Here's the next chapter of 'The Yellow Avenger'. Last time SpongeBob accidentally defeated the Restaurant Bandit. Now see what happens when he finds out what he did.

Chapter 2: A Hero Rises

Back at SpongeBob's house, SpongeBob opened the door and saw Patrick still sitting on his couch watching T.V. He was a little wet from the rain that was now outside.

"Hey, Patrick." SpongeBob greeted in a mildly depressed tone.

"Hey, SpongeBob." Patrick greeted also. "Where's the pizza?"

"Sorry Patrick." SpongeBob apologized as he came in. "I kinda ran into some trouble, and the next thing I knew my pizza had been stepped on."

But, Patrick didn't seem to be paying attention since he was watching T.V. as he smiled and said, "Oh wait! This is my favorite part!"

But then the movie suddenly cut to a special bulletin. "We interrupt your viewing of action movies to bring you this important announcement!" the announcer said.

Then it showed Perch Perkins giving a news report. "We bring you here live at a local pizza place that was struck earlier by the notorious Restaurant Bandit. But when all hope was lost, a mysterious stranger rose up and took down the terrible bandit."

Then it showed an image of SpongeBob trapped in all the junk that was on him when he took down the Restaurant Bandit.

"Hey!" SpongeBob said as he recognized something. "That's-"

"Wait, SpongeBob!" Patrick shouted as he shushed SpongeBob. "It's getting to the best part."

Then Perch continued to speak, "Whoever this mysterious masked figure is could definitely be a real life hero or a real life idiot. And who knows what act of courage he'll astound us with next?"

Then the T.V. shut off leaving SpongeBob and Patrick looking awestruck.

"Patrick, did you see that?" SpongeBob asked.

"Yeah…" Patrick replied. "There's a new superhero in town!"

"But actually, Patrick," SpongeBob tried to explain. "That superhero is me at the pizza place. You see…there was an accident and I…"

"Oh please," Patrick said in disbelief. "He looks nothing like you. He looks a lot more like Squidward. Hey…maybe Squidward's actually a superhero!"

"Actually, Patrick…"

But Patrick refused to listen. "I gotta go ask Squidward if he's a superhero. Maybe I can be his sidekick."

Before SpongeBob could explain anything else, Patrick ran out of his house. While SpongeBob stared, Gary came up to him and asked, "Meow."

"Yes, Gary." SpongeBob answered. "It really was me. I was the one who took down the Restaurant Bandit." Then he began to tremble. "And that means that since I was the one who defeated him, it'll be me he'll be after for revenge." Then he quickly ran under the cushion of his couch. "I gotta hide forever!"

"Meow," Gary pointed out.

Then SpongeBob instantly calmed down and poked his head out of the sofa. "Well…I guess you're right about that, Gary. No one did recognize me. Not even Patrick."

"Meow."

SpongeBob got a surprised look at that last comment. "Whoa…I hadn't thought of it like that. I AM a superhero now. A GREAT BIG superhero."

Then all of a sudden, soothing music began to play.

SPONGEBOB: Oh…I am a superhero

With a noble deed I've done

Oh, I am a superhero

With the bad guys on the run

Being a superhero

There'll never be a threat!

With me around there'll never be…

A single—

"Meow!" Gary interrupted.

Then the music stopped and SpongeBob looked at Gary. "I guess you're right, Gary. A real superhero wouldn't sing about."

"Meow," Gary frowned.

"Hmm…" SpongeBob started to think. "I think I got something that could help."

Then SpongeBob opened the door to his library. He moved the ladder around and climbed to one high shelf as he looked around for a certain book.

Here it is!" SpongeBob said as he pulled a book out of the shelf and slid down the ladder.

"Meow," Gary asked.

"This, my friend, is the beginning of my new road to heroism." SpongeBob said as he held out a small book with the title 'How to Be a Superhero'. "This book was written specially by Mermaid Man."

He opened the book and began to read the first page. "'If you want to be a superhero, you must follow these step-by-step rules.'" He turned to the next page to see the first instruction. "'Step One: The first step to becoming a superhero is to find your purpose for heroism'."

He put down the book and began to think. "Well…I guess me protecting peace and defeating evil doers could serve as a purpose for becoming a hero, and also I've done it before and it seems easy. So, that's my purpose."

Then he looked back at the book and turned the page. "Okay…'Step Two: Make your costume. Tight-fitting costumes are the most important thing to a superhero. The thing you should do when making your costume is to make it simple and cozy, and a way to hide your secret identity.'"

SpongeBob put the book down and started to ponder to himself. "Ah ha!" he said snapping his fingers with an idea. He then reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small red cloth. He cut through it with scissors and then put it over his eyes like a blindfold/mask.

"Ta da!" SpongeBob said now wearing a mask. "Now all I need is something else." He started to look around the room as he pondered. Then he stopped when he spotted his purple curtains on the window. "Perfect!"

Later, SpongeBob came out of his closet, holding a bunch of supplies like scissors, needle, yarn, and tape measures.

Then SpongeBob started cutting a piece of fabric into pieces and started sewing them into another piece of cloth which took hours and hours of work.

"Done!" SpongeBob finally said as he held out his new design which was a blue suit with only two red letters 'MS' sewed into it like a superhero emblem.

"How's it coming, Gary?" he called out to Gary, who was in the next room at a sewing machine with the purple curtains.

"Meow," Gary replied in an unenthusiastic tone as he sewed SpongeBob's curtains together.

Much later, SpongeBob was putting on a blue jumpsuit with the red emblem 'MS' in the middle, black boots, black gloves, a black belt with a couple compartments in it, and lastly put on a long purple cape with a long collar sticking up.

SpongeBob then stood in the shadows by his window in his new costume with his cape blowing mysteriously in the wind. "'Step Three: Come up with a mysterious pose'."

At night, the fish Evelyn was walking through a dark ally until a large thug fish came in front of her.

Evelyn gasped as the thug said, "Alright, hand over your loot!"

"AAAAHHH!" Evelyn screamed as she held out her purse in fear.

The thug laughed evilly until a familiar voice called out, "Not so fast!"

The two looked up to see a square figure standing on top of the building with his cape blowing in the wind.

"Who the heck are you?" the thug asked.

However, the one on the building was SpongeBob in his new superhero attire, and he just replied, "If you wanted a purse of your own, you could've gone out and buy one."

But when he moved his foot forward, he ended up falling off the building and onto the ground. SpongeBob lifted his head up and saw the thug in front of him. "Uh…I meant to do that."

"Look, kid. Why don't you go trick or treat somewhere else and let me get back to work?" the thug angrily glared at SpongeBob.

SpongeBob stood up and air-quoted, "Well, your 'work' is terrible evilness and must be punished." Then he got a nervous look. "But this is my first time doing this, so try and go a little easy-" but then the thug punched SpongeBob in the face and he slammed into the wall.

"That'll teach you to mess with me!" the thug smirked as he turned around.

SpongeBob regained consciousness and slowly stood up. "Oh, what do I do?" then he took out his 'How to Be a Superhero' book and quickly read it. "'Step Four: When fighting your first opponent, show him you mean business and show no fear'."

SpongeBob closed the book and got a determined look as he walked up to the thug. "Hold on a second! I'm not done yet!"

The thug grabbed SpongeBob by his cape collar and was about to punch him again. "Back for more, eh?"

Then suddenly, SpongeBob kicked the thug in the leg which caused him to drop SpongeBob on his feet. Then SpongeBob reached into his belt, took out his jellyfish net, and jumped into the air as he threw the net onto the thug's head, crashing him into the wall.

"Alright, criminal." SpongeBob said as he walked over to him. "Have you learned your lesson? Do you promise to give up your criminal ways?"

The thug turned to SpongeBob, and gasped in fright as he ran away screaming. SpongeBob chuckled and smirked behind his cape collar. "I'll take that as a 'yes'."

Then Evelyn ran up to him and smiled. "Oh, thank you, masked stranger. You're a hero."

This made SpongeBob smile and eyes sparkle. "Hero?!"

He continued to giggle, and then he suddenly floated up in the air which couldn't be the result of superpowers. SpongeBob landed on top of a building as he continued to smile. "I can't believe I'm a real superhero now." Then he reached into his belt. "Now to make an exit superhero style."

He took out a grappling hook and shot it in the air.

"Whee!" he shouted as he swung off the building, but then started screaming when he fell to the ground when the grappling hook fell down with him still on it.