Wisdoms i i/i
Sponge Bob leaned in close. "What you say, Planky?"
Plankton's head lolled to the side, eye half-closed. "Bubbles?"
"You're gonna have to stay still."
"Kay," Plankton mumbled, eye shut again.
Karen chuckled. "You're a riot, you know that?" she said.
Plankton's head lolled back on the chair.
"Don't worry, Plankton. You're going to be just fine. It's all over now."
Plankton nodded, trying to keep up. "Th-thank you," he slurred. "I think I need... need a nap."
"You've already had nap, Plankton, we can go now."
The nurse handed her gauze. "Keep this with you as needed," she instructed.
Karen nodded.
They helped Plankton into the car.
Karen buckled him in, his head lolling to the side.
"You're gonna be ok," she said, her voice a comforting hum.
"Mm-hmm," Plankton murmured, head lolling to the side.
"Mmm, ch...ch...chew some...some ch...ch...chum," Plankton mumbled, eye half-closed.
Karen chuckled. "No chum for you, Plankton. You need your mouth heal."
Sponge Bob nods. "I can make you a chum-free smoothie without chewing!"
Plankton's eye rolled back in his head. "Mm...no...no chewing..."
Karen laughed softly. "You're gonna be fine," she said.
Plankton nodded, eyelid fluttering open and closed. "Mmm...Karen...my hero," he slurred, speech still thick and wobbly. "Mmm...no...more...tweef...," Plankton mumbled, eyelid drooping again.
"Don't worry, Plankton," Karen said. "You're all done."
Plankton nodded, eye still half-closed. "Mmm...no more tweef," he murmured, voice distant.
Sponge Bob giggled. "That's right, Planky," he said, patting Plankton's arm.
Plankton began to snore gently. Karen laughed, shaking her head.
"Bet he's going to be so surprised when he wakes up home without tweef!"
"Home...," Plankton's voice trails off as he snored.
"We're almost," Karen said smiling at his loopy state.
Plankton's eye fluttered open, speech still thick. "Tweef...tweef..."
Sponge Bob looked with amusement. "Planky, no more tweef for you," he said.
Plankton nodded slowly, his mind still in anesthesia. "Mm-hmm," he murmured.
Karen pulled the car in their driveway.
"Plankton, we're home," she said, her voice gentle.
"Come on, Plankton," she said, her voice a gentle coax. "Let's get you in."
Plankton leaned heavily on her, eye half-closed. "Mm'kay," he mumbled, his voice a slow drawl. "Home...no
tweef."
They managed in. "Sit down, Plankton," she instructed.
"Mmm...sit," Plankton mumbled, his head lolling as he plopped on the couch.
"Planky, I'm going to make you the best chum-free smoothie!"
Plankton nodded, his head rolling to the side. "Mm'kay," he murmured, tongue thick in his mouth. "Mmm...no...no chewing," he slurred. Karen laughed softly, stroking his arm.
"Voilà!" he exclaimed. "The Chum Bucket's finest, no-chew-required smoothie!"
Plankton's eye flickered. "Fru...fruit?"
"Yep, Planky's favorite!"
Plankton's eye squinted. "Mm...no...no chum?"
"Nope, no chum! It's all fruity goodness for you, Planky!"
Karen took the glass with a smile, taking a spoon after removing gauze.
"Mm...tastes...tastes..." His eye widened as the sweetness hit. "Goooood," he mumbled.
Karen chuckled, carefully feeding him another spoonful. "You see, Plankton? No more troublesome tweef."
"Mm-hmm," he murmured, eyelid fluttering as he tasted the cool, fruity blend. "M'good."
"Just keep sipping," she said, her voice a soothing wave. "It'll help."
Plankton nodded, his eyelid drooping. "Mm...good," he took another spoonful, the fruit blend cool and comforting.
"You're doing great, Plankton!"
"Mm...thanks. Fruit...tastes...tastes like...like...a vacation."
Plankton managed to convey his appreciation. "Mm...fank...fank you," he slurred, eye drifting shut.
Sponge Bob giggled.
Plankton took another spoonful. "Mm...so...so good," he murmured, words still as wobbly as his legs had been.
Sponge Bob nods. "See, Planky, I told you no more tweef would be a good thing!"
Plankton's eye remained half-closed as he slurred his words. "Mm...good...no...no more tweef."
Karen and Sponge Bob exchanged glances, smiles growing wider at the sight of him. "That's right, Plankton," Karen said, her voice a gentle tide. "No more pesky wisdom teeth."
Plankton nodded, eyelid still drooping. "Mm...so...so happy," he mumbled. "No...more...owies."
Karen chuckled. "You're going to be just fine," she assured.
"Mm...fine," Plankton murmured, his head lolling back. "M'glad...glad it's...it's over."
Karen chuckled, stroking his arm. "You're gonna need rest, Plankton," she said. "The anesthesia will wear off soon."
"Mmm...rest," Plankton mumbled, eye struggling to stay open. "No...no more tweef."
"That's right, Plankton."
Plankton's eye rolled back in his head. "M'tired," he mumbled. "Wis...wisdom...wis...wis...wis..."
Karen laughed. "It's ok, Plankton," she said.
"Wis...wis...wis...wis...," Plankton's voice trailed off as his head lolled to the side.
Karen laughed softly. "You don't have to say it anymore."
Plankton nods. "M'tired," he murmured. "M'going...going to...to..." His sentence trailed off as his eye closed completely, snoring gently as his head slips onto Sponge Bob's shoulder.
"Looks like he's out," he said, patting Plankton's back.
Karen couldn't help but smile at the sight of Plankton's peaceful slumber. "Let's get you cleaned up, Plankton," she said.
Sponge Bob carefully lifted Plankton's head, the tiny villain's snores becoming more pronounced. "We need to keep his mouth clean and get him to bed."
Karen stood up. "Like this," she demonstrated, placing one hand under Plankton's back and the other under his knees. They shuffled him into the bathroom, his snores echoing down the hall. Karen wet a washcloth with warm water.
"Open up, Plankton," she instructed, her voice a gentle wave.
Plankton's eye flickered open with effort. He leaned his head back, allowing her to clean his mouth. The warm water felt like a kiss from the ocean, soothing his dull feeling gums.
"Good job," Karen praised. "Almost done."
Sponge Bob hovered nearby. "You're doing great, Planky," he said, eyes shining with kindness.
"Mm...tanks," Plankton mumbled, eyelid fluttering. "M'tired."
Karen nodded. "I know, sweetie. Let's get you some gauze."
She unwrapped a piece of gauze. "Bite down on this," she instructed gently.
Plankton's tiny mouth opened, and he took the gauze between his teeth, his eye fluttering shut as he felt the softness against his swollen gums. The warmth of the water and the gentle pressure of the cloth brought him a semblance of comfort.
"Mm...better," he murmured, his voice a sleepy whisper.
With Plankton's mouth now clean and gauzed, they carefully guided him to the bedroom. They managed to get Plankton into bed. Karen arranged the blankets around him, her movements careful and tender.
Plankton's single eyelid fluttered open. "M'good," he slurred, his voice barely above a whisper.
Karen chuckled. "Rest now," she said, her voice a gentle tide. "Spongey will stay with you."
"M'kay," Plankton murmured, his eyelid slipping shut.
Sponge Bob settled into the chair beside the bed, his eyes never leaving his friend. "You just sleep, Planky," he whispered, his voice like the soft lapping of waves.
Plankton's snores grew deeper, the sound of his breathing rhythmic and soothing. Karen leaned down to kiss him on the forehead. "Rest well, my love," she said, her voice a gentle murmur.
Sponge Bob's eyes grew wide as he took in the quiet room. He sat up straight in the chair, his eyes darting to the sleeping Plankton. "Okay, Planky," he murmured, his voice a soft rumble of the ocean floor. "I'm here. No more tweef for you."
Plankton's snores grew softer, his body relaxing into the embrace of the bed.
In the quiet room, Plankton stirred, his snoreless breathing the only sound.
Plankton's single eyelid eventually flickered open. "Mm...wha?" he mumbled, his voice still thick.
Sponge Bob's eyes grew wide. "It's ok, Planky," he whispered, his voice a soft ripple.
Plankton's eye blinked rapidly, trying to focus on his surroundings. "What...what happen'd?" he mumbled, his speech still wobbly like jelly on a plate.
Sponge Bob leaned closer. "You had your wisdom teeth removed," he whispered, his voice a gentle nudge. "Remember?"
Plankton's eye squinted, his brain working to piece together the fragments of the day. "Mm...teef?" he murmured, his voice a foggy memory.
Sponge Bob nodded solemnly. "Yes, Planky, no more tweef," he whispered, his voice a gentle echo in the quiet room.
Plankton's eye widened, his mind racing. "I...I don't remember anything," he said, his voice still thick.
Sponge Bob nods. "Don't worry, Planky," he whispered, his voice a warm current. "You're all fixed up now. No more tweef to worry about."
"But...but how?" he mumbled, his voice a distant echo.
Sponge Bob chuckled, his eyes glinting with amusement. "You were sleeping like a rock," he whispered, his voice a playful bubble.
Plankton's curiosity piqued despite his grogginess. "But...but how did I get here?" he slurred, a slow, meandering stream.
"Karen brought you home after the surgery," he explained, his eyes as bright as the moon's reflection on the water.
Plankton's eye fluttered as he tried to process the information. "Sur...surgery?"
Sponge Bob nodded, his grin as wide as the ocean. "Yeah, Planky," he whispered. "You were out like a light!"
Plankton's eye wandered around the room, his mind racing.
"But, why'd I agwee to something like that? Nevermind; what are you doin’ here?"
"I'm here to take care of you, Planky," he whispered. "And as for the surgery, well, your teeth were causing you a lot of trouble. You were pretty out of it. But Dr. Bubblefish said it's all over now, and you're going to be fine."
Plankton's trying to remember. "Dr. Bubblefish? I remember the x-ray.." he mumbled, his voice like a distant echo.
"That's right, Planky," he said. "But everything went well. You're all fixed up now."