TOON WARS: The Final Days
Chapter II
By Frozarburst
With the Toon Force separated, they all live their respective lives back at their home worlds. Gumball returns to Elmore to reacquaint with his brother and sister while Nicole returns to be with Richard again after a long 5 years away from home. When they, the Future Anais, Momo, Penny, and Yuki warp down to the surface by the mall, they look to see that everything around them hasn't really changed. The mall still has its usual advertisements up and people are walking to and from the entrance. One of these people is Mr. Small, who's just stepping out the door with some soda in his hand. when he notices Gumball, he's quick to recognize him and say hello with a friendly wave.
Mr. Small waving: Oh! Heheey Gumball!
Gumball running for a hug: Mr. Small!
Mr. Small getting a hug: Wohoho! (Strokes Gumball's head) We've got a hugger today!
Gumball: It's been so long! I haven't been back here in forever! I thought everything would've changed and- (Raises ears) Oh! I forgot. What's today? Sunday?
Mr. Small: All day long, bud!
Gumball: Sweet! I'll be back for class tomorrow. (Lifts Penny off her feet) The GF n' I have things we've gotta catch up to.
Penny blushing and holding GB's shoulders: Woah, Gumball..!
Gumball preparing to jump: UP, UP, AND AWAY!
Gumball does like his Mom and bends his knees, backing up a few steps before making a forward jump that boosts him into the sky like a superhero!
Alt. Anais shouting: Slow down, Gumball! At least give us a minute to take in the scenery!
Above in the sky, Penny morphs herself into a dragon and sets Gumball on her back as they both look down and admire the view of their hometown. On the surface, nothing seems to have changed. Everyone, like are walking around or driving as though it were any other day, minus the bank robbery. The doughnut police are busy trying to get a man to put away the money in the bag while he's cornered, but he has a cheap plastic detonator on a clerk in the back resembling a clock from a toy store. Before it ticks down to 0, Penny swoops down at the scene and grabs the bomb and spits it out for Gumball to shoot with a plasma bolt! While the cops are distracted and confused at the sight of GB and Penny's return and heroism, the crook attempts to escape out the side door of the building when he's quickly crushed underneath Yuki's feet when she lands from a high jump above town!
Yuki looking around: Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Dragon Penny soaring with GB: It feels so nostalgic seeing our home town like this! But...doesn't it seem so, odd to you..?
Gumball: Where've you been all my life? Everything's odd out here in Elmore!
Dragon Penny: Yeah, but everything looks the same as it always does. Doesn't that concern you..?
Gumball shrugging: I mean, kinda, but, meh. I'm sure it's like any day of the week. I mean, lighten up a little. Everything's gonna be fine! Plus, I can't wait to see the look on everyone's faces when we see em again.
Dragon Penny: Want me to take you down to your house while I go back to mine?
Gumball: Yeah. Let's do that.
By the time Penny and Gumball reach the Watterson household, Nicole, and Anais carrying Momo in her arms make a landing from a sky leap. Momo, of course, is shaking from the impact, but the two mothers are just fine. Penny leaves Gumball to his home, and the young man is left staring at where he once lived longer than he ever has before. Everything looks the same, but not he and his mother. Nicole gently places her hand on her son's shoulder and gives a nod to him to tell him finally,"It's time to go home." Nervously, Gumball steps up the front porch and rings the doorbell. His adopted fish brother Darwin opens the front door, looking like he always does, and is instantly stunned at his sibling's appearance, and is especially shocked over the alternate adult Anais coming with them with a broken smile.
Gumball scratching his head: Hey little buddy… Long time no see, huh?
Darwin faints and Richard reappears with a bit of an upgrade, appearing more like Wulf and replaced Nicole in her absence as superhero, though appearing beaten and tougher than usual. He comes over to her and they embrace. Nicole herself starting to cry tears of joy hugging tightly while smiling. Minutes later upstairs, Gumball speaks to his brother in their bedroom, finally having a conversation since their last crossover.
Gumball: So, everything's normal. No water flooding the room. No soap operas about losing your best friend. No choir.
Darwin: I still can't get over what I'm looking at dude. Talk about an upgrade!
Gumball: Sorry Darwin. We were so caught up with that whole crossover event we forgot to come home.
Darwin: Event? I thought you went on vacation with Ms. Mom for a few days!
Gumball: A few days? We've been gone for five years!
Gumball and Darwin: HAHAHAHAHA! Hehehehe…eeehhhhh…..
Gumball briefly gets confused by Darwin, unsure why he would label his time away as a vacation when he knows he hasn't been back because of the war. Despite this, he disregards it.
Darwin: I really missed you Gumball...
Gumball: I missed you too, buddy. And I'm not the only one. Bobert freaked out when he saw me again!
Darwin: Bobert?
Gumball: Yeah, there's like two versions of him and Anais. That's why the one we have with us is so THICC!
Darwin: Oh!
Gumball: I know I don't sound exactly as goofy as I usually do. Those years really did a number on me and Mom. Even Penny and Mom's rival were in the mix. Remember that cool anime cloud lady?
Darwin: Oh yeah! I wish you brought me with you! That fight was so awesome, I could've got to see more legs! (Raises eyebrow in sexy tone) And you know I ain't talkin' bout the fightin'.
Gumball: Well you're certainly going to.
Darwin: Huh?
The scenery fades a little and Darwin stands confused. Gumball steps into the darkness and he powers up with a blue aura around him like his mother's.
Darwin: WHAT?! What power! You've gotten just as powerful as Ms. Mom! (Gets blown away)
Gumball still blazing his aura: She's still stronger than everyone! But I'm catching up to her! Thing is, Anais is much stronger than I am!
Darwin: Her too?! What did you have to fight to get this strong?!
Gumball: One rock god, thousands of robots, and Domo! (Stops powering up) Ah, that felt good...
Darwin: Dude, you should show the whole school that! That way if Ms. Simian gives you detention, you could scare her so much, she'll jump out the window!
Gumball: Wait, you're still in Middle School?
Darwin: Yeah! What? Did you think we ever grow old like you did just cause you're gone?
Gumball: ...Huh. I guess that's true. Hm…
Darwin: What's the matter?
Gumball: It's just… I-I'm just scared I'll be the odd one out looking like the oldest 7th grader to ever exist on this Earth! Penny and I are 17 and everyone else are still younger than we are!
Darwin: Maybe if you bring us with you, we could all age together. After all, you and Mrs. Mom don't seem that bad. You seem like you've been improving when you grew. And, no homo, you're even cuter than you have been for the last decade.
Gumball: Speaking of which, what happened to Dad, cause he's jacked!
Gumball turns back toward the window briefly looking across the neighborhood while listening to his brother. Darwin replies to him, "Oh yeah. He took over Mom's role of superparent. Turns out, he's almost as cool as she is! Heck, one more superhero and we'll be fighting people like Dr. Wre-DDDḎ̵̒̈́DDD̶͉͆D̸̠̤̑ DḌ̷͙̈́͝D- Julius again!" Startled, Gumball raises his eyebrows and ears quickly turning back to his brother asking "What was that..?"
Darwin: Julius. You don't remember him?
Gumball trying to process what just happened: ...I'm, I-I'm sorry bro. I dunno what that was. I guess it's just stress over what happened back at the island. In the meantime, wanna meet big sis?
Darwin puts on sunglasses: Yeah! (Does a pimp walk to the door)
Gumball: ...(Sighs) It's good to be back.
Nicole down stairs: So, this is what you've been doing for the past few years…
Richard sitting in the couch next to Momo: Well, someone had to jump the kids to school, get the money from the bank and pay all our debts since I paid for that star.
Nicole: You...paid our debts?
Richard: Yeah! What, did you think I was? Stupid? I did everything, including the superheroing. Truth be told, it was a lot easier to manage since you and our son went away.
Nicole speechless: …Gugh… (Faints on the floor)
Momo: Is she ok?
Richard: Oh, she's fine. She always does this when I do something smart.
Back upstairs near the steps, Anais speaks to the alternate one in her bedroom about her time in her timeline.
Anais hopping a little on her bed: I know I'm little, but come on. We're the same person. You've gotta tell me!
Alt Anais: Well, if you insist. You're still 4, right? When I was your age, a meteor hilariously named "Disasteroid" was going to cross paths with the Earth, but Mom sacrificed herself save the world and destroyed it. But the remains of the asteroid crashed and a small and manipulative group called the Syndicate promised they would repair the damages if the citizens of the world worked for them. Eventually, I became the Syndicate's gem collector and one of the richest and smartest people in two entire dimensions. But to my dismay, I also became the biggest jerk in both dimensions.
Anais: You don't sound like one.
Alt Anais: Like I said, I was. But that was until the girl in the other room with Mommy arrived and I could see she was just like me. Only this time, I was the villain and I mistreated her before the Toon Force came and knocked some sense into me. And ever since, I took the duty of mother for the girl who had none and helped the Toon Force fight the war we were in at the time. Pretty cool, huh?
Anais crying a little: (Blows nose in tissue) Y-yeah… So…W-what's your daughter, or, our daughter's name?
Alt Anais: Momo.
Anais: If the Toon Force helped you that much to bring you to the path of good, don't you think they're like a family to you?
Alt Anais: Oh definitely! I can't think of anyone else to thank more than them! Without them, I wouldn't be where I am now! Talking to my younger self, who's still 4 years old… Huh. Can we even age out here?
Anais: No.
Alt Anais: Dang...! Well, I'm pretty much stuck here for a while. May as well get comfortable before I find a new home for me and Momo's step dad.
Anais: You're married?! To whom?!
Alt Anais: A werewolf.
Anais: ...That sounds like something from a bad fanfiction about me.
Alt Anais: I know baby doll. I know. But look at the world you live in, and our dad.
Anais thinking for a moment: ...Yeah, you're right.
Meanwhile, in the Teen Titans Go Titan Tower…
Starfire exits her portal and looks around to find Silkie (otherwise known as Larva M3-19) scared and confused in the corner of the living room. The rest of the place has none of its lights on and nothing can be seen or heard outside except thick layers of fog or the quiet sounds of somewhat disturbing laughter.
Starfire lifting Silkie: Silkie, the Mama has returned! (Looks confused) Silky?
Silkie is noticeably shaking in fear and hugs onto Starfire's breasts tighter than normal. Though he slowly starts to calm down after Starfire gently strokes his back for comfort.
Starfire: W-what happened? Where are Beastboy and Cyborg? They always sit on the couch. And Raven the Hood-Wearer, and Robin the Screamer? (Listens outside)
More laughter can be heard out the window, but now it sounds more like Robin in a somewhat twisted tone.
Starfire: Robin?! (Flies out the window with Silkie in her arms) Robin?! (Coughs a little and looks up in the fog)
Above the sky, several faces in the shape of Robin and the other Titans, as well as the Powerpuff Girls and few other familiar characters glare at the city below.
Faces: Neahahahahehehehehehe….!
Starfire: What… What happened to the Titans?!
Silkie holds onto Starfire tighter looking away at the sky and they both get back in the tower. When they do, the Titans appear, though they seem unusually quiet and lined near the shadows of the room side by side.
Starfire: My Titans! I was so worried about you!
Beastboy: So were we Star!
Cyborg: Yeah! We weren't even sure you'd be back!
Robin: We tried to get someone to cover for you, but no one could ever replace you, and your nice flowing hair I keep falling in love with!
Raven: I made sure of that. (Burps out human bone) ...Forget what just happened.
Starfire: Oh goody! Now how about a pizza or a party to Cyborg's favorite song, The Night Begins to Shine after we clear this fog and the faces in the sky? My treat!
The Titans: …
Starfire: …Guys?
The Titans in unison: The beginning of a new age is upon us, Starfire.
Starfire confused: W...What..?
The Titans: Just be a good girl and join us in the eradication of the old world.
Starfire: I do not understand. I-I'm sorry, but you are starting to frighten me.
Robin stepping forward: There's nothing to be afraid of Starfire. It's just us. Look!
Robin comes over to Starfire, but his eyes are pitch black as though he doesn't have any, and his skin is pale. Almost skeletal.
Starfire holding Silkie more firmly: Uum….
Robin: Please Starfire. Join us again. You're the only one we have not recruited for this task!
Starfire: R-r-recruited..?
Raven stepping forward with no eyes: Yes Star. Everyone's here. Friends, enemies… All of us.
Beastboy: You're pretty good makin' quick decisions, right girl? Then come with us. (Speaks with head tilt) Ẅ̶̫́e̵̟͂ ̷͓̈c̸̳͑ą̵̂n̷̦̑ ̶̞͂ṁ̴̺a̸̠̋k̴̯̿e̴͒͜ ̴̮͊t̶͖͋h̸͎̀ī̶̘n̸͉̓g̸̝̃s̶̟͌ ̶͉̉b̷̠̎e̸͈͋t̸̼̕t̷̞̔ȩ̵͑r̴̻͆ ̵̹̇ȁ̸͙g̸̢͘á̴̪i̷̩͠n̴̞͋.̸̻͛..
Starfire: Better..? (Backs away) No... No-no-no-no-no… (Starts running away)
The Titans walk after Starfire and several alien-like tentacles of the entity outside bust in and give chase! Starfire flies away into the teleporter room used to get the Toon Force in the tower and closes the door shut. She turns it on and flips through as many worlds as possible, but neither of the codes seem to work.
Starfire: Oh, if only I was a cyborg like Cyborg! Then I could find my way out with ease!
The door is being slammed on hard like a madman with an axe! Starfire manages to find a planet that hasn't been completely destroyed by whatever entity the Titans are a part of. She targets it not knowing what it is and exits through the teleporter in fear. As she and Silkie are going through the loop, the Titans are coming through with her from behind and she shoots at them, tearing away their skin and revealing a more monstrous and hideous version of themselves underneath. They all combine into a massive being and roar at Starfire, who shoots an even larger blast at them and exits the loop. After a rough landing, she and Silkie, still held against Starfire's breasts, are quickly greeted by Dr. Noreen.
Dr. Noreen: Starfire..?!
Starfire pressing portal switch rapidly: Close the gate! CLOSE THE GATE!
The warp gate closes just before the monster could enter and a small hand from the combined Titans gets chopped off and lands onto the floor, still crawling in front of Starfire.
Starfire and Silkie screaming: AAAAGH!
Quickly, the titan bot XJ-8 crushes the severed hand with her spiked fist!
XJ-8: All clean.
Dr. Noreen stroking her hair: Phew… That was too close for comfort, even by my standards.
Starfire: Where am I? The base?! The lab?! The whatever it is?!
Dr. Noreen: Calm down sweetheart. You're safe in my laboratory.
Starfire: We need to find help! Quickly, before it's-
Dr. Noreen: We know, Dear. We know… (Turns to victims in the back)
Rose, Utonium, Ms. Bellum, the Mayor, Keane, Maire, Johnny and Plank, Rocko, Lincoln Loud, Lucy Loud, Eliza Thornberry, Sadie, Herald, Dib, Gaz, GIR, Manny, Frida, Dudley, and Kitty are sitting in the backroom together traumatized from the experience in their worlds.
Back at Amity Park…
Danny and his family are sitting at the dinner table together eating with Tutie, AJ, and Chester, but they notice Timmy is missing, much to the Fenton's concern.
Maddie: Tutie, is your husband alright? He hasn't been himself lately.
Tutie: I'm not really sure, Ms. Fenton. I've tried to talk to him about it, but he just doesn't know why he's like this.
Chester: I don't really know either.
AJ: Same. I think he's upstairs in the balcony. Could be upset after what happened to Dimsdale and Fairy World back then.
Jack: How could he? That was 5 years ago! And these hot dogs were perfected from the microwave I finally fixed yesterday. Never mind the cage with the ghost dogs in it.
Ghost hotdogs are yelling and roaring at Jack Fenton in the cage he put them in while spastically squirming around!
Jazz: I don't remember him ever speaking to you in a while, Danny. Maybe you should go talk to him.
Danny: Yeah. I'll check. (Gets up) Scuse me. (Walks off)
AJ: So, are we like in the same universe, or are we in two separate ones, because we haven't changed depth since we've been here.
Jack pointing his fork with his fingers: Son, the best thing I can tell you is to leave logic behind the table.
Danny meets Timmy in the balcony as he stands with his three fairies, Wanda, Poof, and Sparky by his side listening to him.
Danny: Hey Timmy, what're you doing? You're missing out on dinner. …Minus the killer hot dogs, that is…
Timmy: Danny, don't you think we've made a mistake leaving the Toon Force?
Danny: Hmm… Well, can't say I haven't. It's been on my mind since day one. How long since we left? Three days or so?
Wanda: 2 week, sport.
Danny: Dang, I'm slow!
Timmy: I know Fairy World and such aren't around anymore, and yeah, it got to me a little bit. But when I was with a whole team an' all, it felt like I was at home again. But, everyone's tired now. There's nothing else for us to do, and, nothing's the same as they used to be anymore.
Danny: I feel the same way. When we started the Toon Force, I thought we'd be done with the war years ago. But I guess I was wrong, huh?
Timmy: I know I'm gonna sound like a broken record saying this, but I really miss the old days.
Poof: ...Wow. You really do sound like a broken record.
Timmy: No, I'm serious, Poof! They were so much better and nostalgic! And stay outta this. You're not 18 yet.
Danny: I miss em too, Tim. But there's always a point where we suffer from a little bit of fatigue and need a bit of a break. Everyone does that. Like when most of us hadn't met again for 10 years.
Wanda: He's right, Timmy. The same applied for us fairies back when Da Rulez were around. Once we weren't needed in your life, we'd move to another child in need of a godparent. But we've become so attached, it wouldn't be the same to have to leave you like that, for better or worse.
Danny: What happens when you get old and need to retire?
Wanda: We just work at the nearest coffee shop or office job until we can find a retirement home.
Danny: Oh! Sounds about right. Still, it wouldn't hurt to at least visit each other from time to time instead of having to pop up whenever there's an orange booger invasion, or killer robots trying to destroy the world, or a Legion of Doom and an ancient monster somehow stealing whatever sort of vague energy from all our worlds to, quote on quote, "Take over the universe."
Timmy stepping back in the house: Gee, they really like doing the same themes, don't they?
Danny: Sure do.
The two characters walk back inside the Fenton household in a much calmer state of mind. However, as they are, a mysterious entity of some sort hides above the planet, only shielded by the moon, slowly approaching the Earth undetected by its defenses.
The next morning in Retroville…
Jimmy sits in bed with his traditional clothes on thinking about something as Cindy walks over to him in her robe and Goddard sits in his mat next to the desktop.
Cindy with coffee in her hand: Jimmy, are you ok? You haven't said anything since you woke up.
Jimmy: Cindy, the last thing Danny told me before he left was that the team didn't feel complete without Spongebob. And I know it's him because he once said the exact same thing.
Cindy: Isn't he that annoying square guy I thought was a fungus back then?
Jimmy: Yep. That was him. But he was a good friend and a special asset to the team. Without him, it just wouldn't have worked out in the end. Sure, we had plenty of other people with us with far more experience than he, but the only reason we didn't invite him to this old war specifically was cause we didn't want to put him in danger. He's not the kind of guy to fight in these sort of circumstances.
Cindy sipping on her coffee: That hasn't stopped you from recruiting kids like Gumball in a war. Speaking of which, how're Tuesday and the rest of those other worlds doing? Do they still hate you like 50% of Retroville and the galaxy back in the day?
Jimmy: Don't rub it in. Since the day of the attack on Jump City, everyone who invaded just...forgot. It's like they were never there to begin with. Or someone was controlling them.
Cindy: Well, I'm sure you'll figure it out eventually. You are the head nerd in this after all.
Jimmy: I know. But before I do anything else, I think I wanna pay our old friend a visit. (Gets up from bed)
Cindy getting up with Jimmy: Are you sure you want to do that?
Jimmy and Cindy look intensely at each other as though they're concerned for each other.
Cindy: Look, I get that you miss the little guy, but you just being there could end up starting more trouble again. You know how it is. You show up, that means there's trouble out there coming from some faraway dimension or some crazy supervillains who can't decide if they wanna destroy the world or not.
Jimmy stroking his beard: Well, I doubt it, if something does pop up I should probably bring back up. I have a hunch Jenny wouldn't mind.
Cindy: Don't forget our dog either!
Goddard comes towards Jimmy from behind Cindy and rubs his head against his leg while wagging his tail.
Jimmy stepping out the room: Right! Goddard, you're with me. But before we leave, I'll seal those joints with my Neutronic Rust Sealant.
Cindy: Don't forget to straighten you and your beard out too! You're losing the brown in your hair!
Just as Jimmy and Goddard leave out the door, Cindy gives a rather unsure look on her face as her smile begins to diminish. Later in Jimmy's lab, he activates the warp gate to Bikini Bottom. Jenny stands ready in case something goes wrong, and Plankton sits at the computer monitor nervously.
Plankton: You sure about this, Jimbo?
Jimmy: Of course. But don't you wanna come with us Plankton? It is your home after all.
Plankton: I prefer to be back here where Spongedupe isn't around. Not that I don't like him. I just think I could use some peace and quiet for another 5 years.
Jimmy: Not a problem.
Jenny: Let's go Jimmy. I don't wanna stay underwater for too long. I might rust again regardless.
Both Jimmy and Jenny step through the warp gate to Bikini Bottom. While they're gone, Plankton looks at Karen on Jimmy's monitor.
Plankton: So, now that we're alone, let's get down to business.
Karen: Honey, we're in someone else's lab and there are people walking outside. Can this wait?
Plankton: Not necessarily. (Activates locks to the lab from the computer) I've got all the things we need right here. (Holds up flash drive)
Karen blushing: Oh Sheldon…
End of Chapter 2