Hello again! We've finally reached the chapter where I introduce my character, A.D.A.L.I.E (or Adalie). There's going to be some hints about her past in here, but I'm actually planning a sequel that reveals a lot about her past. Thank you for your support, especially FitriDaMalaysian-FDM! Enjoy and I only own Adalie.
She was something the boys had never seen before. Her arms and legs were covered in rust, metal scraped off and bolts all around her body were loose. Her face looked dead with one eye shut, while the other had been replaced by a glass circle, connected by wires. And all she had worn was a white gown.
"Darwin," Gumball whispered," do you realize what you've just discovered?".
"An unconscious robot-like creature on a pile of rubble?". Darwin questioned.
"More than that," his brother sighed out," we have found the perfect henchman for Dr. Wrecker.".
At once, the boys began to dance around, thrilled that the first part of their mission was over. They screamed joyfully, knowing their enemy would have a sidekick- and may not be as lonely. And maybe he'd be a good villain for once. After basking in victory (and junk) the fish started looking for a way to turn the humanoid on.
"Darwin," Gumball chuckled." that's not how you turn one of those things on."
"It's not?" his brother asked.
"Of course not," the cat assured," haven't you heard the story?".
Darwin gave a questioning look, His brother explained the story of a lonely boy who found a humanoid in the dumpster. How the boy put a baseball hat on it and the humanoid became the world's most professional rapper. Unfortunately, there wasn't a baseball hat around, so he had to improvise with a purple beret. When the beret was placed on the humanoid's head, Gumball had hit the 'On' button. In a flash, one eye opened while the glass eye lit up, shining a blue light.
"Lucille!" she screamed, causing the boys to yell and hold each other.
The humanoid looked around her. Where exactly was she? With shaky legs, she started to weave through the piles of junk. The boys followed slowly, stopping as she did. The junkyard- better than when she was last conscious. The last time she had been awake, the room was while and people were shouting. And, thankfully, all was now quiet. Aside from the cat and the fish with legs, who stared at her. Which caused a rise of confusion.
"Wow Lucille," she said suspiciously," you look a lot different than I remember.".
"That's because we're not Lucille," the cat mentioned," I'm Gumball Watterson and this (he gestured to the fish) is Darwin, my brother".
"Pleasure to meet you two," she said with a smile," I am the Automated Digitally Advanced Life form for Intellectual begins of Elmore. (Seeing their vacant expressions, she continued) You two can call me A.D.A.L.I.E.".
Grins spread across the boy's faces like butter. They were thrilled to have found a suitable henchman (or henchwoman, in this case) for their arch enemy. But Gumball needed to make sure she was the right one.
"As a humanoid," he asked," do you help people?".
"It's what I do best," Adalie admitted," I was sort of built for helping people out.".
"Then we have a job for you," Darwin promoted," Our enemy is looking for a henchman. But he hasn't had the time to find one. We'll give you training and a new wardrobe. You'll be the best henchman ever.".
Adalie wasn't sure if she'd ever worked with a villain. Her hard drive had yet to start up, but she could recall a time to when she had just been invented. They were good people that had created her, except for one person. In the beginning, she had seemed like a caring creator, but those years had been long gone.
The only other thing she could recollect- besides screaming and blank rooms- was a cry for help. Adelie saw herself skating towards the yell, then freezing. Her hands transforming into iron claws, her sight going red. She was destroying things in her path. And suddenly, she shut down. Looking at these boys reminded her of the one mission her favorite scientist (Lucille) once gave her- help others.
"Sure," Adalie agreed," if it's going to help this Dr. Wrecker. You know, i've always been been interested in what the bad guys do. Of course, one of my creators was-".
"Great!" Gumball interrupted, shoving the remote into his back pocket," Now, let's go fix you up.".
The girl noticed the rusted metal on her body. Bare spots were here and there, screws and bolts squeaking as they loosened. Adalie went to check her battery percentage. She was halfway charged. As the trio wandered out of the junkyard, she wondered how long it had been since she'd last been up and running.
"Now what do we do?" Darwin asked as they walked.
"It's simple," the cat replied," we fix Adalie up and train her for the evilness to come. Then, when she's all ready, we bring her to Dr. Wrecker to show what she can do.".
Their first objective was changing up the style of the humanoid. They went to the auto shop in hopes of finding someone to help. The mechanic (Larry) was there to greet them, smiling and asking what he could do for them.
"Our friend here is looking to get redone," Gumball explained, gesturing towards Adalie," Just to get rid of the rust, redo her metal, a paint job and maybe some fashionable new upgrades."
"Not a problem," Larry exclaimed, punching numbers into the computer," that'll be one thousand dollars please.".
They didn't plan on having with them- let alone a high price like that! Darwin, however,
found twenty dollars in his shoe. Gumball managed to collect a dollar and a few paper clips from his pocket. In her beret, Adalie discovered fifty cents and an egg.
"We have exactly twenty one dollars and fifty cents, some paper clips and an egg," Darwin counted.
"We'll just walk ourselves out," Adalie told Larry, who looked unimpressed.
The Watterson brothers knew the future assistant of Dr. Wrecker had to be presentable. It would be hard and time consuming to get the money for repairs. Their next bet was to find a genius to help her. Who would be the one to recreate the humanoid? Darwin noticed Dr. Wrecker limping down the street. A mousetrap was stuck between his toes, another one had a grip on his ankle and the last on his hand. All while soaking wet.
"Quick!" Gumball whispered to Adalie," Hide before he sees you!".
She wasted no time, hiding in the bushes behind the two boys. Her eyes were well hidden, but she could spot the young villain walking on. He trudged by the boys, who greeted him kindly. Yet he said not a word.
"What happened to you?" Darwin asked.
"Another trap failure," Dr. Wrecker sighed, pulling a mousetrap off of his fingers," just another brilliant messup of your number one nemesis.".
This was their arch enemy? In all honesty, Adalie felt terrible. He'd probably tried thousands of times to destroy the lives of Gumball and Darwin and failed each and every time. He looked broken (not just because of his pixelated form). Deep down, the humanoid knew Rob needed more than a henchman. He needed a friend.
" I wish I could stay and chat," the cyclops said," but I don't want to. Right now, I have more scheming to do. (He laughed and turned to his side.) Come now, my- oh, that's right."
Dr. Wrecker flicked off another mousetrap and was on his way. He did miss having friends in his life. It got quite lonely in his secret lair. He would never admit his fear of the dark, particularly to his greatest enemies. The Rob in his heart prayed the boys would find him a henchman and soon. But the Wrecker he was refused any help.
"The coast is clear," the cat whispered, Adalie's head emerging from the bushes.
"I feel so bad for him," she immediately whispered," It might be wrong to feel terrible for the bad guy, but I can't help it. I vow to do whatever it takes to become the henchman of Dr. Wrecker.".
Giggling and squealing, the boys were excited to train her. They still had to find someone to repair Adalie. Suddenly, the fish whispered something into his brother's ear. A gleeful grin shined on his face. They turned to the humanoid and each grabbed one of her hands and walked.
"We have just the person to take you to" they said.
"And who might that be?" Adalie asked.
"Our little sister," they replied.
This chapter is a bit longer than the others, but that's okay! Hope you enjoyed!