A Different World
(Chapter Five)
Spongebob and Sandy were talking when Spongebob brought something up.
"Hey Sandy." Says Spongebob.
"Yeah Spongebob?" Asks Sandy.
"Didn't you say that you would teach me how to do karate?" Asks Spongebob.
"Oh yeah sure Spongebob. Do you know any karate moves at all or do I need to teach you?" Asks Sandy.
"I've tried out karate moves that I've seen on TV." Says Spongebob.
"But you've never actually used karate?" Asks Sandy.
"No not really." Says Spongebob.
"Then I guess we have a lot of work to do. Karate takes years of practice to master." Says Sandy.
Spongebob thinks to himself frowning: But she will probably move on before then.
"Why so sad Spongebob?" Asks Sandy.
"You said it takes years to master, if you leave how will I learn?" Asks Spongebob.
"I'm sure that there are other people that know karate. I don't know how long I will be here; it all depends on how long it takes to free this town. If I can free this town that is, I may have to leave if they find me. I'm not a member of this town so I don't know what they would do to me, but I'm not taking any chances. If I think there is trouble then I will leave." Says Sandy.
All of this talk about Sandy leaving made Spongebob feel worse, he was just starting to get to know her and he didn't want to lose her.
"Do you know if the BBFF does rescue missions?" Asks Spongebob.
"We are planning one to save people and see if we can get them to talk about what happened. Maybe if we are lucky we can get more group members. Right now our group of ten doesn't look very good." Says Sandy.
"So you go around helping countries become free, are you the only person that does this?" Asks Spongebob.
"No there are plenty of people, not just in my country, but other people from other countries that help those who need freedom. We are not always successful and we have to move onto a different place." Says Sandy.
"Do you think that we will be free?" Asks Spongebob.
"It's too hard to tell right now Spongebob, but anything is possible." Says Sandy smiling.
They were interrupted because the Planktopolis News had come on.
"Hello citizens of Planktopolis just a few reminders… curfew is at seven o clock. I realize that work ends for most people around sic o clock, but I'm strongly encouraging you to do all of your grocery shopping or any other things you need to do before seven o clock. Once again my Plankguards are looking for spies that are members of the BBFF. If anyone knows anything about this group or any other criminals don't hesitate to turn them in you will be rewarded. Today we arrested Squidward Tentacles today for Musical Self Expression. He was turned in by his own neighbor and coworker Spongebob Squarepants. Excellent job Spongebob, we could use more people like you to track down law breakers. Like I said before you will be rewarded so I am offering you this now while everyone is listening. Spongebob if you would like we could really use you as a Plankguard, but if you do not want to you are to continue your normal duties. Please let us about your decision. This is Planktopolis News signing off." Says Plankton.
Spongebob begins to freak out.
"This is not good they know who I am now, they might even know what I look like." Says Spongebob.
"Well of course they do, they know everyone in town, and they have pictures of everyone." Says Eugene.
"Way to go Spongebob now you've possibly given away our hiding spot." Says Patrick angrily.
"No one followed me." Says Spongebob.
"I believe Patrick is right… for once" Says Eugene.
"What?" Asks Spongebob worried.
"Your name was mentioned, which means that a lot of eyes will be on you for a while. If someone follows you here it could be a Plankguard and Plankton will have us all arrested or killed." Says Eugene.
"Killed?" Asks Spongebob worried.
"Yes, if someone breaks loyalty to Plankton, then that could possibly mean death. I think you should return to your formal life." Says Eugene.
"I didn't mean for this to happen really I didn't, I just wanted freedom like the rest of you." Says Spongebob sadly walking away.
He was about to leave when Sandy said something.
"Wait!" Shouts Sandy.
"I'm sorry Sandy, but I guess they're right, I'm no longer any help to this group." Says Spongebob.
"Hang on a minute guys… Did you ever think that this was possibly a good thing?" Asks Sandy
"Spongebob getting the attention of Plankton, how is this a good thing?" Asks Eugene.
"Because if Spongebob gains Plankton's trust, but still has loyalty to us then sooner or later Plankton will think that he is one of them and he will be able to go around unsupervised, he will kind of fake it. Then we could bring him down from the inside." Says Sandy.
"That sounds like a pretty good idea." Says Eugene.
"What do you say Spongebob are you up for it?" Asks Sandy.
"Oh sure anything to free this town." Says Spongebob.
"Ok so he's kind of a danger, and kind of not a danger, I'm confused." Says Patrick.
"Well it is kind of confusing… while he may be helping us by finding out where the prisoners are being held, he may also be harming us by possibly giving away our location; I believe it is a risk worth taking." Says Sandy.
"It sounds pretty good to me." Says Eugene.
"I believe in you Spongebob." Says Sandy.
This makes Spongebob smile.
"Well we're best friends so I believe in you too Spongebob." Says Patrick.
The rest of the group started to cheer and clap.
"Alright then we have a pretty good plan to take down Plankton, I say we celebrate." Says Eugene.
"Party!" Says Patrick
Eugene takes out an old record player and records and starts up some music. No one really knew what to do except for Sandy. Spongebob laughed a little at the way she was moving.
"What's so funny Spongebob?" Asks Sandy blushing.
"All of that moving you are doing." Says Spongebob.
"What dancing?" Asks Sandy.
"Yeah that…" Says Spongebob.
"Do none of you know how to dance?" Asks Sandy.
"Of course not, it's a form of self expression and we aren't really allowed to listen to any kind of music anyway, but since we are out here in a sound proof location I thought I'd sneak a record in. It's like old times again; I remember what it was like to dance. You could either dance by yourself or with a bunch of people." Says Eugene.
"Wow Plankton has to take the fun out of everything." Says Spongebob.
"You said it Spongebob, which makes me glad I live in a place away from the rest of the town." Says Sandy.
"So Sandy karate can wait I guess… do you think you could show me how to dance?" Asks Spongebob.
"I could show you a few dance moves, but you can move however you want to, that's the great thing about music." Says Sandy.
"Ok." Says Spongebob.
He asked her a question.
"Hey Sandy… are we friends now?" Asks Spongebob.
"I think so if you want to be." Says Sandy.
Spongebob just smiles at this. He honestly wanted to tell her how he felt about her, but was still too shy. Then everyone danced to a few fast songs, Sandy and Spongebob were getting a lot of attention, then Patrick goes over to Eugene.
"Hey do you have any slow songs?" Asks Patrick point at Spongebob and Sandy who were laughing and having fun dancing.
"On the other side of the record. I see what you're doing." Says Eugene as he starts to laugh a little.
He stops the record for a minute and flips it over. A slow songs comes on and Spongebob and Sandy stop dancing. Spongebob was confused as to why she stopped dancing. He noticed her blush as someone adjusted the lights.
"What's going on, why did you stop dancing? Are you not having fun?" Asks Spongebob.
"Oh yes I'm having fun, but it's just that… this is a slow song." Says Sandy.
"Ok and?" Asks Spongebob.
"Slow songs are what people in my country did when they were married and stuff like that. They dance very close together." Says Sandy blushing.
Spongebob's eyes light up when he heard that.
"C… Could we do that?" Asks Spongebob blushing.
Sandy wanted to, but everyone was looking at them.
"Well I would like to, but everyone is looking at us." Says Sandy.
"Then just look at me, don't even look at them. Pretend they aren't even here, it's just me and you." Says Spongebob smiling.
He had his hand out hoping that she would take it to dance and she did just that.
"Well ok… I suppose it couldn't hurt." Says Sandy smiling and blushing."
They grab hands and came close together and moved along with the music. They both had a different look in their eyes, it shined with love and happiness. It was the best night of their lives, nothing else mattered to them except for that moment. No one could take it away from them.
(This seems like a good place to end this chapter, but the story is not over yet. Find out what will happen next.)