Back To the Past

Not confused with the actual SpongeBob episode "Back to The Past"
Back To the Past is a fan episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. In this episode, SpongeBob & Patrick accidentally change past events using Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's time machine
== Plot ==
In the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are strolling through Bikini Bottom and see Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in the invisible boatmobile, without gas. SpongeBob and Patrick push the boat over several hills. Barnacle Boy invites them into their warehouse full of memorabilia from their T.V. show so long as they don't touch anything. Barnacle Boy shows them a time machine that they have never used and warns them not to use it because they could mess up the timeline.
Almost immediately Patrick mistakes it for a vending machine, and all of them are transported to 1999 when the very first episode of the show was made. The heroes call Patrick a complete idiot before SpongeBob notices his past self and Past Squidward. As SpongeBob runs over to annoy Past Squidward. He comes face to face with his Past self. As they compare their similarities. Past SpongeBob asks Future SpongeBob about if they have a good paying Job at the Krusty Krab. Future SpongeBob gladly says that they do as he is the cook. This upsets Past SpongeBob and loses all confidence of getting the job for the Krusty Krab. Future SpongeBob tries to explain but before he can. Past SpongeBob with no confidence runs off to his house. Patrick then tells SpongeBob that he needs to use the bathroom. Patrick grabs SpongeBob as they both enter the time machine, Leaving Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy behind. SpongeBob and Patrick enter the Present. Meanwhile, Past Squidward tries to tell Past Mr. Krabs about what he saw, But Past Mr. Krabs doesn't believe him. SpongeBob and Patrick enter the Present. As SpongeBob gets ready for work. He sees a destroyed Krusty Krab in the distance. SpongeBob is frightened about it and asks a nearby Citizen about what happen. He explains by saying that about a couple years ago. A horde of anchovies had invaded the Krusty Krab and destroyed the resteraunt, And while digging up the remains of building, they found a dead Squid and a dead Krab and a big group of anchovies. SpongeBob is then shocked about what happened. He and Patrick tried going back in time to fix what he had done. But the time machine breaks and explodes. With no way of getting back to the past. SpongeBob and Patrick are stranded in this messed up present. They then try going to Sandy for help. But Sandy does not recognize the two, Due to SpongeBob not having a job. He never went Jellyfishing. And when he didn't go Jellyfishing, He never met Sandy. After Patrick messes up their attempt to get back to the past. SpongeBob and Patrick walk thru Bikini Bottom. Trying to find another way to get back to the past. After some thinking. They finally head to Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy's lair. They find a back-up time machine and use it to get to the past. In the past. SpongeBob instructs Patrick to stay with Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy so he can do his thing. SpongeBob catches up with his past self and explains that he is the cook of a resteraunt just like the Krusty Krab. Past SpongeBob regains his confidence and heads back to the Krusty Krab. With fixing the future. SpongeBob, Patrick, Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy head back to the present. SpongeBob tries to test out and see if they fixed the future, and it works. As SpongeBob and Patrick get ready to start their actual day. A time machine shows up, As the past selves of SpongeBob & Patrick appear from the time machine. SpongeBob, Patrick and their past selves decide to go to Goofy Goobers to have a drink as the episode ends
== Characters ==
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* Patrick Star
* Past SpongeBob
* Past Patrick 
* Mermaid Man
* Barnacle Boy
* Mr. Krabs
* Sandy Cheeks
* Past Squidward
* Past Mr. Krabs
* Squidward Tentacles (Mentioned)
* Bikini Bottomites
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