The Watterson family gathered together in the living room. Darwin and Gumball were sitting together on the couch next to Nicole and Richard, while Anais was sitting on the rug on the floor.

"Okay, Gumball…" said Nicole. "That man who was in the front door…well…he was your Dad."

"What! What do you mean he's my Dad," said Gumball.

"I'll explain…a long time ago, just before he had you, he started a big software development company just outside of the city of Elmore. He got greedy…he started doing illegal things…he got rich, but he started to become a threat to me and your safety. I asked him to stop what he was doing…he left us when you were just a kitten," said Nicole. "But it was NOT because of you."

Gumball had to think about what he was hearing. All he knew was the small town of Elmore…his Mom and Dad…his sister…his friend Darwin. Now, it was all changing in such a high speed pace, he couldn't really accept it all.

Darwin placed his fin on Gumball's shoulder, simply letting him know he was there for him.

"Any questions that you have, son?" asked Richard.

Gumball tilted his head upward to Richard and then to Nicole.

"One question…why did he come back," asked Gumball.

Nicole sighed.

"He called me last week…I haven't spoke to him in years…he wanted to see you and get to know you, but he is still the same. He doesn't care who he has to go through to get what he wants," said Nicole.

"But I could've made that judgement myself, Mom, you're telling me now I have another Dad and…and…," Gumball was becoming upset.

"Gumball, just calm down…" said Darwin in a little, calm voice.

"NO…this isn't fair…how do I know that all of this is even true. You're telling me my real Dad is someone else and doesn't even care about us?" asked Gumball frantically. "Then, he suddenly drops by," says Gumball as he runs to the front door.

"Gumball, WAIT!" Richard.

Gumball opens the front door and runs outside, pass the front porch and onto the sidewalk…only to find Nate, the man he only met for a moment, peel off in his hybrid Car/SUV and drive away from the neighborhood.

The further away the car drove, the madder Gumball got. He began to clench his hands into fists. He started gritting his teeth.

"Gumball…Gumball, are you okay," asked Darwin as he ran out too, now standing behind him.

"My one chance, Darwin, my one chance, I didn't have a chance to meet him or anything," said Gumball.

Gumball started running away from Darwin!

"Gumball…Gumball, come back! Don't do this!" yelled Darwin..now saddened over the moment.

Nicole was crying in Richard's arms. She didn't expect Gumball to get so upset nor expect Gumball's 13th birthday to be so heartbreaking.

Gumball kept running and running…tears in his eyes…he wanted so badly to catch up to Nate. He had questions…questions that ran through his head from time to time. Questions that sometimes Richard couldn't answer…Father to Son! Questions about his own past! Questions about his family! What felt like millions of questions were running through his head.

Gumball was giving out on strength to run any longer. He stopped immediately and collapsed to the side on the sidewalk underneath a barely lit light pole on the far side of the neighborhood. He scooted himself under the light pole and laid his back against the pole, pulled his legs up, and dropped his head into his folded arms. He didn't realize he ran so far…another block away and he would be at the Elmore Junior High. By now, the police was probably looking for him, but he wasn't thinking about that.

Meanwhile at the Watterson residents, a police car was pulling up to the front of the house. Nicole called the police and reported Gumball as missing. Richard called others in the neighborhood to see if anyone else has seen Gumball wondering around nearby. Anais and Darwin walked around the neighborhood to see if they could find him, calling out for Gumball late into the evening.

Meanwhile, Gumball was still sitting under the light pole. He suddenly heard two familiar voices call his name. He heard food steps as the taps of shoes on the sidewalk got closer and closer. It was Anais and Darwin.

"What do you two want," said Gumball, with eyes as though he was crying.

"Wanna talk about it buddy," asked Darwin.

"You wouldn't get it," said Gumball. "I knew I was different…I knew all this time I was different…different from everyone, from Dad, from Mom, from you guys, it was so obvious and I couldn't even figure it out."

"You are a little different…but, we love you for that Gumball," said Anais. "You taught me so much over time."

"Yeah, and you've been the best friend I could ever have," said Darwin.

"I can't go back...after running off like that, its just, I wanted to get to know my real Dad for myself…just once," said Gumball.

"Gumball, if you met him, what if you get hurt again…I mean, he left you and Mom…why would he do something like that only to just re-appear again?" said Anais.

Anais was a very sharp kid…Gumball had to take a moment and really think about what she said.

"I still want to know for myself…its part of growing up, right?" asked Gumball.

"I guess so…but you won't meet him without us being there by your side," said Darwin. "Besides, maybe he makes video games."

Gumball began to wipe off his face with his shirt sleeve. He grinned a little, almost wanting to chuckle.

"Thanks guys," said Gumball.

Gumball get's up from the sidewalk and starts walking back home with Anais and Darwin. They finally arrive with the police car still sitting along the sidewalk, but another vehicle begins to pull up as well…a giant truck with the TV station station logo…News 7 Elmore…shows up right behind the police car.

"Wha, what's going on now," asked Anais.

TV cameras began to rush towards Gumball!

"Excuse me, we are with News 7 Elmore…are you Gumball Watterson, the son of the great software developer whose moving to Elmore?" asked the anchor.