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Dot Starlight, Blossom Flowerpot, Spot Splatter Splash, Mittens Fluff 'N' Stuff and Berry Jars 'N' Jam were all sitting at desks at the computer lab in Bea Spells-a-Lot's library. "Okay, Lalaloopsies, I have posted a document in Google Classroom that you will need to convert into a Word document. Once you have done so, you will need to edit the document using the steps I have provided which are also in Google Classroom. Now get to work. Call me if you need any help," Bea explained to the Lalaloopsies, as she left the computer lab afterwards. The camera then zoomed in on Blossom. "Oh my god! These computers are so slow! It takes literally five minutes just for the computer to log in! It's probably because these computers run Windows 11! I don't even see how the rest of the Lalaloopsies tolerate this! I just wish they could feel the pain of how slow these computers really are!" Blossom thought to herself.
Blossom thought about it, and got an idea, as she smiled and then had a scheming expression on her face. "Wait. How slow these computers really are? That just gave me a new idea! I will make everyone but mine's computers slower, specifically, I'm going to downgrade all the computers but mine to Microsoft's worst operating system ever, which is Windows ME, Millennium Edition! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Blossom thought to herself, as she was scheming. "Blossom, why are you laughing?" Bea asked as she returned to the computer lab after hearing the laughter from a distance. "No reason, Bea," Blossom answered. "One hour later," the French narrator from SpongeBob said, as a time card appeared, signifying the end of the day in Bea's library. "Okay, Lalaloopsies, the library is now closed. Have a good rest of your day," Bea said. The Lalaloopsies, including Blossom, headed back home, after the closing bell sounded.
Blossom went back to her computer room, and crossed her arms. "All right, now that I'm in my room, I will now look for my hidden copy of Windows Millennium Edition that I will use to downgrade the computers. But I don't know where in my room it could be. I only know that it's in my room. Let me check under my bed," Blossom said. Blossom went ahead and started looking under her bed. "Now, where could it be?" Blossom asked as she was looking around, under the bed. "Aha! I found it!" Blossom said, as she pulled out something from under her bed, and it was a fully intact copy of Windows Millennium Edition from 2000, with only the plastic wrapping off it. "All right, now that I have my copy of Windows ME, I'm going to run to Bea's library and inject this operating system into the computer lab's computers! But first, I will need to get past my house sitter Lavender, who is in the living room watching Saturation Hall reels!" Blossom said.
Blossom went over to the living room of her house, where Lavender was sitting on the couch and watching Saturation Hall reels on the TV, with a large cup of Hyper Green and a large box of Pluto Puffs in her hands. "Hey, Blossom, what are you up to?" Lavender asked. "Well, I was wanting to meet up with Confetti Carnivale at the park today. Is it okay if I do that?" Blossom asked. "Sure, Blossom, you can meet Confetti at the park," Lavender answered. Lavender then noticed the copy of Windows ME that Blossom was holding in her hand. "But wait, why do you have your copy of Windows Millennium Edition in your hands?" Lavender asked. "Um, Confetti wanted to know how bad the operating system was, so I'm bringing it so she can actually get a look at it," Blossom answered. "Oh, okay. Well, don't do anything stupid with it. Have a good time, Blossom. Oh, and be back before 6," Lavender said. "Okay, Lavender, I'll be back by then," Blossom said. But of course, Blossom wasn't really gonna go to the park, she was instead gonna go sneak into Bea's library to put her plan into action.
"Wow, I can't believe I managed to sneak past my house sitter Lavender! Now it's time to get to Bea's library!" Blossom said as she was running to the library. A bit of running later, Blossom made it to the library without anyone noticing, and got out her copy of Windows Millennium Edition. "Wow, I didn't think Bea Spells-a-Lot would leave the computers sitting out like this! But never mind that, I am now going to use this disk, to downgrade these computers to Windows ME!" Blossom said. Blossom went ahead and sat at Spot's computer to start things off. "And of course, we will be starting with Spot Splatter Splash the mess loving psycho's computer! I will now insert the disk!" Blossom said as she inserted the disk in the computer. "Okay, now that the disk is in, it's time to perform the Windows ME setup!" Blossom said.
The Windows ME setup screen was then shown, on the part of the wizard where the license agreement is to be accepted. "All right, we are now in the setup! I will now click next! I have already formatted the C drive, and replaced Windows 11 with Windows ME!" Blossom said. Blossom clicked next, and Windows ME began installing. "All right, it seems like it's time for the computer to copy the files needed to run that computer! I will need to wait while I do so!" Blossom said. "15 minutes later," the French narrator said as the exact time card from "Chum Caverns" appeared. After the installation was done, the Windows ME startup sound played on the computer, as Blossom smiled. "Yes! I successfully downgraded Spot's computer to Windows Millennium Edition! Now, I just need to do the same to the other three computers, and I said three because I will not be downgrading my own computer," Blossom said. "70 minutes later," the French narrator said as the time card appeared. "Yay! I successfully downgraded all the computers but mine to Windows Millennium Edition! Now I need to get out of here before I get caught!" Blossom said as she ran out of the library.
"The next day," the French narrator said, as the exact time card from "Born Again Krabs" appeared. "Okay, Lalaloopsies, today we will be finishing our document from yesterday. Please turn on your computers and get to work, but if you are already finished, then you may play games or watch videos on the computer, as long as they are appropriate," Bea said. Blossom had a scheming look on her face, as Spot turned on her computer and was shocked to see it was running Windows ME, as the Windows ME startup sound played. Dot, Mittens, and Berry were also shocked to see their computers running Windows ME too. "Oh my gosh! What is going on? Why in the world is the computer under the Windows Millennium Edition operating system?" Spot asked. "Yeah, it happened to mine too," Dot said. "Mine too," Berry added. "Mine too. It happened to all our computers," Mittens added.
Bea heard what was going on, and walked right back in. "The computers are on Windows ME? Let me see," Bea said. Bea took a closer look at Spot's computer, and noticed it was on Windows ME. "Oh my god, it really is on Windows ME, and all your files were wiped from the computer as well!" Bea said. "I don't know how this happened. The computers were fine yesterday," Spot said. "Hey, wait a minute. I see Blossom's computer still running Windows 11," Berry said as she noticed. "No! My computer was downgraded as well! I just quickly installed something which makes Windows ME look like Windows 11!" Blossom said. "Honestly, I believe Blossom has something to do with this! There is no way all the computers could be on Windows 11 yesterday but be on Windows ME today!" Spot said.
"I'd have to go with what Spot is saying! Blossom, did you do something that caused these computers to be running Windows ME instead of Windows 11? Tell me the truth right now!" Bea asked. "Um, um, um, um, um, um, okay, you got me. I snuck into the library last night with a copy of Windows Millennium Edition, and downgraded all the computers but mine to it. And yes, everyone's hard drives were wiped," Blossom answered. "Blossom, I can't believe you did this! Thanks to you, everyone's computers are running really slow, and everyone lost all their work! Now it's going to take us a long time to get all the computers back to Windows 11! That's it! Go to Feather Tell-a-Tale's office right now!" Bea told Blossom. Blossom walked on over to Feather Tell-a-Tale's office. Ooh, boy, Blossom is in big trouble now!
"Blossom, what landed you in my office this time?" Feather asked. "Ms. Tell-a-Tale, you are not going to like this, but I, uh, okay, let's just say that yesterday evening, I snuck to the library with a copy of Windows Millennium Edition, and downgraded all the computer lab's computers but mine to it, and also, everyone's hard drives but mine were wiped," Blossom answered. "Blossom, I'm glad you told me the truth. But still, that was very insane of you to do that! Now it's going to take a long time for the other Lalaloopsies to get all their stuff back on their computers! That's it! I have no choice but to get Prairie Dusty Trails to ban you from this library for a whole month! Go home right now while I call Lavender!" Feather said. Blossom left the library as Feather got Lavender on the phone, to let her know that Blossom is in big trouble.
Blossom went back home, and of course, Lavender, wearing her "you, me, whipped cream, handcuffs, any questions?" shirt and Petal Flowerpot were here, both crossing their arms, since Blossom was in big trouble. "Blossom, are you crazy? I can't believe you would sneak into Bea's library and downgrade the computer lab's computers but your own to Windows Millennium Edition! Now, thanks to you, all of the Lalaloopsies using these computers have lost all of their data and will now have to get it all back!" Lavender told Blossom. "Now march upstairs to your room right now, big sis, and think about what you have caused!" Petal told Blossom. "Actually, Petal, I have to stop you there. Blossom is coming with me," Lavender told Petal, as Petal nodded her head in agreement.
"Downgrading the library's computers to Windows Millennium Edition was an extremely dangerous idea, as this operating system has been unsupported for over 19 years. It can make computers slow, and I'm not sure if the library can recover from what you just did. And to make matters worse, they could end up being exposed to cyber threats. You are in so much trouble, flower Lalaloopsy, and so, you are getting cuffed!" Lavender said, as she handcuffed Blossom with her gold handcuffs. "What? No! Not getting cuffed again! No!" Blossom said. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no! I'm not going! I'm not going! I'm not going! I'm not going! Please, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I'd rather not end up at Spot's messy studio again! It didn't seem like a huge deal to me! No! Help me please!" Blossom said, as Lavender took Blossom to her lavender go kart, while Petal walked on over to go watch this in action. "Too bad, big sis! This is something you shouldn't have done in the first place! I am so disgusted with you right now!" Petal told Blossom. Lavender took Blossom away, as Blossom started crying, ending the episode. Looks like Lavender will be dealing with Blossom accordingly, and her punishment could be shown in a later episode this season!