Here's the next chapter of Nicktoons: World of the Crazies. Last time, Danny, Timmy, and Alternate SpongeBob barely escaped another attempt to capture them. Where will they go next?

Enjoy…

Chapter 7: Refuge

In a dark hallway that looked similar to the one Danny and Timmy ran down before, Alternate Jimmy was closing a cage door as a pair of yellow eyes glared at him from the darkness. "Next time I won't go so easy." He said with a glare at the shadowed creature.

When Alternate Jimmy was about to walk away, the same figure from before stepped forward with the shadows still covering him.

"You do realize your dog-boy and rust-bucket army failed." The figure said with his arms crossed. "And now we're falling behind schedule."

"I'm aware." Alternate Jimmy responded with his back facing the figure. "They know we're after them, and they must have that pathetic excuse of a hero assisting them as well."

"Well, genius, what are you gonna do?" The figure asked in an impatient tone. "Like I said, time is of the essence."

"You'll just have to be patient for a little while longer." Alternate Jimmy answered with a calm smile. "I know my last two servants failed, but my dog hasn't been out in a while…"

Meanwhile, Alternate Jimmy's droids pass a dumpster in an alley next to the Krusty Kocktail they had almost destroyed in their search for Danny and Timmy. Once they were gone, three heads poked out of the garbage in the dumpster.

Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof appear out of nowhere and Wanda says to them, "I can't believe you were attacked by those robots again."

Alternate SpongeBob stared at the two in question. "'Again'?"

"It's a long story." Danny replied as he got out of the dumpster. "Only last time, we didn't have to hide under piles of trash."

"Well, now what do we do?" Timmy asked as he climbed out of the dumpster. "We're being hunted by hybrid versions of our friends and evil robots created by an eviler Jimmy."

"My suspicions are proven." Alternate SpongeBob said as he swiftly hopped next to them. "He is after you. I don't know why, but he is."

Danny and Timmy suddenly looked worried until Timmy asked, "Well...well, what are we supposed to do?"

"The only option we have is to hide someplace until we figure out how to get you two back home." Alternate SpongeBob answered until he turned around with a smile. "And I think I know just the place. Come on!"

When the red-headed sponge ran off, Timmy smiled at his fairies before following while Danny seemed to frown sadly and follow.

Later on, in another part of town, they seemed to be in what looked like the Dimmsdale Park. Timmy seemed confused by this and asked, "What are we doing here?"

"You'll see." Alternate SpongeBob answered with a smile until he stopped. "Ooh, we're here."

When Danny and Timmy stop, they look ahead to see a large boulder sitting in front of them. They easily recognized it as the home of SpongeBob's best friend.

"Oh, I get it." Timmy said with a chuckle.

"You brought us here to hide with your best friend, Patrick." Danny realized also until he got a confused look. "Wait, is this a good thing?"

"You're almost right." Alternate SpongeBob happily answered. "Patrick is my friend and my sidekick."

"Sidekick?" Danny, Timmy, and the fairies asked in unison.

"That's right. We used to do battle against Neutron's forces all the time. But then, there was when I had to go solo because I needed him to stay here so he could protect someone I care about."

"Who?" Danny asked in wonder.

Until the rock sprung open and someone's voice called out from inside the hole in the ground, "SpongeBob!"

Danny and Timmy smiled a bit expecting to see a certain chubby pink starfish. But instead, from out of the hole, came none other than the Alternate Sandy Cheeks. She wasn't wearing a space suit and helmet, and was wearing a purple miniskirt and short light-blue top that replaced her purple bikini.

She hugged Alternate SpongeBob and said in her usual southern accent, "I was wonderin' when you'd get back. Y'all had me worried sick what with you gone the past couple days."

"I'm sorry, Sandy." Alternate SpongeBob apologized and seemed to be holding Alternate Sandy's hand. "I had a lot of business to take care of."

"Whoa, hold on." Danny interrupted. "I thought you said your sidekick, Patrick, was here."

"You brought 'him'?" Alternate Sandy whispered in Alternate SpongeBob with what sounded like fear in her voice.

"I did, but I'll explain later." Alternate SpongeBob whispered back.

Then he turned back to the boys, "You see, guys, Sandy's staying here so she could be protected from any threats." Then he seemed to make glowing eyes at Alternate Sandy. "After all, I wouldn't want anything to happen to you."

Timmy and Danny's eyes nearly bug out of their head as they see what is going on. Alternate Sandy smiled and leaned close to him, "Aww, SpongeBob, you're all too sweet."

The two then puckered their lips and leaned their heads close. Timmy and Danny practically freak out as kissing noises were heard and the two try to look away as they seemed grossed out by this. Wanda covered Poof's eyes to prevent him from viewing, much to his dismay.

Cosmo had a panicked look as he yelled, "I knew this place was a madhouse!"

Once the Alternate SpongeBob and Sandy stop, the Alternate Patrick came out from under the rock. He was wearing a red mask, a blue bed sheet as a cape, and white underwear; possibly trying to resemble a superhero.

"SpongeBob, you're back." Alternate Patrick said happily, but then gasped when he noticed Timmy and Danny standing there. "SpongeBob, it's the guys on the posters! Call the scary smart guy!"

When he ran to a payphone and started dialing, Alternate SpongeBob had come over and stopped him as he calmly grabbed the phone out of his hand and hung it up.

"Calm down, Patrick." Alternate SpongeBob told him with a smile. "These guys are my friends. They need our help and as heroes, we have to give it to them."

"Oh…" Alternate Patrick said, understanding. "Does that mean we can't turn them in to the scary smart guy?"

Danny tried not to chuckle as he looked at Timmy and said, "It looks like Patrick is still the same lovable doofus in this universe."

Then Alternate Sandy walked over to them and said, "You fellers should get inside before someone sees you and reports y'all in."

Danny nodded as well as Timmy as he responded, "Uh- right!"

When Alternate Sandy, Alternate Patrick took Danny and Timmy under the rock, Alternate SpongeBob turned his head back and looked in the distance as if he were expecting something or someone.

In the living room, Danny and Timmy were sitting on the sandy couch as they talked with Alternate Patrick, who kept them entertained with the stories of his and Alternate SpongeBob's glory days.

"…and then, SpongeBob and I fought those evil leprechauns off. They were scary and at least ten feet tall, but when the two of us beat them down, they didn't know what hit 'em."

Timmy and Poof seemed in awe over the story. "Wow!"

But Danny had a skeptical look after listening, "Uh…Patrick? How could they be leprechauns if they were ten feet tall?"

"Excuse me, but were you there?" Alternate Patrick asked in an annoyed tone.

Afterwards, Alternate SpongeBob and Alternate Sandy came over after having a talk about what had been going on.

"SpongeBob told me everything." Alternate Sandy said with an excited smile. "Are you two really from another universe that's exactly like ours, but with different aspects?"

"Well…yeah, sorta like that." Danny answered in an unsure tone.

"Some things are different." Timmy added. "Or actually…some things are REALLY different, like you guys."

"He's right, doll." Alternate SpongeBob said with a nod. "In their universe, I'm part of their team along with a good version of Neutron and we fight crime as 'The Flickcoons'."

"NICKTOONS!" Timmy and Danny both corrected for what was probably the tenth time since they arrived in the universe.

"What am I like?" Alternate Patrick asked excitedly. "I must be even smarter than I am here."

Danny and Timmy stare at each other until Wanda asks, "Do you guys know how we can get back to it?"

"Well, we really haven't gotten around to that." Alternate SpongeBob answered.
"From everything we've learned so far, we might be able to find a way to get y'all back safe and sound." Alternate Sandy finished.

"That's great!" Timmy said excitedly. "We'll be back home before you know it."

"Now hold up just a second there, Timmy." Alternate SpongeBob interrupted. "Remember, we still need to figure out HOW we're gonna get you back. Till then, let's just crash for the night and we'll come up with a plan in the morning."

Timmy stood up and responded, "Sounds good to me."

Danny stood up and nodded, not saying anything though.

"Patrick, would you be so kind as to show them where they can stay for the night?" Alternate SpongeBob asked.

Alternate Patrick saluted and responded happily, "Yes, Sir."

Danny, Timmy, and the fairies followed Alternate Patrick out of the room, and once they were gone, Alternate Sandy said to Alternate SpongeBob, "SpongeBob, did ya notice that there's somethin' buggin' your friend, Danny." Then she whispered, "Kinda weird since he's not like…you know…"

Alternate SpongeBob simply replied, "He's probably just a little tired from the big day we've had." Then he whispered back, "And I know, he's a little more…happier and…less assertive than him. But of course, no one can replace a good friend like him."

Alternate Sandy just frowned dully at him and sarcastically said, "You're darn right."

They're safe and sound for now. But is there really no hope of returning to the real world and be stuck in the estranged universe with even stranger inhabitants? Please review what you think.