Chapter 3, Shoppin'
Pearl ran to the Krusty Krab. "Dad, do you have anything planned?" Mr. Krabs said, "Don't snap your mizzenmast. I've got everything set." "Well, I already have the party favors", Pearl replied. "This year's gonna be a blast!" they both said. They hugged. "But really, I need everything on this list at my party," Pearl said. She took out a list and unscrolled it. The list rolled down the road. Mr. Krabs rolled it back up. SpongeBob came in and Mr. Krabs told him that he needed to buy Pearl presents. "I'll be at the mall with my friends!" Pearl shouted. She took SpongeBob by the arm and ran to the Bikini Bottom Mall.
At the mall, SpongeBob had to listen to Pearl telling a story about a girl she was shopping with and her boyfriend. "And that's when Marcy told me that Julie said that Angela did like Brad," Pearl gossiped. Clara chimed in, "Oh! I thought she hated him." "Me too," Marcy said, "until Julie found out the real truth." SpongeBob said unknowingly, "Angela likes Brad?" Pearl nodded her head yes. SpongeBob followed Pearl & pals into a video store. "I know her!" Tina said, pointing to a girl fish. "That's my friend June." June was watching a mind-screwing video on a computer. "What is this?" she asked. The friends walked into a store called Girly-Girlz Unlimited. The first thing Pearl saw was a purple comb that sparkled. "Oh my God, this is the best hair product ever!" she squealed. SpongeBob and Pearl went to the cash register. "I'd like to buy this piece of plastic...with this piece of plastic," SpongeBob stuttered. "He means he'd like to buy this comb with my dad's MasterCarp credit card," Pearl said. The cashier asked, "How do you spell 'Krabs'? Does it have a 'B' in it?" Pearl answered, "K-R-A-B-S. Krabs." The cashier handed the comb over to SpongeBob. "I'll never understand the workings of high finance..." SpongeBob muttered. Pearl and SpongeBob went back to the gang.
Pearl and Amy (a hedgehog friend) were checking out a bracelet. Amy handed it to SpongeBob, who had just snatched glitter gloss away from an elderly fish named Marie. SpongeBob had to buy both items at once! Pearl then saw a necklace with 5 jeweled clams hanging from it. Five was her lucky number (Eighteen was her unlucky number). SpongeBob bought it for her and sighed.
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward was nailing up a banner that read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEARL". Mr. Krabs sobbed tears of joy. Squidward didn't know why he was full-on sobbing. "I got it the day she was born."
Pearl returned from buying nail polish and saw Billy Fishkins! "Yes, it's me," Billy said. Amy said, "Isn't he dreamy?" SpongeBob bought a sea pony for Pearl. He then quickly disguised himself as a dog fish, but Sally took him out of the disguise. Pearl sighed as she was looking at the racks of dresses. "Dont give up, Pearl," said SpongeBob. "You're right," Pearl said. Then they looked at the dresses together.