What started off as a normal school day ended up being everything but. I should have expected this, since Elmore is full of surprises. But this is one surprise I'll never forget. I'm Gumball Watterson, but you probably knew that already. Everyone knows me in school. I don't think there's a single person who doesn't know me in school. Now, if they like or not is a completely different story. There are some that like me, and others that don't. But that's the way I liked it, simple...
Wait, did I do this wrong? I think was supposed to talk about myself, and then go into the story. Oh, whatever! We don't need intros. You all came here for the story. So why am I still talking? I should start now.
"Have a good day, kids!" Mom said as she drove away, me and Darwin standing in front of the school.
"We should get in quickly!" I said as I looked up at the sky again. The dark clouds cover up the sunshine. My eyes are splashed with raindrops as I look up. I look back down again, wiping my eyes dry.
"The rain feels so nice!" Darwin says. Of course it feels good for him, he's a fish! I like the rain too, but not looking at it through a classroom window. I pick up my feet and quickly move up the school steps.
"Come on Darwin! We're gonna be late!" I holler to my best bro.
Darwin snaps back after I holler to him, who was enjoying the rain. "Oh, right!" Darwin follows after me as we run inside. Inside, we can see everyone talking in the halls, not going to their classes yet. The school bell hasn't rung yet, good. I have something on my mind I need to get off. There's no one I trust more than Darwin.
"Dude, I'm going to do something I should've done a long time ago!" I exclaim.
"You're going to put your perm back on?" Darwin asks.
That actually sounds like a good idea. I looked good in a perm. It was so fabulous...
I'm getting off topic here. Now now the time for perms, it's the time for bravery!
"No, though I totally want to do that right now. Anyways, I'm going to tell Penny how I feel!" I say. It felt good getting that off my chest. I hear Darwin gasp.
"Yeah, Gumball! You should do it right now!" Darwin cheers.
No, no, no! I can't do it in front of everyone! But I have a plan.
"No way, dude! Not with everyone around! I have to do it secretly. I'll go somewhere quiet for lunch, and tell her then."
Darwin smiles. "Good idea."
That was when I heard the bell ring. Darwin and I went to our class. As we were walking there, we passed by Anais, who gave us a greeting nod as we passed. Mrs. Simian walked in, we all sat in our assigned seats. The sound of multiple desks being slid across the ground were heard as everyone took their seats.
"Alright, today class, we'll talk about..."
I never listen to what Mrs. Simian is talking about. It's all so boring. I instead decide to zone out, and listen to my surroundings. Tobias to the right of me taps his pencil to a beat. It almost sounds like "Requiem For A Dream". Tina scrapes her claws against the desk lightly. Mrs. Simian never notices, or she just doesn't care by this point. Leslie taps his foot lightly, so that the teacher doesn't hear. I can hear the sound of raindrops near the windowsill I'm at. It's really raining out there. A bit too much.
But then, I can feel something. Almost like something is coming. I hear splashing, and can't make out where it's coming from. It's rushing a little. I look around the room to find where it's coming from, and I see that some water is flowing through the bottom of the door. Should I say something?
"Mrs. Simian." I interrupt her lesson and speak up.
"Silence, Gumball. I'm giving a lesson right now." Simian silences me. But I can't be silent now.
"Mrs. Simian." I say louder.
"I said be quiet, Watterson!" Simian raises her voice as well.
"Gumball, what's wrong?" Darwin asks me, leaning over. I point to the ground. Now he speaks up.
"Mrs. Simian, this actually is important!" Darwin exclaims.
"Am I going to have to give you both detention?!" Mrs. Simian's voice echoes throughout the classroom. Everyone turns to us now. They definitely don't look happy.
But then, Simian feels it below her feet
"Eeeh! What is this?" Simian shrieks in disgust.
"Gumball wet himself!" Sussie yells out.
What? It's not even yellow, and why would I have this much in me?
"That doesn't even make any sense, Sussie! It's obviously water!" I reply.
Sussie pauses after hearing what I said. "Gumball wet himself!"
Sussie is hopeless sometimes.
"No, you idiot! It is water!" Ocho yells.
"Water?!" Teri shouts. "I'm not laminated yet!" Teri scrambles onto her desk, and away from the water.
Suddenly, the intercom comes on, and Mr. Brown's voice appears out, all of the children turning to it after the sound of clicking coming form the intercom.
"Children, there is excessive water flooding the school! Please stay with your teacher, and wait near a window. Emergency services have been called to the school, and will arrive shortly. Whatever you do, do not open the school doors. Water will flood in even more than now. Thank you for your cooperation." Mr. Brown orders.
"What? What does he mean not to open the school doors? I'll show him." Simian rushes out of the classroom, and down the stairs. Is she really going to try to open the doors?
"Mrs. Simian, where are you going?" Penny asks as she tries to pursue Simian.
"I'm getting out of here, that's what I'm doing!" Simian turns around and pushes Penny to the ground before breaking off in a dash again. I run over to Penny and help her up.
"She'll drown the Junior Kindergarten class on the bottom level!" Penny rushes off double time after Simian.
"Penny, wait!" I can't let her get hurt, but I have to help the rest of the kids get to a safe place. Which one do I do, which one do I do?
Even though I hate to leave Penny, she can deal with Simian by herself. I know she's a tough nut to crack.
He he... tough nut...
What am I doing? There's no time for jokes, I have to help the rest of the kids!
And then I see some of them coming my way. Don't tell me...
"Let's get her!" Carmen screams as she leads some of the kids after Penny.
"No wait! Don't go after her! It's too dangerous!" I plead for them to come back.
"Not until we stop her from flooding the school!" Masami yells to me as they all vanish to the bottom floor.
I don't run after them, as instead run to a spot where I can see Mrs. Simian. I have to try to convince her.
"You should stick to Mr. Brown's plan and wait for help!" I shouted to Simian.
"I'm waiting for no one! I'm getting out now!"
I scream no in a stereotypical way, like in a movie, and time for a moment goes into slow motion. Simian reaches for the school doorhandle, and some of my classmates are coming at her, barreling down the hallway to reach Simian. There's no way they're going to make it in time! I want to scream to turn back now, before they get hurt, but it doesn't come out in time. Simian opens the door, and water pours out all the way up to the archway of the door. Like a miniature tidal wave, the water engulfs Simian, and pours out, taking out the classmates next. I see Penny swimming afloat, but she's being sucked away like a rapid river. I reach out my hand to grab her, but it's not long enough, and she washes away with the rest of the classmates.
"Penny!" I scream as I see them all go under.
Penny, no... I can't cry now, but what do I do? In fear, I get down on my knees, and look down at the floor. Then, I fuzzy hand clamp onto my shoulder. I look up to see Mr. Brown's sympathetic eyes behind his glasses.
"Gumball, I'm sorry about your class. Mrs. Simian can sometimes be idiotic, and sometimes other people punish for it. But let me tell you that we will not lose him. Not now." Mr. Brown says to me in his deep, sincere voice.
"But, how do we get them back? I don't know what to do, Mr. Brown!" I reply.
Mr. Brown looks at my musty eyes, and wipes my tears away.
"First, get the confidence to get back on your feet." He tells me. I snivel the rest of my tears away, and stand back up. "Look at me, Gumball." I look up at his eyes. Behind his glasses, I can tell I'm not the only one full of sorrow. "I can't help you solve this, because I need to get the rest of the kids to safety. But here is where you come in. I need you and Darwin to do something very important. I don't care if you failed all of your assignments, you and Darwin can't fail here."
I can feel the urgency flowing through me. I wonder what we're going to have to do?
"You need you to save Mrs. Simian first. I know she might have made matters worse, but she has a secret area in this school that has all of the supplies you need. Find her, and you'll be one step closer to saving the school. Once you find Mrs. Simian, she will give you the rest of the mission briefing. Sadly, I can't stay here any longer. I need to get the other students who weren't on the bottom floor to safety. Can I trust you, Gumball and Darwin?"
Darwin and I look at each other with determination. We both give a nod.
"We'll do it. We'll find Mrs. Simian, and save the children!" Darwin gives a salute.
"Please, don't fail me in this time of need." Mr. Brown quickly runs off, with a smile on his face.
Darwin says we can, but he didn't want to let Mr. Brown down.
Can we actually do this?