//------------------------------// // chapter 4: when the going gets tough/ beginning the journey // Story: The spongebob and my little pony musical // by jedibrony567 //------------------------------// At the bottom of the waterfall, The mane 6, spike, SpongeBob, Patrick, and plankton had just escaped the storm kings army, but canterlot was conquered by the storm king’s army and all of their friends had been captured by them. Applejack got her hat out of the river from when it fell off during their escape when they fell in the river. “Everypony ok?” Applejack asked. “ I think my bottoms on backward.” Rarity said. “I think I landed on a rock.” Patrick said revealing he actually did. “We just got our cupcakes handed to us by the worse party crasher ever.” Pinkie said in distress. “We got to go back their and fight!” Rainbow dash said. “You saw the size of those goons! Spike protested. “You seriously wanna go back!?” “We can’t just leave here.” SpongeBob said. “That’s our home their ruining.” “So now what?” Applejack asked. “We can’t hide here forever, and let’s be honest, we can’t go back. look at what they did to the princesses and Mr. Krabs. we got to keep them from twilight.” “Well as squidward would say it, we’re doomed.” plankton spoke up. “Wait plankton, How do you and Mr. krabs know the storm king?” Spongebob asked. Plankton then told them all about it. “Back when me and krabs were friends, the storm king was usually one of our many bullies we had to deal with. He was always in to making baking soda volcanos in class and experimenting with how storms work such as tornados and hurricanes. A few days after me and krabs ended our friendship and he became popular with krabby patties, we ended up noticing something weird going on with him when he was bringing non school supplies to school and we ended up finding out he and his followers were building a giant volcano that could destroy the town. Me and krabs decided to team up one last time to stop him. Luckily, the volcano wouldn’t be operational for 3 days and it had to be remote controlled operated by the storm king. So quickly, we made a small device that could stop it from erupting. When we went to face him, we were no match for his soldiers but we were able to get the device in the crater and it only caused harmless bubbles to erupt. The storm king and his minions got away, and years later when we mentioned it again, Me and krabs agreed no matter what our rivalry would bring us, our feelings for the storm king would remain the same, then I asked for the secret formula and-” “Don’t worry, I know the rest.” SpongeBob assured him. “A few days ago, I gave the plans to sandy to have since I didn’t need them anymore and it’s not like he’s still doing volcanos after that day. But even without a giant volcano, he’s still strong and can destroy lands at will with his army, so I say we run like cowards.” “SpongeBob then looked at the device sandy dropped that he picked up during the attack. Could it be the device plankton was talking about? He decided to keep it, just in case. “Wait, how do we know it’s not a scheme to hypnotize us so you can be ruler?” Rainbow asked suspiciously. “At a time like this? he said. “I guess I got to explain it in song. give me some music pinkie.” Rainbow was still suspicious. “Fine, I believe you. Happy?” rainbow said annoyed. “Very much.” plankton said mockingly. “Wait, why did you say you can’t stop a volcano if you-” Fluttershy said before plankton interrupted. “I was referring to the storm king as a volcano, don’t worry.” Plankton cleared out. “Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I get it.” Patrick said finally getting the rock off him. Meanwhile while the others were talking, Twilight was thinking of what to do when she remembered what celestia told luna. “The queen.” Twilight said remembering. “Yeah the queen.” pinkie said bouncing but soon realized she had no idea what that meant. “Uhhhh what queen?” she asked. “Celestia told Luna to find the queen of the....hippos.” Twilight explained. “Luna can’t, so I have to.” “uhh hippos? seriously? rainbow asked. “I heard they’re surprisingly graceful for their size.” pinkie said. “But their always hungry.” “Hungry?” spike said. “Hippos?” applejack said. Rarity and fluttershy just looked at each other confused while SpongeBob scratched his head. “Their somewhere south, pass the badlands.” twilight said. “That means we’ll have to leave equestria.” Fluttershy said nervously. “Will their be fried oyster skins?” Patrick asked. “I’m not even packed.” rarity said in a panic. “But what about-” spongebob said before plankton interrupted again. “Hey, We’re passed that.” he said. “Going gets tough, we just snag a whole song about it.” “I understand your scared,-” Twilight said. “-and no one else has to go, but I have to find this queen. She might be our only hope.” She then started to walk off. As she did, SpongeBob remembered what Mr. krabs told him earlier today. That he was just a simple sponge and a fry cook was all he’ll ever be. But he also remember tempest freezing the princesses and Mr. krabs in obsidian and the goons capturing squidward and sandy along with everyone else. With the chance to prove to Mr. Krabs he was more than a simple sponge, the courage to save everyone, and not allowing twilight to go alone. He stepped up. “Twilight, If we have to journey beyond our home to save it, then I’m with you.” SpongeBob said with courage in his voice. “If SpongeBob's going, I’m going to.” Patrick said. “Your not getting all the glory, we’re in this together.” Rainbow said. “We got your back.” Applejack said. “indeede.” pinkie said. “I’m ready to save equestria.” rarity joined in. “Yay.” Fluttershy spoke softly. “We’re all behind you twilight.” Spike said. Everyone then looked at plankton. “...............Uggggggggh fine.” plankton reluctantly agreed. “But only so I won’t be a laughing stock.” “Let’s go find this hippo.” pinkie said bouncing off.” “uhhhhh south.” spongebob said. Pinkie went on the right direction and everyone went off to start their long journey ahead of them with plankton riding on spike. “Anyone up for a game of I spy?” pinkie asked. Only SpongeBob and Patrick agreed to it. “I spy with my little eye something orange.” she said. “is it a cheddar cheese krabby patty? SpongeBob asked. “Nope.” pinkie responded. “A doughnut?” Patrick asked. “Nope.” pinkie said. “Nachos?” SpongeBob asked again. “Nope.” pinkie said. “A doughnut?” Patrick asked again. “Oh c’mon Patrick you already said that!” plankton said. “Give up?” pinkie asked. SpongeBob and Patrick nodded. “It’s you applejack.” The three then laughed about it. Back at canterlot, everyone was enslaved by the army. ponies had to pull wagons for supplies, Karen, planktons computer wife, was forced to use her lasers to mine rocks, sandy and mrs puff had to run on treadmills to keep the cranes the army was using running, and Gary had to move huge stone blocks for them. “Perch Perkins here, in day one of what appears to be the end of equestria as we know it, with this storm king’s armies enslaving everyone, they have allowed only the local news network to stay broadcasting because this storm king want all of this to be known worldwide, we’re not sure why, but our hopes now rely on those who have escape.” Tempest watched as everyone was enslaved by the army and its will she turn to enter the throne room where Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Mr. krabs were being held. “All this magic, wasted on parties.” She said. “When their are far greater uses.” She then heard a ringtone for a jar of liquid that acted like face time that grubber brought in. “YOU!” she shouted at squidward who was her prisioner. “Waaah, what?” He asked in fear. “Answer it.” she ordered. “Ummmm ok.” He said not knowing how to use it but he took it from grubber and inspected it wondering how to activate it. “Ok how am I going to do this? uhhhhhhhh.” He wondered until he found a cork, opened it and pored the liquid into the gauntlet it then erupted into a fiery blue flame with the storm king trying to fix his. “oh c’mon, I never understood how these things worked.” He said. “TEMPEST!” Squidward was disturbed by his appearance. “Over here your excellence.” tempest said. “Where?” He asked trying to find the part of the flame communicator where she was. tempest and squidward tried directing him to find the spot till he found it. “Oh there you are. I see you got yourself some mediocre prisoner loser.” “Mediorce?” said squidward. “Ok, here’s the deal, I’m in the middle of a rebrand here.” He said. “the storm king, that’s me, has been and been said is well uhhh strikingly intensely intimidating. But you know what I need to back it up with? A STORM THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!!! You promised me magic that can control the elements, and right now I’m holding some stupid stick.” “That’s the staff of zuconus and it will channel the energy of the four rulers of this land. You’ll soon have the power of a hundred armies.” Tempest told him. “Wait a minute!” squidward said. “So your the storm king, Your the one who sent her here so she could freeze Mr. Krabs and the alicorn Princesses. It was you all along! But you made one fable mistake bub. You messed with my paycheck!” “Wait!” The storm king realized. “You mean Eugene H. Krabs?” The storm king laughed. Man all I need now is Sheldon and the two of them could witness my triumph with the magic the unicorn Pegasus uhh whatever you want to call them.” “Alicorns.” Squidward corrected him. “Give me three days, I’ll have everthing ready for your arrival.” Tempest said. “Remember tempest, I’m the only one who can fix your horn.” The storm king told her. “Make this stick work and I will fix it. If you fail me, you’ll suffer the consequences. “It will be done.” tempest said. “Awesome.” The storm king said breaking up. “Hey you, minion, If this plan doesn’t work, make sure my last-” before the transmission could finished what he was saying, the flames went out. “Sorry bad spell service. ya want me to call him back? grubber asked. “Do you have the princess?” Tempest asked. “Well here’s the thing.” grubber explained. “She and her friends got away, a little bit.” Tempest wasn’t happy about it but squidward laughed before being shocked by tempest’s broken horn. “ooowwwww.” he said. “Look, I know your disappointed by I got something.” grubber said. “You want a sponge cake?” But he was shocked by tempest as well. “I need all four for the staff to work.” Tempest angrily said. “I know, I know.” Grubber told her. “I want the storm king to fix your horn as much as you do. It looks like a crackly chipped tooth on top of your head. we know you don’t look good in that.” Squidward gulped worrying grubber made tempest angry, and she was. “That princess is not going to keep me from getting my horn back! Prepare my ship.” she ordered grubber and he ran off to do that. “And you.” she said at squidward. “ME!?” “Your coming with me.” she said and dragged squidward with her. “please how far can one little pony get on her own?” She asked herself. Squidward was complain on the way out. “You can’t do this to me! I have rights! When this is over, Your going to be hearing from my lawyers!” When they were gone, Mr. Krabs, still frozen in obsidian along with the princesses, manage to shed a tear but it turn into obsidian as well and dropped on the floor, a signed of that he feared of what the future lies ahead.