Nicktoons Unite: Turning the Tables

12: ℜ𝔬𝔞𝔡

3rd POV

     Spongebob and Squidabeth walked down the dimly lit road. Spongebob kept looking from left to right as if to make sure nothing followed them, Squidabeth felt uncomfortable. Not because she feared someone was following them, but because of the sponge's behaviour. "You seem very nervous, is something the matter?" she asked looking into his eyes. "Ouh- haha, nothing really. Just afraid I dropped something is all" he responded, not once glancing at her. "Darling, I know something is bothering you. Just tell me what it is" Squidabeth stated, she was getting impatient. It bothers her when someone is making themselves uncomfortable just for the sake of being kind. When something bothers or triggers you, you have the right to leave or point out that it bothers you.

Spongebob remained silent like he didn't hear her. Squidabeth was getting impatient, "Just. Be. Honest. Darling" This time her voice sounded stern. "Oh-hahaha, it's nothing really" Spongebob reassured her, "I was just worrying about some people.." he muttered. His gaze then shifts to the road before them, he looks as though he is deep in thought. "Oh, who might that be? Are they relatives? Are they sick?" Squidabeth tries to guess, as she fixes her grip on the metal pipes. Spongebob shook his head, "No..they're... friends.." he says softly, looking down the road, they were reaching his destination pretty soon. "..they're good friends.." Spongebob continues, and a small sad smile appears on his face.

Squidabeth had a concerned expression on her face, "Well, what's wrong with them? Don't leave me hanging, do they need help? Are they sick?" She asks, curious to see where the sponge was taking this. They finally arrived at his destination, Spongebob stopped at the front gate of the junkyard, and he finally looks at Squidabeth. She realises there were bags under his eyes, he looked like he haven't slept for days. His clothes look more dirtier up front which is rare to happen to the sponge. His shoes were worn out like he had just finished running a marathon in them and his eyes, "Are you wearing contacts? Your eyes look different.." Squidabeth mutters as she stares into his eyes. Spongebob quickly shook his head, "I'm fine, it's just sponge puberty-" he says nervously as he hectically grabs the metal pipes from Squidabeth and walks into the junkyard. He stops and glances back, "..thank you...Squidabeth.." and disappears into the shadows of the junkyard.

Squidabeth looks into the junkyard, not able to see the sponge anymore. She sighs, "Welp, I guess I'll go home and watch my soap operas," she says as she walks away. Away from the junkyard.

FLASHBACK ENDS

3rd POV

     "So you just left him?!?" Timmy yelled, he was gripping the edge of the boat cashier tightly. Jimmy was holding Jimmy by the shoulders, "Turner, control yourself" he says sternly. Danny on the other hand stood away, he looked deep in thought. Squidabeth looked angrily at Timmy, "What did you expect me to do? Follow him?" she asked. "Yeah! He went into a junkyard in the middle of the night!!! Don't you find that weird at all?!?" Timmy yelled. "Of course I thought it was weird but what can I do?!? Waltz down after him, come on darling it was obvious he wanted to be alone. That's why I left him" she countered back. Jimmy steps in between them, he pushed Timmy slowly and turns to Squidabeth, "I'm sorry about him, he's been off lately" Jimmy apologizes.

Timmy glared daggers at the two of them and walked away, passing Danny who still stood motionless by the side. Jimmy called out to Timmy but he walked out anyways, leaving them as he walks outside. Timmy felt the cool air or water brush against his skin and hair, he started walking. He needed to breathe, he needed silence and most importantly he needed to be alone. He started walking down the road, more stomping than walking. He was angry, angry at everyone. He was angry at Danny for keeping secrets, he was angry at Jimmy for being so bossy, he was angry at his fairies for not realising that he was gone and he was so angry at Spongebob for leaving them. Leaving him. Timmy slowed down his pace, still looking down. He was deep in thought again. He starts to remember all the times he spent with Spongebob, all the fun times and bad times. He missed those moments.

     Danny was shaken back to reality by Jimmy, "Fenton, where's Turner??" he asks as he firmly grips Danny's shoulders. Danny blinked, "What do you mean? He's right-" he looks over to his and saw nothing but air bubbles. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me!" Danny yells as his eyes dart from one side of the restaurant to the other. "You froze, are you alright Fenton?" Jimmy asked worried for his friend, Danny shook his head "No, now is not the time for a health check-up, Timmy's gone.". "That's normal behaviour from Turner, he often walks-" "Yeah well I'm pretty sure he's not in a good place right now after hearing his best friend was left in a junkyard!!" Danny interrupts. He turned into his phantom form and flew out of the restaurant. Jimmy took a breath and sighed, "He's right..". Jimmy took off running out the door and down the road looking for his friends.

     Timmy continued to walk down the road, he must've walked for quite a while now. His legs started to burn, at least I'm burning carbs Timmy thought positively to himself, trying to think like how Spongebob would think. Was this all his fault? Did he treat Spongebob badly to the point he left them? Is this why he's the miserablist kid in the world? He has no friends. He failed at friendship and relationships therefore he doesn't deserve happiness. "Turner!" Timmy jumped as he heard his name being called and without realising he tripped over something. He embraced himself to fall to the ground but it never happened, he opened his eyes that he didn't realise he close and saw Danny holding him up by the shoulders.

     "Timmy! Thank goodness we've found you!" Danny says with a worried expression as he stood Timmy back up. Jimmy finally caught up to Danny, taking a few breaths as he stood next to Timmy. "Thank.. Einstien... you're... alright.." Jimmy says in between breaths. "Of course I'm fine, what do you guys think I am? Suicidal?" Timmy says as he crosses his arms and looks somewhere else. "Look, Turner... I'm sorry I've shown no empathy throughout this whole mission but please understand that I'm trying my best to-" "What the heck is that?!" Danny suddenly interrupts as he points to something. Jimmy frowns, "Fenton, I'm trying to show Turner here I have emotions, so please don't interrupt-" "That's the thing I tripped over!" Timmy then interrupts as he walks towards the thing he tripped over. Danny follows behind him.

     "Y'know what, forget it," Jimmy says as he follows behind them. They walk closer to the thing, Timmy picks it up and inspects it. "What is it, Turner?" Jimmy asks from behind Timmy. "It's some kind of pipe?" Timmy says as he holds the metal pipe firmly. "That's not any pipe.." Danny says, fear in his voice. Jimmy comes closer to Timmy to look at the pipe, "..this pipe..is a part of Spongebob's portal machine..." Jimmy says with dread in his voice. Timmy's eyes widen, and he looks at Jimmy in disbelief. Timmy laughs nervously, "You're joking....right..?".

"I'm afraid not Turner..."

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