'Now entering to lair of the King Jellyfish' read the sign above the majestic entrance to the King Jellyfish's lair. Two high pillars encrusted with shells and coral towered above SpongeBob and Patrick.
"Wow" the two said simultaneously.
"I've never seen such a high pillar in my entire life!" exclaimed SpongeBob.
"What's a pillar?" asked Patrick.
"Never mind" replied SpongeBob.
They ran through the gate, and shot down the long path leading up to a huge coliseum. Novelty item stalls and gift shops went past in a blur as the two ran in their ever-lasting hyper-active state.
"Watch out!" shouted fish as their popcorn and souvenirs shot out of their fins by the rush of bubbles followed the couple.
"Here it is!" Patrick shouted to SpongeBob as they stood outside the towering stadium. They could only imagine the joy they were about to behold as they set foot into the entrance.
"2 tickets to see the King Jellyfish please!" said SpongeBob to the same old wrinkled fish in the pink uniform.
"It's free, kid" said the fish, in her low monotonous voice. "This is the queue for refreshments."
"But there's no-body cueing" said SpongeBob
"That's because the show started 5 minutes ago." She replied.
Before she could tell SpongeBob that the show was only 10 minutes long, and that he should wait for the next one in 15 minutes, he and Patrick were gone, in a stream of bubbles.
The two shuffled past people as they tried to get to two empty seats, knocking over drinks and popcorn in the process.
In the middle of the coliseum, some acrobats in jellyfish costumes walked off, and a loud Roman fanfare filled the place with atmosphere.
"AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR….THE KING JELLYFISH!" came from the loudspeakers.
SpongeBob and Patrick didn't say anything, they were paralysed with excitement.
A huge, circular trapdoor opened in the middle of the stadium, and the sound of a large mechanism roared, a platform started to rise up from the hole in the floor. By now, more acrobats and performers were marching around the stadium. On the platform was the biggest, most amazing creature that anyone had ever seen, it was the long anticipated King Jellyfish. Its huge pink body was the size of a large car. The audience roared with shout and screams of excitement and happiness.
But something was not quite right, SpongeBob and Patrick were not cheering. They could sense that behind the laughter and amazement, something was not right. Each of the King Jellyfishes huge tentacles were attached to chains, and the chains were attached to the platform. The jellyfish was motionless, alive, but motionless. SpongeBob could see the sadness it was feeling, he could sense it longing to be set free. He looked at Patrick, and could tell that he could see it too. The rest of the audience applauded and cheered, SpongeBob and Patrick were the only ones that cared about the jellyfish's feelings.
When the show was over, they both knew that something had to be done.
They left the park without saying a word, but when they were on the bus going home, they discussed what they were going to do.