Suddenly, the Time Police barged into the Nightmare Realm and started capturing everyone except SpongeBob.

SpongeBob was upset and asked, "What's going on? Why is this happening?"

One of the officers chuckled, "Don't worry about it, kid, we're cleaning up the Nightmare Realm."

SpongeBob protested, "But we already cleaned up the Nightmare Realm!"

The officer looked at SpongeBob funny and asked, "We?"

SpongeBob said, "Me and the other Hench-Maniacs!"

The officer scoffed, "Yeah right, There's no way they did all of this good. They're too set in their evil ways."

Bill was put into cuffs that prevented him from doing any magic. The other Hench-Maniacs were quickly subdued. The Time Police dragged them all away.

SpongeBob took a deep breath and rushed up to Bill's room. He pulled Bill's royal portrait off the wall, and behind it was a safe. SpongeBob punched in a code and opened it. Inside was a gold scroll in a crystal bottle. SpongeBob very carefully took the bottle out and went after the Time Police.

One by One, as he gave chase in his bubble, he felt the Hench-Maniacs being disconnected from the collective knowledge. The last thing SpongeBob felt from each was fear and agony. He had to swallow his growing fear, clutching the bottle close.

SpongeBob muttered, "Hang on, guys, I'm coming."

Finally, he lost connection to collective knowledge. He came to the source of the cut-off, and his heart ached to see each of the Hench-Maniacs were turned to stone. Only Bill remained, and he was taken to the Court. SpongeBob floated down to Bill's side, interrupting the proceedings when his bubble popped.

Time Baby started, "How dare..."

He was suddenly interrupted by a squealing gasp. A dolphin wearing a long cape and a pendant identical to the one SpongeBob was wearing swam out to see SpongeBob.

The dolphin asked, "Why do you have the pendent of The One Who Watches?"

SpongeBob chuckled, "His name isn't The One Who Watches. His true name is Bubbles!"

The dolphin whistled and chirped excitedly.

Bill asked, "Uhh, why are you reacting like that?"

The dolphin answered, "Why, that's my name!"

Bubbles asked, "Are you from my future little Sponge?"

SpongeBob smiled and said, "Yep, 10,000 years, in fact!"

The Court gasped. Bubbles laughed and chirped happily.

Time Baby asked, "And who might you be, little Sponge?"

SpongeBob answered, "Hi, I'm SpongeBob SquarePants. I come from a place called Bikini Bottom! Well, before I became a citizen of the Nightmare Realm anyway."

Bubbles excitedly said, "I did it! I found a way to help the Nightmare Realm! You didn't believe me, but I found a way!"

Time Baby's face became stern, and he snarled, "Sit down, Bubbles. Bill still has to answer for his crimes."

SpongeBob said, "About that, I have something you may want to see."

SpongeBob held up the crystal bottle with gold paper in it. Time Baby used his telepathy to take it from SpongeBob and open it. He looked it over.

Time Baby asked, "What is this?"

SpongeBob said, "A prophecy of doom Bill was bound to, leveled against the second dimension!"

Time Baby read over the paper again and sang, "I'm sorry, little Sponge, but this isn't evidence of Bill's innocence.

I'm sorry, Bubbles, but your quest was futile from the start.

Prophecy doesn't matter.

Destiny doesn't excuse the agony Bill has inflicted.

It was only by your own choice, Bill, that the second dimension burned."

Bill was too devastated to reply. SpongeBob sang back in anger, "Then why the hell was he bound to a prophecy like this?

Why the hell would he think anything less than he had to if his destiny was laid out so clearly?

Why the hell would Bill willfully choose to give up everything and everyone he loves if he knew that the prophecy didn't matter?"

Bill snapped through tears, "I didn't; of all the things that I know, I didn't know the prophecy didn't matter."

Bubbles was shocked and asked, "How?"

Bill glared daggers at one of the jury in attendance and snarled, "Why don't you ask my patron?"

Bubbles turned, and sure enough, Inga, the god of the second dimension, was there.

Inga scoffed and said, "I saw no reason why Bill didn't just think for himself."

Bill snapped back, singing himself, "You said that the only reason why I was so powerful was because I was destined for destruction!

I only ever did what I was told!

Is this the thanks I get for giving everything up for you?!"

The rest of the Court gasped in horror.

SpongeBob sang, "So I ask, why the hell was he bound to a prophecy like this?

Why the hell would he think anything less than he had to if his destiny was laid out so clearly?

Why the hell would Bill willfully choose to give up everything and everyone he loves if he knew that the prophecy didn't matter?"

Bill sang along side SpongeBob as they both sang, "There is no explanation other than the system was rigged from the start to maliciously try to punish an innocent with a power that you saw as a threat!"

Inga sang, "What does it matter anyway?

Your world will be coming to an end any day.

Free will means nothing because, one way or another, you will pay your dues.

Bill will be back with his Weirdmaggedon again to incinerate you!"

Bubbles said, "Wait, you mean this happened twice?"

Time Baby sighed, "Yes. I didn't know where the prophecies of doom were coming from, but Bill was bound also to decimate the third dimension."

Bubbles was shocked and said, "Oh hell no! I'm putting an end to this trial right now. Clearly, we have the wrong photo!"

Time Baby snapped, "You don't have the authority to make such a call."

(The Timeline fractured a bit. This is a glimpse at another series of events that possibly happened)

Bubbles sighed, "You're right. I apologize."

He swam back to his seat.

Time Baby said, "Now, for rudely interrupting this court proceeding, I sentence you, SpongeBob SquarePants, to death!"

Bill gasped, "No! Please, if anything, I deserve to die, not the Sponge!"

Time Baby shouted, "MY DECISION IS FINAL!"

He whacked a rattle on the tray of his carrier, and immediately, SpongeBob was put into chains. He was slowly drained of his very essence.

Bill shouted, "Call out Sponge to save your soul!"

SpongeBob shouted, "NURTER YAM I TAHT, REWOP TNEICNA EHT EKOVNI! NURB OT EM ROF EMOC SAH EMIT EHT! L-O-T-O-X-A!"

Then he dropped to the ground as an ordinary Sponge. Bill was left to the mercy of Time Baby.

The Axolotl's voice boomed as if interrupting the regular flow of time, "But I do!"

The angelic aquatic entity descended onto the area. He had a stern look on his face. SpongeBob was amazed.

The Axolotl said, with a snarl and wiggling his gills threateningly, "Time Baby, let them go."

Time Baby squeaked, "Yes, sir!"

Bill was surprised and asked, "Axolotl, what are you doing here?"

Axolotl answered, smiling at SpongeBob, "I'm helping an old friend."

SpongeBob asked, "Have we met before?"

The Axolotl retorted sweetly, "Does the name Sponge-Glob ring any bells?"

SpongeBob gasped, "Oh my goodness! You really changed a lot!"

The Axolotl chuckled, "And it's all thanks to you and your soft, wholesome goodness, my little homemade loaf."

SpongeBob asked, "Oh, will I live a long time?"

The Axolotl said, "SpongeBob, you're immortal now, remember?"

SpongeBob said, "Oh, right!"

Bill, SpongeBob, and all the Hench-Maniacs returned to the Nightmare Realm while Inga was put on trial. The Axolotl flew back up into the sky, and they all lived happily ever after.

THE END