cried one of the seagulls. They all flew off, terrified.
Burger Beard chuckled. He heard a toilet flush, and turned to see the door of a tiny portable potty open. Little Kyle came out.
âWhere did evewybody go, Mistew Piwate?â Kyle asked innocently.
âBOO!â yelled Burger Beard.
Kyle shrieked and flew away.
Laughing a loud pirate laugh, Burger Beard turned back to his food truck and got to work on his evil plan â¦
I nside the Krusty Krab, hungry customers sat around waiting for Krabby Patties that never came. Patrick sat at a table, famished. âSquidward!â he called for the millionth time.
âStill out of Krabby Patties,â Squidward said automatically.
SHLURP!
Patrick licked a photo of a Krabby Patty. âDoes anyone have a picture of ketchup?â he asked.
Sandy ran into the restaurant with a wild look in her eyes and announced, âI done FIGGERED it out!â All the starving customers turned and stared at her.
She jumped onto a table. âWe have angered the sandwich gods! Only a SACRIFICE will appease them!â
âWell, that sounds reasonable,â commented one of the angry customers.
âSoon our post-apocawhatchamacallit will be over, and Krabby Patties will RAIN DOWN from above!â
Mr. Krabs frowned. âRain down? Well, THATâs nogood. How will I get me money?â
A tough guy pointed at Mr. Krabs. âYou donât like that idea? Then weâll sacrifice YOU!â
âNo!â Mr. Krabs cried, drawing back. âYou donât want a crusty old crab like me! How about Squidward?â
âWeâll sacrifice HIM, too!â the tough guy said.
âWell, anythingâs better than working in this dump,â Squidward said.
The angry mob surged forward, grabbed Mr. Krabs and Squidward, and carried them out of the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs and Squidward screamed!
FLASH!
Suddenly, the time-traveling photo booth appeared out of thin air!
Astonished by the sight of the time machine, the mob dropped Mr. Krabs and Squidward. Then the crowd parted as SpongeBob and Plankton emerged from the photo booth.
âItâs not a good idea to have a sacrifice on an empty stomach!â SpongeBob said. He held up the bottle heâd grabbed from the safe. âWho wants ⦠a KRABBY PATTY?â
The starving crowd cheered! âHOORAY!â they shouted.
âSpongeBob!â Mr. Krabs cried. âIs that ⦠ME FORMULER?â Overjoyed, he rushed to his loyal frycook. âOh, happy day!â
Mr. Krabs grabbed the bottle and kissed it. âI missed you so much!â Then he asked SpongeBob, âWhere was it? Whereâd you find it?â
SpongeBob smiled modestly. âWell, Plankton and I built a time machine out of an old photo booth. And then we added â¦â
âCHEESE!â Patrick said, sitting in the booth, smiling for the camera.
âPATRICK, NO!â SpongeBob cried.
Too late.
VRROOM! WHIRR!
The time machine vanished in a flash!
Mr. Krabs addressed the crowd of hungry customers. âItâs okay, everyone. The post-apocalypse is almost over! Ainât that right, SpongeBob?â
Mr. Krabs triumphantly reached into the bottle, pulled out the piece of paper inside, unrolled it, and started to read. ââEugene: Eat my subaquatic air bubbles. Love, Plankton.ââ Mr. Krabs groaned.
Plankton wheeled on SpongeBob. âYou grabbed the wrong bottle!â
âHow was I supposed to know there were two bottles?â SpongeBob asked, shocked.
âBecause there are ALWAYS two!â Plankton screamed. âThe real one and the decoy!â
âIâm sorry, Mr. Krabs!â SpongeBob cried.
Mr. Krabs tossed the rude note from Plankton aside. âThatâs okay, SpongeBob. Weâll just have to sacrifice the two of YOU!â He turned to the hostile mob. âPrepare them for the sacrifice!â
FLASH!
The time machine reappeared!
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