Amazing world of Gumball: Keys to life
Note: I got the basic concept from the Movie "Truman show" and it was made in 1998 I think, and I liked the movie a lot, and so I wanted to take the concept of it and take it to the Amazing world of Gumball! ( I chose Darwin again because he's one of my favorite characters) So yeah, enjoy!
Chapter one:
Living the typical life as part of the Watterson family, best friends with Gumball and practically brothers, they always managed to stir up trouble even if they didn't mean to. Most of the time Gumball didn't learn from any of his mistakes. Even if he didn't, Darwin still did what Gumball wanted him to, despite the fact that he would always regret ever taking on his offers.
Today was a particularly boring day, because Gumball was out sick and so there wasn't anything to do. Ms. Simian's lack of ability to stimulate someone's interest in any subject of school was obviously shown in her uncaring tone and actions. She could probably care less if any of the students failed, because she would always recite how even if they did fail, she would still get payed for 'doing' her job. But one thing Darwin began to notice was the same things that had happened every day. Boring school day. Gumball getting in trouble from something. Having to learn a lesson. Atonement at the end and a new day would start, almost repeating like a never ending cycle. But today since Gumball was sick, he wondered what was going to happen, if anything were to change. He thought of it like a cause and an effect, Gumball not being here so they don't get in trouble, and they don't have to learn a lesson or anything. The thought exalted his excitement. Today could possibly be different.
Darwin sat by himself in the cafeteria, literally waiting for something or someone to do something different. He began to scrutinize the details of everyone's actions; Penny always sat by the other girls and Gumball always seemed to have his head over his heels. Carrie stood by herself as well and never ate anything but appear to be depressing. Anais would always sit by him and Gumball and always try to talk them out of doing whatever scam Gumball planned. But today she was equivocally quiet and nervous; her hands shook whenever she was going to drink her milk and take another bite of the pizza. She kept wiping her hands on her skirt to dry off the sweat. Darwin realized that this might be the start of the difference. He turned to her about to ask her what was wrong until she had stood to her feet and walked away quickly, throwing away her tray and ran out the cafeteria doors. Everybody looked at her with a sort of scary caution as if they were observing her to ensure she didn't try to do anything wrong. Darwin looked back at his table and noticed she'd left a note. He picked it up and immediately Penny's hand had seized his arm on the table with a slam.
" Don't pick it up." Penny said with a raised voice. Darwin expected only a little change, but the turn of events had left him shocked.
" Why?" He inquired. Penny's eyes were filled with a sort of desperation until they flashed. She suddenly looked at their clashed hands with confusion.
" I uh...i just don't want you to. Here, let me throw it away." Penny tried removing his hand form the note and she lifted it from his grasp.
" Stop! I want to read it." Darwin swiped it out of her hand and stuffed it into his pocket, not worried if it would wrinkle.
" I don't want you to!"
" I don't care what you want! Why don't you go back to your girlfriends over there?" Darwin made fun of her. Penny's eyes flashed and she stormed away.
" Dude. You shouldn't be so hard on her." Tobias said, placing his hand on his shoulder.
" You're acting like if she's my girlfriend." Darwin replied, moving his shoulder away from his grasp.
" No. but she's Gumball's likes her. He's gonna get mad at you if he finds out you made her cry." Tobias said. Darwin scoffed and shook his head.
" She's not crying, she was just angry." Darwin said, turning around trying to prove his point. But as strange as it was, Penny was crying. She wasn't one to cry when you made fun of her, she was more of the type to have a vindictive thought and attempt to get revenge. And most of all, her crying didn't seem very genuine. Darwin's eyebrows furrowed.
" I told you." Tobias pointed at her. Darwin shook his head, skeptical about the situation.
" Whatever." He said, walking out of the cafeteria. Today's different approach was strange. But he didn't ponder much on it as he found Anais in the hallway, leaning over sipping out of the water fountain. Darwin confronted her in attempt to talk to her but her eyes widened and she stiffened her back.
" Anais? I just want to talk." Darwin said calmly. But she completely disregarded him and began walking the opposite direction. He made no attempt to follow her, knowing that she would just find another way out of it. He remembered the note and felt his pockets for it. His fingers came across a lump and he pulled it out. Unraveling it from it's crumpled state, the note was probably only 5 inches wide and tall. He began to read to the first sentence, before his mind could comprehend what she was trying to tell him, Someone from the left side had irrationally pulled on it and tore it apart. Darwin looked up to see the culprit and saw Tobias in a shock and panic streaked face.
" I was just curious." He created an obvious lying excuse. Darwin became infuriated.
" It was none of your business you fat pathetic retard!" He incoherently yelled his anger.
" I'm sorry." Tobias said weakly.
" Yeah! Tell that to the fist that's going to leave you in bruises you so-called athletic piece of garbage!" Darwin was about to release all his strength into his punch when Principle Brown had appeared out of nowhere and separated them.
" Ms. Watterson! You will do no such thing!" Principle Brown exclaimed. Darwin had the visage of beating in Tobias' face in. "It was just a piece of paper! Calm down!" He kept his eyes fixated on Darwin's face. Darwin scoffed and walked the other direction, muttering under his breath insults that were directed to Tobias.
Darwin looked at the remaining piece of paper he managed to save from Tobias. He looked at the sentences, which were cut off from the ripped ends. He read the end and it said 'meet me at courtyard at the end of the school. Make sure no one follows.' At first Darwin was angry. He thought that it was unreasonable to give him a piece of paper if she still had the ability to tell him herself. But part of him reasoned to him that maybe that she wasn't able to. And for the most part, Why did she want to talk to him in the courtyard? And who would follow him? Darwin thought to himself. The concerning thought of someone spying on him made him more alert, and he even looked behind him to ensure nobody would be behind him. To prevent anyone else from trying to take the paper, he disposed of it in the trash can just in case if anyone still had it, he could just tell them he threw it away.
When the bell rang, everybody began leaving out the front doors, but Darwin took a different path. He was on his way to the courtyard, like Anais had instructed him. He let himself into the sunset streaked cafeteria, where the light was angled inconveniently in the windows, which could catch someone by surprise with a bright shock who wasn't aware of it. Darwin left out the cafeteria doors and made a right, heading towards the courtyard. He remembered sub consciously about the advise she'd given and he took a cautious glance behind him. The thought of someone pursuing him anonymously sent a sickly chill up his spine. Once he had saw Anais, he began running towards her. She was pacing back and forth and once she heard him approaching, she looked up from the ground with perked up ears.
" What did you want to tell me?" Darwin asked curiously. Anais shushed him and looked around, as if there were people hiding.
" Talk quietly." Anais said in a gentle tone. " I don't have much time—they're probably coming for us right now." Anais look behind him, with her nails in her mouth and she was alarmingly nervous.
" Who? Who's coming after us?" Darwin asked concerned. Anais took a deep breath.
" Darwin...I want you to know that I will always love you like my brother." She said, giving him a heartily hug. Darwin was puzzled.
" Wait—What?"
" Darwin, you need to know the truth. We are being watched, right now as we speak—" Anais said, but the school police had yelled and began charging them. " Everything is fake! Look at this!" Anais pointed at the grass. " You're living a lie! Darwin you have to believe me!" Anais yelled desperately. The police had shoved Darwin to the side and forcefully apprehended her by lifted her by her arms and feet. They straggly began to carry her away, and she began screaming incomprehensibly, kicking her legs. Darwin got back to his feet and ran towards them.
"Get off her!" Darwin yelled, throwing his fists at the people who held her. With a sudden exertion, a police officer had pulled his gun back, and pistol whipped Darwin, striking him in the chin with a painful inflame. The blow stumbled him to the ground and left him in a hazy state of dizziness. " You can't trust anyone, Darwin! Not even Mom or Dad! They're not your parents! You need to es—" Anais was suddenly muffled. The police began stifling her screams with a bandana gagging her mouth. Darwin's vision began to fade, and the audio around him muted along with it.
" Get away from her...Anais." Darwin tried to speak, reaching for the police who carried her away. He lied on the ground, heavily out of breath and exhausted and nauseated from the pain. And the last thing he saw was the visage of reaching her hand out for him, in a struggle to release herself. Her muffled screams turned into nothing, and Darwin fell into a black pit of darkness.
