friends were primitive,â observed the Squidwardosaurus rex.
SpongeBob began to sniff. âDonât cry, me boy,â Mr. Krabs said. âEverythingâs gonna be fine! For us, that is.â
âIâm not crying, Mr. Krabs,â SpongeBob said, sniffing some more. âI smell Krabby Patties!â
âThatâs right,â Mr. Krabs said gently. âKeep thinking happy thoughts.â He turned to Squidward and shouted, âNOW!â
Squidward swung an ax and cut the rope. The heavystone bun fell! SpongeBob braced himself, waiting to be squished â¦
⦠but nothing happened!
Mr. Krabs had jumped onto the altar and caught the stone bun! âThe boyâs right!â he announced. âI smell âem, too! Someone somewhere is cookinâ up one oâ me original-formuler, world-famous Krabby Patties!â
With a loud grunt, Mr. Krabs tossed the big stone bun aside. Then he ripped off the leather clothes heâd been wearing ever since chaos had engulfed Bikini Bottom. âOkay, SpongeBobâgo get it!â
âWait,â Squidward said. âYou mean we can just take these uncomfortable clothes OFF?â He ripped off his leather clothes, too.
âGo find the Krabby Patty!â Mr. Krabs said to SpongeBob. âCome on, boy!â
SpongeBob followed the scent. âLetâs go, everybody!â he said. âIâve got some Krabby Patty orders to fill!â
Sniffing the air, he took off across the ocean floor. Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Patrick, Squidward, and the mob followed him.
âItâs coming from over there!â SpongeBob cried as he led everyone up a hill.
But when they had almost reached the top of thehill, they all realized that SpongeBob was leading them up to the surface. The mob groaned. Sure, they wanted delicious Krabby Patties, but as sea creatures, they couldnât leave the water.
âAll right,â the leader of the angry mob said. âAll secondary characters, come with me.â
âYeah,â Squidward agreed. âIâm with you guys.â He started to leave with the crowd, but Mr. Krabs stopped him.
âNo way, Squidward. Youâre going up there with us.â
âMy feet hurt,â Patrick complained.
âPatrick, you donât HAVE feet,â SpongeBob pointed out.
Patrick gasped. âItâs not fair! Sandy has feet! Squidward has feet!â
âActually, I have FOUR feet,â Squidward said.
Patrick sat down with a grunt. SpongeBob walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. âPatrick, itâs not about feet.â
âWhat IS this about, then?â Squidward asked.
âItâs about being a TEAM and sticking together no matter WHAT!â SpongeBob said. As he was speaking, trying to inspire the others, no one saw Plankton hide inside SpongeBobâs sock.
Squidward raised his arms in disbelief. âThe only way weâre going up there is if some sort of fairy godmothershows up and helps us breathe air!â
The words were scarcely out of Squidwardâs mouth when â¦
FLASH!
Bubbles the dolphin appeared in a flash of bright light! He floated right in front of them.
âBubbles?â SpongeBob asked.
âYou KNOW this guy?â Squidward asked in disbelief.
âPlease donât hurt us, Bubbles,â SpongeBob pleaded. âWeâre sorry we got you fired!â
âHURT you?â Bubbles exclaimed. âIâve traveled back through time to THANK you. Iâd been stuck in that job for eons. I needed a change, but I was too afraid to go for it.â
SpongeBob grinned. âGlad we could help!â
Bubbles said, âAnd now it is MY turn to help. I can get you safely to the surface. Quick, all of youâjump into my mouth!â He opened his mouth wide.
âCome on, guys!â SpongeBob said enthusiastically. âLetâs go!â He hurried into Bubblesâs mouth.
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