Nicktoons Unite!

Chapter 5: Bikini Bottom Brawl

Back in Jimmy's lab, the four heroes had just returned from Amity Park. The genius went to his computer and pulled up several images, a picture from each world. A big, green check mark was on a screenshot from Danny's world.
"Okay, we saved Amity Park," said Jimmy, looking at his comrades, "so now were down to three. Where to next?"
Spongebob jumped up and down, frantically waving one arm and saying, "Ooh, ooh, ooh, me, pick me!"

Jimmy awkwardly pointed at the excited sponge. "Yes...Spongebob?"
"How 'bout we go to Bikini Bottom? Can we? Huh? Can we?"
Timmy shrugged and said, "I don't see why not. Neutron, power up that portal and send us to Beanie's Button."
"It's 'Bikini Bottom', dude." pointed out Danny.

Behind them, the portal hummed to life once more and opened another portal, this time swirling with blue energy. Timmy was about to jump through it but Jimmy stopped him.
"Wait, Turner! You do realize that Spongebob's home is underwater, right?" asked the genius.
The bucktooth kid's eyes widen. "Oh geez, I almost forgot. Then we better get into your submarine or use some scuba gear."

"Not to worry; I've got just the thing." assured Jimmy as he opened a drawer. After shuffling around said drawer, he took out three pieces of square, yellow gum and handed one to Timmy and one to Danny.
"What's this?" asked the ghost boy.
"It's my most useful invention I've ever made: Neutronic Air Gum. All you have to do is chew it and you'll be able to breathe and survive the pressures of underwater."

"All right!" exclaimed Timmy as he popped the gum into his mouth. When he started chewing, though, the bucktooth kid got a weird look. "This doesn't taste very good, dude."
Jimmy began to chew his. "I know, I'm still working on the flavor."
Once Danny had done the same, Spongebob rushed over to the glowing portal. "C'mon, guys! We gotta stop Plankton and save my home!"
The three humans nodded and followed the sponge through the portal, which promptly closed.

A blue portal opened near Spongebob's house and the four heroes stepped through. Jimmy took a breath and grinned, pleased that his invention had worked once more. He then looked at Timmy and Danny, who were hesitantly holding theirs.
"It's okay, guys. We'll be fine, I promise." assured the genius.
Danny was first, gasping and sighing. He blinked several times and smiled as he began to breathe naturally. "Hey, this is pretty cool."
Timmy, after doing the same, explored his surroundings. "I know, I can't believe were at the bottom of the ocean."

Jimmy began to explain. "The gum will last about 5 hours, plenty of time for us to save Bikini Bottom."
Spongebob was too excited to hear him. "Oh, I can't wait to introduce you guys to my friends; there's Patrick, and Sandy and Squidward and Mr.-
"Uh, Spongebob, where is everybody?" interrupted Danny, looking around.
"Ooh, you're right, Danny, it's quiet. Too quiet." replied the sponge.

Timmy got a worried look on his face. "Maybe they were all captured by this Plankton guy."
Spongebob shook his head. "No, Timmy, I think it might be something else; I think someone has planned...A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ME!"
Before the three kids could stop him, the excited sponge rushed over behind his house. "Surprise!" he cheered, but didn't see anyone. "Huh, not here."
Spongebob then rushed to the top of Squidward's house. "Surprise!" he yelled again, but no one was there. "Huh, not here either."

Finally, Spongebob peeked behind a big rock. "Surprise!" he screamed, but, again, it was vacant. "Wow, they're hiding so well it'll take me forever to find them."
When he got back to a confused Danny, Timmy and Jimmy, the genius said, "Uh, I don't think they're hiding, Spongebob, I think they're-
"Surprise."

The four slowly turned around to the voice and saw they were surrounded by robots holding long, metal shafts and rolling on track wheels.
Spongebob smiled. "Is it a costume party?" he asked.
Danny's fists began to glow. "I don't think those are costumes..."
Before the robots could strike, a "HI-YAAA!" came from behind the machines and one of them was split in half. When the two halves fell, a squirrel dressed in an astronaut suit stood with her hands raised.

"C'mon, Spongebob, let's get outta here!" said the squirrel in a western accent.
"Sandy!" exclaimed Spongebob. "I knew you won't be late for my birthday party!"
Sandy rolled her eyes. "Spongebob, your birthday is three months away. Now bring yer little friends and follow me!"
Jimmy stepped forward. "Um, may I suggest getting rid of these metal abominations first?"

The squirrel smiled. "Can do, pardner!" Sandy then leaped into the air and kicked one of the robots down. Danny did the same with another and Jimmy blasted the other's with his Tornado Blaster, which produced a torrent of bubbles.
After all the robots were disabled, Sandy led the four down the road. They passed several odd-shaped buildings and motorboats with wheels. The road itself was deserted, with the occasional scallop flying by.

At last, the gang reached a treasure chest shaped, wooden building with a clam-shell sign that said, 'THE KRUSTY KRAB'.
"What's a 'krusty krab'?" asked Timmy.
Spongebob beamed at the bucktooth kid. "Why, its the greatest restaurant in the whole sea! Because it serves the greatest food in the whole sea: the Krabby Patty!"
Danny was next to ask, "Which is...?"

The excited Spongebob drooled. "It's the most delicious patty you'll ever taste!"
Sandy interrupted, "Spongebob, this ain't the time for talkin' 'bout food!" Then she began to explain, "Here's what's happenin', ya'll; Plankton's kidnapped everyone in Bikini Bottom along with the restaurant owner, Mr. Krabs."
"Oh no!" cried Spongebob.

"He's plannin' to make Krabs talk and get the secret recipe for the Krabby Patty. Even worse, the one-eyed varmint is havestin' all the jellyfish for their sting."
"Those poor jellyfish!" said the terrified sponge.
Sandy continued, "You boys are gonna have to infiltrate Plankton's factory and find those harvesters."
"And save the jellyfish!" finished Spongebob.

"Next, find and stop Plankton before he gets the recipe."
"And save Mr. Krabs!"
Timmy was amazed. "Ooh, this sounds like a spy movie. Do we get any spy stuff?"
"Timmy..." Danny started, annoyed that the bucktooth kid wasn't taking any of this seriously, but Sandy cut him off.

"You're smart, kid. As a matter of fact, you'll rendezvous with an insider. His name is Agent Star."
Spongebob's eyes widen in awe. "Ooh, Agent Star. I wonder who that would be?"
Sandy pointed west. "Their's a shortcut through Jellyfish Fields to Plankton's factory. I'll stay here and cover ya'll."
"Got it, Sandy!" saluted Spongebob. He then turned to his friends and said, "Follow me, guys!"

Spongebob, Danny, Timmy and Jimmy trotted towards the fields of the sea jelly.

Soon, the four heroes arrived at Jellyfish Fields. It was filled with rolling hills and soft, green seagrass. Coral trees and rocks sparsely dotted the landscape.
Spongebob breathed in deeply. Signing, he said, "Jellyfish Fields; one of best places in the entire ocean."
"You said the same thing about the Krusty Krab." Jimmy pointed out.
"I know," replied the sponge, "the thing is that there's a whole bunch of awesome places in Bikini Bottom." Then he spied a pink jellyfish buzzing through the water.

Without hesitating, Spongebob took out a butterfly net and raced towards the sea jelly. He caught it in the net with a single swing. Rushing back to the others, he carefully picked up his prize by the head, its tentacles swinging wildly.
"Isn't she a beaut?" Spongebob beamed.
Timmy reached out to touch the jellyfish. "Hey, this guy's kinda-OW!" A sharp pain went through his hand as the sea jelly zapped him.
Spongebob lost his grip on the jelly and it swam away. "Timmy!" he scolded, "Be careful! Jellyfish are very sensitive and don't like being poked."

"Will you quit worrying 'bout that sea wasp and look what it did to my hand?!" snarled the bucktooth boy. Danny took a quick glance at the boy's hand; there were no markings.
"I think you're gonna be okay, Timmy." he said dully. "Anyway, we better get movin'! Spongebob, lead on!"
The sea sponge nodded and marched forth. As the four traversed the fields, Spongebob couldn't help but sing a song,

Oh, it's a gonna be a great adventure

We're gonna see so many things!

What will we find that will change us forever?

Treasure? Monsters? Or a big secret?

But we can't forget, why we're here in the first place:

We're here to save our worlds together!

'Cause we're the best of friends!

As the sponge sang, Danny covered his ears, Timmy rolled his eyes and Jimmy tried his best to concentrate on the trail ahead. Then Spongebob came up to Timmy and nudged him.
"C'mon, Timmy, sing with me!" gleamed the happy sea sponge.
The bucktooth kid shut his eyes tightly. "No thanks, dude." he grumbled.

Spongebob then turned to the genius. "Jimmy? How 'bout you?"
Jimmy shook his head, smiling. "I'm not a very good singer."
Finally, the sponge looked at Danny with a big grin on his face. The teen uncovered his ears and said, "Ya know, Spongebob, we're supposed to be on a covert mission. As in, we need to be quiet."

The sponge's eyes widen. "Ooh, you're right, Danny. I almost forgot about that. I'll pipe down then." Spongebob thus continued to stride forward. Timmy glanced up a Danny, nodding his head, while Jimmy let out a sigh of relief.
It wasn't long before they came upon a particularly large harvester. The machine had a huge net in the back with a long tube connecting it. It didn't look like it was on, so the four quietly tiptoed around the vehicle.

Spongebob put a finger to his lips. "Shh! Be quiet, guys; there's a harvester."
Timmy whispered back. "No kiddin'.
"I wonder where that secret agent Sandy was talking about is." mumbled Jimmy.
The four boys had just made it to the other side of the harvester-

"HIYA, SPONGEBOB!"
Spongebob yelped as he jumped into Danny's arms. Timmy and Jimmy yelped, took out their weapons and aimed it at the direction of the voice.
Standing in front of them was a pink, fat starfish wearing floral print swim trunks. He had a happy, dopey look on his face.
"Patrick?!" Spongebob exclaimed. He got down from Danny's arms. "What are you doing here?"

"Sandy made me a secret agent, but don't tell anyone! Ahaha!" Patrick cheered in his dopey voice.
Timmy slapped his head, lowering his weapon. "Don't tell me this is Agent Star."
"Shh!" hushed Cosmo, the laser gun. "It's supposed to be a secret!"
Spongebob continued to talk to his friend. "Pat, you better get outta here. That harvester could start up any minute and-" The sponge's eyes suddenly grew wide in fear. Stammering, he pointed behind Patrick.

"What?" asked the sea star. A large shadow then loomed over him. Patrick turned around to see the harvester come alive, it's vacuum tube aimed at Spongebob's pink friend.
"Is this the harvester you guys were talkin' about?" he asked unfazed.
Before anyone could protect Patrick, the machine sucked the confused starfish through the tube and deposited him in the basket.

"Patrick! NO!" screamed Spongebob as he rushed over, but the harvester was already making its way toward's Plankton's factory at top speed. Inside the basket, the heroes could hear Patrick.
"Hehehe, that tickles...OUCH! Hey!...OMF! Hahaha!"
The four boys could only watch helplessly as the machine rolled quickly over the hills and was disappearing fast. The sea star's voice thus began to fade away.

"Oh, ouch! Cut that out!...Omf...Sponge-OW!...Spongebob, help!"