A/N: My first time seriously writing Marshall Lee/Prince Gumball and I'm new to writing so constructive criticism is very much appreciated. More chapters will be posted soon!

Prince Gumball ran his fingers through pink bubblegum hair as he sighed. He felt his tension rise as he looked down at his desk and glared at the large amount of paperwork he had left to complete. Establishing trade with the breakfast kingdom had been a long and strenuous process but he knew it would be well worth it. That didn't make finishing the final paperwork any easier. Especially with Gumball's lack of sleep from his busy schedule. Whether it was experimenting in his lab to create stuff that would benefit his kingdom or filling out paperwork recently his position as prince felt like a weight on his shoulders.

As gumball felt his eyes get heavier and his body moving more sluggishly as time passed, he decided that he'd done enough work for today. He'd usually be more stubborn when it came to his royal duty's but tonight, he couldn't care less. He looked behind him dreamily and saw his large magenta, king sized bed with a fluffy pink blanket over it. 'I'll just take a nap and get back to the paperwork early tomorrow' he thought while walking towards his bed. Gumball was crawling into his bed when suddenly he heard a loud thump against the window that lead to his large balcony.

Gumball fell to the floor, wrapped in the blanket. He kicked his legs to free himself before grabbing the post of his bed. He pushed himself up and hide under his blanket with a pillow to his chest. He peaked his head out of the blanket while deciding what to do. 'I could call the banana guards but most of them would be in front of the castle or around the kingdom patrolling this time of night. There's also Fionna but she's on a date with Flame Prince tonight.' Gumball steeled himself, "I'm the Prince of this kingdom and I can handle whatever is on the other side of that door", he whispered while overcome with determination.

Using the pillow as a shield Gumball walked towards the window and looked out of it. Confused when he saw nothing but the night sky and his kingdom Gumball sighed. 'Maybe I just imagined it because of how exhausted I am'. Instead of going straight to bed he walked out onto his balcony to get some fresh air. He rested his head on his crossed arms that leaned against the railing. He closed his eyes as he felt the wind brush through his hair.

Gumball's head shot up when he heard a loud shriek. He looked around until he saw something at the corner of the balcony. As he walked towards it, he realized it was small black bat with black fur and crimson eyes. The bat continued to let out shrieks that were sounding more like whimpers when he noticed the blood. The bat's left wing looked slightly bent and it was bleeding on its side.

Cautiously Gumball touched the wing to assess how bad the damage was. The bat hissed and narrowed it's eyes as it tried to move away from his hand. "It's alright, I'm just trying to see how bad your injuries are. I won't hurt you." Gumball knew the bat couldn't understand him but it felt like the right thing to do. Gumball was surprised when the bat seemed to still for a moment considering his words before relaxing against the balcony floor. Gumball dismissed it was the bat being exhausted before continuing to assess the wing and the other injuries.

After finishing his assessment Gumball decided that the bat was in no condition to fly back to wherever it came from. Gumball looked at the bat with sympathy as he realized how cold it was and saw the bat curl in a ball for warmth. "I have no choice but to treat your injuries, I can't just leave you out here to die" he said softly. The bat gave no response but to continue laying on the balcony with it's eyes closed.

Gumball carefully lifted the bat, noticing that it didn't even fill his hands that were cupped together. He put it on top of the pillow he'd foolishly been using as a shield. As he headed inside he thought, 'I'll take cake of this bat until it feels better and release it. Maybe I'll feel less lonely with someone else around.'