The class slowly gets up one by one, some dizzy and recovering from the unexpected earthquake and bright flash. Some classmates help others up. Miss Simian gets up, disoriented from the sudden shock. "What was that flash about?" She says. Everyone was up at their desks after a few moments.
A small voice begins to talk, "Hello?" It asks timidly. "Is anyone there?" Everyone looks around only to find a ghost, like Carrie.
"Aww, she's so cute!" Carmen remarks. Carrie was still scanning the room. Confused, she says,
"What're you guys talking ab- AAH!" She floats back startled. "Who are you?" Carrie says frighteningly.
"I'm Cierra, your sister, dummy," she explains. Cierra was in the same shape Carrie was. She had blonde hair pulled back in ponytails and had a purple flower in it. Carrie looks at her the same way Miss Simian looked at the clipboard earlier.
"So you just... appeared?" Carrie asks. This was a big shock to her. At least in this world. Cierra shrugs. "How old are you?"
"I'm 12, silly! It's like you don't know me!" Cierra gives a slight giggle.
"Probably because I don't know you," Carrie replies. She puts her hand on her forehead in pain. "Agh!" She says.
"What's wrong, sis?" Cierra asks worriedly. Carrie puts her other hand up as if she's stopping Cierra from coming any closer.
"I'm fine," Carrie insists. "Just a headache." Darwin puts his fins up.
"Woo!" He exclaims. Everyone around him becomes startled. "That's Me, Gumball, Penny, Rachel and now Carrie!" He says to himself. "Woo!" He says again. "Ow."
The headaches, and stomachaches for Gumball, grew progressively worse. "Agh!" They groaned. The class became nervous. What were they experiencing? Suddenly, the pain stopped.
"Well that wasn't too bad, wasn't it, dear?" Gumball puts his hand up in his mouth. Carrie looks behind her.
"Did you just call me dear, dear?" She puts her hand over her mouth. Penny frowned.
"Oh, so now you like paranormal bodies, huh?" Penny says angrily. "I'm not sure why, but now I'm developing a strong sense of jealousy for you and Carrie and have a sensation of dating Tobias!" She says. She's practically shouting at this point.
"Oh man, this is terrible!" Gumball' s hands move toward Carrie's. "What the?!" He pulls back on the romantic hands as much as he can. Carrie feels it and does the same. "Why... is this... happening?" Gumball finally overcomes the force and pulls back. The class sits there in silence.
"Wow," they all say.
Gumball and Darwin walk down the steps of their school. "What do you think that was about?" Darwin questioned.
"I'm not sure, but it felt strange, and fiercely embarrassing," he said, staring forward like yesterday. Darwin gives Gumball a few pats on the back.
"It'll be okay, buddy," he encourages. Just then Darwin stops. Gumball stops, confused.
"Hey, Darwin?" Gumball asks. "Come on, Mom's here," he points to the small, green car. Nicole waves from the car. Darwin mutters something inaudible. "What was that?" Darwin begins to groan, then it grows to a scream. He falls to the ground, clutching his head.
"Dude what's wrong?!" Gumball says. Kids around him look at the scene. "You're ruining my dignity!" Darwin finally calms down. He breathes heavily. "You okay?" Mom comes running to the brothers.
"Is everything alright?" She asks nervously. Darwin gets up, rubbing his temples. He nods slowly. "Well, let's go home and find out what all of this is about." Gumball and his mother walk to the car. Darwin stays put.
"Come on, Darwin!" Gumball says. Darwin finally walks forward and quickly enters, closing the door as fast as he could.
"Well, I can understand the new kids, but why the raw passion?" Anais says. Gumball shrugs. Darwin sits in his fishbowl, rocking back and forth.
"Anyways what is it with the new kids?" Gumball asks. Darwin hops out of his bowl and explains like a teacher,
"They were most likely Other Characters, or OC for short." Anais thinks for a second.
"So they randomly appeared?" Anais asks. Gumball and Darwin nod.
"Well, they came after the earthquake," Darwin corrects.
"Wait, was there a bright, blue flash and a sense of disorientation afterwards?" Anais interrogates. The two look at each other and nod. "Wait, then it probably has a direct correlation with the new kids. And OC are only found in..." she gasps.
"FANFICTION!" She screams, pointing her finger towards the computer. "You two weren't reading it were you?!" The two boys look at each other nervously and shake their heads rapidly. Anais raises an eyebrow.
"So you two were?" They began to sweat. They looked away and shook their heads rapidly again. Their feet pointed towards the exit. "Yup. You did."
The two drop down to their knees. "I'm sorry, sis. I just had to see more Carball," Gumball says.
"Wait, you WANTED more Carball? I thought you hated that," Anais says. Gumball nods slowly and guiltily.
"But who could resist? We're such a cute couple! I could definitely see us together with three children!" He says. He lies down and looks at the ceiling, as if he were looking at the night sky. "Just imagine: me and Carrie at night, stargazing. Oh man that'd be cool!"
Anais stares at him in silence for a minute. "First off, it's 'Carrie and me'. Secondly, this completely contradicts what you think of Penny! See? This is the problem with Carball. It's not that I don't like just 'cuz, I just disagree with the principles involved!" Darwin nods his head in agreement, stroking the blue cat.
"You two were OBVIOUSLY not meant for each other! I mean, you've been in love with Penny all your life! And now you diverge to a ghost because of a migraine?!" Anais rants. "Wait a minute..."
"You... were forced to read it weren't you?" She says questioningly. Gumball nods. "Then that means that the Internet is stalling us! You're addicted to Carrie! Maybe even vice versa!"
"Not again, sis," Gumball complains.
"Yes, again Gumball! The more you read it, the more affected the world may become! We have to get rid of that computer, like that stupid tin bucket (The Helmet)," she concludes. Darwin nods. Even though he disagrees, he knows it for the best.
Gumball gets up from his lovestruck trance. "Wait, what're you doing, sis?! Are you crazy?!"
"That's the exact same reaction you had when I said I was destroying the helmet," Anais laughs. They sigh and remember the crazy adventure they had over that lucky hat.
"No seriously. We have to get rid of that thing," she says.
"NEVER!" Gumball yells.
What's Anais' plan to get rid of the computer? How is the "raw passion" going to affect life? Find out in the next installment of "The Fiction"!
I'd also like to say a personal thank you to all those who've supported my newbiness so far. Thanks!
Welp, until next time!
-DWalkthroughGuy
