Hello fellow readers! This is NeoNimbus speaking! For those who don't know who I am, I'm the writer for both The Newcomer and The Vampire. I've been waiting to do this side story for a very long time, but I wanted to wait until the right time has come and this is it! Inspired from reading futureauthor13's "Little Moments", both me and Sal decided to take the opportunity to write this side story: a series of 100 drabbles in 10 chapters, each detailing on what goes on within the Newcomer universe.
Anyway, I hope every one of you gets the chance to check these drabbles out and without further interruptions, please enjoy the first chapter!
The Town of Elmore
An Amazing World of Gumball Story
By NeoNimbus
Chapter 1-Part 1
1.) Help!
It was just a typical day for Brian O'Quinn, as the purple fox lied on the bed, happily reading a comic when all of a sudden, his cell phone rang, prompting him to put the comic book down and answer it.
"Hello?"
"Brian, thank goodness you're here!" Gumball happily replied. "Listen, you have to come to the hospital real quick before it's too-"
"Gumball, get back here right now!" Brian could hear Gumball's mother in the background and before he knew it, a short scuffle occurred before the phone was hung up.
"That was weird." Brian commented, before he put his cell phone away and resumed reading his comic book.
Meanwhile…
After yanking Gumball away from the phone, Nicole dragged her son back to the doctor's office and pinned him down on the exam table with all of her might. Thankfully for the older, blue feline, the doctor showed up just in time, carrying the flu vaccine shot with him.
"Now Mrs. Watterson, please hold him down while I administer the shot." the doctor said to Nicole, as he prepared the needle.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
2.) Greetings
Today was turning out to be a fine day for Mr. Robinson, as the older puppet happily read a book in the living room and so far he had nothing but peace and quiet. At least, it was supposed to be until he heard someone, or something, tapping one of the windows.
"Oh what now?!" Mr. Robinson grumbled, as he got up from his seat and investigated the tapping noise. Upon further inspection, Gumball and Darwin suddenly popped out of the blue, startling the older puppet.
"Hi Mr. Robinson!" the brothers happily greeted him.
In response, the older puppet pulled down the window blinds, preventing the two from seeing him. Shortly afterwards, however, he heard a noise from the fireplace and before Mr. Robinson knew it, Gumball and Darwin showed up out of the blue, much to his shock.
"Hi, Mr. Robinson!"
Once again, the older puppet shoved them back into the chimney before blocking the path to prevent them from entering. But then, Mr. Robinson heard a commotion in the kitchen. After a making a few steps in the area, Gumball and Darwin popped out from the stove.
"Hi Mr.-" the Watterson brothers were unable to finish their greetings, as the older puppet shoved them back inside the stove and taped the door shut. But his relief was short-lived, however, as he heard a few splashing noises from behind his back, prompting to reluctantly turn around and see Gumball and Darwin popping out of the sink. At this point, Mr. Robinson gave up and decided there was one thing for him to do.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" the older puppet demanded.
"We just wanted to say hi, that's all." Gumball and Darwin happily responded, causing Mr. Robinson to grumble in annoyance.
3.) Nose
It was a typical day at Elmore Junior High, as Gumball and Darwin were minding their own business, when they spotted Brian near his locker, scratching his nose. Stunned by the sight, the two rushed right towards their friend right away, leaving the purple fox rather uncomfortable.
"Why are you two looking at me like that?" asked a confused Brian.
"You picked your nose!" Gumball accused his friend.
"Ya picked your nose!" And Darwin just intentionally said it like an idiot to be funny.
No I didn't! I scratched my nose." Brian attempted to explain to his friends.
"Sure you did Brian." Gumball sarcastically spoke, before he and his brother continued to point their finger at the purple fox.
"You just picked...YOUR NOSE!" Darwin continued.
"You guys are really making such a big deal about something you're wrong about." Brian responded in a calm manner, slightly annoyed at how his day was turning out.
4.) Mind Over Body
Brian, Rhonda and Mike made their way to the park to meet up with Gumball, after the blue feline sent them a text message to meet up with him at six in the morning today, as he wanted to show them something very important. None of them were happy to be woken up this early, but the three decided to meet up with Gumball, as the blue feline showed up on time.
"Hey guys!" Gumball greeted his friends, before he noticed a look of irritation on their faces. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?!" Brian shouted in annoyance. "You woke us up at six in the morning and you're asking us what's wrong?!"
"You better have a good reason for this." a weary Rhonda demanded.
"Gumball... It's Saturday... GO TO BED!" Mike started quietly before shouting the last bit into Gumball's face, as the blue feline was taken aback by the maroon badger's words.
"I know, but before I do that, I have something to show you guys." Gumball insisted, all the while trying to calm his friends down.
"...Alright, but you better have a good reason to have all of us here to begin with." Brian reluctantly agreed, before yawning.
"Once this is over, don't do something like this again." said a tired Rhonda.
Gumball didn't respond right away and before the trio knew what happened next, the blue feline moved his ears below his head, leaving the three of them surprised. Soon, he began to twist his body in a full three hundred sixty degrees and his legs jolted up and down, before stopping dead in his tracks, looking at his astonished friends with a smirk.
"So, what do you guys think?"
None of his friends, however, responded to the blue feline's question. Eventually, Mike walked up to Gumball with a look of irritation on his face and proceeded to punch him in the face before walking back home, intending to go back to bed. Likewise, Brian and Rhonda also turned around and were about to walk away until Gumball called out to them.
"Can one you guys bring me to the hospital? I just realized that I can't move."
"Fine, we'll help you out." Brian replied, as he and his girlfriend sighed in annoyance and picked their friend up to take him to the hospital.
5.) Good Lookin'
It was another typical day at the Watterson residence, but for Gumball, Darwin, Brian and Mike, it was anything but eventful, as nothing good had happened to them so far. To stave off their boredom, the four made their way to the attic, hoping to find something interesting to check out.
While his friends began to look over one area of the attic, Brian was casually shuffling through some boxes, before he noticed a photo album among the stack of boxes, much to his curiosity.
"What's this?" asked Brian, before he opened it up and flipped through a few pages. He stopped at one particular one and gasped in surprise, before he excitedly turned his attention to Mike.
"Mike, you have to see this!"
Mike walked over to where Brian is and showed him the photo. Mike immediately busted out laughing.
"Wow Gumball, you really were an ugly baby!" Brian informed the blue feline, before the purple fox laughed alongside with the maroon badger.
"His eyes are looking in two directions; none of them at the camera!" Mike managed to get out as he continued his laughing fit.
"I don't think he even knew the camera was looking at him." Brian jokingly suggested.
As the two continued to laugh, Gumball could only grumble in embarrassment, as Darwin put a flipper on his brother's shoulder.
"Look on the bright side Gumball; at least you're quite the dapper dan now."
"Hey look! Here's a picture of his last school photo!" Brian shouted, as he held it up.
"First thing I'm going to do is burn all of those photos when this is over." Gumball muttered under his breath.
6.) Dogs
For Ivan, it was just another boring day in the neighborhood, as the red bear decided to take a quick walk around. As he was minding his own business, Ivan suddenly heard barking and growling from the other side of the chain-link fence, spotting several dozen dogs in the process, much to his amusement.
"You mutts think you're so brave on the other side." the red bear mockingly spoke, as he continued to walk, ignoring the dogs.
But the dogs continued to growl and bark at Ivan, but much louder than usual, irking him in the process.
"Shut up, you mangy mutts!" Ivan yelled at the dogs on the other side.
His demands, however, were ignored and the dogs continued to show their hostility to Ivan. Enraged over this, the red bear proceeded to kick the chain-link fence as hard as he could, hoping to scare the wits out of them. Unfortunately for Ivan, he kicked the fence too hard, causing it to collapse and before he knew it, both him and the dogs looked at each other in silence, the former horrified by what he had done just now.
"Um, I was just kidding back there, that's all. I didn't mean all of that!" the red bear feverishly explained.
The dogs, however, weren't interested in his excuses and continued to angrily stare at their unfortunate victim.
'I thought so!' Ivan thought, before the dogs proceeded to chase after him and onto the street.
7.) Related
Ever since he moved to Elmore, Brian slowly began to adjust to his new home, despite experiencing some of the most unusual adventures he had ever ended up participating in. Today turned out to be normal for a change, though, which was something that Brian welcomed, as he waited patiently near his locker for his friends to show up.
'Where are they?' the purple fox thought to himself, before spotting Penny and Leslie walking down the hallway, prompting him to walk over to them and gave them a friendly greeting.
"Hey there!" Brian greeted the two. "What's up?"
"We're doing pretty good so far, Brian." Penny replied. "I was just having a quick chat with my cousin."
Brian looked at Penny, perplexed by the answer she gave to him, before looking at Leslie and vice versa, still with the same perplexed look on his face.
'How does that work?!' Brian thought in disbelief, while Leslie and Penny stared at the purple fox with confusion.
8.) Fire!
It was just a typical day at the Badgero residence, as Chuck was reading peacefully in his bedroom, while his wife Olivia was tending to the gardens in the backyard. But the peaceful atmosphere was soon interrupted by a loud booming noise, prompting the two to get up and investigate the source. Upon their arrival, both Chuck and Olivia were stunned to see the kitchen was engulfed in flames, as their astonished son made their way to them, safe and unharmed.
"Mom! Dad! Thank goodness you're here!" Mike exclaimed. "The stove suddenly exploded for some reason!"
"What were you doing?!" Chuck asked, as he pulled out the fire extinguisher.
"I honestly don't know. I was just getting some snacks from the cupboard when the stove was starting to act erratically." the maroon badger replied.
"And then it burst into flames?!" Olivia asked her son, as Chuck put out the fire.
"Well this is ironic; a fire happens in a fireman's house." the blue badger joked.
"I'm just glad that things didn't get any worse." said Mike, as he sighed in relief.
Suddenly, another booming noise occurred shortly afterwards, as fire began to cover the entire kitchen once again, much to the Badgero's surprise.
"Me and my big mouth." the maroon badger moaned in disbelief, prompting Chuck to call in for help.
9.) Yoga
Richard, for all his optimism, was rather self-conscious of his weight and had made several attempts to stay fit and active, usually with less than satisfactory results. In addition to this, he also wanted to have some quick reflexes, despite his girth, so he was pleased to learn from his wife that Annie, Brian's mother, operated a new age shop that could be the solution to his problem. After getting the address, the large, pink bunny made his way inside and asked the older, purple fox to teach him some yoga. Thankfully for him, Annie agreed and soon, he found himself on the rooftop, with the radio as their only source of entertainment, as the older, purple fox began her lesson.
"Now you bend like this." Annie instructed.
Richard watched with serious determination, as the older, purple fox successfully bent her back backwards, showing no discomfort at the slightest, before she got back in an upright position, focusing her attention on the eager bunny.
"Alright, I think I got it." said Richard.
The large, pink bunny then made an attempt of his own, as he slowly bent backwards as best as he could. At first, it appeared that he managed to pull it off; unfortunately for Richard, he ended up bending too far, causing him to strain his entire back. It didn't take too long for him to realize that he was stuck in this position.
'Uh oh.' Richard thought, before he spoke as loud as he can. "Um…Annie?"
Annie stood straight up; as she spotted the large, pink bunny and the position he was in.
"Hang on Richard, let me take you back to the chiropractic room." the older, purple fox informed him, as she used a trolley to carry the large, pink bunny back inside. Upon arrival to their destination, all that could be heard from outside was the sounds of a spine cracking into place and Richard's screaming.
10.) Feeding Time
For Elsie, it was just another day at the greenhouse, as the lizard-cat hybrid beast roamed around the large, luscious area, hoping to find a meal to eat. She didn't know how long it has been since she had a bite, but right now, she was willing to eat anything, no matter what.
Suddenly, Elsie heard what she thought was some sort of sound. It was rather low and faint, but her ears managed to pick up the trace, as the beast dashed with all of her might, speeding off from one area after another, until finally, she arrived at her destination and much to her joy, she saw Annie standing right in front of her, holding a bowl of meat for her to see, as she put it gently on the ground.
"Alright Elsie, dinner is served." the older, purple fox informed her pet, as the hybrid beast happily made her way to the bowl and began chowing down.
I hope everyone enjoyed the first part! Normally, I would do a preview and tidbits whenever I am done with a chapter, but I'll make an exception for this story. Also, I wanted to thank Sal and my beta reader for their help.
Now it's off to focus on the remaining 90 drabbles for The Town of Elmore.
Until then, see ya next chapter!