hesitated.
Squidward said, âThereâs NO WAY Iâm climbing into some dolphinâs mouth!â
âYeah, this guy just wants a free lunch!â Mr. Krabs agreed.
From inside the dolphinâs mouth, SpongeBob pleaded with his friends. âGuys, if Bubbles has the courage to quithis dead-end, nowhere job and travel back through time to help us, then WE need to have the courage toââ
But before SpongeBob could finish his stirring speech, Bubbles swallowed the four of them all at once.
Inside Bubblesâs head, the five friends were jammed together. âI never thought Iâd be eaten by a dolphin!â Mr. Krabs groaned.
âNo, if he was EATING us,â SpongeBob corrected him, âheâd be chewing us up and weâd be going down there!â He pointed down the dolphinâs throat. âTHIS is what you call riding in style!â
âNot a lot of legroom in here,â Squidward complained.
âWell, maybe if you didnât have FOUR feet,â Patrick said.
Without anyone noticing, Plankton peeked out of SpongeBobâs sock. âNote to self,â he muttered quietly. âNever stow away in a gym sock.â
Above them, Bubblesâs blowhole opened wide. The chamber began to shake. âWhatâs happening?â Patrick cried. âI feel tingly!â
Bubbles leapt out of the ocean. Then he blew the five friends out of his blowhole in a magical beam of energy!
âYAAAAAHHHH!â they screamed as they flew through the air.
W HOMP!
SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Sandy hit sand, hard. They had landed on a beach. Magical energy crackled away from their bodies.
âOw! My neck!â Squidward moaned.
Bubbles floated in the air above them. âI have done all I can. The rest is up to you!â
âThank you very much, Bubbles!â SpongeBob called, waving.
âFarewell, SpongeBob!â Bubbles said. âNow to update my resume!â
The dolphin rocketed into the sky and dis-appeared through a portal that closed behind him.
Down on the beach, Sandy took off her helmet and breathed in the fresh air. âAhhh,â she sighed. âSweet not-from-a-tank air! Oh, how Iâve missed you!â
The others took deep breaths through their noses. Squidward wrinkled his. âThis place smells awful!â
âI smell a Krabby Patty!â SpongeBob said, sniffing. âItâs coming from over there! Come on, teamâletâs go!â
SpongeBob led the way. They immediately saw that the beach was covered in sweaty human sunbathers. âI have a bad feeling about this place,â Mr. Krabs warned.
Patrick stopped next to a manâs foot. To Patrick, the foot seemed giganticâlike a whole creature. âMaybe this guy can help us. He looks smart. Heâs got FIVE heads!â
SpongeBob politely addressed the foot. âSir? Could you tell us where to find a Krabby Patty?â
No answer. Then they heard a snore. SpongeBob saw the rest of the sleeping man. âA giant hairy porpoise! Itâs beached! Itâs suffering! Poor thing â¦â
Sandy tried to tell the sea creatures about human beings. âYâall, those arenât porpoises, theyâreââ
âAll hands on deck!â Mr. Krabs cried, ignoring Sandy.
âOh, brother,â she said, giving up.
âWe need to get these guys back in the water!â Mr. Krabs said, waving his claws, directing the others to help him.
âCâmon! PUSH!â SpongeBob said.
The five teammates lined up along one side of the sleeping sunbather and started to push. âHeave!â shouted Mr. Krabs. âHo!â cried the others. They managed to flipthe man onto his face.
âHeave!â shouted Mr. Krabs. âHo!â cried the others. They flipped him onto his back.
They tried to flip him again, but they were getting tired. The man fell back onto them. From underneath the man, Squidward
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