SpongeGar bubbled, "We have to work together!"
The animals gathered in a circle, their powers harmonizing. Oswald the cat led the chorus in his deadpan, weary voice. SpongeGar’s water bubble turned into a rainbow. Reptar Junior’s tiny roar became a harmonizing bass note. And Gir’s Lost Piggy, in a final burst of chaos-turned-joy, launched a single, perfectly aimed slime ball that hit the Retro-ifier canister, sealing it shut forever. nickelodeon animal friends
SpongeGar stopped vibrating and began to bob his head. Reptar Junior’s grumpy frown melted into a toothy grin. Gir’s Lost Piggy started doing the floss dance in mid-air. Even the Retro-ifier dust sparkled and dissolved into harmless glitter. SpongeGar bubbled, "We have to work together
The animals returned to their normal sizes. SpongeGar became a regular newt. Reptar Junior shrank back to a grumpy iguana. Gir’s Lost Piggy went back to chewing a Cheeto. Reptar Junior’s tiny roar became a harmonizing bass note
"Don't mention the talking thing," he said. "It'll ruin the mystique."
From that day on, the Nickelodeon Animal Rescue Nook had a secret. Whenever a taping went wrong, a prop malfunctioned, or a slime geyser misfired, the animals would gather. And somewhere, in the background of a blooper reel or a lost episode, you could just barely hear a tiny, meowing, roaring, squeaking, newt-bubbling harmony: