SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Junior Novel by Nickelodeon Publishing Page A

Plankton dodged him.
    â€œHold still, you!” SpongeBob said in frustration. “Stop moving!”
    â€œAre there rocket packs?” Past SpongeBob asked.
    Plankton turned to SpongeBob. “Hey! Hurry up over there!”
    SpongeBob quickly made a big grab for Past Plankton but accidentally knocked over the secret formula bottle.
    â€œUh-oh,” Plankton said. “That ain’t good.”
    An alarm went off.
BWHOOP! BWHOOP! BWHOOP!
“Initiating lockdown sequence,” announced a computerized voice.
    â€œC’mon, SpongeBob!” Plankton shouted. “We gotta get out of here!”
    â€œGot it!” SpongeBob exclaimed as he grabbed a bottle from the safe.
    â€œCome on!” Plankton yelled.
    They ran into the time machine.
VRROOM! WHIRRR!
In a flash, the time machine disappeared.

    Inside the photo booth, SpongeBob said, “That was crazy!”
    â€œSo THAT’S what teamwork is!” Plankton said, finally getting it. They high-fived.
    â€œPriceless!” SpongeBob said, laughing.
    Plankton looked at the bottle, taking in its beauty. “All those years I tried to make you mine. And I finallydid it. I mean, WE did it.”

    In Burger Beard’s book, a picture showed SpongeBob and Plankton high-fiving. “‘And so,’” Burger Beard read to the seagulls, “‘it would seem that our heroes had accomplished what they had set out to do.’”
    While he read to the seagulls, Burger Beard steered his ship.
    â€œYay!” one of the seagulls cried. “Now, THAT’S an ending! SpongeBob wins!”
    â€œAren’t you glad we tore out that cruddy one you had before?” another seagull asked.
    But Burger Beard dropped the book onto the deck and said, “Oh, no. THAT’S not the end. LAND HO!” The pirate steered his ship up onto the shore and kept going! His ship had wheels on the bottom! Burger Beard drove his ship through a crowded beach, forcing all the sunbathers to scatter.
    â€œI’m coming!” Burger Beard shouted. “Okay, all you lazy people, OUT OF MY WAY!”
    The beachgoers were confused. Why was this pirate driving his ship across the sand?
    â€œOut!” Burger Beard shouted. “Out of my way!”
    â€œSlow down!” the seagulls shrieked. “You’re going too fast!”
    He steered his ship straight into a parking place between two food trucks. “YES!” he yelled, satisfied to have found a spot that suited his plan perfectly.
    Burger Beard turned to the seagulls. “All right, you feathered rats,” he snarled. “Time to shove off!”
    The seagulls looked at each other. Why had the pirate changed from a nice man who read them a story to a mean guy who told them to shove off?
    â€œWhy?” asked one of the seagulls.
    â€œWell, I can’t have you pooping all over my restaurant, can I?” Burger Beard answered.
    â€œRestaurant? I thought this was a pirate ship!” the seagull said.
    â€œOh, it is,” Burger Beard said. “But it’s also my very own food truck! You know, like a restaurant on wheels!” As he said this, the pirate opened hatches, turned on a stove, and tied on an apron. His ship had indeed turned into a food truck: THE BURGER-MOBILE!
    â€œWell, we’re not leaving until we see how the story ends!”
    Burger Beard thought for a moment, then said, “No problem. You guys like a little snack while you wait?”
    â€œSure! I’ll take a curdled milk!” one hungry seagullsaid.
    â€œHow about a fish head?” another asked.
    â€œAnd French fries covered in sand!”
    The pirate reached into his food truck, pulled out a tray, and said, “Who wants some HOT WINGS?”
    The seagulls drew back, horrified.
    â€œHey, wait a minute,” one of them said. “Where’s Kyle?”
    â€œWhich one of you is NEXT?” Burger Beard growled.
    â€œLet’s get out of here!”