G5 Adventures in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

The Mane 6, SpongeBob, Sandy, Tropic and Volcano had now joined forces with Sandy’s circus performing family to get to Galveston in order to save their friends, and while Sandy was happy to see her family again...

...she was worried that she was going to be pressured into staying again.

Zipp could sense Sandy’s turmoil, knowing how it felt to be pressured into a life you didn’t want.

She would check on Sandy later on, though. Right now... they all had Bikini Bottom on their minds.

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After a check of the captured undersea, Allura realized that the Mane 6, Sandy, SpongeBob and their young sea-pony friends were indeed missing, and not only did that irritate Allura, it also angered Sue Nahmee.

Even Cuda seemed frustrated with their screw-up, barking at Phoebe and Kyle while Twitch shouted gibberish at them. “Cuda says he can't believe you idiots lost the sponge with the pants!” Sue Nahmee scolded the two. “Along with those sea-pony friends of his!”

“In addition to my revenge plan,” snarled Allura, pacing around and trying not to lose her temper, “that sponge is supposed to be the masterpiece to Sue's entire project!”

“OMG, Cuda, I am so sorry,” Phoebe apologized, causing Allura to growl under her breath. “It is only temporary and we're gonna find them.”

Cuda growled softly as Sue Nahmee walked over to the water tank containing Bikini Bottom and started shaking it, much to Phoebe and Kyle's terror as Sue Nahmee began to yell out in rage. “I... want... that... SPONGE!!!”

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Those in the Krusty Krab screamed as they were suddenly tossed to and fro against their will, and Mr. Krabs suddenly began barking orders to whoever was around. “Shorten the sails! Man the lifeboats!”

“Batten down your Krabby Patties!!” India sobbed out of terror, wanting this nightmare to be over.

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Cuda barked and growled as Sue Nahmee finally set the sphere down in its resting place again, eventually whimpering. “I know, Cuda,” Sue tried to comfort her pet. “They obviously don't understand Project Sea Pals yet.”

She glared over at Phoebe and Kyle, and Twitch quickly moved a step-stool so Sue could look Phoebe directly into the eyes. “I said… Sea Pals!”

“Sea Pals,” Phoebe quickly repeated with a nod, and Allura took a breath to calm herself down before looking over at Sue. “I think everyone needs a refresher, don't you? Both your plan AND mine?”

“Excellent idea, Allura,” Sue said, rather pleased. “At least someone gets my vision.”

Allura rolled her eyes at this, just trying to play along so she could get what SHE wanted. That’s when Phoebe turned on a video on the projection screen, sort of a commercial for what Sue was trying to sell to the public…

…and India, Riverstream and Arctic were listening to it all. “Kids love fish!” said an announcer as the video began. “But sales of pet sea creatures have long been hurt by one sad fact. You can't cuddle with the little darlings! Until now! Sea Pals are a revolutionary new consumer product. Ocean creatures that can breathe air and live in your house.”

“Say wha…?” India muttered as a little boy in the commercial took out a crab that looked an awful lot like Mr. Krabs. “Oh boy!” said the kid in the commercial. “It’s a crab man!”

“That's right, Bobby. Mr. Krabs. And you can collect all of Mr. Krabs' friends!” said the announcer as they showcased all the Sea Pals people could collect. “There's Patrick, Squidward, and the anchor product, SpongeBob!”

“SpongeBob…?!” Arctic looked at her friends, stunned as the commercial continued. “And Sea Pals are genetically modified to stay adorable and compliant even during aggressive cuddling! Sorry, Fido, looks like you're out of a job.”

Cuda barked irritably at this, but Allura’s piercing glare shushed him as the commercial continued. “How is this possible? We've designed a three-phase process! Phase one! We feed the critters our special genetic modification paste. This prepares them for phase two! Their DNA is altered by our patented gene machine, turning them into air breathers ready for phase three! Cloning! And soon they'll be on their way to a retailer near you.”

And with that, the commercial was finally over, and Sue smiled at the thoughts of her plan being put into action. “Now that’s production value.”

“That’s a great video,” Phoebe said as she clapped along, causing Allura to glare at her. “Sue and Cuda don’t like suck-ups, dear. And honestly… neither do I. And if I know anything, when Sunny Starscout and her friends hear about their precious underwater comrades being in the utmost danger, they'll stop at nothing to ensure their safe return to the ocean. And that... is when I take my chance to pull off the ULTIMATE revenge plan. Now... prepare phase one so it can be initiated first thing tomorrow morning! NOW!!”

Phoebe and Kyle began to rush around to get ready, only to collide into each other very comedically, and causing the popcorn bucket Kyle was eating from to get stuck on his head.

Twitch laughed at this, but Allura only sighed to herself as she watched Phoebe try to get Kyle’s head unstuck. “Why did I get stuck with a bunch of idiots this round…?”

“Find me that sponge!” Sue Nahmee then barked at her two lackeys. “You got it,” Phoebe shot Sue a thumbs up before Sue, Cuda, Twitch and Allura left the lab for the night.

But what they didn't realize was that India, Riverstream and Arctic had heard the entire thing, and were now much more worried than before. “What are we gonna do?” Riverstream asked in a whisper. “We can’t let our friends be cloned and sold as pets!”

“I know, but I have zero shell service in here,” India waved her phone around, “so I won’t be able to get a message to Sunny and her friends!”

“We’ve got to do whatever it takes to make sure this phase 1 doesn’t happen,” Arctic said, “and we’ve got to protect Sunny and the others when they get here to rescue us so Allura’s plan doesn’t happen either!”

All they could hope was that... wherever their friends were... they were safe for the time being.

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SpongeBob and Tropic sat in the passenger seat of the Cheeks family’s jalopy, looking out at the setting sun sinking lower into the sky.

They often did this with Patrick and Arctic back in Bikini Bottom, so it was good to carry out a similar tradition, even if they were miles and miles away from home.

The Mane 6 sat with Sandy and Volcano nearby, obviously worried about how truthfully their friends were taking being away from home. “I know SpongeBob doesn’t wanna admit it in front of Tropic,” admitted Hitch with a frown, “but… I think they both are really worried about Bikini Bottom and all our friends.”

“I think you’re right, Hitch,” Zipp frowned. “They do seem kinda… down in the dumps.”

Sunny gestured for the group to approach the duo, and they all sat together to watch the sun continue to set. “Hey, SpongeBob,” Sandy said softly. “You two doing okay?”

“Oh… yeah, we’re okay,” SpongeBob said with a nod. “It’s just… being so far from Bikini Bottom in a world we hardly know…”

“...I guess it’s just hard. And… we’ve been thinking,” Tropic muttered, looking at her friends with the most dejected look in the world. “What if… what if we’re in over our heads this time? What if we can’t save Bikini Bottom and end up risking our own lives too? And what if...”

“Hey, hey, I don’t want you two to think like that anymore,” Sandy said, trying to be gentle yet firm. “No matter what sorta dangers lie ahead, one thing is for sure… even if the end of our world is coming sooner than we think, we’ve gotten this far, and we can’t give up now.”

And to further boost their spirits, the Mane 6, Sandy and Volcano started to sing a song, their determination shining through and through.

Sandy: We only have tomorrow
To try to save the day

Volcano: The world may end tomorrow
SpongeBob, we have to find a way

Mane 6: A way...

Zipp: We're gonna climb those mountains
However scared we are

Sunny: Our team may just have us now

Izzy: But we can still go on

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Back in Bikini Bottom, word had spread of the experiments beginning tomorrow morning, and the Bikini Bottomites knew it was only a matter of time before the world around them ended.

Riverstream: We only have tomorrow

Squidward: To show them what I've got

India and Arctic: We only have tomorrow

Mr. Krabs: So get 'em while they're hot

Allura, however, was smirking out of malicious revenge as she thought of finally getting revenge on those ponies at long last.

Allura: Ooh, I'm delirious
Such sweet revenge
Tomorrow means... victory!

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Back on the jalopy, it was time for SpongeBob and Tropic to sing a verse of their very own.

SpongeBob: We only have tomorrow

Tropic: I wish it was with you...

Mane 6, Sandy, Volcano, SpongeBob and Tropic: The world will end tomorrow
We know what we must do

That's when all of the Bikini Bottomites, Sandy, her family, the foals, SpongeBob and the Mane 6 began to sing in perfect unison, despite being miles and miles apart.

All: The sun has sunk below us
The dark of night is here
The hands of time keep ticking
Tomorrow's almost here, almost here, almost here

We only have tomorrow
To somehow find a way
To save ourselves tomorrow
There's only one more day

Sandy: In the world renowned....

All: Bikini Bottom

Volcano: Have to save this town...

All: Bikini Bottom

Mane 6: As the sun goes down
On a beautiful Bikini Bottom

All: We only have one more...
Daaaaaaaaaay...

And with that being said, it was time to rest for the day ahead.

Our heroes were going to succeed... even though they were currently unaware of Allura and Sue's devious plans.