Who Wants To Race Me?
DISCLAIMER: SpongeBob SquarePants is owned by Stephen Hillenburg, Nickelodeon, and United Plankton, Ltd. Sonic the Hedgehog is owned by Yuji Naka, Sega, and Sonic Team.
CHAPTER FOUR: AT LAST WE MEET
Plankton woke up from his slumber. The waiting for Eggman made him fall asleep.
"Finally."
Plankton got on his feet, and went on his way to Sandy's treedome to carry out his evil plan. "Yes. Today shall be the day that my friend and I rule the world! Mwa, ha ha ha!!" Plankton started to leave the Chum Bucket until he was accidentally squashed by the famed pink idiot, Patrick. "OUCH!! Watch your step moron!!"
Patrick looked all around him, but saw no one. "Who said that? Are you a ghost?"
"Down here."
Patrick looked at his feet. "Yes, very good."
"OH NO!!! MY FEET ARE TALKING TO ME! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!!"
"No, pinky. Your feet aren't talking to you; the guy ON your feet is talking to you!"
Patrick found the intelligence to look on his feet to see a squashed Plankton. "Oh, hello there, Mr. Plankton. Are you gonna vaporize me today?"
Plankton was about to shout an immediate "YES!!" but he reconsidered the thought and suddenly thought that Patrick could play an important part in his plan. "Hmm…no. Instead, I want you to do a little something for me."
Because Patrick was too dumb to figure out that Plankton had a scheme in mind, he played his part as a pawn in Plankton's scheme. "Okay. What should I do first?"
"Well first, I want you to go into the Chum Bucket."
"Okay." Patrick followed Plankton's instruction. "Now what?"
"Now, I want you to go to the door on your left."
"Uhh…"
"What's the matter?"
"Which way is left?"
Plankton's head started to steam. Plankton pointed left. "That way."
Patrick went to the door…on his right.
"NO, NO, NO!!! THAT'S THE RIGHT!!!!"
"Yeah. That means I'm correct."
"No, you idiot! I meant the direction 'right'."
"But you said to go left!"
"That's what I said, Patrick. Go left."
"You're confusing me!!"
"I should've known not to choose a brainless starfish for my evil scheme. Never mind. I'll go and stand in front of the door I need you to open!"
"Oh, okay."
Patrick went to where Plankton was standing and opened the door, while squashing Plankton a second time.
"OUCH! Do you purposely want to drive me to madness?"
"Uhh…what's the right answer?"
"AHHHH!!!!!"
Plankton eventually gathered himself together, and realized that Patrick was finally in the room. "So…now what? What room is this?" asked Patrick.
"This is the meat locker. It's awfully stinky in here, so I want you to sort out the meat that's smelly and that meat which is not."
"Okay."
Patrick began carrying out the instructions, but while he was doing this, Plankton locked the door Patrick was in! "Uhh…why did you lock me in here?"
"Oh! So you don't get lost in the Chum Bucket," Plankton walked away from the door and whispered, "and so I can use you as my ransom for the krabby patty secret formula!"
Several moments later, Eggman drove the Egg Walker to the Chum Bucket. He had just installed a watertight dome around the walker so that he and Amy would not drown. As his hover packs made the walker gently touch the ocean floor, Plankton walked out of the Chum Bucket.
Amy had a slightly confused look on her face. "That's Plankton? By how his plot was planned, it made him seem much larger than one inch tall."
"I know, but what I lack in size, I make up in genius, deviousness, and vanity." Plankton now drew his attention to Eggman. "I can see that you brought the ransom I asked for."
"Yes, a fine price for your secret formula and my Chaos Emeralds." Eggman reassured.
Eggman opened the dome, having an oxygen tank on his back and Amy with none! Amy gasped for air, only to take in more water. "Quick! Get her in the meat locker before she drowns! A dead hedgehog wouldn't be much of a ransom!"
In case you're wondering, the meat locker of the Chum Bucket was half filled with water and half filled with oxygen. So Eggman grabbed Amy by her now soaked blouse, and threw her into the meat locker. Plankton taunted Patrick, "Here Patrick. Here's a little someone to keep you company!"
Amy greedily took the oxygen into her nearly empty lungs. Patrick looked at Amy. "Hey, you're pink like me!"
"Uhh, I can see that."
Plankton locked the door again, and faced Eggman. "Well, you came just in time. I was just on my way to 'rig' the squirrel's treedome."
"Well, you're not rigging anything without me! I can put traps in the most unexpected places!"
"Plus you're way taller than me and can help me set the traps!"
Plankton and Eggman shared several evil laughs as they rigged traps in Sandy's treedome. "Oh, won't Sonic be surprised!" laughed Eggman.
Meanwhile, above water, Tails was driving Sonic and Knuckles to Bikini Atoll. Sonic had his arms crossed and he was facing the water. "I wonder who's my rival this time? I mean, I know it's a squirrel, but I mean like, will he or she be of any challenge?"
Tails looked at Sonic as if he had gotten amnesia. "Are you kidding? You're Sonic the Hedgehog! No one's faster than you are!"
"Except me." muttered Knuckles.
Sonic looked sarcastically at Knuckles. "Well, in the past I've also had tough competitors like Shadow, Jet, Metal, and Silver."
"Sure, you've had close calls, but you've always come in number one!"
"This is what I'm afraid of. Perhaps my time has come, and I will finally come in second."
Tails looked downheartedly at Sonic. But in only seconds, Sonic looked back at tails with a thumbs up. "Did you really buy that? Wow, you are gullible!"
"You've given me something to think about, though. Thanks a lot, Sonic."
Sonic only snickered. Then he had another thought. "Hey Tails? Eggman said to go to Bikini Atoll, which is only about a nautical mile away from here, but I don't see any land!"
"Hmm…maybe Eggman meant to go under Bikini Atoll."
"WHAT?!? You know I can't swim well!"
Tails shook his head. "Don't worry, Sonic. I took the time to implement a submarine mode to the Cyclone before I went to tell you the news. Sonic! Knuckles! Stay in your seats! We're going into sub-mode!"
"Wait, what?" Sonic and Knuckles asked in an alarmed tone and in unison.
Without warning, the Cyclone changed into a submarine-like vehicle, protected by a watertight window. The Cyclone dived into the water, and the trio was amazed at what they saw. The famous life preserver at the city limits of the city came into view. "Hey, where are we?" asked Sonic.
Tails glanced at the life preserver. "It says…'Bikini Bottom'."
The Cyclone propelled itself throughout the city, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles pointing things out now and again. They finally arrived at the Krusty Krab, where there were gigantic signs that read things such as, "COME IN HERE!" and "YOU FINALLY MADE IT!" There were countless other signs that read similar things.
"Geez, these people sure like to draw attention to themselves," observed Sonic.
The Cyclone parked next to the dumpster behind the Krusty Krab. "Did you have to choose such a pungent parking space?" asked Knuckles.
Tails shrugged, and headed to the back of the Cyclone. He pulled out three different air necklaces. "Here, put these on. I studied the one Knuckles got several years ago (Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle)). I made two replicas, and I'm in the middle of creating a third one, but it's not done yet. It only lasts two minutes. After that, it runs out of air and it goes dead."
"Nice choice of words, Tails," said Sonic sarcastically.
"Sorry. Besides, there are only three of us down here. We shouldn't need a fourth one."
The three agreed, and they all put on their own necklace, and exited the Cyclone. They followed Sonic into the Krusty Krab's front door. At the other end of the room, Mr. Krabs gasped excitedly. "The racers!"
Mr. Krabs dashed at them with a psychotically happy look on his face. "Welcome to Bikini Bottom! And more importantly, welcome to the Krusty Krab! Would you like to buy anything?"
Sonic had a nervous smirk on his face. He looked at Tails, stuck out his index finger, and spun it in small circles next to his forehead. "Uhh…sure. What have you got?"
"Well basically, we sell krabby patties!!"
Knuckles face had a hint of green in it. "And what, do I dare to ask, is a krabby patty?"
Mr. Krabs gasped. "Why, it's only the most delicious and nutritious delicacy under the sea! We start with a…"
Spongebob came from behind the kitchen and approached the four of them. "Mr. Krabs, there is no need for a lengthy explanation. Allow me to explain. The krabby patty is the most perfect thing in the universe!" Spongebob said in a psychotic tone.
Krabs looked at Spongebob. "You really don't have any guts at all, do you lad?"
"Well, whatever a krabby patty is, I'm more of a chili dog guy," answered Sonic.
"Spongebob?" asked Krabs.
"Yes sir?"
"Go to the Bargain Mart. Find a book of 'Above Water Fast Food'."
"You know, I think it would be a lot cheaper and easier to just ask Sandy. She once lived above water, you know. I'm sure she knows what a chili dog is."
"Perfect! Whatever's cheaper, go do it!"
"Aye aye, sir!" Spongebob ran out of the Krusty Krab to Sandy's jogging spot.
"Speedy little guy, don't you think?" Tails asked.
"Tails, that was just in haste." said Knuckles.
Spongebob reached Sand Mountain, the area where Sandy was jogging. Spongebob nearly immediately spotted her. "Hi Sandy!"
"Oh, hi Spongebob. I was just out practicin' my jogging. Care to join me?"
"Actually Sandy, I wanted to tell you that your competitor has just arrived. We also want to know if you know what a chili dog is."
"My competitor has arrived? Holy guacamole, I can't wait to meet the critter!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Do you wanna race?"
"Actually, I…"
"GO!"
"Okay Sandy, you asked for it!" Spongebob raced Sandy to the Krusty Krab. As you can imagine, Spongebob lost…again. Sandy made a stunning appearance into the restaurant.
"Yeeha!!! The racer is here!!"
Sonic faced Tails. "Tails, has everyone in this town lost it?"
Squidward shouted from the counter, "Pretty much."
Sandy strut to the center of the floor and faced Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. "And who might you three new critters be?"
Sonic spoke up. "I'm your competitor. So is the red guy."
"And what do you go by?"
"I'm Sonic. This to my right is my buddy Tails, and to my left is Knuckles."
"Sonic, huh? What an interesting name. Do they call you that for a reason?"
"You had better bet on it! So what's your name?"
"My name's Sandy! Sandy Cheeks!"
"Nice."
"So you three are mammals too?"
"Yep! I can see you're one too."
"It's always nice to meet someone my own kind. I have to warn you though, I'm way fast. No one has ever beaten me in a footrace before!"
"Really? Same for me!" answered Sonic.
"But what about that one time I beat…" Spongebob began, but Sandy covered his mouth.
"Shh, quiet Spongebob. I'm trying to make a good impression!" Sandy whispered with her teeth clenched.
"So when are we racing?" asked Knuckles.
"In about an hour. It takes place back at my treedome!"
"You live in a dome?"
"Hey, if I didn't, I'd drown. I can't breathe water, you know!"
"Touché." "So, I'm gonna go check out the rest of this underwater town. I love seeing places I've never seen before!"
With that, Sonic walked out of the Krusty Krab, not wanting to blow the secret on how fast he was. Knuckles followed, but Tails stayed at the Krusty Krab. He faced Mr. Krabs. "So, sir, why are you having this race?"
"Oh, because I'm losin' money! A crab can't go bankrupt, you know."
Tails looked around. "Well, I see plenty of good reasons why you're not getting any customers. If you want, I can bring in my gear to improve this place and bring back customers."
Mr. Krabs immediately shook Tails' hand. "You got yourself a deal! I love people who help me get money!"
"Well, looks like we had better start from the beginning. This place has a LONG way to go!"
Ironically, Spongebob, Sonic, and both of their friend's adventure had a LONG way to go!
Did you like the chapter? I hope you did. If not, feel free to send suggestions to make the chapter better. By the way, the entire "Plankton and Patrick Left Door" thing came from my mom. Please give her credit for that part. Thank you for reading. I hope you'll read the next chapter, and bye!
