Author's Notes: A few more but not all characters from Bubblegupsluvr96's story reappear. I'm also adding my own characters.
So once again Molly, Gil, Deema, Oona, and Nonny make their dangerous trek back to Sea Foam Village. They once again go through the very rocky terrain and nothing's changed since the last time they came through this way.
"Now everybody," says Gil, "you too Nonny, please be very careful, every second counts and we don't have time to get into any accidents!"
Nonny doesn't say anything but does try to be careful.
They finally pass the rock terrain and rush to Sea Foam Village. They make it there one minute sooner than before.
"Everybody alright?" asks Gil.
"Yeah," the rest of the Guppies answer."
"Good," says Gil, "let's go find that hospital."
"This must be Sea Foam Village," says Nonny.
"Yes it is," says Gil, "didn't you read the sign?"
Nonny is silent.
"Never mind," says Gil, "let's get to the hospital now!"
But not too long after they enter Sea Foam village, they meet the gang members again and this time there are four of them!
"Gasp!" all the guppies go.
"So," says the ring leader, "we meet again!"
"Oh no," says Gil, "not you guys again!"
"Sorry," says one of the other gang members known as Gang Member #1, "it's us."
Then Molly asks, "hey, wasn't there one more person with you guys?"
Molly is referring to the one called "Gang Member #2."
Deema and Gil notice he's not there too.
"Yeah," says the Ring Leader, "he was but he was caught and thrown in the hew scow. So I recruited these two guys, and I added a fourth member to make our gang tougher."
"If you don't mind," says Molly, "we have to get to the hospital."
"Oh you'll all be going to the hospital when we get through with you five" says Gang Member #3, who possibly replaced Gang Member #2.
"Or worse!" says Gang Member #4.
"Look," says Gil, "you don't understand. One of our friends who isn't here with us right now is in a hospital back in Bubbletucky and he doesn't have that long to live and we're here to get an antidote from the hospital here in this town to save him."
"Well why didn't you say so?" asks the Ring Leader.
"Huh?" asks the Bubble Guppies. But before any one of them could say anything:
"I'll tell you why," says Gang Member #1, "because WE DON'T CARE!"
All the Gang Members laugh hard. They were being sarcastic about the "Why didn't you say so?" remark.
Deema gets really impatient. She steps right up to them and in front of her friends and yells with a very angry expression on her face.
"LISTEN UP YOU THUGS!" she screams, "WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUR GAMES SO DON'T PLAY WITH US! IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF OUR WAY, LET US GO TO THE HOSPITAL, AND LEAVE US ALONE, I AM GOING TO CALL THE POLICE!"
"Did you hear that?" says Gang Member #3, "she says she's going to call the police!"
"Oooh I'm scared!" says Gang Member # 1.
"Yeah," says Gang Member #3, "me too!"
"AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS!" Deema finishes.
"Oh like a little girl like you can call the cops with your funny-sounding voice," says Gang Member #1
"Yeah," says the Ring Leader, "What are you going to do? Scream 'POLICE' at the top of your lungs?"
Deema gets more irritated.
"Friends," says Deema with her face still on the gang members, "cover your ears!"
Molly, Oona, Gil, and Nonny cover their ears. Then Deema takes a deep breath, closes her eyes and shouts as loud as a train horn, "PO-LICE!
Deema's voice is so loud it causes the gang members to cover their ears and shakes buildings. Thank goodness she doesn't break any windows.
Deema then folders her arms and shows a creepy smile to the gang members."
"Uh boss," asks Gang Member #1 to the ring leader, "I don't think this kid was kidding."
"Yeah, boss," says Gang Member #3. "Her voice was really loud."
"And for all I know," says the last Gang Member, "the cops might be on their way now."
"Oh don't be ridiculous!" says the Ring Leader, "this girl may have screamed the loudest sound I ever heard any one hear, the police aren't going to come!"
Then sirens wale and wale louder.
"Uh boss," asks Gang Member #1, "is that what I think it is?"
"It's probably just a clambulance!" says the Ring Leader.
"Or maybe just a fire truck," says Gang Member #3
"Or the border patrol," says the last Gang Member.
The Ring Leader and the other two gang members looked at him funny.
"Just saying," he said shrugging his arms and putting his hands face up.
But soon they find out that is the police and six cars with their lights on and their sirens off once they get there. Eight police officers, including Officer Miranda get out of their cars.
Officer Miranda says on a loud speaker, "Attention gang members, we have you surrounded! Please put your hands up, you are all under arrest!"
Realizing the gang members are out-numbered, they surrender. The officers come up to them, grab them by their hands and place hand-cuffs on them, push them in their cars and drive them away. Now they're going to where one of them members already is. All the police cars leave except officer Miranda's.
"Are you kids okay?" he asks.
Gil answers, "We are now, now that you came and got those guys away, which by the way, thank you."
"Well," says Officer Miranda, "if it weren't for your friend Deema here, we wouldn't have come as soon as we did, nor would we have taken care of those gang members, they've been nothing but trouble. But thanks to you, and you guys were brave to handle them, they will be going away for a long time!"
"That's good," says Molly.
"Hey," says Gil, "I hate to break up this conversation but we have a dying friend we need to try to save! We need to get to the Hospital to get that medicine and go back to Bubbletucky!"
"I can take you guys there and then back to Bubbletucky," says Officer Miranda.
"You will?" asks Gil.
"Yep," says Officer Miranda, "I have to go back over there today anyway."
"Well what are we waiting for," asks Oona, "let's hop in!"
So without further delay the Guppies get in Officer Miranda's car. Gil sits up in the front seat and Nonny and the three girls sit in the back. The backseat is built for three but the Guppies are small enough to fit four but it is a tight squeeze and they're all buckled in.
"Everybody ready?" asks Officer Miranda.
"Yes," all the little guppies say.
And Officer Miranda drives them to the Sea Foam Village Hospital.
When there, Officer Miranda stays in his car and the Guppies all get out and go into the building and find the pharmacy.
"Now Gil," says Molly, "if you see Juliet again, please try to stay focused!"
"I will Molly," says Gil.
"I mean it!" she says.
Then they go to the pharmacy desk. They find that Juliet isn't working there at the moment. Instead it's this red-headed lobster named Chris, and he helps them.
"May I help you children?" he asks.
Gil say, "Yes, we're looking for this medicine called…called."
Gil couldn't remember what he was sent to find.
"Guys help me out here!" he says.
"We're here to get some Tyclonisome," says Nonny.
"Thank you," says Gil to Nonny. Then he turns to Chris and asks, "Do you have any of that?"
"As a matter of fact," says Chris, "we do!"
The guppies are all happy to hear that.
"Here," says Chris, "let me go get it for you."
Less than fourty seconds later, Chris, having found the medication they were looking for gives it to them.
"Here you guy's go," he says handing it to them.
"Thank you!" they all say.
"You're welcome," says Chris. "Anything else I can help you with?"
"No thanks," says Oona.
"Come on," says Gil, "we gotta bounce!"
"You kids have a good day now!" says Chris.
"Thanks you too," says Molly.
They don't have to pay for the medicine.
So the Guppies get back into Officer Miranda's car and sit where they've all sat before and buckle back up.
"Is everyone ready?" Officer Miranda asks.
"Ready," all the little guppies say.
"Let's roll!" says Officer Miranda.
And Officer Miranda drives the Bubble Guppies back to Bubbletucky.
When back in Bubbletucky, Officer Miranda dropped the guppies off at the hospital. They thanked him, said their good byes and went into the hospital to deliver the medicine.
The little Guppies meet with Mr. Grouper and Dr. Fisher.
"We got the medicine," shouts Gil as he and his friends approach, "we got the medicine!"
When Gil and his friends stop at Mr. Grouper and Dr. Fisher, Gil hands over the Tyclonisome, but Mr. Grouper and Dr. Fisher stand there looking at him and the other four Guppies and do not have smiles on their faces and they don't take the medicine from Gil.
"Uh," says Gil who is no longer smiling and neither are the other four guppies, "something's wrong is there?"
Mr. Grouper and Dr. Fisher look at each other for a few seconds. Then Dr. Fisher starts talking to the guppies.
"I don't know how to tell you this guys," she says, "but…"
Gil is afraid to hear what else Dr. Fisher is about to say.
Dr. Fisher says, "Your friend Goby… has died."
"WHAT?!" asks all the Guppies.
"I'm sorry," says Dr. Fisher, "but his Stumo-Splurosis got the best of him. And now he's gone. There's nothing more we can do."
"Oh no!" say Molly, Deema, Oona, and Nonny in shock.
Gil reacts a little differently though.
"No!" he says. "I can't accept that as fact! I have to go see him."
Gil swims off to Goby's room real quick.
"Gil, wait!" says Dr. Fisher.
But Gil is too concerned about his friend Goby to listen to Dr. Fisher. He finds Goby's room and sees Goby lying completely still and rushes to him.
Author's warning: If you're an emotional person in any way shape or form, you better have some cleanix handy! I didn't say this earlier because I didn't want any of you to find out immediately that Goby was going to die, I wanted it to come right out at you kind of like a lion hiding in the stalks to pounce on you.
"Goby?" says Gil, "Goby?!"
Gil is not yet aware that he's only talking to Goby's lifeless, breathless body. Goby's eyes are closed completely, his mouth is open and he's completely motionless.
"Goby come on please wake up!" begs Gil rubbing Goby's stomach trying to wake him up and still nothing.
Finally Dr. Fisher, Mr. Grouper, Bubble Puppy, and the other four surviving guppies come in.
"Gil," says Dr. Fisher, "I'm really sorry but your friend Goby can't hear you. Goby has passed away."
"He has?" asks Gil with tears filling up his eyes.
"I'm afraid so Gil," says Dr. Fisher, "Goby has expired. I'm sorry."
"Noooooooooooo!" says Gil.
Gil breaks down and cries loudly. He then goes over and touches Goby for the last time. He put both of his hands on Goby's lifeless body and lays his head on his stomach and sobs. At first everyone leaves Gil alone for a moment but looks at Gil with sad faces themselves as they watch and listen to him cry. Then Molly and Oona approach Gil, Molly on Gil's left side, Oona on his right. They take him by the arms and pull him away from Goby. Then Molly and Oona escort Gil, still crying like a little kid, which technically he is, out of the room, but not without Gil turning his head and taking one last look at Goby until he is taken to where Goby is completely out of his site.
The poor guppies, especially Gil, did what they could but sadly it was too late.
Is Goby really dead? Has Gil really lost his best friend as did the rest of the guppies and Mr. Grouper? Did we really just lose one of the six precious Bubble Guppies? Will the Guppies, Mr. Grouper, and others have to plan a funeral, and will they have one? Find out in this story's last chapter coming up next.
Author's Note: As I was writing this, I got a little emotional and gave way to crying myself. But the fact that Goby died isn't what made me cry, it was Gil's reaction. And now when I think about Gil crying the way he did, it makes me want to cry, seeing and hearing an inconsolable Gil in deep emotional pain because of his loss, and those of his friends. It wasn't my original intent to make my audience cry but if it did for whatever the reason, and it can be any reason, I feel your pain. And to all of those of you who really loved Goby, if I offended any of you, I am truly, truly sorry.
But please don't stop on this chapter, please read on. If you need to, feel free to step away from this story for as long as you need to, but please do try to come back and finish reading the story.