bit startled asked, "What, why?"
"You're the last of Bikini Bottom," Mindy said very sullenly took out a clam, "who aren't under the servitude of Squidton. Or now as it's called, Suidtown Planktoplis"
Spongebob was confused until she opened the shell to a bubble displaying a horrific sight. The entire town was in Chum Bucket mind control helmets. They were building various statues of the terrifying Plankton Squidward hybrid. They were all in chains, obviously in slavery to the new being who looked nearly Identically like his statues, albeit even more indescribably disfigured. Patrick violently vomited after staring directly into the hybrid creatures' eyes. Spongebob was speechless
"What happened," Sponge managed to squeak.
"They combined themselves with dark magic," Mindy said, "Essentially fusing their power."
{Authors disclaimer: Yes, like gem or dragon ball fusion. Yes, I know it's not a new Idea. No, I do not ship Plankton and Squidward.}
"Oh, my," Spongebob said, now very scared and sad.
Mindy closed the shell and put it away.
"We can't go on," Patrick said, "We're just kids."
"What's wrong with that," Mindy asked.
Spongebob was quiet, looking at Mystery.
"Well," Patrick said, "We're not exactly men."
"You don't have to be," Mindy said, "You just have believed in yourselves."
"I believe," Spongebob said, exciting Mindy, "That everyone I know is doomed."
Patrick turned to Spongebob in surprise. Spongebob hugged Mystery and she rested her head on him.
(cutaway)
The Dennis bot was charging through the road and stopped to blow up the Thug Tug with a rocket. He drove along with the road some more, laughing as he was feeding off of the lingering darkness from Spongebob's fear. He was getting close.
(cut back)
Mindy thought for a bit as Spongebob let Mystery go and went back with Patrick.
"What if I turned you into men," Mindy suggested.
"You can do that," Patrick asked.
"How," SpongeBob asked.
"You still have the conch," Mindy asked.
"Yeah," Spongebob said pulling out the velvet box and opening it to show the beautiful shell to the princess.
"Great," Mindy said, She gently took the shell up, "Now close your eyes."
Spongebob put he box away. Then he and Patrick closed their eyes.
"Are we men yet," Spongebob excitedly asked.
"Not yet," Mindy said, "Not spin around three times."
Spongebob and Patrick twirled around.
"Good," Mindy encouraged, "keep your eyes shut."
Mindy looked at the shell, gently rubbing it. It glowed in response, Mindy took a little of the glow and turned to a patch of seaweed. She gently set the shell on the ground and went to pluck a couple of blades. She gently snapped them in half and gently placed them onto Spongebob and Patrick's faces. The glow wrapped around them.
"Now with the magic from The Heart of the Ocean," Mindy said in a commanding voice, lifting the conch, "and the tune of the tide, these two will become men."
Mindy winked at the conch and blew into it as hard as she could. It was like a trumpet, deep and loud. Most of the glowing stopped as Mindy finished casting the spell. She caught her breath as the color dimmed, 20 shades remained.
"Open your eyes," Mindy said. They obeyed. Spongebob's eyes were still glowing, he was finally smiling. He felt full of hope as Mindy gave the shell back.
"I don't feel any different" Patrick said then turned to Spongebob, "Wait, you have a mustache!"
Spongebob looked at Patrick and gasped, "Pat you do too!"
Patrick looked and gasped, amazed. Spongebob put the shell away, smiling like an idiot. He rubbed the seaweed excited that things are finally looking up.
"So now that your men," Mindy asked, only for Patrick and Spongebob to get distracted by the new mustaches.
"Guys," Mindy said to get their attention then asked, "So now that your men, can you make it to Shell City?"
"Yeah," They said excitedly.
"are me afraid of anything, " Mindy asked.
"no," They scoffed.
"And why," Mindy asked.
"Because we're invincible," They said and jumped over the edge into the ravine.
"Wait," Mindy shouted after them, "I never said that!"
Mindy sighed
"I just hope the protection spell works," she muttered to Mystery.
Mystery rolled her eyes.
Spongebob and Patrick were now free falling.