Mermaid Man Tribute

by Androidfish7

A tragedy has befallen Bikini Bottom, Mermaid Man has finally closed his eyes for the final time. Now, the residents, and some outside people appear at his funeral to say goodbye one last time.

2. Ripper

Mermaid Man Tribute by Androidfish7

Notice: This story has been typed by me in tribute to Ernest Borgnine, who died on 7/11/12 at the age of 95. I do not own "Spongebob Squarepants" nor do I own any rights to Nickelodeon or anything by Viacom.

The next morning:

Blake stood outside the retirement home, it was about 3 AM and it seemed like the entire town of Bikini Bottom was asleep. However, Blake discovered this wasn't true when Barnacle Boy approached Blake. "Not sleepy hmm?" Barnacle Boy said. "I don't sleep, remember who I am now" Blake said, as Barnacle Boy nodded. "So, I actually wanted to tell you, before he died, Mermaid Man apparently had a will, and you were mentioned in it. Come with me" Barnacle Boy said, as they entered the building and entered Barnacle Boy's room. "Sit on the couch, we're going to the Merma-Lair" Barnacle Boy said, as they sat down, Barnacle Boy pulled a lever, and the couch turned about 90 degrees counter clock wise, and Barnacle Boy and Blake fell through some kind of pit, and onto a mattress. Blake slowly stood up. "Wow, nice hideout" Blake said, observing everything in the hideout. There was everything, from automated wall turrets to AGRs patrolling the ground and they had MQBB-87 DragonFly Drones in the air. "Yup, they fire on everyone but Mermaid Man and I, or I anyway" Barnacle Boy said. "Hmm, odd that they haven't noticed me yet" Blake said. "Yeah, it is, usually it's hell bringing in guests, I guess they're just smart enough to know that you're an ally" Barnacle Boy remarked. "Anyway, why are we here?" Blake asked. "Oh, yes, follow me" Barnacle Boy said, as they walked for about 15 minutes, and approached their Armory. "Mermaid Man devoted his life to science after retiring from fighting crime, and he made some pretty awesome things, and in his will, he left one weapon of your choice to you." Barnacle Boy said, as Barnacle Boy showed Blake all the weapons that Mermaid Man had crafted. There was a sniper rifle, apparently covered in some kind of red substance, and an SMG, an LMG, a Hammer, a Revolver, a Shotgun, all covered in the same thing. "These are Mermaid Man's 'hybrid guns', they go as follow, the sniper rifle is a Corpse Piercer, the SMG is a Corpse Ripper, the LMG is a Corpse Destroyer, the Hammer is a Corpse Crusher, the Revolver is a Corpse Shooter, and the shotgun is a Corpse Blaster." Barnacle Boy said. "What's that red stuff?" Blake asked. "Not long ago, Bikini Bottom got hit by a zombie apocalypse of our own. Mermaid Man killed 30 zombies, brought them down here, and coated the weapons in zombie flesh, and dried it off so that it would stick. May sound disgusting, but it's actually really smart, the flesh is sticky enough where it provides a foregrip on each gun, it lightens the guns, except the Destroyer, and it's easier to handle, making reloading faster. It is also more flexible, enough so that it can keep higher magazines. Mermaid Man left one of your choice to you in his will, so here you go." Barnacle Boy said. "Wow, amazing!" Blake said. "What's more, is the guns have some kind of phosphorous bullets, so firing them sounds like you're firing a Star Wars Beam Rifle." Barnacle Boy said. Blake then thought for a minute. "Well, I don't need the Crusher because I already have The Avenger, Karie would probably love the Piercer and Eustace would like the Ripper, and Eugene would love the Shooter, but as for me, I think I could go nuts with that Destroyer." Blake thought. "Well? Have you made up your mind?" Barnacle Boy asked. "Yes" Blake said. "I would like the..."

Meanwhile, while Blake and Barnacle Boy were at the Merma-Lair, Man Ray, presumed to have been killed, was actually hiding out right underground of the Chum Bucket, where Plankton had once tried to make an underground restaurant. "So, the old Milkmaid (Nickname Man Ray gave Mermaid Man) Man has finall died. All we have to do is take out the Baby Boy (Barnacle Boy's nickname Man Ray gave) and we can destroy the entire town!" Man Ray thought, as the Dirty Bubble also "popped" up. "I think it's time to launch the offensive on Bikini Bottom" Dirty Bubble suggested, as they prepared their weapons and drones. They were brewing up trouble, although they did not know Blake was in Bikini Bottom.

"The Corpse Ripper seems more my style, and I can loan it to my allies in times of need" Blake said. "Good choice, here you go (hands Blake the Corpse Ripper)" Barnacle Boy said. "Yeah. So, the funeral is tomorrow. Anything we can do to prepare for it?" Blake asked. "Yeah, rumor has it that Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble are back. I'm not sure if this is true, it's probably not, but why take chances? Anyway, do me a favor, just have the Corpse Ripper ready to go if anything happens" Barnacle Boy said. "I really didn't come here looking for violence. But I will stop others trying to impose it." Blake said. "Good, then that will be all we'll need from you" Barnacle Boy said.