DoodleBob Redrawn

Chapter 7: Signs of Pursuit

January 27, 2017. 

4:00 in the morning.

As the sun rises over the vast, green fields and the glistening sea pebbles in the colorful trenches, DoodleBob woke up in pain and looked down at his wound. It was at least 2 inches wider than before, not a good thing. He ran out of the cave and, just as he went into a small town in Bikini Bottom, he saw something that horrified him.

A wanted poster.

It had his face on it, and written on the poster were some bolded words:

REWARD OF $500,000 TO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THIS SUSPECT.

DoodleBob hated the sound of this. Not only was his life going to come to a bitter end in 2 1/2 days, but now he has a bounty on his head. Wasn't he already trapped in a parallel world for 15 years? He feels like a fugitive, and a reward for his arrest is even worse.

He ran out of town as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough.

As Squidward was on his way back from 4 consecutive hours of shopping, he saw DoodleBob running in the distance.

Fear struck his heart, and he made a face consumed with fear. Kind of like how a deer looks when it sees the lights of an oncoming automobile. Imagine that, but on Squid's face.

He pretended that he was just seeing things.

"It's okay. It's probably someone wearing a funky costume or something," Squidward said to himself, trying to reassure and calm himself down. That is, until he saw the poster.

Then, he lost all control. "He's wanted!?", he shouted out loud. Everyone around him stared in his direction, but he didn't care. He went to the nearest phone booth and called the police.

The Bikini Bottom Institute of Futuristic Technology is a very wealthy and innovative college for those striving to become advanced technicians. SpongeBob was one of six founders of the organization, all of which believed in making their hometown a better area than it ever was before. The beautifully-designed building was proof that the college was showing it's futuristic skills. Even the parking lot looked futuristic. The pavement was white, the railings gold, and the Boatgatti that pulled into the lot made it look better. Oh, wait. They're already here? Dang, that was quick!

Everyone stepped out of the exotic hyperboat and made their way into the institute. SpongeBob walked up to the counter. A young man in a tuxedo was at the table.

"Good evening, Mr. SquarePants, how may I help you", he asked with an enthusiastic smile.

SpongeBob answered back with a slightly bigger smile.

"Bring us to Ms. Cheeks, please."

Patrick widened his eyes.

"You sent us here to see Sandy", he asked with surprise.

SpongeBob nodded and both him and Patrick followed the man to Sandy's lab/classroom. Gary had to be carried by Patrick, who wasn't disgusted by his slime, despite the fact that it was making its way down his right arm. They walked up a few flights of stairs and SpongeBob, Patrick and Gary all became wowed by what became of the college. Wonderful designs on the walls made from xenon made SpongeBob smile. He never thought his college would end up so successful. His hopes were high for this college, and since it did well, his hopes for advanced tech were even higher. Patrick got sick and threw up in the bathroom from all the different colored lights on the walls. Gary didn't care. He just wanted to see Sandy and get back to driving. They followed the man to Sandy's room, where she just finished teaching her class about cold fusion, which she discovered a few weeks ago.