Gumball awoke and yawned. He blinked the tiredness from his eyes and was met with Penny's crying face. A shadowy figure cleaned his gun, smiled at Gumball, and pulled the trigger. The crack of her shell exploding was not a fun sound.
Gumball awoke, for real this time. He was a panting, sweating mess, and he let out a sigh. "Well, no more sleep for tonight, I suppose... I guess I'll get a snack at the gas station." With that, he stepped out of his apartment he was living in for the year he was going to be taking extra classes. He walked down to his bike, unable to afford a car at the time. He began his journey to the gas station. After maybe five to ten minutes, the matted, sweaty cat hopped off his bike and went inside. He grabbed a bag of chips, shrugging. He walked up to the counter, pulling out a five dollar bill. After a few moments, he left with his bag. He noticed his bike was gone. "God dammit!" He shouted, furious. He started walking back to his apartment, when he noticed something... well, something shiny. He walked over to it and touched it. He was enveloped by a wave of pain, and he let out a shout of shock. He convulsed on the ground a few moments, before it stopped. He got up and held his head, feeling dizzy. He stood up, taking a few accidental steps to the right. He shook his head and went to grab his book bag. A shadowy arm was extending from his hand. It picked it up and put it on his actual hand. "What the...?" Gumball muttered, lost in thought. He let out a sigh and jumped, and he flung from the ground. Highly terrified, he let out a scream as he went flying through the sky. He went flying at the ground, and the shadow formed a protective ball around him. He landed and let out a cry of pain, his foot smacking the ground. Gumball sat there. Gumball let out a breath, and then said, "Well, there's a lot of way to make use of this..."