While everyone was off goofing around, Sandy and Gary were wandering around doing nothing, just sightseeing. It was when they noticed that the banquet for the royal family was being hosted but guarded well. Only guests with V.I.P. can enter the palace but can't go inside. 

Sandy and Gary find the others, and they look very disappointed in them. 

"Oh, hey, Sandy! Look what we got from the toy store that they were selling." Patrick beamed. 

Mr. Krabs came back with Squidward holding a sack filled with cash inside. 

"What's with the face?" Mr. Krabs asked. 

"Well, while you goons were messing around. You forgot about something important. A person. Love type?" Sandy narrowed her eyes at the others and Spongebob. 

He gulped. 

"Jumping Seahorses! I forgot about Y/N, and it's probably too late!" He cried out, squeezing his cheeks together, trying to restrain himself. 

"We still have time if we can get to the castle. However, there are a lot of guards surrounding the palace, and it must be a big banquet." Said Sandy. 

"Yeah, and this guy looks twice his age." Said Mr. Krabs. 

He looked mortified to see the painting of Jace and Y/N together. Jace looked like he was fishing for someone, and Y/N looked miserable in the image. She was not looking forward to it. 

"So, what now?" Spongebob asked.

"Well...I guess we can use the grappling hook that I bought from one of the local stores nearby." Said Sandy.

They traveled to the palace and found a good place to sneak inside. Sandy clicked on the hook and handed it over to Mr. Krabs.

"Okay, hold this while we climb up." Said Sandy. 

"Why me?" Mr. Krabs asked. 

"You'll squash us," Patrick replied in a blunt tone. 

Mr. Krabs didn't argue as each of them climbed on the rope as he waited for them to reach the top. Soon, he spotted a young fish man walking down, looking very happy. 

"What a day is it?" Mr. Krabs said. 

"It sure is! I found a wallet with fifty bucks in it." Said the young fish civilian revealing a wallet. He walked away while Krabs still held onto the rope. 

The crab looked intrigued to hear the man's happiness finding a wallet, "Huh...funny because my wallet had fif--HEY! Wait a minute!" Mr. Krabs released the rope and started walking towards the civilian. "Come back with my wallet! You are thieving bill draft!" 

"WHOA!" Spongebob yelped.

"Spongebob, hold on! We'll catch you if you fall!" Sandy shouted. 

"I can take care of this!" Patrick jumps in to grab the rope but stupidly makes Spongebob fly up to release from the string. "Oops." Sandy facepalmed. 

Meanwhile, inside the palace, the banquet guests were having their fanciest time celebrating Jace and Y/N.

"Isn't this wonderful, dear? The whole palace is enjoying the banquet we've hosted together." Jace perked up as he wrapped his arm around you to tug you closer to him. 

You shoved him away with your arms folded over your chest. 

"It was you that hosted the party. Not me, Jace." You remarked.

"Y/N, this party is for the two of us, and I wanted to make it special. Give me a chance." Jace pleaded. 

You scoffed. 

SPLAT!

Spongebob's body was splat against the window as your husband Jace looked at the yellow blob in disgust. 

"Ugh! Who blew their nose onto that window?" He asked. 

Spongebob formed himself back into a square and rubbed his head. The guards opened the window, letting him inside as he fell. You swam close to get a good look since some civilians surrounded him, and your face lit up.

"Spongebob!" You cried out. 

You swam over so fast to pick him up, hugging the squishy body of a sponge. His face was buried between your breast as you smiled. 

"I didn't think I would see you again. Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" You looked down at the yellow sponge that had his mushed mush together. 

"Mmwahahwa." He mumbled. 

You pulled him away, still holding him like he was a child. He smiled and explained why he wanted to see you.

"I was s; Ing; I thought I come here to surprise you since we haven't seen each other in so long." Said Spongebob, as you smiled up at him and it's been a long time since you felt this happy. 

He made you feel comfortable, adoring, and compassionate. 

"HALT! STEP AWAY FROM THE PRINCESS SPONGEY!" One of the guards came forth with a spear pointing at him. 

You frowned. "Leave him alone! He's not a threat if you think he came to harm us." You provoked. 

"But Princess--" 

"Not a word. He's a big softy, and you better not hurt him." You demanded.

Spongebob smiled at you that he finally made it to the cust to get to you in one piece. However, he was worried about his friend and wondered if they were making it to the palace alright.

Your parents came over to see you holding the yellow sponge. Even your sisters came over to see him since they y never met someone outside of The Maladives kingdom shaped as square as he is. 

"Darling, what on earth is going on?" Your father asked. 

"Hi, I'm Spongebob Squarepants and a friend of Y/N's." Said Spongebob, introducing himself to the king and queen. 

"Awe, he's so cute!" Fiona beamed. 

"Even soft like a sponge." Penelope poked his spongey body, making him giggle. 

"HAHA! That tickles!" He giggled. 

You smiled down at him until your husband came forth to deal with this nonsense that he knew that it had to deal with that sponge. 

"What is the meaning of this? Why is this thing here to ruin our banquet?" He demanded. 

"He's not a thing. He's a sponge." You corrected.

"Whatever. He can't be here if he's going to ruin the party, particularly everything." Jace complained. 

B.A.M.!

"Spongebob? Spongebob?!" A pink starfish emerged into the room while a few people from behind him were there with him. 

"Patrick!" Spongebob shouted. 

Patrick looked over at you, and he frowned. 

"Don't worry, buddy! I'm coming to save you!" Patrick shouted. 

Patrick looked around the room and glared at the people before grabbing some food from a nearby table to charge through them. All the guests were frightened or not pleased with the pink starfish's behavior as Patrick approached you. 

"Unhand, my friend, mermaid lady!" He demanded. 

You looked back at Spongebob, who just smiled over at you. You set him down on the ground as his friend hugged him. 

"Patrick, she wasn't going to hurt me. This is Y/N." He reassured. 

"Oh, yeah!" Patrick beamed. 

Squidward rolled his eyes. "Bad memory indeed." He murmured. 

"I remember you! You are Spongebob's wife that he's been talking about." Said, Patrick.

Sandy facepalm as the whole room gasped to hear the pink starfish pronounce "wife" to the young mermaid princess.

"Wife!?" Jace exclaimed. "Y/N is my wife, not that yellow sponge that interrupted our party!" He spat, glaring down at the two.

"She is Spongebob's wife after we traveled here to the Maldives," Patrick responded as Spongebob covered his mouth, chuckling nervously. 

"Patrick, we aren't fully married since we visited it," Spongebob replied, lowering his tone to whispering over at the starfish. 

Jace shook his head. 

"I don't care! Someone get these people out of the room so we can resume with the banquet." Said Jace, taking his drink to take a sip, and you folded your arms over your chest. 

You frowned, looking down at the floor, and clenched your fist. 

"No!" 

The whole room went silent at your outburst. 

"What?" Jace demanded. 

"I said no." You remarked. "I am not going back to the banquet even with you." 

Jace let out a gasp. 

"You can't be serious!" He cried out. 

"Quit being a drama queen when you are playing with my heart and flirting around my back. Some husband when I could marry this sponge right here." You remarked. 

"Wait, he's a drama queen?" Patrick asked.

"No. He's a prince, Patrick." Spongebob corrected. 

"What does he have that I don't? He's nothing but a SPONGE!" Jace exclaimed. 

"I'll have you know that I am not an ordinary sponge. I'm a fry cook. I love playing jellyfish, karate, and hanging out with my friends." Said Spongebob. 

Jace let out a laugh as well as the ballroom guest heard the words come out of the sponge's mouth.

"W-what do you even see in him, Y/N? Those are pointless and boring, in my opinion." Jace cackled. 

"It's not boring. Unless you have any fun ideas in mind." Said, Patrick. 

"Hm... I think I do have an idea." Jace lowers down to Spongebob's height, wearing a grin on his face. "I challenge you to three games. If you beat me, I'll do whatever you want, and if you don't." His facial expression changed mischievously. 

"If I don't win, what?" Spongebob asked. 

"I'll feed you to my pet. Ricky the Giant Slug." He grinned. 

"G-G-G-G-GIANT SLUG!?" Spongebob exclaimed. His body trembled at the thought of a giant slug as Jace grimaced.

"Do we have a deal?" Jace asked. 

Sandy butts in to say, "It's a deal!" 

"Not you, pest! Let the Sponge answer!" Jace remarked. 

Spongebob looked more nervous and unchallengeable to take on Jace's request. He then remembered that he had a reason to be here for his dear Y/N, whom he loved and hadn't seen in quite a long time. He gulped down hard and restrained himself from getting more nervous. 

"I accept your challenge, Jace!" Spongebob said.

"Good. We'll start tomorrow morning at eight. Do not be late." Said Jace.

Patrick raised his hand, asking, "Is the party still going?" 

"...Yes," Jace replied. 

"This moron will get himself killed for battling this guy," Squidward said, but his expression changed when he thought about not having Spongebob around. "On second thought...Spongebob! Don't let yourself out of this one." 

"Oh, I won't be leaving this one, Squidward." Said Spongebob with his eyebrows furrowed. He glared at Jace as he watched the young man swim away. 

"Just how much are we getting out of this challenge? You're paying me extra when we get back." Said Mr. Krabs. 

You looked over at Spongebob, slightly worried to be battling against Jace.

"Are you sure you want to challenge Jace? You don't know what your up against." You said as the yellow sponge looked back at you with a straight face. 

"I know what I am doing. Or at least, but I won't be a coward away to let him walk all over me." Said Spongebob. "A sponges gotta do, what sponges gotta do!"