Chapter 5, The Birthday Queen

Pearl, SpongeBob, and friends walked out of the Bikini Bottom Mall. They walked all the way to Pearl's house. Pearl changed herself into a new dress. It was light-pink, sparkly, and glittery. She put on a tiara and lilac high-heels and was all set. She got in SpongeBob's boatmobile and they drove to the Krusty Krab.

"Everyone get in position!" Mr. Krabs yelled. He, Squidward, and the guests all stood in the Krusty Krab. When Pearl arrived, she was surprised to see that the building was...the Kuddly Krab! She walked in, and found herself in the regular Krusty Krab. Everyone said, "Happy Birthday, Pearl!" Balloons flew up, and a fish pulled a hook to reveal that the Krusty Krab interior was just rollable wallpaper. Pearl and friends were in the Kuddly Krab! "SpongeBob, what took you so long?" Mr. Krabs asked SpongeBob. "And where's Pearl's presents?" SpongeBob replied, "The delivery truck will be here momentarily."

Pearl noticed Mr. Krabs had gotten a new banner. Instead of saying "It's a Boy Girl", it read "Happy Birthday!" "Daddy, this party might be fun," she said. Judy said, "You're a birthday queen!" Pearl and her friends went to the popcorn machine. Here we go again... Pearl thought. She dared to take a bite. When she ate it, she smiled. It wasn't stale popcorn! Mina (a mongoose friend) said, "It's not stale popcorn!" They went over to the drink station, which Squidward was running. Mina took a sip of punch, then turned to Pearl and said, "It tastes like grape soda!" "It is grape soda," Squidward said. He laughed. Pearl loved grape soda punch! She noticed the ice sculpture. "Is that supposed to be...me?" She went over and touched it. "It's made out of ice! Finally! Whoo Hoo!" She'd always get a statue made out of Krabby Patties ever since she was 14. SpongeBob told her, "On the sculpture...it is ice!" "Who all wants some cake?" Mr. Krabs asked. Pearl said, "The cake does look good." She and Marcy ran up and took a bite. Pearl shouted, "It's chocolate! Yum!" Thank God it isn't cardboard! she thought. "And frosting," Mr. Krabs added. "Well Pearl, 15 lame parties in a row, but this one's great," Angela told Pearl with a smile. Sally (a squirrel friend) noticed the drink station. "No root beer, but..." she stated.

"Wait, there's more," Pearl told her friends. "My dad got Boys Who Cry to play!" She then turned to Mr. Krabs and whispered, "You did get Boys Who Cry, right?" Mr. Krabs said, "Oh, even better sweetie. Hit it." A stage opened as R&B music began to play. Pearl & friends nearly fainted at what they saw. Boys Who Cry were playing live at the Kuddly Krab. "Hello, ladies," they said. But something weird happened. The band shrunk until they were 3 inches tall, and then they hopped on Pearl's lip. They sang "Birthday Girl", and danced to it.
"It's all about you girl, on your 16th birthday!

Pay attention to you girl, everyone has to do just what you say!

You get your very own spotlight tonight, 'cuz it's all about you!

Yeah, it's all about Pearl! You're the birthday girl! Huh!"

They hopped off her lip, grew back, and danced. "Hey! That's Boys Who Cry!" Tara yelled. "Yeah! Yeah!" Judy shouted. Clara said happily, "What awesome fun this is!". Pearl turned to Mr. Krabs and told him, "Daddy, how could you make it cool?" "With a lot of effort and money," he replied. "I gave you a list, and you decided to add to that. This is the best party ever, thank you," Pearl replied. She was smiling and dancing with her friends. Mr. Krabs noticed something out the window from the corner of his eye. He asked, "Pearl, what's outside?" Pearl turned to him and praised, "You did everything! You stopped being cheap, for me!" Then she remembered what Mr. Krabs had just asked her. "Oh, the presents," she answered, "that's what's outside." She laughed and invited her friends to go outside and shake some of the presents to guess what was in them. Mr. Krabs was watching from the enterance. "I'll make it even cooler, Pearl," he responded.

He then told the guests at the party, "Okay! The shrinking show! Put on your 'Safety Goggles'!" Pearl turned to Judy and said to her, "It's about to start." "Yeah!" Judy replied. Pearl and her friends ran back into the Kuddly Krab. They sat down. "Let's put on our glasses," Pearl said. She & her friends put on the 3D glasses (called Safety Goggles). As the preshow started, Nancy told her friends about her coulrophobia she had when she was a kid. "When I was young, I was afraid of Krabby the Clown, true fact!" "Oh, really?" Angela asked. Nancy responded, "Yes. Now let's watch this 3D movie!" "Bring it on!" Pearl and friends yelled. They waited for the scientist in the movie to "shrink" them with his laser beam. When he did, they cheered. But their cheers were interrupted by a huge dog who sniffed at them. Everyone screamed. It got worse when the dog sneezed on them. What Pearl and friends thought was mucus sprayed all over the audience. "Ewwww!" Marcy exclaimed, disgusted. "Yeah, ewww!" Pearl shouted. And then...giant mice ran up their legs! "Eeeek!" Julie screamed. Nancy had enough of 3D for a while. She took off her 3D glasses and proclaimed, "I'm getting something to eat." She got a Krabby Patty and topped it with volcano sauce. She added fries and a salad as a side.

Meanwhile, a snake in the movie "charged" at Pearl & friends. "Look out for that snake!" Angela told to her friends, worried. Pearl screamed. Nancy returned to her seat and put her 3D glasses back on. "I'm back," she said, "...what is a human doing in the Kuddly Krab?" Marcy told her, "It's the 3D show!" The human picked up the audience and the entire Kuddly Krab! The audience screamed. When the human put the Kuddly Krab back down, everything was quiet and Pearl actually thought the show was over. But not yet. The audience could hear loud footsteps. Then, a deafening roar sent the audience screaming in hysterics! It was a lion! Pearl, Marcy, Brad, Angela, Judy, and SpongeBob screamed in terror - while Nancy, Julie, Sally, Mina, Breezie, Clara, Amy, and Tara huddled together. Sera, Sara, and Sarah were shaking in fear. Finally, the lion left the screen, and a laser beam hit them and they "grew" back.

The show was over and Pearl was relieved. She and the audience took off their 3D glasses. Pearl drank some soda. "Well, time for the presents," Mr. Krabs said. SpongeBob emptied a truck with gifts. Pearl asked, "You got me a Boys Who Cry CD and a boat?" Breezie came over. "He did?" she said. "How much is this $500 costing me?" Mr. Krabs asked. SpongeBob showed him the reciept. Mr. Krabs freaked out. "BILLY FISHKINS?!" Pearl saw Billy Fishkins get out of a present. "Ah, nothing's too good for my daddy," Pearl said. And then she, SpongeBob, and Billy Fishkins danced and laughed.