Chapter 12: Epilogue

Fifteen Years Later...

"Eugene Krabs?"

"Wha? Yeah?"

"You have a visitor." The Prison Guard replied.

Mr. Krabs was shocked. He hadn't had a visitor in the entire time he had been incarcerated.

The Prison Guard wheeled him to a special visitor's room. Mr. Krabs had gotten old and sick, and was no longer able to walk, and had to be wheeled around.

The guard left after wheeling him and shut the door. Mr. Krabs looked closely and couldn't believe who it was.

It was SpongeBob.

"SpongeBob me boy?! Is that really you?!" Mr. Krabs said shocked.

"Indeed it is Mr. Krabs!" SpongeBob replied as he went to hug Mr. Krabs.

After they finished embracing each other, Mr. Krabs noticed a camera crew behind them.

"Uh, who are those guys?"

"Oh, these guys are from a documentary they were shooting. Just ignore them, they'll just be shooting film." SpongeBob explained.

"Fair enough." Mr. Krabs replied.

"So uh... How's prison?" SpongeBob asked.

"Well SpongeBob, really it's been an up and down experience. It was really rough for the first couple of years, but after that, I kinda got used to it. It hasn't been easy the last couple since I've gotten older and been getting sick more frequently... But I'm taken care of, which is all I can really ask for. I also have some cellmates that I've come to be friends with." Mr. Krabs replied.

"That's good to hear." SpongeBob replied.

"So how about yerself? Its been 15 years since I last saw ye!" Mr. Krabs asked.

"Well, after Plankton died about a week after the trial..."

"Plankton DIED?!"

"Yeah, he had a mix of pneumonia and a stroke and died." SpongeBob explained.

"Neptune..." Mr. Krabs said shaking his head in disbelief.

"Yeah... He left me the Krabby Patty Secret Formula and some money so I could revive the Krusty Krab. And boy have I made it work! I have 25 full-time employees, and they all love working there! I've won restaurant owner of the year for the past 15 years!" SpongeBob said proudly.

"Atta boy SpongeBob! That's me frycook!" Mr. Krabs replied pleased.

"Yeah, I simply just did the opposite of you did and it became an instant success after re-opening." SpongeBob replied.

"Good, good... You've learned well... How's Patrick doing?"

"Patrick's doing good. Still living in that rock, but he's been making more money since he sometimes will work as a janitor at the Krusty Krab, and he also converted Squidward's house into a museum." SpongeBob explained.

"What happened to Squidward?" Mr. Krabs asked curiously.

"Oh, he signed with a record label and he's become a really big musician playing the clarinet. Patrick and I go to his concerts when he's in town, they sell out and the crowd loves him." SpongeBob explained.

"Good for him! I'm glad he's gone off to do better things... So wait, if Plankton's been dead for fifteen years, what happened to the Chum Bucket?"

"Oh, Karen turned it into a novelty shop. It makes a pretty good profit." SpongeBob explained.

"That's nice..." Mr. Krabs replied happily.

Then, Mr. Krabs noticed something that he didn't notice SpongeBob had on before.

A wedding ring.

"Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! Is that a wedding ring you have there?" Mr. Krabs asked excitedly.

"Indeed it is Mr. K, Sandy and I have been married for twelve years now. We also have a 6-year-old named SpongeRob!" SpongeBob said proudly.

"Well SpongeBob, I must say... I'm really impressed with all that yev done. I'm glad that you and yer friends are still living happily, in spite of all what happened." Mr. Krabs said impressed.

SpongeBob blushed.

"Also SpongeBob, do you forgive me?" Mr. Krabs asked.

"Of course I do Mr. Krabs. I forgave you a long time ago. Sure I was angry about it for a while, but through time I learned that the best thing to do was forgive, and that's what I decided to do!" SpongeBob replied cheerfully.

"Good, I'm glad to hear that." Mr. Krabs replied.

Then the guard came in.

"Alright Krabs, visiting hours are over."

SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs sighed and gave each other a hug again.

"Farewell for now me boy, I'm sure we'll meet again in the future!" Mr. Krabs called out as he was wheeled away.

"I'm sure we will Mr. Krabs!" SpongeBob replied as he left.

SpongeBob left and got in his boat with the camera crew and began to drive home.

"So SpongeBob, if you could go back all those years ago to the trial, would you have still wanted to get your boss found not guilty?" One of the cameramen asked.

SpongeBob thought for a moment, nobody had ever asked him this before.

"You know what? No. I honestly would still rather have him be found guilty." SpongeBob replied.

"How come?" The Cameraman asked.

"Well, while Mr. Krabs' trial was tough on me personally, it allowed me to grow as a Sponge, and has opened me up to many new opportunities." SpongeBob explained.

"I can understand that, you're a successful restaurant owner and have a family of your own." The cameraman replied.

"Yep! And I wouldn't trade it for the world!"

Fin