Manray and the Dirty Bubble opened the Chum Bucket doors, "This way." They said as they lead SpongeBob deeper into the restaurant, he slowly followed behind as he saw dust and cobwebs due to the lack of business. SpongeBob tripped over an old bucket helmet and got creeped out by the look of it.

"Come in!" Plankton called, "Come in, SpongeBob."

SpongeBob got up and walked into Plankton's laboratory. "We mustn't lurk in doorways. It's rude." Plankton jumped off his chair and onto the floor. "One might question your upbringing." Then he jumped on a table to reach SpongeBob's height. "Now then, you're here because you have a thing for this squirrel, this princess mammal. Not that I blame you, she is quite the catch isn't she? Well, SpongeBob, the solution to your problem is simple. The only way to get what you want is to become an air breather yourself."

SpongeBob's eyes got big. "You can do that?"

Plankton secretly smirked and calmly said, "My dear sweet buddy. That's what I do. It's what I live for. To help unfortunate fish folk like yourself, poor souls with no one else to turn to."

Plankton: I admit that in the past I've been a nasty

They weren't kidding when they call me, well, a witch

But you'll find that nowadays

I've mended all my ways

Repented, seen the light and made a switch

True? Yes.

And I fortunately know a little magic

It's a talent that I always have possessed

And here lately, please don't laugh

I use it on behalf

Plankton made two nerdy fish appear on screen.

Plankton: Of the miserable, lonely and depressed

"Pathetic." Plankton whispered to Manray and Dirty Bubble.

Plankton: Poor unfortunate souls

In pain, in need

This one longing to be thinner

That one wants to get the girl

And do I help them?

Plankton snapped his fingers and the fish turn cooler.

Plankton: Yes, indeed

Those poor unfortunate souls

So sad, so true

Squidward and Gary were making their way into the Chum Bucket, looking at all the terrible things.

Plankton: They come flocking to my cauldron

Crying, "Spells Plankton please!"

And do I help them?

Yes, I do

As Plankton sang the next line, he started to shed a fake tear.

Plankton: Now it's happened once or twice

Someone couldn't pay the price

And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals

Plankton used some magic and two bucket helmets dropped on the fish's heads.

Plankton: Yes I had the odd complaint

But on the hold I've been a saint

To those poor unfortunate souls

Then Plankton started pulling SpongeBob by his finger. "Okay here's the deal, I'm going to make a potion that will make you an air breather for three days. You got that moro- I mean, SpongeBob?"

Then Plankton and SpongeBob watched an image on the computer. "Now listen carefully. Before the sun sets on the third day, you have to get Miss. Prissy to fall in love with you, meaning she has to kiss you. But not just any kiss, the kiss of true love."

An image of a heart with a crown around it appeared on screen. Plankton continued, "And if she does kiss you, you will remain an air breather permanently." An image of what SpongeBob would do if he was an air breather appeared on screen. "But if she doesn't, you will return to normal and then…you belong to me."

Squidward yelled to SpongeBob, "No SpongeBob!" Manray and the Dirty Bubble covered their mouths to keep them from talking.

"Have we got a deal?" Plankton asked.

"But if I become a land breather, I'll never see Mr. Krabs or my friends again." SpongeBob said, knowing that land breathers can't breathe water as good as air.

"That's right!" Plankton joked. "But you'll have your lady." Plankton chuckled, "Life's full of choices, innit?"

SpongeBob just shrugged.

"Oh, and there's one more thing. We haven't discussed the subject of payment. You can't get something for nothing you know."

"But I can't give you the secret formula."

"I'm not asking for the formula. Just a token really, a trifle, you won't even miss it. What I want from you, SpongeBob, is…your voice."

"My voice?!" SpongeBob said, holding his throat.

"You got it, wingding. No more talking, singing, laughing, zip."

"But without my voice, how can I-"

"Oh, you'll have your looks! Your handsome face! And don't underestimate the importance of the moves! Ha!"

Plankton: The girls up there don't like a lot of blabber

They think a guy who gossips is a bore

Yes, on land it's much preferred

For men not to say a word

And after all kid, what is idle prattle for?

Plankton started throwing things in his cauldron connected to his computer.

Plankton: Come on they're not all that impressed with conversation

They rather have you listen then conversate

But they dote and swoon and fawn

On a man who's withdrawn

It's he who gets his tongue who gets his girl

Come on, you poor unfortunate soul

Go ahead! Make your choice!

I'm a very busy organism. And I haven't got all day

An image of Sandy appeared in front of SpongeBob and when he tried to kiss it, Plankton's face appeared.

Plankton: It won't cost much. Just your voice

You poor unfortunate soul

It's sad. But true

If you want to cross a bridge, my friend

You've got to pay the toll

A large gold scroll appeared in front of SpongeBob's face.

Plankton: Take a gulp and take a breath

And go ahead and sign the scroll!

Manray, Dirty Bubble, now I got him, boys

The boss is on a roll

SpongeBob grabbed the pen

Plankton: This poor unfortunate soul

SpongeBob signed the scroll 'SpongeBob SquarePants' the scroll disappeared in Plankton's hand.

"Buluga, sevruga

Come winds of the Caspian Sea"

SpongeBob got scared and covered his eyes.

"Larynxis, glossitis

Etmax laryngitis

La voce to me"

Two hands came out.

"Yes! Go!" The hands went toward SpongeBob. One hand went behind them and started tickling him. He couldn't help but laugh. The other hand went into his throat and took out a round, golden object. That was his voice, still laughing even though it was taken away. It went in into Plankton's shell necklace. Plankton started to laugh. Then SpongeBob got sucked into a bubble and got staticked, he was released from the bubble, his clothes were torn and it was getting hard to breathe. Squidward and Gary saw he was drowning and they swam to his rescue and quickly swam him to the surface. SpongeBob took his first gulp of breath and Squidward and Gary swam to dry land.


Back at Sandy's castle, Sandy was using her guitar, playing the same tune SpongeBob was singing. Corneil was walking with her.

"That voice, I can't get it outta my head." Sandy said to Corneil. "We looked everywhere, Corneil. Where could he be?"


Right after that, Squidward and Gary had just brought SpongeBob to the back of the castle. They both collapsed from exhaustion from swimming SpongeBob from Bikini Bottom to dry land. SpongeBob was pretty tired too. He leaned back against a rock and took a deep breath. He then realized he wasn't drying up and he was able to breathe just fine. Then Patrick came running up wearing a water helmet. "Wow, you guys are here too?"

"Meow?" Gary asked.

"I wanted to get something for SpongeBob to make him feel better."

He then noticed SpongeBob. "Wow look at you, SpongeBob, there's something different about you." SpongeBob nodded. "Don't tell me. It's your hairdo, right? You got a new hairdo, right?" Since SpongeBob couldn't speak, all he could do was shake his head 'no'. "Darn."

Patrick took another guess. "Uhh, you got a new outfit?" SpongeBob shook his head again. "Aww, no wait don't tell me! I can do this!"

SpongeBob started to blow air toward Patrick to give him a hint. "Don't tell me! I can do this, don't tell me! Don't tell me!"

Then Squidward yelled out, "He's an air breather, you idiot! He traded his voice to Plankton and became an air breather."

"Oh, I knew that. " Patrick said.

"Meow" Gary said explaining everything.

"And he's only got three days!" Squidward finished.

SpongeBob was walking in the shallow water, enjoying the fresh air. But he accidentally fell into a hole of deep water and bubbles came out from where he fell.

"Just look at him! He can't even go underwater without drowning!" He noticed SpongeBob drowning. "Oops." He pulled SpongeBob out of the hole just in time. "What would Mr. Krabs say about this?" He yanked SpongeBob into the air by his pants in view of Gary and Patrick and his torn clothes tore more making SpongeBob fall out of them, leaving SpongeBob in his underwear.

"Oh that's nice." Squidward sarcastically said. "That's it! I'm marching myself straight to the Krusty Krab and tell him just like I should have done the minute…"

SpongeBob started to panic and got in front of Squidward and started tugging on his shirt.

"And don't you shake your head at me, SquarePants. Maybe there's still time. If we can get Plankton to give you back your voice, you could go home with all the normal fish and just be…"

SpongeBob made a sad face. "Just be…just be miserable for the rest of your life, like me." Squidward sighed and said, "All right, all right. I'll help you find that princess."

SpongeBob smiled and hugged Squidward. Squidward sat down on a rock and frowned. "Boy what a soft shell I'm turning out to be."

Patrick walked over to a box of junk.

"I'm tellin' ya, SpongeBob, if you wanna be a land creature, the first thing you gotta do is dress like one." Patrick pulled out a ship's sail from out of the box.


One the other side of the beach, Sandy and Corneil were walking still, then, Corneil heard something with his acute dog hearing. "Could it be?" he said quietly. Then he started running, to Sandy's surprise.

"Corneil?" Sandy started running after him. "Corneil!"


Patrick and Gary looked at SpongeBob. "Wow, SpongeBob, you look great."

SpongeBob was wearing the sail like a toga. Then they heard someone coming. It was Corneil. He saw SpongeBob and the others. "It is you!" he yelled out.

Patrick and Squidward got scared and hid underwater and Gary went into SpongeBob's pocket. Corneil chased SpongeBob onto a rock. Corneil stared at SpongeBob and then saw Sandy coming so he ran up to her. "Sandy, it's him, he's right-"Corneil tried to tell her until Sandy closed his mouth.

"What in the name of the Alamo is with you, Corneil?" She asked. Then she saw SpongeBob on top of the rock. "Oh now I see." She walked up to him. SpongeBob was really excited, but tried to remain as calm as possible.

"Sorry about Corneil, he's been acting weird these past few days." She told SpongeBob.

"I've been acting weird?" Corneil muttered under his breath.

Sandy looked into SpongeBob's big blue eyes and started to remember something.

"Hey, you look familiar, have we met before?"

SpongeBob nodded excitedly.

"I knew it! You're the one who saved me! What's your name?" Sandy asked excited as well.

SpongeBob tried to say his name, but couldn't without his voice.

"What's wrong?" Sandy asked.

SpongeBob pointed to his throat.

"You can't speak?"

SpongeBob shook his head sadly.

"Oh, then I guess y'all couldn't be who I thought."

Corneil and SpongeBob frowned in annoyance, then SpongeBob decided to play a little charades in hope Sandy will understand.

"Are you hurt?" Sandy guessed. "You need help."

But SpongeBob lost his balance and fell off into Sandy's arms. "Whoa nelly!" they both stared at each other for a few seconds. "Y'all must've really been through something. But I'm gonna help ya'll."

Sandy walked SpongeBob to her castle and as they were going, SpongeBob looked back at Patrick, who was giving him a thumbs up and Squidward who was sitting there frowning.